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Bachchans gave it a miss
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The entire Bachchan family chose to avoid Kareena
Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan’s Hindu wedding ritual on Tuesday night, except
for Shweta Bachchan Nanda. Amitabh’s daughter was the only person from
their clan to attend it. Though it was expected that the Bachchans might
not attend the ceremony, due to Abhishek’s past history with Kareena’s
sister Karisma, it was surprising to see Shweta at the do. A source
says, “Shweta attended the do since she is actually related to the
Kapoor family. She is married to Nikhil Nanda. Nikhil’s mother Ritu
Nanda is Kareena’s father, Randhir Kapoor’s sister. She was accompanied
by husband Nikhil, son Agastya and mother-in-law Ritu at the lavish do.”
Meanwhile, Jaya Bachchan was spotted at the Mata Ki Chowki held at
sanjay Dutt's home
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Abhishek attends the Ryder Cup!
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Actor Abhishek Bachchan took a break from his hectic
shoot schedule of Dhoom 3 in Chicago to attend the 2012 Ryder Cup being
held at the Medinah Country Club, near Chicago. The actor even tested
his own golfing skills at the sport, which is one of the most highly
anticipated golf events in the sports calendar. Says a source, “Abhishek
attended the Ryder Cup on Friday. He was representing his luxury watch
brand as the ambassador and also met fellow ambassadors including
Olympic champion Michael Phelps and legendary golf coach Hank Haney. In
fact, Abhishek even tested his golf skills at their Putting Challenge.”
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Back on screen after 42 years!
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Veteran actor Vyjayanthimala will be sharing a message for a cause in an upcoming film
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Veteran actress Vyjayanthimala Bali, who was last seen
on the big screen in 1970’s Ganwaar opposite Rajendra Kumar, is set for
her big screen outing after almost 42 years. The actress will be seen
giving an important message in support of a medical cause in the
upcoming Sandeep Malani and Kalpana Pandit film Janleva 555.
“Kalpana and I had approached Vyjayanthmalaji requesting her to provide us a Critical Medical Cause message to the audiences, as she is one of the most loved actors ever and her name is etched forever in the annals of Indian Cinema,” reveals Sandeep, adding that the actress immediately agreed when she was told about the cause. “On hearing the nature of the cause, she agreed. What made it more special was that we filmed her at her own ancestral residence in Chennai. We are truly blessed,” adds the filmmaker. While talking about her return to the big screen, the senior star said, “I was glad to know that Janleva 555 has been made to support and help acquire ventilator systems and supply to the hospitals and it’s indeed a great job. First of all, it is a great thought and it’s very useful for the people in the villages and especially children who die of snake bites. This kind of ventilator system to help children bitten by snakes is a very noble task. I appreciate this work and this project that has been taken up. I wish the makers of the film all success and I request everybody to please watch this film because it will be one-of-its-kind.” Working with the legendary actor was nothing short of a dream come true for Kalpana. "There can be no bigger blessing for my maiden home production than to receive the good wishes of the first original superstar of Indian Cinema," she said. |
Not a dirty outing for Vidya!
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The actor will lend support to an inititaive that spreads awareness about sanitation and hygiene
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Actor Vidya Balan may maintain a low profile when
she’s not promoting her films, but when it comes to supporting any
social cause, the actor takes it up on a war-footing. Apart from the
several causes that she already supports, she has now tied one more to
her pallu. Vidya, who’s the ambassador of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan
(NBA) will now be seen supporting their yatra. Talking about the
initiative, a source reveals that it is also called the ‘great wash
yatra’ and is a multichannel, mega-campaign that harnesses the positive
power of cricket and Bollywood to promote awareness and enact
behavioural change around sanitation and hygiene in india. “The Ministry
of Drinking Water & Sanitation’s Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan campaign,
Wash United, and Quicksand are working very closely on the yatra.
Starting on October 3 in Maharashtra, this yatra will travel through
several cities including Indore, Kota, Gorakhpur, Gwalior and Batiya,
across the country to bring about an awareness for this issue,” informs
the source.
Vidya who feels rather strongly about these issues is said to be very excited about supporting the yatra. “She is known to be extremely choosy when it comes to brands and never endorses anything for the sake of money. In fact, she never endorses anything that she herself doesn’t use or follow. But when it comes to lending support to social causes, she is always ready to do her bit,” says a source close to the star. “I think there are so many issues that need to be addressed and if we as known faces can help further a cause, then it’s a small way of contributing to society. Also such awareness campaigns go a long way in making people more responsible for their actions,” Vidya had earlier said about lending her name to social causes. |
‘I wasn’t afraid to let go of sexy!’
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...reveals young hottie Esha Gupta as she talks about picking
hard-hitting roles over the glamorous ones for her innings on the silver
screen
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It’s been less than a year since Esha Gupta made her
debut on the big screen, but with both her films — Jannat 2 and Raaz 3 —
getting the superhit status, she’s already gone on from being a newbie
to having a place of her own in Bollywood. The fact that in her upcoming
film Chakravyuh, she gets to work with filmmaker Prakash Jha — a
director most actors wish to work with — adds a new dimension to her CV.
“I’m feeling like Alice in Wonderland, trying to figure out what’s
happening or how. All that I do know is that I am moving forward with
each day, but there’s no rabbit I am following!” says Esha.
More than the hits, what excites the actor is the variety of roles on her platter. In less than a year, Esha has played a simple girl and danced to glam songs in Jannat 2, then she got to look her “ugliest best” in Raaz 3, and now she is playing a no-nonsense cop in Chakravyuh. Point out that it’s the kind of range most actresses take a while to portray, and she says, “I guess I just got lucky! But that’s the real wow factor in my life rather than just the hit tag.” Esha however does admit that she was initially apprehensive about getting typecasted in a glam image onscreen, thanks to her modelling image off-screen. “I knew that my sexy image could go against me, but I was not afraid to cast the glamour aside at all. So I jumped when I was offered these films. In Chakravyuh I play a woman, who’s nearly 10 years older than I am. Jha completely normalises glam girls, and I am glad he did the same to me,” shares Esha. So, which one of her roles did she find the most challenging? “Well, my very first shot in Jannat was canned in Daryaganj (Delhi) amidst a crowd of 5,000. So, that was intimidating for sure, but the film was not much of a tough cookie. The tough one was Raaz 3, because the crying, the screaming and the intensity of it all left me emotionally and physically drained. But I think Chakravyuh is the most challenging. To portray a woman who is a tough-as-nails cop, yet a wife at heart, and do it convincingly was a real challenge,” says Esha. But what about the intimate scenes she’s had to do in her films with co-star Emraan Hashmi? “Well, I have been a model so it was purely work for me. In fact, I saw the films with my parents and they were okay with it,” adds Esha. With this variety to start off, is there a criteria for her next role? “Directors and the story will be the deciding factors. Banners and co-actors, only matter later, but the first priority has to be the character graph,” she says. |
CID now in Bengali
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Popular detective series CID, aired on
Sony, is all set to go regional. The only serial to have completed 15
years on air, CID will be remade in Bengali with a new cast. It will be
called CID Kolkata Bureau and will have a dash of local flavour with
stories influenced by Bengali culture. ACP Pradyuman will be ACP
Beerashingha, Aditya will be Ronojay and Daya will be Tej. Producer BP
Singh is currently in Kolkata finalising details. Says Singh, “Kolkata
has a tradition of suspense and mystery dramas. It already has its share
of popular detectives Feluda and Byomkesh Bakshi. CID is also extremely
popular in Kolkata. It will be a challenge to make a new Bengali series
which is good and at the same time does not harm the original CID.”
Popular Bengali TV actor Kaushik Bannerjee is said to be in talks to
play the pivotal role ACP Beerashingha.
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