Vidya Balan to be booked for obscenity

MUMBAI: Controversies continue to dog The Dirty Picture with a city court directing police to book actor Vidya Balan for posing for indecent photographs on the film posters and promos. Nampally criminal courts ordered the Nallakunta police station in the city to book a criminal case against the Bollywood star. The court passed the orders on a petition filed by an advocate SK Azad. The judge asked police to book the actor under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code and also under Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986. Police was also asked to take action against public display of posters and promotional advertisements of the controversial movie. The petitioner said the posters and hoardings of the...

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I've been in love with bad boys: Priyanka

MUMBAI: Priyanka Chopra was in Dubai on Wednesday to unveil a promo of her first virtual song. Dushman Mera… from Don 2, which features the Don and his ‘Jungli billi’ engaged in a game of cat-and-mouse. “I’m really excited about seeing myself in 3D, and I’m waiting to see how people react to Roma,” she admits. Roma, who had been betrayed by Don in Part 1, returns as an angry young cop in the sequel. She’s Don’s ‘bad habit’ even though he’s aware that her life’s mission is to put him behind bars. Does Priyanka have any bad habits? “Doesn’t everyone?” she laughs. “Mine is that I always end up over-working.” And has she ever been in love with a bad boy? That gets another laugh, “I’ve always been in love with bad boys because...

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I’m happy Katrina is part of our film: Priyanka Chopra

MUMBAI: Katrina Kaif’s item number in Agneepath, Chikni Chameli is already the talk of the town, but Priyanka Chopra is far from feeling threatened. “I’ve never had issues with any actor. I’m happy Katrina is part of our film too. It’s a very Indian song, and she’s looking beautiful. It adds to the film.” When will we see Priyanka in an item number? “Soon I hope,” she says. “So far I’ve only danced for my movies, it’ll be cool to do a hot item number in another actor’s movie...

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Anyone can make Bajirao Mastani: Ekta Kapoor

MUMBAI: Soap queen Ekta Kapoor, a couple of months ago, had announced her plans to turn the classic love story, Bajirao Mastani, into a TV show with a huge star cast. The show was supposedly green-lit by Hindi general entertainment channel Colors. Within a couple of days, news broke that filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, whose last release, Guzaarish (2010) with Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had bombed at the box office, was planning to resurrect his film project Bajirao Mastani with Shah Rukh Khan, instead of his previous choice Salman Khan. Riding high on the success of her latest release, The Dirty Picture, Ekta, who is currently working on the 20-year leap in her popular daily soap, Pavitra Rishta on Zee...

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Kunal Kapoor takes exam break from Luv Shuv...

MUMBAI: Playing a student in Rang De Basanti (2008) is very different from actually fitting in study time between hectic shooting schedules. But actor Kunal Kapoor, who has long harboured ambitions of getting proper flight training, and acquiring a valid pilot’s licence, has made time between the shooting schedules of his next comedy film, Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, to concentrate on his final exam. “Flying planes is my second passion after acting. I have applied for a pilot’s licence, for which I need to answer an exam.  So, these days, physics and mathematic are on my mind,” says Kunal, who is currently shooting in Punjab. Hefty textbooks have been weighing down his baggage since he began shooting for Farhan Akhtar’s soon-to-be-released...

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Farhan refuses to wear fake turban for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

MUMBAI: Filmmaker-actor Farhan Akhtar is leaving no stone unturned to get into the character of legendary athlete Milkha Singh for his next acting project, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. So from January onwards, Farhan will start growing out his beard and mane to perfect Milkha’s look, and will also don a turban. In fact, the Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD) actor has refused to resort to an artificial beard and turban, as he wants his look to be as real as possible. “Farhan is extremely excited to work on this project and wants his character to look completely ‘real.’ That’s why he is also going through intense training to get an athlete’s body. After Don 2 releases, he will throw himself into the project completely,” says a...

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Mallika Sherawat to wrap KLPD in three months

MUMBAI: Actor Mallika Sherawat asks makers of Kismat Love Paisa Dilli (KLPD) to finish shooting the film in start-to-finish schedule by mid-February, as she has to rush back to the United States for work commitments, producers oblige. Juggling a career in multiple film industries is turning out to be quite a tedious task for Mallika Sherawat. The actor, who will soon start shooting for Kismat Love Paisa Dilli , has informed producer Amit Chandrra that she needs to wrap up the film by mid-February. The reason: she needs to be back in the United States by that time for prior work commitments. As a result, the film will be shot in a start-to-finish schedule to accommodate her dates. Mallika will fly back to the United...

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Dev Anand's last wish: Don't show me dead

MUMBAI: Dev Anand, the actor the cameras loved for his good looks and charm, did not want his face after death shown to the public, a close family friend told Hindustan Times. “It was his express wish not to be seen dead. He did not want to be exposed to the camera any more once he was gone,” the family friend said on Wednesday, giving details of the Bollywood veteran’s final moments. Anand, 88, died of a heart attack on Saturday night in a London hotel room. The actor had come to the city for a short holiday after the release of his latest film, Chargesheet. “He just wanted to walk around and not be mobbed... to relax and think,” the friend said. On Saturday night, accompanied by his son Suneil and UK representative Kenny...

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Neha Dhupia dedicates role to backup dancers

MUMBAI: Actor, who plays a junior artiste in Pappu Can’t Dance Saala, feels their work often goes unrecognised. She plays Mehek Malvade, a backup dancer in Saurabh Shukla’s upcoming film, Pappu Can’t Dance Saala. And while playing the role, Neha Dhupia realised how much hard work and struggle goes into becoming one. As a result, the actor has dedicated her role to all the backup dancers in Bollywood. The story goes like this: At a recent TV show, when the actor met up with senior choreographer Saroj Khan and her team of dancers, Neha made sure that she went up to Khan and told her that her character in the film is a tribute to all backup dancers. “Since Neha has been working in the industry for a long time, she knows that...

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Karisma to star in Satte Pe Satta remake

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Karisma Kapoor, who is making her comeback on the silver screen after a hiatus, will be stepping in the shoes of veteran actress Hema Malini for the remake of Satte Pe Satta. Reportedly, Vidya Balan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit were approached for the role essayed by Hema in the yesteryear hit. "I am doing Satte Pe Satta. The film will start soon," Karisma told reporters here, after announcing her association with oneline store - Babyoye. Actor Sanjay Dutt will be playing the role of Amitabh Bachchan and will also produce the film. Satte Pe Satta, is a 1982, Amitabh Bachchan-Hema Malini film. The film is a story of seven brothers. Karisma turned investor with BabyOye, one of the leading...

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