Ali Zafar sings with co-star in London Paris New York

MUMBAI: Actor-singer Ali Zafar, who has turned composer for his upcoming Bollywood movie London Paris New York, has not only given playback for the film himself, but also got co-star Aditi Rao to sing with him. “Normally it’s either the hero or heroine who lend his or her voice to a song. But in this case, I decided we’d both sing because Aditi has a nice, soothing voice,” he reasons. Ali admits that giving the score was tough because he was simultaneously shooting the rom-com produced by Fox Star Studio and Goldie Behl’s Rose Movies. “The project took off suddenly and in a month’s time, we were rolling,” he reminisces. “And since it took me to three of the most romantic cities across the world (London, Paris and New York), I used...

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Ranveer Singh's multiple-look campaign dropped

MUMBAI: If marketing bosses for Yash Raj Films' Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl had their way, actor Ranveer Singh, who plays multiple characters in the the movie, would have gone out in different get-ups during the multi-city promotion tour. But the plans were dropped due to the stress he went through while essaying the characters in the film. The film, which also features Anushka Sharma, portrays Ranveer as a conman. According to a source, Ranveer was so much into his role that his friends and family often feel he is into an identity crisis. "Ranveer threw himself into playing the title character Ricky Bahl and his various avatars to the point that he would converse in the given accent with colleagues, family and friends in the way...

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I don't consider myself a role model: SRK

MUMBAI: With shouts of I Love You Shah Rukh emanating from a thousand strong crowd, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan unveiled the look of his upcoming action thriller Don 2 at the ongoing Dubai International Film Festival. The ever charmer, the actor said he has made bad look really good in the movie. The 46-year-old actor, who enjoys a huge fan-following in United Arab Emirates, said he enjoyed making the Don sequel, which hits theatres in 2D and 3D on December 23. "When I am good, I am good but when I am bad, I am better. I have a dark soul and I am very proud of the film because I could be as bad as I wanted and there is no justification. Of course, we are not glorifying the bad things but in my 70 films odd career...

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Celebs react to Kolkata hospital fire

MUMBAI: Over 70 people lost their lives and many are still stuck inside as a massive fire broke out in AMRI hosiptal, Kolkata on Friday. Celebs express their grief for the victims on Twitter. Bipasha Basu: Sad news! Watching reports on the major fire tht broke at Amri hospital in kolkata!Prayers fr all the ppl who r still stuck inside. RITEISH DESHMUKH: Shocked to see the visuals of FIRE at AMRI hospital in KOKATA- Prayers for the well-being all trapped inside. Rahul Bose: horrified about AMRI fire in calcutta. genuinely caring about human lives requires enormous energy & compassion. do we as a country have it? Abhishek Bachchan: “@sourabhgoho: @juniorbachchan Helpline for #AMRI: 9831225067,9932215296,9831225067...

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Milan Luthria ill, The Dirty Picture success party postpones

MUMBAI: At the premiere of The Dirty Picture and later, during the press conference announcing its success, director Milan Luthria and film’s scriptwriter Rajat Aroraa were conspicuous by their absence. When asked why the Heroes of the film were not present, producer Ekta Kapoor and actor Vidya Balan said, “Milan is down with typhoid since the release of the film and Rajat has gone to Shirdi. Naseeruddin Shah and Emraan Hashmi too are not in town and Tusshar (Kapoor) is shooting for another film.” Though both have been given their due every time Ekta Kapoor or Vidya Balan have spoken about the film, rumours reveal that all is not well in the happy team. A source suggests that the director, who has worked with Ekta before...

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