Celebrity News

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  Every celebrity needs right branding: Atul Kasbekar

  Ace photographer Atul Kasbekar, whose name is synonymous with the Kingfisher swimsuit calendar, also keeps busy with his celebrity management firm and his client list boasts of Bollywood stars like Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor and Shilpa Shetty. But he maintains that photography continues to be his priority.

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  Mukesh Bhatt meets PM to discuss producers-multiplex tiff

  In the wake of the Bollywood producers-multiplex tiff over revenue sharing, filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Monday to discuss various issues concerning the film industry.

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  Jiah Khan signs two-film deal with UTV

  After being reportedly asked to leave UTV Motion Pictures' "Yahoo", Jiah Khan has now signed a two-film deal with the company.

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  Tendulkar has date with 'himself' - courtesy Madame Tussauds

  It was another record but of a different kind for master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. Madame Tussauds flew the cricketer's wax figure some 7,000 km to meet the legend in person here Monday and made him the first Indian sportsman to be featured by the London-headquartered studio.

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  My son Rohit's film not postponed: David Dhawan

  Director David Dhawan has rubbished reports that his son's directorial debut has been delayed indefinitely and says the film, which will have Akshay Kumar in the lead, is going on floors as per schedule.

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  Madhavan takes '13 B' director on holiday to create sequel

  Actor R. Madhavan has thought of a unique method to get ideas for making a sequel to his spooky thriller "13 B" - he has decided to take director Vikram Kumar on all all-expenses paid holiday.

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  Putting 'India' in the game: Sony Playstation's Atindriya Bose

  Sony Playstation recently released its first localized Indian game, Hanuman: Boy Warrior for the PS2. According to Sony, the game clocked a sale of 10,000 units on the first day itself. Riding on this recent success, Sony is working with a number of Indian gaming studios on a slate of localized games.

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  Video: Preity's Controversial Press Conference!

  Vivacious Preity Zinta displayed the IPL jersey for her team Punjab XI. The press conference earned some controversial connotations as Zinta blasted the media reports linking her with a prominent hotelier. Must watch video!

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  Video: Mohit Suri's Birthday Party!

  Director Mohit Suri celebrated his birthday recently at Kunal Deshmukh's new restaurant 'Trikaya' an event held in Pune. Some of the known faces from the industry like Mahesh Bhatt, Emraan Hashmi, Kunal Khemu, Sonal Chauhan, Mukesh Bhatt and Anjana Sukhani were present at the party. Bollywood Hungama brings you a few hilarious moments from this happening event. Must watch!

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  Ram Gopal Varma on his next film!

  Ram Gopal Varma is continuing to make films in heap. In 2008, he made a hat trick with Sarkar Raj, Contract and Phoonk. And now in 2009, he has completed shooting Agyaat, his India 24/7 (earlier titled Rann) is already underway while plans have been formalized to kick start the shoot of yet another film that has been interesting titled Rakta Charitra.

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  Book Review: Shah Rukh Can

  This one is a voluminous book. A real voluminous one at that. If Shah Rukh Khan has been known for his non-stop talk then writer Mushtaq Sheikh too doesn't appear far behind when it comes to translating his thoughts into words

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  Guess Who?

  Now for the clues: The celebrity this week is someone who, after attaining 'Self-Realization', shares his name with that of a legendary character from a famous epic.

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  I do see myself directing a film: Bipasha Basu

  After eight years of being in front of the camera, Bipasha Basu says she has begun to understand the technical aspects of filmmaking. She is aiming to direct a film and says she will be "fantastic" from behind the camera.

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  Video: "Aamir aur SRK ki dosti ho gayi" - It was a historic week, find out why!

  This is a historic episode. Don't miss it for anything.

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  Celebrating Easter with Genelia Dsouza

  The auspicious Easter Day has great significance globally. To find out how Bollywood celebrates this auspicious day, we at Bollywood Hungama spoke to God's very own angel Genelia Dsouza, to know what Easter means to her and her plans to celebrate the day.

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  I salute those who dared to watch 'Ek Se Bure Do': Arshad Warsi

  Within hours of the release of his latest flick "Ek Se Bure Do", Arshad Warsi has apologised to his fans for "subjecting" them to the film.

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  Video: SRK's Speech At Producers - Distributors Press Meet

  Shahrukh Khan shares his view points on an ongoing issue between Producers - Distributors fight for equal share from the Multiplexes in a press conference held in Mumbai recently. Let's watch what he has to say at this occasion. Must watch!

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  Slumdog kid will be seen as young SRK in Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan

  At least one child protegee has been spared the trauma of underage overexposure. Tanay Chheda, who plays the protagonist Jamal's childhood avatar in Slumdog Millionaire, has had his share of fame and recognition, at least for now.

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  I feel a sense of comfort with Sudhir Mishra: Chitrangada Singh

  Dusky actress Chitrangada Singh is playing important roles in two of Sudhir Mishra's projects and says she is getting repeat roles in his films is thanks to her sense of "comfort and responsibility" with the director.

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  I've lost a friend: Asha Parekh remembers Shakti Samanta

  Asha Parekh, who did some of her most memorable roles under the direction of Shakti Samanta, says that with his death she's "lost a friend and a filmmaker who was a pleasure to work with."

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  I will miss Shaktida so much:Sharmila Tagore

  The image of the coy beauty seated primly in a makeshift kotha singing "Raina beeti jaye" in Lata Mangeshkar's soulful voice pervades our senses as now. The gorgeous Sharmila Tagore, who played the prostitute in Shakti Samanta's "Amar Prem", is deeply grieved by the death of the maker of some of the most sensitive romantic cinema of the 1970s.

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  Bollywood will miss wizard of entertainment Shakti Samanta

  Bollywood has lost another veteran filmmaker in Shakti Samanta, known as the wizard of entertainment after giving pure entertainers like "An Evening in Paris" and "Kashmir Ki Kali".

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  After 'Raavan', Abhishek-Aishwarya go 'Crooked'

  Real-life couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, who are busy wrapping up Mani Ratnam's "Raavan", have now also teamed up for slick espionage film "Crooked".

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  Aamir holidaying with kids, while wife is busy with film

  Superstar Aamir Khan, who had been working non-stop for the last two years, has taken a sabbatical for two months and is holidaying with his kids. However, wife Kiran could not accompany them since she is busy with her directorial debut "Dhobi Ghaat".

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  India's film fraternity catches poll fever!

  Some are contesting and some are campaigning. But even those film stars who don't fall in either category are making their voice heard in the run-up to the Indian general election by urging people to vote.