Celebrity News

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  Rituparna Sengupta in Amol Palekar's next film (Film Snippets)

  Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta, who stepped into Bollywood with "Main Meri Patni Aur Woh", is all set to make her presence felt with veteran actor Amol Palekar's directorial venture.

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  It's never too late for appreciation: Arjun Rampal

  Though he made his Bollywood debut in 2001 and has acted in around 20 movies since then, it took Arjun Rampal eight years to get his first Filmfare Award. But the model-turned actor says no wait is too long to taste success.

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  Will Freida Pinto be the next Bond girl?

  "Slumdog Millionaire" catapulted her to Hollywood and now actress Freida Pinto is in the league of actresses vying to be the new Bond girl.

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  'Ghajini' statuette to hit the market on Aamir's birthday

  If you think that the "Ghajini" fever was over, think again. The producers of the movie are launching limited-edition Aamir Khan-statuettes based on his character in the film on the star's 44th birthday March 14.

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  Boman taught Imaad to dance on the sets of Little Zizou

  The Parsi community has always been known for their upbeat persona and their never say die attitude. In this week's release Little Zizou, Boman Irani plays the role of zany parsi who loves to dance. Along side this legend is Imaad Shah, who unfortunately has two left feet.

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  "Preity is nominated along side Susan Sarandon at the Genie Awards 2009" - Deepa Mehta

  Heralded as the most imaginative director working on social issues surrounding the women of today, yesterday and tomorrow, Deepa Mehta is the creative mastermind behind films such as Fire, Earth and Water to name a few.

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  Only mineral water for Rahul Bose (Film Snippets)

  Rahul Bose is extremely conscious about the water he drinks and even while at an upmarket hotel in the capital recently, the suave actor demanded lemonade made out of "mineral water only".

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  Newcomer Jackky's next on the lines of 'Jaane Tu....'

  Jackky Bhagnani's debut film "Kal Kissne Dekha" is set for a May 1 release but the young actor has begun work on a second venture, a romantic musical comedy on the lines of "Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa", to be again produced by papa Vashu Bhagnani.

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  Loveleen Tandan can't get over Oscar memories

  "Slumdog Millionaire" co-director Loveleen Tandan is still to get over the Oscar experience. She says her worst fear before the ceremony was she would trip and fall on her sari on the red carpet.

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  Rahul Bose and Anoushka Shankar to 'Click & Marry'

  Click & Marry, that's the unusual enticing title of a film to be directed by a London-based filmmaker Anu Menon.

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  Loveleen Tandan will now direct a film but will Anil Kapoor produce it?

  Slumdog Millionaire's co-director Loveleen Tandan is all set to direct her film. And if rumours are to be believed she has already spoken to Anil Kapoor about it.

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  Video: Hrithik roots for Shilpa's IPL team!

  Hrithik Roshan surprised one and all with his presence at Shilpa Shetty's party sharing her IPL plan. It's a must watch video.

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  Video: Aamir-Neeraj To Do A Film Together?

  There are talks of Aamir Khan and writer-director Neeraj Vohra doing a film together which will be produced by Khan while Vohra will be the writer-director in the same. We bring you some inside dope on the same. Must watch!

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  "Preity has delivered a world class performance" - Deepa Mehta

  Deepa Mehta is ready with her new outing HEAVEN ON EARTH, which has been dubbed in Hindi for the Indian audiences. The Hindi version is called VIDESH.

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  What Bollywood stars did on Holi

  Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan stayed away from Holi celebrations and so did others for various reasons. But the day brought colours to the lives of many actors who took off from work to be with family and friends.

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  Miss India crown doesn't guarantee Bollywood success: Neha Dhupia

  Former Miss India Neha Dhupia, who has as many as five films lined up this year, says winning a beauty pageant is no guarantee of striking gold in Bollywood and that it's only hard work that finally counts.

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  How will these Bollywood, TV actors celebrate Holi

  Even though superstar Amitabh Bachchan is not celebrating Holi in remembrance of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack victims, most TV and film celebrities plan to enjoy the festival of colours with their family and friends.

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  Care for your heritage, urges Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

  Bollywood filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who is associated with the tourism ministry's 'Atithi Devo Bhavah' campaign, Monday urged Indians to uphold and preserve the culture, tradition and heritage of the country.

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  "Ek will be a defining film for Bobby's career" - Sangeeth Sivan

  Maker of Kya Kool Hain Hum and Apna Sapna Money Money, Sangeeth Sivan, is turning adventurous with the release of his action flick Ek - The Power of One . He has played around with the on-screen personalities of both his lead heroes in the film - Bobby Deol and Nana Patekar.

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  Guess Who?

  This week's celebrity is as hot and cool as it gets. The most prominent feature about her is her super waltzing smile. A popular saying goes as 'The location where she stays never runs out of light because her smile is good enough to light up the entire city'!

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  I'm in Bollywood to stay, says American Linda Arsenio

  Alice Patten, Rachel Shelly and Ali Larter have one thing in common. They are foreign actresses who featured in a Bollywood film each but were never seen again on the Indian screen. But American Linda Arsenio, who has acted in two Hindi films and will be seen in Robby Grewal "Aloo Chat", insists she is here to stay.

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  Freida Pinto to be the face of Estee Lauder?

  "Slumdog Millionaire" star Freida Pinto has reportedly landed a six-figure sum to become the face of cosmetics giant Estee Lauder.

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  Amitabh Bachchan to give Holi a miss

  Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has announced he will refrain from Holi celebrations in remembrance of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack victims.

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  '19 Steps' is my next big film, says Asin

  Asin, who shot into popularity with the film "Ghajini", made in Tamil and then in Hindi, is now aiming to scale even greater heights in the multi-lingual film "19 Steps" to be directed by Bharath Bala.

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  Shilpa Shetty offers to share beauty secrets with youngsters

  Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty who has set girls across the country trudge the treadmill to achieve a svelte figure like hers, wants to pass on all her fitness and beauty secrets to the aspiring lot.