Celebrity News

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  Manisha spent birthday playing ugliest character of her career

  It was Manisha Koirala's birthday on Saturday, Aug 16. And she was on the sets playing the most challenging role of her career.

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  Saif, Lara Dutta get Rajiv Gandhi award

  Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan and Lara Dutta have been given the 11th Rajiv Gandhi annual award for their contribution to Indian cinema, at a function attended by political stalwarts and Bollywood personalities.

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  Ila Arun sings at good pal Neena Gupta's post-wedding bash!

  Ila Arun's throaty voice filled the night as Neena Gupta's bosom pals, filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi and Soni Razdan, were on their feet dancing with gay abandon in an impromptu post-wedding bash thrown for the actress.

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  I'm not being choosy, there were no good offers: Suniel Shetty

  Actor Suniel Shetty says that he's doing fewer movies these days because he hasn't got any exciting offers, not because he has become finicky about roles.

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  No party, only quiet rakhi for birthday boy Saif

  Actor Saif Ali Khan may have had to cancel his big birthday bash, but he is happy that his 38th birthday Saturday coincides with the festival of Raksha Bandhan as his two sisters celebrate the festival in a big way.

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  Book Review: The Legends Of Indian Cinema - Sivaji Ganesan

  Oh, now this one really makes for a boring read. In the six book series of 'The Legends Of Indian Cinema', the first two books on Shammi Kapoor and Mehboob Khan made for quite an interesting read. However, S. Theodore Baskaran's book on Sivaji Ganesan doesn't excite at all in spite of not much being known about the legendary Tamil actor.

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  Peek into the backstage of Bachchan's world tour!

  The Bachchan's Unforgettable Tour extravaganza is no lightweight matter! Around 800 costumes, 10-15 tonnes of luggage and a backstage army of 150 helpers are part of each show that the Bollywood star family is wowing worldwide audiences with.

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  Debutant director brings Naseer, Anupam together after 12 years!

  To debutant director Neeraj Pandey goes the credit for bringing together two Bollywood veterans, Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher, after more than a decade. He says both the actors fell for the script and were thrilled at the idea of being pitted against each other in "Wednesday".

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  Aftab Shivdasani's daredevil stunts in 'Kambakht Ishq'

  Akshay Kumar's daredevil stunts and Kareena Kapoor's lip-locking with Hollywoood action star Sylvester Stallone in "Kambakht Ishq" has been widely reported, but Aftab Shivdasani's stunning action scenes have not been written about.

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  Akshay Kumar holidays in Monte Carlo with family!

  After shooting non-stop for "Chandni Chowk to China" and "Kambakht Ishq" and delivering a hit in "Singh Is Kinng", Bollywood's current flavour Akshay Kumar has packed his bags and left for Monte Carlo for a family holiday.

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  Bipasha Basu to take John on a holiday to Capri!

  Bipasha Basu has fallen in love all over again. And this time it's for keeps. On a recent shooting spell in Italy she was captivated by the idyllic town of Capri and decided to revisit the place for a holiday with beau John Abraham.

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  Singer Ishmeet's parents honoured at Punjab I-Day function

  The parents of reality singing contest winner Ishmeet Singh, who drowned in Maldives recently, were honoured here Friday by the Punjab government at a state-level function to mark the 62nd Independence Day of the country.

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  Classical dance training helped me in Bollywood: Esha Deol

  Her training in Indian classical dance helped her in the Bollywood film industry rather than hamper her career, says actor Esha Deol.

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  Boman Irani, Sonali Kulkarni star in the laugh-riot Rishton Ki Machine

  Boman Irani may have done all types of roles in his career so far but he is still best remembered for his comic roles in films like Main Hoon Na, Munnabhai MBBS, No Entry, Waqt- A Race Against Time.

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  Madhur completes quick fire Chandigarh schedule of Fashion!

  Over the weekend gone by, Madhur Bhandarkar was a busy man. While in Chandigarh for the shoot of his soon to be released Fashion, he was also conferred the 'Pride of India' award. The award came from All India Anti Terrorist Front (AIATF).

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  Adnan Sami hospitalized

  Renowned singer cum composer Adnan Sami has been hospitalized. Sources close to Adnan said that his hospitalization was due to a bad case of food poisoning which he suffered a couple of days back.

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  Aftab Shivdasani plays Akshay Kumar's sibling in Kambakth Ishq

  Aftab Shivdasani's only film as the main lead (not counting Indra Kumar's Daddy Cool which also has Suniel Shetty) Aloo Chaat with TV actress Amna Sharif is complete.

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  Big B's Unforgettable tour rakes in millions

  The Unforgettable tour turned out to be a multimillion-dollar show for everyone concerned. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his entourage were paid about $700,000 per performance, while tickets worth over $1 million were sold in Chicago alone.

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  I almost feel like Amitabh Bachchan: Bipasha Basu

  Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu is miffed at being tagged as the seniormost actor in "Bachna Ae Haseeno", which is releasing Friday, and says she has started feeling someone as old as legendary Amitabh Bachchan.

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  Nandita Das' directorial debut to premiere at Toronto fest

  Nandita Das' directorial debut "Firaaq", based on the 2002 Godhra incident in Gujarat, will be screened at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), starting Sep 4.

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  Bappi Lahiri plays an NRI tycoon in Main Aur Mrs. Khanna

  A few days back we had reported that 'Disco King' Bappi Lahiri would be seen acting in a film titled Rocking Dard-e-Disco. Now the latest is that the veteran music composer cum singer will also be seen in a crucial role in Sohail Khan's production Main Aur Mrs. Khanna.

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  Salman gifts a Raj Kapoor painting to Ranbir!

  No matter how tough Salman Khan looks from outside, he is an ultra soft side which not many people know of.

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  Akshay's 'Cold' treatment by Vipul Shah!

  If you are wondering why Akshay sounds uncharacteristically nasal and toned-down in Singh Is Kinng, producer Vipul Shah gives the answer.

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  Video: Akshay breaks his silence on Salman SRK feud!

  Akshay Kumar with his crew members celebrated the grand success of his film 'Singh is Kinng' in Mumbai. He speaks about the clashes between various industry members notably Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan. Also watch what director Anees Bazmee has to say about the huge success of his film.

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  Katrina Kaif breaks her silence on Salman & Akshay!

  Akshay's on-screen jodi with Katrina is giving Salman heartache and sleepless nights. This news-report in a daily yesterday created a mini-storm in the industry.