Interviews

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  Modelling was never for me: Anil Kapoor

  Anil Kapoor, who walked the ramp like an experienced model for designer Anamika Khanna at the Pearls Infrastructure Delhi Couture Week (PI-DCW) here Friday evening, says he discovered 32 years ago that could he never be a model.

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  I like only my movies: Aamir Khan

  Actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan says he enjoys his own movies because they have universal appeal, something that other films lack.

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  Today i'm clueless about the cinema people want to see: Jeetandra Kapoor

  Unlike Alice, I've always enjoyed my romps through wonderland. I really liked Meena Kumari, her Dil Ek Mandir (1963) with Rajendra Kumar is one of my favourite films. There were so many others too, their names I've forgotten but their memories still charm.

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  I'm itching to direct: Sonam Kapoor (Interview)

  The gauche, overweight youngster who started her Bollywood career as director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's assistant is the graceful star well on her way to success. Only three films old, Sonam Kapoor is already itching to get back to direction.

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  I am like 'Lafangey Parindey' heroine: Deepika Padukone (Interview)

  Lead actors playing visually challenged characters is not new, but for Deepika Padukone it was a first. She describes it as her toughest role yet but also says she is exactly like the heroine - a woman who is self-confident, ambitious and never gives up.

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  Sonam's ticket to Hollywood!

  After Anil Kapoor made his Hollywood debut with Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire (2008), it's now his daughter Sonam's turn to be wooed by LA.

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  Shahid Kapoor: 'I don't want to copy Tom Cruise'!

  I can't and I don't want to copy Tom Cruise," says the actor, who is currently in picturesque Edinburgh, shooting for his father Pankaj Kapoor's directorial debut, Mausam. "I'll be back soon. I'm missing the rains, the traffic and the madness of my city," he says.

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  I want to do something different: Sonu Niigaam

  There was a time when he was the voice behind every other hit Bollywood song, but now Sonu Niigaam says he wants to chart a new course. He's working on a musical project in the US and judging a children's show aimed at bringing Indian and Pakistani children together through music.

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  Even after decades, youngsters still sing Yamla Pagla Deewana!

  Bollywood's He-Man, Dharmendra, on a five-decade career that, he says, is rocking even today... The 1970s were my boyhood years in Hindi cinema. I'd grown up idolising Dilipsaab (Dilip Kumar), Rajsaab (Raj Kapoor) and Devsaab (Dev Anand).

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  People will take me seriously after 'Red Alert': Sameera Reddy

  Sameera Reddy says those who criticised her for taking her acting career lightly will change their perception after watching her in "Red Alert" and "Ye Hausla".

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  I'd like to act in a film: Punit Malhotra

  Punit Malhotra, who's just helmed the hit movie "I Hate Luv Storys" for Dharma Productions, says he's hoping someone casts him as a leading man next.

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  Priyanka Chopra: Face your fears!

  The universe that we exist in, quite often acts in mysterious ways, swirling things and around and then quite suddenly placing you in a position and time that is a bolt out of the blue.

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  'I'm like a boy': Priyanka Chopra

  Priyanka Chopra is finally back in the city, after remaining pretty inaccessible to the outside world during the shooting of Saat Khoon Maaf in Coorg. Looking back, Chopra says that she misses that kind of solitude.

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  Genelia d'Souza: Paul, the psychic

  FIFA season is finally over, and I can't believe how the past few football weeks have gone by. I'm so disappointed that my favorite teams - Argentina and England - didn't qualify. But, I have to admit that Spain played like winners all the way.

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  Unfortunate that Emraan's kisses still make news: Prachi Desai

  Emraan Hashmi's bad boy image doesn't bother Prachi Desai, who plays his love interest in the forthcoming underworld drama "Once Upon A Time In Mumbai". She says people should talk about her co-star's achievements as an actor rather his on-screen kisses.

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  'Girls on Facebook want to be friends with me': Rajat Barmecha (Udaan)

  Rajat Barmecha can count the days to Udaan's release on his fingers, but he still can't put the feeling into words. His performance in the movie, which became the first Indian movie to be screened in the 'A Certain Regard' category of the Cannes Film Festival, has earned him rave reviews.

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  Politics is hell, won't join it: Rahman

  Music maestro A.R. Rahman has no intention of ever joining politics, describing it as a "hell"

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  Prithvi Theatre is an oasis in a crazy city: Sanjna Kapoor (Interview)

  For her, Prithvi Theatre is an oasis in the midst of this crazy city. But Sanjna Kapoor, who has singlehandedly revived its glory, carrying forward the legacy of her parents and grandparents, rues the lack of government support as "appalling".

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  Cannes shows Bollywood has huge market abroad: Anurag Kashyap (Interview)

  There's a huge market abroad that is open to Indian films and it's not just non-resident Indians (NRIs), says Anurag Kashyap whose production "Udaan" was screened at the Cannes film festival.

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  'Aisha' is not women-centric: Director

  Contrary to popular impression, director Rajshree Ojha says her film "Aisha" is not women-centric even though it has a woman protagonist. She also feels that Bollywood has copied Hollywood films for too long and it's time to reverse the trend.

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  Rahul Bose: Tell it like it is! What they really mean!

  As promised last week, here's the one that is called - What They Really Mean When They Say. Producer to actor: 'Sabhi log jaante hain, aap true actor hain. Aapke liye sirf role mayne rakhta hain...' - 'We are going to pay you 5000 rupees for the film.'

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  'I'm considering bringing one of my ideas to India': M Night Shyamalan

  M Night Shyamalan's latest film, The Last Airbender, released in the country this weekend and the director is hopeful it will do well here because of its Asian influences. "Indian families will find it interesting," he asserts.

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  I was merely a fortunate bystander: Big B on KBC

  Amitabh Bachchan, who is set to host "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC) for the third time, refuses to take credit for turning the game show into a phenomenon when it was launched in 2000 with him as the host.

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  I too left home like 'Udaan' protagonist: Anurag Kashyap

  Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap says the film "Udaan", co-produced by him, has elements of his life and has also revealed the contents of a letter he had written to his parents before leaving home in 1993 to pursue his dreams.

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  I can't cry like Shekhar Kapur: Sajid Khan

  Director-comedian Sajid Khan promises to be fun on "India's Got Talent" rather than cry like acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur whom he has replaced as a judge on the second season of the talent hunt show.