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With barely a month to go before its release, much-awaited action flick 'Dhoom 3' featuring Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif is already becoming the talk of the town.
The film is said to feature Bollywood's most expensive song ever created, 'Malang' featuring Katrina and Aamir. The song was reportedly made on a budget of Rs. 5 crore, which includes the fees of over 200 artists who are also a part of the video.
The song is said to a pumping, rhythmic track and will release soon.
Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, 'Dhoom 3' also stars Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra. The film will hit screens on December 20.
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On screen, actress Sangeeta Ghosh sports a simple and demure look for her ongoing TV show "Kehta hai Dil...Jee Le Zara", but behind the scenes she has been busy trying out different looks in traditional Rajputana outfits.
Sangeeta is married to polo player Shailendra Singh Rajput of Jaipur.
According to a source from the sets of the Sony Entertainment Television show, Sangeeta, who is currently shooting day and night, is making sure that she utilises her time by trying out different looks in her 'khandani' attire.
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The actor of Commando and Force fame, Vidyut Jamwal had done a campaign of teaching self defense techniques to young girls during Commando. And now the actor has planned to initiate and take it up permanently.. He is putting his own time, money & energy in this as he feels it is very important for the girls and women to be independent and be able to help themselves at such times.
The actor has planned to conduct a class once in every month to help girls in being self sufficient. It would be free for anyone who is willing to learn.
Vidyut is the only actor of this generation to do hard core action stunts by himself. The actor is a martial artist in real life and also choreographs action stunts. He is thoroughly into action and his name is almost synonymous to Action.
Vidyut Jamwal has recently signed one film each with Raj Kumar Santoshi, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Ram Madhvani and will be seen doing a guest appearance in Bullet Raja, which he agreed to do for the action scenes and for the director.
Vidyut says "I feel that women's safety is paramount. On an individual level, I would like to make women self sufficient and be able to take care of their own safety. I would teach self defense techniques free to anyone who wants to learn."
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A source close to Faisal says that the actor is an ardent admirer of Hrithik and follows his ways completely.
"Just the way Hrithik gives importance to good health and fitness, on-screen Pratap is following in his footsteps too," said the source.
Whenever Faisal gets time between shoots, he heads to the gym. Faisal has even bought a bicycle for himself and keeps riding it all the time on the set.
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The development and financing outfit will focus on independent films which will aim for broad appeal.
"At one end, traditional films continue to entertain and make business sense. At the other, there is a resounding presence of some new forms and voices making a mark in this ever expanding medium. I am keen to be part of that growth, that change," Ajay said in a statement.
"I am coming forth to support the independent film process where we can share important stories that need to be told -- global stories that will resonate with international audiences," added the actor, who has another production banner titled Ajay Devgn Films Productions.
Shivalaya Entertainment, based in Los Angeles, has given the green signal to its first film "Parched", to be directed by Leena Yadav. The movie is said to be centred on the bitter-sweet journey of women in the parched rural landscape of India.
The newly-formed company will produce films with Brillstein Entertainment Partners executive Jai Khanna, who is also serving as producer on the slate.
Khanna said: `We will also be looking at working on projects with a diversity of talent, American or otherwise, with an aim to reach out to wider audiences."
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"I can't wait for the new campaign to break. It's a lovely film filled with flowers, fragrance, magic and two cute little fairies," Madhuri said in a statement.
Talking about the new product Odonil 2X, the Bollywood beauty said: "It shows the 'double fragrance' of the new Odonil 2X through a magical transformation of the environment and the people it surrounds."
On the movie front, the 46-year-old will next be seen with Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Huma Qureshi in "Dedh Ishqiya", directed by Abhishek Chaubey.
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Yami is now doing 'Total Siyapaa' after her first film 'Vicky Donor'. "It's not really fair to say I am choosy.
I think I am a newcomer and of course after getting such good response for the first film, it's very natural that you want to be more careful. As an actor I don't want to do something which I have already done before," Yami said.
"I do not want to do a role which is similar to the previous one or the concept and the genre. That is why I took time and I am glad this offer came. It justified the time that I have taken to sign my second film," she said.
In her previous film, the actress was seen falling in love with a boy from a different caste. In 'Total Siyapaa' too she plays a Punjabi girl, who falls in love with a Pakistani boy, played by Ali Zafar.
"This time I have progressed, have crossed the border. The story is completely different, you can't compare this with my first film. The character of Asha Singh which I play is different, it's a story based in London, and it's a love story between a Pakistani boy and an Indian girl," she said. Yami thinks the script is the hero of the film. "You can never predict a hit or a flop but it's about what you are happy doing as an actor.
Every actor comes with his or her own mindset," she said. On the competition in the film industry, she said, "There is competition, I am definitely aware of it, but if I work with pressure and shape my career according to others, that is not me. I am not from the industry, I come from another town and for me reaching here, I am very happy. When I go out and I see the genuine appreciation from the people, that's a big thing for me."
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Intriguingly, the objects like the fan from which Jiah was found hanging, a water bottle she frequently used had no finger prints. The air-conditioned room's sliding window, which was found open despite the AC being on.
The Juhu police handed over this document, to Rabia this Monday, which was prepared by an expert who had collected fingerprints from the spot. The prints were gathered between 12.30 pm and 1.15 pm on June 4, the day after Jiah was found dead.
Another document - a DNA report of the human tissues and blood found in Jiah's fingernail clippings, blood found on the mattress in the room where she was found dead and blood found in an adjoining room - has also been handed over to Rabia.This report, dated November 22, says all the samples belonged to Jiah - including the blood found in the adjoining room.
Rabia has sent these reports and other related documents to an independent forensic expert for analysis and a report is expected in a few days. However, Rabia's advocate Dinesh Tiwari said he will bring these points to the notice of Andheri Metropolitan Court, which is hearing Rabia's application seeking the exhumation of Jiah's body. The court is likely to hear Rabia's application today.
Tiwari also cited the findings to question the credibility of the police investigation. "How is it that the fan, water bottle and open window do not have any fingerprints at all - including Jiah's own? This clearly shows someone has cleaned the site of offence," he said.
He added this also supported Rabia's contention that someone could have entered the first floor apartment from the building's entrance ledge, which is very close to the open window.
On the DNA reports, Tiwari said after having raised the issue that blood and human tissues found in Jiah's nail clippings indicated a struggle before she died, the police now say the blood and human tissues belonged to Jiah. "Where are the corresponding injury marks on Jiah's body? The post-mortem report does not note any such injury marks," he said.
Tiwari further questioned the finding that Jiah's blood was found even in the adjoining room. "How can that happen? It is no one's case that Jiah had any cut marks on her body. Then how is it that her blood was found in the adjoining room? This clearly shows that something had happened in that particular room," he said.
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One man who is completely hers is daddy dearest Shakti Kapoor who has been so happy post Aashiqui 2 that he can't stop smiling. "He did a cameo in my first film, Teen Patti. I was so nervous that I goofed up a couple of takes till he put me at ease," she reminisces.
Growing up, did it ever bother her that she was the daughter of an onscreen baddie? "No, my dad was both an iconic villain and a popular comedian. So, I could only be proud of him. I loved his Crime Master Go Go act in Andaz Apna Apna and Raja Babu's Nandu," she says.
She must be equally proud of her aunt, Padmini Kolhapure. Which of her films, if remade, would she like to star in? "I wouldn't dare star in a remake of her films. Maasi was so good. Fortunately my favourite film is Prem Rog and it can't be remade. It is impossible to replicate what Raj Kapoor did with that movie."
From the South to the North, Shraddha has just returned from Kashmir after the first schedule of Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider. Going by recent reports, locals of the Valley are still miffed about Kashmir being passed off as Manali in Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani, and are no longer all right with a Bollywood film crew disrupting their daily lives. And two days ago, the Kashmir schedule of Bhardwaj's film came to a standstill owing to protests by locals.
she is happy romancing Siddharth onscreen, but she has also signed Gabbar with Akshay Kumar, who is much older than the actress. Ask Shraddha about it and pat comes the reply: "I've idolised Akshay for years. Moreover, I found the script of Gabbar so entertaining that there was no way I would have let the project go. "
Aashiqui 2 is one of the biggest hits of the year. So why hasn't she signed another film with Aditya Roy Kapur? "We haven't been offered any films together after Aashiqui 2," she retorts. And is Aditya more than a costar? "We're friends. Period," she laughs.
So, what is the way to Shraddha's heart? "Just be honest and true to yourself," she says.
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