14 Times Sunday Magazine
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April 12, 2015
Times Bollywood
Freida Pinto, Dev Patel still 'best friends'
Hit-And-Run Case
Evidence manufactured to falsely implicate Salman L Khan says lawyer
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lleging that "evidence had been manufactured to falsely implicate him" in the 2002 hit-and-run case, Bollywood actor Salman Khan told the trial court that there were circumstances to show that he was not driving the car which rammed into a shop killing one person and injuring four. His lawyer Srikant Shivade told Judge D W Deshpande that it was Ashok Singh and not Mr Khan, who was driving the Toyota Land Cruiser SUV at the relevant time and this had been brought out in the examination of this defence witness. "Merely because Salman Khan got down from the driver's side does not mean that he was driving. We have explained this in crossexamination (of defence witness) and also in the statement of the accused (Mr Khan)," said his lawyer Srikant Shivade who commenced final arguments on April 10. There is no evidence on record to show that Mr Khan was driving the car. All that has emerged in the examination of witnesses is that he got down from the right hand side of the car. This is because the left door got jammed in the impact of the mishap and did not open, Mr Khan's lawyer said. There is no reason why Mr Khan's statement in the court and Mr Singh's testimony should not be accepted, he argued while picking holes in the prosecution's case.
Arguing before Judge D W Deshpande, Mr Khan's lawyer referred to evidence of three witnesses - Rain Bar Manager, Mr Khan's police bodyguard Ravindra Patil and dairy-owner Ramshrey Pandey - who said there were four persons in the car, though prosecution has claimed there were three persons. Besides Mr Khan, his police bodyguard Ravindra Patil and singer friend Kamal Khan, the fourth person was Ashok Singh, Mr Khan's driver, who was driving the car at the relevant time", said Mr Shivade. However, the police suppressed this evidence and have not mentioned Ashok Singh in the First Information Report, the defence lawyer said. (NDTV)
Nargis Fakhri blasts media ‘false stories’
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argis Fakhri is angry over the "false stories" in the media that she has declined a film with actor Bobby Deol citing date issues. Fakhri lashed out at the media for such false reports and cleared that she was not offered any such film. "Unverified info seems 2b the media norm. How can i decline work that I've never been offered?!...," the actress tweeted Thursday. Rumours are abuzz that Fakhri was offered a film being made under Bobby Deol's home production. However, she reportedly turned it down due to date issues. Meanwhile, as of now, the "Main Tera Hero" actress has no film in her kitty. (Santabanta)
os Angeles: Freida Pinto and actor Dev Patel may no longer be romantically involved, but the actress says they are still 'best friends'. The “Slumdog Millionaire” co-stars ended their six-year relationship last September, but the 30-year-old actress insists that they are still close. "Dev and I are best friends. That's never going to change," Pinto said. She stressed that she and the 24-year-old actor are 'facing' and 'dealing with' the reasons for their break-up. "Everybody has their own little discoveries to make. Their own surprises, their own disappointments, and they're all part and parcel of life. There is no way one person can sit down and
Dev and Frieda in “Slumdog Millionaire”.
go, 'But why did this happen to me?' Or, 'It was all going well, what the hell happened?' Or, 'No, this just can't be'... the denial of it. "Running away from it is not going to help you find your answers. So we're facing it. And we're dealing," Pinto told USA Today newspaper, reports femalefirst.
co.uk. Since splitting from Patel, Pinto has relocated from London to Los Angeles and is enjoying being in the US. "LA is a great place to be. You can stamp on it what you want to make of this place," she said. (ZeeNews Bollywood)
Ekta Adds ‘Nudity Clause’ To Contracts
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he Central Board of Film Certification's snipping scissors may have scared away several filmmakers but Indian TV and film producer Ekta Kapoor is going ahead with an erotica titled XXX. Starring all new faces, it is a compilation of five different stories, each one exploring a different aspect of sexuality. And to ensure that none of the debutants can later demur about shooting explicit, sex-charged scenes or mouthing titillating lines, the producer has inserted what is being referred to as the 'nudity clause' in their contract. Confirming this, director Ken Ghosh told Mirror, "We have already had lots of discussions on how things would be shot and we do not want any problems during the filming. So we decided it was best to put in on paper as a techno-legal clause." Reportedly, adult star, Sunny Leone had refused to perform a few sequences for Ragini MMS, produced under Ekta's banner. And keeping that in mind, this time she's taken steps to ensure that there will be no last-minute tears and tantrums. "We are pushing the envelope with this film. Erotica as a genre has been passed off under the guise of thrillers, murder mysteries and horror films for years. This time it's
a straight and in-your-face genre. So, we have to be a little cautious," he reasons. Ask him if they are looking at full-frontal nudity and Ken retorts, "We are keeping all our options open." This 'nudity clause' will not be restricted to XXX alone. Any actor who signs up with Ekta will have to toe this line. (Mumbai Mirror)
Bengali actress found hanging Anushka Sharma’s boyfriend Virat Kohli finally breaks silence on World Cup controversy in her Kolkata residence
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Ganguly (23), who has acted in many Bengali serials was found hanging at her home in Behala’s Parnashree area of Kolkata on Thursday (April 9) evening. The reason behind the death is unknown but police suspect it to be a case of suicide. However no suicide note has been recovered from the scene, we are told. Disha, who used to stay alone starred in shows like Kanakanjali and Tumi Ashbe Bole. Her parents, who are currently in Nairobi, have been informed and will reach Kolkata soon. The cops were informed of her
death after a friend called-on Disha in the afternoon but did not get any response. When the police broke in her house, they found Disha’s body hanging from the ceiling fan. Her dupatta was found tied around her neck. A number of Disha’s friends are being interrogated by the police. (bollywoodlife)
orld Cup 2015 was a disappointment. Not because India lost the semi finals but because people lost their sense of sportsmanship. In a country like ours’, girlfriend Anushka Sharma was held responsible for Virat Kohli’s poor performance. So much that she was ridiculed on the social media with hates and abuses. While up till now this subject was left as an open debate, Virat has FINALLY opened up on the whole controversy, giving it back to all his haters. At a promotional event of his IPL side Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kohli said, “At a human level, I would say I was hurt and the people who said those things and the way they said should be ashamed of themselves. To see those reactions after just one match was very disappointing for me personally. It makes you lose faith in a lot of people. It’s a good thing in a way. You get to know who’s with you and who’s not. It was not in my control. But the reactions were very disappointing.”
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli
Kohli, who is heading the Royal Challenger’s Bangalore in the ongoing Indian Premier League, also dropped sarcasm on his contemporaries saying, “ In last five years, the number of
matches I’ve helped India win and the consistently I’ve played is more than anyone else in the team. I don’t think there’s anybody else in the team who has done better than me.”