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Priyanka Chopra down with conjunctivitis
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ctress Priyanka Chopra had to cancel her pre-Diwali plans as she is down with an eye infection. And now she is fuming. First, shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Bajirao Mastani' kept her busy and now she has suffering from conjunctivitis, grounding her. "What a downer!!!!! Shoot cancelled! Diwali cancelled! Instead I sit in bed with conjunctivitis!!! Aaaargh! I could kill someone," she tweeted. The actress, who is fresh out of the success of 'Mary Kom', features in the historical with Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh on Peshwa Bajirao and his love Mastani. (TOI)
No 'arty film' with Salman, says Govinda
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ctor Govinda refused to do a film, the remake of superhit Marathi movie 'Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho', offered by friend Salman Khan. He says he isn't interested in doing "arty film" with the superstar. The 'Haseena Maan Jaayegi' star said that Salman is a "dear friend" and when the superstar approached him with the script, he was "not excit-
ed" about it. "I didn't like it. Later, Salman said he will make a few changes in
the script and came to me again with it, but again it didn't interest me. I thought it's a very arty film and I don't want to do an arty film at least with Salman Khan," Govinda told reporters in a group interview. Talking about his bonding with Salman, he said: "We had a great time shooting together for 'Partner'. He is a very dear friend. We are almost the same". (TOI)
Happy Ending: Saif's quirky act in Shyam Benegal's Junoon inspired 'Paaji Tussi Such A Pussycat' me to be filmmaker: Imtiaz Ali he makers of ‘Happy Ending’
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have released a new song from the film, that goes 'Paaji Tussi Such A Pussycat.' The song features Saif Ali Khan mouthing the quirky lyrics while strumming a guitar. 'Paaji Tussi Such A Pussycat' also features Ileana D'cuz and Kalki Koechlin in it. The song also offers glimpses of Preity Zinta. Saif and Preity have starred together in several films, and ‘Happy Ending’ has a cameo by the dimpled actress. The song also features music directors Sachin-Jigar who make an appearance along with Saif, who sports a beard and big specs. The actor dances amidst dancers in two piece outfits. The song is sung by Amitabh Bhattacharya, Jigar Saraiya and Divya Kumar. (TOI)
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ilmmaker Imtiaz Ali on Monday said Shyam Benegal's critically acclaimed film 'Junoon' inspired him to be a director. "Junoon' has inspired me to be a filmmaker... It's a kind of a film which has helped me as a filmmaker. This is one of my favourite films and
Actor Prabhu caught with Aishwarya Rai in Mumbai
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amil actor Prabhu, who was recently seen in the Kannada film Drishya starring Ravichandaran in the lead, was recently spotted in Mumbai. The actor, who endorses Kalyan Jewellers, was seen hanging out with Mangalorean Aishwarya Rai. Prabhu even took a picture with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Manju Warrier. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who has acted in several Bollywood films, recently hosted a party for her father in law Amitabh Bachchan. The actress is married to Abhishek Bachchan. Meanwhile, everyone is awaiting the actress to make her cinematic comeback. (TOI)
Shahrukh Khan: I pray to Allah that ‘Happy New Year’ delivers happiness to the viewers
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uperstar Shah Rukh Khan, whose 'Happy New Year' releases Friday, hopes that the heist entertainer spreads joy amongst audiences. "Didn't get to see HNY but saw the smiling faces of all who saw it. I pray to Allah that it delivers happiness to the viewers," Shah Rukh tweeted. The movie was screened in Mumbai Sunday. Directed by Farah Khan, the movie also features Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Vivaan Shah and Sonu Sood. The film is produced by Shah Rukh's Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt. Ltd. SRK says the idea is to produce films "which are difficult to produce". "'Paheli' was offbeat, 'Asoka' and
Irrfan Khan to head Abu Dhabi film fest jury 'Ra.One' were difficult to produce. I had a visual effects company, so I could make them. I have to make films that are commercially viable," he said. (TOI)
Vijay thanks Jayalalithaa
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ctor Vijay, whose Kaththi is expected to hit screens on Diwali has thanked the former
actors have done a great job," Ali told reporters at the 16th Mumbai Film Festival (MAMI). Released in 1978, 'Junoon' featured Shashi Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi and Nafisa Ali among others. The MAMI film festival will end Tuesday. (TOI)
Chief Minister of the state for her support in the film's release. The actor in an official press release stated,
"Some Tamil groups have been demanding the removal of the logo of the production house of the film, ‘Lyca’. The producers have finally obliged to remove the logo from the promotion material of the film and the issue has been sorted amicably. I thank Puratchi Thalaivi Amma, the police department, theatre owners in the state and the producers of the film, who agreed to remove the logo of ‘Lyca’. Wish everyone a very Happy Deepavali." (TOI)
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cclaimed actor Irrfan Khan will preside over the Narrative Feature Competition Jury at the forthcoming Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF). The actor, known for his performance in movies like 'The Namesake', 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Life Of Pi', will lead a jury comprising Algerian novelist and academic Waciny Laredj, English writer-director Steven Shainberg, Australian film director Cate Shortland and Palestinian actor Ali Suliman, it was announced on ADFF's official website Monday. This year, the ADFF will be held Oct 23 to Nov 1. This won't be Irrfan's first visit to the gala.
Last year, his performance in Anup Singh's Punjabi film 'Qissa' was highly appreciated. His 'Paan Singh Tomar' was also screened at the fest in 2010. An alumnus of the National School of Drama, Irrfan prefers to work in cinema that challenges audiences -a case in point is 'The
Lunchbox', which garnered global attention for a narrative and treatment far distinct from regular Bollywood potboilers. Apart from Irrfan, his 'Qissa' director Anup Singh, a Geneva-based Indian filmmaker, will also be a juror at ADFF this year. He will be judging projects in the New Horizons category along with Paris-based film producer Catherine Dussart, Syrian actor Bassel Al Khayat, Moroccan filmmaker Leila Kilani and film critic Charles Tesson, the artistic director of Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival. As many as 197 films from 61 countries will be screened at ADFF this year. (TOI)