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(Find the answer under Caption Contest) and it is also the launch vehicle of actorpolitician Shatrughan Sinha’s daughter Sonakshi. Anurag Kashyap’s brother Abhinav is directing the flick.

Salman is giving his best to the film - he has not only blocked bulk dates for Dabangg but also learnt Bhojpuri to play a corrupt cop from Uttar Pradesh. The family is getting ready for the release of Veer in January next year and as a unique gift to his father, Salman has paid a tribute to him with a blog on the movie. “It is Salman’s dream project. When we discussed the idea of blogging on his experience shooting for the film, it was Salman himself who suggested that we launch the blog on his dad’s birthday,” said producer Vijay Galani in a statement. “In fact, Salim saab is one of the few people to have seen the rushes of Veer and loved number has created a huge buzz in the market and everyone’s waiting to see the two sizzle on screen. Industrywallas predict that Katrina’s obvious sexiness and the chemistry between the pair will be worth the wait. Wonder if Kat caught a cold while shooting for the hot scene? I suppose we can only guess….

Talk about 26/11, says Vinod Khanna

It is not insensitive of filmmakers to bring the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks alive on the big screen, says Bollywood veteran and politician Vinod Khanna who features in such a telefilm himself, because it was a tribute to the victims.

“I know and understand that the terror attack is a sensitive issue, but it’s not as if people haven’t seen it or heard about it. So what’s the problem in making movies about it? Filmmakers don’t and won’t make a movie to play with people’s emotions,” Khanna said in an interview. “If films on 26/11 are being made, they should try and show what happened to those who lost their near and dear ones - how they coped up with life and what after-effects it had on the common man,” added the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former MP.

The telefilm starring Khanna is titled Unn Hazaroon Ke Naam and has multiple stories - each a personal tale of tragedy running parallel to each other.

On being asked why he agreed to act in the film, Khanna said, “This project was for a cause - a tribute to the victims of the 26/11 terror attacks. The production thought I was suitable for the role and I quite liked the project.” He added, “I play a father whose son and daughter-in-law get shot at CST and how his grandson escapes the gunshot.

The movie is about such people who lost their near and dear ones in the siege. It shows how many people were left traumatised after the incident and then how these people come in touch to face it and come to terms with it.” The 63 year old actor lost three close friends in the attacks and believes the terror attack and its extended duration was a “major intelligence failure”.

it. Since it has a father-son relationship, Salman felt it was apt to launch his blog on his dad’s birthday,” he added.

A thoughtful gift, quite unlike Sallu, don’t you think?

Akshay is in the house!

Actor Akshay Khan who plays the lead in De Dana Dan will make an entrance into the Bigg Boss house, as a promotion for the flick. But he will not be accompanied by Katrina Kaif, his leading lady, who’s been advised bed rest as she recovers from a contagious viral fever. However, Akshay won’t be alone as Suniel Shetty, Neha Dhupia, Sameera Reddy, Paresh Rawal and other will accompany him into the house where they will mingle with its inmates. Akki is particularly interested in Vindoo Dara Singh, who is also a participant in the reality show. Katrina was to be the main attraction, and why not, she is very likely the best looking person in the movie.

Akshay and Katrina’s hot rain dance

“The whole incident was a result of an assured lack of preparedness. It took so long to take decisions and implement them. But I believe now security is being given much-required focus. I have been reading a lot about the changes in the security system and I hope it works well,” he said. A year after the dreadful incident, the actor says he treads the Mumbai streets without any fear. Says Khanna, “Mumbai always bounces back. The city has been through so much - bombs, riots, terror attacks. But the whole ethos of Mumbai lies in the very fact that life never stops here. There is no fear but always a concern - that’s why Mumbai always becomes a target all the time.”

Spoken like a true Bollywood mumbaiker!

Deepika dumps tresses

If you thought the gorgeous Deepika Padukone has gone into hiding following her spilt with Ranbir Kapoor, you’re sadly mistaken. Deepika’s not keen to be seen as she’s chopped her waist length

Farhan Akhtar and she plays the role of an interior designer in the film. The script demands a particular look of her, which the talented actress decided to adapt, despite her initial hesitation. However, director Vijay Lalwani and Audhuna, the celebrity hairstylist and Farhan’s wife convinced her to go for it. “They thought with my height, I would be able to carry it off well,” said Deepika. “I last chopped my hair when I was eight,” she added. Before getting her hair cut, Deepika told the director that she would chop her hair only if he shaved his head bald. “He didn’t do that, but he saw to it that he was present in the salon so that I don’t back off at the last moment,” said the actress with a smile. Meanwhile people including her parents, who have seen her in new avatar, have liked it. “Everybody says it looks good on me and makes me look younger,” she said. Talking about her role in the film, she said, “The scriptwriter had a certain image in mind when he wrote my character Shonali. So I had to do justice to the role.”

Well Deepika, change is good and full marks for dedication.

Gurinder Chadha cannot speak Hindi!

She has popularised India in the consciousness of western audiences through films like Bend It Like Beckham and Bride And Prejudice, but Gurinder Chadha ironically admits she cannot speak Hindi. Chadha, who is in Goa to attend a retrospective of her films at the 40th edition of the International Film festival of India (IFFI), said that she could speak Punjabi, but had not mastered Hindi yet.

“That’s a candid confession,” the BritishIndian director said.

Chadha further said she was working on yet another film set in the Asian-dominated Southall in London. “Shabana Azmi plays the lead role as a typical Punjabi mother in it,” she said adding that the film is named