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ARIES March 21 - April 19

This month you will have a tendency to spend far too much You are usually very careful with your finances so make sure you do not overspend. The cards are showing that you will be spending time with loved ones and friends and want to keep everyone happy. You may be feeling a little restless in your job. Speak to you superiors for a better position. Look after your health and eat healthy foods.

TAURUS Apr i l 20 - May 20

The cards are indicating a time of change around you You may be looking at moving home or work. However, wo r k will be satisfying later in the month , you just need to keep your mind on the job. There are a lot of things on your mind and a feeling of being restless You will have some challenging moments in your relationships

GEMINI May 21 - June 20

This month is going to be very interesting for you You may be thinking of taking a holiday or a break which you badly need Take time out to solve difficult situations with your loved ones. With regard to your home, the cards are indicat ing some plans to get new furniture or decorative items. If you have started a gym regime, keep it up, as you need to keep an eye on your health

CANCER June 21 - July 20

This month you will be very energetic and feeling good about yourself The cards are indicating you may have some fluctuations in your health, so make sure you keep your health in peak condition Keep you r checkups up-to-date. Be careful not to get into any financial commitments that you do not want to get into. At work you will achieve great headway and your superiors will notice your good work.

LEO July 21 - Aug 22

This month the cards are showing a time of passion in every aspect of your life. You will be looking at new projects and working with all your efforts towards creating a more balanced working life If you are in a relationship, you r focus will be on making things comfortable at home. The first half of the month will be frustrating as you will want to spend time with others, but family commitments will come first.

VIRGO Aug 23 - Sep 22

This month sees your enthusiasm on super tu rbo charge. You will be feeling very loved and wanted, as you have some lovely caring friends around you There is also a special person who is showing you the right signals. There will be some developments with a project or work you are hoping to start. Children will be a little restless this month, as there are some problems at school that need to be dealt with

LIBRA Sep 23 - Oct 22

The cards are indicating a time of putting a lot of plans into action You have been thinking about making major changes at home, with your work/ family life balance. , Financially you will feel a bit more relaxed, as you have enough to pay for your outgoings You may have to get yout car seen to, as it may need to be serviced Romantically, you will be wanting a lot of attention this month.

SCORPIO Oct 23 - Nov 21

The cards are showing a great hunger for success this month. You will be enthusiastic and motivated to achieve anything. Those of you who are working in the education field will be particularly successful this month You may think of taking up a course to learn some new skills. Your energy levels will be high and you will be feeling rather happy Maintain an exercise regime

SAGITTARIUS Nov 22 - Dec 21

This month the cards are indicating a great month for career advancement and new possibilities There will also be travelling this month, and you may decide to look at the possibility of a venture in another country. Financially you are managing to save a little money and you are feeling good about that. Your love life needs to be spiced up boredom sets in with you Saggi's.

CAPRICORN Dec 22 - Jan 19

This month you will be looking at ways of increasing your income You will also be feeling healthy and relaxed as you are taking good care of your health and trying to lose those extra pounds The cards are also indicating a time of travel. You will be thinking of purchasing a house or maintaining your current premises. There are a lot of exciting changes coming up for you this month.

AQUARIUS Jan 20 - f=eb 18

This month you will be feeling restless as there is a lot of pressure on you at work You will have to take care and J get enough rest as you have a lot of demanding work and projects to handle. Take care when driving, especially if you , drive a red car. There is some news relating to a health test you took, which will be favourable. You will find little time for relaxing The heat is on.

PISCES f=eb 19 - March 20

The cards are showing a time when you will be t aking more interest in spirituality meditation and chanting of some kind You will be feeling stressed out, so will need to relax your mind and body Taking a massage will be a very good idea. Relationships are a little on and off, but you need to decide what you really want. Start a savings plan

SRK FOR SYDNEY!

So the rumours are true! Shahrukh Khan, Bollywood's most l oved personality, is due to come to our shores for Parramasala.

There was much buzz about th is, with the Indian Link office taking a few calls by fans who wanted to find out if this was true The authorities when asked were tight-lipped, giving us the feeling that something was abuzz.

Apparently, SRK was asked, and the Sydney authorities were waiting for him to get back to them

So, get set for SRK, Sydney!

The mighty King Khan wil l be here for Parramasala 4-7 October, the Premier of NSW Barry O'Farrell announced.

He will headline a two - hour Indian variety show of music, dance and comedyTemptation Reloaded as part of the Festival.

Parramasala is NSW's arts and culture festival centred around Sydney's South Asian population which was launched two years ago It includes free concerts and performances, exhibitions, food and handicrafts markets, and a communities stage

While it started off with much promise, last year's event was decidedly l acklustre, and no doubt the message was brought home loud and clear that a 'celebrity' was needed to infuse more enthusiasm

Well, who better than SRK to bring in the bums on seats!

M r O'Farrell observed at the announcement on July 31 ;'Shahrukh Khan's show wil l attract an audience not on l y of Indian origin, but will also appea l to his fans overseas including Fiji, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia In addition to international visito rs, we are also expecting SRK and the Temptation Reloaded show to attract more than 5,000 people from Sydney and interstate"

"Temptation Reloaded offers a unique cu ltural experience and it is a great event for Western Sydney with many hotels and restaurants expected to reap the tourism rewards;' Mr O'Farrell added

SRK's popularity is not lost on the Premier, a Twitter fan himself, who could not help noting that"Shahrukh Khan has more than four million Twitter followers and is one of the most popular and influential Bollywood actors''.

SRK will no doubt be a coup for Dr Hari Harlnath, Parramasala Chairman, who has been looking at ways to make the event more profitable since taking over last year.

Temptation Reloaded will be held at All phones Arena Homebush on Monday 7 October.

The making of Madras Cafe

It's a long awaited spy thriller w ith loads of act ion, but will appeal only to a selective audience, admits John Abraham when describing his soon -to -be released second co-produced film.

With no confusion or ambiguity in his mind, model-actor-producer Joh n Abraham is aggressively promoting Madras Cafe, saying it is not a multiplex movie and that he is targeti ng a selective audience who can appreciate it.

After his first successful production venture Vicky Donor, this is his second film and he is al so acting in it

"We are not trying to make our film a mass entertainer;' John said recently "I am an actor and can make 10 other mass entertainers, but t h is film is to reach out to a specific audience and I don't have a problem with t h at''.

The politica l thriller is directed by Shoojit Sircar Explaining the concept, John stated, "This is not Welcome Back or Dostana where you get your audience For this film, you have to search for your audience. I am sure people will appreciate the effort that we have put in; at least that's the intention with w h ich we have done it. I hope it does not go unnoticed''.

Describing the movie John said, "I am sure peopl e down south wi ll appreciate what we have done. It's a story about an agent an d the story is told from h is point of view. We researched for it for six years and it has honest content The 30-pl us audience will relate to this film immediately''.

Meanwhile, Nargis Fakhri is excited about her lead role in which she plays a war journalist. She says it was wonderful to l earn about the real women who r isk their lives on war fronts to get truth across to people.

"My experie n ce of working on Madras Cafe was intense and i nteresting, like doing a lot of background work on what these women do _. I think most of us watch the news and we don't really care what's going on in the wor ld," said the 33-year-old in an interview recently.

"It was great for me to do so much research on certain events that happened as well as l earning about these amazing women that are out in the field, in a war zone risking their l ife to get truth out to us," she added Nargis believes Madras Cafe is very different from typical Bollywood fare

"It was a wonderful experience where I play a journalist, an on-field war correspondent. This film is very different from typical Hindi films;' she added Also part of the cast is model-turnedactress Raashi Khanna, a tinseltown beauty, but by her own admission, a geek Th is gradu ate in English Honours from Delhi's Lady Shri Ram College is currently

NARGIS fAKHRI

doi ng her masters in psychology Raashi plays the wife of an army officer (John Abraham) in the film.

John is obvious ly proud of Madras Cafe, but doesn't want to use Boll ywood's new yardstick of the Rs 100 crore club to measure its success.

"All Rs.100 crorefilms are not the greatest fi l ms. There are Rs 20 crore to Rs.30 aore films that are bri l liant,"he said.

Well, good l uck to Madras Cafe, let's hope it's a thriller at the box office.

Naseer nugget

Naseeruddin Shah has always been one of the most revered and respected veteran actors in Boll ywood So when he makes a pronouncement about anyone else in the pack, people sit up and take notice This time Naseer had something to say about actor Arshad Warsi, with whom he worked with for lshqiya.

"Arshad is one of the finest actors we have today He is the most secure actor in Bollywood He is very sure about himself;' Nasser said in an interview recently. Nasser, who will once again be seen with Arshad in lshqiya seque l Dedh lshqiya, said his co-star doesn't take himself too seri ously, a trait that he finds admirable. The Abhishek Cha ubey directed 2010 lshqiya featured Vidya Balan in the lead role, but for the sequel the director has roped in Madhuri Dixit for the female lead. He has also cast Huma Quresh i in it Talking abo u t the sequel, Naseer said, "We have shot al most the entire film, now the dimax portion is left, which w ill be shot soon. The sequel has nothing to do with the first one. It's altogether a different story:'

So wi ll Dedh /shqiya be as popular as the original, with these two bigwigs in it? Well , let's wait and see

Riteish the romantic!

Lucky Genelia D'Souza, she seems to have found a w inner in hubby Riteish Deshmukh Their love story is as Bollywood as it can get - the Masti star made sure he sent a telegram to h is wife

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on the day that the 160-year-old service ca me to an end.

"Received my 1st telegram on the last day of its service from my navra (husband). Thank u Riteish #happy me;'Genelia posted on her Twitter page.

She even posted a part image of the special telegram sent by her romantic and thoughtful hubby! The telegram service faded into history on July 15.

Riteish and Genelia were rumoured to have been in a relationship since they featured together in their debut film TujheMeri Kasam in 2003. Neither of them confirmed their romantic liaison, but they finally sealed their relationship by tying the knot in 2012. Theirs certainly seems to be an enduring love story Apart from Tujhe Meri Kasam, the duo has worked together on the big screen in Mastiand the more recent Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya

The boys of Bollywood could pick up a few romance pointers from Riteish, I'm sure!

GENELIA D'SOU Z A

Al 's a pal, says Akshay

Of all the unlikely people watching Bollywood's buzz, would you believe Al Paci no has actually seen Akshay Kumar in a promo of Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara!? And apparently, Akshay's role reminded Hollywood superstar A l Pacino of his own blockbuster, The Godfather.

Naturally, Akshay is thrilled that a person of Pacino's stature noticed his film.

"It feels good that such a big star ta lks about our film and it's a big thing for our industry;'the 44-year-o ld said recently.

Al Pad no played Michael Corleone, son ofVito, played by Marlon Brando, in 1972.

Meanwhile, Akshay feels that comparing him with Ajay Devgn, who played the lead in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, is unjust

"We make a fi Im for the sake of filmmaking and not to pull down someone else I don't work thinking that I have to do better work than Ajay Devgn,