Bollywood
November 2, 2012
India Post 29
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he Aiyyaa actor frequently sends across strong signals of her 'close' association with the Chopras. That Rani Mukerji has been spending quality time with the Chopras, especially Aditya Chopra, is known to all. So it didn't come as a surprise when Ms Mukerji went out of her way to be the perfect‌err‌'good friend' and cancelled all media events and theatre visits to gauge the response to her latest film Aiyyaa just to be by the side of speculatedly soon-to-be father in law Yash Chopra. The veteran director-producer has been in hospital recovering from an attack of dengue, with his wife Pamela Chopra, sons Uday Chopra and Aditya in attendance, along with the oh-so-supportive Ms Mukerji! You don't do so much for 'just' friends - na, Rani? There's something definitely odd about the man in Rani's life. More so after her latest release Aiyyaa, which told the story of Meenakshi (Rani), who desperately wants to marry her dream man. But the outspoken actor recently made it clear that she's single in real life. When she was poked about her close proximity to the media-shy director and asked whether they are married as per some of the media buzz, she said, "As far as my marriage with Aditya is concerned, I can only say - Main toh abhi kunwari hoon.
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ajal Agarwal is cementing her position in Bollywood. On the Bollywood front, grapevine has it that the actor has given feelers to makers that she wishes to be cast opposite the young brigade (read Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor). Recently, there was news that Kajal turned down a film opposite Govinda, understandably a has-been. Rubbishing these reports she says, "I turned down the film with Govinda simply because I have too much to handle. And I didn't have any dates to commit to them. I think it's really stupid to suggest that I want to act with younger actors because I started with Ajay Devgn and now I am doing a film with Akshay Kumar". If her fans are looking for a glamourised Kajal in B-town, they may have to wait. She is playing yet another simpleton in Neeraj Pandey's film. "I am playing a school teacher in the film. It is very 80s style and she is a very simple girl. And my character is not so bubbly like in Singham, it is more mature," she adds. Quiz her about turning down roles over the nobikini policy in B-town and she is quick to retort. "I have declined a few offers but that was because there were no dates. But, I have always maintained the no-bikini rule even in Tamil and Telugu," says Kajal.
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peaking fluent English is not only a big deal for a Maharashtrian housewife as shown in Gauri Shinde's English Vinglish. The film's message of overcoming a linguistic barrier has gripped Bihar's collegegoing Dalit girls who are rooting for Sridevi in English Vinglish in the way cricket lovers cheered Aamir Khan in Lagaan. Girls en masse from various colleges in Patna and neighbouring towns of Bihar have watched the film and are motivated into improving their spoken English. Delighted by the turn of events, English Vinglish producer R Balki said, "That our film has influenced a section of the audience to improve its language is awesome. English Vinglish is not just about learning English. It's about the determination that the lack of a familiarity will not stop people's aspirations and dreams from growing." Adds Sridevi, "To see our film make such an impact makes me happier about its success. This is the real success of English Vinglish."