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Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan today said his actress wife Aishwarya Rai is a “super mom” and expressed his desire to protect his daughter Aaradhya from the world of showbiz so as to offer her normal childhood.

“Her (Aishwarya’s) professionalism and dedication is unquestionable. As a mother (of Aaradhya) she is superb..she is a super mom. As a co-star, I have always loved working with her. It is a pleasure,” Abhishek told PTI.

Abhishek said he and Aishwarya wanted their daughter Aaradhya be guarded from the showbiz.

After two successful years, Telly Calendar will have an international feel with 12 popular small-screen actresses, including Divyanka Tripathi and Pooja Gor, shooting in their glamorous avatars in Malaysia for the 2014 edition.

The entire team was off to Malaysia to shoot for the calendar, an initiative of Marinating Films.

Bollywood superstar Kareena Kapoor is all set to star in Pakistan’s most expensive mobile ad by a leading handset company here.

The 33-year-old ‘Heroine’ star, who is the brand ambassador of the company, has been signed up by QMobile, the largest selling mobile phone brand in Pakistan. The actress will soon be seen in a commercial that has been shot in Thailand.

Asked if this was the most expensive ad of Pakistan, QMobile’s Chief Marketing Officer Zeeshan Qureshi said, “I cannot say for the whole industry but yes, this is the most expensive form mobile sector.”

Soha Ali Khan, currently busy promoting her forthcoming film `Mr Joe B. Carvalho`, describes her brother and actor Saif as a genuine nawab.

Saif was anointed the 10th Nawab of Pataudi after the death of his father and former India cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan in 2011.

When asked about the personality traits of her brother in real life, Soha said: “He is very special, and Saif was born a prince.”

“He was born in 1970 and in 1971 (under the 26th Amendment to the Constitution) all the princely titles were abolished. So, he was actually a prince for a year,” she said.

Comedian Kapil Sharma, who received Indian of the Year 2013 award in the entertainment category, thanked his fans for their love and support.

Producer and host of `Comedy Nights With Kapil`, he received the award from actor-filmmaker Amol Palekar at the event Friday.

“Receiving Indian of the Year award from respected Amol palekar…Thank you god and my fans,” Kapil tweeted Saturday.

He came into the limelight after winning the third season of `The Great Indian Laughter Challenge` and since then, there has been no looking back for him.

Actress Shraddha Kapoor, who is shooting for Shahid Kapoor-starrer `Haider`, loves to begin her day on an energetic note.

“Rise and shine and shoot! Love early morning energetic start! Have an awesome Sunday,” Shraddha tweeted Sunday.

The actress, who made her cinematic debut with `Teen Patti`, was applauded for her performance in the 2013 romantic drama `Aashiqui 2`. She was also seen in `Gori Tere Pyaar Mein`.
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Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is on his way to Mumbai after leaving Pune”s Yerawada Jail. He left the prison at 10 a.m. Dutt has been granted parole for a month after he filed an application citing his wife Maanyata”s illness. Maanyata, however, was seen at two separate events at the same time and the news of Sanjay Dutt being granted yet another parole stirred controversy and invited protests from activists. A doctor, who examined her, later certified that Maanyata has been diagnosed with a tumour in the liver and a suspected heart ailment.

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, whose just released film `Dhoom 3` is creating buzz at the box office, today cancelled his work commitments due to personal reasons.

Abhishek was to meet industrialist Vijay Mallya at the launch of Kingfisher calendar here today and then attend a promotional event of `Dhoom 3` but had to cancel his plans at the last minute due to the demise of a close relative of his wife Aishwarya.

According to sources close to him, junior Bachchan rushed to be with Aishwarya after getting the news of the demise.

Yesteryear star Jeetendra says both his children — TV queen Ekta and actor Tusshar Kapoor — are so busy with their professional lives that they do not have time to think about marriage.

“For every father their kids are good. I think we as fathers have to say good things about our children or else they will beat us,” Jeetendra said, jokingly, only to add that “but as a father you do have lot of worries for your children and it will remain till I die.”

Both Ekta and Tusshar are not married.

Seasoned Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah says he didn`t like `Bhaag Milkha Bhaag` and feels it was a completely fake film.

“It`s a completely fake film. Farhan has no doubt worked very hard but building up muscles and growing your hair is not exactly working hard on your acting.

“At least he should have tried to look like Milkha. Milkha is mighty pleased by him and he imagines that this was his life, he imagined he looked like that. Doesn`t he have photographs of himself from 1960s Olympics,” Naseer said.

Southern superstar Dhanush, who will be next seen in R. Balki`s film, is not keen on taking more than one film at a time in Bollywood as he is still finding tough to understand the culture and pulse of the Hindi film audiences.

Dhanush, who made his Bollywood debut with “Raanjhanaa” this year, wants to take it slow.

“I would like to take one film at a time, atleast here in Bollywood because it is very difficult for me to understand the culture, understand the pulse of the audience,” Dhanush told reporters here Friday at the red carpet event of fourth season of Celebrity Cricket League.

Incarcerated Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was released on a month’s parole here to look after his ailing wife Manyata, official sources said Saturday.

Dutt, 54, stepped out of the Yerawada Central Jail here and left for Mumbai.

He sought parole early this month from the Pune divisional commissioner.

Incidentally, the actor’s release on parole – a controversial issue with most political parties opposing it – came a day after the Maharashtra legislature session ended in Nagpur Friday.

This is the second time the actor has come out on parole in the past three months.

Two weeks after Sanjay Dutt was granted a month-long parole, the Bollywood actor was on Saturday released from Pune’s Yerwada Jail.

Additional Director General of Prisons Meeran Borwankar confirmed the development to PTI.

Dutt, undergoing remainder of his five-year jail term for possessing illegal firearms, part of a cache of weapons meant to be used during the 1993 blasts, was granted parole on December 6.

The 53-year-old had applied for parole citing ill-health of wife Manyata, to Pune Divisional Commissioner Prabhakar Deshmukh in whom the authority to grant parole is vested.

Film: “Biriyani”; Cast: Karthi, Premgi Amaren, Hansika Motwani, Naseer, Sampath Raj, Jayaprakash, Uma Riyaz Khan, Subbu Panchu, Mandy Takhar, Ramki and Vijayalakshmi; Director: Venkat Prabhu; Rating: **1/2

Actress Katrina Kaif today offered her prayers at the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer.

Kaif offered floral tributes and sought blessings for the success of her upcoming film ‘Dhoom 3’, which will hit theatres tomorrow.

“She visited the dargah to seek blessings for the success of her upcoming movie ‘Dhoom-3’,” a Khadim (priest), who accompanied her in the tomb for Ziyarat, said.

The 30-year-old actress has been visiting Ajmer Sharif regularly before the release of her films. Kaif first visited the dargah for her film ‘Namaste London’ in 2007.

Actor Vindoo Dara Singh, who won the third season of popular reality show “Bigg Boss”, believes he was a “saint” when compared to the contenders of the ongoing edition of the show. He says they “fight like crazy”, and clarified that getting aggressive inside the house is not tutored but an individual’s choice.

“I was very calm. I must have fought three times in three months. Compared to the contestants in the current season, I was a saint. These guys are fighting like crazy,” Vindoo said in context to “Bigg Boss – Saath 7”, which airs on Colors.

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar today said it was a strict no-no for him to enter politics and he would instead like to contribute to health and sports.

“Why should I venture into unknown territory?” Akshay here for East Bengal’s pre-centennary celebrations, said.

“I want to live happily. That’s all I want to do. In a very separate way, I want to do something only for sports and health.

Sidharth Malhotra`s idea of real life romance would be an intimate setting on a beach with an “interesting partner”.

The model-actor, who made his Bollywood debut with `Student Of The Year` and romanced Alia Bhatt, will now be seen in romantic comedy `Hasee Toh Phasee` with Parineeti Chopra.

Asked about his idea of real life romance, he said: “My romantic evening will be intimate – probably two people and not in a very crowded place. I would like to go to a secluded place somewhere, hopefully on a beach.”

Superstar Salman Khan has been promoting his friend Aamir Khan`s `Dhoom 3` on reality show `Bigg Boss – Saath 7`. The latter is embarrassed by the `Dabangg` star`s gesture.

“I will give full credit to Salman (for the craze around `Dhoom 3`). I was talking to him sometime back and told him that `You have completely embarrassed me and please what are you doing,” the 48-year-old said here Thursday at a press meet.

“He said, `Let me do what I am doing`. But that is his love and affection and I hope I can also do something for him and I definitely will,” he added.

Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit, who will be next seen Vishal Bharadwaj`s `Dedh Ishqiya`, feels her work commitments can always wait as family is her priority.

After marriage to Dr Shriram Nene in 1999, the superstar relocated to the US. In 2011, she shifted her base back to Mumbai along with her family.

“I love always being here. I have grown up here in Mumbai so for me it is like coming back home. It was different phase in my life, where I wanted to have a home, family, husband and children… Everything that I had dreamt of,” Madhuri said in an interview here.

Priyanka Chopra is gearing up to give her fans in Chennai a memorable New Year`s eve. The actress-singer is making a list of songs for her live performance.

Her performance will take place at the Park Hyatt hotel, and she says she wants to enter the New Year “in style”.

“Creating the playlist for my New Year`s eve gig Park Hyatt Chennai. Got to make sure we arrive into the new year in style. See you there,” Priyanka tweeted Friday.

After releasing her first single `In my city` in 2012, Priyanka released her second international single `Exotic`, featuring rapper Pitbull, this year.

Superstar Salman Khan has been promoting his friend Aamir Khan’s “Dhoom 3” on reality show “Bigg Boss – Saath 7”. The latter is embarrassed by the “Dabangg” star’s gesture.

“I will give full credit to Salman (for the craze around ‘Dhoom 3’). I was talking to him sometime back and told him that ‘You have completely embarrassed me and please what are you doing,” the 48-year-old said here Thursday at a press meet.

“He said, ‘Let me do what I am doing’. But that is his love and affection and I hope I can also do something for him and I definitely will,” he added.

Actor Aamir Khan is worried about reports that the ticket rates for his film “Dhoom 3”, releasing Friday, have been increased. He says it’s a “misconception” and that he wants all audiences to watch the action adventure film as per their own budget – whether for Rs.70 or Rs.700.

“If there is this misconception that the ticket prices for ‘Dhoom 3’ have been increased, then the audience will not come to watch the film in theatres. For the past two to three days I have been worried about this,” Aamir told reporters at a press conference here Thursday afternoon.

Sanaya Irani, whose previous show “Chhanchhan” reportedly missed the bull’s eye due to lack of chemistry with her former co-actor Farhan Khan, is back with a new TV show “Rangrasiya” and she is not nervous about her co-star Ashish Sharma.

Actress Sonakshi Sinha, who is all set to shoot for action film `Action Jackson`, says she has a lot of things going on in her mind.

As she gets ready to start her work, the actress took to Twitter to share her thoughts.

“All ready on set for `Action Jackson`. In a contemplative mood today…So many things swirling in my head. Most unlike me,” Sonakshi posted on the microblogging site Twitter Wednesday.

Directed by Prabhudheva, the film also features Ajay Devgn, Yami Gautam and Kunaal Roy Kapur. It will hit screens April 11 next year.
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