Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who is currently lodged in Pune”s Yerawada Jail for his role in the 1993 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai, has been granted a month”s parole to spend time with his ill wife Maanayata.
Yogesh Desai, the Jail Superintendent of Yerawada Jail, said Dutt had submitted an application for the present parole along with his request for a medical furlough in October.
Uncertainty looms over the fresh parole granted to imprisoned Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt as the state government Saturday sought a report on the issue, officials said here.
The parole for Dutt, apparently approved by the Pune divisional commissioner, has evoked strong reactions from various quarters.
State Home Minister R.R. Patil has sought a report from the concerned departments to ascertain whether Dutt was eligible for a month’s parole on grounds that his wife Maanyata was ill.
Actor Ranbir Kapoor says his cousin Kareena Kapoor “hates all” her colleagues and the actress agrees and says she’s not in the Hindi film industry to make friends.
Kareena and Ranbir made a joint appearance on Karan Johar’s celebrity talk show “Koffee With Karan”, where they got talking about the former’s relationship with her female colleagues.
From evergreen Dev Anand to superstar Rajesh Khanna, Asha Parekh has worked with most leading stars of Indian cinema except Dilip Kumar and the 71-year-old veteran actress confesses that she is still waiting to work with the thespian.
She got great opportunities to work with Shammi Kapoor in hits “Dil Deke Dekho” and “Teesri Manzil”, Dev Anand in “Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai” and Rajesh Khanna in “Aan Milo Sajna” and “Kati Patang”, but never got a chance to share the screen with Dilip Kumar.
Rapper Honey Singh says his songs are not to demean women and claims if a boy sings them to impress his daughter he has no problem with it.
The 23-year-old ‘Lungi Dance’ hitmaker, who is married for more than two years, said that audience like songs on girls so his maximum chartbusters are on the fairer sex.
“I am yet to have a child and if I am blessed with a baby girl and in future if a guy tries to impress my daughter by singing my hits, I have no issues with it.
Actor Imran Khan and his wife Avantika are expecting their first baby next year.
The couple tied the knot in January 2011 after a ten-year-relationship.
“Avantika and Imran will soon become parents as the delivery is due in June next year,” sources close to the actor told PTI.
Reportedly, Avantika was sick a few months ago and was suspected to be suffering from dengue.
After the check-up, she tested positive for the disease and also came to know that she is in the family way.
Actress Kajol Devgn says she completely supports her sister Tanisha Mukherjee, who is currently participating in ‘Bigg Boss’, despite the reality TV show putting inmates in an “unnatural situation” and “bringing out the worst” in them.
Tanisha, 35, has been grabbing eyeballs with her increasing closeness to co-participant Armaan Kohli on the show.
Kajol says she watches ‘Bigg Boss’ regularly and feels the show’s format is such that it brings out the worst in the person.
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who is currently lodged in Yerawada jail here in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case, has been granted a month-long parole, district authorities said today.
Dutt, undergoing sentence for his conviction under the Arms Act in the 1993 blasts, had applied for parole to the Pune Divisional Commissioner Prabhakar Deshmukh in whom the authority to grant parole is vested.
Naseeruddin Shah played the role of a Pakistani diplomat in a theatre play, titled ‘ A walk in the woods’ at Alhamra Hall in Lahore.
The play is staged on two actors, Pakistani and an Indian Diplomat, who hold private meetings in the woods and try to achieve a breakthrough in the muddled negotiations between Pakistan and India.
The play was staged by Faiz Foundation Trust in collaboration with Lahore Arts Council and Motely Theatre Production, the Daily Times reported.
Actor Uday Chopra, who is busy taking care of his home banner Yash Raj Films’ (YRF) Hollywood wing, says he plans to direct a film and it may be a Hollywood project. But he also has his heart set on remaking his late father and veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra’s “Kala Patthar”.
Will you debut with a Hollywood film?
“Maybe yes…may be in Hollywood. I have the feeling inside me, but at the moment there is so much to be done. I have to make a name for my company,” Uday, who will soon be seen on the big screen in “Dhoom 3”, told IANS in an interview here.
Shah Rukh Khan, who is considered Bollywood’s undisputed king of romance, had some valuable tips on romance to share on his recent visit to the capital.
Shah Rukh has featured in a string of romantic films like “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge”, “Dil To Pagal Hai”, “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” and “Kal Ho Naa Ho” in his over two-decade career in Hindi filmdom.
Here’s what he had to say:
– Never disrespect a woman in words, action or spirit.
– You should always take care of small things like opening the door for a lady and never sit before she sits.
– Learn to be gentle with a woman.
Actor Ranbir Kapoor gets jealous when his contemporaries deliver a good performance.
In an upcoming episode of ‘Koffee with Karan’, host Karan Johar grilled Ranbir on whom he regards as his competitor.
Karan told Ranbir that there is an influx of talent like Aditya Roy Kapur, Sushant Singh Rajput, Varun Dhawan, Ranveer Singh and Siddharth Malhotra, but he (Ranbir) is touted as the (best) actor of this generation.
“Are you threatened Ranbir… Do you watch their work carefully?” Karan asked Ranbir on the show.
Actor Aamir Khan, who has impressed with his tap dancing number in “Dhoom 3”, learned the skill from acclaimed Australian choreographer Dein Perry.
Aamir, who plays a negative role in the movie, flew all the way to Australia to learn the grungy tap dance, which is high on energy and more difficult than the classic tap dance.
The actor spent some with Perry, who also choreographed for movie “Happy Feet Two” and the opening act of Sydney 2000 Olympics.
Last month lyricist Javed Akhtar woke up to the most terrifying experience of his life – simply put, he just couldn’t move. It was due to back pain and he is now on the road to recovery. It happened on Nov 29 here.
Recalling the horror of having lost the power of his limbs Javed, now on the way to recovery at the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre here, said: “On that fateful morning I got up as usual.”
Priyanka Chopra rarely comments on her love life. She says it has nothing to do with being “politically correct”.
At the Agenda Aaj Tak Conclave here Thursday, Bollywood’s eligible bachelorette was asked why she has never stood up and spoken out against dating rumours.
“It’s not because I am being politically correct. It’s just that I’m a private person,” said the 31-year-old.
“I believe that I am putting 90 percent of myself and my family life out in front of the public, I have every right to keep 10 percent of it for myself,” she added.
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra says it is necessity to be part of 100 crore films in order to be commercially viable in the industry.
“I always try to do films which I find interesting. But, we also have to be part of the 100 or 200 crore films to be commercially viable, so that we can go and do women oriented films. It is a give and take thing,” Priyanka said today.
The 31-year-old actress lamented that till date no female-centric Bollywood film has made it to the elite 100 crore club.
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan wants to take his children — Aryan, Suhana and AbRam — to Peshawar, where his family hails from.
Shah Rukh, who was in the capital to be a part of Agenda Aajtak conclave, did not refuse the request of Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to visit Pakistan and said he would love to go back to the place again where his father took him when he was too young.
Bollywood actress Kajol feels it is much easier for a man to survive and succeed nowadays than a woman, given the deteriorating state of the fairer sex in our country.
The 39-year-old actress, who has starred in several hits like ‘Baazigar’, ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaenge’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, said that men often make it difficult for us women to lead our lives liberally and there is an urgent need to change their mindset.
AbRam, Shah Rukh Khan’s third child, who was born through surrogacy and prematurely by several months, is now healthy, says the superstar. In fact, he has dimples like his father too!
Shah Rukh had confirmed the arrival of AbRam in July. Since it was a premature birth, the baby had to battle health issues, but all seems well now.
“AbRam is very handsome mashallah, healthy now, and spreads a lot of happiness. He has dimples also, so yes, it is nice to have people who have dimples,” said the 47-year-old, whose dimples add charm to his million dollar smile.
Being Bollywood’s ‘Mr Perfectionist’ comes with its own problems as superstar Aamir Khan feels guilty for not being able to spend enough time with his family.
The meticulous star, who prepares extensively before taking up any project and thus ends up doing only one film a year, today said he found it difficult to juggle shooting ‘Dhoom 3’, ‘Peekay’ and doing research for his TV show ‘Satyamev Jayate 2’.
Aamir, 48, and his wife Kiran’s son Azad turned a year-old recently. The actor said he would take the child to his shootings so that he could spend more time with him.
Actress Genelia D’Souza, who has been away from the big screen post her marriage to actor Riteish Deshmukh, will be seen in Salman Khan’s ‘Jai Ho’.
Genelia married Riteish in February 2012 and her last Hindi film was ‘Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya’ which came in the same month, and also starred her husband.
She will now be seen in Salman Khan-starrer ‘Jai Ho’, apparently in a cameo appearance.”Yes Genelia is there in ‘Jai Ho’. She is playing an interesting cameo,” sources close to the development told PTI, without divulging her role.
Actor Rahul Dev will be seen playing a demon in popular TV show ‘Devon ke Dev…Mahadev’.
After approaching veteran actors like Danny Denzongpa, Mithun Chakraborty and Jackie Shroff, Rahul Dev, well known for negative roles in various movies, has been finalised for the role of demon Arunasur in the popular mythological series and it will mark the actor’s entry on television.
He will be seen in the negative role of Arunasur, who will battle against Lord Shiva, played by Mohit Raina.
Ikram Akhtar has donned the director’s hat for the new film ‘ India Mein Lahore’ and is looking to cast fresh faces to make it more believable.
The renowned film writer said that that he believes that there is a lot of love between the people of both countries and he intends to show it in his cross-border romantic comedy film, the Express Tribune reported.
The Dubai-based project is being advertised as a co-production, which includes talent from India and Pakistan. (ANI)
The Bombay High Court rejected Bollywood producer Ramesh Sippy’s plea seeking a stay on the release of Sholay’s 3D version made by his nephew Sasha over a copyright dispute.
In a notice of motion on his suit against Sasha and others, Sippy had recently filed an appeal before a division bench against the judgement of Justice Kathawala who had earlier rejected Sippy’s petition on the same issue.
Upholding the single bench’s judgement here today, a division bench of Justices S F Vajifdar and G S Patel refused to stay the production and release of the movie’s 3D version.
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has touched a new benchmark on his Twitter fan following which has risen to over six millions.
The 48-year-old actor, who has beaten his competitors including Salman Khan (5,636,870) and Aamir Khan (5,105,283) on the micro-blogging site, thanked his fans for their love and support.
“Thanks for the 6 million. Our love goes beyond numbers. Wish you all happiness beyond count and love beyond measure,” Shah Rukh posted.