Rs. 1 Crore Suit:Shahrukh Wears

Rs. 1 Crore Suit:Shahrukh Wears According to the latest Bollywood gossip, superstar Shahrukh Khan would wear a suit that cost a crore.

It is said to be one of the costliest costumes that he would wear in his upcoming film RA.ONE. The costume has been specially designed keeping the high end action sequences in mind. The material used in this special costume has been designed in Los Angeles and SRK will be seen wearing it in the film.

RA.ONE is turning out to be one of the costliest films ever attempted. The film will be full of high end action sequences. SRK and his director Anubhav Sinha are going all out to make this film one of the most watched out for movies to hit the screens.

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Priyanka Chopra Weds The Shahs!

Priyanka Chopra Weds The Shahs! Priyanka Chopra has bagged a family casting coup. Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Saath Khoon Maaf' has PC cast opposite Naseeruddin Shah, enacting her eldest husband, and Vivaan Shah essaying her youngest hubby.

Incidentally, Vivaan happens to be the youngest scion of Naseeruddin Shah! The 20 year old Shah had no plans of pursuing an acting career, but he caught the discerning eye of Bhardwaj who swiftly roped him into the venture to essay one of Chopra's seven husbands.

Casting both dad and son as cine hubbies to Chopra seems an audacious attempt, but VB's supremely convinced about his canny move. Reportedly, an undisclosed Russian actor too is being pencilled in to play one of Chopra's husbands!

Guess, it's just raining hubbies…

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I love doing romance: Salman Khan

On screen as well
Doing romance on screen is what Salman Khan likes the most, even though many of his fans would love to see him do more comedy. His next film Wanted may be an out-and-out action thriller, but for him nothing comes close to getting romantic on screen.

“I like to do all kinds of roles, but I enjoy romance the most in films,” the superstar told the students of AAFT in Noida on his visit to the city.

Known for his macho image, the 43-year-old actor is returning to the action genre after a long gap with 'Wanted', directed by Southern superstar Prabhu Deva.

“There is a lot of action in the film and it is going to be mindblowing. Mind you, it has all been done by me and not by a body double,” he said.

Salman added that the preparation for the role was a painful journey.

“We haven't even used the usual cable work that much, so it has been very difficult and I even pulled a hamstring during one of the running sequences that took three months to heal. But it has all been worth the effort,” he added.

Also present at the event were the director and the film's music composer duo Sajid-Wajid.

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I don't indulge in public display of affection: Katrina

Late last week, a television channel went overboard in selling a story about Katrina Kaif romancing Ranbir Kapoor on the sets of Prakash Jha’s film Rajneeti which the duo have been shooting in Bhopal. The news channel replayed the clippings of Katrina hugging Ranbir on a road and tried to give the impression that Katrina was cheating on Salman Khan.

Katrina is obviously upset at such yellow journalism.

“It's a scene we shot for 'Rajneeti' on a street of Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh capital). Obviously some camera outside our unit shot and decided to up the channel's TRPs with one more scandal story. But it is disgusting,” Katrina is quoted as saying by IANS.

The actress went on to say that she never indulges in any display of affection towards her co-stars in public.

“People can easily see I'm dressed for the character in 'Rajneeti'. And am I so dumb as to indulge in a public display of affection with my co-star? Grant me more common sense,” she fumed.

Katrina added that what the channel did was illegal.

“First of all it's illegal to shoot people without their knowledge. And then how can they pass off a shot from a film as a paparazzi scoop?” she expressed her displeasure.

Incidentally, after the scoop, Katrina has deliberately been keeping distance from Ranbir on the sets. Hardly was she done with quelling rumours about a possible link-up with John Abraham she now has to face another barrage of gossip.

It’s all the cost of stardom.

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Rani Mukherjee not ready for bigger responsibilities

No, we aren’t talking about her marriage
Rani Mukherjee is content doing what she knows best - acting. While her contemporaries are venturing into other fields like film production, direction or buying a stake in IPL teams, Rani isn’t yet ready to take up more responsibilities. Well, so she says.

Rani, who plays a cricket buff in her latest movie Dil Bole Hadippa, shot down the suggestion that she plans to buy a share in one of the IPL teams, like the other actresses, namely Shilpa Shetty, Preity Zinta and Juhi Chawla.

“I don't have so much money. There is no chance that I can buy an IPL team…Right now I don't even think that I can take up so much responsibility because everything of that sort means more responsibilities. I am quite happy doing what I am doing right now,” Rani told a news agency.

Forget IPL, Rani isn’t even interested in stepping into film production or direction.

“Again with production comes a very big responsibility and so is with direction and I don't think I am ready for that as of now,” she is quoted as saying.

The actress added that what truly excites her is the challenge of playing different roles in films.

“I have always done different things. I've done a Black that somebody would think twice before doing and now this (Dil Bole Hadippa)... I take up challenging roles as that really excites me as an actor,” Rani said.

Presently, Rani is looking forward to the Durga Puja celebrations.

“I am just hoping I can have a great time with my family and celebrate Durga Puja as I used to celebrate it as a kid. This time luckily I have kept no commitments during that time,” said the Bengali beauty.

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Shahid-Katrina received Rajiv Gandhi Award

atrina Kaif-Shahid Kapoor receiving Rajiv Gandhi Award

The 12th Rajiv Gandhi Awards ceremony took place in Mumbai on August 19 and actress Katrina Kaif is one of the recipients of the award. The moment was unbelievable for Katz.

Katrina said, “When I heard I am a recipient, I took aback. Then it all started to sink in. For me, any honor that comes is a sign of being recognised as part of the system. I was close to tears, actually, because just three years ago I was a virtual outsider trying to find a foothold in Bollywood. And here I am now getting the Rajiv Gandhi Award for my contribution to the world of entertainment. I’m ecstatic.”

Maharashtra MLC and Mumbai Congress Vice-President Charan Singh Sapra began the awards in 1995. The award is given to achievers who contributed to the progress of 21st century India. Talking about the awards Sapra said, “Which, in a way, is a salute to the passion and energy of the recipients for keeping alive Rajiv Gandhi’s dream of a progressive India. He was the architect of modern India and the awards ceremony is synonymous with India’s future.”

Among others who has received the honour includes young entrepreneur Rohit Kochhar, industrialist Vineet Jain, Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra and Dr Narendra Jadhav. The awards ceremony will telecasted on Sony at 8 pm on Sunday.

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International RTI Film Festival in Delhi in October

New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Aimed at highlighting the common man's struggles and the role of Right to Information (RTI) in bringing a change in his life, an International RTI Film Festival (IRFF) is being organised by a team of NGOs and civil society groups here next month.

"The films made on RTI have played a major role in spreading awareness about its importance and usage among people. This usage of Right to Information and its effect on the life of the common man has been beautifully taken up by various filmmakers," Neeraj Kumar of Kabir, an NGO, told IANS Tuesday.

"The main motive of this film festival is to bring all such films (dealing with work done in the direction of achieving a transparent system) in front of public and to make them realise that the crying need of the hour is not to complain but to act," he said.

"We plan to carry it forward to other major cities of the country. We are working on a plan for Lucknow, Bhubaneswar and Bhopal," Kumar further said.

The films will be selected by a screening committee comprising of Chief of Central Information Commission Wajahat Habibullah, Orissa Information Commissioner Jagadananda (one name), Magsaysay award winner RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal and others.

"The films could be on RTI and on issues like self-governance, transparency and accountability. The entries can include the success stories, grassroots initiatives, community efforts, issues and solutions," Kumar added.

The films will be accepted in two categories - approx 10 minutes and 30 minutes. The last date for submission of films and entry forms is Sep 15.

IRFF, to be held Oct 7-11, is being organised by Kabir, Parivartan, Public Cause Research Foundation, Akhil Bharatiya Samaj Seva Sansthan, Haryana RTI manch, West Bengal RTI manch, Bihar RTI Manch, Centre for Youth and Social Development and DEHAT.

The festival will also have an exhibition on RTI.

"Anyone interested in being a part of the festival can log on at www.rtifilmfestival.blogspot.com for further information," he said.

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Khatron Ke Khiladi-Season 2 Winner Revealed?

By Bollywood Hungama News Network

Last year, 13 of the most gorgeous ladies of tinsel town, viz., Yana Gupta, Aditi Govitrikar, Pooja Bedi, Sonali Kulkarni, Tupur Chatterjee, Sayali Bhagat, Nethra Raghuraman, Anjana Sukhani, Dippanita Sharma, Payal Rohatgi and Meghna Naidu had a ball of a lifetime with superstar Akshay Kumar a.k.a Khiladi Kumar as their host in the most adventurous game show on the telly land called ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi’, a show whereby these gorgeous ladies were subjected to the most meanest of tasks, in which some won whereas others ‘chic-kened’ out! The final winner of last year turned out to be model-actress Nethra Raghuraman.

This year too, Akki is back with yet another set of 13 contestants (read ‘bevy of beauties’) viz. Bruna Abdullah, Sushma Reddy, Carol Gracias, Jesse Randhawa, Mandira Bedi, Nauheed Cyrusi, Rosa Catalano, Rupali Ganguly, Sonika Kaliraman, Shonali Nagrani, Pia Trivedi, Shveta Salve and Anushka Manchanda. Akki also adds that in the show’s second season, everything will be twice the excitement and twice the danger.

Akshay in his own words says that the second season of the show has everything in double, right from gruesomeness till the excitement. Well, with everything being double, one would also assume that the suspense about the winner is also double. But, not when Bollywood Hungama and its most reliable sources are around! If our sources are to be believed (and we have every reason to believe them), then, the winner for this season is the ex-VIVA member and the singing toast of the season Anushka Manchanda. Looking at the way her career is going these days, this win will only add more glitter to her already glittering cap. Way to go, Anushka!

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