Sunday, January 31, 2010

Gul Panag is savouring her time under the spotlight once again

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She tugged at the heart strings with ’Dor’. And presently, she’s in the ’Rann’ ing too. Gul Panag is savouring her time under the spotlight once again, courtesy RGV’s channel centric opus.



Besides, she’s being booked for all the right reasons. Gorgeous Gul showed up at the book launch of Nirupama Subramaniam’s ’Keep the Change’ (Harper Collins) at a Mumbai book store.


"I’ve read the book," gushed Gul. "And I loved it! I couldn’t stop laughing in some parts. The book is for any man or woman who has come into a city from somewhere else, and is feeling all alone."


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Vivek Oberoi is clearly not happy about being tagged as a stalker

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Vivek Oberoi is clearly not happy about being tagged as a "stalker" or a "gatecrasher" and says he is "genuinely sick" of all controversies.


"Suddenly I’m a stalker one day and one day I’m a gatecrasher. Mela laga hua hai kya (Is it a fair of controversies)? Will anybody say anything and walk away? What nonsense is this? It’s very irresponsible and I completely disapprove of it. It’s rubbish. If there was an element of truth in this, I can understand. But this is nonsense," Vivek told IANS.


The actor, who was here to give a sneak preview of a Bollywood musical to be performed at a yet-to-be opened entertainment destination Kingdom of Dreams, seemed visibly upset about recent news reports about him. He has been accused of going uninvited for a party at superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s residence where his former beau Aishwarya Rai was present with husband Abhishek Bachchan.



"Shah Rukh and Gauri have been exceptionally kind to me, they are lovely people. It’s not like I haven’t been to their place before. I have been to their place for their events, their parties - and suddenly I become a gatecrasher? From where? Does anybody do that? I won’t go to my relatives house without an invite," Vivek said.


The 33-year-old also came in the spotlight recently when he was seated next to the former Miss World at a function in Mumbai, while at another event, he was blamed for being strategically seated behind power couple Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan.


And when Vivek made an unexpected late entry at the premiere of "Rann" in New Delhi Thursday, where Aishwarya and Abhishek were present, his presence was speculated upon yet again.


"Yesterday I came out of the premiere of ’Rann’ and I was asked a silly question - ’Why weren’t you sitting in the same auditorium?’. How do I answer that? Do I have to go search for them in each auditorium and then sit accordingly? It’s ridiculous. And if I was inside the same auditorium as theirs, then people would say ’You’re stalking them’," said Vivek.


He stressed that every person involved in these speculations has moved on and is happy in his or her life, and so the media should just let them be.


"They are all happy with their own lives. I am doing great work by god’s grace, my personal life is very happy, I have got a great life and wonderful friends. They (Abhishek and Aishwarya) are married, they are really happy, doing really well and they are wonderful, civil to me as I am to them and there is no problem. It is irritating that people just keep bringing it up."


The actor first brush with controversy came when he called a press conference against actor Salman Khan in 2003. He has been courting controversies ever since, but says he is tired of making clarifications now.


"I’m tired of clarifications. Why should I keep giving clarifications? There are new stories about me everyday, so should I leave everything and make clarifications? I’m a human being, I’m an actor, I work, I have a family, I have got a nice life - let me live it. Otherwise I should be on the hotline with the media constantly. I am genuinely sick of it. People should stop it now," he said.


On the film front, Vivek will soon be seen in Ramesh Taurani’s "Prince" followed by Ram Gopal Varma’s two-part series "Rakta Charitra".


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Actress Preity Zinta is starting a new chapter in her life

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Actress-entrepreneur Preity Zinta is starting a new chapter in her life following her breakup with businessman Ness Wadia. The only thing that bothers her are link-ups with co-stars and friends, as a result of which none of her male friends, she says, wants to go out with her.


"I’m surrounded by celebrities who are constantly discussing their personal lives. I’m the same Preity Zinta I used to be. You won’t find me discussing my private life in detail. I’m in a very good space right now," Preity told IANS.


"The only problem is any man whom I’m seen with in public is automatically linked with me. I’ve come to a place where none of my male friends wants to go out with me any more! I think I’ll just have to pick my date for the next public event through a contest!" she added laughing.



Preity, who is co-owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab, has to cope up with being linked to not only her co-stars but also cricketers now.


"Can you imagine, members of my own team! I’ve always maintained I’d never mix business and pleasure. Now that I’m getting fully into business, I’m narrowing my chances of finding a man. I know I’d never get into criminal activities, so maybe..."


Talking about her new equation with former boyfriend Ness Wadia, Preity said: "The media has been trying to find awkwardness in our equation. Why should that be? We’re still good friends. We’re no longer seeing each other. We’re colleagues now.


"If ever I’m in a situation, I’m sure he’d watch my back, as I’d watch his. But would people let go of this fascination with the equation between me and Ness? It’s been one year since we broke up."


Preity has been spending a lot of time outside Mumbai and says she goes out of the city to avoid prying eyes.


"Whenever I’m not shooting I’m out of the country. Don’t get me wrong. I love Mumbai to death. But tell me what can an actor can do in the city if she isn’t working? I can’t go out partying. I can’t even take a jog. What do I do on a Sunday? I can’t even go out.


"Now (after the Ness episode) it’s become worse. I can’t go out with any guy. If I do I’ve to beg some women to come along, otherwise the guy and I get linked up. I can’t handle it any more," said Preity.


She describes her stint at the Harvard Business School as the best time of her life. "I took the plunge in December and went back to school, to Harvard School. Believe you me, it was the most enriching experience of my life. I didn’t do it because I wanted to go back to college. I wanted to learn about business management so I could be a better entrepreneur."


"I had the best time of my life. I felt so proud to see so many young Asian students in Harvard. That was the future...I learnt negotiations and mergers, acquisitions, etc. There were students from all over the world, including, of course Asians. More than just the course, the questions that the students asked were so pertinent."


Preity is ready to get back to films in a big way now. "But as far as my role in the IPL cricket team is concerned it’s all settled down now... My focus is now back to movies. I’m on the verge of signing new films."


She says that 2010 will be a good year for her.


"Last year I was too busy experiencing life to talk about it. 2009 was a year of learning for me. Now I reap the dividends of what I learnt. I went back to college.


"I wasn’t travelling and nursing a broken heart. Just because I wasn’t giving explanations. The worst you can do to someone who’s recovering from an emotional setback is to crowd them. I should’ve been left alone. It’s like a death in your family.


"Those condolence calls just set your teeth on edge. My way of dealing with my breakup was to move on. The Harvard experience really rejuvenated me. I’ve come back a different person. You watch 2010 is going to be the best year of my life. As Mr. (Amitabh) Bachchan would say, it’s going to be mindboggling."


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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Actor Saif Ali Khan would pose as a problem in future

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Hardly our Chote Nawab would have thought that his hunting adventure few years back, would pose as a problem in future.


Recently Saif Ali Khan was awarded with Padma Shri. However his achievement was not appreciated by certain people in Rajasthan. It is reported that the Bishnoi community and wildlife activists are quite angry for honouring Saif with such prestigious award.



Remember the ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’ days? The film’s cast including Saif and Salman entered the bad books of Jodhpur for alleged killings of black bucks during the shooting. Now the people of the state who still sentimentally harbours the incident said to be approaching the Union government to take back Saif’s Award. Besides, the Bishnoi Tiger Vanyajeev Evam Paryavaran Sansthan (BTVPS) said that they will soon appeal to the President and the Prime Minister protesting against the decision. People for Animals have also expressed similar agitation.


According to them, the decision is hurting the dignity of the award as well as the spirit of the other deserving recipients.


Hmmm, a case of old wounds….


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Bachchan pariwar are coming together in yet another ad film

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The young couple of Bachchan pariwar are coming together in yet another ad film.


Tarun Mansukhani who gave us ‘Dostana’ has directed this one while Dino Morea has produced it.


Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan were recently in Filmistan Studios shooting for the project. And it was moment of old times for the hot jodi….



It was at this very place where the two stars first came together for the film ’Dhai Akshar Prem Ke’, 11 years ago.


With a nostalgic feel, Abhishek penned on his social networking page, “Then, I would have never dreamt that the next time we shoot here would be as husband and wife. How time flies, how lives change.”


The actor also expressed his happiness to act for the director again. Wrote Abhishek, “Great to step in front of his camera again. He’s great. And we’re all set!” Then in his usual jovial manner, he remarked, “The wife is looking her usual stunning self, and me....... Well, I’m looking like Shrek’s cousin.”


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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Vishal Bhardwaj directed Ishqiya is due for release on 29th January

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Maverick filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj hasn’t directed Ishqiya, but could the film have been churned out better had Vishal Bhardwaj himself directed it, instead of his protégé Abhishek Chaubey, who is debuting with this film?


This million dollar question was aptly put to rest by Vidya who plays the protagonist in Ishqiya, as she promptly replies, “It wouldn’t have been better or worse, but it would have been different. But Abhishek Chaubey has made a wonderful film.”



She continues, “Vishal’s interpretation and presentation would be different. So I don’t think I can compare at all. Though credit must go to Vishal that being a director himself and having co-written Ishqiya he didn’t interfere in the film. We have an opinion on everything, but Vishal had complete confidence in Abhishek. It is such a nice marriage of minds.”


The film is due for release on 29th January 2010.


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‘Veer’ had gross worldwide box office collections of Rs.41 crores

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Eros International announced that in its opening weekend the Salman Khan starrer ‘Veer’ had gross worldwide box office collections of Rs. 41 crores.

‘Veer’ took Rs. 32 crores (Rs. 19.50 crores net) in its first weekend in India with Rs. 9 crores taken overseas. Salman’s last hit Wanted netted Rs. 17.25 crores for the same period.

An Anil Sharma film, ‘Veer’, starring Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty , Jackie Shroff and debutant Zarine Khan released across cinemas worldwide on 22nd January 2010. The film released 1,300 prints and in digital cinemas all over India and a further 236 prints overseas.


A spectacular treat for Salman fans, ‘Veer’ has emerged a high grosser in circuits such as Rajasthan, Delhi/UP, Bihar, Gujarat etc. with single screens doing good business over the weekend, again demonstrating Salman Khan’s power to connect with the masses.

Nandu Ahuja, SVP, India Distribution, Eros International Media Ltd said, “Audience reactions to ‘Veer’ have been extremely heartening. With Salman’s huge fan base in India and overseas, we were confident that Veer would be a huge draw. With the opening weekend followed by the Republic Day holiday teamed with Salman’s star power, we are looking forward to the film’s positive run at the box office”.

Veer is a saga of bravery and drama, treachery and love. Set in the nineteenth century, this is the story of a warrior clan, the Pindharis, who become sworn enemies with the King of Madhavgarh, Rajasthan after the latter betrays them, joining hands with the British for a full-blooded Pindhari slaughter. The bravest, the toughest, the strongest of the Pindharis is Veer who takes on the might of the British Empire, the conniving King of Madhavgarh as well as his own jealous tribesmen. ‘Veer’ is a period drama with romance and action thrown in.

The movie is distributed globally by Eros International.

Looks like Salman Khan has touched a chord with the masses once again!


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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Simon Cowell’s annual pay packet makes him number one in rich list

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Simon Cowell’s annual pay packet of 50 million pounds last year makes him number one in OK! magazine’s rich list.


Dailystar.co.uk reports that also living the high life are Irish rockers U2, who amassed wads of cash by touring, and Elton John, 62, who raked it in thanks to a five-year stint as a resident act at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.




Telly stars Anthony McPartlin, 34, and Declan Donnelly, also 34, Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney, 67, and movie star Ewan McGregor, 38, are all in the top 10.


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Madhur Bhandarkar visited the famous ‘Ajmer Sharif Dargah’

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Bollywood’s reality king Madhur Bhandarkar visited the famous ‘Ajmer Sharif Dargah’ and thank the almighty for his continuous streak of National Awards, the three times national award winner offered a Traditional & Holy ‘Chaddar’ at the sacred place.



His movie fashion has won two categories of Best Actress, which went to Priyanka Chopra and Best Supporting Actress, which has been won by Kangana Ranaut .


“It is a streak of National Awards & It is all God’s grace, so I thought that little I could do it is come to this serene place and offer my thanks to the one who has given all this success.” said Madhur.


“I prayed for all my fans, my audience and of course whole team of Fashion...” he added


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Monday, January 25, 2010

Dollar Innerwear is willing to spend up to Rs.25 crore for Akshay Kumar

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Arre yeh toh andar ki baat hai…


Psst, our Sallu miyaan was offered to do ad campaign for Dollar Club, the popular innerwear brand. Now it seems he has been replaced instead by out Khiladi Kumar Akshay…


It is heard that the brand is willing to spend up to Rs.25 crore for the campaign in the next one year. The new commercials featuring Akshay Kumar are likely to hit the air in the first week of February, said the sources.


On this offer, our Stunt King is said to be quite pleased as it’s going to be his first endorsement in the knitted innerwear segment. The actor will be shooting for the brand in a foreign location soon.



“I am happy to be associated with Dollar Innerwear because there is a perfect fit between Dollar and me, since the brand stands for style of the future generation and I have been always a style statement for younger generation,” stated Akki.


It’s indeed a pricey deal, right gals?


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Riteish Deshmukh actually living in his character in Rann

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The Rann fever seems to have spread seriously. As the film is waiting for its release on 29th Jan, the media is just behind the latest update of this media-centric film.


While actors go extend to get into the skin of their characters, Riteish Deshmukh is said to have gone step ahead by actually living in his character in Rann. In this Ram Gopal Varma’s directorial Riteish plays investigative journalist, a role that is quite different from the ones he has played so far.



The reel life character in fact has inspired the actor a lot in real life as well. “When during the film promotion, I actually went and did the job of an investigative journalist,” said Riteish, “It wasn’t easy to get to places where the actual events happened, to persuade people to shoot at locations that mattered. It was a different experience.”


Talking further about his role, he said, “The character I portray is of a person who is all that a journalist should be. He is a common man who wants to make a difference.”


While Riteish is glad to have done the role of journo, he seems to be thirsty for more. And he is ruminating over the idea of playing one in reality. “There are so many issues that run on my mind. Child abuse is one such issue. I want us to be more aware, more responsible and if I am an investigative journalist, this is one issue that I will tackle for sure,” revealed the actor.


Looks like a reporter is born… Yeh Rann ka asar hai!


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Sunday, January 24, 2010

former Miss India Universe has bagged opposite Abhishek Bachchan

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She’s on an exalted dais, alright. Sarah Jane Dias , former Miss India Universe has bagged ’Crooked’ opposite Abhishek Bachchan which is to be canned in Greece.


Hundreds of auditions later, Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar zeroed in on the sassy lass. Incidentally, she’s the one who played the lost and found sweetheart in the catchy Saif Ali Khan ad.



"I had not gone there to audition for the main lead," reveals Sarah in a newspaper chat," but they liked me and asked me to audition for it." Reportedly, she bowled over Sidhwani and Akhtar with her performance … and sashayed out with a three film deal, no less!


Reportedly, ’Crooked’, directed by Abhinay Deo will spotlight Sarah in three different phases and producer Sidhwani is confident that, "she’s got a terrific spark in her."


The gal from Muscat turned a VJ and model later, going on to win the Miss India Contest in 2007. Presently, Sarah’s taking diction lessons from Shabana Azmi and picking up the finer nuances of histrionics from her. "I haven’t met Abhishek as yet, but we will probably be doing a workshop together," says Sarah.


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Katrina Kaif will bagging a National award for Rajneeti

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Prakash Jha’s ’Rajneeti’ is hogging the limelight not just for the super onscreen chemistry between it’s lead pair: Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif , and rumours of an alleged link between the two, but also for Kaif’s demands.



Reportedly, the actress has assented to a hefty price cut, and is coaxing director Jha to illumine her in "more dramatic scenes" with her two time National award winning co star Ajay Devgn (’Zakhm’,’The Legend Of Bhagat Singh’) in ’Rajneeti.’


Kaif, enacting the only female protagonist in the Bhopal based political thriller is sanguine of bagging a National award, no less, if she plays her canny cards well.


Discloses a ’Rajneeti’ unit member, "Katrina doesn’t seem to hanker after the other awards. But on the sets she did mention to Jha that she was very keen on winning the National award and getting it would mean the world to her." Well, politics behind a political thriller …..


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Saturday, January 23, 2010

Shahid Kapoor In Milenge Milenge - Wallpapers

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Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Aarti Chhabria, Delnaaz Paul, Satish Shah




Milenge Milenge Bollywood film which seems to be inspired by the 2001 romantic comedy Serendipity, is directed by Satish Kaushik and stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in their first film together after Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met (2007),and fifth film together. Other members from the cast include Satish Shah, Aarti Chhabria, and Delnaaz Paul.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Akshay Kumar as the face of innerwear brand Dollar Club

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Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has replaced Salman Khan as the face of innerwear brand Dollar Club and the company plans to spend about Rs.25 crore on the ad campaigns.


‘Dollar Industries is tipped to spend up to Rs.25 crore for the campaign in the next one year. The new commercials featuring Akshay Kumar are likely to hit the air in the first week of February,’ said Krishan Gupta, director of Dollar Industries Ltd, in a press statement.



Akshay says this will be his first endorsement in the knitted innerwear segment.


‘This is going to be my first endorsement in the knitted innerwear segment. I am happy to be associated with Dollar Innerwear because there is a perfect fit between Dollar and me, since the brand stands for style of the future generation and I have been always a style statement for younger generation,’ he said.



The actor will soon be going to a foreign locale to shoot a TV commercial for the brand.


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Priyanka Chopra's ‘Fashion’ Movie website has been hacked

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The team of Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Fashion’ has landed in some serious trouble there! A porn website has hacked the official website of the Priyanka Chopra starrer superhit flick ‘Fashion’.



Well, the film’s official website was originally created for the promotion of the movie. And now, the hacked website is accessible through the official website of UTV films and claims, “All materials advertised on the site are completely legal and contain role-playing fantasy only.”


However, the link directs you the explicit porn site, which further leads to other triple-X sites. Completely shocked by the news, Bhandarkar told a news daily, “It’s news to me, I will definitely scrutinise this issue and will check with the UTV people too.”


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Kareena Kapoor has been signed for a whopping Rs 7 crore

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Kareena Kapoor has been signed for a whopping Rs 7 crore by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd for their next, Golmaal 3, directed by Rohit Shetty. A source says, “Kareena hasn’t given any hit last year except 3 Idiots and has raised many eyebrows for being signed for the exorbitant amount.


While Bollywood actors are slashing their prices to cope with the recession, it is surprising how much the industry is paying the actresses. Even A-list actors are not being offered such a huge amount.”



It is learnt that Kareena will be the only heroine in the film as she has made it very clear that she does not want to work in multi-heroine projects. And why not? After the success of Jab We Met and the critical acclaim she received, Kareena’s career graph rose.


Reportedly she was paid Rs 2.5 crore for Kambakkht Ishq and little more for Golmaal 2 . The source continues, “After Golmaal 2 proved to be a hit, director Rohit Shetty only wanted Kareena in the film and convinced the producers to sign her. Moreover, the Kapoor lass has never been a part of sequels, so to make her sign this film, she was offered and signed for a huge amount.


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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Vidhu Vinod Chopra caused a traffic jam on St Paul’s Road in Bandra

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Already Mumbai roads are prone to traffic jams. But when the traffic jam is brought about unwillingly, the people lose their good temper. Recently, during rush hour, Vidhu Vinod Chopra caused a traffic jam on St Paul’s Road in Bandra.


Chopra took a trip to St Paul’s Road on January 18. His security guards blocked the road for about 10-12 minutes and didn’t allow anyone to use the road. Chopra then came from the wrong side of the road and only when he drove away were the others permitted to use the road.



Another famous director who happened to be there at that time was surprised by this. He expresses that while this kind of road block is done by politicians, it was shocking to know how Chopra blocked the road like that. And as there weren’t any traffic policemen there, he had free reign to do whatever he liked.


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Minissha Lamba had to deal with Shreyas Talpade and Tusshar Kapoor

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She got wooed and… dumped earlier. But this time around, romantic matters are going to traverse through a new twist. A hilarious one, for a change! If Minissha Lamba had to deal with the callous Ranbir Kapoor and heartbreak for ’Bachna Ae Haseeno’, she’s in for a whale of a time with Shreyas Talpade and Tusshar Kapoor in ’Hum Tum Aur Shabana.’


Sagar Ballary who helmed ’Bheja Fry’, will showcase Minissha alongside her two love interests in ’Hum….,’ which is being currently canned in Goa. Although the plot of two Romeos chasing one Juliet sounds boringly trite, Ms. Lamba assures journos that the flick is "refreshingly different."



Enacting an "urbane girl", Minissha Lamba speaks about her flick in a media chat stating, "The movie is very fast paced and you will see yourself transported from one comic situation to another in no time. If you loved ’ Bheja Fry’ , trust me Sagar’s film will throw you off your seats!"Guard your funny bones, folks.


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Actor Arjun Bajwa playing a game of hide and seek

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He’s into a sinsister game, playing a game of hide and seek! Not with the media though, but with five other co-stars in ’Hide And Seek’. The forthcoming flick stars ’Fashion’ able actor Arjun Bajwa together with Purab Kohli, Ayaz Khan, Samir Kochhar, Mrinalini Sharma and new find Amruta Patki, former Miss India 2006.



The Moser Baer Entertainment Ltd and Idiotbox Films production ’Hide And Seek’ unveiled it’s scores to the media at the music launch of ’Hide And Seek’. With song numbers rendered by Gourav Dasgupta and Chirantan Bhatt, the album has an amalgamation of beats from hip hop, rock and ’bhangra’. Besides, Gourav Dasgupta’s band ’Fallen’ performed live to numbers from the flick.


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