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"Politics? No Thanks!" says Amitabh Bachchan
Strongly refuting the lately-perpetrated speculation on his return to politics Amitabh Bachchan says, "I'm not into politics at all of any kind. There's absolutely no question of my going into politics. I've repeatedly said I don't understand politics, nor do I have any wish to get into it in any capacity. Let me say once and for all I'm not going to get into it .

Naseruddin Shah's son in a train accident
Naseruddin Shah's son fell off the local train in Mumbai yesterday. In a freak accident, Imaad Khan, fell off the train while he was on his way to college. He suffered multiple fractures. The doctors say that even though his condition is critical, he is out of danger and will be under observation for three-four days.

Shahrukh's office raided by I.T.
The Income Tax department carried out a survey of actor Shah Rukh Khan's company Red Chillies Entertainment on Thursday. The survey was to find out whether norms relating to TDS had been followed out by the superstars company of which his wife Gauri is the director.

Farah Khan's take on film critics
After playing the role of a choreographer and a director, Farah Khan off late was seen as a celebrity judge on a television dance competition Jhalak Dikhala Jaa where she had to judge the dance performances from a critic's point of view. While Farah was to play the role of a critic for the show

Baburao in his new avatar
Here's some bad news on Paresh Rawal's character in Anurag Kashyap's film No Smoking starring John Abraham and Ayesha Takia. Bad as in his characterization that seems to be real bad!

Award for Mundhra, Shabana, Farah
University Of Leicester Law Society has selected Jagmohan Mundhra for David Flynt Honorary Award as a South Asian achiever in the Global Mainstream Media this year for Provoked. Shabana Azmi and Farah Khan are two other awardees chosen by the Triangle Media Group for their contributions to cinema.

International Award for 'Come December'
Come December has been awarded International Special Award of Cultural Vision in storytelling at Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival in America. Internationally acclaimed actress Siboney Lo, who also stars in Faisal Saif's next film SOFIA, specially flew from Chile to attend the Festival.

Paresh Rawal to produce TV serials
Paresh Rawal has donned a new cap. He will now be producing a Television Serial along with a business partner. Even though he will be producing he is not going to act in the serial.

Chunky Pandey wants to feature in sequels of Don and Aankhenn
With Apna Sapna Money Money, Chunky Pandey has proved that his magic is not yet over. After doing a cameo in Don, Chunky now has a desire that if Don 2 gets made, he would like to come back in the film. Says Chunky, "See, I was not allowed to talk about it before since the climax had a twist.

Indian entertainment searches for business on little screen
The little 'screens' are there - in the millions of mobile sets - and so is the creativity. But can these little screens work to promote the big screen, ask members of India's entertainment industry as they search for new ways to rake in the moolah.

No threat to 'Vivah' from 'Dhoom II': Barjatya
Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya on Thursday said, his film 'Vivah' faces no threat from the upcoming Yashraj Pictures production Dhoom II (a sequel of hit Dhoom). "When I started the screenplay of the film, some of the journalist friends and others told me that this kind of movie will never run at the box office well.

Kaushik thrilled with role in 'Brick Lane'
Comic actor and "Tere Naam" director Satish Kaushik has just returned from the most satisfying experience of his life -- he got to play the role of Chanu, the bigoted Bangladeshi husband, in the screen adaptation of Monica Ali's "Brick Lane".

J.P. Dutta retorts on reports that he doesn't pay his stars
A report stating that J.P. Dutta has paid Abhishek Bachchan a mere Rs 5 lakhs for his role in Umrao Jaan has the filmmaker withdrawing into an angry and hurt shell. "I'd not like to say anything on this. Why don't you ask Abhishek and Ash what they've been paid? Abhishek is like my own child.

Bipasha Basu to launch her own website
Bipasha Basu has found herself a new source of excitement - a website of her own with regular updates on her life. Bipasha, who is as excited as she was when she signed her first film, says: "It will be maintained entirely by me. And it will have regular, almost daily updates of my life...

The destructive side of love
Neel Oberoi, a billionaire bachelor. The world was his oyster. Truly the man who had it all. But did he? Diagnosed with a fatal heart ailment, Neel's life had come to a screeching halt. Only a miracle could save him and yes, a deadly crash led him to his miracle - Anahita.

Mass production?
Everyone's into mass production of feature films in Bollywood. Yash Raj, Dharma, Rajshri, UTV, Vishesh Films, P.N.C., Percept, Sahara, Venus, Tips, Mukta Arts, RGV, Firoz A. Nadiadwala, Sanjay Gupta, Vidhu Vinod Chopra... everyone's involved in two/three projects

Adlabs organizes yacht parties at IFFI
This year's IFFI at Goa, India's equivalent to the prestigious Cannes film festival will have an added attraction. Adlabs, India's premier entertainment company will have its own yacht off the Goa shore named 'Adlabs Adda'. Adlabs Adda in the form of a fashionable yacht will be the venue that will host a lot of movie celebrities and business honchos.

'The Train': First Hindi film in Bangkok's Sky Train
The Train - Some Lines Should Never Be Crossed is the first Hindi film to be shot in the Sky Trains of Bangkok. Powered by Bangkok Mass Transit System [BTS], the Sky Train plied to and fro continuously [one-sided running time: twenty minutes] from National Stadium Station to Siam Square Station for three hours [7 a.m. to 10 a.m.]

Casino Royale action director for Himesh's film
Himesh has already created a wave by launching a film, Aak Ka Suroor, starring himself in a lead role. And now, heres a latest addition to it. Himesh has roped in Gary Powell, the stunt director of the latest Bond Flick, Casino Royale. Gary, who has directed stunts for films like The Legend of Zorro, The Mummy and Mission Impossible among many others, will now be directing Himesh.

Goa IFFI to pack in 'hours of fun and entertainment'
Goa is getting a hurried fresh coat of paint ahead of the 11-day International Film Festival of India (IFFI) beginning here Thursday that promises to pack in hours of sheer entertainment and fun. The 37th IFFI, ending Dec 3, is showcased as "India's Cannes" and is expected to bring in crowds of film buffs, say organisers.

Debutante Jiah set for Bollywood entry
Director Ram Gopal Varma's latest protege Jiah Khan, set to woo audiences with "Nishabd", is being touted as his best discovery since Urmila Matondkar. Jiah is completely smitten by co-star Amitabh Bachchan.

Customs sleuths give clean chit to Aishwarya
Bollywood glamour girl Aishwarya Rai was Monday questioned and given a clean chit by sleuths of the customs department in connection with the recovery of euros 23,000 (Rs.3.7 million) from a mystery parcel sent to her from The Netherlands last week. Accompanied by her lawyer Girish Kulkarni

Onir and Suri on a high
Director Onir and Sanjay Suri will be on a high in the days to come. Their film Bas Ek Pal will be screened at IFFI on the 2nd of December.

Bhushan Kumar's wife to direct music videos
She started of her career as a model, appeared in music videos and now, Divya Khosla Kumar is thinking of directing music videos. Divya says that in a few months time, she might start directing music videos for T-series. She has already completed a course in film editing and is now working on cinematography. .

Uttar Pradesh honours Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan was Monday conferred Uttar Pradesh's highest cultural honour - Yash Bharti - at a ceremony here to honour the star actor. Abhishek's parents, Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, were also present at the function.

Farah, Shirish join Shah Rukh in Australia
An Australian holiday is just what the doctor ordered for hardworking Bollywood couple Farah Khan and husband Shirish Kunder, especially when good friend Shah Rukh Khan is already there to help them unwind.

PM calls for end to corruption, cites 'Lage Raho...?
Likening corruption to a canker that would blight the system, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday called for a comprehensive approach to eliminate sleaze and emphasised that lessons must be learnt from the Bollywood blockbuster "Lage Raho Munna Bhai".

Guild to host dinner party at I.F.FI. 2006
The Film & Television Producers? Guild of India is organizing a dinner party on 26th November in Goa against the backdrop of the International Film Festival of India 2006. The venue of the event is Hotel Cidade De Goa.

Together... for the first time!
Glam-brand Provogue has been roped in as the Title Sponsor of Global Indian Film Awards 2006. G.I.F.A. - a global brand and the brainchild of Popcorn Entertainment and Global Events - has been re-christened as PROVOGUE G.I.F.A. 2006 AWARDS. The event will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 7th to 9th December.

Together... for the first time!
Glam-brand Provogue has been roped in as the Title Sponsor of Global Indian Film Awards 2006. G.I.F.A. - a global brand and the brainchild of Popcorn Entertainment and Global Events - has been re-christened as PROVOGUE G.I.F.A. 2006 AWARDS. The event will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 7th to 9th December.

B.O. Update: James Bond takes on Hindi films
Last week's Vivah and Apna Sapna Money Money opened to a heartening response, but the opening numbers of the three new Hindi releases, Rehguzar, Janani and Unns, were dull on Friday. Meanwhile, the new James Bond film, Casino Royale, has opened to a good response [75%-80%] in India, simultaneously with its U.S. release.

'Krrish' receives two awards
Anandlok, Kolkata has announced two awards - Best Film and Best Actor - for Rakesh Roshan's Krrish. Rakesh Roshan attended the award function on 18th November in Kolkata.

Rajshri markets 'Vivah' differently
Ladies are patronizing the film in a major way. The attendance of ladies in the 12 noon and 3 pm shows is as high as 70 to 80% in many of the cinemas.Special d飯r was put up at METRO ADLABS in Mumbai. A prominent spot inside the multiplex sported the VIVAH look. As a special part of the setup, the real 'Doli' from the film was set up there.

Saregama celebrates association with Bhatts
To celebrate their long and successful association with Vishesh Films [Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt], music company Saregama India Ltd. has hosted an event on 20th November.

Shashi Kapoor to innaugrate IFFI
Shashi Kapoor will be inaugurating IFFI to be held in Goa later this month. There will be special retrospective of Prithviraj Kapoor's films at the fest. Last year the film festival was inaugurated by Dev Anand. IFFI will start from the 23rd of November.

Another hurdle for Jodha-Akbar
It was only recently that the Nawabs of Lucknow questioned the authenticity of the Jodha-Akbar story. Even before that issue gets resolved, Ashutosh Gowarikar has landed up in another trouble. This time it is for the use of animals during the shoot. The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animal (SPCA) has sent a notice to Gowarikar

Anu Malik is now Annu Malek
Anu Malik has finally decided to get his name spelling changed to Annu Malek in consultation with numerologist, tarot, handwriting and signatures specialist Niraj Mancchanda. According to Niraj, "Annu's good time period has begun from his birthday 2nd November and now he will go on signing movies and will get full credit for his work"

'Khosla Ka Ghosla' heads for Karachi
UTV's Khosla Ka Ghosla will be screened at the Kara Film Festival, to be held in Karachi between 7th and 17th December. The film had also received acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival.

Item girl Sambhavna Seth in Sunny Deol starrer Kaafila
Item girl Sambhavna Seth, who came to lime light with films like, 36 China Town, Sauda, Pagalpan and her T-Series music video Tere Mere Charche will now be seen in a sexy item song in Sunny Deol starrer Kaafila. The item song called 'Chala kafila tere naam ka' is shot on a ship

Shahid, Amrita enthrall patrons at Fame Malad
It was a golden opportunity for moviegoers to meet and greet with the suave Shahid Kapoor and the shy Amrita Rao, who have been paired in the recently released VIVAH. The evening was organized by Fame Malad on 14th November.

Nicholas Cage to shoot in India for Sadhu
Hollywood actor Nicholas Cage has been signed up to play the lead of James Jenson in an action thriller film based on the graphic novel The Sadhu written by Gotham Chopra. The film is to be produced by the trio Deepak Chopra-Richard Branson-Shekhar Kapoor.

'Banaras' for Indian Panorama
Setu Creations' Banaras - A Mystic Love Story will be screened at the Indian Panorama section of the forthcoming International Film Festival of India, to be held this month in Goa. Directed by Pankuj Parashar,

A real shootout tape for Shootout At Lokhandwala
Director Apoorva Lakhia is leaving no stone unturned to see to it that his forthcoming film Shootout at Lokhandwala is nothing short of realistic. The film is based on the encounter between the Mumbai police and Dawood Ibrahim's men in 1992. Apoorva has apparently sourced materials related to the encounter from Madhu Trehan's news agency News Track.