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 CINEMAX PARTNERS WITH SALMAN KHAN FOUNDATION |
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| SPOT-BOY TURNS HERO |
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| THE WHISPERERS WINS TWo AWARDS IN HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL |
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| MANINDER VOWS BOLLYWOOD WITH SWAMI AS JUHI’S SON |
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| POONAM JHAWAR’S JALWA |
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| TO STAGE HER COMEBACK WITH KABHIE SOCHA BHI NA THA |
| MADHOO |
| RETURN OF DUSKY SHANTIPRIYA |
| Shanthipriya returns to filmdom after a long hiatus. Shanthipriya, Akshay Kumar’s first leading lady in Saugandh will now star in Hamilton House starring Mimoh, where she essays the role of a cop detecting the case with Ashutosh Rana |
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| RJ Hrishikesh Kannan, popularly known as Hrishi K is upset with director Anurag Basu for having incorporated in his film `Life In A Metro` (produced by UTV) , a character of a gay RJ obviously inspired by him |
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| JYOTHI VENKATESH BAGS ARCH OF EXCELLENCE |
| HEENA AND ROCKY HAVE FOUR LIP-LOCKS IN ‘MERI LIFE MEIN |
| Meri Life Mein Uski Wife’ being readied for release shortly has Heena Rehman, in the lead role. Heena who had earlier acted ‘I-Proud to be Indian”, and’Fun’, is playing hero Jatin Agarawal’s second wife, who cannot tolerate the fact that he cannot forget his first wife |
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| Sharad Jagtiani |
| Actor & Model |
| Karan Patel |
| Actor |
| Aishwarya Sakhuja |
| Anchor cum model |
| Ameet Gauur |
| Model & Actor |
| Aamir Ali |
| Actor |
| Prriya Arya |
| Actress |
| Did acting happen by chance? |
| Not really, I was modeling and walking the ramp and took a conscious decision of entering the television world. I always dreamt of acting and worked towards achieving it |
| Did acting happen by chance? |
| My maternal grand father Prem Ji Adib was a well known star of his era. Religious films like ‘Ram Rajya’ and ‘Bharat Milap’ saw him in lead roles |
| Did you plan to become an actor? |
| I did not plan a career in acting. I had almost joined the Armed Forces but realised that my actual talent lied in acting, and hence acting was a better profession for me. |
| Gulfam Khan, actress |
| Did you plan to become an actor?... |
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| ‘No daily soaps for me’ |
| RAKESH BEDI tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that though he has started
his own acting school in Mumbai, making money is not his motive |
| "Kyonki I constantly require to re-invent and reinnovate" |
| EKTA KAPOOR tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that she wants to break the monotony of female-centric serials by making male-centric serials |
| Krrish and his reel love interest sip Koffee with Karan |
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| I want to belong to big cinema |
| RAJESH KHERA tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that his exclusivity as an actor is actually working to his advantage |
| Lose some, gain some! |
| Sahar One’s weight loss realty show completed the first six weeks |
| ‘Yeh jo hai Satish Shah’ |
| SATISH SHAH tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that he is ashamed when he watches his old performances |
| Starry ideas |
| Star launches a 24-hour Marathi news channel |
| ‘I will quit acting in TV serials, the day I get meaty offers in films’ |
| HARSH CHHAYA tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that though he is close to director Ajai Sinha, other actors do not feel insecure because they are confident of themselves |
| Grand finale |
| Zee Marathi’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa makes decisions difficult |
| ‘I am the youngest veteran on television’ |
| ALI ASGAR tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that he agreed to do ‘Comedy Circus’ because he needs some space to do something different as an actor |
| TV News | |
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| Bound together by destiny |
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| Mumbai’s floods on Nat Geo |
| Nat Geo’s film on the flood that sank Mumbai will premiere on July 15 |
| World TV Premiere – Umrao Jaan |
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| From Here to Eternity |
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| Amazing moments on Nat Geo |
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| Nick's action comedies |
| u Nick has announced the launch of two new shows on the Nick HAHAHA slot from 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm. |
| Second innings on TV! |
| The Naache Mayuri star Sudha Chandran is now a popular vamp on television... |
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| King Khan rocks the Asian Lifestyle Show in UK |
| It was amazing to see the reaction of the crowds and Shahrukh was superb... |
| Ganpati bappa moraya! |
| A film on the elephant god will soon enthrall devotee audiences |
| Harry Works His Magic Again |
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| Uneasy Lies The Head… |
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| Ganesha follows Hanuman and Krishna! |
| An animated film on the elephant god will soon hit the theatres |
| Bruce Almost Almighty |
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| Shadowed by one’s teacher |
| Leading 25 successful weeks, actors of Savalee felicitated |
| A Desperate housewife |
| English Film Review... |
| The Harvest of Doom |
| The barefoot, dehydrating journey in the hot sun bakes him in the reality of contrasting human emotion... |
| Rajnikant is the real boss |
| Style Mannan as Rajnikant is called down south is the first south Indian star to evolve a style of his own. Sivaji — The Boss is the 100th Tamil film of the Maharashtrian bus conductor turned superstar |
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| If I take up direction, I’d make the worst film |
| SALMAN KHAN tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that he is an open book and has never hidden anything in his life, not even his relationships |
| “I do not want to be imprisoned in a relationship now” |
| AKSHAYE KHANNA tells JYOTHI VENKATESH in a rare interview |
| “Heyy Saajid” |
| SAJID KHAN tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that he is terrible as an actor though he is a world class host |
| “If Kirron had not agreed I may have persuaded Neetu Kapoor to play Mummyji” |
| PAMMI SOMAL tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that today when actors have become anchors and talk about the latest scandal on television, gossip print journalism has become redundant |
| “Aap Ka Himesh” |
| HIMESH RESHAMMIYA tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that he is planning to start his own music schools and clothesline shortly |
| My boyfriend has full faith in me and ready to marry me |
| ANARA GUPTA tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that it was very tough to relive those harrowing days of humiliation and torture imposed on her for no reason or rhyme |
| “I don’t mind being referred to as a sexy guy” |
| JACKIE SHROFF tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that he is not insecure as an actor |
| ‘I will never work with Vinod Pandey again’ |
| Sherlyn Chopra tells Jyothi Venkatesh that she wants to change the face of Hindi cinema |
| “I will quit the day my work ceases to excite me” |
| PREITY ZINTA tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that it has been a very rewarding journey for her from ‘Dil Se’ to ‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’ as an actor |
| ‘I have never been greedy as an actress’ |
| HIMANI SHIVPURI tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that
she wants to go back to her roots and dabble in theatre |
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| Bollywood & Casting Couch |
| If you do not want to bow down, no man can take you for granted... |
| BOLLYWOOD SPLITS ARE SCARY |
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| Big screen v/s small screen |
| Jyothi's Jottings |
| Star Cell Numbers |
| Govinda is another star who keeps on changing his numbers every now and then making it difficult to keep in touch with him... |
| Pirates of Churchgate |
| What at one time used to be just the clandestine work of a few handful of pirates, has now turned out to be a daylight robbery of menacing proportions |
| Son-stroke not restricted to Bollywood alone |
| From times immemorial it has been the norm in the film industry, whether it is Bollywood or for that matter Kollywood, where superstition rules the rostrum in a bigger way |
| Celebrity Security — For Whom & At What Cost? |
| A recent trend in Bollywood is very disturbing for the media. P. R agencies invite the media to cover various events and when you reach the venue to cover the event, you are greeted by a posse of tough security guys wielding guns, ostensibly to protect the very same celebrities with whom you have to interact for the sake of the publicity of the event. |
| Welcome Asin and Sneha To Bollywood |
| It is a kissa of reverse gear now, as far as actresses from down South is concerned.... |
| Why Is Cinema Luring TV Stars? |
| Time immemorial, we have seen TV stars who have carved a special niche of their own on the small screen cutting a sorry figure on the big screen by being relegated to the sidelines |
| Kissa Kisses Ka |
| With the frenzy that the event triggered in the land of Kama sutra and Khajuraho, I had to be on my toes with scribes from every nook and corner of the country calling me up to know what my reaction is |
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