Monkeys are known for being notorious, but what if their fun costs you Rs 50,000. Something like this happened with a school teacher in Harisinghpur.
A monkey not just looted Rs 50,000 from him, it went around the village throwing the notes.
For almost two hours the villagers followed the monkey and managed to collect Rs 46,000.
It seems that Salman Khan is not only particular about his own hair, but is also finicky about his co-stars’ appearance. Sources say that at a recent shoot for SajidNadiadwala’sKick, Salman walked in late only to express his displeasure over co-star Jacqueline Fernandez’s hairdo.
According to a source, Jacqueline, who plays the female lead in the film, had already shot a few scenes when Salman arrived on the sets and appeared displeased with her hairdo. “He asked it to be redone, following which Jacqueline’s hair and make-up artist started all over again. After this, the song was re-shot,” says the source.
It seems that this is not the first time that Salman has pulled such a stunt. Sources say that even while shooting for Jai Ho, he took a keen interest in actress Daisy Shah’s look and had some scenes reshot.
Actor HrithikRoshan will do the action sequences for his upcoming film ‘Bang Bang’ on his own.
There were reports that a body double was arranged for Hrithik, 40, for his stunts in ‘Bang Bang’ in view of his brain surgery.
However, an insider said that when Hrithik reached Shimla, he was not happy with the scenes so he wanted to shoot it himself. But the body doubles will be available on sets all the time.
“Hrithik will do the action sequences on his own. The stunts are designed by Andy Armstrong who was working on ‘Spider Man 2’,” a source close to the development said.
“Hrithik has always done his own stunts and he does not like body doubles. All the stunts are designed in a unique way making it interesting for Hrithik to do it on his own,” the source said.
It was during the making of ‘Bang Bang’ that Hrithik suffered an injury and had to undergo a brain surgery last year.
The film stars Katrina Kaif opposite Hrithik.
Actor Kunal Kapoor clarified that there was nothing official about his wedding to long-time girlfriend NainaBachchan rumoured to be solemnised later this year.
Kapoor said the two were “dating and together”. Naina is superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s niece.
“It is not official. When we are ready, we will definitely talk about it,” he told the media here.
The 36-year-old actor shot to fame with his 2005 debut Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities and subsequently went on to star in blockbusters like Rang De Basanti, BachnaAeHaseeno and Don 2.
Kapoor has finished shooting for filmmaker NilaMadhab Panda’s venture KaunHaiKitnePaani Mein.
“It is a mainstream Hindi film shot extensively in Odisha and deals with access to water,” he said.
Ever since I started covering the Hindi film industry, I have heard artists complaining how tough it’s for “outsiders” to succeed in showbiz and what a cakewalk it is for star kids. Contrary to popular belief, however, star kids too have to slog it out to win star status – and it’s a journey where only a few succeed.
The success to failure ratio of youngsters from film families just goes to prove that the legacy edge is nothing more than a myth.
Consider some of the actors who came riding on the shoulders of their family names: AbhishekBachchan, KareenaKapoor, RanbirKapoor, HrithikRoshan, FarhanAkhtar, Uday Chopra, Tanisha Mukherjee, EshaDeol, Fardeen Khan, Zayed Khan, Puru Raj Kumar, Riya and ReemaSen, Twinkle and RinkieKhanna, Neil NitinMukesh and ShahidKapoor, to name a few.
Only a handful like Hrithik (son of actor-filmmaker RakeshRoshan), Kareena (daughter of RandhirKapoor and Babita, and granddaughter of the legendary Raj Kapoor), Ranbir (son of actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh) and Farhan (son of writer-poet JavedAkhtar and Honey Irani) have sparkled on the film firmament and attained star status.
The rest have bitten the dust despite the often persistent backing of their illustrious families.
Take, for instance, Uday Chopra, the son of Yash Chopra, a filmmaker with a magic wand who founded the prestigious Yash Raj Films (YRF) banner and created several blockbusters and catapulted the likes of Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan to superstardom.
But the master craftsman couldn’t write the same success saga for his son with his production ventures Neal ‘n’ Nikki or Mere Yaar Ki ShaadiHai.
It won’t be wrong to say that Abhishek too met the same fate as Uday. Even at 71, Amitabh sets standards for all and sundry, but son Abhishek, who proved his mettle in highly appreciated films like Yuva and Guru, is yet to enter the same league.
Yes, star kids enjoy an advantage as they have easier access. But getting an easy entry into the industry and becoming a box office favourite are two different things – the first clearly does not guarantee the second. Ultimately, audiences embrace talent.
The Aam Aadmi Party is recruiting people and asking some of them to contest the Lok Sabha election against big names of the Congress and the BJP. Many people keen to join the party as they feel that might receive a ticket to contest the election easily. Those activists who have worked in the past holding various crusades are of course entitled to try and reap the benefits of power such as Ms Anjali Damania. Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia may not contest the Lok Sabha election and wait for Delhi polls because they will feel secure in that manner. If you think that Kejriwal will contest against Modi and Sisodia against Mayawati then forget about it as they are very intelligent.
I will compare AAP to Maoists because they are systematically weakening our nation using their brain. The youth might possess more knowledge than their parents but it does not mean that they will bad mouth the parents and berate them. Can they perform “Dand-Baithak” as demonstrated by Baba Ramdev in a channel recently which was amazing? If he can work along with Narendra Modi then both can do wonders. Corruption is prevalent in all walks of life in our country. I agree with Kejriwal that we should not break our head too much on small corruption involving a few rupees at lower level but must target organized corruption at higher levels. That is setting a dangerous precedent.
I used to visit our Marine House in Kolkata for some work and the head clerk will always say, “Aasun Singh babu, kuri taka deen na” (give me twenty rupees). He will order “Singhada” ( samosa) and tea. Later, all of us will have food together and crack some jokes and work progresses. It appeared so normal that we never thought that it too was a corrupt activity.
Our politicians have become greedy and ill-mannered and we must target such kind of persons. Capable leaders like Narendra Modi must lead this country instead of smart leaders like Kumar Biswas.
Howsoever bad persons like P Chidambaram, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Arun Jaitley, Harish Salve, Jyotiradiya Scindia, Rajesh Pilot, Subramanian Swamy, Derek O’Brien, Rajnath Singh etc; may be but can these newcomers ( loudmouths) of AAP match them?
Hollywood star Bradley Cooper says his model girlfriend Suki Waterhouse, whom he had been dating since last March, is the one for him.
The 39-year-old actor, who previously dated actresses Zoe Saldana and Renee Zellweger, got divorced from Jennifer Esposito in 2007, reported Contactmusic.
“She`s wonderful, the one for me. It feels great,” Cooper said.
The actor`s mother Gloria is reportedly backing the couple, who were recently spotted cosying up to one another at an award show.
“Gloria`s been really won over by Suki. She`s backing Bradley all the way if he wants to tie the knot with her,” a source said.
“She thinks Suki is great for him and, although initially a little concerned about the 17-year age gap, that vanished as soon as she saw them together,” the source added.
Singer Marc Anthony has revealed
that not only he is on good terms with ex-wife Jennifer Lopez, but he`s also very close to her boyfriend Casper Smart.
Smart, 26, and Lopez, 44, have been dating for two years, reported Us magazine.
“I like them young, too!.I`m not one to judge. It`s great. As a matter of fact, we were texting back and forth two days ago. We`re actually really, really good friends.From the very beginning.”
“When you love someone and you care for someone… Jennifer and I — I don`t say it lightly — we`re great friends. You know, anybody that means anything to her means something to me. That`s keeping it simple. Casper`s a great guy. He`s been great to my children. And I have nothing but respect for him, absolutely nothing but respect,” Anthony said.
Anthony, 45, and the `American Idol` judge, parents to twins Max and Emme, 5, split in July 2011 after seven years of marriage.
It’s no secret that Kim desperately wants to be featured on the cover of ‘Vogue’ magazine. But now there’s a chance her little sister Kendall could get the opportunity instead. A source tells exactly how Kim feels about that — and it’s not what you might expect!
Kim Kardashian isn’t the least bit jealous of her little sister Kendall Jenner. In fact, Kim is super proud of the up-and-coming model’s relationship with Anna Wintour, and she wants Kendall’s modeling career to thrive, a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY.
The Kardashians believe that blood is thicker than water and that’s ever so evident in Kim and Kendall’s relationship. Everyone knows Kim, 33, wants to be on the cover of Vogue. But now that her 18-year-old sister is fresh on the modelling scene, Kim is pumping her breaks, putting her own wants aside and cheering Kendall on!
“There’s no way Kim is envious of Kendall,” a source close to the sisters. “She loves Kendall and everything she’s doing in her life and career. Kim thought Kendall looked stunning when she served face on the runway at Marc Jacobs.”
“She’s so proud of her baby sister and wants her to have a successful and illustrious modeling career,” the source adds.
What a supportive sister Kim is! Kendall is so lucky to have her
The Aam Aadmi Party activists are unhappy with the party’s decision to field Anjali Damania convenor of Maharashtra state unit of AAP to contest election from Nagpur. They alleged that since Damania belongs to Mumbai how she can contest election from Nagpur. Later, AAP party member and RTI activist Mohan Kormore turned rebel and formed the Nagpur Aam Aadmi Party (NAAP).
Rupa Kulkarni another party worker and aspirant for Lok Sabha election too is not pleased with Anjali’s nomination from Nagpur. She alleged that the seat allocation procedure was not transparent as everything was pre-determined. The formation of Nagpur Aam Aadmi party has created insecurity among the AAP party leaders. They have alleged that BJP has played a vital role in the formation of NAAP to weaken the AAP party.
When AV contacted Anjali Damania and asked her to comment about the formation of Nagpur Aam Aadmi Party and the allegation made against her she replied, “NAAP party was formed with the assistance of BJP for tarnishing our party’s image. Nitin Gadkari has adopted this tactics as he has become insecure about the growth of AAP but he won’t succeed. The main objective of AAP is to eliminate a corrupt leader like Nitin Gadkari.”
“The person who formed NAAP was never a part of AAP. I was not keen to fight the Lok Sabha election. Arvind Kejriwal asked me to contest against a corrupt leader like Nitin Gadkari with an aim to defeat him. I will not disappoint Arvind.” Damania further added.
When AV asked Yogendra Yadav, a eminent Psephologist and AAP Executive Member about the criteria behind the selection of Anjali Damania he replied, “Anjali Damania is only one of the strong contender to pose a challenge to Nitin Gadkari. She was not planning to contest election from Nagpur but party forced her to fight against Nitin Gadkari. Our party’s objective is to defeat Nitin Gadkari. Nitin Gadkari had role in the formation of Nagpur Aam Aadmi Party.”
However, many party workers are disappointed with the functioning of AAP in other parts of the state too. Subhash Vare have been allotted a seat from Pune as D.S. Kulkarni, a social worker have raised objections against it. He said, “I am disillusioned with AAP which is making a farce of democratic system pertaining to candidate selection. There is lack of transparency in the candidate selection as nominees are pre-determined.”
