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Asha Bhosle turns 81, thanks fans for support

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Evergreen singer Asha Bhosle, who turned 81 Monday, has thanked her fans for supporting her in her journey, in which she successfully established herself as one of the country's most versatile music artists.

The Padma Vibhushan awardee is said to have crooned more than 12,000 songs in multiple languages.

"Thank you for kind greetings. Without your support I wouldn't have achieved my goals. Walk a bit longer with me & we'll find the perfect note," Asha posted on Twitter Monday.

Asha, the younger sister of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, has sung for Bollywood actresses of Madhubala, Helen and Asha Parekh's time to giving playback for the new-age heroines like Urmila Matondkar and Kareena Kapoor.

"Aaiye meherban", "Jaaiye aap kahan", "Raat akeli hai", "Piya tu ab toh aaja", "Dum maaro dum", "Dil cheez kya hai" are "Yayi re yayi re" are some of her memorable numbers.

She performs live on stage till date and took to the stage at a packed show in Paris earlier this year.

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'Mary Kom' scoops nearly Rs.30 crore in opening weekend

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Priyanka Chopra's power-packed performance as boxing champion M.C. Mary Kom in the biopic has led to the film amassing a box office collection of close to Rs.30 crore in its opening weekend. The National Award-winning actress hopes the movie has a "wonderful run".

The movie, released on Teachers' Day Sep 5, collected Rs.8.02 crore on Friday, Rs.9.25 crore on Saturday and Rs.11.05 crore on Sunday totalling Rs.28.32 crore for the weekend, said a source.

"What a weekend for #MaryKom. Thank you all. I truly hope that the story of our true champ @MangteC has a wonderful run at the box office (sic)," Priyanka posted on Twitter Monday.

The movie, directed by first timer Omung Kumar -- known for his skills as a set designer, released across 1,800 screens in the country.

"Mary Kom" has been appreciated for its screenplay, inspirational storyline and Priyanka's performance.

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In football-crazy Colombia, Bollywood scores

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Colombia, a South American nation of 46 million, is known for its love of football. A lesser-known secret is its passion for Bollywood - one of India's dominant cultural forces - which has triggered a sort of cultural invasion in a country thousands of kilometres away.

With romantic and dramatic themes, foot-tapping songs and emphasis on family values, Bollywood has conquered the hearts of Colombians, who are one of the biggest fans of Indian movies in Latin America, say Bollywood enthusiasts from that country.

"Bollywood films find a suitable ground in Colombia because of the things we have in common. For instance, we, like Indians, are not an individualistic-oriented society," Roberto Restrepo, a Colombian documentary director-producer, told IANS from capital city Bogota in an e-mail interaction.

"For us, family is more important than individual interests. We share such values, and so Colombians find it appealing to see them on screen, and they are usually displayed in Indian films," said Restrepo, the director of "Jala - A Journey Through the Senses of Water," a soon-to-be-released documentary on the Ganga river.

Cristhian Salamanca, president of the Bogota-based Amigos de India (Friends of India) association, agreed.

"The Indian film industry is gaining recognition in Colombia and movies from India get a lot of attention. Many people in Colombia are aware of the Bollywood style of storytelling," Salamanca told IANS.

Amigos de India, which has support from the Indian embassy, aims to promote friendship between India and Colombia.

The association, one of the biggest Spanish-speaking group promoting Indian culture, conducts cultural activities, organises Bollywood dance shows and screens movies to spread the genre.

"We are working to bring more Indian movies to Colombia by next year," Salamanca said.

Asked about the cultural influence of Indian films, Claudia Vega, co-founder of Amigos de India, felt Bollywood - filled with themes of joy and love - not only "offers an escape mechanism to a weary audience" but can also contribute in re-igniting love for family values.

"In the past five-six years, Bollywood has started to gain more and more fans in Colombia. A few local channels also telecast Bollywood movies. Colombia can be a good taker for Indian movies because of family values shown in them," Vega told IANS.

Katherine Z. Cristancho, a passionate proponent of Bollywood-style choreography, said: "For most Colombians, Bollywood is a magical world where there is only joy and love."

"The themes, specially romantic dramas and musicals, have a mass following among the younger generation," Christancho, a fan of Kajol and Rani Mukherjee, told IANS.

The popularity of Indian cinema in Colombia has shot up noticeably in the past few years. Despite a small Indian diaspora of 250, these films are receiving an overwhelming response. This is reflected in the fact that 15 Bollywood films were screened at the 2007 Bogota International Film Festival.

In 2009, India was the guest of honour at the same festival. In August, an exclusive premiere of Irrfan Khan starrer "The Lunch Box" was organised in Bogota by Amigos de India.

Besides, Colombians like Bollywood movies for their music and dance.

More and more Colombians are also getting attracted towards Bollywood-style dance, Christancho said.

She said the genre is a hit with Colombian girls because of the "typical choreography, full of gestures and sentiments".

Natalia Giraldo Serrano, a Colombian Bollywood dancer-cum-teacher who goes by her artistic name of Shanti Svadasi, said she gets a steady flow of students keen on dabbling in the fusion art of Bollywood dance.

"I think Colombians really relate with Bollywood love stories and dances and choreographies are very energetic; Latin people love energetic dances," Serrano told IANS in an email.

"Bollywood dances give Colombian girls an opportunity to enjoy their femininity with something different from belly dance, something in which they feel beautiful and flirty without having to feel sexual," Serrano said.

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Arjun Rampal wants Arun Gawli's inputs for 'Daddy'

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Actor Arjun Rampal, who will be seen as gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli in the upcoming political drama "Daddy", would like to meet the latter to understand the nuances of his character.

Gaurav Bavdankar will direct "Daddy", while Mandar Dalvi will produce it.

"To portray Arun Gawli in the film, I will have to lose weight. I will definitely have to get that physicality," the 41-year-old told reporters here at the poster launch of "Daddy".

"I would like to meet him soon and would like to take his advice on what he thinks as that will help me in working hard for the film," he added.

"Daddy" will tentatively go on the floors October end as Arjun is currently shooting for "Roy".

Elaborating on the preparations for the role in "Daddy", Arjun said: "When you are bestowed with such a responsibility to portray such a role, you have to delve deeply into it. You have to understand that person, his personality and everything so that you are able to do justification to the character on the screen."

"So, I will have to do a lot of homework for my character. I do have some information with me and I do read it," he added.

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'Mary Kom' spins gold at box office; northeast contribution negligible

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Bollywood film "Mary Kom" hit 1,800 screens in the country and raked in Rs.28.32 crore in the opening weekend with maximum collections from Delhi and Mumbai. The film is going houseful in Assam and Meghalaya, but the overall contribution to the box office earnings from the region is just one percent, said trade experts.

About Manipur's five-time World boxing champion M.C. Mary Kom, the film hit 72 cinemas in Assam and just two in Meghalaya. The footfall is overwhelming, but the total contribution is not much.

"The subject of the film is known and Mary is from the northeast, so naturally there are sentiments attached," a distributor from Assam told IANS.

"There were many students who watched it on the first day itself. In both Assam and Meghalaya, the shows were houseful. Many were left inspired and clapped in the end of the film too," he added.

The northeast region, made of eight states, also including Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Sikkim, has a handful of operational cinema halls.

"The Assam government is trying to pull the crowds by exempting entertainment tax on 'Mary Kom'. But only one percent contribution was made to the domestic box office collection," said the distributor.

Assam's Ashiq Zaman, a government official, was lucky to watch it on the first day and he found it "inspiring", but he was not too convinced with Priyanka Chopra in the title role.

"Northeast states are hardly highlighted in mainstream cinema, so I wanted to see how they would present Manipur and its people. Priyanka has done well, but it was like watching Tom Hanks (Hollywood actor) playing Muhammad Ali (former African American boxer)," said Zaman.

"There were lot of Manipuri people in the audience. About 50 percent of the audience must have been Manipuri who are staying in Assam," he added.

Meanwhile, producers are trying to release the film in Kom's hometown, where around 60 to 70 films in Meitei language are made in a year. But Hindi films screenings are banned since early 2000 due to an insurgent groups' diktat.

"Manipur release was initiated earlier, but there was no positive response as Hindi films are not screened there. However, all efforts are in the direction of getting a theatrical release in Manipur," said a source from Viacom18 Motion Pictures.

Whether it releases in Manipur or not, the people in the state are certainly not going to miss it.

"Hindi movies are banned in Manipur, but there are so many CDs available in the market. If not theatre, people here will definitely get their hands on 'Mary Kom' CD like they do for other Hindi films," said Ningthoujam Nongdamba, a teacher.

Manipuris in the capital, however, are a privileged lot.

"I took an off and watched the first day, first show. Lot of people are saying that a Manipuri actress should've played the role, but had it been an unknown face from the state, it wouldn't have done well in terms of business. I liked the script. Women can learn something from it," said S.S. Kom, an HR executive.

PR professional N. Khayi from the state also managed to catch it in a theatre in the capital. He enjoyed the film, but he wanted to see more of Mary's struggle.

"Even the use of Manipuri language in the film was little weird because the words were not pronounced properly and non-Manipuris found it difficult to understand. And it wasn't shot in the state," said Khayi.

Despite the flaws, people from the northeast are simply delighted as for the first time a biopic has been made on someone from the region, which has helped people to understand the state is part of India.

The film has opened to positive reviews down south.

"It's a hit in the multiplexes, but not in smaller markets as audiences here favour watching a male superstar's Hindi film," said trade analyst Trinath.

Omung Kumar's directorial debut, which was co-produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Viacom18 Motion Pictures, is minting money in metro cities.

"Maximum business is from Mumbai and Delhi. It should be able to earn Rs.45 crore in one week at least. The subject and Priyanka's performance are the highpoints of the film," said Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combines.

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Hats off, says Akshay to policemen

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Actor Akshay Kumar, whose film "Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty" had a successful run at the box office, felt proud upon seeing a group of policemen training at a beach here.

"Caught a fleeting sight of an army of cops on Juhu Beach. Truly felt proud and grateful to see them there gearing up for our safety while we sit in the comforts of our home enjoying the day off. Hats off to them for truly never being off duty," Akshay posted on his Twitter page.

In "Holiday...", the actor portrayed the role of an army officer, who sets out on a mission against terrorism and sleeper cells.

His new film "Baby", which he recently started shooting under Neeraj Pandey's direction, also deals with corruption.

At a recent event in the capital for his new reality TV show "Dare 2 Dance", Akshay was asked if he'd like to do a social issue-based show on the small screen a la Aamir Khan's "Satyamev Jayate".

To that, he said he's doing his bit via his films.

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Sonam Kapoor vs Deepika Padukone - who'll win the box office game?

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In the mega clash of "Om Shanti Om" and "Saawariya" in 2007, debutante Deepika Padukone had emerged a clear box office-winner against first-timer Sonam Kapoor. Seven years later, the question is - will Deepika continue to remain a step ahead on the success ladder with "Finding Fanny" or will Sonam take a lead this time with "Khoobsurat"?

Both the films are releasing within a week's time this month.

Deepika's film is releasing Sep 12, while Sonam's new offering hits the screens Sep 19 - and both actresses are going out of their way to ensure their movies are promoted in the best possible manner.

"Finding Fanny", an English language entertainer by Indian filmmaker Homi Adajania, is definitely not a film that every actress will risk -- especially after delivering four back-to-back Bollywood hits "Race 2", "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani", "Chennai Express" and "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela". But Deepika took it.

Nevertheless, one should give it to Sonam for choosing to step into the shoes of the enigmatic Rekha for "Khoobsurat", the new age twist on the 1980 film "Khubsoorat" -- one of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's evergreen films and which continues to have a dedicated fan following even after more than three decades.

Both the actresses come from different backgrounds. Sonam comes from a family of actors and filmmakers -- her father Anil Kapoor is a veteran actor, uncle Boney is a film producer and her youngest uncle Sanjay is an actor too. Deepika's father, Prakash Padukone, is the country's badminton icon.

Yet, it is Deepika who has managed to cement her space in Bollywood as a performer, better than Sonam, who has been more in news for her fashion sensibilities despite having the talent to carry out roles as different as in "Aisha" and "Delhi-6".

After getting a perfect launchpad with "Om Shanti Om" -- a Shah Rukh Khan-starrer which turned out to be a huge hit, Deepika went on to prove her mettle with a mix of films like "Bachna Ae Haseeno", "Love Aaj Kal", "Housefull", "Aarakshan" and "Cocktail".

The Bangalore girl had her share of flops too in the form of "Chandni Chowk to China", "Karthik Calling Karthik", "Lafangey Parindey", "Break Ke Baad" and "Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey" -- but her four recent back-to-back gems catapulted her into a league of her own.

Sonam, who made her debut with Kapoor scion Ranbir in "Saawariya", on the other hand, has few hits to boast of in her filmography.

She bagged roles in biggies like "Thank You", "Mausam" and "Players", but all bit the dust at the ticket windows. Her work in "Raanjhanaa" was appreciated, but in "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", her appearance was as good as a cameo.

Interestingly, her presence in tinsel town is strengthened more due to her fashionista image and her designer wardrobe.

Earlier this year, Sonam was seen in "Bewakoofiyaan", which didn't elicit the response she would've expected. Her hopes are high from "Khoobsurat", which promises to show her in an exuberant and lively avatar. Another highlight of the film is that she is paired with Pakistani sensation Fawad Khan.

Meanwhile, Deepika is also hoping to strike gold yet again with the offbeat "Finding Fanny".

But there's no mean competition here - or so it seemed from photographs from a "Finding Fanny" screening, where Deepika gave Sonam a warm welcome in Mumbai.

Let the movies play!

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Jammu & Kashmir film fest to be held in October

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A five-day film festival -- Jammu & Kashmir International Film Festival (JKIFF) -- will be held in October in the valley, courtesy filmmakers concerned about the latency of cinema culture in the region.

With some recent films -- including Imtiaz Ali's "Highway", Rahat Kazmi's "Identity Card" and Vishal Bhardwaj's forthcoming film "Haider" -- having been shot in the picturesque region, the stage seems set for re-opening of movie theatres in Kashmir, which is currently hit by floods.

And to facilitate this move towards the resurrection of movie culture, a group of filmmakers is planning on a film fest.

"This festival is an initiative and effort to revive cinema in Kashmir, as we all know cinemas are closed there for several years, and the state has been through a bad period. Now thankfully, the condition is much better," Kazmi said.

"The people of the valley are cinema and art lovers. We are making efforts to bring some excellent cinema from as many countries as we could and we would try hard to invite media from many countries to cover the event," he added.

JKIFF is slated to have its opening night Oct 12, and it will close Oct 17. Some of the best filmmaking talents from the valley are likely to feature their works during the festival.

Since the festival is being organised in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir government, there would ve adequate security arrangements for all the delegates and participants, Kazmi said.

"We're in direct contact with Mr. Omar Abdullah. And we're certain that those attending the festival would have a wonderful time. The venue is right next to the Dal Lake. It can't get any more paradisaical," Kazmi said.

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Lalit Arpan festival to begin Sep 17

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The new edition of Lalit Arpan Festival, which came into being in 2002 with the efforts of Kathak exponent Shovana Narayan and the late Ustad Shafaat Ahmed Khan, will start Sep 17.

It will be held at the Stein Auditorium of India Habitat Centre here, read a statement.

Some of the performers include Shounak Abhisheki (Hindustani vocal) from Pune, Grammy award winner Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (Mohan Veena) from Jaipur and Vidushi Manju Mehta (sitar artist) from Ahmedabad.

One unique feature about the two-day fest has been that Narayan, its main presenter, has consciously chosen not to participate in her own fest.

Since last year, Lalit Arpan Samman has been constituted. This year the Samman will be given to Satish Gujral (painter), Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt for Mohan Veena, Krishen Khanna (artist), Vidushi Shobha Koser for Kathak, Vidushi Manjushree Chatterjee for Kathak, Niren Sengupta (artist) and Pt L.K. Pandit for Hindustani Classical Music (vocal).

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I find it disrespectful when people call me bubbly: Parineeti

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Actress Parineeti Chopra, who is often known as one of the most bubbly actresses in Bollywood, says she finds the title 'Bubbly' very disrespectful.

"When people call me bubbly, I find it very disrespectful. I have done four films and there was nothing similar between 'Hasee Toh Phasee', 'Ishaqzaade', 'Shuddh Desi Romance' and 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'," Parineeti told IANS.

"There was nothing similar about them and there was nothing bubbly about them at all. I find it ridiculous and I would like them (people) to see my films again so that they can change their opinion," she added.

Parineeti is currently busy promoting her forthcoming film "Daawat-e-Ishq". Directed by Habib Faisal, the film features Aditya Roy Kapur as the male lead.

The actress is focussed at making herself better with every project, and not concerned about what her competitors are doing.

"I genuinely don't care about what anybody else is doing I only want to be better than my last outing. Every actress is different and we all get different kind of work and so there is no reason to compete. I can't think of them like that at all," she said.

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'Hate Story 3' to go on floors in November

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Filmmaker Vishal Pandya plans to start shooting for "Hate Story 3" from November.

He wielded the megaphone for the first time to direct "Hate Story 2", a sequel to the Vivek Agnihotri-directed 2012 release, and the Sushant Singh, Surveen Chawla and Jay Bhanushali-starrer did well at the box office.

So now Pandya is looking forward to make "Hate Story 3" and said it's a "different story" and that "erotic" is part of the narrative.

"We don't want to make a film just for the heck of it. Both 'Hate Story' and 'Hate Story 2' have raised the bar, so the third instalment is much more challenging," Vishal Pandya told IANS.

"We have come across a superb script, but I am not allowed to talk about it right now. I will start shooting for 'Hate Story 3' form November and the film will be widely shot abroad," he added.

Pandya has yet to finalise the cast of the film.

"We are still short-listing actors. I will be able to reveal the names in the next two weeks," he added.

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Sanjay Gupta makes 'Mumbai Saga' crisper

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Filmmaker Sanjay Gupta is working hard to make his next movie "Mumbai Saga" a crisp and thrilling entertainer.

"Final revisions and repolishing of MUMBAI SAGA script. Making it crisp, deep and chakaa chak," Gupta posted on Twitter.

The film has John Abraham and Vivek Oberoi leading the cast.

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Rana enjoys 'Baby'

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Actor Rana Daggubati has enjoyed shooting the first schedule of Neeraj Pandey's "Baby", courtesy its cast and crew.

"Last day of the first schedule of @BabyTheFilm. Superb crew, superb cast. Greatful to be apart. #NeerajPandey @akshaykumar @AnupamPkher," he tweeted.

Rana is a multilingual actor, who has worked in the southern film industry as well as in Bollywood. In the Hindi film world, he has featured in movies like "Dum Maaro Dum" and "Department".

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Sharman Joshi pays tribute to mothers via short film

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Actor Sharman Joshi has made a short film to spread the message that mothers should be loved and respected every day, not just on Mother's Day.

"This film is a tribute to not just my mother, but to all mothers around the world," Sharman said in a statement.

"I have often seen that people do something for their mothers on Mother's Day and then forget about it. With this short film, I wanted to make people realise that there should not be a special day to express love to their mothers as every day is a Mother's Day," he added.

The short film also stars Sharman.

It revolves around a touching incident wherein Sharman's character sees an office colleague scolding his mother for calling him up in the middle of work. Following this, he starts telling his colleagues about how some people work throughout the year and even during festivals without a single holiday and without any salary.

When his colleagues scoff at this and demand to know the identity of such people, Sharman's character discloses that he was talking about mothers, who strive continuously for the sake of their families. As realisation sinks in, the colleague, who had spoken rudely to his mother, decides to return his mother's call.

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Ban 'Finding Fanny' for using 'fanny' word, HC urged

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A petition was filed in the Delhi High Court Tuesday seeking a ban on the release of director Homi Adajania's new movie "Finding Fanny" starring Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor, due to the use of "vulgar word 'fanny'".

The public interest litigation (PIL) also challenged the UA certificate given to "Finding Fanny", which is scheduled to release Friday.

The film also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia and Pankaj Kapoor.

The plea would come up for hearing Wednesday before a division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S Endlaw.

The PIL filed by Nandini Tiwari and NGO Jai Jagriti Foundation through their lawyer Abhishek Krishna said the word "fanny" was a slang and should be removed from the movie, its songs, posters and banners.

It said the dictionary meaning of the word "fanny" was highly sexually explicit, and using the word in the movie will hurt the feelings of the citizens of India, especially minor children.

Tiwari, mother of a four-year-old, said allowing such words in films and television will pollute children's minds.

Questioning the UA certificate, the plea sought a ban on the film's release and direction to the filmmakers to delete the word "fanny" from the movie, songs and posters.

The plea was filed against the information and broadcasting ministry, the film's producer, director and actors.

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'Quirky' Bipasha wants to do film with 'funny take on women'

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Admitting to being "quirky" and "funny" offscreen, Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu Tuesday said she would love to do a film like "Bridget Jones's Diary", a funny take on women.

In town to promote her forthcoming release "Creature 3D", the dusky Bengali beauty said: "I would love to do a film like "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001 British romantic comedy), I think I am quite funny and quirky in my real time."

"But I have never done a film like that and I would like to work in a film that essays what a woman goes through in real life and a funny take on women. Yeah, I would love do a film like that," she told reporters here.

The movie, slated to release Sep 12, is a creature-based thriller directed by Vikram Bhatt. In the film Bipasha's character Ahaana battles a creature, based on Indian mythology and shows her transformation from a "vulnerable and lonely" girl to a powerful woman.

"When I saw 'Anaconda' onscreen and saw Jennifer Lopez battling the giant creature, I wanted to do something like that one day and I am lucky that I got to do it in 'Creature 3D'," she quipped.

The actress, now in her fourteenth year in showbiz, said she would love to work with National Award winning director Srijit Mukherjee, who is currently shooting "Nirbaak" with Sushmita Sen.

"I want to work with Srijit. I like his films a lot. I keep on meeting him in Mumbai. He had offered me 'Nirbaak', but I was doing another film that time.

"I have told him that I want to do something like 'Baishe Srabon' or 'Autograph'. I really love those films and yes I would love to work with him," she said.

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Hope Indians support 'Creature 3D' for indigenous technology: Bipasha

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Describing as a "very tough experience" the shooting of her forthcoming film "Creature 3D" which brings to Indian audiences a fresh genre of cinema, Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu Tuesday hoped Indian viewers will appreciate the work of indigenous technicians.

The movie, slated to release Sep 12, is a creature-based thriller directed by Vikram Bhatt.

In the film, Bipasha's character Ahaana battles a creature, based on Indian mythology, as she transforms from a "vulnerable and lonely" girl to a powerful woman.

"It is India's first creature-feature. For an actor is all about reacting to a situation and who is in front of you. But for the first time there was no one in front of us so we had to imagine everything.

"Shooting part was extremely difficult for the actors and the technicians. I hope we being Indians support the film because of the efforts put in by Indian technicians. The creativity is indigenous and the team is Indian, no foreigners," Bipasha told reporters here.

"They were shooting with 3 D cameras which was completely different from the normal process and post that there was 11 months of post-production where the creature was actually made.

"Every scale, every speck of saliva of the creature was imagined and created by Indian technicians... no foreigners," Bipasha explained.

The storyline, she said B, is India-centric and based on the concept of Brahma-Rakshas or demon spirits of Hindu mythology but if one were to consider the creature-generated from special effects-in isolation, the beast is much like those in the West (ern films).

"I will not compare the film as a whole, with the West, because the sensibilities are very different. The story line is India-centric but just the creature is very much like the West," she said.

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Finding Fanny bowls over the biggies!

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Hrithik Roshan, Karan Johar, Imtiaz Ali have been floored by Homi Adajania's next that releases in Friday

Homi Adajania's Finding Fanny has impressed the best in the business. The makers have been very confident to show the movie much before its release and they have certainly not gone wrong in their promotional strategy. The film that stars Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur and Dimple Kapadia in pivotal roles has been hailed as the 'break-out film of 2014' by some of the biggest names in Bollywood.

Karan Johar says, "I absolutely loved it. Its one of the finest written films I have seen in a very long time and its what you call an ensemble victory. Each performance - Pankaj, Naseer, Dimple, Arjun, Deepika - are all outstanding - but the biggest star of the film will remain Homi. He put it together and he set a world that you haven’t seen - the way he handled performances, the nuances of the screenplay. It’s a complete directorial victory. I enjoyed it thoroughly."

Hrithik Roshan adds, "I saw the promos of the film and I decided that I am going to love this film. There are some films that you already decide you are going to like and I loved it."

Imtiaz Ali says, "Finding Fanny is a really unique film, I really enjoyed it. Its crazy. It’s the director who has made it very very crazy and interesting. You could relate to all these people whom you see behind me. Very enjoyable, very funny."

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Kunal Kapoor raises fund for flood victims in Jammu & Kashmir

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Actor Kunal Kapoor has joined hands with NGO CARE India to raise funds for the victims of Jammu and Kashmir flood, which has taken at least 215 lives.

“In association with an NGO, I have started a fundraiser to help raise money for the terrible situation in Kashmir,” the actor, who has featured in films like "Rang De Basanti" and "Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana", tweeted.

“The situation is far worse than u can imagine. And ppl are in need of immediate help. You can help them (sic),” he wrote.

The actor has also shared the link of the site where one can contribute for the people who are trapped and seek help.

The home page of website reads: “Hi guys, I’m Kunal Kapoor. I’ve been watching the news coverage of the floods in Kashmir and it’s saddening, the number of people whose homes and lives have just been wiped out... I want to do something to help them. And I know there are people just like me, who want to help too.

“So please join me. Let’s raise funds for the people of Kashmir together. Let’s stand by our countrymen and do whatever we can to help them deal with their losses. We can help them gradually rebuild their homes and their lives. We CAN make a difference together.”

The funds will go to CARE India, which will distribute survival kits to the affected families and individuals in Jammu and Kashmir.

The kits would include basic amenities for survival such as tarpaulin, mats, hygiene kit (soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, sanitary napkins and disinfectant soaps) and blankets.

Each survival kit costs Rs.5,000 and the actor is looking to gather fund for 100 such kits.

Official reports indicate that over 76,500 people have been rescued in Jammu and Kashmir and relief efforts were on in the flood-hit parts of the state where hundreds still remained trapped even as the flood waters continued to recede Wednesday.

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Plea seeking ban on 'Finding Fanny' dismissed

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The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking a ban on the release of Homi Adajania's movie "Finding Fanny" due to the use of the word "fanny".

A division bench of Chief Justice E.G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw found nothing wrong with the title and refused to stay its release Friday.

Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain opposed the plea, saying the censor board had passed the film after due consideration and no obscenity was found in it. The film stars Deepika Padukone and Arjun Kapoor.

The public interest litigation also challenged the UA certificate given to the movie, which also stars Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia and Pankaj Kapoor.

The PIL, filed by Nandini Tiwari and NGO Jai Jagriti Foundation through lawyer Abhishek Krishna, said the word "fanny" was a slang and should be removed from the movie, songs, posters and banners.

It said the dictionary meaning of the word "fanny" was sexually explicit, and using the word in the movie would hurt the feelings of people.

Tiwari, a mother of a four-year-old, said allowing such words in films and television would pollute children's minds.

The PIL was filed against the information and broadcasting ministry, and the film's producer, director and actors.

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