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Salman Khan leaving jail at 4:30pm IST after bail accepted

salman khanThe High Court of Rajastan has granted bail to Salman Khan who was imprisoned in connection with the chinkara poaching case.

He was released on the security of Rs. 1 lakh and a bond of Rs.50, 000. The court fixed the next date of hearing the petition as October 24. Khan had been in Jodhpur central jail for the past seven days. He is expected to leave jail at 1630 hrs, today and go back to Mumbai.

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Learn yoga with Shilpa Shetty’s latest DVD

shilpa sheetyBollywood actress Shilpa Shetty is filming a yoga DVD and plans to market it overseas later this year, her publicist said Thursday.The two-hour yoga DVD is currently being filmed by Shetty’s production house in southern India’s Kerala state, said Dale Bhagwagar, Shetty’s spokesman.

“Shilpa practices yoga every day and she believes it should be a way of life for everyone,” said Bhagwagar. “Yoga has become a fashion statement in the West, but Shilpa wants to educate people about the original form of yoga, the ashtanga yoga, with the right techniques and breathing exercises.”

The well-known Indian actress underwent intensive training this month in preparation to ensure she perfected the “asanas” or postures for the DVD, which will initially be sold in Britain and Dubai.

“Shilpa will give details about how to stay trim and fit with a normal diet,” said Bhagwagar. “She will talk about what foods to avoid and how she maintains her figure since she is known to have the best figure in Bollywood.”

A popular actress in India, Shetty, 31, hit international headlines after winning the British reality show “Celebrity Big Brother.” The show sparked a huge outcry in Britain and India after house mates made racist comments against her, forcing Channel 4 to apologize.

Later this year, Shetty will play the lead in a musical “Miss Bollywood” to open in Germany, followed by shows in Britain, the United States and Australia.

She has acted in more than 40 Bollywood movies since her 1993 debut.

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Prime Minister wants to see Chake de India

manmohan singhNew Delhi, A seasoned minister is so excited over the success of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Chak de India” that he hopes to persuade Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to watch the surprise hit of the year.

Prithviraj Chavan, the minister of state for Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), does not hide his excitement when he says that he had a “brush” with the film.

He was handling the sports ministry when the Indian Women Hockey Federation mooted the idea of making a film on the game.

“I was excited when Vidya Stokes, president of the federation, approached us with the idea,” said Chavan, who handled the sports ministry briefly after Sunil Dutt died in 2005.

He had then taken Stokes and others to the National Stadium - where parts of the movie was shot - and asked the authorities to extend all help to them.

“Frankly speaking I did not even believe them when they said that Shah Rukh Khan would be approached for the main role,” he said.

“I am so happy and thrilled at the positive reports about the movie. I must see them (actors) and I will also request the prime minister to watch it (movie),” Chavan said.

Manmohan Singh may not be a movie buff but he watched Sanjay Dutt-starrer “Lage Raho Munnabhai” at the new digital theatre in the prime minister’s official residence. He also watched “Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose - The Forgotten Hero”, a source said.

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Manasi Joshi so proud of her brother Sharman

mansi joshiMumbai, Vidya Balan learnt dancing for “Bhool Bhulaiya”, John Abraham is learning to play the guitar for “Rock Star” and Madhavan starved himself for days to play the stressed-out working class commuter in “Dombivli Fast”.

“I had to feel what it means to skip meals, go hungry for a large part of the day to feel like my character,” Madhavan told IANS.

“In ‘Guru’, Abhishek Bachchan put on oodles of weight to play the businessman. I think authenticity is catching on in our cinema,” he added.

While “Chak De! India” features a bevy of actual female hockey players as part of ‘coach’ Shah Rukh Khan’s team, Vivek Agnihotri’s “Goal”, which opens later this year, features footballers from Bangladesh playing alongside John Abraham and Arshad Warsi.

“It was tough,” said John. “Fortunately, I’ve played football at the national level. So I could cope,” he added.

Arshad feels now actors can’t fake anything.

He said: “The era of specialised acting is upon Bollywood. Gone is the time when actors could fake it. Now you really have to know what you’re doing. Otherwise audiences would boo and shoo you.”

Shabana Azmi spent months learning Carnatic singing before doing Mahesh Dattani’s “Morning Raga”.

Her devotion paid rich dividends. An accomplished composer-singer like Shankar Mahadevan thinks her level of authenticity in “Morning Raga” is extraordinary.

Even a relative newcomer like Sammir Dattani pulled out all stops to play the 17-year-old government informer in Mani Shankar’s “Mukhbiir”.

“First of all I’m 25, but had to play a 17-year-old. Then I played a guy who changes his identity completely, including a new religion. I had to adopt a new lingo and body language. Then there were more fun things to do like learning to shoot a gun,” said Sammir.

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Amitabh, Abhishak, Devgan teams up in RGV’s Cobra

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Ram Gopal Varma is all set to release his AAG and DARLING back-to-back! His Sarkar 2 is also ready to enter the post production stage. And if you think that’s it for Ramu this year, then take a pause and be ready for the next news.

Ramu will soon start working with Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgan for his next project ‘Cobra’. The movie is made by RGV’s factory and Adlabs together. More big names will be added to the cast, so let us wait and see what Ramu declares next.

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Anubhav Sinha’s ‘Chase’ in Italy

Anuhav sinhaMumbai, So you thought the tame response to his actioner “Cash” has daunted Anubhav Sinha. No way! He has cut to the “Chase” now.

Sinha has quietly taken off for Italy to finalise the production nitty-gritty for his next action-fest “Chase”. The film will be shot entirely in Italy and will feature three Bollywood debutants who have been undergoing rigorous training under his hawk eyes.

Italian actress Caterina Munro plays the female lead. Another foreign element in the film is Enrico Vechi - Sinha is collaborating with the Spanish screenwriter for the script and all the action scenes will be handled by a German team.

“Right now I wouldn’t like to say much. After all people have to forget ‘Cash’ before they move on to my next,” said Sinha.

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‘Indian Idol’ prince of northeast Amit Paul

amit paulShillong, From politicians to actors, people from all streams of life in the northeast are rooting for Shillong singing sensation Amit Paul to make him the next “Indian Idol” in a much-watched reality television contest.

The 24-year-old singer is now in the top five of the highly-rated “Indian Idol” musical show on Sony TV where one contestant is eliminated based on the least number of votes received on SMS or through phone calls.
Leading the bandwagon for supporting Amit is Meghalaya Chief Minister D.D. Lapang.
“We have conferred him the honorary title of Meghalaya’s ‘Brand Ambassador’ to foster peace, communal harmony, and excellence,” the chief minister told IANS.
Lapang on Wednesday participated at a function here - organised by music lovers and several socio cultural groups - to drum up support for Amit.
“We are all proud of Amit for the success and fame he has attained so far. His achievements have helped people from all walks of life and communities to come together, and this aspect clearly reflects that music has no cultural barriers,” the chief minister said.
Giant hoardings and posters with Amit’s photographs have sprung up across Meghalaya asking people to vote for him.
“There is a frenzy all over the place with the catchword now being Amit and only Amit. Some members of his fan club have opened a free telephone booth for people to vote for him, while an Internet café has also been set up exclusively to vote for Amit,” said K. Mawlong, a local singer.
Amit fever is also catching up in adjoining Assam with at least a dozen of the state’s leading actors and singers organising a street campaign to garner votes for the Shillong youth.
“Amit is the pride of the northeast and we should all rise to the occasion and vote for him,” said Munin Baruah, a noted Assamese filmmaker.
Amit has been into singing since his childhood and had quit studies to pursue a career in singing - he can sing in six languages making him the darling of the “Indian Idol” judges.
Another youth from Assam, 29-year old Debojit Saha, had earlier won Zee TV’s “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005″ earning him the coveted title “India’s Voice”.

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Subhash Ghai: Jury member of Emmy Awards

Subhash GhaiThe International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has invited Subhash Ghai to represent India by accepting the honor to be the juror for final selection of the 35th International Emmy Awards in U.S.A. This is the third time in a row that Ghai has been selected as a juror for the same.

This council is the largest organization of global broadcasters with representatives from 50 countries on its board. It was chartered in 1969 with a mission to honor and encourage excellence in television programming outside the United States by presenting the international awards.

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Kareena-Shahid: Split rumors

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After John-Bipasha, it’s now the alleged Kareena-Shahid split that is doing the rounds. But the timing of it makes us wonder if there is more than what meets the eye.

Jab We Met, the Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision-produced film, where Shahid and Kareena will be seen opposite each other for the first time since the disastrous Chup Chup Ke is hitting the cinema screens on Oct 19.

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Shahrukh Khan + Farah Khan = Om Shanti Om (next super hit movie)

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Yet another Shahrukh Khan starer and a mega production is coming to light this November – it is none other than Farah Khan’s second film “Om Shanti Om”. Revisit the 70s of Bollywood with film!

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