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Monday, <strong>18</strong> <strong>January</strong>, <strong>2016</strong><br />
JuhiChawla wants tax-free status for<br />
Chalk N Duster in Maharashtra also<br />
Educational drama 'Chalk N Duster'<br />
actor JuhiChawla wants the film to be<br />
declared tax-free in Maharashtra like in<br />
four states which have given it this<br />
status. Educational drama “Chalk N<br />
Duster” actor JuhiChawla wants the film<br />
to be declared tax-free in Maharashtra<br />
like in four states which have given it<br />
this status. “It’s a matter of great joy<br />
that as soon as the committees watched<br />
the film, they felt that this film should be<br />
tax-free and that it should reach the<br />
people. We have received it so soon in<br />
four states, but I’m waiting for<br />
Maharashtra because it is our home.<br />
This is where Bollywood is, and this is<br />
where the film was made – shooting took<br />
place in Mumbai and Aurangabad,” said<br />
Juhi at a screening of the film. “So I feel<br />
that others are giving us a lot of respect<br />
and love, and it’d be great if our home<br />
(state) also gives us recognition.” The<br />
film has received tax-free tag in Delhi,<br />
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Juhi<br />
had tweeted about her delight at did and<br />
Salman Khan comes to<br />
Zareen Khan’s rescue at<br />
an award show<br />
Zareen Khan said, "They should<br />
atleast keep seats for celebrities. It was<br />
very disorganised. Salman had to offer me<br />
his seat to sit." Many actors went back<br />
home happy and pleased after yesterday<br />
night’s awards function, one actress was<br />
not too amused with the way things were<br />
organised when she walked in. Zareen<br />
Khan, who entered the awards function a<br />
little, after the dashing arrival of her<br />
mentor Salman Khan was quite peeved to<br />
find that there was no proper seating<br />
arrangements in place for her and for many<br />
others. Disappointed Zareen decided there<br />
was no point waiting and walked out<br />
immediately.<br />
the other lead actress ShabanaAzmi also<br />
had shared her joy about the news. The<br />
film has received positive reviews from<br />
some critics, and Juhi said it was<br />
“heartwarming”. “When I had heard the<br />
script of the film, it had touched me. And<br />
in the same way it has been touching<br />
the hearts of the audiences, so I feel<br />
delighted. The most strong point of the<br />
film is its content – its writing and its<br />
intentions. If it touches your heart, our<br />
work feels satisfied.” Did she invite her<br />
good friend and business partner Shah<br />
Rukh Khan for a screening? “I couldn’t<br />
get the time to invite anyone… literally<br />
there was no screening from my side since<br />
just two days back the film got ready. We<br />
were all over the place for promotions, so<br />
I couldn’t get time,” she said.<br />
JayantGilatar’s “Chalk N Duster” deals<br />
with how the commercialization affects<br />
the education system. The film also<br />
starring ZarinaWahab, RichaChadha,<br />
DivyaDutta, Samir Soni, Jackie Shroff<br />
among others, released on <strong>January</strong> 15.<br />
Producers suggested making Airlift as a documentary: Akshay Kumar<br />
Akshay Kumar says there were producers who suggested that 'Airlift' -- his forthcoming<br />
action thriller based on evacuation of Indians from Kuwait during the Iraq-Kuwait war --<br />
should be made as a documentary.<br />
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar says there were producers who suggested that “Airlift”<br />
— his forthcoming action thriller based on evacuation of Indians from Kuwait during the<br />
Iraq-Kuwait war — should be made as a documentary.<br />
“Director Raja Krishna Menon was working on this script for four years. He has been<br />
closely associated with many of those people who were stranded in that situation. It has<br />
been a tremendous effort of my director to present the facts onscreen.<br />
“But let me tell you this… when he approached several producers with the script, they<br />
suggested him to make it into documentary,” Akshay said here.<br />
Akshay said it was disappointing.<br />
“This evacuation is such a big fact for our country, but the kind of response the director<br />
got of making a documentary, it was upsetting. I want that each and every Indian must watch<br />
this film ‘Airlift’, and feel proud of being an Indian,” said the actor.<br />
The film, releasing on <strong>January</strong> 22, features NimratKaur.<br />
AbhishekBachchan keen to<br />
become brand ambassador for<br />
government programmes<br />
Bollywood actor AbhishekBachchan has<br />
expressed his desire to become brand<br />
ambassador for government programmes.<br />
Bollywood actor AbhishekBachchan has<br />
expressed his desire to become brand<br />
ambassador for government programmes.<br />
Abhishek was here today for the closing<br />
ceremony of the ‘Road Safety programme’ of<br />
Thane city police. When asked whether he<br />
will become a brand ambassador for<br />
government programmes like his father<br />
megastar Amitabh Bachchan, he said, “If the<br />
government makes a request to me, then I will<br />
gladly become”. Amitabh had accepted the<br />
proposal of Maharashtra Forest Minister<br />
SudhirMungantiwar to be the tiger<br />
ambassador of the state. While addressing the<br />
gathering, the “All Is Well” star urged citizens<br />
to strictly follow traffic rules.<br />
SoorajPancholi wins Best Debut Award,<br />
thanks fans for support<br />
SoorajPancholi, who forayed into Bollywood<br />
with "Hero", is elated about receiving the Best<br />
Debut Award. He has thanked his fans for the<br />
“support”.<br />
SoorajPancholi, who forayed into Bollywood<br />
with superstar Salman Khan’s production “Hero”,<br />
is elated about receiving the Filmfare Best Debut<br />
(Male) Award. He has thanked his fans for the<br />
“support”. “I thank all the people who have<br />
supported me! Each and everyone of you! I<br />
coudn’t have done this without you,” tweeted<br />
Sooraj after winning the award on Friday night.<br />
The event saw actress BhumiPednekar bag the<br />
Best Debut (Female) for her film “Dum<br />
LagaKeHaisha”. Ranveer Singh won the Best<br />
Actor Award for his role as <strong>18</strong>th century Maratha<br />
PeshwaBajirao I in “BajiraoMastani”, while<br />
DeepikaPadukone grabbed the Best Actress Award<br />
for her role of a doting daughter in “Piku”.<br />
KanganaRanaut won the Critics’ Choice Best Actor<br />
Styling Tabu for ‘Fitoor’ was<br />
great, says Manish Malhotra<br />
Manish Malhotra, who has styled Tabu for "Fitoor", considers<br />
her a "fantastic" actress and found the experience of working with<br />
her "great". Celebrated fashion designer Manish Malhotra, who has<br />
styled Tabu for the forthcoming film “Fitoor”, considers her a<br />
“fantastic” actress and found the experience of working with her<br />
“great”. Malhotra was earlier supposed to style veteran diva Rekha<br />
for the film, but then Tabu stepped into the role. The designer added<br />
that it was a “great experience” to work with Tabu. “I was doing<br />
Rekhaji’s costume… we had many meetings and discussions over<br />
the clothes. Unfortunately, Rekhajicoudn’t do the film. Tabu is a<br />
fantastic actress. We reworked on Tabu’s look and it was a great<br />
experience,” Malhotra told IANS over phone from Mumbai. Malhotra,<br />
whose creations have been donned by actresses AishwaryaRai<br />
Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi, KareenaKapoor, Priyanka Chopra,<br />
Katrina Kaif, SonamKapoor and DeepikaPadukone on and off screen,<br />
says he is glad he got to be a part of the AbhishekKapoor directorial.<br />
“I loved the trailer… It looks like a beautiful film. Abhishek is a very<br />
good director to work with, and I am so happy to be a part of it via<br />
Tabu for ‘Fitoor’,” added Malhotra, who’s popular as Bollywood’s<br />
favourite designer. Asked if the “Maachis” actress give her inputs for<br />
her look for the film, Malhotra said: “Tabu’s body type is different<br />
from Rekhaji’s. We had a discussion. We kind of reworked on the look<br />
for Tabu.<br />
(Female) Award for “Tanu Weds Manu Returns”,<br />
and megastar Amitabh Bachchan won the Critics’<br />
Choice Best Actor (Male) award for “Piku”. “Time is<br />
short…so Best Actor Critics’ at Filmfare for<br />
‘Piku’…happy and content,” tweeted Amitabh.<br />
(PHOTOS : Salman, Deepika, Ranveer, Sonam, Rekha,<br />
Amitabh Bachchan shine at red carpet) The Best<br />
Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) honour went to<br />
Priyanka Chopra for “BajiraoMastani”, while Anil<br />
Kapoor took home the Best Actor in a Supporting<br />
Role (Male) Award for “DilDhadakne Do”. The elegant<br />
and evergreen MoushumiChatterjee was decorated<br />
with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the gala,<br />
where “BajiraoMastani” was named the Best Film<br />
and Sanjay LeelaBhansali received the Best Director<br />
award for the historical period drama. The Best Music<br />
Award went to AnkitTiwari, Meet Bros Anjjan and<br />
AmaalMallik for the film “Roy”, while IrshadKamil<br />
bagged Best Lyrics Award for the track “Agar tum<br />
saathho” from the film “Tamasha”.<br />
“Director<br />
Raja Krishna<br />
Menon was<br />
working on this<br />
script for four<br />
years.<br />
Court accepts plea against SRK, Salman<br />
Khan for wearing shoes in temple<br />
A local court accepted a plea<br />
by Hindu Mahasabha against<br />
Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan<br />
and a private TV channel for<br />
showing the actors inside a<br />
temple wearing shoes during a<br />
reality show. A local court<br />
accepted a plea by Hindu<br />
Mahasabha against Bollywood<br />
superstars Salman Khan, Shah<br />
Rukh Khan and a private TV<br />
channel for purportedly showing<br />
the actors inside a temple wearing<br />
shoes during a reality show. The<br />
court has fixed the date for<br />
hearing on <strong>January</strong> <strong>18</strong>. “A scene<br />
with Shah Rukh Khan and Salman<br />
Khan inside a Kali temple on the<br />
sets of TV reality show ‘Bigg<br />
Boss’ was broadcast by Colors<br />
channel in December last year,”<br />
Bharat Rajput, president of Hindu<br />
Mahasabha’s Meerut unit said.<br />
Rajput said that he had written a<br />
letter to the SSP and the District<br />
Magistrate of Meerut on<br />
December 23 and also sent an<br />
email to the channel over the<br />
issue. He alleged that no one<br />
should enter any religious places<br />
with their shoes and airing it on<br />
TV was insensitive as it hurt<br />
people’s religious sentiment.<br />
Rajput said, when the channel<br />
didn’t respond and the<br />
administration or the police didn’t<br />
take steps over the issue, a<br />
petition was filed at the court of<br />
CJM Sanjay Kumar Singh against<br />
the channel, the programme’s<br />
director and also Shah Rukh Khan<br />
and Salman Khan.<br />
Aamir Khan pays tribute to<br />
‘Lagaan’ co-star Rajesh Vivek<br />
Aamir Khan has expressed his grief over the demise of actor<br />
Rajesh Vivek, who was his co-star in "Lagaan". Superstar Aamir<br />
Khan has expressed his grief over the demise of actor Rajesh<br />
Vivek, who was his co-star in Oscar-nominated period drama<br />
“Lagaan”. Rajesh died on <strong>January</strong> 14 following a heart attack<br />
while he was shooting for a southern film in Hyderabad. He was<br />
66. His role of astrologer Guran in “Lagaan” is known as one of<br />
his most notable on-screen outings. Aamir, 50, took to Twitter to<br />
pay him a tribute. “Yesterday we lost someone from the Lagaan<br />
family…Rajesh Vivek. You will always remain in our hearts Baba.<br />
Love.a,” tweeted the “Dhoom 3” star. The last rites of the actor<br />
were conducted yesterday here in presence of his family, friends<br />
and several film personalities like filmmaker AshutoshGowarikar,<br />
actors including Akhilendra Mishra, Daya Shankar Pandey, Amin<br />
Hajee and Raj Zutshi.<br />
KaushikGanguly is my mentor: Raima Sen<br />
Calling Kaushik Ganguly<br />
her mentor, actor RaimaSen<br />
says the IFFI-award winning<br />
Bengali director is "the best<br />
among the present lot".<br />
Calling KaushikGanguly her<br />
mentor, actor RaimaSen says<br />
the IFFI-award winning<br />
Bengali director is “the best<br />
among the present lot”. “I<br />
had been part of<br />
Kaushikda’s four films. He<br />
has been my guide. He is my<br />
mentor and he is the best,”<br />
Raima told PTI on the eve of<br />
the release of Bastushaap,<br />
Kaushik’s last film after IFFI-<br />
UnescoFelini award winning<br />
‘Cinemawala’. The 36-yearold<br />
actor, whose Hindi movie<br />
“Bollywood Diaries” is<br />
awaiting release next month,<br />
said she was happy to do<br />
back-to-back Bengali films<br />
with directors like Ganguly.<br />
Raima, had been part of<br />
Kaushik’s “ArektiPremer”<br />
“Galpo”, “Shabd”‘, “C/O Sir”<br />
and now “Bastushaap”, all<br />
having been critically<br />
praised. “In ‘Bastushaap’ I<br />
share screen with<br />
ChurniGanguly (Kaushik’s<br />
wife), who plays my sisterin-law<br />
in the film, and the film<br />
seeks to portray how much<br />
isolated we all are living in<br />
our very own worlds under<br />
the same roof. I had also<br />
been part of Churnididirected<br />
‘Nirbasito’ (inspired<br />
by TaslimaNasreen’s life, so<br />
my association with the<br />
Ganguly-duo runs deep<br />
within. I feel at ease with<br />
them,” the “Parineeta” actor<br />
said. Recalling how<br />
AbirChatterjee and<br />
ParambrataChatterjee used<br />
to play pranks on her on the<br />
sets of “Bastushaap,” Raima<br />
said, “Me and Abir have<br />
acted in six films together.<br />
And we can set the house<br />
on fire with our madness. But<br />
here Param and Abir, the two<br />
boys, left me out as a girl and<br />
made me mad.” About her<br />
commoner roles in all recent<br />
Bengali films, Raima said, “In<br />
personal life I am as much deglamorized<br />
as in those<br />
characters. And it is again the<br />
prerogative of directors (here<br />
and Hindi) to give me<br />
different shades of role.”<br />
Director of the film Ganguly<br />
feels Raima had the talent to<br />
to transform herself into the<br />
given character as soon as<br />
the camera rolled. “Raima had<br />
the uncanny knack to<br />
transform herself as the<br />
camera rolled though the<br />
moment before she would<br />
make faces at the co-actors. I<br />
had the great opportunity to<br />
have three finest young<br />
actors Raima, Abir and Param<br />
together in one frame.”