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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.”

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