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Abu Salem celebrates 'wedding anniversary' in prison

Underworld don Abu Salem was in a quiet reflective mood on Thursday as he spent his eighth 'wedding' anniversary in Arthur Road Jail

Underworld don Abu Salem being brought to a court in New Delhi.

after claiming to have married starlet Monica Bedi. The actress, however, denies having tied the nuptial knot.

The only guest on this day for extradited gangster, being tried for 1993 serial Mumbai bomb blast, was his lawyer Raja Thakur.

Salem has been reading letters and greeting cards sent to him by Monica since 2001 and he is feeling "very lonely," Thakur said after visiting Salem.

"Although Monica has been denying her marriage with the don, Salem claims that they got married in a mosque in Los Angeles in November 2000," Thakur said.

Notwithstanding Monica's denial, Salem celebrated his eighth marriage anniversary as a special day without Bedi, who was recently evicted from reality TV show Bigg Boss .

The one-time starlet has stuck to her position that she was never married to Salem and maintained in several media interviews that though she knew the underworld don for several years, they had never got married.

Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts has had a 3-film deal with Shah RukhKhanan

How can I forget Salman for what he did: Ghai

The media may've gone ballistic calling Salman Khan all kinds of names in the past, but there's one person who comes across as a staunch defender of the actor -- Subhash Ghai. ‘He's not a bad boy. He's grossly misunderstood,’ Ghai tells me.

Ghai and Salman also had a spat before they shook hands and Ghai announced ‘Yuvvraaj’. ‘Yes, we fought and made up. Today, we're friends. Not many people offered me a helping hand after ‘Kisna’ flopped. I approached a lot of actors, but all I got were unfulfilled assurances and promises. When I approached Salman, he didn't ask questions, he said he was keen to work with me. How can I ever forget that?’ Ghai gets emotional.

However, Salman's lackadaisical approach towards work -- reporting late on shoots -- was one of the reasons why ‘Yuvvraaj’ got delayed. True? ‘The film got delayed due to several reasons. I was keen on making certain changes and that took time. As for Salman reporting late for shoots, all I'd like to say is that he ensures that he completes his work on time, before we pack up for the day. Every director has to be a meticulous planner. If a certain star is arriving later in the day, he should be able to wrap up portions with other actors. If you can't, you aren't a good planner,’ Ghai adds.

Reportedly, Ghai's Mukta Arts has had a 3-film deal with SRK, of which ‘Trimurti’ and ‘Pardes’ have already released. What about the third project? Ghai pauses for a while, before answering this, ‘It's a tricky question. I had approached Shah Rukh for ‘Motherland’. We also started working on the script, but the project didn't materialise for two reasons. One, the subject bore an uncanny resemblance to ‘Veer-Zaara’ and two, the role demanded heavy-duty action and stunts and SRK's back problem didn't allow him to perform those stunts. I am sure, if an opportunity arises, SRK would definitely accept the offer,’ Ghai says. Bollywood hungama.

Kareena Kapoor declines invite by British P.M.

Kareena Kapoor’s global popularity is proved by the fact that she was recently invited by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown for a special function at 10, Downing Street

She was also to be honored as an international ambassador and join the Silver Star charity that helps in spreading awareness about diabetes.

But Kareena who is busy shooting for Kambhakt Ishq with Akshay Kumar in Mumbai had to refuse the invite due to her hectic schedule.

Leading members from the political, business, arts and culture, and sports fields were present at the occasion.

Kareena Kapoor’s spokesperson was quoted by Bombay Times saying, “She was looking forward to attending this prestigious event, but had to opt out. However, Kareena intends joining the Silver Star charity and working closely with them soon.”

Nagarjuna Akkineni's son Naga Chaitanya's introduction

Meet Naga Chaitanya

The audience at Gachibowli stadium was agog with excitement. The reason being the third generation of the Akkineni family -- Akkineni Nageswara Rao's (ANR) grandson and Nagarjuna Akkineni's son Naga Chaitanya's introduction to the fans and media.

It was Naga Chaitanya's birthday and also the day of the audio release of his dad's, dashing Nagarjuna's latest film King. So the fans had every reason to be happy and pleased with this double bonanza!

Naga Chaitanya's entry into filmdom unofficially took place on September 20 (ANR's) birthday.

His untitled film is being produced by Dil Raju and directed by debutante Vasu Varma. The music for this film is being composed by Sandeep Chowta. But it was on November 23 at this grand gala function that this scion of the Akkineni and Rama Naidu family was formally introduced.

The event took off with audio-visuals of ANR and Nag highlighting important films and glimpses of their film career. The last visual was of Naga Chaitanya walking down.

It was an emotional moment to see the thespian ANR speak about his family members entering films like Nag, Akhil (the second son of Nag who as a two-year old acted in a Telugu film called Sisindri), Sumanth and Sushanth.

"I didn't think Naga Chaitanya would act. When he expressed the desire to act, we sent him to an acting school in Mumbai and later to Hollywood to learn dance and fights. We also made him learn Telugu. Today is his birthday and I feel he would be successful. He has the sound of Naga along with my name like his father. We have faith in him and his talent. We wanted to produce the film under the Annapoorna Studios Banner but Dil Raju (the producer with the Midas touch) came forward to produce his film. We put him in his hands and Raju will take him forward. Happy Birthday Naga Chaitanya," said ANR and called Chaitanya on stage.

Naga Chaitanya happily walked on stage waving to the crowds (cheering and shouting) and said, "I have been waiting for this day for two years. I told my dad two years ago that I wanted to act. He was happy and said okay. This is my aim, my dream, my challenge and my responsibility. I want to make every one -- both my grandfathers, family (including my uncle Venkatesh and friends) feel proud. I will never forget this birthday. I need the support and blessings of friends, media, fans, cinema industry. Never have I experienced so much energy and excitement in life."

It was good to see the bonding of the Akkineni and Rama Naidu (the maternal grandfather) family was on stage.

"The blood of both the families flows in Naga Chaitanya," said ANR and called Rama Naidu on stage. "Today, being a happy occasion, I bless him to be a superstar," said Rama Naidu.

Nagarjuna in a voice choked with emotion said, "I wish my boy all the best. I am giving him to you (pointing to the fans)."

Superstar Venkatesh (the maternal uncle) said, "We should hear a loud sound (loud applause) when we hear the name of Naga Chaitanya. When Nag pulled the chain (in Shiva) years ago, it created a sensation. Naga Chaitanya will repeat the magic. I wish all fans to encourage Chaitanya to do a variety of roles."

Even director K Raghavendra Rao who doesn't normally speak said a few words on this occasion. So did Dil Raju.

The evening's function culminated with the cutting of a cake by the birthday boy. Naga Chaitanya was given a huge rose garland.

It's now Nag's turn to relinquish the title of Yuva Samrat and move on, for the latest Yuva Samrat has arrived. As for Naga Chaitanya, he hopes the ride to filmdom is steady and joyful.

source:rediff.com

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Bollywood Movie ' Rock On!! '' goes to the Oscars

This team is rocking internationally now. Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar’s Rock On directed by Abhishek Kapoor starring Farhan, Arjun Rampal, Luke Kenny and Purab Kohli, has made it to the Oscar Library. The film has garnered this prestigious honour from the Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the script will be part of the permanent script collection and will be made available for research to only actors, students, filmmakers and writers who are regular patrons.

Abhishek who has just come from Washington DC where the film was honoured at a recently concluded film festival Indian Vision, was in for a surprise when he got to know that his film has made it to the prestigious library. “Isn’t that great,” he asked. “When I conceptualised the film I knew that it was completely out of the box. And now it’s all out for the world to see. It feels really good,” said Abhishek. Ritesh too is beaming with joy. “I got an official letter from them stating that our film will be kept in their archives. It’s good that the world’s recognising Indian talent now,” said the young producer, who’s now ready with Zoya Akhtar’s Luck By Chance.