Alia Bhatt prefers Karan Johar over dad for advice

On a recent appearance on a television show, the 21-year-old confessed that she shares her concerns about career, life and love with Karan Johar, said a source.

"I prefer calling Karan Johar over my father for advice on my films. I even go to him for concerns related to relationships as my father thinks no man will ever be good enough for me," Alia said on the show.

She also spoke about her fear of plants, as well as about her reported link-ups with Arjun Kapoor and Varun Dhawan. To that, she said, "Two good looking people are bound to get attracted to each other, who knows I may or may not have taken it forward."

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Shah Rukh is 'king' of Bollywood: Salman

Salman has become the first Bollywood actor to give seven Rs 100 crore hit films in a row, including his recent release 'Kick'.

"You can say whatever you want. But there is a king (hinting at Shah Rukh) anyways. You have problem with him being the King? I don't have problem with him being the king," Salman said.

SRK and Salman's enmity and an eventual patch up has been a fodder for gossip in Bollywood for many years but the 'Kick' star indicated that he no longer has a problem talking about the other Khan.

"You are talking about Shah Rukh?" the actor asked a reporter to a query on him being the king of Bollywood, to which the scribe said he was not referring to Shah Rukh.

Salman then said, "I am mentioning (him). If he is the king, he should be the king, that is his position."

To a query on where he places himself in the industry, he said, "I would be placing myself much behind, right now I am misplaced."

With Salman's recently released 'Kick' continuing a good run at the box office, there is a buzz that the film may cross Rs 200 crore mark. The makers claim 'Kick' has already collected Rs 147.7 crores despite bad reviews.

On the box office result of 'Kick', Salman said, "I don't know about the business. Why talk about Rs 200 crore, talk about Rs 300 or Rs 400 crore or Rs 500 crore. We would be more than happy if the film does more business."

On reports that Karan Johar is paying Rs 150 crore each to him (Salman) and Aamir Khan for doing a film with his production house, the actor said, "Films are not making Rs 300 crore. I wish we get that much. Films are not making that much money, they are making Rs 200-250 crore, some not even touching that much. So how can our prices be that much... it is ridiculous."

Johar also denied the reports yesterday.

Salman will be doing Karan's next home production 'Shuddhi' and Kareena Kapoor Khan may be paired opposite him.

"I don't know (if Kareena is doing 'Shuddhi'). You should ask the producer and director of that film. There is time for that (for the movie to start)," he said.

The actor was talking at the trailer launch of director Kamal Sadanah's upcoming film 'Roar: Tigers Of The Sundarbans' here yesterday.

"I have come here for a personal reason... we have grown up together. I am glad to be here. I know if I come here and people go and watch the film, then it will be of great help to the film," he said.

Salman appreciated the trailer and expressed hope that the film does well.

"It (trailer) is amazing. They are making film on white tigers and we are making 'Sher Khan' (film with Sohail Khan) a little later. I am happy with the look of the film, it is at par with any other Hollywood film. I had seen the trailer earlier and I liked it. If the trailer is amazing then the film would be so fantastic," he said.

The actor says he supports efforts for saving tigers.

"I support it. There are rescue centers all over and there are lots of tigers and panthers in cages... I think one should make a wild park and let them be in their natural habitat. Get them out in the open," Salman said.

When quizzed about whether Kreena will be his leading lady in Suddhi, Salman said, "I don't know (if Kareena is doing 'Shuddhi'). You should ask the producer and director of that film. There is time for that (for the movie to start)."

The actor was talking at the trailer launch of director Kamal Sadanah's upcoming film 'Roar: Tigers Of The Sundarbans' here yesterday.

"I have come here for a personal reason... we have grown up together. I am glad to be here. I know if I come here and people go and watch the film, then it will be of great help to the film," he said.

Salman appreciated the trailer and expressed hope that the film does well.

"It (trailer) is amazing. They are making film on white tigers and we are making 'Sher Khan' (film with Sohail Khan) a little later. I am happy with the look of the film, it is at par with any other Hollywood film. I had seen the trailer earlier and I liked it. If the trailer is amazing then the film would be so fantastic," he said.

The actor says he supports efforts for saving tigers.

"I support it. There are rescue centres all over and there are lots of tigers and panthers in cages... I think one should make a wild park and let them be in their natural habitat. Get them out in the open," Salman said.

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Dia Mirza, Sahil Sangha to marry on October 18 in Delhi

The wedding will take place in Delhi and will be attended by the couple's family and close friends only. Dia is likely to later host a lavish reception in Mumbai for her friends from the entertainment industry.

Sahil's family is largely based in Delhi and so, their nuptials are due to be held in the capital."It was the two families' decision to have the wedding in Delhi on the chosen date," said Dia.

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Hrithik's cameo in 'Bombay Samurai'

Accordingly, the makers are said to have asked director Dev Benegal, who is also writing the film’s script, to create a special role for Hrithik Roshan. The film already has a big star cast that includes Kareena Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Kalki Koechlin, Akshaye Khanna and Abhay Deol.

A source close to the film’s team says, “Excel Entertainment’s Ritesh Sidhwani and actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar are keen on including Hrithik in the project. Dev is now writing a role for Hrithik, let’s see how it will work out.”

It may be pointed out that Hrithik has earlier done a cameo in Zoya Akhtar’s Luck By Chance, where the actor stole the limelight with the Rajasthani song, Baware.

Both Hrithik Roshan and Ritesh Sidhwani were unavailable for comment.

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'Dhoom: 3' enters Chinese top 10 chart

After storming the Turkish box office and becoming the only Indian film to get to the Turkish Top 10, ‘Dhoom: 3’, Yash Raj Films (YRF) offering, has now entered the Chinese Top 10 Charts at number 9, said a statement from the film's production house.

Released 25th July, ‘Dhoom: 3’, which became the first Indian film to get widest release ever in China, came in with an impressive USD 1.35 million for the three-day weekend, beating the local Chinese romance ‘No Zuo No Die’. With weekend admissions at 267,000, 'Dhoom: 3’ takes a flying start and is on target to become the biggest Indian film in China.

Starring Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra, the film is directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, who co-scripted with producer and YRF boss Aditya Chopra.

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Family, friends bid farewell to Zohra Sehgal

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, theatre personality MK Raina and Prasar Bharti CEO Jawahar Sircar were among those who turned up to pay their last respect.

Zohra's body was kept in an open area for some time before being taken for the final rites.

Azmi remembered the actress for her vivacious personality.

"I worked with her for the first time in a play in 2002. She was around 90-year-old at that time. She was always punctual at the rehearsals. She was thorough professional and always had a smile on her face. She always used to crack jokes," Azmi said.

Akhtar said it was not possible to write the history of 21st century theatre without Zohra Sehgal.

"She had contributed a lot to every field where she had worked, be it dance, theatre or cinema. She had a cheerful personality," he added.

Dikshit said she had many inspiring memories of Sehgal.

"It was hard to describe Zohra Sehgal. She was a great artiste and a very cheerful human being. She had a brilliant memory. Our country will always remember her. She never took anything negatively."

Raina said Sehgal's death marked the end of an era in theatre. "She was punctual and highly professional. She was always prepared with her dialogues. Her presence used to make the environment lively," he said.

The veteran star spoke about death at her 102 birthday in April this year, saying she was preparing herself to die with a smile. She had told her family that she wanted a simple funeral.

Sehgal had a great innings as an artiste, performer and actor that spanned more than seven decades. She started her career as a dancer with Uday Shankar in 1935. She had appeared in many Bollywood films as a character actor as well as in English language films besides television series and plays.

Often called the grand old lady of Bollywood, she last appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ‘Saawariya’ in 2007.

She worked with some of the biggest stars of this era, be it Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Cheeni Kum’, Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Dil Se’ or Salman in ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’.

A Padma Shri awardee, she also received the Padma Vibhshan in 2010.

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Don't want to cause 'national embarrassment' by dancing: Karan Johar

Karan, one of the judges on the show, did not mind hitting the dance floor himself earlier.
"This season I am keeping myself away from dance. I think I have caused national embarrassment by dancing, so I am not going to dance," Karan told at the launch of the new season "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa".
  
The other judges on the show are choreographer-director Remo D'souza and actress Madhuri Dixit.

The 13 celebrity contestants are Purab Kohli, Andy, Sukhwinder Singh, Karan Tacker, Sophie Chaudhary, Kritika Kamra, Mouni Roy, Sreesanth, Puja Bose, Palak (Kiku Sharda), Shakti Mohan, Akshat and Ashish Sharma.

The contestants performed during the launch this evening.

"This season will be a challenge for contestants as they will have to learn to earn (marks)," Madhuri said. Remo also made it clear that they will be more strict this tíme with contestants.

The show is slated to go on air from this weekend on Colors channel.

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'Yudh' an endeavour to be different: Amitabh

In an interview, the 71-year-old veteran speaks about the show, about his TV journey and about working on the growing medium.

When asked to shed some light on his new endeavor the actor told "Yudh" is the name of the character I play Yudhishtir! But there is a 'yudh' (war) in his life too, which he battles with on many fronts. I had wished to do a serial some day. Endemol came up with this project and idea. I liked it and then we set about building a team and getting down to constructing it.”

Talking about the standard of other fiction shows on television he said “I am no judge. The audience is. The ones that garner good ratings are obviously the ones that must come in the category of good. I suppose they set the standards.”

When asked what prompted him to take the plunge into fiction on television especially at a time when his hands are full with so much to do, he said “Nothing. Just the desire to work on an aspect I had not attempted.”

Speaking about his role in ‘Yudh’ he said “the basics are the same. No matter what medium, we actors are acting. And that is how you shall see this serial as well. But Anurag Kashyap and the team wished that they present it differently from what has been coming in the category of soaps and serials. That is the endeavour.”

When asked if he watch any television and does he think the content on Indian television has shown a healthy growth over the years, he said “Yes, I do watch TV and yes, the growth of television in India is by far the largest and the greatest in the world. With about 800 channels currently operative, it's perhaps larger than the entire volume of global channels put together. TV in India has overtaken the return of cinema three fold, within a spate of the last 10 to 15 years. Compared to a 100-year film industry, this must be looked upon as a healthy growth.”

He has proved to be a game-changer on television with Kaun Banega Crorepati.

When asked what expectations his audiences can have from ‘Yudh’, he said “I am no game-changer, nor do I ever aspire to be one. I just want to do my stipulated work. The audiences will decide the fate of ‘Yudh’. And that is how it should be.”

Talking about the new phase and endlessly reinvented career Big B quoted “Phases in a person's life need deeper thought and consideration and comment. TV is just another aspect of a profession I already practice. This fresh attempt is another project. Let us not give it so much importance.”

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Sonakshi gets inked on birthday

Sonakshi feels her new ink would be like a guiding star in her life from now on.

"Surprise! My birthday gift to myself is this tattoo... My guiding star, now always with me," Sonakshi posted on Twitter alongside a photo of herself flaunting the design.

The actress, who is the daughter of BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha, made her debut in the Hindi film industry with ‘Dabangg’ opposite Salman Khan, which went onto become the highest grossing Bollywood film of the year.

Sonakshi received positive reviews for her performance as well as the Filmfare Award for best female debut.

Post her debut, she went on to play the leading lady in some of Bollywood's biggest hits, including Rowdy Rathore (2012), Son of Sardaar (2012), and Dabangg 2 (2012).

Though Sonakshi received negative reviews for her choice of previous roles but she received critical praise for her performance in Lootera (2013).

Sonakshi will be next be seen in 'Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty' opposite Akshay Kumar. The film, which has been directed by AR Murugadoss, will hit theatres on Friday.

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