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‘Soojit saw the talent in me’

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Nargis Fakhri, who is excited about her next film Madras Café, hopes that it will help re-launch her career. “I play a war journalist in Madras Café. It is an intense role; the gunshots and bombs make a fearful scenario,” says the actress.

Arshad’s advice

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After Jolly LLB and Dedh Ishqiya, Arshad Warsi will be seen as a gyaan guru of sorts in Amrit Sagar’s Rabba Main Kya Karoon. “I accepted this role because Amrit is my friend.

Acting not Rani’s first choice

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Krishna Mukerji says that her daughter Rani had no intentions of being an actor and apparently got into the profession after much coaxing. Reminiscing about her star kid’s childhood days she says, “Rani has been a very disciplined girl right from her childhood days.

‘I find beauty in everyone’

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He’s only two films old and yet continues to be one of the most talked-about actors in the industry. While his acting credentials have not been questioned so far, his demeanour off-screen has made people slap the “Casanova” tag on him and he is often called a “flirt”.

‘I’ve always been misinterpreted’

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Kiran Rao, whose latest production Ship Of Theseus is up for release next month, is not happy about being categorised as an art filmmaker. She says, “I’ve been misinterpreted time and again. I would love my films to be commercially successful.

Shilpa, uncensored

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She may have debuted opposite Shah Rukh Khan in YRF’s Chak De — but Shilpa Shukla was part of an ensemble cast. So with her new film, B.A. Pass, it feels like the talented actress has truly “arrived” in B’town.
In B.A. Pass, Shilpa plays Sarika, a rich, married woman who teaches a younger boy “the art of sex”.

‘This is just the beginning’

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Just days after the demise of her father, Priyanka Chopra has put aside her grief and immersed herself in work.
Speaking from Los Angeles where she is recording her album, she says, “I’m actually at the studio; we are cutting a new track, it’s an incredible song.

John can never hurt anyone

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John Abraham might be a heartthrob for the rest of the world but to Firoza Irani, he will always be her little boy.
The actor-producer’s mother is no stranger to fitness herself as she was a basketball coach in her younger days. “Yes, I was a basketball coach for girls and it was lovely passing on all my knowledge to the players.

The Punjabi lion roars again

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He is an old hand in the Punjabi film industry, an accomplished sportsman and of course, father of Yuvraj Singh, the comeback kid of Indian cricket.

‘Meri life mein twist hi twist hai’

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After the superhit Om Shanti Om, Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone are together once again for Chennai Express.

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