Anushka happy to turn Bijlee By Lipika Varma   Published: Thu, Dec 13, 2012

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Anushka Sharma plays the bubbly Bijlee in Vishal Bhardwaj’s rustic rom-com ‘Matru ki Bijlee Ka Mandola’. Sources say that when Bhardwaj narrated the story to her, Anushka who had assumed the film would be as dark as his previous ventures, couldn’t stop laughing. The reason behind this was that Bhardwaj is mostly known for making dark and intense films and so, when she was approached for the film, Sharma was under the intuition that ‘Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola’ would be very much like his earlier films. Sources add no sooner did she hear his narration Anushka could not hold back her laughter. ‘Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola’ also stars Imran Khan and Pankaj Kapur

 

Dilip Saab’s silent birthday By Lipika Varma   Published: Thu, Dec 13, 2012

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Yusuf Khan, aka, Dilip Kumar’s 90th birthday was a private affair. The media was kept at bay. When the 90-year-old Dilip Kumar walked down towards the lawn at 9:30 pm to greet the guests — his loved ones and few friends — he carried the same electrifying personality that he had possessed in his youth. He shook hands with each guest and thanked them for their wishes. Wife Saira Banu warmly greeted all those who had come to wish Dilip Kumar. However, many fans old and young thronged the gates of the Pali Hill bungalow, just to steal a glimpse of the veteran actor.

 

Hrithik’s Rs 100 take-home salary By Lipika Varma Published: Thu, Dec 13, 2012

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Hrithik Roshan may be one of the highest paid actors in the industry currently. But the ‘Krrish 3′ star got a mere Rs 100 for his first gig. “While I was a kid I had acted in a movie. This movie was produced by my grandfather and being my first film as a child artiste I was paid Rs 100. This remuneration was more than enough for me. I spent all the money in purchasing lovely toy cars for me.”

Hrithik will next be seen playing the role of a masked superhero in ‘Krrish 3′ alongside Priyanka Chopra, Kangna Ranaut and Vivek Oberoi who plays a negative role.

Sanjay gets his crew jogging By Lipika Varma   Published: Thu, Dec 13, 2012

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Sanjay Dutt has become a fitness freak for his next film ‘Zilla Ghaziabad’. After the success of ‘Son of Sardar’, Sanju will play a Haryanvi cop in ‘ZG’. Sanju, who has refused to use a body double for his action sequences, has not only started going for a morning run, but has also ensured that the entire film crew joins him. His co-star was quoted saying that when they were shooting in Ghaziabad, Sanjay would get up as early as 5 am to go for his morning jog and also insist that everyone else did the same. ‘Zilla…’ also stars Vivek Oberoi and Arshad Warsi in important roles.