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Junior B says no to Sholay

The real reason why Abhishek Bachchan has opted out of Ram Gopal Varma's Sholay is not moral but practical. The busy Bollywood star just couldn't give dates.
Those dates were committed to the inimitable Mani Ratnam. Yes, Abhishek Bachchan will be coming together with his Yuva director again for Ratnam's first film in the English language to be shot in London.

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Fifth season of 'Rendezvous With Simi Garewal'

English general entertainment channel Star World once again gives viewers a chance to rendezvous with famous personalities.

From 12 February, 2006 Simi Garewal returns to host her chat show Rendezvous With Simi Garewal which is in its fifth year. The show will air every Sunday at 8:30 pm. The show, and its charismatic host, sport a whole new look this season. The sets and the decor are new.

As in the past, Garewal welcomes thinking and articulate men and women including political leaders, industrialists, sportsmen, film stars, musicians, film makers and royalty. The show aims to provide an insight, hitherto unknown, into the lives of men and women who have captured the imagination of the public. The new season will see guests like John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra, Zayed Khan with his wife and parents, and Hrithik and Susanne Roshan.

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Star threatens to sue

Star India has hit out strongly at India TV over a report in the Hindi news channel that puts in doubt the selection process of the Amitabh Bachchan-hosted gameshow KBC 2 on Star Plus.

Star India asserts the allegations are an attempt "to defame the gameshow property" and has threatened to take "strong action, using whatever means available to us under the law of the land."

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Sush in Prithviraj-Sanjukta

A replay of the Bhagat Singh kind of confrontation between Ajay Devgan and Sunny Deol has been averted. Raj Kumar Santoshi has withdrawn his proposed project to make Prithviraj-Sanjukta with Ajay Devgan .
The coast is clear for the eminently gifted Chandraprakash Diwedi who has already met Sunny Deol over several lengthy sessions and has finalized the actor for the coveted part.
It now seems that while Sunny will play the role of Prithviraj Chauhan, Sushmita Sen is expected to be in a pivotal role though NOT of Sanjukta.

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Humko Deewana Kar Gaye

The forthcoming film Humko Deewana Kar Gaye will see for the first time the pair of Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif for the first time on screen.
Apart from the first time pairing of Akshay and Katrina, there is another reason to look forward to the movie – it also has an extended special appearance from the Maine Pyar Kiya pair of Salman Khan and Bhagyashree.
Humko Deewana Kar Gaye is scheduled to release on April 14, but as always, release dates can be preponed or postponed even at the eleventh hour.

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Aamir Khan: Most patriotic Bollywood Star

Aamir Khan seems to be Bollywood’s most patriotic star, having featured in Sarfarosh, Lagaan, Mangal Pandey and now Rang De Basanti.

Be it fate, coincidence or intended approach, his last few releases were more or less based on patriotism.

In Sarfarosh, he played a sincere police officer who tries to wipe off drug-trafficking between India and Pakistan and in Lagaan, he played a self-righteous villager in the pre-Independence era who meets British officers head-on.

And recently he featured in the most hyped patriotic film of 2005 Mangal Pandey - The Rising. He etched the role of a martyr - Mangal Pandey who triggered a revolt against the East India Company in 1857. The movie was released on Independence Day.

His latest film Rang De Basanti, slated for a Republic Day release, also has a tinge of patriotism. The film revolves around urban youth living in Delhi. After the “Mangal Pandey” debacle this is Aamir’s first release, let’s hope it hits gold at the box-office.

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And award goes to ...

Bipasha Basu, the Bengali Beauty from Bollywood, won the title of India`s Most Desirable Woman beating heavyweights like Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Sushmita Sen and several other Bollywood hotties in a poll conducted by Zoom, India’s premier glamour and lifestyle television channel.

Bipasha topped the list among 50 contenders. The winner was chosen by a combination vote by online surfer’s on Indiatimes.com and a secret celebrity and media jury. Bipasha the new generation oomph queen, until Mallika Sherawat replaced her, was happy to receive the honour. “It’s a huge compliment to me,” she said.

Aishwarya Rai, a winner in online polls several times earlier and even the winner of the poll conducted by desifans.com came second to Bipasha.

Priyanka Chopra was voted third while Mallika Sherawat and sensual beauty Sushmita Sen stood fourth and fifth respectively.

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