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Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan, who shares screen space with Sunny Deol in "Mohalla Assi", set on the ghats of Varanasi, says a star like Sunny didn't need his help to learn the local language of Benaras. "Sunny paaji is my senior. I call him sir. I can't train anyone.

Preview) Exploring in his films the dark underbelly of the underworld is what Ram Gopal Varma is known for. After making underworld dramas, the filmmaker puts the spotlight on the dark secrets of the police department through his film "Department", releasing Friday.

Rohit Bal and Arjun Rampal are known for their strong bonding, both on and off the ramp. Now the designer has created a special outfit for the actor to give him a princely look for his maiden appearance at the forthcoming Cannes International Film Festival red carpet.

Katrina Kaif, one of the reigning actresses of Bollywood, says she will marry when Mr. Right propose to her. "To get married, one has to be asked. When I am asked, I will let you know. I have no idea who I am waiting for," the 27-year-old told reporters at the the unveiling of new Nakshatra logo here Monday.

Rohit Bal and Arjun Rampal are known for their strong bonding, both on and off the ramp. Now the designer has created a special outfit for the actor to give him a princely look for his maiden appearance at the forthcoming Cannes International Film Festival red carpet.

Actress Aishwarya Rai is a regular on the Cannes red carpet. But her visit to the 65th edition of the prestigious film festival is for a cause -- the former beauty queen will help raise funds for fight against AIDS at an auction there.

Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor says that he agreed to host the 13th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Singapore June 7-9 after a lot of people persuaded him. "It took a lot of people to convince me that I could do this. I love performing in front of a live audience.

Bollywood star Aamir Khan's teleshow "Satyamev Jayate", where he deals with sensitive social issues backed by statistics, has surpassed his own popularity, indicates a survey on online Google searches. The first episode of "Satyamev Jayate" was aired May 6 on Star Plus.

Global Desi, a retail clothing line, has launched an exclusive summer collection inspired by the painting of underprivileged children. The collection features 16 exclusive creations which are inspired by the drawings of four children - Rajesh Jadiyar, Roshni Jadhav, Reshma Bahamaniya and Rubina Khan, who are from the NGO Assema.

Director Mrinal Sen, rated as one of the pioneers of the alternative cinema movement in the country, turned 90 Monday. He spent the day attending a series of events organised in his honour.

After bringing the story of athlete-turned-dacoit Paan Singh Tomar alive on the big screen, director Tigmanshu Dhulia is set to adapt William Shakespeare's tragic play "Hamlet" for Bollywood. The project was first discussed with filmmaker Goldie Behl over a decade back and now he is set to produce it.

Anjum Farooqi, who plays the role of Gehna on Colors' "Balika Vadhu", said she feels great to be associated with such a show, as it celebrated its 1,000th episode Monday. "I feel great to be associated with 'Balika Vadhu'. It is such a privilege to be associated with a cult show like this.

The Rajasthan-set comedy "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" climbed into the Top 10 at the US box office during the weekend of May 11-13 despite playing in only a limited number of theatres.

Filmmaker Shirish Kunder has quashed rumours that the release date of "Joker" has been advanced from Aug 31 to July 27. "JOKER releases on August 31. All rumours living or dead are purely work of someone's imagination," tweeted Kunder. "Joker", a 3D film, features Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha as the lead pair.

The young filmmakers are doing an excellent job, says writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar, who has been associated with the industry for more than 40 years. However, he does not approve their idea of having songless movies. "I really like the kind of cinema that is made nowadays. The young filmmakers are doing an excellent job.

After the success of his last directorial "Rockstar", Imtiaz Ali is now on the lookout for a new story. Asked what's keeping him busy these days, Ali told IANS: "I'm just trying to figure out my next story. So just working towards that." In the meantime, he has associated himself with Mangesh Hadawale's "Dekh Indian Circus".

Anurag Kashyap's "Gangs Of Wasseypur", set to be screened at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival, has a whopping 370 characters. And more than half of them even have dialogues. "Out of these 370 almost 280 of them have dialogues in the movie," said a source from the unit.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has expressed shock over the death of child artist Taruni Sachdev, who played his school friend in "Paa", in Monday's plane crash in Nepal. "Just reading that Taruni Sachdev the girl child artist in 'Paa', has perished in Nepal plane crash ..

His surname inspired a key character in the hit Bollywood film "Kahaani". Now writer Amitabha Bagchi has knit a plot about Indian bureaucracy, corruption and redemption in his new work, "The Householder". Bagchi, who earlier penned the bestselling novel "Above Average", told IANS: "I had started writing the book long before corruption had become public.

Bong beauty Paoli Dam has risen to fame with her bold avatar in her very debut film `Hate Story' that released a few weeks back. The actress who has no inhibitions to do bold roles and flaunt her skin `only when the script demands', exclaims that she has been careful about not going overboard with her boldness.