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Yash Raj's highly anticipated film `Ishaqzaade' released amidst much fun and flare. The film starring newcomers Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra garnered huge moolah at box office as the two day collection grossed approximately Rs. 10 crore.

International porn star and curvaceous beauty Sunny Leone got an opportunity of her lifetime when she was offered to debut in Bollywood under Bhatt camp's anticipated film `Jism 2'. The actress who has also bagged Ekta Kapoor's `Ragini MMS 2' claims that of lately Bollywood has kept her on toes and she is hugely excited to be a part of the phenomena.

The torchbearer for contemporary cinema in Bollywood, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap who breathed life in the parallel genre with his cult films till date has to struggle to get enough support for his films and ambitious venture that promise to pack a punch.

Tigmanshu Dhulia, the talked about filmmaker has suddenly rose to the peak of his popularity in recent times especially post the super success of his directorial films like `Sahib, Biwi Aur Gangster' and `Paan Singh Tomar'.

TV producer Rajan Shahi's "Kuch Toh Log Kahenge" has been shifted to a new time slot. The show, which was originally telecast at 8 p.m., will now be beamed at 11 in the night. The prime time slot is being replaced by new fiction show "Byah Humari Bahu Ka".

Actor-director Satish Kaushik has bought the rights of Tamil film "Pithamagan" and plans to rope in Salman Khan, who worked in his 2003 hit movie "Tere Naam", for the project. "Sometimes destiny has its own way. I have a nice script for Salman Khan which is much bigger than 'Tere Naam'.

Indian cinema has evolved and its reach is huge, says Bipasha Basu adding that the people love to see Indian actors perform and cheer for them. Starting her career with "Ajnabee" in 2001, the 33-year-old has spent over a decade in filmdom and says that the industry has evolved in the last 11 years.

"Ninety years ago there was an accident - my birth, and another accident is waiting to happen - my death and I have the courage to accept it graciously," says avant garde filmmaker Mrinal Sen, who retains a youthful zest for life despite his advanced age.

Love Lies and Seeta is the first of its kind in the effort to make a urban/hip/romantic comedy and entertainer in an extremely low budget They all have a confession to make; they are all in love with Seeta!

Declining to interfere with the imposition of entertainment tax on ramp shows organised by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), Delhi High Court has said it is for the government to decide whether full or part exemption can be given to similar events held in the capital.

Director Ram Gopal Varma says that he shot his forthcoming thriller "Department", his most expensive film so far, by using a new technique and is confident that his experiment will yield favourable results when it hits the screens Friday.

Rajat Kapoor will be seen sporting a bald look in his forthcoming film "I Am 24", but the actor has refused to do the same for the promotional video of the movie. Director Saurabh Shukla had a tough time convincing Rajat to go bald to play a 42-year-old writer, who falls in love with a 22-year-old girl, played by Manjiri Phadnis.

India's strip queen Poonam Pandey hogged headlines and first made it to news when she offered to strip for Indian cricket team after their world cup win last year. Though she was not allowed to fulfill her desire to strip for Indian team, she has not given up yet as she has yet again linked herself to another offer.

Though veteran lyricist cum script writer Javed Akhtar has critically shunned young lyricist and music composers but the legendary lyricist seems to be awestruck with the young filmmakers. As Javed has been a veteran in this film industry for past 40 years, he has witnessed several changes in the making of a film and the music.

Costars cum best buddies John Abraham and Akshay Kumar have been very cordial towards each other ever since they first worked together in `Garam Masala'. Apart from that they have worked in films like `Desi Boyz' and `Housefull 2', out of which the latter raked in moolah at box office.

Since the day the film `Joker' has been announced there have been no dearth of controversies that keep hitting headlines, keeping the film in news ever since then. First it was the casting then it was the 3D format, also Chitrangada Singh's item number that hogged headlines.

After Kareena Kapoor, it is Katrina Kaif who from the current lot of actresses who has achieved the feat of bagging back to back films with the famous Khans of the industry. The actress has completed major portions of her films `Ek Tha Tiger' and Yash Chopra's next with Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan respectively.

Days after Amitabh Bachchan wrote off the debts of 90 farmers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, those in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand area have written to the Bollywood star in the hope that he would do the same for them.

Celina Jaitley is sleep deprived ever since she gave birth to twins. "Mothers of twins are basically part of a scientific experiment to prove that sleep is not a crucial part of human life... good morning," tweeted Celina, referring to her current state.

Film: "Shanghai"; Music Director: Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravijani; Lyricist: Dibakar Banerjee, Vishal Dadlani, Anvita Dutt Guptan, Neelesh Misra, Kumaar; Singers: Shekhar Ravijani, Vishal Dadlani, Arun Ingle, Mandar Apte, Dibakar, Bhupesh, R.N. Iyer, Raja Hassan, Kirti Sagathia, Richa Sharma, Nandini Srikar; Rating: *** 1/2 The music of a Dibakar Banerjee film is not something you watch out for because he is known for making gritty and compelling movies.