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Actress Vidya Balan has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Victoria's Indian Film Festival to be held in Melbourne this year. "I am delighted to be named as the brand ambassador for the Indian Film Festival in Melbourne. I love the format of the festival and the wide range of films screened," Vidya said in a statement.

Sufi legend Abida Parveen Tuesday said that Sufism binds millions of people in the subcontinent and that the forthcoming festival Jahan-e-Khusrau festival is an effort to create a spiritual mood. The 10th edition of the three-day festival starts March 2 at Humayun's Tomb.

After "Viraasat", it took 15 years for Anil Kapoor to say yes to Priyadarshan's film "Tezz". It is unlikely that they will ever work together again as they do not approve of each other's working methods. Priyadarshan likes to work without a script, while Anil does projects only when he is given a hard-bound script.

The hectic schedule of daily soaps seems to have taken a toll on Mohnish Bahl and the actor has decided to quit "Kuch Toh Log Kahenge" just months after it went on air. "It is true that Mohnish Bahl is leaving 'Kuch Toh Log Kehenge' 'KTLK' - due to health reasons," tweeted Sneha Rajani, senior executive vice president and business head, Sony channel.

Choreographer Ganesh Hegde and his wife Sunayna have become proud parents of a son, who has been named Giann. The couple, who tied the knot in June last year, welcomed their son Feb 24 and Ganesh is extremely excited with the new addition to the family.

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar has rubbished reports that his film "Heroine" is inspired by actress Manisha Koirala's life. "#Heroine's not inspired by Manish Koirala's life. It's a figment of imagination. People should check facts before creating such stories," Bhandarkar wrote on his Twitter page.

The inaugural season of Bridgestone World Series Hockey (WSH) will see a star-studded opening - Bollywood celebrities like Saif Ali Khan, Neha Dhupia and singer Mika will perform at the event here Wednesday. The opening ceremony will also see singer Harshdeep Kaur belting out the chartbuster song "Katiya Karoon" from "Rockstar", along with Mika, who is the voice behind songs like "Tu mera hero" and "Dhinka chika".

Hollywood trainer Ed Chow, who trained celebrities like Clive Owen and Lucas Till, says he would love to work with Farhan Akhtar, who has been training hard for his next film "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag". "I was really lucky to meet Aishwarya Rai when she was working on 'The Last Legion' with Colin Firth.

Ram Gopal Varma's past few projects have failed to rock the box office, but actor Rana Daggubati, who has teamed up with the director in "Department", is confident that the film will turn out to be one of his most stylish movies.

After two successful films, Pakistani singer-actor Ali Zafar is back in action with his new romantic movie "London Paris New York" with actress Aditi Rao Hydari that releases Friday. Directed by debutant Anu Menon, the film puts spotlight on the angst of the 20s, a life altering period when one has to find a career, form an identity and experience the charms of falling in love for the first time.

Govinda, who has completed 25 years in showbiz, is right now trying to settle his daughter's career in the film industry and says he will start his home production to launch Narmada. "I am starting my production, which I never wanted to do. Film production is very tough.

Actor Tusshar Kapoor says Ajay Devgn is his lucky charm and that's why he roped him in to do the voiceover in his forthcoming movie "Chaar Din Ki Chandni." "Yes, definitely, he is my lucky charm. We have done five films, of which four have been hit.

Bollywood's acclaimed actor Prateik whose career is rising with each passing film claims that acting just happened to him by chance. He exclaimed that he was not very keen or serious to take up acting as his profession until `Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' was offered to him.

If it had not have been showbiz for Ranbir Kapoor, it would definitely have been football, says the actor, who is endorsing a campaign on the sport. "Football is life for me and if not an actor, I would have loved to be a footballer.

Bollywood's `Royal Prince' Saif Ali Khan for the whole last week has been in news for all the wrong reasons, as the other wise calm gentleman Saif was defamed over his brawl with a South African businessman of Indian origin. He is unhappy with the way his image was tainted in media and all over.

Even before the completion of its shoot, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming production `Rowdy Rathore' has bagged a coveted deal as the satellite rights of the same have been sold for a humongous Rs 35 crore. The film stars Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in lead while the shooting has been progressing at a steady speed.

"Sunburn - The Movie", a film based on Goa's popular electronic music festival, is set to be co-produced by Percept Pictures, Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Phanton Films. The film's launch party was held here Tuesday night.

Chitrangada Singh, who has done an item-song for Shirish Kunder's "Joker", says her look in the song is inspired by Madhuri Dixit's in the song "Humko aajkal hai" from "Sailaab". "I don't like to call it an item song, it is a dance performance that I have done for the film.

Dabangg' girl Sonakshi Sinha is quite hyper active on line. She keeps her fans and the world updates via her posts on social networking sites and believes that technology today has helped the world come closer. Contrary to the common belief, Sonakshi says that girls too can be smart with the gizmos and it's not necessarily a guy thing.

Since the day he got free from his various other commitments, Bollywood's light eyed star Hrithik Roshan has completely surrendered himself to his ambitious flick `Krrish 3' for which he commenced shooting just a month before. He has not only got into the desired physique especially for the superhero film but has even dedicated himself completely to the anticipated sequel.