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Pakistani model-turned-actress Veena Malik calls herself a freak and says she needs a partner to take care of her daily chores. "I am such a freak that I need a partner to remove my make up, to feed me, to help me wear my shoes.

Deepika Padukone is working with Rajinikath for the first time in "Kochadaiyaan", but says she admires Tamil superstar's child like enthusiasm and never felt any pressure while working with him. "I might feel pressure before, but when I walk on the sets and the camera starts rolling, I switch off everything and play the character that I have to.

"Delhi Belly" actress Poorna Jagannathan, a vegetarian, has joined hands with People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to inform people about the benefits of the lifestyle. "PETA approached me to do a campaign for them. They got to know that I was vegetarian.

Anchor-actor Cyrus Sahukar, who will host the fourth season of "India's Got Talent", says the reality show has "created job opportunities for participants" and given a new lease of life to dying art forms. He says the winner of the first season, Price Dance Group, is a good example of that.

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor is likely to walk the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) winter-festive 2012 runway at the grand finale to be jointly presented by designer Kallol Dutta and duo Pankaj-Nidhi. The forthcoming edition will be held here Aug 3-7. "Kareena walked for Manish Malhotra two seasons ago and we have shared the work with her.

Bollywood fans in Hamburg will be treated to five movies by acclaimed director Anurag Kashyap as part of a retrospective July 11-16. The retrospective will open with the "Dev-D" followed by the screening of both parts of "Gangs Of Wasseypur", "That Girl In Yellow Boots" and "Black Friday".

Unapologetic about her forthcoming production "Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum", Ekta Kapoor says that people with "pristine sensibilities" should stay away from it. "I am not going to give any justification to anyone. Those who don't like it, sorry, but if you like it, we love you.

Filmmaker Onir is confident that gradually mainstream actors will open up to off-beat cinema too. "Films like 'Gangs of Wasseypur', and 'Shanghai' have become famous. It is not comedy, but serious cinema which portrays our society," Onir told IANS, adding such films highlight "serious issues" and "have been accepted".

After making short films and a movie, actress Nandita Das is now directing a play that focuses on inequalities in the society. "At the moment I am working on a play, in which I am going to act, direct as well as write. I am very nervous.

Actress Amrita Puri, who will be seen in "Kai Po Che", a big screen adaptation of "3 Mistakes of My Life", says after reading the book she understood why Chetan Bhagat is so famous. "The only Chetan Bhagat novel I have read is '3 Mistakes of My Life' and that is because of the film.

There were reports that Ranbir Kapoor will play a vampire in "Bloody Veer", but the film's producer Siddharth Jain denies this saying they have not zeroed on anyone yet for the main lead. " 'Bloody Veer' is a vampire film. The leading actor is not yet finalised.

Southern actress Reema Sen is "amazed" at viewers response to her role of sensuous Durga, Manoj Bajpayee's second wife in "Gangs of Wasseypur", and thanks Vidya Balan for making curves trendy. "I never thought that people will be so ga ga over the character.

Singer Suraj Jagan, one of the pioneers of the Indian rock scene, says the genre is not readily accepted by masses and rockers all over world have been treated like orphans. "Rockers in general have always been treated like orphans world over.

Actress Madhoo, who gained recognition in Bollywood with Mani Ratnam's "Roja" in 1992, now wants the filmmaker to make "Roja 2". "I would really love to be a part of Mani Ratnam sir's film again only because it was his film that gave me the recognition that is still hands on to me," the 40-year-old said in an interview.

After acting, it seems Aditi Rao Hydari's singing career is also taking shape. The actress, who earlier crooned for "London Paris New York", has now been roped in to sing Hindi version of "Ice Age 4: Continental Drift" theme song.

A seven-day marriage celebration with lots of twists and turns is the premise of director Amrit Sagar's next film "Rabba Main Kya Karoon". After entertaining audiences with National Award winning war film "1971", Sagar returns to big screen with the light-hearted romantic comedy made in the backdrop of big fat Indian wedding.

Gangs Of Wasseypur Part II" is releasing a week before Salman Khan-starrer "Ek Tha Tiger", but actress Reema Sen is positive about the real life gang war drama's box office performance. "Had the first part not come before, it would have affected because Salman is a great actor you can't deny that," Reema told IANS.

Childrens' entertainment channel Disney India and Jet Airways unveiled a Disney-themed aircraft wrapped with images of cartoon characters at the Mumbai International Airport Monday. Disney's Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto featured on the colourful aircraft that marks the culmination of Disney Channel - Jet Set Go - campaign.

In an age where many big wigs leave no opportunity to cash on the popularity of the products produced under their banner, there is Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan who knows where to let the money do the talking.

Ever since the first installment of Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed and internationally renowned `Gangs of Wasseypur' has released there has been a huge interest around the release of its second installment that is highly anticipated amongst the audiences and the industry circles.