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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

"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.

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.

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'.

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".

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'.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ..

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.

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".

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.