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BIG RTL, a television joint venture between Reliance Broadcast Network and RTL Group, is set to launch first action entertainment channel Thrill and promises to treat the audiences with world class daring, electrifying and international adventurous shows dubbed in Hindi. The channel is due to launch in the first quarter of financial year 2012-13.

Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna, who recently had a health scare, is back in action with his first television ad and says he is "delighted to reconnect with fans once again". The actor will be seen in the new Havell's fan ad campaign called Havells Fans Forever. The TVC, directed by R.

The rumour that Rana Daggubati and Bipasha Basu are dating has been making the rounds ever since the two paired up for "Dum Maaro Dum", but the southern actor puts an end to it saying they are just friends. "Bipasha Basu is nothing more than a friend.

After becoming a successful producer, Ekta Kapoor faces the camera for the first time for her media school. The 36-year-old has shot an audio-visual film to promote her media school - Institute of Creative Excellence. "I want to assist in grooming young aspirants from every part of the country and provide them with specialised and modern technical expertise.

Bollywood's quintessential on-screen mother Achala Sachdev, bed ridden for the last six months, has passed away in a hospital here, her physician said Monday. She was 91. "Achala Sachdev expired yesterday (Sunday) at 5.30 in the evening at the Poona Hospital. We immediately informed her son who is in the US.

Hit adult comedy "Delhi Belly" will now be remade in Tamil and director by R. Kannan will start shooting for the film May 7 with Arya in the main lead. The yet to be titled Tamil version will be produced by UTV Motion Pictures and and it will be completed by October.

Actor Emraan Hashmi, known for his serial kisser image, has revealed that he has signed his first 'U' certified film and gives credits to children for doing it. "There is an untitled, Universal film, it would be my first 'U' certified film," said Emraan.

Director-producer Ram Gopal Varma, known for bold comments on Twitter, expresses himself candidly on the social networking website and feels negativity has more creativity. "Whenever you tweet, it is the way of expression. Whatever I want to say, I say through tweet.

Actress Shabana Azmi has wrapped up shooting for Vishal Bhardwaj's "Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Madola" and says she enjoyed working with Pankaj Kapoor. "It's a picture wrap for me on Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola'. Enjoyed working with Pankaj Kapoor again after so many years," Shabana tweeted.

The commercial success of "The Dirty Picture" gave new life to biopics. Bollywood has now lined up a slew of real people's real stories, though filmmakers admit these are churned out with a dash of entertaining fiction. "Paan Singh Tomar" closely followed "The Dirty Picture" and turned out to be a sleeper hit.

Standing amidst elegant Corinthian columns dating back to the Roman times against the backdrop of pristine blue skies, Amwaj's mind travels back to "Veer-Zaara", a Bollywood film she saw sometime back that left her deeply moved. She tries to recall the name of the movie, but her memory seems to be playing tricks.

Filmmaker Shyam Benegal, whose last film was 2008 release "Well Done Abba!", says he is ready to roll the camera yet again for a fresh subject, but not for a sequel. "My next is not a sequel to 'Welcome To Sajjanpur'. It is in the similar lines in terms of the story.

Director Abhishek Kapoor is shooting "Ka Po Che", a movie adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's bestseller "The 3 Mistakes Of My Life", reportedly with TV actors Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sandh and "Ragini MMS" fame Raj Kumar Yadav in the lead roles.

She moved from television to regional movies to Bollywood. Actress Yami Gautam, who debuted in Hindi films with the unconventional yet successful movie "Vicky Donor", says movies are not about language but about content. "You can't tag me as a regional actress. Whatever I did was considering the content over the language," Yami told IANS.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan Saturday expressed happiness at the recent nomination of actress Rekha and cricket legend Sachin Tendulakar to the Rajya Sabha, while Sanjay Dutt was unhappy with Sachin becoming a parliamentarian. "In each session of parliament, the president nominates few set of people for the Rajya Sabha from the fields of art, cinema etc.

Actor-turned model Rajneesh Duggal says for any celebrity, handling fame is the most arduous task and feels some times it takes a toll on their growth. "Being a part of the industry, I know fame can very easily get to your head, fan following can make you get lost anytime.

British Musician Norman Quentin Cook, known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is all set to enthrall Indian music lovers for the very first time with his performances. He says India has always been a dream destination. He has two shows lined up - he will first perform May 5 in Gurgaon and the next day in Bangalore.

Veejay-turned-actor Ayushmann Khurrana' s film "Vicky Donor" has received a thumbs up from the industry and actress Mini Mathur praised him, saying he is quite believable in the movie. "Well done Ayushmann. Really enjoyed 'Vicky Donor'. You were real, understated and so very believable," tweeted Mini.

Vanity vans are no more exclusive in Bollywood, says Amitabh Bachchan, revealing that they was first introduced by Mahmohan Desai. The megastar added that the late filmmaker gifted him one too. "At the studios these days, the largest space is taken up by the vanity vans for artists, talent, directors, writers ..

"Crime Patrol Dastak" portrays real life crimes stories and many rue that it inspires people to commit crimes, but the show's anchor Anup Soni says one should look at the positive side of it. "There are people who might get inspired with what we show, but that number is very less.