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Theatre doyenne Zohra Sehgal turns 100 Friday and Amitabh Bachchan has wished her good health. Big B says he knows her since he was a child and admires her child like enthusiasm even at this age. "Recently, I saw her (Zohra Sehgal) working in several films and I liked her enthusiasm and awareness.

Actor Boman Irani, who shares screen space with Rishi Kapoor in "Student Of The Year", says it was quite an experience working with the yesteryear's star. The Karan Johar movie also marks the Bollywood debut of Boman's son Kayoze.

After staging his maiden concert in Pakistan, singer Kailash Kher is set to entertain audiences in the US with his band Kailasa. "Today, dubbed 2 songs for good movies. Off to USA for 16 concerts. Kailasa is excited, Namaskar Mere Bharat, see you all after 35 days," Kher posted on his Twitter page.

Pooja Bhatt has once again collaborated with Pakistani singer Ali Azmat for her directorial "Jism 2" - this time the singer has sung two songs for the movie. "Grateful to my friend Ali Azmat for absolutely ROCKING 2 tracks from Jism2. Visa or no Visa, you prove yet again that music has no boundaries," tweeted Pooja.

Director Sudhir Mishra is very excited about his tentatively titled film "Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatm" starring Arjun Rampal and Chitrangada Singh and says the first-time pair sizzle on screen. "I have just finished a film and I wanted to call it 'Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatm'. It's a film with Arjun and Chitraganda.

Actor Varun Badola, popular for his roles in television shows "Koshish Ek Aashaa" and "Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani", says he loves the feel of the capital and manages to visit his hometown at least once a year. "I love coming back to my hometown Delhi. I manage to take 10-15 days off to pay a visit here.

Actor-producer Sanjay Dutt says he wants to be like his late father Sunil Dutt, who was like a pillar of strength for his family. "I want to be like my father. Dutt saheb was like a great support in our lives. I want to be exactly like him.

Actor Arjun Rampal, who will portray Sher Khan in "Zanjeer" remake, a character Pran played in the 1973 blockbuster, says he wants to do something special for the legendary actor. "It is a cameo kind of a part, OK. I have like 10 or 12 days of work in the film.

Actor Ranvir Shorey says his wife Konkona Sen Sharma, who took a sabbatical after their son Haroon's birth, is back under arclights. The actress, who was last seen in a cameo in 2001 release "7 Khoon Maaf", will be seen in Anant Mahadevan's "Gaur Hari Dastaan".

Actress-producer Lara Dutta, who gave birth to a baby girl in January this year, says although she is reading scripts, she won't be back to work for another couple of months. "I don't think I have been far from my work, I will slowly take it into my stride.

After playing vigilante ready to change the system in "A Wednesday", veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah would be seen fighting corruption in his new film "John Day". Produced by Anjum Rizvi and K. Asif and directed by Solomon Ahishor, the film is a revenge drama.

After signing her first Indian movie "Jism 2", Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone has also bagged an endorsement deal. She has been named brand ambassador of cellular company Chaze. She will endorse a slew of Chaze's mobile handsets. As part of her association, Sunny recently completed her first television commercial for the brand, and shot for it in Bangkok.

Model-actress Esha Gupta, who debuts in Bollywood with "Jannat 2", says Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi's films act as a tutorial for her. "At one point my favourite actresses used to be Madhuri and Sridevi. I still watch their films to learn acting because they have been great actresses in this industry," the 26-year-old said in an interview.

"Get a good Hindi dialogue writer" is what Shahid Kapoor advised director Linguswamy when the Tamil-to-Hindi remake of his Tamil hit "Vettai" was not working out. Now everything is sorted out and the movie is set to go on floors in June.

The film "Kahaani", for which she wrote the story, grossed Rs.54.55 crore. Advaita Kala, also considered a pioneer of India's chick lit genre, says women are also heroes and need better representation in Bollywood. "A woman cannot be used as a commodity and cast in a certain mould.

Director Shoojit Sircar, who is elated with the success of "Vicky Donor", has another reason to celebrate. Veteran Scriptwriter Salim Khan liked his film on sperm donation so much that he has given him his Filmfare trophy as a token of appreciation.

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has begun working on "Sarkar 3" and clarifies that while Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan will reprise their roles, Aishwarya Rai won't be part of the cast. It was speculated that Aishwarya will return to the arc lights post-pregnancy sabbatical with "Sarkar 3", but Varma has set the record straight.

Shahid Kapoor seems to be going through workout woes - the actor sustained four injuries while training. "4 injuries while training this week lil finger ankle wrist n bak ... But no excuses ... Learn to dance in the rain," tweeted Shahid. The actor is gearing up for his next release, Kunal Kohli's "Teri Meri Kahaani".

"Vicky Donor" is going places. After receiving rave reviews from the critics as well as the audiences, it has earned Rs.13.40 crore in the opening weekend. Director Shoojit Sircar is on cloud nine and says the film's success proves that the moviegoers have matured over the years.

A group of students in the national capital proved that style and malaria awareness can go hand in hand -- with models walking the ramp wearing dresses made of mosquito net in a fashion show Wednesday to create awareness about the use of mosquito nets.