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The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking stay on the June 8 release of Bollywood film "Shanghai", saying there was nothing insulting in its song "Bharat Mata ki jai" and it merely depicted "the existing state of affairs" in India.

Sonu Sood, who has been an active part of Hindi and southern language films in his over decade-long career, feels filmmaking has become a greater challenge, given the audience's awareness of international cinema. "Audience has grown as they have been exposed to international films. The benchmark for good films has shot to different level," Sonu told IANS in an interview.

Writer-lyricist Prasoon Joshi feels that children can make a huge difference when it comes to saving the environment. "The grown-ups are not going to listen, they don't understand that even the earth needs to be nurtured and cared for. So the message can be passed through the kids.

Actors Neil Nitin Mukesh and Sonal Chauhan are busy shooting "3G" in Fiji, and are thoroughly enjoying the experience. "This is the first film I'm doing without a single day's break. Both @sonalchauhan7 &I have been shooting non stop and will continue to do so," Neil tweeted.

Director Kunal Kohli has revealed that he has tried to ape late filmmaker Vijay Anand's style while shooting the song "Uff" for his forthcoming film "Teri Meri Kahaani". "One of the best directors of the 1960 era was Vijay Anand and I have tried to shoot the song like a tribute to him.

If grapevine is to be believed, actress Kareena Kapoor is set to tie the knot with her beau Saif Ali Khan soon, but she is mum about it as of now. She dodged questions related to her wedding at an event here Wednesday.

Actress Kareena Kapoor describes Kiaan as the best looking guy and says she likes to keep her nephew's picture as a wallpaper on her desktop. "It will have to be Kiaan Kapoor," said Kareena told reporters here Wednesday when asked whose picture she would like to display as a wallpaper on her computer.

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur says he is impressed with some independent films showcased on internet. "Some of the edgiest films I see are not in theatres but on videos on the internet, which is provoking an exciting new form of cinematic expression," Kapur tweeted. Kapur also feels that media's views often hamper quality of some filmmakers.

Actor Akshay Kumar says his son was initally impressed with his latest film "Rowdy Rathore", but now he is fascinated by animated characters from "Madagascar 3 - Europe's Most Wanted". "Since 'Rowdy Rathore' released, my son had only been talking about 'Rowdy'. Until today!(Thursday)...

Producer Pritish Nandy has roped in Vidya Balan and Farhan Akhtar for "Shaadi Ke Side Effects", a sequel to 2006 hit film "Pyaar Ke Side Effects". He says a fresh pair was needed for the romantic comedy and that filming would start at the year-end. "We were working on the script.

After "Brick Lane", Satish Kaushik is excited about his next English language film - "Promise Dad". "Shooting for English language film 'Promise Dad' in London...playing Dad...cool weather and rains," he tweeted. Helmed by Ritesh Sinha, the film is about emotional connect between a father and a son.

Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, who worked with Priyanka Chopra in "Fashion", was surprised to see the actress visiting the sets of his upcoming film "Heroine" and said it was a pleasure to have her there. "Priyanka Chopra it was our pleasure to have you on the sets of 'Heroine'.

The cast of "Jism 2" has decided to auction the clothes they wore in the film and give the proceeds to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). "Jism 2", a sequel to Bipasha Basu and John Abraham-starrer 2003 release "Jism", stars Indo-Candian porn star Sunny Leone, Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh.

Highly anticipated film `Gangs of Wasseypur' has been making waves in international circuits and in India has kept audiences waiting to see it onscreen. However filmmaker Anurag Kashyap who is excited about his film recently laid a few cautionary warnings for the audience.

Bollywood's most loved couple Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan irrespective of their individual starry lives, has always been in news for their relationship that has been under the limelight ever since its inception. But regardless of all the hype and media concentration around it, the couple in a very suave style has managed to keep the paparazzi away from intruding their personal lives.

Filmmaker Kunal Kohli is extremely geared up for the release of his forthcoming directorial venture `Teri Meri Kahaani' that is slated for release on June 22. The film deals with the love stories in three different generations. And filmmaker Kunal exclaims that it was very difficult to make the film that spans over generations.

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan who has indulged in philanthropy with his debut television show `Satyamev Jayate' that concentrates on bringing the social issues in limelight fell into a controversy recently. One of his show episodes talked about the mal practices carried out in the medical field and how practitioners misused their profession.

Model turned actress Nargis Fakhri made her Bollywood debut with `Rockstar' opposite Ranbir Kapoor. Though the film turned out to be a super hit flick, Nargis's career didn't quite take off with the speed that it was expected to. However before venturing into acting, Nargis was a successful super model and recently confessed that films were never really on her mind.

Post the super success of his co-owned team Kolkata Knight Riders at the fifth edition IPL 5, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is looking forward to add glitz to their victory. The team which already has a rocking anthem to its credit will yet again add to its glory as the anthem is all set to be revived.

South Indian super star Dhanush before becoming a national sensation with the super hit number `Why This Kolaveri di', was a doing good work down south. But the viral success of his sung track made him a star that he is today. The immediate success also got him his first Bollywood film in the name of `Raanjhanaa'.