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It's unusual for a 55-year-old to groove on a dance floor, but Talat Aziz is ready for the challenge. The ghazal singer says he's fit enough to wear his dancing shoes for reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5" at his age. "I recently checked my weight. I have lost three kgs in one week.

On this day two decades ago a new Hindi film superstar emerged: Bollwood's all-time favourite romantic hero Shah Rukh Khan, who debuted with "Deewana". On completing 20 years, SRK says he just "got lucky" and admits he has made mistakes all along. "Twenty uninterrupted years of serving.

If it's the time for short films-making-it-big, then director Rajan Khosa's film "Gattu" is making the most out of it. After travelling to various parts in the world, the film has now been invited to the ninth edition of Indian Filmfestival Stuttgart, Germany.

Filmmaker Karan Johar says the next season of "Koffee With Karan" will happen only next year. Asked if viewers will get to catch up with the spice on Bollywood stars' lives through the show this year, he told IANS: "Next year only!"

Sufi singer Tochi Raina, who lent his voice to chartbusters like "Pardesi", "Gal mitthi mitthi" and "Saibo", says reality shows have urged the youths towards instant fame and hence, drawn away their patience to learn music under a guru. "At the age when people should sit, spend time and learn music with a guru, they go on to music reality shows.

Singing legend Asha Bhosle broke down while shooting for special R.D. Burman episode for singing reality show "Indian Idol 6". In the episode, the contestants are to pay a tribute to music maestro fondly called Pancham-da by singing his compositions.

The Number 786 has special significance for megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who recalled his "Deewaar" and "Coolie" days as he posted his 786th tweet. "T 786 - in 'Deewaar', the 786 billa in his coat pocket saved him when he was shot at... when it dropped out in the climax, he was shot and died.

Romantic-thriller "Ek Tha Tiger" starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif will hit theatres on Independence Day, Aug 15, while its trailers will be unveiled Wednesday. The new trailer will be released online and can be seen on YouTube after 12 noon and in theatres Friday.

Actor Abhishek Bachchan, who is married to Aishwarya Rai, became a father in November last year. He says he is still unsure how his life has changed after the arrival of his daughter Aaradhya. "It is like there is another person for whom you are willing to do anything.

A Delhi court Wednesday rejected an author's plea for lodging a case against Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar for copying from her book the plot of his 2008 film "Fashion". The court said that no prima facie case is made out against Bhandarkar, the film's storywriter Ajay Monga, and film producter Ronnie Screwvala of UTV Motion Pictures.

When you spot a middle-aged Sikh swaying and dancing to an Assamese folk number, you know music knows no language. That's just what the second season of "Coke Studio@MTV" is set to prove. To some extent it achieved that at the sneak preview of the second seaon Tuesday when a Sikh stood up, oblivious of the audience around him, and danced to Assamese musician Papon's tunes.

"Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum" is a complete no-no for children, says actor Tusshar Kapoor who will be seen in the adult comedy. "Kids cannot see this film. Teenagers can see it," he said and added that though the film will have an A-certificate, it won't affect its box office performance.

Actress Ashwini Kalsekar, who will be seen as a lady don in TV show "Afsar Bitiya", says her character is "weird" and "unpredictable". In the show, which airs on Zee TV, she will play 40-something Sikka Thakuraine, who is carrying forward her husband's legacy of being involved in illegal activities.

Reviewing his last 12 years' work, Abhishek Bachchan feels people have been over-generous and have given him much more credit than he deserves. "I think people think I am a much better actor than I actually am. I think I have a lot more to do and improve.

"Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi" director Bela Sehgal says while no one thought of bringing Farah Khan and Boman Irani together on screen, she felt they would share a crackling chemistry. "Nobody would have thought of Boman and Farah together as a couple.

He is the quintessential comic actor of Hindi films but now Riteish Deshmukh, whose sequel to "Masti" will soon go on the floors, says he plans to stop doing sequels and try to be part of drama and crime thrillers. "My next film will be 'Masti 2'.

Shah Rukh Khan says in the absence of his parents, he confides his secrets and fears in his profession -- acting. "Your innermost secrets you should confide to your mother and your fears to your father. I have neither, so I end up confiding it to my acting," tweeted King Khan, who completed two decades in Bollywood recently.

New mom Shilpa Shetty is slowly learning about motherhood and the actress tweeted how little Viaan has been keeping her so busy that she has hardly been sleeping. "Tweetos I know I've been twitter lazy. Son keeps me busy. Dunno how times flown!

Nowadays, small is big at the box office. After san stars medium budget "Gangs Of Wasseypur" set the cash registers ringing last week, the ticket window is gearing up for a string of small budget movies - "Maximum", "Dal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai" and "3 Bachelors" - coming out Friday to woo movie buffs.

Singers Kumar Sanu, Sudesh Bhosle and Shailendra Singh remembered legendary composer R.D. Burman, whose 73rd birth anniversary falls on Wednesday, and said that the industry needs him the most now. "We miss him a lot...the industry really needs him now," Kumar Sanu said at 92.7Big FM's "Yaadon Mein Pancham" held Tuesday.