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One of the most awaited films of this year has been ‘Bhaag Milka Bhaag’. Its release is something everyone had been waiting for since a long time. The story is about Milka, a flying Sikh. During the 1947 partition, he had lost his entire family. He went on to compete at the Olympic Games during the years 1960 and 1964. The director of the film is Rakeysh Mehra. He states that Milka is one figure that is larger than life and that everyone has grown up with the folklore of Milkha. Milkha is what Jesse Owens has meant for the field and tract for the West and what Pele has meant for football. The title of the film ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ is nothing but Milkha’s father’s last memorable words to Milkha. He had asked him to run for his life or else he would have been killed during the riots. Milkha did run and along with other refugees and boarded a train.

Milkha had a deep impact on India, a country which was trying to recover and grow from the struggle of freedom. The kind of impact, Milkha Singh had on the nation simply enthralled director Rakeysh Mehra. The director gives an explanation that during that time, they had been searching for heroes but those who were outside of politics. The world knew Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister and Mahatma Gandhi, but no other hero. Accordingly Milkha decided to go out there and help in conquering the world for his country and in turn become a hero. Rakeysh Mehra states that Milka always ran along with his fears, but never away from them.

In Rome at the Olympics in 1960, Milkha had attained the fourth position in the four hundred meter race. The race was an interesting one especially because to come in the fourth place, a photo finish was required. At the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games, Milkha had beaten all to win the gold medals. However at the Olympic Games he came fourth and thus could not win a medal at the Olympics, which had always been his dream. In this film, a blockbuster, a number of elements including action, emotion, drama and dance have been incorporated. According to Rakeysh Mehra, the main key in any film is drama. In the past a number of other directors too had experiment with other biopics and as the latest, Rakeysh Mehra too had joined the list. Milkha Singh’s role is being played by Bollywood actor, Farhan Akhtar.

According to Farhan, playing the role of a living person can be quite a challenging task. A lot of preparation is required mentally as well as physically, he states. Farhan further says that he wanted people to believe that an athlete was cast in the film after which he was taught how to act, rather than the other way round. When a person walks onto the running track, there is a feeling of belonging to that space with comes from the energy exuded from within.

It is the belief of a few Bollywood actors and actress that marriage is not such a big deal. In fact it is not as necessary as it is otherwise considered. What is all the big fuss about marriage, they think! Salman Khan is one of the most eligible bachelors in Bollywood right now. The whole country is waiting for this Dabangg actor to lose his single status. Actually, in his to-do list, getting married is not even the remotest option. He revealed this recently. He says he doesn’t know about marriage, but without getting married, there is a way to have kids and he is keen in that. In an interview Salman Khan stated that he is trying to identify a way of doing that. Steering clear of matrimony is not what just Sallu wants. Even Kareena Kapoor Khan who after a long deliberation has got married to Saif Ali Khan had stated before marriage, that it is no big deal getting married. In the past five years, she and Saif have managed to be together and hopefully in the next twenty-five years they will manage to do so. According to Bebo, marriage is nothing but just a legal paper. For the future generation, it seems that the marriage certificate will not be seen as a kind of permission for the couple to cohabit. Parineeta Chopra states that she is pretty cool about live-in relationships. When the day ends, it is normal to meet the partner, even in a live-in relationship. In case you feel tired, you can sleep in his home and return back to your own home in the morning. If this is done 3-4 times a week then it can be considered as a live-in relationship, according to her.

According to Imran Khan, there are many other actors who love the idea of being bonded legally. If you get married, it feels great. Many people get scared about marriage, but actually it is nothing like that. In fact Imran highly recommends marriage. In 2011 he married Avantika Mallik, his long time girlfriend. Even Vidya Balan has vouched for wedded bliss and wholeheartedly believes in the institution of marriage. She stated that even before she met Sidharth Roy Kapoor, her groom, she had planned the whole wedding ceremony in her head.

So what is the big deal about marriage for a few actors? According to them, marriage creates a dent in their career in films. It results in a rapid dropping of the actor’s salability. Kareena Kapoor states at the FICCI Frames 2013 opening day that both marriage and films are two different aspects and they should not be clubbed. If in case a girl gets married or loves someone, it will not mean that her onscreen character will not be loved by people. It is not at all a crime to get married or fall in love, she states. Even if such is the common thinking or perception, a number of Bollywood towners are being driven away from tying the nuptial knot.

Just Like Shahrukh, Should Saif Ali Khan, Aamir Khan And Salman Khan Confess That They Are 40-Plus!

At the Chennai Express promo, Shahrukh Khan almost disclosed his real age. It is being talked about whether such an example will be followed by his peers as well or not. People leaped in sheer astonishment when Shahrukh Khan called himself forty year old in the film. His real age should be somewhere close to 47 years actually. Instead of making a claim that he is a 25 year old energetic boy, he claims that he is just 40-plus. Just like him there are a number of actors taking great pride in looking young and feel that they can pass the muster of being young twenty year old lads!

The news is that Gauri and Shahrukh Khan have decided to become mommy and daddy once again. They already are proud parents or Aryan, their 15 year old son and Suhana, their 13 year old daughter. Aryan has already gone abroad to complete his higher studies, while Suhana is yet to finish school. Through surrogacy, now they are expecting a baby boy. Since sometime, Gauri was very keen on having a third child and accordingly she decided to have the baby through surrogacy.

Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan too have had their child through surrogacy and Gauri and SRK have consulted the same doctor which Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan had consulted. Kiran Rao and Aamir announced their son, Azad Rao Khan’s birth through a surrogate mother, in December 2011. As per reports Gauri and SRK’s third baby is due in July’s first week.  Sohail Khan, Salman Khan’s younger brother and his wife Seema too had considered surrogacy to have their second child. Gauri and Shahrukh have been married since 22 years much before his debut in the film Deewana in the year 1992. Fauji is the TV serial through which Shahrukh Khan had gained a lot of fame.

Jiah Khan’s Mother, Rabiya Khan Cannot Believe That Her Fighter Daughter, Has Committed Suicide

Jiah Khan’s mother is finding it difficult to come to terms with the loss of her dear daughter. One June 3, 2013, the twenty five years old actress, Jiah Khan born in the United States, hanged herself at her residence. The speculation is that her relationship with Sooraj, her boyfriend had failed. Sooraj is the son of Zarina Wahab and Aditya Pancholi. Rabiya Khan finds it unbelievable and heartbreaking that Jiah Khan has committed suicide. She stated that people do not know what they are doing when they are disturbed emotionally and mentally. Jiah was a soldier and a fighter she says. Jiah was protective about her sisters and counseled and advised them. She was also very spiritual. Her family just cannot believe that she has done this. She was an aspiring actress and was looking towards looking for some films to do, but wasn’t as lucky.

On that ill-fated day Jiah was supposed to go with one of her cousins to see an American show at 8.30 while her family had gone out. Rabiya had gone out. Text messages were used to chat with Jiah. Her mother says that if she had known what Jiah was going through mentally then she would have definitely left her alone. A six page letter from Jiah was found on the basis of which Sooraj was arrested on June 11, 2013. She had written about the abuse, trauma and hurt she had suffered from her lover’s hands. For abetment to suicide, the 22 year old Sooraj has been booked.

Ranbir Kapoor the 30 year old Bollywood actor says that his heart beats only for the beautiful actress and dancing diva, Madhuri Dixit. In his upcoming film ‘Yeh Jaawani Hai Deewani’ he has done a special song with the Bollywood actress. Very often, Ranbir has been linked with a number of his co-stars who he says are just friends. He says that people just keep talking about him and link him with his co-stars as he works with them.

According to him, his heart beats for just one woman and that is Madhuri Dixit. He calls her his ‘Dream Girl’ and that once she appears on the screen it is as it light seems to spread in all directions he adds. Right from his childhood, he had a dream of dancing with her and this dream was fulfilled through the upcoming film ‘Yeh Jaawani Hai Deewani’. This he states during the promotion of this film. He does an item song called ‘Ghagra’ with Madhuri in the film and feels extremely lucky to be working with her. On May 31st, the film is expected to hit the theatres.

In fact he has made a revelation that it was he who had made a suggestion to Ayan Mukerjee, the director to add a kissing scene with Madhuri Dixit at the end of the song. He says that in life whether or not he would get a similar chance or not, he does not know. Four retakes had to be taken for this song and he assures that these were not taken intentionally. Ranbir played the role of a mute and deaf boy in the film ‘Barfi’ and attained maximum fame for it. He states that he would not like to play a similar role like the role he played in the film made by Anurag Basu, again as now he is interested in new characters. Period, suspense, thriller and action films are what he is looking towards now, Ranbir says. He states that his father Rishi Kapoor is a fine actor and he is a big fan of his father. However, he wouldn’t want to repeat any of the character’s played by his father as he wouldn’t be able to do complete justice to those characters like his father.

Deepika Padukone Finds Compliments Very Embarrassing

Deepika Padukone, the beautiful Bollywood actress who has been in the Bollywood industry since 2006 recently she has topped the Times 50 Most Desirable Woman of 2012 list and has been receiving loads of compliments for this. As far as fielding compliments are concerned, she feels very embarrassed, she states. According to her physical attributes and beauty are all artificial and superficial. She states that she does not know how to react upon getting compliments and does not know how to take them, actually. This 27 year old actress says that compliments must be only a good thing, that’s it. Instead of appreciating her looks, she wants people to appreciate her personality and acting skills. She has worked in a number of popular films like ‘Housefull’, ‘Love Aaj Kal’ and ‘Om Shanti Om’. They should find her desirable for who she is which they can get to know through her interactions and interviews. She states that the audience should find her desirable for who she actually is, and should not bother with her physical attributes and beauty. She is going to feature next in films like ‘Chennai Express’ by Rohit Shetty and ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ by Ayan Mukerji.

Anil Kapoor says that the audience is sure to love Sonam Kapoor’s latest film ‘Raanjhanaa’ He states that not only is the film really good, but the music too is excellent and everybody seems to like it tremendously. Dhanush and Sonam have great chemistry between them in the film in which the passion and innocence depicted in the film is quite visible in the film promos.  The audience will surely like the earthy love story of ‘Raanjhanaa’ Anil says. ‘Bombay Talkies was the first tribute film in which Sonam and her father Anil Kapoor were first seen working together. Anil Kapoor had starred in the very popular film, Mr. India. Sonam admits that she would love to act in the remake of the film Mr. India, if given a chance.

 Ace Lensman, Jagdish Mali Passes Away

Jagdish Mali, the ace lensman of the 1990’s who was fondly addressed by his friends as Jaggi, passed away earlier during the week. In Bombay city, he was one of the most sought after photographers. He was outwardly somewhat reticent and shy but a soft spoken and smiling person always. However, he always was assertive and passionate once he was behind the camera. Just like the other photographers from the glamour world, he did not have that flamboyance though. Many of the top actors and actress in the Bollywood industry always preferred to have Jagdish Mali as their photographer.

The film Aashiqui 2 has already hit the screens. This new film has already achieved roaring success. However, Anu Agarwal is yet to watch her film which had become a huge hit and had also achieved roaring business in the 1990s. Music of the film, Aashiqui released in the 1990s has remained one of the most popular and best produced in the Bollywood industry. Anu Agarwal and the music are the two things people remember most about this film. It has been found out that this film which vaulted Anu Agarwal to the stardom world in the 1990s, almost overnight was never watched by her. The songs of this film are still popularly heard by people even today and everyone who has seen the film can never forget the beautiful story of this film in which Anu Agarwal and Rahul Roy had acted. Anu debuted in Aashiqui directed by Mahesh Bhatt and everyone remembers this film for her flair and her soulful eyes.

Anu’s friend once told her that in the Bollywood industry, she was the only one who was so blatantly honest, wore short skirts, was highly intellectual and had everyone’s backing. She was the only one to smoke Malboro lights in public. She never wanted to pursue a career in Bollywood nor any notoriety. Anu did the role since Mahesh Bhatt had pressurized her to do it. After the film Aashiqui became a big hit, she got some more roles after which she was able to establish her career in Bollywood. The films she acted in did not bring her so much name and fame as compared to her debut film, Ashiqui directed by Mahesh Bhatt. Anu had never strived to be in the number one position, anytime, nor did she think of taking up too many films.

Presently Anu Agarwal is busy writing her biography in which she describes her rise to popularity and her life ever since. She describes how she bagged the role, and how Mahesh Bhatt had said that she was a star. When she asked him where she was a star, he said that she was a star in the galaxy and must act in films. At that time she said that she never even watched Hindi movies, leave alone acting in Hindi films. Mahesh Bhatt wrote a script and then called her up seven months later. Anu Agarwal was surprised that he didn’t even know her and yet wrote a script for her to act. Mahesh told her that if she wouldn’t act in that film Aashiqui, he would never make that film.

Anu attained a lot of name and fame after the release of Aashiqi. However she was a reluctant actress and found that fame proved too much for her and she couldn’t handle this fame. She also couldn’t take too much of the negative press and fans. In 1995 she disappeared from the Bollywood industry after all the projects she had taken up were completed. She was paralyzed for 26 months and went into coma for 29 days when she met with an accident in the year 1999. Recently she has returned and has begun writing her biography. She has not even seen the film Aashiqui in which she had acted but reveals that she should see it now, now that the new one is also released. Even if she does watch her film, she may not be able to relate to Aashiqui anymore probably.