Sanjay Leela Bhansali gets bail from court

Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bansali was granted bail by a session court on Tuesday in the case of the fire that broke out on the sets of Black which destroyed property worth Crores. The case was registered by antique dealer Farida Hoosenally who accused Bhansali of using domestic LPG cylinders on the sets of the film, thus, breaching the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act and LPG Supply and Distribution Order 2000.Hoosenally, in her police complaint stated that on April 18, 2003, when the set of the film Black had caught fire, the two LPG cylinders added to the damage of the artifacts that she had rented for the shoot, resulting in the lose of Rs. 3 crore worth property. Bhansali then filed a bail application after receiving summons from the Police.Black starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerjee in lead roles released in 2005. Bhansali is currently working on Saawariya which will launch two star kids Ranbir Kapoor (Son of Rishi Kapoor) and Sonam Kapoor (Daughter of Anil Kapoor).
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Salaam Bombay? screened for street kids

M.A.M. Movies, an independent youth organization founded to produce and promote inspiring independent cinema, launched a film club on 2nd October to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti with the children living on the streets. The celebrations were enhanced by the screening of SALAAM BOMBAY, a film by Mira Nair, along with the presence of ace actor Raghubir Yadav, one of the main characters of the film.
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Gafla selected for London Film Festival

Producer-director Sameer Hanchate?s debut film GAFLA, inspired by the much-publicized scam in the Indian stock market, has been selected for The Times BFI 50th London Film Festival 2006, to be held in London from 18th October to 2nd November. The film is being released in India this week [6th October].
Hanchate had been an assistant to Subhash Ghai before he made GAFLA.
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Vidya Balan interacts with school-going children

Purple Ribbon, the social cause initiative of Fame Multiplexes, celebrated Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October by hosting a special afternoon at Fame Adlabs for young guests from ‘Each One Teach One’ Charitable Foundation, a development organization working towards the overall development of municipal school-going children.
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Deepa Mehta pats Chitra Palekar

Film-maker Deepa Mehta, whose WATER is releasing in India shortly, was one of the guests at the screening of Chitra Palekar?s MAATI MAAY at the recently concluded Toronto Film Festival. In a message to Chitra, Deepa says: ?This is a deeply moving film that manages to be lyrical and heart-breaking at the same time. Accomplished performances, especially by Nandita Das, and a strong debut by director Chitra Palekar makes it a cinematic ?must see?.?
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Mallika to join the item girl band wagon down south

Mallika Sherawat is all set to debut as an item girl in a South film called Preethi Eke Bhoomi Melidhe. Apparently, she has charged the makers a bomb for the film which requires just six days of shoot. This is not the first time she will be seen in the south. She also starred in a Kamal Hassan film.
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Rakhi Sawant in yet another controversy

Item girl Rakhi Sawant loves to be in controversies. Recently she was seen in a mini skirt and a short top at a garba event organized by Pancham Group at Helipad Ground in Bardoli. After all the previous protests, Rakhi Sawant had agreed to perform in a traditional chaniya-choli in Bardoli.
But the moment she stepped on the stage, the audience yelled, 'Mika, Mika.' She took the microphone and said, "Mika ko maro goli, garba enjoy karo. Garba mein mazaa nahin aata toh mujhe dekh kar enjoy karo."
Following the protests police had to wrap up the program before its scheduled time. Speaking to the press Rakhi explain that she likes Gujaratis and their tradition. There were many people of which some loved her dance and some did not.
Inspector Chawda, who wrapped the event, explained that they had warned the organizer, Prashant Parmar, to be careful of her dress, otherwise they will have to face the consequences.
However Parmar explained that there wasn't any obscenity in her dance. She performed on regional and Western numbers.
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Aamir Khan to host television show

Aamir Khan is all set to begin a new innings. He will be hosting a show by the name of Rang De Basanti Salaam produced by television actor Urvashi Dholakia.
Inspired by Aamir’s own film Rang De Basanti, the show will honour individuals whose actions have made an impact in the society. The winners were chosen via SMS and mail by the common public.
The show will make its debut on Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.
Aamir Khan is keeping himself quite busy these days. Apart from a couple of home-productions that he is handling he is on a high since Rang De Basanti has been India’s official entry to the Oscars.
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Anamika will mark Anant Mahadevan?s first in the trilogy series

After directing two films ? Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar and Dil Maange More, Ananth Mahadevan finally tasted success with Aksar that was tagged as the first hit of 2006. Post Aksar there were speculations that he would be making a sequel to the film. But Ananth confirmed that it?s not a sequel but a series that he is planning. The next episode in the series was titled Agar starring Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade.
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Hyder Ali walks out of Deepa Ka Tarannum

Son of Taahir Hussain and step brother of Aamir Khan, Hyder Ali Khan has walked out of the film Deepa Ka Tarannum, which also had Preeti Jain in the lead cast. The film was going to mark Hyder?s acting debut. However, Hyder says that there wasn?t any progress from the producers after they signed him for the film. Hence, he decided to walk out of Deepa Ka Tarannum.
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Jaan-e-Mann ties up with UFO Moviez

United Film Organizers (UFO Moviez), the world?s largest digital cinema network, announced their tie in with Sajid Nadiadwala for his upcoming film Jaan-E-Mann. Jaan-E-Mann is planned to be released over 1000 screens, including UFO?s chain of digital cinemas. This will not only enable Jaan-E-Mann in gaining a larger audience but also recovering revenues in the maximum revenue generating weeks.
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Chandni Bar maker to start Gauri

R. Mohan, the man who gave us the hard hitting film Chandni Bar is back. He is now making Gauri ? The Unborn. The film stars Atul Kulkarni, Rituparna Sengupta and Anupam Kher in lead roles and will be directed by Aku Akbar. Akbar is a well-known director down south having made some Malayalam films. The film will be shot from a start to finish schedule in Kerala.
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Karan Johar does his first endorsement

Karan Johar is going places. After going to the Toronto Film Festival and a stopover in New York, Karan is back in Mumbai to endorse the products of Hewlett & Packard.Reveals Karan, “Yes, it’s my first endorsement. They’ve got four or five leaders from various fields to endorse their products. They got the market leaders, so to say. I was chosen from media and entertainment. I didn?t do it for any monetary purposes. I did it because their campaign seemed to suggest they wanted architects and not tools from various fields.”
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Mere Angne Mein Tumhara Kya Kaam Hai !!

The super hit song ?Mere Angne Mein? from the film Laawaris was a superhit all over the world. People everywhere in the world enjoyed the song. But not many people know about how the song was composed.
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Rahul Dev, the Dravid

Rahul Dev, the good looking actor had a past which not many know about. It is something which could have made Rahul Dev as popular as he is now, but in another field. CRICKET.
Not many know that Rahul Dev was an ex-cricketer apart from being a top model. In fact, at one point of time, Rahul had never thought of modeling or becoming an actor. Cricketer is what he intended to become. He did chase his dream of becoming a cricketer. He played for his school, college and finally he played for Delhi in the Cooch Behar Trophy.
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