After winning Screen Awards, Amitabh Bachchan joyous

After winning Screen Awards, Amitabh Bachchan joyous

Amitabh Bachchan voiced "joy and gratefulness" after he and his son Abhishek won awards at the 19th Annual Screen Awards.

While Abhishek got a trophy for the best comic role in Bol Bachchan, Big B received a special award for being an iconic legend.

"Father son win awards at Screen... Abhishek best comedy role and yours truly for outcome of a poll an all India for iconic legend," Amitabh tweeted on Sunday.

"There is pride, joy and gratefulness... How much effort is put in to reward talent and creativity," the 70-year-old posted.

The award ceremony took place Saturday night.

The evening saw off beat films Paan Singh Tomar and Barfi! winning top honours.

While both films shared the best movie award, Irrfan and Ranbir Kapoor, lead actors in the two films respectively, shared the best actor trophy.

Late filmmaker Yash Chopra, who died in October 2012, was conferred the lifetime achievement award at the gala.

The event was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar and Ayushmann Khurrana, who bagged the best newcomer (male) award for his performance in Vicky Donor.

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songs to be released on Makar Sankranti

Kai Po Che! songs to be released on Makar Sankranti
The first song of Abhishek Kapoor's Kai Po Che!, which has been shot mostly in Gujarat, will be released in Ahmedabad on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on January 14.

"The entire team of Kai Po Che! is travelling to Ahmedabad on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and we are releasing our first song titled Manjha there," said Shikha Kapur, executive director (Marketing), Studios, DisneyUTV.

Only the song's audio will be released for now. There is a reason why this location and festival were chosen for the song's launch.

"Makar Sankranti sees the entire Gujarat state celebrate and bond over kite flying and the songManjha just goes with the occasion of bonding, celebration and undying friendship," said Kapur.

The film, based on Chetan Bhagat's bestselling novel 'The Three Mistakes Of My Life', features Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh and Rajkumar Yadav.

Director Abhishek Kapoor of Rock On!! fame is "excited".

"It is for the first time that we are doing this in Gujarat and we are super excited. The film is set in Gujarat, was shot entirely in Gujarat and we are starting our promotions from Gujarat on such an auspicious day like Makar Sankranti. It is like coming full circle for the entire Kai Po Che! team. We are all very nostalgic," he said.

The film will release on February 22.

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Neil Nitin Mukesh in Dussehra

Neil Nitin Mukesh in Dussehra

Neil Nitin Mukesh will be seen in Manish Vatsalya's next directorial venture Dussehra, a politics-based movie. 

"I am in Dussehra," Neil told IANS. The actor seems to be having a busy 2013 with five films in his kitty. 

These include Shortcut Romeo, which will see him opposite Puja Gupta and Ameesha Patel; 3G, which has Sonal Chauhan; Ishqeria, which has Richa Chadda; David, which features Monica Dogra, and Dussehra.

"I have Shortcut Romeo and 3G which are ready for release. 3G releases in March and Shortcut Romeo might be around that time too, though we still have to lock the release date. Then of course, there is Dussehra," he said. 

Talking about Ishqeria, the actor said the movie should be completed in the next few days. 

"Ishqeria is 80 per cent complete. It should be completed in the next 25 days," he said. 

He admits juggling work between five projects isn't easy. Nevertheless, he manages to catch up on some sleep in between. 

"I am juggling five films... I am sleeping between all this," he said, adding that he wants to ensure all his impending films release this year. 

"I want to make sure that at least four to five films release in this year. So it will be a busy year," he said.

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I'll be back this year: Sushmita Sen

I'll be back this year: Sushmita Sen

Actress Sushmita Sen will make a comeback on the big screen this year and promises the film will feature her in her trademark style.

"You will see me back in films this year. It has been a nice break, so it should be good to be back," the 37-year-old said here on Friday at the Enigma launch party.

Without divulging anything more, she said: "If I tell you everything now what will you watch?"

"It will be a Sushmita Sen film, I promise you that," added the former Miss Universe-turned-actress, who was seen in films like Biwi No.1 and Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?. Sushmita was last seen in the 2010 movie No Problem.

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Women have strength

Women have strength but don't know how to use it: Shilpa Shetty

Actress Shilpa Shetty has called on women to strengthen themselves physically and mentally to become their own saviours in times of crisis.

"It is high time that we women understand our worth and that it it very important to be confident in any kind of adversity," the 37-year-old said here on Friday at the launch of a self-defense campaign "Enough is Enough."

"Generally, it has been seen that we get scared when we are harassed, even mentally. But I think this is the time for change. It is time we let women understand their strength. We have strength and we are aware of it, but we don't know how to use it," she added.

Shilpa also advocates teaching kids respect for women in schools to prevent crimes against women in future.

"I think now it is important, especially in schools, that respect for women is inculcated in children. I think that is where the mindset will change," Shilpa said.

"Women cannot be looked at as just sex objects. I think that is where we, kind of, lack in this country," she added.

The campaign has been organised by Shilpa's husband Raj Kundra's Super Fight League, an organisation to promote martial arts.

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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola collects Rs.7.02 crore

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola collects Rs.7.02 crore, biggest for Vishal Bhardwaj

Vishal Bhardwaj's Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, a political satire targetting land scam, which has earned rave reviews especially for Pankaj Kapur's performance, collected Rs.7.02 crore on its opening day, making it the highest ever opening for the director.

Co-produced by Mr Bhardwaj, the film has been made at a budget of about Rs.33 crore and its opening is said to be much higher than Mr Bhardwaj's Kaminey.

Set in the rustic surroundings of a village in Haryana, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is about Harry Mandola (Pankaj), an industrialist, who loves his drink, daughter Bijlee (Anushka) and the unusual bond he shares with his Man Friday Matru (Imran).

Many felt that political satire as such has not been a well explored subject in cinema and hence this one is a bold step pushing the envelope where no one else has dared to venture.

In fact, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan too praised the film.

He tweeted: "A land issue much like Singur, rich and poor divide, communism of takes, anti alcohol, love triangle (DDLJ style [Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]), politics - all portrayed in a manner not unknown to us, yet unknown... a composite satire, if ever satires could be composite."

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Akshay Kumar will woo Katrina Kaif on-screen for the seventh time

Akshay Kumar will woo Katrina Kaif on-screen for the seventh time

Bollywood's original Khiladi, Akshay Kumar is ready to romance Katrina Kaif in a new film after having worked together in six films earlier.

The film, a remake of South film Ramana, will be co-produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Shabina Khan. Southern film director M Raja is slated to helm the Hindi version.

Akshay and Katrina were last seen on screen in 2010 movie Tees Maar Khan that turned out to be a total box office disaster.

"Akshay and Katrina have been probably the most popular hit pair in recent times with blockbusters like Singh is Kinng, Namaste London and Welcome, amongst others. Interestingly, in spite of them doing back-to-back films, they were hardly linked with each other romantically," said a source.

However, after the lukewarm response to De Dana Dhan and Tees Maar Khan, they decided to take a break. Akshay moved on with Sonakshi Sinha as his new lucky mascot.

The source added: "The initial talks are already done and the project is expected to go on floors by the end of the year. Shabina and Akshay were keen that the film should have Katrina once again as their fans would love to see them getting back together on the big screen."

Katrina and Shabina remained unavailable for comment. Directed by AR Murugadoss, Ramana is a 2002 Tamil action film. The blockbuster featured Vijaykanth and Simran. It was later remade in Telugu as Tagore with Chiranjeevi in the lead and then also in Kannada as Vishnu Sena with Vishnuvardhan in the lead role.

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