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Princess of Travancore in Hisss

Actress Mallika Sherawat's forthcoming film Hisss has been making quite a buzz and the latest is that Lakshmi Bai, the erstwhile princess of Travancore, will make an appearance in the movie. "Akka" as she is affectionately called by close friends and family, met Hisss diector Jennifer Lynch through family friend Govind Menon, who is producing the film. When Lynch was casting for the role of Divya Dutta's mother, she offered the role to Lakshmi Bai who initially refused. But after much convincing and cajoling, she finally agreed to be part of the film. "Akka is a natural storyteller. Her intelligence and grace are matched only by her incredible instinct about people and their character. It was an honour to be her director," Lynch said in a statement. "Akka will provide a healthy amount of comic relief in the film, and her character's storyline is crucial to the plot."

Ash on co-star Rajnikant: He is like Pa

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has dismissed scepticism about her pairing with superstar Rajnikanth, two decades her senior, saying that he like father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan is an actor who has defied age. "Rajni sir, like Pa (Amitabh) is a professional and humility personified. There was no age factor. Theyare both legendary actors due to their body of work. Hence, their cinema becomes exciting to the viewers. Rajni sir's humility is a lesson to learn," Aishwarya said. The 60-year-old Tamil cinema legend had thanked the former Miss World for working with him at the music launch of the film last month and Aishwarya said that the film was a difficult but fun ride. The 36-year-old actress said, "Director Shankar and myself were attempting to do a project for quite a while now. The opportunity came with 'Robot'. This is not an easy film to make and is technically way ahead." The actress plays a young student Sanaa in the film and described her character as a live

Dhobi Community File a Case against Dhobi Ghat

Aamir Khan and his wife, Kiran Rao, were in a very joyous mood when they went to participate in the Toronto International Film Festival a few days back, and they returned with much applause too for Rao’s directorial debut Dhobi Ghat. The film had its international premiere at this festival. However, Rao needs to fight a legal case now for the title of her movie Dhobi Ghat. Vinod Kumar Kanojia, the chairman of Hindustan Kanojia Organisation of Dhobis, has claimed that the title of the movie was a sign for making caste division in the dhobi community. He has appealed to the Delhi High Court asking for a change of the title before film releases in theaters. Kanojia also requested the censor board to assess the film’s title in order to avoid caste division in society. In his petition, Kanojia stated that the movie could have opted for some other title but they have chosen the title to hurt the feelings of the dhobi community. He added that the community was notified as the scheduled caste

Dabangg Box Office Party: SRK Not Invited!

According to the latest reports, Shah Rukh Khan is not invited into the Dabangg’s Box Office party. At the same time, Vivek Oberoi too is not invited. Following the grand success of Salman Khan starrer latest movie Dabangg, the Khan family is going to throw a big party. Almost all the stars of the Bollywood would be joining Salman Khan in the party, but Shah Rukh and Vivek Oberoi won’t be seen. Dabangg Box Office report for overseas: In the second week of its screeing Dabangg has collected £ 1,25,086 on 40 screens. It comes with the per screen average working out to £ 3,127. Total: £ 5,70,566 (approx. Rs. 4.06 crores).

Shahid upset with Priyanka-Ranbir kiss

Do you doubt about Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra going around? Then think once again. Here we have something that might change your mind. It is reported that Shahid is unhappy about Priyanka kissing her co-star Ranbir Kapoor in their upcoming release Anjaana Anjaani. The film is a Sajid Nadiadwala production and is directed by Siddharth Anand. In the film there are two instances where Ranbir and Priyanka are seen kissing each other. People who have seen the film say that in both the scene the actors are very intimate to each other and share very passionate kisses. According to the sources, Priyanka's rumoured boyfriend is very upset about the intimacy that his girl shares with Ranbir on-screen. Last week Priyanka and Shahid were spotted watching Dabanng late night at a suburban multiplex. It is reported that Shahid and Priyanka were discussing Anjaana Anjaani that night, when the hunk got uneasy when he heard Priyanka talking about Ranbir. Well, that's something very intere