CineSprint Magazine July 2012 Edition

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INDIA’S FAVOURITE FILM MAGAZINE

ISSUE 2, VOLUME 1

Julaayi’s

Sacrifice for Eega

IIFA 2012 AWARDS

Wedding Of The Year

I AM NEVER AFRAID OF FAILURE: aJIT

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readership, friends and well wishers of CineSprint.

Thank you all for your great support and readership.

Our team worked hard to keep you entertained and bringing in more sections which you will enjoy reading. CineSprint’s Art Editing team and additional hands from our web & graphic designers made this issue come out challenging the inaugural issue . All our hard work gets rewarded when you read CineSprint, enjoy and are able to relax from your regular day to day work.

Month of June was very eventful starting from byelections in AP followed by with Wedding of 2012 of Ram Charan and Upasana. It was also a month of awards – IIFA,CineMAA, SIFAA awards. Inside CineSprint July issue, we bring you the best of the year wedding, best of the year awards.

This is the 13th year for IIFA reflecting the Indian Cinema globalization. As the NRI population increases, Indians all over the world entertain themselves as well as keep the threads with motherland through our Indian films. It’s been no secret that from past several years Bollywood and Tollywood films are finally infiltrating the mainstream of films in North America!

IIFA fever has gripped Singapore and from the past 13 years IIFA has grown from a one-day ceremony to a three-day weekend filmy glitz and glamour.

CineMAA Awards celebrates 9 years of Telugu Cinema Awards by Maa TV in Hyderabad since 2003. This year’s Life Time achievement award goes to our beloved director K.Raghavendra Rao and Brahmi bagged the best comedian award for his lively comedy in Dookudu . Obviously, Dookudu bagged most of the awards including Best Film, Best Actor, Best Villain and Best Music Director. CineSprint shares the CineMaa awards gallery to feast your eyes.

This issue also covers major audio releases of Julayi and Devudu Chesina Manushulu and we have added up content of Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films.

We passionately put in our heart and hard work in bringing you a fun filled, very best from Cine industry in your CineSprint. Read, Relax, Rejuvenate and Enjoy!!!

EJ.Kiran.

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Mega Wedding Charan-Upasana

BIOSCOPE

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40 Shakuni music is ordinary

Shakuni

FIRST LOOK

BOLLYWOOD

22 Julayi

42 Rowdy Rathore joins 100

STARRY EYED

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38 Shurti looks like lucky lady

Julayi

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AUDIO RELEASE 44 Devudu Chesina Manushulu

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62 GOLDEN MOVIES

86 IIFA 2002 AWARDS

48 STUDIO ROUNDUP

64 SHOOTING LOCATIONS

104 CHANGING FACES

50 CELEBRITY

66 FASHION & STYLE

106 STAR OF THE MONTH

54 HOLLYWOOD

70 RESTAURANTS

108 SIIMA AWARDS

56 BOX-OFFICE

72 DIVAS & MODELS

112 LEGENDARY

58 BEHIND THE SCENES

76 CINEMAA AWARDS

116 STAR BIRTHDAYS

60 RISING STARS

84 GARAM MASALA

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Abhejith I enjoy reading CineSprint It is refreshing and I like the Tollywood section best.

Keerthi I lke reading the Exotic Shooting Locations of CineSprint. its really worth reading and I love to know more locations.

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who is tweeting I hv all the reasons to rise n Shine this morning :) won the best actress female critics n best debutant female :D #Siima 2012

50 days of gabbar Singh today:) my sincerest thanks to the entire team pa wan Kalyan Garu @ harish2you Ganesh Garu Vincent sir an d dsp!!

I think ‘Eega` will b first film to start the 100 crore club in telugu industry..in othr words I mean it will collect 100 cr in telugu alone

Enjoyed Performing @ #SIIMA awards in Dubai last evening!

Rocked kolaveri di on stage!! What an Awesome night!

Hellooooo allll...Back from Dubai n trying to get bak 2 d grind.

Phew!!Its hard after a mad crazy holiday.

Detox n Rejuvenation mode :)

Eega 100 cr and industry records etc, are Ramu garu’s exaggerated love towards my film..:) I’ll accept his love and ignore the words Tq sir

Heard one of the most outstanding idea for a film being developed.

Hopefully all falls in place. Fingers crossed!

Details soon!!

Wrapped docomo shoot today. Had a grt time!! I wish the do como team all the be st !!!. Back to work at last. shooting at our airp ort for docomo add. En joy ur day guys:)

Ek Tha Tiger trailer! I likes ! can’t wait. Looks superb

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Stylish Star

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Extra Style & Energy

Allu Arjun, the actor who entered the film industry as a child artiste, has set a benchmark in the industry with his Style and brilliant acting skills. In fact, Arya fame Allu Arjun fame has bagged many awards for his perfomance in the film and Arjun is coming shortly as Julayi to enthral his fans. It is clear that the makers are seeking for publicizing the film as an all-out Arjun film because the script essentially revolves around his character.

He is seen in the film as a happy-go-lucky boy whose laidback nature transforms into careful attitude when he falls for Illeana. Notably, Julayi is all set to release worldwide on July 13. In fact, the producer (remove had) released an official press note confirming the same.

The movie will take place on Julayi. The movie shooting is complete and the post production work is in full swing . movie shooting is complete and the post production os going on at full swing.

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EEGA

Caste Director Producer Music Director

Nani, Sudeep, Samantha S. S. Rajamouli Sai Korrapati M. M. Keeravani Eega is a live action graphical film , which has an animated character ‘house fly’ in the title role. The main theme of the story revolves around a fly and how it takes revenge on antagonist. Hero is reborn as Eega (fly) and its reminiscences of past life turns as death trap for the antagonist.

The remaining part of the story will be a visual treat for sure.

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TELUGU The film was extensively shot in Bangkok where Ravi Teja, Ileana and Prakash Raj took part. Producer BVSN Prasad says: “DCM belongs to that category of films, which will be remembered for long just like the other films in the combinations of the director and hero.”

Caste Director Producer Music Director

Ravi Teja, Ileana D’Cruz Puri Jagannadh B.V.S.N. Prasad Raghu Kunche

DEVUDU CHESINA MANUSHULU

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BIOSCOPE

BILLA 2

Ajith plays the titular role in the film with Parvathy and Bruna Abdullah playing his lead women and Sudhanshu Pandey in a pivotal role.

Earlier, Huma Qureshi was supposed to play the female lead. She was, however, replaced by Parvathy after the first schedule of the film since the script underwent changes, which was after the makers watched Ajith’s 50th offering, ‘Mankatha’.

Caste : Ajith Kumar, Parvathy Omanakuttan Director : Chakri Tolet Producer : L. Suresh Music Director : Yuvan Shankar Raja

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TAMIL As soon as the film went on floors, the talk of own was Suriya and the number of characters he would play in this movie. While some debated that he will portray five roles, many argued he will be seen in three different roles. However, it was later expressed that it will be Suriya-against-Suriya, for he will be seen with both positive and negative shades in this flick!

Caste : Director : Producer : Music Director :

Suriya, Kajal Agarwal K V Anand Kalpathi S Aghoram Harris Jayaraj

MAATRAN

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BIOSCOPE

If Shiva opens two eyes it is class, if he opens his third eye it is mass, when he opens all the three eyes, it is kallas.’ This is enough to describe that the film has got mass appeal. Om Prakash Rao has made a special set at Rockline Studio featuring the child beggar colony and how the protagonist fights for this system is part of this action portion. In three days, he captured the action scene in the direction of Palani Raj.

SHIVA

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Caste : Director : Producer : Music Director :

Shivaraj Kumar, Ragini Dwivedi Om Prakash Rao K P Srikanth Gurukiran

KANNADA Romeo is a romance flick written and directed by PC Shekhar, which stars golden star Ganesh and talented Bhavana in the lead roles. Naveen and Ramesh Kumar are the producers of this romantic love story. Arjun Janya has composed the music and Vaidhi has handled the camera work. The film was released on July 6 worldwide with 100+ prints and received a thumbs up from the audience.

Caste : Director : Producer : Music Director :

Ganesh, Bhavana, Avinash Nayak R K Naveen N, Ramesh Kumar Arjun Janya

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Mr. Marumakanis is a comedy romanctic movie. The story revolves around Ashok Raj (Dileep) and his father Rajagopalan Thampy (Venu).

A lawyer by profession, Ashok Raj develops a keen interest in reviving defunct drama troupe—Bharatha Kalakshetram. What hardship he goes through becomes the remaining part of the movie.

Caste Director Producer Music Director

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Dileep, Sanusha, Bhagyaraj Sandhya Mohan Subair Suresh Peters

MR. MARUMAKAN

Caste : Director : Producer : Music Director :

MALAYALAM

Mad Dad is a drama directed by Ravathi.S.Varma. Mohanlal played the leading role in this film. As a father, Mohanlal’s acting in the movie was hailed by film critics. He gave his best as an over protective father, who is extremely attached to his children.

Mohanlal, Archana Kavi, Lal Ravathi.S.Varma P.N Vanugopal Alex Paul

MAD DAD

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Caste : Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin Thottumkal Director : Rohit Shetty Producer : Ajay Devgan, Dhillin Mehta Music Director : Himesh Reshammiya, Ajay Gogavale, Atul Gogavale Comedy maestro Rohit Shetty and Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgan, teamed up once again to create some spicy movie masala in the hilarious Bollywood comedy Bol Bachchan, and this time hearthrob Abhishek Bachchan comes along for the ride. The film was released on 6 July 2012 by Fox Star Studio. This happens to be the first Rohit Shetty comedy we are actually looking forward to. And the main reason is the addition of Abhishek Bachchan in what looks likely to be a hilarious role!

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HINDI

COCKTAIL The story revolves around three characters--Gautam who is an incorrigible flirt, and runs after every girl he sees, Meera, a pretty girl who believes in desi values and attire and Veronica, who is the spoilt bombshell and loves partying .

Caste : Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Diana Penty Director : Homi Adajania Producer : Saif Ali Khan, Dinesh Vijan Music Director : Pritam Chakraborty

Though different from each other, these three are perfect friends staying under one roof until friendship becomes confusing, and love becomes complicated.

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InFocus

SHAKUNI A Political Drama “S

akuni is a political drama with entertaining elements. The film opens on an entertaining note and doesn’t bother about the story until the interval point. Actual story starts in the second half and it is mostly about the political game that is played by the hero.

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Kamal (Karthi) comes to city from his home town to seek help of political leaders to save his ancestral property. He will be shocked with the political conditions in the city. He faces several insults and abuses from all the leaders, especially from the corrupted cruel chief minister Bhupathi (Prakash Raj). Meanwhile, he falls in love with Sri Devi (Pranitha).

The movie is made with rich technical values and cast. Karthi’s performance and Santhanam’s comedy are assets of the movie. The music by G V Prakash is average, the background score is good. Screenplay of the movie is lagging.

However, there are few scenes, which missed logic and may not be liked by all audience. The placement of songs in the movie decreased the pace of the movie.

“Overall movie is a political thriller and can be watched. Audience can enjoy the movie if they go to watch this move with less expectations.”

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Pranitha

Pranitha is not up to the mark. In fact she didn’t suit well with Karthi. When compared to with previous heroines such as like Tamanna and Kajal who romanced Karthi.

Prakash Raj

Prakash Raj is apt for the role of corrupt CM Bhupathi. Santhanam as auto driver Rajini brings laughs.

Radhika

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JULAYI Trivikram Srinivas is now helming Julayi, a film with Allu Arjun and Ileana D’Cruz. ...

After the dismal performance of Mahesh Khaleja in 2010, Allu Arjun began shooting for it in November 2011 . The film is produced by S. Radha Krishna and D.V.V. Danayya.

Rajendra Prasad, Sonu Sood, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Tanikella Bharani, M.S. Narayana, Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam, Brahmaji form the rest of the cast.

Trivikram’s films are known for good scripts and a slick style of filmmaking.

Julayi is also said to have a dubbed release as Gajapokkiri in Malayalam.

Notably, Allu Arjun enjoys a good fan base in Kerala Devisriprasad composes the music, and B Amol Rathod is the cinematographer.

Julayi will hit theaters on July 13.

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CHARAN

THE HIGH PROFILE

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UPASANA

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Mega Wedding Ramcharan Teja ties Knot with Upasana Magadheera Ram Charan Tej has entered into wedlock with his childhood friend Upasana Kamineni at Temple Tree farms in Hyderabad at 7. 30 AM. The wedding was a grand event. All key leaders from various political parties attended the wedding.

Film personalities from Tollywood were spotted. The overall people who marked their presence at the wedding was around 4000 people.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, actress Sridevi and her filmmaker husband Boney Kapoor as well as big names from the southern film industry Rajinikanth and Ambareesh, and many top film personalities from Tamil, Telugu and Hindi cinema world attended the ceremony held at Moinabad in Ranga Reddy district.

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he wedding sets looked awesome and so were the bridal outfits designed exclusively

by Tarun Tahiliani. The guests were reportedly awestruck looking at the wedding sets, which even had a small temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and Parvathi.

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What to say about the mega prince he has reached an iconic status in the Tollywood and is pacing towards Bollywood with his maiden venture, a remake of Amitabh’s Zanzeer which is underway with post production work. His lady love is currently the Vice President of Apollo Chairty & Editor of B Positive, Lifetime WellnessRx International Limited, Apollo Group of Hospitals. Upasana has also carved a niche for herself in the healthcare division.

And significantly Upasana is heading the charity initiatives of Apollo Hospitals Group, which is the third largest private hospital network in world. Both of them studied together at the HPS in Hyderabad and their budding friendship blossomed into love which later with the consents of both families is due to culminate into marriage.

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Mega Wedding

The entry to the wedding was by invitation and the security arrangement at the wedding and reception venues were watertight. All those who wanted to click for Ram Charan and Upasana Kamineni’s marriage photos were disappointed since mobile phone jammers were perfectly in place.

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am charan’s wedding with Upasana Kamineni lived up to all the expectations and puff. The marriage sets, the lights, the flowers, the food, the number of guests and arrangement’s everything are with standards mega family if not exceeded proving that this was the biggest ever wedding of AP. Ram Charan got a gift of Ashton Martin V8 Vantage car for this wedding from the bride’s family and this car costs about Rs 2.5 crores.

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pasana Kamineni and Ram charan looked like they were born for each other. Nobody missed the great wedding despite few hiccups such as security measures. All the news channels covered Ram Charan’s marriage Almost all the Tollywood fraternity were present at the wedding. The bride wore a Tarun Tahiliani designed yellow and gold silk sari with a swarovski encrusted border and embellished with zardosi French knots and a sprinkle of tiny soldered stones. Her look was finished with a Rani pink zardosi corset blouse and a tulle veil.

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Mega Wedding Mega Fans

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Mega Reception Mega Fans

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TOLLYWOOD

SHRUTI HASSAN Looks like lucky Mascot

It looks like Lady Luck is favoring Shruti Haasan in Telugu cinema this season. The actress, who until recently, was criticized for a series of flops in Telugu but things changed for good post the success of ‘Gabbar Singh’ (Osthe / Dabang remake) with Pawan Kalyan. Buzz is that, she will be teaming up with the film’s director, Harish Shankar, for yet another project, this time opposite NTR Jr.

LAKSHMI RAI

Problem with the height Since the movie could not do good, even Lakshmi Rai now faces problems with her height before getting any offers. People who consider giving offers to this beauty are concerned about her height and are choosing in spending time searching for heroines with less height. This problem with height has crashed all the dreams of Lakshmi Rai to make it big in Tollywood.

NAG’S DAMARUKAM B’ Baadshah interested to watch

Akkineni Nagarjuna’s upcoming film Damarukam is one of the most-anticipated Telugu movies of the year 2012. The socio-fantasy film, which is slated to release on July 6, has created lot of curiosity among the movie buffs. That’s not all. Bollywood Baadshah Shahrukh Khan is also very much interested in this film and he is reportedly eager to watch Damarukam.

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MAHESH BABU

elected as best actor for Dookudu In contrast, Prince Mahesh Babu was elected the best actor for his ‘Dookudu’ by ‘CineMAA’ as well as SIIMA. Some of the observers are saying that content wise, ‘Dookudu’ is an average movie and performance wise many heroes did on par with Mahesh Babu. For instance, Balayya Babu did well in ‘Sri Ramarajyam’ and Nagarjuna showed his excellency of acting in ‘Rajanna’. However, many people are of the opinion that the organizers of both the award functions have taken only super hits into criteria in selecting the best actor awards.

We have to wait and see as to who bags Nandi Best Actor Award this year.

Jr. NTR

New look in his action-comedy flick Junior NTR has been springing surprises with his looks since the days of Rajamouli’s Yama Donga. When he sported a macho moustache look in Dammu, it immediately caught the imagination of his die-hard fans, who started expecting more from the Boyapati Srinu directorial.

Here is something exciting for NTR’s fans. Sreenu Vytla is leaving no stone unturned to make NTR look anew in his action-comedy flick, Baadshah. This time, NTR has a hair-stylist from Mumbai. It looks like we are in for a brand new NTR, sporting a snazzy hair-do.

GOPI CHAND

As Jagan mohan IPS

Jagan Mohan’s name is both happening and explosive in Andhra Pradesh. The name of Gopichand’s next film is Jagan Mohan IPS, which is going to release in Telugu and Tamil. It is known that the actor has been doing a bi-lingual, where he has teamed up with actress Nayanatara for the first time. Directed by Boopathy Pandian the movie is almost done. The release date would be shortly announced by the makers.

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SAGUNI’S

Music is pretty ordinary Saguni’s music is run-of-the-mill and has nothing new to offer. So far, career-wise, Karthi has been ticking all the right boxes and Dream Warrior Pictures’ Saguni seems to be yet another worthy project, billed as a political satire, peppered with liberal doses of comedy and romance.

Karthi certainly dons several avatars in it.

AJITH

I am never afraid of failure Ajith Kumar, fondly called ‘Thala’ by his fans in Tamil Nadu is also described as the King of Opening. But this unassuming actor does not believe in such superlatives. He also does not like to talk about or promote his films, which is unusual in these times of aggressive marketing. He is guarded and cautious in his opinions. In place of the carefree, impulsive young man I met several years ago, is a 41-year-old, grey-haired, mature man who believes that living life and loving are more important than anything else in life.

TAAPSEE REPENTS loosing out movie with suriya

Taapsee is busy in three language films including Bollywood but the actress is keen on working with the Tamil Superstar Suriya.

In an earlier interview to CT, Taapsee said she’d readily say yes if she was approached with an offer to do a film with Suriya as she had lost out on an opportunity earlier, because she was busy with her projects across Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Taapsee says, she still harbours that wish. With regards to her next project in Tamil, the actress, who is currently filming her debut Bollywood film, says, “I will be free post March, and I’m reading a few scripts. I have the option of doing films in three languages. I’m eager to do a Tamil film as well,” she answers.

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AMY JACKSON

Pips samantha out of shankar film?

Amy Jackson replaced Samantha from Vikram starrer ‘I’! It’s said that Shankar has finalized on Amy Jackson for the role that Samantha was initially approached for this film.

Samantha recently opted out of the biggie owing to skin issues, thanks to shooting in rough seas for Kadal. It is also said that Shruti Haasan and Kajal Aggarwal will be approached, remember it’s a two - heroine project.

MUGAMOODI

Don’t expect this to be like spiderman Ever since UTV Motion Pictures announced India’s first ever superhero flick, ‘Mugamoodi’, expectations are rocketing sky high on the film, with the slick first look posters and teaser. However, adressing the press and audience , he asked audiences not to expect the film in the lines with Spiderman and Batman as its being publicized by the masses. He further expressed that the film was a superhero flick that’s tailor made for Indian audience and that one can’t expect too much visual effects in the film

ASIN WANTS

To work with young actors Right from the day she stepped into Bollywood with Aamir Khan’s ‘Ghajini’, Asin has been acting with seniors alone. Besides Aamir, she had shared the screen space with Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar.

The actress, who is looking forward for more interesting roles in Bollywood, has expressed her wish to work with young actors

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ROWDY RATHORE

JOINS THE RS 100 CRORE CLUB Akshay Kumar’s cop romp com Rowdy Rathore has entered the elite Rs 100 crore club, film trade analyst Taran Adarsh said.

Adarsh tweeted the box office collection figures of the film at the end of the second weekend. Rowdy crosses 100 crore mark.

Shanghai is below the mark,” Adarsh said. ‘Rowdy Rathore’ got an amazing opening. The film earned Rs 15.10 crore on the first day itself. Directed by Prabhu Deva, Sonakshi Sinha plays the lead role in the film.

SONAM KAPOOR SAYS

THE GOVERNMENT IS ‘CORRUPT’ The government’s decision to levy 12 percent service tax on film and TV actors has left many fuming. While veteran actress Hema Malini feels it would burden producers further, actor Arshad Warsi believes it would leave many actors jobless and Sonam Kapoor says the government is ‘corrupt’.

JAVED ALI WANTS

TO CROON FOR SHAHRUKH

After lending his voice for almost all top-notch actors like Amitabh Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan, playback singer Javed Ali wants to sing for superstar Shahrukh Khan. Ali said “I have always been complimented that my voice matches all actors like Shahid Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan. But I have not sung for Shahrukh Khan and I would like to sing for him”. Ali has been the voice behind many hit numbers such as “Jashn-e-bahaara “ from the film Jodhaa Akbar and “Guzaarish” from Ghajini.

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SALMAN STAY OFF ACTION FILMS If you love to watch Salman Khan beat the baddies to a pulp and emerge like a true hero in his films, you are in for some disappointment. Salman, reports say, has been asked to stay off stunts and action scenes for a while. Apparently, his neurological condition has aggravated and even simple action scenes can cause serious damage to his health. “Even a slight misjudged punch on the face could trigger off his condition and cause acute pain,” says a close friend of the actor. Filmmakers and family members then took a decision to keep Salman out of danger as far as possible and not allow him to take any risks.

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RECONNECTED WITH JOSH HARTNETT Ever since Bipasha Basu split with John Abraham last year, she has been linked with a string of men such as Rana Daggubatti, Shahid Kapoor and Hollywood star Josh Hartnett who is her co-star in her first English film ‘Singularity’. During the shoot of ‘Singularity’ in India last year, there was a strong buzz that she shared great chemistry with Josh but Bips always denied it.

However, now it seems she has reconnected with Josh during her recent shoot in London for the film

NARGIS FAKHRI’S SOCIAL NETWORKING Actress fulfills her longtime fan’s wishes and spends a day with him while in Singapore. Social networking is helping fans reach out to the stars and interact with them closely. One such fan Vicknesh Rai got an opportunity to interact with his favourite actress Nargis Fakhri. The meeting happened in Singapore over the weekend where she was attending an awards event. Nargis had been interacting with Vicknesh in the virtual world even before her Rockstar days. He had been looking forward to an opportunity to meet her in person for long. His persistence paid off when Nargis flew into Singapore where he is based. She asked him to meet her at a mall.

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SAREGAMA JULAYI

Julayi movie audio songs were launched recently at Hitex exhibition centre, Hyderabad. It is one of the most awaited movies of the year and no surprise that Google is reporting high search volume for Julayi audio songs free download links.

Devi Sri Prasad who has composed wonderful music for Gabbar Singh has scored the music on the same notes to this movie.

Here comes the favorite track of the album “O Madhu” is fun, but sweet and romantic. Clearly and plainly sung

by ADNAN SAMI, the charming song is cutely written by Devi Sri Prasad.

The way the love is expressed in these lyrics sounds so lovely. The rhythm has a steady beat in this instrumental bit and the composition pattern altogether sounds good.

Its adorable track!!

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STUDIO ROUNDUP

Ee Rojullo 100 Days Function held at Hyderabad. Dasari Narayana Rao, Bellamkonda Suresh, Director Maruti Dasari, Sreenivas Kumar, K Achi Reddy, Suresh Kondeti, Dil Raju, Reshma, BA Raju graced the event.

Telugu Actor Uday Kiran celebrated his 32nd Birthday today with Jai Sri Ram Telugu movie team, actress Reshma and director Balaji.

JollyGa Enjoy Cheddam movie audio launch event held at Hyderabad. Paruchuri Gopala Krishna, director Cherukuri Sambasiva Rao, producer Peddi Subbarao, music director Kuna Praveen Kumar and others graced.

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Sasha Sports & Entertainments & IntelliDecs presents Corporate Premier League Curtain Raiser event held at Hyderabad. Tollywood actor JD Chakravarthy and others graced the press meet.

SS Rajamouli’s Graphical Wonder Eega had hit theaters on July 6. It has received overwheling response. The movie got a thumbs up from film critics. Rajamouli and Sudeep can be seen in this photo.

Six time Film Fare award winner and Soggadu of Telugu cinema, Sobhan Babu has been remembered on his 75th birth anniversary. A grand function has been organised by the fans of Sobhan Babu on June 30 at Silpa Kala Vedika, Hyderabad. Dasari Narayana Rao, K Raghavendra Rao, D Rama Naidu, Krishnam Raju, Venkatesh have graced this function and hailed Sobhan Babu.

Power star Pawan Kalyan’s new movie “Cameraman Ganga tho Rambabu” had many elite visitors on the sets. The film’s shooting is currently underway at Saradhi Studios in Hyderabad.

Jagan Nirdoshi movie press meet event held at Hyderabad. Hero Siva, heroine Sanjana, director Venkanna Babu, producer Sakhamuri Mallikarjuna Rao and others graced the event.

Megastar Chiranjeevi was the chief guest for the audio launching event of ‘Hormones’ film which was held in Hyderabad on July 1st. The actor cum politician released the audio CDs and presented the first CD to State Minister Ponnala Lakshmayya.

Prematho Cheppana movie audio launch event held at Hyderabad. Uday Tej, Bhanu Mehra, Tanish, Neethi Taylor, Tammareddy Bharadwaja, Ramajogayya Sastry and others graced the event.

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CELEBRITY OF THE MONTH

Movie-Dr.Moghal D Ramanaiudu Dr. Daggubati Ramanaidu who holds Guinness Book of Records as the most prolific producer with 120 films, was born on 6 June 1936 to Daggubati Venkateswarlu and Lakshmi Devamma in Karamchedu , Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.

He had basic education in Karamchedu and higher education in chirala and did his college education in Presidency College, Chennai.

Dr.D.Ramanaidu is an Indian movie producer and

the Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner Apart from producing Telugu movies, he has also produced movies in languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali.

In the most glamarous world of celluoid, wherein Dr.D.Ramanaidu successfully spent as many as four decades, he always remained friendly, simple and most unassuming.

Dr.D.Ramanaidu produced his first Telugu film Anuragam, followed by a very successful Ramudu Bheemudu starring N. T. Rama Rao in 1964.

Dr.D.Ramanaidu produced more than 120 films covering almost all the major Indian Languages. A large number of those films are BOX-OFFICE hits having rewritten new history of glory and grandeur.

Many of Ramanaidu’s films, have won critics acclaim – regional, national and global, for their celluloid excellence with a noble purpose of social service.

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Dr.D.Ramanaidu build his own palatial studio – D. Ramanaidu Studios attached with a color color laboratory and he is a film distributor too. The best part of his business is that he is always friendly with producers, to whom he has extended an excellent support.

Dr.D.Ramanaidu was a member of the Telugu Desam Party and represented Baptala constituency in Guntur District in the 13th Lok Sabha from 1999-2004. He lost in the elections to the same seat for the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004.

Dr.D.Ramanaidu is a multi-faceted personality, an illustrious combination of a film celebrity, orient social service champion, a true statesman – being more than a politician and an adorable gentleman to the core.

Whatever the branch of activity he has taken up, he has shown exemplary efficiency, dedication and deep DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD, INDIA’S HIGHEST AWARD IN CINEMA BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA FOR LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION TO INDIAN CINEMA. THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS LISTS HIM AS THE MOST PROLIFIC PRODUCER WITH 130 FILMS. involvement – resulting in high rate of success, applause and admiration. Perhaps that is the prime reason he has come to stay as an outstanding personality of tremendous merit presenting himself as a rare picture of great humanity and at the same time grand professional expertise – indeed a rare combination.

His film Surigadu was selected for the Indian Panorama in 1993. Asukh, a Bengali film, won the National Award for the Best Film in 1999. Apart from this, his films have been honoured with several awards by the Andhra Pradesh government. He has also produced a film titled Hamari Beti in Hindi which focuses on how handicapped people can lead a normal life and achieve their goals. The protagonist in the film is a girl who is severely handicapped in real life. This film has been screened in International Film Festivals like Chicago and Venice.

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CELEBRITY OF THE MONTH

FILMOGRAPHY NUMBER OF FILMS PROCUCED : 130 MILESTONES : AALASYAM AMRUTHAM (2010) BENDHU APPA RAO RMP (2009) TULASI (2007) BOMMALAATA (2005) MAALLESHWARI (2004) VIJAYAM (2003) NEEKU NENU NAKU NUVVU (2003) NUVVU LEKHA NENU LENU (2002) ALLARI(2002) PREMINCHU (2001) KALISUNDAM RAA (2000) PREYASI RAVE (1999) PREMINCHUKUNDAM RAA (1997) NAIDU GARI KUTUMBHAM (1996) KONADAPALLI RATHAIAH(1995) THODI KODALLU (1994) ANDHRA VAIBHAVAM (1993) VIJETHA (1985) SURIGADU (1992) BOBBILI RAJA (1990) KALIYUGA PANDAVULU (1987) JEEVANA THRANGALU (1973) SRI KRISHNA TULABHARAM (1966) ANURAGAM (1963)

HINDI FILMS UNDER THE SURESH PRODUCTIONS: KUCH TUM KAHO KUCH HUM KAHE (2002) TAQDEERWALA (1995) PREM QAIDI (1991) INSAF KI AWAAZ (1986) BANDISH (1980) DILDAAR(1977) DIL AUR DEEVAR (1977) PREM NAGAR (1974)

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HOLLY Magic Mike

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et in the world of male strippers, Magic Mike is directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars Channing Tatum (Dear John, Step Up) in a story inspired by his real life. The film follows Mike (Tatum) as he takes a young dancer called The Kid (Pettyfer) under his wing and schools him in the fine arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe.

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Thats My Boy

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hat’s My Boy finds him repeating himself to diminishing effect - and dragging Andy Samberg down with him. That’s My Boy delivers the outrageous situations, nonstop raunchiness and juvenile humor that Sandler fans typically seek.

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s the result of a childhood wish, John Bennett’s teddy bear, Ted, comes to life and will be

by John’s side ever since - a friendship that’s tested.

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small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

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etermined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.

mily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer.

She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily’s father’s development plans.

Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately deciding to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love rules.

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BOX OFFICE & In Theaters

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Karthi’s performance was outstanding. Pranitha, who tried her luck with two Telugu films, was ok. Kota Srinivasa Rao’s acting is likely to fetch him an award.

Radhika performed well.

Gabbar Singh Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s latest movie ‘Gabbar Singh’ had achieved a phenomenal feat. The movie which had been creating stupendous records since the opening day, has completed the 50 days run in 306 centers.

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All The Best Actor and director JD Chakravarthy has come up with a different plot this time, that has lots of twists and turns. Dialogues by Challa Krishnamohan are effective. Hemachandra’s music and Sai Karthik’s background score are huge setback for All the Best.

Mem Vayasuku Vacham Actor Charanraj is all set to direct a real love story titled ‘Yadartha Prema Katha’. Infact this movie is a story of Nagaraju from Karimnagar who penned the song ‘Anitha Oo Anitha’.

Endukante Premanta After super hit ‘Kandireega’, hero Ram has teamed up with love stories specialist director A Karunakaran for ‘Endukante Premanta’ movie.

Tamanna has acted as heroine in the film produced by Sravanthi Ravikishore on Sravanthi Movies banner.

Oka Romantic Crime Katha The film depicts teenage love, sex and abortions. The movie centers around romances of youngsters today and the crimes they often tend to commit. The movie potrays the social factors also.

Daruvu Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja has teamed up with Tapsi for the movie ‘Daruvu’. Directed by Siva and produced by Boorugupalli Sivaramakrishna, the movie has released across the world.

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EEGA Filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s upcoming film Eega, which will be released as Naan Ee in Tamil and as Eecha in Malayalam, is one of the most-awaited South Indian films in 2012.

While the movie just received a U/A certificate by the censor board, the hype around its visual effects and mindblowing trailers have become talk of the town.

The trilingual film that stars Samantha, Sudeep and Nani is generating more buzz by the day.

Expectations are running high for Naan Ee (Tamil) that’s slated for release on 6th of July.

While the movie just received a U/A certificate by the censor board, the hype around its visual effects and mindblowing trailers have become talk of the town.

Will Rajamouli strike gold and set new benchmarks like he did with Magadheera? The verdict will be out soon. (on the day of movie release. )

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1 DHAMARUKHAM MOVIE MAKING

2 DEVUDU CHESINA MANUSHULU MOVIE MAKING

3 UU KODATHARA ULIKKI PADATHARA MOVIE MAKING

‘King’ Akkineni Nagarjuna’s big budget socio fantasy drama ‘Damarukam’ is gearing up for a July release.

The extensive CGI and special effects involved are said to be the highlight of the movie and sources say that the quality of the effects will be quite impressive.

Ravi Teja’s upcoming film Devudu Chesina Manushulu is currently being filmed in Bangkok, where few important scenes are being canned on the lead cast of the movie.

Puri Jagannath is the director of the movie. The movie contains Puri mark dialogues and Ravi Teja mark entertainment.

UU KODATHARA ULIKKI PADATHARA is an upcoming Indian bilingual socio-fantasy film written and directed

by Sekhar Raja, produced

by Lakshmi Manchu and starring Manoj Manchu, Nandamuri Balakrishna and Deeksha Seth in lead roles.

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RAISING STAR

Aadi Aadi, son of veteran actor Sai Kumar made his entry into Tollywood in the movie ‘Prema Kavali’ directed by K.Vijaya Bhaskar.

Aadi is quite happy on having achieved his second hit Lovely, the first one being Prema Kavali.

Aadi bagged the award for Most Promising Newcomer Male & SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor.

“I cant tell you how excited I am.I just could not hope for a better start to my career than this.It has been a great year-anda-half or so for me in showbiz and I offer my heartfelt thanks to the audience for accepting me.I will strive to work harder with every film to live up to their expectations,” says Aadi.

Aadi’s new film “Gundello Godaari“ is a action love story set against the backdrop of 1986 floors. Aadhi, Lakshmi Manchu, Sundeep Kishan and Taapsee are playing lead roles in this film.

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RAISING STAR

Anjali Anjali is a South Indian film actress and model, who mainly works in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films . She is best known for her critically acclaimed role as Anandhi in the 2007 Tamil film Katradhu Thamizh, which happened to be her debut film in Tamil. (first Tamil film itself and introduced her to the Tamil audience as an actress.)

BIOGRAPHY: Anjali was born in Rajamundry in Andhra Pradesh, India and has (2) two brothers.

FILM CAREER: She started her film career in 2007 in Tamil with Katradhu Thamizh. Director Ram gave her a break as she made a vain bid for roles in Tollywood.

Anjali’s latest telugu film “Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu” was officially launched on October 2011. This film is a multi starrer with mega budgets, say sources. Venkatesh and Mahesh Babu are acting as siblings in the film. While our Anjali is roped in to pair up with Venkatesh. Infact most present day starlets refused the role, but Anjali dared for recognition.

Sources say that the film unit is to start the first schedule soon.

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GOlden Movies

There are few films in Telugu cinema which have found a place in the history and culture of Telugu people. If Maya Bazaar occupies the mythological seat in people’s hearts, Pathala Bhairavi became the eternal movie in the genre of folklore genre. When it comes to socials none can beat the aura of “GUNDAMMA KATHA” which when released on June 7th, 1962 became such a success story that generations of Telugus see the film just to have fun and laugh wholeheartedly at the idiosyncrasies of a Telugu household.

GUNDAMMA KATHA remains as the greatest commercial entertainer of Telugu cinema. Generations of Telugus pass on this film as a gift to their future generations. For the past 50 years the film is getting newer fan base and remains as an evergreen entertainer.

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Story Line The premise of the film and the subsequent story is that of two brothers marrying stepsisters and bringing a reform in their motherin-law by staging some drama in the house, is well-known. The film which was acted by the likes of NTR, ANR, Savitri, Jamuna, Haranath, L Vijayalakshmi and SVR is as famous as any mythological story.

However the impressive star-cast which commands every bit of respect was (for once) overshadowed by two women. Nevertheless the presence of Suryakantham as Gundamma and Chaya Devi as Sooramma stole the entire show. The film was succesful because of the reason that everybody identified themselves with the story. Ramana Reddy as the comicvillain Gantanna added to the flavor and Rajanala in a guest role provides the thrills.

Gundamma Katha was directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao who was well known for his mythological and folklore films. This film remains as his best social movie ever. The film was made by Vijaya Productions and produced by B Nagi Reddy and Chakrapani.

Gundamma Katha happens to be the most successful commercial film of Vijaya Productions that banked on the performances of the stars rather than banking on a solid script. This could be understood from the fact that the Tamil version of the film bombed at the Box office.

The film was to be remade in modern times with Nagarjuna and Balakrishna in the lead replacing their fathers. However the project was shelved after a vain bid to get replacements for veterans Suryakantham and Chaya Devi failed. Such was their impact in this multi-starrer film.

All the four actors are never to be found in a single frame and even the shoot was done in different time zones, yet the impact on screen was magical. The direction, choreography, editing and cinematography were perfect that the viewer could never point out the reality.

Songs • The music of the was scored by veteran stalwart Ghantasala, The melodies like, “Mounamu gaane manasu paadina” “Enta haayi ee reyi” “prema yaatralaku” “sannaga veeche challagaaliki” and the satires on the society, “lechindi nidra lechindi” “Veshamu maarchenu”, the devotional “aligina velani choodaali” and the playful, “kolo kolo anna” remain as the some of the musical classics.

Box-office • Once the film released there was no looking back. The film smashed all previous records at the box office. It completed 100 days in as many as 17 centres, including 2 late release centres, in the State and silver jubilee in Vijayawada (Sri Durga Kala Mandir).

• It was the first film to run for 100 days (with daily three shows) in Hyderabad.

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Exotic Shooting Locations The songs from the sci-fi film ROBO captured the picturesque locations of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park – Brazil (Neelo Valapu Song) Machu Picchu – Urubamba Valley, Peru (Kilimanjaro Song)

Lençóis Maranhenses National Park – Brazil

The Lençóis Maranhenses National Park (Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses) is located in Maranhão state, in northeastern Brazil, just east of the Baía de São José, between 02º19’—02º45’ S and 42º44’— 43º29’ W. It is an area of low, flat, occasionally flooded land, overlaid with large, discrete 64 WWW.CINESPRINT.COM | JULY 2012

sand dunes.

It encompasses roughly 1000 square kilometers, and despite abundant rain, supports almost no vegetation.

The park was created on June 2, 1981. Composed of large, white, sweeping dunes, at first glance Lençóis Maranhenses looks like an archetypal desert. The rains cause a peculiar phenomenon:

fresh water collects in the valleys between sand dunes, spotting the desert with blue and green lagoons that reach their fullest between July and September. The area is also surprisingly home to a variety of fish which, despite the almost complete disappearance of the lagoons during the dry season, have their eggs brought from the sea by birds.

Machu Picchu – Urubamba Valley, Peru Machu Picchu is a city located high in the Andes Mountains in modern Peru. It lies 43 miles northwest of Cuzco at the top of a ridge, hiding it from the Urabamba gorge below.

Machu Picchu “Old Peaks” is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located 8000ft above sea level.

Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (1438–1472). Often referred to as “The Lost City of the Incas”, it is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World. Machu Picchu was built around 1450, at the height of the Inca Empire. It was abandoned just over 100 years later, in 1572, as a belated result of the Spanish Conquest. It is comprised of approximately 200 buildings, most being residences, although there are temples, storage structures and other public buildings. It has polygonal masonry, characteristic of the late Inca period. The walls and terraces seem to have been carved out from the continuous rock escarpments at the site. Adding to the beauty of the place are the evergreen tropical forests surrounding it. Findings from a recent study reveal that the magnificent civilisation may have been built from llama droppings.

M a c h u Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. In 2007, Machu Picchu was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

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Fashion & Style

CELEBRITY AIRPORT DRESSING

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THE SECRETOF PERFECT

MEHNDI How to Apply Mehendi?

You can make your own powder by drying henna leaves in shade. It might take weeks for them to dry to a crisp state and you need to grind them thoroughly. You may also buy henna powder from the market.

Take....

1. Henna powder sieved through a muslin cloth.

2. Well strained strong tea decoction.

3. Eucalyptus oil (few drops).

4. Strained lime juice.

5. Sugar (one table spoon).

Take the henna powder in a bowl, add the tea till it becomes a thick paste (similar to a dough). Add eucalyptus oil, sugar and lime juice and mix well, to make it into a smooth and thin paste. Leave it covered over night or during the day if you prefer to apply in the night.

Make a cone....

Take a thick plastic cover or use any thick freezer bag - cut it into shape of rectangle 7� X 4�. Twist one corner of the cover to make a cone.

Tighten the tip to make tiny hole. Hold the tip and fill the paste and tie the broader end tightly with a thread. You also get ready-made cones from the market.

Remember....

You should leave the mehendi to dry on your skin and keep it on for as long as possible (4 to 6 hours if possible - you may go to bed also with it). Scrape it after that. The color will become deeper if you leave it untouched by water for another 4 to 6 hours. A deep color may last upto two weeks. The coloration varies from person to person.

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Restaurants owned by Film Stars Many Film Stars and Celebrities are known for multi- tasking. That’s probably why we’ve seen a ton of them branched out into start up restaurants. From ordinary haunts to swanky restaurants, they’ve done it all. Most do it to have something more stable to fall back on.

N Asian Akkineni Nagarjuna is the Businessman of the Telugu Film Industry. Now he is all set to expand his interests further with the launch of a superb new Chinese restaurant ,titled “N Asian”. It is located in the up-market neighbourhood of Jubilee Hills, Road No.36, Behind Chutneys Hyderabad. Opened in April 2012, N Asian is the largest restaurant in Hyderabad. ShilpaReddy studio is one of the highlight in NASIAN.

N a modern grill Nagarjuna & Preetam Reddy came together, the result was hyderabad’s most up-market and avant-grade night club, where it was a privilege just to be seen partying!

This time round the duo have come up with a more laid-book concept of an neighborhood grill & bar-N, a modern grill. While this may seem far removed from their earlier project, Preetam says, we are growing up. I don’t club anymore and didn’t feel the need to own a club. With wooden interiors, N is situated in an old home revamped into a contemporary dining joint.

There are three separate zones, the bar, the dining area and a well designed outdoor seating with comfortable couches. You can sit out on elegant patio with a green cascade and enjoy your food and drink.

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Greenwich Hotel Robert De Niro, His first venture into hospitality (excluding the deleted scene from Taxi Driver where Travis bakes muffins) is in partnership with his son Raphael. The result is a meticulously designed 88-room Manhattan hotel - and we mean meticulous spelt m-e-t-h-o-d: its shibui spa was shipped lock-stock from Japan and rebuilt by hand by a man dangling from the ceiling (not Bobby, apparently), while each of the bricks that adorn its facade was handcrafted to make it look craggy and weatherbeaten. A bit like the great man himself.

Robert De Niro born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director and producer. His capital ventures have included: cofounding the film studio TriBeCa Productions; the popular Tribeca Film Festival; Nobu and TriBeCa Grill, which he co-owns with a developer Paul Wallace and Broadway producer Stewart F. Lane, The Greenwich Hotel, located in Tribeca, and the restaurant inside the hotel, Locanda Verde, formally known as Ago, which is run by executive chef and co-owner, Andrew Carmellini.

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divas & models The finest collection of professional female indian models, with all necessary profile details. We try to keep this category up to date.

Angela Jonsson Born : February 28, 1990 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Ethnicity : Icelandic-Indian Occupation : Model

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Tulip Joshi Born : 11 September 1979 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Occupation : Actress, model

Minissha Lamba Born : Haryana, India Occupation : Actress, model

Tanusree Dutta Born : March 19, 1984 Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India Occupation : Actress, Model

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Celina Jaitley Born : 24 November 1981 Kabul, Afghanistan Occupation : Model, actress

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Neetu Chandra Born : Patna, Bihar, India Occupation : Actress, model

Nikita Anand Born : 1983 Jalandhar, Punjab, India Occupation : Model, Actress

Jacqueline Fernandez

Born : 2 June 1985 , Colombo, Sri Lanka Occupation : Model, Actress

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BES

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ST ACTOR

BEST DIRECTOR Seenu Vaitla Movie: Dookudu

Mahesh Babu Movie: Dookudu

K. Raghavendra Rao

BEST FEMALE ACTRESS(JURY)

Nayanatara

Movie: Sri Ramarajyam

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Prakash Raj

Movie: Dookudu

BEST DEBUT ACTRESS Shruti Hassan

BEST ACTOR IN COMIC

Movie: Anaganaga

Brahm

Oka Dherudu

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BEST MALE ACTOR (JURY) Nagarjuna

Movie: Rajanna

C ROLE

manandam

vie: Dookudu

Aadi

Movie: Prema Kavali

BEST DEBUT ACTOR

BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR Nandini Reddy

Movie: Ala Modalaindi

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BEST CHOREOGRAPHER

Prem Rakshit Movie: Badrinath

BEST ACTOR IN NEGATIVE ROLE

Sonu Sood

Movie: Dookudu

CLOSEUP PROMISING FACE OF THE YEAR Isha Chawla

Movie: Prema Kavali

MS Narayana Movie: Dookudu

SPECIAL JURY

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Garam Masala Samantha's bikini looks too costly!

Yevadu with Ram Charan in which it is rumored that Samantha will be seen very hot in the movie and it is also said that Samantha for the very first time will be seen in bikini for which even the actress has given her acceptance.

Considering the news, Samantha seems to have earlier got the offer to show herself in bikini for which reasons unknown has said no. But now she has given her acceptance nod which is said to be due to the large remuneration that is being paid to her in that movie Yevadu, it is also rumored that she is being paid nearly Rs. 2 crores and there are rumors already that she has demanded so much for a bikini.

Nayan refuses to play Silk Smitha role

Tamanna for First Hot& Wet Experience

Rumor-mongers have it saying that sexy siren Nayantara had rejected the offer of playing Silk Smitha’s role in the Tamil version of “The Dirty Picture”. It is well known that Bollywood film “The Dirty Picture”, starring Vidya Balan, was based on the life of late southern bombshell Silk Smitha. With the Bollywood version being a super hit, this bug has bitten the southern filmmakers too to make the film.

Tamanna has finally agreed to land in Bollywood with Sajid Khan’s remake of all time hit ‘Himmatwala.’ In fact, the milk white beauty was flushed with too many offers but she has zeroes upon this big venture in which Ajay Devgan will play the hero. Going by the current trend,

Sana Khan is donning the role of Silk Smitha in Malayalam while Veena Malik is essaying the same role in Kannada. So who’ll be the ‘Silk Smitha’ for the Tamil and Telugu version? Well, we have to wait for some more time!

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Tamanna has become synonymous with Rain songs in South. Flicks like ‘Rachcha’ and ‘Awara’ have been hits due to her glamour quotient well handled by respective directors especially in rain songs.

Director Sajid Khan has decided to offer B-town audience the first hot wet experience of Tamanna

Garam Masala Yana Gupta Full Nude For Rs.2 Crores We all know the Czech beauty Yana Gupta who is running in her 32 years of age. The lady turned the heads of even international media with her no-panty show for free.

But recently she came up on the magazine FHM with her topless pose on the cover of May issue.

Initially, the magazine called for a full nude show, but Yana quoted Rs 2 Cr to do that. The magazine editor who got collapsed hearing the figure negotiated her just for topless pose at Rs 15 lakh. Indeed, how can the lady who has shown her ‘most secret spot’ free of cost can demand Rs 2 Cr for full nude?

That too, she is now losing her grace by hitting 30 plus.

Shriya Saran Reduces her Remuneration

Veena Malik to support 'Homosexuality'

Shriya who sizzled opposite top stars once is presently facing shortage of offers for unknown reasons. In Kollywood she starred with Superstar Rajanikanth and later with Vijay, Vishal, Jayam Ravi and her last film is ‘Rowthiram’.

She sizzled in a item number along with Reema Sen in Chiyan Vikram’s ‘Rajapattai’ but later faded into oblivion.

Homosexuality is generally considered a taboo subject of civil society but Bollywood starlet Veena Malik took initative for supporting same sex marriage. She is standing up for the equality of every citizen. After Kim Kardashian and Lady Gaga, now Veena Malik came forward to support Lesbian Women.

Veena Malik said, “I openly supporting the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community and I don’t feel shy about doing it.

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he 13th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards had been one of the most-awaited events in Bollywood.

Dominating the scene was the young brood of Bollywood talent that took center stage at the star-studded gala, with Sonakshi Sinha, Nargis Fakhri, Abhay Doel and several other fresh performers making their presence felt.

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Nargis Fakhri, who looked fiery in a red Christian Dior gown, also took the ethnic route on a separate occasion in blue saree that she draped around an armor inspired blouse.

Vidya Balan, who won Best Actress for her role in ‘The Dirty Picture’ stuck to her trademark sari, and this time wore an ethnic gold Masaba creation instead of her muchfavored Sabyasachis.

Best-actress nominee Priyanka Chopra looked pretty in peach in a Dolce and Gabbana net gown, while her cousin Parineeti Chopra made her presence felt in a striking cobalt blue creation from Jatin Varma.

Shazahn Padamsee, Preity Zinta, Kalki Koechlin, Neha Dhupia, Sameera Reddy were some of the other actresses who brought an international appeal in their flowing gowns.

As for the men, Best Actor Ranbir Kapoor, who despite the anxiety of performing with dad Rishi Kapoor on stage, looked dapper in an all black ensemble. Vivek Oberoi, who attended

the event along with wife Priyanka, looked dapper in a black bandhgala.

Bips performed on ‘Bipasha o Bipasha’, ‘Anarkal disco chali’, ‘Chikni Chameli’ And ‘Ooh la la’.

Check out the Nominees & Winners..

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BEST FILM Bodyguard

Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Agnihotri, Reliance Entertainment

No One Killed Jessica Ronnie Screwvala

The Dirty Picture

Shobha Kapoor & Ekta Kapoor

Rockstar

Dhilin Mehta

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Ritesh Sidhwani & Farhan Akhtar

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Amitabh Bachchan (Aarakshan)

Salman Khan (Bodyguard)

Sharukh Khan (Don 2)

Ranbir Kapoor (Rockstar)

Ajay Devgan (Singham)

Hrithik Roshan

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BEST DIRECTOR Raj Kumar Gupta

(No One Killed Jessica)

Imtiaz Ali (Rockster)

Rohit Shetty (Singham)

Milan Luthria

(The Dirty Picture)

Zoya Akhtar

(Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Priyanka Chopra (7 Khoon Maaf)

Kareena Kapoor (Bodyguard)

Mahie Gill

(Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster)

Kangana Ranauth

(Tanu Weds Manu)

Vidya Balan

(The Dirty Picture)

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ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Randeep Hooda

Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster

Emraan Hasmi The Dirty Picture

Naseeruddin Shah

The Dirty Picture

Abhay Deol

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Farhan Akhtar

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

PERFORMANCE IN A COMIC ROLE

Riteish Deshmukh (Double Dhamaal)

Divyendu Sharma (Pyaar Ka Panchnama)

Paresh Rawal (Ready)

Pitobash

(Shor In The City)

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ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Parineeti Chopra

(Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl)

Sonali Kulkarni (Singham)

Divya Dutta

(Stanley Ka Dabba)

Swara Bhaskar

(Tanu Weds Manu)

Kalki Koechlin

(Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

PERFORMANCE IN A NEGATIVE ROLE

Irfan Khan

(7 Khoon Maaf)

Boman Irani (Don 2 )

Vidyut Jamwal (Force)

Prakash Raj (Singham)

Naseeruddin Shah

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BEST STORY Imtiaz Ali Rockstar

Amole Gupte Stanley Ka Dabba

Himanshu Sharma

Tanu Weds Manu

Rajat Aroraa

The Dirty Picture

Reema Kagti & Zoya Akhtar

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

PLAYBACK SINGER [MALE]

Ash King-I Love You (Bodyguard)

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan-Teri Meri (Bodyguard)

Mika Singh - Subha Hone Na De (Desi Boyz)

Mohit Chauhan - Nadaan Parinde (Rockstar)

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I I F A

2 0 1 2

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MUSIC DIRECTION Vishal Bhardwaj - Darling (7 Khoon Maaf)

Sohail Sen - Isq Risk (Mere Brother Ki Dulhan)

Vishal-Shekar- Chammak Challo (Ra. One)

A.R.Rahman - Nadaan Parinde (Rockster)

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy-Senorita

(Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)

PLAYBACK SINGER [FEMALE]

Usha Uthup & Reka Bharadwaj-Darling (7 Khoon Maaf)

Shreya Goshal - Teri Meri (Bodygaurd)

Sunidhi Chauhan - Te Amo (Dum Maaro Dum)

Harshdeep Kaur - Katiya Karun (Rockstar)

Shreya Goshal - Ooh La La (The Dirty Picture)

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Winners List Best Film: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Actor In A Leading Role: Ranbir Kapooar (Rockstar) Actress In A Leading Role: Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture) Best Director: Zoya Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) Actor In Supporting Role: Farhan Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) Actress In Supporting Role: Parineeti Chopra (Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl) Hottest Pair: Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri (Rockstar) Performance in a Comic role: Riteish Deshmukh (Double Dhamaal) Performance in a Negative role: Prakash Raj (Singham) Best Story: Reema Kagti & Zoya Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) Best Debut (Female): Parineeti Chopra (Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl) Best Debut (Male): Vidyut Jamwal (Force) Music Direction: AR Rahman-Nadaan Parinde (Rockstar) Lyrics: Irshad Kamil-Nadaan Parinde (Rockstar) Playback Singer (Male): Mohit Chauhan- Nadaan Parinde (Rockstar) Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal- Teri Meri (Bodyguard) Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema: Rekha, Ramesh Sippy Green Award: Dia Mirza

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Farhan Akhtar

Parineeti Chopra

Vidya Balan

Ramesh S ippy

Diya Mirz

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Ranbir Kapoor

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VIDYA BALAN

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan won Best Actress in a Leading Role Award trophy at (IIFA) Awards show in Singapore

PRIYANKA CHOPRA

Best-actress nominee Priyanka Chopra looked pretty in peach in a Dolce and Gabbana net gown

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IIFA AWARDS 2012 GREEN CARPET INDIA AT CANNES FESTIVAL 2012

BIPASHA BASU

IIFA brand ambassador Bipasha Basu was a vision in a red cutout dress as she walked down the green carpet.

SAMEERA REDDY

Bollywood actress Sameera Reddy poses for a picture as she arrives on the green carpet for IIFA Awards show in Singapore

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IIFA AWARDS 2012 GREEN CARPET

SONAKSHI SINHA

Keeping up with her desi character in her recent hit Rowdy Rathore, actress Sonakshi Sinha wore a black sequined sari to the green carpet.

NARGIS FAKHRI

Rockstar actress Nargis Fakhri looked smashing in her glamorous Christian Dior red gown.

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IIFA AWARDS 2012 GREEN CARPET INDIA AT CANNES FESTIVAL 2012

ADITI RAO HYDARI

Actress Aditi Rao Hydari shed her demure image to sport a back-baring black dress for the event.

GAUHAR KHAN

Bollywood actress Gauhar Khan poses for a picture as she arrives on the green carpet for IIFA Awards show in Singapore

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Neha Dhupia

Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia blows a kiss as she arrives on the green carpet for IIFA Awards show in Singapore

AARTHI CHABRIA

Bollywood actress Aarti Chabria poses for photos on the green carpet before the IIFA Awards show in Singapore

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SHAZAHN PADAMSEE

Bollywood actress Shazahn Padamsee poses as she arrives on the green carpet for IIFA Awards show in Singapore

HAZEL KEECH

Bollywood actress Hazel Keech poses for photos on green carpet before IIFA Awards show in Singapore

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CHITRANGADA SINGH

Actress and yummy mummy Chitrangada Singh was a knockout in her futuristic two-toned golden gown at the IIFA green carpet.

PARINEETI CHOPRA

Bollywood actress Parineethi Chopra poses for photos on the green carpet before the IIFA Awards show in Singapore

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IIFA AWARDS 2012 GREEN CARPET INDIA AT CANNES FESTIVAL 2012

KALKI KOECHLIN

Bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin poses as she arrives on the green carpet for IIFA Awards show in Singapore

PREITY ZINTA

Pretty Preity Zinta poses for photos on green carpet before IIFA Awards show in Singapore

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Changing Faces STARS & STYLE

Nothing in life is permanent. except change. And our stars are no exception to the rule. It’s one thing when the script calls for a changed appearance in terms of dress, hairstyle and makeup. It’s a whole other thing when life guides the decision. There are some who have lost oodles of weight and others who have added some! Some grew their hair longer, some chopped it off! Some have hardly changed over the years, with or without the assistance of plastic surgery. Some have aged gracefully, growing more mature with passing years, yet others have grown younger! Here’s a slice of what changes time can make. jR. NTR

SUNIL

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STAR OF THE MONTH

a i t a h B a n n a m Ta

Tamannaah Bhatia was born on 21 December 1989 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, to Santosh and Rajni Bhatia and she has an elder brother, Anand.

She is of Sindhi descent. She did her schooling in Maneckji Cooper Educational Trust School, Juhu, Mumbai whilst she is currently pursuing a BA degree at National College, Mumbai through distance education. She is the student at National College Mumbai.

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Filmography: Tamannaah made her Telugu debut in Sri, and in the following year she appeared in her first Tamil film, Kedi. In 2007, she starred in two college-life-based drama films, Happy Days in Telugu and Kalloori in Tamil, both earned her critical acclaim.

Following commercial successes with Padikathavan (2009), Ayan (2009), Paiyaa (2010) and Siruthai (2011), Tamanna established herself as one of the leading contemporary actresses in the Tamil film industry. She also has experience as a model appearing in various TV commercials.n 2007, she had three releases. After her role in the unsuccessful Vyapari, Tamanna starred in the Sekhar Kammula-directed Telugu film Happy Days which received positive reviews and became her first major box office success. Her next release was the Telugu film Rebel, directed by Lawrence Raghavendra.

Up Coming Films: Yen Endru Kadhal Enben ( Tamil ), Rebel ( Telugu ), Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu ( Telugu )

Adwards: South Scope Awards 2010 - Best Actress for Kanden Kadhalai(tamil)

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The SIIMA Gen Next awards were given in the following categories: Rising Star of South Indian Cinema (Female): Amala Paul Rising star of South Indian Cinema (Male): Nani Stylish Star of South Indian Cinema(Female): Lakshmi Rai Stylish Actor of South Indian Cinema(Male): Silambarasan Stylish Villian of South Cinema: Sonu Sood Pride of South Indian Cinema: Shruti Haasan Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema: Rana Daggubati Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema: Trisha Sensation of South Indian Cinema: Dhanush Sensational Art Director: Sabu Cyril Sensation of South Indian cinema: Dance Choreographer- Imran Sensation of South Indian Cinema: Action Choreographer- Peter Hain

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Legendary of Bollywood Rajesh Khanna: No rise or fall of a star has been as dramatic or spectacular as that of Rajesh Khanna From 1969 to 1972, the Rajesh Khanna phenomenon swept Bollywood off its feet and the hysteria he generated was unlike anything seen before and after.

As superhit followed superhit and women all over the country swooned over him, Rajesh Khanna admitted feeling ‘next to God.’

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Legendary of Bollywood

In fact, Rajesh Khanna could perhaps be called Hindi Cinema’s first superstar. And yet in one of life’s greatest ironies just 5 years later by 1977, his career was in shambles as film after film began failing at the box office. As he fell to the ‘angry young man’ onslaught of Amitabh Bachchan and found himself totally rejected by filmgoers it is said he went to his terrace in heavy rain asking God not to test his patience…

Few Facts : He was originally Jatin, an orphan, born on 29 December 1942 in Amritsar, Punjab, India. He was adopted by the Khanna family.

When Jatin took an interest in acting, his foster father disapproved, however, Jatin persisted and won the Filmfare Talent Contest in the early 1960s.

Rajesh also had a brief stint as a politician and was elected Member of Parliament for a 5 year term from 1991 through to 1996 representing New Delhi as his constituency. He also starred in 3 movies during this period. He does continue to appear on the tinsel screen as a character actor, often playing the part of a parent of the leading woman/man.

Rajesh also appeared in two serials ‘Ittefaque’ and ‘Apne Paraye’ on television during 2001-02.

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He was the winner of six awards and was nominated for about a dozen.

Enjoyed a godlike status in his prime time (early 70s) with female fans writing letters in blood to him. The hysteria was unique till ‘ShahRukh Khan’ ‘exploded’ in early 1990’s and created a comparable mania.

He recommended actor Jeetendra to go into movies.

He is a life member of International Film And Television Research Centre and International Film And Television Club Of Asian Academy Of Film And Television.

Known as the first Superstar of Hindi Cinema. He formed a great team with Singer Kishore Kumar and Music Director R D Burman and together they have given such songs which are immensely popular even today.

BIRTHDAY : 29th December, 1942 in Amritsar.

SPOUSE : Anju Mahendru (late 1960’s – early 1970’s) (divorced).

Dimple Kapadia (1973-1984) (divorced).

DEBUT FILM : Aakhri Khat (1966).

MAJOR IMPACT : Baharon Ke Sapne (1967).

Successful Films: Aurat (1967), Khamoshi (1970), Aradhana (1969), Sachaa Jhutha (1970), Do Raaste (1969), Bandhan (1969), Doli (1969), Ittefaq (1969), Safar (1970), Anand (1970), Andaaz (1971), Kati Patang (1970), Amar Prem (1971), Bawarchi (1972), Namak Haram (1973), Avishkaar (1973), Daag (1973), Aap ki Kasam (1974), Prem Nagar (1974), Roti (1974), Amardeep (1979), Thodi si Bewafai (1980), Agar Tum Na Hote (1983), Avtaar (1983), Souten (1983).

Awards: Three times winner of the Filmfare Best Actor Award.

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Star Birthdays 01

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A. Kodandarami Reddy

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03

Gouthami

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Revathi

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Priyanka C

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Jennifer Lopez

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Sanjay Dutt

Manisha

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29

Dhanush

Kota Srinivasa Rao

Katrina Kaif

Surya

MM Keer

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Tom Cruise

10

Unnikrishnan

Anu Haasan

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Sonu Nigam

Nara Ro

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Happy Birthday 05

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ravani

Malavika

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arma

Chopra

ohit

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Gauthami

19

Tanikella Bharani

20

Rajendra Prasad

26

Mugdha Godse

Kailash Kher

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SJ Surya

27

Varun Sandesh

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KS Chitra

Sai Kumar

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STAR GAZING - JULY 2012 ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr 19)

TAURUS (Apr 20 - May 20)

Mars and Saturn put a strong accent on your relationship as a couple. You are thinking how you can improve your relationship or if you should take a break, like going on vacations in different places to cool down and have a different experience. You may be too angry or too cold to the people you love most sometimes. Fortunately, Venus helps you with those moods swings, so they don’t last long. Take some rest, go to exercise, don’t let your nerves go in the way of your relationships. Try to let go of the small stuff.

Rate 6.5

Lilith in Taurus helps you see clearly what is right and what is wrong in your life, you will make some decisions according to your conclusions. It can be that you spend way too much money in gas and that you should have a car with a best gas mileage.

Or that you should start to save money automatically every month. You want to be able to take vacations without worrying about not having enough money.

You enjoy family times and have dinners and good times with your parents or your brothers and sisters.

You prefer to spend time with fun friends rather than the serious ones. Rate 7

Lucky days: 5, 6, 15, 24, 29 Lucky Colours: Scarlet, Red

Lucky days: 3, 9, 22, 24, 28 Lucky Colours: Blue, Blue-Green

GEMINI (May 21 - June 20)

CANCER (June 21 - July 22)

You have great planets in your sign as Venus and Jupiter are particularly good for you. Love is soaring for many Gemini. Either you start a relationship that is turning in the right direction or you confirm your couple as being at the best it could be. You make big projects for the future, getting married or having a child or buying a place together. At work, you may be overwhelmed as there is still a lot to do before vacation time. You are succeeding very well at your job and your level of responsibility is expanding. You are happy in general, enjoy! Rate 9

Lots of questions are going through your mind in the first half of July, and then you are more peaceful and calm down. Love and money are at the core of your interrogations.

How can you organize your life in a way where you would be happier and less worried? You ask for support from older women, mother included.

Friends are giving you some sense of direction, how you can get away from hurting situations. You end a conflict with a woman by better understanding and real peace. You can be proud of you as you are the one who makes the first steps in the resolution. Rate 6.5

Lucky days: 5, 6, 15, 17, 25 Lucky Colours: Orange, Lemon, Yellow

Lucky days: 5, 7, 15, 24, 26 Lucky Colours: Orange, White

LEO (July 23 - Aug 22)

VIRGO (Aug 23 - Sept 22)

Mercury is in Leo for the whole month and it brings a great sense of connection with old friends and new friends. Your social life is expanding. You take some time to rest also, you may lack sleep as you go out late and push yourself too hard. Even when it is for fun you have to be careful with your health. You organize your vacations very well and you have followers as your ideas to have fun are the best. You reconnect with an old friend that you see once a year because you go to the same place and it feels good to catch up. Rate 9

You feel tired and you can’t wait for the month of July to end. You should take vacations this month if you want to have a quiet time without excitement. Wait for August if you want to have more events and invitations. You try to fix problems around you for people that you love. Listening to your best friend telling you about the love problems he or she has does not affect your mood, on the contrary, you feel useful. Women are acting positively for your career, and you are grateful for all the good recommendations or advice they give you. Rate 7

Lucky days: 5, 9, 24, 28, 29 Lucky Colours: Gold, Orange, White, Red

Lucky days: 6, 12, 15, 25, 29 Lucky Colours: Orange, White, Grey, Yellow, Mushroom

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LIBRA (Sept 23 - Oct 22)

SCORPIO (Oct 23 - Nov 21)

Mars in your sign is increasing your energy to a high level. You seem endlessly doing something active without being tired. You wake up and you are fine ready to go work or swim. You organize nice lunches with friends or family and your partner. You want to mix all the peoples you know sharing your loved ones. A friend of yours wants to find someone to love and you explore your network to help her or his research for the right one. And you are pretty good at that.

You are romantic and you love helping people to be in love too. Rate 9

If you are looking for a new job, this is a good month to redo your resume, explore the professional websites, and make contact with people who can help you even if you have to wait until September. You think about what you want to do differently. What new interests you can develop. The idea of a useful career is evolving. Being happy and making others happy is one of your goals. You may be disappointed if people are not as enthusiastic as you are about your projects. Don’t listen to people who try to shut you down. Run for higher purpose. Rate 8

Lucky days: 6, 15, 16, 24, 25 Lucky Colours : Blue, Green

Lucky days: 7, 18, 20, 24, 28 Lucky Colours: Scarlet, Red, Rust

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 - Dec 21)

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 - Jan 19 22)

You spend more and more times with your loved one, feeling the need for intimacy more than usually.

It does not mean that you are losing your independence but that you enjoy finally a partner who makes you feel good.

You are less focused on your career than usually and it is ok to let go sometimes of the pressure of your ambition. Reading books, watching movies, walking, and swimming are good activities also. By the way, you could lose some extra pounds that are bothering you just because you relax and take time to cook healthy food for you. Rate 8.5

You have to let go of a lot of things in July. Nothing runs the way you want. Dinners cancelled at the last minute can give you the opportunity to eat light and spend time home. A heavy proposition of work can be finally postponed for later. It lets you relax in the summer. Don’t worry it will come back this fall. You need to learn to take life as it comes, take it easy, you don’t have to be at the top of everything all the time. It is ok to relax and have a schedule that gives some freedom. Delays and cancellations should not have such an effect on your nerves. Relax! Rate 7

Lucky days: 1, 2, 9, 21, 29 Lucky Colours: Violet, Purple, Red, Pink

Lucky days: 5, 6, 15, 24, 28 Lucky Colours: Brown, Steel, Grey, Black

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 - Feb 18)

PISCES (Feb 19 - March 20)

A very nice month of July is expected for the Aquarius. a good social life with lots of original invitations that you like better of course than conventional meetings. Your love life is finally going in the direction you want, so you feel more secured knowing that you can count on the person you love. Some family problems will occur but you will help bring peace, it can be a sister and your parents for example. You are willing to play the mediator in the middle and it works well. A new friend brings a whole new vision on a cultural level and you are mesmerized by her knowledge. Rate 9

Family is a priority this month: either you spend time with you parents, or your grand-parents or brother and sister. There is always something happening in your family. Weddings or engagement parties can happen or even birth. You are thrilled by those joyful events.

Some Pisces may be troubled by an ex who wants to reconnect. You wonder if you should give it a try or not. Chances are that you may end with the same conclusion as the first time. But you can try to be good friends and forgive each other for the past.

Open your eyes for something new! Rate 8.5

Lucky days: 5, 6, 15, 24, 26 Lucky Colours: Blue, Blue-green, Grey, Black

Lucky days: 6, 11, 24, 25, 29 Lucky Colours: Mauve, Lilac, Purple, Violet, Sea green

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