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A lot of gay men seem to like you... How do you feel about being a gay icon: I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;gay iconâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; deal, but for me, it is just appreciation that counts. Any kind of appreciation from anyone â&#x20AC;&#x201C; children, old people, a guy, a girl, a gay person â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it just matters that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re being appreciative and I am grateful for that.

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Gabbar Singh The much-awaited Gabbar Singh, featuring Telugu cinemaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Power Star Pawan Kalyan, will hit 1200+ theatres worldwide in May. The movie has already created a buzz in the south Indian cinema industry and is touted to be one of the biggest movies in Pawan Kalyanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career till date. Aravind G Shivakamal tries to assess the hype

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Pawan Kalyan He is elusive and his cult fan following is the stuff legends are made of. Still, Power Star Pawan Kalyan is never known to speak about his films during the shooting. The star continues to adopt the same strategy even for his next big budget movie, Gabbar Singh, the expectations of which have reached an all-time high! Aravind G Shivakamal feels the reverberationâ&#x20AC;¦

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‘There’s so much expectation because of Pawan Kalyan garu’ If Dabangg’s pot maker Rajjo paraded about her village in sexy cholis, her Telugu counterpart, Bhagyalakshmi, is not going to be far behind. She wields her own special brand of sensual magic in Gabbar Singh, the Andhra avatar of the film. Shruti Haasan who plays this role, is caught in a whirlwind of calls ahead of the film’s release, while Pavithra Srinivasan catches her for an exclusive chat

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Versatility. A word that has sort of lost its appeal with clichĂŠd over-use these days! But with Indrajith it seems to be an exception. Examine his career graph, his growth, and take stock of the characters that he has portrayed on screen. You will accede to the fact that Indrajith is versatility personified, says Unni R Nair

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Who supports you the most? My Wife

Your view on love? Love is the most beautiful feeling on earth; it can happen to anybody, anytime. You can’t ﬁx a place or time for love to happen. As long as love is there, everything is well in this world.

Your Icon? My dad.

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Favourite Hobby: Reading extensively, visiting places

Love: Work… That’s why I am here

Role Model: My parents, of course!

Passion: Acting!

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Is she the No. 1 in Kannada movies? If you go by her popularity, number of films, hits, and the remuneration that she commands, then it will be hard to say that Ragini Dwivedi is not the numero uno female star, says Aravind G Shivakamal

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