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Aftab Shivdasani is down with typhoid and couldn't celebrate his birthday, but is trying to keep his chin up. "This has got to be the worst birthday of my life," Aftab, who turned 28 on Sunday, told IANS. "It could have been worse. I was supposed to be in Karachi for the premiere of 'Mughal-E-Azam'. But that got postponed because of Javed Akhtar saab's visa problem. Otherwise I'd have missed that too." Aftab tried hard to remain cheerful in spite of his illness. "It's a setback. I had to cancel a few days of Vikram Bhatt's 'Red'. But it can't be helped." So it was a lonely bedridden birthday for Aftab? "Not quite that tragic. My close friends, none of whom is from the film industry, dropped by in the evening." And, on the evening before, special friend Yana Gupta also visited him. "She came with two cakes - one for my father and one for me. We share our birthday. My father turned 59 this year. We usually go out for dinner with my mom to celebrate or birthday jointly. But this year we are all at home." source: IANS Related StoriesLife’s-a-party,-man!  Ever since Saif Ali Khan broke up with girlfriend Rozza Katalano he has been seen in the company of PYTs. Close friends of the actor tell us that he is single and ready to mingle. Last month, at Karan Johar's birthday bash he was seen flirting with a socialite, after which she and the actor left the party early. (He announced, to anyone who would listen, that he was dropping her home.) Also, if sources are to be a believed, Saif's bonding with Yana Gupta didn't go down well with her now former boyfriend Aftab more Dino-treats-co-stars,-wins-them-over  Actor Dino Morea's generosity has won the hearts of his 'Life Mein Kabhi Kabhie' stars and they can't stop raving about the actor. While the team of director Vikram Bhatt's 'Life Mein Kabhi Kabhie' - also starring Anjori Alagh, Aftab Shivdasani and Sammir Dattani - was shooting on Carter Road, Dino suddenly announced a lunch break for his colleagues. 'He took Anjori, Aftab and me for lunch to his eatery Crepe Station. That was cool because not too many co-stars like to carry their work outside their sets. W more I-feel-like-a-newcomer-says-Aftab  After more than six months of being totally out of the limelight, Aftab Shivdasani is back. And he is raring to go. “I feel totally rejuvenated, totally refreshed. In fact, I feel like a newcomer. I used this time to get to know myself and took a holiday. That really helped,” Aftab says. What prompted him to take this sudden change of scene? “Well, to be honest, I didn’t really like the kind of work that was coming my way after ‘Red’ and ‘Speed’. I didn’t want do films just for the sake of it, so I thought more Aftab-and-Aamna-are-a-couple  Aftab Shivdasani and Aamna Sharif of daily soap ‘Kahin To Hoga’ fame were unknown to each other until they came together for the movie Aloo Chat . And since then the passion between both of them is aflame. Aftab previously was linked with Yana Gupta and Aamna use to share onscreen and offscreen chemistry with her co-star Rajiv Khandelwal from ‘Kahin To Hoga’. Aftab and Aamna’a first encounter happened on the sets of Anuj Saxena’s first venture more Life-Mein-Kabhi-Kabhie-to-focus-on-happiness  Vikram Bhatt takes yet another stab at reviving his comatose career with new thriller "Life Mein Kabhi Kabhie", which releases Friday. "Life Mein Kabhi Kabhie" is the journey of five friends who have different definitions for happiness. The film revolves around Manish (Aftab Shivdasani), Rajeev (Dino Morea), Jai (Sameer Dattani), Monica (Nauheed Cyrusi) and Ishita (Anjori Alagh). On their graduation day, they lay a drunken bet to find out who would be the happiest in life. more Aftab-sports-a-new-look-for-Red He's shooting for Red. And Aftab Shivdasani is unrecognizable. "I've cut my long hair. My last long-haired film would be Vikram's Ankahee. Red onwards I sport Brad Pitt's look from Mr & Mrs Smith. I guess we all need a change. And I'm ready for one… I think I've finally come to terms with myself as an actor." Aftab rates his performance in Pritish Nandy Communications' Ankahee as one of his three best. "Along with Vikram Bhatt's Kasoor and Anupam Sinha's Shukriya. These three films helped me to evolve…My bonding with Vikram stretches through eight films. That includes the guest appearance in Deewane Huey Pagal and the shelved Tujhko Meri Kasam. And there's one more film that Vikram and I are doing together for T Series." more Aftab’s-stylish-‘Red’-look-courtesy-Falguni-Thakore  Horse Shoe Pictures’, ‘Red’ directed by Vikram Bhatt starring Aftab Shivdasani, Celina Jaitley, Amrita Arora and Sushant Singh in the lead role, is set to hit theatres on 23rd February 2007. The movie is, a romantic thriller with a suspense element. Aftab plays ‘Neel Oberoi’ a guy who has survived a near death experience. Aftab is sporting a new hot and contemporary semblance embossed by stylist Falguni Thakore in the movie. He’ll be seen in a stylized look with short crop hairdo, a leaner and macho physique. more Aftab-to-star-in-sequel-to-Masti  Aftab Shivdasani is all set to do a sequel to Masti, the risque comedy that was criticised by many people. "A lot of people found it objectionable. But a lot of others found it to be fun. My father didn't like it. Look, at the script level we were all a little embarrassed. But nobody thought it was vulgar while executing it," said Aftab. "So, yeah, there are talks of a sequel. Director Indra Kumar cannot stay away from boys' comedies. His Dhamaal will be a huge hit. I can tell you tha more Hansika-refutes-rumours  The young and sexy Hansika Motwani made a name by acting in the hit film Desamuduru along with Allu Arjun. She is now acting with NTR in Kanthri. Hansika has been romantically linked with actor Aftab Shivadasani. She however refutes this s mere gossip. She is much younger than Aftab and she is not having an affair with anyone. Hansika wants to pursue her career in Tollywood and Bollywood simultaneously. Hansika has completed her SSC and is now studying in inter first year. & more Aftab-drenched-in-rainy-memories  The incessant rains in Mumbai have brought back memories of last year for many including Bollywood stars who braved the floods with other citizens. CNN-IBN correspondent Aarti Kapur Singh caught up with actor Aftab Shivdasani who recalled the mayhem last year. Aarti Kapur Singh: Aftab you were stuck in shooting last year for Ram Gopal Verma’s film I believe. What was your first reaction when you stepped out and saw the mayhem? Aftab Shivdasani: Well we were shooting from seven in the morning to 10 more |
