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 Indian World Cup star Anil Kumble is set to join the likes Brian Lara in Bollywood as he goes from sight screen to the big screen. The spin king will make his debut in tinseltown in Meerabai Not Out with the female lead played by Mandira Bedi - a cricket TV presenter during the 2003 World Cup. Mandira's husband Raj Kaushal, who directed Anthony Kaun Hai, is the producer and Kumble will have a cameo role. "We hope to wrap up the movie soon as it has to release before the World Cup. The subject is all about cricket and the story revolves around an avid cricket fan," says Kaushal. source:cricket365 Related StoriesBCCI-Felicitated-Senior-Players  The Indian Cricket Senior Players were felicitated by the BCCI at Nagpur. The players including Hyderabad VVS Laxman who is playing the 100th Test match, others are Sourav Ganguly playing last text match, Anil Kumble recently retired from Test Cricket and Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar. &nb more Pak.-star-Meera-says-she-is-prettier-than-Bollywood-stars  Pakistani starlet Meera is back in Bollywood with a secret plan for stardom which she says is bound to succeed because she's prettier and younger than many of the industry's leading ladies. If Meera, who only uses one name, is worried about making friends and winning over Bollywood luminaries, it sure didn't show in an interview with the Times of India published on Friday. ``Actresses like Preity Zinta and Rani Mukherji'' -- two of Bollywood's biggest stars -- ``have such ordinary faces, unlike me. I'm better lo more DiCaprio-turns-hero-in-Madonna-concert  Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, helped two wheelchair-bound fans at a Madonna concert, and became a real hero for them. According to pagesix.com, Francesco Clark, who worked at Harper's Bazaar until a car accident left him a quadriplegic, had front row seats at one of the Madonna's concerts. However, when the pop diva came onstage the crowd rushed forward his wheelchair was almost knocked over. Clark's friend said, "He couldn't see anything because people were all standing around him. He tried to move to the more Sneha-bollywood-bound!  Finally she made it but weather she accepts the offer or not is a different point altogether. Sneha was offered a film by none other than showman Rajkumar Santoshi and another film directed by Udaykant. Sneha opines that she is very comfy in the language she is sure to make it there. And what about those proximity scenes? I will still in my limits and i know where to draw the line she quips. source:andhracafe &n more Sushmita-returns-money-to-producer  Histrionic abilities may not be Sushmita Sen's greatest plus point as an actress despite occasional flashes in movies like Main Hoon Na and Filhaal, but this former Miss Universe-turned movie star is quite a professional. Recently, she returned the advance money - or signing amount in Bollywood parlance - of Rs 2.1 million to producer Vijay Galani who had signed her up for a movie. The reason for it, she was not provided the bound script of the movie on time as promised. Vijay Galani Movie more Son-of-Bollywoods-Shah-out-of-hospital  The son of Bollywood star Naseeruddin Shah has been released from an Indian hospital nearly a month after he fell from a train in Mumbai. Imaaduddin Shah, 20, suffered multiple fractures last month when he somehow fell from a Churchgate-bound local. The younger Shah spent some time in intensive care, but is expected to recover fully, Daily News and Analysis said Monday. The younger Shah made his own movie debut in the recent "Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota," which was directed by his father. He was more Sushmita-returns-signing-amount-to-producer  Histrionic abilities may not be Sushmita Sen's greatest plus point as an actress despite occasional flashes in movies like Main Hoon Na and Filhaal, but this former Miss Universe-turned movie star is quite a professional. Recently, she returned the advance money - or signing amount in Bollywood parlance - of Rs.2.1 million to producer Vijay Galani who had signed her up for a movie. Reason? She was not provided the bound script of the movie on time as promised. Vijay Galani Moviez had signed Sushmita more Railways-goes-Bollywood-way!  Having undergone a spectacular profit making journey in its passenger and freight carrying business, Indian Railways is now turning to Bollywood to boost its coffers. The Railways would provide the film-makers its vast infrastructure -- trains, platforms, stations -- for shooting and has in fact come up with a ‘Film Cell’ to felicitate its business with the tinsel industry. "Earlier, the film-makers had to go through a lengthy process for getting permission to shoot in our sites. We have, more Bollywood-’s-hot-on-screen-couples..-PART-2 The second part of our feature on Bollywood ’s favorite couples on screen. Does onscreen chemistry mean that the same rings true off screen…or is it the other way around ? The first part was covered in Bollywood hot couples Part I SALMAN KHAN – MADHURI DIXIT Salman and Madhuri began their on-screen magic in the early 90s, with films like Saajan (1991), and Dil Tera Aashiq (1993). But it was Hum Aapke Hai Kaun? (1994) that became one of the biggest hits in the history of Bollywood. Khan and Dixit soon became one of the favourite couples at the time. The two were paired on-screen as friends years later in Hum Tumhare Hai Sanam (2002) which also starred Shah Rukh Khan. ANIL KAPOOR – MADHURI DIXIT more Arshad-Plays-Truant  One has heard of success going into people's head and actor Arshad Warsi seems to be displaying all signs of it recently. The shooting for the film Teen Patti, produced by Ambika Hinduja's Serendipity Films, kick-started its shooting on Monday but Warsi did not show up for the shoot. All the other members of the cast and crew present on Monday, the first day of the shoot but Arshad. The production team received no indication from Arshad or his office about the same. Apparently, Arshad has received a signi more |
