Asian-American filmmaker Krishna Shah will direct a movie named Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story. Madhuri Dixit will play the lead role, that of Indira Gandhi.

Krishna Shah elaborated during a press release: "I have followed Indira Gandhi's life through media, books and critics. It's such an exciting and dramatic story. I want the future generation to know her story. A whole new generation has grown and matured since her assassination and through this film I hope to connect people with their history and legacy."

Apart from Madhuri, who tops the charts whenever she hits the screen, actors Dharmendra, Abhay Deol and Nana Patekar have been approached to play Motilal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi and politician Jayaprakash Narayan respectively.

Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Tommy Lee Jones have also been reportedly approached for the roles of US presidents Lyndon Baines Johnson and Richard Nixon.

This movie will be made in two parts and will be shot in India, US, Pakistan and Russia. The first portion will cover the period from her birth to the war against Pakistan in 1971. The second part will depict her political life and the controversial rise of her son Sanjay Gandhi upto her assassination in 1984.

Prior to this project, Shah is best-known for his ‘crossover’ 1978 thriller Shalimar starring Rex Harrison alongside Dharmendra and Zeenat Aman. As for Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story, he has been working on its script for the past 20 years.


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The protests by Shiv Sena for the so called seminude posters in Kurbaan have become a quite an intense issue.

Saif seemed unperturbed, “We aren't afraid of anything. The posters are aesthetic and has nothing to hurt anybody's sentiments. I fail to understand the hypocrisy behind such reactions.”

The much awaited movie has hit the screens today. Along with many other positive reviews to support the film, Saif added, “It communicates the difference between fundamental and moderate Muslims but at the same time, it is an intense love story. It is generously entertaining but also hard hitting.”

“I am confident that audience will receive it well.” So go and watch it folks!


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In a recent interview, Saif was asked whether he wants Kareen to convert herself to be his wife.

Saif says, “I would never want her to change her religion. That is the trouble with religion really it expects conversion. I don’t buy or believe that any more. I think it’s good that the government has – unless I’m misinformed about the law – amended it to include it in the Special Marriage Act. If and when we do get married no one has to change his or her religion.”

When quizzed further,whether his family would like Kareena to continue being a Hindu, Saif said, “Certainly. And so they should be because it’s such a personal thing. I mean if you wanted to take someone’s daughter and make him or her into Muslims or say someone wanted to convert me into a Jain, my mother would be worried. You must be loyal to your home”

Now, that makes sense.


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My Name is Khan will hit the screens on February 12, 2010. This movie brings together Shahrukh Khan and Kajol after several years. We are all waiting for the magic again.

"My Name is Khan, at its core, is an epic love story between two people who have a unique way of seeing the world, but what sets it apart is the landscape on which the story unfolds," said film's director Karan Johar in one of his statements.

"I keep setting out to do something different with my films, but the one constant that remains is my desire to continue to explore the many ways in which two people can fall in love and stay in love regardless of any or every challenge against them," added Karan.


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Shiv Sena workers tied a saree around a poster of Kareena Kapoor for the film Kurbaan. This was to express indignation over the still flashing her bare back, holding Saif.

The sainiks had visited Kareena's residence to present her a saree. However, the police deployed around her house saw to that such action are prevented. Some sources from the Sena group stated,"We objected to the posters as they showed the actress semi-nude and we found to be in very bad taste. It violates our Indian culture."

The movie, starring Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi, will release later this month. It is directed by Rensil D'Silva and is a romance set against the backdrop of terrorism. There are a lot of expectations from this on-screen cum off-screen couple. The movie is already in news for steamy love scenes between the two.


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Deepika is going all out signing some good projects these days. After accepting offers from Yashraj banner and filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker, she chose to go for a movie opposite Imran Khan, produced by Kunal Shah.

“It is supposedly a romantic entertainer. Both Imran and Deepika ooze energy at right level on screen. We found it appropriate to cast the two together. We are confident that movie would make it big,” says Kunal Shah. On another level, she is quite tight lipped about her break up with Ranbir Kapoor, though there were rumours that the main reason for them to have parted ways was because Ranbir was flirting a bit too much with the women he worked with.


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Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, who had apparently started dating on the stes of Kaminey have split now.

While Shahid is the shy and reserved kind, Priyanka is totally a party freak. Sources say that the main reason for their break-up is their opposite characteristics. We have also heard some source say "They have been having fights, and that has been taking its toll on Priyanka. She has been falling ill because she cannot handle the stress in her personal life. After courting and then dating each other for months, the couple has finally broken up. The decision to end it was made by Shahid. Priyanka is quite devastated."
There are others who say that Shahid never commited to Priyanka knowing that this wouldn't go far. We hope Priyanka recovers and moves on as they both deserve the best!


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After the engagement buzz, here comes the wedding bash. As for the what she will wear, she has kept all her designers happy, giving each of them a design for each event. The best piece goes to Tarun Tahiliani who is working hard to make a stunning wedding dress. Andy Verma is busy also preparing a unfortunately menu for which he will be especially flown in.

Raj Kundra will arrive in a chariot.

While everything seems pretty smooth so far, there is one big worry that's eating them up. SisterShamita is locked up in the Bigg Biss house and isn't even aware that the wedding is taking place on November 22. Everyone including the channel bosses are trying to bend the rules to see if anything can be done let her go before the show ends. Changing the date of the wedding is not an option because Shilpa’s mother has consulted an astrological chart and the next auspicious date is months away. Will Shamita make it to Shilpa's wedding?


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King Khan, Bollywood of Badshaah and Superstar SRK turns 44 today on 2nd November and will be celebrating his birthday with his friends and family in Delhi.

Badshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, celebrates his 44th birthday. He will be celebrating his birthday with his friends and family in Delhi.

Thanking everyone who wished him, he said, “And thanks for all the good wishes. It was a joy to see so many kids and adults wishing me in advance for my birthday.”

Best friend Karan and wife Gauri will host a surprise birthday party for the birthday boy. Needless to mention, that the who’s who of Bollywoodwill be present there.

Someone said,“He usually ends up cutting at least two dozen cakes because he finds it hard to turn away any of his well-wishers.”

Here's wishing SRK a very happy birthday!


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The world's most gorgeous and beautiful woman celebrates her 36th birthday today. Miss World, top model and now a top actress...

Ash made her movie debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997) and had her first commercial success in the Tamil movie Jeans (1998). She was more noticed and appreciated when she won the Filmfare Best Actress Award for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999). Again in 2002 she for which she won her second Best Actress Award at the Filmfare for Devdas. After a low phase in her career during 2003-2005, she appeared in the blockbuster Dhoom 2 in 2006, which has turned out to be her biggest Bollywood commercial success. Later there was Guru (2007) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008), which were commercially successful and got her critical acclaim as well. Ash has established herself as one of the leading personalities in the film industry.

Some of her international projects include Bride & Prejudice (2003), The Mistress of Spices (2005), The Last Legion (2007) and The Pink Panther 2 (2009) in English.

Currently she is working on Mani Ratnam’s Raavan with hubby Abhishek Bachchan and on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish with Hrithik Roshan.

We wish former Miss World, and the most loved Bachchan Bahu a very happy birthday and wish success in all her endeavours.


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