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Actress Kirron Kher has disclosed that during her teens she was aggressive, never took harassment lightly and even slapped a boy once for troubling her. During a chat with comedian Kapil Sharma on his show "Comedy Nights with Kapil", Kirron threw light on her teen days. The 58-year-old mentioned that if any man harassed her, she would give him a taste of his own medicine, told a statement. Kirron narrated an incident that happened in a theatre back then. A boy nudged her and she instantly turned around and slapped him. Kirron has acted in films...

A report claiming that Prakash Jha's forthcoming movie "Satyagraha" is inspired by Anna Hazare's movement seems to have made the members of the social activist's team curious who are said to have placed a request to watch the political drama. "We have our eyes on 'Satyagraha' no matter what the director says. We know that the film is inspired by the Anna' movement and that Amitabh Bachchan is playing Anna. We just want to ensure that Anna or the movement is not being criticised," told a source. The trailer of the movie urges people to stand up...

Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan's reported patch-up at an Iftaar party has impressed Mahesh Bhatt, who tells it was bound to happen. "Both have hugged each other and have sent a message across the nation that there are differences, but it's not like that we cannot overcome them," told Bhatt. "In the pious month of Ramzan, in which people forget their mutual differences and talk about peace and harmony, it was inevitable that at an Iftaar party people would meet and won't hug each other." Bhatt even congratulated the two. "I congratulate both of...

Shilpa Shukla and Shadab Kamal, lead actors of director Ajay Bahl's first feature movie "B.A Pass", reiterate that they were in their comfort zone while shooting sex scenes in the movie about male prostitution. Shilpa, however, feels that getting into the skin of the character and delivering dialogues were reasonably more difficult for her. "I think everybody will assume that shooting sex scenes must have been difficult, but I am an artist and if I you will ask me, I would say that I faced difficulty in delivering my dialogues," told "Chak De!...

Vishal Bhardwaj and Sanjay Leela Bhansali are seemingly set to direct movies on two different female gangsters based on the same source material. Years ago Bhardwaj had gone to Bhansali with a script about reincarnation, which he wanted the latter to direct. That movie never happened. But now both the distinguished filmmakers' destinies are joined in a strange way. Both the filmmakers have secured filmmaking rights from chapters out of S. Hussain Zaidi's bestseller "Mafia Queens Of Mumbai", about female gangsters. While Bhardwaj would soon be...

Ace filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt is highly impressed with Ajay Bahl directed forthcoming erotic drama "B.A Pass" and has termed it a "path-breaking film". He is confident that this movie will be recalled even after many years to come. The film is told to be based on one of the stories titled "The Railway Aunty" by Mohan Sikka from the book "Delhi Noir", and it talks about male prostitution. In the movie, actress Shilpa Shukla will be seen as Sarika Aunty. "I assure you that people will talk about 'B.A. Pass' for many years. There are a lot of films,...

Actor Vinay Pathak, often seen playing light-hearted characters in movies like "Chalo Dilli", "Dasvidaniya", and "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi", tells one gets typecast from his or her first film itself. "In our film industry, from the first film, you get typecast. And this is everywhere. Stereotyping is the most common practice," Vinay said. But the true challenge lies in doing the job differently, he feels. "In my case, I have tried to do different characters. They are not all comic roles, they are very strong characters," told the 45-year-old who plays...

Producer-actress Dia Mirza is busy casting for three movies being made under her banner and tells she would love to work with "Kahaani" actress Vidya Balan. She co-owns production house Born Free Entertainment along with her beau, businessman Sahil Sangha, and actor Zayed Khan. "Love Breakups Zindagi" was their first project. "Vidya is someone who I would love to cast in the film. She is a dear friend with a great temperament. She is an easy person to be with and is a powerhouse performer," Dia said in an interview. Her wish list doesn't end on...

Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has titled the third installment of "1920" as "1920 London" and he is likely to begin shooting for the film with Sharman Joshi and Meera Chopra in August. "The third installment will soon go on floors in August. Sharman and Meera will play the lead in the film and it is titled '1920 London'," a source close to the filmmaker disclosed. "1920 London", prod

From a single mother to a sex symbol, Vidya Balan has portrayed a range of characters on the big screen and tells acting allows you to live another person's world. "I don't think it (acting) is about proving oneself. It is about inhibiting another person's world, one you have not been in before. I think as an actor, living a person's life is exciting," Vidya said in an interview. Vidya was freshly seen as a plump loud Punjabi woman with an unusual dressing sense in Rajkumar Gupta directed "Ghanchakkar" and the actress tells she always finds a...

Actress Richa Chadda, whose performance was appreciated in "Gangs Of Wasseypur" and "Fukrey", is pleased to carve a niche for herself on her own. "It's a wonderful time to be in the showbiz and now we can say that there is space for everyone in the industry," Richa said. The Delhi girl added that she is "more than happy and proud that I have made a space for myself without any filmy backup". "The journey has not been easy but it's worth the wait," told Richa, who will be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Ram Leela", which is she considers her big...

Actor-producer John Abraham, who is known for his perfect body, had to shed weight for his upcoming movie "Madras Cafe". The movie is a political-thriller and has been directed by Shoojit Sircar. The story deals with terrorism and civil war and was reportedly shot in Sri Lankaand India. "I had asked John to lose weight for this film and he did that. If he stands in a crowd he should not stand out he should look like one of them as he is not hero in the film. Heroism of the film is the content and not John," Sircar said. "You will see a new John...