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If you saw Kareena Kapoor getting breathless during her Ladakh schedule which ended on Monday this week, it wasn’t because of her excitement level.It was something far more immediate..and scary.The unit of Raj Kumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots shot at the Pangong Lake in Ladakh which is 13, 900 feet above sea level. Often tourists who go up there are known to complain of breathlessness due to the lack of oxygen.And so it was for Kareena, Aamir Khan, Madhavan and Sharman Joshi who scaled new heights of derringdo without any casualty, though many people are known to collapse for lack of oxygen at the place where Kareena, the only female member of the cast, shot.Says Kareena, “We had little oxygen, no electricity and no hot water. On top of that I was in a wedding ghagra-choli outfit in that freezing cold, can you imagine! The wind almost swept me off my feet.”To protect herself from the freezing cold Kareena wore thermal heating along with her outfit. “But that was of very little help. Finally the...

John Abraham, who plays an NRI Muslim in Kabir Khan's second directorial venture "New York", says the film begins where the critically acclaimed Pakistani movie "Khuda Kay Liye" ends."In its own strange way, 'New York' begins where 'Khuda Ke Liye' ended. That's the interesting part of the film, " John told here. Both films deal with the issue of how legal detainees were treated after the gruesome 9/11 attacks in the US.Some sequences in the promos of "New York", which will be released Friday, are reminiscent of scenes in "Khuda Kay Liye"."Each director has his own way of interpreting and researching the plight of legal detainees...that's why Kabir and the 'Khuda Kay Liye' director have different interpretations of it in their films, " John said."But if the legal detainees were put up in a particular way and interrogated in a certain way in reality - then that can't change. So there ...

A lot has been said and written about Ashutosh Gowariker’s outburst against Priyanka Chopra’s best actress award at the IIFA in Macau.While most sections of the industry have come forward to deride Ashu for what they see as his childish and impulsive outburst, the one aspect of his criticism against the IIFA jury awarding Priyanka and not Aishwarya Rai Bachchan the award that has raised the most eyebrows is his mention of Mrs Bachchan on stage to endorse and substantiate his public objection to Priyanka’s trophy.A young actor who was a prominent part of the IIFA says, “Jo bolna tha bola. Why drag poor Jayaji into it?”Surprisingly the ever-forthright first-lady of the industry not only stands up for Gowariker but also gives him a clean chit for mentioning her in his pro-Aishwarya speech.Reluctant to speak on the matter Jaya when persuaded finally opens up. “First of all it is being presumed that Ashutosh unnecessarily mentioned my name regarding Aishwarya’s omission from the awards.he f...

The controversy surrounding Shahrukh Khan's controversial comments on Prophet Mohammad refuses to die down. Now an Islamic seminary has issued a fatwa (legal ruling) against Bollywood star. The fatwa issued by Mufti Mohammed Shoeb Raza Qadri and Mufti Muti-ur-Rehman of the Darul-uloom-Mazhar-e- Islam who stated that the entire Muslim community was hurt by Shahrukh's comments.Buzz up!Mufti Mohammed called Shahrukh a Kafir (non-believer) and said such person should be thrown out of Islam. He also said that in an Islamic state such remarks would have called for a death penalty against the accused. He also added that Shahrukh's marriage with Gauri was nullified and Shahrukh must not be allowed to be buried in any Muslim graveyard.Bareilly-based Markazi Darul Ifta which is a authority for issuing fatwas however dismissed the fatwas issued by clerics. They stated that since Shahrukh has issued clarification that he was misrepresented in his alleged statements he should not be hel...

Today early morning Kartina Kaif was seen in Ajmer. Well the actress is there to seek the blessings of god for her upcoming film “New York” which is releasing this week on 26 June.This time the sultry actress was seen wearing Burkha covering her face too. She was there with the few team members of her flick. Another reason as per the news channel which captured her image was to keep her identity in dark so that the junta is not attracted towards the star.Some times before also Ms. Kaif landed up in trouble for her film, “Nameste London” when she first visited the dargah. The eyebrows were raised for her wearing skirt in that holy place which created lots of hungama. So this time it seems the actress didn’t wanted to be in news for the wrong reasons. Thus she followed the holy norm so that the concern authority of the Ajmer Sharif.Well girl now only time and junta will decide whether your dua is kabool or not. Hope it does.

Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor has ruled out to be a feminist. In a recent interview the actress said that “I am not a feminist like my character in Kambakkht Ishq.”kareena-kapoor-rules-out-to-be-a-feminist Kareena is playing the lead role in the next coming movie Kambakkhat Ishq, opposite to Akshay Kumar. The actress says, she is a complete opposite in real life… totally sensitive and a simple girl! Kareena, who is a well known figure in Mumbai film industry, said “I love to play such roles where I can be someone which I am not in my real life.” Kareena Kapoor plays an international model who is a feminist in Kambakkht Ishq that stars Akshay Kumar in the male lead.

Poor Asin. The hot-and-happening new star on the block has been diddled out of going on her first major shooting schedule without Papa Joseph Asin That too, abroad. World recession and the swine flu have spoiled Asin’s fun. She was to travel to Japan to shoot for Bharat Bala’s The 19th Step, but now the twin factors have worked against her trip. Instead, Japanese superstar Tadnobu Asano is expected to join Asin in Kerala where the entire film will be shot.It’s not as if Papa Joseph preaches. Or that Asin was dying to be out of his influence so that she could do her own thing. But, yes, the Southie hottie had admitted that she was looking forward to going to Japan for fun and work. She visited China alone earlier for an awards event and, apparently, freaked out over her freedom. “I may seem to be a Papa’s girl but I like my independence,” Asin had said then.Bollywood sources report that the height of freedom for Asin is to have a good time without raising comment. Not even shopping or t...