Aishwarya sends legal notice to Madhur and UTV

Madhur Bhandarkar’s film Heroine has been in news for weeks, owing to the change of the leading lady of the film with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan being replaced by Kareena Kapoor. Last heard, Ash had returned the signing amount of the film to the producers.

Now, the latest news is that Aishwarya has apparently sent a legal notice to the producers of Heroine warning them against leaking her photo-shoot to promote Heroine. According to the notice that has been sent, the producers won’t be able to use Aishwarya’s name or images while promoting the film.

It is said that apparently Aishwarya who had shot for an 8 day schedule was pretty miffed with some of the images of her photo-shoot done for the film appearing on the web. She is concerned that the pictures she shot for Heroine might get leaked out as a promotional mechanism for the film.

The letter that was sent through Aishwarya’s lawyers, specifically addressed to the makers, mentioning that the actress will claim damages if any of those pictures or shots come out in the media.

World Cup 2011: Tendulkar survives close calls

Afridi introduced offspinner Saeed Ajmal in the ninth over in search of break through and he almost picked Tendulkar twice in his second over. First he won an LBW decision in his favour only to get it overturned on a referral.

One ball later, Karman Akmal dislodged the bails but the batsman again proved lucky as just manage to land his foot on time.

Carrying the momentum of Sehwag’s blistering start, India cruise at 73/1 in 10 overs.

Sehwag went for the referral but the on field call stood as he was hit on the middle.

The right hander struck five boundaries to Gul in the third over of the innings. Gul kept pitching half-volleys and Sehwag taking full advantage. He hit two more boundaries, this time on the off side. Razzaq also went for 12 in his second over.

After winning the toss, Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that he was not sure if this match was the biggest match he had ever played. He said that they had made one change in the team and Ashish Nehra has been called in place of Ravichandran Ashwin.

Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi said that winning or losing the toss did not matter. He said that they had made no changes in the squad.
The semi-final match of the cricket world cup is being played at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali.

In the World Cup 2011, India and Pakistan have won four of their last five games but this will be the first time Pakistan is going to face India is semi finals. Collectively, both the teams have faced each other four times in the World Cups, with India winning all four matches.

In the cricket ground in Mohali, Pakistan has played twice against India and won both the matches. Pakistan also has a better record in the One-Day-International matches as they have won 69 out of a total of 119 games while India only managed to win 46 matches.

If Pakistan loses the match, this will be the last time Shoaib Akhtar will be a part of the Pakistani cricket team as he earlier announced his retirement from international cricket.

Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi is regarded as a danger man as he is the leading wicket taker in the tournament with 21 wickets. He is also the first bowler in World Cup history to take four wickets in a match on four different occasions in a tournament which include two five wickets and two four wickets hauls. Umar Gul is also among the top 10 wicket taking bowlers in the tournament.

On the other hand, India has a strong batting line up with Sachin Tendulkar, the leading Indian run scorer with 379 runs which includes two centuries and a half century. Tendulkar is yet to score a century against Pakistan and if he does so he will have a record 100 centuries.

Apart from that, there are three Indian batsmen in the top 10 of most runs scored in the World Cup. Umar Akmal is the only Pakistani batsmen to score beyond 200 runs and the best placed Pakistani batman is ranked at number 28 for most number of runs scored in the tournament.

Any team that wins today’s match will face Sri Lanka in the final of the World Cup on April 2. This will be the first World Cup final in which two Asian teams will be fighting for the top prize. Regardless of who wins the match, the World Cup trophy will return to Asia after 12 years.

Wishing Deepika Padukone a very happy Birthday

Ever since she debuted opposite SRK in Om Shanti Om, Deepika Padukone’s career has been on an upswing. With hits such as Bachna Ae Haseeno, Love Aaj Kal and Housefull to her credit, Deepika is certainly among the leading actresses of B-town today.

The gorgeous beauty celebrates her birthday today (Jan 5) and we at Bollywood Hungama wish her a very happy birthday and a year full of prosperity and unlimited joy. You too may post your wishes for Deepika in the comments section below:

Deepika to play Amitabh’s daughter

MUMBAI: Deepika Padukone has been selected by Prakash Jha to play Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter in upcoming film Aarakshan.

Two other leading actresses were being considered for the part. And initially, Jha even thought of casting a newcomer. What clinched the role for Padukone was her height and demeanour, reveals a source.

This will be Deepika’s first film with both Prakash Jha and Big B. Shooting begins in Bhopal soon. Interestingly, it is also the location where Jha based his last film Raajneeti featuring the actress” ex, Ranbir Kapoor.

How he zeroed in on Deepika is quite a story. “I began to flesh out the part, make it more dramatic.

That’s when I thought of Deepika in the role of Bachchan Saab’s daughter. They’re both tall and look quite like father and daughter.”

Ajay Devgn opts out of Santoshi’s Power

Power, Firoz Nadiadwala’s multi starrer film being directed by Rajkumar Santoshi has run into problems. The film which was announced on Anantachaturdashi, the most auspicious day in the Hindu calendar, has suffered a major setback with the lead actor Ajay Devgn opting out of the project.

The film which also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt was almost ready to go on floors with only minor roles that were left to be filled along with the part for the leading lady. However, Bollywood Hungama has learnt that the film schedule has been thrown askew as Ajay will no longer be part of it.

Though the reason behind Ajay walking out of the film is still a mystery an official statement is yet to be issued neither side is ready to divulge any information.

Deepika Padukone to sizzle on Dum Maaro Dum track

Deepika Padukone, who has been hugely responsible for many men suffering from insomnia and other such ‘hailments’, is now all set to work her charm once again, this time with her gyrating moves in Rohan Sippy’s Dum Maaro Dum.

Deepika, despite, not being the leading lady of the film, will be seen doing a scintillating item number for the film, on the remix version of the infamous song ‘Dum Maaro Dum’. The song has been composed by Pritam.

Rohan, who is apparently very excited to have Deepika on board, said that the song will have a contemporary feel to it, and that they will be shooting it next week.

Dum Maaro Dum, which stars Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Rana Daggubatti is scheduled for release in April 2011.

Saif opts out of Kunal Kohli’s film?

Has Saif Ali Khan walked out of Kunal Kohli’s film? That’s what people are speculating within the film industry, although both Kunal and Saif are tight-lipped about their new film together. The reasons that prompted Saif to quit the project are i The actor’s non-approval of the script and ii No clarity about who would produce the project in question.

Kunal Kohli sounded surprised when I confronted him with this news. “Saif is very much part of my film. He hasn’t opted out of the project,â€� Kunal clarifies, “The story is locked. Saif has approved it, so the question of being unhappy with the written material just doesn’t arise. We need to finalize the leading lady. Once that is done, we will move on to the next stage of planning the shooting schedules.” Kunal reveals that Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision will produce the project in question.

So how did these rumours originate? “I am clueless. Perhaps, it could be the handiwork of some directors wanting to sabotage the project by spreading malicious rumours. Frankly, we should stop speculating who’s in and who’s out of any film, till people make formal announcements themselves. Let’s put together a project before we start talking about it,”Kunal says.

66,000 civilians killed in Iraq war: WikiLeaks

American website WikiLeaks has published 0.4 million secret documents on Iraq War. The report states that 66000 innocent people were killed during the war.
The reports have been forwarded to all the leading media groups of the world. According to WikiLeaks, the US officials ignored news of torture, sexual harassment and murders while it also did not penalize the military personnel involved in the crimes.
Report also states that civilian deaths were kept out of record in Iraq and amongst 109000 killings, 66000 were those who did not participate in the war and were innocent. Medical reports also revealed the fact that thousands of people were tortured to death in Iraq.

Top UK comedy award goes to English comic

EDINBURGH: Britain’s top annual comedy prize, the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award, went to England’s Russell Kane at an Edinburgh Fringe festival ceremony on Saturday for his show “Smokescreens and Castles”.

The award for best comedy newcomer on the Fringe was won by 31-year-old London comedienne Roison Conaty, while the Spirit of the Fringe award went to 20-year-old American Bo Burnham, who has accumulated an audience of millions from his YouTube internet comedy broadcasts from his Boston bedroom.

Awards’ producer Nica Burns said Kane, 30, from Westcliffe-on-Sea in Essex, “takes the audience by storm with his boundless energy and enthusiasm”.

In his new show he “explores self, family, and the consequences of his Dad buying their council flat” in the apartment block nicknamed The Castle. The Sunday Times described the show as “bold, defiant … Shot through with

Dilshan ton helps Sri Lanka destroy India in final

DAMBULLA: A brilliant century by opener Tillakaratne Dilshan led Sri Lanka to a crushing 74-run win over India in the final of the Tri-series on Saturday.

Dilshan bludgeoned 12 fours and a six to help the hosts amass a total of 299 for eight after choosing to bat first.

He shared a run-a-ball opening stand of 121 with Mahela Jayawardene (39) and also added 85 in 96 balls for the third wicket with captain Kumar Sangakkara (71).

In reply India lost Dinesh Karthik for a duck in the first over and their hopes took a serious dent when the in-form Virender Sehwag followed for 28.

Opener Sehwag, the leading run-scorer in the tournament, was run out by a direct hit as he attempted to steal a leg bye.

India then lost wickets regularly and only skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was able to offer resistance, top-scoring with 67 as his side were bowled out

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