BCCI must permit Pakistanis to play IPL: Afridi

BCCI must permit Pakistanis to play IPL: Shahid Afridi

Captain of Pakistan team, Shahid Afridi talking to an India News Agency, has appealed the Indian Cricket Board to give permission to Pakistani players of playing Indian Premier League (IPL). He said that as now the relations between two countries are improving so players of Pakistan must be given a chance to play IPL.

The proof of improving bilateral relations is the semi-final match of World cup 2011, between India and Pakistan, seen by Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and his Indian counter part Manmohan Singh together. Manmohan Singh invited Pakistani P.M to see the Indo-Pak semi-final of in Mohali last month.

“It is high time the Pakistani cricketers also get a place in the IPL. For three seasons, including the current one, we haven’t been a part of the IPL. We have no problems playing in India as we have just played a World Cup semi-final there,” Afridi said.

It is to be rememberd that this is the successive third year, since green shirts are not permitted to participate in the biggest T20 tournament.

Shahid Afridi says, IPL could be a great platform for youngsters

Shahid Afridi said hoped that IPL can be great platform for the youngsters to show their abilities.
“I am not saying I want to play the IPL but it could be a great platform for youngsters. They could make a mark for themselves,” he said.

IPL can ease tensions between both countries: Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi declared the inclusion of Pakistani players in IPL as the measure for reducing the tensions between two countries:
“Our PM responded positively to that invitation. Now IPL can be a platform to further ease the tension,” he added, “We should play more against each other. This will not only ease the pressure but will also reduce the unwanted media hype surrounded with Indo-Pak matches,” Shahid Afridi said.

Shahid Kapoor signed up as brand ambassador of Colgate and Elf Moto

Shahid Kapoor seems like a man on a mission. It’s totally needles to say that, he is one of the most wanted and hot property in the tinsel town.

Well, if one gauges him by the ‘most wantedness’ in the ad industry as well, its easy for one to say who is the reigning king out there!

After having many a FMCG brands in his kitty, Shahid has now been signed up for two more brands. One is the toothpaste major Colgate and the second is the motor major Elf Moto, so informs the confirmed sources of trendpk.com. The source also added that while Colgate signed him for his ability to connect with the youth, the reason for Elf to sign him was because of his image and personality, that the officials feel, will bring a lot of excitement and energy in the brand.

When we spoke to the publicist of Shahid regarding both the news, they confirmed the same.

Shoaib Malik Back Shahid Afridi As Captain

Former Pakistan captain and all-rounder Shoaib Malik said that PCB should not change the captain for the national team for the world cup. He said that Shahid Afridi is doing well for Pakistan and he will able to lead the team in the world cup 2011. Malik is recently named as captain of Punjab team and he also supports Shahid Afridi as a captain for Pakistan team.

Now a day there is race for captaincy between Shahid Afridi and Misbah Ul Haq as PCB has named the national team for the world cup but so far the name of the captain is still not announced.

PCB decided to name the captain for the world cup 2011 after the New Zealand’s ODI series. Misbah has leaded the team well in the world cup and now he is also performing well in ODI’s. Shahid Afridi who was not in form has now came back in form as he scored quick 65 runs in 25 balls in last match.

Both Afridi and Misbah is doing well for Pakistan and now PCB has to decide about the captain. Shoaib Malik is of view that by changing the captain there will be disturbance in the team. he favors Afridi as captain.

Pankaj Kapoor’s friend accuses him of plagiarism for Mausam

There’s a lot of respect in Bollywood for Mr. Pankaj Kapoor who has always been known for his exemplary performance and his portrayal of the lead role in the famous TV series ‘Karamchand’. Therefore when he announced his film Mausam there was much buzz about it and especially since he roped in his own son Shahid Kapoor in it.

Not much has been divulged about the film’s content except the fact that Shahid plays an Airforce pilot and Sonam Kapoor is the female lead, therefore chances of any controversy arising was not expected.

But expect the unexpected in Bollywood and certainly few feathers have been ruffled just before its release and the victim claiming foul play is none other than Pankaj Kapoor’s old friend and former colleague Nawman Malik, who had also acted alongside Pankaj in the award winning TV serial ‘Neem Ke Ped’.

According to the complaint that Malik has filed with the Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programme Producers, Kapoor apparently, started filming Mausam after Malik had already narrated the script to him. Some few years back Malik sat with Kapoor in his Versova office and narrated the story of Mausam to him over a four hour session. He even showed an interest in casting Shahid in it. But Kapoor said that he would have to speak to Shahid himself who was shooting in Mauritius. The meeting with Shahid never really took place and a few years later Pankaj announced his own project Mausam.

Though Mausam is said to be the working title Malik fears that it maybe the final title and even the story might be the same. Shahid and Pankaj on their end plan to meet the producers before taking any step.

Kareena Kapoor chooses Shahid over Hrithik and John

MUMBAI: Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor were once the mushy couple of the Bollywood tinsel town and were regular painters of the gossip columns. They even made headlines when their lip lock became a rage and did the nationwide tour via cellular mms.

However, after Saif flaunted his ‘Tashan’ and Kareena her lime-green bikini, a fresh love bloomed and Shahid got unceremoniously dumped. But you can’t prevent Kareena from being the candid gal that she is.

In ‘Koffee with Karan’, Kareena has hailed Shahid as the sexiest man. When Karan quizzed her asking her to name the sexiest actor from a list that included the names of the Greek God Hrithik, the cute Imran Khan, the macho Arjun Rampal and the dashing hunky John Abraham, Kareena confidently picked up Shahid’s name much to the surprise of beau Saif. Even Karan was stumped for once and Shahid must have had his heart in his mouth for one split second.

Kareena also took a jibe at Priyanka Chopra taunting her for her accent and calling her the number two actress after herself. Saif and Kareena lashed out their tongues and delighted Karan with more comments; something that is bound to stir the nation’s imagination. Earlier, the episode featuring Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone had also grabbed quite a few eyeballs.

Pakistan Not Ready For World Cup, Shahid Afridi

Pakistan’s limited over captain Shahid Afridi said that Pakistan is not fully prepared for world cup and he is not fully satisfied with preparations. Afridi said that spot fixing scandal and discipline problems hurt Pakistan team a lot. He was talking to local media in a function and said that he is not satisfied with the team from which so many experience players are dropped.

Captain Shahid Afridi commented this right after a day when manager Intakhab Alam said that Pakistan has bright chances of winning the world cup. He also showed his disappointment on not picking Kamran and Malik. He added that PCB should clarify the reason of not picking these two batsmen.

Shahid Afridi said that both batsmen performed well in domestic and they should be in the team for the last tour before the world cup. Pakistan team is going to New Zealand on their last tour before world cup and they will play three T-20, two test and 6 ODI matches.

World cup is starting fro 19th February and Pakistan is placed with Australia, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Canada, New Zealand and Zimbabwe in group A. Shahid Afridi looked to have lost hope before the world cup. Surly going to mega event without big names is a real concern.

Shahid Kapoor in Kunal Kohli’s next

“I’m really looking forward to working with Shahid,” says Kunal Kohli. The director tweeted on Sunday morning: “Shahid Kapoor and me working together in my next film. Will hopefully sign the heroine in the next few days. Will keep you posted.” The yet untitled film will be starting in April once Shahid wraps up the shooting for Mausam. Kohli will be producing-directing the film.

Kunal’s film with Shahid is a love story and will have music by Pritam while Prasoon Joshi is writing lyrics. Has he finalized the actress? “I haven’t decided the actress. I wouldn’t want to speculate as I don’t believe in it. I will tell you once it’s finalized. We’ve just finalized Shahid. He was going away to Punjab to shoot Mausam and I was releasing Break Ke Baad. In the middle of it we finalized and signed.”

Kohli had earlier announced a film with Saif Ali Khan. He had also written about it on Twitter (now deleted) as to how things didn’t work out between him and Saif. So, is Shahid doing the same film as what was earlier being done by Saif? “It’s a completely different script,” says Kohli. Why didn’t Saif’s film go through in the first place? “Saif was signed by Ashtavinayak to do a film. He requested me to come in and see if I could do a film with him. I wasn’t ready with that script. I was also simultaneously working on this script for a while. I felt this is the script I want to make first, so I am making this film. That film I will do later when I am fully happy with the script.”

Having worked with seasoned actors like Aamir and Saif, Shahid is a much inexperienced actor in comparison, even though he’s wonderfully talented. “Shahid has done Kaminey, Jab We Met, Vivah, he has done some brilliant films. I am sure Mausam will be another brilliant film. He is a very very interesting talent,” says Kunal.

Kohli’s latest Production Break Ke Baad released last Friday. Talking about the response to the film, Kohli says,” Break Ke Baad is getting a good response from the youth specially. It’s too early. Let’s see how it goes.”

Shahid Afridi in T20 – Trend Pk VIDEO

Ubaid Awan from Karachi reports on the performance of Pakistan captain for Twenty20, Shahid Khan Afridi. (October 30, 2010)

Shahid Afridi in T20 – Trend Pk VIDEO

Ubaid Awan from Karachi reports on the performance of Pakistan captain for Twenty20, Shahid Khan Afridi. (October 30, 2010)

Shahid Afridi in T20 – Trend Pk VIDEO

Ubaid Awan from Karachi reports on the performance of Pakistan captain for Twenty20, Shahid Khan Afridi. (October 30, 2010)

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