Friendship Day Spl: Bollywood Celebrities talk about their Best Friends Forever (BFFs)

They may be busy with their work, but Bollywood celebrities take time out to cherish and nourish their friendship. For instance, Prabhudheva says his three best friends are as important as the air he breathes, while Shankar Mahadevan has found his best pal in his wife Sangeeta.

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On Friendship Day, Sunday, the Bollywood celebrities talk about their friends and their role in their lives. Here is what they have to say:

Jackie Shroff: My best pal is Anees (Bazmee), who never allows life to bog him down and whom I've never seen wallowing in self-pity. In the film industry, my best friend is Danny Denzongpa. He is totally devoid of any hidden agendas in a life. A truly free-spirited soul.

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Prabhudheva: For me, every single day is Friendship Day. I thank god for the gift of close friends who have been with me for years and will be with me even when I am no longer known in the entertainment industry. I have three best friends. One of them I've known for 37 years, the other two for 30 years. They are as important to me as the air that I breathe

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Taapsee Pannu: I've a best friend in each of the cities and places that I've visited and stayed in. They are all special as they keep me grounded and show me that there is a life beyond movies. All of them are from outside the film industry.

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Prosenjit Chatterjee: On Friendship Day I miss my closest friend this year. Rituparno Ghosh was not just a filmmaker for me, he was my friend, philosopher and guide for 20 years. His going away has left me stunned and desolate.

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Poonam Pandey: My best friend is Pranita. We are very close. There is not a thing that we don't know about each another. The two of us have done really wacky things together.

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Minissha Lamba: My best friend is Ashi, who has been a support through thick and thin. Over the years, we've learnt a lot from each another. We've seen each other grow from our humble beginnings to well-grounded adults.

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Shiamak Davar: My best friend is Zareer. He is a chef and I've known him for 25 years. He is the most talented and funniest pal I have. He is an outstanding cook and he makes me the best Parsi food. Because of his love for food, he is extremely overweight (don't want to call my friend fat) and still as light on his feet as he is in spirit.

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Shankar Mahadevan: My best friend is a girl called Sangeeta. I've known her for 32 years. For me, she is my source of happiness and the inspiration for my music. I am fortunate that my best friend is my wife.

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Friendship Day Date: Friendship Day is on 3rd August 2014.


Do remember to call your best friends forever (BFFs) on 3rd August and relive some old close to heart moments.

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Bachchans and Bollywood Khans spotted at Pro Kabaddi League 2014

While cricket is still considered the God of all games in our country, few sports' enthusiasts like Abhishek Bachchan, Ronnie Screwvala and many more have decided to bring in the other lesser known sports like "Kabaddi" into picture by starting a Pro Kabaddi League. 

Here is a sneak peek of the Bollywood brigade present at the match between Jaipur Pink Panthers and Mumbai team, U Mumba. 

Actor Abhishek Bachchan, and the owner of 'Jaipur Pink Panthers Kabaddi team' with wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and friend Aamir Khan posing for the shutterbugs.

Seen in the pic die hard football enthusiast Abhishek Bachchan now the proud owner of Jaipur Pink Panthers Kabaddi team with wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ronnie Screwvala owner of opponent Mumbai Kabaddi team. 

Actors Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan during Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) in Mumbai. 

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with her father and brother. We love this super toned avatar of Aishwarya.

Filmaker Farah Khan too came to support this new sports league. Eagerly waiting for your Happy New Year movie, Farah.

Businessman and owner of Rajasthan Royals T20 team, Raj Kundra made it a point to attend the event.

Founder and Ex-CEO of UTV groups, Ronnie Screwvala now owns Mumbai Kabaddi Team, "U Mumba".

Tina Ambani during Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) in Mumbai.

Looks like Abhishek is asking SRK few tips on managing a team.

Other Bollywood and sports stalwarts like - Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar with wife Anjali, Actor Amitabh Bachchan, Tina Ambani and Jaya Bachchan were also present at Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), Mumbai.

Actor Amitabh tweeted that his son's team which Jaipur Pink Panthers lost against Mumbai. But he has no regrets since he thoroughly enjoyed the great atmosphere and good turn out.

Eight franchises - Bengal Warriors, Bengaluru Bulls, Dabang Delhi, Jaipur Pink Panthers, Patna Pirates, Puneri Paltan, Telugu Titans and U Mumba would be competing in the first season of Pro Kabbadi League. Divided into two halves after every 20 minutes, there would be a break of 5 minutes. In a nutshell each game would be completed in 40 minutes wherein each team would play with seven players each. The League begins on 26th July and ends on 31st August with a few days of rest for the teams.

Hope the efforts of  Pro Kabaddi League team opens doors for many more such sporting events in the Country.  

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Surender Reddy - Makers of Salman Khan's Kick didn't understand the spirit of the original!

If one goes by the box office collections of Salman Khan-starrer “Kick”, which is (Friday) Rs.26.4 crore, (Saturday) Rs.27.15 crore and (Sunday) Rs.30.18 crore. Rs. 83.73, people would unanimously agree that just like the superstar's  Eid releases like “Wanted" and "Ek Tha Tiger"which turned out to be super hits, this movie will also do wonders at the box office. But the original director of Kick (Telugu) has a different perspective...

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 Filmmaker Surender Reddy, who is the creator of the original "Kick" in Telugu, feels the Hindi remake didn't do justice to his film or Salman Khan. He says the makers of the remake didn't understand the spirit of the original.

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"Watched the Hindi remake of 'Kick'. It definitely does not do justice to our original movie or to Salman. 'Kick' would have been the biggest movie ever for Salman if the makers understood the spirit of 'Kick'," Surender posted on his Facebook page.

Produced and directed by Sajid Nadiadwala, "Kick" also features Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mithun Chakraborty and Saurabh Shukla in important roles.

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Surender Reddy's "Kick" originally released in 2009 and went on to be a blockbuster and the biggest in the career of Telugu actor Ravi Teja, who played the lead role of an adrenaline junkie.

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Different Avatars Of Hot Jacqueline Fernandez | Photos, Pics

Jacqueline Fernandez looked smoking hot on the Cosmopolitan India June 2014 Cover!!!

Jacqueline Fernandez as "Nerdy Shaina" in her upcoming movie "Kick" . Hair and Makeup by the crazy and  talented  Tanghavri and Shaanmu.

Beautiful Jacqueline Fernandez  promoting her upcoming movie, KICK with Mr. Being Human himself, Salman Khan who else...? :D

Jacqueline Fernandez going green for "Kick" promotions. We too loved her  Dolcegabbana shoes!! 

Jacqueline Fernandez looks fab even in an Indian Wear, isn't it..?

Sri Lankan beauty, Jacqueline's hot photoshoot for Harper's Bazaar....

Jacqueline as a model for a Colombo Jewellery Store 2014. 

Jacqueline was the showstopper for Tarun Tahiliani at LFW 2014. This gorgeous girl is truly going places.

Jacqueline in  Seema Gujral outfits. Jacky please share with us your secret of Oomph.

Jacqueline looks red hot in Jumme ki raat Song...Buzz is like Katrina, this Firang beauty too got some Hindi lessons from Salman Khan.

Do you remember "Jadoo Ki Jhappi" Song from the movie, 'Ramaiya Vastavaiya' featuring
Shruti Haasan, Sonu Sood and Girish Taurani?

Jacqueline having some fun during "Kick" promotions!  Please tell us the name of this Asana...

Jacqueline during the launch of her restaurant "KaemaSutra" in Columbo. Also seen in picture is  Dharshanmunidasa. A Bandra Cafe' in Mumbai has named a beetroot salad after her. The restaurant is owned by one of her closest friends, Mishali.

Hope her upcoming movie "Kick"  with our very own 'Dabangg' opens new doors for her in Bollywood....



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Sonam Kapoor Shares her stand about Rekha in Khoobsurat - Class Apart!

Actress Sonam Kapoor, who has stepped into Rekha's shoes for the "Khubsoorat" remake, says she is not even a patch on the senior actress who is still remembered for effortlessly playing the chirpy and carefree girl in the original.

In the Khoobsurat remake, Sonam will be seen romancing Pakistani heartthrob Fawad Afzal Khan which releases on September 19, 2014. 

"I don't think I can do justice to anything Rekha has done," said Sonam and added that for her it was more important to be part of a film that has some meaning and message.

Directed by Shashanka Ghosh, the new "Khoobsurat" has been produced by Sonam's dad Anil Kapoor and sister Rhea under their banner Anil Kapoor's Film Company Pvt. Ltd. 

"These days very few films means something, have great values and at the same time they are lots of fun. Hrishikesh Mukherjee was one of the last few directors who made films like 'Guddi', 'Mili' and 'Khubsoorat' that actually had the vibes which appealed to everybody, had a message and was happy and fun film."

"Those kind of films Rajkumar Hirani is making these days and 'Khoobsurat' is one of the other one, which I am part of," said the 29-year-old. 

Good cinema doesn't have to be dark or depressing.

"I don't think good film is something that is dark or dying one, I think it can be light also. We are going through too much in India and cinema has always been my happy space and this is my ode to Hrishikesh Mukherjee," said the "Khoobsurat" actress.

Have you shown the trailer to Rekha?

"Rekha is very close to my family. She had even seen 'Aisha' and we had kept a separate trailer launch for her. For this film too, we are going to show her the trailer.

Sunny Leone Having Fun Juggling between Bollywood, Item Songs & Southern Movies

Actress Sunny Leone is juggling between different Bollywood films, dance numbers in the southern movie world and brushing up her Hindi skills. On a career high, the Indo-Canadian talent says she's here to stay.

In an interview, she has spoken about her new projects and about her journey in the Hindi film industry.

Excerpts from the interview:

Q. All of a sudden there is a lot happening in your career . How do you feel about this sudden surge of activity?

A. Well, to me it's beyond a surge. It's complete insanity, everything that is happening. I am so unbelievably happy about everything that is going on. Happy to be working and happy people are showing so much support.

Q. Interestingly Bobby Khan's film casts you as an exotic sexy princess and would not be focused on your physicality. Does this shift in Bollywood's attitude towards you, please you?

A. I don't know about shift. This is just a different type of movie from what I have been cast for in the past. I believe that every movie should be different and I'm extremely excited about how this movie unfolds.

Q. What do you play in the Pritish Nandy production?

A. I am not allowed to discuss the details of this movie yet. All I can tell you is that it will be someone that people have never seen from me.

Q. Have you been able to improve your Hindi? When would you be able to dub your own lines?

A. Yes, I can dub but it comes down to the producer and how they feel about it. We shall see.

Q. When we last spoke, you were keen on avoiding item songs. What made you accept "Pink Lips"?

A. I never avoid anything. It's about the right opportunity coming your way. I have a great relationship with T-Series and when they asked me, I said 'yes' based on my relationship with them and also the song was a killer.

Q. You are also doing a song or two in South Indian films?

A. Yes, I am and am having a blast doing it. It's very different from Bollywood.

Q. Your next release "Tina and Lolo" is a girl-bonding film. How did you get along with your co-star Karishma Tanna?

A. I love her. She is a complete doll and so much fun to work with. We both have a lot of good memories together shooting.

Q. It's been three years since you made Bollywood your home. What have you learnt about the Indian entertainment industry during this time?

A. I have learned so much in a very short time I don't know where to begin.

Q. Have you finally made some friends here?

A. I definitely have made some friends and I will be friends with them for the rest of my life.

Q. Do you feel you have finally left your earlier career as an adult film actress behind?

A. Yes I do.

Q. Do you feel you are finally a part of Bollywood?

A. I feel a part of my fans more and yes, Bollywood too. I'm here and want to stay.