Priyanka Chopra to endorse Sunsilk
After endorsing Lux, Pepsi, J Hampstead and Kinetic Scooty, it is said that Priyanka will be endorsing Sunsilk.
Apparently Priyanka has been in talks with many other brands but received the best offer from Sunsilk. According to some sources, the deal is worth Rs. 2 crore. The shoot may start within the upcoming week. The concept would involve Priyanka doing stunts and action sequences.
Sab Kuch Theek-Thaak Hai between Manoj and SRK
Now things seem to be very cool between the veteran actor Manoj Kumar and Shahrukh Khan.
After Manoj Kumar’s ‘dhamki’ of suing the makers of ‘Om Shanti Om’ if the scenes mockingly imitating him are not removed, Shahrukh Khan, Farah Khan, Yash Chopra and Gauri Khan paid a visit to the legendary actor’s house. Khan apologized to Manoj Kumar and he was forgiven with a warm hug from Manoj Kumar.
Vidya Balan Loves George Clooney
“He is very charming and unfortunately, very inaccessible,” says the actor.
Stars like Brad Pitt, Enrique and Tom Cruise keep coming and going… but George Clooney will always be there,” she says with a huge smile on her face.
This discussion on men begins when Vidya is asked why she is always linked with her co-stars. “I am single and therefore an easy target. But if people have to link me, I would rather they do it with Clooney,” she laughs.
And what about the Indian men, why are they so ignored by the beauty? “Can’t think of anyone from India. And actually, if I take just one name, others will get offended,” she grins.
‘Aaja Nachle’ lyrics humiliating the Dalits
Madhuri Dixit’s much awaited movie ‘Aaja Nachle’ raised severe protests in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, alleging the lyrics of a song in the movie were humiliating to Dalits
Protest in New Delhi
Activists of a Dalit outfit, Indian Justice Party staged a demonstration against the on its releasing day in Delhi. Party president Udit Raj threatened to file a case against the screening of the movie.
Protest in Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati banned the screening of ‘Aaja Nachle’ in the state. Sources say that even she had written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that the film be banned all over the country.
The Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary, Shailesh Krishna, on being asked, said the film had been banned because there was an objectionable reference to a caste in its title song. “The reference to the caste is not only objectionable and humiliating but also unconstitutional and therefore the screening of the film has been banned in Uttar Pradesh,” he said.
Confirming enforcement of the government order, Lucknow District Magistrate Chandra Bhanu said: “We have already ensured that the screening of the film is stopped with immediate effect.” According to him, “All current shows of the film in different movie halls have been stopped.”
Protest in Punjab
After Uttar Pradesh, Punjab government has also banned the screening of the movie in Punjab.
The ban comes as a sudden shock to the makers of Aaja Nachle which was cleared by Censor Board without any objections prior to the film’s screening.
The cause of the controversy is a line from the film’s title song. The line Mochi chala banne sonar i.e. cobbler sets out to become a goldsmith was considered offensive.
Chairman of Censor Board Sharmila Tagore spoke to CNN-IBN and expressed her apologies on the behalf of the filmmakers and the board.
“This particular line has offended sensibilities of some people and we would like to apologise because it was never anybody’s intention. I can speak on behalf of producers and our committee members who saw the film. The word mochi (cobbler) refers to a profession and not a caste in the context in which it has been used in the song,” said Tagore.
“If somebody has made a mistake, there are better ways of dealing with it. There is no need to ban the movie. I think that is an over-reaction,” she added.
“We have requested all exhibitors to physically delete that one line from the film’s print tomorrow. I can’t give you a time frame, but by tomorrow all prints should be corrected,” said director Mehta.
Adding to Mr Mehta said, “We didn’t set out to make a film which would offend anyone. We made the film in good spirit and faith. And if for some reason it offended the sensibilities of some people, then we’ll delete the line straightway.”
