While CPI leader Atul Anjan continues to draw flak for his remarks on Sunny Leone, the 34-year-old Indo-Canadian actress is saddened by the whole controversy.
‘Sad when people of of power waste their time and energy on me, instead of focusing on helping those in need !!!!! #SHAME #EPICFAIL,’ she recently tweeted.
Meanwhile, Pooja Bedi took to Twitter to support Sunny.
‘Who is this moron on TV claiming condom Ads cause rape? It's meant to entice u into safe sex! next he'll b accusing katrinas mango slice ad. They say Condom ads / Chowmein/short dresses/mobile phones/education cause rape!
‘When will men admit that its ONLY MEN who cause rape? Every man is not a rapist but 99.99 % of the rapists are men. & THEY should b punished.. not blame anything else for their heinous actions.’
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AR Rahman prays for Aadesh Shrivastava
Music composer Aadesh Shrivastava is fighting a tough battle against cancer at Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital.
His colleague and friend AR Rahman, who recently heard about his condition, took to Twitter to wish him a speedy recovery.
‘Dear buddy Aadesh, I am devastated at hearing about your condition... Can't come to terms with it. May God help you ease your pain,’ Rahman tweeted.
Aadesh has composed songs for films like Baghban, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Chalte Chalte and Baabul, among many others.
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It’s family time for Ranbir Kapoor!
Ranbir Kapoor, who starts shooting for his next film in the UK soon, flew to London to join his khandaan to usher in dad Rishi Kapoor's 63rd birthday on September 4.
Kapoor Sr posted a picture of himself with Ranbir and wife Neetu and wrote: ‘This afternoon at the Le Petit Maison. Thank you Ranbir for coming early.’
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Behind the scenes of Singh Is Bliing
Choreographer-turned-director Prabhu Deva is currently busy working on the final edit of his upcoming Singh Is Bliing.
Producer Ashvini Yardi shared a picture from the editing room and tweeted: ‘Final cut @PDdancing and Steven Barnard editing the film.’
The action-comedy, which features Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Lara Dutta and Kay Kay Menon in lead roles, will release on October 2.
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Preity Zinta: Loved being a part of Sangharsh
Tanuja Chandra’s psychological crime thriller Sangharsh completed 16 years on September 3 and the film’s leading lady Preity Zinta turned to Twitter to mark the occasion.
‘Thank you @akshaykumar Tanuja Chandra & Bhatt Saheb for this incredible experience. Loved being a part of Sangharsh,’ Preity tweeted.
Written by Mahesh Bhatt and Girish Dhamija, the film also stars Akshay Kumar, Ashutosh Rana, and a very young Alia Bhatt.
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Salman Khan promotes Hero on Dance Plus
With less than a week away to go for the release of Hero, Salman Khan dropped by the sets of dance reality show Dance Plus to promote the film that marks the debut of Athiya Shetty and Sooraj Pancholi.
Judge Remo D'souza posted a picture and tweeted: ‘#DancePlus #starplus #salmankhan’
The episode will air this weekend.
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