Anurag Kashyap's directorial debut film Paanch will finally see the light of day.

The Tutu Sharma produced film starring Tejaswini Kholapure was denied censor clearance on grounds that it glorified violence and did not constitute healthy entertainment. However, a revised copy of the film with the objectionable sections cut has finally met with the censors approval. The film will hit the screen in the next two months.

Paanch is based on the Abyankar murder case which rocked Pune in the early 80s where a man was kidnapped and murdered by a group of young men in to make a fast buck.

Anurag Kashyap had previously written the story of hard-hitting films like Satya and Shool.

Karan takes a break from directing

Even before the release of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Karan Johar is already geared up about his next film. And the director has decided to produce this one, as his chief assistant Nikhil Advani will direct the film.

Karan's decision comes as a surprise to the film community. We can only hope that this hiatus will be brief...very brief.

Shroff in the fast lane

His first home production Grahan was in the making for a couple of years. But Jackie Shroff has learnt his lessons well -- his current production Sandhya is progressing at breakneck speed.

In fact, the film is already 95 per cent of the film is already complete and it won't be long before we see it on the big screen. Sandhya stars Jackie, Raveena, Ashutosh Rana and Danny.

Aamir puts on a show for the police

Aamir Khan regaled thousands of policemen and the top brass of the police forces at an event convened by top cop M N Singh as part of their annual Diwali celebrations. Khan even did a Lagaan number with Gracy Singh and Aati Kya Khandala? with Rani Mukherjee.

Held at Naigaum, the show was attended by some of Bollywood's leading names including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Madhuri Dixit, Amisha Patel, Anil Kapoor, Govinda and Karriena.

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