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Katrina Kaif is open to taking on a dance-based film

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Katrina Kaif has shown that she is a capable dancer in songs such as Sheila ki jawani, Chikni Chameli, Kamli and her recent song Tu Meri. The actress says she is now open to acting in a dance based films providing that the script is as good as Hollywood entertainer “Step Up”. Clearly Katrina has the moves and a dance based film could well be another success in her career.

Fresh from the success of “Bang Bang!”, Katrina said: “I am extremely passionate about dance, so if that came together with a great script, and if there’s a good script like ‘Step Up’, I would like to do it.”

She has praised her “Bang Bang!” co-star Hrithik Roshan’s “amazing dance moves”, but Katrina’s performance in the movie has received some criticism.

However Katrina does not seem too bothered by it and she fought back “My philosophy in life is live and let live. If you like my films, please come and watch them, and if you don’t like it, please don’t watch it. No one is forcing you to come and watch.”

Nagris Fakhri takes on Hrithik’s Bangg Bang dare

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Actress Nargis Fakhri has discovered she is a decent rapper after taking on Hrithik Roshan’s dare to rap a song. She says she was nervous about doing it, but managed it fine.

Nargis sportingly took up the dare that Hrithik threw at her before the release of his film Bangg Bang, and rattled off a rap section at a public event.

When asked about the rap, Nargis said: “Hrithik Roshan dared me to rap. So I did an impromptu freestyle rap before the hosting gig for GQ magazine.”

The spunky “Rockstar” actress says it wasn’t as easy as she made it look “It was nerve-wracking, to be honest. But I somehow did it. I don’t know how I managed. The words just flew out. But it was totally unrehearsed,” she added.

Fatal road collision on the M606, near Bradford

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Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the M606 near Bradford on Tuesday.

The Major Collision Enquiry Team would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident, which took place just before junction 3 on the M606 northbound at around 2pm.

Two HGVs, a Renault Laguna and a Ford Fiesta were in collision.

A female driver of one of the cars was pronounced dead at the scene. A 60-year-old Bradford man in another car, received serious but non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Leeds General Infirmary. A 46-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remains in custody this morning.

Both carriageways were closed while collision investigation work was carried out and the scene was made safe.

Detective Sergeant Carole Greaves, said:”We are continuing enquiries into this incident yesterday evening and are appealing for anyone who witnessed what took place to contact us.

“I would like to thank drivers for their patience, as the closure although unavoidable, inevitably caused tailbacks and delays.

“Anyone who saw the incident is asked to contact the Major Collision Enquiry Team on 101.”

MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW’ HEADS TO LONDON FOR THE 58TH BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL

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MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW’ HEADS TO LONDON FOR THE 58TH BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL

By Aalia Khan

After a fantastic reception at last month’s Toronto International Film Festival, the 58th BFI London Film Festival rolls out the red carpet for director Shonali Bose’s Margarita, With a Straw.  Produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, Jakhotia Group, Ishan Talkies and ADAPT, the film will be screened on 17th & 18th October 2014 at Vue West End Cinema & Vue Cinema Islington, London respectively. The international sales agent is Wide Management.

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The Kalki Koechlin starrer ‘Margarita, With a Straw’ is a slice of life film wherein Laila embarks on the journey to seek love and acceptance. The film not only received a standing ovation at its world premiere but also won the prestigious NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) award for Best Asian Film at the 39th Toronto International Film Festival.

The film is directed by Bengali film-maker Shonali Bose, whose award-winning film Amu previously explored the suppressed history of the genocidal attacks on Sikhs in Delhi in 1984. The film’s impressive ensemble cast includes Sayani Gupta (Tasher Desh), who plays the feisty and beautiful feminist with whom Laila embarks on a special relationship, veteran Indian actress Revathy who essays the role of Laila’s mother and British actor William Moseley (Chronicles of Narnia), who shines as Laila’s handsome friend Jared. The stirring musical score is by the prolific Mikey McCleary with lyrics by Prasoon Joshi and Anne Misawa delivers beautiful, vibrant cinematography.

Margarita, With A Straw will screen at the 58th BFI London Film Festival on Friday 17th October and Saturday 18th October.  Tickets can be purchased via the festival website: Margarita, With A Straw Screenings.

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Behind the Beautiful forevers – A STORY OF STRUGGLE, POWER AND HOPE IN A MUMBAI UNDERCITY

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A powerful new play directed by Rufus Norris and written by David Hare, Behind the Beautiful Forevers is running at the National Theatre from 10th November.

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The play depicts how India is surging with global ambition. But beyond the luxury hotels surrounding Mumbai airport lies a makeshift slum, full of people with plans of their own.

Zehrunisa and her son Abdul aim to recycle enough rubbish to fund a proper house. Sunil, twelve and stunted, wants to eat until he’s as tall as Kalu the thief. Asha seeks to steal government anti-poverty funds to turn herself into a ‘first-class person’, while her daughter Manju intends to become the slum’s first female graduate.

Their schemes are fragile as global recession threatens the garbage trade, and another slum dweller is about to make an accusation that will destroy herself and shatter the neighbourhood.

Playing the lead role of Zehrunisa, Meera Syal commented: “I’m thrilled to be involved in this wonderful production performing alongside some very talented individuals. Behind The Beautiful Forevers gives the audience an important insight into the complex world of slum politics and power struggles that blight and affect so many lives. What is so often forgotten is that behind the slum walls, there are some highly aspirational individuals with inspiring stories of achievement and success, and this is something that must be celebrated.”

The play is based on the original award-winning book by Katherine Boo and stars Meera Syal with an impressive supporting cast including: Hiran Abeysekera, Esh Alladi, Nathalie Armin, Pal Aron, Tia-Lana Chinapyel, Vincent Ebrahim, Sartaj Garewal, Mariam Haque, Thusitha Jayasundera, Muzz Khan, Ranjit Krishnamma, Manjeet Mann, Nikita Mehta, Anjli Mohindra, Tia Palamathanan, Bharti Patel, Ronak Patani, Chook Sibtain, Anneika Rose, Gavi Singh Chera, Stephanie Street, Anjana Vasan, Assad Zaman and Shane Zaza.

Behind The Beautiful Forevers is a tumultuous play on an epic scale based on the original book by author Katherine Boo, who spent three years in Annawadi, recording the daily lives of its residents. Her uncompromising book won the National Book Award for Non-Fiction in 2012.

Director Rufus Norris, said “Creating a production such as Behind The Beautiful Forevers for the stage is not only a creative challenge but also a physical one. Trying to get the enterprise, chaos and humanity of a slum onto the stage in a way that honours the reality has been a fascinating task. They are a wonderful cast and crew, David Hare has scripted the production brilliantly and I’m looking forward to the opening night. I hope that everyone who comes feels we have done justice to the original book by Katherine Boo.”

Bookings can be made until 13th April.  Part of the Travelex £15 Tickets season, half the tickets for every performance are £15. It will be broadcast to UK cinemas by National Theatre Live on 12th March.

 

 

Jay and Bey taking the world by storm

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Jay z and his wife Beyonce may be recording a new secret album together which they could be releasing soon to surprise their fans.

The power couple have always been on top in the music industry and drooled over by millions of fans. Their On the run summer tour that they did together was a huge success and this album could be another treat for audiences, following the tour.

The couple hopes to repeat the success of Bey’s eponymous album ‘Beyonce,’ which dropped in December to wild acclaim despite no advance promotion or fanfare, New York Post reported.

This unusual release strategy, and the sales that followed, has even become the focus of a study by the venerable Harvard Business School. It’s also believed that the famous couple would accompany the new release with simultaneous videos and even a movie.

Scarlet Johansson to take on a lead role in a TV show

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Actress Scarlett Johansson is set to play female lead in a TV show, an adaptation of Edith Wharton’s novel “The Custom Of The Country”.

It is bleived that Johansson will also be the executive producer of the eight-episode period story based on the 1913 novel,.

The 29-year-old star will be seen as a midwestern girl, Undine Spragg, looking to rise in the New York high society ranks in the early part of the 20th century in the series.

Besides Johansson, there is another big name attached to the project as Oscar-winning British playwright-screenwriter Christopher Hampton is on board to write the screenplay of the limited series.

Amitabh Bachan’s Digital gift to fans

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Big B’s 72nd birthday is coming up, and the frequent user of social networking sites, is going to please his fans with a personal video message and digitally signed posters to a few lucky ones on Saturday.

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Amitabh sees this as his way of “reciprocating the love” to his audience and using twitter he will respond to all his fans that follow him @SrBachchan, and tweet and send him birthday wishes with the hashtag #AB72Wishes starting today.

These lucky fans will also receive a digitally signed poster by Amitabh himself and one of the fans will get even luckier by receiving a specially recorded personal video message by him.

“Every year on my birthday, I am overwhelmed by love and affection that I receive from my fans, from across the world. This year, I have found this unique way to reciprocate the love, even though the message is communicated through a digital medium for me it is as personal as wishing each individual myself,” Big B said in a statement.

The actor, who has a fan following ranging from the age groups of 8 to 80 years, has over 10 million ‘followers’ on Twitter and 16,000,000 ‘likes’ on his Facebook page. In fact, he is the most followed person on Twitter in India.

“Mr. Bachchan has been setting standards in using Twitter to connect with fans in real-time and sharing his voice on the platform. We are delighted to host his birthday celebration on Twitter and bring a new experience to his millions of fans and followers,” said Rishi Jaitly, market director (South and Southeast Asia, Twitter.

Baroness Warsi was welcomed to Bradford to visit the iGene’s Bradford Digital Autopsy facility

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Baroness Warsi was welcomed to Bradford to visit the iGene’s Bradford Digital Autopsy facility

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, along with senior police figures responsible for serious crime in Bradford and Ramzan Mohayuddin of the Saad Foundation, paid a visit to the iGene’s Bradford Digital Autopsy facility yesterday, to review the potential of Digital Autopsy technology for forensic science and the preservation of evidence in criminal cases.

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Bradford deputy council leader Imran Hussain welcomed Baroness Warsi to the city and and took the opportunity to discuss with her the real benefits of this technology and how it needs to be available nationally. Cllr Hussain Said “I’m very proud that Bradford will be one of the first places in the country to have these digital scanning facilities. It will be good news for all bereaved families. As a young lawyer I had to attend a post-mortem and I found it shocking and disturbing and I was determined to find out if there was another way, a better way of doing them. I have campaigned for many years for this pioneering technology and I believe non-invasive procedures are the future for post mortems.”

The Saad Foundation had organised the event and invited Baroness Warsi to Bradford. During the visit, the Baroness was shown how a specially-trained pathologist can then conduct a full post mortem on a computer without the need to dissect the body. She said “iGene’s Digital Autopsy technology offers tremendous potential, not only for families who are seeking to understand how their loved one died and for this to be done quickly and without the need for cutting of the body, but also for police and other authorities who can use it to assist in their investigations.”

The Bradford centre is operated by iGene and is part of the multi-million pound UK-wide network of Digital Autopsy facilities that is transforming the way post mortems are carried out.

Read the full story in this weekend’s edition.

Vivek Oberoi doing his bit to help tackle cancer

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Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi organised a charitable fashion show for cancer patients in Mumbai. The actor, along with designer Maheka Mirpuri’s foundation MCan and Tata Memorial Hospital, used their stardom for a good cause.

Vivek thanked everyone who attended and supported the fashion show ““What I love about this night is that and all of you who made this possible is that all of us in this room have lost someone we love, all of us. Me, Mahika and all of you people, someone you care about.”

“And this I think is the most beautiful way to encapsulate the spirit of creating a living monument to the love that you felt for the people that you lost to cancer because in this love, in this night, in all that we are doing this evening there is hope for so many people that are fighting with cancer now. Thank you so much for being here tonight, and more power to you all, and more power to MCan”.

Models at the event strutted down the runway in Maheka’s beautiful creation against the backdrop of soulful Sufi music. The money raised by this show will go to those who cannot afford treatment for cancer.

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