The Hindu News Update Service

Bollywood to launch signature campaign in support of Sanjay

Mumbai, Dec. 6 (PTI): The Bollywood today decided to launch a signature campaign on December 12 to express their support to actor Sanjay Dutt who has been held guilty under the Arms Act for possessing weapons used in 1993 serial bomb blasts case.

"We are grateful to Sanjay for his kind deeds and the help he extended to workers in the film industry and hence we are launching signature campaign to express our feelings that the entire Bollywood is with him in this moment of crisis", said Pahlaj Nihalani, film producer and President of Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programme Producers.

The signature campaign would be just for a day at the Film City in suburban Goregaon where members of film industry in various cadres -- spot boys to actors, producers and directors --"will come together to show their support to Sanjay whom they all love", Nihalani said.

"We do not have any intention to interfere with the court's order or influence the judiciary. The idea is to express our support to Sanjay who has in the past helped the film industry workers in whatever way he could", Nihalani said.

"All that I can say is that Sanjay is a nice person, always helpful to others and has already undergone punishment by spending some time in jail and going to TADA court regularly for the last 13 years", Nihalani said.

The film producer further said the entire Bollywood welcomed the verdict to the extent that Sanjay had been exonerated of terrorism charges.

After pronouncing him guilty on November 28, the court gave Sanjay time to surrender till December 19 and would hear arguments before awarding him the punishment.

Check out some wallpapers of Sanjay Dutt aka Sanju baba

             

Source: The Hindu News Update Service

DNA - After Hrs - The race for dressing up Shah Rukh Khan for KBC hots up - Daily News & Analysis

The race for dressing up Shah Rukh Khan for KBC hots up
Wednesday, December 06, 2006  23:59 IST

The country’s leading designers give SRK styling tips for his TV comeback.

The race for dressing up Shah Rukh Khan for ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ is hotting up.  We asked some of country’s leading designers to reveal what look they’d like to give King Khan.

Surily Goel
KBC is a very formal show. Unless they are changing the format drastically wherein Shah Rukh could break free and dress in more casual outfit, for the present format I think he is best suited in well cut jackets and suits. Shah Rukh looks great in suits.

Shaina NC
No one can touch Amitabh Bachchan and the way he dressed for the show. For a high profile show like this one, a jacket is a must.  He should ideally be dressed in a trendy or classic suit, but the shirt and necktie look that he had in ‘Don’ definitely won’t work here. I can never imagine him in Indian wear, so it is a definite no-no.

Arjun Khanna
I would like to see him in very chic and suave clothes, but definitely not casual wear. I would have also given him Indian wear, not too ethnic but something of a mix with very subtle embroidery. I would want him to experiment and dress up differently for every episode.

Aki Narula
I loved what Amitabh Bachchan wore but for the fact that he stuck to dark colours. For Shah Rukh Khan, I would give him a washed linen suit and Madras check jackets in lighter colours for summer. For winters I would give him darker colours like Olive green and also perhaps a cravat to go with the suit.

Anna Singh
I feel that SRK’s look should not be inspired by what Mr Bachchan wore. SRK should experiment and try his hand at various clothes - more so on semi-formals. Above all, his look should be identifiable and relate to audiences, as KBC is a people’s show.

Source: DNA - After Hrs - The race for dressing up Shah Rukh Khan for KBC hots up - Daily News & Analysis

Ash, Hrithik to face trial for kissing scene : HTTabloid.com

Ash, Hrithik to face trial for kissing scene
Reuters, Bhopal, December 5, 2006

The kissing scene filmed on Bollywood actors Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan from the film Dhoom 2 has now come under the scanner of law, as a lawyer has filed a criminal case against the stars, accusing them of obscenity.

Shailendra Dwivedi of Indore, near Bhopal, the capital of central Madhya Pradesh state, said the scene from the movie, titled Dhoom 2, lowered the dignity of Indian women and gave an obscene message to youth.

"Bollywood actors are conveying vulgarity in the society," Dwivedi said. "These films cannot be watched with our families, they are so vulgar at times."

A local court accepted Dwivedi's petition to punish the actors and said it would hear the petitioner on December 11.

The Indian censor board, which certifies all films, released the movie with a "parental discretion" certificate.

A majority of Indians frown upon intimacy in public.

Source: Ash, Hrithik to face trial for kissing scene : HTTabloid.com

Chennai Online News Service - View News

Sidhu sentenced to three-year RI

Chandigarh, Dec 6: Former BJP MP and popular cricket commentator Navjot Singh Sidhu was today sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment in a case involving him in death due to road rage 18 years ago.

Giving the quantum of punishment, Justice Mehtab Singh Gill and Justice Baldev Singh of Punjab and Haryana High Court suspended the sentence till January 31 to enable Sidhu file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court, which means he will not go to jail.

Extending similar relief, the court also sentenced the other convict in the case Rupinder Singh Sandhu to three years rigorous imprisonment.

Both of them were fined Rs.one lakh each and were directed to furnish a bail bond on or before December 8.

During the arguments on the quantum of punishment before the Bench, the prosecution demanded the maximum ten-year imprisonment for the 43-year-old former MP while the defence sought leniency saying he should either fined or granted probation.

Sidhu, dressed in a blue suit and turban, was present in the jampacked court during the arguments which lasted two hours. BJP leaders Arun Jaitley, Avinash Khanna, Satyapal Jain and Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema were present in the court.

Setting aside the order of a lower court acquitting Sidhu and his accomplice Rupinder Singh Sandhu, the Bench had on December 1 held them guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder of Gurnam Singh on December 27, 1988 in Patiala after which the first-time MP from Amritsar had resigned from the Lok Sabha.

Sidhu and Sandu were on bail in the case which was granted by the High Court on November 29, 2000 while admitting the appeal against his acquittal.

A flamboyant cricket commentator known for wit and humour dubbed as 'Sidhuism', he had played for India in 51 Tests and 136 one-dayers in a 16-year career. (Agencies)

Source: Chennai Online News Service - View News