Bollywood’s take on Swachh Bharat campaign

October 4, 2014 0

On the auspicious occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged for Swachh India campaign. He made the cult movement by stepping out with a broom in his hand to clean the filthy streets of India and then nominated few celebrities to take part in the campaign by supporting it. Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Kamal Haasan were amongst those nine celebs whom PM had personally appointed.

Priyanka accepted the appeal and posted her picture while cleaning the street with a caption “I humbly accept respected Prime Minister Narendra Modiji’s challenge. This is an idea that is long overdue. There is no time like the present to begin the journey towards change. Recognise that we r doing this for ourselves. If we don’t get involved & support this campaign, nothing can happen. But if we come together we can make a difference. Every action we take will be important. I want to make the change. I want a clean India. It’s time to clean up our act.”

Salman Khan tweeted “Me & my Foundation accept the invite from our honourable Prime Minister for Swachh Bharat and will give our 100% for My Clean India.”

Even Kamal Haasan has accepted the nomination and will continue to work for environment.

Well, not just these three stars but several others from B-Town came all out to pour in their support for this noble cause.

Freida Pinto wrote “Next 5 years we should aim to breathe clean &erase that unsavory label of “filthy” and “smelly” that India is burdened with. This is every Indian citizen’s responsibility. Not just those nominated. Lets all figure a way to contribute..big or small Have waited for an announcement like this for ages. Its now official”

Dia Mirza posted “Knowing the world we inhabit belongs to us, must compel us to respect it a little more. Keeping surroundings clean is respect. #LalBahadurShashtri #MahatmaGandhi Your birth anniversary is being celebrated by this pledge we take. #CleanIndia #SwachhBharat”

Subhash Ghai tweeted “Today success @SwachhBharat proves that u need jst one man 2bring revolution like gandhi did in 40s. Let appreciate it n not be kukadoo ji”

Hema Malini posted “Gandhi Jayanti today – let us all follow our PM about keeping our country clean & hygienic. Swachch Bharat should be our aim now!”

Anupam Kher wrote “It was great to be part of d movement Swachh Bharat initiated by PM @narendramodi along with team of @EkkeesToppon.:)

Ranvir Shorey tweeted “Hope everyone pitches in heavily for the #SwachhBharat initiative. Hopefully we can turn around and go the #Singapore way in a few years. And if the #Swachh Bharat campaign can also include cleaning up #corruption, we’d be, like, on our way! #India”

Salman Khan gifts a new life to Anand Balraj

October 4, 2014 0

Salman Khan has gifted a new life to filmmaker Anand Balraj, who was lying languish in South Mumbai’s hospital with mounting bills.

Few months back, Anand met with an accident at Marine Drive when a taxi rammed into him, while he was getting out of his car. This made both his knees ineffective and then run in debt of mounting hospital bills. When Aditya Pancholi casually called him, he learned about his declining condition and decided to pay the bills.

During a conversation, Aditya informed Salman about Anand’s accident. On listening his friend’s dilemma, Salman immediately lent his helping hand forward financing his major surgery and has also appointed a physiotherapist for him. With this Anand’s health is now on recovering term and he is able to walk again.

It is said that year’s back Anand had produced a film ‘Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai!‘ starring Veena Malik. The film failed at the box-office and made him lose lot of money. This got him addicted to liquor and then the accident happened marking the downfall of his life.

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Zee TV announces its biggest Diwali extravaganza, Dil Se Naache Indiawale

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When 13 year old l’il Bheem taps his feet, snaps his fingers with a big grin on his face and moves like no one’s watching, he isn’t exactly the embodiment of perfection. He is, perhaps, more a comedy of errors, if anything. But one thing’s certain – He does put a smile on your face because he’s dancing straight from his heart.

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Make every sport popular via TV, says SRK

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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who co-owns Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), is happy that several actors are encouraging different sports in the country, but he feels the only way to make the games popular is through TV.

Appreciating the efforts of actors like Abhishek Bachchan, who has invested in a Kabaddi team as well as in a football franchise, SRK said at a press conference: “We should be supporting every kind of sport and I am glad some of the actors have come forward.

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DiCaprio walks out of Steve Jobs' biopic

October 4, 2014 0

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has quit director Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs’ biopic.

The star was the frontrunner to portray the late Apple Computer co-founder in the film adaptation of Walter Isaacson’s biography but he has bowed out of the project, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

It was believed that the “Titanic” star will start with the untitled Jobs’ biopic after shooting “The Revenant“.

According to sources, after DiCaprio finishes “The Revenant“, which began shooting this week, he plans to take a lengthy break from acting.

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PM Modi to address rally in Karnal

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New Delhi, Oct.4 (ANI): With only few days left for assembly elections to be held in Haryana and Maharshtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address several public rallies in these poll-bound states.

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Sting’s guitar meets Anoushka Shankar’s sitar for song

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Mumbai, Oct 4 (IANS) Rock legend Gordon Matthew Thomas Summer, better known as Sting, has teamed up with sitarist Anoushka Shankar to create a song inspired by the film “Bhopal: A Prayer For Rain”, about the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

Arjun Rampal gets conned by Indian couple in Penang

October 4, 2014 0

Fans are the crazy creatures on earth, who can go beyond one’s imagination to meet their favourite stars in personal.

Actor Arjun Rampal recently had the encounter with such crazy fans that disguised as Jacqueline Fernandez‘s cousins and in turn got a chance to sip a cup of coffee with the star. To know how this cunning couple managed to con Arjun, read ahead.

Jackie had a day off from her on-going ‘Roy‘ shoots, so she decided to go for shopping in Penang. There she met an Indian couple, who claimed to be her fan. She chatted with them for awhile and also posed for a picture. While conversing, the couple managed to get the name of the hotel she was staying in.

Next, they decided to meet Arjun by heading straight to the hotel. They called him from the reception and introduced themselves as Jackie’s cousins. Therefore, he was obliged to meet them and have a cup of coffee. At night he told Jackie about these cousins and then he realized he was conned.

The smart couple hit the jackpot by spending quality time with the ‘Roy‘ stars and Arjun got a vivid memory to cherish throughout his life!