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Self-confessed fans of megastar Amitabh Bachchan, former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly and his wife Dona Ganguly dropped on the sets of film ‘Piku‘ in Kolkata to meet the actor.

As per the sources, Sourav and Dona were on the ‘Piku‘ sets of an hour and were busy in their talks with Big B. In their discussion, Dona invited the actor at her house and also at her dance academy Diksha Manjari. Amidst of the busy shooting schedule, the 72-year-old actor posted the clicks of his meeting with Ganguly on Facebook, along with a caption “There have been some greats on set today .. the great and legendary Saurav Ganguly, India’s pride on the Cricket field .”

‘Piku‘ also stars Deepika Padukone as Big B’s daughter.

The sexy siren of ‘Hate Story 2‘ Surveen Chawla has grabbed an item number from actress Huma Qureshi, which will be the part of Anees Bazmee‘s film ‘Welcome Back‘.

Reportedly, the makers had approached Huma for this particular dance number but she quoted them a large sum. So, the deal got shifted to Surveen who agreed to work as per Bazmee’s norms. This peppy song has been composed by Himesh Reshammiya, which got recently filmed at Mumbai’s Mehboob Studio.

‘Welcome Back‘ has got the fresh pair of John Abraham and Shruti Haasan on board, along with Paresh Rawal, Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor from its 2007 prequel ‘Welcome‘.

Pulkit Samrat has walked out of Karan Johar‘s sex comedy film ‘No Sex Please, We Are Indians’, after returning from his honeymoon with wife Shweta Rohira.

As per the reports, Pulkit’s honeymoon blocked the shoots of his many films, so he is not able to undertake any other new project at the moment. While, ‘No Sex Please, We Are Indians’ filming has been dated to begin from mid-December onwards. Thus, Pulkit was left with no other choice rather then dumping the sex comedy, which he did just 20 days prior to the shoot.

Directed by Sonam Nair, ‘No Sex Please, We Are Indians’ stars newcomer Disha Patani as the female lead, while the makers are now on the hunt of Pulkit’s substitute.

The legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar and megastar Amitabh Bachchan share a good rapport, since ages. But recently the actor brought tears to the singer’s eyes with the episode of his TV reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’.

Last Sunday night marked the end of this season’s ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, where Sr. Bachchan dedicated few words to the audience saying “Mohobbat karne wale kam na honge, teri mehfil mein lekin hum na honge.” Hearing this line, Lataji was reduced to tears and therefore, she expressed her well-wishes to him on Twitter.

To which Sr. Bachchan reverted back, tweeting “Lata ji …mere paas shabd nahin hain ki kis tarah aapko dhanyavaad doon (I don’t have words to thank you)…”

Being her husband Saif Ali Khan‘s film, actress Kareena Kapoor performed a cameo in ‘Happy Ending‘ without charging a penny for her guest appearance. Yet, her free-of-cost cameo turned out to be the most expensive one. To know the details, read ahead.

‘Happy Ending‘ co-producer Dinesh Vijan was overwhelmed by Bebo’s kind gesture, so he reverted back gifting her high-end designer watch, which apparently ended up giving big holes to his pocket.

Directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., ‘Happy Ending‘ stars Ileana D’cruz as Saif’s leading lady.

Being a Nawab you are bound to toss cash and jewels on those who impress you, but does this actually happens in today’s time? Well, yes it does. Reportedly, Saif Ali Khan paid 200$ tip to a cabbie after getting impressed by his loyalty.

As per the sources, Saif was celebrating the completion of ‘Happy Ending‘ with his team mates at a downtown restrobar in San Franciso, one by one all his colleagues left and he was all alone. He didn’t had his car and even his cell phone’s battery was drained, therefore got a cab to head back to his hotel and then he realized that he don’t even have money to pay the taxi fare. On reaching the gate of his hotel, he asked the cabbie to keep his branded watch as the guarantee till he returns with the taxi fare from his room. Few minutes later, when the actor came back he was astonished and glad to see the cabbie still waiting for him, as he had fair chances of getting tempted by the expensive watch and fleeing the spot. Therefore, getting impressed with his honesty, Saif was obliged to pay him 200$ tip.

Honesty always finds its way!

After launching her production house- Esha Productions, actress Esha Deol has marched her steps towards Television industry, where she will be shortly seen marking her debut on MTV Roadies as a judge.

MTV Roadies is the popular reality show amongst the youth and has made twins Raghu and Rajiv household names. And, Esha will be shortly joining them on their hunt of the latest “Roadie”.

As per the sources, Esha’s no-nonsense image in her real-life and her attitude of not getting carried away with emotions perfectly fit in the “Roadies” bill.

India’s first wedding destination film ‘Shaandar‘ is on the verge of completion, as its cast and crew has headed to Poland for its last shooting schedule.

‘Shaandar‘ star Shahid Kapoor took his Twitter page to announce about their final destination by writing “En route Poland for the last 4 days of this SHAANDAAR schedule . Can’t believe the films almost done .”

Director Vikas Bahl is bringing us the story of two insomniacs who fall in love in the middle of larger-than life wedding during long, sleepless nights. ‘Shaandar‘ also stars Shahid’s real-life father and sister- Pankaj Kapur and Sanah Kapur as Alia Bhatt‘s father and sister in the film.

How does it feel when you when you get to play yourself on the celluloid? Well then, let’s ask Ileana D’cruz, as she recently admitted that she is a lot like her ‘Happy Ending‘ character.

In her recent media interaction, Ileana cited that her ‘Happy Ending‘ character reflects her own real-life persona. The facts beings, she has walked out of a relationship after getting bored and has also been commitment phobic in her life. But then as she grew up, she started understanding the sensibilities of a bond.

It will be interesting to get a glimpse of real Ileana in ‘Happy Ending‘, which will mark its release on November 21.

Actors and filmmakers often visit Ajmer Sharif Dargah to seek blessing from Sufi saint Moinuddin Chisti for the prosperity of their ventures. And the latest star to pay his visit at the shrine was Ajay Devgn, who had dropped in to pray for the success of his upcoming film ‘Action Jackson‘.

The 45-year-old actor offered a”Chaddar” on the holy tomb and Khadim Kutbudeen Sakhi performed “Dastar Bandi” for him. However, the actor was forced to leave the venue within five minutes as the huge crowd was gathered to get his glimpse. Ajay updated his fans about his visit by tweeting “Visited Ajmer Sharif today morning, have been trying to go since last 3 years.”

Earlier, Ajay visited Ajmer Sharif Dargah to pray for the success of his film ‘Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge‘