Salman again takes a dig at Shahrukh

Bollywood biggest Cold War needs just small sparks for new flares. Both Shahrukh and Salman miss no chance of taking a dig at each other. Just when the entire Bollywood stayed shocked to Shahrukh Khan’s detention at the Newark International Airport Salman said there was no big deal about it. Salman said that it was a normal security procedure and he had faced it several times in his life. He added that the security measure was actually a very Good thing.

Salman also said that if the detention was considered necessary by US Customs and Border Protection anybody flying to the United States must cooperate with their authorities. Trying to prove his point Salman stressed on the fact that there had been no major attacks since 9/11 because of the stringent security measures adopted in US.

Comeon Salman there are better occasions to take a dig as the question here is not Shahrukh along but all Indians flying to US.

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Govt to raise Shahrukh’s detention issue with US

The Government on Sunday said that it intends to strongly raise the incident related to Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan’s detention at the Newark International Airport in US, with the United States. Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, reacting to the incident, said that such incidents were unacceptable.We will take the issue with the United States government strongly.

Such incidents involving Indians due to their religion or nationality should not happen. We will not accept it,” said Praful Patel. Khan was detained for about two hours on Saturday morning at the airport in New Jersey, USA, where he had arrived to attend a South Asian related event.

Khan was released after Congress MP Rajiv Shukla spoke to the authorities in the US and the Indian consulate. He was detained after his name flashed on a computer and was asked several questions about the purpose of his visit.

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Neha Dhupia sparks frenzy among US media

Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia sparked off a frenzy among the US media at the premiere of Independent Film Channel’s 3 part comedy TV series- Bollywood Hero, in New York; Dressed in black and brown gown, Dhupia made lensmen’s flashbulbs go pop constantly, even as she happily posed for them. The premiere of Bollywood Hero was held on 4th August at Rubin Museum of Arts, and accompanying the former Miss India were the film’s lead man Chris Kattan and co-star Pooja Kumar.Living up-to its tag line that says Chris Kattan goes to Bollywood to become a Bollywood star, this comedy venture utterly succeeded in drawing laughs from the invitees.

Neha plays a Bollywood actress Alima Lakhani, who meets Chris and has a roller-coaster experience with him in the series. A source close to Neha said, “Neha was warmly welcomed. She was pleasantly surprised that the premiere of Bollywood Hero, a television series, was as grand as the release of a big Hollywood film. Neha got a warm welcome at the Red Carpet, which overwhelmed her completely.”

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Aishwarya has swine flu?

Big B who has been spending his time nursing good friend Amar Singh blogged, ‘Jaya left this evening for Mumbai after having spent more than a month by the side of Amar Singh ji during his ailment. I stay back till he is sound enough to travel back. Abhishek is back today from Mani Ratnam’s Ravana shoot in Ooty, now Udhagamandalam its original name.’

The actor however spoke on a serious note saying, ‘Aishwarya has taken ill and is down with chest infection and flu like symptoms. Had a high fever yesterday but is settling down today. Its worrying to be so far away from children and not be there to look after them. Yes, they are mature and married and responsible, but children will always remain children !’

Chest infection and flu-like symptoms sound familiar as the symtoms of the virus and affectionate Pa – in – law isn’t going to take any chances with his children, we hope Aishwarya recovers soon.

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Kareena Kapoor kidnaps Saif Ali Khan

Kareena Kapoor whisks Saif Ali Khan off to an undisclosed location near Chicago for four days after his birthday. Kareena Kapoor is a doting girlfriend despite her packed schedule. She gifted Saif Ali Khan a secret vacation on his birthday yesterday. The duo spent some quality time at an undisclosed location near Chicago on Saif’s special day. After completing their respective professional commitments, they first spent some time with close friends.

They also met Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif, who were also in Chicago, for dinner.A source said, “Saif and Kareena always try to spend time together on each other’s birthday. But this time they had professional commitments in Houston due to Independence Day. They also had to attend a meet and greet event in Chicago. They reached Chicago late evening on August 15 to attend an event with Shah Rukh and Katrina.

Interestingly, Saif and Kareena have gone for their secret rendezvous to an unknown destination near Chicago a day after his birthday. “Kareena planned the four-day holiday as she wanted to surprise Saif. They don’t want to reveal the location and will be back in Mumbai only by the end of this week,” added the source

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Salman Khan still gets beaten up by mom

Salman Khan has often made headlines for getting into verbal and physical fights, but very few known that the 43-year-old Bollywood star still gets beaten up by his mother Salma.“As a child, Salman was very naughty He used to get the most beating…still does,” Salma told choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan on her soon-to-be-launched celebrity chat show “Tere Mere Beach Mein” going on air on STAR Plus Sunday.

When Farah asked “Is it just a pat?, Salman, who was the first celebrity guest for the show, said: “Are you mad or what? It comes as such a phatak (tight slap)…I reel under its heavy impact and wonder where it came from! I tell her that how can you beat me mamma, I’m a grown up man now. Some of the actor’s best kept secrets were also unravelled on the show. For instance, she revealed that she still stays up waiting for him at the window till he returns home. Salma said that all her kids tease her for this habit.

“They say that the building doesn’t need a watchman with me keeping guard all night,” she said.

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Abhi tattooing Ash’s name on forearm reports are false

There have been widespread media reports in last few days about Abhishek Bachchan being the next in line to tattoo his super star actress wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s name on his forearm. It was also reported that Abhishek who is presently shooting down South for his Mani Ratnam film Ravana has taken an appointment with the same tattoo artist who did the tattoo for Hrithik Roshan of wife Suzzanne.

Reports attributed to “sources close to Abhishek’ further claimed that he wanted to surprise Aishwarya with the tattoo.But we have managed to get official confirmation from Abhishek Bachchan’s spokesperson that these reports floating around are nothing but plain rumours. We were further told that Abhishek is presently shooting for Ravana near Ooty and has not taken any appointment from any tattoo artist and has no such plans either.

The tattoo trend of imbibing one’s partner’s name on one’s most visible part of the body- the forearm had begun with Saif Ali Khan getting the ‘Kareena’ tattoo done. Akshay Kumar too has been sporting his son’s Aarav’s name on his back.

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Akshay Kumar eyes Olympic

Not only will Akshay Kumar sponsor an invitational karate tournament in the city, he will also sponsor martial arts education in China and Japan for a deserving few. Says a source close to Akshay, “It has always been Akki’s dream to open a martial arts school. He tries to get land for it but he requires very big space for it, which he can’t get. This championship is his way of realising his dream. Apart from the championship, the most talented children will be short-listed by a team of world-class referees, judges and coaches from the championship.”

The source adds, “The children will not just study there but also prepare to take part in the Olympics. Akshay loves martial arts. He feels that it’s very important for everybody to go through training. The modalities for the selections of the educational sponsorships are being worked out.Akshay says,This karate championship is a dream I have been living for many years. Turning it into a reality has been one of my biggest highs in life. I am looking forward to the tournament in October and am hoping this tournament will encourage little Akshay Kumars all over India.

The actor adds, “I want to give a bit of myself back to the world. The only way I know how to do it is through karate. I want to make it happen for all those children who aspire to be like me. The kids participating in this tournament will get a chance to win a scholarship.” The Akshay Kumar 1st Invitational Open National Karate Championship takes place between October 22-25 at the Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai.

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Bollywood stars angry over Khan incident

Bollywood stars have spoken out to express their support for Shah Rukh Khan after he was detained by US authorities because his surname was on a list of common terrorist names.The actor had flown to the US to celebrate Indian Independence Day alongside other Bollywood names such as Katrina Kaif and Kareena Kapoor. Director Karan Johar, who is helming Khan’s forthcoming feature My Name Is Khan, said that he was shocked.What I feel that what happened today [Saturday] is very unfortunate and we need to know why did that happen to him, because I think there is no reason that he had to go through all that.

When asked about the similiarities between the security incident and the premise of his new film, Johar added: “Sometimes it is just bizarre and strange. No one can think that real and reel life can sometime go this parallel. Priyanka Chopra tweeted from her Twitter account: “Shocking, disturbing and downright disgraceful. It’s such behaviour that fuels hatred and racism. SRK’s a world figure for God’s sake. GET REAL!!

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