Actress Shabana Azmi says she was skeptical about doing the educational drama "Chalk N Duster", but Juhi Chawla's enthusiasm for the film prompted her to give her nod."When I read the script, I liked it. But I felt that I didn't know the people…

Bollywood celebrities including megastar Amitabh Bachchan, filmmaker Karan Johar and Simi Garewal have wished the "super" filmmaker Farah Khan on her 51st birthday on Saturday.Her husband Shirish Kunder, brother Sajid Khan and friend and designer Manish Malhotra have wished her a year full of…

Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who has turned lyricist for the first time for a song in "Wazir", says he never thought what he'd write would become "final".He has penned the words for "Tere Bin", a low tempo romantic track sung by Sonu Nigam and…

"Zid" actress Mannara Chopra says every film of her star cousin Priyanka Chopra is a milestone.Asked about Priyanka's best films, Mannara said: "I really like a couple of her films. One is 'Barfi!' and second is 'Aitraaz', which was very different. Every film of…

After her power-packed role in "Jazbaa", actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has started shooting for "Sarbjit", in which she sports a de-glam avatar. She says she enjoys "intense" roles."Work on 'Sarbjit' has begun and we have just started filming. It is an intense film and…

Akhil Bhanot and Aneesh Bhanot - the real life brothers of late air hostess Neerja Bhanot - will attend the trailer launch of "Neerja", a biopic on their sister here on Wednesday.“Neerja”, which stars actress Sonam Kapoor in the title role, will reveal how…

Popular make-up artist Subhash Shinde says working on the upcoming biopic "Sarbjit" is a challenging task and that he had to spend a lot of time on research.The film is based on Sarabjit Singh, an Indian farmer who was convicted of terrorism and spying…

Actor Saqib Saleem says his role of a cricketer in upcoming action entertainer "Dishoom" is in a way inspired by Indian cricketer Virat Kohli."I play a character that is inspired by Virat (Kohli) you can say. Rohit Dhawan is the director and it's got…

Superstar Salman Khan is in awe of Swara Bhaskar's acting calibre as he says that the actress is a housefull of talent.After garnering acclaim with supporting roles in films like the "Tanu Weds Manu" film franchise and "Raanjhanaa", Swara is essaying the role of…

Debutante Sanah Kapoor, who is essaying the role of Alia Bhatt's elder sister in "Shaandaar", says the "Highway" actress was "very supportive" of her."Alia is a sweet girl. As a newcomer, I did not feel off-track on set. She was very supportive and our…