Supreme Court lifts Uttar Pradesh ban on 'Aarakshan'

The Supreme Court Friday "quashed and set aside" the two-month ban imposed by the Uttar Pradesh government on the screening of filmmaker Prakash Jha's " Aarakshan".

An apex court bench of Justice M. Sharma and Justice Anil R. Dave said the state government cannot seek deletion of certain potions of the film as this amounted to censorship.

The court said once the Central Board of Film Certification cleared the public screening of a film, no state government can raise objections on its content.

Referring to the Uttar Pradesh government's contention that reservation was a very delicate issue and certain scenes in "Aarakshan" had the potential of affecting the law and order situation, the court said it could not agree with this as the film is being shown all over the country, including in the states which are sensitive to reservation.

"Aarakshan", starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, deals with caste-based reservations in the Indian education system.

Sonam Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut - the futuristic fashionistas!

Day 2 of the Lakme Fashion Week saw designer Swapnil Shinde use plastic as a fabric for his clothing line!
 
Day 2 of the Lakme Fashion Week saw designer Swapnil Shinde use plastic as a fabric for his clothing line!  The plated plastic was draped beautifully on his showstopper dress and we couldn't help but ask the designer which actress in Bollywood could pull it off.

"Definitely Kangana Ranaut! She has what it takes to carry off something as experimental as a plastic outfit! Sonam Kapoor is another actress who can do it. I loved the way she carried herself in that Jean Paul Gaultier Couture gown at Cannes" said Swapnil in a chat with TOI.

Speaking on plastic not being eco friendly, the designer clarified, "I am not going to make many pieces like these. It was just something I thought was creative. "

Swapnil's brilliant plastic outfit indeed became the highlight of Day 2 of the Lakme Fashion Week.

Murder 2 Actress Jacqueline to portray negative role

Murder 2 girl Jacqueline seems to be in love with sequels. That's probably why after Murder 2 and Housefull 2, she is keen on taking up Krissh 2. The actor is likely to replace Chitrangada Singh as a female mutant in Rakesh Roshan's Krissh sequel.

A source informed Mumbai Mirror, “The meeting with Jacqueline stretched for over three hours. They discussed the script and the actress was quite keen. By the end, both Hrithik and Rakesh seemed to be quite positive about her.”

Rakesh Roshan confirms that Chitrangada indeed has stepped out of the film. He told the tabloid, “I was to start my film in October and took dates accordingly. Now, the film is going on floors in December and Chitrangda is having some problems with her dates then. She has already committed her dates to some other project in December and cannot delay it. So I am looking for some actor who can give the dates according to my schedule.”

But rumour mills suggest something else. Reportedly, Chirangada opted out because her role was smaller than expected. The actor thought the role was that of a main female villain, but it actually turned out to be a cameo.

Jacqueline Fernandez's negative role in Krrish 2 would be worth watching out for. Meanwhile here's a video of the Murder 2 girl sizzling in a song.

SRK studying history with daughter

He has often been labelled as the perfect family man and actor Shah Rukh Khan makes sure that he keeps up the track record. The 45-year-old actor for the past few days has been spending time at home with his children-- studying history and learning to talk with a parrot.

"Been reading Tagore, writing phone numbers to call that I have ignored for months, studying history with Suhana. Learning to talk with a parrot. Counting blessings. Teaching namaz to children. Growing hair with a vengeance," he wrote on Twitter. 

King Khan will next be seen in Anubhav Sinha directed sci-fi film, 'Ra.One' which is in its post-production stage and the actor is excited as well as nervous ahead of the release.

"Sorry been away for a bit. Been in dark rooms with light banter. post production Ra.One swinging as much as the ball in england tests. nervous...happy...elated...confused...all the feelings surround as the film reaches its final leg," he said.

Ra.One also stars Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal and is being produced under Khan's production company, Red Chillies Entertainment. The film will hit the theatres on October 26.

No tiff between Kareena, Katrina: Siddique

Mumbai: With the Salman Khan-starrer Bodyguard, South film director Siddique makes his foray into Hindi cinema. The director and his films that make coffee table conversation in every South Indian movie buff's living room, Siddique is sighing in relief that the Bollywood version of Bodyguard is now all set to hit the marquee. 

In an exclusive interview with IBNLive, the award-winning director confesses that after making Bodyguard in Malayalam, Tamil and now in Hindi, he is a tad bit bored of the subject.

And that is the reason he will not be directing the same film in Kannada. "Now, I want to expand my work. Though the Hindi version of Bodyguard has a lot of different elements than its original version, I don't think that I can make a better version than this Salman-starrer." 

For a debut director in Bollywood, Siddique admits there couldn't have been a better opportunity than being able to rope in Salman Khan to play the male lead in the movie. 

Apart from Salman's acting prowess and mass appeal, the director is also confident that the film's tried and tested popularity and techniques will work well for him in Bollywood. He points out, "I am confident of my subject. I have a very good star cast. 

The film has been made well and the action sequence is great. All in all, Bodyguard is a great Bollywood package."

After Salman's former girlfriend Katrina Kaif gyrated to Sheila ki Jawani in Tees Maar Khan, it was her turn again to shake the booty in an item number in Bodyguard. It is quite interesting to learn from the director that it was actually Salman Khan himself who decided that none other than Katrina should feature in the item number titled Aaya Re Aaya. 

The director also rubbishes rumours that Bodyguard's leading lady Kareena Kapoor was apparently miffed about Katrina featuring in the film. 

Siddique clarifies, "It was Salman who decided that Katrina Kaif was to do the item number in Bodyguard. Anyways, it is a small portion in the film." He adds, "I don't think there is any tiff between Kareena and Katrina. It is just a song that Katrina features in. Kareena is the leading lady in Bodyguard and I don't think she is bothered by any other thing." 

Even before its release, Siddique is confident that Bodyguard will work wonders at the box office. The director also accepts that currently, Salman Khan is an actor with a Midas touch in Bollywood. All of Salman's recent films - Ready, Dabangg, Chillar Party (which he co-produced) have raked in the moolah. The director says, "I feel so lucky that for a first-time director in Bollywood like me, Salman is my leading man."

Eva Longoria rep denies wedding plans

Eva Longoria’s representative has dismissed reports the actress is preparing to wed new boyfriend Eduardo Cruz.

The Desperate Housewives star began dating Penelope Cruz's brother following her split from basketball star husband Tony Parker in November.

A report in America's OK! magazine suggested the smitten couple was planning to marry, claiming, "Friends feel the pair is ready to wed, and this time Eva will have her fairy-tale ending."

But Longoria's rep has been quick to shoot down the wedding rumours, telling GossipCop.com the report is "not true".

Gwyneth Paltrow ‘saved a life’ on 9/11

Gwyneth Paltrow inadvertently saved the life of a woman heading to work in New York's Twin Towers on the fateful morning of 9/11 - the actress almost ran the finance employee over in her car as she dashed across a road.

Lara Lundstrom Clarke was rushing to the subway station to catch her train to downtown Manhattan on September 11, 2001, when she had a close call after stepping into the road without looking.

She recalls, "It was one of those mornings that felt good, you had a little skip in your step... Then all of the sudden, a silver Mercedes SUV came barreling down towards me. I stopped and they (the car) screeched to a halt."

Clarke made eye contact with the driver - and was stunned to see the blonde behind the wheel of the vehicle was Hollywood star Paltrow.

The brief delay caused the then-24 year old to miss her train. She arriving late for work at the World Trade Centre station just moments after the first of two hijacked planes had been flown into the Big Apple landmark by terrorists.

Clarke tells TheMortonReport.com, "At that time I was annoyed at everything that had made me late that day, including Gwyneth Paltrow... (But) if I had made that train I would have been at my desk on the 77th floor of 2 World Trade Center."

She wrote a letter to Paltrow detailing her experience on the morning of the terrorist attacks and the actress' publicist reveals the star was "deeply moved" by the story.