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TV actress Rucha Gujrati physically and mentally abused

Television actress Rucha Gujrati aka ‘Kiya’ of popular soap ‘Saas Bina Susural’ was physically and mentally harassed by her husband Mitul Sanghvi. Rucha got married to chemical engineer Mitul Sanghvi in 2010. She lodged a complaint against her husband at the Juhu police station.
 Rucha’s marriage hit the rock few months after her marriage. She was physically and mentally abused by her husband and in-laws.
 Says the source, "Problems cropped up soon after Rucha tied the knot on October 24, 2010 with Mitul, who is from a very affluent family. Mitul is completely under his parents' hold and shares everything with them, including the couple's bedroom conversations. The torture began on their honeymoon. Mitul woke Rucha up at 6 am and asked her why she didn't share the honeymoon expenses with him. He grabbed her by the hands and flung her onto the bed. She was shocked! No sooner had they returned that his parents started meddling in their affairs too. She was asked by her husband to follow whatever her father-in-law asked her to do."
 Rucha’s in-laws are said to be not happy with her profession. They put on many restrictions on her. "At one point, they took away her set of house keys and warned that they'd never allow her in if she stepped out. They even deprived her of meals and asked her to foot the bills for her expenses and fend for herself. Rucha has been bearing her own expenses for the past two years. She isn't working currently, which has already made a dent in her savings. Her financial condition isn't very good."
 Forgetting the past, Rucha tried to mend the differences with her husband but she and her father was ill-treated by Mitul. "He refused to open the door for her, and that's when her father landed up at his house. An infuriated Mitul opened the door, grabbed her father by the collar and started hitting him. He then directed his anger at Rucha, pulled her by her hair and slapped her, leaving a deep cut on her lips."
 Both Rucha and her mother-in-law called the police separately, “When Rucha pleaded with them to book her in-laws for mental and physical abuse, the cops instead apologised to her inlaws and left! She had kept quiet all this while hoping things would change. Now, she has called her sister to stay with her as she fears her in-laws will harm her. She doesn't mind giving the marriage a second chance, but her husband and in-laws need to treat her with respect," adds the friend.
 Rucha confirms that there is trouble in her marriage, "I would not like to divulge the details. All I can say is that I want justice."

Ranbir, Vidya bag IIFA best actors award

Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan bagged the best actors’ award at the IIFA. Ranbir walked away with the honor for his fabulous performance in ‘Rockstar’ while Vidya grabbed the award for ‘The Dirty Picture’.
 Ranbir and Vidya bagged the best actors award in all the award shows held this year. Zoya Akhtar received the best film and best director award for her film, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’. Parineeti Chopra won the IIFA for 'Best Female Debut' for 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'. Veteran actress Rekha and filmmaker Ramesh Sippy are honored with 'Lifetime Achievement' trophy.
 The evening saw some scintillating performances from stars of every generation. The most rocking performance of the award night was of the father-son duo, Rishi and Ranbir Kapoor. Ranbir Kapoor made a grand entry with guitar on hand and grooved on ‘Saada haq’ from his hit film ‘Rockstar’. He donned tapori hat and danced to the tune of Chillar Party.
 Rishi entered the stage saying his famous line from the film ‘Karz" – “Kya tumne kabhi kisi se pyaar kiya” - and soon the audience joined him in completing the line saying.... “kiyaa...”, before he kick started his performance.
 Both the father and the son grooved together on popular number ‘Paisa yeh paisa’ from the film ‘Karz’.

Raja Chaudhary desperate to marry Veena Malik

Pakistani starlet Veena Malik’s marriage dream through the popular reality show, Swayamvar-Veena Ki Shaadi’ might be shattered but the actress has got a new fan in TV actor and Shweta Tiwari’s ex-husband Raja Chaudhary who is desperate to marry her. Raj is so much impressed with Veena that he expressed his desire to marry the actress.
 Raja met Veena during the music release of ‘Daal Mein Kuch Kala Hai’ and he was totally taken aback by Veena’s fantasy. His liking for Veena crossed all the barriers and he even called Veena with a new name, ‘Raja Malik’.
 Raja Chaudhary hit the headlines quite a often for physically and mentally abusing his wife Shweta. The TV actress filed several cases of harassment against Raja. He also dated struggling actor Shraddha Sharma and even accused of harassing her physically. Later Sharddha filed a case against the Raja at the Oshiwara police station. Shweta has also a daughter from Raja's side. Her daughter is under her custody.
 Shweta Tiwari also filed case against Raja for physically harming her boyfriend Abhinav Kohli. Veena Malik has also her side of story. She dated Ashmit Patel during her stay at the Bigg Boss house. Their romance continued off the show also but the duo eventually moved apart from some unknown reasons.

'Rowdy Rathore' enters 100 crore marks

After ‘Agneepath’ and ‘Bodyguard’, Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha starrer and Prabhudeva directed film ‘Rowdy Rathore’ joins the 100 crore club. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted about the box-office report of the movie.
 "Rowdy crosses 100 crore mark. Shanghai is below the mark," Adarsh said. "RowdyRathore collected Rs 22 crore nett in weekend 2, taking the total to Rs 101.5 cr nett. Breakup:- Fri 5.1 cr, Sat 6.4 cr, Sun 10.5 cr +. Rowdy Rathore has crossed Rs 100 cr nett mark at the end of Weekend 2. Has performed exceptionally well at single screens as well as multiplexes," he said.
 Made on a budget of 48 crores, ‘Rowdy Rathore’ had a massive opening. The film made a total Rs 15.10 crore on the opening day. The number went higher and higher.  It was Akshay Kumar’s first ever grand opening in the long tenure of his filmy career.
 Adarsh had earlier said "Rowdy Rathore collects Rs 79.52 cr nett in 1st Week, Outstanding. Rowdy Rathore smashed previous records in many circuits. Has performed exceptionally well at single screens and plexes...Fri 15.1 cr, Sat 14.7 cr, Sun 18.5 cr, Mon 9.5 cr, Tue 8.12 cr, Wed 7.1 cr, Thu 6.5 cr. Total: Rs 79.52 cr nett . Fabulous!"
 'Rowdy Rathore' is a remake of Telugu film 'Vikramarkudu'. This is Sonakshi Sinha’s second big Bollywood blockbuster after ‘Dabangg’. The film was highly liked by the audience and appreciated by the critics.

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‘Shanghai’: Movie Review (2012)

Movie Review (2012)
 Film: “Shanghai”
Cast: Prosenjeet Chatterjee, Abhay Deol, Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Supriya Pathak and Farooque Shaikh
Director: Dibakar Banerjee
Rating:  3.5/5

Watching “Shanghai” is revisiting your daily local newspaper, full of scams, conspiracies and crime stories. In short, the film is a slice of today’s India.
Adapted from “Z”, a 1966 novel by Vassilis Vassilikos, Dibakar Banerjeer brilliantly exposes the reality behind the irony of India Shining.
The scenes are verbatim daily newspaper briefs.
Set in present day nondescript shanty called Bharatnagar, it sees Dr. Ahmedi (Prosenjeet Chatterjee), a US-based professor and activist, visiting Bharatnagar to enlighten its inhabitants about ‘pragati’ (progress).
He opposes the transformation of the shanty town into a zany township, a la Shanghai. But he is murdered by the opposition who try to pass off his death as an accident.
After that the story moves ahead with Shalini Sahay (Kalki Koechlin), Ahmedi’s besotted student and daughter of an ex-army general who is involved in a scam, IAS Officer T.A. Krishnan (Abhay Deol), videographer Joginder Parmar (Emraan Hashmi), Ahmedia’s wife Aruna (Tillotama Shome), chief minister (Supriya Patak) and her PA (Farooque Sheikh).
While the film grips you, it’s the system that gets to you.
“Why did you do commit the murder, when you knew it is wrong,” Shalini asks the murderer.
Another dialogue – “Jeene se haraam lagta hai. Par marne se darr bhi lagta hai…” clearly shows the hunger for survival. It’s a sorry state of affairs, where the common denominator is the victim.
There is a simplistic nature to the narrative and archetype.
The performance of every character is realistic and matter-of-fact. Emraan impresses with his rustic portrayal, quite different from his usual flamboyant characters. Abhay Deol, as the IAS Officer, bowls over the audience with his grit and, of course, unmistakable Tamil accent. Kalki slips effortlessly into the character, yet again, revealing her versatility.
However, what you take home is not the memories of a character well-performed, but the story.
The film is frighteningly true.
The strength of “Shanghai” is its tight screenplay by Urmi Juvekar and Dibakar Banerjee and the meticulous details leave no scope for arguments.
What adds to the flavour is excellent cinematography by Nikos Andritsakis and the marvellous use of sound, both ambient and otherwise, to build up the tension in the political drama.
The controversial song “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and the item number “Imported Kamariyaa” are well-picturised and the latter is on the way to become the next favourite numbers at all ‘basti’ celebrations.
Despite its simplistic and down-to-earth locations, “Shanghai” has a nice hard-boiled vibe and a sense of semi-exotic danger. Definitely gives you a lot to ponder about.
Don’t miss this one.

‘Love Wrinkle-free’: Movie Review (2012)

Movie Review (2012)
 Film: “Love, Wrinkle Free”
Cast: Ash Chandler, Shernaz Patel, Seema Rahmani, Ashwin Mushran
Director: Sandeep Mohan
Rating:  3/5

Every year only a handful of English films are made in India, fewer still finding a release. The marriage of English and cinema is one that has sadly not happened in the country.
Hence, to see a film made in English that retains local Indian flavours despite a few flaws, is a sheer delight. “Love, Wrinkle-free” is that tangy little Indian English comedy which has few parallels in the country.
Middle-aged Savio (Ash Chandler) with an adopted teenage daughter and a seven-year-older henpecking wife Annie (Shernaz Patel), is going through troubles in his job. The couple discover that despite her age, and inspite of many failed attempts, Annie is pregnant.
Savio, meanwhile, falls for a suave businessman Rajiv (Theron D’souza), who raises money to invest in his business.
As things start falling apart, Savio finds himself falling for Rajiv’s girlfriend Natalie (Seema Rahmani) even as Rajiv goes absconding with his money. Things, it seems, can’t go worse. But they do.
There are many things that work for this little indie Indian-English comedy. Most of all are the actors.
Ash Chandler is likeable as the perennially confused, hassled and typical Goan man Savio. However, it is Shernaz Patel as his wife who excels in the film and holds it together.
As director Sandeep Mohan digs deep into Goan culture, he finds many of their idiosyncrasies that make for funny screen time. The writing is also funny with some really witty lines.
A film set in Goa cannot be devoid of music. And this one has its decent share with some foot-tapping numbers and some hilarious songs like the one called “Kha Momo (eat momos)”. Its silly, irreverent lyrics go on and on in all seriousness.
Despite many elements that come together, especially the wit and humour that sparkle in bits, the main flaw of the film lies in the end that seems rushed up as many things are left unexplained. Many opportunities to play up the humour at the climax are missed.
The stereotype of low-budget indie film is that they are supposed to be serious. It is hence refreshing to see one that isn’t.
Of course, you can’t expect a masterpiece with this one, but why should you? Just because it is an indie film does not mean it has to be boring, oblong and serious to boot.
Go expecting a film that is fun, has a few laughs and a lot of giggles. Expect a spicy Goan fish curry and you won’t be disappointed. If you ever had the inclination to support a small but well made indie film, this one you must not miss.

June 29 fixed for Esha-Bharat wedding!

Hema Malini and Dharmendra’s daughter Esha Deol, engaged to Bharat Takhtani, is said to wed on June 29 at a temple.
Bharat Takhtani is a Bandra-based businessman whom Esha has been dating for quite some time.
Mommy Hema said, “We are very happy and excited. The preparations have started. The wedding will take place on June 29 at a temple. We wanted to have the wedding in a temple.”
It is heard that the couple have decided to keep the wedding a private affair, with only near and dear ones attending the ceremony. However, The reception will be grand, at a suburban five star hotel on 30 of June.
“The reception will take place on June 30 at a five star hotel. We just want best wishes and love from everyone,” Hema further added.