Wish You All A Very HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011 !

Every year brings unique happiness with it and fulfills our lives with great happiness. May this year also bring lots and lots of happiness and fantastic moments for you and your family. Bollywood.ac takes this opportunity to wish all you people a very Happy New year. Welcome 2011.
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Shahrukh Khan In Krrish 2 - Breaking News

The stars just keep coming for Rakesh Roshan’s Krrish 2! After roping in Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra, the movie director has now managed to convince none other than Shahrukh Khan to play the role of a villain in the highly anticipated sequel.
According to Mid Day, Rakesh Roshan, who has worked with King Khan in movies like King Uncle and Koyla, wants to recreate his son’s and SRK’s chemistry from movies like Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham and is hoping that the star will soon finalize the plans to join the Krrish cast.
Apart from Priyanka and Hrithik, Rekha will portray Krishna’s grandmother Sonia Mehra and Riya Sen will play the villain’s girlfriend, and it looks like the villain could be Shahrukh! According to the buzz out of B-town, PC will once again play a journalist named Priya. Rumors had it that Deepika Padukone would replace Priyanka in the role of Priya but the actress will come back to the set of Krrish once again.
Krrish was a follow-up to the 2003 movie Koi… Mil Gaya. It told the story of Krishna, a boy with superpowers that he had inherited from his dad. He falls in love with Priya and follows her to Singapore where he tries to keep his identity unknown. The superhero soon goes on a mission to save the world from the wicked Dr. Siddhant who has invented a machine that can see into the future.
After the success of Krrish in 2006, director Rakesh Roshan promised fans that a sequel would come out after he was done shooting Kites with Hrithik. Krrish 2 will reportedly tell the story of Krrish saving the Seven Wonders of the World, but the sequel was put on hold for a long time. Source
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Madhuri Dixit To Play Sonam Kapoor’s Mom ?

If what we hear is true, Madhuri Dixit may soon playing the role of Sonam Kapoor’s mother in Anil Kapoor’s remake of the Hollywood film, Freaky Friday.
The role was previously offered to Shabhana Azmi, Rekha and Kirron Kher who had to turn it down due to date clashes. Since Anil has said that he would like to work with his former leading lady again, he felt that Madhuri suited the role perfectly. Although she likes the script, we are still waiting for confirmation on her part in the film which revolves around a mother and daughter who magically swap roles for a day.
Could this be Madhuri’s comeback from her previous comeback, Aaja Nachle?
Her secretary and previous manager, Rakesh Nath has said, “She has got four-five very good offers. She will definitely do another film soon, but this time we have to be very careful. I’ve worked with other actresses, but Madhuriji is Madhuriji.” However, we do know she is meeting him since she tweeted, “Meeting with Anil Kapoor today. Lets see what happens….”
When asked about his upcoming venture, Anil said, “It’s too early to comment on any of my new projects, but I would love to work with Madhuri in any capacity at any stage.” Source
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Ajay Devgn Is Rated As The Best Box Office Actor Of 2010

Bollywood has seen many ups and downs throughout this year but managed to give some really big movies with huge earnings. Today, some of the actors, directors and producers will be awarded at the ‘ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2010’ for being most profitable this year.
Surprisingly, Ajay Devgan and Katrina Kaif has managed to get the top slot defeating other A-listers. Ajay had total six releases this year including recently released Toonpur Ka Superhero. Apart from Akrosh and the recent release, Ajay’s other four releases were big hit at the Box Office. His other four films include Rajneeti, Golmaal 3, Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai.
This is for the first time, the evaluation is being done on the basis of return on investment. Considering the economic quotient of the movies, the actors are chosen to be on the top spots. As per the ETC research, the Indian viewers paid a total of Rs.282 crore to watch the films of Ajay.
On the other hand, Katrina Kaif became the most profitable heroine as Indian viewers paid a total of Rs.142 crore to watch her movies Rajneeti and the recently released Tees Maar Khan.
Debutant Abhinav Kashyap became the most profitable director for his blockbuster Dabangg, which became the highest grosser of 2010. Audiences paid a total
of more than Rs.140 crore to watch this movie. The same movie made Arbaaz Khan the most successful producer of the year. Source
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Amitabh, Shahrukh & Hrithik - Once More Come On You People

Exactly! Even we were surprised when we heard the buzz… And it was shared by none other than Amitabh Bachchan himself!
In his blog, Big B revealed that Karan Johar – the man who made B-town’s icons Amitabh, SRK and Hrithik Roshan to share screen space in ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’ – is thinking to bring a sequel of the family blockbuster.
Amitabh even went on to share the sequel’s storyline, by writing, “It would be a story on the growth of the brothers and the problems that arise because of their independent understanding and working of the business empire of the father, a split within them and so on.”
Karan had met Sr.Bachchan recently and the director told that the idea about the film’s sequel just struck him out of the blue.
Towards the end the veteran star also asked opinion from his fans and readers about the sequel and what they think about the idea. Source
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Shahrukh & Hrithik To Celebrate New Year In Dubai

Shah Rukh Khan will be welcoming 2011 in Dubai and will be joined by his friends including Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan and his wife, Sussanne and others.
Although Shah Rukh and Gauri’s friend, Arjun Rampal won’t be joining the entourage, Chunky Panday and his family may join the party later.
A source reveals, “The Khans and their friends will ring in the new year at the couple’s palatial home on The Palm in Jumeirah.”
Constructed by Nakheel Properties, The Palm Islands are the world’s largest man-made islands and comprise of the Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira. Located off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf, each island is created in the shape of a palm tree and is topped with a crescent. Other celebrity residents of the island include Brad Pitt, David Beckham and Michael Owen.
Meanwhile, Goa remains a popular destination for other Bollywood stars. Akshay Kumar and his wife, Twinkle Khanna, Sharman Joshi and Prateik Babbar will be among those who will be there. Source
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Akshay Kumar’s Sparkling Surprise For Twinkle’s Birthday

Goa gaiety coupled with jubilation and revved up the spirits of Twinkle Khanna, as she ushered in her 36th birthday (Dec 29). Akshay Kumar threw a grand beach party for his spouse at their bungalow on Anjuna Beach in Goa.
States a close source, “Akshay makes sure that every b’day of Twinkle is special and plans them down to the minutest detail. Although this year he was very busy with the release of “Tees Maar Khan,’ Akshay ensured that the celebrations were on in full force. He called about 30 of Twinkle’s and his closest pals form across the world. Aarav, Dimple and Rinke too were present in the Goa celebrations.”
Adds the source, “It’s a huge get together after so many years and they plan to stay back and bring in the New Year at Goa itself. Akshay had the entire stretch of his bungalow decorated with lamps, flowers and candles. Among Akshay’s friends who were invited were Sajid Khan and Sajid Nadiadwala with his family.”
Years back, Action Kumar had lavished his spouse with a Bentley; in 2009 he gifted her a huge emerald ring studded with diamonds. This year too he’s expected to spring a sparkling surprise. Source
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Why Am I Not Popular Enough ? Asks Anushka Sharma

Anushka Sharma has said she is glad she is known for her talent but has questioned why she gets less hype than other Bollywood actresses. Speaking to the Mumbai Mirror the actress said she does not know why Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor were more famous than her.
“I don’t know. You tell me. Having given three hits back-to-back in three years I wonder why there is not as much hype about me as them,” she said.
Sharma added that she thinks the other leading ladies are less famous for their films than they are for their off-screen activities.
“I am glad that I am known for my talent and not for my clothes or controversies,” she told the paper.
Sharma made her Bollywood debut alongside Shah Rukh Khan in 2008 with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, for which she was nominated for a Filmfare award. Source
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Shahid & Priyanka Plan It Out

Bollywood’s celebrated on-again-off-again couple, Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, is reportedly back together, and what’s more, they are set to ring in the New Year together at an undisclosed location in Chandigarh.
Shahid, who has been shooting for his father’s film Mausam near Chandigarh, will be taking the weekend off to spend time with Priyanka.
Although Priyanka’s spokesperson vehemently denied this, our source insists that the couple is back together. Says he, “Shahid and Priyanka are back together. The couple recently reunited when Karan Johar SMSed them to be a guest couple on his chat show Koffee With Karan.
That’s when they met and sorted out their misunderstandings and problems. After they went on the show as a couple, they realised that they were in fact victims of misunderstandings created by other people.
Now that they are back together, they have decided that they need to spend more time with each other. Subsequently, Priyanka, who declined all New Year eve live performances, decided that she would join Shahid in Chandigarh.”
The source further said, “They will be staying at a resort but no one knows the exact location. And in a way the two owe it to the host of the chat show who unwitting brought them together by offering them an opportunity to iron out their differences.”
The two actors started dating while shooting for Kaminey. We noted that the spark of the on-screen chemistry had hardly dimmed on the show. Take your show on the road, we say. Source
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Katrina Kaif Refuses To Perform On New Year’s Eve

Katrina Kaif has turned down a 3.5 crore offer to perform her item number, ‘Sheila Ki Jawaani’ from Tees Maar Khan. Instead, the actress will be spending time with her family in the UK.
She reportedly said that she prefers enjoying herself instead of entertaining others on December 31. She says it’s like telling the audience, “I have no life.”
Meanwhile, Malaika Arora Khan will be performing her hit number, ‘Munni Badnaam’ from Dabangg which has caused her to postpone her New Year vacation with her family.
Bollyspice recently reported that Priyanka Chopra also refused to perform at a New Year’s party. Source
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Aishwarya Clearifies The Rumours On Her Whiteface

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has given her clarification over the reports of her filing a suit against a magazine. Her spokesperson Imagesmiths has clarified in this letter sent to us by saying –
“We would like to put on record the article printed in Mumbai Mirror dated the 27th of Dec is in fact false  (“Ash might sue for ‘whiteface’”). The statement made therein by the author is self created and bears no representation to our client or the Bachchan family.
Our client Aishwarya Rai Bachchan or the Bachchan family is not in any form of communication with the tabloid Mumbai Mirror and as such the story is an attempt to use their names to make news and a sensational article. We regret the same as such fictitious articles lead to rumour mongering.
We would wish to clarify that Any Statement or Opinion that our client Aishwarya Rai Bachchan needs to give will be given via her spokesperson that is Imagesmiths.”
It all started when a fashion bible carried the picture of Aishwarya Rai with a white bleaching botch-up on her face. Source
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Amitabh Bachchan & Cameron Diaz To Share The Same Platform At IIFA

Next year, Amitabh Bachchan’s much-delayed international collaboration will finally happen, though on an unusual platform. In June 2011, the Big B will be bonding with several big international names including Cameron Diaz who will be part of an American-Hollywood entourage to be invited to participate at the international Bollywood event.
Says a source, “Because this time the IIFA is being held in Toronto many big names from the American movie industry are being invited to attend and Cameron Diaz has already said yes. The IIFA organizers Wizcraft have already spoken to Cameron. Events are being planned to accommodate Mr. Bachchan and Cameron on the same platform for several discussions on the coming together of Bollywood and Hollywood.”
Though the next IIFA awards function is a long way away and the venue (Toronto) will only be officially announced in mid-January, Sabbas Joseph, Director Wizcraft International Entertainment confirms that Toronto is the venue for IIFA 2011.
As for Cameron Diaz’s participation, Sabbas says, “There are several conversations going on. No comments at this point.” Source
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The Year 2010 Was Excellent For The K-Actresses

It can be called a co-incidence of sorts that most of the films that have done well at the ticket window this year star heroines whose names start with the initial K.
Starting with the most experienced Kajol who started the year on a high with the hit MY NAME IS KHAN, where she was paired with her favourite co-star Shah Rukh Khan. She did disappoint a bit with her second and third release, WE ARE FAMILY and TOONPUR KA SUPERRHERO, but her super sensitive act as Mandira in MNIK saved the day for Kajol and her fans.
Then comes the most successful and certainly the numero-uno heroine of Bollywood, Katrina Kaif, who has a super hit in form of RAAJNEETI and her latest release TEES MAAR KHAN too has embarked upon a historic start netting almost 40 crore during the first weekend itself, second only to the biggest DABANGG.
If Katrina is there can Kareena be left far behind? Well, not at all. Kareena Kapoor may have had a bad year with her moth ridden MILENGE MILENGE and WE ARE FAMILY failing at the turnstile but she did recover with the blockbuster GOLMAAL 3 thus ending the year on a high note.
Last but not the least two names that might surprise quite a few, Kangna Ranaut, with her stellar performance in ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAAI and the hugely talented Konkona Sen Sharma with her spontaneously brilliant act in ATITHI TUM KAB JAOGE?
Well, so the K factor works not only for Karan Johar but also for the heroines in Bollywood. Source
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Sunny Deol Is Worried About His Role In ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’

Though his film YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA is making the right noise, but there’s something that is bothering Sunny Deol to the core.
After doing a spate of films with patriotic themes, Sunny Deol is perturbed about the fact that some people have tried to dub him as an actor who just belongs to that kind of genre. The actor is baffled at the way patriotism is perceived by a few in bollywood.
Though in his film YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA, Sunny Deol will return to romance, but the actor cannot stop speaking his heart out. Says he, “There are a few people who have tried to dub me as someone belonging to one flavour of cinema. For them Sunny Deol was all about patriotism and I wonder what is wrong in being patriotic. We should be looking up at this fact rather than looking down.”
With YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA, Sunny Deol will be putting up a different flavour of his personality, something which we haven’t seen in long time from his side. Yes, we mean the return of the romantic. Source
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Vidya Balan Supports The Youth Voice

No One Killed Jessica actress Vidya Balan says she feels glad that today’s youth are not just clear about their opinions but know how to voice them and drive the government to act - as was seen in the Jessica Lall’s murder case.
“I think it’s very interesting that youth are voicing their opinion on issues and willing to participate through blogs, SMSes and even social networking sites. And the media has helped youth a lot in mobilising public opinion. I am glad youth are not armchair activists saying justice should be meted out. Youth of today say, ‘We can be part of the process to make sure justice is given’. It’s wonderful,” Vidya told in an interview.
The 32-year-old has a vivid recollection of youth participation during the over-a-decade-long legal battle following the murder of model Jessica Lall, who was shot dead by Manu Sharma, the son of a Haryana politician in 1999.
“Back then all of us felt very strongly about it. I remember college students were incensed by what had happened. I am talking about the time a little later than 1999… the case was still going…and there was a fervour across the country. Sitting in Mumbai, people were doing signature campaigns and everyone felt involved in some ways. So it’s nice to see youth have force,” she said.
In Rajkumar Gupta’s No One Killed Jessica, releasing on 7th Jan, Vidya will be seen essaying the role of Sabrina Lall, Jessica’s sister who fought day in and day out to get justice for her younger sister. After living the part in the reel, she hopes no one goes through the experience in real life.
“I would not want anyone to go through any legal battle for so long because the legality aside, it is emotionally draining. I do think that the verdict reassured my faith in the judicial system of the country, but, again, as a citizen I wish justice had been meted out earlier than it was,” said Vidya, who has teamed up with Rani Mukerji in the film. Vidya never got a chance to meet Sabrina Lall in person before or during the shooting of the film.
“Rajkumar Gupta was very clear that all I needed to know was the facts of the case. He wanted me to chart out an emotional journey of Sabrina on my own. Also, we didn’t want to misuse her kindness because she was kind enough to go through our script and give her consent to our film. Sabrina’s emotional journey is the core of the film. But, yes, it is a feature film… it is about stirring people’s emotions,” she said.
Does she hope the film will inspire youth to be more vocal?
“I have never thought how inspirational could the film be for viewers. If it happens to inspire, great! But we have not set out to make the film for that purpose. What really inspired us was the spirit of Sabrina… spirit of all those people who played a role in the case,” Vidya added. Source
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Akshay Kumar In Patiala House - First Look

Akshay Kumar’s character in Patiala House, Parghat Singh Kahlon plays a Sikh, an England citizen who is talented and has always dreamt to be a pace bowler.
Parghat’s parents had migrated years back to London. Patiala House directed by Nikhil Advani is about a patriarchal family that has to bow down to the wishes and orders of the head patriarch.
A father-son drama set in London has all three generations living together under one roof.
The film starring Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma , Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia is slated to release on 11th February 2011. Source
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Himesh Reshammiya On Balancing His Music & Acting Careers

He might have become the favourite punching bag for the critics but this has not dampened the acting spirit in Himesh Reshammiya. Not even a bit. Though his last film KAJRAARE was released in a hush hush manner and marked the third flop in a row in his acting career, Himesh believes that it is premature of his critics to write him off at this stage.
Talking about his acting career and the critics take on it, Himesh says, “It is not fair on the critics part to write me off. I have only had three flops whereas there are actors who have given more flops and have still kept on doing films. I should also be given a fair chance to prove myself.”
And how does he plan to balance his acting and music career? Pat comes the reply. Adds Himesh, “I am working on a strategy to establish myself as an actor now. I believe it is only a matter of few good scripts to silence my critics. I am working towards it. As far as my music is concerned, I have been making a new bank of over 200 songs which I will release under my own music label in the coming time. This way I can easily strike balance between acting and music.”
With Himesh not paying heed to critic’s advice, let’s hope he manages to silence them in the coming time. Source
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Is Aamir Khan Trying To Avoid Imran Khan ?

Imran Khan will have to find his own way now. Mamu Aamir has made it clear and taken up a stand. Though, Imran might be going through a little hardship given the fact that his recent releases haven’t paid him any dividends but despite this fact Aamir Khan has decided to let Imran decide his own fate.
Imran, on his part has also maintained that he cannot expect Mamu Aamir to spoon-feed him. Now, for his forthcoming release DELHI BELLY, Aamir has decided to maintain a safe distance from the films promotion.
According to reliable sources, Aamir feels that Imran can do justice to his own career without his help. It must be mentioned that Aamir left no stone unturned when Imran’s debut film JAANE TU YA JAANE NA released. But, now the scenario stands changed. The mentor is now maintaining a safe distance which many feel is a tad harsh approach on his part.
Though Imran had his kitty full of challenges, here’s adding one more to the list. Source
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Saif Ali Khan - The Nawab At The Race Course

The festive season was off to a great start with the race course seeing some exciting races on Sunday. And this Sunday, the top businessmen in the city seemed to be taking a break from their hectic schedules and made sure they were here to watch the races.
Vijay Mallya took time out to bond with his buddies and was seen obliging a small kid who came to ask him for an autograph. Gautam Singhania too was seen chatting with Vivek Jain and Riyad Oomerbhoy. Dr Cyrus Poonawala and Adar Poonawala too dropped in, while Nisha Jamvwal’s bright red dress and hat was a headturner.
The dashing Saif Ali Khan made a late entry but made up for it by cheerfully waving out to the crowd. Also seen having an exciting time at the races were Shamita Singha, Anu Malik, Atul Kasbekar, Pesi Shroff, Divya Thakur and Rodney Barnes. Source
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Asin’s Completely Dedicated Towards Her Work

Guess getting exhausted is pretty much in vogue. One constantly hears about ever-so-busy star females like Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif getting all tired and worked up due to their hectic schedules month after month. Recently one also heard about how Vidya Balan was managing only a couple of hours of sleep for days (or shall we say nights?) at stretch.
Now it seems Asin too hasn’t been spared of this ongoing phenomenon. Says a close friend of the actress, “Asin is extremely tired as her commitments are wrapping up post mid-night. She reaches home by 2:00-2:30 AM, crashes on to her bed and then has to be ready by 8 AM in the morning to report for her shoot. These are really hectic times for her.”
One wonders though what is keeping Asin busy for so long. After all ever since the release of LONDON DREAMS late last year, she hasn’t been seen in any other Hindi film. Also, the only Bollywood film that she is currently working on is READY.
“In fact READY is one of the many things that is keeping her on her toes literally 24X7?, continues Asin’s friend, “Now that release date of READY has been announced for May, the film is making brisk progress to meet the deadline. She recently shot the first song of READY for four days continuously in Film City, Mumbai.”
She continues, “While this schedule used to wrap up by 10PM, Asin had to dub for her advertisements and endorsements as well. This isn’t all as she also has a few events and appearances on hand which means that she is at home for barely 4-5 hours.”
With a recent scientific study proving that ‘beauty sleep’ is not just a term but also a practically reality, how is Asin managing to catch up on her nine winks? “Forget ‘beauty sleep’, right now I would be lucky if I get some ‘plain sleep’ for myself”, Asin brings on a smile here, “But hey, that’s okay, I enjoy my work. All izz well.” Source
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Happy Birthday Salman Khan

Since many years he has captivated us with his effervescent charm, wit, humour and charming personality. One of the few stars who holds a very special (and big) place in the hearts of millions and millions of fans, the one and only Dabangg of Bollywood, Salman Khan celebrates his 45th birthday today.
Join us in wishing Salman bhai a very happy birthday. Source
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A Sequel Of Toonpur Is On The Cards

If you, for once thought that Bollywood is going through the sequel season, you will be surprised with the sudden decision coming from Ajay Devgn. No, the actor isn’t talking about his Golmaal sequel or as you’d call it G4. When we recently interviewed Ajay on his views regarding Toonpur Ka Superhero, he came up with a statement that went, “Yes, if Toonpur Ka Superhero does well at the box office then we might be looking at a sequel or try and be a part of yet another animation film.”
As far as Toonpur is concerned, Devgn quotes, “We are so busy making live action films but whenever we see Hollywood animation films, we are taken by a surprise. However, when our own industry makes it, we don’t. I don’t understand why. Yes, I agree that when Kirit came up to me with the idea, I was hesitant initially because that’s never happened here. But now I can confidently say that you can compare Toonpur with any Hollywood animation film.”
But more than the actor talking about his own film, he is surprised with the kids’ reaction after the first special screening kept for them. Ajay comments, “Kids just love the film. They are laughing and are connecting to it in so many ways. It’s the first time when they are all so glued on to one place and even parents love that fact (laughs). According to the kids, it is the best Indian film they’ve seen.”
An ardent fan of Tom and Jerry cartoons, Ajay got concerned when we asked him whether he actually did get some honest feedback from his own daughter Nysa on Toonpur. He said, “That’s a good question. I haven’t really had a word with Nysa on Toonpur except the fact that she is really eager to show it to her friends. Nysa loves watching cartoons and animation films and recently saw Despicable Me and she loved it. But it’s difficult to predict what a kid likes in an animation film. Their patience level is to be tested a lot. In that way, animation films have a very unpredictable audience. I myself don’t know what I like in an animation film but something gets me attracted to them.”
Whatever you say Mr. Ajay Devgn, I’m sure you know the best and we know too how unpredictable our Box Office is getting with each passing day. But here’s wishing you and your film a good score at the ticket window and looking at your personal Box Office record for 2010, we really don’t have our doubts. Source
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Merry Christmas To All Of You !!

We take this wonderful opportunity to add some more happiness to your celebration. On behalf of the whole team of bollywood.ac , here’s wishing you a MERRY CHRISTMAS !!
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