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Abhishek dived from a 90 foot cliff, braved snakes while shooting for it

He dived from a 90-ft cliff into water, stood under awaterfall for two hours, braved snakes and leeches in Kerala's forests - Abhishek Bachchan says shooting for 'Raavan' was emotionally and physicallychallenging for him.

The actor revealed that he decided to jump from scary heights despite a no from director Mani Ratnam.

"I did jump. There was a professional diver to train me how to do it," Abhishek, who has teamed up with wifeAishwarya Rai in the movie, told IANS in an interview.

"When we went up there, it was 90 feet or something. So the insurance people said that we can't allow him to do it. You can't put your lead actor's life at risk," he said.

"Mani said no, I am not going to risk my actor jumping off that (cliff). Actually, the current of that river is very intense. There are rocks at the bottom.

"In the meantime, a five-year-old boy came and dived into the water. We were shooting it at Hogenakkal (waterfall on the Cauvery river), where these local kids jump off for money. So five-six people jumped at the end of the day and finally the shot was taken," he said.

"This is the most challenging film I have ever done in my life. I haven't done such a physically and emotionally challenging film in my life. And it's not about going to tough locations or tough scenes. The film drains you and you feel so good when you go home at night because you feel that you have done something. Getting a movie like 'Raavan' is so rare. You don't get such a role today," Abhishek said.

Ratnam's 'Raavan' is said to be a modern interpretation of the epic "Ramayana". It also stars southern superstar Vikram, who plays a cop married to Aishwarya.

The director simultaneously shot 'Raavan' in Tamil and Hindi at various locations, including the Athirapally forests in Kerala, Ooty in Tamil Nadu, Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, Kolkata, and the Malshej Ghats in Maharashtra. The film has lots of action scenes and stunts performed by the actors.

Ratnam completed the film despite health problems.

"Once you work with him, you will be in awe of him because of the talent he brings to the table. The minute he says cut, he turns into a dear friend. He is someone very close to me. I really feel a strong bond with him. But in front of the camera, you don't have to work to give him the respect - it just comes... He is truly just the best," said Abhishek.

It was Ratnam who gave Abhishek his first hit in 'Yuva' and they later worked together in 'Guru'.

Talking about his character, Abhishek said: "Beera is the most fun character I have played. Fun because when we work on a character, we draw an outline and then fill in the blanks. But Beera is so unpredictable that you can get away with everything. Mani said do whatever you have done. Make it a convincing performance.

"I believe if you can look the character, 50 percent of your job done. I think when you get the body language correct, half of your work is done. And if you have understood the body language, your dialogues after that would just come."

Ratnam loves shooting on real locations to extract the best from his actors, said Abhishek.

"On the first day, he puts us under the waterfall for two hours and, trust me, you are in character. Mani loves to shoot at location. You will think, 'where have we come?' The jungles of Kerala, the snakes and leeches... then you realise that he puts you into the situation where in a day or two you start reacting instinctively as your character would react because you are actually facing that.

"You don't need to act that much, you are just reacting naturally. So when you go to locations like that, it brings out the character automatically

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Katrina Kaif is all excited and ready for her very different avatar in her next flick Rajneeti. She will also be seen in another movie that will prove to be very challenging to her.

The actress will be seen playing the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter in her next upcoming movie, Aarakshan. This movie will be directed by the same director of Rajneeti, Prakash Jha.

The director says that this movie is all about job reservations of the backward classes. And it will speak a lot about the difficulties people face to find a decent job in the country.

With Katrina who prepared herself with mavericks related to dynastic politics for her film Rajneeti, she is already looking into information related to job reservations in the country for this new film too.

The entire movie will be set on a college background with students wandering about to find a suitable job. And Amitabh Bachchan will be playing.

The role of the college principal whose character is entirely inspired from his father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

The movie will have Ajay Devagan in the male lead role. Ajay will play the role of being the principal’s favourite student who belongs to a backward class and supports reservation. Ajay is casted along with Big B in two projects this year. One being this movie and the other is an untitled movie by Rajkumar Santoshi.

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Deepika Padukone, who has reportedly rekindled her romance with long-time boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor, has clarified that she is not planning to get married anytime soon.

"I am just 24 and I have a enough time to decide whom and when to get married to. So, whenever that happens, I will let you people know," Deepika told reporters at a press conference in Mumbai today (May 12).

Right now Deepika is excited about walking the red carpet at the ongoing 63rd Cannes International Film Festival for the brand Chivas Regal.

"This is the first time I am going to a festival like this. Initially I was a bit hesitant but now I am looking forward to meet great people from all across the globe," she said.

In the past Aishwarya Rai and Mallika Sherawat earned flak for their bad dressing sense at the Cannes, but Deepika is unperturbed and says she is least bothered about criticism.

She has decided to wear a sari, designed by Rohit Bal, at the red carpet.

"Sari is a very sensual garment and whenever people from other countries discuss about sari, they just say one word - wow!!," said Deepika.

She also admitted that she feels very comfortable in a sari and can drape one in just 30 seconds(

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First Look at Tarsem Singh's Immortals
Cast:
- Henry Cavill as Theseus: Founder and King of Athens
- Freida Pinto as Phaedra: An oracle who joins Theseus on his quest
- Mickey Rourke as King Hyperion
- Kellan Lutz as Poseidon
- Luke Evans as Zeus
- Isabel Lucas as Athena
- Stephen Dorff as Stravos
- John Hurt as Older Zeus
- Robert Mailet as Minotaur
- Corey Sevier as Apollo
- Alan Van Sprang as Draco
- Mercedes Leggett as High Priestess
- Steve Byers as Heracles
- Romano Orzari as Icarus
- Neil Napier as Beast Master

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On a promotional tour for 'Kites' in the US, he watched his debut 'Kaho Na Pyaar Hai'

It was an emotional moment for actor Hrithik Roshan, as he witnessed a screening of his debut movie ‘Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai’ in New York and talked about his decade-long Bollywood journey leading to super stardom.

The 36-year-old, who is on a promotional tour for his upcoming international love story ‘Kites’ in the US, was in New York to present a special screening of his launch vehicle at the BIG Cinemas Manhattan in Midtown East to an audience of competition winners.

Hrithik shared with the audiences anecdotes from his early days as an actor and his overnight rise to stardom after ‘Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai’ in 2000. He also introduced ‘Kites’ where he has teamed up with Mexican actress Barbara Mori.

A love story about an Indian man's affair with a Latin woman and their predicament as they don't understand each other's language, ‘Kites’ is about their thrilling journey filled with precious moments and unexpected betrayal.

Produced by his father Rakesh Roshan and directed by Anurag Basu, ‘Kites’ is being distributed and marketed by Reliance BIG Pictures. The movie premieres today (May 16) at the AMC Empire theatre at Times Square.

"We are pleased to have Hrithik Roshan join us at BIG Cinemas Manhattan, giving us an opportunity to introduce him to our audiences," said Anil Arjun, CEO of Reliance MediaWorks, that operates the BIG Cinemas brand of cinema-chain worldwide, at the event.

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After seeing the bikini-clad images of Sherlyn Chopra on the net, a Playboy photographer took an instant liking to her.

Sherlyn's US agent, a friend of the photographer, asked her if she would be interested in posing for the mag. But the sex siren was confused as doing bikini shots is not the same as posing nude.

Her Indian mentality got in the way. She refused as she thought she might get cold feet on the day of the cover shoot!

Also, after Shilpa Shetty and Bipasha Basu, Sherlyn Chopra will feature in a fitness DVD. A content provider has approached Sherlyn to feature in the fitness DVD. 

The workout regime is being designed by experts to strengthen the body and the mind. Sherlyn is preparing for the DVD by participating in yoga sessions. 

It is the primary reason why she loves getting out of bed early in the morning!

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A tobacco watchdog organisation has asked the health authorities to fine Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn for smoking in public while on the sets of his film Golmaal 3 in Goa.

In a complaint, on Wednesday, to the state tobacco control cell and the union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) general secretary Shekhar Salkar said that Devgn, who was fined once for smoking in public in Chandigarh, deserved more stringent action as he was becoming a habitual offender of the 'no smoking in public' rule.

"This being the second violation by Ajay Devgn, we feel that the punishment given to such type of habitual law breakers is too meagre. In view of this, we strongly feel that the penalty under section 4 of the COPTA (Control of Tobacco Products Act) law for both one who violates the law and one who allows violating the law should be increased," Salkar said.

A local newspaper flashed photographs of Devgn smoking on the sets of Golmaal 3 on Tuesday with the film's director Rohit Shetty standing an arm's length away.

The general secretary of NOTE, which has in the past dragged Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan to court for directly or indirectly promoting smoking, has also said that habitual violators of the COPTA law should be jailed.

"Fine for the first offence should be Rs.500, for the second it should be raised to Rs.5,000 and for the third offence an imprisonment for a period of six months, in addition to a fine of Rs.5,000 should be imposed," Salkar said.

Devgn is the third Bollywood actor to be caught smoking in Goa this month.

Earlier this month, actors Tusshar Kapoor and Arshad Warsi were hauled up by NOTE for smoking during a film shoot in Margao, 35 kms from Panaji, Goa.

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at a hair oil shoot at Mehboob Studio, Bandra, Mumbai, India

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If the latest buzz is to be believed, filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali is planning something really extraordinary these days. Believe it or not, but Bhansali is gearing up to cast top-notch actresses – Aishwarya, Preity and Kareena – together in one of his upcoming projects.
Reports reveal that Bhansali is keen to rope in Ash, Preity and Kareena together in lead roles for his most special venture till date, titled ‘Heera Mandi’, apparently based on the famous red light area in the walled city of Lahore.
It may be recalled that the filmmaker had announced ‘Heera Mandi’ sometime back, but later dumped the idea of making the film. However, now Bhansali is reportedly decided to start working on the project as soon as his much-anticipated film ‘Guzaarish’, starring Hrithik and Aishwarya, is complete.
Grapevine has it that Sanjay initially wanted Madhuri Dixit, Rani Mukherjee and Sonam Kapoor for lead roles. Nevertheless, watching Ash, Preity and Kareena sharing screen space would also be a one of a kind experience. What say!

Shahrukh Khan Ra.One Website Hacked,Latest News,News

The world of cyberspace is fickle and the latest Bollywood celebrity to get a taste of this is none other than Shah Rukh Khan. The actor whose film Ra.One is coming up for release had its official web page www.raonemovie.com hacked into on Thursday.

The breach was not just limited to the official site, in fact any other page be it a fan based page or any that related to Ra.One was similarly hacked. Apparently, the said breach was the handy work of certain Pakistani cyber criminals who stated that they were seeking revenge for a similar cyber attack on the Karachi Press Club website.

The other site that was hacked www.raonemovie.com was defaced with a note saying, "SeeKer was here!!! A news has reched to me that s0me of indian Lamers hack Pak press club. Listen u script Kiddies . Stop hacking Paki sites or u will darely pay..."

The said breach in the internet security was apparently due to the poor programming and servers that run unpatched versions of the operating system, despite this until late evening there was no police complaint filed regarding the attack.

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