Pregnant pause

The news of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan being dropped from the Madhur Bhandarkar-directed Heroine because she was pregnant,created a stir.

The news of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan being dropped from the Madhur Bhandarkar-directed Heroine because she was pregnant,created a stir. Some filmmakers have come together to talk about introducing a maternity clause. UTV,which is producing Heroine,has wished her well even as they truly miss this opportunity to work with Aishwarya.

Anushka Sharma detained

Anushka Sharma was detained by the Customs department at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport with undeclared jewellery worth around Rs 45 lakh. The actress was arriving from Toronto by an Air-India flight when she was apprehended by Assistant Commissioner of Customs,Sameer Wankhede. She has claimed that the jewellery is not hers,and that she borrowed them for an awards show, a customs official said. Officials found gold and diamond-studded jewellery worth Rs 35 lakh and watches worth Rs 10 lakh with the actress. Anushka was let off after detailed questioning.

New Zealand PM on the sets

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key visited the sets of Viacom 18s film Players as part of his three-day trip to India. He signed a film co-production agreement that will encourage Indian filmmakers to shoot in New Zealand and also attract tourists. He arrived with an entourage of New Zealand delegates at Film City and was welcomed by the members of the films cast including Abhishek Bachchan and Bipasha Basu. The film has been extensively shot in New Zealand. I have seen a couple of photographs of the Players crew filming in Wellington and Auckland. Bollywood is a great way to showcase our country to Indian audiences, said Key.

Verdict in Neeraj Grover murder case

Three years after TV executive Neeraj Grover was stabbed to death,Maria Susairaj,a Kannada actress,was acquitted of attempt to murder and was held guilty of destroying evidence. Maria and her boyfriend Emile Jerome,a former Navy officer were given rigorous imprisonment of three years and ten years respectively by a Mumbai court. Having already served three years in the prison,Susairaj will most likely walk free. Incidentally,Ram Gopal Varma,who has made a movie,Not A Love Story based on the incident held the first look on the judgement day.

With Onkar Kulkarni