Twins for Dutt

Actor Sanjay Dutt and wife Maanyata became parents of twins,a boy and a girl,on October 21.

Actor Sanjay Dutt and wife Maanyata became parents of twins,a boy and a girl,on October 21. The babies were delivered at Mumbais Breach Candy Hospital in the afternoon. Mrs Dutt was rushed there early in the morning by Sanjay’s sisters Priya and Namrata. It was a premature delivery. Sanjay,who was in Dubai for professional reasons when Maana gave birth,immediately left for Mumbai when he heard the news. Sanjay has a daughter,Trishala,from his first wife Richa Sharma.

Salman Khan releases Being Human watches

To raise money for his Being Human Foundation,Salman Khan has launched limited edition watches,branded as Being Human Watch.

Salman said,With Being Human watches,the wearer also expresses his or her support for the twin causes of education and healthcare. Being Human watches are about looking good and doing good.

These limited edition watches will be distributed by Mak Luxury Watch Pvt. Ltd. Being Human watch will be sold through various retail outlet stores across India. The range for the watches begins from Rs 7500.

Five nominations for India at APSA

India has received five nominations,including three for Marathi cinema,in the fourth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) to be held in Australia from December 2. Tejaswini Pandit is nominated as the best actress for her performance in Marathi film I Am Sindhutai Sapkal,while Atul Kulkarni stands a chance to win the best performance by an actor award for the Marathi film Natarang.

Also,technicians from Marathi film Vihir (The Well),produced by AB Corp,and Mani Ratnams Raavan have both been nominated for Best Cinematography. Sudhir Palsane is nominated for Vihir,and Santosh Sivan and V. Manikandan for Raavan. Udaan,produced by UTV Motion Pictures,is also among the nominations for the best childrens feature film category.

APSA is an initiative of the Queensland government,Australia,in collaboration with UNESCO and FIAPF International Federation of Film Producers Associations.

Shilpa Shetty wants fair play

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Shilpa Shetty,the co-owner of Rajasthan Royals,has voiced her dissatisfaction and at her teams termination from IPL (Indian Premier League).

She said,As owners of Rajasthan Royals,we do not wish to hurl stones,but we know that we have done nothing wrong. Even if there is some wrong-doings from our side,it should have been treated with a little more fairness,keeping in view our passion for the team as franchises.

She also stated that If you have done any mistake in any business,you have to face the consequences with compensation. Just terminating does not solve the problem. Being the owners of Rajasthan Royals,we are ready to face the consequences if we are in the wrong. But we just cannot be called off like this. Rajasthan Royals was the champion team in the first year of IPL with Shane Warne as the captain.

– With Priyanko Sarkar and Rinky Kumar