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Salman defeats 150 kg trainer in arm wrestling

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By Subhash K. Jha, March 21, 2011 – 16:35 IST

It looks like all the abstinence from mughlai food, alcohol and other carnal activities is doing Salman Khan a world of good. These days he is in top physical shape, good enough to take on an African-American physical trainer weighing a 150 kgs, for arm-wresting. And defeating him!

The incident that happened in Vishakhapatnam earlier this month (March 6) and has had a snowballing effect on the Telugu film industry.

Apparently, Salman took on the LA trainer for impromptu arm-wrestling in front of a number of prominent members of the Telugu film industry. Known to have very rigid views on self-respect, the denizens of the film industry there have decided to pack off this pricey trainer back to LA.

Sonu Sood who was with Salman that evening verifies the incident. “Yes, Salman challenged the guy who trains Telugu doyen Mahesh Babu’s two sons Vishnu and Manoj and many other big actors from the Telugu industry. We were at a party in Vizag. It was on the Park hotel’s premises. Both Salman and I were trying to have a good time. Many prominent stars from Telugu cinema were also present at the bash. Everyone was talking about this huge bulky 150 kg trainer from LA who was also there. They were all talking about how powerful and invincible he was, and how all the leading men from the Telugu film industry were queuing up to work-out with him.”

That’s when Salman decided to indulge in serious masti.

Says Sonu Sood, “He More >

Saif likes me in bikini, my fans don’t-Kareena Kapoor

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2 years ago
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Kareena’s quandary — To be or not to be sensuous!

Meena Iyer (BOMBAY TIMES; March 4, 2011) Kareena Kapoor is undoubtedly one of the most versatile actresses of the decade gone by. But it is Bebo’s sex appeal that comes up for discussion at regular intervals.

On being asked why even the most recognised actresses crave for titles like sexy and hot, Bebo in her candid style says, “I love being called sexy. But then I’m equally charged about being recognised as a good actress. In my case, I first won notices for my work and then when the size zero phase happened, people started noticing my physical attributes. To me, the important fact is that I have got recognition as an actor. Now being called pretty, sexy, hot, powerful or any such thing is also flattering.”

Ms Sensuous Kapoor, however, has vowed not to wear bikinis on screen anymore. And her reasons for this decision are surprising. One would imagine it is her boyfriend Saif Ali Khan who had put a spoke in the wheel. But Bebo says, “The bikini is a highly overrated garment. For me it has lost its’ novelty. I have worn it twice on screen. In Tashan (2008) and in Kambakkht Ishq (2009). However my fans preferred me in Jab We Met (2007), 3-Idiots (2009) and Golmaal-3 (2010) where I stayed steered clear of exposing. I don’t have the patience to go through the whole regimen that needs to be in place for your body to look bikini-perfect. So I’ve decided that I will not wear a bikini on More >

Peepli Live at Sundance-Co director shares his experience

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3 years ago
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By Mahmood Farooqui (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 01, 2010)

// // // The Sundance ‘thing’ started for us in the shuttle as we travelled from the airport at Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah, to Park City where the festival is mainly held. We were sharing the cab with an Iranian origin investment banker from London who had come to attend the premiere of his Arab-origin, New York-based girlfriend’s first film, The Imperialists are still Alive. Sitting at the front was a sales agent from L.A who was good friends, believe it or not, with Gulshan Grover and had helped produce Deepa Mehta’s Earth: 1947. It was all very international and also very US.

Our first screening of Peepli Live took place at the Egyptian theatre, down Main Street, the only screening venue which is located in the Park City. The quaint theatre hall was completely full and the first public screening of the film and also the premiere, went down much better than we expected. A hall full of Americans seemed to enjoy every nuance of what is a very Indian film. The Q and A afterwards, and this was true of every subsequent screening, had charged up Americans wanting to unravel complex economic issues of rural India.

The festival itself is spread out over several theatres several miles from each other and they are all unconventional venues. The Temple theatre is a Jewish synagogue, the Library is located at a school, The Yarrow is a hotel, Prospector is a lodge while the Eccles, the largest of them all, is More >

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