Aamir Khan's directional debut 'Taare Zameen Par', has secured an entry into the Oscars beating exceptional films like 'Jodhaa Akbar', 'A Wednesday', 'Mumbai Meri Jaan', 'Rock On', 'Black And White' and two Marathi films and a Telugu movie. Aamir desires his 'TZP' to reach the top 5 of the nominations, like his previous film 'Lagaan'. Though not sure if 'TZP' would win the award, but would definitely leave a strong impact, he adds. Earlier, Aamir's 'Lagaan' and 'Rang De Basanti' have also been nominated for the Oscars in the past.
COURT ALLOWS 'HARI PUTTAR' RELEASE ON FRIDAY
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The Delhi High Court on Monday gave the green signal for the release of a Bollywood children's film, 'Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors,' which had run into a controversy over allegations that its name was similar to the Warner Bros' 'Harry Potter'. Justice Reva Khetrapal, in an interim order, refused to put curbs on the release of the Indian film on Friday. The court refused to accept the Hollywood production house's plea that the producers of the Indian film had intentionally chosen the title 'Hari Puttar...', which sounds phonetically and structurally similar to popular trademark 'Harry Potter'. The producer of the film, Mirchi Movies Limited, asserted that the film's title wasn't in any way similar to 'Harry Potter' as alleged, because it is based on an original literary work with no resemblance to Potter. It said the title 'Hari Puttar...' is not associated with Harry Potter and in Hindi and Punjabi it means God's son. The movie is scheduled for worldwide release in Hindi and English on coming Friday.
AMITABH, JON BON JOVI TO ROCK TOGETHER
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and Hollywood's rock star Jon Bon Jovi have joined hands to set the stage on fire during their live performance for the cause of Global warming! All eyes will be on Mumbai where the music extravaganza 'Live Earth' will be held in India in December this year. Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and Nobel laureate Rajendra Pachauri will also be there. The concert's proceeds will go to charities including 'Light A Billion Lives', a nonprofit organization headed by Dr R.K. Pachauri, who shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Gore for sounding the alarm on global warming.
SRK ENTERS INTO REAL ESTATE, SHEDS ABS
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Shah Rukh Khan is entering into real estate business by forming 'Shah Rukh Khan Boulevard'. His first pet project is in association with TSA International Investments on signature buildings of Al Dana Island, one of UAE's seven emirates. In this connection, he will attend 'City Scape', to be held from October 6 to 9 in Dubai. Buyers have been officially invited for investments, but sales will begin only after the launch on October 20. Meanwhile, the actor has decided to bid adieu to his much raved about abs and just entertain the audience with his raw sex appeal. He has been advised so by directors Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar as the Khan is to play a leading role in Aditya's 'Rab Ne Bana De Jodi' and Karan's 'My Name Is Khan'. The directors desire the actor to do away with his sexy looks as both the flicks require him to look lean.
SALMAN PLAYS A SIKH IN 'HEROES'
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Now is the turn of Salman Khan to play a Sikh in his forthcoming 'Heroes'. Sallu is quite experimental in terms of looks and has also taken keen interest in his getup for 'Veer'. In 'Tere Naam,' Salman sported a long hairstyle that too was appreciated by his fans. Akshay Kumar did it in 'Singh is Kinng' , so did Sunny Deol. Saif is also doing it.
