Farhan supports India’s Daughter
After Javed Akhtar voiced his strong opinion in favour of India's Daughter, his son Farhan Akhtar has come forward to support the documentary, saying filmmaker leslee Udwin's intent is not to defame India. Farhan watched the documentary at its premiere in the US. “Watched #IndiasDaughter last night at the US premiere in NYC. Raises some serious questions about the concept of masculinity...The filmmaker's intent is clear. It is not to defame India but use an event that reverberated around the globe as the basis for her study... (sic),” Farhan posted on Twitter.
My relation with my country is deep and that will never fade away. I will not leave my country. If at all I like the subject of a Hollywood film, I will do it. But emotionally I am very rooted. The creative material has to excite me|Aamir khan
Fashion designer Masaba Gupta got engaged to producer Madhu Mantena. “Kal hamaari sagai thi. Aaj hum khush hain. Aur 7 din mein hamaara show hai! Thank you for the love, now back to wrk (sic),” Masaba, who is widely known for her quirky designs and colourful prints, posted on Twitter.
Actor Johnny Depp has injured his hand while shooting for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales in Australia and will be flying to the US for surgery. According to sources, production on the fifth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, is not expected to be overly impacted by Depp's injury.
Clooney to visit a sandwich shop
George Clooney will visit a sandwich shop set up by the Social Bite charity to employ homeless people in Edinburgh and other Scottish cities. The 53-year-old star is set to travel to support Social Bite, which was founded in 2012 to employ local homeless people, after being invited by owners Josh littlejohn and Alice Thompson to witness its charitable work. “George will be at one of our social enterprise sandwich shops in Edinburgh and will meet the staff from homeless backgrounds and sample the food. We might even name a sandwich after him,” a source was quoted as saying. Clooney will also dine with nine members of the public during his trip. He may even help the team of staff.