Kareena says no to Nach Baliye 7IJ
Kareena Kapoor has reportedly turned down an offer to judge a forthcoming dance reality TV show Nach Baliye 7, saying she has no plans to venture into television. According to sources from the makers of Nach Baliye, producer Ekta Kapoor is on a lookout for the fourth judge for the show. And she had her eyes on Heroine Kareena. “Kareena's team got back saying that currently she wants to focus on films and she doesn't want to do TV at this point of time in her career,” said a source. Earlier there were also talks that Kapoor was planning to zero in on Vidya Balan to complete a quartet of judges.
We are not mocking religion in the film Dharam Sankat Mein but the people who have made religion a source of business. We have taken care of sentiments of all the religions and groups. No religion or group will be able to accuse it as whatever is shown in the film is correct and factual | Naseeruddin Shah
Filmmaker Homi Adajania says the Hindi adaptation of hit Hollywood film The Fault in Our Stars is still in the scripting stage and he will only finalise the cast when the final draft is ready. It was reported that Deepika Padukone and Varun Dhawan will play the lead roles in the forthcoming project.
Tony-winning director Gene Saks, who helmed many Neil Simon's plays on Broadway, passed away at his home. He was 93. His wife Keren shared that the cause of Saks' death was pneumonia. Saks made his acting debut in Broadway's South Pacific in 1949.
Robert’s appeal for charity
Actor Robert Downey Jr is requesting all his fans to attend the world premiere of Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron and help his charity to donate for children who are suffering from terminal illnesses. The 49-year-old in his latest post on his Facebook page requested his fans to donate to a charity event that is supporting Julia's House, that provides care and support for life-limited children and their families. “Hi folks, here’s the skinny: we’ve raised $1.3 MIllION for kids with terminal diseases. That’s incredible, but I think we can do better. Our goal is to reach $2M to help build a brand spanking new wing for Julia’s House. There’s just ONE WEEK left to enter to win the chance to go to the premiere of Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron with me. Click the pic and ASSEMBlE (sic),” said the Avengers: Age of Ultron.