‘I won’t make a controversial film’
Reacting to reports of a right-wing Hindu organisation expressing displeasure over a scene in his forthcoming film Singham Returns, director Rohit Shetty said he has never shown anything controversial in his films and would continue to do so in future. Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has written to the the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC), citing that the film depicts Hindu saints in a bad light, “which hurts the religious sentiment of the believers of the faith.” The organisation apparently has objected to a dialogue in the film. However, Shetty said, “They have not seen the scene. I know how business is important. I will never do any such thing or make a film that is controversial.”
It's an October 18 wedding for actress-producer Dia Mirza and her softspoken fiance Sahil Sangha. Confirming this, Dia said: “We've finally zeroed in on a date for our wedding. It's October 18.”
The wedding will take place in Delhi and will be attended by the couple's family and close friends only. Dia is likely to later host a lavish reception in Mumbai for her friends from the entertainment industry.
Robert l Drew, an award-winning director and pioneer of the cinema verite genre, is dead. He was 90. Contactmusic.com reports that his family announced that he had died on Wednesday. “He had been declining for some time and it was not completely unexpected,” said his son, Thatcher Drew. The filmmaker had more than 100 films on culture, politics and social issues in his catalogue, spanning over five decades. His vast and varied life experiences informed his creative process. Before entering cinema, he worked as a fighter pilot in WWI, and as an editor and correspondent for a magazine.
If the latest rumours are something to go by, MSM’s soon to go on air GEC Sony Pal is looking at a female Bollywood A-lister to endorse the channel for its launch. According to sources, actress Raveena Tandon is close to being considered to come on board as the official face of the channel.
Bloom and Bieber come to blows
Orlando Bloom and Justin Bieber were reportedly involved in a scuffle at a restaurant in Ibiza. lord of the Rings actor threw a punch at Bieber, who saved himself by ducking. It is not known what sparked the fight, reported TMZ. Bloom, 37, was in Cipriani restaurant when the incident occurred, according to eye-witnesses. Bieber yelled at Bloom before fleeing the place. The argument may have been over Bloom's ex-wife Miranda Kerr, 31 as Bieber, 20, soon posted then deleted a picture of the model in bikini.