Shocking News 'Phantom' banned in Pakistan

A Pakistani court today banned the release of Bollywood movie "Phantom" in the country on a plea filed by JuD chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed against it alleging that the film, set on post-26/11 attacks, contains "filthy propaganda" against him and his outfit.

Lahore High Court judge Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan issued the order to ban the release of the Saif Ali Khan-starrer film in the theaters in Pakistan after hearing the arguments of Saeed's counsel and the government law officer.

Before issuing a short-order on the film, which was scheduled to release on August 28, the judge observed that Indian and other movies are easily available after their release and asked the government what it could do to stop it from being available in the market if a movie is banned.

"If a movie is banned in cinemas what the government could do to stop it from being available in the market in CDs", the judge asked.

In the petition filed in the High Court on August 8, Saeed's advocate A K Dogar alleged that "there is a direct threat to the life of the petitioner (Saeed) and his associates emanating from the content of the trailer of the film."

"It is obvious that dialogues coming out of the lips of the different Indian actors and actresses will poison the minds of Pakistani public and will portray Hafiz Saeed as terrorist even though JuD has not been declared as a proscribed organisation," Dogar said.

Arguing in the court, the government law officer said that since no one had sought No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the government for the release of the movie in Pakistan the petition was "useless" and should be dismissed.

"The petitioner is unnecessarily trying to involve the government," he said.
Based on crime author Hussain Zaidi's novel "Mumbai Avengers", 'Phantom' is set in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and deals with global terrorism.

The Pakistan censor board had yet not cleared the film for screening in the country.

Since the government allowed exhibition of Indian films in Pakistan, the Censor Board has been careful about not allowing screening of Indian films which deal with the subject of Pakistan, terrorism and ISI.

In the past, Saif Ali Khan's 'Agent Vinod' and Salman Khan's 'Ek Tha Tiger' were also banned from being screened in cinema halls in the country although they are freely available on CDs and DVDs in Pakistan. 

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Sunny Leone makes her Dubsmash debut in style : Bollywood Actress

Bollywood actress Sunny Leone is the latest celebrity to join the Dubsmash bandwagon by opting to lip-sync to lines of the adorable animated characters - Minions.

On Saturday, Sunny Leone shared her first Dubsmash video on Twitter and wrote, "My first dubs mash. It will get better lol @DanielWeber99 @911Yusuf"

In her debut Dubsmash video, she can be seen with her husband Daniel Weber and consultant Yusuf Ibrahim.
 The same day, she posted another Dubsmash, but this time, she chose to go all 'gangster' by mouthing lines from Tupac's 'Hit Em Up'. While sharing the video, she tweeted, "Having so much fun finding my inner dub smash ;) haha"Recently, Saif Ali Khan's son Ibrahim made headlines for dubsmashing Shah Rukh Khan's 'Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai'.

On the work front, Sunny Leone-starrer sex comedy 'Mastizaade' has finally been cleared for a theatrical release after some censoring.

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Nargis Fakhri loses almost 4 kgs in a month

Nargis Fakhri eliminated "certain foods that I am allergic to" from her diet and the "Rockstar" fame actress says she has lost a good amount of weight.

"I lost almost four kilos in one month just by eliminating certain foods that I am allergic to out of my diet. And walking 10,000 steps a day! Amazed," Nargis tweeted on Sunday.

The actress has been often tweeting about food.
Nargis had earlier shared about French fries craving and how she overcame it.

"Staying up late nights for shoot makes me so hungry!! Arghhhh help! French fries are calling my name???? Noo stop it! I will not give in to you," she posted on Twitter.

She even wrote about eating "simple healthy food".

"Why do places put like a cup of butter on your vegetables? Why is it so hard to have plain simple healthy food?? steamed boiled that's it," she tweeted. 

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Hold On Sunny Leone Ready To Shock You Again

Sunny Leone-starrer Mastizaade has finally been cleared for a theatrical release after some censoring

Milap Zaveri's 'Mastizaade' starring Sunny Leone, which had been denied a Censor certificate earlier, has now been cleared with an 'adult' tag after the makers agreed to cut a few scenes and dialogues. The adult comedy was supposed to hit the marquee on May 1, but the Censor Board, at its various levels, had rejected it for its risque content.

Milap Zaveri says, "We are happy and excited to get a clearance. We will announce a release date soon. The film is an adult comedy and in anticipation of cuts from the Censor Board, we filmed extra shots. We have chopped some scenes here and there, but they do not affect the film in any way."
'Mastizaade' producer Rangita Nandy refrained from sharing details on the number of cuts effected to obtain certification. "I can only tell you that we have escaped unhurt and the impact of the cuts are not that bad. Though it was not an easy process, we managed to pull it off and had a quiet celebration for it. We are now looking to release the film as soon as possible since it is ready," she adds. 

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Shraddha and Tiger Shroff's rumoured ladylove look alike?

Shraddha Kapoor seems to have a doppelganger in model and aspiring actress Disha Patani.

Patani, who is also rumoured to be Tiger Shroff's girlfriend, resembles Shraddha quite a bit.

Interestingly, Tiger and Disha were to feature in the upcoming film Baaghi, but at the last-minute she was dropped and Shraddha was roped in.

Whatever the reason for Disha's ouster, looks like Tiger will have a co-star that reminds him of his lady love.

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Watch New Movie poster of 'Jazbaa'

After the humongous response that Jazbaa received at Cannes with the unveiling of their first look of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Irrfan Khan, an intriguing message has just shown itself.

The makers of Jazbaa are now releasing the new official poster which has the two global icons together. Much has been spoken about their unsaid chemistry and how the unusual yet electrifyingly power packed duo has won hearts at the shoot.

Jazbaa releases it's poster this evening.

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Kritika Kamra does not like saas-bahu dramas anymore

She has essayed a doctor, been a narrator for a cyber crime show, and is currently seen as a journalist in a TV show. Kritika Kamra says she prefers content-driven projects over "saas-bahu dramas".

"When I'm associated with a show, I want to be a part of something that I would enjoy watching. I can't be a part of something that drags. I don't enjoy the saas-bahu dramas... I don't watch it (and) I'm not that audience," Kritika told IANS on the phone from Mumbai.

She said there is an audience like her that is constantly looking for differentiated content on Indian television.

"And there is such less to choose from," added the actress, who has received a Cyber Celebrity Award for hosting the show "MTV Webbed".

She says she enjoys playing a variety of roles as it helps her to "learn something and get to be a part of a new world, reinvent and be different".
The 26-year-old stressed that her motive is to be in shows which are high on "content", rather than being high on TRPs (Television Rating Points).

"My whole idea is that I want to be a part of the shows that are remembered for the quality of content...and not remembered for the TRPs."

Her ongoing show "Reporters" is soon going to get wrapped up. "It was supposed to be a finite series," she said.

Kritika is "glad" that the show is a finite series because "it comes to a logical conclusion and it doesn't go on for years and leaps happen and (the story gets) dragged."

In "Reporters", Kritika shares screen space with Rajeev Khandelwal.

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Bollywood 'Queen' Kangana says she deserves high remuneration

Actress Kangana Ranaut, who is reportedly Bollywood's highest paid actress as of now, says it's "justified" if she demands high pay.

Rumours that post "Queen" and "Tanu Weds Manu Returns", Kangana has signed a film for Rs.11 crore, have been doing the rounds.

At an event here on Tuesday, where Kangana and her "Katti Batti" co-star Imran Khan were present at a radio station, she was asked about being tagged as the 'highest paid actress'.

To that, Kangana said: "I think the kind of roles or films I do it literally takes a year... so, I think it is justified."

Directed by Nikhil Advani, "Katti Batti" is a romantic comedy and is set to release September 18.

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