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Mahesh Bhatt: Meera needs medical help
Mahesh Bhatt, who has been pleading with the government to pardon the 80-year-old Pakistani citizen Dr Saiyyad Mohammad Khaleel Chishty, who was convicted of murder after a 19-year-long trial, has no respite from controversies.
Pakistani actress Meera, who made her debut in Hindi films with Nazar -- directed by Mahesh Bhatt's wife Soni Razdan -- fell out with them soon after, and had accused him of slapping her. The filmmaker, of course, denies it.
'At a time when one is trying to obtain a pardon for Dr Chishti, comes this irresponsible allegation by Meera to the Indian press. Meera has alleged that her career in Bollywood has not taken off because of me. She also claims that I slapped her,' Bhatt tweeted.
He suggested that Meera should go for counseling. 'She had said something close to this in the past. I ignored it then. But now I need to say thus far and no further. Meera needs medical help and counseling. I hope this filmy trivia won't obscure the more serious issue of obtaining pardon for the 80 year old Pakistani prisoner Dr Chisty !' he added.
Quite like Bollywood's cross-border drama, isn't it!
Get ready for Gandhi To Hitler
Neha Dhupia announced on twitter that her upcoming film My Friend Hitler has been rechristened.
'The title of our next release has been changed from 'Dear friend Hitler' to now 'Gandhi to hitler'.... From what I was told the controversial word in the previous title was friend... That's why the change! Just in, for the international cut the title still remains 'Dear friend Hitler'.' Neha tweeted.
It appears that the makers of the film can't really make up their minds about the title yet. Neha tweeted later: ''Audience poll time...Getting mixed responses on the titles.. So which one do u guys prefer, 'Dear friend Hitler' or 'Gandhi to Hitler.'
Take your pick.
Players team gears up for some fun in Russia
Bipasha Basu is missing her Singularity crew but she is equally excited about meeting her co-stars for her upcoming film Players.
She tweeted: 'Missing my crew of singularity a lot but looking forward to meeting the Players!@juniorbachchan @sikandarbk @OmiOneKenobe Bobby n Neil!'
Meanwhile, Aftab Shivdasani will be joining her in Murmansk, Russia, for the Players shoot. 'Look forward to cmg frm 35 degrees celcius to -30 degrees celcius! bon voyage,' he tweeted.
Bipasha replied: 'Its is also going to be in Murmansk! Yay!Fun gang of boyz n my fav directors abbas mustan!Its going to be Fun!'
Omi Vaidya chimed in: 'I'm off to Russia 2 continue shooting 4 Abbas Mustan's Playerz. Hope Abhishek, Sonam, Bipasha, Neil, Sikandar & me won't freeze 2 much!'
Amidst all this, Amitabh Bachchan got reflective about films. 'I work in heat, Abhishek works in Arctic conditions in Russia .. movie making was never easy,' he wrote.
Ekta's Shor gets a thumbs-up
'Just watched a SUPERB film...a technical and cinematic victory!!! SHOR is a must watch!! Well done ekta and everyone at BALAJI!!!' he tweeted.
Dostana director Tarun Mansukhani also praised the movie. 'Watched SHOR... Amazing performances by all.. For all those who wanna know about the gritty life of this city.. Catch SHOR this Friday!' he wrote.
I Hate Luv Storys director Punit Malhotra was equally pleased with the film. 'Watched SHOR in the city today!!! Its a really good film... watch it for good performances and an interesting screenplay. Super buzz!!!' he updated.
Bachchan's way of movie-making
Want to make a movie? Amitabh Bachchan tweeted some pointers behind the rapid wrap-up of his latest film Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap.
''Bbuddah' completing rapidly .. lessons learnt .. one nonstop schedule of barely 40 days and strict budget of 10.5 cr !! Music and dance a freedom of the human spirit .. every time you sing or dance an emotion a smile on the face ... such a joy. Satellite sale covers cost of production and more for the film .. theatre and all else profits. Did the same for 'Paa', now 'Bbuddah'. Matching the dance steps of the younger lot today is a nightmare for me ..desperately rehearsing in spare time to not look foolish !!' he tweeted.
Stars pay tribute to Somak Mukherjee
The Shoreys mourned the death of cinematographer Somak Mukherjee, who passed away in an accident a few days ago. Mukherjee had been very close to director Aparna Sen and had worked with her on her latest Bengali film Iti Mrinalini.
Ranvir Shorey and Konkona Sen Sharma tweeted: 'RIP Somak Mukherjee - super talented cinematographer of Iti Mrinalini, Ugly Aur Pagli and others.'