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12 NRI PULSE ..... Pulse ..... March 2010 Visits Headquarter It’s Been A Wonderful Ride Priyanka Chopra, who is set to cross the 200,000 mark in Twitter followers, visited the headquarter of the micro-blogging website in San Francisco after being especially invited there. So Far: Priyanka tweeted about her visit to the headquarter where she met It’s a departure in every which way for this Bollywood’s new sensation Ranbir . Pro- Biz Stone, Twitter co-founder. Bollywood actress on the ascendant. She is play- duced by Ronnie Screwvala and directed by “My day was really interesting because I was invited to Twitter ing a deglamorised politician and the has to , it is releasing June 4. headquarter in San Francisco! Had a great time. Thanks Biz and team be perfect too, but Britain born Katrina Kaif says Katrina reportedly had a tough time dub- for the wonderful hospitality,” she posted. her role in “Rajneeti” excites her more because she bing for her last outing, “Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab The 27-year-old, who has been shooting in US for Sajid is now comfortable with the language. Kahani”, because director Raj Kumar Santoshi Nadiadwala’s “”, is going to cross the 200,000 mark as Katrina, who has delivered a string of hits was very particular about her Hindi. far as her followers on Twitter are concerned. At present, she leads the playing the urban hip young woman, gets a The 25-year-old, who was initially dubbed Bollywood bandwagon on the site with 196,903 followers and has left makeover in Prakash Jha’s “Rajneeti”. by professional artists and still faces stars like Shah Rukh , , , Dressed in cotton and speaking flak for her pronounced British ac- far behind. chaste Hindi, this is a challenging role INTERVIEW cent despite a successful Bollywood “Priyanka was in the US for her movie shoot. She had to drop by that she’s looking forward to. But the career, isn’t worried about her Hindi at a studio for the NDTV Indian of the Year programme and there she Hindi is passe now for the actress, accent. In fact, she is thrilled with met the Twitter team. She was invited to the headquarter office in San Francisco since she is so popular whose accented Hindi meant that her many early the way her career has shaped up. among the Bollywood celebs on Twitter,” a source close to the actress told IANS. films had to be dubbed. “It’s been a wonderful ride so far and I’ve “I am excited about the part (in ‘Rajneeti’), had wonderful support from a lot of people. I Still Love My Action Hero Image: Ajay but I am not very excited about speaking Hindi The audience has been very supportive and I Bollywood star might not have featured in any full- hope that I keep getting the op- fledged off late, but the says he still loves his action portunity and the good work and hero image he was known for. as long as that’s there, I am “I’m doing every kind of film and there has not been any effort happy,” she said. for an image change. In fact, I still love my action hero image. But at Apart for her Hindi in the same time, I’m lucky that I got the opportunity to do films of “Rajneeti”, the actress has also different genres and people liked me in them,” Ajay told reporters been in the news for watching here. actress ’s videos Ajay has been part of action flicks like “Phool Aur Kante”, to prepare for a dance number in “Vijaypath”, “Haqeeqat” and “” among others. ’s directorial venture The actor was in the capital for the promotion of his upcoming “Tees Maar Khan”. venture “Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?”, slated to release Friday. “No, I haven’t gone through The comedy revolves around the story of Puneet (Ajay Devgn) and Munmun (Konkona Sen them (the videos) yet... We have a Sharma), a happily married couple living in . Their life takes a turn when a distant relative very high energy, fun Indian song Chachaji () turns up unannounced at their doorstep from a far-off village. which is kind of an item song and it has some kind of resemblance to the kind of songs that Madhuri was fa- Addicted To Shopping mous for but that’s kind of where it Lara Dutta, who features on the cover of the March issue of Vogue stops,” said Katrina who has once magazine, would stop at nothing when it comes to \”shopping\”. The again teamed up with Akshay beauty queen-turned-actress is described as a \”compulsive shopaholic\” because I spoke Hindi in my last 10 films. It’s a Kumar in the film. by friends, and says she needs therapy for her splurging. great role and a great film and I certainly hope “Farah is unique as a director and what she gives “I need therapy when it comes to shopping. I have no rules. My friends call people enjoy it,” Katrina told IANS over the phone in her sense of glamour and presentation is something me a compulsive shopaholic and joke that I can find arm loads to buy even at the from . which I am very excited to be part of and I hope that paanwalla,” Lara said in an interview to Vogue ’s March issue. “Rajneeti” is Katrina’s first we make a great film,” she added. The 31-year-old also claims her closet is a testament to her love for shop- and she says she wants to keep her options open Expected to release Dec 24, “Tees Maar Khan” ping that boasts of a Chanel tweed jacket that she bought at 17, a little black dress by not restricting herself to any particular genre. also stars . from Azzedine Alaýÿa in Paris at 19 and a Cartier Love bracelet. “If it’s a good film and I enjoy it and I think Asked about her reported projects like the “It was the most expensive thing I could buy at that time and I still the audience will enjoy it then I will do it,” said the Hindi version of “The Italian Job” and “Dostana wear it,” she said. actress, who has given the most hits in last two 2”, she said: “At the moment, I am working on Asked about her most recent buys, she promptly replied: “A fabu- years, including romantic comedies “Namastey ‘Rajneeti’ and Farah Khan’s ‘Tees Maar Khan’... lous black leather pencil skirt from Pinko, fringed boots from Jimmy ”, “Partner” and “”. Anything else is yet to be announced.” Choo in London, and aviators from Tom Ford.” In “Rajneeti”, she will be seen rubbing shoul- The actress has been recently roped in by “My fashion obsession is shoes, shoes and shoes... I am a total ders with veterans like and as the face of their new variant - Purple heels girl, but recently I’ve been trying to wear more flats,” she said. Her shoe fetish started with a pair along with talented Ajay Lotus & Cream - a soap with claimed anti-ageing of black Manolo Blahnik pumps that she treated herself with after her big win at the Devgn, Manoj Bajpai, and properties. 2000 pageant. , Claim Top Honors At 55th Awards Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and stage chemistry was much ap- award for the best male playback Among the other highlights of the evening Vidya Balan were cited as best actor and best ac- preciated by the Bollywood singer for the song “masakali” was a tribute to legendary pop singer Michael tress respectively at the star-studded 55th Filmfare stars present at the ceremony from the movie “ 6”, while Jackson by Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor, who Awards ceremony here late Saturday. at the Yash Raj Studios. the female playback singer charmed the audience with his perfect dance moves. Bachchan won the award for his role in “Paa”, “3 Idiots” was declared honours were shared by Kavita while Vidya Balan claimed the trophy for her role the best film, while Rajkumar Seth and Bhardwaj. in the same movie. As Bachchan was not present Hirani claimed the best direc- While Kavita was awarded in the ceremony, Vidya Balan took the award on tor award for the movie. for the song “Ik ” from the FREE his behalf. A.R. Rahman won the movie “”, Rekha Hosting the gala night were Bollywood ac- best music director for “Delhi won the trophy for the song CLASSIFIEDS tors and , whose 6”. “Genda phool” from the movie one liners had the audience in splits. Their on- won the “Delhi 6”. VISIT WWW.NRIPULSE.COM