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My job ends with film's shooting: Nana Patekar
Actor Nana Patekar doesn't believe in asking people to watch his films as he feels his job ends once he completes the shooting for a project. "My work ends when the shoot is over, the dubbing is over. This is not my work to shout and tell people, 'Please watch my film, it is very good'. If it is good, they will watch, if it's bad then they will not," the 61-year-old told reporters here Wednesday. But given the aggressive marketing and promotion of films, Nana is changing with times, and opening up.
Goa Catholics offended by 'Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal
After protests in Mumbai, the Christian community in Goa is up in arms against Priyadarshan's latest film "Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal". The Goan Catholic Welfare Union (GCWU) has threatened to disallow the screening of the film in the state if "objectionable" scenes in it are not deleted. "If the film is screened in Goa we will protest. We will make sure that it is not shown," GCWU spokesperson Juino de Souza told IANS Wednesday. "If need be we will involve the chief minister and Christian legislators in the Goa assembly," de Souza said.
Catholics protest their portrayal in Bollywood films
Catholic groups Wednesday protested the portrayal in bad light of the clergy and community in Bollywood movies, with specific reference to "Kamaal Dhamaal Malamal" and "Kya Super Kool Hai Hum". In a flash protest, starting from St. Peter's Church in suburban Bandra in northwest Mumbai, over 100 representatives of five groups took out a procession to Indian Motion Picture Producers (IMPPA) and Film Makers Combine (FMC) office a few kilometres away.
Cartoon Network to launch Ben 10 magazine in India
Cartoon Network is set to launch a bi-monthly magazine on popular TV series Ben 10 in India on Sep 30. The Ben 10 series has a huge merchandising franchise, and taking it to the next level, Cartoon Network and Sterling Publishers will launch the first magazine based on it. Priced at Rs.60, it will be a 32-page magazine, aimed at children, who can play games, battle with their friends on alien adventures, solve puzzles, crack codes and read action-packed Ben 10 adventures.
Lata Mangeshkar insecure of my father's success: Rafi's son
Shahid Rafi, son of legendary playback singer Mohammad Rafi, has refuted claims by Lata Mangeshkar that his father had sent her an apology letter to resolve an issue between them. He said that he feels "strongly" about Lata's allegations as his father "has never been involved in a controversy before this". An old feud came back to the limelight when Lata claimed in an interview to a leading daily that she had refused to sing with Rafi and had only agreed when Rafi had sent an apology letter to her. The interview was published Tuesday.
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