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Sharman humbled by praise, success
Actor Sharman Joshi, whose first solo hero film "Ferrari Ki Sawaari" opened to good reviews, is humbled by the praise being showered upon his film by the audiences. "I am feeling too happy. We are very, very thankful to the people for their love. We are very humbled by the love and affection they are showing. Thank you very much," the 33-year-old said here at an event. "In Bombay and in the whole country, every show is earning a huge collection and we are expecting Rs.25 crore in the first week and it's only going to grow bigger and stronger," he added.
I was scared of people hating me: Karanvir Bohra
Actor Karanvir Bohra plays an over-possessive and abusive husband in "Saubhagyavati Bhava" and admits that doing an anti-hero role was a risk. Talking about the apprehension he had before accepting the part in the show, he told IANS: "It wasn't easy. Nobody wants to play an anti-hero. In our society, it's all about being a good boy who people find cute and all.
Not dating Parineeti, says Uday Chopra
Actor Uday Chopra finds rumours of a relationship with Yash Raj Films (YRF) discovery Parineeti Chopra "ridiculous". "Whoa! @ParineetiChopra and I are NOT dating guys...it's kinda ridiculous! And she doesn't call me Sir, though I think she should start," tweeted Uday. Parineeti's Bollywood career kicked off with Yash Raj Films' (YRF) "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl". She followed up its success with "Ishaqzaade". Meanwhile, Uday is looking after the banner's Hollywood wing -- YRF Entertainment, which develops and produces feature films for the US and international market.
TV actor Sachin Parikh prefers negative roles
TV actor Sachin Parikh, who is seen as wife-beater Jagan Mehta in "Kuch Toh Log Kahenge", says he enjoys playing negative characters as they are more challenging, and hopes to move to Bollywood soon. "I always like to do negative roles. Television has very less leverage for an actor to perform at times. Most shows are based on family and have goody-goody roles. But when you get a role which is not done in normal life, it becomes a challenge for an actor and I enjoy that," Sachin told IANS.
Bollywood report card: Small films boost box office
Small is big in Bollywood. In the first five months, small-budget non-commercial films have kept the cash registers ringing and kept filmmakers happy, trade experts say, adding that the icing on the cake has been three biggies that crossed the Rs.100 crore ($22 million) mark. In the second half, all eyes will be on the Khans. A bouquet of non-commercial offerings - "Kahaani", "Vicky Donor" and "Ishaqzaade" - turned into big successes at the ticket window, which also saw biggies "Agneepath", "Housefull 2" and "Rowdy Rathore" doing roaring business.
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