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Anna Hazare deserves more support than cricket team: Aamir Khan

Film star Aamir Khan Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to pay "heed to the voice of Anna Hazare", who has started a fast against corruption. 

"I am merely one of many who fully support Hazare, and have come to appreciate that this upright 72-year-old man is willing to sacrifice his life in the fight against corruption," wrote Aamir Khan, in his letter dated April 6, to the prime minister. 

He said that his decision to support the campaign came after studying and comparing the drafts of the Lok Pal bill of the government, as well as that of the civil society. 

"I would like to humbly submit to you that based on all the material that I have read, what Hazare is saying makes a lot of sense to me," the actor wrote. 

Khan described himself as "one of over billion citizens of this country who is affected by and most concerned about corruption". 

"The last few months has witnessed some shocking exposes. In fact, our society has been plagued by this sickness over the last many decades. I am one of the many who feel that strong steps need to be taken as corrective measures," he said.




The wildly popular Hindi film actor said while the prime minister may know more about the issue, he had "absolutely no doubt that a man of your level of integrity will take all the strongest corrective measures needed to cleanse our society of this sickness".

"It is therefore with greater hope and all humility that I request you to pay heed to the voice of Anna Hazare," said Khan, pointing out that the nation was "slowly, but surely" collecting around the veteran social activist.

The actor also wrote to Hazare, giving his support to the cause.

"You are an inspiration to the youth of this country and my prayers are with you," he said.

"Like the country has supported the Indian cricket team in their struggle to win the World Cup, I hope and pray that your struggle, which infinitely more important and affects each and every one of us, will get an even greater support," added Aamir.
source: www.santabanta.com

I'm not a rocket that'd be launched repeatedly: Shraddha Kapoor

Shakti Kapoor's daughter Shraddha, who made her debut with "Teen Patti", has bagged lead role in "Luv Ka The End" and says she takes it as another opportunity to prove her mettle.

"I didn't consider my first film as my launch pad. People exaggerated that a star kid is being launched. I am not a rocket that I would be launched repeatedly. Honestly, in my first film, I got an opportunity to show that I can act and this is second one, " Shraddha told in an interview.

Y-films is launching a new face Taaha Shah opposite Shraddha in "Luv ka The End", which is slated to release May 6. 

There was no dearth of big names in the cast of director Leena Yadav's "Teen Patti" - from Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan to Hollywood veteran Ben Kingsley were present in it, but they couldn't turn the movie into a profitable box office venture.

"I met people who had never heard of 'Teen Patti'. It hurts. I was really low when it didn't do well. First film really matters. If first film doesn't work, it's very difficult to get your second film, " said Shraddha. 

"In fact, after 'Teen Patti', I auditioned for another film and I was finalised for it. But then someone else was taken for that part. I cried a lot, " she added. 

Shraddha left no stones unturned to fair through the audition of "Luv ka The End". 

"Luckily, I have got an opportunity to work in the film. I thought either you cry or do something about it. When I got a call for the audition, I made sure that anyhow I have to get it. So I worked very hard, I worked harder than I expected myself to do, " said Shraddha.

Y-Films, a youth films studio of Yash Raj Films, will give opportunities to fresh crop of directors and actors. It is ready with three films - "Luv Ka The End" and "Virus Diwan" - both directed by Bumpy and "Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge", which is directed by Nupur Asthana.
source: www.santabanta.com

Would Bollywood hotties fast in support of Anna Hazare?

Most of B-Town supports activist Anna Hazare's act against corruption and are prepared to forego food for a day

FAST FACT

Veteran social activist Anna Hazare is on a fast-unto-death against corruption at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The 72-year-old activist is on a hunger strike demanding the government to draft a new Lokpal Bill, which will give more powers to the ombudsman to check corruption.

We might be notorious for being on the list of "most corrupt" countries in the world, but a resurgent India is changing its ways. 

Realising this, B-Town actors and directors have pledged support to a cause being fought for by social activist Anna Hazare. Some even go as far as saying they would support him by fasting for a day. We check in and record their words for posterity...

Sonam Kapoor
WHY IS ANNA HAZARE FASTING? Anna Hazare is fasting to make the anti-corruption or Lokpal bill more stringent. 

DO YOU SUPPORT HIM? I do support his act of fasting as it's the best way of quietly making a point and putting it across. What he is doing is fantastic. 

WOULD YOU FAST? If it was required and if I had to and to make a point: yes, I would fast. But I can't right now, as I have just been discharged from the hospital and am still very weak.

Ram Gopal Varma
WHY IS ANNA HAZARE FASTING? I don't know who Anna Hazare is as generally I don't keep track of anyone, save for film people and gangsters. I don't know why Anna Hazare is fasting or for that matter what anyone else in the world is doing because I am busy in my work.

DO YOU SUPPORT HIM? No.

WOULD YOU FAST? I won't fast for anybody except to control my diet.

Karan Johar
WHY IS ANNA HAZARE FASTING? The Anna Hazare movement to get the Lokpal Bill passed is the most important wake-up call that the nation has to answer.

DO YOU SUPPORT HIM? I am in complete support. I'm proud of my nation that is screaming for justice in unison.

WOULD YOU FAST? No reply.

Ranbir Kapoor
WHY IS ANNA HAZARE FASTING? I believe that it is a positive step towards eradicating corruption.

DO YOU SUPPORT HIM? I support the cause Anna Hazare is fighting. I will be wearing a black band on my wrist tomorrow to prove my solidarity and support.

WOULD YOU FAST FOR A DAY? I am working non-stop right now, so I do not think it will be possible to fast for an entire day. However on my next day off, I will do so 100 per cent.

Farah Khan
WHY IS ANNA HAZARE FASTING? Anna Hazare is fasting to get the Lokpal Bill passed which will check corruption in the government.

DO YOU SUPPORT HIM? Yes. I guess fasting is the most non-violent way to get attention to this issue.

WOULD YOU FAST? Yes, if my fasting will help, it's a small price for an un-corrupt India.

Shilpa Shetty
WHY IS ANNA HAZARE FASTING? To have the Lokpal Bill passed with strict alterations against corrupt politicians.

DO YOU SUPPORT HIM? Yes, I do. Completely. If standing up for him will be an improvement I encourage every Indian citizen though I am apolitical.

WOULD YOU FAST? I can't even fast for Karva Chauth. So, no. I can't.

Abhay Deol
WHY IS ANNA HAZARE FASTING? To get the Lokpal Bill passed.

DO YOU SUPPORT HIM? Of course I support Anna!

WOULD YOU FAST? One day to show my support is nothing! I will fast for two days...

Anurag Kashyap
WHY IS ANNA HAZARE FASTING? I know he is fasting to get the Lokpal Bill passed, the one that gives more power to the man in charge. And his selection process and his department should be independent of any political intervention like the Election Commission. Also, to fast-track such cases.

DO YOU SUPPORT HIM? I completely support him.

WOULD YOU FAST? Yes. I would fast for a day, if need be. 

Minissha Lamba
WHY IS ANNA HAZARE FASTING? What Anna Hazare is doing is fighting India's new freedom struggle.

DO YOU SUPPORT HIM? Yes.

WOULD YOU FAST? Fasting for a day is a very small price to pay.

Rakhi Sawant
WHY IS ANNA HAZARE FASTING? It's a hunger strike. What he's doing for the country is remarkable.

DO YOU SUPPORT HIM? Yes, I don't know where Jantar Mantar is. But I would personally want to go and join Anna Hazare. I am even ready to go press his feet and make him feel better.

WOULD YOU FAST? No reply.

Riya Sen
WHY IS ANNA HAZARE FASTING? To get the Lokpal Bill passed.

DO YOU SUPPORT HIM? Though I believe that hunger strikes may create awareness among the masses, they may not tackle the root of the issue. But I am with him in his pledge for a corruption-free India.

WOULD YOU FAST? No reply.

Tweet talk

Farhan Akhtar
"I support Anna Hazare. Our country has suffered from corruption for too long... NOW is the time we get together and do something about it."

Shahid Kapoor
"You have our RESPECT Anna Hazare! And our support!"

Ranvir Shorey
"Anna Hazare's crusade is a litmus test to see if India has any grit left... Or have we become a country of corrupt schmoozers."
Shekhar Kapur
Overheard in Parliament "Don't worry, people have short memories, and their attention will now be only on IPL and not on Anna Hazare"

Sonakshi Sinha
"Usually ONE person that makes a difference. Mahatma Gandhi, Dalai Lama, Abe Lincoln, Mother Teresa. Kudos Anna Hazare. We're with you."

Ameesha Patel
"Hats off to Anna Hazare. It takes grit and determination to constantly push to clear a corrupt country."

These folks didn't respond

Kareena Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor
Katrina Kaif
Priyanka Chopra
Deepika Padukone
Lara Dutta
Kangna Ranaut
Shah Rukh Khan
Saif Ali Khan
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Being sexy isn't a taboo and I'm good at it: Sameera Reddy

I'm standing at the base of a tall apartment complex in Mumbai with a smile on my face. I'm neither armed with a box of chocolates or flowers nor worried about a mountainous credit card bill. 

With a laptop slung across my shoulder and a word file I'll need to get to know her better – I don't print by policy to do my bit for the environment – I head up to the 9th floor to meet my Valentine. 

There's no traditional coyness as she ushers me in. I wade through a couple of salesmen trying to sell her a Blackberry, her managers and her mother to find a place to wait for her. Her off-screen persona is quite different from her on-screen one and there's no brawny, hirsute man in a safari suit hovering around me before he says, “Sameera will see you now.” 

Instead the dusky beauty comes straight to the lovely patio on her balcony with an energy bar in hand and all set for a conversation. This isn't an ordinary Valentine's date as you must have noticed. I'm on a date with one of India's hottest starlets- Sameera Reddy.

I had noticed her to be taller than expected two weeks ago on the shoot. If that wasn't intimidating enough, her strong, tomboyish yet effortlessly elegant ladylike persona is disarming to say the least. 

“It's hard being single and famous”, she adds. She's peeved that the last lot of bouquets had come in for her sister, Sushma. The youngest of the Reddy sisters, Sameera has been privy to the limelight for a long while now. She's aware that men shy away from her when they see her entourage of family, managers and assistants. 

She's also aware that when they do come up to her she's most likely to get irritated than pleased as they will goof up and hit on her using lines from her own movies or refer to her in character. Life isn't easy when you're one of the most sought after hotties in the film industry.

While in the north she's drooled over for her oomph factor in movies like Race and Musafir, in the south she's the intelligent girl next door from Vaaranam Aayiram or Ashok. Sameera means different things to different people and she knows how much the whole image matters to her adulating fans. She also knows that it is her business to keep them happy.

Sameera Reddy is the new Indian woman- confident about her sensuality and strong in her views. Currently a fan of Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton, being sexy isn't taboo for her. It's a business proposition.

“Being sexy is a brand in itself. If they (her northern audience) think that's all I'm good at, so be it. Hats off to Kim Kardashian for selling something she wasn't.” Her southern audience will have none of this though, with them being privy to a tamer side of the star. “I'm the absolute opposite of the roles I play.

I think I'm a lot like Cameron Diaz, who is sporty and funny. I'm extremely playful and boyish. It takes me a while to get into my “sexy” avatars because I'm so far from it. A good sense of humour means the world to me.” No, she isn't shuffling an underlying bipolar disorder, I tell myself. She's opening up about what makes her one of the coolest girls I've met in a long while.

Life has been tough growing up with two bombshells for sisters. While her older sisters Meghna and Sushma hogged the limelight, a plumper Sameera was more of an introvert – someone who dreamed of travelling around the world someday.

“It killed me. They stole the entire spotlight.” It wasn't until her college days when her sisters' agent dangled the metaphorical carrot of travel luring her in front of the camera. With the promise of a trip to Australia and Rs. 6000, she set off to shoot a Pankaj Udhas music video, “Aur Aahista.”

“After the shoot I spent ten days travelling through Sydney and Gold Coast. When I returned the video had unexpectedly became a huge hit. The offers poured in after that.”

A trained Kathak dancer, her expressive eyes are an extension of the years of squinting, grimacing and smirking to tell whole stories – something even Clint Eastwood isn't a pro at after all these years. He's got the growling bit spot on though.

“I've learnt everything I know from Kathak and it has made me who I am today. It has not helped in just one single aspect – it's given me a good base for acting too. For example, let's just say the expressions I've learnt have helped in my professional and personal life, ” she giggles.

I'm now sceptical about how real that smile and laugh was. Not one to disappoint a fan, she talks about her love for comedy and how she uses it to de-stress every situation.

“Comic timing and a good sense of humour mean everything to me. I mimic people all the time just to make them smile. It's sad that I haven't done enough comedy roles though. I'm going to keep an eye out for them in the future.” 

While her stellar phone book might be every stalker's wet dream, the entertainment business means something else altogether to her. “Bollywood is really high-stress, it's a lot of anxiety and it's highly politically charged. It's all about cashing your chips right. Honestly, entertainment today, is less talent and more about marketing yourself. I find myself enamoured by this bronze diva, who I honestly swore never to talk to after the headache I got after watching Race. Then again, that wasn't meant for me. Her role as Meghna in Vaaranam Aayiram was the one that would appeal to me more. Unable to control my curiosity I want to know more about her ideal man. While she's not found him yet, she says she wants a man who is sure about himself. He has to be strong and yet leave enough room to have feelings too. I suck my gut in and try to make a last impression making a statement about it being a woman's world and not a man's. “It always and forever shall be a woman's world. Every successful man has a woman standing behind him; very subtly making him believe that all her ideas are actually his.” EPIC FAIL. I'd have rather got her number instead. source: www.santabanta.com