Bigg Boss 4 winner Shweta assaulted, Raja absconding

Shweta Tiwari was flying in the seventh sky after winning ‘Bigg Boss 4’ but her happiness stayed for short duration. The popular television actress has once again become victim of domestic violence by her ex-husband Raja Chaudhary, who often hits headlines for his notorious acts.

Raja has again assaulted his ex-wife and her friend Abhinav Kohli. Shweta has filed her fourth complaint against Raja, who has entered her house forcefully and assaulted her.

The report suggests that on Tuesday, Raja barged in Shweta’s house at Shiv Shakti Society in Malad at around 1 am and started abusing her.

R Prabhu, senior inspector of Malad police station, was quoted saying that they have booked Raja for abusing, trespassing and assaulting. He said that now they will take strong action against him.

On the other hand, Shweta has demanded police protection as Raja did the same thing in last October when she was inside the Bigg Boss house.

Raja is now absconding following the incident and police is searching for him.

However, police is not going to allow him to enter the city if he is caught somewhere. Earlier, court ordered Raja to stay away from Shweta residence but he did not bother to obey that. Apart from assaulting his ex-wife, Raja was often associated with some notorious acts like abusing women in drunken condition and breaking rules.

We hope police takes a tough action against him this time, so that he never dares to repeat such acts in future.
source: www.santabanta.com

If Salman is upset with me, it's my fault: Shah Rukh Khan

Is Bollywood's biggest cold war about to thaw? SRK's comments on buddy KJo's show certainly makes it seem so

Karan Johar broke down when best buddy Shah Rukh spoke about his former friends Farah Khan and Salman Khan. The episode airs this week (January 2).

Says a source from the Koffee sets, "SRK's episode with KJo is emotional where Shah Rukh has been caught in a mellow, introspective mood. He's emotionally vulnerable, revealing things that have hurt him in the last year."

The source adds, "When Karan pointed out that people feel that old friends Farah and Salman have a problem with Shah Rukh, SRK says, 'I don't know how to make friends and if I do, I don't know how to keep them....

If Salman and Farah are upset with me it's 100 per cent my fault but I can't pick up the phone and say sorry.... I can't apologise because of ego but because I can't just get myself to ask people to come back to me... I had asked my parents to come back and they didn't...'

"King Khan spoke highly of his former friends. "SRK spoke very honestly about Sallu and FK.

He admits that the biggest problem in his life is his cell phone as many of his friends accuse him of not taking or ignoring their calls and messages."

Karan was moved to tears when SRK said that he can't constantly tell people that he loves them. "He says, 'I feel it's understood that I love them if I have told them once... I can't keep repeating it...

I have a problem saying 'I love you' twice and thrice and keep repeating the words... Even in my films I can't keep saying 'I love you!' "
Says KJo, "It was a totally different cup of coffee this time. It's awkward to discuss and recreate such intimate scenes normally again.

I have never become emotional on Koffee With Karan because that's never been the tone of the show (it's usually spicy and controversial)."

About his buddy's appearance on the show KJo, "Shah Rukh is warm and heartfelt as he naturally is. He has spoken on all his relationships, family and friendships.

There's certain strength in what he had to say. He is beyond any kind of issues. You feel he has risen above every situation and comes through beautifully on the show.

This coffee on the couch episode with SRK was emotionally unplugged more than humor unplugged. It's a new impact!"
source: www.santabanta.com

Tiff with Rani? No way: Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan is sporting a de-glam look for her new film No One Killed Jessica. The actor in conversation with Sreya Basu.

How far is No One Killed Jessica true to the real incident?
No One Killed Jessica is basically a dramatic thriller. It is based on a real-life case…all of us are aware of the Jessica Lall murder. That was the starting point for the film. But obviously there has been certain amount of fictionalization and dramatization. Never-the-less, we tried to retain the original incident to the maximum extent possible.

Which are the parts that have been dramatized?
Basically, we have shown the case from a very interesting and different perspective. So far, we have looked at the case from a crime perspective; we may not have seen it from a humane angle, or from the point of view of a girl who fought for so many years, or the media who worked together to make sure that justice was delivered in this case.

You are playing Jessica's sister (Sabrina Lall) in the film. So, did the film help you understand the case better?
Not because I am working in this film, but even before that, I was aware that whatever happened with Jessica Lall was pathetic and condemnable.

You are sporting a very serious and de-glam look…
Yes. Also, in this film, I speak very less, yet have to speak a lot through my silence. Raj Kumar (Gupta, director) tried to portray the strength of my character in a different way. So, it was very tough for me.

Were your mannerisms in the film similar to 'real' Sabrina?
I have not portrayed Sabrina Lall the way she is in reality. I didn't even meet her until very recently during a press conference in Delhi. The real Sabrina has already gone through it, so she is a much stronger person today. For me, I had to be more vulnerable.

There are reports that you had a cold war with Rani during shooting of the film. True?
Tiff with Rani? No way. Rani is my favourite actress and I love her.

You are mostly playing an Indian woman or a de-glam character. Do you miss doing masala films?
Thankfully for me, a lot of interesting films are happening these days, despite the fact that I only want to do roles that are challenging and excite me. I definitely think there are enough scripts to keep me as busy as I want to be. I am not the kind of person who wants to work 365 days a year. I want to do other things in life.

 Being an actor, how much of it is looking like a star and how much of it is acting skills?
I think, in front of the camera, ultimately it's your skill as an actor. There was a time when people used to come to the theatres to watch beautiful people because cinema took you to a world of fantasy. It was aspirational. Today, it has changed.

People now go to a theatre to get entertained, not necessarily look for aspiration. But then, off-screen when you meet them, they expect you to be larger-than-life…glamorous…a star. However, I must say, stars today don't have that magic anymore. We have lost our exclusivity…we are all over the place now.

Are you single?
It's difficult for actors to have relationships because of a time crunch. I don't get time to socialize and am not meeting that many men. And if I am not meeting that many men, how can I find the most interesting one among them?
source: www.santabanta.com

Yes, I'm Dating Aanchal Kumar: Rahul Bhatt

When it comes to forthrightness Rahul Bhatt is surely a chip off the old Mahesh Bhatt block.But that's where the father-son part ways. While papa Mahesh lets it all hang out, Rahul likes to keep his private life close to his chest. Private to the point of being a recluse the reticent Bhatt has found love. True love, he hopes.

Model Aanchal Kumar whom Rahul met during Bigg Boss is now the love of Rahul's life.

Reluctantly, the reticent Rahul admits he has been dating her for a month now.

Sparks, as the nation saw, had begun to fly on Bigg Boss where Aanchal and Rahul were constantly in one another's company. Not too much could be read in this televised togetherness since such jodis are often doctored for the camera.

Reluctant and loath to make new friends Rahul tried to put Aanchal out of his mind after his eviction from Bigg Boss. But somehow she stayed. Now the two are very much a pair.

Says Rahul, “Yes Aanchal and I are seeing each other. We've been dating for a month now. It takes me a long time to open up with people. I've very few friends and after what I've gone through (the Headley episode) I'm even more wary of new contacts.”
Rahul hit it off with Aanchal from Day 1 on Bigg Boss. “She is honest and trustworthy. A lovely person. I'm looking at a long- term relationship.”

Aanchal was in Goa for the New Years, sans Rahul.

How come?

Says Rahul shyly, “This year I was with my close group of friends in Pune. But next year, I promise I'll be in Goa with Aanchal. Like I said, I'm looking at a long-term relationship with her.”

When contacted Aanchal was more diplomatic about her declarations of affection for Rahul.

“Rahul is a good friend I met in the Bigg Boss house. The show helped me in terms of the recognition with the masses. People got to know me. The best thing about being on Bigg Boss was the respect I won for my conduct on the show. I walked out with my head held high.”
source: www.santabanta.com

Lack of Beauty Sleep Makes You Ugly!

To look your best for parties and celebrations you don't need expensive salon treatments or creams, you just need a good night's sleep! You will look healthier, have brighter sparkling eyes and you will also look prettier! If you get sufficient rest, a new study suggests, that you literally become more beautiful!

Beauty Sleep: Solid Science
Beauty sleep is no longer an old woman's superstition but is now a solid fact supported by science. A group of Swedish scientists studied 23 volunteers all of whom were between 18 and 31 years of age and were healthy.

These volunteers were all photographed twice: once after they had had sufficient rest and sleep for eight hours, and then once when they had been sleep deprived. On the second occasion, they were kept awake for 31 hours after they had slept for only 5 hours.

Nobody wore make-up and all of them were allowed exactly the same grooming, for example, shaving. They were then asked to keep neutral expressions on their faces and look relaxed while they were being photographed.

These photographs were then shown to sixty-five people. These people had not been trained for the exercise and were told to give their subjective opinions about the photographs. All the photos were rated according to factors like attractiveness, healthy appearance and tiredness. The participants were asked to rate the images according to their own perceptions only i.e. there was no right or wrong answer.

On an average, the sleep deprived pictures were rated low on all three counts, that is people found them to be less attractive, less healthy and more tired-looking in comparison to their rested faces.

This means that if you don't feel rested and refreshed it is going to show on your face. People are going to make decisions about you, on how healthy or how attractive you look based on how rested you feel. If you have had a good night's sleep, that was undisturbed, then your body feels fresh and rested. This means you look better, more attractive and healthier.

If you feel more tired then you also look more tired, and as a result people don't find you as attractive as before. The researchers concluded this is because people are subconsciously sensitive to facial cues that are based on the amount of sleep or rest you have had.

"Generally, human judgment involves complex processes, whereby ingrained, often less consciously deliberated responses from perceptual cues are mixed with semantic calculations to affect decision making... Thus, all social interactions, including diagnosis in clinical practice, are influenced by reflexive as well as reflective processes in human cognition and communication," the author of the study, John Axelsson, PhD, wrote, "This study shows that sleep is important for facial features and hence makes up the first scientific evidence of the phenomena of 'beauty sleep'."
source: arabia.msn.com