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KBC,2014 and its inclusiveness
The new teaser for Kaun Banega Crorepati 2014 itself gives the feel. Not only that, but it also holds a very large mirror to your face. The teaser starts with an unusual question that is “The city of Kohima is in which country? A. China B. Nepal C. India D. Bhutan”. This teaser will make you feel hot under collar and make you realize that it’s not always funny to make racist jokes at your friends from North East. KBC has always played a great role in bringing together people from diverse cultures, regions, religions, languages and aspirations for its viewers to watch.

A spate of brutal attacks on people from North East India and a general feeling of alienation among its people prompted the popular quiz series to launch a whole season with inclusiveness as its main theme.

Salman in KJo’s much awaited ‘Shuddhi’
There has been a lot of buzz in the B-Town regarding Salman’s role in Karan Johar’s much ambitious project ‘Shuddhi’. And it seems like the rumours about Salman doing the project has turned true. According to a report in DNA, Salman Khan was quoted saying, “Yes, I am doing Karan Johar’s film called SHUDDHI which I would probably start in a while.” But it is yet to be decided who will be the leading lady opposite the actor. The news of Salman Khan and Karan Johar coming together for a project itself makes the audience and their fans more curious about this film. It came as a shocker as Karan was warming up to SRK’s arch rival. But Karan and Salman allegedly became the new best of friends of Bollywood, to the surprise of B-Town. Karan Johar has also reportedly stated his wish to work with Salman Khan. Also the actor’s huge fan following might just work for KJo’s project. Besides, KJo and Salman have not worked together since a long time and their Jodi might just create interesting fireworks at the box office.

Haider, an adaptation of Hamlet
With the trailor launch of Haider we can see the great director Vishal Bharadwaj coming back with a bang. HAIDER is a movie directed by Vishal Bharadwaj and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapoor along with the director. Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor are playing the lead roles in the film. The film is set in the valleys of Kashmir and is based on Shakespeare’s drama Hamlet. The other cast of the movie includes Kay Kay Menon, Irfan Khan and also Tabu who will be playing the role of Shahid Kapoor’s mother. In the valleys of Kashmir, you can probably catch the best revenge drama unveiled- that’s what the trailor leads us to. Shahid Kapoor’s look for this film has already been in talk from a long time. But the trailor promises a lot of rising mercury from his performance. The different variations in his character in the promos look quite impressive. Now it will be quite interesting to watch whether Vishal Bharadwaj can do justice to yet another William Shakespeare’s adaptation.

Hrithik’s lady love in MOHENJO DARO
The new question in B-Town is, “who is playing the leading lady opposite Hrithik Roshan in his upcoming movie MOHENJO DARO?” No, it’s not Kareena Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone or Katrina Kaif – but it’s a Mangalore girl named Pooja Hegde who will play the lead role in Ashutosh Gowarikar’s much awaited film Mohenjo Daro opposite handsome hunk Hrithik Roshan. She is lucky enough to land in such a huge project as her launching pad. Apart from making amazing movies like Swades, Lagaan, etc. Ashutosh Gowarikar is also known for his discoveries of new heroines. Like his other discoveries Pooja Hegde is also his latest discovery. She was the second runners up in the Miss Universe India 2010 and Miss India South 2010 runner up. She was also crowned Miss India South glamorous Hair 2010 and Miss India Talented 2009. She has already started her acting career in Tamil & Telegu movies. Confirming this news Ashutosh stated that he is extremely happy to have found Pooja. He further said, “Apart from the fact that she looked lovely with Hrithik, she is a natural actress who is fresh as well as endearing with a lot of poise. I am looking forward to start shooting early in October.”

Ritesh in Bank Chor.
Recently it was reported that Ritesh Deshmukh will be playing the lead role in YRF’s next project Bank Chor. Previously it was being told that comedian Kapil Sharma will be playing the role. But now YRF has decided to really scale up the YRF’s project by bringing in Ritesh Deshmukh, who has one of the most successful track records in the industry now. According to sources Ritesh stated the media, “ Loved the script. Loved the character. Loved the team. I’ve always liked to push the envelope with the choices I make. This film allows me to potentially rip it apart. “ Ashish Patel, the business and creative head at the Yash Raj Films vouches for Ritesh’s versatility. “ Watch out there’s a new Bank-Chor in the town!” Recently Ritesh has been hugely appreciated for his unexpected role in Ek Villain. Besides having delivered back to back hits like GRAND MASTI, KYA SUPER KOOL HAI HUM, HUMSHAKALS, HOUSEFULL and many more, he is certainly expected to ramp up BANK CHOR dramatically. This film is a comic-caper, that tells the story of three morons trying to rob a bank who picked the worst day possible when everything goes wrong and how they’re inadvertently caught in the crossfire of cops, industrialists and corrupt netas.