Given the huge positive feedback generated by the pilot episode that tackled the contentious subject of female foeticide both in rural and urban India, Aamir succeeded in setting up of fast track courts in Rajasthan to solve impending cases of female foeticide.

Chief Minister of Rajasthan assured Aamir Khan that they will take strict action for female foeticide. We hope that this “Assurance” is not just another “Assurance”.

The second episode of Aamir Khan’s television show Satyamev Jayate deals with another bitter truth of society which is the issue of child abuse.

A survey conducted in 2007 by the Women and Child Development Ministry and the NGO Prayas in association with Unicef and Save the Children across 13 states and with a sample size of 12,447, found that 53.22% of children reported having faced one or more forms of sexual abuse. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and Delhi had reported the highest percentage of such incidents at that time. In 50% of the cases, the abusers were known to the child or were in a position of trust and responsibility and most children did not report the matter to anyone.

According to the sources, Aamir has been working with a string of NGOs working with children abused sexually either at home or outside, often by people they trust. The second episode has shown the cases of Cindrella Prakash and Harish Aiyer who have gone through bad experiences of child sexual abuse in their past.

We really appreciate the words of Cindrella, who said “The incident should haunt him, why me?.” Harish Iyer from Mumbai also spoke about his dreadful childhood and how he was raped for over a number of years by his male relative.

And both of these guests at Aamir’s show need to be applauded for showing the courage of coming in front of the camera and speaking about the worst experiences of their lives. The society actually needs an awareness that do not make this issue a taboo but encourages the people to talk about such issues and make the children understand the fact that any such incident  is an attack on their individuality and personality and that they need to shout out loud if they come face to face with any such mishap.

Amidst the storm of the so called Reality Shows Amir Khan’s “Satyamev Jayate” has arrived as a sigh of relief. Although the Idiot Box (TV) has always been aware of its “Responsibilty” and has showcased shows based on the Public issues that claim to eradicate the negativity present in the society, but are truely engaged in raising their TRP’s with the overdose of melodrama.

But the difference that makes Satyamev Jayate stand in the forefront of these Reality Shows is that the show is hosted by “Mr. Perfectionist”, Amir Khan and the prime focus of the show is more on the awareness part than the counselling. Aamir very rightly said in the first episode of Satyamev Jayate that we are the magic wands. A platform where we can openly discuss about the inherent problems of our own homes is the need of the hour. ‘Satyamev Jayate’ is a step towards that kind of openness.
But the question arises, do we really need a super star, to tell us what wrong we are doing? Can’t we understand this of our own?
“I am no one to bring change or solve anything…neither the government. I can only keep the issues in front of everyone. The change should come from within. One person cannot improve or bring solution to an issue,” Aamir said, talking to the reporters.
Everyone knows that these things happen. A show like this proves and inspires that something needs to be done. Of course, a lot of people say that the change will be for some time only and then people will go back to their lives, but someone has to take action.

Lets see the coming time, if any change comes or not, criminals get their deserved punishment or not.

Lets hope that this series of Amir Khan’s Production is not just a another way of TV Channel to get higher TRPs.

In this new age of remixes and remakes, where pathetic pieces of art are being made in the name of inspiration and Tribute, “Agneepath” has come as a fresh air’s blow for the movie lovers. An Inspiration and a Tribute in its true sense, “Agneepath” is a fine composition with justified characterizations, awesome actings, novelty and good screenplay. Well it would be a little difficult to term it as a better film from Amitabh’s “Agneepath” but I would say that it would not be correct to compare the oldie and the newbie. Both the films behold their identities and successfully showcase themselves has individuals.

Although the protagonist Vijay Deenanath Chauhan, do appear a little less powerful than the anti-hero, Kancha. But if the bady is being played by someone like Sanjay Dutt, over shadowing of the hero is natural, may it be Hrithik Roshan. A well-developedplot seems to be a bit slow in the beginning but tights up its belt gradually that stay with the audience, till the end. A violently amazing screenplay does not give you the time to think about the old “Agneepath”.You do miss the dialogue delivery of Amitabh Bacchan sometimes, but as I said do not compare the old and the new one and you will enjoy the film more.

Sanjay Dutt has very convincingly played the Khalnayak. Brutality at its peak! Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra have also played their characters with complete focus and have actually lived them. Someone whose character has really attracted the people, inspite of not being in the old Agneepath is Rishi Kapoor, as Rauf lala. His character as a Mafia actually makes you to hate him (like you love him).

Music does not play a very attractive part of this Agneepath’s package but “Chikni Chameli” has definitely played a vital role in calling up the audiences at the box office. But what one can talk about, even after coming out of the theatres is the background score of the film.

The signature dialogue of the film, “naam vijay chauhan, poora naam Vijay Deenanath Chauhan…..” has been very perfectly moulded in a new situation and backdrop, but yes it has not lost its soul.

All in all “Agneepath” is a film to be remembered and watched again due to the hard work done by Karan Malhotra. Every possible detail has been taken care of in the film. I personally loved the scene when Vijay sees his burnt home, and we could see him and a burnt bulb in the frame and there are few more. But not going into explaining them all I would recommend you to go and watch the film with a free mind and not carrying the old “Agneepath” along with you because:-

Ye Mahan Drushya hain,

Chal raha Manushya hain,

Ashru, Sweth, Rakta se Latpat Latpat Latpat..

Agnipath, Agnipath, Agnipath.

And to all you great fans of Amitabh Bachchan, there is a good news. KBC is going to be back soon on Sony Entertainment Television with Amitabh as its host once again.

Though the promos are yet not out but if you are following him on twitter then ofcourse this news is an one now. Amitabh has recently finished the promo shoot of KBC and it is assumed to be on air from this August. And yeah.. for longer time of span this time.

Let me tell you that Shatrughan Sinha is all set to host KBC’s Bhojpuri version that is going to be on your TV sets very soon. Well Sinha recently expressed his desire to invite Amitabh Bachchan on the hot seat for this bhojpuri KBC. Does Amitabh Bachchan accept this offer of Shatrughan Sinha s a matter of future.

But is would be intresting to see the host becoming the participant.

Sr. AB and Sinha have always been a good example of friendship in the hindi film industry. But the relationship went under a low phase when Sinha was not invited for Abhishek and Aishwarya’s marriage.

But things seem alright now. We can just wait and watch whose KBC is going to be the most tez teekha and tabadtod…

Bollywood bombshell Katrina Kaif, who made her B-town debut in ‘Boom’ (2003), shared a steamy kiss with Gulshan Grover in the film, which was later deleted due to the pressure from her former boyfriend Salman Khan.
Apparently, the filmmakers have decided to re-release the DVD of Katrina’s debut film, including her wet and wild lip lock.
Since now Salman Khan is no longer in the life of Katrina Kaif, latter’s first on-screen kiss is haunting the hot actress once again.

When it was released, ‘Boom’ did not fare well at the Box Office. However, the filmmakers are also contemplating to re-release the film because they want to encash Katrina’s newfound stardom.
Talking to a daily, an insider from the industry says, “It is clear that the makers of ‘Boom’ want to cash in on Katrina`s success. She is a top actress now and naturally there will be curiosity about a steamy scene she did, when she was a newcomer.”

Meanwhile, Gulshan confirmed the news and said, “It is true. The new lot will have the controversial scene, which was omitted earlier. Many years have passed since we did ‘Boom’ and even I had forgotten that such a scene existed in it. But we are all set to refresh the past. The scene certainly will have its share of reactions.”

However, the actress is completely uniformed of this newfound development as a source from the production house said, “They don`t need to inform her or get her permission for the same. She had signed a contract knowing fully well what she was doing and had got paid for it.”

Katrina has regretted doing bold scenes in the start of her career and she would surely be shocked to find this out.
The filmmakers are also targeting to release the film on the big screen once again. Sanjay Jumani, the international distributor of ‘Boom’, said, “It is true that the deleted scenes will be included in the new print. We are also going to re-release the film in UK, USA and Gulf. We feel the film had not got its due when it released. It was ahead of its time.”
Source: Zee News

Yeah… you guessed it right. I am talking about no one else but Salman Khan. Called the “Man with the heart of Gold”, he did not has too many shining love stories associated with his life. Somy Ali, Sangeeta Bijlani, Aishwarya Rai and now the list has another name- Katrina Kaif. There is no doubt that Katrina got the number one position, in bollywood due to her hard work and unmatched passion for acting but the guidance that showed her the path of success is obviously of Salman Khan. Initially, Salman took care of almost every step that she needed to see the stardom in the industry.

But now Katrina has moved on. Who “dumped” whom, is a question i do not want to get into.

But the 2 latest news- 1) Katrina lip locking with Ranbir Kapoor during a take off. 2) Salman threatening Ranbir to stay away from Katrina, may add one more red mark in Salman’s report card. Although Salman has always been known for having his muses and trying to shape up their career.

But Salman’s special concern for Katrina has never been under cover. In fact at the release of “Tees Maar Khan”, Salmaan was captured saying, ” watch the movie for katrina and no one else”.

Rumors about Katrina and Ranbir must have hurt Salman. But reelworld wishes, Salman soon gets over with the “Katrina hangover” and gets a true soul mate.

But his contact with crime has another history!! Sanjay Dutt got into drugs while still in high school. His mother’s death due to cancer worsened Sanjay’s drug habit. Sunil Dutt then sent him to a rehab center in Texas. After attending a rehabilitation program in the United States, a sober Dutt started working in films again.

Another famous actor who followed Sanju Baba’s footsteps is Salman Khan. Became notorious with the hunting of Black Buck in Jodhpur, while shooting for Hum Saath Saath Hain. The irony is that except Salman Khan everybody else who was involved in hunting act is now out of any legal effect, but Salman is the only one who still bearing the consequences and that was not the end. After few years he was found guilty for driving his car through a footpath causing the death of 1 person and injuring 4 people. In between the two, there was the Aishwarya-Vivek episode that brought Salman in the lime light, of course for the bad reason.

Firoz Khan’s son Fardeen was arrested while buying drugs in May 2001. Though he came up with apologies and said sorry to all his fans. FANS?? Anyways lets not get into that.
Last but not the least, how can we forget Shiney Ahuja?? One morning everything became not so shiny for the actor. His maid accused him of raping her. He was arrested and then released after few days. But the case is still on.
Not only males but the female actors of the industry have also became the part of this dirty game.. Mandakini, Monika Bedi are the prominent names.
There are so many other examples too..  seems that fame has its own drawbacks!!

If I ask you do you remember the song, “Mile Sur Mera Tumhara”.. You would say ofcourse I do remember!! Atleast for me this is one of the very few memories of my childhood.., that I recall clearly.. It was like a custom in many of our houses to watch the song on Doordarshan, every Sunday.. To watch so many starts in one song was like a treat. Almost every big name of that time featured in the song.. The song was a relish..
But gradually we lost connection with the gana and got busy with our lifestyle…
But now after so years, “Mile Sur..” has taken a new avtar.. Zoom has been showing the new version of the song, with new beats and Dhinchak list of stars… the makers have tried to make the song more grand and lavish! You name it and you have it!! From Amitabh to Abhishek to SRK to Salman to Dia Mirza to Sonu Nigam to Lata to Aishwasrya rai, etc… The list can go on and on…

And obviously if there are soo many stars in the song then the new version automatically becomes superbly lengthy!! And that’s the point where you feel that the older one was better… When I saw it for the first time, every moment I thought, now this is going to be the end… But I was wrong every time.. The song is so lengthy that you actually start getting bored after awhile!
Well, Nothing is permanent here.. what comes has to go! And what goes has to be revived..  So keep enjoying what you see and see what you enjoy! Adios…

In case you are a diehard fan of Karan Johar  and his, “larger than life”, movies then this article is not for you.
Though his first, “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, was a little better , but “Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum”  was a pure headache for me, and so was “Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna”, (well!, You may differ)…
Now why I said, “larger than life”, is because these movies do not have anything more than huge budgets, lavish houses, expensive costumes, high voltage drama and tones of saline water… The list can go on but I prefer to shut up!
But thank God Karan Johar took inspiration from his mentor, Aditya Chopra and also turned into a producer!! Remember Aditya Chopra’s “Mohabbatein” and “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” as a director??  Terrible school of film-making, I guess!..
But know what?? Yesterday I saw, “Wake Up Sid” (Now don laugh, I know that I should have watched it earlier, But that’s the way it is!).. and what I believe is that the movie was a better example of K J’s creative side…
What I found was that the movie was something different from the abnormal stuff that Karan makes… And was more close to reality!! Well Konkana Sen Is already an awesome actor but Ranbir Kapoor breaks the myth of only being a choc chip types hero, with the movie…  So enjoyed watching the movie…
Thus  I wish that Karan Johar continues making this type of cinema.. If not as a director then Producer bhi chalega..

I remember, as a kid, I used to feel irritated, when my elder brother loved watching Michael Jackson…. Not even a single word of his, was able was satisfy…
But as I grew, my perception changed…
A self made man, struggled a lot- achieved a lot… Michael Jackson remain in controversies all through his life.
At times, for his extensive plastic surgeries, sometimes for being a convict in child abuse case…
And now even after his death, his soul has not been able to rest in peace…
Did he know that after so many plastic surgeries during his life time, his body will also go through a number of post-mortem after his death?
There are endless questions that surround Michael Jackson’s life- his relationship with his father, his true appearance, the reason for his death and many more…

There was only one man who could answer all these and that was Michael Jackson himself!!!
And now when he, famous for his moon walk, has himself become a star, doesn’t he deserve an honorary burial??
Doesn’t his soul would be screaming loud, “You did not let me live, at-least let me die in peace!!”