Don't ban Salman Rushdie: Shriya Saran furious !

Shriya Saran gets chatty with TOI on Salman Rushdie, sexy item numbers and more...

She has a smouldering, hot aura, which makes men go weak in the knees. But, those who judge oomphy gal Shriya Saran of Sivaji: The Boss fame merely by her looks, are in for a shock. Behind that comely exterior lies a woman, who's very sensitive to her surroundings and a trained Kathak dancer, whose candid takes on life are extremely endearing. In a candid chat with PT, Shriya gets chatty on life, love and more...

Does it bother you that Salman Rushdie will not be a part of Jaipur literature fest, especially since you are also doing a film based on Rushdie's Midnight's Children, directed by Deepa Mehta... Keeping a man like Salman Rushdie away from the fest is illogical! Look at his body of work! We are the largest democracy in the world, so to take an autocratic view on Rushdie's visit to India is uncalled for! If people's sentiments have been hurt, they have a right to voice them. But don't ban him, please! 


You had said that Sivaji: the Boss changed your career, but now that you are integral part of Bollywood, do you feel a special connect with Shivaji - the Maratha warrior too? It's really strange, but I find a connect with Shivaji Raje through Rajinikanth. Rajini sir is born a Marathi, he's a superstar in Tamil film industry and a national icon too. He started his life as an ordinary man and reached the pinnacle. This is how Shivaji Raje's life also traversed from common to extraordinary. 


You have openly admitted that you admire Anna Hazare. Now that his movement has slowed down, do you feel disappointed? Anna comes from a small village and yet he inspired the entire nation to fight the menace of corruption head-on. That is not a small achievement. He may have withdrawn in a shell, but at the right time, he will revert to take the battle forward. It's a great honour that he will be watching our film Gali Gali Chor Hai, which deals with corruption. 


Does it rankle you that Veena Malik is doing Channo - a sizzling item number in the film and not you? I couldn't have done Channo even if I wanted to because I am playing a homemaker in the film. 


If you were given a chance, what would be your first choice for doing an item number? I'd love to do Munni or Sheila because Malaika and Katrina look great in these numbers. Alas, I'm still waiting to do my first item number!

Thanks : Times of India

Act of Valor -Release date: February 24,2012

An unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty Navy SEALs in a powerful story of contemporary global anti-terrorism. Inspired by true events, the film combines stunning combat sequences, up-to-the minute battlefield technology and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure.


Act of Valor takes audiences deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly trained group of warriors in the modern world. When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the U.S., a team of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the valiant men of Bandito Platoon race to stop a coordinated attack that could kill and wound thousands of American civilians, they must balance their commitment to country, team and their families back home. Each time they accomplish their mission...

The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday.

After Pooja Gandhi, Rishika Singh courts nude controversy

In a desperation for success, the Sandalwood girls seem to have decided to shed all their inhibitions. Following the footsteps of Bollywood lasses, recently Pooja Gandhi went nude for her upcoming Kannada movie Dandupalya and stirred controversy in the Kannada film industry. The latest actress to do similar act is legendary director SV Rajendra Singh Babu's daughter Rishika Singh.

Rishika Singh's nude posters from her forthcoming Kannada movie Yaaredre Nanagenu have irked woman's organisations and several social groups. Though, the actress has not gone nude, the pictures clearly show her without clothes where mud is all over her body. It is reported that the controversial photo shoot was held in Jaipur.

Thanks: one India

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The Iron Lady

‘The Iron Lady’ is a biographical film about Margaret Thatcher, the former and only female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, portrayed by Meryl Streep.  Her husband Dennis, played by Jim Broadbent, makes his brief appearances when she talks to his ghost and reality and memories of the past (with the young Dennis played by Harry Lloyd) melt into surreal imaginings.

No matter what one might have thought of  Thatcher’s politics, the film is truly remarkable at what it is, the depiction of a highly controversial woman. Streep is superb as Mrs. T and depicts her vulnerability as dementia takes hold of her and as she is about to lose her past, showing the key events of her life as Prime Minister which made her one of the20th century’s most famous and influential woman.

The film might be a bit single-minded missing out everything that made her a unique and formidable figure especially the most current one, i.e., her strong arguments against any involvement in the European Monetary Union and membership of the Euro and her much ridiculed prediction that a single currency could not accommodate industrial powerhouses such as Germany and backwards countries such as Greece.