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Aamir Khan has convinced Salman Khan to stop drinking, at least for the course of the film Veer

Amazing as this may sound, Aamir Khan has achieved what all of Salman’s family and a long trail of girlfriends couldn’t. He, Aamir, has succeeded in convincing him, Salman, to give up drinking. And though it is for the duration of the film Veer, who knows? It could become something permanent or at least semi permanent.As our source explained, “Aamir and Salman are good friends who spend a lot of time together. It isn’t surprising to see Aamir at Salman’s home and vice versa. In fact Aamir and Kiran Rao often go over to Salman’s place for dinner.” It was on one such occasion that Aamir spoke at length to Salman about his drinking habits.The flash point for Aamir came when he saw a picture of Salman in Veer and observed that he looked anything but fit. “He patiently explained the perils of alcoholism to him and told him that he had to take control of his habit before the habit took control of him. He also suggested a revised workout for Salman.” Salman, who reportedly, used to consume more than a bottle of his favourite poison a day, saw the wisdom in what Aamir said and decided to give up drinking at least for the duration of Veer. His last drink was on his birthday (Dec 27) and since then he has been on the wagon.Interestingly, Aamir and Salman did not exactly hit it off during the making of Andaz Apna Apna after which Aamir had told the press that he would never work with Salman again. However Aamir’s personal equation with Salman grew over a period of time and today the two share a warm camaraderie. There are now vague talks about a sequel too. We SMSed Aamir for his comments but there was no reply. Aamir’s official PR Spice said, “Aamir is incommunicado as he is busy shooting for 3 Idiots. We will forward your message.” A source close to Salman said, “It’s true that Salman has given up drinking because he wants to be slim and trim in Veer. The film has a lot of scenes that require Salman to be bare-chested. Therefore he had to build muscle tone.” Salim Khan said, “Salman is off drinks at the moment. But I can’t comment on whether Salman followed Aamir’s suggestion or not. Salman and Aamir are good friends and that is between them. I choose not to be a part of it.”The flash point for Aamir came when he saw a picture of Salman in Veer and observed that he looked anything but fit

Salman Khan wears 'Taqdeer ki Topi'

Superstar Salman Khan, donning the golden “Taqdeer ki Topi” came to raise the curtain for ZEE TV’s latest dancing reality show Lux Dance India Dance, which was also the episode announcing the final 18 contestants.
The show, which has been an instant hit with the audience right from its audition stage, will start its regular rounds of competition tonight. Salman Khan will be seen sharing screen space with the show’s Grandmaster, Mithun Chakraborty in this episode.
Salman Khan was at his entertaining best and not only did he shake a leg with the 18 finalists but also cracked a lot of jokes with them. Salman encouraged all the 18 contestants by assuring them that this platform of Lux Dance India Dance would now change their “taqdeer” and make them superstars. Salman also asked all the contestants to dance in front of him and not behind him, as now that they have earned the position of being the best in the nation; they are the new-age “Dancing Stars”
Salman was in his element when one of the contestants- Paulson, after delivering a great performance openly proposed to another fellow dancer in his broken Hindi. The contestants went ballistic on Salman’s witty comments and no one left a chance to hug or shake hands with the star.
Salman also complimented the 3 mentors, Remo D’Souza (the man behind the Singh is King chestthumping step), Terence Lewis (of Lagaan fame) & Geeta Kapoor (who choreographed Lazy Lamhe!) for their good work in movies & the wonderful work that they have done with the participants. Salman who has worked with the mentors at some point or the other, did not miss a chance to take a friendly dig at them too. Salman, after one of the performances said, “Tum log humare liye itni achi choreography kyon nahee karte

Shilpa seems to be clueless

It seems that Shilpa Shetty, who is now a proud partner of the Rajasthan Royals team along with beau Raj Kundra, is not aware of the promotional
Shilpa Shetty More Picsevents that are going on in the state for her team. The team has launched a contest titled Royal Diva, wherein any girl from Rajasthan between 18-22 years of age can compete to become the captain of the cheerleaders’ team. In fact, the winner is supposed to be crowned by none other than Shilpa. While this information is available on the team’s official site, and is also being promoted through radio channels
in Jaipur, when DT got in touch with Shilpa who was in the middle of a shoot, she said, “What’s this Royal Diva about? I haven’t heard about any contest.” The team’s marketing head, Utkarsh Singh, confirmed that the contest is on. When asked why Shilpa was denying knowledge of the same, all he said was, “If Shilpa is saying she doesn’t know about the contest, then you’ll have to speak to her, but the contest is on, and everybody in RR is aware of it.”

Abhishek reveals Sonali's secret

Mumbai: Abhishek Bachchan recently revealed a secret about Sonali Bendre on the sets of a reality show. After one of the contestants sang the song Yeh Hawaien Zulfon Mein Teri everyone waited for Sonali's response as she's one of the judges on the show. But even before she could speak Abhishek revealed that the song was written by Goldie Behl for Sonali before their marriage. "That is when I said yes to him," said Sonali and added, "If Kapil (the contestant) would not have sung it well I would have killed him."

Pray for Jade Goody: Shilpa Shetty

London: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has asked people to forget the controversy between her and Jade Goody and to pray for the latter's speedy recovery.

Goody was accused of racism and bullying by Shetty during their participation in British reality show Big Brother in 2007. The controversy led to the expulsion of Goody from the famous show.
Speaking to ITV news, Shetty said the two had made peace long before Goody was diagnosed with cancer. The actress said she had been invited but was unable to attend Goody's planned wedding to Jack Tweed.
"If I was in London I would definitely have been there to show her my solidarity," she told ITV television.
She said: "I buried the hatchet a very long time ago, not because I'd heard about her being diagnosed with cancer. I'd repeatedly told people my feelings and I really didn'twant to have any ill feelings against her.
"It's really sad to know that her health is deteriorating and I really want people to forget the past and I really want them to pray and send her good wishes because that's something that will give her energy."
Goody was diagnosed with cancer when she was participating in Indian reality show Bigg Boss 2, hosted by Shetty. The British celebrity then cut short her stay in Indiaand rushed back to the UK for treatment.
Shetty said, "I really want all the positive things to be affecting her at this point." Goody is scheduled to marry her fiance Jack Tweed, 21, on Sunday.
Tweed said: "Even if I have to drag her down there, she'll be down that aisle. Even in that hospital bed, I'll wheel the hospital bed down there."
Goody's publicist Max Clifford said Goody had made preparations to make sure the wedding goes ahead. He said: "Anybody that knows Jade knows what a determined young lady she is."

Salman Khan fined Rs 20 lakh for Amber fort damage

Jaipur: Six days after ordering Bollywood star Salman Khan to pack up filming of Veer at Amber Fort here, the Rajasthan high court on Thursday allowed him to complete shooting in four days, after paying Rs20 lakh as damages for harm caused to the protected monument.

The Rajasthan HC has allowed Salman Khan to complete shooting of Veer, after paying Rs 20 lakh as damages for harm caused to the protected monument.
The court, which had slammed state officials for 'greed' and 'madness' that had created havoc at the 16th century monument during shooting, said the compensation would include ex gratia for 15 people injured in the wall collapse at the fort during shooting on February 12.
The order was passed by a division bench of acting chief justice RC Gandhi and justice MN Bhandari.
While stopping filming on February 13, after taking suo motu cognisance of media reports, the court had said, "Unfortunately, not only the public but especially the authorities concerned have become blind, deaf and dumb in the glitter of money. In the recent past, historically protected monuments have become commercial sources of income."
Justices Gandhi and Bhandari directed the fort's superintendent, Zafarullah, to keep a watch against further damage and monitor the crew's activities during shooting.
The order came on film producer Vijay Galani's plea, seeking resumption of shooting of the film featuring state tourism minister Bina Kak besides Salman.
The court lifted curbs on the publication of reports on its proceedings over the issue. The curbs were imposed on Wednesday on the producer's petition.

Deepika and Ranbir getting ready for each other

Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor are the present items of the bollywood. It is said that deepika is getting ready to marry Ranbir Kapoor after the release of their next film “BachnaYee Hasinon”. It is reported that the couple has decided to marry early next year and are dying to get bonded officially. Already the gossips mention that they are physically bonded and Rishi Kapoor is objecting for their physical intimacy. He has warned them to just chill out in their life and not to indulge in any kind of physical bonding.
But Deepika has barged all the restrictions and is now totally Ranbir’s girl.
So according to sources the couple is getting married early next year as they cannot wait for three long years till their careers are established.