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Raipur, Nov 2 (IANS) Dozens of Bajrang Dal activists staged a violent protest here Monday insisting that the screening of the Hindi film 'London Dreams' be stopped immediately.

Chandigarh, Nov 2 (IANS) A city-based voluntary organisation Monday handed over court summons to cricketer Harbhajan Singh at his hotel room here, for a civil case it had filed against him last year for hurting the religious sentiments.

Mumbai, Nov 2 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan turned 44 Monday, but said he still feels just 25 - barring the physical problems he has had in the past year. The heartthrob also said he wants to work for youngsters and underprivileged girls.

She calls him ?Saifoo? and he refers to her as ?Ma?am? in public. Why ?Ma?am?? ?She?s so much older than I am!? grins Saif Ali Khan (in fact, Kareena is ten years younger).

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are known for their romantic films but now the two are set to tickle the audiences' funny bone with their first outing together 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani', releasing Friday.

"Aap mujhse sirf Hindi mein baat karna, mein andar reh ke English bhool gayo hoon," quips Sherlyn Chopra just hours after coming out of the Bigg Boss house.

Paresh Kamdar talks about his aesthetically driven venture Khargosh, changing standpoint of world cinema, market and a lot more. Srishti jha catches up with the director during Osian's film festival.

The Bengali superstar talks to Srishti Jha about his journey of almost 300 movies, the changing perspective of Bengali cinema, and the generation next moviemakers.

Ranbir Kapoor on his upcoming film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.. What is the most ajab thing about this gajab prem kahani? It?s a very sweet romantic film, packed with humour and emotions. It?s a true masala entertainer. There?s there?s no reference for our characters, but it?s backed by a very strong script and direction.

The ?most dangerous man? in Ladakh works out of a two-storey building on the cold desert plateau, often throwing his Bollywood drawl at visitors. Tall and burly, Zulfikar Ali Shah, 40, is one of the ?star? villains of Ladakhi cinema, the tiny movie industry that makes at least four to five films a year.

Toodley too doo hoo my dimsums! A jasoos from Dubai just called to tell me about Salman Khan?s protective ways with Asin. Yeah, the two sitaras had taken off to the Gulf for the first night-out of their musical London Dreams, while co-star Ajay Devgan and producer-director Vipul Shah opted to promote it on desi shores.

Eesha Koppikhar made her big screen debut in a Tamil movie, Kaadhal Kavithai and Fiza marked her entry into Bollywood. Films like Rudraksh, Don, Darna Mana Hai, Hum Tum etc followed and now she has three new releases lined up: Shabri, Hello Darling and Raakh. Eesha is currently anchoring a wrestling show, 100% Dhe Dhana Dhan.

Why Indian filmmakers aren't too inspired by India's multiple cuisines If Hindi films are a reflection of our culture, they certainly over-represent melodramatic romance and the importance of family while food is at best the backdrop for a moving moment.

Out of the Bigg Boss's house, Sherlyn Chopra wishes for another chance in, this time with good-looking single men around! English to her seems like an alien language now.

An exhibition of posters at the Osian's Cinefan festival tracked the transition of Bollywood Beginning with the silent era when men acted as women in films like Dadasaheb Phalke's Raja Harishchandra, to the psychedelic magic of Dev.D, the Osian's poster collection at the 11th Cinefan festival at Siri Fort was a visual crash course in Indian cinema.

Earlier this year, Marathi Cinema received a huge boost as Mee Shivairaje Boltoy kept the box office buzzing for weeks.

Reema Anand's Scorched White Lilies of '84 recounts the emotional & traumatic struggles of the survivors of the carnage of '84 What began as a series of interviews turned into a crusade, one that Reema Anand continues to take forward, inspiring others to be also part of the change.

Mumbai, Oct. 31 -- London Dreams
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Salman Khan, Asin

Mumbai, Oct. 31 -- Aladin
Cast: Ritesh Deshmukh, Amitabh Bachchan

Debutant director Paresh Mokashi has had a great journey from theatre to film making. He shares his experience with Srishti Jha on world cinema, the art of direction and Phalke. How do you identify with the whole idea of world cinema? World cinema is a colossal podium. All I can say is that my exposure to what we categorize as world cinema has made me what I am today.