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Saif Ali Khan in trouble for assaulting South African

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 11:46 AM PST


Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was in trouble Wednesday after a South African businessman accused him of abusing and hitting him and his father-in-law at a five-star hotel here.
Police, who failed to trace Saif at his Bandra house Wednesday afternoon, later found him at his actress-girlfriend Kareena Kapoor's residence, a police officer said.
Police said a case of assault had been registered against the Bollywood actor at the Colaba police station.
Despite speculation that Saif would be brought to the police station, nothing happened for hours. Meanwhile, army of reporters assembled outside the police station and some even parked themselves outside Saif's residence.
The victim, Iqbal Sharma, who is of Indian origin, told TimesNow television that Saif called him an "idiot" for complaining about the actor's loud conduct at a restaurant in the Taj Mahal Hotel.
Sharma said he and his family had requested the restaurant manager to ask Saif and his friends, which included Kareena, Amrita Arora and Malaika Arora Khan, to keep their voices down.
Sharma said he and his family decided to move to another part of the restaurant downstairs.
"As we were going down the stairs, Saif was coming up, probably from the toilet. As he passed me, he called me an idiot and asked 'Do you know who I am?'"
Sharma said the actor first pushed him and then assaulted his father-in-law who fell on the stairs and bruised his jaw.
"It was an uncivilized way to behave in a public space," Sharma said, adding that he intended to pursue the matter legally.
A police officer confirmed that Sharma and his guests had objected to the noise created by Saif and his friends.
The incident occurred shortly after midnight Tuesday.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Iqbal Shaikh declined to say if the actor would be arrested.
Saif has been involved in public spats earlier too, including some photojournalists in Patiala in September 2008.
The actor has won the Padma Shri award, which did not go down well with the Bishnoi community in Rajasthan as he is accused of killing a blackbuck — an animal the Bishnois hold sacred. Saif was charged with poaching as the blackbuck is on the endangered list. – IANS

‘Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya’ promotions give me, Genelia time together – Riteish

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 11:44 AM PST


Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'Souza, who tied the knot early this month, are busy promoting their latest film "Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya" and they are not complaining as it allows them to spend a lot of time together.
"We had no time for ourselves as yet. But so far so good. We are really enjoying ourselves. We are promoting the same film, we are touring and getting a lot of time with each other. It's fun. I am enjoying this process," the 33-year-old actor said while promoting "Tere Naal…" on the sets of "Dance India Dance".
Directed by Mandeep Kumar and produced by TIPS Industries Limited, "Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya" hits theatres Friday.
Riteish is happy to have teamed up with Genelia after a gap of eight years. Their last film together was the 2004 release "Masti".
"After eight years, we have got a chance to promote a film together. I thank TIPS for this opportunity and for casting us together. Pretty excited about it," he said.
The couple, who got married Feb 3, debuted together with "Tujhe Meri Kasam" in 2003.
After that Riteish featured in some rib-tickling comedies like "Kya Kool Hai Hum", "Apna Sapna Money Money", "Malamaal Weekly", "Dhamaal", "Heyy Babyy" and "Housefull", while Genelia did films like "Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na", "Life Partner" and "Force".
Besides "Tere Naal Love ho Gaya", Riteish will soon be seen in "Housefull 2″. – IANS

Bollywood’s Feb 23 strike called off

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 11:42 AM PST


Bollywood's planned strike Feb 23 to protest against the imposition of a service tax on the film industry has been called off after a meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, industry officials said Tuesday.
"This strike has been called off. We had a meeting with the finance minister and he has asked us to wait till the budget," producer Ratan Jain told IANS.
"He understood our problem and then we decided not to go for strike till March 16 until the budget comes out. So, all the multiplexes and Bollywood will continue to move on without any strike on Feb 23," he added.
Film Producers' Guild vice president Mukesh Bhatt also said that after the positive meeting with the finance minister, they have decided to remain patient till the budget.
"His hands are tied right now and I will respect that. I am glad about the fact that he heard our plea patiently and has asked us to wait till the budget," he said, adding they will wait till March 16 and then take a decision on their future course of action.
The industry seems to be relieved with this decision.
"It's a fair decision as ultimately we are here to do business and not to strike. Since the finance minister has promised to look into the matter, we shall wait till the budget," said producer Kumar Taurani. – IANS
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