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Born and raised in Byculla, Bombay, daughter of a cop who used to be responsible for Mahatma Gandhi’s security bandobast, and adopted for life by Calcutta, Usha Uthup is the voice and spirit of the Swinging Sixties that the eastern metropolis was synonymous with till the Bangladesh War and the red shadow of Naxalism changed it forever.

Now, honoured with the Padma Bhushan, along with her ‘Disco Dancer’ star Mithun Chakraborty, 12 years after she was conferred the Padma Shri, Usha Uthup (formerly Iyer), the Queen of Indian Pop famous for her husky voice, boundless energy, distinctive red bindi and tastefully selected Kanjivarams, sang herself into popular imagination with two anthemic numbers of Hindi cinema’s disco era — Hari Om Hari and Aha Nache Nache.

Not formally trained in music, Uthup got her first singing break in a nightclub in Madras before she moved to Trincas, the Mecca of Park...

Actor Kartik Aaryan, who next will be seen in "Pati, Patni Aur Woh", says he has no time for love and as of now his sole focus is on his film career.

Kartik's assertion came in the wake of constant media reports linking him to various co-stars, from Sara Ali Khan to Ananya Panday. Asked if plans to settle down soon, the "Luka Chuppi" star preferred turning mamma's boy.

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"I have to ask this to my mummy. Now, I am focusing on my career," he said.

His next film "Pati, Patni Aur Woh" is incidentally a comedy based on marital tension that happens when a man, played by Kartik, starts cheating on his wife.

"We will soon release the trailer of the film," the actor informed. Kartik and his co-stars of the film -- Bhumi Pednekar and Ananya Panday...

The most awaited film of Kartik Aaryan is out with its official poster. It is none other than Pati Patni Aur Woh where we see him as Chintu Tyagi along with Bhumi Pednekar and Ananya Panday. In the latest poster we get a glimpse of the cast all within under one roof.

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One one hand, we see Kartik Aaryan along with Bhumi Penekar, on the other hand we see him along with Ananya Panday. Now the question arises with whom will Kartik go, is it Bhumi aka Vedika Tripathi or Ananya aka Tapasya.

Speaking on the the upcoming movie, it is a remake of 1978 film with the same name starring Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Ranjeeta Kaur.?

As per the story line, Ranjeet Chhadha (Sanjeev Kumar) is from a well do family and happily married with Sharda Chhadha (Vidya...

Actor Kartik Aaryan, who has just wrapped up shooting for filmmaker Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal 2, found himself a new best friend in Himachal Pradesh.

Kartik took to Instagram on Monday where he shared a video, where he is seen playing with a school girl. He captioned it: "Playing around with my new bff."

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Love Aaj Kal 2 also stars actress Sara Ali Khan.

Love Aaj Kal, a romantic-comedy film released in 2009, stars Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Rishi Kapoor in key roles.

Kartik Aaryan?is currently shoting?for his next titled Pati Patni Aur Woh. The film is an adaptation of B.R. Chopra's 1978 film with the same title.

The original film starred late actor Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha and Ranjeeta Kaur in the lead roles. The film is a comical take on extra-marital affairs.

Imtiaz Ali, who redefined romance in Bollywood, had announced his divorce with wife Preety last year, after being married to her for more than decade. Though speculations were on the rise that a certain Pakistani actress Iman Ali was responsible for this, Imtiaz never went on record to talk about his personal life. And now, ironically, the estranged couple is coming together for a film which will be a love story. Based on the lines of the epic romance of Laila and Majnu, we hear that Imtiaz Ali will be seen actively participating in the process of the making of the film. Though Preety remained tightlipped about the details of the cast and crew, she maintained that Imtiaz indeed will be involved with the film and will be the creative director of the same. It is also being said, Imtiaz's brother Sajid Ali will be directing the same. Talking about the love story,...

It's raining sequels in Bollywood what with films like Double Dhamaal, Murder 2 etc. doing good business at the Box Office. Now one of the country's premiere production houses Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd is all set to unveil the sequel of its hit film Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se. The sequel, which is titled Jaana Pehchana, will re-unite the original cast of the film namely Sachin Pilgaonkar and Ranjeeta. Sachin has also been entrusted with the task of directing the sequel. Ravindra Jain, who had composed the music for Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se, will be composing the music for Jaana Pehchana as well. The film is ready and is expected to release in September 2011.

It's raining sequels in Bollywood what with films like Double Dhamaal, Murder 2 etc. doing good business at the Box Office. Now one of the country's premiere production houses Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd is all set to unveil the sequel of its hit film Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se. The sequel, which is titled Jaana Pehchana, will re-unite the original cast of the film namely Sachin Pilgaonkar and Ranjeeta. Sachin has also been entrusted with the task of directing the sequel. Ravindra Jain, who had composed the music for Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se, will be composing the music for Jaana Pehchana as well. The film is ready and is expected to release in September 2011.

The Sanajay Dutt starrer Satte Pe Satta is slated to go on floors by mid-April, 2011.The film, which is an official remake of the 1982 movie of the same name, will be directed by Soham Shah and is being co-produced by Dutt and Shri Ashtavinayak Cine Vision.The original Satte Pe Satta starred Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Ranjeeta Kaur, Sachin, Shakti Kapoor, Paintal, Sarika, Kanwaljit Singh, Prema Narayan and Kalpana Iyer and was directed by Raj N. Sippy. The film is about seven brothers.The producers of the remake have bought official ...

Soham Shah is all set to direct the remake of Satte Pe Satta and over the past few weeks rumour mills have been churning out a variety of names that are set to star in the remake.

The original film starred Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini in leading roles alongside a star cast that included Amjad Khan, Ranjeeta Kaur and Shakti Kapoor, to name a few.

It has been confirmed that Sanjay Dutt, whose production house is producing the remake, will take on Amitabh Bachchan’s role whilst Bipasha Basu is set to take on the role of handicapped Seema, which was played by Ranjeeta in the original.

According to sources Fardeen Khan, Shreyas Talpade and Zayed Khan are set to play some of the brothers in the remake.

A selection of actresses are now being considered for the seven friends of the leading lady that include Celina Jaitley, Minisha Lamba,...

Yesteryear actor Sachin Pilgaonkar has directed a film called Jaana Pehchanaa for Rajshri Productions.A source close to the film informs Businessofcinema.com, “Yes Sachin has directed a film for Rajshri Productions as well as acted in the film along with Ranjeeta.”Jaana Pehchana is an emotional love story in the wake of Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (1978). The movie will see Sachin and Ranjeeta in lead roles continuing the classic love saga Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se after 32 years. Junior Mehmood, Birbal and Pardesi ...