1. Janhvi Brings In Her Birthday With Cousin Rhea Kapoor, Pics Inside
Actor Sridevi’s daughter Janhvi Kapoor turned 21 on Tuesday and celebrated her birthday with cousins Sonam, Rhea Kapoor, sister Khushi, Anshula Kapoor and other cousins. Rhea’s birthday was on Monday and so both Janhvi and Rhea had a joint cake cutting occasion for the double celebration. Janhvi also visited an old age home and spent time with the elderly and kids there.
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2. Jeetendra Booked By Shimla Police For Alleged Sexual Assault
Jeetendra has reportedly been booked by Shimla Police after his cousin lodged a complaint with Himachal Pradesh's Director General of Police SR Mardi in February, accusing the actor of sexually assaulting her 47 years ago when they stayed at a hotel in Shimla.
In a report in The Indian Express, Shimla’s Superintendent of Police Umapati Jamwal confirmed and said, “an FIR under section 354 IPC has been registered at Chotta Shimla police station. After her email, we got in touch with the complainant, who later had also sent us a written complaint to support her version”.
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3. Richa Chadha to Star in Biopic on Adult Film Actor Shakeela
After Vidya Balan’s daring outing in 2011 biographical film, The Dirty Picture, Richa Chadha is all set to helm the biopic of Shakeela. Shakeela is one of the 90s biggest actresses from Kerala who acted in several adult films in languages spanning Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
The biopic with Richa at the centre of it will tell the tale of Shakeela from when she entered the film business at the age of 16 and traces her life journey from there. Soon after Shakeela became a raging success in cinema halls making history like and fanfare like never before.
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4. This Sanjay Dutt Fan Just Left All Her Belongings In His Name
Sanjay Dutt, who is currently in Kolkata for a film festival received a bizarre call from the Bank of Baroda branch at Walkeshwar. It seems a Malabar Hill resident, Nishi Harishchandra Tripathi left all her belongings in the actor’s name after she succumbed to a terminal illness.
Dutt, who had no idea about this development, was “shocked” when he learnt about this fan’s gesture.
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5. South Korean Filmmaker Kim Ki-duk Accused of Rape
South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk has been accused of rape by multiple actresses. He has denied the charges.
Several actresses opened up about sexual abuse allegations -- including rape -- by Kim Ki-duk on the Tuesday edition of PD Notebook, a South Korean investigative news show.
A former actress, who asked to remain anonymous on the programme, said Ki-duk sexually harassed her multiple times during pre-production for a film she was cast in, reports hollywoodreporter.com.
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