Selva makes marriage announcement

Hours after IndiaGlitz carried a report on the new girl in Selvaraghavan’s life, came out the director with a statement confirming his love affair with Gitanjali. He said that both would enter wedlock in June this year.

In his letter to the media, Selva said, “I take great pleasure in thanking my friends in the media for the tremendous support given to me since my days of Thulluvatho Illamai. You have guided, encouraged and motivated me to come out with my best. Your support and patronage till my latest Ayirathil Oruvan has been phenomenal.”

He added: “Today, I wish to share a couple of developments in my personal and professional front. I am currently directing a movie titled Irandam Ulagam starring Dhanush and Andrea. Nearly 70 per cent of the movie is complete.”

”Also I take this opportunity to share some good news. That is of my marriage to Ms Gitanjali Raman, daughter of Advocate General Mr P S Raman. Our engagement will take place in February and the wedding in June. Once the dates are finalised, I will personally call on my friends in the media and share the joy.”

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Mysskin becomes poet

Many of us know Mysskin is a book worm and that he would ask all his assistants to read books to update themselves with literature and other things. And now, the director has taken a new avatar, that of a writer.

Titled ‘Nathai Pona Paadhaiyil’, the book is compilation of Haiku poems from America and Japan translated by the director in a single night. The book is already a hit among those close to Mysskin.

“It all started when I was discussing literature with my friends. It was raining outside and we translated poems which we enjoyed. I am happy to see them in the form of a book,” Mysskin says.

Currently busy with the release of ‘Yuddham Sei’, produced by Kalpathi S Aghoram starring Cheran in the lead role, Mysskin will soon wield the megaphone for a Hindi film which will have John Abraham in the lead.

Not intended to hurt anyone: ‘Siruthai’ producer

Reacting to agitation staged by a caste group protesting the name of one of the characters played by Karthi in ‘Siruthai’, producer of the film Gnanavelraja has said the film was made with the sole intention to entertain everyone and not to hurt anyone.

In a statement, Gnanavelraja, who runs Sudio Green, said, “the film is an adopted version of movies which are already huge hits in Telugu and Kannada. All the characters in it are purely fictional.”

“All that we wanted is to make a quality entertainer which would be enjoyed by everyone this Pongal season. And director Siva has lived up to our expectations by making the movie a full-length entertainer.”

“At this juncture, we came to know that members owing allegiance to a caste group attempted to stage a protest in front of Karthi’s house. We would wish to clarify that our film was not made to hurt the sentiments of anyone.”

On Wednesday, over 100 persons staged a demonstration in front of the actor’s house at T Nagar in Chennai opposing the film. They were against Karthi playing the role of a ruffian in his forthcoming release Siruthai as ‘Rocket Raja’. They alleged that it was the name of a leader belonging to a caste outfit and was an attempt to defame him.

Mansoor Alikhan starts next

Titles of almost all Mansoor Alikhan starrers would garner attention. On the lines of ‘Rajathai Raja Rajamarthanda….’ and ‘Ennaipar Yogam Varum’, the actor has started his next, titled ‘Kadan Vangi Kalyanam’.

The film, which is touted to be a hilarious entertainer, will be directed by Balu Anand, who is famous for ‘Annanagar Mudhal Theru’. Balu Anand is also a popular actor, it is to be noted.

Says Mansoor, “The film will be made in the backdrop of Coimbatore and the areas surrounding the textile city. Hence all the characters will speak Kongu Tamil. It will be a treat to the audience.”

On his part, Balu Anand says, “There is a popular saying in Tamil on the difficulties of conducting a marriage successfully. Our film will focus on the troubles faced by a family for performing a wedding.”

Mansoor Alikhan starts next

Titles of almost all Mansoor Alikhan starrers would garner attention. On the lines of ‘Rajathai Raja Rajamarthanda….’ and ‘Ennaipar Yogam Varum’, the actor has started his next, titled ‘Kadan Vangi Kalyanam’.

The film, which is touted to be a hilarious entertainer, will be directed by Balu Anand, who is famous for ‘Annanagar Mudhal Theru’. Balu Anand is also a popular actor, it is to be noted.

Says Mansoor, “The film will be made in the backdrop of Coimbatore and the areas surrounding the textile city. Hence all the characters will speak Kongu Tamil. It will be a treat to the audience.”

On his part, Balu Anand says, “There is a popular saying in Tamil on the difficulties of conducting a marriage successfully. Our film will focus on the troubles faced by a family for performing a wedding.”

‘Kadhalil Vizhundhen’ man is back

Prasad, who hogged the limelight by directing Sun Pictures’ maiden venture ‘Kadhalil Vizhundhen’, is in the spotlight again. He is now busy wielding the megaphone for a film titled ‘Eppadi Manasukkul Vandhai’.

Though the film went to floors some time back, it hit a roadblock due to some ‘unavoidable reasons’. However, according to the director, all decks have been cleared now and shooting is on in a full swing.

“Quite like Kadhalil Vizhundhen, Eppadi Manasukkul Vandhai too is a love story. It speaks about the beautiful relationship between a middle class boy and a rich girl, who is the daughter of a textile owner,” Prasad says.

“Newcomes Vishwa and Tanvi Vyas (former Femina Miss India) are playing the lead roles. Music is by Daniel, a former associate to Harris Jayaraj. We are doing a song Oorakkali… in ths movie which would create waves like Nakka mukka…”

'Kavalan' in 350 theatres

Vijay would have never dreamt of the obstacles he had faced before getting his 'Kavalan' out to the theatres. The good news is that Vijay has cleared all of them with great conviction and releasing 'Kavalan' in 350 theatres. Technology has come to his aid largely as almost 99 percent of the theatres screening 'Kavalan' are equipped with QUBE system. This is said to have rudely shocked the forces which were working against the release of the film.

Sources say Vijay was ready to make any kind of sacrifice to release 'Kavalan' as scheduled and he has succeeded in a big way. Of all the big releases on Pongal, 'Kavalan' has got the maximum number of screens, there by proving a point.

After 'Kavalan', Karthi's 'Siruthai' is being screened in around 300 theatres and then comes 'Aadukalam'. The Dhanush film is promoted as an arty commercial film and it has got approximately 200 screens. Pa. Vijay's much hyped 'Ilaignan' will grace around 100 theatres.

Now that all the films are releasing as scheduled, begin your Pongal celebrations starting with your favourite film.

Cloud 9 acquires 'Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai'

The aggressive film acquisition techniques followed by two of the newest and biggest production houses seem to have slightly changed lately.

Red Giant Udhayanidhi Stalin's recent films' rights have not ended up with sections close to the producer as it used to be. His recent production venture 'Manmadhan Ambu' was sold to Gemini Labs. His prestigiously marketed 'Mynaa' wasn’t sold to his family channel. The works of Red Giant are conspicuously low key of late.

But the other big name, Cloud Nine Dhayanidhi Alagiri is doubling up. He has acquired the marketing rights the under production film 'Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai'. Sources close to Gautham Menon the producer of the film are also talking in these lines.

Very impressed after seeing the rushes of ‘Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai', Dhayanidhi is said to have asked Suseendran to direct a straight film under his banner. Any which way, the brother wins.

Anjali mobbed in Madurai

Celebrities getting mobbed by fans is nothing new in Kollywood. The latest we hear is that actress Anjali was harassed by few miscreants in Madurai recently while shooting for Thoonganagaram. The incident took place at the Periyar bus stop where a few youngsters kept screaming profanities and later, one of them tried to grab her hand. However, director Gaurav intervened and thrashed the guys!

RGV to be interrogated?

It is widely romoured that maverick director Ram Gopal Varma would be soon questioned by the police in connection with producer C. Kalyan's disclosure that Bhanu Kiran, the prime accused in the murder of slain factionist Maddelacheruvu Suri, was the financial coordinator of Rakta Charitra. The City Crime Station (CCS) officials questioned C. Kalyan on Thursday about his alleged links with Suri and Bhanu Kiran. According to sources, the officials conducted the interrogation for over one and a half hours based on the information that the producer had links with both the factionist leader and his alleged assailant on telephone. Talking to media persons after emerging out of the CCS, Kalyan denied that he had any personal link with the factionist leader and his follower, though he admitted meeting them during the filming of Raktha Charitra. Kalyan said that he would gladly offer all assistance to the police at any time. He revealed that he had replied to all the questions the police had asked him.

Festival of Festival Films for all film lovers

If you are a film lover who is looking forward to catch up with world cinema, here is an interesting event coming up. South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce is all set to host a Festival of Festival Films from January 24. The event will also screen eight films which were selected for the Chennai International Film Festival, but failed to get slots for screening. The four-day event will also feature repeat screenings of the most-acclaimed films following popular demand.

Aadukalam review

Producer Sun Pictures Cast Dhanush, Tapsee, Jayabalan, Kishore Director Vetrimaran Music G.V. Prakash Kumar Cinematography Velraj Editing Kishore Script Vetrimaran

What if you get so involved that you forget about the whole theatre ambiance and feel like living inside the story being portrayed onscreen? Director Vetrimaran’s Dhanush-Tapsee starrerAadulakam is such an awesome experience! It’s an honest, realistic attempt to portray the lives of some villagers in rural Madurai, especially youngster Karuppu (Dhanush), whose life turns upside-down when his master himself, in his own words “father figure”, takes the sword against him! Unlike today’s many “raw films” that cater violence with a label of realism, Aadulakam evolves through a different style that is difficult to be adapted in a commercial perspective. It keeps an ample distance from all sorts of hyperboles: well-choreographed stunts, anticipated skin show from its heroine, ‘inevitable’ item numbers that usually comes as hero’s dream, consecutive twist and turns meant to keep the audience ‘engaged’. At the same time, it is not an art film either. Aadulakam lies in-between! It’s a classic example of how a story can be narrated straight with right intensity! Set in the backdrop of Madurai, the film is all about two groups, headed by police officer Ratna Sami (Nareyn) and Pettaikkaaram (Jayabalan), who conduct cock fights (Saaval Sandai) in a remote village. Though Ratna Sami is a dominating figure among cock fighters in terms of money and muscle power and his family used to win trophies in the sports, he could never ever defeat Pettaikkaaram in 30 years. Pettaikkaaram is comparatively poor and his only wealth is a few roosters and assistants like Karuppu (Dhanush) and Dorai (Kishore). Ratna Sami’s only ambition in life is defeat Pettaikkaaram at least once in his life time! Ratna Sami decides to conduct tournament one last time to prove his family dominance in cockfighting and emerge as a winner to fulfill his dying mother’s dream. While both teams are preparing for the cockfighting by picking up the best roosters, Karuppu approaches Pettaikkaaram with his rooster, but his master rejects and asks him to kill it, saying that it is incompetent for fighting. But Karuppu secretly trains it. On the tournament day, his friend Irene (Tapsee) demands Karuppu to return the money he lent from her some time ago and to earn the amount, Karuppu steps into the tournament with his rooster and wins Rs. 3 lakh. Karuppu’s unanticipated success and fame make his master upset and jealous and consequently an enemy! What happens next forms the rest of the film. No doubt, Aadulakam is one of the best films in Dhanush career and his ‘never-seen-before’ performance as a village boy Karuppu is top-notch. The best thing about him is that he can easily be compared to a boy next door or a friend in school days, who is mostly unnoticed among others, but has some typical characteristics that make completely different and memorable! How Karuppu tries to woo an Anglo Indian girl Irene is rib-tickling. Tapsee is apt as Irene. Others in the cast do justice to their respective roles. G.V. Prakash Kumar’s songs, especially ‘Yathe Yathe’ and ‘Ayyayo’ are awesome and they are well –choreographed. Velraj’s cinematography may lack beautiful visuals of foreign locals, but it is one of the major highlights of the film for its gravity of emotions and mood. Well, Aadukalam too has some flaws, which would have been avoided, though not too serious! The cock fight between the roosters of Karuppu and a Mumbai guy just before the intermission is pretty slow and could have been cut short! And the cock fight with graphics seems to be a bit exaggerated as well. Considering the nature of the film, it seems that Aadukalam is for serious moviegoers and it’s yet to be seen how the ordinary viewers take it. Otherwise, Aadukalam is outstanding!

Gaganam/ Payanam releasing on February 4

The release date of Nagarjuna's bilingual flickGaganam(Payanam in Tamil), directed by Radha Mohan and produced by Prakashraj in Tamil and Dil Raju in Telugu under the banner of Matinee Entertainments, has been finalized. The makers informed that the film will hit screens on February 4. The film was earlier supposed to reach screens in December, but was later postponed to avoid clashing with Nagarjuna's other film Ragada. Gaganam/ Payanam revolves around the hijack of Indian Airlines plane IC 814. What would be the mental status of the passengers during the hijack would be a thrilling experience for the audience, the makers said. Music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad, while cinematography is by K.V. Guhan.

First Awards for ‘Endhiran’

The spectacular film of the Super Star Rajinikanth ‘Endhiran’ has opened it account for the excellence awards in the New Year. When the film was released in last October, the whole of India was in awe and the film went on to become one of the most successful films ever in Indian cinema.

The special effects and technology used for ‘Endhiran – The Robot’ were new to Indian cinema and considered a new beginning. In recognition of that ‘Robot’ has won two important technical awards at the ‘Star-Screen Awards’ held yesterday in Mumbai city.

Srinivas Mohan won the Best Special Effects Award and a Special Jury Awards for Spectacular Cutting of Age Technology was also presented to ‘Robot’.

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It's not me in Nityananda sex video: Ranjita

Popular South Indian actress Ranjitha on Friday denied that she was the woman in a much-publicized sex romp video involving self-proclaimed godman Nityananda Swami.

"I am not the woman in the video. What has happened in the last few months has been fabricated," Ranjitha said at a press meet in Bangalore in her first public appearance after the sex scandal broke out in March.

Ranjita also lodged a police complaint on Thursday against Lenin Karuppan, former driver of Nityananda, who reportedly captured the said video showing the swami in the sex act and then released the video clippings. In her complaint, she accused Lenin of maligning her image.

Ranjitha said she had no knowledge about alleged sexual exploitation by the swami. "I do not know anything about this. I came to know it only from media reports." She, however, asserted that she has been a devotee of Nityananda for over a year now as she was interested in social work and spirituality.

The actress claimed that media had hounded and maligned her just because she was a public personality. She denied she had absconded after the video was first telecast by some Tamil TV channels.

"I was scared. I was threatened. Hence I left for the United States on March 3 and returned on June 14. I am an ordinary woman with my own fears. I did not know what will happen to me or to my parents. So I went away. I was not absconding," she said, adding that though the video episode had harmed her career, she is still getting offers.

Tapasee debuts in Malayalam

Jhummandi Naadam fame Tapasee, who is currently busy with five movies in Tamil and Telugu (Aadukalam, Mr. Perfect, Vastadu Naa Raju, Veera and Vanthaan Vendraan), will be the heroine in Sohan Seenulal's Malayalam film Doubles, starring Mammootty and Nadia Moithu as twins. This will be her first Malayalam film.

Doubles, produced by K.K. Narayandas under the banner of Reels on Wheels, has already commenced its shooting and is being shot at a bungalow at Kundaloor Road about five kilometres away from Puducherry. P. Sukumar is the cinematographer. Suraj, Salim Kumar, Saiju Kurup, Anoop Chandran, Abu Salim and Jaya Menon are also in the cast.

Dhanush rates ‘Aadukalam’ as his best

Even as Sun Pictures started its promotional activities for the Pongal release ‘Aadukalam’, protagonist of the film Dhanush has rated the movie as his best venture so far.

“On January 14th, my most anticipated movie ever will hit the screens. Aadukalam is my best performance so far. I think you guys too will feel the same,” the actor has said.

‘Aadukalam’ has brought together Dhanush and director Vettrimaran, the ‘Polladhavan’ duo, once again. Tapsee is the heroine while music is by G V Prakash Kumar, the most promising young music composer of Kollywood.

On his part, director Vettrimaran says, “The film is a contemporary take on a youngster who lives in Madurai. I did enough research before shooting Aadukalam. Dhanush has given his best to the movie.”

Dhanush rates ‘Aadukalam’ as his best

Even as Sun Pictures started its promotional activities for the Pongal release ‘Aadukalam’, protagonist of the film Dhanush has rated the movie as his best venture so far.

“On January 14th, my most anticipated movie ever will hit the screens. Aadukalam is my best performance so far. I think you guys too will feel the same,” the actor has said.

‘Aadukalam’ has brought together Dhanush and director Vettrimaran, the ‘Polladhavan’ duo, once again. Tapsee is the heroine while music is by G V Prakash Kumar, the most promising young music composer of Kollywood.

On his part, director Vettrimaran says, “The film is a contemporary take on a youngster who lives in Madurai. I did enough research before shooting Aadukalam. Dhanush has given his best to the movie.”

CM launches Vairamuthu’s book

Without even receiving Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Chennai airport, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi launched a book by his good friend and poet Vairamuthu in Chennai on Sunday evening.

Making a reference to his absence at the airport, the Chief Minister said, “I had to go to the airport to receive the Prime Minister, this is part of the protocol, but I came here because I wanted to honour a poet.”

Recalling how kings in the past had respected Tamil poets, Karunanidhi, who himself is a poet in his own right, said it was out of his love for Tamil and Tamil poetry that he did not go to the airport.

The book contained 1,000 songs of Vairamuthu, from his first film to the recent ‘Enthiran’. Superstar Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, A R Rahman, K Balachander, M S Viswanathan, Vaalee, V C Guhanathan and others were present at the function.

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Three cheers to Trisha

Trisha was one of the three prominent personalities who came together in Chennai on Wednesday to honour the winners of a contest at the Silk Mark Expo, an initiative of Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.

The other two special guests were veteran Bollywood actress Hema Malini and ace Carnatic vocalist Sudha Ragunathan. Interestingly, all the three happen to be the brand ambassadors of a popular textile chain in Tamil Nadu.

The 30 winners participated in an SMS contest that had questions on three varieties of the saris. They were selected through a lucky draw contest and were gifted silk saris, which were designed to give a blend of tradition and modernity.

Remember a couple of weeks ago Shriya Saran walked the ramp at an handloom expo organised by the same Union Textile Ministry.

Dhanush is 'Karuppu'

The name of the character Dhanush plays in his Pongal release 'Aadukalam' is Karuppu, say reliable sources in the unit. "It is a lively and rare role for any actor and Dhanush has performed it with elan," they say.

"He initially found it tough to master the Madurai slang for Aadukalam. However, he practiced hard and finally came out with a very good performance," maintain sources.

Elaborating more on Karuppu, they say, "He is one person who is so outspoken. This trait of him makes him land in troubles. How he overcomes everything is the crux of the story."

Songs from 'Aadukalam', set to tune by G V Prakash Kumar, have already become hits. Directed by Vettrimaran of 'Polladhavan' fame, the film distributed by Sun Pictures is expected to be a sure shot this harvest festival.

'Eththan' gets ready

After 'Kalavani', Vimal and producer Nazir of Sherali Films are gearing up to strike the box office with 'Eththan'. Shoot of the movie is in its final stages of completion, according to circles close to the film's unit.

Directed by L Suresh, the film would be as interesting as 'Kalavani', they say and add, "But at the same time, there would be no shades of the earlier venture of Nazir and Vimal."

Music is by Taj Noor, who hogged the limelight with 'Vamsam', the Arulnidhi starrer. "Eththan is about a youngster who uses his brain to be happy all the time," sources add.

To remind you, Vimal recently married his ladylove Priyadarshini, a medical college student, by taking a break for a couple of hours from the sets of 'Eththan'. "I am happy about the way Eththan is shot," he says.

What Hansika did last night?

At a time when the whole world was busy welcoming 2011 last night, Hansika kept herself away from all the celebrations that took place around her and chose to spend the New Year eve with herself.

"Well, I’m going to sleep at home on December 31 because I’m shooting from January 1. So yay! Going to sleep like a baby!," the actress wrote on her page on a microblogging website.

Meanwhile, Kollywood pundits have been predicting that Hansika would rule Tamil cinema in 2011 as she has not just one, but three promising projects in hand.

They are 'Velayudham' with Vijay, 'Maappillai' with Dhanush and 'Engeyum Kadhal' with 'Jayam' Ravi. It is to be noted that she is already an established face in Tollywood and Bollywood.

Suhasini hails Gautham Menon

Suhasini Mani Ratnam was all praise for Gautham Vasudev Menon at the audio launch of 'Veppam', a film produced by the director's production house Photon Kathas, in Chennai on Friday.

In her address, the actress-filmmaker said, "After Mani Ratnam, Gautham is the one director who shows Chennai life so beautifully in his films. At a time when Kollywood moving towards south, very few filmmakers make Chennai-based movies."

She also said that talent along would taste victory in the tinsel town. "Many with money are making their entry. But only those with talent and passion could excel," the wife of ace director Mani Ratnam said.

Songs of the film, composed by Joshua Sridhar of 'Kadhal' fame, were screened for the audience on the occasion. 'Veppam' director Anjana, R Parthiban, Nasser, Poornima Baghyaraj, Dharani, K V Anand, Priya and Balaji Sakthivel among others were present.

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Gayatri now added to Vaanam

Prominent Yesteryear Actress turned Choreographer Gayatri Raghuram is now officially into Team Vaanam . The Actress is said to be Choreographing for various Tamil Movies.

It is said she was given an assignment to Choreo a song in Vaanam. The song is said to be a Rock number featuring Chinna Thalapathy Bharath and Pasanga fame Vega.

Gayatri recently spoke to a Online Magazine Reporter where she has reportedly said that the song by Yuvan Shankar Raja made her to give some elusive moves in the movie. She added that the rock number is to rule the charts. It is widely expected that Gayatri will Choreograph for Thalaivan(called by his fans) STR in his forthcoming flick Vettai Mannan

Controversies that rocked B-town in 2010

Bollywood and controversies are just inseparable. Year 2010 was an extremely eventful year as far as controversies are concerned. Be it SRK, Salman, Aamir or Rakhi Sawant, Bollywood was in news for several reasons. Let's have a look on who did what the past year.



3 Idiots' credit controversy
The year started with the biggest hit of 2009 '3 Idiots' running into controversy over the story credit. Writer Chetan Bhagat was upset with Aamir Khan and Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra for not giving him due credit for the story. Rajkumar Hirani's '3 Idiots' was based on Bhagat's popular book 'Five Point Someone'. Aamir called a press conference to clear the makers' stand. The controversy died a natural death after Bhagat apologised to Khan.

Shiv Sena attacked SRK's MNIK
Shiv Sena's attack on SRK's 'My Name Is Khan' marked the biggest controversy which eventually helped Karan Johar's film. Shiv Sena attacked SRK's MNIK as the actor remarked that no Pakistani cricketers had been picked for the Indian Premier League. Shiv Sena threatened to vandalize 'My Name Is Khan'.

Koffee with Karan
More than movies, Karan Johar was in news for his chat show this year. His show became a place to make confessions and instigate fights between people. Be it Sonam and Deepika's take on Ranbir Kapoor or Kareena Kapoor renewing her cat fight with Priyanka Chopra.

IPL trouble for Preity and Shilpa
IPL beauties Preity and Shilpa would have never imagined that they would end up in a mess after the IPL was over. After their teams' pathetic performance Shilpa and Preity had to go through the ownership problem. Questions were raised about the ownership of Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab and both the teams were terminated.

I&B ministry and Colors controversy
Small screen landed in controversies when the I&B Ministry served notices to shows like Emotional Atyachaar and MTV Splitsvilla in February by declaring their content vulgar and unfit for family audience. Reality shows like Bigg Boss and Rakhi Ka Insaaf were also under scanner and were asked to change their show timings.

Yana Gupta's 'no panty act'
Yana Gupta shocked everyone by forgetting to wear her panties at an event for kids. Calling herself a 'No Panty Girl' Yana justified the reason for not wearing them. Well the girl took the whole incident very sportingly but received a lot of flak and oodles of attention.

Salman Khan on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish
The rift between Salman Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali became stronger with Salman's remark on Bhansali's film 'Guzaarish'. Salman was reported to have made some rude comments about the film which didn't go down well with Bhansali or the lead actor Hrithik Roshan. However, Khan later cleared the air by saying that he was misquoted.

Rakhi Ka Insaaf
After her attempt to get married on a television show 'Rakhi Ka Swayamwar' the starlet Rakhi Sawant again made news for a wrong reason. Rakhi landed herself in trouble after humiliating a participant on her show 'Rakhi Ka Insaaf'. Unfortunately, after getting humiliated on her show the participant committed suicide. A case was filed on Rakhi.

Sara and Ali's fake wedding
Television actors Sara Khan and Ali, who were already married two years ago, staged a wedding on reality show 'Bigg Boss 4'. Showing it as their first ever wedding, Sara and Ali upset their fans by faking something as sacred as marriage for the sake of TRPs and money.

Adnan and Sanjay Dutt Property case
Last but not the least, singer Adnan Sami and actor Sanjay Dutt landed in property controversies. Enforcement Directorate (ED) confiscated Pakistani National Adnan's properties worth Rs. 2.5 crores for not seeking Reserve Bank of India's permission before purchasing property. Interestingly, Sami informed that he was unaware of RBI's denial of permission as part of the formalities. Adnan has made an application to the RBI to clear his stand.

Controversies favorite child Sanjay Dutt found his way to headlines at the end of the year as the Bombay High Court ordered the attachment of two of his properties over a financial row with producer Shakeel Noorani.