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Not until just before dawn do people sleep best; not until people get old do they become wise.

Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve.

If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it.

If you bow at all, bow low.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

If heaven made him, earth can find some use for him.

He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument.

He who is drowned is not troubled by the rain.

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown.

Don't open a shop unless you like to smile.

Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.

Do not employ handsome servants.

Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil.

Dig the well before you are thirsty.

Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom.

Be the first to the field and the last to the couch.

Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

A rat who gnaws at a cat's tail invites destruction.

A nation's treasure is in its scholars.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor a man perfected without trials.

A fool judges people by the presents they give him.

A filthy mouth will not utter decent language.

A diamond with a flaw is worth more than a pebble without imperfections.

A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.

A book tightly shut is but a block of paper.

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.

A book holds a house of gold.

A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.

It is time to catch Saif Ali Khan get into a lot more action. You are bringing in a good deal of blood and gore in 'Go Goa Gone', isn't it? It is a very fine line actually. To digest a film like this, you have to be video game savvy. Like if someone's head blows up then it can be interesting but also disgusting. There is blood out there it has to come across as funny. If you can achieve something funny with gore then it is a challenge well met. I believe we have managed to achieve that here. Some out there did try to spoil the party though by raising objections against you striking a pose with a cigar. Search me! I believe films should not be intertwined with these kind of political things. Isn't it strange that some out there start bringing attention to themselves only around the time when your film is about to be released? I think it is cheap attention that they are trying to fetch. If this people really care about smoking then why not fight the tobacco companies...

After two back to back heavy duty films Satyagraha andHeroine, Kareena Kapoor is back in a much lighter avatar with Gori Tere Pyaar Mein. With the film running in theatres, the lady settles down for a quick tête-à-tête. With Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, you are back in a familiar set up of Dharma Productions. It must be fun, isn't it?  With people like Karan Johar, Imran Khan and Punit Malhotra, it always is. See, the thing is I am in that stage of my career where I want to work with people and be on the sets where I am comfortable. I want to be in an ambience which I love and enjoy being around. I don't have a point to prove to anyone.  The Karan factor must have been comforting too. After all, the two of you have been associated on six films now.  Of course when Karan is around, you know that the project he would back will be a class product with good marketing and release. He is a powerhouse person in the industry. In Gori Tere Pyaar Mein too, he and Punit have ensured that a...

After Tees Maar Khan, Farah Khan is back into action as a director with the much hyped venture Happy New Year. And wishing her luck was legendary Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan who visited the sets of the film recently.  Big B was spotted having a fun time with the team of Happy New Year, as the lead cast along with their director Farah Khan were posing together. Farah posted the picture on her twitter handle saying, "Verrrry distinguished guest on our set of #HNY..@SrBachchan.. Groupies r we!"  While the entire male lead cast was seen with Big B including his son Abhishek Bachchan and the newbie Vivaan Shah, the only person missing was the film's lead Deepika Padukone.

Shruti Haasan, who recently became a victim of the constantly increasing crimes in the city, filed a police complaint in Bandra police station. The actress has pressed molestation and tress-passing charges on the unidentified man who tried to gatecrash her residence recently.  Shruti, who stays alone in the city had a shocking experience where a stranger tried to attack her at her residence. The actress defended herself bravely and was successful in pushing the man outside her house. Now, after a police complaint has been filed at a nearby police station, Deputy Commission of Police Cherring Dorje updated on the matter revealing that the unknown man has been captured on the CCTV footage of the building. Also, the authorities claim that the man had entered his name as Ashok in the visitor's diary.  According to Shruti Haasan's statement, the actress recognized the man as a stalker who had tried to enter her vanity van before, but because her make-up man had intervened, the matt...

Box Office Earnings 28/ 09/ 13  -  03 / 10 /13 (Nett Collections in Ind Rs) Rank Last Week Film Week Weekly Nett Gross % Change Cinemas Total Nett Gross Verdict 1 1 Phata Poster Nikhla Hero 2 7,62,00,000 -74.15 1200 37,10,00,000 Flop 2 2 Grand Masti 2 6,77,00,000 -64.19 1000 89,82,00,000 Super Hit 3 3 The Lunchbox 3 6,68,00,000 -39.12 400 18,14,00,000 - 4 New Warning 1 2,41,00,000 -91.67 450 2,41,00,000 Disaster 5 New Real Life Of A Supermodel 1 53,00,000 - 500 53,00,000 Disaster 6 4 Shudh Desi Romance 5 25,00,000 -78.18 200 46,18,00,000 Hit 7 New Raqt 1 13,00,000 - 175 13,00,000 Disaster 8 5 Horror Story 3 9,00,000 -68.98 75 5,12,00,000 Flop 9 New Prague 1 8,00,000 -80.00 80 8,34,00,000 Disaster 10 New Maazi 1 5,00,000 - 70 5,00,000 Disaster    

On Thursday night fire broke out at Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's residence in Mumbai. It was a minor accident and nobody got hurt and SRK too confirmed the reports on Twitter. Taking to the micro-blogging site the King Khan said, "All safe on the house front. Thanx to all deptts concerned. 'Now that the house is on fire let's warm ourselves' Didn't seem viable though.” Reportedly, the accident happened due to a short circuit in Khan's bungalow's bathroom.

Rating: *** When its the sound of Dhat Teri Ki that continues to play in your mind long after the end credits have rolled for Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, you do realise that these were perhaps some of the best moments from this Punit Malhotra directed film. Call it a comfort zone that the director and his lead actor Imran Khan enjoyed in the film or the film's screenplay that that kept the narrative moving but the fact remains that it is a crackling first half of Gori Tere Pyaar Mein which is simply irresistible. How one wishes that the second half too was as much fun but then an overdose of drama ends up diluting the romcom quotient of the film. Imran Khan plays 'Shallo Sriram', and rightly so, as he is someone who doesn't go or think beyond himself. Well, he has his own reason, what with the motto of Jiyo aur jeeno do looming large. Rather than making things complicated by thinking of happiness of others, he first wants to make himself happy. Fair enough, but then the prob...

Actor Saif Ali Khan might have locked lips with his actresses in films such as Hum Tum and Salaam Namaste, but the actor claims that he really doesn't like to kiss in his films. While on a chat show, Saif said that he doesn't like to kiss on-screen, because kissing scenes are not required in Hindi films and also because he feels that they are not done right. He further added that Indian culture is not about kissing in public as even cops intervene when they spot a couple kissing in cars on streets. Saif will be next seen playing a rustic outlaw named Raja Mishra in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Bullett Raja, which also stars Sonakshi Sinha, Jimmy Sheirgill, Gulshan Grover, Ravi Kishan, Chunkey Pandey and Vidyut Jammwal.

Madhuri Dixit will be next seen in Gulaab Gang and the makers of the much-awaited film have released the first poster of the movie. The film is based on a group of Indian women vigilantes and activists fighting against social injustice. The newly released poster features a fierce-looking Madhuri Dixit armed with an axe and a sickle. With a strong line-up of actors, the film tells the story of the gang, which is active in the Bundelkhand region of Central India. The film also stars Juhi Chawla, who will be seen in a negative role for the very first time. Directed by Soumik Sen, Gulaab Gang is produced by Anubhav Sinha, presented by Sahara Movie Studios and Bharat Shah and is a Benaras Mediaworks production. The film is scheduled to release on 7th March, 2014.

Your own wealth is flowers and wine; the other man's is but weeds.

You should not call in a cat to settle the argument of two birds.

You must answer the devil in his own language.

You may never die before death arrives.

You may look up for inspiration or look down in desperation but do not look sideways for information.

You may lock up the cock, but the sun will still rise.

You have to believe in gods to see them.

You do not stumble over a mountain, but you do over a stone.

You cannot separate water by beating it with a fork.

 You can only lean against that which resists.

You can often find in rivers what you cannot find in oceans.

You can never enter the same river twice.

Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day.

Worldly prosperity is like writing on water.

Without men in the neighborhood all the women are chaste.

Without love everything is in vain.

Why save when your son is a good son? Why save when your son is a bad son?

Whoever eats a pancake never counts the holes in it.

Who is blind? He who can see no other world. Who is dumb? He who can say nothing pleasant about his lot. Who is poor? He who is troubled with too many desires. Who is rich? He who is happy with his lot.

The opening episode of 'Koffee With Karan' in every season has always been one of the highlights of the show and normally, the lucky one on the couch is KJo's best friend Shah Rukh Khan. But this time, just as the new season promises to offer something unique, Karan will be seen having a chat with Salman Khan over a cup of coffee.  Also surprising is the fact that Salman Khan will be accompanied by his father, writer Salim Khan, as the other guest. Karan also revealed that it's a privilege to have the father-son duo on the show and that too for the first episode. The two will be making an appearance for the first time in this popular chat show. Koffee With Karan's new season will go on air from December 1 on Star World.

Where there is a glut of words, there is a dearth of intelligence.

Where the sun shines, there is also shade.

Where the needle goes, the thread follows.

When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.

When you have an ass for a friend, expect nothing but kicks.

When you drink milk under the palm tree, people will say that it is palm wine.

When you are in difficulty, go to the house of your friend, not your sister's.

When we take one step toward to God, he takes seven steps toward us.

When the sculptor is dead his statues ask him for a soul.

When the bed breaks, there is the ground to lie on.

Until recently, Shah Rukh Khan Deepika Padukone starrer Chennai Express held the record for being the highest grossing film in India however, now Hrithik Roshan's superhero flick Krrish 3 has clenched the record. Krrish 3, which has been directed by Rakesh Roshan, released on November 1, this year and the film has collected Rs. 228.23 crores in 15 days. Chennai Express earned Rs. 226.70 crores at the box-office.The third edition of the Krrish franchise also stars Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Vivek Oberoi in key roles. Now we wonder if Aamir Khan's much-anticipated Dhoom 3 would be able shatter this new record…

A few days back, there had been reports that Shahid Kapoor might shave off his head for Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider, which is the Indian adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet and the actor recently confirmed that he would indeed shave his head for the role. In an interview to a daily, Shahid said that he knew that he had to shave off his head for the role since five months when Vishal discussed the script with him. Shahid also added that the role is so great that he doesn't really mind losing his hair for the film. The actor also revealed that he would be having around three-four different looks in the film. Shahid had earlier worked with Vishal Bhardwaj in Kaminey, in which he had a double role.

It was recently reported that Abhishek Bachchan, who will essay the role of super cop Jai Dixit in Dhoom 3 , is being kept out of the film's promotions. These rumours started doing the rounds, when Abhishek said that he wasn't even aware of the Dhoom 3 title song launch event. However, the film's antagonist Aamir Khan claims that there is no truth to such reports and that Abhishek is very much a part of the movie's promotions. At 'Dhoom 3: The Game' launch when he was asked about Bachchan's absence, he said, “Abhishek is very much part of the promotions in fact Abhishek and I launched the first trailer of the film together, so I guess with every event you will see different actors of the film.” The third edition of the Dhoom franchise also stars Katrina Kaif and Uday Chopra and is slated to hit the theaters on December 20, this year.

Actor-producer Sohum Shah, who won accolades for his performance in the much-acclaimed film Ship of Theseus, has undergone drastic physical transformation for his next movieTumbad. Talking about the film, Shah said, “It is a dark period thriller set against colonial India, infused with elements of fantasy. I had to bulk up for my role by following a strict regimen to stay true to the physicality prevalent in 1930s India.”' Apparently, the makers did several test shoots before finalising Sohum's look for the film and the actor too did thorough research for his role. “My first day on the set, most of the crew found it hard to recognize me,” he says. Produced by Recyclewala Films, Tumbad marks the directorial debut of Rahi Anil Barve, whose short film Manjha was released by Danny Boyle with the Slumdog Millionaire Blu-Ray .

When money is not a servant it is a master.

When an elephant is in trouble, even a frog will kick him.

When a woman laughs an experienced man will know how much it will cost him.

When a crow is killed by a storm, the fortuneteller says, "He died by my curse."

When a camel is at the foot of a mountain only then judge his height.

What was hard to bear is sweet to remember.

What is sport to the boy is the death of the bird.

What good is giving sugar to the dead?

What does the blind man know of the beauty of the tulip?

Weeping washes the face.

The makers of upcoming film Lucky Kabootar are very upset with the film's leading lady Kulraj Randhawa , as she is not making herself available for the film's promotions. Late filmmaker Raj Kanwar's son Karan Raj Kanwar is all set to revive his banner Inderjit Films Combine with the movie, which is slated to release on December 6 however, Kulraj is not participating in any of the movie's promotional activities. Randhawa was missing from both the film's first look and music launch.

We had earlier reported that Amitabh Bachchan has been approached to reprise late actor Feroz Khan 's role in the sequel to 2007 release Welcome and veteran actress Rekha too was offered a role in the movie. Buzz has it that Big B has signed on the dotted line however, Rekha has turned down Welcome Back, as the dates were clashing with her upcoming film Super Nani. Rekha and Amitabh's superhit jodi was last seen in YRF's 1981 release Silsila.

Kareena Kapoor Khan is presently busy with the promotions of her upcoming film Gori Tere Pyaar Mein and recently, she was in Jaipur to promote the movie however, things turned ugly at the event and Kareena ended up in tears. Kareena was in the Pink City along with her co-star Imran Khan and though she had many security guards for her protection, they were not able to control the crowd.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee felicitated Bollywood's Bong beauties Bipasha Basu , Sushmita Sen and Rani Mukerji along with veteran actress Moushmi Chatterjee and Bengali film actress Keol Mullick at the recently held 19th Kolkata International Film Festival. To celebrate women power, the Pancha Kanyas (five daughters) were honoured at the closing-ceremony of the film fest at Kolkata's Science City Auditorium.

Deepika Padukone has made it five in a row. With Cocktail hitting the bull's eye last year, three major successes already in her kitty this year (Chennai Express, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Race 2) and fourth (Ram Leela) already in the making, Deepika is on a dream run. As the weekday collections start pouring in and promise some added moolah in the offering, Deepika settles down for a quick tete-e-tete. "I don't think anyone of us expected this kind of love and response

The change has started taking place and the signature title track of Dhoom 3 with Katrina Kaif in there is quite different from the version that Aishwarya Rai had danced to in Dhoom 2 . "In both its versions, one with Esha Deol and another with Tata Young, Dhoom Machale was a huge hit back then in 2004 and is played till date. Later when the film's sequel arrived in 2006, the song was remixed and a slightly different version was included for Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. However the overall theme had remained intact. That is not the case in the newest outing for Dhoom 3 as composer Pritam, who has been a constant factor right through the franchise, has come up with a vastly revised tune for Katrina Kaif," comments an observer. One wonders whether it was Aamir's quest for creativity that led to the change being brought to a tune that has stayed popular for close to a decade. However if source close to the makers are to be believed, Aditya Chopra as well as other...

The first ever Indian amfAR gala was hosted by Bollywood's power couple Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan  and Hollywood actress and amfAR's Global Fundraising Chairman Sharon Stone , on Sunday and it was attended by several Indian and international celebrities. Also present at the event was Hollywood actress Hilary Swank amfAR Chairman Kenneth Cole, amfAR CEO Kevin Robert Frost, and Cyrus Poonawalla, at the inaugural amfAR India gala in support of amfAR's innovative AIDS research programs. Neeta Ambani, Anuj Gupta, Rocky Malhotra, Venugopal Dhoot, Vikram Chatwal, Lisa Haydon, Dimple Kapadia, Parmeshwar Godrej,Nargis Fakhri, Sonal Chauhan, Torquhil Campbell, Duke of Argyll, Dino Morea, and Nandita Mahtaniattended the do among others. The evening ended with a high-energy performance by global pop sensation Ke$ha, who performed to her chartbusters like tik tok, 'animal' and we are who we are. amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research is one of the world'...

Sonam Kapoor is presently busy shooting for her upcoming film, which is the remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee 's 1980 release Khubsoorat and we hear that recently the fashionista underwent a painful procedure for her role in the movie. Sonam will be seen playing a stylish physiotherapist in the film and recently, she had her earlobes and cartilage pierced for the movie. Sonam has been quoted saying that it is much easier to get one's ears pierced during their childhood and that it was an 'extremely painful exercise' for her. Sonam will be seen reprising veteran actress Rekha's role from the original in the remake, which is being produced by her dad Anil Kapoor.

Shahid Kapoor, who will be next seen in Prabhudheva's upcoming film R...Rajkumar, says that every actor who is offered a Prabhudheva film already knows that he will be cast opposite the Dabangg dame Sonakshi Sinha. At an event when Shasha was asked if he has a say on choosing his co-star and how was it working with Sonakshi ,he said, “I think every actor who gets offered a Prabhudheva film already knows that his heroine will be Sonakshi Sinha. This is understood, you don't even need to ask (laughs).” “It's always great working with good actors and I think Sonakshi is a great actor, we had a lot of fun doing this film together but as an actor it's not our call to decide who should be cast, that's what the makers of the film do so, I never ask those questions but it is always good to work with a good actor,” he further added. Produced by Viki Rajani and Sunil Lulla, R...Rajkumar will hit the screens on December 6, 2013.

We are both queens, so who will hang out the laundry?

We admire what we do not understand.

War is to a man what bed is to a woman.

Walking slowly, even the donkey will reach Lhasa.

Use medicine as well as prayers.

Undeserved punishment is better than that which is deserved.

Under the mountains is silver and gold, But under the night sky, hunger and cold.

Turkeys, parrots, and hares don't know what gratitude is.

Truth has no branches.

True happiness lies in giving it to others.

To the world wisdom is folly; to the wise the world is foolish.

To the mediocre, mediocrity appears great.

To sing to the deaf, to talk with the dumb, and to dance for the blind are three foolish things.

To long for everything: sorrow; to accept everything: joy.

To loan is to buy troubles.

To lend is to buy a quarrel.

To give jewels to a donkey is as stupid as giving a eunuch to a woman.

Though the snake be small, it is still wise to hit it with a big stick.

Those who hunt deer sometimes raise tigers.

These can never be true friends: Hope, dice, a prostitute, a robber, a cheat, a goldsmith, a monkey, a doctor, a distiller.

Decades ago, Sharmila Tagore was considered to be the first Bollywood actress to don a swimsuit for a scene in An Evening In Paris and now, daughter Soha Ali Khan is gearing up to follow in her mother's footsteps for her upcoming Mr. Joe B. Carvalho . Soha, who plays a cop in the film, will don a bikini for the very first time in her career in the movie, which also stars Arshad Warsi and Jaaved Jaaferi. Directed by Samir Tiwari and produced by Bhola Ram Malviya and Shital Malviya, Mr. Joe B. Carvalho is slated to release on January 3 next year.

Indo-Canadian hottie Sunny Leone, who made her Bollywood debut with Pooja Bhatt's Jism 2 and will be next seen in Ragini MMS 2, reportedly wants to send shivers up everybody's spines with the horror flick. Talking about Ragini MMS 2, Sunny, who seems quite excited about the film, said that the horror flick will be coming out in January 2014 and she hopes that everyone ends up getting scared of her. The trailer of the film was released a few months back and the film, which is directed by Bhushan Patel, seems like a perfect combination of horror and erotica. Leone will also be next seen in Kaizad Gustad's Jackpot, which also stars Sachiin Joshi and Naseeruddin Shah.

Actor Imran Khan, who will be next seen opposite Kareena Kapoor in Punit Malhotra's Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, recently revealed that he had initially rejected the role thrice before Punit managed to convince him! In an interview, Imran admitted that when he was approached with the script, he had issues about the fact that the second half of the story is set in a rural set-up. Imran claims that he had wanted the film to be treated purely like a rom-com. Khan added that after five drafts and three rejections, Punit was finally able to convince him for the role. A Dharma Productions flick, Gori Tere Pyaar Mein is the love story between a self-centred urban youth and a NGO volunteer, who works for social issues.

This news surely must have brought some respite to the makers of upcoming film Kick. Salman Khan, who was previously denied a UK visa because of his ongoing black buck poaching case, has now been granted the permission to travel abroad by the Rajasthan High Court. In August, Salman was supposed to fly off to the UK to shoot for his upcoming film Kick however, he could not do so as his visa application was rejected due to his legal issues. In four separate cases Salman has been accused of illegally hunting and killing two chinkaras and three black bucks during the shoot of his 1998 release Hum Saath Saath Hain.

Katrina Kaif, who’ll play the female lead in Yash Raj Film’s Dhoom 3, will be seen grooving to the franchise’s anthem ‘Dhoom Machale’ in the third edition. The number is high on energy and Kat underwent 6 weeks of rigorous training to learn and perfect the dance. She trained under popular choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant. A studio was booked at YRF for 6 weeks for the actress to practice and she used to practice continuously for four to six hours, every day, to perfect her moves. The actress had a hard core training session improving her flexibility, increasing her strength and catching the correct attitude for the song. Also getting into the mood of the song was a top priority for Kaif and sources claim that in the song, Katrina will be seen doing things which she’s never done before. And we hear that her hard work paid off as when the song was finally shot, Kat performed beautifully and earned accolades from everyone on the sets.