The tune was done in twenty minutes - Dhanush

Last Week Dhanush performed live in Mumbai, his first stage performance. Says the actor shyly, "Earlier I had sung a song for my brother filmmaker Selvaraghavan's audio release. That's my only live performance so far. I wasn't nervous about performing this time. If I was a professional singer, I'd worry. But I'm an amateur, so it didn't matter if I went off-key."

Now this week Dhanush took Kolkata by storm. Says Dhanush humbly, "Kolkata was a great experience. It was an overwhelming experience."

Next, Dhanush will perform live in Delhi. Says the actor, "God has been very kind to me. I had a great year. I couldn't have asked for more. Now I'm just going to focus on shooting the song for my wife's film. Let's see where it goes from there. It will be shot in the first week of January."

Dhanush's wife, Aishwarya, is directing him in 3. And the song 'Kolaveri Di' is already a big hit. "It seems the song has become bigger than the film. But the film has a solid and novel script. Once people see the film, they'll see the song as just a part of the narration."

Dhanush is refreshingly matter-of-fact about 'Kolaveri'. "It's just a song, just a phase. It will pass. I am one of those people who don't know how to speak proper English. But I manage. Speaking the English language was initially a huge problem for me, so I knew how to connect with people like me. I knew what words to choose so that they connect with people who are not fluent in English."

Dhanush has no illusions about the quality of the lyrics. "It's not poetry. Whatever silly words came to my mind I used it in the song. It's just like any composition, nothing special. A group of us gen-next kids me, Shruti Haasan, my wife Aishwarya and the composer Annirudh were open to ideas. The tune was done in twenty minutes. As soon as I heard the song, the words simply came to my mind spontaneously. I wanted the words to be understood by everybody regardless of whether they know English or not."

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Shoaib-Sania's reception in Pakistan

Uninvited guests and security mismanagement marred Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik's reception in Sialkot, Pakistan, forcing the hassled newly-weds to leave the function before it was ove

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Raavan Music Launch

Aishwarya shared her story of filming in Tamil. "This movie has really boosted my confidence in speaking Tamil. But learning Tamil dialogue on the sets and understanding the meaning of the lines was quite scary," she said.

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Raavan Music Launch

Despite all the trouble they had, they insist Ratnam is the best. "Once you work with him, you will be in awe of him because of the talent he brings to the table. The minute he says cut, he turns into a dear friend," says Abhishek, who plays Beera, whose nickname is Raavan.

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Raavan Music Launch

Aishwarya has agreed to come along," says Abhishek, looking dapper in a black suit. His star wife looked elegant in an intricately designed Sabyasachi sari. However, the spotlight was on Mani Ratnam's Raavan, arguably the most awaited release of 2010.

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Raavan- Music Launch

Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan were in Mumbai on Saturday, just for a day. The stopover - before flying to Greece - was for the music launch of their upcoming film Raavan.

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Katrina is upset

Kat's supremely upset over pen pushers pitting Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her as 'warring contenders' over brand endorsements, since Kat has been signed up for some of the pricey labels which Ash had earlier advertised for.

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Katrina is upset

Katrina Kaif is far from happy. Sharp media attention over her fainting on the Malshej Ghat sets of Farah Khan's 'Tees Maar Khan' has rankled Kat, since she describes the unfortunate swooning as 'a one off incident.' An irked Kaif blasted the media citing "constant negativity" as her prime grouse against the scribe tribe

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Aishwarya Rai Empress of 2010

Then comes the big budget sci-fi film Endhiran, starring Southern Superstar Rajinikanth. The film is said to be made at a budget of Rs. 125 crores. Endhiran, directed by Kollywood's master filmmaker S. Shankar, is also is special for its choreography by Prabhu Deva. Lyrics by Vairamuthu, art direction by Sabu Cyril and cinematography by Ratnavelu comprise a regular Shankar team. The stylish director has also roped in Oscar winner Resul Pookutty for sound effects; it is also said that a unique sound effect has been created for the film. The story of Endhiran is set in the future, when new and bizarre fashion fads would come into existence. Music is by Oscar winning A.R. Rahman.

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Aishwarya Rai Empress of 2010

First comes Raavan, Mani Ratnam's most ambitious bilingual project. Raavan, said to be the modern adaptation of the epic Ramayana, revolves around Ravana, the ruler of Lanka, who kidnapped Sita. The story culminates with Sita taking the side of Ravana instead of Rama, who suspects her chastity after having spent so much time in Ravana's custody. Vikram plays the villain. Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai are the lead pair in Hindi, while Vikram will play the lead opposite Aishwarya in Tamil. Music is by Oscar winning A.R. Rahman.

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Saif -Bebo at Padma Awards

 

President Pratibha Patil with actors Rekha Ganeshan, Saif Ali Khan Pataudi and Kareena Kapoor during Padma Awards 2010 function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI Photo by Subhav Shukla

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Priyanka's big day at awards

Priyanka Chopra created a mini stampede at Vigyan Bhavan on Friday. The Bollywood star was in the Capital to collect her Best Actress National Award from President Pratibha Patil.

Amid the chaos, the real reason for the function - giving away the National Award for Cinema for 2008 - took a backseat.

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The silly season award

Preity Zinta

TABLOIDS hailed her as 'the only man in Bollywood' after she revealed guts by testifying against the mafia. But the dimpled diva cut a rather girly picture at the Indian Premier League by calling Yuvraj Singh - the star player of her IPL team, Kings XI Punjab - her 'younger brother'. This came when the grapevine was busy linking her to Yuvi. Was it Preity's new mantra to inspire Yuvi in the absence of energetic hugs that seemed to work somewhat in IPL 2 last year? Amidst all the on-field, off-field drama, we wonder if the 'younger brother' comment lead to Yuvraj's lack of form. Yuvi, it is learnt, blasted Preity's bhai-behen rishtedaariby stating that 'she's like an elder sister and mother to many people but not me.' Ouch!

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The silly season award

Abhishek Bachchan

RECALL the tagline of Karan Johar's multistarrer Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham: 'It's all about loving your family.' Now, the filmmaker can attempt a sequel of his hit film taking a cue from his Dostanastar Abhishek Bachchan's bigheaded statement. 'We don't deserve a talent like Amitabh Bachchan' in India. Abhishek declared as much on Twitter.com, funnily after watching the Big B's super-dud Rann. Come to think of it, all along the Bachchans have been promoting each other blatantly but Junior B's statement stands out for its sheer arrogance. It didn't go down well with everyone as fans criticised heavily on Twitter, though Abhishek stuck to his words. On second thoughts, Abhi can attempt a sequel of Family, another recent dud starring the Big B

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