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Here are few quotes from the top bollywood celebrities about their plans for this years Holi the festival of colours.

Amrita Rao: Nostalgic about Vrindavan
This Holi, in all possibility, I will be in Phuket. Unfortunately, last year I was shooting. However, I will never forget the time I had in Vrindavan where Holi is played with flowers and one is immersed up to the waist in water. It is simply divine and one is away from the artificial colours.

Riya Sen: Let’s play Holi!
I am very fond of Holi. There are many Holi parties happening and since I am not working this year, I will probably go to one of them. I don’t really mind getting wet for Holi.

Maliaka Arora-Khan: Out of town
I am not going to be in town this Holi as we are planning to go to Dubai. Nevertheless, I prefer to stay away from playing.

Celina Jaitley: Family friend and masti!
I will be celebrating with my parents and friends. Last year I had good fun with my friends, and I’m looking forward for the same this year as well.

Deepika Padukone: Colour me right!
I have got a hectic schedule around Holi. But I am still not going to miss out on playing the festival of colours.

Amrita Arora: Holi is not for me!
I am not really fond of playing Holi. I do not like getting wet unless it’s in the bathroom. I really dislike that colour on my face and hair.

Kim Sharma: Moody girl
Whether I play Holi or not depends solely on my mood on that day. So there are no fixed plans as yet. Sometimes, I just go freak out, yet there are times when I remain stuck in the house. Holi is fun.

Ayesha Takia: Scared about eggs!
Frankly speaking, I never play Holi. People throw all all sorts of weird things like eggs and oil paint and this really freaks me out.

Tulip Joshi: Bhang and colours!
I will have some friends coming over home. We will have a nice dinner or maybe lunch, and of course colours and bhangs are included.

Sonu Nigam

Boyish good looks coupled with boy-next-next-door appeal are what make Sonu Nigam different from the others of the celebrity posse. He is among the few singers who have made it big both in the film music as well as the Indipop front.Sonu Nigam was born on July 30 in Faridabad, Haryana. His family soon relocated to Delhi where the singer spent the large part of his childhood. Father' Agam Kumar's enthusiasm for music was passed on to Sonu and he soon began training under him.Sonu Nigam set foot on the stage at the age of three when most other toddlers learn to form whole sentences. On accompanying his father for a show, Sonu gave made his debut public performance and sang the Mohammed Rafi song Kya Hua Tera Vaada from Hum Kisise Kum Nahin.

Despite being talented, Sonu's father never really pursued a career in music. However, not the one to be left behind, Sonu made his way to tinsel town Mumbai where he was barely 18 years old. Though he had begun to sing along with his father at private parties and marriage ceremonies in Delhi, he refrained from doing so in Mumbai as per his father's advise.

In Mumbai, alongside looking for work in the music industry, the young singer also enrolled for a distance learning graduation programme. Life was far from smooth for Sonu and he began to accept bit roles in movies to support himself. Incidentally, Sonu has acted as a child artiste in films such as Kaamchor, Ustadi Ustad Se, Hum Se Hai Zamana, Taqdeer and Betaab.

The first song that he recorded was for the film Aaja Meri Jaan. Composers Amar-Utpal had however told him that his song would be retained only if he found it good enough. Unfortunately for Sonu, S P Balasubramaniam dubbed the song. He recorded five songs for the film out of which the first four were rejected but the fifth one brought him some luck. Music bigwig Gulshan Kumar heard Sonu and summoned him. And then began his long association with music company T-Series. The song that catapulted him to fame was Achha sila diya tune mere pyaar ka from the film Bewafa Sanam.

Offers started flowing in and his days of struggle were soon history. Apart from film and pop album offers, he was invited to host the musical show TVS Sa Re Ga Ma, which made him something of an icon on the small screen. The show helped him interact with renowned music exponents and brought him closer to the audiences who would soon become his fans.

Meanwhile, Sonu Nigam also brought out his debut pop album titled Sapnon Ki Baat for T-Series. And followed it up with Deewana, both of which generated lukewarm response.

After differences cropped up between T-Series and Sonu, he decided to change audio companies and moved to Magnasound. Kismat, the album he recorded for Magnasound, was remarkably successful. Mausam was his other album, which again fared well. Sonu is now back with Yaad, promoted by T-Series, which promises to provide superior music to his fans.

The singer also made a splash on television, anchoring the immensely successful television show TVS Saregama for Zee TV. His superior vocals and endearing style found favour with the people. He achieved icon status on the small screen, and gave it up to seriously pursue his film career.

Sonu's playback singing also remains as active as his Indipop front. He has signed on a staggering number of films, and his velvety voice has helped him net all the big grossers. His hugely successful Sandese aate hain and Hume jabse mohabbat ho gayi hai in Border earned him acclaim. In 1999, he bagged Taal, A R Rahman's biggest musical success till date. The year 2000 saw him sing for Rahman again, with Pukar. Refugee saw him team up with Anu Malik and J P Dutta once again to recreate the music of Border. Sonu created history of sorts in 2001, when he teamed up with Lata Mangeshkar to sing the Khamoshiyan track for Rahman in One 2 Ka 4. Acting offers too are aplenty, but it seems like singing is where Sonu's heart lies. Sonu will al

At precent Sonu Nigam had pledged to keep away from films. The upshot is that he has signed a film, Aankhon Aankhon Mein, which tells the story of a bilnd singer. The singer however insist that he is not attempting to re-establish his carrer as an actor and wants to do the film purely for its taut script.

Sonu says,” My friend Akashdeep has been planning to do this film for the longest time. When he had offered it to me earlier, I was’nt quite interested . I had turned it down. But when I read the script, I founf it extremely interesting. We are yet to fgure out the dates as I’m presently touring the US and I will be back this month end.”

Sonu Nigam has acted in Jaani Dushman:Ek Anokhi Kahani, Kaash…..Aap Kamare Hote and Love in Nepal.

Sonu is also compsing the music of the film. He say that his main interest continues to be music.He completely aware of strength but he is open to ecperiment at the same time. Akashdeep says,” We are very good friends. One fine day he walked in my house and I knew that only he colud portray the singer in my film.”

The film is inspired by a popular play, Titlee, producer by Alyque padamsee. The play’s case included director Akashdeep and he played the part of a physically challenged singer. His co-star was Sharon Prabhakar. Akashdeep says,” We had enacted over 100 shows back then . I’ve been planning to turn it into a film for a long time.”

Sonali Kulkarni

Sonali has been working in theatre since childhood. A student of Pt. Satyadev Dubey, she bagged several state awards and gold medals in acting. She has also completed a 3 year course in classical singing. She has done her B.A. in Polictical Scienc and has a diploma in Bharat Natyam.Sonali made her Hindi film debut in Girish Karnad's Chelluvi (1992), and since then has worked in approximately 15 films. In addition to this, she has done over a 160 shows of a commercial Marathi play, Chahool, lent her voice for two film playback songs and is part of a self coordinated theatre group, 'Samanway', in Pune.

All through her career, Sonali's tgalent has recognised at various levels. She won the Film Fan Association Award for Best Debut, Maharashtra State Award for Best Actress twice, Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Marathi Films) and the prestigious V. Shantaram Award in 1996. She has also been honoured with the Best Actress Award at the Vallanciense International Film Festival, France, for her performance in Daayra (1995).

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