Father gets Faisal’s cutody not Aamir

Bollywood star Aamis Khan was denied the custody of his actor-brother Faisal with a local court today ordering that the ailing sibling be under the care of their father for one month and treated for his mental ailment.

A Magistrate’s court while granting Faisal’s custody to his father Tahir Hussain, directed the actor to report to the Khar police station every alternate day and if his behaviour was found to be abnormal then he should be taken into police custody.

The court also directed Faisal to appear before it at the end of the next month and to take the treatment recommended by the psychiatry doctors of the JJ Hospital in south Mumbai.

Musical Mission : Rehman Eyes The Idiot Box

Though music director A R Rahman has always been different from his contemporaries, the lure of television and the high TRPs of music shows would be too much, even for him to resist. However, Rehman will still manage to stand out, because his show Mission Ustaad to be launched on an upcoming entertainment channel, is also in partnership with the United Nations and the focus is “engrossing musical entertainment for a cause”. The idea behind Mission Ustaad is to communicate, simply, the Millennium Development Goals across the country. “I’m delighted with the idea and many eminent names from the music industry will be part of the show to entertain audiences,” smiled Rehman. While the producers were unwilling to divulge any more details about the show, with Rahman on board, it will be worth the wait.

The Legacy Continues

Memories were stirred and nostalgia ran high when first Bollywood family got together to herald the entry of fourth generation heir Ranbir Kapoor to the celluloid world legacy. Ranbir is making his cinematic debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya, which is being touted as one of the most eagerly, awaited films of 2007.

Ranbir said he was honored to have debuted in Saawariya. “The honor and respect is awesome. I promise you that I will strive to work harder so that you can always say I was worthy of this debut,” he said.

Speaking about his son’s debut, Rishi Kapoor said,” I am very happy that I am associated with a family that the stayed connected to the Indian film industry for the past 80 years. I am very grateful to the fans for their sustained support and would like to introduce the newest member of the family. It is my son Ranbir, I hope he makes a mark with his debut appearance on the silver screen.”

More trouble for SRK

A day after an NGO issued a notice to Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan for smoking in public, a case was filed against the actor in a local here for allegedly promoting alcoholism by appearing in a liquor commercial.

A case was also filed against the manufacture of “Master Stroke Delux Whishly”, the brand endorsed by the film star.

In a petition filed before Chief Judicial Magistrate Deepesh Tiwari, complainant Vinod Kumar Tripathi said he saw a hoarding of the whisky brand featuring Shah Rhkh Khan with a catch line : “Success needs a master stroke”, reading which people chasing the brand.

The petitioner while filed the case demanded action against the actor for promoting alcoholism.

Advertising any of the alcohol or tobacco-based product and its consumption at public places is banned in the country.

Only yesterday National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) had issued a legal notice to the actor for smoking in public during two recent events – the Twenty20 cricket match in Mumbai and Hindustan Times Summit in Delhi.

Notice to Sharukh Khan for smoking in public

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was today served a legal notice by an NGO for smoking in public during the two recent events - the Twenty 20 cricket match in Mumbai and the Hindustan Times Summit in Delhi.
The NGO, Natural Organisation For Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) issued a legal notice to Shah Rukh Khan for smoking in public during the Twenty 20 cricket match in Mumbai and the Hindustan Times Summit in Delhi, NOTE, which is already into a legal battle with Amitabh Bachchan over his movie posters cigar, issued a legal notice through its lawyer.
The NGO has threatened to sue Khan for promoting smoking in public places, which is banned under the Anti-Tobacco Act. The notice to Khan has been issued under section-4 and 5(3) of cigarette and other tobacco products (prohibition of advertisements and regulation of trade, commerce, production, supply and distribution) Act, 2003.

Bhumika Chawla Ties The Knot

Bollywood actress Bhumika Chawla today tied the nuptial knot yoga guru Bharat Thakur in Guru Nanak Dev Gurdwara at Devlali Camp near here.

The marriage was performed at a simple ceremony attended by close relatives and friends of Chawla and Thakur.

The Thakur family is a native of Devlali camp while the actress, who shot into fame with the musical blockbuster “Tere Naam” a few years ago, is a daughter of Col Ajit Singh Chawla (retd).