Bollywood stars expressed their grief about Raj Kanwar’s demise on a social networking site. Shah Rukh Khan, who got his initial hit in the form of ‘Deewana’ that was directed by Raj Kanwar, tweeted, “My friend Raj Kanwarji passed away. The impermanence of life makes one feel so helpless. May his soul rest in peace. Miss you, sir.” Actress Priyanka Chopra made her debut with the director’s film ‘Andaaz’ and she too was not behind in reacting. “It saddens me so much that my first director Raj Kanwar passed away. RIP, Rajji. You believed in me when even I didn’t. ‘Andaaz’ taught me everything I know,” her tweet read.

Many other actors like Arjun Rampal, Abhishek Bachchan, and directors like Madhur Bhandarkar and Kunal Kohli, expressed their condolences. Akshay Kumar who worked under him in a couple of films said, “Deeply saddened to know, Raj Kanwar, one of our finest directors passed away. He’d directed two of my personal favourite films of my career, ‘Andaaz’ and ‘Humko Deewana Kar Gaye’. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. RIP.” Kanwar was also suffering from acute diabetes.

And while given Aamir’s ingenuity as an actor, there is no doubt that ‘Talaash’ too will translate into an intelligent film.

Interesting news considering Shilpa is one of the most active people on twitter, where she even clarified that all’s well between her and hubby Raj Kundra after rumours of Shilpa cheating on her husband and vice versa surfaced. But I guess that’s what the actress meant, when she said ‘for now on, I would like to maintain a low profile.”

‘The Desire – A Journey of A Woman’ has the actress paired opposite Chinese actor Xia Yu, and tells the story of accomplished Odissi dancer Goutami (Shilpa) and talented Chinese artiste Jai Leang (Xia Yu) who meet each other in Malaysia.

However, it seems like slap gate has been resolved. Sources close to the star inform that late Tuesday night Shirish Kunder along with wife Farah, brother-in-law Sajid Khan visited Mannat, SRK’s residence, chaperoned by peacemaker filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala to clear the air. And they did. Says a relieved Sajid, ‘Bees saal ka relation tha.’ We are family and sometimes ‘thodey bahut jhagde ho jatey hain.’ ‘Aaj dono ke giley shikwe door ho gaye. Farah and SRK ne ek dusre ko hug kiya. Khushi ka mauka hai.’ (It’s a 20 year old relationship and we are a family. But then in families too, small tiffs happen. Now everything is fine. Faran and SRK have hugged and made peace. It’s a happy moment for all.) Reports also state that a forgiving Khan has also agreed to be a part of Shirish’s next.

And while neither Khan nor Kunder has spoken about the peace meet, for now it seems that slap gate is over. But is the hurt gone? Only time will tell.

With his role as the Don of Mumbai’s underworld, Rishi Kapoor once again proved that playing second fiddle in a film’s hierarchy doesn’t necessarily mean that your role is second to the hero.

A thought that was resonated by seasoned actor Naseeruddin Shah, who as the aged, horny, power addict superstar of the 80s in ‘The Dirty Picture’ garnered as much mileage as Vidya Balan’s Silk.

Imran had flown into New York city that morning to promote his upcoming film ‘Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu’ co-starring Kareena Kapoor. After anxiously awaiting his arrival, the crowd went berserk at the first sight of the star and mobbed him for autographs, pictures or for that matter, a hand shake and a quick hello. It became a Herculean task for security to control the crowd, but one must commend Imran for smiling through it all.

Once on stage, Imran addressed the crowd and answered many of their questions. Fans later participated in a Q&A trivia session where winners were presented with free tickets to “Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu” handed over by Imran himself. There was sheer excitement as many of his fans - male and female alike, managed to get a photograph or two amidst the mass hysteria, as he made his exit.

It’s obvious Imran’s popularity has soared thanks to recent hits like “Delhi Belly” & “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan”. And this is not just true In India! After witnessing Sunday night’s utter craze amongst fans, it’s confirmed that Imran Khan’s popularity has surged overseas as well.

Apart from diehard fans, also seen at the event were local VIP’s and well-known personalities from the movie and Entertainment industry. “Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu” produced by Dharma Productions and UTV releases February 10th in cinemas around the world.

Check out Imran’s blog about the event:

Agneepath grossed £347,000 in UK in its first weekend (4 days). This is the highest opening weekend collections for any ‘15′ rated Indian film. Agneepath is also ranked No 10 on UK Top 10 Box Office.

In the United States, the four day first weekend collections are US$ 1.3 million, reflecting a healthy average of $10,000 plus per theatre. In UAE too, Agneepath has grossed over US$ 800,000 in four days, indicating the enormous support consumers have shown for this film. Other strong performing territories are Australia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Mauritius and Kenya.

Commenting on the film’s overseas performance, Pranab Kapadia, President – Marketing & Distribution - Eros International plc said, “Agneepath has done extremely well in all the overseas markets making it the first blockbuster of the New Year. The tremendous response has been very encouraging with all major markets indicating remarkable box office results”.

Producer Karan Johar added, “All of us at Dharma are ecstatic at the historic opening day collections. It truly is the director Karan Malhotra’s vision that has made it all possible. Revisiting a cult classic is a daunting task and he along with his brilliant cast and crew have helped create box office magic!”

Produced by Dharma Productions, Agneepath has been directed by Karan Malhotra and released across cinemas worldwide on 26^th January. Along with the fantastic box office collections, the film opened to very positive reviews appreciating the stellar performances of its leading cast including Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra and Rishi Kapoor.

Onlookers though claim that the signs of an impending fight were all too evident. To begin with ever since Farah broke her ties with King Khan by casting Akshay Kumar in ‘Tees Maar Khan’, Shirish has never missed a chance at taking a dig at the star – be it for his film ‘Don 2’ or calling ‘Ra.One’ the ‘150 crore firework fizzle’. The final straw of course was Shirish’s nasty remarks at Sanjay Dutt’s success party on Sunday night. Already bogged down with financial losses, a bad 2011 film-wise and no awards, the remarks were enough to egg the star to slap the ‘Joker’ director. However, this is not the first time in this year that SRK has shown the sign of losing it. The ‘Don’ at a recent award function seemed rude to the critic of a well-known newspaper who presented him the people’s choice award. And in another took nasty dig against fellow artiste Vidya Balan.

Point to be noted. So where are those extra four kilos you plan to lose? To this she says, “In a day, I can only think about what I would eat at breakfast, lunch and dinner.”