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Mumbai, Aug 7 : Working with veteran actors is always a learning experience for newcomers, and it's no different for Indo-Canadian porn star and Bollywood actress Sunny Leone, who is sharing screen space with Naseeruddin Shah in "Jackpot".

"He (Naseeruddin Shah) is very calm and reserved, but he gives suggestions, which is very nice," Sunny said in an interview.

"He is a lot of fun to work with. He is not really conversant, but when he gets onto laughing, it's the best feeling," she added.

In "Jackpot", being helmed by "Boom"-fame director Kaizad Gustad, Sunny is paired with Sachiin Joshi and plays Naseeruddin's secretary in the film. Currently, the film's team is shooting in Goa.

Mumbai, Aug 7 : Actress Prachi Desai, who played gangster Shoaib's love interest Mumtaz in "Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai", was surprised to know that Sonali Bendre will reprise her role in the forthcoming sequel "Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara!".

If the reports are to be believed, the sequel depicts a time leap where Shoaib, earlier played by Emraan Hashmi, has become a don and his sweetheart Mumtaz is now a middle-aged woman. In the sequel, Akshay Kumar will reprise Shoaib's character.

New Delhi, Aug 7 : External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Wednesday said the statement made by Defence Minister A. K. Antony on the killing of soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir was not contradictory and there was no scope of controversy.

"See the corrected version of the Indian Army press release and match it with what the defence minister says, it is exactly the same. I don't think the statement is contradictory. I have read the statement very carefully. At the given moment that was the factual narrative which was available to him from the army," Khurshid said.

Beijing, Aug 7 : China's largest nuclear power company Wednesday said it will hold an open house event Aug 7 every year as part of efforts to make its operations more transparent.

The China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN), operator of the Daya Bay nuclear power plant in Shenzhen in Guangdong province, said the event will help boost public trust in the safety of nuclear power, Xinhua reported.

CGN spokesman Hu Guangyao said the company can provide timely responses to safety concerns through increased communication with the public.

Chandigarh, Aug 7 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was "not in control" of the situation in the country with even smaller neighbouring countries "showing eyes" to India, said Shiromani Akali Dal president and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Wednesday.

New Delhi, Aug 7 : The Indian government Wednesday said it has lowered the exports target for the current financial year to $325 billion, sharply down from its earlier projection of $500 billion.

"The export target for the year 2013-14, for merchandise trade, as finalised by the department of commerce is $325 billion," said Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D. Purandeswari.