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Mumbai, March 25 - Sajid Khan is dedicating his second directorial venture "Housefull" to the seven filmmakers who have inspired him the most.

"It came to me in a flash this week that there are many directors to whom I owe my career as a filmmaker. I short-listed the seven directors who have made the maximum impact on me. And I'll be putting in a credit card thanking them in 'Housefull'," Sajid told IANS.

New Delhi, March 25 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan loves his celebrity status and admits he would never want to live without it even for a few moments.

"I don't want to be anonymous... I'm very honest about that. I love being recognised, I love people liking me, I love the fact that people scream when I go out, I think I'll miss all that when it's taken away, and I don't even think about it," said Shah Rukh in an interview to CNN's Talk Asia.

TV shows cater to the Hindi heartland and it's precisely in these states that the stars discover their true following. With most TV shows set in rural areas, actors are subject to the warm hospitality of the locals.

27-year-old hunk Daksh Ajit Singh, who plays Bali spelt as Balli) in Beyond Dreamz and Imagine TV's Jamunia, has been adopted by the people of Chhatishgarh, who now want him to represent them for a state-level body building contest.

Singh boasts of an enviable physique one that comprises of an 8-pack abs, size 16 biceps and 42 cm broad chest.

New Delhi, March 25 - India's annual food inflation fell marginally once again to 16.22 percent for the week ended March 13 from 16.3 percent for the week before even as prices of lentils, fruits and vegetables moved up over the past week.

According to data on wholesale price index released by the commerce and industry ministry Thursday, the index for food articles rose 0.1 percent during the week under review, while that for non-food articles fell 0.2 percent.

Mumbai, March 25 - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says his presence at the inaugural of the Bandra-Worli sea link's extension here had created "fresh controversy" and clarifies he attended because he was invited by a minister.

"The Rajiv Gandhi Sagari Setu or the Bandra Worli Sea Link was opening up the remaining four tracks on this massive and symbolic structure that connects two regions of the suburb over the sea. I had been invited by the Minister in the Government to attend and so I went along," Big B posted on his blog.

Sakshi Tanwar (Parvati) has enjoyed tremendous success but had some where down the line taken a back seat after closing shop at `Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki'. Even though she made her comeback with Crime Patrol, and later a small cameo in 'Do Sahelian', she could not reach out to the audience like she had achieved earlier.