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Jaipur, June 12 : He may have acted in some of small screen's best known shows, but actor Hiten Tejwani, who recently opened a multi-cuisine restaurant in Mumbai, says a career in acting is not enough to guarantee a secure future and one needs business backing as well.

"My idea of opening a restaurant was important. The whole point is that I couldn't have been totally dependent on acting for my income... even though I want to remain in the field of entertainment forever," Hiten told IANS here while shooting for Imagine TV's "Ratan Ka Rishta".

New Delhi, June 12 : She may be well over 60, but feels as young as 23! Veteran actress Simi Garewal is ready to quiz young and single celebrities like Ranbir Kapoor and Siddharth Mallya on her new show "India's Most Desirable" and says she is far from experiencing a generation gap.

"Genuinely, I feel I'm 23. What can I do about it? That's how I feel! I have never felt younger or older with anybody," Simi told IANS over phone from Mumbai.

Film: "Shaitan"; Cast: Rajeev Khandelwal, Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Pandit, Gulsha Devaiya, Kirti Kulhari, Neil Boopalam; Rating: ***1/2

New Delhi, June 11 : "Haal e dil", a song from Amitabh Bachchan's forthcoming film "Bbuddah... Hoga Tera Baap" is the latest Bollywood song to be leaked online. The megastar has requested his fans not to download the pirated version and wait for the official music launch.

"Hey! Song from #BHTBaap got leaked and can be heard!! Its 'Haal e Dil'... now nothing can be done its gone out! (sic)" Amitabh posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.

The 68-year-old informed that the song has been picturised on him and veteran actress Hema Malini.

Film: "X-Men: First Class"; Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence; Director: Matthew Vaughn; Rating: ***1/2

Americans, in the absence of their own ancient mythology unlike the Indians, Chinese or Europeans, have developed a national mythology of a different kind where instead of gods and goddesses, they have their Anakin Skywalker, Darth Vader and Superman. "X-Men - First Class", with its near perfect script, apt direction and some breathtaking visual effects, firmly enforces another mythological universe to this - those of the mutants.

Mumbai, June 11 : Indian equities markets benchmark indices closed in the red this week on disappointing economic data, especially low industrial output coupled with stubbornly high inflation.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), lost 0.59 percent or 107.94 points in the largely low-volume trade this week.

The benchmark Sensex slumped 116.36 points or 0.63 percent to close at 18,268.54 points Friday.