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New Delhi, June 10 : Dusky beauty Tannishtha Chatterjee had met legendary painter M. F. Husain once in London and she remembers him as a soft spoken and a fearless man.

The "Road" actress had met the painter at a common's friend house in London, and she remembers him as a soft spoken man who was so full of life even at the age of 90 - when she had met him for the first time.

Chennai June 10 : Murali Manohar, co-producer of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth starrer "Rana", has denied reports that the film has been shelved, saying shooting has only been temporarily suspended.

Rajinikanth fell ill during the first day's shooting of "Rana" in April end and has not been keeping well since. Currently the 60-year-old is in Singapore for treatment.

Reports in some sections of the media claimed that the film might be postponed by a year in order to give Rajini ample time to recover fully from the illnesses.

Chennai, June 10 : Director K. V. Anand, basking in the glory of the record breaking box-office success of his latest venture "Ko", is all set to direct Junior NTR in a Telugu movie.

Sources close to Anand reveal that the director had a surprise visitor at his office recently. It was none other than southern films' frontline hero Junior NTR. The newly-wed actor, who had watched Anand's "Ko", kept talking about the film's finer points in detail.

New Delhi, June 10 : "Mai ka Laal" is a family show, says actor-comedian Jaaved Jaaffery, adding that the show will be dignified in contrast to some of the reality shows which have been criticised for vulgar and offensive content.

"It is not a spicy type. The show is for families who like clean and healthy entertainment. Not for people who like sensationalism, sexuality or vulgarity because my show won't have all of this," Jaaved told IANS over phone from Mumbai.

New Delhi, June 10 : Riding a Harley Davidson, wearing retro-styled printed shirts and playing a carefree person in "Bbuddah - Hoga Terra Baap" reminds Amitabh Bachchan of his college days.

The 68-year-old star is an alumnus of Delhi University's Kirori Mal College and just like any normal student, he too was into Elvis music, bunking classes and making an effort to impress the girls.

New Delhi, June 10 : Paying tributes to M. F. Husain, acclaimed composer A. R. Rahman says the ace painter will live through his creations.

"We'll miss ur wisdom and free spirit... You will live thru ur interpretation of life's colors... thru ur creations Hussain Saab.. peace and prayers (sic)," Rahman posted on his Twitter page.

Husain died in London Thursday at age 95.

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