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This is Veera's first film as an actor, but he does not have the jitters which every debutant experiences. This is precisely because of the fact that Veera is well acquainted with the nuances of the South Indian film industry, having served as the assistant to director Gautham Menon in several films. And it is in a Gautham Menon film that Veera will be debuting as an actor in South Indian filmdom. Titled `Nadunisi Naaygal', Veera's debut venture is a thriller which also stars Sameera Reddy.

Anurag Basu is a filmmaker, who has an eye for new talents and he has done it again for his next venture Barfee, which stars big stars like Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. They were looking for another girl to play the second heroine in the film.

Initially, the role was offered to Asin and then to Deepika Padukone. Asin did not accept because of money issue and Deepika had obvious reasons, for the male lead! Anurag saw the pictures of South Indian actress Ileana D'Cruz, who debuted in 2006 Telugu film Devadasu. Basu then showed the pictures to Ranbir, who looked her immediately and said that Illeana had the kind of delicacy and grace like Deepika.

Friendship among Bollywood stars is very rare in the industry and some friendships just break in a while. But the friendship between Bollywood stars Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt is a very rare kind of one, which has remained strong throughout these years and survived all ups and downs.

South Indian actor Shaam may have been known for the romantic roles that he has so far portrayed on screen in his career spanning ten years. But it now seems that the chocolate hero of the South Indian film industry has shifted his attention to action. Starting from `Agam Puram' which has just hit theaters, there are a number of films lined up for a 2011 release which will see Shaam donning the action cap. Well, his fans back home are also waiting in anticipation to see a different Shaam on the South Indian screen.

Kollywood actor Jayam Ravi is out of work at the present moment! No, it is not because of the fact that he has no films in hand but because of the fact that he does not have a moustache! According to reports circulating in the media, Jayam Ravi has been asked to grow back the stubble on his face before he can start work on `Aadhi Bhagavan'. Ameer, the director of the upcoming Tamil flick has ordered that he will resume work with Jayam Ravi only after he grows back his moustache.

Bollywood King Khan Shah Rukh Khan received a grand welcome in Dhaka when he performed there along with colleagues Rani Mukerji and Arjun Rampal. SRK was there to perform at the show `King Khan Live in Dhaka' and he was supposed to campaign to make Sundarban's mangrove forests as one of the seven natural wonders of the world.