Contrary to reports that Miss India Earth 2009, Pooja Chopra, will star opposite Jackie Bhagnani in his father Vashu Bhagnani's film Faltu, the truth is that Pooja is not doing the film.Talking to reporters yesterday, Pooja said that she was grossly upset with Vashu for leaking it to the press that she was doing the film before she had signed it.

Pooja said that Vashu offered her Faltu before she embarked for the Miss India contest. The next thing she knows is that there were reports saying that she's doing his film. Her agency got into action and did some damage control.

She's not supposed to sign any film till she crowns her successor, which will happen in April 2010. But she's definitely not going to sign Faltu even now because this whole incident has left her with a very sour taste.

Bollywood glamour-doll Katrina Kaif, who has been nominated at the forthcoming 55th Filmfare Awards in best actor group for her appealing role in "New York", said that she is glad with her nomination and won't mind if someone else wins the prize.

She said that each and ever person wishes to win prize for his/her work.

She also said that when a producer makes a film, he want it to be a megahit. And in the same sense, when you are nominated naturally you want to win.

"But honestly I am so used to not winning that just the nomination is enough," she said.

Vowing to carry out attacks across India, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir-based terror group HuJI has warned international sportspersons against visiting the country to participate in upcoming events like the Hockey World Cup, IPL and Commonwealth Games.

Asia Times Online claimed Ilyas Kashmiri, a former Pakistani commando whose 313 Brigade is an operational arm of al-Qaida, has vowed to continue attacks across India while threatening international sportspersons to face the consequences if they chose to visit the country.

With Sundance Film Festival critics raving about Peepli Live, Rapid Eye Pictures, a German distribution company has already agreed to release it in German theatres in the latter half of this year. Rapid Eye has also acquired the Home Video and Television rights. Peepli Live is co-produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Aamir Khan Productions and is the debut directorial venture of Anusha Rizvi.

Stephan Holl, founder, Rapid Eye Pictures claimed to be "thrilled" about distributing a "true Indian art house film that entertains whilst telling a serious story."

Deepika Padukone's on-off relationship continues to make news. The duo looked great in Bachna Ae Haseeno, but weren't paired thereafter. Reportedly, with their personal equations undergoing a change, the actors have decided against working together.

"Completely untrue. I would love to work with Ranbir. And Ranbir is a professional too. These are mere rumours and shouldn't be entertained."

So why haven't the duo signed any film together?

"Ranbir and I have decided that till such time we aren't offered a script that inspires us, we won't work together. I am keen to work with him. So is he. We looked great in Bachna Ae Haseeno," Deepika said.

The Shiv Sena threat to Australian players taking part in IPL season-3 is causing ripples Down Under, with the Indian community there apprehensive of a backlash if the Sena did not soften its stand. Indians, especially students, in Australia, are vehemently protesting the move.

The Federation of Indian Students of Australia (FISA) has expressed solidarity with Australian players and has called for building up international pressure on India to ensure the safety of the players. The association is now planning to write to Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, asking him to desist from taking on Australian players, thinking of the safety of Indians in Australia.

India has offered to hold official-level talks with Pakistan, signalling a return to bilateral dialogue suspended after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

New Delhi blames the attacks, which killed 166 people, on Pakistan-based terorists and wants Islamabad to act against them. The talks will be held at the level of the top diplomats of the two countries.

Its a tough and a gambled call from Indian government, the same Pakistan which thinks that evidences given is mere information for 26/11,Nothing much can be expected.Two very important points needs to be considered :-

a) From last one year when Pakistan faced terrorism from Talibani's then they realised that they want peace with India and Pakistan was tryng to put an impression that they were always ready for talks and India is not willing to do that.What about last 20 years of Indian battle against Terrorism ?

The announcement that India has proposed talks with Pakistan ironically came on a day that saw a massive show of strength by proscribed terror groups, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamaat-ud-Dawa, in Muzaffarabad to galvanize the ``freedom movement'' in Jammu and Kashmir.

If there was any enthusiasm over US director of national intelligence Dennis Blair's statement before the Senate that Pakistan looked upon these groups as strategic assets against India, it was quickly wiped off by the terror rally which was addressed by terrorists wanted in India.

A Team comprising of a Writer, a Producer, a Director, etc applied to the Government of India with a Script to produce a Movie on Mahabharat.

All of them committed suicide later and the reason is very obvious as.......

Subject: Mahabharata

To: The Writer, Film Director & Film Producer, Mumbai

Ref: Film story submitted by you, regarding financing of films by Government of India , Your letter dt. ............. ......... .

The undersigned is directed to refer the above letter and state that the Government has examined your proposal for financing a film called''Mahabharat' .