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Happy Birthday, Rajinikanth!

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Indian screen idol Rajinikanth celebrates his 60th birthday today.

The megastar who usually prefers to celebrate this day out of town, has decided to spend the day with his family after many years, reports Indian television channel NDTV. 

The superstar's latest film Enthiran has gone on to become the biggest commercial hit ever. On the personal front too the icon tasted success.

The actor's daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth got married to Ashwin, and keeping the new son-in-law entertained alongwith the baby grandson, Linga (Aishwarya Rajinikanth and Dhanush's son) seems like a nice way to celebrate his birthday.
 

Deepika to do a 'Munni'

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Bollywood beauty Deepika Padukone to gyrate to title track in Dum Maro Dum, despite not being part of Rohan Sippy's film.

Beating her rivals Katrina, Kareena and Priyanka, Deepika has managed to get the makers to choose her to gyrate and dance to the beats of the title track, reports Mid-Day.

Initially, Rohan Sippy was considering other Bollywood actresses but then he received an overwhelming response for Deepika from traders and people and he decided to go with the popular opinion.
 

Bollywood stars kick the butt

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After his recent health scare, Hrithik Roshan has become the latest Bollywood actor to quit smoking, reports The Timesof India.

Roshan has also helped friend Arjun Rampal kick the butt. Aamir Khan began the year 2010 by resolving to give up cigarettes, and is currently off them, confesses to being an infrequent smoker only prior to the release of his films. "You can't quit for the sake of others, only for yourself," Khan was quoted in the paper.

Experts say Bollywood stars quitting smoking is a huge plus for the country where Hindi movies impact public imagination, says the daily.

Actor Sanjay Dutt hasn't given up the habit, but has cut down on it after his twin children were born. "He has cut down from two packets a day to just two cigarettes a day," says Dutt's manager Dharam Oberoi told the paper.

Actor Konkana Sen Sharma, too, has quit smoking. The recently married, mother-to-be tweeted, "It's been two months that I've given up smoking and drinking."

Urmila Matondkar has been campaigning against smoking for a while now, the daily reports. "I think it's a great thing that actors are kicking the butt — it'l save them as well as their millions of fans," Matondkar was quoted. 
 
 
Katrina 'inspired' by Shakira

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"If my dance in the song Shiela ki Jawani reminds the viewers of Shakira, it's a huge reward for me," said Katrina Kaif, who was in Kolkata with her Tees Maar Khan co-star Akshay Kumar for the promotion of the film.

Katrina was quoted in a report saying she can only dream of such comparisons.

She was all praises for director Farah Khan and gave her the credit for the grand success of the song, reports IANS.

Tees Maar Khan, directed by Farah, is slated to release Dec 24. It has already hit the headlines for its scorching item song Shiela Ki Jawani featuring Katrina.
 

Dilip Kumar turns 88

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Thespian Dilip Kumar, popularly known as the 'tragedy king' of Indian cinema, turned 88 on December 11. He was honoured with the title "patron of alumnus" by his alma mater GN Khalsa College.

The legend has become one of the oldest living ex- students of the institute located in Central Mumbai, College Principal Ajit Singh told Press Trust of India.
 
"Dilipsaab is not keeping well. When we told him about our initiative to honour him, he was touched. He recalled several anecdotes about his student life and was overwhelmed," he said.

The veteran actor, who retired from silver screen in 1998, is best remembered for his variety of roles in Andaz, Aan, Devdas, Azaad, Mughal-e-Azam, Ganga Jamuna and Naya Daur.
 

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