Ranbir Kapoor is more popular than me: Amitabh Bachchan
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday said Ranbir Kapoor is more popular than him and wishes to work with the actor, even if it is for a brief role.
Ranbir will be seen making a special appearance in Bachchan-starrer 'Bhootnath Returns'.
Ranbir has already shot for his cameo in the supernatural-comedy film. He will be seen playing himself, as actor Ranbir Kapoor, in the film.
"I dont have a scene or a shot with him. I hope we can work together some day in a film. I would be ok doing even a small role in his film. He is very popular ...than me," Bachchan told reporters here at the trailer launch of Bhootnath Returns.
"It is always great to work with younger actors...one learns a lot from them," he said.
Apparently, Ranbir makes his entry at an important point and his character is somewhat crucial to the flow of the film.
Shah Rukh Khan, who played the role of Aditya Sharma child Banku's father in Bhootnath, will be seen reprising his role in the sequel. He too has a cameo in the film and his character will be a continuation to the one that he played in Bhootnath (2008).
Bachchan plays the role of a friendly ghost in the movie.
"In the first part my character goes to heaven and then he comes back to earth and how he meets this child called Akhrot is what the story is about," he said.
Bachchan will shake a leg with composer-singer Honey Singh in a rap song for the film, which is yet to be shot. The event saw Big B playing card tricks and showing some magic to the media.
'Bhootnath Returns' is a sequel to 2008 horror-comedy 'Bhootnath', which is being directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by T-Series & BR Films.
Bhoothnath Returns is scheduled to release on April 11 and stars Big B, Boman Irani and Marathi actress Usha Jadhav in the lead.
'Oh My God' Telugu remake may come out Oct 2
Chennai, Feb 26: The yet-untitled Telugu remake of "Oh My God", which features Daggubati Venkatesh and Pawan Kalyan in the lead, will most likely hit the screens on Gandhi Jayanti on Oct 2.
"The film will go on floors soon. We are planning to release the film on Gandhi Jayanti. Of course, there could be changes in the release date, but as of now we have locked Oct 2," the film's spokesperson told IANS.
While the rest of the cast, including the director, is yet to be finalised, the remake will be produced by Pawan and Venkatesh's banners.
Venkatesh's brother D. Suresh Babu and Pawan's close friend Sharat Marar will co-produce the film.
This is the third remake project that Venkatesh has accepted in the last twelve months after "Masala" (remake of "Bol Bachchan") and forthcoming "Drishyam" remake
Box Office: Vijay's 'Jilla', Ajith's 'Veeram' Set to Complete 50 Days
Ajith's "Veeram" and Vijay's "Jilla" are nearing the 50-day mark in several theatres across Tamil Nadu.
"Veeram" and "Jilla", which released on 10 January, are still being screened in theatres, despite many new releases in the last one month.
The Ajith and Vijay starrers will be completing 50-day theatrical run on 28 February. Most of the films that released after 10 January till the last weekend have failed to set the cash registers ringing.
Except for small-budget film "Goli Soda", other films have not been able to make it big at the box office. Even films that were expected to perform well have failed to register big collections. This, in turn, has worked in favour of "Veeram" and "Jilla."
Cybercrime: Second biggest reason behind frauds
New Delhi: The menace of cybercrime could become the second biggest reason of financial frauds across enterprises in the next few years amid companies using technology across service lines in a bid to enhance performance, a survey by consultancy firm PwC said.
About 48 per cent of the respondents said the risk of cybercrime had increased, up from 39 per cent in 2011, the PwC 2014 Global Economic Crime Survey said.
Also, 45 per cent of financial services organisations affected by frauds reported being victims of cybercrimenearly three times the frequency as reported by all other industry sectors.
Cybercrime ranked fourth (24 per cent) after asset misappropriation (69 per cent), procurement fraud (29 per cent) and, bribery and corruption (27 per cent) in the tally.
However, 30 per cent respondents said cybercrime would pose the highest risk to their companies, next only to asset misapproriation (40 per cent).
"The results appear to reflect the megatrends of global expansion into less-developed markets and the expectation of increasing incidents of cybercrime as more technology is deployed in all areas of business. Cybercrime is not just a technology problem. It is a business strategy problem," it said.
About one in four of respondents said they have experienced a cybercrime and over 11 per cent of these suffered financial losses of more than USD one million.
About 14 per cent said the financial impact of cybercrime was between USD 100,000 and USD 1 million, while six per cent believed it is between USD 1-5 million.
"This underscores the challenge of the threat. Many entities do not have clear insight into whether their networks and the data contained therein have been breached, and they don't know what has been lost or its value," the report said.
This poses risks in a global business ecosystem that is increasingly reliant on both technology and intellectual property and that values transparency, it added.
"In a changing technological landscape, sophisticated adversary takes advantage by attacking new weaknesses. This is why it is essential for organisations to at least try to keep pace with the criminals who threaten them," the report advised.
Companies often make their critical data available to management, employees, vendors and clients on a multitude of platforms, including high-risk platforms like mobile devices and cloud.
While nobody expects the benefits of technology to diminish, or for organisations to shrink their digital footprint, it's clear that with more data accessible on more platforms, valuable data will remain under attack, and that the cost of security breaches will continue to be steep, it said.
"Ultimately, cybercrime is not strictly speaking a technology problem. It is a strategy problem, a human problem and a process problem. After all, organisations are not being attacked by computers, but by people attempting to exploit human frailty as much as technical vulnerability," it said.
This is a problem which requires a response that is grounded in strategy and judgement about business process, access, authority, delegation, supervision and awarenessnot merely tools and technologies, it added.
About 48 per cent of the respondents said the risk of cybercrime had increased, up from 39 per cent in 2011, the PwC 2014 Global Economic Crime Survey said.
Also, 45 per cent of financial services organisations affected by frauds reported being victims of cybercrimenearly three times the frequency as reported by all other industry sectors.
Cybercrime ranked fourth (24 per cent) after asset misappropriation (69 per cent), procurement fraud (29 per cent) and, bribery and corruption (27 per cent) in the tally.
However, 30 per cent respondents said cybercrime would pose the highest risk to their companies, next only to asset misapproriation (40 per cent).
"The results appear to reflect the megatrends of global expansion into less-developed markets and the expectation of increasing incidents of cybercrime as more technology is deployed in all areas of business. Cybercrime is not just a technology problem. It is a business strategy problem," it said.
About one in four of respondents said they have experienced a cybercrime and over 11 per cent of these suffered financial losses of more than USD one million.
About 14 per cent said the financial impact of cybercrime was between USD 100,000 and USD 1 million, while six per cent believed it is between USD 1-5 million.
"This underscores the challenge of the threat. Many entities do not have clear insight into whether their networks and the data contained therein have been breached, and they don't know what has been lost or its value," the report said.
This poses risks in a global business ecosystem that is increasingly reliant on both technology and intellectual property and that values transparency, it added.
"In a changing technological landscape, sophisticated adversary takes advantage by attacking new weaknesses. This is why it is essential for organisations to at least try to keep pace with the criminals who threaten them," the report advised.
Companies often make their critical data available to management, employees, vendors and clients on a multitude of platforms, including high-risk platforms like mobile devices and cloud.
While nobody expects the benefits of technology to diminish, or for organisations to shrink their digital footprint, it's clear that with more data accessible on more platforms, valuable data will remain under attack, and that the cost of security breaches will continue to be steep, it said.
"Ultimately, cybercrime is not strictly speaking a technology problem. It is a strategy problem, a human problem and a process problem. After all, organisations are not being attacked by computers, but by people attempting to exploit human frailty as much as technical vulnerability," it said.
This is a problem which requires a response that is grounded in strategy and judgement about business process, access, authority, delegation, supervision and awarenessnot merely tools and technologies, it added.
Ahead-of-elections, Maha govt legalises slum transfer
Mumbai, Feb 26 Apparently eyeing the elections, Maharashtra government today announced "slum transfer policy" which makes the present occupant of a house in a slum the beneficiary of the redevelopment scheme.
It also announced that 138 gram-panchayats situated at the tehsil headquarters would be upgraded to municipal councils.
Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan made these announcements in both Houses of the State Legislature here.
Gangster Chhota Rajan's mother passes away
Mumbai: Mother of Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, better known as Chhota Rajan, died on Tuesday night at Chheda Nagar in Chembur, a locality in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs. Mumbai police personnel were present in large numbers to keep an eye on all those who arrived at the funeral that took place in Chembur on Wednesday morning. Though the Mumbai Crime Branch officials felt that Chhota Rajan may not risk coming to Mumbai for his mother’s funeral, they ensured that there is a huge police presence in the area to keep a tab on people visiting to pay their last respects. Gangster Chhota Rajan. File pic “If not Rajan, there will be several other gangsters and developers who may turn up for the funeral. By keeping a watch we may get information about the gang’s activities,” said a senior police officer on conditions of anonymity. Rajan’s youngest brother, Deepak Nikalje, who is a Republican Party of India (Athvale) activist, performed the last rites. Sources said that Mumbai police officials had asked the media to stay away from the funeral as reporting the event could lead to tension in the area.
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