I have surrendered myself to Vishal Bharadwaj, says Shahid Kapoor (see pics)
Mumbai: Actor Shahid Kapoor, who is currently seen sporting a neat buzz-cut as a part of his new look for Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Haider', says he is just following his director to get into the skin of his role as the desi Hamlet.
The movie which also stars Tabu, Shraddha Kapur and Kay Kay Menon is the filmmaker's interpretation of Shakespeare's Hamlet set against the backdrop of militancy in Kashmir.
Deepika Padukone resumes shooting for Happy New Year
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
Filmmaker Farah Khan has resumed the shooting for next film Happy New Year with Deepika Padukone.
Shah Rukh Khan, who was injured on the sets, is still healing.
He was spotted at Hema Malini and Dharmendra's younger daughter Ahana Deol's wedding on Sunday.
‘And another big schedule starts of Happy New Year today! It's always like a family reunion.. N Yes Yes am letting @iamsrk rest today,’ she updated.
The cast and crew is currently busy shooting for a song featuring Deepika. Designer Manish Malhotra added: ‘RK studios after very long: Shoot for @TheFarahKhan 'Happy new year'. Song shoot : indian costume for the gorgeous @deepikapadukone. At RK Studios its like going down the memory lane of some fantastic films from the greatest Raj Kapoor.’
Gold extends gains on seasonal buying, global cues
New Delhi: Gold prices extended gains for the second day by adding Rs 50 to Rs 30,400 per ten gram in the national capital on Monday on sustained buying amid a firming Asian trend.
Silver also inched up by Rs 10 to Rs 43,610 per kg on scattered enquiries from industrial units.
In Mumbai, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 percent purity traded at Rs 30,098 and Rs 29,947 per ten gram, while silver enquired at Rs 44,400 per kg.
Traders said sustained marriage season buying and a firming Asian trend, as falling equity markets boosted demand for haven assets, mainly led to rise in gold prices.
Gold in Singapore, which normally sets price trend on the domestic front, rose 0.2 percent to USD 1,247.21 an ounce.
On the domestic front, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 percent purity advanced by Rs 50 each to Rs 30,400 and Rs 30,200 per ten gram, respectively. It had gained Rs 60 in last trade.
Sovereign, however, lacked necessary support and shed Rs 50 to Rs 25,200 per piece of eight gram.
Silver ready inched up by Rs 10 to Rs 43,610 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 35 to Rs 43,335 per kg, while silver coins held steady at Rs 85,000 for buying and Rs 86,000 for selling of 100 pieces.
Happy New Year on next schedule sans SRK
Farah Khan's Happy New Year has begun its next big schedule, but without Shah Rukh Khan. The superstar is recovering from the injury he recently sustained non sets on the sets of the film. The filmmaker took to Twitter to announce the news. "And another big schedule starts of Happy New Year today (Monday)! It's always like a family reunion...and yes am letting Shah Rukh Khan rest today (Monday)," Farah posted on the microblogging site Monday. The film also features Sonu Sood, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Vivan Shah and Deepika Padukone.
CCL 4: Sudeep, Darshan Thank Fans For Support
Abhinaya Chravarthy Kiccha Sudeep and Challenging Star Darshan has thanked their fans, who supported them during the eight match of Celebrity Cricket League (CCL 4). The terrific match between Karnataka Bulldozers and Chennai Rhinos, ended up in a thrilling tie. The match was held on February 2 at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.
Karnataka Bulldozers Vs Chennai Rhinos, Ends In Thrilling TieThe close pals of Sandalwood - Sudeep and Darshan took their respective micro-blogging sites Twitter to thank all their fans and audience for supporting Karnataka Bulldozers. However, Sudeep, who got hurt during the match also revealed that he is better and needs to undergo a scan.
Thanking his fans and informing about his injury, Sudeep tweeted, "Thanxx for all your support towards KB yesterday...luvvu all....I'm better now... Just need a scanning to b done...n lil rest. Wanna thank each person present at the ground yesterday for the roaring support and encouragement...Pradeep,Dhruv,abhi were superb." While attempting the run-out in the first innings Sudeep collided with an opponent batsmen after which he suffered an injury to his leg.Sudeep's 'kuchiku (close friend)' and Karnataka Bulldozers skipper Darshan also thanked his fans and supporters at his micro-blogging site. He tweeted, "Thanks a ton to all my fans for your overwhelming support throughout the match. Bengaluru crowd has always been the best. Love u all.Darshan."
Now Tea plantation sector faces land hurdle for expansion
It's not just the manufacturing sector that is facing the land hurdle, the organised tea sector is now grappling with expansion problems on the same count.
Tea requires large tracts of arable high land.
"State governments don't have land to allot so in the last five years, the organised tea sector has not grown," additional vice chairman, Indian Tea Association and director, McLeod Russel (India), Azam Monem, said. Moreover, the bushes in the organised sector are 50-70 years.
"The only way forward is replanting and uprooting," Indian Tea Association chairman and Goodricke Group managing director and chief executive officer, A N Singh, said. But that too is a hard decision for proprietors, concede most of the industry representatives, as replantation and rejuvenation would lead to a two to three per cent crop loss.
Does it mean that the industry is headed for a J curve? Industry experts feel that's possible given that the organised sector essentially stands for quality and if it doesn't grow then prices are likely to remain on a high.
The current set of data released by the Tea Board of India could corroborate the basis for this notion. The industry clocked in a record production of 1200 million kg in 2013 as against 1126 million kg in 2012, but average prices during April-December have been flat at Rs 130.39 per kg. Clearly, domestic consumption is on the rise.
"Three sales have been dropped in Kolkata and three are likely to be dropped in Guwahati despite a record production. The year, however, had started with a deficit of 100 million kg," Monem said.
But higher prices may not necessarily translate into higher realisations. The cost is disproportionately high for the organised sector. The organised sector is faced with high social cost, all of which is borne by the industry.
Also, it's not that there is no growth in the industry. The unorganised sector, which doesn't bear social cost, is expanding. The unorganised sector accounts for more than 300 million kg. The sector comprises small tea growers or bought leaf factories that process the tea for the small tea growers.
However, representatives from the organised sector are peeved that the unorganised sector is getting away with without having to pay for bulk of the cost. "Some of them can be hardly called small growers because the producing area could be as high as 500 acres from as small as one acre," an expert said.
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