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After Comedy Nights...Kapil Sharma now gears up for silver screen debut!

Mumbai: After charming everyone on small screen with his comedy gigs now comedian Kapil Sharma is all set to try his luck on big screens. According to reports, Kapil has got an offer from Yash Raj Films (YRF).

As per sources close to him, "The actor-comedian has been offered a lead role in a Yash Raj film, being produced under the Y Films banner, which previously produced "Mere Dad Ki Maruti" and "Luv Ka The End."

Kapil's popular show "Comedy Nights With Kapil", which commenced last year has now become a big brand. Many big filmstars like Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Depika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor etc have visited his show to promote their films.

Kapil, who began his journey as a comedian with "The Great Indian Laughter Challenge", last year won "CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2013 ' Entertainment". Kapil has managed to become the 'King of Comedy' in career span of just 9 year.

Well, we wish Kapil all the best for his new beginning on silver screen and hope that he receives the same appreciation, love and success like he got on television.




Tanishaa cheers for 'good friend' Armaan at CCL!



 
The season seven of reality TV show Bigg Boss might have been over long back but the love which brew inside the house has surely not died down as yet. The most-talked about couple of the show Tanishaa Mukherjee and Armaan Kohli were recently spotted together during the Celebrity Cricket league (CCL) in Mumbai.

According to sources, during the CCL match of Mumbai Heroes and Telugu Warriors the rumoured couple was seen chit-chatting all the time. The angry-young man of BB7 house, Armaan played on behalf of Mumbai Heroes which was captained by Sunil Shetty. Armaan’s lady love Tanishaa was seen cheering him up during the match.

Well, with Tanishaa supporting Armaan like this, we are sure her family too will have to accept her “good friend” one day!

Farhan Akhtar flags off marathon in Jaipur

Bollywood director and actor Farhan Akhtar flagged off marathon in Jaipur to promote cleanliness and encourage people to make their city clean and green.
The marathon was promoted by Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), and entered into fifth successful year.
Around 50,000 people participated in the marathon, which included people of all ages.
"Jaipur marathon was started five years back so that the people of Jaipur love their city and we too have marathons in Delhi and Mumbai. Now you can see 50,000 people participated in the event, people were enthusiastic and people from all over the country took part in it and we are trying to influence them to make Jaipur clean and green city," said an organiser, Suryakant Singh.

Thousands of enthusiasts from all over the country took part in the marathon.
"I am here with my son and my grand children. We are here to participate in the cleanliness drive. We want Jaipur to be clean and green," said a participant, Anil Kumar.


Pawar openly backs Modi, says no need for debate after court ruling


Kolhapur: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Sunday reiterated the stand taken by his party colleague Praful Patel that there was no need for debate once courts had ruled on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's role during the riots.


Fresh trouble for Kejriwal: AAP co-founder Madhu Bhaduri steps down from key panels, criticizes Delhi CM

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New Delhi: Troubles seem to be increasing manifold for the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal government. After former AAP MLA Vinod Kumar Binny cried foul saying that the 'AAP had betrayed the people, now AAP co-founder and former diplomat Madhu Bhaduri has handed over her resignation after fallout with the senior leaders of the party.

Bhaduri, who was part of three important committees on gender justice, foreign policy and national security, has stepped down from all the three posts, said sources.

Madhu Bhaduri expressed her disappointment with the party.

While talking to mediapersons, Bhaduri,  who retired as India's ambassador to Lisbon, after which she started working on RTI with Arvind Kejriwal, said, "AAP has become a high command party which does not allow voices of dissent."

 "However, Kejriwal did sing songs in the name of humanism during swearing-in ceremony, but I think humanity within AAP is dead," she added.

Earlier, she condemned the raid in Khirki led by Bharti, where Ugandan nationals were allegedly assaulted.

Mamata, Manmohan share dais for Indian Museum celebration

Banerjee had said her party was alternative to 'dynastic and corrupt' Congress and 'rioter' BJP, CPI

Three days after Trinamool Congress chief, Mamata Banerjee, gave a clarion call for “parivartan” at the Centre, Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, and the West Bengal Chief Minister shared the dais at the bi-centenary celebration of the Indian Museum.

Banerjee had launched the TMC’s Lok Sabha campaign from a massive rally at the Brigade Ground on January 30 and said her party was the alternative to “dynastic and corrupt” Congress and “rioter” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Communist Party of India (Marxist). She positioned herself as a prime ministerial candidate and renewed the call for Federal Front.

Today, however, she congratulated West Bengal Governor, M K Narayanan, who is the chairman of the museum’s Board of Trustees for spearheading the restoration of the museum, and thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for taking time off from his busy schedule to grace the event.

“Even Montek Singh Ahluwalia ji..whenever I went to Delhi for Planning Commission meeting, he used to say, Mamata ji, we have to do something for the Indian Museum,” Banerjee said.  Ahluwalia, the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission was also present on the occasion.

She talked about the rich heritage of the museum, which happened to be the first national museum in the country, and highlighted the state government’s initiative in restoring museums in the districts.

Prime Minister Singh said that the Indian Museum had one of the finest collections of art and antiquity in the country. He also pointed the evolving role of the museum and said, “While our museums have been successful in disseminating the rich past of our country it is also necessary to ask whether they should not attune their approaches and strategies so that they are more in keeping with the enhanced connotation of the term museum.”

The museum has been undergoing renovation and restoration work for the past two years.

“The endeavour was to give a complete makeover in the bi-centenary year. The objective was to make the Indian Museum a more exuberant place, a symbol of India’s new found confidence and above all a sanctum where India’s grand civilisation narrative is presented in the most attractive way,” Governor Narayanan said.