Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Actor Irrfan Khan plays the title role in Priyadarshan’s “Billo Barber” and says he will learn the art of haircutting from a roadside barber to make his character look real. “Not hair styling, mind you. I didn’t want to learn the barber’s art from some posh salon in a seven-star hotel. That kind of haircutting I know already. I’ve done it to my kids. The bona fide barbers hold the scissors in a different manner and the way they hold the customer’s hair is different,” Irrfan told IANS. (more…)

Patiala, July 6 (IANS) Cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife has been admitted to a private hospital in this Punjab city following poisoning and dehydration. Doctors at the Sadhbhavna hospital said it was not known whether Navjot Kaur had attempted suicide or it was a case of food poisoning. (more…)

Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan was invited to Rakhi Sawant’s new talk show and the two ended up becoming good friends. And now Vidya can’t stop praising the item girl. “I really like Rakhi for the way she has made a place for herself. No one else is quite like her. She has marketed herself as an extremely unique entity. I think it’s truly admirable,” Vidya told IANS. (more…)

Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Imran Khan, touted as the new chocolate boy of Bollywood, says comparisons with uncle Aamir Khan are inevitable. In fact, he is happy to let his illustrious ‘maamu’ do all the talking for his debut film “Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na”. “I’m not shy but I take time to get comfortable with people…I was happy letting Aamir maamu do all the speaking. I also knew people would start making comparisons between us regardless of whether we were seen together or not. When the comparisons are inevitable, what’s the point worrying about it? I really appreciate Aamir’s support though,” Imran told IANS in an interview. (more…)

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) With posters of some of his blockbuster films like “Silsila”, “Deewaar”, “Lamhe” and “Dil To Pagal Hai” forming the backdrop, legendary Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra was conferred the Legion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian award, at a ceremony here Saturday. “It is truly a joy to be awarding this medal to the master of Indian cinema, Yash Chopra. He has a truly universal form of art and the man is a mark of artistic distinction,” French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont said. (more…)

New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) A five-day festival of Tibetan documentary and feature films that began at the Indian International Centre here Saturday offers viewers a glimpse of the complex mosaic that makes up the land of the exiled Dalai Lama. Stripped of the usual inaugural trappings, the festival, organised by the Foundation for Universal Responsibility opened with the screening of the “The Lion’s Roar”, a classic portrait of the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, one of the most revered spiritual figures in Tibet. (more…)

Chennai, July 5 (IANS) The elections to the Tamil Film Producers’ Council (TFPC) acquired political colours Saturday as the two main groups traded charges against each other. The elections are scheduled for Sunday. Openly backed by the ruling DMK, director K. Ramanarayanan, incumbent president of the body and a contestant, appealed for votes from all concerned if the Tamil film industry wanted continuance of subsidies from the state government, doyens of tinsel town told IANS. (more…)