Actress Katrina Kaif pleasing her fans in Patna

The most popular girl of Bollywood definitely enjoys the love and affection of her fans across the nation. And thus there was Katrina Kaif pleasing her fans in Patna, addressing them in Bhojpuri, though she still isn’t fluent in Hindi.

Sounds funny but this actually happened when Kat, along with the Raajneeti director Prakash Jha and co-actors Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpai and Ravi Kishen, was in Patna for the launch of TV channel Morya. At the event Jha requested her to speak in Bhojpuri, the local language.

Kat, who loves challenges, was eager to learn a few words, so Jha told Ravi Kishen, Manoj Tiwari and Manoj Bajpai - all pro in Bhojpuri - to teach her how to address the public in Bhojpuri. The sentence was Ka haal ba Patna and the actress instead of saying haal ba, kept on pronouncing halba. After a point, it sounded like halwa. The situation obviously turned out to be hilarious.

Then she was told that halwa means a sweet dish while haal ba means, ‘How are you’? As reported, the actress took time to learn the line, but finally said it quite confidently while addressing the public.

What do you have to say about this tongue-twisting incident?

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John Abraham can’t stop raving about amazing body shape of Bipasha Basu

John Abraham can’t stop raving about the amazing body shape of his girlfriend Bipasha Basu who recently launched a fitness DVD, featuring a unique 25-minute workout programme.

“She is in the most amazing shape. When I looked at her recently, my jaws dropped as I said this can’t be for real. This is the best; she is in the prime shape of her life,” John told reporters in Kolkata.

In fact, Bipasha’s body figure inspired John to try out the exercises in her fitness DVD. And they did work for him.

“I have tried Bipasha’s workout DVD personally and found it to be equally good for men as well, although it is meant for women. I just think that I should follow her routine now,” John said.

The couple are going strong and steady despite being in relationship for many years. They recently enjoyed a holiday in Australia.

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A pregnant Toronto woman gave birth to her child on Oprah Winfrey show

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey just missed welcoming a new kind of guest on her show Thursday.

A pregnant Toronto woman was in the audience of ’The Oprah Winfrey Show’’ in Chicago when she went into labour and almost gave birth to her child on the sets, according to press reports.

According to the reports, Lori McCrindle of Toronto had gone to Chicago with her mother for the taping of Oprah’s world-famous show when her water bag broke (meaning the rupture of the membrane containing the baby in the womb) and she went into labour.

The woman was rushed backstage where Oprah helped her go through the contractions and put her in the ambulance to be rushed to hospital. Twenty minutes later, 27-week pregnant Lori McCrindle gave birth to a son - born 14 weeks premature.

Named Justin Heath McCrindle, the boy weighs two pounds, 13 ounces, according to the woman.

Speaking to the Canadian Press from Chicago’s Rush Medical Center, the Toronto woman said, ’I was 27 weeks pregnant...I thought I’d be safe.’’

She told Oprah Winfrey that her newborn was a little ’battered and bruised’’ from her ordeal before birth, but ’doing pretty good,’’ according to the report. ’It’s going to be a long, rough road,’’ Lori McCrindle said.

Wishing her well, the talk show queen offered the Toronto woman to fly her back to Chicago any time she wished to see the taped show, according to the Canadian Press.

Oprah said it was the first time that a woman went into labour on the sets of her Harpo Studios. ’After all these years, it is not too often that we have a first at Harpo Studios but yesterday was a doozy!’’ Winfrey told her show audience Friday.

’It’s our first baby!’’ she exclaimed.

Amid laughter, she suggested ’Justin Oprah’’ or ’Justin O’’ as two new names for the newborn.

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SRK is drawing mass support in the wake of Shiv Sena's verbal assault

From the film fraternity, his fans to artists and political parties - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is drawing mass support in the wake of the Shiv Sena’s verbal assault on him for favouring Pakistani players’ inclusion in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The Shiv Sena has sent feelers to Mumbai cinema halls to boycott the actor’s forthcoming film "My Name Is Khan", which releases Feb 12. Sena workers have removed the film posters from several theatres.

Shah Rukh’s colleagues are expressing their support for him on micro-blogging website Twitter.

"Shah Rukh is the most secular and the most fair guy I know! It’s unfair to judge his movie based on his opinions! I do love Karan Johar and Shah Rukh! Both are very dear to me and I will defend them if someone writes nonsense about them, " film star Preity Zinta tweeted.

Added Anupam Kher: "Mr P. Chidambaram was displeased too for not including Pak (istani) players in IPL. No outcry about it. May be (because) he is the Home Minister. You need guts to go for him (sic)."

Others who have joined the online forum include directors Mahesh Bhatt and Anubhav Sinha. Veterans like Shabana Azmi and Shyam Benegal have also rallied in support for the actor on national television.

"The state must step into this immediately. The state has enough power. Why is the state not doing anything?" said Benegal.

Aamir Khan also said that if he were to select IPL players, he would do so only on the basis of their performance and not nationality.

Shah Rukh, who owns the Kolkata Knight Riders team of IPL, had spoken against the exclusion of Pakistani cricketers from the forthcoming tournament. The Shiv Sena said if Shah Rukh failed to apologise for his statement not only would his "My Name Is Khan" be banned, but all his films could face a ban in Mumbai.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has come out in open support of the star.

The artists’ community Thursday also extended strong support to the Bollywood superstar.

A statement by the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT)- an umbrella organisation of artists - said: "We, the community of artists, actors, musicians and cultural artists are in full solidarity with the clear stand taken by Shah Rukh Khan in facing the recent threats against him by the Shiv Sena.

"We salute the courage of Shah Rukh Khan in standing up to these threats and want him to know that the entire creative arts community stands by him, " said the statement, signed by well-known theatre personality M.K. Raina, artist and photojournalist Ram Rahman, artist Vivan Sundaram, designer and filmmaker Parthiv Shah and author Indira Chandrasekhar.

The Internet has also seen a flood of communities for the actor like "Support Shah Rukh Khan, Support India" and "We support Shah Rukh Khan and ’My Name Is Khan’" on social networking website Facebook.

"Shiv Sena and MNS are treating Maharashtrians as slaves... They targeting Shah Rukh because he is a Khan. They never protested against L.K. Advani when he praised (Muhammad Ali) Jinnah, " Shakeel Shaikh posted on Facebook.

"The Sena can be pacified if Karan Johar and Shah Rukh change the name of their film from ’My Name Is Khan’ to "My Name Is Khan (vilkar)’, " posts Mumbai-based xylo26 on Orkut.

Student and fans of Shah Rukh are not happy with the situation.

"India is a democratic country and everyone has the freedom to express his views. If Shah Rukh Khan feels that the Pakistani players should be included in IPL, it is singularly his opinion and one should respect it.

Political parties like Shiv Sena are free to disagree with it but they are nobody to judge what’s right or wrong, " Poulomi Nath, a Delhi University (DU) student, told.

Added Asif Ali Ansari, another DU student: "Cricket is a game irrespective of cast, colour, creed or religion and politics should not come in it. Shah Rukh Khan is right when he said Pakistan should play in the third session of IPL. How can they (Shiv Sena) make a ruckus out of it?"

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