Saturday, August 22, 2009 MUMBAI: The daughter of yesteryears superstar Feroze Khan might soon be part of an upcoming film if the latest grapevine is to be believed. She might belong to one of the most well known film clans in Bollywood, but Laila Khan Rajpal has stayed away from the arc lights so far. According to the news Fardeen Khan, who is planning the remake of the hit classic Qurbani, as per the wish of his late father, might cast his sister Laila Khan in the film too. As already reported, Sanjay Dutt has been approached for a role in the film which is slated to be in the making soon. Though, Laila Khan has previously claimed that she is not averse to doing ''some good roles'' if they come her way, it seems the Bollywood calling this time might herald her bollywood debut which many wanted to happen years earlier.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in
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