Abhishek Bachchan: I started as an assistant in the industry, making tea & cleaning studio floors
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March
In a first for Abhishek Bachchan, the star turned guru to give an Actor’s Masterclass as part of the Tongues on Fire 12th Asian Film festival. At a central London cinema, Bollyspice was in the audience to get the gyaan from Junior B. To a packed audience of film fans and industry professionals, Bachchan opened the session by announcing he was not a follower of method acting, “I once tried being in character for three or four days and it was very boring”. Bachchan believes this system does not suit the cinema coming out of Bollywood, “In a Hindi film the characters do everything. So what character exactly are you going to play?”
Kuch toh log kahenge, logon ka kaam hai kehna… thus went a song in the film ‘Amar Prem’, stating the fact that people will talk, but let it not affect you in any way negative. And one person who truly cares a damn about what people say or think of him is Shah Rukh Khan.SRK returned to hosting Filmfare Awards this year with Saif Ali Khan and though the awards were aired on 7th March, news channels were talking about the return of the hit hosts. Some channels even highlighted the cheap jokes that are so much a part of SRK-Saif script. But did that deter the Khan? Not really, for once at the Filmfare stage, he was the same old guy who loves to pull people’s legs.
Salman Khan isn’t too happy with the way a song’ ‘Tere Mast Mast Do Naina’ shot for his home production Dabanng, was choreographed (by Sabina Khan). Sources reveal that Salman now wants to re-shoot the entire song. A source from the set says, “Salman and Sonakshi have shot for the song. It’s a romantic number shot against a village backdrop. However, Salman wanted it to be a lavish love song with high production values.”
Rani Mukherjee has become a total recluse these days. The actress is avoiding all social interactions in order to spend more time with herself. According to latest reports, Rani Mukherjee is even avoiding her old pals suddenly. Some of her best friends have not met her in long time now.It seems Rani’s sinking career is the chief reason behind her sudden mood swing that has left everyone around her completely shocked. Or maybe she has got impressed by none other than her boy friend of three years: Adiyta Chopra, who also believes in avoiding the crowds as much as he can. Which might also include his close friends too at times. 
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor desired to buy the IPL team, Pune jointly with Karishma Kapoor and her husband Sanjay Kapoor but the last minute change in plans by the IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has ruined their plan and now Saif is no longer interested in buying the team.There have been some changes in the rules of the biding process and a fresh bidding will be held after eight days but Saif dropped the plan. Says Saif, “Yes, we were interested in buying the Pune team but the bidding process was cancelled and the rules were changed. Kareena and I had submitted our bid and there was one other person but Lalit (Modi) cancelled it. It would’ve been great if we could have bought the Pune team and entered the IPL as I love cricket too (his dad is one of India’s former cricket captains, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi).”
Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan turned into a saviour for ten Mumbai based paraplegics, for the actor is paying for their complete medical treatment.News has it that while getting under the skin of a paraplegic character in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Guzaarish,’ the actor researched on the disease in order to prepare for his role and get his body language right and ultimately, Hrithik Roshan was so moved by the plight of paraplegics that he decided to help. 