Bollywood News SOTY's 'Radha' song gets KJo in legal trouble

It can't get ironical than this. While, on one hand, the Gods seemed to be favoring the BO collections of Karan Johar's Student Of the Year, on the other an Indore court on Friday told the cops to register a case against KJo and the singer Shreya Ghoshal for using 'objectionable' words ('sexy') against a Hindu deity in the song 'Radha' in the film. 

Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class Santosh Prasad Shukla went onto issue an order to register a case against Karan Johar, Shreya Ghoshal, Gauri Khan, Vishal-Shekhar, Udit Narayan, lyricist Anvita Dutta and Sony music for using objectionable words against a Hindu deity. In addition to that, Manish Vishnoi (Secretary - Shri Vision Social Empowerment and Welfare Association) and Nilesh Jaiswal had moved a petition before a local court seeking action against the aforesaid on Thursday. 

The petitioners have now appealed to the court that the said word should be deleted from the song and also suitable action should be taken against the guilty. The court stated that the matter is cognizable and there is no need of approval under Section 196 (1) of The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). It also instructed that a copy of the court order to be forwarded to Palasia police station to register a case. 

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Ajab Gazabb Love release postponed

Post his previous two films Kal Kissne Dekha andF.A.L.T.U, Jackky Bhagnani is ready with his next Ajab Gazabb Love. However, the film which was scheduled for release this Dusshera, on October 24, taking advantage of the public holiday, has been postponed.

Ajab Gazabb Love will now release two days later, on Friday, October 26. The reason for the apparent delay in release is that many single screens will not be able to screen the film. This inability to feature the latest release comes thanks to the distribution of the recently released Student Of The Year which prohibits its discontinuation to make way for newer releases. 

Producer Vashu Bhagnani has been vocal about the delay saying that he would rather wait for Friday which also coincides with Bakri Eid and have a uniform release, rather than have a staggered release in half of the theaters on October 24.

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Shekhar Kapur to direct daughter's music video

Acclaimed film director and producer Shekhar Kapur who shot to fame with his film Bandit Queen and later with Elizabeth is all set with his next directorial venture. However, this time, Shekhar will be directing a music video featuring his 12-year-old daughter, Kaveri.

Kaveri, Kapur and his estranged wife Suchitra Krishnamoorthi's daughter, is all set to record her first single and music video that will be directed by papa dearest Shekhar. Though this will be Kaveri's debut album, the 12 year old has written and composed the entire album herself

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Jaspal Bhatti dies in road accident

Jaspal Bhatti was undoubtedly one of the most famous and talented comedy actors in the country. And this morning, this great comedian met with a road accident in Punjab's Nakodar town (40 km from Jalandhar), and made his way to the heavens.

News reports have it that his car crashed into a tree along the highway while he was on his way to Jalandhar for promoting his upcoming film Power Cut, which he had produced and directed and was due for release this Friday. The film was to launch Jasraj, his son. Post the accident; he was rushed to a hospital in Jalandhar where doctors declared him dead. Among the injured were his son and the film's heroine Surili Gautam. 

Jaspal Bhatti, who made TV shows like Ulta-Pulta, Flop Show, and a film called Mahaul Theek Hai, will be cremated later this evening. 

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Kahaani wins at Fiji International Film Fest

Vidya Balan's winning streak continues with Kahaani. The film, after having won the audiences' hearts and acclaims galore, has now been named the best film at the International Film Festival in Fiji. The said festival, which was held in Labasa, was a two-week long event that was partnered with Indian High Commission and organized by Fiji National University and Film Fiji. As per an Indian High Commission statement, the festival that had opened with the screening of Kahaani had over 250 entries, of which about 125 films were screened in Suva and other cities. The Indian feature and documentary films were also a part of festival whereKahaani received the award in 'Best Film' category. While Rajkumar Hirani received 'Best Director' award for his film 3 Idiots, special Jury Best Film award went toKumavatara. The festival featured a diverse variety of international and local film entries which included French, Russian, Middle Eastern films, Bollywood blockbusters and Bengali classics. These films were screened from all over the country from October 5 to 18.

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