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Our Bollywood spies bring you the latest on industry gossip and celebrity tidbits
Gurudwara use such methods all came under his fi re
to wake people up, so why when he posted a series
does Islam? Azaan is the of screenshots of the
Islamic call to worship, and actors endorsing fairness
as you can expect, the singer creams on his Facebook
received a lot of fl ak for his account. He elaborates
tweets. Vice President of the that these campaigns are
West Bengal Minority United blatantly and subtly “selling you the idea that whiter
Council Syed Sha Atef Ali skin is better than darker skin”. Not all actors, however,
Al Quaderi issued a fatwa have reacted positively to his accusations. Abhay was
against the 43 year-old singer quoted saying that only one actress called him to
and announced a reward of 100,000 Indian Rupees support him in his cause, while Sonam sparked a mini
to anyone who would shave the singer’s head and Twitter war with him. The opinionated actress called
garland him with old torn shoes. Sonu did not agree him out on his thoughts about his cousin Esha Deol’s
with the cleric’s sentiments who tried to brand him endorsement of a fairness product. This war of words
BABY FEVER IN TINSEL TOWN as an anti-nationalist, and instead emerged the next fused out when Abhay replied saying it is wrong too,
day with a shaven head. He clarifi es, “It is not about and encouraged Sonam to use her power to take this
As baby fever takes over Tinsel Town, several Azaan or Aarti. It’s about loudspeaker”. Some people, issue to the forefront.
expectant mums are reporting first-time including his neighbour and actress Shraddha Das,
pregnancies. After the much talked about have tried to discredit him and said that the Azaan 16.66%
pregnancy of Kareena Kapoor Khan, two other is barely audible from her house. His response was The eternal debate on
leading ladies of Bollywood are also expecting to another tweet, saying “Good morning India”, with an secularism has forced
hear the patter of tiny feet soon. These yummy attached video where the Azaan can be heard loud Nawazuddin Siddiqui to
mummies, Soha Ali Khan and Esha Deol, have and clear from his home. share a powerful video
not only starred in Shaadi No. 1 (2005) together, FAIR AND LOVELY OR DUSKY AND LOVELY? message on Twitter. In a
but are both expecting to give birth around the series of short montages,
same time too. We can’t wait to see how cute Abhay Deol is clearly frustrated the actor showed his
their babies turn out. with the fairness obsession in DNA report results. While
India, and especially exasperated holding up placards, he
SONU TAKES A STAND with the number of successful illustrated that he is 16.66
actors who have endorsed these percent Hindu, 16.66
Singer Sonu Nigam recently put Bollywood in a products. Actors including Shah percent Muslim, 16.66 percent Sikh, 16.66 percent
frenzy when he tweeted, “God bless everyone. I’m Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Christian, 16.66 percent Buddhist, and 16.66 percent
not a Muslim and I have to be woken up by the Azaan Shahid Kapoor, Vidya Balan, other religions. But, his soul is 100 percent an artist.
in the morning. When will this forced religiousness John Abraham, Siddharth The talented actor was appealing to our emotions to
end in India?” He further added that no temples or Malhotra and Sonam Kapoor stop judging others based on religion.

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