SRK's Special Rakhi Gift: Buy 2 Tickets of Chennai Express, Get 1 free

Buy two, get one free -- is the Rakhi offer that superstar Shah Rukh Khan is making for everyone across the country keen to see his latest entertainment extravaganza "Chennai Express" which is blazing records at the box-office.

So if you love him for making you laugh in Chennai Express, you will love Shah Rukh all the more for his latest gesture.

A source close to the superstar said this is SRK's brainchild. The offer is valid on Aug 20 across the country because the 47-year-old wants to celebrate with everyone.

The source added: We have celebrated Eid and Independence Day with the entire country and this is his way of celebrating Rakhi as well. This is his small way of giving back the huge amount of love and support he has got from the people.

Directed by Rohit Shetty, Chennai Express is a runaway hit at the box office. Released Aug 9, it minted Rs.181.93 crore by Aug 18.

If viewers enjoyed SRK's new avatar in the romantic comedy, they also found Deepika Padukone's Tamil girl act thoroughly entertaining. The film was liked so much that it created a record by recording the fastest Rs.100 crore earning at the box office. The Rs.75 crore project achieved that in the first weekend itself.

"It has been an amazing journey for 'Chennai Express' so far. The audience has loved and supported the film, helping it to achieve unprecedented success at the box office. We wanted to find a way to thank our audiences, especially families, for their love and support for the film. 

We thought the occasion of Raksha Bandhan would be an ideal opportunity to do so, said Gaurav Verma, Director - India Theatrical Distribution, Studios, Disney-UTV, in a statement.

We are inviting everyone to celebrate the festival with 'Chennai Express' and are pleased to offer a third ticket free on the purchase of every two tickets, as a token of our appreciation," added Verma.

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Celina Jaitly says No to Bigg Boss 7

Celina Jaitly was approached for 'Big Boss 7', but she turned down the offer 

Says Celina, "They approached my manager. Even though I love watching the show and I am a big fan of it, I am a very private person.

I am not comfortable to have my personal life on display 24 hours a day. Neither am I comfortable living with strangers in a house for months.

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PC's rash decision

Priyanka Chopra refuses to shoot in Manali for her upcoming Mary Kom biopic after bug bite on sets leads to skin rash

A birdie chirps to sat that while shooting in Manali for the biopic on Mary Kom, Priyanka Chopra apparently developed a rash on her skin. Sources state that the actress was bitten by a bug at the site

As a result, PC decided not to shoot at the location. Debutant director Omung Kumar apparently tried convincing her but she was adamant. 

The unit was then forced to move to Mumbai and shoot at Filmistan Studios. Hope there were no bugs in the vicinity.

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MTV Splitsvilla contestant molests teen

Officials of the Oshiwara police station arrested 19-year-old Ashwini Koul, one of the contestants in MTV Splitsvilla Season 6, on Saturday for allegedly molesting an 18-year-old student on August 13

Cops said that Koul befriended the victim on a social networking website and molested her upon meeting her in person.

In his defence, Koul accused the victim of framing him because he refused to accompany the girl to her residence.

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Police said Koul, a resident of Apna Ghar housing society in Wadala, and the victim, a resident of Bandstand in Bandra (West), connected via Facebook on August 10. After a few chats, the two decided to meet at CCD at Lokhandwala in Andheri (W) at 2 pm on August 13.

When the two met, Koul grabbed the victim's hand, hugged her and proposed to her. The victim, who was taken aback by his behaviour, left the spot immediately. Since she was shocked by the incident, she approached us only on Saturday, said an official from the Oshiwara police station.

Koul was booked under Section 354 (outraging the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code and he was arrested from his Wadala residence on Saturday night.

A holiday court granted him bail on Sunday morning. He has no past criminal records, said the official.

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BA Pass proves it: Sex Sells

It was Neha Dhupia who had famously said that sex and Shah Rukh Khan are the two operative aspects of the Bollywood box office.

Director Ajay Bahl seems to have got the fundas right in his debut film. B A Pass got rave reviews and a sizeable audience.

Says the director, I guess the sexual theme of my film managed to get it noticed. Also, we came a week ahead of Shah Rukh Khan's Chennai Express, so I guess some of his success rubbed off on us.

Critics have praised B A Pass except for a few who have criticized the film's love-making scenes. 

I could have gone a few steps ahead with the sex. I could have made the love-making scenes more explicit. One critics has complained about Shilpa Shukla keeping her clothes on while making love. 

Shilpa is a thorough professional. She would have gone topless if I had asked her to. But finally we were making a film for Indian audiences. And a lot of Indians like to make love with their clothes on,  observes the auteur director. 

His next film could be based on his own struggle to direct a film. Ajay sold off his property to collect funds for B. A Pass. I had no choice. For 7 years I went from door to door to producers with my script. That I was a recognized DOP (cinematographer) in the film industry didn't really help my cause. 

Two corporate houses said yes to Ajay and then backed out at the last minute  I had no choice. I either funded my own dreams, or given up on them. I am looking happily at the progress of B A Pass. It seems to have pleased critics and viewers. It's a dark film. But why do we shun darkness? Isn't it as seductive as light, and certainly more mysterious? wonders Ajay. 
His live-in girlfriend Avantika who is not much of a movie buff liked B A Pass. She is more into literature. I think the fact that B A Pass is based on a short story got her interested.

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Gurdeep Kohli in Bigg Boss 7?

Buzz is that Gurdeep Kohli is likely to be part of Bigg Boss 7 . She has apparently already given her nod

The telly actress was last seen in 'Rowdy Rathore' where she played a cop.

Gurdeep is married to actor Arjun Punj and has a three-year-old daughter, Meher.

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