Akshay-Aishwarya to light up screens this Diwali (Film Snippets)

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NEW DELHI - Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai hope to brighten Diwali this year as their film “Action Replayy” will release on the festive occasion.

The film’s shooting was completed in Manali July 15 and is set to hit screens Nov 5 alongside Ajay Devgn-starrer “Golmaal 3″.

While “Action Replayy” is a time-travel caper weaved around a story that progresses backwards in time, “Golmaal 3” follows the hit outings “Golmaal” (2006) and “Golmaal Returns” (2008).

Produced and directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, “Action Replayy” also stars Aditya Roy Kapoor, Rannvijay Singh, Neha Dhupia, Kirron Kher, Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri and Randhir Kapoor.

“Golmaal 3” on the other hand also features Mithun Chakraborty, Arshad Warsi, Kareena Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor and Kunal Khemu.

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Anil Kapoor inspires me: Preity Zinta

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta is in awe of Anil Kapoor and says looking at him inspires her to work harder.

“Met Anil Kapor in the gym and he never ceases to amaze me and inspire me! More power to him! Watching him made me workout harder and not complain,” Preity posted on her Twitter acount.

Known for her performace in movies like “Dil Se”, “Kya Kehna” and “Dil Chahta Hai”, Preity worked with Anil in “Armaan”.

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Milan-Randeep bond over horses

People bond over similar interests and hobbies and what led to the camaraderie between Bollywood director Milan Luthria and actor Randeep Hooda was their craze for horse riding.

“Randeep is an avid horse riding enthusiast and incidentally Milan too has an immense fervour for the sport. So when Naseeruddin Shah, a good friend of Milan, introduced him to Randeep shortly after he (Randeep) arrived here (Mumbai) from Delhi, the duo hit it off instantly thanks to their common passion for horse riding,” said a source.

“Milan also introduced Randeep to the Riders Club in Mumbai,” the source added.

Hooda also stars in Luthria’s forthcoming underworld saga “Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai”.

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Indian Ocean to embark on five-city tour

Delhi-based band Indian Ocean is set to rock five cities with their contemporary fusion music while on their latest country tour that starts Thursday.

An initiative of UTV World Movies in association with Hard Rock Café, the band is set to perform at all the Hard Rock Cafés across the country, according to a statement.

Starting with Delhi July 29, the group will perform gigs in Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai and Hyderabad on Aug 5, Aug 6 and Aug 12 respectively.