Eid Celebrations Subdued As Muslim Celebs Protest

It has been a subdued Eid for Bollywood this year following the terror attacks on Mumbai last month. All the Muslim actors and actresses in Bollywood wore black bands in protest. They kept their Eid a low key affairs and abstained from lavish celebration and parties.

Salman Khan who hosts a big bash for his family and friends every Bakreid emersed himself in the shooting of his film Veer. Shahrukh and Aamir wore black bands as well but kept themselves busy with the promotion of their forthcoming films Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Ghajini.

Irrfan Khan joined the black band group and urged that Muslims should come together against terrorism. While veteran Naseeruddin Shah plainly wondered “Why are Indian Muslims perpetually required to prove their patriotism?”

Amongst the other actors who wore black bands were Farhan Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Dia Mirza, Zayed Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif. Other celebrities like Javed Akhtar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Abbas Tyrewala, Farah Khan, Sajid Khan etc also joined in.

Adnan Sami Gets Death Threats Post 26/11

Adnan Sami, a British-Pakistani singer and composer is facing the aftermaths of the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai. He has been receiving death threats from anonymous callers on Wednesday.“The calls started coming immediately after that horrific Wednesday. The command was simple, ‘Leave Mumbai immediately or be killed’,” says a harrowed Adnan.

Adnan didn’t know who was making these calls. He had already received a lot of flak from fellow Indian musicians who dislike the coming of Pakistani singers in India (read: Aadesh Shrivastava and Abhijeet). When the calls repeated“Adnan then decided that this time, the threat was more serious than before. For the first time, he became seriously worried for himself and his wife Sabah,” says his friend.Apparently Adnan contacted Sonia Gandhi for help but with elections overhead, she probably didn’t want any controversies hampering Congress’ chances. So she did not provide him any security. Poor Adnan had to get in touch with a private agency for security.His friend confirms, “He now moves around with four bodyguards and four armed men provided by an agency named 911. This security posse accompanies him everywhere. They stay in his house and go to concerts and other social occasions with him. Adnan is seriously scared for his life. He has told very close friends the name of the organisation that should be held responsible if something untoward were to happen to him.”Well, if the threats are to be taken seriously, then Pakistani artistes in Bollywood should surely be careful.

SRK wants to make people smile

Shah Rukh Khan wants to return back smile to the faces of all Mumbaites by doing something that he is best at - Entertaining.SRK says, “Maybe it’s not the best time, but I am leaving everything in Allah’s hands, I have been fortunate not to lose a loved one, but that doesn’t make me hurt less. We have realised the vulnerability of life. Terror is a reality and we need to realistically challenge it.”SRK wants to make a difference in the lives of people, “As an actor my job is to make people smile, to offer them a few hours of solace from all these happenings,” says SRK.SRK then adds, . “It’s sad that change had to emerge this way. But at least it has. Hopefully, this will be considered as a sacrifice for a better tomorrow. We have always seen that big changes are at the cost of lives laid down. It’s a very sad fact of life. I wish it didn’t happen like this. I wish innocent lives were not lost like this.”“We need to be secure with our language. Every religion is a language, a communication with yourself and with God. If my religion is good that doesn’t mean I will make fun of a different religion. We must understand this. Terrorism has it’s own religion. It’s a language which only terrorists understand. They do not belong to any religion.”“To change things around, we need to change ourselves. We should first become law abiding citizens. It should be mandatory for every party to include a security system in their agenda. Which must function independently. We cannot do away with the voting system. So let’s give one secular party of our choice the chance to rule. Let it rule for five years and be accountable to us. Then let’s see. Coalitions and alliances are half-baked ideas. They are always insecure that the majority will go away.” Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is all set to release on 12th December. Are you excited about RNBDJ.

Ranbir Kapoor unveils his website

Ranbir Kapoor has teamed up with 58080 to unveil his website along with some exciting content for his fans on mobile. Not only Ranbir, Fashion actress Mugdha Godse and Sikander Kher have also launched their websites in collaboration with 58080. Their website features their profile, likes, current assignments and photo gallery.

Their official websites are:

www.myranbirkapoor.com

www.mymugdhagodse.com

www.mysikandarkher.com

Make sure you check them out.