When Big B ticked SRK off Twitter list (Film Snippets)

Comments [ 1 ] By IANS | 07 June 2010 | 2:18pm

New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan confesses that he accidentally removed actor Shah Rukh Khan from his follower list on microblogging site Twitter, but has now got him back.

'Pressed wrong button ... Shah Rukh gone off my 'following' list ... how do I get him back ...?' Amitabh posted on his Twitter page, but later he managed to restore Shah Rukh's name on the list.

Big B has more than 151,477 followers, but he himself follows the posts of only five people - Shah Rukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar, Shammi Kapoor and advertising professional Suhel Seth.

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Vivek Oberoi visits Vavuniya

Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi, who hopes to build schools for orphans and underprivileged children in Sri Lanka, visited the Vavuniya district in the north region to understand the needs of Tamil people there.

'The Oberoi family is off to Vavuniya to spend the day understanding the needs of the Tamil people and to take our first major step towards Project Hope ... identifying a place to build our school for the orphaned and underprivileged children. We need your prayers and support,' Vivek posted on his Twitter page along with a family photograph.

As part of Project Hope, the young actor wants to build schools to rehabilitate Tamil children in war-affected regions. He was in the country to attend the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards that concluded Saturday.

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Meet 'plump' Priyanka in 'Saat Khoon Maaf'

Priyanka Chopra has always had a figure to die for, but her fans will see her looking plump in 'Saat Khoon Maaf' because director Vishal Bharadwaj wanted her to put on some weight for the thriller. The actress is disliking every bit of it.

'I've been on a put-on-some-serious-weight kind of diet for 'Saat Khoon Maaf'... yuck! I feel so unhealthy!' the actress posted on her Twitter page.

The 27-year-old is now waiting to hit the gym.

'Now that the film is almost over ... I plan on hitting the gym with a vengeance ... And coming from me that's a feat in itself ... because I hate gyms! Aaaarrrggghh!!' she wrote.

Based on Ruskin Bond's story 'Susanna's Seven', 'Saat Khoon Maaf' is about a femme fatale who bumps off her seven spouses and Priyanka plays that role with seven male actors including Naseeruddin Shah, Irrfan Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh.

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Jackky Bhagnani finds a new friend in Malinga

Actor Jackky Bhagnani and Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga bonded very well during the recently concluded International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Sri Lanka.

Jackky, who is passionate about cricket, also got a few tips from the famous slinger.

'Cricket is in every Indian's blood. I have never come across an Indian who doesn't like cricket. Malinga is a dear friend now, he gave me some great tips on mastering the nuances of the game,' Jackky said in a press statement.

Jackky was part of Hrithik Roshan's team that played against Sangakkara XI as part of a charity cricket match at the IIFA celebrations.

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