Affair Of Sajid's Korean

Yash Chopra made Switzerland the famous honeymoon destination for newlyweds in India, Sajid Nadiadwala has decided to make Korea as attractive.

The filmmaker known for shooting his films in exotic foreign locales, starting from HEYY BABYY in 2007 to the forthcoming HOUSEFULL 2, has tied up with the Korean Tourism Board to help promote the country through his upcoming ventures.
The idea was born on Sajid's recent trip to Korea. Having received an invite from the President of the Korean Tourism Organization, the filmmaker and his team travelled to the country. "Sajid met the officials there to discuss possibilities of a tie-up between his banner Nadiadwala Grandsons Entertainment and the Korean Tourism Board. The Korean Government expressed their interest in his films and said that they would like to promote their country through Bollywood," informed a source.
When contacted Sajid Nadiadwala confirmed the news and said, "It's a huge achievement for NGE. We've explored some really good places in Korea like Seoul, Busan and Jeju Island. It's a beautiful country."

Bollywood in mourning

Amitabh Bachchan, Kabir Bedi, Karan Johar and Rahul Bose are among the Bollywood twitterati who have mourned the loss of lives in Sikkim, which was hit by a powerful earthquake that left at least 23 people dead and 200 injured.

The earthquake Sunday evening, which originated along the border of the hilly northeastern state with Nepal, has claimed at least 35 lives.
Bollywood celebrities took to social networking site Twitter to share their sentiments:
Amitabh Bachchan: An earthquake in Sikkim! Many regions felt the shake, right across the eastern region and up beyond Bihar and Uttar Pradesh... pray all is well! Blasts! Horrid floods in Orissa! Earthquakes all over the country! The elements are annoyed with us... prayers for all to be safe.
Kabir Bedi: My heart is with all victims of the Sikkim Quake. But why have media have forgotten about devastating Orissa floods so soon?
Karan Johar: Thoughts and prayers to the families of the quake victims... truly saddened by all the news reports.
Abhishek Bachchan: Very sad to see the state of the people affected by the earthquake in Sikkim. Thoughts and prayers for all of them.
Riteish Deshmukh: Prayers with the people of the earthquake affected area for their safety and well being.
Rahul Bose: Terrible news about the quake. Am trying to get through to friends in Sikkim with no luck. Praying for minimum loss and damage.
Shruti Seth: My love and prayers to all the victims of the Sikkim earthquake. May you all find strength to recover from this horrific incident.
Sophie Choudry: Thoughts and prayers with all those affected by the earthquake in Sikkim and Nepal. We are as always helpless in front of mother nature.
Tisca Chopra: Prayers for all in Sikkim, Bengal, Bihar and other affected areas.

Golden Temple

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar who is co-producing an upcoming film 'Speedy Singhs' visited the Golden Temple in India's northern Punjab state along with the cast and crew seeking blessings for his first cross-border venture.Talking to mediapersons, Kumar said that he decided to produce the film after being impressed with the script of the film. Elaborating on the story line, he said it is essentially about ice-hockey and also reflects the mindset of an Indian family in Canada.

BT Brinjal

It will be a delectable dish of mammoth proportions but with a message -- 500 kg of 'baingan ka bharta' will be cooked Tuesday to protest against a proposed move to approve genetically modified crops, including the brinjal.
Thousands of activists will gather at Dilli Haat in south Delhi to participate in cooking the baingan ka bharta to protest passage of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill, which if enacted, is expected to allow easy approval of genetically modified (GM) crops such as Bt brinjal.
'Thousands of activists, volunteers, citizens groups, civil society organisations, Le Meridian chefs and the Indian Culinary Forum will participate in the event,' said Kapil Mishra, an official of Greenpeace India, which is organising the event.
'We will also offer a plate of the dish to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. We will take a plate to his residence after the event with a message, 'If the BRAI bill is on, this will be the last GM free baingan bharta you will eat',' said an official.
Greenpeace officials claim this record to be the first of its kind.
Volunteers will use 300 kg of brinjal and 200 kg of other ingredients, said Mishra, adding, only organic ingredients will be used.
?Through this event we want to spread the message that Indians should say no to GM food and BRAI bill as GM food is very dangerous for health,? Mishra said.
The bharta will be distributed to various orphanages and NGOs.
Greenpeace will also submit before the prime minister a petition signed by thousands, to stop the BRAI bill.