Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday assured actor Aamir Khan, whose TV show Satyamev Jayate on female foeticide has created a storm, that he will take up the issue of a fast track court with the state chief justice so that justice was expedited.

Addressing the media with Aamir by his side, Gehlot said the widely lauded show had brought reality to the forefront.

“I am moved by Aamir’s programme and his gesture. I will definitely take up the issue and speak to the chief justice of Rajasthan to find a way,” he said.

In his show, Aamir highlighted the story of a sting operation done seven years back by two Jaipur journalists to expose increasing female foeticide cases in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

The sting by Meena Sharma and Shripal Shaktawat had covered 140 doctors involved in sex determination tests and abortions. None of the doctors has been penalized. Source

Bollywood star Aamir Khan and lyricist Prasoon Joshi are quite a team by now. They are working on their pet project on social awareness – films on malnutrition – and the writer says that they connect because they do not compromise on their principles.

“Aamir and I have been invited by the prime minister of India to make campaign films against malnutrition. It’s a project very close to our hearts. Every second child in India is malnourished. Aamir and I are doing 50 short films together on malnutrition,” said Prasoon.

Aamir Khan-Prasoon Joshi are participating in the awareness campaign along with a core group which includes the Citizens’ Alliance against Malnutrition, the United Nations Children’s Fund. The group is working with the government to design, produce and launch a campaign to alert and educate people. According to data in a hunger and malnutrition report, underweight children under five years at 42 percent.

“We both feel the same way about our art. We can’t take flags and wave them on the streets. But Aamir and I can use our space as an actor and poet to create social awareness. We connect because we don’t compromise on our principles. I met Aamir when we were working on an advertisement. From then began our journey. I hope it continues,” he added. More

Actor-producer Aamir Khan, whose “Satyameva Jayate” saw its first episode, dealing with female foeticide, aired Sunday morning, said there was no villain in his show and nor was he advocating any solution but just bringing problems to the people’s notice.

“Doctors should not be blamed in this (female foeticide). Everyone involved in this are equally responsible. I don’t understand why there is so much of fascination with boy child. After all, It is a woman who takes the family ahead,” Aamir said, on the issue.

“There is no villain in my show. Who is the villain, it is we all who are doing something wrong. Each problem can be solved through love and that is the reason even my song ‘Satyameva Jayate’ is a love song,” he added.

The opening episode had mothers from different parts of the country, from both rural and urban areas talking about the pressure and the problems they faced for delivering a girl child. More

Salman Khan, who takes keen interest in social causes and runs his own NGO called Being Human, took part in a fund-raiser cricket match organised by Aamir Khan’s son Junaid on Tuesday.

Junaid, who is the president of the Rotaract Club of HR college, organised the match to raise funds for the physicially challenged.

The 15-over match started in the afternoon at the Brabourne Stadium, Marine Lines, in south Mumbai. Source

Actor Aamir Khan, who is known for his refusal to attend awards functions, has finally decided to grace an event with his presence, sources claim. It seems that Khan will be attending the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards event on May 3, where he will be unveiling a statue of Phalke, who is known as the father of Indian cinema.

However, Mr. Perfectionist has reportedly made it clear to the organisers that he would not be accepting any awards but would be attending the event only for unveiling the statue. Confirming the news, Ashok Shekhar, the son of veteran actor Chandrashekhar and one of the organisers of the event, was quoted saying, “He is keen on attending the event but has made it clear to us that he is coming only to unveil the statue since we are celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema.” Veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna will reportedly be honoured at the event, apart from other talented personalities.

Aamir Khan, who was last seen playing a cop in Sarfarosh, will once again be seen donning the khaki uniform for upcoming psychological thriller Talaash. Source

Bollywood star Aamir Khan, on his way to Varanasi to attend the wedding Wednesday of Rajeev, son of Ram Lakhan aka Nathuni, the auto-driver who drove him around the lanes of the temple city back in December 2009 when he was promoting “3 idiots”, stopped here for two hours and enjoyed the Bihari delicacy litti-chokha.

The 47-year-old star reached here post-noon, interacted with the local people and left by late afternoon by road to attend the wedding in Varanasi.

Said a member of Aamir’s team: “Aamir had never visited Patna. He took a flight from Mumbai to Patna, mingled with the locals for two hours and then left by car to reach his friend’s son’s wedding the same evening.”

Aamir Khan reportedly stopped at a roadside dhaba to have the Bihari delicacy litti-chokha. The ecstatic food vendor served Aamir a plate filled with five large littis. More

Trust Aamir Khan to be naughty! The actor has shot a promo of his upcoming TV show Satyamev Jayate with son Azad Rao Khan without his wife Kiran Rao’s knowledge. It seems the cool dad is okay with his son facing the camera as Azad is barely five months old now.

While talking to a tabloid, the actor reveals that a promo of Satyamev Jayate features his son Azad, but that’s for family viewing only. Aamir’s wife Kiran Rao was already furious over using their Bandra residence for the shooting of the promos. Kiran also barred the makers from showing Azad’s nursery.

Aamir Khan says, “Half the time I shot the campaign, Azad was in my lap,” so when Kiran wasn’t around they shot a promo with Azad. Aamir adds, “At first, I told her (Kiran) that we shot a promo with him and it looked very good. Then I told her that I was kidding and we wouldn’t use it.” More

Director Aditya Chopra is busy developing special marketing and promotional strategies to make his next film Ek Tha Tiger starring Salman Khan a huge success at the box office.

According to sources, Aditya Chopra wants his forthcoming venture with Salman Khan to be not only the actor’s biggest hit, but also surpass Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots at the box office. The filmmaker is, in fact, studying the success trends of both the actors and chalking out an appropriate strategy.

“Chopra scion is sparing no effort or cost to ensure that when the Kabir Khan directed film Ek Tha Tiger, also featuring Katrina Kaif, opens on Eid, it rakes in the highest collections ever. The idea is to not only surpass Bodyguard’s first day collections of Rs  20 crore, but also the opening day numbers of Rs 26 crore registered by Agneepath, if possible,” said a source.

“This is also why the makers will be releasing the film with a record number of prints in India and the overseas circuit,” the source added. More

There is a reason why the makers of HATE STORY are not worried about the Censor issue even though thousands have inundated them with queries about ‘apprehension’ and ‘fears’ related to erotica and nudity factor even as the D-day is fast approaching. Instead, they can be heard making unabashed claims about the film pushing the envelope while also conveying the point as-is without any adulteration whatsoever.

Reason being that instead of lying low and pitching the movie any different from what it actually is, Vivek and Vikram have decided to take a leaf out of Aamir Khan’s book.

“DELHI BELLY is one film that gave me a lot of confidence,” confesses Vivek, “Aamir’s way of looking at films is very different and the way he marketed DELHI BELLY for what it is without faking anything gave me a lot of confidence. That made me realize that you can say and show anything provided that your characters are real. As long as you don’t get into fantastical region, people would be willing to hear out and see what you have to offer. This means that even though you may be working with largely newcomers, you would still find audience as long as product placement is right and your content is true to the subject.” More

”I cry quite easily.” The perfectionist Khan admitted this in a crowded press conference to launch the music video of the title song of his upcoming TV show Satyamev Jayate. He was answering the questions by the media. He said that his show helped him develop an emotional connect with his countrymen and there were quite a few moments during the show that made him cry. It also changed him in a way that he does not reject people who have a point of view that differs with his. He would do that earlier. He feels that the show has enriched him immensely as an individual.

He came up with another interesting bit of personal information while answering a question about the secret of his perfect health while all other Bollywood Khans suffer from multiple ailments from back-pain to neurological disorders. A media person wished to know the address of the ‘aata mill’ Aamir gets his supplies of wheat flour from. A quick-witted Aamir said he does not eat wheat products. He eats ‘raagi’ (millet) instead. Source

Vidya Balan’s charm and enduring performance seems to have impressed ‘perfectionist’ Aamir Khan so much that he has expressed his desire to work with the National Award winning actress.

Vidya’s dream run began with R Balki’s Paa (2009) alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Vishal Bharadwaj’s Ishqiya (2010) opposite Nasseruddin Shah, Raj Kumar Gupta’s No One Killed Jessica (2011) alongside Rani Mukherjee, Milan Luthria’s The Dirty Picture (2011) and the latest, Sujosh Ghosh’s Kahaani (2012).

With Vidya being compared with Aamir for her perfectionist style, so much so that she is dubbed by some in the industry as a ‘Female Aamir Khan’, the latter is singing the paeans for her. More

The release of the Aamir Khan starrer TALAASH is around the corner and even though the month of March has begun, the question making rounds of the industry is – ‘Where is Aamir Khan?’.

Known for strategic marketing and promotion, there has been an uneasy silence on his front as far as his newest film is concerned. However as has been just revealed, it isn’t without any reason.

“Don’t worry, all is well,” quips a source, “There is a definite plan already in place. It is anyways going to be an event outing. He isn’t going to release this one just like any other film. Also, one must remember that this is a Farhan Akhtar-Ritesh Sidhwani co-production. The promotion is going to be smart yet effective.”

One really hopes that it happens sooner than later. After all there has been good enough buzz ever since the First Look of the film was revealed a few weeks back. While it has gained quite some visibility on the online forums, there has been calm before the storm, hence leading to speculations about the promotional kick-start. More