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"We need more responsible media. Media's a great tool, but it can also be misused and provoke people and just one wrong can kill thousands of people. And that's happened in the past and we need to be extremely careful and strict about what we are - the truth," said Rahman at a press conference in Sydney, Thursday.

"I was speaking to a lot of people, they were saying that some of them are racial killings, some of them are not. But everything gets painted in the same colour and we have to be very careful on that," he added.

Rahman's remarks came amid a string of attacks on Indians and Indian symbols in the country, the latest being a fire at a Melbourne gurdwara.

The Indian Oscar winner is slated to perform at the Parramatta Park as part of the Festival of Sydney, Saturday and he says it is a step forward to bridge the gaps.

"This country is re-affirming the friendship and I hope that this concert brings that and I'm sure it will, hopefully," said the 44-year-old.

"Australia has taken this first step, they called me. I think any art form, whether it's a movie or whether it's a concert, you see all kinds of people in one," he added.

Rahman, who is known internationally for composing the song "Jai Ho" from Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire", also gave safety tips to people.

"Regarding safety, I would advise not to go anywhere at night, especially in shady places where there are a lot of drug addicts and alcoholics and be careful, because they are going to be the main reason for any trouble in the future," he said.

Pop princess Britney Spears has slammed reports, which claimed that she said she would always hate her body.

Spears, 28, posted her denial on her Twitter page after she found a feature in Look magazine claiming to have interviewed her about her body issues.

“See who’s full of it,” Us magazine quoted her as having written about the reports.

In the supposed interview that took place with Look magazine, Spears is quoted as having said she is never satisfied with her body.

“I’m such a perfectionist, which means I’m never satisfied. I always strive for things to be better. I think you can be happy with the person on the inside but on the outside, you’re always striving for more. But that’s how you end up driving yourself crazy,” she reportedly said.

The mag also quoted her saying she isn’t comfortable in her own skin and that she does not see herself as sexy.

“I don’t see myself like that at all. To me, someone who’s sexy is someone with confidence,” she is reported to have told Look .

Karthik Calling Karthik is already creating buzz for the first time ever on-screen pair Farhan Akhtar and Deepika Padukone. Deepika instead of looking forward to the response is engrossed shooting for her another venture Housefull. In fact, she recently expressed her love for shooting during night time.

Tall and dusky beauty Deepika Padukone explains, “I love to shoot during night. I don’t mind shooting during daytime but I prefer nights for cool breeze.”

Hope filmmakers out there listening to this diva and she is flooded with the scripts which demand night shoot.

Ishita Sharma is just three films old with her latest being Mudassar Aziz’s Dulha Mil Gaya. And the pretty actress already has some shocking experiences to share. The actress narrates the incident which stunned her on the very first day of Dulha Mil Gaya shoot.

Ishita explains, “I was quite apprehensive about working with big stars, so for this reason our director

Mudassar informed me about me working alone on the first day. So, I was pretty chilled out with my costume and make up on. As soon as I went ahead for the shot I discovered to my shock- I was to shoot my first scene with Shahrukh Khan. It was a dance sequence and I was literally shivering to stand besides SRK.”

“That was not enough that my director to top it all asked me to show ‘Madhuri wali adayein’. I was frightened to the core and took a deep breadth and convinced my self to give my best and was appreciated later, “signs off pretty actress with a chuckle.

When a Bollywood superstar meets a Tollywood superstar, they would have much to talk about. Right enough, when Aamir Khan met Bong beauty Rituparna Sengupta for an informal chat, they talked about Aamir’s journey, films and life in general.

They have something in common too- Darsheel Safary. Aamir has worked with Darsheel in Taare Zameen Par and now Sengupta would be working in Bam Bam Bhole to be directed by Priyadarshan. Aamir asked Rituparna about her working experience with Darsheel and Priyadarshan. Since 3 Idiots is the flavour right now, that was also the topic of discussion.

On a wintry afternoon, it was an entertainment program designed as an informal chat between the superstar of Kolkata and superstar of Mumbai that provided for much warmth.

The Bangalore-based multinational business magnate Ashok Kheny’s Prem Kaa Game will be released by PVR all over India on February 26, 2010.

Prem Kaa Game is an extra-marital comedy which stars in the role of the husband and wife, Arbaaz Khan and Tara Sharma with debutante Madhuri Bhattacharya playing the temptress.

The Narrator (Sutradhaar) of this rib-tickling tale is superstar Salman Khan.

The supporting cast includes Johnny Lever, Rakesh Bedi, Vivek Shauq, Razaq Khan, Liliput, Sameer Kocher, Ruby Chakravarty and Malaika Arora Khan in a special appearance in a song.

Prem Kaa Game has been filmed extensively on a variety of locations in India in Goa besides Bangalore, Mysore and Madikeri in Karnataka.

Music is by Raju Singh, dialogues are by Abbas Hirapurwala and cinematography by Krishna Kumar, Sanjay Malkar and Krishna and Choreography is by Shabina Khan,Piyush Panchal and Uma Shankar. Post production is by Q Lab, visual effects by EFX and the film is processed at Prasad Lab Mumbai.

The audio is being marketed by Junglee Music.

‘I am often asked when I would direct a film and my standard answer to that has always been that I can barely act, where am I going to get the acumen to direct,’ Amitabh posted on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com.

‘To me it (direction) has been an enormous task that can only be fulfilled by those that have passion and desire to want to tell a story. I guess sometime or the other we have all wanted to do that - to narrate a credible story. But to convert it into film is indeed another matter,’ he added.

The 67-year-old says he is content with his acting career.

‘I am most happy when I do not have to worry about the aspects of film making (other) than with those connected to a performance. Prepare, perform, and push off! It may sound too selfish a thought, but really what else could I ever contribute to it,’ he posted.

Amitabh feels that though it’s a major task to direct a film, directors are not often given their due credit.

‘Directing a film is an enormous task. Every aspect of it has to be understood and envisioned before any serious claim can be made on this. Which is why I think the respect and admiration and acclaim that should have rightfully been the director’s is sometimes destroyed by a complete misunderstanding of what his or her contribution, in the field of direction is,’ he added.

The actor, who turned film producer in 1996, will be seen next in Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Rann’ and in Leena Yadav’s ‘Teen Patti’.

Amitabh Bachchan’s still maintains Kolkatta to be his favourite city. After a long 20 years he recently visited ‘Netaji Subhash Indoor Stadium’ in his famous song ‘Sara Zamana’ was shot made him nostalgic. He penned down the whole incident in his blog. Here he goes:

Elaborating on his unforgettable experience, Amitabh says, ”I have to travel again to Kolkata to attend a function for the school run by Basant Kumar Birla’s daughter at the prestigious ‘Netaji Subhash Indoor Stadium’. The very same, where on my insistence, my producer and dear friend Habib Nadiadwala shot those exciting song sequences in the film Yaarana. What a moment it was and what a trip to our favorite city, Kolkata.”

He further adds, “There were around 25,000 people inside and more than another 50,000 outside the stadium since they were unable to get seats, it being a free entry. I shall never forget the moment that still remains as an unforgettable experience in my system.”

Bollywood actress Riya Sen is making her small screen debut with a cameo in Paritosh Painter’s TV show ‘Shree Adi Manav’.

Riya, who has worked with Painter in his debut film ‘Paying Guests’, will be doing a special appearance on the show which airs on SAB TV.

The actress will be playing herself in the show, who comes to the leading characters’ house as they win a contest ‘Dinner Date with Riya Sen’.

‘Shree Adi Manav’, about three inseparable friends, is produced by Painter and Puneet Aggarwal along with Adhikari Brothers.

The episode featuring Riya will be on air Friday at 9 p.m.

American rapper and businessman Jay-Z likes people to criticise him because this helps him to stay grounded.

‘The reason I am grounded is because I have allowed my friends to come with me and voice an opinion. They are not afraid to tell me what they think of me or my album,’ contactmusic.com quoted Jay-Z as saying.

‘People who don’t know you, you don’t know their motives. It’s the people whom you know for ages keep you grounded,’ he added.