This is one combination that will surely make people think. But then, as they say, 'Who's complaining! As far as they 'sell'. Ravi Kishan and Rituparna Sengupta have beenchosen as the brand ambassadors for Monaco biscuits, according to Bollywood Hungama's sources. Readers may recollect that the brand promoted by Aamir Khan in recent past. A company insider says that, while Ravi Kishan will promote Monaco in the Hindi belts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, Rituparna Sengupta will do the same in East India. What now, remains to be seen is that will the biscuit major find its replacement for Aamir, whose endorsement contract ended in mid-2010? That's an answer, which only time will tell. Till then, one can enjoy the sweet and salty moments with Ravi Kishan and Rituparna Sengupta!
Shah Rukh Khan once again seems to have come under the scan of the Income Tax (I.T) Department, this time for his sprawling Signature villa at the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. While SRK has claimed that he received the villa as a gift from Nakheel Public Joint Stock Company (Nakheel PJSC) 3 years ago, the IT authorities believe that the villa was given to Khan instead of an endorsement fee for promoting the said company. The Signature villa owned by Khan is pegged at a whopping Rs 17.84 crore. For the assessment year 2008-09, Khan had, in April 2009, filed returns declaring income of Rs 126.31 crore. He said his income was from house, property, profession, capital gains and other sources. I-T department, however, assessed that the Villa was taxable and accordingly a notice was issued to Khan. The actor sent a reply to an initial notice on November 26, 2010, stating that the gift did not constitute his income from business or profession. Nakheel, too, submitted a letter to the I-T department in October 2010, stating that Khan had not provided any professional services. The company clarified that the actor attended the Annual day function as a gesture of friendship towards Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Nakheel PJSC's executive chairman. However, the I-T department wasn't convinced and issued yet another notice on December 27, 2010 stating that Nakheel was using the brand name for endorsing its Palm Project since 2004 on its official website and electronic and print media. Also, Khan did not show any receipts related to the endorsement. Since Khan is known to charge huge fees for his other endorsements, the IT department authorities grew increasingly suspicious as to how the actor was promoting this brand without charging any fees. One will have to wait and watch if the actor indeed ends up paying tax for this sprawling property of his in the days to come.
The witty, vivacious and sporty Gul Panag always treads the road less travelled. Not the one to bow down to conventions, this one always believed in doing things a tad differently. Right from the time she won the Miss India pageant to the time she did her first film Dhoop in 2003, one could foresee the lateral thinking brimming. After having run a few marathons and fighting avidly for several causes, Gul is all set to represent the thirty something women like never before in her upcoming film Turning 30!!!. Unlike our television soap operas which show the 30 something as regressive, Gul Panag will join you all on January 13, at 1200 IST on Bollywood Hungama's Celebrity Video Chat to share what it really means to be 30 year old woman living in a big city. Don't miss it!