Jun 9, 2011
Amrita Puri signed up as brand ambassador of Godrej No. 1 soaps?
Amrita Puri is the same girl from the Sonam Kapoor- Abhay Deol starrer Aisha, in which she played Shefali- 'the behenji from Bahadurgarh'. Just one film and she has become a famous face and is bagging quite a few brand endorsement deals. One such brand that has roped in Amrita is Godrej No. 1 Soaps, for which she has now been signed up as the brand ambassador, so inform Bollywood Hungama's ever reliable sources. The official confirmation of the same is being awaited.Sanjay Dutt to play real life cop in Zilla Ghaziabad
It all started with Salman Khan's Dabangg, with him playing the proverbial cop torn between duty and family. Now the latest is that Sanjay Dutt will be seen essaying the role of Thakur Pritam Singh, a zamindar-turned-cop from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, in the film Zilla Ghaziabad. Dutt will portray character of Thakur Pritam Singh, known for his notorious unorthodox methods of dealing with criminals. He would make criminals shoot other criminals rather than doing the dirty job himself. Dutt who previously played cop in quite a few films in his career, is gearing up for the challenge to play this real life character in which he will change his entire look. Confirming this Dutt's spokesperson said, "Yes at this point, all I can do is say yes Sanjay will be playing that role, however I cannot reveal further details as of now."Jimmy Sheirgill to be brand ambassador of Mahindra Verito
He lightened up the silver screen with his performance in Maachis, and followed it up with memorable performances in films like Mohabbatein, Munnabhai MBBS and Wednesday… to name a few. We are indeed talking about Jimmy Sheirgill. Though not too strong in the ad world, Jimmy has now been signed up as the brand ambassador of Mahindra Verito. Jimmy shot video and print ads for the brand which are out now.Baba Ramdev wants to raise 11,000-strong army
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Arsenal sign Charlton's Jenkinson
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Murray passes stern Malisse test
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E. coli forces GB rowers pull-out
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Focused Bolt to run 200m in Oslo
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Robson quits as Thailand manager
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In-demand Haskell ponders future
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Prior admonished for window smash
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Bopanna-Qureshi in semifinals
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Saina, Kashyap in pre-quarters
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Manzano confirmed as Atletico boss
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Amir faces new sanctions
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