After almost two decades, two of Hindi cinema's greatest actors Shabana Azmi and Pankaj Kapur will be seen sharing screen space in Vishal Bhardwaj's Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola. The pairing was last seen in the film Ek Doctor Ki Maut, which released in 1991.

Shabana, who is a huge fan of Vishal Bhardwaj's work, is looking forward to work with him. She is currently going through a looks-test for her role in the film.

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is a comedy starring Imran Khan as Matru, Anushka Sharma as Bijlee and Pankaj Kapur as Mandola.' />

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Aditi Rao Hydari, who made her Bollywood debut with Delhi 6, will be crooning two songs in her upcoming film London Paris New York, wherein she is paired opposite Pakistani pop star Ali Zafar.

Aditi has sung the song 'Woh Dekhnay Mein' and a club song 'Maddham Si Madhoshi' along with Ali for the film's soundtrack. The actress always had an inclination for singing, but it was her singer/co-actor Ali Zafar who encouraged her to record two songs for the film.

Ali was so impressed by her singing skills that he has approached her to be a part of his forthcoming album as well.

London Paris New York is a romcom that follows the journey of Nikhil (Ali) and Lalita's (Aditi) love as they meet in London, Paris and New York for a night in each city.



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Blame it on Vishal Bhardwaj, Neil Nitin Mukesh has opted out of Tigmanshu Dhulia's proposed sequel to Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster (SBAG) because the role of a sadistic husband had already been done by him in Vishal Bhardwaj's Saat Khoon Maaf. Contrary to the impression being given by the producers of Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster, Neil Nitin Mukesh was not "replaced" in the SBAG sequel. "I opted out. I had already played the horny mean husband in Saat Khoon Maaf. Doing it again would have made no sense," explains Neil.

To the producer's claim that Irrfan Khan has stepped into the part that Neil was ousted from, Neil sniggers, "Everyone wants to show that the right to choose is his. It doesn't make any difference to me."

Neil had in principle, said yes to the role. He explains, "But then on paper the character came out much older. At this point in my career I don't want to repeatedly play older, mean characters, especially after Saat Khoon Maaf."

Neil admits there are lots of similarities between the characters in Saat Khoon Maaf and SBAG 2, "Before the final draft of the script was sent to me, I was quite kicked by doing the mean act again. But after I read the script I found a lot of similarities between this script and Saat Khoon Maaf."

Interestingly, the sequel purports to bring back Randeep Hooda from the dead. His character died in SBAG. But he is being touted as a part of the sequel, prompting a former associate of the director to wonder if Hooda plays a ghost in the film. Randeep Hooda himself is clueless as to how he would return to the film.

Significantly, Sunil Bohra who was a partner in the production of Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster has opted out of the sequel. Sources close to Bohra claim he couldn't see eye to eye with the director any more.' />

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Director Vikram Bhatt plans to showcase his next 3D venture Dangerous Ishq at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival to be held between May 16 and 27.

If all goes well then the film's leading lady Karisma Kapoor, who makes her comeback with the film, will join the bandwagon of Bollywood stars to have walked the Cannes red carpet. In the film, Karisma plays the role of a supermodel who gives up her career to marry the man she loves. .

Dangerous Ishq also stars Rajniesh Duggall, Jimmy Sheirgill and Ruslaan Mumtaz and is set to release on May 11, 2012.' />

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