Anushka Sharma has urged everyone to celebrate the forthcoming festival of Diwali without noise and fire crackers for the sake of animals.Ahead of Diwali next month, the "Dil Dhadakne Do" star will launch a campaign "Pawsitive" through Facebook and Twitter to encourage people to reduce the use of crackers, especially in residential areas. "Animals are our best friends. They make me laugh and I share a personal bond with them. Their welfare is one cause that's close to my heart and I will keep taking up initiatives that makes us care for them too. When someone bursts fire crackers during Diwali, they don't think of how it affects animals or birds," Anushka said.

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An essential element for a film to click at the box office is the chemistry between its lead actors and mostly between the hero & the heroine. This year we have witnessed Irrfan Khan's cracking chemistry on screen with his heroines in three of his films. The ace actor has re invented himself as a romantic hero and has been absolutely loved by audiences. It has been a fantastic year for Irrfan. While he was always been recognized as a powerful actor, this year people have seen him in a different light.Audiences have seen him in various genres of films i.e comic role or a serious cop. However the actor seems to have re invented himself as a romantic hero this year. He has floored the audiences with his subtle romance in his recent outings be it Piku with Deepika, Talvar with Tabu and Jazbaa with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

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After achieving tremendous with her latest venture Best Deal TV- India's first ever celebrity driven home shopping channel, Shilpa Shetty Kundra now proposes a business venture to give back to the society and empower women. Her latest initiative of women empowerment in association with the channel, gives women an avenue to showcase their entrepreneurial skills. Keeping in mind, the growing response to home shopping in today's fast moving world,the initiative invites women aspiring to be financially independent to enroll in their Direct Selling Agent Program. An aspiring entrant will be required to invest a minimum of Rs 10000 and will be provided the catalogs and demo videos.While talking about the initiative, Best Deal TV- Chairperson, Shilpa Shetty said,`It gives me immense pleasure in announcing the launch of the Direct Selling Agents Program with Best Deal TV. The initiative aims to encourage today's Indian women who are independent and self-sufficient to work at their own convenience without the need to be tied down to an organization."

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Actor Kunal Kemmu says contrary to popular belief, he does not take career guidance from his brother-in-law Saif Ali Khan. The 'Golmaal 3' actor, who shared screen space with Saif in the 2013 zombie-comedy "Go Goa Gone", says it is a perception that when two actors meet they only discuss movies."Saif and I collaborated on 'Go Goa Gone' and discussed the project extensively. Other than that, people perceive us in a different way... Like when we meet we discuss films. In our case we have been in films every single day of our lives."We don't really talk about films so much but obviously when movies are up for release you discuss what is the movie about, how happy are you with the movie. We never discuss what should I do in my career or should I do this kind of a role," Kunal told PTI. 32-year-old Kunal married Saif's sister Soha Ali Khan earlier this year. The actor says even though the couple was "scared" of tying the knot, they are calmer now."I was very scared of getting married, both of us were, because everybody says things change after marriage so we got married at home to make sure nothing changes. "We are more calm now. Because everybody was asking us about marriage, our families, friends, the press... So that's gone. We both are relaxed. Life is pretty much the same. We have been in a very comfortable space because we have also lived together before we got married."

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Ever since Aditya Chopra announced his directorial venture, 'Befikre', starring Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor, there has been continuous buzz about the project. We hear the actor was excited about being part of Chopra's film, he was a tad reluctant about the pairing. "Knowing Ranveer's sentiments towards his guide and mentor, Aditya Chopra, he might not have thought it appropriate to broach the topic with him," says a source.'Befikre' will be the second Hindi film for Vaani, two years after she made her Bollywood debut opposite Sushant Singh Rajput in 'Shuddh Desi Romance' (2013).

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