Here’s something for the Hrithik fans we put off by suggesting the title for the sequel to Koi Mil Gaya, Hrithik’s 2000 hit Kaho Na Pyar Hai will be released in more than 22 Spanish-speaking countries this year. The film is dubbed in Spanish. Can’t wait to hear Hrithik and Amisha sing Kaho Na in Spanish? Then head over to Peru in March where promos of the film ‘Reencuentro Con el Destino’ will air on TV. The film will be released in May.

Ravi Chopra will soon launch Babul with stars Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Salman Khan. Said Chopra "It is about a father-in-law who opens new avenues for his widowed daughter-in-law. The basic premise of the film is that life does not end when your husband dies.” The role of the daughter in law is up for grabs while the names Preity and Rani are being bandied about.

Kaizad Gustad’s Boom may have bitten the dust but the director is a happy man. Kaizad and his long time love (they have been together for two years now) Alexandra Ritt got hitched on January 3 on Sanibel Island off the Gulf of Mexico in a small ceremony attended by close family and friends. Alexandra is an American citizen of Spanish, Cuban, Russian and Hungarian ancestry. Gustad is expected to start work on his new venture Mumbai Central. Alexandra works for an NGO, the couple intend to settle down in Mumbai.

Kamal Haasan’s Tamil film, Virumaandi has taken the best opening among the Pongal releases. The actor had tied up with cable TV operators in villages by giving them a one-hour capsule of the film, that included an appeal to discourage piracy. Gory Virumaandi is getting praise from critics.

Actor Naseeruddin Shah has sung a song in Rajiv Rai’s forthcoming 'Asambhav'. Naseer last sung for Rajiv in his smash hit 'Tridev'. Asambhav will be released in April/May 2004; the film, shot in Locarno, stars Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra.

Director Apoorva Lakhia says of his film 'The Firebird's Nest' that the story is not about Mr. Rushdie and Padma Lakshmi. Firebird’s Nest by Salman Rushdie explores a romance between an older man and a younger woman. Rushdie, 56 is currently dating Padma Lakshmi, 36. According to sources Lakshmi, a model turned actress, will play the lead role in the English film, whose screenplay is to be written by Rushdie.

Anoushka Shankar, daughter of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, will play in Mumbai to raise funds for animal rights, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) announced. The performance will be on Feb 20 and the proceeds will be used to assist thousands of animals that lead "miserable lives" in zoos all across India, PETA said in a statement.

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