Indian Rupee Gets New symbol

Finally, the Rupee will have a symbol like the Dollar ($) or the Euro (€) or the Pound (£). The Cabinet today finalised the design for the Rupee.

IIT post-graduate Uday Kumar's entry has been selected out of five shortlisted designs as the new symbol for the Indian Rupee.

The government had organised a symbol design competition with a prize money of Rs 2.5 lakh. Five designs were shortlisted from a competition and all new notes will bear the design finally approved.

The growing influence of the Indian economy in the global space is said to have prompted this move that will result in the Indian rupee joining the select club of global currencies like the US dollar, the British Pound, European Euro and Japanese Yen that have unique symbols.

The abbreviation for the Indian Rupee, 'Re' or 'Rs' is used by India's neighbours Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Neetu Worried About her personal life

Neetu Chandra is worried a lot about the way her personal life has changed after stepping into the tinsel town. “I find it difficult to walk freely on the road. My personal life has gone for a toss,” she says.

The bombshell, who says she knew these things would happen and was ready for it, adds: “But somehow I feel uneasy when people recognise me when I walk on the road. I have lost my freedom, if I am right.”

Introduced by Priyadarshan in his Hindi film ‘Garam Masala’, Neetu has so far acted in 11 films in Hindi, three in Telugu and two in Tamil -‘Yavarum Nalam’ and ‘Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai’. And now, she has more offers in her bag.

“I am there in four upcoming Hindi films. I am eagerly waiting to do a challenging role in a Tamil movie. Recently, I have done a dance number with director Ameer for ‘Yutham Sei’, directed by Mysskin,” she adds.

Anushka in mangatha ?

Hey folks... things are getting clearer on the next film of Ajith. There were enough truth and gossips were written on Ajith's film after the not so good ‘Aasal’. So after Gautham Menon walked out of the project IndiaGlitz first reported that Venkat Prabhu and Ajith had a secret meeting to discuss a film together.

Now the truth is out. Ajith's next film is produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri and directed by Venkat Prabhu. And the film is titled ‘Mangatha’.

And the other truth is Anushka will sing and dance with Ajith replacing Samantha. Samantha was considered for the heroine role when Gautham was to do the film. ‘Mangatha’ is a big leap in the graph of Anushka as she is pairing with the third top hero this year. After ‘Vettaikkaran’ with Vijay and ‘Singam’ with Suriya, ‘Mangatha’ with Ajith is a dream offer for Anushka.

But it does cross our minds here Anushka's comment while speaking at the press meet of ‘Singam’ is Telugu dubbed version 'Yamudu' only a couple of days ago. At the press meet Anushka said “Although I do films in Tamil my first preference undoubtedly is Telugu”. ‘Singam’ was her third film and first hit in Tamil after ‘Rendu’ with Madhavan and ‘Vettaikkaran’ with Vijay.

Aish Gets Rajini's Blessings

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan not just took Superstar Rajinkanth, but the entire ‘Endhiran’ unit by surprise, when she touched the top actor’s feet to seek his blessings during the last day of the shooting of the film last week.


According to reports, the former Miss World found it hard to leave the place (Sun Studios on the outskirts of Chennai), as she became very close to each and every member of the cast and crew of the movie which was shot for almost two years.

“After the last shot was filmed, Aishwarya touched the Superstar’s feet seeking his blessing. Rajini, who didn’t expect this, was shocked initially but soon composed himself and blessed her,” reports said.

Now that the shooting has been completed, Sun Pictures, the producers of this multicrore extravaganza, is getting ready for the release of the film. The initial focus is on the audio launch which is slated to happen at the end of this month in Malaysia.

Sonam Kapoor - Hollywood Offer

Anil Kapoor’s daughter Sonam Kapoor has received an offer to star in the Hollywood flick 30 Minutes Or Less, which will be directed by Reuben Fleischer. Anil was in Los Angeles to meet Ben Stiller for their joint venture when he mentioned about his daughter Sonam starring in his home production Aisha. Stiller immediately requested to see the show reel and satisfied with her performance made an offer.

Sonam is currently busy with Aisha, Thank You and Mausam and is working out her dates to accommodate the Hollywood film.

The actress has also got another offer from Edoardo Ponti for his film titled Das, we hear.

Sameera & co walks the ramp

The five-day fashion extravaganza Gitanjali Lifestyle Chennai International Fashion Week Season 2 (CIFW), which had captured the hearts of many a fashion-conscious person, finally came to an end.

Of the two actresses that walked the ramp during this event, Anuya, sporting a dress designed by Nitya Singh, turned out to be the show stopper while Samantha of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya fame scorched the ramp for Mehaj Ismail.

Actor Arya Banerjee of Love, Sex and Dhoka fame walked the ramp for Krishna Mehta while fashion diva and film star Sameera Reddy was the show stopper for Neeta Lulla. Nila walked the ramp for Satya Paul, which provided the finale to the mega fashion event.

Tabu Refuses Gowtham Once Again

It is well-known that Tabu and Gautham Menon’s association dates back to his assistant director days. The actress was the heroine of Kandukondein Kandukondein and Gautham was the assistant director in that film. Gautham is currently directing a thriller with debut hero Veera and Sameera Reddy. This film has a very important role and the director had approached Tabu to play that role.

Tabu had agreed to star in the film and requested the script of the film. When she came to know that her role is miniscule, she is said to have rejected the offer.