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Sunday, August 12, 2012

PrithviRaj Chauhan





Born : 1168
Died:1192
Father: Someshwar Chauhan
Mother: Kamladevi
Maternal Grand Father: Anangpal
Made King : 1179
Ruled : Ajmer Delhi
Wife: Samyukta



Historical Preface
Bottom of Form
Around 1300 A.D. there was a King called Anangpal, a Tunvar Rajput who ruled over Delhi. He had two daughters Kamladevi and Roopsundari. Kamladevi was married to the King of Ajmer called Someshwar Chauhan. King Someshwar had a son called Prithviraj Chauhan. Roopsundari was married to King Vijaypal of Kanoj. He also had a son named Jaychand. Since King Anangpal had no sons, he adopted Prithviraj Chauhan and declared him to be the successor to the throne of Delhi. King Anangpal gave to his other relations the towns under his jurisdiction. He also gave away Pokran and Phaloji and the surrounding four Jojan land to Dheersinh Tunvar who was a close relation to King Anangpal.
Prithviraj Chauhan(1168-1192) was a king of the Rajput Chauhan ruler who ruled a large area of northern india.
He was born in 1168 to king Someshwara Chauhan and his wife Kamladevi.
He was made king in 1179 at the age of just 11
He ruled in Ajmer and Delhi.
His elopement with Samyukta, the daughter of Jai Chandra, the Gahadvala king of Kannauj, is a popular romantic tale in India, and is one of the subjects of the PrithvirajRaso, an epic poem composed by Prithviraj's court poet, ChandBardai. The Chauhan succession had been rather confused since the death of Vigraha-raja in 1165; Prithviraj reconsolidated control of the Chauhan kingdom and conquered several neighboring kingdoms, which made his state the leading Hindu kingdom in northern India. Delhi was captured from the Tomara Rajputs during the early years of his reign, and was renamed Qila Rai Pithora. He campaigned against the Chandela Rajputs of Bundelkhand. His kingdom included much of the present-day Indian states of Rajasthan and Haryana, and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. To this day, Prithviraj is considered to be a legendary hero and martyr by Hindus, and his lineage appears quite spread out covering vast tracts of Uttar Pradesh, Harayana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttaranchal, Punjab and Himanchal Pradesh.

Battles of gadha

The Muslim Ghaznavid Empire, which bordered Prithviraj's kingdom to the north, was conquered by the Afghan Muhammad of Ghor towards the end of the 12th century. A dispute over a fortre on the border of 3 kingdoms (thought to be either Sirhind or Bathinda in the Punjab) brought the armies of the 3 kingdoms into conlict at the First Battle of Tarain in 1191. In the First Battle of Taraori in 1191 Prithvi Raj Chauhan defeated Muhammad Ghouri, when he met Ghauri in a personal combat and injured Ghauri. Later both armies attacked each other and Ghauri's army was defeated. Ghauri retreated to Afghanistan. Prithviraj, following the tenets of Rajput warfare of forgiveness, allowed his foe to escape as he was forbidden by Kshatriya rules to attack a retreating enemy. Ghori is said to have vowed not to sleep on a bed or take a bath until he had defetaed Prithviraj. Due to internecine quarrels, Ghori was encouraged and abetted to wage another war on Prithvi Raj Chauhan by petty kingdoms, in which Prithviraj was defeated.
Captivity, revenge and death
As a prisoner in Ghor (Afghanistan), Prithviraj was brought in chains before Mahmud Ghori. He haughtily looked Ghori straight into the eye. Ghori ordered him to lower his eyes, whereupon a defiant Prithviraj scornfully reminded him of how he had treated Ghori when the latter was his prisoner. He declared that the eyelids of a Rajput are lowered only in death. On hearing this, Ghori flew into a rage and ordered that Prithviraj's eyes be burnt with red hot iron rods. The blind Prithviraj was then regularly brought to the presence of the barbaric warlord to be taunted by Ghori and his courtiers.
Prithviraj's former courtier and friend Chand Bardai, who was later to compose the Prithviraj Raso, a ballad-biography of Pritiviraj, came to Ghor to be near Prithviraj in his misery. Chand Bardai came in disguise and secured himself a place in Mahmud's court as a composer of ballads and poems and thus could get access to his friend - Prithvi Raj Chauhan and planned with him on how to seek the revenge.
Killing of Mahmud:
The two got an opportunity when Ghori announced an archery competition. Chand Bardai told Ghori that Prithviraj was so skilled an archer, that he could take aim based only on sound, and did not even need to look at his target. Ghori refused to to believe this; the courtiers taunted Chand Bardai, asking how a blind man could possibly shoot arrows and hit a target. In the spirit of their usual barbaric mockery, they brought the blind and hapless Prithviraj out to the field. Pressing a bow and arrows into his hand, they taunted him to take aim.
Chand Bardai told Ghori that these orders and requests coming from courtiers would be of no avail, for Prithviraj would never follow orders of lowly courtiers. He said that Prithviraj, as an anointed king, would not accept orders from anyone other than Ghori, the king. His ego thus massaged, and in the spirit of the occasion, Mahmud Ghori agreed to personally give Prithviraj the order to shoot. Thus, Chand Bardai ensured Prithviraj of a signal in the form of the voice of Ghori as he was to give the orders to shoot an arrow. To reconfirm the site and distance of the target (Ghori), ChandBardai gave Prithviraj one further and final clue by composing a couplet on the spot and reciting the same to Prithviraj. This couplet, composed in a language understood only by Prithviraj went thus:
"Char bans, chaubis gaj, angul ashta praman, Taa ke upar sultaan hai, mut chooke Chauhan."
(Ten measures ahead of you and twenty four feet away, is seated the Sultan. Do not miss him now, Chauhan).
As Ghori himself ordered Prithviraj to shoot, Prithviraj aimed directly at Ghori having located the origin of the voice and was helped immensely by the Chand Bardai's couplet. His arrow was so well aimed that it went through Ghori's throat killing him on the spot. The friends, Prithvi Raj Chauhan and Chand Bardai, had planned to end their lives themselves rather being subjugated to toture by the enemy, once their king was killed. Thus having avenged the defeat and humiliation, the friends took out their 'Kataars' (hunting knife), and as per the plan, inflicted fatal blow to one another simultaneously. Thus ended the story of the brave and chivalrous PrithvirajChauhan, the last Hindu ruler of Delhi. Since the Indian history was never documented in writing, but was passed down by the word of mouth, this folklore is still prevalent and instils great amount of pride as well as a sense of bereavement.
It is also said that Kayam Singh, a brother of Prithvi Raj Chauhan, was forcibly converted to Islam after Prithvi Raj was defeated and taken a prisoner. The progeny of Kayam Singh are said to be the followers of Islam and are called 'Kayamkhani Muslims'.
A different version, propogated by Muslim historians, says that after defeating Prithviraj, Ghauri killed him and gained control of his kingdom and went on to control northern Rajasthan and the northern part of the Ganges-Yamuna Doab.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Bhavna Chauhan



Bhavna Chauhan
Bhavna Chauhan is an Indian novelist, an architect and a former Indian Army major. Chauhan graduated from the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai, India, in March 2001, standing first in the order of merit and winning six proficiency medals. She served as a Major in the Indian army for six years. Her first novel, Where Girls Dare, was published by Penguin Books as part of their Metro Reads series. Where Girls Dare is a fictional account that follows the antics of 52 lady cadets (LCs), who train alongside 400 gentleman cadets (GCs), some of whom believe that having women in the armed forces is a bad idea.
Born in Pune, India, Bhavna Chauhan graduated from the School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi. Chauhan currently lives in Roorkee with her Army engineer husband and son.



Meet Bhavna Chauhan, army woman and author of ‘Where Girls Dare’, an entertaining debut novel on women making waves in the Indian army. 

Graduated from the School of Planning and Architecture, served as an architect in the Indian Army’s Corps of Engineers, married an army Engineer and now a full-time homemaker and mother ; Bhavna Chauhan has packed much experience into her years.
Not content with that, she decided to add one more feather to her cap – the result of which is the novel Where Girls Dare recently published by Penguin Books as part of its Metro Reads series. An easy and entertaining read, the novel is set in the Officers Training Academy where a batch of young women endures the grueling regimen to emerge as officers in the Indian army.
Over to the interview, where Bhavna talks candidly about women in the army and discusses her writing.

Given your original training as an architect and then your life as an army engineer, how did you don this new ‘writer’s hat’? Did you just decide to write a novel, one fine day? 

Bhavna Chauhan (BC): (Laughs) My life’s curve takes a tangent every now and then; more often than not, based on pure impulse and ‘heart’ rather than logic and ‘mind’. I’ve loved books and reading since I can remember and it was my silly, childish dream actually to write a book one day. I thought writers and book-signing events were the coolest thing on the planet – one of those things one plans to do some day in life. I’ve been writing articles and short stories intermittently for magazines and journals. But yes, one fine day, I just got down to a novel in all earnestness.

Writing a novel
 Tell us a little bit about the writing process itself. What were the highs, the lows? Were you a born writer to whom the words just came naturally or did you have to push yourself to complete the novel? 
BC: I can’t call myself a ‘born writer’- that’s a heavy-duty tag! I think I am more of a ‘born story-teller’. I’ve always been the yarn spinner since childhood and even now, my most enjoyable part of the day is reading (animatedly) bed-time stories to my son.
I wrote the book when I was going through a tough personal phase. But, otherwise, I had the characters very vivid, alive and strongly visualized in my head and it came out on paper. The story took a bit of time and discipline. Plus honestly, my book’s language is pretty conversational and easy.
 I had the characters very vivid, alive and strongly visualized in my head and it came out on paper.
Now, a question all writers claim to hate: how autobiographical is ‘Where Girls Dare’? Is the narrator Vartika really Bhavna in disguise? 
BC: I don’t hate that question. It’s natural for any reader; even I ask that question when I read some books. ‘Where Girls Dare’ is a work of fiction but it is based on my personal experiences and people I’ve met – not only in the Academy but elsewhere too. Vartika is not me! She’s a fictional character, she does a lot of things I would never do but there are a lot of startling similarities too.

Women in the army
In the novel, you address briefly the issue of sexism in the Indian army, though on the whole the impression the novel leaves is that the army does have the systems to deal with it. What is your take on it? Given that women in the army are still a relatively recent phenomenon, how are things shaping up for them? 
BC: In spite of the fact that the Army started women’s entry pretty recently, I personally think, they have a wonderful system in place. Your rank, uniform and work defines you. More than sexism and harassment, I feel the core issues here are numbers and novelty. The overall strength of lady officers is a small proportion still. And novelty results in the ‘fear of the unknown’. It’s natural to be wary when you are dealing with something for the first time.
The Army has a very transparent procedural system compared to any other organization – govt. or civil. It’s a great organization to work in and has all the required systems and stops in place. Any misdemeanour is quickly and appropriately redressed.

Recently, the Delhi High Court has passed a ruling asking the government to treat women officers at par while granting permanent commissions. Having served in the army yourself, what is your take on this issue? 
BC: It’s a gigantic step in the positive direction and will define the ambiguous areas in the terms of service of lady officers. Basically, give them the option of permanent commission which they did not have until now. But it still has to go to the SC and get implemented.


 I wanted to write about real girls, with imperfect bodies and their own irreverent take on food.
Coming back to the novel, it’s interesting that food is so critical for the lady cadets – the craving for food, the tucked-away snacks, food as a making-up device, the hogging at parties. Given that chic-lit novels dwell on food, if at all, in terms of women having to “control” appetite, did the army setting completely change the way you wrote about food?
BC: Cadets and food definitely have some weird karmic connection. Yes, being in the academy changed my perception of food. I ate to my heart’s content and weighed the least I’ve ever done in my life. More than Army, it’s the training academy that sees this affection for food! Plus, I think food and women have a deeper connection than men. Women express love, anxiety, anger, joy, self-esteem when they consume and prepare food. You’ll know what I mean if you watch the movie ‘Chocolat’.
My book is a contrast to the usual ‘cool’ chick-lit issues of anorexia, weight-watching and calories, isn’t it? I wanted to write about real girls, with imperfect bodies and their own irreverent take on food.

Lady and Gentleman Cadets – the sense of rivalry and yet the promise of romance – that was quite interesting. Tell us more, especially about the romance bit.
BC: Nowadays, the man-woman equation is so dynamic, edgy and unpredictable. There is this whole gamut of emotions to experience. I think the contrasting emotions of rivalry and attraction are extremely engaging and amusing  in a man-woman relationship…that is when you start liking someone you are ‘not supposed’ to like !
Sometimes, the mental notions and stereotypes ring the alarm bells in your mind and scream ‘beware’, but the heart just starts liking someone.  This angle is quite underplayed in my book as the setting is in the academy, but in the next one, I hope to explore more of this.

Having got your first novel published, what next? Was this a one-off effort because you wanted to tell the story of girls in the army, or do you see yourself writing in the future too?
BC: I’m working on my next novel that carries the story of these girls forward to their relationships and work. Let’s hope for the best and see !

Mohit Chauhan gears up for Second Marriage



Mohit Chauhan
Actor Mohit Chauhan has dealt with calls meant for his namesake — singer Mohit Chauhan — with a sporty attitude for a long time. In fact, a popular film website lists Mohit's upcoming movie in the singer Mohit's work profile.
But, the actor is unfazed and even laughs when asked about it. He says, "Our name has led to much confusion. I still get calls asking if I can sing and compose music for films. And I am sure he must be getting acting offers from filmmakers thinking it is me. I hope this confusion is put to rest once and for all."
For those still not familiar, Mohit made his acting debut with Rohit Shetty's Zameen. But it was the role of Shah Rukh Khan's best friend in Shimit Amin's Chak De! India that fetched him fame. Chauhan is currently looking forward to his next film Second Marriage Dot Com where he plays a single parent who gets married a second time. It was a challenge for the not-so-old Mohit to play a father to a mature guy and the husband to an elderly woman.
He says, "I felt shy, more so because we were all staying in the flat where we shot the film. For the first few days, I just kept reading my part. It was later while shooting that all of us became friendly. It felt like home then."
Shooting in Delhi on an extremely cold day is an experience from that Mohit says he will never forget. "The shoot was at night. It was quite cold and I was practically shivering. The good thing is that I had to be unconscious in the scene and that worked well for me in that weather," he concludes. Directed by Gaurav Panjwani and produced by Vin Mehta Films, Second Marriage Dot Com releases on August 10.

Jayanti Chauhan to join Parle Bisleri



Jayanti Chauhan
Post trying her hands in various fields like photography, fashion styling, make-up art, merchandising, Jayanti Chauhan, the daughter of Ramesh Chauhan has decided to enter father’s empire.

The 24 yr old is the only child of Ramesh Chauhan, she is to join the business as director in the coming week. This has pacified all the rumours of Parle Bisleri being sold. The companies looking for takeover of the Parle Bisleri are- Groupe Danone, Nestle as Jayanti was not seen very interested in taking ahead the business. Ms Chauhan is now based in Delhi and is learning the rules of the game to make her contribution to her father’s business. She will be starting by operating the two factories located near Delhi.

Initially, she is taking lessons in the Human resources domain. She said that by motivating people, one can achieve the desired growth and expansions.

Nadia Chauhan



Nadia Chauhan
When most girls her age were out playing, twenty-six-year-old Nadia Chauhan attended business meetings with her father. "The first time I entered the conference room in my father's office was for a meeting with our advertising agency to discuss a teaser campaign for the Frooti brand. Everyone was surprised to see a little girl walk in. I was 11 at the time," she laughs.

Groomed by her father Prakash Chauhan, Nadia spent many summer afternoons after school sitting in trucks with the sales team, going from shop to shop to see how their products were doing. It was this early start that has made her comfortable enough to rely on her instincts and take bold business decisions that align with Parle's growth plan.

Chauhan was formally inducted into Parle in 2003 and currently holds the position of joint managing director and chief marketing officer. As joint managing director she faces the challenge of setting the vision for the company, providing and managing the infrastructure and resources to help achieve that vision.

"We have a clear vision for Parle Agro. We want it to grow and be a Rs.3,500 crore FMCG giant in the industry and be number one. Every introduction from Parle Agro is in line with this vision," she says. She also aims at creating a highly differentiated company portfolio and then lay down competitive and dynamic strategies that will help establish this portfolio across the country and in the new markets that they are going to enter this year.

One of the challenges that she faced when she joined the business was that a very large proportion of the company's turnover was coming from Frooti, one single brand, operating in a single country.

Her main agenda at the time was to take the company from a single brand focus to a multi-brand and multi-category focus. And that is what she did. Since 2009, Parle has diversified into new beverage brands such as LMN, Appy and Grappo Fizz, all new products in their category. This focus on innovation is what makes Parle Agro a success story. Her biggest risk so far has turned out to be her wildest success.

In 2009 when Chauhan decided to launch the baked snack Hippo, it was the only contender in the health snack segment. The strategy worked well for Hippo. In just two years, it became third in market share, after Kurkure and Bingo. "We have always been clear that we will not launch a product that already exists in the market," she says.

The thrill of the dynamic FMCG industry is what drives her, "I thrive on challenges. It is my opiate. So I love the rapid change in pace, strategy and the constant challenges the industry poses. It pushes me to think harder and do better."

The coming year will be bigger and better for the company, with an aggressive focus on the growth rate and expansion plans on the anvil. "We will improve our market efficiency throughout the nation. There will be new launches in the food segment to increase our market share in the snack food and confectionery category. We will also focus on international expansion," she says.

Having spent her holidays and hours post school in office, watching her father work and being involved in major initiatives of the company in Mumbai, Chauhan has a passion for the brand and the business which has just gotten stronger with time. "I think it is my passion and the fact that I never dreamed of doing anything else that allows me to do a good job," she says, adding that when most people join a business, they want to change everything.

"Maybe often because they don't know the journey of the company. Having been involved early, I knew why we were where we were. That allowed me to plan with greater ease, about where we wanted to take the company, without changing its core values."

Sanjeev Jaju, director, Parle Agro, reiterates the fact when he says, "Nadia is very ambitious and bold in her business approach. I have known her for over 12 years. She has her father's knack for business and that has helped her be a quick decision maker and a dynamic leader."

Her professional role models have been her father and her husband, Raj Kurup, founder and chief creative officer, CreativeLand Asia. "Their passion for work and their endless commitment is something I try and emulate, also the simplicity with which they approach the challenges that come their way inspires me," she says.

The fact that she is young and a woman does not deter her. "Being a girl in the workplace has never been an issue for me. I don't give people a chance to treat me like a woman and even if I am the only woman in a room of 100 men, I am just one of them," she says.

A natural workaholic, she says she never faced the crisis of balancing work and home until she got married and had a baby. "I became a mother two years ago and ever since, Nia, my daughter has been the centre of my life," she adds.

Chauhan admits that being a mother changed things, "but, post delivery, I was working from home within a month. And when I had meetings, my one-and-ahalf-month-old daughter, Nia, would be there with us. I take her to work with me and she stays there the whole day in a nursery. People joke that she has started off at the company at a much younger age than I did," she laughs.

For her the trick to achieving work-life balance lies in ensuring that one's entire support system is right. "When I joined office, Nia was about two-and-a-half months old. The first step was to create a nursery for her in office and the second was to plan out lots of activities that would keep her busy and her mind stimulated," she says, adding that setting a routine for oneself and one's child is important, especially in order to get quality time together.

"Being mentally prepared is the most important aspect. It can get exhausting and stressful, but if you are prepared, there is nothing that can stop you from doing it," she adds.

She says her inspiration for life comes from new experiences, "everything I come across, adds to me." A voracious reader she is currently hooked to Haruki Murakami on her iPad. Also a fitness freak, she enjoys exercising and horse-riding. She used to play an acoustic guitar, but admits there is little time for it now.

"It's always an action-packed day, although we start at 9.00 a.m. and officially close at 5.00 p.m., most days are longer than that for me." She reserves her evenings for her family with occasional night-outs with friends. "I often have an early dinner and plan ahead." It is important, she believes, for women to do so because, "it keeps you ahead of things and helps you strike a balance. Since a happy mind is always a far more productive mind, it counts."

Diyali Chauhan : MTV Roadie



Diyali Chauhan


A student of journalism and mass communication with a huge passion for traveling, she believes she has her life all sorted. It has been her childhood dream to be on Roadies and will do anything to win.

What is your mantra for success- performance or politics?
Performance. But I believe a blend of both is required for success. If I have to choose one then it will be performance.

One thing that you're the best at...
Making friends. I have no special talent like singing and dancing.

Have you ever flirted on the internet? How.
Yes, I have flirted but with past boyfriends only. I have flirted on facebook and yahoo chat.

Would you be a part of a slutwalk/ besharmi mocha? why/ why not?
Definitely yes. I would love to participate because this is one cause in which I believe in. Men especially Indian think that women who wear short clothes are sluts. I want to change their thinking.. even women in India have the same mindset. I want to change that.

What is the most adventurous thing you have done?
Climbed on Active volcano with my father !

Is tha jan lokpal bill a boon or a curse?
Jan lokpal bill is a boon for the masses and a curse for the corrupt.

Do people audition for reality shows only because they want to get famous?
Yes people audition for reality shows to get famous, but some people audition because they need a platform to prove their talent.

Tell us why you should NOT be selected?
I should be selected! But if I have to give one reason then it will be because I have gone to abroad thrice and all three times I have had an incident with the police. This time if I go to abroad who knows again I might get into trouble with the police.

Diyali Chauhan

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Sanjay Chauhan



Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (born 8 October) is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who is most known for his award winning and internationally acclaimed film Lahore. He won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director at the 2009 National Film Award.

Writer

2011 Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster (written by / as Sanjay Chouhan)
2010 I Am Kalam
2010 Right Yaaa Wrong (screenplay / as Sanjay Chouhan)
2009 Tere Sang: A Kidult Love Story (screenplay & dialogue)
2007 Say Salaam India: 'Let's Bring the Cup Home' (dialogue)
2005 Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (screenplay and dialogue)
2005 Siskiyaan
2003 Dhoop (dialogue)

Actor

2010 I Am Kalam
Raja Rudra Pratap Singh (as Sanjay Chouhan)
2009 Paa
2005 Siskiyaan
Police Inspector

Miscellaneous Crew

2003 Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (Hindi dialogues)



National award

Winner
  • 2009 - National Film Award for Best First Film of a Director for Lahore

International awards

Winner
  • 2009 - Most Aspiring Filmmaker at Filmmakers International Film Festival, UK for Lahore
  • 2009 - Best Film, Special Jury Award at 42nd Worldfest, Houston International Film Festival, US for Lahore
Nomination
  • 2009 - Best Director at Asian Festival of 1st Films, Singapore for Lahore
  • 2009 - Best Writer at Asian Festival of 1st Films, Singapore for Lahore
  • 2010 - Hottest New Director at Stardust Awards for Lahore

Shaurya Chauhan



Born Neelam Chauhan
7 August
Hyderabad, India
Other names Shaurya Kumar Rajput
Occupation Model, Actress
Known for Indian Television actor & host
Spouse None



Shaurya Chauhan (born 7 August) is an Indian actress, Television host and model. She is playing a negative role in Krrish 3.

Shaurya Chauhan was born in Hyderabad, India. She was spotted by ace lensman Atul Kasbekar and he shot her in Kingfisher swimsuit calendar in 2006.
She hosted TV program, Dadagiri.


Bollywood

She did a small role in Kyon Ki and has played a leading role in Mumbai Salsa. She also acted in Horn Ok Please. She walked out of the movie, Right Yaaa Wrong.


Filmography

  • Kyon Ki (2005)
  • Mumbai Salsa (2007)
  • Sadda Adda (2011)
  • Krrish 3 (2013)





Sunidhi dislikes tagging songs as 'item numbers'



Singer Sunidhi Chauhan, who has crooned a lot of hit item numbers like "Sheila Ki Jawaani", "Dekh Le", "Mehboob Mere", "Beedi" and many more, refuses to call these "item songs".
"Whatever you call them, every song has it's own charm. I don't like calling them item songs but they are special songs. They are treated specially, they have extra attention and they are picturised in a special way. So, I like being associated to any special song," the 28-year-old said here Monday while recording for a song for the film "Yeh Saali Khushi."
The music of "Yeh Saali Khushi" has been composed by brothers Siddharth and Sangeet Haldipur, who had also composed two songs "Aa Zara" and "Tujhko bhulana" for "Murder 2".
Sunidhi, who was nominated for the Apsara award for best female playback singer for the song "Aa Zara", is all praise for Siddharth and Sangeet.
"Everyone has heard 'Aa Zara' and when I go for stage shows and the audience demand for the song and listen to it patiently and also sing with me, then I get to know how much people have appreciated the song," said Sunidhi.
"It's unfortunate that many people don't know that it's Sangeet and Siddharth who have composed the song. Such talent should come out and people should recognise them," she added.
While Sangeet Haldipur was a member of the band "Aasma", Siddharth was a part of the famous boy band "Band of Boys".

Friday, August 10, 2012

Neil Nitin Mukesh and Sonal Chauhan are inseparable in Fiji



Neil Nitin Mukesh and Sonal Chauhan




Neil Nitin Mukesh and Sonal Chauhan's romance seems to be in full bloom in Fiji where the duo is currently shooting for a psychological thriller titled 3G.

As it is a long outdoor schedule, the two have been living it up. Unit sources state that the couple is inseparable. They may be facing the camera together but after pack up, both don't leave each other's side even for a nanosecond.

A unit source reveals, "The chemistry between the duo is evident. They are not trying to hide anything and the comfort level they share is very obvious. Sonal in fact has even put a picture on her messenger of them holding hands leaving very little to the imagination."

Adds the source, "They are making no efforts to keep their relationship under wraps. It as if they want everyone to know they are in love. On the sets they have been shooting for some tough and draining scenes and both have been lending tremendous support to each other while shooting."

Buzz about them being a pair began in February when they were spotted together in Mumbai and later when they signed a film together.

Sonal and Neil, however, still prefer to be tight lipped about talking about their relationship.