“I can honestly say that I have put in every kind of effort to study this character, to work on the way he supposedly behaved. In fact, me and Sanjay (Gupta) went and met the people who knew him to find out how Manya Surve behaved and the way he spoke,” the 39-year-old said here at an event.

“There was talk of me learning Marathi for this, but the idea was to understand the colloquial nature of the language… so that you understand how Manya Surve was in everyday life. So, as an actor I have really given all my effort and worked really hard to do maximum research towards this film,” he added.

Though John plays the central character in the film, he does not feel burdened with the extra responsibility to promote it.

“I am relieved. Every film requires promotion and what I feel is what Ekta (Kapoor) and Sanjay (Gupta) have done here, is actually a boon for all of us. So I have been given an opportunity to have a platform to show what each one of us can do out here.

“I don’t feel it’s a crunch, I think it’s a great opportunity and I am going to grasp it with both my hands. So, I am very excited,” said John who was last seen in “Desi Boyz”.

Directed by Sanjay Gupta, “Shootout at Wadala” also features Anil Kapoor, Kangna Ranaut, Sanjay Dutt, Tusshar Kapoor, Sonu Sood, Mahesh Manjrekar, Ronit Roy and Manoj Bajpai.

On Thursday, her unit shot at a dhaba and some shops in Mani Majra, an old town suburb of Chandigarh, for the movie “Zero Dark Thirty” or “ZD30″.

Sources in Bigelow’s film unit say some of the film scenes will be shot in and around Chandigarh and some places in neighbouring Punjab. They had Wednesday shot some scenes in the city’s busy Sector 15 market which is frequented by youngsters owing to its location in the education zone.

To give the feel of a Pakistani town, the shops have signboards written in Urdu, the language commonly used in Pakistan, while three-wheeler auto-rickshaws and other vehicles too have got a brightly coloured layer of paint and Pakistani registration numbers.

A local hardware shop, Ramgarhia Hardware store has been renamed ‘Shahzad Hardware and Paint Store’ in Urdu. An internet cafe and a phone call centre have also been given Pakistani names for the shots.

“While the supporting actors in the backdrop are mostly hired locally or from Delhi, their clothes and appearance has been made to match with life in Pakistan,” a member who accompanied the unit from Delhi, told IANS here.

“Given the security environment in Pakistan and the strained US-Pakistan relations, too many risks were involved in shooting the film inside that country.”

Bigelow, who hit a high in 2010 by becoming the first woman director to win the Academy Award for her film “The Hurt Locker”, depicting war-ravaged Iraq, has chosen locations in north India to shoot her movie on the elimination of bin Laden.

Bin Laden was hunted down by US special operation forces in a midnight raid at a ‘safe house’ in the Pakistani garrison town of Abbottabad in May last year. It saw the special forces landing at a compound and killing the Al Qaeda chief who masterminded the 9/11 attack in the US in 2001 and other terror operations across the world.

Incidentally, the shooting for the film began here just days after the Abbottabad ‘safe house’ was demolished by the authorities in Pakistan earlier this week.

Police sources here said the Hollywood film unit, which is taking the help of production companies in Chandigarh and Delhi, is expected to shoot in the area for a week.

The film is expected to be released at the end of this year.

“I never ever hid the fact that I am a devotee of a woman’s beauty. But not only in my entire career, but never even ever since I have consciously come of a mental and a physical age to perceive and admire the beauty of a woman, have I seen a woman more beautiful than Nathalia,” he said.

“Her beauty is truly electrifying and it just sparks out from every nook and curve of both her face and her body. Her face looks so classically beautiful and her body literally looks like the perfect embodiment of an ultimate female figure.

“This combined with her ability on cue to give any expression that is asked of her is what I think will happen in only once in a decade and in this decade I think Nathalia is that girl,” he added.

Nathalia will shake a leg on item song “Dan dan” in the film, which also stars Rana Daggubati and Sanjay Dutt.

Earlier Sunny was expected to do the song.

“We were trying for Sunny Leone but by God’s grace it didn’t work out or else we would have lost out on someone as divine as Nathalia and I thank God for that,” Varma wrote on his Twitter page.

“I am starting my production, which I never wanted to do. Film production is very tough. Initially when I started, I was not successful but my wife and family members supported me… you should not give up,” Govinda, who produced the movie “Ssukh” in 2005 which didn’t do well.

“So finally I am starting my own production… and I will start for Nammu (Narmada). I have a good subject for her and I have worked very hard on it (script),” he added.

For quite some time, Narmada was trying to get into Bolllywood but things didn’t work out for her. There were reports that she will make her debut opposite boxing champ Vijendra Singh in director Lovely Singh’s “Manchali”.

Now Govinda wants to ensure that his 22-year-old daughter is launched in such a manner that she carves a niche for herself.

“I want her to create the best with whatever she has got. She should become confident in life that she should create a correct situation for herself,” the 48-year-old said.

“Shot at the Eiffel tower tonight. Now I can officially say that I know every nook and corner of this tower. Jai Ho! Ting,” Preity posted on Twitter Tuesday night.

The actress is done with the first schedule of the movie, an Indo-French co-production directed by Prem Soni. The crew shot in temperatures as low as minus 21 degrees.

“Am exhausted now… one more day to go and then holiday! Even though it’s for a week before it’s time to work on the film and then ofcourse IPL,” added Preity, who co-owns Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab.

“You have to understand that she’s an individual and you can’t judge the entire community on the basis of one person’s behaviour. You shouldn’t even judge Pakistan through me. The whole Pakistan is not like Ali Zafar or Veena Malik,” Ali told IANS.

“And such individuals are there in very entertainment industry. In India also there are women who ride on controversies. It happens everywhere. It happens even in Hollywood,” he added.

Veena came to limelight after her link up with tainted Pakistani bowler Mohammad Asif. She rose to fame in India after appearing in the fourth season of controversial reality show “Bigg Boss”.

Ever since she has been making headlines for her alleged link up with her “Bigg Boss” inmate, actor Ashmit Patel, or her sudden disappearance while shooting for the Bollywood movie “Mumbai 125 kilometres”.

Ali says he makes sure he doesn’t do anything that gives a bad name to his country.

“I pay all my taxes. I make sure all paper work is in place and streamlined. I want to work in a manner so that I stay away from controversies,” he said.

“Whatever films I do, I make sure that I don’t do scenes or say dialogues or do stuff that could hurt people back home. In my capacity, I try and keep everyone happy but that’s just me. Everybody has their own style of working,” he added.

For Ali, being controversial is not the best method to boost one’s career.

“It’s unfortunate…I think one should avoid controversies as long as possible, they may help you in the short run, but I don’t think those who are talented need controversies to boost their career,” he said.

“It’s always good to stay away so that you can work smoothly. You try to stay away from trouble for your own sake and for the sake of other people. I think anybody who comes from there (Pakistan) to here (India) should be cautious and conscious, otherwise it puts others into bad light,” he added.

After making a name in his home country with his albums, Ali forayed into Bollywood with debutant director Abhishek Sharma’s “Tere Bin Laden” (2010), which won him critical acclaim from all over.

He was later seen in Yash Raj’s “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan” and right now he is looking forward to the release of his new Hindi film “London Paris New York”, which hits the silver screen March 2.

“Madame Tussauds unveiling on March 7, 2012. See you then,” tweeted Madhuri, who has moved here from Denver to play a new innings in Bollywood.

Known for her natural acting talent and graceful dancing, the 44-year-old is the latest Indian film star to join the A-list line up at the Madame Tussauds wax museum, which also houses statues of Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.

Madhuri’s wax statue has reportedly cost 150,000 pounds and it was completed in four months by a team of sculptors and experts in hair, makeup and wardrobe.

The actress is remembered for her performances in “Tezaab”, “Ram Lakhan”, “Sajan”, “Beta”, “Dil”, “Hum Aapke Hain Koun!”, “Dil Toh Pagal Hai” and “Devdas”.

After playing a successful long innings and reigning filmdom, she bowed out of Bollywood in 2002 when she married US-based doctor Shriram Madhav Nene. Post-marriage, the actress moved to Denver and got busy with her husband and later two sons.

After marriage, her only release was “Aaja Nachle”, but it didn’t do well at the box office, however, the dancing queen struck the right chord with her fans when she appeared on the small screen as the judge of dance reality show “Jhalak Dikkhla Jaa 5″.

She is currently working on her official website and plans to launch it soon.

“Most journalists have an exam sheet which comprises – what is your favourite colour, your favourite holiday destination, what you like to do in your free time. This is not an interview, this is a questionnaire. I feel to make a good interview, be it print, radio or TV, it has to be a conversation. Fifty percent of the job is yours, half the job is mine. That is how you make a good interview,” the 29-year-old said here at an event.

The actor revealed if ever given an opportunity, he would love to interview actor Salman Khan who, according to him, rarely opens up.

Imran’s “Ek Main aur Ekk Tu” releases Feb 10 and stars Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani, Ram Kapoor and Ratna Pathak Shah.

Meanwhile, Imran’s next with Vishal Bhardwaj, “Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola,” is set to go on floors Feb 14.

Kareena made her debut in 2000 with “Refugee”, while Imran stepped under the arclights in 2008 with “Janne Tu…Ya Jaane Na”.

“You are not kind of tip-toeing around and worrying that she has this ego, you can work with her like an equal and that is the best thing about her. I have always believed when you are comfortable and happy working with your co-actor, your performances improve,” said Imran.

“Ek Main aur Ekk Tu” is set for a Feb 10 release.

Imran, 29, says Kareena, 31, is aware that she is a good actress and her confdience kept the atmosphere light on the sets.

“Kareena comes on the sets with this thing of ‘lets do work’. She doesn’t have time to waste on things like, which angle you are shooting me from, my costume, hair, make-up is like this and all. She is utterly unconcerned about this stuff. She is a good actress, she knows it and she has that security and confidence to just do her work,” said the 29-year-old.

Meanwhile, Imran also brushes aside issues of any major age difference between him and Kareena.

The traditional Maharashtrian style ceremony was attended by the ‘Who is Who’ of showbiz and politics.

Genelia, who belongs to a Mangalorean Catholic family, not only wore Nav-vari (nine yard sari), the traditional sari created by Neeta Lulla, she also sported a nose ring and tied the mundawali – a decorative strings of pearls – around her forehead.

Riteish, the younger son of former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, too sported a typical Marathi groom’s attire – the sherwani, red turban and mundawali.

The lavish wedding was organised at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Santa Cruz and Bollywood stars and politicians turned up in large numbers to bless the couple. The ‘bidai’ is at 5.30 in the evening.

Designer Niska Lulla tweeted: “My sweetest @geneliad makes a gorgeous bride in @neeta_lulla wedding sari and styled by me.”

Ken Ghosh posted a picture of the couple on Twitter and wrote: “These two are one! @Riteishd and @geneliad God bless … oho Genelia doesn’t need to change her twitter handle.

From Bollywood, Jaya and Abhishek Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Karan and Hiroo Johar, Kajol-Ajay Devgn, Sohail Khan, Indra Kumar, Ashutosh Gowarikar and his wife Sunita to Shweta Pandit, Sajid Nadiadwala, Maria Goretti, Jackie Shroff, Sajid Khan, Akshay Kumar, Hussain-Tina, Ashish Chowdhary and his wife Samita Bangargi, Sujoy Ghosh, Asin Thottumkal, and Sophie Choudry came to bless the couple.

Industrialist Anil Ambani’s wife Tina too came for the high profile wedding.

Among the politicians, the guest list included names like the state Congress chief Kripashankar Singh, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chauhan and Aditya Thackeray, son of Shiva Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, along with his wife, and Minister for Public Works and Tourism Chhagan Bhujbal too came for the wedding.

Riteish and Genelia first met while shooting for their debut film “Tujhe Meri Kasam” in 2003. They have been together for years but kept their affairs under wraps till recently.

Post-marriage, they have a new release coming up titled, “Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya”.