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First look: Poonam Pandey in Malini And Co

December 24, 2014 17:17 IST

Movie poster of Malini & Co.A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:

Starlet Poonam Pandey is all set to make her Telugu acting debut with Malini & Co. 

Sharing the first official poster on Twitter, she wrote, 'Tweethearts!! First Poster of MALINI & CO.. enjoy Xoxo Muuuaah!!' 

Directed by Veeru K, the film is set in the backdrop of terrorism.

Stars pay tribute to K Balachander

Several stars took to Twitter to pay tribute to veteran filmmaker K Balachander who passed away on Tuesday night at a private hospital following a prolonged illness. 

Here's what they said:

A.R.Rahman: 'Dear KB sir, your vision and creations have inspired 3 generations. Really grateful for intro'ing me thru your co Kavithaalaya in Roja RIP!'

Sridevi: 'Balachander sir passes away, the legend lives in hearts of millions of filmgoers. Artists whose lives he enriched by casting & mentoring us. His films were bold & so were his decisions. One day he decided to cast a child artist as a heroine.MOONDRU MUDICHU changed my life forever. Tamil Cinema & all people involved in it including me have grown in his shadow. Condolences to his family. He shall always live in our heart.'

R Madhavan: 'Dismayed at the demise of one of the most loving and legendary Directors of Indian Cinema. RIP K Balachander sir. You will be so missed.i can never forget you sparkling smile and warm hand shakes.'

Ram Gopal Varma: 'Want to express my heartfelt grief for the passing away of K Balachander, the only true maverick and path breaking director of all time.'

Shekhar Kapur: 'RIP prolific film maker #KBalachander A massive pillar of Indian Cinema. Launched careers of Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth. Great loss.'

Jaaved Jaaferi: 'A great director passes on..your films are embedded in our minds and hearts..RIP K.Balachander sir.'

SS Rajamouli: 'Home..but no solace as news of balachander sir is deeply saddening. Will watch some scenes from his films and try2 re-live in his greatness.'

Madhur Bhandarkar: 'Sad to know of d demise of K Balachander. A genius storyteller, his gems Ek Duje Ke Liye & Zara Si Zindagi will keep his legacy alive. RIP.'

Rana Daggubati: 'Its very saddening to hear that Legendary director K. Balachander Garu is no more. May his soul rest in peace.'

Shatrughan Sinha: 'Deeply saddened by the passing of legendary director K. Balachander. One of the truly maverick director and genius ahead of his time. You will always live in our hearts!'

Soundarya Rajnikanth: 'Have no words to express our loss ... Will miss you KB Thatha. Rest in peace.'

Christmas fervor grips Bollywood!

Lisa Haydon with her friends.

Image: Lisa Haydon with her friends

Bollywood stars turned to Twitter to send out Christmas greetings to their followers. 

Lisa Haydon shared a picture of her with friends and wrote: 'Oh SANTA! .... this is the naughtiest thing I've done all year!!!' 

Lara Dutta: 'Silver Bells...... It's Christmas time in the City!!:-)). Hope you have a wonderful, blessed holiday Season!'

Amitabh Bachchan: 'A very happy xmas and a prosperous New Year 2015 to all ... love.'

Virr Das: 'Roses are red, violets are blue...also it's Christmas....bouquets are expensive....so how about a hug?'

Anil Kapoor turns 57!

Actor Anil Kapoor turns 57 today, December 24.

His friends from the industry wished him on Twitter. 

Arbaaz Khan tweeted: 'Here's wishing the eternally young and fittest actor @AnilKapoor a very happy and jhakas birthday.'

Farhan Akhtar: 'Happy Birthday @AnilKapoor .. Wish you a super year. Lots of love.'


Don 3 in the making?

Action-thriller Don 2 completed three years on December 23.

Shah Rukh Khan's fans took to Twitter to request the makers to come up with a sequel.

Subsequently, producer Ritesh Sidhwani met SRK to discuss the possibility of the third edition to the Don series.

'Had a good meet with @iamsrk on #Raees & also discussed #weWantdon3 trending today.. Feels good. Now off to Thailand to be with family,' Ritesh tweeted.

'Thank you for all the love & #weWantdon3. As of now the next with @iamsrk & Us is #Raees.. Love,' he added.


'Ugly is hard-hitting'

Celebrities who attended the special screening of Anurag Kashyap's upcoming film Ugly turned to Twitter to praise the film.

Divya Dutta: 'On the edge., hard hitting , layered nuances! Leaves u stunned n overwhelmed! Anurag kashyap, at his best!!!'

Shekhar Kapur: 'Its Anurag Kashyap time again! @UglyTheFilm is a deeply disturbing dark film. Don't see it if u are not a fan of Cinema.'

Dia Mirza: 'Watched @anuragkashyap72's #UGLY last night...can't stop thinking about it. Masterful, thrilling and dark. But so so so brilliantly UGLY.'

Ugly releases December 26.