Actor Varun Dhawan played a football enthusiast in his debut movie "Student Of The Year", but he never thought the game would give him a chance to meet his cricket idol Sachin Tendulkar in real life.
According to sources, both the celebrities met each other at the Coca-Cola under-15 football tournament final match and interacted for the first time.
Varun will soon be seen in father David Dhawan's directorial project "Main Tera Hero", which goes on floor this June and is slated to release April 4, next year.
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Divya Dutta offered role in '24'?
Actress Divya Dutta was reportedly approached to be part of Hollywood television series "24", but she couldn't take up the offer due to prior commitments.
Divya was offered to play Anil Kapoor's wife in the crime show and she hopes to get another opportunity to work with the actor in some other project soon.
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Divya was last seen in recently released movie "Gippi" and will now be seen in "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" and "Lootera".
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Manjot, Varun shy of girls in real life
When it comes to interacting with girls, newcomers Manjot Singh and Varun Sharma, who will soon be seen in forthcoming film "Fukrey", are not so comfortable.
According to sources, both the actors, who, in the film, dream of going to college and meeting girls there, don't have girlfriends in real life.
"Fukrey" also stars Pulkit Samrat and Ali Fazal and talks about dreams of four youngsters. Directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba, the movie also features Richa Chadha of "Gangs Of Wasseypur" fame. It is slated to release June 14.
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Govinda gifts Hindi dictionary to Ashley Lobo
Actor Govinda has gifted a Hindi dictionary to choreographer Ashley Lobo, whose grip on the language isn't very strong.
Lobo is currently judging Star Plus's "India's Dancing Superstar", and was happy to receive the gift from Govinda. He even burst into laughter when he saw the gift.
The choreographer has been training to improve his Hindi-speaking skills, and he even gave a taste of his improvement to the audience when he delivered a dialogue from Govinda's movie "Deewana Mastana", without a mistake.
Govinda will be seen on "India's Dancing Superstar" and the episode will go on air Saturday.