After 30 Yrs, Amitabh & Rekha In Yash Raj Film 'Silsila-2'?

By Niloufer Khan | Mumbai

Rumour has it that Yash Raj Films has signed Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan for a new film named 'Silsila-2'. The details of the film aren't known yet but this comes as great news to fans who have discussed this possibility threadbare.

Amitabh and Rekha were last seen together in a film - Silsila - 30 years ago. From what we hear it was Aditya Chopra himself who convinced the two to sign the film.

So far no filmmakers have been able to persuade them to star together. The film industry has always speculated about Amitabh's purported affair with Rekha at the time of filming Silsila. The couple has always denied it. Whether rumours about the affair are true or not, the couple shares great chemistry on screen. It's unsure whether the film will be a remake of Silsila or an entirely new project.

'Rayala Telangana' Proposal Scapped Moots 'Telangana'

By Kajol Singh | INN Live

The government today scrapped a proposal for a larger Telangana state to return to the original plan of having 10 districts in the new state to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh.  

A massive bandh today ensured a total shutdown of the entire Telangana region. The bandh or strike was called by politician K Chandrasekhara Rao or KCR to reject a plan to add two districts from Rayalaseema to the new state to create "Rayala-Telangana".

Sunil Grover's 'The Gutthi Comedy Show' Soon On Zee TV

By Ritika Chauhan | INN Live

There have been reports of a separate show of comedian Sunil Grover on a leading entertainment channel ever since his sudden exit from Comedy nights with Kapil. The comedian, who played the famous character of Gutthi on the show, even accepted in an interview that he might host a show of his own soon.

The Great 'Dum Biryani' Makeover With Venture Funds

By Kirti Kumar | Bangalore

Big bucks is starting to find its way into the Indian restaurant industry, with private equity players betting big on the quick service restaurants. The latest entrant on this list is the Biryani—a single product-based model and a complete meal in itself.

 India-focused PE fund Samara Capital, which last year bought out Raghav Bahl-promoted Newswire18 for Rs 90 crore and made a  Rs 175-crore investment in Monte Carlo Fashions, is now in advanced talks to buy stake in Hyderabad’s famous Paradise Restaurant. 

BJP Win In Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh; AAP Sweep Delhi, 30,000 Crore ‘Satta’ On 2013 Elections

By Sunaina Shah | INN Live

Exit polls have given BJP a big reason to smile after the assembly elections 2013 in five states. According to the exit polls, the BJP will sweep in the four of the five states—Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi—Congress may retain power in Mizoram.

Congress is projected to lose Delhi and Rajasthan while the BJP will continue to rule Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

In Rajasthan, with the halfway mark for the state assembly at 100 to form the government, the average of various exit polls show the BJP winning 138 seats and the Congress just 44. Some, however, show the BJP tally stopping at 110.

Rejigging Telangana: The Plus Or Minus Of Creating State

By Madhusudhan Reddy | Hyderabad

The roller-coaster ride to Telangana has now taken a sudden turn, with the Centre planning a new avatar, Rayala-Telangana, just before proposing the Telangana bill in Parliament’s winter session, beginning on Thursday.

The union cabinet will meet on Thursday and is likely to take a final call on the proposal by the group of ministers on the state’s bifurcation. The report suggested adding two Rayala districts, Kurnool and Anantapur, to Telangana’s 10.

'Larger Telangana' Sparks Bigger Storm In Andhra Pradesh

By Renuka Rao | Hyderabad

Protests have begun in Andhra Pradesh against the Centre's plan to redraw the boundaries of the proposed Telangana state to make it larger than originally planned. The move is seen by the ruling Congress as politically beneficial ahead of the national elections, due by May, but has been red-flagged by all Telangana politicians, including those from the Congress. 

Here are the latest updates:

• Shops and many schools in the Telangana region are shut and bus services were hit as political activists protested near bus stations. 

'If Telangana Created, Demands Will Erupt In Other States'

By Arhaan Faraaz | Hyderabad

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW  Article 3 of the Constitution that provides for forming a new State is being misused like never before, YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy said on Wednesday.

In an exclusive interview to INN Live, he said he would spare no effort to make leaders of political parties understand the consequences of dividing Andhra Pradesh. “Today if you permit this [creation of Telangana State) to happen, very soon it will spread to every other State and Andhra Pradesh will be seen as a precedent.”