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Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandes has been signed for the sequel of 2004 hit film Murder. The film was a Box Office hit and the main reason was sizzling chemistry between Emraan Hashmi and hot Mallika Sherawat. Jacqueline, who is only three films experienced in Bollywood, is little nervous about this role, which has been always related to the sexy Mallika. She knows that people will definitely try to compare her with the original actress so that comes as an added burden on her. She is worried about the competition she has to face. However, the 25-year old Sri Lankan actress says that her character in Murder 2 is quite different from that of Mallika in Murder. She adds that the movie itself has a different thrilling story with different angle. She says comparison will come naturally but she is confident that every girl can relate to her character in the film. Emraan is continuing to be a part of the sequel, which will come with interesting and mysterious characters. The former

 A  legendary musician of Indian classical musician passes away.

It is known news that the tall hunk Daggubati Rana is currently busy with the shaping up of his new movie 'Nenu Naa Rakshasi' and he is pairing up with the andaala khazana Ileana. Now the buzz is that the film is likely to be released between the gap of the IPL cricket tournament and World Cup cricket. The film is directed by Puri Jagannadh and the music is composed by Vishal-Shekar. Get ready for this one folks!!

Divya Dutta is about to arrive with her film "Monika" which has been in the pipeline for nearly two years now and she says thankfully the industry is changing and small budget films are seeing the light of day. She added that it's so heartening to see a film like "Udaan" being nominated for an award in the mainstream cinema category. She wishes the same happens with my film too. It's a very powerful film as per sources.

Noor Jehan, a resident of the Shah Wali Qataal area of Peshawar, last met Shah Rukh when she travelled to Mumbai in 1997. She is hoping to meet the 'King Khan' of Bollywood when she visits India to attend the wedding of a relative. "I am going to New Delhi in the first week of February and will stay there for around 10 days. I shall approach Shah Rukh and if he spares time for me, I will proceed to Mumbai from New Delhi," she said. "I am proud of my cousin and have named my child after him. Shah Rukh has given us pride and recognition," Noor Jehan said. Keeping in mind Shah Rukh's love for the city of his ancestors, Noor Jehan said she would take some special gifts for the star, including Peshawari chappals and a silk suit. During an earlier visit to Peshawar, Shah Rukh bought a pair of chappals that he used for about seven years, she saidNoor Jehan said when her brother Mansoor visited India in 2001, Shah Rukh had asked him to bring a pair of chappals.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was met by black flags when he arrived in Jaipur to inaugurate the Jaipur half marathon on Sunday. The Bishnoi community and environment activists protested against Khan's presence at the event as the actor was convicted for killing black bucks, an endangered species, in 2006. "We are not against the event, but against the actor Salman Khan who was involved in killing of black bucks in Jodhpur. He attends functions here due to the state minister Bina Kak who treats him like her son, but he has hurt the feelings of Bishnoi community who have sacrificed their lives for the sake of animals and trees," Raju Bishnoi, who led the protest said. "We had also intimated CM Ashok Gehlot few days back that we will not tolerate him attending the function, but he came and attended, so we staged the protest," he said. The protesters however were dispersed by the police and the event went off smoothly with thousands of people including sportsp