The actress will ring in her 33rd birthday Saturday. Her film Players , which also features Abhishek Bachchan, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sonam Kapoor, Omi Vaidya and Bobby Deol, will release Friday.

Directed by Abbas-Mustan, it is the official Hindi remake of American film Italian Job . Year 2011 was quite eventful for Bipasha as she parted ways with John Abraham, her boyfriend of eight years.

She also bagged her first international project Singularity , and her toned look in Players is already grabbing eyeballs. Tweet (less)

I'm donning Indian and western avatars and it's a very modern film." The film is called Same 2 Same.

However, she refuses to reveal if she is producing the film herself or it is being produced by another banner. On the production front, she says that she and business partner Kuunal Goomer are thrilled that an international and Indian corporate house approached them for a possible tie-up for a three-film deal.

She adds, "We've been approached by a biggie and something may work out. But we haven't finalised it yet.

I don't believe in hierarchy of any sort in my production house, which is only four months old, so I guess the magic's attracting investors as Bollywood is getting so much bigger." Meanwhile, the actress is going full throttle with acting and producing.

In her kitty is Shortcut Romeo with Neil Nitin Mukesh, and Race 2 opposite Saif Ali Khan . She continues, "Post Humraaz, I am working with Abbas Mastan again in Race 2.

I've been paired opposite Saif, and he's a very focused actor. Neil is super cool and we click really well.

" When asked about why she's been missing from the social scene lately, she says, "I don't get drunk and party till 4 am. I would rather work and invest time in my films.

Being a busy bee is good fun." (less)

Some part of the film was also shot in Murmansk, Russia, where the temperatures are often sub zero, as it would snow heavily. Shooting in this climate therefore became very difficult, but since the permissions had been taken and all other arrangements made, it was not possible to reschedule or postpone the shoots.

Like most other actors, Neil too has done his own stunts in the film. But while he did manage to do the stunts, the climate took a toll on his health and on one instance, got injured as well.

Talking about this particular scene when he got stuck in snow, Neil says. "We were shooting in extreme climatic conditions in Murmansk.

It is located in the extreme northwest part of Russia and the entire place was covered with snow. We could not cancel a single shooting day as we were on a tight schedule hence we continued shooting in spite of rough weather.

" He had initially fractured his finger earlier and this time he got stuck in snow. A source from the sets elaborates, "During an action scene, Neil got stuck in ice rather badly.

The entire unit ran to his rescue and rushed him to the heating zone. He had frost bites and his body temperature had dropped drastically.

Shooting for the film has been one of the most physically straining experience for the cast and crew along with the actors (less)

A source informed that Neil and Rohit hit it off during the shooting of Abbas-Mustan's Players , which was scripted by Rohit. "That's when Neil told Rohit about his dream project Paidaar.

Apparently, Rohit also helped Neil with the final shape of the screenplay," said the source. With the news of Neil's latest endeavour doing the rounds, the industry is abuzz with speculations about the likely cast of the film.

And reportedly, the actor's rumoured ex-flame Deepika Padukone is a strong contender for the female lead. As for Neil, he has decided to don the role of music composer as well.

And we hear that the actor and his reputed singer father, Nitin Mukesh will sing one of Mukesh's classic evergreens. The source added that besides composing the music, the father and son are likely to also produce the film.

When contacted, Nitin confirmed, "Well, yes it's true. But I can't reveal details.

I've been working on this script quietly for years now. I was wondering who would direct it for me.

Then, when I got to know Rohit Jugraj, I knew I had found the director capable of doing justice to my dream project. Rohit and I are not only like-minded, but also very compatible in our creativity.

I can't wait to start the film. I'll be singing all the numbers for my character.

Apart from this, I can't reveal anything more right now." (less)

Mumbai Mirror found out that apart from signing Tigmanshu Dhulia's Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Part 2, the actor has also grabbed a role in Rakeysh Mehra's Rang De Basanti assistant Prerna Wadhawan's directorial debut. According to an industry insider, Dhulia and Wadhawan watched the promos of Neil's forthcoming films and were impressed with his performance.

And after a few meetings with the actor, he was brought on board. Neil will reportedly play a gangster in Dhulia's venture.

Randeep Hooda had essayed the very role in Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster. Neil's role in Wadhawan's film will be diametrically opposite.

"Prerna's film is a love story. This will be the first time Neil will play a romantic lead.

Shraddha Kapoor will play his love interest. Both films will go on floors in 2012," revealed a source close to the projects.

Wadhawan's film will also be Shraddha Kapoor's first film outside YRF, the producion house with who she had a three-film contract. However, after her debut venture Luv Ka The End failed at the box office, the actress has now decided to try her luck elsewhere.

Neil, however, remained unavailable for comment (less)

Their greatest quality is they are so clear oh what they want, even in their instructions to actors, its precise and to the point. They are very sure of what they want and how they want it done.

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very planned and it all stems from the fact that they are really great guys," said the 35-year-old actor in an interview. "Players", an official Hindi remake of the Hollywood film "The Italian Job", is slated for a Jan 6 release.

Abhishek says he is a big fan of the original version of "The Italian Job". "I have seen 'The Italian Job', the original, about five-six times and also the one they made in 2003, about three-four times.

I am a big fan of the film. I think it's a fantastic film, very cool film and when we were in school, we watched it very often," said Abhishek who was last seen in "Dum Maaro Dum".

The Hindi version, a multi-starrer, also features Sonam Kapoor , Bipasha Basu , Neil Nitin Mukesh and Bobby Deol . Meanwhile, Abhishek is working in director Rohit Shetty's "Bol Bachchan".

He also has "Dhoom 3" and "Dostana 2" in his kitty (less)

I'm gonna lodge a complaint with the cyber cell as its a criminal offence." Thoroughly disturbed by this Arbaaz wrote again saying, "Hackers don't seem to realize that such an act can land them in jail.

The offense carries a 3 year jail term. Wonder if all this is worth it.

Hacking an email account is common but such a violation of somebody's privacy." He also wrote that he was contemplating filing a police complaint and getting the perpetrator booked.

Whether or not he complained to the police, the actor turned director has gone a step further. Not taking any chances he has deleted his account on Facebook also.

"I have deactivated my Facebook account . I'm told email accounts usually get hacked because of these social networking sites also.

Phew !!!" Seems like Arbaaz is taking no chances of having his privacy compromised this time. His fan's loss entirely though.

Not so long ago singer Aditya Narayan had also complained of his twitter account being compromised by someone who was tweeting on his behalf (less)

Neil, who is playing a grey character in the film co-starring Ameesha Patel had his reasons to wait two-and-a-half months for this new rough look. "I follow method acting," revealed the actor, and added, "My character in Shortcut Romeo required me to look rough.

And I did not want to wear a wig. The days of wigs have gone, I think.

Also, wearing a wig affects one's acting. Thankfully, my hair grew fast" (less)

They had to change their shoes to start with. "Oh God, I'm going to look crazy in these shoes with this dress," Sonam said to Abhishek, who was also changing sitting next to her.

"Oh, you mean you don't look crazy otherwise?" retorted Abhishek, laughing. After some more good-natured ribbing, AB decided a warm-up session was in order.

He bowled..

. and scored a strike! There was a huge round of applause as AB swaggered around, arms spread out in triumph, and told Sonam and Neil, "You guys should quit now, I think.

" Finally, Sonam decided to go barefoot, as her size of shoes was not to be found, and the teams were announced - Abhishek and Bipasha, and Sonam with Neil. That's when AB discovered Bipasha wasn't playing! We later heard her tell Sonam, "You're not as short-sighted as I am, so go ahead.

" So we guess that's the reason she chose not to play. Either that, or the lady was too much in love with her bubblegum pink stilettos! But she cheered the players from the sidelines.

So poor Abhishek had to play for Bipasha too, but he took to the task seriously. So intent was he on the game that after the eighth round, he removed his jacket, and shooed Neil away so that he could concentrate.

But it paid off - beating his co-stars by a whisker, AB won the 'tournament'! There was a quick press conference post this, amid squealing kids and squabbling parents. In fact, in the middle of all this, one little something was heard telling a guard, "Aap toh bodyguard ho.

Aap dila do autograph. Aapko kaise nahin denge?" Anyway, the questions ranged from who their inspiration is (to which Bipasha said her mother, and Neil said Nutan and Waheeda Rehman !), to whether there were any catfights between Sonam and Bipasha.

AB had to leave midway, but someone asked Sonam, Bipasha and Neil if they were to be a part of a game, which game it would be. "WWF," said Bipasha promptly, "These precision games are not for me, lekin kisi ko maar-vaar ke kuch karna ho toh jeet jaungi!" "Talking competition," said Sonam.

"I can talk to anyone about anything and I can talk a lot!" "Shooting or archery," said Neil, to which Bipasha interrupted with, "Not WWF?" Promptly, Neil said with a wicked look, "Sure. If I'm fighting with you, I'd welcome all the punches and kicks and beatings.

" Soon after this, they all stood up to leave and they were followed till the lift by screaming kids, onlookers and the shutterbugs. As they left, the actors were discussing what time to meet to go to a party! Some energy, wot say? (less)

Neil reached Kanpur on Dec 24th evening and straightaway went to Kanpur to his sister Neha's residence. "My sister had organized a surprise party at her Moroccan Lounge with all her friends and we had an awesome time," said the actor.

'My father and my nephew Shauryendra dressed like Santa and my dad also ditributed gifts to all the youngsters. It was an awesome evening and one of the best Christams' I've had in years," said Neil.

While in Lucknow, Neil appeared relaxed and still in the holiday mood. Accompanied by father Nitin Mukesh, brother-in-law Alakshendra Swaroop, sister Neha, nephews Aryendra and Shauryendra and Alekshendra's sister Akanksha, Neil spent the day at Lucknow tucking in the goodies which the city is famous for.

"Yahan Lucknow aa ke mein toh bas yahan ki sari mash'hoor cheezen khana chahta tha." And he did just that with co-star and friend Abhishek Bachchan when the two feasted on Tunday Kabas, parathas, biryani, makkhan malai and laddoos (less)

The filmmaker took to his Twitter page, tweeting :"Hey guys ! I'm not on facebook. The person posing as me is a fake.

Its sad that people impersonate and mislead people. Boot him out !!!" When contacted, Arbaaz told Mumbai Mirror, "Yesterday, one of my family friends called me and told me about this.

In fact, this person has 3500 friends on that page and I have been told he has been talking to many people and sending friend requests by pretending to be me. I deactivated my account six months ago because it got hacked.

I am told that there are fake accounts of Malaika too. I don't know what to do with such imposters that is why I tweeted about it.

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There are a couple of things to do before I go; will keep u posted. Looking forward to it," the 30-year-old posted on micro-blogging site Twitter (less)

The actor who is known for his fitness consciousness and who we recently reported was cleaning his mean machines in an endeavour to do a natural workout, seems in a very timed mind set. Apparently, the actor cannot sleep late into the day even on days when he doesn't have shoots.

Neil recently wrote on his microblogging site, "Have a day off from shooting! But the body clock is set! So woke up early! Pushing myself to sleep to rest the body from all the stunts!" We hope you get ample rest Neil so people can drool over you while you do the stunts (less)

The actress will ring in her 33rd birthday Saturday. Her film Players , which also features Abhishek Bachchan, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sonam Kapoor, Omi Vaidya and Bobby Deol, will release Friday.

Directed by Abbas-Mustan, it is the official Hindi remake of American film Italian Job . Year 2011 was quite eventful for Bipasha as she parted ways with John Abraham, her boyfriend of eight years.

She also bagged her first international project Singularity , and her toned look in Players is already grabbing eyeballs. Tweet (less)

?I wish I was single at that point or I could have been swayed to another level all together,? he said. Currently single, Neil shares some memorable moments of his former relationship on the show.

?I was with this girl for six years and it was a love story at a very young age. I think life is not about regrets.

We make our decisions and we know we have to live by them. I don?t know how much of it you want to believe but this is a decision that both of us made.

And, we?re still friends, we have no regrets.? Neil confesses that for him it is important that the girl understands his wish to stay with his family.

?It goes without saying that I would want my wife to live with me as a joint family. You see our parents have brought us up and have really looked after us when we were kids.

I can?t abandon them. I can?t leave them.

They are my babies. They are my people.

My love first is for them and then any other woman. So I?ll expect her to come here.

? But his parents seem to have different opinions. Where Neil?s mother thinks that it will be best if they live by themselves, his father, Nitin Mukesh, begs to differ.

?I feel that I brought them into this world, I lived with my parents blissfully, happily then why can?t they make a go at it. There were many occasions that I had to tell his wonderful young girlfriends that ?if you ever try to take Neil away from his family you will lose him? but nobody took me seriously.

Neil cannot be separated from his family, if some girl tries to make him, she will lose him permanently.? Sphere: Related Content Posted in (less)

The rest of the cast only discovered this as the shooting progressed. What's worse, the actor is bursting with inputs on scenes or song sequences, annoying several of the other actors in the movie.

However, while the rest of the cast is apparently taking Neil's 'friendly advice' with a smile, Sonam Kapoor has decided not to entertain him. For a song-and-dance sequence, Neil (who prides himself on being a singer, composer and choreographer) started supervising the choreographer.

A source said, "Neil meant no harm. He likes to make his presence felt on the sets.

But when he advised Sonam on how to do her steps, she told him to keep his advice to himself." "He did try to suggest dance steps to Sonam, and she didn't like it.

She made it clear to Neil that she didn't appreciate his unsolicited assistance. Poor Neil.

He just likes to be more than just an actor while shooting," the source added. Red-faced, the actor apparently withdrew from the scene and kept quiet thereafter.

Neil, as expected, laughs off the story. "Sonam is a darling.

I don't need to show dance moves to a person who is a genius at it. In fact, I learnt a few extra dance steps from her," he said.

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Shortcut Romeo is the remake of the Tamil hit Thiruttu Payale , which was directed by Susi Ganesan. The Hindi version has Neil Nitin Mukesh and Ameesha Patel in the lead roles.

Richa was to play the role that Sonia Agarwal had played in the Tamil version. "Before I signed the film, both the director and the actor were flexible with the dates and I had also informed them that I would be simultaneously doing a Telugu project.

But after the agreement was signed and film confirmed, Neil Nithin Mukesh was slightly pushy about the dates and wanted me to commit for three full months for this film," says the actress. The upset actress has even explained her situation to them.

"In fact, they promised to close the shoot by February. But it's already December and the shooting is yet to start," added the actress.

However, Richa is inclined to do the movie. "I really liked the script and the photoshoot has also been done.

But because of a simple logistics issue, I had to terminate the agreement. It's formally over now.

Presently, I'm doing only a Telugu project," the actress informed. Tweet (less)

� Ameesha is all enthusiastic�to play the role of a rich, glamorous girl in the film. And Neil's character of a local rowdy goon will be reminiscent of his "Johnny Gaddar" days.

� This fast-paced thriller promises to be full of�conspiracy, betrayal and love angles. "The drama unfolds like a�game of chess," says Ameesha.

Under the working title of "Shortcut Romeo",�shooting is scheduled to�start�next month. Multitasking in her new role of an actor-turned-producer, she confesses to have little time to relax and is concentrating full-time on making fun films with David Dhawan and Priyadarshan.

"There's another surprise coming from my production house soon," she signs off excitedly (less)

The actress was among the few Bollywood celebrities who attended the bash organised by Queenie Singh for the international socialite in Mumbai Saturday night. Though many actors like Sonakshi Sinha, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Abhay Deol, Arjun Rampal, Dino Morea and Imran Khan were expected for the party, the only knows names to have turned up included Bipasha, Sushmita Sen and Kangana Ranaut.

Paris reached India Saturday morning to launch her line of handbags. Tweet (less)

?I wish I was single at that point or I could have been swayed to another level all together,? he said. Currently single, Neil shares some memorable moments of his former relationship on the show.

?I was with this girl for six years and it was a love story at a very young age. I think life is not about regrets.

We make our decisions and we know we have to live by them. I don?t know how much of it you want to believe but this is a decision that both of us made.

And, we?re still friends, we have no regrets.? Neil confesses that for him it is important that the girl understands his wish to stay with his family.

?It goes without saying that I would want my wife to live with me as a joint family. You see our parents have brought us up and have really looked after us when we were kids.

I can?t abandon them. I can?t leave them.

They are my babies. They are my people.

My love first is for them and then any other woman. So I?ll expect her to come here.

? But his parents seem to have different opinions. Where Neil?s mother thinks that it will be best if they live by themselves, his father, Nitin Mukesh, begs to differ.

?I feel that I brought them into this world, I lived with my parents blissfully, happily then why can?t they make a go at it. There were many occasions that I had to tell his wonderful young girlfriends that ?if you ever try to take Neil away from his family you will lose him? but nobody took me seriously.

Neil cannot be separated from his family, if some girl tries to make him, she will lose him permanently.? Sphere: Related Content Posted in (less)

The urge to take flying lessons was fuelled when he shot a crucial helicopter scene for Abbas Mustan's Players in New Zealand. He was even trained for a couple of hours to manoverue it.

This was the first time Neil shot in a helicopter and he is now addicted. The scene was shot in a restricted air space as New Zealand is one of the busiest airports.

The thrill of seeing the skyline of New Zealand, was a mesmerizing experience and ever since that flight, Neil interest in taking flying lessons has been renewed. He has already made enquiries about some flying schools in India and abroad and plans to take admission soon.

" Maybe Kunal Kapoor can give him advice. Or even Shahid Kapoor (less)

Neil, 29, who was last seen in 7 Khoon Maaf took to his twitter account to talk about the release. Players is releasing on the 9th of December.

It's an Abbas Mustaan film. And is the official remake of the Italian Job ," he posted.

Apart from Neil, the action-thriller stars Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Omi Vaidya and Sikander Kher. The film has been shot in New Zealand, Russia and India.

Italian Job , starring Donald Sutherland, Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton and Charlize Theron, is about a bunch of robbers, who plan to pull off the heist of their lives by creating Los Angeles' largest ever traffic jam. Tweet (less)

"Recording a song today! For Shortcut Romeo . Music by the great Himesh Reshammiya.

Will give you details once it's done later in the evening," Neil posted on Twitter. Shortcut Romeo is a romantic thriller film to be directed and produced by Susi Ganeshan.

It is the Hindi remake of the director's own Tamil film Thiruttu Payale (2006) that stars Neil Nitin Mukesh in the title role with Ameesha Patel in a negative character. Tweet (less)

.finally! But alas, it's not a girl.

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it's his iPad! The actor announced his 'relationship status' on Twitter, and built the suspense around it. ""Its official !I'm in love! With .

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Withhhhhhhhh :) :)," he wrote, and later added: "MY IPAD ! :) :) :) :) I'm in love ya!" Neil says the device has all qualities of a perfect partner. "I mean serious it one of my best friends :) always there so friendly.

Entertaining , informative , intelligent , understanding :) caring:) Sorry to disappoint u guys but this one sticks by me all the time doesn't leave me for nothing :) through thick and thin :)," he wrote. Neil will be seen next in Abbas-Mustan's " Players " (less)

Marketing of a film is way more hectic then making the film," the 29-year-old actor posted on Twitter. The action-thriller is a remake of the Hollywood film "The Italian Job" and it also stars Abhishek Bachchan , Sonam Kapoor , Bobby Deol and Bipasha Basu .

Nitin has also revealed the name of his character in the film. "PLAYERS! My characters name is SPIDER," he posted.

Directed by Abbas-Mustan, "Players" will releases Jan 6 next year (less)

The actress is awaiting the release of "Players", the official Hindi remake of Hollywood film "The Italian Job". Also starring Abhishek Bachchan , Sikander Kher , Neil Nitin Mukesh , Bobby Deol , Omi Vaidya and Sonam Kapoor , the Abbas-Mustan directorial is set for a Jan 6 release (less)

However, Jugraj is worried that this will remind people of Madhur Bhandarkar's Jail , a film which was set in a prison and starred Mukesh. According to a source, "He (Mukesh) is charged about having a sequence set in a jail.

The two have been having some bitter arguments, but Neil is unwilling to budge." The film is reportedly a revenge saga, where Mukesh's character wants to avenge the wrongdoings committed against him.

According to the source, Mukesh wants to include a bit where he orchestrates his incarceration so as to get the chance to meet the villains in jail. When contacted, Mukesh admitted that Paidaar has jail sequences.

"But the prison in Paidaar and the action that follows, will have no resemblance to Madhur's Jail . We'll create a prison world that's never been seen in Indian cinema before.

"We'll use John Woo's Face/Off and Simon West's Con Air as reference points," he said. Tweet (less)

He actor wrote, "Time to go do what relaxes me! Clean my bike and cars. And trust me its a full on workout.

" Now we know the secret behind that fab body Neil boasts. Given his slick and smart look in his latest flick, surely none of his fans would mind catching him clean his mean machines either (less)

The rest of the cast only discovered this as the shooting progressed. What's worse, the actor is bursting with inputs on scenes or song sequences, annoying several of the other actors in the movie.

However, while the rest of the cast is apparently taking Neil's 'friendly advice' with a smile, Sonam Kapoor has decided not to entertain him. For a song-and-dance sequence, Neil (who prides himself on being a singer, composer and choreographer) started supervising the choreographer.

A source said, "Neil meant no harm. He likes to make his presence felt on the sets.

But when he advised Sonam on how to do her steps, she told him to keep his advice to himself." "He did try to suggest dance steps to Sonam, and she didn't like it.

She made it clear to Neil that she didn't appreciate his unsolicited assistance. Poor Neil.

He just likes to be more than just an actor while shooting," the source added. Red-faced, the actor apparently withdrew from the scene and kept quiet thereafter.

Neil, as expected, laughs off the story. "Sonam is a darling.

I don't need to show dance moves to a person who is a genius at it. In fact, I learnt a few extra dance steps from her," he said.

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30am on Friday. Nobody has complained to the police yet.

The film's director Hemant Madhukar told TOI, "Veena was shooting with us from 6pm to 6am for the last 15 days. From Thursday evening to the time she disappeared from the movie sets, Veena seemed distracted and upset.

" Around 5.30am, she was advised to go to her vanity van.

"I told her we would call her once the shot was ready. When my assistant went to the van, she was not there," said Madhukar.

The production team sent a car daily to pick up and drop Veena. On Friday morning, she didn't use the car.

"I know there was a car waiting for her for nearly three hours. Maybe she took the car but I am not sure," said Madhukar.

Veena hit headlines recently after a nude shoot for a magazine cover. She though denied participating in the shoot after a controversy broke out in Pakistan .

On Friday morning, Veena sent Madhukar an SMS saying she was unwell. "I waz really not well I have a high fever for the last so many days n waz little upset coz of some personal reasons (sic)," the SMS read.

Since then, her phone has been found switched off. Madhukar denied this was a publicity stunt.

"Initially, I did feel that way but I got a call from a cop from Aarey Milk Colony police station asking me about Veena," he said. There are rumours that Veena's disappearance could be a stunt for a TV show she is doing.

"There could be issues with her work permit in India," said an actor who didn't want to be identified. Her manager Prateik Mehta said, "We don't need to do any stunt at all.

I will file a police complaint very soon. I was waiting for her lawyer to return to India.

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Shortcut Romeo will be the remake of 2006 Tamil film Thiruttu Payale When contacted, Ameesha told Mumbai Mirror, "I am extremely happy and excited to do such a thrilling film. It's a very intelligent script and a step forward from the same genre of suspense thrillers that I have been part of before.

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I pray to god that all my lives I be born as her son only!" tweeted Neil, grandson of legendary singer Mukesh. "The finest parents.

And I'm not just saying it they are so emotional loving and caring. Proud to be their son.

They have taught me great values and a lot of respect and how to truly love," added the actor who began his Bollywood stint with " Johnny Gaddaar " in 2007 (less)

Anupama realised her account was empty when a cheque that she had issued bounced. According to the police, the two culprits identified as Rakesh Vishwakarma and Nitin Sharma were working for ICICI Bank's Nariman Point branch in 2010 when Verma had opened the account and deposited the money.

In June last year, the actress had gone abroad and so had not been able to check her account for many months, which was observed by the two accused. Police officers investigating the case said the duo was also aware of the fact that Verma had received a debit card but hadn't activated it.

Cops added that the crooks then applied for a debit card in Verma's name, claiming the previous one had gone missing. After they had quit their jobs they accessed various ATMs in Borivali more than 170 times during which they withdrew Rs 17.

3 lakh. (Rs 13.

3 lakh from her savings account and Rs 4 lakh from a fixed deposit). After the withdrawal, the two started working for other banks.

"When I gave a cheque of Rs 7,500 to someone and it bounced, I was shocked. However, I approached the bank and lodged a complaint.

When I contacted the relationship manager I was told that the next cheque would not bounce. However, the cheque bounced twice more before being passed in July, when some interest from my FD had been transferred to the savings account.

It was only in December last year when I realised that my account was completely empty," said Verma. "I had also issued a cheque of Rs 700 for another transaction.

When that cheque bounced, that's when I learnt about the theft," added Verma who later approached the bank's head office, after which the institution paid her the full amount and reported the matter to the police. However, the actress says she is not done.

"I will also file a case against the bank. It was due to their negligence that I had to face so many problems and harassment.

If my money isn't safe in a bank, then where else do I go? How can two bank employees create a debit card in my name with false documents and then use it to withdraw such a large sum and the bank doesn't realise something is amiss," she said. Police officers investigating the case said that they had traced the ATM centre from where the withdrawals had been made.

CCTV recordings revealed the two culprits making cash withdrawals. "We then tracked down the duo and arrested them on Wednesday for forgery and theft.

We are also trying to find out if any other present or former bank officials are involved in the matter," said an officer from the Borivli police station. The two will be presented in court on Friday.

"First her money goes missing. Then the bank puts the blame on her and makes her wait four months to recover her own money.

This is totally preposterous. We'll be sending a legal notice to the bank on Thursday," said advocate Hitesh Jain, who is advising Anupama Verma.

"A fraud was detected in the account of a customer. ICICI Bank filed a police complaint based on which the main accused and his accomplice have been arrested.

Bank has taken all steps to ensure customers financial interest is safeguarded," said an ICICI Bank spokesperson in response to a detailed email from MiD DAY. Tweet (less)

Shooting for Shortcut Romeo there will be fun. Kenya.

Looking forward to my trip. Will hopefully be a beautiful peaceful place for me to connect with nature and myself! Only I know I so need it," tweeted Neil, who has been growing his golden locks for the movie.

Shortcut Romeo is the Hindi remake of 2006 Tamil film Thiruttu Payale , which was also directed by Ganesan. Besides Neil, the film stars Ameesha Patel and Puja Gupta.

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A friend of the actor revealed, "Abbas-Mustan, after seeing Neil's bad boy act in the rushes of their forthcoming film have decided to cast him in their remake of Baazigar." In fact, Neil and the directors have also worked out the details of how to shape the characters in the new Baazigar, added the friend.

However, Neil's road to success seems to have a minor bump - Shah Rukh Khan. According to a source close to the project, the team is a little sceptical about Khan's approval of Neil playing the character that defined SRK as the new anti-hero.

Though Abbas (of Abbas-Mustan) confirmed that they have indeed signed Neil for three films, he denied Baazigar remake being one of them. However, when contacted Neil neither agreed to or denied the news and simply said, "It is true I've been signed by Abbas-Mustan.

I hope it's for Baazigar." (less)

Neil, 29, who was last seen in 7 Khoon Maaf took to his twitter account to talk about the release. Players is releasing on the 9th of December.

It's an Abbas Mustaan film. And is the official remake of the Italian Job ," he posted.

Apart from Neil, the action-thriller stars Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Omi Vaidya and Sikander Kher. The film has been shot in New Zealand, Russia and India.

Italian Job , starring Donald Sutherland, Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton and Charlize Theron, is about a bunch of robbers, who plan to pull off the heist of their lives by creating Los Angeles' largest ever traffic jam. Tweet (less)

Mumbai Mirror has learnt that Neil has even organised for a special show of his upcoming release at a multiplex in Saket for his ladylove, her friends and family. Interestingly, Neil, who has always organised special shows of his films for friends and family, will do it in Delhi for the first time.

When contacted, Neil remained unavailable. However, his manager Sonu Lakhwani said, "Yes Neil is having a show in Delhi.

We would not like to comment on his personal life but he is in a happy space." (less)

A friend of the actor revealed, "Abbas-Mustan, after seeing Neil's bad boy act in the rushes of their forthcoming film have decided to cast him in their remake of Baazigar." In fact, Neil and the directors have also worked out the details of how to shape the characters in the new Baazigar, added the friend.

However, Neil's road to success seems to have a minor bump - Shah Rukh Khan. According to a source close to the project, the team is a little sceptical about Khan's approval of Neil playing the character that defined SRK as the new anti-hero.

Though Abbas (of Abbas-Mustan) confirmed that they have indeed signed Neil for three films, he denied Baazigar remake being one of them. However, when contacted Neil neither agreed to or denied the news and simply said, "It is true I've been signed by Abbas-Mustan.

I hope it's for Baazigar." (less)

A unit source revealed, "Skeptical about Neil Nitin Mukesh's safety using a real M20 Super Bazooka while shooting for "Players" in Russia, director duo Abbas-Mustan wanted to use a replica. But the adventurous actor insisted on a live Bazooka to be used for the shot.

It was after much deliberation that the directors gave into Neil's demand." "All the crew members and onlookers were cleared off the sets.

The powerful impact of the Bazooka could land up injuring anybody and Abbas-Mustan did not want to take any risk." But for Neil, it was a dream-come-true.

He was more excited because Abbas-Mustan gave into his wish. The actor kept telling the crew members on the sets that, how - from playing with the weapon on a gaming console - to actually holding it, it was an unforgettable experience for him.

But things were not as easy as it seemed. "Neil had to maintain a calm and composed facial expression and take care not to shut his eyes while firing the gun as the impact of the scene would have been lost.

The director duo had also warned that Bazooka fired both ways, front and back and Neil should be on his toes while pulling the trigger. And although he was given training before the shoot on how to handle the weapon by members of the Russian army, his feet were still held strong and mounted on a special platform, so that he wouldn't get thrown off by the massive impact that the gun creates," said our source.

When contacted, Neil confirmed using a live M20 Super Bazooka saying, "The scene required me to fire two shots. The first shot made my heart sink into my boots.

My body jerked violently with the impact. When I fired for the second time, I was more prepared to deal with it.

There was complete stability." (less)

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I had fractures at least four times during the making of the film. But all is fine now.

Even on a regular day if a person falls on the road, he gets hurt. Here we were doing stunts," said Neil while promoting "Players".

The promo of the film is on air and Neil, 29, says it is not misleading and gives the real feel of the movie. "These days the promos of the movies mostly mislead the audience.

They only show those portions that are good or glamorous. But the promo of 'Players' will reveal a lot about the look and feel of the movie in one second," said the actor who earned critical acclaim for his debut film "Johnny Gaddaar".

He later did films like "Jail", " New York " and "Lafangey Parindey". Directed by Abbas-Mustan, "Players" is a remake of hit Hollywood action-thriller "The Italian Job".

The film, also starring Abhishek Bachchan , Sonam Kapoor , Bipasha Basu and Bobby Deol , will be the first big release of 2012 when it hits the screens Jan 6 (less)

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Anupama realised her account was empty when a cheque that she had issued bounced. According to the police, the two culprits identified as Rakesh Vishwakarma and Nitin Sharma were working for ICICI Bank's Nariman Point branch in 2010 when Verma had opened the account and deposited the money.

In June last year, the actress had gone abroad and so had not been able to check her account for many months, which was observed by the two accused. Police officers investigating the case said the duo was also aware of the fact that Verma had received a debit card but hadn't activated it.

Cops added that the crooks then applied for a debit card in Verma's name, claiming the previous one had gone missing. After they had quit their jobs they accessed various ATMs in Borivali more than 170 times during which they withdrew Rs 17.

3 lakh. (Rs 13.

3 lakh from her savings account and Rs 4 lakh from a fixed deposit). After the withdrawal, the two started working for other banks.

"When I gave a cheque of Rs 7,500 to someone and it bounced, I was shocked. However, I approached the bank and lodged a complaint.

When I contacted the relationship manager I was told that the next cheque would not bounce. However, the cheque bounced twice more before being passed in July, when some interest from my FD had been transferred to the savings account.

It was only in December last year when I realised that my account was completely empty," said Verma. "I had also issued a cheque of Rs 700 for another transaction.

When that cheque bounced, that's when I learnt about the theft," added Verma who later approached the bank's head office, after which the institution paid her the full amount and reported the matter to the police. However, the actress says she is not done.

"I will also file a case against the bank. It was due to their negligence that I had to face so many problems and harassment.

If my money isn't safe in a bank, then where else do I go? How can two bank employees create a debit card in my name with false documents and then use it to withdraw such a large sum and the bank doesn't realise something is amiss," she said. Police officers investigating the case said that they had traced the ATM centre from where the withdrawals had been made.

CCTV recordings revealed the two culprits making cash withdrawals. "We then tracked down the duo and arrested them on Wednesday for forgery and theft.

We are also trying to find out if any other present or former bank officials are involved in the matter," said an officer from the Borivli police station. The two will be presented in court on Friday.

"First her money goes missing. Then the bank puts the blame on her and makes her wait four months to recover her own money.

This is totally preposterous. We'll be sending a legal notice to the bank on Thursday," said advocate Hitesh Jain, who is advising Anupama Verma.

"A fraud was detected in the account of a customer. ICICI Bank filed a police complaint based on which the main accused and his accomplice have been arrested.

Bank has taken all steps to ensure customers financial interest is safeguarded," said an ICICI Bank spokesperson in response to a detailed email from MiD DAY. Tweet (less)

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I had fractures at least four times during the making of the film. But all is fine now.

Even on a regular day if a person falls on the road, he gets hurt. Here we were doing stunts," said Neil while promoting Players .

The promo of the film is on air and Neil, 29, says it is not misleading and gives the real feel of the movie. "These days the promos of the movies mostly mislead the audience.

They only show those portions that are good or glamorous. But the promo of Players will reveal a lot about the look and feel of the movie in one second," said the actor who earned critical acclaim for his debut film Johnny Gaddaar .

He later did films like Jail , New York and Lafangey Parindey . Directed by Abbas-Mustan, Players is a remake of hit Hollywood action-thriller The Italian Job .

The film, also starring Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu and Bobby Deol, will be the first big release of 2012 when it hits the screens Jan 6. Tweet (less)

The four of them proceeded to shake a leg on some peppy numbers from their film. The co-stars were certainly enjoying each other's company.

Only time will tell if it's a new dostana or one, just meant for the camera! (less)

I am single! A lot of speculation happening. Wouldn't mind betting into a relation!" Neil tweeted.

Rumours were abuzz that Neil was in relationship with a Delhi-based girl. However, the actor has set the record straight, adding he dislikes people who use the word love frivolously.

"I'm a "real" person! Hate fakeness, pretence and users. Hate ppl who use the word love frivolously," said Neil "I go all out in a relation, expect nothing but love which is true.

I don't respect people who change without reason and say things for effect," he added. Neil was earlier dating designer Priyanka Bhatia , but they parted ways in 2010 (less)

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I had fractures at least four times during the making of the film. But all is fine now.

Even on a regular day if a person falls on the road, he gets hurt. Here we were doing stunts," said Neil while promoting Players .

The promo of the film is on air and Neil, 29, says it is not misleading and gives the real feel of the movie. "These days the promos of the movies mostly mislead the audience.

They only show those portions that are good or glamorous. But the promo of Players will reveal a lot about the look and feel of the movie in one second," said the actor who earned critical acclaim for his debut film Johnny Gaddaar .

He later did films like Jail , New York and Lafangey Parindey . Directed by Abbas-Mustan, Players is a remake of hit Hollywood action-thriller The Italian Job .

The film, also starring Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu and Bobby Deol, will be the first big release of 2012 when it hits the screens Jan 6. Tweet (less)

The actor wrote, "Nothing better Than family. The only people who will always be there for u no matter what ! I simply love my family.

Seeing a movie with my father after really long ! ""Big Stan"" a comedy by Rob Schneider ." Incidentally, it's also promotions of "Players" that has kept the actor busy in the last couple of months.

So, we wish you some happy family time Neil (less)

"Recording a song today! For Shortcut Romeo . Music by the great Himesh Reshammiya.

Will give you details once it's done later in the evening," Neil posted on Twitter. Shortcut Romeo is a romantic thriller film to be directed and produced by Susi Ganeshan.

It is the Hindi remake of the director's own Tamil film Thiruttu Payale (2006) that stars Neil Nitin Mukesh in the title role with Ameesha Patel in a negative character. Tweet (less)