Veteran film journalist Bharathi S Pradhan is in the midst of penning the authorised biography of Shotgun. The book, yet unitled, is being published by Roli Books and is expected to hit stands on July 9, 2011 - the 31st wedding anniversary of Shotgun and Punam.

The book encapsulates the actor's journey from Patna to Parliament, in a nutshell. Bharathi says it is an account and is not being done for sensationalism.

"It is not outrageous or disgusting," she points out. "It is a factual account of his beginnings in Bihar to filmdom and later, politics.

"Helping her put together the book are Sinha's brothers, wife Punam, twin sons Luv and Kush and daughter Sonakshi, as well as his associates from his FTII days and politics. All the women linked to Shotgun do figure in the book including Reena Roy with whom the star allegedly had an affair.

"Of course Reena will feature in the book," says Bharathi. "All the women he was linked with are my good friends too!" she muses.

The biography also has references to the star-politican's associations with Sanjay Dutt and Amitabh Bachchan, something that has constantly been under media scanner.Bharathi has been doing research for over a year and interviewing all those who have known and interacted with Shatru for the book.

She was recently in Chennai to interview Rajnikant."Shatru had fixed our meeting and to my delight, after what he had to say about Shatrughan, Rajnikant even gave me an interview ('I Am 61 Years Old, Bahut Ho Gaya!'; HiTLIST, December 1) a rare instance as he never gives interviews.

"Bharathi's first encounter with Shotgun was in the mid-'70s when he was shooting for a film at Rooptara Studios in Dadar. "The studio no longer exists and I don't even recall the name of the film.

I was in college then and used to write for the Youth Times and The Evening News of India. I used to go along with the Filmfare and Madhuri staffers to film shoots.

"It is this almost four decades old association with Shatrughan that made Roli Books approach Bharathi to pen his biography (less)

Sherawat also initiated a new Hanuman temple on the site, where the largest Hanuman monument, over 15 stories, will be built. Miss Sherawat received the Shankaracharya's invitation while staying in Los Angeles for the post-production of her new film "Hisss" and made the trip back to India especially for the occasion, which included extensive pujas with 600 lotus flowers.

Sherawat returned the sentiment by inviting Shankaracharya to the United States during her stay there. If the pontiff accepts her invitation to visit the U.

S., it would be the first time in history a Shankaracharya traveled to America.

Sherawat said, "After having spent most of my time recently in the U.S.

, it was a great honor for me to make a special trip back to India to meet the Shankaracharya. In a very special way it reconnected me to my Hindu roots.

The experience was truly one of the best of my life and one I will never forget." (less)

Mallika also initiated a new Hanuman temple on the site, where the largest Hanuman monument, over 15 stories, will be built. She received the Shankaracharya's invitation while staying in Los Angeles for the post-production of her new film "Hisss" and made the trip back to India especially for the occasion, which included extensive pujas with 600 lotus flowers.

Mallika returned the sentiment by inviting Shankaracharya to the United States during her stay there. If the pontiff accepts her invitation to visit the US, it would be the first time in history a Shankaracharya would travel to America.

She said, "After having spent most of my time recently in the US, it was a great honor for me to make a special trip back to India to meet the Shankaracharya. In a very special way it reconnected me to my Hindu roots.

The experience was truly one of the best of my life and one I will never forget." Calling Mallika Sherawat "a pure soul," Shreemad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shree Shree Raghaveshwara Bharathi Swamiji, the 36th and present pontiff of Shree Ramachandrapura math, made a special invitation to Mallika Sherawat to visit his new ashram in Karnataka and organised a number of special prayer sessions in her honour.

The Shankaracharya brought a number of high priests from Kerala and Mangalore for the special occasion, which included Mallika breaking ground for the pontiff's Hanuman project at the cave the Shankaracharya says Lord Hanuman was born. Mallika also initiated a new Hanuman temple on the site, where the largest Hanuman monument, over 15 stories, will be built.

She received the Shankaracharya's invitation while staying in Los Angeles for the post-production of her new film "Hisss" and made the trip back to India especially for the occasion, which included extensive pujas with 600 lotus flowers.Mallika returned the sentiment by inviting Shankaracharya to the United States during her stay there.

If the pontiff accepts her invitation to visit the US, it would be the first time in history a Shankaracharya would travel to America.She said, "After having spent most of my time recently in the US, it was a great honor for me to make a special trip back to India to meet the Shankaracharya.

In a very special way it reconnected me to my Hindu roots. The experience was truly one of the best of my life and one I will never forget.

" Calling Mallika Sherawat "a pure soul," Shreemad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shree Shree Raghaveshwara Bharathi Swamiji, the 36th and present pontiff of Shree Ramachandrapura math, made a special invitation to Mallika Sherawat to visit his new ashram in Karnataka and organised a number of special prayer sessions in her honour.The Shankaracharya brought a number of high priests from Kerala and Mangalore for the special occasion, which included Mallika breaking ground for the pontiff's Hanuman project at the cave the Shankaracharya says Lord Hanuman was born.

Mallika also initiated a new Hanuman temple on the site, where the largest Hanuman monument, over 15 stories, will be built.She received the Shankaracharya's invitation while staying in Los Angeles for the post-production of her new film "Hisss" and made the trip back to India especially for the occasion, which included extensive pujas with 600 lotus flowers.

Mallika returned the sentiment by inviting Shankaracharya to the United States during her stay there. If the pontiff accepts her invitation to visit the US, it would be the first time in history a Shankaracharya would travel to America.

She said, "After having spent most of my time recently in the US, it was a great honor for me to make a special trip back to India to meet the Shankaracharya. In a very special way it reconnected me to my Hindu roots.

The experience was truly one of the best of my life and one I will never forget." Calling Mallika Sherawat "a pure soul," Shreemad Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shree Shree Raghaveshwara Bharathi Swamiji, the 36th and present pontiff of Shree Ramachandrapura math, made a special invitation to Mallika Sherawat to visit his new ashram in Karnataka and organised a number of special prayer sessions in her honour.

The Shankaracharya brought a number of high priests from Kerala and Mangalore for the special occasion, which included Mallika breaking ground for the pontiff's Hanuman project at the cave the Shankaracharya says Lord Hanuman was born. Mallika also initiated a new Hanuman temple on the site, where the largest Hanuman monument, over 15 stories, will be built.

She received the Shankaracharya's invitation while staying in Los Angeles for the post-production of her new film "Hisss" and made the trip back to India especially for the occasion, which included extensive pujas with 600 lotus flowers.Mallika returned the sentiment by inviting Shankaracharya to the United States during her stay there.

If the pontiff accepts her invitation to visit the US, it would be the first time in history a Shankaracharya would travel to America.She said, "After having spent most of my time recently in the US, it was a great honor for me to make a special trip back to India to meet the Shankaracharya.

In a very special way it reconnected me to my Hindu roots. The experience was truly one of the best of my life and one I will never forget.

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It may have backfired like in Easan . But by and large, it has worked out for the duo.

Poraali , which Samudrakani has scripted and directed, and Sasikumar has produced and played the lead in, is one such off-the-routine fare that engages you for the most part. The struggle of two men Kumaran and Nallavan, to eke out a living in the city, forms the core of the plot.

Working at a petrol bunk, Kumaran hits on an innovative idea. Getting into the business of making door deliveries for a small price, it is about the transformation it brings in the duo's lives, the changing relationship with their neighbours, the women in their lives, and the past casting its shadow.

All narrated with humour, sentiment and action. As the reticent angst-driven Kumaran, Sasikumar gets to sport two different looks.

He brings out impressively the various nuances of his character. A perfect foil is Naresh as Nallavan (a strong comeback after Kurumbu ), who makes an impact in the moments where a terrified Nallavan battles his inner demons.

The colony has some interesting characters with their own quirks, who add to the humour quotient. The women get their space too - whether it's Bharathi (a cute Swathi) whose dislike for Kumaran turns to affection; or the gutsy rural belle Selvi (a very impressive Vasundhara) who fights his cause.

The flashback of Kumaran and his avaricious relatives could have been trimmed. If it's Ganja Karuppu who regales us as the duo's slippery friend in the earlier part, it's Suri in the latter.

The plight of the mentally challenged at an institution and the callousness of the relatives is touching and insightful. The finale fight is well choreographed.

Shifting his ambience, bringing in multi characters and issues, the script may seem a tad loosely etched at times, unlike his earlier Nadodigal . But Samudrakani manages to get his grip back on the narration, knotting it all up into a fairly engaging whole.

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