"I am humbled that you all are here to wish me. My day starts with you, with your good wishes," said an overwhelmed Aamir.

He also cut a cake. "I would thank God who has given me all the success and happiness that god has showered on me in my personal life.

We were recently blessed with a kid named Azad so I am thankful to god," said the actor, dressed casually in shorts and a T-shirt. Hours before Aamir Khan turned 47 came the big news break last night.

Talaash , his psychological thriller due to release in June, has been postponed. Today, Aamir apologised to his fans for the delay.

" Talaash is very close to my heart. Earlier, we were trying to release it in January.

Then we announced it for June. Now, the date has been pushed to either November 30 or December 7.

I am sorry for this, I know my fans are waiting for Talaash ," he said. Pics: How Aamir spent his birthday "Reason behind this is the show I was doing.

The set caught fire and the entire set was destroyed. So, the show got delayed a bit.

So, I am focusing on the show, which is impacting the release date of Talaash," he added. Aamir Khan is one of the producers of the film; the others are Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar.

Talaash , directed by Reema Kagti, also stars Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukherji. Ostensibly, the release date has been postponed keeping in mind Aamir Khan's debut on TV, also slated for June.

"Right now my life revolves around the show. My team and me are trying to do something different.

I have been working on this show for last two years. This is my life's ambitious project," Aamir said.

"I am very excited about my television debut. Usually today's day (birthday) I spend with my family, but today I will be leaving for the shooting of my television show," he added.

Given the extensive and innovative promotions which Aamir undertakes for each of his films, the reason to shift dates is credible. Or is it? Dig a little deeper.

On the other side, old rival Shah Rukh Khan is neck-deep in filming his big Diwali release - the untitled Yash Raj film with Katrina Kaif. If their first-time together on screen isn't big enough, this one is surely the clincher - master director Yash Chopra returns to direct SRK after eight years.

Their last film together was Veer-Zaara , with Preity Zinta in the female lead role. With Diwali on November 13, SRK's film will release roughly two weeks before Talaash .

Like ghost of Diwali past, when a similar situation was played out in 2008. That year Aamir's Ghajini outpaced SRK's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi .

While Ghajini became a huge blockbuster, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi , though a blockbuster, didn't inspire haircuts and chiseled bodies. Many said at the time that smart promotions are what worked in Ghajini 's favour - including movie theatre staff sporting Aamir's signature cut from the film.

Pics: Aamir Khan turns 47 Will 2012 see yet another slickly-promoted Aamir Khan film hog the limelight and the box-office and the awards (though Aamir steadfastly shuns them)? We'll know in a few months. Till then, there are huge numbers of his fans counting down the days.

Aamir Khan fans are going ballistic on Facebook and Twitter. "1st reaction to Talaash delay news - "Shit Happens!" :x, says a tweet.

"TV killed the movie star," says another. Others say SRK will be upstaged (we can't use the real word here, so think of the extreme form) by Aamir and Aamir by Salman's Dabanng 2 ! Clearly, fans are watching the moves of the biggest Khans of the industry! Meanwhile, with each passing year, Aamir looks younger and says that it is all because of his parents' genes.

"There is no secret behind this. I would only thank my 'ami' and 'abbajaan' who has given me these genes.

Whatever we are, it is given by our parents. I try to live a healthy life," he said.

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Yesterday, at around 7:50 pm, Saif was arrested by the police at his lawyer's office based on the complaint filed by Iqbal Sharma. The actor arrived at the Colaba police station at 8 pm.

Girlfriend and co-star Kareena Kapoor accompanied him. Around 90 minutes later, he left after having paid Rs.

15,000 and being granted bail. Watch: I was hit, defended myself, says Saif Ali Khan Mr Sharma, a businessman from South Africa, says he was seated at the table next to Saif and his group at Wasabi, the uber-fancy restaurant at the Taj hotel in Colaba.

The actor had other Bollywood friends with him - Kareena Kapoor, Kareena's sister Karisma Kapoor, actor Amrita Arora and her husband, Shakeel Ladak, and Bilal Amrohi, a producer. Saif in a brawl: Story in Pics In his version of events, Mr Sharma says he sent a note to Saif's table, asking his group to talk a little softer.

"They were making a lot of noise. And we asked the management to ask them to be quiet so that we could also enjoy our evening.

This failed on about three occasions at least." Mr Sharma says his family and he decided to leave the restaurant; on their way out, they ran into Saif who had left Wasabi and was on his way back in.

At this point, Mr Sharma says, Saif struck. But the actor says that's not the case.

He claims he was hit first and so he acted in self defence. He adds that Mr Sharma was rude to the women at his table and that when he intervened, Mr Sharma threw the first punch.

"I acted in self-defence. I was hit.

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I've got hit on the eye," he said in a press conference on Wednesday evening. Earlier, in a press statement released just after he got bail, Saif said, "I don't think any gentleman would have behaved differently.

The CCTV footage in the restaurant will prove everything." In his complaint, the actor has also alleged that his eye got swollen after he was punched and that Bilal Amrohi and Shakeel Ladak too have got bruises on their chest.

Police say they will study Saif's application and then decide if it's a cognizable offence. So far, they insist, they haven't given a clean chit to either the actor or Mr Sharma.

"We are studying the restaurant's CCTV footage. The security cameras at the staircase of the restaurant where the incident occurred did not capture the fight," a senior police official said, adding that statements of actresses Kareena Kapoor and Amrita Arora will now be recorded.

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Yesterday, at around 7:50 pm, Saif was arrested by the police at his lawyer's office based on the complaint filed by Iqbal Sharma. The actor arrived at the Colaba police station at 8 pm.

Girlfriend and co-star Kareena Kapoor accompanied him. Around 90 minutes later, he left after having paid Rs.

15,000 and being granted bail. Watch: I was hit, defended myself, says Saif Ali Khan Mr Sharma, a businessman from South Africa, says he was seated at the table next to Saif and his group at Wasabi, the uber-fancy restaurant at the Taj hotel in Colaba.

The actor had other Bollywood friends with him - Kareena Kapoor, Kareena's sister Karisma Kapoor, actor Amrita Arora and her husband, Shakeel Ladak, and Bilal Amrohi, a producer. Saif in a brawl: Story in Pics In his version of events, Mr Sharma says he sent a note to Saif's table, asking his group to talk a little softer.

"They were making a lot of noise. And we asked the management to ask them to be quiet so that we could also enjoy our evening.

This failed on about three occasions at least." Mr Sharma says his family and he decided to leave the restaurant; on their way out, they ran into Saif who had left Wasabi and was on his way back in.

At this point, Mr Sharma says, Saif struck. But the actor says that's not the case.

He claims he was hit first and so he acted in self defence. He adds that Mr Sharma was rude to the women at his table and that when he intervened, Mr Sharma threw the first punch.

"I acted in self-defence. I was hit.

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I've got hit on the eye," he said in a press conference on Wednesday evening. Earlier, in a press statement released just after he got bail, Saif said, "I don't think any gentleman would have behaved differently.

The CCTV footage in the restaurant will prove everything." In his complaint, the actor has also alleged that his eye got swollen after he was punched and that Bilal Amrohi and Shakeel Ladak too have got bruises on their chest.

Police say they will study Saif's application and then decide if it's a cognizable offence. So far, they insist, they haven't given a clean chit to either the actor or Mr Sharma.

"We are studying the restaurant's CCTV footage. The security cameras at the staircase of the restaurant where the incident occurred did not capture the fight," a senior police official said, adding that statements of actresses Kareena Kapoor and Amrita Arora will now be recorded.

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The letter states: Be prepared for the biggest hit of your career. Sajid Khan extended such a letter to Asin, too, who is a part of his movie.

However, Asin has been a part of a superhit movie, already - Ghajini! Is Sajid claiming that that Housefull 2 will be a bigger hit than the Aamir-Asin starrer? Well, the members of Housefull 2 are confident that the film will do well. While Sajid Khan is aiming to make Rs.

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. It looks like Salman is going to be the next Aamir Khan in the industry.

After delivering box office hits in last few years, Salman Khan doesn't want to go wrong when it comes to any of his roles in upcoming films. According to a unit hand from the sets of his upcoming film Ek Tha Tiger, the actor doesn't shy away from giving his suggestions and opinions to director Kabir Khan.

Very recently, the actor went on to direct an action sequence too. "There was an action sequence where the actor had to chase villains and beat them up, but Salman suggested that instead him chasing them, villains should run to him and he will beat them up smartly," revealed a unit hand.

Director Kabir Khan tried to convince him otherwise but Salman refused to do the scene. He asked the director to rewrite the scene.

Finally the director had no option but to change the action sequence according to Salman. The scene was shot according to Salman's suggestion and apparently has turned out perfectly.

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While, it is a known fact that Aamir Khan does only one project at a time, this time he has taken his 'dedication' to the next level. Khan has never been keen on a cell phone.

But now, Mumbai Mirror has learnt that the actor has gone completely offline and decided not to access his emails, either. He wants to ensure that he's completely disconnected from everyone.

A source told Mumbai Mirror, "It's a unique style of working but that's why we call him the perfectionist Khan. Aamir wasn't very keen on having a cell phone and considers it a bane rather than a boon.

He is amongst the few who think that cell phones can be done away with. For the major part of the last decade, Aamir did not buy a cell phone and it was always very difficult to get in touch with him.

However, finally, he succumbed. However, now that he is working on his ambitious television debut show Satyameva Jayate, he wants to stay away from cell phones and emails.

He does not want to get distracted from anything else till his television show is ready to go on air." When contacted, Khan's official spokesperson, confirmed the news and said, "Yes, Aamir wants to strictly focus on his TV show and is keeping away from everything else as of now.

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