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A FRIEND INDEED: Preity Zinta

PC’s in a fragile state

Priyanka Chopra has fallen ill while shooting for a reality show in a Mumbai slum. The cause? Allergy and food poisoning. Sources inform that Priyanka was supposed to shoot a scene on a hay bale — she was supposed to jump on top of the bale and roll over. But she suddenly felt some discomfort. "Priyanka is allergic to dust and so when she got on top of the hay bale, her allergy kicked up," says a source. Full story

Vidya, Big B bond on Paa sets

Vidya Balan feels that her brush with acting has gone beyond boundaries after working with two acting stalwarts in Amitabh Bachchan and Naseeruddin Shah. While Vidya might not have had a release for a long time, she still manages to be on every director’s radar, landing plum roles with acclaimed filmmakers. She will be seen in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Ishqiyaan with Naseeruddin and Balki’s Paa with Amitabh, where she is paired opposite Abhishek Bahchan.Full story

Posh inspiration for Patiala House

Nikhil Advani’s Patiala House has been inspired by real-life patriarchal families, and the one family that inspired Nikhil the most are the Malhotras of Mumbai’s posh Malabar Hill area. The family is still headed by the eldest patriarch and has three generations of Malhotras living together in adjoining buildings. Every new addition to the family is accommodated within the same building or the adjoining ones. Full story