Shilpa Shetty back to UK?

Shilpa Shetty is flying back to the UK to save her 'Celebrity Big Brother' housemate Jo O'Meara.

The former S Club 7 singer has confessed to feeling suicidal after being branded a racist due to her treatment of Shilpa on the reality show, and the Bollywood star wants to let her know she is forgiven.

Shilpa told Britain's Daily Star newspaper, "I would like to speak to Jo and make sure she is all right. I am very worried about her."

"I know she is a good person and I hate to think of what she is going through. She doesn't have much self-confidence and I know she must be having a terrible time."

"I just want to speak to her and tell her to try to be strong. I have no ill feeling towards her. My heart goes out to her."

The 31-year-old Big Brother winner has been in India visiting her sick father but is flying back to Britain today to help Jo.

The 27-year-old singer, who has been prescribed anti-depressants, has become agoraphobic since leaving the Big Brother house and has not stepped foot outside her hotel room.

Jo is struggling to cope with becoming a public hate figure after she and friends Jade Goody and Danielle Lloyd were accused of racist bullying against Shilpa during their time together on 'Celebrity Big Brother'.

Sivaji shooting in the final stages

As the final round of shooting for Sivaji is on in America, the entire team of the film is now camped there.

But of course, it is Rajinikanth who is the cynosure of all eyes.

These days the Sivaji crew is camped in New Jersey.

Rajinikanth has been besieged by eager and enthusiastic fans.

Of course, Rajini has patiently obliged almost every one of them by posing for pictures.

The fans, who came expecting Rajinikanth to be moody and standoffish, were pleasantly floored by his spontaneous warmth and easy camaraderie.

Rajini also visited the restaurant of Pradeep Sakthi, who was once a popular villain in Tamil cinema.

Pradeep had acted in movies like Sathya, Nayagan and Brahma. He is now running a well-known hotel for the Indian diaspora.

Meanwhile, Sivaji, directed by Shankar, is veering towards a close and soon Shankar will immerse himself in digital works and other post-production work.

source: IndiaGlitz.com

Mithun upset with Maniratnam

Though the Bahchan Parivaar can’t stop thanking and singing praises of Mani Ratnam, apparently there’s one actor who we hear is sulking in private. And he happens to be veteran actor and ex-superstar Mithun Chakraborty. The reason? Apparently his vital scenes in Guru were ruthlessly chopped off at the editing table by Mani & Co to give more prominence to Abhishek and Aishwarya’s roles.Though Mithun hasn’t voiced his grievances in public, he is said to have spoken to his friends in the industry about the unfair treatment meted out to him. “When he signed the film he was very excited to work with Mani Ratnam and Abhishek as Mithun had worked with his father earlier in films like ‘Agneepath’ and they always shared a great rapport, but he was shocked to see the end result,” says a source close to Mithun.