The cricket extravaganza which has taken the world by storm- IPL 2009 is already into its second week and one must say that the last one week has seen more than its fair share of thrills and unparalleled excitement.

Even those who don't seem to be heavily into cricket seem to be following this tournament thanks to the presence of some Bollywood heavyweights. After all, everyone's curious to know which Bollywood star's team will come out triumphs in this year's IPL. Will it be SRK's 'Knight Riders' or Preity's 'Kings XI Punjab' or will it be Shilpa Shetty's 'Rajasthan Royals'? While the answer to that question will be known only after the tournament enters its latter stages, one can see how the three Bollywood stars' teams have fared amongst each other in the first round of the IPL

Tuesday April 21st saw the first of these clashes when King Khan's 'Knight Riders' took on Preity's 'Kings XI Punjab' at Durban. While on the field it was a clash between Dada and his 'once upon a time protege' Yuvraj Singh, off the field it was a clash between Veer and Zaara (read SRK and Preity Zinta). Batting first, Preity's boys posted a decent 158 / 6 in the allotted 20 overs but it seemed to look like a paltry score once 'Knight Rider's' Chris Gayle took charge. The burly West Indian opener began hitting the ball to all parts of the ground and before you could say Kolkata, 'Knight Riders' had blazed away to 79 / 1 in just 7.2 overs. However, a rain interruption at that stage spoilt the fun and Messers Duckworth and Lewis came into play and they declared King Khan's team as the winners on the basis of the Net Run Rate. Even though we didn't have a full game, yet there is no denying the fact that Round 1 of the SRK - Preity clash belonged to Khan's 'Knight Riders'.

After winning over Preity's boys, King Khan's Knight Riders were all set to take on the 'Rajasthan Royals' owned by Shilpa Shetty and her beau Raj Kundra. The clash between SRK and Shilpa was also one that was looked forward to by Bollywood and cricket buffs. After all, even Shilpa had made her debut opposite King Khan, so all eyes were curious to see the rivalry between these two teams when they took the field on Thursday April 23rd. When the 'Rajasthan Royals' posted a score of 150 / 6 in their 20 overs, no one really thought that this would be one of those matches that would go down to the wire. However, T 20 cricket can be very unpredictable and this very fact was proved once again when the match ended in a tie with the 'Knight Riders' also scoring 150 / 8 in their quota of 20 overs. However, the action that followed is something that cricket lovers won't forget for a long time to come. As the scores were leveled, cricket buffs got to see the first ever 'Super Over' of the IPL where each team got a chance to play one over and the team with the maximum runs was declared the winner. While SRK and gang would have heaved a sigh of relief after Gayle and Co. scored 15 runs in one over, they were in for a rude shock when a certain Yusuf Pathan came in to bat for the 'Royals'. Yusuf slammed the ball as if he was swatting a fly and overcame the target with 2 balls to spare. In the end SRK was stunned, Shilpa was over the moon while cricket lovers had a night to remember for a long, long time.

It was touted as a 'Super Sunday' clash at Cape Town when Preity's 'Kings XI Punjab' took on Shilpa's 'Rajasthan Royals'. The clash between teams owned by two of the hottest ladies of Bollywood was eagerly awaited by one and all. Batting first, Preity's boys made a not-so-impressive 140 runs in their 20 overs. However, even that seemed too much when the 'Royals' began their run-chase. Wickets began to tumble thanks to some disciplined bowling by Preity's team and eventually the 'Rajasthan Royals' ended up losing the match by 27 runs. Preity had all the reason to flash her trademark dimpled smile as her team had indeed got the better of her fellow actor Shilpa's team.

So after round 1 of the clash between Bollywood's Big 3 at the IPL...the situation looks like this:-

SRK's team defeated Preity's team
Preity's team defeated Shilpa's team
Shilpa's team defeated SRK's team

It's pretty much Even-Stevens among the three teams owned by Bollywood stars after Round 1 in the IPL. Will the tables turn after the second round of the league and if so which Bollywood star's team will emerge at the top? This only time will tell.

Feroz Khan: The end came a little too soon

Feroz Khan, arguably the most stylish and sophisticated actor to ride the horse in the Bollywood curry-western, went a little too soon. A flamboyant 70 he refused to accept he was ill and would pooh pooh anyone who tried to show sympathy and concern about his health. But his family of 4 brothers and 2 sister who had flown into his farm house in Bangalore to be near him, knew the end was near and made his last days as comfortable as possible for him. The eldest of the Khan brothers Feroz unlike his younger brothers Sanjay, Sameer or Akbar (the fourth Khan brother Shah Rukh and the two sisters were never interested in films) remained a star until the end. Feroz for a very long time remained typecast in stunt films or the second lead. So powerful was his impact in Asit Sen’s Safar and Ramanand Sagar’s Arzoo as the ‘Other Man’ that leading men of time shied away from working with him. He lobbied heavily to get the second lead in Raj Kapoor’s Sangam (which Rajendra Kumar eventually did). And when that was denied to him Feroz did the next best thing. He started producing his own films and cast himself in the lead. The results were explosive. Apradh (his first film as producer –director) was followed by Dharmatma (Bollywood’s first remake of Francis Coppola’s The Godfather) and the 1980 mega-blockbuster Qurbani. The 1980s ceased to be kind to Feroz Khan. Prem Aggan designed to launch his son Fardeen bombed as did Yalgaar and Janasheen. But Feroz Khan never stopped dreaming big epic dreams, for himself and his cinema. Feroz Khan’s distraught youngest brother Akbar Khan says they had been preparing themselves for Feroz’s death. “For three months now we’ve been watching him slowly sink. We prayed to either relieve him from pain, or life. ” The entire family was gathered in Bangalore for Feroz Khan’s funeral which took place on Monday at 5 pm. The funeral procession left at around 2 pm from Feroz’s farm house after the afternoon prayers. “The entire family was here towards his end literally feeding him out of our hands, ” says the grief-stricken sibling. “And he enjoyed his glass of wine in the evenings with us till the end. He was a very loving friend and bhai. ” Said Akbar, “We buried him next to our mother. It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t bring him back to Mumbai for so many of his friends and well-wishers to see him for the last time. But his last wish was to lie eternally next to our mother in our home town near Bangalore. And we had to fulfill that wish. ” Restraining his grief the youngest Khan sibling says, “He was much loved by all his friends and colleagues. Contrary to his flamboyant image he was a very gentle sensitive soul. Even in his frail condition towards the end he'd get up his chair to greet each one of us in the family no matter how old or young. He was a friend first, then a father-figure. ” “He was fearless even when faced with death, ” says Feroz Khan’s youngest brother. “He was the apple of our mother’s eyes. All of us five brothers and two sisters looked up to him. We’ve lost a father-figure. But he’s relieved of his pain. But he was fearless…to the end. He didn’t even fear death. He’d always be with us.”

After Raaz 2, Emraan Hashmi will play a painter again in Tum Mile

Kangna Ranaut played a fashion model in Fashion and then Raaz 2. The role carryover race continues with Emraan Hashmi who plays a painter in Raaz 2.

He's now playing the same role in Kunal (Jannat) Deshmukh's Tum Mile. "But with a difference. You see, this time I actually paint. In Raaz, I wasn't really able to do much of that. All the paintings were done beforehand and I didn't get a chance to paint on screen apart from a few strokes."

In Tum Mile, Emraan's newly-discovered painting skills will go a lot further. "I'm shown to be a far more intricate painter, doing not just brush painting but also charcoal etc. Here I can't fake it. I'm using all the skills that I learnt as a painter in Raaz for Tum Mile."

Emraan seriously intends to pursue his painting. "And my character in Tum Mile is helping me do that. It's my first intense love story."

The film is based on the deluge in Mumbai on July 26, 2005. All the scenes depicting the couple coming together during the deluge were shot in one go at a studio set. Emraan describes it as his first intense love story. "It's also my first film with Soha Ali Khan. Do I kiss her? Let that be a secret. I consciously moved away from the serial kisser's image in Raaz 2. I don't want to be known for something so frivolous. I want to move on."

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