COURT TO HEAR PLEA OF SALLU'S TAX CASE

The Bombay High Court will soon hear a petition filed by the income tax (IT) department pertaining to a 10-year-old case involving alleged tax evasion of Rs.40 million by BOLLYWOOD ACTOR SALMAN KHAN

The IT department has challenged an order of the income tax appellate tribunal which had earlier ruled in the actor's favour. He was found to have allegedly evaded the tax during the assessment year 2000-01.

According to IT sources, Khan had declared his income as Rs.9.32 crore during 2000-01 which was later found to be Rs.13.61 crore.

Khan challenged the IT department's assessment order before the IT commissioner (appeals) who ruled in his favour.

The IT department followed it up with an appeal before the tribunal which also ruled in Khan's favour.

Now, the department has sought the quashing of the tribunal's order.

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"IT WASN'T ME"--RANBIR KAPOOR

A little over a year ago, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone were the hottest couple in Bollywood. Then they broke up, but chose to keep the reason for the split to themselves. But now, in an interview with fashion magazine Verve, Deepika has blamed “her man” for straying twice, before she caught him red handed.

Since they made no efforts to hide their relationship, everyone assumes that the ‘betraying lover’ is Ranbir. “I read the article too and since Deepika didn’t mention any names, how can you say that she’s talking about me?” he argues. “She is a dear friend and I’m fond of her.”


Ranbir insists that they are still in touch and she even called to wish him on his birthday on Tuesday. They are even open to working in another movie if they like the script.

They were to do Anurag Basu’s next, tentatively titled Silence, in which Kapoor plays a deaf-mute. But Padukone has opted out of it. “If she’s not convinced about the role, she has every right to not take up the film,” he reasons.

When questioned about his alleged link-ups with Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir admits that rumours did bother him: “When I was in a relationship earlier, I was open about it. I’m saying I’m single and I’m not lying.”

Currently, the actor is making the most of the additional week that the Anjaana Anjaani team got to promote the film. It was to release on September 24 but was pushed ahead to avoid a clash with the Ayodhya verdict, which was subsequently delayed to September 30. Any apprehensions? “Nope. Whatever the verdict, I hope peace prevails and no one resorts to violence,” he says fervently. “We travelled to more places to spread awareness about the film. Now, we can only wait for the audience’s

verdict.”

In a recent interview, mum Neetu Kapoor says that he makes the best jodi with Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif. “That’s nice but I hope to make a good pairing with other co-actors too. I’d like people to believe that I’m in love with all the heroines on screen,” he say.

KAREENA OR "DABOO"

Kareena Kapoor, who is often called by her nick name ‘Bebo’, will be called by the name Daboo in the sequel of Golmaal. The lovely actress is excited about her name in Golmaal 3.

Bebo was called Ekta in Golmaal Returns and she was playing the role of a housewife, who was fond of television serials involving gossips. Interestingly, actor Tusshar Kapoor, who is the brother of television queen Ekta Kapoor, played the role of her brother in the film. In third series of Golmaal, Kareena will take up the nick name of her father Randhir Kapoor. Her father’s nick name is Daboo and she insisted to be called up by that name in the film for emotional reasons.

The news was confirmed by Kareena, who was quoted saying that it sounds very funny and yet emotional for her. The actress added that her character’s name is Daboo, who is a total ‘chavanni chaap’. She loves the fun name, which is also perfect for her character. Kareena said that she is very happy to take this name of her father and hopes that her movie works well for her. She is expecting that her papa’s name turns lucky for her but she is not sure whether it will happen.