Celina's Colombo woes! (Movie Snippets)

New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Celina Jaitley was recently stuck at the Colombo airport for 11 hours when she was returning home from a trip to the Maldives.

The 29-year-old was on her way home when she had to stop over at the airport for a connecting flight to Mumbai. Her flight duration from Maldives to Colombo took less than estimated time, but her flight to Mumbai was delayed by 11 hours, said a statement.

As Celina didn't have Sri Lankan visa, she couldn't go out of the airport and had to kill time in a small rented room at the airport.

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Vir loses weight for next

The underdog and understated Arup aka Vir Das of 'Delhi Belly' will soon be seen in a serious role in Tanuja Chandra's next 'Raakh'. The stand up comedian-turned-actor lost eight kgs in two months for the role.

'This movie will put me out as an actor as there is complete transformation from what I have done in the past. It is a drama and revolves around a family in Bhopal,' Vir told IANS.

'I also had to learn the Bhopali dialect for the movie and had to focus on my walk. So you will see a new me and I had to get rid of the bulk, so I lost around eight kilos in two months,' he added.

The movie is slated for a Diwali release.

Tanuja has earlier directed 'Dushman', 'Sangharsh' and 'Zindaggi Rocks'.

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'Singham' love ballad strikes chord!

The action and promos of the Ajay Devgn starrer 'Singham' have enthralled audiences and its romantic song 'Saathiya' has also struck a chord with music lovers.

Picturised on Ajay and southern actress Kajal Aggarwal, it is sung by Shreya Ghoshal. The music is by National Award winning music directors Ajay-Atul who are known for their music in Marathi films.

Reliance Entertainment's 'Singham', a remake of the Tamil hit of the same name, is directed by Rohit Shetty.