On daughter's b'day, Abhishek scores 10 mn Twitter 'crew' (Movie Snippets)

Actor Abhishek Bachchan was happy that his Twitter "crew" crossed 10 million, and that too on his and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's daughter Aaradhya's fifth birthday on Thursday.

The 40-year-old star shared his excitement with fans, via a post.

"On my daughter's birthday, the crew gives me a present, 10 million!! Our crew grows. Much love and respect to each of you," Abhishek tweeted.

Abhishek's father and Aaradhya's grandfather Amitabh Bachchan also shared an image of Aaradhya, and wrote: "The most beautiful grand daughter in the whole wide world celebrates her birth today. Though she turns five, her countenance lingers close to 55! The children of this generation are so... Extraordinarily bright, self assured, and knowing all that happens around them."

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Gurmeet floored by attention from Malaysian fans

Actor Gurmeet Choudhary, who met some of his fans from Malaysia, says it feels gratifying to receive love and attention from fans.

The actor was surprised when a group of his fans came all the way from Malaysia here to meet him.

"I'm deeply honoured by the love and affection of my fans who came all the way from Malaysia to meet me. It certainly feels great when you get so much love and attention from people who admire and respect your craft," Gurmeet said in a statement.

The fans clicked photographs with Gurmeet and interacted with him too.

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Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Aanand L Rai 'planning something big'?

If a source is to be believed, director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Aanand L. Rai are making big plans for a new association after working together for "Nil Battey Sannata".

"Aanand L Rai and Ashwiny share a great equation and she directed the critically-acclaimed successful film, 'Nil Battey Sannata' for his production house, Colour Yellow Productions. Ashwiny couldn't direct 'Manmarziyan' because she's busy with 'Bareilly Ki Barfi'," said a source close to the director.

The source aded: "Aanand L Rai absolutely loves and admires her work and they are planning something big for the future."

Rai has roped in Anurag Kashyap for "Manmarziyan", which was first to be helmed by Sameer Sharma. It features Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar.

--IANS

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