Zohra Sehgal turns 101 (Movie Snippets)

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Last Updated : Apr 27 2013 | 3:05 PM IST

The iconic artiste celebrated her 100th birthday last year with her official biography, "Zohra Segal: Fatty".

Zohra, often called Bollywood's 'laadli', was last seen in films like "Cheeni Kum" and "Saawariya". In her career spanning almost eight decades, she has acted in a number of Bollywood and even Hollywood films.

In 2008, Zohra Sehgal was named the 'Laadli of the Century' by the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)-Laadli Media Awards.

Actress Divya Dutta, who worked with the veteran actress in "Veer-Zaara", took to Twitter to wish her.

"Happy birthday the ever graceful Zohra Sehgal. I had the honour of working with her in 'Veer-Zaara'. Those naughty eyes! Big hug and respects," she tweeted.

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Sonu Sood recalls struggling days

Actor Sonu Sood felt nostalgic upon visiting a temple that he used to frequent 10 years back when he was struggling.

"I had such beautiful darshans at Shani temple in Juhu. Used to go almost everyday 10 years back when I was living as a paying guest in Juhu," tweeted Sonu.

The actor is awaiting the release of his film "Shootout At Wadala", which will see him in a negative role.

The actor, who started his film career with Tamil film "Kallazhagar" in 1999, went on to feature in Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films.

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Designer Masaba to face cameras!

Fashion designer Masaba Gupta, daughter of actress Neena Gupta, is nervous about facing the camera for a commercial.

"Will be shooting my first ever commercial and I'm pretty excited but a little nervous to face the camera," she tweeted.

The fashion director of brand Satya Paul, the 24-year-old didn't reveal much about her association with the ad.

"Can't reveal much, but it's for one of India's oldest car brands," she added.

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First Published: Apr 27 2013 | 2:57 PM IST

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