>Manoj & wife Neha keep mum about their newborn baby

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Buzz was that the couple were superstitious and had been wanting a baby for long so they preferred to keep the happy news under wraps 

Manoj Bajpayee and his wife Shabana Reza have a bundle of joy but till yesterday the couple preferred to keep mum about the new arrival!

Shabana delivered a baby girl on February 23 at a private nursing home in Santa Cruz. The couple has named her Ava Nayla Bajpayee.

After Hitlist reported yesterday (‘Mommie Diaries’) in which Manoj was spotted at a baby store at Waterfield Road, Bandra, checking out the stuff on display, guess the actor finally decided to make it public!

All this while Bajpayee preferred to keep mum about the baby. Buzz was that the couple were superstitious and had been wanting a baby for long – so they preferred to keep the happy news under wraps.

Says a source, “The new parents are overjoyed about the new arrival but had kept it quiet because that is the way they wanted it!”

The source adds, “Manoj has always been a very private person. He is not the one to flaunt this. In fact they shifted from a bigger hospital to a private nursing home in Santa Cruz to stay away from glare.”

The actor had come to Mumbai for the delivery and taken a break from the shoot of Aarakshan that is happening in Bhopal.

It is also a coincidence that both daughter and father have a common date Manoj was born on April 23 while Ava Nayla Bajpayee is born on February 23.

>No sexy dance moves for Bobby Deol

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Anees Bazmee’s “Thank You”, about extra marital affairs, has steamy scenes and some hot dance numbers. But Bobby Deol, one of the lead actors, refused to do some dance moves.

A re-mixed version of “Pyaar do pyaar lo” from the film “Jaanbaaz”, has been used in the film. Lead actors Akshay Kumar, Bobby, Irrfan Khan and Suneil Shetty were supposed to dance on the song shot in a night club with women dressed in bikinis.

One of the dance steps had the boys spanking the dancers on their buttocks, but Bobby flatly refused to the dance step.

“Bobby was very hesitant to do the spanking step. Actually Bobby is very conscious that he is married, and refrains from doing and steamy or provocative steps, ” said a source close to the film.

Even after a lot of coaxing Bobby refused to budge. Bazmee tried to talk Bobby into doing the step, but he explained his predicament and the director understood.

” ‘Thank You’ is about extramarital affairs. It’s an out and out comedy, and keeping in mind the theme of the film, the choreographer came up with the step. It was a step done in jest. In fact, we were all making fun of Bobby that he felt shy, ” said Bazmee.

In “Thank You”, Bobby, Irrfan and Suneil are shown as playboys who cheat on their wives. Sonam 

>Manoj Bajpayee becomes a father

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Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee has becomes a proud father as his actress wife Shabana, known as Neha, gave birth to a baby girl in a private nursing home.The baby was born Feb 23 and Manoj is very happy and excited.

“They have named the baby Ava Nayla Bajpayee. They kept quiet about it because that is the way they wanted it.

Manoj has always been a very private person about his personal life and everybody knows this. In fact, they shifted from a bigger hospital to a private nursing home in Santacruz to enjoy this moment with close family, ” a source close to the actor told.

“Manoj had come to Mumbai for the delivery and now he is back in Bhopal for the shoot of ‘Aarakshan’, ” added the source.

>Rohit Shetty to blow up 20 cars for Singham

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Bollywood director Rohit Shetty, known for his flair for comedy, has decided to blow up 20 cars for the opening sequence of his upcoming “Singham” as he does not want to compromise on high-octane action scenes.

“The scene is set in a parking lot where a kidnapping takes place. It is a chase scene between Ajay (Devgn) and some gangsters for which we will require to blow up cars. In the shot, there will be about 200 cars out of which we will blow up 20 cars, ” Shetty said in a press statement.

The movie is a remake of a Tamil action film of the same name.

Shetty, who has made movies like “Sunday”, the “Golmaal” series and “All the Best: Fun Begins”, is quite charged up and has decided to himself conceptualise, design and execute the action for the film.

Produced by Reliance Pictures, the film also features southern actress Kajal Aggarwal. Both lead actors will be joining the crew in Goa as “Singam” goes on floors Wednesday. It will release in July.

>Akshay Kumar reminiscences daredevil actions

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Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar reminiscences about the several thunder packed action stunts for his favorite bottle of Thums Up in the latest soft drink campaign-‘Yeh Toofan’.

The communication takes the ‘I will do Anything for my thunder’ attitude to the next level, where Akshay is seen, back in thick of action, performing some adrenalin pumping action such as crashing through the window of an exploding high rise, snatching a Thums Up bottle from jaws of a vicious alligator, taking on a mob of angry gangsters to swimming through strong rapids.

The exhilarating campaign shot in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia attempts to highlight a gripping tale with series of daredevil acts by Akshay Kumar for his bottle of Thums Up.

In his quest for his Thums Up, Akshay uses a combination of bold action and smart thinking to outwit all the challenges, demonstrating the daredevil attitude of a Thums Up lover.

Thums Up Brand Ambassador Akshay Kumar said, “My association with Thums Up over the years has made me do some real exciting action and given me opportunities to push myself and indulge in extreme actions. “The new campaign is packed with action, adventure and humor, where, I recollect the kind of daredevil stunts I have performed to get my bottle of Thums Up. I am sure my fans will like our new touch in the campaign and have a lot of fun watching this experience.”