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Kapoor donates solar lamps worth lakhs to Bihar village 

Ranbir Kapoor believes in giving generously. The actor recently contributed solar lamps worth lakhs of rupees to the Purani Bazar village in Lakhisarai town of Bihar.

Says a source close to Ranbir, “The villagers in Purani Bazar are grateful to RK as he sponsored solar lamps for their developing village. Solar power is an economical energy option for villages to use.

While Ranbir is not very vocal about energy conservation, he believes in quietly doing his bit to prevent global warming. When a news channel approached him, he believed in what they were doing and supported the cause.”

Ranbir did his own research before contributing to the cause. “RK found out that solar lamps are more economical and less polluting than kerosene lamps. So he told the channel he wanted to donate lamps to the village.”

Adds the source “The Purani Bazar has a lot to thank Ranbir Kapoor for. The vegetable vendors here had to wrap up their stalls before sundown everyday because there was no electricity.

Some of them would do business using kerosene lamps which would cut into their earnings as it cost them R 8 a day to run these. Some days they couldn’t even light up as kerosene isn’t available easily, RK’s solar lamps are a veritable boon.”

Ranbir says, “I did the little I could in my small way and I hope this encourages the youth to do the same. I am very humbled by the villagers’ appreciation.”

The actor was part of the NDTV Greenathon 2010 that helped raise money to provide solar power to 160 villages across the nation.

>Salman Khan Stoic over Katrina Break-up

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This is a rare departure from the norm! Salman Khan is known to raise a ruckus when his relationships come to an end. Ask Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Somi Ali! But when it comes to his break-up with Katrina Kaif, Sallu Bhai is not his usual self. There were no public spats, no barbs planted in the media, no tweeting in bitterness. It was as if a new Salman Khan had emerged from the ashes of that relationship. His friends and family are delighted that he has not caused trouble so far, despite knowing that Kats has moved on to the arms of the talismanic Ranbir Kapoor.

A source close to the temperamental actor leaked out that Katrina Kaif sat down with Salman Khan and talked the matter over like responsible, mature individuals. Both of them are at a peak time of their careers and they didn’t want to cause harm to their brand values by doing something untoward in public. Salman decided that he didn’t want to hold back Kats as that would cause a massive dent in his fan following. After all, Katrina is a top-draw actress today, with a considerable fan base. By choosing to keep quiet, Salman has endeared himself even more to his fans. They love this new, evolved Sallu!

In a short flashback, let’s take you to Salman’s break-up days with Aishwarya. There were strong media reports that Salman used to land up on the doorstep of the actress, d— drunk, and shout obscenities. He made more than 40 calls to her erstwhile date Viveik Oberoi, who called a press conference and bared all to the media. Their fight is still throwing sparks every now and then, despite Viveik’s unconditional apology. Another girlfriend of Salman Khan, Somi Ali, got soft drink poured on her head when she wanted to break away from him! Either Katrina is really lucky to have got away or age has matured the bad boy of Bollywood.