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Katrina Kaif breaks down at special screening of New York

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Last week at a special screening of Kabir Khan's New York, Katrina Kaif broke down after watching the film. "It was embarrassing. This has never happened to me before. I was deeply moved by the film. And I couldn't believe what my director Kabir Khan had achieved in my performance. I kept staring at myself. 'That's me!' I exclaimed at the end of the film." This is the first time that Katrina has played a character who echoes her own personality. "So far all my characters have been pretty alien to me. Even the London girl in Chandigarh in Namastey London was not at all like me. But the girl in New York connects deeply with me. Or do I connect with her? It's symbiotic, I think," she says. When he saw what synthesis of 'actor' and 'character' had been achieved she simply broke down. Remembering that evening, Katrina says, "It was a very private screening. Only members of the cast, our director his wife and the producer were

Priyanka honoured at Shanghai Film Festival

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Priyanka Chopra was invited by the Shanghai International Film Festival for their closing ceremony on June 21, where she was presented with the Festival's top award - The Jin Jue Award. This award marks the tenth award for her in the past six months. The award, a symbol of the traditional orient culture, is an ancient antique Chinese wine container which has a uniquely beautiful shape. Priyanka was the first Indian actor to be presented with this honour on an international platform for her contribution to cinema. She, however, could not attend the function due to a serious stomach infection.

'Kambakkht Ishq' across 2000 plus screens worldwide

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Eros International will release Sajid Nadiadwala's KAMBAKKHT ISHQ, co-produced by Sunil A. Lulla and directed by Sabbir Khan, on 3rd July across an unprecedented 2000 plus screens worldwide, making it one of the widest releases in recent times. This would include more than 1400 screens in India and over 600 overseas and will be a combination of prints and digital format. Owing to popular demand, Eros International, Sajid Nadiadwala and the multiplexes have decided to open advance bookings from Sunday, 28th June itself, instead of the usual Wednesday.