• Priyanka Chopra-Farhan Akhtar sang a romantic duet for Zoya Akhtar's Dil Dhadakne Do. The duo who will be seen in Akhtar's upcoming film alongside Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Rahul Bose,Shefali Shah, Anil Kapoor and others. • Atif Aslam's live performance at Vedic Village Spa Resort on Wednesday was reportedly the biggest New Year's bash ever in Kolkata. • Salman Khan donated about 300 lenses to the visually impaired and crutches to the disable during his trip to Sri Lanka. He and co-star Jacqueline Fernandez were there to campaign for the country's President Mahinda Rajapaksa. • Hindu groups protested at various cinema halls and demanded a ban on Aamir Khan's movie “PK”, saying it was against religious sentiments of Hindus. Activists vandalised a cinema hall for screening the movie that shows ‘godmen' misusing religion for personal gain. They also burnt posters and banners of the film. • Director Farah Khan's Happy New Year, will run in 10 theaters in Cairo, Alexandria and Obour City including all major theatres and multiplexes with English and Arabic subtitles. • Amitabh Bachchan is focused on social issues and on a new campaign for disease caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV). The 72-year-old, who has been associated with UNICEF as a Global Ambassador for polio eradication since 2005, took his concern for the disease to social media on Monday, saying that he met doctors recently to plan strategies to cure it. • Oscar-winning Indian music director A.R.Rahman said he is busy scripting a film that he also plans to co-produce. ”I am not thinking about directing. I am scripting a film and also co-producing it. It's in the process,” he said. Compiled by Mariam Nihal
