Wishing all the DARPAN readers a very happy Diwali, a very peaceful and prosperous year and blessed with good health.
I would like to add a simple note: at Diwali you do not pray only to Maa Lakshmi, you also pray to Ganesh ji and Maa Saraswati. Ganesh ji takes away every obstruction from your way. You pray to Maa Lakshmi so that she blesses you with wealth. Maa Saraswati blesses you with knowledge so that you know how to treat that wealth given by Maa Lakshmi when it comes to you.
Bollywood's dancing diva Madhuri Dixit Nene is all set to venture into the world of music with the release of an album titled "The Film Star". The actress will be starting her music career with "Tu hai mera" -- a single dedicated to all her fans .
Veteran actress and politician Hema Malini says that her acting phase is no longer part of her life but if something interesting comes up then she would definitely take that up.
Parineeti Chopra, who has been appointed as the first Indian woman Ambassador in 'Friend of Australia' (FOA) advocacy panel by Tourism Australia, says that visiting the country was like meeting a star.
Critically acclaimed actor Manoj Bajpayee won his first National award for the film "Satya" and since then has worked in a number of films where some worked well but some went unnoticed. However, Manoj says that these slumps don't bother him until it starts effecting his bank balance.
Popular playback artist Kumar Sanu says that he prefers singing for the regional film industry as compared to Bollywood as the quality of lyrics and the poetic value of Hindi film songs have become poor.
