Monday, January 20, 2014

Fahadh Fazil to marry Nazriya



Bangalore: Breaking hearts of their fans, Mollywood sensations Fahadh Fazil and Nazriya Nazim have announced their decision to enter the wedlock.

Fahad, son of director-producer Fazil, reportedly fell in love with the young actor while shooting for their upcoming film ‘L for Love’, directed by Anjali Menon.

The official Facebook pages of both actors announced Monday morning that they got engaged. Fahadh posted a picture of Nazriya and wrote: “Got engaged with Nazriya Nazim”.

Nazriya uploaded a picture of Fahadh saying “Friends.. I have got engaged with Fahadh Faasil. Thanks for all your wishes.”

Sources said that the marriage will take place in August this year.

Fahadh, who made his debut in 2002 with the unsuccessful Kaiyethum Doorath, which was directed by his father, surprised all in his return in 2009 and since then delivered hit after hit.

The talented youngster won many awards too in his second innings and acted in critically acclaimed films such as Akam, Chaappa Kurishu, 22 Female Kottayam, Diamond Necklace, Annayum Rasoolum and Amen.

Latest reports say that he will be seen in renowned director Maniratnam’s next film along with Telugu star Mahesh Babu. Fahadh was earlier linked to actor Andrea Jeremiah.

Nazriya, on the other hand, debuted as a child artist in 2006 with the Mammootty film Palunku, directed by Blessy. She went onto become and a popular TV anchor and movie offers came searching for her soon after.

She is known for lead roles in Neram (Tamil and Malayalam), Raja Rani (Tamil) and Naiyaandi (Tamil). She has number of upcoming movies lined up with young heroes both in Malayalam and Tamil.

Big B eyes team in Kabaddi Premier League



Patna: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is eyeing a team for the Kabaddi Premier League (KPL), auction of which would start here next week, an official said.

The actor's film production and event management company Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL) will be among top franchisees besides Mahindra and Mahindra, ONGC, Air India and few other insurance companies to take part in the auction for the KPL, joint secretary of Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), Kumar Vijay told PTI here today.

"The ABCL will be one of the franchisees bidding for players for the KPL," Vijay, who is also the secretary of Bihar State Kabaddi Association, added.

He said the ABCL and Mahindra and Mahindra were the new entrants in the KPL. The bidding for the KPL is scheduled during the 61st senior national men's and women's championship to be held in Patna from January 21-24, he said.

The League, backed by corporate franchises, first played in Vijaywada in 2011 with eight teams comprising of ten players.

Meanwhile, the selection committee, AKFI technical director E Prasad Rao and other officials would be present at the meet to select both the men's and women's team for the Asian Games scheduled in South Korea's Incheon in September this year and the World Cup to be held in Tamil Nadu.