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Bachchans check out Avatar

Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai pose for a picture during a premiere of the movie Avatar, at a multiplex in Mumbai on Tuesday.

The digital 3-D science fiction feature film has been directed and written by Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron, 55, of Titanic fame.

In it, a band of humans, two centuries in the future, are pitted in a heroic battle against a distant planet's indigenous population.

Bachchans check out Avatar

Shah Rukh Khan also made sure he caught the first show of Avatar in Mumbai. Apparently, he was so impressed by the film that he plans to take his family to watch the film in a special screening.

 

We also spotted Taare Zameen Par actress Tisca Chopra at the premiere.

Bachchans check out Avatar

Vivek Oberoi attended the premiere with his Rakta Charitra director Ram Gopal Varma.

Crore-worthy moment

Bipasha Basu strikes a coy pose during a press conference to announce her performance on New Year's Eve at Mumbai's Sahara Star hotel.

According to reports, Bipasha has charged Rs two crores to perform at the party.

A fashion show with a difference

Elsewhere in Mumbai, Malaika Arora Khan and Twinkle Khanna were snapped during a fashion show titled Mijwan- Sonnets in Fabric -- A Fashion show with a Difference.

The fashion show is a culmination of several contests organised by Shabana Azmi for young designers to showcase their talent and in turn bring attention and funds to her NGO, the Mijwan Welfare Society started by her father, Kaifi Azmi, in Mijwan, Uttar Pradesh.

A fashion show with a diference

Fifty designs were showcased at the fashion event, out of which two would be declared winners. The students will be asked to use chikankari, a popular Mijwan fabric.

Spotted at the fashion show were Neha Dhupia and Raima Sen.

A fashion show with a difference

Farhan Akthar and his Rock On!! actress Shahana Goswami were also spotted at the show, along with Sameera Reddy.