Shahid Kapur turns photographer (Film Snippets)

Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Actor Shahid Kapur, who had taken a fancy to bikes and splurged Rs.1.5 million on one, has now found a new interest. He has been attracted to photography.

Shahid has purchased a new expensive camera, the D50 from Cannon.

"Cameras are not allowed on sets usually. But, lately Ken Ghosh and Ahmad Khan get blinded by flashes on the sets of one of Shahid's ventures, only to realise that it was none other than the actor taking candid shots without their knowledge, much to the unit's amusement," said a source.

Apart from Ghosh's untitled film, the actor is also busy shooting for Vishal Bharadwaj's "Kaminay" with Priyanka Chopra.

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Aishwarya is family to me: Sonali Bendre

Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre, married to producer Goldie Behl who is a very close friend of Abhishek Bachchan, says Aishwarya Rai will always be family to her.

"Aishwarya is family. She is Abhishek's wife and will always be extremely special. Like I keep telling her that she is extremely sweet but for us she will always be Abhishek's wife who is so dear and I think she is very happy to accept that," said Sonali.

The actress, who was last seen in Karan Johar's 2003 hit "Kal Ho Naa Ho", will soon be seen as a judge on a new reality show "India's Got Talent".

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Shilpa Shetty licked by a giraffe

The Indian Premier League (IPL) team Rajasthan Royals co-owner Shilpa Shetty says apart from cricket she was completely smitten by the wildlife experience in South Africa.

"I did a safari in Singita, a thrilling hot air balloon trip, went to the lion park and actually played with the cubs, something unusual. It was amazing to see a wild animal in such a vulnerable playful state," said Shilpa who was in South Africa for IPL matches.

"I fed ostriches and got pecked by one! And also fed a giraffe, they have the longest purple tongues, wrapped it around my hand, leaving its saliva all over it, eeow! But what fun," the actress posted on her blog www.shilpashettylive.com.

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