Aamir takes Kiran, son along for ‘Peekay’ shoot (Movie Snippets)

New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Bollywood star Aamir Khan Friday began shooting for his new film “Peekay” in Rajasthan and the actor made it a point to take his wife Kiran and son Azad along with him.

Aamir has a 45-day shooting schedule lined up in Rajasthan and he couldn’t afford to spend that long a time apart from his family. So he decided to take them along with him, said a source.

Even while Aamir was busy shooting for “Dhoom 3” in Chicago, he made it a point to take Kiran and Azad with him. He had set up a complete home for three months there as he didn’t want to be away from them.

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Akshay, Kajal bond over Punjabi food!

Actors Kajal Agarwal and Akshay Kumar made the best of their Punjabi roots while shooting for “Special Chabbis”. The duo was seen bonding on Punjabi food and even spoke to each other in Punjabi.

Kajal was teased by Akshay for her anglicised Punjabi accent, and they shared a good laugh together often, said a source.

“The two love Punjabi food and were seen talking in Punjabi and having a good time on the sets. Akshay teased her about her accent while she spoke in Punjabi and she was full of praise for his Bhangra,” the source said.

In the film, Akshay and Kajal have danced together to a Punjabi wedding number “Gore mukhde pe zulfaan”. The film releases Feb 8.

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Workaholic Deepika

Actress Deepika Padukone has been working on back-to-back movie projects, with barely any time for herself. But she seems to be enjoying the busy schedules.

She has a number of movies lined up for release this year – “Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani”, “Chennai Express”, “Ram Leela” and “Kochadaiyaan”.

After finishing promotions for her recently released “Race 2”, she is now busy shooting for her next movie “Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani” in Kashmir.

“Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani” is directed by Ayan Mukherjee. She plays the lead role opposite Ranbir Kapoor.

She is also simultaneously shooting for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Ram Leela” and has just wrapped up Rohit Shetty’s “Chennai Express”.

IANS 2013-02-01 17:24:11