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Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Rehearsals for the sixth season of “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC) have started and Amitabh Bachchan, who will host it, is ecstatic as well as nervous.

“Rehearsals for KBC begun… lovely to be among familiar faces and language. Now for the grind of performance… Such huge butterflies,” the 69-year-old tweeted Monday night.

This game show will be aired on Sony, starting Sep 7.

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Akshay to hip-hop with ‘DID Li’l Masters 2′ finalists

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar will join five finalists of reality show “Dance India Dance Li’l Masters 2″ in a promotional song, a hip-hop number for his next co-production “Oh My God”.

The song is called “Don’t worry”. Akshay and the kids, including winner Faisal Khan and other finalists - Om Chetry, Rohan Parkale, Saumya Rai and Jeet Das, will shoot in Mumbai’s Film City next week, said a source.

“The look and feel of the sets will be that of a hip-hop video, and the song has references to the phrase ‘Hey Ram’. It will be funky and modern and has a blend of folk and hip-hop,” the source added.

“Oh My God”, directed by Umesh Shukla, also features Mithun Chakraborty and Paresh Rawal in lead roles.

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Deepika’s real life stunts with jawans!

Several Bollywood actresses are experimenting with action on the big screen, but Deepika Padukone tried her hand at some real action while she was with some armymen in Jammu.

The 26-year-old went to Jammu to shoot for NDTV India’s “Jai Jawan” and tried some thrilling feats with the jawans of an armoured regiment and the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles.

She jumped a six-foot wall, rode a T72 tank, checked her aim with a rifle and played basketball and badminton with the jawans, said a press statement.

Her sporting spirit drew an instant connection with the soldiers.

The episode featuring Deepika will be aired on Independence Day Wednesday.