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Mumbai, July 12 (IANS) A cosy picture of Shilpa Shetty with a baby is doing the rounds on internet, claiming the little one in the picture is the actress’s son Viaan. But Shilpa denies it.

“There is a picture doing the rounds, claiming it’s my son and I just want to say that picture is of my niece, Shyana, and me taken a year back,” Shilpa clarified on Twitter.

The 37-year-old, who is married to businessman Raj Kundra, gave birth to Viaan May 21.

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Bollywood not a man’s world: Boman

In 11 years of his association with Bollywood, Boman Irani has worked with five female directors - and he loves the fact that the industry is no longer just “a man’s world”.

“Shooting song for ‘Shirin Farhad’ with Farah Khan (actor), Geeta Kapur (choreographer), Bela Sehgal (director). Happy to note, it’s not a man’s world,” tweeted Boman.

“Just thought of it; done five movies with lady directors,” added the 52-year-old.

He has worked with female directors like Farah Khan in “Main Hoon Na”, Sooni Taraporevala in “Little Zizou”, Reema Kagti in “Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.”, and “Shirin Farhan Ki Toh Nikal Padi” by Sehgal.

“..and how can I forget, the greatest director of all… who films every frame of my life….my wife Zenobia,” Boman wrote on a lighter note.

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‘Pathshaala’ composer to score music for ‘John Day’

Hanif Sheikh, who composed music for Shahid Kapoor-starrer “Paathshaala”, is set to score the soundtrack for the movie “John Day”.

The thriller, directed by debutant Solomon Ahishor, will have five songs of different genres.

“I am very happy to be associated with a film like ‘John Day’,” Sheikh said in a statement.

The movie, produced by Anjum Rizvi and K. Asif, features Naseeruddin Shah, Randeep Hooda, Elena Kazan, Shernaz Patel, Vipin Sharma and Sharat Saxena.

“I loved the script, and the fact that it involves such good actors makes my belief stronger in the project. I am sure people are going to love the music of the film. If people liked ‘Aye khuda’ of ‘Paathshaala’, they are going to love the music of ‘John Day’ all the more,” he added.