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Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Filmmaker-actor Farhan Akhtar, who has been busy with his films and IIFA awards, is now in a holiday mood and says he is taking his time off from work.

“A big thank you to all who cheered Shahid Kapoor and me on…we’re happy to have entertained you. Until the next time,” the 38-year-old tweeted.

He had a successful stint as a co-host with Shahid Kapoor at the just concluded 13th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony this year.

“And now it’s finally time for a long overdue vacation. Will be flying under the radar… Will make contact when I return. Adios,” he further posted.

Farhan, whose production “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” bagged nine awards at the IIFA awards, will next be seen in Rakeysh Mehra’s biopic “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”. He plays the title role in the film and followed a gruelling training programe to portray world famous athlete Milkha Singh.

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‘Jism 2′ an enriching experience: Dino Morea

“Jism 2″ shooting has been wrapped and its co-producer Dino Morea says he has returned as an enriched person from the sets of the movie.

“Working on ‘Jism 2′ as a co-producer with Pooja Bhatt has taught me so much about film making, an enriching experience, gruelling but worth it,” Morea tweeted.

Starring Sunny Leone, Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh, the movie is a sequel to 2003 erotic thriller “Jism”, which had John Abraham and Bipasha Basu in the lead roles.

Directed by Pooja Bhatt, “Jism 2″ is scheduled for a Aug 3 release.

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Mom proud of Sujoy Ghosh

Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh’s mother is happy with her son’s creativity after watching Vidya Balan starrer thriller “Kahaani”.

“My mother finally saw ‘Kahaani’. Could see the relief in her face that her son is not wasting his time in Mumbai. that finally kuch kiya look (Sic),” Ghosh tweeted.

Produced and directed by Ghosh, the movie revovlved around a pregnant Vidya Bagchi, played by Vidya, who flies down to Kolkata in search of her missing husband.