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Michael Jackson was like my guru: Farah Khan

Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan says she considers Michael Jackson as her guru because she learnt to dance after watching his videos. An era in pop music came to an end on Thursday with the sudden death of Michael Jackson, the ‘King of Pop’ in the US. He was 50. As an iconic popstar who had fans in every part of the world, Michael was an idol worth emulating for many singers and dancers. Among them is Farah Khan. “I officially had no training in dance and whatever I learnt was from watching Michael Jackson by watching his videos, especially 'Thriller' over and over again. I consider him as my guru,” Farah said.

Farah said that she heard the news on Friday as she landed in Los Angeles to meet Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan who is shooting in LA for Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan .“I have just landed here to meet Shahrukh. I reached in the hotel and got to know about the sad news. It has not sunk in yet. It is still to sink in that he is no more,” Farah said.Farah remembers the 'Thriller' hitmaker as "one who revolutionized the way we look at dancing today" also recalled her encounter with the pop superstar in New York at a Bollywood awards night.“I had a won an award at the ceremony and Michael Jackson was also getting an award for his humanitarian works.The organisers knew how crazy I was for him so they did take me backstage to meet him. I have a picture with him which I will cherish all my life. I told him that I am choreographer and that is just because of him,” Farah told CNN-IBN.“I thought I would retire after I choreograph Michael Jackson,” she added.However, her dream would remain unfulfilled now.

Jackson's greatest hits album 'Number Ones' Even after his death

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, is ruling the music charts even after his death. Jackson's greatest hits album 'Number Ones', has topped the UK charts while six of the late pop legend's songs have re-entered the top 40 in the singles chart.The album containing his chart-topping hits, which was first released in 2003, rocketed from the 121st position to the top spot after the superstar's death on Thursday, BBC online reported.

This is the first time in six years that Jackson has had a number one album. Four of his other hit albums also made reappearance in the top 20.Jackson's 'Thriller', the biggest-selling album of all time, raced from 179 to number seven, 'King of Pop' reached 14, 'Off The Wall' got to 17 and 'The Essential Michael Jackson' came in at number 20.In the singles chart, 43 out of the top 200 singles feature the singer, with Jackson hits accounting for all but one of the new entries in the top 40.Overall, Jackson accounted for over 300,000 record sales across singles and albums in just two days this week.Gennaro Castaldo, of music retailer HMV said that the estimated demand for Jackson albums was now 80 times greater than the day before he died."Once we had the announcement of his death people came into our stores and we had large crowds. Fortunately we had a lot of stock because we had been preparing for the O2 concerts, but sadly we didn't expect to sell them for this reason," said Castaldo.Jackson's albums have dominated sales at music retailers and download sites across the world since his death.

Jackson's body to return to Neverland

Michael Jackson's body will be driven to his Neverland Valley Ranch in central California as early as Thursday with public viewing being set for later this week, according to media reports on Tuesday.
A motorcade of as many as 30 cars is expected to accompany Jackson's body to his ranch, which is located near the town of Los Olivos, north of Santa Barbara, according to reports by TV network CNN and celebrity website TMZ.com, citing police officials.
Entertainment news website E! News cited a Santa Barbara Sheriff's department spokesman as saying meetings were now taking place with the California Highway Patrol to discuss security for the trip from the Jackson family home in Los Angeles to Neverland Valley.
A spokesman for the Santa Barbara County's sheriff's office was not immediately available to comment, nor were representatives for Jackson's family.
Pop superstar Jackson, whose hits include "Thriller" and "Billie Jean" died suddenly of cardiac arrest last Thursday.
Jackson's birthplace of Gary, Indiana, also is planning a memorial service for the deceased singer on July 10, according to a spokeswoman for the Gary mayor's office.
Lalosa Burns, spokeswoman for Gary Mayor Rudy Clay, said the memorial service would take place at US Steel Works sports stadium, and that more details would follow. She did not have any information about the service being planned in California.

Michael Jackson may have been victimised by doctors: Deepak Chopra

Indian-American spiritual guru Dr. Deepak Chopra feels that his longtime friend Michael Jackson may have been "victimised" by doctors who allowed abuse of prescription painkillers.

Dr. Chopra, a qualified doctor and a well-known author said he had been concerned since 2005 that Jackson was abusing prescription painkillers. Speaking with MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, Chopra said that Jackson had approached him in the past to ask for Oxycontin, an addictive narcotic painkiller.

Dr. Chopra described the 50-year-old singer as deeply resistant to discussion about addiction matters, but also clearly struggling with addiction, and with doctors willing to enable that addiction.

He called such doctors 'legalised pushers,' and went on to say that Jackson, had been victimised by such doctors.

Officials have identified the doctor present when Michael Jackson collapsed as Dr. Conrad Robert Murray, a Las Vegas cardiologist with over twenty years of medical experience.

Police have spoken with Dr. Murray briefly, but are reportedly seeking to interview him more fully, as he was attending to Jackson's medical needs, and likely administered any drugs the pop star ingested before his death.

Dr. Murray was reportedly hired by the concert company to attend to Jackson's medical needs up to and through Jackson's 50 show comeback tour in London beginning July 13th, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Jackson had reportedly been attending regular rehearsals and returned sometime after midnight on Wednesday. The next morning, Jackson reportedly received a Demerol injection at about 11:30 a.m. The injection may have been too strong, because reports are that the singer stopped breathing (a symptom consistent with Demerol overdose).

The family of Michael Jackson says that Demerol injections killed the legendary star and that he was just a skeleton of his former self at the time of his death.

TMZ.com cited a close member of Jackson's family as saying that Jackson received a daily injection of Demerol, a synthetic narcotic similar to morphine, and that he received a shot at 11.30 am, shortly before he collapsed and died.

'Love Aaj Kal'

Starring
Saif Ali Khan ....
Deepika Padukone ....
Love Aaj Kal
Romance Hindi Movie

Starring
Saif Ali Khan ....
Deepika Padukone ....

The movie, directed by Imtiaz Ali , stars Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone as lovers in different time periods.

LOVE AAJ
London, San Francisco, Delhi - 2009.
Jai and Meera are a modern-day couple in London. They are very happy together but do not believe in tying each other down. So when life pulls them in different directions, they decide to go with the flow. "These Heer-Ranjha, Romeo-Juliet type janam janam ka saath type couples exist only in story books," Jai says. In the real life, we have to be practical.

LOVE KAL
Delhi, Calcutta - 1965.
Veer Singh is struck by a thunderbolt when he sees Harleen for the first time. Soon after, he stands under a tree and swears that "is janam mein aur har janam mein... yehi meri votti banegi - Harleen Kaur." He travels a thousand kilometers by train to stand under her balcony only to have a glimpse of her face. And yet not speak a word with her.

Love Aaj Kal
Veer does not understand how Jai can treat matters of the heart without passion, like a financial transaction. Jai does not understand how Veer Singh could have been so naïve and silly about Harleen in the days of his youth. But as both stories unfold, we realize that the process of relationship might be different in different eras, but the experience of being in love remains the same. So there is the frolic and despair of modern living, the liberation and confusion. And there is the past - the times of innocence and compulsion. And there is distance, and the fondness that increases with distance. Gaps widen between two people, but bridges keep growing too.

‘Love Aaj Kal’ marks the birth of production house Illuminati Films, owned by Saif Ali Khan and partner Dinesh Vijan. Sunil Lilla is the co-producer.

The movie also stars Rishi Kapoor , Neetu Singh and Rahul Khanna in significant roles. There’s also a cameo by a British model named Florence.

‘Love Aaj Kal’ has music by Pritam and lyrics by Irshad Kamil.

The film is set to release on July 31.