Sajid Nadiadwala will be finally relieved today. After postponing his much awaited ‘Anjaana Anjaani’ a week to accommodate the much hyped ‘Ayodhya’ verdict, finally, the movie will hit the theaters. Sajid may have felt relieved when finally the verdict was delivered earlier today, clearing way for his movie to finally release.

Though Ajaana Anjaani is all set to release tomorrow, all is not settled yet. With the Ayodhya verdict having just been read, the entire country is on an edge, waiting for the worst to happen. Testing the air around, the media seems optimistic that calm will prevail and that no untoward incidences will happen. Yet, the security forces throughout the country have been put on a high alert so that immediate action can be taken if something out of the way happens.

This is not the first time that entertainment industry has been so affected by something which is political or religious in nature. In fact, there have been countless incidents where Bollywood has been affected by the political climate of the country.

Lets just hope today that Sajid’s worst fears are put to rest and that the country sleeps a few more nights of peace, while Anjaana Anjaani plays peacefully in theaters throughout the country.

When it comes to entertainment, Delhi is a sure fire hub of red tapism. Perhaps that is the reason many event planners try to give Delhi a complete miss when it comes to organization of shows like concerts, theater and other international events. The Delhi eye, recently caught itself in the midst of a real life red tapism situation. The Kalindi Kunj area, which witnessed an unprecedented crowd assembled to watch the inauguration of the Delhi Eye, a replica of the much renowned and famous London Eye, was up for a bout of violence.

All of this happened when instead of the superstar, King Khan, who was supposed to inaugurate the Delhi Eye, cops walked in and asked the event organizers, along with the 1000 odd people assembled especially to witness the inauguration, to clear out the venue.

What resulted from this obviously callous behavior of the Delhi police was sheer disappointment and traffic jams, not to mention an almost stampede like situation. If one has to feel bad, it has to be for the poor organizers of the event, who obviously put in a lot of effort as well as resources to bring together a great show, but went home empty handed, and perhaps feeling betrayed by Delhi.

Later, Shah Rukh Khan, the chief guest who was missing in action, told the press that his trip was wasted and that he felt very bad for the organizers. If it is any consolation, perhaps the Common Wealth Games will not be like this.

With so much said and written about the readiness of the Games venues or lack of it, now it is the turn of the Games Opening Ceremony. The organizers on Tuesday announced that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan won’t be performing at the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on October 3^rd at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The sports event is scheduled to take place during 3-14 October.

“Shah Rukh is definitely not performing at the opening ceremony. However, I don’t know if he is planning to attend the event or if he has received any invite from the organizing committee. But he is not performing,” Viraf Sarkari, director of Wizcraft International Entertainment cleared the air regarding the issue over phone, reports NDTV.

Wizcraft, the event management company is behind the cultural show being put up as part of the opening ceremony. The show will be a potpourri of Indian dances and songs, revealed Sarkari.

The earlier reports had hinted at the participation of King Khan at the opening ceremony and also that he would be performing there. Sarkari said that Bollywood will take a back seat, while India’s cultural heritage will occupy the central stage on the D-day.

Meanwhile, Sarkari said that the Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman will be performing a few songs for the opening ceremony, in addition to the revised version of the CWG anthem.

The CWG anthem composed by Rahman had invited much flak for being lackluster. This has led to much debate why some of his songs are chartbusters, while some others are duds. Singer Sukhwinder has come out with an explanation for this phenomenon. He says, “Whenever Rahman won a major award, there was a teamwork that supported his endeavor. There was poetic excellence and singers’ contribution, which added life to his music. Usse Gulzar Saab ki yaad kyun nahin aayi? After all, Jai Ho was his poetic contribution!”

This has many takers, as the lyrics “Yaaro India bula liya…khelo jeeyo e-yo” is nothing but laughable.

Sachin Tendulkar in Vighnaharta Shree Siddhivinayak Promo

Indian cricket  icon, Sachin Tendulkar is planning to enter a new arena when he will make his Bollywood debut in the Hindi film, Ferrari Ki Sawari, produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It is believed that his Ferrari will also feature in the film.

The world got the first inkling of the development when Sachin tweeted a few months back, “Vinod Chopra has a script called Ferrari Ki Sawari. Just heard it. Sounds awesome.” Later, he tweeted as regards a picture of him and Chopra posted in the social networking site, “Hanging with Vinod Chopra and Atul Kasbekar… 3 more Idiots?”

According to media reports, Sachin’s co-stars will be Boman Irani and Sharman Joshi. While the script will be written by Chopra and Mapuskar, Raj Kumar Hirani will write the dialogues. Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra is not yet disclosing details about the film or the cricket legend’s role in it.

In the film, Sachin will be playing a character very close to his own. The film tells the story of a boy, who after being inspired by a famous cricketer’s Ferrari, endeavors to play the game at the cricket’s Mecca, Lord’s cricket ground. Drawing parallels with real characters, Sachin is the only Indian cricketer to own a Ferrari.

Sachin is obviously not the first cricketer to be bitten by the acting bug. From Sunil Gavaskar and Sandeep Patil to Ajay Jadeja and Vinod Kambli, all have tried their hand at acting without receiving any encouragement from Lady Luck.

Sachin had played himself in a documentary titled Vighnaharta Shri Siddhivinayak about Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple two years back. In the film, he spoke about his experiences during the temple visit.

With no real frontiers left to conquer in the cricket field, no wonder Sachin is changing tracks now.