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Former Miss India Nafisa Joseph dead

MUMBAI: Former Miss India and VJ Nafisa Joseph died in Mumbai on Thursday. She was 25. Though it is yet unclear how she died, initial reports suggest it was a case of suicide.

PTI reports the popular VJ hung herself with her dupatta.

TV channels linked the former beauty queen's death to rumours that her wedding with a Mumbai businessman, scheduled to be held in August, was called off. The businessman, a divorcee, had apparently refused to furnish proof of his divorce to Nafisa.

Nafisa was reportedly alone in her apartment at Bandra when she died. She was rushed to the Nanavati Hospital in a "critical" condition.

Nafisa won the Miss India crown in 1997 at the age of 19. She had worked as a model and also as a VJ for MTV - a music channel. She was also involved with an animal rights project.

According to people close to Nafisa, she had been unhappy about something for some time, and had stopped socialising.

Bhansali denied shooting in Shimla

SHIMLA: Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has once again been refused permission to shoot in the 120-year-old Viceregal Lodge, which now houses the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) here.

Bhansali has been shooting for his film 'Black' starring Amitabh Bachchan in this picturesque Himachal Pradesh capital for the last few days but hasn't been allowed to film in the majestic Viceregal Lodge.

He was here in January this year as well. Then, too, he was not given permission by the IIAS to shoot on the grounds that it would not only disturb scholars working on the campus but also set a bad precedent.

Newspaper reports said Bhansali had permission to shoot from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which looks after the historical monument. However, the IIAS appears unmoved as members of the film unit called on them twice this week.

IIAS officials cite a 1997 Supreme Court judgement that prohibits them to put the heritage structure to any commercial use.

It remains to be seen whether the ASI asserts itself and comes to Bhansali's aid.

"This explains why the leading lady Rani Mukherjee, playing a blind woman, hasn't so far arrived in Shimla even though Amitabh has been in town for the last five days," said a film unit member.

Bhansali Amitabh, who has been shooting for the film at various locations in and around Shimla, also took some time off to talk to local reporters Wednesday.

He said he was upset by the "overcrowding and mushrooming of concrete structures in Shimla over the last 25 years".

"I have never considered myself a millennium star. Every role is a challenge and has to be played with complete sincerity," he said.

Welcoming the current lot of actors in Bollywood, he said: "Some of the new generation of actors have come up with revolutionary artistic techniques that have enriched the art of acting."

Reacting to the death of legendary comedian Mehmood, Amitabh said: "Mehmood was a great friend who always encouraged me to perform better. A noble person, he always treated everyone as a family.

"Besides, he also gave me an opportunity to perform in 'Saat Hindustani' and 'Bombay to Goa', which were my launching pads."

The star, who was last here for the shooting of the 1970s hit 'Muqaddar Ka Sikander', disclosed he would be anchoring the popular television show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' soon. (IANS)

Meera's 'Nazar' on Bollywood!

Lollywood's popular cine star Meera arrived in Bollywood last Saturday to act in her first Indian film.

Meera told reporters in Karachi that she would be staying in Mumbai for a month to complete her Bollywood movie 'Nazar' which is set to be released around the time of Diwali.

Responding to eager queries from callers during an FM-101 program, the Daily Times quoted her as saying that she would playing the lead role of a stage singer and performer in the film.

Co-produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Sevy Ali, Meera is paired with Ashmit Patel, the brother of 'Gadar-Ek Prem Kahani' actress Amisha Patel.

Bhatt's wife Soni Razdan has directed Nazar. Bhatt has penned the script. (ANI)