DEEPTI NAVAL in a conversation tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that NASEERUDDIN SHAH is part of her psyche as an actor on the occasion of his 59th birthday. Over to Deepti Naval,

“I think that Naseer is a much better actor than a director, because he has not explored that side of his as a director. It is sad that though I have worked with him as a co- actor, in films like Katha, Mirch Masala, Mane, Junoon, Apna Jahaaan and Firaque, I did not get the opportunity to work under his direction when he made his debut as a film director. It is only when you get to see his body of work as an actor that you can evaluate his growth as an actor.”

The producers of Barah Aana gave a unique `bribe' to the media persons who were invited for the press screening of the film at Famous Studios in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai. After the press show ended, all the members of the fourth estate were `paid' - yes, you guessed it right - Barah Aana.

New Delhi, Mar 20 : Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah has strongly condemned the people supporting war with Pakistan after the Mumbai terror attacks, and said there would not be a single citizen of Pakistan who desire war.

"There are many people who sprout nonsense about carpet bombing the enemy and we have the evidence, let's bomb them. They should take a little trouble to find out what actually happens in war, these guys should be given a gun each and send to the front to fight," Shah told NDTV in an exclusive interview.

Barah Aana: Is a fun ride

Rating: 3 out of 5*

Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Raaz, Arjun Mathur, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Violante Placido Director: Raja Menon

Firaaq: Tugs at your heart strings

Rating: 3 out of 5*

Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Sanjay Suri, Deepti Naval, Shahana Goswami, Tisca Chopra and Paresh Rawal

Director: Nandita Das

Naseeruddin Shah, a critically acclaimed actor has bagged the lead role in "Maharathi". The film is an adaptation of a highly popular Gujarati play starring Paresh Rawal. The play was first staged in 1987 and was run 700 times all over.

However the role was offered to Big B, he refused to do it due to some strong reasons he believed in. But Paresh Rawal who is very passionate about the film could think of no body else but Naseer for the role as it required cinematic maturity as well as experience.

With the intention to promote their upcoming flick ‘A Wednesday’, ace Bollywood actors Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher boarded a local train in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon.

The story of the film is based on a terrorist who threatens to bomb Mumbai city.

The actors journeyed from Churchgate station to Andheri to pay their honors to all those who lost their lives in the 2006 Mumbai serial train bombings.

The movie ‘A Wednesday’ also deals with the subject of violence in daily life