Muzaffarpur girl to star in Aamir’s next venture

After Darsheel Safary, perfectionist Aamir Khan is set to make a star out of a little girl from Bihar.

Parul, a nine-year old girl hailing from Muzzafarpur is going to be part of Aamir’s next venture named “The Falling” which will be directed by Anushka Rizvi.

Parul’s performance in a play staged in Delhi impressed Aamir so much that he made the mind to cast the little girl in his next movie.

Trained under renowned theatre stalwart Habib Tanwar Parul has travelled across the continents and won acclaims as a part of her Theatre’s play in Germany and European Countries.

Parul has a lengthy role in the movie and Aamir is thrilled that he found a talent like her for the film.

The film which is based on the serious issue of farmer suicides in Maharashtra had started shooting since six months. Parul has already started shooting for the film.link

Nitish Kumar ‘Politician of the Year’

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been named the ‘CNN-IBN Politician of the Year-2008′.

According to a release by the channel, Nitish Kumar faced strong competition from his Delhi counterpart Sheila Dikshit, but eventually won the award ‘for turning around one of the most under-developed states in India and showing that ultimately, every adversity crumbles in the face of vision, belief and resolve’.

The winners in other categories include Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra for sports and Aamir Khan for entertainment.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G. Madhavan Nair and the team behind India’s moon mission Chandrayaan have won awards in the public service category, while Aditya Puri of HDFC Bank topped in the business category. link

The ‘Global Indian’ of the year went to A.R. Rahman ‘for his music in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and compositions for hits like ‘Ghajini’, ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ and ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na”.