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Some leftovers from the summit...We hear that everyone was so busy talking politics atthe Pakistan high commissioner Qazi’s tea party that they ended upeating very little. Huge amounts of food had to be sent back. But the tea diplomacy hastriggered a new foodie trend with high tea becoming the new order in party circuits...Sowe know that Begum Sehba doesn’t wear saris but the one good reasonwhy she didn’t shop at Cottage Emporium was limited resources. The General gives herRs 15,000 as housekeeping allowance and no more... Govinda’s TVinnings could well be on the last run; Sony’s planning to phase out

Jeeto ChapparPhaad Ke and replace it with a reality show being made in association with utv...BadeMiyan too is having it uneasy, but on the big screen. Amitabh’smuch-hyped Aks has come a cropper at the box office, so much so that one Delhi cinema hallpulled it out within a week to bring back Lagaan...Back in Bollywood, the buzz is aboutthe Lajja dance number that has Madhuri and Manishadancing together...

It’s that season of the year when Bollywood actresses trace migratory paths to theSouth. This time, the list has interesting names—Aishwarya Rai, Lisa Rayand Kirti Reddy (all maiden appearance in Kannada movies)... Butthere’s a problem with another actress. Former Miss World Yukta Mookhey’sheight is a hindrance for her debut in a Tamil movie. So, the director has planned a solodance number for Yukta instead of pairing her off with a short hero... On the subject ofdances, boneless wonder Prabhu Deva’s brother Raju Sundaramis set to make his debut as hero in a bilingual venture (Tamil and Telugu). Raju will donwhite flannels as a national cricketer in this movie...Talking of cricket, Azharbhai’s foundation (Azhar-Sangeeta JV) has not taken off. The reason: CM ChandrababuNaidu has not sanctioned land for the project in Hyderabad... Meanwhile Kerala CMA.K. Antony is proving a lone ranger yet again. Soon after he assumedoffice, he declared that his ministers and he would only use the tried and testedAmbassador as an austerity measure. But while he has kept his word by using the Amby,others are gallivanting away in luxury sedans...