Shilpa saddened by Goody's death

Mumbai, Mar 22 (PTI) Actress Shilpa Shetty today said that she was saddened by the demise of reality TV star Jade Goody due to cervical cancer.

The terminally ill British TV reality star died in her sleep in the wee hours today at her home in Upshire, Essex.

Shilpa, who is in London, said that she was deeply saddened by the news "but in the hindsight, glad that she is out of pain and passed away peacefully in her sleep. Words cannot express how I feel but my heartfelt condolences to the family," the actress said.

Shilpa, who was hoping to meet Jade earlier this week, could not since the latter's health had deteriorated. PTI

DDLJ creates record, crosses 700-week mark

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DDLJ creates record, crosses 700-week mark
Press Trust of India

Fourteen years after it was first released Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge continued its successful run at the box office crossing the 700-week mark.

The Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol starrer, which had previously broken the record of Sholay, to become the longest running film in 2007, has been playing continuously for 700 weeks at Mumbai's Maratha Mandir theatre, creating a record of its own.

The film, directed by Aditya Chopra, starred Shah Rukh and Kajol in a story that featured Indians living outside the country for the first time in a mainstream Bollywood film.

The film a romantic drama, included typical Bollywood elements, but owed its stupendous success to the fresh twist it brought to the boy-meets-girl story. Filmed in London and Punjab, the film is considered one of the best romantic films of Bollywood.

The music of the film composed by Jatin Lalit topped every charts and the movie won 10 Filmfare awards, including Best Actor and Best Actress for Shah Rukh and Kajol.