Ravi Shankar, Javed Akhtar, Jagjit Singh call on Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, Veteran musician Pandit Ravi Shankar, lyricist Javed Akhtar, ghazal singer Jagjit Singh and composer-singer Shankar Mahadevan met Congress president Sonia Gandhi here Thursday morning.

Congress sources described the meeting as “a courtesy call”. They did not divulge details of the meeting.

The meeting comes in the backdrop of an escalating controversy over Shiv Sena’s threats to stop the release of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s film “My Name Is Khan” following his remarks in favour of the participation of Pakistani players in the Indian Premier League.

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Katrina's role in 'Rajneeti' not based on Sonia Gandhi: Director

Bhopal, Feb 10 (IANS) Film director Prakash Jha Tuesday denied that the role played by Katrina Kaif in his "Rajneeti" was based on Congress president Sonia Gandhi's political career.

"It (Katrina's character) has nothing to do with either the life or political career of Sonia Gandhi", Jha said here.

There have been media reports that the movie was based on the life and career of Sonia Gandhi and that the character played by Katrina bears an uncanny resemblance to her.

Source: http://www.bollywood.com/katrinas-role-rajneeti-not-based-sonia-gandhi-director