Sunday, December 18, 2011
Minissha Lamba fined Rs 4L for Duty Evasion
The customs department has imposed a penalty on actor Minissha Lamba for evasion of duty on the jewelry and dutiable goods she carried on her return from Cannes in May.
In an order dated December 8, customs joint commissioner R P Khandelwal has asked Lamba to pay Rs 3 lakh fine, Rs 95,000 as penalty and applicable duty to claim the jewellery worth Rs 31.32 lakh. Lamba has been asked to pay an additional penalty of Rs 10,000 on other goods like branded bags and shoes.
Her lawyer Sujay Kantawala said he would appeal before the commissioner.
On May 18, customs department stopped the actor at the airport. The department in its order said that there were "factual inaccuracies" in her claim.
Lamba said the display of the jewellery at the film festival would be an advertisement for the jewellers.
Will Vijay become Kodiveshvaran ?
We all know the days when Sarath Kumar used to come in Sun TV for a show which resembles "Kaun Banega Crorepati". Now the show is back and the people are looking for a host. Guess who they have contacted first – It is none other than Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay. Vijay who was seen in the Docomo Ad earned himself a lot of fans. Now the decision is in the hands of Vijay who finds himself busy with the shooting of Thupakki in Mumbai. He may find no time given the shooting of Yohan begins as soon as the shooting of Thupakki gets over. Yohan is a big budget venture with the direction of Gautam Vasudev Menon and produced by Photon Kathos and Eros International. Will we get to see Vijay hosting this famous show? The decision is with Vijay.