Hrithik Helps Paraplegics, Priyanka Chopra Visits Twitter, Big B Supports Director

-- Hrithik Roshan was deeply moved while researching for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish in which he plays a paraplegic. After interacting with people affected with paraplegia, the actor decided he had to extend a real helping hand. It has been reported that that the actor is personally bearing the complete medical treatment of ten people with paraplegia from different city hospitals, including the cost of hospitalization and medication. "This is costing him about Rs 7 lakh per month," says one source.

-- Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who is set to cross the 200,000 mark in Twitter followers, visited the headquarters of the website in San Francisco after being especially invited there. Priyanka tweeted about her visit, where she met Biz Stone, Twitter's co-founder. "My day was really interesting because I was invited to Twitter headquarters in San Francisco! Had a great time. Thanks Biz and team for the wonderful hospitality," Priyanka posted. The 27-year-old is about to cross the 200,000 mark in followers on Twitter. At present, she leads the Bollywood bandwagon on the site with 196,903 followers and has left stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Shahid Kapoor far behind.

-- Amitabh Bachchan, perhaps the biggest superstar in the history of Bollywood, makes a statement of dedication to his directors. "An actor, as a true artiste, has to follow the director," Bachchan said in a discussion with his fans at a function organized by Enlighten Film Club. He spoke to the audience about two directors who are polar opposites in terms of style and genre: Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Manmohan Desai. Bachchan shared a story from when he was shooting the climax of Mukherjee-directed "Anand", where Rajesh Khanna's character dies. He started preparing for the scene days in advance, pondering emotions surrounding death and the loss of loved ones. "After two days, when I went to the set and shooting began, I blurted out everything within me, all that emotion, into the scene." However, Mukherjee wasn't impressed, stating, "Hey, don't overdo it. You are doing it too much. Don't get so excited." Mukherjee was on the conservative side and Bachchan was dedicated to follow his direction.