Sameera Reddy to dance for Sachin

On December 6, Sameera Reddy’s dream of meeting her favourite cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will come true. She has been asked to perform for the batsman at an event in honour of the cricketer along with other B-Town stars at the Ambani residence, Seawinds. Says a source close to Sameera, “The event is a special night dedicated for the captain of the Mumbai Indians, by the team owners, Mukesh and Neeta Ambani. It’s a small, exclusive do. The show is called Powers.

Sam will dance to a Punjabi song with cricketer Yuvraj Singh. She is sparing no effort to make sure that this performance remains an unforgettable experience for her and all present.”The source adds that the actress is charged about performing in front of her favourite cricketer, “It was an honour to perform for a legend. Sameera is not nervous at all.” Not just Sachin but the entire Indian cricket team will be present.

It is learnt that apart from other Hindi songs there would be a special song dedicated to Sachin which has been choreographed by Ganesh Hegde. “Sameera will perform that number solo.” When quizzed about it Sameera says, “It’s like a dream come true performing in front of Sachin. He is my favourite cricketer. I have grown up watching his matches.”

Sachin, Aishwarya among online applicants for voter cards

Election fever has gripped not only ordinary citizens in poll-bound Maharashtra but also celebrities like cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai who have applied for voter cards online.

Other celebrities who have applied for the voter ID card include Akshay Kumar, wife Twinkle Khanna, actress Sonam Kapoor and father Anil Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Preity Zinta and Kim Sharma.

"Sachin had applied online for the voter ID. As his name was already in the list, the card was prepared immediately," District Deputy Collector and Deputy Election Officer Sanjay Bhagwat told PTI.

Sachin's manager collected the card from the commission office yesterday, he said.

Aishwarya has provided most of the details except her date of birth and soon her card would also be ready, Bhagwat said.

Akshay, whose name was not in the voters' list, applied online.