Akshay, Katrina, Aamir & Priyanka on Cineblitz Magazine (January 2010)

Bollywood Celebrity Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Aamir Khan & Priyanka Chopra on the cover page of Cineblitz Magazine for the months of January 2010.

Bollywood Wish List For 2010

Bollywood Wish List For 2010
What celebs look forward to in 2010

Quite a few interesting films are lined up for release early 2010. Be it director Sajid Khan, Sirish Kunder or Ken Ghosh, they are all looking forward to their creations in the New year. While 'My Name Is Khan' and 'Kites' are the hottest contenders when it comes to the most awaited films, there are quite a few others like 'Rann' and 'Teen Patti' that may be exciting.

Producer-writer Shirish Kunder has another choice. 'In 2010, I am waiting most for 'Tees Maar Khan'. With Farah Khan at the helm of affairs and Akshay Kumar leading the case, it's going to be the peak of commercial cinema,' he told IANS. The film also stars Akshaye Khanna, hence bringing the two namesake actors together for the first time.

It may not be on the wish list of many but 'Run Bhola Run' is what excites Tusshar Kapoor most. 'For obvious reasons I am waiting for this film the most,' said the actor who will be seen with Govinda again after 'Life Partner'.

Minissha Lamba is waiting for her 'Well Done Abba'. This Shyam Benegal-directed film has been making waves in the festival circuits and is now being lined up for theatrical release. 'I am looking forward to 'Well Done Abba'. However, there are also films like 'Raavan', 'Veer', 'My Name Is Khan', 'Kites' and 'Dostana 2' on my wish list,' she said.

Ken Ghosh had a hit 'Ishq Vishk' and a miss 'Fida' with Shahid Kapoor over the years gone by. However, he is confident of 'Chance Pe Dance' hitting the bull's eye. 'Other than my own film, I am also waiting for 'Kites'', he says.

Newbie Urvashi Sharma, who began as a leading lady with 'Naqaab' and played a small role in 'Baabarr', is excited about turning over a new page in her professional career in 2010. 'I am really looking forward to two of my own films - 'Khatta Meetha' and 'Nishaad' - both with Priyadarshan. Apart from these two films, I also want to see Ambika Hinduja's 'Teen Patti' which has Mr. (Amitabh) Bachchan in it.'

Rituparna Sengupta, who was seen in 'Do Knot Disturb', has a lot to look forward to in 2010. 'For me, the most awaited films in the New Year are my own like 'Mittal vs Mittal', 'S.R.K', 'Paroksh' and 'Bum Bum Boley'.'

For filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra, who is working on multiple films, it is 'Apartment' all the way. 'The film is ready and it should release very soon,' he said. Though she has a pivotal role in 'Apartment', it's 'Rann' that excites Neetu Chandra the most. 'It is going to be my first release of 2010 and I am counting days for the January 29 release of the film.'

Sajid Khan, who will release his 'Housefull' in May, said: 'It's obvious that 'Housefull' would be my as well as audiences' choice of 2010.' For Kareena Kapoor, the choice is obvious - 'Ra 1'. Though she is not saying it yet, the buzz is that she has more or less signed on the dotted line for this Shah Rukh Khan starrer sci-fi super hero film which is being directed by Anubhav Sinha of 'Dus' fame.

List Of Hindi Movies 2010, Most Awaited Films of 2010

List Of Hindi Movies 2010
New Upcoming 2010 Bollywood Movies
Most Awaited Films of 2010
Movies Coming Out In 2010

Movie Name	Director	Starcast
1-800 Love	Abbas Tyrewala	John Abraham, Pakhi
Action Replayy	Vipul Shah	Akshay Kumar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Randhir Kapoor
Agent Vinod	Sriram Raghavan	Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor
Anjaana Anjaani	Siddharth Anand	Ranbir Kapoor,Priyanka Chopra
Ayesha	Rajshree Ojha	Abhay Deol, Sonam Kapoor
Chance Pe Dance	Ken Ghosh	Shahid Kapoor, Genelia D'souza
Chatur Singh Two Star	Ajay Chandok	Sanjay Dutt, Ameesha, Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik
Chenab Gandhi	Vibhu Puri	Amitabh Bachchan, Rajeev Khandelwal, Vidya Balan
Crooked (working title)	Abhinay Deo	Abhishek Bachchan, Jimmy Shergill, Gul Panag, Boman Irani
Dabanng	Abhinav Kashyap	Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sonakshi Sinha
Delhi Belly	Abhinay Deo	Imran Khan, Shenaz Treasurywala, Vir Das
Delhi Safari	Nikhil Advani	Voices of Govinda, Suniel Shetty, Urmila Matondkar, Ayesha Takia Azmi and Boman Irani
Dhobi Ghaat	Kiran Rao	Prateik Babbar, Aamir Khan
Guzaarish	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Hrithik Roshan,Aishwarya Rai,Aditya Roy Kapoor
Hook Ya Crook	David Dhawan	John Abraham, Genelia D'souza, Kay Kay Menon, Shreyas Talpade
House Full	Sajid Khan	Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Ritesh Deshmukh, Arjun Rampal, Lara Dutta, Jiah Khan
I Hate Luv Stories	Punit Malhotra	Imran Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Sammir Dattani
Ishqiya	Abhishek Chaubey	Naseruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan
Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai	Milap Zaveri	Ritesh Deshmukh, Ayesha Takia Azmi, Ruslaan Mumtaz,Sonal Sehgal, Jacqueline Fernandes
Johnny Mastana	Shoojit Sircar	Amitabh Bachchan, Dia Mirza, Sarika, Jimmy Shergill
Kajraare	Pooja Bhatt	Himesh Reshammiya, Mona Laizza, Amrita Singh, Javed Sheikh
Karthik Calling Karthik	Vijay Lalwani	Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone
Khatta Meetha	Priyadarshan	Akshay Kumar, Trisha
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se	Ashutosh Gowariker	Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone
Kites	Anurag Basu	Hrithik Roshan,Kangna Ranaut,Barbara Mori,Kabir Bedi
Koochie Koochie Hota Hai	Tarun Mansukhani	Voices of Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee
Lamhaa	Rahul Dholakia	Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu, Kunal Kapoor, Shernaz Patel, Anupam Kher
Milenge Milenge	Satish Kaushik	Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Aarti Chhabria, Satish Shah
My Name is Khan	Karan Johar	Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill, Zarina Wahab, Parvin Dabas
No Problem	Anees Bazmee	Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, Sunil Shetty, Sushmita Sen, Kangna Ranaut, Paresh Rawal and Neetu Chandra
Once Upon a Time in Mumbai	Milan Luthria	Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kangna Ranaut, Prachi Desai
Paathshala	Milind Ukey	Shahid Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Ayesha Takia Azmi
Parmeet Sethi's next	Parmeet Sethi	Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma
Patiala House	Nikhil Advani	Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia
Prince- Its Showtime	Kookie V Gulati	Vivek Oberoi, Aruna Murty, Nandana Sen, Niroo Singh, Sanjay Kapoor
Priyadarshan's next	Priyadarshan	Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu
Pyaar Impossible	Jugal Hansraj	Uday Chopra, Priyanka Chopra, Dino Morea, Anupam Kher
Ra.1	Anubhav Sinha	Shah Rukh Khan
Raajneeti	Prakash Jha	Nana Patekar, Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Manoj Bajpai, Arjun Rampal
Raavan	Mani Ratnam	Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Govinda, Nikhil Dwivedi, Ravi Kissen, Chiyaan Vikram
Rakta Charitra	Ram Gopal Varma	Vivek Oberoi, Shatrughan Sinha, Abhimanyu Shekhar Singh
Rann	Ram Gopal Varma	Amitabh Bachchan,Ritesh Deshmukh, Paresh Rawal, Mohnish Behl, Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Rajat Kapoor, Gul Panag, Neetu Chandra, Rajpal Yadav, Sudeep
Run Bhola Run	Neeraj Vora	Govinda, Tusshar Kapoor, Ameesha, Celina Jaitly
Stepmom's remake	Siddharth Malhotra	Kajol, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal
Teen Patti	Leena Yadav	Amitabh Bachchan, Sir Ben Kingsley, R Madhavan, Saira Mohan, Shradha Kapoor, Siddharth Kher, Vaibhav Talwar
Tees Maar Khan	Farah Khan	Akshay Kumar
Tera Kya Hoga Johnny?	Sudhir Mishra	Neil Nitin Mukesh, Soha Ali Khan, Kay Kay Menon, Shahana Goswami, Karan Nath
Toonpur Ka Superhero	Kireet Khurana	Ajay Devgn, Kajol
Veer	Anil Sharma	Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Mithun Chakraborty,Jackie Shroff, Lisa Lazarus
Yash Raj's next untitled	Pradeep Sarkar	Neil Nitin Mukesh, Deepika Padukone

Akshay Kumar carries Olympic flame in Toronto

Akshay Kumar carries Olympic flame in Toronto

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Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Thursday participated in the Olympic Torch Relay and carried the Olympic flame here.

Akshay is an international torchbearer with the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, presented by Coca-Cola and RBC and supported by the Government of Canada.

On this special occasion, Akshay Kumar said: “I am honoured and privileged to have been selected as an official torchbearer for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay.”

“Running with the Olympic Flame in Toronto gives me an exceptional opportunity to represent India and all of my fans. The flame is a symbol of freedom, peace and global friendship, and I would like to thank Canada for this honour and recognition,” Akshay Kumar added.

Akshay calls Canada his home away from home. He supports various Canadian charities, including the Trillium Health Centre in Toronto.

“Akshay Kumar is a global star, a citizen of the world and a friend to Canada. Akshay’s fans will join him in person or virtually as he runs along the world’s longest street-Yonge St. His presence and exuberance will inspire the Olympic spirit in all of us and draw the world’s attention to this magical moment in Toronto,” said Michele McKenzie, President and CEO of the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) on this occasion.

Trisha's Bollywood Move

Trisha's Bollywood Move

Trisha is clear about what she wants. The lass intends to do as many films as possible in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. Trisha, who is currently shooting for her first Hindi film with Akshay Kumar, Khatta Meeta — directed by Priyadarsan in Mumbai, has confirmed that she has signed a film with Ravi Teja.

She’ll start shooting for this film in February 2010. The movie is to be directed by Gopichand, an associate of ace director Seenu Vytla.

She said, “I want to do films in all languages that I’m comfortable in. I do not want to be tied down to one particular language as everybody is thinking global these days.” Trisha has a point as other actresses like Genelia and Aishwarya are doing films in different languages. Genelia, apart from doing three Hindi films, has signed two new films in Tamil and Telugu while Aishwarya Rai is doing a Tamil film (Endhiran) apart from her Hindi projects.

Trisha confessed, “The idea is to space out the projects and be comfortable with whatever you are doing. Actually, it is the movies in the south that have given me the reach that I enjoy today. So, I prefer to work on Telugu and Tamil films first. My first Hindi release will be only in the summer of 2010.”

Trisha, Genelia and Hansika are all doing south movies because the money is much more than what they make from Hindi films. Also, it’ll take them longer to get into the elite ‘A’ list of actors.

Meanwhile, Trisha is all set to head to Hyderabad for the audio launch of her Telugu film Nammo

Venkatesa’with Venkatesh on December 18. On the same night, she will fly to London for the audio launch of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (VTV), which is to be held the next day.

“The VTV audio launch, which is expected to be attended by a host of dignitaries including AR Rahman, is sure going to rock. Rahman is my all -time favourite music director. I grew up listening to his music. I’m looking forward to meeting him in London,” she said.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshay Kumar Togather After KhaKee

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshay Kumar Togather After KhaKee

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshay Kumar receive Padma Shri award Photo Gallery,pictures,stills


Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been conferred Padma Shri award in the Ashoka Hall

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar receive the Padmashree Award

Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar both received the Padma Shree Award at a special ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The awards were handed over to them by President Pratibha Patil yesterday.

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been conferred Padma Shri award in the Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. President Pratibha Patil gave away the prestigious award to Aishwarya for her contribution to cinema.

Prominent among those graced the occasion; include the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice-president Hamid Ansari, and Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterji. Besides, Amitabh Bachchan, Amar Singh, Abhishek Bachchan and Twinkle Khanna were also present in the hall.

Akshay, Katrina Get Cosy In Rain - De Dana Dan Sexy, Hot Still, Images, Photos

Akshay, Katrina Get Cosy In Rain, De Dana Dan

De Dana Dan Music Review

De Dana Dan Music Review

EXPECTATIONS

De Dana Dan is an out and out comic entertainer due to which one doesn't quite expect a musical here. Of course Akshay Kumar-Pritam 'jodi' in the past has given chartbuster tracks in comedies like Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Singh Is Kinng earlier. Still, these films had a romantic angle to them which resulted in memorable music not just by means of item numbers but also a few soulful songs. However, when it comes to De Dana Dan, all one expects are some more Hera Pheri moments, courtesy the coming together of Akshay Kumar, Suneil Shetty, Paresh Rawal and Priyadarshan.

MUSIC

There is a very pleasant surprise in store though at the very beginning of the album with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan coming up with an extremely likeable 'Rishte Naate'. A beautiful love song which is set in a mould similar to that of 'Teri Ore' [Singh Is Kinng], 'Rishte Naate' is also elevated further due to some very good writing by Sayeed Quadri. The combination works perfectly well with English rendition by Suzanne Demello being an icing on the cake. The song's remix makes for a good club outing as well with Kunal Ganjawala replacing Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for this version and still giving a good account of himself. It is surprising that such a beautiful sounding track is being released so late in the day when the film is a mere 20 days away from release.

Mood of the album changes soon after with some groovy beats making 'Paisa' a number to jive along. This is the kind of track that doesn't necessarily make a huge impression in the very first outing but grows on you tremendously after it has been played for a few times. The way RDB writes, composes and sings this track with Manak-E and Selina has a 'desi' feel to it as well that makes it stand out in the crowd. This is the kind of track which has Punjabi folk fusion written all over it and can be heard in the North India belt. A theme song about money being the driving force behind all the acts, 'Paisa Paisa', which also has a supporting 'Club Mix' version, can be a hugely popular track provided it is bombarded on music channels 24X7.

From a romantic number and a situational outing, De Dana Dan turns on the heat with a seductive 'Gale Lag Ja'. A sensual rain track featuring Katrina Kaif along with Akshay, it has newcomer Banjyotsna coming up with the kind of rendition that reminds of Alisha Chenoy. Written by Ashish Pandit, this slow moving number with Javed Ali behind the mike is easy on ears even though it doesn't carry that chartbuster appeal to it. Hear this one (which also has a second version with Domonique Cerejo also joining the show) for some soothing times and move on to the next one in the offering.

For fourth song in a row, there is a different lyricist roped in. This time around it is Irshaad Kamil who writes a celebration track 'Baamulaiza'. Even though Mika Singh is at the helm of affairs, one really misses Neeraj Sreedhar here who would have made a difference to the final outcome. A rhythmic track that has Style Bhai coming up with his rap-n-reggae, 'Baamulaiza' (which too has a 'remix version' in the offering) makes for a fine hearing though not necessarily belonging to the hit variety. It's nice to see though that Dominique Cerejo, an erstwhile background vocalist, gets yet another number as a playback singer to her credit.

The trend of a separate lyricist for each of the songs continues with Neeraj Sreedhar writing 'Hotty Naughty' which reminds one of lesser heard 'Aage Aage Dekhe Ja' [Life Partner] in its beginning portions. An obvious item number that has been crooned by Sunidhi Chauhan and is picturised on Neha Dhupia, 'Hotty Naughty' is more fun than sensual which ensures that the proceedings do not become risqué. A passable peppy track that should look good on screen with some eye catchy picturisation, it falls under the bracket of being time pass and that's about it. Kalpana Patwari sings the 'remix version' but frankly, one would prefer Sunidhi's rendition here.

Finally comes the title track 'De Dana Dan', a Sameer written number which is sung and composed by Ad Boys. Just like 'Paisa', this one too has a chartbuster appeal to it and sees a good blend of Punjabi music with contemporary Bollywood music. Boasting of the kind of beats and energy that seldom fails; De Dana Dan is quite spirited and should make for a riotous outing on screen. The track brings a good end to the album which mostly boasts of an inherent fun element.

OVERALL

In the recent times, there have been quite some quality musical scores like Kurbaan, Tum Mile, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and Radio that have managed to make an impact. Most of these have a classy feel to it. In comparison, De Dana Dan has a massy feel to it with numbers like 'Paisa' and title song making a good impression. 'Baamulaiza' and 'Hotty Naughty' don't have a much future though beyond the film's run in theatres. However, if there is a track that would be remembered at least for a few more months to come, it would be 'Rishte Naate'.

De Dana Dan Movie - Review - Rating - StarCast

De Dana Dan Movie - Review - Rating - StarCast

Star Cast : Akshay Kumar as Nitin, Sunil Shetty as Ram and Katrina Kaif

as Anjali, Sameera Reddy, Paresh Raval

Direction : Priyadarshan.

De Dana Dan Movie Rating: 3.5 / 5

De Dana Dan Movie Review:

De Dana Dan almost marks a decade of the end of the sensitivity and sensibility of director Priyadarshan who switched on to commercially driven comedy capers post the success of Hera Pheri . De Dana Dan also almost marks a decade of the widespread acceptability that the slapstick genre has gained in scarcity of sane comedies.

Going by its casting, do not expect De Dana Dan to be a sequel, tribute or extension of the Hera Pheri series. Forget the threesome chemistry, there is hardly a single frame in the film where the trio of Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal share screen space. Except of course for the trademark Priyadarshan style chaotic climax where again their chemistry is diluted (literally through flooding fuss) as the entire cast joins them for more commotion.

Nitin Bankar (Akshay Kumar) is a driver under debt and Ram Mishra (Sunil Shetty) is a courier boy who hasn’t delivered much in life. Though both have already assigned girlfriends (Katrina, Sameera) for them, the film still takes too long to come to point. Money is the need of the hour and so Priyadarshan does some hera pheri in the story – which means a kidnap. Just this time the duo kidnaps a canine and you wonder if the film is going to the dogs.

As you try to keep a count on the ever-increasing character artists, the entire cast checks-in a five star hotel. Soon the story takes the shape of the 1992 Hollywood flick ‘ Blame it on the Bellboy ’ which was remade in Bollywood just a year ago as ‘ One Two Three ’ (and also starred Sunil Shetty and Sameera Reddy). A comedy of errors ensues with characters doing Bhagam Bhag throughout the hotel.

Call it a ‘wardrobe’ disaster but Akshay Kumar is locked in one for practically an hour of the film’s runtime. With a seemingly lost Sunil Shetty and a screeching loud Paresh Rawal, it’s left up to the character artists to save the ship. But a flood is induced in the climax as the director seeks inspiration from another Hollywood flick ‘ The Towering Inferno ’ (1974) with each character going down the drain.

As the name suggests, De Dana Dan is a quickie flick which is hastily written, rapidly filmed, has swift storytelling and speeding characters giving you no time to breathe, gasp, feel, absorb react or relate. The film takes time to kick-off and nothing much happens in the first half. The second half gains momentum with cross-connections of characters inside the hotel. The more you attempt to keep a track of the individual tracks, the more it confuses you. The less you try to join the links, the more it binds you.

What could have been the USP of the film, acts against it with the comic chemistry of Akshay-Paresh-Sunil clearly missing. In fact the other character artists add more value to the film varying from the deafening ones (Archana Puran Singh, Manoj Joshi) to the hilarious ones (Johnny Lever, Rajpal Yadav, Asrani). Undoubtedly the humour is loud and noisy but this slapstick is appended with some story (Suresh Krishanan). Unfortunately for a comedy, the dialogues are pretty lame with not sufficient punches or one-liners.

Pritam’s music is quite outdated this time and every song is forced into the narrative. Salim-Sulaiman’s background score is loud and at several instances overshadows the dialogues. With a major part of the film being shot inside the hotel, the camerawork isn’t much demanding and K Ahambaram does well as the cinematographer. The art direction (Sabu Cyril) and SFX (Red Chillies) effects for the deluge sequence in the climax are well executed though it doesn’t contribute much to the film. For a comedy, De Dana Dan is considerably long at almost 3 hour runtime and could have been more crisply edited.

Akshay Kumar repeats himself but is funny at times. Sunil Shetty seems jaded and uninterested. Paresh Rawal hams. Archana Puran Singh is in the Masti mould. Manoj Joshi goes over the top. Johnny Lever gets the best sequences and is clearly the scene-stealer. Rajpal Yadav and Asrani are equally hilarious. Katrina Kaif looks pretty. Sameera Reddy and Aditi Govitrikar can’t act. Neha Dhupia is better amongst the females. Chunky Pandey is non-existent. Vikram Gokhale looks miscast in comedy, which he has probably attempted for the first time.

Akki Is Indian Ambassador For 2010 Olympic Games | Biggest Honour Of Bollywood Star

Akki Is Indian Ambassador For 2010 Olympic Games | Biggest Honour Of Bollywood Star

Akshay Kumar is going to be the Indian Ambassador for the 2010 Olympic Games.

Akshay Kumar is the only star from the Global Entertainment Industry to carry the Olympic Torch

One of the biggest honours that the country has ever seen is soon to be bestowed on none other than Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar. Akshay Kumar is going to be the Indian Ambassador for the 2010 Olympic Games and the only star representing the Global Entertainment Industry.

Akshay Kumar is a martial arts expert and practitioner, he was recently bestowed with the highest Japanese honor of the katana, He has been the brand ambassador for Special Olympic(for handicaps), he shot for the 7 Deadly Arts for National Geographic Channel and his recent 1st invitational Open Karate Championship was a huge success .The list of Akshay Kumar’s contribution to Indian sports is endless.

Adding to this list Akshay Kumar will be the Indian Ambassador for the 2010 Olympic Games to be held in Canada.

Only 15 International celebrities have been invited to Canada to participate in carrying the Olympic Torch, Ontario has been identified as a province to have only one global celebrity represent the world and that celebrity is Akshay Kumar.

Reveals a source from the Olympic Committee “At a high power and exclusive lunch for 50 CEO’s of Prominent Tourism Companies the Canadian PM will introduce Akshay Kumar as the sole torch bearer from India for the Olympics. The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) will bring the Olympic Torch to the luncheon “

This will be the first time an exception is made and the Olympic Torch will be presented to Akshay. Adds the source “This will be the first of its kind ...a sitting head of state travels abroad and invites someone from another nation to represent their nation (India).This is a very huge honour for Akshay Kumar and rightly deserved”

Adds the source “Anything remotely related to sports in India is reminiscent of Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, he has taken Asia by storm and has universal appeal”

Akshay Kumar will present the Canadian PM Steven Harper with a token of appreciation and speak on the occasion of being the sole torch bearer from India for the Olympics.