Actor Amitabh Bachchan and car designer Dilip Chhabria pose with Supercar-DC Avanti at the 11th Auto Expo 2012.

Actress Katrina Kaif poses with Audi Q3 2.0 T quattro car during its unveiling ceremony at the 11th Auto Expo 2012

Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata, center, and deputy chairman Cyrus Mistry, left, pose near a Tata Safari during a press preview at the India Auto Expo.

Tata Pixel, the new city concept car is seen here.

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor poses with the Nissan’s newly-launched Evalia

Models perform near the new Innova cars on display at the Toyota stall.

MD & CEO of Hyundai India, HW Park (Right) and Head, Overseas Sales, William Lee wave next to the HND7 concept car.

Trisha Krishnan

Sameera Reddy

Shriya Saran

Genelia D’Souza

Kajal Agarwal

Richa Gangopadhyay

Samantha

Amala Paul

Mamta Mohandas

Priya Anand

Deeksha Seth

Amy Jackson

Rana, Rajinikanth’s next magnum opus goes on floor today in Chennai The shoot commences with a puja by Super Star Rajinikanth along with the cast and crew in Chennai to mark the auspicious occasion.

The shoot of Rana has to start a week days back but due to the erection of sets the shoot got delayed. As known to us Rana will be a live action magnum opus in which Rajini will be seen playing triple role while Deepika Padukone, Ileana D’Cruz, Tabu will star opposite him. Sonu Sood plays the role of a baddie and Rajini himself has selected Sonu Sood for this role.

Director Mr. K.S Ravikumar said,”Rana has a gripping story line and the entire cats and crew for Rana were perfect for the script. The film is going have stunning visuals which will surely take Indian cinema to the global standards”.

Soundarya Rajinikanth, of Ocher Visual effects UK, is working as a technical director for Rana while Charles Darby of Eyeqube Studios, well-known visual effects personality and an Emmy award winner, is the creative and special effects director on the film. Ratnavelu and Anthony are heading the departments of cinematography and Editing.

Eros International, India’s largest integrated film studio and NextGen Films are jointly producing the film through Rana Production Ltd., UK.

Rana is scheduled to release in FY 2012.

Superstar Rajinikanth’s Rana Movie First Look Photo.

A spectacular opening ceremony, showcasing a huge dash of Bollywoood-style entertainment, marked the launch of the fourth edition of the IPL, the Twenty20 extravaganza which has gained immense popularity since its inception.

The evening sky over the M A Chidambaram stadium lit up with dazzling fireworks as BCCI President Shashank Manohar declared the cash-rich event open amidst thunderous cheers from a capacity crowd.

The highlight of the show was a dance performance by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is also co-owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders. He enthralled the huge gathering by dancing on some famous numbers from his flicks such as Chak-de India and Billu.

Opening Ceremony Videos

Opening match result : Chennai defeat Kolkata by 2 runs