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Actor Rishi Kapoor reportedly had journalists ejected from a book launch in New Delhi, dismissing them off-handedly as being there for the freebies. Mr Kapoor, 65, was launching a book on his father Raj Kapoor, whose 93rd birth anniversary it was on Thursday. The book is authored by his sister Ritu Nanda. Rishi Kapoor ran into three journalists covering the launch on the invitation of the publisher. The actor, known for his short fuse and no-holds barred tweets, became instantly hostile, according to an agency account. An ‘agitated’ Rishi Kapoor asked “Aap log kaun ho (who are you people)?” when he happened upon the three mediapersons. When the journalists presented their credentials, the Kapoor And Sons actor walked off, reportedly muttering “muft ki daru.” Kapoor’s personal security then arrived and reportedly turned the journalists out, saying: “Kapoor doesn’t want you guys here, please leave.” When a representative of the publisher requested the hotel security in-charge...

He is known for his candid talk and sharp tweets. So expect Rishi Kapoor's autobiography to be a tell-all. The veteran actor tweeted the cover page of the book. He wrote, "My autobiography, Rishi Kapoor — Uncensored. Khullam Khulla releases January 15. This one's from the heart, my life and times, as I lived it!" The book, he says, is funny, motivating and inspiring. We can't wait to lay our hands on it.

Twinkle Khanna may not have been a very successful actor but she is surely emerging as a widely-read author. Her book, Mrs Funnybones, was an instant hit, making her the highest-selling female author of 2015. And even as we approach the end of 2016, the book’s popularity doesn’t seem to have waned. Twinkle was in her car on Wednesday when she met a roadside vendor who tried to sell her copies of Mrs Funnybones and her latest book The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad. Even though the book was certainly a pirated version of the original, the author took it as a compliment that she and her books are still relevant. “The silver lining to this inky cloud-pirated or otherwise, clearly I am still not past my sell-by date :) #thelegendoflakshmiprasad,” she wrote with the photo of the seller that she posted on Instagram on Wednesday. The last few years have been nothing short of a renaissance for Twinkle with the world getting to know of her humorous side with her books. She is no longer know...