Katrina Kaif Loves Train Rides

These days the Bollywood stars seem to be giving up their starry airs for the good. Recently, our space talked about Hema Malini and Deepika Padukone taking economy class flights. Now, we have it that Katrina Kaif was comfortable to hop into a train while she wanted to go on a shopping spree in Bangkok.

It so happened that Kat was recently in Bangkok shooting for a new commercial. When she was free from work, she decided to go shopping but as she stepped out of the hotel, she realised there was a huge traffic jam. However, there was no stopping the beauty as she took a train to the shopping district despite warnings from her well-wishers that it was not quite safe for her to do so.

So, Katrina boarded a train for the first time in several years, had a wonderful time shopping at Siam Paragon Shopping Centre and at another luxury mall on Sukhumvit Road and ended up buying a few pairs of boots as she is extremely fond of them.

Will Bollywood Megastars be the Saviour of BBC Asian Network?

Over 100 well-known British Asians comprising Meera Syal, as well as Bollywood celebs Shilpa Shetty and Aamir Khan have demanded the BBC to change its decision to shut the Asian Network, the digital radio station. The BBC is already under attack over plans declared this week to shut BBC 6 Music and confronts.

A new wave of protestation today as over 100 famous British Asians wish the Asian Network to be saved. Top stars, actors and peers have signed up a letter, advocating the BBC to stop the closing of the station. Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha, England cricketer Vikram Solanki, singers Jay Sean and MIA and Sir Mota Singh QC, Britain's highest-profile Sikh member of the judiciary.

Also signed the letter forwarded to to BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons. All signatories showed their "deep shock" at the BBC's verdict to shut out the national station. The letter said that the 8-year-old digital broadcaster offers up a "key platform" for.

The national Asian society and provides original British Asian talent an outlet, which is obviously under-represented in the more conventional BBC. The decision to close both the Asian Network and 6 Music were part of a policy review by BBC's director general Mark Thompson, published earlier this week, The Guardian reports