Shiney Ahuja's bail rejected again

A Mumbai sessions court rejected Shiney Ahuja's bail plea on Friday, nearly three months after the actor was arrested for allegedly raping his maid at his Mumbai home.

The court rejected Ahuja's bail on the ground that it is a 'serious offence' and there is prima facie evidence against him.

The court had rejected his bail plea on July 8 on the same grounds.

The 36-year-old actor again filed for bail on September 5 after the city police filed its chargesheet against him.

Charges against Ahuja, who is currently lodged in Mumbai's Arthur Road jail, will be framed on September 23.

His lawyer Shrikant Shivade said he would challenge the lower court's order in the Bombay high court.

The actor's case was transferred to a fast track court after Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan gave an assurance that the victim would get justice soon.

Shiney missed the chance to work with SRK

While he is right now in the news for being a real life villain accused of raping his maid servant and languishing in Mumbai's infamous Arthur Road jail, Shiney Ahuja, it is learnt had missed a golden opportunity to play the villain onscreen opposite none other than Bollywood Baadshah Shah Rukh Khan.
Reveals a source from SRK's production house, "The first actor approached to play the role of the villainous producer Mukesh Mehra in OM SHANTI OM was Vivek Oberoi but Vivek declined the role, since he didn't want to be seen in a negative role, in the mega film starring King Khan. Then the next actor approached was Shiney Ahuja. His GANGSTER back then had just released, and he had been winning accolades for his acting skills in HAZAARON KHAWAISHEN AISI and GANGSTER. In fact, Shah Rukh even had a few meetings with Shiney over the role. But Shiney finally opted out of playing the part, since, perhaps, he thought this villain's part may slot him as a negative role specialist actor and it would become a dead end for his solo hero aspirations."

Well Shiney's loss went on to become Arjun Rampal's gain as his non-happening acting career suddenly flourished after SRK took him under his wing. But for Shiney as they say rest is history.

Shiney's bail plea rejected

Shiney Ahuja's bail plea was rejected by the sessions court in Mumbai [Images] on Wednesday.

The actor, who was charged with raping his maid at his home on June 14, had applied for bail stating that he will not interfere in the investigation or try to influence the victim. He had also mentioned in his bail application that he was ready to stay away from Mumbai if the court instructs him to do so.

The court however observed that he has been charged with a serious offence and a prima facie case has been made out against him. The court also refused to accept the defence's arguments that the victim's story of alleged rape is 'doubtful and concocted.'

Shiney's lawyer, Shrikant Shivade, confirmed that Shiney's bail plea had been rejected but refused to give details. Reports said the defence will go in appeal to the high court.

The actor has been claiming innocence in the case but a DNA test is reported to have confirmed that Shiney did have sex with his maid.

At present, Shiney is incarcerated in Arthur Road Jail, located in south-central Mumbai.

Shiney Ahuja was not drunk at time of rape: police

Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja was not drunk when he allegedly raped his domestic help, according to the forensic reports, a police official said Tuesday.

'The report mentions that the accused was not drunk and in his full senses at the time of the incident,' Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone VI) Niket Kaushik said.

Shiney's blood samples had been taken soon after his arrest and sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory to verify his claim that he may have committed the crime while drunk or after taking drugs or some other intoxicants.

However, the actor's wife Anupam had declared last week that Shiney does not drink or smoke.

Police are still awaiting the test reports from FSL on other articles seized from Shiney's residence for evidence, and the DNA tests on the semen stains recovered.

Shiney's domestic help had June 14 lodged a complaint with the Oshiwara Police Station, alleging she had been raped by the actor.

Shiney was arrested and a court sent him to police custody. He is presently in judicial custody.

A team of the National Commission of Women (NCW) rushed to Mumbai and met all the parties concerned, including the victim and her family members.

Following the NCW team's visit, Chief Minister Ashok Chavan announced that the Shiney rape case would be transferred to a fast track court soon.

PNC's next to send a chill down the spines!

Forget mindless blood and gore, PNC's next horror-cum-psychological fare, ACCIDENT, will really send a chill down your spine and keep you on the edge of the seat. Produced by Pritish Nandy and Rangita Nandy, the film stars Shiney Ahuja, Soha Ali Khan, Rahul Dev and others. THE ACCIDENT is a 'classic psychological horror film, which shows the deterioration of a woman's mind'.

The film is about a couple moving from California to India, and meeting with an accident soon after. The woman loses her child, creating an emotional rift between the couple. Life takes an eerie turn after they move to a certain bungalow. There on, the condition of the girl's mind deteriorates... or does it really? Or are supernatural powers at play? As director Abhijit Chaudhuri aka Dadu (the renowned ad film maker in the league of Sudhir Mishra and Anurag Basu) puts it, ''THE ACCIDENT is horror in the tradition of THE TENANT. It is more a mind game than a blood-fest. Scary and freezing because the fear is immediate and palpable.''

Soha seconds this thought, as she says, ''It (the film) has an international quality to it... As the film progresses, it will keep the audiences guessing.''

Well, another reason why the film is in news is because of some intimate scenes between Soha and Shiney. The duo has shared the screen in KHOYA KHOYA CHAND earlier. Soha refutes that there are too many intimate scenes or too much intimacy in them. She says that there isn't a lovemaking scene, as such, and there are only silences and shadows. Though the actress has no qualms about doing such scenes, she admits to drawing a line if she is not comfortable.

Lately, media has been speculating about the completion of the film and when we contacted the Mr. Ram Kamal Mukherjee, Vice President, Pritish Nandy Communications, he added, ''We have completed more than 90% shoot of the film. We need to shoot just three to four more days. The scenes would require Soha Ali Khan and Shiney Ahuja. We will be shooting the solo Soha scenes and other patch works first. Once we get fresh dates from Shiney Ahuja we shall resume the shoot and wrap up the film.''

When asked about the reports published in various websites and news agency that the fate of the film is undecided, Mr. Mukherjee added, ''Certainly not. The film is almost complete and we would release it whenever we are ready with it. It's a new kind of cinema, a treatment which is not seen on Indian celluloid. Moreover I am very confident about the fact that people will get to see a talented filmmaker like Abhijit Choudhuri and writer Arindam Mitra. Horror films will get a different definition with THE ACCIDENT.''