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"Taj Mahal was, is and will always remain one of the greatest gifts to mankind from our heritage" - Akbar Khan

By Shilpa Mulimani, IndiaFM

The long wait is over. Finally, the eternal beauty and symbol of love- Taj Mahal has been officially voted as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. It is probably the only known monument built with love as the main theme. For Indians, it has been a wonder nevertheless ever since it has come into light. But now the world has realized its worth. The light of love will now enlighten not only India but every nook of the world. In the wake of this event, who better to share the success than Akbar Khan, the director of Taj Mahal- An Eternal Love Story?

He proudly declares, “I am one of the happiest people on earth. I am having one of my best moments in life. It has been called a temple, a mosque, a Mecca of all the lovers and Taj itself is a monument which is alive. It speaks to you. It soothes your eyes, triggers your imagination, and inspires artists, painters and poets. So I feel there is no monument in the world which has a magical divinity about it.”

Taj Mahal has suddenly brought to life the proud Indian in us. It makes us realize the worth of what we had for so many years and which still continues to stand tall in spite of the endless physical torment and controversies it is bearing for so many years. On this the actor-director- producer-writer says, “We Indians all over should be very proud that Taj Mahal has always been a part of history and it has no parallel in the world because every other monument is nothing but a perfection of architectural engineering achievement. None has got the divinity and sacredness the Taj Mahal has.”

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Bipasha Basu over the moon for the Taj Mahal

By Subhash K. Jha, IndiaFM

No one could be happier than Bipasha Basu at the moment.

The Taj Mahal has been re-elected one of the Seven Wonders of the World. "My cup of joy really runs over," she enthuses from Lisbon. "It was a great experience though I had a cold and a little bit of sore throat I think I managed quite well on the stage."

One fortunate thing of the Seven Wonders experience was Bipasha's interaction with Ben Kingsley and actress Hillary Swank who also hosted the show. Enthuses Bipasha, "Both Sir Ben and Hillary were great fun. We got along famously. I had myself a ball."

The unfortunate part was Bipasha lost her luggage on the way from London to Lisbon. "Not just me. All of us arrived in Lisbon without our luggage. We finally got it very late on Friday night. Too late. We had to go around shopping in Lisbon for almost everything. It was quite a crazy experience."

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