Unlike most actresses who would have never missed on the opportunity to work with Aamir Khan, even if the role wasn`t substantial, Chitrangada Singh has opted out of Aamir`s `Delly Belly`, saying she was not very convinced with her role in the film. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 2:04 pm
A judge on Wednesday tossed out a lawsuit by a television writer who claimed Jennifer Lopez had a hand in stealing his idea for a TV series. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 2:04 pm
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his celebrity family members have all tentatively agreed to take part in a film based on the life of Bangladesh`s founding leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, local media said on Thursday. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 2:04 pm
A videotape allegedly showing Angelina Jolie snorting heroin is being auctioned on the internet for a whopping 70,000 dollars. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 2:04 pm
Even before Anupam Kher`s amateur detective movie `Mr Bhatti on Chutti` hits the screen, the actor turned director has already announced a series of sequels for the same. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 2:04 pm
Looks like Salman Khan has some tough competition coming his way. The actor was recently replaced by Upen Patel for an extremely dangerous daredevil sequence. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 2:04 pm
Hindu groups in the US have demanded that Mike Myers` `The Love Guru` be released around the world with "Necessary Cuts" as the film allegedly hurt religious sentiments. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 2:04 pm
Looks like Kareena Kapoor still has a huge influence on Shahid. The actress who made headlines for her sizzling hot makeover in `Tashan` has inspired ex-flame Shahid Kapoor to go in for a complete image makeover. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 2:04 pm
The entire world loves Will Smith, but not Dresden Graham, a 65-year-old retiree who is waging a war against Smith`s latest film, the drama "Seven Pounds," which is shooting in her Hollywood neighborhood. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 2:04 pm
Australian Fashion Week organisers said on Wednesday that tighter rules on skinny models were not needed for its catwalks, despite one Australian model being pulled briefly due to fears for her health. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 2:04 pm
Director Nagesh Kukunoor recently unveiled the first look of his forthcoming film 'Aashayein' (hope) starring John Abraham. Although the lead man was not present, his parents filling in for him said they have a special bond with the title of the film and the word 'hope'. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 1 May 2008 | 10:30 am
After the box-office success of the Pakistani movie 'Khuda Ke Liye' in India, Percept Picture Company, the movie's India distributor, has decided to launch a joint film venture with the director of the film. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 1 May 2008 | 10:00 am
Duniya fame Vijay stood in the witness box of a mock court, facing 20 child lawyers and answered their questions in the most honest way. The annual 'Kiriyara Katakate' (Children court) was conducted as part of the 12th Vijayanagara Bimba's summer camp for children. Mungaru Male fame director Yogaraj Bhat was ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 9:06 am
Priya Bharathi, an NRI residing in Washington DC is directing her first Kannada film E Preethi starring Dignath, Tejaswini, Nina Mahesh, and Bharath in the lead roles. Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 8:51 am
Multilingual actress Maanya in South Indian films will be getting married on 31st May in Chicago. She will tie the knot with Satya Patel, who is working as a Vice President in Swiss Re, a re-insurance company in New York. He is a US citizen born and brought up in Chicago. ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 8:43 am
Special invitees including Saint Sri Sri Balagangadhara Swamiji and well known jurists V.S.Malimatt and Shivaraj Patil saw the film Jnanajyothi Siddaganga during a special screening held at Renukamba Studio on Monday morning. The revered Swamiji of the Adi Chunchanagiri Mutt was bowled over by the way the 102 year old Saint ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 8:32 am
Karthika, who entered Kollywood with the movie Namnadu which was a remake of Malayalam film Lion, has not been able to make it big in Tamil. But her performance in the flick has received acclaims from many corners. This has resulted in some good offers from Kollywood. Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 7:27 am
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his celebrity family members have all tentatively agreed to take part in a film based on the life of Bangladesh's founding leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, local media said on Thursday.
Pranali - The Tradition, a movie on the tradition of temple dancers that prevailed in certain parts of India and the plight faced by these unfortunate women is releasing on May 2. This will be Harward Entertainment"s debut into Indian cinema and will be released in four languages Hindi, Tamil, Telugu ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 7:16 am
Superstar Mammootty released 'My Country, My Life', the autobiography of BJP leader L.K. Advani, on Sunday for the readers in Kerala. The star received a copy of the book from Mr. Advani at a function in Kochi. Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 7:08 am
Known for his love for the desert state, J.P. Dutta in his two decade old career has shot many a spectacle in Rajasthan. However Ananth Mahadevan claims that he has been able to shoot his Anamika - The Untold Story at numerous virgin locales in Rajasthan where even J.P. Dutta was declined permission.
"All thanks to my producer Bhanwar Lal Sharma who comes with a huge clout in the region, we were able to get permission quite easily", informs Ananth Mahadevan who is leaving no stones unturned to ensure that his suspense thriller gets the right mileage.
"Only Mr. Sharma could have afforded to take the film to places where I can not remember any other Hindi film going before", he continues, "For the kind of royal setting that Anamika has, it was pretty much mandated that we shoot in palaces and many other architecture marvels. There were quite a few places that the production team had in mind. However, we used to wonder if we would have an access to them since even J.P. Dutta had been apparently denied permission to shoot there."
Ananth agrees that earlier had London in mind but one look at the palaces and he was bowled over by the magnificence. From there on, it was the matter of film's producer pulling the right strings.
"Thankfully, my producer's prior experience as a Line Producer helped and he managed to work with the Administrators to allow us to shoot there. For them too it was kind of a payback time since Mr. Sharma had been arranging shoot in the past for Humrahi, Gadar-Ek Prem Katha, Soldier, Eklavya-The Royal Guard and many more films that had a Rajasthan setting", says Ananth.
So which are these special places where Anamika has been taken? "See, so many palaces out there in Rajasthan have been converted into international resorts. There is a Gajner resort and then there is this big dance hall in another palace that we wanted for a key sequence."
Revealing more about the lavish scale at which the film has been shot, Ananth discloses, "It's not just Rajasthan where we have taken Anamika. We have filmed a major portion in Bangkok while we have also shot some major portions at real locations in international airports, Hotel Renaissance etc. All in all we have managed to make an exciting preposition for the distributors. I can easily say that in around 5 crores budget, we have been able to achieve what any other producer may not have been able to achieve in even 10 crores." Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 1 May 2008 | 7:06 am
Kamal, film director and Secretary of the Bahadur Memorial Trust, announced this year's Bahadur Award, instituted in memory of the late actor who made a significant contribution to Malayalam cinema from the 60s to the 90s in establishing comedy as the predominant genre. Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 7:03 am
London (ANI): Academy Award winning actor John Hurt is all set to reprise his legendary role of British eccentric Quentin Crisp in a sequel to classic 1975 ITV drama The Naked Civil Servant. The shooting for An Englishman in New York, named after a song Police singer Sting wrote about the ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 6:00 am
London (ANI): American glamour model Carmen Electra is full of smiles as she proudly shows off her fiance musician Rob Patterson and her huge black diamond engagement ring. Electra had got engaged to Patterson two weeks ago, and she just could not stop talking about it as she hosted a launch ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 1 May 2008 | 5:52 am
One film old Ruslaan Mumtaz seems to be prone to accidents. After two nasty falls on the sets of his first film 'Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar', he tore a ligament in his leg while shooting for 'Tere Sang'. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 1 May 2008 | 4:32 am
Everyone is talking about actor Upen Patel's daredevil act at the Zee awards function in London, but the actor says it was originally designed for Bollywood star Salman Khan. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 1 May 2008 | 2:30 am
Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher enjoyed working in the amateur-detective movie 'Mr Bhatti On Chutti' so much that he is now making a series of films on the same theme. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 1 May 2008 | 2:30 am
After Kareena toned down her muscles to emerge as the hottest lass in Bollywood, the Bollywood film makers are not the only one eyeing her. Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 1 May 2008 | 12:00 am
After Being Cyrus, Saif Ali Khan and Homi Adajania team up yet again with their second venture Thagi, an action flick which will be made under Saif's production house Illuminati Films.
Thagi, an action film is about a crook (thag) played by Saif who goes on a conning spree. When contacted Homi Adajania confirmed the news and said, "Yes, I am in talks with Saif about Thagi. But I can't disclose any more details at this point of time."
According to sources, Saif chose Adajania as his director because he feels their sensibilities match and work wonders together on screen. Thagi is going to be an out and out masala caper but with Saif and Homi's sensibilities.
Looks like, after his much appreciated act in Being Cyrus, Saif is all set to wow the audience with yet another maverick performance. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 30 Apr 2008 | 5:16 pm
The Madras High Court Wednesday dismissed a writ petition filed by Tamil star Khushboo, seeking to quash 26 cases filed against her in various lower courts in Tamil Nadu. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 30 Apr 2008 | 5:00 pm
An Englishman once said to his beloved that "I love you not because you are beautiful, you are beautiful because I Love you."
We are sure of the fact that if the same man must have seen the sizzling Kareena Kapoor on the cover of the latest edition of the leading magazine 'Time Out Mumbai', his mind would have simply stop functioning before even coming up with such words. Because of the only reason the name Kareena is good enough for someone to fall in love with instantly!
Well, we are indeed talking about the ever-so-sizzling diva of good looks and romance Kareena Kapoor, in (one of her vivacious best) gracing the magazine cover. Needless to say that the cover itself is so inviting that you will curse yourself for having not got a copy of the same!
What's so special about this interview is that Kareena speaking about her childhood days with sister Karisma, how they used to travel by school bus and local trains. Their mother Babita's single handed upbringing, and even about Saif that he has to come to meet her as she is too shoestring tied about time. We do not blame you for that, Kareena. Everyone wants to have a little of your Tashan in their lives.
One last piece of advice to the Englishman to please rephrase his words as the following:
"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for Beauty is God's Handwriting." Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 30 Apr 2008 | 4:24 pm
The worldwide release rights of Rajinikanth-starrer 'Kuselan', a bi-lingual in Tamil and Telugu, has gone to Pyramid Saimira Entertainment Ltd, Singapore, the company said here Wednesday. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 30 Apr 2008 | 4:00 pm
Acclaimed Indian origin Hollywood director Manoj 'Night' Shyamalan will be in Mumbai May 5 to promote his new film 'The Happening'. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 30 Apr 2008 | 3:01 pm
Legendary filmmaker B.R. Chopra was Wednesday conferred the Phalke Ratna award here while superstar of the 1970s Rajesh Khanna was honoured with the Phalke Legend Actor Award. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 30 Apr 2008 | 2:31 pm
Percept Picture Company and T -Series hosted a party for unveiling the first look of Nagesh Kukunoor's forthcoming film Aashayein in Mumbai yesterday. While the film's lead star John Abraham couldn't make it (as he is busy shooting in Miami) everyone was quite surprised to see John's parents (Abraham John and Phiroza Abraham) making their presence felt at the event. It was quite an emotional moment for his parents and they said that they had a special bond with the title of the film and the word 'Hope'.
Abraham John, John's father said, "My father, (John's grand father) was a great believer of Hope and throughout his life, he believed and preached that even at the darkest of moments of life, there is always a ray of hope. Even when he was 95 years old, he kept preaching everyone to see life as a bright star and not as a burden". John's father also added that he was extremely proud of the kind of films director Nagesh Kukunoor makes.
Immediately after seeing the first look of the film, John's parents called him in Miami and had a teary eyed conversation about how good Aashayein looked and how proud they are of him. Even John Abraham was surprised to know that his parents had attended the function on Nagesh Kukunoor's behest.
The cast and crew of the film Aashayein including actors Farida Jalal, Sonal Sehgal, Anahita Nair, music director duo Salim Sulaiman , Elahe Hiptoola, Divya Khosla Kumar, Shailendra Singh of Percept and director Nagesh Kukunoor were in attendance at this memorable event. Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 30 Apr 2008 | 2:21 pm
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, owner of Kolkata Knight Riders, says he is confident that his team will win the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 trophy. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 30 Apr 2008 | 1:33 pm
After making quite a smashing acting debut last year with Aap Kaa Surroor - The Moviee, apna very own Himesh bhai is all set to entertain his fans with many more films this year too. While the Satish Kaushik directed Karzzzz (a remake of the original classic) is already being talked about, yet another Himesh starrer had its muhurat yesterday (April 29).
We are talking about Bhushan Kumar's Kajraare directed by Pooja Bhatt. The film which stars Himesh along with new find Monalaizza had its muhurat at Mumbai's Film City in what could be best described as a simple and homely affair. Veteran filmmaker Johny Bakshi sounded the clapper board while Mahesh Bhatt was there to boost the morale of daughter director Pooja Bhatt's team. Creative director Divya Khosla Kumar started the camera while Tulsi Kumar and music director-hero Himesh Reshammiya were discussing the intricacies of the number which Tulsi Kumar is rendering in Kajraare. As seen in the picture, Divya Khosla Kumar, Himesh and Tulsi Kumar also took the blessings of late Shri.Gulshan Kumar who started the T-series Empire.
Speaking on the occasion, Divya Khosla Kumar said, "The film has tremendous potential and the beginning has been made with the muhurat." Even director Pooja Bhatt seemed excited, "I wanted to go commercial with a vengeance after Paap and what would be a better combination than a musical with Himesh Reshammiya and Bhushan Kumar's T-series! I have gone commercial with Kajraare, but at the same time, it is definitely a story with a heart."
Well let's hope this story with a heart finds a place in people's hearts when it finally releases. Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 30 Apr 2008 | 1:30 pm
First look of Hijack is out and the point it has managed to make loud and clear is that director Kunal Shivdasani certainly knows his job. With a Hollywood feel to the flick, as promised by the young filmmaker even before the teaser was made public, Hijack is next in the line of action films this year after Race and Tashan.
One thing which stands out in this Shiney Ahuja and Esha Deol starrer is the film's theme itself which is centered on a plane hijack. Shiney's mission is to rescue passengers on board an aircraft which has his own daughter amidst dozens of other passengers kept hostage by terrorists.
Doesn't the film's plot come close to that of Rohit Shetty's Zameen [Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu] or Kuku Kohli's Yeh Dil Aashiqana [Karan Nath, Aditya Panscholi, Jeevidha]? Incidentally, both these films also had a hijack forming a major part of the narrative with the hero rescuing people close to him. Has Kunal Shivdasani also treaded a similar path?
Says the first time filmmaker with a smile, "I haven't seen Yeh Dil Aashiqana so I can't comment much about its plot. On the other hand Zameen in my opinion was a film which had all around 'masala' ingredients to it. There were elements of politics, 'chor-police', love story, patriotism - just about everything plugged into the narrative."
Talking about Hijack, Kunal goes on to add, "On the other hand, my film is based on the only plot which runs from start to finish i.e. a 'hijack'. There are no tangential references to anything else whatsoever and also we are not telling a good v/s bad tale or an honest man v/s terrorist drama. This is why you would observe that even the film's teaser throughout concentrates only on an aircraft and what happens when it is hijacked."
"I have always maintained that Hijack is on the lines of Die Hard series where there is a problem to be solved and that too in quick time without beating the bush. Here too, we are not deviating from the basic plot and what you would end up watching is a crisp two hour tale with some never seen before stunts and a twist arriving before you actually see it coming", says Kunal, the man behind hundreds of commercials, confidently.
Well, with action man Allan Amin behind the spectacular stunts choreographed for the film, one has to nod in agreement. Produced by Kunal himself along with Dinesh Vijan (the man behind Being Cyrus), Hijack which is being presented by Eros Entertainment is looking at a May/June release. Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 30 Apr 2008 | 12:46 pm
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T-Series has acquired the music rights of one of the much awaited film of the year, Chandni Chowk To China, produced by Mukesh Talreja and Rohan Sippy and Presented by Warner Bros.
The film stars Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone in lead roles and is being directed by Nikhil Advani. Chandni Chowk To China is slated to release on October 29 this year. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 30 Apr 2008 | 12:31 pm
Chak De girl Shilpa Shukla is all set to enter the international cinema with a film titled Extrospection which will be directed, written and produced by Manan Singh Kotohora. It is said that the film is based on Satyajit Ray's Charulata but set in contemporary times.
The film will be shot in New York with Shilpa playing the lead role of Charu. With all praises for Shilpa Shukla, Kotohora said that he was taken aback by the actress' performance in Khamosh Pani and Chak De India. Hence, she was his natural choice for the film.
Kotohora's another project titled When Kiran Met Karen, which is based on the issue of lesbianism, is in under post production. Extrospection is expected to go on the floors this year. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 30 Apr 2008 | 10:54 am
Not too many people know this but when Anupam Kher came to Mumbai from Simla, there was one journalist whom he idolized. "And that was Behram Contractor, better know as Busybee. I'd read his columns in Simla and marvel at the way he'd describe the minutest topographical details. In his interviews, the environment truly defined the personalities. Such journalism is, I'm afraid, becoming obsolete. Like other forms of entertainment interviews and columns are all about instant gratification."
On Wednesday evening, Anupam got a chance to pay a tribute to Busybee. "I've been asked by his wife Farzana to read excerpts from a new anthology of his articles Best Of Busybee. All I can say is that it's an honour. She was aware of my admiration for her husband and asked me to read out his prose," says Anupam who would've been a journalist if he wasn't an actor. "The closest I come to writing is through the syndicated news service Bollywood News Service which I started last year. I also plan to write my memoirs shortly." Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 30 Apr 2008 | 10:31 am
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The ad maverick Balki's first feature film Cheeni Kum made a dynamic dent in audience's minds. It also made him a lifelong Amitabh Bachchan fan. Having gotten masterly performances out of Tabu and the Big B in Cheeni Kum, you'd expect him to recreate the same magic in his next feature film.
But no. Balki is on to a different route for his second film. His next film entitled Pa which begins at the end of the year features real-life father-son Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan. And no Tabu! This, in spite of her brilliant performance. "But that's because Pa has no room for Tabu at all. This time the story is a father-son one. Amitabh has no love interest in the film. And sorry about that. Abhishek does have a girl though." And for the first time Junior is being paired with the petite and lately out-of-sight Vidya Balan.
Says Balki, "We've already approached Vidya and she's more-or-less agreed. I can see her as a pair with Abhishek, can't you?" Vidya comes into the picture through her sister Priya who works with Balki at Lintas. "In fact, it's Priya I know well. I got to know Vidya only when we started talking for Pa," says Balki.
After repeated pairing with Preity, Rani and Priyanka, Abhishek is on the look-out for fresh collaborative opportunities. Vidya Balan is someone the Bachchans have admired from the time the Big B saw her in Parineeta and then worked with her in Eklavya. The Big B had compared Vidya with his favourite actress Waheeda Rehman. Both father and son adore Waheedaji.
So is Balki looking at the prospect of directing a new pair? "I don't look at it that way. Vidya suits the role. I've known her from her ad days. Though we haven't done any ad together, she has done ads for my company Lintas."
One questions remains. Why don't encore- projects happen with Tabu even after powerhouse performances the first time? Madhur Bhandarkar's Chandni Bar and Balki's Cheeni Kum led to no second project. In fact the only directors whom Tabu has worked with more than once are Priyadarshan and Gulzar. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 30 Apr 2008 | 10:22 am
