The Talent runs in Baweja household, literally. Not many know, Priyanka Chopra's new red-haired look in Harry Baweja's Love Story 2050 was inspired by the portrait of a woman painted by none other than Baweja daughter Rowena. Ironically, she did the sketch two years ago after sitting in on the numerous brainstorming sessions for the storyboards.
Says Rowena, "The film being my brother's debut, played on my mind and I sketched a portrait of a woman based on what I heard from the script. And after we shot Love Story 2050, the film's characterization turned out to be quite similar in terms of the woman of 2008 and tomorrow's woman."
The painting occupies a place in Harman's bedroom. Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 17 May 2008 | 2:53 pm
More than a decade after `Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge` stole the hearts of cinemagoers, the director-actor pair of Shah Rukh and Aditya Chopra are hoping to recreate its magic with yet another love story `Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.` Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 17 May 2008 | 2:23 pm
Salman Khan, notorious for his aggressive behaviour is in news again for slapping girlfriend Katrina on the sets of Subhash Ghai`s `Yuvaraj`. This is not for the first time that Salman Khan`s bad boy image has found validity. He has been violent with all his former girlfriends including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 17 May 2008 | 2:23 pm
Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue`s contribution to a record for the group Coldplay has not been featured in their new album. Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 17 May 2008 | 2:23 pm
Amrita Arora, the sexy siren and the sister of the hottest mom in B-Town, Malaika. Imagine, if the mere name itself sets the pulse racing, then what will happen if one encounters the Diva in live and flesh! Cosmopolitan, the fashion magazine has just done that by putting Amrita Arora in their latest edition of Cosmopolitan Summer edition. Here's Bollywood Hungama's version on it.
Amrita has taken the concept of a bikini clad woman to a different altitude, and style altogether! She also gives an 'in'sight of her likes, like the fact that she loooooooves getting massages and that she pampers herself every time with a massage she is in a hotel! Now that summers have started, we suggest that all ya' wannabe masseurs, can apply for that post JUST NOW!
And for all ya who thought that Amrita has gone the Kareena way by getting a size zero figure, read this carefully that Amrita considers her sis Malaika, Kate Moss, DittaVon Teese etc. as her Style icons!
Lastly, she says that she buys sexy lingerie whenever she feels sexy! Now do we see an array of applications for the Retail Course? Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 17 May 2008 | 2:06 pm
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The renowned international wrestler Dalip Singh Rana a.k.a Khali is all set to step into bollywood with a film titled Kushti is directed by Rajeev Kumar. The film made under Venus Films will also have Rajpal Yadav, Asrani, Nargis and Manoj Joshi, sharing screen space with Khali. Bollywood Hungama got up-close with the cast and crew of Kushti to find out what was it all about.
Shedding some light on the storyline Rajpal informs, "The story set in a village revolves around a postman played by me who is trying to get his gal (Nargis). Unfortunately, for him, her father is a wrestler and wants his daughter to marry one too, which happens to be Khali. Now in order to marry Nargis I have to fight Khali and defeat him."
With all praises for the gigantic wrestler, the director Rajeev Kumar says, "Khali is an extremely down to earth and professional guy. He gave his 100% to the film. Initially, I was quite apprehensive as to how will things shape up considering his huge body and attitude but he got into the skin of the character very easily that things eventually started falling in place."
Indeed yesterday (May 16) was a big day for Khali, mainly for two reasons, one being the announcement of his film Kushti and secondly for receiving an IFDB (International Federation Diploma in Body Building) award. Khali, very excited about his career in Bollywood says, "I had been flooded by many offers before but due to constant warnings about the corruption in bollywood I withheld myself from signing films." He goes on to add, "However, after meeting Rajeev Kumar and Rajpal Yadav, all my fears vanished and I had a wonderful time working with them. Kushti is a musical film and I hope my Indian audiences watch and at the same time like it."
Kushti is in its post-production period and is expected to release this year. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 17 May 2008 | 1:21 pm
If you think Sanjay Gupta is sulking over the recent happenings in his life, you better think again. The never-say-die Gupta has already acquired a new set of close friends.
And his wife Anu is one of them. On April 14, Gupta turned 41. "I spent the evening with my close friends, photographer Jeetu Savlani, Sameer Soni, Sanjay Suri, Sudhanshu Pandey, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Rohit Roy and of course my wife. And of course Manoj Bajpai and his wife Shabana who are the closest to me after my wife. Anu is my bestest friend. I'm waiting for her to come back. Right now to be around her is enough solace for me. And I'm completely faithful to her. Even if I bump into a girl at a party I run the other way."
Gupta says these are his friends for life. "Most of these people I befriended during the making of Alibaug. They've been on board during this bumpy ride of mine. And I know they aren't with me to get work. They aren't moving on like people generally do after a film. We're extremely close. They're home for any puja or dinner. But Manoj and his wife Shabana are my closest friends. Whenever I'm lonely and low I just ring Shabana up and ask her to cook a meal for me. And I go over."
Gupta's fundas in life are very simple, "I keep thinking positively. If people are upset with me I'm sorry about it." He has also become very close to his entire Alibaug team. "They're people whom I can depend on at any hour of the day. Today at 41 I feel more creative and liberated. On my birthday, my buddy Jeetu Savlani gifted me a bicycle. It took me back to my schooldays when I was a champion cyclist. Now I love the bicycle more than my mo'bike."
Bipasha Basu who opted out of Sanjay Gupta's Acid Factory because she found the role insubstantial is likely to be back in the project. "We had finalized Bipasha. But then our dates were clashing with the Bachchans' world tour. But now that she isn't going on the tour we're trying to get her back. We've made the changes in the script she wanted. Ego never came in the way, not when she made constructive suggestions." Gupta's next release Woodstock Villa is around the corner. "The promos are on. And in spite of all the shit that was written about Sikandar Kher's launch film being jinxed you just see what the film does to the boy. The girl Neha is my sister's daughter. But in spite of the fact that I've fallen out with her father Dharam Oberoi she's being promoted just as strongly as Sikandar."
But Neha's voice has been dubbed! "Let me put it this way. When they started even Sridevi, Rani Mukherjee, Katrina Kaif, and Bipasha Basu were dubbed. I'd say it's good-luck charm. I dubbed her voice for good luck." Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 17 May 2008 | 1:02 pm
Movie Details
Cast: Anil Kapoor, Anurag Sinha, Shefali Chhaya, Aditi Sharma, Habib Tanvir
Director: Subhash Ghai
Producer: Subhash Ghai
Music: Sukhwinder Singh
Lyrics: Ibrahim Ashq
THE MOVIE
Black & White is a risky film to make due to it's sensitive theme. And in spite of such a risk, Subhash Ghai takes the plunge and to top it all, instead of roping in an established name, he chooses to take a newcomer Anurag Sinha under his wings. Not just a risk, in fact a double risk, considering the fact that one wrong move and the film could well have proved to be a big roadblock in the Showman's journey. But Subhash Ghai manages to succeed, even though not to the extent one would have desired.
There is a solid beginning to the film, which stays on from the very first minute to the entire first one hour. Anurag's introduction as a suicide bomber operating out of Afghanistan, the subsequent tension in the Indian intelligence, Anurag's mission plan for bombing Red Fort, his friends in Delhi helping him with his new identity, his confrontation with his own man regarding the meaning of being a true Muslim, the sequence of events which lead to him winning the trust of Anil Kapoor and Shefali Chhaya - everything makes Black & White a breezy entertainer for a good part in spite of the seriousness of affairs.
What also impresses most is the way Anurag conveys a lot just through his body language, eyes and mannerisms, with hardly a few dialogues to mouth. And the ones he mouths do have the intensity and passion in spite of him keeping the pitch of his voice down throughout his act. Now that's quite some good act which would make many film makers stand up and take notice of the young actor.
The area where acting fails is surprisingly from an actor of the caliber of Shefali Chhaya. She is fine in a scene or two, but the places where she tries to play the vivacious Bengali wife; she is a complete let down. Seriously speaking, she starts getting on your nerves. Anil Kapoor is good but that's about it; not excellent though. But then for an actor like him, it is only the written part that has to be blamed, rather than his conviction. Theater actor Habib Tanvir is given quite some footage, rather unnecessarily, so with hardly any significance to the film's plot except for giving that 'Hamara Hindustan' angle!
So what stops the film from being one of the most powerful/engaging dramas created by Ghai till date? Its penultimate reels where the film starts dragging and refuses to match the pace of the earlier portions. In fact, except for a sequence or two, especially the one where Anurag Sinha beats up Milind Gunaji (reminding of the Shah Rukh Khan-Amrish Puri climax sequence in Pardes, the ending turns out to be quite dull. Of course, the message of 'let a terrorist live if he has reformed so that he can tell the rest of the world about the goodness of life' is well conveyed, but the much expected dramatic punch is missing.
If at all this punch was present, Black & White could have been an ace up the sleeves of Subhash Ghai!
PACKAGING
The film comes in an ordinary paper case, though the design and the layout gives it an eye catchy look. The DVD comes sans any props or frills.
DURATION
The film comes in a single DVD pack with the film's duration being approx. 140 minutes.
SPECIAL FEATURES
The DVD doesn't come with any special features.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
- 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
- Subtitles in English
- Dolby Digital 5.1 and Stereo
PRICE
Rs. 299/=
CONCLUSION
You want Black & White to be good. In fact really good. After all, it comes from a man who is aware that he has to move on with times and leave the Yaadein and the Kisna of his script database behind. He knows that the audiences have to be told something interesting and engaging and for that he chooses an unconventional subject - Terrorism - that doesn't quite have a universal appeal! This is why one feels tad sad after watching Black & White. Reason being that the film is fine but it could just have been far-far better.
Rating: **1/2 Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 17 May 2008 | 1:01 pm
Hum Panchi Ek Daal Ke, a short nine-minute duration film from India has been chosen for the 61st Cannes International Film Festival. The Festival is to be held from May 14 to 25, this year.
This silent film highlights the different lifestyles of children living on the streets of New Delhi. Hum Panchi Ek Daal Ke has been directed by Manoj Srivastav a co-produced by him and Naresh Sain. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 17 May 2008 | 12:44 pm
Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, actress Mumtaz and music maestro A.R. Rahman will be honoured by the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) for their contribution to Indian cinema at a ceremony in Bangkok next month. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 May 2008 | 12:00 pm
Tamil superstar Rajnikant is to don a series of new looks for his forthcoming mega sci-fi thriller 'Robot'. He is going to Hollywood to try out novel prosthetic make-up styles, estimated to cost over Rs.30 million, for the Shankar-directed film. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 May 2008 | 11:30 am
Film: 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian'; Cast: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Mosley, Anna Popplewell, Ben Barnes; Director: Andrew Adamson; Rating: *** Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 May 2008 | 11:30 am
Bollywood star Aamir Khan, who usually stays away from public functions, and director Rakeysh Mehra inaugurated PVR Cinemas' third multiplex in the city that boasts of state-of-the-art facilities. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 May 2008 | 10:30 am
Vidya Balan finds Kareena Kapoor scary! Zee News - 2 hours ago Mumbai, May 17: After the heart breaking Kareena-Shahid split up, actress Vidya Balan has been avoiding Kareena. According to reports, Vidya is dating Shahid these days, and this is being touted as the reason of Vidya avoiding Kareena at the practice ... Bebo-Saif:Khullam Khulla loveSantaBanta.com all 4 news articles
Vijay Galani Moviez's VEER is all set to roll in the first week of August. It is a period film, a love story with war background, set in 1900. Salman Khan plays the lead role, while a new girl will star opposite him. The hunt is still on for a new face.
The film also features Mithun Chakraborty in a key role. A number of British actors have already been signed to play important characters. Producer: Vijay Galani. Director: Anil Sharma. Writer: Salman Khan. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 17 May 2008 | 7:17 am
The International Indian Film Academy announced the special award winners of the Idea IIFA Awards 2008. The award for 'Outstanding Contribution by an Indian in International Cinema' will be presented to A.R. Rahman; Shyam Benegal will be recognized for his 'Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema' and Mumtaz will be honored for her Achievement in Indian Cinema.
The winners will be presented with their trophies at the IIFA Weekend, which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from June 6-8. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 17 May 2008 | 7:14 am
Adlabs Cinemas has opened at Nagpur and Sholapur. The two screen Sangam Adlabs at Nagpur has a total seating capacity of 1122, while the two screen Bhagwat Adlabs at Sholapur has a total seating capacity of 649. Adlabs Cinemas has 160 screens spread over 60 properties nationwide. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 17 May 2008 | 7:11 am
Washington (ANI): Hollywood actor Harrison Ford, who helped glorify archeology on the big screen, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Archaeological Institute of America. Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 17 May 2008 | 7:04 am
The Champions of Clinic All Clear Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar bring the judges Farah Khan, Vishal and Shekhar, anchor Mandira Bedi and the audience to splits with their crazy and hilarious performances in the Comedy Special episode of the series. Entertaining the crowd with their histrionics, the contestants open the ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 17 May 2008 | 6:54 am
Actress Sheryl Bindo once again shares screen space with Vijaykanth after the recently released Arasangam. She plays Vijaykanth's lady love in his forthcoming film Engal Aasan. Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 17 May 2008 | 6:45 am
New York (ANI): Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson have reportedly been offered a handsome amount for the exclusive coverage of their wedding. Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 17 May 2008 | 6:07 am
Melbourne (ANI): Geotagging geeks are desperately waiting for the two new geographical map coordinate tattoos which will be added to the comely left shoulder of Angelina Jolie after she gives birth to twins. Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 17 May 2008 | 5:59 am
Star Plus brings its viewers yet another reason to celebrate as it freezes some of the biggest & hottest moments of the year in the nomination special of the 6th Reliance Mobile Star Parivaar Awards 2008. A prestigious and the only award show of its kind, Reliance Mobile Star Awards ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 17 May 2008 | 5:41 am
Behind the glitz and glamour of the Cannes film festival, it is hard business for the Indian filmmakers and entertainment houses camping there. Deals are being inked and announcements of tie ups made during the prestigious festival that began Wednesday. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 May 2008 | 5:31 am
New York (ANI): This might look-like an odd companionship, but reports have emerged that recovering popstar Britney Spears and actor Mel Gibson have taken a flight to Costa Rica for a vacation together. Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 17 May 2008 | 5:30 am
Can any actress be happy if she is addressed as Chechi (Akka in Tamil, meaning elder sister) in public? No, never! Because it sounds that the actress is older or elder. Gopika, one of the leading actresses in Mollywood and Kollywood, also does not like to be called in this ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 17 May 2008 | 5:24 am
The cast and crew of the hit film Nanda Loves Nanditha held a success party on Wednesday evening at Green House restaurant. The film has completed 50 days run and is still continuing its race in 50 theatres across Karnataka. The film has already earned Rs.75 lakhs profit to producer ... Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 17 May 2008 | 5:13 am
The battle of the Blogs has just intensified; what with the Taare Zameen Par self-crowned genius and the universally acknowledged clutter-breaker, Aamir Khan proclaiming that he has a dog named Shahrukh. Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 17 May 2008 | 5:01 am
'Before the Rains', director Santosh Sivan's English language debut drama set in 1937 India, has hit Washington to mixed reviews with one calling it a 'beautiful film' and another branding it 'a hodgepodge in the Raj'. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 May 2008 | 4:00 am
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt says his just released 'Jannat', which is about match-fixing, will change his blue-eyed boy Emraan Hashmi's image the way 'Naam' did Sanjay Dutt's. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 May 2008 | 3:01 am
After wowing Paris, celebrated Bollywood director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's opera 'Padmavati' now goes to Italy and the director is nervous. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 May 2008 | 3:01 am
Karpaka and Revathi, who are transgenders in real life, will rewrite cinema history by playing 'female' leads in the forthcoming Tamil films 'Paal' and 'Thenavattu'. Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 May 2008 | 3:01 am
Superstar Rajinikanth will shortly be leaving to USA to undergo makeup tests for his forthcoming film ‘Robot’. Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 17 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Who would think that 13 years had passed since the first time this jodi came together? At that time, the director was merely the scion of a great filmmaking family and the star was best known for taking on negative roles that no one else would. Then the magic they conjured up in their first film together, redefined Hindi cinema and set them on their respective paths to the heights of glory. Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 17 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Vinod Chopra Films and Reliance BIG Entertainment have inked a multiple film production deal to co-produce feature films over the next three years. Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 17 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Emraan Hashmi starrer Jannat opens across cinemas today and while its common practice to celebrate the success of a film post release, trust the Bhatts to do something completely different. Apparently, the makers had a pre-release bash for the cast and crew of the film yesterday night (May 15). What's more, the celebrations continued late into the night as the Jannat team brought in debutante actress Sonal Chauhan's birthday.
Amidst this entire fun and frolic one person who was completely in his element was Emraan Hashmi. Dressed in a cool white T-shirt, Emmy looked chilled out but what caught our attention was the rather funky slogan on it which read 'I.F.L. - Indian Fixed League- starts May 16th'â¦. Hmmâ¦.quite funky we say. Since the film revolves around match- fixing, the makers seem to have decided to cash in on the IPL popularity to promote the film. Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 16 May 2008 | 4:33 pm
Shantipriya is stepping into small screen now. She will be playing Goddess, Mata Vaishnav Devi, in a soap named after the goddess.
After facing the camera for the first time opposite Akshay Kumar in Saugandh, Shantipriya made her presence felt in films like Ikke Pe Ikka, Phool Aur Angaar and Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana. And, now with her debut in television, she will get to play not only Goddess but her avatars as well.
With this show, Shantipriya makes her entry into Tellywood. The show has already gone on floors and she has begun essaying the character of 'Mata'. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 16 May 2008 | 4:01 pm
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Who would think that 13 years have passed since the first time this jodi came together? At that time, the director was merely the scion of a great filmmaking family and the star was best known for taking on negative roles that no one else would. Then the magic they conjured up in their first film together, redefined Hindi cinema and set them on their respective paths to the heights of glory.
Now 13 years after Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge first took the country by storm, and eight years after Mohabbatein, the jodi of Aditya Chopra, superstar director, and Shah Rukh Khan, superstar actor are together again, this time for the latest from Aditya Chopra as director, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi with newcomer Anushka Sharma who joined in on the first day of shoot. It was evident that Shah Rukh Khan was approaching this new role with his old comrade, with as much gusto and passion as ever.
"Starting the first day of shooting is what still gives me goose bumps like nothing else," said King Khan. "And to make films with Yash Raj, that too when Adi is directing, is an experience that is more than 100% exciting. Yash Raj Films is, and will always be, home for me and who doesn't love coming home? Yash ji and Adi have always given me roles that have gotten me love and appreciation from fans all over the world. And this time Adi has again written a character for me to play that I think will become as beloved as Raj of DDLJ was. I am going to be trying as usual to hit it out of the park with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi."
And with these words, Shah Rukh Khan signed off from the first day of shooting, conveying to the world that something special was in the air, the most awaited film of the year was rolling as planned, and the Aditya Chopra - Shah Rukh Khan jodi was again creating that little bit of magic! Newcomer Anushka Sharma who was eagerly looking forward to this dayâ¦the first day of shoot, for her the dream has just begun!
Yash Chopra was also present on the sets of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi on the first day of shoot to bless his son and the unit at the onset of this new production. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 16 May 2008 | 3:58 pm
iDream Productions' Jajantaram Mamantaram received quite a phenomenal response (especially from the bachcha party) when it released five years back. Now, the makers are all set to make a sequel to the film which starred Javed Jaffrey in the lead role.
Bollywood Hungama spoke to Ashish Bhatnagar-CEO -iDream Productions to get the facts, âYes, we are going ahead with the sequel of Jajantaram Mamantaram. It should start rolling by the end of this year and we are looking to release it around May 09. It is tentatively titled Jumbo J2M2.â says Ashish
We also quizzed him on the cast and other details, âYes, Javed Jaffrey would be the main lead but we are in the process of casting for the other cast members. The film would be directed by Soumitra Ranade (who also directed the original). The sequel is being planned on a much bigger scale,â signed off the CEO of iDream Productions. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 16 May 2008 | 3:52 pm
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This incident happened just recently, during the final exam of English Literature. The question paper had the question as "Write the synonym of the words like 'Eternally Natural Beauty". All the scholarly people wrote more or less the following (since they had by-hearted from the Dictionary), "Eternally Natural Beauty is an adjective, which signifies in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest)." Phew! Too much of gyaan that!
Well, but you know what, the guy who topped the exam was the one who wrote that the synonym as 'Sonal Chauhan'!
For starters, Sonal is the same chic who was crowned as the Miss World Tourism 2005, who is also the first Indian to have claimed Miss World Tourism title. She is all set to set the screen afire with her blazing performance in Jannat, opposite Emraan Hashmi.
What could be best for this girl than her debut film releasing on her birthday! Well, waste no time and post your wishes for this Jannat girl. Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 16 May 2008 | 2:39 pm
