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Hari Puttar gets all clear from High Court
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 Sep 2008 | 5:44 pm High Court dismisses Warner Bros's case against 'Hari Puttar'Delhi High Court today dismissed Hollywood studio Warner Bros' petition for injunction against Mirchi Movies' forthcoming film 'Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors' for alleged copyright violation. Warner Bros filed the case against the movie as the title 'Hari Puttar..Source: Entertainment News | 22 Sep 2008 | 4:13 pm My husband should be like Ronit Roy, says Ekta KapoorTV tycoon Ekta Kapoor has set the criteria for her ideal life partner saying that he should be good looking, tall and handsome, in short, like Ronit Roy. Ekta spoke when she was asked whether her infamous 'K' factor would be a deciding factor in choosing her husband as well. ?If he is good-looking, tall and handsome, the 'K' won't matter.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Sep 2008 | 3:38 pm Sambhavna ditched me, says 'Bigg Boss' inmate AlinaAlina Wadiwalla, who has been voted out of reality show 'Bigg Boss' this week, is miffed with co-participant and item girl Sambhavna Seth for having allegedly betrayed her. "I always shared her (Sambhavna's) sorrows and she back-stabbed me. I always used to console and pacify her, but she betrayed me by nominating me," Alina, the only non-celebrity inmate on the show, said.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Sep 2008 | 3:26 pm No 'catch phrases' in new Bond film
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 Sep 2008 | 2:42 pm I'm a terrible cook: Catherine Zeta Jones
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:53 pm Ekta Kapoor wants a husband like Ronit Roy
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:40 pm Preview: Hari Puttar
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 Sep 2008 | 1:34 pm Gibson owns Duchovny's mansionMelbourne (ANI): Hollywood actor Mel Gibson has bought an ocean-view mansion, previously owned by actor David Duchovny, in Malibu, California. According to the Los Angeles Times, Gibson lives with his wife Robyn and their family in a guard-gated neighbourhood north of the home in Carbon Canyon that Duchovny and his ...Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:57 pm Sambhavna ditched me in Bigg Boss: Alina
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:50 pm Supermodel Heidi Klum strips down for the EmmysShe may not have won any gongs but sexy Heidi Klum stole the show at Sunday's Emmy Awards when she stripped down to almost nothing on stage.Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:48 pm Nicholas Cage reunites with SenaWashington (ANI): Nicolas Cage will reunite with director Dominic Sena for the supernatural thriller Season of the Witch for Relativity Media. The story of the film revolves around the journey of 14th century knights transporting a girl suspected of being the witch responsible for spreading the Black Plague. Bragi Schut ...Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:35 pm Lindsay planning to buy famous Dakota buildingLondon (ANI): Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan is reportedly planning to buy a New York estate to share with her girlfriend Samantha Ronson. The Mean Girls star, who lives in LA, is planning to return to her hometown Long Islands in New York, as she intends to buy a penthouse in ...Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:29 pm Cynthia Nixon wants to get back to BroadwayNew York (ANI): Cynthia Nixon has revealed that she wants to go back to Broadway. Nixon, who just celebrated the release of the Sex and the City movie DVD the other day with pals Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall, started her career from Broadway, reports the New York Post. ...Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:23 pm Akshay Kumar – knight in shining armor of Bihar - IndiaGlitz
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:08 pm TZP will make the Oscar jury cry: Aamir Khan - Zee News
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:54 am I just want to rediscover myself, says Padmini KolhapureYesteryear actress Padmini Kolhapure, who took a break from acting at the prime of her career, will be seen in a new film, 'Mera Bachpan', but says that she has no intention of making a career out of her second innings. "I'm not trying to make a career from my comeback. I am doing what I did best and that is acting.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:51 am Bipasha's super-sexy look in PankhDespite being pitted along side beauties like Deepika Padukone and Minissha Lamba in her last release Bachna Ae Haseeno, Bipasha Basu managed to stand out. What's more, her pairing with the much younger Ranbir Kapoor became the talk of the town.Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:43 am Hot Katrina can't bear coldFinally revealed the secret of why Katrina Kaif is so super hot. Literally at that! A close friend of the actress reveals, "Katrina has shot in the most extreme weather conditions with temperatures as hot as a burning furnace. But never once has she complained about it."Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:34 am Kidnap preponed by a dayThe release of Kidnap has been preponed. But this preponement is not for the Indians but for the overseas audience. Kidnap was to release worldwide on October 2nd which falls on Thursday. But the distributors of Kidnap, Indian Films - Studio 18 have decided to release it a day earlier ...Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:17 am Now Priyanka teams up with Shah Rukh for item songAfter Deepika Padukone and Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra has been chosen as the third heroine to make a special appearance in Priyadarshan's 'Billoo Barber' and shake a leg with Shah Rukh Khan. And Priyadarshan says that it was a cakewalk for the superstar to get the leading ladies to do a cameo in his comedy. "Since Shah Rukh plays a filmstar in the movie, I needed him to do some big glamorous song and dance numbers with some top heroines.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:11 am Marmayogi photo shoot under high security - Oneindia
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:10 am 'Hari Puttar' - a kids' film with comedy and suspense'Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Errors', which Hollywood studio Warner Bros alleged was a copyright violation of their 'Harry Potter' franchise, bears no similarity to the English film series and is actually the story of a lonely kid played by Zain Khan. The film, which releases this Friday, is directed by Lucky Kohli and Rajesh Bajaj. Produced by Mirchi Movies, it also stars talented Sarika along with Jackie Shroff.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:04 am 'I can connect to God through Sufi' - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 11:02 am Shahid gives it allIt's not yet December but Shahid Kapoor is already in the Santa Claus mood. In the last few days he has been distributing gifts to all his close staff members. The list began with his Man Friday. Shahid happened to gift him a digital camera.Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:56 am "I'm a terrible cook," Catherine Zeta-JonesLondon (ANI): Catherine Zeta-Jones might have played a master chef in romantic comedy No Reservations but the actress admits that in reality she is 'terrible' cook. Married to the legendary Michael Douglas, the actress admits that she cannot do a basic meal without the help of a microwave.Source: Oneindia - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:55 am Guess Who?It's that time of the week where we test your B.Q. (Bollywood Quotient) by asking you to 'Guess Who' the (hidden) celebrity is. This week, our 'Guess Who' section features an actor par excellence who has been an active part of the film industry for over 2 decades. Son of a veteran film producer, this good-looking actor recently even turned producer launching his own film company. His good looks and acting prowess can even give the younger actors a run for their money. He is seen here embracing showman Subhash Ghai, who has given him some of the biggest hits of his career. After saying all this it's best we seal our lips and leave it to all you Bollywood buffs to guess who this celebrity is! To find out last week's answer click hereSource: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:35 am Catherine says she is a terrible cook! - Times of India
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:30 am Amritraj seeks deal with ADAG to blend cinema world - Economic Times
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 10:24 am Top Ten albums of the weekRank Last week Film Plusses Minuses 1 1 Rock On Yet another week, yet another instance of 'Rock On' continuing to rule from the top. Never before in last few years has an album shown an escalation of this scale after taking a miniscule start at the music stands for most of the weeks leading to the release of the film. None 2 2 Bachna Ae Haseeno When released, quite a few went hammers and tongs over the music of 'Bachna Ae Haseeno'. However, the music has managed to show very good consistency ever since it's release and remained in Top-3 for major part of it's stay in the charts. None 3 3 Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa Aamir Khan directed 'Taare Zameen Par' had a brilliant score. Same holds good for 'Jaane Tu Jaane Naa' as well which is produced by him. No wonder 'Ghajini', which has Aamir as the key protagonist, has a lot to promise! None 4 5 Karzzzz 'Karzzzz' is now slowly inching it's way into the Top-3. After a 3 week stay in the album, it has finally managed to upstage 'Singh Is Kinng' and moved further into the charts. Five of it's songs have already been unveiled on the music channels and there are four more to go! Clearly, Himesh and company has quite some ammunition up it's sleeves. Except for the promos bombarding the music channels, there hasn't been any other kind of promotion to create awareness about 'Karzzzz' 5 4 Singh Is Kinng Within a fortnight, 'Singh Is Kinng' has dropped from #3 to #5. After delivering this super-successful album, Pritam now has 'Golmaal Returns' up his sleeves which is another huge chartbuster album in the making. It is surprising to see the music company not promoting 'Singh Is Kinng' music at all when the music clearly had a potential to further make a killing at the stands 6 9 Kidnap Showing the biggest jump in the charts, 'Kidnap' moves up 3 spots to become a serious contender into Top-5. If at all it happens, it would be quite some victory for Pritam who otherwise has given at best a decent score in 'Kidnap'. 'Kidnap' isn't a musical and except for 2-3 songs, the remaining tracks are just average 7 6 Kismat Konnection From #5 to #9, it is Pritam all the way. It is the kind of situation that Himesh Reshammiya enjoyed two years back. Till the time albums newer albums like 'Fashion', 'Golmaal Returns', 'Drona' and 'EMI' start making an impression, it would be older albums like 'Kismat Konnection', 'Race' and 'Jannat' which would continue to dominate the charts. It is lack of competition which has allowed 'Kismat Konnection' to stay on for so long even as the film is off the screens 8 8 Jannat Bhatts have moved on to their next project and so have Kunal Deshmukh, Emraan Hashmi and Pritam. 'Jannat' still continues to stay alive! None 9 7 Race Most selling album of 2008 so far with 'Jannat', 'Singh Is Kinng', 'Tashan' and 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa' following behind, 'Race' promises to sign off 2008 from the top until and unless 'Karzzzz' picks up steam in next one month. None 10 - None Source: Music Festival, MGF MallSource: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:43 am Preview: Hari Puttar - NDTV.com
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:43 am Briefs - Sanjay Dutt to turn producer for new filmMumbai (Reuters) - Here is a round-up of Bollywood news from Indian newspapers on Monday, Sept 22. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:30 am India will host 2008 'Live Earth India' to raise climate crisis issues - domain-B
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:10 am High Court dismisses Warner Bros's case against 'Hari Puttar'Delhi High Court Monday dismissed Hollywood studio Warner Bros' petition for injunction against Mirchi Movies' forthcoming film 'Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors' for alleged copyright violation.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 22 Sep 2008 | 9:00 am The glitter store of BollywoodAre you one of those who stare wideeyed in multiplexes, wondering where those ornate brass lamps and crystal chandeliers go after they've dazzled everybody who watches movies like Devdas, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Ghum and Om Shanti Om? A little shop along Andheri-Kurla Road provides the answer to that question. For, step into Evergreen Classics and it's almost like walking into the sets of a period film. Stained glass lamps dangle from the ceiling, huge brass cauldrons stand stacked up on the floor, and the shelves are full of brass, bronze and silver knickknacks. Set up in 1959, the shop has stayed with the family since its inception, along with an ever-growing treasure trove of valuable bric-a-brac â nothing for sale, only available to hire. "My grandfather, Mohammed Usman, started the shop and most of these items are from his collection. They come from all over the country," says one of the present owners, named Mohammed Usman after his grandfather. The shop, now nearly 50 years old, he says, has always been run by the family. "First it was my grandfather, then his sons and now us grandchildren," says Usman, who holds a degree in interior design, but emphasises that this business requires an inborn talent. While they began by renting their wares to the film industry, they have begun to diversify into weddings now and also provide them for wedding decorations and other events. "Some of them pieces are antiques, while some are recreations. Our speciality, however, are the chandeliers," says Usman, also adding that the shop is one of the oldest in the field, though several have been established in recent times as the industry grew. Usman says art directors of various films come to meet them with detailed requirements. "As per the requirement of the script, they place orders and we execute them," he says. The many years of being associated with Bollywood set decoration means the family has interacted with and befriended several industry seniors. "K Asif, the director of Mughal-e-Azam, would come and meet my grandfather often," recalls Usman. He says that the family is amid plans to expand their business further. After all, much of tinseltownâs real glitter comes from here. Screen IndiaSource: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Sep 2008 | 8:53 am Welcome to Shreyas and stardom! - GlamSham
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 8:45 am Hulla is a very noisy film- Sushant Singh - Oneindia
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 22 Sep 2008 | 8:24 am My husband should be like Ronit Roy: Ekta KapoorTV tycoon Ekta Kapoor has set the criteria for her ideal life partner saying he should be good looking, tall and handsome, in short, like Ronit Roy.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:32 am Jaya Bhattacharya won't mind playing Cruella de VilAfter exhibiting her perfection in essaying negative roles on the small screen, actress Jaya Bhattacharya says she'll be more than happy to play Cruella de Vil - a merciless fictional character from the film '101 Dalmations'.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:31 am I'm looking forward to beating people: Chetan HansrajSmall screen star Chetan Hansraj is looking forward to play Bheem's character in Ekta Kapoor's epic 'Kahaani Humaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki' so that he can beat up people.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:31 am Unleashing visual effects in DronaIn a quest to make Drona a magical film, director Goldie Behl has used a lot of VFX. David Bush, VFX supervisor, gives an insight Pre-production stage I have had a good fortune to have been working on Drona since the last six months. During the pre-production and shooting stages, I was presented with numerous stimulating challenges in the making of this film while now in the all important post- production phase of the film, things are as exciting as the pre-production stage. Shoot It was an exciting shoot as we invented practical solutions for complex shots - how to do a motion control track underwater (without using waterproofed motion control), shooting a stunning action sequence on a running train - and even getting our hero (played by the Abhishek Bachchan) to jump off the roof of a moving train to a horseback. After we had the excellently shot film material, we decided that Drona deserved a pristine and sharp overall look, especially with its acquired status as one of India's most important films of the year. Hence, we decided to investigate the possibilities of doing the Digital Intermediate (DI) in 4k in several facilities that trumpeted 4k workflows in Mumbai. We had seen some recent Indian blockbusters go the 2k route in 1:2.35 cinemascope format but weren't happy with the overall soft image that is derived at that resolution - in fact, centre extraction of a 2k scanned image is really down to the equivalent of less than a thousand lines of resolution and I personally think that this is inadequate for wide format films on the big screen. What followed? I explained to all and sundry about the potential facilities that we wanted and warned that we would have to accommodate editorial changes and last minute VFX versions into the two and a quarter hour film in the final stages of grading, although this has become practically the norm with most films today - all the same, I wanted to be sure that our requirements would be taken care of.. Technique usage We were shown various opportunities, systems, colourists and theoretical workflows by quite a number of facilities - all of them highly motivated and stimulated to work on one of the most-awaited projects of the year here in India. To be straight, these techniques may be eminently useful for getting more out of less and indeed I have used them effectively myself in the past, but together with Goldie Behl and Sameer Arya the director of photography, we had already decided that we wanted nothing but the best for Drona and that we weren't going to accept any compromises on the film's quality and that actually meant that we needed to do the entire process in full- blown 4 k; this accurately matches the original camera negative when well calibrated and fine tuned, and makes the DI process more exciting as there is no quality compromise for using all of those wonderful and creative colour grading tools that DI has become so renowned for. Shooting and VFX facilities The principal cinematography was done at Prague, Namibia, Mumbai and Rajasthan. For visual effects I had taken stock of many facilities, seen their showreels, got to know the set ups. I asked them for estimates for numerous VFX shots. Finally we settled for Mumbai's most-preferred facilities like EyeQube Studios, Future Works, Prana and to larger extent at Tata Elxsi. Future Works repertoire The actual workflow set up in Future Works with the help of the highly experienced Steve Shaw, is based on Spirit 4k for scanning, Pablo iQ for editing and grading, and Arrilaser for film recording. The VFX are sent to the various aforementioned facilities and are directly available on-line in Future Works itself, after which the finished effects go back into the facility's 4k Pablo with 8 hours of 4k memory. After the grade and edit in 4k, film recording to inter-negative was done on the facility's 4k Arrilaser. For Drona we contracted Steve Shaw to assist with the DI. Steve is no stranger to me, having set up Cinecittà Digital with him in 2001, so I am happy that he can contribute his creative and technical flair to this project as well. He will be co-ordinating with Future Works' own talented DI grading team. There's nothing like experience for getting the job done well. Kind of work done We had already tested ways of making the metallic components of our hero's costume more brilliant, for example; and even more exciting is the knowledge that we will make extensive use of the effects toolset of Pablo during the DI online and grade. We will be able to add in and see in context, camera-shake on the fast-action sequences, thus generally saving the effect count considerably by using the power of the system to do many of these so-called âopticalâ effects, as they are generally known. In short Drona is pushing the bench mark ever higher in the fast-growing Indian Film Industry, and I'm proud to be part of the team actively pushing the quality envelope. Screen IndiaSource: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Sep 2008 | 7:22 am Sambhavna ditched me, says evicted 'Bigg Boss' inmate AlinaAlina Wadiwalla, who has been voted out of reality show 'Bigg Boss' this week, is miffed with co-participant and item girl Sambhavna Seth for having allegedly betrayed her.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 22 Sep 2008 | 3:00 am 'Hari Puttar' - a kids' film with comedy and suspense'Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Errors', which Hollywood studio Warner Bros alleged was a copyright violation of their 'Harry Potter' franchise, bears no similarity to the English film series and is actually the story of a lonely kid played by Zain Khan.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 22 Sep 2008 | 2:01 am I just want to rediscover myself, says Padmini KolhapureYesteryear actress Padmini Kolhapure, who took a break from acting at the prime of her career, will be seen in a new film, 'Mera Bachpan', but says she has no intention of making a career out of her second innings.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 22 Sep 2008 | 2:01 am Now Priyanka teams up with Shah Rukh for item songAfter Deepika Padukone and Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra has been chosen as the third heroine to make a special appearance in Priyadarshan's 'Billoo Barber' and shake a leg with Shah Rukh Khan.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 22 Sep 2008 | 2:00 am HDIL Couture Week – Day 5 [Gallery]Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Akshay Kumar – knight in shining armor of BiharSo pathetic were the anguished cries of innocent souls who were hit by the deteriorating floods at villages of Bihar. Indeed, here arrives a hero, extendingSource: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 22 Sep 2008 | 12:00 am Tamil comedian accuses Vijaykanth of conspiracyTamil comedian Vadivelu Sunday filed a complaint against actor-turned-politician Vijaykanth alleging a conspiracy after his residence and office here were stoned by a group of people, police said.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 21 Sep 2008 | 5:30 pm Yet another star son's Telugu movie career launchedWith the launch of superstar Nagarjuna's son Nag Chaitanya, yet another Akkineni scion has entered tinsel town.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 21 Sep 2008 | 5:02 pm Akshay Kumar to adopt flood-hit village in BiharBollywood star Akshay Kumar will adopt a flood-hit village in Bihar and help rehabilitate the victims, filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is also engaged in relief work, said on Sunday. "Akshay Kumar has decided to adopt a village for rehabilitation," Jha told reporters. Jha, who is from Bihar, has set up an organisation called Punarwaas with help from NGOs like Anubhooti and Prayas.Source: Entertainment News | 21 Sep 2008 | 4:44 pm Happy birthday Kareena!The cold weather of Ladakh has proved to be a block for Kareena's daily personal regimen. The actress has been unable to pursue her yoga routine because of the severe chills. A close friend of the actress revealed, "Kareena is very particular about her yoga routine.Source: Entertainment News | 21 Sep 2008 | 4:18 pm 'Welcome to Sajjanpur' a must watch comedyOriginality is the basic ingredient of a Shyam Benegal film. Whether it is . He is the one film makers, who can risk making a parallel movie with the elements of mainstream cinemas, and Welcome to Sajjanpur is one such venture of Benegal that speaks about the director's brilliance in film making.Source: Entertainment News | 21 Sep 2008 | 12:59 pm
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