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Where will all this end?: Celina Jaitley
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 29 Nov 2008 | 3:39 pm 'My friend spent 42 hours under dead bodies'
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 29 Nov 2008 | 1:17 pm Bollywood bravehearts refuse to bow down to terrorism, resume shooting!Mumbai terror attacks left the entire Bollywood in shock but braveheart Akshay refused to let the ordeal take over.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:52 pm French lingerie mogul, hubby killed in Mumbai attacks!The founder of a French lingerie line and her husband were killed during this week`s attacks in Mumbai.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:52 pm When panic struck the Kapoors!!The attack on Mumbai shook every Mumbaikar, it also had an impact on Ram Kapoor and Gautami Gadgil Kapoor.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:52 pm India needs new leadership to fight terror: Adiga!India needs new leadership that is better equipped to fight terrorism, Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga said.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:52 pm I am numb and angry: Anupam Kher!Veteran actor Anupam Kher hasn`t been able come to terms with the Mumbai terror attacks like any one of us.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:52 pm Miley Cyrus to swap showbiz for photography!Teenaged superstar Miley Cyrus was inspired to give up her acting-singing career to study photography.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:52 pm Dino and Lara get basketball jerseys from NBA star Kobe BryantDino Morea and Lara Dutta may deny being a couple using the cliched 'We're just friends' line but they surely seem to be having a great time in each other's company. Recently, the duo received an invitation from America's premiere professional basketball league to attend the NBA match between Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings in LA. Dino and Lara immediately packed their bags and headed to LA for this short, little break from work. The duo not just got a chance to attend the match but even got a chance to meet and interact with Kobe Bryant- (NBA's Most Valuable Player- 2008). Not just that, Kobe even gifted them special basketball jerseys with their last names inscribed on it. At the basketball match, Dino and Lara even hobnobbed with some real big names such as soccer superstar David Beckham and legendary actor Jack Nicholson. This must have indeed been a once in a life-time experience for Dino and Lara who surely seem to be enjoying every bit of it.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:34 pm Subhash K. Jha speaks about Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!Oye!... This is one helluva lucky-lucky film about a lucky-lucky chor who nonchalantly enters Delhi's well-to-do homes, picks up television sets and sound systemsâ¦and walks out in broad daylight as though 'baap ka maal' - a coinage invented for our super-chor hero Lucky. Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! is a sly shimmering mirror of a dysfunctional society always craving for more more more...not knowing where the greed to be upwardly mobile finally becomes immobile. You could look for parallels to Banerjee's aggressively- original vision in crime capers ranging from Arthur Penn's Bonnie & Clyde to Shaad Ali's Bunty Aur Babli. You may also discern enchanting elements from the quirky crime capers of Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brothers in the guru-chela relationship between the thief Deol and his mentor Paresh Rawal. But finally, the all-consuming wanna-have impulses of the Indian middleclass , their craving to be seen on television and their desire to be heard above the din of the daily stand out above the cliches and derivations that are deliberately used to tell the story...Yup, Dibakar knows his Delhi in and out. The narration cluttered with colliding values, is miraculously liberated from the claustrophobia of middleclass ambitions to take us on a joyous bumpy caper ride. Not for a second do we feel the weight of the morality tale that lurks under the crowded front of the middleclass need for roti, caper aur makaan. Delhi's lower middleclass suburbs with their toasted lanes and brick edifices are used to create a famished environment for our adolescent hero Lucky (played with cool cunning by newcomer Manjot Singh) to be born in a state of abject wanting and craving. By the time Lucky grows up, so does the narrative. Dibakar Banerjee steers diametrically away from the format he had adopted in his first film Khosla Ka Ghosla. There's no room for or patience with explanations here. Lucky grows up kicking and dragging into the jolly joyride that's his jawaani ki kahaani The trick is to make his theft and crime not look like too much fun. The director cleverly and wisely reserves all judgment. Lucky's life on the run is neither glamorous nor too much fun. Nor is it squalid. This detachment from the scene(s) of the crime is what sets Oye Lucky... apart from other crime capers. Then there's the casting. Faces that you might or might not have seen before blend into the bristling brew of laughter lies and betrayal. Take the girl who plays Neetu Chandra's embittered excitable sister. She can be anybody or nobody and therefore special to the requirement of this film about trying to stand out in a crowd. Or the lady who plays Archana Puran Singh's next-door neighbour. Her reactions as Lucky empties his car of (stolen) valuables are probably worth more than the luxury goods being offloaded on the street. Archana Puran Singh and Paresh Rawal as an unctuous Punjabi couple sweet-talking the rather-naive Lucky into investing for a restaurant project are dead-on. Rawal, in fact puts in three bravura performances as three different characters who play a part in shaping Lucky's destiny. Abhay Deol's Everyman act is constantly laced with a streak of mean lean wickedness. He doesn't act. He just lets his character be. Deol isn't afraid of being embarrassed. Watch how he slobbers all over his kid-brother during a holiday with his girlfriend. Neetu Chandra, superb earlier as the street hawker in Madhur Bhandarkar's Traffic Signal, gets the point completely. She stays underplayed in an unwritten part. Cinematic conventions from the 1970s surface in waves of wacky adventurousness. Vinod Khanna and one of his song 'Chahiye Thoda Pyar' from the film Lahu Ke Do Rang recur to indicate periodicity. The bigger picture clearly lies in the honest detailing in this tongue-in-cheek caper about coveting the good things of life. Though no one is around to define what the "good things" are. Oye Lucky... gets savagely funny at times. Check out the sequence where Lucky tows a (stolen) television into a wayward politician's son's home, only to find every largish corner occupied by television sets. A sure sign of materialistic surfeit in a film that maintains a clear economy of expression often at the risk of continuity. Look closely into Oye Lucky... you can see where our society took the wrong turn.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:32 pm Jethro Tull, Anoushka Shankar give hope through music - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:29 pm "For me, heroic characters are not exciting to play" - Abhay DeolEven before the release of Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, accolades had started coming in for Abhay Deol who is said to have delivered his career best performance in this Dibakar Banerjee directed film. The film had been screened for select friends along with cast and crew members and the response was unanimous that it is Abhay's film all the way. The young man may be termed as media shy or reclusive by quite a few but with every release of his, he seems to be opening up. Hours before the release of his 'best promoted' film till date (as he himself loves to acknowledge), Abhay Deol catches up with Joginder Tuteja and talks about poor marketing killing some of his earlier films and how he is just not confident enough of facing the camera as a conventional hero! Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! is your sixth release. Also, the first that is being aggressively promoted. Happy? [Says animatedly] Yeeeeah, my first movie which is being promoted. Of course it is a happy moment. During most of my releases earlier, people have asked me that why do I act only in non-commercial films. To this I have always replied that most of my films have turned out to be non-commercial mainly due to lack of marketing. Otherwise tell me, wasn't Manorama - Six Feet Under commercial? Today's its DVDs are selling like hot cakes. The maximum I can do is act in a film but after that it is left to the marketing team to take over the charge. I can support them though, as required. My films have turned out to be non-commercial mainly due to lack of marketing But isn't it disappointing to see a good film of yours being killed time and again due to poor marketing? Same was the case with Ek Chalis Ki Last Local too. Quite honestly, I don't focus anymore on marketing; it's the producer's job. I have my own support system and at least so far, I am continuing to get work. Today, I may not be making great money but I that hope from OLLO onwards, effective marketing helps on that as well. Talking about OLLO, I guess pre-release screenings have been fetching quite a good response? Yes, there have been a few screenings for friends, cast and crew and the response has been unanimously good. But then, I have been in the industry for some time now and have to differentiate between what is true and what is coming from thin air. You can actually feel whether what you hear is truth or just sweet talk. People may come and tell me that the film is good; they could be nice to me and polite. So in a way I have to alienate myself from things that I hear around me even if it is all positive. Abhay, you continue to play the kind of characters which don't really fall into the boundaries of a 'typical hero'. A conscious call? I have always picked up characters that are relatable. Truly speaking, for me heroic characters are not exciting to play. Best stories are those that generate apathy. I find more depth when it comes to playing a vulnerable character. Seriously, I shy away from larger than life characters and I don't even think that I am capable of playing such a role. Am I closed to the idea of experimenting on those lines? No, I am not but then I have to look at the content and story as well. Every story should have a back up part as well and not just concentrated on a single man playing a hero. Truly speaking, for me heroic characters are not exciting to play Was it the lure of playing a conman that excited you most to be a part of OLLO? It wasn't like because Lucky is a conman, it is exciting enough to enact his part. What excited me most was the basic plot of OLLO. When I met Dibakar, I was amazed with his research and the way he was envisioning the film. He was serious about bringing this story on screen and was quite convinced that it would be possible to do so and still make it commercially viable. Dibakar is the first director you have worked with who comes with a prior movie making experience. Some high for you after working in five straight films with debutant directors? [Laughs] Yes, you certainly feel a difference. It counts when you work with someone who has been through the experience of making a movie. Besides your basic skills as a director, it is things like post production, packaging, marketing and distribution where a filmmaker's prior experience makes a difference. If he or she is someone who has been through the grind, a lot of things come into account; you can be clear and economical with some good predictability being demonstrated in the work you do. Dibakar has got his finger on the pulse of Indian audience; he knows to the T that what it is that the audience would want Has he tried to be out of the box again with OLLO? I don't think that he is trying to be out of the box, neither am I. For both of us, the idea to make a movie is because we like the story; a character which I would love to enact. I want my films to be commercial successes. Whether it is my first release Socha Na Tha or my last Manorama - I really look at each of them as commercial. There is no point in making the kind of film which no one is going to see. Dibakar has got his finger on the pulse of Indian audience; he knows to the T that what it is that the audience would want. He has a nice and balanced way to make the kind of cinema which is rooted in the Indian culture. We did see that in Khosla Ka Ghosla too, didn't we?Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:23 pm Kareena Kapoor outdoes Deepika Padukone
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:07 pm "I'm happy that Onir's doing a lighter film this time around" - Sanjay SuriHe is known as much for his good looks as for his impeccable acting talent. Having debuted with Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi, Sanjay Suri proved his acting prowess in films like Jhankaar Beats, Pinjar and My Brother Nikhil. Sanjay is now all excited about his latest film Sorry Bhai where he teams up with director Onir for the third time. Bollywood Hungama got a chance to have a rendezvous with Sanjay where he spoke at length about Sorry Bhai, his stint as a producer and his future projects. Read On... After My Brother Nikhil and Bas Ek Pal, Onir and you are back together with yet another film Sorry Bhai. Quite a wacky title, what's the film all about? Ya... It's got nothing to do with the Underworld 'Bhai's though (laughs). Sorry Bhai is essentially a light-hearted, fun loving and romantic film. It also throws some light on forbidden love since you have one brother falling in love with the other brother's fiancee. It's not intense like My Brother Nikhil or Bas Ek Pal, but still has its own complicated situations. What character do you play in the film? I play the older brother to Sharman Joshi's character. Both the brothers are very diverse from each other. I play a very ambitious kind of a guy and for me work is worship and hence, I want success at any cost. I run a stock broking company in Mauritius. Caught too much in my work, this character at times overlooks and neglects his personal life which is when his fiancee starts getting attracted to his brother (smiles). Chitrangda and I go back a long way. Before she starred in Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi, we had done a music video for Gulzar saab called 'Sunset Point' way back in 2000. The film has you paired opposite Chitrangda Singh who was last seen in Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi. How was it working with her? Actually, Chitrangda and I go back a long way. Before she starred in Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi, we had done a music video for Gulzarsaab called 'Sunset Point'. That was long back in the year 2000. She was absolute new then, we shot in Manali. In spite of being quite raw then, she had something in her and the camera loved her. Then of course in Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi she was absolutely brilliant. I'm happy that she chose our film Sorry Bhai as her comeback film. Chitrangda is a very intelligent woman, extremely professional, very easy going as an actress and just comes alive in front of the camera. We thought she would take some time to get back to the groove after a long break but in the first schedule itself she warmed up to the camera and was bang on target. You play elder brother to Sharman in the film. What kind of male bonding took place between the two of you? In the film we are very close to each other but since my focus has always been work, with time there is a distance that grows in between these two brothers. Sharman is a fine actor, we've seen him doing a lot of different stuff (such as comedy) in his recent films but in Sorry Bhai, he plays someone who is intense yet vulnerable, funny yet emotional hence he really gets to showcase his skills as an actor. Sharman really gets to showcase his skills as an actor in Sorry Bhai; he plays someone who is intense yet vulnerable, funny yet emotional. Do you have siblings in real life? Ya, I have an older brother. What equation do you share with your real life 'bhai'? Definitely not the one I share with Sharman in the film (laughs). My older brother is very similar to me and we approach things in a similar fashion. He is in Australia, he's an ex-shippie but he loves photography so he became a photographer. He's a guy who follows his passion. In the film, you have Shabana Azmi and Boman Irani playing your parents. How did that feel? After seeing the film people would love to have a dad like Boman because he is more of a friend than a dad to his sons. He doesn't have the communication gap between father and son, which is often seen in real life. Working with Shabanaji and Boman was pure joy and I am saying this not just as an actor but also as the co-producer of the film. If you have co-operative cast and crew then the whole process becomes easy going and it was that in the case of Sorry Bhai. And as far as acting goes, they are not insecure or selfish actors who only bother about their role. Working with people such as Shabanaji and Boman Irani is like doing a workshop; it even helps you grow as an actor. You are working with actors who are all working towards enhancing the team without disturbing the fabric of the film; so it was a nice collaborative effort. It was fun working with such secure and talented people. After seeing the film people would love to have a dad like Boman because he is more of a friend than a dad to his sons You seem to be a permanent member of all of Onir's films. How has it been working with him yet again? It's just been three films yaar (laughs). If you look at David Dhawan-Govinda they have done like almost a dozen films together. We first worked together in My Brother Nikhil and then did Bas Ek Pal. He has also grown as a director and I've also learnt a lot over the years. With time and experience, you mature. I'm happy that Onir's doing a lighter film this time around and is digressing from the genre of his last two films. When he came to me with this subject, I was ready to support him as a friend. Hence, my involvement with the project both as an actor and a producer. We do have our share of fights and arguments but at the same we respect each others professional space. It's like we might disagree with one another but at the end of the day I support his decision and vice versa. I'm happy that Onir's doing a lighter film this time around and is digressing from the genre of his last two films. Sorry Bhai has you not just as an actor but even as one of the producers. How did that happen? It actually started with My Brother Nikhil; no one else was willing to produce it so we decided to produce the film (laughs) and I'm glad that we did it. For Sorry Bhai, Mr Vashu Bhagnani came on board as one of the producers. We (Onir and I) now have our own production house-Anticlock Films and we are looking forward to making some good cinema How easy or difficult is it juggling between your responsibilities as an actor and a producer? I would be lying if I say that there are no production pressures and hassles. But if you have a good team, then the whole journey becomes that much easier. When you are only acting, you just do your bit but as a producer your involvement goes much deeper in each and every department of the film. And it empowers you to push the envelope in many ways and also get a feeling of ownership and pride. I enjoy it but we are not regular producers. If we like something and we get suitable funding for it, we'll do it. The music of both My Brother Nikhil and Bas Ek Pal were huge successes. One hasn't heard much of the music of Sorry Bhai. How has the music shaped up? The music of Sorry Bhai is very appropriate for the film. The songs take the film forward. The music is such that it will grow on you further when you watch the film. Coming back to your career, you started off pretty well with films like Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi, Jhankaar Beats, Pinjar and even My Brother Nikhil. Post that you were seen in quite a few forgettable flicks like Bas Ek Pal, Speed, Say Salaam India etc...Do you regret doing some of these films? Not really... Its just misfortune I feel at times. Say Salaam India for example was a very good film but with India's World Cup debacle, the film's prospects got hampered badly. Yes⦠over the last year and a half year, there has been a slight dip in my career. But I have been focusing on this film and my production company. Now I have 5 films in the pipeline. What are some of your future projects? After Sorry Bhai, you'll see me in Nandita Das' directorial venture Firaaq, and then there is Sikander which is produced by Sudhir Mishra and directed by Piyush Jha. I play a Kashmiri politician in that film and it also stars Madhavan, Ayesha Kapoor, Parzan etc. It's a drama thriller shot almost entirely in Kashmir. Besides that there is Sanjay Gupta's Alibaug and Anjum Rizvi's Flat- a supernatural thriller which stars Jimmy Shergill and me. Most of these films are complete, while some are in their final stages of post-production. There is no conscious decision as such to focus on only one particular genre because an actor chooses from what he/ she has been offered. What kind of roles are you looking forward to doing at this juncture? Any plans of an image makeover. There is no conscious decision as such to focus on only one particular genre because an actor chooses from what he/ she has been offered. In all my future 5 films, my role is diverse from one another. I am looking at doing a light hearted, sensible, contemporary comedy like say a Jhankar Beats or Khosla Ka Ghosla. I am reading a few scripts, let's see. Keeping my fingers crossed. So are you going to focus more on acting or on film production? I am first an actor and then a producer (smiles) Finally, what is the USP of Sorry Bhai I think Sorry Bhai has a very wide range of audience which it can please. Despite the film talking of a bold and complicated situation, its treatment is very light. Family audiences will enjoy this film as it doesn't challenge your sensibilities. Last but not the least it has fine performances by Chitrangda, Sharman, Boman and Shabana. To sum up, it's a nice, feel good film.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:01 pm Hugh Jackman to quit X-Men
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Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 29 Nov 2008 | 10:03 am 'Ganga Cauvery' - another ordinary love triangleFilm: 'Ganga Cauvery'; Director: Vishnukanth; Cast: Akshay, Mallika Kapoor, Mahi, Tara, Anant Nag, Ramesh Bhat, Roopa Devi and Sharan; Music: K. Kalyan; Rating: **Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 29 Nov 2008 | 10:01 am 'Bidda' - an illogical story worth avoidingFilm: 'Bidda'; Director: Vishwa; Cast: Adi Lokesh, Yaamini Sharma, Umashri, Rangayana Raghu and Sharath Lohithashwa; Music Director: Venkat-Narayan; Rating: *Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 29 Nov 2008 | 9:32 am 'Oye Lucky!...'- a joyous, bumpy crime caperFilm: 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'; Director: Dibakar Banerjee; Cast: Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal, Neetu Chandra; Rating: ***Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 29 Nov 2008 | 9:30 am Celina shares friend Ashish Chowdhary's grief at sister's death - Sify
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 29 Nov 2008 | 9:26 am Amitabh slept with gun under pillow after terror attacks - Sify
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 29 Nov 2008 | 9:26 am Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! - Hindustan Times
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 29 Nov 2008 | 9:20 am Celina shares friend Ashish Chowdhary's grief at sister's deathCelina Jaitley is a good friend of actor Ashish Chowdhary, who lost his sister and brother-in-law in the Mumbai terror attacks and she now asks a question that is in the minds of many Indians - 'Where will all this end?'Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 29 Nov 2008 | 9:00 am Kannada playwright's works to be published in anthologyBabu Hirannaiah is set to publish his father veteran stage artiste Master Hirannaiah's plays that revolutionalised Kannada theatre, in the form of an anthology. He is doing it to clear misconception about him and to keep his work alive in future.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 29 Nov 2008 | 7:30 am I've learnt a lot from my India trips: Pakistani singer Najam SherazHe has played first class cricket with the likes of Inzamam-ul Haq and Waqar Younis and is well-versed in various religious texts. Pakistan's famed singer Najam Sheraz is versatile not only in his range of music, but also in his persona.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 29 Nov 2008 | 7:00 am Rahman uses 'Choli ke peeche' in 'Slumdog Millionaire' soundtrack - Hindu
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 29 Nov 2008 | 4:50 am 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' has simple, warm melodiesFilm: 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'; Music Composer: Salim-Suleiman; Lyricist: Jaideep Sahni; Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Roop Kumar Rathod, Sonu Nigam, Labh Janjua, Sunidhi Chauhan; Rating: ***Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 29 Nov 2008 | 3:30 am Rahman uses 'Choli ke peeche' in 'Slumdog Millionaire' soundtrackMusic director A.R. Rahman, who has given the music for Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire', has used the controversial chartbuster 'Choli ke peeche kya hai' as a part of the film's soundtrack and says it fitted the mood of the movie.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 29 Nov 2008 | 2:30 am Parvathy, budding star of Poo - Galatta.com
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 29 Nov 2008 | 1:11 am Naseerudin Shah makes Neha worriedHaving seen for a number of years the respect with which the film industry looks upon actors like Naseerdudin Shah, Om Puri etc. and the immense talent for which these stalwarts are famous for the apprehension of a new actor having a scene to act with these stalwarts can be very well assumed.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 29 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am HC to 'Sorry Bhai' makers: Keep full revenue records - Times of India
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 28 Nov 2008 | 7:23 pm Masand's Verdict: Sorry Bhai, a magnificent drama - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 28 Nov 2008 | 7:08 pm Terror fallout: Film releases delayed, drab opening - IBNLive.com
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 28 Nov 2008 | 5:18 pm Bollywood actor's sister, brother-in-law killed in OberoiBollywood actor Ashish Chaudhary's sister Monica Chhabaria and her husband, who had gone to the Oberoi Trident Hotel Wednesday for dinner, have been killed in the terrorist attack, sources close to the actor said Friday.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 28 Nov 2008 | 4:30 pm MGR to be featured in forthcoming animated filmIconic actor and Tamil Nadu's late chief minister M.G. Ramachandran will compete with 'current younger heroes' for screen space in a forthcoming animated 3D film 'Puratchi Thalaivan' (revolutionary leader), its producer said Friday.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 28 Nov 2008 | 4:30 pm Bollywood icon Bachchan keeps gun under pillow in MumbaiNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bollywood film icon Amitabh Bachchan slept with a loaded gun under his pillow as militants attacked the city of Mumbai, he wrote in his blog.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 28 Nov 2008 | 3:55 pm Kareena Kapoor endorses Kurkure Desi BeatsDownload image as wallpaper A while ago, we had informed you of PepsiCo India Holdings having appointed Kareena Kapoor as their new brand ambassador for its snack food products. However, it was unclear as to which sub-brand she would be promoting. Now finally the cat's out of the bag! Kareena has been brought onboard as the new face for PepsiCo Snack Foods, particularly for its famous product Kurkure. However, Juhi Chawla who has been associated with the brand Kurkure for nearly five years will continue to be the face of the brand. Juhi and Kareena would together look at endorsing the entire portfolio, though the details haven't been chalked out. Kareena, being the face of the young, Gen-Next India has been roped in to promote 'Kurkure Desi Beats'. In fact the TVC has Kareena playing a character similar to popular story book character 'Cinderella'. She is shown as the maid of the house, while her stepsisters have all the fun. The 'desi' twist in the story is when singer Ila Arun comes to the rescue as her godmother. She offers Kareena a packet of 'Kurkure Desi Beats' to spice up her life. The Englishmen and her stepsisters are having a boring dance, when 'desi' girl Kareena arrives in Indian attire and adds the much needed spark to the party. The ad film ends with the tagline - 'No Fun, Without Desipann'. One will have to wait and watch if Kareena is able to bring in her charisma to keep Brand Kurkure rocking.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 28 Nov 2008 | 3:35 pm Ameesha and Kanav's lovey-dovey momentsLove is surely in the air for Ameesha and her boyfriend Kanav Puri. The Gujju babe's acting career may not be at an all time high but it's her personal life that's been more in the news off-late. A user sent us some pics of Ameesha and Kanav spending some lovey- dovey times with each other and needless to say the duo seems really happy in each other's company. Ameesha and Kanav are seen having a ball of a time in some of the world's exotic locations such as 'The Louvre' in Paris. Kanav even seems to be enjoying the cake off Ameesha's fingers on the occasion of her birthday. Must say, this is one couple who certainly seem 'Made for Each Other'.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 28 Nov 2008 | 2:40 pm Subhash K. Jha speaks about Sorry BhaiIf Sorry Bhai starred Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra and John Abraham, the love triangle would be located in sizzling Brazil. What we get is the calm blue seas of Mauritius where Sanjay Suri and Sharman Joshi vie for Chitrangda's attention with a laidback stay-calm stay-cool kind of urbane chic that often masquerades as a mirror of contemporary mores in today's cinema. Happily, Sorry Bhai has plenty of genuine moments of emotional 'ouch'-burst. This isn't a film about confrontational relationships. The characters prefer to keep it nice and peaceful on the surface, no matter what the turmoil inside....just like the blue oceans and white sands of Mauritius. Love may or may not mean having to say you're sorry. But Sharman Joshi who plays the kid-brother, who whisks away his Bhai's bride-to-be in a tumultuous romance, says sorry so many times you wonder whom he's trying to convince...the brother or his conscience. Or could it be us, watching this pleasant mild but finally intensity-free romantic comedy set in the mollifying splendour of Mauritius, whom Sharman's sorry state of 'affair' is trying to convince? In one vital sequence, Sharman makes lingering love to his Bhabhi-to-be in the trial room while trying out a wedding suit. Waiting outside the Bridegroom 'Bhaiyya' chuckles, "I'm sure she's making him try out something he has never tried before." Ahem ahem to that. Wicked spurts of humour seem oddly intrusive in this drama of the under-driven. The narration's mood swings from delicious satire to barbed rhetorics....Ma-in-law-to-be Shabana Azmi's ar-son-ic exchanges with her future daughter-in-law could set the azure Mauritian waters on fire, if only they weren't so funny. Sorry Bhai is a film that requires a number of mood changes. In its two hours of mellow playing-time it packs in a whole crises-crossing kaleidoscope of family ties and accompanying emotions ranging from intense motherly possessiveness to authentic bhai-giri. Not all the mood and time transitions are achieved with fluency. Some moments between pairs of characters just don't go far enough to reach into the inner recesses of the heart. Indeed the best moment in the film is the one where the sobbing sibling rests his head on his Bhai's lap to express sorrow for stealing away his fiancée. But then there's a difference between taking your brother's favourite pen to scribble your limericks and stealing his bride. Sorry Bhai swims languorously in a terrain that covers the thumb-sucking selfishness of childhood as well as the sexual friction within a family where a beautiful woman appears as a bone of contention. And what a woman! Chitrangda looking toned and chiseled, playing the spunky woman who wants to break free from a stagnant long-lasting relationship to court life on the fast lane brings in the right flavours of chocolate-and-chutzpah into the tranquil goings-on. Onir keeps the family drama sweet and simple, when he focuses on one-on-ones within the family circle he is in his element. But then he attempts the magic surrealism of Laura Esquivel and Gabriel Farcia-Marquez and the narration gets too ambitious for the mellow-drama's own good. In the film there's a dog that wants to fly. Two sons who believe their mother would die if they swear wrongly by her name. And a trial room for trying on clothes for fashion which becomes the venue for the kid-brother and his Bhaiyya's fiancée's pent-up passion. There're references to Casablanca and Dharmendra's films. But Onir's film is as original as it can get. We won't have another film for a long time where the mom tells her younger son to live in with her elder's son's fiancee. Shabana in the mother's role is a bit of a disappointment. We can see her trying to add layers to a rather sketchily written role, somewhat like making love in the aforementioned trial room. The crew cruises the calm characters and their location with underplayed expertise. Mauritius looks more fragile than passionate, more romantic than libidinous. Boman Irani as her husband is far more relaxed. Trust this astonishing actor to always add little-little things to his role when no one is looking. As for the central performances, Chitrangda makes a likable comeback except when she's too busy putting her best profile forward to the camera. And it's hard for us to believe that Sharman Joshi is supposed to play a guy with such irresistible charm that he can sweep the far-from-blushing-bride off her feet and seize her from his brother. Wonders never do seize.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 28 Nov 2008 | 1:21 pm
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