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A. R. Rahman - Destinys Child or just Incredibly TalentedAllah Rakkha Rahman is not just a talented musician. He is a phenomenon with the potential to take the world by storm.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 25 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Ravi Kishen in Shyam Benegal's next
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 24 Jan 2009 | 5:33 pm Aamir Khan hopes for positive change in politics
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 24 Jan 2009 | 5:01 pm Review: Jolly Days
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 24 Jan 2009 | 4:51 pm Subhash K Jha speaks about Raaz - The Mystery ContinuesA certain kind of art wouldn't be possible without the muse. The great music composer Madan Mohan wouldn't have been able to compose all those sparkling melodies were it not for Lata Mangeshkar. A new kind of cinematic heroine was born with Kangna Ranaut in the underrated Gangster. Since then she has played the dark traumatized woman baring her soul to camera so many times you fear her forte would burst open at the seams. Kangna has no fear of fearlessness. Make no mistake Raaz TMC belongs to her. As a woman possessed she carries on this past year's terror tradition propagated by Vikram Bhatt's 1920 and Ram Gopal Varma's Phoonk. Admittedly horror-fest in Raaz TMC is created with more finesse than the other fear flicks that have invaded the large-screen experience in recent years. But you wonder if this kind blind faith is not blinding filmmakers to the larger picture regarding the raison d'etre of cinema. To enlighten and educate while entertaining. Sorry to say Raaz TMC is neither entertaining nor enlightening. And educational? Well to say that spirit exists and not just in champagne glasses, in this day and age, is going a bit too far. Raaz TMC parades a posse of perverse horrors. Often it goes brazenly overboard with faces made-up like over-boiled potatoes and ghouls attacking the horrified heroine in a thick jungle where she, and the director, have no business being. If in Gangster, WohLamhe and Fashion Kangna was possessed by demons from within, here the demons appear to have invaded her body from the outside, jumping at her from bathtubs and mirror images (both scarily directed pieces of chamber horror). On the whole the narrative relies too heavily on false scares....hands reaching out and grabbing poor Kangna that turn out to be known comforting ones, door knobs being wrenched from the outside with banshee-like music to create a frenzy of suspense, satanic rites and ghoulish occultist acts being performed in the dead of the night. When it comes to expressing the wages of sin Kangna remains unsurpassable. She pulls out all stops to deliver yet another fearless performance that's a treatise on trauma. Unlike her last performing act in Fashion in Raaz TMC she suffers from an ambiguously-written character although she's almost the 'wail' to 'wail' carpet in the narration occupying more space than her two leading men. Till the last we don't know what her actual involvement with the macabre goings-on is. We suspect, neither does the screenwriter. Emraan Hashmi as the sullen painter, who paints harrowing scenes from Kangna's life before they happen, brings a kind of austere urgency to his part. Looking anguished comes naturally to him. Adhyayan Suman as the reality-television anchor who carries his penchant for staged realism too far communicates a certain earnestness in his performance. But he has a long way to go. Alas Raaz TMC isn't the vehicle to take its actors too far. It's all about making the audience jump out of its seat in terror rather than aesthetic delight. Its cumbersome heebie-jeebies punctuated by special effects that can at best be described as slightly scary ,do nothing for the horror genre or for the actors who struggle in ill-written parts that careen into queasy little corners. Director Mohit Suri has done better for himself in Kalyug and WohLamhe where he addressed himself to the trauma of a woman forced into a life of reluctant disrepute. Perhaps a woman coerced is more Suri's domain than a woman possessed. This sequel to Raaz is finally worth watching for Kangna's portrait of traumatized womanhood. An act she has mastered. But it's time now to move on.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 24 Jan 2009 | 1:47 pm Dev D not a dream debut: Kalki
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 24 Jan 2009 | 1:35 pm Gowariker wants the tiff footage be aired
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 24 Jan 2009 | 1:19 pm Kelly Osbourne enters re-hab
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:51 pm India eyes its third Oscar with Slumdog
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:44 pm Music reality show finale part of Maharashtra's cultural festivalThe finale of the popular music reality show 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa', part of Maharashtra government's cultural festival 'Mumbai Saptarang', will be held at the Gateway of India here and is the first public event in the city after the 26/11 terror attack.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:31 pm Global tribal film festival to be held in BhopalA large number of foreign filmmakers are expected to participate in the International Tribal Film Festival being organised here from March 20 with a view to preserve and promote tribal culture, officials said here Saturday.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:31 pm Mugdha plans to light up screen with Neil Nitin Mukesh!Mugdha Godse, who made her debut in Madhur Bhandarkar`s "Fashion", describes her "Jail" co-star Neil Nitin Mukesh as "very fair" and says they will light up the screen with their contrasting skin complexions.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm !Clearly the most significant day out of the five days of celebration of literature in Jaipur, literature enthusiasts witnessed some riveting sessions.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm `Valkyrie` director all praise for `Slumdog Millionaire`!After bagging 10 Oscar nominations, four Golden Globes and appreciation across the world, “Slumdog Millionaire” has found another fan in Nazi thriller “Valkyrie” director Bryan Singer.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm I`m no underdog, I was born with a silver spoon: Sonam Kapoor!Her debut vehicle “Saawariya” sank without a trace at the Box Office, but one-film old Sonam says she is no underdog.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm I never believed that I was special, I`m just blessed: Amitabh Bachchan!Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan wants to dispel myths about his "high and mighty" image.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:15 pm Court lifts ban on smoking in films
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:02 pm 'Delhi 6': A film from the heart - IndiaGlitz
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:41 am 'Nanda' - lot of action, but no substanceFilm: 'Nanda'; Director: Anantha Raju; Cast: Shivaraj Kumar, Sandhya, Bhavya, Sharan, Rangayana Raghu, Avinash, Shobharaj and Sharath Lohithashwa; Music: V. Manohar; Rating: *1/2Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:31 am Irrfan Khan's role slashed in Slumdog MillionaireIrrfan Khan's role in Slumdog Millionaire has been seriously chopped off. Apparently a lot of his footage had to be deleted for the sake of a tightly bound narrative. Irrfan, who plays the cop interrogating the young hero to know how he knows all the answers on the game-show, is surprisingly candid on the cutting down of his characterization. "I saw how much my role was edited when I was dubbing for the Hindi version. My role especially in the second-half has been drastically reduced. But I'm not complaining. Just look at the impact the film has made. I'm so proud to be a part of it.", says the talented actor Shedding light on his role's radical reduction Irrfan says, "In the second-half my character goes through this complete redemptive graph which has been removed. After brutally interrogating the boy my character of the police officer personally takes him back to the game show when he gets to know that the boy did it for love. That entire track has been removed. But that's okay. Roles are often reduced for the betterment of the film. This isn't the first time this has happened to me. Actors must stop being possessive about what they shoot." Irrfan was recently in Jaipur visiting his mother and that is the reason why he wasn't at the Golden Globe ceremony. "Of course I was invited. But I had made plans to spend time with my mother long time back. If I missed this chance, I'd not have been able to visit her again for a very long time. I'd rather fly kites in my mother's home than blow kisses in LA. I'm not new to international events. I've been through them with films like The Namesake, Warrior and A Mighty Heart." Irrfan is also unperturbed by the charge of Slumdog Millionaire selling Mumbai's misery to the West. "It's the reality. Why should it be swept under the carpet? Why should Danny Boyle have been concerned about what image of Mumbai goes out when we've done nothing to keep our own city morally and physically clean? Danny saw a good dramatic story on Mumbai. He came and shot that story. As far as the filth goes, we're a dead and dying society, and the sooner we face up to it the better our chances of redeeming ourselves. Look at the Satyam scandal. Can you imagine how many working-class families have been ruined because of the avarice of top brass at the company? And I'm sure there're many other companies just waiting to do a similar con job on us. Now if tomorrow another foreign filmmaker comes to do an expose on Satyam, are we going to call him exploitative?" Irrfan is now looking forward to gauging the response to the Hindi dubbed version of Slumdog Millionaire. "I'm sure the Hindi version will be liked. It's the English version I'm apprehensive about. The intelligentsia will ask questions about the hero from the Mumbai slums speaking fluent English. The Hindi viewers will just have a good time." ,signs off the versatile actor.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:26 am Shah Rukh is happy even after declining ‘Slumdog’ - Zee News
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 11:09 am Asin's only man in her life - IndiaGlitz
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 10:37 am Horror film hero is afraid of darkness - Hindu
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 10:36 am Ashutosh Gowariker wants all 19 Minutes of 'Feel-bad Footage' to be telecastLast weekend Ashutosh Gowariker created quite a flutter in the film industry by vocally criticizing host Sajid Khan for satirizing well-known personalities from the film industry on stage. The buzz in the industry is that the Jodhaa-Akbar director wanted the footage of the heated unpleasant exchange between Sajid Khan and him to be deleted from the telecast and was upset and embarrassed to see the channel highlighting the on-stage fight in their promos of the awards telecast. The truth is quite the contrary. Ashutosh wants the entire footage of his protest to be telecast. Verbatim. And has in fact requested the channel not to cut a single line. Says a source close to Ashutosh, "He has requested the channel to keep all the 19 minutes of his argument with Sajid. Ashutosh's protest about what he feels to be the public ridicule of distinguished film personalities would serve no purpose if it didn't reach the public at large. He has felt for too long the need to stand up and protest against the entertainment at the industry's expense provided at awards functions by the anchors. Now that he has belled the cat Ashutosh wants the message to go out loudly and clearly. So he personally requested the channel to not cut any of his protest." Though several leading filmmakers agree with Ashutosh's contention that the anchors at popular awards tend to overstep the line of decorum they don't want to come forward, for the fear of being the victims at the next awards function.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 24 Jan 2009 | 10:33 am Lara Dutta in Sajid Khan's HousefullDownload image as wallpaper After delivering the smash-hit Heyy Babyy, Sajid Khan announced that his next directorial venture Housefull would star Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, and Deepika Padukone besides two more leading ladies. Soon the super-sexy Jiah Khan was also added to the star-cast and a hunt for the third and final leading lady was on. A lot of names of top Bollywood beauties such as Genelia D'Souza, Vidya Balan etc did the rounds but now after months of speculation by the media and industry-wallahs of who the third heroine of Housefull could be, we at Bollywood Hungama.com finally reveal the suspense. The lady in question is none other than Lara Dutta. Yes, its official, Lara has been signed for Housefull and when we contacted director Sajid Khan, he seemed a little surprised at how we managed to get the news but nevertheless confirmed the same. Now with an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta and Jiah Khan, expect the 'Housefull' boards when this film hits the screens later this year.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 24 Jan 2009 | 10:09 am Horror film hero is afraid of darknessAdhyayan Suman, son of actor Shekhar Suman, said he had a tough time shooting in darkness for his forthcoming horror film 'Raaz - The Mystery Continues' as he is afraid of ghosts, spirits and the dark in real life.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 24 Jan 2009 | 10:01 am Aamir Khan hopes for positive change in politicsBollywood star Aamir Khan is hoping that political parties will bring a positive change to the political milieu by fielding honest and intelligent candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 24 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Musical tribute to 26/11 victimsSeveral Bollywood and TV actors are appearing in composer-singer Shibani Kashyap's music video to pay tributes to the victims of the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 24 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am 'Jolly Days' - a faithful remake of a Telugu hitFilm: 'Jolly Days'; Director: M.D. Sreedhar; Cast: Aishwarya Nag, Vishaal, Pradeep, Niranjan, Sriraghav, Spoorthi, Rutva, Keerthi and Deepu; Music: Micky J. Meyers; Rating:***Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 24 Jan 2009 | 10:00 am Kangana reprises traumatised woman's role in 'Raaz'Film: 'Raaz: The Mystery Begins'; Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Emran Hashmi, Adhyayan Suman; Director: Mohit Suri; Rating: **Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 24 Jan 2009 | 9:31 am 'Bachchanalia' - the Big B as hero, lover, conman - Hindu
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 9:18 am Masth ReviewA justified title to say, 'It is enough director' The Telugu audiences are after SV Krishna Reddy's films once, as he used to direct films which are totally meant for family audiences and a good subject and clean entertainment.Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 9:05 am Krishnam Raju concerned about Prabhas' safetyPrabhas' new film, the Telugu remake of the Tamil hit Billa (2008) is progressing at a brisk pace. Anushka's all set to wow audiences with her bikini act and Namitha is reprising her role in the Telugu versionSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 8:57 am Slumdog... enjoys success at British box office - IBNLive.com
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 8:55 am Priyamani to die on the day of her marriage!!Ace director Mani Ratnam is now camping near Jhansi where some important scenes were shot by with Priyamani and Prithviraj. According to insiders, Priyamani's (who plays Vikram's sister in the film) role, though relatively small, is a crucial oneSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 8:53 am Heath Ledger’s family praise Michelle WilliamsLondon (ANI): Heath Ledger's family has commended his ex-lover Michelle Williams for doing an excellent job in raising his daughter Matilda single-handedly. The family had gathered at an Australian beach on Friday to remember the star in an emotionalSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 8:37 am Kelly Osbourne enters a rehabLondon (ANI): Popstar Kelly Osbourne has checked herself into a rehabilitation center, her mother Sharon has revealed. Although the reason behind Kelly's rehab visit has not been revealed, her mother said that it is the most awful thing sheSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 8:31 am Aamir takes a night out!Monday night was one of those rare occasions when Aamir Khan stepped out with co-stars Madhavan and Sharman Joshi for a night out in Bangalore. The actors, who are in namma Bengaluru till early February shooting for Raj KkumarSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 8:15 am Shekhar Suman apologises to AkshayWhen Shekhar Suman made critical remarks about Akshay Kumar vis-a-vis Chandni Chowk To China little did he know it would blow up into such a huge point of debate. In a reconciliatory gesture, Shekhar sent an SMS on ThursdaySource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 8:09 am 'Bachchanalia' - the Big B as hero, lover, conmanSample this: Indian screen icon Amitabh Bachchan is credited with 135 releases in over 40 years. He played the baddie - be it the 'dada', the don, the killer or the thief - in 35 movies.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 24 Jan 2009 | 7:00 am Andhra opposition calls for shutdown to protest attack on journalists - Hindu
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 6:53 am Sambhavna kisses Harman for publicityNow we all know how much Sambhavna Seth loves publicity. Her circus antics were on full display in the Bigg Boss house. No matter how much she denies, this dame really is totally inspired by the queen of drama,Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 5:52 am Emraan has no kissing scene in Raaz!All excited about his next release, Raaz The Mystery Continues, Emraan talks to us about his role in the film, his fears and the fact that he won't have any lip locks in the movie. Role in the filmSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 5:46 am Salman's father says he is married to KatrinaIt is said that art imitates life. Have Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif tied the knot? Well if Salman's father Salim Khan is to be believed the two stars are now man and wife. In a recent article thatSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 5:38 am Mugdha plans to light up screen with Neil Nitin Mukesh - Hindu
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 4:32 am Anurag Kashyap is truly romantic: girlfriend KalkiHe introduced her to Bollywood, signed her on to play a prostitute in his film and then cupid struck. Kalki Koechlin, who was born to French parents and plays one of the leads in 'Dev D', admits she is in love with director Anurag Kashyap and says he is 'very romantic'.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 24 Jan 2009 | 4:30 am Court strikes down ban on smoking scenes in films - Hindu
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:18 am Saif and Deepika in Love Aaj KalLike most of the heroes in Bollywood, Saif too has kick started his production house. The film is being directed by Imtiaz Ali. The film sees Saif and Deepika in the lead role and is nearing completion.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Delhi 6: A film from the heartMay be Delhi 6 was a project destined to be the second film of Sonam Kapoor. This can be guessed from what the director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehras words. He said that even though the idea of Delhi 6 was in his mind even before he made Rang De Basanti, he could not proceed because no actress fitted into the character of Bitu.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Shilpa to lose her tresses?Well the answer to the above question is yes and no. Confused?Many fans of the big-eyed beauty were shocked to hear a rumor doing the rounds that Shilpa had given the green signal to shave her hair off for a film. It is reported, that a cosmetic company aghast on hearing this news convinced her to change her plans.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Asins only man in her lifeThe missy wouldnt have imagined her life would take a hectic spell with busy days and sleepless nights. And now stepping into Bollywood, things are happening Asins way as shes there on top-of-world with her debut Ghajini making high waves at box office. At the moment, the actress is busy shooting for Salman Khans London Dreams starring Salman Khan in the lead role along with Ajay Devagan.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am Aamir Khan recommends Rani MukherjiWho can just drop away the transfixing looks of Aamirs Ghajini? Satyajit Chaurasia, the person who made him look so has turned the spotlights of Bollywood on him. Now, every celebrity of B‑town seeks his help for a stunning physique and actresses arent elision. Satyajit, body fitness trainer, will soon be training Rani Mukherji and for this she has set a gym at her bungalow in Juhu.Source: IndiaGlitz.com - News | 24 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am ‘Slumdog’ wags off to a slow start - Times of India
Source: Google News India - Entertainment | 23 Jan 2009 | 11:27 pm Delhi High Court stubs out ban on smoking in Bollywood - reportNEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Delhi High Court on Friday overturned a central government ban on performers smoking in films, saying it restricted creative freedom of expression, PTI news agency reported.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 23 Jan 2009 | 8:32 pm Slumdog scores a perfect 10 at Oscars
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2009 | 8:04 pm Slumdog shatters Western perceptions
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2009 | 6:34 pm 'Ghajini' producer teams up with Ram Gopal Varma for 'Rann'Madhu Mantena, co-producer of "Ghajini", has joined hands with his first cousin Ram Gopal Varma for the latter's forthcoming media-based film "Rann", which has Amitabh Bachchan in an important role.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2009 | 5:13 pm Nepal government bans 'Chandni Chowk to China'Six years after Nepal banned a section of Hindi films due to erupting violence, the new Maoist-led government on Thursday officially banned Bollywood's first Kung Fu comedy "Chandni Chowk to China" after continued public protests over its misrepresentation of the Buddha's birthplace.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2009 | 5:06 pm Shilpa Shetty conned into going baldDownload image as wallpaper Here's an example of how creative freedom can be smothered by commercial enterprises. In a blatant show of bullying tactics, a major cosmetic company put its foot down after reading a news report that she'd be shaving off her hair. A source close to Shilpa reveals she was all set to sacrifice her mane. Alerted by the news report the cosmetic company compelled Shilpa to change her plans. On Tuesday in Kollam, she went bald for the camera. But the baldness was induced by prosthetics. Says Shilpa, "I'd have loved to shave off my hair. But my other commitments put an end to my plans. The bald prosthetics were done by an amazing makeup artiste named Vidyadhar. It took him three hours to make me look bald. And after I finished shooting it took an hour to take off the bald makeup." Shilpa insisted on doing all the bald scenes in one day. "Getting into the bald make up again would've been impossible. But what we've shot is amazing. Being hairless makes you look so vulnerable and childlike. I felt I had gone back to my childhood," Shilpa said from Kollam where the film Desire is being shot. Shilpa regrets not going the whole hog. "Seeing myself in bald prosthetics liberated me. I wish I could've actually shaved of my hair. When Aamir Khan tonsures his head and it becomes a fashion statement. But we girls have to go by the market definitions of glamour."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Jan 2009 | 3:54 pm CC2C producer's apology to NepalRohan Sippy's much awaited film Chandni Chowk to China will surely go down as one film that won't be forgotten for a long time to come, courtesy the mega marketing blitzkrieg that left practically no space untouched. At the same time, one also feels bad for the kind of ('unintentional' and 'uncalled-for') controversy that it got itself embroiled into, which provoked the country of Nepal to lay a ban on the film. For the uninitiated, the controversy started due to a dialogue in the film which claimed that the Lord Buddha was born in India, contrary to what history indicates. That explains the reason, why the ace director Rohan Sippy has gone all out to apologise for the same by clarifying "In one scene of Chandni Chowk to China, it has been mentioned that 'Buddha' was born in India, a statement that has been deemed false in Nepal. It was never our intention to hurt the sentiments of the people of Nepal, or anyone else for that matter. We would like to unconditionally apologize for any offence caused due to our error." Hope things will settle down for the best for the film as well as the film makers.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Jan 2009 | 3:50 pm No need for Indian cinema to be apologetic - BachchanJAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Indian cinema, long a lightning rod for critics for its unrealistic storylines, should not be apologetic about what it does, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 23 Jan 2009 | 2:09 pm 'Slumdog' gives India a shot at Oscar gloryMUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - India woke up on Friday to news of "Slumdog Millionaire" bagging 10 Academy Award nominations as the media toasted the success of a critically acclaimed film the country claims as its own.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 23 Jan 2009 | 1:32 pm Geeta Basra all set to make her music video debutDownload image as wallpaper Though she has done only two films in her short career so far, Geeta Basra ensured that her performance in both the films didn't go unnoticed. Whether it was Dil Diya Hai or The Train (both of which incidentally had Emraan Hashmi opposite her), Geeta did gain appreciation for her contrasting acts in the two films. If she was a simple NRI girl next door in Dil Diya Hai, she played the part of seductress/con-woman with aplomb in The Train, hence enacting a negative role pretty early in her career. None of the films did well at the box office but Geeta didn't loose heart. Instead of choosing any random project coming her way that merely wanted to showcase the glam side of hers, she opted to wait. Now, close to one and a half year after the release of The Train, Geeta is ready to face the camera again. Though this won't be for a film shoot, she is still excited enough because after a lot of persuasion, she has consented to be a part of a music video. Says Geeta, "I may have been termed choosy all this while but I don't have any regrets about it. That's the way I want to shape my career. I am young with age on my side and any wrong step would have been disastrous. I would rather wait and watch than burn my fingers." What prompted her to say yes to a music video? "The sheer vision of the director and an emotional story that runs with it", Geeta is prompt in replying, "Apart from lead roles, there were offers for item songs and music videos but I didn't want to do anything where my heart was not set in. This one does sound exciting though. The setup is quite big, the scale is large and the grandeur amazing. This is not going to be one of those regular music video that you get to see all the time." "I must have posed at least a dozen odd questions in front of the makers of the music video before consenting for it. I wanted to be 100% sure", smiles Geeta who begins shoot for the music video today. Directed by Colossus, the outfit run by video directors Ajay and Lovel Arora, the video is pasteurized on Geeta and a new male model named Rahul. "Lovel is a good friend of mine and I am happy to be finally working with him. When he came to meet me, he knew and hence further convinced me that I was perfect for it", adds Geeta. The video is being pasteurized for a song by popular singer Sukhshinder Shinda who also features in the video. A well-known UK based Bhangra producer and artist; he has worked on over 200 albums while producing numerous hit songs in last couple of decades.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Jan 2009 | 11:21 am 42 Kms gets postponedClick above for more movie stills The makers of the film titled 42 Kms seem to have caught in what one would call as the âirony of lifeâ. The reason? Well, the release date of their film titled 42 Kms (based on the famous Mumbai marathon) has been postponed. The reason for this postponement is that the film's producers are locked in a battle with Standard Chartered Bank over amounts lent by the bank. The bank's contention is that the rights of the film had been assigned to it, after the producers borrowed Rs. 1.25 crore from the bank. The bank, on its part, had obtained an order of status quo from the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) on January 2, 2009, which is still continuing. The court has now asked the producers to go back to the DRT and then to the appellate tribunal before approaching the HC. Speaking about the situation, Nisha Chainani (the proprietor of Eastern Union Entertainment and also the director of 42Kms) says, "The release of the film 42 Kms is postponed as we are yet awaiting final clearance from the High Court, Mumbai regarding our matter with Joint Venture partners Standard Chartered bank." What remains to be seen is when this film actually gets to see the light of the day or should we say the finishing line!Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Jan 2009 | 11:17 am
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