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Gulshan alive in words of 'Mere desh ki dharti': Manoj KumarActor-filmmaker Manoj Kumar remembers Gulshan Bawra as a true friend and says he is alive in every word of the song "Mere desh ki dharti", which the late lyricist wrote for his film "Upkar".Source: Entertainment News | 9 Aug 2009 | 9:44 am Gibson's new fitness and exercise regime
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 9 Aug 2009 | 7:10 am Liv Tyler's new found love
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 9 Aug 2009 | 6:56 am Bollywood debutants reject big banners
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 9 Aug 2009 | 6:38 am Katie blames Peter Andre for depression
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 9 Aug 2009 | 5:47 am I'm not focussing only on comedies: Shreyas TalpadeHe's made audiences laugh in several films and has signed on four more comedies, but actor Shreyas Talpade insists he is not concentrating on just humorous films even though he enjoys doing the funny man's act.Source: Entertainment News | 9 Aug 2009 | 5:29 am Monica Bedi to star in TV show
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 9 Aug 2009 | 4:40 am 'Kaminey' meant for all ages: Shahid - Economic Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 9 Aug 2009 | 4:38 am I will always be Phoebe Buffay: Lisa Kudrow
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 9 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am Bollywood newcomers prefer good scripts over big bannersTeenage pregnancy, terrorism, an out-and-out actioner or a spooky jungle thriller-Bollywood newcomers like Shruthi Haasan, Ruslaan Mumtaaz and Arunoday Singh are opting for different themes and strong scripts rather than being lured by big banners and typical potboilers.Source: Entertainment News | 9 Aug 2009 | 4:17 am Now, get ready to hear A.R. Rahman junior singWill music maestro A.Source: Entertainment News | 9 Aug 2009 | 2:05 am Shahid unhappy over 'A' certificate for 'Kaminey'Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor, who is looking forward to the release of his latest film "Kaminey", is upset over the 'A' certificate it has been given by the censor board.Source: Entertainment News | 9 Aug 2009 | 1:23 am Monica Bedi to star in TV showBollywood starlet Monica Bedi, the former companion of jailed gangster Abu Salem, will now be seen on the small screen in filmmaker Anubhav Sinha's new thriller show "Mr & Mrs Mishra".Source: Entertainment News | 9 Aug 2009 | 1:05 am Meet my new avatar: SRK - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 8 Aug 2009 | 11:35 pm Rehabilitating poster artists of a bygone eraDigital technology has taken away the jobs of Bollywood poster painters. Designer Nida Mahmood hunted them out in dingy lanes of the capital and teamed up with them for her upcoming poster collection.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Aug 2009 | 9:30 pm Bollywood newcomers prefer good scripts over big bannersTeenage pregnancy, terrorism, an out-and-out actioner or a spooky jungle thriller-Bollywood newcomers like Shruthi Haasan, Ruslaan Mumtaaz and Arunoday Singh are opting for different themes and strong scripts rather than being lured by big banners and typical potboilers.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Aug 2009 | 9:00 pm I'm not focussing only on comedies: Shreyas TalpadeHe's made audiences laugh in several films and has signed on four more comedies, but actor Shreyas Talpade insists he is not concentrating on just humorous films even though he enjoys doing the funny man's act.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Aug 2009 | 8:30 pm MJ's brain returned to familyPop legend Michael Jackson's brain has been returned to his family after it was removed last month for further testing.Source: Entertainment News | 8 Aug 2009 | 2:10 pm Check out Ranbir as lazy 'Sid' in Wake Up Sid
After an impressive act in Bachna Ae Haseeno, Ranbir Kapoor is all set for his next release Dharma Productions' Wake Up Sid, directed by debutant Ayan Mukerji. Bollywood Hungama brings you an exclusive sneak peek of the first look of this eagerly awaited film.
In the film, Ranbir plays Sid a lazy, unmotivated slacker from Mumbai whose world is breezy, carefree, and without any true responsibilities. The most important elements in his life are his friends, his camera, his car, and his X-box 360. How his life undergoes a series of changes after taking his final year college exams forms the crux of the story.
The film, produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar, has Konkona Sen Sharma playing the female lead while Anupam Kher, Supriya Pathak, Namit Das and Shikha Talsania form the supporting cast.
Wake Up Sid is scheduled to hit theatres on Oct 2nd this year.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 8 Aug 2009 | 2:04 pm What's Your Rashee? inspired by a book!Seen the trailers of What’s your Rashee? on TV? Ashutosh Gowariker’s rom com has been adapted from Madhu Rye’s Kimball Ravenswood that earlier was made into a popular Gujarati play.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 8 Aug 2009 | 11:52 am Movies offer gratification similar to sex: TarantinoHollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino says that he loves making films because there is no other art form that offers gratification so similar to sex.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 8 Aug 2009 | 11:47 am I re-shot parts of 'Delhi 6' for Venice film fest: directorRakeysh Omprakash Mehra's most recent film "Delhi 6" didn't fare too well within India, so he went and re-shot some parts of it before submitting it for the Venice Film Festival and says he can now "sleep easy".Source: Entertainment News | 8 Aug 2009 | 11:41 am Antonio Banderas turns 49Antonio Banderas, whose famous films include Philadelphia, Desperado, The Mask of Zorro and the Spy Kids trilogy, turns 49 today.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 8 Aug 2009 | 11:14 am Khatron Ke Khiladi level 2 is Back!
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 8 Aug 2009 | 11:04 am 'Delhi 6' re-shot
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 8 Aug 2009 | 10:34 am Monica Bedi to star in TV showBollywood starlet Monica Bedi, the former companion of jailed gangster Abu Salem, will now be seen on the small screen in filmmaker Anubhav Sinha's new thriller show 'Mr and amp; Mrs Mishra'.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Aug 2009 | 10:31 am Shahid unhappy over 'A' certificate for 'Kaminey'Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor, who is looking forward to the release of his latest film 'Kaminey', is upset over the 'A' certificate it has been given by the censor board.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Aug 2009 | 10:31 am Imtiaz's Love Aaj Kal - Times of India
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 8 Aug 2009 | 9:37 am Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 8 Aug 2009 | 9:33 am Ramu changes his mind about KJoRam Gopal Varma feels that Karan Johar is far closer to reality than he is and vows never to criticise his movies again. The realisation came to him while...Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 8 Aug 2009 | 9:18 am Sheena speak on debut movie - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 8 Aug 2009 | 9:15 am Now, get ready to hear Rahman junior singWill music maestro A.R. Rahman's son follow in his footsteps? The answer is yes, as Rahman junior gets set to enter the world of music at the age of six.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Aug 2009 | 9:00 am Sienna Miller may reprise Jane Fonda role in BarbarellaSienna Miller may be cast in the remake of 1968 cult sci-fi film Barbarella, which starred Jane Fonda in the lead.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 8 Aug 2009 | 7:58 am Sienna Miller lost role to green hairBritish actress Sienna Miller, who lost a role in The Constant Gardener, fears her green hair may have cost her the part opposite Ralph Fiennes.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 8 Aug 2009 | 7:38 am B.R. Films settles Fox studio's plagiarism chargesBollywood production house B.R. Films has settled a plagiarism case by Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox for allegedly lifting the latter's film My Cousin Vinny for a Hindi spin-off Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 8 Aug 2009 | 7:30 am Smilie Suri gets ready to smile four years after KalyugMahesh Bhatt is her uncle and director Mohit Suri her brother, but actress Smilie Suri will tell you she's still had her share of "waiting and struggle". And now four years after her debut in the hit Kalyug, she once again waits for the curtain to rise.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 8 Aug 2009 | 7:25 am Hollywood script guru is script-hunting in IndiaAfter the success of Slumdog Millionaire, Indian films have gained worldwide appeal, says Hollywood script guru Chadwick Clough, who is set to popularise Indian themes in international movies by partnering with a scriptwriting workshop.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 8 Aug 2009 | 7:14 am T-Series acquires music rights of Kites and Action Replay
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There is no doubt that one of the biggest players in the music industry is T-Series. Music of most of the recent hit films' has been released on T-Series label and even in the future T-Series has a promising line up with Blue, 3 Idiots in its kitty.
Now T-Series has gone ahead and bagged the music rights of two more biggies - namely Rakesh Roshan's Kites and Vipul Shah's Action Replay. While Action Replay stars Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles, Kites (directed by Anurag Basu) stars Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori and Kangna in principal roles.
By bagging the music rights of these two eagerly awaited films, T-Series has yet again stamped its dominance in the music industry.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 8 Aug 2009 | 6:10 am Kajol to endorse Knorr soups
Knorr, Hindustan Unilever's largest soup brand in the country, is all set to launch a new and exciting ad campaign this season and for the very same purpose they have roped in Kajol as the brand ambassador.
Kajol would be seen playing a mommy in the ad campaign which is scheduled to go on air from the 10th of August. The 2009 Knorr soup campaign redefines the 7pm snacking trend by offering Knorr soups as the perfect snack, represented through the campaign idea, "Tummy bhi khush, Mummy bhi khush"
Speaking on her association with the brand, Bollywood's supermom Kajol had this to say, "Knorr soup has long been a family favourite and it feels great to be associated with one of my favourite brands. As a working mom, often I've found myself struggling with snack ideas that are not only easy on time but tasty and nutritious as well...a solution I found in soup! I strongly believe that a family that eats together lives together; and with Knorr soup's assurance of real vegetables and complete absence of preservatives, I have one less thing to worry about."Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 8 Aug 2009 | 4:55 am Veteran lyricist Gulshan Bawra passes awayVeteran lyricist Gulshan Bawra, best known for his songs such as 'Mere Desh Ki Dharti' (Upkaar), 'Yaari Hai Imaan' (Zanjeer) etc, passed away at his residence on Friday (Aug 7) morning. He was 72 years old and died because of a heart attack. Originally known as Gulshan Mehta till he was rechristened Gulshan Bawra by a prominent distributor, this veteran lyricist came to India from Pakistan the during partition days. Bawra has penned many hit songs such as 'Agar Tum Na Hote', 'Dukki Pe Dukki Ho Ya Satte Pe Satta' etc. in his career spanning 42 years. His last hit was the song 'Le Pappiyaan Jhappiyaan Pale Hum' from the Ajay Devgan- Tabu starrer Haqeeqat which released in 1995. Apart from writing the lyrics of Bollywood songs, Gulshan Bawra also acted in a few films such as Upkaar, Zanjeer and Indrajeet. Bollywood Hungama offers its condolences to his family members and prays that his soul rests in peace.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 8 Aug 2009 | 4:44 am I re-shot parts of 'Delhi 6' for Venice film fest: directorRakeysh Omprakash Mehra's most recent film 'Delhi 6' didn't fare too well within India, so he went and re-shot some parts of it before submitting it for the Venice Film Festival and says he can now 'sleep easy'.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Aug 2009 | 4:30 am Mugdha Godse to star opposite Bobby Deol in horror flick
After receiving rave reviews for her acting skills in Fashion, Mugdha Godse is definitely set to explore her talent by venturing into drama, dark serious cinema and comedy with Jail and Rohit Shetty's All the Best respectively.
Mugdha seems to be exploring new avenues with every film. The latest entrant in the list happens to be the genre of horror. The lady is all set to scare the audiences in a horror flick produced by Sanjay Ahluwalia and Rajeev Virani of Rupali Om Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
The film is to be directed by Rajeev Virani, a first time director and Mugdha is cast opposite the suave and dashing Bobby Deol. On asking Mugdha, the pretty actress exclaims, "I just couldn't say no when I heard the script. It's a fantastic script and I'm so excited that I can't wait to start rolling. The whole art of scaring my audiences is so new for me and I'm looking forward for the same!"Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 8 Aug 2009 | 4:29 am Pritam scrapped and re-did the entire Love Aaj Kal score
We've heard bits and pieces and even entire songs from films being scrapped. But Love Aaj Kal (LAK) takes the cake. While the recession and the multiplex strike proved a curse for the rest of the industry, it proved a blessing for Pritam. He was able to scrap and re-do the entire score.
Says Pritam, "I saw the film with Imtiaz and my lyricist Irshad Kamal in January. I was horrified. I very bluntly told Imtiaz the music in LAK was not working. You have to understand, Imtiaz is the most chilled-out guy. He didn't flinch when I told him this. He immediately told me to do what had to be done."
The first thing that needed to be changed in the soundtrack was the absence of a love ballad. Says Pritam, "LAK was a love story and there was no love song! Imtiaz wanted to know where it could fit in. I suggested we put it in the flashback in the Kolkata portion. Imtiaz was in Kolkata and was supposed to fly to Delhi to shoot 'Chor Bazaari' in a couple of days. I flew to Kolkata and gave him a love song. He didn't like it. Then I came up with 'Aaj Din Chadhiya'...over the phone! In fact most of tunes were played by me and approved by Imtiaz on the phone. That includes 'Chor Bazaari'," reveals Pritam.
The ballad 'Main Kya Hoon' was also altered. "It was earlier designed as a fast-paced go-for-the-kill ballad. But then I changed the pace and profile of the number."
Barring 'Twist', the entire score was scrapped and redone just a few months ago. The secret was out when the film's ebullient music composer in the course of our conversation revealed how after the film was ready, he suggested to Imtiaz Ali that there should be an item song at the end of the film, just like in Jab We Met.
Says Pritam, "Imtiaz said, 'Get me a song like 'Mauja Hi Mauja' that ended Jab We Met. And you're on'. That's how 'Aahun Aahun' which comes at the end of LAK was born. It's a traditional Punjabi folk song." Then began the hunt to get the copyrights.
"While getting the rights for the been music from Nagin was easy, getting the rights for this folk song proved impossible since it has originally been sung by 18 singers many of them from Pakistan. So we just credited it as 'traditional'. Let's hope no one comes forward to claim a slice of the song," Pritam has his fingers crossed.
Only two lines from the traditional track were used, the rest was all by Pritam. "Luckily Imtiaz loved the number and that's how the end-song in LAK happened."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 8 Aug 2009 | 4:15 am Hollywood script guru is script-hunting in IndiaAfter the success of "Slumdog Millionaire", Indian films have gained worldwide appeal, says Hollywood script guru Chadwick Clough, who is set to popularise Indian themes in international movies by partnering with a scriptwriting workshop.Source: Entertainment News | 8 Aug 2009 | 4:11 am Subhash K. Jha speaks about Agyaat
Jungle fever has never been more contagious. Every corner of the Sri Lankan jungle as shot with mesmeric skill by the cinematographer Surjodeep Ghosh is filled with danger.
There lurks a diabolic unknown (Agyaat) monster in the treacherous greenery.Ram Gopal Varma has always been a master of manipulative terror. His camara range is constantly petrifying amd persistently resonant. The sequences in Agyaat are ceaselessly shot in a way that suggests the presence of lethal characters and entities whom we and the people on screen cannot see. Only feel.
In this endeavour to evoke ghoulish visions of omnipresent danger Varma is vastly aided by the sound design.
Sound designers Dwarak Warrier and Leslie Fernandes go easy on the eerie sounds and beguiling banshees. Instead there are chilling eruptions of noises that you probably hear in the wilderness but don't pay attention to as being anything remarkable. The sound includes snatches from Hemant Kumar Mukherjee's immortal 'Kahin Deep Jale Kahin Dil' from that old shiver giver 'Bees Saal Baad'.
That was bees saal baad. This is well into the new millennium. The perils of modern life such as cut-throat competitiveness often lead to the throat being literally cut. Who knows who's doing the film unit in Agyaat (a far cry-and scream-from Vidhu Vinod Chopra's imperiled film unit in Khamosh)? Maybe it's their own fears and ambitions that are killing them. The crew's calm cinematographer (Kali Prasad Mukherjee) finally commits suicide. The spoilt bratty superstar's spotboy (Ishteyak) is pulled into a gruesome death even as he chants mantras to protect himself.
While in Varma's previous comparatively-tacky horror outing Phoonk, God felled the Devil, in Agyaat nothing works. You are doomed in the jungle. No force can protect you. As one member after another of the film-within-film gets eliminated, Varma seems to be spoofing spooking and spiking Agatha Christie's 10 Little Indians (made into Gumnam in Hindi).
There are dollops of tantalizing irony in the way the typical and tight hierarchy in a film unit evaporates as imminent peril puts the people into perilous positions. The repressed spotboy's outburst against the spoilt superstar (Gautam Rode, every inch the despicable brat) is a masterly manoeuvre designed to show how fear melts all class differences. Portions of the brief supernatural whodunit is unintentionally funny. But all said and bodies dumped, Agyaat gives us enough spine-chilling moments to make us wonder at the end, who the hell is killing all these people???
The grisly plot weaves in humane moments. Hindi debutant Nitin Reddy(confident, honest and with a skilful body language extended into the jungle ruggedness) and his assistant Sameera (Rasika Duggal, cute) have this very believable bum-chum bonding that perhaps Shah Rukh Khan and Karisma Kapoor from Dil To Pagal Hai would recognize.
But then they wouldn't be vaught dead (oops!) in this chilling and ominous jungle.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 8 Aug 2009 | 3:35 am Why Akshay Kumar makes women on his show swoonBrazilian beauty Bruna Abdullah, actresses Rupali Ganguly, Nauheed Cyrusi and VJ Anushka Manchanda are all ga-ga over Akshay Kumar. No, they don't have a crush on him, but say the Bollywood star was a 'motivating and inspiring' host for the second edition of adventure reality show 'Khatron Ke Khiladi - Level 2'.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 8 Aug 2009 | 3:30 am Victoria excited to join American Idol judging panelWashington, (ANI): Victoria Beckham is excited to join the judging panel of American Idol and not guilty of replacing Paula Abdul."I am beyond excited! When I got the phone call, I just couldn't believe it. I feel like I got theSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 8 Aug 2009 | 3:10 am Women have an animalistic urge: ShakiraWashington, (ANI): Shakira believes that women have an 'animalistic urge' that goes beyond sex."Women have this primary, basic, animalistic urge. It goes beyond sex,” Contactmusic quoted her as telling the Sun.She went on to name British women as the most animateSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 8 Aug 2009 | 3:08 am Dizzee Rascal threatened to punch Prince HarryLondon, (ANI): Brit rapper Dizzee Rascal, real name Dylan Kwabena Mills, has revealed that he threatened to punch Prince Harry in the face after his performance at Hyde Park's Wireless Festival.Rascal, 23, said that the incident took place after the PrinceSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 8 Aug 2009 | 3:07 am Katrina, Lara turn down Govinda's offerBollywood leading ladies Katrina Kaif and Lara Dutta have turned down veteran actor Govinda's request to star opposite him in the upcoming film Life Partner.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 8 Aug 2009 | 3:02 am Ashton Kutcher-Demi Moore happy to be aliveWashington, (ANI): Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore were left terrified after their private plane was forced to make an emergency landing due to overheated engine.While writing on his Twitter page, the 31-year-old actor said that he's 'happy to be alive'. “MySource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 8 Aug 2009 | 2:57 am Archana Nair wins Miss Kerala titleArchana Nair won the Miss Kerala title at the beauty contest organized by Impresario Event Management Company, under the supervision of a High Court panel in Kochi on Wednesday. The first and second-runner up positions went to Geethu Christie and BonnieSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 8 Aug 2009 | 2:50 am
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