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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 9:49 am In Bollywood, big fish eat little fish: Zayed KhanActor Zayed Khan says he is learning "the hard way".Source: Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 9:20 am 'Cooking with Stella' a big hit at Toronto film festThere were more white Canadians in the audience than non-whites when Dilip Mehta's directorial debut "Cooking with Stella" premiered to a full house at the Toronto International Film Festival.Source: Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 9:03 am Kannada film 'Mukhaputa' wins top honours at Ireland film festActor-director Roopa Iyer's Kannada film "Mukhaputa", about children suffering from HIV/AIDS, has won the best feature film award at the recently concluded International Film Festival in Ireland and she says juries chose her film because they could feel the emotion throughout the narrative.Source: Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 6:59 am Bollywood's first digital music release by T-Series and Hungama for the film Blue
India's largest music company T-Series has taken yet another giant leap in the world of music. T-series is pioneering the concept of making music available in form of pen drives and micro chips with India's first underwater action thriller Blue starring Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar, Zayed Khan and Lara Dutta in lead roles. Blue, which has music composed by Academy Award winner A.R. Rahman, would be the first Bollywood film to have its music released simultaneously on the physical and digital platforms. T-Series is releasing the music of the film in partnership with South Asia's largest digital entertainment company Hungama Digital Media Pvt. Ltd.
The promos of Blue have already created waves both in India and internationally and the 'Chiggy Wiggy' track featuring international pop star Kylie Minogue is a rage. The digital music release will allow eager Bollywood & Kylie Minogue fans to access the much awaited soundtrack of the film directly on their mobile phones and digital music devices. The music of Blue is now available under the T-Series label globally.
Expressing his delight over the launch, A. R. Rahman said, "It's a great idea for the movie industry and I was very excited when I heard about the digital release of the music. Anything new is exciting for people and those, who believe in owning legitimate music, would be excited by this product. It is also a gate opener for future expansions, because right now the music is going to have MP3 quality and then in future it could have more high quality WAV files like 96 k, 24 bit and people will definitely enjoy probably four times better than a CD quality of music. So this is a great starting point."
This initiative to release the music of the film on the digital platform first is being seen by the Indian music industry as a major step towards combating piracy and illegal downloads. Commenting on this pioneering kind digital initiative for a Bollywood film, Neeraj Roy, MD & CEO, Hungama Digital Media said, "Releasing the music of the film on the digital platform simultaneously has several positive implications for consumers, for record labels and for the Indian music industry. The digital platform will allow Bollywood fans across the world to access the music from a device that is always with them- the mobile phone. It will also ensure content is protected, thereby enabling the industry to mitigate losses incurred by the entertainment industry due to piracy."
Adding to this, Bhushan Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, T-Series said, "The digital platform has become a widespread medium to consume entertainment. India too is seeing a rapid growth of mobile phone and internet users. Keeping this in mind, the digital platform is perfect for the music release of a film like Blue which has already been popularized, in India and internationally, for the music compositions of A. R. Rahman including the hit single with Kylie Minogue. Amongst the many benefits of the digital music launch, the most significant one for us as a music label is a big step towards giving consumers legitimate content and curbing piracy of our content."
The digital distribution of the music is done by Hungama Digital Media across the internet and mobile.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 17 Sep 2009 | 6:55 am Official trailer of MJ's This Is It movie
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 6:51 am Celina shops in Paris for Aitraaz remake
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 6:33 am Dance show to honour Patrick Swayze
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 6:27 am Cancer-stricken Lisa Ray signs filmThough Lisa Ray has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, she is not ready to give up . The actress has signed a flick based on Charles Sobhraj biopic, opposite Sanjay Dutt.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 17 Sep 2009 | 6:19 am Ajay, Akshaye tone up for caste war
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 6:19 am Patrick Swayze to be cremated by FridayHollywood actor Patrick Swayze’s body will be cremated by Friday. The ashes of the Dirty Dancing star will be spread across his much loved Rancho de Dias Alegres (Ranch of Happy Days) in New Mexico.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 17 Sep 2009 | 5:46 am Celina shops in Paris, Bangkok for Kannada remake of 'Aitraaz'Bollywood actress Celina Jaitley is playing a glamorous woman in her first Kannada film "Sreemathi", a remake of Hindi film "Aitraaz", and the former Miss India bought all her costumes from Paris and Bangkok for it.Source: Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 5:38 am Trailer for Jackson concert movie released
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 5:24 am "I'll wrap my work in Return Gift & move on to Chenab Gandhi" - Rajeev Khandelwal
Rajeev Khandelwal has a lot of preparation to do for his next two films, Sourabh Narang's Return Gift and Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Chenab Gandhi. While for Bhansali's film he needs to get fluent in Urdu and familiar with the pre-Partition era, the preparation for Narang's film is even more complex and elaborate.
Rajeev can't wait for his reality show to end so he could embark on his big-screen preparations. Interestingly in spite of the show's popularity there's no mention of a second season for Rajeev. "For now, this is it," he says tersely.
For Return Gift in which Rajeev plays an Indian bureaucrat on a mission to Pakistan Rajeev will have to meet bureaucrats from both sides of the border to understand the intricacies of across-the-border diplomacy.
"I can't just go into the part unprepared. It's a character that has far-reaching relevancies. I'll be meeting eminent bureaucrats to understand the workings of the Indian bureaucracy and the complex issue of Indo-Pak relations."
For all of this Rajeev needs time off. Sach Ka Saamna hardly gives him that space. In fact it now threatens to crowd him even more. Rajeev Khandelwal has a problem. And it's got to do with his hair. Before he goes into Sanjay Leela Bhansali's production Chenab Gandhi Rajeev has allotted dates to Sourabh Narang's Return Gift which requires him to play an Indian civil servant on a diplomatic mission.
And everyone knows IAS officers are supposed to sport close-cropped hair. But Sanjay's film requires Rajeev to have very long hair.
Says Rajeev, "In fact one of the reasons why Mr. Bhansali selected me was because of my hair. I had grown it really long and curly for my role as a Goan beach bum in Peter Gaya Kaam Se. Mr. Bhansali saw that look and thought it was what he wanted for his assistant Vibhu Puri's film. That's how I was considered."
Having bagged the coveted role, Rajeev was clearly told the hair remains.
Says Rajeev, "I was in a dilemma since Sourabh's film needed me to keep my hair short. And there was no time to cut my hair and grow it back. So I was left with no choice but to ask Sourabh to work his way around my hair."
Apparently Rajeev will now wear a cropped wig to look the Bureaucrat's part.
Says Rajeev, "All I'll say is, I won't look wrong for the part."
Laughs Rajeev, "For the privilege of working with Mr Bhansali, I'd happily go bald. He's one of the best filmmakers of our country. Although he isn't directing Chenab Gandhi his involvement with the project is full-on. I'll wrap my work in Return Gift and move on to Chenab Gandhi. The thought of sharing screen space with Mr. Amitabh Bachchan so early in my career gives me goose-bumps."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 17 Sep 2009 | 5:15 am Ajay, Akshaye tone up for caste war in Priyan's filmAjay Devgan and Akshaye Khanna will be seen in dramatic fight scenes in Priyadarshan's hard-hitting tale of honour killing set in Bihar.Source: Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:51 am Dancing With The Stars to honour Patrick Swayze - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 4:01 am Konkan film creates buzz at Toronto festival"The Man Beyond the Bridge" (Paltadacho Munis), the first-ever Konkan film to make it to any global film event, has created a buzz at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).Source: Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:59 am Jay Z might soon overtake Elvis PresleyLondon, (ANI): Jay-Z may soon become the solo artist with the most chart-toppers in US chart history beating King of Rock 'n' Roll Elvis Presley. The rap star's new album 'Blueprint 3' might as well be his 11thSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:53 am Chris Brown cleans horse dung as a part of community serviceLondon, (ANI): Chris Brown cleaned horse dung in Virginia for the first day of his 180-day court-ordered community service for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna. The 20-year-old was spotted clearing weeds and debris at police horse stables on Wednesday, reportsSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:52 am First Longest Indian flag for a Tamil film - Rediff
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:51 am Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan help out RaniRani Mukherjee is on cloud nine as she is returning on silver screen after two years. Her well-wishers and good friends are sticking by her and wishing her luck, and are giving her every possible tip for climbing the ladder ofSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:45 am Jim Carrey rubbishes wedding reportsWashington, (ANI): Jim Carrey has not tied the knot with girlfriend Jenny McCarthy in a special commitment ceremony in Malibu, his publicist has said. Recent reports said that the couple vowed to be together forever in frontSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:43 am Paris Hilton faces $34m class action lawsuitWashington, (ANI): Socialite Paris Hilton is reportedly facing a 34-million dollars class action lawsuit after she failed to appear in a series of scheduled events in Italy and Germany.The promoters booked the 28-year-old beauty to appear at a number ofSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:41 am Kannada movie Jugari in DTS mixingKannada movie Jugari is produced by GR Ramesh under the banner CM Associates. Presently, the DTS mixing for the movie Jugari is going on at Prasad Recording studios. The specialty of the movie is that the producer has penned story forSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:41 am Dancing With The Stars to honour Patrick SwayzeWashington (ANI): US show ‘Dancing With The Stars’ will pay respect to late actor/dancer Patrick Swayze in an episode in their new season. The show's professionals will perform interpretive dances to the tunes from his hit films Dirty Dancing and Ghost.SwayzeSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:39 am Takei, Altman to be first gay couple on The Newlywed GameLondon (ANI): Actor George Takei and Brad Altman are all set to create a history of sorts as they become the first gay couple to appear on hit American show The Newlywed Game. The game show pits newly married couples againstSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:37 am Patrick Swayze to be cremated on Friday
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:35 am Bendu Appa Rao RMP, a small time quack?Allari Naresh, Kamna Jethmalani and Meghana are playing the lead roles in Bendu Appa Rao RMP directed by EVV Satyanarayana and produced by Dr D Ramanaidu under the banner of Suresh Productions.Producer says, “Our hero would tickle the funny bone ofSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:29 am Aamir, SRK come to Rani's rescue
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:29 am Priyanka Chopra's most challenging role is CapriconianMumbai, (ANI: Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra has said that the most challenging role for her to play in her upcoming film What's Your Raashee? was that of the of a Capricornian.In What's Your Raashee?Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:28 am Sush and I worked well together: Lara
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:26 am Rani Mukherjee pressurised to go glamorous? - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 3:10 am No rivalry, Sushmita and me worked well together: LaraThe two beauty queens became Miss Universe and later joined Bollywood.Source: Entertainment News | 17 Sep 2009 | 2:17 am Unnaipol Oruvan has a cutting edge over Loudspeaker? - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 12:08 am I have different helmets for different days: John Abraham - Sify
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 12:08 am Rani got cricket tips from SRK, moustache help from Aamir - Sify
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 12:08 am No rivalry, Sushmita and me worked well together: Lara - Sify
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 17 Sep 2009 | 12:08 am Celina shops in Paris, Bangkok for Kannada remake of 'Aitraaz'Bollywood actress Celina Jaitley is playing a glamorous woman in her first Kannada film 'Sreemathi', a remake of Hindi film 'Aitraaz', and the former Miss India bought all her costumes from Paris and Bangkok for it.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 17 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am Wanted highlight: Do or die for Salman Khan - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Sep 2009 | 11:28 pm Ajay, Akshaye tone up for caste war in Priyan's filmAjay Devgan and Akshaye Khanna will be seen in dramatic fight scenes in Priyadarshan's hard-hitting tale of honour killing set in Bihar. And to tone their bodies for the gruelling actions, the actors have got a makeshift gym in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, where the film is being shot.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 16 Sep 2009 | 11:01 pm Katrina Kaif rubbishes 'Lazy Salman' story - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Sep 2009 | 10:31 pm Salman Khan turns witty - Hindustan Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 16 Sep 2009 | 9:33 pm No rivalry, Sushmita and me worked well together: LaraThe two beauty queens became Miss Universe and later joined Bollywood. Now when they come together for a film, rumours of rivalry are bound to do the rounds. But Lara Dutta, who stars along with Sushmita Sen in comedy 'Do Knot Distrurb', says they got along well and would love to work together again.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 16 Sep 2009 | 8:30 pm Rani got cricket tips from SRK, moustache help from AamirRani Mukerji disguises herself as an aspiring Sikh cricketer in the upcoming film "Dil Bole Hadippa!".Source: Entertainment News | 16 Sep 2009 | 5:09 pm TV actress Mona Singh chased with summons in ChandigarhTV actress Mona Singh, who was in Chandigarh for product promotion today, got little work done, as she was chased by determined rights activists with court summons for having dressed as goddess Sita in a reality show.Source: Entertainment News | 16 Sep 2009 | 4:31 pm I have different helmets for different days: John AbrahamBollywood heartthrob John Abraham's passion for motorbikes is well-known.Source: Entertainment News | 16 Sep 2009 | 11:31 am Rani got cricket tips from SRK, moustache help from AamirRani Mukerji disguises herself as an aspiring Sikh cricketer in the upcoming film 'Dil Bole Hadippa!'. And Bollywood's superstars were more than willing to help her get into the character's groove - while Shah Rukh Khan gave her cricketing tips, Aamir Khan helped her with wearing a moustache.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 16 Sep 2009 | 11:30 am Rani's faux pas in TorontoBollywood's queen who recently turned super-sexy after shedding kilos, stole the show at the ongoing Toronto film festival. The Bong beauty was present to promote her upcoming film Dil Bole Hadippa.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 16 Sep 2009 | 11:25 am "I am not on Twitter or any other social networking website" - Katrina Kaif
Someone has been impersonating Katrina Kaif on Twitter and the actress shooting in Bhopal is not amused at all.
"Something has to be done to stop this sort of vandalism. I am not on Twitter or any other social networking website. I plan to start my own website by the end of the year."
Katrina Kaif doesn't believe in half-measures. It comes as no surprise to know that she intends to start her own website after months of research, preparation and build- up before the internet's most 'hit' girl delves deeply into her own domain.
The actual launch will be by the end of the year. "I don't want this to be something I start and then leave to others to take care of. Of course there will be professional employed to oversee my website. But I'll be picking and choosing all the material and pictures that go into it."
Katrina's website is being launched with maximum care. Katrina wants it to be a one-stop all-purpose stopover for all her fans on the net. Other websites using her pictures and quotes without proper consent would have to face legal consequences.
Considering she's the most searched and googled Bollywood actress, surely telescoping and restricting the inflow of information and pictures would be tough.
Says Katrina, "My website will be comprehensive. It will have my exclusive pictures. In fact I'll be doing photo sessions done specially by me. It will also have pictures taken by me on my sets and on location."
What Katrina's website won't have is accounts and reports on her day-to-day activities. "I don't think it's cool to let people know where I am or what I'm doing throughout the day. I'm not on any of the social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. I guess my life is no an open Facebook," she puns.
The design colours and format for her website are ready. "I looked at several designs presented to me. Then I saw a British actress' website which I quite liked, though it was too dark for my personality. My website will be fun, feisty, bubbly and colourful, to go with my image."
Katrina's website has been designed by her sister's boyfriend and two professional designers from Great Britain.
"There's nothing haphazard and everything official about it," she chuckles.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 16 Sep 2009 | 11:09 am I am already married: John Abraham
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 16 Sep 2009 | 10:40 am "Acid Factory is a Cape Town classic" - Manoj Bajpai
Its five minutes into Acid Factory before it dawns on me that I've seen this psycho somewhere. Oh yes, he played one in Aks and Road too. Before that, he did play a bit of it in Satya too, though it was a compressed version. But he's also Manoj Bajpai, although it takes another five minutes before I accept that this must be true. Yes, it was meant to be. He ain't a pretty boy with a sardonic smile; he ain't a pin-up either. He is just a guy who only knows how to act. He has an edge and a magnetic charm that attracts directors so that they can cast him and every time he is cast, he gives a performance of his life. UK's Harrow Observer columnist and Bollywood Hungama's London correspondent meets a man with a heart of steel. The only difference is, it doesn't pump blood, it pumps acting.
Is Acid Factory all about style and no substance?
What makes you think that? It's a very unique story with a unique plot. Yes, action is a part of it and style is an integral part of it because you can't do away with it when you're working for a White Feather Film Production. And yes, they present all their male and female actors very beautifully. Acid Factory is a Cape Town classic.
Can we relate to any of the characters in the film? Today's cinema needs to be believable. Don't you think so?
I think you've got it all wrong. If the story is good, executed and performed beautifully. Each and every department falls in place. If the story doesn't work, your actors don't work; then what's the point in having a film that is realistic and makes you believe in. I mean, there is nothing to believe. So many films after Satya wanted to capture the essence of Mumbai, but they all failed miserably. So you have to be sincere to your script and everything starts falling in place.
You've worked with risk takers like Ram Gopal Varma in Satya, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra in Aks, you've worked on Shool, Road and now Acid Factory and Rajneeti.
Satya happened and people loved it. It became successful because the story was narrated beautifully. Not only that, for the first time people were watching the dons of Mumbai walking and talking realistically. Satya also happened because Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen happened. So Ramu was quite inspired by it. He wanted to make a similar kind of film on the underworld. Thus Anurag Kashyap happened to the film, Saurabh Shukla happened to the film, Allan Amin came into the film. So many new talents came into the film that all wanted to prove themselves and wanted to kill it in the first go itself. The risk paid off and after Satya I kept on looking
for the risk takers and challengers.
Satya happened because Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen happened. So Ramu was quite inspired by it.
He wanted to make a similar kind of film on the underworld.
So that was your focus?
Yes. My focus was never to look for a hit film but for a director or a story which was saying something new and giving something new to the industry. Like Aks, Zubeida, Pinjar and Road. Ramu, Rakeysh, Suparn Verma, Prakash Jha, etc inspire me. All these films and directors can be termed as 'classics' and I hope all the films released in the 1990's like Satya and Aks and all get a re-release in the multiplexes.
But this is a different era. How has it changed from an acting point of view for you?
As an actor, my focus has never changed. I'm doing Rajneeti with Prakash Jha. From no angle you can say that it is the first political film coming out of Bollywood. Suparn's Acid Factory happens in one factory. The whole film is shot in a factory. There are some flashbacks but most of the happenings are inside the factory like Ramu's Kaun. Suparn is experimenting in his own way with this film. Even Madhur Bhandarkar in Jail has experimented a lot with my role and the film.
I'm sure you must've made some mistakes too?
Yes I have and I wouldn't like to name the films nor the directors. I admit that those were my choices and I went wrong somewhere. But there are very few films which went wrong and that is good.
Do you learn the good from the bad?
You never learn anything in life and that's my theory. You encounter the same second chances in different disguise. The film is the same but it has a different form all together. It may be bad but may turn up good for you.
You never learn anything in life and that's my theory. You encounter the same second chances in different disguise.
Can we make an effort to educate the audiences to accept different cinema than the usual rom-coms?
You can't expect Sanjay Gupta to make a Vicky Cristina Barcelona. In the same way you cannot educate the audiences to accept different cinema. They will go and watch what they like. We are experimenting on many fronts today. Acid Factory is doing the same. It is breaking its own barriers. Actors are breaking it too. You're in for a shock when you see Dino Morea performing the scenes. You are in for a shock when you see a new and an inspired Dia Mirza, you see Fardeen Khan walking in a way that may appeal to you. I'm not making this statement because I'm a part of it but because I've seen the film.
Do you make an effort to surpass your previous best?
I don't think I can surpass my performances. I am not brilliant. Yes, I pat my back and encourage my wife to appreciate my work but when you are getting an offer to perform something new, it's a whole new script, a new damn character and it'll rip your a** apart. That's the time you start questioning your own ability, you start having sleepless nights and you start getting insecure. I feel that success hasn't got into my head.
What do you have to say about the media today? Free marketing, isn't it?
Actually, media is offering themselves to be used today. They've never offered so much before. Not during Satya, not during my other films. They are offering themselves to be manipulated by big banners for their own films. But there is something good about the media too.
What is that?
I still remember one Hindi newspaper wanted me to travel to Lucknow and Kanpur for a special screening of Satya. I was supposed to be present there as they were offering themselves as the sponsors for that screening. Ramu thought that it's a bulls*** thing. I thought it's a great idea. So I carried my own film to Lucknow and Kanpur, used to stand inside the projector room, monitor the loading and the unloading and then I used to go to the audience and talk with them about the film. Then I went to Patna too. I travelled all alone because Ramu wasn't aware of such an exercise as he did not believe in it.
You like giving names to your characters too, don't you?
Yes I do but who told you that? I love names. I love to give some relevant names to my characters. Each and every name has to have some reason. I have given the name 'Mhatre' to 'Bhiku'. 'Bhiku' was Ramu's choice and 'Mhatre' was my choice. Samar Pratap Singh of Shool was my choice too. I proudly say this. I've also given the name to my character in Kaun. Though his name is only pronounced once in the film. I gave the name 'Sameer' because he is like a wind. He comes from somewhere and he wants to blow inside. He is trying to find his way inside.
I have given the name 'Mhatre' to 'Bhiku'. 'Bhiku' was Ramu's choice and 'Mhatre' was my choice.
Is Sanjay Gupta too intelligent a film maker?
I've realised one thing. Nobody takes Sanjay Gupta's intelligence seriously. This man is a well read person, a well informed person and knows exactly what he is making. He is someone who is interested in poetry and English literature. Ram Gopal Varma only reads newspaper and according to me he is a fantastic film maker. Shekhar Kapur does not read novels but he makes some path breaking films. You have to have a cinematic emotional intelligence to be able to become a great creative personality.
And you too join the brigade of people who don't attend Award functions.
Yes, I do. I love to attend those award functions because there is a film fraternity going to be there. You get to meet all of them and celebrate with them. They applaud for you too. But all these Awards have become a complete hoax. They have become an event management. It's a function where somebody is getting some award which is going to be forgotten one hour after the event gets over. That's the significance today.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 16 Sep 2009 | 10:20 am Vidya Malvade replaces Urvashi Sharma in Aap Ke Liye Hum
The game of musical chairs that has been plaguing the Jaya Bachchan-Raveena Tandon-Ayesha Takiya-Madhavan starrer Aap Ke Liye Hum has finally ended.
Urvashi Sharma who was supposed to play Ranvir Shorey's wife has been replaced by Vidya Malvade, last seen as Sanjay Dutt's wife in Sanjay Gadhvi's Kidnap.
But the battle it seems has just begun. While the director Revathy S Varma accuses Urvashi of un-professionalism the young actress isn't sitting idle either. She has her own story to tell. ''I can't understand how I can be accused of un-professionalism when the makers of this film have been the most unprofessional. Their very first cheque bounced even before the first schedule. This wouldn't happen to Jayaji's cheque because she's a legend, or Raveena Tandon or Ayesha Takia because they're both established names. Only my cheque bounced. Why?''
Urvashi however absolves the director of all blame. ''I've nothing against Revathy. I blame the producers for being so unprofessional.''
In the meanwhile there's another twist to the tale with the director accusing Sonal Chauhan of spreading false rumours and causing problems for the project.
Says Revathy, ''Sonal was never approached for Ayesha's role.She was asked to do Urvashi's role. When she opted out we asked Priyanka Kothari who loved the character. But somehow it didn't work out. Now we've got Vidya Malvade to do it. I wish people would let me make my film in peace. Urvashi behaved as though she's a big star. We couldn't really afford her tantrums.''Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 16 Sep 2009 | 9:26 am Anupam Kher invited to speak at Cambridge University
After having put Bollywood on the global map with his impeccable acting skills, the legendary actor Anupam Kher has come a long way since his Saaransh days. On the international front, after having worked with the likes of the Hollywood greats Ang Lee and Woody Allen, Anupam has now been invited by the prestigious Cambridge University to give a talk on 'How to Build and Orchestrate Trans-National Creative Networks'. Anupam is expected to fly down to the conference on 'Globalisation of Indian Cinema: Opportunities for the West' at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, on September 19.
Speaking exclusively to Bollywood Hungama, Anupam said, "It's a great honour for me to be invited to speak about Indian cinema and the globalization of Indian cinema. For a person like me, who hails from a Hindi medium school, 'terms' like Cambridge and Oxford were all Greek and Latin during childhood. And today, with Cambridge University inviting me to deliver a lecture there, only means that Bollywood has ultimately arrived and how! Not just that, this also reflects the philosophy of my play 'Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai', that nothing is impossible."
Anupam Kher, it's not just Bollywood, but also Bollywood Hungama that is equally proud of you and your achievements.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 16 Sep 2009 | 9:04 am Dil Bole Hadippa is not woman-centric: ShahidThe promos of Dil Bole Hadippa are centred on Rani Mukerji, giving an impression that the film mainly tells her story, but Shahid Kapoor maintains that it's not a woman-centric film.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:42 am 16 Ka Dum for Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna director Prem Soni
Today is a special day for debutant director Prem Soni. It is 16th September and exactly one month from now, i.e. 16th October, he would be seeing the kind of directorial launch that many could just dream of. In his very first film Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna, he has managed to get Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor together in a romantic affair. But wait, this is not entirely the reason behind Prem being seen in such an ecstatic mood. As statistics and hard facts reveal, number 16 holds a special place in his heart. Prem gives the reasons why.
"Well, I have been dreaming of making a film for exactly 16 years now. Call it destiny, luck, fortune or sheer coincidence but now my film is releasing on 16th October. There is someone up in the sky who is certainly smiling at me. He wanted that the number 16 sticks on with me. God has himself written Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna for me", exclaims 34 years old Prem who is happy to let his child like
excitement be known to one and all.
Considering the fact that his film was originally slated to arrive over Valentine weekend early this year, doesn't he feel that the coincidence has only worked in his favour?
"You can say that", he smiles, "I have now got a Diwali weekend for myself. Yes, the film was originally being planned for February release but then a schedule had to be cancelled due to unavailability of dates of some key actors. Post that we did wrap up the film fast which included a couple of songs to be shot. But then the strike put a spanner in our films. As the saying goes, all is well that ends well. I have no regrets since this is the best time for the film to release."
With huge multi starrers like Blue and All The Best that have already been hyped beyond imagination, doesn't he feel that there is already too much happening on the Diwali weekend? Doesn't he feel that arriving a week later may perhaps help?
"Along with the cast and the crew of the film, I personally believe that Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna is a Diwali film", says Prem in a confident tone, "Everyone wants to see good films in cinemas and celebrate during festival occasions. Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna is a kind of film that you can see with your spouse or that special someone while holding his/her hand. There is a lot of romance and other heart warming moments in the film which justify its genre. I have no second thoughts around releasing my film on Diwali.''Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:40 am K-Fed to join Britney on Circus tourBritney Spears might have parted ways with Kevin Federline but he will be travelling with her during the Australian leg of her Circus tour.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:34 am ‘I still want Kareena for Chamki Chameli’Karisma Kapoor was applauded for Zubeida... Amrita Rao in Welcome To Sajjanpur... Well Done Abba has done Minissha Lamba proud... Shyam Benegal now has his eye on another Kapoor.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:31 am Colors records highest ratings, beats all channelsRiding high on the success of its recently launched adventure reality show 'Khatron Ke Khiladi - Level 2', Colors is leading the general entertainment channel bouquet with a record gross rating point (GRP) of 325, almost 50 and 70 points ahead of rivals STAR Plus and Zee TV, respectively.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 16 Sep 2009 | 7:00 am Emraan's Love In The AfternoonSeveral Hindi movie have been inspired by Hollywood hits. But it’s not every day that one hears of one being sold to the very studio that produced the English movie o decades ago. There is a buzz that Emraan Hashmi will replay Gary Cooper’s role from Love In The Afternoon.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 16 Sep 2009 | 6:54 am I have different helmets for different days: John AbrahamBollywood heartthrob John Abraham's passion for motorbikes is well-known. But very few know that he loves collecting helmets too.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 16 Sep 2009 | 6:01 am Priyadarshan's next is action flick starring Ajay, Akshaye and Bipasha
Now it can be told. Ajay has set up a makeshift gym in far-off Karaikudi for more than just recreation. For his role in Priyadarshan's hard-hitting tale of honour killing in Bihar, Ajay Devgan needs to have an especially toned-up physique. The film is yet untitled and stars Ajay Devgan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu and Paresh Rawal.
Talking about the film, Priyan says, "I've turned the horrific tale of an actual incident in Bihar of an inter-caste romance into a full-on actioner. See, I wanted to keep it real. At the same time I wanted to make it riveting for the audience. So while shooting on an authentic location (Karaikudi is like a small town in Bihar) I've made my two heroes Ajay and Akshaye Khanna into full-on action heroes. This film has the kind of real stunts never seen in Hindi cinema."
Priyan has roped in his old action director B. Thyagarajan and a stunt director from South Africa, Frances to devise action scenes which would take the director's Bihari drama into the region of riveting realism.
Says Priyan, "When I say real action, I mean fight scenes that are the opposite of cable-wired flips somersaults jumps and leaps. This time Ajay has gone as raw as it can get."
The action sequences have both Devgan and Khanna locked in hand-to-hand combats, and other very basic forms of physical aggression that went out of vogue with the old Kung Fu films.
For this, Devgan needed to get into a different shape, and so did Akshaye. In fact, Akshaye is a new convert to the gym. Till this schedule in Karaikudi started, Ajay persuaded Akshaye to head for the gym.
"Yes we've a set up a terrific gym in this wilderness. It's been set up in an under-construction building. It has all the equipment," says Bipasha. "We all work out in it. Ajay and I, of course. Paresh Rawal also works out. Akshaye Khanna only used to play squash for exercise. Now he's started going to the gym. They need to get into a specific shape for this film."
Before producer Arbaaz Khan can shift Bihar to Vai near Mumbai for the shooting of Abhinav Kashyap's Dabangg, Priyadrashan has relocated a village of Bihar in Karaikudi, a Tamilian small-town 80 kilometers away from Madurai to shoot for his very real headline-derived inter-caste love story that shook rural Bihar some time ago.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 16 Sep 2009 | 4:53 am Big Pictures sells movies to Korea, China
BIG Pictures has sold the rights of GHAJINI to Korea. Additionally, BIG Pictures has sold the broadcast and digital rights of four of its films to China. The four films to make their way to China include 13B, LUCK BY CHANCE, KARZZZZ and ROCK ON!!.
The company has sold the theatrical, broadcasting and digital rights of GHAJINI in Korea. At the same time, BIG Pictures, which has produced and/or distributed 13B, LUCK BY CHANCE, KARZZZZ and ROCK ON!!, has sold the broadcast and digital rights to China-based CC TV.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 16 Sep 2009 | 4:27 am 'All The Best' overseas with Yash Raj
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Yash Raj Films will distribute Ajay Devgn Films' ALL THE BEST - FUN BEGINS in the international market. Directed by Rohit Shetty, it stars Ajay Devgn, Bipasha Basu, Fardeen Khan, Mugdha Godse and Sanjay Dutt.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 16 Sep 2009 | 4:26 am Toronto Bole Hadippa!
Rani Mukerji attended the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival for the World Premiere of Yash Raj Films' DIL BOLE HADIPPA on September 13. Produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by debutante Anurag Singh, Rani attended the festival along with Anurag, where the film had its first screening to an audience of almost 2000 people.
In keeping with the film's colourful and musical theme, Yash Raj Films ensured that the film left its mark on the Red Carpet as 20 Bhangra dancers did Hadippa, while Rani and Anurag spent almost an hour, meeting, signing autographs and taking pictures with overjoyed fans.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 16 Sep 2009 | 4:24 am Inaugural 'Videocon India Youth Icon Awards' announcedThe inaugural edition of the India Youth Icon Awards, a Wizcraft initiative in association with Sahara India Media, will be presented at an exclusive ceremony on 25th September at Leela Kempinski, Gurgaon. A salutation to the undying spirit of the human endeavor to continuously excel, the awards aim to recognize and reward individual excellence and exemplary achievement in the genres of Business, Sports, Entertainment, Media, Social Welfare and Justice, Technology, The Arts, Politics and Entertainment, culminating with the Icon of The Year Award.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 16 Sep 2009 | 4:21 am All you wanted to know about the Mumbai Film Festival
Mumbai - the financial capital of India is also the most important centre of the Indian Film Industry. The city plays such a major role in production and dissemination of Indian films and television programmes that it is widely known by its acronym 'BOLLYWOOD'.
In 1997, a group of film industry stalwarts headed by late Hrishikesh Mukherjee founded the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image as a not for profit Trust. The main intention was to organize an annual International Film Festival of which the film industry and the country can be proud of.
MAMI aims to foster a climate of good cinema. Appreciation of good cinema, stripped off all the limiting labels of art and commercial, can only come about through exposure to the best of films the world has to offer. The festival is the first step in that direction, so here's a page totally dedicated to the what, when, where, why, and who of the 11th Mami Festival.
To know more about the MAMI Film Festival follow http://www.mumbaifilmfest.com/
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