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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 20 Sep 2009 | 9:20 am India's Oscar entry: Harishchandra Factory
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 20 Sep 2009 | 8:15 am Technician injured in accident while shooting 'Hide & Seek'The unit members of horror film "Hide & Seek" had a terrifying experience beyond the camera during shooting in Ahmedabad, which nearly caused the death of a technician.Source: Entertainment News | 20 Sep 2009 | 8:08 am 'Harishchandrachi Factory' to be India's Oscar entryMarathi film "Harishchandrachi Factory", Mumbai-based theatre actor-director Paresh Mokashi's debut movie, will be India's official entry for the Oscars.Source: Entertainment News | 20 Sep 2009 | 7:55 am Dancers, technicians boycott Ramya
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 20 Sep 2009 | 6:35 am At 50, Doordarshan beams to a challenging tomorrowThere was a time when its name was synonymous with television in India.Source: Entertainment News | 20 Sep 2009 | 6:28 am Indian film wins an award at Toronto
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 20 Sep 2009 | 6:08 am Priyanka dazzles Toronto at '...Rashee' premiereBollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra dazzled the Toronto audience as Ashutosh Gowariker's "What's Your Rashee?" brought the curtains down on the last day of the 34th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) here.Source: Entertainment News | 20 Sep 2009 | 5:34 am Ram Kapoor finally steps into Bollywood with four filmsAfter acting in several TV soaps for over a decade, popular actor Ram Kapoor is finally set to foray into Bollywood and that too with four projects that include Farhan Akhtar's "Kartik Calling Kartik" and Anurag Kashyap's "Udaan".Source: Entertainment News | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:57 am My comedies are stress-busters for viewers: GovindaBollywood funnyman Govinda, who has teamed up with director David Dhawan for the 19th time in yet another comedy "Do Knot Disturb", says he loves doing "time-pass" films" as they serve as "stress-busters for the audiences".Source: Entertainment News | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:31 am Sanju and Akki bury the hatchet! - Hindustan Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:26 am 'Up' an animation with lots of action and emotionFilm: 'Up'; Voices: Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson; Director: Pete Docter; Rating: ****Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 20 Sep 2009 | 4:00 am Priyanka, Harman spill the beans on What's Your Raashee? - IBNLive.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:50 am Marathi film 'Harishchandrachi Factory' is India's Oscar entryMarathi film 'Harishchandrachi Factory', Mumbai-based theatre actor-director Paresh Mokashi's debut movie, will be India's official entry for the Oscars.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:00 am Kerala's Ponmudi resort to open Oct 1The Kerala Tourism Development Corp (KTDC) is all set to welcome tourists at the Ponmudi hill resort that has been developed as a premium getaway and will open Oct 1.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 20 Sep 2009 | 3:00 am Konkani film wins award at Toronto festival"The Man Beyond the Bridge" (Paltadacho Munis), the Konkan film that created a buzz at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) here, has been given the Discovery award by film critics.Source: Entertainment News | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:42 am Dancers, technicians boycott Ramya - NDTV.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:12 am 'Harishchandrachi Factory' to be India's Oscar entryMarathi film 'Harishchandrachi Factory', Mumbai-based theatre actor-director Paresh Mokashi's debut movie, will be India's official entry for the Oscars.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:00 am 'Wanted' only for Salman Khan fansFilm: 'Wanted'; Director: Prabhudeva; Cast: Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia, Prakash Raj, Mahesh Manjrekar, Govind Namdeo and Vinod Khanna; Rating: **Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:00 am 'Harishchandrachi Factory' to be India's Oscar entryMarathi film 'Harishchandrachi Factory', Mumbai-based theatre actor-director Paresh Mokashi's debut movie, will be India's official entry for the Oscars, Mokashi told IANS.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 20 Sep 2009 | 2:00 am Technician injured in accident while shooting 'Hide and amp; Seek'The unit members of horror film 'Hide and amp; Seek' had a terrifying experience beyond the camera during shooting in Ahmedabad, which nearly caused the death of a technician.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 20 Sep 2009 | 1:31 am Blanchett starrer 'Indian Summer' halted over Nehru-Edwina affairThe production of Hollywood movie 'Indian Summer' has reportedly been put on hold and the reason is said to be the portrayal of the relationship between Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, and Lady Edwina Mountbatten, wife of the last British viceroy of India.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 20 Sep 2009 | 12:31 am Rakhi will not marry Elesh - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 19 Sep 2009 | 11:14 pm My comedies are stress-busters for viewers: GovindaBollywood funnyman Govinda, who has teamed up with director David Dhawan for the 19th time in yet another comedy 'Do Knot Disturb', says he loves doing 'time-pass' films' as they serve as 'stress-busters for the audiences'.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 19 Sep 2009 | 8:30 pm Ram Kapoor finally steps into Bollywood with four filmsAfter acting in several TV soaps for over a decade, popular actor Ram Kapoor is finally set to foray into Bollywood and that too with four projects that include Farhan Akhtar's 'Kartik Calling Kartik' and Anurag Kashyap's 'Udaan'.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 19 Sep 2009 | 8:30 pm Reign womanI was parked outside one of the floors of Filmistan Studio, waiting for Shah Rukh Khan to step out so I could fix an interview, writes Roshmila Bhattacharya.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:09 pm ‘Colonial Cousins started the trend of fusion music’Ghazal maestro Hariharan gives his take on the current fusion and ghazal scene...Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 19 Sep 2009 | 1:06 pm Dhotis and bling on day 1 of Lakme Fashion week - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 19 Sep 2009 | 12:45 pm Clooney wants to direct Matt DamonOscar winning actor George Clooney wants to direct Matt Damon in a new movie called Hamdan v Rumsfeld, about Osama bin Laden's former chauffeur.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 19 Sep 2009 | 12:41 pm I play terror mastermind in Kurbaan: Om PuriVeteran actor Om Puri plays a terrorist who masterminds a massive attack in the US in Rensil d'Silva's Kurbaan and says he has no reservations about playing a 'jehaadi'.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 19 Sep 2009 | 12:23 pm We will not work with actress Ramya, say dancersAngry technicians and dancers of the Karnataka film industry have said they will not work with actress Ramya as she reportedly used abusive language while speaking to them during shoots of recent movies.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 19 Sep 2009 | 12:22 pm Spiritual beginning to grand festival - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 19 Sep 2009 | 12:10 pm Bollywood's fight to make Sobhraj film doomed to failBollywood's fight to make a film on yesteryear's crime maestro Charles Sobhraj is doomed to fail with his lawyers ready to drag the filmmakers to court if they make a film on him without his permission.Source: Entertainment News | 19 Sep 2009 | 11:36 am Om Puri plays terror mastermind in 'Kurbaan'Veteran actor Om Puri plays a terrorist who masterminds a massive attack in the US in Rensil d'Silva's "Kurbaan" and says he has no reservations about playing a 'jehaadi' as audiences are mature enough to differentiate between an actor and a film character.Source: Entertainment News | 19 Sep 2009 | 11:20 am Sonu's meeting with MJ JrSonu tells us about his meeting with late popstar Michael Jackson’s brother Jermaine during a recent show at Los Angeles, reports Himadree.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 19 Sep 2009 | 11:00 am All Sid & doneWake Up Sid is almost going the Dev.D way. After composing the music for Dev.D, Amit Trivedi, who is doing the background score for the upcoming Wake Up Sid, has added five new songs to the narrative.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 19 Sep 2009 | 10:55 am The real high fliersActors, home and abroad have discovered a new way to get ‘high’. From desis Kunal Kapoor and Sohail Khan and Hollywood actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to even pop diva Geri Halliwell, all have enrolled for flying lessons and are fulfilling their dreams of touching the sky, writes Rajesh Ahuja.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 19 Sep 2009 | 10:52 am 'Sex is a substitute for chocolate'Filmgoers love her sultry, unique voice. Her first song as a playback singer, Saiyan re saiyan re, from Salaam-e-Ishq, got her instant fame. Here's Shilpa Rao talking about her fitness mantra, biggest phobia and more.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 19 Sep 2009 | 10:05 am Wanted, ...Hadippa! bring audiences back to theatresAfter a month's lull, courtesy the lean Ramzan period, multiplexes were abuzz again on Friday with two big starrers Dil Bole Hadippa! and Wanted drawing people to the theatres and doing good business.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cinema' | 19 Sep 2009 | 9:51 am "Imagine jumping in sea knowing there are sharks in water" - Akshay Kumar
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Welcome to the 'Akshay Kumar Fan Club'. Care to join? Film credits like Khiladi, Ajnabee, Khakee, Kambakkht Ishq, many more, including the latest deep sea adventure, Blue, which has already brought in thousands of members worldwide. Don't worry about membership requirements, it's simple. You just need to see any of his action flicks to fall in love with the six feet tall treasure seeker. Kumar has managed a balance of box office hit films and dramatic roles to cement his leap to leading man status. He has risen above the Gods, you may say, but it's time he dives deep down the ocean to meet the sharks. After all, they are God send. Get ready for the ultimate chapter of the adrenaline-fuelled, high-octane action thriller Blue. Chances are, you might just land up in a big fat hungry mouth of the sharks or land up joining his fan club. The choice is yours but there are no options. Akshay Kumar gets ready to tear some flesh with many journalists who were lined up to question him about his on-set dancing to the title track of Blue, his stuntman quality, why directors are not ready to embark on an all out adventure caper and the most common question Indian cinema lovers are asking today - Why did Shah Rukh Khan visit Akshay Kumar on the sets of Blue? The fan club's getting popular every second, ain't it?
Shah Rukh Khan on the sets of Blue. Why?
I thought this whole media briefing was about my film Blue and not me and Shah Rukh Khan. Why do you guys blow everything out of proportion? We visit each other every time. It's not the first time he is meeting me. It's the first time media is seeing both of us meet after a long time but we do meet often.
I thought this whole media briefing was about my film Blue and not me and Shah Rukh Khan
How easy was it to be dancing on the trampoline and doing your own stunts?
I thought I was an actor. That's fine if you call me a stuntman. I take it as a compliment. To be a stuntman, you need to be highly qualified. This title track that we are shooting for a promotional video requires a certain kind of dance. It required me to jump high and it couldn't have been possible without a trampoline.
Are you the only one filming this promotional song?
No. There is Lara Dutta, Zayed Khan and Sanjay Dutt too. But today was my day of the shoot.
How good a dancer are you Akshay? Or have you improved?
I think dancing is more like aerobics. I don't consider myself a trained dancer.
Which means that the choreographers must be putting in a lot of sweat for you?
You're right. They have to. They sweat more than I do.
My choreographers sweat more than I do
Do you think the introduction of Blue's music on pen drives and memory chips will help combat piracy?
We will do anything to curb piracy. I don't know how much this kind of an innovation is going to curb it. If it does, great. This launch of music on pen drives is a rather unusual thing which I haven't seen before. I got to know it from A.R.Rahman when I met him couple of days back. Isn't it great? I mean, you don't need to carry your compact discs. You just need to have a small chip to see the visual and hear the music. Small is the next big thing.
Very rarely we've seen an adventure genre come out of Bollywood. Do you think it is very difficult for directors to take a risk so big or do you think they need an Akshay Kumar to be a part of such a film?
I have no idea about that. Yes. Blue isn't just a film for me, it's an adventure, fun and a frolic ride. I've done so many films that I have forgotten the memorable shots I've shot for those films. Blue is the only film where I can count my shots. Just imagine, wearing your fins, cylinder, your boxing gloves in the ring and then jumping inside the deep sea, knowing that there are thirty-forty sharks ready to greet you, not eat you, there. There were times when my director would say to remove my cylinder and diving glasses only to get myself prepared for a fight shot doing martial arts. I hope people understand the thrill of risking your life a little bit while you're on the edge.
You've got a tattoo on your hand which reads 'Blue'. Is it permanent?
How can it be permanent? I mean, I don't keep on putting tattoos of all the films I do. I've got this done because it's got a lot of significance to the film I'm doing.
We've seen you exercise behind the scenes to prepare for your roles. Swimming is an exercise in itself. Did you also do different types of training on the sets?
Yes. My producer had sent me to Kosamui to be a certified diver. I had to undergo fifteen days of rigorous training. I had to learn it because I was filming with a Hollywood professional Pete, who is a cameraman for films like Pirates of the Caribbean. Such professionals demand actors to push their boundaries and be swimmers we should be for such films.
My producer had sent me to Kosamui to be a certified diver
Which means that you must've required a higher level of fitness for Blue...
You can say so. Yes, I had to undergo a lot of physical weight loss. I had to shed four kilos. That was quite a heavy task, to remove four kilos from your body weight.
Indian heroes have always shied away from the colour grey. But your stubble looks nice when it's got shades of grey. It looks stylish.
Thank you. I'm so glad that you said that. Some of my producers say, "Sir, aapka daadi kaala kar lo. Ladkiyan kya sochegi?" Everybody is ageing. We all do. Why not let my beard age too (laughs).
We hear that you're doing a romantic film with Anushka Sharma.
Yes, there is romance but it's not a romantic film. I would call it an emotional film.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 19 Sep 2009 | 8:25 am David Dhawan will act, but only with Govinda
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 19 Sep 2009 | 8:18 am Rakhi Sawant is scared to be a mother
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 19 Sep 2009 | 7:35 am Why Gowariker cast Priyanka for 12 roles
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 19 Sep 2009 | 7:11 am David Dhawan has acting dreams - and Govinda's in them!Known for tickling the funny bone of movie buffs, director David Dhawan says he wouldn't mind facing the camera - though only along with his favourite actor Govinda.Source: Entertainment News | 19 Sep 2009 | 5:09 am Om Puri to play a terror mastermind in Rensil D'Silva's Kurbaan
Naseeruddin Shah ostensibly played a terror mastermind in Neeraj Pandey's A Wednesday. But finally it turned out to be the role of messiah on a mission to 'cleanse the society'. Now, Naseer's arch-rival Om Puri has taken on the role of an unapologetic hardcore terrorist in Rensil D'Silva's Kurbaan.
Bollywood characters derived from headlines specially ones that are taken from extremist news reports, are now being seen as tricky territory.
In Rensil D'Silva's hushed and much talked-about Kurbaan, Om Puri plays a hardcore terrorist who masterminds a massive terror attack in the US. Surely a politically-incorrect role for an actor, if ever there was one! In fact, Irrfan Khan had said no to play a global terrorist in Kurbaan.
Playing a terrorist automatically puts the actor in the suspicious list on the international airports. And so what if it's just a part?
But Om is fearless. "I'm aware of the repercussions. I'm also aware others actors turn down parts of terrorists. But I've no such reservations. A role is a role. We cannot be moral and judgmental about the characters we play. In Kurbaan I play the terror mastermind, a fully committed jehaadi who is ready to sacrifice everything including his wife (Kirron Kher) for the cause."
It's a role with deep reverberations. But Om is prepared for the backlash. "I played a radical mullah mouthing rabid dialogues in Jagmohan Mundhra's Shoot On Sight. It was just a role. I think our audiences are mature enough to understand this."
However the audiences' level of maturity seems to have gone for a toss. Om has apparently started receiving warnings from fundamentalist organizations about playing an extremist.
Om says he won't be deterred. "I played a Pakistani in Charlie Wilson's War and East Is East. And now, in October, I go into the sequel West Is West with the same cast. This time, Vijay Raaz and Ila Arun have been added. Is it dangerous to experiment with morality in your actors? Let it be. In my new release Baabarr, I played a corrupt colourful cop who doesn't think tweaking the law is a big deal. It's good to enter the hearts and minds of people who live by their own weird morality."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 19 Sep 2009 | 4:23 am Mika set to do Michael Jackson's moonwalk?London (ANI): Beirut-born singer Mika is set to fill Michael Jackson's shoes, for he has inherited the late King of Pop's designer shoes, including the ones the late superstar was to moonwalk in onstage at London's O2 Arena.The ''Thriller'' hit-maker hadSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 19 Sep 2009 | 3:43 am Winehouse's surprise gig at a charity fund raiserLondon (ANI): Amy Winehouse recently did a surprise gig at a charity fund raiser for terminally ill children. The guests present for dinner at Rays Of Sunshine in Wrotham Park, close to her Barnet home, received a pleasant surprise when sheSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 19 Sep 2009 | 3:37 am Eenadu – ReviewThere is a serious criticism in Tollywood that multi-starrers are not coming up now-a-days unlike earlier days, when stalwarts like NTR, ANR, Krishna, Krishnamraju and others used to act together in different films. Eenadu has come up on the Telugu screenSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 19 Sep 2009 | 3:31 am Unnaipol Oruvan garners an overwhelming responseFinally, Kamal Hassan's Unnaipol Oruvan, a remake of the Hindi movie A Wednesday, has hit the screens yesterday all over the world. The reception from the viewers side is really extra ordinary. In fact Kamal has been maintaining the campaign for theSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 19 Sep 2009 | 3:21 am Ramya insults fellow dancers, choreographerGolden girl Ramya always finds one or the other way to come into the limelight, especially with her bad behaviour. Earlier, her behaviour has irked many actors, directors, producers, technicians and even media men. Now the Kannada actress has again hitSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 19 Sep 2009 | 3:00 am Subhash K. Jha talks about Dil Bole Hadippa!
Somewhere down the line in this mish-mash of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Chak De India and what-have-'youth' Shahid Kapoor, looking as intense as a man who has just discovered he has acute molar ache scowls at Rani and says, "You should be an actress in films."
Actress she is. And a highly competent one. Rani has worked really hard on getting the Sardarji's act together. At times she's quite funny and poignant. But her attempts go to waste in a film that seems to move in a rudderless stupor.
Rani Mukherjee is sorely let down in her made-to-order vehicle by a script that's as phony and pasted-on as the moustache she pastes on to infiltrate the all-boy's cricket team helmed by a Britain-returned dude from a broken family. Shahid's Dad Anupam Kher lives in Amritsar, his mom Poonam Dhillon lives in London, and Shahid lives somewhere where Shah Rukh Khan lived in Chak De. Passports are not required.
Backgrounds are not very high in the list of this messy and annoying mishmash about cross-dressing and the sporting spirit. While Shahid's character we know is from a broken home, only God and the scriptwriter know where Rani's Veera/Veer comes from. Is she the illegitimate child of a cricketer who passed through Amritsar? Is she the distant desperate cousin of Hillary Swank in Boys Don't Cry?
While Hillary as a girl dressed as a guy got the Oscar, Rani misses her award-winning turn by a wide margin, thanks to a script that meanders like a bumbling bumblebee which doesn't know whom to sting.
The story of the spirited girl's sprint into a men's game and into the coach's heart lacks bite and humour. The dialogues are ultra-pedestrian, some of the exchanges between the rustic Rani and the posh Shahid shamelessly cadged from Jab We Met.
What were the makers of this film thinking? Not much, we can easily see in the slithering progression of the material a dismaying lack of direction and motivation. After interval the wobbly narration just collapses in a tired heap, with scenes in a nautanki featuring Rakhi Sawant (utterly wa(i)sted) plunging to the bottom-most rung of mediocrity.
The climactic cricket match between India and Pakistan (Veer-Zara strikes again) is as exciting as watching Kaminey with the soundtrack turned off. In Dil Bole Hadippa, the soundtrack is so loud it drowns any finer point that the narration may possess.
Don't waste your time looking for silver linings in this dreadful cricket film. Someone once said cricket is a game played by 12 fools and watched by 12,000 fools.
Now we know what he meant.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 19 Sep 2009 | 2:54 am Paris Hilton's dog to date Cheryl Cole's poochLondon (ANI): Socialite Paris Hilton is trying to set up a date for her beloved dog Tinkerbell with singer Cheryl Cole’s pooch. While speaking at the Boomerang Pet Personality Awards, the hotel heiress said: "Is Buster single Cheryl? Because Tinks thinksSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 19 Sep 2009 | 2:48 am
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