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Chai and shooting with Julia RobertsIt is a village market scene.Source: Entertainment News | 27 Sep 2009 | 9:59 am Chai and shooting with Julia RobertsIt is a village market scene.Source: Entertainment News | 27 Sep 2009 | 9:59 am Bollywood wishes melody queen on 80th birthdayEight decades and 30,000 songs later her voice continues to inspire a nation.Source: Entertainment News | 27 Sep 2009 | 9:11 am Cheryl 'obsessed' with Lady GaGa
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 27 Sep 2009 | 7:02 am Rahul wants to settle down, have kids, then think politicsHe has, in his own words, "risen from the ashes like a phoenix" and each controversy has just helped make him stronger.Source: Entertainment News | 27 Sep 2009 | 4:58 am Chai and shooting with Julia Roberts - Mangalorean.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 27 Sep 2009 | 4:37 am Bollywood wishes melody queen on 80th birthdayEight decades and 30,000 songs later her voice continues to inspire a nation. As Lata Mangeshkar turns 80 on Monday, Sep 28, everyone in Bollywood queued up to wish her.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am Salman Khan praises Shah Rukh Khan - News Line 365
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 27 Sep 2009 | 2:41 am Kannada singer Hemant held for harassing wifeWell-known Kannada playback singer Hemant has been arrested for allegedly harassing his estranged wife for dowry, police said here.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 27 Sep 2009 | 2:00 am Shiney Ahuja in JJ Hospital - World News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 11:56 pm My egg-faced fiance scared baby away: RakhiRakhi Sawant chose her fiance, Canada-based businessman Elesh Parujanwala, from among 16 prospective grooms on a TV show, but the item girl now says her would-be husband has 'an egg-like face'.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 26 Sep 2009 | 10:30 pm I want to settle down, have kids, then think politics: Rahul MahajanHe has, in his own words, 'risen from the ashes like a phoenix' and each controversy has just helped make him stronger. But Rahul Mahajan, who is now set to choose his life partner on national television, says he loves babies and that is the major reason he wants to settle down in life.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 26 Sep 2009 | 10:30 pm Lucknow a prospering market for pirated CDs and DVDs'You can get it, though the print is not very clear. But you will not have a problem watching it,' says a roadside vendor in the Naka market when asked if a CD or a DVD of Salman Khan's new movie 'Wanted' is available.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 26 Sep 2009 | 9:30 pm Want to pose in a swimsuit calendar? Just log inIf you want to be one of those sizzling beauties who adorn bedroom walls in skimpy swimsuits, just log on to a talent-based social networking site that is hunting for sexy models.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 26 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm B'wood babes go topless - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 8:43 pm Thailand promoting itself as wedding destinationThailand wants to cash in on the coming wedding season in India and promoting the country as a perfect wedding destination.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 26 Sep 2009 | 8:30 pm Little on offer for music-lovers this Puja - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 5:55 pm Annu kappor declined the offer to appear in Big Boss Season 3 - Ub News
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:15 pm Ram and Shatrughan come together for 'Rakta Charitra'This is indeed rare.Source: Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:53 pm Salman Khan in a double role - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 12:43 pm Delhi-based band reach grand finale of rock festDelhi based rock band Seize Her has reached the grand finale of the 24th edition of Independence Rock (I-Rock) - which will be held in Mumbai.Source: Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 12:32 pm Hrithik, Priyanka named Indian Youth Icon of the YearHrithik Roshan & Priyanka Chopra have bagged the Indian Youth Icon of the Year award for their contribution in the field of entertainment at a function in Gurgaon. While Rahul Gandhi was given Icon of the Year award.Source: | 26 Sep 2009 | 12:25 pm Review: Thiru Thiru...
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 11:42 am Smile Pinki'returns to help children
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 11:33 am Rahul, Priyanka, Hrithik are youth icons
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 10:41 am Jackson fans line up for This Is It tickets
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 10:27 am Rahul, Priyanka Chopra, Hrithik bag youth icon awardsCongress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was named Icon of the Year, while actors Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan bagged the youth icon awards in the entertainment field at a glittering award ceremony here.Source: Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 10:23 am Sonam tops Bollywood's best dressed list
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 9:50 am Live Chat: Ashutosh Gowariker on September 29 at 1700 hrs IST
He is one of the most talented and successful directors of the Hindi film industry. Each of his last 3 films- Jodhaa Akbar, Swades and Lagaan have managed to create a mark for themselves in the annals of Hindi cinema. His film Lagaan was even nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Film category at the Academy Awards few years ago. In case you are still wondering who we are referring to it's none other than producer-director Ashutosh Gowariker.
Ashutosh's latest film What's Your Raashee? has just released and the buzz about the film is quite encouraging. Bollywood Hungama brings you a chance to chat with the man of the moment Ashutosh Gowariker only on Celebrity Chat on Tuesday, September 29, at 1700 hrs IST. Don't miss it!Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 26 Sep 2009 | 8:20 am I'm proud of Kurbaan: Saif
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 8:18 am Ram and Shatrughan come together for 'Rakta Charitra'This is indeed rare. Ram and Shatrughan are coming together - for a film that is 'similar to the Mahabharat in tone and spirit'. Before you get confused, maverick director Ram Gopal Varma, who has been a big fan of Shatrughan Sinha, has roped in the veteran actor for his latest film.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 26 Sep 2009 | 8:00 am "Script would decide my next film with Aamir, SRK or Hrithik" - Ashutosh Gowariker
Yesterday, in the first part of this exclusive two part interview with Joginder Tuteja, Ashutosh Gowariker spoke about how he went through a transition as a director during the making of What's Your Raashee? . He also came clean on the reason behind his films being more than three hours long and how What's Your Raashee? isn't as easy and fun as it appears. Today he gets talking about the casting of Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja in the film, pressure (or the lack of it) around him after the failure of Love Story 2050 and the chances of him coming back with Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan or Hrithik Roshan again.
Coming to the USP of the film, was it a given from the very beginning that in What's Your Raashee?, there would be one leading lady for all the 12 roles? Or did you still ponder over different options?
From the word 'Go' it was clear that one girl would play 12 parts. Our lead protagonist Yogesh Patel (played by Harman Baweja) had to select one girl out of 12. If we would have chosen 12 different girls, beauty would have been the prime consideration. Here at least audience is assured that Harman would eventually get Priyanka Chopra. So now they can sit back and enjoy the scenes with all the girls and their 'raashees' and their characters!
If we would have chosen 12 different girls, beauty would have been the prime consideration
Once it was decided that it would be Priyanka only who would enact all the 12 roles, did you actually have to go back to the drawing board and start sketching and detailing their finer details and graphs all over again?
Here I am thankful to Mr. Madhu Rye, writer of 'Kimball Ravenswood' for coming up with a concept like this and presenting such fine details in the novel itself. The written matter was very strong and we had to just get a few layers on that. Yes, there was a difference though because the novel talks about 12 different girls while in the film I had to get one actor playing all these girls. Moreover, each of them had to belong to 18-24 years age group and come from different backgrounds. Our team had to work hard on bringing in the difference by making changes in wardrobes, costumes, hairstyle, mannerisms and then leave it all on the performing power of Priyanka. Of course we had several reading sessions and look tests so as to ensure that Priyanka indeed comes across as 12 different girls.
How about Harman Baweja? You roped him in before Love Story 2050 released. How did you have so much confidence in his abilities even without seeing what he had done? A lot of people have asked me this. See, the fact is that there were 2-3 things that struck me about Harman. I was looking around for a leading man for What's Your Raashee? when I heard about Love Story 2050. When I saw the rushes after requesting Harry (Baweja), I was immediately attracted to his innocence and endearing quality. To top that I also learnt that he spent a lot of time abroad studying cinema. He did everything to earn the craft and be skillful rather than coming with the attitude that 'I am the son of a filmmaker so I automatically qualify as a hero'. He is so passionate and dedicated for acting and performing rather than just becoming a star. I liked that a lot. Moreover, he is a very good dancer. His tuning and timing was good with Priyanka and I thought that he would be quite good. The good part about him was that even after Love Story 2050, he didn't appear to be under any pressure.
When I saw the rushes of Love Story 2050, I was immediately attracted to Harman's innocence and endearing quality
You seem to be showing quite some confidence in your actorsâ¦
See, roping in an actor are just some commercial decisions that you have to calmly take before making a movie. When Jodhaa Akbar was being worked upon, Hrithik's Krissh and Dhoom 2 hadn't released. It was being said that Hrithik couldn't get a hit without his father. Now all that was of course a myth! Still, when I announced Jodhaa Akbar with Hrithik, there was an immediate reaction that how could Hrithik be Akbar!
You must have been terribly disappointed?
On the contrary I welcomed such feedback. This is how you realise that how audience is reacting and thinking about a particular actor. I had a confidence in him that he was the true Akbar. He is someone who is naturally a prince; whether it's his approach or his walk. It's just that when there are adverse reactions to someone's casting, you have to give that little 25%. We said to each other that we are going to make it happen and work towards that. Same happened with Aishwarya Rai going all out for being Jodhaa.
From Aamir to Shah Rukh to Hrithik, you have worked with the best of the best....
With both Aamir and Shah Rukh, I have been a co-actor once so it's quite some relaxed atmosphere. It was different though in case of Hrithik since we never knew each other before talks began for Jodhaa Akbar. But then with him you can share a lot of wisdom about cinema since he has seen it all so up close with Rakeshji. There are a lot of diverse views that can be expressed. Something similar was the case with Harman too since he is again from the industry. He is highly aware about how movies are made.
Harman is from the industry so he is highly aware about how movies are made
Ever thought of making a movie with them again?
Yes, I would love to work with these people again. So yes, in a way I am fortunate to have had an association with these actors. (Smiles) Strange thing is that each of these actors has green lit some very different movies. The decision to rope any one of them again would be driven by the script. I always want the script to allow me and make that decision. If that script is right and the character is aiming towards a particular actor, then I go for that actor.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 26 Sep 2009 | 7:54 am Review: What’s Your Rashee?Given this is the 50th year of the national broadcaster, some may recall a popular prime-time show from back in the otherwise dull days of Doordarshan, called Mr Yogi.Source: | 26 Sep 2009 | 7:49 am Advance booking for Jackson film to start on SundayThe booking of the much-awaited Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" will begin on Sunday, a month before the film opens in multiplex es across India.Source: Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 7:31 am Fast Forward - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 7:27 am BMW case inspires Jail: Madhur BhandarkarIt has made news for its nude scene. Now filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar says that his upcoming film Jail has also found inspiration from the hit-and-run cases of Sanjeev Nanda and Alistair Pereira.Source: | 26 Sep 2009 | 7:26 am Vince Vaughn ready to have kids
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 6:42 am It's Salman Khan time in BollywoodWith his full-on actioner Wanted becoming a hit, the superstar has millions of rupees riding on his shoulders with three more big-budget films lined up.Source: | 26 Sep 2009 | 6:40 am Annu Kapoor says no to Big Boss 3
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 6:37 am Salman Khan's riding high post Wanted
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 6:24 am Let Aditya make films for multiplexes: Boney KapoorSalman Khan starrer Wanted has become a hit in single screen theatres and it's celebration time for producer Boney Kapoor who is happy making film for the masses and says let Aditya Chopra make films for multiplexes.Source: | 26 Sep 2009 | 6:10 am 'Thiru Thiru...' a hilarious entertainerFilm: 'Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru'; Director: Nandhini; Cast: Ajmal, Rupa Manjari; Music: Mani Sharma; Rating: ***Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 26 Sep 2009 | 6:00 am 'Smile Pinki' returns to help children with cleft lipsOscar winning director Megan Mylan will be launching a five-city India tour to share the story of her short film 'Smile Pinki' and help thousands of children across the country suffering with cleft lips.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 26 Sep 2009 | 6:00 am SRK and Kajol feature in the special anniversary issue of Vogue
Continuing Bollywood's traditional famous line 'Ek se bhale do', the latest edition of Vogue has given (read 'gifted') the readers with not one, but two of India's biggest superstars: Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol on the cover! For starters, it is this pair who will be seen in My Name Is Khan, one of the most-awaited films currently. And nothing could be twice more exciting than having these two torchbearers of the silver screen, on the cover page of the second anniversary special issue of Vogue! And the man leading the path is none other than the ace director Karan Johar, who not only reunites the stars in his new film but also talks to them exclusively for Vogue about what it is like to have the Midas touch.
Needless to say that, if the cover of this issue is any indication of what to expect inside, the readers are bound to celebrate Diwali much before its arrival, add to it, some amazing photographs of the two superstars! Talking about this pairing, Priya Tanna (Editor Vogue India) says, "Vogue is a year older and what better way to convey the 'Power of Two' theme that runs through (and electrifies) this issue than by bringing together Bollywood's ultimate pairing, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. His legendary charisma first met her quirky effervescence in 1995 on a Eurorail in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and the entire nation fell in love. Karan wore an interviewer's hat for Vogue, deconstructing the chemistry behind their magic."
We just couldn't argue on that! Simply bring on the October issue of Vogue folks pronto!Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 26 Sep 2009 | 5:55 am I feel proud I did Kurbaan: Saif Ali KhanActor-producer Saif Ali Khan is looking forward to Kurbaan - a film he admits he is proud of having acted in being a Muslim. His recently launched Love Aaj Kal has earned more than Rs.65 crores just within India.Source: | 26 Sep 2009 | 5:43 am Salman Khan's riding high...and Bollywood is cheeringIt's Salman Khan time in Bollywood.Source: Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 5:39 am Shatrughan Sinha to play N.T. Rama Rao in RGV's Rakta Charitra
Here's something that no one knows as yet. Ram Gopal Varma a.k.a Ramu has been a big fan of Shatrughan Sinha a.k.a Shatru for the longest time.
"Ram Gopal Varma told me that when he came to offer me Rakta Charitra," said Shatrughan Sinha from Jaipur where he was attending a wedding on Wednesday. "He said he has enjoyed my films from his college days when he saw Kala Patthar. It's providential that Ram and Shatrughan are coming together. But Rakta Charita (I love the title) is more like the Mahabharata in spirit than the Ramayana. "
The Kala Patthar actor will be directed by Ram Gopal Varma in his Hind-Telugu bio-pic Rakta Charitra based on the life of the alleged outlaw Paritala Ravi. Shooting of the film starts in Hyderabad this month.
Ram Gopal Varma confirms that Shatrughan Sinha plays the 'Telugu Desam' party-chief N. T. Rama Rao who was also the chief-minister of Andhra Pradesh. Paritala Ravi, who was wanted in several serious cases, contested and won elections on a 'Telugu Desam' ticket.
Says Shatrughan Sinha, "I've been a big fan of the film The Godfather. Rakta Charitra is similar in mood to The Godfather. And like I said it's also very similar to the Mahabharata in tone and spirit. I think Ram and Shatrughan will create something special."
Adds Ram Gopal Varma, "I basically chose Shatruji because he has the larger-than-life personality required to play NTR. He played a very important part in the life and political career of Paritala Ravi."
Veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu will play the same role in the Telugu version of Rakta Charitra.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:13 am Sushmita Sen: I am a good wife - StarBoxOffice.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:12 am Subhash K. Jha talks about What's Your Raashee?
A Gujarati downmarket wannabe bride dragged out of her traditional habitat into tight skirts tops and a 7-star hotel by her parents to meet the eligible bachelor from Chicago. The girl's longing to go West, leaps out at you even when he politely rejects her.
"It must be snowing in Chicago," she says with a warm wistfulness that melts your heart.
Elsewhere, almost at the end of Yogesh's long and exhausting bride-hunt, an under-age 15-year old is passed off by her desperate parents as a purported bride. When our hero politely asks her which college the girl attends, the school girl burst into wracking sobs.
There are enough heart-melting moments in this lengthy treatise on 'How NOT To Go Bride-Hunting For Money's Sake', to make Ashutosh Gowariker's reputation as a filmmaker, who constantly ventures into areas of filmmaking that seem at first, commonplace but actually secrete the most valuable truths of life.
We saw him make a resplendent virtue of simplicity in the storytelling in Swades where Gowariker said, go back home to the NRI.
It tugged at our heartstrings because the message maneuvered the movie's vision into places that are the opposite of artifice.
A lack of pretension and a thorough affinity to simplicity and grace in the narration imbue WYR with shades of life done in the quirky satirical tones that completely reject obscure images and symbols.
What's Your Raashee? relates the episodic story of the NRI's search for a groom in the easygoing rhythms of a folk tale set to a contemporary but unobtrusive beat. The director's eye for detail is unmatchable. When a postman huffs and puffs up that dusty village-road to deliver a much-awaited birthday card to a rich Nanajee from his favourite grandson in Chicago, the postman's shirt is sweat-stained. When the first of Yogesh's wannabe brides (arguably the best of Priyanka's 12 spectacular turns) walks in, her shoes seem to have been bought hours ago.
Ashutosh Gowariker pitches the elemental tale at a satirical level. Some of the supporting characters (too broadly parochial to match the narrative's mellow mood) needed to be toned down, and the whole subplot about the marriage broker (Darshan Zariwala's) excellent extra-marital affair and a bumbling detective on his trail, needed to be edited out.
Some of the music in the otherwise-interesting mix of acoustics and sporadic melody by debutant Sohail Sen is also a burden on the narrative.
But, Yogesh's bride-hunt never gets tedious, thanks to the unadorned interiors of the simple plot. The bride-encounters move from the poignant (the girl who frankly tells Yogesh she had sex with her neighbor) to the satirical (the self-crowned 'yogini' who gets horny on the flustered Yogesh) to the unabashedly idealistic (a barefoot doctor who invites Yogesh to move from Chicago to the gaon) to the satirical (a theatre actress who spews venom at the NRIs)â¦each character brings her own little universe of flickering emotions and ideologies.
WYR is the consummate post-date film. It tells us about what happens to the nice decent Gujarati boy (played with heartwarming niceness and decency by Harman Baweja, more of that later) when he meets 12 prospective brides.
By now, we all know Priyanka Chopra plays all the 12 brides. What we don't know is how beautifully she balances every charcaters' inner life in the swarming but serene paradigm of the plot creating for each of the 12 intended brides an inner life and an outer glow within a restricted time-span.
It's an amazing achievement. Priyanka gives soul to all the 12 characters she plays. In the climactic song, she brings all of them together, quirks and mannerisms all on display in one unified flow of feelings and body-language. The actress achieves individuality for all her characters while giving the plot a homogenous flow.
As for Harman Baweja, this film is his actual debut. His equation with Priyanka is similar to Shahid's vis-Ã -vis Kareena in Jab We Met. Harman is warm and sincere and ever- articulate before the camera. What a nice guy he has made out of Yogi!
And what a lovely uncluttered unassuming and transparent film you have made, Mr. Gowariker!Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:08 am Vairam - ReviewAfter Pakal, Nagaram and Ayudham, director MA Nishad has offered his fourth movie Vairam, which is an issue-based film. The film discusses things that are very much relevant in today's India. Above all, it touches the hearts of those whoSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:36 am Sindhu Menon eyes on negative rolesIt’s all about heavy downpour of praises on actress Sindhu Menon. The actress made her debut with Bharathiraja’s Kadal Pookal and later didn’t focus much in Kollywood due to her hectic schedules in Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada projects.But now, she isSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:27 am Haathi mere saathi for ManibenWell yes this time Maniben is going to get a huge gift from her uncle. It’s none other than Haathi Mere Saathi for the actress Smriti Irani in the show Maniben.com which will soon arrive in their society.“Yes in the comingSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:11 am Rechipo - ReviewA senior director like Ram Gopal Varma, who had directed a film Adavi with Nitin (Nithin) as hero, also proving to be a dud, the young hero, who once robbed the hearts of teenagers with his films like Jayam and SyeSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:00 am Priyanka Chopra signs Vishal Bhardwaj's nextAfter playing 12 roles of bride-to-be in What's Your Raashee?, actress Priyanka Chopra is finally playing the role of a bride, not to one man but seven different men. The actress is gearing up for yet another multiple role in VishalSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:50 am As a Muslim I feel proud I did 'Kurbaan': SaifHis "Love Aaj Kal" has completed 50 days at the box office and has earned more than Rs.Source: Entertainment News | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:50 am
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