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Youth theatre festival begins Sunday in DelhiTheatre lovers in Delhi are in for a treat as the five-day new age theatre festival begins on Sunday.Source: Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 8:43 am I want a man just like Raj: Shamita ShettyActress Shamita Shetty, who has just opted out of TV reality show "Bigg Boss", is elated about elder sister Shilpa marrying London-based businessman Raj Kundra on Nov 22 and says she also wants a "perfect man" like her brother-in-law to-be.Source: Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 8:26 am Composer Ilaiyaaraja cancels music release of 'Paa'The music event of upcoming movie "Paa" that was scheduled for Children's Day today here was cancelled, thanks to workaholic composer Ilaiyaaraja who is not ready to break his "creative process to attend the function".Source: Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 7:21 am I'd love to do an Indian film: Jimi MistryHe played Ramu Gupta, an Indian sex guru in "The Guru" and essays the role of an Indian origin astrophysicist in latest Hollywood release "2012".Source: Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 7:12 am Om Puri regrets his verbal volcano against his wife and her book
Since a the last few days, the legendary actor Om Puri was in the news, courtesy, the explosive revelations about his past, which has now taken the shape of a book (the biographical 'Unlikely Hero: The Story Of Om Puri'), and that was penned by none other than his own wife Nandita Puri. Om Puri was so visibly upset with the revelations, that he spared no word to blast Nandita through a couple of leading tabloids.
The controversy started when his wife Nandita, who has written biography on Om Puri's life, revealed his private moments and sexual encounters of the past in her book. Details like Om had sex with his maid Shanti at the age of 14 and that he had a longstanding liaison with a woman named Laxmi with whom Om was sexually and emotionally involved, were given out to media which fumed Om. In vengeance, he blasted off his wife in media for her decision to reveal these details. He said that his wife had reduced a very important and sacred part of his life to cheap and lurid gossip and that he had shared these dark secrets with her as all husbands do. If she chose to make them public at least she should've made sure to maintain a dignity about those experiences as they are a valuable part of his life and should've considered the standing he has in the society. The actor added that there was so much more to his life than this; hence why highlight those experiences of his life.
Now that the dust has settled down, Om Puri seems to be heavily regretting his decision to have spoken out so bitterly against his wife and her book. He said that he was very angry then, but now he deeply regretted his impulsive reaction as it has hurt his wife and his son Ishaan to no end.
Nevertheless, the actor is livid with the book's publishers and says that actually they are to be blamed for sending out such sensitive aspects about his sexual encounters to the media. Om says his anger should have been projected at the publishers for trying to pre-sell his wife's book by leaking out only the sexual episodes.
The irony of the situation was that the 'blasting episode' took place on Nandita's birthday, a pain that Om is likely to carry throughout his life!Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 14 Nov 2009 | 6:04 am Give the children a chance: Priyanka Chopra
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 5:32 am Katrina reveals unknown fact about AkkiAkshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif are known to be good friends but even off screen the two are often sighted squabbling with each other. Recently, Katrina revealed something about the actor that not many people know of.Source: | 14 Nov 2009 | 5:06 am Shamita out of 'Bigg Boss' to attend sister's weddingBollywood actress Shamita Shetty walked out of reality show "Bigg Boss 3" to be with her elder sister Shilpa who is tying the knot with millionaire beau Raj Kundra on Nov 22.Source: Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 5:03 am Lara Dutta features on the cover of 150th issue of Elle magazine
A great philosopher once told his beloved, 'I love you not because you are beautiful. You are beautiful, because I love you.' That seems to be most likely the case in the 150th issue of Elle. The magazine and Lara Dutta complement each other so very well, that it's totally impossible to say that who is mirroring whose grace and poise.
Needless to say, the 150th issue is really something to treasure about. In cliche words, one can call it as the 'Collector's Item'. This issue has Lara Dutta, 'The Mistress Of the Universe' (as the magazine calls her), who is shuffling her time between writing, meditating, horse riding, fashion... and yes...Bollywood, the place which will look like a vacuum without her presence! This issue has the gorgeous Lara getting into a nostalgic mode as she says, "As a child, my dream was to wear beautiful clothes with lots of make up and get photographed, which is more of a model thing than an actress". She also goes on to confess that when she was in class 7, she was merely 5 feet 1 inch in height. In just two years, she 'shot' upto a towering 5 feet 8 inches!
All this and mush, mush more....we mean...much, much more...only in this latest edition of Elle...truly an 'Elle-gant' issue by all means!Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 14 Nov 2009 | 4:38 am Shiv Sainiks cover up Kareena in a saree
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 4:38 am Ilaiyaaraja cancels Paa music release
A Paa music event planned for Children's Day in Mumbai with Vidya Balan, Abhishek Bachchan, director Balki and composer Ilaiyaaraja, has been cancelled, thanks to the work-obsessed composer who says he cannot tear himself away from his current work in Chennai to attend the function
Confirming this development Balki says, "We had planned a formal music launch on Children's Day in Mumbai. But Raja Sir is busy doing the background score for Paa. In fact, I'm with him right now. He says there's no way he would break his creative process to attend the function. We all respect his wishes. We've cancelled the formal music release."
Now the music soundtrack of Paa simply hits outlets from tomorrow without a formal release.
For Children's Day, Balki will release a number of messages from the Big B in the voice of the child Auro for kids all over the world.
Interestingly, Mr. Bachchan won't appear in person for any of the promotional activities of Paa.
Informs Balki, "We'll only be hearing him talk about the film in the voice of Auro in all the campaigns. He won't be seen in person anywhere."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 14 Nov 2009 | 4:28 am HC notice to Nasir Khan
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 4:15 am Subhash K Jha speaks about Tum Mile
The Mahesh Bhatt formula of live-in relationships, splintered alliances, disastrous adventures in the Big Bad City and corruption in hyped places, has completely run out of steam with Tum Mile. A pointless saga of two soggy souls caught in Mumbai's rains who know one another long enough to know they are incompatible.
Arth with no worth.
Tum Mile is a dreadfully long pointless repetitive and rambling look at a ruptured relationship between a working woman and a loser self-styled artiste who's ceaselessly sullen about God knows what.
If we go back to the Bhatts' last celluloid sojourn Jashn the struggling musician-hero in that film was no different from the grappling artiste in Tum Mile. They both hate the world for being more successful than them.
Emraan Hashmi attempts to infuse his trite and jaded character with a fair amount of conviction. And Soha playing his trying-hard-to-cope live-in mate comes out with a few moments which transcend the banal script. Too bad the script and direction betray an utter lack of newness and synergy in exposing the underbelly of a contemporary relationship crumbling under competitive pressures.
Incidentally Soha lives alone in a sprawling mansion in Cape Town just waiting for the loser-hero to move in. Her father drops in once a month. Where is he the rest of the time? Probably researching on how to be a tycoon with a daughter who shouldn't be left alone.
Mansion not!
Director Kunal Deshmukh's earlier film Jannat traversed the same man-woman territory with far more sensitivity. The screenplay in Tum Mile allows the director little room to navigate his imagination in and outside and the marital domain.
The whole blend of climatic and marital disaster falls apart very quickly. The much-hyped scenes replicating Mumbai's monsoonal deluge of 26 July 2005 are clumsily conceived and executed with cardboard characters carrying out their soggy karma in a watered-down waste-land.
The waist-deep drama just about sinks to a no-redemption level in a sequence where the director copies a whole sequence from James Cameron's Titanic with a rush of lethal water chasing the couple in a water-tight room.
It's not just Soha and Emraan who get claustrophobic. The feeling of being trapped in a no-win situation never leaves the audience. Most of the time the narrative plods along without energy or drive.
One sincerely hopes Mahesh Bhatt was just going through a bad-hair day while putting together this wimpy whiny plodding tale of two people who deserve only one another.
They are so dreadfully boring from the outside. One hopes they find one another slightly more inspiring.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 14 Nov 2009 | 3:46 am I don't want to play Saif's sister: Soha
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 3:43 am An album to mark Presley's 75th birthdayThe King of Rock 'n' Roll Elvis Presley is set to rule the charts again with a special career-spanning album which will be released on his 75th birth anniversary in January. Titled Elvis 75, the album will contain 75 songs.Source: | 14 Nov 2009 | 3:39 am Ever seen a fantasy film sans VFX? - GlamSham
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 14 Nov 2009 | 3:24 am 'Crackers' promises new era of animation films: DirectorThis animation film is different.Source: Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 2:44 am Radio has already recovered investment: ReshammiyaComposer-singer-actor Himesh Reshammiya, whose last two films bombed at the box office, says that the money invested in his forthcoming release has already been recovered through its music.Source: | 14 Nov 2009 | 2:35 am Tanaaz Currim evicted from Bigg Boss - Hindustan Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 14 Nov 2009 | 2:29 am Soha is game for working with Shiney! - Hindustan Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 14 Nov 2009 | 2:28 am Shekhar Suman wants to compete with sonVersatile actor Shekhar Suman says he and his son Adhyayan are more like buddies and that he would like to do a film where they are pitted against each other.Source: | 14 Nov 2009 | 2:23 am Boney Kapoor gets a lifetime achievement awards at Cairo festBollywood producer Boney Kapoor and noted Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan have been conferred with the lifetime achievement award at the ongoing 33rd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) 2009.Source: | 14 Nov 2009 | 2:15 am Star Majha's junior anchor hunt a hit'Children have a different perspective on life and the stories related to them. Hence we thought of carrying out a contest to look for talented children not only to anchor but also produce the bulletins on November 14.'Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 14 Nov 2009 | 2:13 am I don't want to play Saif's sister in his films: Soha"Most of the films Saif is planning at the moment will have him as the hero; so that doesn't leave much space for me apart from being the sister of the hero, which is not very exciting, says Soha Ali Khan says she doesn't mind working in movies made under her brother Saif's banner. Source: | 14 Nov 2009 | 2:09 am But, he is Bhatt's son - IndiaGlitz
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 14 Nov 2009 | 2:07 am Review: Aao Wish KareinLike many others, this movie will be forgotten. The song, I suspect, will circulate. So should Big, if you’re 9 years old, and haven’t seen it yet, writes Mayank Shekhar.Source: | 14 Nov 2009 | 2:02 am Review: Tum MileYou realise, while the romance and its conflicts are short-lived, this is not a disaster film at all. I mean this as much for its genre as hopefully its fate among the public, writes Mayank Shekhar.Source: | 14 Nov 2009 | 1:56 am ‘I’m proud to represent India’British actor Jimi Mistry says his ethnicity is essential to all his rolesSource: | 14 Nov 2009 | 1:18 am 'Kurbaan' has global terrorism theme: Kareena-Saif - Indian Express
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 14 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am Shamita out of 'Bigg Boss' to attend sister's weddingBollywood actress Shamita Shetty walked out of reality show 'Bigg Boss 3' to be with her elder sister Shilpa who is tying the knot with millionaire beau Raj Kundra Nov 22.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 14 Nov 2009 | 1:01 am Exciting time for Bollywood aheadThe box-office is in for a Rs 400 crore party. And that too hosted by the big daddies of Bollywood. Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots, Hrithik Roshan's Kites, Salman Khan's Veer and Shah Rukh Khan's My Name is Khan.Source: | 14 Nov 2009 | 12:59 am Tanaaz Currim evicted from 'Bigg Boss' houseTelevision actress Tanaaz Currim was on Friday evicted from reality show "Bigg Boss" through public voting.Source: Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 12:58 am I don't want to play Saif's sister in his films: SohaSoha Ali Khan says she doesn't mind working in movies made under her brother Saif's banner, but not as his sister.Source: Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 12:44 am Biography is just a story of my life: Om Puri - Times Now.tv
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 14 Nov 2009 | 12:35 am Vijay shoots for Sura at AVM StudiosVijay returned from the outdoor and starts fresh session for his ongoing project Sura at AVM studios. Few days before, a song has been shot with Tamanna for this golden jubilee film of Vijay. According to the crew member, thisSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 14 Nov 2009 | 12:33 am Punjab setting up music academy in singer Ishmeet's memoryPunjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday said his government was committed to establishing a music academy in the memory of singing sensation Ishmeet Singh, who died mysteriously in Maldives last year.Source: Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 12:32 am MJ's This Is It grosses 200 million dollarsLondon, (ANI): Michael Jackson’s film This Is It that maps the last days of the star has amassed more than 200 millions dollars at cinemas worldwide. Producer Sony Pictures revealed nearly 30 per cent of the collection, 61 million dollars, cameSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 14 Nov 2009 | 12:27 am Boney Kapoor, Adoor get lifetime achievement awards at Cairo festBollywood producer Boney Kapoor and noted Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan have been conferred with the lifetime achievement award at the ongoing 33rd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) 2009.Source: Entertainment News | 14 Nov 2009 | 12:26 am What is Robert Pattinson scared of?London, (ANI): While Robert Pattinson has not said no to a professional singing career, he claims to be too scared to release his songs. The Twilight hunk has hinted many times how much he loves music, and has even showcased hisSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 14 Nov 2009 | 12:20 am Jolie waged a mean-spirited attack against AnistonWashington,(ANI): Angelina Jolie waged "a mean-spirited but effective campaign" against Jennifer Aniston when Brad Pitt divorced the ‘Friends’ star to be with her, according to a new book. Titled Brangelina: The Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the tell-allSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 14 Nov 2009 | 12:18 am Lady Gaga turns witch for VogueWashington, (ANI): Lady Gaga faced the cameras for the Vogue magazine dressed as a witch. The pop star, known for her eccentric dressing and shock stage antics, featured in the Hansel and Gretel-inspired spread wearing ruffled bloomer shorts and insanely highSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 14 Nov 2009 | 12:14 am “My priority is film” - Ranbir Kapoor - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 14 Nov 2009 | 12:11 am Yogaraj Bhat teaming up with Diganth againDirector Yogaraj Bhat is teaming up with actor Diganth once again after the success of the movie Manasaare at the Box Office. Earlier, they have done movies like Mungaru Male, Gaalipata and Manasare. And this will be the fourth time thatSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 14 Nov 2009 | 12:08 am "Tum Mile is not 'Raj - Rahul' cinema" - Emraan HashmiIn his 6 years long career so far, Emraan Hashmi is yet to be seen in a conventional Bollywood cinema where the leading man is all correct and proper with a clean heart and no grey shades. Revelling in the kindSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 13 Nov 2009 | 11:59 pm “My priority is film” - Ranbir KapoorWith back to back successes of his last two ventures Wake Up Sid and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Ranbir Kapoor is certainly on a high, but the actor says he has no time to pause and enjoy the success asSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 13 Nov 2009 | 11:55 pm Kareena falls for Sylvester Stallone!Bebo has time and again shown her fondness for beau Saif Ali Khan. However, if we go by the recent observation, it seems Kareena shares this fondness for someone else too.Yes, on an occasion to unveil the promo ofSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 13 Nov 2009 | 11:50 pm Shahrukh ignores Big B's birthday wishBollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan seems to have run out of topics to post on his blog. In his latest post Big B said that he had wished Shahrukh Khan on his birthday (November 2) through an SMS but he is stillSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 13 Nov 2009 | 11:32 pm Ilaiyaaraja Cancels Paa Music Release - SantaBanta.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 13 Nov 2009 | 10:55 pm Gutsy girl tries to break up lover's wedding ceremony - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 13 Nov 2009 | 8:22 pm I don't want to play Saif's sister in his films: SohaSoha Ali Khan says she doesn't mind working in movies made under her brother Saif's banner, but not as his sister.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 13 Nov 2009 | 7:00 pm Hungama Digital Media launches SNS application, mobile and online game for Kurbaan
Dharma Productions in association with Hungama Digital Media, South Asia's largest digital entertainment company, today
announced the launch of a Digital Promotion for their upcoming film Kurbaan. This is the first time where Dharma
Productions has launched an Online Game for the digital promotion of a film. The game is also available for users on their
mobile device. The campaign also includes the launch of a Social Networking Application (SNS) for users on Facebook and
Orkut. Kurbaan is being produced by Dharma Productions and UTV Motion Pictures and stars Saif Ali Khan, Kareena
Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, Dia Mirza, Kirron Kher & Om Puri.
The Digital Promotions of Kurbaan give the audiences a sneak preview into the secret mission lead by Saif's character
in the movie. Commenting on the initiatives, Neeraj Roy, MD & CEO, Hungama Digital Media said, "The theme of Kurbaan
is a perfect setting for an interactive digital campaign. These campaigns give the audience a chance to experience the
thrilling aspects of a movie before it hits the silver screen. At Hungama, we use our expertise on the digital media to
create concepts which will allow viewers to sample and consume content."
Karan Johar, producer of Kurbaan also expressed his views, "Today, 'digital' has become a medium to connect worldwide
audiences with the stars and movie concepts. With the digital campaign for Kurbaan, we want to establish connect with
the audience and get them involved with the movie even before it releases. Through our association with Hungama we will be at
every digital touch point for the consumer over mobile and internet."
The PC and Mobile Game developed for Kurbaan revolves around the secret mission which invites the audience to join
Saif Ali Khan's squad. The game would require you to get on to the internet on your PC or mobile, hop on to the virtual car,
pick up the hints and point out the next location to finish the game. The winner will be rewarded with exclusive wallpapers
and ringtones.
Elaborating on Saif's character, Rensil D'Silva, director of Kurbaan said, "Saif's character in Kurbaan is not
just black or white, it has several shades. After playing a romantic-softie, audiences will enjoy the macho-action oriented
role that he essays in Kurbaan. The game and application 'New York Rush' will give the audiences a chance to catch-up on one
the most important situations of the movie."
The Social Networking Application, 'New York Rush' is built around an integral portion of the film, where Saif's character is
in the process of recruiting talented drivers for his squad. Users will have a chance to play a rookie driver attempting to
race against time and diffuse bombs across the city of New York. Successful completion of the mission will ensure the winner
a place on Saif's squad who's mission is to avert a major calamity.
Stars of the movie Kurbaan, Saif Ali Khan & Kareena Kapoor were also present at the press conference. "Hungama has
created an exciting concept which gives my character in Kurbaan an opportunity to interact with the audience. I'm
thrilled to know that I'll have my very own squad which will help me in my secret mission," expressed Saif who is also an
important character of the social networking application. Commenting on the digital promotions of the film, actor Kareena
Kapoor said, "Due to our hectic schedules we barely get to watch movie trailers and music videos. But thanks to the mobile
and the internet, we can keep ourselves updated on everything related to Bollywood. I'm glad that Hungama has created this
really exciting game and application for Kurbaan which will give the audiences something to look forward to before the
film releases on November 20."
The mobile game will be available for users across telecom operators in India, the PC game is available on Gaming Hungama.com
and users can enjoy the SNS application on popular sites such as Facebook & Orkut.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 13 Nov 2009 | 1:56 pm Tanaaz Currim evicted from 'Bigg Boss' houseTelevision actress Tanaaz Currim was Friday evicted from reality show 'Bigg Boss' through public voting.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 13 Nov 2009 | 11:04 am Boney Kapoor, Adoor get lifetime achievement awards at Cairo festBollywood producer Boney Kapoor and noted Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan have been conferred with the lifetime achievement award at the ongoing 33rd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) 2009.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 13 Nov 2009 | 11:01 am Punjab setting up music academy in singer Ishmeet's memoryPunjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday said his government was committed to establishing a music academy in the memory of singing sensation Ishmeet Singh, who died mysteriously in Maldives last year.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 13 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am I used to like abusive men: Halle Berry
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 13 Nov 2009 | 10:25 am I would like to work with Adhyayan: Shekhar
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 13 Nov 2009 | 9:56 am Urvashi Dholakia admitted to hospital
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 13 Nov 2009 | 9:16 am 'Crackers' promises new era of animation films: DirectorThis animation film is different. Instead of mythological characters, 3-D movie 'Crackers' is inspired by the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and also pays tribute to pop icon Michael Jackson, says director Anil Goyal who is trying to change the way animation films are made in India.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 13 Nov 2009 | 9:02 am Shah Rukh gives cold shoulder to Amitabh?
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 13 Nov 2009 | 7:50 am FutureWorks delivers VFX shots for Tum Mile
Mukesh Bhatt's Tum Mile takes a calamity that hit Mumbai in 2005 monsoons and tries to recreate the horror that the deluge brought with it. The protagonists of the film, played by Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan, are stuck in the deluge, as is the whole of the city.
Creating seamless, realistic digital effects for director Kunal Deshmukh was a tall order, but doing cinematically wide angle shots with such camera moves was an extra added attraction for the post-production studios who worked on Mukesh Bhatt's.' Tum Mile. "Kunal has a very astute eye," said FutureWorks' Abhishek De.
"It was important for the visual effects to look as though they were shot on real location on that rampageous day 26th July'05 in the middle of actual weather conditions. He didn't want the film to take on a gimmicky visual-effects look."
Visual-effects post-production house FutureWorks worked on the two shots set amidst the wide significant skylines of Mumbai, and worked hard on digital makeup for the city skyline and other atmospheric effects.
"Our team went with a hi-resolution still camera for shooting references and frames for creating the matte paintings of the Mumbai skylines. By shooting in digital hi-resolution format we could capture lot of actual life like details," Abhishek said.
To support the hi-resolution matte paintings with the number of atmospheric and particle effect layers, the studio had to work with the horsepower of Autodesk's latest Flame machines. Even that was difficult. "The kind of data that was flowing and way the layering was done was tremendous," Gaurav Gupta (CEO, Futureworks) says. "So we had to upgrade our whole infrastructure and pipeline. We needed faster network speeds to move data around, massively beefed up servers, and - the most important thing - increase RAM power and add render nodes for fast background rendering."
Along with Futureworks, Prime Focus has also done major work on the movie.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 13 Nov 2009 | 6:49 am Vivek Oberoi sidelined from Kurbaan promos
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 13 Nov 2009 | 6:35 am Kutcher gifts Moore a car on her birthday
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 13 Nov 2009 | 6:08 am "Tum Mile is more real than 'Raj - Rahul' cinema" - Emraan Hashmi
In his 6 years long career so far, Emraan Hashmi is yet to be seen in a conventional Bollywood cinema where the leading man is all correct and proper with a clean heart and no grey shades. Revelling in the kind of roles that he has picked for himself, Emraan has broken quite a few stereotypes and created his own place under the sun. He may still be awaiting his 50 crore hit, something which is pretty much a benchmark for any leading man to break into the top bracket today. However, Emraan is content that he is at least trying not to follow any conventional or tried and tested trends and is giving something new to the audience in each of his films. Emraan gets into a conversation with Joginder Tuteja and explains what makes his films different.
A Bollywood disaster movie - another first for you Emraan?
It's a misconception that Tum Mile belongs to disaster movie genre. No, it is not. The Mumbai floods disaster is an integral part of the film's plot, yes. But that doesn't necessarily make the entire movie revolve around this single thread. There is so much more to Tum Mile. In fact the way I look at the film, it is mainly a love story with a disaster just acting as a catalyst to bring the two characters together. However, never once during the entire sequence of events would you miss the love between these two characters.
It is mainly a love story with a disaster just acting as a catalyst to bring the two characters together
From the promos though it appears that it is quite a turbulent relationship between the characters played by you and Soha. Moreover, one can sense that it's not a sweet, simple and soft romantic hero that we would see in Tum Mile.
Well, if you are looking at a Raj and Rahul cinema here then Tum Mile is obviously not the one. The character I play is also much more real than a Raj or a Rahul that we have been exposed to. Instead of living in palatial mansions, this guy could be someone who lives next door. Tum Mile shows the times and tribulations in his life.
Can you elaborate further?
This guy is someone who is very real, very today. He is someone who has been quite ambitious in his life but has lost his way. He is still trying to find himself and still groping with the break in relationship with his girl (Soha Ali Khan) with whom he was so much in love at one point of time. Having said that, my chemistry with Soha shows in the film. The character that I play is my most romantic ever.
The character that I play is my most romantic ever
Seems like it must have been a cakewalk for you?
On the contrary it was quite a tiring experience, both physically and mentally. This was mainly because of the flood situation that had to be recreated. It was a difficult film to be made and hats off to Kunal (Deshmukh) for making it happen. During shooting, everyone from cast and crew used to stand in waist deep water for hours at stretch to give that perfect shot. When I saw the film, I was like 'Wow man, how did we actually accomplish it all?!' Credit must also go to the special effects guys who have done a brilliant job for the entire recreation.
Kunal says that the unfolding of proceedings is kept quite real...
That's right. Every romance comes with a share of problems and the one here isn't any different. One has to live up to the challenges. It's situations like these that make this guy real and also makes the viewer out there feel that something like this could happen to him as well.
Pairing of Soha along with you has also raised quite a few eyebrows. It's quite unconventional after all?
Well, if people feel so then it means that we have succeeded in our endeavour (smiles). Yes, we are shown as complete opposites on screen and for that to happen, we wanted to have the right actors. Everyone felt that Soha fitted in the bill while knowing pretty well throughout that I and her coming together would be quite unconventional. Also, the way it has turned out on screen, I am sure it is this very unpredictability around the pairing that would work in the film's favour.
I am sure it is this very unpredictability around the pairing that would work in the film's favour
But can one take grey shades away from Emraan?
It's a welcome change to have absolutely no grey shades in my character this time around (laughs). In the past, I have played quite a lot of grey roles that have been liked by the audience. However, this one is completely white. Kunal told me that Tum Mile would take me to a next level. He had quite a few pointers to validate his claim. If not for him, I would have continued playing the kind of roles I have been successful in. Today when I look at the film in retrospect, I see where he was coming from. Working in Tum Mile has broadened my approach.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 13 Nov 2009 | 5:58 am 'Aao Wish Karein' - a sweet, simple romantic taleFilm: 'Aao Wish Karein'; Cast : Aftab Shivdasani, Aamna Shariff, Johny Lever, Rati Agnihotri; Director: Glenn Baretto; Ratings: ***Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 13 Nov 2009 | 5:02 am "Let there not be trial by media" - Madhur Bhandarkar
His latest film Jail has seen critical acclaim coming it's way and is now entering it's second week today. However, Madhur Bhandarkar is far from resting. In the ongoing 33rd Cairo International Film Festival in Egypt, his films have been invited under the section 'Tribute to Indian Cinema'. This event would showcase retrospective of 5 films from the National Award winner filmmaker.
The films are Chandni Bar, Page3, Corporate, Traffic Signal and Fashion.
"Yes, it's a big honour as very recently I had also travelled to Moscow International Film Festival for a similar retrospective. I would be leaving Mumbai on 16th November for Cairo", confirmed Bhandarkar.
Some of the other prominent actors who are already attending the event are Salma Hayek, Lucy Liu, Samuel L. Jackson and Tom Berenger.
Meanwhile, all is not well on the personal front of Madhur Bhandarkar. Ghosts of the past are back to haunt him again as the years old case where an aspiring starlet had accused Madhur Bhandarkar of rape is back in limelight.
"I really don't wish to comment on it since the matter is sub judice", says Madhur Bhandarkar.
On being prodded further, all he was willing to say was, "It is a sensitive issue and let the law take its own course. People should just realise though that I have a mother, wife and a daughter at home, hence this case shouldn't take the shape of trial by media. That's my humble request to entire print and electronic media."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 13 Nov 2009 | 4:23 am Big B & Rashid Khan record song for 26/11 victims; Gowariker to shoot video
After singing for 30 years in films -his first song was recorded for Mr Natwarlal in 1979-- Amitabh Bachchan has joined vocal forces with a trained and renowned vocalist like Rashid Khan, the singer whom the formidable classical maestro Pandit Bhimsen Joshi had once chosen as his successor.
The coming together of India's most popular actor and part-time singer with the classical maestro happened for the album Sound Of Peace, dedicated to the victims of Mumbai's 26/11 terrorist attack.
Aadesh Shrivastav who helmed the project, composed its music and is in the process of finalizing a music video featuring the Big B and Rashid Khan, says the Big B simply swam across Sameer's words of world-peace.
The Big B confirms modestly, "Yes, Rashid Khan and I have sung together. The system of recording these days allows a lot of freedom to sing how one is comfortable. That's how I managed it."
The music video, for which efforts are on to get Ashutosh Gowariker to direct, will feature the Big B with Rashid Khan and Aadesh Shrivastav. Footage from the barbaric occurrences during 26/11 from 2008 in Mumbai will be interspersed with scenes from 9/11 in the US from 2001 and the London subway bombings of 2005.
Says Aadesh, "We initially planned to make this a Hindi -Urdu album in memory of the 26/11 victims. But we've now expanded it into a comment on global terrorism. Mr Bachchan is now in the process of recording an English version of the peace song."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 13 Nov 2009 | 3:44 am Live Chat: Soha Ali Khan on November 14 at 1300 hrs IST
Soha Ali Khan is someone, who, despite being born in a royal family, is extraordinarily down to earth. Even though Bollywood could have been a mere cakewalk for her, she chose to walk the path that is woven with hard work and sweat, for which the only passwords are dedication and sincerity. Soha made her debut on the silver screen with her dazzling presence in the film Dil Maange More. This was followed by some of the most sensational performances in films like Mumbai Meri Jaan and Khoya Khoya Chaand... to name a few.
The good news is that she is back with Tum Mile, a film about Mumbai floods that stars Emraan Hashmi as her co-star. Here is your chance to chat with Soha Ali Khan only on Bollywood Hungama's Celebrity Chat, which happens on Saturday, November 14 at 1300 hrs IST.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 13 Nov 2009 | 3:22 am Mahesh Bhatt's son questioned on Headley linkMumbai police have questioned Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's son Rahul for his alleged friendship with David Coleman Headley, the Pakistan-born US national who is in FBI custody as a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suspect.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 13 Nov 2009 | 3:06 am I'd like to be pitted against Adhyayan in a film: Shekhar SumanVersatile actor Shekhar Suman says he and his son Adhyayan are more like buddies and that he would like to do a film where they are pitted against each other.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 13 Nov 2009 | 3:05 am Has Shah Rukh ignored Big B's birthday wish?Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is still awaiting an acknowledgement for an SMS that he sent to Shah Rukh Khan on his birthday over a week ago.Source: IndiaeNews.com: Bollywood News | 13 Nov 2009 | 3:04 am Pritam Chakraborty has a baby girl
Music composer Pritam Chakraborty's wife Smita delivered a baby girl on Thursday morning at 9.30 am at the Breach Candy Hospital in South Mumbai.
Both mother and child are healthy and fine, though the baby girl was born a fortnight before the due date.
Said the happy father, ''My son Purvesh who's 2 and whom we all call Salsa, was born more than a month prematurely. He had to be kept in an incubator. My daughter is fine, though slightly before time.''
Pritam says his wife would like to call their baby girl Ishqa.
''My family is now complete. Hum do hamare do,'' he says happily. ''Ever since my daughter was conceived my really successful innings as a composer started.''Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 13 Nov 2009 | 2:55 am "Playing a 12 year old was like walking a thin rope" - Aftab Shivdasani
Aao Wish Karein releases today and till yesterday, actor turned producer Aftab Shivdasani was busy supervising last minute nitty-gritty. He is one of the select few actors in the industry who has turned to production at such a young change. Playing the triple role of a producer, actor and a writer was something that Aftab hadn't quite fathomed.
"I seriously feel whether 40 hours a day would have been good enough or not", Aftab brings on a smile here as he anxiously awaited audience response to his first ever 'baby', "As a producer, you realise that time is of such an utmost importance."
Even as an actor, Aftab was quite challenged since the character that he enacts required him to have the innocence and purity of a 12 year old boy even when he has turned 22 overnight. Quite a few actors may have feared slipping with such characterisation since there is a good probability of a role like this resulting in the protagonist merely relying on making funny faces or acting a little insane.
"That's true", agrees Aftab, "I had to walk a thin rope because there is a fine difference between playing a child and acting a little mad. I decided that let me just play it all simple rather than thinking or rehearsing too much around how a kid would look at things and behave. I am glad when I see the final cut of the film, since I know for sure that if I had given this portrayal too much of thought, it would have turned mechanical and made it look all practiced and rehearsed. It was good to come up with a natural act while just getting into the boots of a 12 year old kid."
For this, Aftab made sure not to go overboard even once and keep his facial expressions, mannerisms and body language in check. With a subject like this where an overnight transformation happens to a human body (a 12 year old boy desires to turn into a young man and his wish is granted), Aao Wish Karein could have easily slipped into the Mr. Ya Miss zone where Aftab was converted into Antara Mali via a bad dream.
"While comedy there was slapstick, proceedings are completely subtle in Aao Wish Karein", Aftab explains the difference, "There is no over the top act, no vulgarity or any mandatory jokes around manhood. Instead, the film retains its simplicity course and focuses primarily on the quest of this boy who wishes to woo his lady love."
As the sole lead in the film, Aftab was also required to carry the entire film on his shoulders unlike quite a few multi starrers that he has been a part of. While being good in comedy is a given for him (Masti, Awara Paagal Deewana, De Taali), one awaits how Aao Wish Karein showcases a different facet of him as an emotional lover boy.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 13 Nov 2009 | 2:47 am
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