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My look in 'Pyaar...' inspired by Shimit Amin: Uday ChopraUday Chopra, who will be seen as a geek in forthcoming film "Pyaar Impossible", says that his look on screen is inspired by "Chak De! India" director Shimit Amin.Source: Entertainment News | 7 Jan 2010 | 8:23 am Richard Gere attends Dalai Lama programme
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 7 Jan 2010 | 5:42 am Russell arranged elephant ride for Perry in IndiaWhen comic actor Russell Brand proposed to singer Katy Perry on their visit to India, he planned it in true desi style by buying an Indian dress and arranging a horse carriage and an elephant ride for his girlfriend.Source: Entertainment News | 7 Jan 2010 | 5:36 am Live Chat: Genelia D'Souza on January 8 at 1700 hrs IST
We saw her as the young, bubbly, youthful collegiate in Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Naa opposite Imran Khan. Their chemistry reminded us of the Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. Such was the potential and prowess shown by Genelia in her comeback film that the whole of B-town was abuzz with just one name Genelia D'Souza.
The world of films isn't new for this 20 something. She has made quite a name for herself down south and is all set to recreate her magic in the Hindi film industry as well. Her latest venture is Chance Pe Dance where her fans will see her shaking a leg with the current female heartthrob Shahid Kapoor. Whether the magic of Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Naa will be recreated in Chance Pe Dance, is for you to ask and for Genelia to answer.
Bollywood Hungama gives you an exclusive opportunity to chat with Genelia herself as she talks about her experience of working with Shahid and the world of cinema. Genelia will be Live on Video Chat on Friday, January 8, at 1700 hrs IST.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 7 Jan 2010 | 4:48 am Monsoon Wedding soon to be a Broadway musicalFilm-maker Mira Nair has started working on a Broadway musical version of her 2001 crossover hit "Monsoon Wedding" that will combine circus acrobatics, aerial acting, theatre, music and dance and will feature an Indian cast.Source: Entertainment News | 7 Jan 2010 | 4:44 am Live Chat: Ken Ghosh on January 8 at 1500 hrs IST
This director brought Shahid Kapoor into the limelight with his peppy college romance Ishq Vishk and then followed it up with the intriguing love triangle Fida. After using Shahid's dancing funk to the hilt in Ishq Vishk, he is back again with a dance-based film, Chance Pe Dance starring the jodi of Shahid and Genelia.
Ken Ghosh, the man of the moment, will be on Bollywood Hungama's LIVE video chat on January 8 at 1500 hrs IST. Don't miss it!Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 7 Jan 2010 | 4:29 am Jab We Met inspires a Hollywood flick!It's usual for B-town to seek inspiration from their cousins abraod. But it's rare for a Hollywood movie to adapt an Indian script. Amy Adams starrer Leap Year, is said to be based on Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met.Source: | 7 Jan 2010 | 4:03 am Amitabh Bachchan joins hands with ModiBollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan said he would be willing to be the brand ambassador of Gujarat and added that he would like to be a part of a documentary on the state.Source: | 7 Jan 2010 | 3:42 am 'Katrina and I are not identical twins' - Rediff
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 7 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am Wishing Bipasha Basu a very happy Birthday
Sexy, Sultress and absolutely breathtaking. Bipasha is all that a Diva is cut out to be. Bipasha quit the modelling world to reign as a superstar in Bollywood and that too on her own terms. She took each day as it came and every criticism to her initial films as a learning experience. She won the Filmfare Best Debut Award with her first film Ajnabee and from there on there was no looking back. Whether it was her intense performance in Raaz, her comedy act in No Entry, or whether it was her sensual act in Jism, Bipasha proved her acting prowess in every genre of cinema.
Bollywood feels proud to have such a talent in its fraternity and today (Jan 7) being this dusky doe's birthday, Bollywood Hungama wishes her many more successful ventures ahead:Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 7 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am Aryan Vaid plays gay superstar based on a Bollywood icon
Keep guessing. In a rather shady underproduction film called Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyun, Aryan Vaid plays a happily- married Bollywood superstar who likes to sleep with male aspirants.
It's not that Aryan, now happily married to an American photo-journalist (blessedly female) is shy of naming the iconic superstar on whom his character is based.
Aryan happily names the inspiration for his gay character. "He's happily married. But it's quite often whispered that he swings both ways. My character is a closet-bisexual. But the cover is blown when the camera catches me in a bathtub with a star aspirant."
Aryan's introductory sequence has him nude in a bathtub with a wannabe star played by Kapil Sharma. "I'm supposed to be nude. But I wore my shorts. The aspirant wonders what the super-star's wife would think if she saw us together like this? The superstar replies, "Oh she knows I do this. She does her own thing. I do my own."
Ironically, the young actor who plays the aspirant in the tub is the director's brother. Aryan says Kapil Sharma had no inhibitions about getting into the bathtub and making love with the senior actor although Kapil's brother was directing it.
"Kapil was quite cool. So was Sanjay, the director, although they're brothers."
The sequence required the heterosexual Vaid to make out with Kapil. "On that very day my American wife Alexandra decided to drop in on the sets. When she saw me almost nude in the bath tub with another nude guy, she first freaked out and then burst out laughing. I shudder to think what impression she formed of our cinema."
Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyun purports to be an expose on the film industry.
Bollywood seems to be shedding its skin. But the question is what is an actress of Zeenat Aman's calibre doing in a film like this?Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 7 Jan 2010 | 3:03 am Ashita choreographs her own sangeet!Ashita Dhawan aka Malti Babhi of Bidaai is on a break from work as the bubbly girl gets ready for her wedding with full enthusiasm. And the bride has already started counting the days for the special date (10th January) toSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:59 am Salman Khan assisted art director on sets of Veer
Salman Khan is not supposed to be a particularly hands-on technician on the sets of his movies. Most of the time you'd find him giving his shot and moving to a corner with his cronies. But in Veer, Salman not only got down from his high horse, he even assisted the art director Sanjay Dabade (who had earlier done the art direction of Anil Sharma's Gadar: Ek Prem Kahani) and the construction workers in setting up the props, temporary buildings and architecture in London to denote the 19th century period.
This happened on more than one occasion when the natural light in London threatened to fade away. While shooting in front of the Indian embassy in London and after having acquired the permission to shoot in front of the Buckingham Palace, the art directors' team found itself running against time.
That's when Salman jumped in.
Says producer Vijay Galani, "Though Salman wouldn't want it to be known in case other unit's expect the same from him, he actively assisted Sanjay Dabade in his men in the construction work in London. See, first of all getting the permission to shoot on locations near Buckingham Palace was hard enough. Then we had to cover all the visible outward signs of modernity and replace them with props representing 1880. All this required a lot of planning and execution. We had to be very careful not to put up any architecture or props that would damage London's topography."
This is where Salman came in. Says Galani, "Salman just jumped in with the workers, maybe it was a dormant passion, but no one had ever seen this side of him. He actually assisted in the construction work on the streets of London."
Passers-by who recognized him just couldn't stop staring. "To see Salman banging wood planks with nails and hammers is not an every day sight. But then Veer is not an everyday film for Salman. He has written the story and he loves the subject and character. He grew his hair for one- half of the film. I won't name them. But some actors refused roles because they had to sport beards in Veer," says Galani.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:51 am Alex Reid-Jordan romance bigger story than MJ’s deathLondon (ANI): Alex Reid has claimed that his romance with glamour girl Jordan made more headlines than the death of Michael Jackson. The cross dressing cage fighter reportedly boasted about his relationship with Jordan, a.k.a Katie Price, who split with formerSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:45 am Balu to star in Tejawini Films' movieBalu is playing the hero, while Renu Roy and Dhiti are playing the heroines in a movie being produced by Pallemalli Harikrishna Reddy on the banner of Tejaswini Films. The shooting of the film was formally launched with pooja activities atSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:44 am A grand reception for Shilpa in London
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:40 am Neha Marda becomes a first kid judgeBalika Vadhu fame Neha Marda may be fabulously accomplishing her serious role on her show but this actress has also been a three time winner of famous dance show Boogie Woogie. After winning thrice she was barred to participate in showSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:35 am Kalavar King under post productionNikhil and Swetha Basu Prasad are playing the lead in directed by L Suresh and produced by Dammalapati Srinivasa Rao and M Chandrasekhar Rao. The producers say, “The character was like tailor-made for Nikhil’s body language. Why the hero was calledSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:29 am Salman Khan takes to art direction - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:27 am Priyanka wants to bury the hatchet with AbhishekAnother actress has joined in the league of Bollywood’s diplomatic actresses. Priyanka Chopra has decided to put her fallout with Abhishek Bachchan aside to rake in profits from their pairing. The duo, who did Bluffmaster together, were seen as a goodSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:23 am Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart enjoy island getawayNew York (ANI): Actor Robert Pattinson and his girlfriend Kristen Stewart celebrated New Year's at Ventnor, a seaside resort on an island off the coast of England and ended up drawing a huge crowd. However, the 'Twilight' couple had to escapeSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:18 am Courteney sets date for sex with hubbyLondon (ANI): Former ‘Friends’ star Courteney Cox’s husband David Arquette has confessed that his wife has scheduled their sex. The ‘Scream’ actor said the couple could take out time to make love only once a week. "When you get married youSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:16 am Salman Khan takes to art directionSalman Khan is not supposed to be a particularly hands-on technician on the sets of his movies. Most of the times you’d find him giving his shot and moving to a corner with his cronies. But in Veer Salman not onlySource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:12 am Celebs lose colour, pick up style in 2010 calendar - Rediff
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:03 am Wedding bells for Soundarya RajinikanthSoundarya Rajinikanth, the younger daughter of Superstar Rajinikanth, is getting engaged in February 14, 2010. According to the sources, it is an 'arranged love marriage'! She is getting engaged to Ashwin Kumar, son of Ram Kumar, a real estate tycoon onSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:03 am Rahman's Tamil album gets global premiere - Rediff
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 7 Jan 2010 | 2:02 am Sufi flavour dominates 'My Name Is Khan' albumThe soundtrack of the latest offering of Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan,"My Name Is Khan", boasts of Sufi flavour.Source: Entertainment News | 7 Jan 2010 | 1:54 am Katrina beats Priyanka - GlamSham
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 7 Jan 2010 | 1:52 am My next movie has to be a lighter affair: Karan JoharDirector Karan Johar wants to go back to "song and dance" movies after "My Name Is Khan", which is about the journey of an unusual couple living in the US post- 9/11 terrorist attacks.Source: Entertainment News | 7 Jan 2010 | 1:48 am Just A Minute With: Priyanka ChopraMUMBAI (Reuters) -- She is the girl with the golden touch. In the past few years, Priyanka Chopra has cemented her place as one of the most bankable heroines in Bollywood.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 7 Jan 2010 | 1:17 am Shahid on the controversial smooch with Genelia
Shahid Kapoor is controversy's favourite child. The latest is, the actor forced his CHANCE PE DANCE director Ken Ghosh to delete the passionate smooch from the film. Reportedly, Shahid felt that it wouldn't be good for his image when he saw the final cut of the film.
"I've stopped reacting to gossip," Shahid tells me. So what's the truth? "The truth is, there's no smooch in the film. It was never conceptualised, hence it was not filmed. It just doesn't exist. As simple as that," Shahid clarifies.
Meanwhile, Shahid has decided against signing any film for the time being. "I am channelizing all my energies on my father's [Pankaj Kapoor] directorial debut. We plan to begin shooting in March. That's the only film I have on hand right now," he says.
Reportedly, the film is inspired from the Tom Cruise starrer TOP GUN. "Well, the only similarity is that I play a naval officer in the film. In the past, Rajesh Khanna and Shah Rukh Khan too had played naval officers, but that doesn't mean they were inspired by TOP GUN. Dad's making a love story, which makes it entirely different from that film," Shahid states.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 6 Jan 2010 | 11:51 pm Today's media - A liberating force or a terror in disguiseThe role of media in society is that of exposing the truth and spreading awareness. Ignorance and arrogance among those in this noble profession is tarnishing the image of the entire media. A little more show of humility can go long way.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 6 Jan 2010 | 11:48 pm How Russell Brand proposed Katy Perry in India - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 6 Jan 2010 | 11:03 pm Amitabh Bachchan to promote Modi's Gujarat - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 6 Jan 2010 | 10:41 pm SRK ready to set the stage on fire again - India Today
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 6 Jan 2010 | 9:42 pm New Assamese movie launched in GuwahatiThe New Year has started on a good note for Assamese Cinema. Director M Maniram has announced his second movie 'U R Not My Julie' and is set to begin filming soon. His first movie has set high standards and hopes are high from this one too.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 6 Jan 2010 | 9:00 pm Venkatesh and Trisha starrer 'Namo Venkatesa' to hit screensThe year 2010's eagerly anticipated film 'Namo Venkatesa' starring Telugu Superstar Venkatesh and Trisha Krishna will hit the screen on January 14.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 6 Jan 2010 | 8:58 pm Shahid on the controversial smooch with Genelia - Indian Express
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 6 Jan 2010 | 8:49 pm Lady Gaga, Robert Pattinson in new comic book seriesLady Gaga is all set to star in a series of comic books called 'Fame'. Reportedly, the comic will chronicle the lives of celebrities such as Robert Pattinson, Taylor Swift, David Beckham and 50 Cent, among others.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 6 Jan 2010 | 8:41 pm One legend to another - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 6 Jan 2010 | 7:53 pm Big B, Modi watch Paa together
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 6 Jan 2010 | 2:19 pm Mariah Carey drunk speech at Palm Springs AwardsMariah Carey, who won the Breakthrough Actress award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for her performance in 'Precious', turned up drunk for the event on Tuesday.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 6 Jan 2010 | 2:14 pm Define NRI cinema, say filmmakersThe Pravasi Film Festival 2010 ended here today with the screening of "Chehere" by Rohit Kaushik and a panel discussion on "NRI Films - The Road Ahead".Source: Entertainment News | 6 Jan 2010 | 11:21 am Eclipse screenplay leaked, Twilight 3 screenplay onlineThe screenplay for the third installment of the Twilight saga has been leaked online, but, this Eclipse screenplay isn't the actual shooting copy. The leak is being attributed to Jackson Rathborn, who plays vampire Jasper Hale in the Twilight saga.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 6 Jan 2010 | 11:18 am Remembering BimaldaIt is the 44th death anniversary of one of the greatest directors that Bollywood has ever seen. Bimal Roy is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films like Do Bigha Zameen, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, and Bandini.Source: | 6 Jan 2010 | 10:57 am Richard Gere meets Dalai Lama in Bodh GayaHollywood star Richard Gere met the Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya in Bihar where the actor is attending a five-day long religious discourse on Buddhism by the Tibetan spiritual leader, an official at a Tibetan monastery said today.Source: Entertainment News | 6 Jan 2010 | 10:17 am Big market keeps NRI filmmakers focussed on IndiaIdentity crisis and a confused sense of belonging are not the only factors that prompt non-resident Indian filmmakers keep India on their minds while making movies.Source: Entertainment News | 6 Jan 2010 | 10:00 am Shah Rukh gets nostalgic at Auto ExpoIt was an emotional moment for Shah Rukh Khan when he entered Pragati Maidan here today as it reminded him of his late father and the time he spent with his family here.Source: Entertainment News | 6 Jan 2010 | 9:43 am No gigs planned for 2010: Rolling StonesBrit rock band The Rolling Stones have blasted rumours that they are planning to tour this year without guitarist Ronnie Wood, insisting that there are no gigs planned for 2010.Source: | 6 Jan 2010 | 9:33 am Spider-man 4 hits roadblockThe fourth instalment of the Spider-man series has been stalled over a script issue.Source: | 6 Jan 2010 | 9:00 am Chatur of '3 Idiots' is latest toast of BollywoodHe may be just one film old and not everyone even remembers his name, but US-based Omi Vaidya has just no time for interviews.Source: Entertainment News | 6 Jan 2010 | 8:55 am Shah Rukh to perform at awards functionBollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will spin his magic with a live performance at an awards function here after a gap of two years.Source: | 6 Jan 2010 | 8:53 am Bollywood eyes good scripts, tight budgets in 2010MUMBAI (Reuters) - A focus on better scripts, tighter budgets and diligence are going to be the watchwords for Bollywood as the world's largest film industry looks to consolidate itself in 2010.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 6 Jan 2010 | 8:47 am Bollywood has mental disabilities too on mindBollywood is known to bat for the underdog and often one with certain mental disabilities as we saw Hrithik Roshan in Koi Mil Gaya and Anil Kapoor in Yuvvraaj. And now superstar Shah Rukh Khan will explore yet another illness plaguing the human mind in My Name Is Khan.Source: | 6 Jan 2010 | 8:38 am Can you spare a 'minute' for cinema?PassionForCinema.com, a leading independent voice on the Internet for film fanatics and filmmakers from around the world, has initiated its third annual PFCOne Film Festival, a pioneering online festival featuring one-minute movies.Source: | 6 Jan 2010 | 8:14 am Down Under losing thunderChances are, you might not get to see breathtaking visuals of Australia in Bollywood movies any time soon.Source: | 6 Jan 2010 | 8:06 am "I don't wish to be over confident & take success for granted" - Genelia D'Souza
Genelia D'Souza would be beginning 2010 - all set to be an eventful year for her in Bollywood - with Chance Pe Dance and one assumes that since the film looks good enough to be hitting the bull's eye, she has all the right reasons to be positive. More so because quite a few romcoms in recent times have been doing fairly well, especially with Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, Love Aaj Kal and her own Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Naa are the biggest examples to substantiate the claim. In such market scenario, it seems like the safest bet to follow the trend and Chance Pe Dance just about fits the bill.
"That's right, but honestly I am still in the process of understanding the industry", she says in a cautious tone, "This entire gap between my earlier stint and now has taught me a lot of things. Yes, my new innings in Bollywood has been good but I still don't wish to be over confident and take success for granted."
Ask her if before signing Chance Pe Dance she checked out Ken's earlier efforts and she states in affirmation, "I loved Ishq Vishk and in fact I also liked Fida. Really, I don't know why the film didn't work at the box office. I still remember all the colours, dances as well as a good act by everyone in the film. May be it was destined that way."
A firm believer in destiny, she is also quite cautious when it comes to the box office outcome of her own films. Even though she is (fortunately) yet to encounter a flop in Bollywood with last couple of years being extremely good for her. Her Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Naa was a super hit, Life Partner was an average earner while Mere Baap Pehle Aap too managed to be a coverage affair. Still, her good experience down South has taught her to be firmly placed on ground.
Perhaps she has wised up after her Life Partner experience where she had almost encountered failure before a miraculous escalation in collections helped the film eventually manage a face saving outing. When released alongside with Shahid Kapoor starrer Kaminey last year, this Abbas Mustan production seemed all set to fade away into oblivion before some decent word of mouth resulted in audiences trickling in.
"I know, it was so scary", comments Genelia in that characteristic animated tone of hers, "We opened to almost nothing while Kaminey was all over. It seemed like we had lost it all but thankfully the film picked up over the next few days. It ultimately turned out to be a safe venture for all, courtesy and all around patronage that the film got from family audiences."
Meanwhile, she refuses to be drawn into the controversy surrounding Jiah Khan's exit and her subsequent entry into Chance Pe Dance. Bollywood followers would remember that Jiah was asked to leave after a substantial portion of the film was already shot. Reason stated was 'change in characterisation'.
"All I know is that the film was good, my role was good, I was getting a good setup to be a part of and there were no ugly confrontations involved. By no means was it a matter of taking over from somebody else", is all that Genelia is willing to comment.
A UTV Motion Pictures production, Chance Pe Dance sees Genelia and Shahid pairing up for the first time on screen. The film is enjoying a solo release on 15th January.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 6 Jan 2010 | 8:04 am Swift’s no supergirlA DC Comics representative has refuted reports that singer Taylor Swift is set to star in a new Supergirl movie.Source: | 6 Jan 2010 | 7:32 am After an alarming accident-prone 2009, Sunil Shetty will steer clear of action
For Sunil Shetty the year 2009 began with a terrible accident that left him bed-bound for a good three months. Bizarrely the year ended with a fire accident that scorched Sunil's hand.
"It's just about healing," says Sunil, just back from a family holiday in Bali, blessedly free of accidents.
Laughing uncomfortably Sunil says, "Yeah, it's been pretty bad. In-between I hurt my leg also. The chest injury kept me off-limits for a good part of 2009. I couldn't even exercise or go to the gym. But the worst discomfort was that I couldn't sleep properly because of the pain in my rib cage... and now this hand injury at the end of the year. Hota hai. It's part and parcel of our line of work."
However, Sunil's family isn't taking the string of accidents lightly. His wife, two children, and his parents have now strictly forbidden him from doing anything dangerous stunts in the water (De Dana Dan) or playing with fire (No Problem). Sunil has no choice but to put away all the muscle power at his disposal.
It's not that he would cease to stay fit. He'd just not do dangerous stunts. For all practical purposes his last action film for now is Anant Mahadevan's Red Alert- The War Within where Sunil plays a naxalite.
Then onwards, it's goodbye to action for one of Bollywood's biggest action heroes who started the trend of gym-toned torsos.
Chuckles Suniel, "Let the new younger boys have all the fun now. I've won the first award of my life for best actor at the South Asia International Film Festival for Red Alert. It's time to move into another phase."Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 6 Jan 2010 | 4:19 am "Aamir Khan is a marketing monster " - Rajkumar Hirani
3 Idiots is now officially the biggest money spinner ever and within two weekends of it's release has displaced Ghajini from the top position. With over Rs. 100 crores nett in it's kitty just from India, the film has placed Rajkumar Hirani right up there in the top league that has filmmakers like Karan Johar, Rakesh Roshan, Aditya Chopra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Imtiaz Ali sitting pretty.
It's the simplicity factor which is being most talked about and the film has been termed as 'Hirani cinema' which is quite a compliment considering the fact that 3 Idiots boasts of superstars like Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor. In a conversation with Joginder Tuteja, Raju (as he is fondly known) explains how he put together the entire film and later Aamir Khan gave it a different dimension altogether by bringing in the entire marketing effort.
Now that the film is a huge blockbuster, one wonders if 3 Idiots was an easy film to make, especially due to the fact that you had two modern day classics (Munnabhai MBBS and Lage Raho Munnabhai) behind you?
Yes, 3 Idiots was easier and there were quite a few factors that contributed to it. I went about making the film layer by layer and by the time the script came through, we knew that we were getting into something special. Moreover, it was all also possible due to the commitment and availability of my three lead actors - Aamir, Madhavan and Sharman. They were truly focused on just this film and were not working on anything else. Boman too was completely on board from Day One.
How about Kareena Kapoor?
Of course yes, she has been a great asset to the film as well. She was in fact working on other films as well during 3 Idiots but it was nice of her to take out time and fit 3 Idiots into her schedule.
Talking about Kareena, when someone of her stature and standing in the industry gets into a project, one suddenly visualises a star out there. For you as a filmmaker, what did you want from Kareena - a star or an actor?
I wanted a real person. Period. Ever since the first promo of the film came out, people did observe that it was a very different Kareena out there. Still, there were a few who doubted if she would be seen like this in the entire film. Now that 3 Idiots has released, everyone can see that she is really deglamourised and the girl next door. You know, this was the kind of look that was always envisioned by me; someone who is simple and real. No wonder, she was made to wear spectacles (smiles).
There were a few who doubted if Kareena would be seen like this in the entire film
In fact one also wonders how you actually managed this entire marketing and promotional blitzkrieg that took place for 3 Idiots? Even your own Lage Raho Munnabhai had arrived quietly in spite of a hit like Munnabhai MBBS behind you.
Arrey yaar for me this all happened for the first time (laughs). Earlier in case of Munnabhai series, Vidhu Vinod and me just went about doing some regular promotion of the film by placing TV promos, giving some interviews and doing other routine stuff. However, Aamir took it all to a different level altogether.
How about taking the film by itself to a different level? I am sure given his reputation; there must have been 'creative' and 'let's-make-it-perfect' contributions as well?
But that was the case with everyone else in the cast and crew as well! In fact one thing which I make quite clear to all is that they should have a freedom of expressing themselves. Just because your first few films have worked shouldn't make the person in front of you either nervous or complacent. Do tarah ke log hote hain. Ek woh jo nervous hote hain suggestions dene mein. Others feel that chalo achcha director hai, isse to sab pata hi hoga. Now that's a dangerous situation for any filmmaker who starts believing that he is Mr. Know-it-all. Agar aap apne aap ko boss samajhne lag gaye toh ho gaya kaam!
So there wasn't any feeling of Raju being the boss of the show?
That was always the intent. I ask and rather request everyone on my sets to opine. Everyone participated and so did Aamir. And let me add that he is very good in that. His contributions do make a lot of difference.
For a change a film of Aamir is being termed as a Hirani-Aamir movie instead of just being an Aamir movie. Some shift here...
(Laughs) Well, I haven't heard that and even if this is being said then I don't really have much to say. See, when you are making a film, you hear so many things around you that you tend to shut your mind and just concentrate on getting your job done. But yes, one thing that we all have learnt from Aamir is how to market a film. He is a marketing monster.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 6 Jan 2010 | 3:56 am Shilpa and Raj Kundra have wedding reception in the House of Commons today
Shilpa Shetty-Kundra couldn't have asked for more. After a giddying round of partying and holidaying, Shilpa Shetty is now in London for her wedding reception on Wednesday in the House Of Commons.
Excited and nervous Shilpa said on Tuesday, "The House Of Commons reception is being thrown for Raj and me by British MP Keith Vaz who's a dear friend of ours."
Shilpa is over the moon and feels marriage is something she should have done much earlier.
Speaking from London after her majestic Mediterranean cruise with her husband and their two families, Shilpa says, "I don't know why I didn't get married earlier! Marriage is wonderful when the man whom you marry is good, and mine is wonderful! Touchwood, I'm loving every minute of the marriage."
Now Shilpa can't wait to get back to Mumbai on the 8th of January. "I'm missing Mumbai and can't wait to get back."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 6 Jan 2010 | 2:48 am
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