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'It's A Wonderful Afterlife' my best work: Gurinder ChadhaBritain-based Indian filmmaker Gurinder Chadha, whose latest movie "It's A Wonderful Afterlife" has been selected as the opening film at the Sundance Film Festival starting Jan 21, says that it her "best work" so far.Source: Entertainment News | 11 Jan 2010 | 8:10 am '3 Idiots' faux pasRajkumar Hirani's well-made "3 Idiots" is on record-breaking spree at the box office.Source: Entertainment News | 11 Jan 2010 | 7:40 am Zayed Khan signed for Siddharth Anand's Anjaana Anjaani
After Blue, Zayed Khan will be seen in Siddharth Anand's Anjaana Anjaani, which stars Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles. Zayed will play a crucial role in the film, which is currently being shot in New York, San Francisco and Las Vegas.
Sajid Nadiadwala, who is producing the film under the banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, is leaving no stone unturned in the making of the film. Before signing up Zayed, he got Ranbir Kapoor to sing for the film, set to the tune of the music director duo Vishal-Shekhar.
With Zayed in the mix, are we seeing a love triangle here?Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 11 Jan 2010 | 7:10 am '3 Idiots' faux pas
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 11 Jan 2010 | 6:33 am Abhishek Bachchan presented with Guinness World Record
In February 2009, Abhishek Bachchan created a world record for the maximum number of cities visited by a film star in 12 hours, setting the stage, making him the first Indian film star to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records. He was presented with the Guinness Record by Yash Chopra at the Chevrolet Apsara Awards presentation ceremony held in Mumbai recently.
An excited Abhishek Bachchan shares, "I'm quite excited by the success, more so because it has been done for a film that's so close to my heart. I am delighted to receive this honor at the prestigious Apsara Awards in front of the entire film industry. The issues addressed by Delhi 6 are relevant and have a strong message for our countrymen. This record I'd dedicate to the people of India."
Will Smith was the first to make it in the Guinness World Record for his movie Hitch for making the maximum number of public appearances by a film star at different cities in 12 hours promoting their film. Jargen Vogel and Daniel Bruhl (Germany) broke Will Smith's record and now Abhishek Bachchan takes the mantle.
The whirlwind set of appearances were done under strict Guinness World Record guidelines and the current record was equaled within five hours, broken in eight hours and by the time 12 hours had lapsed, Abhishek had visited 7 cities further extending the challenge. The last two cities took more than six hours.
The record-breaking whirlwind tour, to promote his latest release Delhi 6, began on 22nd February, Sunday in the afternoon at 12.05 pm in Ghaziabad in the presence of world media; Abhishek started his unique tour travelling to as many events in as many cities as possible within 12 hours. Other cities covered included Noida, Faridabad, Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh and Mumbai.
In every city witnesses were identified, as per Guinness World Record norms, and these included corporate executives, bureaucrats, police officials, and mall owners. Ernst & Young's auditors served as witnesses to the effort and Wizcraft International organized the Guinness World Record breaking endeavor. He was chartered across cities by BJETS.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 11 Jan 2010 | 5:41 am Michael Jackson `was murdered`, states death certificate!The cause of Michael Jackson`s death has been ruled as homicide in the star`s death certificate, according to reports.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 11 Jan 2010 | 5:36 am Gurindher's It's A Wonderful Afterlife to premiere at Sundance Film Festival
Gurindher Chadha has a lot to be proud of. She claims Shimit Amin's deeply influential Chak De was "a cleverly disguised variation on my Bend It Like Beckham. In my film, the girl wanted to play football. In Chak De they wanted to play hockey."
Her latest film It's A Wonderful Afterlife which is a backhanded compliment to the timeless American director Frank Capra, has been selected as the opening film at the exclusive Sundance Film Festival on January 21.
Recalls Gurindher, "My film What's Cooking had been premiered at Sundance in 2000. So in a way it's a home-coming, and that too with a film that in many ways takes me back to my warm intimate family values of Bend It Like Beckham. I shot in the same Indian-centric localities of London."
The robust Punjabi director whose last film Angus, Thongs & Perfect Snogging was in the news for its sexual content, says Bend It Like Beckham remains her most beloved film. "Before Bend It, the footballer David Beckham was not quite the mega-star he is now. You'll be surprised to know how many people would ask who the Beckham in the title was. I think Beckham became a big star afterwards. If I were to make Bend It Like Beckham today it'd be impossible. David Beckham has become too big for his name to be used for a film."
Gurindher is now all set for the release of It's A Wonderful Afterlife which she says comes close to Beckham in terms of mood temperament and characterization. The film will have a dubbed Hindi version, despite the fact that Gurindher's Bride & Prejudice was ruined in translation.
"This time I think a Hindi version of It's A Wonderful Afterlife is required. The film is about ghosts and reincarnation. These themes are hot favourites among Indians. We're looking for a good title for the Hindi version. Audiences in Hindi may not get the Capra reference in the English title."
Gurindher had a whale of a time shooting with the amazing Shabana Azmi for It's a Wonderful Afterlife. "She put on so much weight that she was unrecognizable on the streets of London. Often ladies would come up to her and ask, 'But aren't you Shabana Azmi?' I took her to a Punjabi baby- shower to meet all these women, so she'd get a hang of her Punjabi -Londoner character. Shabana is dead-on in the film."
To add to the complexities Shabana had to talk to ghosts in the film. "No one can see these ghosts, not even Shabana. But she had to pretend that she could. Sometimes in the middle of a shot I'd walk up to her and ask, 'What are you doing?' And she'd delight me by retorting, 'I really don't know'. Shooting this film was great fun."
Now Gurindher hopes watching the film would be as entertaining. "I think It's A Wonderful Afterlife is my best work to date."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 11 Jan 2010 | 5:02 am Naomi Campbell rejects money-spinning reality TV show
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 11 Jan 2010 | 4:35 am Imran Khan and Deepika Padukone in Kunal Kohli Productions' Break Ke Baad
His first film as a producer Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic may have failed to create any magic at the B.O. but that hasn't deterred producer-director Kunal Kohli one bit. Kunal in fact has just announced his next film called Break Ke Baad to be made under his own banner Kunal Kohli Productions in association with Reliance Big Pictures. Break Ke Baad stars Imran Khan and Deepika Padukone and will be directed by debutante director Danish Aslam.
Bollywood Hungama spoke to Kunal Kohli who confirmed the details, "Yes the next film we are making at Kunal Kohli Productions is Break Ke Baad. It's going to be directed by Danish Aslam who has been an assistant director on films like Fanaa, Salaam Namaste, and Ta Ra Rum Pum. The film stars Imran Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles and is about a couple who have gone through a break-up."
The buzz is that the title Break Ke Baad had already been registered by a gentleman living in Bangalore. So were there any hassles in procuring the title? "No...we didn't have any hassles at all. The gentleman who had the title was very sweet and warm and when we told him how important it was for us to have that title, he readily agreed."
Break Ke Baad has music composed by Vishal- Shekhar. The film goes on floors in March this year and will be shot mainly in Delhi and Cape Town (South Africa).Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 11 Jan 2010 | 4:13 am Bollywood takes a potshot at media
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:57 am Subhash K Jha speaks on Pyaar Impossible
Pair impossible? You bet! Uday Chopra as the geek in love and Priyanka Chopra as the unattainable self declared 10-on-10 beauty is a bit of a long shot.
But in films about the romance of the impossible, anything is possible. In the first fifteen minutes of the narrative Uday gawks sighs and grins goofily every time Priyanka passes by on the college campus. She's so hot, she could scald the film's frames if only the basic treatment was not so thanda.
We see Ms Chopra on roller-skates, on stage pounding a guitar, at the café gabbing with the boys...everywhere except in the classroom.
So who said anything about studies?
Soon Alisha (yup, that's her name) is back in India with a little daughter named Tanya who is the most annoying child-actor in recent times. When Uday Chopra masquerades as her nanny Tanya threatens, "I'll call the cops and tell them you're doing bad things to me."
Ahem ahem. The daughter's lines are written to sound cool. And the 7-year old girl mouths them as though she heard them all on television.
Most of the narrative unfolds in Alisha and her daughter's home where the Geek, still smitten after seven years, becomes the monstrously ill-behaved daughter's nanny.
The world outside this quaint and over-cute domestic scenario is inhabited by corporate types pounding away millions worth of deals on their sleek computers. The geek can only be sleek when he wants. But he's content in his placid cocoon. Who needs style when you have spectacles and braces?
It's a 'jingle' out there. The soundtrack is suffused with sounds that are so U-tube you want to squeeze the tune down the toilet. The single-mother as played by the excessively self-confident Priyanka Chopra seems well-equipped to cope with the quirks of the concrete jungle.
Turn on the heat, Baby. Coz Alisha is hotter. And she never lets us forget this.
Ms Chopra's character offers much room and potential for comment on today's working women, their effort to balance home with work. We had an interesting variation on this theme recently Yashraj Film' Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year where Gauhar Khan was a woman struggling to keep her clothes on at her work place.
Priyanka's world in Pyaar Impossible seems strangely bereft of harassment. Her greatest stress is to find a nanny for her insufferable daughter. When that is in place she needs to treat her suave (but evil) suitor (played with a likeable glint by Dino Morea) to dinner at home.
That too is taken care of by her all-purpose nanny. The dinner sequence has the potential of being a laugh riot. Instead it just stretches on like acres of unkempt grass in need of a mower.
Most of the film replicates the over-studied rhythm of a sitcom about a smart working -class babe who can't see love (read: geeky nanny) staring down at her right inside her home.
Priyanka Chopra in a stunning new hair cut looks every inch her part. But would someone please explain why she needs to show her legs 24x7? Is there some kind of a hidden statement in her leggy presence?
Some of Priyanka's best scenes suffer from the actress' discernible over-confidence. Where is the vulnerable quality in this single mother's personality? In contrast Uday Chopra is understated gentle and in-character throughout. He knows the inner world of the geek.
Technically competent Pyaar Impossible is not a bad film. It's just a dull film.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:23 am P7 is all set to touch new heightsPearls Broadcasting Corporation Pvt Ltd. is already on its way to success and glory. Launched only in the middle of 2009, it is already got itself an enviable list of advertisers and a wide array of programmes.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:17 am Walt Disney brings 'Taare Zameen Par' to America on DVD/CDBollywood star Aamir Khan's award-winning film "Taare Zameen Par" is coming to North America on Tuesday in a three-disc DVD/CD set from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.Source: Entertainment News | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:16 am Ash, Abhi, SRK attend Hrithik's party - Bollywood Mantra
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:16 am At receiving end of media, Bollywood films hit backA new breed of filmmakers is now busy turning the tables on the fourth estate with movies like "Paa" and "Rann".Source: Entertainment News | 11 Jan 2010 | 2:08 am Rushdie visits Mumbai for 'Midnight's Children' film - Times of India
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:42 am 'Veer' is of a different genre: Salman KhanSalman Khan says period dramas usually give the impression that people in past eras never used to laugh, but promises that his new movie "Veer" will have its light moments.Source: Entertainment News | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:38 am 3 Idiots' faux pas - Economic Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:29 am Cruz nominated for best actress in Goya Award 2010Spanish actress Penelope Cruz has been nominated for the Best Actress Award for the film Broken Embraces. The 2010 Goya Award winners will be announced on February 14 in Madrid. Nominations were selected from 120 eligible Spanish and Latin films.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:27 am I didn't check what Jiah had shot: GeneliaIt's commonly known that Jiah Khan had shot for a substantial portion in "Chance Pe Dance" before she was asked to leave.Source: Entertainment News | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:23 am 3 Idiots and five point someoneI have seen 3 idiots. It is a decent movie. But have got something against it. It reminds me Tare Zameen par and Munnabhai MBBS. I am against superstars. I love cinema not it's superstars. I believe superstars do more to themselves than to cinema.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 11 Jan 2010 | 12:57 am Everyone wants Aamir - Times of India
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jan 2010 | 12:46 am Guess Who?
Gooooooooood Morning dearies. We are sure that the New Year 2010 has been treating you well...really well. After having enjoyed your Royal Sleep like a King / Queen over this weekend, now is the time for the sun to rise in the east, the birds to go in search of food, and you to solve the mysteriously mysterious mystery of the game that we call as 'Guess Who', World's Envy, India's Pride!
This week's mysterious guest has played a mystical and mysterious role in of the recently released smash hit films. This damsel is one of those who, not just represent India through her films, but also is a marvellous epitome of Indian beauty, grace and poise, all bundled into one! For reasons strangely known, she has some kind of 'Konnection' between the silver screen and her fans. Even though she has never spoken (read 'confessed') to anyone (esp. the media) about her love life, this lady is all hung-ho and has gone on record to say that 'Love Happened', as a part of the film promotions of one of her forthcoming films! The reason why we are not mentioning any of her films is because, one mere mention, and you will be ready with the answer! To compensate for the same, all that we can do is that, give you the last clue stating that this chic is one of the very few heroines in the industry, who has been doing a super brilliant act of 'Balancing' her personal and professional life with equal ease!
If you think that you have found the answer to this week's 'Guess Who', think no further, and simply post your answers below:
To find out last week's answer click hereSource: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:42 pm Prithviraj to remake his father's moviePrithviraj, the young and handsome hero, has told that the movie Vikkanundu Swapnangal is his favorite movie by his father Sukumaran. And now he is planning to remake the yesteryear hit movie. It seems to have become a trend in MalayalamSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:22 pm Winehouse and Blake to re-marry?London, (ANI): Amy Winehouse and ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil will say ‘I do’ in an intimate St Lucia wedding ceremony, it has emerged. The couple will head to the Caribbean for their second wedding as soon as Blake finishes his drug rehabilitationSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:17 pm Katrina snatches Dostana from PriyankaPriyanka Chopra won’t be seen playing the lead in the Dostana sequel. Katrina Kaif has taken over her role. However, Priyanka won’t be completely gone from the film. According to sources, she will be seen in an important scene.Director Tarun MansukhaniSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:15 pm Deepika to romance Imran in Break Ke BaadDon’t read too much between the lines. But right after Deepika Padukone’s break with Ranbir Kapoor she’s doing film called Break Be Baad with Imran Khan. That’s what Kunal Kohli has chosen to call his the first film that he’s producingSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:12 pm Mammootty's Drona on Jan 21Mammootty’s first release of 2010, Drona will release on the 21st of this month. The film, directed by Shaji Kailas, stars Mammootty in a different kind of a role opposite actresses Navya Nair and Kaniha.The supernatural thriller film will release inSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:06 pm Tom Cruise to be the 'World's Sexiest Short Man'Melbourne, (ANI): Hollywood star Tom Cruise has been named the ‘World's Sexiest Short Man’ in a new poll. The Mission Impossible star, who stands 5ft 7in, pushed Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond to the second spot in the survey of 2,000Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 10 Jan 2010 | 10:58 pm Vidya Balan gets supremely sozzled in IshqiyaVidya Balan who never touches alcohol has shot a special risqué number entitled; ‘Ibn Batuta’ in Ishqiya with her co-stars Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi. Says Vidya, “We shot the song last month after the entire shooting was wrapped up. ISource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 10 Jan 2010 | 10:58 pm Brittany Murphy's husband tried to commit suicideLondon (ANI): Late actress Brittany Murphy's grieving husband Simon Monjack considered committing suicide following the actress' death. Monjack's mother Linda revealed that the tragedy has devastated Monjack."Simon is exactly as you would expect someone to be who has just lost theSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 10 Jan 2010 | 10:13 pm Kaniha, one of the most desired actress in the industryKaniha’s Malayalam debut was a rather forgettable one. She then left to do films in other South Indian film industries. She was noticed in Malayalam films again after Pazhassi Raja. After this film, she went on to become one of theSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 10 Jan 2010 | 10:10 pm Vivek makes Abhishek, Hrithik and Farhan jealousVivek Oberoi recently bought a black-and-yellow Ducati 1098 last week and drove it to Hrithik Roshan's birthday party on Saturday night. Says a source close to Vivek, "VO bought the Ducati just a couple of days ago. His friend Ashish helpedSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 10 Jan 2010 | 10:02 pm Veer is of a different genre: Salman Khan - Hindustan Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 10 Jan 2010 | 9:34 pm We must encourage children to question: Aamir KhanBollywood actor Aamir Khan, who tackled the problem of dyslexia in his 2007 hit "Taare Zameen Par" and threw light on the pressure of studies in his latest outing "3 Idiots", today called for encouraging children to question rather than just memorising facts.Source: Entertainment News | 10 Jan 2010 | 3:50 pm Odissi dancers enthrall audience at youth festivalThe rhythm of Odissi dance - one of the famous classical Indian dances from Orissa - performed by artistes from across the country enthralled the audience on the third day of the National Youth Festival here today.Source: Entertainment News | 10 Jan 2010 | 2:49 pm I've no success recipe, says Aamir KhanHe has given back to back hits like "Taare Zameen Par", "Ghajini" and "3 Idiots" in the last three years but Bollywood actor Aamir Khan claims he has "no recipe" to make a successful film and he doesn't know what audiences want.Source: Entertainment News | 10 Jan 2010 | 12:54 pm Salman amazed at hype over similarity between Zarine, Katrina
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:34 am Rushdie visits Mumbai for 'Midnight's Children' filmEminent novelist Salman Rushdie was on a two-day visit to Mumbai last month to meet some Bollywood personalities, including Amitabh Bachchan, and chalk out details for the film adaptation of his book "Midnight's Children".Source: Entertainment News | 10 Jan 2010 | 11:01 am Michael Jackson's death was "homicide"
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 10 Jan 2010 | 9:36 am AMU holds 'Aghaz 2010' film festivalAligarh Muslim University Film club is attempting to provide healthy creative environment to students.The current film festival is one such good initiative.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 10 Jan 2010 | 9:08 am Stars add sheen to ApsaraThe glittering Apsara Awards 2010 ceremony was hosted by the Film and Television Producers Guild. It was held at Chitrakoot Grounds in Mumbai.Source: | 10 Jan 2010 | 8:23 am Experience of a lifetimeIt’s a chance most filmmakers can only dream of — getting actors Amitabh Bachchan and Sir Ben Kingsley in the same frame. And when filmmaker Leena Yadav donned the director’s cap for Teen Patti, a film starring the two legends, all she had to do is watch the two perform.Source: | 10 Jan 2010 | 8:15 am Quite a b’dayActress Bipasha Basu celebrated her birthday in style — both with her family and boyfriend John Abraham.Source: | 10 Jan 2010 | 8:09 am Robert to romance UmaTwilight star Robert Pattinson is all set to film a love making scene with actress Uma Thurman in their upcoming movie ,Bel Ami. Source: | 10 Jan 2010 | 8:00 am Salman amazed at hype over similarity between Zarine, Katrina - NDTV.com
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