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Hrithik takes break from 'Guzaarish' for birthdayHrithik Roshan took a much-needed break from the shooting of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Guzaarish" to spend his birthday with his wife and sons.Source: Entertainment News | 12 Jan 2010 | 8:51 am Big draw Avatar now draws racist flak
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 12 Jan 2010 | 7:53 am Avatar condemned for being racist!Avatar employs cutting-edge technology but its storyline is outdated and racist, say critics outraged on behalf of the movie's fictional race of blue-skinned aliens.Source: | 12 Jan 2010 | 6:05 am Naomi refuses to anchor modelling reality show
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 12 Jan 2010 | 5:56 am Aamir talks about his next project, Pipli Live
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 12 Jan 2010 | 5:42 am 'I couldn't take my eyes off Katrina'
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 12 Jan 2010 | 5:38 am Neha Dhupia looks smokin' hot on Maxim cover
One wonders if her surname has got anything to do with the 'Heat' factor that this lady exudes. For starters, 'Dhoop' in Hindi, means Heat. And with a name like Neha Dhoopia... we mean Dhupia, what more can we say! Seconding our thoughts is the latest edition of the men's magazine Maxim, where Neha raises the winter temperature with her cover shoot for the mag.
In this issue, Neha talks about her transition from being a beauty queen to an actress, the secret behind her smoking hot looks, her secret hot fantasy, tips to impress her and the connect between armed forces and beautiful faces! If that wasn't enough, this hottie also talks (read 'confesses') about what's the most she's done to keep a guy guessing...
All in all, do not ignore our warning of keeping a fire extinguisher handy before you read this issue!Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 12 Jan 2010 | 4:58 am Mamooty, Adoor, receive honourary degree
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 12 Jan 2010 | 4:27 am Tom Cruise buys Suri USD 30,000 race car
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 12 Jan 2010 | 4:05 am Lindsay Lohan's car hits photographer
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 12 Jan 2010 | 3:48 am Johnny Depp to shoot 'Pirates 4' from June
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 12 Jan 2010 | 3:46 am Mel Gibson angers Mexican prisoners
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 12 Jan 2010 | 3:45 am "Avatar certainly made me sit up and re-think about Krrish" - Rakesh Roshan
After partying the whole night to bring in his birthday on Saturday night, Hrithik took a much-needed break from the shooting of Guzaarish on Sunday to spend his birthday with his wife and sons.
This was the actor's first demand for a holiday from Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film. The director gladly complied and shot solo scenes with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
For the party on Saturday night, Hrithik and his wife Sussanne personally called every one of the guests.
Hrithik intends to take a long break after Guzaarish to recover his energies. While he has two other projects this year, there seems to be no sign of the next Krrish film with his father Rakesh Roshan.
Has anyone noticed? Hrithik Roshan hasn't made a movie with his father Rakesh Roshan since 2006 when they did Krrish.
And now it seems unlikely that the most successful father-son filmmaking duo of Bollywood would come together in 2010 as planned earlier.
Says a source, "After he finishes Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Guzaarish, Hrithik has already allotted dates to two other films - Zoya Akhtar's road film with Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol and Vishal Bhardwaj's next which begins in the second-half of 2010."
Where does that leave Rakesh Roshan's plans of making the third part of Krrish? Says a source, "Hrithik is not sure about the feasibility of the Krrish series any more. Not after James Cameron's Avatar. He wants the project to go through a budgetary scrutiny to see whether they can create effects comparable with Hollywood's Avatar and 2012. Otherwise what is the point?"
Rakesh Roshan doesn't deny the fact that Avatar has indeed put a brake on all his plans to make Krrish 3. "I saw the film in Los Angeles. And it certainly made me sit up and re-think about Krrish. But I don't think it is impossible to create effects on a par with Hollywood. We need to budget Krrish 3 intelligently."
As far as starting Krrish 3 goes, Rakesh Roshan admits there's no immediate chance of it taking off. "I am not even thinking of directing my own film until our production Kites is released on May 14. Only then will I seriously start planning my directorial project. For now the next film I direct is Krrish 3. But it may change if I'm unhappy with the script."
What the patriarch of the Roshan empire leaves unsaid is that the father and son Roshan have sat together and discussed the feasibility of doing a lavish big budget film in the light of Avatar and other Hollywood extravaganzas dubbed in Hindi.
Hrithik has made it clear to his dad that there's no point in doing a Hollywood-styled special -effects film unless there's scope and space for the desi counterpart to make an impact at the box office.
It looks like James Cameron's Avatar has affected our film industry in unexpected ways.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 12 Jan 2010 | 3:42 am I am not against any region, says NTR - IndiaGlitz
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 12 Jan 2010 | 3:33 am Pongal Movie Release 2010 - list of all movie details, reviewsThere are 5 movies that are going to be released during the Pongal Thursday January 14.The movies are Aayirathil Oruvan, Kutty, Naanayam, Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam and Porkkalam.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 12 Jan 2010 | 3:21 am Kisses in 'Fired' will terrify audiences: DirectorSajit Warrier's directorial debut "Fired", a horror film, has run into trouble with the censor board for the gory and steamy kissing scenes.Source: Entertainment News | 12 Jan 2010 | 3:15 am Is Big B planning to retire?
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 12 Jan 2010 | 2:39 am The 'Aayirathil Oruvan' Album - MSN India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 12 Jan 2010 | 2:27 am Just A Minute With: Karan Johar on 'My Name is Khan'MUMBAI (Reuters) - In many ways, Karan Johar epitomises Bollywood. His films have everything the world's largest film industry is known for -- lavish song-and-dance sequences, melodrama and large doses of tradition.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 12 Jan 2010 | 2:08 am I couldn't take my eyes off Katrina Kaif: Zarine KhanDebutante Zarine Khan doesn't mind being compared to her "Veer" co-star Salman Khan's girlfriend Katrina Kaif and says that the actress is so beautiful that even she couldn't take her eyes off.Source: Entertainment News | 12 Jan 2010 | 2:03 am No Krissh this year: Rakesh Roshan - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 12 Jan 2010 | 2:01 am My IPL team lacked cohesiveness: Shah Rukh Khan - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 12 Jan 2010 | 12:36 am Abhishek dances with Gauri Khan while Arjun throws money - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 12 Jan 2010 | 12:36 am Assamese film producer Sailadhar Baruah passes awayProducer of a host of popular as well as critically-acclaimed Assamese films, Sailadhar had a long and memorable association with eminent director Jahnu Baruah.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 12 Jan 2010 | 12:24 am 'Rann' looks dynamic
Get ready to watch some intense stuff on celluloid, Ramgopal Varma style. The maverick director, known for narrating new stories in film after film, is ready to unleash RANN. Starring some of the finest talents of the country, RGV has chosen a theme that has rarely been projected on the Hindi screen before - media.
The general perception is that RANN is all about media bashing, but after having watched some footage from the film, you realize it's not. What you do realize after watching portions of the film is that it's as hard-hitting and intense as some of RGV's previous movies. And it also pricks your conscience.
The SARKAR series brought RGV and Big B together and you get this feeling that the combo will strike again this time. Also, watch out for performances of Paresh Rawal, Riteish Deshmukh, Rajat Kapoor and Sudeep. If you react to them while watching a small portion of the movie, I am sure, you would react to their work in a big way when you watch the final product.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 12 Jan 2010 | 12:17 am 'I couldn't take my eyes off Katrina' - NDTV.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 12 Jan 2010 | 12:12 am Pakistani actor Humayun Saeed plans an Indo-Pak project
Mahesh Bhatt has always been a frontrunner when it comes to importing talent from Pakistan. From actors to musicians to singers, Bhatt has always utilised talent from across the border in his movies. The latest is, popular Pakistani actor Humayun Saeed, who was cast in a significant role in JASHNN, is making a movie - an Indo-Pak collaborative effort - with Bhatt playing a noteworthy role in this endeavour, handling the creative aspect of the film.
The film, titled BALAA, will borrow talents from India and Pakistan and will produced by Shahzad Naseeb and Sameena Humayun Saeed. Shagufta Rafique, who has penned a number of films for the Bhatts, will script and direct BALAA, which will star Humayun Saeed in the lead, while "talks are on with Pakistani actors Iman Ali [KHUDA KAY LIYE] and Juggun Kazim [who hosts talk shows on Pakistani television]," Humayun informs me. Meanwhile, Shagufta is in talks with Tabu to enact the title role.
Humayun plans to use talents from both the countries. "Music composer Raju Singh will be recording five songs for the film, which will be recorded in the voices of Indian and Pakistani singers. Plus, a lot of technicians will be hired from the Indian film industry, since they're well versed with advanced technologies," Humayun reveals. The filming will take place in Pakistan and Dubai from March onwards. "Bhatt-saab has agreed to be on the sets to steer the project in the right direction," he adds.
So how did the idea of making an Indo-Pak collaboration germinate? "Bhatt-saab would always encourage me to make films using talents from the two countries. That triggered off this project. In fact, we intend making a series of movies, if the first one clicks," Humayun adds. The film will see a simultaneous release in India and Pakistan.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 12 Jan 2010 | 12:11 am In a previous birth Amitji must have been Abhishek`s son: Balki - SantaBanta.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jan 2010 | 11:40 pm The title Chance Pe Dance is cheesy: Shahid Kapoor - Sify
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jan 2010 | 10:13 pm Aamir Khan at ET Awards: This star touches a chord on earth - Economic Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jan 2010 | 7:02 pm Glee second season: auditions for new talentThe casting will begin in February and Glee would be on the lookout for both professionals and amateurs between the age of 16 to 26, who possess a good voice.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:53 pm Simon Cowell leaving American IdolIn an announcement made by Simon Cowell, the British music executive will be leaving American Idol after the 2010 season when his contract expires.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 11 Jan 2010 | 3:33 pm Sarah Palin set to join Fox NewsFormer vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is all set to join Fox News as a contributor. The channel reportedly signed her up on Monday, and she will be hosting shows on Fox news.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:45 pm TV5 channel editors released on bailA city court today granted bail to two editors of Telugu television channel TV 5 arrested for airing an unsubstantiated story about an alleged conspiracy behind the death of then chief minister Y.Source: Entertainment News | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:40 pm Sade Soldier of Love out, unofficial theme for LostSoldier of Love by Sade has also become akin to an unofficial anthem for the popular ABC show Lost and is being used as promo for the Lost final season. The Sade song is being used to highlight various love triangles on the show.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 11 Jan 2010 | 1:20 pm Phoonk 2 will scare people in a big way: RGVRam Gopal Varma believes Phoonk 2 is scarier than Phoonk" and debutant director Milind Gadagkar is thrilled with the compliment. Not only does he promise a spine-chilling fare, he also wouldn't mind doing a third instalment of the spooky flick.Source: | 11 Jan 2010 | 11:28 am 'Chance Pe Dance' title was cheesy: Shahid KapoorShahid Kapoor says he loved being part of "Chance Pe Dance", but feels that the title of the film is "cheesy".Source: Entertainment News | 11 Jan 2010 | 11:08 am 'Simply sultry' Amrita Rao sizzles on FHM cover
She is someone whom everyone thought was 'Miss India' personified! Sweet and gentle in her ways, seeing her glowing face is always a delight. Untilâ¦one day, the unimaginable happened! Despite the fact that she has worked hard to reach where she is now, the irony of the fact remains that she took a Shortkut to do so! Well, we are indeed referring about the one and only Amrita Rao, the sweet chic, who till yesterday, was considered as someone who could only do simple roles, till she proved to the world that she is as comfy in the glam roles as she is in the simple ones.
Amrita is all sizzles on the cover of the latest edition of FHM magazine. This is one issue, which as they say, is 'for the keeps'. The 'history' of her story is totally inspiring. Looking back, this cool as cucumber says, "Once, I was passing by R. K. Studios as a kid. We were just crossing the gate of the studios and I thought to myself, one day, I am going to pass through that gate, and no one is going to stop me." She also adds "Whichever audition I walked in; I came out getting the assignment. I am sure that there were other models prettier than me, sexier and more attractive than me... but I got the assignments." Last, but not the least, this PYT turns the heat on the Indian men by saying, "When an Indian man is fond of a girl, the first thing that he wants to do is to cover her up (with clothes)."
All in all, Amrita Rao is surely the best way to bring in the New Year 2010. 'A must-mast buy' is how one would describe the latest edition of FHM. Go for it...Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 11 Jan 2010 | 10:48 am Mogambo Amrish Puri lives on: A tributeIt is the 5th death anniversary of veteran actor Amrish Puri. Immortal for a variety of performances in over 400 films, the actor continues to enthrall and entertain with his body of work. Here's a look at his personal and professional journey...Source: | 11 Jan 2010 | 10:30 am Soha Ali Khan signed up for ITC's Classmate range of products
Even though she belongs to the family of the Pataudis where she has Sharmila Tagore for mother and Saif Ali Khan as her brother dearest, this PYT chose to walk the Bollywood aisle... all on her own. And the resultant of this hard work were successes in the form of films like Dil Maange More, Rang De Basanti, Khoya Khoya Chand, Mumbai Meri Jaan and the recently released musical hit Tum Mile.
Soha is not just the most wanted face in Bollywood, but also in the world of advertising. After having endorsed Ambi Pur perfumes, Asian Paints, Olay, Globus, this actress is all set to become the brand ambassador for ITC's Classmate range of products. Sources close to the deal told Bollywood Hungama, "Soha has been signed up by ITC for a whopping amount. As a part of this promotional deal, Soha will now be seen promoting the said brand's stationeries which include pens, pencils, notebooks etc." The source also added that a special TVC featuring Soha and one of the 'top order' Indian cricketers has been planned to promote the brand.
As we have always said and maintained, brands are definitely the way to go for all our leading ladies of Bollywood.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 11 Jan 2010 | 10:28 am Next stop for Bollywood - Botswana?If Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari has his way, Indian filmmakers will have another exotic film destination - Botswana.Source: Entertainment News | 11 Jan 2010 | 10:22 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. But Genelia D'Souza, who replaced her in the movie, says she didn't bother to see those portions.Source: | 11 Jan 2010 | 9:47 am Priyanka Chopra and Mohanlal confirmed for Vishal Bharadwaj's next
After playing 12 avatars in What's Your Rashee?, rumour mills were agog that after working with Vishal Bharadwaj in Kaminey, Priyanka Chopra was going to play 7 roles in his next film. But the actress, whose film Pyaar Impossible opened to mixed reviews last Friday, has confirmed that she will be playing just one role, where her character is wed to 7 different men!
The actress has vowed to never play multiple roles in her career ever again. Further on the film she states that, like Kaminey this one too is a bit of a challenge considering the fact that she has since made it a point to accept films that have a challenge. We are sure Priyanka will manage.
A spokesperson from Vishal Bhardwaj's office told Bollywoood Hungama that apart from Priyanka, the film will also have Malayalam star and National Award winner Mohanlal. The rest of the cast is yet to be finalised.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 11 Jan 2010 | 9:39 am Buttering up '3 Idiots'?
When you ask someone 'How are you?', the chances are that instead of a boring 'I am fine. Thank you', you might get a peppy 'All is well' in reply. Such has been the impact of the Aamir Khan starrer 3 Idiots, that the song is on its way to become a contemporary feel-good album slogan.
Amul, with its knack of picking up topical issues and converting them into memorable ads, has come up with yet another one on 3 Idiots. The ad has 3 guys (in reference to Aamir, Madhavan and Sharman) in their by-now-world famous pose, with the slogan 'Kisne kisko idiot banaya'.
The witty line might be a reference to the controversies that have plagued the film since its release. First, it was about a ragging scene in the film, and then about abetting student suicides. If that wasn't enough, there was a controversy about the famed (or is it 'framed') author Chetan Bhagat, about him not getting due credits in the film. And who better than Amul to butter up the situation!
All in all, it's an ad that's worth being spread...ooops... we mean... talked about! Way to go, Amul.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 11 Jan 2010 | 9:36 am Amitabh, Abhishek Bollywood's 'best jodi'Big-B and his son Abhishek were honoured with the best jodi award for their chemistry in "Paa" at the STAR Screen Awards. The father-son duo entertained the audience with the auro dance...Source: | 11 Jan 2010 | 9:05 am Prison vacated for Mel Gibson filmNearly 300 inmates were removed from a prison in Mexico to allow US actor Mel Gibson to begin shooting for a film later this month. Relatives of prisoners are up in arms against this because...Source: | 11 Jan 2010 | 8:37 am '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 Big Pictures strike gold at Screen Awards - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 11 Jan 2010 | 7:23 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 Hollywood turns to India for film financingGhosts of recession-hit US economy are still tormenting the entertainment sector. Reportedly a Los Angeles-based financier has sought funds as high as Rs 500 crores from India!Source: | 11 Jan 2010 | 6:43 am Films that spin love spin moneyWhat do you think is the common strand that runs through these classics - Casablanca, Gone with the Wind and Titanic? Yes, they are all big-budget films and yes, all three capture a momentous moment from history. But there's something more...Source: | 11 Jan 2010 | 6:23 am ‘It’s not good to hit the headlines every day’Kareena Kapoor on the success of 3 Idiots and after.Source: | 11 Jan 2010 | 6:21 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 Reality shows: A successful TRP Strategy?Reality shows may be a great TRP strategy but they cost the participants a lot. A disrupted social and family life and having their most intimate selves revealed on national television is traumatic for many, especially young children.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 11 Jan 2010 | 5:18 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 Ranbir-Katrina come together?After the success of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, the Ranbir-Katrina duo seems all set to rock the silver screen again. Reportedly Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor have signed up Imtiaz Ali's next...Source: | 11 Jan 2010 | 4:43 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 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.
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