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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 1 May 2010 | 8:06 am Sandra Bullock puts marital home for sale
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 1 May 2010 | 7:28 am 'Housefull is not for pseudo intellectuals'Comedian-turned-director Sajid Khan, well known for his devil-may-care attitude says his recently released Housefull is not for pseudo intellectuals.Source: | 1 May 2010 | 7:24 am Sherlock Holmes 2 to visit Paris, SwitzerlandHollywood actor Robert Downey Jr says the upcoming sequel to Sherlock Holmes will improve on the original's formula by setting it outside England.Source: | 1 May 2010 | 7:08 am This is my breakout moment: Miley CyrusHollywood's teen sensation Miley Cyrus says she accepted the movie The Last Song because she wanted to break away from the Hannah Montana image.Source: | 1 May 2010 | 6:51 am Aamir Khan to meet his fans in Paris
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Known for being reclusive and a private person, Aamir is surely not an easy celebrity to spot, even for the paparazzi. However, for his fans, Khan always manages to make exceptions. Aamir who will be in Paris tomorrow has invited his fans out there to come and meet him.
"I am going to be in Paris on the 2nd of May and would very much like to meet up with those of you who are interested. Will restrict the group to 5. Each one of you can bring one more person with you. If you happen to be below 18 years of age you will have to accompanied by an adult," says Aamir on his blog www.aamirkhan.com.
With this, we can be sure that the selected lucky fans of Aamir will be on the top of the world right now as they meet their favourite star tomorrow in person.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 1 May 2010 | 6:09 am Ash is my inspiration: Vikram
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 1 May 2010 | 5:07 am "I don't have egos; I don't indulge into playing any games" - Arjun Rampal
For someone who was called teakwood for at least half a decade before seeing some acclaim coming his way, Arjun Rampal indeed has come a long way. It is difficult to believe that the man, who was considered gawky by quite a few during his initial days of Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat and Deewanapan, would one day rise up to the highest pedestal and turn out to be recipient of awards at the National level. Today, there is a definite commercial value attached to his name as well, so much so that his Housefull director Sajid has pitched him as one of the three leading men in his family entertainer. Joginder Tuteja catches up with the man who has seen a lot in his decade long career so far and is expected to see a new dimension in his career post the release of Housefull.
Arjun, since Housefull is your first major comedy film per se, it must have been a new experience for you to try out something that you had not done before. So are we looking at a hilarious riotous comic outing ahead?
This film is definitely going to have you in splits of laughter. This is primarily due to the characters and the situations that have been created. That is always of paramount importance. Whether it is the writing of all the situations, screenplay and the dialogues that each one is mouthing - they are all very funny. People are obviously going to laugh a lot. I had lots of fun doing the film. Also, there is some great music here. No wonder, it turned out to be a breeze making this film. Usually I get tired by doing serious roles and hence it was quite refreshing to do a character which was fun. I didn't get tired at all this time around.
I get tired by doing serious roles and hence it was quite refreshing to do a character which was fun
I guess it was also the Sajid effect, right? One hears that he involved everyone to be together all the time both on and off the sets.
He is someone whose heart is in the right place. He has a lot of conviction in what he wants. He is very clear. In fact Deepika and I were the only people who hadn't worked with him before as he has practically got the entire Heyy Babyy team together. Initially I was like a newcomer on his sets, but neither he nor Akshay and Riteish made me feel like one.
Some moments of 'hum saath saath hain' revisited here? (Laughs) I think it is always so much fun when you get to work with a team like this. When you start doing a film, you are there because you have to do a job. You have liked something in the script and hence you are in the film. This is why it is very important to be friends with people with whom you are working. Obviously that chemistry shows on screen. I love all my actors once I start working with them. I don't have egos; I don't indulge into playing any games. I approach my work that way.
So you consider yourself fortunate that you ended up working with a like minded team?
Of course yes. (Sajid) Nadiadwala is a great producer and is extremely passionate about what he makes. You can see that seriousness in him when he comes to work. When you find people like these, you get more motivated to do better work. I think a really good team is when everybody pulls the best out of each other. How it happens and when it happens isn't something that I can explain. But when that happens, it is extremely natural. Each of us had a great time during Housefull. Akshay and I picked up from where we had left after Aankhen. Ritiesh, Lara and Deepika are good friends of mine. Same holds good for Boman and Sajid too.
The genre of the film must have helped as well, right? All the fun is expected to rub off on actors off the screen as well, isn't it?
That indeed helps because you are constantly laughing. It was a very chilled out shoot. The setting was relaxed and everybody was getting along well. Once you get to know the attitude of the person, the relationship can only get better from that moment on. Like for example, it happened in case of working with Farhan (Akhtar) in Don and then Rock On. So, in the future if we work together we would try to do better work. One doesn't have to go through the process of getting to know each other. That's how you create chemistry. It is very important for actors to be friends so that an element of trust comes in. When you are doing a scene and are not getting something, you have to get that comfort level with your co-star to get that help. The more comfortable an environment, the better you feel.
It is very important for actors to be friends so that an element of trust comes in
Well, with the film round the corner, how much better are you feeling today? Anticipating a solid blockbuster in the offing here?
If the film does really well and ends up doing a business of say 100-150-200 crores, it would be growth of the industry. I wish that for every film because then we would be a rich industry. Of course that means that we would be rich actors as well (laughs). On a serious note though, I don't want to say that this movie is definitely going to do 100 crores or anything. I don't want to assign a number. I just hope that the film reaches out to a huge majority and people enjoy it. Are there chances of that? Oh definitely yes
because it is a very commercial and universal film. The kind which would be liked by kids and families. It has all the elements of becoming a real big film. Having said that, these are the kind of things that you just leave for Friday to decide because each film has its own destiny. This is why once I am done with the shooting of a film, I just say 'Thank you God. I hope you are happy with my work. Now please let audience come up with similar sentiments as well.'Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 1 May 2010 | 4:56 am Elizabeth Taylor pays tribute to ex-husband Richard Burton
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 1 May 2010 | 4:52 am "It's A Wonderful Afterlife is about death & reincarnation" - Gurindher Chadha
She introduced the real Punjabi culture with each of her films. Whether it was Bend It Like Beckham or Bride and Prejudice, her own brand of filmmaking was un-miscible. The unique sense of humour and the big fat Indian wedding is her trademark, the British Asian Director, Gurinder Chadha is back with another of her 'tadka' Punjabi film It's A Wonderful Afterlife this summer with great music, immense humour and none other than Shabana Azmi as the Punjabi mother. In conversation with Chandni Dev from Bollwyood Hungama, Gurinder reveals how this one is going to a never before seen watch.
How has the reaction been in the UK for the film It's A Wonderful Afterlife?
Well, I've recently started twittering and it's fantastic. People have been writing in and saying they've seen it and they cant wait to go and see it again and I feel it would be very popular with the British Asian population of the audiences and also with their friends and people who sort of live in the very diverse part of Britain who have Indian friends and also fans of Bend It Like Beckham. So I think so far there is a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of excitement.
You said that the concept of It's A Beautiful Afterlife was inspired by your hormones, what's that story?
Basically, I was pregnant when we were writing this film. So the film is very much about motherhood and how much a mother would do to keep her children happy. And in this film the character, the mother, just wants to see her daughter happy, enjoy her marriage, and enjoy motherhood before she dies you know. She wants to do all these things for her. And I think every mother kind of wants that really. You know when I was pregnant I knew I would want all these kind of things. And the film is also about death it's also about reincarnation because where you have life you'll also have death.
Film is also about death it's also about reincarnation because where you have life you'll also have death
You also were trying to make another Bend It Like Beckham through this film is that correct?
Basically it's been seven years since I made Bend It Like Beckham and I made two films since. I made Bride and Prejudice and I made Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging which hasn't obviously released in India yet but wherever I went people wanted me to make another Bend It Like Beckham again and again and I was like okay! Let me make a film that's set back in that world, in that community but is of a completely different genre.
Most of your films have marriage as sort of the base
Not all of them,
But most of themâ¦
What's Cooking? Didn't, Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging didn't.
The ones Indian audiences have seen is one with a lot of wedding and hoopla!
Yea! The Asian ones. But that's because when its comes to women, especially films with Indian women as the protagonist, well so much about the Indian women is about the marriage. From the time you're born it's about planning your wedding. When you're 23 the panic sets it "oh my god you have to get married", when you reach thirty and you're still not married your parents start feeling like they haven't done their duty and they've only been living half the life because they haven't got you married. So its still very much part of the Asian world and Asian woman and it's definitely here in Britain too.
So much about the Indian women is about the marriage
A lot of the pressures to get married and a lot of the family system showed in your films are mainly of the British Asian living alongside the British. You think that's something the Indian audience would understand here in India?
I don't think that's very British I think it's Indian. It's Indians who are obsessed with marriage. You tell me one woman in India who will reach the age of thirty and her parents wont be worried about her being married. It's an Indian thing. And I think what I show is that in Britain even though so many of us are living a very English life as well as an Indian life how the concept of marriage is still very much central to our world. But what I do is, poke fun at it, I show comedy of it and that then relieves the pressure. That's what I am really doing and in this film, I am turning Indian wedding into a kind of horror moment here. Just ready to show how ridiculous that pressure can be.
You tell me one woman in India who will reach the age of thirty and her parents wont be worried about her being married
In your film there is a big Indian wedding scene in the end that was probably the most challenging scene in the film. Is that correct?
Yes! That's the scene in the film where the Indian wedding turns into a scene from the film Carrie where everything goes wrong. It was a lot of fun it took about 10 days to shoot that scene we had flying poppadoms and naans and curry everywhere it was a massive food fight and it was a lot of fun and I think if you had to have a wedding you'd wish it would turn out like that.
I think if you had to have a wedding you'd wish it would turn out like that.
Is the film going to be a musical because you have a great lie up of singers from Tazz and Punjabi MC and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
It's not a musical its more of my kind of British Asian comedy but music is so important to me especially the whole British bhangra scene which started very much here in England and I am delighted on this. I went back to Bally Sagoo who I used in my first film so he is done a few tracks, Tazz has done a few tracks, Punjabi MC, then of course we have Rahet Fateh Ali Khan We have the best British Asian music in this film and that's something I am extremely proud off because culturally that's something very important to me. Because hand in hand with my film, goes the whole British Asian music scene.
Because hand in hand with my film goes the whole British Asian music scene.
How come Shabana Azmi and not someone who really is a Punjabi by culture?
Well! I wanted to work with Shabana well I think every director at some point wants to work with Shabana. But I never had a role that I thought would be good for her and I had got to know her after working with Javed Saab and Farhan and Zoya who worked on the lyrics of Bride And Prejudice with her. When I met up with her I found her to be extremely jolly and very funny. When I was writing this part it was such a complex part to play a serial killer and a Punjabi mother at the same time that I thought that she would have the nuances and the skills to kind of make someone sympathetic towards her even though she is murderer and so I called her and said 'umm Shabana I have a script that I would like to send you". She said "did you write it?" I said "yes!" she said "r u directing it?" I said "yes". She said "I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it" I said "wow! But you haven't even read it because this is a crazy character". She said "crazy is good at my time. I'll like to be crazy" and she loved the idea of playing a British Indian. For her that was something she has never played before. And that was great because when we were shooting she so became that person because we were shooting in Southall and people were walking around saying "Shabana is shooting naa where is Shabana where is Shabana" and people would be walking straight past her except one woman. because she looked so not herself she fitted in completely I completely deglamourised her and then this one woman came up to her at one point and said excuse me are you Shabana Azmi and she was very pleased that at least one person recognised her and she said "why yes! It's me" and this woman said "oh my god! What happened to you? You used to be so beautiful" so that was pretty funny.
Shabana said "crazy is good at my time. I'll like to be crazy"
So would you like to direct a big Bollywood film in the near future? Say with Sharukh?
I would love to work with Shahrukh, absolutely love too. And who knows, I'd never say never. But if I do a masala film, I would do it in my own way with my own brand, and I did that with Bride And prejudice. I did my own version of Bollywood with Bride And Prejudice and that film is extremely popular in America with young girls. So I introduced Bollywood to a lot of people in the west with that film. So now if I have to do it I would have to do something completely differentSource: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 1 May 2010 | 4:48 am Subhash K. Jha speaks about Housefull
This is a sly tongue firmly and stubbornly in cheek ,cheeky slick and chic comedy about a loser, or a panauti-a word the recurs ad
nauseum in this glorious gasbag of giggles winks nudges and innuendos packaged with such polished panache that you don't really care what the
inter-relations in the parodic plot finally signifyâ¦
Maybe they signify nothing more than a numbing but pleasantly diverting nothingness. But who the heck cares, as long as the tumble of
confusions generates a hilarious havoc.
Housefull as the title suggests, is chockful of characters who bump into one another and into hard surfaces
(including the unresolved edges in the plot) without injury. It's all done in ricocheting rhythms of laughter that rises from the pit of the
plot's belly and moves upwards towards us, sometimes missing its target.
More than the screenplay (Milap Zaveri, Sajid Khan, Vibha Singh) which moves helter-skelter in every direction away from the centre of the
plot and just about succeeds in coming to a reasonably coherent conclusion, it is the bevy of characters who are positioned in the screenplay
with a supreme sense of pyramidal aptness.
Every actor shines because he or she knows the idea is to have fun and to transmit that fun to the audience. It's the actors' responsibility
to make the maze of inter-relations hold together. They succeed.
Yes, sometimes the actors seem to enjoy the comedy of energetic error more than we do. Beyond a point how many slap-happy
slipping-on-the-floor nudge-nudge-wink-wink oops-we-did-it-again rolling of the eyes biting-of-the-tongue jokes can we take??
But somehow it all holds together. Like a jigsaw done in the pages of a comic book and then put on celluloid Housefull evokes smiles
and chuckles in cramped and wide-open spaces. Seen as a comicbook caper Housefull succeeds in slamming the laughter in place without
slipping on its banana-peel humour.
There is a casino in London where our loser-hero is beckoned to stem losses, a casino waitress(Lara Dutta) whose traditional Gujarati
father(Boman Irani, as confidently spontaneous as ever) has disowned her for eloping with a man of her choice, a stern government agent(Arjun
Rampal, the only actor who doesn't get to smile in this chirpy chuckle-fest) , an overseved sexy-widow(Lilette Dubey) and assorted characters
who come and go in a whoosh of wacky misunderstandings , confused identity and half-resolved comic snarls.
Sajid Khan's earlier film Heyy Babyy was a minty mix of mirth and maudlinism . Housefull is a full-on flamboyant farce.
Strangely there's a subtlety even tenderness at times, to the way Sajid Khan handles the satirical material centered on the theme of a loser
who brings bad luck on himself so often that he begins to wonder if there's a method to the madness of his destiny.
Unlike most situational comedies Housefull chooses the lower octaves of storytelling. The scale is pitched down. Even when the
characters scream their lungs out we don't wince in discomfort. This is the most well-behaved comedy in recent times with an array of pert
but low-key performances.
Stripped of all buffoonery, Akshay Kumar does his most delicately balanced comic act ever. There's a mellow maturity to the way he balances
farce with a more underplayed style of comedy. Riteish Deshmukh provides Akshay with the right cues. So do the rest of the actors. Among the
three glamorous and sexy ladies Lara Dutta has the best comic timing and Deepika Padukone has the most thehrao in her outward
projection of the farcical element. Mention must be made of Chunky Pandey who brings the roof down with his Italian-Punjabi accent and
burlesque.
The visual quality, be it in London or Italy is exceedingly eye catching without the grins gathering a gallant garishness around the farce.
Housefull looks and feels right. The climax in 'Buckingham Palace' (replete with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles look-alikes)
depends too closely on a literal outflow of laughter gas. But that's okay. Delicacy of comic presentation is not a claim that
Housefull makes. But moments of muffled tenderness just happen in the plot's confounded journey of a loser from no-love to know-love.
Worth watching for its mix of the wacky and the more tender variety of laughter.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 1 May 2010 | 4:47 am Khushboo now eyes politics
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 1 May 2010 | 4:46 am "Bunty Aur Babli was restricted, Badmaash Company is more believable" - Shahid
And there he walks in with a huge smile. In his trademark blue denims and a blue printed tee, Shahid looked like one naughty kid entering a press conference. Now a man, and a bad one too (looking by his released films titled Kaminey and Badmaash Company), Kapoor is seen deeply sucked into the world of films. He has slight stubble which he confessed he has grown for one of the many look tests he is undergoing for his father's directorial debut Mausam. He walks a few strides and then turns the chair around and sits with his legs widely stretched. That's comfort for Shahid. He has no regrets and has left his inhibitions in the bin. That's why you see him more relaxed today. He again breaks into laughter on the few questions being asked, then orders for some water, and as he is about to answer one of the any questions thrown to him, his father calls him on his mobile. Unlike other heroes, he picks the call up. Then you look at the journalists and they are fine with it. They are fine with the fact that they treat Shahid as one of them - street smart, wicked (sometimes), witty, mad and upfront. Today, as I see him sitting at an arm's distance, I notice a different Shahid. I notice that he hasn't changed. UK's Harrow Observer columnist and Bollywood Hungama's London correspondent meets the man who dictates his own rules, creates his own rules and breaks his own - the sweet 'kamina' and an even sweeter 'badmaash' Shahid Kapoor. It's con-fession time!
Kaminey and Badmaash Company. You've got a lot of bad names man!
(Laughs) I don't know. Maybe my directors see a lot of 'kaminapan' and 'badmaashi' inside me. I'm happy and it's fun playing a bad guy. I've not done it for many years since I began my career. Now I'm getting all bad guys roles because of Kaminey. Badmaash is a little less of a bad guy than a kamina (laughs). Kaminey's role was a lot more physical and quick. Badmaash Company sees me as more of a thinker.
Which means that you haven't played a role like Badmaash?
Yes. I haven't played a role like this before, of a scammer and of a con artist. It's a genre that I really get excited about. Con films are rarely seen in Bollywood. I think films like Bunty Aur Babli was restricted in its conning. It was more of a small time con guys. Badmaash Company is a lot more believable.
Bunty Aur Babli was restricted in its conning. Badmaash Company is a lot more believable
How do con artists make money?
Con artists don't make money through conning people. They make money because their ideas are bigger than their pockets. That's why the line in the film goes - 'Any business grows not because of the power of money, but because of a bigger idea' which I believe in. Their big idea happens to be a scam and they pull it off. They believe that they are getting success through conning people and don't mind pursuing it as their business. There is a reason why they do that. They want to break out of their normal life. A life of 9 to 6 jobs and all. They are young, enthusiastic and that's why they want to do something unpredictable.
What was your interaction with Parmeet after you read the script?
I think Parmeet Sethi is a dangerous guy. He is a big con man. Watch out for him. But when I spoke to him after reading the script, he told me that all these con jobs were picked up from newspapers. He has taken the basic thought of every con job from a real incident and that's why it is the biggest strength of our film as it looks believable. Plus, the film is also based in the mid nineties.
What about the nineties?
We used to get it the easy way. I mean, the whole customs act wasn't introduced back then. Everything was sold in 'black money'. So that time was very apt for this kind of a plot. System wasn't well defined. It's a lot more logical. We shot at the Hyderabad airport only to show that the Mumbai airport looked like this in the nineties.
So, you call yourself 'lucky'?
A con job film based in the nineties, a youth oriented film, and I'm working for the first time with three new people. When I read the script, I found that it was innovative. I hadn't come across characters like these, and con jobs like these. That's when I decided that I wanted to be a part Badmaash Company. I've been really lucky in the last three years to have got one significant film each year.
Parmeet told me that all these con jobs were picked up from newspapers
How difficult is it shifting gears from Guddu to Charlie to Karan in Badmaash Company?
It's great fun. I don't want to play Shahid in different costumes. I hope I can break that. I want to do it once in a while. An actor can never be larger than the script. If the script provides you a base where you can attempt something new without taking it away from the subject, then one does that. I'm not established than the three Khans' nor am I as new as the new ones. I'm somewhere in between. I need to balance things here. I can't do things that are so different that people don't understand. I have left all inhibitions behind and am ready to do diverse roles in my career now. This is the time in Bollywood that anybody can make a good film, anybody can be accepted and anything can work.
If you had to choose one role from your career, which role would you pick as your favourite?
Undoubtedly Kaminey. Then I guess Mausam will follow because it is the most challenging role as of now. Even my character in Badmaash Company was difficult to portray as I age five years in the film. That's something I feel is difficult.
I'm not established than the three Khans' nor am I as new as the new ones
Do you recall any incidents from your personal life where you've conned anyone?
Yes, all the time. I used to con my mother. I played cricket for six hours everyday. I have my man 'Friday' called 'Mamu' who is with me and was with my family before I was born. Mamu and I would always strategise how we will get the money out to repair the broken windows and we were successful all the time. I am an inherent badmaash. What I can't do in real life is what I do in my films.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 1 May 2010 | 4:45 am Housefull's cast at Diesel's showroomIn a promotional event, the team of Housefull - Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Deepika Padukone, Jiah Khan, Arjun Rampal, Sajid Khan and Sajid Nadiadwala - decided to go window shopping at Diesel's first official outlet in India at Juhu.Source: | 1 May 2010 | 4:33 am Laawaris track 'Apni Toh Jaise Taise' won't be deleted from Housefull for now
It looks like the controversial re-mix of the Laawaaris track 'Apni Toh Jaise Taise' in this weekend's big hit Housefull won't have to be deleted from the film, at least for now.
Acting swiftly on the honourable High Court's decision in Kolkata restraining the use of the chartbusting Lawaaris song, the music company Saregama which sold the song's rights to producer Sajid Nadaidwala got an amendment against the High Court's decision in Kolkata.
Divulging these facts, Apurv Nagpal Managing Director of HMV-Saregama says, "The restraint order has been amended, pending our appeal which would be heard on Monday. The film (Housefull)'s prints have already been sent to all centres on Friday."
Housefull director Sajid Khan appears blissfully unaware of the copyright battle raging against a song in his film.
Says Sajid Khan, "I am the film's director. I liked the song and I used it in Housefull after I thought all the legal procedure was followed. At the moment, I'm just so happy and relieved by the response to my film that I really don't want to go into a matter that I don't understand."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 1 May 2010 | 4:32 am "Had Harman focused on It's My Life, he'd have a superhit on his hand" - Boney
After Milenge Milenge which releases in the last week of June or the first week of July Boney Kapoor has decided to also finally release It's My Life, the only pending film of Harman Baweja. Directed by Anees Bazmee It's My Life is a remake of a super-hit Telugu film Bomarrillu. The film has been ready for nearly a year. The release date has been repeatedly announced and cancelled, the most recent being July 23, 2010.
Says Boney, "Harman himself is partly to blame for the delay. I wish he hadn't given priority to his other two films Victory and What's Your Raashee. If he had listened to me and focused on It's My Life, he'd have had a super-hit on his hand."
Riding high prior to the release of his debut film Love Story 2050, Harman gave out his dates to Ajit Pal's Victory and Ashutosh Gowariker's What's Your Raashee and wanted It's My Life to come after these. The gambit had not gone down well with the sensitive Boney Kapoor. He had decided to put It's My Life on the backburner, his logic being, "If the project is not important enough to the hero it isn't important for me either."
But now Boney is in a more charitable mood. Apparently, he has been negotiating with a large corporate house Sahara for a tie-up release.
"I'll release It's My Life right after Milenge Milenge," says Boney.
But the question is, when does Milenge Milenge release? It's scheduled for the last week of June or the first week of July. But the time that Kareena Kapoor promised to allot for the promotional video and photo-shoot have still not materialized.
Says Boney, "I needed to get Shahid's video in place. Now all I need from Kareena is 5-6 hours. She has promised she would give me the time."
But when? It looks like Harman Baweja will once again have to look towards Kareena for support. Remember she was supposed to play the female lead opposite him in his debut film but had backed out after a few days' shooting. Now until Kareena gives dates for the promotional material in Milenge Mienge, Harman's only film remains stuck.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 1 May 2010 | 4:30 am They’ll rock the runway at IIFAIIFA is all set to have musician-duo Salim and Sulaiman Merchant serenading the runway at a fashion show co-presented by Manish Malhotra and Vikram Phadnis.Source: | 1 May 2010 | 4:28 am New baddie in B-townAt a time when younger actors are entering the industry, this Kapoor scion chose to make his debut at 53. Son of legendary actor, Shammi Kapoor, Aditya Raj Kapoor opted to venture into acting under the direction of old friends, Surendra Verma and Jagmohan Mundra with Mumbai 118 and Chase.Source: | 1 May 2010 | 4:20 am Anjelah Johnson dates for ComixNY rescheduledAnjelah Johnson, former NFL cheerleader for Oakland Raiders, dates at Comix NY have recently been rescheduled for her commedy show. The new dates are May 7 and May 8 at 8 pm and 10:30 pm.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 1 May 2010 | 4:12 am Giselli Monteiro's Bollywood rideGiselli Monteiro made her Bollywood debut opposite Saif Ali Khan in the 2009 hit, Love Aaj Kal. She played a village belle and no one doubted that the salwar kameez clad, shy-looking girl was not really Indian but a Brazilian model who could barely speak Hindi.Source: | 1 May 2010 | 4:10 am James Cameron to shoot Mars in 3-DAfter immersing movie-goers in the dazzling imaginary world of Pandora, Avatar's Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron is training his 3-D camera on a planet closer to home - Mars.Source: | 1 May 2010 | 3:49 am John to venture into productionMissing from screen for almost a year, the actor’s back from his self-imposed break, with plans of his debut as a producer and back-to-back acting assignments.Source: | 1 May 2010 | 3:44 am It's official, Nithyananda is the man in sex tape - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 1 May 2010 | 3:27 am Akshay Kumar chopped Sonam's portion!Bollywood is a place of insecurities and where competition is rife. Stars vie with each other to look better, especially in a multi-starrer! The lovely Sonam Kapoor is a tense lady these days. She was slated to do Anees Bazmee’s ThankSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 1 May 2010 | 3:15 am Sonam Kapoor's affair with Punit in the cloudsI Hate Luv Storys director Punit Malhotra has denied dating Sonam Kapoor time and again, despite the number of rumours that claim otherwise.Though rumours of their affair have been providing all kinds of publicity to the film, the director has spokenSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 1 May 2010 | 3:14 am Dia Mirza marrying Shoaib Akthar?An Indo-Pak romance has always created a hype at the box-office. A la Veer Zaara, Pakeeza, Heena etc! Looks like the celluloid saga has happened in real life as well! The recent Sania Mirza-Shoaib Malik marriage created quite a hype onSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 1 May 2010 | 3:12 am Chase Movie Review - GlamSham
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 1 May 2010 | 2:56 am 'Housefull' evokes smiles, giggles aplentyThis is a sly tongue firmly and stubbornly in cheek, slick and chic comedy about a loser, or a panauti - a word that recurs ad nauseum in this glorious gasbag of giggles, winks, nudges and innuendos packaged with such polished panache that you don't really care what the inter-relations in the parodic plot finally signify.Source: Entertainment News | 1 May 2010 | 2:51 am This is my breakout moment: Miley CyrusHollywood's teen sensation Miley Cyrus says she accepted the movie "The Last Song" because she wanted to break away from the "Hannah Montana" image.Source: Entertainment News | 1 May 2010 | 2:20 am Sex And The City stars could be fined £1.6mLondon, (ANI): Sarah Jessica Parker’s Sex And The City co-stars face a fine of whopping 1.6m pounds if they reveal the film’s plot before its release later this month.The actress, who co-produced the sequel, has said that the movie will failSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 1 May 2010 | 2:12 am Gerard Butler dating a Serbian model?London (ANI): Martina Rajic, a Serbian model, has stated that she is going around with The Bounty Hunter actor Gerard Butler. Rajic, who appears in the video for this year's Serbian Eurovision Song entry, claimed her dating reports to Serbian newspaperSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 1 May 2010 | 1:57 am Halle Berry parted ways with Gabriel Aubry!Melbourne, (ANI): Hollywood star Halle Berry and model Gabriel Aubry, the father of her baby daughter and partner of five years, have parted ways, according to reports. According to Radar Online, Berry, 43, and Aubry, 34, have spent months hammering outSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 1 May 2010 | 1:56 am I am trying to do solo films: John AbrahamHe's given us hits like "Garam Masala", "Dhoom" and "Dostana", but they've all been multi-starrers.Source: Entertainment News | 1 May 2010 | 1:45 am Cheryl Cole could slip into bed with married menLondon, (ANI): Cheryl Cole has topped a list of female celebrities that British women would allow their man to slip into bed with.According to the poll of 1,000 adults, which was commissioned by MaritalAffair.co.uk, women would allow their men to bedSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 1 May 2010 | 1:39 am Housefull Movie Review - GlamSham
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 1 May 2010 | 1:37 am Chris Brown’s foul-mouthed rant at radio presenterLondon (ANI): Chris Brown’s fans in Richmond, Virginia, were upset after the singer aimed a foul-mouthed rant at a radio presenter and walked out of an interview. The RnB star has been attempting to rebuild his career after he was convictedSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 1 May 2010 | 1:35 am After Hrithik, Barbara Mori now wants to romance SRK - SantaBanta.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 1 May 2010 | 12:47 am Pooja Bose out of Sarva Gun Sampann!Television has a habit of throwing last minute surprises. Nothing is confirmed till the show goes on air. It’s widely buzzed that Pooja Bose, who was finalized to play the lead in Balaji Telefilms’ Sarva Gun Sampann, is now being replaced.Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 1 May 2010 | 12:40 am Salman Khan refuses to go by the script - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 1 May 2010 | 12:31 am Manasvi Mamgai is Femina Miss India World 2010The winner takes it all. 18 extremely elegant and beautiful girls competed at the Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2010 beauty pageant yesterday (April 30), but at the end of the day, it was Andheri girl Manasvi Mamgai, who walked away withSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 1 May 2010 | 12:25 am Halle Berry, Gabriel Aubry end five-year old relationshipHollywood's one of the most beautiful actress Halle Berry reportedly broke up with her five year boyfriend Gabriel Aubry.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 1 May 2010 | 12:02 am Catherine Bach's husband Peter Lopez found deadPeter Lopez, husband of actress Catherine Bach was found dead in an suicide attempt. Sixty year old Lopez died of gunshot at his home in the Encino Hills.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 30 Apr 2010 | 11:35 pm Rahul and Dimpy seek attention, publicityRahul and Dimpy both are back in news with Dimpy Ganguly bringing their private life back on the small screen. She tests her husband on the TV show to clear Rahul's Casanova image and to prove to the world that he is loyal.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 30 Apr 2010 | 10:00 pm The B Team - Indian Express
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 30 Apr 2010 | 9:40 pm HC bars use of remixed 'Laawaris' song in film - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 30 Apr 2010 | 8:34 pm Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry to seperate - detailsMost of the people do not know much about Gabriel Aubry, Halle's boyfriend. The Montreal-born model is one of the world's highest paid and has posed for biggest brands like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, DKNY, Hugo Boss, Nautica etcSource: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 30 Apr 2010 | 5:12 pm Review: Hot Tub Time Machine is grossed-out American comedy - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 30 Apr 2010 | 4:53 pm A stitch in timeThis is the sort of film that Angelina ‘The Changeling’ Jolie, in her current ‘serious roles’ phase’ would have loved to star in. It’s a period film about an icon, the kind that Hollywood is always on an Oscar-hunt about. Source: | 30 Apr 2010 | 2:27 pm Call of Duty: Black Ops trailers, game download; all detailsYOU can find more about the latest game on the official website of the game later as till now there are no recent updates about the game. But the all new trailers of the latest game Black Ops will be on Game Trailers TV tonight at 12:40 a.m. and soSource: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 30 Apr 2010 | 1:56 pm A nightmare on Elm Street 2010 review: Greatest horror flickWe just hope that the story line of the movie does not get complex and people get what they want from the movie. Hopefully the concept will remain the same and people get the same flavor of horror which they experienced before.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 30 Apr 2010 | 1:16 pm Dev Anand, Pran receive Dadasaheb Phalke honourBollywood's evergreen actor Dev Anand was today conferred the Phalke Ratna award here while iconic villain Pran was honoured with the Phalke Icon and Legendary Cine Versatile Cine Star award.Source: Entertainment News | 30 Apr 2010 | 12:52 pm I'd love to work with Priyanka Chopra again: Akshay KumarOnce and for all Akshay Kumar sets the record straight on his pairing with Priyanka Chopra by saying he won't mind teaming up with her again if she is interested in doing comedies.Source: Entertainment News | 30 Apr 2010 | 12:46 pm What made Housefull Hilarious?
With a recollaboration of Hey Babyy team, the recently released multi-starrer flick Housefull is all set to entertain the audiences this summer. While the film is getting rave reviews for its hilarious script, the stars' performances and the lively jokes, what makes the film more than just staple Bollywood masala is the extraordinary visual effects (VFX) and DI executed by Mumbai-based Visual entertainment services Company, Prime Focus.
Talking about the vfx of the movie, Merzin Tavaria, Chief Creative Director at Prime Focus said, "Housefull is one of the most challenging films in terms of creatives and deliveries. The most important sequences being the Tiger sequence and the Monkey sequence. We had a couple of scenes which involved the lead actors interacting with a Tiger which was quite difficult to shoot in reality,That's one of the scenes where we have used VFX but the beauty of the shot is that it's so seamless that you can't make out the use of VFX and this helps, as it looks real and doesn't disturb the narrative.
Apart from the vfx, what added glitz to movie was the Digital Intermediate (DI) executed by the Prime Focus team.
Says DI head and Chief colorist Rohan Desai," Since Housefull is a romantic comedy, we have set the palette to bright-happy colors. We have maintained a very clean and consistent look for the entire movie.
Talking about the challenges Rohan said , "Most of the scenes in Housefull were shot in London where the weather is very erratic; as a result there were a lot of lighting challenges involved, with Digital Intermediate we achieved the required look and feel for the scenes and consistency in terms of skin tones and background. There were scenes where we had patches of clouds passing by that made the background change tones from dull to bright and dim again; We animated the color grades and used DI to maintain consistency in terms of lighting. ," Desai added.
In a special VFX showcase series by Bollywood Hungama, we bring you an exclusive behind-the-scenes, shot by shot explanation which will take you on an enriching vfx ride courtesy Prime Focus, Sajid Nadiadwala and the Director Sajid Khan.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 30 Apr 2010 | 11:52 am Shah Rukh, Kareena rule popularity chartsBollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor left behind a brigade of other celebrities in popularity to top the Bollywood Barometer ranked by eBay India.Source: Entertainment News | 30 Apr 2010 | 11:25 am I can't wait to have children: Rahul MahajanRahul Mahajan, who married Bengali girl Dimpy Ganguly on a TV show, is now keen to extend his family and says he can't wait to have children.Source: Entertainment News | 30 Apr 2010 | 10:06 am 'Fly Me To The Moon' - not a smooth flightThere's something about kids and dreams.Source: Entertainment News | 30 Apr 2010 | 9:34 am SRK and Kareena top eBay Bollywood Barometer
The webspace has become the latest hangout for the hip and happening. One of the leading online retail portals eBay announced the results of the latest edition of the eBay Bollywood Barometer. For the unknown, the eBay Bollywood Barometer gauges celebrity popularity on the basis of the number of celebrity related products available for sale on eBay India.
Shah Rukh Khan tops the eBay Bollywood Barometer amongst the actors followed closely by Akshay Kumar and John Abraham. On the other hand, among the actresses, Kareena Kapoor tops the eBay Bollywood Barometer followed by Rani Mukherjee and Aishwarya Rai. The eBay Bollywood Barometer chooses the Top 10 actors & actresses from the celebrity related merchandise of around 50 Bollywood stars.
Deepa Thomas, Senior Manager -Pop Culture, eBay India, says, "The eBay Bollywood Barometer provides a fun way to track celebrity popularity & saleability. eBay India's entrepreneurial sellers have listed celebrity related products in response to buyer demand and hence all the popular stars feature here."
The eBay Bollywood Barometer has ranked both the Top 10 Actors and the Top 10 Actresses on the basis of movie memorabilia like film magazine covers, DVDs, posters, LPs, dolls, press booklets, lobby cards, movies and booksSource: BollywoodHungama.com News | 30 Apr 2010 | 8:41 am Grand celebrations chalked out for Maharashtra DivasExhibitions, laser shows, cultural programmes and a song by melody queen Lata Mangeshkar -- political parties here are going all out to celebrate 50 years of Maharashtra's formation on Saturday.Source: Entertainment News | 30 Apr 2010 | 8:15 am Farhan Akhtar to make film set in pre-independence period
Bollywood is mainly known to make period films based on real life events or mythological stories. Farhan Akhtar however seems to have some other plans.
The news is that Farhan is planning to make a period film! The director - actor went onto say that he is working on a script of a period film and that the film will not be depicting any historical events. Instead, it will be a fictitious story set in some particular period of the pre-independence era.
Rest of the details, as expected, are being kept under the wraps, thus setting the minds of the viewers to work overtime imagining the poster boy Farhan Akhtar in a period film!Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 30 Apr 2010 | 6:47 am After doing Rajneeti, Katrina to meet PriyankaKATRINA KAIF is all set to meet the top brass Congress leaders after enacting the role of Priyanka Gandhi Vadera. The Bollywood actress is playing a character named Indu Pratap Singh in Prakash Jha's upcoming film 'Rajneeti' opposite Ranbir Kapoor.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 30 Apr 2010 | 6:14 am Leave your brains at home and enjoy Sura - Rediff
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 30 Apr 2010 | 5:58 am Simha is for Balayya's fans - Rediff
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 30 Apr 2010 | 5:27 am Celina's toothache blues on twitter
There are some real strange things that technology does to mankind! While it almost did away with the age old inland letters by having them replaced with E-Mail! Now, with the advent of 'everyone's 140-charactered personal space' (popularly known as 'Twitter'), it seems that writing a personal diary seems to look like a thing of the dinosaur era!
We saw some interesting activity on Celina Jaitly's page recently, who, apparently was suffering from a toothache. She tweeted the entire process of what one goes through the process of a root canal! Tweets Celina, "Root canal update: hurts like hell time for 1more pain killer i dnt know how in the blue blazes am I going to fly tomorrow night to Canada. I "DiD NOT" get a gold tooth did not want to look like a pimp considering. The root canal was done on front 2 teeth." And in no time, her inbox was filled with all the well-wishers' messages, to which she replied (ooopss... read 'tweeted'), "Hey tweeties I love u all thank u for ur wishes ... For my lol root canal ... Am pretty shaken but the doctor was fabulosa mimosa good".Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 30 Apr 2010 | 5:11 am HC stays use of Lawaris song in HousefullStrange it seems, on the releasing day of the movie 'Housefull' Calcutta High Court today restrained the use of the song 'Apne ko jayse tayse' of the movie.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 30 Apr 2010 | 5:00 am "Riteish was great fun, Arjun has great comic timing" - Akshay Kumar
Once and for all Akshay Kumar sets the record straight on his pairing with Priyanka Chopra by saying he's all for the pair coming together again.
"But will she do a film with me? The ball is in her court. I do mostly comedies. I think Priyanka hardly ever acts in comedies," reasons Akshay.
Clearing all doubts about his ability/inability to work with Priyanka Chopra, Akshay says, "Excuse me, we're all professionals here. And the two of us have done very successful films in the past. I'd love to work with Priyanka Chopra again. Mujhe koi aitraaz nahin hai. But I'm only doing comedy films these days. I don't know whether she wants to do a comedy film. Even Farah Khan's Tees Maar Khan is a comedy."
Having decided he would do predominantly comedy roles, Akshay is now on the look-out for ways to make it interesting. "Even if it's comedy it better be interesting. If I continue doing the same thing over and over again, I'd be asked to pack up sooner than I'd like."
Akshay had a ball doing Housefull. "Not just the three ladies but also Riteish Deshmukh and Arjun Rampal. Riteish was great fun. Shooting was a playground with him around. He just cracks me up. We once put the entire cutlery at the breakfast table in a hotel in Italy in Jiah Khan's bag and told the waiter to check her bag. Jiah took it sportingly. Arjun Rampal too has great comic timing. Lara Dutta is such an elegant lady and yet she be can one of the boys when it comes to comedy."
We've heard of actors carrying their roles home. But Akshay Kumar would be the first actor to take his part to the playing field. Having been training as a bowler Akshay Kumar is all set to play national-level cricket.
Akshay Kumar is fast learning to be a professional cricketer and plans to play at the national level soon. "I'm working towards it. Practicing my cricket gives me the biggest high. Every morning I look forward to practicing with Balwinder Singh Sandhu."
Akshay is rapidly becoming an expert bowler. "I am not yet good enough to play national-level cricket but I am getting there. I've been taking bowling lessons for Patiala House from one of the best trainers. I'm trying get to a national level. I'm very sporty by nature. So it was quite easy for me to pick it up."
Akshay trains in cricket for a couple of hours every day. "I'm getting good enough to play beyond the film. And I will very soon. I promise you."Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 30 Apr 2010 | 4:15 am Hindus, who protested 'Love Guru', wish Mike Myers good luckAcclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who led the protests against 'The Love Guru' for lampooning Hinduism, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that kshama (forgiveness) was one of the main virtues of Hindu ethics.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 30 Apr 2010 | 4:02 am Hungama Digital Media launches digital promotions for Housefull
When you have an ensemble of the funniest men in the industry coming together for a film, all you can expect is a 'Housefull' of entertainment. Hungama Digital Media in association with Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. announced the launch of a digital promotions campaign for the film Housefull. It includes a 16 episode video blog on the making of the film, a Social Networking Application and iPhone, mobile & online game. Releasing on April 30, 2010 the film has been directed by Sajid Khan and stars Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Boman Irani, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta & Jiah Khan
Speaking at a press conference to announce the launch, Neeraj Roy, MD & CEO, Hungama Digital Media said, "With nearly 1000 films releasing every year, it is important for Bollywood studios to create promotional campaigns that connect with the audience. And digital media gives producers access to a captive audience that are ready to consume interesting content. The Indian audience is receptive of comic content and digital promotions for Housefull will give them a preview of a humor laden ride awaiting them at the cinemas."
The digital campaign for Housefull includes the launch of a 16 episode video blog which captures behind-the-scenes action from the shoot. This is for the first time a Bollywood film is capturing the entire schedule of the film on video blogs. Funny man Sajid Khan, director of Housefull, has narrated these blogs. "There are always some candid, interesting, funny and embarrassing moments on the sets while shooting any particular film. With these video blogs we want our viewers to experience the 64 days of entertaining bloopers from the shoot", said Sajid during the press conference.
Commenting on these initiatives, Sajid Nadiadwala, Producer of the film said, "Digital promotions for Housefull are based on some of the funniest episodes from the film. Be it Sajid's narrative on the video blog or the game based on the scene between Akshay and the monkey, the audience will be on a laughter ride while playing these games or watching the videos."
The online game and application for Housefull is based on a scene where Boman Irani, Riteish Deshmukh and Akshay Kumar characters are entangled in a three way slapping episode. The objective of the game will be to complete slapping all three characters within a stipulated time frame. The mobile and iPhone games are based on the scene between Akshay and a monkey. The users can either opt to play the character of Akshay or the monkey. The objective of the game will be to slap the monkey or Akshay as hard as possible and knock them across the park. Users will be able to select the power and the angle and then slap.
Speaking at the conference, Akshay Kumar said, "Hungama has designed really cool games for audiences to enjoy the funny scenes I have in the film. I had a great time shooting these scenes with the monkey, Riteish and Boman, now the audience can also play these games and enjoy the experience."
The video blogs features the videos in High definition formats on www.BollywoodHungama.com. Users can also view the video blog on Facebook, Orkut, Youtube and Dailymotion. The online game is available on Gaming Hungama and mobile games can be downloaded from leading telecom operators. The iPhone game can be downloaded from iTunes application store.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 30 Apr 2010 | 3:34 am Ash inspired me to do Hindi 'Raavan': VikramHe is a southern superstar.Source: Entertainment News | 30 Apr 2010 | 3:13 am
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