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I was shocked when approached for 'Raajneeti': KatrinaIt doesn't happen often that one is approached by a filmmaker like Prakash Jha for a movie and when actress Katrina Kaif fell in the same bracket, rather than being pleasantly surprised, she was shocked with non-belief.Source: Entertainment News | 22 May 2010 | 9:37 am I'm hiding my look for 'Ra.One': Arjun RampalThe cat is out of the bag.Source: Entertainment News | 22 May 2010 | 9:36 am Shammi Kapoor still a kid: Ranbir KapoorVeteran actor Shammi Kapoor is a favourite among audiences for his jolly acting and crazy dance moves and guess what, the septuagenarian is still a kid at heart, says family member Ranbir Kapoor.Source: Entertainment News | 22 May 2010 | 9:34 am Russell Brand misses sex
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 May 2010 | 9:33 am Ashutosh Gowariker is looking for his Buddha
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 May 2010 | 8:31 am Ashutosh Gowariker's magnum-opus Buddha to have an all international crew
Even before his next film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey releases, Ashutosh Gowariker has already moved on to his big budget project Buddha. Produced by Dr.Bhupendra Kumar Modi and directed by Gowariker, Buddha tells the journey of Gautam Buddha right from when he was known as Prince Siddhartha to his moment of enlightenment when he became Buddha. While the hunt for the actor who will play the lead role is still on, it's quite interesting to note that the film will primarily have an all-international crew except production designer Nitin Chandrakant Desai who has worked with Gowariker on most of his films.
Some of the international crew members are:.
David S. Ward (USA) - Screen writer (best known for his Oscar winning screenplay in The Sting and Sleepless in Seattle)
Michel Shane (USA) - Executive Producer (who is known for having worked on films like I Robot and Catch Me If You Can)
Karl Walter Lindenlaub (USA) - Director of Photography (German born Lindenlaub has done been the DOP on films such as Independence Day, The Jackal, The Princess Diaries, Maid in Manhattan, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Ninja Assassin)
April Ferry (USA) - Costume Designer (Academy Award, BAFTA and Emmy award winner who has worked on Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Maverick, Free Willy, Frailty, National Security)
Glenn Boswell (AUS) - 2nd Unit director / Stunt coordinator (has worked on films like X-Men Wolverine, I, Robot, all three Matrix films, Dark City, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Thin Red Line)
Jarrod Linton(AUS) - Previz Supervisor (has worked on films like Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Da Vinci Code, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Troy, The Spirit, X-Men Wolverine)
David Russell (AUS) - Story Board artist (a renowned storyboard artist and illustrator having contributed to over 80 films including Hollywood blockbusters such as Star Wars, X-Men Wolverine, Batman, Terminator II, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Tombstone, Romeo & Juliet, Moulin Rouge)
Dileep Singh Rathore (IND/USA) - Co-producer / Line Producer (With over 20 years experience in producing and handling domestic and international productions, Dileep's credits include Peter Weir's upcoming release The Way Back, Disney's Hexe Lilli, Warner Bros.' Das Wilde Leben, Blood Diamond, and films such as City of Joy, Flames in Paradise, Maya, Return to Rajapur among others.)
Speaking on making a film with such a top-notch international crew, producer Dr.Modi says, "Buddha, is a truly global film and we needed a team that would have a global sensibility and transcend language barriers."
Ashutosh Gowariker says, "The first important decision that Dr. Modi took was to make Buddha in English. And that got me immediately interested because I have always felt that when it comes to religion, you must cater to an international audience, especially so in the case of Buddha. The past two months of pre-production have been exciting.
It has been exhilarating to be working with the DOP Karl Walter Lindenlaub, Oscar nominated Costume Designer and Stunt Co-ordinator Glenn Boswell. The movies that these people have worked on are ones that I have admired and seen over and over again. So, I feel privileged to be working with them on Buddha.
This is the first time that I have done pre-visualisation for a film. It has been an amazing learning curve to be working with Jarrod Linton who is the pre-viz supervisor on the film.
Dr. Modi and his co-producer Dileep Singh Rathore are leaving no stone unturned to give me technicians of my choice that will help create 500 B.C. accurately on screen."
As for the lead actor, Gowariker says, "The search for the actor to play Buddha continues. I am going through the hundreds of auditions that have come in and I must say, we are getting closer to our Buddha."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 22 May 2010 | 8:09 am Julia Roberts enjoying motherhood
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 22 May 2010 | 7:48 am Shahid stands tall on the cover of Man's World
You knew him as the romantic teenager in Ishq Vishk, then he surprised you by playing a devoted husband in Vivah, while you were still there, he took you by surprise as the introvert who is magically transformed by over talkative girl in Jab We Met, but what took the cake was the lean mean fighting machine act in Kaminey. Shahid Kapoor, who is a standing example of the phrase 'chip of the old block'.
It's the genes that did it, but we wouldn't like to take the credit away from him as he accepts his failures and stands humble about his hits in the May issue of Man's World. Shahid poses in an all black suit, with a smile that reflects the pitfalls, success and heartbreaks and the never ending media voyeurism only to come out self assured, confident and undeterred. Get a hold of this copy to read the bare all interview by the Kapoor boy on all things life, movies and love.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 May 2010 | 7:20 am Miley Cyrus' new single tops iTunes chartSinger-actress Miley Cyrus' new single Can't Be Tamed is ruling the iTunes' singles chart. On Top 40 radio stations, Can't Be Tamed was the most added single in its first week.Source: | 22 May 2010 | 6:15 am "Rahman and Mani have always weaved magic" - Nikhil Dwivedi
Music is what feelings sound like for Nikhil Dwivedi. When he talks about Raavan and its music, you can make out his feelings for the film and its soundtracks. He doesn't take sides; he stands by it and firmly. He is a true music lover and a strange one too. Because his all time favourite song is from the film Satte Pe Satta called 'Dilbar Mere'. In a quick brief chat, Nikhil takes us through his best tracks from Mani Ratnam films, including Raavan and more.
Favourite soundtrack from Hindi film
I have stories behind each one of my favourite soundtracks. But my 'the favourite' soundtrack from a Hindi film has to be 'Dilbar Mere' from Satte Pe Satta. All the seven songs from the album are my favourite. It's the best album I've ever heard. It's strange but that's the fact. The first brush of music remains with you throughout your life. It's mystical. When I was a young boy, Satte Pe Satta released. Over the years, the music of that film has grown for me. Not to forget, it had my favourite actor, Mr Amitabh Bachchan. It had my favourite music composer, Mr R.D. Burman. It had Kishore Kumar singing the songs. It had Asha Bhonsle who is my favourite too. I think Amitabh Bachchan has never looked so handsome to me in his entire life than in Satte Pe Satta.
Favourite soundtrack from Raavan
It has to be the title track 'Beera'. Yes, what a wonderful way to describe Raavan in that song. It says so much and everything about this man called Raavan. People have liked the Mission Impossible themes, National Anthems, James Bond themes, etc. You get the idea of what Raavan is all about. It has superb lyrics from Gulzaar saab and music woven beautifully by the genius A.R. Rahman.
Raavan music - Not that great?
When any of A.R. Rahman albums release, everyone says that the album is not that great. Thirty days later, they'll say 'Oh, it's catching on' and sixty days later they'll say 'It's the greatest album ever produced.' I am hardly surprised by the reactions of the music reviews. Why this demand for difference? Mani Ratnam is a maker who isn't trying to create a different album. He isn't a pop artist. He is a filmmaker. He will create songs that'll do justice to the scenes and its story and its characters. Mani's songs take the story forward. How different does a 'Dangerous' sound from a 'Thriller'? It's the same crooning of Michael Jackson. It's the same innuendo's. There will always be a difference in A.R. Rahman tracks, Michael Jackson tracks and R.D. Burman tracks but yet they are not different and that's why we like these composers.
Favourite Mani Ratnam film soundtrack
My favourite track from any of Mani's film is 'Chaiya Chaiya' from Dil Se. I liked 'Huma Huma' too from Bombay. It was the biggest hit ever from Mani Ratnam films. I like 'Anjaana' from Yuva too. Again, all three songs were commercial hits.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 May 2010 | 6:13 am Anurag Basu hosts chat show for Bengali channel
Anurag Basu, who started his career directing scores of episodes for Ekta Kapoor's long-running soap Kasauti Zindagi Ki, has let his chequered life come a full circle. Anurag has gone back to his roots in more ways than one. Not only has he returned to television to host a celebrity chat-show, he's also doing the show in his home town Kolkata.
It's not so much his return to his roots, but also the timing of it that is significant. Anurag has been frequenting his home-town Kolkata at a time when his biggest and most expensive film Kites has released.
The truth is that the making of Kites has been stressful for Anurag.
Says a source, "Anurag was brought into Rakesh Roshan's production house by Hrithik Roshan with the purpose of infusing new blood into the proceedings. But once Anurag started making the film there were unending differences with Rakesh Roshan. The two belonged to completely different schools of filmmaking. And they were both right. There were differences of opinion, heated arguments and overall creative difference all the time. And though the film has shaped up well, Anurag distanced himself from the project once it was handed over to Brett Ratner for editing."
Rather than be around answering uncomfortable questions about his differences with his Kites producers, Anurag Basu chose to escape into his home- town Kolkata where he first played a role in Onir's film and then agreed to host a celebrity chat-show for the channel Zee Bangla which keeps Anurag out of Mumbai most of the time.
Anurag's neighbour and close friend Pritam Chakraborty who was in Kolkata on Tuesday to be interviewed on Anurag's show admits the director has been heading home quite often.
Pritam says, "Nowadays Anurag looks for any excuse to be in Kolkata and to do things other than direct a film. He was here to play a role in Onir's film. Now he's recording a chat show. I guess you can't keep a Bengali in Bollywood and out of Kolkata."
As Anurag Basu waits for his pal Imtiaz Ali to relieve Ranbir Kapoor from Rockstar and start Basu's film, Basu will be frequently returning to Kolkata to research his Kishore Kumar bio-pic and also to look at the possibility of directing a Bengali film.
As for Kites, Anurag has let it go to see how high it flies.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 May 2010 | 4:57 am Gig Alerts: May 22Check out what the city is grooving to...from a documentary on Indian Ocean to Hip Hop night with DJ SA, there is something for everyone to enjoy.Source: | 22 May 2010 | 4:41 am Priyanka Chopra to star in indie music videoThe Change Your World music contest will give the winning band a chance to go for a three-city tour, and will produce a music video. Priyanka Chopra will be part of video of the indie rock band that wins nationwide competition.Source: | 22 May 2010 | 4:27 am Lucrative business innings for India at Cannes 2010 - Sify
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 22 May 2010 | 4:02 am Kites may not fly high!The Hrithik Roshan-Barbara Mori starrer Kites gets the thumbs down from the audience and the trade. The Hollywood-ish project could fail to recover costs.Source: | 22 May 2010 | 3:56 am Subhash K. Jha speaks on Kites
Somewhere in this well-chiselled curvaceous and crafty caper-romance about two desperados in love and on the run, you realize Kites has completely sucked you into its tale of the wanton and the passionate. And the twain shall bleed.
If you are familiar with Anurag Basu's drama of desperate passion (Gangster, Life In A Metro) you'd know that this sensitive filmmaker knows how to slice through the moral fibre of contemporary relationships to arrive at the core truth of human existence. Everyone lives for him or herself. But if a like-minded soul -mate shows up you don't mind losing your isolated individualism to include another entity in your universe of self- absorption.
The two handsome human beings in Kites who love each other start off on an entirely materialistic platform.
Early in the film when Jai (Hrithik Roshan) runs into Linda (Barbara Mori) in entirely unromantic circumstances, you know these two desperate souls will make a run for love even if it means losing their lives.
Basu's finely-written film walks a very delicate line between a romance and a crime-caper. If the first- quarter of this handsomely evocative drama echoes Woody Allen's Matchpoint, the rest of the high-octane adventure saga pays a nudging tribute to Arthur Penn's Bonnie & Clyde.
To the film's credit the couple's desperate passion is never represented through scene after scene of torrid love scenes. The kisses are furtive, feeling and fleeting. Hrithik is the kind of actor who can express urgent passion with the narrowing of his eyes and the clenching of his jaws. In this strangely uncharted film about lovers on the run, Hrithik creates quite a tangible graph for his character who starts off as a self serving green-card hungry ogre and then rapidly moves into the embrace of desperate passion for a woman who is engaged to marry into a very dangerous family.
The crisscross of commitments and relationships is achieved in an easygoing sweep of drama and crime. The rest is taken care off by heart-in-the-mouth car chase sequences and stunts that seem to be done with an expertise uncommon to Hindi cinema.
Plenty has been said and written about the chemistry or the lack of it between the fugitive lovers. However looking at a couple for sexual compatibility in a film that seeks to champion empathy and companionship during times of screeching tyres and sanguinary stress is somewhat silly and unjust.
Perhaps if the couple had lived to have children they had promised each other, we'd have seen the sexual frisson .Not this time. Not here. Director Basu has carved the two lovers' individual death sequences in a fusion celebrating an operatic self annihilation. Hrithik's plunge to death reminded me of Kangna Ranaut's steep fall into death in Anurag Basu's Gangster. Death becomes the drama.
Ayananka Bose's cinematography is at times too flashy to underline the protagonist's passion as seen in the bustle of hedonism. Akiv Ali's editing, especially of the final 20 minutes, is evocative and energetic, making words unnecessary, as the lovers are fluent in two different languages that are incomprehensible to one another.
You wish there was more time for the lovers to get to know each other, and for us to watch them grow within each other's space. Kites does not allow its protagonists or the audience the luxury of familiarity. Hrithik and Barbara are gone out of sight before we fully absorb or even observe their mutual passion.
And yet! The stolen moments, between the pair, lingers long after the deathly denouement. That longish sequence where Hrithik and Barbara, engaged to marry for money, show off their luxury goods to each other, underlines the inherent emptiness of a life lived for materialism.
The writing is as clever as the looks and lines that the lovers exchange. Barbara and Hrithik take care of the rest. As said earlier Hrithik carves out a charted course for his character. He is in exceptional shape every which way. Barbara looks somewhat more mature than Hrithik in some scenes. But her vivacity and natural ability to grasp the essence of human bonding makes us forget the age factor.
Shot in the most eye-catching casinos of Las Vegas and the toasted-brown deserts of Mexico Kites is a minor feast for the senses. Yes it has its over-cute annoying interactive moments. But these pass quickly. And we are left with a feeling of having witnessed an exhilarating excursion into a terrain where the heart meets an intersection and swerves dangerously into a self-destructive zone.
Love never seemed more dangerous or worth the risk. Go for it.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 May 2010 | 3:52 am Bhandarkar signs Ajay, Emraan, Omi for Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji
Trust Madhur Bhandarkar to throw a surprise when one could least see it coming. With a run of critically acclaimed films that also saw commercial success coming their way, Bhandarkar was all set to jump into another hard hitting drama Heroine where Kareena Kapoor would be the leading lady. However, he recently announced the making of another film in the interim - Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji. Nothing wrong with that because it was meant to utilise the empty space he had between now and November when Heroine will go on floors.
However, what has really surprised is the fact that it is no 'stop-gap' arrangement where a small film with smaller stars is being made. Instead, it is a star studded affair where none other than - hold your breath - Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi and Omi Vaidya (Chatur of 3 Idiots fame) have been signed.
While many filmmakers worth their salt would have had to wait for Ajay and Emraan for at least a year before they could have consented to the project (considering their own alternative industry and resultantly a super packed schedule), Bhandarkar has managed to rope them in at such a quick notice.
A romantic comedy, Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji [the title being based on the popular Gulzar written song from this year's release Ishqiya] would be a joint production of Bhandarkar Entertainment and Kumar Mangat. Incidentally, Kumar Mangat and Ajay Devgn share a great business and personal rapport for decades and have made number of films together, most recently Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge.
Bhandarkar, known for his intense dramas, is letting his hair down for Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji and would be working with an unusual cast of Ajay, Emraan and Omi for the first time in his more-than-a-decade long career.
"That's right. It doesn't get more unique than having actors as diverse as Ajay, Emraan and Omi together for a romcom", smiles Bhandarkar for whom it would be a challenge of a different kind to helm a film of this nature, "In any case, I always cast for a film as per who suits the character best. Regarding making a romom then well, I always wanted to make a subject of this kind. I am glad that before delving into Heroine, I would be completing Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji."
Looking at the fact that Ajay and Emraan would be seen in a hard hitting action drama set in 70s - Once Upon A Time In Mumbai - soon, it would be quite a contrast to see them doing something entirely different for Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji. Known for his knack of getting good performances by relative newcomers like Neil Nitin Mukesh (Jail) and Kunal Khemu (Traffic Signal) in the past, it won't be a surprise of Ajay, Emraan and Omi do end up coming up with something that would be entirely new for the fan base of them as well as Bhandarkar.
While the men in the film have been finalised, the leading ladies are yet to be zeroed in.
"We should be able to make an announcement around the girls in next few days. The shooting of Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji begins in July and wraps up by September. It is a film that would be completed in 55-60 days schedule. After that, I move into Heroine for which the writing process is on", concludes Bhandarkar.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 22 May 2010 | 3:34 am Kites: Movie Review - Economic Times
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 21 May 2010 | 12:38 pm Geon Studios associates with VFX legend Jim Rygiel
Mumbai based VFX major Geon studios, a Sahara India Pariwar division has announced its association with world renowned VFX legend Jim Rygiel, a winner of three Oscar awards, three British Academy awards, two VES awards and many more, on his first ever visit to India. Jim Rygiel will work as an advisor and will provide his expertise and knowledge to clients of Geon studios.
Jim Rygiel, a legend in the VFX industry has made history with the movie Lord of the Rings, by winning three Oscars for all the three movies of the series, the 'American Film Institute's first AFI Digital Effects Artist of the Year' award and the 'British Academy of Film and Television Arts' award for best visual effects. Rygiel supervised many feature films, both as digital effects supervisor and as visual effects supervisor. His credits include Starship Troopers, Species, Outbreak, Air Force One, The Scout, The Last Action Hero, Cliffhanger, Batman Returns, Alien III, Ghost, The Parent Trap, Star Trek: Insurrection, Anna and the King; and 102 Dalmatians.
Announcing the association, N Madhusudhanan, CEO and VFX Supervisor of Geon Studios said, "It is a matter of great pride for us to have Jim Rygiel on board. Geon Studios was initiated with the vision to provide cutting edge visual effect solutions to Hollywood as well as to the Indian entertainment industry. We have employed world-class technology and have some of the greatest legends of VFX industry, from across the world at Geon. With Jim joining us, I am confident that we are now fully equipped to provide a range of VFX solutions, yielding the best results in the world."
Excited to be associated with Geon studios, Jim Rygiel said "I am very excited to be a part of Geon Studios. The studio is a world class facility and has some of the greatest VFX brains with it. It will be a great opportunity for me to work with these legendary personalities." Commenting on the Indian film industry he said, "Bollywood excites me a lot. With Geon I will also do Bollywod projects and look forward to it as a learning experience."
Geon is a digital visual effects and animation facility based in Mumbai, India. It offers a complete range of CGI services for domestic and international clients, with specific expertise in design, development, and delivery of visual effects for feature films.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 21 May 2010 | 12:19 pm Pac Man becomes Google's interactive doodle for just 48 hours: Check outSaturday, May 22, 2010 marks thirty years since the release of the iconic Pac-Man game. To honor the anniversary, Google has made its logo playable for the first time ever. The website has a fully-functional interactive Pac-Man game with all the graphSource: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 21 May 2010 | 12:05 pm Grey's Anatomy finishes off in style, Shonda Rhimes speaks outIn the beginning Grey Clark comes inside the hospital and starts searching for three people. His character in the show is intense as he lost his wife at the time of a surgery done by Richard Webber, and chief-of-surgery Dr. Derek Shepherd.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 21 May 2010 | 11:45 am George Lopez cheated his wife Ann Serrano - all detailsGeorge Lopez, the talk-show host and comedian cheated on his wife. George Lopez, appeared to be the latest man to be added to the list of disgrace celebrities after Tiger Woods and Jesse James.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 21 May 2010 | 11:41 am Lily Allen scoops top prizesBritish singer Lily Allen broke down in tears recently as she scooped three prizes at the Ivor Novello Awards, which recognise excellence in songwriting. Her hit track The Fear won prizes for...Source: | 21 May 2010 | 11:06 am Mayank Shekhar's Review: KitesThe attempt, of course, is to please you with the masala. The screenplay tightly alternates genres: romance before action, a little comedy, after a crackling chase sequence. Read the full review.Source: | 21 May 2010 | 10:17 am Bret Michaels in Hospital, suffered Transient Ischemic attackThe rocker and reality TV star, Bret Michaels is back to the hospital with a hole in his heart just few days after being released from intensive care with a brain hemorrhage. He was to appear on the Sunday May 23 season finale of Celebrity ApprenticeSource: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 21 May 2010 | 10:13 am Anti-Tobacco organisation upset with Ajay Devgn for smoking in public
Ajay Devgn has got himself in some sticky situation. Ajay has been accused of smoking in public for the second time which has provoked an anti tobacco organisation to take action against the star.
While shooting for Golmaal 3 in Goa, Ajay was apparently caught by media smoking in a public place. This has earned him the wrath of the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) who are hell bent on making sure that Ajay pays heavily for his offence. Goa is extremely strict about smoking in public and Ajay being a second time offender has only worsen matters. The first time was in Chandigarh where he got off after paying the regular fine, though this time NOTE said to the authorities that they should take strict action against the actor.
In the past NOTE, has dragged actors such as Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan to the court for directly or indirectly promoting smoking.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 21 May 2010 | 9:38 am RGV to produce The Businessman starring Surya
Ram Gopal Varma has put his proposed Amitabh Bachchan starrer Bhudda: Don't Fâ¦K With Him directed by Telugu cinema's most successful director Puri Jagannath, on the back burner.
Instead Varma and Puri are getting together to produce and direct Surya in The Businessman. Says Puri Jagaanath, "It's the story of a gangster's journey from Chennai to Mumbai in three languages Hindi Tamil and Telugu." Puri has written the screenplay on his own.
Strangely none of the three individuals helming the project is conversant with Hindi.
Jagannath who is the highest-paid director of the South with an enviable track-record of Telugu blockbusters admits there is a linguistic problem in creating The Businessman in Hindi. "I agree, I don't know the language. Neither does Ramu nor Surya. But I don't think that would be a problem."
Ram Gopal Varma who will produce the film is far more forthright, "I'd have you know that Murugadoss who made Ghajini and Prabhu Deva who directed Wanted didn't even know the Hindi alphabet and couldn't speak a word of Hindi. I think we'll manage quite well."
The Businessman will start shooting in September. Jagannath who's a cult name in Telugu cinema is relocating to Mumbai to be able to acclimatize himself with Bollywood.Says the softspoken Telugu director, "Many years ago, I tried to crack the Hindi market with a film Shart starring Tusshar Kapoor. That was a disaster. So I see The Businessman as my true beginning in Bollywood."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 21 May 2010 | 8:44 am Madhur Bhandarkar's next is rom-com titled Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji
Madhur Bhandarkar, who is known for his hard-hitting films like Chandni Bar, Page 3, Fashion and Jail, has now for a change decided to make a light hearted romantic comedy next. While the cast is yet to be announced, Madhur's new film is titled Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji.
Madhur made this announcement of his new film on popular social networking site Twitter. Said the director, "My New Film is titled "DIL TOH BACHCHA HAI JI". Its a feel good Rom-Com & shoot starts this July. Tryin a new genre this time..Need ur wishes."
Well, we're sure that fans of the director would be eagerly waiting to see if the director is able to pack a punch in this genre too.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 21 May 2010 | 8:42 am Bret Michaels re-hospitalized after mild stroke, hole in the heartBret Michael suffered a mild stroke. According to a website, the stroke was mild in nature, known as transient ischemic attack. He was apparently suffering numbness on the left side of the body and went to get checked out.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 21 May 2010 | 8:27 am Aamir Khan starts online fitness club on his blog, facebook
A group on facebook says; Affiliation: Actor, Location: Mumbai, India, Birthday: March 14, 1965. Just below you see the number of people who like this page, and it an astonishing 248,170 people. But then again the picture on the page make matters more plausible. It's Aamir Khan's facebook page after all. The man has now planned an online health club on his blog and facebook page where he would be keep one and all updated about his health and fitness regimen while he answers questions about films and gives diet suggestions. Well it was regular facebook page but turned into "let's get fit" one thanks to Aamir's fans and his own need to get into shape.
On May 15, 2010 Aamir posted the following message on his page "Visited my dietician today. You don't want to know what he said to me. I certainly don't want anyone to know. I really need to get back into shape. Enough partying and revelling in the success of 3I. So Monday onwards back to my diet and workout. Support guys, I need your support and encouragement." And in came hundreds of messages of love and encouragement that eventually inspired a joint effort towards looking good and feeling healthy. The motivated Aamir finally wrote "Ok this fun. Many of you want to know how we can do this. I can't post more than a certain number of characters here So for those of you who want to join me, in the next 20 mins I will post a plan on my site www.aamirkhan.com, check it out and really go for it. It will be great motivation for me too."
Since then Aamir has been blogging about health tips, diet routines and dos & don't when it comes to all things fit and fine. To say he has a following on the battle of the bulge, is an understatement. On May 16, Aamir wrote a blog which can easily go down as a step-by-step guide to getting fit for the beginners. He started out by advising his fans on how to take the first and most important step towards weight loss. He blogged:
"First things first. Let me share with you what I learnt in the last few years in the process of building a physique, losing weight etc.
3 things are most important, and in that order:
1. A healthy and balanced diet.
2. Exercise.
3. Rest.
Actually exercise and rest are equally important, but the most important is a healthy and balanced diet."
He went on to explain the mantra to a balanced diet. It's easy to see his passion that ranges from film to well, almost everything he does. Like every other celebrity he didn't go about giving gyaan on what to do but even warned his members, of this newly found club that can be easily called as "Aamir's fitness club", of the fad diets that one is usually put under, to quote him "he best way to get a healthy and balanced diet for your self is to visit a qualified dietician. Not the dieticians who put you onto new fad diets, like high protein diets, low carb diets, blood group diets, don't eat carbs at night diets, Atkins diet, Santa Barbara diets, 'have this pill' diet, 'eat only 'this' one day and 'that' on another day' diet, falana diet, dhamka diet etc."
So geared up was Aamir that he readily wanted to go into action. He motivated all his fans with his fitness funda and ended the blog of the day with an action plan, "lets make a group who decides to live healthy. Anyone who wants to join can. Each one of us is responsible for figuring out a diet for ourselves, a workout/sport/walking schedule, and a rest schedule.
You decide what is good for you. And stick to it. And every night on fb I post how I fared that day and in response you comment on my post. That way all the comments are tagged together to my post in one space, and so it will be easier for all of us to stay together on this one topic. If one of us is finding it tough the others can encourage.
I start Monday!"
Well! For all of you who are tired of those celebrity fitness DVDs and gyaan in books, here's the real deal. A club by the celebrity who not just gives you unlimited literature on fitness but talks about his own routine and lip ups. And the best part being, he encourages you at every go.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 21 May 2010 | 5:58 am A Minute With: Brett Ratner and the Bollywood film "Kites"LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Hollywood director Brett Ratner has "remixed" the Bollywood romance film "Kites" by shortening it, changing its music and adding sound effects.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 21 May 2010 | 3:57 am
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