Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha most searched Indian celebrities on web
Salman beat action star Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn in the survey carried across the metros as well as tier-II and tier-III cities. Bollywood heartthrobs Ranbir Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor wrapped up the top five.
She might be one-film old, but Sonakshi came ahead of the likes of Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif to be the most searched celebrity on the internet among the female brigade.
Sonakshi made her debut with blockbuster “Dabangg” alongside Salman Khan and will now be seen with Akshay in Shirish Kunder’s “Joker” and in “Dabangg 2″.
Preity Zinta argues with airport official
Zinta, who had to board a Delhi flight, was stopped by an official of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), who asked her to show her identity proof. Zinta declined, leading to a heated argument between the actor and the security officials deployed there.
H.S. Toor, airport director, said: “There is nothing wrong in it and the CISF official was only doing his duty. But Zinta was adamant and she wanted to proceed without showing any identity proof.”
“However, things were sorted out soon. Later Zinta showed her identity proof and she was allowed to proceed,” he added.
However, officials of KXIP denied any such incident.
Sonakshi Sinha Biography
Sonakshi Sinha started her career as a model, and walked the ramp at the Lakme Fashion week in 2008 and then again in Lakme Fashion week 2009. She made her acting debut with the film Dabangg co-starring Salman Khan. She has worked in Lakme Fashion week and has been chosen to represent India for the Model Gate Show.
Personal life
Sonakshi Sinha was born in Mumbai in a Srivastava (Kayastha) family. Sonakshi Sinha is the daughter of actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha and Punam Sinha. She has two brothers, Luv Sinha and Kussh Sinha.
Madhuri Dixit is ready to razzle dazzle in the silver screen again
The years between 1988 and that of 2000 reflected her very best in terms of performance, versatility and acclaim. Her marriage in 1999 to a cardiac surgeon of repute diverted Madhuri to a life of calm domesticity. After a break of three years due to marriage and motherhood, she returned to the folds of Bollywood with her awe inspiring performance in Devdas. It was followed by another awesome performance in Aaja Nachle.
The actress with an excellent flair for dancing had movies glittering with her sequences of dancing. Currently the judge of a dance based reality show; Madhuri disclosed her intention to hit the silver screen. While featuring in a chat show she has hinted at her possible comeback. But that is subject to the availability of script and content suiting her gracious talent.
Let’s all keep our fingers crossed with the hope of falling into rhythm with the prolific dancer.
It's a working anniversary for Abhi-Ash
Bipasha - "'Dum Maaro Dum' is not a dark film"
"Since the film deals with the menace of drugs, there is a lot of reality involved in it. However none of us ever treated 'Dum Maaro Dum' as a dark film at all. On the contrary it is a very cool stylish thriller", says Bipasha whose last thriller was 'Race' that had released exactly three years ago.
Set in Goa, 'Dum Maaro Dum' threatens to expose the drug underbelly of the country and how three stories (that of Bipasha Basu-Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar and Abhishek Bachchan) get intermingled with each other.
"Yes, the basic premise of 'Dum Maaro Dum' is drugs", says Bipasha who was last seen with Abhishek Bachchan in 'Dhoom 2', "This is a menace that we can't turn our face away from. People assume that due to advent of education the problem is extinct but the fact is that it is only turning out to be bigger every year. So yes, the crux of the film is a little dark but to depict that on screen, we haven't made a dark film."
Well Bipasha, we would know when the film releases all over on 22nd April.
Bipasha - "'Dum Maaro Dum' is not a dark film"
"Since the film deals with the menace of drugs, there is a lot of reality involved in it. However none of us ever treated 'Dum Maaro Dum' as a dark film at all. On the contrary it is a very cool stylish thriller", says Bipasha whose last thriller was 'Race' that had released exactly three years ago.
Set in Goa, 'Dum Maaro Dum' threatens to expose the drug underbelly of the country and how three stories (that of Bipasha Basu-Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar and Abhishek Bachchan) get intermingled with each other.
"Yes, the basic premise of 'Dum Maaro Dum' is drugs", says Bipasha who was last seen with Abhishek Bachchan in 'Dhoom 2', "This is a menace that we can't turn our face away from. People assume that due to advent of education the problem is extinct but the fact is that it is only turning out to be bigger every year. So yes, the crux of the film is a little dark but to depict that on screen, we haven't made a dark film."
Well Bipasha, we would know when the film releases all over on 22nd April.
SRK-Juhi to develop cricket stadium
Bipasha's new love
It was challenging to play Eva Braun: Neha Dhupia
Directed by debutant Rakesh Ranjan Kumar, the film is expected to hit the screens after the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament ends in May.
"I am very excited about the project and I have challenged myself with it," Dhupia told in an interview in Macau to promote an integrated leisure and entertainment resort City of Dreams of which she is the official celebrity guide.
In the film, Neha plays Eva Braun and is paired with Raghubir Yadav who will be seen as Adolf Hitler. The international cut of Dear Friend Hitler will be released in German, French and English without the songs.
"I am playing Eva Braun who has been a mysterious character forever. It was definitely a challenging role but I would say that I will express myself through my eyes. I have worked very hard on my look and it took time to perfect it," said Neha.
Shahrukh, Juhi Chawla to build a cricket stadium
The existing ground is named Duleep cricket ground. The new stadium will be named after Jai Mehta’s grandfather Nanji Kalidas Mehta. Porbandar is selected for the cricket ground because it is the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi and in addition Jai hails from Porbandar and he has some business interest around the place. The stadium will benefit KKR also, it will be a training camp for them.
Says a source, "The local district cricket association and Mehta Sports Private Limited recently inked a deal to build the Nanji Kalidas Mehta stadium at a cost of almost Rs 10 crore."Adds the source, "They have decided on a three-tiered approach. First they plan to make at least 12 pitches, then the dressing rooms and finally the stands. UK-based David Hemstock Associates will develop the outfield and dressing rooms."Read more: Shahrukh, Juhi Chawla to build a cricket stadium Jai Mehta Juhi Chawla Shahrukh Khan http://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/shahrukh-juhi-chawla-to-build-a-cricket-stadium/7181/#ixzz1JxBGKcZQ
Ranbir Kapoor turns item boy
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ne of the characters in the film.“I fell in love with Chillar Party the moment I saw it. And I think this is the least I can do for something I have grown fond of,” says Ranbir, adding, “I was blown away by the kids’ performances in the film. Although it is a typical masala entertainer, I’m happy that it also has other things to say besides only providing entertainment.”Chillar Party director Vikas Bahl informs that kids from his film wanted Ranbir for the song. “They themselves came up with idea of putting in an item song. And when Ranbir watched the film and loved it, kids suggested that he perform the song,” says Vikas.Shot in Film City on Monday, Tayn tayn fissh… has been choreographed by Bosco-Ceaser. The choreographer duo has mixed street dancing with contemporary style for Ranbir’s steps. “We have seen him dancing in Wake Up Sid (2009) and Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008). And we want to take Ranbir’s dancing to the next level,” says Vikas. Composed by Amit Trivedi of Dev D (2009) fame, the song combines street instruments, local voices and dialects, with Amit and his mother providing vocals for it.
Kareena Kapoor chooses Aamir over Saif Ali Khan
“Recent reports that the actress has decided to shoot for Reema Kagti 's film with the Khan over Agent Vinod are not true. On the contrary, Agent Vinod is moving as per schedule and Kareena has finished shooting for most of her scenes,” says a close friend of the star.
According to sources, Saif is working on some patchwork shots for his desi James Bond flick, which does not require Kareena to be present on the sets at all.
“The scenes that are currently being shot are action sequences with Saif, for which Kareena is not required. Director Sriram Raghavan is busy with the VFX (special effects) of the film,” says a unit member clarifying that Saif has already shot for a 50-day schedule of his next film and there’s sometime left for the last leg of the shooting to begin.
“Saif is currently occupied with shooting for his 50-day schedule for his next film. Kareena will only be required for the last schedule of the film,” the unit member adds.
Police Story
At the end of a long day on the road promoting the film in Jaipur, he settles down for a telephonic interview. “It's not been a conscious thing to take my own time. I was also caught up producing Taxi 9211 and Chandni Chowk to China between that and looking for the right story. Shridhar Raghavan wrote the story two years back and from then on, we have been working on the production.”
Does the pressure of being the son of Ramesh Sippy, the man who made Sholay, have anything to do with it?
The real pressure
“The pressure is because there are so many good filmmakers today. The real pressure is just to try and do your best among your contemporaries, within the films releasing that year and stand out for your work within that period. And dad is very much part of the work we're doing. He's the producer and is involved from scripting to editing. We try to be as collaborative as possible.”
The slick promos for DMD have generated a lot of buzz with its stylised cuts and music. Rohan insists that all of that style came out organically. “The first thing I read is the 40-50 page novella that Shridhar came up with overnight. That was the starting point for my excitement. Then followed the combination of things — the backdrop of drugs, the characters we had, the setting of Goa. It was really nice to be able to react to all the material we put together. I would love to say I even know what style it is but I don't. I have to give a lot of credit to all the collaborators I have worked with, starting with Shridhar.”
The film that stars Abhishek Bachchan, Rana Daggubati, Prateik Babbar and Bipasha Basu took two years to make since the day Rohan read the novella. He started shoot a year back and wrapped it up by July last year. “The shooting days were only about 70. We went at a reasonably fast clip.”
One of the big decisions he had to take was to rewrite the title song derived from Dev Anand's Hare Rama Hare Krishna. “The context is as different as India in 1971 and India in 2011. It's obviously a different landscape and even within whatever this drug sub-culture is, that was the time of free love and hippies and turning on, tuning in and dropping out. Now, it is the rave culture, there's aggression and a completely different sub-culture at work. From the genre onwards, there's no similarity to that film. That really dictated the tone we wanted to take with the song. It was at a certain point in the script, just before the climax and it set up something what ACP Kamath (Abhishek) was going up against.”
Is it an anti-drug film?
“No, it's a suspense thriller, driven by a cop who is at the heart of investigating a drug mafia and trying to get to who is behind it. That really is the overriding arch of the film. It's not a film about tripping.”
Rohan initially wanted his buddy Abhishek to play the role that went to Rana. “But when he read the script, he tripped on the Kamath character, the cop. That also settled pretty well into my head. It's a well-balanced script that offers all the characters equal importance.”
As the film jumps from Prateik's story to Abhishek's to Rana's before becoming a linear narrative, Rohan wanted someone who starts as a mere presence in the film but, before we realise, has a much bigger role to play. Rana fit the bill perfectly, he says.
“We tend to put too much at the doorstep of actors. Abhishek gives everything in terms of effort, discipline and craft to any director and the rest is up to the director to choose the right material and exploit the talent. Abhishek puts himself in the director's hands and that's what he's guilty of. But that's the nature of the beast (the industry), we fail more than we succeed,” he says
Shouldn't a filmmaker make it a point to leave his fingerprints on his work? “No, No… I am chronically averse to that notion. Leaving that stamp is the least relevant thing to me. It's about telling the story as well as you can. For me, it's about bringing a story to life. If I was writing, there's lot more authorship I can claim. But given that it's Shridhar's script, you really try to play a part in making it work as a film. Taking that journey from one to the other is really what I see my role as. Luckily, I found enough people… Like this film would have been different if Midival Punditz wasn't there. At each stage, obviously there's a huge decision. There is so much in the hands of so many guys. I think I got lucky this time with the number of boxes I managed to check.”
Rohan does not see the need to write his own material. “I am not a writer. When you have a friend like Shridhar who is obviously much better at it than I am, it's good to put down that pen,” he laughs.
Bangalore: South Indian Star Ramya May Join Congress
She is said to have posted in Twitter that she would help the youth Congress which is being rejuvenated and would join it formally very soon. The youth Congress sources indicated that she may choose the occasion of youth Congress head Rahul Gandhi's impending visit to the Garden City on April 20 to take the plunge. The massive rally to be held on the palace grounds could mark her formal entry in Rahul's presence.
Ramya has said that she has been enamoured of the leadership qualities in Rahul Gandhi and has decided to involve herself in youth Congress activities and help in organizing the youth power. However, she would not play an active role in politics, she has indicated.
Ramya, born as Divya Spandana in Bangalore, studied at St Hilda's school in Ooty and in Sacred Heart School (Church Park), Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She pursued her graduation at St Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore, but discontinued. Ramya is known in Tamil and Telugu film world as Divya or Divya Spandana, which is her original name.
She is considered as a bold girl and is also referred to as Golden Girl. The last controversy she got entangled in was regarding the Kannada movie, Dandam Dashagunam. She was so upset with the episode that she had announced her retirment from acting. She later agreed continue under pressure from her fans.
She had also announced that another expected hit of hers, Sanju Weds Geeta, would be her last film. She is one of the producers of the movie and the posters proudly scream, ‘Sandalwood Queen Ramya Presents’. The producers Pramod Narayan and Nagashekar started the film and Ramya is said to have helped them in the completion of the movie.
In the south, films and politics have always had a close connection. Sources close to her said that she has an ambition to be in politics with an aim to cleanse the dirt that has partly the smeared the film world
Monday, April 18, 2011
Deepika inked tattoo queen
Kangna has a 'special' friend
Diva Rekha is all about the love
Friday, April 15, 2011
Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Asin in an argument with hair stylist
Asin fires in dressing room
Charming lady asin created a big impact here in South before she headed to Bollywood. Now, she is gossiped to have got into a big argument with her hair stylist recently. The ‘Ghajini’ girl has very fine hair. So, she is always finicky about how her styles look on a film set or at a public event.
An eye-witness who saw the actress firing her stylist says, no matter what the hair dresser was doing asin isn’t liking it. She put in the usual extensions but actress still felt there was something missing. When asin’s hair was fixed for the fourth time, she began yelling at stylist who silently continued with job while grumbling and fuming continued.
A source adds that situation was so tense in dressing room that hair stylist even contemplated quitting. However, at one point she snapped back and asin said she was being deliberately sabotaged by someone who wanted her to look ugly and she stormed out of the make up room.
Mallika challenges Katrina
Move over Munni and Sheila, Shalu is here. In what seems like an open challenge thrown at Malaika Arora Khan and Katrina Kaif, Mallika Sherawat shot for an item song on Wednesday whose words blatantly mocked Katrina and Malaika's twin triumphs. Mallika sang, "Munni bhi maani aur Sheila bhi maani, Shalu ke thumke ki duniya deewani."
Apparently the Munni and Sheila choreographer was approached to do Mallika's Shalu ke thumke. But Farah Khan begged off saying she only choreographs for very close family friends.
According to a source, the lyrics of the song were originally quite different. "By openly singing that she's better than Munni and Sheila, Mallika is sending out a clear message. It was the actress who wanted the Munni-Sheila element incorporated into the song. Composer Anand Raj Anand modified the tune accordingly. Mallika wants to position herself as the
no 1 item queen of Bollywood. She feels her Maiyya Maiyya in Guru came long before My Name is Sheila and Munni Badnaam. This year she has already performed two item songs. And is open to more.
Akshay Kumar, woos Ladies' Only Audience at London Screening of Thank You
Akshay Kumar, wowed and wooed the ladies of London on Saturday 9th April, at an exclusive Ladies Only Screening of his latest film, 'Thank You', at Cineworld Feltham, followed by an energetic and lively Q&A with the charming screen icon. To celebrate the film's theatrical release the day before, the leading man of Indian cinema flew into London especially, to engage in an interaction with some of his female fans, who turned out in their masses for the exclusive event, rendering the lively auditorium a 'house full'.
The audience was delighted and entertained by the romantic comedy, and to make their evening even more special and one to be cherished for life, Akshay Kumar stepped onto the stage following the screening, to discuss marriage, relationships and fidelity in his on-screen avatar from the film, 'Kishan', with the ladies in the audience.
Produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Hari Om Entertainment Company, 'Thank You' is a film that lifts the lid on extramarital affairs. Filmed in Canada, maestro of comedy Akshay Kumar is at the helm of a powerhouse of screen talent that includes fellow stars Sonam Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Irrfan Khan, Suneil Shetty, Celina Jaitley and Rimi Sen in a battle of the sexes which transforms matrimony to acrimony. After the staggering Box Office success of 'Singh is Kinng' and the earlier 'Welcome', the superstar Akshay Kumar has teamed up once more with much-loved comedy director Anees Bazmee.
'Thank You' is an honest film about dishonesty which will be loved by and identifiable to audiences, continuing with the signature style we have come to expect from the winning combination of Akshay Kumar and Anees Bazmee.