Archive for December, 2006
Is Sunny Deol Changing Courts?
Dec 23rd
Sunny Deol was highly applauded for his heavy dialogues against Pakistan in movies like ‘Border’, ‘Gadar’ and ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’. Now, Sunny is changing courts. He is going to play the role of a Pakistani in Producer-director Amtoji Manna’s movie ‘Kafilaa’. Besides Sunny, other lead roles are played by Pakistani actresses Sana Nawaz and Monalisa.
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Abhishek Bachchan thrives on the negative!
Dec 23rd
Abhishek Bachchan is sure acquiring a knack for being the bad boy. After his performance in Yuva was appreciated, Abhishek did yet another ‘negative’ role in Dhoom 2, where despite being the cop, he managed to appear as the bad guy as far as the audience is concerned. And now we hear, he is once in a role with negative shades in Mani Ratnam’s Guru.
Abhishek bachchan admits that it was tough playing an ambitious man who can justify breaking laws without any guilt in the film. Now in AB’s baby trying to make a mark as the anti-hero?
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Aarti Chabria is recovering
Dec 23rd
Where is actress Aarti Chabria these days? Well, thi girl is recovering from a major accident which saw her on a wheel chair – she suffered torn ligaments and tissue inhuries. When DT got in touch wit the pretty damsel who is recouping slowly but surely, she told us, “You really appreciate your body and things around you when such a thing happens! I was so helpless all this while, but thank God I am much better now and will hopefully start work soon!” We are hopeful, too, Aarti!
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Minissha Lamba upbeat about upcoming films
Dec 23rd
Actress Minissha Lamba, who forayed into filmdom with Yahaan, wil be seenin two different avtars in 2007. In Reema Kahti’s Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd she is paired with Abhay Deol and they play a parsi couple. Minissha says it is one of the sweetest scripts she’s heard to date.
though it has an ensemble cast, every character has some sort of mad quirkness about them. The narrative is such that every character has its own uniqueness. Ours is an endearing couple, madly in love, and stands out in their own way,
she said. After that is Ananth Mahadevan’s Anamika – The Untold Story, a romantic thriller loosely based on the bestseller Rebecca. While Koena Mitra plays Dino Morea’s childhood sweetheart, Minissha plays his second wife.
I play this young girl who is thrown into a world that is alien to her. She struggles to find her new life of hers
Says Minissha Lamba.
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Ameesha Patel is an angel!
Dec 23rd
She has looks that could launch a thousand ships, as they say. And she would pass off for an angel any day. But did you know that Ameesha Patel’s pet names describe her to the hilt? She admits that she has been nicknamed ‘Angel’ and ‘Princess’. But the ‘angelic princess’ doesn’t reveal who gave her those nicknames. Now, we wonder who calls her by those names? Anyone betting it’s Vikram Bhatt? 
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Ishaa Koppikar wants happiness
Dec 23rd
Every Actress wants to be successful, but Ishaa Koppikar insists that we do not realise an actor;s ultimate goal. According to her, everybody, not only an actor, struggles for happiness. Ask her where she sees herself a few years down the line and she immediately answers that since she is struggling for happiness, she sees herself happier in a few hears. This lady sure has a way with words!
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Sameera Reddy denies link-ups
Dec 23rd
Ever Since Sameera Reddy has stepped into bollywood, she’s been linked with someone or the other. But ask her whether any of the rumours are even vaguely true, abd she laughs it off, saying that she keeps wondering at them. At the same time, she insists that she is very much single, and that she doesn’t need that kind of publicity to sustain her image. Sam has sure learnt it the hard way – link-ups are a part and parcel of Bollywood!
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Nisha Kothari and Kapil Dev: Deadly combination!!
Dec 23rd
Guess what Nisha Kothari is busy doing these days besides being Ramu’s Basanti. She is busy with Kapil Dev endorsing Fragrance World India’s Trophy perfume. The launch of the perfume was held in Mumbai on Wednesday. The product carries the tagline of ICC World Cup 2007 and will be available at all leading retail stores across the country. The unisex perfume, priced at Rs 2,500, comes in four fragrances. Nisha says, “This is my first endorsement and I am glad to be paired with a world famous personality.” She also said, “While choosing a project, I look for professional attitude and quality.”
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Mani Ratnam’s ‘Guru’ world premiere in Toronto
Dec 23rd
Mumbai, Dec 21: Writer-director Mani Ratnam’s “Guru“, starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, will have its world premiere in Toronto on Jan 11 at the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre Centre.
Roger Nair Productions has acquired the Canadian rights of “Guru” from Bobby Bedi’s Kaleidoscope Entertainment. The company has entered the distribution market in a big way for Canada territory and will be buying Bollywood films for North America and Europe as well. This is Bollywood going global.
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Amrita Arora: I am just 22!!
Dec 23rd
Amrita Arora, at present, has hardly any movie on which she can bank upon for a big success. She is currently doing ‘Shart’ with Tushar Kapoor. She is working with Rahul Khanna in a Tanuja Chandra’s movie. She has Yagnesh Shetty’s ‘Cheetah’ and ‘Team-The Force’ with Sohail Khan. When asked about her present status (which is definitely not rocking!) in Bollywood, Amrita says that she doesn’t worry much about it. She is just 22 years old and has enough time to prove herself. Will anybody tell Amrita that ‘Time and Tide waits for none’!.
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Karan Johar: ‘Kuchi Kuchi Hota Hai’ Animated Dogs
Dec 23rd
It seems Karan Johar is tired of working with the same actors again & again.After his film ‘Kabhie Alvida Naa Kehna’, Johar is now trying his hand at animation. “I don’t know how you will interpret this, but as far as I am concerned, this is a novel idea. It is a new territory for me. But at the same time, it will be a complete film for me…… complete as in there will be songs and dances in the film. There will be emotions that people can identify with. Basically, it will be a familiar idea in an alien territory,” says Johar.
According to sources, the film is a remake of ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ and it’s name will be re-titled ‘Kuchi Kuchi Hota Hai’ and the lead cast will be animated dogs. Yes, you heard it right. The animated movie will be different this time and dogs will be replacing the super-stars. The dogs will be singing and dancing in the film as well. The film will be approximately of 2 hours unlike the 3 hours of the original.
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Koel Purie’s Friendly Thesis
Dec 23rd
Actress Koel Purie was directed by Rahul Bose once upon a time. And later she even shared screen space with him. So does working with an actor whom you share great camaraderie with make life easier? Koel says, “it makes it all the more easy. The more history you share with someone the more chemistry you have with him/her, and the comfort level increases.” Now do we take that as a universal phenomenon or should we add a ‘conditions apply”?
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Lara Dutta: The stars are not in favour
Dec 23rd
There is something certainly wrong with Lara Data’s stars these days. She gets the movies but somehow the project does not materialize. First, she was signed by Sanjay Gupta for ‘Dus Kahaniyan’. But then Sanjay dropped Lara for hot Bipasha Basu. Again, Amarjeet signed Lara for the title role in his film which was to be directed by Sudip Sarkar. The movie was based on a true story. The launch party took place amidst much pomp in a five star hotel. But again the stars took their turn and the producer dropped Amarjeet’s movie and started another project. Lara seriously needs to do something. What about adding one more ‘A’ to the name -“Laara Dutta!’.
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Hema Malini to do a ‘Mujra’
Dec 23rd
Actress and trained dancer Hema Malini is going to present a Mujra number in Pradeep Sarkar’s ‘Choodiyan’. The shooting for the movie is in progress in Benaras. The ‘Thumri’ song for the Mujra number will be sung by Rekha. Chh! Chh! No, not our old-gold Rekha, But Pradeep Sarkar’s sister Rekha. Hema Malini is in a guest role in the movie where as the title roles are to be played by Rani Mukherjee, Konkana Sen Sharma and Jaya Bachchan.
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Jiah Khan: From musician to actress
Dec 23rd
Jiah Khan may be the envy of every young girl in the country today – what with her performing Lolita to the inimitable Amitabh Bachchan in her very first film Nishabd. But did you know that Jiah Khan actually is a musical and lyricst of sorts? Well, here’s some inside info – the actress actually wrote and composed music in collabration with her friends when she was – hold your breath – just sixteen. Well, here’s a music composer cum actress all rolled into one. Filmmakers must be already cutting down their budgets thanks to Jiah!
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Priyanka Chopra needs no pain!
Dec 19th
It’s always impressive when an actor enacts an emotional scene on screen. And quite a few actors feel that you need to experience such emotions in real life to be able to portray them realistically on screen. But Priyanka Chopra isn’t one such actor. The actress, in fact, totally negates this necessary. “No, I don’t think you have to go through pain to enact it out on screen,” she informs DT, “You can observe other people and try and act it out. That’s why it is called acting.” Now that’s typically like Priyanka – no frills, only practically.
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Rakhi Sawant: Fighting ka Nayaa Funda or a Publicity Stunt
Dec 19th
The sultry siren Rakhi Sawant really knows how to stay in news. After all that kiss-miss episode with Mika Singh, now the hot news is that Mika is not only going to sing a song in Rakesh Sawant’s movie ( Rakhi’s Brother) but also is going to compose music for it. If that is not enough, Rakhi is going to act in the movie.
When Rakhi was asked about the news and her strained relations with Mika, she did not answer. However, Mika said that his dispute with Rakhi still prevails. He has just agreed to sing in her brother’s movie. What is this? A fighting or acting?
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Koena Mitra to perform with Nelly Furtado
Dec 19th
She herself impressed us with her dance numbers – right from her debut number in Road to the more recent EK Hasina Ek Khiladi and Apna Sapna Money Money. And now Koena Mitra is all set to perform with none other than another favourite Nelly Furtado – the acress will be performing at the singer’s New Year show which will be televised in more than eight countries. Obviously, Koena Mitra is quite excited about the prospect of reaching out to millions of hindi film buffs across the world. DOn’t worry Koena. Considering your movies, it’s gonna be quite easy dancing your way into your fans’ hearts!
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Is that Vidya Balan in that hot MMS?
Dec 19th
A porny video clip featuring actress Vidya Balan, which is presently doing rounds on internet and mobile phone, is simply too much to digest. Those who have seen the clips swear that the resemblance of the woman in a one-minute sizzling video clip is incredibly close to Vidya. However, Vidya’s close friends are quick to declare the video as morphed or fake. We may debate whether it’s a morphed video of Vidya some look-alike in the act, but Vidya decided to keep absolutely cool about it. Her secretary said from Mumbai that “she is busy shooting here and does not want to react to this. The issue is totally irrelevant to her and we do not want to encourage any discussion on the topic.”
In the past, Mallika Sherawat and Preity Zinta too had MMSs of their look-alikes doing the rounds and a MMS had also come to the fore which allegedly showed Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur smooching.
Meanwhile, for some more news about the actress, Vidya Balan will star opposite Chiranjeevi in Prabhudeva’s Telugu remake of ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’, titled ‘Shankardada Zindabad’. The only difference here is that Vidya will play a vibrant radio jockey for Surya FM, the radio channel owned by the Sun-Gemini network.
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Neetu Chandra on a high
Dec 19th
Talking of ‘Traffic Signal’, the heroine of the film, Neetu Chandra, is now on a high. Neetu has been banking a lot on the film. Though her debut film ‘Garam Masala’ was a hit, it did not get her too many kudos. So Neetu has been trying hard to bag some projects and has been meeting many big film makers to land some plum roles. Clearly, her persistence has paid off as she has bagged a role in Ashok Pandit’s ‘Homeland’. All she needs to do now is to perform well.
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