Archive for September, 2007
Om Shanti Om – The blend of the young and the old
Sep 11th
The SFX technology does it all. Shirish Kunder (Farah Khan’s husband) did it in ‘Jaaneman’ to transpose Salman Khan with the stars of 60s and 70s. Now, Farah Khan does in ‘Om Shanti Om’ to show gorgeous Deepika Padukone dance with the movie stars of the 70s- Rajesh Khanna, Jitandra and late Sunil Dutt, and that too in a young avatar of these stars. We know by now that Shah Rukh Khan’s production company Red Chillies Entertainment has topnotch technology and equipment available for SFX.The film,
an unusual love story, spans over thirty years. The film has Shah Rukh Khan playing a junior artist and Deepika Padukone playing a big filmstar in 1970s.
Popularity: 9% [?]
Shilpa Shetty walks the ramp for Tarun Tahiliani
Sep 11th
Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty walked the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week ramp at Pragati Maidan for Tarun Tahiliani’s collection “From Kutch to Kenya“.She mesmerized the audience in a flowing golden drape dress with a gold headband and waistband.
“People say that by bringing a celebrity on the ramp, a designer can get away with any kind of collection but that is not true. The drape evening dress was designed only keeping her in mind,” Tahiliani said after the show Thursday evening.
For the male counterpart, the collection was inspired by Kathiawari men in Kutch with models in dhotis and wrapped skirts and glorious safas to protect them from the summer sun. The colors ranged from creamy latte, pale pistachio to hot pink.
Popularity: 10% [?]
Tanushree Dutta in action
Sep 11th
Tanushree Dutta, after sizzling Bollywood screen with her glamour, will now be seen in an action film for children to be directed by a new director, Hadi Abrar. It will have a lot of special effects and fantasies.
Earlier, it was reported that the film is based on the ‘Tomb Raider Series’. However, Tanushree denies the report saying, “No, its not based on the Tomb Raider series and the character has nothing to do with Lara Croft played by Angelina Jolie. It has a different story line and concept altogether, but the look is somewhat inspired from it.”
Tanushree is very excited about the role and has already started working out for it. “I would be required to do some action sequences, although they won’t be very complicated. However, I need to train myself for that because I have never done an action sequence before that’s why I am learning martial arts,” the gal says.
Popularity: 8% [?]
Dino Morea’s first item number
Sep 11th
He hates the term ‘Item Number’, but this a fact that Dino Morea will do a rocking dance number in a guest appearance for Jahnu Barua’s ‘Har Pal’ to be choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant.“Yeah. It is just a guest appearance. It’s my first item song and that too a really rocking number by Pritam. And I get to play a DJ,” Dino said. He further clarifies the reason for his excitement, “I hate the term ‘item song’. It reduces me to a commodity. But the track was too sizzling to resist and I’m getting to dance with two of the hottest ladies in showbiz. I mean Preity and Isha.”
Dino has quite fond memories of Preity and her friendship, “I know her from the time she first came to Mumbai. We were both new and great friends. I feel so proud to see her taking such confident strides. And she’s also become such a terrific dancer. I’m enjoying the thought of dancing with her and Isha.”
The actor is recently concentrating on his production company. He has shot an ad film with Karan Johar and Kareena Kapoor which has been directed by Tarun Mansukhani. His forthcoming releases are ‘Kabhi Bhi Kahin Bhi’ and ‘Deha’.
Popularity: 12% [?]
Yet another version of ‘Devdas’
Sep 7th
Another version of ‘Devdas’ is on the way. To be directed by Sudhir Mishra and belonging to the ever-rising production house Pritish Nandy Communications, this ‘Devdas’ will have Shiney Ahuja as the lead hero and Lara Dutta as ‘Paro’.However, the story doing rounds of Esha Deol playing ‘Chandramukhi’ is baseless as told by Pritish himself. “It’s true that Shiney Ahuja and Lara Dutta have been confirmed for the roles of Devdas and Paro. But we’re yet to cast Chandramukhi. The reports of Esha Deol being signed for the part are completely untrue.”
For the immortal role of courtesan ‘Chnadramukhi’ director Sudhir Mishra says, “I’m very keen on Soha Ali Khan. My Chandramukhi isn’t a dancer at all. She plays an investment banker. Having said that, let me tell you Soha is good dancer. Watch her in my Khoya Khoya Chand and you’ll know.”
Image Source: SantaBanta
Popularity: 9% [?]
Jiah Khan on the ramp
Sep 7th
Last seen with the sensational role in ‘Nishabd’, actress Jiah Khan is currently exploring her love for internet. After being chosen as the ambassador of Campus Awards 2007, Jiah walked the ramp at the award function launched by Bharatstudent.comWith black stockings covering bottom and body hugging upper, Jiah looked classic as ever. She unveiled the logo for awards and was all comfortable giving some hot posses.
Sayali Bhagat, Anchal Kumar, Shonal Rawat, Priyanka Shah, Hanif Hilal, Ajay and Vijay Balhara also walked the ramps showcasing campus wear.
“I love the internet. It’s so personal any age group people can enjoy online,” said Jiah Khan.
Rumours are ripe that the sultry actress would be seen in Rajkumar Santoshi’s London Dreams and Boney Kapoor’s Hindi remake of Pokhri along with Amir’s Gajni.
Popularity: 15% [?]
Vikram Phadnis on Sallu family
Sep 6th
When Malaika Arora Khan and Katrina Kaif walked the ramp with other models at JW Mariott hotel in Mumbai sporting Vikram Pahdnis’ designs at the event organized by Zapak.com to unveil the games and Vikram’s look, the crowds were left google-eyed with the funky creations created by Phadnis for Zapak.com.The two girls were all praise for Vikram, who incidentally is Salman’s regular designer. Katrina said, “Among Indian designers, I love to wear Vikram’s clothes.” Malaika added, “I love wearing his designs.”
However, when Vikram was put under the spot and asked to choose between Salman’s sis-in-law and lady love, the designer was anything but funky or impractical as his designs.” They both are family, so how can I choose?” he laughed.
Popularity: 10% [?]
Mallika Sherawat in ‘Ugly and Pagli’
Sep 6th
We had informed you that Bollywood sex bomb Mallika Sherwat will pair up again with Rahul Bose for ‘Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam’. But the things seem too much tilted towards this lady these days.Now sexy Sherawat will reportedly play the female lead in Pritish Nandy Communications’ next romantic comedy titled ‘Ugly And Pagli’, to be directed by Sachin Khot. Mallika will play the character of ‘Pagli’ and the search is on for the male co-star to play ‘Ugly’. This time Ranvir Shorey and not Rahul Bose seems to a strong contender for the role.
Popularity: 8% [?]
Amrita Arora and Celina Jaitley in Regent Street Festival
Sep 6th
India is surely carving its niche on the world map. England, on Sunday, celebrated the vivid colours of India through the Regent Street Festival, with ‘India Now’ as its theme. Cannes this year celebrated 60 years of India’s Independence, and now the Regent Street celebrated India’s culture through dance processions and musical displays.To grace the event were two gorgeous ladies – Amrita Arora and Celina Jaitley, dressed in a red western dress and traditional Indian sari, respectively, as special guests at the Regent Street Festival and celebrated India along with Ken Livingstone, the Mayor of London.
“It’s lovely to be here, and it’s amazing how people want to know so much about our country,” said Amrita. “The colour, the spirit, the celebration – it’s all so beautiful!”
Popularity: 8% [?]
Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone in ‘Made in China’
Sep 6th
Akshay Kumar who carved his first niche in Bollywood as an action hero slowly got into comedy films. Now, with a long stretch of seven years, Akshay is going to enact in a complete action packed film which will also be Warner Brothers’ first Bollywood film. The film titled ‘Made in China’ will have Deepika Padukone opposite Akshay Kumar. The producers will be Ramesh and Rohan Sippy.Akshay Kumar is undergoing training in the martial art form called Wushu which has been the style largely used by Jackie Chan and Jet Lee. It is well-known that Akshay admires and adores Jackie Chan.
’Akshay has been a martial arts student for years,’ director Nikhil Advani told. ‘The Wushu style is very big in China. Jet Li and Jackie Chan constantly practice it,’ he added.
Advani said, ‘My writer Sridhar Raghavan and my Indian producer Rohan Sippy designed the film with Akshay in mind. It was either Akshay or no one else for the role. We needed a lead pair who could do the action scenes with the grace of dancers. Both Deepika and Akshay are phenomenal dancers and athletes.’
Being India’s first film to be shot in China, the shooting will start in locations like Shanghai, Beijing and a village near the Chinese capital from Jan 2008.
Popularity: 23% [?]
Lankan lass Jacqueline Fernandes
Sep 6th
Former Miss Sri Lanka, Jacqueline Fernandes, 22, has not only been linked to Vivek Oberoi, she is now all set to walk the ramp at Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week and will soon be seen in a cell phone commercial with Hrithik Roshan. Fernandes, who is in talks with a ‘well-known Bollywood director’, is learning Hindi and taking acting lessons. Another Katrina Kaif in the making?
Popularity: 100% [?]
Salman Khan gets bail
Sep 6th
Salman Khan, who had been sent to prison in the Jodhpur jail for the Chinkara poaching case, was granted bail by the Jodhpur bench of Rajasthan High Court on Friday. He reached home in Mumbai later in the day.The actor was in tears when he heard the news of his bail and said, “I am very thankful to my fans who prayed for me. I am not guilty. I want to hold my head high and not hang it in shame.”
Salman had been in Jodhpur Central Jail for the past seven days after a sessions court upheld his five-year jail term in the 1998 Chinkara poaching case. The actor utilized his time in jail painting and has expressed his desire to auction all the paintings that he made in jail.
However the animal activists are not happy with the news, “Its absolutely appalling. This is not even his first conviction. The court hasn’t considered that he has four other cases against him. He has beaten co-stars, run over five people, bribed witnesses, he’s been shown on TV holding a gun in his hand. Isn’t he a menace to society?” animal Rights’ activist Menaka Gandhi said on hearing the news of the actor’s bail.
The revision petition challenging the actor’s conviction will come up for hearing in the Rajasthan High Court on October 24.
Popularity: 9% [?]
Dino Morea to turn producer
Sep 6th
When Bollywood actresses go through a down phase, they run towards south and when Bollywood actors go through a slump, they turn to production. That is just what Dino Morea is doing. Since his career as an actor is not soaring high in Bollywood, he has decided to try his hand in production. He will produce a period film and an action movie. As for the idiot box, he has decided to produce a reality show which is quite hot these days.
Popularity: 8% [?]