This summer Priyanka Chopra has reasons to be happy for she has not one, not two, but three films in tow awaiting release this July.

The first film to hit the screens on July 4 would be the much awaited sci-fi flick ‘Love Story 2050’ opposite Harman Baweja. The second one (not leeser in hype in any way) is producer Afzal Khan’s ‘God Tussi Great Ho’ scheduled for release on July 11. It has Salman Khan and Big B as Priynaka’s co-stars. Next is Dharmendra’s ‘Chamku’ awaiting release on July 18 opposite Bobby Deol.

However, an industry insider has to say here, “One wonders if Priyanka herself would be happy with three of her films arriving in such quick time. Not just would it too be too many things happening simultaneously in her career, she would also have to work extensively on the promotion of as many as three films simultaneously.”

He goes on to add, “In addition, she can’t really be expecting to catch on some breath even in weeks to follow since barely a month after her third release, she would be seen paired opposite Abhishek Bachchan in yet another high profile film of hers - Drona. A Goldie Behl fantasy costume drama, the film is all set for August 15 release.”

It does not end here. After ‘Drona’ and Goldie Behl’s flick, Priyanka is sweating hard for ‘Dostana’ and ‘Fashion’ too, both of which are expected to release this year end. Pheeewww!! That’s too much to ask from a pretty lady!

Bollywood and cricket have always been an attraction for each other. Where our Bolly beauties can’t resist the Cricket superstars, the cricketers cannot resist the temptation of the silver screen. So, after Sandeep Patil, Ajay Jadeja and others, the next in tow is Indian Test captain Anil Kumble, who will star in the Pritish Nandy Communication’s forthcoming comedy film ‘Meerabai Not Out’.

The movie which will hit the screens this summer has Mandira Bedi in the main lead playing a maths teacher obsessed with cricket. Also starring in the film are actors like Eijaz Khan, Anupam Kher and Mahesh Manjrekar.

Directed by Marathi Director Chandrakant Kulkarni, the film will be produced by Pritish Nandy Communications in partnership with Sony Pictures and DQ Entertainment.

So, it will be a double treat for cricket loving movie goers to get the combination of ultra-sexy Mandira Bedi with talented Anil Kumble.

Firoz Nadiawala and Information and Broadcasting Ministry are set to co-produce a film on Tantya Tope. The film will be directed by Vinay Shukla (of ‘Godmother’ fame).

The story is based on 1857 revolt. Besides Tatya Tope, other prominent figures like Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi and Nanasaheb Peshwa (Tope’s good friend) will be part of the film’s story. The tale will be told from the point of view of Tatya Tope and his alliance with Rani Laxmibai and Nanasaheb.

Producer Firoz Nadiadwala has approached Akshay Kumar for the lead role. Akshay has shown keen interest in the role but is yet to sign on the dotted line. The word doing rounds is that Deepika Padukone has been approached for the role of Laxmibai. If all is set, then this will be Deepika’s second flick with Akshay Kumar, the first being ‘Chandni Chowk To China’.

Nandita Das has carved her own niche in the world of unconventional cinema and now the gal is in news again for yet another parallel cinema but this time with a difference. This time she has crossed the borders and will be seen in the movie ‘Ramchand Pakistani’ under the direction of a Pakistani filmmaker Mehreen Jabar.The film will also have other television stars from Pakistan television playing important roles in the film. Nandita plays the character Champa, mother of the boy, Ramchand. The story revolves round the hassles faced by the family when the boy and his father accidentally cross the border. The story moves parallel between the father-son in Kutch jail and the mother left in a small village in Pakistan. The film also brings out the differences of being a Hindu dalit in an Indian jail.

Talking about director Mehreen, Nandita says, “I met Mehreen at Kara Film Festival where Bawandar was to be screened. Later on, we became friends and she narrated me this story which I found very powerful. She is a very intelligent and a sensitive director.”

Ramachand Pakistani will be showcased at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

Separation from her boyfriend Vikram Bhatt has inspired Amisha Patel to focus more on her career. After landing with a crucial role in Kunal Kohli’s next film under Yashraj banner, the actress has taken a step further and has bagged in a meaty role in Shah Rukh Khan’s home production ‘Billoo Barber’, a comedy to be directed by Priyadarshan.The film is about two childhood friends – a barber (played by Irrfan Khan) and a rich filmstar (played by SRK himself). The film is apparently inspired from the mythical Krishna-Sudama story. It is reported to be a remake of Malayalam film ‘Katha Parayumbol’.
Amisha Patel has been signed to play Irrfan’s wife. However, she will also be sharing some scenes with Shah Rukh. Tabu was the first choice for the role but she declined the offer to Amisha’s gain.

Yesteryear superstars Rekha and Rishi Kapoor shot a scene for their upcoming film ‘Sadia’ by Raj Kanwar at The Golden Temple in Amritsar on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. In the scene they cleaned utensils at the ‘langar’ of the temple. A few scenes were also shot in the marbled periphery of the temple and at the Akal Takht, the Sikh temporal seat.The duo first paid obeisance at its sanctum sanctorum and were later presented replicas of Harmandir Sahib and sets of Sikh religious books by the SGPC.

Not to mention that the crowd of overwhelmed to catch a glimpse of mystic Rekha clad in an off-white salwar-kammez and dupatta around her neck. Also, like every other religious visit, even this one was also not without controversies. Some people showed their displeasure when the actors were offered holy water, which they poured in each others’ mouths, as it is considered taboo inside the shrine premises by the Sikh ‘maryada” (religious code).

Rekha was nonetheless very touched by piety of the temple and said, “It is a pious and religious place for the whole world; not just one community”.

Konkona Sen is eagerly awaiting RituParno Ghosh’s ‘Sunglass’ to hit the screens. With this movie, bubbly Konkona is trying her hand at comedy for the first time and she did love doing it.“Though Mixed Doubles was a comedy I didn’t have any humorous scenes. Ranveer (Shorey) had the funny scenes. I didn’t. In Sunglass I do have the comedy. And I enjoyed myself. …I wonder when Rituda will release the film! He’s gone to another film Last Lear. We haven’t even dubbed for Sunglass. Me and Jayaji have been at his head to release it,” says Konkona.

Konkona shares the mother-daughter relationship with Jaya Bachchan in the movie. She has already done so with her in ‘Laaga Chunri Mein Daag’ and the two get along very well for sure. Well, for Konkona (credits to her easy going nature), there is no problem with any of her co-stars. She gets along well with all her co-stars, be it Kangana Ranaut in ‘Metro’, Sandhya Mridul and Tara Sharma in ‘Page 3’ or Madhuri Dixit in ‘Aaja Nach Le’.

Amisha Patel will be seen next in Kunal Kohli’s project opposite Saif Ali Khan. This is the first time Amisha is teaming up with Chhote Nawab. The film will be produced by Kohli himself and distributed by Yash Raj. It will also have Rani Mukherjee and Rishi Kapoor in a cameo. It will be shot maily in Delhi.This will be Kohli’s next after ‘Fanaa’ and Amisha is gearing up for it. She has lost a few kilos and is taking extra care of her skin these days.

This is what happened on the scenic beaches of Maurituis when the units of ‘Kidnap’ starring Minissha Lamba and Imran Khan, ‘Click’ starring Shreya Talpade, Rehan Khan and Senha Ulal and ‘Money Hai To Honey Hai’ starring Govinda and Hansikaa Motwani went to shoot on one location.The beach was divided into three halves where each of the unit was shooting a dance sequence. Choreographer Bosco had quite a parade choreographing ‘Kidnap’ and ‘Money Hai To Honey Hai’ at the same time. To add to the chaos, the spot boys got jumbled up. Even the actors of the three films were put up in the same hotel.

Looking at it, the incident feels like some sequence from a comedy flick!

The leading pair of Rumi Jaffrey’s ‘God Tussi Great Ho’ do not hit off too well off-screen, the grievances rooting back to the time when Priyana Chopra refused to work opposite Salman Khan in ‘London Dreams’ last year. The film which is to be directed by Rajkumar Santoshi is currently on hold.Now, when Priyanka took a long time with her make up on the set of ‘God Tussi Great Ho’, Salman Khan did not grin and lump it, as human male species has learnt to do since recorded history. Instead, he chose to show his displeasure to Priyanka. His hostility went on a rise and ultimately Priyanka put her foot down accusing Salman of being rude. Aggravated, Salman Khan asked director Rumi Jaffrey to announce a pack up, which the hapless Jaffery did.

This is Bollywood! Here the grievances are kept nursed for a long long time..

Produce Vipul Shah has come up with a novel idea to keep the cast of his film ‘Singh is Kinng’ happy. All his cast members have taken their families along for the two-month-long schedule at Goa Coast in Australia.Katrina Kaif is staying along with her family, her mom and sisters, in the apartments at Q1, world’s tallest residential tower. Vipul Shah and Akshay Kumar are also there with their families, following which there is a considerable kids group on the sets. The ‘bachcha party’ includes Akshay’s six-year-old son Aarav, Vipul’s sons six-year-old Aryaman and five-year-old Maurya and kids of the line producers.

Talking about it Vipul says, “It becomes extremely difficult to stay away from your family for over two months. We have a start-to-finish schedule at Gold Coast, and that’s when I asked everyone to bring their families along.”

The premier of Bollywood movie ‘Om Shanti Om’ at Leisceter Square London on the night of 15th November 2007 is an event of its kind in the history of Bollywood as the event is marked by the auspicious presence of celebrities like steel Magnate Laxmi Mittal and Hollywood actress Emma Thompson.  According to SRK there other celebrities including the cast of the movie would be presented at the occasion of the premiere of the movie.Om Shanti Om is not SRK’s first home production movie to be premiered in London; earlier Ashoka was also premiered at Leicester in 2002.  Shahrukh favored the premier of movie in London, not only because of Indian diaspora but also for the presence of global audience there.

London has special place in Shahrukh’s kitty and hopefully would play a nice omen in the success of ‘Om Shanti Om’

It so happened that Dia Mirza and Manoj Bajpai were shooting for their short film ‘Zaheer’, which is part of Sanjay Gupta’s ‘Dus Kahaniyan’.In a scene Dia was supposed to slap Manoj. As pre-decided, Dia was to wave her hand close to Manoj’s cheek giving an impression of a slap, but while shooting Dia got so carried away that she placed a real tight slap on Bajpai’s cheek shocking him to the core. Manoj was stunned for a moment but he continued with the scene because director Sanjay Gupta did not call ‘cut’. Gupta has decided to keep the shot in the film because of its real look.

After this incident Manoj has been calling Dia by a new name – Deepak, because of her manly strength.

The lead actors of the film ‘Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama’ are angry with the makers of the films as they had not been informed of the fact that some newcomers would be the part of the film too. The actors announced that they would boycott the music release because of which the event had to be called off by the producers. They have also decided not to promote the film at all.An irate Aashish Choudhary said,” I spotted a few new faces in the promos. Chandrakant Singh has shot sequences with them behind our back. How can I promote a film if I’m not aware of the final product?”

On the other hand, Director Singh is surprised that the lead actors should be insecure of some newcomers. He says, “I have shot with some newcomers but they are just supporting characters in the film. The plot of my film still revolves around the lead pairs- Amrita Arora and Ashish Choudhary, Neha Dhupia and Rajpal Yadav and Rati Agnihotri and Anupam Kher.”

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This is what Nisha Kothari is crooning these days. After a disastrous ‘RGV Ki Aag’ and a row of flops, the actor is trying to charm her good luck by reverting back to her original name, Priyanka Kothari.Explains Nisha aka Priyanka, “Its my original name and my real identity.” She further says that she had changed her name because there was already a Priyanka in the industry. “I changed my name just like that. For my family and friends, even in my film contracts, I am Priyanka Kothari. So, when somebody calls me Nisha, I am not at all comfortable. In this whole scenario I have been wondering, ‘Who is Nisha?’ This realization made me take this decision.”

A wise decision indeed!

With ‘Saawariya’ stars appearing in ‘Jhalak Dikhlaja’, how could SRK stay behind? So, ‘Om Shanti Om’ star Shah Rukh Khan made an appearance on the reality dance show ‘Nach Baliye’ as a judge to promote his latest film.

Dancing to the hit track Dard-e-disco from Om Shanti Om, the actor bonded well with item girl Rakhi Sawant and even did an impromptu jig with her.

“I never tell anyone to go watch my film but this time I will say so. That is because if you do so, it will be fun. It’s an entertaining film with lots of drama and good acting,” says Shah Rukh in praise of his ambitious project.

This Friday will decide who wins at last after all the promotion and marketing fundas.

November 9 is a big day in Bollywood for three reasons: Om Shanti Om, Saawariya and Jodhaa Akbar. If the festive day marks the release of the first two mega films, it will also witness the unveiling of the third- a four minute long theatrical trailer of Ashutosh Gowarikar’s much awaited ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ on the official website, ‘www.jodhaaakbar.com’.The trailer goes:

After the Ashutosh Gowarliker Productions logo shines on-screen for over half a minute, the trailer starts off. The first few frames show Akbar( Hrithik Roshan) and Jodhaa( Aishwarya Rai) preparing for their Nikaah. And just when you expect Akbar to whisper ‘Nikaah Manjoor Hai’, he roars, ‘Hamle Ke Liye Tayyar….’

The screen goes black and Rahman’s high on-dholak background score goes wild. What follows is a montage of experior and interior shots from the film.

In her ambitious international project ‘The Quest of Sheherzade’, sexy Celina Jaitley will play the role of a mythological beauty Sheherzade. The role requires a lot of stunt and action and the gal is all set and prepared for the role.“It’s a role that requires extensive stunts. Fortunately my father is an army officer. I learnt horse riding in school. But doing so without a saddle requires plenty of training. And I’m off to the US in February 2008. Shooting starts probably in Turkey next Summer,” says Celina.

From a long time Bollywood film makers have been copying Hollywood films under the tag of ‘inspiration’. The latest in the bandwagon is Aditya Datt whose next venture ‘Good Luck’ is ‘inspired’ by Hollywood comedy ‘Just My Luck’ starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine. The movie has Sayali Bhagat and Aryeman in the lead roles. Other stars include Ranvir Shorey and Lucky Ali.The original Hollywood flick had Lindsay playing the luckiest girl in New York City while Chris playing the unluckiest guy. Their lucks swapped when Lindsay kissed Chris at a masquerade resulting in bad luck for Lindsay and golden fortune for Chris. To regain her lost luck back, Lindsey goes about kissing every guy she meets.

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Movie: Singh is King

Star Cast: Akshaye Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Om Puri, Javed Daferi, Neha Dhupia plus more

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Role title: Old Indian Gangster
Role type: Daily
Type of artist: Actor
Gender required: Male
Age range: 45-60
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Breakdown: Well built, great personality. Good height, healthy. Could have a moustache, stylish Needs to be regal looking. Used to be Lucky’s Boss.
Notes: 1 day required.

Role title: Girlfriend
Role type: Bit Role
Type of artist: Actor
Gender required: Female
Age range: 20-30
Rates/fees: APA
Breakdown: Needs to look like a Bollywood Lead actress. Very good looking Indian girl, good height, good complexion, sophisticated looking, fit.
Notes: Hindi Language required

Role title: Daughter
Role type: Bit Role
Type of artist: Not specified
Gender required: Female
Age range: 5-8
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Breakdown: 6 yr old Indian girl, very beautiful, should speak Hindi. good complexion. Innocent
Notes: Should speak Hindi

Role title: Blind Girl
Role type: Daily
Type of artist: Actor
Gender required: Female
Age range: 6-10
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Notes: Very beautiful, innocent looking, height according to age. beautiful eyes. Indian ethnicity. Needs to speak Hindi. Has a page of dialogue.

Role title: Father
Role type: Daily
Type of artist: Actor
Gender required: Male
Age range: 45-55
Rates/fees: APA
Breakdown: Very rich looking Indian man, well built, good personality, good height, sophisticated
Notes: Played with frustration with a resulting undertone of Humor

Role title: Mother
Role type: Daily
Type of artist: Not specified
Gender required: Female
Age range: 44-50
Rates/fees: APA
Breakdown: very rich looking Indian lady, healthy, good personality, decent height, sophisticated

Role title: (Punjab Gangster)
Role type: Support Role
Type of artist: Not specified
Gender required: Male
Age range: 25-28
Rates/fees: APA
Breakdown: Needs to be Sikh and speak Hindi. Very good looking young man.
Notes: 10+ days required

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