Indian Dance
Bipasha to get 2 crores for her New Year performance
Dec 21st
There could not be a better way for Bollywood stars to welcome the New Year than with a grand extravaganza and walking away with pockets full of money for a one night performance. This is exactly what our Bong beauty Bipasha Basu is set to do for 2010 with her performance in hotel Sahara Star for which she is charging a whopping 2 crore.
The announcement was made in an event organized by the hotel Sahara Star where Mr. Vivek Kumar, CEO, Hotel Sahara Star said, “Hotel Sahara Star bids goodbye to the year gone by and lures you into the New Year with Seduction 2010- the happiest, happening and most sought party of the year, with none other than the dusky diva- Bipasha Basu, who will be performing on the evening of 31st December.”
What has been kept under wraps by the hotel is the song on which Bipasha will rock and the names of other stars who will perform apart from Bipasha.
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Tanushree Dutta pays for her tantrums
Mar 30th
With growing competition, professionalism is the word today. However, some actresses refuse to take off their attitude crown not without losses. So, when actress Tanushree Dutta threw tantrums on the sets of ‘Horn Ok Please’ this Wednesday, producer Sami Siddiqui decided not to give in to her attitude, ousted her out of the project and opted for a more professional Rakhi Sawant instead.It so happened that Tanushree, clad in skimpy clothes, was rehearsing an item song with the film’s choreographer and actor Nana Patekar. Provoked by her outfit some junior artist on the sets passed a lewd comment on Tanushree. To add to the insult, Nana Patekar reportedly said that she should have covered her body up to prevent people from getting provoked. Tanushree was so upset that she refused to perform with Nana. The song is reportedly spicy and Nana was supposed to touch her in some shots. The actress retired to her vanity van refusing to come out of it. This delayed the shoot for over two hours. Irked by Tanushree’s unprofessionalism, the producer cancelled the shoot. Now, the queen of item numbers, Rakhi Sawant, has bagged in the song.
‘Horn Ok Please’ is directed by Rakesh Sarang, and also stars Muzzamil Ibrahim and Rimi Sen.
Image source: GlamSham
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Salman goes shirtless again, this time for the kids
Mar 7th
Salman Khan and his shirtless avatar have become almost inseparable by now. And it was exactly this avatar of his that the kids got to see on the sets ‘Amul Star Voice of India Chhote Ustad’. First, Sallu Bhai swept the crowd as he stepped onto the stage with his hit song ‘Hai Rama Rama Ho’ from the film, ‘Lucky’. He also danced with the Chhote Ustad’s contestants, Aishwarya, Anvesha and Prakriti. And when the kids requsted him to let them have a look at his well-toned bod, Salman promptly obliged and removed his shirt in the true ‘Salman-i-shtyle’ singing to the tune of his hit song ‘O, O Jaane Jaana’. He flexed his muscles and drove the audience wild.“We all, including the audience went crazy when he took off his shirt. This was the best episodic shoot I have ever experience; it was filled with fun”, said the Chhote Ustad contestant, Aishwarya who has been a big fan of Salman Khan since her childhood.
However, this was not all. The bad-boy-with-the-golden-heart also showed the kids his humane side as he donated around five lakh rupees for the aid of one cancer-afflicted child. What’s more, the actor even let his creative urge take over, as he painted a canvas right on the sets. It was certainly a triple treat for the kids, who just couldn’t get enough of the actor.
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Aarti Chhabria shoots for the most expensive item number ever
Feb 13th
Aarti Chhabaria was last seen as a bar dancer Tarannum in ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’. Then, the actress went for what seems a long hibernation. Well, she is back now and how!!Not being much in news Aarti has been silently working round the clock for her latest film, Shashi Ranjan’s ‘Dhoom Dhadaka’. Aarti plays an actress and item girl in the film. Now, we hear that this Shashi Ranjan’s film has the grandest ever item number which has been picturized on Aarti and is called ‘Hari Om’.
Says the director-producer Mr. Shashi Ranjan, “Hari Om is one the hottest numbers you will ever see on screen….in fact I think it is also the most expensive and grand shoot anyone has ever done in recent times….we shot it on a huge budget for 4 nights outdoors and let me tell you Aarti has never looked as gorgeous as in this song and has performed brilliantly!!”
Adds Aarti, “For Hari Om, I rehearsed for 2 weeks with master Pony who is also very excited about the song…I owe a lot to Shashiji and Pony for presenting me so well in the film…I have really worked on my look for the role in the film and this song, specially has been one of its kind!”
Well, if it really is what it promises, this temperature soaring number is worth watching out!
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‘Miss Bollywood’ in trouble
Nov 15th
Shilpa Shetty’s musical ‘Miss Bollywood’ has fallen down with a thud. After failing to receive any financial backing from London’s West End, Shilpa was forced to open her musical in Germany. The premiere received a bad response and the show has been facing harsh critical reviews, costume malfunctions and poor ticket sales.And now lead star Shilpa is down with some mystery illness, consequently failing to show-up at Friday’s performance.
Tour organizer Farhath Hussain says, “Shilpa has been ill all week and it on a course of antibiotics. She needs to take a rest.”
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Riya Sen v/s Aarti Chabbaria
Nov 9th
Both Riya Sen and Aarti Chabbaria flayed their tempers at the Police Mela recently. It so happened that both Riya and Aarti were given the same song to perform on. The song in question was ‘Dekha Tujhe to Baji Guitar’ from ‘Apna Sapna Money Money’. However, the girls were not at fault. There was a miscommunication between their choreographers- Swaroop and Pappu Mallu.
Aarti said, “I had practiced on the number for five hours. The number was a part of the medley which I was given. After that I was informed that they were giving that song to Riya. That was not fair. Why should the artists bear the brunt if the choreographers have not communicated with each other? So, I walked out.”
Incidentally Aarti’s manager spoke to the concerned authorities and settled the matter. Aarti got the ‘Dekha Tujhe…” number and Riya gyrated to the ‘Apna Sapna Money Money’ title song.
All’s well that end well!! For your info, the show also had performances from Kareena Kapoor, Himesh Reshammiya, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Raanut, Dia Mirza, Geeta Basra, Sunil Paul, Mona Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan among others.
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Shahrukh khan in ‘Nach Baliye’
Nov 9th
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.
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John Abraham woos Bipasha Basu in a music video
Nov 5th
After having charmed the Bong beauty Bipasha Basu off-screen, it was John’s turn of charming Bips …on-screen. John Abraham did so when she shot for a promotional music video for their upcoming film Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, in a suburban studio in which he tries to woo Bips in various manners. However, it’s only in the end when he comes as a football player that she succumbs to his charms.‘Goal’ runs with a storyline of Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani as Shaan and Tony Singh trying to revive a dying Football Club. Things take a turn when John Abraham as Sunny Bhasin joins the team. Running parallel to the tale is the love story of Shaan’s cousin Rumana ( Bipasha Basu) with Sunny.
Indiagames Ltd, India’s benchmark mobile and online games company and Bindass – UTV’s Youth channel have teamed up with UTV Motion Pictures to announce the launch of the ‘Dhan Dhana Dhan GOAL FIFA CHALLENGE’ – a national level FIFA gaming championship where deserving contestants will win a chance to watch the movie with the film’s star cast – John Abraham, Bipasha Basu and Arshad Warsi and also win a host of other cool prizes.
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Sandhya Mridul offered an Item Song
Oct 26th
Sandhya Mridul who had never really got an opportunity to shake a leg in any of her films due to the roles she played, is now letting herself free on the sets of the dance competition “Jhalak Dikhla Ja”.Apart from this, what has come as a pleasant surprise or rather as a “shock” to Sandhya, is that after seeing her sizzle to the song “Mehbooba Mehbooba”, she has been offered an item song by G.S Entertainment in their forthcoming film which is to be directed by Bunty Walia.
According to a source, Sandhya has agreed to do the item number though she did not feel that her image works upto that of an item girl!
Sandhya who is apparently very skeptical about the whole issue, is considering the offer as a golden opportunity, but has preferred to keep it silent before anything materializes. She is surely excited about her stance in “Jhalak Dikhla Jaa” about which she said, “My world has changed I can now figure out the difference between a cha cha cha and a rock-and-roll and a samba. It is definitely an overwhelming experience for me.”
Sandhya sure is a lucky girl!
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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’.
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Rose Dawn – A new dancing deva?
Jul 6th
Call her eye candy or simply suga candy, the latest lokker doing the rounds of music channels is hot import Rose Dawn. The 19-year-old girl from London is creating quite a stir with Frankfinn Music’s new remix video ‘Kahin Pe Nigahen’ and is already well-versed with celebrity lingo.“Item numbers can be classy and naughty and need not be raunchy,” declared Dawn. Interestingly, the Anglo-Indian beauty claims she knows the basics of Kathak, Bharatnatyam, hip-hop, tap dance, ballet and belly dancing. The dawn of a new dance diva, perhaps?
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The crore factor in Upen and Tanisha’s shake
Jul 6th
This is extravagant. A One Crore set has been constructed in Mumbai for a dance number picturized on model-turned actor Upen Patel and Kajol’s younger sister Tanisha. The movie is Kumar Mangat’s ‘One Two Three’ also starring Paresh Rawal, Suniel Shetty, Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol and Sameera Reddy.The song choreographed by Ganesh Acharya has another speciality. It features 1500 dances- a first of its kind says the choreographer.
“This is Upen and Tanisha introduction in the film, and I wanted a very grand look, something no one has seen before, so we sat with our art team to come up with something unique” says Ashwin Dheer, the director of the film. Lets see what wonder the crore factor does.
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Bollywood stars performing at private parties: How far is it right?
Jun 29th
Money has always and will always be the ultimate lure of man. But how far is it right to run after it is the question. Bollywood stars performing at private parties for a big bundle of notes is nothing new. The latest in the buzz is that Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra secretly flew to Turkey and danced on the function of Industrialist Sanjay Vadera’s 40th birthday party in Istanbul. Similar news of Salman Khan, Bipasha Basu and Rani Mukherji performing at Ramesh Shah’s son’s wedding occasion at a five-star hotel in South Mumbai was around.“I think iconic stars have a responsibility towards their audience and to themselves. They shouldn’t reduce themselves to performing on request, for a bunch of star-struck NRIs,” Comments a filmmaker.
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Esha Deol and Tusshar Kapoor turn to item numbers
Jun 26th
Are Esha Deol and Tusshar Kapoor an item by themselves? Hard to tell, though the word is now out that both are pitching in with item numbers for Rohit Shetty’s forthcoming film, ‘Sunday’. While the daughter of Dharmendra and former dream girl Hema Malini will now dance to Shibani Kashyap’s tunes along with actors Ajay Devgan and Arshad Warsi, Tusshar will perform to the music of singer Raagahv being choreographed by Ganesha Acharya. But would the item numbers add any Friday sizzle to ‘Sunday’? That remains to be seen.
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Lara Dutta’s wig flies off
Jun 21st
Jhoom barabar jhoom song and dance sequences will be a real memory for at least the female leads. Where Preity Zinta landed up with bruised feet, Lara Dutta faced an embarrassing situation while shooting a song in Paris.
Lara sports long hair in a dance sequence, but dancing to foot-tapping songs of ‘JBJ’ while wearing a wig was no easy task. And Lara’s wig actually came off as she swung her neck during the shooting of a song landing staright in Abhishek Bachchan’s hands.
To add to the embarrassment, the song was being shot in front of the famous Eiffel Tower before a huge crowd. Although Abhishek tried to hide the wig to save Lara from embarrassment, but the faux pas was already noticed.
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Swing n’ swing right
Jun 21st
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom manages to do just that with its ensemble star cast exuding charisma and doing justice to its role. As usual the father-son jodi rocks and Akki Narula’s costumes do a great job in defining the personas of the characters. Amitabh appears part rakish and part funny in his knee-length boots and feathered hat. He carries off the costume with panache and delivers another cool performance… he carried off the dock worker’s uniform with panache as well in Deewar… all those years back.The characters are well-etched and loud and they respond to some very different-sounding names; sample these Rikki Thukral, Steven Singh, Alvira Khan, etc. The film is based on those flimsiest of premises – boy meet girl but slick production values, good humor, and fantastic locales make this a must watch.
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Anjori Alagh honing her dancing skills
Jun 14th
She made her debut with Vikram Bhatt’s ‘Life Mein Kabhie Kabhie’ and she is also a trained Kathak dancer. Yes, we are talking about the actress, Anjori Alagh who is now utilizing her time reading scripts and polishing her dancing skills. For this, who could be a better trainer than our very old Saroj Khan. So, now Anjori is learning filmi Jhatkas and Latkas from the choreographer.Anjori says, “Well, I have always admired Saroj Khan and the magic she created with Madhuri Dixit is simply brilliant. It can’t get better than her as far as dance is concerned.”
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Preity Zinta goes Uh! Ah! Ouch! at JBJ sets
Jun 10th
Preity Zinta will never forget the shooting of the dance sequences in Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. The difficult steps by choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant made the dancers trip and hurt each other. In a particular dance step, Lara Dutta’s high heeled shoes hurt Preity’s feet so badly that it started bleeding. By the end of the schedule, Preity’s legs were in a terrible state.However, the lady jovially narates the event as,
“I was dancing and suddenly I felt this piercing pain in my foot and I looked down. Lara’s 5 inch heel made a hole in my foot and I went aaahhhhhhhh. And then just when I was just recovering, Bobby’s Punjab da haath landed on my face. I remember seeing stars, planes, trains and submarines at the same time!”
One can easily guess what will Preity think of whenever she sees a high heel!!
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Amisha patel in trouble
Jun 9th
Amisha Patel is having a tough time in Surat even though she has not done anything wrong. Amisha was absent at the much talked about charity dance show on June 2 where she had to perform led the spectators to go on a rampage at that place. The local people of Surat got so angry that they ransacked the indoor stadium premises and damaged the state-of-the-art equipment. The organizers are blaming Amisha for pulling out of the show and want to file a complaint against her for the breach of the contract. But according to Amisha, she didn’t appear because she was not given the remuneration on time. After Amisha signed the contract the token cheque of two lakh rupees given to her got bounced and the organizers handed out a demand draft.Amisha’s spokesperson said that “I have never heard of the organisers. We were dealing with their local agent, Shariq. The usual practice is that they pay you the entire amount before you take the stage. They made false promises and the money never came. They even refused to answer our calls for days.” Eventually, she pulled out when they refused to address her concerns.
Amisha’s business manager Sanjay Upadhaya says that the organisers are known for hoarding the money that they raise from shows. “After much probing I have gathered that these guys have a very bad reputation. I’m told that even Priyanka Chopra had a problem with them.”
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Raima Sen wants to do an item number
Jun 9th
Raima Sen has always been known for her serious and quality roles. But now, the gal is in a mood to get naughty and has expressed her desire to do an item number. Raima says she would be pleased to shake her booty if the number is carved out well. Any producers out there listening? Please listen to the gal’s plea so that we could also get a taste of her versatility.
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