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!
Popularity: 57% [?]
She has endorsed big ones like Maybelline, Levis Strauss, Pepsi and Tissot SA. Talking about Deepika Padukone, the girl definitely has things on a move both in professional and personal front. Where she has the current heartthrob of tinsel town, Ranbir Kapoor, in her arms, she has just grabbed another big endorsement deal. Padukone has just added another feather to her cap by becoming the new face of Dubai’s Aspire Real Estate.
The chairman of the company, Harshit Kantaria, is today a proud owner of Dhs5.5 bn portfolio with developments from Business Bay to Jumeirah Village and Dubai Marina, and special focus on waterfront properties as well. The promising company, Aspire Real Estate, chose Deepika Padukone as a brand ambassador because of her image as a true rising star of Bollywood, claimed the chairman Kantaria.
Since, Aspire Real estate is the new kid in Dubai real estate block and is making it big there in the same way as newcomer Deepika is making it big in Bollywood, the Union of ‘Rising Stars’ is the name given by the company to the association.
Popularity: 41% [?]
furniture BulgariaMadhuri Dixit, who had reigned as the queen of Bollywood for a pretty long period, has been chosen for the prestigious Padma Shri Award for her contribution to the Indian Cinema which will be given to her on May 10. Madhuri, whose birthday is just a few days ahead, could not get a better reason for a grand celebration. She will be coming down from Florida for the award ceremony along with her husband Dr. Nene.
Madhuri was last seen in her comeback ‘Aaja Nachle’ which failed to create stirs on the box-office. Nonetheless, her fan following has not gone down by an inch. So, do we see M.F.Hussain celebrating already?
Popularity: 38% [?]
Aamir Khan has always been known for his perfection and dedication to work. But too much of anything is bad and this one sure proved it. Last week, Aamir had injured his hamstring muscle while shooting an action sequence for his film ‘Ghajini’. Although. Aamir was advised rest for a couple of days, the actor, concerned about the film insisted director A.R.Murgadoss to shoot some close up sequences which would not strain his injury much.
But the idea proved to be disastrous one since Aamir injured his hamstring further and had to be hospitalized. Quotes an eye witness, “He was chasing the bad guy, he stepped in a wrong position and his hamstring muscle got torn. After the shot was ‘Okayed’ for almost 40 minutes, Aamir was unable to stand up. Initially, everyone on the sets thought that Aamir was pulling a fast one, but only when he started screaming in pain, everyone got moving.”
The physiotherapist on the sets could not handle the situation and a specialist had to be called in. He was taken to a local hospital. He has been advised three weeks of complete bed rest and will be coming to Mumbai as soon as his doctors allow him to travel. Meanwhile, the shooting has been cancelled.
A. R. Murgadoss, the director of the film says, “It happened on the day we were shooting some crucial sequences with Aamir. Although he had supported his leg, he got into an awkward position while shooting and he seriously injured himself again. Shooting can hold. We all right now are worried about his well being”.
Popularity: 36% [?]
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.
Popularity: 35% [?]
Kareena Kapoor has dominated the gossip columns for quite sometime be it for her affair with Chhote Nawab, for her fabulous performances in her latest flicks or for her super slim figure. But is Bebo too slim to be fit?
Reports have it that Bebo felt dizzy on the sets of Rohit Shetty’s comedy ‘Golmaal Returns’ where the climax of the film was being shot in Goa this Friday. Rohit Shetty reported that Kareena was “sick and giddy” when she came on the sets and had to be given “fresh juices” before she felt fit enough to shoot her scenes.
Kareena, however, is defensive about her newly acquired super-slim figure and blames her illness on some knee injury. She stresses that she is “healthy”, “fit” and “on top of the world”.
Seems a remote truth, isn’t it?
Popularity: 38% [?]
Renowned Bollywood director Prahakar Shukla is all set to make a movie on a tragic incident of rape and murder of 15 years old British tourist Scarlett Keeling who was found dead on a beach in Goa in February.
Prabhakar Shukla told The Times that he would start shooting of the movie Rave Party from July in Goa and is in contact with Katrina Kaif for the proposed role of playing act of Scarlett. He further said he wished to reveal less known facts about the Portugese colony that is know as “hippy paradise” and have become shelter for drug peddlers and addicts. According to Shukla, ‘The whole film is about drug abuse and the exploitation of tourist” and he further said just not in India but in entire world real life cinema is attracting tourists. He has yet to meet Scarlett’s mother MacKeown and hopefully meet him on planned trip to Britain next month.
According to the comments reported to ‘The Times’ Mrs MacKeown said she is in doubt about the movie that might depict Scarlett in bad shade rather than her killers and police that was lenient in dealing with culprits. “I’d like to know how they’re going to portray it, or I won’t approve it,” she told The Times. “I’m not sure about calling it Rave Party. Scarlett was not at a party. She was raped and murdered on the beach.”
However, Scarlett’s case is recognized as one of the most brutal of a series of recent sexual assaults on foreign women tourist and most of them being female have raised concern about the safety of female tourists in Indian during last six month.
Popularity: 34% [?]
Their superb chemistry set the screens afire in the hits like ‘Humko Deewana Kar Gaye’ , ‘Namastey London’ and ‘Welcome’. They will also be seen next in ‘Singh Is Kinng’ which will hit the theatres in August. Their chemistry also set the shutters clicking at Delhi’s Ferozshah Kotla Stadium where though they appeared as supporters from rival teams, the duo bonded together like thick friends. Akshay was supporting Delhi Daredevils and Katrina was supporting Bangalore Royal Challengers. Both the actors were wearing T-shirts of their respective teams and stood chatting comfortably enjoying each other’s company. Are Salman Khan and Twinkle Khanna listening?
Popularity: 40% [?]
Must say that Tamil Nadu moral police has taken the responsibility of teaching our Bolly actresses the leasson of moral values and Indian traditions.
First it was actress Shriya Saran against whom the Hindu Makkal Katchi had filed a petition over her choice of dress at the silver jubilee celebrations of the film ‘Sivaji: The Boss’. Next they targeted the picture of actress Khushboo seated with her slippers in front of an idol of Hindu deities Lakshmi, Saraswathi and Parvathi, at a film muhurat.
The fresh one is Mallika Sherawat who has been attacked for wearing an ‘indecent’ dress at Dasavatharam audio launch at nehru Indoor Stadium on April 25. S R Kaniraj, the Chennai secretary of the Hindu Makkal Kachi, has filed a compliant against the actress for wearing a revealing dress at the function. The complaint says that Mallika has “caused mental agony and hurt to the sentiments of the people of Tamil Nadu by wearing a revealing mini skirt, exposing her back and sitting cross legged in front of the Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.”
Well, if this continues from HMK, the guys from Tamil Nadu must forget about treating their eyes with the revealing outfits of our actresses!
Popularity: 34% [?]
Sajid Khan has already cracked a hit in his maiden project ‘Heyy Babyy’ under Sajid Nadiawala Productions. Now, he is set for his second directorial venture, this again a multi-starrer romantic comedy, ‘Housefull’ with Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles. The pair is already appearing in ‘Chandni Chowk To China’. In addition, he has chosen Riteish Deshmukh (Riteish has proved himself time and again in comedy) for the second lead. Recently, he signed Jiah Khan as the second female lead and is on the lookout for a third girl.
Rumours doing rounds were that Big B has also been signed for the movie, but Sajid denies this saying, “I had informed you earlier about the trio of Akshay, Deepika, and Riteish, being signed for my film. In addition to that, I have now signed Jiah Khan as the second lead heroine in the film. And I am on a lookout for the third girl.”
Popularity: 23% [?]
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’.
Popularity: 19% [?]
The last day of the Lakme Fashion Week show on March 30 hadT the final act from actor-turned-show stopper Ranbir Kapoor who walked the ramp for Arjun Khanna in a brown, heavily embroidered sherwani. Not to mention, her current love interest, Deepika Padukone was there to cheer him sitting in the first row bonding well and chatting with mom Neetu Singh.
Ranbir, with his face and hair painted golden started with his signature dance step from the title song of ‘Saawariya’. Then, spotting Deepika in the first row, he gave a romantic twist to the show by blowing a ‘kiss’ straight to her lady love right from the ramp.
”There couldn`t have a better confession of love than this. Ranbir made it clear at the LFW that Deepika is his love interest,” said Rashmi Singh, who attended the show.
“Before I came here I didn’t know that my face would be painted golden. Only when I reached the venue and sat on a chair (backstage) to get the make-up done, I got to know about it. But I enjoyed the whole experience,” Ranbir said about his looks for the show.
Deepika being a successful model and Ranbir being a debutante on the ramp, the obvious one was whether the Kapoor kid took tips from the lady. “No I did not take any tips from Deepika before walking the ramp. I had never walked the ramp before. It was the first time for me but I was quite confident. It proved to be an excellent experience,” Ranbir coolly answered this one.
Popularity: 19% [?]
Mumbai saw Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan unveil the autobiography, ‘My Country My Life’, written by leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, L.K. Advani. Big B, as always, was not without her much admired daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Also present were other politicians along with LK Advani himself, Pandit Jasraj, ace art director Nitin Desai and Manoj Kumar.
Where the writing skills of Advani is still to be judged, considering the elite guests who honoured the book launch, this book does promise to make a good read.
Popularity: 18% [?]
Sushmita Sen may not be an iconic Bollywood star, but the lady is sure known for her elegance and poise. These days Sushmita is all but full of talks for her first project ‘Rani Laxmibai’ under her Production House, ‘Tantra Productions’. While ‘Tantra’ is the parent company dealing with various fields of entertainment, ‘Sushmita Sen Productions’ will be producing feature films.
With Sushmita holding the directorial reins of the film herself, not to mention she is very busy these days. Sen has got Manmohan Desai’s son Ketan Desai’s MKD Productions to collaborate with her. Ketan will serve as the executive producer on the project.
Another Desai, Nitin, has been assigned the task of designing the elaborate period sets of the film. For the crucial war scenes Sushmita takes her mixed Indo-British crew to China. Since the film will be in Urdu and Hindi, Sush is working hard in getting her Urdu right. Sushmita will dedicate ‘Rani Laxmibai’ to her dear friend Rajiv Narayan who died of cancer recently.
Popularity: 15% [?]
RAYMOND SUITS
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Project Details |
| Broad project type: | Commercial (TV) |
| Detailed project type: | TV commercial |
| Product: | RAYMOND SUITS |
| Brief details: | We are looking for soccer playing kids. Need to have an ability to play soccer convincingly. |
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Casting Details |
| Audition dates: | WEDNESDAY 2nd APRIL 2008 |
| Audition location: | Hidepark |
Performance Details |
| Shooting dates: | 2nd or 9th April 2008 |
| Shooting location: | TBA |
| Shooting notes (global): | Date not lock in yet |
Usage, release & fees |
| Market usage: | 12 Month, FTA, Pay TV, Internet 1 x 35 sec with cutdown for TV 1 x 60 sec for cinema. India Only |
Scripts/reference pictures that have been uploaded:
| No scripts/reference pictures have been uploaded for this project. |
Roles Being Cast:
| Role title: | LEAD BOY |
| Role type: | Hero role |
| Type of artist: | Actor |
| Gender required: | Male |
| Age range: | 7-12 |
| Release/market usage: | 12 Month, FTA, Pay TV, Internet 1 x 35 sec with cutdown for TV 1 x 60 sec for cinema. India Only |
| Rates/fees: | $1,250 – TVC Component $625 – Cinema Component 1 x 8 hr |
| Breakdown: | This boy needs to be Indian. Needs to be a good soccer player. Needs to be cute and hugable. Must be able to pull off facial expressions. Can go up to 12 but must be a small 12 year old. |
| Notes: | |
| Role title: | SOCCER PLAYERS x 10 |
| Role type: | Featured extra |
| Type of artist: | Actor |
| Gender required: | Male |
| Age range: | 7-12 |
| Release/market usage: | 12 Month, FTA, Pay TV, Internet 1 x 35 sec with cutdown for TV 1 x 60 sec for cinema. India Only |
| Rates/fees: | $450 – 1 x 8 hr |
| Breakdown: | These little boys need to be able to play soccer at a average to good level. We would love at least 4 to be Indian. Other 6 can be a mix between Asian, Italian, Greek. No caucasians though. Again small 12 year olds only |
| Notes: | |
| Role title: | LEAD BOY SYDNEY |
| Role type: | Hero role |
| Type of artist: | Actor |
| Gender required: | Male |
| Age range: | 7-11 |
| Release/market usage: | 12 Month, FTA, Pay TV, Internet 1 x 35 sec with cutdown for TV 1 x 60 sec for cinema. India Only |
| Rates/fees: | $2,500 – 1 x 10 hr Travel @ $250/day Chaperone fee @ $350 for project. Plus Per Diems |
| Breakdown: | This boy needs to be Indian. Needs to be a good soccer player. Needs to be cute and hugable. Must be able to pull facial expressions. If 10 and 11 smaller stature boys. |
| Notes: | |
| Role title: | LEAD BOY MELBOURNE |
| Role type: | Featured extra |
| Type of artist: | Actor |
| Gender required: | Male |
| Age range: | 7-9 |
| Release/market usage: | 12 Month, FTA, Pay TV, Internet 1 x 35 sec with cutdown for TV 1 x 60 sec for cinema. India Only |
| Rates/fees: | $2,500 – 1 x 10 hr Travel @ $250/day Chaperone fee @ $350 for project. Plus Per Diems |
| Breakdown: | This boy needs to be Indian. Needs to be a good soccer player. Needs to be cute and hugable. Must be able to pull facial expressions. |
Popularity: 11% [?]
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.
Popularity: 12% [?]
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.
Popularity: 12% [?]
‘Krazzy 4’ can’t get enough of item numbers. After SRK and Rakhi Sawant, now Hrithik Roshan has shot a red hot item number for the flick. The most interesting part is that both King Khan and Hrithik have danced to the same song ‘Break Free’ and it will definitely be a treat to see two Bollywood’s best bodies shaking to gain an edge over each other.Director Jaideep Sen says, “Hrithik’s song is on the same tune (as SRK) but there is a slight change in lyrics. He has danced brilliantly as usual and it shows! I am very lucky that two megastars have danced to the title song for my debut film. Rakhi Sawant’s song is for the masses as she is famous through her item songs.”
Hrithik’s number has been choreographed brilliantly by Ganesh Acharya. ‘Krazzy 4’ is a light-hearted comedy starring Arshad Warsi, Rajpal Yadav, Irrfan Khan, Suresh Menon, and Juhi Chawla. It will release on April 11.
Popularity: 14% [?]
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
Popularity: 16% [?]
This one is the third incident of abuse and insult with Celina Jaitley, friends! This time the devil comes from the guests from across the border.This Sunday, Celina Jaitley was in Delhi for her performance at the Indian Cricket League’s match between Pakistan and India. However, after she had finished her performance and was leaving with her security personnel around the stadium, she heard loud abuses in Hindi coming out of the Pakistani players’ enclosure.
Though she refuses to share the nastier comments or to put blame on anyone, some of the less abrasive comments she heard included, “Move her away, she is spoiling the mood of the entire match,” and “Why does she need such heavy security? Is she Osama Bin Laden?”
Recalls Celina with a shudder, “At first I couldn’t believe where it was coming from. I still want to give them the benefit of the doubt because it’s so hard to believe they could behave this way.” Celina wanted to rush out of the spot to her car, “But I couldn’t because the security guys wouldn’t let me pass. So I was stuck listening to myself being described in the most colorful language.”
This certainly isn’t a friendly gesture coming from sports to entertainment!
Popularity: 13% [?]
