Talaash Movie Trailer – Will it's successful or a flop?

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Players Movie Review

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Ekk Deewana Tha Music Review

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11 The reason why I Totally Love Bollywood

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Ek Deewana Tha – Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson in Upcoming Hindi Film

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Kahaani Hindi Movie Trailer – Vidya Balan’s Next Bollywood Film

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Agneepath Movie Review – Deadly, Illogical and full of Bollywoodism

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Prateik Babbar – Biography

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Sunny Leone to star in Jism 2 – Sneak Peek!

^We Indians are obsessive about skin. White skin, specifically. Within the 17th century, a couple of white people from England came and impressed the then ruling class of this country. Slowly and steadily, they started ruling the large country themselves. 40 years after Indians did have the ability to get their political freedom, a specific firang managed [...]

Superstars of Classic Hindi Cinema – Old Bollywood Stars

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Freida Pinto shares romantic moments with Christian Bale on a beach

After her successful debut with Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, Freida Pinto has worked in a lot of Hollywood projects, taking enough precautions in order for she isn't typecast. After starring in You'll Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Immortals, Freida will next be seen romancing Oscar-winner Christian Bale in Hollywood director Terrence Malick’s next project Knight of Cups.

Based at the theme of affection and truth, the film has already gone on floors in Santa Monica. The movie also stars Natalie Portman and Cate Blanchett and is about to hit the massive screen internationally in 2013.

The newly released stills of the flick show Freida and Christian sharing soft romantic moments on a beach. Bale sports long locks and is seen in a proper blazer and trousers, while Freida is seen in a full-length dress and her hair is let out. This unconventional pair exudes great chemistry within the stills. Test it out for yourself

Madhuri Dixit to open her production house

Madhuri Dixit took a while off from Bollywood to concentrate on her marriage and upbringing of her kids. Now, the actress is back to India and is currently focussing on her role as a judge for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5. Nevertheless, Madhuri has other plans too. The pretty lady is planning to venture into production and has already bought a 3,000 square foot office space within the building near Infiniti Mall called Maurya Landmark. Many of the space is earmarked for the office, work on which has started, and is anticipated to be complete within six to seven months.

She is in talks with several directors and intends on starting the shooting schedule of her first production venture early next year. Doctor Sriram Nene is all with Madhuri on this venture and the couple will soon decide the name for his or her production house.

With this, Madhuri becomes one more actress to show producer after Ameesha Patel, Dia Mirza, Lara Dutta and Preity Zinta.

Gear up for the uncensored promo of ‘Jism 2′ on the web

That Pooja Bhatt’s forthcoming ‘Jism 2’ will surpass all its previous contenders in its hotness quotient is not any more some degree to doubt, but it surely didn't go down well with Pooja Bhatt when the censor board gave an A-certificate to the song which was to be aired on television for the promos of the film.

Pooja tweeted, “First music promo for #Jism2 have been given an ‘A’ certificate. And this was what you can still call a very watered down version.” Pooja talked about sarcastically on the growing boldness at the television and said, “One sees every kind of double entendre, etc dished out to us under the guise of ‘family entertainers’ while any iota of sensuality geared toward the thinking, passionate, adult Indian seems to make most uncomfortable.”

Pooja has decided to not tone down her trailer song and can release it on the net instead. She said, “Absolutely REFUSE to pare my scheduled trailer all the way down to pander to an over cautious Censor board. Will release promo on the net instead. Since we’re going the web way, you’ll see an uncensored version!”

Bharat Takhtani and Esha Deol are the person and wife

Esha Deol, daughter of veteran actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini, got married to businessman Bharat Takhtani on Friday morning. Father Dharmendra was present on the wedding to bless the newly weds and to wait the guests which included the likes of giant B and son Abhishek Bachchan, Abhay Deol with girlfriend Preeti Desai, Manoj Kumar, Anu Malik, Fardeen Khan, Vinod Khanna and so forth and so on. The marriage came about at an Iskon temple in Juhu suburbs.

Esha looked a great bride in a red and gold Kanjeevaram saree with work done by designer Neeta Lulla and groom Takhtani opted for a beige sherwani, also designed by Neeta Lulla.

A big wedding reception can be hung on June 30.

Preity Zinta at ‘Ishq In Paris’ movie launch

Preity Zinta is about along with her debut production ‘Ishq In Paris’ and as she works with a brand new actor Gaurav Chanana, who have been rechristened Rhehaan, she remembers her debut days with SRK and Manisha Koirala during ‘Dil Se’.

“Must confess that I appreciate Shah Rukh and Manisha being so amazing to me in ‘Dil Se..’ much more now as I'M working with a brand new actor in IIP,” tweeted Preity.

French actress Isabelle Adjani also has a pivotal role within the movie. “Come September, people the world over could be amazed by Isabelle Adjani in ‘Ishkq In Paris’! I'M so amazed n taken with her performance,” wrote Preity Zinta.

The launch of the movie was a gala affair with numerous guests from Bollywood fraternity present there to provide their best wishes. We were, however, impressed most by Sameera Reddy and Preity Zinta herself. Sameera looked ravishing within the semi-lined grey embellished dress designed by Nimirta Lalwani.

Preity Zinta opted for the classic black and white combo and threw a black jacket over her black and white dress and an embellished belt.

Sunny Leone gets steamy in Jism 2

^Sunny Leone gets steamy in Jism 2

Anupama Chopra's review: Maximum

By Hindustan Times

Direction: Kabeer Kaushik
Actors: Sonu Sood, Naseeruddin Shah, Mohan Agashe
Rating: **

Can all of us agree that Bollywood has squeezed as much cinema as is humanly possible out of Mumbai’s infamous encounter cops, their weasel-faced informers and the police-politician-builder-underworld nexus? Can these subjects be embargoed for the following five years in order that viewers get a break from grim men gunning down other grim men in dark alleys? And while we're at it, let’s ban girls jiggling in dance bars too.

In Maximum, director Kabeer Kaushik takes all the above and fashions it right into a cautionary tale about two power-hungry, corrupt encounter specialists. Pratap Pandit, played by Sonu Sood, is the young turk who challenges the supremacy of the equally blood-thirsty Arun Inaamdar, played by Naseeruddin Shah. Their rivalry is used and abused by their seniors and juniors, a don and a wily politician. Everyone shoots at one another until all of them fall down.

Kaushik, who earlier made the police drama Sehar, is obviously enamoured by these men. Pratap is a rockstar cop who invariably walks in glorifying slow-motion, has a loving wife and child, but may be living it up with Bollywood belles and bar dancers, and doesn’t such a lot speak as pronounce judgment with inordinately long pauses. Using his imposing physicality to full effect, Sood mostly postures while Shah slums it. He keeps a hard and fast snarling expression for a lot of the film.

Kaushik has also written the film but he seems more fascinated by style than substance. There may be little character delineation or growth. It’s all about being gritty and funky. So characters deliver lines comparable to ‘bada game khelo’ or ‘what a player.’ Slow motion shots of birds flying over Maximum City are usually used to glue scenes. Kaushik effectively captures the crowds and frenetic energy but little this is compelling or new. The entire usual Mumbai sights are ticked off — local trains, the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Marine Drive lashed by the rains. Too early within the film, fatigue sets in and the strangely inert plot doesn’t help to relieve it.

Maximum has stray moments of power however the film looks like a Ram Gopal Varma rehash; mercifully though there are not any cameras zooming into teacups like there have been in Varma’s recently released Department, which was also about power-hungry, corrupt encounter specialists.

We actually need an embargo.

AR Rahman to rock London Olympics!

By Hindustan Times

After teaming up for films, music composer AR Rahman and Hollywood filmmaker Danny Boyle will interact again. This time, to compose part of the score for the outlet ceremony of London Olympics 2012 (July 27-August 12). Boyle, who's directing the ceremony, has worked with Rahman in films corresponding to Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours.

“I am doing a track for him (Boyle) for the Olympics. It’s one of the crucial songs for the hole ceremony. It’s a secret,” Rahman was quoted as saying. After we contacted him for details, Rahman refused to speak about the score, saying that it's in its early stage.

Apart from Rahman, Indian music composer Ilayaraja’s composition too could be part of the inaugural programme. His Tamil song, Naanthaan Ungappanda, from Kamal Hassan’s 1980 film Ram Lakshman, has made it to the playlist.

Indian celebrities expected to wait the Olympics are filmmaker Farhan Akhtar and actors Madhuri Dixit and Salman Khan. “Farhan is finalising his trip as per the schedule of the important thing athletic contests during which India is participating,” says a source.

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes split after five years

By Hindustan Times

Fairytale Hollywood couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes announced on Friday they were calling it quits after five years of marriage, ending an unexpected love story dogged by tabloid rumors.

"Kate has filed for divorce and Tom is deeply saddened and is focusing on his three children," Amanda Lundberg, Cruise's representative, told AFP.

"Please allow them their privacy to work this out."

"This is a private and personal matter for Katie and her family," said Jonathan Wolfe, the attorney representing Holmes.

"Katie's primary concern remains, because it always has been, her daughter's best interest."

Cruise, who turns 50 on Tuesday, wed Holmes, 33, in a storybook Italian castle in November 2006 after declaring his love for the previous Dawson's Creek star live to tell the tale Oprah - famously hopping on a couch within the studio.

It was Holmes's first marriage and Cruise's third. They've a six-year-old daughter, Suri.

The "TomKat" split comes just 10 days after the "amicable" parting folks actor Johnny Depp and French singer/actress Vanessa Paradis, and can doubtless result in renewed chatter in regards to the pressures on Hollywood couples.

Holmes has admitted to having a teenage crush on Cruise, even saying she had publish a poster of the highest Gun star in her bedroom.

After a whirlwind courtship that culminated in a suggestion under the Eiffel Tower in June 2005, what followed resembled a fairytale - at first.

Fireworks lit up the night sky above the 15th-century Odescalchi castle near Rome when Cruise and Holmes tied the knot on November 18, 2006.

Glitterati from the worlds of cinema, sports and music were to be had on the sprawling estate perched above the lakeside town of Bracciano as Holmes offered her hand to the Mission Impossible star, who has three Oscar nominations.

Italian media reported that American Scientology leader David Miscavige officiated on the event, arguably probably the most high-profile Scientology wedding to date, in a ceremony that lasted not more than 15 minutes.

Reports on the time said that under the prenuptial agreement, Holmes - who converted to Scientology - would receive $3 million for each year of the wedding plus ownership of a California mansion in the event that they split.

But it is still seen how the stylish, dark-haired duo - often snapped at glittery events alongside soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria -- will handle the custody in their daughter, who was called one among Hollywood's most trendy youngsters.

According to the web site TMZ.com, Holmes wants sole custody.

Citing unnamed sources, the web site claims Holmes filed for divorce mainly over Cruise's ties to Scientology, "fearing that Tom would drag Suri deep into the church."

"We're told the couple were arguing over Suri - that she's now of the age where Scientology becomes an important a part of her life," it said.

Tabloids, shadowing the couple for the reason that get-go, have speculated for a while that the connection was at the rocks after the pair was not seen together for months. Cruise has also won two lawsuits alleging he's gay.

In an interview with Playboy magazine in May, Cruise said he can be spending his birthday shooting a movie in Iceland - without his significant other.

"My family, my wife, they understand. It's who I am," he said.

Addressing rumors about his private life, he added: "YOU SIMPLY need to keep going and keep in mind that. The opposite stuff? I hear it, I read it, I AM GETTING it. But life isn't an issue of seeking to prove anything to anybody."

Born in The big apple state in 1962, Cruise was raised by his mother and infrequently knew his father who left early on. That did not change his feelings about family.

"I always desired to be a father, a husband," he told Playboy.

Cruise, still one in every of Hollywood's most bankable stars as shown by recent box office smash Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, was married to Australian actress Nicole Kidman from 1990 to 2001. The couple had two adopted children, 19-year-old Isabella and 17-year-old Connor.

He was also married to American actress Mimi Rogers from 1987 to 1990 and had a three-year relationship with Spanish star Penelope Cruz after splitting up with Kidman.

Holmes, who was born and raised in Ohio, appeared in Batman Begins (2005) and starred alongside Adam Sandler within the critically panned 2011 romantic comedy Jack and Jill.

News of the divorce result in an avalanche of messages on Twitter, many sarcastic in nature.

"Mimi Rogers 1956 Nicole Kidman 1967 Katie Holmes 1978 - my supercomputer analysis says Tom Cruise's next wife was born in 1989," said one, signed HAL 9000.

Adele pregnant along with her first child

By Hindustan Times

Grammy Award-winning British soul diva Adele announced on Friday that she is pregnant together with her first child.

The 24-year-old, who swept this year's Grammys after the success of her second album "21", revealed the scoop on her official website, adding that she and boyfriend Simon Konecki were "over the moon".

"I'm delighted to announce that Simon and that i predict our first child together," she wrote.

"I wanted you to listen to the scoop direct from me, obviously we're over the moon and really excited but please respect our privacy at this precious time," she added. "Yours always, Adele xx".

The bubbly Londoner has reportedly been dating 36-year-old entrepreneur Konecki since last summer, and the couple went public with their relationship in January.

Konecki divorced fashion stylist Clary Fisher in 2008 after four years of marriage.

Adele's pregnancy caps an improbable year, which has seen her get better from throat surgery and "21" top the charts across the world.

She took six gongs on the Grammys in La in February, a record previously only matched by Beyonce.

Adele told the united states magazine "People" in February that she was keen to "be a mum".

I need to relax and feature a family, definitely sooner in preference to later," she said.

A star-studded Sangeet for Esha Deol and Bharat Takhtani

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The brand new poster of ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ features Salman and Katrina together

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Bollywood must look ahead to Vanya Mishra

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Ajay-Kajol yet again!

By Hindustan Times

Ajay Devgn and Kajol can be back together at the screen soon. The couple was approached by the state government for his or her Save the woman Child campaign and can appear in a two-and-a-half minute film that rolls next month. “The idea is to spread awareness against female foeticide.
The film will play within theatres and hopefully on TV too,” says Ajay.

Ajay says he can understand people in the last century believing a lady child to be a financial burden since a son earned money for the family while a daughter was married off.

“But today, women don't seem to be only working. Many continue to appear after their ageing parents even after marriage, while the sons move away,” he says.

The actors, who've a nine-year-old daughter, Nysa, won't limit the endeavour to only shooting the film, but will spread awareness through other media-related activity.

“The idea is not only for individuals to hear us, but additionally to lead them to take into account that such atrocities are illogical in a rustic where the devi is worshipped. I USED TO BE shocked by the research findings that proved that doctors are involved too. There’s a right away wish to change the mindset,” he says.

Quiz him on whether he and Kajol will carry the message forward through other campaigns and he says, For a cause like this, we’ll be there.

State health minister Suresh Shetty confirmed the news, saying, Yes, Ajay and Kajol are doing the film.

Seventeen years ago, Ajay and Kajol were first seen on screen in two action films — Hulchul and Gundaraj — which released in quick succession. Two years ago, Kajol partnered Ajay in Toonpur Ka Superhero.

After Chennai Express, Rohit Shetty will direct another action film with Ajay. Will Kajol be a part of it?

Ajay says, “Rohit continues to be engaged on the script, only after it's locked are we able to start casting. We don’t write films with stars in mind.”

True friends are always there: Arjun Kapoor

By Hindustan Times

The success of Arjun Kapoor's debut film Ishaqzaade can have turned him right into a big name, however the young actor says it has not changed his relationship together with his friends. Despite his busy schedules and odd working hours, he manages to spend time with them. "I'M an overly anti-social person otherwise, but if it involves my friends, I always take out time for them," Arjun told IANS.

"My busy schedule has not changed my relationship with them. I'M the similar with them. And that i believe there is not any point working so hard that you simply can't spare time for you friends and expensive ones."

Son of filmmaker Boney Kapoor and late Mona Kapoor, who died of cancer recently, the 27-year-old considers himself lucky to have a gaggle of understanding pals.

Praising his friends, he said that he's lucky to have "amazing and understanding" friends.

"They take into account that my profession comes with odd timings and long working hours. They're very supportive and understanding. Whenever I AM GETTING time, we meet and do the standard things that friends generally will we. go and watch movies, spend time with one another and watch football together," he said.

Arjun is about to add on TV show Fearless, which matches on air on Bindass July 7.

The show will motivate people to stand their worst enemy, their deepest fears with the assistance of their best friends in a fun manner.

"I relate to the truth that your true friends are always there to assist and support you. Most importantly, they do not mock you over your fears. Those who do this aren't your friends.

"I have no major fears as such but yes, those I had, I'VE overcame. I HAVE TO say that my friends really helped me with that," he said.

Critics verdict: Maximum fails to provoke

By Hindustan Times

The crime-thriller directed by Kabeer Kaushik, starring Sonu Sood, Naseerudin Shah and Neha Dhupia, fails to create the 'maximum' impact. The film revolving around cops and encounters is another run of the mill story with poor direction and a skeletal plot.

Here's what the experts must say:

Saibal Chattarjee, NDTV
Rating: **1/2

Trigger-happy Mumbai cops gunning for gory glory has been the topic of many a Bollywood action flick of the past decade and a bit of. This one promises the utmost. Does it deliver? Not quite. Maximum bites off excess of it may possibly comfortably chew. Maximum lacks the nuanced detailing and the urgent pacing that are meant to have automatically sprung from a theme yanked out of the inner files of a highly politicised police force.

But all said and done, Maximum isn’t a washout – not by a protracted chalk. It's well crafted and superbly acted. Sonu Sood specifically leaves a long-lasting impression because the police officer under fire for excesses committed within the line of duty. The cameos by Vinay Pathak and Rajendra Gupta are impressive. Sadly, the hassle is maximum, the impact not quite so.

Gaurav Malani, TOI
Rating: Average

Naseeruddin Shah who plays an encounter specialist within the film substantiates his seniority by citing the precise selection of his encounters as 56. Unfortunately Kabeer Kaushik's encounter-specialist story Maximum doesn't even get a hold of an original figure at the encounter count and rather derives it from the cult film within the genre - Ab Tak Chhappan (56). More unfortunately, Bollywood has encountered the quintessential encounter specialist such a lot of times by now that there's not anything special left concerning the character or his chronicle anymore.

Kabeer Kaushik might need taken references from real-life cops and incidents but he is not capable of productively prepare the facts to return up with a riveting fictional account. Both his writing and direction lack innovation making all of the effort a traditional fare.

Taran Adarsh, Bollywood Hungama
Rating: **

The difference between MAXIMUM and an assortment of flicks that experience taken with cops earlier is this one talks of the facility games that two encounter specialists delight in. A SINGULAR thought, without an iota of doubt, but MAXIMUM suffers for a sound reason: A skeletal plot that lacks meat in its screenplay. Kabeer may've borrowed from real-life, but he is not capable of bind the incidents and episodes convincingly in an effort to deliver a charming fictional fare.

there's not much that the film offers at the table, after you're told in regards to the two warring factions. There are sequences that appear repetitive or an extension of what one has watched earlier, besides moments that appear so hard to take in in a practical fare. The climax, for instance, though filmed brilliantly, looks unreal because the two cops battle it out on a secluded railway platform. Besides, the film unravels at a languid speed, that is quite a deterrent for a thriller. At the whole, MAXIMUM has an eye catching premise, but lacks the beef in its screenplay to depart much of an impact.

Kunal Guha, Yahoo
Rating: Minus five

Contrary to popular belief, this film isn’t a couple of nighty-clad mother (maxi-mum). It's about Aamchi Mumbai- the utmost city. But director Kabeer Kaushik’s film takes minimum interest in Suketu Mehta’s interpretation of town and if anything, only curdles it right into a milkshake of clichés. So Mumbai isn’t concerning the ‘Mum-bhais’ anymore. It’s about trigger-happy encounter cops, dance bars which can’t be distinguished from item song shoots and many people lying mum in a pool in their own blood; just about just like the theatre screening this film.

If Sonu Sood is the last action hero, your last brain cell that survives this film must be within the next season of ‘Bigg Boss’ for its ability to endure absolutely anything. Why probably the most finest actors of the Hindi film industry agreed to share space with this motley crew to position up a show worth forgetting, is something only Naseeruddin Shah knows.

Raja Sen, Rediff
Rating: *

Lamentably enough, Kabeer Kaushik's cop thriller is neither of these potentially fun things, and never even really a thriller. It is a pity, for Kaushik's Sehar remains probably the most solid cop movies in recent years.

This one, however, tries too hard to seem 'intelligent,' that is why voices are softened and conversations are made matter-of-fact. The theory of corrupt cops facing off against one another generally is a fine one, but mired here in the course of people saying things really really slowly, it loses its steam.

Zinia Ray, DNA
Rating: *1/2

With a movie like Maximum, you go in along with your hopes pegged on one person, and one person only, Naseeruddin Shah. You compromise all the way down to watch the film with fingers, legs and arms crossed hoping to have a good time. However, Maximum proves to be a movie so unsalvagable that even an actor like Shah fails to assist its case.

The script fails on many levels and the film seems longer than its 150-minute duration. The events, after a point, make no sense and become hard to follow since you are only too damn bored to care anymore. And, of course, there may be an item number Aa Ante Amalapuram you might want to look out for, like the way you would look out for a speeding truck or a cloaked figure with a hook for a hand. Don't waste some time and money in this one.

Nabanita, Oneindia
Rating: **

The film is about within the Bombay (and never Mumbai) of the past and the tale portrays encapsulates politics, land deals, and pretend encounters. But, to one's expectation, the film fails to deliver the utmost because the title promises.

Talking concerning the performances, Sonu Sood is an encounter cop of few words and lots of bullets. He's the blue-eyed boy of the Establishment. A PERSON with the entire greys and all of the power. Sonu has an excellent waku doki screen presence, but fails to prove himself as a result of weak plot. Naseeruddin in his element is an experience that needs no definition. Naseer is solely dynamic waku doki. No wonder Shah just steals the show together with his power pack performance. At the whole, the film certainly doesn't make any sense and fails to deliver the MAXIMUM.

Saif-Deepika turn love gurus!

By Hindustan Times

Get ready together with your relationship queries. For Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone are set to show experts on Facebook. On this new role, they're going to interact with youngsters at the social networking site, and answer questions they may have on love and relationships. The speculation behind that is for the
actors to have interaction with their audience prior to the discharge in their film, Cocktail, which deals with relationship issues.

Dinesh Vijan, producer of Illuminati Films, says, “Cocktail is making a buzz online, so we're getting Saif and Deepika to offer the best way to youngsters and enhance our hook up with the audience.” Though it sort of feels targeted mainly towards youngsters, a source from the film adds, “In their new avatar, the duo will offer advice to people across every age. Both will provide their very own perspective on issues.

While Saif will throw light on relationship dilemmas from a guy’s point of view, Deepika will attempt to solve the difficulties of girls with commitment issues.” The source adds, “Their own characters within the film are sketched in this sort of way that personalities of any type can relate to them. They portray various shades — they're carefree, audacious, loving, adventurous and sensitive, which can be just about the attributes absolutely everyone possess.” To participate, go surfing to facebook. com/joinusforcocktail?ref=ts

Gear up for the uncensored promo of ‘Jism 2′ on the web

That Pooja Bhatt’s forthcoming ‘Jism 2’ will surpass all its previous contenders in its hotness quotient isn't any more some degree to doubt, but it surely didn't go down well with Pooja Bhatt when the censor board gave an A-certificate to the song which was to be aired on television for the promos of the film.

Pooja tweeted, “First music promo for #Jism2 have been given an ‘A’ certificate. And this was what you can still call a very watered down version.” Pooja talked about sarcastically on the growing boldness at the television and said, “One sees all types of double entendre, etc dished out to us under the guise of ‘family entertainers’ while any iota of sensuality geared toward the thinking, passionate, adult Indian seems to make most uncomfortable.”

Pooja has decided to not tone down her trailer song and can release it on the net instead. She said, “Absolutely REFUSE to pare my scheduled trailer right down to pander to an over cautious Censor board. Will release promo on the web instead. Since we’re going the web way, you’ll see an uncensored version!”

Veena Malik goes bikini shopping along with her new beau

Gossip columns are going red with Veena Malik’s open display of closeness with filmmaker Hemant Madhukar who's directing a 3D horror flick titled Mumbai 125. Veena is playing the lead within the film opposite her alleged ex-flame Ashmit Patel.

First Veena was spotted getting cosy with the director at a pub. When those pictures started doing rounds, she rubbished the rumors saying, “If sitting and dining with someone is the same as flirting with him or dating him, it's nothing but rubbish. I share an even work relationship with Hemant, and that i also know his wife. So a majority of these reports are baseless.”

If that was not controversial enough, there are a fresh set of images out which show Veena in a blue bikini enjoying a lager by the pool side of a resort while Madharkar in a bathrobe sits by her side, admiring her. There are yet more of them where the director is shopping bikini for Veena and yet one more where the 2 are walking hand in hand.

Well, what excuse does Veena have for these kind of pics, we wonder!!

Shah Rukh Khan to get eight-pack for next?

By Hindustan Times

The last time Farah Khan directed Shah Rukh Khan, he hit the gym with a vengeance. The effects were the much-talked about six-pack abs he sported in Om Shanti Om (OSO; 2007). Now, as Farah gets able to direct SRK again in Happy New Year, it kind of feels just like the actor must do a gazillion more ab crunches. This time, Farah wants him to sport without equal eight-pack.

A source with regards to the film’s unit says, “Farah has conveyed to SRK that they should go a step further because the audience expects more from them as a team. SRK has agreed to work flat out and get an eight-pack by the point the film goes at the floors around September.”

Though Farah refused to make sure the news, she gave us enough to read between the lines: “SRK was to take off his shirt in Main Hoon Na (2004), but he got away with excuses. In OSO, he kept his promise and worked hard to get that sexy look. He still has life-size pictures of these six-pack abs at his home gym.”

Will he sport an eight-pack?

“It’s been five years since he sported a six-pack, so after all we have to transcend that. I MUST present him differently. We can surprise the audience again. But until SRK says it’s ok to talk, I can’t confirm his look,” says the director.

SRK is co-producing the film with Farah. She says, “We make an excellent team. Our last fight has made our bond grow stronger.”

Sholay, essentially the most iconic film

By Hindustan Times

After months of waiting, the title of the ‘top movie of the century’ have been decided, and goes to the long-lasting action drama Sholay (1975), which starred Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, Amjad Khan and Sanjeev Kumar.

The polling to make your mind up essentially the most iconic Indian film of the past 100 years was done under The Hindustan Times’ initiative, Cinema@100, to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema. Within the first round of the contest, in accordance with public voting, 10 movies were shortlisted out of the 100 memorable films of the century.

The celebration moved into the second one phase with thousands of votes pouring in from around the country to then choose probably the most iconic film out of the 10. Ecstatic about Sholay’s win, the film’s director Ramesh Sippy says: “I’m humbled and overwhelmed that Sholay was titled the highest movie of the century within the HT contest.

I’d love to thank everyone who voted for my film.” Not many, especially the young movie-goers know that Sholay was not an instant box-office hit. Its popularity rose, through word of mouth several weeks after its release.

Readers who voted for Sholay are happy that their favourite film has won the respect. “I’m glad I'LL make it win. I LIKE the best way they presented Jai and Veeru’s friendship,” says Prem Chand, 31. Vishal Bhatia, 28, says, “My favourite dialogue from Sholay is ‘Kitney aadmi the’.” Some lucky readers who voted within the contest will win designer T-shirts by Manish Malhotra and Shemaroo DVDs of iconic films.

Top 10 indian movies of past 100 yrs

1. Sholay
2. 3 Idiots
3. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
4. Mother India
5. Mughal-e-Azam
6. Taare Zameen Par
7. Lagaan
8. Guide
9. Chak De! India
10. Anand

Gangs of Wasseypur sequel out on August 10

By Hindustan Times

The sequel to Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur (GOW) will release on August 10, confirms Vikram Malhotra, COO Viacom18 Movies. The production house has apparently decided to release the second one part sooner than planned, to benefit from part one’s box office acceptance. Despite
an ‘A’ certificate, GOW received a good response from the audience and important acclaim in addition. It has already collected a net total of R14.75 crore.

During the weekend, it saw 100 per cent occupancy in theatres, while on weekdays it was between 80 per cent and 90 per cent.

“The film, despite its blood and gore, grips you as it specializes in a very powerful emotion – revenge. Individuals are waiting to peer how the drama enfolds,” says trade analyst Tarun Adarsh.

With a viewing time of 5 hours (part 1 and a couple of together), Wasseypur is Anurag’s most ambitious project yet.

He says, “We took gamchas to Cannes and it became a method statement there with people wearing it over their Armanis. These innovative strategies helped us escape with this kind of long film.”

Critics report: New Spider Man is astounding!

By Hindustan Times

Picking from where ex-Spider Man director Sam Raimi left off, Marc Webb seems to have passed the critics' test of expectations from a Spidey franchise. The clear winner, unanimously, is Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker and Spider Man.

Film: The fantastic Spider-Man
Director: Marc Webb
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Sally Field, Martin Sheen, Denis Leary, Irrfan Khan

Synopsis: Peter Parker finds a clue that will help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner.

Andrew Pulver, The Guardian
Rating: 4/5
The gear-shift within the superhero movie is now unmistakeable. Where after they aimed to actually replicate the experience of reading a comic book book, they now strive to be edgy, risk-taking dramas that do greater than simply pay lip-service to their characters' emotional lives.

Parker's abandonment issues have nevertheless loomed large in all Spider-Man films, and people searching for deeper shading of Parker's emotional make-up will certainly be pleased to look them.

Be that because it may, Webb successfully treads an excellent line between keeping the hardcore superhero-movie fans happy and injecting a dose of meaningful affect. Parker is in general reckoned to be essentially the most "relatable" figure within the superhero canon, however the pastel-bright synthetics of the sooner movies did little to dispel the sense that the comic-book world could only construct its characters out of clunking great blocks of melodrama.

In re-engineering Parker into the introspective, uncertain male more typical of his previous film, Webb is aided by an awesome performance from Andrew Garfield, who brings a genial unflappability that permits him to barter the often-ludicrous demands of the superhero plotline. On the same time, Webb also shows an unarguable facility for the more traditional action elements of the story, and the 3D certainly helps: he pulls off some properly nauseating shots as Parker dives off skyscrapers, rescues kids from falling, and the like.

It's the successul synthesis of the 2 – action and emotion – that implies this Spider-Man is as enjoyable because it is impressive: Webb's control of mood and texture is near faultless as his film switches from teenage sulks to exhilarating airborne pyrotechnics. It is just towards the end, when there is not any choice but to revert to CGI – as Rhys Ifans' Lizard goes at the rampage – that The fantastic Spider-Man gets rather less amazing: cartoony reptilian carnage has just lost its power to enthral if it's rather obviously happening inside a computer.

Robbie Collin, The Telegraph
Rating: 4/5
So for Spider-Man to register in today’s superhero-saturated market, he has to do something greater than pull on a candy-wrapper costume, swing from the similar skyscrapers and pander to the geeks within the cheap seats. Fortunately, Sony and director Marc Webb have get a hold of an excessively creditable, very marketable alternative, and it owes more to the hot success of Twilight than anyone in a fancy dress and cape.

Simply put, The fantastic Spider-Man is the primary superhero movie aimed primarily at women. The brand new Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) isn't any goofy teenage geek within the Tobey Maguire mould; he’s a bright, introverted young man with a furrowed brow, a Tintin quiff and a pasty Home Counties complexion. Garfield appears to be playing him as a half-gangly, half-graceful riff on Eduardo Saverin, his character from David Fincher’s Facebook chronicle, The Social Network.

In fact, if Webb’s film has a weak suit, it’s the supervillainy: Ifans’s character is underdeveloped, and his putative tragic fall is more of a depressing tumble. Some comic-book fans have also criticised the “unconvincing” lighting tricks employed to bring Ifans’s scaly alter ego to life, although I can’t say I’m entirely clear what a powerful rendering of a big angry lizard in torn purple trousers and a lab coat might look like.

But that’s to not say The superb Spider-Man is brief on blockbuster testosterone, and the film’s second half offers good enough bungee-swinging through Manhattan’s concrete canyons, immaculately rendered in vertiginous, silky-smooth 3D, to meet thrill-seekers of either sex.

What’s refreshing is the way in which Webb makes those action sequences count – with a plot that rests almost entirely at the plausibly tingly romance between his two leads.

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Rating: A-
A friskier, sweeter-natured variation at the story Sam Raimi told in his recent trilogy, with greater emphasis on human relations than on special effects, this Spidey reboot refreshes an old story in the course of the on-trend notion of creating a Marvel superhero less...super-heroic. With an effortlessly winning Andrew Garfield now within the title role and the irresistible Emma Stone by his side as Gwen Stacy, probably the most delicious highschool girlfriend a bug- and love-bitten young man could hope to woo, The superb Spider-Man would be the first big-ticket, big-budget, big-action-sequence comic-book movie that still doubles as a lilting coming-of-age indie.

SpidermanI mean an indie at its very best, with smart attention paid to coming-of-age issues, including the prickly shyness of a social outsider who's a very simple target for bullies, the sexual and romantic awkwardness of a first-timer in love, the run-amok emotions of adolescence, and the unrest of an adolescent who feels abandoned by his father. Of course, attention could also be paid to a supervillain: the Lizard, a giant, destructive reptile played with impressive commitment to scaliness by Notting Hill's Rhys Ifans.

Through it all, Garfield fills both his slackerish Peter Parker identity in addition to his Spider-Man rubberwear with star-quality confidence. Mixing self-effacing sweetness with believable teen boy arrogance, then adding a wee drop of snark, the exciting British-American actor with the JFK Jr. dark attractiveness defies anyone to hate him because he's beautiful — or because he isn't Tobey Maguire. And any time the actor shares a scene with the radiant Ms. Stone...well, the 2 are a chemistry experiment gone as blindingly right as reptilian Dr. Curt Connors' little lab test goes terribly wrong. What's most amazing within the Amazing Spider-Man seems to be not the shared sensations of blockbuster wow! the image elicits, but rather the shared satisfactions of intimate awww.

Mark Adams, Mirror
That web-slinging superhero Spider-Man is back - again – and against the entire odds this 3D reboot is an engagingly action-packed and freewheeling affair, blessed with perfect chemistry between Brit Andrew Garfield and Hollywood star Emma Stone and a few grandstanding lighting tricks moments.

Young British actor Andrew Garfield is superb because the smart but mild-mannered Peter Parker – combining awkward nerdyness with an underlying strength – and provides the film a competent backbone.

There are some changes naturally enough – love interest this time is available in the blonde type of Gwen Stacy (played with charm to spare by the fantastic Emma Stone) and for some reason The Daily Bugle, where Peter sold snaps of Spider-Man within the original films (and the comic book series) is gone – but this re-telling is breezily watchable, despite a hefty running time.

The 3D works extremely well on the subject of his swinging his way across the Big Apple, though loses impact in relation to old-fashioned dialogue and straightforward one-on-one scenes. Luckily the film is blessed with the delightfully confident and colourful Emma Stone…she could be a little old to be playing high-schoolers (she is 22 later this year), but has such grace and poise – in addition to perfect comedy timing – that oddly she finally ends up being the actual beating heart of the film, with Garfield available to balance the geekiness with the superhero wisecracking.

The villain this time round is Oscorp scientist Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans) who gets transformed into the scaly beastie The Lizard. Yes he's powerful and harsh and green-skinned and has a tail, but somehow lacks the sheer villainous of alternative of Spider-Man’s usual enemies. Rest easy though…the post credits point to a brand new villain waiting within the wings.

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rating: 2.5/4
That being said, The superb Spider-Man has its virtues, chief among them its two stars: Andrew Garfield as Peter, the nerd turned crimefighter, and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, the daughter of a police chief (Denis Leary) who can not help being drawn into Peter's web. Garfield, so good within the Social Network and onstage in Death of a Salesman, puts his own stamp on Peter and his drive to unravel the mystery of his parents' death. And Stone just jumps to life onscreen. Gwen was played by Stone's The assistance costar Bryce Dallas Howard in Spider-Man 3, but her tackle the role is distinctly her own. The superb Spider-Man delivers in its action and flying scenes as Spidey fights the villain, a.k.a. The Lizard (Rhys Ifans). But that's due diligence. The core of the brand new movie is the affection story. It's no accident that Marc Webb was chosen to direct. Webb is the person behind (500) Days of Summer, the 2009 hit with Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt that may be among the best movie romances of the last decade. Webb never loses touch with the film's emotional through line. And he allows time and space for Garfield and Stone, both stellar, to show a high-flying adventure into something impassioned and moving. A Spider-Man that touches the center. Now that truly is amazing.

WATCH: Sunny Leone sizzles in erotic Jism 2 song!

By Hindustan Times

First song from probably the most awaited film Jism 2 is out! The erotic song titled Jism 2 featuring Sunny Leone, Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh has a fresh feel to it.

The two-minute track starts with a calming music and slowly takes you to the grooving mood. While the beat of this song is rather catchy, the visuals only add to the appeal. Composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee, the song has vocals by Ali Azmat and lyrics by Arko Pravo Mukherjee and Munish Makhija.

As the title suggests, the track is sexy and shows Leone in an expectedly risque look. Both the male actors are seen getting intimate with the porn star within the song, which provides a touch of the plot.

Randeep Hooda and Sunny Leone look very comfortable doing the lovemaking scenes and their chemistry is to appear out for! Hooda, who have been busy filming cosy scenes with Indo-Canadian porn star in Sri Lanka, wishes their chemistry is successful in turning at the audiences.

"Just finished an immense lovemaking scene for @Jism2. Extreme, exhausting and exhilarating. Hope we will turn people 'on' all over the place with it," Randeep posted on Twitter.

In Jism 2, Sunny Leone plays Izna, a seductress. Randeep Hooda plays Kabir, who can also be described because the warrior, and Arunoday Singh plays Ayaan, who will also be described because the swashbuckler. It is a love triangle.

Jism 2, a sequel to 2003 film Jism, is being directed by Pooja Bhatt and in addition marks Bollywood debut of Sunny Leone.

Deepika Padukone boards Chennai Express

By Hindustan Times

She dazzled everyone together with her acting debut within the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Om Shanti Om. And now, seven years later, Deepika Padukone is outwardly set to team up with SRK again in Chennai Express, produced by UTV Films. “Once back from Turkey (where she’s shooting Race 2), she is predicted to join up the dotted line. Deepika was always on our mind considering she is a large star now and likewise hasn’t teamed up with SRK since OSO. So it really works out well that we're coming back with OSO team,” says an insider.

Apparently, on the start, director Rohit Shetty had discussed the film with Kareena, but things didn’t materialise. Later, Kat was also believed to be within the fray.

“Don’t forget she is already working with SRK in Yashji’s (Chopra) film. Plus, her dates might have been a subject matter since she's going to soon start work on Dhoom 3,” adds the insider.

Shetty’s action-comedy is anticipated to hit the floors around October.

“By that time, Deepika would’ve wrapped up Race 2 and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani,” adds the insider.

Despite repeated attempts, Rohit couldn’t be reached. UTV’s Siddharth Roy Kapoor chose to not comment.

Esha Deol weds Bharat Takhtani

^Esha Deol weds Bharat Takhtani

Esha Deol gets married to Bharat Takhtani

By Hindustan Times

Esha Deol tied the knot with Bharat Takhtani in a South Indian style wedding at Iskon temple this morning. Esha looked pretty in a red bridal attire by designer Neeta Lulla.

Takhtani was clad in a beige sherwani, also designed by Neeta. In fact, Hema and Ahana also donned ensembles by the similar designer.

The marriage ceremony was a personal affair. "WE WISH the marriage to be a relatively private affair with relatives and shut friends from each side in attendance. It's not possible to have the marriage at our home. We chose a temple as it is an ideal place for matrimony," Hema Malini had said earlier.

Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Abhay Deol with girlfriend Preeti Desai, Manoj Kumar, Vinod Khanna and Vyjayanthimala made it to the wedding.

A lavish reception might be held tomorrow. B-Town biggies are expected to show as much as bless the newly-weds.

Kareena to wear Sharmila’s sharara on her wedding

By Hindustan Times

On her wedding day, actor Kareena Kapoor goes to honour her would-be mom-in-law and the way! Kareena, who will tie the knot with actor Saif Ali Khan on October 16 will sizzle within the sharara that Saif’s mom Sharmila Tagore wore at her wedding 43 years ago.

Buzz was that designer Ritu Kumar would modernise the heavily embellished sharara for Bebo, as Kareena is popularly called. However, dismissing the rumour, Sharmila says, “She (Kareena) will wear my joda because it is. Nothing is being contemporarised.”

According to reports, Bebo’s favourite designer Manish Malhotra will prepare her bridal wardrobe. The actor may even wear a Rs. 40-lakh necklace designed by Rajkot-based Kruti Jewellers.

“It’ll be an effortless registered marriage at Pataudi’s ancestral palace in Haryana, followed by a reception in Mumbai for close family and friends members,” a source with regards to Saif Ali Khan revealed. Both Bebo and Saif, however, maintained silence on their wedding plans.

Bhaiyyaji Superhit back on the right track!

By Hindustan Times

After initial hiccups, director Neeraj Pathak's Bhaiyyaji Superhit starring Sunny Deol in a double role is now back on course. Bhaiyyaji Superhit was at the verge of being shelved as a result of differences between the director Neeraj Pathak and producer Fauzia Arshi because of budgetary reasons but now all the
problems has been sorted and the film's shooting resumed yesterday within the city.

However, there's big change within the cast as Tusshar Kapoor was replaced by Shreyas Talpade. Tusshar, who had a pivotal role within the film needed to opt out as a result of date issues as Bhaiyyaji Superhit was being continuously delayed which affected Tusshar's other projects. Shreyas will essay the role of a writer and feature a definite look within the film. Shreyas is more than pleased to join the action- comedy.

Bhaiyyaji Superhit also stars Mithun Chakraborty, Arshad Warsi, Preity Zinta, Ameesha and Prakash Raj.

How Sonam Kapoor remains fashionable!

By Hindustan Times

Sonam Kapoor often is the poster girl of Indian fashion. However the actor has a mini army of favor experts who keep her prior to the pack. Excluding sister Rhea Kapoor, Sonam also enlists the assistance of stylists Tania Ghavri and Pernia Qureshi.

“I first got to work with Sonam after assisting Pernia on Aisha (2009),” recalls Ghavri, who also manages to maintain Kareena Kapoor looking elegant at the red carpet. Her celebrity portfolio increased as her work was showcased, and now includes Karisma Kapoor, Malaika Arora Khan, Nargis Fakhri and Jacqueline Fernandez.

Like Ghavri, who admits that building trust with the notoriously fickle Bollywood troupe is the one solution to break into the business, stylist Nitasha Gaurav only managed to strike out on her own after establishing a rapport with the celebs in her former job as stylist with a way magazine. “The celebrity’s image could be very important, because styling is a sort of branding. What they're seen wearing influences the audience’s perception of them,” explains Nitasha, who has styled Bipasha Basu and Kiran Rao.

Shopping and playing dress up for a living seems like fun, but it surely comes with its own share of pitfalls. One of the most big styling no-nos is with the intention that a star client isn’t seen within the same high fashion gown that was spotted on a rival star.

“Actors are inclined to feel the necessity to be exclusive,” explains Ghavri. “So we talk to the logo if the dress was worn before booking an outfit. I also check popular fashion websites.”

The ever-expanding fashion police is another downside. But as Gaurav puts it, “You don’t always get to do what you want, since the celebrity has his or her own opinion too. But many of the blunders happen when they’re involved in doing their very own thing.”

Fashion all-stars
These are a few of today’s hottest designers that stars turn to of their hour of need:

French label Paule Ka creates simple, elegant evening gowns which are shipped to India all of the way from Paris.
Stella McCartney is a brand new favourite who was completely unknown in Bollywood even until two years ago.
Christian Dior, the primary name in expensive gowns, has always been at the A-lister`s speed dial.
Masaba Gupta’s funky prints and Gaurav Gupta’s structured saris are rising in popularity in celebrityville.

Dress like a man
Bollywood’s leading ladies don’t have the entire fun. As stylist and designer Kunal Rawal reveals, John Abraham, Akshay Kumar and Abhay Deol also pay good money to seem good. He says, “Guys are more relaxed. And so they all have good bodies, to allow them to carry off most international trends. Gucci and Salvatore Ferragamo are very talked-about. Often, I WILL BE ABLE TO lead them to custom suits, which they prefer because they know it’s considered one of a kind.”

Kareena won't convert to Islam to marry Saif

By Hindustan Times

She will follow in Sharmila Tagore's footsteps by wearing her sharara for the large day but Kareena Kapoor is not going to convert to Islam like her mom-in-law-to-be did 43 years back.

Kareena will reportedly not change her name or identity for marrying beau Saif Ali Khan.

In fact, Saif himself told Mail Today, "I MIGHT never want her (Kareena) to switch her religion. That's the trouble with religion really... it expects conversion. I DO NOT buy or believe that. I BELIEVE it's good that the government, too, has - unless I'm misinformed in regards to the law amended to incorporate it within the Special Marriage Act. If and once we do get married, nobody has to switch his or her religion."

In the past, the entire inter-religion marriages within the Pataudi family saw the ladies convert to Islam for the nikah. While Saif's Bengali mother Sharmila took the name of Ayesha Begum, his first wife Amrita Singh, too, converted and adopted a Muslim name.

The wedding will happen within the Pataudi palace, though it's uncertain whether the ceremonies might be done as per Hindu tradition or following Islam rituals.

Lisa Ray to have traditional Indian wedding

By Hindustan Times

Actor Lisa Ray, who's all fascinated with tying the knot together with her American fiance Jason Dehni in California, says she is planning her wedding in typical Indian style. The 40-year-old Water star will marry the management executive on October 20 at Napa Valley and can have the reception in India.

"I have never been so happy before in my life. I'M nervous and jointly excited because the wedding is approaching. I'M shopping so much in India. Will probably be a regular Indian style wedding," Lisa said.

"My fiance and i've planned my reception in India for my friends here though we have not decided the venue yet," she added.

Her wedding gown is being designed by Wendell Rodricks with numerous Indian embellishments in it.

"I was in Goa few days ago for my fitting session with Wendell. He's an expensive friend of mine. He told me that he'll use some Indian embellishments in it. In my sangeet and mehendi, I'LL BE wearing Indian dresses," said Lisa, who was within the Capital last night to launch Swiss watch brand Rado's avant-garde collection.

The actor said her fiance likes to find out about Indian culture and flicks and she or he is taking into account making him watch Vidya Balan's The Dirty Picture.

"I has been feeding him about Indian culture and movies. He loves Indian food. He has watched many Hindi films and the most recent one on his list is Dev D. I WILL show him Dirty Picture next," she said.

Lisa is now cancer-free after she being diagnosed with multiple myeloma three years ago and said she is enjoying the second one" chapter" of life.

The Toronto-based actress has signed a few movies and also will produce two of them.

"I am enjoying this chapter of my life. I'VE signed a few Bollywood films with young directors. Indian cinema goes through a fascinating period. I WILL BE ABLE TO even be producing two films and hosting Top Chef Canada," she said.

Karan Johar over-shoots SOTY, feels he's creating a sequel

By Hindustan Times

Filmmaker Karan Johar says he has shot numerous extra footage for his directorial venture Student Of The Year - such a lot in order that he appears like he's simultaneously creating a sequel to the movie. "WE'VE some days of shooting still left. I FEEL I'M creating a sequel together with the film. I
think its a never-ending saga... though its a fun-frolic, happy film. But I COULD have overshot it a tad," Johar told IANS.

The film serves as a launch pad for 3 newcomers in tinsel town - model Siddharth Malhotra, Mahesh Bhatt's daughter Alia and David Dhawan's son Varun.

In the past week, Johar was busy shooting the publicity campaign for the comedy and choosing its posters. But he loves the vibes he gets at the set with the young blood.

"I feel I'M in a brand new phase of production that's great for Dharma Productions. We're doing great collaborations and i'm directing fantastic newcomers within the film. So I'M charged about it.

"I feel I'm blessed. I'm in a profession that lets me sing, dance, laugh and cry and still be at work. I DO NOT BELIEVE I MAY be more fortunate than this," he added.

Meanwhile, he's also busy judging dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5" - his first venture on TV post his hit, glossy, celebrity chat show "Koffee With Karan".

How does he manage the time.

"I'm in the course of too many stuff. 'Jhalak...' shoot happens someday every week. And by chance I'M doing a movie with newcomers, so I WILL BE ABLE TO shuttle their dates around. So I WILL do 'Jhalak...', because I'VE the leverage to do this. It's great fun," said the 40-year-old.

The film is being co-produced by Karan and Shah Rukh Khan.

SNEAK PEEK: Akshay, Sonakshi in Joker

^SNEAK PEEK: Akshay, Sonakshi in Joker

Mommy Shilpa Shetty is sleep deprived!

By Hindustan Times

New mommy Shilpa Shetty is slowly learning about motherhood.

The actor recently tweeted that her month-old son, Viaan, was keeping her so busy that she has hardly been sleeping.

“Tweetos I DO KNOW I’ve been twitter lazy. Son keeps me busy. Dunno how times flown! Sleep deprived n appear to be a zombie but Viaan is joy personified! (sic),” she posted.

“Being a mother is a whole time job! One has 2 be ready 2 give 25hrs an afternoon 2 the newborn or don’t do it! Amazin how our mothers did all of it with none help (sic),” she later added.

Anurag Kashyap: Poster boy of Hindie!

By Hindustan Times

Fourteen years ago, I wrote an editorial for a number one news magazine on ‘The New Bollywood Brigade.’ It started with an anecdote about Anurag Kashyap telling Amitabh Bachchan off. Kashyap was only 26 years old then. Satya, which he had co-written, had established him as a hotshot talent.

The story went like this: Impressed with Satya, Bachchan had called Kashyap and said, “Let’s do something different.” Kashyap clearly told the superstar that he desired to do it his way. “Don’t set any limits because I’m writing for Amitabh Bachchan.” Kashyap wrote the script, which had Bachchan playing a gray character. Everyone liked it but, as Kashyap told it back then, “Bachchan developed cold feet... He wanted a justification for the nature. I said no. I said, let’s respect the audience. Let’s give them something to think about.” After that conversation, Kashyap said, he never went back.

Last week, Bachchan saw Kashyap’s latest film Gangs Of Wasseypur and raved about it on Twitter. “What a film,” he tweeted, “Anurag Kashyap’s direction amazing… Indian cinema taking path breaking strides… pride and extreme gratification.” Within the years since their first encounter, Kashyap has gone from being Bollywood’s problem child to the poster boy of ‘Hindie,’ that may be Hindi independent cinema. It’s been a journey fraught with struggle, depression, divorce and relentless battling with the powers that be in Bollywood — studios, producers, stars, trade pundits, even the Censor Board (Kashyap’s first film Paanch never released for the reason that Censor Board deemed it too dark for the Indian public). But Kashyap has endured.

Gangs Of Wasseypur is, by turns, absorbing and frustrating. It features terrific performances and scenes of powerful, explosive violence. Nevertheless it could also be indulgent and far too long. The film started slow on the box office, but picked up by the evening shows and is probably going to make around Rs. 11 crore net at the first weekend. Clearly, Kashyap’s brand of cinema isn't any threat to a masala entertainer like Rowdy Rathore, which has remodeled Rs. 130 crore in three weeks and is the largest hit of the year thus far. However the incontrovertible fact that Kashyap could get a massive studio — Viacom 18 — to place down Rs. 18 crore plus for a two-part, five-hour-20-minute, star-less saga concerning the coal mining mafia in Bihar is a victory. It signifies that viewers have choices on the multiplex. Yes, the box office Goliath is likely to be a full-blow, star-laden comedy or drama — this year’s biggest include Agneepath and Housefull 2. But there may be also more likely to be something smaller, edgier, ‘hatke’ running on the next screen.

Because Kashyap isn't any longer a one-man movement. Over the years, he has mentored dozens of directors and an astonishing pool of talent. In between his own projects, he has found time to provide films like Vikramaditya Motwane’s Udaan — the primary Indian film to make the official selection on the Cannes International Film Festival in seven years; Bejoy Nambiar’s Shaitan, Vasan Bala’s Peddlers and co-produce Michael Winterbottom’s Trishna. Dev.D pushed the astounding composer Amit Trivedi into the spotlight and Gulaal made us recognise the numerous talents of Piyush Mishra. Gangs of Wasseypur features an array of dazzling actors — from Manoj Vajpai to Richa Chadda to Tigmanshu Dhulia. There isn’t one false note among them.

These films and filmmakers are slowly expanding the definition of Indian cinema abroad. Bollywood remains to be the mum brand but there's an increasing recognition that another cinema is emerging. At Cannes, the India conversation can be dominated through which stars walked the red carpet. This year, for the primary time, the chatter was about Indian films — Gangs of Wasseypur and Peddlers screened within the festival sidebars. On the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, town to City section will showcase 10 Mumbai films; Gangs of Wasseypur is a robust contender.

Film scholar Ashish Rajyadaksha once said that it's “vitally important to take care of an experimental cinema for both the mainstream and the bigger cultural context,” for the reason that experimental cinema becomes “a research and development centre for cinema within the country.” What’s exciting is that Hindie and mainstream filmmakers are feeding off one another. So Motwane’s next is a period film with mainstream stars, Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha. Kashyap is a co-producer. His next directorial project could also be a period film — Bombay Velvet, set within the 1960s Jazz Age, starring Ranbir Kapoor.

The creative churning is yielding sparkling cinema. That's why Anurag Kashyap matters.

Anupama Chopra is an author, journalist and a film reviewer for the Hindustan Times.

Priyanka, Shahid debunk 100-crore-club myth

By Hindustan Times

A 100 crore box office taking is not any benchmark for success, and should also be exaggerated, say Bollywood experts. Last year, Ready, Bodyguard, Singham, Don 2 and RA.One reportedly revamped Rs. 100 crore. This year, Rowdy Rathore, Agneepath and Housefull 2 claim to have achieved the feat. But industry experts say that the figure is misleading. Some even say that it's exaggerated to spice up star pay packets.

“The R100 crore mania is a myth. Firstly because it’s only 40% of the overall earnings that involves the producers, rest 60% goes in paying taxes and the percentage to the multiplexes. So Rs. 100 crores is nothing but a phenomenon created by the celebs to maintain their next film’s fee intact. Bollywood is a celebrity driven industry, so the Rs. 100 crore hue and cry is meant not to just create a buzz concerning the film in question but in addition to boost the hype across the star’s upcoming films,” says Shailendra Singh of Percept Pictures.

Actors Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Naseeruddin Shah, too, have recently questioned the sanctity of the term. “The Rs. 100 crore club is simply a fad which has arise within the industry for the past three years. The movies which come under this category are of a undeniable genre only and done by those actors who've been within the industry for the last 20 years,” says Kapoor.

Priyanka Chopra points out that several small films have done better business than the R100 crore hits. “I’m happy that two films of mine — Don 2 and Agneepath reached that figure, but there were a large number of small films besides which, in line with ratio, was bigger hits than most R100 crore films- be it The Dirty Picture or Kahaani, Ishaqzaade or Vicky Donor,” she says.

Not one to mince words, Naseeruddin Shah calls the figure “laughable”. “It is sort of a balloon for you to burst soon. People on this industry love to boast, that's why the term ‘100 crore’ has come up,” he says. Actor Sonu Sood, whose film Dabangg reportedly made R100 crore also admits, “It is a fad. Films made on the cheap of R50 cr make R100 cr and we predict they've achieved a lot.”
Filmmaker Atul Agnihotri, who produced Bodyguard, says, “It generally is a success benchmark provided that the film was made on a small scale.”

John to work with SRK in Farah's next

By Hindustan Times

After signing on SRK and Abhishek Bachchan, Farah Khan has reportedly signed John Abraham for her next venture Happy New Year, reports Mumbai Mirror. "Farah wanted someone with an excessively cool body language for the fourth male lead. She were toying with the theory of casting John for a very long time. The deal was sealed a couple of days before John flew off to Turkey to shoot for Race 2," John's friend told the tabloid.

John Abraham apparently is happy about his role. "HE'S more than pleased he'll be working with Shah Rukh for the primary time. And he's excited he'll share screen space with Abhishek, with whom he enjoyed great camaraderie throughout the making of Dostana and was good friends with ever since," the friend added.

Happy New Year is anticipated to roll by end this year.

Esha Deol has a lavish mehendi ceremony

By Hindustan Times

After a gala sangeet with Bollywood biggies in attendance, next in line was Esha Deol's extravagant mehendi ceremony at a club in Bandra, Mumbai.

The bride-to-be looked pretty in an orange-yellow lehenga designed by Neeta Lulla. Her fiancé Bharat Takhtani wore a without-sleeves Nehru jacket over a yellow-white kurta-pyjama.

Mother Hema Malini looked gorgeous in a white-greenish sari. Father of the bride Dharmendra was again missing from the pictures of the development. He was not snapped on the sangeet as well.

Esha is prepared to tie the knot with businessman beau Bharat on 29th of this month. The low-key wedding in a temple in suburban Mumbai can be followed by a gala reception the very next day.

"We want the marriage to be a relatively private affair with relatives and shut friends from all sides in attendance. It's not possible to have the marriage at our home. We chose a temple as it is an ideal place for matrimony," Hema Malini had said earlier.

The happy family poses together.

The bride to be is worked up in regards to the honeymoon already. "Wedding prep occurring and on and on can't look ahead to da honeymoon," Esha had tweeted.

The couple got working on February 12.

Imran Khan to construct muscles for Sonakshi

By HT

In order to appear physically compatible opposite curvy Sonakshi Sinha, skinny Imran Khan was busy hitting the gym for his role in Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai 2.

Sonakshi Sinha who's quite well-endowed has up to now worked with brawny actors like Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn.

“I am entering bodybuilding, in order that I WILL be seen within the frame with Sonakshi,” the actor was overheard telling a pal by the tabloid.

The film's shooting will kickstart in August.

It is to be recalled that Shahid Kapoor needed to really work flat out to appear older than Kareena Kapoor in Jab We Met.

Hope Imran Khan is successful in matching Sonakshi's screen presence.

Bipasha to star in horror film Aatma

By Hindustan Times

After Raaz, Darna Zaroori Hai and the yet to release Raaz 3, Bipasha Basu has signed her forth horror film titled Aatma. Aatma, directed by Suparn Varma of Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena and Acid Factory fame, revolves around Bipasha's character and her experience with a spirit.

A set have been specially built at the 21st floor of a building in Andheri for the shooting of Aatma because the story happens in an apartment in a building. The film has a huge twist within the climax and to keep up the confidentiality, only Bipasha, director Suparn Varma and the producers, Kumar Mangat and Abhishek Pathak have your entire script.

Interestingly, Bipasha herself could be very petrified of horror films and covers her eyes together with her hands and watches horror films in the course of the gaps between her fingers, but that does not stop her from acting in supernatural thrillers.

Tusshar, Riteish to do a Shilpa Shetty in KSKHH

By HT

It seems that the makers of the film Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum are leaving no stone unturned so far as the film promotions are concerned. After releasing two of its tracks, 'Dil Garden Garden' and 'Shirt Da Button', Ekta Kapoor is now planning to release the third track in an overly unique manner.

If you thought that Shilpa Shetty was 'cool' within the 'Main Aayi Hun UP Bihar Lootne' song, then, Ekta is pretty sure that her film's lead stars Tusshar Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh will look supercool as they gyrate to this track on this film!

Ekta Kapoor, who has acquired the rights to remix this track, has now roped in choreographers Rekha and Chinni Prakash, for this specially created 'male version' of the track. The song is named 'Hum Toh Hain Cappuccino', whose lyrics has been penned by Kumaar, with its club-friendly music composed by the Meet Brothers. Ekta Kapoor is sparing no efforts to make the track look as lavish as possible. No wonder then, a whopping Rs. 2 crore set was erected at Film City that resembled a 'dhaba', where Tusshar and Riteish shot for the song with Sarah-Jane Dias and Neha Sharma.

In order to advertise this song, Ekta is now prepared to stroll the no-man's land. As part of the song promotion, this track might be released on Balaji's four consecutive leading prime-time soaps, making Ekta the primary person to take action. If that wasn't enough, Riteish and Tusshar might be donning a country get-up and shall tour the cities in an open truck with the song blaring from the loudspeakers.

With such a lot going for promoting the film, one just hopes that its BO collections might be something so we can make Ekta sing all of the approach to the bank!

Music review: Cocktail

By Hindustan Times

Within days of the Tum Hi Ho Bandhu music video launch, the song had assumed anthem-status. Going by that welcome, Cocktail’s soundtrack seemed promising from the word go. Singers Neeraj Shridhar and Kavita Seth’s vocals have already produced a success with this track.

Daaru Desi is a gem and deserves full points. This can be a perfect mixture of an excellent melody and intelligent arrangement. Singers Benny Dayal and Shalmali Kholgade bring to the song a singular freshness.

Among the 2 versions of Yaariyan, the acoustic one, sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and Arijit Singh, is more enchanting. Punjabi singer Miss Pooja’s vocals in Second Hand Jawaani hook you.

The club number, Tera Naam Japdi Fira follows the safe, yet tried and tested English-Punjabi-lyrics-meet-techno-beats formula. It doesn’t do justice to Shefali Alvares’s voice.

Luttna didn’t wish to overdose on electronica. However, a nice addition is Jugni, the track from Coke Studio Pakistan 2010 that was sung by Arif Lohar and Meesha Shafi. This version, which boasts of an attractive piano interlude, sees Arif team up with Harshdeep Kaur. The opposite versions of Luttna and Tera Naam Japdi Fira fail to depart a mark.

The album, as a whole, lacks variety. Most tracks overdose on electronica. But it’s definitely worth a listen for the primary four tracks at the album — they make up for what the compilation seems to lack in its entirety.

What we love: Fresh, dancing sound

What we don’t like: Loss of variety

Only asexual songs from Jism 2 on TV: Pooja Bhatt

By Hindustan Times

Filmmaker Pooja Bhatt has chosen to advertise Jism 2 songs with adult content through internet, "a greater than worthy competitor of TV", as opposed to showing them on television channels. "WE'VE GOT six songs in Jism 2. Only three cater to a universal audience without losing their essence. The opposite three can't be made to look asexual! Hence, we can only undergo the censor board and plug on TV those songs of Jism 2 what WE feel is acceptable for a family audience," Pooja tweeted.

"The three Jism 2 songs that cater to the common thinking, discerning, passionate, ADULTS could also be viewed freely and by CHOICE around the internet," she added.

The movie, a sequel to the 2003 film, features Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone, with Arunoday Singh and Randeep Hooda. It's expected to be a steamy affair, and so it should not be a surprise if the songs are shot in a definite way.

Pooja, daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, is glad T-Series, which owns the film's music rights, is in resonance along with her decision.

"Delighted that @ Tseries is in absolute agreement with us in the case of NOT releasing watered down versions of Jism 2 trailers on TV. That is the primary time a mainstream film has chosen the web and social media as a GREATER THAN worthy competitor to television," she added.

The actress-turned-director, who went behind the camera for the primary time in 2003 for Paap, says she is worked up being different.

"So THANKS censor board. The supposed roadblock you provided is definitely a gateway to a brand new, sane and fair future of ALL!" Pooja wrote.

"I refuse to enroll in the schizophrenic creed of filmmakers who peddle smut yet crave 'respectability'. You can not have your cake and eat it too! And if I DON'T get a 11 p.m. slot on TV for Jism 2, I'D rather go the DTH way. Amputation of one's inherent vision is for the weak," she added.

Jism 2 marks Sunny Leone's debut in Bollywood.

Dilip Kumar’s biography to be launched on his birthday

By Hindustan Times

A book chronicling the life and times of the living legend Dilip Kumar can be launched at the veteran actor’s birthday (December 11) this year.

Written as a coffee-table book by film journalist Uday Tara Nayar, the book have been supervised by the actor’s wife, Saira Banu.

The biography, which features rare photographs of Dilip’s family and friends, traces the 89-year-old actor’s journey that started eight decades ago when Yusuf Khan came to Mumbai. Will probably be published jointly by Saira’s entertainment enterprise Sharp Focus and New Media publishing house.

“So many writers approached us to jot down this book. We chose Uday Tarra because she is a member of the family and Sahab has known her for a very long time... Tarra writes well,” said Saira, who's engaged on another biography on Dilip, so one can be launched next year.

Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor in stills from ‘Raanjhnaa’

‘Kolaveri Di’ star Dhanush is about for his Bollywood debut with director Aanand L Rai’s ‘Raanjhnaa’ where he was paired opposite our industry’s style diva Sonam Kapoor. Aaanand has already given our industry a success with ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ starring Kangana Ranaut and Madhavan.

Sonam Kapoor plays the role of a middle-class girl studying in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Dhanush plays a Brahmin boy from Varanasi.

Both the actors have worked hard to organize for his or her characters. While Sonam took part in street plays which gave her a deeper investigate JNU’s culture of political awareness and social activism, Dhanush took lessons in Hindi to eliminate his Southern accent.

Check out the primary look of the film……..

The brand new poster of ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ features Salman and Katrina together

When Yash Raj Films released their first poster and teaser trailer in their forthcoming ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ featuring only Salman Khan, it left people wondering why his ex-flame and flick’s female lead, Katrina Kaif, was omitted. Before gossip columns could go into wrong interpretations, the makers released one more poster of the similar featuring only Katrina Kaif with the tagline, ‘The girl who tamed Tiger’.

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif were in a relationship for quite a very long time. So, their fans were obviously waiting to look them together. So, here comes another poster of this Kabir Khan’s directorial venture which has merged the primary two posters and has Sallu and Kats together. The makers are set to release the theatrical trailer this Friday.

A star-studded Sangeet for Esha Deol and Bharat Takhtani

Esha Deol’s first pre-marriage function started with a star-studded sangeet ceremony held at Hotel Lalit Intercontinental in Mumbai. While Esha glowed in a Rocky S designed lehenga, fiance Bharat Takhtani looked equally charming in a blue velvet sherwani with gold zari work.

The guest list was impressive and a glowing mom Hema Malini personally welcomed they all. Among folks that attended the ceremony to hope the 2 a cheerful married life were cousin Abhay Deol with girlfriend Preeti Desai, Dharmedra and sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol, Naseeruddin Shah with family, Reema and Raima Sen, Hema Malini`s niece Madhu together with her two daughters, Ranveer Singh, Zayed Khan and wife Malaika Khan, Genelia D`Souza and Ritesh Deshmukh, Arya Babbar, Jackky Bhagnani, Alvira Khan and Sohail Khan.

The marriage will happen on June 29.

Bollywood must look forward to Vanya Mishra

Pantaloons Femina Miis India World 2012 Vanya Mishra from Chandigarh is awaiting her big test with the Miss World contest in order to happen on August 18 contest in China. She is truly motivated with Himangini Singh Yadu’s victory as Miss Asia Pacific and says, “Every win at a global pageant is a proud moment for India. Right now I’m just focussed on my Miss World title and that i hope I win millions of heart with the win.”

“I am ready for D-day. The preparation goes in full swing. You might be groomed from head to toe to compete with other representatives from different countries. I’m definitely going to position my best foot forward,” she said.

Vanya says that the grooming sessions were really tough for her as she needed to manage along with her engineering studies to boot. “Well, definitely it’s difficult for a woman of my age to get into the mode of 13 days of strenuous grooming session. I'M an engineering student, I WILL BE ABLE TO easily bunk my classes, but I USED TO BE not allowed to bunk grooming sessions. It was difficult, but I'M satisfied with the result. It helped in exploring hidden beauty,” she said.

As for her plans to go into Bollywood, Vanya says that she has other things to concentrate on at this time. “I love glamour, but I haven’t given thought to entering Bollywood as of now. I USED TO BE just the scholar after which I became Miss India, so it’s too early for me to plot future. I just expect and hope to win the international crown. My main focus is international pageant,” she said.

Saif Ali Khan to essay the role of Jawaharlal Nehru

Saif Ali Khan is riding high on his professional front. His forthcoming ‘Cocktail’ is yet to hit the screens but has already impressed the critics with its trailers. And now, Saif is ready to play the role of Jawaharlal Nehru in Britain-based Indian filmmaker, Gurinder Chadha’s partition film. Actor Naseeruddin Shah was approached to play the role of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Shah has already given a nod for the role.

“It is a large canvas requiring tonnes and tonnes of analysis and scores of characters. I’ve spoken to a couple people including Naseer and Saif. Nehru’s role is a cameo, so I PONDER if Saif could be willing to do it,” Gurinder said on phone from London.

The film might be shot in Delhi and Jodhpur. “I’ve already acquired the required permission to shoot everywhere in India including Rashtrapati Bhavan. So I'M prepared. I don’t need to shoot in Pakistan in any respect. This may be my ultimate dream project and that i can’t watch for it to take off,” said Gurinder adding, “This is my biggest challenge up to now. I’ve been engaged on my partition film for a while now. The central character is Lord Mountbatten. The movie is about in January 1947 when Mountbatten was asked to supervise India and the movie results in August 1947, so it’s a short lived time span”.

The film will go on floor this October.

Enough of sequels, comedies for Riteish!

By Hindustan Times

He is the quintessential comic actor of Hindi films but now Riteish Deshmukh, whose sequel to Masti will soon go at the floors, says he plans to forestall doing sequels and take a look at to be a part of drama and crime thrillers. "My next film can be Masti 2. I WILL BE ABLE TO start shooting within the first week of August," Riteish told IANS. He's going to team up with the unique cast - Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani partly two.

"It is myself, Aftab and Vivek within the film. It's my fourth film with Indra Kumar I THINK like I'M married to him," Riteish, 33, said.

Indra Kumar and Riteish's earlier projects include Masti (2004), Dhamaal (2007) and Double Dhamaal (2011).

Besides comedies, Riteish have been related to sequels and says he plans to transport in this". is my third sequel after which the fourth one will come, then I WILL BE ABLE TO stop doing sequels because the entire comedies that i'm doing are sequels - Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum (a sequel to Kyaa Kool Hai Hum) and Masti 2. I HAVE NEVER done a brand new comedy."

The actor also featured within the recently released Housefull 2, but he claims that he's not been typecast after playing such a lot of comic roles.

"In fact, in my case, it's been the opposite direction round. Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya happened and it was a rom com where Genelia (D'Souza) is more aggressive character. Thankfully, it worked."

"Obviously these series of flicks that i'm doing are sequels, they're brands and they're guaranteed to be comedy. After these films things have changed because people's perception has changed so now I'M looking ahead to do one drama and one crime thriller."

Riteish is currently gearing up for Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum.

Ranbir Kapoor courts trouble!

By Hindustan Times

Ranbir Kapoor has landed himself in fresh trouble. The actor, who was photographed smoking at the sets of his forthcoming film, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani, last month, was served summons by an area court in Udaipur, asking him to look before it on Tuesday.

Kapoor, however, did not do so, and now the court has asked him to look before it on July 26. Harendra Singh, in-charge of Udaipur’s Ghanta Ghar police station, said that Kapoor was booked for violation of Section 5 of Rajasthan Prevention of Smoking Act.

If the fees are proved, the actor could also be sentenced to six-month imprisonment or slapped with a penalty of Rs. 200. Last month, actor Shah Rukh Khan was also summoned by an area court in Jaipur after he was photographed smoking during an IPL match.

I don’t even know what Daya Nayak seems like: Naseruddin Shah

By Hindustan Times

Naseeruddin Shah, who plays an encounter specialist in his upcoming film, says his character isn’t according to an actual cop. In an interview with Roshmila Bhattacharya, he opens up.

What made you sign the film, Maximum?
After back-to-back projects, I wasn’t within the mood to tackle another film. But I USED TO BE drawn by (director) Kabeer Kaushik’s conviction. I’d been impressed by his concern for the forces in Sehar (2005). Now, he’s back with this story of 2 encounter cops. I’ve always encouraged young filmmakers, despite the fact that the 3 debutants I worked with last year made terribly disappointing movies.

Is your character modelled on Daya Nayak (the Mumbai encounter cop who was within the news between 1997 and 2003)?
(Smiles) I don’t even know what Daya Nayak looks as if. Daya and Pradeep Sharma’s lives could also be fodder for the script, however the story is fictional. Encounters didn’t begin with them. As a child, I remember a friend’s cop father was referred to as the dacoit-killer of UP after he gunned down dacoits who’d surrendered. He reasoned that nobody would testify against them and they’d be out on bail in two weeks.

What’s your tackle cops who shoot to kill?
It’s easy to sentence them because we’re coping with human life here. Even a few of these cops (who were in jail until recently) are loose cannons. It’s a chilling realisation, but then, the lifetime of a cop is hellishly difficult given their ridiculous pay packets and job pressures.

Is the police fraternity more likely to be upset?
I can’t say. People get upset over trivialities just like the use of the word barber or a cobbler in a song.

Will the underworld take umbrage, for the reason that the film shows a Bollywood star with links to the mafia?
(Laughs) Unless their interests are harmed, I don’t see them getting upset. They've a whole lot of other problems to fret about.

When RGV ditched Naseer!
It’s rumoured that Naseer has signed Ram Gopal Varma’s Amma 3D being made in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English. Naseer denies it, saying, “No, but Ramu surfaces every few years looking to interest me with a task. He came to me with Department and a personality who’s heard, but never seen within the film. I accepted, concerned about the novelty, after which he disappeared.”

Children should keep away from Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum

By Hindustan Times

Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum is an entire no-no for children, says actor Tusshar Kapoor who can be seen within the adult comedy.

"Kids cannot see this film. Teenagers can see it," he said and added that though the film could have an A-certificate, it won't affect its box office
performance.

Talking in regards to the sexual innuendoes and jokes within the film, he said that the genre has become cool and trendy.

Apart from Tusshar, the film, didrected by Sachin Yardi, also stars Riteish Deshmukh, Neha Sharma and Sarah Jane Dias and was produced by his sister, Ekta Kapoor.

"When Kyaa Kool Hai Hum became a really perfect hit, I felt that it might was bigger had the family audience would have seen it. Everyone saw it, the women went with their friends and the boys went with theirs. But people didn't go along with their families. But now society has really changed," he told IANS.

"We had a narration and we toned it down, but everyone said that it was good but inferior to the former one. So then we brought back all of the jokes and the naughty humour," he added.

Kyaa Super Cool Hai Hum, is being released seven years after Sangeeth Sivan directed Kyaa Kool Hai Hum, which was released in 2005.

"We are lucky that no film of this type came in between. Housefulls have come, Golmaals have come, but they seem to be a comedy of a special kind. That is an adult comedy," the actor says.

Why the gap?

"There were numerous problems, Sangeeth desired to do different kinds of movies. He said he was not just a comedy director so he desired to make some actioners and thrillers. When he was ready, Ekta was not pleased with the script.

"Finally, Sachin came up with a script for a movie called Road Trip To Anjuna. But we liked it so much, Ekta decided to transform it into Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum and make it a two hero film," he said.

Finally, Arjun Kapoor to star in 2 States

By Hindustan Times

After several false starts and an entire bunch of actors and directors walking out and in of the frame, the film adaptation of two States is finally set to take off. We’ve now learnt that Sajid Nadiadwala and Karan Johar’s co-production according to Chetan ‘bestseller’ Bhagat’s novel by the similar name is confirmed to star Arjun Kapoor.

Of course, there has been still some drama remaining on this roller-coaster ride — before finalising Arjun for the lead. It sort of feels Imran Khan were approached for the role. But he turned down the offer since he was tied up with multiple projects — Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, followed by Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai 2 and Milan Talkies.

We tried reaching Karan and Sajid for comments, but they remained unavailable. However, the Ishaqzaade star is assumed to have formally signed the contract a couple of days ago. An industry insider confirms, “Yes, Imran was approached but he had date issues. That’s how Arjun came into the image. Both Sajid and Karan were very impressed along with his work in Ishaqzaade. So he was the following natural choice.”

When we called Arjun, he didn’t deny the news, but only told us, “I don’t intend to make any comments till things are finalised. Let’s stay up for the official announcement.”

However, our insider insists that Arjun is “very much on,” but have been instructed to not discuss the impending project as of now.

The drama over 2 States’ film adaptation started in 2010 when Sajid bought the rights. First, director Siddharth Anand (of Bachna Ae Haseeno and Anjaana Anjaani fame) was to tackle the film with Saif Ali Khan and Priyanka Chopra within the lead. Then Shah Rukh Khan entered the fray with director Vishal Bhardwaj. Chapter three saw KJo step in as co-producer with Ranbir Kapoor’s name being suggested for the lead role.

Now, before this casting story gets more chapters than the book itself, things appear to be falling into place. Debutant Abhishek Varman, who has worked as an assistant director on Karan’s My Name Is Khan (2010) and upcoming Student Of The Year, will direct the film. “It’s more likely to go at the floors towards the tip of the year. The remainder details might be finalised once Sajid is back from his Europe trip,” says the insider.

2 States is a love story a few girl from a Tamil family and a Punjabi boy, and the hurdles they face en path to marriage.

Glam Deepika insists on a desi avatar

By Hindustan Times

Remember Deepika Padukone’s character Shanti from Om Shanti Om (OSO; 2007)? The actor, whose Indian avatar became an instant hit with Farah Khan’s blockbuster, has gone back to that desi search for Cocktail’s new song, Second hand jawaani. When the makers came up with an concept to have a dance number with Saif Ali Khan, Deepika and Diana Penty, everyone was excited.

At that time, Deepika insisted that she would also, like her co-stars, wear an Indian outfit for the song. “Since the song comes right on the end of the film, Deepika felt that it was the most productive opportunity for her to move desi. It also won’t fiddle with the unique narrative of the remainder of the film, since she’s mostly sporting western clothes,” says an insider from the unit.

Choreographer duo Bosco-Caesar wanted Deepika to maintain the look she carried in OSO. They allowed her to make a choice her own clothes. “There isn't any doubt that she looks ravishing briefly dresses, skirts and hot pants in Cocktail, way to her styling by Anaita Shroff Adajania. But people are happy that Deepika decided to switch her search for the song,” adds the insider.

Director Homi Adajania says, “The song is the kitschy celebration of the film. The 2 girls tease Saif for being a constant flirt. Deepika is hot in Cocktail, but she (mostly) wears western clothes. The one thing that doesn’t change is that she looked just as smoking hot within the Indian outfits too.”