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First look of film ‘Jodi Breakers’ unveiled
The first look of Bipasha Basu and R. Madhavan starrer comedy “Jodi Breakers” is out.While Bipasha looks chic and stylish in a red gown, Madhavan looks urban and sophisticated in an all-black outfit, coupled with spectacles.
“Jodi Breakers” is an up-beat, modern-age, urban humour film, that revolves around dysfunctional relationships, which eventually lead to break ups. The film is slated to release in February, 2012.
Bollywood stars celebrate Christmas with family, friends
Bollywood celebrities extended their best wishes on Christmas Sunday. Some even shared their plans for the day on Twitter – some would celebrate with friends and family while others have jetted off for vacations.
Madhuri Dixit is off to the Maldives with husband Shriram Nene and children Arin and Rayaan.
“Excited! Off to the Maldives for some rest and relaxation…Hope everyone is having a good holiday season,” the 44-year-old posted on Twitter.
Ajay Devgan, who is married to Kajol, is also on vacation although he did not reveal the location.
“Enjoying the Christmas air! Gonna sign off for the holidays an see u guys back in the new year! Ciao,” Devgn posted.
Riteish Deshmukh joined good friend Arshad Warsi and his wife Maria Goretti for a Christmas brunch.
“Off to Maria Goretti and Arshad Warsi’s house for Xmas brunch-She is the worlds best Bawarchi-No wonder Arshad is known as the heavy weight actor,” Deshmukh, 33, posted.
Celina Jaitly is enjoying the festive mood in Dubai.
“Attended a beautiful Xmas mass at the Dubai church .. Was emotionally very moved. Was wonderful to see people from so many countries come together,” the 30-year-old wrote.
“I Hate Luv Storys” director Punit Malhotra stayed at home on the occasion.
“Merry Christmas people. May the festival shower u with all the happiness and prosperity in the world. Happy holidays! Full on celebrations at home. Moms v excited, brought home a baby tree with some wonderful goodies,” he posted.
Abhishek Bachchan, who was recently blessed with a baby girl with wife Aishwarya, offered good wishes to fans.
“Wish all of you a very merry Christmas. Spread the love, joy and happiness. God bless,” he wrote.
Anupam Kher posted: “Happiness is the cheapest thing in the world when we buy it for someone else. Merry Christmas.”
Priyanka Chopra tweeted: “Merry Xmas guys…may we all be blessed with peace and contentment..and the happiness to live and love..and be loved..Thank u all for loving me.”
Karan Johar posted: “Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all of you!!! Its the season to forgive…to forget…to skip regret…to live and let….”
Music composer Vishal Dadlani posted: “Merry Christmas you all Jesus changed the world with love and compassion for all. Try it, it might still work.”
Arjun Rampal wrote: “Merry Xmas, be free, be alive, be in love, be yourself, because everyone is beautiful. Love u all.”
Bipasha Basu posted: “Merry Xmas all!Peace to the world!”
‘Don 2′ grosses Rs 15 crore on first day
Shahrukh Khan’s “Don 2 – The King is Back” has earned Rs.15.3 crore on the opening day, which is the highest first day collection on a non-holiday Friday.
The film is a sequel to Farhan Akhtar’s 2006 “Don”, which was a remake of the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan starrer of the same name.
In overseas markets, “Don-2..” broke the record for the highest single day gross for a Hindi film in Australia with estimated earnings of US$82,000 Friday. The earlier record was Reliance Entertainment’s “Bodyguard” at US$74,000.
“Don 2″, also starring Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, Kunal Kapoor and Lara Dutta earned $550,000 in North America, beating “My Name is Khan” opening day gross of $445,000
Kareena Kapoor is magic – Imran Khan
Imran Khan has already admitted Kareena Kapoor is his favourite actress. Working with her in romantic comedy “Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu” has only strengthened his belief.
“She is like a light bulb. The second the director says ‘action’, this light comes up and you can’t take your eyes off her. She is magic,” Imran said on the sidelines of an event here.
Imran’s crackling chemistry with Kareena in the promos of “Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu” is there for all to see. In fact, he was so much in awe of the 31-year-old stunner that he ended up taking almost 100 pictures of Kareena during the film shoot. Producer Karan Johar has suggested he exhibit the pictures soon.
Even when Imran was asked to choose the most stylish actress of B-Town, he was quick to respond, and said: “I think my vote goes to Kareena.”
A. R. Rahman unveils romantic album at Taj Mahal
What better than the symbol of love, the Taj Mahal, as the backdrop to the launch of a romantic music album for the film “Ek Deewana Tha”, says Oscar-winning music composer A.R. Rahman.
“The movie has so many romantic songs, so what can be the perfect way to project my songs with Taj as a backdrop. I always want people to recognise my music and this is what I am trying to do (through this album),” Rahman told reporters here on the sidelines of the music launch.
“The film is the perfect expression of love and that’s what the songs speak,” he added. Rahman was accompanied by the film’s cast, Prateik and Amy Jackson.
Even Prateik is excited to have got a chance to work with The Mozart of Madras.
“I love Taj, especially because it is a symbol of love. Also, working with Rahman was such a delight,” said Prateik.
The album has an interesting mix of romantic and emotional numbers. While two of them are fresh Hindi songs, the remaining five are Hindi versions of original songs sung in Tamil and Telugu. The lyrics are penned by Javed Akhtar.
Abhishek Bachchan visits Ajmer Sharif after 7 years
Abhishek Bachchan, on a promotional tour for his upcoming film “Players”, took time off to visit the shrine of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer after a gap of seven years.
“Had the morning off so drove down to Ajmer Sharif. Went back there after almost seven years. It’s always wonderful to go there and seek blessings,” Abhishek wrote on Twitter.
The actor is currently in Jaipur for the film promotion.
Directed by Abbas-Mustan, “Players” has an ensemble cast featuring Bobby Deol, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sikander Kher, Bipasha Basu, Sonam Kapoor and Omi Vaidya, apart from Abhishek.
Salman Khan is my driving force – Himesh Reshammiya
“For me it’s always been god, dad and Salman Khan. He (Salman) has been a driving force for me. I just want to thank him for his support. Thank you Salman bhai,” said 38-year-old Himesh, whose music in the actor’s “Bodyguard” was well-received by the audiences.
Himesh, who reportedly had a spat with Salman sometime back, minced no words while thanking the actor and his family for helping him at every stage of his decade-long career either a music director, singer or even as an actor.
“After this break of one-and-a-half years and with love and good wishes of Salman bhai, my first film “Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya” was possible because of the Khan family and now my 101st film “Bodyguard” also is getting me awards. It’s all because of their love. In some way or the other Salman bhai has been the reason for my success,” said Himesh.
After his success as a composer-singer, Himesh took up acting in films like “Aap Ka Suroor”, “Karzzzz”, “Kajraare” and “Damadamm”. He is looking forward to more acting and music assignments.
“Now after this break I am all set to give music, and I will give music for a lot of films. I will produce quite a few films too and will also start with my acting spree. I have four films in hand.
“I’m creatively reloaded. I’m ready with eight to nine scripts, which I have compiled for production houses. As far as the music front is concerned, when I had come here at the age of 16, I came with 300 songs and today I am ready with 500 songs and have signed 250 artists for”it,” he added.
Himesh is also set for some international projects, both, as a composer and as an actor.
“An international album in collaboration with Lil Wayne and Edward Maya is also ready. I have formulated 15 songs for it and the album is called ‘The Edge’. DJ Edward Maya is doing my song and Roman White, who directs Justin Bieber’s videos is directing our album too. I am also doing an international film ‘A * Is Killed’,” said Himesh.
Video - Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor get drunk in the title song of 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
Getting drunk on the streets of Las Vegas is a new high altogether as Rahul and Riana (played by Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor) discover in this title song freshly released by Karan Johar’s production house Dharma Productions.
We see Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan pub-hopping and carousing like there’s no tomorrow. They tank up, ride the segway, dance on the escalator, bow to a buffalo, miss being hit by a speeding car, get punished by a cop whom they also make dance -- all in one night of drunken revelry.
The music of Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is composed by Amit Trivedi. The film is directed by Shakun Batra and will release on February 10. It will be a Valentine’s Day treat for sure.
Check out the song below:
DELAY IN HEROINE MOVIE DUE TO SAIF-KAREENA WEDDING?
Delay in Heroine Movie Due to Saif-Kareena Wedding?
His first Heroine (Ash) was expecting a baby and had to go on maternity leave, temporarily halting the shoot of the film. And now Madhur Bhandarkar’s lead actress is getting married, which again alters the plans for his ambitious project. Mumbai Mirror has learnt that even before the current schedule of Heroine can end, the second leg of the shoot has been rescheduled as Kareena is to wed her beau Saif Ali Khan around the same time. A friend of the director revealed to us that the second schedule, initially slated to start from the end of January, has been pushed ahead to the middle of February.
The film’s producer Siddharth Roy Kapoor of UTV, who had announced last week that the next schedule of Heroine was to commence “from the end of February to April-May” and then later stated the change in the filming dates, refrained from divulging any further details. When contacted, Bhandarkar also confirmed the change in schedule, saying, “Yes, the second schedule of Heroine will now start in the middle of February instead of the end of January.”
Bhandarkar’s friend explained, “The idea is to complete the second schedule by the middle of March instead of the end of April, so that Kareena can attend to her wedding and personal life in March and April before she returns to work in May.”
According to the director’s friend, Kareena was reluctant to take a break in the middle of the schedule for her wedding. “There is a reason why this decision has been taken. The plan is to complete the schedule, so that Kareena’s performance remains consistent and doesn’t lose the intensity the role demands amidst her wedding plans. This way she gets to enjoy her wedding and honeymoon, before resuming work,” added Bhandarkar’s friend.
ACTOR FARHAN AKHTAR REFLECTS ABOUT HIS MOST DIFFICULT MOVIE SCENE
Actor Farhan Akhtar Reflects About His Most Difficult Movie Scene
The scene that I shot with Naseer (Naseeruddin Shah) Sir in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara was one of the toughest for me. I was finally meeting my birth father in the film. The film was about three guys having fun on a road trip and suddenly there came a point where I had to shoot this emotional scene. Throughout the film, my character Imran is this one chilled out guy who never takes life seriously. And then in this scene I had to interact with my father...there was disappointment, anger and to an extent even love.
All these emotions had to be expressed in very few words. It was all fine when Kabir and Arjun (Hrithik Roshan and Abhay Deol) were in the scene. The real challenge was facing Naseer Sir alone. But then, Naseer Sir is such a fine actor, it automatically helps the other person perform better.
This was the only scene in the entire film that was so intense. It was shot in Spain. This scene was one of those that take you to a different emotional plane rather than being just an emotional scene. The scene saw the other part of Imran. Luckily, we did not need too many retakes. Thanks to Naseerji.
ACTRESS KATRINA KAIF IS THE PERSON MOST SEARCHED IN INDIA
Actress Katrina Kaif is the Person Most Searched in India
Like every year, this year too Google Zeitgeist has announced the results of the Most Searched People, Topics, Movies of the year 2011.
The Google Zeitgeist 2011 for India throws up quite a few interesting results. The person topping the list of Most Searched People is none other than Katrina Kaif who believe it or not has even beaten the likes of Anna Hazare who created a nationwide revolution this year. This indeed shows that India is a Bollywood crazy nation.
While Katrina topped the list, her one time beau Salman Khan was not far behind either and came in at No.3 in the list of Most Searched People. Surprisingly, Salman is the only male actor to feature in the list of Top 10 Most Searched People in India. Despite the whole Ra.One frenzy, SRK doesn’t make it to the list of Top 10 Most Searched People in India for the year 2011.
Starlet Poonam Pandey, who shot to fame for promising to strip for the Indian cricket team, is ranked at No. 4 ahead of actors like Aishwarya Rai (No. 6), Kareena Kapoor (No. 8 ) and Priyanka Chopra (No. 10)
The Google Zeitgeist 2011 for Most Searched Movies in India too reveals some interesting stats. Needless to say, its Salman Khan starrer Bodyguard which tops the list followed by Shah Rukh Khan’s ambitious venture Ra.One.
JO HUM CHAHEIN MOVIE REVIEW
Love stories are the most tried and tested genre in Bollywood. Youthful stories in particular are eagerly lapped up if the romance quotient is just right, the lead pair is charming, the songs are tuneful and easy on the lips and the sweet and tender moments stay fresh in your memory even after you’ve made an exit from the cineplex. The process of falling in love changes in film after film, but what remains intact — at least in Hindi movies — is the joy and elation when the lovers unite in the finale. First-time director Pawan Gill attempts to tell a love story that deals with the problems and struggles of a Gen X couple. Though it’s easy to decipher what course the journey would take, you can’t help but acknowledge the fact that Pawan at least makes a sincere attempt to tell a story that’s breezy and pacy, with an interesting twist midway through the film. Well shot with several interesting moments, it’s a film that the urban youth should identify with instantly.
But there’s a flipside as well. And that pertains to its screenplay. More on that later!
JO HUM CHAHEIN is a coming of age story of Rohan [Sunny Gill] and Neha [Simran Mundi], two young, hip, effervescent individuals whose lives change forever once they meet and fall in love. Rohan is a brash, cocky, ambitious, 24-year-old MBA graduate who wants instant success and will do anything to make that come true.
Rohan moves to Mumbai to pursue a career as a stockbroker where he meets Neha, a no-nonsense, strong-headed girl, who’s come to Mumbai to follow her dreams, the dream of becoming a film actor. Neha is someone who believes in love, but hasn’t given any guy a chance because no one measures up to her standards of Mr. Right. That’s until Rohan comes along and her life changes completely.
Both of them have different wants, desires and quests, but they manage to come together and go on a journey that intertwines their personal and professional lives.
Director Pawan Gill, who has also penned its script, chooses to narrate a story that not only focuses on romance, but also on the aspirations of the youth and how far can they go to accomplish their goals. In doing so, Pawan doesn’t take the tried and tested route to narrate his tale. The love story isn’t the type that would make you exclaim, ‘Not again’. But the entire stock market perspective is what could’ve been lucidly elucidated for the average moviegoer to decipher. Sure, the character of Alyy Khan does make things clear at the outset, but during the course of the journey, there could’ve been more clarity on the issue. Case in point, what eventually goes wrong in Sunny’s career, how Alyy uses him and how Alyy pays for it eventually could’ve been better explained.
However, despite the blemishes, there’s no denying that Pawan has handled a couple of poignant moments well. The twist in the tale and the confrontation between the lead pair in the middle of the film is super. Also, the transformation in Sunny’s character — how he gradually realizes the importance of a relationship — is prudently dealt with.
A love story is ‘incomplete’ without melodious music and the songs in JO HUM CHAHEIN have the required vigor to entice the youth. Sachin Gupta delivers some lovely compositions, which includes tracks such as ‘Ishq Hothon Se’, ‘Peepni’ and ‘Aaj Bhi Party’. The songs are well choreographed and the icing on the cake is the visual appeal in each track. Talking of visual appeal, the review would be incomplete without acknowledging the contribution by the DoP, Manush Nandan. The film has eye-catching visuals and even otherwise, it’s an incredibly stylish looking film. The production design [Amrita Mahal Nakai and Sabrina Singh] is top notch.
Sunny Gill renders his character with tremendous sincerity. It’s a character, like I pointed out earlier, that’s bona fide and identifiable and Sunny’s performance makes it all the more relatable. Simran Mundi is photogenic and has the potential to grow into a fine actor. She’s a tad self-conscious initially, but illustrates potency in heartrending moments consequently. Alyy Khan is first-rate, while Achint Kaur carries her part with flourish. Yuri Suri, as Sunny’s father, makes his presence felt. Samar Virmani, Sunny’s friend, is self-assured and handles his part well, while Mansi Multani does a fine job. Rithvik Dhanjani is confident.
On the whole, JO HUM CHAHEIN is a decent watch that will require a strong word of mouth to leave a mark.
Sonali Raut – Maxim India (December 2011)
Sonali Raut – Maxim India (December 2011). Sonali Raut Photoshoot For Maxim Magazine’s Indian edition for the month of December 2011. Chitrangda Singh is the Cover Girl for the month. Kingfisher Calendar Babe Sonali make her bollywood debut with Ladies vs Ricky Bahl. She posed with her co-star Ranveer Singh in the photoshoot. She looks lovely though. Anyway checkout Sonali Raut Maxim.
Angela Jonsson Photoshoot For Maxim India (November 2011)
Angela Jonsson Photoshoot For Maxim India (November 2011). Angela Jonsson is the cover girl for Maxim Magazine’s Indian edition for the month of November 2011. She is currently ranked 34th in the list of Maxim Hot 100 this year. Checkout Angela Jonsson Maxim India Photoshoot.
Anushka Sharma Photoshoot For Hi! Living Magazine (November 2011)
Anushka Sharma Photoshoot For Hi! Living Magazine (November 2011). Anushka Sharma is the cover girl for Hi! Living Magazine for the month of November 2011. She poses in royal style for the photoshoot. Checkout Anushka Sharma Hi!Living.
