Now ride the Yash Chopra train in Switzerland

4/12/2011 04:27:00 PM Bollywood , Posted in , 0 Comments

Ever thought of reliving the time Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol spent together while shooting the song Zara sa jhoom loon… in a Swiss train from the film, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ). Now, Bollywood fans can actually go that distance and not return disappointed. Jungfra 
 
u Railways in Switzerland recently inaugurated a train named after the Bollywood veteran Yash Chopra. Complete with his signature and name on a signboard, the train was launched by the filmmaker in the presence of Jungfrau Railways CEO Urs Kessler in Switzerland on Friday.
Popular songs such as Tu mere saamne… from Darr with Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla and Zara sa jhoom loon… from DDLJ were shot on Jungfrau Railways' trains. Not many know that Chopra's first visited Switzerland in 1984 to shoot his film, Faasle. However, the last Yash Raj Films production to be shot in Switzerland was Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), directed by Siddharth Anand.

Not just that, a deluxe suite of the Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel too has been named after Chopra. Parts of the song, Naa jaane mere dil ko…, which were passed off as being shot in London in DDLJ, were actually located near this hotel. "It's a historical and emotional moment. These felicitations aren't just for me, but for my industry and, my country, India," says Chopra, who was also honoured with the Ambassador of Interlaken award, making him its first recipient.

Chopra, who is often credited for showcasing Switzerland in his films, feels his romance with the country is still going strong. "Generally people try to fleece filmmakers when they go to shoot a film abroad. But here, authorities are genuinely interested in helping you," he says, before recalling an incident where a traffic policeman actually diverted traffic to accommodate the shoot. "I was nervous because I had to wrap up the shot that day itself. I was quite surprised that the traffic policeman agreed to divert the traffic."

Zaheer Khan to marry Isha Sharvani soon

4/12/2011 04:26:00 PM Bollywood , Posted in , 1 Comment

Another good news is doing the rounds just after India's world cup victory. A new relationship is going to be build between two inseparable arenas, Bollywood and cricket. Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan is going to tie the knot with actress Isha Sharvani. Zaheer and Isha has been dating for quite a long time.

Zaheer fell for Isha way back in 2005 when she performed at an event. Their relationship has also seen many ups and downs. They met in 2005, called in a quit in 2007 but after brief period of separation, the duo bonded so strongly as never to split in life.  

After the grand victory, Zaheer Khan's parents wanted him to settle down soon and Zaheer too like an obedient son accepted to fulfill his parents wish. Even though the exact date is not yet disclosed, the wedding bells is assumed to ring very soon.

A source informs, "Ever since they gave their relationship a second shot, they have come even closer than before. Wedding bells are in the offing."

Isha did not deny the news but Zaheer was unavailable for his comments.

Magic of thrillers will return with 'Game':

4/12/2011 04:14:00 PM Bollywood , Posted in , 0 Comments

Debutante director Abhinay Deo, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming thriller 'Game', says that he aims to revive the genre of whodunit mysteries in Bollywood with the film.

"Not many filmmakers go for making thrillers as it is difficult to make and write. It is a difficult task. Fewer producers opt for such kind of films as the repeat value is less. With 'Game' I am trying to bring back the magic of thriller..the whodunit classic murder mystery type of films," Abhinay said in an interview.

'Game' is a tale spanning five international cities; a slick edge-of-the-seat thriller with twists and turns involving love, revenge, retribution, and good old-fashioned murder. Everyone is a suspect, and every suspect has a motive. And the director hopes that the flick fares well at the BO.

"I was not sceptical of doing the thriller. I don't think I have taken a risk. I believe that our hard work will show up..we have tried our best, covered every aspect to make it a good film," Abhinay said.

Abhinay, who trained as an architect and later joined the advertisement world in 1993, said, "I am somebody who would direct a film purely on the basis of a script. I liked the script..it was too exciting and engaging. The film has a very interesting concept...an edgy thriller."

Asked if he tried to ape 'Teesri Manzil', the classic thriller movie, Abhinay, said, "There is no similarity between 'Game' and 'Teesri Manzil'. The film is very much original. The writer Althea Delmas Kaushal has done a fabulous job. With 'Game' we are bringing back the genre of thriller and murder mystery films and not recreating the magic of any particular film."

Sonakshi, Ranveer desperately want to act together

4/12/2011 04:12:00 PM Bollywood , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Looks like the 'Dabangg' girl Sonakshi Sinha and 'Band Baaja Baarat' star Ranveer Singh will soon share screen as both of them have been incessantly telling the whole world that they would love to work with each other.
 
The one film old stars Sonakshi and Ranveer, who managed to hit jackpot in Bollywood after their respective debut films are ideally quite impressed with each other's performances and are looking forward to acting together.

Talking about whether Ranveer and she would be acting together, Sonakshi stated, "We do want to work together. We talked about it, but he is very busy with his project at the moment and my line up of films are also sorted. So we don't have the opportunity now. It will take at least another year before we can work together."

Meanwhile, in a recent interview Ranveer praised Sonakshi's acting prowess and stated that he would love to work with her if given an opportunity.

"We do want to work together. We talked about it, but he is very busy with his project at the moment and my line up of films are also sorted. So we don't have the opportunity now. It will take at least another year before we can work together," stated Bittoo Sharma of BBB.

Ranveer says casting couch exists
Recently Ranveer opened up to reveal that casting couch still exists in Bollywood. However, the actor cleared that these sordid practices don't exist in the high-end studios but happens only among small time directors.

"Unfortunately the casting couch exist in our industry. I don't think it exists in the high rung studios because the stakes are too high, the money involved and the people involved are too professional," stated Ranveer.

Ranveer's experience with casting couch
Ranveer, who had initially faced bitterness while trying to enter the industry, revealed that he had experienced the casting couch phenomenon in the early days of his film career.

"Fortunately or unfortunately, I did have the experience of meeting such sleazy gentleman. So it definitely exists," revealed the actor.

Unconventional and loving it

4/12/2011 04:11:00 PM Bollywood , 0 Comments

Directors seem to like the idea of exploring newer genres with me, says Rana Daggubati


Days before the release of his debut Hindi film, Rana Daggubati describes his state of mind to be 'susegad' to borrow a Goan term. "The word describes my character of a chilled out Goan musician, Joki. Chilled out is my state of mind at the moment and I've always been like that," he says.

Rohan Sippy's Dum Maaro Dum pitches him against Abhishek Bachchan, Prateik Babbar and Bipasha Basu. "Everyone is talking about the way I look in DMD. Come on, I was a khakhi-clad strict, rigid politician in Leader. As a Goan musician, I better look drastically different," he laughs.

Rana landed up in Goa days ahead of the shooting to get the vibes of the city. "I am not a veteran actor. I've just done one movie. I wanted to hang out there and see how I can handle the character. Goa is one of my favourite holiday destinations. We've always seen the touristy side of Goa. DMD unfolds in Goa that we have never seen before on Indian screen," explains Rana.

Getting his diction right was easier said than done. "Hyderabadi Hindi is Hindi that no one else can understand. And I think in Telugu or Tamil and not in Hindi," laughs the actor. "I had a month-long training in Hindi while in Mumbai. We also had a diction trainer on the sets. Add to that, I had to lip sync a Konkani song and say a few lines in Konkani. Now, that's a foreign language to me. I had never heard Konkani before. And thanks to Phalguni and others who worked on my look to ensure that a Telugu guy looked Goan," he laughs.

He is all praise for his co-stars for not making him feel like an outsider. "Prateik and I were the first ones to start shooting for the film. Prateik is younger than me and he is extremely brilliant and honesty in his acting. He holds the beginning of the film and he sounds so true to what he is saying on screen. Abhishek is the only one I knew from before and he was my comfort zone. I had never met Bipasha before and she ensured that I felt at ease working with her," he says.

Eyeing Tamil cinema

Ask Rana about having an unconventional launch in both Telugu and Hindi and he guffaws, "I think every director who wants to move away from his regular genre ends up calling me. Shekhar moved from family dramas to political drama with me. Rohan has never explored the drug-mafia nexus before DMD. Jagan (Puri Jagganath) is doing something different in Nenu Naa Rakshashi. And Selva Raghavan, unlike his earlier movies, is doing a hard hitting action film in my Telugu-Tamil bilingual," he explains.

Up for release is also Nenu Naa Rakshashi, which Rana describes as "a romantic thriller involving two complex characters with saddened lives. The subtext of the film is that suicide is the permanent solution for all our temporary problems. Generally, I like to have reference points. Before Leader, I watched movies like American President to see how actors like Michael Douglas deal with such characters. But I couldn't find a single reference point for Puri's film. Korean films do deal with such issues but they are too dark," he states.

Finally, we ask him about another aspiring actor from his family and Rana laughs, "My brother? He is a Standard XII student. Come to think of it, each one of my family members has had something to do with movies. Cinema is a way of life for us. For a short time, I dabbled with a BPO company but realised that was not what I wanted to do. There is so much madness in movies that makes this journey exciting. Your journey begins from scratch in each movie. No other job in the world can match that," he says, resting the case about why his family will always be in the business of entertainment.

Is Bipasha Basu the reason for Rana Daggubati-Shriya Saran split!

4/12/2011 04:09:00 PM Bollywood , Posted in , 0 Comments

South siren Shriya Saran and Rana Daggubati have split. The decision to break their five-year-old relationship (they managed to keep it discreet for the first three years) came after Shriya learnt about his proximity to Bipasha Basu during the shooting of Dum Maro Dum, in which he debuts in Bollywood. 

Shriya lost trust in her man after rumours of Rana-Bips first surfaced. Then came news of the Bips-John split and her worst fears were confirmed. An insider says, "Though Shriya and Rana never made their relationship public, everyone knew about it. It was understood that they would end up together someday. However, Rana started getting close to Bipasha and that's when Shriya decided to end the relationship rather than wait around for him to outgrow his infatuation. Shriya and Rana are not even on talking terms anymore, even though she is still close to his family." 

Bips speak 
Says Bipasha, "It's preposterous! Surely a gimmick of some sorts. Rana isn't even my 3 am friend as reported. God knows where all this is coming from... give me a break and some respect, please! Sometimes it's tiring to know about your own self through papers. Bizarre! Rana is a newcomer who is paired opposite me just like Ranbir Kapoor was in Bachna Aae Haseeno and Neil Nitin Mukesh was in Aa Dekhe Zaraa. I believe in making a newcomer comfortable and have a rapport so our work is good together. When I was a newcomer, people made me comfortable by being nice and friendly. Why do people have to read into everything? I'm friends with Ranbir and Neil too, so is that wrong 
as well?" 

Ananya goes to Bollywood

4/12/2011 04:08:00 PM Bollywood , Posted in , 0 Comments

After her sterling performance inNadodigal and Seedan, Ananya has got an offer from Bollywood to do a film with Madhavan. 

One, A Menon, a former assistant of Ram Gopal Varma is making the film in Hindi.

Ananya says: "Yes I have been approached by Mr. Menon to do the film opposite Madhavan. He also gave me a script narration which sounds interesting."

Madhavan after the success of Tanu Weds Manu has become suddenly hot in Bollywood. 

He is now looked as a viable hero for mainstream Hindi films. The Madhavan- Anuya project may kick off by May.

Vintage Debut

4/12/2011 04:06:00 PM Bollywood , 0 Comments

A new actress is set to join the ranks of Bollywood's leading ladies. It's the velvet-voiced Asha Bhosle, who will make her big screen debut later this year in producer Nitin Shankar's first Hindi feature film Maaee.

Bhosle will play the lead protagonist, a woman who is abandoned by her only son and goes to live with her daughter and son-in-law. Revolving around the mother-daughter relationship in contemporary India, the film has Padmini Kolhapure in the daughter's role. "This is something I haven't done so far. The moment the story was narrated to me, I connected with it very strongly, especially with the mother's character even though it was far removed from my own life and experience. I just couldn't let this opportunity pass," says Bhosle. In fact, it was Bhosle's son, Anand Bhosle, who gave the script a thumbs up and urged her to take it up.

Directed by Mahesh Kodiyal, Maaee goes on the floor in April and will be shot entirely in Mumbai. The film is being produced by Subhash Dawar and Nitin Shankar of Alliance Entertainment & Rhythm D'vine Entertainment Pvt Ltd.

Sunny happy to be back in Varanasi for Mohalla Assi

4/12/2011 04:04:00 PM Bollywood , Posted in , 0 Comments

Bollywood star Sunny Deol returned Varanasi after 15 years to shoot for director Chandraprakash Dwivedi's new movie Mohalla Assi and said the experience is 'refreshing' and 'unique'.

'This film brings me back to the city after 15 years and I am sure that I will have a wonderful time shooting,'  said Sunny. 'Even though I have come here after a gap of 15 years to shoot, the experience on the banks of river Ganga is so refreshing and unique.'

Inspired by Kashinath Singh's popular Hindi novel Kashi Ka Assi, the film is a satire on social, political and national issues.

'The script of the film is very interesting. The role is something that I have not done in the past, but I am confident of doing full justice to the character.'

For the first time, Sunny will be seen in the garb of a pundit - he will wear a dhoti, kurta, gamcha and Kolhapuri chappals and sport a 'choti' for his role.

Major portions have been shot in Mumbai studios. In Varanasi Mohalla Assi will be shot on a historical location as well as the ghats of the Ganges.

Dwivedi said: 'Ideally, I would have loved to shoot the entire movie on the ghats of Varanasi, but since Sunny has a huge fan following in this region, it would have been difficult to shoot here as thousands of fans would have descend on location to catch a glimpse of the star.'

Vinay Tiwari of Crossword Entertainment Pvt Ltd is producing the films, slated for release later this year.

SRK to share screen space with Di Caprio?

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If rumors are to be believed, then the Baadshah of Bollywood, Shahrukh Khan is gearing up to share screen space with the high-flying Hollywood hunk Leonardo Di Caprio.

Grapevine has it that the Hollywood filmmaker Martin Scorsese is looking forward to cast King Khan and the 'Titanic' star Leonardo Di Carprio together, in his future flick titled 'Xtrme City'.

The planning for this project began at the Berlin Film Festival, which the B-town megastar Shahrukh Khan had attended for his 2010 blockbuster film 'My Name is Khan', and the Hollywood actor Leonardo and producer Martin were there to promote their film 'Shutter Island'.

'Xtrme City' is going to be directed by the 1976s 'Taxi Driver' fame director Paul Schrader.

It's learnt that the Bollywood screenwriter Mushtaq Shiekh will be lending a helping hand to Paul Schrader, in penning down the script for the film.

The forthcoming flick 'Xtrme City' is on the whole a crime story, based on the gangsters of Mumbai. The movie will be largely shot in Mumbai, India.

Disney Film Zokkomon to Clash with Abhishek Bachchan's Dum Maro Dum

4/12/2011 04:00:00 PM Bollywood , Posted in , 0 Comments

Walt Disney's third Bollywood film, Zokkoman, a family fantasy flick, will hit theaters on April 22, the same day as Rohan Sippy's crime thriller Dum MAro Dum headlining Abhishek Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut and Bipasha Basu.

Zokkomon will mark the directorial debut of Satyajit Bhatkal (part of Lagaan production team, author of Spirit of Lagaan).

The film is an action packed adventure of an ordinary boy who rises from despair and solitude to meet unexpected challenges!

Thirteen-year-old Darsheel Safary plays Kunal, the lead in the film. Originally the female lead role was offered to Asin, but she declined due to monetary issues. Manjiri Phadnis replaced her.

The film additionally stars Anupam Kher and Giselle Monteiro.

The music is scored by musical trio Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy with Javed Akhtar's lyrics.

The Screenplay of the movie is by Lancy Fernandes, Svati Bhatkal, Satayjit Bhatkal and Choreography by Shiamak Davar and Raju Sundaram.

Bhatkal says the story is inspired by an article in the newspaper.

Synopsis:

Kunal is an orphaned boy, who discovers how cruel life is when he is abandoned by his heartless uncle. Left to fend for himself, Kunal discovers the hero within and begins his epic journey of adventure and transformation to become Zokkomon.

Zokkomon was scheduled to debut on May 7, 2010, but its release was delayed by almost a year due to scheduling conflicts with Safary's Bumm Bumm Bole.

Disney's earlier productions in India are computer-animated Roadside Romeo (2008) and the live-action Do Dooni Chaar (2010).

Sussanne Roshan launches another interior store!

4/12/2011 03:57:00 PM Bollywood , Posted in , 0 Comments

Sussanne Roshan, the coy and beautiful wife of Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan opened another interior store this Sunday in Andheri called The Charcoal project.

This 14,000 square feet store will offer a wide range of décor products ranging from modern eclectic furniture to French antique furniture to home accessories, table linen, dinnerware, soft furnishings, crockery, artefacts, installations, accent pieces and limited edition photo-art.

Along with showcasing her collections, her new store will also showcase the creations of numerous Indian and international designers.

It will also showcase Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla's collections along with British interior designer Andrew Martin's collection.

Holding an Associate of Arts Degree in interior designing from Brooks College, Long Beach, California, Sussane started her first work with her mother Zarine Khan.

The launch of Sussane's new store was attended by the who's who of Bollywood including Aamir Khan, Jaya Bachchan, Shahid Kapoor, Katrnia Kaif, Shilpa Shetty, Anil Kapoor and Twinkle Khanna.

Ranbir in South blockbuster ‘Magadheera’ remake

4/12/2011 03:53:00 PM Bollywood , Posted in , 1 Comment

These days we are coming across several projects in Bollywood that are remakes of some hit south projects. While few top stars are busy in such films currently, latest to join the remake bandwagon is our Youngistan handsome Ranbir Kapoor.

Buzz is that Ranbir has been approached for the remake of 2009 Telugu super hit film 'Magadheera', starring Ram Charan and directed by SS Rajamouli. The Hindi version will also be helmed by Rajamouli and produced by Madhu Mantena and Allu Arvind. According to sources, the producer wanted to sign in the likes of Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor. However things didn't work as planned and finally Madhu went for Ranbir who is also associated with Madhu's brand management company.

Sources believe that Katrina Kaif will play opposite Ranbir, for the leading lady which was played by Kajal Agrawal in the original. For the records, 'Magadheera' is a reincarnation story that travels 400 years back and forth. The film is about a warrior who lived at a time when Mughals ruled a part of North India around the 17th century. The warrior falls in love with the princess he is to protect but they both die only to be reincarnated again 400 years later. The film had created records by being the highest grosser movie in Telugu.

It is said that Ranbir will feature here in double avatars. And to match the script's character, the actor has been asked to work on his body to get into a macho shape.

However, one has to wait for the confirmation from the concerned parties…. So stay tuned…

Playboy cover girl, Candice Boucher, to step into Bollywood

4/12/2011 03:51:00 PM Bollywood , 0 Comments

Well, this is for the first time that a Playboy Covergirl will step into Bollywood. Talking about South African beauty, Candice Boucher, who appeared on the covers of 'Playboy' April 2010 issue, the girl will be making her debut as a sand artist in director Prashant Chadha's 'Aazaan'. Chadha had made his directorial debut with the Himesh Reshammiyaa-starrer 'Aap Ka Surroor'
The film will have the South African bombshell paired opposite yet another debutant Sachiin Joshi. Sachiin may be yet to make his debut but he does have strong Bollywood connections.
'Aazaan' is an international espionage film about an informant who has to go undercover beyond enemy lines to save the nation from destruction by biological warfare.
"I never imagined myself in a Bollywood film but now I'm looking forward to its premiere. I love your country and I want to see a lot of India," Candice said.
"While scripting the film, I felt that Candice would make the perfect mystery miss. Given that she's a Playboy covergirl, the instant connect is, 'She must be hot.' She is but there's also a certain vulnerability that makes her more appealing," said Chadha, who is all praises for this hot body.

Saif shoots ''Agent Vinod'' in Latvia

11/02/2010 05:58:00 PM Bollywood , Posted in , 0 Comments

Mumbai, Nov 2 Saif Ali Khan became the first Bollywood producer to shoot his spy thriller ''Agent Vinod in Latvia.

The actor who stars along with girlfriend Kareena Kapoor in the movie, is busy preparing for the Mumbai schedule after completing a grueling two month shoot in Latvia.

"The landscape in Latvia is exceptionally breath taking. We shot in many different locations across the different cities. We got access to some heritage structures, like old ruins, churches and museums. We tried to cover as much variety as the landscape offers," director Sriram Raghavan said.

Though the director managed to capture some breath taking shots but that did not come easy as entire team struggled through the language barrier which turned out to be quite a challenge.

"It was very difficult to understand their language since not many Latvians speak English. But we had a great team of locals who helped us communicate. They ensured we had a smooth schedule and a great stay," adds Raghavan.

''Agent Vinod'' will also be shot in Moscow, Morocco and Paris.

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