KAMAL’S BIOGRAPHY FOR GUINNESS RECORD

Kamal Haasan’s biography is set to find a place in the Guinness Book of World Record. Manikandan, a native of Srivilliputtur in Tamil Nadu, has penned a biography on Kamal. So, what makes it eligible for the Guinness Book of World Record? Well, the author has titled the book which contains 1458 letters and 330 words.With this, he is set to break the record set by an Italian who had titled his book with 1,433 and 290 words in 2007.Entering the Guinness Book of World Record is not new for Manikandan as he has done so in the past by creating a 24-mm chess board, 163-gm silver fan, 110-gm silver bike etc.

Comedian Madan Bob escapes with minor injuries

For the past few days, the shooting for 'Maapillai' starring Dhanush is going on in Thirunelveli and Tuticorin.

Madan Bob, Vivek and Manobala provide the comedy element in the film.

To take part in the shooting, Madan Bob and his assistants were traveling in a luxury car yesterday morning from Thirunelveli. Near Vagaikulam, a dog ran across the road. To avoid it, the driver slammed on the brakes and when the speeding car came to this sudden halt, it toppled over. Fortunately, Madan Bob, his assistant and the driver escaped with minor injuries in this accident.

Madan Bob went to a private hospital in Tuticorin and is fine after being treated for his injuries.

‘Madhrasapattinam’ audio launch

Director Vijay, who made ‘Kireedom’ and ‘Poi Solla Porom’, is working fast and hard to complete his big budget movie ‘Madharasapattinam’ starring Arya.

In an exclusive conversation with IndiaGlitz, director Vijay told that the audio launch of ‘Madharasapattinam’ will happen on April 4th and thereafter the movie will be released as soon as possible.

He also told that the post production is in full swing, and the entire team is working hard for a successful end product. The movie is set during the British Rule, and extensive sets have been erected for the movie. Even a foreign actress is said to be acting opposite Arya.

‘Madharasapattinam’ is produced by AGS Entertainment that makes meaningful movies with highest production values, is awaiting the release of its completed project- ‘Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam’ by Chimbu Devan which is the most awaited movie this summer.

Kangana Ranaut injured

Kangana Ranaut, the ‘Dhaam Dhoom’ girl, was injured while shooting for her Bollywood film ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ in Jalandhar. The incident took place when a bike she was riding skidded off and injured her foot.

If reports are to be believed, Kangana was riding pillion in the said sequence. The bike skidded off all of a sudden and the actress fractured her foot in the freak accident. She was immediately admitted to a hospital by unit members.

It is said that doctors have advised her to stay away from action for the next few days. Following this, the shoot has been cancelled for the moment and the filmmakers are praying for the speedy recovery of the actress, reports added.

“She has a minor fracture and has been advised bed rest for at least a week. We are very concerned about her. We arranged for the best orthopaedic surgeon to do the surgery. We will figure out what happens to the shoot later. Right now, our only concern is that she gets well soon,” producer Shailesh Singh was quoted as saying.

I have that freedom to speak: Kushboo

Kushboo is all smiles these days, with support coming to her comments on premarital sex from a body no lesser than Supreme Court. The apex court’s observation that there was nothing illegal about live-in relationships and premarital sex amongst adults has boosted the morale of the actress.

Says Kushboo, who is known for her fearless remarks irrespective of the issue she is talking about, “We have a completely dependable judiciary. And I feel it now more than ever. The Supreme Court’s direction clearly shows freedom of speech does exist in India.”

On her five-year legal battle, the actress, who earned the wrath of many organisations when she made the comments in 2005, says, “I fought for my daughters. Because, I have to tell them that they should feel proud of their mom.”

She adds: “I am now clear that I can speak my mind freely. At the same time, I know my limits and responsibilities. I would like to thank my family members, friends and well-wishers who have supported me all these years.”

JD Chakravarthy’s more offers in Tamil

Telugu director and actor J D Chakravarthy while speaking to the media said,” In Tamil I had acted in Kannathil Mutthamittal and Sarvam, because an image was created that I will be acting in such type films only.

In Kutcheri Arambam I got a different kind of role. It was also a challenging one. So far I have acted in 50 films in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam languages, I have also directed 2 Hindi and Telugu films respectively. I am interested to act in Tamil films. If I get a chance I will direct a straight Tamil film.”

Actor Vijay conducts 24 free marriages for the poor

Vijay had conducted 24 marriages at free of cost at Trichy. The marriage of P S Veera who is the honorary President of Trichy District Head Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay Welfare Associationtook place in Taj Kalyanam Mandapam. The marriage took presence in of Actor Vijay. On the same stage Vijay conducted marriages for 24 poor people. They exchanged the garlands in his presence. He had gifted 51 articles as marriage gifts including cot and cupboards. All the couples had prostrated before him and sought his blessings.

While Vijay speaking on this occasion he said,” To complete on film it takes at least 6 months. We act very hard for 6 months. Seeing you people is like an elixir for us. I am one among you. I have also the responsibility in solving your domestic problems. In my young age my sister died. But now I have conducted marriage for 25 sisters. I cannot forget this. I will not fall in anybody’s net. In Sura I speak a dialogue which goes on like this.’ I am not a new person to go peacefully neither I am a prawn to fall in a net. I am a shark and I will not fall in anybody’s net.’

Perarasu to produce a film

Perarasu while speaking to the media said,” Thiruthani is a film which has the backdrop of politics and society. The shooting of the film has taken place in Tenkasi. Bharath and Sunaina had danced for the song Yamma Yamma sung by T Rajendhar. I am also composing the music for this film. Now I am listening to stories to produce a film.

In between I am directing a village story based on our culture. There will be no commercial elements in this film. The hero of this film will be a new face. I am selecting other actors from Karaikkudi and Usilampatti. In Thirupachi I have touched a village story. The film which I will be directing now will be totally shot in village.”

Shruthi Hassan denies her love with Siddarth

Shruthi Hassan is pairing with ‘Boys’ Siddarth in a Telugu film. There were news that both of them are in love. Shruthi while speaking about this said,” I am pairing with Siddarth in an untitled Telugu film. There is a friendship between us professionally. There is nothingpersonal between us. Siddarth is a good actor. I am happy to act with him. Rest of the things is purely rumors only. I am debuting in Tamil film as a heroine which is to be directed by A R Murugadoss. I am pairing with Surya in this film.

It is a great thing to be introduced by a talented director. Talks are also going on with regard to me acting in a couple of Hindi films. I am dad’s pet. Because of this people are telling me that I am aloof from my mother. It is my mother who introduced me to the world. I am ever indebted to her.”

Kamal and me: Trisha

“It was my dream to act with Kamal Haasan right from the day I entered film industry. I was on cloud nine when I was roped in for ‘Marmayogi’. But the joy didn’t last long as the film was stopped due to unavoidable reasons,” says Trisha.

“And I am on cloud nine again,” the actress says and adds: “Because, I am there in Kamal sir’s next film. I signed the film simply after hearing the story over the phone. How could I reject an offer to work with such a genius?”

Heaping laurels on the ‘Ulaga Nayagan’, she says, “He is one of the most intelligent persons I have ever met. He is a master of all subjects and knows anything and everything. You can discuss with him whatever you want.”

On her Hindi debut ‘Khatta Meetha’, directed by Priyadarshan with Akshay Kumar in the lead, Trisha says, “Most part of the shoot is over and a 15-day schedule alone is left. The film has come out well and it’s going to be a perfect launch for me in Bollywood. I enjoyed acting with Akshay Kumar”.

Nayanthara is upset over rumors

Nayanthara is currently pairing with Arya in the film Boss Engira Bhaskaran and also in Telugu film with Balakrishna. She is also acting currently in an untitled Malayalam film.

There are lot of rumors these days about Nayanthara and Prabhu Deva. Nayanthara who is currently in Hyderabad while speaking to the media said,” I came to cinema in 2003.

At that time I did not have any big aim. I thought of quitting films after acting in a film. But time has made me an eternal actress. Name and fame flooded me. I will be happy if my film is a hit and sad if it is a flop. But for time being a situation has never risen to make me sad. The Tamil film Aadhavan, Malayalam film Body Guard and Telugu film Adurs in which I have done the female lead role were great hits.

What else can give me that much happiness. People who meet me ask that Meena and Navya Nair has got married, when will be my marriage. I don’t have the answer for this question. Marriage is an important thing in one’s life. It will not happen when we wish. It will happen when the time comes.

I will not oppose marriae love and at the same time I am not against the marriage arranged by parents. In case if my marriage will be a love marriage. It will take place only with the approval of my parents and brother in Dubai. There are lot of rumors about me these days. I don’t want to comment about it. Earlier these rumors use to hurt me. Now I am used to it. My parents have faith in me.”

Thamanna has no plans for Bollywood

Thamanna while speaking to the media said,” I have completed the films Sura, Thillangadi and Paiyya. Next I am pairing with Dhanush in a film directed by Hari and another film with Karthi directed by Shiva. The shootingof these films are to commence soon. I am also pairing with Allu Arjun in a Telugu film Badrinath directed by V V Vinayak.

Apart from this I am acting in a Telugu film with Naga Chaitanya and a film directed by Sukumar. I will be concentrating in Tamil and Telugu films only. For time being I have no intention of acting in Hindi films. I will be able to act in 4 or 5 films per year. I have that many commitments. Though I act in commercial roles, I am bringing out my acting skills. I am doing this right from the beginning.”

Salman Khan in a remake of Dhanush film

Utthamaputhiran is a film which has Dhanush in the lead role. Now Salman Khan is acting in the Hindi remake of this film. In fact Utthamaputhiran is a remake of the Telugu film Ready which had Ram and Genelia in the lead roles. Utthamaputhiran has Dhanush and Genelia in the lead roles. Mithran Jawahar is directing this film.

Anish Bashmi has acquired the remake rights of this film. He will also direct the film. Salman Khan will be in the lead role. Anish said,” The heroine and other matters are yet to be finalized. We haveplanned to change some scenes to suit the Hindi audience.”

Azhagu speaks about Puzhal

Thamizh Amudhan has written the story, screenplay and producing a film titled Puzhal. Mano, Murali and Hemachnadran are the heroes in this film. Archana, Aswatha and Sonam are the three heroines of this film.

Ponnambalam, Manobala, Kadhal Dhandapani and Kadhal Sukumar and Shakeela are also donning important roles. Director Azhagu while speaking about this film said,” The story of this film is about three youths who have gone astray from the righteous path.

These people who become friends in the prison come as brothers. After coming out of the prison, how they come across the society. How the society looks at them? I have narrated all these with action and sentiment.Nala Thambi has composed the music for the lyrics penned by Snegan. The highlight of this film is dialogues. Producer Tamizh Amudhan has written lively dialogues. I have directed this film with the notion that all the audience should enjoy this film.”

Vimala Raman goes to Bollywood

Following the footsteps of Asin and Trisha, Vimala Raman is going to Bollywood. A film titled Ambapali which had Vyjantimala in the female lead role. This film is about a princess.

This film is being remade after 30 years. Vimala Raman will be doing the role which Vyjantimala did in the original version. Ashutosh Gowariker who directed Jodha Akbar is directing this remake film.

Salman Khan’s relative is doing the lead role in this film. Vimala Raman has been paid a heavy amount as advance. Vimala Rani is very happy these days since the story is centered on her. She has given 90 days call sheet.

VIJAY AND ASIN IN KUMBAKONAM

The Tamil remake of bodyguard will begin in April, sources confirm. The film, which has Vijay and Asin playing the lead roles, will be directed by Siddique. In fact the director was responsible for making Bodyguard a hit in Malayalam.The shooting of this film will begin in Kumbakonam on April 7th 2010. Both Vijay and Asin will camp in Kumbakonam to complete the filming of some important scenes.The movie is being expected by the film buffs not just because it is a Vijay starrer but also because Asin is making a comeback to Kollywood.

Hollywood’S ‘Transformer’ Connection With Prince

Bollywood’s Prince is likely set forth on conquering the hearts of Tamil audiences now. It’s Vivek Oberoi, the heartthrob of young cohorts of the Nation has been wooing down them ardently. The actor is going for a big changeover from romance-to-the arenas of action.His upcoming Hindi film ‘Prince’ is slated for a simultaneous release in Tamil on April 9 and the actor was here along with the film crew in Chennai to promote this film.During a media interaction held last evening, Vivek Oberoi said, “It nearly took 4 ½ months for sound recording and VFX effects has been done in a great manner. There happens to be a particular action sequences that was choreographed by stunt director of Hollywood’s famous film ‘Transformer’.Although, the scheduling was done for 2 ½weeks, it got prolonged for next 3 months… But then, the choreographer came up with a surprising act by obtaining the remuneration for the schedule of 2 ½weeks….”

Exclusive Look On Sun Picture’S Best Picks Of 2010

The largest network in Tamil film industry has been lined-up the biggest releases for this year. With ‘Endhiran’ slated for the yearend’s release, there are whole lot of films queued from the production of Sun Pictures.We bring you an exclusive look on Sun Picture’s upcoming releases…Sura: Vijay’s 50th film will be a big bash for the season of summer vacation as Sun Pictures plans up to release the film by second week of next month, preferably on April 14. The producers are already into the busy schedules of promoting the film. The film is directed by S.P. Rajkumar and was produced by Sangli Murugan under the banner of Murugan Cine Arts…Singam: Much alike ‘Sura’, ‘Singam’ is regarded as a special project for Sun as it happens to Suriya’s 25th film. The film’s post production is close on the heels of completion and will be following Sura in theatres. ‘Singam’ is produced by K.E. Gnyanavel Rajan under the banner of Studio Green Productions and is directed by Hari.Thillalangadi: Assuredness of success – has been the sure words of ‘Jeyam’ company team. They’ve been continuously striding on successful paths by remaking Telugu flicks and this one isn’t an elision. A remake of Telugu film ‘Kick’ has Jeyam Ravi, Thamannah and Shaam in lead roles and it was reported that AGS Entertainment had acquired the film right on the day of launch itself. Now, we hear that Sun Pictures has taken over the project.Aadukalam: Dhanush-Vetrimaaran duo combo had come up with a commendable strike in ‘Polladhavan’ and now they’re teaming up for a new-patterned theme in the backdrops of Madurai. The film has a long way to go for completion and may hit screens somewhere in September or October.Endhiran: The biggest extravaganza keeps the global audiences high on anticipations, but they’ve got to wait for a little while. Manifestly, the Sun Pictures is planning to release the film either on the occasion of Diwali or Christmas…Indeed, these films have maintained its good standards much prior to Sun Pictures taking over it. Now, it’s assured that these movies will be flying high on successful colors with the vigorous publicities rendered by this production house.

'Sura'-Music Review

Nothing seemed to stop the irresistible excitements of ‘Ilayathalapathy’ fans as they’ve been eagerly awaiting his 50th film ‘Sura’. With Sun Pictures planning to release the film on April 14, the audio was launched last evening at Lady Andal School. Mani Sharma’s musical touch is sure to enthrall Vijay’s fans for its prototyped musical style. The album has 6 tracks amongst which couple of songs has been replicated from Manisharma’s Telugu album ‘Billa’.

Thanjavoor Jillakkari...

Singers:Hemachandra & Saindhavi

Lyricist:Na.MuthukumarIf you had ever heard Manisharma’s ‘Bommali’ in Telugu version of ‘Billa’, this wouldn’t keep you engrossed as the tunes are exactly the same. Somehow, the music director has tried shifting the nature of music on certain levels to suit the Tamil lyrics. Hemachandra, the same singer who crooned the Telugu song has rendered his voice for this song as well. Nothing special to mention about Na. Muthukumar’s lyrical lines as they’re simple and okay to hum along with tracks.Vettri Kodi Yeathu...

Singers:Ranjith & Mukesh

Lyrics:Vaali, S.P. RajkumarFilmmaker S.P. Rajkumar and ace Vaali have penned lyrics that have positive vibrations for heeders, in particular for Vijay fans. The song has been tuned in the similar style of ‘Kannai Kattai Kolladhe’ in ‘Iruvar’. The prelude in flute catches up our attention while it may take some more time for this song to take on high interests.Siragadikkum Nilavu...

Singers:Karthik & Reeta

Lyrics:SneghanThe sensuous duet starts off with a mellisonant saxophone that is later followed by tunes, which is again a slight copycat of yesteryear Telugu song. The chorus and interludes is presented with a touch of A.R. Rahman’s stringed works and beats on Telephone Manipol’ in ‘Indian’. They lyrics are completely wavering and fail to hold your attention. Maybe, the continuous airing on satellite networks will preferably work out better results.Vanga Kadal Ellai...

Singers:Naveen & Malathi

Lyrics:KabilanIt’s a self-aggrandizing song that has Naveen shifting his paradigms on different phonations. Of course, his style of rendition sounds completely different from the other song ‘Naan Nadanthal’. Mani Sharma could’ve have opted for some other singer to avoid overdosed screech. The song is sure to be a favorite number well-tailored for Vijay fans.Thamizhan Veera Thamizhan....

Singers:Rahul Nambiar

Lyrics:KabilanThe stringed instrumentals and rhythmic pattern on accompaniment beats blatantly reminiscences the theme music of Malayalam film ‘Chotta Mumbai’. Mani Sharma has smartly depicted the difference with Rahul Nambiar’s crooning style and lyrics by Kabilan make it dissimilar. But in all likelihood, the song has lots of similarities including the humming part at end.Naam Nadanthal Athiradi...

Singers:Naveen, Shoba Chandrasekhar & Janani Madhan

Lyrics:KabilanFinally, it’s one more replication from Mani Sharma’s yesteryear composition of ‘My Name is Billa’. It looks like the music director hasn’t anything special for the Tamil version, thereby patently adjusting lyrics on rhyming patterns for adjusting his track. Naveen makes it sound at best and Vijay’s mother Shoba Chandrasekhar along with Janani Madhan has done their parts well. But for those, who have heard the Telugu version that had realms of heroism, this may not be quite appropriate.On the whole, the album of ‘Sura’ has no surprises most of the songs have been already heard ones. Naturally, with Sun Pictures publicizing the songs throughout its networks may popularize it vigorously. Couple of songs ‘Tamizhan Veera Tamizhan’ and ‘Vanga Kadal Ellai’ is best picks in this album.Verdict: A new album with old Tunes,Banner: Murugan Cine Arts, Sun Pictures,Production: Sangli Murugan, Kalanidhi Maaran,Direction: S.P. Rajkumar,Star-casts: Vijay, Thamanah, Vadivelu, Sriman, Dev Gill, Yuvarani and others,Music: Mani Sharma

No Roadblocks For RGV’S ‘Raktha Charithra’

Guess what? It can be regarded as an illegitimate joke when you say Ram Gopal Varma’s project is running high-on financial constraints. It’s never been a do-or-die situation for this filmmaker as his movies have been surely offering a cakewalk for his producers.Recently, there were calls on air that his upcoming film ‘Raktha Charithra’ has been drenched in financial constraints. It was mentioned that the producers were unconvinced with the results of RGV’s previous release ‘Rann’ starring Amitabh Bacchan and Sudeep in lead roles and gradually reduced the production costs for this trilingual film.But when approached the spokesperson of Ram Gopal Varma, he mentioned that there’s no such issue and the film is progressing on absolutely error-free situation.

Aarya’S ‘Varudu’ Opens Big In Chennai

For the first time, it’s never-ever situation in Chennai Box office as a Telugu film has got a grand opening here in this city. This is all about Allu Arjun’s ‘Varudu’ – the title which means ‘Bridegroom’ that is hitting screens today with more prints in Chennai.Apart from the factor that there are large groups of fans following for Allu Arjun, Aarya’s presence in this flick has turned more spotlights. Unlike other actors, who expect to get introduced as a hero, Aarya has boldly accepted to perform negative role in this film.According to the film crew unit, the most highlighting attributes are reported to be the challenging sequences between both the young and happening actors. The film is about a youngster, who wants to get married just like Lord Rama, whose wedding was held for 5 days. Suhasini Manirathnam and Aashish Vidyarthi have donned the role of Allu Arjun’s parents while the film’s heroine has been kept as a secret for a valid reason of her strong characterization.

AR Rahman’S Musical Roar From April

When the entire Tamil Nadu is getting ready for the release of Suriya’s ‘Singam’, Tollywood leaves nothing behind expectations as it looks out for ‘Puli’. Directed by S.J. Suryah, the film features Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan in lead role.The highlighting traits about this big-budget flick will be the extraordinary musical score of academy award winner A.R. Rahman. Although, his recent release ‘Ye Maaya Chesavo’ had a simultaneous release of same songs in Tamil version, the Telugu buffs are so excited about ‘Puli’ as it will be a direct release of A.R. Rahman, which has been something unusual in recent times.The film’s audio is getting launched somewhere in mid of April while the theatrical release is slated for the first week of May…

Popular Actor Turns Superman!

Vallakottai is the title of the next film for which Arjun will don the greasepaint. An excited Arjun says that he plays the role of a superman for the first time. He has taken extra efforts to make this role a grand success and has imported make-up kits for best results.The film is directed by A Venkatesh and produced by Raja on behalf of ESK Films. Haripriya plays the female lead in Vallakottai. Other stars in the cast include Suresh, Vincent Ashokan, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Ganja Karuppu. Music for this film will be scored by Dhina.

Vadivelu’s Son to Enter Filmdom

Vadivelu’s 23-year-old son Subramani is all set to enter the world of glitz and glamour. The comedian is doing all that he can to find a suitable role for his dear son. Several directors in the past have made attempts to sign up Subramani but Vadivelu postponed his son’s debut for reasons best known to him. According to Vadivelu, one of the directors had narrated a storyline that will suit his son. He added that an official announcement regarding this project will be made soon. The actor said that unlike him, Subramani will concentrate in all facets of acting like action, sentiment, comedy, and romance.

Hansika Motwani is confident about ‘Maappilai’

South India’s bootylicious babe Hansika Motwani was the most wanted actress by various top-charting actors in Kollywood.

But the actress kept refusing the offers due to busy commitments in Telugu film industry. Now, the actress is all set to make her debut in Kollywood with ‘Dhanush starrer ‘Maappilai’.

The film has already started rolling and Hansika is herein Chennai shooting for her portions. As known to everyone, the film is a remake of yesteryear blockbuster with the same title starring Rajnikanth, Amala and Sri Vidhya in lead roles.

Now, Bollywood actress Manisha Koraila takes on the role of Dhanush’s mother-in-law and Hansika makes it clear that unlike yesteryear version, this remake film has equal importance to her characterization just as Dhanush and Sri Vidhya. Soon after this film, Hansika will start shooting for Prabhu Deva’’s ‘Itch’ starring ‘Jeyam’ Ravi in lead role.

Radhika Apte speaks on Raktha Charitra

Radhika Apte is the debut heroine of the multiple National Award winning Bengali film, Antaheen. (No, she did not get any National Award.) Now the lady is all set to make her Bollywood debut with RGV Raktha Charitra opposite Vivek Oberoi .Raktha Charitra is based on the life of Paritala Ravi, a prime suspect in many murders. Radhika Apte will play the role of Paritala Ravi wife in the film . The film is a trilingual (Hindi, Telugu and Tamil).She haven't finished shooting RC yet. It should get done by May. Ramu is fantastic and I'm lucky to have been cast in this film. He has immense clarity and works at great pace. Hisstyle of film-making is completely different from that of Aniruddha,s he said to a leadingEnglish daily.I knew about Paritala Ravi before I was approached for the movie. I'm playing Paritala Ravi's wife. I haven't met her in real life. Ramu has. He has also narrated stories about her. Besides, there is some footage available on her that I needed to study to ensure that my on-screen look comes close to hers, she added.Interestingly, Tamil star Suriya has also been cast in a pivotal role in the film!Rakta Charitra is produced by Madhu Mantena; Mani Sharma is the music director. The film stars Shatrughan Sinha, Priyamani , Radhika Apte, Subrat Dutta, Ashish Vidyarthi,Sudeep , Zarina Wahab, Raj Babbar and Ranjeet.

Gowtham Menon’s next film to release shortly

Gowtham Menon hasn’t started working on Ajith Kumar’s 50th film as the actor is now busy preparing for Formula 2 racing tournament, which starts on April 16 and ending by September. Since, there’s a lot of time left for the shooting, Gowtham is now busy completing his untitled thriller with his manager Veera and Sameera Reddy playing the lead roles. Gowtham Menon’s untitled film is reported to be a thriller that centers on a young man’s encounter with a sex-worker during a night time, which results in unexpected twists and turns.The film doesn’t have any songs and the total duration of this film will be 90mins. The closer sources have confirmed that the film is not based on Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Chameli’ that had a similar plot but with a different treatment in screenplay.

Ajay Devgn on a family vacation

Ajay Devgan who last made headlines for his much praised act in the film ATITHI TUM KAB JAOGE? is reportedly making some time for his family before resuming work again.
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According to reports, Ajay and wife Kajol are planning to fly down to Dubai with the entire Devgan Khandaan. Known for his generosity, Ajay truly believes in living the life king size.
After the family vacation Ajay will be busy shooting for his next film GOLMAAL 3, the shooting of which will be held in Goa.
Ajay has had a hectic time shooting so far and this much needed family break would surely give him the respite that he is eagerly looking for.

Kangna Ranaut's injury causes 1.5 crore loss

Kangna Ranaut, who recently injured herself while shooting for the film TANU WEDS MANU, is currently recovering from the accident.
The shooting of the film has been cancelled at the moment and the producer estimates that he has lost around Rs 1.5 crore because of this freak accident.
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Even the other lead actors of the film: Madhavan and Jimmy Shergill have been told to pack up for the moment till Kangna recovers fully and is able to start shooting again for the film.
It must be recalled that Kangna hurt herself when the bike she was riding pillion on skidded off while she was shooting for the film in Punjab recently.
The month long schedule of the film will most likely resume after the 15th of April now. The director of the film is working out the dates of his shoot with his actors at the moment.
In the meantime let's wish Kangna a speedy recovery from her injury.

Vikram Bhatt: Aditya is a superstar in the making

SHAAPIT has released and has managed to scrape through at the box office. While quite a few reviews too have been in a positive direction, there has been mixed response as far as the lead pair of the film is concerned. A few believe that debutants Aditya Narayan and Shweta Agarwal haven't quite managed to make a similar impact as was the case in RAAZ (Dino Morea, Bipasha Basu) or 1920 (Rajneesh Duggal, Adah Sharma), both of which had director Vikram Bhatt at the helm of affairs.
"I believe Aditya was always just the right face for SHAAPIT. He was the first and only choice and even after the release of the film, I am very positive about his future. In fact I am surprised when you say that some people have questioned Aditya's talent. That's because from what I have heard ever since the release of the film, he has been appreciated by majority of critics as well as people from the audience. An extremely bright boy, he is a superstar in the making. Moreover, he is a very good singer as well and hence a great package", Vikram talks fondly about his discovery.
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There is also a slight buzz in the industry that it was Udit Narayan's influence that helped Aditya bag SHAAPIT.
"No, that's not true at all", negates Vikram who is fast seeing the crown of 'newcomers' messiah' being bestowed upon him, "Udit Narayan had nothing to with the casting decision for SHAAPIT. Of course since Aditya is his son and I know him (Udit) for decades, I approached him before signing Aditya. But beyond that, there was no interference or influence whatsoever from Udit."

Dubbing woes for Jacqueline Fernandez

Time and again one has heard about how actors cry foul when their voice is dubbed by someone else. Though it is a known fact that when it comes to newcomers, it is imperative that services of a professional are sought. However, for those who are stepping into Bollywood for the first time, it is an inherent desire to have their original voice to be heard by millions of cine-goers.

In case of ex-Miss Sri Lanka, Jacqueline Fernandez a.k.a. Jackie who would be seen in JAANE KAHAN SE AAYI HAI and was just learning the ropes as far as Hindi was concerned, it was a different scenario. Instead of getting ecstatic about the 'opportunity' given to her to lend her voice behind the mike, she vehemently protested before ultimately giving in to the wishes of her director Milap Zaveri.
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"It was an alien situation out there", laughs Jackie who is playing the role of an alien from Venus in this romantic comedy, "I am new to Hindi and this is why I was relieved when someone else dubbed for me in my debut flick ALADIN. For obvious reasons, I was always under the impression that same would be repeated in JAANE KAHAN SE AAYI HAI as well since my Hindi still hadn't reached perfection while I was shooting for the film."
As task was set out for her and in all seriousness, Jackie ended up spending some time to get at least bare minimum finesse in the dubbing room.
"In all seriousness, I sat down, took a deep breath and took some time off to pull up my socks. Thankfully, due to a wonderful crew and especially my co-star and friend Sonal Sehgal, I started feeling much better after every scene. Yes, it all went well eventually but honestly, if I look back at the shoot of JAANE KAHAN SE AAYI AAYI, it was dubbing which was the most challenging piece of work than whatever else that I did for the film", says Jackie with a sign of relief.
JAANE KAHAN SE AAYI HAI is presented by Warner Bros and is a co-production of Nikhil Advani and Mukesh Talreja. The film releases all over on 9th April.

Aamir Khan's dedication is exemplary

Touted to be one of the biggest ever TV show ever, 'Star Cintaa Superstars Ka Jalwa' is currently on. Boasting of participation of dozens of topline actors ranging from Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar to Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Amitabh Bachchan, the show was a huge challenge at the writing stage itself.
Says script writer Rajesh Khattar who had to ensure that everyone participating in the show got a right platform for himself/herself, "It was amazing to say the least. It was lots of fun too to interact with so many stars and to write keeping their natural style & comfort zone in mind. Of course this can be quite challenging as well as exhilarating. Yes, I have worked with a few of the stars earlier as an actor but scripting this show gave me an opportunity to work with a few of them, like Aamir and John (Abraham) for the first time."
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Elaborating on his experience of working with Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan, Khattar reveals, "To say that it was wonderful would be to state the obvious. He is quite thorough in whatever he does and this show was no different. His dedication to his work is exemplary. Not only does he ensures high quality output himself, he also motivates everyone around him to excel. Even John was a big sport and did his bit with aplomb. In fact he is definitely going to surprise a lot of people with his anchoring this time around."
Regarding his stint as an actor, Khattar has a lot to look forward to as well. "Yes, there are quite a few films lined up starting with PRINCE in a few days from now. Then there is Jag Mundhra's CHASE, Studio18's ISHQ UNPLUGGED and Sagar Ballery's (BHEJA FRY) next. Also, I am starting to shoot an Indo Spanish project next month and another one produced by an actor friend. So yes, there is a lot happening out there."

Gurinder Chadha's IWA first look on April 1

Studio 18 will unveil the first look of Gurinder Chadha's IT'S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE in India on April 1. On April 15, fans will get a peak of the dubbed Hindi-Punjabi version titled HAI MARJAAWAN. The English and Hindi versions will both release in India on May 7.
The first look will be unveiled on ETC with Taran Adarsh at 8.30 pm and on CNN-IBN with Rajdeep Sardesai at 9.45pm. The Asian diaspora abroad can also check it out on www.youtube.com/studio18
CHECK OUT: 2 UK premieres for Gurinder Chadha's IT'S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE
Starring veteran actress Shabana Azmi in a pivotal role, IT'S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE, a romantic comedy, tells the story of a hysterical Punjabi mother who will go to extreme lengths to get her only daughter married. It additionally stars an ensemble international cast comprising Goldy Notay, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Sally Hawkins, Mark Addy, and Jimi Mistry.
"I think IT'S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE is my best work to date," said Chadha of her latest outing.
Her previous release, BRIDE & PREJUDICE had been dubbed in Hindi, and titled BALLE BALLE AMRITSAR TO LA.

Kareena to play Marilyn Monroe in Madhur's next

Kareena Kapoor is getting set to play the role of a lifetime. The actress will play a role inspired by none other than the famous Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe.
According to sources Kareena will play this act in Madhur Bhandarkar's upcoming film that is yet to be titled.
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It' known that Madhur Bhandarkar has always been fascinated by Marilyn Monroe and he has been planning to do a film on her for a long time now. Now, in order to fulfill his wish, Madhur has now cast Kareena in a role inspired by Monroe's life.
Madhur has done an intensive research on Monroe's life before deciding to include her life inspired character in his film. At the moment Madhur is trying to finalize his male cast for the film.

Mallika Sherawat meets Hollywood mogul

Bollywood seductress Mallika Sherawat is gradually becoming a part of Hollywood! From quite sometime she has been making huge waves in Hollywood - meeting various people, going places, etc.
Recently Mallika Sherawat was seen exiting fancy Beverly Hills nightspot Zibrato with Hollywood giant Michael Lambert, who is the owner of Lambert Media Group.
Lambert Media group consists of properties like top Hollywood production company Village Roadshow (THE MATRIX, MISS CONGENIALITY, TRAINING DAY, MYSTIC RIVER, OCEAN'S 11/12, I AM LEGEND, GRAN TORINO, SHERLOCK HOLMES, etc) and a number of movie theatres and TV stations across the United States.
Michael Lambert is a big name in Hollywood today, who has been in the films and entertainment field since 1974.

Salman Khan’s Yet Another Generosity

First while shooting the tricky bare-bodied climactic combat scene in Wai for Dabangg, Salman personally supervised his screen-adversary Sonu Sood’s torso tanning. And now when Sonu Sood fractured his nose while shooting, Salman helped him.It happened so, Salman and his co-star in Dabangg, Sonu Sood were shooting a fight scene that is a part of the climax. During the practice, one of the fighters jumped and his knee happened to hit Sonu’s nose real hard. The pain was quite severe and the X-ray revealed a fracture in Sonu’s nose.Later on Sonu insisted continuing the shooting, but seeing Sonu in pain, Salman called for pack-up and asked Sonu to rest.

The Music Launch Of Hrithik Roshan’s Kites

Kites surely must be the one movie that audiences are dying to see. Now the music of Kites is out. Needless to say, one cannot expect anyone other than Rajesh Roshan to make music for a Roshan starrer.Hrithik Roshan, Rajesh Roshan and Rakesh Roshan when together personify excellence as a trait of their product. Music of Kites also falls in the same category.
Kites movie album has five songs whose lyrics have been penned down by Nasir Faraaz and Asif Ali Beg.KK has soulfully rendered two songs namely Zindagi do pal ki and Dil Kyun Yeh Mera. Both the numbers are breezy without any loud jarring influences. Tum bhi Ho Wahi is another number from Kites movie which is groovy with slight western influences. Vishal Dadlani , Suraj Jagan have lent their voices for this number. The song fails to capture listener’s interest and sadly doesn’t live up to expectations.
Kites film in the sky is another song to look out for in this album. Though the song alternates between Spanish and English, it has a calming effect on the nerves. The starting two lines of the song remind one of John Lennon’s melodious numbers “Imagine”. The music is smooth flowing and mesmerizing. The English lines in the song have been sung by none other than Hrithik Roshan which is the surprise part because he does full justice to the song. Considering that he is not a professional singer, his effort is highly commendable.Hritik has only sung for 45 seconds in the song but it’s his voice all the way that catches attention.

Ranbir Kapoor & Sanjay Dutt - Spending Quality Time Together

Sanjay Dutt and Ranbir Kapoor who shot a soft drink commercial in Mumbai recently have hit it off. Over the last weekend, Ranbir, who says he has grown up watching Sanjay’s films, went over to Imperial Heights for dinner.And at his behest, Maanyata Dutt made khichda (a mutton speciality). Then the boys (yeah, Sanju is 51 but he often behaves like a boy) ate, drank and made merry till the wee hours of the morning.These two who have been wanting to do a film together for the longest time (remember all those premature stories of how Raj Kapoor’s grandson would work with Nargis’ son were floated) are still in the hope that someone will sign them together. PS: Maanyata is a huge Ranbir fan. Oh God, the film industry and their sycophancy!

Ameesha Patel Escapes A Close Accident

This one is not a common site. She’s shaken and stirred… with fear. Ameesha Patel stared disaster in the face after a geep rammed into her car on the Mumbai Pune express highway! And Patel, bruised and quaking with fear, was still thankful coz’ she’d escaped a fatal accident.Reportedly, Patel accompanied by her grandmother, was coming back to Mumbai from Pune where she’d gone for an event, when the accident took place at around 7 p.m.Says a close source, “Fortunately, her driver had quick reflexes and controlled the car before it could jump the divider. Ameesha got off at the nearest fuel station, put ice on her injured forehead, had a cup of coffee and was then able to calm herself down a bit. Her car has suffered the worst damage; all the four tyres were ripped and had to be changed.”

Katrina Kaif Injured Because Of Akshay Kumar

This one is to worry about. During the shoot of ‘Tees Maar Khan’, Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar were romancing in a sexy song sequence. As the lady jigged towards onscreen love Akshay Kumar, the actor’s jaw-struck Katrina’s head and she started to bleed. Seeing blood coming out of her head, the actress began to feel giddy. And co-star Akshay added to her woes, saying that she would now need a minimum of 4 stitches on her head.
However, when a scared Katrina started to cry, Akshay laughingly said that he was pulling her leg. The injury was a minor one and it didn’t stall the shoot but the actress was shaken. On top of it, Akshay’s prank was scary for the beauty. “Katrina did injure herself on the head, but she’s fine now and has resumed shooting,” a source said.Katrina has been a bundle of nerves for quite some time now and has been falling ill frequently. Recently, she passed off on a film set and accused the media for pestering her. Here is a hope that the fragile beauty regains her strength and keeps delivering hits one after the other.

Arjun Rampal nervous about upcoming releases

Arjun Rampal has three films lined up for release this year and the National award winning actor says he is having “jitters” as the release dates are getting closer.“Beginning to get the jitters as films are getting closer to release… always happens,” the 37-year-old posted on his Twitter account.“‘Housefull’ will be the first one on April 30, followed by ‘Raajneeti’ on June 4. I know there is time but still get these pangs of anxiety… it reminds me of days when exam result day would near,” Arjun posted on his Twitter account.His third release is Karan Johar’s yet-to-be titled film, which is an adaptation of Chris Columbus’ 1998 comedy drama “Stepmom”.“‘Stepmom’ will be released some time in August or September… looking forward to all three, all very different from each other, (I) had a great time making them,” he said.While “Housefull” is a comedy directed by Sajid Khan and also stars Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, and Ritesh Deshmukh, “Raajneeti” is a political thriller written, directed, and produced by Prakash Jha. It also stars Ajay Devgn, Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor.In the “Stepmom” remake, Arjun has teamed up with Kajol and Kareena Kapoor.

‘Tum Milo Toh Sahi’ about timeless love (Preview)

Love knows no age or time – this is the theme of director Kabir Sadanand’s romantic comedy “Tum Milo Toh Sahi”, which is releasing Friday.Produced by Nikhil Panchammiya, the film is about three couples played by Dimple Kapadia-Nana Patekar, Suniel Shetty-Vidya Malvade and Anjana Sukhani-Rehan Khan.“‘Tum Milo Toh Sahi’ is a film about human victory, when ordinary people come together to combine their strengths and stand by what they believe in,” Sadanand had been quoted as saying.Nana is teaming up with Dimple after 16 years in the film. Their last outing together was “Krantiveer” in 1994.“The film is about relationships. Throughout your life, it is the circumstances that keep changing. And due to these, the demands from different relationships change. The film portrays how, despite ups and downs, it is conserving the relations that remains the utmost priority and not the circumstances,” said Nana.Set in modern day Mumbai, the film weaves together the lives of three couples and gives the message that love is the driving force in people’s lives, irrespective of age.While Nana and Dimple’s story is about the meeting of souls, Suniel and Vidya’s is the meeting of minds and Rehan and Anjana’s is about the meeting of hearts.Subramanium (Nana) dedicated his life tending to his ailing mother till her end. At 60, he is forced into retirement. Now what? The journey takes disgruntled and cynical Subramanium to Delshad (Dimple) who embraces life-enriching feeling called love.Amit (Suniel) and Anita (Vidya) are in the throes of a mid-life crisis and excitement of being in love is now a distant memory for them.Bikramjeet (Rehan) arrives in Mumbai from up North to experience city life before joining the Army. He falls in love with Shalini (Anjana), an ambitious Mumbai girl. Through the film, the boy who comes to Mumbai becomes the man he was to be and finds his true calling in life.Sadanand, who has co-written the story with Rajen Makhijani, is presenting the film without a heavy dose of melodrama. Sandesh Shandilya has composed the music.

Vidya Malvade wants to do an item number

Vidya Malvade, who is playing a young professor-cum-author in Kabir Sadanand’s upcoming film “Tum Milo Toh Sahi”, is very keen to do an item number.“Dancing is my first love and that’s not just something I enjoy. But it also works like a stress buster for me. However, I have never got a chance to dance in any of my movies so far. In fact, I’d love to do a nice item number if an opportunity comes my way,” said Vidya.She is a trained Kathak dancer. Apart from that she’s also trained in tap-dancing, salsa, ballet, jive, cha-cha, waltz, rumba, samba, foxtrot and various forms of Italian dance. She says she is keeping her fingers crossed and hoping for a musical to come her way.Releasing Friday, “Tum Milo Toh Sahi” weaves together stories of three couples who connect with one another through a series of touching and funny moments. Vidya plays Suniel Shetty’s wife in it.

Why Aarya Babbar got embarrassed on ‘Tees Maar Khan’ sets?

Aarya Babbar, who is currently shooting for Farah Khan’s “Tees Maar Khan”, was so excited on the first day of shoot that he performed an entire scene without even any instruction from the director.Aarya had a scene with 40 villagers, but he was so excited to be shooting with Khan that he started performing even before she could say action.“I was very excited to give my first shot for Farah. My scene went off great and everyone clapped and I had a sigh of relief that it was a good start… then I saw Farah walking towards me and she said ‘I didn’t even say action, sweetheart!’“In my excitement, I didn’t even realise if Farah said action or not. I was so embarrassed,” said the actor.Aarya has been part of films like “Guru” and “Jail”, among others.

‘Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai’ songs have no retention value (Music Review)

Film: “Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai”
Music Directors: Sajid-Wajid
Lyricist: Sameer
Singers: Rashid Ali, Sonu Niigaam, Soumya Raoh, Shaan and Sunidhi Chauhan
Rating: **

It’s high time composer duo Sajid-Wajid tried something fresh. The two experimented in “Veer” and tried to move away from their signature style, but they are back to their usual stuff in “Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai”. The soundtrack has no retention value and doesn’t have the potential to stand out.The album offers four originals and two remixes.It opens with “Keh do zara this” with Rashid Ali behind the mike. The song is an amalgamation of English and Hindi lyrics. It would have made a better impact on the listeners if the lyrics had been written in one language. The love ballad fails to generate interest.Its remixed version is faster in pace, but has nothing extraordinary.“Nacha main tere naal” is a predictable Punjabi dance number. Sung by Sonu Niigaam and Soumya Raoh, the fast- paced song gives you a sense of deja vu since one has heard many such songs in the past. You can hear it once.Next is the title track crooned by Shaan in his soft, melodious voice. The foot-tapping, fast-paced number manages to create an impact thanks to western arrangements.The remix version is average.Finally, the album concludes with “Koi rok bhi lo”, a romantic track effectively sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and Sonu. The slow-paced song is the best offering of the album. The orchestration and the brilliantly given vocals give the song an edge.On the whole, the album has nothing new to offer.

My directorial debut will be quirky comedy – Arshad Warsi

Arshad Warsi, who has juggled roles as choreographer, actor and producer in over a decade in Bollywood, wants to do more dark roles. He also plans to direct a “quirky, action comedy”, something like British filmmaker Guy Ritchie’s movies.“My next step will be direction. I am working on a script,” Arshad told IANS in an interview. “The film will be a quirky, action comedy. It will be a Guy Ritchie kind of film with effective one-liners and stuff.”But before venturing into direction he wants to wrap up all his commitments.“At the moment I have many commitments to fulfil and projects to finish. Once I’m done with that and I get enough time, I will get into direction. May be middle or end of next year, I will divert my focus to direction,” he said.Arshad turned producer with the recently released “Hum, Tum Aur Ghost”. He played the lead in the film that also starred Boman Irani and Dia Mirza. It was directed by Kabir Kaushik of “Sehar” fame.When asked about his experience as producer, the 41-year-old said: “I’m happy because I was with the people I loved. All my co-stars in the film were my friends, they are brilliant actors, wonderful people and we had similar sensibilities.“We were making a film that all of us related to. So we were happy doing it and this happiness was worth a lot,” he added.Arshad began his career as choreographer and then made his debut as an actor with Amitabh Bachchan’s ABCL’s first venture “Tere Mere Sapne” in 1996. After the film’s success, he acted in several other movies, but most of them failed to set cash registers ringing.Lady luck smiled on the actor in 2003 when he featured in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s “Munnabhai M.B.B.S” as Circuit alongside Sanjay Dutt. The comedy not only was a huge box office success, it also fetched him much critical acclaim. Later he was seen in several successful movies such as “Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya”, “Golmaal”, “Lage Raho Munna Bhai”, “Golmaal Returns”.He also wowed the audiences with his performance in action crime drama “Sehar”.After the success of “Munnabhai…”, Arshad, who is married to ex-MTV VJ Maria Goretti, was mostly seen in comic capers.But the actor says he is planning to shift his attention to serious cinema soon. Recently he proved his worth in Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Ishqiya” – from critics to movie buffs, everyone raved about his performance.“My roles in films like ‘Sehar’ is what I really like and I would be doing something other than comedy very soon. There is a dark film that I will be doing. It’s a hardcore cop role in an issue based film. I will start working on it, probably by July,” said Arshad during his recent visit to the capital.Other than this, Arshad will be seen in the sequel “Shortkut 2: The Con is Back”.