Friday, July 13, 2012
Esha Gupta strips in public!
Imagine having to shed your clothes in front of 300 odd people! Model-turned-Esha Gupta had to do just that for her role in Vikram Bhatt’s upcoming horror film. Despite requesting the director to cancel the scene, Esha had to finally shoot the sequence.
Recalling her experience, Esha says, “My character is wearing a sexy gown when she enters a party hall. However, soon she sees ghosts moving towards her and crisscrossing through her body. In order to get rid of them, I was required to scream and rip my clothes.”
She says, “Vikram was very confident about me doing the scene perfectly. My friends helped me relax and finally, I gave my shot.” In fact, once she wrapped up the scene, the crewmembers couldn’t stop clapping and cheering her.
The show must go on
Esha admits that while she is extremely scared of ghosts, she enjoys watching horror films. Apparently, the actress was a fan of Aahat when she was a kid. However, scared she was, she never stopped watching the telly show. In fact, her entire family joined her in front of the TV set.
Guwahati molestation shame: Celebs express outrage
Users across social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter were circulating the video and images of those accused of committing the heinous act in full public view.
Celebrities took to Twitter to vent their outrage on the issue.
Starlet Poonam Pandey, known for posting racy pictures of herself, tweeted - "Another blot on human race. Feel ashamed to watch the incident happened in #Guwahati. Women's safety is more a concept than reality in India."
Roja actor Arvind Swami tweeted - "guwahati incident...shame on us!!!...and what was the cameraman doing while this was going on???"
"Either the #Guwahati police are spectacularly inefficient or they don't give a damn. The latter scenario is very scary. #Guwahati," said photographer Atul Kasbekar on his Twitter account.
Movie producer Rangita Nandy posted - "Dear Faceless Girl in #Guwahati, nobody will ever understand what you/you're went/going through. Strength, prayers and hopefully, justice."
Member of Parliament Derek O'Brien tweeted - "This is not about one #Guwahati, one Bengaluru, one Park Street...this is about collective shame. And the will for us together to set it right"
The incident has created a furore in the virtual world that 'Guwahati' was one of the trending topics in India.
Katrina is my inspiration, says Saudi Arabian hottie in Bollywood
The UK-bred model, 24, recently signed her first film, 'Marksheet', featuring newbies Imran Zahid and Zoa Morani.
The film is set against the backdrop of the murky business of fake marksheets and educational certificates.
She plays a bold, sexy woman who returns to India from New York, only to fall in love.
"When I was modelling, it was all about beauty. But Bollywood is so fascinating because you need to think as well. It's not about beauty but you needs brains too," Gulf News quoted Khan as saying.
"It was a struggle to be in Mumbai and hunt for roles. But I am happy that it's paid off," said Khan, who grew up watching Bollywood musicals.
"Katrina is an inspiration to so many girls like us. She works hard. I salute her," said Khan.
Khan, born to a Kashmiri mother and a Saudi father, said that she's happy to shrug off of her background to try her luck in the movies.
"I go to Saudi every three years. It's my home country. But this offer was too good to be true and I have my dad's full support," added Khan.
Kainaz 'Bold' Motivala was flooded with offers of sex films
"That's exactly why I took up this film. After 'Ragini MMS' I was flooded with offers of similar roles - sex films, bold films. It had become Kainaz 'Bold' Motivala and I did not like that tag at all, and I had to get rid of that tag somehow," the 25-year-old actress said here Wednesday at a promotional press conference of the film.
"When I could have starred in 10 films, I decided I'd much rather wait and do one good film which will rid me of that tag because I didn't want to get typecast. The best thing about an actor is that you do something different everyday. I am open to any genre and I definitely don't want to do just one thing," she added.
She enjoyed playing the driver's role and says it was not at all difficult.
"Driving is a complete stress buster for me. Not in Mumbai, here it is more of a stress giver than a stress buster. But I do enjoy driving when the roads are empty," said Kainaz, who was also seen in small roles in "Paathshala" and "Wake Up Sid."
What was challenging was to play a Delhi girl convincingly.
"Preparing as a chauffeur was not a problem because I have been driving since I was 18. But I had to prepare, in the sense, this girl is from Delhi and Delhi girls are different from Mumbai girls in many ways. That is what I had to work on," said Kainaz.
Vickrant Mahajan plays the male lead and he has also directed "Challo Driver".
The film also stars Prem Chopra and Manoj Pahwa and hits theatres July 20.
Now Bollywood floats Adult, uncut version online
Filmmakers are determined to make their content go viral on internet.
When the trailer of Ekta Kapoor's forthcoming sex comedy "Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum" was allowed in theatres and TV only after suggested cuts by the censor board, the filmmaker kept the uncut version for online viewers.
An upset Ekta decided to play around the law. First, she rushed to the capital to show "Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum" promos to media when her uncut trailer couldn't make it to the theatres with the release of "Bol Bachchan".
"We have a sanitised, boring promo in the theatre for the ones who will be seeing 'Bol Bachchan'. But I want to show the real promo to everyone, so that's going online! I will create as much buzz as I can for the film because I can't fight the law, I can work around it," Ekta told.
"I'd rather have the audience decide whether the promo of my film is vulgar or funny and naughty. Luckily, the response is positive online," she added.
Pooja Bhatt decided to promote "Jism 2" songs with adult content on internet, rather than opting for the tedious job of snipping out so-called objectionable scenes from her film.
With "Jism 2", Pooja is introducing Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone in her scintillating and sizzling avatar to the Indian film industry.
The director has shot six songs for the film, but she has chosen to showcase only three songs with asexual content on TV. The rest have gone online - "a more than worthy competitor of TV," said Pooja recently.
It is a conscious decision she had to make.
"We have six songs in 'Jism 2'. Only three cater to a universal audience without losing their essence. The other three cannot be made to seem asexual! Hence, we will only submit to the censor board and plug on TV those songs of 'Jism 2' what we feel is appropriate for a family audience," Pooja wrote on her Twitter page.
"The three 'Jism 2' songs that cater to the average thinking, discerning, passionate, ADULTS may be viewed freely and by CHOICE across the internet.
"This is the FIRST time a mainstream film has chosen the internet and social media as a more than worthy competitor to television," Pooja said, adding it's "a brand new, sane and fair way forward for all!"
The two ladies have started a new trend that many would follow!
Katrina: Let Salman himself decide at what age he wants to get married
Reacting to fellow actor Aamir Khan's comment that it is high time Salman should enter wedlock, the 46-year-old said: "Aamir has been after me for this for a while now. I don't understand why everyone is after me to get married?" He was speaking at a promotional event of his upcoming action thriller "Ek Tha Tiger".
In the Yash Raj Films (YRF) project, directed by Kabir Khan, Salman will be seen with former girlfriend Katrina Kaif. Even in the film's trailer, Katrina has a line telling Salman's character that he has reached an age where he should get married.
Asked about her thoughts on Salman's marriage, Katrina said: "I think nobody else except Salman should decide at what age he wants to get married."
Kabir clarfied that the dialogue was not inserted into the film deliberately, but he couldn't resist the temptation of adding it. "Since I have Katrina and Salman in the movie, I couldn't resist having this," he said.
Farah Khan turns item girl!
Talking about the item number, Farah tweeted: "Have woken up 1 hour earlier than alarm in xcitemnt. 'Joker' ad out n I'm shootng an item song 4 'Shirin Farhad...' bt this time I'm dancing! surreal."
"Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi" also stars Boman Irani opposite Farah and is the story of a 40-plus unmarried man and a woman. The film hits theatres Aug 24.
Farah is the name behind super hit item from "Chhaiya chhaiya" to "Munni badnaam", "Sheila ki jawani" to "Anarkali disco chali" and the soon to be out "Kaafirana" from her husband Shirish Kunder's "Joker".
Director Sujoy Ghosh found it difficult to digest the news that Farah is doing an item number and tried confirming it with her. To this Farah tweeted: "Yess sujoy!! u may have 2 change the definition after Boman and me dance in it!"
Kim Sharma fined Rs 4 lakh
Bollywood actress and model Kim Sharma was fined by Customs officials for not declaring goods worth Rs 4 lakh that came into the country on a chartered flight sans Sharma from Dubai yesterday.
The private aircraft had only her baggage, and Sharma and her husband Ali Punjani, a Kenyan businessman of Indian origin, were to board the aircraft at Mumbai for an African destination.
The aircraft, which is owned by Sharma, landed at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in the morning, and was scheduled to depart at 2 pm with the couple
Acting on a tip-off, officials from the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Mumbai Airport Customs, headed by its Deputy commissioner, Sameer Wankhede, entered the aircraft and conducted a check, which resulted in them discovering the undeclared baggage.
As the actress herself was not traveling in the aircraft, the items were not supposed to be on board. The pilot was interrogated who stated that the luggage belongs to the actress. The actress who later arrived at the airport accepted that the luggage was hers, ” said a Customs official from AIU, on condition of anonymity.
Customs Commissioner, P M Saleem said, “As per the guidelines the pilot is not allowed to carry her baggage in her absence. Duty was imposed on the seized items before it was handed over to the party.”
The flight finally took off with the couple for its destination after 6 pm.
Ranbir-Deepika's Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani releases on Mar 29
The film was scheduled to release in the first month of the year 2013. But it will now release on March 29, 2013.
Filmmaker Karan Johar tweeted: “Our RANBIR-DEEPIKA film titled YEH JAWAANI HAI DEEWANI directed by AYAN MUKERJI will now release MARCH 29th, 2013...”
Apart from the talked about couple Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone, this movie is starring actors like Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapur.
The movie is directed by Ayan Mukherji and this is his second venture with Dharma Productions’ and Ranbir Kapoor after his directorial debut with ‘Wake Up Sid’.
The movie is Ranbir and Deepika’s second on-screen venture but however their first Dharma film together.
In addition, a new face Evelyn Sharma will also be a part of this movie.
The movie has been shot in exotic locations till date such as Turkey, Udaipur and Rajasthan.
Will Aamir's Satyamev Jayate have season 2?
The makers of Aamir Khan’s television show may be all gung-ho about a second innings. But creative differences between the research team and the production house could prove to be a deterrent to the proceedings. Although the show started with a bang, its recent lacklustre performance has been reflecting in the low TRPs by the tenth week.
However, during the course of the show, several creative issues have cropped up which has put a question mark on the fate of the next season. “Earlier the entire show was going to be managed by Siddharth Basu’s Big Synergy and Aamir was only supposed to be the presenter.
However, over the course of the making, the research team felt that they had absolutely no control over how things were done. This issue may be a troublemaker, ” says the source. Our sources point out that the concept of the show was developed by Big Synergy but was later taken over by Aamir’s production company.
Siddharth Basu, who was present for the first press conference of the show in October 2011, surprisingly hasn’t been seen in the picture since then.
“Aamir wanted to produce his own debut show and the channel was keen to have him. They were in talks with each other for past two years. Finally the channel agreed to Aamir’s condition of co-producing the show with the original producer, ” the source states.
In season one, Aamir had asked all brands which he endorses not to sponsor the show so that he will not be over-exposed. If the channel keeps up with this strategy, then there will be a bigger problem of finances as the show isn’t making good numbers.
However, when asked to comment, a senior official from Big Synergy was hesitant to come out with the details, instead saying, “It is too big a matter to be delved into and is going to ruffle too many feathers.”
Channel officials remained unavailable for comment about the feasibility of season two. However, there seems to be time for details to be sorted out. The research team will be busy with the next season of Kaun Banega Crorepati while Aamir is busy shooting for Dhoom 3 and promoting his Reema Kagti thriller till the year-end. Aamir may be free for the show only by early next year.
Mashallah - Ek Tha Tiger
Mashallah song of Ek Tha Tiger
Director: Kabir Khan
Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ranvir Shorey, Girish Karnad
Release Date: 15 Aug 2012
Yeh Kasoor - Jism 2
Yeh Kasoor song of Jism 2
Director: Pooja Bhatt
Cast: Sunny Leone, Arunoday Singh, Randeep Hooda
Munnabhai 3: Sanjay is my first option
Ever since working back-to-back in two Munnabhai projects, Arshad Warsi has decided his former co-star Sanjay Dutt is one name he wants to rope in for his own film. More so, as he feels Sanju baba is probably the easiest actor to work with in the industry.
Arshad says he is eagerly looking forward to this film, an action thriller, and the first name that comes to his mind to cast in the film is Sanjay. He points out, “Vashu Bhagnani has signed me as the director. For the cast, Sanjay is my first option. I want to work with actors who are less troubling in nature.”
Ask him to elaborate and Arshad says, “The new generation of actors are really cool. Since this is my first project as a director, I want to work with actors who would actually help me make this film.”
He says, “Raju will be directing Munnabhai 3. I have heard the first part of the script and I love it. Hopefully, towards the end of next year we should start shooting.”
While also stating that the shoot schedule of his upcoming film Der Ishqiya, helmed by Abhishek Chaubey, has been postponed, Arshad says he is willing to try other cinematic genres too.
He says, “I am a pretty decent actor and people appreciate my comedy. But I want to try everything under the sun.”
Shilpa Shetty: That's not Viaan
Networking sites were abuzz yesterday with a snapshot of Shilpa Shetty with a baby saying that it was her son Viaan
But Shilpa stated on her microblogging site, “There is a picture doing the rounds, claiming it’s my son and I. Just want 2 say thats a picture of my niece Shyana and me taken a year back.”
So we will have to wait to see how Viaan looks.
Salman Khan has no plans to visit Pakistan
Denying the reports, Salman said: "I also read it in the papers that I am going (to Pakistan). If we need to go, then we will go for sure."
Director Kabir Khan said: "There were no plans to go to Pakistan but if we get an opportunity, we will love to go, but as of now there is nothing."
They were speaking at the unveiling of "Ek Tha Tiger" first song - "Mashallah".
Kabir also clarified that the promos have not been banned, but have been stopped till a no objection certificate (NOC) is issued by the Pakistan censor board.
The director is confident of getting the NOC from Pakistani censor board.
"It's not like promos are banned. They have just said that till the time there is no NOC, the trailers should not be played. We are very confident that it will get an NOC as it has nothing derogatory towards Pakistan," he said.
The film is coming out on Independence Day.
Tribute to Dara Singh, with a minute's silence
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan along with other actors and media persons kept a minute of silence to pay tribute to Dara Singh, who died Thursday after a brief illness.
Before beginning the launch of the first song of his movie "Ek Tha Tiger" at the Gaity Galaxy here, Salman requested everyone to maintain a minute's silence in the memory of the late legend.
"He (Dara Singh) was the most amazing person to work with. I know his children really well. As a person, he was the most incredible. It is a huge loss to us and god bless his soul," Salman said.
The film's director Kabir Khan and Salman's co-star Katrina Kaif were also present.
Dara Singh was admitted to a hospital here Saturday after a heart attack. On Wednesday, he was shifted to his home from hospital. He passed away at his residence in Juhu in the morning.
Bade Achhe Lagte Hain stars under house arrest!
Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar’s ongoing shoot schedule in Dubai for their television show has come to a standstill. The unit had been shooting on the streets and at shopping malls in the desert emirate with new entry Samir Kocchar without the necessary permission.
As soon as local authorities realised it, they raised objections and placed the cast and crew under house arrest. They have been told to pack up and return to Mumbai as soon as possible. Says a source, “The unit had been freely shooting around Dubai and did not realise that they had not completed the necessary formalities for filming in the country.
The show has a lot of audience in the UAE. The presence of the cast created a buzz when they were spotted filming at public places. This was when the authorities demanded shoot clearance papers which they had not obtained.”
This will not only affect the shoot schedule but also the telecast.” Since the past couple of episodes the current track of Ekta Kapoor’s production has the plot that has taken a five-year-leap unveiling in the desert emirate.
Sick of traffic woes Ajay Devgn gets a new Mini Cooper
Manoeuvring through narrow roads and over-crowded streets in Mumbai can be a real pain and Ajay Devgn has just the solution to beat the traffic in style.
The actor recently purchased a small-size hatchback car to add to his automobile collection. Recently, the actor was spotted in Juhu in his new car. A source close to the actor says, “Ajay has always been agitated about the hours he spends on travelling. He is very particular about timing. For that he will now he travelling in a Mini Cooper. The car has already been delivered at his Juhu residence and Ajay has also started using it.”
The source adds, “While Ajay has many cars, this silver- black car was delivered to him about three weeks back.”
Midnight's Children: Shriya Saran emerges the most powerful
Apparently Satya Bhabha who plays the hero with the long nose and Tamil superstar Siddharth Narayan who is cast as Satya’s foster-parents’ abandoned child who grows up hating his life in the slums, both had a pitched battle going on.
While Satya’s character has an extra-long nose (which came naturally to him since he’s a Parsi) Siddharth’s character Shiva has extra-bulky knees with which he tries to subjugate Satya.
Though it’s Satya Bhabha who occupies centrestage in Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children apparently it the Rang De Basanti actor Siddharth who has made a very strong impact.
A member of the team on condition of anonymity said, “Among the male members of the cast, and that includes brilliant performers like Anupam Kher, Ronit Roy, Vinay Pathak and Rahul Bose, Siddharth is the clear stand-out performer. Satya, a relative newcomer to cinema had many tough confrontation scenes with Siddharth who’s virtually a veteran of Tamil, Telugu and Hindi cinema. ”
Incidentally the same source from the Midnight’s Children team tells us that among the female actors Shriya Saran emerged the most powerful. This, with Shabana Azmi, Seema Biswas and Shahana Goswami in the cast, is saying a lot.
When asked about Siddharth and Shriya stealing the show Deepa Mehta laughed, “I love all my actors. But yes, these two are brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. ”
Some lesser-known facts about Dara Singh
The veteran actor-wrestler was 84. BS presents some lesser-known facts about him:
>> 'Mahabali' Dara Singh was the undisputed champion of champions in the wrestling ring and has won many times including the world championship in 1968.
>> He took to acting in 1962 and is best remembered for his portrayal of Hanuman in popular TV series 'Ramayan'.
>> In 1996 he was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.
>> His last big-screen appearance was in the Hindi film Jab We Met and in Punjabi, it was Dil Apna Punjabi.
>> He has fought against many world class wrestlers like Zbysko and Lou Thesz and defeated several of them. He also won the titles of Rustam-E-Hind and Rustam-E-Punjab and, together with Yukon Erich, also won the Canadian Open Tag Team Championship.
>> Dara Singh turned director in 1970 with Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar. It became a big hit and he directed several movies later.
>> The first time he played Hanuman was for a film Bajrang Bali. He was around when he played Hanuman in the television serial Ramayan. Trends on Twitter
Wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh's demise has been the most talked about topic on Twitter Thursday and it featured among top five trends on the microblogging site.
As the nation bid a tearful adieu to Dara Singh, who died at his home in Mumbai following a brief illness, his fans took to Twitter to express their grief at the demise of their "childhood" hero.
The late actor was among the top five trends on microblogging site Twitter. From being Lord Hanuman in epic TV series "Ramayana" to fun-loving grandfather in "Hadh Kar Di", Dara Singh's fans remembered the actor for his various performances.
Jigger Shah: RIP Dara Singh! you were my Hanuman, (my) hero in my childhood days! you will be truly missed! My condolences to his family!
Arpit Agarwal: How is nobody remembering 'Hadh Kar Di' by Sachin Pilgaonkar starring Dara Singh? It was one of the best family sitcoms on TV. RIP Dara Singh.
Rajneesh Chaturvedi: RIP Dara Singh. Your legend will continue to amaze all of us and generations to come with wide eyed splendour....
Foud Farooq: RIP Dara Singh. You are one actor among the oldies that I have always loved to watch.
KJS Arora: Former Wrestler and film actor Dara Singh dies...As a kid, I saw him in the ring many a times...A hero of my generation RIP, Dara Singh.
Pratik Sahu: As a kid I use to think that he was the REAL Hanuman. The only man on Indian TV who could actually be a Superhero. RIP Dara Singhji.
Sugandh Swami: Strength falls apart but you will always be remembered for your gentle persona...
Harsh John: Dara Singhji passed away this morning. A great Indian and one of the finest humans...An entire era of his celebrated presence gone!
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