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arjun rampalYes, seems like Arjun’s Rock On act is finally doing some good for his career as this is surely going to be his career’s biggest film so far!

Arjun has been finalised to star in Karan Johar’s remake of Stepmom. So, its Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal. We have always believed that Arjun is a good looking piece of wood and with co-stars like Kajol and Kareena, who are superb actors, we just cant imagine what will Arjun do in the film. 

Karan Johar has bought the remake rights of the hollywod film Stepmom. The film will be directed by debutant Siddharth Malhotra and will be produced under Karan Johar’s banner Dharma Productions.  

7 Days in Paris – Thats the title of Sanjay Doom Gadhvi’s new film, according to indiafm. The film is produced by Studio18, the same guys who released Gadhvi’s last shitbuster Kidnap. BTW, if you are still clueless about Imran and Studio18’s connection, let us inform you that Imran’s girlfreind Avantika Malik is the daughter of Studi018 boss Vandana Malik. Thats simple calculation, isnt it!

Here is more on the film from the site

Sanjay plans to begin filming in June-end/July, “because I want to capture the summer in Europe,” he reveals, “It’s a uniquely structured script, but I can’t reveal much at this stage.” Sanjay plans to wrap almost 85% of the film in Paris, while the remaining portions will be filmed in London and Mumbai.

rituparno ghoshLike us, if you were shocked to see the booby makeover of director Rituparno Ghosh (see pic) then here is the real dope behind it. 

According to Bombay Times, the director is all set to make his acting debut in Kaushik Ganguly’s bengali film Chaya Chobi. In the film he plays the role of an artist who feels as a woman, trapped in a man’s body.  The role is a tribute to the legendary jatra (bengal’s tradition of folk theatre) actor Chapal Bhaduri who used to play women’s role on stage. This lead to sexual confusions in Bhaduri’s life which is the main plot of the film. 

Rituparno is also learning Kathak dance for the same. In the film, he starts as a jatra actor and becomes a film director who is in a relationship with a cinematographer. Bengali actor Indranil plays a bisexual actor who has a relationship with Raima Sen’s and Rituparno’s characters. Raima plays the role of a research assistant working on the film. Its film in a film story.

Woohoo….this is one daring plot! we love it…fuck the indian censor and the sensibility! Lets get some controversy onboard! Even if its not for real, Rituparno’s makeover is surely going to get loads of eyeballs and lot of newsprint.

Mid-day has published the plot details of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next Guzaarish. It stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. Here is more about the story of the film from the report.

The film bears similarities to John Badham’s Whose Life Is It Anyway? and will see Hrithik in a wheelchair for most of the scenes.

Hrithik plays Ethan, a radio show host. Aishwarya plays a married nurse who is also Hrithik’s caregiver. The film also deals with the controversial subject of mercy killing/euthanasia. Ash’s character is interesting because she plays a married woman who gets attracted to Hrithik as the second half progresses. The film has dark tones throughout.

Paraplegia is an impairment in motor and/or sensory function of the lower extremities. It is usually the result of spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida.

And according to our sources Hrithik plays a magician whose trick geoes wrong during one of the performances and thats how he becomes paraplegic. Looks like Bhansali is In the mood for “Black” again!

anupam kherThe timing could not have been better. On sunday, actor Anupam Kher celebrated 25 years of his acting career with the premier of Saaransh and now the good news. Anupam Kher will be seen in Woody Allen’s next, the same film which will also have Freida Pinto. Infact, Anupam will play the role of Freida’s father in the film. Mumbaimirror has confirmed the news.

The untitled film also star Nicole Kidman and Anthony Hopkins.

Anupam has previously worked with Ang Lee in Lust, Caution (see pic). Well, the role was nothing to talk much about, with just countd few words as dialogues, but an actor of his calibre surely deserves much more!

Love is not about finding someone who will make you feel complete….but having someone with whom you can share your incompleteness….Thats Do Paise ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish, Deepti Naval’s directorial debut.

The film has Rajit Kapoor and Deepti’s best friend Manisha Koirala in lead roles and it deals with the bonding between two unlikely and unusual person. The buzz is that Rajit potrays a gay character in the film. Deepti is busy promoting her film at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival. Though not much is known about the film but here is a sneak peek…two new pics of the film. With such a Gulzar-ish title and Deepti at director’s chair, we are looking forward to it.

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Paramount Pictures has released the first pic of M Night Shyamalan’s new film The Last Airbender. airbender2

Based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series, the film is set in a world where human civilization is divided into four nations: Water, Earth, Air and Fire.

The Fire Nation is waging a ruthless, oppressive war against the other three nations. The film’s hero, the reluctant young Aang, is the “Last Airbender” — the Avatar who, according to prophecy, has the ability to manipulate all of the elements and bring all the nations together.

Dev Patel plays the main villain Prince Zuko, Prince of the Fire Nation, a firebender (see the next post for Dev Patel’s look in the film) who can manipulate flames.  The Last Airbender is set to hit theaters on July 2nd 2010.

Salman Khan will be back as the host for the new season of Sony TV’s Dus Ka Dum. Here’s the first promo of this season.

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We had no clue about this film till we saw the poster. Paresh Rawal, Om Puri and Pawan Malhotra on the poster, in lead roles. Wow. It rarely happens that such actors get any space on the poster of a film. We were sold, googled and here is more on the film.

Directed by Amit Rai ( any clue ?), here is the synopsis of the film…

Husmatullah (Paresh Rawal) is a mechanic and has a workshop in one of prominent muslim locality of Allahabad . He also is an office bearer of local mosque committee and is popular between peers and friends though not on good terms with the President of the committee Nawab Kasuri (Om Puri), a hardliner with a bitter history.

An old vintage engine comes to his workshop for repair which not only has a very significant national value but also is related to a very important event in the history.

As he sets to get it started, things around him take a different turn.

After a blast in the city, the local police does some arrest which is opposed by the community leaders and the local mosque committee. In the ensuing protest a young innocent boy is killed leading to a call of boycott from the mosque.

Hasmat joins the boycott only to realize the importance of the work at hand. As knowledge of the engine and its significance grows, Hasmatullah is drawn more and more towards a crossroad. As time and events grow around him, he finds himself standing on a rift with two sides parting further away with every passing moment. He has to take his call which will not only rekindle his philosophy but also will lead his community to a process of realization of higher motives and higher responsibilities.

 It all about that old ford engine which once carried the ashes of Mahatma Gandhi….on the road to sangam. Mahatma is back! We are in. 

For more details, pics and promos of the film, here is the official website. 

pankh……thats the problem. Nude scenes always make news in India…no, make it anywhere. Its the same. And this one is about Pankh.

The film has been in news since it was announced. Its inspired by the story of child actor Ahsaas Channa. (remember the kid in Ramu’s Vastu Shastra/Phoonk….she is not she, we mean, he is always dressed up as a girl. His dad filed a case against the mother for exploiting Ahsaas…making him dress up like a girl to get more work in films. Nobody had any clue about his gender till the matter reached court)

In similar way, Pankh is about a man who is treated as a woman by his mother since childhood and how, subsequently, he is confused about his sexuality. It stars Bipasha Basu, Lilette Dubey, Mahesh Manjrekar and Maradona Rebello (in lead role) and its directed by Sudipto Chattopadhya.

According to Mumbaimirror, the problem is regarding a nude scene in the film which Censor Board is not willing to certify. In the scene, the male actor (Maradona) is completely nude in front of his mother (Lillete Dubey) and his rear is exposed to the audience.

The film is produced by Sanjay Gupta and he has been asked to edit out the scene. But Guptaji is not  is not willing to do so as he thinks the scene is crucial for the film.