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Here are some new pics of Aishwarya Rai, from her upcoming film Robot. She stars with Rajnikanth in the film.
Do check out the link after the text, has a hilarious audio clip from Rajeev Masand’s review show Now Showing, where he is talking to Aishwarya Rai on the phone. Its a must watch! And there is a quiz too. Since we could not post the video here, click on the link.
According to our sources, he is not hiding at all. Because Prabhu Deva is in Mumbai for the publicity and promotion of his film new Wanted : Dead or Alive. Its directed by Prabhu Deva. He even did few interviews for the film which stars Salman Khan and Ayesha Takia in the lead. Wanted is a remake of Telugu film Pokkiri. Its produced by Boney Kapoor.
The rumour doing the round is that Prabhu Deva has secretly married actress Nayantara. Though actress Nayantara has denied the rumours about the marriage but there has been no comment from Prabhu Deva. It all started with Nayantara getting Prabhudeva’s name tattoed on her body.
Our header has become too long. Because we could not prioritise which one is more important. We read the story of Sanjay Doom Gadhvi’s film 7 Days In Paris. We think Imran Khan should be worried about the choices he is making. And Katrina Kaif is out of the film. Since all three news bits are related, we have randomly put down our seven, ok, eight pointers. Join the dots and see if it makes sense.
1. Every director in bollywood wants to set a love story in Paris, every one wants to make their version of Before Sunrise & Before Sunset. And Sanjay Gadhvi is NO Richard Linklater.
2. 7 Days in Paris ( Spoiler Alert) – its a love story set in Paris. Two strangers. Case of mistaken identity. They fall in love. First half is all walk the talk and talk while walking. 2nd half – mistaken identities revealed. Lovers tiff and finally a happy ending. And yeh, there is an important bad pasta scene in the film! In short, nothing new in the film and we surely aren’t looking forward to it!
3. Gadhvi has changed the script following Imran Khan’s suggestions. We have read the old version, not sure if it has been changed for good or bad. Imran Khan need not pretend smart. He needs to act smart. Check.
4. After the debacle of Kidnap, Imran Khan thinks love stories are the way to success. And he wants to do only love stories now! Dude, it cant be Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na every time. A bad film is a bad film, thriller or love story!Check again.
5. Gadhvi is close to Vandana Malik, head of Studio18. Her daughter Avantika Malik is dating Imran. And Studio18 is producing the film. We doubt our mother-in-laws. We doubt those mom-in-laws more who can sign fat cheques. And a desperate mom-in-law who wants her daughter to get married to Imran Khan, is dangerous! Check check!
6. Those who have seen Imran Khan’s Luck, they think Luck makes Kidnap look like masterpiece. No comment. Check check!
7. And those who have read the full script of 7 Days In Paris, they are willing to bet that Gadhvi will make even Paris look boring! And are ROFL reading the pasta scene again and again.
8. According to Mumbai Mirror, in the new script, Katrina Kaif’s role has been cut drastically. And so, she is not interested in doing the film anymore. You can read the full story here. We are not sure who has a better understanding of scripts – Imran Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sanjay Doom Gadhvi, Vandana Malik or Studio18!
For us, IIFA is IIFA3 – India International Film Awards of Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan. Looks like other stars also feel the same. And so, many of them are happily giving it a miss. Count the names – No Khans ( Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan or Salman Khan), Akshay Kumar, Shahid Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor or Ranbir Kapoor….the biggies of bollywood and their excuses are all silly.
We wonder who are attending it then ? People who belong to either of the three categories…
1. Those who are close to Bachchan Family.
2. Those who are jobless, have no films at hand.
3. Freeloaders, who will happily go to hell also if they get a free ticket and a place to stay.
It will be Bachchan Parivaaar Awards again at Macau! Here are some pics of the stars arriving at Macau for the award, ok, naach gaana show, ok, money minting show, ok , whatever it is. Pics of Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai with her dad, Ashutosh Gowariker, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Tanvi Azmi, designer Manav Gangwani, Sophie Chaudhary and David Dhawan.
For more pics from IIFA Awards Macau 2009, click here – it got all the possible pics from various events at IIFA.
Old age does strange things to people. And if you were a big star once then you will go insane for sure. Only few manage to keep their sanity. Check out the video in the post, actor Rajesh Khanna is taking a dig at Rekha. Its a must watch.
BTW, Rajesh Khanna will be honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at the IIFA Awards, Macau. We are sure Rekha will also be there. We are waiting to see her reaction when Kakaji goes on stage to collect his award.
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Its official. Simon Beaufoy has confirmed the news to Daily Telegraph. You can read more about it here. He is all set to write the next film for Danny Boyle. Its the Slumdog Millionaire team again.
And its an adaptation of Suketu Mehta’s book Maximum City : Bombay Lost & Found. Remember we told you first! Here is the post.
Danny boyle has bought the rights of the book. But the big problem is Maximum City is a non-fiction work. So Beaufoy’s job is to find a story in it first! Mehta’s book is a collage of essays, travelogue and journalistic account.
Maximum City : Bombay Lost & Found was shortisted for the Pulitzer Prize in 2005.
Simon Beaufoy is in talks with Mehta regarding the adaptation as he needs lot of creative liberties to make this non-fiction account into a fictional one.
The name is Kashyap. Anurag Kashyap. He talks the talks much more than walking the talks. But unlike others, he walks too. And this walking and talking has made him the poster boy of indie, intelligent and daring cinema of bollywood.
The man is much smarter than the filmmaker. He has sold himself, his life, his stories, his thoughts and ofcourse his cinema too. With Dev D’s commercial success, he has proved that intelligent doesnt mean only flop. Now his name symbolises not just his films. Anurag Kashyap, is a brand of cinema now which has a cult following. His fanboys may be much less in number compared to Shah Rukh Khan’s fans but then how many directors even manages to have fanboys! And his fans can be anything but they cant afford to be dumb. After all, you have to love No Smoking to begin with.
Kashyap will soon be seen presenting True Stories, a film series on real life stories that inspired films, on Fox’s History and Entertainment Channel. Here is the promo for the same. Its looks exciting and we will catch it for sure. But much more interesting is Kashyap in different get ups. Black, white, grey, with and without tie, with and without topi, he looks uncomfortable, and we are ROFL everytime we play the video. Enjoy!
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Unlike others, we dont like to shout out from rooftops that we told you so! But we did. About Karan Johar’s new film starring Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor. You can check out the post here. Mid-day has got more details about the film.
It seems the film will be on the lines of Hollywood’s High School Musical. Both Imran and Ranbir will play their age and it will be a yuppie romantic story. After My Name Is Khan, Karan wants to direct something light. So back to Kuch Kuch Hota Hai days!
The actresses opposite Imran and Ranbir has not been finalised yet. Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor are being considered. We will keep you posted.
If there is something called Bollywood Bravery Award, hand it to Kangna Ranaut this year. Because not many actors in bollywood would dare to do so. And its more gutsy if its coming from someone like Kangna, who is single, working and without a godfather in the big bad bollywood! We love her! It might be good publicity for her official website/blog www.kangnaranaut.com , but its still a brave step. Here is the direct link to the blogpost.
Compare it to Amitabh Bachchan’s blog, whose non stop ramblings appear almost everyday. But he has no confessions to make. Just political correctness. Nothing personal to share. Its all oooh-i-love-my-EF’s…extended family… on and on. Whats the point of having a blog if you cant open up and write honestly. And knowing his track record, we can bet that he will never write on any controversial issue of his life.
The news of Kangna Ranaut’s split with her boyfreind Adhyayan Suman is already out. But to make it official on the blog, it hasnt happened before. We are loving it! Now thats what you call Bold & Beautiful!
Woohooo….seems like someone has cracked the code finally. Here are some more newsbits from Karan Johar productions ( or Dharma Productions, whatever you want to call).
1. The great casting coup is here. Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor will be seen together in Karan Johar’s next film. If all goes well, it will be directed by Karan.
2. Imran Khan in one more K Jo production. He and Sonam Kapoor will star in debutant Punit Malhotra’s film. Punit is cousin of fashion designer Manish Malhotra.
3. If you loved Delhi-6’s Maula mere maula and Khawaja Mere Khwaja from Jodha Akbar, then get ready for some more qawali sufi magic in Karan Johar’s next My Name I Khan. The song is Noor-e-khuda and is composed by music director Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy. We are waiting!
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