Archive for: November 2007

 After incinerating his hands with RGV Ki Aag, Ramu is all set to salvage some of his lost pride with his sequel to Sarkar. With a bankable star cast of Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai in Sarkar 2, RGV is pretty confident that he will finally manage to deliver a hit a the box office.

Here is the preview of the Godfather inspired Ram Gopal Verma’s, Sarkar 2.

Movie Preview : Sarkar 2 

After the success of Sarkar, Ram Gopal Varma is ready to shoot its sequel Sarkar 2 which will star the icons of the Bachchan family. Unlike Sarkar, which was inspired from Francis Ford Coppola’s film ‘Godfather’, Sarkar 2 will be an original script. The script draws no similarity from Godfather 2, which conceptualized the idea of son taking over the mafia business after the death of his father.

Sarkar 2 will star Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Bachchan in pivotal roles. The film will capture the political surroundings of rural Maharashtra and Delhi. The plot highlights the powers of Abhishek and Aishwarya whereas Amitabh’s role will take a backdrop from its original.

 Pic : Ram Gopal Verm’s Sarkar 2

Jagmohan Mundra who shifted gears from soft porn flicks to socially relevant films, is back once again with another film on current issues. Jagmohan Mundra who earlier this year directed the critically appreciated Provoked will soon be back with a movie that deals with terrorism. The movie titled : Shoot On Sight has been inspired by the suicide bombings in London of July 7, 2005, in which four British Muslims killed themselves and 52 other innocent people in London.

Movie Preview : Shoot On Sight Shoot On Sight unfolds the turmoil in the life of Tariq Ali (Naseeruddin Shah), a Muslim police officer at Scotland Yard. Commander Ali, born in Lahore, and married to an English woman, is tasked to investigate the police shooting of a suspected Muslim terrorist in the London Underground.

 Aanand L Rai, reputed television director is now venturing into Bollywood with his very first film, Strangers,  starring Jimmy Shergill, KK Menon, Nandana Sen and Sonali Kulkarni.

Having directed shows like ‘Gardish’ on ZEE TV starring Irfan Khan, ‘Kshitij’, a political drama on Sahara One, a telefilm called ONE NIGHT STAND on Star One and recently BOMBAY TALKIES for UTV on Zee Cafe, this is Aanand Rai’s first film venture

Presented by the banners of Sahara One Motion Pictures, Strangers is an altogether different genre of thriller. Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s famous film, Strangers on A Train, the movie is about two strangers who  meet and decide to assassinate each other’s life partners.

The film is produced by Uday Tiwari and being directed by Aanand L. Rai. The star cast comprises of Jimmy Shergill, Kay Kay Menon and Nandana Sen in pivotal roles whereas Sonali Kulkarni will be seen in a special appearance.

During an overnight journey from Southampton to London, two strangers meet each other and converse with each other. In the process, they come to a mutual conclusion that the only way to come out of their painful life is to get rid of their soul mates. Eventually, they decide that the two of them would kill the other person’s wife.

Ashustosh Gowariker’s, Jodha Akbar is definitely one of the most awaited film in the coming months. An epic film about the love story of Hrithik Roshan (Akbar) and the Rajput princess Jodha, Jodha Akbar tells the tale of love with a backdrop of war. Jodha Akbar releases next year in January. So till then suffice your desires with this theatrical trailer from the film.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya is as all set for release tomorrow. Tomorrow will decided the fate of the acting career of Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor’s acting career. Apart from Ranbir and Sonam, Salman Khan and Rani Mukherjee also make a special appearance in the film. Here is an exclusive interview of Salman Khan with Screen India talking about his future plans and about his role in Bhansali’s Saawariya.

After giving you a miss in Devdas, how did Sanjay Leela Bhansali convince you for Saawariya?
Sanjay Leela Bhansali just called me up one day and told me he was making a love story and wanted me to be a part of it. Before that we were to work on Bajirao Mastani but there were some date problems and the film got postponed. SLB decided to direct the love story with Sonam and Ranbir Kapoor first.

Your character in the film remains a dark mystery still.
I play a Muslim character called Iman. I love the name because my father wants to name my son Iman. You know it sounds good, Salim, Salman and Iman! But I would love to call my son prince Salim or Changez Khan (laughs). Iman is a mind-blowing character. He is a little khadus, speaks harshly but there’s a lot of humour in him. He is romantic and flirtatious.

This is your third film with SLB. How has your association changed over the years?
I remember he came to me with Khamoshi - The Musical when nobody was willing to do his film. When I read the script I realised it was not commercially viable, but I loved it anyway. I had nothing much to do in the film but I took it up only because of the script. I incorporated humour in my character which SLB didn’t like because he wanted my character to be serious. Eventually, he shot both ways and on the editing table liked my light-hearted character and retained it. SLB hasn’t changed at all. Even when he didn’t have a penny in his pocket he made lavish films and he’s doing that even today. Many a times he goes over-budget and it shows in the film. It shows what a fine technician and director he is.

With Saawariya and Om Shanti Om (OSO) releasing on the same day, don’t you think it will cut into each other’s collections?
No, I think it’s a good thing for both the films. If Saawariya came first, it would have affected OSO and vice versa. In any case I have a special appearance in OSO, so it’s good for me that are both releasing simultaneously. I am concerned though for Ranbir and Sonam as they are both simply fantastic. God forbid, if the film doesn’t do well they can take heart that they were pitted against a SRK starrer and start again.

Salman Khan In Saawariya

While sister, Riya Sen has not quite made it big in the tinsel town. But sister Raima has managed to carvbe a niche for her in Bollywood. Raima’s short but consequential role in Parineeta got her many accolades. Her role as the strong headed Bengali beauty in Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Limited gave her the critics nod. And now Raima Sen is determined to make it big in Bollywood. Here is an exclusive interview of Raima Sen with Hindustan Times.

Will you be soon competing with your glamorous sister Riya?
I have entered commercial cinema full throttle. Although Riya is my sister but we both belong to different genres.

We both are doing quite different films. I will really have to buck up in order to compete with Riya who is very sexy and glamorous. She has breasts and hips truly measuring up to Bollywood standards.

While I am clueless about fashion Riya is totally into it. She designs costumes for me

Do you prefer the Plain Jane look?
I want to look sexy. I will not mind shedding clothes for success of a film

Just because I look cool does not mean I am not vivacious.

What major projects are you doing
I am working with meera Nair in a film on AIDS. I am also doing Aparna Sen’s Japanese Wife, Rituparno Ghosh’s Khela and some more movies. I want to be a big name both in Bollywood and Kolkata. I keep shuttling between Mumbai to Kolkata.

The Roshan house hold is a bundle of joy. No it’s not because of Hrithik’s Jodha Akbar performance or because of Rakesh Roshan’s big plans for Krissh 2. The reason for the joy , is that the Roshan parivaar will see the addition of a new member to the family next year. Suzanne is pregnant and Hrehaan will soon get another sibling to play with.

Roshan admits, “Yes one more Roshan is arriving. We just got to hear the news and are thrilled. It doesn’t matter if we have a grandson or a granddaughter anything is welcome as long as the baby is healthy and fine.”

Sussanne too is now ready for motherhood a second time. With Hrehaan turning two, she is less occupied than before and this seemed like a perfect time.”

Here’s wishing the Roshan family our best wishes and prosperity.

Shah Rukh Khan has really done the impossible. At 40 he has managed to get the six pack abs that any youngster would die for. And it was not an overnight phenomenon, Shah Rukh along with his personal trainer has to go through a rigorous routine and a strict diet for 4 months to get the six pack. And now that he has bared the six pack for Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om in the Dard E Disco song, the King Khan doesn’t want to let go of them.

Though Shah Rukh admits that maintaining the abs are more difficult than building them, he promises to keep his six pack safe and doesn’t want it to be just a one movie show.

But for now he is buasy flaunting his six pack on television promos of Om Shanti Om and now even Filmfare has grabbed up Shah Rukh Khan shirtless on their cover page. So that’s another cherry on Shah Rukh’s cake.

Here are some exclusive pictures of Shahrukh Khan On Film Fare magazine flauting his six pack abs.

 Pic : Shah Rukh KhanOn Filmfare Cover Story

Check out more exclusive pictures of Shah Rukh Khan and his six pack abs 

 The tri of Shankar Ehsaan Loy, who made it big in the music industry with Farhan Akthar’s Dil Chahta Hai are-now one of Bollywood’s biggest composers. Their tworecent sound tracks, Taare Zameen Par and Johnny Gaddar have got wide appreciation. And nowaccording to a report on IBNLIVE,  the three some are all set to enthrall the Hollywood audience with their splendid music.

Musicians Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy have a new ace up their sleeves. They’re going back to school, High School actually, as they compose music for a Disney film.

When Disney meets bhangra, what you get is truly fun. Disney television film High School Musical 2 is ready to woo its Indian audience with some very desi beats, courtesy music composers Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy. They have composed three additional songs to add to the musical — a first of its kind.

The film took them back to their high school days. Shankar Mahadevan reminisced, “I was a very good student and I used to always come first. I used to study seven hours a day. I used to attend every single lecture. I used to be the favourite of all the teachers… and whatever I am saying right now is a complete lie.”

His partner Ehsaan told us, “My high school memories consist of getting into trouble every week, detention twice or thrice a week at least, my mother getting letters from school saying I have flunked in this subject, I have flunked in that subject…”

Shankar quipped, “He didn’t even know that he flunked because he was not in school.”

Shankar Ehsaan Loy For Disney’s High School Musical 

Chetan Bhagat an IITian and IIMite road to fame was his best seller Five Point Someone that spoke about life at IIT. His next book One Night At A Call Center too drew massive appreciation from all and sundry. Hello directed by Atul Agnihotri is a movie based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel One Night At A Call Center that throws light on the frustation of call center employees and how one night changes them all forever.

Star Cast Of Hello Movie

Sharat Saxena, Sharman Joshi, Sohail Khan, Amrita Arora, Gul Panag, Dilip Tahil, Isha Kopikar and Suresh Menon

Hello Movie Preview

Hello… is a tale about the events that happen one night at a call center. Told through the views of the protagonist, Shyam, it is a story of almost lost love, thwarted ambitions, absence of family affection, pressures of a patriarchal set up, and the work environment of a globalized office.

Shyam is losing his girl friend because his career is going nowhere as he trudges his way around in a call center. His girl friend, Priyanka, is also an agent like him at the call canter who is about to be snatched by an NRI techno geek.

Pic : Hello Movie Starcast