Indian Entertainment Industry truly makes it global
Media and Entertainment in India has proved to be a profitable venture and that is the reason why FICCI conducts a three-day convention every year to discuss the fiscals involved with the entertainment industry and also to sign deals with the entertainment industries of other countries. This years FICCI frames 2007 highlighted a 20 percent growth rate and signed a deal with Italian Production houses. “We are now having co-production in five films but with the agreement I think that this number will grow much higher,” said Paolo Gentiloni Silveri Minister of Communication Italy. That means Indian movie are not only doing well globally, but also pulling production houses abroad for collaboration. Great news for entertainment industry in India!
Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee in Tara Rum Pum
Everyone is waiting for the 27th of April 2007, when the hit jodi- Saif and Rani will appear on screen in Yash Raj Films’ “Tara Rum Pum”. Directed by Siddharth Anand (of Salaam Namaste fame), this movie also has a sports background to it.
“Saif Ali Khan plays a car racer, a formula one driver who is obsessed with speed. Testing the barriers of speed is what thrills him and sets his adrenalin rushing. Saif is married to Rani in the film and they have two children, a boy and a girl. Together they make a very happy family. But tragedy strikes when Saif meets with a fatal accident on the racetrack. Thereafter, the lives of his wife and kids are changed forever. ‘Tara Rum Pum’ is about finding hope in the times of crisis,” is what the synopsis of the film says. Also catch Saif and Rani’s cool get-up in the movie!
Shah Rukh Khan winds up KBC
Shah Rukh Khan is all set to wind up this season of KBC and he doesn’t want anyone to go without winning something. So the way out is to gift all the contestants with a Hundai Santro car. Yes, you have heard this strategy earlier and even Shah Rukh remembers it- The Oprah Winfrey Act! But whatever be the strategy, no contestant from the nine players will go empty-handed on the last day of the season which will be on the 28th of March. Also Shahrukh’s cordial gesture with the participants behind the scenes has ended in his secretary settling business partnership offers with the contestants. And SRK is seriously pondering upon some of the offers. I tell you that he is a sweetheart!
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan wedding date is here. Check-out Aishwarya’s teenage pictures!
Yes the speculations are over and the most awaited wedding has been announced. Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai will tie the knot on the 20th of April. Wooph…that’s close! The wedding is going to be a family affair. Only close family and friends are invited for the wedding as Amitabh Bachchan’s mother Teji Bachchan is in the hospital. But the ‘who-is-who’of Bollywood will be seen for the reception. The rights for covering the wedding have been sold to an international media house. The couple would not be going for a honeymoon as speculated because of Teji Bachchan’s health. And the good news is that Ash would not would the industry. With the number of projects lined up for her it almost looks impossible for her to get a break of a month after wedding. Bachchan family seems very happy to get such a homely bahu. Check out Aishwarya’s teenage photos and then you will know she was no different from an ordinary girl next door.
Give your senses an impossible shock! Metamorphosis –is what you can call this!
Kudos to Mira Nair’s “The Namesake”
The Namesake has earned rave reviews internationally and it is no different in India. The movie that released on the 23rd of March has been a much sought after movie commercially and critically among the educated circles of India And none of it comes with kisses or smooches shown in the trailers or by cheap publicity controversies staged around its release.
The film sure has some real intimate scenes right from Tabu and Irfan Khan to Ka Penn and his American and Indian Girlfriends. And to top all that every frame is a hallmark of elegance and class. So for those who have not yet seen the movie, I suggest you go for it now.
Shah Rukh Khan’s vacation is special
His energy never fades down but Shah Rukh needs to break when he hears the bells ringing from his heart for his family. SRK has been working incessantly for past few months now. Shah Rukh has been finishing Yash Raj Films’ “Chak De India” early this year and after that he has been finishing his tint with television alongside friend Faraf’s “Om Shanti Om”. But now the king khan plans to take a three month break for his family and kids. And you can be sure that still he won’t be resting. His work priority will be his Red Chillies Entertainment. SRK will equip his production company with more F-X savvy techniques. In the meanwhile he will have a cameo done for Viveck Vaswani’s “Dulha Mil Gaya” starring Sushmita Sen. Hmm…if that’s what you call a vacation then it looks like most are us are always on vacation!
Kay Kay Menon at his ever best
You’ve seen him as a power-struck son ready to kill his father in “Sarkar”, as an interesting college friend in “Main Meri Patni Aur Who”, as the troubled inspector in “Black Friday” and as a just married man who lets his inhibitions down with a crazy dance numbering “Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd”. If you think Kay Kay Menon’s list of variety is going to end somewhere then I guess you will have to wait and see what is he put to next. Kay Kay is all set to play a fully-filmy role in Tigmanshu Dhulia’s next production.
“I’ve heard the basic narration of Dhulia’s film. I like the character’s filmi quality. He’s flamboyant, opportunistic and slightly evil; quite larger than life. Though in one of my earliest flicks – Hansal Mehta’s ‘Chhal’ – I played a ‘Mission Impossible’ kind of spy with loads of stunts to perform, Tigmanshu’s film will be my first really big somersault into the commercial language. I think I can swing it,” said the actor while while speaking to IANS. He rose to fame as the “thinking woman’s sex-symbol” with “Corporate” and now he plays his role in “Metro” with Shilpa Shetty and Kangana Ranaut. The actor is now pretty comfortable with the rules of Bollywood. “My first film – Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Paanch’ – never got released. I learnt to just do my work to the best of my abilities and then move on. You can’t be hanging on to a project after your job (namely acting) is done. In that sense, I’ve become more practical. By now the industry is aware of my abilities. There’s no need to hard sell myself. The filmmakers who need me will come to me. I’d rather focus my energies on doing the films I believe in,” the actor added.
Ayesha Takia and Tushar Kapoor first time together
Ayesha Takia and Tushar Kapoor jodi is sure seen rocking in the movie “Kya Love Story Hai”. Slated to release on April 20. Kareena spices up the movie with her extra-charged item number done for her director friend.
And a new comer Karan Hukku makes his debut with this film. A model turned actor Karan was seen in a Pepsi commercial with Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra and also in TVS ad with Preity Zinta. Though Tushar has been in the industry for long he has not carved any niche in the industry. So the movie proves to be equally crucial for Tushar as it is for Karan.
Mira Nair for her next
As her Namesake shoots to fame among the most sought after in Bollywood at its premiere, she prepares for her next 12 min film on AIDS. Mira talks about her casting decisions for The Migration, “Initially the cast was meant to be Saif Ali Khan and Shiney Ahuja. But Shiney always wanted to play Saif’s character. So when Saif stepped out, Shiney happily stepped into the role he wanted.” Shiney plays plays a villager and not a gangster at last. But it is Irrfan Khan who has the guts to take up the most interesting character in the movie. “Playing a gay character is still quite a challenge for Indian actors. Even my buddy Randeep Hooda, who did his first film Monsoon Wedding with me, refused the role. But, Irrfan took on the role headlong. He has an extremely challenging part in The Migration. His fearlessness as an actor reflects in his selection of roles. The Migration is not a sweeping-under-the-carpet kind of love story. It shows an intense love between two men. And Irrfan didn’t hesitate to take up the challenge,” adds Mira. Sure he is a gem of an actor! AS part of the same campaign Santosh Sivan and Vishal Bharadwaj are also almost ready with their movies about AIDS. The Migration mmight see the day’s light with Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Jodha-Akbar.
Sanjay Dutt for a Koffee With Karan
Are you a fan of Sanjay Dutt and have been very eager to find out how his life had turned out to be after all the hardships and speculations about his personal life? Then you should catch the episode of Koffee with Karan this Sunday night on Star One and Star World. Sanjay Dutt, Priya Dutt and daughter Trishala come together to talk about Sanju Baba and their life with him. Take a sneak peak at the conversation:
Karan: The kind of life you’ve had, I think books are written on such lives. What do you have to say about what you’ve been through?
Sanjay: Karan, I don’t regret anything! All I can say is that losing my parents, quitting drugs, going to prison, if I sit and sulk about it I wont be moving on in life. So you should keep it at the back and you should learn from it.
Karan: All the years you spent in jail, the very thought is scary. Even spending one day in jail personally scares the living daylights out of me. How many months were you in jail?
Sanjay: 18 months.
Karan: When you look back at that 18-month phase, what is the one thing you learnt out of that experience which you can share with us?
Sanjay: Karan, it’s just to be humble. It humbles you down and makes you realize how important freedom can be, which all of us take for granted. You know, freedom is taken for granted. When it’s taken away, you realize how important it can be. I think God had a plan to send me there and to just humble me down, cool me off and that’s what’s happened exactly.
Karan: Did you need that cooling off?
Sanjay: At that time, it didn’t feel like I did. But now when I look back, it has made me a humble person.
Karan: Did you feel answerable to people? Did you feel you were being judged on certain occasions?
Sanjay: Absolutely! I felt I’m being judged. And I have to answer and have to clear my name and the name of the family.
Karan: Is there a love? Is there ‘one love’ of Sanjay Dutt’s life he’s never gotten over?
Sanjay: One love of Sanjay Dutt’s life! (Laughs) I’ve had a turbulent past with the loves in my life.
Karan: When you look back, you just savor every relationship but you don’t feel that you fell in love that one time and maybe nothing came out of it.
Sanjay: The problem with me is that I fall in love all the time.
Karan: You fall in love far too often?
Sanjay: Far too often!
Karan: Are you in love today?
Sanjay: No.
Karan: No? So all these rumors about your alleged marriage are all…
Sanjay: All rubbish! I came on TV and denied it also. There’s no marriage. We’re just friends.
Karan: When you look back at all these 13-14 years, what has your reflection been to all this?
Priya: I think we’ve come out of it pretty strong. My father always used to tell us it will pass. What we’re going through will pass. There’s always light at the end of the tunnel. You have to fight. You have to face whatever you have to. I think that’s what our resilience is. There are times when we feel everything is going so well in the family, what’s going to happen next. You know there’s a calm before the storm. We’ve got so used to that!
Karan: Though you’re his younger sister, there are times that you must have wanted to plank him on his head and ask what are you doing! There are times you want to beat him up?
Priya: Yeah, there are times! I think there are times I lose my cool and you know. I think now, that whole age difference doesn’t exist. I think all of us have always been very protective about him.
Karan: That’s the vibe he generates in the industry as well. That’s why he is called Sanju Baba!
Priya: Yeah, I guess so! Everyone who knows him is protective about him.
Aishwarya Rai does a hot ad for Sippy
Aishwarya and Rohan Sipppy’s friendship dates back to ‘Kuch Naa Kaho’ and sure the actor wouldn’t like to miss the director’s next venture be it a commercial! “Rohan and I have been friends for ages. When his name cropped up for the new Lux commercial, I immediately grabbed it. We shot the ad in Dubai and it’s turned out really hot,” said Aishwarya. Did she say ‘Hot’? Oh god that means SIppy is going to get into trouble with the Bachchans. Poor Sippy!
Meet the new Father-Son Duo
Well you have seen Pankaj Kapoor and his comic timing in “Phateecher” and “Mind Your Language”, and you have also seen Shahid Kapoor in many comedy flicks getting better and better with each film. So what if the father-son duo decides to do a film together and that too for Raj Kumar Santoshi. Yes, that’s what the news is. Both Kapoors have decided to do Santoshi’s comedy flick together. Whether they will the playing their real life relationship on screen is yet to be known, but they will be great together. “Shahid shares an amazing chemistry with his father. Not too many people are aware of it as they don’t make public appearances together that often. A lot of banners had approached them before. But this time around they seem to be quite enthusiastic about the film,” informs a source. Sure Santoshi bagged a much sought after father-son duo in the industry.
