Akshay and Twinkle, cute on the cover of ‘Star week’!!
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Kareena in OUATIM 2!
Wondering what OUATIM 2 is? Don’t worry! It’s actually a no brainer. OUATIM 2 is Once Upon a Time in Mumbai 2, the sequel to the much acclaimed and successful film with the same name that cam out last year. While the first part saw Emraan Hashmi don the role of Dawood Ibrahim, the second part will have Akshay ‘Khiladi’ Kumar donning Dawood’s role. Though this was set, the confusion was about who was going to play the role of Mandakini – Dawood’s love interest in the film.
There were a few names that cropped up. First it was Sonakshi Sinha, then it was Katrina Kaif and even Priyanka Chopra was approached to play the role. But, looks like Bebo has it in her kitty now? Well, who better than this talented actress to play this role? If the rumors are true, Kareena Kapoor will once again be pairing up with Akshay Kumar, after a long time indeed. Akshay-Kareena have been part of several projects in the past, and their on-screen chemistry was also awesome. Let’s have to wait and see how it works for this OUATIM 2, though!
Combat Karate it is for Akshay Kumar…
After earning a black belt in Taekwondo, Akshay Kumar is now learning traditional combat karate for his role in “Rowdy Rathore”.
Directed by Prabhudeva, produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Ronnie Screwvala and co-produced by designer Shabinaa Khan, the film has Sonakshi Sinha opposite Akshay.
The 43-year-old actor, who is extremely fitness conscious, will soon be heading to an undisclosed location for two months to train in this form of martial art.
“The movie will introduce to audiences a new kind of sport and being the professional that he is, Akshay has decided to take two months off to train intensively in combat karate,” said a source.
“Set in the rustic heartland of the country, the film has a lot of action and required a star who knew the technical know-hows of his dangerous sport. Akshay seemed the perfect fit since being a trained martial arts professional he could pull the role off with panache,” the source added.
Akshay Kumar is in demand…
Akshay Kumar, who is currently shooting for Housefull 2 in London, had to finish dubbing for Transformers:Dark of the moon too before he left India for his schedule. Lending his voice to Optimus Prime in the Hindi version of Michael Bay’s Transformers 3, has led to Akshay Kumar dubbing for the sci-fi flick in two countries.
As per a sources, though the actor had dubbed for almost the whole film before he left India, there were certain portions of the film that the producers were not willing to bring to India just yet. “Michael Bay did not want these portions to be dubbed by the local dubbing agents as they are quite sensitive. And since Akshay could not have made it to Los Angeles, they decided to get the required content to London,”
Akshay, who is excited about being a part of the Hindi version of the film, agreed to do the dubbing for a big Transformers series fan his son Aarav.
Akshay’s jaw-dropping stunts in Housefull 2…
Akshay Kumar and danger go hand in hand. This time, the Khiladi Kumar is all set to performs a parachute stunt for his friend Sajid Khan’s comedy film Housefull 2 in London. Akshay will be seen jumping from a great height with a parachute.
“Akshay has never done anything like this before and he’s really excited. I’m cool because I know the greatest stuntman in the country will pull off the shot effectively. I couldn’t have asked for a better first shot,” director Sajid Khan is quoted as saying by a news agency.
“The scene is integral to the story and not just a publicity gimmick. We’ve kept it strictly under wraps because with six cameras stationed on the sets, we want to capture people’s reactions as Akshay jumps down from the heavens above,” Sajid Khan added.
Co-produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Eros International, Housefull 2 also stars John Abraham, Rishi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Asin, Zarine Khan, Shreyas Talpade, Jacqueline Fernandez and Mithun Chakraborty.
Anushka’s unprofessionalism drives ‘Patiala House’ filmmakers mad…
The band Baaja Baaraat actress, Anushka Sharma is apparently ignoring the promotions of Patiala House. Buzz is that, post the success of her latest film, Band Baaja Baaraat, Anushka Sharma is still busy promoting the flick, forgetting her upcoming project Patiala house, which also stars Akshay Kumar.
If sources are to be believed, Patiala House is slated for release on February 1, an yet the promotion dates hasn’t been fixed.
According to a source from the film, “The producer Bhushan Kumar and director Nikhil Advani have been trying to get Anushka’s dates, but she seems to be too busy with Band Baaja Baaraat.
Whenever the makers of Patiala House approached her for dates her manager told them that she would revert later. They can’t understand why she is dillydallying.
When a superstar like Akshay Kumar can find time to promote his film, why can’t Anushka? The makers are aghast with Anushka’s unprofessionalism.
They feel the success of Band Baaja Baaraat has gone to her head. She is still making the crew of Patiala House wait endlessly for her dates.”
Though the director and the producer has a different story to tell, Nikhil Advani says, “Akshay and Anushka both are very excited for the film to release.
We are trying to work out dates for promotions as they both want to promote the film well.”
Producer Bhushan Kumar of T-series says, “Akshay and Anushka got along very well during the shoot and I’m sure they are working out their dates for promotion. They both are professionals.”
We wonder whom to believe!!!
It’s going to be Namastey London 2…
There is surely something charismatic about Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif’s onscreen pair. Their chemistry is simply magical. However, off late, flops like De Dana Dan and Tees Maar Khan are dampening people’s expectations. But, we guess, the sexy on screen couple are all set to revive their magic with the sequel of Namstey London.
Akshay Kumar has been pestering producer-director Vipul Amrutlal Shah from quite sometime to make the film’s sequel. And the good news is that Shah has finally succumbed to Akshay’s demand and decided to go ahead with Namastey London 2.
If buzz is to be believed, Shah is currently in the process of writing the script. It is heard that the sequel will have the character of Akshay and Katrina going through a rough matrimony and that will be the source of humour and drama in the story.
Katrina isn’t aware about the sequel yet, and buzz has it that Shah and Akshay want to surprise her as she herself has been asking Shah to make the film’s sequel.
Akshay Kumar, John Abraham in ‘Desi Boyz’…
Akshay Kumar and John Abraham have teamed up again to create a laughter riot with their upcoming flick ‘Desi Boyz’. The film marks the directorial debut of director David Dhawan’s son Rohit Dhawan and produced by Eros International.
The leading ladies in the film will be Deepika Padukone and Chitrangada Singh. The first shooting schedule has just been completed and the next shoot is scheduled to take place in London.
Akshay and John are all set to recreate the magic of Garam Masala.
The flick will hit theaters in November this year…
JOKER spends 3 crores to create a forest
Shirish Kunder, director of Joker is having totally different plans for his upcoming film. Unlike many film makers who choose to shoot in real locations when it comes to shooting in forests, Shirish will build a set of a forest in Mumbai for his big budgeted 3D tale..
“If the film would have been shot in a real location, the cost may not have been so high. However Shirish wasn’t happy with a real forest since he wants to build a fantastical world for JOKER. Also, since the film is being made in 3D, there are lot of touch ups required for various shots in the film, something that would have been possible only if the forest was customized as per the scene’s requirement”, informs a member from the film’s technical crew.
It will cost almost 3 crores. The forest will resemble the kind of world which was seen in ALICE IN WONDERLAND.
When contacted, Shirish did confirm that the set is indeed going to cost him 3 crores. “It should all be worth it though. Reason being that we need a huge space to shoot some of the most critical scenes in the film. It wouldn’t have been possible had we shot in a real forest.”
Akshay Kumar bags a Rs 23 crore deal…
Even after delivering a string of box office duds, the producers have no problem paying Akshay Kumar big bucks. This shows he is still Hot and Happenin.
The latest buzz doing the rounds is that Akki will be paid a huge amount of Rs 23 crore for the sequel of Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. This has tagged him as Bollywood’s sabse mehnga hero.
The OUATIM sequel will go on floors in December. It will be directed by Milan Luthria and produced by Ekta Kapoor.
Not just Akshay but Salman Khan has also reportedly bagged a deal for Rs 21 crores for brother-in-law Atul Agnihotri’s film Bodyguard, and he is also a partner in profits.
It is really surprising to see Akshay taking away such a huge sum despite his movies being a dud at the box office.
After all it’s all in the name….
Review: Thank You……. It should have been ‘Sorry’ instead…
By Neharika.
Directed by: Anees Bazmee
Produced by: Ronnie Screwvala, Twinkle Khanna
Starring: Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Suniel Shetty, Irfan Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Celina Jaitley, Rimi Sen.
Music by: Pritam Chakraborty
Cinematography: Ravi Yadav
Editing by: Steven H. Bernard
Distributed by: UTV Motion Pictures, Hari Om Productions.
Grade: C: Ek Baar Chalta Hai/ Bakwaas 
‘Men are Dogs’ and ‘Women are Dodos’…
Looks like, director Annes Bazmee has a fondness for expressive words like WELCOME, NO PROBLEM and now THANK YOU. And ya! comedy and Akshay Kumar undoubtedly goes hand-in-hand.
After SINGH IS KINNG, Akshay Kumar and Anees Bazmee have once again paired up after almost 3 years, now in Thank You. A multi starer rom-com heavily inspired by Bazmee’s earlier comic flick, No Entry.
Thank You is about three married men trying to have some fun outside their marriage.
Raj (Bobby Deol), Vikram (Irrfan Khan) and Yogi (Suniel Shetty) are three friends who are married to Sanjana (Sonam Kapoor), Karthika (Rimi Sen) and Radha (Celina Jaitley).
Raj (Bobby Deol) and Sanjana (Sonam Kapoor) are a happily married couple. But soon, she suspects her husband flirting behind her back, Maya (Celina Jaitly), wife of Yogi (Sunil Shetty) catches him red handed with another girl, and Vikram (Irrfan Khan), who is also unfaithful to his wife, keeps Shivani (Rimi Sen) so petrified that she never dared to question him.
In short, the trio philandering husbands tries to spice up their humdrum lives by embarking on extramarital affairs. They never think twice before cheating on their wives.
Enters Kishan (Akshay Kumar), a private detective or you can say a modern day love doctor who spies on the three promiscuous husbands and promises to teach them a lesson that they’ll remember lifelong.
As usual, there is a lot of confusion that follows. That’s not it… There is a very tacky flashback story of Akshay Kumar too.
The highlights of the flick are the scenes between Vikram and Shivani and Yogi’s frustration, which tickle your funny bones to the core. The first half of the film is disappointing, leaving you to look for the rare laughs, while the second half saved the entire script. It has you grinning at certain goof-ups. Again, the film’s climax was a BIG bore.
Akshay Kumar’s carefree acting did create a lot of laughter. He delivered a fine performance. Sunil Shetty kicked up a bit of fun, and must confess, his acting came as a pleasant surprise to me. Bobby Deol’s role hardly had any humor in it as he is seen angry with his wife in almost the entire film. But his acting was decent enough. Irrfan Khan is mind-blowing. It was a delight watching him. Every single scene that he was in, brought a riot of laughter among the audience.
Sonam Kapoor was again just a glamor doll in the flick. She could not emote genuinely in a single scene. Her performance was below average. Rimi Sen did a fabulous job. Her comic timing was simply wonderful along with Irrfan Khan. Celina Jaitly is hardly seen in the drama. She disappears from the large part of the film. Mallika Sherawat item no Razia, failed to impress the audience.
There was no freshness in the plot of the film. Anees Bazmee’s direction is praiseworthy. He did try to keep the audience involved and amused for a larger part of the flick. Pritam’s music is not inspiring at all. Unlike his previous creations, this one was disappointing. Editing by Steven H. Bernard is crisp, Yadav’s cinematography is first class.
A final word, Thank You is a one time watch. Head to the theater without any expectations. This is a flick for the mass and not the class.
A: Wah! Kya Film Hai 
, B: Paisa Vasool :, C: Ek Baar Chalta Hai/ Bakwaas , D: Poora time Waste 
Stills from Akshay-Sonakshi starring ‘Joker’…
Director Shirish Kunder’s film Joker starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead, posted a few stills from his upcoming 3D Sci-Fi drama. This has been a dream project for Shirish who is the co-producer of the movie too. The film also has Shreyas Talpade and Minissha Lamba in a supporting role.
Kunder has been generous in providing updates on his film over Twitter.
Joker started out as a superhero flick but has now developed into a “human drama” according to director Shirish Kunder, who describes the movie as a “tale of underdogs fighting for victory, treated throughout with kick-ass humor and some sci-fi.”
According to Kunder, Akshay will be seen in two different looks in the film. “One is the local look in which he will be sporting a typical Indian dhoti etc…, the other a western look in causal cool attires.”
Talking briefly about Joker, Akshay had earlier said “The story moves from a village to NASA and well after that there’s some suspense involved.”
The film has whacko characters too, says Shirish Kunder.
“Sanjay Mishra plays a whacko who is in a time warp, and still believes he is a King. Vindu Dara Singh plays a whacked out Big Moose kinda character called “Sundi.”
From the first glance it appears that Akshay and Sonakshi play a village couple. Shreyas Talpade plays Akshay’s younger brother. Minissha Lamba plays Talpade’s love interest, a TV reporter.
The film sounds fun…
