Salman Khan and his secret gestures
Many celebrities do good deeds with their hard earned money but it is not always with so abruptly left shooting to attend the Annual Day celebrations of Children Welfare Centre High School and Clara’s College of Commerce. As media was also called there Sallubhai went for the function 90 minutes earlier, met the child and left the place before media could find out. But then the principal Ajay Kaul couldn’t hide the star’s big gesture and told media about it. “We had invited Salman because we wanted to thank him. It was my much secrecy as Salman Khan does it. Salman Khan is dedicated to help cancer patients. Salman Khan, along with his entire family, had attended a programme organised by the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) for 250 terminally ill patients. The actor donated Rs 13 lakh for the cause. And recently he donated Rs 4.5 lakh for the treatment of a seven-year old child suffering from cancer called Saugat Kunwar. On Saturday Salman first meeting with him and he is a nice person. Without seeing or knowing the child, he shelled out such a big amount. He genuinely cares for the less fortunate” said Mr Kaul. They star has also been doing great charity work through Make a Wish organization. Sallu Bhai yeh to kamal kar diya aapne!
Amitabh Bachchan going fantastical
Something as big as “Lord Of The Rings” in Bollywood is what Vidhu Vinod Chopra dreams of. It won’t be a copy or rather an inspired one from the Peter Jackson hit. It is highly original and it is fascinating. “Talisman is a fantasy; it is Indian’s reply to Lord of the Rings. It is really something that is very huge” says Chopra. His assistant Ram Madhvani will direct the film. Mr Bachchan who recently shot the promos for the movie was extremely impressed by Madhvani. The filmmaker previously worked with Big B when he made a documentary on Bachchan called ‘Everlasting Life’. The movie, featuring Mr. Bachchan in a pivotal role, will have lots of special effects. To ensure the international quality of special-effects, experts from India and abroad will be roped in for the project. Apart from this fantastic movie, Mr Bachchan will also be doing Rohan Sippy’s fantasy movie titled Aladdin.
John Abraham gets a mega deal from Adlabs
Adlabs is sure roping in the hot and the favorite from Bollywood! Do you remember the news on how Hrithik had signed a Rs 35 crore deal with Adlabs. Well that is not the end. Adlabs has now approached John Abraham for a three-movie contract worth Rs 22 crore. Though the contract has been finalized the dotted lines have not been signed officially by the hot favorite.
Adlab sources say,
“Adlabs had shortlisted a series of actors for this deal and John has emerged to be their unanimous choice. John’s choices of movies and his understanding of cinema makes him an easy choice for such an offer. He’s matured into a fine actor and his movie portfolio is remarkably impressive”.
So all you fans out there keep your eyes and ears on high alert for the announcement and then the celebrations!
Acid Test for Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan is the most wanted person Aditya Chopra and Karna Johar’s list. The actor was approached by Aditya Chopra for the film which is being directed by Victor (who wrote Dhoom and Dhoom 2). Karan Johar also wanted Saif to be in his next movie being directed by Tarun Mansukhani. Saif had agreed to both the projects but now the dates for both the films clash and the actor has no choice but to opt out of one of them.
This is the acid test for the actor because till now he has been successful in maintaining the balance between the two banners. I guess Saif should go with the best of the two scripts which will be a plume in his already feathered cap!
Ayesha Takia is Amir Khan’s lady love
She started with “Nahi Nahi…abhi Nahi” and went on to win accolades for her performance in Nagesh Kukonoor’s ‘Dor’. Ayesha Takia will now pair opposite Amir Khan in his next flick “Kajri”.
“Ayesha is the perfect blend of innocence and glamour” says Amir Khan. ‘Kajri’ is the remake of the south Indian blockbuster movie ‘Ghajini’. The movie will also feature Priyanka Chopra in a supporting role. ‘Ghajini’ was also an adaptation of Christopher Nolan’s “Memento” which depicted the life of an amnesiac person in search for the man who killed his fiancé.
Mr Bachchan doesn’t “deserve to be put on a pedestal”
You have heard her name in papers when she claimed that actor Amir Khan had fathered her baby-Jaan. Jessica Hines finished her MA in Film Studies and decided to explore Bollywood and then found the fascinating Mr. Bachchan. She was all set to write an authorized biography on the legendary star but Big G refused to let her continue after reading the manuscripts. So Hines creatively spun the unfinished biography into a book called “Looking for the Big B: Bollywood, Bachchan and Me” “Even if you don’t live in India, Amitabh Bachchan’s name never goes unnoticed. Personally, I don’t think he deserves to be treated like a demigod. And I don’t mean that in a negative way. Not just him, no human being deserves to be put on that sort of pedestal” says the writer after learning his importance in the industry.
Excerpts from the Book:
“Jessica,” he pronounced, “you have known me for seven years. My life has changed seven times. You will never finish this book.” There is no reason why Amitabh Bachchan and I should appear in the same sentence. He is India’s most legendary film star – a cross between Clint Eastwood, Al Pacino, Elvis, and with more than a hint of John Travolta. In a country like India where film stars are treated as gods, Amitabh Bachchan is the uber-god, the Big B. As for me, I am English, almost thirty, and not in the least bit famous. But here I am in Bombay about to start writing his story. How did I get here? Why did I get here? Bombay is mayhem and Bollywood maddening. The Big B is strangely aloof, the magazines are full of lies, and no one is talking. I want to write a book that explodes the myths surrounding India’s most famous man. Can I pull it off? Funny, irreverent and affectionate, looking for the Big B: Bollywood, Bachchan and Me is a fascinating look at the Bombay film industry and the story of a very unlikely friendship.
Rang De Basanti looses at BAFTA
Rang De Basanti was unlucky at the Oscars and hopes for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards (BAFTA) have also shattered. RDB was one among the contenders of the best foreign language film category at BAFTA but Guillermo Del Toro’s fantastical saga Pan’s Labyrinth won the award.Never the less RDB had the honor to share the platform with Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto and Pedro Almodovar’s Volver among others. The ceremony, officially the Orange British Academy Film Awards but popularly known as BAFTA, has become an essential pre-Oscars stop since it was moved in 2000 from April to a February date to precede the Academy Awards in Hollywood.
Shahrukh Khan tells more about how he got KBC
The whole tell tale of rift between SRK and Big B created by media has no proper basis and SRK’s recent quotes telling how STAR had approached him earlier also, clears this more. “Two years ago Star offered me KBC 2 and I asked them if Mr. Bachchan wanted to do it. And they said yes, so I backed off. Recently too when they offered me KBC 3, I said I will only do it if Mr. Bachchan says no. After they had said that he had declined to do it, I asked to see a letter from him confirming this. Only after that did I agree to do it” said the King Khan.
This is not the first time SRK is being concerned enough to take permission from the people whose projects were offered to SRK. When he replaced Aamir Khan for Darr and Salman Khan for Josh, he called them up first to see if it is okay to go ahead with the project and that there are no problems from their side. SRK feels that when someone else was slated to do a particular role and you step into their shoes for whatever reasons, it is mere courtesy to ask the person whom you have replaced if it is not a problem. Sincerity and respectability is the word for such actions.
Shahrukh Khan, Farah Khan and Malaika Arora Khan- the best of friends!
Malaika Arora is Shahrukh Khan’s and Farah Khan’s favorite and will always remain so. Recently Malaika did an out of the box role for Farah’s next flick Om Shanti Om absolutely for free. “Shah Rukh approached me for the role in Om Shanti Om. He said it’s sweet and funny and something I haven’t done before. She’s a superhero kind of a character, clad in a red gown and flying off rooftops, something like Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit but with a twist” says Malaika. But the best thing is that SRK and Farah sure know how to repay friends for their good deeds. Malaika was pleasantly surprised to get a hamper from the Red Chillies unit – cards from the crew, flowers, a Tag Heuer watch and cell phone. SRK sure is proving himself to be a Bollywood Oprah Winfrey!
Bachchans being questioned
Amitabh Bachchan says he wasn’t the one who gave Jr. B the Bentley for his birthday and even Amar Singh denies having presented Abhishek with the car. So who is it who presented Abhishek with the car? Is it Ash’s hush hush present for the would-be husband or some ardent fan of the would be superhero of Bollywood?
A few more questions have come up in media’s library regarding Chopra’s present for Mr Bachchan. Media is now wondering if the present was actually the fee for Mr Bachchan for acting in Eklavya. Why in this form? Well…tax bachane ke liye bhai!!! Par yeh andar ki baat hai!
Censor Board ready to provide security to screen Parzania
Chairperson of the Censor Board Sharmila Tagore said that all cinema halls that fear vandalizing due to the screening of Parzania, will be given protection and security to screen the movie. This comes as a step forward for all those rallying for the screening of Parzania in Gujarat. “Except for Munnabhai, where the astrologers didn’t go on strike for some reason and there was no PIL, every film, even for Paheli, we had to go to court because they said it was promoting superstition,” PTI quoted Tagore as saying.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra talks about Big B and his films
Vidhu Vinod Chopra is sure directing a film after seven years but he is also making raving news about his 3.5 crore Rolls Royce gift to Mr. Bachchan (This apart from the big signing amount that he gave to Mr. Bachchan).
The duo’s journey doesn’t end here; they will be seen together in Talisman which will be directed by Ram Madhvani. According to Vidhu, “Talisman is a fantasy; it is Indian’s reply to Lord of the Rings. It is really something that is very huge.” Apart from Talisman, Munnabhai Cahle Amrica and 64 Squares are his next planned ventures.
