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Preity Zinta wants media to be responsible & rubbishes news about arrest warrant
Thursday, July 29th, 2010SRK, Akki put rivalry to rest
Monday, July 26th, 2010King Khan requests a special preview of Akshay Kumar’s latest Khatta Meetha. Clearly, the two archrivals are softening up to each other now.
Seems like the monsoons have brought the onset of a new season of friendship. The surprising bit is that these friendly alliances are developing between the unlikeliest of types. After Mumbai Mirror reported about the blossoming camaraderie between Karan Johar and Aamir Khan, here’s another cracker of a story.
There was a time when Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar apparently couldn’t see eye to eye, professionally that is. There were several stories doing the rounds in the industry of their professional rivalry. Being two of the biggest stars in Bollywood today, both Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay did all in their capacity to occupy the number-one-star position.
Turns out, the rivalry between the actors has suddenly simmered down. SRK met Akshay a month ago on a flight to London. The actors might have interacted with each other on that flight. The result is that King Khan is now very keen on watching Akshay’s latest release Khatta Meetha.
Our source said, “Shah Rukh Khan is in London working on his film RA.One. He will be taking a couple of days off to come to Mumbai next week. During the break he wants to catch up with Akshay’s film Khatta Meetha.
Shah Rukh’s office has requested the producers Astavinayaka for a print, which he will be watching at the recently-built preview theatre at his residence.
The producers have also agreed, but are asking for a particular date in the coming week for this purpose. This is yet to be finalised. The reason is that SRK is not sure about his plans. He has no clue as to when he would come back to Mumbai. But one thing’s for sure. The day he returns will definitely be booked for watching the film.”
Another source said, “This is a newfound friendship; Akshay and SRK are known to be rivals. A while ago SRK landed up on the sets of Patiala House in Film City, where Akshay was shooting. They chatted for quite long. Now SRK is keen to watch Akshay’s film. That means the two archrivals are getting friendly.”
There are after all no permanent friends and no permanent enemies.
Abbas Tyrewala moving into John Abraham’s home!
Sunday, July 25th, 2010Abbas Tyrewala is moving into John’s apartment to quell rumors of their professional rapport treading on thin ice.
We’ve heard of strong professional partnerships, but this one takes the cake. John Abraham, who has just finished the interiors of his new Band Stand apartment, will be having a visitor for many days to come: director Abbas Tyrewala of Jaane Tu…Jaane Na fame is all set to move, bag and baggage, to his actor’s home.
The director, who is making 1-800-LOVE, starring Abraham and his wife Paki, is taking this step to quell rumours about the faltering rapport between the actor and director.
There are strong rumours about John having been getting insecure and annoyed about Tyrewala’s wife Pakhi getting more screen time in the forthcoming film 1-800-LOVE. This allegedly was causing professional tension between Tyrewala and Abraham.
So sick in fact is Tyrewala about this that he has even decided to tag along with John to parties, shoots, public events, appearances, you name it. Till the time that the rumours die out in the media and the public about the so-called rift between John and Abbas, this arrangement will continue. Abbas may as well make a documentary on John’s life at this rate!
When contacted John Abraham laughed and said, “Abbas is a very sensitive director and he was getting very upset with all these rumours so when he suggested that he wanted to shift into my house I was very happy to have a friend around. I am also throwing a completion party for the film at my place on Friday night.”
Abbas Tyrewala said, “John is a wonderful friend and I love spending time with him and I see this as a opportunity to do so. I also love his house.”
Wonder what Bipasha has to say about this arrangement.
Shah Rukh Khan-Gauri to act together!
Saturday, July 24th, 2010Now that Shah Rukh is taking time off from shooting for his various endorsements to concentrate on RA.One, wife Gauri Khan is exploring unchartered territory. She has bagged her first brand endorsement with her husband.
Very soon, the couple will be seen in a television commercial. The buzz in the industry is that they will endorse a very popular furnishing house. The shoot for the commercial is likely to take place in Mumbai.
Ad filmmaker, Sunhil Sippy, (who directed Snip) will be directing King Khan and his wife in this commercial. And in this stint, Sunhil seems to have got by with a little help from his friends Makarand Deshpande and Saurabh Shukla actively helping him out wherever possible.
Gauri, who has always maintained a very low profile in the industry, is known to have designed costumes for her husband during his Baazigar (1993) days. She turned producer with Main Hoon Na (2004) and Om Shanti Om (2007). According to the source Gauri is finally letting go of her shell.
“Gauri has been approached for commercials earlier but somehow things never worked out. This commercial with Shah Rukh will be her first full-fledged assignment in front of the camera,” added the source.
Be it Saif Ali khan and Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai or Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna, star couples have always sizzled on the small screen.
‘Khatta Meetha’ girls out of promotion
Friday, July 23rd, 2010Akshay plays the role of a contractor, ‘Sachin Tichkule’, delivering a hilarious political satire on the mayhem of Mumbai’s roadworks and the transport system in India. Spreading the message of the film, the superstar is the only one seen promoting the film. Whereas, Urvashi Sharma and Trisha is not seen anywhere promoting the film. Click on to know more! ‘Khatta Meetha’ releases in cinema worldwide on 23rd July 2010.
Prachi Desai at a jewellery store launch
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010Leading actress of the movie ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbai’, Prachi Desai, was the “bling thing” at a jewellery store launch recently in Delhi. She interacted with the city’s jewellery connoisseurs & celebrated the brand’s growing popularity in the capital. On the occasion Prachi spoke about the connection between her upcoming movie and the jewllery store. Apparently, in the movie ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbai’ Prachi works at a jewllery store. Prachi also spoke in detail about her role in the film. Click on to know more!
Vidya Balan out of ‘Dhamal 2′
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Vidya Balan is out of Inder Kumar’s next Dhamaal 2. The buzz in the trade is that Vidya was neither too happy with the money she was being offered for her role, nor with the role per se.
A source says, “Vidya asked for a price which she deserves after she catapulted to the top bracket of actors, post the success of Paa and Ishqiya. She asked for Rs 1.5 crore (approximately). Like any other actor would in her place, she too has hiked up her market price.”
According to the film industry standards, the market prices of Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are believed to be Rs 1.5 crore (approximately) and that of Priyanka Chopra’s around Rs 1 crore. Hence, given Vidya’s career graph in Bollywood, it is surprising that neither Inder Kumar nor Ashok Thakeria, the producer of the film, objected to Vidya’s exit from the film. “Inder and Ashok failed to understand the need of the hour. Despite discussions, the makers of the film and the actress could not meet at a common consensus,” adds the source.
Meanwhile, Vidya’s friend insists the actress quit the project for qualitative reasons. She stands up for Vidya and says, “Yes, the news is true. Vidya is definitely not doing Dhamaal 2. But that’s simply because she didn’t find any meat in the portrayal of her character. She would have loved to attempt comedy with this film but it’s okay. There is always a next time.”
Interestingly, Vidya has locked horns with her Dhamaal 2 co-star Kangna Ranaut in another film Bullet Train, which is to be directed by Priyadarshan. Bullet Train, which stars Anil Kapoor and Ajay Devgn, is largely going to be shot on a train from London to Glasgow.
Producer of Bullet Train, Ratan Jain has clearly worked out the economics of his film much in advance. He has no qualms in giving the lead role to the actress who is willing to settle for the price he has to offer. He confirms, “Between Vidya and Kangna, whoever agrees to do the role at a lesser price, will get to play the part in my film. The availability of dates will of course be another important factor.”
Despite repeated calls and text messages, Vidya remained unavailable for comment.
Zoya Akhtar ignoring PETA warning
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010For a scene in ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA, Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol were seen running from the bulls. Shooting in Spain, the trio was dressed in traditional red and white costumes. And on this People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) had written to the makers (Zoya Akhtar) of upcoming film “Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara” objecting to a bull fight scene which is to be shot in Spain. In the email, PETA pointed out that the “barbaric sport” of bullfighting should never be promoted and that such a scene is bound to enrage animal-friendly movie-goers.
The film, starring Hritik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, is being directed by Zoya Akhtar and is produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. The cast is shooting in the ancient city of Pamplona.
Review of Udaan, Lamha and Tere Bin Laden
Monday, July 19th, 2010Click on to know the box-office as well as the critic and the public review of the “Udaan” a Bollywood drama, produced by Sanjay Singh, Anurag Kashyap and Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Vikramaditya Motwane. The film Udan was officially selected to compete in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ (A Certain Look) category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. “Lamhaa” an action thriller film written and directed by “Rahul Dholakia”, set in Kashmir, the film Lamha is a story about an army officer, played by Sanjay Dutt, and his love interest, played by Bipasha Basu, in the midst of the various issues that Kashmir had faced over the years. It also features Anupam Kher and Kunal Kapoor in supporting roles. “Tere Bin Laden”, produced by Walkwater Media and IBC Motion Pictures and written and directed by Abhishek Sharma. The film Tere BinLaden features Ali Zafar, the pop singer from Pakistan, in the leading role.
Sushmita Sen — The struggling Miss Universe
Saturday, July 17th, 2010Sushmita Sen journey to stardom started off with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan but she isn’t as successful as Ash. And if the grapevine is to be believed, Sush changed her boyfriends so as to stay in the limelight. But to her bad luck she didn’t make it to the top actress of Bollywood. Click on to know the fact, that why Sushmita is a celebrity who is famously infamous!