Saturday 3 September 2011

Imran-Katrina occupy hot seat opposite Big B on KBC

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Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif are occupying the hot seats in the fifth season of Kaun Banega Crorepati. The actors, who have paired up in Mere Brother ki Dulhan, are coming together as a part of their movie promotion. Their special episode has been shot recently.

Amitabh Bachchan confirmed the news on his blog. He wrote, “Have just finished with two episodes of KBC, the last with Imran and Katrina, who dropped by to play the game, talk about their upcoming film Mere Brother Ki Dulha and add that star value for KBC."

Mere Brother Ki Dulhan is a musical-romantic comedy with a back drop of North India. Imran Khan, Katrina Kaif and Ali zafar starrer film is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. It will hit the screens on September 9.

It may be recalled that Shahid Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor also promoted their film Mausam recently on Kaun Banega Crorepati.

Wednesday 31 August 2011

Shahrukh Khan bonds with Lady Gaga, gets reinvented!

SRK’s sharp business mind has company, or so the super-Khan says. And if both those minds can work together, they can create magic!

We last saw Lady Gaga, the lady who was born this way, it was with alarmingly plastic green hair on the Simi Garewal show. And we tried not to get distracted by the elderly hostess’s rather eccentric accessories as we sat through her burbling at the more composed and natural pop star. In contrast to this strangeness was an old episode of Living With a Superstar, with Shahrukh Khan talking about the way he works and how much he gives to each role; he also spoke about the business of being an actor. Two disparate bits of information, you may think. But here is the point: SRK has been trying to get Gaga to do a song for his ultra-ambitious RA.One and says that “she knows her business well, she believes in pure, simple, wonderful business”. According to him, Gaga is the superstar of reinvention and listening to her music has been a matter of personal reinvention for Shahrukh. We don’t know about reinventing SRK, because we kinda like him the way he is already, but wethinks Simi G could use a little of that re….what was it then?

Saturday 20 August 2011

Kareena Kapoor to honour real-life bodyguards

Actress Kareena Kapoor, who is gearing up for the release of her new film “Bodygaurd” with Salman Khan, will felicitate the real-life minders of Bollywood stars. Kareena is planning to meet the bodyguards of Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Imran Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar and felicitate them for their work, commitment and dedication towards the protection of the stars.
“Bodyguard” is romantic action film directed by Siddique and is a remake of the director’s 2010 Malayalam movie of the same name. Salman had asked Shera, his bodyguard for 15 years, to launch the promo of the film.

Friday 19 August 2011

First Look: Rowdy Rathore!!! A mass entertainer with action ka tadka!

Presenting to you the first look of another mass entertainer flick, Rowdy Rathore. Directed by the Wanted director Prabhu Deva, stars the very handsome Akshay Kumar who essays the role of a cop and the stunning newbie, Sonakshi Sinha. It is produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film is a remake of the Telugu blockbuster Vikramarkudu
The film went on floors last week, and with action flicks being a favorite among the audiences, this film already looks a hit.
Akshay and Sonakshi come together once again, with ‘Joker’ being their first film.Talking about Rowdy Rathore, a source says: “The dynamite combination of Sanjal Leela Bhansali, Akshay Kumar and Prabhu Deva calls for a film that is aesthetically larger than life packed with mind blowing stunts and impressive choreography. The film has box-office success written all over it.”
The movie is expected to release around mid 2012.

Wednesday 17 August 2011

Anna was an afterthought in anti-corruption crusade

If the figure of Anna Hazare has become a larger-than-life symbol of the anti-corruption movement in India, the real story is a bit more complicated. Anna wasn’t always the leader in waiting, and a strong Lokpal Bill wasn’t the destination of the movement. In fact, it wasn’t even a movement to start with.
The story doesn’t begin with Anna starting out as an anti-corruption crusader building his movement brick by brick and finding followers along the way. In fact, corruption wasn’t the focus of the initial movers and shakers in this story.
It began with different civil society activists pursuing their own goals before it all fell into place as events unfolded over 2010. Anna Hazare was grafted onto the movement at the last stage — once the activists decided they needed a credible face to show the world.
The first chapter begins with 43-year-old Arvind Kejriwal’s quest for a role in the Central Information Commission, the apex oversight body under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
When the post of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) fell vacant, Kejriwal and his associate Manish Sisodia started a campaign to promote the idea that the job should not be reserved for retired government servants. Kejriwal felt that the RTI structure had itself become very corrupt, and probably nursed thoughts of taking on the job himself. But the fact is he didn’t stand a chance.


Monday 15 August 2011

Hollywood blackout in India?

Delhi youngsters who hopped theatres in the hopes of catching James Franco-Freida Pinto starrer Rise of the Planet of the Apes, were left disappointed. The film, which is number one on international charts and opened to an estimated $54 million in North America, didn’t make it to India’s multiplexes. The reason: multiplex owners and distributors are at loggerheads over the sharing of revenue, a problem that began back in 2009.
According to an MoU signed that year, the revenue sharing between distributors and multiplexes was 50:50 in the first week, which would then be reduced to 42.5%, 37.5% and 30% in the second, third and fourth weeks respectively.

Saturday 13 August 2011

Slideshow - Bollywood’s famous brother-sister duo

The brother-sister bond in Bollywood

Sometimes like a rock, and sometimes like a driving force in her life; nothing is more precious for a girl than her affectionate brother, who vows to keep her safe and to remain with her always. So, on the occasion of the festival Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi), we give you Bollywood’s famous brother-sister duo, who are with each other through thick and thin, sharing laughs as well as tears.
Elder sisterEkta Kapoor is too happy to shore up the acting career of her brother Tusshar Kapoor. Salman Khan makes sure to throw a big party on his sister Arpita Khan’s birthday, and now he wants to establish the career of his sister Alvira Khan and her husband Atul Agnihotri as producers. Together they are coming up with Bodyguard. Bhai ho to aisa!.
May be they fought like any typical brother and sister when they were young, but today, the sister-brother duo of Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar are connected with their passion of making films, and both help each other with their productions. The two are great storytellers. Actress Priyanka Chopra is a busy bee, but when her chhota bhai wanted her to be at his graduation function, she immediately landed in Switzerland. Such a sweet sister!
Let’s celebrate Rakhi with Bollywood’s lovable siblings. Here’s featuring some best brother-sister duo of Bollywood.