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  • Imtiaz Ali launches Tisca Chopra’s debut book ‘Acting Smart’

    Imtiaz Ali launches Tisca Chopra’s debut book ‘Acting Smart’

    MUMBAI: With few character roles on TV and films, actor Tisca Chopra has proved her worth to the entertainment fraternity of the country.  It was time for her to tell the world that she is much more than that and thus Tisca took to writing. The pre-launch of the actor’s book, Acting Smart was held at the Indian Non-Friction Literature festival with director Imtiaz Ali.

     

    Tisca has always been a book lover and voracious reader with her favourites including the likes of PG Wodehouse, Oscar Wilde and Stephen King. However, her book, Acting Smart is more of a guide for all the newbies in the industry, cinegoers and movie buffs. The actor took over a few months to come up with ideas that are fresh and unique.

     

    Imtiaz Ali, who is a very dear friend of Tisca not only unveiled the book but has also contributed a few episodes and anecdotes in the book along with Raju Hirani, Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani and many more. 

     

    The event saw Tisca Chopra and Imtiaz Ali talking to the audiences and sharing few of their personal and interesting experiences which they have come across in the course of their careers.

     

    Also present at the event was Tisca Chopra’s husband Sanjay Chopra who is also a writer and cheered and supported Tisca throughout the event.

  • Kamal Haasan, Paresh Rawal and Sooni Taraporewala among Padma Awardees

    Kamal Haasan, Paresh Rawal and Sooni Taraporewala among Padma Awardees

    NEW DELHI: Veteran actor Kamal Hassan and vocal artiste Begum Parveen Sultana have been conferred the Padma Bhushan while actors Paresh Rawal, Vidya Balan, and filmmaker Santosh Sivan have been named for the Padma Shri awards in the Republic Day Honours this year.

     

    Renowned Ghatam artiste T H Vinayakaram has also been named for a Padma Bhushan in the list announced by the President late this evening.

     

    Veteran animation filmmaker Ram Mohan, actors Supriya Devi and Sabitri Chatterji from West Bengal and script writer and director Sooni Taraporewala have also been named for Padma Shri.

     

    Renowned Tabla player Vijay Ghate, Sarangi exponent Ustad Moinuddin Khan of Rajasthan, pauna manjha music artiste Musafir Ram Bhardwaj, wellknown theatre exponent Bansi Kaul of Kashmir, eminent poet Ashok Chakradhar, eminent authors Ruskin Bond and Manorama Jafa are also among the Padma Shri recipients.

     

    The late Justice J S Verma who had headed the News Broadcasting Standards Authority and later the inquiry into the rape of a medical student in December 2012 has been named posthumously for the Padma Shri.

     

    Tennis ace Leader Paes, badminton player Pullela Gopichand, cricketer Yuvraj Singh from Haryana and Anjum Chopra of Delhi, kabaddi star Sunil Dabbas of Haryana, Delhi mountaineering enthusiast Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu, squash player Dipika Rebecca Pallikal, wheelchair tennis player H Boniface Prabhu of Karnataka, and mountaineer Mamta Sodhna of Haryana figured among the sports persons who received the Padma Shri. 

  • Salman walks the red carpet of Filmfare Awards after 15 Years

    Salman walks the red carpet of Filmfare Awards after 15 Years

    MUMBAI: The most awaited awards function of the season, the 59th Idea Filmfare awards will see the entertainment quotient rise to new levels as bollywood’s top superstars will decorate the evening with their heart stopping performances. History will be made when industry’s dabangg star Salman Khan will walk the red carpet after 15 years. This is not all! Salman will also be seen setting the stage on fire with his adrenaline filled performance on his hit songs.

    The entertainment doesn’t stop here! The very cool Ranbir Kapoor and the very sexy Priyanka Chopra will have everyone in splits with their wacky chemistry and outstanding hosting skills. Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Shahid Kapoor will sizzle the stage when they perform to their hit songs from their latest films. The audience will be left asking for more when dhak dhak girl Madhuri Dixit will perform mujra on her famous numbers like Maar daala and her latest hit Atariya from Dedh Ishqiya.

    The evening’s big winners will see Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra walk away with the best film title for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Deepika Padukone and Farhan Akhtar will be seen teary eyed walking away with the black lady for the best actor male and female in a leading role award in their film Ram Leela and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag respectively.

    So get ready for a star studded evening filled with some unforgettable performances this Sunday, January 26 2013 at 8pm only on Sony Entertainment Television.

  • Farhan Akhtar turns jingle writer in ‘Shaadi Ke Side/Effects’

    Farhan Akhtar turns jingle writer in ‘Shaadi Ke Side/Effects’

    MUMBAI: Time and again Farhan Akhtar has caught the fancy of many fans interested in poetry with lyrical lines on the social networking sites. However, in his upcoming film, Shaadi Ke Side/Effects the actor-director-producer plays a struggling musician Sid who takes up the job of a jingle writer-composer to pay his bills.

     

    However, since Farhan loves music and his guitar, the role was special to Farhan and thus he gave a spin to the featured jingles.

     

    Director Saket Chaudhary and the brand team of Skore condoms, an in-film sponsor in Shaadi Ke Side/Effects whose jingle Farhan’s character in the film was supposed to sing in the film, were in for a pleasant surprise when Farhan added his own lines to the jingle. He included the line – ‘I love my mother-in-law!’ referring to Rati Agnihotri who plays Vidya’s mother in the film.

     

    While this part has now been edited out of the film, Producer Rangita Pritish Nandy says: “Watch out for it in the gag-reel at the end of the film!”

     

    She adds: “This was massively funny while we were shooting! The whole unit cracked up and we almost kept it in the film as well but then decided against it. But watch out for it in the gag-reel at the end of the film which also features the reprised version Tauba Mein Pyaar Karke Pachtaya now re-christened Tauba Mein Vyaah Karke Pachtaya!”

     

    Shaadi Ke Side/Effects, produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and Pritish Nandy Communications, releases on February 28, 2014.

  • Jai Ho ….Not Quite Salman

    Jai Ho ….Not Quite Salman

    MUMBAI: With an array of blockbusters behind him, the burden of delivering a bigger grosser grows every time a new Salman Khan film hits the screens. Keeping up with these expectations is not an easy task.

     

    Too add more to it, with his latest, Salman, also attempts to promote his personal image that of a charitable pure heart which he is building through Being Human Foundation. That makes Salman’s character too goody-goody; he is all sugar.

     

    Jai Ho has is a remake of Telugu film Stalin which borrowed the idea from  Hollywood film Pay It Forward (2000) about creating a chain wherein every person who receives a favour from someone does favours for three other people when given a chance. The idea is to multiply the do-gooders in the society. That is one side of Salman; the other is that of fighting the evil forces which is represented by Danny and his son, daughter and son in law. This is a dampener since people have stopped caring about politicians’ character.

     

    Salman is an ex-army man, discharged for disobeying the orders of his high command. His intentions were noble, though. He ventured into enemy territory and freed some children held captive there. He always seems to be in the right place at the right time for wherever he goes someone or the other is in need of help. For instance, he helps an armless student, Genelia D’Souza, write her exam paper as her writer has not turned up and Salman happens to be around, dropping his nephew to school. Next, Salman spots a car driver rudely pushing and hitting a young beggar girl. He beats up the driver and here onwards starts his enmity with Danny clan. The driver happened to be his man and soon Danny’s goons are looking for him. The fights are the usual South Indian films kind very much in vogue with Hindi films lately: hundreds of swords and sickles wielding goons vs. Salman and how he annihilates them.

     

    But, this pure heart hero’s heart also throbs for other reasons, the romantic kind. He finds his lady love in his sister’s (Tabu) neighbour, Daisy Shah. There is no coochi-cooing. The romance is pure Rajshri film brand with heroine around mainly to sing songs with Salman.

     

    In between song and dance, Salman has to fight off Danny’s dirty tricks. Salman’s mother (Nadira Babbar) is run over by Danny’s men to warn him to back off while on another occasion his nephew is kidnapped and while saving him Salman ebds up killing Danny’s son in law (Mukul Dev). This adds more fuel to the fire. Even as Danny is desperate to kill Salman, his idea of doing three favours to others catches on; and everybody including the chief minister (Mohnish Behl) are curious to know whose noble idea it was.

     

    The CM, unhappy with the war between Salman and Danny, decides to intervene. Having learnt Salman’s background as a decorated army man he does not think it fair to punish Salman nor does he want his party to suffer because of Danny’s antics. The meeting between the three, Salman, Danny and Mohnish ends with a compromise and Salman has been asked to wait till Mohnish gives Danny a piece of his mind behind closed doors. Danny puts his plan in to effect; kill Mohnish, take his place as the CM and frame Salman for the murder.

     

    The original, Stalin was released in 2006 and the concept has become outdated. What is more, like many South films, Jai Ho also tends to get preachy and that is not what fans of Salman’s one-liners want. There is not much to the story and the first half becomes boring. The villain and his goons provide some mass entertainment. Yes, and there are also some mushy moments. Music is weak with just one song worth a mention. The film lacks finesse. As for performances, the film hinges totally on Salman and he is at his usual physical and acrobatic best. Daisy is fair, this being her debut film. Nadira Babbar is stagy. Tabu and the rest are okay. The film has a few known faces doing cameo roles in Suniel Shetty, Aditya Panscholi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Genelia, Mohnish, providing variety.

     

    Jai Ho, despite Salman, has had a tepid opening response even from single screens; having been made to pay high MGs, the single screens stand to lose their earnings from couple of recent money spinners. 

     

    Producers: Sunil Lulla, Sohail Khan.

    Director: Sohail Khan.

    Cast: Salman Khan, Daisy Shah, Tabu, Danny Danzongpa, Nadira Babbar, Mukul Dev, Mahesh Thakur, Resham Tipnis, Ashmit Patel, Yash Tonk, Haroon Qazi, Genelia D’Souza, Suniel Shetty, Aditya Panscholi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Sharad Kapoor.

  • John Abraham to attend the 11th Alumni Meet of Jai Hind College

    John Abraham to attend the 11th Alumni Meet of Jai Hind College

    MUMBAI: We all love memories! And if one gets a chance to revisit them, nothing could be more wonderful that that. Seems John Abraham is trying to just relive his college memories once again. The actor and producer would be a part of Jai Hind College’s 11th alumni meet as the chief guest.

     

    The event will be held at Nehru Centre Auditorium, Worli in Mumbai on February 1, 2014.

     

    John said in a release, “It is an honour for me to be present as chief guest at the alumni meet of my own college. It means a lot to me. Like every teenager I have lived my best and the toughest time in this college and there are a lot of memories associated with it. This reunion is such a great effort which gives us a chance to relive those memories.”

     

    The college boasts of having distinguished alumni including names like Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Isha Kopikar, Kajal Aggarwal, Malaika Arora Khan, Ramesh Sippy, Sunil Dutt, Neeta Lulla, Atul Kasbekar, Hiten Tejwani, Natasha Suri and Ajay Piramal associated with it.

     

    Every year, Jai Hind Alumni Association organises this get-together where the illustrious ex-students are acknowledged for their outstanding performances and for being the torch – bearers of Jai Hind College.

     

    “This is just an effort to build a strong association of the alumni who are now in different parts of the world and are proud to be Jai Hind- ites. This meet takes all of us down memory lane and everyone looks forward for this,” said Jai Hind College Alumni Association Secretary NW Shivdasani.

  • Sajid Nadiadwala’s production unit is like his “extended family”

    Sajid Nadiadwala’s production unit is like his “extended family”

    MUMBAI: Sajid Nadiadwala is busy juggling between outdoor schedules of multiple films, which are being shot all around the world. With such a choc-a-bloc schedule, one cannot help but wonder, how his crew members effortlessly manage to be away from their families for days, sometimes months, at a stretch.

     

    The producer says that the outdoor shooting schedules stretch for more than two to three months on an average. “We end up spending more time with each other than we do with our own families. This would be impossible without their dedication. They are, undoubtedly, my extended family,” says Sajid, who is also getting into direction with Salman Khan starrer Kick.

     

    The films in his bags include: Phantom, an action thriller starring Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif. The film recently finished its schedule in Beirut, Lebanon and has now commenced shooting in the snow-bound valley of Gulmarg in north Kashmir. Coincidentally, Heropanti, the film marking Tiger Shroff’s debut, is also being shot in Kashmir. It’s a ten-day shoot schedule for both, Phantom and Heropanti and they will be shot in different parts of Kashmir.

     

    Alia Bhatt and Arjun Kapoor starrer 2 States was being shot in Delhi, Chennai and Pondicherry. The Salman Khan starrer Kick is being shot in Karjat and the production unit stays there, despite being only a few hours away from Mumbai. Imtiaz Ali’s directorial venture Highway is in the post-production stage. This film has been shot across maximum number of locations, planned for 60 days but finished in 52. 

     
    With extreme hard work and dedication of everyone involved, Nadiadwala Grandsons Entertainment is all set to present five movies spanning genres, this year.

  • Poster of Varun Dhawan’s next released

    Poster of Varun Dhawan’s next released

    MUMBAI: The official poster of Varun Dhawan’s next Main Tera Hero was released today. The film is directed by his father- David Dhawan- and produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor and will see Ileana D’Cruz and Nargis Fakhri alongside the Student of the Year actor.

     

    Since the father-son duo are teaming up for the first time for this film, Main Tera Hero is being touted as one of the biggest entertainers of the year. In fact, the actor is gearing up to promote the film well.

     

    Along the lines of the film’s first poster that looks quite quirky, the actor was recently spotted at Mumbai’s Crawford market dressed as a vegetable vendor.

     

    He tweeted: “No no it’s just a thought guys I became a patiwala for a day and worked in Crawford market it really moved me. forget movies and heroes the real heroes are these people who toil everyday to earn their bread and butter its really really difficult.”

     

    We wonder if it a part of promoting the movie that is set to hit the screens on 4 April, 2014.

  • Jimmy Shergill promotes his next with quirky tweets

    Jimmy Shergill promotes his next with quirky tweets

    MUMBAI: Actor Jimmy Shergill, who will be next seen playing a security officer in upcoming horror flick ‘Darr@The Mall’, found an amusing way to deal with the exhaustion on the sets of the film, which was mostly shot at night at various malls in the city.

     

    Jimmy said, “During the night shoots, we all used to be sleepy and exhausted as we had to go about our daily routine during the day too. So, whenever I used to see members of the cast catching a nap in a chair or something, I would click their pictures and put them up on social networking sites, with funny comments accompanying them about how the director was making us work so hard.”

     

    Apparently, Jimmy’s friends and associates found this quite amusing and they got back to him to tell him about how much they enjoyed the funny tweets. Hopefully, they will enjoy the movies that much as well.

     

    The film is directed by Pavan Kripalani and produced by MSM Motion Pictures and Contiloe Entertainment stars Nushrat Bharucha, Arif Zakaria, Asif Basra, Nivedita Bhattacharya, Shraddha Kaul and Neeraj Sood and is slated to release on 21 February.

  • Dhoom 3 still going strong at BO

    Dhoom 3 still going strong at BO

    MUMBAI: Karle Pyar Karle, a launch pad for Shiv Darshan, which afforded an ambitious release with about 1000 screens, has not been able to make any impact. A youth oriented action romance; it has failed to draw its target audience. The film opened to less than 10 per cent occupancy and has only tapered down thereafter.

     

    The other two releases – Miss Lovely and Parathe Wali Galli, failed to draw enough audience to conduct shows.

     

    Yaariyan scored on the strength of its music the mixed reactions of the viewers notwithstanding. The film has sailed to safe grounds with the first week collection figures of 26.25 crore.

     

    Dedh Ishqiya, as one gathers from the viewers’ response, fell short of expectations; most preferred the earlier version. Having opened to a lukewarm response, the film maintained on the lower side to end its first week with figures of 18.3 crore.

     

    Sholay 3-D has added 2 crore in its second week thus taking its two week total to 10.3 crore.

     

    Dhoom 3 squeezes the  box office to its last potential collecting 4.75 crore in its fourth week taking its four week tally for the Hindi version to 272.49 crore; 285.24 crore including TnT versions.

     

    The exhibition trade is again looking forward to the Republic Day weekend release, Jai Ho, the latest Salman Khan offering for at least two weeks of throbbing box office. This time, the Khans seem to have chosen a subject with a social message. The film is based on the Chiranjeevi starrer Telugu film, Stalin (2006).