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  • Telugu version of Bodyguard on cards

    Telugu version of Bodyguard on cards

    MUMBAI: Going by the amount of money that Salman Khan’s Bodyguard had raked in Andhra Pradesh, producer Bellamkonda Suresh has decided to remake the film in Telugu titled Ganga-The Bodyguard.

    The script of the film, which will have Venkatesh playing the lead, will be altered to meet the sensibilities of the Telugu movie buffs.

    The Malayalam and the Tamil versions of Bodyguard, directed by Siddique, preceded the Salman Khan-starrer and the Telugu version will, thus, complete the square.

    While the Malayalam version of Bodyguard had Dileep and Nayantara in the lead, the Tamil version titled Kaavalan had Vijay and Asin in lead. Bodyguard stars Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor.

    The film, directed by Malineni Gopichand, is being shot on a rapid pace and is expected to release on 21 October.

  • T-Series asks Bhandarkar to direct Aashiqui remake

    T-Series asks Bhandarkar to direct Aashiqui remake

    MUMBAI: T-Series head honcho Bhushan Kumar has asked Madhur Bhandarkar to remake the 1990 made Rahul Roy-Anu Agarwal starrer Aashiqui that the production house had co-produced with Mahesh Bhatt.

    After having decided that they should remake Aashiqui, Kumar approached Bhandarkar to helm the film that has made the director go gaga over the idea.

    It is said that Bhandarkar has been asked to start on the project as soon as he completes Heroine with Kareena Kapoor.

    Averred Bhatt, “We’ve had talks with Bhushan to pick up the threads of our association that stopped in the 90s.”

  • Bodyguard: A Salman Khan film all the way

    Bodyguard: A Salman Khan film all the way

    Mumbai : Atul Agnihotri‘s Bodyguard is like a sequel to recent successful Salman Khan movies and, in keeping with the trend of sequels, can be called Super Human 4; the film relies solely on Salman Khan and the action choreographed around him.

    Like all film heroes, he can take on a dozen or more goons and has made a reputation out of it; he can fight like a robot. The film has been adapted from the Tamil film Kaavalan that was also made in other South Indian languages. Like many South Indian films, the story swings between feudal and modern era.

    Raj Babbar is some sort of feudal lord whose word is the law and justice in his town. He crosses paths with a flesh trade gang run by Aditya Panscholi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Chetan Hansraj and their goons who sell young girls abroad.Wanting to get even with Babbar, they decide to kidnap his daughter, Kareena Kapoor.

    Enter Salman Khan, a bodyguard deployed to protect her while she goes to hostel to finish her studies along with her friend and confidante, Hazel Keech. His boss Sharat Saxena assures Babbar that Salman is worth an army of guards and can take on any number of villains which is amply demonstrated by Salman Khan on the onset when he rescues the girls meant for export at Raj Babbar‘s behest.

    Kareena Kapoor has no clue why she needs a bodyguard. The arrangement does not quite go well with her, whose idea of campus life is not one where a bodyguard lingers around all the time, be it in a class room or canteen. She plots to distract Khan by assuming a false name and starting to call him on his cell phone, thus luring him into romance.

    That is until an attempt is made to kidnap her from a disco. Seeing Salman Khan‘s courage as he saves her from a horde of attackers, she instantly falls in love with him. That accounts for the romance part of the film as Kareena Kapoor loves Salman Khan, who in turn loves Chhaya, which is the identity Kareena assumed when making the calls.

    As Salman Khan vanquishes all the bad guys and thinks that he will go back to his phone lover Chhaya, he is separated from Kareena whose friend Hazel Keech ends up marrying him as Chhaya till she conveniently dies of some ‘bimari‘ leaving behind a stereotypical bespectacled child to bring together the lovers, Salman and Kareena Kapoor, who too thought it was prudent to stay single.

    Bodyguard is totally a script of convenience – the kind dished out in the 1950s and ‘60s – where everything falls in place as if on cue. There is nothing original or novel that one has not seen before. The direction is ordinary. Music is generally mediocre; a love story merits a much better score. Dialogue is routine and the comedy lacks humour. Photography is good.

    Performance-wise, it is a Salman Khan film all the way as he alternates between spreading his charm and flexing his muscles. Kareena Kapoor is good, doing better in emotional scenes. Hazel Keech makes a single expression last throughout the film. Raj Babbar carries himself well while Rajat Rawail‘s attempts at comedy falls flat. The bad men have little to do except emerge suddenly for a few actions scenes and they are adequate.

    The film is a run-of-the-mill story with its saviours being Salman Khan‘s current popularity coupled with Eid and Ganpati holiday release and the ensuing weekend which gives it five days of free run to make the most of its about 2,700 screen release before it runs out of steam.

  • Reliance Entertainment gets protection order against piracy for Bodyguard

    Reliance Entertainment gets protection order against piracy for Bodyguard

    MUMBAI: Reliance Entertainment has procured a ‘John Doe Order‘ order from the Delhi High Court to prevent the illegal broadcast or
    streaming of its upcoming film Bodyguard, starring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor.

    The company said that it has procured the order from the Court that would restrain websites, cable operators and Internet service
    providers (ISPs) and others from infringing or violating its copyright by illegally showing the film.

    “The order is a measure to prevent piracy of Bodyguard. With this, we expect piracy levels for the film to come down by 60 per cent,” said Reliance Entertainment vice-president of music and anti-piracy Sanjay Tandon.

    This John Doe Order gives protection to the intellectual property owner, Reliance Entertainment, from copyright violation by prospective anonymous offenders. Tamdon said that the company has already sent out about 2,000 intimation notices to cable operators, websites within and outside India and ISPs.

    Earlier, the company had procured a similar court order for Singham. “We were able to bring down piracy by 40 per cent. The company had served the John Doe Order to about 30 people for Singham,” Tandon remarked.

    “For Bodyguard, the company has readied a team that will conduct raids to identify those infringing on the copyright. At Reliance
    Entertainment, we have created a separate department to fight piracy,” he added.

    Presented by Reliance Entertainment, Bodyguard, a Reel Life Production, releases across 2500 screens on 31August.

  • Tupperware associates with Salman’s Bodyguard for brand promotion

    Tupperware associates with Salman’s Bodyguard for brand promotion

    NEW DELHI: Tupperware India has teamed up with the Salman Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer ‘Bodyguard’ and will promote a 30-second co-branded TVC showcasing Tupperware’s product lineage with the scenes from the movie across channels.

    Tupperware will also showcase its products in the movie along with brand placements in some parts of movie.

    Tupperware India marketing head Anshu Bagai said, “Tupperware’s association with the film ‘Bodyguard’ is a unique way of spreading brand awareness as the film directly appeals to our customers. We have always received good response from our consumers and consultants after associating with bollywood movies and hence, we always look forward for co-promotion with select movies to reach out to our potential consumers. Tupperware products safeguard the freshness and hygiene of the meals like a bodyguard making you healthier. We are confident that this promotional deal will strengthen Tupperware’s brand visibility as a brand for all.”

    Tupperware had earlier associated with films like ‘Billu’ and ‘London Dreams’ for co-promotion of the brand. Last year, Tupperware also associated with movies like ‘Golmal 3’ and ‘We Are Family’ for product and brand placements in the movie.

  • Sony to give VAIO a Rs 500 mn marketing push

    Sony to give VAIO a Rs 500 mn marketing push

    MUMBAI: Sony India will be spending Rs 500 million on marketing its popular laptop brand VAIO as it pushes for a doubling in sales this year.

    Sony will launch a new campaign, “More Colour. More Style”, with its brand ambassador Kareena Kapoor. It has allocated Rs 250 million for this campaign, leaving the other half to be spent on other promotional activities.

    The brand campaign will be supported with above-the-line (ATL) and below-the-line (BTL) activities, including print and television commercial, Web, PR, cinema and shop-front.

    Sony India MD Masaru Tamagawa said, “VAIO contributes 20 per cent to the total sales revenue of Sony India and, hence, is a very important part of our business. This year, our objective is to ensure that we offer a VAIO to meet the lifestyle requirements of every customer. We have an exciting product line-up of 62 models, a robust distribution network of 1500 outlets and heavy marketing investment of Rs 500 million to reach our business target of 500,000 units this year.”
     
    Last year, Sony sold 250,000 units of VAIO and achieved a market share of 15 per cent. The company targets a 20 per cent share this year.

    Kapoor said, “The essence of this new campaign is uniqueness, so there is VAIO to suit every style and speak every mood.”

    Sony said it has a favourable record of Kapoor-led VAIO campaigns, doubling the sales of VAIO both the times. She was seen in 2009 (‘Size Zero’ campaign) and 2010 (VAIO E ‘Go Vivid’ campaign).

    “The campaign is all about making a lifestyle statement and with Kapoor as the face of this campaign, we hope it will resonate well with our customers,”Tamagawa said.
    Sony boasts of a laptop product line-up of 62 models, available in 16 different colours.

    Sony is also ramping up its distribution network. “The distribution network will see an increase of about 700 outlets, raising the count to 1500 this year from 800 in the previous year. The company will also open 30 exclusive VAIO flagship stores this year, taking the total number to 50 as a dedicated VAIO channel,” said Tamagawa.

  • Hirani floats ad making company

    Hirani floats ad making company

    MUMBAI: Keen on connecting with his roots in the ad world once again, Raj Kumar Hirani, along with his friend Sanjeev Kishinchandani, has launched a company called Canvass Films to mainly make ad commercials. 
     
    Hirani today is a household name thanks to his brilliant films such as 3 Idiots and the Munnabhai series. However not many people know that this talented filmmaker was actively involved with the ad world many years ago.

    Hirani had in fact even starred in commercials for brands such as Fevicol and Luna. 
     
    He has even directed a few commercials featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor in the recent past.
     
    Now it seems that Raju, who has always loved making ad films, will be directing around 6 – 7 commercials each year for his company.
     

  • Shahid, Kareena & Karisma on Koffee with Karan this Sunday, on Star One and Star World

    MUMBAI: The caffeine on this show is addictive. Honest, candid, witty and stylish… you must have experienced all of this on ‘Koffee with Karan’ last week, this Sunday meet the frank, forthright and fabulous actress Kareena Kapoor and Bollywood’s favourite chocolate boy hero who makes her world go round… Shahid Kapur. Also, joining the sweet couple is the glamorous and gorgeous actress, Karisma Kapoor. Catch the Kapoors’ chat about their relationships, rumors and their career with Karan Johar, this Sunday, March 4th at 9 p.m. only on Star One and Star World.

    Kareena, who was possibly the most irreverent guest on the show in the last season, promises to be even better this time round. From clarifying her problems with Shah Rukh, the Chopras and the Bachchans, she confesses on the show that she is the one who chased Shahid for two months! Kareena also admits that she is a hyper-hysterical girl friend and says, “Shahid is a very good looking guy and his smile can charm a lot of women… so I do get a little nervous.” Shahid talks about the initial insecurities in their relationship, the positive influence they have had on each from Kareena becoming a vegetarian to Shahid becoming more chilled out and relaxed. That’s not all, Karan also tests the couple’s compatibility quotient by quizzing them individually on how much they know about each other. Do they score a 10 on 10? Wait and watch!

    But the real show stealer is the rapid fire round where Karan bombards a volley of questions to Shahid & Kareena. Who is the better dancer – Hrithik or Shahid, whom does Kareena chose? Shah Rukh, Hrithik or Aamir, the superstar Kareena loves? The one woman Shahid would cheat on Kareena for? Kareena in Chameli or Kareena in Omkara – which one was a better performance according to Shahid? If this was not enough, Karisma Kapoor is called on to decide the winner of the rapid fire round? Whom does Karisma choose, her brutally honest kid sister Bebo or Shahid? Lot of revelations… Lot of tongue-in-cheek moments… definitely a must watch!

    Excerpts from the interview:

    Karan: Who are really your friends Bebo?

    Kareena: laughs … Oh god!!

    Karan: Because the whole story goes that Kareena only befriends people who are not a threat to her …

    Kareena: Oh my god! What is this .. Ahh ….. I don’t think so .. But the only actress I think I am closest to is Amrita Arora … She is my only genuine best friend whose an actress..

    Karan: Three years Shahid, with Kareena ..How would you best define your relationship?

    Shahid: It goes beyond words .. She is the centre of my life .. I can’t think of a day without her .. I am very thankful to God for having her in my life … I think I am very lucky …

    Karan: Is she the hyper hysterical girlfriend .. Is she the where you are, what you are doing kind of girl friend …

    Shahid: She has calmed a lot in the last three years .. but I think every woman has these insecurities .. and I think it takes the two people to understand and deal with each others’ areas of ups and downs .. but I think .. yes I am sure she has .. and so do I have these phases of insecurities which we all do .. I think she has come to trust me a lot ..it takes time for things to settle down ..

    Karan: You take up for Shahid a lot .. is that true?

    Karisma: Yes I do ..

    Karan: In what way .. what does he do .. that he needs taking up for?

    Karisma: Well, I mean generally … when they are fighting with each other. I am always caught in the middle of it .. and if I really feel that Shahid is right then I really fire Bebo …

    For all the fun, criticisms and disclosures, catch Karan’s interesting t?te-?-t?te with Shahid and Kareena on ‘Koffee with Karan’, this Sunday, March 4th at 9 p.m. on Star One and Star World

  • Kareena Kapoor to host show on Zee Muzic

    Kareena Kapoor to host show on Zee Muzic

    MUMBAI: For the first time, Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor will host a show on Zee Muzic to present The Manish Malhotra Magic in Dubai on 6 August.

    The programme has been desgined to celebrate friendship day and will air at 9 pm.

    Kareena Kapoor will share her insights on Manish Malhotra – the designer and the friend. She will disclose Malhotra’s fears, along with her penchant for his designs on Zee Muzic, according to an official release.

    The half an hour special will also have appearances by three others in his life; Urmila Matondkar, Sunita Menon and Tusshar Kapoor.

    Malhotra’s store, recently opened in Dubai, has his design collections that are targeted specifically to the Middle East world.

  • Sahara One bags telecast rights of Rockstars 2006 concert

    Sahara One bags telecast rights of Rockstars 2006 concert

    MUMBAI: Sahara One Television has bagged the telecast rights of the Rockstars 2006 Bollywood concert, which involves names like Salman Khan, John Abraham, Shahid Kapur, Zayed Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Mallika Sherawat and Esha Deol. These stars are currently touring Canada, US and UK for the same.

    The Rockstars 2006 concert consists of 15 shows over a period of 45 days to be held across the above mentioned countries in May and June. However, the telecast date of the shows on Sahara One have not yet been decided.

    Apart from telecasting the concert, Sahara One will also be airing a 12-episode interactive special on the concerts with the stars. Behind the scenes of their stay and exclusive footage from rehearsals, interviews, run-up to the big show, the hustle of the green room, and the moments building up to the final show is what is lined up on the channel.

    Sahara One Media and Entertainment Limited CEO Shantonu Aditya said, “It has always been our constant endeavour to connect with our audiences by reinventing entertainment options. Bollywood is something that perks up every Indian soul. The fact that the Rockstars 2006 will be held at USA, Canada and UK explains the huge appeal of Bollywood in these countries. We wanted to give our Indian audiences a feel of the same vibe and are therefore pleased to bring the Rockstars 2006 to our viewers.”