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  • Dilip Kumar’s unreleased film to hit the theatres soon

    Dilip Kumar’s unreleased film to hit the theatres soon

    MUMBAI: The first superstar of Indian cinema may soon be making a comeback to the big screen. Yes, we are talking about Dilip Kumar, one of whose unreleased film from the 1990s is set for a theatrical release.

    According to reports, Aag Ka Dariya starring Dilip Kumar and directed by VS Rajender Babu will be released sometime in Januray 2014. The reports confirm that the film didn’t see the light of the day earlier because of a financial dispute and also because the original print of the film was badly damaged in the intervening years. But Babu recently discovered a “perfect print” of the film with a distributor in Singapore and was surprised to find it that it was kept so carefully.

     

    If the film releases, it may be considered 91-year-old Kumar’s last film. Interestingly, the film also stars actress Rekha.

  • Salman Khan turns 25 in Bollywood

    Salman Khan turns 25 in Bollywood

    Salman Khan is one of India’s most influential and bankable stars, and on Thursday this big screen icon completed his silver jubilee in the Hindi film industry.

    Salman Khan’s first film was a family drama that released on 22 August, 1988. The film, Biwi Ho Toh Aisi also starred Rekha and Farooq Shaikh with Salman in a supporting role as Shaikh’s younger brother. Although the film didn’t do well commercially, it was the stepping stone for Salman to make his mark on the silver screen as its reigning blockbuster king.

    Just a year later, Salman starred in Maine Pyar Kiya as the lead actor and the Indian audience took notice of his charisma and star power. In the years to come Salman has acted in some of Bollywood’s biggest blockbusters and critically acclaimed films. For his work in these films he has been nominated and won many prestigious awards for excellence in Indian cinema, including Film Fare Awards and Screen Awards.

    In addition to his success with movies, Salman Khan is also known for his high profile romantic relationships, most notably with Aishwarya Rai and Katrina Kaif. He is also heavy into philanthropy taking part in various charitable organisations, as well as starting his own – Being Human. Being Human is a charity that sells T-shirts and uses the proceeds to help under privileged children.

  • Snickers brings together Rekha and Urmila Matondkar in its new TVC

    MUMBAI: Mars International India‘s chocolate brand Snickers has launched its new television campaign (TVC) featuring Rekha and Urmila Matondkar.

    Directed by Bollywood director Imtiaz Ali, the new TVC is an adaptation of the global campaign ‘You‘re Not You When You Are Hungry‘.

    It is currently on air across 56 television channels and nine languages.

    Developed by BBDO India, the TVC is based on the concept, which was developed behind universal insights that hunger makes a person weak and behaves differently, ultimately affecting the people around us and our performances. Rekha portrays the hunger state ‘meanness‘ and joins a list of international celebrities including Betty White, Joe Pesci, Aretha Franklin, Liza Minnelli and Joan Collins.

    This concept YNYWYH has run in 56 countries with local celebrities.

    Mars International India MD Chocolate Business MV Natarajan said, “What the commercial is saying is that when you‘re hungry you‘re not on your game and that Snickers is the bar of substance that sorts you out to be yourself. The campaign has enjoyed huge success internationally and we are optimistic that we will get positive response in India too.”

    The opening of the TVC shows four boys who are going in a car to play cricket. They are speaking in their colloquial language and out of those four, one of them is Rekha. The other boys are talking to her as if she is a boy. The fact is that the boy is hungry and thus, starts behaving like a Diva‘. ‘Kyunki hunger Acche Acchon Ko Badal Deta Hai‘. So, he rips into the Snickers bar on his friend‘s suggestion and comes back to being himself.

    Later, when they reach the cricket ground, the driver is hungry and hence, starts throwing tantrums. This role is played by Urmila. So the boys take out one more Snickers for him.

    Therefore, the theme of the ad is that you are not yourself when you are hungry. One should eat Snickers when hungry to refuel in-between meals.

  • Rendezvous with ‘Rekha’

    MUMBAI: Star World will be airing a special episode of Rendezvous with Simi Garewal featuring the Bollywood star Rekha, on Sunday 12 November at 9:30 pm.

    This one and a half hour interview will be aired in three parts in three half-hour special episodes. This is Rekha’s first television interview in 20 years, asserts an official release.

    For the first time, Rekha will talk about her private life – her relationship with her parents, her marriage and also about the influence of superstar Amitabh Bachchan on her life and art. In this week’s episode, Rekha will talk about her childhood, her parents, living in the same city as her father and how she grew up without him. She also reveals to Simi how, as a 13-year-old girl, she hated living all alone and working in the Mumbai film industry.

    She also shares some lighter moments like how she used to sneak out of shoots to grab a chocolate as she was deprived of it for months. The episode also features Rekha giving an insight into her idea of a perfect relationship, adds the release.