Archive for March, 2008

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Mar

Akshay Kumar may play the role of Tantya Tope

Firoz Nadiawala and Information and Broadcasting Ministry are set to co-produce a film on Tantya Tope. The film will be directed by Vinay Shukla (of ‘Godmother’ fame).

The story is based on 1857 revolt. Besides Tatya Tope, other prominent figures like Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi and Nanasaheb Peshwa (Tope’s good friend) will be part of the film’s story. The tale will be told from the point of view of Tatya Tope and his alliance with Rani Laxmibai and Nanasaheb.

Producer Firoz Nadiadwala has approached Akshay Kumar for the lead role. Akshay has shown keen interest in the role but is yet to sign on the dotted line. The word doing rounds is that Deepika Padukone has been approached for the role of Laxmibai. If all is set, then this will be Deepika’s second flick with Akshay Kumar, the first being ‘Chandni Chowk To China’.

akshay kumar

31
Mar

Ranbir Kapoor blows kiss for Deepika

The last day of the Lakme Fashion Week show on March 30 had the final act from actor-turned-show stopper Ranbir Kapoor who walked the ramp for Arjun Khanna in a brown, heavily embroidered sherwani. Not to mention, her current love interest, Deepika Padukone was there to cheer him sitting in the first row bonding well and chatting with mom Neetu Singh.

Ranbir, with his face and hair painted golden started with his signature dance step from the title song of ‘Saawariya’. Then, spotting Deepika in the first row, he gave a romantic twist to the show by blowing a ‘kiss’ straight to her lady love right from the ramp.

”There couldn`t have a better confession of love than this. Ranbir made it clear at the LFW that Deepika is his love interest,” said Rashmi Singh, who attended the show.

“Before I came here I didn’t know that my face would be painted golden. Only when I reached the venue and sat on a chair (backstage) to get the make-up done, I got to know about it. But I enjoyed the whole experience,” Ranbir said about his looks for the show.

Deepika being a successful model and Ranbir being a debutante on the ramp, the obvious one was whether the Kapoor kid took tips from the lady. “No I did not take any tips from Deepika before walking the ramp. I had never walked the ramp before. It was the first time for me but I was quite confident. It proved to be an excellent experience,” Ranbir coolly answered this one.

lfw ramp

ranbir kapoor ramp

ranbir kapoor ramp

31
Mar

Big B along with Aishwarya at L.K.Advani’s book launch

Mumbai saw Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan unveil the autobiography, ‘My Country My Life’, written by leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, L.K. Advani. Big B, as always, was not without her much admired daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Also present were other politicians along with LK Advani himself, Pandit Jasraj, ace art director Nitin Desai and Manoj Kumar.

Where the writing skills of Advani is still to be judged, considering the elite guests who honoured the book launch, this book does promise to make a good read.

advani book

advani book

31
Mar

On Sushmita Sen and ‘Rani Laxmibai’

Sushmita Sen may not be an iconic Bollywood star, but the lady is sure known for her elegance and poise. These days Sushmita is all but full of talks for her first project ‘Rani Laxmibai’ under her Production House, ‘Tantra Productions’. While ‘Tantra’ is the parent company dealing with various fields of entertainment, ‘Sushmita Sen Productions’ will be producing feature films.

With Sushmita holding the directorial reins of the film herself, not to mention she is very busy these days. Sen has got Manmohan Desai’s son Ketan Desai’s MKD Productions to collaborate with her. Ketan will serve as the executive producer on the project.

Another Desai, Nitin, has been assigned the task of designing the elaborate period sets of the film. For the crucial war scenes Sushmita takes her mixed Indo-British crew to China. Since the film will be in Urdu and Hindi, Sush is working hard in getting her Urdu right. Sushmita will dedicate ‘Rani Laxmibai’ to her dear friend Rajiv Narayan who died of cancer recently.

sushmita sen

sushmita sen

31
Mar

I’ll work at my own pace:Kajol

She is one of the most talented actresses in Bollywood, but Kajol, who graces the screen after a gap of two years in her home production ‘U, Me Aur Hum’, says her priority is her family.

‘I am not going to do four films a year. I will work, but at my own speed,’ Kajol told on phone from Mumbai.

After marriage with Ajay Devgan in 1999, the actress cut down her film roles and was occasionally seen in hits like ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’ and ‘Fanaa’.

For ‘U, Me Aur Hum’, she teams up with hubby. The film, which releases April 11, marks Ajay’s directorial debut and he has written the script too.

Asked how different this film is from her other movies, the ebullient actress says: ‘Well, I hope it is not so different that it becomes a bad film (laughs). I won’t say it is different, but it is a very special film for me.’

‘While working in the film I never felt constrained. In fact, it was the other way round. I felt very comfortable and at home.’

Her debut film, ‘Bekhudi’, in 1992 did fairly well, but it was ‘Baazigar’ with Shah Rukh Khan a year later that was her first blockbuster.

She later went on to deliver some of the biggest Bollywood hits like ‘Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ and ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham’ opposite Shah Rukh.

Juggling multiple roles of a wife, mother, actress and judge of a TV show, Kajol is neck deep in work. ‘Time management is a huge issue. I’m doing it with difficulty. Even a 15-minute delay makes a lot of difference. But I think it is not impossible to manage all this, you can do it.’

Commenting on the changes in the film industry in the last one decade, Kajol says this evolution is vital.

‘It is very important that things should change. We should change. You will die if you don’t change. In the last few years viewers have changed, their demands have changed, the business of cinema has changed, and with so many changes the parameters of Indian cinema has changed.’

On rumours that she has signed Karan Johar’s next venture, Kajol said: ‘I have not signed the film, but I am discussing it with him. When I sign, I will certainly let everybody know about it.’

She is having a ball as judge on Zee TV’s new reality show ‘Rock n Roll’ along with her husband and mother, actress Tanuja. ‘I’m really enjoying the reality show. There is so much positive energy,’ she said.

She has a high opinion of her fans. ‘I think we underestimate our fans. They are so level-headed and know where to draw the line. Only a very small percentage of fans go overboard.’



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