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Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani :
Ranbir Kapoor and katrina kaif starrer Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani will release by this Friday. Rajkumar Santoshi directed the movie. Salman khan making special appearance in APKGK. 
 
My Name is Khan releasing on Valentine's day '10 :
Bollywood badshah Shahrukh khan and Kajol starrer "My Name is Khan" set to release on Valentine's day of 2010. SRK - Kajol coming together after 8 years for this movie. Karan Johar directed the MNIK. Film will release in India and in US, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Middle East countries. 
  

UTV and Director Anurag Kashyap :
Director Anurag Kashyap and bollywood production house UTV signed a deal. Anurag will direct four or five movies for UTV in next three years. 
 
Akshay kumar's Blue : Actor Akshay kumar feels 'Blue' is the most dangerous movie he ever acted. He performed d*ath-defying stunts for this movie.
  

Blue on Oct 16
Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Zayed Khan and Lara dutta starrer Blue will release on Oct 16th. The story is about an underwater treasure guarded by sharks. Lara Dutta also appearing in Do Knot Disturb movie.

  

Shawn Levy Signs on to DreamWorks Studios' Real Steel

Shawn Levy will direct the adventure film "Real Steel" for DreamWorks Studios, it was announced by Stacey Snider, CEO and Co-Chair of DreamWorks. John Gatins is writing the latest draft of the script. Levy will also serve in a producing capacity. DreamWorks Studios is a new motion picture company led by Steven spielberg and Stacey Snider in partnership with The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The new company is a continuation of DreamWorks Studios which was formed in 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen. The company expects to put into production 5 to 6 films per year. 

   

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'Wanted' on Sep 18 :
Salman Khan starrer "Wanted" will be released on Sep 18th . Apex court allowed the film producer Boney Kapoor to release the movie. 
  
Bipasha basu interested to do Bengali films :
Bollywood dusky beauty Bipasha Basu expressed her interest to do more movies in Bengali. Bipasha acting in Bengali movies like "Shob Charitro Kalponik", "Pankh" and "Lamhaa", and she now expressed her interest to do more Bengali movies. 

  

RGV to make Agyaat part 2 :
Director Ram gopal varma is keen to make Part 2 of just released Agyaat. As per RGV Agyaat was made at Rs 5 crores and the part 2 will be marginally costlier, no major stars will be featured in part 2 too. Nitin Reddy who played the lead role in part 1, will be the hero of part 2 also.
  

Stay for Short Kut :
Delhi HC issued a stay order for the preview show of Short Kut and film promos, for a day. B.S.Bhullar, filled a petition in the HC that the title "Short Kut" was registered by him and Anil Kapoor production house used the title without his consent. Judge asked the two parties to mutually resolve the issue. Akshaye Khanna, Arshad Warsi and Amrita Rao are the lead stars of Short Kut - The Con Is On.
  

'Wolverine' Game in Reliance Mobile : 
Reliance Mobile launching a game based on Hollywood movie "Wolverine" on it's R World. This Video game will enable players to get into the shoes of Wolverine.
   

Deepika Padukone in a song
Model and actress Deepika Padukone doing an item number for a Telugu movie titled Love 4 ever. This film is a bilingual in Hindi and Telugu. Ranadeep and Mridula playing the lead roles. 

   

Face of L'Oreal Paris :
Latest attraction Freida Pinto is the new face of international brand L'Oreal Paris. Aishwarya rai and Sonam Kapoor  already endorsed the brand, now it's Freida's turn to endorse. She is also acting in a hollywood movie starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts and others.

    
Reliance ADAG's Adlabs films into outsourcing :
Anil ambani's Adlabs films entering into outsourcing business. As per sources the company will concentrate on content processing and digital restoration. The company already secured National film archives of India's order to migrate 1000 films from analogue to digital mode. 

  

Kareena Kapoor film shoot : 
Fans just look the fame and money, but they won't bother about film stars work schedule. Recently, bollywood dream girl Kareena Kapoor worked for nearly 36 hours without any break for her upcoming movies. 3 Idiots, Mr and Mrs Khanna, Kambakkht Ishq and Agent Vinod are her upcoming films.

   

Deepika Padukone as brand ambassador :
Actress Deepika Padukone endorsing big brands like Kingfisher Airlines, Pepsi, Fiama Di Wills, and more , now she signed with Wrigley's chewing gum Orbit. This new ad campaign of the company will be started this month.
 

Eights Oscar awards for "Slumdog Millionaire": 
 
1. Best Picture 
2. Best director - Danny Boyle 
3. Best original score - A.R. Rahman 
4. Best adapted screenplay - Simon Beaufoy 
5. Best original song- A.R. Rahman and Gulzar 
6. Best editing - Chris Dickens 
7. Best cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle 
8. Best sound mixing - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty 

 

Max Stardust awards winners 2009 : 
 
Hottest New Filmmaker: A.R. Murugadoss ("Ghajini") 
Hottest New Film: "Ghajini" 
Superstar of Tomorrow - Male Farhan Akhtar ("Rock On!") 
Superstar of Tomorrow - Female: Asin ("Ghajini") 
 
New Musical Sensation - Male : Benny Dayal
New Musical Sensation - Female: Anmol Malik
 
Outstanding contribution to Indian cinema: Dev Anand 
Pride of the industry : Feroz Khan 
 
STARDUST SEARCHLIGHT AWARDS WINNERS : 
Best Film "A Wednesday"
Best Director Neeraj Pandey ("A Wednesday") 
Best Actor Amitabh Bachchan ("The Last Lear") 
Best Actress Amrita Rao ("Welcome To Sajjanpur") 

READER'S CHOICE AWARDS 
Style Icon of the year - Male Saif Ali Khan 
Style Icon of the year - Female Kareena Kapoor 
Best Film "Singh Is Kinng"
Star of the year - Male Hrithik Roshan
Star of the year - Female Priyanka Chopra
Dream Director Ashutosh Gowariker
 

After Shahrukh, Priyanka is the top-notch brand ambassador
As per the study of a media monitoring company actress Priyanka Chopra is the most sought brand ambassador after Shahrukh khan. She is endorsing Lux, Sunsilk, Nokia, Ponds, Hero Honda and other leading brands. She is also busy in movies. Kaminay and What's your Rashee are the two films releasing this year.
  

Rann : RGV's media based film
Riteish Deshmukh playing as a TV journalist in "Rann" movie as per director Ram gopal varma. Rann is media based film.
  
Luck By Chance : Juhi Chawla playing as wife of Rishi Kapoor in Zoya Akhtar's Luck by chance movie, she colored her hair for the role. This movie releasing on Jan 30, Hrithik Roshan making a guest appearance while Farhan Akthar and Konkona Sen playing the lead roles.
   

Star Screen Awards :
Actor Hrithik Roshan and actress Priyanka Chopra won the the Star Screen Awards for the year 2008 as best male and female actors respectively. Hritik got this award for his role in Jodhaa Akbar movie and Priyanka for her role in the movie Fashion. Jodhaa Akbar awarded as the best film of the year

 

 Nandita Das directorial debut Firaaq :
Actress Nandita das' directorial debut Firaaq releasing on Jan 23rd. The film received lot accolades in various international film festivals including Toronto film festival. Tisca Chopra who appeared in Aamir khan's Tzp as middle class housewife is doing Upper class lady role in firaaq. The movie is based on the 2002 Gujarat Godhra incident. 
  

Most powerful people in the world, Shahrukh ranked 41st
Prestigious Newsweek magazine listed the most powerful persons in the world. In the list Shahrukh ranked the 41st place and the magazine described him as the "King of Bollywood". Some of the entertainment related persons in the list are popular show host Oprah Winfrey and media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

    

Parvathy Omanakuttan Miss World first runner-up :
Indian model Parvathy Omanakuttan adjudged as the Miss World first runner-up. She was one of the 5 finalists out of 109 contestants, but a Russian girl grabbed the Miss World title. 

   

Producers friend Sanjay Dutt ! :
Actor Sanjay dutt is the first person ready to reduce his salary. Eventhough there would be no fixed reduction, he would reduce the salary according to the producer and the nature of the movie. A good sign for the bollywood film producers.
 
Sharmila Tagore and Anupam Kher in Morning Walk :
Jawani was the last movie acted by Actress Sharmila Tagore and Anupam Kher together, after a long gap of nearly 2 decades this pair is coming together for a new movie titled "Morning Walk". Aroop Dutta, a TV serial maker will direct the movie. 
  

For Zulfi Syed Bigg boss is a turning point :
Eventhough Zulfi Syed not captured the Bigg Boss season 2 title, he is getting numerous offers after participating in this reality show.
Zulfi told media that he is going through some good scripts and would decide soon. Zulfi did ads for Raymond's Levis and other companies and also did movies like Taj mahal, Pyaasa, Mr Hot and Mr Kool. Latest movie is Deshdrohi. 
   

Vinay Virmani, a new face in Deepa Mehta Movie 
Film maker Deepa Mehta picking stars for her new movie "Komagata maru". Deepa selected Vinay Virmani for the Mewa Singh character. Vinay finished his graduation from a film institute in New York and new face to cinema. The film story is based on Canada's Sikh Martyr Mewa Singh. The film will be shot from 2009.

   

Friends, now brothers :
Sohail khan and Vatsal Sheth acted as friends in the latest release Heroes. Now Sohail khan acting as brother to Vatsal in a new movie Seasons Greetings directed by Vicky Chopra. Sohail also recommended Vatsal to Subhash ghai, to act in "Paying Guest". SK is in shooting for David Dhawan's "Do Knot Disturb" in Abu Dhabi. 

  

Sonam as ramp model : 
Young upcoming heroine Sonam kapoor will walk the ramp of Lakme Fashion week for costume designer Tarun's Levis collection. Sonam will be signed as the brand ambassador for Levis on the event. Another interesting news is, actress Pooja Bedi's preteen daughter to walk the ramp for designer Pallavai's collection on the same day.

   

Big B's health condition improving :
Big B of Hindi movies Amitabh bachchan's health condition is improving and he is now taking liquid diet. Amitabh is now talking with his family members jaya, abhishek, aishwarya rai and swetha.
 
SRK cancelled Spain and Germany tour :
Shah rukh khan cancelled his Germany and Spain tour. SRK planned to do dance and song shows in the major cities of the world, he named the tour as "Temptation Reloaded". He planned to conduct shows in Germany and Spain, now due to difference of opinion between the tour sponsor and the agent in Germany, shahrukh cancelled the tour.
  

Airtel DTH 
Direct-to-home is one of the hot products attracting major business houses in India. Already TATA Sky, Sun Direct, Dish TV and others having their pie. Now, the new entrant in the DTH service is Bharti Airtel. The official launch of the product will be on October 9th Vijayadasami day. In the beginning the service will be available in 62 cities and will be increased phase by phase. Airtel DTH will have 2 zones in India and three packages. Starting package is Rs 2499/- for a 6 month subscription. 
  

Tickets for Drona and Kidnap, great response :
Abhishek bachchan's Drona and Sanjay dutt, Imran khan starring Kidnap movies got a huge advance bookings in theatre counters. The rush is due to the Ramzan and Navarathri holidays. Eventhough the trailers and songs of both the movies are not well received by the audience, the ticket counters seeing a great initial response due to holidays. Priyanka chopra is the lead lady in Drona and Minissha Lamba playing daughter of Sanjay dutt in Kidnap movie.

    

Aishwarya rai on the cover of Vogue
Actresses Bipasha basu, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka chopra and Preity Zinta already posed for the Vogue magazine's cover page. Now, it's Aishwarya Rai. Aish' new stylish slim photograph will grace the cover page of the magazine on their October issue. Photographer Farrokh Chothia photographed aishwarya, the photo shoot was done in London. 

   

Miss World Diana Hayden in Bigg Boss II :
Channel Colors "Bigg Boss 2" is one of the hot shows which attracts lot of audience. Former Miss world Diana Hayden will join the show as a new participant, even she will be seen on today's episode. 
 

Rock On downloads worldwide : 
It's a great news for Indian music lovers that an Indian song is in top position of Itunes. "Rock On" film songs stood at 13th position in most downloads list of itunes. Big Music launched the music of the film. Eventhough they are not able to get good collection through internet downloads, the sales of Audio CDs is encouraging for them. They planned to release the DVD of Rock on by the end of October and DVD songs will be released soon. Big 92.7 FM providing their support to promote the songs of the film. Actor director singer Farhan Akhtar is happy after seeing a large crowd in Delhi concert. 

  

1920 on Sep 12th :
Vikram Bhatt's 1920 a supernatural love story is getting ready for release. It's a period love story starring model Rajneesh Duggal and Adah Sharma in lead. This is the first film for both. Star cast includes Barkha Bisht, Raj Zutshi, Amit Bishnoi and Anjori Alagh. The film was shot in a Yorkshire Castle, which is one of the most haunted castles in the world. 

   

Bigg Boss II :

Bigg Boss season 2 is the hot topic among the TV audience today. The office of Colors TV Channel which telecast BB II show has been vandalized by the workers of RPI as their leader Ramdas Athavale dropped from the reality show. Another important news is The UK celebrity Jade Goody leave the show due to her health problems. Only yesterday, the results of Jade's test were out (conducted in UK before her departure to India), and the tests indicate the possibility of cancer ... Read here

 

Rajiv Gandhi Annual Award : 
Film stars Lara Dutta, Saif ali khan, journalist Vir Sanghvi received Rajiv Gandhi award from Maharasthra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh. Child artiste Darsheel Safary received child prodigy award. Kareena Kapoor, Salman Khan, Rakhee Sawant, and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy performed on the occasion. 
  

Screen test, Aishwarya rai the only exception
For bollywood girls, going to hollywood will be their biggest dream. Even south indian actress like Shriya doing some hollywood films. But Bipasha basu is different, she has no intentions to go to hollywood. The reason is simple, Bipasha basu feels that no Indian actor or actress can go to hollywood without a screen test, everyone should face it even if it is Amitabh Bachchan, but the only exception is Aishwarya rai. Bipasha basu said "I got a chance to go there, but not accepted the offer as they treated me like a newcomer". 

    

Harman Baweja, Brett Lee in Victory :
Budding star Harman Baweja's new film is "Victory". The story is about a cricket player. Harman playing as Vijay Shekhawat a cricketer from a small town. The story is how a cricketer from a small town rise to the level of a national player. Australian cricketer Brett lee playing himself in the film. Brett already did a song and music album for singer Asha Bhosle's album "Asha and friends". The cricket scenes being shot in Jodhpur show how Harman's character evolves to become a star-cricketer.

   

Amitabh in Los Angeles
Big B of bollywood Amitabh bachchan is now in Los Angeles for his international concert tour "Unforgettable". In his blog he informed his fans that he is not well due to Cold and fever. Abhishek bachchan, Aishwarya rai, Preity Zinta, Vishal-Sekar- Ritish Deshmukh and other top bollywood stars also part of the tour. Akshay kumar who is in the shooting of "Kambhakt Ishq" in Los Angeles attended the Toronto concert with Amitbah and he said he can do anything for Big B.
  

News bits : 
Dev Anand's Chargesheet : At the age of 84, Dev Anand still love film making and directing a new film titled "Chargesheet". Jackie Shroff is the lead man and others will be new comers. Dev introduced Tabu, Zeenat Aman and some others to the film world.

Konkona Ranvir ?
Konkona Sen and Ranvir Shorey engaged ? This is the hot topic in the tinsel town, but both Ranvir and Konkona not interested to open their mouth regarding this matter. In the meantime, both playing the lead characters in Mira Nair's "How Can It Be". 
  

Fashion movie : Director Madhur Bhandarkar is keen to give his forthcoming film "Fashion" without any fault. The movie "Fashion" is all about fashion industry and it's glamour. Models Achala Sachdev and Lubna Adams doing Choreography for the film and top models like Anchal kumar, Noyonika chatterjee, Binal Trivedi, Sucheta sharma and top dress designers contributing their part forr the film. Director Karan Johar is playing as a first row spectator in a ramp walk scene. The film shoot is nearing completion and the director is keen to bring all the top models, designers and fashion industry people into the movie.
     

Manisha Koirala's new dream :
Manisha Koirala says she would direct a film soon. She learned editing and direction from New York University. Manisha is also looking out to buy a house in Paris, Italy. Recently Manisha's lands in Nepal was occupied by Maoist.

   

Three Idiots : Aamir khan, Kareena Kapoor :
"Three Idiots", a new movie of Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor. Munnabhai fame Rajkumar Hirani is the director. Boman Irani, Sharman Joshi and R. Madhavan playing important roles in this. The film is based on "Five Point Someone" a famous novel by Chetan Bhagat. Another interesting news is, Rahul kumar a Class 8 student going to act in this film. 

  

Imran Khan, another chocolate boy !
Film star Aamir Khan's nephew Imran khan's debut film is 
"Jaane Tu... Ya Janne Na". Aamir put his full effort to promote this film and it's seems to be working. JTYJNa is a college based love story and the box office collections of this film is rocking while compare to "Love Story 2050", the debut film of Harman Baweja. "Jaane Tu .."have advance bookings till next week while "Love story 2050" booked only till the weekend. As per the latest news from the industry, Jaane Tu will surely be a hit movie and will be a good launch vehicle for Imraan to start his acting career.

      

   

 

Abhishek slapped a boy ? 
Drona, this is a new film of Abhishek bachchan going to release on August 15th. Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay Menon and Jaya bachchan playing the lead roles in the movie with Abhi. There was a news in some media stating that Abhishek lost his temper on the sets of "Drona" and slapped a spot boy, but Big B denied the reports in his blog and added that some media and journalists giving false news about his family members. 
     

Big Bollywood 96.3 FM in Singapore : Big Bollywood 96.3 FM., this is a new FM station soon to be launched by Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group in Singapore. This FM radio station will broadcast News, Indian film songs, celebrity interviews, gossip and other entertainment related programmes in association with a local FM radio called Mediacorp. In India, the group runs the Big 92.7 FM radio station.

    

Billoo Barbar is almost complete : Shah rukh khan's Billoo Barbar directed by Priyadarshan is almost complete. Only 20 days shooting is balance. Billoo barber would release for this Diwali. Priyadarshan's new film Aise Ko Taisa with Akshay kumar, Suniel Shetty, Asin would start from Nov.
  

MTV India, popular television music channel office located in South Central Mumbai was attacked by a group of Sikhs. The reason for the attack said to be a poster, about a reality show "On The Job".

  
Irrfan Khan opted out from Mira Nair's next film. Konkona Sen and Ranbir playing the lead role now. Irrfan playing the lead role with Natalie Portman in Mira nair's "Kosher Vegetarian".

 

City of Dreams : You can experience the glitz and glamour of Bollywood on stage play at St. Andrews auditorium this Friday. This is an Indian Musical play specially made for Indians and will go to England, Dubai, Germany, Muscat, Bangkok and Abu Dhabi. Mohomed Morani who made "Miss Bollywood" - an international musical show with Shilpa Shetty is producing and directing City of dreams. ADAG presenting the show. 
 
"Oye Hoye" a train song by Ajay Devgan and Kajol for Anil Devgan's film Haal-E-Dil . Kajol and Ajay doing a guest appearance in this song. 
 
    

Nikita a new girl to sing in an album by Meet brothers :
Music composers and Singers Manmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh better known as "Meet brothers" is now introducing a new girl Nikita through their new album produced by Meet Bros Music Company. This duo had introduced Indian Idol contestant Neha through their album. One of the brothers told media that they are ready to encourage young teenagers who want to take up singing as a profession.

 

Benefit Film Academy (BFA) a new film school in Agra :
Benefit Film Academy, a new film school has been started in Agra, The city of the Taj Mahal. Wannabes can hereafter learn about acting, dancing and singing in this talent school. Leading choreographer of Bollywood Saroj Khan, Music Composer Ismail Darbar and Roshan Taneja going to take classes about Dance, Music and Acting respectively. As per the chairperson of the institute, this academy has been started to provide the right path for the youngsters to enter the film industry. This institute having branches in Vadodara & Ahmedabad, and would soon start in Mangalore, Surat, Meerut and Jamnagar.
   

Sanjay dutt and Govinda to star in a movie : 
Film stars Sanjay dutt and Govinda going to join their hands for a movie to be directed by a debutant Hadi Ali and to be produce by Subhash Ghai. The heroine is not yet selected. Other than this Sanjay is busy with his other movies like Alibaug and others and Govinda having his bag full with "Money Hai Toh Honey Hai", "Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai" and other films. 

            

No romance between Abhishek and Aishwarya in Sarkar Raj
The three bachchans Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya coming together for a movie and it's "Sarkar Raj" directed by Ramgopal Varma. RGV's recent movies were all flops in the box office and he need a success, there are lot of news coming out about the film Sarkar Raj. But the director denied some of the reports and said that there is no romantic scenes between Abhishek and Aishwarya in this film, and Abhishek doesn't die in 'Sarkar Raj'. He accepted that Amitabh's role is inspired by Shiv Sena's supremo Bal Thackeray. The film going to release on June 6th.

    

Film on Sonia :
Los Angeles-based filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra announced in Cannes that he has got the "go-ahead" signal from Sonia Gandhi, Congress party chief. But the spokesperson of the party Mr.Manish Tewari said that he don't have any information about the matter. As per sources, Mudhra met Mrs.Gandhi at her residence with Abhishek Singhvi some days back and got the approval from her and the film will be on hold till next general elections (2009) .

 

Acid Factory - a new thriller movie :
Bollywood producer Sanjay gupta's new film titled as "Acid Factory" starring Fardeen Khan, Manoj Bajpai, Dino Morea, Aftab Shivdasani, Irrfan Khan, Danny Denzongpa, Gulshan Grover and others. Bipasha basu would be the female lead but not yet confirmed. Suparn Verma directing this film, Sanjay producing under the White Feather Films banners. Shooting would start from May 19th, filming would be in Hyderabad film city, Cape Town and in Mumbai. 

  

Bhootnath would inspire children :
Bhootnath, hindi film releasing this friday, the film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh khan, Juhi Chawla in lead. But the main soul of the film is Aman Siddiqui, a child artist. The film is about the relationship between a young child and his deceased grandfather. Amitabh playing the grandpa role ( ghost ). Shah rukh khan and Juhi Chawla playing the dad and mom role to Aman. Debutant Vivek Sharma is the director and BR films Ravi Chopra producing the film on Rs 25 Cr. The producer expecting a good profit through this film and he believes this film would inspire the children.
  

Summer Releases :

 
Bhoothnath
Cast : 

Amitabh Bachchan, Aman Siddique, Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla

 
Director - Vivek Sharma

 
Music Composers : Vishal-Shekhar 

 
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs 08 partcipants sung a song in this film

Ghatothkach : Animation film
Director: Singeetham Srinivasa Rao 
Producer: Vinod Suryadevara , Smita Maroo 
 
Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors :
Star Cast : Sarika, Jackie Shroff, Zain Khan (child artist), Saurabh Shukla, Aadesh Shrivastav, Lilette Dubey
Directors : Lucky Kohli, Rajesh Bajaj
 
Don Muthuswami :
Cast : Hrishitaa Bhatt, Mithun Chakraborty, Shakti Kapoor, Rohit Roy, Ali Asghar
Director: Ashim S. Samanta 
 
Dhoom Dhadaka :
Starring Anupam Kher, Satish Shah, Satish Kaushik, Gulshan Grover, and Rakhi Sawant
 
Hastey-Hastey :
Starring Jimmy Shergill and Rajpal Yadav 
  

Madhavan with Big B in Teen Patti :
Multi lingual star Madhavan worked with "Big B" in Ramji Londonwale, but it was a guest appearance by Amitabh, but now in Teen Patti Madhavan and Bachchan going to play through out the film and Madhavan thanks Arshad Warsi for the offer. Why ? Arshad was signed for the role but he opt out and Madhavan replaces him.

 

Aamir Khan injured in Ghajini film shooting
Bollywood film star Aamir Khan injured while performing a stunt scene for his upcoming film Ghajini. The incident happened in Ramoji Rao studios, Hyderabad. In the scene Aamir had to lift a bulky man and to throw him on the wall, while doing this his hamstring muscle tore up and immediately a Physiotherapist arrived, checked Aamir and gave first-aid. Director AR Murugadoss cancelled the shooting indefinitely and would resume only after getting clean chit from the doctors.
     

Chitrangada in Aamir Khan's Delhi Belly
New age 'Smita Patil' Chitrangada is the female lead in Aamir Khan's new film Delhi Belly, the film is a Delhi based s=ex comedy in which Aamir plays a very important role. Abhinay Deol, an ad film maker who worked with Chitrangada is now casting her as the lead lady through his directorial debut. The actress left the film industry after "Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi" and "Kal - Yesterday And Tomorrow" but now she is back and recently finished her "Sorry Bhai" film shooting in Mauritius.

     

Deepak coming with a Comedy this Friday :
Deepak Shivdasani who directed "Julie" coming back after four years with his directorial venture "Mr.White, Mr.Black" starring Suniel Shetty and Arshad Warsi, a comedy crapper. Most of the artiste are new in this film. The simple story line of the film is, Suniel shetty arrives in Goa from Hoshiarpur in Punjab to hand over a piece of land to his childhood friend Arshad, the land belongs to Arshad's father and to fulfill his wish Suniel coming to Goa. What happened in Goa and whether Suniel handed over the land to Arshad is the story. The film releasing on this Friday and you can expect the review by Saturday.

 

Dhoni is hot : Actress Kangana Ranaut 
Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not only famous among ordinary Indian young females but also among Bollywood actresses. Kangana Ranaut says "Of course, i find him hot, Which normal hot-blooded girl wound not ?", she is not the only actress saying this, Mona Singh says, Dhoni is super hot and Divya dutta finds Dhoni very hot. "Dhoni is great at his job and he is a good ambassador of our country. He is well groomed and I find him soft-spoken and charming. And I don't think he uses his popularity for the wrong reasons" Bipasha basu answered to a question about MS Dhoni.

   

'Roadies', a good Road to enter Bollywood :
MTV's reality show "Roadies" seems to be a good road to enter bollywood. Shambhavi Sharma, a finalist of MTV's "Roadies" has now stepped into Bollywood through Ekta Kapoor production house. Suniel Shetty and Ekta producing a movie titled "The Little Godfather" and Shambhavi has been selected as the lead lady. The hero is yet to be announced. 

 

Aamir khan Ghajini : Asin and Jiah Khan

Aamri Khan's Ghajini is under production, South Indian director AR Murugadoss direct the movie. Actress Asin who worked in Tamil Ghajini is the heroine in Hindi too. Asin will show her face in the first half of the story and for the second half Jiah Khan has been signed. Nayantara did the role in Tamil. Several names, including Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut, had been tossed around for the part of Aamir's leading lady in the second-half, but finally Jiah Khan captured the opportunity.
                  

Aishwarya rai and Abhishek 1st wedding anniversary in Miami :
Film stars Aishwarya Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan's first weeding anniversary will be in Miami, Florida. USA. As Abhishek is shooting in Miami for the bollywood film "Dostana", Ash going to join him for the anniversary day. The first look event of much awaited "Sarkar Raj" film going to take place on the same day here in Mumbai and Ash & Abhi going to join the event ! How, the answer is through Skyscape, a new technology by which the young couple in Miami will take part in the event. Big B Amitabh will attend the event in Mumbai, Aishwarya and Abhishek will answer the media persons through satellite. The songs of Sarkar Raj will be release soon after this event.

  
Shah Rukh khan Billo Barber :
Shah rukh acting and producing a film titled "Billo Barber", this film is a remake of malayalam blockbuster movie "Kadha Parayumbol". Billo Barber will be directed by Director Priyadarshan. Shah rukh khan will play the role of Shahrukh himself. And Irfan khan going to play the role of Barber. Juhi Chawla has been finalized for the role of wife of Irfan. Bollywood glamour girls Kareena Kapoor, Deepika Padukone will appear for a song in the movie.

 

Model & Actor Upen Patel's respect towards his mentors :
Model and Actor Upen Patel is having lot of respects towards his mentors Suneel Darshan and Abbas-Mustan. Indian Born Upen raised in Britain and modelled for leading brands in Europe and in 2006 Directors Abbas-Mustan introduced him through "36 China Town" starring Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapur in lead. Upen also worked with Vipul Shah in Namastey London and with Suneel Darshan in Shakalaka boom boom. Currently the model turned actor working with Govinda in "Lucky 2". He will be seen in the new film of Abbas-mustan as producers. Upen patel also will appear in a new film by Suneel Darshan. He says, "Suneel has given me so much love, He has just to ask and I'll do his film blindly". Last but not the least, Upen will also be seen in Ganesh Acharya's "Money Hai Toh Honey Hai". The dedication and respects towards his mentors making him to climb his ladder without any disturbance. 

 

Nisha Kothari is too young and it's funny for Raima Sen !
Don't get confused, Actress Nisha Kothari said that she is too young to handle love and actress Raima sen denied the reports about her link with cricketer Yuvraj singh and she added it's all funny. Nisha Kothari is favourite for Director Ram Gopal varma and now she is choosy in selecting films. Currently she is doing a south indian film titled "Hari Om".  

 

Dostana, Fashion films & Priyanka's new home : 
Actress Priyanka Chopra is busy in the shooting of his Fashion and Dostana films. Priyanka built her dream home, as she is busy in film shootings she is not able to move there. Instead of shifting to the new home Priyanka packing her items for the trip to Miami for Fashion movie. Last week Priyanka's parents had a house-warming party with their friends. But Priyanka has to wait till July to enter the house. Dostana film Directed by Tarun Mansukhani With Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, John Abraham.

 

Bipasha basu happy with films like Race, Fashion, Pankh !
Bipasha Basu, the Bengali beauty is happy with films like Race, Fashion, Pankh etc., and not interested to go to Hollywood. "I am not ready to struggle for the career there, i already gone through my struggle" said Bipasha. The actress' next release is Race with Abbas-Mustan, releasing on March 21. Anil Kapoor, Saif ali khan, Akshaye Khanna, Katrina Kaif and Sameera reddy playing as co-stars. Race is a thriller movie and Bipasha said that she is playing a complicated character in "Race" movie and even every character is complicated in the film. Bipasha playing an imaginary character role in director Sudipto Chattopadhyay's "Pankh". Priyanka chopra playing the lead role in Madhur Bhandarkar's "Fashion" movie, and about "Fashion" film Bipasha told that she warned the director saying "please do not portray only negative things about the fashion world". This shows that Bipasha still having her roots in mind.

 

Aamir Khan with Samsung Phones :
Soon, you will see Aamir Khan in TV Commercials with latest Samsung mobile phones. Samsung Telecommunications India appointed Actor Aamir Khan as their brand ambassador to promote their mobile products throughout India and the Company president expressed his hope that Samsung would double their market share this year through Aamir khan's popularity and with their different product line-up. Samsung introducing new handset ranges with multimedia and other styles to attract all segments. Samsung SGH-i 450 priced Rs 15,000 will give users a mobile theatre experience. SGH-G800 is 5 Mega pixel Camera phone. i550, D-880 will help business consumers who can get music, camera, internet etc. for just Rs 25,000. D880 will give LCD screen, Blue tooth, Stereo FM radio etc for Rs 13,799. Already Shahrukh doing Ads for another Telecommunication company, now Aamir joined the list.
 

Amitabh Bachchan busy in Bhootnath, Sarkar Raj and God Tussi Great Ho : 

The Big B is busy in the shooting of Bhootnath, Sarkar Raj and God Tussi Great Ho. A recent report says that Amitabh would do a game show for a TV Channel, but a source close to Bachchan refused the report and told that Amitabh would not do TV Shows in the near future as he is busy in films like Sarkar Raj, Bhootnath, God Tussi Great Ho, and the source added that Big B was approached by TV channels to do soap but he refused to do. So, it's clear now that fans of Amitabh will not be able to see his face in the small screen, instead they should have to buy a ticket to watch his face in the silver screen. Bhootnath starring Amitabh, Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan in a special appearance. Sarkar Raj is the sequel of Super hit blockbuster movie Sarkar. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma starring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, and Tanisha in the lead. God Tussi Great Ho starring Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Manisha Koirala, Priyanka Chopra, Anupam Kher and direction by Rumi Jaffery. 

 

Dance schools run by Choreographers in demand :
Getting film chance is not an easy job, but now youngsters doing a new trick to enter the film world, no confusion - it's a simple short cut method used by Darsheel Safary and Sahid Kapur who acted in Taare Zameen Par and Jab We Met respectively. Coming to the point, the short cut way is nothing but to join a dance school running by film choreographers. Darsheel Safary, the young preteen boy who attracted the audience with his cute and buck-toothed face in TZP movie made his entry to the tinsel town only through a Dance school. He is a student of a dance school run by renowned choreographer Shiamak Davar and he is the man who recommended Darsheel to Aamir khan, and Shahid Kapur the hero of Jab We met movie is also one of his student. As the talent hunts and reality shows growing in Indian Television field, it helps the youngsters to achieve their goals easily, and if a boy or girl join a dance school running by famous choreographers then it would be easy for them to get a first introduction to the directors. However, dancing diva Isha Sherwani's mother Daksha Sheth, who runs the Daksha Sheth Dance Company, said: "Today the youth want instant money and fame. So they take shortcuts like joining dance groups to be a part of the idiot box and the glamour world."

 

Bachna Ae Haseenon Ranbir Kapoor's New Film :
After Saawariya, Ranbir Kapoor's new film is Bachna Ae Haseenon. The film is 60 percent complete but Yash Raj Films, the Producer of the film had been struggling to find a suitable title for the film and now finally they got the title. Bachna Ae Haseenon was the title which was a blockbuster movie by Ranbir's father. Bachna Ae Haseenon having the star cast of Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Deepika Padukone, Minissha Lamba and others, the film scheduled for Aug 15 2008. Ranbir is not only good in acting but also a good Soccer player. Recently a Soccer match went on in Pune for a Charitable purpose, Ranbir played like a professional player and scoured four goals out of the seven. Bollywood team won the match. Actor Suniel Shetty praised Ranbir for the professionalism.

   

Some of the Films Awaiting release :


Race
Directors : Abbas Mustan
Producer Kumar S Taurani, Ramesh S Taurani 
Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif, Sameera Reddy
Music composer : Pritam Chakraborty

Film Dulha Mil Gaya
Producer Vivek Vaswani 
Director Muddassar Aziz 
Cast : Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, Fardeen Khan, Johny Lever, Vivek Vaswani and others

Film : Black N White
Producer & Director Subhash Ghai 
Cast : Anil Kapoor, Aditi Sharma, Anurag Sinha, Shefali Chhaya and others
    
Chal Chala Chal film
Director Rajiv Kumar 
Starring Govinda, Murli Sharma and others
 
One Two Three
Director Ashwani Dheer 
Producer Kumar Mangat, Sunil Lulla 
Cast : Tusshar Kapoor,Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Tanishaa, Upen Patel, Esha Deol, Sameera Reddy 

 

Second hero in ManiRatnam film ? :
Director Maniratnam's new hindi film starring Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan in lead will start rolling from Sep. As per sources, Mani is in search of another hero to play as second lead in the movie. Rumour travels that Ranbir Kapoor would be the second hero but as per Mani Sources Ranbir will not be the choice of Mani ratnam as the director is looking for someone who is elder than Abhishek. This made to another rumour that Madhavan, the favourite actor of Manirathnam would do the role, but Maddy denies the news and said his call-sheet is full and no dates available in Sep. So, who is going to do the role ?

 

Shahrukh khan's "Super Hero" film :
SRK the Indian Badshaah is getting ready to give Indians the Indian version of Spiderman. This film will be a gift to Aryan ( ?), son of Shahrukh khan, who is a great fan of FX films and SRK. This superhero project will start before this year end. Anubhav Sinha who directed Dus and Cash will be the director for this film. Shahrukh personally writing the script of the film and this new film will be produced by Shah rukh's home production house Red Chillies. This FX film will be a big budget movie ever produced in India. 
    

Juhi Chawla in Krazzy 4
Hrithik Roshan's father Rakesh Roshan's latest venture is Krazzy 4, which is scheduled for release on April 14th. Actress Juhi Chawla playing a Psychiatrist role in this film. As per Rakesh she will be serious in this film while the Krazzy 4 's are Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan, Rajpal Yadav and Suresh menon. Usually actress won't prefer to do a psychiatrist role but juhi playing this second time, previously she played the role of curing Govinda's mind in Deewana Mastana. Krazzy 4 film directed by Raja Sen. 

                                               

Jodha akbar not in Rajasthan :
Due to the protests by the Karmi Sena, a Rajput community organisation Director Ashutosh Gowariker's mega epic "Jodhaa akbar" was not released in Rajasthan. The theatre owners in Rajasthan fearing agitation by the Sena. The Sena need a panel to analyze the film before releasing in thetres. "After the screening of the film to the panel, the producer will have to delete the objectionable sequences and Gowariker will have to tender an apology to the Sena for hurting the feelings of the Rajput community. Only then will the screening of the film be allowed," Kalvi, Chief of the Sena said in a press meet. In the mean time the film experienced a lukewarm response in mumbai box office collections. Only 75 - 80 % collection reported from mumbai which is not a good one for a film which got media hype and large scale promotions starring Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan. As the film based on historical it failed to attract the youth audience and they not interested to see Hrithik doing the role of Akbar. 

 

Katrina Kaif's angry
Bollywood actress and TV Commercial model Katrina Kaif is angry over the recent news in some medias that Salman Khan slapped her and manhandled her. "Enough is enough, I have never talked about my personal life and don't intend to because I have always believed that what is personal is personal. But this is too much. The story that has appeared is utter rubbish and fabricated," Katrina said. Katrina Kaif currently doing Race, Main Yuvraj and Singh is King films.

  

Manyata accepted that she married Sanjay Dutt :
Manyata the close friend of actor Sanjay Dutt today accepted that she married Sanjay. Manyata Saturday admitted that she has formally married her long-time boyfriend, Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt. Earlier on various interviews Sanjay denied the news, however there was also a news report that Sanjay and Manyata got married through registration in the presence of close friends and family members.

 

Darsheel Safary Filmfare Best Actor nominee :
The young little boy who made you laugh and cry through Aamir's Taare Zameen Par is in the race with Shahruk khan to catch the Filmfare best actor award. Recently STAR Screen Awards was announced and Shahrukh won the best actor award for Chak De India film, Darsheel won the best child artiste, but he was upset and said "I should get the best actor award because I am playing the lead role in the film. If I had been nominated in the best actor category, I would have been happier and jumped higher with joy". Now, he is having reasons to enjoy, Darsheel has been nominated in the best actor category by Filmfare Awards, he is running with Shah rukh khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shahid Kapur and Akshay Kumar in the race for best actor. Let us wait and see who is going to win.

  

Mithya film : Acting dream makes a boy into underworld
Director Rajat Kapoor gave us Raghu Romeo and Mixed Doubles. Rajat now reaching theatres through his 3rd directorial venture "Mithya", it's a story about a youngster who dreams to become an actor and when he fails to open the door of tinsel town what happened to his remaining life is the story line. Mithya is a comic thriller. Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia and Naseeruddin Shah in the lead. The story revolves around VK (Ranvir), who like thousands of others comes to Mumbai chasing big film dreams. But fate has something else in store - instead of entering glitzy and glamorous filmdom, he ends up trapped in Mumbai's infamous murky underworld. Mithya releasing this Friday.
 
    
First Hurdle to Jodhaa Akbar release ? 
First hurdle has been placed to Director Ashutosh Gowariker's historical movie Jodhaa Akbar by Rajput community in Rajasthan, they threatening to stop the release of the film in Rajasthan. The community says Gowariker has distorted facts in his film. As per Narendra Singh Rajawat, the head of Rajput Sabha, Jodhabai was not the wife of Akbar but daughter-in-law, moreover Jodhabai was not the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amber but the daughter of Motaraja Udai Singh of Marwar and she married Akbar's son Salim alias Jehangir, if it so, she was the mother of King Shahjahan who built Taj mahal. Narendra added " Raja Bharmals daughter name was Harkabai". 

    

Pankaj Udhas new album "Endless Love - Kitni Yaad Aati Hai" :
Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas new album has been titled as "Endless Love - Kitni Yaad Aati Hai', the album was earlier being titled "Ehsaas" but the team members decided to name it as "Endless Love". One of the famous American singers Diana Ross "Endless Love" song was a ever green one and Pankaj who inspired with song made it has his new album title to pay his tribute to Diana. "The song 'Endless Love' by Diana Ross is one of my childhood favourites. I still continue to listen to it on my iPod. My album, like her song, is for lovers and you could say that this is my tribute to her," Pankaj told in an interview. Panjkaj is not giving any preference to Cinema and like to do Ghazals only. Regarding his upcoming projects, Pankaj said: "I have recently sung a ghazal for Sanjay Chhel's 'Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam' which is due for release around April this year. Besides that, I plan to complete an album, which I left midway because of the demise of fusion maestro Anand Shankar with whom it was being made."

  

Amitabh Voiceover :
Amitabh will be doing the voice over for Jodhaa-Akbar, the film about Jalaluddin Akbar and his queen Jodha. Amitabh done voice over even in 1969 for Bhuvan Shome and recently did for Lagaan, Parineeta, Swami and other films. Director Ashutosh Gowariker said the voice of amitabh is needed to convey both the gravity and historicity of the era through the narration.

 

Salman Khan Wax Statue : 
Salman Khan made his entry into the list of heroes whose wax statue has been installed in Madame Tusaaud's museum in London. Bollywood star icon Salman Khan unveiling a wax double of himself before hundreds of adoring fans on Tuesday at the Museum Salman said ""I am really very touched that my fans have chosen me to appear in Madame Tussauds, and hope that the figure brings a lot of enjoyment to Bollywood followers the world over". Already Amitabh Bhachan, Aishwarya Rai bachchan and Shah rukh khan's statues are there in the museum, Salman's wax has been placed near the three in a bollywood section. The statue has been dressed in black sleeveless T Shirt and black Denims.

 

Aamir Khan a good director : L.K.Advani
After watching the TZP film, Senior BJP leader and the leader of opposition in Lok Shaba, Sri.L.K.Advani told the reporters  "Both the scriptwriter and the Director of Taare Zameen Par must be complimented, i have seen such a good film after years". Aamir Khan made arrangements for special screening of TZP to Advani and some MPs, at Prasar bharathi Film division auditorium on Friday. Advani was really impressed with movie and he could not control his tears after watching the story of a dyslexic child. He added that "Aamir khan done a good job by handling the story in a right way". Well, this would be a boon to Aamir, as his films has been banned in Gujarat over his support to NBA. 

 

Star Screen Awards :
Nokia 14th Annual Star Screen Awards has been announced and Shah Rukh Khan's "Chak De ! India" bagged the Best Film Award. Shah Rukh won the Best Actor award too for Chak De ! India film. Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par film bagged several awards, and Aamir khan shared the Best Director Award with Director Shimit Amin of Chak De India. Best Story award to Amol Gupte for TZP film, Best Child Actor to Darsheel Safary who acted in TZP, Best Lyricist to Prasoon Joshi for TZP, Best Supporting Artiste and Best Dialogue Writer to Aamir Khan for TZP. A.R.Rahman as the Best Music Director for Mani Rathnam directed "Guru". Ok, Finally who is the best actress ? It's none other than, Kareen Kapoor for Jab We Met.

 

Jodhaa - Akbar in 3 languages :
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan starring Jodhaa-Akbar will be dubbed in Tamil and Telugu too. The young director Ashutosh Gowariker's dream project is ready to hit the theaters on Feb 15th. After Lagaan, Gowariker doing a historical movie. In an interview Gowariker said that eventhough the film is about a muslim emperor and his hindu wife, keeping the young generation in mind he avoided heavy dose of Urdu language in the film. Director added, "I created Jodhaa Akbar with perfection and Every element big or small, from the texture of the clothes to the sets, décor, dialogues and the protocol, even the incidental sounds of birds and animals, they all had to be just right for me. I'm tired of filmmakers wondering where those good old days have gone. I wanted to reclaim those days. It took me two years of pre-production before I got into my first shot. " told Ashutosh Gowariker.

 

Sitar Maestro developed background scores for fashion shows :
Acharya Trigunateet Jaimini, a teacher at Mangalayata University in Aligarh developed a background score for fashion shows and art galleries jointly with a Vrindavan based Italian guitarist D.Turi. Acharya Jaimini is a sitar maestro. In an interview, acharya told that he has worked for several years to develop this background score which would be more appropriate to provide as background music in art galleries and fashion events particularly those showcasing traditional Indian attires. The scores, mostly duets played on the sitar and guitar, have been culled from Indian classical ragas. The music will be available at the Berlin fashion show in spring for the first time. 

 

Best films of 2007 as per Bollywood directors :
Director Raj kumar Santhoshi's favourite movie of 2007 is Imtiaz ali directed 'Jab We Met'. Madhur Bhandarkar and Sriram Raghavan's favorites are same, they selected Chak De India and Taare Zameen Par. Mira nair and Prakash Jha opted for Chak De India. Well, this year Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan proved their position and still maintain their top slots even new youngsters entered bollywood film industry. Shah Rukh khan's Chak De India and Aamir khan's Taare Zameen Par are the most favourite movies of this year.

 

Rahul Bose not a serious actor :
Rahul Bose just back from Kashmir after shooting Santosh Sivan's Dastaan film. He refused the rumours that he is taking over Samar Khan's directorial venture "Shourya" in his shoulder. "Why would i direct Samar's movie ? I happily find my own film to direct", Rahul told in an interview. "Shourya is entirely Samar khan film" he added. Rahul bose doing serious society based subjects like Shourya and on the other he is doing commercial films like Ghost Ghost Na Raha and Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam. As per Rahul, he is not interested to be branded as a "Serious actor". 

 

Jodhaa Akbar will release on Feb 15th :
Jodhaa akbar, a period romance movie starring Hrithik roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in lead roles. A. R. Rahman. is the music director and the songs would release on Dec 27th. Jodhaa Akbar songs are much awaited by Rahman fans. Jodhaa Akbar scheduled for Jan 25th to hit the theaters, but due to the illness of the director, the film release date has been postponed, and the new one is Feb 15th. Director Ashutosh Gowariker is bed-ridden due to back problem. He is doing the post production work from his bed set up in his office. Hero Hrithik Roshan is also taking medication in Singapore for his knee problem. 

 

Rate Card for Celebrities to attend your function : 
This is the latest rate card of Film stars / Celebrities to attend your function. If Shah Rukh attend your family function, whether you will be honoured or not ? But, for the honour you have to spend more than 1 Crore Rs. In north India, the trend of inviting film stars to their family function is increasing as per an event management company. Shah Rukh Khan charge nearly Rs 1 Crore to attend as a guest. Bollywood actors and item girls like Malaika Arora Khan, Celina Jaitley, Dia Mirza, Isha Koppikar charge nearly Rs 10 Lac to perform in a function. Neha Kakkar, Koena Mitra, Mandira Bedi charge between Rs 5 lacs to Rs 7 lacs. Daler Mehendi charge nearly Rs 1.2 lac to perform in a Punjabi wedding. Film stars are in demand. If you have the money, you can also make a try to invite the film stars as your celebrity guests, but it all depends on their availability.

 

Selfmade Bollywood actor : 
Vishwajeet Pradhan a delhi based theatre artiste who started his career in this industry with Shah Rukh Khan through the TV Serial "Fauji" is doing typecast villain roles. "Today, when I go back home folks look pityingly at me when they say, 'Look where Shah Rukh has reached.' But I'm not ashamed of what I've achieved. I'm a self-made actor in Bollywood. And when I see actors far more good-looking and talented than me struggling for a place, I feel quite happy with my place," said Pradhan. Reagrding the recent incident for Sanjay dutt Alibaug film, he says "When I got to know they just wanted me to stand in for Sanjay Dutt for some scenes, I decided to give this offer the pass".

 

Ranbir Kapoor's new film :
Ranbir after Saawriya, currently working for his second movie to be directed by Siddharth Anand. Ranbir appears in 3 different get ups in this film. A teen age boy of 17, another of 28 year old man and finally a 35 years old. Ranbir kapoor is 25 now, so the second get up of age 28 would be easy for him, but the young boy 17 and matured man 35 aged roles will be difficult. Bipasha basu playing one of the lead roles in the yet to be titled film .Ranbir took a day off for a photo-session to check out their on-screen compatibility. While the former had coloured her hair, the newcomer had cut his long tresses. For the younger role of the hero at the age of 17 Ranbir intends to sport long hair and a beatnik cool-dude attitude, with clothes and accessories to match. Ranbir also plans to sport stubble to look 35.

  

Title needed for a John Abraham - Aishwarya Rai starrer movie :
Director Sriram Raghavan looking for title for his new movie, and he can't able to find out the right one. He is now directing a love story produced by Rohan Sippy starring John Abraham and Aishwarya Rai. Music composed by tri Shankar - Ehsaan - Loy, "Unless I find a title for my film how can my music composers create a title song which I urgently need for my film?" Sriram told in an interview. Unlike "Johnny Gaddar" which had re-mixes of old songs, the entire score in Sriram's new film will be original.

 

Hrithik Roshan completed Jodhaa-Akbar and leaving for Singapore
Young Hindi actor Hrithik Roshan finished his part in Jodhaa-Akbar film which releases next month. Hrithik neglecting his injured knee completed the shooting of Jodhaa Akbar. He is leaving for Singapore to recuperate. The trouble in his knee began when he did some daring stunts scenes in "Krrish" and "Dhoom 2". Now, the pain cannot be wished away any longer and it is necessary for the actor to look into his health to finish his future projects. He is off to singapore to take 6 week break and will return in time for the premiere show of "Jodhaa-Akbar".

 

Rani Mukherjee have to pay Rs 2.1 Million ?
Actress Rani Mukherjee is in trouble regarding the controversial land she has bought near Shirdi. An inquiry was made regarding this matter by Ahmed Nagar Sub Divisional Magistarte. Rani's secretary and lawyer attended the first hearing. According to Land Ceiling Act, Mukerji will have to pay 75 percent of the market value of the land to the government. Mukherji has been summoned on Dec 31.

 

Sharmila Tagore getting SMS at 3 am :
Sharmila Tajore yesteryear actress and wife of Mansur alik khan Pataudi is getting SMS at 3 AM. And it's also not from outsiders, his son Saif Ali khan sending her SMS only at three in the morning. Sharmila Tagore is a doting mother, but she has a grouse against son Saif Ali Khan. She says he does not keep in regular touch with her. Sharmila told in an interview that "At least i will receive reply from my daughters Saba and Soha, but Saif won't reply me, but he will send SMS at the early morning if he is in trouble." ."On his birthday he complained to Soha that he hadn't heard from either of his parents. In fact, both the parents had sent him a birthday SMS, father (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi) from Delhi and mother from Toronto, to both his New York and Indian numbers. But you can't hold grudges against Saif. He'll charm you within moments." 

 

Suniel Shetty : Back to Action :
Muscle Man Suniel Shetty was once known for his action films, then came his comedy roles. Now, he wants to go back to the action thrillers. His idea is to act in an action movie to show the audience his forgotten side. His home production house Popcorn Entertainment will produce the film and Tigmanshu Dhulia will direct. Suniel Shetty is currently working on "123" a comedy film with Ashwin Dheer and Suniel assure that it's not going to be an ordinary comedy film, will something extra ordinary. 

  

Aaja Nachle film by Madhuri Dixit :
Dream girl Madhuri Dixit's comeback vehicle Aaja Nachle film's premiere show going to be screened soon in mumbai. She is busy in promoting the movie. Her husband is flying down for the premiere, but she says her sons Arin and Ryan will be missing the premiere show. Madhuri residing at Denver, USA, she says "I'd have liked them to be with me. But I didn't want them falling sick or getting jetlagged back-and-forth in such a short time. Besides, I wouldn't have been able to focus on promoting my film if they were with me." Madhuri's mother-in-law, who lives in Los Angeles, is currently in Denver to look after the two boys. Madhuri added that, her sons are die hard fans of her and love to watch Aaja Nachle trailers and "They're singing and dancing on my songs".

 

Amitabh Bachchan the God and the Ghost : 
Big B Amitabh is doing variety of roles now a days, and the new one is the role of God. He will not come on screen as an average god in costume but a very funky character in dude-like God. He is doing the role in writer turned director Rumi Jaffrey's film "God, Tussi Great Ho". Salman Khan is the hero of the film. Salman - Amitabh bachchan combo worked well in Baghban and Baabul. Amitabh will complete his role by the year end. Ok, What's about the Ghost role ? Amitbah playing as a Ghost in Ravi chopra's forthcoming film "Bhootnath". The God and the Ghost.

 

Punjabi folk songs & Ishmeet Singh : Voice of India :
Casting a magic spell on the audience with his medley of Punjabi folk songs, Ishmeet Singh was adjudged winner of STAR's "Voice Of India" television talent hunt reality show. Madhuri Dixit and legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar took part in the grand finale of "Voice of India" show, and Lata Manageshkar announed the Winner name after receiving and opening the evelope given by Madhuri Dixit. The finale took place in Andheri Sports complex. The Punjabi singing sensation defeated Harshit Saxena of Uttar Pradesh on the basis of audience votes. However, the total number of votes received by each competitor was not disclosed. 

 

Lot of new talents needed for Bollywood :
Director Subhash Ghai feels that currently Bollywood is in need of new talents. Subhash ghai's new film is "Black and White" and he introducing a new hero to mumbai film industry through this film. In an interview Ghai expressed that, Bollywood is starving for new faces for the main roles. This statement gives encouragement to new comers, atleast some support to their dreams for becoming a star in the near future. He feels that corporate houses, which pay exorbitant amounts of money to established actors, aggravate the problem. "Though the industry is expanding rapidly, the high price being paid by corporate companies to current stars is alarming. This will result in very high production costs with no guarantee of good returns," he said.

 

A Hero to be a Villain :
It will not be a hot news if a Villain wish to star cast as Hero, but now the hot news is that a hero wish to change from Hero to Villain, and none other than Hrithik Roshan, the bollywood young talent who is a stiff competition to "Khans" and "Kapoors". 
Rakesh roshan father of Hrithik announced the sequle of "Krrish 3". That would be a triple role because then I'll be playing the father, son and the villain says Hrithik Roshan. Hrithik is in a daring mood. He is currently working in Jodhaa-Akbar a period film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker with Aishwarya Rai in lead.

 

Music composer A.R. Rahman rocks Delhi
He came, he sang, he conquered. Music maestro A.R. Rahman spun a web of magic over his audience as he sang some of his all-time popular compositions, including "Khalbali" and "Pathshala", at his first concert in the capital. Although the open-air venue at Rajouri Garden in west Delhi was not packed Saturday, thanks to the steep ticket prices (Rs.500-Rs.5,000 per ticket), for the ones who were present it was an evening to remember. Rahman, dressed in a white sherwani, dominated the grand stage, which had LCD screens flanking both wings, scores of steps leading up to a tiny balcony on one side and was lit up by multi coloured lights.
"I hope you enjoy the concert," Rahman said as he started rolling out one song after the other leaving the audience spellbound and screaming for more. From classics such as "Roja" of the movie "Roja" and "Kehna hi kya" from "Bombay" to more recent hits like "Khalbali" from the movie "Rang de Basanti" and "Barso re Megha" from "Guru", and hit numbers of the blockbuster "Sivaji" to a musical score from the yet-to-be-released "Jodha Akbar", the audience was treated to a delicious musical fare. Accompanying Rahman were other singers like the pony-tailed Hariharan, Chitra, Madhushree, Sadhna Sargam and Delhi's own boy Kailash Kher, who have rendered their voices to his compositions in the movies. Ace drummer Sivamani enthralled the audience with his marathon-drumming spell. 
   

"Gabbar" Amjad Khan's son Shadaab's Highway 203 - thriller film :
Sholay's "Gabbar" fame Amjad Khan's son Shadaab finished his directorial debut film Highway 203, a thriller movie. Shadaab debuted as an actor through Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat film in opposite to Rani Mukherji, but left acting profession. In an interview he expressed his wish to be a script writer. "What keenly interests me is scriptwriting. I have 20 scripts ready. In fact, one of them, 'Sandhya', was made with Jackie Shroff and Raveena Tandon in the lead. The film never got released, though its director Sangeeth Sivan has become belatedly successful with 'Kyaa Kool Hai Hum'," Shadaab told in an interview. K K Menon and Perizaad Zorabian played the lead roles in Highway 203. 
 

Amitabh Bachchan gives clothers to Oxfam :
Bollywood Big B has donated a fabulous selection of clothes from his wardrobe to Oxfam, an international aid agency as Diwali gift. The clothes of amitabh will be sold through an online auction on Dec 1 to get funded. The Bollywood legend was inspired to donate around 50 items of clothing, including embroidered shirts, suits and jackets to the aid agency after visiting an Oxfam shop in London earlier this year. Oxfam is hoping to raise money from the sale of his items in order to fund the development work that the organisation does worldwide.

 

No sequel to Munnabhai in the near future :
Director Raj kumar Hirani is clear not to start a sequel to Munna bhai in the near future. He is planning to do serious movie on the corruption in the education system. The film, which he starts next year, "is a serious take on the education system and how it's scr-wing up the kids". It will star three young actors - therefore no Sanjay Dutt or Arshad Warsi, the mainstays of both Munnabhai films that were runaway hits. As the director need to prove himself that he can do movies beyond Munnabhai, he preferred to stay away from Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi. 

 

Saawariya : Shortest film of Bhansali
Director Sanjay Leela bhansali's Saawariya is ready to hit the theatres. And this is the shortest film of the director. The movie run for 2 hours and 8 minutes. His last movie Black was just few minutes longer but without any song sequence. "Saawariya", with eight songs, is far shorter than the opulent and stunning "Devdas" which ran into three hours and 10 minutes with a mix of songs, dances and operatic drama.

 

Koena Mitra in Karn - international film
Dusky actress Koena Mitra is busy doing a lot of horse-riding and other rugged activities these days apparently for an international project, details of which she refuses to divulge. She is said to be playing a sensuous warrior with supernatural powers in an international film entitled "Karn" to be co-produced by Pritish Nandy Communications (PNC). She learned Tai Chi and other marital arts in Hong Kong in May and June. As Koena mitra is husky, dusky and athletic she has been choosen by Pritish Nandy Communication's American partners for the international project.

       

Music history by a 3 year old Assamese girl :
Making history is a difficult one for even older peoples, but a 3 year old baby makes music history. Asthajitananda Bordoloi from Assam has already etched her name in history by cutting a musical album under the banner of HMV Saregama India Ltd. By releasing the nine-track Assamese VCD titled "Tumar Ganor Kulaat", Asthajitananda is said to have become one of the youngest Indian singers ever to have an album released under a big label like HMV. Musical legend Bhupen Hazarika had originally rendered all the nine songs sung by Asthajitananda. 

 

Priyanka chopra in Drona and Fashion :
Priyanka Chopra the bollywood queen is busy in shooting of the film Drona. She got injured in Mumbai while shooting a stunt scene for Drona and again she got injured in Nambia while shooting for the same movie. Fortunately, her mother is there with Priyanka to look after her. As for signing Madhur Bhandarkar's "Fashion", she said: "The details, including my dates, have yet to be figured out. But, yes, I'm on. Though I'm not sure when." As per Priyanka she is still sweet 16. "Just work, work, work! Marriage? No chance for a long while. Psychologically I'm still 16." she added.

 

Jodhaa-Akbar is not a remake of any : Ashutosh Gowwariker
Director Ashutosh Gowariker denies that "Jodhaa-Akbar" is not a remake of any movie. It's a new one and it's director's 80 % own movie and 20% of history. Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai plays the lead roles in the "Jodhaa-Akbar" film. Talking about the pair in the movie, director says " There's a certain royal quality to Hrithik's face and body language. As for Aishwarya, she's to me the quintessential princess - straight out of Amar Chitra Katha - the distressed princess waiting in her chamber. Though we've seen her in so many avatars, as Jodha she's something else. Hrithik and Ash are amazing together".

 

Director Priyadarshan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa - Comedy cracker
Director Priyadarshan is humor specialist, Bhool Bhulaiyaa is the new film of the director and will hit the theatres by this friday. This is a remake of Malayalam hit "Manichitrathazu" starring Mohanlal and Shobana. The film has been remaked into Tamil as Chandramukhi Starring Rajnikanth and Jyothika and still running on Theatre crossing nearly 800 days. This is mysterious comedy, and the heroine character is more valuable than the hero. But, in Tamil Rajnikanth sustained his position as the super star by giving right place to the heroine and dominated the screen wherever necessary. Bhool Bhulaiyaa starring Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav along with Shiney Ahuja, Vidya Balan, Amisha Patel and others. The film revolves around a US-based couple Siddharth Chaturvedi (Shiney Ahuja) and Avni (Vidya Balan), who are visiting their family in India. The newly weds receive a warm welcome. But when Siddharth insists on staying on in his royal ancestral mansion, it upsets his relatives, especially his uncle Badrinarayan Chaturvedi (Manoj Joshi), who openly voices his disapproval. Mysterious incidents going on the mansion. Scientifically inclined, Siddharth ignores it at first, but the mysterious incidents are hard to neglect, so he decides to solve them with the help of his friend Aditya (Akshay Kumar). Wait and see the climax of the film at the theatre If the screenplay of Bhool Bhulaiyaa is good for Hindi audience, it will surely become a box office hit.

 

S D Burman Music Maestro
Songs of Sachin Dev Burman popularly known as SD Burman still in the minds of audiences. Tirupura government released a music cassette containing 20 best songs of Burman in Bengali and Kokborok languages. State music college has been renamed after him. Centenary celebrations of the music legend is going on in Tirupura, and a commemorative postage stamp of SD Burman has been released. On the occasion, the Sachin Dev Burman Memorial Award was presented to well-known singer Sadagar Debbarma, who has composed over 400 songs and played a pivotal role in popularizing traditional tribal songs and culture.

      

Abhishek bachchan in Gulel hindi film
Abhishek's new film would be Gulel with Bengali director Aparna Sen, this is the first hindi movie of the director in hindi. As per Aparna, Abhishek agreed to do the role in Gulel film and she is ready to start the film as soon abhi gives dates. Abshiek is in the verge of completing 'Laaga Chunari Mein Daag movie. Abhisehk bachcan sayd he loves Bengalis. 

 

Miss India Universe ' 03 first feature film :
Delhi girl Nikita who won the Miss India Unverse 2003 title is now ready to reach the audience through silver screen. Her debut movie Dil Dosti Etc will release this week. After Aishwarya Rai, Sushimita Sen, Lara dutta and Priyanka coming another "Miss" title winner to the film industry. She says that she never took the Miss India Pageant as the road to enter film industry. This film is produced by Prakash Jha and directed by Manish Tiwari.Shreyas Talpade and Imaad S/o Naseeruddin Shah is also in the star cast. The film is about the clash between two student groups in a college campus.

 

Vidya Balan's Prince Charming away from Bollywood :
Bollywood actress Vidhya Balan is livid over questions about her pariing with Shahi Kapoor in an upcoming movie. She is now abroad for the shooting. As per Vidya, " All i will say is wait and see the chemistry between me and Shahid on screen". And while answering the question about her bonding with John, she says " We don't share a social life after working hours, but my prince charming will have to be away from the film industry. Who is that lucky guy ? 

  

Tisca chopra in Aamir Khans' Taare Zameen Par film :
Tisca Chopra made her debut with Ajay Devgan ( Kajol's husband ) in the movie Platform. Now, she is doing a plum role in Aamir khan's "Taare Zameen Par" bollywood hindi movie. According to Tisca, "It's an lifetime opportunity for her". Out of four leading characters in the film she is doing one of them. She plays as a mother to a boy Darsheel Safary. The actress, worked in TV Serials like "Astitva Ek Prem Kahaani" and "Sarrkar". 

  

Music Review of Aggar movie :

Film : Aggar
Music Director : Mithoon
Singers : Qurram, Rup, Roop Kumar Rathod, Tulsi Kumar, Sharmishtha, Mithoon, Hamza, Shilpa Rao, Kshitij
Rating: **1/2 
 
Music Composer Mithoon provides variety in the album, but one thing is common to all tracks - romance and passion.Arabian music makes its presence felt in the title track, "Aggar", which is a completely sensuous and dreamy number. With soft, seductive music and impressive beats, the song, sung by newcomer Hamza and Reshammiya's favourite, Tulsi Kumar, gives one a picture of what to expect on the big screen as well. While Mithoon's music gets a thumb's up, the highlight of the number is Hamza. A completely sentimental number with romance, pain and love oozing out of it is "Ke bin tere". Mithoon has not only composed it but also sung it. The lyrics by Sayeed Quadri are impressive and Hamza and Kshitij's backing vocals deserve special mention. 

  

Sanjay Dutt's Dhamaal
Sanjay Dutt's forthcoming release his Dhamaal. Sanjay plays the role of a police officer. The film is all about four lovable idiots. Director Indra kumar's Masti and Pyare Mohan told us the story of male bonding and his Dhamaal also travels in the same path. The film stars' Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh ,Ashish Chowdhry and others. This comedy caper will release this friday. Be ready to laugh.
   

Ram gopal varma ki 'Aag', 'Darling' belong to different genres: Varma
Ram Gopal Varma is unfazed by scepticism that his two directorial venture "Aag" and "Darling" are releasing back to back."Do you mean to say people look at the director's name in the credits before seeing a film? How does it matter who directed 'Aag' and 'Darling' as long as audiences find the films interesting enough?" asks Varma. "Aag" will hit the screens Friday, while "Darling will follow suit the week after. "I'm now looking at the next schedule of 'Sarkar Raj'. All the work with the Bachchans in 'Sarkar Raj' is over. "Now I've to shoot scenes with the rest of the cast." Ramu hopes to complete the film in the next couple of months.

 

Carpenter Sanjay Dutt ? Come on Sanjay ! 
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt done variety of roles in his film career, but he worked as a Carpenter in his real life. Yes, Inside the jail, Sanjay is busy with the chores of carpentry and caning (of chairs) that he has chosen as part of the six years prison life and he will receive Rs 204 as allowance for his 16 days work in prison. Sanjay's fans eagerly awaiting for Munnabhai outside the Yerawada Jail. Some fans came from Nasik and other parts of the State. But as per his lawyer Sanjay would most probably be released by Wednesday. 
   

Bipasha basu angry with Randeep Hooda :
Hot actress Bipasha Basu is angry with Randeep Hooda for driving rashly and scaring the daylights out of her. Randeep collided with Bipasha and John Abraham earlier this week when he drove his car at top speed inside Nitin Desai's studio in Karjat. While Bipasha and John were shooting for Vivek Agnihotri's "Goal" there, Randeep went to shoot for Ketan Mehta's "Rang Rasiya". Bipasha says that she has no fondness for reckless drivers. Randeep isn't in a mood to oblige.

  

Pocket Maar Amitabh's forthcoming movie :
Bollywood seems to utilize Amitbah in all roles, the new one is a Victim role in film maker Ravi Chopra's Pocket Maar hindi movie. The film will start rolling by 2008. After Baghban and Baabul Ravi Chopra cast Amitbah Bachchan in Pocket maar. "Decades ago I directed him in 'Zameer', I couldn't plunge into another film with him just because of the rapport we share. The project has to be worthy of his presence. I'm now planning 'Pocket Maar' with Bachchan for early next year," Ravi . Amitabh plays a role of a pick pocket victim in this bollywood damaka.

  

Director Prabhu Deva in Hindi film Wanted Dead and Alive :
Choreographer turned Director Prabhu deva who gave super hit "Pokiri" in Telugu and Tamil is the director of the Hindi remake, the film titled as Wanted Dead and Alive. Bollywood star Salman Khan is the hero. Sridevi's husband Boney Kapoor is the producer. The official choreographer of the film is Raju Sundaram, brother of Prabhudeva. But the buzz is that, Prabhu will make a token appearance as a good luck charm in the movie. Shooting of the film was already started on July 21st and two songs completed in Bangkok. The next schedule will be shoot in Mumbai, chennai and hyderabad. Ayesha Takia plays the heroine role. Asin played the heroine role to vijay in Tamil pokiri. Even though the basic theme of Original film will be there in the remake, the treatment will be different.
    

Sushmita Sen praises Varma and Mohanlal :
Sushmita is working on "Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag" the remake of 70's blockbuster movie "Sholay". She plays the character named Durga.Sushmita rewinds to Jaya Bachchan who played Radha in Ramesh Sippy's "Sholay". As per Sushmita, "It's not that my character Durga doesn't speak. It's that inner tranquillity. And hats off to Ramu for signing someone with a strong image like me to play someone like Durga ... it requires guts and hindsight. Ramu has both". Sen is die hard fan of Malayalam mega star Mohanlal and she is very happy about sharing screen space with him. "I've stood in the same frame as Mohanlal. I'm honoured. To watch him perform is to watch a whole textbook on Indian cinema unfold in front of your eyes. He's that brilliant." says Sushmita.

 

John Abrahman & Bipasha Basu don't do ads together ?
Bipasha Basu isn't enjoying the way her relationship with John Abraham is being linked to her absence in the new Clinic All Clear men's shampoo ad, the brand they endorse.Regarding the speculation about John doing the shampoo ad with another model, Bipasha said: "When we signed the contract for the shampoo we didn't even know we'd be doing any of their ads together."

 

Birthday gift to Rahul Bose
Rahul Bose is elated. He will be in Toronto, his favourite city, next week when it holds a retrospective of his films during the Toronto International Film Festival, coinciding happily with his birthday. The actor calls it a perfect birthday gift. Rahul will also conduct a seminar on cinema during the festival. Another activity that Rahul looks forward to at the Masala Mehndi Masti festival is a freewheeling discussion with Cameron Bailey, who's one of the programmers of the Toronto Festival.

  

Model - Actor Shayan Munshi is a spiritual guy
Troubled model-turned-actor Shayan Munshi, who has been visiting a spiritual guru for sometime now, says that his meetings with the man have helped him appreciate life. Shayan, who has acted in around 6 movies, says he is quite satisfied with how his career has been shaping up. The once top ramp walker now prefers to act because he wants to create an impression on people.

    

"Sarkar Raj" : Bachchans coming together -
Director Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar Part two has been titled "Sarkar Raj", varma preferred the title Sarkar Raj than Sarkar 2 or Sarkar Again. Three Bachchans : Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya bachchan is taking part in this film and they are in the lead. Apart from the Bachchans, "Sarkar Raj" features mostly unknown faces. As the director want the film to look fresh he induct lot of stage and theatre actors in this movie. Director is working with Aishwarya for the first time. Ramgopal verma and Amitabh are working in three films this year, they are : Nishabd, Sarkar Raj and Sholay.
  

Vidya Balan & Ajay Devgan in 'Halla Bol' 
The shooting of Vidya balan and Ajay Devgan starrer Halla Bol has been completed. It has music and background score by Sukhwinder Singh, lyrics by Sameer and Mehboob, and cinematography by N. Nataraja Subramaniam. Post-production work is currently on in full swing. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi for producer Abdol Samee Siddiqui, the film also stars Pankaj Kapur and Darshan Jariwala. 
  

Alka Yagnik, Aadesh Shrivastava & Music talent show "Voice of India"
Alka Yagnik is adamant about her decision to leave the popular television music talent show "Voice of India" and is also unfazed by Aadesh Shrivastava's tirade against her. "My mother called from Mumbai, and she was very upset. I really don't wish to retaliate to his tirade. I have a charmed life," Alka said. "I've been blessed to work with veterans like Khayyam, Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Kalyanji-Anandji and newer composers like Nadeem-Sharavan and Jatin-Lalit.According to Aadesh, Alka refused to shoot with Sunidhi Chauhan for the show. But Alka says: "Let me clear this once and for all. Sunidhi is like my bachcha (child). I've always welcomed and encouraged new talent. In fact I'd like to train new talent."What happened was that they decided to change the format for segregating the judges and contestants. All I suggested was that we convert to the new format and then bring in Sunidhi and other celebrity guests. It'd be a pleasure to have Sunidhi on the show." Alka is also standing by her decision to quit
the show. "I'm not coming back to the show. Whatever I do in life I'd rather do it with dignity. I'm definitely quitting the show. I don't want to get into jhanjat-jhemela
(complications).
 

Sentimental singing for Abhishek : Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Lahiri, who has found renewed success after his compositions for "Taxi No 9211" were runaway hits, says he was sentimental when he recorded a song for Abhishek Bachchan in "Guru". "Years ago I had sung for Abhishek's father Amitji. It was a song titled 'Aana Jaana' in the film 'Geraftaar'. When I was called by A.R. Rahman to sing for Abhishek, I immediately went down memory lane, to almost 30 years ago, when I had sung for his father," said the versatile composer-singer. Recently he became the second of the three generations of Lahiris to record songs with the nightingale Lata Mangeshkar. His father Aparesh Lahiri had recorded with Lata earlier. Now, Bappi's son Bappa too will record with the singer. Bappi has also been signed by producer Pehlaj Nihalani to give music in a new film. "I've scored music for so many of Pehlaj-ji's films in the 1980s. It's good to be back in his cinema," says Bappi. 
 

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron Upcoming movie :
TV Star Kulraj Randhawa making her debut into bollywood through Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron movie. Sanjay Sharma is the director and this is the first movie to him. The film is a romantic comedy. Kulraj played the role of Kareena in popular TV Soap "Kareena Kareena". She plays the character Nisha in the film. She is a strong girl, who has to accomplish a certain task. The film is about how she overcomes the hurdles that come her way and achieves the goal with a lot of action scenes. Kapil sharma younger brother of the director is the hero. The cast includes Anupem Kher, Prem chopra and others.

   

Scarlett Johansson pic

Scarlett Johansson is the New Face of Reebok
Mr. Subhinder Singh Prem, Managing Director, Reebok India said, "Scarlett embodies the pulse points of our brand-individuality, authenticity and a life lived to the fullest in perpetual motion. These characteristics make her the perfect fit for our new women's footwear and apparel collection .The launch of "Scarlet Hearts Rbk" collection is a very exciting time for us and marks our foray into the lifestyle arena. While our core remains sports, we are looking at sports inspired lifestyle in a big way. Youngsters today love a sporty causal look and we are best poised to synergize fashion with sports and provide the customer the much desired look and feel." 
   

Birthday babe Actress Amrita Rao
Amrita Rao spent a quiet birthday this year by visiting Shirdi with her uncle and his family. So no party, no merry-making? "For me, being with my family and praying for what I have is far more important than looking out for a good time," said the svelte actress, who turned 26 two days back. "But yes, I got more SMS' and calls to wish me on this birthday than ever before, thanks to 'Vivah'. The whole day I was busy replying to the messages and greetings." Amrita has just completed a Telugu film. "It's titled 'Athidi'. I'm paired opposite Namrata Shirodkar's husband Mahesh Babu who's the biggest star of Telugu cinema." Post her charismatic performance in Sooraj Barjatya's hit 2006 film 'Vivah', Amrita has been looking for the right roles. "Language is no barrier. The important thing is to do work that will take me beyond 'Vivah'."

   
SRK's Chak De India film : 
Shah Rukh Khan's much awaited "Chak De India", in which he plays an ageing hockey player, will be premiered August 9 at Somerset House in London. The entire star cast, including the superstar himself, will attend the world premiere of the movie. The premiere of "Chak De India" is part of the Film 4 Summer Screen programme and is also one of the highlights of India Now, a three-month season starting July 17, which celebrates London's growing relationship with India and exploration of India's culture and its contribution to London life. "We have many wonderful events taking place across London throughout the three month duration of India Now. The world premiere of 'Chak De India' will undoubtedly be one of the biggest and most exciting event," Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London, said in a press release. "It is a great honour for London to host this launch event for a film, which, like so many Bollywood blockbusters, will touch the hearts and minds of millions across the world," he added. Produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Shimit Amin, the film sees Shah Rukh fighting his personal demons as he takes a motley group of girls to the pinnacle of world hockey as a coach.Vidya Malvade makes her debut in the film as a Sikh girl who is keen to join the hockey team but does not get the approval of her parents. 

  

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www.sify.com, the leading Indian entertainment and Information portal from Sify Limited, (NASDAQ Global Markets: SIFY), a leader in Consumer Internet and Enterprise Services in India with global delivery capabilities, announced today a tie-up with Sony Television to conduct online voting at its Sify Iway chain of cyber cafes on the official website for the Indian Idol 3 – www.indianidol.sify.com As the Official website Partner, Sify.com will web cast Indian Idol 3, the biggest reality show which gives people an opportunity to chase their dreams and the power to make one talented aspirant 'Indian Idol' - Bharat ki shaan. Indian Idol is a ‘made-for-television phenomenon’ that combines drama and reality with music, humour, thrill and glamour. The show is doing very well on television and now it is all set to make a mark in the web world. www.indianidol.sify.com will offer fans never before seen, exclusive content from the show, behind the scenes video clips, the latest happenings- the budding romances, the fights and controversies, ego clashes between the judges etc. as well as recap of episodes they may have missed. Users can get to know the participants better through contestant profiles, videos and photo galleries. The portal will also be conducting exclusive Videoconferences and exclusive web chats with the participants, judges and other celebrities where fans of the show will get a dream chance of interacting with their favourites. ommenting on Sify.com’s association with Indian Idol, V. Sivaramakrishnan, President, Portals, Sify, said, "We are honored to be associated with Indian Idol 3, the biggest reality show in India. This association with ‘Indian Idol 3’ augments our leadership in making reality TV shows available on the Internet. Sify.com as an interactive medium also allows consumers the opportunity to vote online as well as interact through polls, message boards, chats etc. We wish to provide our audience their daily dose of entertainment at their convenience, consequently increasing the number of Internet users in our country.” The website will give a chance to the fans of the contestants to interact with other fans through contestant fan clubs where users can post messages and interact with other members to share opinions and trivia. Users will also be invited to send in their recap of episodes as well as personal messages, wishes to their contestants, which will be read out on air during the show on Television. The users can also participate in interesting contests and win passes to watch the show and get an opportunity to meet their favourite contestants. Apart from content from the show, exclusive never before seen footage and offering interaction and community building, Sify.com is the exclusive partner for online voting for the show. People from various parts of India, especially those who do not have access to mobile phones can enjoy the convenience of voting online for their Idol by logging on to www.indianidol.sify.com from their neighborhood Sify Iway which is spread out in over 3500 locations across the country.

About 'Idols' : The international 'Idols' format was conceived in the United Kingdom by Simon Fuller's company 19TV and leading global Production Company, FremantleMedia. Produced by Thames and 19TV, the format premiered on the UK's ITV in 2001 as 'Pop Idol' and has been rolled out across 28 countries to date with an overwhelming response leading to national frenzy and a massive ratings success. 

About Sony Entertainment Television : Sony Entertainment Television (SET) India, one of India's leading general entertainment television channels, is backed by Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI). Its channels include Sony Entertainment Television, MAX, SAB, AXN, PIX and ANIMAX. Launched in October 1995, Sony Entertainment Television is a Hindi General Entertainment Channel, focused at providing quality and innovative entertainment to viewers across India. Over the years, the channel has created significant marquee properties through an impressive line up of programs ranging from the light hearted to the supernatural, exploring various genres complimented by an explosive mix of glamorous events and Bollywood blockbusters. Sony Entertainment Television is a part the network of channels distributed by TheOneAlliance - a joint venture between SET India Pvt. Ltd. and Discovery Communications India. Other channels in TheOneAlliance network include MAX, Discovery, Discovery Travel & Living, PIX, MTV, Animal Planet, AXN, ANIMAX, NDTV 24X7, NDTV India, NDTV Profit, NICK and Ten Sports. 
  

'Swami' - emotive tale of a devoted couple (PREVIEW)
After a long time, a simple story of simple people and their simple desires. Choreographer-turned-director Ganesh Acharya's "Swami" that releases Friday documents the emotional journey of a man and the importance of family in his life.
  

 

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Anubhav Sinha hits big time with $5 mn film
Anubhav Sinha's rise as director from the small time "Tum Bin" to big-scale action flicks like "Dus" and now "Cash" is phenomenal. But his biggest is yet to come - he's producing and directing a film that will be shot in Rome from July 15

  

Shootout At Lokhandwala Premier at Pune 
Producer Sanjay Gupta has taken the entire cast and crew of his "Shootout At Lokhandwala" on a road trip to Pune to promote the film and a grand bash has been planned for the premier there Thursday. A crew from television channel Aaj Tak is also accompanying the team that left Mumbai on Saturday. "We have planned plan a premiere on Thursday at the In-Orbit Mall. We've booked the entire mall. And at the centre of the mall we're putting up a stage. We've got all the musicians who've contributed to the film including Strings, Euphoria, Anand Raj Anand plus the entire cast performing live in the mall from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.," said Gupta. 

 

Saif ali khan at ramp-walks
Saif Ali Khan says that walk on the ramp was a great experience and he wouldn't mind doing it again. "The lighting was fantastic and my entry was terrific, thanks to Meher Jessia's (former Miss India, supermodel and wife of actor Arjun Rampal) planning. The rest was just a cakewalk for me. I just had to take a stroll, that's all. And the music was great," he added. Friends Meher and Arjun, who invited Saif to walk the ramp, made the job easier."Arjun chose some great tracks for me. And that really added to my comfort level on the ramp. It's amazing what the right ambience can do to your spirit. "Arjun helped out a lot but it was Meher's show all the way."

 

Miss England & Bollywood movie
Miss England winner Eleanor Glynn has been selected to play a role in the musical "India Rocks", a movie directed by Aditya Raj Kapoor. Glynn, 21, from Sandford-on-Thames, said she was delighted to have won one of the lead roles in the movie. Filming is due to start in London later this month, shortly before she hands over her Miss England crown. She will star alongside Mimoh Chakraborty, son of popular actor Mithun Chakraborty. Glynn told the Oxford Mail that she was thrilled to get the lead role in the film.

  

Kangana Ranaut & Salman Khan in a TV Ad :
Mumbai, Apirl 30 (IANS) If there are any doubts about Kangana Ranaut's growing clout in the entertainment market, her latest triumph should put all questions to rest. She's not only been chosen by international shoe company Red Tape to endorse their brand, the actress will shoot with Salman Khan for a TV ad. So far Salman endorsed the brand. "It was my casual looks, I guess. The brand isn't associated with formal shoes - only sporty footwear, sneakers etc. They want me to endorse their shoes in my jeans and with my curly hair. Very youth-oriented. And the fact that they expect my career to grow with their new female line up of shoes makes the endorsement a bigger responsibility for me." Apparently Red Tape has paid Kangana a whopping figure and has promised to enhance the amount by 30 percent in the next financial year.
"At this rate I'll soon realise my dream of buying my own house. The shoes and my career are supposed to journey together. It's a good thought. "I'm excited about the ad with Salman. I've always been his fan. I think he's the only rock star in our cinema. I had watched him dance at an awards function and hoped I'd be paired with him one day. It's happening sooner than I thought."
  

Go Air's Brand Ambassador is Preity Zinta
Bollywood actress Preity Zinta's decision to serve as brand ambassador for GoAir may have raised some eyebrows, but the star shrugs off any "loose talk" that it has anything to do with boyfriend Ness Wadia. She replies, unfazed as ever: "First of all the airline is run by Ness' brother Jay. They asked me to be their brand ambassador. Very honestly, I did it because I truly think it's a fantastic airline with really low fares. It's an amazingly quality-conscious product and just the product I'd like to endorse." 

    

Actor Rahul Khanna to save Big E
Actor Rahul Khanna has joined the 'save the elephant' campaign and stars in the new anti-zoo ad made by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Shot by photographer Colston Julian, the ad is titled "Actor Wants Fans to Know That Elephants Don't Belong in Zoos and Cities" and Rahul is shown shackled in chains, with bruises painted on his body. "Zoos cannot provide for the complex needs of the animals who they hold captive," said Rahul in a press statement.  

   

Sanjaya in last 7, getting more wows than barbs
Washington/New York Indian American teen wonder Sanjaya Malakar, comfortably survived another elimination round on the hit US show "American Idol" after singing a Latino number, a performance that even the judge Simon Cowell, so far hostile to him, found "wasn't horrible". Malakar, who in the words of The Washington Post's TV columnist has completely taken over the "American Idol" singing competition, was among the five declared "safe" in Wednesday night's results round that left seven in the fray. Even before he sang one note Tuesday night, Malakar, the focus of YouTube parodies and the site Votefortheworst.com, got a rave review from megastar Jennifer Lopez and then a rare if reluctant compliment from judge Simon Cowell. Sprouting Marc Anthonyesque facial hair in honour of J. Lo's appearance as guest "mentor", he left her utterly smitten. "He chose a beautiful Spanish song and I have to tell you, he really impressed me!" J. Lo gushed to the camera after rehearsing "Besame Mucho" with Sanjaya. "I love Sanjaya!" she giggled, adding, "I think Simon might be impressed." "I have to tell you he really, really impressed me," said Lopez as his ballad, sung in Spanish, hushed the excited crowd. "I couldn't understand a word of it, you sang like a 14-year-old and - I'm going to hate myself for this - it wasn't horrible," judge Cowell, usually very harsh on Sanjaya's singing aspirations, confessed. "You are one of the smartest contestants we've ever had," a mesmerised Randy Jackson told Sanjaya, who has an Indian father and an Italian mother. "Smooth. It was nice - very, very nice," said Paula Abdul. As America watched transfixed by his singing and his hair, Malakar's pastor and choir director in his Seattle hometown said: "I hope people know I'm so proud of this young man."

    
Kumar Mangat aims for films with a message
His first production venture "Omkara" is proclaimed as one of the most intense films of 2006. And Kumar Mangat wants to continue making films that are different from the rest, that have some message. His next is "No Smoking" directed by Anurag Kashyap with John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Paresh Rawal and Ranvir Shorey in lead roles. This will be followed by Rohit Shetty's "Sunday" which stars his favourite Ajay Devgan along with Arshad Warsi and Ayesha. The third will be his daughter's launch pad "Haal-e-Dil". Ajay's brother Anil is wielding the megaphone for the film. 'Sunday' is a film about Delhi and about life here. It's a crime-thriller with dollops of comedy. I'm planning to release it in October. We are shooting practically everywhere in the city. We've shot at Dilli Haat, India Gate, Chandni Chawk, Connaught Place, Lal Qila, the airport, Pragati Maidan and are planning to shoot in the metro. We took permission two months back to shoot in all these places." His bonding with Ajay is unshakable. Mangat, who recently launched his daughter's debut film "Haal-e-Dil", says he never took her passion for films seriously till she started getting offers from outside. Then he decided to launch her. "She was interested in acting since she was a kid but I never took it seriously. She joined John Matthew in 'Shikhar' as an assistant and in 'Omkara' she worked as an executive producer. She took on the responsibility of the entire production work. She would get up at 4 in the morning and get the entire unit ready for the shots. It was after 'Omkara' that I started taking her passion for films seriously." "Hal-e-Dil" is a triangular love story starring his daughter and two new actors. "The entire main cast is new. There are two heroes in the film. You must have noticed that if a love story is made with new stars it works. The budget of the film is going to be more than Rs.100 million. We are going to shoot it lavishly." Talk veers around to "Omkara", which was lauded all over the world but didn't get the same recognition on the home front. But Mangat has no regrets. "I am more than happy with 'Omkara'. When I released it last year, Mumbai was flooded. Gujarat, Bihar, all these places were flooded. So it had an impact on box office figures. But on the whole, we are more than happy. I'm hugely satisfied after making 'Omkara'. Distributors are happy too." Apart from "No Smoking", "Sunday" and "Hal-e-Dil" he is making two films with Ashwin Dhir. "One is a comedy with three heroes and is still untitled. The second is 'Headlights', and is about the media. We are going to show how the media manipulates news according to its own convenience." 

    

Aishwarya after marriage ? : 

The much talked about Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai marriage has sparked off a lot of speculation about Ash's future assignments. However, Ram Gopal Varma confirms he's going ahead with "Sarkar 2" as per plans, as has Karan Johar's chief assistant Tarun Mansukhani. Aishwarya has also said yes to Shridhar Raghavan's "Happy Birthday" with John Abraham, in principle. In the light of these declarations, the contention that the actress would back out of her commitments including Vicky ("Fight Club") Chopra's "Raaste", seems implausible. Says "Raaste" producer Suniel Shetty: "My film with Chopra is very much on. But I'm in no hurry to start it. A lot depends on when Abhishek and Aishwarya get married. This project needs a lot of pre-production preparation. So whenever they're comfortably placed we will go ahead with it. As a producer I want to make sure I don't stress anyone out." Aishwarya, who's currently ensconced in Karjat shooting for Ashutosh Gowariker's "Jodha-Akbar", has the film fraternity agog to see her in her next two films with Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek. Says a young and very ambitious director: "I want to bring her together with both Abhishek and Hrithik, since she's proved herself a hit with them both in 'Guru' and 'Dhoom 2'. I'm working on a script and will approach them only after I'm completely satisfied that I can do full justice to all of them. "I've been assured by her secretary that Aishwarya has no plans for quitting. These rumours are being spread by people who would rather see her quit than conquer new heights. She has given two hits in a row and is more career-focussed now and determined to prove she's here to stay, than ever before." While she has the historical "Jodha-Akbar" with Hrithik, there are three projects with Abhishek in the pipeline.
The elusive Rekha for one is dying to see "Jodha-Akbar". "I haven't seen 'Guru'. But I saw portions of 'Dhoom 2' and was very impressed by Aishwarya. That girl knows how to carry herself. I'm certainly looking forward to seeing her in 'Jodha-Akbar'," said Rekha. Laughs Gowariker: "I'm not daunted by people's expectations from Ash in 'Jodha-Akbar'. I don't know how well I'm directing. But she is certainly every bit the epitome of Jodha."

 

Randeep Hooda & Sushmita Sen Kiss : 

The publicity pictures of him kissing Sushmita Sen in the film "Karma, Confessions And Holi" smack of the producer's desperation, says upcoming actor Randeep Hooda. "I'm disgusted by the producers. Surely they've got more to attract the public to the theatres than a kiss between two actors? By flashing one scene, they're just being cheap and undignified in their promotion. May be they need a less cheesy publicity machinery," Randeep The last time a smooch scene featuring Sushmita was splashed about, she had blown her top. "And she should protest against this tacky publicity again. It's not right," said her ex-beau. Randeep isn't aware of the film's release plans. "No one has informed me. The kissing scenes are part of the film. And I'm not in the least embarrassed about kissing such a gorgeous woman on screen." The actor recalled the weeks spent shooting the film in New York with great affection. "It was a great experience. I had never been to America before and I was really looking forward to it. I wanted to see the American style of working first-hand. I've always been very inspired by American cinema. The experience boosted my confidence. Randeep said boundaries in cinema have disappeared. "But let me point out, 'Karma, Confessions And Holi' isn't a Hollywood film. It's an independent film made by Rapture Films. According to me, Hollywood films are those made by the studios in Los Angeles.
"This independent film gave me a chance to feel very independent. It took very little time to be shot. Having a slice of the Big Apple was a great experience. In essence, Mumbai and New York are very similar. I hired a limousine and travelled all over. I visited every possible watering hole. I loved the freedom and passion in New York." Randeep's sister was also in New York at the time. "She's a doctor, like my father, and she's got her residency in New York. My sister is my inspiration for becoming an actor." The actor continues to be extra picky about his roles.
The young actor is on the verge of signing a bunch of new films. 

 

Bollywood now on a road less travelled
Eclectic collections of films featuring animated gods and goddesses, puppy love stories and much more are in the offing for youth and kids in 2007. The film industry, which had overlooked the "tweens" (kids and teens) genre for decades, is for a change stepping on to this road less travelled. So far there have been very few films for children to talk about - they are Shekhar Kapur's "Mr India", Vishal Bharadwaj's "Makadee", Sangeeta Ahir's "Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi" and Rakesh Roshan's "Koi... Mil Gaya" and V.G. Samant's "Hanuman". But now big production houses like Adlabs, UTV and Percept Picture Company (PPC) are preparing a mixed bag of entertainers for both teenagers and children which will give them a break from Bollywood's run-of-the-mill movies. Sidhartha Jain, who heads animation divisions at Adlabs, told "This sudden awakening is due to a couple of reasons. It's a combination of more multiplexes, a huge young population in cities who have more spending power and a genuine demand from audiences for a better variety of content and pent-up demand from kids."Adlabs is producing "Superstar", a 3D animated movie starring Rajnikanth, which is meant for both - kids and adults. Also, "Gini & Jony", which is based on the characters of the clothing brand of the same name, is an animated movie for kids. Both are targeting a 2008 release. "This new trend is also fuelled by various consumer brands that now target kids as a segment and are willing to spend more marketing money. 'Gini & Jony' is a good example of branded entertainment for kids. So, a combination of various factors is making the kids segment more attractive as a market," added Jain.UTV is coming up with two Indian mythological films to be directed by Simi Nalaseth of the "Ice Age" fame and Arnab Goswami respectively.PPC is readying part two of its super hit animation film "Hanuman 2" for a Diwali release. And it is also coming up with its first teen film called "Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar".With these films in the offing, it is obvious that the need to address children and youth is well understood by film producers and they are taking essential steps to serve quality films to the younger generation.Apart from producing movies for youth, UTV's animation division has recently clinched a deal worth $14 million with Porch Light Entertainment, producer and distributor of the award winning preschool series, "Jay Jay The Jet Plane", to produce the first Jay Jay feature length animated movie titled "Jay Jay's Race Around The World".UTV has also collaborated with Los Angeles-based Mike Young Productions' distribution arm Taffy Entertainment and Method Film France for TV series "Cosmic Quantum Ray" and an animation services deal for 13 hours of a combination of direct to DVD titles and TV episodes in 3D animation.Mike Young Productions is no stranger to India. It had been producing 3D animation with Mumbai-based Crest Communications for several years.Also, UTV is set to launch Bindass - a broadcasting venture association with Malaysia-based media company Astro Measat, which will focus on the youth segment. The production house is pumping in Rs.2 billion to launch the channels in multiple languages, a web channel, a mobile channel.
"Fun, frank, fearless and valuing freedom in all its forms - Bindass captures the essence of our brand's values," said Zarina Mehta, COO of Youth Venture."As much as 23 percent of the viewership of cable and satellite television comes from the youth space which is currently very underserved by existing broadcast offerings. The UTV team is currently immersed in understanding the need gaps in this segment and working on innovative ways to address them," added Mehta.Jain feels the trade circle has been partially responsible for the lacklustre attitude towards the children genre because the willingness to take the financial risk was nil."But things are changing now and the day we will have two-three films that become financial successes, there will be huge rush to make such films. And that day is not far away," said Jain.Shailendra Singh of PPC feels that this market is still untapped. He said: "We don't make cinema for this age group at all. MP3 is very simple, very entertaining and I think this is going to relate to everybody because everybody had a first kiss at some point in their life."With funding in place, the Indian producers are now willing to take a big leap and promise to deliver something as opulent and entertaining as "Harry Potter"."I believe that 2008 will kick off a huge trend for high quality entertainment for the tweens segment and budgets will become viable. Actually, one will see more content like 'Harry Potter', which will cater to a family audience where films will have more visually exciting fantasy subjects, and will need high budgets to produce them. I expect 2008 to 2010 to be defining years for kid-youth entertainment," said Jain.Agreed Ravi Chopra of "Baghban", who is also planning to make films for tweens. "This has a huge potential and in the near future we are going to have a huge number of films in this genre," he said.However, the most eagerly awaited release in this segment remains Bharadwaj's "Blue Umbrella", the acclaimed director's second children's film based on a story by Ruskin Bond.

 

Australian Spice Girls record for 'Heyy Babyy'
The Australian band Spice Girls has recorded a promotional song -- that cost an incredible Rs.1.5 million -- for the film "Heyy Babyy" starring Akshay Kumar, Fardeen Khan, Riteish Deshmukh and Vidya Balan. Band members Renee Bargh, Renee Armstrong, Jessica Smith and Patrice Tipoki were in Mumbai last week for the recording and filming of the English song. It is a remix version of the title track of "Heyy Babyy", which is being directed by Sajid Khan. The international track was recorded at Yash Raj recording studios Feb 23. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy scored the original music and the remix is by Akbar Sami with Anvita Dutt Gunjan penning the English lyrics. Sabir Khan directed the special song on six exotic sets erected at Film City.
   
Amrita denies romance rumours 
Bollywood stars are being constantly linked with their colleagues. The latest casualty is Amrita Rao who is said to be dating "My Name in Anthony Gonsalves" co-star Nikhil Dwivedi. Denying the rumours, Amrita said: "I wish to categorically deny that there is any truth in the media's speculation about my 'developing a relationship' or 'dating my co-star' Nikhil Dwivedi. "I also wish to say that this year I have many projects on hand and am totally focused only on the quality of my performance and career."
   
Aalim's hairy affair 
Popular hairstylist Hakim Aalim's show earlier this week to encourage wannabes turned out to be a huge success. The show, called Jazz Collection, was organised at a five star hotel by L'oreal Professionals and Hair India People (HIP). It provided a platform for ace hairstylists like Dilshad Pastika, R'yan D'Rosario, Coleen Khan, Savio Pereira, Kanta Motwani and Anees Muss to come together and encourage new hairdressers seeking to make a mark in the industry. The show exhibited models with funky styles right from the 1930s to the 1950s. The grand finale saw well known models walking the ramp. 

 

Preity, Arjun join Amitabh in Rituparno's next film
New Delhi, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal and Amitabh Bachchan will be seen together in Rituparno Ghosh's forthcoming English film. The yet untitled film, which is being produced by Planman Motion Pictures, will also feature Shefali Shah, Bengali actor Jishu Sengupta and Divya Dutta. "I am extremely happy with the finalisation of the cast. A great script and good actors are an extremely exciting proposition. I am sure the film will shape up wonderfully. After all, Ghosh is a magician of a director," said Arindam Chaudhuri, chairperson of Planman Motion Pictures. Shubho Shekhar Bhattacharjee, CEO, Planman Motion Pictures, said the film would go on floors by the end of February. "An integral part of the film would be shot abroad, for which we are exploring several location options. As soon as the formalities are done, we will finalise the international schedule," said Bhattacharjee.

    

Leaving STAR was not easy for Samir Nair
Mumbai, Quitting as the CEO of STAR Entertainment India was a painful decision for Samir Nair, who will now be joining NDTV's soon-to-launch entertainment channel as a partner. The decision was taken after weeks of deliberation when Nair tried hard to balance his loyalty to the channel, which he helped build from scratch. Close friends confirm that Nair tried hard to work out things with the channel. Ironically, Nair's resignation was made public Monday when the third season of his brain-child "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC) went on air with Shah Rukh Khan as the new host. He is fully prepared to face the flak or the hosannas. "I've worked on the show from scratch. We've changed quite a lot of the format from earlier on. And, of course, there's Shah Rukh. It can't go wrong," asserted Nair.Nair is the man who saw tomorrow in KBC and the trio of TRP-towering soaps "Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi", "Kasauti Zindagi Kay" and "Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki".

 

Talk with Abhishek :

Mallika is a fabulous co-star, says Abhishek Bachchan :
After Akshaye Khanna and Rahul Bose, it's Bollywood's rising star Abhishek Bachchan's turn to lavish praises on hot and happening Mallika Sherawat, who makes a special appearance in his upcoming film "Guru". "Mallika is fantastic. She is a fabulous co-star. We shot the song 'Mayaa Mayya' in an abandoned church in Istanbul. She danced bare feet, practiced 8-10 hours every day but not once did she complain. She was always smiling and pleasant." Abhishek has a lot riding on his latest and much-awaited release "Guru". The 30 plus actor says he has given his 100 percent to the film, which opens in theatres Friday in India and Canada -- and hopes it turns out to be the best of his career. "The film covers the life of a Gurukant Desai. It was challenging to play the journey of a man that starts at age 15 and goes on till 70. Am I open to playing an old man's role? Yeah, why not! Everybody grows old, I am going to be 31 and I would love to play such roles," Abhishek said at a press conference here.
The film by maverick filmmaker Mani Ratnam is apparently inspired by business tycoon Dhirubhai Ambani's life. Talking about his role, Abhishek added: "I have learnt a lot from the film. I learned how to put on weight in two weeks and how to lose it one week (laughs). "However, on a serious note, I think if an actor gives to a character, he takes back as much from that character. In the film, my character is iconic and he is not apologetic about what he is doing. My character taught me about the right attitude and philosophies of life," said Abhishek. After Ratnam's "Yuva", which marked a turning point in Abhishek's career, "Guru" is his second film with the talented filmmaker and he is thankful to him for giving a new dimension to his career. "Mani Ratnam always inspires you not only by his work but also the kind of work he takes out of you. I was not confident when he offered me Lallan Singh's role in 'Yuva' but I will always respect Mani for having confidence in me - which I didn't have in myself at that time." Playing the other lead roles in the film are Aishwarya Rai, R. Madhavan, Vidya Balan and Mithun Chakrobarty. Before making it big with "Yuva" Abhishek had a string of flops. Did he ever felt like giving up? "I come from a family which doesn't believe in giving up. But yes, at one point of time I wasn't sure about myself. I went to my father and asked him: 'Have I made a mistake?' "When you are being criticised, you take it seriously and try to improve your bad points as I did, but when you fail again, it is certainly disheartening." Asked which film he rated as his best, Abhishek said that none of them fitted the bill so far. "I hope 'Guru' fills that space," he remarked. On the constant media focus on his private life, he said that he didn't mind media speculations but he couldn't share his private life with anybody. "Public figures or celebrities enjoy publicity. If you have problems with media scrutiny, you shouldn't become a celebrity. But what a celebrity doesn't like is sharing his or her personal life because that's the only thing which they can call 'mine'. "And I don't think the general public is interested in celebrities' personal lives. They are forced to take interest. The audience is only interested in the character a hero plays. "But at the same time I don't even know what is being written about my personal life. Reporters are doing their job and I can't stop them from writing. I can't let it irritate me either. As far as sharing goes, as and when I would have something to share, I will definitely share it." Abhishek also explained his new hair do, which is the talk of town. "I am growing it because Shaad Ali asked me to grow it for 'Jhoom Barabar Jhoom' and then I am also doing "Drona" in which my character needs to have long hair." After his hip-hop number in "Bluffmaster" became a huge hit, the actor is coming up with an album too. "Music directors Vishal-Shekhar and me are working on an album which will most probably come out by the end of the year. So, I am going to haunt you with my voice."

 

A. R. Rahman's Music Video on Mobile - "Pray for me brother "

Rahman unveils English anti-poverty anthem, Renowned music composer A.R. Rahman unveiled Friday his first ever English rendition "Pray for me brother", the first music video to be shot on mobile cinemascope format, to create awareness about poverty in the world and urged people to support the cause.
"This is the first video to be shot on mobile cinemascope vertical format. This song was conceived as an anti-poverty anthem for the millennium goals for the UN. When I was doing it, I never realized it is going to go to this level. It took me two years to make it," he said. "Pray for me brother" is part of a joint venture between Nokia N series and the A.R. Rehman Foundation.
"I told my friends in London that I have a song for the UN and I want some sponsors. They introduced me to Nokia. Nokia N series supported it and got some of the best filmmakers in the world to make the video," said Rahman.
"Pray for me brother" will have its worldwide launch early next year and the video will be exclusively available on Nokia N series music edition. Rahman will sing the anti-poverty song live at Nokia's New Year's Eve celebrations in Mumbai Dec 31 for the first time. Like all of Rahman's creations, the new music video too brings out his creative best. The lyrics are meaningful and the video portrays poverty across the globe, touching the sentimental chords of viewers.

  

Bollywood actress Minissha Lamba upcoming films
Actress Minissha Lamba, who forayed into filmdom with "Yahaan", will be seen in two different avatars in 2007. In Reema Kagti's "Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd" she is paired with Abhay Deol and they play a Parsi couple. Minissha says it is one of the sweetest scripts she's heard to date, reports Bollywood Trade. "Though it has an ensemble cast, every character has some sort of madness and quirkiness about them. The narrative is such that every character has its own uniqueness and specialty. Ours is an endearing couple, madly in love, and stands out in their own way," she said. After that is Ananth Mahadevan's "Anamika - The Untold Story", a romantic thriller loosely based on the bestseller "Rebecca". While Koena Mitra plays Dino Morea's childhood sweetheart, Minissha plays his second wife. "I play this young girl who is thrown into a world that is alien to her. She struggles to find her new identity and new love. She is struggling to deal with this new life of hers amidst the various unnerving situations she finds herself in. You actually see the film through her eyes and how she unravels various mysteries. The film also has an intriguing reference to the past," reveals the petite actor. The actress recently hosted the Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA) and dismisses reports about the event being chaotic."GIFA was a huge platform and a great opportunity for me. I am truly honoured to be a part of it. The entire Popcorn team did a wonderful job and the event went off smoothly. Suniel Shetty personally organised things and I didn't encounter any glitches at all," said Minissha.

   

NDTV Partners With Karan Johar for Entertainment Channel
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Tuesday, -- In its first step towards launching a world class entertainment channel, NDTV today announced its partnership with India's leading film maker, Karan Johar's production company, Dharma Productions. Karan Johar and his production company, Dharma Productions, will work exclusively with NDTV to achieve new levels of excellence in entertainment programming. Karan will help originate concepts and new programming ideas for the channel and will be an ambassador for the NDTV entertainment brand.Karan's production house Dharma Productions will produce shows for NDTV's Entertainment channel. The channel will have first right of refusal on any programmes that Dharma produces for television. Karan Johar and Dharma productions have produced major blockbusters such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gum, Kal Ho Na Ho and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. Karan Johar will be on the board of NDTV's Entertainment company, and his company Dharma productions will hold an equity stake in it. Speaking on the new alliance, NDTV's Chairman, Dr Prannoy Roy said, "We have enormous respect for Karan's brilliance and creativity...he is constantly breaking new ground in quality and transforming Indian movies to world class standards. We know he will now help us to redefine and set new benchmarks in entertainment television." Karan Johar said, "For me this partnership between NDTV and Dharma Productions is not just a professional association... it's a family bonding and I believe in the power of the family! What a family can do together no individual can do on his own. This family is going to be at a TV screen near you, creating all the celebration possible. So please watch NDTV emerge as the leading entertainment channel of the country and this is not just a projection ... this is a guarantee". The NDTV Entertainment channel is being launched as part of NDTV's expansion beyond the news

 

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Sifymax.com Partners with Sony to Webcast Exclusive Content on Bigg Boss
View clips of the episodes and exclusive behind the scenes footage of all the action only on www.biggboss.sifymax.com

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Tuesday -- www.sifymax.com, the leading broadband portal from Sify Limited, (NASDAQ Global Markets: SIFY), a leader in Consumer Internet and Enterprise Services in India with global delivery capabilities, announced today an alliance with Sony Entertainment Television to be the official website of their popular reality show Bigg Boss, the Indian version of the internationally acclaimed Big Brother. Following this tie-up, Sifymax will feature exclusive footage from each episode, as well as footage, which users do not get to see on television. Commenting on the alliance, Mr. V. Sivaramakrishnan, President, Portals, Sify Ltd. said, "Bigg Boss has captured the imagination of television viewers across the country with its unique reality show format. Sifymax is the pioneer in broadband content and is consistently innovating to offer a richer entertainment experience to our consumers. We are certain that with this partnership Bigg Boss' viewers will experience a closer connect with the participants that they have loved or hated. Most of the major programs on the lead television channels are already hosted on Sifymax and for we would like to be the ultimate web destination for all forms of entertainment, including popular reality shows." Speaking on this partnership, Albert Almeida, Executive Vice President & Business Head, Sony Entertainment Television, said, "The launch of Bigg Boss has given an all new meaning to reality television and we are happy to extend the same excitement and unseen drama to a larger audience through our web partner. Given the success of our partnerships during Fame Gurukul and Indian Idol, we have immense confidence in the popularity of Sifymax among Internet users and hope that Sifymax-Bigg Boss partnership will take our show to another level." Sifymax will feature the Bigg Boss show format, profile of the anchor, profiles of contestants who are part of the show, weekly results, chats and message boards. Exclusive podcasts-voice excerpts from the Evicted Participant and Bigg Boss will be also be aired on a weekly basis. The site is interactive with Bigg Boss fan polls, task ideas, poll feedback, Big Boss blogs and an exclusive Bigg Boss merchandise store. Apart from being the official broadband partner for the program, Sifymax also holds the rights to market the website www.biggboss.sifymax.com.

 
About Bigg Boss

BIGG BOSS, the Indian version of the internationally acclaimed show-Big Brother-has taken India by storm after successfully enthralling viewers in 50 countries. Bigg Boss, an all powerful and god-like entity, rules the lives of 13 handpicked celebrities from various field who must live together in an isolated house with no contact to the outside world and carry out various tasks that the Bigg Boss asks them to perform. This unscripted soap promises to entertain with its unadulterated drama, raw emotions, genuine laughter and so much more. Bigg Boss shows users LIVE drama as it happens. Apart from the celebrity Housemates like Rakhi Sawant and Kashmera Shah, the popular Arshad Warsi plays the role of the assistant to the mysterious Bigg Boss.

About Sify Limited
Sify is among the largest Internet, network and e-Commerce services companies in India, offering end-to-end solutions with a comprehensive range of products delivered over a common Internet backbone infrastructure. This Internet backbone reaches 183 cities and towns in India. A significant part of the company's revenue is derived from Corporate Services, which include corporate connectivity, network and communications solutions, security, network management services and hosting. A host of blue chip customers use Sify's corporate service offerings. Consumer services include broadband home access, dial up connectivity and the iWay cyber café chain across 154 cities and towns. The company's network services, Data Center operations and customer relationship management are accredited ISO 9001:2000.

 

Bollywood movie Baabul : John Abraham dresses up in 'Baabul'
Actor John Abraham has swapped his customary grunge look for matured urban chic in "Baabul", says his dress-designer for the film."The audience has always seen John in a puerile look in a pair of jeans with or without a T-shirt. I have tried to make him look good with clothes on," said designer Narendra . Kumar, who planned the hunky star's "Baabul" wardrobe.Kumar, who stressed on the cut and fit of the couture, said: "It is a mature film and John's character demanded a grown up look. Hence, I have designed a hip line of casual suits and sherwanis (traditional attire) for him."The colour palette moves from beige to cream and blue to darker shades. Kumar has also used linen splendidly but not much of texturing has been done with the fabric, which is festooned with Indian thread work and appliqué. "John plays a singer in the movie, so accessories are not so heavy. I believe the designs of this film will give him a makeover," added Kumar, describing the macho actor as "very cooperative and patient". Neeta Lulla, veteran actor Hema Malini's dress designer for the same film, said: "I have been working for Hema-ji since a long time. It is fun to work with her, as there is nothing to hold back. She carries off everything so well. "In 'Baabul', she plays the role of a woman of today whose life revolves around her family. She enjoys life and her character is vivacious so I have used all colours and vibrant embroidery in her saris."
 
Sony's 'Bigg Boss' raising eyebrows
Hidden cameras follow well-known personalities living together, doing their own thing and making comments - not always charitable - about others. Welcome to Sony TV's reality show "Bigg Boss", which, already in its second week, is raising plenty of eyebrows. Modelled on Endemol's reality-soap "Big Brother", "Bigg Boss" raises many moral questions. The show shows the other side of celebrities, which is not a bad idea. But the fact is that with several cameras following them round the clock in a house, there are chances the show could enter a grey area.It has everything to keep the audience hooked - suspense, drama and catty comments. Thirteen people from different walks of life are put together into a house erected in Kazarat Studio, about 300 km away from Mumbai. Nitin Desai, who made the sets for Sanjay Leela Bhanslai's "Devdas", has designed it.

 

'Umrao Jaan' a way station for Aishwarya: New York Times
New York, "Umrao Jaan" seems like a way station for Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai on her path to international success. So says the New York Times, hoping she does not suffer for her art as much as her character does. "Oh, the price of being beautiful. "Umrao Jaan" - a retelling of a historical Indian tale covered in a 1981 Bollywood classic - might also be a commentary on its star," says the influential American daily in a rare review of a Bollywood film. "Rai, often hailed as the queen of Bollywood, has for many a global allure, calling to mind that of Brigitte Bardot or Sophia Loren. But you hope Rai does not suffer for her art as much as her character does," adds reviewer Andy Webster.
 
Salman-Katrina to perform together at Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Bollywood's leading star Salman Khan is set to perform with girlfriend Katrina Kaif at the Global Indian Films Awards (GIFA) 2006 Dec 7 in Kuala Lumpur.Both the stars will perform at the Dec 9 award distribution ceremony. Apart from them, there will be mega performances by Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra and Ameesha Patel. The three-day extravaganza will also feature the world premiere of Ravi Chopra's "Baabul" which will be attended by its lead actors - Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Salman Khan, Rani Mukerji and John Abraham.

 

 

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Aishwarya turns 33 this week
New Delhi,  She rules the hearts of millions and is touted as one of the most beautiful actresses ever to grace Indian cinema. Aishwarya Rai, who turns 33 Wednesday, returns to the marquee after a long hiatus - playing a courtesan in "Umrao Jaan" and an oomph girl in "Dhoom 2".The actress, who is said to be dating Abhishek Bachchan, will reportedly announce her engagement on her birthday. According to insiders, Abhishek's ailing grandmother Teji Bachchan is eager to see him married, and the couple is said to be planning to tie the knot early next year.But Aishwarya, who is apparently attending family dinners and get-togethers at the Bachchan household, is tight-lipped about her relationship.She is currently busy promoting her two films. In Yash Raj Films' upcoming "Dhoom 2", Aishwarya plays a hi-tech thief along with Hrithik Roshan, while in J.P. Dutta's "Umrao Jaan", a screen adaptation of Mirza Mohammed Haadi Ruswa's Urdu novel "Umrao Jaan Ada" and a tragic historical, she plays a courtesan."When Dutta narrated the script to me, I told him that if you get Aishwarya to play the role of Umrao Jaan only then make the film, else drop it. According to me, the character requires an enigmatic quality to it. This is what I feel Aishwarya's personality symbolises," said well-known lyricist Javed Akhtar on the actress."Hers is a personality that is a kind of riddle. Even Dutta felt the same way and now after watching the finished product I feel that no one else could have made it."However, there is a notion among some that she is not a good actress and has hogged the limelight mainly for her looks, and her affairs with co-stars Salman Khan and Viveik Oberoi.
 

Jaan-e-Mann review :  Jaanemann sweeps you off your feet
Film: "Jaan-e-Mann";

Cast: Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta and Anupam Kher; Director: Shirish Kunder;

After watching the vacuous synergy of "Don", here comes a film that sweeps you off your feet with its expansive vision of a world where true love triumphs even if it takes six songs, seven aptly choreographed dances (Farah Khan, take a bow) and five utterly heartwarming moments of drama -- woven into a tongue-in-cheek pastiche that collects all the clichés and conventions of the traditional filmy triangle into a clasp that salaams Broadway's truest and most vigorous musical tradition. The first 20 minutes are near disastrous, what with the dialogues with a devilish dwarf of an uncle (Anupam Kher) about the hero Suhaan's (Salman Khan) past brush with love marriage and divorce going nowhere. Sadly, the music score isn't as supportive as it should've been. Much of the musical impact comes from Gulzar's tongue-in-cheek lyrics paying homage to that feeling of lovelorn wistfulness and, of course, the central performances.
 
Subhash Ghai plans film institute in Jaipur
Filmmaker Subhash Ghai, known as the biggest showman in Bollywood, is planning to set up an international film, television and media arts institute in Rajasthan.
"Ghai wants to open a branch of his Mumbai's Whistling Woods International Institute for films, television and media arts here. "The government is looking at the proposal," the source added. Whistling Woods provides world-class training across all technical and creative aspects of filmmaking, television.
 

Anu Malik fails to impress with 'Umrao Jaan' (MUSIC REVIEW)
Album: "Umrao Jaan"; Music Director: Anu Malik; Lyrics: Javed Akhtar; Music Label: T-Series; Rating: *1/2

The mention of "Umrao Jaan" brings to mind Rekha performing to Khayyam's immortal compositions - "Dil cheez kya hai", "In ankhon ki masti" and "Yeh kya jageh hai doston". With Khayyam's composition in the 1981 original still holding sway, expectations from Anu Malik for the latest Aishwarya-starred remake are even higher. The new "Umrao Jaan" is no doubt Malik's most important task to date. And his job is made tougher as he does not even have someone of Asha Bhosle's calibre to help him out. With too much in the asking, Malik ends up doing a not-so-great job - not that his work can be ignored, but it fails to touch the heights of Khayyam. The album starts with the brief "Ek toote huye dil ki" by Alka Yagnik that expresses the melancholy of the courtesan Umrao Jaan. There is a foreword by lyricist Javed Akhtar about Umrao Jaan, her songs and on 19th century Lucknow.

 

Experts advise Shimla modelling talents
Shimla, Modelling experts Sabira Merchant and Marc Robinson offered tips to upcoming models in this Himachal Pradesh capital Monday.

The duo was roped in by TV network CNBC Awaaz, which shot its popular career guidance show 'Hum Honge Kamyaab' at a city hotel to educate aspirants on 'modelling and careers after modelling'.

"The channel has for the first time roped in Sabira Merchant, the finesse and etiquette instructor for the Miss India contestants and Marc Robinson, one of India's leading supermodels and successful event manager and choreographer, for this show," said Parvin Malhotra, director of the show.

"'Hum Honge Kamyaab' plans to travel to university campuses in more than 25 cities to address students directly on options available in various career spheres.
 

Scaling down security is no problem, says Amitabh (INTERVIEW)
Mumbai, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, whose security cover was reduced recently, is not at all perturbed. He is also heartened at the growing recognition abroad for Indian cinema.
In an exclusive interview with the superstar said: "Governments do their own assessments. And their assessments say I don't require security, or it needs to be scaled down. No problem. We've to go by their decision." On the professional front, Bachchan, who has just returned from the Toronto Film Festival, is happy. "To see Indian cinema getting this kind of recognition abroad is really quite fantastic."The superstar cannot make much of the "hullabaloo" over the remake of films. "Remakes are made all the time in the West. This is a free country, one can do what one wants, specially in the field of art. "Sholay" was a take on "The Magnificent Seven", which itself was a remake of "Seven Samurai".
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(BW)(CA-MERCORA)Dial ''M'' for Mobile Music: Innovative New Mobile Service from Mercora Transforms the Motorola Q and Any Windows Mobile 5.0 Phone into a High Fidelity Wireless Music PlayerFree Preview Offered Through October 31st

San Diego, United States, Thursday, September 28, 2006 -- (Business Wire India) -- Mercora, Inc. has announced the availability of the first mobile music service, Mercora "M," which transforms Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) Windows Mobile 5.0-based Smartphones and Pocket PC phones -- including the Motorola Q, Samsung SGH-i320 and Palm Treo 700wx -- into high-fidelity wireless music players.

By installing the mobile application, Mercora M gives people "on-the-go" access to their complete digital music libraries on their PC's so they can listen anytime, anywhere from their mobile phones. In addition, M users can tune in to up to five of their friends' and family members' music collections and discover new artists and groups from around the world through social radio, which gives them access to more than 100,000 channels -- searchable by artist or genre -- over mobile 3G networks. The M is available as a free preview for all Windows Mobile 5.0 users worldwide.

"The Mercora M represents the next big step in mobile music enjoyment," said Rob Enderle, principal analyst for the Enderle Group. "The only device that can take the market away from the Apple iPod rapidly -- because it is more common -- is the cell phone. Mercora M represents the most aggressive technology to date for turning a 3G cell phone into a replacement for the iPod."

Chris Shipley, executive producer of DEMO, said: "The Mercora M will drive convergence in mobile phones and bring portability and flexibility to digital music download and discovery. The breadth, depth and fidelity of music delivered by the M is breathtaking."

The Mercora M service and patent-pending Mercora mPhone(TM) technology provides users with:


-- Over-the-air access to music library(1)
Wireless access to their entire digital music library,
transforming the device into an always-on, always-synced wireless
music player.

-- Socially networked listening(1) (coming soon)
The ability to wirelessly access and listen to the music
collections of up to five friends and family members.

-- Access to the largest mobile radio service
More than 100,000 commercial-free, dynamically programmed channels
that are searchable by artist or genre. Genres include
Alternative, Classical, Hip Hop, Jazz, Pop, and Rock as well as
highly-customized subgenres such as 1920's Blues, Arena Rock,
Bhangra, British Folk-Rock, Contemporary Flamenco, Italian Pop,
New York Underground Rap, Political Reggae, and Rai.

-- Brilliant high-fidelity sound
CD-quality sound through the implementation of a highly-optimized
version of Ogg/Vorbis, an open source media encoder that provides
brilliant sounding audio over even the most congested 3G
networks.

-- Stereo Bluetooth support
Wired and wireless headphone support via Bluetooth; stereo
Bluetooth A2DP profiles allow for simple integration with
supported in-car, in-house and wireless headsets.

"The Mercora M represents a seminal shift in the way music can be delivered to people on their mobile phones," said Srivats Sampath, president and CEO of Mercora. "The popularity of Smartphones like the Motorola Q coupled with the broad proliferation of mobile broadband networks worldwide provides us with the ideal environment for building the optimal mobile music solutions based on the mPhone technology."

Pricing and Availability

Starting today and available through October 31, the Mercora M is offered as a FREE preview for Windows Mobile 5.0 users worldwide.

After the free preview period, Mercora M will be available at an introductory price of $4.99/month. Subscription packages for the M are as follows: $29.99 for six months, $49.99 for a year, and $99.99 for a two-year subscription.

Consumers can download and install the service today directly from this URL: http://www.mercora.com/M.

Press and reviewers can download high-res product pictures and background material from this URL: http://www.mercora.com/press/M.

Device and Network Compatibility

Mercora M is optimized for a broad range of Windows Mobile 5.0-certified Smartphones and mobile devices from manufacturers such as Motorola (NYSE:MOT), Samsung, Palm (Nasdaq:PALM), HP (NYSE:HPQ), i-Mate, HTC and Asus and support for 3G and higher mobile broadband networks such as Edge, EVDO, HSPDA and Wi-Fi.

(1) Requires free download of Mercora M for desktop. Socially networked listening functionality will be available after the Free Preview period.

Mercora, Inc.

Mercora's mission is to create the world's largest social radio network by cataloging and organizing the world's music and audio content and making it universally searchable and legally listenable for everyone. Mercora (www.mercora.com) is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.


CONTACT:

Contos Dunne Communications for Mercora
Paula Dunne
 

 

Review Jann-e-mann Music album

No great feat by Anu Malik in 'Jaan-e-mann' (MUSIC REVIEW)
Album: "Jaan-e-mann"; Music Director: Anu Malik; Lyrics: Gulzar; Music Label: T-Series;

The music world was waiting with eagerness for an Anu Malik score. But the veteran composer, waking up from his brief slumber, fails to impress in "Jaan-e-mann" despite having someone like Gulzar writing the lyrics. The opening track "Humko maaloom hai" starts with Salman Khan narrating a couple of lines before Sonu Nigam and Sadhna Sargam take over. Malik uses a lot of instruments in this number. It is listen-able though not an extraordinary number. One can see the use of instruments, specially the flute in the next number as well - "Ajnabi shehar", a soulful melody by Nigam. "Udh jaana... bro!", a fast dance number is sung by Kunal Ganjawalla, Adnan Sami, Sunidhi Chauhan and Earl Read full review at latest cinema.

 

Anu Malik strikes back with 'Zindaggi Rocks' Review
Film: "Zindaggi Rocks"; Music: Anu Malik; Singers: Javed Ali, Tulsi Kumar, Zubeen Garg, Sunidhi Chauhan, Anushka Manchandani; Lyricist: Mudassar Aziz & Sayed Quadri; Music Label: T Series; Ratings: **1/2
 
Anu Malik, touted as one of the best music directors in Bollywood, had to take a back seat after composer-singer Himesh Reshammiya burst on the scene with "Aashiq Banaya Aapne". But the interesting and thrilling tracks in the Sushmita Sen starrer "Zindaggi Rocks" should bring positive changes in his career. The numbers sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and newcomers Zubeen Garg and Tulsi Kumar crackle with energy. And Mudassar Aziz and Syeed Qadri's lyrics are meaningful.Javed Ali opens the album with "Meri dhoop hai tu" - not perfect but yes he is surely getting there. Initially, the lyrics give the impression that it is an intellectual track but soon you will wonder what went wrong as Malik presents this love song in a rhythmic mode. Tulsi Kumar, who sang the hit title song of "Humko Deewana Kar Gaye" for Malik, teams up with Ali for this item number.
 
"Naqsha" a shallow adventurous muddle - Naqsha review
Film: Naqsha; Starring: Sunny Deol, Viveik Oberoi, Sameera Reddy, Jackie Shroff; Director: Sachin Bajaj; Rating: *

A lot of actors here ham through this adventurous muddle that looks like Steven's Spielberg's "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom". Admittedly, Sunny Deol in his comeback vehicle makes an endearing Indiana Jones. Hat in place, grin in sight, Deol is gloriously goofy bringing in references to his legendary dad Dharmendra in a sizzled (but ear-unfriendly) number, playing against Viveik Oberoi's earnest but strained step-sibling. Alas, the duo never complement each other. Remember Milan Luthria's "Kachche Dhaage" where Ajay Devgan and Saif Ali Khan went on a rugged adventure and discovered a brotherly bonding?

 

Lage Raho Munnabhai Review : 'Lage Raho...' a good mix of humour and Gandhism
Film: "Lage Raho Munnabhai"; Starring:" Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan, Boman Irani, Diya Mirza, Jimmy Shergil; Director: Raj Kumar Hirani; Rating: *** 1/2

It's all a chemical 'locha' (aberration). Munnabhai meets Mahatma Gandhi and they get along like a house on fire. The prophetic leader from the past has a blast as he tells Munna (Sanjay Dutt) how to deal with an avaricious builder (Boman Irani) and other problems in life. It looks like Circuit (Arshad Warsi) has competition this time. Even as he remains fiercely loyal to his mentor Munna, the latter shifts his attention to the lovely Radio Jockey Jahanvi and Mahatma Gandhi. The father of the nation keeps appearing in Munna's daytime reverie to advise the benign gangster on love, life and other vagaries of being human. Munna and Circuit, arguably cinema's most adorable and roguish reformists since Laurel and Hardy, go about the business of generating humour out of the pathos of human conditions. The sequences, all fiercely path breaking, have us in splits. Watch the love-lorn Munnabhai answer a Gandhian quiz on a phone-in radio quiz with the help of kidnapped professors... it's one of the most comically animated sequences seen in movies of the new millennium. To look at "Lage Raho Munnabhai" as a 'serious comedy' is to seriously undermine the motivations and impact of the series.Playing the street-smart ruffians with cool hearts, Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi bring a chirpy enchantment to their roles. Their parts have hefty hearts, but there's more. There's also innocence and a desire to make the world a better place.Although some of the music and jokes are derived from the first film, this time Hirani takes the duo further down the road of moralistic mirth to create what can easily be deemed the most significant satire in Indian cinema since "Munnabhai MBBS". Munna and Mahatma Gandhi make an interesting combination. While outwardly the two seem as disparate in time and personality as Sanjay Dutt and his father Sunil Dutt, both are in essence all heart and no guile. The Munna-Mahatma dialogues sparkle with satirical wisdom, thanks in no small part to Dutt and Dilip Prabhavalkar (who plays Gandhiji with tongue-in-cheek conviction). The dialogues by Hirani and Abhijeet Joshi constantly probe the moral and social system of the nation without getting hysterical on homilies. The film makes light of national issues without trivialising the cult of conscience. "Lage Raho Munnabhai" is a parable on love and companionship. Whether it's Munnabhai's bonding with his faithful companion Circuit, or Munna courting his ladylove (Vidya Balan) and Gandhism, the narrative dodges false notes by remaining sincere to the characters. Read full review at Latestcinema.com

    

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. Odahuttidavalu

. Sishya

. My Autograph

. Suntaragaali 

. Uppidada MBBS

. Mandya

. Rama Shama Bhama

. Haseena

. Amrutha Dhaare

. Auto Shankar

. Namma Basava

. Deadly Soma

. Jogi

. Thunta

. News

 

Malayalam Cinema

Kurukshetra

Boss

Kutty Shranku

Parunthu

Romeo

Black Cat

Pazhassi Raja

Chocolates

Alibhai

Nadhiya Kollapetta Ratiri

Veeralipattu

. Mission 90 Days

. July 4

. Hallo

. Big B

Chotta Mumbai 

Vinodayathra

Mayavi

Kaiyoppu

Inspector Garud

Palunku

Baba Kalyani

Yes Your Honour

Pakal

Karutha Pakshikal

Vaasthavam

Chakkaramuthu

Pothen Vava

Classmates

Pathaaka

Mahasamudram

. Bhargavacharitham Moonam

. Keerthichakra

. Chess

. Prajapathi

. Vadakkumnathan

. Balram vs Taradas

. Rasathantram

. Thuruppu Gulan

. Pachakuthira

. Chintamani Kola Case

. Vargam

. Lanka

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