Sunday, June 22, 2008

Bollywood Actress Sonal Chauhan

Sonal Chauhan

How it all literally began with 'Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na?'

Imran Khan and Abbas Tyrewala are making their debut as actor and director respectively in Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na. Though it was not an easy ride for the duo. Like any other director, Abbas had to face the test of convincing the producer (Aamir Khan) with a script narration. As everyone knows, Aamir Khan is very choosy and thinks a million times before he associates himself with any film. Bollywood Hungama now narrates to you what happened when Aamir first heard the script of Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na.

Imran Khan and Abbas Tyrewala went to Aamir Khan to narrate the script; Abbas started reading out the script to Aamir with full energy. Halfway through the script, Abbas started looking at Imran again and again as Aamir Khan showed no reaction to any of the sequences.

Professor Shah Rukh becomes Quick-Gun-Murugan

Shah Rukh Khan is leaving no stone unturned to boost the viewer ship of his game show Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? While he managed to rope in celebs like Kareena Kapoor with beau Saif Ali Khan, Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra and even good friends Karan Johar and Rani Mukherjee in some of the special episodes, this weekend, Khan himself takes on the mantle of doing something out of the ordinary.

Professor Shah Rukh Khan would be seen at his naughtiest best doing his famous 'Quick- Gun -Murugan' take from Om Shanti Om on this Sunday's episode of Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? He would be seen in his complete get up a-la South superstar Rajinikanth sporting bright red clothes, an atrocious moustache and a raucous accent.

Needless to say the contestants on this show didn't 'Mind It' and had a blast with 'Quick-Gun-Murugan' oops… SRK. To catch all the fun and action of this special episode, don't miss Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? on this Sunday 22nd June at 8 pm IST

Cast: Aftab Shivdasani, Riteish Deshmukh, Rimi Sen, Ayesha Takia

E Niwas's De Taali, can barely be reviewed. It seems at first a Dil Chahta Hai sort of urban, breezy romantic comedy.

Aftab Shivdasani is the richer, super-sentimental version of Archie Andrews. He has a closed circle of two childhood friends. A sweet, tomboyish Ayesha Takia. A Jughead sort of best friend, that's Ritesh Deshmukh. There's then the hottie Veronica that's Rimi Sen, who's after our Archie's money.

We don't know where these friends live. It looks like somewhere between Singapore, Bangkok and Bombay. We also don't know how old they are.

They have a personal tree-house with dumb graffiti. Only the three hug-happy buddies are allowed into this tree-house. Still, so far so ok.

Everything merely goes berserk only in the latter half, really. The filmmaker spends quarter of the film justifying and justifying some more the greedy, bitchy Rimi Sen's character.

The romantic comedy also goes completely elsewhere into a comedy about a hostage drama gone wrong; the sorts of Darwaza Bandh Rakho or Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega.

Bollywood earns millions from Pakistan as Lollywood suffers

LAHORE - Pakistan is losing millions in foreign exchange by importing Indian films. The Bollywood flicks exhibition here on the other hand has virtually closed down the Urdu film industry.

Film writer and actor Raja Riaz stated this while talking to The Nation on Friday. Till now 18 movies have been imported under the new foreign films import policy that says any film that has not been shot in India can be screened in Pakistan and also the film should have its certificate of origin from country other than India.

"The local investors have shied away from investing in films here. Few Urdu films are in pipeline. Only the Punjabi films production is continuing and that too of low budget projects. If the situation continues the few people still associated with the film industry will also leave and engage in some other business.

"The government instead of allowing import of Indian films should have devised a strategy to ensure that the local industry did not have any negative impact. Bollywood filmmakers are not allowed to shoot films here nor Indian actors are allowed to act in Pakistani films. They should have allowed it first to ensure that not all cash flow is from Pakistan to India but it is both ways.

Bollywood is now universal

What type of relationship is shaping up between Bollywood and Hollywood? Not only are major Hollywood studios like Sony (Saawariya), Warner Bros (From Chandni Chowk to China) and Disney (Roadside Romeo) producing proper Bollywood movies, but now Bollywood producers are investing and filming in Hollywood.

Next week, Kambakth Ishq, starring A-listers Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor will begin filming at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. Sylvester Stallone is expected to play himself in Bollywood’s most expensive film to date. Producer Sajid Nadiawala confirms: “Yes, we have signed Stallone; we didn’t want to leave any stone unturned.” Will they also rope in Sharon Stone?

This development is the latest in a growing trend for Indian investment in Hollywood. At the recent Cannes Film Festival, Reliance Big Entertainment, part-owned by one of India’s richest men, announced a $1 billion injection into at least eight Hollywood Companies. Further, Eros International, one of the biggest Bollywood distributors signed a joint venture with Loinsgate, an independent studio, in order to widen exposure of Bollywood in America.

Will the masala ‘song and dance’ formula be diluted in order to cater to western audiences? Kishore Lulla, Head of Eros says: “People want something new every time. You can’t keep giving them the same old thing. There will be sex, definitely.”

The London King

UK Bollywood star spotters are in for a treat this week as two Khans are currently in London. Shah Rukh Khan returns to his favourite city to attend a dinner on Friday. “I say it as a joke to everyone that when the English left India, we were not going to let them go!” He also told me: “It’s the greatest city in the world. It feels like an extension of middle-class Mumbai.”

Bollywoods bitter love story

Do people beyond a certain age have the right to get married?

That’s a fairly valid question and it emerges from the creases of comedy in Mere Baap Pehle Aap. In the film the son arranges for his aging father to marry the woman he loved and lost.
Two years ago Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia, known in real life to have share more than a passing fondness, played aging single parents who find love. The film Pyar Mein Twist bombed. So did Hamare Tumhare where Sanjeev Kumar wanted to marry Rakhi. Basu Chatterjee’s Khatta Meetha got a slightly better opening. Maybe Ashok Kumar and Pearl Padamsee looked like they were married anyway. So nobody minded.

The alarming part of Mere Baap Pehle Aap is that Paresh Rawal and Shobana who are supposed to be ‘old’ people discovering belated love together, are both in their 40s.


Is that old? Especially in an industry where women are too taken up with their careers to worry about their biological clock. They tend to ‘settle down’ a little late in life. Or not at all. Look at the screen divas who made it, and those who didn’t. Hema Malini and Sridevi found love and motherhood in the arms of a married man. Both Hemaji and Sridevi in spite of breaking the social code have conducted their married lives with extreme dignity and grace.

Kajol And Sharukh Next In Karan Johar's

Kajol And Sharukh Next In Karan Johar's
Now the time for these people who are dye harted fan of the pair of Kajol and Shaharukh Khan. After seven years they are back with their magic. Bollywood King Khan and kajol last seen Karan Johar's film "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" but now bollywood most talented beautifuland dignified actress Kajol has finally agreed to do Karan Johar's next titled "My Name Is Khan" and feature as Shah Rukh Khan's wife in the film about an Indian couple living in the US. The film My Name Is Khan launch on monthe of December because the talented director Karon Johar's busy with his drama production and other films.he also busy his film Dostana with starrer like Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra and John Abraham and this film release on after this year. After Kajol consider the roll of the film in My Name Is Khan Karan Johar's is Happy not only that the composer trio, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, has scored some "outstanding" tunes for the movie. So we are waiting for again magic of Sharukh, Kajol & Karan Johar's.

Live Chat: Uvika Chaudhary on June 20 at 1500 hrs IST

Very few actresses get a chance to share screen space with Shah Rukh Khan in their very first film. Uvika Chaudhary is one such lucky girl. She debuted as Dolly in last year's smash hit Om Shanti Om. And despite not being the main lead, she made quite a few heads turn with her vivacious looks and bubbly image. Uvika is now back with her next flick Summer 2007 where she is paired with Sikandar Kher.

Bollywood Hungama brings you a chance to chat with the gorgeous actress as she talks about Summer 2007 and her future projects only on Bollywood Hungama's Celebrity Chat on Friday, June 20, at 1500 hrs IST.

Kiran Rao - The rescuer during crisis situations

Aamir Khan Productions' next release Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na is already generating a lot of curiosity with each passing day. While the promos are rocking big time, we bring you yet another interesting piece of information on the film.

While it's a known fact that Aamir Khan has been actively involved with this project, even wifey Kiran Rao has played a big part in the making of the film. Every time there is a crisis, Aamir Khan and friends of Kiran Rao, remember only one person and that's Kiran Rao. When Aamir Khan took over the reins of Taare Zameen Par as director, Kiran Rao was there at each and every moment, helping him out as an assistant.

Even during Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na, it was Kiran who came to Abbas Tyrewala's rescue, when one of his assistant directors fell sick during shooting. Confirms a source from Aamir Khan Productions, "Kiran Rao is always there for everyone around whenever there is a crisis. She is an angel who steps in to help everyone around. She had stepped forward to help Aamir and his team, on Taare Zameen Par and now extended her support even for Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na. It so happened that Abbas and gang were shooting in Mumbai when the first assistant director fell seriously sick in middle of shoot. So, Abbas in panic made calls to all his friends to check if someone could step in to help. First assistant director is integral to the shoot and without that person it is quite impossible to shoot. When Kiran Rao heard of this, she called up Abbas and said that she would join him immediately. She is truly an angel who steps in to help everyone around"

It may be recalled that Kiran had even flown to Jaipur to help Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra during the shooting of Dilli 6 when one of his A.D.'s had to rush home. Seems like Kiran indeed believes in the saying 'A friend in need is a friend indeed'.

Why Karan Johar is turning blogger

Like his colleagues Amtiabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan, ace filmmaker Karan Johar has also started blogging, but says he is doing it to put his thoughts into writing rather than vocalising them all the time. “I’ve always been a closet writer. I’ve been offered newspaper columns that I almost did, but never got down to,” Karan told IANS.

“I feel a blog would be a good way to express my thoughts on cinema. Things that don’t routinely get space in the traditional media outlets these days,” added the director who is all set to direct his next “My Name is Khan” with Shah Rukh Khan.