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Ghajini – First Look on sensational promos

Christopher Nolan's Mementoes fetched the best credits for its fascinating theme of 'Short Term Memory Loss'. Of course, remaking it in Tamil as 'Ghajini' with Surya in lead role, the actor fleeted to the peaks of glory in his career. Here comes the turn of Bollywood Superstar Aamir Khan, an embodiment of extraordinary perfection. "Best than the Best" is the mantra that he follows and his Hindi remake of Ghajini seems to have been spelled on those lines. 60-Secs teaser showcases Aamir Khan in different make-over as an innocent charming lad and a ferocious youngster smashing down baddies.
So, what makes the film getting titled 'Ghajini'? Ask Murugadoss and he says, "GHAJINI is derived from the name of King Mohammad Ghajini. His unique attributes is all about committing a great crime in front of others and making them believe he never did it. So does our protagonist carrying the same quotients".
Directed by A.R. Murugadoss, South Indian Actress Asin stars opposite Aamir in female lead along with Jiah Khan and A.R. Rahman scores music.
source: tawfiq

Govinda- going along with the time

Govinda is an actor who got a break and established himself by the strength of his sheer talent.
In spite of having just average looks it is his excellent timings for comical roles and flexibility in adapting to any kind of characters offered to him that made him a darling of the masses and helped him survive this long among the macho khans and kapoors.
Everyone knows that it was the success of the film 'Partner' in which he was paired with Salman Khan that brought him back into the limelight after being almost written off by the whole film industry.
Seems Govinda has learned a lot from the past high and low points in his long career and do not wish to experience another prolonged period of sitting at home.
The actor has come to terms with the change brought about by the time into Bollywood and has decided to go for cosmetic surgery to look better.
Today the importance given to good looks and toned up physique is much more than the previous years and its all about packaging and being a leading actor does not equate with just good acting skills but also to how much the viewers talk about his dressing, hairstyle, and body.
When each and every other new guy who lands up in Mumbai with dreams of being a leading man looking like a hunk and the mindset of the new generation completely different, it is not surprising to see veterans like Govinda becoming a little bit insecure.
Some of Govinda's friends infused the idea of getting under the surgical knives in the actor's mind.

source: glits

John- lead actor and co-Producer of "1-800-Love'

John Abraham has got hold of a winner in his hands.
Although a film can be called as a hit only after its triumph at the box office, when the immensely talented Abbas Tyrewala is the man who is the creator of a project and with a great track record, the fate of a film made by him can be predicted to a great extent.
After the stupendous success of 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' , every one is looking forward to his next film titled as '1-800-Love'.

And John Abraham has not only given his nod to act in the film but after hearing the story got so interested that he wanted to associate himself with the project more intimately by becoming a co-producer.
So now the movie has three producers in Abbas Tyrewala, Madhu. K. and John Abraham.
The story of '1-800-Love' was inspired from the toll-free phone numbers in U.S.A.
The production of the movie will start next year at Boston and will be completed in a single schedule.

source: himal

HEROES being compared to RANG DE BASANTI?

With excellent pre-release reports and positive word-of-mouth, Eros International’s Heroes, the multi starrer with industry stalwarts like Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Sunny Deol and Mithun Chakravorthy has taken a good opening across India, especially Punjab and other parts of north India. The film has enjoyed the biggest pre-Diwali opening, releasing to packed cinemas in northern India.
With fantastic collections pouring in across regions - 80-85% collections in multiplexes and 65% in single screens in UP, Punjab and Delhi, 80-85% single screens in Maharashtra and 80% in Gujarat and similar figures coming in from other regions, audience reactions have been very promising. Reports are already doing the rounds of the film being comparable to a cult film on the lines of Rang De Basanti and Baghban.

A fun road trip of two boys (protagonists Sohail Khan and Vatsal Seth) clubbed with a series of experiences that ignite emotions that have never been experienced before, Heroes has been described as a powerful and moving experience. Another eminent trade analyst and critic has described the film as a unique story and Indians should be proud of Heroes. Another eminent journalist goes on to say, “Here's a piece of cinema that we need to stand and applaud for its idealism, its absolute absence of cynicism in telling a story that invites the conscience to cry for a country and global society that can't think beyond its own nose”.

Produced by Bharat Shah, Vikas Kapoor and Samir Karnik, Heroes directed by Samir Karnik, has an eclectic star cast including Salman Khan, Priety Zinta, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Mithun Chakraborty, Dino Morea, Sohail Khan, Vatsal Seth, Amrita Arora and Ria Sen.

Heroes is a journey of two boys who travel a thousand miles to meet their destiny and discover national pride. The film is a visual treat, having been shot across several locations in India including Delhi, Rajasthan, Himachal, Ladakh, Punjab and eastern India.

source: joginder tuteja

Neetu Chandra - 'OYE LUCKY LUCKY OYE is my biggest film'

Neetu Chandra may have worked with the likes of Akshay Kumar (GARAM MASALA), Madhur Bhandarkar (TRAFFIC SIGNAL) and Suneil Shetty (ONE TWO THREE) but she firmly believes that OYE LUCKY LUCKY OYE is her biggest film till date.
Laughs Neetu, "No, don't look for any controversy here. The fact is that OYE LUCKY LUCKY OYE is indeed quite big for me since it provides me a platform to hold the center stage for a large duration of the film. If you look at GARAM MASALA and ONE TWO THREE, both the films were successful but they had me as one of the 3 principal actresses. Also TRAFFIC SIGNAL was successful too but it was again an ensemble drama."
She adds, "Comparatively, in OYE LUCKY LUCKY OYE I am the sole heroine with Abhay Deol as my co-star. With UTV being the producers, Dibakar Bannerjee of KHOSLA KA GHOSLA fame as the director and Pareshji (Rawal) playing a major role in the film, it couldn't get any better."
Shedding light on the film's subject, all Neetu is willing to divulge is that it is a delightful love story. "I can't tell anything more than this at the moment but I can assure that you would see the brilliancy of Dibakar here as well, just as it was in the case of KHOSLA KA GHOSLA."
Shot prominently in Delhi, a major portion of shooting has already been complete and the film is looking at a release on 28th November.

source: joginder tuteja

The female heroes of 'Golmaal Returns'

Every film lover who loves laughing their hearts out is eagerly awaiting the release of the out and out comedy flick 'Golmaal Returns'.
This time director Rohit Shetty is carrying high expectations on his shoulders after the stupendous success of 'Golmaal'.
Rohit has even made the heroes of his movie dress up like women for a particular scene.
Now a laugh riot will certainly occur when Ajay Devgan, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade appear on the big screen as ladies with full make up.

Knowing that all these actors possess excellent timings for comedy, viewers can expect some highly hilarious scenes which can even be remembered for a long time.
The actors had to disguise themselves as women as the particular part of the story of 'Golmaal Returns' shows the four male characters trying to enter a mall on Women's day when only ladies are allowed to enter the place.
Rohit Shetty tells that he was surprised when Ajay Devgan promptly agreed to get into female costumes after getting deeply charged to do it and the other three stars also were raring to go.
And after the shooting, this particular has turned out to be one of the best scenes of the movie.
'Golmaal Returns' will hit the big screens on October 29.

High Hopes pinned on 'It's My Life'

Harman Baweja became a punching bag for most of the critics and the film lovers after the debacle of his much talked about launch vehicle and if anyone says that in spite of his good looks, he has been unable to amass a sizable chunk of admirers and well wishers, people who will take his side and give counter opinions will be very few.
But that's how it works out most of the time in the world of Bollywood where quite strangely a future star can be born even out of a flop movie and a protagonist of an immensely successful movie can also be looked down upon as a one film wonder who just got lucky for a single time and will never again can be expected to reach the same heights.
Anyway, 'Love Story 2050' is now history and the determined actor is currently immersing himself in a comparatively safe bet movie titled as 'Its My Life'.
There are two reasons why this movie can lay in front of Harman a clear path which can give him enough clarity to move ahead to be at least called a decent promise of the future.
First reason is that the film is being directed by Aneez Bazmee who is today a darling film maker of the financiers because of his way for feeling the pulse regarding the preference of the audience.
Second reason is that the film is a remake of a youth cult movie of Tollywood where it was born as 'Bommarillu' and became one of the greatest hits in that part of the country in the recent times.
Then the story of the movie was reincarnated in Kollywood as 'Santosh Subramaniam' and it again reached the zenith of success catapulting its hero Jayam Ravi into a leading man loved by the family audience as well as a performer who has the potential to draw in the crowd to the theatres.
So Harman can be quite assured of a success trip this time because if the taste of the two predecessors of 'Its My Life' has been digested well by the respective audience in two big film industries, then the possibility of the Hindi film audience also giving a thumbs up to the movie is a great possibility.
The confidence of Anees Bazmee in Harman also speaks about the satisfaction that the upcoming actor has been able to deliver and nothing other than good performance can be the reason.
And see what the star maker is saying.
Anees says that he is very much sure that the new film will alter the opinion of the film lovers and they will definitely start to see him as a good actor and a star.
Let us also hope the same as the hard work of a struggling actor has to be given some respect.
The movie's core them lies in the different shades of a relationship between a father and his son.
The versatile Nana Patekar will be seen as Harman's father in 'It's My Life'.
Then there is the cute, bubbly and talented Genelia playing the leading lady hoping to continue her good run started off by the super hit debut film of Imraan Khan.
A lot of scenes of 'It's My Life' have been already canned and now the cast and crew will be moving on to picturesque locations of Greece and then to Mumbai and Delhi to shoot the remaining portions.

source: glitz

Kareena shoots at 104 degrees temperature for GOLMAAL RETURNS

Kareena Kapoor is a professional when it comes to work. The beautiful lady shot for a song in Rohit Shetty's 'Golmaal Returns' despite high temperature.
The song, cheekily called 'Meow' (and currently on air), features her in a complete catty look! Kareena had 104 temperature but regardless of this fact the sultry siren shot for the song choreographed by Bosco-Ceasar in Mehboob Studios recently.
After all, a cat has nine lives right?

Check out Celina in her South Indian avtar

It was informed days back that hottie Celina Jaitly plays a South-Indian woman, Meera Nair, in the forthcoming Golmaal Returns. If her new de-glam avatar wasn't news enough, check out the bombshell looking like a traditional Tamil in this picture!
The actress has not only worked on her new look but has also delivered Tamil dialogues to add authenticity to the role she is playing!!!
There were no Tamil dialogues in the script initially, but later, the team decided that to add a few to give her sequences a more authentic and entertaining flavour!
We can't wait to see the sultry actress deliver some sexy lines in Tamil!

source: joginder tuteja

Preity Zinta loves simplicity of village and it's people

Sparkling eyes full of mischief, a deliciously dimpled smile are the trade mark of this vivacious actress. Preity Zinta rubs her infectious nature on to one and all in her tete a tete with B4U VJ Khushboo on B4u Star Stop.

B4U STAR STOP is a programme with Film related interviews. Actors/directors talk about their forthcoming movie, their likes, dislikes and other things and chat with B4U VJs. Stars talk about their personal review of the film and share their anecdotes during the making of the film.

Preity talks about her forthcoming movie Heroes where she plays a village belle with loads of grit and substance. She is completely enchanted with her co star Salman’s look in the film and is very excited about her role which she refers to as “close to the soil”.She feels very strongly about the film and comes across as a very human and passionate person who loves simplicity of the village and the people; a new facet to this very urbane actress is revealed.A paradigm shift in the roles that she is essaying in her forthcoming films is actually a well thought out and conscience decision that Preity has taken. She recounts her journey as that of a rollercoaster ride in the film industry and shares her experiences with VJ Khushboo.To watch all this and more tune in to Star Stop on B4U Music on 24th Oct and 26th Oct at 19.10 hrs.

source: joginder tuteja

SRK's apology

The Temptation world tour of Shah Rukh Khan in 2005 was a grand success.

However the Temptation Reloaded Tour which started off brilliantly this June in Rotterdam in Holland has run into rough roads after the shows to be conducted in Berlin on last Friday, followed by concerts in Munich on Saturday and in Frankfurt on Sunday were canceled leaving thousands of King Khan's die hard European fans disappointed.

This is for the first time international concerts of Shah Rukh Khan who undoubtedly is the biggest international Bollywood star and biggest crowd puller are being canceled.

The Bollywood Superstar on Friday apologized to all the people who had already bought the tickets and were waiting to catch a glimpse of their favourite Indian movie icon.

SRK said that he want to thank all the fans from the bottom of his heart for making him such a big star and that he is extremely sorry that he could not live up to the promise that was given to the people of Germany which has one of the largest congregation of his stardom.

He also said that he has previously done shows in every part of the world from South East Asia, UK, Africa, Americas and Europe but never had experienced a bad luck to cancel a tour in the last moment.
For the people of Germany, SRK let it be known that for the last five or six years one of his biggest desires as an entertainer has been to perform in Germany due to the reason that in spite of the country's citizens not knowing Hindi and also not belonging to the Indian culture has given him enough reasons to believe that he is an international star.

Talking about the reasons why the three shows in Europe were cancelled, Shah Rukh said that as the leader of the pack and because of his age and reputation, he is immensely responsible to the people who love him and come to watch him.

One reason is that he needs to give all the viewers the best possible quality entertainment along with his team and the second reason is that he has to provide his team with the best of comforts, the best methods of execution and the best atmosphere for work.

SRK said that because he felt he will not be able to carry out both these responsibilities in the way he desired, the three shows were done away with.

Sensasian Media Limited, which is the promoter of these three shows breach of contract and not fulfilling their obligations in due time is the main reason why the shows were canceled.

source: india gliz

"As a woman, I have looked for a brand that would match my needs" - Mahima Chaudhary

Recently, the connoisseurs of fashion and jewellery, PC Jewellers (PCJ), launched their new Jewellery showroom and a ladies apparel subsidiary named “Mangalvasan”, at Dehradun in a glittering function. The grand opening was marked by the presence of much glitterati, Bollywood celebrity, Mahima Chaudhary, who added extra sizzle and oomph to the high profile glamorous event.
Mahima Chaudhary said, "I am delighted to be here at this occasion, PCJ is a brand that embodies perfection in everything they do – be it jewellery or design. I have been associated with PC jewellers since a long time; it's my pleasure to be inaugurating the new showroom. Being a woman, I have looked out for a brand that I could wear everyday and a brand that would match my needs at every occasion. Here, I found a brand that not only satisfies these needs, but also embraces the desires of a woman in every beautiful piece of well-crafted jewellery.”

source; joginder tuteja

"Golmaal Returns" cleared with 'U' certificate and no cuts

Golmaal Returns was cleared on Friday by the Indian censors with a 'U' certificate and no cuts.
It was also revealed that Kareena Kapoor's character in Golmaal Returns is called Ekta, and not surprisingly, she plays a fan of saas-bahu serials!
Now Kareena has taken her fondness for Ekta to the next level by deciding to hold a special screening for the television czarina next week once the prints are out. Ekta is also said to be keen to have the director of Golmaal Returns, Rohit Shetty, direct the much-awaited sequel of Kya Kool Hain Hum.
Kareena's special screening will be attended by her friends Lovely Singh (who gave her It's Rocking), sister Karisma Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, among others.
Golmaal Returns is out in cinemas on Wednesday 29th October. It is an Indian Films - Studio 18 worldwide release.

source: joginder tuteja

"Celina, Gul and Isha have all the fun in HELLO DARLING" - Chunky Pandey

Chunky Pandey is keeping busy. In fact very busy. At last count, the man who made his Bollywood debut almost two decades back, has as many as 9 films lined up for release in next few months. While most of them are comedies, Chunky can's stop grinning from ear to ear while talking about his forthcoming release HELLO DARLING.
"Remember KYA KOOL HAIN HUM (Riteish Deshmukh, Tusshar Kapoor)", questions Chunky, "If you laughed along with it, you would doubly laugh with HELLO DARLING. You saw men having some fun in KKHH, now you would watch women letting their hair down for HELLO DARLING. It is easily the female version of the Sangeeth Sivan laugh riot."
So can one expect some bold humor being on the forefront in HELLO DARLING as well?
Laughs Chunky, "Wait for the movie to release to see for yourself that what transpires amongst the ladies out here. But based on what I have seen, Celina Jaitley, Gul Panag and Isha Koppikar surely seem to be having fun while shooting."
A Subhash Ghai production, HELLO DARLING is being wrapped up in quick time and has a debutant director Manoj Tiwari at the helm. With music by Pritam, the film is looking at a late 2008/early 2009 release. Apart from Chunky Pandey, HELLO DARLING also stars Javed Jaffrey and Rajpal Yadav.
Some of the other films that Chunky Pandey is working on this year are Subhash Ghai's PAYING GUEST, Indra Kumar's DADDY COOL, Rajiv Ruia's part animation-part live film RONNIE & ROCKY, Ajay Chandok's KHALBALI, Neeraj Vora's SHORTKUT, Anubhav Sinha's SANKAT CITY and Sangeeth Sivan's EK - THE POWER OF ONE and CLICK.

Yuvvraaj – Musical Fiesta by Rahman

One man who doesn't make music lovers stops speaking about him? Yup! The maestro of contemporary music A.R. Rahman is back striking the stupendous chords for his favorite auteur Subash Ghai. Their biggest venture together 'Taal' won laurels across the boundaries of globe. And now they are back swaying with their musical drama 'Yuvvraaj'.
Audio launch for the film wasn't a star-spangled occasion, but just a private musical gathering at a plush five-star hotel in Mumbai. Turning down entire spotlights on them, Director Subash Ghai and music maestro A.R.Rahman, legendry lyricist Gulzar and playback singer Alka Yagnik were present for the occasion. A.R. Rahman's mother who is rarely spotted in such occasion was present there launching the audio and showered her blessings on entire cast and crew.
Much delighted A.R. Rahman spoke on the occasion, "It has always been a pleasure working with Subhashji in all his projects. We worked on Taal, which gave me immense creative satisfaction as a composer and it was an honor that Yuvvraaj was offered to me. Working on the music of Yuvvraaj has been a creative challenge for me, as Subhashji has always been associated with melodious music and has a vast understanding about the subject. Once you have an artistic mind like Subhashji behind you I guess everything falls rightly in its place. Taal was a mega success and I see Yuvvraaj to be much bigger than that."
A.R. Rahman has a great likeliness for Subash Ghai and lyricist Gulzar and his musical score much reveals of it…
IndiaGlitz presents you the exclusive video of audio launch of Yuvvraaj… Get yourselves enthralled watching it.
Click to LISTEN & DOWNLOAD the 'Yuvvraaj' songs on Raaga.com
source: glitz

'Shoebite' is turning out to be huge" - Jimmy Sheirgill

After 'A Wednesday', Jimmy Sheirgill is willing to forget the string of box office non-performers that he has been a part of in the last few months, most recently been 'Hastey Hastey'. However, though he had commercial failures like 'Strangers' (which he still calls as his best film since 'Yahaan' - rightly so!), 'Choddon Naa Yaar', 'Victoria No. 203', 'Raqeeb', 'Delhii Heights', 'Rehguzar' and 'Bas Ek Pal', one common factor that always stayed on was the appreciation that kept coming in.

With the tag of Bollywood's one of the 'most under rated performers' in the recent times being bestowed upon him, Jimmy Sheirgill is now taking it slow and primarily concentrating on working in far more prestigious projects. Of course, 'Shoebite' is one of them.
"What a pleasure working with someone like Amitabh Bachchan", exclaims Jimmy Sheirgill who is one of the major protagonists of 'Shoebite' apart from Big B and Sarika, "This is the third time I am working with him after 'Mohabbatein' and 'Eklavya - The Royal Guard'. It was great sharing a common frame with him then and it's the same even today."

One always sensed that coming from Shoojit Sircar, the man who made his debut with small budgeted 'Yahaan' (again starring Jimmy Sheirgill), 'Shoebite' too would be set on a small canvas. How far is that true?

"Which world are you living in", says Jimmy with mock despair, "We are talking about a multi crore film here. And it is not just expenses which is making 'Shoebite' huge. You have to look at the way Shoojit and UTV Motion Pictures, my film's producers, are going all out to set it up as one of the most talked about films when it releases early 2009."

Oh really?

"Exactly. The film shows the journey of the man played by Mr. Bachchan and how he traverses the entire country from Manali to Kanyakumari. In fact we are shooting the film on the same pattern as well. Sometimes for a single day shoot of the film, we have traveled two days just to reach the location. I have never traveled so much for a film and since Shoojit wants to given authenticity to his frames, he is picking up the right locations, seasons and setting for each and every scene in the film", Jimmy goes on to add.

Coming with a tagline of 'A Journey of Self Discovery', 'Shoebite' also stars Dia Mirza and has music by Shantanu Moitra.

Source: joginder tuteja

Katrina and the Crystal Factory

Katrina Kaif was shooting for Subhash Ghai's Yuvvraaj at the world famous Swavroski showroom in Austria recently. Known for its landmark jewelry and showpieces, unit members began teasing Katrina saying that the rare crystal pieces would catch her attention more and the shooting work less.

"What piece of jewelry should I buy for myself? What piece would best adorn my home?" were the questions, the unit members said, that surely troubled Katrina. But surprise, surprise! Katrina was only focused on her work. Her attention was completely on the scene that was being shot.

"Not even once did Katrina's attention get drifted towards the showpieces and the jewelry. She was completely immersed in her work. She was 'crystal' clear about her career. Anybody in her place would have easily given into the temptation of walking around the beautifully decorated store and shopped like a maniac. But not Katrina."
The unit members decided to honor Katrina's dedication towards her work.

"We bought a gift from Swavroski for Katrina and presented it to her after the shooting got over. She was touched by our gesture," a unit member revealed smiling.

The unit member added, "Swarvroski usually do not allow any shooting to take place in their stores. But they made an exception for Subhash Ghai's film. They even kept the store shut that particular day. But thousands had gathered to watch the shooting of the film."

source: glitz

Trailers of 'Paathshala' to be exposed tomorrow

Every film lover around knows that a film titled as 'Paathshala' is being made but still the time has not come for it to turn up the heat.
This situation can change after October 17 as Big Pictures is all set to release the trailer of the movie.
The presence of the youth sensation Shahid Kapur in the movie is sure to get the film much mileage and once the promos gets out from the next day on the big screens; it is just a matter of some days for the film to become a hot property high on the most awaited list.
The trailer of the film will be shown with the forthcoming movie 'Karzzzz'
'Paathshala' is directed by the award winning Marathi director Milind Ukey and has music composed by Hanif.
The other cast members are Nana Patekar, Ayesha Takia, Sunny Singh, Shraddha Arya and Sushant Singh.
Famous child artists Swini Khare, Ali Haji, Dwij Yadav are also doing key roles in 'Paathshala'.
The story of the film is based on the Indian education system and speaks about some contemporary and socially relevant issues relating to children.
'Paathshala' will hit the big screens in January 2009.

This Diwali UTV gets high on 'FASHION'

Unprecedented in scale and style, 'Fashion' breaks new ground in movie-distribution and marketing making it a dazzling motion picture experience this Diwali.

After having a dream run at the B.O with 'AAMR', 'Mumbai Meri Jaan', 'A Wednesday' and 'Welcome to Sajjanpur', UTV Motion Pictures' forthcoming extravaganza with Madhur Bhandarkar is anticipated to release with over 630 screens in India and another 120 screens in 16 countries across the globe.

Continuing its triumphant run in the international markets with hits like – 'Jodhaa Akbar', 'Race', 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na', 'Kismet Konnection' and 'A Wednesday', UTV rolls out 'Fashion' this Diwali on October 24th with a special screening at South Asian International Film Festival in New York. This will be followed by an exclusive promotion held by The Citibank NRI division inviting their distinguished clients for select 'Fashion' screenings on October 29th across 6 US cities - New York, New Jersey, Houston, Dallas, San Francisco and Chicago.

Dubai is hosting the 'Fashion Red Carpet Premiere' on 29th October, in association with Star TV Middle East. With the cast and crew expected to show up in full splendor, the exclusive affair will enjoy aggressive promotions on Star channels in the Middle East.

Australia and New Zealand will be host to the 'Fashion Nights' contest across 5 cities – Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Auckland; wherein the winners, crowned as Ms. 'Fashion Australia', will be rewarded with certificates attested by director Madhur Bhandarkar and Priyanka Chopra.
'Fashion' will be released in the US and the Middle East on the 30th October, with the other international markets following on 31st October.

Back in India, the movie has already been in news for an unparalleled ensemble of brand associations it has attracted ranging from clothing and, electronics to FMCG and telecom. The brands are an integral part of 'Fashion's in – film placements and the associated marketing campaign of the movie. The brand placements in the film include clothing brand Kimaya, laptop brand Lenovo, Reebok and shampoo brand Sunsilk. In fact the three leading ladies from the movie – Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Mugdha Godse are all set to walk the ramp on October 20th for the Sunsilk Fashion Week in Mumbai. Mobile retail store RPG Cellucom, which promotes stylish electronic gadgets like Mobiles and Laptops has also been roped in for a campaign promoting the concept of 'Mobility is Fashionable'. Electronics brand LG has joined the 'brandwagon' for an associative marketing campaign as well.

Fashion theme parties coined as "Fashion nights" will be held in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune and Bangalore along with partner brands. With the assessment of co-promotions and in-film branding being pegged at close to Rs. 9 crores, UTV Motion Pictures is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that 'Fashion' is mounted as the biggest release this Diwali.
'Fashion' will be released in 700 cinema halls around the world this October 29.

Tanushree Dutta thrown out

Perhaps, many could have been guessing about the actress gets thrown out of many projects? Alas! It's actress Tanushree Dutta who has been constantly eliminated from series of flicks. Of course, she can be best entitled as 'Missy of controversies' and it has been recalled with recent issues. Tanushree Dutta had some problems pertaining to choreography while shooting with Naan Patekar for a song in 'Horn Ok Please'. Eventually, she was booted out and we had Rakhi Sawant replacing her and this isn't the end of it.
Tanushree Dutta has been superseded by Celina Jaitley in 'Run Bhola Run' for her conniptions on the sets. The closest sources have revealed that Celina has been roped into the film and shooting has already commenced. Nevertheless, Parag Desai of Production house stated that Tanushree Dutta moved out due to some call sheet issue and now she is no more part of the film.

Aamir and Shah Rukh on Sky War

Looks like Khans are geared up kicking upstairs their favorite Dish Services. Well, Aamir was there at Grand Hyatt where he stood on the shoes of brand ambassador for Tata Sky, the new technology for viewers that offers fun watching it.

Of course, for everyone's expectations, Aamir didn't lose his chance out commenting on other DTH service that is endorsed by his good friend Shah Rukh Khan. When questioned about the other DTH service, the entire spotlights turned on Aamir as he surprisingly replied, "What's that?" Wow! That spelled a clear picture of competency when it comes to promotions. Aamir Khan uttered that he has no space for looking left and right, but just to focus on what he does. Totting up, we could hear him saying he is not company conscious, but believes in quality. What else do you need more than this to entitle him as 'Embodiment of Perfectionism'?
'Shah Rukh… Do you smell what Aamir is cooking????'

Kim Sharma talks about her jeans and diamonds

New York is Kim Sharma's favorite shopping destination.
The actress says, "New York has all kinds of shops. Whether one is looking out for department store, malls, designer clothing stores or vintage clothing stores, the apple city has it all. There are also specialty shops and antique shops and that makes shopping New York wonderful and adventurous."
Kim usually buys all her formal, casual and beachwear from New York.
"I am brand conscious and the designer clothes of New York mostly suit my taste. I usually shop from Bloomingdales. For jeans it is Canal for me. There's also a store called Clay Pot that stores some of the most exotic jewellery. My sparkling diamonds are thanks to the Clay Pot."

source: joginder tuteja

One day I would come up with my own album" - Udita Goswami

Priyanka Chopra may still be refraining from getting behind the mike (in spite of friends and industry people claiming that the day she wants, she can be a pop Diva) while Sherlyn Chopra may have already got into an 'Outrageous' act. However, Udita Goswami, who is considered to be quite a talent when it comes to singing and music, isn't ready for the bait yet. Though she is confident that the day isn't really far away before she cuts an album of her own, at the moment she is enjoying her stint in front of the camera.
"I love music and singing. I am sure that one day I would certainly come up with an album of my own. However, it won't happen in near future. Maybe 3-4 years down the line. I have quite a few ideas in mind but it would take time to put them all into execution. Till then I wish to enjoy my new innings on celluloid", confesses Udita.
What kind of ideas is she pointing out here?
"The album would certainly be a mix of all that I have loved hearing ever since childhood. I am fond of Hindi as well as English music. I can play them on for hours on my iPod and dance like a mad woman on and on. In fact I am unstoppable when left alone in a room that I can lock from inside. I don't feel like withdrawing at all once I have got started", Udita reveals a different facet of herself here.
So would her music turn out to be more Western in feel than Indian?
"No", Udita is quick to respond, "What's the point in making something that you and only a select few others end up enjoying. I may rather render some Hindi songs which at least would have a wider market. Moreover, to satisfy my whim, I can always incorporate a song or two in Hindi as well in the album."
On the movies front, Udita is currently acting in two films - 'The Man' and 'Fox'. Incidentally both the film stars Sunny Deol in the lead though Udita is not wiling to disclose whether she is paired opposite him in any of the two films. 'Wait and watch', is what she says.
Well, we are waiting!
Source: joginser tuteja

"You look so good, Salman" - Preity Zinta

Preity Zinta just can't stop praising Salman's look in 'Heroes' even though earlier, she has never been seen complimenting her male co-stars.This is for the first time that my male co-star's look made go completely in awe of him. Salman is a Jat Punjabi in the film and every time I'd see him in that get up I'd go, "Wow! You look so good, Salman!" Salman and I have worked together earlier in films but I had never complimented him ever. But Salman's Sikh look swept me off my feet," Preity said smiling.
Obviously, Preity has enough reasons to praise Salman. In fact, recently when the actress was in London, a couple of Sikh fans came up to her and complimented her on 'Heroes' as well as Salman's look in the film. They also raved about the fact that they were waiting in anticipation for 'Heroes' to release. They were even teasing her with Salman and that's when the sporty Preity retorted tongue-in-cheek, "Well I am proud to be his wife... in the film that is!"
Well, Preity sure has a rocking sense of humor.

SRK gifts Farah iphone

King Khan of Bollywood SRK is known to have a generous heart when it comes to his close friends. The Khan with a mighty heart recently gifted close buddy Farah Khan Apple’s iPhone.
A source reveals, “Last month, Farah Khan was choreographing a song picturised on Shah Rukh and Deepika Padukone at Filmistan Studios for his home production. SRK and Farah being big techno game freaks became obsessed with the latest iPhone game Lexitron (a word forming game) which cinematographer V Manikandan had on his iPhone. The actor and the director played the game on Manikandan’s phone till the battery died. The next day, Farah was pleasantly surprised when Shah Rukh gifted not just her but also her assistant Feroze the latest iPhones. Farah uses the iPhone for playing games and taking videos and pictures of her triplets — Anya, Diva and Czar. She has been showing the pictures and videos to everyone on the sets on Billoo Barber.”
When Farah was asked about SRK’s gesture she said, ”What’s the big deal in such gifts? These things happen between friends all the time.”
Yeah well said Farah, specially if you happen to be SRK and Sallu’s friend.

Priyanka and Minissha to compete

Its clash time again for the two beauties.
On one side is the dusky Priyanka Chopra who is back to avenge the destiny's decision to hand over the title of flop to her last big budget futuristic flick and regain her lost ground with 'Drona'.
On the other side stand the cute, talented and the latest bikini girl of B-Town Minissha Lamba.
The girl who is considered to be good enough because of her potential to be included in the top league of B-Town beauties in the future and who is on a high after the success of 'Bachana Aaye Hasino'.
It was on August 15 that 'God Tussi Great Ho' having Priyanka as the leading lady and 'Bachana Aaye Hasino' having Minissha as one of the heroines hit the big screens.
While the film of Salman Khan sank without a trace, 'BAH' went up the popularity charts.
Now the time has come again for two films of Priyanka and Minissha to face each other as 'Drona' and 'Kidnap' will be releasing this Friday.
This time it is impossible to side with either of the two movies as each has its own strong points and is totally different from each other except the common factor of some edge of the seat action sequences.
Let's wait and watch the verdict of the decisive Friday.

KIDNAP beats Sanjay Dutt's SHOOTOUT AT LOKHANDWALA

In UK, just the opening of KIDNAP (£243,309) has beaten the lifetime gross of actor Sanjay Dutt's multi-starrer vehicle SHOOTOUT AT LOKHANDWALA. Here are the other details.
The film has earned £243,309 from 51 screens (Source: Neilsen EDI) hence bringing per Screen Average to £4,771
On the other hand DRONA (including PREVIEWS + WEEKEND) has opened to £117'854 from 56 screens (Source: Neilsen EDI) hence bringing per Screen Average to £2,104
The gross of KIDNAP exceeds that of DRONA by 106% while the screen average of KIDNAP exceeds that of DRONA by 126%
Other notable benchmarks:
a. Just the opening of KIDNAP (£243,309) has beaten the lifetime gross of director Sanjay Gadhvi's smash-hit DHOOM (£215,840), which had a radically bigger star cast [Source: IBOS Network]
b. Just the opening of KIDNAP (£243,309) has beaten the lifetime gross of actor Imran Khan's maiden hit JAANE TU YA JAANE NA (£136,450) [Source: IBOS Network]
c. Just the opening of KIDNAP (£243,309) has beaten the lifetime gross of actor Sanjay Dutt's multi-starrer vehicle SHOOTOUT AT LOKHANDWALA (£131,800) [Source: IBOS Network]

Written by: joginder tuteja

Dostana’s music album is out and this Vishal-Shekhar composition is all set to make you rock.

Music is something that thrills every heart but not every album appeals to the sensibilities of quality music lovers. However, one need not have to be a choosy if the music offered is from a Karan Johar movie. His latest flick Dostana’s music album is out and this Vishal-Shekhar composition is all set to make you rock.
‘JANE KYUN’ is a lighthearted track embodied with true spirit of friendship. It can be classified as a theme song. The composer Vishal himself comes behind the mike for this song and he has done a superb job. The simple words by lyricist Anvita Dutt Guptan , conveys the message of friendship and companionship beautifully. The music arrangement for the song done by Vishal – Shekhar is also light, with classical jazz, more of guitar and its variant. The song is a delight to listen. It highlights the kind of friendship two male stars share.
After giving peppy numbers like ‘Lucky boy’ and ‘Small town girl’ in ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ now the duo Vishal- Shekhar are back with ‘Desi Girl’. The song is incorporated with traditional musical instruments like ‘Dhol, tabla, harmonium’. The song is a fusion treat of western and desi rhythm. Shankar Mahadevan vocal is a unique touch to this song. His high enthusiasm and energy is all enough to make the song hit. We have hunks John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan thrilling with Priyanka Chopra for this song. The lyricist Kumaar has provided ‘hinglish’ lyrics for the track that are its major highlights.
Peppy numbers are real spice of this album but romantic numbers are the actual flavors. Such a flavor is the song ‘KUCH KUM’. A melodious song sung by Shaan, which will make romantic people fall for it, so that they can express their love. The simple, soothing lyrics of the song makes it more special. Once again Vishal’s writing ability has come up with good composition. This is Vishal- Shekhar’s best romantic number after ‘Main agar kahoon’ from Om shanti Om. The musical arrangement of the song rests on soft piano notes, soft guitaring and drumming.
A breezy romantic song ‘KHABAR NAHI’ is slow and melodious. The soft guitar strums gels best with the composition of the album. The singers Amanat Ali and Vishal Dadlani are the real soul of the song. The usage of English lyrics in between the song makes it more impactful. The mukhda of the song is ‘sufi’ at its heart. This one is a real feast for all people romantic at heart. The composition of the song is equally good.
A cool Punjabi folk number ‘MAA DA LAADLA’ takes you out of dreamy, romantic mood and make you go clamorous. The music and beats of the song are similar to many such folk numbers. However, it’s the usage of ‘crazy frog’s squeaky’ style that makes it different from others and gives it a hilarious touch. The song will keep you rocking till the end. The singer Saleem has sung the song with great zeal. This number is sure to be hit among children and youth.
The last song of the album ‘SHUT UP AND BOUNCE’ is also a rocking number but, if compared to others it is less peppier. It wont keep you keep high throughout but as you reach the climax of the song it picks up pace. Very talented Sunidhi Chauhan sings the song. Her singing style is prowess that can be visualized in every number she sings.
Overall, this fully loaded six songs track is worth listening and will definitely make its way to addition in your favorites.
Source: indiaforum

Katrina Kaif Shows Amrita Arora How It’s Done!

Just minutes after posting Amrita Arora’s cover for Cosmo, we come across this picture of Katrina Kaif (also gracing the magazine this month).

From her killer bod to her sweet smile, we have to say Katrina Kaif looks simply gorgeous - all while keeping her clothes on!

Hrithik Roshan Does Vogue

Ooh la la!!!!

Hrithik Roshan graces the May issue of Vogue India.

“It’s a paradox of sorts because I am not conversant with fashion at all. I hope they know what they’re doing. They have me on the cover,” says Hrithik.

Trust us Hrithik…they KNOW what they’re doing! We could turn this “non-story” into one by blabbering on about his injured knee or even the little rumour going around that his wife is expecting twins…but, why ruin this with words, eh?

Source: www.agilepics.blogspot.com