Thursday, 24 May 2012
Top 10 Controversial Bollywood Wannabes: Number 8: Sambhavna Seth
Ram Gopal Varma drags Kangana in controversy now
However Ramu doesn't seem to be in a similar forgiving mood and has come with full guns blazing. Reacting to claims of Dutt and his Business Manager Dharam Oberoi that 'Ramu doesn't listen' and 'they don't intend to work with him ever again', the maverick filmmaker has hit back strongly and also challenged them to make a better film with ZILLA GHAZIABAD and Soham Shah's next.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali announces DEVDAS in 3D
If that wasn't all, the film is now going to release in a 3D version to commemorate its 10 glorious years of cinema.
Confirming the news says the director, ''This is the tenth year of DEVDAS and, somehow, the film hasn't lost its sheen. We're now going to do a 3D version of the film to commemorate these ten years.''
Sunil Lulla, who is part of the film corporation that is working on the 3-D version, says, ''The film completes a decade this year. And to commemorate its 10th year, we will release a 3-D version of this Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay classic.''
With the release of his forthcoming production ROWDY RATHORE around the corner, the director-producer soon readies for his ambitious next tentatively titled RAM LEELA starring Kareena Kapoor- Ranveer Singh.
Sunny Leone sizzles in bikini at Sri Lankan beach for JISM 2
In the picture, Sunny poses elegantly on a rocky shore flaunting her sexy back.
Love, Wrinkle-free Movie Review
The last Hindi film set in Goa was probably the Abhishek Bachchan starrer Dum Maaro Dum, which showed the picturesque state as a den of vice, rife with drug dealers and unscrupulous killers. However, with Love, Wrinkle-free, a light-hearted English romantic comedy, one gets to see the old world charm of Goa, which had been missing from the silver screen since a long time.
Revolving around the Montero family, the film has Savio Montero (Ash Chandler), a sales rep and a dreamer who wants to make it big by dealing in 'edible underwear', an idea that he thinks will take the state of Goa by storm, while his wife Annie (Shernaz Patel), a sweet Goan wife has problems of her own dealing with age and the possibility of being ousted from the church choir. Moreover, their adopted daughter Ruth (Arika Silaichia) wants to get rid of her chinki eyes with a surgery. If that was not all, Annie is pregnant, much to her joy and Savio's anxiety. To further complicate matters, Savio meets up Natalie (Seema Rahmani), a bohemian photographer who the hapless Savio feels drawn to, with comical consequences.
The movie, without a doubt is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face as you follow the adventures of the members of the Montero family while they deal with their respective problems ranging from pregnancy to a shady business deal to wrinkles to an expensive surgery to a Goan gangster Bruno Corrieo (Sohrab Ardeshir) and his son Jacob (Ashwin Mushran), who has his heart set on the clueless Annie.
The humour is light and fresh and Chandler's Savio is as endearing as he is comical (watch out for the scenes when Savio mimics Marlon Brando from The Godfather as and when the fancy hits him, much to his daughter Ruth's exasperation and Natalie's amusement). Shernaz Patel also puts an honest performance as the supportive wife, who wants to set things right for everyone, including herself and the interactions between Savio and Annie are amusing because they are so very natural. The rest of the cast too does not disappoint and Ardeshir and Mushran as the Goan father-son gangster duo are a treat in themselves too.
Apart from the acting and humour, special mention must also be made of the cinematography, which shows Goa in a mellow and loving light, reminding one of lazy siestas and provoking a strong desire to take the next flight to the land of beer, beaches and old world bungalows.
However, one does end up feeling that the film could have been a bit crisper as there are times, especially in the second half, when the viewer might end up feeling that the story is losing its pace. But nevertheless, Love, Wrinkle-free is a safe bet if one is looking for ways to spend a lazy weekend afternoon and come out smiling
Arjun:The Warrior Prince Movie Review
As far as Indian mythology goes, Arjun from Mahabharata is one of the most well-known characters apart from Karna, and the former has inspired many fables, comic books and film adaptations (Ranbir Kapoor's character in Raajneeti was said to be based on Arjun). Directed by Arnab Chaudhuri, the latest flick on the ace archer titled Arjun: The Warrior Prince proves without a doubt that the epic hero is still very much in demand and that Indian animation has arrived and reached that level where adults will be as engrossed as children in the adventures of a boy, who grew up to be one of the greatest heroes of Indian mythology.
The story begins with a young prince asking his female caretaker to narrate him a story and the latter obliges him, starting to recite the tale of the mighty empire of Hastinapur and the Kuru family that ruled it. The story moves on to show how the Kauravas and the Pandavas locked horns even as teenagers and how a young boy was forged into becoming a fearsome warrior by his guru, Dronacharya. The film also touches upon epic incidents like Draupadi's swayamwar, the exile to which the Pandavas are banished and the rigged dice game, in which the wily Shakuni manages to manipulate the noble Yudishthira into losing everything…
At the very outset, what works for the movie is the amazing animation and graphics, which takes your breath away; the attention to detail when it comes to action scenes is admirable. Furthermore, the makers have kept it in mind to keep the dialogues of the epic as audience friendly as possible, so the lines are bereft of archaic words and are easy to understand for the most part. The sound effects technicians and the voice artistes also seem to have done justice to their parts and the humour, as and when it appears (like in the scenes showing Bheema's gluttony and the confusion created while identifying the twins Nakul and Sahadev) does elicit chuckles.
However, on the flip side, the director seems to focus so much on Arjun that he seems to ignore other pivotal characters like Karna- Arjun's arch nemesis and the ultimate anti-hero. Indeed, the Karna in the flick seems more like a baddie henchman than the real threat to Arjun, which the warrior was as per mythology. The director also skips the incident of the disrobing of Draupadi and her subsequent rescue by Krishna, which was one of the main reasons which sparked off the blood-bath at Kurukshetra. Moreover, the use of songs in the background during action scenes or emotional scenes comes across as a dampener and one wishes that the makers could have used some appropriate mantras in the background to pack a punch (like in Vaastav, where director Mahesh Manjrekar has used shlokas and mantras in the background during intense scenes).
Nevertheless, compared to other Indian animation flicks like Roadside Romeo and Bal Ganesh that have come up in the past, Arjun: The Warrior Prince is without doubt a cut above the rest for the sheer animation brilliance and special effects.
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Karisma's husband to marry socialite Priya Sachdev
A source said, "Sunjay and Priya appear to be extremely serious about each other. They want to keep their past behind and start anew."
Sunjay was earlier married to fashion designer Nandita Mahtani. He got divorced from Nandita and tied the knot with Karisma. Sunjay’s latest girlfriend Priya at first married to New York-based hotelier Vikram Chatwal from whom she has a child.
The source added, "Sunjay has expressed his desire to get married again. So it is obvious that he will be legally parting ways. Karisma is aware of what is happening and so are her folks. She is keeping a brave front. Both the parties concerned are keen to tackle the situation in a quiet way without any media glare."
Karisma has two children from Sunjay, Samaira and Kiaan Raj. Karisma’s parents intervened and tried to sort out things but alas their marriage could not be saved. It is also heard that the ‘Dangerous Ishq’ actress has filed for divorce. During the promotion of ‘Dangerous Ishq’, when Karisma was asked about Sunjay, she avoided the question.
Kareena Kapoor Smokes for Heroine.
Deepika dons red hot bikini
‘Cocktail’ first promo is expected to hit the theatre soon. In the bikini scene, Deepika was shown lying in the sand on the sea side wearing red bikini. She looked as usual hot and sexy. The actress had the right figure and she rocked in this beach outfit.
‘Cocktail is a rom-com movie that pairs Saif and Deepika for the third film together after two blockbusters ‘Love Aaj Kal’ and ‘Aarakshan’. The music of the film has been composed by Pritam.
With bikini hot bod, Dips is surely going to raise the mercury level higher this summer.
Apoorva, Shilpa Agnihotri arrested in a police raid
The couple denied having drugs. Among 96 guests, 38 were women and most of them were of foreign origins. . The two international cricketers, Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell, who play for IPL for Pune Warriors India were also detained and questioned. The police claimed that it was a rave party but the guests in the party said that there was nothing wrong at the party.
Speaking to a news channel Shilpa along with her husband said, “We didn’t do drugs. It just happened that we were at the wrong place at the wrong time. This was a very unfortunate thing to happen. We haven’t been involved in anything bad. They way everything has turned out, it makes you wonder if you can really go out a have a nice evening.”
The actress says they hardly ever party."It was after a long time that we had gone out together. And this is what happened. How are we supposed to differentiate which party is safe and which unsafe," she said.
The couple was taken to a government hospital for their blood sample but she was upset with the way the procedure took place.
"The cops were very supportive but what hurt me the most was that the hospital staff was not supportive at all. My blood sample were taken but wasn't labelled for almost 45 minutes.
"I requested them to do so as I didn't want my blood sample to be swapped, but they were very rude. I told them if the labelling is not done properly, the results can put us in grave trouble," she added.
However, Shilpa is sure that they will come out clean.
"There is no way my test can be positive," she said.
Vivek Oberoi & Mallika Sherawat on the sets of Kismet Love Paisa Dilli
The song titled ‘Dhishkayeon’ was so catchy that it got the whole filmistan studio talking and a huge crowd gathered outside the set to get a glimpse of what the song was all about. The massive crowd gathered took the unit of KLPD by surprise and everyone was very pleased by the response the song got at first hearing.” Looks like the super villain of Krissh 2 who is known to be ruthless keeping in mind the role in the film, has managed to finally get his romantic side out via the song of KLPD.With the look being out , an insider reveals that Mallika and Vivek are not only looking hot and younger , but KLPD surely gives us a feeling that the Saathiya boy is back
SonakshiSinha to star opposite Saif Ali Khan in Judwaa 2?
The original was directed by David Dhawan and starred Salman Khan, Karisma Kapur and Rambha.The remake is being directed by Sajid Khan and Saif would be reliving Salman’s double role. Now, the producers want Sonakshi to as the lead actress.
With Sonakshi’s kitty already full (Trust me, films are overflowing from her kitty), would she be able to allot dates for this one? We would just wait for the official confirmations.
Nargis Fakhri out of Khiladi 786
Mithun is playing the role of a gangster in the film and the team thinks that Nargis would never be able to look the part.
Initially, Mithun’s role was to be done by Amitabh Bachchan, who backed out citing health and date problems (*yawns*).There are no ill feelings between the two parties and that their parting is amicable.
The filmmakers are still hunting for a female lead. The film goes on the floors in June and it’s being produced by Himesh Reshammiya. It’s being directed by debutante Ashish R. Mohan.
P.S. Isn’t it weird that they initially they thought that Nargis would fit in the role of Amitabh’s sister? She’s of her daughter’s age, no?
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