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 Konkona Sen Sharma plays a Bengali writer and social activist in her next film, The President is Coming, which is based on Kunaal Roy Kapoor’s popular play by the same title. The film explores a day in the life of 10 contestants who will stop at nothing as the US President is coming to town. Konkona plays one of the ten contestants who will represent New India in front of the President. Shenaz Patel (of Black fame) will be seen as one of the fellow contestants who will undergo a series of bizarre tests to prove their mettle. Rohan Sippy is producing the film, which is currently being shot at a city studio. Sources indicate that a production house is taking keen interest in the film and if all goes well, they will be co-producing the film.
Related StoriesIndian-directors-farewell-gift-to-George-Bush Filmmaker Kunal Roy Kapur, whose directorial debut "The President Is Coming" is about a bunch of young Indian achievers who decide to meet George W. Bush when he visits India, says his film won't be affected by the US president's forthcoming exit. "The film is not so much about Bush. It's about what he represents in the minds of people. Now that the president is going, my president is coming. This is my farewell gift to George Bush", Kapur Said Konkona Sen Sharma, Ira Dubey, Namit Das, Anand Tiwari, Satchik Puranik, and Vivek Gomber are in the cast. The film has been directed on stage with the same cast, barring Konkona. "I've done the same story on stage and it is an unqualified success. Anubhav Pal wrote ' more Rakhi-Sawant-gets-indecent-SMS,-threat-calls  Item girl Rakhi Sawant on Saturday said she has been receiving indecent SMSs and threat calls from some unidentified miscreants. Confirming the news report appeared in some sections of media, Rakhi said, ''Yes I have been getting indecent SMSs and threat calls for the past four days. I do not know who these people are and why they are making such calls.'' ''They use extremely filthy language. They have even said they know my family and they will harm them,'' she said. ''I get about 49 t more She’s-Madhur’s-lucky-star  Konkona Sen Sharma has been roped in by Madhur Bhandarkar for a cameo as both his earlier movies with the actor were critically acclaimed If Kajol is Karan Johar’s lucky mascot for his films, then Konkona Sen Sharma is certainly the midas touch for Madhur Bhandarkar. Konkona has been roped in by the three-time national award winning director to make a guest appearance in his forthcoming film Fashion. A source close to the film says: “It is a small appearance but a meaningful one. more Konkana,-the-showstopper  With a fashion designer turning to Bollywood and a Bollywood star turning to fashion, this one seems like a fair bargain ‘Tis a season of firsts — both in fashion and Bollywood! And the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week can sure be counted on to spring it’s share of surprises this year as well. One such surprise happens to be Konkona SenSharma. The petite actress known for her powerhouse performances has taken to the ramp for the first time, for designer Arshiya Fakih. Confirmin more Ranvir-Shorey-and-Konkona-Sen-engaged-  Rumours are rife that Ranvir Shorey and Konkona Sen-Sharma are as engaged to one another as can be, but neither party is willing to talk about it. When Ranvir was asked why the secrecy, he said: "It's a personal choice. We like to keep our personal life away from the limelight. All I can say is I'm very content with my life and career." Ranvir would much rather talk about his film with US-based Indian filmmaker Mira Nair. Titled How Can It Be, it also has Konkona. They've worked tog more Konkonas-homecoming  The ma beti jodi of Aparna Sen and Konkona Sen played a perfect jugalbandi as they made a joint appearance in producer Bipin Vohra’s bash for winning the National Award for 15 Park Avenue. Last week we spotted Aparna Sen and Konkona Sen in Kolkata The ma beti jodi played a perfect jugalbandi as they made a joint appearance in producer Bipin Vohra’s bash for winning the National Award for 15 Park Avenue. The busy bee Konkona managed to find time out and flew down for a day to be with her mom. more Konkona-bags-Miras-Shantaram  Konkona Sen-Sharma is really going places. After taking the elusive Tabu's place in Zoya Akhtar's directorial debut Luck By Chance, Konkona is treading into Tabu's territory once again. Konkona will play a small but vital part in Mira Nair's Shantaram.It would be recalled that Konkona was Mira Nair's initial choice for the much-lauded Namesake. The actress begged off for date's sake. Tabu stepped in. Contrary to the flights of fancy in certain media circles about Mira Nair"s ambitious adapta more Surprise!-Ranbir-Kapoor-paired-with-Konkona  Gee, what a pair! Ranbir Kapoor of Saawariya fame is set to star opposite two-time National Award winning Konkona Sen Sharma in a film that will be directed by Kajol's cousin. To be produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Production, the film is Ayaan Mukherjee's directorial debut. He has assisted Ashutosh Gowariker in Swades and Karan Johar in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. "It wasn't so much because Ayaan was Karan's pal Kajol's cousin. Ayaan's script more than anything else clinched the deal. The minu more Konkona-Kareena,-the-new-friends-in-town  Actresses Kareena Kapoor and Konkana Sen-Sharma have become good pals, despite Bollywood being known for ego-clashes between leading ladies. Kareena, who reportedly had spats with Bipasha Basu during 'Ajnabee', now gets along with almost every other heroine she works with. She hit it off so well with Konkona during the making of Vishal Bharadwaj's upcoming film 'Omkara' that even the director was taken aback. 'Yes, they really bonded,' says Vishal. 'I had always heard of actresses more Water-Scene!  Madhur Bhandarkar's opening scene with Konkona Sen Sharma seems jinxed. It keeps getting disrupted by rain Troubles do not seem to end for Madhur Bhandarkar's latest film Traffic Signal. First, rain played spoilsport and he had to cancel his shoot. Then, two eunuchs and two beggars ran away leaving a scene half-shot. Now it has been reported that Bhandarkar's efforts to shoot a sequence with Konkona Sen Sharma and a gay character played by Manish Mehta at a bus stop, continue to run into a roadblock because of unexpected more |
