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Filmmaker Suneel Darshan is determined that protégé Upen Patel’s film with him is as much talked about as it is looked forward to. Not that the model-turned-actor didn’t get his due in his debut 36 China Town, but Darshan wants to ensure that Shakalaka Boom Boom takes Patel to another level. The musical, a desi version of Amadeus, also stars Bobby Deol, Celina Jaitly and Kangana Ranaut One of Darshan’s ideas is to shoot a special title track focusing on his blue-eyed boy. “To be shot extensively in New York over four days, this song will see Upen perform a song choreographed by South African choreographer Tyrone Watkins. The song will also feature about a hundred girls,” informed our source. It’s believed that Darshan was impressed by the choreographer’s musical extravaganza Fusion, billed as a ‘Bollywood love story’. We also hear that Himesh Reshammiya, who has composed the soundtrack for the film, will be creating a special score for this number. And it seems Reshammmiya has promised Patel that this song will leave the Ashiqui number from 36 China Town miles behind. It’s heard that making this song will cost Darshan a cool Rs. 2.5 crore and it will be the first promo of Shakalaka Boom Boom featuring Patel. Darshan is also roping in a UK-based international artist to playback sing for Patel. When called to confirm developments, Darshan said, “We have worked with Tyrone on a musical piece in the film but I can’t talk about this song yet as we’re still in the process of finalising certain things.” Probed further, Darshan said, “It’s too early to say anything now. I’d rather talk about it after I’ve finished the song, lest someone else do something similar before me.” Justifying the cost of producing this song, Darshan added, “Quantity is not the consideration, but quality is a priority. It’s not about the money spent, but making a very good song, visually and musically —that is more important.” Shakalaka Boom Boom is slated to release around Valentine’s Day, 2007. source:Hindusthantimes Related StoriesRepeating-the-same-pair-  Now that the promotions of SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM have begun and the fresh pairing [Bobby Deol, Upen Patel] has come in for tremendous appreciation, Suneel Darshan has decided to repeat the actors in his next project. However, a separate source informs us that Suneel is planning a love story with Upen in the solo lead. What's the truth? "The truth is, I've signed Bobby for one more film and Upen for two more films. Bobby has already worked in three of my films [BARSAAT, DOSTI, SHAKALAKA BOO more Upen-Patel-wins-Bollywood-Award  The dashing Upen Patel has lots to smile about this year. The actor is just three films old but has been picking up awards at all the major award functions. Recently, Upen received the Best Newcomer award at the 9th Annual Bollywood Awards to a sold out crowd in New York at Nashar Colliseum. Upen Patel’s last release was Suneel Darshan’s Shakalaka Boom Boom co-starring Bobby Deol, Celina Jaitley and Kangana Ranaut. The rate at which this model-turned-actor is picking up awards, stardom doesn’t seem to be more In-36-CHINA-TOWN-critics-were-not-too-positive----Upen-Patel  Upen Patel seems quite pleased with the positive reviews he has received from critics for both 'Namastey London' and 'Shakalaka Boom Boom'. Upen plays the role of an Indian Boy Raghav who has dreams to be a singer and goes to the US and becomes Reggie. He plays a very energetic character who is lively, ambitious, aggressive & focused. Upen is gung ho about the way he is stylishly presented in the film. Says Upen, "I am so glad at the way I have been presented by Suneelji; he has done h more When-Celina-walked-into-Upens-hotel-room Actor Upen Patel was lying on his bed when Celina Jaitley walked in accidentally. Upen and Celina are working together in Sunil Darshan’s movie Shakalaka Boom Boom . Recently, an incident happened that left Celina slightly embarrassed, and Upen, amused. What happened was that while staying in the same hotel, Celina walked into Upen’s room, thinking it was hers. The young actor was lying on his bed and talking on phone when he saw Celina walk in. Shocked to see each other, the two asked each other the reason for being in the room. Upen explained it was his room, while Celina insisted that she had been told by the hotel’s reception that the room was hers. It later turned out that the receptionist h more Upen-suffering-from-a-Bobby-complex  Heart throb Upen Patel who is presently in South Africa shooting for Suneel Darshan's Shakalaka Boom Boom can’t stop raving about Bobby Deol. Upen Patel plays the role of a rock star in the film. He has just finished his first day of shoot with Bobby and the two seem to have gelled well. Says Upen, "Bobby is such a genuine guy. You can't help but like him. He is extremely helpful to me. He has been patiently rehearsing at length with me. In fact he has been giving me pointers on intense scenes. He is completely unselfish a more Viju-Shah-back-with-SHAKALAKA-BOOM-BOOM  Viju Shah, who had just one release each in the last three years, ASAMBHAV [2004], SHIKHAR [2005] and YUN HOTA TO KYA HOTA [2006] would be starting the year 2007 with SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM. Though the film has music by Himesh Reshammiya, Viju has been roped to create the background score of the film. To suit the chic-n-peppy mood of the film, Viju comes across as just the right choice for the background score if one considers the kind of techno music he has been giving over the years for f more Upen-banished-from-Bandra-dance-class  Model-turned-actor Upen Patel has recently been expelled from a dance class at Bandra because of the furor he created there. He had joined the class almost a month ago to learn Salsa. He was also picking us the steps pretty quickly. However, as inevitable as it sounds, he proved to be a major distraction for the girls who attended the same class. Every girl wanted to shake a leg with the smoldering actor, which made the instructors lose their cool. The other guys were also feeling neglected, so Upen was politely asked to l more Isha-and-Mona-walk-out-of-Shaka-Laka-Boom-Boom-too  After Sanaa Panscholi, Isha Koppikar was the second actress to walk out of Suneel Darshan’s Shaka Laka Boom Boom. And now, the latest actress to opt out of the film is Mona Chopra (who now calls herself Menka Chopra). Menka had earlier done a cameo in Suneel Darshan’s Dosti. In the upcoming film Shaka Laka Boom Boom, she was again supposed to play a cameo opposite Bobby Deol. But the actress says that she is now looking forward to lead roles only. She also told Suneel Darshan that she wasn’t keen on playing the role and he more Suneel-Darshan-feels-Upen-is-being-victimised  Suneel Darshan, whose 'Shakalaka Boom Boom' is ready for release, feels there's a concerted effort to pull down his new protege Upen Patel. But Darshan is quite confident about Upen and says he is going to be a big star. 'I'm so confident about him. His body language is amazing. And my presentation of Upen shows what magic an actor can create if the director has faith in him,' Darshan told IANS. 'I don't want to compare him with Akshay Kumar. But they're very similar.... more Upen-in-Dharmesh-Darshans-next  Dharmesh Darshan who has been associated with huge hits like Raja Hindustani, Dhadkan, Lootere has signed up the hottest newcomer in Bollywood Upen Patel in his next film. There are also talks with an International company for a co-production of the film which be entirely shot in the USA. "Earlier in Raja Hindustani, Dhadkan and Lootere, I have worked with other stars who have turned into bigger stars. After my film with Upen, the challenge would be to turn a newcomer into a full-fledged star. more |
