on 2008/7/19 5:12:01
A new film titled Aranyam with Nagababu playing the role of a forest officer commenced shooting at Annapurna Studios recently. Mondem Sridhar is the director and PM Rao and AV Madhuri are the producers. Krishna Maruthi, Farah Khan, Ravi, Krishna Bhagavan, Rami Reddy and others are among the star cast. The film is a suspense thriller. Sahithi Srinivas is scoring the music for the film.
on 2008/7/19 5:07:19
Well known film publicity designer Dhani Aelay was conferred with the Bharathmuni Award for the fifth time in a row. The award for this is year is in recognition for his excellent publicity design work for the films Chandamama and Mee Sreyobhilashi.
Aelay thanked the organizers for selecting him for the award for the fifth time in a row. A Kodandarami Reddy presented the award to him. Koti, Rajendra Prasad, Tanikella Bharani,Vaibhav and others were present on the occasion.
on 2008/7/19 5:02:31
Mahesh Babu’s mother in law passed away in Hyderabad yesterday. She has not been keeping good health for quite some time and came to Hyderabad to stay with her daughter Namratha and son-in-law Mahehs Babu. Her death deteriorated suddenly over the last two three days and she breathed her last.
on 2008/7/19 4:56:55
The hot and sexy Tabu is now a busy actress with offers in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. Tabu is now foraying into film production. She is in negotiations with UTV for producing films. Her first film as producer will however be in Telugu. She is likely to star in her home production. The film will be a low budget film. More details will be announced shortly.
on 2008/7/19 4:46:02
The sexy Goan beauty with the perfect hour glass figure, Ileana has bagged a chance to feature in a big film. The film is the animation film titled Sulthan the Warrior. Rajnikanth’s daughter Soundarya is a co-producer and the film is being made at her Ocher Studio in Chennai.
Rajikanth’s character has been animated. Ileana and Rajnikanth will take part in a five day shoot shortly and the sequences will then been converted into animation form. Ileana is getting a fabulous amount for starring in the film. The film is being made with a budget of about 200 crore.
on 2008/7/19 4:37:27
Hero Kalyan Ram finally scored with Hare Ram. The film has been produced by him on his home banner – NTR Arts. He has been looking for a hit for quite some time now and the film gives him the much needed hit.
Incidentally, the other big hit in his career, Athanokkade was also a big hit and the only one in his career so far. So he should thank his late grandfather NT Rama Rao as the banner named after him has proved lucky for him not once but twice.
Kalyan Ram played a dual role and he did justice to both the roles. His role as a mentally unstable Ram won him wide accolades. Kalyan Ram is also being appreciated for daring to produce and act in a film that has a novel theme and quite different from the routine formula films.
on 2008/7/19 1:35:51
Lover, friends and now foes. Shahid and Kareena have entered into a cold war. After dumping him almost a year a go Bebo is making sure that Shahid is never cast opposite her.
When Imtiaz Ali, director of Jab we Met, approched Bebo for another project with former beau Shahid she expressed her discomfort quite clearly and asked him to replace him with someone else. Finally Akki was offered the role and he happily accepted.
We also hear that Bebo was extremely upset with Imtiaz, because he did not cast her in his next flick and preferred Deepika to co-star with Saif.
Imtiaz, who is back from London after a long schedule of Saif's movie says, "I guess everyone assumed that Kareena would be part of it. Moreover as Saif is the producer, it was just taken for granted.
As a director I have to see what the storyboard demands and accordingly do the casting. It's not that there was any tussle on that front; the fact that we are working together again proves it."
However after a much-publicised break-up Shahid has drwan into a shell.
A gentle query about his one-time friend Kareena Kapoor, and Shahid sounds diplomatic and cagey, “Kareena and I rarely talk. We are not in touch with each other. I guess this is something, which happens naturally. Beyond that I would not like to talk about it.”
on 2008/7/19 1:19:01
Yuvraj Singh may not be in India’s Test scheme of things right now but the swashbuckling left-hander harbours the dream of taking over as the captain of the side at some point in his career.
Stressing that his biggest love remains cricket and his ultimate dream is to take over the captain’s reins, Yuvraj said, “I would love to captain India one day.”
Yuvraj has been the vice captain of the ODI side but lost out on captaining the ODI team, something he attributes to “various other reasons” and not to his party animal image.
“I was performing well at the time when (Rahul) Dravid stepped down. My critics couldn’t say I was not performing,” he said.
The dashing Punjab player has problems with people judging him on what he does off the field and said, “I love to party and I have no problems in saying this...as long as it doesn’t affect my cricket.
“I am going to keep doing what I am doing. I have been playing international cricket for eight years now and that’s not a joke.”
Referring to his brief romance with model-turned-actress Deepika Padukone, Yuvraj said, “If some one wants to move out of a relationship, there isn’t much that the other person can do. She was with me and now she has moved on with another person. I guess it was her personal choice.
“I don’t fool around. Before Deepika, I was seeing Kim Sharma for four years and it was a serious and committed relationship,” he said.
on 2008/7/19 1:14:14
Expressing her desire to join actors who have turned up in Hollywood, 'Khallas girl' Isha Koppikar says she plans to head towards New York to boost her career in Hollywood after completing her pending projects.
"After finishing my part for Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi , Hello Darling and Hello , I intend to take a one month break and enhance my networking amongst Hollywood circles," Isha says.
"I have an agent in New York, but the arrangement won't work till I make my presence felt there," says the actress who first came into limelight with the item number 'Khallas' in Company .
The glam diva, who has been appreciated for her role as a paan chewing inspector in Kyaa Kool Hai Hum and has portrayed a variety of roles including that of a ghost in Krishna Cottage and a lesbian in Girlfriend , will soon be seen in Rajshri's 'Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi' and Atul Agnihotri 's 'Hello' in prominent roles.
While 'Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi' is a love story set in the backdrop of music, 'Hello' is an onscreen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's famous novel 'One night at the Call Centre,' she says.
Relishing the prospect of playing the lead role in 'Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi', Isha says, "It's the journey of a woman in the world of music, that also deals with her love interest, how they meet and get separated."
'Hello Darling', Shabri , 'Raakh', Right Yaaa Wrong and 'Mujhe Rang De' are some of the other movies in which she will be seen later this year.
Isha is yearning to star opposite Ranbhir Kapoor amongst a host of new actors who have emerged in the last couple of years.
"I am a die hard fan of his father's radiant smile. There is no one who could better him with a guitar or in a quawwali scene," she says. "Perhaps this is the way I can fulfill my crush on him," she adds.
An expert in Taekwondo, Isha is keen to flaunt her action skills," I would love to play the lead in a solo action flick, a la-Lara Croft types where I'm not cluttered with other actors," she says.
on 2008/7/19 1:11:23
Amitabh Bachchan may have lost his clothes on a British Airways flight from London to Toronto, but he kept his shirt on at a press conference here to kick off the Unforgettable Tour. Amid peals of laughter, Big B said his loss of luggage had become big news in India.
"As we talk, I am happy to know that just because I have lost all my baggage on British Airways, it is national news in India," he said on Thursday.
"I mentioned it in my blog and they (the media) have all means of communication - mobile phones and SMSes. Just before coming here we got delayed because I had to answer about 15 questions on what was the nature of my baggage and whether I was going to sue British Airways. I was told that I should really come on the phone."
"We will welcome your (the media) spirit, your enthusiasm and your interest in us and in our baggage," Bachchan said amid another round of laughter. And the 66-year-old Bachchan family patriarch said the Unforgettable Tour could not be his last show abroad. He couldn't wait to shake his leg tomorrow, he added.
The biggest-ever live Bollywood show will take the Bachchan family - Amitabh, Jaya, Abhishek and Aishwarya - and their co-stars across the globe. This will be the first time that the whole family will perform in a live show. A brainchild of Abhishek, the tour has been in the works for more than a year. Each show is likely to cost $1 million.
Apart from the first family of Bollywood, Preity Zinta, Akshay Kumar, Madhuri Dixit, Shilpa Shetty, Vishal Sekhar, Ritieish Deshmukh and choreographer Shiamak Davar, it features 130 other performers.
Both Abhishek and Aishwarya, who announced their engagement at the premiere of their hit film Guru here last year, said they were excited to be back in their dream city.
Asked who he gave credit to for his marriage to Aishwarya, Abhishek smiled at her and said, "To her because she said yes. She tolerates me so much and it has just been a year and I hope it goes a lot longer."
And for his success? "The credit for my success goes to my parents and to the audiences for tolerating me for so many years." When someone asked whether the global show was a stepping stone for her for an international career, Aishwarya said, "That's not the way I have looked at the shows. This is not the first (time) we have come. Shows have been part of my career for a while now. We thoroughly enjoy and so does the audiences. It is all about that. No show is ever looked upon as a stepping-stone to another area or advancement of career. It's just about doing what you believe in."
The former Miss Universe said musical shows like Unforgettable were an extension of Indian cinema, which has been embraced by international audiences.
Preity chipped in, saying that Indian cinema has truly gone global now. Unlike the past, when only people of Indian origin watched Indian films, now people from all ethnic backgrounds came to watch them. "Earlier, we took small steps. Now we are taking big leaps."
As the show travels around the globe to spread Bollywood far and wide, the audiences will be treated to scores of foot-tapping songs from different ages of Indian films.
Twenty tonnes of cargo, including specially designed stage backdrops, props and instruments, will travel with Bachchan and his crew, as will more than 1,000 costumes studded with Swarovski crystals and sequins.
Further, the Unforgettable Tour will promote not only Bollywood but also awareness about global warming, as it has tied up with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
