Top 10 Bollywood: CAT FIGHTS: Number 1: Jaya Bachchan and Rekha

The Rekha-Jaya rivalry was legendary and the Amitabh angle kept the gossip mills abuzz for quite a while. It was interesting to see the arch rivals work with their leading man Amitabh Bachchan in 'Silsila'.

John Abraham Ropes In Ayushmann Khurrana For Next Flick

Actor turned producer John Abraham surely seems to be highly impressed with his Vicky Donor star Ayushmann Khurrana. The recently released comedy about a sperm donor has been received well by the audiences and Abraham seems to be ready to repeat the results with another movie.
Sources claim that the Force star has signed 'Vicky' for another movie titled Hamara Bajaj and before you start thinking that the movie revolves around a scooter, let us assure you that the movie plot is about the lives of middle class people, though we are not sure if a scooter does play a part in the movie.
Vicky Donor, which recently released this weekend starred Ayushmann Khurrana, Annu Kapoor and Yami Gautam and the film was a light hearted look at the issue of sperm donation.

‘Tezz’: Music Review (2012)

Music Review (2012)
 Film: “Tezz”
Music Director: Sajid-Wajid
Lyricist: Shabbir Ahmed and Jalees Sherwani
Singers: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan

Rating: 

Making a music album for an action-packed Bollywood thriller is a tough task but composers Sajid-Wajid have managed to hold it together even with very few songs in the soundtrack of “Tezz”.

The album boasts of two melodious songs, one item number, a catchy title track along with remixes and different versions of the same tracks to keep you hooked to it.

To begin with when you think that you have heard the best from Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, you are served with something so fresh and mesmerizing that one is bound to stop and take notice. “Tere Bina” is one such track that leaves an impact with its beautiful composition.

The soulful voice of Rahat breaks boundaries of emotional constraints and revs up every love string in your body. This romantic song is very soothing to ears. It has a Sufi touch and a calculated composition makes it a winner in the album.

Sajid-Wajid have often been successful in producing such love ballads. The lyrics of the song are simple and meaningful.

This track also has a female version. Sung by Shreya Ghoshal, it has beautiful renditions. There is also a sad version of the song, again sung in the soulful voice of Rahat.

Next on the playlist is “Main Hoon Shab” sung by Mohit Chauhan, which is a melodious track with a subtle qawwali flavour. The music directors have given depth to this song by blending Chauhan’s captivating voice with a good composition in a perfect way.

However, compared to the recent hits by Chauhan and those who love his tracks, it is a very plain stuff. Nonetheless, as part of the ensemble, it is wonderful track to listen. The music is light and enjoyable, while the qawwali element gives variation to the song.

“Main Hoon Shab” is followed by the item number “Laila”, which is hardly close to “Munni Badnaam Hui” or “Sheila Ki Jawaani”. It is a very average track and fails to make you groove. There are moments of energy here and there, but it fails to strike a chord.

Words too are very regular and “Laila” simply falls short of expectations. It also has a remix version.

Next up is the title track of the movie that has two versions, one sung by Shaan and the other by Sunidhi Chauhan. There is no denying of the fact that both singers have fantastic voice and they manage to bring out the energy required in this fast-paced track. This is a background score so the songs seem to tell a story.

The album falls short of expectations, but there are a few tracks that manage to bring about a smile on your face.
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‘Yeh Khula Aasmaan’: First Look & Poster (2012)

First Look & Poster (2012)
 Film: “Yeh Khula Aasmaan”
Star Cast: Raj Tandon, Anya Anand, Yashpal Sharma, Raghuveer Yadav, Manjusha Godse, Kishor Nadalskar, Nitin Kerur, Aditya Sindhu, Gulshan Pandey
Genre: Drama / Musical
Banner: Gitanjali Creations
Director: Gitanjali Sinha
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Synopsis: Yeh Khula Aasmaan revolves around Avinash, a young intelligent boy going through an extremely challenging phase of life due to his academic failures. He feels an immense vacuum which unfortunately his busy parents are unable to fill. In desperation he visits his Grandfather (Dadu) after several years.Being the Best Kite Runner of his era, Dadu uses the ‘kite’ to subtly impart the lessons of life and prepares Avinash to face life. Under Dadu’s company Avinash discovers many unexplored yet invaluable facets of life finding true Friendship, Love and Inspiration to lead a life full of hope, joy and success.

Producers eye Saif's daughter Sara

Saif Ali Khan’s 16 yr old daughter Sara Ali Khan turns hot favorite of the producers after she posed with her mother Amrita Singh on the cover page of ‘Hello’ magazine and young Sara has caught many filmmakers’ attention. According to mom Amrita five filmmakers approached her daughter to debut in their film but Sara is too young to venture into films.
 On contacting, Amrita confirmed “After seeing the magazine cover page, Sara has got many offers. Five eminent filmmakers have approached us and said that they wanted Sara to play the leading lady in their films.”
 But Sara’s interest lies on some other thing. Saif and Amrita’s daughter aspires to become a doctor and then she wants to go to the Yale University for further studies. Amrita who started her career at a young age wants her daughter to concentrate on studies. She does not want her daughter to take up this glamorous career at so young age.
 On one hand, Saif is busy with his films and girlfriend Kareena Kapoor while on the other hand, his daughter is planning to make Bollywood debut. Let’s see if Sara takes up acting at the young age of 16 and make it big like her dad.

Preity Zinta comes open about Ness

Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia were considered as the most charming couple but unfortunately their relationship did not meet its fruitful end. Ness and Preity split wide apart last year but they are still friends, according to bubbly Preity Zinta. The actress has moved on in life but still in touch with her ex-flame, Ness Wadia.
 Ness and Preity are co-owners of the IPL team, Kings Punjab X1 and she regret that she has mixed professional and personal life but at the same time admits that she has learned a lot all these years and Preity said that she and Ness are still friends. She knows that if something goes wrong, he would stand by me and vice versa but she clarifies that there's nothing more than that.
 Preity Zinta is single but she is scared of telling people that. She reasoned, "These days I get scared telling people that I am single because when I say that, I get linked to everybody I meet. So I have a new strategy today - when people ask me if I am single I say 'I am dating somebody and it's a big secret' as that's safer than saying I'm single. I am very happy in my space. When I get married I will tell everyone because I have always been honest about what I do. Yes I will get married and have amazing kids'.
 Preity turns producer with ‘Ishq In Paris’ and she is very excited about her debut project.

Shahid files police complaint against stalker

Shahid Kapoor surely has a lot of female fan who are absolutely crazy about him but this one female fan (or should we say stalker) has irked Shahid no end. The lady in question is the daughter of a late Bollywood actor and has been stalking and harassing Shahid for almost few months now.
 She even deliberately shifted her residence close to Shahid's Versova home so that she could keep an eye on every move of his. She has been even claiming that she is Shahid's soul-mate and wife and has become a nuisance for the actor.
 While Shahid tried to ignore her crazy obsessive behaviour initially, it now seems that he has had enough. As per reports, an irked Shahid has filed a complaint with the Versova police station against the lady for harassing him time and again.
 It remains to be seen if this move will tame the stalker.

Top 10 Bollywood: CAT FIGHTS: Number 2: Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil

In the art circuit Shabana Azmi and Smita Patil were always contesting for the top rank in their own dignified way. In 'Arth' when they confronted each other as the wife and the other woman, it made for quite an entertaining watch.

Mallika to sing in Haryanvi

Now that Mallika Sherawat is back from Hollywood to do mainstream Bollywood cinema as the lead, she is ensuring that she gives her heart and soul to it. And in case of her film Lucky Unlucky, co-starring Sonu Sood, she is lending her voice too!

 In case you are confused, let us clarify it for you quickly. Mallika will be seen crooning in her native language Haryanvi in the aforementioned film.

As per reports, the song will be composed by Santokh Singh Dhaliwal, the one who convinced Ms. Sherawat for singing. The composer feels Mallika has a good voice and can really be a good singer. She loves the Haryanvi flavour and while talking to a daily, the actress said, “The only thing I’m worried about is people being unable to tolerate my Haryanvi accent! I am not the singing type...I don’t even sing in my shower! But I love music so I’m doing this. I will only sing for my own films and look forward to recording the song in the studio.”

 The movie will also have songs in Punjabi, Haryanvi, Telugu, Tamil and Marathi. Lucky Unlucky, directed by Afzal Rizvi, is a road movie and the music for the film will be in the languages of the cities that the characters of Mallika and Sonu would visit. The film also marks Sonu Sood's debut as a producer.

The other Bollywood actresses who have gone behind the mikes to exercise their vocal chords are Sridevi for the title song of Chandni and Kareena Kapoor in Dev.

Raaj Kumar's daughter Vastavikta identified as Shahid Kapoor's stalker

Shahid Kapoor, as we reported, has filed a complaint against his crazy fan who followed him all the time. She is a lady in her mid 30s and her name is Vastavikta Raaj Kumar. She is the daughter of veteran actor Raaj Kumar.
 Vastavikta made her debut in Bollywood in 2006 with Karan Razdan's supernatural film 'Eight Shani'. She played the character of a young girl who is born and brought up in London and who loses her parents in an accident. As per Police sources, Vastavikta used to stalk Shahid and follow him around for his shoots. She used to breach the security of his building and try to meet him.
 Vastavikta is a well-educated lady as she holds a degree in Arts from S.I.T Manhattan, New York.
 After finishing her degree course from New York, she took acting lessons under Vidur Sir and attended workshops with Satyadev Dubey and Shernaz Patel. She also learnt jazz under Shiamak Davar and went to Terrence Lewis classes.

'Dirty Picture' to be telecast on TV after 56 cuts

Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court bench here has allowed a private TV channel and others to go ahead with the scheduled telecast of Vidya Balan starrer Hindi film 'The Dirty Picture' on Sunday.
 A Division Bench of Justice Bhushan Dharmadhikari and Justice Ashok Bhangale yesterday denied any interim relief to a city lawyer who had filed a petition seeking to impose a ban on the film's telecast on the ground that there were obscene scenes in it.
 The respondents informed the court that the Central Board of Film Certification had cleared the film after 56 cuts, 36 of which were cut by the film producer himself and 22 others as suggested by the Board.

Anjana Sukhani to do item song for ‘Kamal Dhamaal Malamaal’

Actress Anjana Sukhani, last seen in the 2010 movie “Allah Ke Banday”, will join the bandwagon of Bollywood beauties grooving to item numbers. She will shake a leg for a song in Priyadarshan’s “Kamal Dhamaal Malamaal”.
“I am doing an item number in ‘Kamal Dhamaal Malamaal’. (But) We have not yet shot the item number,” Anjana told IANS.
“The song is a blend of Indo-western theme. It should be shot by next week and it will be choreographed by Pony Verma,” she added.
Contrary to reports, Anjana says “Kamal Dhamaal Malamaal” is not a sequel to the 2006 film “Malamaal Weekly”.
“No it’s not a sequel to ‘Malamaal Weekly’. They are calling it as a fresh film,” she said.
“Kamal Dhamaal Malamaal” features Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Nana Patekar, Asrani, Shakti Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Razak Khan and Neeraj Pathak. It will release Sep 28.

Boman Irani faints on the sets of STUDENT OF THE YEAR

Actor Boman Irani fainted while shooting for the upcoming film STUDENT OF THE YEAR in Bangkok.
Boman, who is doing a cameo in the movie, fainted on the sets due to dehydration. The Bangkok heat seemed to be unbearable for the actor who had to rest for some time in his van to catch his breath.Boman confirmed about this incident on twitter "Yes it's true. I did pass out on the sets of SOTY. No big deal. Karan & @kayoze and the team were too caring. Thanks for the concern! It was like hell in a microwave!!!!!"
Directed by Karan Johar and produced under Dharma Productions and Red Chillies Entertainment, Boman will be sharing screen space for the first time with his son Kayoze in the film.

Kareena Kapoor as queen Arundhati in the Hindi remake of Telugu hit ‘Arundhati’

“I am excited to do this that had importance for the female character.” - Kareena Kapoor
She is already shooting for a challenging role in Madhur Bhandarkar’s film Heroine, and now Kareena Kapoor has bagged the role of queen Arundhati in the Hindi remake of 2009 Telugu blockbuster Arundhati.
The Telugu Arundhati was one of its kind women-centric film set in the ancient times with awe-inspiring graphics and technology. It was also Telugu cinema’s biggest blockbuster. The movie’s super success made Anushka Shetty the top heroine of Telugu films.
It’s said that many top actresses like Katrina Kaif and Rani Mukherjee were in the race to essay the role of queen Arundhati who kills a devil played by Sonu Sood, but the role has finally gone to Kareena Kapoor. In fact, Sonu Sood will play the villain in the Hindi version as well. Gemini Film Circuit has acquired the Hindi remake rights of the film Arundhati and wants to give the same grand feel to the Bollywood version.
Speaking about the role, Kareena Kapoor says, “I am excited to do this that had importance for the female character.” Arundhati is an action thriller with a few gory scenes as well. Anushka Shetty excelled in the character of Arundhati which got her Filmfare Best Actress Award of the year, and also won praises galore.
So not only our Bollywood actors are keen on starring in South remakes, our actresses too have shown their inclination. Arundhati was a blockbuster; will the Hindi remake do justice to the original? When it comes to Kareena Kapoor, we are sure she will look beautiful as the fierce queen on big screen

Ranvir Shorey’s ‘Fatso’ to release on May 4, 2012 (First look)

Ranvir Shorey-starrer “Fatso”, will hit the screens worldwide May 4.
Co-produced by Pritish Nandy Communications and Daily Multimedia Ltd, the romantic comedy also features Gul Panag and Purab Kohli.
Director Rajat Kapoor feels the movie will prove to be a mass entertainer.
“This script has been with me for about three years and I have always felt that this might be the most commercial film that I have done so far,” Kapoor said in a statement.
“Once in a while you get tickled by an idea that has the potential to be liked by a huge number of people. I believe, ‘Fatso’ has that potential,” he added.
“Fatso” has already been part of several international festivals including the South Asian International Film Festival in New York, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and Shanghai International Film Festival.

Sunny Leone bags RAGINI MMS 2

RAGINI MMS, which was one of the most talked about sleeper hits of 2011, has just gotten bigger and bolder.

Sunny Leone seems to be cementing her position in Bollywood, as Ekta Kapoor's Alt Entertainment, which recently produced THE DIRTY PICTURE, has signed her for the sequel of this keenly awaited thrill-and-steam fest.The LA-based adult star will commence shooting for RAGINI MMS 2 this year after completing Pooja Bhatt's JISM 2.

‘Hate Story’: Movie Review (2012)

Movie Review (2012)
 Film: “Hate Story”
Cast: Paoli Dam, Gulshan Devaiah, Nikhil Dwivedi
Director: Vivek Agnihotri
Rating: 3.5/5
Meet the newest avatar of Maa Kali! The fascist avenging woman has always been a favourite figure of fantasy fashioning for our films. Who can forget Nargis gunning down her own son in Mehboob Khan’s “Mother India”?
The motivations for revenge in “Hate Story” are not quite the ones that impelled the woman protagonist to rise up in arms in “Mother India” or for that matter in “Bhavna”, a film directed by “Hate Story” producer Vikram Bhatt’s father Pravin Bhatt, where Shabana Azmi killed her own husband.
Really, who needs a gun to get even when you have sex?
Paoli doesn’t give a damn if her bare back or flesh flash across the screen. She displays a healthy attitude of disdain for the camera, letting it swoop down on her vulture style, never allowing her vengeful character’s erotic journey to get sleazy, cheesy or lurid. The camera violates her character’s privacy with her consent.
“Hate Story” is a tale that invites provocative measures of counter-argument. When the protagonist Kaavya (Paoli Dam) gets down to revenge, she spares no one, least of all herself. She announces she wants to be a sex worker, and thereafter, there’s no looking back.
And quite a comely back it is.
Paoli’s Kaavya uses her physique to lure her enemy into her trap. Director Vivek Agnihotri cuts into her journey of self-destructive vendetta like a knife.
The episodes sometimes stretch the limits of belief. But what the heck! No one is making a statement here on the politically correct conduct of the Indian woman.
In what can be regarded as one of the most defiantly unconventional debut performances, Paoli lets herself go with the furious flow of her character’s vendetta.
The episodes hammer into one another with scarce room to breathe. The pace is dizzy most of the way. And when it slows down, you feel the protagonist’s vendetta is losing its steam.
Steamy lovemaking scenes are strewn across the narrative’s stricken landscape. The soundtrack suggests there’s an urgent tragedy nudging the erotic content. The dialogues by Rohit Malhotra don’t shy away from telling it like it is.
Vikram Bhatt’s screenplay is Sidney Sheldon territory. It doesn’t shy away from showing the heroine in an unflattering light. This is new-age cinema with no room for conventional narrative devices or apologies for what the protagonist sets out to do.
If in ‘The Dirty Picture’, Vidya Balan wore her sexuality on her sleeve, in ‘Hate Story’, Paoli uses her sexuality like a favoured currency in the stock market.
Mint-fresh and shock-proof, Paoli interprets her character with vigorous conviction. As her adversary Gulshan Devaiah (so watchable in “Shaitan” and “That Girl In Yellow Boots”) careens between rage and anguish quite effortlessly.
“Hate Story” is not quite the tale of the simpering wronged woman we’ve been seeing in our films since the time Adam impregnated Eve.
“Hate Story” pushes the envelope so hard, all the contents spill out in a torrential tumble of tantalising power-play set within the world of corporate battles and gender conflicts.
This is a most riveting and aesthetic saga of a woman’s revenge against the man who’s wronged her since R.K. Nayyar’s “Inteqaam” — except for the fact that Paoli does things Sadhana in Nayyar’s film could have never imagined.

Vicky Donor Movie Review

This Donor Surely Delivers!  3.5/5
Actor turned producer John Abraham might have taken a few years to establish himself as an actor, but as a producer, the hunky star has certainly hit a bull's eye with his maiden venture Vicky Donor. It's been a long time since a comedy flick with a feel good aura to it has hit the screens (something like the Sanjay Dutt starrer Munna Bhai MBBS) and the latest flick Vicky Donor exonerates itself on all fronts.
 The story revolves around Delhi brat Vicky Arora, an 'over the top Punju' (as the female lead refers to him at one point) and Dr. Baldev Chaddha (Annu Kapoor), an infertility 'spash-list', as he calls himself. The latter is on the hunt for a healthy sperm donor and on knowing that Vicky's great grandfather had sired 19 children, the good doctor persistently hounds the 'vella' Vicky to be a donor. Though initially reluctant, Vicky finally gives in at the prospect of easy money and agrees to be a sperm donor. When he is not 'shooting his load' in a plastic container for Chaddha, Vicky works his boyish charms on bank officer Ashima Roy (Yami Gautam), who after an initial period of resistance, falls for his brash and bratty ways.
 How his work as a sperm donor then interferes with his love life and creates problems for him, only to be solved at the climax forms the rest of the movie.
 Like mentioned earlier, Abraham has backed a winning horse and the entire cast of the film, right from Ayushmann Khurrana to Annu Kapoor to Kamlesh Gill, who plays Vicky's sharp-tongued and modern grandmother, are an absolute treat to watch and the dialogues spoken in the typical Delhi dialect add to the humour (watch out for the scene where Vicky's mother and grandmother discuss their family life over drinks…its sure to make you guffaw loudly).
 Khurrana as the Delhi brat, who gradually develops into a caring lover and husband, plays his role quite effectively, without any of the awkwardness of a debut actor. Yami Gautam too delivers her part quite satisfactorily and Annu Kapoor, a veteran actor, is priceless as the gol gappa gobbling doctor. But to be fair, the rest of the cast too exceeds expectations. Full credit goes to the casting director for picking up gems for this movie and also for the writer and director, for making a comedy film around the usually serious issue of infertility and sperm donation.
 Though the second half might seem a bit more emotional and serious in nature, the director Shoojit Sircar has taken care to not go over the top with it and keeps the viewer engaged throughout the flick. The climax is a tad predictable, but there is no doubt that the feel good factor would make you smile while walking out of the cinema hall.
 All in all, Vicky Donor is a highly recommended weekend indulgence!