Screen diva Sridevi is reportedly in talks
to share the screen space with Oscar-
winning actress Meryl Streep in a
Hollywood film.
Tentatively titled 'Cowboys And Indians',
the film will be helmed by Amy Redford,
who is the daughter of Hollywood actor-
director Robert Redford.
Sridevi's manager Punkej Kharbanda has
confirmed that the actress has been
approached for the role but didn't divulge
any further details.
"Yes the news is true and we are happy
to have received communication about
such a prestigious project but we are not
at liberty to say anything more at this
point of time," Kharbanda said in a
statement.
Sridevi, 50, was last seen in Gauri
Shinde's 'English Vinglish', which
successfully marked her comeback to
Bollywood after 15 years.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Grand Masti 1st Week Box-Office Collections
Grand Masti has done the unthinkable. Though it was always expected that the
film would open well, for it to sustain in
such an excellent manner right through
the weekdays has ended up surprising
one and all. Suddenly, from being a clean
Hit – actually make it Superhit – already, talks are veering towards whether it
would go on to touch the 100 crore mark and turn out to be a Blockbuster, what
with 67 crores already coming in a matter of one week!
While one waits to see if that happens (it
actually has a good chance to do that
now), the fact remains that there are
number of records that have already
been broken and would further be
broken in days to come. First and foremost it is the fastest grossing adult
film ever, what with 50 crores coming in
record time. Secondly, it has recorded the
highest first week collections ever for an
adult film. Thirdly, it is high chances to
break the lifetime record of these very adult films – The Dirty
Picture (82 crore) and Raaz 3 (76 crore) in its second week itself.
Fourthly, it could well turn out to
be THE ONLY adult film to hit a century!
The film has acted as nothing but a shot
in the arm of Vivek Oberoi who is now all
set for two 100 crore biggies, what with Krrish 3 coming soon. He can
now well leave behind the disappointments of Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story
and Kismet Love Paisa Dilli. Aftab Shivdasani, after being around for
a decade, has shown that he
is a big bet for comedies. As for Riteish
Deshmukh, he is now the second actor
after Shah Rukh Khan in the current
times to have enjoyed six clean successes
in a row. Wow!
In the process, unfortunately John Daywas completely sidelined. Grand
Masti wave hit it so hard that it didn't
really have space and time to recover
from the jolt. With just about 3 crore
coming in, the film has suffered a big
blow.
Even Horror Storysuffered in a major way over the opening weekend at least
though in days to follow, it still managed
some sort of collections. Though 5 crore coming in the first week aren't really
terrific by any means, very low costs
mean that eventually this Vikram Bhatt
film may just about manage to sail
through. Still, all said and done, one
expects better from a film with his name to it.
film would open well, for it to sustain in
such an excellent manner right through
the weekdays has ended up surprising
one and all. Suddenly, from being a clean
Hit – actually make it Superhit – already, talks are veering towards whether it
would go on to touch the 100 crore mark and turn out to be a Blockbuster, what
with 67 crores already coming in a matter of one week!
While one waits to see if that happens (it
actually has a good chance to do that
now), the fact remains that there are
number of records that have already
been broken and would further be
broken in days to come. First and foremost it is the fastest grossing adult
film ever, what with 50 crores coming in
record time. Secondly, it has recorded the
highest first week collections ever for an
adult film. Thirdly, it is high chances to
break the lifetime record of these very adult films – The Dirty
Picture (82 crore) and Raaz 3 (76 crore) in its second week itself.
Fourthly, it could well turn out to
be THE ONLY adult film to hit a century!
The film has acted as nothing but a shot
in the arm of Vivek Oberoi who is now all
set for two 100 crore biggies, what with Krrish 3 coming soon. He can
now well leave behind the disappointments of Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story
and Kismet Love Paisa Dilli. Aftab Shivdasani, after being around for
a decade, has shown that he
is a big bet for comedies. As for Riteish
Deshmukh, he is now the second actor
after Shah Rukh Khan in the current
times to have enjoyed six clean successes
in a row. Wow!
In the process, unfortunately John Daywas completely sidelined. Grand
Masti wave hit it so hard that it didn't
really have space and time to recover
from the jolt. With just about 3 crore
coming in, the film has suffered a big
blow.
Even Horror Storysuffered in a major way over the opening weekend at least
though in days to follow, it still managed
some sort of collections. Though 5 crore coming in the first week aren't really
terrific by any means, very low costs
mean that eventually this Vikram Bhatt
film may just about manage to sail
through. Still, all said and done, one
expects better from a film with his name to it.
Satyagraha: 3rd Week Box Office Collections
Satyagraha hasn't been as great at the box office as expected. Given the film's
novel idea and heavy star value, the film
failed to perform steadily and slowed
down due to the releases that followed.
The film in its third week made a total
earning of 2 crores and now the collections of the film has snowballed
to 67.85 crores at the box office.
Somehow content wise expectations are
always high from Prakash Jha.
Commercially the film wasn't quite
engaging but it is the familiar evil of
corruption portrayed in the film that
managed to grab the attention of audiences. Satyagraha will wipe out over
this week with newer flicks like Phata Poster Nikhla Hero capturing
the single screens while multiplex audiences will
prefer watching the cinematic delight, The Lunchbox.
novel idea and heavy star value, the film
failed to perform steadily and slowed
down due to the releases that followed.
The film in its third week made a total
earning of 2 crores and now the collections of the film has snowballed
to 67.85 crores at the box office.
Somehow content wise expectations are
always high from Prakash Jha.
Commercially the film wasn't quite
engaging but it is the familiar evil of
corruption portrayed in the film that
managed to grab the attention of audiences. Satyagraha will wipe out over
this week with newer flicks like Phata Poster Nikhla Hero capturing
the single screens while multiplex audiences will
prefer watching the cinematic delight, The Lunchbox.
Salman Khan And Aamir Khan Friends No Longer?
Shahid Kapoor's comic caper Phata
Poster Nikla Hero releases today in the
theatre. The movie will see Salman Khan
in a cameo. Salman Khan who has no
releases this year is going to give some
respite to his fans who are eagerly awaiting for his next release. In PPNH,
Salman Khan is seen making fun of his
relationship with Aamir Khan.
There is a scene in the movie in which
Salman Khan is sleeping in his car and is
being chased by Shahid Kapoor, who is in
a police uniform. The driver of Salman
Khan's car wakes him up and tells him
that a cop is chasing them. Salman is scared for a moment but regains his
composure when Shahid tells him that he
is just a big fan and just wants his
autograph. After giving him his
autograph Salman instructs his driver to
take him to director Rajkumar Santoshi's office as he is supposed to sign the
sequel to Andaz Apna Apna. When
Salman is asked whether Aamir too
would be starring in the movie as he was
part of the earlier installment, Salman
says " Oh God! I will have to work with Aamir again." Thus, poking fun at Aamir
Khan.
During an recent interview with Karan
Johar, Aamir had stated that Salman had
an habit of turning up late on the sets
and they had even stopped talking for
sometime. Well, we hope everything is
okay between the two good friends and we see them soon in a movie together.
Poster Nikla Hero releases today in the
theatre. The movie will see Salman Khan
in a cameo. Salman Khan who has no
releases this year is going to give some
respite to his fans who are eagerly awaiting for his next release. In PPNH,
Salman Khan is seen making fun of his
relationship with Aamir Khan.
There is a scene in the movie in which
Salman Khan is sleeping in his car and is
being chased by Shahid Kapoor, who is in
a police uniform. The driver of Salman
Khan's car wakes him up and tells him
that a cop is chasing them. Salman is scared for a moment but regains his
composure when Shahid tells him that he
is just a big fan and just wants his
autograph. After giving him his
autograph Salman instructs his driver to
take him to director Rajkumar Santoshi's office as he is supposed to sign the
sequel to Andaz Apna Apna. When
Salman is asked whether Aamir too
would be starring in the movie as he was
part of the earlier installment, Salman
says " Oh God! I will have to work with Aamir again." Thus, poking fun at Aamir
Khan.
During an recent interview with Karan
Johar, Aamir had stated that Salman had
an habit of turning up late on the sets
and they had even stopped talking for
sometime. Well, we hope everything is
okay between the two good friends and we see them soon in a movie together.
Ranbir Kapoor Plans TV Show On Jagga Jasoos!
Actor Ranbir Kapoor plans to make his
maiden co-production venture 'Jagga
Jasoos' into a big franchise with a series
of films, a show on television and comic
books. Despite having a banner like RK
Films, Ranbir is co- producing film 'Jagga Jasoos' jointly with Anurag
Basu and has
floated a company with him called
Picture Shuru Productions.
"In RK Films there are four partners - my
father, both my uncles and my
grandfather. Whenever we have a good
director... we will produce a film for that
banner. I am very excited about 'Jagga
Jasoos', it is a detective film and a musical," Ranbir told in an interview.
"I think we (Anurag Basu and him) both
thought of producing together as we
had the same thought process. Anurag
Basu is a big name. I want to make
interesting and entertaining films and
give them a right platform not only in India but abroad as well," he said.
The project will kickstart in November
and Ranbir, who plays a detective in the
film, is looking forward to it. "We are
planning lot of big things for this film.
Like we are planning a TV show called
'Jagga Junior', we will start comic books, we will start animation and
cartoons,"
he said.
The actor said they are trying to build a
brand of 'Jagga Jasoos', so by the time
the film releases, people will be familiar
with what 'Jagga Jasoos' is about.
Ranbir is also likely to make sequels of
'Jagga Jasoos'. "We are making franchise films, we are trying to make a
big film like 'Sherlock Homes' meets
'Austin Powers'... it is going to be an
entertaining film," he said.
Though Ranbir plans to make this
franchise big like Hollywood films, he
wants to make use of Indian talent only.
"I think India has enough talent to
make great films. The least we can do is
be honest to the story and characters. I don't think you need help from
Hollywood to make big films," he said.
"There is enough talent in India, like we
have 'Krrish 3' releasing now and they
have used Indian talent for special
effects. I think it is testimonial of the
fact that we can also try and do
something like them or even better," he added. There are reports that Katrina
Kaif has been signed as the leading lady
opposite Ranbir for the film, but nothing
is confirmed yet.
maiden co-production venture 'Jagga
Jasoos' into a big franchise with a series
of films, a show on television and comic
books. Despite having a banner like RK
Films, Ranbir is co- producing film 'Jagga Jasoos' jointly with Anurag
Basu and has
floated a company with him called
Picture Shuru Productions.
"In RK Films there are four partners - my
father, both my uncles and my
grandfather. Whenever we have a good
director... we will produce a film for that
banner. I am very excited about 'Jagga
Jasoos', it is a detective film and a musical," Ranbir told in an interview.
"I think we (Anurag Basu and him) both
thought of producing together as we
had the same thought process. Anurag
Basu is a big name. I want to make
interesting and entertaining films and
give them a right platform not only in India but abroad as well," he said.
The project will kickstart in November
and Ranbir, who plays a detective in the
film, is looking forward to it. "We are
planning lot of big things for this film.
Like we are planning a TV show called
'Jagga Junior', we will start comic books, we will start animation and
cartoons,"
he said.
The actor said they are trying to build a
brand of 'Jagga Jasoos', so by the time
the film releases, people will be familiar
with what 'Jagga Jasoos' is about.
Ranbir is also likely to make sequels of
'Jagga Jasoos'. "We are making franchise films, we are trying to make a
big film like 'Sherlock Homes' meets
'Austin Powers'... it is going to be an
entertaining film," he said.
Though Ranbir plans to make this
franchise big like Hollywood films, he
wants to make use of Indian talent only.
"I think India has enough talent to
make great films. The least we can do is
be honest to the story and characters. I don't think you need help from
Hollywood to make big films," he said.
"There is enough talent in India, like we
have 'Krrish 3' releasing now and they
have used Indian talent for special
effects. I think it is testimonial of the
fact that we can also try and do
something like them or even better," he added. There are reports that Katrina
Kaif has been signed as the leading lady
opposite Ranbir for the film, but nothing
is confirmed yet.
Bigg Boss 7: Ratan's comment makes Pratyusha angry
The 4th day inside the Bigg Boss house started with an announcement
that the hell-mates will have to choose one person from their side who
has contributed the most in the 3rd day's task. Apoorva Agnihotri, on
behalf of everyone, took Armaan Kohli's name.
Similarly, the heaven side was asked to
select one person who us mostly disliked
by other house mates. The heaven side
nominated Gauhar Khan's name, and
then Bigg Boss asked Armaan and Gauhar
to exchange their places.
However, a lot of water crossed the
bridge in one hour. The real show stealer
of yesterday's show was Pratyusha
Banerjee, who got into a huge fight with
Ratan Rajput. It seems, she still carries
the pain of her break-up in her heart because a simple comment from Ratan
made Pratyusha furious, very furious.
Finally, the mater resolved with Ratan
backing off.
Kamya was seen playing the game with
complete attention as she is the one who
has already started convincing people to
form a group. Pratyusha and Armaan
were seen as her aides. But, the other set
of people are not unaware of the developments and they zeroes upon the
idea that it's Kamya who is
masterminding every move.
A new side of Armaan's nature has also
been revealed which suggests that he
might be acting bossy but probably he is
a soft person from inside. Unless and
until, he is not directly affected by any
proceeding, he doesn't get feisty.
On the other hand, Gauhar is slowly losing
the battle because she is opening up her
mind very early in the show. The way she
is talking to the cameras, hints towards
her vulnerability. She needs to get a grip
on her composure in order to win more friends in the house.
Armaan was happy on entering the
heaven and received a warm welcome
from everybody. Andy got emotional on
Gauhar's departure and waved her good
bye with tears in his eyes. The luxury budget task is back once again
and the house mates are still not capable
enough to cope up with this part of the
task, which has the potential of sparking
another fight.
The environment inside the Bigg Boss
house is heating up and very soon we are
going to see friends up in arms against
each other.
that the hell-mates will have to choose one person from their side who
has contributed the most in the 3rd day's task. Apoorva Agnihotri, on
behalf of everyone, took Armaan Kohli's name.
Similarly, the heaven side was asked to
select one person who us mostly disliked
by other house mates. The heaven side
nominated Gauhar Khan's name, and
then Bigg Boss asked Armaan and Gauhar
to exchange their places.
However, a lot of water crossed the
bridge in one hour. The real show stealer
of yesterday's show was Pratyusha
Banerjee, who got into a huge fight with
Ratan Rajput. It seems, she still carries
the pain of her break-up in her heart because a simple comment from Ratan
made Pratyusha furious, very furious.
Finally, the mater resolved with Ratan
backing off.
Kamya was seen playing the game with
complete attention as she is the one who
has already started convincing people to
form a group. Pratyusha and Armaan
were seen as her aides. But, the other set
of people are not unaware of the developments and they zeroes upon the
idea that it's Kamya who is
masterminding every move.
A new side of Armaan's nature has also
been revealed which suggests that he
might be acting bossy but probably he is
a soft person from inside. Unless and
until, he is not directly affected by any
proceeding, he doesn't get feisty.
On the other hand, Gauhar is slowly losing
the battle because she is opening up her
mind very early in the show. The way she
is talking to the cameras, hints towards
her vulnerability. She needs to get a grip
on her composure in order to win more friends in the house.
Armaan was happy on entering the
heaven and received a warm welcome
from everybody. Andy got emotional on
Gauhar's departure and waved her good
bye with tears in his eyes. The luxury budget task is back once again
and the house mates are still not capable
enough to cope up with this part of the
task, which has the potential of sparking
another fight.
The environment inside the Bigg Boss
house is heating up and very soon we are
going to see friends up in arms against
each other.
Anubhav Sinha: WARNING 3D can't be categorized into any genre!
The first production of stylish and tech-
wiz filmmaker Anubhav Sinha's new
banner, Benaras Media Works (along with EROS and Alumbra), WARNING 3D,
is already grabbing the eye-balls of the audience. The 'in your face',
edge-of-the-
seat thriller element, with superb
underwater cinematography, as also its
music (especially tracks like "Takeedein"
and "Bebasi") has made WARNING 3D a
hot proposition.
However, it is not clear whether the film
is a sci-fi film, underwater adventure or
something else. To know the exact genre
of WARNING we put the question to the
man himself, Anubhav Sinha, and the
expected witty retort was there. "Even I want to ask you the same! On a serious
note, WARNING 3D cannot be categorized
into any genre as such. It has adventure,
thrill, buddy bonhomie, nostalgia, survival,
everything. In about 100-105 minutes of
screen time, the audience will see everything and most importantly be
thoroughly entertained."
What about the budget, we queried
Anubhav further and to that he in his
characteristic matter-of-fact style saying,
"Zyada nahin hai (not much). It is quite
moderate and reasonable, despite the
rich look and lavishness of the film," concludes Anubhav.
The Gurmeet Singh directed WARNING 3D is all set to release globally
next Friday,
27th September to be precise.
wiz filmmaker Anubhav Sinha's new
banner, Benaras Media Works (along with EROS and Alumbra), WARNING 3D,
is already grabbing the eye-balls of the audience. The 'in your face',
edge-of-the-
seat thriller element, with superb
underwater cinematography, as also its
music (especially tracks like "Takeedein"
and "Bebasi") has made WARNING 3D a
hot proposition.
However, it is not clear whether the film
is a sci-fi film, underwater adventure or
something else. To know the exact genre
of WARNING we put the question to the
man himself, Anubhav Sinha, and the
expected witty retort was there. "Even I want to ask you the same! On a serious
note, WARNING 3D cannot be categorized
into any genre as such. It has adventure,
thrill, buddy bonhomie, nostalgia, survival,
everything. In about 100-105 minutes of
screen time, the audience will see everything and most importantly be
thoroughly entertained."
What about the budget, we queried
Anubhav further and to that he in his
characteristic matter-of-fact style saying,
"Zyada nahin hai (not much). It is quite
moderate and reasonable, despite the
rich look and lavishness of the film," concludes Anubhav.
The Gurmeet Singh directed WARNING 3D is all set to release globally
next Friday,
27th September to be precise.
Shuddh Desi Romance 2nd Week Box-Office Collections
Shuddh Desi Romance is a delightful little romantic comedy about the
new age love stories which has been well received by quite a large
chunk of the audiences. The film on its second week earned a total
amount of 8.75 crores at the Domestic Box Office taking its total to
45.75 crores nett.
Not made on an exceedingly lavish
budget, the film's performance has been
satisfactory monetarily. The critics have
been more welcoming towards the film
as compared to the audiences. Abundant
in heartwarming and ecstatic moments, the film is great one time watch and
defies the prevalent ideas of typical
Bollywood romances!
new age love stories which has been well received by quite a large
chunk of the audiences. The film on its second week earned a total
amount of 8.75 crores at the Domestic Box Office taking its total to
45.75 crores nett.
Not made on an exceedingly lavish
budget, the film's performance has been
satisfactory monetarily. The critics have
been more welcoming towards the film
as compared to the audiences. Abundant
in heartwarming and ecstatic moments, the film is great one time watch and
defies the prevalent ideas of typical
Bollywood romances!
Narendra Modi requests Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan to help!
India's most tech savvy politician and
BJP's 2014 official PM candidate has
requested the Bollywood stars to
encourage the youngsters for voter
registration through the posts on his micro-blogging site.
NaMo, as he is fondly referred to,
requested Bollywood stars like Amitabh
Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan,
Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Akshay
Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Hrithik
Roshan, Aamir Khan and Anupam Kher to encourage the youngsters for voter
registration through his EC drive launched
recently.
"lets encourage voter registration among
18-24 yr olds. Large number of them
unregistered. EC drive presently
underway," posted Modi on his micro-
blogging site.
Well, let's hope Bollywood industry helps
our favourite leader Narendra Modi
achieve his goal
BJP's 2014 official PM candidate has
requested the Bollywood stars to
encourage the youngsters for voter
registration through the posts on his micro-blogging site.
NaMo, as he is fondly referred to,
requested Bollywood stars like Amitabh
Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan,
Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Akshay
Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Hrithik
Roshan, Aamir Khan and Anupam Kher to encourage the youngsters for voter
registration through his EC drive launched
recently.
"lets encourage voter registration among
18-24 yr olds. Large number of them
unregistered. EC drive presently
underway," posted Modi on his micro-
blogging site.
Well, let's hope Bollywood industry helps
our favourite leader Narendra Modi
achieve his goal
Boss’ International Distribution Rights Acquired By Krian Media
Krian Media Ltd today announced that it
has bagged the International
Distribution rights for the Viacom 18
Motion Pictures' Akshay Kumar starrer Boss. The film will be released
in over 400 screens worldwide, including Europe, North America, South
East Asia and Australia, amongst others. Boss is
scheduled to release overseas on 16th
October 2013.
The acquisition marks an important
milestone for Krian Media as it is the first big budget mainstream
Bollywood movie that it has acquired for international distribution.
In a short span since its inception Krian Media Ltd., in addition to
having acquired and released 'G.I. Joe', it
has also acquired two Tollywood and two Mollywood films for USA
distribution of which it has already released one
Malyalam film. Krian also recently
acquired A.R. Murugadoss and Fox Star Studios 'Raja Rani' for a Pan USA release.
Looking at the potential of international
markets, Raj Malik, Vice President, Film
Acquisition & Distribution, Krian Media,
stated, "It is no secret that with the
explosion of India internationally, Indian
cinema has also been breaking newer barriers and crossing over to many more
international markets. Likewise
International cinema has also been
increasingly making its presence felt at
the Indian Box office and we at Krian
Media endeavour to become the ideal channel of choice for both the above."
"In this context, the Boss deal is
significant to us not just because it is our
first acquisition of a mainstream big
budget Bollywood movie, but it is also the
first movie that we would be distributing
globally and not just in the US markets," Mr. Malik added.
Produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures,
Cape Of Good Films and Ashwin Varde
Productions and directed by Anthony
D'Souza, Boss is an action comedy
starring Akshay Kumar and Aditi Rao
Hydari and is slated for a 16 October, 2013 release.
has bagged the International
Distribution rights for the Viacom 18
Motion Pictures' Akshay Kumar starrer Boss. The film will be released
in over 400 screens worldwide, including Europe, North America, South
East Asia and Australia, amongst others. Boss is
scheduled to release overseas on 16th
October 2013.
The acquisition marks an important
milestone for Krian Media as it is the first big budget mainstream
Bollywood movie that it has acquired for international distribution.
In a short span since its inception Krian Media Ltd., in addition to
having acquired and released 'G.I. Joe', it
has also acquired two Tollywood and two Mollywood films for USA
distribution of which it has already released one
Malyalam film. Krian also recently
acquired A.R. Murugadoss and Fox Star Studios 'Raja Rani' for a Pan USA release.
Looking at the potential of international
markets, Raj Malik, Vice President, Film
Acquisition & Distribution, Krian Media,
stated, "It is no secret that with the
explosion of India internationally, Indian
cinema has also been breaking newer barriers and crossing over to many more
international markets. Likewise
International cinema has also been
increasingly making its presence felt at
the Indian Box office and we at Krian
Media endeavour to become the ideal channel of choice for both the above."
"In this context, the Boss deal is
significant to us not just because it is our
first acquisition of a mainstream big
budget Bollywood movie, but it is also the
first movie that we would be distributing
globally and not just in the US markets," Mr. Malik added.
Produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures,
Cape Of Good Films and Ashwin Varde
Productions and directed by Anthony
D'Souza, Boss is an action comedy
starring Akshay Kumar and Aditi Rao
Hydari and is slated for a 16 October, 2013 release.
Copyright Violation Case Against UTV And Madhur Bhandarkar Dropped
When Priyanka Chopra starrer Fashion
released at the box office, a woman
named Seema Seth filed a copyright
infringement case against Director
Madhur Bhandarkar and UTV Supremo
Ronnie Screwvala. But since both parties did not make appearances in the court,
the case was recently dismissed by the
Magistrate.
Seth recorded her grievance that the
film's story was taken out of a book
without giving the author any credit or
even informing her. The court had asked
her to produce evidence of the same
however, there was no further follow up done from her side on this. The woman
had also asked for a compensation
amount of 2.50 crores from UTV for
copyright violation, however the charges
against the film's director and producer
have been dismantled now!
released at the box office, a woman
named Seema Seth filed a copyright
infringement case against Director
Madhur Bhandarkar and UTV Supremo
Ronnie Screwvala. But since both parties did not make appearances in the court,
the case was recently dismissed by the
Magistrate.
Seth recorded her grievance that the
film's story was taken out of a book
without giving the author any credit or
even informing her. The court had asked
her to produce evidence of the same
however, there was no further follow up done from her side on this. The woman
had also asked for a compensation
amount of 2.50 crores from UTV for
copyright violation, however the charges
against the film's director and producer
have been dismantled now!
Vivek Oberoi In Legal Mess For Not Paying Service Tax
Actor Vivek Oberoi, who is riding high on
the success of Grand Masti, has landed himself in legal mess with the
service tax department with nearly 40 lacs of service tax pending.
Reports suggest that the actor has been
taking money from his respective
producers in the name of service tax but
hasn't cleared his outstanding dues to
the service tax department. Moreover,
the department has claimed that the actor is not even registered with them.
But, sources close to Vivek has clearly
denied the reports and claimed that the
actor has been registered with their
department.
The actor's film Grand Masti has been performing well at the box office and it
is quite unfortunate that in such a merry
time, he has found himself shackled by
such unneeded controversies.
the success of Grand Masti, has landed himself in legal mess with the
service tax department with nearly 40 lacs of service tax pending.
Reports suggest that the actor has been
taking money from his respective
producers in the name of service tax but
hasn't cleared his outstanding dues to
the service tax department. Moreover,
the department has claimed that the actor is not even registered with them.
But, sources close to Vivek has clearly
denied the reports and claimed that the
actor has been registered with their
department.
The actor's film Grand Masti has been performing well at the box office and it
is quite unfortunate that in such a merry
time, he has found himself shackled by
such unneeded controversies.
Love should be extraordinary: Ranbir Kapoor
The heartthrob of many, Ranbir Kapoor's heart throbs for true love.
The young star says he treats love as sacred and wants to keep it on
the highest pedestal.
The 30-year-old, one of Bollywood's most eligible bachelors, does not
intend to settle for an arranged marriage.
"Today's new generation takes its own
decisions. I don't think I will go for an
arranged marriage, but I am not against
arranged marriages," Ranbir told IANS in
an interview.
"Personally, love is very important for me. There are lots of ordinary
things in life, so love should be extraordinary. I hope I achieve
that," he added.
He is young and successful. His fans want
to know whom he will marry.
Currently, the "Jawaani Deewani" star is
reportedly crazy about Katrina Kaif. They
worked together in "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab
Kahani" and "Raajneeti".
He neither accepted nor denied the
relationship, but said: "I am single till I
get married."
"If I am in a relationship and if I talk
about it and in case my relationship
doesn't work, that puts a lot of pressure
on the girl and her reputation. People get
very judgemental and our society judges
girls a lot," he added.
The "Rockstar" star wants to keep his love
life under wraps but says he will share the
news of his marriage.
"Of course, if I get married, I will not hide
it, or even if I want to live my life like a
free bird," he said. "I have realised that as much as I can, I
should hide my personal life and save it
and not make my life a reality show. I will
try my best," he added.
When asked if this was the lesson he had
learnt from his previous relationship with
Deepika Padukone, he replied: "Yes." "The last time when I was in a
relationship, I used to talk about it, but
the spotlight gets to your personal life,"
said the actor.
"Wherever you go people ask the same
question. At times it gets difficult. You
work so much on a film and people only
want to know about your personal life. I
feel bad that they don't talk about your
work, but it's part of my job," he said.
Pictures of Ranbir and Katrina were
recently leaked, but he says he is not
upset about this. "I don't get upset about anything. I am an
actor and today everybody is a
photographer as everyone has a camera.
People want to know about you. When I
was a child, even I wanted to know about
my favourite actor. So they will write about it," he said.
The young star says he treats love as sacred and wants to keep it on
the highest pedestal.
The 30-year-old, one of Bollywood's most eligible bachelors, does not
intend to settle for an arranged marriage.
"Today's new generation takes its own
decisions. I don't think I will go for an
arranged marriage, but I am not against
arranged marriages," Ranbir told IANS in
an interview.
"Personally, love is very important for me. There are lots of ordinary
things in life, so love should be extraordinary. I hope I achieve
that," he added.
He is young and successful. His fans want
to know whom he will marry.
Currently, the "Jawaani Deewani" star is
reportedly crazy about Katrina Kaif. They
worked together in "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab
Kahani" and "Raajneeti".
He neither accepted nor denied the
relationship, but said: "I am single till I
get married."
"If I am in a relationship and if I talk
about it and in case my relationship
doesn't work, that puts a lot of pressure
on the girl and her reputation. People get
very judgemental and our society judges
girls a lot," he added.
The "Rockstar" star wants to keep his love
life under wraps but says he will share the
news of his marriage.
"Of course, if I get married, I will not hide
it, or even if I want to live my life like a
free bird," he said. "I have realised that as much as I can, I
should hide my personal life and save it
and not make my life a reality show. I will
try my best," he added.
When asked if this was the lesson he had
learnt from his previous relationship with
Deepika Padukone, he replied: "Yes." "The last time when I was in a
relationship, I used to talk about it, but
the spotlight gets to your personal life,"
said the actor.
"Wherever you go people ask the same
question. At times it gets difficult. You
work so much on a film and people only
want to know about your personal life. I
feel bad that they don't talk about your
work, but it's part of my job," he said.
Pictures of Ranbir and Katrina were
recently leaked, but he says he is not
upset about this. "I don't get upset about anything. I am an
actor and today everybody is a
photographer as everyone has a camera.
People want to know about you. When I
was a child, even I wanted to know about
my favourite actor. So they will write about it," he said.
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero Records A Good Occupancy On Day 1 | Box-Office Report
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero began well at the box office. The film
recorded a good opening mainly in the range of 40%-50% in the morning
shows. The single screens saw a better start as compared to the
multiplexes. However, PPNH saw a satisfactory occupancy in key
circuits like M.P, U.P and Rajasthan.
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero might face a sticky time at the multiplexes
where Grand Masti is already reigning in terms of greater number of
shows, given the film's popularity, while The Lunchbox being a
critically acclaimed film has claimed a higher number of shows than
expected. However, Phata Poster has began handsomely at the box office
and is perhaps Shahid's most overwhelming opening at the domestic box
office!
recorded a good opening mainly in the range of 40%-50% in the morning
shows. The single screens saw a better start as compared to the
multiplexes. However, PPNH saw a satisfactory occupancy in key
circuits like M.P, U.P and Rajasthan.
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero might face a sticky time at the multiplexes
where Grand Masti is already reigning in terms of greater number of
shows, given the film's popularity, while The Lunchbox being a
critically acclaimed film has claimed a higher number of shows than
expected. However, Phata Poster has began handsomely at the box office
and is perhaps Shahid's most overwhelming opening at the domestic box
office!
Anil Kapoor Show 24 Starts October 4; Sonam Kapoor In Second Season!
Actor Anil Kapoor-starrer serial '24' will
go on air from October 4. Kapoor is
making his television debut with the
Indian adaptation of the hit
international TV series of the same
name.
The show will be aired every Friday and
Saturday at 10 pm on Colors. "I am
getting nervous to announce the show
date. It is a great moment of my life.
There is excitment.... I am thankful,
grateful to all actors, technicians and others. They all have given their sweat
and blood," Kapoor told reporters.
When asked if Sonam Kapoor might act
in the show, Anil said, " Sonam Kpaoor
might do 24 show season 2. If she fits
the character he will ask her and if she
wants she can be the part of the show.
But he also said just because of him Sonam will not do the show. Only of she
thinks she wants to do it then only she
will say yes."
Raj Nayak, CEO of Colors channel,
revealed that Kapoor was nervous about
the press conference today as he had
earlier sent him a message, asking to
push it off by a week. "We had to drop
shows for '24'. We feel this show suits weekend slot," he added.
"I have had a lot of peaks in my career,
but there are certain moments that you
want to soak in and this is that moment.
I feel this is the greatest moment of my
life," said the actor. "We thought weekend slot should be
good. All the working people can come
home and watch it. It was a strategy to
get both Salman Khan (as 'Bigg Boss 7'
host) and Anil Kapoor back to back," Raj
Nayak, chief executive-Colors, told reporters at the press meet here.
The serial also features Mandira Bedi,
Tisca Chopra, Neil Bhoopalam, Rahul
Singh, while Anupam Kher, Shabana
Azmi and Rahul Khanna would also be
seen in cameos. Kapoor plays the lead
role of 'anti-terrorism unit' chief Jai Singh Rathod and the series will narrate
the 24 hours of his life over 24 episodes.
It is written by Rensil D'Silva and
directed by Abhinay Deo of `Delhi Belly'
fame.
go on air from October 4. Kapoor is
making his television debut with the
Indian adaptation of the hit
international TV series of the same
name.
The show will be aired every Friday and
Saturday at 10 pm on Colors. "I am
getting nervous to announce the show
date. It is a great moment of my life.
There is excitment.... I am thankful,
grateful to all actors, technicians and others. They all have given their sweat
and blood," Kapoor told reporters.
When asked if Sonam Kapoor might act
in the show, Anil said, " Sonam Kpaoor
might do 24 show season 2. If she fits
the character he will ask her and if she
wants she can be the part of the show.
But he also said just because of him Sonam will not do the show. Only of she
thinks she wants to do it then only she
will say yes."
Raj Nayak, CEO of Colors channel,
revealed that Kapoor was nervous about
the press conference today as he had
earlier sent him a message, asking to
push it off by a week. "We had to drop
shows for '24'. We feel this show suits weekend slot," he added.
"I have had a lot of peaks in my career,
but there are certain moments that you
want to soak in and this is that moment.
I feel this is the greatest moment of my
life," said the actor. "We thought weekend slot should be
good. All the working people can come
home and watch it. It was a strategy to
get both Salman Khan (as 'Bigg Boss 7'
host) and Anil Kapoor back to back," Raj
Nayak, chief executive-Colors, told reporters at the press meet here.
The serial also features Mandira Bedi,
Tisca Chopra, Neil Bhoopalam, Rahul
Singh, while Anupam Kher, Shabana
Azmi and Rahul Khanna would also be
seen in cameos. Kapoor plays the lead
role of 'anti-terrorism unit' chief Jai Singh Rathod and the series will narrate
the 24 hours of his life over 24 episodes.
It is written by Rensil D'Silva and
directed by Abhinay Deo of `Delhi Belly'
fame.
Bigg Boss 7: Day 4 - Interesting To See Gauhar In Hell!
Bigg Boss 7: Day 4 starts with an
announcement by Bigg Boss for hell-
mates to choose one person from the
hell side who has given maximum
contribution to the wheel survival task
on the previous day. After an unanimous decision, the Jahannum-wasi's decide
that Arman is the most deserving and
has contributed the maximum towards
the task.
Bigg Boss also asks the Jannat-wasi's to
nominate one person who does not
deserve to be in hell. Bigg Boss further
announces that Gauhar has received
maximum votes and asks Arman and her
to pack their bags. Gauhar is upset and believes that her heaven mates have
backstabbed her by nominating her
name.
Action continues at the Jahannum side
with Pratyusha and Ratan getting into a
fight on relationships. Pratyusha accuses
Ratan of having taunted her for her
failed relationship. Pratyusha considers
this to be a sensitive issue and asks Ratan to back off.
Arman, Pratyusha and Kamya are seen
bitching about the heaven-mates and of
how unco-operative they are. On the
jannat side, Shilpa, Andy and Tanisha
are talking about strategies and game
plans of the hell-mates and consider Kamya to be the mastermind.
Later in the day, Bigg Boss announces
the first swap between heaven and hell;
Gauhar is asked to move to hell and
Arman to heaven. Arman was welcomed
on the heaven side with a tikka and a
garland. He is happy and excited at entering heaven and receives a warm
welcome by everybody. Andy gets
emotional on Gauhar's departure and
waves her good bye with tears in his
eyes.
Further, Bigg Boss announces a luxury
budget and asks the heaven and hell-
mates to select items worth 1200
points. After a lot of chaos and
discussion they finally arrive at a
consensus.
The day ends with a funny task between
Arman and Rajat when they are asked
to share a bed. Unable to fit on the
same bed, Arman is seen sleeping on
the floor, while Rajat rests on the couch.
Keep watching and catch more action,
Tonight on Bigg Boss - Season Saath 7
everyday from Monday-Sunday 9 pm only
on COLORS.
announcement by Bigg Boss for hell-
mates to choose one person from the
hell side who has given maximum
contribution to the wheel survival task
on the previous day. After an unanimous decision, the Jahannum-wasi's decide
that Arman is the most deserving and
has contributed the maximum towards
the task.
Bigg Boss also asks the Jannat-wasi's to
nominate one person who does not
deserve to be in hell. Bigg Boss further
announces that Gauhar has received
maximum votes and asks Arman and her
to pack their bags. Gauhar is upset and believes that her heaven mates have
backstabbed her by nominating her
name.
Action continues at the Jahannum side
with Pratyusha and Ratan getting into a
fight on relationships. Pratyusha accuses
Ratan of having taunted her for her
failed relationship. Pratyusha considers
this to be a sensitive issue and asks Ratan to back off.
Arman, Pratyusha and Kamya are seen
bitching about the heaven-mates and of
how unco-operative they are. On the
jannat side, Shilpa, Andy and Tanisha
are talking about strategies and game
plans of the hell-mates and consider Kamya to be the mastermind.
Later in the day, Bigg Boss announces
the first swap between heaven and hell;
Gauhar is asked to move to hell and
Arman to heaven. Arman was welcomed
on the heaven side with a tikka and a
garland. He is happy and excited at entering heaven and receives a warm
welcome by everybody. Andy gets
emotional on Gauhar's departure and
waves her good bye with tears in his
eyes.
Further, Bigg Boss announces a luxury
budget and asks the heaven and hell-
mates to select items worth 1200
points. After a lot of chaos and
discussion they finally arrive at a
consensus.
The day ends with a funny task between
Arman and Rajat when they are asked
to share a bed. Unable to fit on the
same bed, Arman is seen sleeping on
the floor, while Rajat rests on the couch.
Keep watching and catch more action,
Tonight on Bigg Boss - Season Saath 7
everyday from Monday-Sunday 9 pm only
on COLORS.
Hrithik Roshan To Divorce Wife Sussane Roshan?
All is not well between superstar Hrithik
Roshan and his beautiful wife Sussanne
Roshan. Though the reason behind the
rumoured tension between the couple is
still unknown to us, we hear that Hrithik
is quite miffed with his wife. As per the B-Town gossipmongers, the couple are
possibly heading for a divorce, over the
ongoing tension.
A while ago, we saw Sussanne Roshan
making a brief appearance at her
father-in-law Rakesh Roshan birthday
party. This incident had raised a lot of
eyebrows, and people started
speculating that Hrithik and Sussanne's married life is on the rocks.
As per some
of our sources, Hrithik did not like the
fact that Sussane arrived late for the
senior Roshan's part and left soon. On
the other hand, we also learnt that the
reason behind Sussanne's late arrival the do, was because her parents were
not keeping well, hence she had to be
with them, rather enjoying at the bash.
Zee News claim that Sussanne Roshan
has moved out of her husband's house,
and is currently residing with her
parents. Her two sons Hrehaan and
Hridhaan are staying with their father
Hrithik. Rumours further claim that the two kids sometimes go to meet up their
mother Sussane at their maternal
grandparents, but Sussanne never
makes a visit at the Roshan household.
Roshan and his beautiful wife Sussanne
Roshan. Though the reason behind the
rumoured tension between the couple is
still unknown to us, we hear that Hrithik
is quite miffed with his wife. As per the B-Town gossipmongers, the couple are
possibly heading for a divorce, over the
ongoing tension.
A while ago, we saw Sussanne Roshan
making a brief appearance at her
father-in-law Rakesh Roshan birthday
party. This incident had raised a lot of
eyebrows, and people started
speculating that Hrithik and Sussanne's married life is on the rocks.
As per some
of our sources, Hrithik did not like the
fact that Sussane arrived late for the
senior Roshan's part and left soon. On
the other hand, we also learnt that the
reason behind Sussanne's late arrival the do, was because her parents were
not keeping well, hence she had to be
with them, rather enjoying at the bash.
Zee News claim that Sussanne Roshan
has moved out of her husband's house,
and is currently residing with her
parents. Her two sons Hrehaan and
Hridhaan are staying with their father
Hrithik. Rumours further claim that the two kids sometimes go to meet up their
mother Sussane at their maternal
grandparents, but Sussanne never
makes a visit at the Roshan household.
Movie Review | Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
director Raj Kumar Santoshi's vehicle to
ensure Shahid Kapoor is able to woo the
masses a la Salman Khan and Akshay
Kumar. The young actor attempts to be a
bit dabangg and a bit rowdy like Rathore. To his credit his two bits
are largely successful especially in the first half,
which is hilarious and fun up to the
interval point.
The film details the story of Vishwas Rao
(Shahid Kapoor), a wannabe actor from a
small town who is mistaken to be a brave
and fearless cop in urban Mumbai. One
case of mistaken identity leads to
confusion (read some slapstick comedy) and several twists and turns
right till the
prolonged climax. The film which makes
you laugh generously with its wise-cracks
up to the interval point slackens in the
second half and then picks up at the
tempo at places and then dips again and then you laugh again.
Somehow the film slipping into
emotional-sentimental and tear-jerking
territory once Shahid's mother (Padmini
Kolhapure) comes to know of his bluff is
not as effortless as its zany, insane, fun
parts where all is well in Vishwas Rao's world.
Director Santoshi parodies his own films
such as Ghayal and Andaz Apna Apna and
some others, having you crack up at the
tried and tested formulas of Bollywood
movies. The dialogue written by him is
funny, smart and laced with chutzpah and has you in splits with lines
like jis tarah
family ka doctor is family doctor, I am the
gang doctor.
Shahid, as always, is fabulous in the
dance numbers. He brings a rumbustious
energy into the songs especially the
number Tu mere agal bagal. His comic
timing is terrific. If, as he has said, only
copied director Santoshi in the film who enacted the scenes for him, then he's
done a pretty good job of it. The last time
Shahid seemed so likeable was when he
did Jab We Met.
Padmini Kolhapure does justice to her
role of her mother wanting to see her son
become an honest cop. Saurabh Shukla as
one of the dons is effective. Nargis Fakhri
as an item girl is completely forgettable.
Ileana D'cruz playing a social worker looks pretty in a few songs. She doesn't
have much to do.
Salman Khan, in his cameo steals the
show when he shows up on the screen for
less than a minute, poking fun at himself,
his movies and Aamir Khan, his friend
and colleague from Andaz Apna Apna
which was directed by Santoshi himself.
Santoshi as writer, director and the
dialogue writer is in good form. He would
have been terrific if could have captured
your interest in the same way as he did in
the first half of the film. Still, the film is
worth more than a few laughs. More because of the way the director spoofs
Bollywood's tried and tested conventions
and the jokes he cracks at the expense of
an industry he is only too familiar with.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Salman to launch his own Film Productions
Salman Khan is all set to take his
mammoth stardom to another level. He
will now launch his own production house 'Salman Khan Productions'
with a remake of Subhash Ghai's Hero, the which had
launched Jackie Shroff's career as a leading man.
With this project Salman would finally
branch out into independent production
house separate from the film produced by
his two brothers.
Says a source, "Salman's brothers Sohail
and Arbaaz have their own production
houses. While Salman would remain
closely associated with his brother's
production, he would now launch his own
production house 'Salman Khan Productions' with a remake of Hero.
Salman secured the remake rights from
his friend Subhash Ghai almost a year
back and confided in him that he would
start 'Salman Khan Productions' with
Hero."
Salman has also asked Subhash Ghai to
compose the music of the new-
millennium Hero. And since Ghai cannot
say no to Salman (nobody says no to
Salman) he has agreed to officially turn
composer. (A lot of Ghai's music in the past was ghost-composed by him).
It's reliably learnt that Ghai refused to
part ways with the title Hero for Jackie's
son Tiger's launch film. Producer Sajid
Nadiadwala who's launching Tiger had to
settle for the title Hero-panti.
Says a source close to the project, "The
people behind Tiger's launch including his
father Jackie, a close friend of Subhash
Ghai, has earnestly requested for the title
Hero. But Ghai had no choice but to turn
Jackie down because he was committed to giving over the rights of Hero to
Salman Khan. Salman told Subhash Ghai
he wanted to start his own production
house with a bang. He also confided in
Ghai that he would launch Aditya
Panscholi's son Sooraj and Suniel Shetty's daughter Athiya in his home
production."
Both the youngsters are currently
undergoing rigorous training to start
shooting for Hero. Said Sooraj's proud father Aditya
Panscholi, "We couldn't have hoped for a
better launch for our son."
mammoth stardom to another level. He
will now launch his own production house 'Salman Khan Productions'
with a remake of Subhash Ghai's Hero, the which had
launched Jackie Shroff's career as a leading man.
With this project Salman would finally
branch out into independent production
house separate from the film produced by
his two brothers.
Says a source, "Salman's brothers Sohail
and Arbaaz have their own production
houses. While Salman would remain
closely associated with his brother's
production, he would now launch his own
production house 'Salman Khan Productions' with a remake of Hero.
Salman secured the remake rights from
his friend Subhash Ghai almost a year
back and confided in him that he would
start 'Salman Khan Productions' with
Hero."
Salman has also asked Subhash Ghai to
compose the music of the new-
millennium Hero. And since Ghai cannot
say no to Salman (nobody says no to
Salman) he has agreed to officially turn
composer. (A lot of Ghai's music in the past was ghost-composed by him).
It's reliably learnt that Ghai refused to
part ways with the title Hero for Jackie's
son Tiger's launch film. Producer Sajid
Nadiadwala who's launching Tiger had to
settle for the title Hero-panti.
Says a source close to the project, "The
people behind Tiger's launch including his
father Jackie, a close friend of Subhash
Ghai, has earnestly requested for the title
Hero. But Ghai had no choice but to turn
Jackie down because he was committed to giving over the rights of Hero to
Salman Khan. Salman told Subhash Ghai
he wanted to start his own production
house with a bang. He also confided in
Ghai that he would launch Aditya
Panscholi's son Sooraj and Suniel Shetty's daughter Athiya in his home
production."
Both the youngsters are currently
undergoing rigorous training to start
shooting for Hero. Said Sooraj's proud father Aditya
Panscholi, "We couldn't have hoped for a
better launch for our son."
Ranbir Kapoor: I Don't Want My Life To Become A Reality Show
Bollywood's charming actor Ranbir
Kapoor admits that his rumoured
girlfriend Katrina Kaif holds a special
place in his life. However, he wants to
keep this as a mystery to the media. The
actor has become more open off late, he even gave his opinions on the Iibiza
pictures of him and Katrina going
viral."There is so much being said about
my personal life. I don't want my life to
become a reality show. Yes, Katrina is a
very special part of my life," Ranbir said.
The actor feels that there is a lot of
judgement in the country about women
and their relationships. "I think you have
to protect that. I will try and protect the
mystery of what I have in my personal
life. When you are going to marry someone, of course I would love the
world to know about the person I love,"
he said.
Ranbir finds no issues in what is being
written about him. He knows that his
fans want to know what's happening in
his life. "You can write anything about
me. I may feel bad or good about it as
you (media) have created me. I am a media created star. I can't have an
opinion now. If I say something there
will be 20 different articles and point of
views which will again bring negativity in
my life. As of now I am happy in my life
professionally and personally," he expressed.
In reaction to the recent viral photos
from Ibiza, the 30-year-old said, "I am
actor and when I was growing up I had a
favourite actor. I also liked reading
about their lives. As an actor you have to
be prepared."
Kapoor admits that his rumoured
girlfriend Katrina Kaif holds a special
place in his life. However, he wants to
keep this as a mystery to the media. The
actor has become more open off late, he even gave his opinions on the Iibiza
pictures of him and Katrina going
viral."There is so much being said about
my personal life. I don't want my life to
become a reality show. Yes, Katrina is a
very special part of my life," Ranbir said.
The actor feels that there is a lot of
judgement in the country about women
and their relationships. "I think you have
to protect that. I will try and protect the
mystery of what I have in my personal
life. When you are going to marry someone, of course I would love the
world to know about the person I love,"
he said.
Ranbir finds no issues in what is being
written about him. He knows that his
fans want to know what's happening in
his life. "You can write anything about
me. I may feel bad or good about it as
you (media) have created me. I am a media created star. I can't have an
opinion now. If I say something there
will be 20 different articles and point of
views which will again bring negativity in
my life. As of now I am happy in my life
professionally and personally," he expressed.
In reaction to the recent viral photos
from Ibiza, the 30-year-old said, "I am
actor and when I was growing up I had a
favourite actor. I also liked reading
about their lives. As an actor you have to
be prepared."
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