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16 Asian Voice Saturday 7th August 2010
Anjali’s star value on the rise Anjali who made a modest entry with the critically acclaimed film ‘Kattrathu Thamizh’ opposite Jeeva became a star after ‘Angadi Theru’. But in the very beginning it was Mu. Kalanjiam who spotted Anjali even before ‘Kattrathu Thamizh’ and all set to launch the terrific actress with a film titled ‘Sathamintri Muthamidu’. Kalanjiam had also given a new name Sundari. But later ‘Sathamintri Muthamidu’ was shelved and with a new name Anjali moved on to do ‘Kattrathu Thamizh’ and the rest is history. But Kalanjiam had signed Anjali for four films before the turn of fortunes happened with ‘Angadi Theru’. Now with Anjali’s star value on the rise, Mu. Kalanjiam has decided to revive his projects. At first he will launch ‘Karungali. In which he is also launching himself as the hero. Kalanjiam hopes the presence of Anjali will give his career also a boost to take up his other films.
‘Manmadhan Ambu’is 65% over ‘Manmadhan Ambu’, the Kamal HaasanMadhavan-TrishaSangeetha starer, is no doubt one of the much awaited projects of Kollywood currently. “About 65 per cent of the movie was shot in the first schedule itself, which took place for more than a month on a star cruiser in Europe. After a break, we will be shooting for the second schedule,” says a source, who is a vital part of the film. The source added: “The unit is currently busy zeroing in on locations and getting permission to hold shooting. The process is expected to be over in another 20 days. We are looking forward to work together again.” Directed by K S Ravikumar and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin of Red Giant Movies, ‘Manmadhan Ambu’ is expected to be a romantic laugh riot. Story, screenplay and dialogues are by Kamal Haasan while music is by Devi Sri Prasad.
Hansika – the next big thing in Kollywood Hansika Motwani is being touted as the next big thing in the Kollywood industry. She is yet to have her first movie in Tamil; however the girl has already grabbed several big budget movies. Hansika has had acting experience before in a few Hindi, Kannada and Telugu films. She has also won the Filmfare Best Female Debut (South) for the Telugu fim, Desamuduru. So far, the cine industry has been good to her. She signed her first film in Tamil opposite young and bright actor Dhanush, which is titled as “Mappillai” and directed by Suraj. She is also doing Prabhu Deva’s “Itch” opposite Jayam Ravi. Hansika has several other big offers coming her way. She created quite a buzz, after Vijay proclaimed that Hansika reminded him of the younger self of the famous heroine Khushboo. He said this at the Velayudham launch function. Even though several big banners want to sign her up, Hansika is choosy in her roles, she is waiting for the audience’s reaction to her first Tamil film.
Priyanka has just returned from shooting stunts in Bangkok, and she's super-excited. “I rode a dirt bike. I shot with an alligator and a bull. It was fun.” Now she's looking forward to providing a huge distraction to the contestants on Fear Factor. “That's what my intention is. To make them so distracted they won't be able to do their stunts.” After a rejuvenating birthday holiday in Phuket, Priyanka Chopra flew to Bangkok to shoot the promotional video for “Khatron Ke Khiladi” (Fear Factor). About the holiday Priyanka says, “Apart from the mishap that happened when I dropped my phone in the water and couldn't receive any birthday greetings I had a fun time. Like I had told you before I left I was generally not recognized. But even if I was I did-
on screen. Not Neil. He first suggested a peck. But was finally persuaded to do a long torrid smooch comparable in intensity and duration with Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's kiss in R a j a Hindustani.” When contracted Neil said, “I can't talk about this. But yes we've gone completely by the requirements of the script. And Lafange Parinde is my first love story.”
n't mind. Being recognized is part and parcel of what I do.” Priyanka feels a change within herself. “I feel I've become reclusive. I like to be within myself.” The stunts involved a motorbike race where Priyanka challenged a group of punks to a race through a terrain that would scare even a Grand Prix winner. Priyanka had to ride through some of the most impossiblyrugged terrain. According to crew members who had gathered to shoot the video, the male mo'bike members used for the film were all professional riders used to riding at high speed through the most rugged hinterland. Priyanka not only had to ride with these experts she had to look better than them on camera. She had been secretly practising for the heart-inthe-mouth mo'bike
Hot Mallika replaces Vidya in ‘Dhamaal 2’ Buzz is that Mallika Sherawat has replaced Vidya Balan in “Dhamaal 2.” The “Paa” and “Ishqiya” star asked for an astronomical amount which director Indra Kumar was willing to negotiate on but refused to go beyond a certain amount. In the end, things did not work out. Madam M was then approached who took on the offer at a fee that was favourable to both. With Mallika on board, the makers feel the comedy is now laced with oomph. And at less cost!
not only had to do two versions of the music in Hindi and Tamil, but director Mani Ratnam also asked him to give 3-4 tunes for every lyric before one was selected. The music of
‘Raavan’ took more time than Rahman could afford, with the result that other Indian assignments primarily Abbas Tyrewala’s untitled John Abraham-Pakhi starrer got left behind.” At the moment Rahman is back again in Chennai for mixing the music of Abbas’ film. But the background score of the film which releases in October is still be done. No one is admitting it, but one of the primary reasons why Tyrewala’s film got delayed is the music score which Rahman has been serving up piecemeal,
for no fault of his , since the composer was committed to be out of the country for half the year for his world concerts. Says the source, “Rahman had to continuously keep breaking his international tours and other projects to be home for various reasons, like the music release of Raavan and other things. He has begun to feel that his international career would never take off if he has to keep returning home.” In the, meanwhile, Rahman has not signed a single new assignment in Mumbai or Chennai in the last few months. After completing Abbas Tyrewala’s music Rahman will now focus on consolidating his career abroad.
Anil Kapoor is desperate to ‘move on’ Bollywood star Anil Kapoor says he is tired of his association with multiple Oscar-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire', insisting he's desperate to "move on" from the role. The 50-year-old actor, who played game show host Prem Kumar in Danny Boyle's Mumbai potboiler in 2008, admits on Britain's GMTV that he still fields questions about the box office hit two years later. Kapoor went on to land a role on hit US drama 24 after his international fame but now urging fans and friends to stop asking him about his Slumdog success. "It was such a long time (ago). Very nostalgic, but I want to get over it. I want to forget about it but people won't let me forget about it. I just want to move on. Please, let's move on," Kapoor told the channel.
stunts for weeks. The channel had offered to get a body-double to do the really intricate portions in the shooting. But Priyanka insisted on doing the entire mo'bike stunt-stint on her own. So excited and charged did she get that she shot for a full 20 hours on the first of the two days of shooting in Bangkok. Says Priyanka, “There is no challenge in half-measures. You either do the whole thing or don't do it at all. I've always been fascinated by mo'bikes. I love mo'bike stunts. When I had seen Tom Cruise do the mo'bike stunts first thought was, 'Gawd if only I could get to do that.' I guess my wish came true.” The ride was not all fun and games. Priyanka has returned to Mumbai with quite a number of bruises. “But the pain was worth it. You can't be one of the boys on the bike and not get your share of bruises.” She intends to wrap up all her assignments by October before heading for the shooting of “Don 2” in Berlin.
Amrita Rao goes for a hot makeover
Rahman to focus more on international career now! A R Rahman’s international career which has taken off in a big way after “Slumdog Millionaire,” keeps encountering snags, thanks to long-pending assignments back home. According to sources, Rahman has to keep interrupting his international plans to be home for various pending assignments. The harried composer is now seriously thinking of putting all home-made assignments on hold to concentrate on building his career abroad, or else he feels he would lose the international advantage he obtained after “Slumdog Millionaire.” Says a friend of Rahman, “The Indian assignments after ‘Slumdog Millioniare’ have been very time-consuming, especially ‘Raavan’ where Rahman
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I’ve become a recluse, says bruised Priyanka
Deepika breaks Neil’s smoochcelibacy vow Deepika Padukone has kissed Saif Ali Khan on screen. But her new co-star Neil Nitin Mukesh was a virgin kisser on camera. Neil had no choice but to succumb to a torrid kissing sequence with Deepika. Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh have one thing in common. They both follow a no-kiss clause. Katrina broke her self imposed bow of smoochcelibacy in “New York.” Now the conservative Neil Nitin Mukesh has pulled out the plug on his no-kissing clause. For Yashraj Films “Lafange Parindey” Neil was virtually forced to do a long lingering kissing scene with Deepika Padukone. Director Pradeep Sarkar and Deepika had to use every possible power of persuasion before Neil abandoned his chastity vow. Says a source very close to the project, “At first Neil was totally against the kiss with Deepika. Barring Katrina in “New York” with whom he had no opportunity for a kiss, Neil has refused to kiss in all his films. In fact his first director Sriram Raghavan threw a fit when Neil refused to kiss Rimi Sen. In his second film “Tera Kya Hoga Johnny” director Sudhir Mishra insisted Neil kiss Shahana Goswami. Neil refused. Even in “Jail” where there was a love-making scene with Mugda Godse Neil refused to kiss.” Conservative to the core, Neil plunged into his first kiss only after the director assured him that the romantic relationship needed a culmination. Says the source, “Pradeep persuaded Neil and he finally saw his director's point of view. But Neil was nervous. Deepika had kissed before
Asian Voice - Saturday 7th August 2010
Amrita Rao donning a bold avatar in the Bollywood movie “Short Kut” had astounded many. However the actress, who is best recognized for portraying the image of a traditional Indian girl on the silver screen, claims that she is not going for a complete change. The 29year old actress says that she has no uncertainties in portraying characters that have a variety of shades
and her celluloid-image depends on the type of roles that she bags. She rubbished the claims of many who said that she donned her 'bold' image in order to get roles. She said that her image has got nothing to do with her getting roles, since she's comfortable with her own style. She adds that her every approach is from the same spirit that truly represents the diverse avatars of the standard Indian girl. She also says that she never had any formal training in acting and she has put in her heart and soul in every role she has got so far. She says that as an actress she needs to believe in herself immensely in order to make the audience realize her acting potentials.
Shahid’s scared of papa! Shahid Kapoor, who is shooting with his dad Pankaj Kapur for “Mausam” in Edinburgh, is mortified of his father. It is said that before the unit left for UK, Shahid was already getting addicted to the songs of the film. The young actor apparently loved one of the songs so much that he kept blasting it in his home before he left for the outdoor schedule. His father, who lives just a floor below, heard the strains of the song playing continuously from his son’s home and he quickly admonished Shahid for two things. It is said Pankaj didn’t want Shahid to disturb the peace of the neighbour-
hood with his loud music and two, he didn’t want the song of Mausam to be leaked out so early. So what did Shahid do? Being the good son that he is, he took papa’s instructions well. Next he was grooving to the same number, but this time with his headphones on.
Aisha
A Romantic comedy from Anil Kapoor Film Company and PVR Pictures, Aisha a story of a girl who loves to get involved with everybody’s life she knows while there is a boy interested in her, who thinks Aisha should keep away from that. Directed by Rajshri Ojha, the film is produced by Anil Kapoor, Rhea Kapoor, Ajay Bijli and Sanjeev K. Bijli. Devika Bhagat has penned the screenplay, while she shares the credits for the dialogues with Manu Rishi and Ritu Bhatia. Caught in the Delhi upper class world with its own set of social rules, Aisha navigates her world with a great sense of style and even greater optimism. Caught in her web are her best friend Pinky, the small town girl Shefali, the west Delhi boy Randhir and the hunk Dhruv. Aisha will make sure everyone dances to her tune. And all Arjun wants to do is disentangle that web and get Aisha out of an impending sticky mess. The lead cast is made up of Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Ira Dubey, Arunoday Singh, Cyrus Shahukar , Lisa Haydon, Amrita Puri, Anand Tiwari, Vidhushi Mehra , Sameer Malhotra, Anooradha Patel, Yuri, M. K. Raina and Masood Akhtar. Lyrics of the film are by Javed Akhtar, while Amit Trivedi has scored the tunes. Amit Trivedi, Anushka Manchanda, Neuman Pinto, Nikhil D'Souza, Raman Mahadevan, Samrat Kaushal, Anusha Mani and Tochi Raina have rendered the playback.
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Soha is all set to be Mrs Khemu Putting all rumors to rest, Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu have actually gone ahead and confirmed about their status as B-town's newest couple. The couple was noticed at the Delhi Fashion Week, and they didn't seem to hide anything pertaining to their relationship. Khemu said that the two were never hiding anything regarding their relationship from anyone, but declared about it after they both became sure about the feelings for each other. Khemu also said that previously they have done films together, however during that time they weren't in a relationship. The couple says that they like to give each other space and work things out, since the whole concept of a relationship is pretty complex. Seemingly, Soha and Kunal are pretty serious about the relationship. In fact, Kunal has already met the
Khan Khaandhaan twice. He proclaims that he's a big fan of both Sharmila Tagoreji and Pataudi Saab, Soha's parents. He believes that they symbolize the summit of the two religions of the nation: cinema and cricket. Almost to show that she's not far behind, Soha has also gone ahead and met his beau's parents.