Sameera is Tezz

While ajay Devgn fans wait for his latest action film tezz to release soon, the actor claims that the movie’s actual hero is his co-star sameera reddy. she has done some daredevil stunts for the film, and ajay is certainly impressed by her courage.

“sameera is not the heroine, but the hero of the film. she has done some amazing action and is nothing less than any hero in the film,” he said. apparently sameera was unhappy over not being offered the item song in the film, but finally she had no complaints and enjoyed doing the stunts.

“i was not offered the item song, but i got to be ‘lara croft’ in the film. it’s an action-oriented character and a strong role. Women in Bollywood never get to perform such stunts. When i was offered the role i was told that i can’t complain that my nails are going to break. i enjoyed doing the stunts,” said the 29-year-old actress.

Directed by priyadarshan, tezz also features mohanlal, anil Kapoor, Boman irani, Kangna ranaut and Zayed Khan in prominent roles. so will other Bollywood beauties take on action roles? you bet!

“i come from a middle-class background. i like to work 18-20 hours a day and for the last 30 years i have been following this schedule. i have two passions: sports and film-making,” said Khan at the inauguration of phase one of the sprawling prayag film city (pfc) in West midnapore’s chandrakona, about 150kms away from Kolkata. he is also brand ambassador for the facility which will make a difference to the art of film making not only in eastern india, but to the entire film fraternity of the country. “i feel the film city will become a one stop film making centre where you come with a good story and go out with a great film,” said srK. the actor also regaled the gathering with some of his famous dialogues from his films Don, Baazigar and Devdas, and danced to a popular song from the movie Ra-One. meanwhile the indian government has been stern with the us regarding the srK episode, who have been abject in their apologies. Wonder if the incident will inspire shahrukh to make a movie of his experience…. new nawab to the manner born any Bollywood fan will admit that saif

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ali Khan is in his element when gyrating or sprouting dialogues in a variety of big screen moments. But who would have thought that the now-nawab of pataudi has successfully established a deep emotional link with people from Bhopal that goes beyond the royal heritage. assisting him in this task was mum sharmila tagore, locally addressed as ayesha Begum, as they freely mingled with hundreds of ordinary citizens in the city of lakes recently.

saif also conferred the first mansoor ali Khan tiger pataudi memorial ‘real life hero award’ to aamir ali Khan, a former hockey player working in the field of literacy, social work and community development.

sharmila was spotted visiting mosques and gardens that were built by pataudi’s grandfather and other members of the Bhopal royalty. she was dismayed on visiting the grave of nawab hamidullah Khan in the vicinity of sofia mosque. a huge garden that was bursting with life when tiger’s mother sajida was Bhopal’s regent, is a picture of neglect and waste. sharmila wants the old glory to be restored.

saif’s last visit to Bhopal was a disaster with disgruntled elements greeting him with black flags because of a controversy relating to property issues. at the time, sharmila intervened making it clear to the Bhopal city qazi and other religious heads that their views would be honoured. the issue has now been resolved amicably. in a brief speech, saif addressed the Bhopalis saying, “i am quite moved with your initiative of starting the nawab mansoor ali Khan award for outstanding and valuable contribution. i want to congratulate you, aamir ahmed Khan - you may be an unsung hero but what i learned of you, you are our real role model. may Bhopal produce many more young men of character like aamir, and i am there to sing for your contribution.” sharmila too told the gathering, “lets us take this tiger trophy to greater heights in the times to come. i am in all appreciation for this award in my husband’s memory, who had always admired selfless, purposeful efforts.” tournament organizer hamidullah Khan said sharmila and saif’s decision to award a ‘real achiever’ from society has gone down very well with Bhopalites. seven months after ‘ tiger’ pataudi’s demise, it seems like his son saif is ready to step into the former nawab’s shoes. and it looks like he’s going to do a good job of it. Wonder how Kareena will fit into the ‘Begum’ role, though!

Mahie is Mona

darling the remake of 1973 superhit Zanjeer is on the cards in Bollywood, and now mahie Gill’s ready to cash in. as item songs have he will justify the role,” said mehra, son of late filmmaker prakash mehra. priyanka will join the crew of his movie by may end. let’s hope mahie makes the grade that only Bindu could achieve with Darling!

“priyanka is busy with her other commitments. she is confirmed for the film and will join the crew by m presently we are shooting the scenes with the actors,” said mehra.

But with music a crucial part of the movie, mehra is still deciding on whom to trust with the musical score.

Akshay on acumen and action

akshay Kumar is an entertainer par excellence, but he’s also got a pretty shrewd business sense when it comes to the movie business.

success mantra is to either make your own film or go for profit sharing.

“i have a very simple solution - make your films, because when you make your film you will not include your remuneration and it takes off the burden from a film,” recently, with a glint in his eye.

“so, when you make a film for crore and release it, the profits - be it rs.5 crore or crore - is yours.

your film won’t flop because your remuneration is zero,” added the actor, who makes film under his two banners, and Grazing Goat.

for writers who rue that they do not get their dues, he suggested, “i am making three-four films and i pay my writers well. again they can also go for profit sharing. if the film works well, they can ask for their cut in the profit.” according to a recent report, the remuneration of Bollywood’s a-listers starts from rs.10 crore and goes up to rs.40 crore, astronomical sums by any standard. so why are they asking for so much?

“it’s neither the producers’ fault nor actors’ because producers do not know how much to give and actors do not know how much to ask for,” explained akshay. “it’s not easy to decide remuneration because sometimes a film works and sometimes it does not. so i have come to a conclusion: make your own films,” he added, stating that hefeels “the biggest burden on a film is its artist.” f you remove that burden, it is impossible for a movie to flop. it’s simple economics,” added the star, who has been active in filmdom for more than two decades and has about 100 films to his does not mean that the 44-yearold will not work in outside films. he will, but on one condition. “i would work in other producers’ films, but i will charge according to the film’s box office business. rofit sharing, in short. this is the only way,” he added. arketing has become an integral part of a film,” says akshay. “it helps in the first three days of the collection, but after that, it is all about content. so one needs to focus on the script and screenplay as well,” xplaining the importance of script, think script and screenplay are more important than f your script and screenplay are in place, it is a big support for the actors.” kshay, who started his career with action movies like Khiladi and Mohra, now returns to the genre after seven Rowdy Rathore, an action personally believe that people enjoy raw action more than technology. if you use too much of technology, it will bounce eople are very smart and understand what is real and what is unreal,” he said. o when i did my first action Rowdy Rathore after six chose to do raw action. believe in manpower and not technological power,” he added. kshay’s finally back into action…after all those comic roles, it will be interesting to see how he goes. rrfan doesn’t like being a Khan rrfan was Bollywood’s Khan with a difference, until he dropped his surname. But the talented actor is unhappy with the way his decision is being talked about in the industry, and says being a Khan does not translate into success.