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Barfi’s the best!

That’s what the box office claims, as it savours the sweetness of Anurag Basu’s latest offering. It is not a conventional subject, it doesn’t have the usual success formula and the protagonist has no dialogues. But Ranbir Kapoor as the happy-go-lucky deaf and mute guy called ‘Barfi’ has touched the heartstrings of the viewers, resulting in an overwhelming opening.

did exceptionally well in multiplexes and other cities, and the buzz is that it will pick up by word

This touching tale narrated by talented director Anurag Basu has wowed the critics and the audiences alike. istributors are equally happy with the response to the movie. In the movie, Ranbir’s character is deaf and mute, and Priyanka chopra’s character is autistic. however, despite portraying sensitive issues, Basu has given it a light touch and presented it as a triangular romantic comedy. In addition to the superb performances, sound script and deft execution, the backdrop and music all combine to make a good movie. It’s sweetness all around

Queen of quirkiness

That’s Bipasha Basu, our favourite Bollywood Bong beauty, with brains to match. Bips is seen as one of the most glamorous girls in the industry, but the actress admits that she prefers performance-oriented roles in commercially entertaining films to offbeat cinema.

y choice with films has been very quirky. Whenever I have performed in an unsafe space, it has worked well for me. At this point of time, I am in a very greedy phase where I want performanceoriented roles and a very commercially entertaining film,” she said.

“I don’t want to do a performance-

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A nawabi wedding?

Now we all know that Bollywood, and even Hollywood’s buzzing with the news of the impending marriage between Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor. The couple have been together since 2007 and have finally set the date as October 16, with Sharmila Tagore, the groom’s mother already sending out invites. It may not have the public presence of Will and Kate’s big day, but almost all Bollywood fans are agog for details. Like whether Kareena will wear Sharmila’s sharara, a traditional outfit that the veteran actress wore at her wedding to the Nawab of Pataudi. Or if her favourite designer Manish Malhotra will design her wedding dress, which will be the best of old world charm. No matter what the choice, the outfit is likely to have a touch of the bride’s simple, elegant taste.

The function with family is to be an intimate, closed-door one, with the reception to be held in Delhi. And what with the likes of Brad Pitt keeping tabs on the wedding, it should be an interesting affair. “I wish Saif and Kareena all the luck and a beautiful life ahead,” Brad said recently. Well, we join him in wishing the happy couple all the best!

oriented role in an art film. I want people to realise that I am a good actor within the realms of a commercially entertaining film,” she added.

o f course, Bipasha has enjoyed her share of offbeat movies too, with Pankh, Lamha, Apaharan and Aakrosh

And despite her non-film background, the model-turned-actress has made a mark for herself in showbiz, something she is proud of, and rightly so.

The 33-year-old actress succinctly summed up her journey saying, “I am one of those really lucky actors. I have survived 10 years in this business and am still choosing the things that I want, am still a regular household name, still making a lot of money.”

If Bips takes credit for her achievements, she is equally open about owning up to her mistakes.

“There are peaks, there are valleys. I own up to my mistakes and I own my success completely. There is nobody who has helped me out ever. I feel very proud of myself,” said the actress, who was recently seen in Raaz 3, a horror film. she has received a positive response for the movie so far, and admits that appreciation has come her way after a long time. The movie which also stars Emraan hasmi and Esha Gupta, has so far reportedly grossed Rs 50 crore.

“I am nervous and anxious and excited. Appreciation pouring in is very humbling... I have got some fantastic reviews after a long time. I think it was much required at this point of time for me. It’s a good feeling,” she said.

Let’s hope Bips gets a chance to spread her wings and fly high.

Priyanka’s proud gaana she’s one of Bollywood’s most accomplished actresses, has sashayed on the catwalk and carried the miss World crown. But for Priyanka chopra, making music was her toughest journey, yet the most enriching. The actress recently unveiled her debut international music single In my city, and the experience has been a challenging one, but marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in Priyanka’s life.

The song, also featuring international singer will.i.am, has been produced by Redone and Brian Kennedy. It is an emotional and feel-good number, and the National Award-winning actress is undoubtedly proud of her debut performance.

“I walked into this as a novice, with no training or experience of making music, and today, as I share my music with the world, I hope that I have been able to create a sound that India would be proud of,” said the 30-year-old, whose singing genes come from her father.

In my city will be available across various platforms internationally over the coming weeks. This is the first single from Priyanka’s much-anticipated debut album, which is expected to be released early next year.

It’s another successful milestone for this talented and inspirational actress, with even salman Khan admitting that he listens to it on loop. “omG! Just heard Priyanka chopra’s English track three times back to back. It’s fabulous, outstanding! sALAAm miss chopra,” tweeted salman. seems like we’ll be hearing much more of Priyanka’s music in the future!

Esha’s rules!

They haven’t been married for quite three months yet, but there’s no doubt about who wears the pants in the family. Esha deol who recently married businessman Bharat Takhtani claims that she doesn’t want her husband to turn to acting.

“I had always said that I never wanted to marry a hero. he is a successful businessman and I hope he continues to be one. There is no need for him to become an actor,” she said after the couple walked the ramp together for jewellery brand ‘Azva’ at the India Bridal Fashion Week 2012 in mumbai recently. Now Esha has walked the ramp before, but this was the first time she walked it after their wedding in late June. calling Bharat “a born model”, she said that she didn’t have to give him any tips on how to walk the ramp. “I didn’t give him any tips, he is a born model. he has done many ramp shows when he was in college. he is very confident,” she said. Azva’s collection was based on the seven vows of an Indian wedding, with a mix of traditional and modern jewellery. The line had an exquisite range of 22-karat gold jewellery including necklaces, earrings and bangles.

The actress looked stunning in a pink and blue lehenga work. she wore a heavy neckpiece and beautiful long earrings. Bharat looked handsome in an off-white with gold work.

For Bharat, seeing Esha as a bride for the second time was stunning. “ grows on me every single day. This is like a deja vu experience for me. looks very beautiful,” he said.

Let’s hope the luurve lasts long, as long as Esha gets her way!

Simple Siddharth found acting tough

he’s the only one in the trio of leads that has no filmi background, which put siddharth malhotra at a slight disadvantage. But the actor who will debut with Student Of The Year (SOTY) is quick to admit that he enjoyed the ride, which came to him as a surprise from director Karan Johar.

siddharth, a model-turned-actor, worked with Johar as an assistant director earlier. In SOTY in mid- october, he shares screen space with mahesh Bhatt’s daughter Alia, and david dhawan’s son Varun. Naturally, siddharth found it tough to be as dramatic as the other two, due to his non-filmy background.

“The only disadvantage in being from outside is doing filmy things. I’m not so dramatic and not comfortable doing over the top things. When you look at shah Rukh Khan, it’s not what he sings on screen, but how he sings too. he sings (lip syncs) with so much passion and love. This was a challenge at least for me,” siddharth said in an interview.

“These guys (Alia and Varun) have seen this right from the beginning,” he added. siddharth, who hails from New delhi, says he couldn’t believe it when Johar gave him the chance of being a part of the movie. And there was no way he could refuse it.

“Karan Johar doesn’t offer you a film, he announces it. Who are we to refuse him? When he told me he would be directing it, I asked him why he wanted to take me on,” he said. But acting has been a tough job, he

“Being an actor is not easy. you have work schedules that are 13 to 14 hours long, and hardly get any time to sleep. you need to keep working out so that you look good and perform well,” he said. iddharth arrived in mumbai five years ago hoping to act in a movie, but he did take up the job of an assistant director to enter Bollywood. he worked

My Name Is Khan, which made it easier for siddharth to understand the inner workings of a film set, and that experience helped him for his acting debut as well.

“ you know what not to do. you understand the importance of something which an assistant director comes and tells you. you understand production deadlines. ou understand the workings of it because you have been that person,” iddharth met co-actor Varun o what’s next after SOTY, a romantic comedy? An action flick may be on the cards for this rising star, but naturally, he’s close-lipped about it until the details are iddharth has learned the ropes the hard way, let’s hope his career takes him to the fulfilling heights of stardom. e is considered as one of the leading action heroes in Bollywood, thanks to a alman Khan will be toning down is toughness in yet to be alaika Arora Khan who co-produced says some of his action sequences in the sequel have been altered to suit the actor’s health alman’s action scenes have been modified and done according to specifications taking his health in alaika said recently. alman has been battling health issues and even underwent surgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia, a facial nerve disorder.

My Name is Khan, who was also an assistant director on the film, and they got to know each other well even off-screen. Varun initially had a problem bonding with Alia, daughter of ahesh Bhatt and soni Razdan, but they got over their differences and the trio all worked well together.