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‘Bajrangi...’ already a hit in Kareena’s head? Salman Khan says his heroine Kareena has already assumed that ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ will be the biggest hit of all time IANS, MUMBAI
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here is high optimism from all quarters that Bajrangi Bhaijaan might eclipse all box office records in Bollywood but hero Salman Khan says his heroine Kareena has already assumed that it will be the biggest hit of all time. At a media event to launch the Eid song from the film, Salman joked that Kareena was trying to alienate herself from the movie.
“Kareena is already enjoying the success of the film in London. In her mind, the film has already broken all box-office records. And hence she is partying with her husband (Saif Ali Khan) and father (Randhir Kapoor).” The question was prompted by Kareena’s absence from the song launch of Aaj Ki Party sung by Mika Singh. Kareena has claimed in several interviews before that she feels “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” will be the biggest hit of the year.
Salman also quipped that there is no chemistry between him and Kareena and so calling her ‘behenji’ was a cakewalk. “I used to forget that her name also has a Khan attached to it. But after finishing the song, I would add Khan back.” “I’m sure Kareena remembered only me while shooting with me but I was thinking of Saif while shooting,” he said. The film, also starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Harshaali Malhotra will hit the screen on July 17.
Karan Johar was stunned at my Hindi: Lauren Gottlieb
It’s wrap time for Irrfan Khan for ‘Inferno’ MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan has wrapped up shooting for his Hollywood venture Inferno in Budapest by finishing his schedule with Hollywood star Felicity Jones. The critically-acclaimed actor, who has featured in a string of Hollywood films like A Mighty Heart, Slumdog Millionaire, The Amazing Spider-Man and Life of Pi, took to micro-blogging site Twitter to share the update. “It’s a wrap time #InfernoMovie last day with FelicityJones,” Irrfan posted on Saturday. The Piku actor also posted a photograph of him posing with Jones. Irrfan will be sharing screen space with Hollywood star Tom Hanks as well in the film adaptation of Dan Brown’s book. The adaptation is being directed by Ron Howard, in which Hanks play the lead character Robert Langdon. Irrfan will portray Provost, the head of a shadowy group that becomes involved with Langdon, while French actor Omar Sy will play the leader of a disease prevention team.
Rhea Kapoor to make TV debut
MUMNBAI: News is that actor Anil Kapoor’s younger daughter Rhea Kapoor would now be working on the remake of the popular American TV show ‘Modern Family’. The Indian version of the series is being produced under Anil Kapoor Film Company (AKFC), which had earlier produced the show ‘24’ featuring Anil Kapoor. Rhea Kapoor is known for working as a designer for elder sister Sonam.
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urrently enjoying the success of her dance film Any Body Can Dance 2, American dancer-actor Lauren Gottlieb has also worked efficiently to perfect her Hindi, which has stunned filmmaker Karan Johar. One of the judges of upcoming season of dance reality show Jhalak Dikhlaja, Lauren, interacting with the media regarding it, said: “You’ll see an evolution of me throughout this season especially with regards to speaking in Hindi. I’ll be speaking Hindi on the show and when we were taping my lines yesterday, everyone was shocked to hear my Hindi.” “Karan Johar’s jaw dropped on the floor and he wondered ‘How the heck could you do that?’ And this is
the first time that people are going to be seeing me speaking Hindi live.” Karan Johar is also one of the judges on the show along with Shahid Kapoor and Ganesh Hegde.
‘Second Hand Husband’ utterly fails to impress Film: Second Hand Husband; Language: Hindi; Cast: Dharmendra, Gippy Grewal, Tina Ahuja, Deepshikha, Geeta Basra, Vijay Raaz, Rati Agnihotri; Director: Smeep Kang; Rating: *1/2
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he movie Second Hand Husband may sound interesting enough to get you to enter the theatre, but within minutes of the film you realize that the title is a wee bit deceptive. The narrative as expected is not from the girl’s point of view, but quite the opposite. Set in Model Town, Punjab, the film revolves around the
painstaking efforts by a divorced hotelier Rajveer (Gippy), to get his ex-wife Neha (Geeta) married off in order to escape paying a hefty alimony. Of course, his motive behind this is also to get married to
his love interest, Gurpreet (Tina). Packed with rom-com tropes, the plot meshes the lives of Ajit (Dharmendra), Rajveer’s boss and owner of a four-star hotel, along with that of Rajesh (Vijay), a wid-
owed police inspector, who is constantly in search of a life partner. The writing in Smeep Kang’s script is devoid of freshness. The characters are stereotypical and not well-etched. Set in a Punjabi milieu, the situations and their treatment, though realistic, offer no novelty to the narration. The punches and gags too are oft-heard and the dialogues cheesy. The performances after a while get monotonous and irksome to watch, as the script itself is limiting. Dharmendra, as the philandering and alcoholic hotelier, though charming, is jaded. He neither reinvents himself nor gives a fresh perspective to this oft-played Punjabi character. —Troy Ribeiro