October, 2011

By: Goher Iqbal Punn

Producer: Bhandarkar Entertainment and UTV Motion Pictures

Director: Madhur Bhandarkar

Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Arunoday Singh, Kanika Dilon and Shahana Goswami

Madhur Bhandarkar’s much-awaited project is ‘Heroine’ that has been grabbing the bigger chunks since the outset. Bhandarkar is rated the authenticated successful filmmaker since almost every movie of his makes bigger box office results making the stars more prominent who enact in his project.

Well, Heroine got the hype initially due to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s getting pregnant. Ash was the leading lady of Heroine initially but got replaced with Kareena Kapoor when she announced her pregnancy.

Bhandarkar Entertainment (Madhur Bhandarkar’s production company) and UTV Motion Pictures (Ronnie Screwala) join hands to churn out this mega project to be directed by Madhur Bhandarkar himself.

The movie stars Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Arunoday Singh, Kanika Dilon and Shahana Goswami in the pivotal characters.

Synopsis:

The movie revolves around the life and times of a superstar heroine from the world of dreams ‘Bollywood’. The film talks about and reveals the hidden bitter realities of the swanky sparking world of Hindi cinema. These realities, which the common masses are not aware of, are shown.

Heroine is an entertaining package laced with daring, emotional, shocking, glamorous and scandalous sequences.

The movie reveals the facts happen behind the makeup rooms and stars’ vanity vans. It also shows off the bitter faces hidden behind the sweet bigger smiles. The film shows the politics that is played in this world of ritzy Bollywood.

Apparently, it looks like Bhandarkar’s previous blockbuster ‘Fashion’ but he is certain that Heroine is far away from ‘Fashion’.

The release date has been set as July 2012.

The news have been making the bigger rounds in the media and all over the web that Piggy Chops (Priyanka Chopra) is all set to launch her debut music album. The gorgeous-steamy actress is now turning singer. For her debut vehicle, the heart-hitting gal is in Los Angeles these days to record it.

The reports have it that Priyanka Chopra will be making associations with some of the biggest musicians of the West there. It is said that Chopra will also collaborate with the pop icon Lady Gaga for one of her special song in the album.

Both Priyanka and Lady Gaga bumped into a bash in New York when Chops was there for some work. Meeting with the international sensation, Priyanka got hugely excited. During the meeting, it was settled between the two sexy ladies of the entertainment trade that Priyanka would be performing at the Indian leg of Lady Gaga’s concert. But now this dream of Priyanka seems impossible to come true since she is in Los Angeles and Gaga is in India for the concert.

A few days, Piggy Chops stated in an interview that she would not be able to join in Gaga in India due to her hectic schedules of music album in LA. Priyanka tried hard to take some solution to come to India for meeting up Gaga and performing at her concert, but unfortunately she could not manage at all. Chopra is a big fan of Gaga and is upset about not joining in her.

On Twitter, Priyanka sent Gaga her best wishes for her debut concert in Delhi mentioning that ‘her beautiful India will allure her and she would get a lifetime heart-hitting experience from there to remember.’

Ranbir Kapoor, the current Bollywood heartthrob and the central focus of the film fraternity and most importantly every known brand, is the one guy who has been well in news due to his romantic link-ups with several leading Bollywood actresses like Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Nargis Fakhri and others. This playboy, on the other hand, says that he has undergone several heartbreaks so far in his life.

About Ranbir, it is said that he makes the romantic association with the leading gal of the film he works with in every film. Presently his co-star is Nargis Fakhri, with whom he has been dating since the movie went on floors. For Nargis, Ranbir dumped the milky sexy beauty Katrina Kaif and now the rumors are that when he will shoot for the next movie, he will dump Nargis and head to the new lady.

With Deepika Padukone, who has now been dating Siddharth Malya (the liquor tycoon), Ranbir was in a committed relationship and his family had even approved the gal. During the relationship, there were occasion when the couple landed into shaking position, the late Shammi Kapoor had come in between for their patch up. But eventually the couple broke up in 2009.

Recently when a reporter asked him about his break up with Deepika and his link ups, he said that his heart got broken many a time.

In the upcoming flick ‘Rockstar’ with Nargis Fakhri, Ranbir is playing the role of a Rockstar. The movie is set to release on November 11^th.

By: Goher Iqbal Punn

Banner: Yash Raj Films

Producer: Aditya Chopra

Cast: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Ranvir Shorey

Music: Sohail Sen

The mammoth banner of Bollywood industry, Yash Raj Films that has been conferring the cinegoers with the films to enjoy with for ages, is now ready with yet another big project, ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ starring the biggies of the film trade Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Ranvir Shorey in the main leads.

The movie has been well in news due to the factor that both Salman Khan and his former girlfriend Katrina Kaif have been fetched to play the leads opposite each other.

Salman, after the break up with Kaif, has been in complete contact with her caring her, looking after her and protecting her as well. They have been filming the scenes in various international locations of this Kabir Khan starrer film like in Dublin and Istanbul – where Salman has been showing his true friendship to her making her visits the places, enjoying night life and visiting the locales. The sources say that the friendship seems to be turning towards the reunion of the stars (meaning that they can be lovers once again).

Synopsis:

Ek Tha Tiger happens to be a romantic thriller and revolves around the saga of a Trinity College scientist suspected of selling off the missile technology secrets to Pakistan. Indian government comes to know and they send the secret agent codenamed Tiger (Salman Khan) to find out the fact about this professor’s suspicious activities.

In the mist, Tiger stars loving professor’s caretaker Zoya (Katrina Kaif) who is studying at a fictional dance academy. Both then head to a rollercoaster journey top various locales of the world – Dublin, Istanbul, Kazakhstan and Chile.

The music of the film has been scored by Sohail Sen.

The movie is set to release in August 2012.

By: Goher Iqbal Punn

Producer: Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor

Director: Milan Luthria

Cast: Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor and Naseeruddin Shah

Music: Vishal-Shekhar

The producers Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under the banners Balaji Motion Pictures and ALT Entertainment churn out the much-awaited flick, ‘The Dirty Picture’ that is based on the life of Silk Smitha.

Milan Luthria is the director of this vehicle that stars the likes of Vidya Balan, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor and Naseeruddin Shah in the pivotal roles. Vishal-Shekhar have composed the music for the film.

Vidya Balan’s lip-smacking smooches, dare to bare attitude, huge skin show and bold avatar have been well in news. Vidya in particular has been on high heels of success and fame these days due to this film. Huge hype is going on and the publicity has injected the likings inside the moviegoers who are now anxiously waiting for the release.

Synopsis:

Just imagine a make-up girl who turns an extra and then becomes the much-in-news and well in demand heroine of the film industry of the early 80s. Dashing off the meteoric rise and sheer decline of the former screen sensation, Silk Smitha, Ekta Kapoor’s The Dirty Picture is set against the bright and interesting milieu of the film fraternity of South of 80s era.

For the outer world, Silk Smitha happened to be the queen of sensuality but in her heart, this babe was merely another lady yearning for the true love.

The film is slated for December 2^nd’s release all over.

Kunal Kapoor is dating the girl who is from the big family of the Bollywood industry. Yes, he is dating the girl of Bachchan family. The cat is out of the bag now. Kunal has been generating the romance with a Delhi girl for last one year or so and the important thing is that he very successfully managed to hide the relationship.

Well, this mystery girl is none other than Naina Bachchan, the cousin of Abhishek Bachchan who happens to be Kunal Kapoor’s friend.

Naina is reportedly the younger daughter of Ajitabh and Ramola Bachchan. The reports say that both Kunal and Naina were introduced to each other by some common friend at a bash taken place in Mumbai last year.

The sources say that there is a stress going on between the two families of Bachchan but they nonetheless meet up. Since Naina is Abhishek’s cousin, it does not affect the friendship of Abhi and Kunal. Shweta Nanda (the daughter of Amitabh Bachchan) lives in New Delhi where Naina too loves. And it was learnt that both socialized together at some parties. As Kunal is in love with Naina, he has the blessings from Bachchan family which is why he was seen at the Diwali party happened at Jalsa (Amitabh’s residence) on Wednesday night.

Started her career as a banker, Naina has now turned to acting in plays. Kunal, whenever asked, does not deny his relationship with Naina and even was spotted saying ‘Naina is vital in his life and the most important person of his life’.

Shah Rukh Khan has been on cloud nine these days after the release of his mega project, Ra.One since the movie just released on Diwali and within few days, it churned out the biggest collections from the box office. The latest about King Khan is that he is now all set to attend the Lady Gaga show at the F1 after party.

It has been learnt that King Khan would be among the star celebs who are scheduled to attend the international pop sensation-the bolder singer Lady Gaga’s show to be held at the F1 after-party in Greater Noida on Sunday night.

On his Twitter page, King Khan wrote that all and sundry were hugely excited with the release of Ra.One in Los Angeles and this made him so touched and happy at the same time. He then also mentioned that he was now off to Delhi to be a part of Lady Gaga’s show.

Lady Gaga is supremely happy and excited for her upcoming performance to be taken place on Sunday night in Noida. She landed in Mumbai on Thursday night.

The reports say that the after-party is being organized by the famed Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal and restaurateur A.D. Singh's high-end lounge and bar Lap. The lavish party will be held at a special 20,000 sq ft edifice situated at the Jaypee Greens Golf and Spa Resort in Greater Noida.

Shah Rukh and Lady Gaga were to collaborate for Khan’s mega project Ra.One and SRK was hugely excited for this, but unfortunately the things could not go through but now Khan is happy to join the after party where Gaga will be there.

Lady Gaga is also scheduled to attend a chat show on UTV Bindass.

Many prominent celebs are expected to attend Sunday’s bash.

After her marriage, the ravishing Raveena Tandon had left the filmdom but she made her comeback with a cameo in the film, ‘Buddah Hoga Tera Baap’. And now she has been roped in to do the full-fledged role in Mudassar Aziz’s upcoming, ‘Gin Liya Aasmaan’ in which she replaced Aziz’s ex girlfriend Sushmita Sen.

Raveena says that the role in Mudassar’s movie is a life-time role and is performance oriented.

Last she was seen in Amitabh Bachchan starre ‘Buddah Hoga Ter Baap’ and that was a cameo but now she has been fetched to do a power packed role and she is supremely excited for it and wants to show her fuller energies for the character. She likes to make her comeback big.

Gin Liya Aaasman is directed by Rishi Deshpande and produced by Mudassar Aziz and Anil Bohra. The movie is six years old boy and her mother. Kid’s father gets missing in a plane crash.

Raveena’s comeback is being appreciated by the film fraternity and her fans. More than the others, the actress herself is much happier and has been preparing for the role to doll up.

Sushmita must be upset since the former beau kicked her off the film and instead took Raveena. Well, this happens when the break up takes place, normally the promises are broken and favors go off. This is not Salman Khan who, even after the break up with Katrina Kaif, has been favoring her and caring her and protecting her. That’s great, man!

King Khan (Shah Rukh Khan) has been flaunting the flashing bigger smiles since the day of release of his magnum opus, ‘Ra.One’ as the movie has started making the bigger sales (as expected) at the box office.

Ra.One is called the SRK’s most ambitious project so far in his career. The expectations are there that the film would become the top grosser in the coming days.

The opening day’s (26^th October) business for the film was simply brilliant. The business was the second highest ever for a Bollywood movie collecting Rs. 26.5 crores with a net of Rs. 18.5 crores.

The second day’s business was awesome; as it made Rs. 36 crores gross with net of Rs. 25.10 crores.

In two days’ business, the movie collected Rs. 62.50 crores. It is simply record-breaking.

Ra. One’s release date was simply fabulous – on Diwali. The film’s budget is Rs. 150 crores and it released on 3100 screens in India with 500 being in 3D format and 1000 screens in overseas market.

The mammoth marketing and huge hype have been creating the biggest business for the movie and it is being hoped that within next some days, the movie will break more records.

If the makers are happy (Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri Khan), the distributors Eros International are also colossally happy with the two days’ business of the film.

After some days, there is another big occasion ‘Eid-Ul-Azha’, so the film will be fetching more viewership in India and abroad on this festival.

By: Goher Iqbal Punn

Ranbir Kapoor’ s upcoming Rockstar has been making bigger waves in the media and the among the cine buffs. The film is laced with huge hype. The heavy promotion is being done for the movie – every medium is being used to promote this flick. Even Ranbir is now set to hit the house of Bigg Boss for the promotion.

Eros International Media Ltd and Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd’s presentation, Rockstar is a romantic drama that is all set to hit the screens on November 11^th. Ranbir and Nargis Fakhri, his costar in the movie, have also been much in news due to their romance. Ranbir has been dating her and this certainly gives more popularity to film as well.

Dhillin Mehta’s production and Imtiaz Ali’s direction, Rockstar has really been rocking. Late Shammi Kapoor too makes a special appearance in the film. Oscar winner AR Rahman composed the music and Irshad Kamil has written the lyrics.

Synopsis:

Janardarn (Ranbir Kapoor), who was born and hailed in the middle class family of Pitampura in Delhi, has a big dream in life to be a rockstar one day like Jim Morrison. But every time he attempts for a gig, he is made fun from the audiences. He is humiliated.

Soon he comes to know and realizes that all the musical and film stars have one thing in common and that is ‘tragedy’. The stars have undergone sufferings and tragedies to reach at the point they are today.

Heer Kaul (Nargis Fakhri), the undoubted diva of the college campus. She is gorgeous, talented, arrogant, wealthy and unavailable. She is the girl who has broken a number of hearts.

Rockstar tells the journey of a dreamer who leaves his self ‘Janardan’ behind to become ‘Jordan’.