One more incident is added to the list of Raja Chaudhry’s bad behaviors. This time he got into a heated argument with an auto rickshaw driver. TV actress Shweta Tiwari’s ex-husband and Bigg Boss participant Raja Chaudhry was slapped by a cop for misbehaving.
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Apart from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Ghajini, if there is one film which is trying to grab attention, it is Akshay Kumar's Jumbo where the superstar has not just lent his voice for the central character of an elephant but also shot for an exclusive music video - 'Everything Is Gonna Be Alright'.
While Percept Picture Company has proudly flashed their association with Akshay Kumar for the film and there have been (reported) talks about him being paid Rs. 9 crores to come behind the mike, the production house has chosen to keep the film's origin as a closely held secret.
Well, the secret which has been unveiled now throws quite some surprise as it is revealed that the animation film Jumbo is neither an Indian product nor has it been made in collaboration with an International animation house.
Instead, Percept Picture Company has claimed the rights of a Thai film that goes by the name of Khan Kluay.
Khan Kluay, which was released in 2006, is a Thai computer-animated feature film and is about a baby elephant named Khan Kluay who wanders away from his mother and eventually becomes the war elephant (for whom Akshay Kumar has given the voiceover).
The film has been directed by Kompin Kemgumnird, an animator who has worked on the Disney features such as Atlantis: The Lost Empire & Tarzan and also Blue Sky Studios' Ice Age.
The film was in the making for three years and cost 150 million baht (about $3.9 million USD). When released in 2006, the film was the highest grossing Thai film in 2006 with an approximate box-office receipt of 91 million baht.
The film has already been released on DVD in the United States with its title as The Blue Elephant. The movie has won numerous awards ever since its release and now looks at making an impression at Indian theaters with Akshay Kumar endorsing its case.
It's all about mania of South Indian Actress Asin across the town. With her debut flick 'Ghajini' hitting screens universally on December 25, the missy seems to be more excited. Of course, it's the first time she speaks directly to media channels about the projects as well her life in Bollywood.
The actress was a part of original version 'Ghajini' in Tamil starring opposite Surya. As Murugadoss approached Mr. Perfectionist with a special screening in Oct 2005, the actor was quite impressed with Asin's performance and roped her in for remake.
So, how about Aamir playing pranks on her? "No, I was quite surprised that he didn't take on pranks while filming. Instead, he was so serious discussing every shots with his co-stars", says Asin. And on her characterization from original version and its remake, there's nothing such big difference apart from new settings and language.
Ask her about Aamir giving Hindi tuitions that happens to be 'Talk of the town'? Well, the actress utters she's perfectly fluent with Hindi as she studied in Naval Public School. So there was no need for tuitions…
After working with all Khans (Aamir, Salman and Saif), her only desire is all about joining hands with King Khan and she is hoping for a good offer.
Post 26/11, film business has been hit hard. Most cineplexes are running to negligible occupancy and in some instances, the management has been forced to call off shows due to lack of audiences. Perhaps this may have prompted people to assume that Aamir Khan's keenly anticipated Ghajini, which is confirmed for Thursday, 25th December, might get pushed to the New Year. But it's not true!
On the contrary, Ghajini producer Madhu Mantena says that the film will arrive earlier. The film was slated for release on Thursday, 25th December, but the makers have decided to release it on Wednesday, 24th December night. "We're organising paid previews across the country on Wednesday night, which means we're releasing Ghajini a day earlier," Madhu tells me.
Sure, the release date of Ghajini has been altered. It's Wednesday, not Thursday!
Ranbir Kapoor had opted out of Delhi Belly, saying he wouldn't be able to watch the film with his parents. Imran Khan, on the other hand, is cool with the sexual content of his uncle Aamir Khan's English film, but maintains it is not a sex comedy.
"I'd have no problem watching it with my mom or girlfriend. I've a cool rapport with my mom," Imran told IANS.
Imran rejects the notion that Delhi Belly is a sex comedy. "It's a caper comedy. But, yes, the language is on the stronger side," he said.
Imran has lost weight and is looking gaunt for his role in Delhi Belly, which he insists is being made for creative reasons. He admits that since it is in English, it was bound to have a limited appeal.
"This new gaunt look is for Delhi Belly. I needed to lose that muscular look. So I've stopped gyming completely. I'm not exercising at all. No lifting of weights. And I'm eating as much as I want because I'm not prone to fat at all," said Imran, who won many hearts with his chocolate boy looks in his debut Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na.
"For Kidnap and Luck, I needed a bulkier role. I played a daredevil and had to jump off the 20th floor. I insisted on doing it myself although the body-double was present. I got a shouting afterwards from my mom, girlfriend and Sanjay Dutt. In fact, Sanjay Dutt phoned Aamir to complain. After having jumped from that height, I've lost the fear of stunts," he said.
But he did get a dressing down from uncle Aamir.
"It's true Aamir was unhappy when he heard that I insisted on performing my own stunt. He called me over and said, 'You've to be more responsible towards yourself and your family.'
Imran says the stunts always look more real when an actor performs them himself.
"You can always tell the difference between an actor doing it and a double doing it. So I'll think about it. But for now I've had enough of stunts. I want to take a break and do something lighter. Delhi Belly is just the break I needed."
Two back-to-back action films, and Imran is now saying goodbye to the genre for a while.
"I got no chance to do any stunts in Jaane Tu.... I made up for that in Kidnap and Luck. Now in Delhi Belly, I've no action scenes.
"My next action film will have to be really big. I grew up being thrilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis. And I had decided if I do those kinds of stunts, I'd do them on my own," Imran said.
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has been adjudged the sexiest Asian woman in the world in 2008 by a UK-based weekly, with last year's winner Bipasha Basu pushed to the second spot.
In the annual round conducted by 'Eastern Eye', a leading British Asian newspaper, Kaif emerged on the top in a shortlist of 10.
The judges included Brianna Ragel, editor of Asian Woman Magazine and the former editor of FHM India, Farhad Dadyburjor.
Hamant Verma, editor of Eastern Eye, said: "Katrina Kaif's natural beauty and easy charm has enabled her stock to rise in Bollywood. This has resulted in a number of lucrative offers, and appearances in films that proved to be box-office hits."
Kaif, who was brought up in London, was ranked one place above last year's winner Bipasha Basu and two ahead of 2006 winner Priyanka Chopra. Kareena Kapoor came third in the list.
New entrants to the 'sexiest list' included Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat (nine), Miss India Universe Simran Kaur Mundi (10), former Miss Sri Lanka Jacqueline Fernandez (12) and south Indian actress Asin (22).
Former Miss World Aishwarya Rai was at the seventh place.
Sexy Bipasha Basu says she had “forgotten” how hot boyfriend John Abraham was until she saw him bare almost all in his new movie Dostana.
Bipasha said she was floored by John’s body when he strutted his stuff in teeny-weeny trunks for the movie.
Though she’s been seeing him for seven years, she says: “I actually ended up telling Karan Johar that I had forgotten how hot my boyfriend is. I thanked him (Karan) for reminding me.”
Bips says that John had worked on his body for three whole months and that made his “great body” even better. “Each and every muscle of his body was so sharp that it appeared effortless.” The stylish Bips said she has never had to give John any suggestions on clothes and style because “everything looks good on him.”
“John is genetically gifted to have a body frame like that. Besides both of us have been models at some point in time and we are pretty comfortable with our bodies. He is doing well for himself in terms of looking good."
The beautiful actress, who is busy shooting the terror thriller Lamhaa, has been offered a whopping Rs1.5 crore to set the stage on fire this New Year’s Eve at the Sahara Star Hotel in Mumbai. This is a steep jump from the Rs 90 lakh (approx) that the actress demanded for her dance to Beedi Jalai Le at the JW Marriott in Mumbai, last year.
As of now, though, things are a bit dicey in light of 26/11. “I would not like to comment at this point in time, as the
picture is not yet clear whether I will be performing or not. Maybe in a week’s time I would be able to give a final word
on the same,” she said.
For now the actress is enjoying adding a new skill to her CV ... designing. With John doing so well with his clothing range, Bips too is trying her hand at fashion.
She’s rolled out a range of fitness gear for Reebok. Bipasha said her target audience for the range is young people who like to look stylish even when working out. “One should look very feminine and womanly while working out.”
The actress says her personal fashion style is more of a mix and match: “Expensive brands and street fashion are more my choice. It has never been about being branded from tip to toe.”
The shooting of her latest movie Lamhaa, was stalled due to security threats in Kashmir and Bips came under criticism from fans online. She says they’ve now made a set of Srinagar in Mumbai that looks “very authentic”. But Bipasha recently agreed to return to Kashmir to continue filming.
“We are looking forward to shooting a couple of scenes in Kashmir soon. This time we plan to go to areas that are calmer, where we can shoot peacefully. The earlier trip was a little haphazard as we never thought we would be surrounded with so many people. I am just hoping that things are better while shooting there this time."
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan will post a blog entry from his hospital bed to update his worried fans about his health, sources close to the actor said Sunday.
Amitabh Bachchan is planning to write about his health condition on the blog at http://blogs.bigadda.com/ab/ from the Lilavati Hospital here, the sources added.
The Bollywood superstar was admitted to the hospital following abdominal pain Saturday when he was privately celebrating his 66th birthday at his bungalow Pratiksha in Juhu.
He was recovering Sunday after being treated for the ailment and doctors attending on him said his test results were normal and that he would be released soon.
Hospital sources said Bachchan was under medical supervision. He is being fed a liquid diet through an endoscopic pipe.
Earlier in the day, his son and actor Abhishek Bachchan thanked senior Bachchan’s fans for expressing their concern and praying for his father’s recovery.
“I am overwhelmed by the people’s concern for my father’s health and their prayers for his well being,” Abhishek told mediapersons at the hospital.
A host of celebrities that visited him in the hospital included Ramesh Sippy, Prem Chopra, Riteish Deshmukh and his brother Amit Deshmukh, Kirron Kher, Ram Gopal Varma, Tina Ambani, Goldie Behl, Yash Chopra and Subroto Roy Sahara.
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As I get up early morning in London for a few deadlines and try to catch up on the remaining interviews for the day, I get an urgent message from one of my colleagues in Mumbai saying that Mr Amitabh Bachchan has been hospitalised on his 66th birthday. As I start sipping the hot ginger tea from my mug, my hands start to get cold. I leave my tea unattended and go to the wash room to splash some cold water on my face. Then I switch on my television and still no news. It was 8.30am GMT. Now that was pretty bizaare.
No news on any Indian channels so far. But I just couldn't resist myself. I pick up my mobile in sheer anxiety and call Apoorva Lakhia, who is very close to the Bachchan family. I get the news.
it's the truth, not that I did not trust my colleague but still wanted to clear the air. Big B's 66th birthday and he gets hospitalised. But the gift he gets on this particular day will always remain special - Prayers, prayers and more prayers from millions of Amitji's well wishers. So as the fans pray for his speedy recovery, I try getting some more wishes from his very own colleagues from the world of Bollywood. This is what they had to say:
Apoorva Lakhia: "My message to Mr Bachchan is - A very very Happy Birthday and lots more to come. As far as the film industry is concerned, he is the industry in itself and I think he has played a very prominent part in making the Indian cinema known to the world. Hope he gets well soon because we've got the whole industry in the hospital. So can't really work you see".
Madhur Bhandarkar: "I am a bit disturbed and hope he gets well soon and comes back. We will be eagerly awaiting his arrival back to Bollywood".
Mugdha Godse - "I am concerned and worried about Big B. I would like to go and meet him at this given point in time. He just needs to take rest right now and my best wishes are there with him".
Abbas Mustan - "I am in a state of shock. The entire industry is behind him today and everyday. We wish this pillar of Bollywood a speedy recovery and will pray for him to come back to work soon".
Tusshar Kapoor - "I hope and pray that his health gets better. I'm sure it must be something from which he'll be out very soon".
Sanjay Gadhvi - "Mr Bachchan for India is like the president of the United States. He is the first family of the film industry. I wish him the many many more years to come and wish him a long life. I'd also like to tell him to give me his illness and let him be well".
Shreyas Talpade - "I wish him great health. He has inspired us since decades and hope he keeps inspiring us for many more years to come. I wish him a very speedy recovery and all our good wishes are with him. He should keep rocking the way he does always".
Sujoy Ghosh - "He is a super hero and nothing can happen to him. I wish him a speedy recovery".
Minissha Lamba - "He is the last living legend that we will have out here in India. I wish him a speedy recovery because I am missing him on the silver screen. We pray that he gets back to business soon".
Vidya Malvade - "I wish an extremely speedy recovery. He is one of the most respected and honoured actors we've got in the country today. Everybody wants him to get out of the bed fine and quick. I am sure the doctors will do a good job in getting him out of bed fine and quick".
Farhan Akhtar - "I am hopeful and do wish and pray that he is back to good health as soon as possible. He is an icon as far as the face of the Indian Film Industry to the world is concerned and a very special person on those fronts. Everybody near and dear to him are concerned about him and his family. I hope it's not too serious".
Manoj Bajpai - "I wish him all the best and may he live for two thousand more years to come. May he get well soon. Whenever a popular figure like him falls ill, it is bound to affect the Indian Film Industry. Today I pray for his good health".
Shekhar Kapur - "He has bounced back from so many things that ordinary could not do. So in that respect Mr Amitabh Bachchan is an extra ordinary man and I wish him a speedy recovery. He has got this extra ordinary will power which will recover him soon".
Harman Baweja - "Prayers and lots of prayers to him goes out today. Like the rest of the country, I am an ardent fan of Mr Bachchan and wish him good health everyday and for many years to come".
Anjori Alagh - "I think he is a great role model for everybody in the industry. I really look up to him personally. Hope he gets well soon, hope he fights it and comes well out of the hospital soon. Amitabh Bachchan is a legend. He pretty much epitomises the Indian Film Industry and thus everybody is worried about him and his health. All his co-stars, colleagues and friends wish that he gets well soon and comes out fit and fine very soon".
Jimmy Sheirgill - "I wish him a quick recovery too. I have immense respect for him. I think as far as his films are concerned, he has always been one person who is filled with energy and today I pray that he gets back the same energy which can heal him. He loves working all the time and we want him to get back to what he loves best".
Jackie Shroff - "Hope he recovers soon. Everyone goes through some kind of a problem and comes out of it. Mr Bachchan to will be out of it very soon".
Gul Panag - "He is an icon of the Indian Film Industry and we all would like to see him back on his feet as soon as possible".
Adah Sharma - "I believe one should always be positive. I don't think any of us should panic unnecessarily. He is a legend so naturally when we see him on the television since kids, he becomes a part of our family. So every individual who lives in India feels like they know Mr Bachchan and considers him to be a part of their family. Our prayers will definitely cure him".
Arjun Rampal - "It's a terrible thing to happen. He is the most respected face in our industry. Something like this happens on your birthday and that's the last thing you want. All our prayers are there with his family and we just want him to get well soon".
Tanushree Dutta, who was slated to start shooting for Shree Ashtvinayak’s films – Run Bhol Run, Directed by Neeraj Vora co- starring Govinda and Tusshar Kapoor, has opted out of the movie on account of date problems. Tanushree who was quite excited to start shooting for the film, felt it was rather unfortunate that due to the film being delayed she could not give any further dates as she has prior commitments. She also stated that all was fine between the producers and her and no ill feelings have been created, as there were date issues.
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