Online Watch ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ trailer: After proving her acting mettle with a slew of challenging roles, Kangana Ranaut will begin this year on a comic note as a bold small-town girl who loves to get drunk in the comedy film Tanu Weds Manu.
Directed by Aanand Rai, the film tells the story of a sweet and shy NRI doctor, played by Madhavan, who comes to the city of Kanpur to marry a simple girl, played by Kangana.
But the seedhi-saadi Kangana is a bold lassie, nowhere close to being simple; instead, she is brash, loves alcohol (neat) and hates arrange marriages.(Check the first poster)
Tanu Weds Manu is a funny story from the Indian heartland. It’s about two families and two completely different individuals. Marriages are made in heaven! Though the road to heaven might be a little “tedha”, says the movie’s tagline. Now here we catch the movie trailer and don’t miss Kangana mouthing some witty dialogues.
Best Actor Star Screen award goes to 'Salman Khan': It was an almost clean sweep by Dabangg at the 17th Annual Star Screen Awards. Though it couldn’t win the Best Film trophy, its lead actor Salman Khan won the Best Actor honours.
First week into the New Year, Bollywood has already begun awarding the best talents and films of 2010. Held at the MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex, the 17th annual Star Screen Awards was a gala night with performances from many stars, including Aishwarya Rai, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Bipasha Basu.
The highlight of the evening was Shahrukh Khan who anchored the show along with Shahid Kapoor. The duo had everyone in splits with their banter and jokes. Vikramditya Motwane’s small-budget film that got rave reviews, Udaan, was awarded the Best Film trophy. Motwane also won the Best Director award. Salman Khan pipped Shahrukh Khan to grab the Best Actor (Male) award but SRK did win the Best Actor by Popular Choice (Male) award for his performance in My Name Is Khan.
Vidya Balan was named the Best Actor (Female) for her performance in Ishqiya, and Katrina Kaif won the Best Actor Popular Choice (Female) for her role in Raajneeti.
Ajay Devgan, who starred in three hit films in 2010 was named the Best Performer.
'No One Killed Jessica' Review - Rani, Vidya play a lead role: Manish Bhardwaj (Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub) wasn’t No One. A pampered son a politician and therefore high on the sense of power that comes with such pedigree, he cold bloodedly gunned down Jessica (Myra), a model doubling as bartender in an elite Delhi restaurant, with a dozen witnesses to the crime, just because she refused to serve him a drink. A clear open and shut case it was, or could have been. But Manish’s powerful dad, egged on by the murder’s mother’s constant whine “mere Monu ko kucch nahin hona chahiye” no less than by his blind parental love, pulls the strings, coerces witnesses and manipulates the system to get his pyara beta and his accomplices acquitted. Scot free goes the killer, cocking a snook at everyone with his system-mocking impunity.
Not done, cries Meera Gaity (Rani Mukherjee), a feisty news reporter and anchor given to hardball journalism and smoking ciggies and mouthing profanities, not excluding the F word and the desi G word. Joining forces with Jessica’s sister Sabrina (Vidya Balan) who’s been running pillar to post to seek justice for her dead sister and also taking care of her frail parents, Meera sets out to set the wrong right. “Justice has been denied and I can’t live with it,” she yells at her boss, perched doggedly on his car’s bonnet.
And that’s what the film is primarily about: turning the tables on the powers-that-be and giving the aam aadmi one last say.
No one among us, I’m sure, is unaware of the Jessica Lal case on which the film is based. Perhaps that was the root of a niggling apprehension I had before watching No One Killed Jessica. After all what’s the point of making a film now that justice has been done and the killer is wasting away his youth and mid-age behind bars, not considering the one stray parole he got in 2009 to perform the last rites of his grandmother but was caught clubbing. If the objective of the film was mere documentation of what happened in the Jessica case, one might have better browsed through the archives of national newspapers, the headline of one having inspired the film’s title. But no. No One Killed Jessica goes beyond that. It provides a recollection to the - pardon the cliché - ‘collective conscience’ of us as a society that the gun-toting brats with influential papas and mollycoddling mommies can’t have their way if we the people, including the media, set out to see that justice is done.
Kudos to director Rajkumar Gupta - delivering another ace after his debut film Aamir - for making a brave film that keeps you hooked for the most part, dipping only slightly in the second half when it stretches on needlessly. Most impressive is his re-sketch of the entire Jessica case, with characters plucked literally out of real life and their names changed only for storytelling reasons. The witnesses turning hostile, the journalist who’s covered the Kargil war, the defence lawyer, the swish set of Delhi (caricaturized more than they should’ve have been) one after another proclaiming to have seen ‘nothing’ on that fateful night - we all know who these folks are and connecting the dots here can be a sweet sadistic exercise.
No One Killed Jessica rests equally on acting performances as on its director’s storytelling skills. Rani Mukherjee is back. Those who had written her career obit will need to do some rethinking. In a performance, that goes hardly over the top given the character’s sketch, Rani breathes fire, kicks arses, and ah! is totally at home in shooting off cuss words. Vidya Balan comes up with a restrained performance, befitting her character. Neil Bhoopalam (as key witness) and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayub as the killer Manish leave their mark.
Amit Trivedi’s music, particularly the ‘Dilli Dilli’ number, stands out and so does Anay Goswami’s camerawork.
Never preachy, never facetious despite having sufficient doses of satiric humour, No One Killed Jessica is a film that everyone but kids below 18 must watch. If you are looking for a piece of good cinema with some goose bumpy moments, this is it.
Ileana D’Cruz on FHM Photoshoots: The highest-priced South Indian actress is making way to Bollywood. Ileana D'Cruz is the new hottest import from South who will feature in director Anurag Basu’s film Barfee opposite Ranbir Kapoor. Here is the actress sizzling hot on FHM. Though many actresses from down south have tried their luck in Bollywood, not all were successful. Ileana, who started her career as a model, later moved on to play lead actress in some of the biggest hits.
Wearing a furry jacket and short skirt, Ileana looks oomphilicious on FHM. The mag introduces her by writing, “We shot this image to make you realize not all South stars have big hips!”
Yes, Ileana, with her hour-glass figure, is an exception to the other south actresses known for excessive flesh. Surprisingly, with her slender frame, she continues to be high in demand. Ileana is also the actress who has turned down a film with superstar Rajinikanth.
Angela Johnson, Kingfisher 2011 calendar hot babe - Pics: She is the hottest gal to enter the modeling world lately. Angela Johnson, winner of the Kingfisher Calendar Girl 2011 Hunt, bowled everyone over with her oriental beauty, delicate features and a body to die for.
The new calendar bombshell gets the lucky chance to grace the first month on Kingfisher Calendar 2011. Siddharth Mallya, owner of Kingfisher Airlines, says about this 20-year-old girl, “She is a stunningly good-looking girl. She is a very sweet person and she radiates all that Kingfisher stands for.” As Angela used her charm, wit and oomph to make it to the most awaited calendar, we give you the bombshell beautiful as ever.
Angela Johnson, Kingfisher 2011 calendar hot babe - Pics
‘7 Khoon Maaf’ Movie Trailer: Priyanka Chopra to face 7 husbands: Priyanka Chopra, one of the most fabulous actresses of Bollywood, teams up with the maverick Vishal Bhardwaj for the thriller 7 Khoon Maaf. Meet Susanna and watch her quest of love with seven husbands. Based on the famous author Ruskin Bond’s short story Susana’s Seven Husbands, the film has a host of talented actors from Neil Nitin Mukesh, Irrfan Khan and John Abraham to Naseeruddin Shah and Anu Kapoor as Susanna’s husbands. The movie’s thrilling trailer is a riveting watch and the cine buffs have heaped praises on Priyanka’s acting.
The promo that has the song Darling shows the dark tone of the movie which is quite typical of any Vishal film. The trailer gives introduction to Susanna’s seven husbands and builds up curiosity as Priyanka is shown aging gradually. From being a 20-year-old young girl to a 65-year-old woman, we are sure PC will prove her acting prowess again.
Sameer Soni and Neelam Weds together in Jan: Sooner the better! Sameer Soni and Neelam are planning their wedding in January. The celebs will keep the marriage an extremely private affair.
As soon as Sameer was evicted from the Bigg Boss house, rumours of his marriage with actress and his long-time girlfriend Neelam Kothari started doing the rounds. Now, sources confirm the speculations. As per reports, the marriage is on January 22, but can be postponed to the first week of February, depending upon the schedule and convenience of family members. Sameer and Neelam have made news for their on-off relationship in the past, but never confirmed the relationship. The couple was generally seen together at various filmy parties and events. As per sources, marriage was always on the cards for the couple, who are waiting for their family members to bless them as they tie the knot.
Rajinikanth now is in Bollywood film maker's wish list: The super success of Rajinikanth’s last film Endhiran has put him on the wish-list of directors in Bollywood as well.
The buzz is that director Rohit Shetty, who made the last year’s hit Golmaal 3, is thinking of roping in Rajinikanth for his next film, which will be a comedy with a lot of action. It is believed that Rohit is already in talks with the representatives of Rajini to convince the mega star to return to Bollywood after a gap of 11 years. Rajini’s last Hindi film was Bulandi in 2000.
However, before that he worked in the films like Giraftaar, Bewafai and Hum, among others.
Now, the question is: will the 61-year-old star make a return to the Hindi film industry. Well, that depends as much on his wish as on Rohit’s persuasion skills.
Vidya Balan, Rani Mukherjee casting couch bust: Exposing the truth! Recently, Rani Mukherjee and Vidya Balan caught a producer red-handed as he was asking an aspiring actress for sexual favours. As a way to promote their new film No One Killed Jessica, actresses Rani Mukherjee and Vidya Balan started ‘Thappad Maar’ helpline for those who are facing any kind of harassment.
A young girl called the helpline; she was reportedly worried because a director-producer wanted sexual favours from her in return of a role. And when Rani and Vidya came to know about the producer, they went ahead with a sting operation to trap him with the help of a hidden camera. Later, the two went to the producer’s house along with the girl to teach him a lesson.
According to UTV, the helpline is a huge success and a lot of people are calling to seek help. As per reports, the helpline is receiving 5,000 calls a day.
Lara Dutta’s wedding with Mahesh Bhupathi fixed: Lara Dutta is ready to walk down the aisle and take wedding vows with her boyfriend and fiancé Mahesh Bhupathi.
It would well nigh be a Valentine wedding for Mahesh and Lara, for February 19 has reported been finalized as the day when the two shall become man and wife.
The couple is said to be planning a wedding in Goa. A five-star hotel will be the wedding venue.
It’s been more than a year since Lara and Mahesh began dating. Before that she was in a long relationship with Kelly Dorjee and had a very brief fling with Dino Morea. Tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi, on the other hand, has been married once. He recently divorced his wife Shweta Jaishankar. We hear that after the marriage, Lara will move into Mahesh’s new apartment in Pali Hill.
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