'Seeta Aur Geeta' Remake: Akshay Kumar to play with Katrina Kaif!: Akshay Kumar the real action star of Bollywood may have seen quite a pitfall in his recent releases like Action Replay and Tees Maar Khan which had both bombed at the box office but that has not deterred his popularity amongst film makers.
This star is soon going to be seen in a very different genre film titled Patiala House where he plays the role of a cricketer who has to fight out his way with his family to achieve his dreams. However, his retro look is yet again going to be explored as reports are that Akshay has been confirmed to star in the remake of Seeta Aur Geeta, a film which was one of the biggest blockbusters of the seventies. The original film had Hema Malini in a double role. The two male protagonists were played by Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar where Dharmendra gets attracted to the village belle and Sanjeev Kumar to the city bred gal.
The remake is to have Akshay Kumar sashaying the role of Dharmedra and Katrina Kaif to be the female protagonist. The other star has not yet been finalized suggest reports.
Seems like this year is going to see a lot of Akshay Kumar on the silver screen and that too if he’s paired opposite the hot Katrina again maybe the magic of their earlier films together like Namaste London, Welcome, Singh Is Kingg etc might be back and the remake of Seeta Aur Geeta becomes a bigger hit than the original. At least their fans hope it does. Keep an eye on more of this right here.
Salman Khan to play a negative role in Mr. India Sequel: It has been a long time when the rumour about the sequel of 1987 hit film Mr India started. But nothing solid has come out of these gossips yet. This has irritated not only the fans but also the star of the film Anil Kapoor, who is still remembered for that role played by him.
Recently, the 51 year old star said that the project should be started as soon as possible rather than talking about it so much. Anil added that people have talked a lot about the sequel about the film and there is nothing left to talk about it now. He said that the project is yet blank and it should be started now. However, the latest reports suggest a new development about the sequel that indicates the Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is expected to play villain in this film. It seems that the negative effect of his character in Dabangg has made him a hot choice for the role of villain. People loved his Chulbul Pandey act, which was quite mischievous.
On the other hand, Anil will return with his ‘bhabhi’ Sri Devi as the lead pair, which rocked the industry in the 1980s. Anil’s elder brother and Sri Devi’s husband Boney Kapoor is all set take the producer’s seat. Boney has plans to shoot the sequel in 3D.
If the star casts remain the same and it comes out in 3D, we can expect yet another hit from Anil Kapoor and Sri Devi!
Kirti Malhotra Interviews: I never thought of acting: Her three-year long association with the Indian film industry as a costume designer never led her to face the camera, but Kirti Malhotra couldn’t say no when she was handpicked by Kiran Rao to play an important role in her directorial debut “Dhobi Ghat”.
"I never thought of acting. When the question came whether I want to do this film or not, it was clear to me it’s the kind of film I would always go and watch. I think I was really, really lucky in this case. There are newcomers every day in the masala films and you rather be in a film that stands out than be lost in the crowd with all these films,” Kirti told us. Kirti is not the absolute fresh face as she’s done costume designing for “Sarkar Raaj”, the dream song in “Delhi 6", “Action Replayy” and recently “No Problem”. “The acting kept happening in between. And then there was dubbing, but I continued with my costume designing until last month,” said Kirti.
Kirti has portrayed the character of Yasmin in “Dhobi Ghat”.
Though “Dhobi Ghat” is a film where emotions are expressed more through action, Yasmin has most dialogues in the film, said Kirti.
“Yasmin is one character who has a lot to speak. It’s about her perspective of the city and people and how they have affected her. The whole character graph you get only through her voice,” she said.
Director Kiran Rao also identifies most with Yasmin’s character. Kirti said, “I think Yasmin is her closest character. Other than Munna (Prateek Babbar), which is one author-backed character. She knows Yasmin so well that when we were acting out the scenes, she knew how Yasmin would say a line, how she would look, how she would pause between two sentences. In fact, I didn’t have to do much.”
Apart from Kirti and Prateek, Monica Dogra (Shai) plays an Indian-American banker who is in the city for a photographic expedition.
Aamir Khan, who is producing the film, played the character of Arun, a seclusive modern art painter, but he was yet to come on board when Kirti was selected for the film.
“When I got on to the film, Aamir wasn’t in the film yet. He was, I think, still in the process of convincing Kiran that he can play a role. When I got on to the film it was going to be the small film festival kind of film.
“When Aamir came into the film my reaction was ‘Oh my God, now everyone is going to watch the film’ because immediately your audience space becomes that huge,” said Kirti.
Talking about her experience with Aamir, she said, “Nothing can prepare you best when you are acting in front of Aamir Khan. He is literally an artiste within acting. When we were doing the reading, he acted out his first scene in three different ways, just to give options to Kiran how differently the scene could be done. I felt that my voice even wouldn’t come out while shooting the film.
“He is super intelligent, very sharp, very perceptive; so I think once you get over the fact that superstar Aamir Khan is in front of you and be normal, he is very normal.”
Asked if the feeling of being an actor has sunk in her by now, she said, “Of course in the Toronto International Film Festival I had the whole fairy tale experience. But in the last three weeks, when the promos have started coming out, there are posters around, friends and parents have started talking about it, it has started sinking in.”
Kirti isn’t sure which way her acting career would head after “Dhobi Ghat” is released.
“Since I have been given this opportunity on a golden platter, I want to see how it goes with the reaction of the film, my performance and everything and then I can pursue this. Acting career can go anyway. The kind of film this is it could go to crossover films. I am not too sure about the typical masala film, may be one I have to do in my life,” said Kirti.
Shahid Kapoor to drive at Priyanka Chopra's home: Now what is this if not love? When Shahid Kapoor came to know of good friend Priyanka Chopra’s ill health on Saturday, he left everything aside to drive her back home.
What took everyone by surprise was that the same day Shahid arrived in Mumbai from Chandigarh, where he was shooting for his father’s film Mausam. When he came to know about PC’s poor health he went straight from the airport to the studio where she was shooting. As per sources, Priyanka had a hectic day; she was busy promoting 7 Khoon Maaf and also had to join the Don 2 cast and crew for the shooting of the film. Shahrukh Khan was waiting for her on the sets. But in the meantime she ate something that upset her stomach, a probable case of food poisoning.
Learning this, Shahid came to the studio and waited for Priyanka until she finished her shoot to accompany her back home. “After the shoot completed for the day, the couple left together in Shahid’s car,” the source is quoted as saying.
Happy marriage life Sameer Soni and Neelam: Sameer Soni wed Neelam yesterday in a simple and quiet ceremony. The couple who made their relationship official last year, will have a grand reception on January 26 with several A-listers invited to the party.
However, some of their close friends from B-Town were also spotted at the wedding and one was TV czarina Ekta Kapoor, who is a very good friend of the bride. Also seen was Jitendra who turned out to bless the couple. Last year, Sameer went public and declared his love for Neelam at his birthday party in Juhu. He proclaimed that he loved her but was unable to define their relationship. It was an awkward situation for Neelam as she seemed unprepared for such a situation. But as love surely finds its way, the duo became committed to each other and the rest is a fairy tale.
While talking about their post marriage plans, Neelam was quoted as saying, “Yes, I am very happy. We plan to start a family immediately. We want lots of kids.”
Neelam was earlier married to London-based industrialist Rishi Sethia while Samir was previously married to model Rajlaxmi Khanvilkar, who later got hitched to actor Rahul Roy.
India's top model Monikangana Dutta to wait Victoria’s Secret campaign: The Guzaarish starlet and India’s top ramp model Monikangana Dutta was about to add another feather to her cap by being the Victoria’s Secret first Indian angel. Alas, the lassie has to wait as she can’t fly abroad because of her visa.
Moni has to shoot for the brand’s 2011 campaign next month, but as per reports she is grounded in India for an O-1 visa and might have to wait till April.
The model-turned-actress made news last year when she was chosen as an ambassador to represent Victoria’s Secret and join the league of supermodels like Giselle Bundchen, Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio. As for now, she is hoping to get this visa problem sorted out soon. We are also waiting with bated breath to catch India’s first - oh! also Asia’s first - Victoria’s Secret angel.
Sussanne Khan to kiss Hrithik Roshan ‘Wax Statue’: Sussanne Khan was so moved after seeing the waxed replica of her husband Hrithik Roshan at Madame Tussaud’s Museum in London that she couldn’t resist kissing the statue.
Hrithik himself was moist-eyed after seeing the statue. He said it was a memorable moment for him because his entire family - papa Rakesh Roshan, mom Pinky Roshan, wife Sussanne, two kids and even his grand pa J Om Prakash - was there to share it with him. “I am thrilled that my entire family is with me sharing this wonderful moment. More than the wax figure it's a matter of emotions and pride that my family is there to see all this today. It is made up of what I have received from my parents, grandparents, sister and wife. They have made me what I am. I dedicate this to my family,” Hrithik said at the unveiling.
Meanwhile, check out more stills from the unveiling and the making of the statue here.
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