Shahrukh Khan to play as professor in Karan's 'Student Of The Year': How could it be that Karan Johar directs a film and not chalk out a meaty role for his best buddy Shahrukh Khan?
So recently when Johar unveiled the first look of his next film Student Of The Year - that will introduce new faces Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and Siddharth Malhotra - eyebrows were raised because SRK was conspicuously missing from the credits. Well, now we hear that SRK will indeed act in the film, apart from co-producing it with Johar. The actor will play a college professor whom the students adore.
Fans of the superstar might say they have already seen SRK playing similar roles in films like Mohabattein and Main Hoon Na.
But trust Karan Johar to make the character different. We hear he is taking a break from the hustle-bustle of Bollywood to work on the script and flesh out SRK’s character. We hope it won’t be just a cameo.
Afterall Madhuri Dixit was heard telling everyone after a special screening of 'Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji', that she loved Emraan's performance the most. "Madhur Bhandarkar's romantic comedy which releases this Friday stars Omi Vaidya, Ajay Devgn and Emraan Hashmi in the lead roles. Madhuri Dixit, Mallika Sherawat, Kangana Ranaut and various popular actresses attended the special screening of the film organized by Madhur Bhandarkar on Wednesday night. After the screening, Madhuri was heard whispering that she loved Emraan's performance the most and that he suits the Casanova image the best in Bollywood.
Emraan being a huge Madhuri Dixit fan, couldn't hide his excitement when he got to know about her appreciation" revealed our source present at the screening. Madhuri who has worked with Ajay in Yeh Raaste Hai Pyaar Ke before liked his performance as well but made no bones about admitting Emraan was better.
We are sure Emraan's award has already come his way in the form of Madhuri's liking for him. Also, as far as charming the ladies is concerned, Emraan should probably give some tips to Ajay, just like he has done in the movie! What say Emraan?
Shahid Kapoor Interview: My beginning was very humble!: Shahid Kapoor, who turns 30 a month later, says that he's done movies in the past because his girlfriend was in it, but not anymore
You turn 30 next month. How different are you from the time you entered Bollywood seven years ago? Thank you for reminding me (smiles), but it hasn't really sunk in yet. I really believe that the best years of my life are starting now. I've worked enough now to feel at ease with what I am and who I am. Also, God has been very kind. I've done some very good work, and whether or not my films do well, I always get offered good work. The work comes because of luck or hard work? I feel very proud of the fact that I have pretty much done all of it on my own. When I look back, I feel fortunate to be where I am. In this profession, it's not easy to make it on your own as it's very unpredictable, and has its ups and downs. It becomes easier when you are from the industry, but my father, even though an actor, was very much away from it. So, I wasn't exposed to people. My beginning was very humble.
You had no advantage then and struggled like any other person would? Oh yes. I believe I've made a lot of mistakes. I have done some things right but I have committed a lot of mistakes. But even after making those mistakes, to be where I am, I am fortunate. So, am really happy doing what I am doing and I have survived 7 years, and am hoping to survive another 17, probably 20 years, and do work that I am proud of. In fact, it's in the recent past that I've done work that I'm really proud of, actually in the last 3-4 years, that I am doing work that I like, love, enjoy, and am proud of. Till then, I was finding my own identity. It's a very interesting phase, the best years from a work point of view are yet to come and the best years from a personal point of view are yet to come, and I think I am my own person now and I am comfortable with who I am. I think it's only when you are comfortable with who you are that you can have stability in your personal space or in any relationship.
Yes, we've noticed that you are now quite comfortable being spotted with a certain someone who you are being seen with. You also said that in a recent interview, right? The question that was posed was that the media is linking you with people and you're not responding, and my answer was that I would never be governed by what the media says about my personal life because it would be a very restricted and scary place to be in. I will live my life the way that I do and I've learnt that it's a part of the profession and that things will be written about you and people would want to speculate. And I am not going to get scared or get worried about that and not live my life. I think that I am answerable to the people that I am answerable to and not to the media as such regarding my personal life. I think professionally, there's a huge amount of interaction happening with people...
Yes, you are less uptight now. Yes, everyone tells me that. You know, I was very scared and very shy and people thought I was uptight, maybe it came across like that and I am very sorry if it did. Abhi toh I know everybody in the media, so I have a personal equation with people, and I have reached that point of comfort where I can open up and say what I feel and not feel any pressure. There used to be a point at which I used to feel a lot of pressure maybe because I was very new and I was still finding my ground, professionally. And it was very upsetting to constantly answer about your personal life. Then one day I just decided that I am not going to answer, write what you want. Life became a lot simpler after that and I think it became simpler for everybody, even for the media and for me.
What mistakes were you referring to earlier? Lots of mistakes ya... I had no experience, so I used to do films for different reasons. At times I would do a film because I was excited about working with a certain director, sometimes I would be insecure about sitting at home, sometimes because my girlfriend (We assume he means Kareena!) was in it, different reasons, sometimes even because people used to tell me to.
You did movies because your girlfriend was in it? Ya, and I am very honest about it. Sometimes I did a movie because everyone told me that you must do this film and you cannot say no to these people and then over time I realised that you know success is really periodic. It'll keep changing. What matters is satisfaction. And what's most important is to find success where you are happy and not run after it. So, I stopped. Three or four years ago I stopped running... of course, it's most important in this profession to be successful. But the idea should not be to run after that. Do work that you believe in and that makes you happy. That's what I am doing right now – trying to work with likeminded people, trying to work with people who I think I can talk to about films , who I think think similarly.
No emotional decisions anymore? I wouldn't say those were emotional decisions, I just think there was lack of experience, so I was trying everything. Acha yaar aisa bhi try kar lete hain... waisa bhi try kar lete hain... Then, it's only over a period of time that you discover yourself as an actor and the person, which I think I have in the last few years. So, I feel comfortable now taking decisions.
You struggled because you were Pankaj Kapoor's son? Maybe even worse because there were more expectations and I think when you are Pankaj Kapoor's son, everyone's like yaar isko acting toh aani chahiye. I had no advantage of getting a free launch or anything.
You came without a free launch, but were declared a superstar in the making. Unfortunately, you've always been a step or two behind that title... That's ok, I don't live my life by titles. I feel terrible about the comparisons with everybody because I feel I am really undeserving of being compared to someone like a Shah Rukh Khan or Aamir Khan or any of these people who have had such achievements. There's a long way for me to go and I don't want that pressure on me, frankly. Like I said, it's not easy when you don't have anyone backing you.
Even without the backing, have you achieved everything you wanted to by the time you are 30? I have a lot more than what I had expected. But there's too much more that I need to do and I am ready to work day and night for it. I remember, Will Smith said this one very beautiful sentence, which for me has become my mantra. I was watching his interview sometime after "Hancock", when he was being touted as the biggest star in Hollywood and that's very surprising with actors like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt around and he said, "You can be better looking than me, you can have a better body that me, you can be a better actor than me but when you run with me on the treadmill, I will outrun you." That was very beautiful, he said that I work harder than anyone else and that's what makes me what I am. That's my mantra – I'm ready to work harder than anyone.
Priyanka Chopra Interview - The toughest Playing was 40: From a 21-year-old to a 65-year-old, Priyanka Chopra portrays almost every crucial stage in a woman’s life in her new thriller “7 Saat Khoon Maaf”. But she says stepping into the shoes of a 40-plus character was the toughest as she couldn’t connect to the age group.
"The 20s was my age, so it was fine and not so difficult; 30s was something I could expect and somehow imagined. The 50s and 60s were still easier to do because you become a lot more older so your body language is like that.
“But the 40s was the middle period, so it was very difficult. You are not very old but you are not very young either. So to get that correctly was a task,” Priyanka, 28, told us. The film, which will be showcased at Berlinale, is the big screen adaptation of Ruskin Bond’s short story “Susannah’s Seven Husbands”.
When Vishal Bharadwaj, who had earlier adapted “Blue Umbrella” by the grand old “sahib” from Landour in Mussourie, decided to make a movie on it, the author expanded the few-page short tale into an 80-page novella and then into a 200-page full-length Hindi movie script.
“It’s a very entertaining and wicked movie. It’s amusing and not serious. It’s a satire which makes it very interesting,” said the mainstream actress who proved her versatility as a highly ambitious model in issue-based movie “Fashion” and won the National Award for her performance. She was a delight to watch in “Kaminey”.
“7 Saat Khoon Maaf” is slated for a Feb 18 release. This is Priyanka’s second film with Bharadwaj after the 2009 release “Kaminey” and the actress has no qualms in saying that the director knows how to exploit her potential.
“Vishal has always brought out the best in me and this time too he has given me one of the most challenging parts an actor can get. I’m really grateful that he thought I was capable enough to do it and pull it off,” she said.
“There is a lot of responsibility on you when you work with a director like him. He is the kind of person who gives you the scene and says ‘okay, do it now’. No instructions. After I give my first take, he tweeks it a little bit. So the responsibility as an actor is completely on you, which is very scary,” she added.
The film’s promos hit the screens some time back and have created enough curiosity thanks to Priyanka’s sinister look and menacing tone.
The actress says the role demanded a lot from her.
“It was emotionally and physically very draining and I used to take out all my tantrums on Vishal. We used to fight like anything. He used to yell at me and I used to yell back. But then we used to make up,” she said.
The former Miss World jumped on to the Bollywood bandwagon in 2003 with “The Hero: Love Story Of A Spy”. In eight years, she has done commercial as well as author-backed sensitive roles too.
She is happy that people offer her powerful roles.
“The films that come to me are like that. Nobody offers me films where I don’t have a good role. All my films have very power-packed parts for me. I’m grateful that people say that I’m the only one who can do those roles. It’s never been a conscious effort, but obviously if I’m doing a film, I would want a good role in it,” specified Priyanka.
The actress will be seen in a different avatar in Anurag Basu’s “Barfee”, which also stars Ranbir Kapoor.
Amitabh Bachchan's next film 'Boodha' - Old age benefit!: Whenever a role demands a change, Amitabh Bachchan doesn’t hesitate a bit and here is the great actor all set to sport a very stylish look with coloured beard in his next film Boodha.
As the name suggests the movie is about an old man (boodha), who feels young as a 25-year-old. The film will be directed by the Telugu director Puri Jagannath. For the role Big B has happily agreed to dye his hair as well as bread in vibrant colours. While talking to a daily about Big B’s looks, Puri says, “That’s right. Bachchan Sir is going totally psychedelic for his part in Boodha.”
The enthused Bachchan is also thinking of borrowing some fashion accessories from his son Abhishek Bachchan’s wardrobe. However, what colour Amitabh will sport is yet to be decided, either it would be red or a mix of different colours. But it would be his wig rather than real hair that will have the psychedelic look. To be a boy of 12 or young man of 25, Big B rocks at 68!
Is Mandira Bedi pregnant?: Rumour has it that Mandira Bedi, TV anchor and actress, is expecting her first child with husband Raj Kaushal.
More than a decade has passed since Mandira and Raj Kaushal married. Now, at last, the couple is ready to welcome an addition to the family - their first child. Yes, if rumour is to be believed, Mandira Bedi is pregnant.
Though a formal confirmation from Mandira is still awaited, a source close to her is quoted as saying that she is indeed expecting a baby. The rumour of Mandira being pregnant began when she was recently spotted at the Gold’s Gym calendar launch in Bandra in a dress that revealed a slight baby bump (see pic above). Added to that, Mandira’s cautious body movements at the do led to the speculation that she was indeed pregnant.
Mandira was recently in the news for having posed topless for a magazine shoot. She is now ready to return as an anchor for the upcoming Cricket World Cup.
The baby, reports say, is expected in the middle of the summer this year, probably June.
Hard Kaur laughing when the idea of acting made for her: Rapper Hard Kaur couldn’t stop laughing when director Nikhil Advani approached her for a role in Patiala House.
“When Nikhil called me and told that he is offering a role to me in his film...I was laughing like hell and asked him several times if he was sure about me acting in the film. I had to give screen test and I was nervous because I can remember lyrics but not dialogues," Kaur is quoted as saying by a news agency.
"Nikhil believed that I could do justice to the character and I am thankful to him," she said.
The singer-turned-actress will sport a de-glam look in the movie contrary to her hip-hop style. "I play the role of Komal, who is Akshay's cousin. She is a very simple girl wearing salwar-kameez and 'lambi choti'. In the film I want to be a rapper but I am afraid of what will happen if Rishiji comes to know about it. Without his knowledge, I try to fulfill my desires," she said.
“I was able to connect with my role for a couple of reasons because as a Punjabi girl, when I was small my relatives used to tell that girls of the family should not sing, dance and all..,” Kaur said.
The 31-year-old, who had earlier participated in TV dance reality show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa, had received a couple of film offers did not intend to do stereotypical roles.
Income Tax raid: Priyanka Chopra having 10 flats: Priyanka Chopra owns about ten flats in Mumbai, a raid by Income Tax department earlier this week has exposed.
In the Raj Classic Building at Yari Road where Priyanka resides, the actress owns five flats. Of them, she has clubbed three together to create for herself a palatial residence in the building. The other apartment in the building has been created out of joining two flats.
Apart from her Yari Road residence, Priyanka is also reported to own a penthouse and three flats in Mumbai which have been rented out by her.
Priyanka and Katrina Kaif are under the I-T scanner for suspected tax evasion. The I-T sleuths have sealed a dozen lockers of the actresses and will verify the contents in the coming days.
Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji Movie Preview - 38-year-old bank manager in love: A 38-year-old bank manager in love with a 21-year-old girl. A 30-year-old idealist lover looking for his dream girl. And a 28-year-old flirt discovering the most unexpected thing for him - Love. These are the principal male characters of Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji.
Dil Toh Baccha Hai is a slice of life film of three men... Naren Ahuja, Nikhil and Abhay Suri and their encounters with love!
A listless Naren (Ajay Devgan) is well in his thirties and going through a divorce. He works in a multinational bank falls in love with a vibrant and bubbly June Pinto (Shazahn Padamsee) who has just stepped out of her teens.
Milind Kelkar (Omi Vaidya) is a naive poet and an idealistic lover at heart. He smitten with an ambitious and practical girl Gungun Sarkar (Shraddha Das), a radio jockey who is determined to follow her dream of becoming an actress.
Abhay (Emraan Hashmi) was an irrevocable flirt until he met Nikki (Shruti Haasan). The man who ran away from the very word commitment now feels that alien emotion called ‘love’. Nikki is a modern girl who knows her needs and speaks her mind.
Thus Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji, with its real characters and relatable situations, takes a funny look at love and the extent people will go to avoid it or achieve it! It's a film that promises to bring a smile to your face!
‘Bodyguard’ first look: Kareena Kapoor in desi style: The year 2010 saw less of Kareena Kapoor, but the actress is all set to wow us with her releases this year, especially Bodyguard, where she stars opposite Salman Khan.
You would love what Bebo is wearing in Bodyguard. The style looks set to influence the way a girl would dress the coming season with her very desi yet boho look (check out the images). Designer Manish Malhotra, who is Bebo’s good friend, has created Pakistani long kurtas with high slits in crispy cotton and she is teaming it up with printed salwars in bright-colours. “This will start a new trend for youngsters too of long Pakistani kurtas with high slits and big ghera salwars,” a source is quoted as saying.
As Kareena gets to play a simple college-going girl in Bodyguard, this desi look makes her appearance very fresh, lovely and young. She will also be seen sporting lots of bangles and oxidised, silver junks which Manish has collected from various places.
It seems with Bodyguard, Bebo will also rekindle her Jab We Met style. Remember how with her feisty portrayal of a Punjabi kudi Geet, she made kurtis very famous.
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