Canadian Rocker Bryan Adams’ Delhi concert is cancelled: Fans of the Canadian rocker Bryan Adams in Delhi are sure to be disappointed as his concert, to be held today, has been canceled.
Adams has himself, put the update on this twitter account, saying “Police have canceled the New Delhi concert tonight due to public safety...”.
Earler in the day Bryan was still hopleful that the concert would take place, and had tweeted saying, "I'm in New Delhi waiting to hear from the police about the concert. As far as I'm concerned the show is ON - we're 100% here for the fans".
Adams was to perform at the NSIC exhibition ground in Okhla, South Delhi, but the police has denied permission for the concert. A sellout crowd of about 20,000 were expected to attend the concert.
“We have denied permission for the concert because of security concerns. The place chosen to organise the concert is not suitable for this kind of a programme,” a senior police official is quoted as saying by a news agency.
The police claims that the organizers of the show have sold more tickets than the capacity of the ground which can cater to only 6,000 people at a time. Moreover, complimentary passes too have been issued for VVIPs.
Ranbir Kapoor have no time to work with Deepika Padukone?: Ranbir Kapoor doesn’t seem to be very excited about the idea of working with his ex girlfriend Deepika Padukone. Worse, he may even be averse to the pairing.
We hear that director Ayan Mukherjee, who made Wake Up Sid with Ranbir, is penning the script of another film in which the leading lady’s character is that of a modern girl with traditional values. And Deepika seems to fit the bill perfectly. More than anything, Ayan has been desiring to direct Deepika. The only hitch is that Ranbir isn’t interested in working with Deepika, and he made it clear to Ayan who is also his good friend. This comes as a surprise because after their break-up both Ranbir and Deepika had said that they were open to doing films together.
But Ranbir’s snub to Deepika may have been because he is still unhappy over her controversial remarks about him on Koffee With Karan. Ranbir’s dad Rishi Kapoor, for one, was surely upset with Deepika’s comments and had even expressed his displeasure.
Ayan Mukherjee is still working on the script and hasn’t begun the casting process yet.
Priyanka Chopra exclusive interview: Priyanka Chopra is running late but that doesn’t stop her from sharing hairstyle tips with college students or posing for photos with excited fans, while also finding the time to do interviews and shoot for promotions.
The 28-year-old admits this is what her typical day is like and that she sometimes works for 20 hours a day without a break. All that hard work may be paying off as Chopra is one of Bollywood’s most successful heroines today, bagging prime projects and carrying films on her own shoulders.
Chopra spoke to Reuters about her new film “Saat Khoon Maaf”, roles for actresses in Bollywood and why she doesn’t mind male actors getting paid more in the film industry. Q: Traditionally, leading ladies in Bollywood are pretty strait-jacketed. What made you want to play a woman who marries seven times and then kills all her husbands?
A: “Because I pave my own path and I don’t like following rules. I don’t like convention. I want my own space. It’s a small space, but I’m very possessive about it.”
Q: Do you think roles for actresses in Bollywood are changing?
A: “I hope so and I am hoping that I have something to do with it.
That’s what people say -- that I spearheaded it with ‘Fashion’ where a film with a heroine in the lead took a good opening. I’m so glad that films like ‘No One Killed Jessica’ did so well, because it shows that good movies are appreciated and the gender of the protagonist doesn’t matter at all.”
Q: But no matter how well these films do, male actors do get paid a lot more than female actors do. Do you grudge that?
A: “But their films also make that kind money. I don’t grudge them that at all. Their films make 150 crores, 300 crores, so they deserve to get paid what they get. The day my films start making that kind of money, I will also get paid that much. I have started slowly and my films are creating a niche of their own. At least we are getting opportunities now, so we have to make the best of them and learn to accept that we are in a male-dominated society. We live in a male-dominated country, forget the film industry. So, the fact that we can create a space of our own is good enough.”
Q: When you are playing a woman who kills her husbands, what is the toughest part about a character that seems so negative?
A: “That, at heart, she is a good girl. She’s a good girl. You feel bad for her, for her life. To convey that was difficult for me.
‘Saat Khoon Maaf’ is not a thriller -- it’s a black comedy thriller.
It’s not a ‘Dostana’ or a ‘Golmaal’ -- it’s a sinister comedy, which is a space India is not familiar with, which is why everyone is slotting it. So you may not guffaw with laughter, but you will come out thinking ‘they deserve to die’. That’s the quirkiness of the film.”
Q: Can you think of any other contemporary actress playing this role?
A: “Umm…I really can’t. For me, Susanna’s me. I can’t imagine her as anyone else. Actually, maybe… I have absolutely no idea. You should ask Vishal (Bhardwaj) this.”
Q: You recently had income-tax raids at your house. Why aren’t financial dealings in Bollywood transparent as yet? Have things changed since the time you came in?
A: “I don’t know. But yes, things have changed. We have become more corporate. But film stars do make news, we are always spoken about. We earn above a certain line of income, so it is natural that we attract attention. But there is a lot of transparency now, because you cannot be any other way.”
Parineeti Chopra: Priyanka Chopra's Cousin next in YRF: Meet one of the ladies from YRF’s next offering, LADIES V/S RICKY BAHL.
YRF takes immense pleasure in launching PARINEETI CHOPRA in Maneesh Sharma’s next movie, starring the current heart throb Ranveer Singh and the lovely Anushka Sharma in the lead roles.
Parineeti has been with YRF for over a year in the Marketing Department as an integral part of the Promotional and PR team. Given a one-off chance to audition for the film, she impressed both Maneesh and Aditya Chopra and was immediately cast for a role as one of the “ladies” who fall prey to the smooth talking guile of Ricky Bahl. “I think Parineeti was phenomenal in her video test. I had no doubts that I wanted her in my film. In fact, when I worked on the script, I had her at the back of my mind, having interacted with her while she was in office”, said Maneesh Sharma.
LADIES V/S RICKY BAHL starts shooting early-April and plans to be in theatres on 9th Dec 2011, the same weekend Band Baaja Baaraat
Pics - Pakistani Models at Islamabad Fashion Week A Pakistani model presents a creation by Bareeze-Chinyere during the third day of the Islamabad Fashion Week, in Islamabad on January 29, 2011.
Some 90 Pakistani male and female models, mostly newcomers, are participating in the four-day “Islamabad Fashion Week” which aims to promote Pakistan's textile industry.
Hot Pics - Sexy models parades at Spring Collection 2011: Models parade the spring 2011 collection of lingerie brand “La Senza” in Caracas on February 12, 2011.
Hot Pics - Sexy models parades the Spring Collection 2011
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