Complaint over loud music leads cops to Deepika Padukone's new house

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone's house-warming party ended abruptly early on Saturday after the police landed up at her brand new pad at Prabhadevi. A witness, who was present outside the flat, told TOI, "A police patrolling van stopped outside the building around 3.15am. An officer went to Padukone's flat on the 26th floor. We learnt that local residents had called up the police control room complaining of loud music.''

Deepika Padukone's house-warming party ended abruptly early on Saturday after the police landed up at her brand new pad at Prabhadevi

"Later, another police vehicle came and plain clothed cops went up to Padukone's apartment. Strangely both vehicles and the cops didn't exit from that side of the building where a lot of people were present. They preferred to leave from the other gate of the building, probably to avoid being asked questions by the waiting media on whether the actor was penalized," said the witness.

A few minutes after the cops had left the building, some of the actor's guests, too, made an exit. These included actor Imran Khan his wife Avantika, liquor baron Vijay Mallya, actors Abhay Deol and Preeti Desai. The guest list at the party was top notch with names like Amitabh Bachchan, Karan Johar, Priyanka Chopra, Siddharth Mallya, Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Riteish Deshmukh, Ranveer Singh and Genelia D'Souza. Bachchan even tweeted about being the oldest guest at the party.

An officer from the Dadar police station told TOI no complaint was received from the local residents. "Our team went to the building as a large number of people had gathered downstairs, including mediapersons, and we didn't want a law and order problem cropping up," an officer said. 

 

Bharati Dubey & Nitasha Natu, TNN

See Video of Pregnant Ash's glowing new look! | Aish's New Ads Lux Soap with Ankita Lokhande and Suashant singh

Pregnant Ash's glowing new look!
Pregnant Ash's glowing new look! | Aish's New Ads Lux Soap with Ankita Lokhande and Suashant singh

Kunal Kapoor helps Sikkim earthquake victims

The actor teams up with footballer Bhaichung Bhutia, who too was caught in the quake, in his initiative to help the victims.

India's star footballer Baichung Bhutia was caught in the devastating earthquake in Sikkim last week which has resulted in the loss of over hundred lives, left thousands of people homeless and left parts of Sikkim completely paralyzed and cut off.

Baichung had asked people all over the country to come forward to help his home state and has also announced plans for a charity match to raise funds.

News is that actor Kunal Kapoor has taken initiative and come forward to lend a helping hand. The actor has joined hands with footballer Baichung Bhutia to help raise funds, through a relief fund started by Baichung Bhutia.

The actor makes a fervent plea for help, "The situation in Sikkim is quite bad. Lots of people have lost their lives and homes. Baichung Bhutia has started a fund. It's the USFC And Sikkim express fund a/c no 24950100005733, Bank of Baroda and RTGS BARB0GANGTO, Bank code 012. Every contribution no matter how big or small will help. And you can be assured it'll go to the right place. Thanks."

Baichung Bhutia was quoted as saying "Sikkim is going through a tough time. But we are resilient people and there are numerous people that are going out of their way to help us. Hopefully with all the support we'll tide through these difficult times."

I don't want Salman's help: Zarine Khan

Zarine Khan is currently living with her family in Bandra but is looking for a new, bigger house in the same locality. But ask her whether good friend and "Character Dheela Hai" dance partner Salman Khan is helping her in the house hunt, and the actress clams up. Zarine says she is fed up of Salman's name cropping up in every story connected to her.

Khan has been searching for a larger home in Bandra for the past year but hasn't been successful so far. When quizzed about whether she has asked Salman for help, Zarine says, "Can we please keep him out of this? I don't want to answer questions related to Salman anymore. We are very good friends but people keep asking me about him, which is not right. I don't like using his name and our friendship. I don't want Salman's help in finding a new home. I am capable of doing that myself!"

Zarine prefers to open up about the new house she is seeking, instead. "Right now, I am living in a one BHK apartment. I have been living in Bandra for years, so I'm looking forward to finding a new house here itself. It's been almost a year but I haven't come across something that I've liked in my budget. The rates in Bandra are sky-high and I don't have a lavish budget. Affordability is important, especially since it is a three-BHK flat that I am looking for."

Zarine won't be living alone in the new apartment. "My mother will be moving in with me. I just want some open space around me and no constructions around. Most houses are so close to one other that one can see what others are doing in their homes. I don't want that."

The actress will next be seen in "Housefull 2" and the Tamil film "Karneekaran" with Vikram. 

Upala KBR, TNN

My shelf life is limited: Ayesha Takia

Mirror reader Vinay Vishwanath meets a content Ayesha Takia who talks about doing all the things she loves after marriage

He paced anxiously outside the cafe where we were to meet Ayesha Takia. He tapped his foot against the wooden floor nervously. Finally, he walked up to her as she turned to him with a warm smile. For three years, Vinay Vishwanath harboured the desire to meet the bubbly and doll-like Ayesha.

From the word go, Vinay was comfortable chatting with Ayesha. He told her about his job as a research analyst, which impressed her, as she too has turned to research in the last few years to understand the restaurant business better. "Research is especially important when we're deciding on a new menu. But the most fun bit is the tasting, which becomes more like eating for my family and me," she laughed.

After her marriage to restaurateur Farhan Azmi, Ayesha took a backseat from films to learn the ropes of the business. "I had been working for ten years and though I love films, I needed a break. Everyone should do more than one thing so that life becomes more fulfilling. I knew that my shelf life is limited; someone else would soon take my place. I had to make sure that I had my life sorted."

As she spoke about her work, Vinay got curious about her journey from the Complan girl to becoming an actress. "That was by sheer chance. The director of the ad film was my father's friend, so when the main girl for the ad didn't show up, he begged my dad to send me. There's been no looking back since," she recounted.

She is a self-proclaimed spoilt girl, who lives in a bubble. But despite the glamour and the fun she had between the words 'action' and 'cut', she wanted more. "I didn't like waking up at 5 am and taking three hours put on make-up. Now, I'm enjoying life."

At the tender age of 23, right before the release of one of her biggest films, Wanted, Ayesha shocked (and disappointed) many by getting married. "I don't know why people say you can't have a career and a marriage. Farhan and I loved each other so I didn't see why it wouldn't work," said Mrs Azmi.

Today, two-and-a-half years into her marriage, Ayesha seems more in love than ever. "What was your first date like?" asked Vinay. "I don't like bikes but he had arranged a number of Ducatis and Harley Davidsons to take me out on a ride. All his friends were there at Marine Drive too and we went for a ride around Mumbai. It was fun, but I still haven't learnt to enjoy bikes or speed," giggled Ayesha.

Though she told us how she gets along with Farhan's friends, she admitted to not having too many herself. She said, "We moved around a lot as kids and I didn't go to college to make life-long friends. Now it's difficult to make friends because you don't know whether or not to trust the person's intentions. I am close to my family but I don't have too many friends."

This seemed to surprise and disturb Vinay, who told Ayesha how amazing it is to have 'chaddi buddies'. "You can call up your friend at 2 am and say 'let's go to the dhaba'. Last night we brought in one of our friends' birthday," he said. Having missed out on this herself, Ayesha enjoyed listening to Vinay's stories.

But she is contemplating going back to college. "I'd love to have the complete college experience, though I don't think it would be possible now. I want to study psychology. I like to peek into people's minds and see what they're thinking," she said, winking.

Finally, it was a common belief that made Ayesha and Vinay really bond. Ayesha's opposition to kissing, lovemaking scenes and item songs is well known. But having one of her biggest fans endorse her views made all the difference. "If the content is good, you don't need an item number to spice things up," said Vinay, inviting a high five from his favourite star.

Ayesha said that she didn't have too many ways to interact with her fans, except via social media. Vinay suggested she create a fan website. And he offered to develop it too. "Your movies make me happy, now I want to give something back to you," he said. 

Baishali Chatterjee, Mumbai Mirror 

I have my own destiny and life: Katrina Kaif

In an industry that is still slave to dynasty and lineage, a British-Asian girl emerges from nowhere and attains vertiginous heights in Bollywood.

Katrina Kaif has defied all conventional film wisdom - she barely spoke Hindi, her acting skills came up for debate and she is politically correct in interviews to the point of boredom. But Katrina has the X-factor, accentuated by an angelic face and a body that could tempt the devil. Who else could pull off a raunchy Sheila ki Jawaani with lyrics like 'khudko pyaar karoon main' with such playful innocence?

Katrina's box-office track record is enviable, as proved again recently by Mere Brother Ki Dulhan. Considered a good luck mascot, she is much in demand and is probably among the few actresses who can boast of working with all the Khans. But her superstar status today is by no means a fluke.

Perhaps the fact that Katrina has not grown up with a sense of entitlement, like other star kids, has contributed to her success. She never seems take her success for granted. Directors vouch for her commitment, and her acting skills and diction have amped up over the years. And she seems to have mastered the art of Khan management. No mean feat, if you think about it.

Katrina has delicately worked around temperamental boyfriends, bloated egos and fickle relationships and built goodwill that spans diverse camps. Yet for all her astute networking, few seem to know the real Katrina. Vague information filters in about her past, she hides behind a veneer of correctness. What we don't know about her just seems to add to her mystique.

The early days
Katrina first floated into the industry with her debut, Kaizad Gustad's Boom (2003). The director though, refuses to talk about his discovery as he tersely says, "I don't want to hurt anyone."

Boom's producer Ayesha Shroff is more forthcoming, "During the course of some research, Kaizad chanced upon her. He tells me that a few days later, she went to his house and asked him, 'I'm interested in India.

Do you think I have a future in India as a model or in films?' She came down to Mumbai, auditioned and got the role. I think she had done some modeling in London. I thought she would have a career here. At that time, there was nobody with a good body, no one was wearing bikinis."

But where did Kaizad meet her? Ayesha refuses to say. "I can't talk about it. What's the point? What she has achieved is admirable and it's not easy for a woman to pull herself out of nothing and make such a huge name for herself."

What she does talk about is how Katrina got her last name. "Her passport says Turquotte. We created an identity for her. She was this pretty young English girl, and we gave her the Kashmiri father and thought of calling her Katrina Kazi. We thought we'd give her some kind of Indian ancestry, to connect with the audience. Those times were different, now people are more accepting. But then we thought that Kazi sounded too... religious? We were to introduce her to the press and at that time, Mohammad Kaif was at the top, and so we said, Katrina Kaif sounds really great. In fact, the brochures for the press say Katrina Kazi. We passed that off saying, 'Oh that's a printing mistake," says Ayesha.

Is Katrina in touch with her? "No. But that's a personal choice. What hurts me is that she distances herself from Boom. When Boom released, she was seeing Salman, she dismissed her debut saying she didn't know what she was doing and so she did the bikini scene, the smooching scene. No one put a gun to anybody's head. She is a very intelligent young woman, she knows what she has going and doesn't want to jeopardize it."

The rise
After Boom, her early success was David Dhawan's Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya and later Partner, both starring Salman. The director fondly recalls, "She was young when I met her, but her presence was very strong. She's very beautiful. She barely knew enough Hindi to save her skin. But her dedication was very strong and she was a good learner. She had the making of a heroine."

Dhawan says that it was her attention to scenes and rehearsals that was endearing. She didn't throw tantrums and she was friendly and warm. He adds with a laugh, "I took her for granted when we shot Partner. She hasn't changed, so much respect she gives me. She is looking very good, is still very insecure and that is important for an actor. It becomes difficult to hold on and live up to the success tag."

Salman at that time was always teaching her a thing or two on the sets, but the director insists, "Just being in someone's good books doesn't work. The audience really loves her."

This sentiment is echoed by her Tees Maar Khan director Farah Khan, "Katrina has the X-factor. There are prettier girls who haven't made it. She has the same fire that actresses like Sridevi and Madhuri had. The audiences love her, especially the kids."

Farah adds that no one promotes a film like Katrina does. And that she has never heard Katrina backbite. She says, "Katrina stresses about the way she looks. But she never frets over petty issues like my vanity van is too small."

Though Akshay Kumar had recommended her, Farah was initially hesitant, "I thought they'd done too many films together." On the sets, Farah was no closer to knowing Katrina intimately. She laughs, "I don't think anyone in the industry really knows her, give or take one or two people. But I've met her mother. Katrina is quite the family girl."

Managing relationships
Akshay and Katrina's chemistry had also proved to be a hit with films like Namastey London and Singh is Kinng. In past interviews, she has acknowledged Akshay and Salman's contribution to her career. She makes for a good leading lady with the younger heroes like Ranbir and Imran as well. And she can boast of a Yash Raj film with Shah Rukh and Dhoom 3 with Aamir. Add to the that, she has the instinct for the right scripts and working with the right people.

To maintain relationships with the big boys of Bollywod calls for immense dexterity. Her dignified silence and denials about link-ups has ensured that she doesn't tread on anyone's toes. There were reports of Salman having slapped her at a coffee shop in 2008, but she denied the incident. Now as they shoot for Ek Tha Tiger in Ireland, they are reportedly fond of each other and there is no bitterness as they shoot together.

In an earlier interview with Mumbai Mirror, she said, "All my life I have judged my worth by how much I have been loved by a man. It's so with a lot of women, that their self-esteem is measured by how much they are loved by a man, their partner, their boyfriend or may be their husband. In my case, it may be because I grew up without my father. But now that I am more mature and not eighteen any more, I have learnt to overcome that and understand that I have my own destiny and life." Destiny's child has come into her own. 

NAMRATA BHAWNANI, Mumbai Mirror 

Katrina Kaif to miss the kiss?

It's not just the bikini that Katrina Kaif has a problem with in Dhoom 3. It is learnt that Kat is now expressing her reservation over a kiss scene as well.

While the franchise had a kissing scene in the last film between Hrithik and Aishwarya, this time around, Kaif is putting in a special request to do away with the scene. Will Aditya Chopra give in?

bigg boss house Season 5

Priyanka thinks working with Kareena can be fun!

Mumbai: Actresses Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor have always been on a sour note. They have been rivals on screen as well as off the screen. But Priyanka now says that she would love to work with Bebo.

Since Priyanka was dating Kareena’s ex-beau, Shahid, media often reported about the animosity between the two divas. But their bitterness reached another level when PC refused to do an item number in Saif’s home production ‘Agent Vinod’.

According to the sources PC did not want to do an item number in ‘Agent Vinod’ since it was also Bebo’s film.

When Saif was recently asked by media at an event, if he was upset that PC didn`t want to do the song, and he replied, "I am completely fine with that, as most actresses do not want to share screen space with Bebo."

On the other hand Priyanka said, working with Kareena would be fun if it happens. "I was approached for the item song, but it never went further than a conversation. I would love to do a song with Kareena in her film; it would be fun. I believe Agent Vinod is shaping up to be a fantastic film, but I haven`t even heard the song yet. So please, stop the speculation."

'Well groomed' Sonakshi impresses with her 'single take' act

Though the title of the film in which Sonakshi Sinha is working is called 'Joker', it is her co-actor and director who are smiling the most. Quite fresh and raw when roped in to play the leading lady in Akshay Kumar starrer 'Joker', she has managed to impress the veteran actor as well as director Shirish Kunder to such an extent that they can't help singing praises about her till date.

“Right through the shooting of 'Joker' which had kick-started early this year, Sonakshi has turned out to be a stunning revelation,” says a senior unit member.

Though in the initial days Shirish wanted his relatively newcomer lady to feel a little comfortable and hence picturised song and dance sequences with her, he was amazed to find her totally prepared when it came to some complex talkie scenes as well.

“Sonakshi was not just punctual on sets but also totally prepared when the scene was ready to be canned,” the source adds.

“In fact the very first scene that required her to mouth dialogues, Sonakshi was presented with a three page read. To everyone's surprise, she rehearsed it all by herself in her vanity van for some time before stepping on the sets. When Shirish called action, she managed to deliver her scene in a single take.”

Sources close to Sonakshi say that she doesn't make big deal about such so-called accomplishment because of active grooming that she went through before beginning work on the film.

“What's the big deal in saying your lines properly? Isn't that what you get paid for eventually,” comes a back handed compliment for her.

“What Sonakshi is managing is basically doing her job well. Yes, it is sad that not many actresses of past or present generation acknowledge this basic virtue of being an actor but Sonakshi isn't leaving anything to chance. For her, 'Joker' is as serious an affair as was 'Dabangg'. She isn't relaxing at all.”

No wonder, people close to her are happy repeating her in their subsequent projects as well. While Akshay has roped her in for 'Rowdy Rathore', Shirish would be working with the actress again in 'Kick'.

“On sets, there is no additional effort required from me to hone her acting skills any further. In fact during her scenes, she doesn't even refer to any paper before I call action. I thought that in her scenes with other actors she may need a cue or anything but there was no such requirement from her either in between shoots or different angles from which she was being captured. She is up there when it comes to saying the dialogues right and taking the right pauses. Very few actresses can manage that,” says Shirish.

Joginder Tuteja 

Source: Expressindia

SRK's promotional drive for 'RA.One' on small screen

Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan returned to his roots - the small screen, to promote his most ambitious film project 'RA.One'. The Bollywood superstar took to the finale episodes of three reality shows Saturday night, and added glitz and glamour to them with his inimitable style, wit and dance. 

The 45-year-old, who started his acting career with TV shows like 'Fauji' and 'Circus' in the late 1980s, appeared on the finales of Star Plus' 'Just Dance', Colors' 'India's Got Talent 3' and Zee TV's 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs'. 

While Shah Rukh's presence on dance reality show 'Just Dance' and talent contest 'India's Got Talent 3' was pre-recorded, kids' singing reality show 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs' was aired deferred live from Surat. 

Shah Rukh was at his jovial best on all the shows as he danced, sang, cracked jokes as well as interacted with the audience to promote his mega-budget film 'RA.One', releasing this Diwali Oct 26. 

The actor, who plays a superhero in the film, grooved to his film's most popular number 'Chhammak chhallo' and made the shows' participants dance as well. Apart from presenting the winners' trophy on the shows, he also distributed his film's merchandise, especially a G.One doll based on the movie's villain, essayed on screen by actor Arjun Rampal. 

A true entertainer, Shah Rukh was in full form as he performed vigorous dance steps, much to the delight of the viewers. 

'RA.One' also features Kareena Kapoor, and Shah Rukh is leaving no stone unturned to market it well across all possible platforms.

'Soundtrack' postponed for Soha: Director

The release of " Soundtrack" was postponed from Sep 30 to Oct 7 because of lead actor Soha Ali Khan's father Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi passing away and not due to too many films releasing that day, the film's director Neerav Ghosh has revealed.

It has been a tough fortnight for Soha. She was in the middle of promoting her new film when her father had to be hospitalised. Bravely, the daughter continued with her nationwide promotion. And then the worst happened.

Soha's father passed away, leaving her too broken to even think of the film. The film's producer Saregama and director Neerav Ghosh had two options. Either to go ahead with the promotion without Soha or postpone the release.

Reliance Entertainment to co-produce 'Dangerous Ishq'

Reliance Entertainment will co-produce Karisma Kapoor's comeback film " Dangerous Ishq" along with BVG Films and DAR Motion Pictures, said a statement Saturday. 

The 3D film is being directed by Vikram Bhatt. It will be the second stereoscopic 3D film after Bhatt's "Haunted 3D" and will feature actors Jimmy Shergill, Rajneesh Duggal, Divya Dutta and Ruslaan Mumtaz, apart from Karisma.

The 37-year-old actress, a mother of two, is set to return to the big screen after a five-year hiatus. She will be seen in a glamorous avatar as she will play a supermodel in the film, expected to release around May or June 2012.

Movie Review: Hum Tum Shabana

Movie : Hum Tum Shabana

Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Minissha Lamba, Satish Kaushik

Direction:Sagar Ballary

Production:Sunil Chainani, Sameer Chand, Srivastava, Subhash Dawar

Story /Screenplay: Farhajaan Sheikh

Music:  Sachin-Jigar

Rating:           **

Hum Tum Shabana is intended to be a comedy movie revolving around two boys – Rishi (Tusshar Kapoor) and Kartik (Shreyas Talpade,) competing against each other in the office at work; as well as outside the office, to woo a beauty pageant contestant – Shabana (Minissha Lamba). Shabana’s uncle (Satish Kaushik), an underworld don, is adamant to find the right groom for his niece. Now, race between the boys, instead of winning the lady, takes turn to get out of the clutches of this gangster.

Sagar Ballary seems to be losing his proven expertise at simple mindless comedy of Bheja Frying, and has to hide behind silly slapstick in Hum Tum Shabana.  The first half fails to tickle; while the second half makes you to join the race of fleeing the flick.

Outdated story with patchy writing and countless ramp walk rounds substantiates the writer’s obsession of Madhur Bhandarkar’s ‘Fashion’ sans its glamour and charisma; and screenplay, with dreary jokes, fails to entertain the viewers.

Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade can’t add any spark, neither can Minissha. Veteran comedians Satish Kaushik and Sanjay Mishra hold the burden of providing some hilarious moments in the second-half with their witty gags; however, poor script does not provide much scope to them either.

Overall, if you are looking for some light comedy, Hum Tum Shabana is not it, for sure!

Catch me if you can!

Nargis Fakhri is almost put under 'house arrest' by 'Rockstar' director Imtiaz Ali apparently to retain the mystery surrounding her. Mauli Singh reports on the 'surprise element' strategy and if it really works in favour of films

She has not yet proved herself onscreen, but Nargis Fakhri seems to have already caught the imagination of Bollywood followers thanks to her mentor Imtiaz Ali.

The filmmaker is pulling out all the stops to maintain the mystery surrounding his American find before their Rockstar hits theatres this year. Not surprisingly, she'll be kept out of all the promotional events, too.

Confirms a source, "Nargis will not interact much with the media till the film's release. Ranbir Kapoor (the film's main protagonist) will mostly promote the movie. This is all part of the promotional strategy."

Apparently, this is also the reason why the half-Pak, half-Czech hottie was missing from the music launch event held in Delhi recently. "The makers want people to see her work and then introduce her to the media.

They don't want her to get over exposed before the release of the film, and lose her charm. They want to retain the mysterious air around the supermodel," the source adds.

Avoiding the paparazzi
Even during the making of the movie, Imtiaz did everything possible to keep Nargis under wraps. She wasn't even allowed to go to public places and get photographed by the paparazzi.

The only gossip we did get to hear about her included romantic link ups with co-star Ranbir and later model/actor Shayan Munshi.

Since the film's publicity has started, the actress was expected to finally surface.

But Imtiaz seems to be very protective about her, like he has been with all his girls (Giselli Monteiro was introduced to the media only post Love Aaj Kal release). But it's not just the Rockstar director.

Of late, several producers have been adopting this strategy of introducing (and fiercely guarding) surprise elements, be it a debut actor, a new look, special effects or a special appearance by a well-known superstar in a film

Due to the media boom it has become all the more difficult for filmmakers to keep their reel secrets under wraps.

To ensure that the story or the 'surprise' doesn't leak out, production houses have started signing non-disclosure contracts with their actors and directorial crew.

It doesn't stop there. Besides the lead cast, no other actor is given the full script.


Anushka Sharma, Giselli Monteiro and Nargis Fakhri

A character artiste confirms, "We don't get to read the whole script of the film. We are given a gist of our roles and we get the script scene-wise only a night before our shoot. It's done to ensure that story doesn't leak out."

An assistant director of another hyped upcoming film adds, "We are starting the shoot of our film in a few days and we still haven't been told who the lead actor is as the makers don't want to disclose it."

All the big film studios have become extra cautious about guarding their films that are under production.

In fact, only recently Karan Johar spruced up the security of his forthcoming Agneepath after Mid-day leaked Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra's look.

Hit or miss?
But do such strategies work? Does it really make sense for Nargis Fakhri to be kept away from the media, especially when Ranbir is the main protagonist of the film? Film historian Dinesh Raheja says, "If the heroine is in the titular role (Heena, Julie, Bobby) keeping her under wraps makes sense because there is so much curiosity about her, but not if it's a second fiddle or an arm candy. Actresses take a huge risk by agreeing to remain low profile.

If you keep a heroine under wraps and the film fails, she stands to lose the most. No one will be interested in talking to the actor of a failed film. Between Anushka Sharma (who was also kept under wraps for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi) and Giselli, the former benefited more since her films were bigger hits."

Giselli says, "Yes, every film has a pre-decided publicity plan, which is in the best interest of the project."
No wonder then Imtiaz seems to be backing off his stance a bit.

The spokesperson of Rockstar informs, "We are going to reveal Nargis at a dandiya night in Ahmedabad on October 2. She is also walking the ramp for Manish Malhotra next month.

She will also have media interactions before the release of the film, but we still have to work out the details." Let's just hope Nargis is worth the wait and not a disappointment like many other 'surprises' sprung on us by filmmakers!

Surprise cameos...
Juhi Chawla in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na
John Abraham in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
Salman Khan in Deewana Mastana
Abhishek Bachchan in Lage Raho Munnabhai
Salman Khan in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Surprise looks...
Sanjay Dutt in Agneepath
Arjun Rampal in Don
Akshay Kumar in Joker 

Source: Midday

Top 5 Fashion Designers of Bollywood

Bangalore: Bollywood is undoubtedly the fashion trend-setter of India. Few years back, fashion designing as a profession was unheard of, but in recent years designer clothes are in much demand for its popularity in Bollywood. Outfits and styles change all over the country as the audience watch them change on the film screens! Therefore, the designer clothes are not only popular in India, but have also received international acclamation. Although there are several fashion designers in Bollywood , we list down the most famous ones below.

1.Manish Malhotra

Manish Malhotra revolutionized the fashion scene in Bollywood by envisioning a "look" for the character. As a top notch fashion designer, Manish has designed clothes for leading actresses in film industry from Sridevi, Urmila Matondkar, Karishma Kapoor, Kajol, Raveena Tandon, Manisha Koirala, Madhuri Dixit, Twinkle Khanna, Shilpa Shetty, and Kareena Kapoor to Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherjee and Preity Zinta. The designer received several awards for his brilliant creations like Siemens's Viewer's Choice Award for "Dil To Pagal Hai", Showtime Opinion Poll Award for "Raja Hindustani", Zee Cine Award for Costume Design, Filmfare Award for Costume Design for "Rangeela", and Indira Priyadarshini Memorial Award for his contribution to the Fashion Industry. 

 

2.Vikram Phadnis

Next in our list is the famous designer Vikram Phadnis. The designer who draped so many actors in style has interestingly never studied the subject. He was a choreographer before entering the fashion world. He soon realized his talent in fashion designing and started his career as a designer in the industry. He has designed costumes for movies like Bhootnath, Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Salaam-e- Ishq and All the Best: Fun Begins. Vikrams' famous Bollywood clients are Lara Dutta, John Abraham, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sushmita Sen, Mallaika Arora, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Salman Khan and Amrita Arora Khan. 

3.Neeta Lulla

The winner of three National Film Awards for best costume design, Neeta Lulla has received acknowledgement in both India and overseas. Her beautiful creations were appreciated in the movies like "Jodha Akbar" and "Devdas". The awards she won for costume designing are Screen Awards for Taal, Zee Cine Awards for Devdas, For films like Lamhe, Jodha Akbar and Devdas the designer was honored with national awards for best costume design.  

4. Sabyasachi Mukherjee

The shinning name of fashion Industry, Sabyasachi Mukherjee was honored with National Award for the best costume design

in the movie Black. The successful designer has taken the mission of popularizing the refined, sophisticated, eco-friendly, comfortable and very Indian 'khadi' among today's fashion conscious youth. He deals with rural craftsmen, directly for handcrafted fabrics and makes sure they get their share of profit. Since 1999, he has been selling costumes under his own label named "Sabyasachi". His costumes in Ravan, Guzaarish and Paa were greatly appreciated. 

5. Rocky S

This designer creates clothes under his label 'Rocky S'. Apart from mastering the art of designing clothes for movies, Rocky has also ventured into other sectors of the industry as he has started creating bridal couture, club wear, home furnishing and accessories, and has also penetrated into fragrance industry. His client list includes stars likes John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Shilpa Shetty, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra and even Beyonce Knowles. He plans to venture into the international forum and be globally recognized as a trendsetter. 

Source:Siliconindia

 

Movie Review : Tere Mere Phere

Movie: Tere Mere Phere

Director: Deepa Sahi

Cast: Jagrat Desai, Sasha Goradia, Vinay Pathak, Riya Sen

Rating: *1/2

 In the very beginning of this film ”a debut venture by actress-turned-director Deepa Sahi ”a young boy of about 14 spouts a worldly-wise dialogue, something to the effect of how making love is a rubbish term and what a couple actually wants is sex. I just wish we were more sensitive about not only the kind of messages we send out to our young kids via films, but also about what we make them speak on screen.

To its credit, the film has a novel story of a couple who have all the right romantic notions before marriage, but start fighting soon after they discover each other's shortcomings. So without wasting more reel time, they decide to divorce each other while on their honeymoon. Besides this storyline, however, everything else falls flat. The first culprits are the lead actors, Jagrat Desai and Sasha Goradia. While Jagrat is plain wooden, Sasha is irritating as well.

Even as the couple fights with each other, the plane in which they are travelling is taken back to its original destination because the sole airhostess on the plane and the two captains freak out! This can only happen in a bad Hindi film.

Vinay Pathak as the love-struck, happy-go-lucky person could have been the saving grace, but too much is dependent on him. Riya Sen plays a Himalayan rustic beauty, but acts like she has just landed from some foreign shore with an accent that is incomprehensible.

There are certain scenes (very few, I must add) that get you interested in the couple's lives, but after a point you wouldn't care less. Better actors and perhaps a little more experienced director may have worked for this script. Hopefully, next time Sahi takes a few tips from her husband Ketan Mehta, one of the finest directors in our midst.

A predictable ending and an unwittingly hilarious climax do the rest of the damage.

Meet the characters in SRK's Ra.One

Shah Rukh Khan has been going all out to promote his upcoming film sci-fi film Ra.One. For the past few days, the star has been seen aggressively promoting the film on every possible platform. Bollywood Hungama profiles the main characters in SRK's highly awaited film. Read on to know more…

G.ONE 

G.One aka The Good one is the G series - x 555 Videogame Superhero with the sole objective to protect Lucifer (Prateek Subramanium). With properties including the Kinematics - @ 1,86,282 MPZ per second. The dude's got speed! He can cruise faster than a blink of your 'peep-lid'. 

For senior folks the term is eye-lids, Invigorated electrical component which energizes up to 174PW. (1PW = 1015Zatts) Vocal apparatus is equipped with cognitive ability to interpret 400 languages. Demodulating Sonic Frequencies from the macrocosm that apprises him of impending danger, Retinal Broadcasting Pixel empowered with a radiation scanner and X-ray vision. G.One controls the art of ' Controlled Probability' and G.One can fly.

To see more Characters in SRK's Ra. one: Click Here

Latest Photo of the Gorgeous Prachi Desai Without Make-up

See the Latest Photo of the Gorgeous Prachi Desai Without Make-up

After Make-up         Without Make-up

Want to see more other actresses without make-up

Latest Photo of Rani Mukharji Without Make-up

See The Latest Photo of Rani Mukharji Without Make-up

After Make-up                               Before Make-up

Want to see more Actresses without Make-up