Monday, December 28, 2009

Aamir Khan is the emperor of Bollywood says Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor plays a very strong role in '3 idiots'. As she puts it succinctly, it is dynamically different from what she had played in “Kurbaan’.

“I play the role of Piya, a headstrong girl, who trains to be a doctor. In fact, I’d go even to the extent of stating that Piya of “3 idiots’ is more real than even Geet of “Jab We Met’ and when you set out to watch Piya in “3 idiots’ you will even forget that it is Kareena Kapoor that you are watching on the screen. The father-daughter relationship in “3 idiots’ is seen to be believed. Boman Irani plays my father.”

Kareena admits that she has not read the book “Five Point Someone’ written by Chetan Bhagat. “In any case, though Vidhu Vinod Chopra has officially bought the right to the book, Raju has written quite a different script for the film and “3 idiots’ is not entirely based on the book but a take off from that in Raju Hirani style. Yes. The basic premise has of course been maintained but the characters, the situations and the end are quite different. In fact, there is just a five per cent similarity between the book and what you see on the screen”.

According to Kareena, the campus and the classroom setting for “3 idiots’ are the only things that remain true to the book and everything else is entirely different, because the film has a very original plot, which is inspired from the book and not based on the book.

Kareena adds, “What is interesting about “3 idiots’ is that I am the only girl in the film though there are three boys- Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi and R. Madhavan. “3 idiots’ is like “Inglourious Basterds’ or for that matter “The Bell’. Every actor wants to be a part of good cinema. I do not think that a film like “3 idiots’, in which Aamir Khan and Raju Hirani are together, is something which one can get to see every now and then because it is a very rare film and I am happy that I am a part of it”.

Kareena says that she met Aamir for the first time when she went with Karisma to the location shooting of “Raja Hindustani’. “What can I possibly say about an actor like Aamir? Aamir is a cinematic genius and a one man University as far as acting is concerned. I feel that every actor’s journey is incomplete without working with an actor of the caliber of Aamir Khan. Aamir Khan is the emperor of Bollywood and without any hesitation, I would even go to the extent of stating that “3 idiots’ is a milestone in my career as an actress”.

Kareena feels that like “Kurbaan’, “3 idiots’ also will definitely change the face of Indian Cinema to a large extent, because both “Kurbaan’ and “3 idiots’ have soul in them.

“Unlike “Kurbaan’ where the character of Avantika that I played had to relate to her pain in a subdued way, since it was very subtle, Piya of “3 idiots’ is dynamically different”, Kareena quips, as a matter of fact.

Kareena also gushes about her director Rajkumar Hirani. “Raju is such a great man. He is even a greater writer and director. After my grand father who used to show simplicity in all his films it is now only Raju Hirani who is somewhere nearer his league. There’s a smile and tear when Raju sets out to tell his story. I feel blessed and lucky that I have had good directors all through my career, whether it be Imtiaz Ali in “Jab We Met’ or Rensil D’Silva in “Kurbaan’ or for that matter Raju Hirani in “3 idiots’. I am now quite excited to be working with Kajol in Karan Johar’s next film directed by Siddharth Malhotra, which is an official remake of “Stepmom’ with Arjun Rampal.”

According to Kareena, the five best films of her career are “Refugee’, “Chameli’, “Omkara’, “Jab We Met’ and last but not the least “Kurbaan’.

“I am happy with whatever growth that I have achieved over the years in the film industry from the time that I had made my debut as an actress with “Refugee’ but I have always felt that I should keep on growing more and more. We actors are like scientists, who keep on working with different experiments. Some experiments work while some do not. Some times I do a film for the sake of emotion or relationship like I did “Main Aurr Mrs Khanna’ but I do not regret a decision of mine even if the film flops, like “Main Aurr Mrs Khanna’ or for that matter “Kurbaan’ did.”

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Vindoo Dara Singh wins reality show Bigg Boss 3


Vindoo Dara Singh, son of legendary wrestler Dara Singh, has won the third edition of reality show Bigg Bos 3.

Vindoo will take home a cash prize of Rs 1 crore.

From 13 participants only three managed to survive for three months in the Bigg Boss house.

The three were Vindoo, Bollywood actress Poonam Dhillon and model Pravesh Rana.

While Rana was second, Poonam came third in the reality show.

Locked in a house for past three months with 40 cameras watching them 24X7, the contestants had their share of controversies too be it Kamaal Rashid Khan's outbursts or Sherlyn Chopra's drama queen act.

Friday, December 25, 2009

Deepika rejects offer considering Ranbir!

From the looks of it, the hot real life couple, Ranbir and Deepika have nonetheless broken up after 2 years. Deepika felt insecure and was not fond of Ranbir flirtatious nature with his female co-stars. More so, Ranbir's mom, Neetu Singh also shared cold vibes with Padukone! A break up can be a critical and tough phase through ones' life but this doesn't seem to be the case for Deepika Padukone.

If buzz holds true, Deepika has moved on from this break up. The Om Shanti Om fame has decided to forget the past and strictly focus on her career for the mere future. She wishes to strengthen her acting skills and become a successful actress of all time!

Recently the stunning beauty was approached by an ace producer who was considering Ranbir to play the opposite. However when Deepika heard the name Ranbir, she was no longer interested in the project. The actress has been trying to stay away from ex-beau, Ranbir as much as she can. Isn't this a good act of unprofessionalism?

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Sushmita Sen's Rani Laxmibai on hold

Sushmita Sen had ambitious plans of diversifying into film production. In fact, the talented actress had decided to make a film on Rani Laxmibai and had approached Salman Khan to star and Shekhar Kapur to direct the film. What happened?

"Salman said he'd allot dates after VEER. He didn't want to shoot two period films simultaneously. As for Shekhar, the moment he heard me out, he said that that I was more qualified to direct the film since I had worked too minutely on the script," Sushmita informs me.

Sushmita says that if she ever plans to direct a film, it would be on the life of Rani Laxmibai. "We did thorough research on the subject. But I've decided to keep my film production plans on hold for the time being and concentrate on acting completely," she divulges.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Shahrukh Khan goes for "3 Idiots" premier, puts an end to fight which was not actually there.

Putting aside all the differences Shahrukh Khan goes for "3 Idiots" premier and wishes Aamir Khan best wishes for the movie. SRK also praised Aamir a lot stating that he saw QSQT in college and he is all time fan of Aamir Khan, Balraj Sahni and Amitabh Bachchan. Aamir also mentioned that he is got upmost regard for SRK and have same feelings for SRK. I think "loha garam garam hai maro hathoda" some producer/director must try to offer them a movie at this time. It will be a treat for hindi movie lovers to see both of them together on silver screen. Rajkumar Santoshi may retry doing the same.

There was also third Khan, Salman Khan, present at the event making it one of the rare event where all 3 khans of the film fraternity were there. Amitabh Bachchan was also there to give best wishes to Aamir. Raju Hirani also made sure presence of his lucky characters Munna (Sanjay Dutt) and Circuit (Arshad Warsi).

Well well well, this is most awaited movie of the year and we here at Filmi news wala have been waiting for this movie for more than two years. Best wishes to Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Raju Hirani, Aamir Khan and complete cast and crew of 3 Idiots.

Viewers can download '3 Idiots' legally: Vidhu Vinod Chopra

MUMBAI: Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra has revealed that much-awaited film "3 Idiots", releasing Friday, will be the first Bollywood film viewers
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can download legally.

"This is the first film ever that you can actually download and watch on YouTube after 12 weeks from now," said Chopra.

He said that he planned to release the film on YouTube for those who can't afford multiplexes.

"I'm providing this facility for those who can't see it on big screen and watch pirated movies. I just want them to discourage pirated prints. They just need to wait for 12 weeks and after that they can legally download the movie and watch it," said Chopra.

"Tomorrow if there is a facility to watch movies on mobile phones, the film will be available there but in appropriate time. We can't harm our theatrical business by releasing at DTH," he added.

Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the film stars Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Sharman Joshi and Madhavan.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

South Indian Hotty Newcomer "Mamta" said no to Farah Khan for a SRK Movie




Mamta Mohandas has refused a Bollywood film recently where she was to pair with Shahrukh Khan. Mamta was offered a role by Farah Khan for her upcoming movie titled Happy New Year opposite Shahrukh. But Mamta is said to refuse the offer politely.

Its really an eye shrinking act taken by an actress to deny an offer from Bollywood to pair opposite SRK. Being a debutant, Mamta might have thought it wise to start with someone less experienced and then move on to bigger stars. Anyways hope that she will meet with the same kind of golden chance again in future. But indeed its a brave decision Mamta! She is currently having two films in Malayalam- Nirakazhcha and Anwar.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Bhakhtiyaar accepts Rs 10 lakh, leaves Bigg Boss




Television actor Bhakhtiyaar Irani has taken voluntary exit from the Bigg Boss house on Monday and accepted Rs 10 lakh in return.

The finalists - Bhakhtiyaar, Pravesh Rana, Poonam Dhillon and Vindu Dara Singh - were given an option to either stay on in the house and wait for the final day when the winner would be announced or take Rs 10 lakh and leave the house.

Bhaktiyaar, who has earlier been part of shows like Nach Baliye and Hans Baliye, decided to take the cash option and leave the show.

"There was a bag full of money on the table. I had two options. Either to be one of the winners or to be one of the people clapping for the winner. I didn't want to be the latter. I evalued the pros and cons and decided this was better," the actor told IANS.

Bhaktiyaar, who had entered the show on October 4 with his wife Tanaaz Currim, had various ups and downs during his stay in the house. The actor was often seen breaking down, especially when his wife was evicted from the show by public voting.

He was mainly seen being friendly with fellow participant and former Mrs World Aditi Govitrikar.

Bigg Boss airs on entertainment channel Colors and has various celebrities locked inside a house without any connection with the outside world.

Shahid reuniting with Kareena on Valentine's Day 2010


The once hot Bollywood couple Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor may never reunite in real life but the story is different when it comes to reel life. In spite of the ugly break-up a couple of years ago, they are reuniting on Valentine's Day. Of course only in reel life.

Yes, you may see Shahid and Kareena together again if all goes on well. The news is doing the rounds that the makers of the much-delayed film Milenge Milenge are planning to release it on February 14, 2010. People in the trade circle feel that releasing the film on Valentine's Day would work wonders, as it features the once hot couple Shahid and Kareena.


Producer Boney Kapoor confirmed that he is releasing the film in mid-February. He said that he is not involved in the release strategy of the film, as there is a team who look into all these matters. He added that it won't surprise him even if the release date coincides with Valentine's Day.

It may be recalled that Milenge Milenge, directed by Satish Kaushik, has been in the making since 2004. It failed to see the light of day in spite of several attempts to release it in the subsequent years due to financial and casting problem.


Well, it will be a treat to see the Jab We Met pair together again on the big screens though they have moved on after the break-up.

Jab Ash met Vivek!!

From left Ash, Manish Malhotra, Vivek OberoiRecently Aishwarya Rai’s past has put her in awkward situations. First it was a chance meeting with ex- boyfriend Salman Khan on December 17, and now its her boyfriend Vivek Oberoi .She bumped into Vivek Oberoi on Saturday at 'Jashn 2010-Dhamaka Bollywood Ka',a Mumbai police event. 

After Vivek entered the venue, he was shocked to see the seating arrangement. The LCD screen which was placed at the entrance showed that his seat was right next to Aishwarya’s. Sources present at the event said that Vivek was shocked that he had to sit next to Aishwarya. He simply refused to enter the function. It was the organizers who tried hard and somehow managed to convince him to sit exactly where they wanted. 

Sources said that there was space for one person between Ash and Vivek. Asin was sitting there seconds before Vivek. Bu then she later went to perform on stage. 

As soon as Vivek sat down, Ash took a sneak-peek at him. An eye-witness said that Ash became very restless and began fidgeting. Vivek could sense her discomfort. He suddenly turned and looked at her. To help matters, designer Manish Malhotra who was standing nearby, came rushing in and sat between the two. Sensing the vibes, Vivek left his place in a few minutes and went away.