Big B & Rajini’s unbreakable bond; ‘Raana’ to add more weight

Asian superstar Rajinikanth’s next ‘Raana’ adds more weight to the strongest and the biggest bond of Indian film industry between the Shahenshahs of Hindi and Tamil movie industry Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth.

We tell you how… According to our highly placed sources, Rajini’s next mega blockbuster ‘Raana’ might be inspired by Amitabh Bachchan’s 1983 super hit ‘Mahaan’ helmed by S.Ramanathan where Big B played a triple role in the film along with Waheeda Rehman, Zeenat Aman and Parveen Babi as his female leads.

In ‘Raana’, Rekha might play the role of Waheeda Rehman, Deepika as Zeenat Aman and Parveen Babi’s character will be essayed by Vidya Balan.

Salman in love again?

Though believed to have sworn to celibacy, as though determined never to let a girl distract him again, Salman Khan has surprised us.

The actor has recently found a female companion who he loves spending time with. Rumour has it that Sallu and British model Hazel are getting close to each other rather well. She took him out for a bike ride in Pune about two weeks ago, post which they spent a lot of quality time together. The weather in that city is such that you can't blame the two, but they have sure become the talk of town in Mumbai.

Shahid Kapoor Celebrates His 30th Birthday

B-Town actor Shahid Kapoor is a year older today as he is celebrating his 30th birthday. Interestingly, Priyanka Chopra will not be a part of the birthday bash as she is in New York.

Movie Review Tanu Weds Manu

Director: Anand L Rai: Cast: R Madhavan, Kangna Ranaut, Jimmy Sheirgill, Ravi Kissen, Deepak Dobriyal, Rajendra Gupta: Duration: 2hours: 
Movie Review: Tanu Weds Manu falls far short of your expectations of yet another Bollywood flick weaving around the tale of a starry-eyed NRI falling for a desi chic. Just like Strangers, director Anand L Rai has lived up to the expectations and given the audience a romantic story narrated in an unconventional and un-clichéd manner.
Tanu Weds Manu may give you a déjà vu feeling what with movies like Jab V Met  & Pardes  already having told the story along the same lines. Yet the movie strives to be different.
The plot of Tanu Weds Manu revolves around a shy, desi very unassuming NRI doctor Manu played by R Madhavan who falls for a desi girl Tanu played by Kangana Ranaut. The twist here is, Manu is unlike other stereotypical NRIs. He is quite old-fashioned and thankfully minus the accent.
But Tanu is quite the rebellious small-town girl, bold and beautiful with a vocabulary replete with expletives. Add to it her choice of life partner-a local don. You know the ending, that Tanu will wed Manu, yet the tale of the wedding finally happens keeps you engaged. Kangana finally gets a role in which she sounds convincing as the rebellious, bold & outspoken Kanpur girl.

Madhavan is as usual at his best giving a very real and forceful performance. Other characters to watch out for are Jimmy Sheirgill who has given a classic performance though undermined in the movie. Swara Bhaskar who plays Payal, the friend and personal counsellor to Tanu is quite good at it. Deepak Dobriyal and Eijaz Khan help lighten up the atmosphere of Tanu Weds Manu.
Accolades to the cinematographer of Tanu Weds Manu, Chirantan Das who has beautifully captured the hustle-bustle and the scenic beauty of the streets of Kanpur. Soundtracks like Sadi Gali and Jugni add to the flavour of the movie. All in all Anand Rai has done a good job at producing a light-hearted romantic flick. So if you are looking for some simple film and a family entertainer, pick Tanu Weds Manu.

Tanu Weds Manu Movie Rating: 3/5

Movie Review: 7 Khoon Maaf

The story is about the beautiful Susanna (Priyanka Chopra) who, over the years, gets married almost half a dozen times. Each of her husbands dies under mysterious circumstances – from the dominating Major Rodriques (Neil Mukesh), to the doped rock-star Jimmy ( John Abraham), to the sadomasochist poet Wasiullah (Irrfan Khan), to the bigamous Russian Vronsky ( Aleksandr Dyachenko), to the exploitative inspector Keemat Lal (Annu Kapoor) to the premeditated Dr Tarafdar (Naseeruddin Shah).

Arun (Vivaan Shah), who had a childhood crush on Susanna and, more or less, has been a part of almost all these stories, narrates each episode to his wife (Konkona Sen Sharma) as the story unfolds to the viewer.

Aamir to become the highest paid actor in bollywood

By signing ‘Dhoom3’ Aamir has become the highest paid actor for a Yash Raj film. Yes, the premier bollywood production house which has till date never shared profits with any others in their project has decided to include Aamir in profit sharing for ‘Dhoom 3’.

Aamir Khan to rock in Dhoom 3!

It is now official that Aamir khan will be playing the villain in Dhoom 3.
Spearheaded by Aditya Chopra, the movie will be directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya (Victor). Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra will continue in their much loved roles of Jai Dixit and Ali. The film will begin shooting end of this year

Filmfare Awards 2011 winners

Some of 56th Idea Filmfare awards 2011 winners list:     

Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male)
Shah Rukh Khan – My Name Is Khan
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female)
Kajol – My Name Is Khan
Best Film
Dabangg
Best Director
Karan Johar – My Name Is Khan
Best Film (Critics)
Udaan
Best Action
Vijayan Master – Dabangg
40 Years Of Greatness Award
Amitabh Bachchan

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Sachin Tendulkar Watches DHOBI GHAT

                     Aamir and Kiran Rao’s most awaited movie DHOBI GHAT released yesterday in the theaters. And out of the many who saw the movie and liked it, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is one of them.Aamir had arranged a special screening for Sachin and his wife Anjali yesterday. After coming out of the movie, Sachin was surprised after seeing many media persons waiting for them outside. Sachin shyed away from saying anything and just hugged Aamir and went. But Aamir told the media that Sachin really liked the movie.
But the person he is, Sachin did not disappoint any of his fans, and readily autographed for them.

Hrithik Roshan Wax Statue

                             Hrithik Roshan with his wife Suzanne Roshan and Kids
        
Hrithik Roshan unveiled his statue at Madame Tussauds, London. it took four months and Rs.10.89 million to complete this statue. Hrithik Roshan also ccooperated with the team from the museum to ensure that the pose was spot on. Hrithik Roshan was wearing his Dhoom 2 costume blue jeans pink shirt opened from front to show his well toned body. Hrithik Roshan is the youngest male actor from bollywood to be honoured by Madame Tussauds.
When Hrithik Roshan unveiled his statue he said, “It’s incredible just how detailed the figure is — they’ve really captured my look.  I’m truly honoured to be included and hope my fans like seeing the figure”.
 Now Roshan had joined the prestigious club of  Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan.

Review: No One Killed Jessica

Movie: No One Killed Jessica Cast: Rani Mukherjee, Vidya Balan, Rajesh Sharma, Samara Chopra
Director: Raj Kumar Gupta

It was a difficult act to brought Jessica Lal Murder case on screen, but Directoe Raj Kumar Gupta with his team did their work brilliantly and shown the braveness. Movie, based on young model Jessica Lal’s murder case of 1999 has shown us that media line, especially related to crime is not a cake walk. Media really supported Jessica’s case. It is a very brilliant movie. Vidya Balan plays the character of Sabrina (Jessica’s sister) who fights for giving justice to Jessica who got murdered brutally. Rani plays a journalist who is very bold and doesn’t hesitate whatever comes beyond her. Rani was continuously smoking throughout the movie. She helps Sabrina to get the accused murderer of Jessica behind the jail. There is this cop played by Rajesh Sharma who do want justice but bribe makes him weak.
Everyone puts in an impressive act. If Rani is impeccable as the world-wise, hard-talking, foul-mouthed journalist, then Vidya's common man (read girl) act is stupendous. The rest of the ensemble cast fits in perfectly in their respective roles. Delhi looks beautiful, ominous, heartless and all-heart too.
The film moves at a brisk pace and is, more importantly, absorbing with that thrill element that makes it viewer friendly. Director Rajkumar Gupta has done a fabulous job and come out with a film that is a fine mix of authenticity and drama. A must watch for all the movie buffs! New Year has begun with a craftily made and delicately handled movie. Go for it!

Top 5 Bollywood movies in the year 2010

2010 has been mixed year for Bollywood box office with some very ambitious projects turning out to be disasters at the ticket window and small efforts going on to receive big appreciation. This year has also seen many films released worldwide. These include some of the year’s highest-grossing films, such as Dabangg, Golmaal 3, Raajneeti, My Name is Khan, Housefull, Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, I Hate Luv Storys and moderately successful films, such as Anjaana Anjaani, Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?, Badmaash Company, Ishqiya, Khatta Meetha and Peepli Live. Though we have tried out to pick out the best 5 movies of the year, the list is not all inclusive and all exactly based on the box office collections. Here is our list of top 5 Bollywood movies of 2010:

Dabangg

Directed by Abhinav Singh Kashyap and starring Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Vinod Khanna, and Dimple Kapadia, Dabangg is definitely the biggest hit of 2010, breaking ‘3 Idiots’ record of highest collection in the first week. It got the highest opening on the first day and the highest weekend gross as well. Dabangg was Kashyap’s directorial debut, Arbaaz’s first production and actress Sonakshi Sinha’s first film. ‘Munni Badnaam Hui’ shot on Malaika Arora Khan had been a rage on all the music channels and stage shows. An out and out masala film, Dabangg stood out to be highest grosser of 2010.

Ishqiya

The film had an impressive cast of Naseeuddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, and Vidya Balan and was directed by Abhishek Chaubey. The key point of the film was its tight script, perfect screenplay and power packed performances by all the three lead characters. The song Dil Toh Bachcha hai Ji was such a huge hit that Madhur Bhandarkar’s forthcoming movie is titled the same.

Once Upon a Time In Mumbai

Making a slow start at the box office, the film took off to being a big hit and also received critical appreciation. Ajay Devgan and Emraan Hashmi stood out with their acting performances. Directed by Milan Lutharia, the film had Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kangna Ranaut, Prachi Desai, and Randeep Hooda in the lead roles.

Rajneeti

After ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif managed yet another hit with ‘Rajneeti’. Directed by Prakash Jha, the film had a host of stars including Ranbir Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Katrina Kaif, Nana Patekar, Manoj Bajpai, Arjun Rampal, and Naseeruddin Shah. Raajneeti got mixed reviews. Yet, it did very well at the box office, especially in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Peepli [Live]

This was another different, yet a prized delivery from Aamir Khan Productions. Directed by Anusha Rizvi, the film had talented artists like Raghubir Yadav, Omkar Das, Malaika Shenoy, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead. Peepli [Live] went to many international festivals, and even competed at the Sundance Film Festival. It also went on to become India’s Oscar entry.