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Actor Salman Khan is well-known for his generosity
Salman Khan is well-known for his generosity but not many people know that his much-awaited forthcoming venture “Veer’ was offered to his ladylove Katrina Kaif before it went to the kitty of newcomer Zarine Khan. Now if sources are to be believed, the pretty new face Zarine had been an assistant to Katrina Kaif for quite a long time.
Zarine has been paired opposite Salman and plays the pivotal role of Princess Yashodhara. Reliable source reveal, “Yes, Zarine was offered the role after Katrina refused, due to date problems. Zarine had been an assistant to Kats for a while and now she is being launched by Salman.”
Now that’s what you call taking sweet revenge from Kats. What do you say Salman? And wonder what Katrina too has to say on that?
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James Cameron Avatar far superior to his previous film Titanic
‘Titanic’ filmmaker James Cameron has placed his forthcoming magnum opus ‘Avatar’ far superior to his previous film Titanic in terms of the visual effects.
Cameron boasts that his watery 1997 blockbuster starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet pales in comparison to his latest project, Avatar.
"It makes Titanic look like a picnic," Cameron has said recently during an interview from Los Angeles.
Even Cameron, finds it hard to describe the hugely ambitious Avatar, which is made in stereoscopic 3D and combines live action and computer animation. "It’s simultaneously the most vexing and the most rewarding type of production that I’ve done yet," Cameron says of the project, due in theaters Dec. 18, 2009.
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Perfectionist Aamir Khan wants to improve the life of weavers
Being a Perfectionist , the actor has made sure that the recently-launched- game strategy is more than just a promotional affair. On the course of this game journey Aamir is said to be highlighting several social issues.
Aamir Khan, who is currently on a promotional tour for ‘3 Idiots’ in disguise, had been in Madhya Pradesh lately. There, he came across the weavers of Chanderi and said to have got an insight of their poor livelihood. Aamir felt the need to revive the dying art of weaving and wants to improve the life of weavers there. For this the actor will highlight the issue by wearing handloom clothes hereafter and even seek help from his co-stars.
Sources believe that Aamir will also pull in his ‘3 Idiots’ lady Kareena Kapoor to help him in promoting the cause. Birdies reveal that Bebo had recently purchased a saree from Chanderi worth Rs 25,000.
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Katrina Kaif’s hemoglobin count continues to plummet
Its a bad news that the decrease in Katrina Kaif’s hemoglobin count continues to plummet, Katrina’s health is causing distress to all those who know her. Everyone around Katrina, well-wishers, co-stars, friends and family are beginning to be extremely worried about Katrina’s deteriorating health. On Sunday she was again at a suburban hospital to take further tests as her haemoglobin count continued to fall, despite treatment from the best doctors in the city.
Though Katrina has been extremely selective recently about the appearances she makes, she is obviously still straining too much and it is affecting her adversely. On Sunday Katrina woke up unable to get out of bed. The worst blow to her frail energy level was the hectic wedding of Salman Khan’s close family-friend Krishan Narayan’s daughter which Katrina attended for two consecutive nights on Friday and Saturday for the sangeet and wedding.
A friend explained, “It was a commitment she couldn’t wriggle out of. The bride’s father, an associate of politician Praful Patel, is a very close friend of Salman Khan . And Katrina who has always looked at Salman’s friends as her own, had to be there.”
The result of two consecutive nights of merry-making was a relapse. On Sunday Katrina had to undergo a series of complicated medical tests that went on the whole day
The friend continued, “Katrina’s haemoglobin count continues to plummet. The doctors are perplexed by this. They can’t figure out what is causing this abnormality in her blood. She has been prescribed complete bed rest.”
When contacted, Katrina tried to dismiss her indisposition with. “I will be just fine. I just need to rest.”
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Ken Ghosh admits he had loud arguments with Shahid Kapoor
Ken Ghosh admits he had loud arguments with Shahid Kapoor on the sets during the shooting of Chance Pe Dance.
But it had to do with Shahid’s suddenly-saturated schedules.
Says Ken, “For the first time in his career Shahid was doing three films at the same time-Kaminey, Dil Bole Hadippa and my film Chance Pe Dance. Naturally there was a conflict of interest.”
Ken admits there were loud arguments over Shahid’s schedules. “I’d ask for three days. He would have only one day to spare. I’d naturally be upset. Then understandably, Shahid wanted time off.
He couldn’t be seen on my set straight after shooting for one of the other two films. This naturally led to heated arguments. For me as a director it was okay to come on the sets without sleep. But Shahid had to catch up on his resting time.
Or the dark circles would have shown on camera. And since Shahid is fair-complexioned those dark circles would be even more visible.”
The last thing that Ken wanted was for his hero to fall ill. “Priyanka Chopra had to be hospitalized because of overwork and exhaustion. I didn’t want Shahid to go through the same experience.”
The effort has been worth it for both Shahid and Ken. “Shahid’s dancing in Chance Pe Dance is the film’s mainstay. But his performance is not just about dancing.
Some of the things he has done with in the dramatic scenes took me by surprise. Shahid has brought subtle expressions into scenes which I didn’t catch while shooting. Only during editing I realized what he had done.”
Ken Ghosh who introduced Shahid Kapoor in Ishq Vishq five years ago admits the actor has changed. “Isn’t change inevitable? We all evolve with time. Shahid is no exception.”
So are the stories of a rift between the two true?
Ken doesn’t deny the fact that there were heated arguments and fights during the making of Chance Pe Dance. “But they were all for the betterment of the film. See when Shahid did his first film Ishq Vishq with me he only had that film on hand and was able to give me his full attention.
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Ranbir Kapoor being compared to the Badshah of Bollywood
The chocolate hero Ranbir Kapoor , is merely four films old, but he is already being compared to the Badshah of Bollywood, Shahrukh Khan.
Well this comparison comes easy, as Ranbir does romantic scene with as much ease as the suave Shahrukh Khan, who is a veteran in enacting romantic scenes.
When we asked Ranbir about this, he said, “I think comparing me with Shahrukh Khan would be like insulting him. Till now, I have done only 3 films, which are by no ways a parameter to compare me with him. In my last film ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’ I have played a romantic character, where in ‘Rocket Singh -Salesman of the year’ there is romance, but on a different level.”
Well however hard Ranbir might try to deny, the fact remains that people like him in romantic roles, as he sure is a charmer! No doubt Ranbir must be happy to be compared with Shahrukh , after all it is SRK who is the benchmark of success in Bollywood these days.
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Emraan Hashmi is all set to change his serial kisser image
Emraan Hashmi is all set to change his serial kisser image with his upcoming film "Once Upon A Time In Mumbai" - he will flaunt six-pack abs and will be seen challenging an underworld don.
Director Milan Luthria says that he purposely wanted to give Emraan this look. "Emraan has always been the underdog and his character is that of a rebel, a dark horse. I wanted to break his serial kisser image and add shock value to the film, " Luthria told.
"I chose Emraan and then styled him this way as it was extremely difficult to find a youngster who in levels of intensity could be equal and at same time opposite to that of Ajay Devgn ."
The film is based on the Mumbai underworld of the seventies and Emraan’s character challenges the underworld don, played by Ajay.
"The role in the film demanded a look like this. It’s not just about the six packs, my character had to look physically tough. It was one of the key requirements of the script, " Emraan told.
The actor, who has done hit films like "Murder", "Kalyug", "Jannat" and "Raaz - The Mystery Continues", underwent rigorous training and followed a strict diet regime to obtain the sculpted body.
Emraan was given Angular training method and the training period was divided into blocks of 10 days.
The actor was advised to have five-six meals a day and followed guidelines like consuming fats, which were four and five grams of fish oil for fat loss, walnuts and almonds, carb manipulation for losing fat and maintaining muscle mass and protein intake.
Earlier, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan went for six-pack for "Om Shanti Om" and "Ghajini" respectively. Shahid Kapoor is doing two better -- he will show off eight-pack abs in his forthcoming film "Chance Pe Dance".
"Once Upon A Time..." also stars Kangna Ranaut and Prachi Desai and is expected to hit screens in June next year.
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Priyadarshan has no idea of remaking KANCHIVARAM
Priyadarshan was recently presented with an offer to remake his National Award winning Tamil film KANCHIVARAM . However, the ace film maker, who has made a career in Bollywood by mostly remaking his own films into Hindi, didn’t quite bite the bait. He declined the offer stating that a film like KANCHIVARAM can be made only once.
’Yes, I have remade quite a few of my films in Hindi but I am not willing to do so for KANCHIVARAM. Such films can’t be remade and should be best left untouched’, says Priyadarshan who has recently tasted success all over again with DE DANA DAN working at the box office.
KANCHIVARAM is a Tamil film and stars Prakash Raj (who won a National Award for his performance) and Shriya Reddy in principal roles. The film’s story is set in silk weavers’ town of Kanchipuram, in post-independence India, though the shooting was held primarily in Mysore.
’When this person came to me with the idea of remaking KANCHIVARAM, I had to ask him to go to hell’, laughs Priyadarshan who has made close to 75 films in his 25 year long career as a director. While most of his films have been in Malayalam followed by Hindi, he has also ventured into Tamil and Telugu.’
Currently, Priyadarshan is working on two films. While one is a comedy KHATTA MEETHA where he is coming together with Akshay Kumar again and launching South sensation Trisha as the leading lady, another is yet untitled action drama which stars Ajay Devgn and Akshaye Khanna in principal roles. Incidentally, both the films are said to be original attempts.
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Shahrukh Khan has renewed the brand endorsement contract
Shahrukh Khan is said to be the brand and the company to be profited by his ‘Midas touch’ is none other than Linc pens. We hear Shahrukh Khan has renewed the brand endorsement contract with Linc pens and has inked the deal for one more year.
Apparently the news is that the management at Linc pens is way too happy with the way their sales are skyrocketing ever since Khan saab has scribbled a few words on television with their brand of pens. Therefore they have decided to cash on Shahrukh Khan to keep increasing their brand visibility.
The suave gentlemanly brand ambassador, Shahrukh Khan comments, “It has been wonderful being a part of the Linc team for the past year and I am glad to continue the association. Over the years, Linc is one of the most trusted brands in the Indian writing pen industry and I am happy to be associated with the Linc family.”
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Karan Johar was completely satisfied with first look of MNIK
Karan Johar recently spent sleepless nights, and quite literally too. On the brink of ‘My Name Is Khan’s theatrical trailer’s release, he worked and worked to ensure that it turns out perfect enough to create a good impact on audiences. As a result, he hardly got about an hour of sleep starting from Saturday morning to Monday morning.
As ‘My Name Is Khan’ is Karan’s most different film so far, he really wants to do his best to make it appeal to masses. He was to go to LA but he cancelled his trip to finalize the first look.
He started work early on Saturday morning and continued up to 7am Monday morning. At the most, he might have slept for just an hour between the two days. On Saturday night, Shahrukh Khan , who stars in the film, met up with Karan to discuss promotion techniques for the film.
After SRK saw the first promo, he left the office on Sunday morning. Karan still kept working until Monday morning and left for home only after he was completely satisfied with the way the first look had turned out.
Let’s hope Karan’s sleeplessness pays off!
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