Kalki Koechlin is not new to onscreen kissing scenes. She has had kissing scenes in films like Shaitan and Dev D but that is nothing like the passionate kiss she shares with Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee in Dibakar Banerjee’s Shanghai .
First look of Shanghai has created a stir. Even though it is not an official poster of the film, the very sight of Emraan Hashmi and Abhay Deol in attire that suits the mood of Shanghai has made many sit up and notice. However there is an insight worthy that deserves to be shared.
Now this is hardly a subtle announcement that an actor could ever boast of making. Emraan Hashmi, who has now emerged as industry’s much accepted blue eyed boy, is challenging none less than Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar and that too in their own territory. His Shanghai finally has a release plan in sight and it is now entering the battlefield which was otherwise left open for Talaash and Rowdy Rathore .
Touted as one of the most powerful women in the world, Oprah Winfrey has come to India to shoot her new show “Next Chapter”, which will see Winfrey traveling around the world and interviewing celebrities. The International talk show host landed in Mumbai yesterday in the morning at 8:30am.
Best Film The Dirty Picture Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Best Director Milan Luthria (The Dirty Picture) Best Actor (Male) Ranbir Kapoor (Rockstar) Best Actor (Female) Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture) Popular Choice Best Actor (Male) Shahrukh Khan (Don 2) Popular Choice Best Actor (Female) Deepika Padukone (Desi Boyz) Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) Saif Ali Khan (Aarakshan) Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) Aditi Rao Hydari (Yeh Saali Zindagi) Best Actor in a Negative Role (Male) Prashant Narayan (Murder 2) Best Actor in a Negative Role (Female) Priyanka Chopra (7 Khoon Maaf) Best Actor in a Comic Role (Male/Female) Pitobash (Shor in the City) Best Ensemble Cast Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, Kalki Koechlin and Katrina Kaif (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) Best Child Artist Partho Gupte (Stanley Ka Dabba) Most Promising Newcomer (Male) Divyendu (Pyaar Ka Punchnama) Most Promising Newcomer (Female) Parineeti Chopra (Ladies vs Ricky Bahl) Most Promising Debut Director Bejoy Nambiar (Shaitan) Best Music A R Rahman (Rockstar) Best Background Score Ranjit Barot – (Shaitan) Best Playback Singer (Male) Mohit Chauhan – Phir Se Ud Chala, Sadda Haq (Rockstar) Best Playback Singer (Female) Shreya Ghoshal – Ooh la la (The Dirty Picture) Performer of the Year Ekta Kapoor Jodi Award Shah Rukh Khan & Priyanka Chopra Best Lyrics Prasoon Joshi (Achcha Lagta Hai – Aarakshan) Best Story Akshat Verma (Delhi Belly) Best Screenplay Akshat Verma (Delhi Belly) Best Dialogue Farhan Akhtar, Javed Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) and Rajat Arora (The Dirty Picture) Best Editing Huzefa Lokhandwala (Delhi Belly) Best Sound Design Kunal Sharma (Shaitan) Best Cinematography R Madhi (Shaitan) Best Special effects Red Chillies (Ra.One) Best Production Design Shashank Tere (Delhi Belly) Best Choreography Bosco Caesar – Senorita (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara) Best Action Ra.One Best Costume Niharika Khan and Moiz Kapadia (The Dirty Picture) Ramnath Goenka Excellence Award for ‘having made a difference’ Aarakshan Lifetime Achievement Award Asha Bhosle
The squabbles and stress-levels on the locations for Navdeep Singh’s Rock The Shaadi seem never-ending. Just after we heard of locals at Alwar disrupting the shooting now comes the news of two prominent crew persons nearly coming to blows on location in Rajasthan. The shooting had to be halted and the two squabbling crew members, Assistant Director (AD) Abhishek Sengupta and writer Mayank Tiwari had to be pacified by cast and crew including Abhay Deol, Genelia D’Souza and Kushal Punjabi
‘Yeh Kucch Zyaada Hi Deep Chali Gayi’ This is what you end up muttering to yourself moments after flipping through a few pages of ‘Beyond the Boundaries of Bollywood’. While the book pretty much claims at the very beginning that it isn’t about Bollywood alone but is instead aspiring to take the reader through ‘The Many Forms of Hindi Cinema’, the very approach adopted here coupled with the kind of content that one ends up going through turns out to be highly academic
Navdeep Singh’s Rock The Shaadi shoot recently faced some obstacles due to the rowdy and uncouth behavior of locals in Alwar. The film was to be shot in two different locations in Rajasthan, but the cast and crew were harassed by locals to such a great extent that they decided to cancel any further shooting there.
Kalki Koechlin has come a long way after making a sensational debut as Chanda in Anurag Kashyap’s modern interpretation of Devdas, two years back in Dev D.
India’s first zombie comedy film, Shaadi Of The Dead produced by Ekta Kapoor, starring Abhay Deol and Genelia D’Souza, has undergone a change of name and has been retitled as Rock The Shaadi. The reason behind this change was that producer Ekta Kapoor didn’t find the name creative enough and hence threw out the challenge to the cast and creative team of the film. It was after much deliberation that Abhay’s suggestion of Rock The Shaadi was locked as being the best of all the names.
Every big filmmaker these days wishes to release his film during a festive / holiday weekend. Salman Khan starrer Bodyguard which recently released during Eid / Ganpati raked in the moolah and now even SRK starrer Ra.One is expected to open huge this Diwali
Abhay Deol got the chance of a lifetime to rub shoulders with none other than Hollywood beauty Scarlett Johansson. Abhay and Scarlett met recently in Shanghai at a champagne dinner hosted by Moet & Chandon- the world’s most loved champagne. The event was a glittering affair which took place at the Peninsula Shanghai earlier this week
Abhay Deol has always been termed as the dark horse of Indian cinema. Well the actor will soon be seen in the company of Hollywood’s curvy beauty Scarlett Johansson. Abhay and Scarlett will be in Shanghai to celebrate the glamour, grandeur and generosity of Moet & Chandon – the world’s most-loved champagne.
Sanjay Kandhuri whose directorial debut Ek Chalis Ki Last Local starring Abhay Deol and Neha Dhupia released four years back, is all set to direct his second film. Sanjay Kandhuri has just finished the scripting process for his second film and it is widely rumored to be the sequel to his earlier film. Even though there hasn’t been an official announcement, a source informs that the sequel will be made on a much larger budget and there are many different twists and turns, much more than the first film
Abhay Deol was right. Post the super success of his Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Emraan Hashmis Murder 2, he was confident that stocks of their next film together, Shanghai, would be sky high…
Are producers Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar and director Zoya Akhtar planning a sequel to the immensely likable and successful film ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA?
Zoya Akhtar needs no introduction. Besides being the daughter of the renowned Javed Akhtar and the sister of the ‘Master of all trades’ Farhan Akhtar; she is also a master class filmmaker.
July 13 is the day which will not be forgotten by people of Mumbai and the rest of the country as three serial blasts rocked the bustling city life killing and injuring innocent and brought the city to a grinding halt. However, though many prominent people decided to cancel their celebrations in the wake of the recent attacks, SRK has come under radar for hosting a party last week. Shah Rukh, who had hosted a party at his house last week to celebrate Katrina Kaif’s birthday along with a special screening of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, went ahead with his plans.
Starring: Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol Rating: Director: Zoya Akhtar
BollywoodWorld.com, Fans screamed with joy as Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan , Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol belted out their hit song ‘Senorita’ on stage during a promotional event for their upcoming film here Sunday night. The three performed amidst large number of fans as part of their promotional tour for their upcoming film “Zindagi Na Milegi
BollywoodWorld.com, The cast of film “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” at Gurgaon for film promotion on Sunday. Abhay Deol, Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif dancing on stage and promoting movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. Related posts:Fans on cloud nine as Hrithik, Farhan, Abhay take stageZindagi Na Milegi Dobara – Trailer‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ first look in
As promised, the team of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD) left Mumbai this morning for their much talked about road-trip which sees them covering cities like Surat, Baroda, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, Jaipur and finally New Delhi. The trip ends with a concert in the capital on the 10th of July. The entire cast comprising of Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif and Kalki were all present this morning along with producer Ritesh Sidhwani and director Zoya Akhtar
Indian audiences’ fascination with ghosts, spectres and ghouls will now be extended into zombies. So far, films about zombies have not been a part of Indian cinema’s horror culture. But now two filmmakers – the Shor- In the City co-directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK and the Manorama 6 Feet Under director Navdeep Singh – have decided to make what the think would be India’s first Zombie thriller
Amrita Puri is the same girl from the Sonam Kapoor- Abhay Deol starrer Aisha, in which she played Shefali- ‘the behenji from Bahadurgarh’. Just one film and she has become a famous face and is bagging quite a few brand endorsement deals. One such brand that has roped in Amrita is Godrej No
3 young men take a holiday that changes their lives forever. Kabir (Abhay Deol) has just met Natasha.
Kalki Koechlin was recently in the news for her wedding to Anurag Kashyap. However, the actress with a French connection is now in the news for professional reasons
For starters, his name is Pitobash. I know, you’re still trying to solve it. Anyway, take this! His name in Shor is Mandook, in his forthcoming I Am Kalam he is Laptan and in Shirish’s Joker he plays Kachuwa
For starters, his name is Pitobash. I know, you’re still trying to solve it. Anyway, take this! His name in Shor is Mandook, in his forthcoming I Am Kalam he is Laptan and in Shirish’s Joker he plays Kachuwa
Bengali actor Prasenjit Chatterjee, who debuted in Hindi films with the forgettable Aandhiyaan way back in 1989, is once again all set to work in Bollywood.
Bipasha Basu has just returned from Orccha in Madhya Pradesh where she was shooting Roland Joffe’s Singularity with Josh Harnett and Abhay Deol.