Indian Idol 6: Delhi ka Dhamaka

The Biggest Musical Talent Hunt of India is back and how! From a person who once tried to make an everlasting impact on the judges in the first edition of the show but failed to an Amritsari lad who has a story to share, the Delhi auditions telecasted on the 1^st of June marked the return of a new season of the highly anticipated reality television show ‘Indian Idol’ with the right amount of punches. Plus, the eminent judges panel comprising of the ace composer Anu Malik, suave musician Salim Merchant and the versatility personified Sunidhi Chauhan echoes the sky rocketing expectations that the Edition comes along with.

While people crowded like a swarm of busy bees in their quest for honey, their destinations was easily perceived. Five years gone by yet the grit, the compassion and most importantly the motto remains the same. Being tagged and crowned as the Nation’s next Singing Sensation is what remains the ultimate goal for every contestant on the show. Heart renching stories to captivating dreams, the auditions at the country’s capital city were on an all time high. People poured in from all corners of the Northern states with variegated ‘vesh’ but similar ‘bhasha’, the sound of Music. Some carved their niche with soulful melodies, some tried their luck with rhythmic sufi ballads and some catapulted to super success with the iconic Bollywood chartbusters. But one thing is for sure, the talent crunched out from the nooks of the Nation is all set to bedazzle the lovely audience: all and sundry! And guess what given the power packed and enthralling performances that the stage is set for, you would not even mind that extra blabbering from the all time over enthusiastic Anu Malik saab.
One by one, luckily got to witness as many as a handful of fans waiting to meet him, touch him, and even say ‘I Love You’ ;a feat which he might have never enjoyed in his 20 year long career. Apologies! Where many auditions were perfect concoctions to kill Music along with its sur and taal complete ‘Band Baaja Baraat’ style, there were too many peaks with a few valleys in between. One of the major ups of the episode would definitely be the treasured finds from the beloved ‘Pink city’ Jaipur. ‘Alaaps’, ‘ragas’ and ‘harkats’ galore, Jaipur auditions were testament to some beautiful auditions. Certainly a reason to call the city the Embodiment of Talent!
Shouts, screams and few jumps later, the tempestuous talents were en route to Glory. But with competition and wins, comes heart breaks and dejections too. This episode was hardly different! While some artists flew their way to chase their long awaited dreams, some suffered a setback. But nevertheless when God closes one door, he surely is in the mood to open a lot more doors to catch your Dreams!

Naseeruddin Shah agrees to do film at very low cos

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Hardly there would be anyone who raises any finger on this super brilliant actor’s acting skills. He is laced with endless amount of talents. He possesses the ocean of brilliance. Utterly in love with theater and literature, this actor is simply breath-arresting. He is a legend and whatsoever role is given to him, he slips into the skin of the character to bring out the originality in the role. He was once the king of parallel cinema. He is none other than Naseeruddin Shah. Well, after learning the name, you must have understood that this man deserves more praises than the ones written above.

These days he is often seen in specially knitted roles as we all know that he is a true fit for the characters which are written specially and which need special attention. Once Naseer is offered the role, he then brings in the creativity in the role on screen which user would love to watch it.

Debutante director Manish Srivastav wrote a script of a film ‘Charlie Ke Chakkar Mein’ and he specially put Naseer into mind by the time he was writing the screenplay. He then approached to the actor and gave him the script to read. Once Naseeruddin Shah finished with the script, not only did he sign the movie but also agreed to do the film at very low fee. Reason? He loved the screenplay utterly. Besides the film carries the majority of the cast which belongs to theater. This also enticed the star. The film will be produced by Karan Arora of High Ground Enterprises Ltd. The movie is presently under production and will be released by early next year.

The debutante director got supremely impressed by the sweet gesture of the actor. Manish is so impressed by Naseer and he has been a fan of him since the days of his parallel movies.

Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra say today’s audience likes new scripts

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mumbai: Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra’s recently box office hit Ishaqzaade has been going very strong in India and abroad. The movie did very handsome business and keeps on doing the same. Yash Raj Films, the banner which made the movie, also threw a success party for the film where the cast and crew came to adorn the event.
Where Parineeti Chopra is quite excited with the mega success of this film, Arjun Kapoor the leading actor of the movie, who made his cinematic debut with this flick, too is super thrilled. Arjun utters that today’s audience has begun accepting the new kind of movies. He goes on mentioning that today’s viewers have big intensity, which is why they are more than excited to accept the new kind of cinema. Kapoor says that today the audiences are much intellectual thus they only approve the actor who has acting skills. He was talking to the media at the celebration party of Indian cinema’s 100 years at Subhash Ghai’s Whistling Woods International Film Institute.
Giving an example, Arjun, 26, reveals that Ranveer is a brilliant example of this. He has been endowing the viewers with good work and in return the audiences like him. Parineeti Chopra, his costar in the movie, was also there. She too mentions that it is really great that the masses have begun liking the new movies with new scripts. Chopra says that today’s movies are no longer cliché. Parineeti, cousin of Priyanka Chopra, had initially join Yash Raj Films as a Marketing and PR Consultant but eventually turned out to be the banner’s heroine.
She reveals that she has not learnt the skills of acting at all and she used to ask her director and Arjun whether she was doing good. Parineeti also mentions that Whistling Woods has reminded her of her college days.

Bollywood Today – 2nd June 2012

We are here with today’s Bollywood report fresh out of the oven. Just go through the news report to know about the incidents that took place in Bollywood today.

• The ‘Junglee Billi’  has actually adopted a wild cat in reality. Yes you read that right, Priyanka Chopra has adopted a lioness. The fifteen year old lioness is called Sundari and lives in Birsa Zoological Park in Ranchi. Priyanka will be responsible for the lioness for only one year. She had adopted a tigress named Durga earlier this year.
• The shooting of Karan Johar and Sajid Nadiawala’s much delayed project 2 States will finally begin next year. At first Sajid had decided to rope in Shahrukh Khan for the film. When that failed Karan became a co-producer and wanted to sign Ranbir Kapoor. Even that did not work out and the film became an uncertainty. Finally Imran Khan has decided to do the film much to the producers’ relief. The film is about the love story of a Punjabi boy and a South Indian girl which finally culminates in marriage.
• King Khan will be giving this year’s IIFA Awards a miss much to the disappointment of his fans. He will be busy shooting for Yash Chopra’s film at that time. The actor had attended last year’s ceremony but this year he will be in London with his family. He will be joined by Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in London. The film is a quintessential love story which will be directed by Yash Chopra.
• A group of twenty one medical organisations including the Indian Medical Association has asked Aamir Khan to apologise. According to them the actor had insulted the profession in his tv show Satyamev Jayate. They have warned that in case their demand is ignored they would ask people to boycott the actor’s movies and shows. The episode was based on the insensitive malpractices in medical treatment.
• After Shimit Amin another Ram Gopal Verma protege will be directing a film for the Yash Raj Productions. Atul Sabharwal will be directing Aurangzeb for the production company which will star Arjun Kapoor. He had earlier written the script for Ram Gopal Verma’s My Wife’s Murder. He went on to direct a television series for the Yash Raj Productions next. Aditya Chopra spotted him there and asked him to write a screenplay. The film will see Arjun Kapoor in a double role for the first time.
• Venerable actor Naseeruddin Shah was so impressed with the script of his next film that he reduced his fees to a great extent. The film which is called Charlie Ke Chakkar Mein has been directed by debutant Manish Srivastav. Naseer will be playing the protagonist for a nominal fee. The film will also star a number of theater actors along with Naseer. The film is in it’s post production stage and will release next year.
• Actress Sonashi Sinha celebrates her twenty fifth birthday today. The actress is still enjoying the amazing response that her latest outing, Rowdy Rathode got. The actress started her acting career opposite Salman Khan in the blockbuster Dabanng. She has a long list of films awaiting release including Son Of Sardar, Lootera and Dabanng 2.
• Karan Johar has signed Emraan Hashmi for a film that he will be producing. The film will be directed by Renzil D’Silva and will star Kareena Kapoor too. The actress had some date problems which have been finally sorted. Emraan Hashmi is has become the talk of the town after the success of Jannat 2. He surely is one bankable actor everyone is watching out for.
• Anil Kapoor will be working with Sanjay Gupta once again in the latter’s film, Shootout At Wadala.. He had earlier starred in Sanjay’s film Musafir. Apparently the actor had said no when the director had offered him a film earlier. Anil says that he is happy that he signed this film. He goes on to say that the entire cast and crew of the film are working very hard and it is paying off.
• Raj Babbar will be seen playing Soha Ali Khan’s father in her forthcoming film. The actor has played Kareena’s father in Bodyguard in his last film. Though Timangshu Dhulia had not decided to cast him a chance meeting with Babbar made him take the decision. Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 2 is being shot in Devgarh Baria in Gujarat.
• Deepika Padukone became the brand ambassador of Parachute Advansed recently. The actress will feature in the advertisements of their World’s Best Hair campaign. Deepika used to to feature in Parachute Advansed advertisements back in 2007. The actress says that she is happy to be back in the Parachute Advansed family. Apparently Deepika’s elegance and confidence makes her the perfect brand ambassador for the hair product.

So that was all that we had for today. We hope to see you tomorrow for more such fun filled tidings from the tinsel town.

Shah Rukh Khan now on way to buy Dempo

Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan is on high heels of pleasures these days after the bigger success of Kolkata Knight Riders’s win over Chennai Super Kings in IPL Season Five final match. He has been doing celebrations since the day of victory. The man is boisterous since it is the first time that his team did superb in IPL. For the first time, the team reached to the top level of the tournament and then reached in the final. Well, he deserves all the celebrations. The winning has given the superstar more confidence now to invest into games. Now he seems to be interested in getting fifty percent stake in Dempo, one of India’s top notch football clubs.

The close sources from the club reveal that the actor has been holding talks with the owner of the Goa based I-League champion club. The meetings between Shah Rukh Khan and club’s owner Srinivas Dempo will bring in lucrative results, the sources are pretty sure.

Post the KKR’s win, Khan again held meeting with the owner and the club’s management. But still there is no conformation at all about whether the deal will happen or not since Shah Rukh is interested in 50% stake. Sources also add that there are certain things needed to be worked out prior to finalizing the deal between the two. Reports have it that the club definitely needs Shah Rukh Khan on ownership board due to his popularity as a big star of India. The club is of the view that his popularity would be beneficial in promoting the I-League champions who have been dominating the Indian football scene. Three times Dempo have won the I-League since its beginning in 2007-08.

Well, if the deal happens, it would be interesting to watch the football with Shah Rukh supporting the team.

Manam Koththi Paravai – Movie Review

Movie Title – Manam Koththi Paravai

Director: Ezhil

Cast: Siva Karthikeyan, Athmiya,. Parotta Suri, Singam Puli, Ilavarasu, Ravi Mariya and Srinath, Chaams

Music: D Imman

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Manam Koththi Paravai Tamil film hits the screens. The flick is a pure entertainer but this entertainer has any oomph values and entertaining masala for the audiences? For this, read on the review. There is another question arises in the mind whether the leading hero Siva Karthikeyan has the potential to carry the movie on his shoulders. Well, it does not seem so since the guy is not potentially strapping to lift the flick. Ezhil directs this venture that features Siva Karthikeyan, Athmiya,. Parotta Suri, Singam Puli, Ilavarasu, Ravi Mariya and Srinath, Chaams among others.

Ezhil has previously directed the flicks like Poovellam Un Vasam, Thullatha Manamum Thullum and Deepavali. He has come up after some hiatus and this time around, he emerges with this entertainer Manam Koththi Paravai. The enterprise is the fusion of romance and comedy. The director and the writer have tried to make it a thorough entertainer by using the required spices to allure the cinegoers.

The flick talks about the friends whose one stupid act makes them land into big trouble of their life. Will they be able to get out of it is what forms the rest of the film. D Imman has scored the music for the flick.

Kannan (Siva Karthikeyan) happens to be a simple village guy who falls in love with his neighbor Revathy (Athmiya). She is the daughter of the family who terrorizes the entire village and their fists do the things for them. The father of Kannan (Ilavarasu) is a building contractor. Kannan’s friends want to see the lovers united. But her wedding gets fixed with an affluent and influential guy from the neighboring village. Now Kannan’s friends have very limited time to do the things as per their plan. Help is taken by two of Kannan’s friends from Mumbai (Sreenath and Chams). They abduct Revathy. From here the big trouble starts off.

Plot is not unique or novel at all, we have grown seeing these kinds of movies. Screenplay is good and attracts but carries some loopholes as well. Execution by Ezhil is attention grabbing and you would love to give distinction marks. Music by D Imman is ordinary. Cinematography is appealing.

Siva Karthikeyan delivers the goods well but he is not potentially powerful to carry the movie on his shoulders as a solo lead which is why the director adds other characters of his pals in the movie. Athmiya is good to watch. Siva’s friends enact their parts well. Rest of the cast fills the bill also.

Final Verdict:

On the whole, Manam Koththi Paravai is a time pass entertainer.

Sonam Kapoor Speaks

Known for her energetic and loving personality, this girl got it all…gorgeous looks, immense talent and a good heart. In her scenes, her enactment of the characters, you always get the hint of those transient moments that have an indelible impact on us!
She started earning at the age of 18 and hence financed all her desires on her own. From being a waiter to walking the ramp with elegance, she has done it all. The IT girl of Bollywood at present tells us how she made her foray into Bollywood in spite of being a star kid. You might like speaking and talking to her but when we spoke to her, our liking changed into love almost immediately. And we bet the same for you as well.

Fashion, glamour, glitz, hard work, ability and expressions: A Concoction of which of the following flavours do you see in a potential actress?

Well, number one is definitely going to be hard work! Frankly speaking, it has taken a lot of hard work for me, at least, to be here in a lot of ways. I started at 90 kilograms and it has taken a lot of hard work for me to reach wherever I am today. I have auditioned for all the roles that I have portrayed on screen. In fact, I had multiple auditions for ‘Sawaariya’ and similarly for ‘Delhi 6’ to get the roles. So, that in its self is a very difficult process. I have auditioned for every film except ‘I hate Luv Storys’. The hours that we actually put in to make the film ready for the audience is in itself a proof of the hard work that we put into it. Fashion, I think is very important, in terms of how you carry yourself and how you express yourself. I feel Fashion is a sense of expression because you are expressing yourself to your clothes! Being expressive in terms of who you are and showing your individuality by creating a personality is very relevant, especially if you become iconic! When you are someone who people look upto, you need to have your own personality. You cannot be like everybody else. Then it is expression: you need to be very expressive and talented to be a part of this industry. It does not matter whose daughter you are or how beautiful you are, it is the measure of how much talent you have and how much hard working you are that is going to matter eventually!

Very few people know that though you are a star kid, you did not have an easy way into the industry. Share some moments from life how it used to be then!

I was an assistant director for Sanjay (Leela Bhansali) in the beginning when he told me that he was making a film called ‘Saawariiya’ and he would like me to act in the movie! But for acting in it, I need to audition for the movie. That’s what he told me. All these girls had auditioned for the same role. There was Shivani Kapoor who used to be a model, Shraddha Kapoor (Shakti Kapoor’s daughter) auditioned for it. A lot of girls auditioned for it and I was one of them! Eventually, he selected me to play Sakina in his film. It is a process, you have to struggle a lot, you have to act, you have to get and click some good pictures! Fortunately, I take very good pictures. So that has always helped me in my auditions. I have always been auditioned for my photograph. There used to be people who would check my photographs and would ask me to come for the auditions. When I did ‘Delhi-6’, he probably auditioned all the girls in the entire industry. But I had just one meeting with him and he decided to take me in the film. So you have to struggle, you have to find out what films people are making and get rejected very often. You go to big banners like ‘Yashraj’ and ‘Dharma’ for work. They take your audition and either they like you or they don’t like you, without even caring who your father is or who your mother is! Film making is a business and they put money in you. You need to be successful and talented to shoulder that responsibility. I think it matters who your dad is because people treat you differently but it doesn’t matter when it comes to getting work under any banner!

You were launched with Sanjay Bhansali’s ‘Saawariya’ which might not have worked well at the box office but it did earn you instant recognition. How was your feeling then and now when you look back at it?

What happens with my films is that the public starts identifying so much with the characters that I play which assures that I have done my job convincing. It acts like a compliment for me. I put through who I actually am! After ‘Saawariya’ people thought I must have been the soft, shy, Indian girl and after Delhi-6 they felt I was very spunky and very pretty, again very Indian! With I Hate Luv Storys, I was the clichéd romanticheroine and after ‘Aisha’ I was the spoilt rich brat! With each and every film, people start identifying with me and my character. I like the fact that even if the audience doesn’t remember my films, they do remember Sakina, Bittu, Aisha or Simran. And hopefully, after Players, they will also remember Naina!

‘Saawariya’ opened so many crossroads for you. Films followed, you garnered applauses and you got labeled as a fashionista. But does Sonam still crave for a solo hit?

Well, I think I have got them with ‘I Hate Luv Storys’ and ‘Aisha’. Aisha was completely like my own film and it did have a 15 crore weekend at the box office! For a solo female film, that is quite a high number! It was also a first of its kind. After that, ‘No One killed Jessica’ and ‘The Dirty Picture’ came! It’s just got better from there. But then, it was just a mode of telling what the future of the industry is going to be. So for me, these two movies were really turning points in terms of business. Also, none of my films have opened small ever! In fact every film of mine has always opened big. Unfortunately, a lot of my big films have not lived up to my expectations but I have never ever been critically panned by anybody when my performance is concerned. For me, that is the most important thing. At least people like the way I act. Whichever of my films does do well, it is just like a cherry on the top!

Even then when a list of industry’s top actresses is made, somehow people miss out on you. Did you ever get bogged down by this?

I must admit that I do think that I am among the top 5 actresses. When people think about which actress to cast and there are 5 choices, I am definitely one of them. So I do not agree with you on that. I have always worked with the biggest film makers. I will continue working with the biggest filmmakers next year as well. So I have never ever felt that honestly. If I worked with a Sanjay Bhansali, Rakesh Mehra, Karan Johar, now with Abbas-Mustan, then Rajkumar Santoshi and Mani Ratnam, I fell privileged to be having this opportunity. When I came out, I sort of put myself in a bracket because of the choices I made. I never did anything that was not of quality.

With ‘Players’ we got to see a newer avatar of the lovely Sonam we knew. You have ventured into the action arena with this film. How was the entire experience?

I was expecting the film to do well and it did not live upto my expectations. It was a complete masala film, a very commercial movie and it is a lot of fun! You don’t need to go there thinking I am going to watch this deep dark film which will take me on a jouney! It will definitely take you on a journey but that would be a roller coaster ride. It is a fun, fun film! You just go there and get entertained!

You are now working with Rakesh Mehra again for ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’. You call him your most favourite director. Are you excited to work with him?

Yes I’m very excited to work with Rakesh Mehra again. He is one of my favourite directors and I worked with him in my 2nd film, which has been one of my closest films.

You are one of the most straight forward and frank celebrity in the industry. You have always called “a spade a spade”. Do you think your unabashed staright-forwardedness is what makes some people take you negatively?

I don’t thrive on any kind of negativity. I think people appreciate me because I’m straight forward and don’t find me diplomatic or fake!

 Dad Anil Kapoor has put his steps forward for Hollywood. With Hollywood brand endorsements already in your kitty, are you also planning to do a Hollywood movie given a chance?

Yes why not? If the script is good and it’s a character driven role, I would be more than happy to jump at the offer! (Smiles)

When can we see you and your dad together on screen?

Hopefully soon, considering we have already done a TV commercial together and it was really appreciated. We would definitely be seen together in sometime from now, I wish!