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Tanushree may seek legal recourse against Raj Kanwar
IndiaGlitz [Friday, May 18, 2007]
 
Tanushree Dutta is very much upset with the producer of 'Raqeeb', Raj Kanwar.
Raj Kanwar has given some false statements to media to promote his new film 'Raqeeb'. He has stated that Tanushree is playing a nymphomaniac in this movie, which is not true. He has also mentioned in some newspapers that she has done some bold scenes. Tanushree is so upset with these comments and cheap publicity which Mr. Kanwar is trying to get it two days before the release of the film, she sent a notice to Mr. Raj Kanwar. Here is the copy of the notice:
Re: The misleading statements given by you in leading newspapers with regard to film RAQEEB therein stating that I have done hot bedroom and kissing scenes
Dear Raj Kanwarji,
I am deeply hurt to write to you that the misleading and absolutely false statements given by you in all leading newspapers are surely going to tarnish my image in the film industry. You are fully aware that I have not performed any such scenes for your film which can in any manner whatsoever be considered as a bold scene, a hot bedroom scene, or a kissing scene. I therefore fail to understand, as to why are you giving such false statements and seeking to promote your film on the basis of such falsehood.
As the statements given by you in the newspapers on different occasions are very specific quotes, I am therefore constrained to believe that you may have probably without my knowledge, shot some scenes with a body double or with a look alike and on the basis of such scenes I feel that you may be trying to promote your film. Do note that I am forced to think like this only because of the specific quotes given by you in the newspapers.
However as I would yet like to believe that there are no such scenes shown in your film RAQEEB, with any body double or a look alike and that the reports carries in the newspapers are absolutely false, I would like to therefore request you to kindly confirm and clarify the same by giving a statement in the newspapers within two days as the film is yet to release. I would also like to kindly arrange for a trial show of the said film within next two days from the date of this letter, so as to enable me to view the said film personally and clarify my doubts which have been raised because of your statements that were carried in the newspapers.
In an event if you pay no heed to my requests and neglect to give a clarification in the newspaper and also arrange for a trial show as requested, then I shall have no option but to believe that you are purposely trying to harm my reputation and tarnish my image in the film industry. Do note that upon such circumstances I shall be constrained to seek legal recourse entirely at your risk, cost and consequences.
Therefore sincerely hoping that you shall do the needful at the earliest and thanking you in anticipation, I remain.
Tanushree Dutta |
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'Ek Chalis Ki Last Local' Premiere
[Friday, May 18, 2007]
Cinemax hosted the premiere of the most awaited film, 'Ek Chalis Ki Last Local', at Versova. The show was attended by the film's lead pair and its direcotor along with several other celebrities. Abhay and Neha bonded well on the occasion as they interacted with the media and gave pictures. Neha's close friend Ritvik Bhattacharya was also present at the premiere
Venue: Cinemax, Versova, Andheri, Mumbai, Thursday night
Present: Abhay Deol, Neha Dhupia, Ganesh Acharya, director Sanjay Khanduri, models Niki D'souza and Mridula, Vicky Idnani and others...
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The Sound Of Silence - By Onir
IndiaGlitz [Friday, May 18, 2007]
[Below is the reproduction of a recently written blog by Onir where he urges people to stand up and speak against the Human rights violation]
Yesterday I was at the Jehangir Art Gallery to protest against the arrest of Chandramohan Srilamantula (student of MSU, Vadodra) and the suspension of Shivji Panikkar. This was the focus but the protest was also to start recognising that wider issues of Freedom of Expression, Human rights violation all over the country needs to be addressed. It is a shame that one of the leading Painters of the country is living in Exile. A shame that a writer/art historian's face is blackened, books are burned. Does it not remind us all of something?
Where is it all going?
What saddened me was however the absence of the film industry at the protest. There was Konkona Sen, Ayesha Dharkar, Kitu Gidwani, Chitra Palekar and Sayed Mirza. Why was the mainstream Bollywood marked by their absence? Why is it that when there is a problem with the distribution of Fanaa the industry speaks up and the arrest of a young art student is watched in silence. Is it only Economics? Today it is Paintings and books, tomorrow it will be films (not that we have not already faced it with films like Parzania, Fire, Rang De Basanti).
It is time we woke up from our apathy and self centeredness and realise we are a part of the bigger art Family or rather conscious citizens who want to stand up for their basic democratic/ human rights.
The sound of silence speaks volumes- about how selfish and self centric we are. We need to speak up.... Our silences only encourages the powers of repression. we are guilty in our silence.
[ Last edited by ldg at 27-5-2007 11:55 PM ] |
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Yana Gupta Launches VibroGym
[Friday, May 18, 2007]
VibroGym, a pioneering healthcare product was launched with Yana Gupta as its ambassador in India. Yana posed for pictures with the latest machines which were on display on the occasion.
Speaking on the occassion, Anuj Arenja, Managing Director, Trinity HealthTech, said, 'VibroGym is a revolutionary healthcare product and it has over 20 internationally published researched proven benefits, and is a revolutionary way of working out as it trains over 95% of a muscles' fibre as opposed to 45% in a conventional workout.' |
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Sunidhi Chauhan records a Spanish song
IndiaGlitz [Friday, May 18, 2007]
Nileish Malhotra held the recording of first song for his forthcoming film at Sound City at Empire Studio on 14 May 07, where Sunidhi recorded a song with Sukhwinder in Spanish & Punjabi. This is the first time that Sunidhi has sung in Spanish.
Malhotra Productions' second film and Elegant Film's Pvt Ltd.'s first film 'Monopoly-The Game of Money' (working title) is an Indo-Canadian Venture. Directed by Nileish Malhotra and written by Rajesh Iyer, this film stars Karran Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Chunky Pandey, & Vivek Shaque.
Its Music is by Sukhwinder Singh and cinematographer is Jack Conroy (three times nominated for Oscars) from Hollywood. Producers are Nileish Malhotra, Jatinder Minhas, Ramesh Mehta and Manjit Bhatti.
According to Director-Producer Nileish Malhotra, "This song is specially recorded in Spanish and Punjabi Language. We are going to picturise it in a Night club in Canada, where two dancers are performing, one is Spanish and another one is Punjabi. We are trying to give something new to the audience and I am sure public will like it. Sukhwinder's music and Sunidhi's voice are adding to the beauty of this song."
Elegant Films Pvt. Ltd. has joined hands with Malhotra Productions, which is an audio-visual production company, having vast reservoir of experience and expertise in the field of documentary, animation, advertising film, feature film and software for television. It is a professionally managed company and is a member of the Association of Motion Pictures and Television Programme Producers (Regn No. 486) since 1995.
[ Last edited by ldg at 27-5-2007 11:59 PM ] |
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Box office analysis
Exclusive by Joginder Tuteja, IndiaGlitz [Friday, May 18, 2007]
First weekend performance of latest release
Why has there been so much brouhaha around the average opening of METRO? Who was actually expecting the film to open with an earth shattering response? Was the movie ever meant to begin with a bang and recover its investment in 3 days flat? Wasn't it always meant to be a movie that would pick up mainly on word of mouth if the product was indeed good? And pray, who expected it to be create serpentine queues at centres outside metros and other major cities?
All of this makes me surprised (yet again, after TA RA RUM PUM) to see obituaries been written about a film soon after the first show has commenced. Arrey, give the film a breather. At least wait for the first weekend for the film to get over! And especially for a film like METRO where a lot is dependent upon the first week to complete and at least a week more to follow, one needs to be a little more patient.
This is what exactly has worked for METRO....the patience factor. After an average opening, the word of mouth for the film (as expected, in the urban centres) has been quite good. Audience can be seen relating to the film's subject and recommending it to people around in a big way. As of now, the film is en route to turn out to be a decent first week earner and with reports looking positive, it should turn out to be a good success for Anurag Basu and UTV.
GOOD BOY BAD BOY was never meant to be a great cinema but even for people who like their cinema to be no-brainer-masala-entertainer, this Emraan Hashmi-Tusshar Kapoor film didn't turn out to be a satisfying affair. There were select set of audience and some pockets in the country where the film saw a sizeable chunk in the opening weekend, but the word of mouth wasn't quite happening. On shaky grounds, this comedy is currently struggling to stand on its feet. Controversies surrounding the entire production of the film with reported rift between the cast, crew and the maker is not helping the cause either.
Last week's movies
YATRA was the sole release of the week and it's stint at the theatres too was only for a sole week! Collecting 25 lakhs in the first week (even this amount sounds surprising as one would have expected way lower than this), the film has marched out of theatres and is barely in the running. A film which doesn't have much scope even in DVD or satellite circuits.
From the past
A 50% industry standard fall in the second week confirms that TA RA RUM PUM has turned out to be decent, if not blockbuster, at the box office. With 8.5 crores more coming in and the total moving to 26 crores, the film has done well at the box office and now gets into a comfort zone from where it starts earning profits.
The film did fall by more than 50% in Mumbai where it slid from 4.25 crore to 2 crore while even in Delhi the collections fell from 2.5 crore to 1 crore. Though one was apprehensive about SPIDERMAN 3 wave hitting it extremely hard, it hasn't quite happened and the film has managed to survive the scare. It's all about how well does this family entertainer manage to consolidate from hereon.
BIG BROTHER manages to live on for yet another week and gets 15 lakhs more in its kitty to bring it's total close to 7 crore. An earner in most circuits [barring Mumbai and a few more], the film has given an account of Sunny Deol's continued popularity amongst his loyal fans.
BHEJA FRY continues to rock the show as it elevates to Superhit status with yet another superb week. Bringing in another 80 lakhs with the total crossing 6.5 crore, it has proved to be the second highest earning movie of the week when it comes to Hindi films.
Meanwhile NAMASTEY LONDON continues to earn moolah and even in it's 7th week, it got home another 40 lakhs to inch closer to 37 crore mark. VIVAH, at 32.5 crores saw its collections on a lower side with 10 lakhs more coming in.
In the future
RAQEEB and EK CHALIS KI LAST LOCAL are the two thrillers of the week! Both of them see debutant directors (Anurag Singh, Sanjay Khanduri) trying to make their mark in the world of Bollywood. With decent promotion to support, the films are known amongst the audience though a lot will depend upon the word of mouth to pull them through. There is not much that one is looking from an opening point of view though it would be interesting to see how the final product eventually turns out to be.
[ Last edited by ldg at 28-5-2007 12:03 AM ] |
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After TRAIN, Bajaj Brothers and Mithoon pair for AGAR
IndiaGlitz [Saturday, May 19, 2007]
It seems filmmakers Shyam Bajaj and Narendra Bajaj have made a habit of delivering musical hits one after the other.
The sequence of churning out musical gems started with the Salman Khan-starrer 態ANDHAN |
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Sunidhi Chauhan kick starts Rakesh Roshan's 慘RAZY 4 |
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Priyanka-Harman pushed to year end
IndiaGlitz [Saturday, May 19, 2007]
Audience would have to wait or some more months before they see the love story between Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja unfold on the big screen.
LOVE STORY 2050, a romantic tale set in futuristic world, faced some issues before it could kick start with walking away of Kareena Kapoor. Pronto Priyanka Chopra was roped in the movie was being targeted at mid-2007 release. Now the latest developments indicate that the film won't be coming to screens before November this year.
A debut vehicle of Harman Baweja, the film is produced by his father Harry Baweja who also directs the film. Harry's last directorial venture was TEESRI AANKH - THE HIDDEN CAMERA that disappeared without a trace while his last big HIT was QAYAMAT [2003].
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Exclusive Synopsis - GOAL
IndiaGlitz [Saturday, May 19, 2007]
Get Set匞OAL is a story of that great optimistic trait - hope. The characters in this drama fight the battle of hope through relationships, pride and their dreams.
Southall United is a football club going through a major crisis. The team has no stars, no sponsors, no spectators and most importantly, no coach. Yet, it nurtures the hope that it will win the cup this time.
The head of the city council, Anne, collaborates with Johnny Patel, a sports commentator, to acquire the large tract of land that is with the club. Together, they highlight the club抯 lackluster performance and threaten to have the land taken from them, unless things change. Their biggest hope? That the team will lose, yet again.
Sir Devi Dayal Dhariwal, owner of the club, hopes to save the land from the greed of Anne and Johnny Patel. Hanif, the captain of Southall United, plays the one last card the club has. He hopes to bring in a celebrated ex-player to coach them.
And then, there is Sunny Bhasin (John Abraham) who hopes to become a member of a top team and play first division football - a dream every aspiring British footballer yearns for.
Will the coach manage to pull his team together? How does Sunny become a part of this team? And most importantly, will the club win the title and retain the ground?
Get Set匞OAL - a contemporary story of the Asian community in UK, told through the dynamic prism of professional football.
[ Last edited by ldg at 28-5-2007 12:22 AM ] |
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Aaditya Udit Narayan bring smiles to street children抯
IndiaGlitz [Sunday, May 20, 2007]
As part of Big 92.7 FM's Cool Maal Dhamaal activity, RJ Archana Jani of The Big Chai show was accompanied by Aaditya Udit Narayan on a visit to the Vatsalya Foundation in Mumbai to interact with street children.
The radio station is also running an on-ground activity as branded Big 92.7 FM refrigerated vans roam tour cities with the RJs distributing cool drinks like coconut water and lemonade. Started on 14 May on The Big Chai show, Cool Maal Dhamaal, has evoked a huge response from listeners which includes prizes or maal like destination holiday packages, air-conditioners, refrigerators, coolers, sunshades, cool wear , passes to popular water parks across the city, and more.
"It's been wonderful to interact with these sweet street children -and their response to our Cool Maal Dhamaal event here has been as enthusiastic as that of the listeners who are winning big prizes on The Big Chai every morning," said Archana Jani.
Speaking on the occasion, Aaditya Udit Narayan said, 揑 am grateful to BIG 92.7 FM and the Vatsalya Foundation for giving me an opportunity to connect with these kids for BIG FM抯 Cool Maal Dhamaal. It has been a wonderful experience |
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Vivek, Tusshar have fun on the sets of Kyunki Saas Bhi....
[Monday, May 21, 2007]
The 'Shootout At Lokhandwala' gangsters make a special appearance in Balaji Telefilms', 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi', this Thursday. The actors of the film once again came together to shoot for one of the television's longest-running serial at Film City.
The scene the film's actors' shot goes thus: The Virani's have proved Tulsi to be mentally unsound and they decide to send her to an asylum. The staff of the asylum fetches Tulsi and is on their way when they get caught in a traffic jam due to a dance party in a dhaba on the way. In the dhaba, the five gangsters of Shootout At Lokhandwala are chilling out and having a gala time. They are dancing on the song 'Ganpat rap' from the movie itself. Hearing the music and seeing the dance the staff of the asylum get distracted. Tulsi sees this as her only chance to escape. So she sneaks out of the ambulance and mingles in the crowd...
Venue: Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, Sunday night
Present: Tusshar Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Rohit Roy, Aditya Panscholi and others
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"I play laughter specialist in Sangeeth's film" - Chunky Panday
Joginder Tuteja, IndiaGlitz [Monday, May 21, 2007]
Chunky Panday has been roped in for the yet-untitled film by director Sangeeth Sivan which stars Nana Patekar and Bobby Deol in pivotal roles.
"After APNA SAPNA MONEY MONEY, I am the laughter specialist for Sangeeth Sivan films", laughs Chunky who carries his sense of humor everywhere, be it sets, public place or his own house.
"Together we have given a good hit in the form of APNA SAPNA MONEY MONEY and it was imperative that I sign on the next film of Sangeeth too", informs Chunky, "My character comes in the film after the interval and gets on much more than just an occasional chuckle."
Getting a little serious he adds, "There is a definite value add that this character does in the narrative of the film and is not there just for the sake of it. Jokes apart, it is not just a comic role in the film." |
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'Apne' The Biggest Music Launch of the Decade
[Monday, May 21, 2007]
The music launch of Anil Sharma's forthcoming venture 'Apne' took place amidst much fanfare at a glittering ceremony held at JW Marriot. The film's album was unveiled by stalwarts Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand alongwith the entire cast and crew and other dignitaries including the Dhoot 'Videocon' family. The Music Launch was undoubtedly the biggest of the decade as stars descended from all walks of life to cheer the deols on their biggest moment in life.
Mr. Anirudh Dhoot gifted ELECTROLUX air conditioners to the starcast of the film.
Venue: JW Marriot, Juhu, Mumbai, Sunday night
Present: Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu, Govinda, Shilpa Shetty, Anil Sharma, Salman Khan, Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Abhay Deol, Shilpa Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra Mr. V N Dhoot, Mr. R N Dhoot, Mr. Anirudh Dhoot and others
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Jazzy B arrives with a single - 'Kaun Nach Di'
Joginder Tuteja, IndiaGlitz [Monday, May 21, 2007]
Concept of singles is still to catch up in India.
Though Euphoria has tried it once while Karan Johar too kick started the campaign of K3G with the title song as the first single to arrive on stands, the trend is still trying to find its way into the Indian music market. On these grounds, Jazzy B has tried to do something different with 'Kaun Nach Di', a single which is the only track in the album.
To compensate for the lack of any other track, there are as many as 5 different versions of 'Kaun Nach Di' for his fans to pick and choose from. Written by Pinda Dhaliwal and composed by Ravi Bal, the five versions of 'Kaun Nach Di' are 'Urbanology Mix', 'Streetology Mix', 'Sada Desi Mix', 'Sada Kar Mix' and 'Jazzy Bounce Mix'. |
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Vikram Bhatt to direct Mumbai Salsa
[Monday, May 21, 2007]
Ace director Vikram Bhatt got into a joint venture with ASA to launch a production banner called 'ASA Films Pvt. Ltd.'. ASA, a corporate group into steel and coal industry is making their foray into a film production.
At a glittering ceremony chief guest Manmohan Shetty launched the new production house amongst other celebrities. Bhatt himself will direct the company's first film titled 'Mumbai Salsa'. According to the director, 'Mumbai Salsa' is a feel good movie based on eight main protagonists. It will make you laugh and at times will give you a lump in the throat, now and then. The film takes a tragic-comedy look at the dysfunctional relationships in a metro in a funny kind of a way and how everybody is looking for love.
The film will go on floors on May 21 and will be shot in Bombay and Bangkok.
Venue: Hyatt Regency, Andheri, Mumbai, Saturday night
Present: Vikram Bhatt, Manmohan Shetty, Vir Das, Manjiri, Indraneel, Linda Arsenio
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Launch of Video Album- 揑talian Connection |
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Adnan to Dance in his Video 'Baarish' For the First Time!!!!
IndiaGlitz [Tuesday, May 22, 2007]
Adnan Sami's latest album with T-Series ' Kisi Din' has already made waves with his songs topping all charts.
Now for the first time you will find him dancing to his own song!! The third video from the same album "Baarish" will see the artiste grooving and moving to the disco beats of the song!!! Interestingly, with all his weight loss and all, Adnan looks quite dapper and in his element serenading a pretty lady.
The song, set in a haunted house, looks funky and Adnan simply rocks!!! In fact, if Adnan continues this trend of dancing to his songs, we might just witness a few actors getting the jitters quite soon. After all it's not often that we get a package deal where a singer has created a niche for himself, can dance and to top it off has all the pretty women eating out of his hands!!! Looks like Adnan's hit the main league this time. Bollywood calling Mr.Sami??? |
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After Emraan, it is Mallika's turn to go 'Ya Ali'
Joginder Tuteja, IndiaGlitz [Tuesday, May 22, 2007]
Amongst his dozen odd hits, Emraan Hashmi would certainly place 'Ya Ali' [GANGSTER] in at least one of his Top-3 hits ever.
Now the co-star of his first big hit [MURDER], Mallika Sherawat, too is seen lip synching to 'Ya Ali' though the setting is completely different. She gyrates to the namesake track for her upcoming release AAP KAA SURROOR - THE MOVIEE where she reportedly plays a negative character.
Sunidhi Chauhan sings for Mallika in a westernized mode with her voice suiting Mallika's on-screen appearance.
Also featuring the lead cast of the film, Himesh Reshammiya and Riya, 'Ya Ali' is set as a party track where Mallika is shown to be falling in love with the composer/singer/actor as he renders the track. |
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