‘Jhalak Dikkhla Jaa’ semi-final gets the Kapoor punch!
Mumbai: The Kapoors - Rishi, Neetu and their son Ranbir, and actor Anil Kapoor - took the celebrity quotient on the semi-final weekend episodes dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6’ to a new high.
Anil visited the show to promote his upcoming action-thriller ‘24, which is also his debut TV production, while Rishi, Neetu and Ranbir were there to create a buzz for forthcoming ‘Besharam’, which unites the trio on the big screen for the first time.
‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6’ is judged by actress Madhuri Dixit, filmmaker Karan Johar and choreographer-director Remo D`Souza.
Anil and Madhuri recreated their old romance on the sets of the show by dancing to their popular songs ‘Dhak dhak’, ‘Koyal si teri boli’ and ‘Kehdo ki tum meri ho warna’.
‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6’ is nearing its grand finale now, and there are five celebrity contestants left to fight it out for the trophy.
The top five contestants are actress Drashti Dhami, singer Shaan, dancers Lauren Gottlieb and Mukti Mohan, and ‘India`s Got Talent’ winners Sonali and Sumant.
Irrfan starrer 'Dabba' in London Film Festival competition
London: Director Ritesh Batra`s debut film ‘Dabba’ (The Lunchbox), starring Irrfan Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, will compete in the official competition section of this year`s London Film Festival.
‘Dabba’, which earlier won the critics’ week viewer’s choice award at the 66th Cannes film festival, is the only Indian film to make it to the 13-film shortlist at the fest here.
The film has been jointly produced by Guneet Monga and Anurag Kashyap among others.
Described as India`s hottest indie film of the year, ‘Dabba’ is based on the Mumbai`s dabbawalla delivery service known all over the world for its precision.
The film will face tough international competition from Jonathan Glazer`s "Under The Skin" starring Scarlett Johansson as a man-eating alien; ‘Parkland’, Peter Landesman`s film about events in Dallas, ‘Texas’ on the day former US President John F Kennedy was assassinated; and ‘Starred Up’ from British director David Mackenzie.
Some of the other Indian entries in this year`s line-up of 234 feature films from across 74 countries include ‘Jeevan Smriti’, Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh`s last complete feature before his sudden death in May. It is structured as a personal docu-drama around Ghosh`s admiration for legendary poet and writer Rabindranath Tagore.
Indo-Canadian production ‘Siddharth’ by director Richie Mehta and Buddhadeb Dasgupta`s ‘Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa’ (Sniffer) have been selected in the Journey category this year.
An Indian village also forms the backdrop of Bhutanese director Khyentse Norbu`s ‘Vara: A Blessing’, starring actress Shahana Goswami in the lead. It is based on Indian poet and novelist Sunil Gangppadhyaya`s short story and dedicated to Satyajit Ray`s classic `Charulata`.
‘From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf’, by directors Shaina Anand and Ashok Sukumaran, is a film based on real events and made up of videos of real events. It draws from years of dialogue and friendship between sailors travelling across the Arabian Sea from the Gulf of Kutch between India and Pakistan to the Persian Gulf.
The British Film Institute`s London Film Festival 2013, which will run from October 9 till 20, will be opened by Hollywood actor Tom Hanks with a gala screening of his film ‘Captain Phillips’.
The biopic, directed by Paul Greengrass, tells the story of Captain Richard Phillips who was taken hostage by Somali Pirates during the Maersk Alabama hijacking in 2009.
Hanks will also close the annual festival with ‘Saving Mr Banks’, the untold story of how the Disney classic ‘Mary Poppins’ made it to the screen.
Other big films to be screened across London cinemas next month include the sci-fi thriller ‘Gravity’, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, the Coen Brothers` ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ and the critically acclaimed lesbian drama, ‘Blue is the Warmest Colour’.
The festival will host 16 international premieres and 29 European premieres. There will also be screenings of 134 live action and animated shorts.
Consent from original crew is the right way for remakes: Farhan Akhtar
Mumbai: Actor-director Farhan Akhtar, whose father-scriptwriter Javed has been embroiled in a legal battle with those remaking `Zanjeer`, says the right way to go about remakes is to take the consent of those associated with the original.
The remake of the
1973 Amitabh Bachchan-Jaya starrer has been in news regarding copyright
and royalty issues. Both the original writers Salim Khan and Javed
Akhtar who scripted it, have been fighting for intellectual rights of
the new version.
Farhan has in the past, remade Bachchan`s superhit film `Don` (1978).
Speaking about the process of working on a remake, he said, "I have remade a film called `Don` and for that I had acquired rights from the producers and taken permission from writers. This is in my understanding is the right way to go about it. Everybody has their own way. The case is in court. I am sure they will decide who is right and who is wrong."
The remake of `Zanjeer` starring Ram Charan Teja and Priyanka Chopra will hit the screens tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Farhan, who is enjoying the success of `Bhaag Mikha Bhaag`, says it has given him a lot of choice, as people (filmmakers) around him are offering him various projects.
Farhan, who has proved himself in as an actor, filmmaker and producer, said he will take up anything that excites him.
"I am not planning my life, whatever comes my way I will do. I am working on scripting (as a director), reading scripts (as a producer and actor). So whatever excites me I will do it be it as an actor, director or producer," he added.
The 39-year-old actor enjoys acting and playing a variety of roles on screen. "This (acting) is something I am enjoying, playing different characters. As a director you end up giving a year or two for a film depending on the nature of the project. I am enjoying acting. I am not saying I am not directing."
He is also the brand ambassador for Intex mobiles and unveiled the company`s smart phone here yesterday.
On the launch, he said, "There are people who are choosy about the product they associate with while others choose to endorse multiple brands. I feel if you can use the image you have created for a brand and reach people it`s great. Like I choose a brand on the same basis the way I choose my films.
Mumbai: The set of popular game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ has not just been changed geographically, but design-wise too. It will be a multimedia rectangular stage with LED lights.
Farhan has in the past, remade Bachchan`s superhit film `Don` (1978).
Speaking about the process of working on a remake, he said, "I have remade a film called `Don` and for that I had acquired rights from the producers and taken permission from writers. This is in my understanding is the right way to go about it. Everybody has their own way. The case is in court. I am sure they will decide who is right and who is wrong."
The remake of `Zanjeer` starring Ram Charan Teja and Priyanka Chopra will hit the screens tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Farhan, who is enjoying the success of `Bhaag Mikha Bhaag`, says it has given him a lot of choice, as people (filmmakers) around him are offering him various projects.
Farhan, who has proved himself in as an actor, filmmaker and producer, said he will take up anything that excites him.
"I am not planning my life, whatever comes my way I will do. I am working on scripting (as a director), reading scripts (as a producer and actor). So whatever excites me I will do it be it as an actor, director or producer," he added.
The 39-year-old actor enjoys acting and playing a variety of roles on screen. "This (acting) is something I am enjoying, playing different characters. As a director you end up giving a year or two for a film depending on the nature of the project. I am enjoying acting. I am not saying I am not directing."
He is also the brand ambassador for Intex mobiles and unveiled the company`s smart phone here yesterday.
On the launch, he said, "There are people who are choosy about the product they associate with while others choose to endorse multiple brands. I feel if you can use the image you have created for a brand and reach people it`s great. Like I choose a brand on the same basis the way I choose my films.
‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ set gets makeover
Mumbai: The set of popular game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ has not just been changed geographically, but design-wise too. It will be a multimedia rectangular stage with LED lights.
The ‘Kaun
Banega Crorepati 2013’ set will now be a magnificent 360 degree
multimedia stage, making India the first ever country to change the ‘Who
Wants To Be A Millionaire’ set worldwide.
The round set has been transformed into a rectangular one with LED lights enhancing the aura of the set, said a statement.
It has also been shifted from Filmcity in Goregaon here to Yash Raj Films studio in Andheri West due to infrastructure reasons.
Hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, the show has returned with changes in the jackpot prize and lifelines. The jackpot prize is bigger than ever at Rs. 7 crore.
The round set has been transformed into a rectangular one with LED lights enhancing the aura of the set, said a statement.
It has also been shifted from Filmcity in Goregaon here to Yash Raj Films studio in Andheri West due to infrastructure reasons.
Hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, the show has returned with changes in the jackpot prize and lifelines. The jackpot prize is bigger than ever at Rs. 7 crore.
Mumbai: Ram Charan, the son of actor-politician Chiranjeevi, is having a rocking time in B-Town. The Telugu actor, who is marking his emergence in Bollywood with Apoorva Lakhia’s ‘Zanjeer’, has reportedly landed a role in Salman Khan’s film.
According
to the rumour mills, the young actor visited Salman’s residence on
Monday to discuss the project which is slated to go on floor next year.
Ram’s first Hindi film is a remake of megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s namesake 1973 blockbuster produced by Prakash Mehra. He will be seen romancing Bollywood’s desi girl Priyanka Chopra.
The ‘Dabangg’ superstar is currently busy with his next, tentatively titled ‘Mental’ and reality show ‘Bigg Boss 7’. The industry heavyweight doesn’t have a Hindi movie release this year but will make his Marathi debut with ‘Lai Bhari’ which features Riteish Deshmukh in the lead role
Mumbai: Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, whose last film ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ reaped gold at the Box Office, believes that minting money is one parameter to measure a film`s success, but numbers are not the be-all-and-end-all of film making.
Ram’s first Hindi film is a remake of megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s namesake 1973 blockbuster produced by Prakash Mehra. He will be seen romancing Bollywood’s desi girl Priyanka Chopra.
The ‘Dabangg’ superstar is currently busy with his next, tentatively titled ‘Mental’ and reality show ‘Bigg Boss 7’. The industry heavyweight doesn’t have a Hindi movie release this year but will make his Marathi debut with ‘Lai Bhari’ which features Riteish Deshmukh in the lead role
Life doesn't stop at Box Office numbers: Farhan Akhtar
Mumbai: Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, whose last film ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ reaped gold at the Box Office, believes that minting money is one parameter to measure a film`s success, but numbers are not the be-all-and-end-all of film making.
At an event here, Farhan was asked if he is an actor who keeps a track of the numbers that his movies make.
He said: "Not to the extent that it drives me crazy. When you work on your film, you want it to do well and one barometer of knowing whether your film is doing well or not is the box office.
"The other is how people are talking about it, then how many years after it has released people still remember it, which is also another level of success. So that`s one aspect of it that you like to know. But is your happiness only going to be based on this and life not move on if you don`t get those numbers? You have to move on."
The 39-year-old spoke on the sidelines of the launch function of a new handset by Intel here Wednesday.
Farhan`s latest film ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ crossed the Rs.100 crore mark at the Box office and the film was even declared tax-free.
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday directed the police to provide security for the smooth release and screening of Hindi film ‘Zanjeer’ and its Telugu version ‘Toofan’ starring actor Ram Charan, son of Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi.
He said: "Not to the extent that it drives me crazy. When you work on your film, you want it to do well and one barometer of knowing whether your film is doing well or not is the box office.
"The other is how people are talking about it, then how many years after it has released people still remember it, which is also another level of success. So that`s one aspect of it that you like to know. But is your happiness only going to be based on this and life not move on if you don`t get those numbers? You have to move on."
The 39-year-old spoke on the sidelines of the launch function of a new handset by Intel here Wednesday.
Farhan`s latest film ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ crossed the Rs.100 crore mark at the Box office and the film was even declared tax-free.
Andhra police told to provide security for 'Zanjeer'
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday directed the police to provide security for the smooth release and screening of Hindi film ‘Zanjeer’ and its Telugu version ‘Toofan’ starring actor Ram Charan, son of Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi.
The
court asked the director general of police to provide necessary security
to theatres screening the two movies throughout the state from Friday.
‘Zanjeer’ and ‘Toofan’, starring Ram Charan and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles, are set to be released across the state, currently witnessing political turmoil over the decision to carve out separate Telangana state.
Reliance Big Entertainment Pvt. Ltd had moved the court seeking directions to the government to take steps for smooth screening of the two films in view of threats from some quarters.
The petitioner feared obstacles to the screening of the movies in the wake of these threats.
Reliance entertainment informed the court that it has invested several crores of rupees to produce, market and distribute the movies. The company said it had already signed contracts with several theatres for screening the films.
The company moved the court as its representation to the police did not evoke any response.
Some groups in Seemandhra (Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra) have threatened to disrupt screening of the movies to protest what they call Chiranjeevi`s failure to oppose strongly the proposed bifurcation of the state.
The movies may also face problems in Telangana, where some groups alleged that Chiranjeevi was trying to stall the formation of a separate state.
In the past, films of Chiranjeevi, his brother Pawan Kalyan and Ram Charan have had to face the ire of pro-Telangana groups.
Bollywood’s first female superstar- Sridevi- has done a Rajinikanth in Japan! Thanks to a preview and festival screening of her comeback film ‘English Vinglish’. What`s more, the film has not even been released there as yet!
‘Zanjeer’ and ‘Toofan’, starring Ram Charan and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles, are set to be released across the state, currently witnessing political turmoil over the decision to carve out separate Telangana state.
Reliance Big Entertainment Pvt. Ltd had moved the court seeking directions to the government to take steps for smooth screening of the two films in view of threats from some quarters.
The petitioner feared obstacles to the screening of the movies in the wake of these threats.
Reliance entertainment informed the court that it has invested several crores of rupees to produce, market and distribute the movies. The company said it had already signed contracts with several theatres for screening the films.
The company moved the court as its representation to the police did not evoke any response.
Some groups in Seemandhra (Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra) have threatened to disrupt screening of the movies to protest what they call Chiranjeevi`s failure to oppose strongly the proposed bifurcation of the state.
The movies may also face problems in Telangana, where some groups alleged that Chiranjeevi was trying to stall the formation of a separate state.
In the past, films of Chiranjeevi, his brother Pawan Kalyan and Ram Charan have had to face the ire of pro-Telangana groups.
Sridevi - the female Rajinikanth in Japan?
Bollywood’s first female superstar- Sridevi- has done a Rajinikanth in Japan! Thanks to a preview and festival screening of her comeback film ‘English Vinglish’. What`s more, the film has not even been released there as yet!
Apparently, the theme of an
Asian woman struggling with the English language has struck a universal
chord in Japan. And the Japanese women, themselves driven to despair by
the linguistic discrepancies of the diasporas, have embraced the film in
a big way.
Now, they want to meet Sridevi before the film gets a Japanese release in December.
Speaking from Tokyo where he is currently visiting to launch the film, producer R. Balki said: "The response is terrific. Every Japanese women identifies with Sridevi. The Japanese love the film. Anyone and everyone who has seen it has connected immediately with the theme of linguistic barricading."
On the evening of Sep 1, ‘English Vinglish’ was screened in Tokyo`s Aichi Women`s Film Festival. Later, it will get an all-Japan commercial release.
"We are planning a very wide Japanese release. The distributors in Japan think this is the first Indian after the films of Rajinikanth that the Japanese will connect with in such a huge way," Balki said in an excited tone.
He said the movie, directed by his wife Gauri Shinde, would get the biggest release ever in Japan for an Indian film.
"We are planning a major release here in Japan. It would be the biggest ever release in Japan for any Indian film," he added.
Such is the demand in Japan to meet Sridevi that producer Eros Entertainment plan to take the actress to Tokyo and other cities later this year.
"The Japanese identify with all the linguistic insecurities of Sridevi`s character Shashi. If you cut away the spice and chillies in our food, we are exactly the same as the Japanese," he said.
Balki says the demand to meet Sridevi in Japan is deafening.
"Gauri and Sridevi have become very popular here. The word on the film in Japan is very strong. Sridevi must come to Japan," said the filmmaker.
Now, they want to meet Sridevi before the film gets a Japanese release in December.
Speaking from Tokyo where he is currently visiting to launch the film, producer R. Balki said: "The response is terrific. Every Japanese women identifies with Sridevi. The Japanese love the film. Anyone and everyone who has seen it has connected immediately with the theme of linguistic barricading."
On the evening of Sep 1, ‘English Vinglish’ was screened in Tokyo`s Aichi Women`s Film Festival. Later, it will get an all-Japan commercial release.
"We are planning a very wide Japanese release. The distributors in Japan think this is the first Indian after the films of Rajinikanth that the Japanese will connect with in such a huge way," Balki said in an excited tone.
He said the movie, directed by his wife Gauri Shinde, would get the biggest release ever in Japan for an Indian film.
"We are planning a major release here in Japan. It would be the biggest ever release in Japan for any Indian film," he added.
Such is the demand in Japan to meet Sridevi that producer Eros Entertainment plan to take the actress to Tokyo and other cities later this year.
"The Japanese identify with all the linguistic insecurities of Sridevi`s character Shashi. If you cut away the spice and chillies in our food, we are exactly the same as the Japanese," he said.
Balki says the demand to meet Sridevi in Japan is deafening.
"Gauri and Sridevi have become very popular here. The word on the film in Japan is very strong. Sridevi must come to Japan," said the filmmaker.
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