It’s an action packed weekend filled with special guests, comic dancing and a few surprise acts on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.
This week’s theme ‘teen ka tadka’ began with Bharti Singh’s entry as a host with Manish Paul and Kapil Sharma. All eyes darted from Bharti to judge Remo D’souza ‘coz of their obvious…ahem … relationship.
Last week itself the names of the tadkas who were to join the contestants was revealed to us. But we were not told who will be partnering up with whom. Nonetheless we had a clue; Sanaya Irani joined hands with Drashti Dhami, Darsheel Safary with Sonali-Sumanth, Mumaith did the Lungi dance with Sana Saeed, Rithvik Dhanjani who grooved with Lauren Gottileb and Punit did a comic act enacting Madhuri Dixit, Remo and Karan Johar. Hazel Keech joined Shaan’s team while Ragini Khanna did a sizzling act with Mukti Mohan.
To make the dance reality show more special and to promote their upcoming movie Zanjeer,Priyanka Chopra and South sensation Ram Charan Teja made an appearance. While PC was as usual her bubbly self, Ram Charan kept his speech to the minimum.
No, the Dabangg actor is not getting married though we would love to see him take the plunge
Salman Khan who entered the world of films in 1988 recently completed 25 glorious years in Bollywood. And that’s the reason why megastar Amitabh Bachcancongratulated the bhai of Bollywood. Mr Bachchan and Salman have worked together in films like Baghban, Baabul and were last seen together onscreen five years ago inGod Tussi Great Ho. While the two stars have not shared screen space as often as their fans would like, they have always maintained cordial relationship.
So when we caught up with the Shehenshah of Bollywood at the Kaun Banega Crorepati press conference, he didn’t shy away from acknowledging Sallu’s achievement. “My best wishes to him (Salman). 25 years is Bollywood is not a small thing. Today he is one of the top male actors in the industry. So congratulations to him” said the KBC host and superstar.
We are sure Salman is happy to have received good wishes from the iconic actor of Indian cinema.
Instead of Namak, the makers of the Shahid Kapoor-Sonakshi Sinha starrer opted for Rambo Rajkumar just about six months ago, so why are they looking to change it?
Following up on popular film titles, Shahid Kapoor, Prabhu Deva and the producers ofRambo Rajkumar have decided to go for a name change for their new film. The action comedy that was initially being made under the working title of Namak was then calledRambo Rajkumar…until now. Why? because for the Shahid Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha starrer, which will be an out-and-out masala entertainer, the makers apparently wanted a more catchy title, since they felt Namak wasn’t spicy enough.
But don’t forget that the producers of this Prabhu Deva directorial have registered optional titles such as Macho Rajkumar, Raja Rajkumar and Rowdy Rajkumar. “We registered these titles to give an Indian touch and might use it for a prequel or a sequel. But as of now, we’ve sent a few more titles for registration and keeping our options open to block suitable titles for the prequel/sequel,” explained producer Viki Rajan.
We prefer Rambo Rajkumar rather than any of these new titles – Macho (which one can’t really associate Shahid with), Raja (maybe) or Rowdy (ew!) or something else (hmmmm). Well, we hope that for Shahid’s sake the luck of Rajkumar rubs off on him and his film, since the Kaminey star badly needs a hit. As far as Prabhu Deva is concerned, wethinks he will do fine, especially considering the fact that he has his lucky mascot Sonakshi on board. What say, peeps?
Colors recently launched the trailer of the west inspired TV series24 and Anil will soon start promoting it on other shows
Anil Kapoor has negotiated and given his all to get the television series 24 to India and has worked even harder to shoot and finally get a channel to support him with the show.While most believe that the series will not be able to match up to the international series, Anil Kapoor says he is not worried about it. “I am not tensed, nervous or worried about 24. I have given it my all and I know for sure it will be appreciated ‘coz such a show has never been made before. We all are hopeful, fingers crossed and the audience should decide once it comes on TV. If you think I am nervous, then no, I am not nervous at all. In my career, whenever I have done something out-of-the-box, I have never been nervous.”
So will 24 give a tough competition to Balika Vadhu and Madhubala? “24 is in a league of its own. Moreover I will soon be seen on Balika Vadhu, Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, Bigg Boss 7 promoting my show,” added Anil.
Directed by Abhinay Deo, the 24 series has Bollywood as well as Tellywood actors like Shabana Azmi, Tisca Chopra, Rahul Khanna, Mandira Bedi, Anita Raj, Neil Boopalam amongst others.
Previous recipients of the honour include Asha Parekh, Kumkum, Sridevi, Jaya Prada and Rekha
Film actor and Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan, along with actor Madhuri Dixit, will be getting the prestigious Lacchu Maharaj Award this year. An announcement to this effect was made by the organisers, Shakuntala Neeruj Sansthan. Director of the institute, Kumkum Adarsh, said that while Bachchan would be awarded for 2012, Dixit will be given the honour for 2013.
The award was constituted in memory of Kathak exponent Lacchu Maharaj, who died in 1978. In the past, Asha Parekh, Kumkum, Sridevi, Jaya Prada and Rekha have won it.
Pandit Birju Maharaj, who represents the Lucknow gharana of Kathak dance, and is also the nephew of Lacchu Maharaj, has previously been honoured with the award. Lacchu Maharaj had choreographed Bachchan in the film Ek Nazar (1972).
Sitara Devi, an exponent of classical Kathak whom Rabindranath Tagore named Nritya Samragini – empress of dance – has also received the award in recognition of her contribution to dance.
In the past, the awards were given away September 1, to coincide with the birth anniversary of the late dance exponent. This year, however, officials said the availability of the actors was being ascertained to finalise the award distribution programme.
The animation film is the usual underdog story and offers nothing new to audiences
Film: Planes; Voiceovers: Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Carlos Alazraqui, Priyanka Chopra, Teri Hatcher, Roger Craig Smith; Director: Klay Hall
Set in a vehicular world, Planes is an underdog story complete with a bit of romance, plucky sidekicks, arrogant bad guys and dumb henchmen. The story begins in Lincoln, Nebraska, where our protagonist, the ambitious crop-duster Dusty Crophopper (voiceover by Dane Cook), with a single engine and propeller dreams of participating in the annual international flying race called Wings Around The Globe.
Dusty is encouraged by his motley group of friends that include the feisty forklift Dottie (Teri Hatcher) and the growly fuel truck, Duff (Brad Garrett). He qualifies for the grand race. But mere practice and encouragement from friends does not ensure winning.
After seeing Dusty’s determination, Skipper Riley (Stacy Keach) the veteran retired World War II squadron leader, whose motto is ‘Bono Proveritas – I fly for truth’, decides to help him.
Though Dusty is a good flyer, the issue here is not only speed but the fact that he is afraid of heights. He is scared of flying over 1,000 feet. So Skipper educates Dusty with the norms of speed-flying and draws a strategy on navigation, endurance and speed for him.
The grand race spans over six legs – New York to Iceland to Germany to India to Nepal to China to Mexico. It is witnessed by over 136 nations has 41 contestants participating from various countries. Prominent among them are the three-time racing champion Ripslinger (Roger Craig Smith) as the high-tech arrogant New Yorker, one of the earlier winners in the fray Ishani (Priyanka Chopra) portrayed as the sly Indian, the smitten Mexican El Chupacabra (Carlos Alazraqui). There is also Sky Slycer, Bulldog, Power Propellers and many more.
To add zing to the narration there is a fleet of naval aircraft, a mariachi band and a whole list of supporters.
The voices of the star cast strikingly synchronise with their characters. The film, though verbose, is loaded with pretty good one-liners that keep you chuckling often. Witty one-liners like, “I don’t cry, I am British,” and the sarcastic, “We all know where nice guys finish” highlight cultural stereotypes.
The background score is good. The song Fly high would interest the Indian audience, since it issung by Priyanka. The other song I am just a love machine, I work for nobody butyou, has interesting lyrics and is worth a mention.
Though entertaining, the plot in Klay Hall-directed Planes lacks novelty. Dusty’s challenges are exciting but formulaic and the result predictable. Scenes and the underdog theme seem to be lifted from films like Cars and the recently released, Turbo.
Graphically the computer-generated animated images are good. The planes are classically anthropomorphised, but then, being a vehicular world the scope is limited and it gets visually tedious.
Over all, Planes would leave you with the feeling of, been there, seen that.
After a lot of anticipation since the Krrish 3 teaser was first released, we bring you the Hrithik’s look in the film
With names like Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Kangna Ranaut and Vivek Oberoi in the cast, our expectations from Krrish 3 are peaking. Though we were a little disappointed to see just Hrithik on the first official poster of his look, we really liked the way our superhero stands tall among towering structures. The whole ambience reminded us of Christopher Nolan’s Batman film The Dark Knight Rises.
Though Krrish, the earlier version of Hrithik’s film, was targeted at kids, it doesn’t seem to be the case with Krrish 3. At least that’s what the posters suggest. Produced under Rakesh Roshan’s Filmkraft Productions (India) Pvt Ltd, the film boasts of international talent with action by Tony Ching Siu Tung (Hong Kong) along with Sham Kaushal and sound design by Baylon Fonseca. Rajesh Roshan has composed the music with the background score by Salim-Sulaiman.
Krrish 3’s first trailer – that will be out today at 4pm – hits theatres this Friday along with the release of Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s Chennai Express.
The Hrithik-starrer will release this Diwali on November 4. It’s the first time that a Bollywood film is coming out on a Monday. Will you watch it?
Set in a vehicular world, Planes is an underdog story complete with a bit of romance, plucky sidekicks, arrogant bad guys and dumb henchmen. The story begins in Lincoln, Nebraska, where our protagonist, the ambitious crop-duster Dusty Crophopper (voiceover by Dane Cook), with a single engine and propeller dreams of participating in the annual international flying race called Wings Around The Globe.
