Monday, February 28, 2011
Guzaarish to be a part of Oscar’s script library
It was earlier script of Ashutosh Gowariker’s “Khelen Hum Jee Jaan Se” that got selected for a permanent place in Oscar’s script library and now it’s the turn of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish to be a part of the famous script library of Academy of Motion picture arts and sciences.
Guzaarish which deals with the life of a paraplegic played by Hrithik Roshan is based upon mercy killing. Even though the film got good reviews it failed to reach out to every one. Bhansali was applauded by one and all for his directing skills, camerawork received rave reviews as Bhansali was pointed out to the extent that he continued to invest more in the appearance of every frame than in the emotional truth of his characters.
One can wonder how come films that bombed at BO are being selected for Oscar’s library. Well, Oscar’s library panel would be best at answering this.
Billa 2 latest updates!
latest updates of Billa 2, one of the worth waiting film of Thala Ajith.
It’s aware that IN Entertainment (INE), a part of Hinduja Group is presenting Ajith starrer Billa 2, produced by Suresh Balaje and George Pius under the banner of Wide Angle Creations. Recently change of director happened and Chakri Toleti has taken the responsibility of directing the film. Let’s go with the latest updates happening in the camp of Billa 2.
Yuvan Shankar Raja is confirmed as the music director of the film.
The auditions are in progress for the rest of the cast.
Pre-production work in process.
IN Entertainment is working in the development of the story and screenplay along with the director Chakri Toleti.
The cast and crew of the film will be finalized by March 15th.
Billa 2 will be commencing the principal photography in the first week of May 2011.
Billa 2 is a prequel which deals with the journey on how David turned as Billa.
Aha Naa Pellanta gets U/A, releasing on 2nd March
The censor formalities of Allari Naresh forthcoming film Aha Naa Pellanta were completed and had received U/A certificate from the Censor Board. Ritu Barmecha, a debutant is playing the female lead in the film and Srihari, Anitha will be seen in other vital roles.
Directed by Veerabhadra and produced by Anil Sunkara under AK Entertainment banner, Aha Naa Pellanta is touted as a full-length comedy entertainer. Raghu Kunche composed the music for the film. Other supporting cast of the film includes Brahmanandam, Ahuti Prasad, Jayaprakash Reddy, Subbaraju, Nagineedu etc.
The movie is gearing up for its release on 2nd March.
Watched friendship
There is an old saying in Bollywood, if once your film[ for which you worked so hard] released and failed miserably at the box-office, you are not supposed to meet the concern director once again until any of his further releases become a money-grosser. This saying was followed by many actors and actresses but it is not the same with the actor of Guzaarish, Hrithik Roshan.
Roshan Jr was applauded by one and all for his role of paraplegic in Guzaarish even though the film failed to reach out to audience. Hrithik gifted a costly watch to Sanjay Leela Bhansali on account of the director’s birthday last Thursday. An industry in which actors forget their directors immediately after every Friday was witnessed to a symbol of pure friendship.
Bhansali who made budding actors to rouse into fame was disappointed to see his protégé’s didn’t turned up to wish him but was more than happy to see Hrithik gifting him a watch and was taken away by it, said a source.
It seems that there might be a chance of another film in the pipeline for Hrithik to act under Bhansali. As long as mutual trust is there we can see them dishing out a film in near future as who’ll forget Akshay Kumar and Nikhil Advani working together in Pataila House after their maiden combo [Chandni Chowk to China] bombed at the BO.
Rani Mukherjee and Genelia to cartoon
From the makers of Super hit trilogy of Hollywood, Ice-age, a new animated movie in 3-D titled Rio is turning up. Buzz is that the producers of Rio are keen on roping Rani Mukherjee and Genelia D’ Souza to lend their voices for the film in Indian version.
Vinay Pathak of Bheja Fry and Ranveer Shorey of Mithya fame are already roped in to lend their voices for the male lead roles. Rio directed by Carlos Saldanha is featuring voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway and Jamie fox in English and now it’s the turn of Rani and Genelia to add India thadka to the film provided if they sign the dotted line.
It would be a first of its kind for Rani and Genelia to lend their voices as they would be the first Indian actresses to dub for a major Hollywood studio after Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan did it for March of the Penguins and Incredibles respectively.
Rio is slated to hit the screens worldwide on 15th April, 2011.
Surender Reddy teams with Yellow Flowers banner
Ramesh Puppala has recently produced Ravi Teja starrer Mirapakaya under his Yellow Flowers Banner. The producer has now teamed up with director Surender Reddy for his next film. This would become the second venture under Yellow Flowers Banner. R.R.Movie Makers will present the film.
It is noteworthy to mention that RR Movie Makers and Surrender Reddy have earlier made a super hit film Kick. Ramesh Puppala informs that story narrated by Surrender was extra-ordinary and he is happy to produce this film under his Yellow Flowers banner. The cast and crew details of the film are yet to be announced.
Sameera Reddy admitted in hospital
Dusky beauty Sameera Reddy who is always seen very active has been hospitalized. The actress fainted on the sets of untitled film directed by Prabhu Deva on Saturday in Chennai.
She was immediately rushed to a private hospital near by the shooting spot and the doctors who examined her have advised a week’s rest as she is suffering from high fever. The reason behind her illness is that she has been working round the clock from past few months without any rest. Currently, she is having a couple of projects in Hindi and in Tamil she has four projects, apart from this she is taking part in several stage shows.
Kainaat Arora latest Addition to Ajith's Mankatha!
Here we go with one more new addition to Ajith 50th film Mankatha. The casting of Mankatha is already big and now gorgeous beauty of Bollywood joins the band wagon.
Do you people remember the girl who wowed and wooed with her glamour touches with Akshay Kumar in an item number 'Aila Re Aila' in Khatta Meetha. Yes! It’s Kainaat Arora. She shaked her legs along with Thala Ajith for a bar number in Mankatha. The film makers have erected a bar setting in a studio in Chennai for this item number.
Kainaat Arora with dreams in her eyes and light a zillion lamps smile on her face says “I feel blessed working with a super star that too for his 50th film. The song will be just like my Hindi song Aila Re Aila and Munni Badnaam Hui. I had a great fun working with the team of Mankatha and the song will surely get me the required recognition in Kollywood audience and from the film fraternity.”
Poonam Kaur to act in Prabhu Deva film
Vishal’s untitled flick which is progressing on a brisk pace is going have one more addition to the cast.
It’s Poonam Kaur who is going to enact as Vishal’s sister in the film. In fact Poonam Kaur played the same role in Telugu version Souryam with Gopichand and Anushka. It’s a known fact that the film is the remake version of Souryam. She made her debut in Kollywood with S.A. Chandrasekhar film Nenjirukkum Vare and was also seen in the latest film Payanam as an air hostess.
Poonam is all excited for being a part of Prabhu Deva’s directorial venture.
Ilayathalapathy Vijay to join Nanban in Dehradun
One of the worth waiting film of the year Nanban, which completed the first schedule in Ooty with Jeeva, Srikanth, Ileana, SJ Surya is all set to go with the second schedule.
The crew is now heading to Dehradun where the second schedule happens. Director Shankar will be canning important sequences, where the original version was shot. Jeeva one of the lead actors in Nanban completed his shoot in Badami for his film Vandhaan Vendraan and took his flight to Dehradun today. Vijay the main lead in Nanban will be joining this schedule as the scenes related to Vijay’s role will be shot in Dehradun. Srikanth and Ileana are also joining Nanban camp.
It can also be mentioned here that the songs in Nanban will be totally changed and Harris is giving completely fresh tunes for Nanban. Recently director Shankar and music director Harris Jayraj have left to London for composing the songs. Gemini film Circuit is producing Nanban.
Another item number for Deepika Padukone
After her sizzling item number in Rohan Sippy’s Dum Maaro Dum [DMD], the much talked about item song in B-town right now, leggy beauty Deepika Padukone is indulging in doing another item number. This time around the item number is going for south; in a Telugu film Teen Maar that stars Pawan Kalyan and Trisha Krishnan in the lead.
Incidentally the film is a remake of Deepika’s block-buster hit Love Aaj Kal. Known to be very close to the ad filmmaker turned director of “Teen Maar” Jayant C Paranji, this is the second item number that she is doing with the same maker after her first in yet to be released Paranji’s Love forever.
Seems that Om Shanti Om actress is concentrating her career down south too after all she made debut in Kannada with Superstar Upendra and right now is being cast opposite Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth in Rana.
Wonder what Trisha would be thinking right now as Deepika is taking the limelight for her song in Dum Maaro Dum instead of Bipasha Basu, who is playing female protagonist role in DMD
Bollywood’s presence at Oscar’s
It’s not often that Bollywood stars makes their presence felt at Oscar’s apart form being nominate in the foreign category. Well, this year around even though our own Rahman is nominated, Oscar ceremony witnessed the golden couple of Bollywood, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan making their presence felt.
Abhi-Ash were on a holiday trip to Los Angeles where they were invited to attend the Oscar ceremony on behalf of Bollywood. The Couple obliged and made their presence with Abhishek wearing the dress code for men in the evening, the tuxedo. On the other hand Ash was clicked wearing a beautiful bronze gown with rows of amber sequins and beaded detail at the waist designed by Armani. The lady looked ravishing in the outfit.
Music Maestro A R Rahman too was photographed wearing tuxedo. His wife Saira too made her presence felt with her hubby wearing a glitzy fusion ensemble consisting of a golden sherwani and cigarette pants.
Mallika Sherawat was spotted wearing a white crystal outfit which was full of sequins, made her sparkle and look glamorous, including her make-up and simple hairdo. Mallika did pull off her outfit quite fabulously.
