It’s raining ‘LUCK’

Shree Ashtavinayak CineVision Ltd’s latest offering LUCK, directed by Soham Shah is an action adventure, all set to take audiences on a thrilling ride.

Produced by Dhilin Mehta, the film marks the debut of Shruti Haasan (Kamal Haasan’s daughter) and stars Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Mithun Chakraborthy, Ravi Kisshen, Chitrakshi and Danny Denzongpa.


The film is creating waves for not just its action and adventure but for a lot of other unique factors!
In the film you will get to see megastar Sanjay Dutt sporting a completely different look from before teaming a ‘Pathani’ and ‘Blazer’! And not just that, he has also performed high voltage scenes including running across tracks blindfolded with his hands tied behind him.

The leading lady, debutant Shruti Haasan has also done death defying stunts along with co-star Imran Khan. Shruti, has in fact sung the female version of the title track ‘Aazma Luck’ and has a electrifying video featured on her.

Be a part of the exhilarating adventure as the film hits the theatres on 24th July ’09.

Love Aaj Kal music release

The music already has had the audience humming it’s tune. The songs
are on people’s lips. The Love Aaj Kal fans can now own it. Yes, Saif
Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijans Illuminati Films will officially release the music of Love
Aaj Kal on Saturday, 27th June, on the sets of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa lil Champs, at Famous Studio, Mahalaxmi.

Present on the occassion will be its lead cast Saif Ali Khan and
Deepika Padukone along with director Imtiaz Ali.
Besides the unique star cast, Love Aaj Kal’s music makes it special
too. Imtiaz Ali has a ear for music. The music of his earlier hit Jab
We Met had broken all records. The same holds true for Love Aaj Kal
the music of which has been a chartbuster.
“Listen to the music we make for you.” Says Saif. “Not half a done version which leaks to the net. Love Aaj Kal music releasing tomorrow, 27th June, 2009. Get the real thing on cds or legal downloads. Listen with pride, kill privacy. Enjoy.”

Rimi Sen on her role in Sankat City

Bong beauty Rimi Sen is looking toward her upcoming Pankaj Advani directed Moserbaer adn Seven Entmt flick Sankat City. Here are excerpts of her chit chat with the media on the same.

What is your character in Sankat City ?
I play a tomboyish con woman in Sankat City. She loves to use street terms such as” Of Teri Ma Ki. “ My character called Mona teams up
with Guru( Kay Kay Menon) to pull some scheme which blows up on our face and we land up in a soup. Dilip Prabhavalkar, Anupam Kher and Chunkey Pandey are the other important cast in this Moserbaer and Seven Entertainment production.

What attracted you towards this film?
I always like a strong script which Sankat city has .Each and every character has meaning and depth. And I am the only woman in the set
up.

Does the film have lots of romance?
Nahi there is not much love rather we all are around trying to pull a fast on everybody else. Sankat City is a dark comic satire on city life.

Everybody is talking about the garbage dump shoot ?
Yes it was quite tough. The whole place was quite huge with mounds and mounds of solid waste. The stench was unbearable and we even had to eat there. Other actor’s could at least wear surgical masks, but I could not due to make up. At the end we all rushed home to bathe. This is one experience ,which I will not forget in a hurry.

How is the music of Sankat City ?
The music is pretty interesting and foot tapping. Music director Ranjit Barot has ably used the voices of Sukhvinder and Roop Kumar Rathod.

Working with Kay Kay Menon?
A very good actor, but more then that he comes across as a warm hearted individual . We got along very well.

And Director Pankaj Avani?
With Sankat City, Pankaj has proved that he is not only a good writer (Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na) but an able director as well. He has really shaped the film well. I wish him all the best.

What next ?
I am playing 160 kg woman in Tigmanshu Dhulia’s upcoming film, Show Man. Govinda, Celina Jaitley and Harish(Prem Qaidi are my co star’s in this flick. I hardly got time to shoot as most of my shift hours went in putting and removing my make up. Besides this I am doing a small role in my manger’s debut production Shagird This film is also directed by Tigmanshu.

Group studies for Abigial Jain

Abigail Jain who created waves with her stint in ‘Kya Dill Mein Hai’ is busy these days in her studies. Due to her hectic shooting schedule last year the actress could not give her HSC exams. Currently she is on break and preparing for her boards with few friends.


“Last year I could not give my exam due to the shoot. But this time I don’t want to miss so busy preparing for the same with my friends,” says Abigail.

She is not in a hurry to take up any shows. “For now I’m concentrating on my studies for at least 2-3 months. After that if I feel that I can balance both the worlds and then only I will take up a project,” she adds further.

Her younger sister Kimberly is doing a great job with her stint in Bandini. “She always wanted to become an actress and has lived up to my expectations too in this industry. I’m really happy as she is great in her show,” she concludes.

All the best Abigail and hope you come out with flying colours in your exams.

New York Review

Movie Review: New York; Star Cast: John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Irrfan Khan; Director: Kabir Khan; Rating: ***1/2 - Is a must watch.

Omar (Neil) is picked up by the FBI and detained for arms found in his owned taxi. Basically it’s a well planned set up by FBI officer Roshan (Irrfan) and his boss to get Omar agreeing on to work as an undercover agent for them and infiltrate the family the life of Samir (John) and Maya (Katrina) who were Omar’s college friends 7-8 years back. Roshan suspects Samir of running a sleeper terrorism cell and he wants to nab him red handed. Omar is left with no option but to comply with Roshan’s orders but he agrees on one condition that the FBI won’t kill Samir if he agrees to surrender. Years back when in college Omar, Maya and Samir were thick buddies and Omar silently loved Maya but when she expressed her love for Samir, Omar had gone away from them. What truth Omar uncovers when he meets Samir and Maya both now a married couple with a small kid Danielle and what it all leads to forms the rest of the film.

New York can easily be considered the best film to come out of the Yash Raj stable after Chak De India. Shot entirely in the US, the film not only is on par with the best of the Hollywood films made in this genre but is a completely different experience which the Bollywood audience is not used to. You are completely hooked from the first scene of the film when Neil is arrested by FBI and the interrogation that follows by Irrfan of Neil’s. The first half is extremely well narrated and keeps you constantly guessing as to what will happen next. The interval point is a shocker and you look forward to an exciting second half. But then the pace of the second half somehow doesn’t match up that of the first half and there are some predictable things in store. But nonetheless it is packed with some really great moments. The whole frisking episode of Katrina Kaif by a cop on the road late at night and the sequences that follow it linger on your mind for long. The climax though a bit word heavy is superbly shot as well. The torture scenes shown immediately post the interval send a shiver down your spine. Pritam’s music is easy on the ears and there are no lip sync songs to hamper the proceedings.

New York scores high in the acting department with each single actor delivering his/her best. John Abraham often termed as an expressionless actor has delivered his career’s finest performance. Katrina Kaif has finally got the meatiest role of her career and she has taken full advantage of it. She is very good in emotional scenes as well. Neil in a difficult part shines. Irrfan Khan never disappoints and here again he is in great form. His scenes with Neil and also his senior officer have turned out well.

New York takes up a topical theme and perfectly exposes the wily ways of the American FBI to which over hundreds of innocent Muslim people had fallen prey to post 9/11. It is a must watch for many reasons so just don’t miss it.

Gayatri remembers Jackson’s moonwalk

Bollywood’s new dancing sensation Gayatri Patel made her debut in ‘Lets Dance’ last week, gaining widespread acclaim for her twinkle toes and polished performance.

The US-born-and-bred girl had been following Michael Jackson’s moonwalk since childhood and was shocked at his demise. “When someone called me at 4am this morning to tell me about it, for some time I just couldn’t understand what the person was talking about. It was unbelievable. It took me a while to gather myself and realise that the King of Pop was no more!”

“This is heart-breaking and a loss to performers worldwide. I was so excited to hear about his upcoming tour and now we’ll never get to see the legend sliding across the stage doing his classic moonwalk. In fact, there was a rumour that he’d invented a new moonwalk for the upcoming shows. Michael may not perform every again, but his music, style and legacy will live on.”

Katrina breaks down at Special Screening of New York

Last week at a special screening of Kabir Khan’s New York Katrina Kaif broke down after she saw what was on screen.

“It was embarrassing. This has never happened to me before. I was deeply moved by the film. And I couldn’t believe what my director Kabir Khan had achieved in my performance. I kept staring at myself. ‘That’s me!’ I exclaimed at the end of the film.”

This is the first time that Katrina has played a character who echoes her own personality. “So far all my characters have been pretty alien to me. Even the London girl in Chandigarh in Namaste London was not at all like me. But the girl in New York connects deeply with me. Or do I connect with her? It’s symbiotic, I think.”

When he saw what synthesis of ‘actor’ and ‘character’ had been achieved she simply broke down.

Remembering that evening Katrina says, “It was a very private screening. Only members of the cast, our director his wife, the producer and his wife were there. I’ve never been so impressed by any of my films. So far they’ve all been in the orbit of escapist entertainment. New York is my first realistic film.I is proud of all my films. But this is new chapter in my career.”

Katrina will be devoting the next two weeks solely to promoting the film. “So far our producers Yashraj Films haven’t allowed us to talk about New York. Even now I can’t talk much about it without giving away the plot. But I’m very proud of what we’ve done.”

‘Gayatri Patel is the best dancer since Madhuri Dixit’

Some films take a roaring start with awesome initials and some grow on the audiences and get better known with word-of-mouth publicity. ‘Let’s Dance’ falls into the second category.

Continuing its streak of good reviews, the film has now received glowing comments from the popular US-based magazine, India West. In his review, film critic Rajiv Vijayakar calls ‘Let’s Dance’ “a crisper, far smaller but emotionally gripping and superior product to ‘Aaja Nachle’, which had a similar theme.”

He points out that the film “is marked by decent music, some fabulous choreography and dances by debutant Gayatri Patel and overall good performances from the entire cast.” “Technically upbeat, the film also has a sweet message… It might do decent business, as it deserves to,” Vijayakar adds.

The reviewer further praises the lead actress, stating, “Gayatri Patel is the best dancer we have seen since Madhuri Dixit, and that’s no exaggeration despite her humble status today. Her climactic Bharatanatyam dance is the highlight. As actors, she and her twin leading men Ajay Chaudhary and Aqib Afzaal act well… Among the kids, child actor Aabhaas Yadav dances like a dream and plays to the gallery, and yet it is diminutive Nikuunj Padaya as Ali who stands out as an endearing presence.”

Giving the film three-and-a-half stars in his review, Vijayakar prompts his readers to go watch it, terming it “heart-warming”. In his conclusive lines, he states, “content-wise, ‘Let’s Dance’ is a welcome first shower after a long spell of qualitative dry fare.”

Emraan Hashmi on OUATIM

Ever since the beginning of his career, Emraan Hashmi has maintained that he prefers working in solo starrers. If at all he has to work in a multi starrer then the script and his role has to be really enticing enough for him to say yes to a project.

No wonder, his repertoire of films since the time he began his career in 2003 reads only two multi starrers (FOOTPATH, CHOCOLATE), while he has worked in multiple solo/two lead protagonists films like RAAZ - THE MYSTERY CONTINUES, AWARAPAN, JANNAT, THE TRAIN, GOOD BOY BAD BOY, DIL DIYA HAI, THE KILLER, GANGSTER, AKSAR, JAWANI DIWANI - A YOUTHFUL RIDE, KALYUG, AASHIQ BANAYA AAPNE, ZEHER, TUMSA NAHIN DEKHA and MURDER.

This is the reason why it comes as a surprise when he goes ahead and signs ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAI that has Ajay Devgan towering the film’s cast. So what really made him sign a film like this when he has shown clear aversion to multi starrers over the years?

"As I have stated earlier, when I have to work in a two hero project or a multi starrer, it’s not just the setup or the script but also my own role in a standalone mode that has to be important enough. This is something that I saw in ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAI that boasts of everything as a package that I ever wanted", comes Emraan’s reply.

But hadn’t he sworn off multi starrers after his not-so-good-experience in CHOCOLATE that had a horde of actors like Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Suneil Shetty and Arshad Warsi. Reportedly, he was quite unhappy with the entire experience as his role didn’t quite come in the fore front and he felt that his character was completely marginalised.

"Well, I learnt from the experience of CHOCOLATE", he chuckles, "I got to know what not to do and read between the lines when a script is narrated to you. I guess I have become much wiser after the CHOCOLATE experience and am much more careful when it comes to choosing work for myself. The way Milan Luthria, the director of ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAI, narrated the script and my part to me, I could see that we were making the right progress. I am confident about consenting to do the film being a right move on my part."

Also starring Kangna Ranaut and Prachi Desai as the leading ladies, ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAI, which is set in the underworld of the 70s, has just kick started it’s shooting. Produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor, the film would be released only in 2010

Shahid Kapoor A Fake "TWITTER"

Renowned actor Shahid Kapoor is being impersonated on Twitter. There are about 3000 fans following this ID, assuming that this is the real Shahid. Shahid Kapoor is not registered on Twitter. This identity is fake and Shahid’s management has already put a complaint to the portal.

"My friends brought to my notice that there is a profile of Shahid Kapoor that is active on Twitter, and this person has been connecting with my fans, who don’t know that the ID is fake. I’d like to clarify that I am not on Twitter and my management has complained about this impersonation to the site" clarifies Shahid.

Rakhi Sawant Ke Sath Ravi Kishen in "Rakhi Ka Swamyawar"

We all know that Rakhi Sawant loves to give surprises but this time it was her turn to be surprised.. Bhojpuri Superstar Ravi Kishan who is like Rakhi’s elder brother gave her a surprise by making a special appearance on NDTV Imagine’s most awaited Rakhi Ka Swayamvar. He took the responsibility to make sure that his sister is considering the right people and for the genuine purpose of getting married.Ravi was at his best, throwing questions at all 16… from the amount of money they make, their parent’s reaction to their decision of taking part in Rakhi’s swayamvar to the very personal kind such as details about their virginity. Ravi’s intimidating questions brought out the true faces of each contestants. On Ravi’s presence on the show, Rakhi said, “I have always considered Ravi as my elder brother. I am very happy that he took out time from his busy schedule to meet the prospective grooms. As any elder brother would, he grilled and questioned each and everyone of them to find out who is best suited for me“.

To watch Ravi Kishen in action tune into NDTV Imagine’s Rakhi Ka Swayamvar from June 29th at 9:00 p.m. Monday to Friday

Gaurav Khanna in "Love ne Milla Di Ghodi"

The charming Gaurav Khanna from Star One’s new offering Love Ne Milla Di Jodi is in love Before you ask “Already?” let us tell you that he is actually in love with horse riding.

The macho man had never experimented with horse riding ever in his life But thanks to his tough character in the show, he learnt horse riding and fell in love with his Ghodi Now everytime he has to do a horse-riding scene, he insists for the same ghodi again and again which instilled the love for horse-riding in him! Indeed, Love ne Milla di Ghodi.

NISHA KOTHARI in a glamorous Avtaar in RGV’s ‘AGYAAT’

Nisha Kothari has been popular as a sex symbol so far. And nothing is changing on that front, as the actress is quite happy with the tag. However, from being a teen temptress, Priyanka is going for an image change now. The sex kitten is going to be quite a cat from now, as she will be seen more glamorous than teeny bopper sexy. And, the film in which the audience will get a treat to watch Priyanka in this new avatar is Ram Gopal Varma’s Agyaat. Well, RGV is anyway known to portray his heroines in a glamorous yet aesthetic way. So, with Priyanka’s new avatar it is going to be a double treat for sure.