Yuvraaj Gets Delayed
Subhash Ghai’s Yuvraaj shoot was apparently cancelled for the umpteenth time. The reason this time as well, was Salman Khan. The actor was to shoot for Ghai in Panvel yesterday when he called to cancel the shoot.
Salman’s girlfriend, Katrina Kaif, who stars in the film, got so irritated that she told the production guys that next time she would not be able to adjust her dates. She then took off to Ajmer with Salman’s sister Alvira. Katrina later said that she went to the dargah to pray in the morning and came back in the evening. But she refused to reveal whether she had gone to pray for the success of her film Race, saying it was very personal and between her and God. Talking about the cancellation of the Yuvraaj shoot, she said that it had got delayed and not cancelled. She also said that it was happening just the second time and not the seventh as is being written. Salman had to complete the shoot of Boney Kapoor’s film. She also laughed off rumours that she had refused to adjust her dates next time. Director Subhash Ghai took pains to stress that the shoot had been delayed and not cancelled. He said that it had been postponed by three days from March 16 to 19 as Boney’s Pokhiri shoot got extended and he requested Ghai to allow him to shoot with Salman for a few more days. Ghai also said that Yuvraaj was about 75 per cent complete. Three songs and the climax need to be canned according to the director.
Dilli 6 – Updates
The cast of Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra’s Dilli 6 had a tough time shooting in Sambhar, Rajasthan braving temperatures of -5 degree Celsius.
Reveals Kamlesh Pandey, writer of the film, “I had stayed over there for almost a week and it was great fun to be the part of the team. But I remember it was winter and right from Abhishek Bachchan to Prem Chopra everyone was working whole night in chilling temperatures. The funniest part was Abhishek shivering and asking me, ‘why is your script so good?’ Rishi Kapoor, who never works beyond 9.30 pm, was also shooting the whole night. I was really amazed with their dedication towards their roles.”
Interestingly, Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman and Rishi Kapoor, who starred together in the 1976 classic Kabhi Kabhie, will be seen in Dilli 6.
About it the writer says, “Rishi Kapoor plays the surrogate father of Abhishek Bachchan and a family friend of Amitabh Bachchan and Waheeda Rehman.”
Elaborating on the film, he adds, “The story of Dilli 6 is not the typical hero-heroine one. It is about every character who was a part of Old Delhi. Mr.Mehra has chosen perfect actors for the respective roles.”
Pandey has visited the sets only once but is all praise for the art director. “I was amazed to see the sets erected by Samir Chanda. He has studied everything minutely – from the signboards to streets of Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi has been replicated beautifully,” .
Ghajini remake updates
With over 50 per cent of the film having been completed and three songs shot, the director can’t seem to hide his excitement about the manner in which the film is taking shape.
The director has, in a fairly short span, worked with top heroes in Tamil and Telugu such as Vijayakanth, Suriya, Chiranjeevi and now in Hindi with Aamir Khan. He is easily among the more accessible directors in the industry.
Music director A. R. Rahman’s music for the Hindi version of ‘Gajini’ has come out really well, he says.
“I am truly amazed at Aamir Khan’s dedication. His passion comes across evidently. You know he’s thoroughly enjoying himself while at work,” the director says.
Another news which is going around is that Aamir Khan may not be the only top star wooing the audience during the bountiful weekend. News is that Akshay ‘Khiladi’ Kumar, whose movies have become a constant feature during the ‘Eid’ period, is likely to give him company. The series of Akki films that released during the ‘Eid’ period goes something like this- AITRAAZ (2004), GARAM MASALA (2005), JAAN-E-MANN (2006) and BHOOL BHULAIYAA (2007). The current year is likely to see Akshay’s action extravaganza CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA (with hot new sensation Deepika Padukone), release during the festive occasion.
The film has already raised expectations of movie buffs due to several reasons. For Aamir Khan, this film follows his mega hit — the critically-acclaimed ‘Taare Zameen Par.’ Fans would also be more than eager to listen to Rahman’s music after listening to his compositions for ‘Jodhaa Akbar.’ For Murugadoss, too, this project follows Telugu film ‘Stalin’ starring Chiranjeevi.Some scenes are said to have been modified and visually enhanced in the remake, which is expected to hit the cinemas in October.
Ash misses out – Jodha Akbar
Misses out on a chance to sing for Jodhaa Akbar
If things had worked out, Aishwarya Rai would have crooned for Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodhaa-Akbar. But the actress somehow never managed to find time for it.
The song in question is the devotional track Mann Mohana, which has now been rendered by Bela Shende.
Too busy
Reveals Jodhaa’s composer A R Rahman, “Ashutosh strongly felt that Aishwarya could record the song in her own voice, as a bonus for her fans. So, we got Bela to record the track and waited for Ash to come and dub it.
It’s sheer bad luck that when I was free, Ash was too busy and vice-versa. Meanwhile, we got so used to hearing Bela’s voice that we decided to retain it,” insists Rahman, who is currently gearing up to flag off his own music academy.
Miss keeps missing
Incidentally, this is the second time that Ash has missed out on a chance to see her name in the song credits. Earler, she was supposed to record the tapori duet number Apun Bola Tu Meri Laila with Shah Rukh Khan in Mansoor Khan’s Josh.
Maybe Ash can take tips from hubby Abhishek who has the experience of Ek Main Aur Ek Tu Hai from Bluffmaster! under his belt.
Screen Awards ’08
| ‘Taare Zameen Par’ sweeps Screen awards Aamir shared the best director award for the film with Shimit Amin for `Chak De! India’ starring Shahrukh Khan. He additionally won awards as Best Supporting Actor and for Best DialoguesThe three other awards won by Aamir’s film were – Best Story (Amol Gupte), Best Child Actor (Darsheel Zafary) and Best Lyricist (Prasoon Joshi). |
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Screen Awards – Full list :
Best Film: Chak De India
Best Director: Shimat Amin for Chak De India and Aamir Khan for Taare
Zameen Par
Best Actor: Shahrukh Khan, Chak De India
Best Actress: Kareena Kapoor, Jab We Met
Best Actro in a Supporting role: Aamir Khan, Taare Zameen Par
Best Actress in a Supporting role: Chak De girls
Best Actor in a Negative role: Pankaj Kapoor, The Blue Umbrella
Best Actor in a Comic role: Irfan Khan, Life In A Metro
Best Music Director: A.R.Rahman, Guru
Best Background Score: A.R.Rahman, Guru
Best Lyricist: Prasoon Joshi, Taare Zameen Par
Best Playback singer male: Soham, In Dino (Life In A Metro)
Best Playback singer female: Shreya Ghosal, Barso Re (Guru)
Best story: Amol Gupte, Taare Zameen Par
Best Screenplay: Anurag Basu, Life In A Metro
Best Dialogues: Amol Gupte, Taare Zameen Par
Best Choreography: Farah Khan, Dhoom Tana(Om Shanti Om)
Best Editing: Amitabh Shukla, Chak De India
Best Sound: Biswadeep Chatterjee, Eklavya,The Royal Guard
Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee, Chak De India
Best Action: Tinu Verma, Apne
Best Special Effects:Red Chillies VFX
Best Art Direction: Nitin Desai, Gandhi- My Father
Best Debut Male: Ranvir Kapoor, Saawariya
Best Debut Female: Deepika Padukone, Om Shanti Om
Best Debut Director: Aamir Khan, Taare Zameen Par
Critic’s Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan, Chenni Kum
Critic’s Best Actress: Tabu, Chenni Kum
Special Jury Award/Best Child Artist: Darsheel Safary, Taare Zameen Par
Jashn-e-Bahaara singer : Javed Ali
The beautiful voice behind the song Jashn-e-Bahaara from the film Jodha-Akbar is none other than Javed Ali. The films music release will on 9th of JAN in MUMBAI where as it will be at the end of the week for rest of the world.
For javed ali’s profile and filmography refer here…
Rajni in Shankar’s ‘ROBOT’
Shankar’s dream project is finally taking shape and the actor if the sources are correct is none other than the Superstar Rajnikanth. Superstar Rajini is paired with none other than Deepika Padukone for Robot. Deepika made waves in bollywood with her debut movie Om Shanthi Om.
The movie Robot will be produced on a 100 crore budget by Ayngaran International and Eros Multimedia. The sucess team of Shivaji which includes Shankar, Rajini and A.R. Rahman are all set to repeat their magic again in Robot. The rest of the crew needs to be still decided. No official announcement has been made yet. The announcement is expected to be during the silver jubilee celebrations of Shivaji the boss.
This is going to be a never seen before Sci-Fi thriller for the Tamil audience.Shankar, who directed Sivaji, had initially approached Shah Rukh Khan, but the deal fell through.Many big names like Ajith Kumar and Amir Khan have also been rumoured to be associated with this movie Robot.
Sources also say that Robo will be bigger and more expensive than Sivaji, which was made at a cost of close to Rs 80 crore and earned nearly Rs 100 crore.
TOP 10 Tamil Songs in 2007
In a survey conducted by sify, it was found that the song sung by ARR himself in the blockbuster movie Sivaji the Boss(Athiradee…) is the best tamil song of the year. Maduraikku pogaadhedi.. is the other ARR song that marked its place in the top ten songs.
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1 Album: Sivaji, Song: Athiradee…
2 Album: Pokkiri, Song: Dol Dol… 3 Album: Paruthiveeran, Song: Oororam Puliyamaram.. 4. Album: Unnale Unnale, Song: June Ponaal.. 5 Album: Chennai 28, Song: Saroja Saaman Nikalo.. 6. Album: Mozhi, Song: Kaatrin Mozhi… 7 Album: Polladhavan, Song: Engeyum Eppodhum… 8 Album: Kireedom, Song: Akkam Pakkam… 9. Album: Billa, Song: Vethhalaya Pottendi.. 10 Album: Azhagiya Tamizh Magan, Song: Maduraikku pogaadhedi..
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ARR tops in Malaysian radio
THE RAAGA is the leading Indian Radio in Malaysia and each year they will list TOP 100 songs based on voters choice. This is the 2nd year ARRahman continues to hold the No.1 position after munbe vaa in 2006.
The 3 songs that top the list this year are
1. Ponmagal Vanthal – ATM
2. Sivaji – Athiradee
3. Keelamal – ATM
Lets hope ARR deliver the best in the year 2008 .
Jodha Akhbar – music Release updates
| Film : Jodha Akhbar Director : Ashutosh Gowariker Music : A R Rahman |
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UTV Motion Pictures and Ashutosh Gowariker’s much awaited epic romance
JODHAA AKBAR, starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, is
slated for a worldwide release on 15th February, 2008. The soundtrack,
composed by music maestro A.R. Rahman and lyrics written by Javed
Akhtar, will release on 9th January through UTV’s new record label UTV
Music.
The change of release date is due to the fact that Ashutosh Gowariker
has been advised bed rest for 21 days with a severe back problem. The
director was scheduled to be in Chennai for this entire week to finish
the background score of the film, but could not move out because of
strict instructions from his doctors not to travel.
Referring to his back problem, Ashutosh stated, “I am sad that this had
to happen in the thick of post production; it is unfortunate, but it
has to be dealt with.”
Source : indiafm.com
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