Sonakshi Sinha and Ranveer Singh suit each other in more ways than one.
Not only because they both hail from Mumbai or are tall but because, they are this year’s biggest discoveries and award winners. Both have won all the possible debut acting awards.
Interestingly, both have even expressed interest of working with each other too.
Ranveer has also made it clear that he will choose scripts carefully. “I will take up what’s best for me” he said.
The actor apparently even refused a Subhash Ghai film on the grounds of script. When asked he however clarified, “Not at all. Nothing has been offered to me by Mr Ghai as yet.”
Subhash Ghai chose not to react.
Looks like a good script with Sonakshi is all on Ranveer’s mind right now.
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At 43, Madhuri Dixit still casts a spell
You can’t be in showbiz and not be visible - but that doesn’t apply to Madhuri Dixit. If she ruled the box office in her prime, the soaring TRPs of “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa” now prove she is equally saleable when she is a mother of two and spends much of her time being a homemaker in the US.
“We had been trying to get Madhuri as a judge for the past two seasons. She has been known as a dancing diva and who better could we have got for a show which is all about perfect dancing,” Ajay Bhalwankar, programming head, Sony, told IANS.
“She has added a lot of freshness to the show and she is an extremely honest judge. In all our four seasons, this season has been the highest TRP earner thanks to Madhuri,” he added.
Madhuri’s India sojourn is coming to an end with the “Jhalak...” finale set to take place in the first week of March. But her stay has proved that the graceful actor’s charm hasn’t faded even after 25 years, marriage and a sabbatical.
Ever since she set foot again in India in November last year, she has been hogging the limelight.
The 43-year-old broke many hearts when she tied the knot in 2002 with Shriram Madhav Nene, a doctor based out in Denver, US. Post- marriage, Madhuri featured only in “Aaja Nachle” because she got busy with family and children.
The beautiful actress was after all a rage in Bollywood. Despite her garish clothes and loud makeup, the trained kathak dancer lit up the screen with her million-dollar smile, dance and her performances in “Tezaab”, “ Ram Lakhan”, “Sajan”, “Beta”, “Dil” and many more.
When Rajshri Productions, which had launched her in 1984 with “Abodh”, teamed up with Madhuri a decade later in “Hum Aapke Hain Koun!”, they created history by giving Hindi cinema one of its biggest grossers. The audiences lapped up the movie, which ran about a year and earned over Rs.600 million.
Another turning point in Madhuri’s career was when Yash Chopra roped her in for “Dil Toh Pagal Hai” and paired her with the king of romance, Shah Rukh Khan. The dream merchant gave her a makeover, presenting her in a stylish manner. The love saga was a box- office bumper and the lead pair repeated the success story with “Devdas”.
In 2000, the multiple award-winner became the actress of the millennium. And the Madhuri magic hasn’t faded even now.
Rani Mukerji, a successful actress herself, surprised everyone when she lay prostrate before Madhuri on “ Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4” to show her love and admiration for the diva.
And Priyanka Chopra paid a glowing tribute to her at the Filmfare Awards.
Ravina Kohli, creative head of Yash Raj Films TV, said: “Madhuri definitely has an undying charm. Even after being in the industry for so many years, all she has to do is smile and she takes us back to the same time when she was the number one in Bollywood. This charm of hers will never go because her smile adds a lovely warmth to her personality.”
There are many who still want to work with her. From her co-star of many films Anil Kapoor to southern superstar Rajnikanth, she has got offers for movies from many and even shot a commercial for Hindustan Lever.
There was a black patch when Madhuri landed in tax trouble after her name was found in Chitresh Shrivastava’s record for a Rs.3-million payment. But it failed to diminish the Madhuri aura.
“She is a a very down-to-earth lady and a great actor to work with. She is very honest. She is the most beautiful actress. She respects those who are good at their work,” said makeup artist Bharat, of Bharat and Dorris, who is working with her for a Basmati Rice ad.
Mona Singh, the “Jhalak...” co-anchor, told IANS: “I have hosted a lot of shows before...but this season of ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ is like a dream come true. I was super nervous when I had to face the camera in front of her...but her presence is comforting as she is very encouraging.
“She is a big star, but was humble enough to tell me that she had seen ‘Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin’ and that she likes me since then.”
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“We had been trying to get Madhuri as a judge for the past two seasons. She has been known as a dancing diva and who better could we have got for a show which is all about perfect dancing,” Ajay Bhalwankar, programming head, Sony, told IANS.
“She has added a lot of freshness to the show and she is an extremely honest judge. In all our four seasons, this season has been the highest TRP earner thanks to Madhuri,” he added.
Madhuri’s India sojourn is coming to an end with the “Jhalak...” finale set to take place in the first week of March. But her stay has proved that the graceful actor’s charm hasn’t faded even after 25 years, marriage and a sabbatical.
Ever since she set foot again in India in November last year, she has been hogging the limelight.
The 43-year-old broke many hearts when she tied the knot in 2002 with Shriram Madhav Nene, a doctor based out in Denver, US. Post- marriage, Madhuri featured only in “Aaja Nachle” because she got busy with family and children.
The beautiful actress was after all a rage in Bollywood. Despite her garish clothes and loud makeup, the trained kathak dancer lit up the screen with her million-dollar smile, dance and her performances in “Tezaab”, “ Ram Lakhan”, “Sajan”, “Beta”, “Dil” and many more.
When Rajshri Productions, which had launched her in 1984 with “Abodh”, teamed up with Madhuri a decade later in “Hum Aapke Hain Koun!”, they created history by giving Hindi cinema one of its biggest grossers. The audiences lapped up the movie, which ran about a year and earned over Rs.600 million.
Another turning point in Madhuri’s career was when Yash Chopra roped her in for “Dil Toh Pagal Hai” and paired her with the king of romance, Shah Rukh Khan. The dream merchant gave her a makeover, presenting her in a stylish manner. The love saga was a box- office bumper and the lead pair repeated the success story with “Devdas”.
In 2000, the multiple award-winner became the actress of the millennium. And the Madhuri magic hasn’t faded even now.
Rani Mukerji, a successful actress herself, surprised everyone when she lay prostrate before Madhuri on “ Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4” to show her love and admiration for the diva.
And Priyanka Chopra paid a glowing tribute to her at the Filmfare Awards.
Ravina Kohli, creative head of Yash Raj Films TV, said: “Madhuri definitely has an undying charm. Even after being in the industry for so many years, all she has to do is smile and she takes us back to the same time when she was the number one in Bollywood. This charm of hers will never go because her smile adds a lovely warmth to her personality.”
There are many who still want to work with her. From her co-star of many films Anil Kapoor to southern superstar Rajnikanth, she has got offers for movies from many and even shot a commercial for Hindustan Lever.
There was a black patch when Madhuri landed in tax trouble after her name was found in Chitresh Shrivastava’s record for a Rs.3-million payment. But it failed to diminish the Madhuri aura.
“She is a a very down-to-earth lady and a great actor to work with. She is very honest. She is the most beautiful actress. She respects those who are good at their work,” said makeup artist Bharat, of Bharat and Dorris, who is working with her for a Basmati Rice ad.
Mona Singh, the “Jhalak...” co-anchor, told IANS: “I have hosted a lot of shows before...but this season of ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ is like a dream come true. I was super nervous when I had to face the camera in front of her...but her presence is comforting as she is very encouraging.
“She is a big star, but was humble enough to tell me that she had seen ‘Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin’ and that she likes me since then.”
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Bebo (Kareena Kapoor) can’t part with Saif Ali Khan’s private number
Saif Ali Khan has put one of his cellphones into a drawer and thrown the key away. That’s right! The Junior Nawab of Pataudi usually gets grouchy and out of reach when he is shooting a film.
The actor, as everyone knows is on a start-to-finish schedule of Aarakshan in Bhopal. And, he doesn’t wish to be disturbed. Of course, he still has another cellphone number on which he stays connected with his girlfriend Kareena Kapoor, his children-Sarah and Ibrahim and his parents.
Now Bebo is in a dilemma because people who cannot reach Saif are constantly calling her. They want her to part with Saif’s private number. The actress knows she can hardly say that she doesn’t have Saif’s number. Yet at the same time she has been asked by Saif not to give his number away! What will she do?
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The actor, as everyone knows is on a start-to-finish schedule of Aarakshan in Bhopal. And, he doesn’t wish to be disturbed. Of course, he still has another cellphone number on which he stays connected with his girlfriend Kareena Kapoor, his children-Sarah and Ibrahim and his parents.
Now Bebo is in a dilemma because people who cannot reach Saif are constantly calling her. They want her to part with Saif’s private number. The actress knows she can hardly say that she doesn’t have Saif’s number. Yet at the same time she has been asked by Saif not to give his number away! What will she do?
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Deepika Padukone to shoot with Hema Malini
Deepika Padukone is super excited. She is set to shoot with Hema Malini who has floored Dips by complimenting her work and looks.
Hema we hear told Deepika that if there is a dream girl in today’s generation, then it is she. In fact, very interestingly in Deepika’s debut film, Om Shanti Om, Deepika is referred to as the ‘Dreamy Girl’ in the film, which was an ode to Hema Malini’s Dream Girl image. Deepika says, “It is an absolute honour to work with Hemaji. She is so lovely and graceful. She is one of the finest actresses of all times. I’m very excited to learn from her.”
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Hema we hear told Deepika that if there is a dream girl in today’s generation, then it is she. In fact, very interestingly in Deepika’s debut film, Om Shanti Om, Deepika is referred to as the ‘Dreamy Girl’ in the film, which was an ode to Hema Malini’s Dream Girl image. Deepika says, “It is an absolute honour to work with Hemaji. She is so lovely and graceful. She is one of the finest actresses of all times. I’m very excited to learn from her.”
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Raveena Tandon open to work with Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar’s ex-love Raveena Tandon has no grudges of working with him today.
In times when Bollywood stars like Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone can’t see eye-to-eye with their ex-flames, it is surprising to know that the ex-girlfriends of Akshay Kumar have no qualms working with him.
Some time back Shilpa Shetty had admitted that she had no problems of working with Akshay Kumar if she got a chance. And now Raveena Tandon who is all set to make a comeback in Bollywood is making similar claims. The actress is open to the idea of working with Akshay Kumar, of course on the excuse that if a ‘good script’ comes across.
However the question is will Akshay Kumar, who is a Bollywood superstar today, be willing to work with any of his past ladyloves, who are history today?
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In times when Bollywood stars like Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone can’t see eye-to-eye with their ex-flames, it is surprising to know that the ex-girlfriends of Akshay Kumar have no qualms working with him.
Some time back Shilpa Shetty had admitted that she had no problems of working with Akshay Kumar if she got a chance. And now Raveena Tandon who is all set to make a comeback in Bollywood is making similar claims. The actress is open to the idea of working with Akshay Kumar, of course on the excuse that if a ‘good script’ comes across.
However the question is will Akshay Kumar, who is a Bollywood superstar today, be willing to work with any of his past ladyloves, who are history today?
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Celina Jaitly’s on a romantic break!
The year 2010 was a busy one for actress Celina Jaitly. The actress was practically living out of a suitcase, traveling from one place to the next, juggling between movies, events and endorsements.
Finally, Celina is on a well deserved break and is enjoying every bit of it with her beau Peter Haag in Dubai. The sexy siren is on a month long break full of shopping sprees and spa treatments. What’s more, Celina is finally able to spend quality time with fiancé Peter and got to celebrate Valentine’s Day with him. Peter had surprised Celina with a very romantic evening in the highest restaurant of the Emirates towers, with a breath-taking view of the city, and gifted her a puppy. The actress will return to India in March and is all geared up for her Kannad film, Shreemathi’s last schedule.
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Finally, Celina is on a well deserved break and is enjoying every bit of it with her beau Peter Haag in Dubai. The sexy siren is on a month long break full of shopping sprees and spa treatments. What’s more, Celina is finally able to spend quality time with fiancé Peter and got to celebrate Valentine’s Day with him. Peter had surprised Celina with a very romantic evening in the highest restaurant of the Emirates towers, with a breath-taking view of the city, and gifted her a puppy. The actress will return to India in March and is all geared up for her Kannad film, Shreemathi’s last schedule.
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Grover replaces Mickey Rourke
Gulshan Grover, was recently in Los Angeles to shoot for one of the PETA campaigns. The whole crew including the models and the photographers worked free for the love of animals.
Grover shot two campaigns for PETA – one against wearing leather and the second one to control the number of dogs. Interestingly, Grover has replaced Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke in this campaign, as earlier, this campaign was done by Mickey Rourke. Says Grover, “Don’t kill someone for looks, instead kill them by your looks. If you wear leather, an animal has to be killed for that, but if you wear pleather, it looks the same and nobody has to be killed. We are all wearing pleather in the shoot.” Grover told us that PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk thanked all of them personally for their contribution to animals.
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Grover shot two campaigns for PETA – one against wearing leather and the second one to control the number of dogs. Interestingly, Grover has replaced Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke in this campaign, as earlier, this campaign was done by Mickey Rourke. Says Grover, “Don’t kill someone for looks, instead kill them by your looks. If you wear leather, an animal has to be killed for that, but if you wear pleather, it looks the same and nobody has to be killed. We are all wearing pleather in the shoot.” Grover told us that PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk thanked all of them personally for their contribution to animals.
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Arjun Rampal goes global
Arjun Rampal will now have a perfume of his own name. The Bollywood hunk also plans to go global with it.
He joins the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Shilpa Shetty who also have a fragrance named after them. We hear that Arjun’s wife Mehr Jessia is heading the operations of this move and she is working overtime along with her husband to layout a business plan. After all behind every successful man, there is a woman.
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He joins the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Shilpa Shetty who also have a fragrance named after them. We hear that Arjun’s wife Mehr Jessia is heading the operations of this move and she is working overtime along with her husband to layout a business plan. After all behind every successful man, there is a woman.
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7 Khoon Maaf dies a slow death
While it has recovered its investment cost, Priyanka Chopra’s ‘7 Khoon Maaf’ fails to meet expectations and seems to be dying a slow death at the box-office.
Expectations from Vishal Bharadwaj’s 7 Khoon Maaf were humungous after the dark and offbeat Kaminey that he delivered last time. And perhaps that backfired for the film. Despite Priyanka Chopra’s powerful performance, Vivaan Shah’s decent debut, an interesting concept and good music working in its favour; the slow pacing, long length, multiple marital episodes and an ambiguous ending went against the film.
7 Khoon Maaf had a slow opening at the box-office and failed to pick up over the weekend. Of course the start of cricket World Cup can be attributed to the slump in business but that is not the only reason. The mixed reviews have also worked against the film.
Made on a budget of Rs 22 crore (15 cr production cost + 7 cr publicity), the first weekend collection came to Rs 15 cr (13 cr India + 2 cr overseas). However for a solo A-grade release with such a widespread release, better business was expected at the box-office. The film has recovered its investment through non-theatrical avenues (Rs 11 crore satellite and music rights + Rs 2 crore home video and other sources), but is certainly rejected in terms of theatrical revenues.
With the Cricket World Cup having started in full swing, big Bollywood movies will take a backseat in the next couple of months. Interestingly this also becomes an ideal period for smaller films to schedule their release since they do not have opposition in the form of big Bollywood releases.
The coming week sees the release of Tanu Weds Manu starring Kangana Ranaut and Madhavan. The other release is a children’s film called Satrangee Parachute. So Tanu Weds Manu doesn’t have big competition and should be able to sail through on the basis of its merits.
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Expectations from Vishal Bharadwaj’s 7 Khoon Maaf were humungous after the dark and offbeat Kaminey that he delivered last time. And perhaps that backfired for the film. Despite Priyanka Chopra’s powerful performance, Vivaan Shah’s decent debut, an interesting concept and good music working in its favour; the slow pacing, long length, multiple marital episodes and an ambiguous ending went against the film.
7 Khoon Maaf had a slow opening at the box-office and failed to pick up over the weekend. Of course the start of cricket World Cup can be attributed to the slump in business but that is not the only reason. The mixed reviews have also worked against the film.
Made on a budget of Rs 22 crore (15 cr production cost + 7 cr publicity), the first weekend collection came to Rs 15 cr (13 cr India + 2 cr overseas). However for a solo A-grade release with such a widespread release, better business was expected at the box-office. The film has recovered its investment through non-theatrical avenues (Rs 11 crore satellite and music rights + Rs 2 crore home video and other sources), but is certainly rejected in terms of theatrical revenues.
With the Cricket World Cup having started in full swing, big Bollywood movies will take a backseat in the next couple of months. Interestingly this also becomes an ideal period for smaller films to schedule their release since they do not have opposition in the form of big Bollywood releases.
The coming week sees the release of Tanu Weds Manu starring Kangana Ranaut and Madhavan. The other release is a children’s film called Satrangee Parachute. So Tanu Weds Manu doesn’t have big competition and should be able to sail through on the basis of its merits.
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Greek Season 4 Episode 8: Subclass Plagiostomi
Greek Season 4 Episode 8 can be watched on Monday, February 21, 2011 at 9:00pm EST on ABC Family TV channel.
Title of the brand new episode is: Subclass Plagiostomi. Synopsis of the episode is: Casey and Evan continue their feud during a mock trial in Professor Segal's class, making the case personal instead of a simple class assignment; Rusty and Calvin must save Dale from being humiliated by the Omega Chis during the Pledge Talent Show.
Greek (promoted in faux-Greek alphabet as GRΣΣK) is an American comedy-drama television series, which follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University (CRU), located in Ohio, who participate in the school's Greek system. The show's plots often take place within the confines of the fictional fraternities, Kappa Tau Gamma (ΚΤΓ) and Omega Chi Delta (ΩΧΔ), or the fictional sorority, Zeta Beta Zeta (ΖΒZ). Throughout the course of the series, other non-Greek characters and situations are introduced, but they all tie into larger relationships with the Greeks.
On February 19, 2010, it was announced that Greek had been renewed for a fourth and final season, which premiered on January 3, 2011.
The fourth and final season of Greek is being promoted as Greek: The Final Semester.
Title of the brand new episode is: Subclass Plagiostomi. Synopsis of the episode is: Casey and Evan continue their feud during a mock trial in Professor Segal's class, making the case personal instead of a simple class assignment; Rusty and Calvin must save Dale from being humiliated by the Omega Chis during the Pledge Talent Show.
Greek (promoted in faux-Greek alphabet as GRΣΣK) is an American comedy-drama television series, which follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University (CRU), located in Ohio, who participate in the school's Greek system. The show's plots often take place within the confines of the fictional fraternities, Kappa Tau Gamma (ΚΤΓ) and Omega Chi Delta (ΩΧΔ), or the fictional sorority, Zeta Beta Zeta (ΖΒZ). Throughout the course of the series, other non-Greek characters and situations are introduced, but they all tie into larger relationships with the Greeks.
On February 19, 2010, it was announced that Greek had been renewed for a fourth and final season, which premiered on January 3, 2011.
The fourth and final season of Greek is being promoted as Greek: The Final Semester.
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