Zarine Khan, the Katrina look-alike who went unnoticed after her debut flop ‘Veer’ will make her comeback with an item number in Salman’s Ready.
Remember Zarine Khan? The Katrina Kaif look-alike who made her debut last year alongside Salman Khan in Veer! The film might have come and gone and Zarine Khan might have gone unnoticed. But the actress seems to have got another chance in Bollywood thanks to Salman Khan again.
“The actress is close to Salman Khan and Salman is known to help out his good friends. So he got Zarine an item number in his upcoming film Ready “, says a source. The actress shot this item number with Salman in Bangkok. The song is choreographed by Raju Khan and Mudassar Khan.
Zarine hasn’t done any film after her debut film Veer bombed badly at the box-office. After playing a traditional character in Veer , this item number will have Zarine in a hot-n-happening avatar. And knowing what item numbers have been doing to actresses off late, seems like Zarine might just get a new lease of life.
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Boom kiss no big deal: Katrina Kaif
Katrina Kaif is awfully busy these days. Amidst a flurry of activity that includes the pre-production work for her home production to launch sister Isabelle, and shooting for films, Kat is caught up rehearsing for her performance tomorrow at the Indian Music Award.
“Yesterday we were told that our performances were called off, and in the morning it’s informed that the show is on tomorrow. I am out of my wits, juggling hundred things together,” says Kat, this year’s hottest item girl, who is set to perform an act inspired by Moulin Rogue tomorrow at the IMA night.
Given the tight situation, there couldn’t have been any room for any other discussion today. But Kat surprised us with her forthright clarifications regarding the return of the lip-locking scene with Gulshan Grover for Kaizaad Gustaad’s Boom, which is now packed in a new DVD to be launched by the makers of the film soon.
Mind you, Katrina doesn’t feel haunted by any kind of her past ghost. “What’s there to react in the first place? And what’s new about those scenes?” asks an unfazed Katrina. “I don’t deny I have done the scenes in the past where I did things that I wasn’t comfortable. And in any case, ‘Boom’ and the kissing scenes are all over the internet”, states the hottest downloaded Bollywood babe on the net.
The film had some hot lip locking scenes between Gulshan Grover and Katrina, who was a newbie that time. Apparently the hot scenes were removed from the film, when her than beau Salman Khan put pressure on the makers of the film. Does she attribute this sudden but unpleasant development to any specific reason at this point in her career and life? Is someone trying to make some quick buck out of her success or is there a purposeful strategy to malign her?
“Honestly I wouldn’t know. I have never interpreted people’s intentions. As it is the makers have issued a statement today to the media. And they have denied doing anything like this,” clarifies Katrina.
Whatever is the outcome, the fact is success cannot be measured or maligned. And Katrina is a wonderful example of phenomenal success.
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“Yesterday we were told that our performances were called off, and in the morning it’s informed that the show is on tomorrow. I am out of my wits, juggling hundred things together,” says Kat, this year’s hottest item girl, who is set to perform an act inspired by Moulin Rogue tomorrow at the IMA night.
Given the tight situation, there couldn’t have been any room for any other discussion today. But Kat surprised us with her forthright clarifications regarding the return of the lip-locking scene with Gulshan Grover for Kaizaad Gustaad’s Boom, which is now packed in a new DVD to be launched by the makers of the film soon.
Mind you, Katrina doesn’t feel haunted by any kind of her past ghost. “What’s there to react in the first place? And what’s new about those scenes?” asks an unfazed Katrina. “I don’t deny I have done the scenes in the past where I did things that I wasn’t comfortable. And in any case, ‘Boom’ and the kissing scenes are all over the internet”, states the hottest downloaded Bollywood babe on the net.
The film had some hot lip locking scenes between Gulshan Grover and Katrina, who was a newbie that time. Apparently the hot scenes were removed from the film, when her than beau Salman Khan put pressure on the makers of the film. Does she attribute this sudden but unpleasant development to any specific reason at this point in her career and life? Is someone trying to make some quick buck out of her success or is there a purposeful strategy to malign her?
“Honestly I wouldn’t know. I have never interpreted people’s intentions. As it is the makers have issued a statement today to the media. And they have denied doing anything like this,” clarifies Katrina.
Whatever is the outcome, the fact is success cannot be measured or maligned. And Katrina is a wonderful example of phenomenal success.
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Vinod makes his mark with Tanu weds Manu
He shares Amitabh Bachchan’s surname, and looks like he’s living up to it.
Small town filmmaker Vinod Bachchan’s second production, a romantic comedy Tanu weds Manu released recently starring National Award winning actress Kangna Ranaut and R Madhvan.
The film being set in a small town, which portrays the inherent innocence of Indian systems, is what caught Vinod’s interest. He could draw inferences from his own life, and this helped greatly in shaping up the comic and jovial scenes during discussions with the director Anand Rai on the script.
They say one success leads to another and Vinod has already moved on to his next two ventures. He has begun work on Zilla Gaziabad, to be directed by Anand Kumar. Based on a real life story, it will show the underworld nexus in small towns and cities and will have a ensemble star cast. Vinod likes working on
different genres and his next ambitious film is a drama titled Maximum that is being directed by Kabeer Kaushik. It narrates a gripping story on Mumbai cops.
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Small town filmmaker Vinod Bachchan’s second production, a romantic comedy Tanu weds Manu released recently starring National Award winning actress Kangna Ranaut and R Madhvan.
The film being set in a small town, which portrays the inherent innocence of Indian systems, is what caught Vinod’s interest. He could draw inferences from his own life, and this helped greatly in shaping up the comic and jovial scenes during discussions with the director Anand Rai on the script.
They say one success leads to another and Vinod has already moved on to his next two ventures. He has begun work on Zilla Gaziabad, to be directed by Anand Kumar. Based on a real life story, it will show the underworld nexus in small towns and cities and will have a ensemble star cast. Vinod likes working on
different genres and his next ambitious film is a drama titled Maximum that is being directed by Kabeer Kaushik. It narrates a gripping story on Mumbai cops.
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Model Esther Jamir enters Bollywood
Delhi based model Esther Jamir is soon making her entry in the world of Bollywood.
Well, and this time you will not see her walking the ramp, instead she would be strumming the strings onstage and playing the role of a rock artist in the promotional song of the movie “ Dear Friend Hitler”.
When we asked her how excited she was to accept the role, she said, “I’m extremely excited. This would be my first break in films. Interestingly, I’m doing a bollywood flick where I have no dialogues. Now that sounds weird, but I’m still happy about it.”
Talking more about her role in the song, she told us, “I will be playing the lead role of a singer in the music video. The song will be shot today, in Delhi. Earlier, we had plans to shoot the movie at the India gate and DU campus, but later the director zeroed in on the film city in Noida. The shot will include more than 1000 people from North East. The scene shows artists performing onstage wearing torn jeans, bandanas and holding guitars in their hands. The message through the song would be to bring people of all the communities together.”
So, would she choose to take up Bollywood as a full time career, and pat came the reply, “Why not? It’s just the beginning and I have never said no to anything. I think it would be a great exposure for me. But that doesn’t mean that I would give up modelling. They would go hand in hand.” We hope you are able to balance both, Esther.
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Well, and this time you will not see her walking the ramp, instead she would be strumming the strings onstage and playing the role of a rock artist in the promotional song of the movie “ Dear Friend Hitler”.
When we asked her how excited she was to accept the role, she said, “I’m extremely excited. This would be my first break in films. Interestingly, I’m doing a bollywood flick where I have no dialogues. Now that sounds weird, but I’m still happy about it.”
Talking more about her role in the song, she told us, “I will be playing the lead role of a singer in the music video. The song will be shot today, in Delhi. Earlier, we had plans to shoot the movie at the India gate and DU campus, but later the director zeroed in on the film city in Noida. The shot will include more than 1000 people from North East. The scene shows artists performing onstage wearing torn jeans, bandanas and holding guitars in their hands. The message through the song would be to bring people of all the communities together.”
So, would she choose to take up Bollywood as a full time career, and pat came the reply, “Why not? It’s just the beginning and I have never said no to anything. I think it would be a great exposure for me. But that doesn’t mean that I would give up modelling. They would go hand in hand.” We hope you are able to balance both, Esther.
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Natha to act in Rashid S Khan’s film
Seems it is time for our real estate controversies to be turned into reel stories.
The famous scams under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme will now be turned into a film.
Rashid S Khan will direct the film and S Ramachandran will produce it.
A satirical take on the scam, the film will star Omkardas Manikpuri aka Natha of Peepli(Live), Vijay Raaz, Hiten Tejwani, Rajesh Vivek, Razzak Khan.
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The famous scams under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) scheme will now be turned into a film.
Rashid S Khan will direct the film and S Ramachandran will produce it.
A satirical take on the scam, the film will star Omkardas Manikpuri aka Natha of Peepli(Live), Vijay Raaz, Hiten Tejwani, Rajesh Vivek, Razzak Khan.
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I’m not a B or C grade actress, says Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta, 36, talks about her television debut and having survived a difficult personal phase
What convinced you to accept the offer to host Guinness World Record Ab India Todega?
(laughs) It is a record breaking show. I have been getting TV offers for the past five-six years. I didn’t have time. Nothing grabbed my attention then.
Talk shows are too personal because so much about your own life emerges through them. I am an adventurous person and when I heard about this show, I had to give it a shot.
All your friends from the industry (Shah Rukh, Salman, Abhishek, Amitabh) have hosted TV shows. Did you ask them for tips?
They told me to relax and be myself. Whoever met me said do what you want.
When will you return to the big screen?
You will see me in movies this year.
Why have you turned down scripts in the past few years?
I was busy over the past six months with the court cases and the fights with BCCI. Before the IPL, I can shoot for the show. IPL follows, and then I will take a month off before shooting for my film.
You made a successful transition from acting to entrepreneurship.
Earlier, I never had the courage to try something completely different. Once I was at the top of my game and opportunity came, I said, ‘I want to try this.’ I could have done it a bit differently by doing one film a year at least. But I got so consumed by various things that I did not have time for anything else.
Are you in touch with people from the industry?
Of course. I always meet filmmakers who call me for script narrations and politely say, ‘Not right now, later’. I listen to every script and that’s why they have always been nice to me. You can never forget where you have come from and the people who have helped you get there.
Have you refused any exciting projects?
I have said no to most of the major releases that have done extremely well. It is not in my personality to say I was offered this and that.
Any regrets?
None. In the past 10 years, I have done big films, given big hits. I was never a B grade or C grade actress. I started with Dil Se. I am the only actress in my generation to have worked with Yash Chopra. I have been very lucky. I have never seen crazy failures in films. I did see a difficult side of life personally and it has made me tougher, stronger and smarter. I hope.
When your IPL team Kings XI Punjab came under the scanner, how did you deal with the allegations?
There were allegations against all the teams. We emerged clean, and had the court to back us. After all these investigations and after people pointing fingers at us, we went to court and won fair and square. I would have died of a heart attack if I had been accused of something that I have never done in my life.
Did you discuss issues with your business partner Ness Wadia?
I was in discussion with all my partners and there is no one in particular that I turned to.
What’s your involvement with the Kamal Amrohi property case?
I am not anybody’s legal heir, nor am I inheriting anything from anybody. I have a lot of respect for him and he is a gentleman. He was in a lot of trouble and I helped him. He asked me to help him. But people blew up the story. The only inheritance I will ever get is from my father.
But he publicly said he wants to give you his property.
Well, yeah! But I haven’t taken anything from him.
Are you in touch with Ness?
Why is he so important to everybody? It was over between us two years ago and you should let it be.
Is there a new man in your life?
No, not right now.
Read the original interview on timesofindia.indiatimes.com
What convinced you to accept the offer to host Guinness World Record Ab India Todega?
(laughs) It is a record breaking show. I have been getting TV offers for the past five-six years. I didn’t have time. Nothing grabbed my attention then.
Talk shows are too personal because so much about your own life emerges through them. I am an adventurous person and when I heard about this show, I had to give it a shot.
All your friends from the industry (Shah Rukh, Salman, Abhishek, Amitabh) have hosted TV shows. Did you ask them for tips?
They told me to relax and be myself. Whoever met me said do what you want.
When will you return to the big screen?
You will see me in movies this year.
Why have you turned down scripts in the past few years?
I was busy over the past six months with the court cases and the fights with BCCI. Before the IPL, I can shoot for the show. IPL follows, and then I will take a month off before shooting for my film.
You made a successful transition from acting to entrepreneurship.
Earlier, I never had the courage to try something completely different. Once I was at the top of my game and opportunity came, I said, ‘I want to try this.’ I could have done it a bit differently by doing one film a year at least. But I got so consumed by various things that I did not have time for anything else.
Are you in touch with people from the industry?
Of course. I always meet filmmakers who call me for script narrations and politely say, ‘Not right now, later’. I listen to every script and that’s why they have always been nice to me. You can never forget where you have come from and the people who have helped you get there.
Have you refused any exciting projects?
I have said no to most of the major releases that have done extremely well. It is not in my personality to say I was offered this and that.
Any regrets?
None. In the past 10 years, I have done big films, given big hits. I was never a B grade or C grade actress. I started with Dil Se. I am the only actress in my generation to have worked with Yash Chopra. I have been very lucky. I have never seen crazy failures in films. I did see a difficult side of life personally and it has made me tougher, stronger and smarter. I hope.
When your IPL team Kings XI Punjab came under the scanner, how did you deal with the allegations?
There were allegations against all the teams. We emerged clean, and had the court to back us. After all these investigations and after people pointing fingers at us, we went to court and won fair and square. I would have died of a heart attack if I had been accused of something that I have never done in my life.
Did you discuss issues with your business partner Ness Wadia?
I was in discussion with all my partners and there is no one in particular that I turned to.
What’s your involvement with the Kamal Amrohi property case?
I am not anybody’s legal heir, nor am I inheriting anything from anybody. I have a lot of respect for him and he is a gentleman. He was in a lot of trouble and I helped him. He asked me to help him. But people blew up the story. The only inheritance I will ever get is from my father.
But he publicly said he wants to give you his property.
Well, yeah! But I haven’t taken anything from him.
Are you in touch with Ness?
Why is he so important to everybody? It was over between us two years ago and you should let it be.
Is there a new man in your life?
No, not right now.
Read the original interview on timesofindia.indiatimes.com
American Idol Season 10 Episode 17: One Voted Off
American Idol Season 10 Episode 17 can be watched on Thursday on March 10, 2011 at 8:00pm EST on WNYW (FOX) TV channel. Title of the brand new episode is: One Voted Off. Synopsis of the episode is: A contestant is sent home.
American Idol is a reality television competition to find new solo singing talent. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol. Debuting on June 11, 2002, as American Idol: The Search for a Superstar on the Fox network, the show has since become one of the most popular in the history of American television. As of January 2011 it is the most-watched TV series in the Nielsen ratings and is the only program to have been number one for six consecutive seasons, surpassing All in the Family and The Cosby Show, which were both number one for five consecutive seasons.
The program aims to discover the best singer in the country where the winner is determined by the viewers. Through telephone and SMS text voting, viewers have chosen as winners Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allen, and Lee DeWyze (listed in chronological order).
The series employs a panel of judges who critique the contestants' performances. The original three judges were Grammy Award-winning record producer and music manager Randy Jackson, Grammy Award-winning pop singer and Emmy Award-winning choreographer Paula Abdul and award-winning music executive and music manager Simon Cowell. As of January 2011 the judging panel currently consists of Jackson, singer/actress Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. For all seasons, the show is hosted by radio disc jockey Ryan Seacrest.
The show was described by rival TV executives as "the most impactful show in the history of television." It has also become a recognized springboard for launching the career of many artists as bona fide stars. As Entertainment Weekly puts it, "It's given us Kelly, Carrie, Daughtry, and J. Hud. Idol rules the reality roost because the winners of Fox's ratings juggernaut actually do go on to greatness. And Taylor Hicks? He's the exception that proves the rule."
Archer Season 2 Episode 7: Movie Star
Archer Season 2 Episode 7 can be watched on Thursday on March 10, 2011 at 10:00pm EST on FX TV channel. Title of the brand new episode is: Movie Star. Synopsis of the episode is: Hollywood actress Rona Thorne spends a week shadowing the agents at ISIS as research for an upcoming role in a spy movie.
Archer is an American animated television series created by Adam Reed for the FX network. A sneak peek of the series aired on September 17, 2009. The first season premiered on January 14, 2010. The show carries a TV-MA rating.
Inspiration behind Archer came to Reed while in a cafe in Salamanca, Spain. Finding himself unable to approach a beautiful woman seated nearby, Reed conjured up the idea of a spy who "would have a perfect line". Reed conceived the show's concept while walking along the Via de la Plata in 2008. Being a longtime "rabid fan" of FX Network and its original programming, he pitched his idea to the network, who accepted it and ordered six episodes, along with an additional four scripts. The show ended its first season on March 18, 2010, and has been renewed for a second season which premiered on January 27, 2011. The DVD was released in Region 1 on December 28, 2010. On December 17, 2010 the first season of Archer also aired in Germany on Comedy Central Germany.
Bear Grylls: Born Survivor (Man vs. Wild) Season 6 Episode 3: Norway: Edge of Survival
Bear Grylls: Born Survivor (Man vs. Wild) Season 6 Episode 3 can be watched on Thursday on March 10, 2011 at 8:00pm EST on The Discovery Channel. Title of the brand new episode is: Norway: Edge of Survival. Synopsis of the episode is: Bear and his team will be creating the harshest conditions possible.
Man vs. Wild, also called Born Survivor: Bear Grylls or Ultimate Survival, is a survival television series hosted by Bear Grylls on the Discovery Channel. In the United Kingdom, the series is shown on both the Discovery Channel and on Channel 4. The series is produced by British television production company Diverse Bristol. The show was first broadcast on November 10, 2006 after airing a pilot episode titled The Rockies on March 10, 2006. In a special first aired on June 2, 2009, Will Ferrell joined Grylls on a survival trip to Northern Sweden. Grylls also said he has been approached about doing a Man vs. Wild urban disaster 3-D feature film, an idea he said he would "really like to do." Ben Stiller has also signed on for an episode later in the year. Bear Grylls has signed on to showcase urban survival techniques in a new Discovery show called Worst-Case Scenario, which premiered on May 5, 2010 on the network.
Bones Season 6 Episode 15: The Killer in the Crosshairs
Bones Season 6 Episode 15 can be watched on Thursday on March 10, 2011 at 9:00pm EST on WNYW (FOX) TV channel. Title of the brand new episode is: The Killer in the Crosshairs. Synopsis of the episode is: Sniper Jacob Broadsky takes out a victim who escaped from the justice system; Booth uses his military training to try to stop Broadsky before he strikes again; Angela's father visits the Jeffersonian.
Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) to the forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan (Emily Deschanel). The rest of the cast includes Michaela Conlin, T. J. Thyne, Eric Millegan, Tamara Taylor, and John Francis Daley.
Created by Hart Hanson, the series is very loosely based on the life of author and forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, who also produces the show. Its title character, Temperance Brennan, is named after the protagonist of Reichs' crime novel series. Conversely, Dr. Brennan writes successful mystery novels based around a fictional (in the Bones universe) forensic anthropologist named Kathy Reichs. Bones is a joint production by Josephson Entertainment, Far Field Productions and 20th Century Fox Television.
The series was renewed for a sixth season, which premiered September 23, 2010.
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