Film publicity falls to an all time low with this disgusting email sent to us.

If you thought planting stories in media was unethical then what we are about to tell you will certainly blow away your brains… and we mean literally! Last night an email was sent to us by a PR firm (Cosmic Spider) who is handling a film called Pocket Gangsters. We are pretty sure you haven’t heard about the film but that’s not the point. The subject of the mail read as: Hot Rape Scene from the film Pocket Gangsters featuring actors Shivangi Mehra, Madhur Mittal, Vijay Raaz and others. You read that right! Yes, it’s shocking, cheap and degrading but sadly true. That’s how the PR machinery of Pocket Gangsters (directed by Hemant Nilim Das) is promoting the film. In a country where cinema has the power to influence people’s decision it’s gruesome that a film is being marketed from the rape angle. We know it’s not a big film but it’s a big enough matter to be taken seriously and to be condemned as well. Cinema has the power to change perspectives but in no way can a filmmaker, actor and actress can take this for granted. The film may not be promoting rape but the vulgar PR tricks are surely reinforcing the rape culture.
But hold on because the drama doesn’t end here. The PR reps even had the audacity to share the video link of the rape scene in the mail. In fact, a lot of links were shared and my eyeballs actually popped out reading them. Here’s mentioning few of them…

Hot Shivangi Mehra bathing scene from Pocket Gangsters
Leaked Shivangi Mehra smooching scene from the movie Pocket Gangsters
Vijay Raaz insists on 15 kissing scenes with Shivangi Mehra in Pocket Gangsters

While we don’t push disturbing or should we say disgraceful content on our site, in this case we are compelled to because we not only want our readers but also industrywallahs to know that PR gimmicks has reached to an unforgiving level. At least in this case. But we don’t blame the PR representatives solely. How and why in the world would an actor or a director want his film to be promoted this way? More importantly if it’s a real story about a kidnapping survivor. Shows how insensitive people are willing to be just to market their film, hai na?
Lastly, we strongly feel the film needs to make an unconditional apology to the media for using rape as a cheap mechanism to promote their movie.

 

 

Did you know…Priyanka Chopra’s role of Kashibai in Bajirao Mastani was earlier offered to Rani Mukerji!

The Mardaani actress refused the role as she didn’t want to play a second lead !!!

While it isn’t a lesser known fact that Priyanka Chopra has been working hard to prepare for her role of Kashibai in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani, not many know that the coveted role was earlier offered to Rani Mukerji.
SLB’s Bajirao Mastani was planned eight yeas back when actresses Kareena Kapoor Khan and Rani Mukerji were shortlisted to play the roles of Mastani and Kashibai respectively, however the film was never made. Moreover, Aditya Chopra’s wifey had refused the film as she didn’t want to play a second lead.
However, when the film was again being made Kashibai was then offered to the Exotic babe. Sources confirm that it was re-written to match PC’s stature as an actor and a star. As reported in an entertainment portal a source close to the project said,”Kashibai’s role according to SLB’s script was never a walk-over, not even 8 years ago when Kareena Kapoor was to play Mastani and Rani Mukerji was to play Kashibai. Now with Deepika (Padukone) and Priyanka playing the two parts, SLB has modified the characters accordingly.” While Rani refused to play the second lead, we suggest she take some cue from the Gunday actress considering the younger lot have now begun to prioritise quality roles over length. Way to go Ms Chopra!

Happy New Year song Indiawaale: Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s dance anthem is addictive!

The first song from SRK and Dippy’s much-awaited film is finally out

Farah Khan’s directorial venture Happy New Year starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood and Vivaan Shah is one of the biggest films of this year. While the musical extravaganza will hit the theaters during Diwali , the makers for now have released the first song from the film which is titled Indiawaale. Composed by Vishal-Shekhar, this number has been sung by Vishal Dadlani, KK, Shankar Mahadevan and Neeti Mohan.
While the music is good, what really stands out is the way Indiawaale has been shot. The part where all the actors are performing on the stage has been filmed beautifully that too on a grand scale. Coming to the video, you get see SRK, Deepika, Abhishek, Sonu, Boman and Vivaan grooving together in this one. Though not all of them are terrific dances, together they do make a good team. Also, Jr Bachchan is to watch out for because of his hatke avatar.
Overall, Indiawaale is a good hear. Though we do think the music could have been more upbeat and thumping. Nonetheless, Bollywoodlifer we really want you to hear the song, watch the video and tell us what you think!

Revealed: Why Aishwarya Rai Bachchan rejected Badlapur with Varun Dhawan

We have the inside scoop on why Ash refused to work in a film with the Student of the Year actor

 

Before Sanjay Gupta announced Jazbaa as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s comeback film, there was talk that the actress might take up Sriram Raghavan’s film which was an untitled project then. Reports were doing the rounds that Ash had read the script and how excited she was with the subject.
However, that excitement was short-lived as Ash refused to do the film citing various reasons. The film we are talking about is none other than Badlapur that has Varun Dhawan along with Huma Qureshi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Yami Gautam in the lead roles.

A source tells BollywoodLife that Ash wasn’t too thrilled to be part of an ensemble project and wanted a film that had her as the solo lead. “Even though she liked the subject, Ash wasn’t too thrilled at the prospect of being part of a large group of actors in her come back film. Also her character has shades of grey and she didn’t’ want to do a negative role either.”
With her exclusion, Sriram apparently did some changes to the script and got two female leads Huma and Yami to be a part of the film!

 

Bang Bang song Meherban: Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif’s romantic number is refreshing!

After the first hit, Tu Meri the makers of Bang Bang have come up with a soulful romantic track…

Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif were seen dancing their shoes off last in Bang Bang‘s Tu Meri. While that party number has already become a hit with the listeners, we have yet another song from the film that will make its way to your hearts pretty soon!
Meherban is composed by the rocking musical duo Vishal and Shekhar and has been crooned by Ash King, Shilpa Rao and Shekhar Ravijiani. The lyrics are by Anvita Dutt.  The romantic number is shot at the scenic locations of Greece and Katrina looks nothing short of an ethereal beauty in the song. The Greek God of Bollywood, Hrithik Roshan flaunts his chiselled body in the video and proves to be the hottest match for Kat in the song!
We can’t have enough of Hrithik and Katrina’s sexy chemistry onscreen and we want you to give a listen to Meherban here and tell us if the Bang Bang couple has you swooning too…
PS Look out for Katrina in a super hot bikini!

 

 

 

OMG: Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone’s marriage video out!

Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone have always grabbed the headlines for their relationship. And not so recently, media circuit was abuzz with rumours that the two lovebirds will tie the knot soon. Well, it looks like the duo is finally a married couple. Now, before you get your thoughts running wild, let us tell you that that both Deepika and Ranveer marriage is only for reel and not real.
As you might already know, Ranveer is playing Deepika’s dead husband Gabo in her upcoming film, Finding Fanny, which also stars Arjun Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Naseeruddin Shah and Pankaj Kapur.
The makers of Finding Fanny have unveiled an exclusive video of the making of Dippy’s wedding scene with Ranveer from the film. And it’s quite a fun video, we have to admit. Though the Ladies vs Ricky Bahl actor has a miniscule appearance in the Homi Adajania directorial, but he happily did it.
The entire Christian church wedding setting looks elegant and Deepika in that wedding gown looks beautiful. but more than that, it is Ranveer’s natural energy and mad antics that caught our attention.
Check out the making video right here and tell us how do you like it.

Contrary to the reports, the Honey-eyed actor isn’t part of the successful Hollywood franchise Step Up

Just a few days back, rumours were rife that Hrithik Roshan will star in Hollywood’s dance based film Step Up 6. Well, the film would have been a visual delight if Duggu were to play the lead but sadly that’s not the case. Yes, the Bang Bang actor hasn’t been approached for the dance film at all. While talking to a leading daily, Hrithik’s close friend said, “At the moment, he is only doing Ashutosh Gowariker’s next, which is a period film. Once Bang Bang releases, he plans to start doing research for Ashutosh’s project.” Apparently, the Krrish 3 actor feels that his name is being used just to create buzz around the dance film.
HR, who is currently busy with the action adventure film Bang Bang co-starring Katrina Kaif, hasn’t even signed any film except for Gowariker’s magnum opus Mohenjo Daro. The talented actor told the daily, “I am looking to do something edgy and different. I feel I’m more at ease with taking risks right now. Apart from Ashutosh’s film, I haven’t signed anything else."

The Aisha actress always wanted to be a Rajshri heroine !!!

Sonam Kapoor who is currently promoting her upcoming film Khoobsurat feels her dream of working in a Rajshri project has finally come true. Ms Kapoor who will soon be seen in Sooraj Barjatya’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo opposite Salman Khan has grown up watching Hum Aapke Hai Kaun and Maine Pyaar Kiya.
Speaking about working opposite Salman in PRDP, the fashionista said, “I was in my teens when Vivaah released. I grew up on Hum Aapke Hai Kaun and Maine Pyaar Kiya. It’s amazing to be romanced by Prem.” Anil Kapoor’s beti also said that her character is pivotal to the film, like of the other heroines in Barjatya’s previous films. The Khoobsurat actress further said, “Female characters in all of Soorajji’s films are strong characters. Also, it’s always the men trying to woo the women, not the other way round.”
Meanwhile, Sonam also couldn’t stop gushing about working with the Dabangg Khan. The Bewakoofiyaan actress who is working with the superstar for the first time said, “I have already shot with Salman for 30 days for Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. He’s extremely professional and has a high emotional quotient. He’s never rude or temperamental. He makes sure that everyone on the sets is taken care of.”

Animosity between Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn ends!

Does Action Jackson trailer coming out with Happy New Year signal a new friendship between SRK and Ajay?

signal a new friendship between SRK and Ajay?

Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn might not be BFFs, but they have reached out to each other at a professional level. Last month, Ajay agreed to attach the trailer of Happy New Year with Singham Returns. Now, in a payback of sorts SRK will be attaching the trailer of Ajay’s Action Jackson with his big Diwali release Happy New Year, we hear.
While the two are maintaining a healthy professional relationship, but it won’t be surprising if their personal friendship rekindles in coming days. And Rohit Shetty, who shares a good rapport with both Ajay and King Khan is trying his best to bring them together. Or has he accomplished in this mission?
Well, we’ll know soon.

MG! Sonam Kapoor is a super-sexy secret agent!

 

Just when you thought that all the Khoobsurat actress is good at is being all princess-y, came a photo-shoot to prove you wrong!

Yesterday we had shown you Sonam adorning a popular magazine cover but we found out that it was merely the tip of the iceberg! Sonam Kapoor assumes the role of a femme fatale and goes all out in being drop-dead gorgeous for the same magazine’s photo-shoot.
Wearing mostly the high-end brands like Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, Dolce & Gabbana etc., Sonu redefines sexy in this scorching hot photoshoot for the glossy. As a super-sexy secret agent who is dressed to kill, Sonam looks like a total tease!
We like her best in the the Agent Provocateur bra she wears with the Bottega Veneta jacket, oozing oomph that is too hot to handle!
The sexy siren definitely has us in her clutches! What about you?

Leaked: The entire plot of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Jazbaa!

Director Sanjay Gupta reveals the entire storyline of Ash’s come back film

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is not going to be too happy with this! During a time when movie scripts and plots are heavily guarded, the director of Jazbaa, Sanjay Gupta has leaked the complete story and plot of his upcoming film starring Irrfan Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead roles.
Talking to a leading tabloid Gupta who seemed excited to share news of how Ash bagged the film ended up giving away pivotal plot and character details in his conversation with the journalist. So while everyone has been branding the film as a ‘spy-thriller’, here’s what we could dig out about the film from Gupta’s mumbo-jumbo.

- “The film revolves around four characters. Irrfan plays a suspended cop, a loose cannon.”
- “Aishwarya plays a lawyer” (perhaps as a veiled spy?). Sources seemed to point out that Ash will play a spy and also do her own action scenes in the film. Perhaps her lawyer bit is an act she needs to put up to hide her real intentions.
- “The film will not depict any romance between the two but culminates on a note where you get a feeling that Aishwarya and Irrfan’s equation might develop into a relationship later.
- So Irrfan as a suspended cop and Ash as a lawyer, thats what their roles in Jazbaa seem to be!
- Surprise surprise! John Abraham plays a cameo in the film.
- Gupta is still on the look out for a fourth senior actress to play the final character.
This information is enough for those waiting in anticipation to figure out the plot of the film. So get ready to watch Ash play a spy moonlighting as a lawyer and also a cameo from hottie John Abraham!

Yeh Hai Mohabbatein: Why is Divyanka Tripathi everyone’s favourite co-star?

 Fans love the actor and the crew finds it boring to shoot without her

Divyanka Tripathi aka Ishita Bhalla of Yeh Hai Mohabbatein is chatty, vivacious and quite animated in her expressions. On the sets of the show, right from the spot boy, to the hair stylist find it very easy being around the actor.
Our crew visited the sets of YHM and was very pleased to see Divyanka treat everyone equally and with a lot of respect. There are a lot of celebs who throw temper tantrums and behave rudely to the spot boys, but Divyanka actually treats everyone like a family member. Everyone apparently has only nice things to say about her. In fact, we even overheard a few crew members claim that it’s fun on the sets with Divyanka around.
Well if Divyanka is reading this, we are sure the actor will be on seven heavens. Even during media interactions, Divyanka has always been accommodating and understanding – let’s hope all the other actors take a cue from her.

 

 

 

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Leaked: Inside pictures of Salman Khan’s Bigg Boss 8 house?

Is this how the Bigg Boss house going to look like this year? 

All the speculations came to an end when BollywoodLife exclusively told you that Salman Khan has been confirmed to host the upcoming eighth season of Bigg Boss 8, which is all set to hit the television screens next month. And when the first teaser came out recently, we were again the first ones to tell you that this year the glass walled house will be designed like an aircraft.
Well, looks like we were absolutely right for some inside pictures of Bigg Boss house have been leaked on the internet space.
Yes, we have come across some pictures of the Bigg Boss house. And as we had rightly predicted, the house of horrors certainly looks like an aircraft. There are reclining seats, trolleys and those flight schedule boards. We can’t really verify the authenticity of these pictures, but they have indeed made their way online.
Well, if the glass walled house is going to look like this, it will surely be an interesting watch. But who are those celebrities who will be locked inside the house this year? Well, that is still unknown. But trust us, like always we would be the first ones to tell you about them.

Shahid Kapoor’s sister Sanah Kapoor to play Alia Bhatt’s sister in Shandaar

If you were expecting to see the brother-sister jodi to play the obvious roles in the upcoming Vikas Bahl film, you’re in for a surprise...

We heard that Alia Bhatt and Shahid Kapoor starrer Shandaar will have one more member from Pankaj Kapur’s family. Shandaar is a film about an extravagant destination wedding and Alia will be seen romancing the Haider actor in the same. Pankaj Kapur will be playing Alia‘s father and Shahid’s half sister Sanah Kapur will also join the cast as the Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania actors’s onscreen sister.
The film’s cast has become more like a family affair and the crew is excited to have the Kapoor lassie on board! Shahid’s sister has recently completed an acting course from the Lee Stratsberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York, U.S. She is one star kid on the block to look out for!
Shandaar’s cast is proving to be a promising one and we have high hopes from the Queen director to live up to our expectations!

Poonam Pandey nominates Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan to do the ALS ice bucket challenge – Watch video!

The Nasha babe POONAM PANDEY raises temperatures with her ALS ice bucket challenge

Poonam Pandey never misses a chance to strip. So, if she was not taking up the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, despite the likes of Sonakshi Sinha, Bipasha Basu and Sunny Leone doing it, it was not because she was scared to do it. Instead she had been building up the excitement of her fans through her Twitter account.
However, when the Nasha babe finally got ice cold water dumped on her head, she raised the mercury levels rather than promoting awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Seductively opening her bathrobe to showing off an her black and gold bikini, Poonam took a small ice bath.
Before pouring those cubes of ice on her head, Pandey, in a very wannabe accent revealed that she was nominated by the RJs of Red FM and her Twitter followers to do the act, and now she has dared all the three Khans Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan to perform the challenge within 24 hours. Will they do it or not is yet to be seen.

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Desi Kalakaar: Yo Yo Honey Singh and Sonakshi Sinha come up with a good rap song-Watch Video!

The desi rapstar has gone global and he has the Tevar star alongside to maximise the fun

Yo Yo Honey Singh had announced a few weeks back about another rap single coming up for his fans and this time he has Sonakshi Sinha to be by his side. The song aptly titled Desi Kalakaar, has every element of masti and fun that the Satan star is known for. The video also features the famous baddie of B-Town Gulshan Grover.
The video has been shot on exotic locales and will work with fans of the rap star. The song which has been composed and penned by Yo Yo Honey Singh himself, has been a big talking point among the film industry people. The song has nicely depicted the naughtiness in the singer-composer. So go ahead BollywoodLifers, have a look at the song and let us know your thoughts on the same.


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When Mary Kom left Priyanka Chopra shocked…

What did the five time world champion tell PC that she was left shell-shocked

 

Priyanka Chopra is all pumped up for the release of her upcoming biopic on Olympic medalist MC Mary Kom. The Dil Dhadakne Do actor, however, said that when she first met Mary, a statement left her shell shocked. So what could this earth shattering statement be? We ask…
The petite heroine said, Mary Kom told me, Priyanka, people in India knew about Mary Kom when I won at the Olympics, but people in India really came to know who Mary Kom was, when Priyanka Chopra said yes to portray her onscreen’. Now wasn’t that shocking to the core that we Indians are unaware of such a great athlete?” Well said desi girl!
Wethinks Sanjay Leela Bhansali did the right thing by making the biopic on Mary Kom, because had he not made it, maybe 90 percent of India would have been unaware of such a great supporting talent. What do you say peeps?

Beintehaa: Zain and Aaliya separated!!!

To fulfill his promise made to Surraiya of marrying Sanam, Zain decides to divorce Aaliya

The most dreaded moment of Colors’ Beintehaa is finally here. Though the plot had earlier hinted at a separation of Zain (Harshad Arora) and Aaliya (Preetika Rao), the makers of the show were delaying the same for a while. However, in yesterday’s episode Zain finally divorced Aaliya by saying ‘Talakh’ for the third time.
In the last few episodes, it seemed that the lovebirds would reunite as they got to spend some quality time with each other. However, Surraiya (Suchitra Pillai) reached their hotel with Sanam (Priya Shinde) without informing Zain. When Aaliya’s hubby saw them, he remembered his promise made to Surraiya to marry Sanam. Zain with a heavy heart had to divorce Aaliya. The lead female protagonist too accepted the separation.
In the upcoming episode, Rehaan (Nandish Sandhu) will reach Zain’s hotel and ask him to hear the recording where Nafisa (Gunjan Vijaya) has accepted her crime of killing Usman (Naved Aslam).
How will Zain react to this new development in the Usman death case? After knowing the truth, will Zain and Aaliya reunite again?

Qubool Hai: Will Tanveer create a rift between Aahil and Sanam?

Aahil and Sanam maybe married and may have chemistry between them, but nothing is going too well

In the recent episode we saw that Aahil (Karanvir Bohra) supports Sanam (Surbhi Jyoti) when Tanveer (Amrapali Gupta) blames Sanam of stealing the necklace. Aahil interrupts his mother and defends Sanam. This comes as a big surprise for both Sanam and Tanveer.

Sanam is humbled by Aahil’s gesture and thanks him profusely for supporting her. Tanveer on the other hand fumes that she is slowly losing her pawn, ×Aahil, to a servant. She vows to take revenge and teach ×Sanam her place.
Aahil accompanies Sanam for Haya’s wedding. As usual due to a misunderstanding they end up saying something mean to each other. Now Tanveer knows that Aahil and Sanam are not exactly on talking terms yet. We wonder if she will deepen the communication gap between them by creating other issues. Well we really hope Tanveer does no such thing, ‘coz the series is just getting interesting as they are slowly coming closer. Fingers crossed!

Saath Nibhana Saathiya: Devoleena Bhattacharjee misses Rucha Hasabnis – View pics!

Rucha wanted to move on in life and hence decided to quit the popular Star Plus show

Saath Nibhana Saathiya‘s Rashi Modi aka Rucha Hasabnis was recently killed off in the show.
The entire Modi family is mourning her death. Her sudden demise affected everyone, but Jigar (Vishal Singh) went into depression and as a remedy he decides to move to US for some time. Unfortunately, Rashi’s cousin Paridhi (Lovey Sasan) falls for Jigar and tricks him into marrying her. She then forces him to accept her as his wife, but will he agree or not remains to be seen.
Devoleena Bhattacharjee, who plays Gopi Modi in the show, will be seen helping Jigar out of this crisis. In a recent interview she said, that she missesRucha’s fans have been thronging social networking sites and asking the actor to come back to the show. Devoleena also mentions that she feels incomplete without her onscreen sister. And that she is unable to watch Vampire Diaries – a popular American series, without her.

However, Rucha is taking a break from work to concentrate on her personal life, claims Devoleena. Well it’s not a hidden fact that Devoleena and Rucha were really close. We hope the relationship continues whether they work together or not.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vinny Arora to star in Yeh Hai Aashiqui!

The television actress will essay a girl next door role

Vinny Arora’s wish to be part of a love story has come true with Yeh Hai Aashiqui.
The Aathvaan Vachan – Saath Vachano Se Badkar star is excited about her stint on the show, which airs on Bindass.
“I wanted to be part of a love story for quite some time and when Yeh Hai Aashiqui was offered, I could not say no to it.
“Everyone loves to watch love stories and Yeh Hai Aashiqui always comes up with new stories that have a proper start and a perfect end to it which makes it worthwhile to watch,” Vinny said in a statement.
In the show, she will be seen as Sachi, who comes from a middle class family, and is looking for means to support her family. She meets Abhijit, played by Abhishek Tiwari, and along the way, not only does she find the perfect job but also the perfect companion.
The episode will be hosted by Ritwik Dhanjani, who will take the viewers through the entire story. It will be aired Friday.

Abhay Deol or Karan Kundra: Who makes a better host for Channel V’s Gumrah – Vote now!

Both the actors have been hosts of television shows before and seem fairly decent at their job – but who is better?

Karan Kundra has been the host of Channel V’s teen crime show – Gumrah for about three seasons, but something changed in the fourth season. It seems ever since the actor was roped in for MTV’s Fanaah, Channel V decided to cut him loose. The actor has now been replaced by Bollywood hunk Abhay Deol. In the meanwhile, Kundra is now hosting MTV Webbed 2 with ex-girlfriend Kritika Kamra.
Now we like both Karan and Abhay personally, but who makes a better host for the teen crime show. Well, we think Karan was truly great at it. Over the years, Kundra has managed to create a bond with viewers and performed his duty as the host diligently. While Deol is charming, suave, and great with words – there is a slight disconnect.
Well that is strictly our opinion, tell us what you think BollywoodLifers by voting.

                                              

 

Trailer is going BANG BANG

 

Cutting the trailer of a Hrithik Roshan starrer isn't the easiest of tasks as every shot in the teaser needs his nod. The scenario wasn't any different for his latest outing Bang Bang, co-starring Katrina Kaif. And to ensure that there are no creative differences between the superstar, director, cast and crew, a team headed by brothers Binny and Ravi Padda who cut the promo, got involved in the project from the scripting stage.

"We were shown the final draft of the script which gave us absolute clarity on the tonality and the scale of the film. In the first teaser which has received over 10 million hits online, the idea was to showcase the expanse of the film while retaining the viewers curiosity," says Binny, whose team of 20 conceptualised, supervised and executed the teaser.

They worked on five versions of differing lengths, some running over two minutes, and presented all of them to director Siddharth Anand. Then the marketing team and cast saw them. Everybody gave their inputs which they fine-tuned to create one video which met with everyone's consent.

Binny's team has previously worked on films as varied as Lagaan, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani and more recently, 2 States. "My brief this time was to make Bang Bang look like a big Hollywood summer blockbuster which is high on action. The big challenge was that when we were cutting the first trailer, filming was still going on in Prague, so we had excellent but limited footage to work with," explains Binny.

Asked why the teaser begins with the cliched countdown, he reveals that it is part of an extended, crucial sequence.

Another highlight that comes with an adrenaline rush is when out of nowhere, a F1 car zooms into the middle of a busy street. "We had planned to use that shot in a later promo but Hrithik insisted, confident that it would have the viewer's pulse racing. The result is stunning," Binny exults.

He adds that Hrithik, like Shah Rukh and Aamir Khan, is involved with every aspect of the film. "His commitment is amazing and his judgement on what shots to retain and what to save for later is impeccable," he raves.

There's been some criticism about Katrina being sidelined in the first teaser but Binny insists that everybody was focussed on the "greater good." So Kat didn't feel left out? "Well, there's a possibility that she felt overshadowed by Hrithik's action sequences," he admits, and quickly adds,"But she knew that this is only a teaser. She features prominently in the campaign that's about to kickoff." 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         

 

 Hail king khan...!!!

Shah Rukh Khan may well have laid claim to the adage `Bollywood ka Badhsah' or `King Khan' all these years, but now it seems Salman Khan is intent on taking away at least one of the tags.

Mirror was the first to report that Salman will be seen in a double role in Sooraj Barjatya's next, Prem Ratan Dhan Pao. Now, we can report that one of his two roles is that of a king with a heart of gold who answers to the call of Ratan and rules over a fantasy kingdom. He has an identical twin, Prem, who's a "common man" and miles removed from his world.

A source close to the production revealed, "Sooraj has written the character of Ratan with Salman in mind. He's the ideal raja who is loved and worshipped by his subjects. Sonam Kapoor plays the role of a princess."

The unit is currently shooting at ND Studio in Karjat where an elaborate set has been erected. "Salman has given a lot of inputs for both the characters, Prem and Ratan, which are positive roles," adds the source.

However, even though in Sooraj's world everyone is happy and good, in this film there's a character with strong negative shades, which will be enacted by Neil Nitin Mukesh."Neil is playing a vengeful prince who is King Salman's step-brother," informs the source.

The film also features Armaan Kohli, Swara Bhaskar and Deepak Dobriyal in pivotal roles. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 INk club

 

When Saif Ali Khan got 'Kareena' inked on his wrist three months into his relationship with the actress, everyone assumed the tattoo was false and would fade away in six months. It's still there, six years later, and the couple are now happily married.

Deepika Padukone has split with Ranbir Kapoor but still wears RK on her neck and a delicate chain around one ankle. We're not sure if it binds her to her current beau Ranveer Singh.

Sonakshi Sinha's starry dreams are reflected in the star on her neck while Mallaika Arora Khan has an angel on her hip. Sushmita Sen's body is a work of art while Ajay 'Singham' Devgn proudly sports a Devi on his chest.

Are these just art for art's sake?

Or do they carry a more symbolic meaning? We got some of Bollywood's beautiful belles to decode the significance of their etchings for us.

Dance with me: Tapsee Pannu

Tapsee Pannu has always been interested in body art but fearing parental opposition waited till she had finished school. She then got a dancing girl tattooed on her right ankle which reflects her free spirit.

The Chashme Baddoor actress added a second, right above her hip-bone. "It's my name which is unique and has a nice ring to it," she smiles, adding that none of the two are instantly visible. "If I see them every day, I will get bored," she reasons.

Warding off evil: Jacqueline Fernandez

The Sri Lankan beauty queen got herself inked during her first visit to India in 2008. Jaqueline Fernandez sports an Eye of Ra, a protective symbol, on her nape. "It was a spontaneous decision which I took when vacationing with my friends in Bangalore. They suggested the eye would help me ward off evil and it has worked so far!" she laughs.

Looking for inspiration: Ileana D'cruz

When she was holidaying in Melbourne with a friend, Ileana D'Cruz got the Latin word 'Inspirare' inked on her wrist. "It's taken on a spiritual meaning and has made me the actor that I am today. Why be jealous or insecure about anybody, when we can inspire everybody and grow together," she muses.

It's all in the name: Shruti Haasan

Kamal Haasan's daughter has five tattoos, the first being a Sanskrit shlok on her back. "I was 19 and studying in Los Angeles when I got it done. It's something I grew up listening to," Shruti explains. Her father wasn't pleased but mum Sarika was cool. Her second tattoo on her back is Shruti in Tamil. The rest include a musical note on the back of her ear, the word 'Rise' on her ankle and a rose on her wrist. "Rise urges me to rise whenever I fall while the clef represents the musician in me." And roses ? "Because they are beautiful!" she says.

Mum's the word, and so is dad! Richa Chadda

The Gangs of Wasseypur actress has the names of her parents inked on her right wrist. "I live alone in Mumbai and their names reassure me that they are around," says Richa Chadda. Asked if she ever thought of getting a boyfriend's name inked, she retorts, "Boyfriends come and go, but your parents will always stay with you."

For the kids: Raveena Tandon

The actress has the names of her two children tattooed on her back. "It's the kundli names of my kids - Vishaka and Vardhan - both mean Shiva. But since my husband Anil was insistent that we begin their name with an 'R', their names are -Rasha Vishaka and Ranbir Vardhan", Raveena says.

 

 

 

 

Ranbir steals time to wrap up delayed time

 

After several delays and date clashes, Roy, Ranbir Kapoor's film with Jacqueline Fernandez and Arjun Rampal, is finally back on track. Initially, Jacqueline's commitment to Kick had threatened her presence in the film and then had RK got busy with Jagga Jasoos and Tamasha.

Just when rumours about the film getting indefinitely delayed had started making the rounds, Mirror has learnt that the actor has allotted 20 days to the film's director Vikram Singh, starting from August 21.

Revealed a source, "They will be leaving for Malaysia for a 20-day schedule where a majority of the portions with Ranbir will be shot. He has squeezed time between the schedules of Jagga Jasoos and Tamasha, which might now be moved to December or early next year."

Elaborating on RK's character in the film, the source added, "He plays a skilled art-thief , it's an intriguing character, unlike anything he's attempted so far.

Confirming the same, Vikram told Mirror, "Yes, we've got RK's combination dates in the last two weeks of August. A major chunk of the film will be completed in that schedule as we need to be ready for a February release."

 

 

 

 

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Indian Celebrities takes up the ice bucket challenge

Now just two days ago, Bollywood actors and sportstars in India have taken on this challenge as well. After AbhishekBachchan, BipashaBasu, RiteishDeshmukh, SaniaMirza and JwalaGutta, who initially took up the challenge, now more celebs have joined in, including Akshay Kumar, SonakshiSinha, SidharthMalhotra, MandiraBedi, Anil Kumble and Yuvraj Singh, among an ever-growing list.
However, in an unfortunate turn of events, the co-founder of this movement, Corey Griffin, who also helped it go viral abroad, passed away recently in Massachusetts, USA. The 27-year-old was reportedly out diving with friends at a spot popular with the locals when the incident took place.

Celebs who have been Challenged, but are yet to accept

Amitabh Bachchan: Challenged by Abhishek Bachchan and Daler Mehendi Shah Rukh Khan: Challenged by Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh Salman Khan: Challenged by Akshay Kumar Varun Dhawan: Challenged by Sidharth Malhotra Arjun Kapoor: Challenged by Sidharth Malhotra Twinkle Khanna: Challenged by Akshay Kumar Johnny Lever: Challenged by Akshay Kumar Abhinav Bindra: Challenged by Mahesh Bhupati.

 

 

 

 

Aamir Khan: There's a story in every image of PK

"There is a story in each and every image that we reveal. We will have a poster campaign and we will reveal eight to 10 posters till the time the film releases," Aamir, who plays the lead role in the film, told reporters at the launch here.

If the first one had Aamir going nude, the second poster features him in a red angrakha teamed up with white pyjama and a trumpet in his hand.

"The more posters we will reveal, the more people will get confused," Aamir said.

The first poster set tongues wagging and social networking sites were inundated with jokes targeting Aamir, but the 49-year-old takes the barbs and criticisms in his stride and added that movie buffs will understand the logic behind it only after watching the film.

"Some people have loved it and some people didn't like it, but you all will understand once you will see the film. I am happy with the response.

"There were some great jokes, and different stuffs on Facebook and Internet. I enjoyed it," he said.

"We were silent when our first poster came out, so we thought of clearing all your doubts and answering all your questions this time," he added.

Being prepared for a December release, director Rajkumar Hirani's "PK" also stars Anushka Sharma among others.
 

Mahabharat: How will the Pandavas seek revenge from Ashwatthama?

 

In the last episode, we saw Ashwatthama (Ankit Mohan) fulfilling Duryodhan’s (Arpit Ranka) last wishes. He was seen killing all the five sons of the Pandavas and informing Duryodhan at his funeral that he had completed the dead’s last wishes, hence, he can leave the world in peace after all. Draupadi (Pooja Sharma), on the other hand, was distraught on seeing her children killed and demanded to be burnt alive as she had lost her will to live. The episode ended with Ashwatthama facing the Pandavas in their wrathful avatar.
In the upcoming episode, we will see Bheem (Saurav Gurjar) and Nakul (Vin Rana) hurting Ashwatthama. Where Bheem will hold the latter by the neck, Nakul will be seen stabbing him. This, however, will not kill Ashwatthama who will slowly pull the sword out of his chest, calling the Pandavas fools in believing that they could succeed in killing him. Further, Arjun (Shaheer Sheikh) and Ahswatthama will pit their Brahmastras against each other when Ashwatthama’s Brahmastra will hit Uttara, just as the Pandavas had feared.

Digangana Suryavanshi aka Veera: Farnaz Shetty and I don’t have anything in common to talk about

A few days ago, the media reported that Digangana Suryavanshi, who plays Veera in Ek Veer Ki Ardaas Veera, is throwing tantrums on the sets of the Star Plus show. It was reported that the actor threw a fit when she was asked to share her hair stylist with Farnaz Shetty (Gunjan). The stories doing media rounds also claimed that the channel and the production house has warned Digangana to be more dignified or else they would replace her. Considering, the actor faced similar problems on the sets of her previous show Qubool Hai, everyone believed these stories.
We caught up with Digangana to learn about her side of the story. “I don’t know why people are cooking up such stories about me. There is nothing happening on the sets of the show, everything is just fine,” said the actor.

So how exactly is your equation with Farnaz- your onscreen bhabhi? She replied, “On the sets, I am extremely good friends with everybody. As far as Farnaz is concerned, we are two very different people. We barely have any scenes together. However, whenever we shoot together, we are great with each other. Nowadays, the shoots are coordinated only between couples, so I barely have a scene with Farnaz. Plus, Farnaz is quite older than me and is from a very different zone of life. We don’t have anything in common to talk about. When the hairstyle story came out, both Farnaz and I were laughing over it – it was very bizarre.”


A few days back, a certain section of the media reported that the channel has given Digangana warnings that if her behaviour on the sets does not change, she would be replaced. “I called up the channel and the production house when this story came out. They said, ‘don’t think about it too much. Just hear it from one ear and let it out from the other. These rumours about me throwing temper tantrums on the set are so unlike me. Shivin (Narang), Vishal (Vashishtha), Shaguftaji and I are all such great friends on the set, so I don’t get where these rumours spiral from. The production house has said they are 100% behind me ‘coz these stories are totally baseless,” added the actor.

 

 

Singham Returns Review: Ajay Devgn’s earnest performance saves Rohit Shetty’s film!

What’s it about: The story revolves around Ajay Devgn aka Bajirao Singham, a nonsense cop in Mumbai police, who faces an ordeal when his constable is found dead with an ambulance filled with crores of money. Meanwhile his mentor Guruji, played by Anupam Kher, a party leader, decides to back the candidature of young deserving candidates. Irked by this decision from Guruji, alliance party leader Zakir Hussain and evil godman Amol Gupte hatch a plot to assassinate Anupam Kher. Will Singham find the murders of the constable and foil the plan of the baddies to kill Guruji? 

What’s good: Director Rohit Shetty is a master of his craft, when it comes to the technicalities of the film. The fight sequences are brilliantly executed and are exhilarating to watch. The camera work in the movie spot on. Ajay Devgn as a strict police officer shines, emoting with his eyes and packing a punch with his deadly dialogues and high octane stunts. Infact, it is Devgn’s earnest performance which makes the film worth watching. It is refreshing to see Dayanand Shetty play a cop in the film other than his popular TV series CID. Ironically, his name in the film is also Daya and the scene where he breaks the door gets massive applause from the audience.  Since the film is set in Maharashtra, Rohit Shetty has used Marathi dialogues generously, adding to the authenticity of the film. There a few scenes which stand out in the film like the Singham’s intro scene or the one where our hero is confronted and shamed by a woman for beating his son.

What’s bad: Though the film has two villains in the form of Amol Gupte and Zakir Hussain, but the film’s main villain is its weak script which has nothing new to offer. Kareena Kapoor tries hard to impress in a poorly etched role as Singham’s fiance. The pretty lady has nothing much to do and even the absence of her character would not have made any difference to the plot. The romance between Ajay and Bebo is thanda and the jokes are far from being funny. Amol Gupte has got the right body language to play a con man disguised as godman, but it is his over enunciation of  every word which annoys us a little. The film has some serious logical lapses and the baddies aren’t menacing enough to give Singham a tough competition.

What to do: While Singham Returns is a must watch for every Rohit Shetty fan as the director dishes out a typical masala film, the ones who look for emotional connection with films  may stay away from this Independence Day release. Watch it if you have nothing else to do this weekend.

Salman Khan gets a royal treatment for Prem Ratan Dhan Payo!

Salman Khan is going for a massive image make over. After his cool look in Kick, the actor will be seen wearing heavy ornaments and a traditional Indian attire in Sooraj Barjatya’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo.
The film that is being shot as of now has Salman in a double role playing a bad prince and a good prince. As part of the role he’s required to wear a lot of ethnic wear that also includes jewellery and Indian attire.
This will be a total image make over for him and his fans are going to in for a major shock when they see his first look from the film.
The film that is being shot as of now has Salman in a double role playing a bad prince and a good prince. As part of the role he’s required to wear a lot of ethnic wear that also includes jewellery and Indian attire. This will be a total image make over for him and his fans are going to in for a major shock when they see his first look from the film.

 

Exclusive: Sonam Kapoor travels from Karjat to Mumbai for Khoobsurat promotions

Sonam Kapoor is going all out to promote her film Khoobsurat. The actress who is also shooting for Sooraj Barjatya’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo is shuttling between ND Studios in Karjat and Mumbai.
The reason being that Sonam has to manage her time schedule between both the films. Sonam is shooting for a song with Salman for Prem Ratan and after that she wraps her shoot and comes to Mumbai to promote Khoobsurat.
That’s quite a bit of multitasking we say!

Katrina Kaif curious about Deepika Padukone’s Happy New Year?

Katrina Kaif was heard asking her friends about Happy New Year. The actress who has worked with Shah Rukh Khan and director Farah Khan was heard getting inquisitive about their film Happy New Year.
Interestingly the film also has her rival Deepika Padukone in the lead role. It seems that Kat was curious to know about the buzz surrounding the film.
We think it is healthy to have such competition.