Akshaye Khanna back as a baddie in Dishoom

Romantic Manav in Taal; friendly Siddharth in Dil Chahta hai; humorous Jeetu in Hulchul; high octane villainous avatars in Abbas Mastaan’s Humraaz & Race and much more added to credits; Akshaye Khanna was on a long break after the 2012 comedy Gali Gali Chor Hai. However; we hear thatthe actor is set to make a comeback with the Rohit Dhawan directed film Dishoom to share the big screen along Varun Dhawan and Jacqueline Fernandez. In fact we hear that Akshaye will be seen playing the main antagonist in the film as Sameer Joshi.

A close source told to one of the leading newspapers, “It took a lot of cajoling to get the nod from Akshaye. He will play a smart-talking villain who rattles off one wisecrack after another. He liked the script and the modalities are fast being worked out between the producer, Sajid Nadiadwala, and Akshaye, who has asked for a sizable remuneration.”

Though Akshaye has previously played villainous roles, in Dishoom he will be garbed in flashy, slightly over the-top wardrobe as an Afghan man.

When asked sometime way back in September 2013 about maintaining a low profile, the actor replied, “As far as films are concerned, I’m just waiting for the right script. Hopefully, I will start something soon!”

Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, Dishoom is expected to release in April 2016.

[Source: Bollywoodhungama.com]

Lesser known facts about Aamir Khan

We all know how very talented Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is. The trend of picking one movie at a time in Bollywood comes from Aamir himself.

Let’s look at 5 unknown facts about Aamir Khan.

The perfectionist is related to late president Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam from his grandmother’s side. Aamir is the great grand-nephew of freedom fighter and Islamic philosopher Abul Kalam Azad.

Aamir Khan made a special appearance in Nasir Hussain-directed ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat‘ in 1973. The following year, he portrayed the younger version of Mahendra Sandhu‘s character in his father’s production Madhosh

Mr Perfectionist attended J.B. Petit School for his pre-primary education, and later moved to St. Anne’s High School, Bandra till the eight grade, reportedly. He is said to have completed his ninth and tenth grade at the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim. He even attended Mumbai’s famous Narsee Monjee College for higher education.

He has played tennis at various state level championships too. So, the lad is a sports person as well and a good one apparently.

The actor inside Aamir was ready to take on the world, even before he himself realised it. It has been reported that Aamir joined a theatre group called ‘Avantar‘ where he did the backstage stuff. It was this experience which enriched him as an actor. Aamir even performed at Prithvi Theatre in a Gujarati play called ‘Kesar Bina‘.

The very talented Randeep Hooda in Main Aur Charles

I was always there in the right place at the right time

Always willing to take advantage of an opportunity 

Writer and director Prawaal Raman presents a fictitious thriller, inspired by true events and told from the perspective of respected Indian cop, Amod Kanth who handled the notorious case of serial killer, Charles Sobhraj.

Main (Amod Kanth) aur Charles (Randeep Hooda) is shot in Bangkok, Delhi, Goa, Mumbai, Pattay & Udaipur and stars the very talented Richa Chaddha. Co-stars Adil Hussain and Tosca Chopra look very satisfying the 2-minutes trailer.

After Beeba Boys was received in International Film Festivals, Randeep Hooda can be seen in a very new avatar and looks highly impressive. Shot in older era, cinematographer Anshuman Mahaley would have surely done a great deal of work to give us the best shots.

The movie revolves around Charles, an enigmatic con man and a vicious killer, and the lives he touched with his inescapable charm and mysterious personality.We follow Charles, who is literally evil personified, as he manipulates innumerable people to facilitate his jail break. The thin line between his victims and accomplices include a copywriter of an international ad agency clinging on to Charles for hope, a royal princess seeking adventure in an otherwise bland life, a young hippie girl hopelessly drawn towards him, and an innocent law student Mira madly in love with the dreams sold by Charles amongst various others – from a financial wizard, an extortionist from Haryana to a helpless prison supervisor. Bit by bit, the character of Charles is revealed through all those who encountered him. Probably the only person who interacted with Charles the least, Commisioner Amod Kanth, was affected by him the most. We see the impact of Charles on all through the eyes of Amod Kanth – and their ever raging battle of good and evil, where good eventually wins but evil always resurfaces. This story, set in the 1980s, shows how Charles escapes from Indias most securely guarded prison and is then subsequently arrested once again in Goa. It reveals the story behind the seemingly simple cat and mouse game between Amod Kanth and Charles. But more importantly, the movie gives the world a peek into the dangerous mind of Charles, how he led different people to perceive him differently, how he filled the vacuum in their lives and ultimately, his dark world where right and wrong blend into a charming and mystique grey existence.

Hoping that the bikini killer won’t be too glorified and we see how twisted and evil serial killers can be.

The movie releases on October 30, 2015.

9 Facts about Shahrukh Khan one must know

The King Khan once improvised his skills in a restaurant business in Dariya Ganj but luck did not seem to favor him and he dropped that idea.

Khan worked as an usher at Pankaj Udhas‘s concert in Delhi. Surprisingly, what he earned was a mere Rs. 50

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa as an actor fetched him Rs. 25,000 and surprisingly he sold the film’s tickets at the booking window in a theater in Mumbai

Actor-producer Vivek Vaswani was SRK’s mentor during his struggling days when Shahrukh had no place to stay in Mumbai. Vivek once said in an interview – “You do things for friends, simple, and hence it was nothing really too great. Anyone would have done what I did. I am proud to be his friend,”

It was the anti hero Baazigar which gave the required fame to the actor. Reacting to the discouraging statement he received that time, he once said,”Even my best well-wishers told me you can’t be a hero again since you’ve killed a woman. But it paid-off. In the long run, everything is sustainable, if you stick to it“. And then we had Darr, Don, Don 2, Anjaam, Duplicate!

He has a great fetish for numerology. His e mail id as 555, all his cars have the registered number 555 and his phone numbers too have the combination of 555 and 40. Yes, he is superstitious.

Rahul and those 9 films:

• Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)
• Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
• Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)
• Chennai Express (2013) etc.

Raj in six films including

• Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992)
• Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaenge (1995)
• Chalte Chalte (2003)
• Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) etc..

The Nomination man Shahrukh Khan has had 226 ­nominations across popular Bollywood awards, and has won 207 of them. He won the best actor award 29 times.

Do you know any other facts? Please let us know!

Tamasha Trailer | A mash up of previous releases

And then we have the much awaited trailer of Imtiaz Ali’s rom-com TAMASHA starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead.

Well, at the first glance I loved it; but by the time it ended, I was reminded of mashups.

The flashback, nostalgic music of Rahman sahab; an aroma of Barfi, formatted dialogue of Pyaar Ka Punchnama, bits of Yeh Jawaani Hai Dewaani, then some gaali (See, the video got 500 more likes), Deepika’s very similar accent, choreography resembling steps from Barfi and pieces of Break Ke Baad. Mix it with Imtiaz Ali’s favourite flash and front drama to dramatize the snapshot, the Love Aaj Kal inspiration, and then don’t let us be serious. Oh Yes! And there’s Rockstar’s Ranbir Kapoor in French beard.

Sums up to present before you the Tamasha – Wahi kahaani phir ek baar, majnu ne liye kapde faad, maar tamasha beech bazaar!

Yes, Imtiaz Ali completed the shooting weel ahead of scheule probably because there was nothing new to tell or perhaps making Yeh Jawaani Hai Dewaani II under a different title was pretty much easier.

The only relief among the story teller trailer was the scenic cinematography as few shots are from Shimla. The Pandavani scene directed by Padma Bhushan Teejan Bai for the narration of Mahabharata in the film. And the quirky conversation between Tara and Ved:

Ved: Tujhe to pyaar ho gaya hai pagli

Tara: Haan (takes a break) haan Ved

Ved: Par kisi aur se

Although the trailer doesn’t look handsome enough to attract the audience but the long awaited pair up of Deepika Padukone & Ranbir Kapoor and the name Imtiaz Ali will be enough to bring in the masses. Let’s wait if Imtiaz will be able to recreate the magic he has done so far through Socha Na Tha, Jab We Met, Rockstar, Yeh Jawaani Hai Dewaani and of course Highway!

B-Towner’s Costume Drama

The Bollywood heroes tell us the costume they would love to take back home from all the movies they have participated in. Some have lived with them, while few would mark them as a memento. Let’s check for few of our celebrities.

Vidya Balan

She says that the white and red colored saree she wore in Parineeta is her favourite. It was the first shot and that costume gave us the beautiful and eternal Vidya Balan who follows the legendary Rekha. Also, the blue framed vintage classes from The Dirty Picture is something she is very much fond of.

Frieda Pinto

The Slumdog Millionaire actress would perhaps never take any of her dresses back home. She prefers leaving her character back from where she picks it up. Yes, if given a chance to play an Indian princess, she would surely hide that dress.

Vidyut Jamval

The couple of scenes where the commando put on the army dress reminds him of his dad when he was really young. He was proud then and we are now!

Abhay Deol

The Dev.D actor has already taken back his golden aviators from the movie he gave the concept for. Who can forget this Anurag Kashyap‘s directed modern version of Devdas and the shear booze

Sunny Leone

‘The epic dress of Ek Paheli Leela is different from all what I have wore’, says the 14 crore actress, Sunny Leone. The dress was created with the minutest detailing.

Rana Daggubati

He wants the mace and the sword with which he has lived for 300+ days. Yes, he has many costumes from his movie Leader as well.

Aamir Khan in Dangal | First Look

Nitesh Tiwari known for Chillar Party, Bhootnath Returns and Kill Dill comes now with the much-awaited movie of the year – Dangal. And who hasn’t been waiting for it? It after all stars Aamir Khan and also has Rajkumar Rao in a short role. The producers have released the first poster of the movie and it has been well appreciated by media.

Dangal portrays the life of Mahavir Singh Phogat played by Aamir Khan himself who taught wrestling to his daughters  Babita Kumari and Geeta Phogat who went on to bring laurels for India in the 2010 Commonwealth Games by winning silver and gold in respective weight categories.

Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh play the role of Babita and Geeta while Sakshi Talwar plays their mother post auditioning 70 actresses. Pritam will design the music for the movie and it’s set to release on 23rd December 2016.

It’s a pretty long wait, isn’t it?

Facts you didn’t know about Salmaan Khan

With his latest release ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan‘, Salmaan Khan has managed to dive deep into the hearts of his fan through his out of the league performance. People claim to know Bhai pretty closely, but there are some facts fan must not be aware of…

1. Scripts of movies like Chandramukhi, Baaghi and Veer were co-scripted by Salmaan Khan.

Well, who really cares, all were flops..

2. He qualified for the Swimming Nationals once!

Well, this might be his fallback career!

3. His full name is Abdul Rashid Salim Salmaan Khan.

Thank god he shortened it before entering bollywood! Else, we would have shortened it into ARSSK. Well, doesn’t matter much; he is always be Bhai for all of us!

4. He is good at painting. Soooo good that few of his works were portrayed in ‘Jai Ho‘!

Sheh! Did you watch Jai Ho so closely? I mean, were you even able to count the number of characters movie had?

5. Salmaan Khan did not use his father’s name even after being jobless for 6 months after ‘Maine Pyaar Kiya‘.. His friends helped him at that juncture although!

So, what did he do all that time? Hired lawyers for his future cases? Naah.. He started Being Human!

6. The first song he sang was for the movie – Hello Brother!

And here’s the song: Chaandi ki daal pe sone ka MORE… (Jyaada waala MORE nahi!!!) I want to dance now!

7. Salmaan Khan always wanted to become a writer like his father!

In that case we would surely had a similar face after watching the thoroughly narrated scripts! Somethink like – Kyu bhai kyu? Kahaaniyaan kyu? Pehle acting to kar lo!

8. He never reads the review of his movies.

This one’s a fact I truly believe in.. Do I need to tell why?

9. 10 fatwas are issued against him for breaking the concept of Islam religion.

We too salute you Bhai for this! Can we issue fatwa for that fatwa guy?

10. He rejected Baazigar and it was SRK who grabbed the offer! The movie was a huge hit!

Imagine how the movie would have performed.. Had it been Salmaan Khan instead of Shahrukh Khan?

11. Salman Khan is one of those few actors, who made it to People magazine’s list for being one of the most handsome men in the world.

12. Salmaan’s favourite actor is Sylvester Stallone and actress is Hema Malini.

Well, whatever, we all love Sallu Bhai and truly respect him for all his good deeds!

Tamasha First Look| Was it earlier named Window Seat?

The November 27, 2015 release Tamasha has already caught the attention of its fans and they have expressed their wish to let them attend the trailer launch. Here’s the poster which was launched yesterday and had overwhelming response.

The initially titled ‘Window Seat‘ was being worked upon by Imtiaz Ali soon after Rockstar and thus marks the duo coming again! The music is composed by A.R Rahman and the sources say that the soundtrack will appeal the audience. The main plot of the movie revolves around an individual who looses his self by living according to the social conventions expected of him.

Cast:

• Deepika Padukone as Tara Maheshwari
• Ranbir Kapoor as Ved Sahni
• Javed Sheikh as Ved’s father
• Nikhil Bhagat as Tara’s father
• Faraaz Servaia as Tara’s brother
• Punam Singh as Tea Executive

The poster shows Ranbir and Deepika cracking while the background depicts social conventions a person is usually surrounded by. And that’s what Imtiaz Ali revealed in one of the interviews with PTI,” You meet a certain person and you are very enchanted by him. He is free flowing and your type and then you lose touch. Years later when you meet, he is absolutely somebody else“. And the title refers to the Shakespeare’s monologue – “‘All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players“. Ranbir plays the role in 3 stages of life – a 9-year old child, 19 year old adolescent and a 30-year-old foreign-returned adult.

Well, the pair of Ranbir and Deepika is too seen after a long gap, the duo were last seen romancing on screen in ‘Yeh Jawaani hai Dewaani’.

And the trailer releases in 3 days from now!

Sunny Leone and the 14 Crore Mystery

None of porn star turned actor Sunny Leone’s movies have been able to mark the box office collection sector. In spite of the fact, Sunny’s demand per movie is increasing sequentially. The actor is not perturbed by her hits & flops and neither does she care about the success of her competitors, all she cares about is remuneration per celluloid drama.

Salmaan Khan once said that the star who can attract masses got all rights to demand high fees and seems like Leone is all set to follow the big Khan’s advice. Perhaps that’s the reason for three times hike amounting INR 14 crore. She has given numerous hit stage shows and thus preferred over hit actors like Parineeti, Shraddha and Alia.

Well, that what he demand is and here’s where all the talent digs into itself. While we have seen Alia Bhatt giving ravishing and much acclaimed performances, Parineeti has been praised for all the different kind of narratives she has portrayed. But that’s what entire stardom and appeal is all about. I reckon this is perhaps the public craves for. Well, the promotion from a hidden folder ‘C:\Users\public\Java\CoreJava\Encapsulation\Programs\Class\Files\en-dr\Common’ to C:\Users\public\Movies says it all.

[Source: Jagran]