Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan jodi has churned out some of the biggest and successful comedies over the years like Hera Pheri, Garam Masala, Bhagam Bhag, Bhool Bhulaiyya and De Dana Dan to name a few. They are not set once again to give you a hilarious ride with ‘Khatta Meetha’ which is a remake of the 1989 Priyadarshan directed hit Malayalam film, Vellanakalude Nadu starring Mohan Lal.
The movie is based on the subject of road development and the road mafia. Struggling road Construction contractor, Sachin Tichkule (Akshay Kumar) has no scope to turn big as he has no money to bribe. To make matters worse the new Municipal Commissioner turns out to be his ex-girlfriend (Trisha Krishnan), who now hates him. The movie is a satirical comedy with how Sachin bumbles his way from one disaster to another and survives corruption and bribery rampant in the system in his own ingenious way.
The movie is set to hit the theatres on 23rd July 2010. Take a look at the posters of the movie….
Kangana Ranaut is keeping her fingers crossed for the role of Rehana she plays in ‘Once Upon A Time in Mumbai’. The movie has the look and feel of the 70s era and Kangna did an extensive research on Zeenat Aman before portraying the role.
Speaking about the era of the seventies, the actress says, “What I noticed while playing my character in the film was the fact that the heroine of the seventies took half an hour to get dressed and more than two hours to style her hair.”
Says director Milan Luthria, “Kangana lends herself because she has a great body which does not look vulgar and her face is chameleon-like – she can change into different looks everyday. There is a lot of her in the character Rehana.”
The character Rehana in the movie is a leading star but later she falls in love with a gangster and transforms from a star to a woman. Set in mid 1970s, Once upon a Time in Mumbai is a slick and entertaining re-living of the iconic Mumbai underworld for all those who marveled at the men that stood above all else and for those whose burning desire to succeed stands above all else. The complete cast includes Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi, Kangna Ranaut, Prachi Desai and Randeep Hooda. The movie is being directed by Milan Luthria under producers Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor of Balaji telefilms.
Despite not having a single hit in her kitty, actress Sonam Kapoor has made her presence felt in Bollywood with her elegance and style but this time it was her sister Rhea who impressed us with her subtle chic sense of style and poise with her first formal public appearances on Sunday, at the music release of the forthcoming movie ‘Aisha’. She chose the midway between a dire professional look and a young breezy style with a a pair of slim-fitted black pants from Alexander Wang, a white top from Zara and an asymmetrically-cut semi-formal jacket with white piping from Elizabeth & James. She completed her look with smart booties from Alexander Wang and earrings borrowed from her mother for the evening.
Made under dad Anil Kapoor’s banner, the movie has the honor of being Rhea’s first production venture. Rhea began her career as an assistant director with Ayan Mukherjee in Wake up Sid.
Bollywood stylist Rajat Tangri comments on the two sisters’ style funda saying, “While Sonam’s style is more out there and fun, Rhea sticks to understated and functional fashion. Their dressing styles clearly reflect the professions they have chosen. Sonam wears a lot of girlie dresses, pinks and frills just like a la-di-dah movie star. But Rhea is seen in pants and interesting jackets, quite like a young producer who attended school in New York. Even when Rhea has done the girlie dressing routine, on red carpet-outings with her family, she has stuck to the classic little black dress.”
Tangri adds, “What made Rhea’s style stand out at the event was that she chose the smart style of an uptown professional, true to her part as a producer. On the other hand, the cast of the movie – all girls her age, including Sonam, Lisa Haydon, Ira Dubey and Amrita Puri – wore feminine silk dresses and sequinned minis.”
Rhea had recently revealed her love for tailored trousers on Twitter, when she asked Sonam to get her some from Scotland. Sonam has been shooting in Scotland for Mausam with Shahid Kapur.
Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni finally tied the sacred marital knot with Kolkata girl and childhood friend Sakshi Rawat on July 4 in a well-guarded resort in the foothills of the Himalayas at Almora in Uttarakhand, India. Wedding ceremony was held about 4pm on Sunday. The wedding venue, Vishranti Resort and Spa, is owned by Raje. Sakshi is a 23-year old hotel management student.
The wedding affair was very private and the only high profile guests were ICC chief Sharad Pawar, BCCI President Shashank Manohar, earlier Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje, actor John Abraham, and Bollywood director Farah Khan. Fellow cricketers RP Singh, Rohit Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina were present at the wedding. The over 100 policemen were posted at the gates to make sure there was no intruder.
Slumdog Millionaire stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto have been romantically linked together since the time the duo first appeared together in the movie. Recently, they were also rumored to have been engaged together but the couple vehemently denied the rumors. Nevertheless, time and again they have been spotted together looking very comfortable in each other’s company. They were also seen together in New York at the premiere of Dev’s latest movie The Last Airbender. As usual, Freida looked perfectly poised and elegant as ever in an off-shoulder bright green short dress matching Dev’s formal looks in every way. Check out the two at the event…..
Youth icon Imran Khan is a rage among youngsters these days. His latest ‘I hate Luv Storys’ has been such a impressive success that Karan Johar has signed the actor for his next production venture with none other than Bebo in the lead. Imran had long cherished a dream to work with Kareena.
Scheduled to start in December this year, this love story will apparently be directed by a newcomer, Shakun Batra who has recently joined Dharma Productions. It was Imran who suggested Shakun to Karan. Shakun has already shown his skills as an assistant in ‘Rock On’ and ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’.
Talking to a news daily, an all beaming Imran Khan said, “Yes it is true that I am doing another film with Karan Johar. The film will be directed by Shakun but beyond that, I can’t confirm anything on the casting front. Shakun has been a friend ever since he joined the industry and was a second assistant director on Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. He has written the script with our mutual friend Aayesha”.
Amisha Patel is desperate to get a makeover from the simple girl next door image to the sexy killer bombshell. She started it all with hot bikini act in ‘Thoda Pyaar Thoda Maigc’ and continued it with sexy photo shoots including a topless one for Dabboo Ratnani’s calendar.
This time she has done it yet again, and we would say rather successfully, for the cover page of the July issue of the magazine, ‘The Man’. As the cover itself says, ‘Ice Maiden Turns Volcanic Hot!’, you have Amisha in a golden bikini top with hot sexy pants flaunting her well-tones abs and inviting smile. What else could a man want on the cover of ‘The Man’?
On the personal and professional front too, the Gujju girl seems to be on an upward swing. She has had a patch-up with her family whom she left due to Vikram Bhatt and also her boyfriend Kanav Puri. She will also be seen in Run Bhola Run and Chatur Singh Two Star.
Check out ravishing Amisha Patel on the cover of ‘The Man’…….
After episodes of doing the village belle’s chores like chasing hens, bathing buffalos and picking cow dung, the glam girl who finally walked away with the title of India’s ‘Desi Girl’ at the finale of the Imagine TV reality show was none other than sexy and charming 30-year-old Roshni Chopra racing ahead of other finalists Ishitta Arun and Kashmera Shah. The finale was livened up by dance performances by all the contestants and jokes by stand-up comedian Sunil Grover.
The contestants had been living in Sialba Majri village near Chandigarh city since the past seven weeks and faced everyday challenges of village life, edged past other finalists
‘My experience in Sialba Majri has been one of the most fulfilling and challenging journeys. And I can proudly say is that the seven weeks I’ve spent here have helped me discover my inner desi girl,’ Roshni said in a press statement.
‘Desi Girl’, hosted by popular actor Rohit Roy, started with eight glamour girls – Sambhavna Seth, Kashmera Shah, Roshni Chopra, Monica Bedi, Anmol Singh, Rucha Gujarati, Ishitta Arun and Aushima Sawhney.
Raima Sen not only has a great deal of fascination for her grandmother Suchitra Sen, she also resembles her a lot. Now, the actress has all the reasons to smile as she has finally got the long cherished opportunity of enacting the role of her own grandmother, penned down by none other than Rituporno Ghosh. Ghosh has always been drawn to the mysterious aura of this legendry actress who quit her career at the peak of her popularity and so he has moved in for a movie which will deal with her life indirectly and will borrow several true incidents from her real life.
An overjoyed Raima states, “I’ve always been told that I resemble my grandmother a lot. Since the past few days she was hospitalised due to respiratory problems. But she’s recovered now and will touchwood, have a long life.”
She adds, “Which Bengali filmmaker is not fascinated with the aura of Suchitra Sen? Nobody, apart from her immediate family has seen her since her last film ‘Pranoy Pasha‘ in 1978.”
As for us, we would definitely like to see Raima re-create the magic of magical Suchitra Sen, given the fact that she is all talented to do so!!!
Sayali Bhagat may not have had many hit films to her credit till now, but the girl definitely knows how to stay in action. Being a die-hard fitness freak, the girl has gone a way ahead in keeping her mind and body fit through fight, action and martial art, along with trainer Yajness Shetty.
Talking about her long time stint with action and fight trainings, Sayali says, “I have learnt kick boxing from Cheetah Yajness, and training has helped me to boost my physical fitness, especially it has enhanced my stamina, flexibility and movement coordination. My whole body got proper exercise and the whole muscular system has got activated.”
This time she chose Yajness for her martial arts training and has enough reasons for her choice as she says, “First and foremost his experience, he has worked with most of the stars in Bollywood, so he knows how to work with them and then his knowledge of martial arts. With due respect to other trainers, I think Yajness is best among equals.”
Citing the benefits of the training, Bhagat says, “I have learnt to eat right and live healthy. I have also learnt the correct way of breathing and controlling it. Martial arts is an effective way of fighting many problems and diseases of contemporary society and sedentary life, and, generally, of a weakened immunity system. Everybody should indulge in one type of martial art because it is not about only self-defence but concentration, determination and self-control.”
Bollywood Actress Rani Mukherjee could not re-weave her magic with her much-hyped ‘Dil Bole Hadippa’ and now is currently busy with for ‘No One Killed Jessica’ with co-star Vidya Balan. The costumes for both of them have been designed by ace designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee who had earlier done it for Vidya Balan in ‘Paa’.
Talking about his styling for the film, Rani said, “The look he’s given me is far removed from his signature touch.”
Mukherjee has finally launched his flagship store Sabyasachi at Kala Ghoda in South Mumbai on Wednesday evening and Rani Mukherji made a rare public appearance at the store launch. She charmed in wearing an olive green drop waist silk jumpsuit with spaghetti straps, gathered sweetheart neckline and folded cuffs. She accessorized with slim tan leather belt and matching tough sandals. Her waist length lustrous hair done in waves, lips done in pink, eyes with smoky effect and French nails complimented her style and looks.
Check out Rani Mukherjee’s charming looks at the launch…..
Their highly awaited flick together ‘Raavan’ may have been a disaster at the box-office, but the couple is still in vogue and very much into each other’s company. Talking about Junior Bachchan and his lovely wife, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the couple gets cozy and candid in the latest issue of ‘Vogue India’ as they pose together for the cover page of the magazine. Aishwarya had last appeared on the covers of the magazine in October 2010 which was its 1st anniversary issue. The issue not only has the couple posing for some gorgeous pics but also have them get candid on their love life, little tiffs, and how they balance their work with fun and relationships. A must have copy of all the Bachchan fans…..
