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Alia Bhatt in "Highway"

2017-03-11T11:36:00.000+05:30

ALIA BHAT

Randeep Hooda as a Trucker

Randeep Hooda(Mahavir Bhatti) is good in his rustic trucker’s mannerism and an almost perfect dialect. Hailing from Haryana undoubtedly helped Randeep Hooda achieve authenticity. But, why I say “almost” is because, “I have spent substantial amount of time with people hailing from that belt and can easily distinguish the variations”.

Mahavir’s want to amend his sinful past and start a new life is quite palpable in his dialogue when Veera(Alia Bhat) asks him“ek goli mein aadmi khatam ho jaata hai na?” and he replies, “Do aadmi! Jai pe chale, aur jo chalaawe”!

(Veera: Does a man die with one bullet?
Mahaveer:Two persons, one who is shot, and the one who shoots!)

"She almost made my eyes wet with her performance in the scene"

Aliua Bhat's groovy moves

In the end scene, when Mahavir Bhatti realizes he has gone too far with his crimes and there is no turning back, he is quite intense.

Though, there is a hint of Marco Brambilla’s Hollywood movie “Excess Baggage” (1997) starring Alicia Silverstone and Benicio Del Toro in the plot, but, the end is remarkably different. The child abuse angle does feel like a foreign object in the film but, Imtiaz Ali manages to pull it off convincingly.

The star of the movie is indeed Alia Bhat. Imtiaz Ali gave layers to her character and also managed to time its reveal perfectly, but, how plausibly Alia Bhat unwraps it is sheer beauty. She first comes across as an impulsive and fun loving girl in the film. Post her kidnap; she is just a fragile, withdrawn and helpless creature.

The transition where Alia triumphs over her fear of her captor (Randeep Hooda) is lyrical. In the end, she is bold, fearless and rebellious and manages to liberate herself from all her inhibitions and culminates it by confronting her abuser. She almost made my eyes wet with her performance in the scene where she confronts him (uncle).

She provides authenticity to the entire plot and its sub plots. Her child like candour provides that much needed credibility to the story as a whole. Alia Bhat is indeed a fine actress!

Her groovy dance moves on techno track “Wanna mash up” is breathe taking, in a non-sexual way of course! Alia Bhat is raw and can be moulded according to her character and is unquestionably a director’s delight.
I bet, Alia Bhat is going to be one of the finest actors in coming years.

"Shandaar" official movie trailer.

"Shandaar" starring Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhat releases on 22 October 2015

Kangana Ranawat: Bold and the beautiful!

2015-09-17T16:56:00.000+05:30

Kangna Ranaut

What could possibly go wrong with the Movie “Tanu weds Manu Returns”. Anand L Rai is a director I feel is one of the best India has, today. He has proved it yet again with this one. His mastery with the nuances of a scene and intricate emotions is just perfect.

Deepak Dobariyal

I feel, all the news about kangana’s remarkable performance is over hyped and totally unnecessary as it is not the first time that she has bestowed upon us with her intense performance.

Today, Kangana rules the price tag competition with highest fees of 11 Crores. Let me tell you she deserves every bit of it.

Though Dipika Padukone is still considered Number 1, and surely not for unjust reasons, we must keep in consideration that Dipika got a launch with super star Shah rukh Khan whereas, Kangana had to establish herself with Imraan Hashmi as her first film co star. This might have favored Dipika immensely.

Two years ago Kangana was nowhere near the A list Actors of Bollywood. But, time changes and it has changed, at least for Kangana.

Today Kangana is compared with the A- listers and she is a strong contender for the top position too.

It was wise of Anand L Rai to not tweak the original plot and characters too much and just take the plot forward from its preceding film. To aid the gap more realistically he had some characters from “Tanu weds Manu” craftily underline it too.

Jimmy Shergil did not have as impressive role as he had in the first part but, he was as impressive as ever.

I won’t dwell on the performances of other actors be it R Madhavan, Swara Bhaskar or Deepak Dobarial which was equally delightful. But, Kangana just floored every one with her rustic version “Kusum Sangwan”.

Kangana Dancing on "Swagger"

Don’t miss Kangana’s untamed moves in “Banno tera Swagger” which is a killer number from the movie.

I won’t call “Tanu weds Manu returns” a masterpiece, but, it certainly is a movie which is thoroughly enjoyable and strikes a chord with people and in the process also tries to slip in a social message very subtly.

Don’t miss it!

Kangana Ranawat's movie Katti Batti set to release on 18th September 2015.

Salman Khan: we are all guilty

2015-05-06T13:30:00.003+05:30

Salman Khan

Today salman Khan’s fate will be decided. Verdict on 13 year’s old case of hit and run case is about to come. Only time will tell if the punishment exceeds his crime. Weather he gets a lenient punishment or harsher , the film industry is set to take a hit as two films which are being shot “Prem Ratan dhan payo”, and “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” which are currently under production will be stalled.

Salman shooting for "Bajrangi Bhaijaan"

It is estimated that these two films alone are pegging approximately 200 crores. Kabir Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan is already being shot at Kashmir from where Salman Khan had come back for the court hearing.

"Somehow, we are all guilty in this opaque world."

Salman Khan is known to help needy people and support many social causes. We are not trying to cast aspersions on his intentions as somehow, we are all guilty in this opaque world. We wish Salman Khan all the best for the work he did for the noble causes but, in the end, Truth shall prevail.

"Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" directed by Sooraj Barjatya set to release on 12th November 2015.

ROY

2015-02-21T15:30:00.000+05:30

“Roy” was one movie I was really looking forward to watch, for almost 2 months. There was a strange eagerness to watch it. In a way, you can give the credit to the promos doing the rounds. The music is melodic and videos of the songs also looks promising. “ Chittiya kaliyaan” featuring Jacqueline Fernandez has been ruling the top-10 singles chart for weeks now. Some fanciful girl I know even installed it as her ringer tune. Though, quite why, I don’t know!

Jacqueline Fernandez

Arjun Rampal & Jacqueline

Vikramjit singh is a first time director. What intrigues me even more is the fact that he is a investment banker, who was working in the

with no formal film degree. Well, you can not say that he has no bollywood connection or background as his father has been associated with the industry and worked for Yash Chopra for quite some time.

Still, roping in stars like Ranbir Kapoor in a debut movie can be quite a Herculean task. Despite all my optimism, the initial reviews of the movie were not promising and discouraging enough for me to change my decision. I took refuge in the saying,”when everybody says it’s bad, it probably is bad.”

Unwilling to shell out money on this dethroned contender of a super hit title, I am still contemplating as to what could possibly go so wrong with this movie that people claimed to have left their seats in the middle of the story.

If not for fun, I will conjure up the critic in me and watch “Roy” to find out the reason of the debacle and may be give a pointer or two to Vikramjit singh, when I meet him.

All in the name of art, I guess.

Badlapur!

2015-02-20T23:53:00.000+05:30

Varun Dhavan in "Badlapur"

Varun Dhavan is getting there and he is getting there fast. Yes, I mean the “A listers” of Bollywood bandwagon. Last movie we saw him in was “Humpty sharma ki dulhania” opposite Alia bhat, who also debuted with him in “Student of the year”.

I personally feel as if I have witnessed Varun Dhavan grow right in front of my eyes. His school boy roll in “student of the year”, the college going boy in “Humpty sharma ki dulhania” and now as a married man who works in a n ad agency in “Badlapur”.

Initially, I wasn’t really impressed with the promos of this film as it was still somehow baffling and didn’t place it in a segment, firmly. To me, it appeared as if “Badlapur” is going to be another futile attempt by some film maker with over blown egotism to prove his cinematic supremacy and creative superiority.

But, the film is almost a master piece, at least as far as the performance of most actors is concerned. The story is fresh and apart from few glitches takes you through quite comfortably.

Huma Qureshi

Huma is limiting in impressing the people who matter. She is limiting herself in similar Hot Huma characters.You can feel her struggle to get in the skin of the character of Jhimli as he is too refined to play the character. Yami Gautam is in a brief role which does not really need a mention.

Nawazuddin

I am speechless about Nawaz’s acting. But, this is not the first time he has impressed us with his almost perfect acting skills. The role it appears was made for him.

Though, there isn’t much of it, music is a bit disappointing but with murder as its core theme, you can’t play around much, yes, even in Bollywood.

I would say “Badlapur” is a sensible movie with sensible direction from Sriram Raghavan.

RATING: 3/5

Haider

2014-10-02T21:53:00.000+05:30

A still from "Haider".

“Haider” commands respect!, and so does Vishal Bhardwaj! “Haider” is not a movie you can enjoy while munching popcorns with your Pepsi. You don’t want to miss even a single moment of this intense drama which is based on Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. Your eyes refuse to leave the screen as if they are spell bound and glued to it magically.

This third adaptation from “Vishal Bhardwaj” is a true work of art. With “Haider” Vishal has taken a big leap and proved his irrefutable superiority among his contemporaries.

The film speaks of the hard work pumped into it and there is a distinctive detailing in this adaptation that is a signature style of Vishal Bhardwaj. Set in the 90s with turbulent Kashmir as its backdrop, this film presents two aspects of Kashmir brilliantly. There is a clear reference of force’s transgressions, which will not be pleasing for many eyes. But, in a film you do take some liberties and “Haider” after all is a work of fiction.

Tabbu symbolizes the very purpose for which film is regarded as an art form.

“Shahid Kapoor” struggles in some parts of the initial half of “Haider” as at some points you do feel like shahid is not letting go of his star image but, Shahid matches up to the plot’s intensity in the second half.

Hero becomes big only if he is matched with a villain of same magnum. K. K. Menon is a marvellous villain who proves it, yet again with his flawless performance. Irfann Khan is also there in a short yet intense role.

Shraddha Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor

“Shraddha Kapoor” who plays Haider’s love interest means business and she has proved, ‘she is here to stay’. Her performance is smooth and she performs both intense and passionate scenes with ease and finesse.

Tabbu

But who takes the cherry on the top is Tabbu. Playing Haider’s mother, her captivating performance leaves every one speechless. She makes you realize what you miss when she is not shooting. She symbolizes the very purpose for which film is regarded as an art form.

Tabbu and Shahid Kapoor

In one of the last scenes when she requests her husband (KK Menon) to spare her son’s life, you feel a mother’s plight. She has reached a resolution. She is unfazed now. she is a mother who is protective of her son. She is going to protect him at all costs. She will stand against the world, against her own husband and even death.

What an adaptation! Vishal Bhardwaj leaves everyone speechless!

RATING: 5/5

Bang Bang!

2014-09-27T08:12:00.000+05:30

Katrina Kaif and Hritik Roshan in "Bang Bang"

Katrina Kaif is pretty. Well, we all know that! She has a sizzling hot body. We have seen that too. And she can’t speak Hindi! That too is not a top secret. So, what is new in “Bang Bang”? Well, she can handle guns. Ok! And to further justify a whopping 170 crore budget, director Siddharth Anand makes her sit on Hritik Roshan’s lap while he rides the dirt bike.

Intimate scene from "Bang Bang"

If you are too curious about the two words of the film’s title, and want to identify the reference, “Bang Bang” does have a lot of bangs (guns) in addition to an intimate kissing scene. But that’s that.

Katrina is pretty! No one Doubts that. But, she is an actor too. The only time you see an element of authenticity in Katrina’s acting is in a scene where Hritik is showcased devoid of his shirt and Katrina is mesmerised by watching his flawlessly chiselled body. Well, we all are.

Hritik Roshan has a body to die for. He looks in an amazing shape. Though, the sign of age was present obscurely, he can still give a lot of young actors run for their money.

There is nothing noteworthy in the film which deserves a special mention.

Hritik Roshan is a under cover army intelligence officer who is after a dreaded criminal (Danny Danzongpa) who killed his brother in the past. In the course he meets Katrina, who lives with her granny and leads a boring and unromantic life as a receptionist in a bank.

Apart from a dozen exclusive location shoots, the film seems to have mindless explosions and stupid car crashes and insanely unrealistic stunts. Music is average and even the graphics don’t impress you much to justify the film’s insanely huge budgets. Although a copy of English flick “knight and Day” at its core, this film has nothing original it can claim to its credit, excluding its title.

There is nothing noteworthy in the film which deserves a special mention. The story is average and the characters including antagonists are below average. All in all it is below average.

RATING: 1.5/5

Khoobsurat

2014-09-20T00:02:00.000+05:30

NO! “Khoobsurat” is NOT a comedy, because in comedy, no matter how crass, you still manage to laugh!

“khoobsurat” a remake is a story based on the concept of “opposites attract” and in the process create some sparks too. The director tries to create the same effect but fails miserably. With his impressive voice and charming mannerism,

Pakistan

’s new boy “Fawad Khan” did manage to infuse some magic, but barely.

Fawad Khan

Contrary to its name, there is nothing khoobsurat about the film and it is a total disappointment.

Milli(Sonam Kapoor) is a physiotherapist from Delhi who is visiting some palace to treat a king and rid him of his wheel chair. Sonam, a brazenly loud mouthed girl encounters Vikram Singh Rathod(Fawad), a Handsome, composed prince and she begins to like him. But, the prince is already engaged to some one (Aditi Rao Hydari). After some hiccups, and few odd interactions, the prince falls for her. He finally cancels his engagement to Aditi Rao and asks Sonam to marry her. Really?

Aditi Rao Hydari

“Khoobsurat” has a weak plot, its songs are painfully boring and the characters are really not realistic. Apart from the new boy “Fawad Khan” who does manage to give some saving grace to the film, it is disastrous. Even the grandeur and richness of a palace with its beautiful interiors could not save this movie.

“Aditi Rao Hydari” has a small role, but, in those two brief scenes that she does in the film, she manages to illustrate her finesse that Sonam Kapoor couldn’t, in the entire movie.

Ratna Pathak

Kirron Kher

Kirron kher who plays Sonam kapoor’s infuriating mother was way out louder than required. Sonam kapoor’s docile Bong father could have been explored a bit more to make the plot little interesting, but, director achieves nothing of it. The maharani played by Ratna Pathak is ok but, there is no variation in her charcacter and she remains a dry stuck up mom almost throughout the film. Such a waste!

With “Khoobsurat”, it is official. Sonam Kapoor can’t act! Lord only knows how many more flop film and her dad’s money will it take for Sonam Kapoor to realize this fact!

Finding Fanny

2014-09-13T10:51:00.001+05:30

Deepika Padukone in Finding Fanny

Shot in the interesting backdrop of Goa, “Finding Fanny” is in no way a typecast film. It has a perfect blend of an enjoyable film. Its story is fresh and is shot brilliantly. With peculiar characters, Homi Adajania has done a perfect job in choosing his cast too. Finding Fanny is unusual in several ways. The fact that the film is originally shot in English shows Homi’s conviction and urge to do something different and innovative.

"Deepika padukone brings Angie to life so intensely."

Deepika Padukone in a intimate scene

Deepika padukone is intimate and flows like a breeze. She brings Angie to life so intensely that her acting in the film is beyond the dialogues and scenes. One thing is clear in “Finding Fanny” Deepika is now way past her beautiful imagery and is exploring her inner actor. Her role as Angie in “Finding Fanny” proves it further.

Arjun Kapoor

Arjun Kapoor, plays role of a garage owner named Savio, who is amorously inclined towards Angie. He is looking good in his role. Don Pedro who has a certain attraction for big bottomed women is played convincingly by Pankaj Kapoor. Naseeruddin is versatile as a postman and, Dimple kapadia playing Rosie is equally charming and interesting in the film.

If you are expecting conventional cinema you might get a wee bit disappointed. But, Finding Fanny is filled with lot of mischievous moments and unexpected thrills.

Go watch it!

RATING: 3.5/5

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

2014-07-13T11:37:00.000+05:30

Humpy Sharma in action

How often do you come across a boy whose name is “Humpty”! Like the name the film too is refreshingly odd.

First time director “Shashank Khaitan” has proved he is quite promising.

Spoken idiom by which the characters reveal their personality and morals is quite vivid and fresh. In the scene where Humpty refuses to cheat and leaves his paper nearly blank instead, for cheating is a bad deed, Ketan brilliantly maintains film’s casualness in revealing Humpty Sharma’s character and his morality.

Alia Bhatt playing “Ludhiane di kudi” is lively and fresh, and is indeed the star of the film. Varun Dhawan, “A Delhi boy” is a natural. The banter between them is fresh and fun. At the core “Humpty sharma ki dulhania” is a young film and is targeted at the youth.

Tested with their debut movie “Student of the year”, Varun and Alia have a fabulous on-line chemistry in the film. The songs of the film are pleasant and hum able and topped the charts for quite some time.

Ashutosh Rana still has the touch.

Television star Siddharth Shukhla playing the NRI hunk justifies his role and Ashutosh Rana playing Alia’s Father, who we all would love to see more often, proves, “he still has the touch”. Humpty’s friends “Poplu” played by Sahil Vaid and “Shonty” played by Gaurav Pandey are both brilliant and promising.

Unfortunately, in the second half of the film, Shashank looses his grip and the film begins to stray. Post Interval, film is predictable and you just wait for them to unite. Never the less, all in all, ‘Humpty sharma ki dulhani’ is watchable and what is lost in the plot and story in second half is comfortably compensated with the spontaneity and freshness of first.

But, can a girl really go to that extent to get a designer lehnga for her wedding? That is some thing I still have some trouble believing.

Kapoor & Sons official tailor featuring Alia Bhat, Siddharth Malhotra and Fawad Khan.

Filmistan

2014-07-07T16:14:00.002+05:30

Sharib Hashmi in "Filmistan"

New cast, no actress, no oomph factoring item songs. “Filmistan” is pure delight to watch. With no pseudo gimmickry, this is what I call pure cinema. Believe me; Bollywood is quite capable of placing a song almost anywhere. Yes! Even in a remote village in Pakistan. If nothing else, a dream sequence justifies it all. “Filmistan” spares us of all that!

“Filmistan” is story of a Bollywood struggler “Sunny” who goes to Indian border with a foreign TV crew on a shoot.Sunny, who is a Bollywood fan at core is captured by extremists there and taken across the border to a village in

Pakistan

This remote village provides a lot of room for him to perform and mimic Bollywood actors to entertain himself as well as his captors. Some thing he is almost always extremely comfortable with. Rest is his struggle for escape.

Innamul Haq

Sharib Hashmi(Sunny) has stunned everyone with his emotive performance in “Filmistan”. Innam ul haq who is in supporting role and plays a pirated Bollywood film CD peddler is a natural. Every bit of his effortless performance can be enjoyed in the film.

“Filmistan” is an intelligent story.

First time director Nitin Kakkar wisely keeps away from any controversy as far as

Pakistan

’s reference is concerned. The film is shot on a shoe string budget and director Nitin Kakkar has clearly managed it well within the film’s budgetary. A pre requisite for most first time directors.

With a near perfect comic timing, “Filmistaan” is an intelligent story. What is the biggest twist and could have been a major challenge for the film, is done behind the veil of night’s darkness.Apart from a weak finish, “Filmistan” is quite enjoyable.

If you ask me, ‘what I liked most in the movie’? I can undoubtedly tell you, the scene where our protagonist is toying with a Kalashnikov rifle innocently in front of the kids, aping various Indian actors. The scene of course ends with our protagonist getting rewarded with a bullet for his performance.

But, we can seek comfort in the saying “all is well if it ends well” here.

screen shot from "Filmistan"

RATING: 3.5/5

2 States

2014-04-25T23:33:00.000+05:30

Arjun Kapoor in "2 States"

"2 states" is based on a popular novel by the same name written by chetan bhagat. The movie as well as its story is quite average. “2 States” is about two management students “Alia Bhat” and “Arjun Kapoor” who fall in love while studying together. Both of them belong to average middle class families from two diverse states. Alia Bhat is Tamilian Brahmin whereas Arjun Kapoor is a Punjabi boy from Delhi. A decision to get married doesn’t go down too well with their disapproving families. Unlike conventional antagonist, their biggest adversary in this movie is their acute cultural dissimilarity.

If you scratch the story construct slightly, you will detect two subtle things wittingly or unwittingly this movie propagates. Social acceptance of inter caste marriages among youth and, stiff reluctance of middle class Indian families to inter caste marriages. “2 states” exploits these conflicting attitudes.

Alia Bhat in South Indian attire

A marvelous performance from Alia Bhat as a cute and vivid south Indian girl. Arjun kapoor has definitely matured as an actor and looked more confident in his hesitant Punjabi boy’s role.

But, I must admit, Arjun Kapoor coming every now and then on screen and narrating himself was quite irritating and jerky.

"Alia must dare and defy herself to do more challenging roles."

Binod Pradhan

Ravati

Movie is shot well and the credit must be given to cinematographer Binod Pradhan who has shot movies like “Devdas”, “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” and “Rang De Basanti” in the past.

Revati looked like an ideal choice and exhibited her supremacy with a graceful and credible performance. Amrita Singh was good apart from few exaggerated bits which even a loud Punjabi character couldn’t justify.

But, the star of the movie was indeed Alia Bhat. With that vivacity of youth and charm of innocence, what could possibly go wrong?

With hits like Karan Johar’s “Student of the year” and Imtiaz Ali’s “Highway”, Alia Bhat is climbing the success ladder quite fast. But, she must tread carefully as in most of the movies she is offered, her characters strike prominent similarities. This is how far her charming looks and innocent smile is going to take her. If Alia Bhat wants to grow further as an actress, she must dare and defy herself to do more challenging roles.

Arjun kapoor's upcoming movie "Finding Fanny" with Deepika padukone slated to release later this year.

Official trailer of "Finding Fanny"

Raima Sen: The Bong Connection

2013-12-22T12:33:00.000+05:30

This Smokey eyed bong beauty is daughter of Moon Moon Sen, elder of the two siblings Raima and Riya. Her father Bharat Dev Varma is a member of the royal family of Tripura and her grand mother, Suchitra Sen.was a legendary actress. With that sort of pedigree, what could possibly go wrong?

Raima in "The Bong Connection"

Raima Sen

She is the girl next door with no starry tantrums. I would summarize Raima Sen as graceful and sensual. She doesn’t fit in the “conventional” actress category but, there is something very Sinuous and seductive about her Smokey eyes. I absolutely fell in love.

" There is something very Sinuous and seductive about her Smokey eyes. I absolutely fell in love."

Raima sen is in her early thirties, but, she doesn’t look a day more then 25. She doesn’t need gimmickry of make up to look pretty. She can do it with bare minimum.

Raima sen made her debut in the film “Godmother”. But her role was small and over shadowed by protagonist of the film and seasoned actor Sabana Azmi. She was truly recognized in 2003 with Ritupurno ghosh’s Chokher Bali(Bengali). Raima has done a lot of Bengali films.
In 2005, Raima acted in Pradeep Sirkar’s critically acclaimed superhit “Parineeta”.Then came “Manorama Six Feet Under” with Abhay Deol and sarika in 2007. She played a supporting role but, her intense acting did not go unnoticed. Her acting and the film, both were critically acclaimed.

She has worked with famous Directors like Pradeep Sirkar and Rituparno Ghosh. Her latest venture is The Bastard Child” directed by Mrityunjay Devvrat which is set to be released in December.

She is also doing a Bollywood film with Vinay Pathak titled “No Rules for Fools”.

A salute to Priyanka Chopra

2013-12-10T12:38:00.002+05:30

Priyanka Chopra flashing a disarming smile!

Piggy chops won “Miss World”pageant in year 2000. Priyanka Chopra can sing, she is a trained dancer and an amazing actress. She has a tremendous fans following including a lot of girl admirers.

Though she debuted on the silver screen with a Tamil film in 2002, Priyanka Chopra’s Bollywood debut was “Hero” in 2003 with Sunny deol.

She was born in 1982 in Jamshedpur and her Doctor father was a Captain in the Indian army and her mother a gynecologist. Being form defence background, Priyanka got to travel a lot during her growing years. She is definitely a Daddy’s girl. Her bonding with her father was quite evident. Unfortunately, she lost her father in 2012.

" Just the vision of her sizzling body simmering under the sun could give anyone a temporary amnesia."

Priyanka Chopra

Though, Priyanka chopra has always been a private person and likes to keep her private life away from media glare, but, being an actor has its own occupational hazards and you can’t really keep your private life a secret. She has been in the news for link ups with her co-stars in past, but, Priyanka always maintains a mum and avoids giving any statement publicly.

Sizzling Priyanka in "Dostana"

Who can forget sizzling Priyanka in golden swim wear in “Dostana”. Just the vision of her sizzling body simmering under the sun could give anyone a temporary amnesia.

Priyanka Chopra is hot, confident and smart. She has attitude (right one) and a perfect body to carry it all gracefully. Priyanka Chopra is dedicated towards her work and is respected in the industry for that. Priyanka can be quite unforgiving if rubbed in a wrong way. Her spat with one of her co-stars is quite known in the industry.

Don, koi mil gaya, Krishh, Dostana or 7 khoon maaf, list of her Bollywood success mile stones is very long and known.

Priyanka Chopra is a versatile actor who is known to take challenging roles and experimental films. She won Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut in 2003. In 2008, Madhur Bhandarkar’s critically acclaimed film “fashion” got her National Film Award for Best Actress.

She played a Marathi woman against Shahid Kapoor in thriller “Kaminey” directed by Vishal Bhardwaj quite aptly.

Priyank never shied away from off beat cinema, be it “Fashion” in 2008, “What's Your Raashee?” In 2009 or “7 Khoon Maaf” in 2011.

Priyanka and Ranvir in "Barfi"

The Rock Chik Girl

In 2012, Priyanka played character of a autistic girl Jhilmil in “Anurag Basu’s Barfi with Ranbir Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz.
“Barfi” was a great commercial hit and Priyanka’s work was appreciated critically both nationally and internationally.

Priyanka has recently ventured into singing career. With "In My City" and "Exotic" (featuring Pitbull) the sales figures are quite promising. We wish her all the best!

Priyanka Chopra was recently in the news for splurging. She gifted herself a Rolls Royce. Exclusive gift worth a whopping 2 Crores. Well, if you got it, flaunt it. Way to go girl!

Apart from endorsing some top of the line brands, Priyanka Chopra also endorses dreams and aspirations of a lot of small town girls who desire to make a mark in the big bad world of Bollywood. For me, she is the brand ambassador for dreams and aspirations, giving hope and courage to a lot of girls pursuing their dreams and, I salute her for that.

Priyanka Chopra in "Gundey"

Priyanka Chopra’s latest film “Gundey” from Yash Raj banner is set to release on 14^th of February in 2014!

Alia Bhatt: Hot ‘n’ Happening

2013-11-26T11:21:00.004+05:30

She is barely out of her teens, but, "Alia Bhatt" has all the traits of a major league star! Born with a silver spoon, she is daughter of Film make Mahesh Bhatt and half sister of Actor, Director Pooja Bhatt.

Alia Bhatt has a knack for Designer clothes and Bags. Well, she is rich and she doesn’t mind to flaunt!

Alia Bhat in Hot Avatar

Cute Alia Bhatt

She is young, talented and possesses an unimpeachable beauty! She is hot and quite aware of it. All in all she is quite a head turner.

She marked her presence with her debut movie “Student of the year” (2012) which she shared with Varun Dhawan and Siddharth Malhotra ( also debutants). The film reviews were mostly positive and “Student of the year was a commercial success.
She was nominated for the Filmfare Award for best female debut in 2012 and won Favorite Debut (Female) Lions Gold Awards in 2013.

Alia has already bagged quite a few projects and her kitty is full. She has finished Imtiaz Ali’s movie “Highway” with Randeep Hooda and is shooting for Karan Johar’s “ 2 States”.

She has had her share of controversies and link ups. She was rumored to be dating her “Student of the year” co star Varun Dhawan, but, she denied the link up and handled them quite aptly.

Alia Bhatt

Alia Posing on a Ramp

She has replaced Priyanka Chopra in ad campaigns for Garnier!

Her screen presence is magical and she brings a certain kind of liveliness to the screen which is innocent and fresh!
So far, every thing has worked well for her. But, she must make a conscious effort to not add to the pre existing pile of stereotype films.

We wish her all the very best for her upcoming projects and career!

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“Highway” is slated to release on 21^st February 2014

Tigmanshu Dhulia: A maverick Director

2013-11-24T01:18:00.000+05:30

Tigmanshu Dhulia has come a long way. From his directorial debut, “Haasil” to “Paan Singh Tomar”, “Saahib biwi aur Gangster” and now "Bulett Raja".

His film plots are pragmatic and his characters live in real space!

Tigmanshu or (tishu) is a maverick director who doesn’t follow any formula. His films are fresh, gripping and hard hitting.

Tigmanshu on location with Irfaan Khan

Tigmanshu is known to give emotional intensity to the characters in his movie. His film plots are pragmatic and his characters live in real space!
His film “Paan Singh Tomar” also won national award for best film.

Tigmanshu is a writer, Director, producer and a fine actor. He proved his mettle as a director with films like “Haasil”, “Paan singh Tomar” and “Saahib biwi aur gangster” which were all critically acclaimed.
He was equally liked and loved for his acting skills in “Gangs of Wassaypur” as Ramadhir Singh.

Originally from Allahabad, he did his masters in theater from New Delhi’s National school of drama in 1989. Tigmanshu also wrote screenplay of Mani Ratnam’s “Dil se” in 1998.

This is the first time that Tigmanshu is making a commercial movie of this scale. “Bullett Raja” has a big canvas with big cast and big budget. Interestingly, Bullett Raja will be the first Bollywood film to be released overseas before Indian market.

“Bullet Raja” will be released on 29^th of November 2013.

(28^th November 2013 for overseas market!)

GUNDEY

2013-11-22T15:11:00.004+05:30

“Gundey” is the latest in line from Yash Raj Banner which is making buzz these days. Gundey is going to be one of the early releases of 2014.Ranvir Singh, Arjun Kapoor, and Priyanka Chopra starrer “Gundey” is expected to hit the theaters on 14^th of February in 2014.

Film also has Irfan Khan and Sushant Sing Rajput as supporting actors.
It is interesting to know that both Ranvir Singh and Arjun Kapoor started their Bollywood career under Yash raj banner!

The story of Gundey revolves around two young boys who migrate to India post East Pakistan’s liberation. They are petty coal thieves who become powerful black marketers of the coal mafia.

Trailer of the “Gundey” was released recently for online viewers to review. The Trailer look quite promising. The film is shot in Kolkata and Mumbai.

After “Mere brother ki dulhan” in 2011, “Gundey” will be Ali Abbas Zafar’s second film.

Film will hit the theaters on 14^th February 2014.

Vishal Bhardwaj: Master of Adaptaion

2013-11-18T16:04:00.001+05:30

How many of us know that, Vishal Bhardwaj originally aspired to be a music composer! His debut as a film director was in 2001 with a children’s film “Makdee” (Spider).

Award winning Shaban Azmi starrer Makdee became a critically acclaimed film.

He has attained a mastery in adapting his characters and redefining them to an extend that, they can be called his own creation!

His Shakespearean adaptation “Maqbool” followed in 2003 for which Vishal Bhardwaj was the writer, Director and Composer. Maqbool was a successful film and critically acclaimed! Another Shakespear’s play Othello’s adaptation was made in 2006 as Omkara!

Saif and Ajay in "Omkara"

The film “Omkara” had Saif ali Khan, Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor and Konkana Sen Sharma in it and was a super hit nationally and internationally! With Omkara, Vishal Bhardwaj established himself as a successful Director of main stream Bollywood cinema.

He went on to make successful films like Kaminey and Matru ki bijli ka mandola!

Vishal Bhardwaj is known to work on his characters extensively and has attained a mastery in adapting his characters and redefining them to an extend that, they can be called his own creation! He is a Master in true sense!

With numerous projects as singer and a composer, Vishal is a composer at heart and it clearly shows in the films he does! Vishal’s sensibility and Gulzar saab’s Lyrics is quite a delight, always!

Vishal Bhardwaj Grew up in “Meerut”, a town in UP and is well versed with the wild ways of that city. It clearly shows in his cinema and his mastery in the dialect associated with that part of the country in his movies.

Composer and playback singer, Vishal Bhardwaj recieved Rajat kamal award for best music direction from National film awards in 1999.

Rekha and Vishal Bhardwaj

He is known to be a very down to earth person as far as his life is concerned! His wife Rekha Bhardwaj, who he met during his college days in Delhi’s Hindu college, also collaborates with him on his projects.

His latest venture is “Ded Ishqiyan”. He is producing the film which is a sequel to “Ishquiaan”. “Ded Ishquian” is slated to be released in 2014.

Vishal Bhardwaj's up coming movie "Haider" Latest adaptation of "Hamlet". starring Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabbu and K K Menon. Set to release in October

Tigmanshu Dhulia’s “Bullet Raja”

2013-11-16T12:25:00.001+05:30

Tigmanshu is back with a BANG. “Bullet Raja is another one from his arsenal. He has given hits like “sahib biwi aur gangster” and “Hassil” already.

Director and producer is known to give films which are rustic, raw and most entertaining. Bullet Raja is a action thriller and is written and directed by Tigmanshu himself!

Sonakshi and Saif in "Bullet Raja"

The film stars promising actors like Saif Ali Khan, Jimmy Shergill, Sonakshi Sinha and baddie Gulshan Grover. This is Sonakshi's first film with Saif ali Khan and she is excited about it.

Saif plays role of a gangster in the movie and sonakshi is the lead actress. It will be interesting to watch talented Jimmy Shergill and gulshan Grover again.

Film is based on Mafia of West Bengal and is mostly shot in Lucknow, Kolkata and Mumbai. It is said that Saif ali Khan used real guns for the shoot to give it a realistic feel.

This film surely is a must watch!

Film is set to be release3d on 28^th of November 2013

John Abraham's new show: A good life!

2013-11-14T14:15:00.001+05:30

John Abraham has been roped in by NDTV Goodtimes for a new show called "A good life".
The Hunk is making his debue in Television with the show.

John Abraham has come a long way! The actor turned producer will be sharing his personal space with his Television fans.
"Garam Masala" and Dhoom Star is excited about the show. John will be shot behind the camera and during his shoots. this will be an interesting show for his fans to know more about him and his life.

With youth icon hot John Abraham, The channel also plans to tap generation "y" with the show.
The show goes on air on Monday.

Poonam Dhillon in Sony’s new show

2013-11-11T19:07:00.000+05:30

Poonam Dhillon is all set to return to the small screen, again. Poonam Dhillon of "Sohni Mahiwal"(1985) fame was last seen on TV in reality show BIG BOSS -3.

Poonam dhillon who is in her early 50s has worked on more than 80 projects so far. She was crowned Miss India in 1977 following which she wasd flooded with a lot of modelling offers and subsequently, her first movie.

She became a star overnight with her Movie "Noorie"(1979) with super star Rajesh Khanna. Poonam was a known star in the 80s.

The new woman centric Tv show titled “Chajje Chajje Ka Pyaar” is to be aired on Sony.

Ram Leela: Deepika Padukone's chemistry

2013-11-08T14:50:00.000+05:30

Promos of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s much awaited 'Ram-leela' are on air for a couple of months now.

The texture, tone and feel of the films look quite promising. Ram Leela is a story set in Gujarat.

"Ranveer Singh has been displayed quite flamboyantly."

Ranveer singh and Deepika Padukone starrer “Ramleela” has been the talk of the tinsel town for quite some time. People are also eager to watch whether this off screen couple manages to create the same buzz and chemistry on screen. The movie has also been compared with Salman and Aishwarya starrer “hum dil de chuke sanam”?

Ranveer Singh in "Ram Leela"

The chemistry among the star cast also looks quite promising. It looks like Ranveer singh has workded really hard for his Casanova character in “Ram leela”.

Ranveer Singh looks at his best with six pack abs and a lean and chiseled body. Ranveer Singh has been displayed quite flamboyantly.

Deepika padukone has delivered two block busters “jawani hai diwaani” and “Chennai Express” already this year and hopes to make another score with Sanjay leela Bhansali’s “Ramleela” . With Ram Leela Sanjay Leela Bhansali has come back after a long break and is certainly a must watch.

“Bajirao Mastani” by Sanjay leela Bhansali is slated to be released on December 18 2015.

Gori Tere Pyar Mein

2013-11-08T14:38:00.001+05:30

"Gori Tere Pyaar Mein" looks like a Rom Com ((Romantic comedy) love story directed by Punit Malhotra. The movie is produced by Karan Johar under the banner of Dharma Productions.

“Gori tere pyar mein” features Kareena Kapoor Khan, Imran Khan and Shraddha Kapoor. Kareena Kapoor plays role of a NGO worker in the film. Her minimalist make up in the movie supports her character quite befittingly.

Imran khan is playing the lead opposite Kareena Kapoor as her love interest. Shraddha Kapoor of Aashiqui -2 fame is also in the movie in a supporting role. Song “Tooh” from the movie is already making waves across the channels.

Movie is set to hit the theaters on 22 November 2013.

Amitabh Bachchan: The undisputed “Don”

2013-11-02T18:05:00.003+05:30

	‘Coolie’, ‘Silsila’, Sholey, ‘Laawaris’, ‘Sharabi’, ‘Baghbaan’, ‘Sarkar’, his contribution to Bollywood film industry is endless! Big “B” or the undisputed “Don” of Bollywood, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan has given Bollywood numerous hits. Amitabh Bachchan made his debue in Ahmad Abbas’s “Saat Hindustani”.
Amitabh Bachchan in "Eklavya"

Amitabh Bachchan made his debue in Ahmad Abbas’s “Saat Hindustani”. But, he came to lime light with his role in “Anand” in (1971) alongside Rajesh Khanna, who was already a super star then.

Tall stature, Intense voice, brooding persona and average looks made him perfect candidate for representation of a common man, his unrest and struggle against society’s demons on screen. He was the rebel, the outcast or the restless one,” The angry young man” of the 70s.

Amitabh Bachchan in "Zanjeer" (1973)

Mr Bachchan’s initial years of acting were not very smooth as he had to steer through a lot of unsuccessful projects. "Zanjeer"(1973) was his first super hit film. Since then, he never looked back.

"brooding persona and average looks made him perfect candidate for representation of a common man, his unrest and struggle against society’s demons on screen."

The angry young man of 70s has come a long way. After almost 45 years, Mr Bachchan has close to 200 Films including Hollywood projects to his credit.

Amitabh Bachchan’s fame is not confined to the Indian subcontinent only. He has a huge fan following world over! He is also the first Asian who has a mannequin of himself in Madam Tussaud's Museum in England.

Mr. Bachchan with his Parents

Amitabh Bachchan hails from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.

His mother Late Teji Bachchan was an active member of the Satyagrah movement and his Father, Late Harivansh Rai Bachchan was a renowned Poet and writer of Hindi literature.

Amitabh Bachchan himself is an alumni of a reputed Kirori mal college of Delhi.

Amitabh Bachchan married Jaya Bachchan(Bhaduri) in 1976 and has a daughter Shweta and a son Abhishek Bachchan. Abhishek Bachchan is also a successful Bollywood film actor.

Amitabh during his hey days

Apart from campaigning for a lot of international and national brands, Amitabh Bachchan also campaigns for Social causes, NGOs and Government run campaigns like polio Immunization program and other deadly diseases.

Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with Padma Shri Award in 1984 by the Government of India for his outstanding contribution to Indian film industry.

Chennai Express: 100 % Deepika's film

2013-10-30T08:39:00.000+05:30

	Sloppy dialogues, pointless scenes and slapstick comedy. This was the impression of “Chennai Express”, when I saw first 15 minutes of the film and decided to leave the movie midway. I almost got up to get out of the movie hall when Deepika Padukone came to my rescue. There she was! A vivacious, beautiful woman in traditional south Indian attire, running towards me in slow motion in a close shot. I decided to stay on my seat a wee bit longer.
Deepika Padukone in *"Chennai Express"*

She was all one could ask for. A perfect blend of mischief, innocence and beauty. Deepika Padukone looked lovely in every sense of the word. She did great justice to her South Indian character “Meenamma’s role. Deepika Padukone is a versatile actor who is also capable of carring roles of a seductive sultress with the same finesse.

She was a perfect choice to portray traditional Indian “Meenamma” in her complexities!

Deepika Padukone in Traditional look

With his exaggerated acting, it was disappointing to see shah rukh khan. “Chennai Express” was perfect example of shahrukh’s potential being wasted well, “quite perfectly”.

“Deepika Padukone” embodied charming Meenamma’s character quite perfectly.

Deepika Padukone in bridal Attire

Only thing that worked for shah rukh in “Chennai Express” was his on-screen chemistry with his actress Deepika, which somehow worked.

But, honestly, Shahrukh khan was there in this movie just for the heck of it.

Deepika in Hot Avatar

At the time I watched “Chennai Express”, I had no idea that I was witnessing the biggest block buster of Bollywood cinema. I can guarantee, even Rohit Shetty himself couldn’t have imagined that his “Chennai express” would go this far.

Contrary to what I might have written earlier, Now, I can confidently say “Chennai Express” is an amazing movie, which is totally enjoyable and with no un-necessary skin show a total family entertainer. God only knows how Rohit Shetty created such a charming Character.

“Meenamma” is so flawlessly carved that you just fall in love with her.

Needless to say, “I enjoyed almost entire movie quite thoroughly”.I am not amazed to know that “Chennai Express” is a big block buster today, but the credit for its success goes to Deepika Padukone, 100 percent! I am sure neither Rohit Shetty nor Shahrukh will dispute that.

"Baji Rao Mastani" official trailer.

"Baji Rao Mastani" starring Ranveer Singh, Dipika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra will be released on December 18 2015.