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Not a perfect mom yet: Kiran Rao

Team Fillum — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:19:21 +0000

Filmmaker Kiran Rao, wife of the Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, who became a mother to son Azaad last year in December, says she is not a perfect mother yet but is enjoying motherhood.

I don’t think I am perfect, but I certainly try and it’s such a joy. I think every mother does what is best for her child because it’s such a joy and a daily learning experience. So, I am enjoying it thoroughly. I don’t think I could have asked for more.

the 38-year-old said here at the launch of painter Sangeeta Gupta’s exhibition.
Kiran made her directorial debut with “Dhobi Ghat” last year and the film won a lot of critical acclaim.
Talking about her professional ventures, Kiran said she is keen to open an art-house cinema where film lovers can enjoy off-beat movies.

It’s a dream of mine. I have always wanted to have a cultural centre where people can sort of have a community of artists and like-minded people sharing their work. Basically, I have always wanted to have an art-house cinema. A cinema where we can show films that are not necessarily the current offerings on circuit and films that are not commercial.

said Kiran.
Currently Kiran is away from work, but confirms that she will start working on a script soon.

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Ayesha Takia and Siddharth Mallya’s cold war !

Team Fillum — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:44:49 +0000

Actress Ayesha Takia is upset after a ground staff member of Kingfisher Airlines misbehaved with her younger sister Nisha at the airport and got involved in arguments with Siddharth Mallya on Twitter.

The worst airline, kingfisher!!! shockingly baddddddddddd airport staff behaviour at the Delhi airport with my sister. This disgustingly behaved kingfisher staff called Vinay Podwal just tore my sister’s boarding pass n misbehaved with her!!!!

an angry Ayesha wrote on her Twitter page.

Can’t believe thisssss!!! I’m in mumbai n I wish I was there rite now 2! soooo angry!! How can this happen!!! how dare this vinay podwal misbehave with a passenger and tear her boarding pass. My heart is beating so fast with anger that a girl at an airport gets treated this way by airport staff! he is at the kingfisher counter.

“Vinay Podwal at Delhi airport, kingfisher staff just threatened and yelled at my sister saying he can throw anyone out n TORE her boarding pass!” she posted.

The actress said that the family is planning to take legal action against the airline staff.

She posted:

We are going to take serious action against this and go to court with it, let the law handle it, so that this doesn’t happen to any girl again!

However, the Twitter rant against Kingfisher didn’t go down well with its heir Sidhartha Mallya.

Been getting retweets about Ayesha Takia and KFA. not too sure who she is, an actor of some sorts?? But it seems something has upset her!!

he posted.

Don’t know why Ayesha Takia is tweeting so much when she wasn’t even present. There are always two sides to a story. Pipe down love.

he added.
To which Ayesha replied:

Well any Indian citizen can stand up for their rites if treated badly, and I don’t have to be anyone you know sidharth mallya!!!! You weren’t there either so don’t be condescending and defend your freaking staff, first find out what happend! You clearly are unaware of ALOT Sidhartha Mallya!!

My sister is a normal Indian girl travelling economy so ofcourse you won’t give a shit, I know the whole story because it happened to my sister. therefore I will rant siddharth mallaya, what will you DO!!!! This is your way of dealing with a hospitality business!!! wow!! learn manners and respect!!!

Ayesha’s husband and restaurateur Farhan Azmi also tweeted:

Jr. Mallya should not have got personal in the first place … @Ayeshatakia was talking about #kingfisher she never mentioned the owners at all.

UTV denies buying ”Dabangg 2” rights

Team Fillum — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:22:05 +0000

UTV Motion Pictures has shot down reports that it has bought the rights of Salman Khan-Sonakshi Sinha-starrer “Dabangg 2″.
Rumours were abuzz that UTV had purchased the rights of the sequel to the 2010 blockbuster “Dabangg” for a whopping Rs.140 crore.

UTV officials have put all speculation at rest by releasing a statement.

There have been irresponsible reports in certain sections of the media that UTV has bought the rights for ‘Dabangg 2′ for Rs.140 crore, despite us clearly denying this.

an official statement from UTV Motion Pictures.

We would like to clarify that UTV has not purchased the rights of the movie in question. We have been very open about announcing our new projects and communicated them to the media and will continue to do so. We hope this puts all speculations to rest.

the statement further said.

The original “Dabangg” was directed by Abhinav Kashyap. Filmmaker Arbaaz Khan would be wielding the megaphone for the sequel. It is slated for release this year end.

I’ve not moved in with Amy Jackson, says Prateik Babbar

Team Fillum — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:14:18 +0000

Rumour has it that Prateik Babbar, who is reportedly dating Amy Jackson, has moved in with her at her Bandra house. However, the actor played down the claims insisting that he is not staying with the British model.

She is beautiful…isn’t she?” Babbar said. “If speculation about me moving with her goes, then I am happy about it. “But no, we haven’t.

The actor also confessed that it is really difficult to please Jackson.

“She is very hard girl to please…to be honest,” he added. According to reports, the two started dating during the filming of their flick ‘Ekk Deewana Tha’.

Mahesh Bhatt announced ‘Aashiqui 2′

Team Fillum — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:10:39 +0000

Yes, you read it right. Mahesh Bhatt is all set to make Ashiqui 2. According to him, the film will be a tale of love and will be a tribute to his first love.

An super excited Bhatt tweeted-

Let us make a movie that captures all the seasons of the heart in love. The human heart has unchanged since the dawn of time. The best secret about Aashiqui is that it is also an autobiographical film, as it deals with the story of my very first love. 21 years later, Bhushan Kumar and Mohit Suri have come together to dream the same dream that we did 21 years ago. Aashiqui 2 will dare to rise up to the expectations ignited by this ageless musical and continue the legacy.

The film which will be directed by Mohit Suri is written by Shagufta Rafique and is not a remake according to Mahesh Bhatt.
With his obsession with sequels, this one will take forward what Raaz and Jism already have.

In an earlier interview, Mohit Suri had said that he will be casting new faces in the film and it will be a fresh story, with the only element same being the portrayal of evergreen love in it.

“Genelia & I were private about our relationship” – Riteish

Team Fillum — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:10:17 +0000

Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza are a much married couple now and after a short break, they would be resuming promotion of their upcoming film ‘Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya’. With continued attention on their marriage closely followed by the release of their film, it is expected that the two way hype would end up helping the film.

As such both Genelia as well as I have been very private about our relationship. We spoke about our marriage only for a few weeks before it actually took place. Otherwise you wouldn’t have ever seen me discussing my personal matters,says Riteish, “We were never comfortable sharing the most minute of the marriage details since that was meant to be a very private affair.

He is happy to speak of his own plans though when asked about the hectic phase he is currently going through.

“Yeah, I have been ultra busy,” he says,

I am promoting one film (Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya) and dubbing another (Housefull 2). Then I also played in CCL. To top it up all, there were wedding preparations and other plans as well. So yes, all of it pretty much came together.

Still, doesn’t he feel that it wasn’t probably a good idea to bring his film and marriage together in the same month?

See, everything has it’s dates and deadlines, whether it is a personal or a professional event. Things are set and planned for a long time as per people’s conveyance and time table. If you look at it this way, even though marriage and my film are coming in the same month, CCL was always planned for the same month as well. It is plain coincidence that everything has come together now.

details Riteish.

Well Riteish, here is wishing you and Genelia a great time ahead in both your personal and professional endeavour.

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Saif’s Agent Vinod to become a franchise?

Team Fillum — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:26:31 +0000

Even before the release of the much-awaited action-spy movie Agent Vinod, actor Saif Ali Khan has expressed his desire of making it a franchise.

Produced by Saif under the banner of Illuminati Films, Agent Vinod features Saif along with his real life lady-love Kareena Kapoor.

If Agent Vinod turns out to be a box-office hit, then Saif would consider making sequels to it, much like the James Bond series, of which, approximately 22 films have been made so far.

When asked about it, Saif said,

Hope so, if the film does well and audiences likes it. If it is popular, then of course we will look forward to making it a series.

The Sriram Raghavan-directed venture, which was beset with teething problems in its early stages, will finally release on March 23.

Sanjay Dutt dons ribbed look in Zilla Ghaziabad

Team Fillum — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:45:41 +0000

This is going to be an action-packed year for Sanjay Dutt. After a bone-crunching killing spree in Mandwa (in Agneepath), the actor recently filmed a hard-hitting climax for his next film, Zilla Ghaziabad, in which he plays a heroic cop, modelled on Thakur Pritam Singh.

Fondly known as the Badshah of Bulandshahr in his ‘zilla’ (district), Singh was gunned down in 1998. It was believed that the land and liquor mafia he was targeting had plotted his assassination.

However, the tough part about this role is the change in Sanjay’s workout regime. The actor spent the last many months putting on muscle to look like the larger-than-life Kancha Cheena.

Kancha was a very strong character. The idea was to take a simple boy-next-door, Vijay, and throw him in front of this evil giant, and eventually have him slay this Goliath, like a modern-day David. I had to really build muscle.

explains Sanjay.

I set up a whole gym in Diu which Hrithik (Roshan) was thrilled to see when he arrived. We ended up working out together during the shoot. I even cooked for him — food like soup, grilled fish and steamed veggies.

Kancha demanded institutional training and workouts that required Sanjay to lift a lot of weights. But Zilla Ghaziabad, he admits, called for a different plan. “This guy is not as huge as Kancha, he’s more ribbed, and that means more hours of cardio.

points out the Bollywood actor, who’s currently celebrating the success of Agneepath, this year’s first blockbuster.

The last two years, he candidly admits, haven’t been great. But he’s hit a jackpot in early 2012 and is hoping that the winning streak continues with Zilla Ghaziabad and Ajay Devgn’s action-comedy SOS — Son Of Sardar.

Even though he’s such a hit, it’ll be a relief leaving Kancha behind. He terrified me, I had to keep telling myself, ‘This isn’t me!

he says.

And what’s the score on Badri? He bought the Hindi remake rights to Pawan Kalyan’s Telugu superhit and gifted it to friend Ajay Devgn to compensate for the commercial failure of Rascals. “Yes, I’m producing the film, we’re working on it. As to when we start, it will depend entirely on Ajay,” says Sanjay. “If he wants it to be his next film after SOS, we’ll flag it off this year, otherwise it can roll next year. It’s Ajay’s call.”

Ganesh Hegde talks about joys of fatherhood

Team Fillum — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:39:21 +0000

After 2011, which he calls a wonderful year, choreographer Ganesh Hegde is enthusiastic about 2012 turning out even better. For starters, he and his wife Sunayna will welcome their first child, in March.

Besides, on the work-front, he’ll be making his debut as an actor and director too. Not to forget a series of shows and tours for his album, of which a new video goes on air this Sunday.

Ganesh tells us that their first priority is that the baby should be healthy and the mother should be fine.

After that we’ll think of the names. However, we’ve done plenty of shopping for the mother and the baby on our holiday to Macau last November.

confesses the eager to-be papa.

The ace choreographer who won an award for getting maximum votes in an online poll that saw responses from 176 countries, Ganesh asserts that they will bring up their child with “our Indian values”.

He adds,

I know how tough it must have been for my parents… from a lower middle class family. So while I’ll give all the possible luxuries to our child, I’ll make sure that he/she learns all aspects of our culture.

Stressing on the importance of family bonding, Ganesh says, “I’ll be letting fatherhood sink in by spending a couple of weeks at home, with my baby.”

Of course, there’s plenty of work happening too, as he’s planning a series of shows and club tours in India, Dubai, Amsterdam and other cities.

Sonu Sood finds boxing unsafe for actors

Team Fillum — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:28:03 +0000

Actor Sonu Sood, who became popular as Chhedi Singh in the blockbuster “Dabangg”, won’t mind playing a boxer on the big screen but in real life he would like to stay away from the boxing ring.

If you are an actor, than it is not very safe to do boxing. We do it in films, but that is definitely not real action. If the actors get injured, the producers face a lot of loss.

Sonu said at a World Series of Boxing match here.

Talking about taking up a boxer’s role in reel, he said: “Definitely, why not. Many scripts come where the character of a boxer is offered, but like I said, you need to be prepared for it… you better get prepared as an actor,” he said.

Meanwhile, Sonu is busy shooting for “Maximum” with Naseerudin Shah and his home production “Lucky Unlucky” with Mallika Sherawat.