Sonam Kapoor at Cannes Film festival 2013

Mallika Sherawat at Cannes Film festival 2013

Aishwarya Rai at Cannes Film festival 2013

Sonam Kapoor at Cannes Film festival 2013

2013

Aishwarya Rai at Cannes Film festival

Vidya Balan at Cannes Film Festival 2013

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Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit

Ranbir Kapoor

Deepika Padukone

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Chitrangada Singh

Chitrangada Singh denies divorce reports in media From Husband Jyoti Randhawa. Recently people spotted Chitrangada Singh and her husband Jyoti Randhawa in Gurgaon family court. Media was already speculating about this long distance marriage for a long time. Their trip to family court fueled the news about their divorce.

Chitrangada Singh and her famous golfer husband Jyoti Randhawa are married for twelve years. But for one year the couple has not been seen publicly. But Chitrangada Singh’s spokesperson told media, “These rumours been blown out of proportion. Chitrangada was not contacted for a clarification. The entire incident has disturbed her and her family.” The spokesperson also added further, “There was an internal settlement of a property issue because of which the family was in and out of the courts and this led to a speculation on other matters. Hope this puts all the rumours about her relationship to rest for good.”

Chitrangada Singh also told media, “We were at the court for an internal settlement of a property issue so our family was in and out of court the entire day. Because of which there is an obvious speculation.”

Chitrangada Singh and Jyoti tied the knot in 2001. The model-turned-actress made a successful debut in Bollywood with Sudhir Mishra’s critically acclaimed film Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi in 2003. She also acted in Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow. But Chitrangada took a sabbatical from Bollywood from 2005 to 2008. The couple also has a son. In 2008, she became active in Bollywood with a romantic comedy, ‘Sorry Bhai’ Chitrangada is often compared with Late Smita Patil. But ‘Sorry Bhai’ couldn’t do well on the box-office. Maybe it was released on the eve of Mumbai attack, probably that’s why it proved disastrous for the movie.

Chitrangada appeared into commercial cinema with Rohit Dhawan’s Desi Boyz opposite Akshay Kumar in 2011. and then followed it up with an item number in Shirish Kunder’s Joker last year. She also appeared in Inkaar and I. Me Aur Main.

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Chitrangada Singh

Actress Chitrangda Singh and her golfer husband Jyoti Randhawa have filed for divorce after 12 years of marriage. They have a son named Zorawar. The couple filed for divorce by mutual consent on Friday, at the Gurgaon family court. They were accompanied by close relatives. They tried their best to avoid media. Their case was heard by district judge Baljit Singh, who advised the duo to reconsider their decision. The judge also fixed the next date of hearing for November 11.

Chitrangada Singh with Son Jorawar and Husband Jyoti Randhawa

The rumors of their divorce was doing the rounds for quite some time but both denied it. They were living in different cities and hardly seen in public together for almost a year. But when asked about the trouble in their marriage both rubbished it as rumors. In a magazine Jyoti Singh Randhawa said, “It feels great that two people are doing well in their professions and are enjoying it. I could not have asked for more. It is tough on my family, and me as I am travelling most of the time, so is my wife. Moreover, we have a five-year-old son, so we try our best that one of us stays home. Also, nani, dada and dadi are always there to pitch in when we are not around.”

He also said further, “She goes for around 15 days a month (to Mumbai) and comes back home, so do I. We spend around five to 10 days a month together. It’s just that, in these two-three years, she has done a few more movies. The things is, that I am doing my thing and she is busy doing hers, and when we are together, we are devoted full-time. In fact, it is good to get away and come back. Staying in the same place, one tends to get used to each other. We like our space, our freedom and we spend time together too.”

Chitrangada Singh with Husband Jyoti Randhawa

But it seems they were putting up a front. All was not well in their paradise. It is being said that once Chitrangada left for Mumbai, she never went back to her house in Gurgaon. Though she came to Delhi for India International Jewellery Week but they didn’t make an appearance together as a couple. Though they maintain it publickly that everything is alright in their marital life. Chitrangada once tole media, “I am lucky Jyoti understands that I have the right to do what I want with my life. He doesn’t need to hold my hand at an award function. He travels, puts in a lot of hard work for his sport. But these stories about us not getting along comes up every now and then… guess that’s because we are a bit of a unique case. People have still not been able to nail this!”

Now it seems ‘the match made in heaven’ as couple’s friends used to call their marriage is coming to an end. Hope they found peace at the end of the day and Jyoti’s loss might be Bollywood’s gain.

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Shraddha Kapoor in Aashiqui 2

Aashiqui 2 is doing good on box-office.

Within a short period of time, Aashiqui 2 has become the second remake after Chashme Baddoor that has been declared a hit at the box office.

Surprising all analysts, Aashiqui 2 had a fine first weekend at the box-office, as it made Rs 20.5 Crore in the three days after its release. Again, since the word being spread about the film was good, it brought people to theatres even in the week days and the film collected another Rs 18.5 Crore in the next four days to take its total collection figures to Rs 39 Crore in the first week.

Though this film featuring new comers is not expected to make it that big, analysts are of the view that it will continue to have a good run in the second week and its total collections will touch a figure of Rs 50 Crore.

The success of this film has proved that now a days brand works big times in India. After Dhoom, Hera Pheri and Golmaal, now it is the Aashiqui brand that has drawn people to theatres.

Meanwhile as it has been seen on other occasions also, when one film does well at the box office, other films usually do not get any viewership at the theatres. The story is the same this time around as with Aashiqui 2 being declared a hit, the other release of the week, Shree proved to be a non-starter.

Meanwhile the last week big release Ek Thi Daayan was able to make Rs 2.5 Crore more to finally end at Rs 28 Crore as the total collections.

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Rani Mukherjee in Bombay Talkies

Star Cast of Bombay Talkies :

Rani Mukerji as Gayatri
Randeep Hooda as Dev
Saqib Saleem as Avinash
Vineet Kumar Singh as Vijay
Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Purandar
Sadashiv Amrapurkar
Ranvir Shorey
Amitabh Bachchan as Himself (special appearance)
Katrina Kaif as Herself (cameo appearance)

Since Bollywood is a very vital part of our lives and plays an important role in entertaining us, it completing 100 years is an important development. The Hindi film world completing 100 years is a big occasion and there is no better way to celebrate it than with some unconventional and real life stories as shown in Bombay Talkies, which have been made by four film makers Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Anurag Kashyap. These four stories talk about Indian cinema and those stars, on whom we all have a view.

The idea of showing a few short films together, as it has been done in this case isn’t new at all. We have seen a few directors in the recent past, who have not told a single story in their venture but combined a series of short stories in their movie. Bombay Talkies also falls in that category.

Apart from the fact that it celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema, Bombay Talkies is also special in many other ways. Since commercial success is not the main motive behind telling these stories, the makers have not tried to waste too much money and tried to keep the cost in control. But while Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Anurag Kashyap have cut down on money spent on making this film, they have not cut down on experimenting in this venture. Since making money was not their motive, the directors have taken the liberty to showcase their talent and the talent of the team they worked with.

Here is what the four stories of Bombay Talkies have to say.

The story told by Karan Johar in Bombay Talkies is about a couple [Randeep Hooda, Rani Mukerji], whose life changes when the wife meets a colleague [Saqib Saleem] at the office.

This story must be special for Karan because since the start of his career, he has been associated with films that have been made on a large canvas. But over here the director tries something, which is comparatively very small. Since Karan knew that he was not going to work this time around in the manner he has worked in the past, he has not crossed his boundaries in any way. The director, who took more than three hours to tell the story of My Name Is Khan, knew that he just had 20 minutes in Bombay Talkies and makes the best use of that time.

Karan has also been able to get a superb performances from his three main actors in Bombay Talkies. Whereas Randeep Hooda and Rani Mukerji give a good performance, it is Saqib Saleem, who steals the show.

The part of Bombay Talkies made by Dibakar Banerjee tells the story of a struggling actor [Nawazuddin Siddiqui], who is also father of a small girl. The father gets a chance to prove his worth to his daughter while watching the shooting of a film one day and makes full use of it.

This part of Bombay Talkies, which is based on a story written by Satyajit Ray preaches that happiness can never be measured in monetary terms. The director has not made many changes to the basic story apart from changing the setting from Kolkata to Mumbai. But this story makes you reflect the instances of your past and makes you think what happiness is all about.

What makes the story told by Dibakar in Bombay Talkies really special is the fact that you get to see the talented actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar in it. Sadashiv, who won millions of hearts in various films in 1990s, has virtually disappeared from the silver screen for the last few years. His fans will not only be happy to see him in a movie but also cherish his wonderful performance. Apart from Sadashiv, Nawazuddin Siddiqui also gives a superb performance and looks stunning in some scenes.

In the third segment of Bombay Talkies, Anurag Kashyap tells the story of a man [Vineet Kumar Singh], who come to Mumbai to fulfil the last wish of his ailing father [Sudhir Pande].

For those, who go to watch Anurag’s films expecting something unique and different, the good news is that they will not be disappointed in Bombay Talkies as well. The story by Anurag makes your heart go towards those, who have to go through hard times when they land in big cities from smaller towns.

This part of Bombay Talkies mainly revolves around two actors Vineet Kumar Singh and Sudhir Pande, both of whom have given an excellent performance. Amitabh Bachchan also looks good in a cameo.

The last portion of Bombay Talkies by Zoya Akhtar tells the story of a small child Naman Jain, whose family has very high expectation from her.

The section of Bombay Talkies made by Zoya is slightly disappointing because it reminds you of the story and characters of another film made by the same director a few years back. The only difference here is that this time around Zoya has used the character of a child to draw her point home. But the director has handled some key moment of the story in a very efficient manner.

This part of Bombay Talkies again revolves around three main actors Ranvir Shorey, Naman and Khushi Dubey, all of whom do justice to their respective character. Katrina Kaif also has a cameo in this story.

Bombay Talkies ends with a special song, which is a tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema and is being shown on various channels to promote the film.

Bombay Talkies is a superb attempt by four Bollywood film makers. Watch these four stories for their superb theme and excellent performances.

Kangana Ranaut in Shootout At Wadala

Star Cast of Shootout At Wadala :

Anil Kapoor as ACP Afaaque Baaghran
John Abraham as Manya Surve
Manoj Bajpai as Zubair Imtiaz Haskar
Kangna Ranaut as Vidya Joshi
Tusshar Kapoor as Sheikh Munir
Sonu Sood as Dilawar Imtiaz Haskar
Ronit Roy as Inspector Raja Tambat
Mahesh Manjrekar as Inspector Shinde
Ranjeet as Bhaskar Dada
Priyanka Chopra (Cameo appearance in the item number “Babli Badmaash”)
Sunny Leone (Cameo appearance in the item number “Laila”)
Sophie Choudry (Cameo appearance in the item number “Aala Re Aala”)

Films, whose story is based on the life of gangsters have always been able to draw people to theatres. Especially since 1990, most of the times when this subject has been tried in directors of Hindi cinema, the result has been encouraging. Shootout At Wadala tells the tale of a gangster all over again, by showing his life and how he deals with gang wars.

While director Sanjay Gupta calls his latest work as an adaptation of a book, he has added some episodes in the story of Shootout At Wadala, to make what he wants to show more interesting. Also, what separates this film from others on the same subject is that this one is based on the life and the prime time of a gangster named Manya Surve, about whom not much is known.

Shootout At Wadala is the story of Manya [John Abraham], who after being implicated in a murder case was sentenced to life imprisonment. But he fled from the jail and formed his gang to become a powerful gangster. He rose to power until police launched an operation to hunt him down.

The manner in which, Shootout At Wadala highlights various aspects of the life of Manya Surve, which include some of the lesser known facts of his life, the soft side of a gangster and his love interest, makes this film look different from all other movies you may have seen on the same subject.

The review of Shootout At Wadala would be incomplete if a special mention is not made about its director Sanjay Gupta. Though he entered the world of Hindi cinema in 1994, it is his work in the current millennium, which has left everyone impressed. His last venture did not work big times, but with this story idea that revolves around revenge, Sanjay has tried to cater to all kinds of viewers. Rather than focussing on certain aspects of the personality of his lead character Manya Surve, the director has tried to highlight various aspects of his personality, which looks good on screen. The director has managed to show two sides of his lead character with the same ease, one side where he is a ruthless gangster and the other side, where he is a lover.

Priyanka Chopra in Shootout At Wadala

The director has made sure that his film shows the human side of Manya Surve, which touches the heart of people watching Shootout At Wadala.

The film gains momentum in a big way after the interval with the second half and the climax of Shootout At Wadala having the capacity to bind the viewers to their seats.

Though, the first hour of Shootout At Wadala is not that strong as it was expected to be, it would be wrong to blame the screenplay writers for it. The writers of the film have put in a considerable effort in their work and you notice that as the movie progresses. Though the director has added love and emotions to it, but sine this is an action flick, he has made sure that action scenes look good and keep the audiences on the edge of their seat. Apart from the screenplay, even the writers of dialogue have done a remarkable job. Whereas on one hand the dialogues are impactful, on the other hand no words have been used by the writers, which make you uncomfortable while sitting with the family. Among the other people working behind the camera, the editor, the cinematographer and those, who have worked on the background score have all done a great job. Though the music of this John Abraham starrer is not something, which is extra ordinary, it blends well with the theme of the subject.

John Abraham in Shootout At Wadala

This role was a challenge for John Abraham because though he has been a part of a number of hits in the past couple of years, he has not given a solo hit. He has a big responsibility this time around because this film centred around his character. John has given a wonderful performance in Shootout At Wadala. But while John has the main character, the director has also given due importance to the characters other actors. Whether it is Manoj Bajpayee, Tusshar Kapoor, Sonu Sood or Ronit Roy, all of them have been given an opportunity to showcase their talent and made its full use to excel in their respective roles.

Among the remaining star cast, Kangna ranaut, Sanjeev Chadha, Siddhanth Kapoor, Karan Patel,. Arif Zakaria, Raju Mavani and Raju Kher do justice to their respective roles.

One of the biggest drawback of Shootout At Wadala is the way director has used the services of Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Mahesh Manjrekar Akbar Khan and Ranjeet. These are all big and talented actors from Bollywood, who have been wasted in small roles in this film.

Shootout At Wadala is a complete entertainer, with a good plot and excellent execution, which you will enjoy.

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Iulia Vantur and Salman Khan

According to media reports Salman Khan is all set to marry Romanian TV actress and host Iulia Vantur. It is being said they both knew each other for the past two years. Salman and Iulia have been recently spotted hanging around in a five star hotel Mumbai practically everyday!

Salman Khan is said to have dated, former Miss India, Sangeeta Bijlani, Actress Somi Ali, Aishwarya Rai and Katrina Kaif in the past. But nothing worked out with any of them. A tabloid quoted, “Salman met her two years ago during one of his trips abroad. He has always been in touch with her and now they have become extremely fond of each other.” Media reports that Salman Khan is serious about this blonde beauty and wants to take this relationship to the next logical level. It is being said that the Romanian beauty is living in India for quite some time. She is also being spotted with Salman Khan on various occasions.

Iulia Vantur

It is being said that Romanian media often talks about Salman Khan and Iulia Vantur. A Romanian magazine reported that Salman Khan helped Iulia Vantur with her break up with then boyfriend, a music composer. The magazine also reported how the two connected to each other when Iulia Vantur visited India in 2010 on a holiday.

Iulia Vantur

Till now Salman Khan is quite secretive about his love life. He never confirmed going out with any of his past girlfriends. Salman Khan was a controversial figure too. Many of his girlfriends admitted that Salman Khan is physically abusive as a lover. But Salman Khan never confirmed or denied his girlfreinds’ claims.

But some media reports are sceptical about this impending marriage between the two. They are saying Iulia Vantur might have Bollywood ambitions like Katrina Kaif had and Salman Khan is the right person to know in Bollywood.

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Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt takes advice from Karan Johar.

Though Alia Bhatt belongs to the family of Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt, Pooja Bhatt and Vikram Bhatt, all of whom of have loads of experience of working in Bollywood but as far as the latest female sensation from the Hindi film world is concerned, Alia says that she only takes advice from Karan Johar on her career issues. It was Karan, who gave Alia her first break in The Student Of The Year.

Says Alia, “Karan is like my mentor. He has given birth to me when it comes to getting into this industry. So every decision that I make, I do consult him. He obviously wants me to take my own decisions. He wants me to make mistakes and learn. He is a very important part of my life and career.”

Alia does not discuss her characters with the members of her family or take acting tips from them. Alia adds, “I do talk to my family members but we do not discuss how I should act.”

Alia Bhatt added further, “I don’t take advice on acting but I do ask them about a film or what I should do or how I should behave. I do talk about these things. But I don’t take acting tips from them.”

She also expressed her desire to work in her home production, “For my first film I had decided not to start off with our family banner. I was more than excited to do Student of the Year with Karan. But now if something comes up (from Vishesh Films) then I will definitely look into it.”

When her sister Pooja Bhatt started her acting career in 1989, her father Mahesh Bhatt was considered a big name in Bollywood. No wonder she did most of her films under the banner of her family. But since Alia stated her career when her father was well past his prime, she does not have that much dependent on her father. Though Alia has made Karan her mentor and is mainly working in movies made under his banner, she is open to working with her family and their banners.

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Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan is a hit at the premier of The Great Gatsby.

Reports suggest that the entry of Mr Amitabh Bachchan during the premier of The Great Gatsby left everyone including the American media stunned. While the American media were gathered to see the Hollywood stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, they were surprised to see that the maximum people cheered when Mr Bachchan reached for the premier.

Amitabh Bachchan described his feeling, when he stepped out of his car to attend the premier on his blog, “‘No … this is not the important person … who is he ?’ … cameras and faces turn away .. you look as though you have been sighted as kill by a predator .. unmoving, not knowing where to go or who to acknowledge. You pretend to look or feel that you are unaffected by all this, move in normal invitee fashion on … and … THEN … it happens … !!!

Your name .. screamed out through pent up excited devotees, rents the air .. several others join in … beyond the barriers attention drawing well wishers, plead for a shake of a hand an auto graph … pictures of posters wave in the air … the shouting continues … a few faces somewhat astonished by all this turn around .. a few cameras turn too … and THAT is the moment …”

Terming attending the premier of his first Hollywood film as a fantastic experience, Amitabh Bachchan wrote on his Twitter account, “Simply superb! American media, fans, security in shock. Thank you my ED, and thank you to those that cheered their lungs out. US media thought Leonardo had come, when noise went up.”

Since Mr Bachchan has a very small role in the film, he did not expect such a big cheer on his entry. The Bollywood star himself felt that some people had actually mistaken him for Leonardo.

Amitabh Bachchan added that had his fans not cheered him so loudly, “No one would have noticed me among such big Hollywood stars. I really have no words to express my gratitude to all of you that cheered in virtual world, and on the streets of NYC. I am indebted.”

Though, the American media may be surprised, but the loud cheer Mr Bachchan got at his entry during the premier of The Great Gatsby goes to show that he is a big star not only in India but across the world.

Amitabh Bachchan was overwhelmed by the reception he received at the, ‘The Great Gatsby’ premier.

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