Media Lounge : 2013

Saturday, 16 February 2013

The most romantic couple of all time in the Bollywood

Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan and his female protagonist in movies like ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ and ‘Khabhi Khushi Khabhi Gham’ Kajol are voted as the most romantic couple of all time in the Bollywood. The poll was conducted by Sanona, the UK’s largest online Pay-Per-View Indian movie portal.

Sharukh and Kajol also overcame bollywood’s the most iconic couples from last three decades like Amitabh bachchan and Rekha, Dharmendra and Hema Malini, Rajkapoor and Nargis. They won the poll for their scorching chemistry on the screen in the Bollywood’s all-time classic ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’.
In the movie the couple play two young indian’s who fall in love during a eurotrip. The climax scene where Kajol runs to get on to the train for Shahrukh still gives goose bumps to fans while watching.
“There was somewhat of a gap between ShahRukh Khan and Kajol, and the rest. This shows that they really have captivated the hearts of millions in the past 20 years since first coming together in ‘Baazigar’ (1993). Perhaps they are the only on-screen couple who can actually draw audiences on the basis on them being in a movie together,” said Adam Davies, CEO of Sanona.

Shahrukh Khan also made it to top ten with another co-star Rani Mukherjee and showed that he is the bollywood’s king of romance.
Other romantic couples who have made it into top 10 include Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani, Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra in Kaminey, Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor in ‘Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon’.

Tension between Sonam Kapoor & Deepika Padukone again?

If buzz is to be gone by, Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor refused an offer to appear on a popular chat show. Reports suggest that despite being offered big bucks, both the actor refused to make an appearance together. However, they were OK with appearing individually.
A source reveals, “They got huge flack for their appearance on ‘Koffee with Karan’. That episode got them both lof of negative publicity. And even though they both have moved on and matured from that experience, they still are not ready to take that risk. Sonam and Deepika used to hang out and be friends at that period, but it isn’t the same anymore. In fact Sonam is not even friends with her ex co-star Ranbir Kapoor anymore.”
Meanwhile, Deepika Padukone has no regrets about the condom comment she made on Ranbir Kapoor, on the popular chat show Koffee With Karan. Deepika also gave a valid reason for having no regrets about the same.
She said, “The reason why I don’t regret at all is because it was all said in a good humour and media blew it out of the proportion.”
Just to recollect, post break up with Ranbir, Deepika along with actress Sonam Kapoor had very badly slammed Ranbir on KJo’s show.

Salman Khan calls Valentine’s Day a gimmick

Salman Khan doesn’t believe in the whole concept of Valentine’s Day. He recently revealed in an interview that Feb 14 is just another gimmick to sell roses and cards. He feels that V-Day is simply a waste of time and money and that all the hard work should be spent on charity.

So why is Salman Khan so against Valentine’s Day?
Well, according to the actor, in a relationship, if the guy is slightly attracted to another person and if his girl finds out about it, she takes it in the wrong spirit and ‘rips him apart’. And this insecurity spoiles the who concept of V-Day.
Salman also revealed that during his childhood day, he has gone through the same phase of giving roses and going out on dates with girls in his area.
Salman Khan concluded saying people should not wait for a Valentine’s Day to celebrate and express love, and that all should live each day the way he or she wants.
Meanwhile, recent reports state that Priyanka Chopra has turned down Salman Khan’s offer where she was expected to play Salman Khan’s fan in Anurag Kashyap’s short film.

…And we thought Sallu and Peecee were close buddies..

Murder-3 Review

Its Vishesh Films’ new movie from their pet franchise ‘Murder’ releasing today. Vishesh Films who have always delivered sizzling erotic thrillers seem to have slightly gone off path with ‘Murder 3′.

Starting off, the story is about a girl Roshini (Aditi Rao Hydari) who decides to leave everything in South Africa to accompany her boyfriend Vikram’s (Randeep Hooda) shooting assignment in Mumbai. However after few days, she is missing and Vikram reports to the police. Within few days, Vikram gets into a relationship with a waitress Nisha (Sara Loren), and which makes police think that he is prime suspect. The rest of the story is about getting to know the whereabouts of Roshini and unearthing secrets.
The movie starts off on a slower note and continues to be dragged. It is only near the interval the movie starts to pick up pace. However, the second half of the movie holds you on the edge of your seat. It is much more crisper and nicely paced. The film has a lot of loop holes and is loosely written. Considering that the movie is a remake of the Spanish thriller “The Hidden Face” which was known for its tight script and fine screenplay, Murder 3 doesn’t do complete justice to the movie. Suprisingly unlike its prequels, murder 3 doesn’t have any erotic scenes or even a murder.
Vishesh Bhatt (son of Mahesh Bhatt), does a decent job as a first time director but has a long way to go before he can do films like his dad. Randeep Hooda is good as his character keep swinging from philosophical to being romantic. Aditi Rao Hydari starts off poorly but does her role in the second half to perfection and her performances is something that you will take back. Sara Loren who debuted with forgettable Himesh’s starrer “Kajraare” is gorgeous in this movie and provides much needed oomph. Cinematography is really good especially the scenes in South Africa. The background score is good and comprehends the movie really well. Music of the film is ok since there is no track apart from “Hum Jee Lenge” that you take back.
Over all the movie is good movie to watch, but it could’ve been way better if the story was much more grippy in the first half. I am going with 3 /5 rating for this movie.

Wednesday, 13 February 2013

What do you think?

Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor

Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor worked together in movies like Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and Rajneeti. Though we liked the tense chemistry between them in Rajneeti, their chemistry in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani seemed a little off

Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan

Well, what can we say? They were a real couple after all. And all of us were rooting for them to get hitched. Their chemistry in Yuvraaj and Ek tha tiger set fire!

Katrina Kaif and John Abraham

New York. That’s what comes to my mind when we talk about Katrina Kaif along with John Abraham. And its, not for the chemistry they shared in New York but for the strong story line of the movie.

Katrina Kaif and Akshay Kumar

Though Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif did a lot of movies together, we could never see sparks fly. Even in the sizzling songs, like “Teri Ore”, their chemistry was strictly professional.

Katrina Kaif and Shahrukh Khan

Well King Khan has his way in Bollywood. He can romance anyone and win hearts. Their pair in Jab Tak Hai Jaan was amazing. And the natural blush Katrina had, was it something to do with SRK?

What do you guys think?

Krish-3

Hrithik Roshan is busy in Krish-3

Hrithik Roshan is one among the Rs 100-crore club dwellers, with Agneepath making an entry to the club in Jan 2012. Following the film’s success, the superstar star was offered a lot of films. However, choosing to focus wholly on his dad’s project Krrish 3, the actor refused every other offer.
Besides Krrish 3, Hrithik is also working on his next flick, an action thriller, the Hindi remake of ‘Knight and Day’, opposite Katrina Kaif. Interestingly, Hrithik says, the film is not a remake and that it has a different take altogether. The star also refuses to divulge any further details of the film.
Jr Roshan has been missing from the big screen from quite sometime. But this year, he is all set to make a come back with a bang. “I will complete two films this year; so, I will make up for the gap. But may be I should make a resolution of doing more films in a year,” he laughs.

On a serious note, Hrithik adds, “Krissh 3 is a very special film for me and I wanted to be there with my dad all through it. I am equally involved in the post-production. I was totally focused on that and didn’t want to commit to anything during that period. Yes, it took more than a year’s time, but the nature of the film is such that it required it.”
Also, Hrithik Roshan has replaced Salman Khan in a soft drink endorsement.
“The endorsements are an extension of the real us, combined with the appeal of our screen persona. That’s why I don’t believe in endorsing anything that I am not convinced of,” adds the actor.

Friday, 8 February 2013

Humaima Malick and Imran Abbas Valentine Issue for MAG.

Armaan

Armaan, remake of an old Pakistani movie starring Fawad Khan and Aamina Sheikh. Directed by: Anjum Shehzad.

Shahrukh Khan & Katrina Kaif will spend Valentines Day in Muscat

This Valentines Day, Shahrukh Khan and Katrina Kaif will be performing together for the first time in a musical show. This would be their first live show in a concert abroad.

Confirming the news, a source close to Katrina said that the two will be performing in Muscat.
“Yes, she will be performing with Shah Rukh Khan in Oman on February 13. The show will also have performances by actress Preity Zinta and Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar,” revealed the source.
The show is scheduled on Valentines Day eve. Srk and Kats will get groovy to the songs of their super hit flick Jab Tak Hai Jaan.
SRK and Katrina have made it to the list of one of the most good looking couples on screen. They have become the talk of the town ever since Jab Tak Hai Jaan happened. Also, the couple have come under the scanner because of SRK’s fiery relationship with Kat’s “ex-lover” Salman Khan.
Now, we are all aware that the once upon a time good friends Shahrukh and Salman are now the worst Bollywood enemies, who don’t see eye-to-eye anymore.
Reports also suggest that Salman Khan’s decision to pair up with Priyanka Chopra, SRK’s very special friend for the Dubai show, was a way to get back at Shahrukh for wooing Salman’s ex-lover Katrina, on-screen in the Yash Chopra romantic film.
Anyway, we just can’t wait to see SRK-Katrina performance

Lets hope that Shahrukh lets goes of these feelings and gets lively and sporty again!

There’s a lot of controversy doing rounds regarding Kamal Haasan’s Vishvaroopam. And everyone has something or the other to say about it. But what’s surprising is that Bollywood’s superstar Shahrukh Khan has nothing to say about it and when on a recent TV interview he was probed to give his views he said “I’m an actor. You speak to me about my films. You want to speak about serious issues, you get some serious people – not actor and actresses.”

Looks like Shahrukh’s feelings really got hurt when his article was picked up and a verbal war was waged between Indian and Pakistani’s ministers. Shahrukh Khan’s article was about his feelings on what it is like to be a Muslim in post 9/11 world and the politicians made a huge mess out of it. Being the sensible person he is, Shahrukh Khan later gave a statement stating , “I would like to tell all those who are offering me unsolicited advice that we in India are extremely safe and happy. We have an amazing democratic, free and secular way of life. In the environs that we live here in my country India, we have no safety issues regarding life or material.”

B-town’s latest newcomer has her hands full

Alia Bhatt, After delivering a super hit movie, Student Of The Year, Alia now has two more movies up her sleeve.
Thanks to Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt will now be seen in 2 states. The movie is screen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s novel of the same name. Though Chetan was very skeptical about casting Alia Bhatt for the role, a photoshoot of Alia in the character convinced him that Alia would nail the character.
Its rumoured that “Chetan and Sajid were convinced from the outset that they’d cast a Punjabi actor and a South Indian actress to retain full authenticity in the plot. The original plan was to cast Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. But when Arjun Kapoor stepped into the picture Deepika couldn’t be seen looking compatible with Arjun.”

Since they couldnt possibly pair Deepika with Arjun, Karan suggested Alia for the role. Well, as they say one man’s loss is another man’s gain and in this case it’s Deepika’s loss and Alia’s gain. Moreover, when they started the photoshoot, Alia shocked everyone. Apparently nobody expected Alia do the role well with out a lot of hard work. But she showed everyone how determined she is towards her work. Now it’s only the accent that Alia will have to work rather hard on. Let’s hope all goes well for Alia!

Thursday, 7 February 2013

What will Saif gift Kareena Kapoor this Valentines day?

Kareena Kapoor will not be spending Valentines Day with her hubby Saif Ali Khan. The actress will be in Bhopal on 14th Feb, busy shooting for Prakash Jha’s film, Satyagraha. However, the actress has already made her plans for the day, nevertheless, she is expecting a gift from Saif.
“This year, my Valentine’s Day will be with Amit-ji (Amitabh Bachchan), Ajay Devgn and Prakash Jha. So it’s not bad,” Kareena told reporters at an event Wednesday.
So what’s the V-Day gift going to be? Kareena says, “This year, Saif will have to gift me, I gave him the biggest gift in October. I have transformed myself into a ‘begum’ (wife). He should come and give me a gift.”

Will it be diamonds?? Bebo says there is no special day to gift diamonds. “There is no special day to gift diamonds to a woman. So there is no particular day. Any time, whenever he (Saif) feels like.”
Are diamonds too heavy on Saif’s pocket? Bebo said, “This question you should ask him. But now that Race 2 is also a hit, I don’t think there should be any budget issue.”
Actress Kareena Kapoor tied the knot with actor Saif Ali Khan four months ago in October.

Ranbir Kapoor all set to produce a movie

Bollywood hearthrob, Ranbir Kapoor is going to produce a movie. Starting his career in Bollywood by assisting director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and later making his debut has an actor in Saawariya. The actor has established himself very well and has given out hits like Barfi, Rockstar, Rajneeti.

Currently working on two movies,Besharam and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Ranbir has decided to have an alternative career by producing films with Anurag kashyap’s Bombay Velvet. This will be the first movie which Ranbir will be co-producing along with Phantom Films. This adjustment was made possible after the film’s director, Anurag Kashyap convinced its distributors, Viacom 18 about the letting Ranbir on board.

The movie has been allotted a rough budget of Rs. 95 crores and is Anurag Kashyap’s most expensive project to date. The story line of the movie is based on historian Gyan Prakash’s Mumbai Fables. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma as the main leads and is part of a trilogy that traces the evolution of Mumbai starting from the 50’s against the backdrop of love, crime, violence and music.

Meanwhile, as of Anushka Sharma, we can see her posing in sexy lingerie for a steamy new shoot for Maxim! When a hottie like Anushka Sharma unleashes her sensual side, the magazine cover is bound to be the hottest cover of the month.

Akshay Kumar's new

This week will see two releases, Akshay Kumar’s SPECIAL 26 and the Kay Kay Menon, Prabhudeva and Salman Yusuf Khan starrer, ABCD- ANY BODY CAN DANCE. It is but obvious that the Neeraj Pandey directed SPECIAL 26, starring Akshay, Anupam, Manoj and Kajal, will be the front runner, while ABCD- ANY BODY CAN DANCE will appeal to audiences who prefer dance based musicals.

Last Friday saw about half a dozen releases which included VISHWAROOP, DAVID, DEEWAANA MAIN DEEWANA, MAI… and LISTEN…AMAYA. It was the Kamal Hasaan project that fared the best netting a creditable 7.50 crore during the opening weekend, while Bejoy Nambiar’s DAVID was the next best but netted about a third of the former! The other releases of the week failed to make any significant impact thanks to ‘too many releases in the same week’! The original Tamil version of Kamal’s VISHWAROOPAM is doing very well in the overseas.

Moving on, after a super opening weekend, Abbas-Mustan’s RACE 2 maintained decently during the weekdays as itcollected 7.15 crore from Bombay (collections from other cinemas unreceived), 2.65 crore from Ahemedabad, 70 lakhs from Surat, 65 lakhs from Baroda (collections from 4 cinemas unreceived), 37.65 lakhs from Rajkot, 1.50 crore from Pune, 35 lakhs from Nasik, 25 lakhs from Goa, 11.55 lakhs from Belgaum, 7.15 crore from Delhi city (collections from 6 cinemas unreceived), 1 crore from Noida, 80 lakhs from Ghaziabad, 55.50 lakhs from Kanpur, 90.50 lakhs from Lucknow, 35 lakhs from Agra, 15.75 lakhs from Allahabad, 20 lakhs from Meerut, 6.50 lakhs from Aligarh, 7.65 lakhs from Dehradun, 1.15 crore from Gurgaon, 25 lakhs from Faridabad, 8.50 lakhs from Kurukshetra, 15 lakhs from Panipat, 23 lakhs from Chandigarh, 30.25 lakhs from Jalandhar, 9 lakhs from Amritsar, 25.50 lakhs from Ludhiana, 8.15 lakhs from Bhatinda, 9.25 lakhs from Ambala, 6.75 lakhs from Jammu, 2.15 crore from Calcutta, 5 lakhs from Darjeeling, 7.55 lakhs from Dhanbad, 5.50 lakhs from Ranchi, 20.50 lakhs from Bhubhaneswar, 11 lakhs from Guwahati, 60 lakhs from Nagpur, 27.75 lakhs from Jabalpur, 45 lakhs from Raipur, 1 crore from Indore (collections from 4 cinemas unreceived), 15.50 lakhs from Gwalior (collections from 6 cinemas unreceived), 37.50 lakhs from Bhopal (collections from 4 cinemas unreceived), 1.65 crore from Jaipur, 21 lakhs from Ajmer, 12 lakhs from Bikaner, 40 lakhs from Kota, 20 lakhs from Udaipur, 80 lakhs from Hyderabad, 30 lakhs from Aurangabad (collections from 2 cinemas unreceived), 1.80 crore from Bangalore, 7 lakhs from Vijyawada, 10.65 lakhs from Visakhapatnam, 10.65 lakhs from Madras and 4 lakhs from Coimbatore. Netting around 68 crore during the opening week from India the Anil, Saif, John, Deepika and Jacqueline starrer, RACE 2, is on way to being the first major hit of 2013, more so due to the way the film has progressed in the second week

The film is also quite good in the overseas ($5.5m) and has grossed £706,200 from UK and $ 1,371,800 from UK till the second weekend (1-3 February).

The other release of the same week, AKAASH VANI, was blown away by RACE 2 and barely managed to collect 30 lakhs from Bombay (collections from other cinemas unreceived), 6.50 lakhs from Ahmedabad, 2.50 lakhs from Surat, 3 lakhs from Baroda (collections from 2 cinemas unreceived), 10 lakhs from Pune, 1 lakh from Nasik, 25.50 lakhs from Delhi city , 4 lakhs from Noida, 5 lakhs from Ghaziabad, 1.25 lakhs from Kanpur, 2.50 lakhs from Lucknow, 4 lakhs from Gurgaon, 6.50 lakhs from Calcutta, 3 lakhs from Nagpur, 1 lakh from Jabalpur, 3 lakhs from Raipur, 4.50 lakhs from Indore (collections from 2 cinemas unreceived), 2 lakhs from Bhopal, 1 lakh from Gwalior, 5 lakhs from Jaipur, 3 lakhs from Kota, 1.10 lakhs from Udaipur, l0 lakhs from Hyderabad, 1 lakh from Aurangabad and 5.35 lakhs from Bangalore. Netting around 2 crore during the opening week, AKAASH VANI has flopped at the ticket window.

Concluding with Sudhir Mishra’s INKAAR, after an ordinary first week, the film hit rock bottom in the second, as itcollected 25 lakhs from Bombay (collections from other cinemas unreceived), 3.15 lakhs from Ahmedabad, 1 lakh from Surat, 5.50 lakhs from Pune, 11.55 lakhs from Delhi city, 3 lakhs from Noida, 1.50 lakhs from Ghaziabad, 3.50 lakhs from Gurgaon, 4 lakhs from Calcutta, 3 lakhs from Hyderabad and 6 lakhs from Bangalore. Adding another crore INKAAR has netted 9.75 crore in two weeks from India. The Arjun Rampal and Chitrangda Singh starrer has failed at the box-office.