Director Shimit Amin has begun shooting for Rocket Singh - Salesman of the year. The film has Ranbir Kapoor playing the lead role of a Sardarji.
In journalism, there has always been a tension of getting it first. But what matters is getting it right. It's been ten days since we first brought to you the breaking news of the starcast in RGV's Rann, and just as RGV always plans to release one film every month, we have decided to bring to you one news every week from his latest offering. RGV already has a mega line up of stars for this film which includes Amitabh Bachchan, Paresh Rawal, Riteish Deshmukh, Mohnish Behl, Manisha Koirala, Rajat Kapoor, Sudeep, Gul Panag, Raima Sen and Rajpal Yadav. Now, some of the media buffs have already started speculating that Rann has got another actor in the long line-up of the film. Don't be surprised! Be cautious! Coz it's none other than Himesh Reshammiya. Yes, a little birdie tells us that Himesh had gone to meet RGV at his Oshiwara office after hearing that Rann is his next biggie in the making. So what does RGV tell him? Well, again the grapevine hears that the director par excellence told him 'No'. But on the flip side RGV was very impressed with Himesh's enthusiasm and so is now trying to work things out if there is any role for the actor which can be sketched out in his film.
We also hear the gossip mills talking about Rann's hidden treasure. It comes in the form of Mallika Sherawat. However, what role she has got to play in the film is something which only RGV will be able to tell us. In the meantime, another Bollywood biggie is also said to have been roped in for this mammoth project. Like father, like son, Abhishek Bachchan. For all you Sarkar and Sarkar Raj fans, you need not worry now. Both the Bachchans are back but only time will tell whether they both share the limelight again in what is said to be Ram Gopal Varma's biggest directorial film - Rann.
For those who think our stars can do anything for big bucks, here's an eye-opener. Abhishek Bachchan said 'No' to LG's offer to be their brand ambassador for their entire range of products across-the-board for an eye-popping price.
Reason? He didn't want to be even remotely unfaithful to another cell-phone manufacturing company. A source close to the Bachchans says, "LG was very keen to have Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to endorse their entire range of products across-the-line. It was an extremely tempting and lucrative offer. But LG's range of products also included cell-phones. And Abhishek is already endorsing Motorola cellphones. So, he had to decline LG's offer. But he has received a letter from the company saying they would love to have him and his wife as their brand ambassadors any time they wish."
The Abhishek-Aishwarya pair won't be seen in any advertisement at the moment. Their next screen outing will be Mani Ratnam's film that goes on the floors as soon as Abhishek returns from Miami after filming Karan Johar-Tarun Mansukhani's Dostana with Priyanka Chopra and John Abraham.
At the moment he's working 20 hours a day to wrap up Rakeysh Mehra's Delhi 6, which completed a 2-month schedule in Jaipur and is now being shot in Mumbai.
Abhishek Bachchan was announced the winner of the 'Best Brand Ambassador of the Year' award at the NDTV Techlife Awards 2009 held yesterday. Nominations were called from all brands for various categories like Mobile phone of the year, Gadget Eye candy award for the best style and design and Best Celebrity Endorsement - Brand Ambassador of the year, among others. The awards acknowledge lifestyle products, gadgets and best technologies that have made a difference in India today and change the world.
On winning the award, Abhishek Bachchan commented, "It is a great honour to win the title of 'Best Brand Ambassador' for the IDEA & Motorola campaigns. The IDEA campaign carries a socially relevant message in today's commercial environment and the brilliant concept of encouraging two way communications between the government and people has connected with millions across India".
He further added, "I feel proud to be associated with the best brands in the gadgets and technology space".
Kareena Kapoor’s long time wish has finally come true. Bebo always wanted to work with director Imtiaz Ali who gave her a huge hit with ‘Jab We Met’ and was quite disappointed when he Deepika Padukone opposite Saif Ali Khan for the actor’s first debut production venture ‘Love Aaj Kal’. It was Imtiaz who brought out the best from the Kapoor girl in ‘Jab We Met’ and so keen was Kareena to work with the director that she insisted that Imtiaz should do the direction of an ad which was offered to her.
So, now Imtiaz has been roped in for that ad which will reportedly be shot in Punjab and will have a setting very similar to the backdrop of ‘Jab We Met’. The supposedly ‘funny, witty and cool’ ad will Kareena dressed up as a feisty Punjabi kudi in salwar-kameez cavorting through the mustard fields.
So, that why they say, if you wish really hard, the wishes do come true!
Despite the fact that her mother Sharmila Tagore was once the reigning queen of silver screen, actress Soha Ali Khan could never make it big in this tinsel town. Now, the pretty lady is looking forward to her romantic comedy ‘99’ which will hit the screens in May.
Soha says that her character in the film has a “wild streak”. “I play the character of a girl called Pooja, who is a lobby manager of a hotel floor. She is stylish, confident and vivacious and has a wild streak,” said Soha.
“In the film, two conmen played by Kunal Khemu and Cyrus Broacha enter the character’s life and since she wants some excitement in her life, she happily joins them. She is a fun character at heart,” she added.
‘99’ is the story of two different men in two different cities, who are bound by a common feeling of always being stuck at 99. They never seem to make it to a ‘century’ - figuratively speaking. When they come out to make it big, what follows is an unpredictable and hilarious ride through two cities with extremely likeable and very grounded characters, unbelievable circumstances, real twists of fate, small-time crooks, big-time conspiracies, fateful car crashes, ups of friendship, downs of love and an exciting climax.
Besides, Soha, Kunal and Cyrus, the film also has Mahesh Manjrekar and Simone Singh. The producer of the film, Aditya Shastri informs, “We are launching two more films later. One is Click and Marry to be directed by Anu Menon and the third is Charles and I to be directed by Prawaal Raman.”
One interesting fact about the film is its poster where one can see only partial faces which is probably the first time for a Bollywood movie.
Deepika Padukone looks stunning as she appears on the cover of the latest issue of filmfare. Not only does Deepika goes candid with her looks, she drops her defenses and goes candid about her relationship Ranbir Kapoor and also his family. Deepika is very happy with her look on the cover and says, “I think it is great to be on the cover of Filmfare. Filmfare to me will always be very special because I remember watching the awards since I was a child. Every few months I shoot for them but I think by far this is one of the best covers I have done for myself. It is the team effort that is showing on this cover. I think it is also the concept that these guys came up with. I would like to thank the entire team for this wonderful look.”
As an icing to thr cake, the issue also includes how Preity Zinta manages her linkup with Ness Wadia and also of her latest love which is none other thn the The IPL. Again, you have Neil Nitin Mukesh discuss taboo topics like sex, pornography and pick up lines.
“Slumdog Millionaire” star Freida Pinto appeared in the chart of world’s sexiest women for the first time in the British men’s lifestyle magazine FHM. Last month, Pinto was also voted among the top five Hollywood sexiest women by men’s magazine Details.
The latest addition to the linkup of Freida with ‘The Slumdog Millionaire’ co-star, Dev Patel, is that the couple was spotted kissing each other during a dinner date in Israel. Dev had reportedly flown to Israel to meet his lady love on the sets of her new movie ‘Miral’.
Since the time they appeared in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, Freida and Dev have sparked rumours of linkup. Even Anil Kapoor confirmed that something was going on between the two. He had said, “”When I meet them I feel there is something happening. (I think) this is the beginning of something exciting happening. They definitely make a great pair. Both of them look very good together.”
However, both the actors have always denied anything between them. On one hand the 24-year-old actress insisted “We’re not dating,” and on the other the 18-year-old Patel added, “No, we’re not seeing each other.”
Now, we have something to ask here. People don’t kiss each other on a dinner date if there is nothing going one, dear Freida and Dev, or do they??
