Movie Review : Saas Bahu Aur Sensex


There's a little bit of saas bahu bickering and a little bit of sensex understanding, but more of a love triangle. In short, the movie has nothing to do with Saas, Bahu or Sensex. That out of the way, you focus on director Shona Urvashi's sister Masumeh, giving shot's in 'one take' with that of Tanushree Duttas '20'. That's what the media reports said prior to the films release, but what one sees is Tanushree, looking slim and sexy, walking with the best shots, probably given in max 5 takes! While Tanushree's character 'Nitya' is well carved out, Masumeh's 'Kirti' is sketchy at best.

And the script too is way beyond tight for the director to have any freedom to experiment with his cast. The location is a residential colony in Navi Mumbai. A mother (Kirron Kher) has come with her daughter (Tanushree Duta) to make Mumbai her home after divorcing her husband in Kolkatta. The film is about their bonding with the residents of the building. There's also a Call Centre thrown in for good measure. This particular Call Centre has a direct bearing with the way the stocks will fluctuate later in the movie.
The star of the film is undoubtedly Farooq Sheikh. As the eccentric Parsi stock broker who later guides the ladies in their investment, he is awesome. One gets the feeling that he has closely observed the mannerisms of his Parsi friends to come up with such a convincing performance. I dare say even Boman Irani would have fallen short! As Firoz Setna, he walks, talks and breathes the part with the ease of a pro. Ankur Khanna, is the other, apart from Tanushree, who hogs the limelight. This boy here has potential, which was seen in SIRF, too.

This movie is all about Farooq, Ankur and Tanushree.
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Could WELCOME TO SAJJANPUR do the trick for Amrita Rao?


Though Amrita Rao had a good run in her initial phase of career, her career did not take off. Her last successful film was VIVAH, and before that MAIN HOON NA. Now in WELCOME TO SAJJANPUR she is appearing in a totally deglamourized role, and could this turn out to be the turning phase in her career?

Why this question is being raised is on account of the director who is directing this film, Shyam Benegal. Right from his earlier days of film making Shyam Benegal has been credited with giving a new career to the female actors in her films, inspite of the fact that the male co-stars have given a powerhouse of performance.

It all started with Shabana Azmi when her career just launched into stratosphere after stellar performance in ANKUR, and Smita Patil came into limelight after BHUMIKA following the same with MANDI. It happened with Rekha and Karishma Kapoor in ZUBEIDA. Even Nina Gupta had her magical moments in TRIKAAL and she never got a chance to attain the same after TRIKAAL. SARDARI BEGUM gave a launch to the career of Kiron Kher and she became a big time character actress in the commercial films in a big way. Fareeda Jalal came into her own being and gave her lifetime performance in MUMMO.

With such an illustrious record of having culled out performances from the actresses in the past and catapulting them all together into a new orbit, the same magic should work for Amrita Rao as well. Amrita Rao has demonstrated in the past, more so in MAIN HOON NA that she has the potential but she needs a director and she can shine. It may also be fortunate for her that she has not been paired opposite any famous star of the fist category, but has been paired with Shreyas Talpade and Ravi Kishan so she can be expected to score her point. WELCOME TO SAJJANPUR may therefore be a new welcome to her career
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Ash-Akki in Vipul's ACTION REPLAY


The KINNG of the Box–office Akshay Kumar and the Queen of million hearts Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are all set to pair–up!

Yes the 2 top–notches of Bollywood are heard to team up once again in the forthcoming venture ACTION REPLAY. Akki–Ash were first seen together way back in 2004 in Rajkumar Santoshi's action–pack film KHAKEE, where Ash for the very first time had portrayed a negative character. After that we never had a chance to see the dashing pair together. And now it is none other than producer/director Vipul Shah who is getting them together again after so many years in his next film ACTION REPLAY.

Undoubtedly, Akshay is Vipul's favourite, but what comes as a surprise is that Vipul preferred Ash over Katrina Kaif instead this time around opposite Akshay.

The shooting is expected to begin somewhere in February 2009
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The secret of Katrina's hot quotient!


Finally revealed the secret of why Katrina is so super hot. Literally at that! A close friend of the actress reveals, ''Katrina has shot in the most extreme weather conditions with temperatures as hot as a burning furnace. But never once has she complained about it.''

Giving an example the friend added, ''When SINGH IS KINNG's song was being shot in Egypt; it was burning hot at that time. The entire cast and crew were perspiring profusely except for Katrina. She looked absolutely chilled out. In fact the hot weather only added to her energies as she went about doing her work calmly. The entire team stood surprised.''

It is the cold weather that leaves Katrina absolutely cold. ''While shooting for AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHAANI in Ooty, Katrina had wrapped herself in layers of blankets. In fact it made quite a funny sight where unit members including Ranbir began teasing her saying, ''We now know that most apt gift to give you on any occasion–shawls and sweaters

Guess success has not turned Katrina thick–skinned!
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My Name is Khan...Professor Sajid Khan!


Director Sajid Khan lectured students of Jai Hind College on the role of the media in our daily lives and also the skills required to be successful director and host. Sajid also spoke at length the future of television in India.

Sajid donned the new role of a lecturer after much deliberation. A source close to the director revealed, ''Prominent faculty from leading colleges of Mumbai had always called upon Sajid to be a guest lecturer for their mass media courses. But he had not taken any decision as yet regarding that matter. Sajid finally decided to go ahead and give a lecture at Jai Hind College. This is for the first time that Sajid will encounter college students on such a close level.'' Sajid's lecture was peppered with humour. ''Sajid has the knack to make people laugh. Here too it was no different. The students enjoyed his whacky sense humour and at the same time got the know–how of the ins and outs of the media business.''

Sajid will use his celebrity status as a platform to share vital information with aspiring students of the media. ''Sajid is glad that he is getting to share his experiences as a television personality and director and hopes that his contribution remains a guiding factor in for the young college students,'' said the source.

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Tanushree hits the performance SENSEX


Reviews of the new release SAAS BAHU AUR SENSEX are out and going by the way the trade pundits have spoken about our Dusky beauty – Tanushree Dutta, has a sure shot winner on her hand. She has been cast in a very de–glam look, which has not only given her an edge but has also brought forth her immense acting talent.

On asking her, she replied with great enthusiasm, ''Even though my look in the film was completely different from any of my earlier movies, it has been a blessing as I have been able to show the audience my potential. It was one of the toughest characters that I have played so far, but it definitely extracted a great performance out of me. It's quite thrilling to be getting such great reviews for my work especially from the industry stalwarts. I thank everyone who has shown the confidence in me and I pray that I get this support forever.''

Surely Tanushree is on a new high and we wish her all the luck for her future endeavours as well as look forward to many more such outstanding performances.Bollywood Paradize
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NAYEE PADOSAN team returns with RAFOO CHAKKAR


Debutant director BH Tharun Kumar and young boy Aslam Khan had delivered a surprise success in the form of comic flick NAYEE PADOSAN which was released 5 years back. Now the duo returns with yet another laughaton entertainer, RAFOO CHAKKAR, which has VJ Yudisthar (popularly known as Yudi) making his debut as a leading man on the big screen.

The film has been in the making for some time but is now being readied for a release on 26th September. The film stars pretty girls Nauheed Cyrusi and Nisha Rawal (who made her debut earlier this year with HASTEY HASTEY opposite Jimmy Sheirgill) as the leading ladies.

Touted to be a cool film with fun and laughs galore, RAFOO CHAKKAR is the story of Pappu (Yudi) and Munnu (Aslam Khan) who play twins and are always up to some pranks, 'masti' and 'maza'. On the other hand Millie (Nauheed Cyrusi) and Julie (Nisha Rawal) have the same outlook in life as well though they don't believe in marriage. Pressurized by their father to get married, they run away from home, only to fall in love with Pappu and Munnu. However, the two turn out to be the same guys with whom their father wanted them to marry in the first place!

The film also sees other interesting characters like, Kokila (Archana Puran Singh) and Koena (Meeta Vasisht), two middle–aged sisters, who hate men and never want to get married. However, fate takes a sudden turn and Pappu/Munnu end up getting married to Kokila/Koena. What happens next is a confusion galore which leads to numerous humorous situations.

Also starring Shakti Kapoor, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Tinu Anand and Anant Mahadevan, RAFOO CHAKKAR has music by Lalit Pandit and is all set for a release on 26th September.

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Celebes stand up for removal of poverty


After winning many critical acclamations for its debut production film, KHOSLA KA GHOSLA, Raj Hiremath & Savita Raj Hiremath of Tandav Films Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. are now producing a video to mobilize masses to stand up in the movement against poverty. The video features many renowned celebrities from different fields. With this video to be known as Public Social Advertising (PSA), Tandav Films have brought various known faces from different walks of life to stand up together against a social cause.

Namely, the master of music, A.R Rehman, lyrics maestro, Gulzar, Singing sensations Sonu Nigam and Sunidhi Chauhan, Indian Cricketer Yuvraj Singh, the young & dashing actor Ranbir Kapoor and cross border model turned actress of KHUDA KAY LIYE Fame Imaan Ali will be seen in the video, conveying the right message to the masses for removal of poverty. This video is being directed by Meghna Gulzar and is already in its production stage.

Considering their quality work in the field of communications with creative content in Advertising and Feature Films, United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC) has assigned Tandav Films to take care of the production of this video. Another reason of this video alongside educating and informing the masses would also be to popularize Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The video will essentially focus on the global advocacy campaign called ''Stand up and Take Action''.

In last October, 43 million people across the globe took part in this campaign and set up a Guinnies world record. A bigger number is what the UNMC is all eyeing upon this year and that is why they are involving the Indian celebrities this time to stand as a face to this campaign. Celebrities� voice makes a lot of difference when collaborate with a cause. They attract more people than any organizations. Thus the correct selection of production house and celebrities is the prior choice for positive outputs.

''We are pleased with such a warm gesture by UNMC. I think it is our mere vision towards creativity that leads us to attain this project and I am happy it is for a noble cause. I would like to add as much as to this social need. I announce that this video will be aired free of cost in major Television Channels.'' Is what Raj Hiremath, the producer of this video quips.

''Starting from Advertising to a stage where we are all set to produce many films is a journey which I believe is just an extension to our creativity. Advertising kept us a bit restricted since we had to work on a set brief, while film making is more liberal in many ways. I am glad to have such an opportunity to work with renowned organization like UNMC and I am sure that we would prove them our creativity and credibility.'' He further adds

This video is a very big & prestigious project which includes many world famous brand patents also. Even for the UNMC it was a tough task to locate right people for this job and they underwent stringent criteria of selection for this. Ultimately the creative urge of Tandav Films bagged them this project. It certainly is a big honor for this production house to represent the Indian creativity on an International level. The video is almost ready for telecast and will start airing from next week onwards.
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