Well, with the hype of the release of the two big films (Om Shanti Om and Saawariya), Bollywood went in a loop to thinking upon whether these films are doing good or not, which movie is doing a good business, and for which movie the public is going crazy, etc. Now it seems that all the rumors surrounding these young movies have come to a stop. Saawariya, as a debutant movie of the star-kids of the big Bollywood families, failed to recall the Bansali’s magic this time. We had the super movies such as the Black, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam that rocked the nation with full filmy spices and SOS at a time when there was no much scope for their promotion. However, the game is over now, and the Bollywood is aging with other hot happenings. With a collection of weekend gross of $1,764,131, OSO topped last week compared to Saawariya’s $542,192 collection.
Lata Mangeshkar
Everybody wants to be like her. With her magical voice, the legendary Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar is universally known for her mesmerizing singing. Recently, she was present as a judge in the Final of Amul Star Voice of India in November last week telecast along with Boman Irani, Vivek Agnihotri, Bipasha Basu, John Abraham and many other Bollywood stars who appeared in the earlier episodes. The two finalists Ishmeet and Harshit will fight it out for the title of ‘Voice of India’. Moreover, Lata Mangeskar will present the trophy to the winner. The program producer and director Gajendrra Sigh said that it was not that easy for him to pursue her to come to this musical show, it took him almost 12 years, and now it is a dream comes true for him. Though Lata has many concerns about the biased ‘SMSing’ in reality shows on TV, she agreed to be a part of the event only because she strongly believes that the show upholds the traditions of true music. Lata advised the two boys to sing original compositions.
John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi at the Permiere of Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal
With the declining career and the chain of flop films, John Abraham comes back with Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal. This is his new movie with girlfriend Bipasha Basu. As John is ranked as the No. 1 sexy personality with super-cool looks and super intelligence, he is always the favorite of the directors in the roles against Bipasha, who also shares the same titles in the opposite sex. Having achieved these titles, this couple may be expecting the movie a huge success. Anyway, this movie is already in the news, not for its story, songs or star cast, but for its simultaneous release in our neighborhood, Pakistan. Goal, which is being released in seven cities in Pakistan, has already made a landmark for achieving this for the first time ever in Bollywood history. With the clearance from Pakistani Censor Board, the film was released on Friday 23. Like Chak De, Goal is also being seen as another sports film for the sporty youngsters.
Not as the lead actor, but Arshad Warsi proved himself as a good actor in supporting roles through his latest movie Goal. Answering to the question about boycotting the promotional campaign of Goal, he said, “It is not true.” Adding to it, he said, “I was in bed for two weeks. I had terrible allergy attack. My face was completely swollen. It started with a viral fever. But after two days, It started getting itchy and swollen. I had kept time aside for the ‘Goal’ promo. Thank god, I was not the only actor in the project. That would’ve been disastrous.” Now Arshad is all set to start his production house. A new beginning?
A surprising news from Chennai is likely to have its reverberations in the Bollywood in the near future. One more star kid is about to make her debut on reel screen soon. This is none other than the daughter of super star Kamla Hassan. Shruti, who has a special interest for Music, has sung and written songs for films. She will work with Madhavan in her debutant movie. The movie shoot starts in January’2008. However, Shruti is making her debut through her first Music album much before the release of her first movie. She will join the 2007 Debutants Team along with Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor, and Sonam Kapoor who have already set a platform for the big fight in the Bollywood. Now, it is Shruit’s turn to prove herself in Indian movies.
Rituparna Ghosh
The Famous filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh has achieved a milestone in his career again by winning prestigious Premio Arca D’Oro award by Italian government. He has been known for many as the ‘new-age Satyajit Ray’. His name is already in light for his movies, as many of them have won National and international awards. About making a movie on Satyajit Ray, he responds, ‘Not Satyajit Ray.’ ‘He is too close to me historically and aesthetically to even attempt a film on his life. But, yes, Raj Kapoor…I do want to make a film on his life.’
Now this is the news for the multiplex lovers, because PVR group is all set to launch 250 additional screens across the country by April 2010 where folks will get a change to cry and laugh with cinema stars. With the current 95 screens across India, PVR Ltd is now projecting to open a huge chain of multiplexes. Out of these 250 screens, 40 screens are for high-end customers. The rest is for the city viewers. Ajay Bijli, the chairperson and MD of PVR ltd said, “We will open 250 more screens across the country by the end of April 2010. The initial investment will be over Rs.4 billion.” He added, “The cities like Gurgaon, Mumbai, Delhi would get more Cineplexes and the investment for such multiplexes is not less than Rs. 240 million. Apart from this Cineplex project Bijli said, “For opening Talkies, we will study the areas first, understand the market and then accordingly decide and open halls in tier two and three cities, so that we do not incur loses.” The company will also come up with food court project in Gurgaon and Chandigarh.
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