Himesh nominated for Best Song, MD, Singer

If you were waiting for another thriller this week, you are surely going to be disappointed. Speed, the latest release is all but another flop from Vikram Bhatt. The movie fails to impress even the simple audience because of a series of flaws including the poor script, impromptu direction, below-average acting, and a mixture of plots. Though the movie is supposed to follow the main plot, i.e., the kidnapping of Urmila Matondkar, there are other two plots in the movie that get intertwined with the main plot. The first one is the love story between Zayed Khan and Tanushree, and the second sub-plot is the major conspiracy made by Raj Zutzhi to kill his mother, Suhasini Mulay, who is the Indian Prime Minister. The movie looks very much like the famous Hollywood film “Cellular’; however, Bhatt had denied this fact earlier. The movie, though, offers a slight hope for action.

Bollywood continues to give its global presence through a number of awards. Chak De! India that is shot in the locations of Sydney and Melbourne won the best film award at the fifth Australian Indian Film Festival (AIFF). The movie had featured about 90 Australian hockey players and a large number of locals. The awards were announced at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art. The AIFF is the largest foreign film festival in Australia. The movie Chak De! India directed by Shimit Amin was inspired by the winning of the Indian hockey team at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.

Dev Anand, Amitabh Bachchan during the release of book Romancing with Life

Yet another feather in the crown for Bollywood arrives in the name of Dev Anand. This is a significant year for the legendary Bollywood actor. Soon after the release of his much-awaited autobiography Romancing with Life, recently Dev Anand has been awarded the title Punjab Ratan by the World Punjabi Organization (European Division) for his contribution to Indian Arts & Entertainment. The award was conferred to the octogenarian actor at a grand ceremony held at Landmark Hotel, London. The ceremony also witnessed the launch of his autobiography for the European fans.

After Abhishek-Aishwarya wedding, it is now Rani Mukherjee’s turn to invite the media hype for her wedding. Aditya Chopra and Rani have decided to get married on the coming February 10 th at a grand ceremony at Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhawan palace. The divorce??? Yes; it is on its way for Chopra and Payal Khanna, and surely it will happen before February 10. If sources are to be believed, Rani is planning to take a long break post marriage. What if the divorce does not happen before February? The guess is left to you.

Here’s the welcoming news for the singer-turned actor Himesh Reshammiya. Aaap Kaa Surroor, the acting debut of Himesh Reshammiya has been nominated for three different categories for the Bollywood Music Awards- the Best Music Director, the Best Male Singer (Song : Tera Mera Milna-Aap Kaa Surroor), and the Best Song (Joot Nahi Bolna-Aap Kaa Surroor). The nominations have been made on the basis of a poll conducted on Non-Resident Indians for the last several weeks. The other movies nominated for the Best Music Director category are Guru (A R Rahman), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy), Dhoom 2 (Pritam) and Fanaa (Jatin Lalit). For sure, it is a great achievement for Himesh for he is competing with the musical wonders such as A R Rahman.

Welcome good entertainers. The hope is following the fans of good movies. There are two movies that are expecting to be big hits among the soon-to-be-released movies. They are the Om Shanti Om and Saawariya. The promotional activities are in full swing for both the movies. While Om Shanti Om is going to be known for SRK’s shirtless ‘Dard-e-disco’, Saawariya promises a new Diwali Dhamaka from Ranbir Kapoor. Both the movies have got one similarity- the new female face. Sonam Kapoor got her debut through director Sanjay Leela Bhansali while Deepika Padukone got her excellent opening in Om Shanti Om to co-star with SRK.

Rajat Kapoor has something in offer to bring memories of the past. His new movie Khoya Khoya Chand is set against the 1950’s Bollywood stage. The movie is based on a love story that blossoms between a leading actress and a writer-director. The leading roles of the lovers are played by Soha Ali Khan and Shiney Ahuja. In this movie, Rajat Kapoor plays an important role of a leading actor of that time, Prem Kumar. Through this character, Kapoor brings out the picture of the typical attitude of a highly ambitious Bollywood actor. According to Kapoor, though the movie was built around the yester-year Bollywood saga, it has got a lot of relevance in the present too.

If you are a big fan of the comedy king David Dhawan, here is good news awaiting you. David Dhawan is planning to get the best-ever comedy pair in town, Govinda and Salman Khan, once again to entertain people. Though he has been very much occupied with the Nach Baliye, he feels that now it is the time to rejuvenate himself and come out of the recluse. He is planning to start the shooting sometime next year.

Oh! We forgot about the day, October 10, the birthday of our ever-green lady in the Bollywood, the charming Rekha. She is now 53. What makes her a celebrity even now, at this age? Simply, it is her attitude towards life. Amidst a lot of negatives surrounding her, she sees only the positives. That is the success mantra of Rekhaji. Recently she commented about Amitabh Bachchan and honored him by calling him as her ‘guru’ in acting. A great honour for the brilliant actor from the brilliant lady! Rekha is now busy with her ongoing project with Hema Malini. It is a movie directed by Revathy. If you remember, once Lataji labeled her as the reincarnation of goddess ‘Lakshmi’. Long live your wonderful days, Rekhaji!

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