Sanjay Dutt gets bail

Posted on 30/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted Sanjay Dutt bail in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. A Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan gave reprieve to Dutt and 17 others convicted in the case on the plea that there was no chance of him fleeing the country and also because he was a first-time offender.Sanjay Dutt has been lodged behind bars in a Pune jail for over a month since receiving a copy of his judgment from TADA court that had in August sentenced the actor to six years of imprisonment for taking guns from gangsters involved in the Mumbai bombings in which 257 people were killed.

Expressing relief over the court’s order, the actor’s sister and Congress MP Priya Dutt told reporters in Mumbai: “We are happy that he would come here soon. We hope for a better tomorrow and want to thank all who have supported us to overcome the situation.”

Dutt’s next release will be his own production ‘Dus Kahaniyaan’. Bollywood has staked on him Rs. 80 to 100 crores with projects like ‘Kidnap’ directed by Sanjay Gadhvi , ‘Alibaug ‘ directed by Sanjay Gupta, ‘Mr Fraud ‘ directed by Abbas Mastan.

Now filmmakers are waiting to hear from the actor who has to give them time to complete all his incomplete and announced projects.

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Aamir Khan turns down Adlabs’ three-film offer

Posted on 30/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

Kareena Kapoor may have been ecstatic signing the three-film deal with Adlabs, but Aamir Khan does not feel the same way. The news is that Aamir Khan has turned down a three-film offer worth Rs. 60 crores from Adlabs apparently because there was no proper script in place.Money has not been the priority for the actor who is said to have charged Rs 20 crore for ‘Ghajini’. Previously Adlabs offered him Rs. 50 crores for the three film deal but when they saw that the actor was not too keen they raised the amount to Rs. 60 crore in a hope to draw his interest. However, they did not have any story, or script in hand when they met Aamir. They simply told Aamir that he would have the freedom to choose three directors of his choice and Adlabs would back those projects.

Aamir refused the offer politely telling them that he does not do film just for money and that the script was of paramount importance to him.

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Three films + one location = Chaos

Posted on 30/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

This is what happened on the scenic beaches of Maurituis when the units of ‘Kidnap’ starring Minissha Lamba and Imran Khan, ‘Click’ starring Shreya Talpade, Rehan Khan and Senha Ulal and ‘Money Hai To Honey Hai’ starring Govinda and Hansikaa Motwani went to shoot on one location.The beach was divided into three halves where each of the unit was shooting a dance sequence. Choreographer Bosco had quite a parade choreographing ‘Kidnap’ and ‘Money Hai To Honey Hai’ at the same time. To add to the chaos, the spot boys got jumbled up. Even the actors of the three films were put up in the same hotel.

Looking at it, the incident feels like some sequence from a comedy flick!

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‘Singh is Kinng’ facing controversies

Posted on 28/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

Akshay Kumar’s Sikh look in Vipul Shah’s forthcoming ‘Singh is Kinng’ has been facing objections from the time the first promotional still of the film was released. It is being said that his clean-shaven face with a trendy turban is a mere mockery of the Sikh culture.Now, there is another photo from the film’s sets which is doing rounds on the net which is facing objections from the Punjabi community in Australia over the way Akshay is wearing a turban.

However, director Vipul Shah insists that the photo does not depict Akki’s real look in the film. It was taken without permission. Vipul Shah defends saying that Akshay is himself a Punjabi and is working in close coordination with stylist Shabina Khan for his look in the film. Apart from this, a local Sikh is always on the sets to guide Akshay about how to wear a turban.

Vipul Shah is shooting almost half of ‘Singh Is Kinng’  in Australia in his two month long schedule. After this the film will be shot in Punjab, Mumbai and Egypt.

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Kangana Ranaut – Naked truth exposed

Posted on 28/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

‘Phewww man… That’s cool!’ is the reaction doing rounds over the racy picture of actress Kangana Ranaut on the cover of Stardust. The photo on the cover of annual issue shows Kangana dressed in a body suit that gives the impression of nudity. On top of it, the headline says: ‘Naked Truth Exposed’. Though the image hasn’t kicked any controversy, it has certainly raised many eyebrows.Well, the actress with ‘I don’t care a damn’ attitude is unmoved by all the fuss and was quoted saying, “What’s the big deal about the picture? Are any of my vital organs seen? I haven’t posed nude at all.”

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SRK and Big B get friendly on the sets of ‘Bhootnath’

Posted on 28/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

They are superstars. They are mature and diplomatic knowing for sure how to hide their darker sides and keep nasty gossips at bay. So, it was just like SRK and Big B when both these superstars (defying all the rumours of the cold war between them) were seen mingling comfortably with each other on the sets of ‘Bhootnath’.The two of them were spotted on the sets sharing some time together playing cards and other games between shots. If that not all SRK even gifted the Big B some DVD’s of latest games, also they even indulged in a general knowledge game called Trivial Pursuit, where SRK was the official quiz master. By the looks of it the Khan and Bachchan war is finally coming to an end.

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Friction on the sets of ‘God Tussi Great Ho’

Posted on 28/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

The leading pair of Rumi Jaffrey’s ‘God Tussi Great Ho’ do not hit off too well off-screen, the grievances rooting back to the time when Priyana Chopra refused to work opposite Salman Khan in ‘London Dreams’ last year. The film which is to be directed by Rajkumar Santoshi is currently on hold.Now, when Priyanka took a long time with her make up on the set of ‘God Tussi Great Ho’, Salman Khan did not grin and lump it, as human male species has learnt to do since recorded history. Instead, he chose to show his displeasure to Priyanka. His hostility went on a rise and ultimately Priyanka put her foot down accusing Salman of being rude. Aggravated, Salman Khan asked director Rumi Jaffrey to announce a pack up, which the hapless Jaffery did.

This is Bollywood! Here the grievances are kept nursed for a long long time..

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Family drama on the sets of ‘Singh is Kinng’

Posted on 23/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

Produce Vipul Shah has come up with a novel idea to keep the cast of his film ‘Singh is Kinng’ happy. All his cast members have taken their families along for the two-month-long schedule at Goa Coast in Australia.Katrina Kaif is staying along with her family, her mom and sisters, in the apartments at Q1, world’s tallest residential tower. Vipul Shah and Akshay Kumar are also there with their families, following which there is a considerable kids group on the sets. The ‘bachcha party’ includes Akshay’s six-year-old son Aarav, Vipul’s sons six-year-old Aryaman and five-year-old Maurya and kids of the line producers.

Talking about it Vipul says, “It becomes extremely difficult to stay away from your family for over two months. We have a start-to-finish schedule at Gold Coast, and that’s when I asked everyone to bring their families along.”

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Laxmi Mittal and Emma Thompson at Om Shanti Om’s premier

Posted on 15/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

The premier of Bollywood movie ‘Om Shanti Om’ at Leisceter Square London on the night of 15th November 2007 is an event of its kind in the history of Bollywood as the event is marked by the auspicious presence of celebrities like steel Magnate Laxmi Mittal and Hollywood actress Emma Thompson.  According to SRK there other celebrities including the cast of the movie would be presented at the occasion of the premiere of the movie.Om Shanti Om is not SRK’s first home production movie to be premiered in London; earlier Ashoka was also premiered at Leicester in 2002.  Shahrukh favored the premier of movie in London, not only because of Indian diaspora but also for the presence of global audience there.

London has special place in Shahrukh’s kitty and hopefully would play a nice omen in the success of ‘Om Shanti Om’

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‘Miss Bollywood’ in trouble

Posted on 15/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

Shilpa Shetty’s musical ‘Miss Bollywood’ has fallen down with a thud. After failing to receive any financial backing from London’s West End, Shilpa was forced to open her musical in Germany. The premiere received a bad response and the show has been facing harsh critical reviews, costume malfunctions and poor ticket sales.And now lead star Shilpa is down with some mystery illness, consequently failing to show-up at Friday’s performance.

Tour organizer Farhath Hussain says, “Shilpa has been ill all week and it on a course of antibiotics. She needs to take a rest.”

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When Dia Mirza slapped Manoj Bajpai

Posted on 15/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

It so happened that Dia Mirza and Manoj Bajpai were shooting for their short film ‘Zaheer’, which is part of Sanjay Gupta’s ‘Dus Kahaniyan’.In a scene Dia was supposed to slap Manoj. As pre-decided, Dia was to wave her hand close to Manoj’s cheek giving an impression of a slap, but while shooting Dia got so carried away that she placed a real tight slap on Bajpai’s cheek shocking him to the core. Manoj was stunned for a moment but he continued with the scene because director Sanjay Gupta did not call ‘cut’. Gupta has decided to keep the shot in the film because of its real look.

After this incident Manoj has been calling Dia by a new name – Deepak, because of her manly strength.

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Why are Neha Dhupia, Amrita Arora and Ashish angry?

Posted on 15/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

The lead actors of the film ‘Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama’ are angry with the makers of the films as they had not been informed of the fact that some newcomers would be the part of the film too. The actors announced that they would boycott the music release because of which the event had to be called off by the producers. They have also decided not to promote the film at all.An irate Aashish Choudhary said,” I spotted a few new faces in the promos. Chandrakant Singh has shot sequences with them behind our back. How can I promote a film if I’m not aware of the final product?”

On the other hand, Director Singh is surprised that the lead actors should be insecure of some newcomers. He says, “I have shot with some newcomers but they are just supporting characters in the film. The plot of my film still revolves around the lead pairs- Amrita Arora and Ashish Choudhary, Neha Dhupia and Rajpal Yadav and Rati Agnihotri and Anupam Kher.”

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The ‘Kapoor’ families patching up!

Posted on 15/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

The turning up of Kareena Kapoor with her latest find Saif Ali Khan at Saawariya’s premiere made it obvious that the two Kapoor families are ready to patch up now. Though Kareena’s presence to support cousin Ranbir was not because of Neetu Singh’s invite (Kareena’s invite had gone from Sanjay Leela Bhansali) but the way Kareena hugged aunt Neetu for a long time, shows that the coldness between them seems to be thawing.It can be recalled that the family feud runs down from the time when Neetu Singh and her children weren’t invited for Karisma’s wedding. In turn, Kareena had not been invited for Ranbir’s sister Ridhima’s wedding. Also absent in the wedding were Babita, Karisma and her husband.

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Big B displays his charitable side on Diwali

Posted on 15/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

This is a fabulous way of celebrating Diwali. This Diwali, Amitabh Bachchan has donated a number of clothes including embroidered shirts, suits and jackets from his personal wardrobe to Oxfam, an international aid agency. The clothes will be sold in an online auction on Dec 1. They will also be exhibited in Oxfam shops for public to see.“I urge everyone to come forward and contribute very generously to this noble cause,” urges Bachchan.

Pushpanath Krishnamurthy of Oxfam said, “We can all do the same at Diwali and by buying Diwali gifts from Oxfam Unwrapped too, we can bring the light of hope to even more people.”

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BollywoodEntertainment.com.au Wishes you ‘n’ Bollywood a Very Happy Diwali!

Posted on 09/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

Diwali, the festival of light, enlightenment and victory of good over evil has unique place among milieu and populace in India and is the biggest festival in India.For Bollywood, Diwali has special significance as this is the period of the year when one of the most awaited and biggest movies of the year are released not only in Bollywood but also in south too. The most awaited releases of this Diwali are Leela Bhanasali’s Saawariya and Farah Khan directed Om Shanti Om.

The Saawariya is sensitive romantic movie based on Fydor Dostoevsky’s short story. Picture is scheduled to be released on Diwali November 9th 2007. In the leading cast of the movie are debutantes Ranbir Kapoor (Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh’s Son) and Sonam Kapoor (Anil Kapoor’s Daughter). The other Diwali Surprise is Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starred Om Shanti Om which is thriller based on the story of incarnation.

However, Diwali was celebrated in its style at Andheri Sport Complex during Mumbai Police’s function on November 6th 2007, where most of the Bollywood stars were present. But among the presented gentry like like Priyanka Chopra, Esha Doel, Shahrukh Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Meghna Naidu, Nisha Kothari, Saif Ali Khan and many other it was the presence of Bachchan Family and specially newly wedded couple were the centre of attraction. The function was full of performances by celebrity stars.

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Nisha Kothari – My name is Priyanka

Posted on 09/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

This is what Nisha Kothari is crooning these days. After a disastrous ‘RGV Ki Aag’ and a row of flops, the actor is trying to charm her good luck by reverting back to her original name, Priyanka Kothari.Explains Nisha aka Priyanka, “Its my original name and my real identity.” She further says that she had changed her name because there was already a Priyanka in the industry. “I changed my name just like that. For my family and friends, even in my film contracts, I am Priyanka Kothari. So, when somebody calls me Nisha, I am not at all comfortable. In this whole scenario I have been wondering, ‘Who is Nisha?’ This realization made me take this decision.”

A wise decision indeed!

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Riya Sen v/s Aarti Chabbaria

Posted on 09/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

Both Riya Sen and Aarti Chabbaria flayed their tempers at the Police Mela recently. It so happened that both Riya and Aarti were given the same song to perform on. The song in question was ‘Dekha Tujhe to Baji Guitar’ from ‘Apna Sapna Money Money’. However, the girls were not at fault. There was a miscommunication between their choreographers- Swaroop and Pappu Mallu.

Aarti said, “I had practiced on the number for five hours. The number was a part of the medley which I was given. After that I was informed that they were giving that song to Riya. That was not fair. Why should the artists bear the brunt if the choreographers have not communicated with each other? So, I walked out.”

Incidentally Aarti’s manager spoke to the concerned authorities and settled the matter. Aarti got the ‘Dekha Tujhe…” number and Riya gyrated to the ‘Apna Sapna Money Money’ title song.

All’s well that end well!! For your info, the show also had performances from Kareena Kapoor, Himesh Reshammiya, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Raanut, Dia Mirza, Geeta Basra, Sunil Paul, Mona Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan among others.

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Shilpa Shetty’s perfume auctioned for charity

Posted on 09/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

Shilpa Shetty’s popularity can be judged from the fact that when she recently launched her perfume S2 on Saturday, November 3 in London for charity at a special auction, it raised an amazing 15,000 pounds sterling (more than Rs. 12 lakh).Fashion tycoon Danni Passi purchased the fragrance in the auction, while Shilpa attended the event to lend her support to the cause. This amount even surpassed the 9,000 pounds mark raised by Shilpa at British MP Keith Vaz’s charity event last June.

Topping the auction items, including a diamond & ruby necklace and Cartier watch, the fragrance proceeds will be used towards restoring to underprivileged Indian children their basic rights to – survival, protection, development and participation.

Shilpa said on the occasion, “I’m amazed and delighted that my fragrance, S2 has raised such an amazing amount for CRY. The proceeds of my fragrance and proceeds of the entire auction will make a real difference to the lives of underprivileged Indian children.”

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Shahrukh khan in ‘Nach Baliye’

Posted on 09/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

With ‘Saawariya’ stars appearing in ‘Jhalak Dikhlaja’, how could SRK stay behind? So, ‘Om Shanti Om’ star Shah Rukh Khan made an appearance on the reality dance show ‘Nach Baliye’ as a judge to promote his latest film.

Dancing to the hit track Dard-e-disco from Om Shanti Om, the actor bonded well with item girl Rakhi Sawant and even did an impromptu jig with her.

“I never tell anyone to go watch my film but this time I will say so. That is because if you do so, it will be fun. It’s an entertaining film with lots of drama and good acting,” says Shah Rukh in praise of his ambitious project.

This Friday will decide who wins at last after all the promotion and marketing fundas.

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November 9 for Jodhaa Akbar too

Posted on 09/11/2007 by BollywoodEntertainment.com.au

November 9 is a big day in Bollywood for three reasons: Om Shanti Om, Saawariya and Jodhaa Akbar. If the festive day marks the release of the first two mega films, it will also witness the unveiling of the third- a four minute long theatrical trailer of Ashutosh Gowarikar’s much awaited ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ on the official website, ‘www.jodhaaakbar.com’.The trailer goes:

After the Ashutosh Gowarliker Productions logo shines on-screen for over half a minute, the trailer starts off. The first few frames show Akbar( Hrithik Roshan) and Jodhaa( Aishwarya Rai) preparing for their Nikaah. And just when you expect Akbar to whisper ‘Nikaah Manjoor Hai’, he roars, ‘Hamle Ke Liye Tayyar….’

The screen goes black and Rahman’s high on-dholak background score goes wild. What follows is a montage of experior and interior shots from the film.

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