Jab Tak Hai Jaan: Film Review

Movies Review: Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma

Direction: Yash Chopra

Rating: ***

There is a reason why Yash Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan are called the Kings of Romance, they have managed to weave one unforgettable love story after the other that remains etched in our memories. 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan', Yash Chopra's last directorial venture had created ample pre-release buzz and the anticipation in the theatre was palpable. 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' is yet another impossible love story made believable by the conviction of the makers.

Samar Anand (Shah Rukh) does odd jobs in London for sustenance, needless to say our quintessential Bollywood hero is multi-faceted; he croons, he grooves, he has a heart of gold and he is charmer all the way. On a cold London night, while cleaning snow from the sidewalks, Samar falls for the beautiful Meera (Katrina Kaif), Indian billionaire's daughter who is always negotiating with God and cutting deals to accomplish her unfulfilled wishes. Quite obviously their love for each other is mired by impossibilities.

Yash Chopra romances are historically high on sacrifices and the two besotted lovers are driven apart by circumstances. Our suave odd-job man is now Major Samar Anand, nicknamed 'The man who cannot die' because of his daredevil acts of courage. Rookie documentary filmmaker, Akira (Anushka Sharma) wants to film the fearless bomb squad head and needless to say, the feisty kudi soon finds herself falling hook, line and sinker for our intense army man.

Unrequited love and loyalty, pangs of separation and characters with a propensity for sacrifice; these are all familiar tropes in Bollywood but Yash Chopra has his way of creating the perfect mise-en-scène and converting you into a believer. For die hard romantics, philosophies like 'There is a time for every love story' is sure to become a mantra, much like, 'Someone somewhere is made for you'.

At 47, Shah Rukh, still strikes the right notes as the typical romantic hero. Anushka essays her part with ease but Katrina still needs to work on getting the emotional parts right. Rahman's music too doesn't really grow on you after you have watched the film.

JTHJ doesn't quite stand out like some of Yash Chopra's previous works and the pace of the second half seems to drag a bit. It's just that when you watch the film, the canvas is picturesque, the characters are gorgeous and the story restores your faith in good, in love and in impossible relationships.

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Talaash: Film Review

Cast: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor

Direction: Reema Kagti

Rating: ****

Reema Kagti's 'Talaash' is a suspense thriller that not only boasts of a taut script but has a multi-layered structure that manages to pack in enough surprises to keep the viewer hooked till the very end. The storyteller's craft lies in the fact that the modus operandi of the plot seems as intriguing as the motive of the crime.

Surjan Singh Shekhawat (Aamir Khan) is investigating the death of actor Armaan Kapoor (Vivan Bhatena) whose car seems to have suddenly veered out of control and plunged right into the sea. Considering the actor was neither under the influence of alcohol/drugs nor was he suicidal, the death throws up a lot of unanswered questions. The plot thickens when Armaan's widow informs the police that the actor had withdrawn Rs 20 lakh on the day of his death, raising suspicion that he might have been a victim of blackmail or extortion.

One of the prime suspects in this case is a pimp and during the course of his investigation, Shekhawat meets a prostitute Rosy/Simran (Kareena Kapoor) who intermittently divulges credible information that helps the police make significant headway every time they seem to be reaching a dead end.

While the police are still trying to make a breakthrough in this complex mystery, we realize Shekhawat is a deeply conflicted man. He is struggling with suppressed grief and guilt since he lost his eight-year-old son. He also makes vain attempts to hold on to his troubled marriage as his wife Roshni (Rani Mukerji) tries to come to terms with her loss.

Nawazuddin Siddique stands out among the supporting cast with another compelling performance. Rani Mukerji as the bereaved mother essays an understated and convincing portrayal. Kareena is good as the flirtatious and slightly mysterious hooker. But Aamir Khan's performance stands head and shoulders above the rest. He delivers a complex role with complete ease, one moment he is a ruthless cop and in the next, he is an anguished father grappling with his son's death, vulnerable yet strong.

Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti weave an intricate narrative and deserve applause for the brilliant plot execution. For me, the success of any good film is measured by the degree to which it can engage the audience. In the climax when Shekhawat applies the emergency brakes, it is as if the viewer on their seat feels the sudden jolt, like they were on the backseat of his car.

The idea might not be strictly original but watch it for the way the story unfolds.

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Is Diwali always a Crackling Feat for Bollywood?

Diwali has not always brought in wealth and happiness in Bollywood.
This year’s Diwali releases look more than merely interesting and has too many expectations from them. Yash Chopra’s untimely death has quadrupled the expectations from his last directorial venture Jab Tak Hai Jaan which has been deemed as the climax and culmination of his legendary career as a film maker.
Son Of Sardaar despite seeming to miniscule in comparison to that has left no stone unturned and have ensured that this Diwali box-office entertainment will be to the hilt.

Trade Analysts confirm that both the films were walking neck to neck in terms of publicity, till the death of Yash-ji who succumbed to Dengue shortly before the ‘King of Romance’ was all set to shoot the last song sequence in the Swiss Alps, a destination he popularized in Bollywood films. Jab Tak Hai Jaan has an obvious edge as being the last gift of Yash Chopra to his audiences providing them with YRF kind of magical passion and romance.

With such buzz building around the films and the publicity hypes almost warring with each other, we can’t help but look at the Diwali releases of the past few years. Diwali doesn’t necessarily mean crackling happiness for Bollywood. 

Thankfully this Diwali does seem to be excessively appealing but taking a close look at the past Diwali releases, they have often gone a step forward in dampening the festive spirits of the audiences. Alpesh Sharma brings to you a list of the biggest Diwali flops in Bollywood –

Foreign Stars in Bollywood

Scarlett Mellish Wilson is all set for a Bollywood debut with Dibakar Banerjee’s film Shanghai. Dibakar has been qouted as saying “Someone recommended Scarlett for our item song. I couldn't believe how well she danced! Scarlett is by far one of the best dancers in the Bollywood form I've seen.
Usually when foreigners do Bollywood dancing, there’s a certain amount of stiffness in their movements. Not Scarlett. She takes to the rhythms as though she was born to the desi beat.” 

2012 Kingfisher model Malika Haydon is debuting in Bollywood with 'I'll do the talking' from 'Agent Vinod'.

 

 

American dancer Lauren Gottlieb, who is all set to act in Remo D'Souza's next film is on a strict prep mode.

Young film maker Rajshree Ojha's English multi-starrer 'Chaurahen' is finally up for release marking the Bollywood debut of Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter Kiera.

Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone hopes that with "Jism 2",
She can at least match the standard that Bipasha Basu set with the prequel.

 

 

 Nathalia who has managed to impress all the boys in the film with her latka jhatkas has now bagged a role opposite the hot hunk Rana Daggubati in RGV's next.

 Kingfisher model Angela Jonsson, without a single film to her credit, has landed a role opposite no less a person than Bollywood's alpha Khan.

 

The model-turned-actress Nargis Fakhri was launched in Bollywood by director Imtiaz Ali as Ranbir Kapoor's love interest in the hit movie 'Rockstar'.

Sex only with Hubby: Sunny Leone

No matter what you think, Sunny Leone says she has sex only with her husband and manager, Daniel Weber.

“I don’t work with any other men at all,
I just shoot with him. So it’s not really awkward,”
says the 31-year-old adult-film actor in the latest issue of HT Brunch Quarterly.

Many of Leone’s fans were left disappointed with her rather ‘clean’ act in Jism 2. Obviously, for behind that title of a porn star, she is your ordinary Punjabi kudi — Karenjit Kaur Vohra — whose engineer father grew up in Delhi, who ate desi khaana all week, went to gurudwara every Sunday and only had pizzas on weekend at home in Canada.

“Friday and Saturday were American nights when we ate pizza or pasta or something,” she reveals. And she, who reiterates her ordinariness with “relax, I’m human,” admits that doing Bigg Boss was a great thing to have happened to her, even though she never saw herself doing anything in India.“Doing that show was the best decision, ever! And I never in a million years thought that I would be in a Bollywood movie!”


The reason behind the initial reservations is not surprising. “I thought India had a really conservative culture. I told Daniel, ‘The public’s going to hate me. The fans are ... well, there aren’t going to be any fans there!’ Where I lived, I didn’t have to think about people not accepting who I was — everybody already did!”

Student of the Year | Movie Review

Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Rishi Kapoor, Kayoze Irani, Sana Saeed, Ronit Roy
Direction: Karan Johar
Genre: Drama
Duration: 2 hours 26 minutes
Avg Readers Rating : 4.5


Story: The tracks are ready and the race is on. What's at stake? Love, friendship and the coveted 'Student of the Year' trophy.

Movie Review: It's KJo-Wala Love! Served fresh and piping hot from the Dharma college canteen of romance. And it's a high (class) school that you'd never want to miss a lecture of, ever. Except that it has its own set of Karan rules.

Read the prospectus:
1. Leave your text-books at home but ensure you're carrying your designer bags and heels.
2. Drive a Ferrari to school, or if you're poorer, take a bike.
3. Dating, mating, separating and love lessons shall be part of the syllabus. 4. Girls, don your shortest minis, and guys, rip off the shirts. Welcome to St. Teresa's. Rest assured, it'll be a well-rounded entertainment experience.

ST is run by a happy and 'gay' Dean - Yogendra Vashisth (Rishi), who drools over John Abraham, and when he sees the much-married hot coach ( Ronit Roy) usko 'coach coach' hota hai!. The hotshot student of the school is rich brat Rohan Nanda (welcoming Varun Dhawan), who zips around in his hot-wheels, flirts, and dreams of being a Rockstar. 

His childhood sweetheart, another super rich kid, Shanaya (super filmy intro, Alia! Alia! Alia!), is Ms. Popularity and Drama Queen (don't miss the red pout) known for her brands and beauty. Enter (grandly) Abhimanyu (Sidharth), a middle-class boy with mega dreams, a chalta-phirta KBC (Mr Know-it-all), and the in-house Milkha Singh.

There's a typical rich-poor division in school, the Richie Rich Tatas v/s the bechara gareeb Batas. But with Abhimanyu's entry the competition heats up - With both boys showing ample abs & attitude (teeny-weeny trunks, for all you drooling women!), chasing the same gal (Shanaya), and aiming for the same trophy - Student of the Year! Their equations from friends-to-foes changing quicker than their school grades. Their muscles rippling more than their egos; the competition gets tougher and the boys - leaner and meaner. Their loyal friends adding chaos to campus - Eg. Tanya who tries everything in the 'date- bait-book' to seduce Rohan (including push-up bras); the Parsi 'Pseudo' - the 'minority report'-card in this bunch; Jeetu - Rohan's chamcha; tomboy Shruti - Shanaya's other half (minus her designer do).

This is what we call grandiose debut(s)!!! Karan's definitely swooshed his cane for this one. The trio has done him proud and has set a high 'bench-mark'. Varun expresses and emotes with superb confidence and storms the dance floor with swag. Sidharth stands equally tall, has amazing screen presence and is man of few words and many smouldering emotions. Alia wins your heart with her cuteness, effervescence and naivete. Yes, she reminds you of Kareena's Poo days (with all that oomph), but she comes into her own. The chemistry between the three (even outside the lab) grows on you.

Shabhash! SOTY's supporting cast is brilliant, each have favourite subjects and score high in those areas. But the star who scores a straight A-Plus is undoubtedly Rishi Kapoor - simply superb. The other guy who can take a bow is the director.

The film is full of KJo-isms - it's larger-than-life, colourful, lavish, beautifully shot and directed. With medleys, dance, drama and everything good-looking (from cast to couches, dorms to discos).

Vishal-Shekhar have caught the right beat with this high-school musical, and the songs are as fresh as the leads. The story is simple and entertains throughout, though it's not the first time this marathon of an idea has run past the screen. 'SOTY' takes you back to your books and sinks you in true-blue Bollywood syllabus, following the 'formula' - Two boys, one girl, one glorious trophy and lots of testosterone.

If this one doesn't pump you up with nostalgia, it's time for you to go back to school already!

Tip Off: You may not like this movie if bubble-gum romances, picture-perfect worlds and candy-floss clouds are not your idea of a movie-going experience.

Saifeena to Go to Gstaad for their Honeymoon

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor are expected to return to Mumbai by October 21 after the reception and ceremonies in New Delhi and Pataudi. As reported earlier in TOI Bebo will shoot her first item song post marriage with Salman Khan in Mumbai from October 22. After November 1 she will start promoting Talaash with Aamir Khan, while Saif will start shooting for Tigmanshu Dhulia's Bullet Raja in Madhya Pradesh. 

The couple will fly to Gstaad, Switzerland in December for their annual vacation that will also double up as a honeymoon this time around. They will return to India by January 7, 2013 because Bebo starts shooting for Prakash Jha's Satyagraha on January 10 in Bhopal and Saif will promote Race-2 that releases on January 25, 2013. 

The hotel in Gstaad where the couple spends their annual vacation is exclusively meant for royalty. In fact Saif is enrolled there as the Nawab of Pataudi. Even in the past years, Saifeena have been registering in the hotel as Mr and Mrs Khan. This time around, it will be no different.

Movie Review: English Vinglish | Act Sridevi

Movie Review: Shashi Godbole(Sridevi) is your average, upper-middle-class mother of two, whose special skills also include making ladoos. In fact, she's so good in her sweetmeat that she even markets it.

But one skill that Shashi lacks is speaking English. This makes her the constant butt of jokes and rebuttal with her husband ( Adil Hussain) and teenage daughter (Navika Kotia). The film drives home the point that those who speak English fluently usually adapt a condescending attitude towards those who don't.

Mind you; Shashi is not your average Jane. When opportunity takes her to New York for a niece's wedding; the sari-clad Shashi, steals a few hours each day and enrolls for a four-week crash course in English.

Here begins a hilarious yet heart-rending tale where Shashi and a motley bunch of a Spanish nanny, Eva (Ruth Aguilar); a Tamil software engineer, Rama (Rajeev Ravindranathan), a Chinese beautician, Yu Son (Maria Romano), a French cook, Laurent ( Mehdi Nebbou), and a Pakistani cabbie, Salman Khan (Sumeet Vyas), an African dancer, Udumbke (Damian Thompson) guided by an English tutor, David (Cory Hibbs) show you spunk and determination which can help you overcome obstacles anytime or anywhere.

The students of the English class also act as a support system to the protagonist, who despite her own dedication, finds that complacency has slipped into her marriage and there's self-respect lacking in her relationship with her teenage daughter.

In Laurent, the Frenchman's attraction for her, Shashi rediscovers her own self-worth. Equipped with his attention and her now new found knowledge of English, she finds wings to soar.

Easily one of the best films of 2012; is tale of women empowerment (actually it is bound to empower every viewer) because it strikes a chord, right from the start to the end titles.

Debutant Gauri Shinde, who made advertising films before she ventured into the feature area; proves she's an ace cinema writer-director. The result is a sweet, sensitive and superlative film that makes you laugh, cry and smile. Every emotion is identifiable, every nuance is balanced. The characters are real, the performances effortless.

Amit Trivedi's music is hummable. The title track, Gustak dil, the Marathi remixes of the Navrai Mazhi; all of it is mesmerising. The beauty of the soundtrack is that flows naturally, without disturbing the narrative. Trivedi's track also gets you to question—why other mainstream filmmakers—make such a song-`n'-dance of bawdy lyrics and item songs, when there is such joy in simplicity.

Sridevi is the backbone of EV. Anxiety, anger, arrogance, anguish, attraction, the actress conveys emotions effortlessly with or without words. Returning to the silver screen after a 15-year hiatus; Sri's performance here is a master-class for actors. So much so, that you keep applauding her, long after the lights come on. One must also put in a word of praise for the performances of Sri's son-Sagar (Shivansh Kotia); an adorable moppet who you want to take home with you. And her ma-in-law, Mrs Godbole (Sulabha Deshpande); a delight to watch, as always.

Tip-Off: English Vinglish has the feel-good factor. It's the movie to which you must take your grandmother, mother, sister, wife, sweetheart and saas.

Final Word: Request you to make a little place next to you, Rajkumar Hirani; Gauri Shinde has taken a bow in mainstream Bollywood.

Critic's Rating:

 4 out of 5

Cast: Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou, Amitabh Bachchan (interesting cameo)

Direction: Gauri Shinde

Genre: Drama

Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes

Avg Readers Rating:

3.5

Heroine Earns Rs. 25 CR in Opening Weekend

Even though Heroine didn't garner rave reviews from film critics, this hasn't kept Kareena Kapoor fans away from movie theatres. The Madhur Bhandarkar film has collected approximately Rs. 25 crore within the first three days of release.

Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh (@taran_adarsh) posted Twitter: "#Heroine collected approx Rs. 25 cr nett in its opening weekend. Breakup:- Fri 7.5 cr, Sat 8.5 cr, Sun 9 cr."

"Standing at 25 crores over the first weekend, the film is a decent success, especially considering the fact it's controlled costs. Also, Heroine is now en route to be highest grossing Madhur Bhandarkar film after Fashion and Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji, both of which collected in the range of 30 crores each,"

The film is performing better at multiplexes. "Heroine performed better in many multiplexes across the country when compared to single screen theaters," stated the trade website.

The Madhur Bhandarkar movie, based on the ups and downs in the life of an actress, was reportedly made at a budget of Rs. 20 crore.


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Raaz 3 Review

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta, Bipasha Basu
Directed by Vikram Bhatt
Rating: 1/2*

 

The world is made of up of good and evil forces. Aatmas and Parmatmas. Those with chalk-smeared faces and those who merely appear as blinding lights and speak with an echo. But none of them can be immortal enough to live through a show of 'Raaz 3'. The prospect of getting horrified in three-dimension could be promising. But Indian horror films, as pioneered by the Ramsays, have rarely gone beyond junior artists in Halloween costumes grunting like death-metal vocalists. Here you have just that, and perhaps a few mouth-to-mouth adventures and some Kentucky fried frights. Yes, it is no raaz that you're up for some good ol' Bhatt kicking. 

Pat! Pat! Shanaya Shekhar (Bipasha Basu) whacks her five-inch lashes uncomfortably as she has just lost the best actress award to budding newcomer Sanjana Krishnan (Esha Gupta). Her obvious assumption: There is no God or he has better films to watch. Luckily, an ex-domestic help happens to introduce her to another force, one who redresses those who've been ignored by the almighty. The light in the mandir is switched off, 'doosri shakti'- on.

Tara Dutt (Manish Choudhary) is a man who wears just the right amount of mascara to maaro lines like, "Main aatma hoon." He comes to Shanaya's rescue by offering her a jar of purified evil water. Once Sanjana consumes it, her soul will be trapped. But this liquid has to be offered to her only by a reliable person. Why? Because unreliable people can't really be relied on anymore.

Enter film director Aditya Arora (Emraan Hashmi), who is indebted to Shanaya for offering herself a few times too many. So you can guess who will spill what in whose drink and who will then have hallucinations of women wailing, clowns playing hide and seek and a certain domestic servant hanging herself after being severed by giant shards of glass. Predictably, Aditya is completely charmed by Sanjana' sob story and when she has an outburst, he calms her not by offering the filmy 'hosh mein aao, Sanjana' slap but with a more sociable mouth-to-mouth. And while all this will leave your imagination a little doped, we present a few dialogues that will spill alcohol on your wounds.

"Bachcha aur kutta sirf pyaar ka bhooka hota hai, aur mere dad ne mujhe sirf mere hisse ka pyaar diya hai," — Sanjana to Aditya. This roughly translates as, infants and dogs both crave love and my father loved me for my part.

"Ek zinda aurat ek zinda mard ke saath kya karti hai, wohi karegi tu," —Aatma to Shanaya. Yes, she does him too.

Doctor to Aditya: "Would you believe it if I tell you that I believe you. Schizophrenia aur bhoot-pret mein jyaada farak nahin hai. Bas science isse nahin maanti." So now we know the dialogue writer's precise disorder.

Being a film where the VFX could've been a game changer, the technicians fail to impress. And the much-tweeted about 'attack of the flying cockroaches' scene looks more like a sewage pipe exploding. If director Vikram Bhatt has applied himself completely into this project, it says quite poorly of his sensibilities as it conforms to every cliché that one associates with Bollywood horror from the beginning of time. Good over evil. Dig out the idol of Ganpati and he will show you the way. Even a few drops of Gangajal flow in towards the end.

If Bipasha Basu had a career, it would be ruined. But since she doesn't, there's little that this film can take away from her. Her character isn't possessed but that doesn't stop her from rolling on the floor or laughing deliriously or doing anything that would suggest an unsound mind. Esha Gupta is a stunning portrait of a beautiful girl playing poker. While she makes a pretty face on the screen, she can't create creases on it to form any recognizable expression. Even in the scene where her character realizes that she has been cheated, all she does is cover her ears. Perhaps the reason she couldn't hear the director scream, "Emote! Emote!" Emraan Hashmi has now moved on to a league of actors who can't be dispirited for being associated with a possible Ghanta award winner. He takes his role as seriously as he could but his efforts couldn't exorcise the devilishly terrible plot from spelling doom for this film.

From being transported to a parallel universe to finding the 'chosen one' for the job, this film is quite like 'The Matrix'. Only difference, here you need both the pills. The first- to go down the Bhatt hole and the second for the ensuing headache.

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Chitrangada Singh poses for PETA

Bollywood actor and star of the film Joker, Chitrangda Singh appears in a striking new joint ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Joker.

The ad captures her "bleeding" after an alien uses a syringe-like mascara wand on her eye, and the caption reads, What If Aliens Tested on Humans? Ban Cosmetics Testing on Animals! The point is that testing cosmetics on animals is harmful and deadly to the animals themselves and also bad science - and the government should ban it.

The ad was shot by ace photographer Atul Kasbekar. Stylist Mehak Oberoi handled Ms Singh's hair and makeup, and the digital imaging was done by Prashish More.

This joint initiative between PETA and Joker also got a new name - PETAA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Aliens and Animals). "I think it's a good idea for the consumer to be aware because then you can decide to boycott or not, support or not, certain companies which are still testing on animals", says Singh.
The film features Akshay Kumar, a researcher probing the existence of aliens in the universe, who returns to his small native village. The out-of-luck Agastya takes it upon himself to put his crazy village on the global map and continues with his alien exploration from there. Although his plan draws attention to his village from around the world, it also comes with a great deal of risk.

Sunny Leone Is Shy

All that glitters is not gold and all porn stars are not bold, says the inimitable Mahesh Bhatt while revealing that Sunny Leone was shy and uncomfortable while filming the lovemaking scenes with Randeep Hooda in her Bollywood debut ‘Jism 2′. “I always knew that she is a very shy person. Just because she is a porn star doesn’t mean that she has lost her feminine quality of being shy.

During the lovemaking scene with Randeep she was finding it very difficult to do it comfortably,” Bhatt, who is producing the film, told IANS over phone from Sri Lanka, where ‘Jism 2′ is being shot. “Jo nazar aata hai wo hota nahin hai, All that glitters is not gold, all soldiers are not brave, all holy men are not holy and all porn stars are not bold. At times reality is different,” added the filmmaker.

The Indo-Canadian adult star of Punjabi origin was finalised for the role by Bhatt during her stint in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 5′. ‘Jism 2′ is a sequel to 2003 film ‘Jism’, in which Bipasha Basu’s steamy scenes became the talk of the town. Pooja Bhatt, who had produced the original, is directing part two. Sunny surprised the entire crew with her shy behavior. “Everyone was surprised with her shyness, but I understood that it will be difficult for her. It’s not easy to shoot a lovemaking scene; it is a very demanding thing. Those who believed that it would be a cakewalk for her will be shocked by this revelation,” said Bhatt, who has also written the script of the film. ‘Jism 2′ will see Sunny as seductress Izna. The love triangle also features Arunoday Singh. Randeep, who shot lovemaking scenes with Mahie Gill in ‘Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster’, was equally uncomfortable while shooting the scenes. “Even for Randeep it became very challenging although he has shot similar scenes before.
One has to understand that it’s not a fighting scene,” Bhatt said. Named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010, Sunny, whose real name is Karen Malhotra, recently, celebrated her 31st birthday in Sri lanka.

Bhatt said Sunny wants to move on from being just a porn star and is looking forward to establishing herself as a part of tinsel town.

“Sunny is concerned how she will be perceived by the world as an actress because everybody knows her just as an adult star. She wants to be known for something more than that,” he added. Sunny’s career seems to have taken off here. Apart from ‘Jism 2′, she has also bagged a role in a sequel to Ragini MMS’. She has also endorsed a phone and a condom brand.

Parineeti Chopra’s presence of mind saves her from Wardrobe Malfunction!

At the special screening of Bela Sehgal’s Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi, Parineeti Chopra saved herself from a bad dress day, when her body hugging dress slit open from behind.

Parineeti Chopra

A source told a leading daily, “Parineeti had donned a rather taut coral dress which seemed to be too snug for her frame. But as soon as she realised (which was within 10 minutes of her dazzling entry), that her dress had developed a runaway tear near the zip, she did what any sensible girl would have done – run for cover before it got any worse.”

However, this is not the first time that the actress faced a wardrobe malfunction. Earlier too, she wore a see through dress exposing her inners.

Well, Parineeti, you seriously need to shed some kilos.

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Ranbir Kapoor fined for smoking in public

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor has been fined Rs 200 for smoking in public by the district court.
The 29-year-old actor was accused of violating the Rajasthan Prevention of Smoking Act after a local daily published images of Ranbir smoking on May 28, while shooting for 'Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani' with Deepika Padukone here.

Harish Vaishnav had lodged a complaint at a local court in Udaipur, following which Ranbir was summoned on June 26.

Ranbir Kapoor

Since the summon could not be delivered to him by the date, the court fixed July 26 for his appearance, on which day his lawyer KK Purohit appeared and said that Ranbir did smoke in public but it was part of the film.

He also said that the act will not be repeated.
According to the Rajasthan Prevention of Smoking Act, a person found guilty of smoking in public can be sentenced to a maximum imprisonment of six months or a fine of Rs 200. 

On Monday the court ordered Ranbir to pay the fine.

Purohit paid the fine amount in the absence of the actor.

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‘Ek Tha Tiger’ crosses 100 crore mark in five days

Kabir Khan’s ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ might not have received good reviews from critics but the audience placed the film at the top. The movie has broken the old records of Bollywood actor Salman Khan and set a new benchmark. Released on 15th August, 'Ek ha Tiger' made a grand total of 32.92 at the opening day. The first day collection of the film has broken the opening record of Hrithik Roshan starrer ‘Agneepath’.

‘Ek Tha Tiger’ has also set a new history by crossing Rs 100 crore mark at the domestic market in the opening weekend. On Thursday, the film's collection suddenly dropped down more than 50% and it continued to show low result on Friday but on Saturday and Sunday, it bounce back to a big collection at the box-office.  Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted yesterday, "EkThaTiger
*India* Sunday Trends: Better than
Saturday. Another BIG jump expected today."

In five days, it crossed 100 crore mark. The breakup is as such Rs 32.92 cr on Wed, Rs 14.5 cr on Thur, Rs 12.90 cr on Fri and Rs 16.75 cr on Sat and on Sunday the film collected Rs 23 crores net making it not only the biggest opener in the history of Indian cinema but also created a history of crossing Rs 100 crore mark in just five days.

Salman and Katrina starrer, ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ is a hard core action thriller with a love story of an ISI agent and RAW agent at the backdrop.

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