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Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone launched the first look of his much-talked about film ‘Chennai Express‘ and praised his co-star Deepika, saying she has gone beyond what was written for her in the script.

“Deepika has done two to three stunning films recently and she has grown as an actor. She is fantastic,” SRK told reporters at the launch.

Deepika made her debut with SRK in ‘Om Shanti Om’ and he added: “The fact that she did her first film with me, so I am protective about Deepika and gentle towards her. It was nice working with her again. Deepika has gone beyond what was written for her in the script.”

As making a movie is an uphill task, SRK insists that filmmakers should be respected for making the effort.

“We all try hard to make film and it’s a difficult job. There are a lot of ifs and buts, slip-ups while making films. So, we have to be prepared for the worse. Filmmakers need to be respected,” he said.

Director Rohit Shetty has roped in Deepika to play a Tamil girl in ‘Chennai Express‘ and she has got her accent right. Talking about it, the actress, who recently wowed everyone with her performance in ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, said “It was just fluke, I had to do nothing.”

SRK is known for his knack to jazz up any event and he did it at the launch of ‘Chennai Express‘ first look when he joined the composers Vishal-Shekar and sang with them. The film is scheduled to release in August 8, 2013.

In a special way of advertising a film, the makers of ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Again‘ have planned to promote it for the duration of the Indo-Pak Champions Trophy match in UK.

Akshay Kumar will travel to Birmingham (UK) to watch the significantly anticipated India-Pakistan cricket match that will be played tomorrow on 15th June, 2013. Presently, Akshay is holidaying with his family members in New York and he will cut brief his holiday for the match.

Akshay is identified to be an ardent cricket lover in actual life and his character (Shoaib) within the forthcoming film ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Again‘ will probably be seen as a strong don who wields the energy to influence a cricket match.

The film, set in the 80s, will see Akshay essay the role of a cricket-loving gangster and also the makers, maintaining with all the essence on the film and Akshay’s part, believed it was an excellent concept to promote the film throughout the match.

“As a corporation known for pushing the envelope on advertising and marketing, we’ll have our Shoaib attending the India-Pakistan match at Edgbaston. Cricket is really a perfect fit with his character within the film, as evidenced in the film’s first trailer as well,” Tanuj Garg, CEO of Balaji Motion Pictures said in a statement.

The movie directed by Milan Luthria and produced by Balaji Motion Pictures, stars Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Imran Khan and Sonali Bendre. It is scheduled to release on August 15 (Independence Day).

Cast: Pulkit Samrat, Manjot Singh, Ali Fazal, Varun Sharma, Richa Chadda, Pankaj Tripathi, Priya Anand, Vishaka Singh
Direction: Mrighdeep Singh Lamba
Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes
Story: Four Dilli college boys find themselves in a bizarre situation while trying to make quick bucks to pursue their dreams.
Critic’s Rating: (3.5 / 5)

Movie Review: This one’s no campus-rumpus or high-school pump-ups – with designer gals, prom nights, tight jeans and fancy dreams. In fact, the four young protagonists stay pretty much out-of-class, out-of-money and out of ladki-luck too. Introducing the faltu foursome. Hunny (Pulkit) is the one blessed with some grey matter (never mind that he failed the first grade, and twice after). Choocha (Varun), is blessed with sona and sapna (these aren’t his women). He sees weird dreams that only buddy Hunny can decode, so they crack a lottery number and win a jackpot (sone pe suhaga!). Lali (Manjot) comes with a big-heart `and a riotous sardar-sense-of-humour. The boys have a simple dream – to get a backdoor entry into one of the coolest colleges (with the hottest chicks) in Delhi. The fourth, Zafar (Ali) is an aspiring musician, with nothing but a G-string (read: guitar) and three loser boys for hope. Enter, the boisterous Bholi Punjaban (Richa) with nothing holy or bholi about her, really. She pimps, sells drugs and spews gaalis (maa, behen et al) galore. Bholi invests in the ‘smart sapna scheme’, but all goes kaput and the boys wake up to insanity and reality.

Manjot’s knack for poker-faced comedy is commendable. Debutant Varun is a surprise package; he steals the show with his spontaneity and uproarious antics. Pulkit pulls off the smart-ass act with confidence, Ali stays sober throughout. Richa is feisty and fires gallons of gaalis with aplomb. Priya and Vishaka breeze through their bits.

Mrighdeep infuses comedy throughout, subtle and fresh. The humour is finely spun in the writing and dialogues (Mrighdeep, Vipul Vig). There’s levity in the language and some hilarious moments. The first-half is slow-paced, but it rips riot soon. The story has newness, but at times it lacks the chaotic craziness that such a comic premise can unfold.

Yet, the laughs are many to keep you entertained. So what the ‘fuk-rey’, go, crack up on your seats.
Source: TOI

Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra’s father Ashok Chopra, who passed away on June 10, was cremated exactly the same evening in the Oshiwara crematorium in North Mumbai. Numerous Bollywood celebrities like Shahrukh Khan, Karan Johar, Madhur Bhandarkar, Deepika Padukone, Parineeti Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Punit Malhotra, Anurag Basu, Shahana Goswami, Khalid Siddiqui, Arjan Bajwa and Ramesh Taurani attended the funeral. The final rites of Ashok Chopra took place amongst 5.30 and 6.00pm.

Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor reached Kokilaben Hospital right after hearing of Ashok Chopra’s demise and were with Priyanka and her family when the body was taken to her residence.

Ashok Chopra was admitted to hospital 17 days ago. He was undergoing cancer treatment for the past few years. He was at the terminal stage with the illness. Priyanka Chopra had cancelled all her shoots and was by his side for the past few days.

Ashok Chopra, a medical doctor, had retired in the Indian army in 1997 as a lieutenant colonel. He is survived by his wife Madhu, also a former army medical professional, daughter Priyanka and son Siddharth Chopra.

The cute girl from ‘Ishaqzaade’ and National award winner actress Parineeti Chopra is all out gracing the latest cover of Savvy Magazine. The actress is flaunting ample cleavage in a plunging neckline dress on the cover of Savvy for the June 2013 issue and she looks red hot and ultra sexy with her smoldering eyes.

The magazine quotes Parineeti Chopra as saying, “Rumours and link ups are a small price to pay for being a star”. Take a look at the hot Savvy magazine cover of Parineeti Chopra:

Cast: Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Neha Sharma, Kristina Akheeva, Annu Kapoor, Johnny Lever, Anupam Kher
Direction: Sangeeth Sivan
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 2 hours 35 minutes
Critic’s Rating: (2.5 / 5)

Story: Pious Paramvir’s crooked father and brother, Dharam and Gajodhar, try scamming a British businessman – and his daughters. Will Param let the duo do it?

Movie Review: Rather like one of the many people Paramvir Singh ( Sunny Deol) pummels, Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 (YPD 2) totters between GJs (good jokes) and PJs (poor jokes). The GJs are sometimes very good – as scamster Gajodhar-turned-gentleman Prem, trying to impress Reet (Akheeva) with his knowledge of art, Bobby Deol hilariously confuses Zakir Hussain (“Woh ‘Wah Taj’ wala – woh toh tabla bajata hai, na?”) with MF Hussain. Bobby then reappears as his artist-twin ‘Q’ – accompanied by “Hussain sahib ki ghori, Gaja Gamini”. And there’s the British lady overwhelmed by a painting, calling Mark and Spencer to come see it too.

But the GJs get flattened by the PJs, which include an over-smart orangutan called Einstein, a blond Anupam Kher as astronaut-villain Joginder Armstrong, Johnny Lever and Sucheta Khanna in un-funny ‘villain’ suits (including an objectionable Hiroshima-Nagasaki one), Chinese warriors, Sumo wrestlers, Annu Kapoor’s accent flying from London to LA via Ludhiana (he introduces Reet as “daughter of late Lady Alizabeth Waltar Khanna”) and so many more.

Minus 30 minutes, YPD 2 could have been much funnier – and much shorter. It does have its moments – Sunny in the shower sweetly sparkles while Suit Mera Laal Rang Da will rock shaadi-season. But despite two pretty heroines, three Deols and an assortment of nutty buddies, YPD 2 frequently stumbles into blunder-land. Paramvir works for the world’s most soft-hearted bank (its manager drawls, “Cheques are better late than never,”), Suman (Sharma) walks through Banaras in skimpier shorts and tighter push-up tops than what she wears in London, Reet stresses, “Thaynk you sooo much!” to everyone, while Einstein enjoys an awful ‘item number’.

On the upside, a very attractive Sunny stays this movie’s brave heart – but even his dhai kilo ka haath can’t fully lift YPD 2. Pity, considering how cool its 3-D(eol) could be.

Source: TOI

The first trailer of controversial actor Poonam Pandey‘s debut film Nasha is finally out. The former Kingfisher model looked stunning at the trailer launch and shimmered in a gold sari with a sizzling bikini blouse revealing ample cleavage.

‘Nasha‘ is directed by Amit Saxena, who earlier given a successful film ‘Jism’, starring Bipasha Basu and John Abraham. ‘Nasha‘ tells the story of an 18-year-old boy who falls madly in love with a 25-year-old woman. In the director’s own words, Nasha is ‘a coming of age film’, wherein the boy and girl make bold choices when they reach a crossroad.

“We took a fortnight to think about whom to cast. We wanted an enigmatic figure and I thought of Poonam,” said film’s producer Aditya Bhatia.

Though fans have seen plenty of Poonam Pandey in videos and pictures, but this is Poonam’s first Bollywood film.

“I am honored to get an opportunity to work with such a talented director,” Poonam Pandey told at the first-look launch in Mumbai.

The model-turned-actress oozes sensuality in the trailer clip. Poonam Pandey was asked to put on a few kilos for the film, which have added to her curves. She even admitted to have been intoxicated while shooting a particular scene for Nasha.

Director Amit Saxena was all praise for the actress. He said Poonam is a ‘powerhouse of talent’ and her acting was absolutely effortless. The director says Nasha is from the point of view of an 18-year-old boy. So it is as sensuous as it is innocent. ‘Nasha‘ is scheduled for a release on July 26, 2013.

Bollywood renowned producer-director Karan Johar has signed actor Varun Dhawan for his next untitled film. Dhawan made his major screen debut in Johar’s directorial venture ‘Student of the Year’ in 2012.

“Varun is often a performing a film with us. The script has been finalized. It’s an exciting, enjoyable film. We are producing it,” the 41-year-old director said.

“We will be launching a brand new girl with this film as well as a new director as well,” he added.

Johar, who launched Varun Dhawan in conjunction with Alia Bhatt, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt, and model Sidharth Malhotra, said that the young actors are part of the Dharma family.

Malhotra stars in the producer/director’s forthcoming household production ‘Hasee Toh Phasee’, which can be scheduled to release next year, even though Alia stars with Arjun Kapoor in ’2 States’ that is jointly produced by Johar and Sajid Nadiadwala.

After remarkable appearance in Cannes, Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor oozes sex appeal in the latest sensuous photo shoot for Filmfare magazine, June 2013 edition. Sonam is styled by Tanya Ghavri and sister Rhea Kapoor. Her hair and make-up is done by Namrata Soni.

Sonam Kapoor is wearing a Christian Dior silk satin dress from spring 2013 collection accessorized with Christian Louboutin red pumps and Zara Sunglasses. Take a look here all of her latest photoshoot from the magazine:

Even before completing a one-week-run in theatres, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (YJHD) has joined the 100-crore-club. The worldwide NETT collections of the film, as of Tuesday are in the range of Rs 111-114 Cr.

YJHD‘s domestic total currently stands in the range of Rs 86 Cr while overseas the film has done approximately Rs 25 Cr. In fact YJHD even managed to break into the US Top 10 and was at the ninth-spot over the weekend.

Meanwhile the advance bookings of yet another biggie, ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana 2′ have also opened. And while the film enjoys positive buzz, it remains to be seen if it can battle the YJHD wave; which is bound to do well in its second weekend as well.

YJHD is only the fourth-film in the history of Bollywood to have touched this figure worldwide, within the first-five-days of its release. Ek Tha Tiger with 127 Cr, Ra.One with Rs 123 Cr and Dabangg 2 Rs 122 Cr are the previous record holders. However, all these films had the advantage of a public holiday during their release.