Tsunami Forces Preity Zinta to Examine Priorities
Date: 05/14/2006
Preity Zinta
has been reexamining her lifestyle after she escaped the tsunami disaster in 2004.
She was fast asleep in a beachside villa in Thailand when the killer waves struck in December 2004.
She ran and survived but some of the friends she was with did not make it out.
Preity Zinta
was only in one film last year, but she again has picked up her pace and is currently
shooting for three movies that will hit the screen over the next six months. She is
also going to promote her next film Hindi movie
Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (KANK)
(Never Say Goodbye) at the Cannes film festival later this month.
Parineeta pair of Saif Ali and Vidya Balan Together Again
Date: 05/09/2006
Parineeta pair of Saif Ali and
Vidya Balan
will be together again in director Pradeep Sarkar
next venture. Pradeep will direct yet untitle film Yash Raj Films with
Saif Ali Khan
,
Rani Mukherjee
and
Vidya Balan
in the lead.
Dhoom 2 team in South Africa
Date: 05/09/2006
Dhoom 2
crew and cast will be shotting part of the movie in South Africa.
The Avlon Group of Cinemas is providing the facilities in South Africa and
Qatar Airways will be sponsoring air travels from India to South Africa for the
entire cast and production crew. The film includes breath-taking action sequences
which include fast-paced action sequences, helicopter chases and more. The file stars
Aishwarya Rai
and
Hrithik Roshan
.
Mallika Sherawat In Guru
Date: 05/09/2006
Mallika Sherawat
has agreed to shoot an item number for Mani's movie titled
Guru
.
Mallika Sherawat
has shot the item number in Turkey with
Abhishek Bachchan
. The movie is inspired from a corporate war between the two groups of Mumbai controlled by
Dhirubhai Ambani of Reliance and Nusli Wadia of Bombay Dyeing.
Abhishek Bachchan
is stated to be playing the character of the Reliance's founder Late Dhirubhai Ambani. The movie also stars
Aishwarya Rai
opposite
Abhishek Bachchan
and
Madhavan
opposite
Vidya Balan
.
05/11/2006
Kareena Kapoor
will work for a film under the Karan Johar's banner.
Kareena Kapoor
and
Karan Johar
have decided to work together again after working out there personnel differences. The
last time the two worked together was on Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum, and now will again be
together for a untitle film being directed by Soham, and starring
John Abraham
.
05/11/2006
Sanjay Leela Bhansali
is busy currently shooting his next film,
Saanvariya
in Karjat and reports have it that he has not paid the workers, affiliated with the
Film Studio Setting and Allied Mazdoor Union since April 22. The movie,
Saanvariya
, will also be the first movie for Rishi Kapoor’s son
Ranbir
and Anil Kapoor’s daughter,
Sonam
.
05/10/2006
Isha Koppikar
, the Khallas girl, will soon be seen in negative role of a gangster don in Ram Gopal Verma's
Shabri
. Let's wait and see if the glamour doll who is known until now for her body
exposure will succeed in her new character.
05/10/2006
Amitabh Bachchan
and
Aishwarya Rai
as ambassadors for Kerala. Both Bollywood
mega stars will soon be signed by Kerala Tourism Board as their brand ambassadors.
There will be 2 ads in the campaign targetted to the international audience. The 1st will
be staring
Amitabh Bachchan
and is called God's Own Country and will star
Aishwarya Rai
on Ayurveda tourism.
05/10/2006
NC Karunya
, Indian Idol 2 runner up, got his first professional singing assignment in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s
Munnabhai 2ND Innings
. The song is called Aane Char Aane and will be picturized on Munnabhai himself, Sanjay Dutt.
The comedy, starring Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi, is slated for release on August 25, 2006.
05/10/2006
Vishal Bharadwaj’s an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello has finally been renamed to
Omkara
. Other names that were in the running where Saathi Re and Issak. The name
Omkara
was voted on by more then 25 lakh people from all over the world. The movies stars
Vidya Balan
,
Bipasha Basu
,
Kareena Kapoor
, Naseeruddin Shah,
Ajay Devgan
,
Vivek Oberoi
, and Konkana Sen Sharma.