By movietalkies
He came and changed the face of Indian cinema, the way we knew it. With him was born the angry young man and the new look of the rough & tough, real looking hero. And so many years later, he continues to set trends and rule our hearts with his acting skills and his sheer persona. And style is an intrinsic part of that strong personality. On one hand, filmmakers are still churning out scripts tailored for him, altering all the ground rules of popular to make an older man the central character of their plots so as to fit in the great Mr. Bachchan, on the other hand, his styling and presentation makes him a style icon for today's youth.
Be it his hip sunglasses, to the coloured spectacles, to a new colour streak in his hair, to his torn jeans look…he can carry all this and more with style and élan. He can easily eat up the gym-built able bodied newcomers of today with his style statement! Even though he is 60 plus, he still walks tall (of course) and is the heart throb of many femme fatales (Malika Sherawat included)
Mr. Bachchan is here to stay and we love him!
Mr. Bachchan, a Style Icon!
Upen Patel Does a Salman
By movietalkies
Upen Patel tries to pull off the Sallu superstar act by turning up for a high-profile, celeb-studded event in a ganji. Even though Upen boasts of a well-toned bod, the inherent 'star' attitude that is so-very-necessary to carry off something like this is oh-so missing. So Upen boy, even though you may desperately want to fit in Salman's shoes (and wardrobe)…you still have a long way to go!
Tanushree Datta controversy threatens to take on parochial colour
The MNS has written letters to different associations of cine producers to 'blacklist' Tanushree for accusing a senior actor like Nana of bad behaviour during the shooting of an item number for the movie 'Horn O.K. Pleassse' on Wednesday.
The organisation, which was recently in the news for its violence against the north Indians living in Mumbai, has threatened to agitate against the actress if she does not give an unconditional apology to the actor, whom it describes as the 'pride of Maharashtra'.
Meanwhile, producer of 'Horn O.K. Pleassse,' Sami Siddiqui, filed a complaint Saturday with the Association of Motion Picture and TV Programme Producers (AMPTPP) against Tanushree.
He alleged that his production firm, Sunshine Pictures Pvt. Ltd, incurred a heavy loss because the actress failed to complete shooting for the item song being filmed on her and Nana.
In his complaint, Siddiqui also stated that the goodwill of his production firm was tarnished because Tanushree went to the media saying that she was 'coerced' by director Rakesh Sarang and choreographer Ganesh Acharya to do steps in the item song she did not feel comfortable doing.
Acting quickly on the complaint, the AMPTPP dashed off a letter to the actress, asking her to pay a compensation of Rs.65 million. This would include Rs.15 million to Sunrise Pictures Pvt. Ltd. and Rs.50 million for defaming it in public.
Sunrise Pictures Pvt. Ltd. had signed Tanushree for Rs.1.5 million for the item number to be shot over four days. She had been paid an advance of Rs.500,000.
According to Siddiqui, he as well as Sarang and Acharya had explained to Tanushree what her steps would be in the dance number.
'She had agreed to it,' Siddiqui said.
'They (Sarang and Acharya) also agreed when she requested them not to compel her to wear a costume she would not be comfortable with. So we were surprised when she walked out of the sets on the last day of the shooting (March 26) after taking part in it for two days,' Siddiqui told IANS Saturday.
On Friday, Tanushree shot off a letter to the Cine and Television Artistes' Association (CINTAA) explaining the sequence of events that led to her stomping out of the sets and the scuffle that subsequently took place between media persons present on the sets and her secretary.
In her letter, the actress also referred to the 'unbecoming' manner in which Nana Patekar behaved with her during shooting of the item number on the first day and why she felt the need to ask her parents and her secretary to be present during the shoots later.
CINTAA is yet to act on her letter, but it is likely to ask Patekar for his explanation.
It is rarely that a member of a cine association complains against a fellow member. In this case, what makes it unique is that an upcoming star has lodged a serious complaint against a senior member at the risk of her budding career.
Race proving to be a box-office bonanza for Katrina
One actress out to give her contemporaries a run for their money is Katrina Kaif. In the recent past, she has been the only actress to have given four hits - Apne, Namstey London, Partner and Welcome-consecutively. Now make it 5 in a row with RACE turning out to be a huge success too.
With Race proving to be a box-office bonanza Katrina has certainly waltzed ahead leaving her colleagues far behind.
Critics have appreciated her performance saying that she is a perfect combo of talent and looks.
Well, she knows how to mould herself in anything you give her… That's Katrina for you!
Race is doing crazy business
Last week's release Race is doing crazy business with the film continuing to be on the top of the box-office charts. The film's fast cars, handsome hunks, hot babes and rocking soundtrack are the current topic of discussion among the young and the old. So, it comes as no wonder that Amul has decided to use the film poster in its new hoarding.
For those who came in late, Amul is known for covering the most topical events through its hoardings for years now. So, all you folks who enjoyed Race, take a dekko at this cute image which shows caricatures of Anil Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu and Katrina Kaif, all munching on their favorite bread butter. It does bring a smile to your face and makes you long for a bite of bread-butter too.
Courtesy:IndiaGlitz
Deepika and Akshay in Rani Laxmibai
History seems to be the order of the day lately. The latest stars to join this band wagon are Deepika padukone and Akshay Kumar.
Deepika has landed for herself the role of Rani Laxmibai and Akshay will get to play the role of Tatya Tope. Reports say that Vinay Shukla has signed the dotted line for directing this film.
This flick will span the events that took place during the time of Rani laxmibhai and the contributions made by Tatya Tope, Nansahed Peshwa. Sources also suggest that while Deepika has expressed her interest to star in this film, hero Akshay Kumar is yet to confirm his dates for the flick.
The film will be made with the support from the Information & broadcast Ministry and Firoz Nadiawala might be the producer.
Amitabh to play Abhishek's grand pa in the film 'Dilli 6'
Confused? You should be. Bachchan Sr. who does not have any restrictions for the roles that he portrays has got a role never before attempted by him.
Yes, Amitabh has got a role to play son Abhishek's grand pa in the film 'Dilli 6'.
Acting for over four decades and reigning Bollywood, this is one role that will raise the curiosity of most of the film goers. How will it be for a dad to play the grand dad's role? Easy is what we would say, for an actor with the talent and calibre of Big B!
'Dilli 6' is Rakeysh Mehra's semi-autobiographical film and the Big B's role will be shot by the director come May. If reports are to be believed then this director has a few more films in the pipline for Big B and after 'Dilli 6' the director will cast Bachchan in 'Paanch Kaurav'. A few more films are getting ready for which the talks are going on.
This Mehra-Bachchan combo seems to be doing magic, all we hope is that this magic continues!
Courtesy:IndiaGlitz
