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Sankat city (2009)

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:33:03 +0800

Guru (Kay Kay Menon) is a small thief mainly stealing cars to disguise them and sell them at Ganpat(Dilip Prabhavalkar)'s garage. One day he steals a Mercedes and discovers there's 1 crore in it. Philip (Hemant Pandey) is the driver of the stolen car and must explain the situation to Faudzaar (Anupam Kher) right hand man of a local don. Add to this a retiring movie producer wanting to get rid of his superstar (or once superstar), money keeps slipping out of everibody's fingers and Mona (Rimi Sen) trying to get the best of the situation.
This a comedy, with humor reminding me of Anees Bazmee. After a quick introduction, chqos reigns as money disappears, is found again, then some more money appears, then disappears, people are ruined then safe again, then ruined again ... After a while I didn't know anymore why I laughed ... Rimi shows "some" acting skills and of course impressive seduction.

Darling - telugu (2010)

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:03:15 +0800

Prabha (prabhas) has a rock band and wants it to succeed. He gets a contract but it fails and the band gets moneyless. Prabha's girlfriend attempts suicide when he tells her he doesn't love her, problem is she's a don's daughter and the don wants a marriage. So Prabha tells the story of his meeting with Nandini (Kajal Agarwal) and his love for her, but is this story just a con?
A romantic comedy, the chemistry works well between Prabhas and Kajal, and their characters are sweet even if they're strong willed and con each other often. Sweet movie with some fun too.

Mr Perfect - telugu (2011)

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:47:52 +0800

Vicky (Prabhas) is strong willed individual that has his own vision and set of rules. Priya (Kajal Agarwal) is kind hearted and wants to be a doctor. Both have an arranged marriage decided by thier parents. When they meet they decide to marry who they want.
The story is quite thin here, with all important is the meeting of the two characters and how they handle the situation. It's not groundbreaking, but still a good moment to watch.

The Immortals of Meluha by Amish

Sun, 13 May 2012 04:27:24 +0800

How many books do you know that have a trailer?

The Immortals of Meluha is a book that takes (some of) the stories about Shiva, and asks, could there have been a real person behind the stories? But it's not looking too hard for a scientifically likely reality--instead, the books go back to a golden age in which many Indians live in a relatively peaceful land, drinking somras, a super-anti-oxidant which protects them from most of the effects of aging, allowing them to live very long lives. They are rigidly divided into castes, but one's caste is not determined until you are old enough to ascertain your aptitudes, at which point you are adopted into a family of your new caste. New babies are left at a birth center and raised without anyone knowing what caste they were from.

It's an interesting book. There is talk of Karan Johar making a movie.

Punar Vivah (2012)

Sun, 13 May 2012 01:23:46 +0800

Love happens just once is what some people used to say but can love never happen again? What happens when the one you loved with heart leaves you for someone else? What happens when your beloved passes away? What happens if two people, a guy who is passionately in love with his ex wife who passed away and a girl who has lost faith in institution of marriage as her husband left her for someone else, come together and get tied down in marriage for the sake of their families, for the sake of their children? Will the children be able to come to terms with their new parent? Will there be friction between the already trying to adjust to new partners due to their children? This is what the show Punar Vivah is going to bring to the audience. The struggle a person goes through to erase one’s own pleasant or sad past to come together with a new partner and lead a life with him/her, adjust to the new surroundings, new family, this is what Punar Vivah is going to be all about.

The story revolves around Yash, a handsome match maker portrayed by Gurmeet Choudhary, a quiet, arrogant, widowed father of two and Aarti, played by Kratika Sengar, a woman who despite going through a painful divorce because of her husband leaving her for another woman, hasn’t lost her spunk, charm or positivity yet has somewhere lost faith in marriage as an institution. Punar Vivah is a mature, progressive show that will sensitively capture the journey of a man and a woman, who having faced debacle in their first attempts at marriage, are brave enough to give life a second chance and that too not for themselves but for their family and children.

Kya Zindagi inhe dobara milegi? This story is all about the question will the second marriage work? And if it will, what kind of adjustments need to be made to make it happen.

thia show is really an interesting one i watched it for a while now and i got till 47 episode....it's awesome so wanted to share it with you it's totally worth to watch

Satyamev Jayate -- Aamir Khan

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:51:37 +0800

We've been talking about this in the Aamir Khan thread, but I think that it deserves it's own thread (because I am going to watch every episode that I can find, assuming that links become available.)

Truth Alone Prevails

Aamir Khan was approached by a TV producer, and asked to do a game show and said he wasn't really interested. So they asked him what he would be interested in doing. He said, either long-arc fiction or a reality show like this one. I'm glad he picked this.

It's airing in a time-slot that is generally "dead": 11 AM on Sunday mornings. And it's encouraging people to consider important issues for India at large and to do something about them.

The first show tackled Female Foeticide. They are keeping the topics for the remaining 12 shows secret for now.

Nina Dobrev

Wed, 09 May 2012 19:47:40 +0800

Nina Dobrev currently plays Elena Gilbert and Katherine pierce in the CW TV show The Vampire Diaries. She was born in Bulgaria and grew up in Canada.

I thought I would open a new thread for her cause I keep posting pics of her and Ian in the TVD thread...it's better to have a separate one.

i will most probably post Ian picutures here too cause they are always together.

Her twitter https://twitter.com/#!/ninadobrev

Actor spouses insecurities

Fri, 04 May 2012 08:48:01 +0800

Do actors' spouses feel insecure about love scenes?

Whether it is Akshay Kumar-Twinkle Khanna, Aishwarya-Abhishek or Shahrukh Khan-Gauri, it's interesting to see how the actors keep a balance between their personal and professional life. Listed below are few top stars who were presumably insecure about their star spouses working with other actors.

Shahrukh Khan-Gauri
While Shahrukh Khan has done many romantic scenes with top actresses, his wife Gauri Khan has been extremely supportive and understanding. However, it's being said that Gauri isn't very happy with Shahrukh Khan's growing fondness for Priyanka Chopra and has asked him to avoid working with her.

Akshay Kumar-Twinkle Khanna
Considering that Twinkle Khanna herself was an actress and hailed from a film family (both her parents were actors of high repute), it wasn't difficult for her to see her husband Akshay Kumar romance with 'hot' actresses on-screen. Rumours are abuzz that Twinkle wasn't very happy with Akshay's closeness with Priyanka Chopra during the shooting of Aitraaz. However, both Akshay and Priyanka went on record to say that there was nothing personal between them.

Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor
Though Saif and Kareena are two of the most successful stars today, both do not like seeing their partner romance other actors on-screen. While Kareena Kapoor has many a time stated that she hates to see Saif get cosy with other heroines in his films, Saif Ali Khan too has made it clear in his interviews that he gets very jealous when Kareena gets intimate with other actors in her movies.

Ajay Devgn-Kajol
Shahrukh Khan, who is known as the eternal love guru of Bollywood cinema has done ample films with Kajol. Their on-screen and off-screen chemistry was the talk of the town for a long time. While Shahrukh Khan was already married to Gauri when he entered Bollywood, Kajol got hitched to Ajay Devgn later. The buzz is that Ajay Devgn was quite insecure about his wife's friendship with Shahrukh Khan and discouraged her acting with the baadshah.

http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywo...30512.html

Movies 2000-2010 No Individual Thread

Thu, 03 May 2012 04:34:08 +0800

Some movies are not really worth having their own individual thread, but I'm all for having a place to talk about them.

I would say that this movie, Tashan (2008) fits that category for me.

It stars Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, with Anil Kapoor as the bad guy.

All the main actors did a great job. The special effects were great. The plot was dismally dumb. I will say that Anil Kapoor's "English" which had so much Hindi in it that you could scarcely tell what he was saying, and so much English that Aksay Kumar's character couldn't tell what he was saying, with none of it making any sense, and most of it pasted together from lines in movies, was pretty funny. Except that the joke went on and on...and on...and on.

Akshay Kumar's acting, especially in the scene in which he gets too shy to say "I love you" to the girl who has just confessed her love to him, is brilliant.

The fight scenes seem to have drawn heavily from the Prince of Persia video game, and perhaps other video games as well. Lots of jumping up to balconies and ledges, lots of jumping from on high, flipping with guns in your hand, one handed firing of machine guns.

Anyway, if it's good, it's because it's one of those "So bad it's good." It has its moments.

RIP

Tue, 01 May 2012 18:27:12 +0800

Achala Sachdev passes away

Mumbai, May 1 -- Yesteryear actor Achala Sachdev, best known among the younger generation as Kajol's grandmother in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), passed away in Pune on Monday morning.

The 91-year-old actor who played Balraj Sahani's wife in Waqt (1965), was last seen in the Hrithik Roshan-starrer, Na Tum Jaano Na Hum.

She had been ailing for over six months after she fractured a leg. She was recently admitted to hospital following respiratory problems and was put on the ventilator.

Sachdev had made her film debut with Fashionable Wife (1938) and enjoyed a career that spanned over 130 films.

http://india.nydailynews.com/article/f45...asses-away

Rest in peace

Celebs and their real names

Tue, 01 May 2012 03:44:50 +0800

Amitabh Bachchan's father had named him Inquilaab inspired by the slogan during the Independence struggle, but later her renamed him Amitabh, which means a light that would never go off.

We know her as Sunny Leone, but did you know that she uses her birth name - Karenjit Kaur Vohra - on her passport?

Preity Zinta uses her given name very rarely and you know what it is? She is called- Preetam Zinta Singh

Katrina Kaif was Kate Turquotte before her Bollywood debut.

Sridevi is Shree Amma Yanger

Mallika Sherawat is Reema Lamba

Madhubala was Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi

Salman Khan is Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan

Rajnikant was Sivaji Rao Gaekwad before he started his film career

Mahima Chaudhry is Ritu Chaudhry

kamal Haasan's real name is Parthasarathy.

John Abraham is Farhan Abraham

Shammi Kapoor is Shamsher Raj Kapoor

Akshay Kumar is Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia

Dilip Kumar is Yusuf Khan

Govinda is Govind Arun Ahuja

Bobby Deol is Vijay Singh Deol

Ajay Devgn who has now dropped the extra a in Devgn was initially Vishal Devgan

Rekha is Bhanurekha Ganesan

Jeetendra is Ravi Kapoor

hope no on needs the pictures with them

The host (2012)

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:59:30 +0800

The other book by Stephanie Meyer

Zohra Sehgal (100 years old)

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:31:07 +0800

As Amitabh's mother in Cheeni Kum

As the nice Christian landlady in Saawariya (Lili-pop)

In Veer Zara as Bebe

Folks, I would like to point out that this means she had major supporting roles in two movies made when she was 95!

Here's what Amitabh had to say in his blog:

Jalsa , Mumbai Apr 27 , 2012 Fri 11 : 30 PM
Zohra Sehgal, who played my Mother in ‘Cheeni Kum’ turned 100 years today ! A hundred years ! That is no joke. And the smile and sparkle in her eyes, the mischief in her demeanor, her childlike countenance … just so endearing lovable and heart warming. You spend time in her company and though you are 30 years younger than her, you feel old. And her mind … so rich and active and all gathered. She is like a little teenager on set, full of bubble and mirth and part of the gang. Just amazing !!
I had met her first in my home town of birth Allahabad, when she was a part of Prithvi Theaters, a touring stage players group of contemporary actors and directors, instituted and led by the great Prithviraj Kapoor – Father to Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor. Grandfather to Dabboo Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor. Great grand father to Karishma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, and an entire lineage of so many artists of eminence. A historic family tree, and perhaps the largest in the history of cinema. Now with my daughter Shweta married to Raj Kapoor ji’s daughter’s son, we have also become a part of this exceptional family.
My Father and Prithviraj ji were contemporaries and admirers of each others works and when Prithvi Theaters travelled to Allahabad, they would visit our home. It was during one of these visits that Zohra ji also accompanied the group at our house at 17, Clive Road for tea, when I had met her. She has not changed a bit from those years – I think the mid 50′s or earlier. I had taken her autograph then, which must be there among many of my very scattered paperwork. On set, almost another 50 years later, she still remembered those days, and watching her talk to the media today and yesterday, you marvel at her spirit, joie de vivre and those mischievous eyes and expressions, as she relates with such candor and fun of the extraordinary life she has led and still continues to. God bless her !!
They do not make them like her anymore …
I am grateful to the media – the electronic in particular – that keeps track of the earlier days and the history of cinema and the wonderful contribution made by some incredible talents. I am often pained to hear some of the modern generation ask, who some of our greats from early times were, when they see them on screen or in small character roles that they venture out for. There is hardly any formalized institution that systematically records the journey of our cinema through either museums or research centers for archival purposes. A dear friend of mine from the UK who was writing a book on the subject went across to Pune and the Film Institute archives to dig out some information. All that they got was a very large number of gossip magazines and very little material to assist in the venture.
I think partially it was our own social system that was to blame. Cinema and being a part of it was infra dig, in the eyes of the elders in those early years. Movies were whetted by the parents before the kids could walk in. And today as we get ready to celebrate a 100 years of Indian Cinema, all kinds of agencies and indeed the Government is taking steps to oversee the celebrations. Cinema in India, whether we like it or not has become almost a parallel culture. I cannot say whether this is good for a country that has been looked upon with a cultural and ethical history of almost 5000 years ! But this is indeed, arguably, a description of fact ! There is today, almost in every walk of life, an element of our popular cinema, and that to me, that has spent 43 years in the profession, most laudable. The cynically looked upon ‘song and dance routine’ now forms a part of almost every celebratory occasion. Each wicket taken, or a boundary hit in the IPL T20 is commemorated by dance and loud music, which sets the stadium dancing with joy. It is a stunning atmosphere to witness and be a part of. The crowds come to cheer their respective teams, but also I think to get an opportunity to simply be a part of a 40-50,000 mass of people, who have come out to have a good time. To scream and shout and wave and dress up in funny costumes. It is just such a wonderful moment of release. Release from the daily problems if any, from the vagaries of life and its inconsistencies.
Much like the attitude adopted by the wonderful Zohra ji, who has just scored a century !!
My love to you and more ….
Amitabh Bachchan

Stars and Politics

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:15:36 +0800

Rekha & Sachin Tendulkar's nomination into Rajya Sabha approved.

MUMBAI: President Pratibha Patil has approved the nominations of veteran actress Rekha and Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar for the Upper House of the Indian Parliament - Rajya Sabha.

Sachin, who would be the first sportsperson to join the Rajya Sabha and the only cricketer to be nominated for it, has accepted this offer in a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Congress MP, Sandeep Dixit said to a daily, "Sachin would look great in Rajya Sabha."

Rekha, who has given some memorable performances in films "Silsila","Umrao Jaan" and "Zubeidaa", has also accepted the nomination, and will join the likes of lyricist Javed Akhtar and actress Jaya Bachchan as the member of the Upper House. Film celebrities who have been a part of Rajya Sabha earlier include Nargis, Hema Malini, Lata Mangeshkar and Vyjayantimala.

"I am happy that Rekha has made it to the privileged group of Rajya Sabha members. It is no ordinary achievement for her. I am more happy because she belongs to our fraternity and they felt her worthy enough to be nominated," said Producer Mahesh Bhatt to the media.

http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=20591

Jism 2

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:39:45 +0800

Who is Sunny Leone sleeping with?

Mumbai: Sunny Leone’s trip to India last year proved to be a jackpot of sorts for her! From a porn star, to a Bollywood actress to a PETA India campaigner to turning the brand ambassador for a condom brand, Sunny Leone has achieved it all.

Even as she is yet to complete the shoot for her debut Hindi film, she has struck a purple patch and has Ekta Kapoor’s ‘Ragini MMS’ sequel in hand. What else could she ask for?

But yet, Sunny seems to be pretty obsessed with ‘Jism 2’. She has been tweeting every little thing about her debut film, right from her costumes, to make- up, to dialogue and many more things.

The actress took to Twitter last night and wrote, “went through my lines 4 @jism2 be4 I go 2bed.Lol going2sleep w/my lines 4 Jism 2 & gonna be waking up reading and studying my lines(sic).”

Looks like Sunny can’t think beyond her jism, we mean ‘Jism 2’.

http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/r...110054.htm

Paan Singh Tomar (2012)

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:13:00 +0800

There seems to be some debate as to what year this should be given. A version which is different was released in some film festival in 2010, but it's this year that people were able to see it more widely. At any rate, it's a movie that stars Irrfan, and he does a great job with it.

It's about a guy who becomes a sports hero through the army, because he's a runner, but then goes back home, and ends up becoming an outlaw, because he cannot get any protection for himself or his family through the police. A sad story, but an interesting one, and a very strange mix of a crime movie with a sports movie. Irrfan's low key style is perfect for the role, which is based on a true story.

Here's a pretty good review: http://mumbaiboss.com/2012/03/02/film-re...ngh-tomar/

BB Avatars

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:09:08 +0800

So if you new members or old even don't have Avatars....BB has a collection of Avatars in storage...all you have to do is go to your User CP, then on the left side there is "change avatar"

Currently there are two folders for Kajol and Srkajol but we are in the process of adding heaps more...There will be a random folder too with a lot of other avatars! so if u ever want to change ur avatar there are options for u!

If you want a sig just ask the creators here...or browse through their threads to find one

Changing Bollywood

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:58:15 +0800

Hmmmm iv been feeling this for a long time now...that bollywood is heading in a direction that i dont much like....I watch bollywood for the special qualities that ONLY bollywood has....the sweet innocent love...the dancing in the fields on flowers...running through grassy fields toward lovers....bending forward for a kiss and pulling away or having something block our sights like an umbrella....

I don't watch Bollywood to see hollywood ...I dont want to see dancing in clubs....kissing...sex....especially before marriage I want to see group dances where the guy woes the girl...innocent glances....stolen hand hods I watch Bollywood to see Bollywood...

And Now...all I see in bollywood..is everything I hate....I dont know what to think anymore....can I call myself a bollywood fan when everything they do in films nowadays, I hate?....

What do u guys think about this? Im confused

The Casual Vacancy

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:23:04 +0800

JK Rowling was not joking when she said her next book would be "very different" to the magical world of Harry Potter.

Last week, it emerged her first work for an adult audience would follow parish-council elections in an English market town.

The celebrated British author's first novel in five years will be called The Casual Vacancy, and will be a "blackly comic" tale of an idyllic English town at war with itself, the publishers revealed last week.

Details of Rowling's first book since the Harry Potter series had been closely guarded by her new publishers after initial news of the project was released in February.

Bookshops were last week already preparing for what one said would "obviously be a major best-seller" after Little, Brown Book Group - a subsidiary of publishing giant Hachette - said the book would be published on 27 September.

The novel is expected to run to close to 500 pages, and will appear in hardback as well as in ebook format and audiobook.

The Casual Vacancy focuses on the little town of Pagford, with its cobbled square and ancient abbey, which is left in shock when parish councillor Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties.

The publishers said: "What lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war.

"Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils.

"The story follows the battle for the empty seat on the parish council "in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations."

In February, Rowling said: "Although I've enjoyed writing it every bit as much, my next book will be very different to the Harry Potter series."

A spokesman for Waterstones said it was "wonderful to finally know the title and release date" of the book.

The first Harry Potter book was released in 1997, with the seventh and last published a decade later.

It became the best-selling book series in history, shifting more than 450 million copies around the world, and turned into eight blockbuster films which brought in billions of dollars at the box office.

Last month, Pottermore, the digital venture that publishes the Potter ebooks, went live and sold more than (pounds sterling)1m-worth of electronic books about the teenage wizard in just three days, smashing expectations.

The operation's director, Charlie Redmayne, said: "Everything that Harry Potter does surpasses expectations.

"She turned her back on Potter publisher Bloomsbury, saying that with the new direction of her work.

"It seemed a logical progression to have a new publisher."

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/sto...dult-book/

New girl (2012)

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:57:52 +0800

Great show I love it makes me laugh each time