Aish to do a sensual romantic sequence in Guzaarish

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan doesn't seem to be in the mood to take chances as far as Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming Guzaarish is concerned. The actress, who has avoided revealing costumes or intimate scenes after marriage, has agreed to do a sensual romantic sequence with the film's hero Hrithik Roshan.

"Ash and Hrithik have shot a sensual scene for Guzaarish. In the shot, Ash is shown to be moaning passionately as Hrithik gets intimate with her. Being a thorough professional, she didn't complain about the scene realising that it is integral to the story," says a source close to Bhansali.

This is not the first time that Hrithik and Ash will get intimate on screen. The actors shared an on-screen kiss in the blockbuster Dhoom 2 in 2006, but that was before the actress' marriage to Abhishek Bachchan in 2007.

The perfectionist Bhansali, however, is yet to take a final call on the scene. "The filmmaker is yet to decide whether the scene should be retained or removed. If the scene is retained, we will release a promo showing only a portion of it," says an insider in the Guzaarish unit.

Sources say Bhansali was initially worried that Ash might develop cold feet about the scene. "It was a pleasant surprise that Ash was cool with the sequence. She trusts Bhansali completely," the source said.

It's believed that Bhansali, in order to make Ash comfortable during the scene, asked all the crew members except the cameraman to exit the set.

Meanwhile, since nothing sells like sex in cinema, Guzaarish makers are obviously in the mood to push sizzling duo have shot a sensual scene in Guzaarish the intimate sequence on the film's home pages on the social networking portals Twitter and Facebook.

Sanjay Dutt and Wife Manyata blessed with twins

Sanjay Dutt's wife Manyata Dutt gave birth to twins today at Breach Candy Hospital in Bombay! And as if that wasn't cool enough, Sanjay's newborn babies are a girl and a boy! How cute!

It's time for celebration in the Dutt household. Surely, Sanjay Dutt is on top of the world. With Diwali around the corner, this is truly an auspicious moment for the couple. Sanjay Dutt's friends from the film industry have started tweeting congratulatory messages to the star.


Seems it was Sanju's close friend and producer Bunty Walia who first announced the good news on Facebook: At about 1:30 pm IST he wrote "arrival of the dutt siblings..." and just a few minutes later, "a girl and boy...... junior Dutts have arrived....".

Since then, the congratulations and blessings for the proud parents on the social network sides have not stopped. Maana's close friend Ameesha Patel tweeted shortly thereafter from the hospital "Babies n mom both safe". Sanju's colleagues like Farah Khan, Shilpa Shetty, Sophie Choudry and Rahul Dholakia expressed their joy and best wishes for the Dutt family as well as Sanju's fans, supporters and well-wishers from all over the world.

KNOCK OUT : Movie Review by Taran Adarsh

KNOCK OUT is a watchable fare, but its English title and also Sanjay Dutt's box-office pull, which is minimal currently, will act as deterrents. Therefore, the film will require a very strong word of mouth to find a foothold.

Several factors compel you to ponder over your decision whether or not to watch KNOCK OUT...

* There's talk that KNOCK OUT is a blatant copy of PHONE BOOTH. If you've watched the original, why watch its clone?

* You rush to a nearby cineplex only if the film excites you and in this case, the buzz is missing.
* Sanjay Dutt - the lead actor - hasn't been a part of a worthy film, post MUNNABHAI. That automatically robs the sheen from the film.

You can't turn a blind eye to the fact that KNOCK OUT borrows from PHONE BOOTH. Even otherwise, a man held hostage in a telephone booth by a sniper automatically compels you to think that PHONE BOOTH is the prime source of inspiration, but what follows after a point bears no resemblance to that film. In fact, KNOCK OUT also bears an uncanny resemblance to A WEDNESDAY, although the two films are as diverse as chalk and cheese in terms of how the storyline progresses.

KNOCK OUT is a thriller that keeps you hooked at regular intervals. The best thing about the film is that it remains focused to the plot and there are no deviations [thankfully!] in terms of songs, comedy or any other parallel track. Of course, there are hiccups, but the finale and the message it conveys camouflages the defects largely.

Final word? If one goes with minimal expectations, chances are you may like this film.

KNOCK OUT takes place almost entirely inside a public phone booth on a busy street. Bachchu aka Tony Khosla [Irrfan] uses the phone booth to carry out all the odd jobs he's into. After one such call, when Irrfan is about to leave the phone booth, the phone rings and he instinctively picks it up. On the other end of the line is a menacing caller [Sanjay Dutt].

The voice demands that Irrfan stay in the phone booth or else, the caller would destroy his marriage [Rukhsaar plays Irrfan's wife] and ruin his reputation of an investment banker. Irrfan tries to hang up the phone, but the voice on the phone threatens to kill him. Stuck in the phone booth, he's forced to ward off anyone who tries to get him out, including a drug addict.

The drug addict is shot dead by the caller and the police as well as the media arrive on the scene. The caller makes Bachchu dance to his tunes for a valid reason.

Come to think of it, KNOCK OUT is a difficult film to execute because the two characters - Sanju and Irrfan - never cross paths, except for a fleeting moment towards the end. In fact, they are constantly talking to each other over phone. Now watching a man trapped in a phone booth [for the entire film] could make the viewer restless. But the engaging screenplay and the energetic pacing keeps the viewer on toes. You just don't know what to expect next, since the story doesn't follow the beaten path.

What sets it apart from not just PHONE BOOTH, but also other films [including LIBERTY STANDS STILL] is the fact that Sanju is not out to settle personal scores with the wrongdoers [Irrfan, Gulshan Grover]. He wants to book those who have cheated India by stashing unaccounted money across various banks abroad. In fact, the finale is the best part of the enterprise and stirs up patriotic feelings.

On the flipside, the film tends to get repetitive at times. The middle of the second hour stagnates, albeit for a few minutes. Also, there's a reference to a woman that makes Sanju extremely emotional. One assumes that the woman is linked to Sanju is some way, but that remains a mystery all through.

On the whole, KNOCK OUT is a watchable fare, but its English title and also Sanjay Dutt's box-office pull, which is minimal currently, will act as deterrents. Therefore, the film will require a very strong word of mouth to find a foothold.

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Barbara Mori and her son to hit the big screen soon!!

Barbara Mori’s 12-year-old son Sergio will soon hit the big screen in a Mexican film, with his mommy.
The movie is being produced by Barbara’s production house. 

After having shot her first Bollywood movie Kites, the actress now plans to concentrate on her regional films, rather than on Hollywood .

A source reveals that, Sergio is quite excited to face the camera.

“Sergio has been on the movie sets from quite an early age. He is looking forward to shooting with his mom.”

Sergio plays Barbara’s son in the film. The movie is about a single mother finding love, late in her life. It will showcase the mother-son bond between the two.

However, this isn’t the first time Barbara and Sergio will be facing the camera together. The two have previously done a commercial shoot for the global ‘Got Milk’ campaign.

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Why Hrithik got emotional??

On a promotional tour for 'Kites' in the US, he watched his debut 'Kaho Na Pyaar Hai'

It was an emotional moment for actor Hrithik Roshan, as he witnessed a screening of his debut movie ‘Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai’ in New York and talked about his decade-long Bollywood journey leading to super stardom.

The 36-year-old, who is on a promotional tour for his upcoming international love story ‘Kites’ in the US, was in New York to present a specialscreening of his launch vehicle at the BIG Cinemas Manhattan in Midtown East to an audience of competition winners.

Hrithik shared with the audiences anecdotes from his early days as an actor and his overnight rise to stardom after ‘Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai’ in 2000. He also introduced ‘Kites’ where he has teamed up with Mexican actress Barbara Mori.

A love story about an Indian man's affair with a Latin woman and their predicament as they don't understand each other's language, ‘Kites’ is about their thrilling journey filled with precious moments and unexpected betrayal.

Produced by his father Rakesh Roshan and directed by Anurag Basu, ‘Kites’ is being distributed and marketed by Reliance BIG Pictures. The movie premieres today (May 16) at the AMC Empire theatre at Times Square.

"We are pleased to have Hrithik Roshan join us at BIG Cinemas Manhattan, giving us an opportunity to introduce him to our audiences," said Anil Arjun, CEO of Reliance MediaWorks, that operates the BIG Cinemas brand of cinema-chain worldwide, at the event.

 

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Mallika's hisss-tronics

She's going to dance with a live snake wrapped around her to promote 'Hisss' at Cannes!

Ready for some more of Mallika Sherawat in her snakewoman avatar for 'Hisss'? Well, she's comfy being a snakewoman alright. To promote her movie at the Cannes International Film Festival this year, Mallika is going to dance with a live snake wrapped around her!

Even before this happens, there's been a lot of excitement at Cannes for Mallika. She's been tweeting about how excited she on being complimented by design legend Valentino. "In front of everyone super-designer Valentino said I'm 1 of most beautiful and glamorous women he's ever seen! I can die now, jk!"

There was more self-promotion from Mallika. She tweeted about how she was on the Cannes best dressed list. "WOW! 1 of the 13 best-dressed @ Cannes?! and me the only Indian listed!?"

Wonder what Ash and Deepika will have to say about that?

 

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Boman Irani is taking Guitar lessons

Our dreams keep us going and fulfilling them can result in some great achievements. Bollywood is no exception to the rule, with stars going out of their way to achieve their dreams. At times this could be a little closer to home than expected.

The same is the case with actor Boman Irani. Finally, being able to realize his long dwelt upon dream of learning to play the guitar, the actor has started his learning session just recently. Tweeting about this Boman says, "Off for my first Guitar lesson. One of my unfulfilled desires. Hope I take to it. Have many others. 1 at a time..."

Later tweeting about his first session of jamming, Boman, the eternal entertainer quips, "Back from my 1st guitar lesson. My teacher says my fingers aren't good enough to pick my own nose!! Both my hands strum at the same time."

After having done a variety of roles, the guitar lessons might just prepare Boman for a musical film. What say Mr. Irani! 

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Amitabh Bachchan Support MS Dhoni

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‘Come on Dhoni! You can do it’, Bollywood Mega star Amitabh Bachchan words of Support to the Indian Cricket Team Captain when the whole world is after him and his men in blue with whatever abuses, blames they have. But Amitabh Bachchan has come out in full support for MS Dhoni via his blog.

Big B writes, “I am appalled at the way MS Dhoni has been targeted. A week ago he was the apple of your eye and within seconds, in a show smacking of frivolity, you have through deliberate and unjustifiable cut, paste technology, made him into the creator of all that ails Indian cricket.”

Amitabh Bachchan clarifies that, that doesn’t mean that he is not affected by the ouster of the Indian cricket team from T20 world cup and has come out heavily on the satellite channels for destroying the spirit of the players, he writes, “We are all very disappointed with the outcome of the T20 championships, but don't destroy the spirit of these magnificent athletes. From the early hours of the morning, the electronic (media) has only crucified the team and done nothing else. Don't kill their morale for god's sake."

He goes further by suggesting what he would have done if he was the head of a channel, he continues, “If I was heading a channel, I would repeatedly keep showing in my broadcast, the glorious victory of the year when we won the World Championships, rather than dwell on our players in their weaker moments. I have faith in MS Dhoni the wonderful band of brothers in the team. Regroup, regain and win."

MS Dhoni must be feeling the sign of relief after these encouraging words from Amitabh Bachchan and won’t be surprised if answers his critics by borrowing a line from Amitabh Bachchan’s 70’s blockbuster ‘Deewar’ and shuts all the critics mouth by saying “Mere pass Bachchan hai”.

 

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After Deepika, it’s Asin now with Ranbir

It came as a surprise recently, when Bollywood’s chocolate boy Ranbir Kapoor patched up with ex-sweetheart Deepika Padukone. We also heard about them doing Anurag Basu’s next together. 

Buzz was that, Katrina Kaif, who was being touted as Ranbir’s love interest sometime ago was in Anurag Basu’s ‘Silence’ but she was reportedly replaced by Deepika due to unknown reasons.

Now the latest we hear is, Deepika too is not doing the film.

Grapevine is that, Asin who has been roped in to play the role.

Ranbir reportedly plays a deaf and dumb person, hence the title ‘Silence’. 

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Sussane wants hubby Hrithik to win the oscar

Hrithik Roshan is under tottal pressure as his film KITES is nearing its release. He is pressurized not only from his fans but by his family too, who expect KITES to be nothing less than a blockbuster. 

According to our sources, Hrithik’s wife Suzzane Roshan expects no less than an Oscar award for her hubby’s performance in the film. Speaking about Hrithik’s upcoming film KITES, Sussane says,

“I have seen Hrithik in the film and I would say that he deserves an Oscar award for his performance.” 

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Bipasha Basu wears burkha for the first time

Bipasha Basu wore a burkha for the first time. Apart from this, she also experimented with her hairstyle and changed the colour of her eyes.


The actress plays a character called Aziza, who is a modern politically active and aware, Kashmiri girl. Bips says,
“She is not dainty so don’t expect a Kashmir-ki-kali kind of look.”

In the film, she wears plain salwar kurtas with PT shoes, and her head is covered with dupatta at all times, “I also wore lots of printed, colourful dupattas with plain earthy-coloured salwar kurtas. Everything was loose and oversized. I could wear nothing fitted in this film,” and i wear no make up for most part, save the kaajal.
Designer speak Rocky S says,
“Since the character is a complex strong individual, my motive was to portray Aziza’s essence to the tee. My research included a lot of intricate detailing taking into consideration the kind of fabrics and colours that are preferred by Kashmiri locals. Tweed phirans in dull earthy tones along with kurtas were used to show a clear distinction over the seasons through autumn to winter. Bipasha’s accessories and burkhas were authentically purchased from Kashmiri shops in and around Lal Chowk and Dal Lake.”

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Deepika to walk the red carpet at Cannes

Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone is all set to make heads turn at Cannes 2010 red carpet. The actress will flaunt a saree designed by fashionista Rohit Bal.

Rohit, who is working on an entire new wardrobe for Deepika, says,

“Indian women have been criticized for wearing Western outfits at red carpets of premiere events. But this year will be different as Deepika will show the world how beautiful sarees are. She will steal the show in wearing a super sexy saree.”

Deepika on the other hand is super excited to be the Indian representative at Canne. She says,

“It is a great honour to walk the red carpet representing India in Cannes and it’s a great joy to work with Rohit again.”

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