Salman Khan In News Again

Bollywood’s heartthrob and a very dedicated body builder, Salman Khan a.k.a Sallu Bhai is in the news again. And this time its for so many reasons!

Firstly its about his never-ending, decade long, rash driving case. We hear that while Salman was driving, he was quite aware of the consequences his rash driving could lead to. Smashing into a bakery, killing one person and injuring four others is what he had in his mind? Yeah Right!! Who would ever do something like that if they were aware of the consequences?

Well, the magistrate thinks otherwise and is charging Salman under IPC Section 304 part II (culpable homicide not amounting to murder). Poor Salman if convicted can land up in jail to a maximum sentence of 10 years! When questioned Salman’s lawyer about the charges he said “The alleged incident had taken place at mid-night, when it was extremely dark and many people had gathered at the scene of the accident. Therefore, prima-facie it is amply clear that there was absence of any motive or intention to kill someone. The act as alleged is not an act of culpable homicide, but an unfortunate incident, beyond control of accused, such as an act of God.”

Apart from all this tension, we hear this Salman will soon be signing a 500 crore deal with Star Network. According to the contract Star Network will now have the exclusive satellite rights to broadcast all the films featuring Salman that are to be released from January 2013 to December 2017

Shahrukh Khan’s Silent Treatment

There’s a lot of controversy doing rounds regarding Kamal Haasan’sVishvaroopam. And everyone has something or the other to say about it. But what’s surprising is that Bollywood’s superstarShahrukh Khan has nothing to say about it and when on a recent TV interview he was probed to give his views he said “I’m an actor. You speak to me about my films. You want to speak about serious issues, you get some serious people – not actor and actresses.”

Looks like Shahrukh’s feelings really got hurt when his article was picked up and a verbal war was waged between Indian and Pakistani’s ministers. Shahrukh Khan’s article was about his feelings on what it is like to be a Muslim in post 9/11 world and the politicians made a huge mess out of it. Being the sensible person he is, Shahrukh Khan later gave a statement stating , “I would like to tell all those who are offering me unsolicited advice that we in India are extremely safe and happy. We have an amazing democratic, free and secular way of life. In the environs that we live here in my country India, we have no safety issues regarding life or material.”

Lets hope that Shahrukh lets goes of these feelings and gets lively and sporty again!

Deepika Padukone’s new look

Bollywood’s dimple Queen and fashionista to set a new trend soon! Yes, that’s right! We will soon seeDeepika Padukone wearing a Lungiand shirt for her upcoming movie,Chennai Express.

Deepika, known for going an extra mile to fit in the role says that it was Shahrukh and Rohit Shetty,the director who suggested the look.

A bit apprehensive about the look, Deepika says “That’s something new and I hope it works,The idea to wear a ‘lungi’ is not mine actually. It was Shah Rukh and Rohit who came up with it. We had to quickly do a photoshoot because we were losing the light. They were like ‘Why don’t we give her this ‘lungi’ and make her look modern’. The shirt that I am wearing in the posters also belongs to SRK, only the sunglasses are mine,”

Deepika’s Bollywood debut was with Shahrukh Khan in Om Shanti Om and the movie was a massive success. After Om Shanti Om, this is the second movie that Deepika and Shahrukh will be doing together. Apart from Chennai Express, Deepika also has Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani with Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram Leela

Meanwhile, Deepika’s co-stars from ,Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani threw her a surprise party for her performance in Race 2

Bollywood’s latest newcomer, Alia Bhatt is famous

Alia Bhatt, B-town’s latest newcomer has her hands full. After delivering a super hit movie,Student Of The Year, Alia now has two more movies up her sleeve.

Thanks to Karan Johar, Alia Bhatt will now be seen in 2 states. The movie is screen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s novel of the same name. Though Chetan was very skeptical about casting Alia Bhatt for the role, a photoshoot of Alia in the character convinced him that Alia would nail the character.

Its rumoured that “Chetan and Sajid were convinced from the outset that they’d cast a Punjabi actor and a South Indian actress to retain full authenticity in the plot. The original plan was to cast Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. But when Arjun Kapoorstepped into the picture Deepika couldn’t be seen looking compatible with Arjun.”

Since they couldnt possibly pair Deepika with Arjun, Karan suggested Alia for the role. Well, as they say one man’s loss is another man’s gain and in this case it’s Deepika’s loss and Alia’s gain. Moreover, when they started the photoshoot, Alia shocked everyone. Apparently nobody expected Alia do the role well with out a lot of hard work. But she showed everyone how determined she is towards her work. Now it’s only the accent that Alia will have to work rather hard on. Let’s hope all goes well for Alia!

Movie Review: Special Chabbis And Rating

RATINGS:

Ratings:4/5  Special 26 Review By: Taran Adarsh 
Ratings:3.5/5  Review By: Sukanya Verma 
Ratings:4/5  Review By: Saibal Chaterjee 
Ratings:3.5/5  Review By: Shubhra Gupta
Ratings:----  Review By: Sneha May Francis
Ratings:3/5  Review By: Martin D Souza 
Ratings:2.5/5  Review By: Roshni Devi  

 

Movie Name:

Special Chabbis

 

 

Viewer Rating: 

| 0 Reviews

 

 

Critic Rating:

(3.5/5)

 

 

Release Date:

February 8, 2013

 

 

Star Cast:

Akshay Kumar, Kajal Aggarwal, Jimmy Shergill, Manoj Bajpai, Anupam Kher, Divya Dutta

 

 

Director:

Neeraj Pandey

 

 

Music Director:

M. M. Keeravani, Himesh Reshammiya, Chandan Sharma

 

 

Genre:

Drama

 

 

Story

This is an Akshay Kumar film. Despite all the anticipation, it is easy at once to understand the apprehensions then. Only someone who has wasted a significant portion of their lifetime watching nonsensical gibberish starring the actor would know that even if the promo of a picture looks promising and the plot is thick, there is a baggage that the star may bring along, which could make everything redundant eventually.

There is the Punjabi wedding early on in the movie with the customary bhangra and giddha and the song with words “mar jawa” and “soniye”. You cringe but keep your fingers crossed. The heroine (Kajal Aggrawal) eyes the hero. Her family is marrying her off to someone else. She knows the hero will take her away sooner than she hits the mandap. This under-explored romance has nothing to do with the picture per se. I am glad to report, it’s not where the film is headed either.

This is a sensible movie. And it remains one almost entirely. The promos are obvious. They tell you all that there is to know before you step into the theatre. There is a group of con-men. Akshay plays the confident mastermind. Anupam Kher (wonderfully conflicted) is his old, nervous deputy. These are regular sort of blokes who pose as investigators from the CBI. They recruit the local police, get into vehicles that are earmarked for the “Government of India”, barge into the official residence of a minister in Lutyen’s Delhi, knock open every hole in the wall as thick wads of cash shower over their heads. They seal all the jewels and money into metal suitcases, pack them into their car’s trunk, and run off with the loot before the minister realises he’s been robbed in broad daylight.

The politician has a reputation to protect. He doesn’t file a police complaint. He says his netagiri will seem questionable if the news spreads that four random people could wipe out his whole house while he sat there and watched. The reason for hushing up this fake raid is obviously a lot simpler. The stolen money is illegal. Two wrongs don’t make a right. How do you report robbery for something that you weren’t supposed to possess in the first place? The plan is cunningly smart. The execution is exhilarating. The team of con-men similarly regroup every once in a while, posing as various other government agents. It is said they’re a national menace, having conducted similar raids in other Indian towns.

In the film, we see them only twice in action – in New Delhi and Calcutta. The third one in Bombay is where the film’s climax is set. The year is 1987, when Giani Zail Singh is India’s President in white turban. The Times of India is a black and white newspaper. The filmmakers take care of ‘80s Delhi, showing rows of Maruti 800s and Premier Padmini’s on the roads of Connaught Place. Calcutta possibly looks the same as it did three decades ago. Director Neeraj Pandey (A Wednesday) casts his eyes well on getting the broad detailing right.

Rotary, landline phone is the only mode of communication. The group’s modus operandi would be impossible now with cellphones around. It’s getting harder for them still, since the top CBI sleuth (Manoj Bajpayee, in a cracker-jack role) is on to their case. He has to catch these crooks red-handed. There is no other proof against them. It becomes a cat and mouse chase then, not very different from Steven Spielberg’s stunning Catch Me If You Can (2002). The plot moves at lightning speed – “cut to cut” as filmies would call it. If there are glatring holes in the plan, you won't have time to step back from the movie and think, which is a good thing.

We know very little about the main character’s background, besides that they are ordinary men with remarkable self-belief. This trait is good enough to trick the world. Most of us are likely to fall prey to such shenanigans. And surely have in some form or the other. All I could hear at the film’s interval from fellow smokers were similar real life incidents that happened to them or took place across Bombay, from Chembur to Jhaveri Bazaar. No one quite brought up the great Indian con-man Mr Natwarlal. He could sell the monument Taj Mahal many times over (something that also inspired the film Bunty Aur Babli).

There is no doubt this movie is based on a true story. It’s too crafty for a screenwriter’s invention. So are the folks before us on the screen. While you know the basic story, you’re always aware there could be a fine twist at the end. And that is a surprise. Besides that this super-smart movie stars Akshay Kumar.

ANY BODY CAN DANCE movie review And Rating

RATINGS:

Ratings:3/5  ABCD Review By: Taran Adarsh 
Ratings:4/5  Review By: Sukanya Verma
Ratings:2/5  Review By: Saibal Chaterjee
Ratings:2/5  Review By: Shubhra Gupta
Ratings:3/5  Review By: Arya Yuyutsu
Ratings:3/5 Review By: Malvika Rao

Breathtaking dance moves, great attitude – but what’s with the mediocre acting and substandard script?

In Remo D’Souza’s Any Body Can Dance, Kay Kay Menon (Jehangir) is an image conscious entrepreneur who owns a la-di-da dance class every rich slicker would want to enroll in. He steps into the shoes of a wannabe attention-seeker amazingly, and keeps himself and his classes in the media eye with great dexterity.From sporting spikes to wearing light-blue lens, he teams disastrous style statements with a goatee – in spite of all this, Menon hands down is the most fabulous performer in the whole film. The way he says ‘we dance to impress’ to his students, in a very sinister way, makes us loathe him. KK…take a bow!

Prabhudeva (Vishnu), who works for Menon, is highly disappointed with his dishonest ways to keep his students motivated. So despite delivering a shoddy performance at one of the most happening and biggest dance competitions, when the team wins, Prabhudeva – who’s the teacher, wonders how they of all the people attained victory. He doubts and questions Menon’s unethical strategy, but unfortunately that lands him on the lowest rung of the ladder- from a choreographer to an accounts department manager.

Obviously the Muqabla dude is not going to give up his passion to chill at the desk the whole day and help students laminate their id cards. He leaves in style, shrugs his shoulder, yanks at his jacket with great ferocity – only to return to Chennai – god knows to do what, not make idlis, we hope!

But Prabhu’s friend Ganesh Acharya (who overacts a lot) comes to rescue. Epiphany moment arrives when he comes across a group of chawl inhabitants. Eureka moment – Prabhudeva mutters in his mind, whispers under his breath – what if he trains these hooligans – these ill-mannered jhopadpatti guys whose nerves are made of steel and moves are almost tectonic. So preparations begin to gear them up for one of the biggest dance competition- the rich brats VS the unfortunate guys, high street dudes VS low street thugs…

That’s how it all begins; Prabhu literally becomes the Prabhu for his students. He teaches them discipline, the importance of standing out in the crowd by doing something hatke, and everything good apart from Hindi – and thank God for that…!

What went wrong: The fact that the script is so clichéd, and honestly we would have overlooked all that if the acting, if not decent, was less filmi. A concept that’s done to death in Hollywood is churned out with a desi touch to it. Apologies to Prabhdeva fans- but his thespian skills aren’t as good as his booty shaking talents.

Who impresses: Lauren Gottlieb – a firang babe with oodles of talent, great face, good acting, amazing dancer- what else do you want? KK, as we aforementioned, is a powerhouse actor, and you can’t take your eyes off his villainous acts. Punit Pathak impresses as a junkie and this guy if honed, he is capable of becoming the next Bollywood stud. The last dance finale act in the film is superb. If it doesn’t give you goosebumps, we will change our name (kidding, we won’t). Saroj Khan shaking a leg in the end with director Remo D’Souza, Prabhudeva and Ganesh Acharya is a surprise package which we relish- even though for a couple of seconds.

Starring: Salman Yusuf Khan, Dharmesh Yelande, Kay Kay Menon, Prabhudeva, Lauren Gottlieb, Ganesh Acharya, Prince Gupta, Mayuresh Wadkar, Vrushali Chavan.

Salman picks Karishma over Sana

New Delhi: 'Bigg Boss 6' contestant Karishma Kotak has finally bagged the jackpot leaving behind Sana Khan. The actress has been signed in for Sohail Khan's upcoming film, 'Mental.'

Earlier, 'Bigg Boss 6' contestant Sana Khan, who was considered rather close to the show’s host and actor Salman Khan, was being considered for the project, according to reports.

While Salman was shooting for the sixth season of the reality TV show, he even said, “Sana has great potential and she will get many offers after coming out from Bigg Boss 6.” His statement had then sparked rumours of Sana grabbing the lucrative deal.

But, putting all rumours to rest, Karishma will now be seen opposite Salman in the film.

According to a close source, Salman had a key role to play in Karishma's selection. "Salman has had a good equation with Kotak ever since he shot a TV commercial with her last year. In fact, he also advocated for her inclusion in 'Bigg Boss 6'. He believes the model can deliver a strong performance on screen."

Earlier, 'Cocktail' girl Diana Penty's name was also doing the rounds.

A source informs, "Salman has no issues with Penty, who definitely was one of the main contenders for the role. It was just that both Salman and Sohail were keen on casting a new face."

Clearly, Sana’s loss is Karishma’s gain.