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Dream Merchants, the production house has now finalized a movie titled 'Basanthi'. Presented by Start Camera Pictures presents this movie made by one of the producers of 'Manthra' and 'Yuvatha', Uma Prakash. The stars of Happy Days are really into good times as they are getting offers all along and Nikhil from the same plays the hero in this movie. Chaithanya Danthuluri, son of popular journalist late D. Narayana Varma is debuting as a director with 'Basanthi'. According to the producer the regular shooting will start from December and the film will get ready for summer release. The selection of heroine and other cast of the film are in the process. The confirmed news is only about the director and the actor. The heroine and the other cast will be decided shortly says the producer. He also said the official shooting will begin from the first week of December and the film will be a summer release. Musical score is looked after by Mani Sharma and Marthand K Venkatesh edits the movie. Lyrics are penned by Krishna Chainthanya. Executive producer is K.S. Vivekanand and it is being co-produced by V. Durga Prasad.
Rang De Basanti fails Golden Globe Test
'Rang De Basanti' is India's official entry to the Oscars this year. But there's a setback for the film as it failed to make it to the nominations list of the 64th Golden Globe. The five best foreign language films include 'Apocalypso' (US), 'Letters from Iwo Jima' (US/ Japan), 'The Lives of Others' (Germany), 'Pan's Labyrinth' (Mexico) and Volver (Spain). Rakeysh Mehra who received the best director's trophy at the recently held GIFA Awards ('RDB' took home several more trophies) tried his best at the Golden Globe. But it seems his best was not good enough. The Oscar nominations will be announced in January 2007. So, who should be roped in to make that final bid'Aamir Khan, of course. Let's see if the temperamental superstar agrees to push a film that was made because of his approval to be a part of it.
Rang de Basanti top film at IIFA
Rang de Basanti walked away with top honours, including for best film,in most of the categories it was nominated for the eighth IIFA Awards as glamour, emotion and an electric atmosphere combined to make for an unforgettable star-studded ceremony at Yorkshire.. Besides being adjudged the best film, Rang de Basanti, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's take on modern day patriotism, bagged as many as 11 awards, including for best actress in a supporting role for Soha Ali Khan. Hrithik Roshan added another feather to his cap with the title of the best actor for Krrish, whileRani Mukherjee was awarded the Best Actress for Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. Raj Kumar Hirani won the best director for the film Lage Raho Munnabhai. Sunidhi Chauhan was chosen the best female playback singer. The music category was dominated by the Fanaa team, as Prasoon Joshi bagged the award for best lyrics and Shaan was rewarded for the Best Male singer 2006 for his rendition Chand Sifarsh. The awards nite also saw performances from leading stars of Indian cinema like Salman Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shilpa Shetty, Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan and Bipasha Basu. The night also witnessed dance rhythms by Govinda, Aftab Shivdasani, Emraan Hashmi and Raima Sen choreographed by Shaimak Davar. Boman Irani and Anupam Kher kept the audience in splits with witticisms with Lara Dutta adding the oomph quotient. Shilpa Shetty enthralled the UK audience by performing live to some of the top songs of the year. The winners were as follows: Best Film-Rang De Basanti Best Actor-Hrithik Roshan - Krrish Best Actress-Rani Mukherjee - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)-Arshad Warsi - Lage Raho Munnabhai Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)-Soha Ali Khan - Rang De Basanti Best Director-Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra - Rang De Basanti Best Screenplay-Rensil D'Silva, Rakesh Mehra, Kamlesh Pandey - (Rang De Basanti) Best Story-Lage Raho Munnabhai Best Dialogue-Lage Raho Munnabhai Best Actor in a Comic Role-Tusshar Kapoor- (Golmaal) Best Actor in a Negative Role-Saif Ali Khan- (Omkara) Best Music Direction-A.R. Rehman - Rang De Basanti Best Lyrics-Prasoon Joshi - Chand Sifarish (Fanaa) Best Playback (Male)-Shaan - Chand Sifarish (Fanaa) Best Playback (Female)-Sunidhi Chauhan - Beedi (Omkara) Best Debut (Female)-Kangana Ranaut Best Debut (Male)-Upen Patel Outstanding Achievement Award-Dharmendra Brightest Indian director abroad Award-Deepa Mehta - Water Outstanding contribution to cinema-Basu Chaterjee Best Cinematic contribution for litery work-Vishal Bhardwaj The most glamourous face-Hrithik Roshan & Aishwarya Rai Idea Creative Film-Krrish
Mohit to Nisha - 'Tumhaara Naam Kya Hai Basanti'
While it's a common news by now that Nisha Kothari is Ram Gopal Verma's Basanti a.k.a. Ghunghroo in his version of 'Sholay', what is interesting to note is that Nisha would be sharing screen time with Mohit Ahlawat again for the 4th time in her short career so far. Though she is paired opposite Ajay Devgan [who plays Veeru] in the film, she does have a few scenes with Mohit Ahlawat [who plays Jai] too! The two share a love-hate relationship in the film, as per the original 'Sholay', and the attitude which the two throw at each other is said to be one of the highlights of the film. After working with Nisha in 'James', 'Darna Zaroori Hai' and 'Shiva', it would be a great sight to see Mohit posing a question - 'Tumhara Naam Kya Hai Basanti....oops, Ghunghroo'!
Ustad Sultan Khan of 'Piya Basanti' returns with Divas
Any heart that has ever beaten for someone special would have certainly fallen in love with the ballad 'Piya Basanti Re'. Now Ustad Sultan Khan, the man behind the haunting romantic chartbuster, would be coming back to create magic once again with an album titled "Ustad & The Divas". The songs have been composed by Sandesh Shandilya. Incidentally this is the debut album on the latest music label launched by Bhushan Kumar and releases all over on 27th November.
HEROES being compared to RANG DE BASANTI?
With excellent pre-release reports and positive word-of-mouth, Eros International's Heroes, the multi starrer with industry stalwarts like Salman Khan, Preity Zinta, Sunny Deol and Mithun Chakravorthy has taken a good opening across India, especially Punjab and other parts of north India. The film has enjoyed the biggest pre-Diwali opening, releasing to packed cinemas in northern India. With fantastic collections pouring in across regions - 80-85% collections in multiplexes and 65% in single screens in UP, Punjab and Delhi, 80-85% single screens in Maharashtra and 80% in Gujarat and similar figures coming in from other regions, audience reactions have been very promising. Reports are already doing the rounds of the film being comparable to a cult film on the lines of Rang De Basanti and Baghban. A fun road trip of two boys (protagonists Sohail Khan and Vatsal Seth) clubbed with a series of experiences that ignite emotions that have never been experienced before, Heroes has been described as a powerful and moving experience. Another eminent trade analyst and critic has described the film as a unique story and Indians should be proud of Heroes. Another eminent journalist goes on to say, 'Here's a piece of cinema that we need to stand and applaud for its idealism, its absolute absence of cynicism in telling a story that invites the conscience to cry for a country and global society that can't think beyond its own nose'. Produced by Bharat Shah, Vikas Kapoor and Samir Karnik, Heroes directed by Samir Karnik, has an eclectic star cast including Salman Khan, Priety Zinta, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Mithun Chakraborty, Dino Morea, Sohail Khan, Vatsal Seth, Amrita Arora and Ria Sen. Heroes is a journey of two boys who travel a thousand miles to meet their destiny and discover national pride. The film is a visual treat, having been shot across several locations in India including Delhi, Rajasthan, Himachal, Ladakh, Punjab and eastern India.