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The news is out. The current hottest director of Bollywood, Abbas Tyrewalla has announced his next project. And keeping up with his tradition of experimenting with different subjects, Abbas this time has gone for an adult romantic comedy. The title also is quite different from what the Hindi film lovers have come across so far. For the time being the movie is called as '1-800-Love' and it deals with the toll free help lines in U.S.A. Normally it takes at least one year for a filmmaker to come up with a fresh idea and transform it into a screenplay. So it will be quite natural for the people to get astonished on how Abbas Tyrewalla might have found the subject for this movie as 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na' is still running houseful. When the film maker has a life partner who is as talented as he is, it makes up a powerhouse team for making stories. When Abbas was hell bent behind 'JTYJN' his wife Pakhi was on the creative roll constructing the script for '1-800-Love'. She finished it in a span of two years and helped Abbas to move on with this project fresh and reenergized after the sweet success of his directorial debut. In this film also some talented youngsters will get a golden chance to showcase their talents along with some established stars. As the story has an urban flavour and relates to the society and life in U.S.A, it will be shot there. Another young and talented film maker Madhur Bhandarkar who is good friend of Abbas is producing this film as both of them have been planning to work together for a long time. Given the penchant of both these film makers for always coming out with something absolutely refreshing, another classic new generation movie can be expected.
Ghai-Abbas Mustan-Kareena-Priyanka together again
The 'Aitraaz' team of producers Subhash Ghai, director duo Abbas Mustan and female leads Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra are together again! And they have repeated this feat in recently released '36 China Town'! For those who watched the latest thriller from Abbas Mustan [with ample dose of comedy], they had a surprise in store as Priyanka Chopra appeared in a one scene appearance during the last 5 minutes of the film. Roped in to primarily add the glamour quotient, she is shown as investigating cop Akshaye Khanna's girlfriend who bumps across Casanova Upen Patel in a club. Looking million bucks as always, this is the second time she has been seen in the fag end of a film after Milan Luthria's 'Taxi No. 9211' where she was shown to let her heart go to John Abraham.
Imran Abbas a 'reincarnation' of Farooque Sheikh: Muzaffar Ali
Muzaffar Ali, whose upcoming film "Jaanisar" features newcomers Imran Abbas and Pernia Qureshi, says one of the reasons for choosing Imran as the protagonist was because he seemed a reincarnation of actor Farooque Sheikh. "The story is about a king and a courtesan. I found the required aspects on her (Pernia) face as well on his (Imran) face. The kind of sensitivity that should be there on such a person, Imran has that. A nice vulnerable face. For me, he is Farooque Sheikh's reincarnation. And I couldn't think of any other actor for this character," said Ali at the the music launch of the film. Farooque Sheikh was always known for his simple and understated performances in relationship-based films which connected with the audiences. In a previous interview, Ali had said about Imran that "there's no boy as good-looking as him in India or Pakistan". Imran made his way into the hearts of viewers with numerous serials in Pakistan. When those serials started being telecast on Indian channels, Indians too got acquainted with his simple portrayal in the relationship-based serials. Thus, he got noticed by filmmakers and eventually made his debut in Vikram Bhatt's "Creature" opposite Bipasha Basu. The film, set two decades after the 1857 revolt, also marks the debut of fashion designer Pernia.
Ali Abbas Zafar: Salman was not laid back during 'Sultan'
Salman Khan is often known for his laid back and relaxed attitude but surprisingly director Ali Abbas Zafar says the superstar was completely dedicated while working on 'Sultan'. "He (Salman) was not laid back at all. On paper he knew he can't afford to be laid back as he had to work hard for this film as he is racing against a steam engine...In wrestling, weight goes up and down. Physically, this film has been very challenging," Ali told PTI. Even after going through the grueling training sessions and workouts in the gym, according to Ali, the 50-year-old actor never complained. "Only on hard days he used to say can I have an ice cream... But the day he was done he had four ice creams," Ali added. The "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" star had to alter his weight from 100 kgs and then as per the instructions of Ali, he came down to 90 kgs and then to 82 kgs. "At the age of 50 to do all this within six to eight months takes a lot of hard work. Even when he was not working on sets he had to train for four hours. This is phenomenal for an actor enjoying such stardom," he said. Apparently "Sultan" is the first sports film that Salman has done in his career. "This is Salman's first sports film and you do make some changes keeping his personality in mind. We wanted to make 'Sultan' with him only. Whatever changes happened, it happened on the sets not on script level," he said. "His understanding and experience helped us to make a better film. He did small changes and not the big things," he added. The 'Dabangg' Khan loves to flaunt his chiseled body on screen and 'Sultan' required him to wear "langots", considering the fact that he plays a wrestler. The 'Gunday' helmer reveals that Salman was initially shy to wear a langot. "He is a very shy guy. He is very conscious about his body. He is the poster boy for everyone in the gym. Salman Khan is the bible of body building," he added. On the day of beginning the shoot, Salman was not willing to wear langot as there were 6,000 people. "He (Salman) was feeling shy to come out. I convinced him. I told everyone on the sets to keep quiet. Then later he was feeling so hot that he liked wearing the langot," Ali said. "It (scene) has come out well he looks good in it. His body type is of a wrestler. It's just the mental block that he had but when he saw the shot (with langot) he joked about it saying he is the first male actor to wear a bikini," he added. Also starring Anushka Sharma in the lead, 'Sultan' produced by Yash Raj Films releases this Eid.
Vikaas Kalantri in Abbas Mastaan's Next
Actor Vikaas Kalantri of 'Nayee Padosan' fame will now be seen in Abbas-Mastaan's untitled forthcoming film. Vikaas has already completed the shotoing scedule with Bobby Deol and Akshaye Khanna in a shooting schedule held in Dubai recently. The film is being produced by Tips and is likely to be released by May 2007. 'I play a character called Siddharth in this thriller film, and am paired opposite model Urvashi Sharma. I portray a happy go lucky guy, the most effervescent among a group of four, comprising Bobby Deol, Akshaye Khanna, Urvashi Sharma and me,' says Kalantri. The actor made his debut on the silver screen with K C Bokadia's 'Pyaar Zindagi Hai', which was followed by Nitin Manmohan's 'Nayee Padosan'.
John Abraham in Abbas Tyrewala's next
See after Imraan Khan, who is next fortunate actor to bag a well written role from the writer/director Abbas Tyrewala. Its John Abraham turn to be play a character which in all probabilities will turn out to be the best role that John has done so far. The name of the film '1-800-Love' is inspired from the toll-free help lines in the U.S.A. As soon as John Abraham heard the story of the new movie, he got so exited that he agreed not only to act in it but also to co-produce. Written by Pakhi, wife of Abbas Tyrewala, '1-800-Love' will be romantic comedy which will be shot fully in Boston, U.S.A.