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Some names immediately ring a bell and arouse curiosity about an individual. Dattatray Harishchandre Manjarsumbekar could be one such name. That's the name of one of the many thousand 'strugglers' who are currently making rounds of film producers in the city of dreams - Mumbai. The real name of the man in question is Mahesh Manjrekar and the film is 'Struggler'. Ironically the movie itself is going through some kind of struggle as it is waiting for the right release in spite of being ready for more than a year. A film that primarily revolves around the character played by Mahesh Manjrekar, it is also written and edited by the director/actor. 'Struggler' is produced by Sujit Kumar Singh of Shreya Creations and stars Amitabh Bachchan as himself in a guest appearance.
"I might miss my gym training but never yoga" - Sammir Dattani
Yoga is the new buzz word in fitness today. All the B town actors are raving about power yoga starting from Kareena Kapoor to Shilpa Shetty. The latest to join the bandwagon is actor Sammir Dattani. We now have a new Bollywood brand ambassador spreading awareness about the benefits of Yoga. Actor Sammir Dattani along with Shaina NC and members of the Malabar Hill Association, where the actor resides, planned a 5 day free yoga camp for all residents of the locality. "I think it's a great initiative to spread awareness of the benefits of Yoga. I have been practicing yoga for 5 years now and without it my week doesn't feel complete. I might miss my gym training but never yoga," smiles the young actor who feels more clubs and associations should organize such camps for the benefit of its members and the society. Food critic Rashmi Uday Sing and additional municipal commissioner R.A. Rajeev were also present to inaugurate the camp.
"I'd surely be ready for FASHION 2" - Sammir Dattani
Sammir Dattani was the showstopper at Luxottica's eyewear collection 2008-2009 fashion show that showcased top brands like Bvlgari, Prada, Versace, D&G etc with collection of sunglasses. For Sammir, walking the ramp wearing latest sunglass collections was ideal because he possesses a wide variety of designer sunglasses too. "I am very fond of sunglasses so this was the perfect occasion to walk the ramp. It was my first experience and a fun-filled one. I was nervous just like all those who doing something for the first time. But my friends were there to cheer up for me," he said. Sammir said that the ramp experience was quite addictive. "I'd love to do it again," he smiled. Now since he had been a show stopper and stepped into the fashion world didn't he wish he was a part of Madhur's Fashion. To that Sammir quipped, "Well I had no experience about fashion and modeling before this. But a few more show stopper show experiences like this and I'd surely be ready for Fashion 2."
Madhushree Dutta: Gutsy Mumbai Journey
National Award winning director Madhusree Dutta's presents much-admired Seven Islands and a Metro, which talks about the city Mumbai. Madhusree has presented the film in a thought provoking manner through the eyes of Ismat Chugtai. The narrator sees Mumbai from the eyes of the men who hang on the sky to clean the glass windows of skyscrapers, how does a monsoon evening sky look like from the point of view of an aspiring migrant entering the city by train, the hypnotism of Bollywood, the aspiration of a mega-metropolis, the possibilities in a multi-cultural city encourages a horde of single women from the sub-continent to jump into the adventure that is living in Bombay. The film that has opened to rave reviews is a tribute to the spirit of Bombay, which is fascinating and scary at the same time. As a stunt woman from Bollywood (who worked in sholay, Mard, Sita aur Gita etc.) she says, 'humein muhn chhupane ka 2000 milta hai aur muhn dikhane ka 1000.' (We get Rs.2000 for hiding our face and Rs. 1000 for showing it). The film unfolds in a very matter of fact manner through the eyes of Ismat Chugtai and Sa'adat Hasan Manto the two legendary writers who lived in this metropolis. This non-fiction features Mumbai in a very novel way for the city dwellers.
Tanushree Dutta - Her time begins now
After her twin releases last year in the form of 'Aashiq Banaya Aapne' and 'Chocolate', Tanushree Dutta had to contend with a song'n'dance appearance in '36 China Town' this year. But her fans would have a lot more to see of her in coming few months. Starting with 'Bhagam Bhag' where in a small appearance she has a song and a few scenes to enact, she would be seen in Raj Kanwar produced 'Raqueeb - Rivals In Love' in early 2007 where she is the center of attraction of Rahul Khanna, Jimmy Shergill and Sharman Joshi. 'Risk' would be coming close too though she is not expected to have an author backed role there since it seems more as a Randeep Hooda - Vinod Khanna face off! It could surely be different though in the case of 'Good Boy Bad Boy', the publicity of which should now begin anytime since producer Subhash Ghai is already done with his 'Apna Sapna Mone Money'. Co-starring with Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor and Isha Sharwani, it surely seems to be a fun outing. Another film that is long in the making, Vikram Bhatt's 'Speed', also seems to be a popcorn entertainer and if the few remaining portions of the film that remain to be shot are completed soon, it could make Tanushree visible for a large part of next year. The fun only continues with 'Mr. Fraud', an Abbas Mustan thriller which should release around middle of next year. Starring Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan and Bipasha Basu, it is the biggest film so far for Tanushree to be a part of. Another biggie where she has a small but important role to play in one of the stories is Sanjay Gupta produced 'Dus Kahaniyaan'. With such an array of releases coming next year, it could well be the turning point of Tanushree Dutta's film career.
Tanushree Dutta gathers SPEED while playing DHOL
Tanushree Dutta has been having an eventful year so far. After RISK (January 2007), GOOD BOY BAD BOY (May 2007) and RAQEEB (May 2007), she would be having two more of her films arriving in back to back weeks this September. First to come would be Priyadarshan's high profile project DHOL which is a comic thriller. Releasing on 21st September, the film is carrying good reports and is said to be a laugh-a-minute riot. A week later, i.e. on 28th September, her two-years-in-the-making SPEED would be releasing too which is directed by Vikram Bhatt. A Harry Baweja production based on Hollywood thriller CELLULAR, SPEED has Tanushree playing Zayed Khan's love interest in the film. She has also been in the news recently for signing a children's film where she is required to play a character on the lines of Lara Croft from THE TOMB RAIDERS series. As a preparation for her role, she is also learning martial arts.