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Akshay Kumar a.k.a. Akki is all set to entertain the audience once again. If the buzz going around Bollywood is to be believed then Nikhil Advani will soon direct Akshay in his forth coming action-comedy venture 'Chandni Chowk To China'. Akshay was the master blaster last year giving four hits in a row like 'Namastey London', 'Heyy Babyy', 'Welcome' and 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa'. With the right person to bank on, the director seems to be real happy to direct Akshay. It is said that Deepika Padukone will share screen space with Akshay in this flick. 'Chandni Chowk To China' is produced by Warner Bros. and Rohan Sippy. This film will cast Akshay as the man with a rugged look and has a lot of action bytes to look forward to. It is reported that the film started rolling on February 22 and was shot from various locales throughout China also including Shanghai. The film will involve quite a lot of martial arts sequences. The script for this film has been jointly penned by Rohan Sippy and Shridar Raghavan. The director of the film is reported to have revealed that for this film he is just banking on the prowess of Akshay and his friend for twenty years, Rohan Sippy. The director has also reportedly revealed that this film will look more like the 'Dhoom' series. After the not-so-good reviews for his last film Salaam-E-Ishq the director is all set to bounce back with a box office hit this year with 'Chandni Chowk To China'. We wish the entire team all the very best and look forward to some hardcore action from the action-hero Akshay Kumar.
Sameer Dharmadhikari - Journey from 'Game' of politics to the battleground
What a strange journey it has been for Sameer Dharmadhikari. A popular model, he made his debut 7 years back with Prakash Jha directed 'Dil Kya Kare'. With a starcast of Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Chandrachur Singh and Mahima Chaudhary, he was hardly noticed in the flick. He had his first major Bollywood outing with none other than Madhur Bhandarkar in 'Satta'. With a meaty role to boost and critical acclaim to cherish, he seemed to have made his presence felt as an accomplished actor who would be seen in many more interesting films. Not many are aware but in between 'Dil Kya Kare' and 'Satta', he was also seen in a small part in Hollywood production 'Quicksand' which was directed by Sam Firstenberg. But from hereon, it was all downhill for the actor. His next release 'Agnipankh' sunk without a trace while his only notable project after 'Satta, 'Raincoat', didn't really have much for him to do. After that he had inconsequential projects like Nigehbaan - The Third Eye, Rafta Rafta - The Speed, Husn - Love And Betrayal, Madhubaala, Katputhli and Manoranjan, none of which really helped him gain a solid ground at the box office. Now come his next film 'Game' [in fact the only film of his that is due for release in coming months] where he shares screen with Mona a.k.a. Menaka a.k.a. Sherlyn Chopra. A thriller with Prashant Narayanan, Mukesh Tiwari, Anil Nagrath and Govind Namdeo forming the rest of the starcast and Shivram Yadav [director of Madhubala] at the helm of direction, it again hardly seems hardly a product that would be able to do justice to Sameer's stint with Bollywood. Will he get another good opportunity soon?
MONOPOLY - THE GAME FOR MONEY cast ready to leave for Canada
Director, producer Nileish Malhotra of "Monopoly- The Game of Money" recently threw a party to celebrate and introduce his entire star cast and technicians to the press. All the artistes Zeenat Aman, Karran Khanna, Amrita Arora, Hrishita Bhatt, Rajat Bedi, Kunal Ganjwala and Vivek Shauq were present at the conference along with all four producers Nileish Malhotra, Jatinder Minhas, Ramesh Mehta and Manjit Bhatti. "We are happy that we have such a perfect star cast and the best technicians for our forthcoming venture. We are shooting at the virgin territories of Richmond in British Columbia. The entire team is leaving for Canada for a month long schedule on 15th September," comments Nileish Malhotra. Nileish Malhotra has already recorded four songs for "Monopoly-the game of money". First song was in Spanish and sung by Sunidhi Chauhan and Sukhvinder Singh while the title song is sung by Dolly Sidhu and Sukhwinder to the beats of tribal Red Indian music. One song is sung by Kunal Ganjwala and one is again rendered by Sukhwinder and Sneha Pant. Nileish Malhotra had visited British Columbia (Canada) for location scouting for his film "Monopoly- The Game of Money", and has met with Honorable Gordon Campbell, Premier (Chief Minister of British Columbia) Canada, the Honorable Iona V. Campagnolo (Lieutenant Governor Of British Columbia) Canada and Mayor of the city of Richmond, Honorable Malcolm Brodie. All of them promised him full cooperation for his forthcoming film to shoot in British Columbia. Malhotra Productions' second film and Elegant Film's Pvt Ltd.'s first film 'Monopoly-The Game of Money' is an Indo-Canadian Venture. Written by Rajesh Iyer, the film's technical director is Raju Subramanyan while Director of Photography is Jack Conroy (three times nominated for Oscars) from Hollywood. Elegant Films Pvt Ltd. has joined hands with Malhotra Productions, which is an audio-visual production company, having vast reservoir of experience and expertise in the field of documentary, animation, advertising film, feature film and software for television. It is a professionally managed company and since 1995 it is a member of the Association of Motion Pictures and Television Programme Producers.
The name game
Director Kunal Kohli is in dire straits. He is yet to get a good name for his new film. The promo of the new film from the Yash Raj banner is to be shown in the theatres on April 25, the release day of 'Tashan'. According to the grapevine, Kunal has even promised an expensive laptop for the person from the film's crew who comes up with the most suitable title. The new film has Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerjee in the lead roles. Kunal would have never thought that finding a good name for the film would turn out to be more difficult than the whole process of shooting the movie.
Any Indian heroine game for emerging from a beach, a la Bo Derek?
Will a Bollywood actress play Bo Derek? When it comes to sex symbols, Bo Derek has ruled the world for decades with just one performance that shook the world and made men go weak in their knees for a couple of decades. When Bo performed the classic scene where she came out of the water of a Mexican beach, clad in a golden bikini in her 1979 film '10', she sent countless hearts aflutter not only in the US but all over the world. Overnight, the actress became the world's biggest teen icon; a fantasy for every man; a sort of phenomenon, going down in the history of cinema as the biggest sex symbol the world had ever seen. Written and directed by Blake Edwards, the temptingly tasteful adult comedy co-starred the 'The Sound of Music' actress Julie Andrews and actor Dudley Moore with Bo Derek. Now, almost thirty years later, Hollywood's biggest Indian producer Ashok Amritraj has managed to procure the remake rights of '10' and is all set to cast 'the next Bo Derek'. "Mr Amritraj plans to launch a worldwide search for the girl who will play Bo's role in the remake," informs the filmmaker's publicist Dale Bhagwagar. When asked if there is a chance, the maker might cast a Bollywood actress for it, the PR specialist doesn't rule out the possibility, though he says, "it's a little early to throw up names, but you will soon get to know". One thing is rest assured, whosoever plays the role in the remake, is going to be closely watched and adulated by millions all over the world. Only time will tell, if that name is going to be from Bollywood. A little known fact is that Bo has starred in a Bollywood film earlier as well. This was Kaizad Gustad's Hindi film 'Boom' released in 2003, which had Bo re-enacting her popular beach scene of '10'. Gustad had managed to rope her in for a cameo, where, twenty-four years after emerging the world's biggest sex icon, Bo, playing herself in the movie, fulfils the ultimate fantasy of an underworld don (played by Amitabh Bachchan). While the gorgeous Hollywood actress had come out of the water in a golden bikini in '10', she did the same in 'Boom', decked in a golden sari, especially for the don.
Kathputli Plays Games
Katputhli produced by actress Mink and her brother Punnu Brar and directed by Sanjay Khanna is now being readied for release by July 28. Produced under the banner of 'Bro & Sis Productions', the film stars Milind Soman, Yukta Mookhi,Sameer Dharmadhikari, Seema Biswas, Sudhanshu Pandey, Mukul Dev and Vikaas Kalantri in key roles. The film is presented by Sahara One Motion Pictures. Punnu is excited at having completed the film, which is his debut venture as a producer. "Katputhli is today's film. It is a psychological thriller with surprising and chilling twists and turns, which guarantee to keep you on the edge of your set. It is an out and out entertainer, which will also drive your blues away. Let me tell you in advance that Katputhli isn't at all a murder mystery though I should concede that it was a tough challenge for both my sister Mink and I to get this project going," he says. Katputhli was shot in various places in the country like Hyderabad, Goa and Mumbai in a span of 45 days. According to director Sanjay Khanna, the film sets out to drive home the message perhaps for the first time in the annals of film history that even if you have negativity within you, you are still a human being. He adds. "You tend to be bad if you want something good for yourself because you are after all human," he justifies. It was after Mink had acted in Oops with Deepak Tijori as the director, that Punnu suggested to her that they should form a production company and launch a film under their own banner. Says Punnu, "The ultimate kick for me has always been to take up creative activities. I have written the script as well as the screenplay of Katputhli and have had a big hand as far as music for the film is concerned. We chose Sanjay Khanna as the director because we needed a person with no ego problems." Mink and Punnu* assert that the idea to launch their own film didn't stem out of their need to cast Mink or for that matter Punnu as actors in their own projects. Says Mink "Katputhli was launched only because we feel that the Indian audience is today ready to do accept new things as far as Cinema is concerned. Though I do intend taking up direction of one of the films that our company may produce, I will always be part of our production venture as a producer and actress." Punnu and Mink have an ambitious plan of making at least 3 films in every two years. "We are happy that our maiden venture as a producer- Katputhli has shaped up very well. It is generally the director's version but as far as Katputhli is concerned, it is a vision of both Sanjay Khanna and Punnu because without consulting Punnu who has not only written the script as well as the screenplay of Katputhli, but also co-produced the film in tandem with his sister Mink.