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Actor Ali Fazal says he is fascinated by stories of underdogs in real-life and that is the reason in films he has played roles of men struggling to make it big. Ali made his debut as an engineering student in the 2009 blockbuster "3 Idiots" and then appeared as a teenager in final year of school in "Always Kabhi Kabhi", followed by his character of a struggling musician in "Fukrey". He will be now seen as a street-smart but nice guy named Guddu in "Happy Bhag Jayegi". The film is helmed by Mudassar Aziz, who last directed Sushmita Sen-starrer "Dulha Mil Gaya" in 2010. "I am in love with stories of underdogs. My character is the underdog of the film and I think that is the most beautiful thing about the script. It's not the author-backed role," Ali told PTI. "Mudassar and I had to build the character from scratch. It's a beautifully written role but it requires that much input from the actor and director. That's why we were so scared in the start," he said. The romantic-comedy stars Abhay Deol, Diana Penty, Jimmy Shergill and Piyush Mishra. The 29-year-old actor says the most important thing in the film was having a good chemistry with all the actors. "The chemistry was very important and not just with Diana... half of the film my chemistry is with Jimmy and Piyush Mishra and Abhay. It is very nice to have good actors with you. When someone's good my job becomes easier," he said. Though it is a multi-starrer, the "Khamoshiyan" actor decries artists who get insecure of their co-stars while working in a film. "Actors are dumb when they get insecure of their co-stars. A lot of actors do. When there is a good actor they're like, 'oh he's eating up the part'. That's stupid. "They should give more because what we don't realise is, if the other actor is good, he is making you shine automatically. You don't have to do much, half the job is done," he added. "Happy Bhag Jayegi" is set to release on August 19.
'Shotgun' Shatrughan Sinha's shoutout to daughter Sonakshi Sinha
Shatrughan Sinha yesterday returned to Twitter after a hiatus . The Shotgun tweeted, “Lagta hai yeh KHAMOSH nahi rahegi.” This was daddy dearest’s way of giving a shout out to Sonakshi for her role in upcoming action flick, Akira, which is slated for a September release.
Salman still unexplored as an actor: Ali Abbas Zafar
He has a magical bond with his audience making his films recession-proof at the box office but it is only recently that Salman Khan has started choosing character-driven roles and the director of his upcoming film Sultan Ali Abbas Zafar says there is still a lot unexplored in the actor. The glimpses of the actor that the audience saw in “Khamoshi” and “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam”, is making its presence felt more often be it “Dabangg” or Salman’s recent “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”. “Sultan” director Ali Abbas Zafar say directing Salman in the role of a wrestler in the sports drama was a delight as he could connect with the actor on an emotional level. “The thing that I got most fascinated by SK was that he is still very unexplored as an actor. There is a certain persona that people have made around him. But once you get to know him, there is definitely lots and lots of talent. That is what makes him such a big star today. He is very identifiable,” Zafar told PTI. The director feels Salman has always had a great bond with his audience and he does not need to do a lot of effort to make them believe in him on screen. “That is his strength, the less he does the more it is for the audience but it happens very rarely. He knows the craft so well that whatever little I used to ask him to do, he would do that well and beautifully.
Kalki Koechlin's Pak connection
After tackling cerebral palsy in her last film, 'Margarita, With a Straw', Kalki Koechlin is now Pakistan-bound. The 32-year-old actress features in filmmaker Sabiha Sumar's (of Khamosh Pani fame) next, 'Azmaish - Trials of Life', that sees the duo travel through India and its neighbour, exploring the two countries through their lifestyles, religious dynamics, and violence stemming from extremism. "This project had been in the works for three years. When I met Kalki as a jury member at MAMI (Mumbai Film Festival) last year, she struck me as someone who empathises with the world and is concerned about its issues. When I told her about the idea for my film she immediately came on board as the Indian partner. She visited Pakistan for the first time earlier this year and we travelled across deserts and mountains. The idea was to capture how two women feel the pulse of the two countries," Sabiha informed Mirror, adding that while she picked out the Pakistani locations to shoot the film, Kalki took care of spots across the border. "Kalki picked out the Indian locations along with our research team. We shot in a Mumbai local, in a truck in Sindh and played Holi with the fishermen community in Mumbai. A part of the film is yet to be shot. We have now resorted to crowd-funding through which people contributing more than $250 will get access to stills from the shoot which are shot by a top photographer," the filmmaker signs off.
Manisha Koirala to wed Nepali businessman?
Bollywood actress and the daughter of one of the most powerful political houses in Nepal, Manisha Koirala, seems finally set to tie the knot – and in Nepal. The 40-year-old actress, the country’s most eligible single woman, will finally say “I do” to Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal with the wedding set for June 19. “Mutual acquaintances told me about a week ago that Manisha Koirala was getting married in Nepal,” said Nepali film director Dipendra Khanal, whose upcoming release “Dharma” will mark the return of the actress to the Nepali film industry nearly two decades after she left Nepal to storm Bollywood. Manisha, presently shooting in Kerala for a Telugu film, will return to Kathmandu Friday, Khanal said. She was in Nepal last month to attend the last rites of her grand-uncle Girija Prasad Koirala. At a press conference afterwards, she said the patriarch of Nepal’s politics and five-time prime minister had lamented to her that nobody loved him; people flocked to him only to get something out of him. She was asked about her wedding plans but she parried the questions without divulging her new romance. The would-be bridegroom was reportedly educated in the US and is a businessman. While not much is known about him, his father Surendra Dahal made his fortune in the leather industry. The wedding will be a three-day extravaganza that is expected to see Mumbai’s stars descend on Kathmandu. Manisha, grand-daughter of Nepal’s first elected prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala, had a minor fling with politics in 2005 when she supported King Gyanendra’s bid to seize power with an army-backed coup. However, the move backfired and led to the abolition of monarchy in Nepal, once the world’s only Hindu kingdom. It is being speculated that Manisha could enter politics finally. Her aunt Sujata Koirala is the deputy prime minister of Nepal while two of her uncles are MPs. Her father Prakash Koirala was a minister in King Gyanendra’s cabinet but was expelled by his Nepali Congress party that led the pro-democracy movement against the king. Manisha acted in just one film in Nepal, “Pheri Bhetaula” (We will meet again), that was, however, never released. She got her big break from modelling in Nepal when she was cast by Bollywood director Subhash Ghai in “Saudagar” and then went on to act in such acclaimed films as Mani Ratnam’s “Dil Se” and “Mumbai”, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Khamoshi” and Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s “1942: A Love Story”.
Big Pictures forays into Marathi Cinema
Reliance BIG Entertainment, the flagship Media and Entertainment Company of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group has ventured into expanding its film production base into the Marathi Film Industry. The first film to come from the docks of the Big Pictures will be 'Samaantar' directed by the veteran actor and film maker Amol Palekar and co-directed by Sandhya Gokhale. The film which is currently under production also has a novelty attached to it. Through 'Samaantar', Amol Palekar makes a comeback to acting after a long break. 'Khamosh' made by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and released in 1996 was the last movie in which the film lovers saw the acting of Amol. The other actors in the film are Sharmila Tagore, Makarand Deshpande, Sameer Dharmadhikari, Kishor Kadam, Aishwarya Narkar and Radhika Apte. Sharmila Tagore says that she was quite apprehensive about speaking Marathi dialogues, but as Amol Palekar made her relaxed and put her at ease while performing, she enjoyed acting each of the scenes. Amol Palekar is a charged up man after his English feature film titled 'Quest' got the national award. 'Samaantar' shot in Pune and Kolkata is his 12th directorial venture. He says that Big Pictures acquiring the movie is a great blessing as it will be promoted and released in a manner which it deserves. He plays the role of an industrialist named Keshav whose frozen past life gets scratched accidentally and Sharmila Tagore plays the role of a potter. The movie which reveals the lost traces of two person's impeccable love will hit the screens in 2009.