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Actress Sonam Kapoor, who will be seen playing the title role in upcoming biographical film "Neerja", feels a woman's dream doesn't have an expiry date. Sonam has shot a promotional trailer for upcoming TV show "Tamanna", which focuses on the life of an aspiring woman cricketer named Dharaa Solanki, read a statement. When asked whether a woman's dream has an expiry date, Sonam said: "Not at all, I don't think a woman's dream has an expiry date. Like everyone knows I haven't completed my education and my dream is to go to university and I'm sure I can still fulfil this dream of mine." Sonam earlier said that her "biggest regret" is that she has not completed her studies. "I stopped studying at the 12th (grade). Then I came and became an actress. I could have waited for four years," she said at an event last year. Her forthcoming film "Neerja", directed by Ram Madhvani, is based on the life of Neerja Bhanot who was shot dead by terrorists on a hijacked Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi in 1986. The movie is slated to release on February 19. Apart from the "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" actress, the film also stars Shabana Azmi and Shekhar Ravjiani. "Tamanna", which will be aired on Star Plus starting February 1, will feature the unconventional tale of an aspiring women cricketer, who travels through different phases in her life to achieve her goals. Actress Anuja Sathe is essaying the protagonist.
Meet the mystery woman in 'I See You'
When the first theatrical promo of 'I See You' was shown along with 'Don', there was a strong buzz about the leading heroine of the film. Reason? Her face was not shown throughout the promo while there was no information whatsoever about who played the part. While speculations were ripe about the female being a debutant, there were also rumors about her being an established model turned actor. But now it has turned out that it was after all a rumor. The lady in question is a newcomer by the name of Vipasha who makes her debut with this Arjun Rampal starrer light hearted romantic comedy. The film is a unique love story since it deals with the relationship of a woman who is out there in spirit and a man who doesn't believe in them! How they meet, love blossoms between the two and an inseparable bond establishes between them is what this debut outing of director Vivek Agrawal is about.
MAN-TURNED-WOMAN to star in a film
The name of the film is 'Paal' and is directed by D. Sivakumar. The movie's mission is to show facts of life keeping in mind that every single individual has a right to peaceful life immaterial of gender ' male, female or transsexual. Most of Indian Cinema has always depicted transsexuals in a rather shabby vein in order to tickle the funny bone of 'insensitive' people. Barring a few short films and documentaries, the lives and emotions of transsexuals have always been underplayed and even exploited. This is where director D. Sivakumar steps in. His film 'Paal', meaning 'gender' in Tamil would explore the hitherto unexplored terrain of the lives of transsexuals in mainstream commercial Tamil cinema for the very first time. The Compact Oxford English Dictionary defines transsexual as follows'."a person born with the physical characteristics of one sex who emotionally and psychologically feels that they belong to the opposite sex" Many transsexuals undergo surgeries in order to fully relate with the sex that they emotionally and psychologically are attached to. D. Sivakumar zeroed in on Karpaga, a middle class lady from Erode, Tamilnadu, who was born a boy and at age 17 went away to Mumbai only to return back a woman after five years. Her parents were reportedly shattered but then came to terms with reality and accepted her. "'Acceptability' is what the film is going to talk about in detail" says the director. 'How many people are ready to accept?' he asks. According to the story, Karpaga plays an intellectual short filmmaker who happens to fall in love and is terrified to reveal herself to her lover. The debutante has been taking acting lessons and is also training to be a dancer. Actress Revathy will play Karpaga's mother and this role is a very vital part of the film. The director of the film is hopeful that the message the film comes out with will be well received by the general public. Karpaga, it seems, is being approached for other films as well. She has been offered to play heroine in a film and villain in another. However, Karpaga is keen on seeing 'Paal' released first.
"As a woman, I have looked for a brand that would match my needs" - Mahima Chaudhary
Recently, the connoisseurs of fashion and jewellery, PC Jewellers (PCJ), launched their new Jewellery showroom and a ladies apparel subsidiary named 'Mangalvasan', at Dehradun in a glittering function. The grand opening was marked by the presence of much glitterati, Bollywood celebrity, Mahima Chaudhary, who added extra sizzle and oomph to the high profile glamorous event. Mahima Chaudhary said, "I am delighted to be here at this occasion, PCJ is a brand that embodies perfection in everything they do ' be it jewellery or design. I have been associated with PC jewellers since a long time; it's my pleasure to be inaugurating the new showroom. Being a woman, I have looked out for a brand that I could wear everyday and a brand that would match my needs at every occasion. Here, I found a brand that not only satisfies these needs, but also embraces the desires of a woman in every beautiful piece of well-crafted jewellery.'
Jacqueline Fernandez plays woman from Venus in next film
Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez will be seen having special powers in her next Bollywood venture “Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai”. No, she doesn’t play superwoman…she plays a woman from planet Venus! Writer-director Milap Zaveri says his film is not a sci-fi action movie but a romantic comedy about Tara, a girl from Venus who comes to Earth in search of love. And that’s why he didn’t want his heroine to do daredevil stunts but she does have some super abilities – the Venus woman has the power to freeze time. “‘Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai’ is a love story rather than a superwoman story. So there was no point indulging in anything that would have made Jackie (as Jacqueline is fondly called) appear to be overtly larger than life. Yes, she is different in a lot of senses and hence there had to be something special attached to her. However, we didn’t want anything too gimmicky about her behaviour or persona,” Zaveri said. Jumping from rooftops, dodging bullets, hopping across skyscrapers, taking on 200 baddies at a time and indulging in gravity-defying stunts were a complete no-no for the makers of the film. As they started exploring various options, the one that struck the right chord was the concept of ‘time freeze’. “We thought that this would be a nice touch to the character, especially so because it would work with kids as well as adults alike. “Also, we could use this character trait in different moods and situations in the film, whether a funny sequence, a romantic moment or an emotional encounter. Once we decided to go ahead with ‘time freeze’, it was a matter of improvising on the script while incorporating this trait,” said Zaveri, who has written either the script or dialogues of films like “Masti”, “Kaante”, “Jhankaar Beats” and “Heyy Babyy”. “Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai” sees Jacqueline paired opposite Riteish Deshmukh, who had acted with the former Miss Sri Lanka in her debut film “Aladin” as well. So what are the sequences where Jacqueline ends up freezing time? While Zaveri tells us to wait and watch, a source attached to the film said: “There are some humorous as well as beautiful moments in the film when Jackie freezes time. One of the hilarious sequences is where she saves Riteish in an accident. Then there is also a point where the two eventually realize their love for each other…”. Also starring Ruslaan Mumtaz, Sonal Sehgal and Vishal Malhotra in principal roles, ‘Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai’ boasts of a number of guest appearances – Farah Khan, Akshay Kumar, Sajid Khan, Amrita Rao, Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Vidya Balan. With music by Sajid-Wajid, the film is set to release April 9.
Pernia Qureshi a miracle woman: Muzaffar Ali
Umrao Jaan" director Muzaffar Ali, who returns to make a film after a while with "Jaanisaar", is extremely fascinated with his heroine, debutante Pernia Qureshi, terming her a "miracle woman'. "When you see some women, you get a feeling that they they'll give up in moments of hardships. But with Pernia, this is definitely not the case as she can do wonders. She is a miracle woman. She has performed these miracles without a hint of difference to her beauty and grace," Ali said at the trailer launch here. "She is a genius and nothing short of that and I think she'll go very very far. And I think it is the best choice that I've made," he said. About the thought of casting the renowned fashion entrepreneur, Ali said: "When I saw Pernia, I got a feeling that she was Noor (her character in film). And Noor had a certain attitude and style about her. She combined a certain style of determination to do activities and a peculiar style of dancing and expression." Pernia has also beautifully enacted a special fight form which was a concoction of karate and other martial arts. A period love drama set in the late 19th century, "Jaanisaar" also stars Pakistani actor Imran Abbas of "Creature" fame.