HOT DEEPIKA IN "RACE 2"

 
Deepika Padukone has a slew of big films lined up this year. Taking a superb head start her first release of the year, RACE 2 has received a fantastic opening at the box office.

Infact the film has managed to cross the 100 crore mark and is yet running steady at the box office. This marks the first 100 crore for Deepika Padukone.

However when you ask Deepika, she says "It is definitely encouraging that my film is doing well. However I am not fascinated by the 100 crore tag."

Deepika has received many umpteenth praises for her look and performance in her film.

WE HAVE LOST 2 GREAT PERSONALITY THIS OCTOBER

Legendary film director, screenwriter and film producer Yash Chopra is dead. Chopra, 80, had been admitted to Lilavati hospital in Bandra on October 13 after being diagnosed with dengue, according to TV reports.

Known for making some of the best love stories and action dramas, the veteran had been busy shooting for his last directorial project — Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

Noted comedian and filmmaker Jaspal Bhatti, 57, died in a road accident near Shahkot in the early hours on Thursday. Bhatti along with his son Jasraj who was on the wheel, and two others was coming to Jalandhar from Bathinda for the promotion of his new film 'Power Cut' when the car hit a tree on the roadside.

SAIF-KAREENA GRAND NIKAAH CEREMONY TOOK PLACE ON WEDNESDAY

 The much-hyped wedding of Bollywood's most celebrated couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor took place at Mumbai's Taj Mahal palace hotel. They had a court registered marriage in the morning with only close family members & friends followed by a grand Nikaah ceremony in the evening.

The nikaah ceremony was attended by most of the high profile Bollywood celebrities, present there to bless & congratulate the newlywed couple.

Shahrukh Khan stepped in the venue along with wife Gauri. Gauri dazzled in her white lehenga dress, whereas Shahrukh was striking in the black suit.

SAIF-KAREENA POSTPONED WEDDING DATE

The media could not refrain from asking the big question during the 'first look' launch of Kareena Kapoor's film HEROINE. Though right in the beginning of the function UTV's Siddharth Roy Kapur made it clear that questions not pertaining to the film will not be welcomed. Everyone was aware about the news of the postponement of Saif-Kareena wedding that was to happen in October 2012 and the media wanted to confirm with the (would-be) bride herself the veracity of the report that had appeared in a morning tabloid. The bride termed the report as speculative yet did not deny it and informed the media that the prerogative to announce the wedding date is of the groom i.e. Saif Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi.

As far as she is concerned her priority at the moment is her big film HEROINE. It is obvious that Kareena Kapoor is not in a hurry to give up the privileges of a 'heroine' to don the mantle of a dashing Nawab's Begum.

AGENT VINOD OVERTAKES BLOOD MONEY WITH EARNING OF 38 CRORES

Very much on the expected lines, this week's major release, from the Bhatt banner, Kunal Khemu's BLOOD MONEY, failed to embark upon even a decent start. While the single screens were better at 25-30 percent, the multiplexes were disappointing at around 15-20 percent. The collections did see an increase during the latter shows (especially at single screens of the Hindi belt), but it was not encouraging enough. All the same, given the high number of screens, BLOOD MONEY will still manage a decent weekend haul.

Meanwhile last Friday's AGENT VINOD saw a sizeable fall in collections during the weekdays, after a good 28-29 crore weekend. As per early estimates, the 62 crore (all inclusive) Saif-Kareena starrer has netted around 38 crore (to be validated) during the opening week from India, and will have to perform reasonably well in the second week, to get to the positive side of the fulcrum.

SAIF ALI KHAN - BECOMES THE 10TH NAWAB OF PATAUDI

Following the death of his father and celebrated cricketer Mansur Ali Khan, actor Actor Saif Ali Khan became the 10th Nawab of Pataudi in a private ceremony at the Pataudi Palace. The ceremony was presided over by senior residents from 52 villages. Mansur Ali Khan was the 9th Nawab of the estate of Pataudi which is in Haryana on the outskirts of Delhi.

Sisters, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan, mom Sharmila Tagore and daughter Sara (from Saif’s marriage to Amrita Singh) were present to grace the occassion. The chief guest of the event was the Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The anointing comes after the end of the 40 days of mourning for the death of Mansur Ali Khan.

TODAY KAREENA KAPOOR TURNS 31

Where a many Bollywood beauties bid goodbye to their careers and plan to get settled as they reach their thirties, actress Kareena Kapoor is riding higher and higher, who turns 31 today.

EARLY BACKGROUND:-

Kareena Kapoor was born on 21st September 1980, often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations,and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary romantic dramas to comedies, period films to major Bollywood productions, as well as less publicised independent films.

Born into a family where her parents, Randhir Kapoor and Babita, and elder sister Karisma were actors, Kapoor faced the media spotlight from a very young age, but did not make her acting debut until the 2000 film Refugee. Her melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... became India's highest-grossing film in the overseas market in 2001, and is one of her biggest commercial successes to date. After receiving negative reviews for a series of repetitive roles, Kapoor accepted more demanding parts in order to avoid being typecast, and was consequently recognized by critics for displaying greater versatility as an actress. Her portrayal of a sex worker in Chameli (2004) proved to be the turning point in her career and she was later noted for her performances in the critically acclaimed projects Dev (2004) and Omkara (2006).

In 2007, Kapoor received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her performance in Jab We Met, a romantic comedy directed by Imtiaz Ali. She went on to play the lead female role in the thriller Kurbaan (2009), for which she earned critical acclaim, and the drama 3 Idiots (2009), which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time. Having done so, Kapoor has established herself as a leading actress of the Hindi film industry. In addition to movie acting, Kapoor is a regular stage performer and has launched her own clothing line in association with being the brand ambassador for the retail chain Globus. Her off-screen life, including her relationship with actor Saif Ali Khan, is the subject of wide media coverage in India.

With biggest of hits and superhits films like JAB WE MET, 3 IDIOTS, GOLMAAL series, BODYGUARD, and some highly anticipated films under her belt (RA.ONE with Shahrukh Khan, Reema Kagti's untitled project with Aamir Khan, AGENT VINOD with Saif Ali Khan, EK MAIN AUR EKK TU with Imran Khan), Kareena has only proved that she is the original numero uno actress and here to stay.

So join us in wishing Chammak Challo Kareena Kapoor as she celebrates her birthday today.

PRAKASH JHA'S UPCOMING MOVIE "AARAKSHAN"

The local authorities demolished a major set of Prakash Jha's upcoming film "AARAKSHAN"in Bhopal. The demolition was ordered by the District Magistrate's office. Patchwork scenes with Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan were scheduled to be shot on the set later this month.

Prakash Jha Productions had taken land on lease from the Minal Residency Group, not realizing that it was disputed property.

From end-January till end of March shooting continued on the constructed set.

The set that has been demolished included an entire bungalow that belongs to the character played by Mr. Amitabh Bachhan in the film and parts of the tabela, where informal schools were set up in the film. This particular set was spread over an acre and a half of land.

Prakash Jha, "We had no idea that the land where we had constructed was disputed. But I do feel that even though the demolition had to go through, the authorities knew we had constructed only temporary structures for the purpose of shooting. Why demolish it? It would have been dismantled within a month. Everyone in Bhopal knew it was a set. The demolition has definitely upset our plans. The reason we had left the set standing was because there were a couple of patchwork scenes with Saif and Deepika that remained to be shot. Now we have to work out alternative arrangements."

ADM Bhopal, Mr. Rajnish Shrivastava, "It was an illegal structure, so it was demolished. The High Court had directed us to demolish the structure. We did what we were supposed to, because the construction on that area was not legal."

SAIF ALI KHAN TO PRODUCE "MAIN KHILADI TU ANARI" SEQUEL

Remember the 90s super hit film ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anari’ starring the fab jodi of flamboyant actor Saif Ali Khan and tough guy Akshay Kumar? Buzz has it that Saif is planning a sequel to the Box Office money spinner after seventeen years it first saw the light of the day.

Apparently, Saif will be reuniting with Akshay Kumar for Illuminati Films, his own production house.

Talking to a daily about the sequel, a jubilant Saif said, “You know the funny part is that I wanted to make a sequel to ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anari’ with Akshay when it had released but people asked me not to be silly since sequels don’t work in India. I however, kept saying that they do. Sequels work all the time in America. Making a sequel to the film is a pretty good idea and I might do it now.”

Although Saif has many films in his kitty, ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anari’ sequel is definitely on the cards.

After wrapping off with ‘Agent Vinod’, Saif will be busy with numerous projects under Illuminati Films.

Well, one thing is for sure that Saif and Akshay fans would love to see the ‘Main Khiladi Tu Anari’ sequel!

SAIF ALI KHAN IN CHETAN BHAGAT'S "2STATES"

                

After 'One Night At The Call Centre' and '3 Idiots' another Chetan Bhagat’s novel is going to make as a film i.e, '2 States'. Siddharth Anand directing this un-titled film with Saif Ali Khan. '2 States' story about Punjabi who will marry his Tamilian.

Saif Ali Khan has been chosen to play the lead and the actor plans to spend time with Chetan Bhagat to understand his character, Krish, and get into Krish’s mind. Says Bhagat on the film, “It is not important for Krish to be played by a Punjabi or Ananya to be played by a Tamilian. I’m aware Saif is not a Punjabi. To me that serves the story’s purpose even better. The whole idea of 2 States is to convey a pan-India appeal. The novel is about an inter-state union. What better way to show this than to have a non-Punjabi actor playing my Punjabi protagonist?”

Bhagat admits that 2 States is his most personal novel to date and the screen adaptation most precious to him.

KAREENA TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY WITH SAIF

While most actors like to spend lavishly and take exotic breaks to celebrate their birthdays, Kareena Kapoor who turns 30 on September 21, will be shooting for beau Saif Ali Khan’s home production "Agent Vinod" in Latvia which is in Eastern Europe.The actress had earlier this year missed her sister Karisma`s birthday as she was shooting in London with Shah Rukh Khan for ‘Ra.One’. However, the silver lining for Kareena is that Saif will be with her.

Kareena will be away from Mumbai for a month long shoot. Her role in Agent Vinod is very demanding and requires her to do risky stunts. A bit of birthday celebration in between hectic shoots will lighten her up.

As for Saif’s special plans for Kareena, the actor is planning to surprise his lady by flying down her mother to Latvia. Talking about her packed schedule, Kareena said, “What can I do? I barely have time to breathe. I just came to Mumbai for two days after being away for 25 days. Now, I`m off to Latvia for over a month`s shooting.

"Confirming that the shooting of Madhur Bhandarkar`s "Heroine" has been postponed Kareena says, "Madhur is still working on the script. We`ll start shooting the film when the script is ready in the next three months. Right now, Madhur is busy with Dil To Bachcha Hai Jee."