Two friends (Madhavan and Sharman Joshi) embark on a quest for a lost buddy. On this journey, they encounter a long forgotten bet, a wedding they must crash, and a funeral that goes impossibly out of control. As they make their way through the perilous landscape, another journey begins: their inner journey through memory lane and the story of their friend- the irrepressible free-thinker Rancho (Aamir Khan), who in his unique way, touched and changed their lives. It's a story of their hostel days that swings between rancho's romance with the spirited Pia (Kareena Kapoor), and his clash with and oppressive mentor, Viru Sahastrabudhhe (Boman Irani). And then one day, suddenly, Rancho vanishes...
The friend who influenced and inspired them to think creatively and independently, even as the conformist world called them three idiots. Where is the original idiot now?
Finally, in misty mountains of unparalleled beauty, the find the key to the secret.
Three Idiots is comedy of ideas that is a provocative as it is funny, as wildly entertaining as it is insightful. A laugh-riot that talks about the most important of human pursuits: self-actualization.
New Song of Emraan Hashmi.. Heart Touching songs.
Tum Mile Indian Movie - Dil Ibadat Song FT.Emraan Hasmi (Highest Quality)
Atif Aslam is back after a long time with the song Tera Hone Laga Hun from Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. The song is really nice and loving the cute pair of Ranbir Katrina. Like them?
Wanted: Dead and Alive is a remake of the 2006 Telugu movie Pokiri, directed by Prabhu Deva.
Radhe (Salman Khan) is a fearless man, who works for a ruthless mafia don Gani Bhai (Prakash Raj). He kills people in cold blood but his toughness melts when he meets Jhanvi (Ayesha Takia) and falls in love with her. Jhanvi tries to take him away from the big, bad world of criminals.
Life goes on till Gani Bhai and Radhe finally come face to face. Radhe refuses to carry out a job Gani Bhai asks him to do.
So, who is Radhe? And will Gani Bhai’s wrath end his story?
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| Language: Hindi |
| Release date and status: Released on Sep 18, 2009 |
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Dil Bole Hadippa Review
Movie Review; Dil Bole Hadippa: Hadippa; Star Cast: Rani Mukherjee, Shahid Kapur, Anupam Kher, Sherlyn Chopra, Dalip Tahil, Raakhi Sawant, Vrajesh Hirjee, Sri Vallabh Vyas; Director: Anurag Singh; Rating: ***Dil Bole Hadippa is yet another film from the YRF’s kitty based in Punjab. This too represents the stereotypical culture of Punjab with swaying yellow fields, flashy celebrations, desi lassi and chomping sugarcane.
The film is the story of one such village of Punjab located at the Wagah border that has its own cricket team and plays match with the local Pakistani team for the Aman cup and have been losing in a row from past eight years. The team’s owner (Anupam Kher) turns to his son Rohan (Shahid Kapur) who plays county cricket in England to take over as coach and the captain to strengthen the team. A village girl Veera (Rani Mukherjee) though works with a local theatre group in village, treasures an unusual dream of playing a cricket in the big league with the star cricketers Tendulkar and Dhoni. She gets an entry in the men cricket team by disguising herself as a man. Here comes the twist in the story, Veera Kaur becomes Veer Pratap Singh sporting a turban and a beard. And thus it bears out the purpose of Veera living with a nautanki company called Jigri Yaar Dance Company, adept at costumes and disguises.
Her journey in the cricket arena leads to lot of humor, romance and on and off manifests the spirit of India for the sport. It ensembles all the superhit ingredients of the Yash Raj films like situations evoking patriotism, feel of DDLJ and loud Punjabi dialogues like main ek Punjabi baap ka Punjabi beta hoon. In the climax, when Veera’s speech about allowing girls to dream freely will certainly move the audience. Unarguably, Rani is looking better than what she has in years and Shahid too looked dashing. The only two spoilsports in the sporty film are Sherlyn Chopra and Rakhi Sawant.
By the way DBH is the Punjabi version of the 2006 high school rom-com ‘She’s The Man’ in which a girl disguises herself as her brother to get in a soccer team.
Catch up DBH to see the fiery chemistry between first-time paired Bollywood ki rani Rani Mukherjee and Kamine star Shahid Kapoor.
Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan are rivals since ages now and whenever we ask them if they’d do a film with each other they give very diplomatic answers and get away. But the time has come – they are starring in the same movie.
Yes the movie is Zoya Akhtar’s directorial debut Luck By Chance which stars Farhan Akhtar and Konkona Sen Sharma in the lead roles. Hrithik also plays an important role in the film. And just as we expect sparks to fly when Shahrukh and Aamir have a face off on screen. Zoya breaks our heart saying,
“They both are playing cameos and both are far apart. One has a scene with Farhan and the other has a scene with Konkana,” says Zoya Akhtar.
Huh! Luck On Purpose!
Shahid Kapoor’s performance has been praised by one and all and the handsome actor is happy that his risk has paid off well.
Shahid says, “The fact is that mass as well as niche audiences have given a thumbs up to a subject and a genre that were never explored before. This was a very huge film for me and hence a big litmus test as well. It was such a huge risk and my fortune could have swung either way. I’m so happy that it paid off eventually.”
“Even when I was on the verge of signing ‘Kaminey’, people discouraged me. Since on paper itself it sounded such a different film, I was advised that I should follow a conventional route and do more love stories.
“People felt that I was on a wrong path by signing on something experimental when I should have rather consolidated my image as a lover boy. I am glad I took a firm stand though because I sincerely believe that audiences today want a change.”
Yes!We do want a change,and what better than you Shahid. :)
Rani Mukherjee will be back on silver screen with ‘Dil Bole Hadippa’ after a long time, her last being ‘Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic’. She has taken special efforts in getting a toned body and flaunting it in a bikini. Nevertheless, she is taking keen interest in promoting the film along with her co-star Shahid Kapoor who is on a high these days post his success of ‘Kaminey’.
The duo was seen as special guests on the grand finale of the reality show ‘India’s Got Talent’ on 22nd August on Colors. Shahid awarded the trophy to The Prince Dance group who was declared the winner of this reality show after several relatives and friends of the group, apart from state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, corporate houses and social activists joined hands to vote en masse for them. They got a staggering Rs.50 lakhs (Rs.5 million) in cash and a swish newly-launched Maruti Suzuki Ritz car as the reward. The group, comprising 26 artistes, all below 22 years of age, spellbound everyone with their act, which was based on episodes from the Mahabharata.
The episode saw Shahid and Rani enjoying the performances and bonding well with the judges Sonali Bendre, Kirron Kher and filmmaker Shekhar Kapoor.
Despite the absence of many top Bollywood stars, the IIFA 2009(International Indian Film Academy) pulled off as a gala event amidst much glamour and glitter. It was a special event for the host Amitabh Bachchan as his wax statue from Madame Tassauds has been unveiled at this ceremony and was displayed there till June 13 after which it was sent back to London.
An overwhelmed Big B said, “I am very happy and I thank Madame Tussauds for considering me worthy of a wax statue. I hope many more from India fraternity join me in the museum.”
Daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai said, “The statue is nice but you can’t beat the original.”
The fashion extravaganza held at Venetian Hotel on June 12 was hosted by celebrity duo Zayed Khan and Sophie Choudhary, who appeared in Manav Gangwani creations. Many Bollywood stars walked the ramp showcasing creations by leading Indian designers Rocky S, Manav Gangwani, Anamika Khanna and Farah Ali Khan — along with a new collection by Hong Kong designer Chris Chang. Hrithik and wife Suzzane Roshan showcased the jewelary by Farah Ali Khan. Sonam Kapoor carried the stylish evening wear by Anamika Khanna with commendable poise. Bipasha Basu appeared in a creation by Rocky S, while Dia Mirza, Dino Morea and Madhavan modeled for Manav Gangwani, and Neil Nitin Mukesh and Mugdha Godse were show-stoppers for Siyaram. As an icing to the cake was the performance by international singing sensation Peter Andre.
The event also saw performance by the host family members Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan. Inspite of the absence of beau John Abraham, Bipasha Basu gave a dazzling performance. Nonetheless, IIFA, this year, missed many key players including SRK, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Preity Zinta, Ajay Devgan, and Rani Mukherji to list a few.
Director Farhan Akhtar and producer Ritesh Sidhwani have no two thoughts that their sequel ‘Don 2’ will be a grand and extraordinary flick in terms of action, locales and grandeur. The film will be shot in Dublin where no Indian film has been shot till date. Though there is no double role for SRK this time, he will be performing daring and breathtaking stunts this time. But for this, his shoulder surgery could pose a problem. So, SRK has given his dates in 2009 for Karan Johar’s ‘My Name Is Khan’ which does not require much physical stamina. He has decided to start the shoot for ‘Don 2’ in May 2010 in Ireland and Berlin. Contrary to the rumors Priyanka Chopra is very much there in the sequel.
Producer Ritesh Sidhwani confirms this saying, “We’re very much going ahead with the original cast Shah Rukh, Priyanka, Boman Irani, Arjun Rampal and Om Puri. Only those who died in the original won’t return, obviously.”
He adds, “We’re shooting Don 2 in Dublin. No Indian film has been shot there. We want to make sure that the sequel goes ahead of the first film. While the first part was a remake the sequel is an original script and would be much tougher to film for Shah Rukh and Farhan.”
Nagesh Kukunoor had this time tried his hand in a scientific thriller. The concept was undoubtedly good and interesting but what fell short was the presentation. He as a thriller story teller proved disaster. The story moves smoothly but at the mid-way slows down and somewhere lost the grip. The story opens up well and able to hold interest but to a certain point. Nagesh had tried to give the flick a Hollywood touch.
The exotic location of Canada and South Africa are breathtaking but the movie lacks in screenplay. Technically the film is sound but the climax is very much stretching, it goes deeper and deeper with new discoveries. As we know Kukunoor is a fabulous story teller, he carries forward the story appreciably well and at the perfect timing put full-stop and comma.
The movie encircles around Jai Puri (Akshay Kumar) who possesses a supernatural power. On looking at 8 x 10 Tasveer (Photo) of any deceased person taken just before his or her death, he can tell the reason behind the death. Jai working as a forest ranger in Canada stays away from his parents, Savitri (Sharmila Tagore) and Jatin (Benjamin Gilani) as his father does not believe in his super natural power and feels disgusted as his son does not take interest in his business. Angry Jai creates a separate world for him and stays amongst those who believe in his paranormal power.
Jai had a live-in relationship with Sheela (Ayesha Takia) who was Jai’s greatest support and deepest love. But Sheela too was not very much impressed with his power who always desires to lead a normal and peaceful life. But unknowingly Jai’s power proved to be a blessing for him. He used his power to discover the truth of his father’s death who was his greatest inspiration. On knowing that the story said about his father fallen from a yacht and died in a hear attack was not true but making, Jai went deep into the matter.
He was shocked to find that the men behind his father’s death was none other than his father’s close associates like Sunder (Anant Mahadevan), business associate Adit (Rushad Rana) and good friend cum lawyer Anil Sharma (Girish Karnad). How Jai goes to the root of the story and finds out the people behind his father’s murder forms the rest of the story.
The film has hardly any space and situation for music and the best part is that songs are kept minimal. The background score by Salim Suleiman been able to create the tensed and thrill situation.
Speaking about the performances, Akshay Kumar is as usual the best. He played his part well and properly expressed the mood of the protagonist. Ayesha Takia is Ok. Javed Jaffery in the role of a cop is fine. Sharmila Tagore and Benjamin Gilani are undoubtedly superb. Anant Mahadevan, Rushad Rana and Girish Karnad are up to the mark.
In the nutshell, 8 x 10 TASVEER is not a full paisa wasool film. The film will disappoint you if you go with high hopes. Business at the box office will also be not very profitable.
In a glittering and star-studded night, the 54th Filmfare awards have been announced and the talents of Bollywood were awarded for their hard work and success. Held at the Yashraj Studios in suburban Mumbai and hosted by two newbie of the industry, Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan, the event turned out to be fresh and more entertaining. As the nominees walked the red carpet donned in designer clothes, tension and excitement brewed on their face. But when the black lady was handed over to the winners, tension went off and they looked confident and happy.
Performances by Svelte Katrina Kaif from her hits Singh is King and Yuvraaj, charming Shahid Kapur from Jab we met, Sexy Bipasha Basu and suave Neil Nitin Mukesh from Aa Dekhen Zara and Abhishek Bachchan from title track of Delhi 6 set the stage on fire.
Below is the list of the winners who are honored with the 54th Filmfare awards.
Best Actor
HRITHIK ROSHAN | Jodha Akbar
Best Actress
PRIYANKA CHOPRA | Fashion
Best Film
JODHA AKBAR
Best Director
ASHUTOSH GOWARIKAR | Jodha Akbar
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
ARJUN RAMPAL | Rock On!
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
KANGANA RANAUT | Fashion
Best Music Director
A R RAHMAN | Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na
Best Lyrics
JAVED AKHTAR | Jash-e-Bahara, Jodha Akbar
Best Playback Singer (Male)
SUKHWINDER SINGH | Haule Haule, Rab Ne bana Di Jodi
Best Playback Singer (Female)
SHREYA GHOSHAL | Teri Ore, Singh Is King
Critics' Award For Best Actress
SHAHANA GOSWAMI | Rock On
Critics' Award For Best Film
NISHIKANT KAMAT | Mumbai Meri Jaan
Best Story
ABHISHEK KAPOOR | Rock On!
Best Screenplay
YOGESH JOSHI, UPENDRA SIDHAYE | Mumbai Meri Jaan
Best Dialogue
MANU RISHI | Oye Lucky Lucky Oye
Best Editing
AMIT PAWAR | Mumbai Meri Jaan
Best Cinematography
JASON WEST | Rock On!
Best Choreography
LONGINUS FERNANDES | Pappu Can’t Dace, Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na
Best Action
PETER HEINS | Ghajini
Best Background Score
A R RAHMAN | Jodha Akbar
Sensational Debut (Male)
IMRAN KHAN | Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na
FARHAN AKHTAR | Rock On!
Sensational Debut (Female)
ASIN | Ghajini
Almost every Bollywood star is commenting on the 26/11 terror attacks on Mumbai and the latest person is Ranbir Kapoor. He was also a witness to the 9/11 attacks in New York and he relates the experiences.
“I was shooting at Film City when I got to know of the attack around 10 pm. When I went back home I switched on the news and was glued to the TV. Those three days were absolutely tragic. I remember I was in New York during the 9/11 attacks and I was studying there. It was as bad as that. I’m no body to comment on this. And I don’t want to comment on the political status of our country. I hope and pray to god that such acts stop,” said Ranbir.
On being asked if he was scared since the attacks took place in the plush iconic Taj Hotel a hub for Bollywood bigwigs and Mumbai’s elite, he said,
“Absolutely not. As I feel no one should live in fear. What has happened is unfortunate and terrible but life goes on. We can’t live our lives in terror. It’s going to a while before we get back to life the way we were. But I still think no one should live in fear.”
Ranbir echoed Aamir, Shahrukh and Salman’s words when he said,
“Terrorism has no religion, it’s just faith gone wrong.”
Indeed.
Mumbai: Will Shah Rukh Khan contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha “The party would be happy to give ticket to Shah Rukh Khan if he is “SRK being one of the most popular stars in the country with fans in Govinda was elected for Lok Sabha in June 2004 in the 14th Lok Sabha But, Congress party had indicated that it was no longer interested in He has been accused of not paying any attention to his duties that Shah Rukh Khan is hugely popular across the country and he has good
elections on Congress party<>
willing to fight the polls,” said a senior Congress leader a few days
ago.
millions in every metro, he is surely a winning shot for the Congress
party,” he added.
elections defeating Ram Naik of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Bollywood actor Govinda contesting elections on its ticket.
come being a people’s representative.
chances from any Mumbai constituency if he willed to do so, and
Congress is seeking a Bollywood actor who can fill the void of Sunil
Dutt.
hahid Kapoor’s sporty Yamaha MT 01 bike was the eye of envy at Yashraj Studios. Ogling at her weren’t ordinary citizens but apne stars Ranbir Kapoor, Imran Khan and Abhishek Bachchan. “An excited Abhishek Bachchan even called John to have a dekko at the bike. John was shooting a promo for New York in the same building and rushed down to see it,” said a witness.
John has always been a bike freak. “John loved the mean machine and kept staring at it. The bike had become a hot topic of discussion among the boys. The guys took turns to feel and sit over the bike. John not only praised Shahid’s Rs. 15 lac bike but also rode it. But all the actor surrounding the bike was quite a site for the on-lookers.”
Meanwhile Kabir Khan was surprised not to find John and came down to look for him. But captivated by the bike;’s beauty he too joined the gang.
After releasing Don – The Chase Begins as one of the mega Bollywood Diwali releases in 2006, director Farhan Aktar is planning to release the sequel Don 2 in a Diwali bonanza in 2010.
When asked about the delays in shoot Farhan replied, “Don 2 requires a summer shoot and since in the summer of 2009 both me and Shah Rukh, being both busy with our acting assignments, the shoot for our film will only begin next summer which is of 2010.”
Sources however have revealed that Priyanka Chopra will also be starring in the sequel opposite Shah Rukh Khan when the film goes to floor in April 2010. The director/actor/singer, who has recently led a full diary due to films Rock On!! and Luck By Chance, has no time to sit in the director’s chair until the summer of next year.
Sources added “Direction is Farhan’s first love and he likes to direct films, but only one film in two - three years. He did Dil Chahta Hai in 2001, Lakshya in 2004, Don in 2006 and so in 2010, one will see a film from him, for sure.”
Don 2 which is said to be a continuation of Don has been in the pipeline for a while with the script currently being prepared by Farhan Aktar, who is also handling the pre-production work required for the film.
Shahid Kapoor’s stunning Yamaha MT 01 bike is talk of the B-town.Recently when the handsome actor was shooting at Yash raj studios other actors shooting at the same studio, Imran Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan came to check out his bike.
A source says, “On completing his work, Shahid was all set to leave on his bike when Abhishek Bachchan, Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, who were in the vicinity, gathered to check out Shahids’s bike. Abhishek especially was so impressed with it that he immediately called up good friend John Abraham, who was doing a promotional shoot for New York in the same building, to come and see the bike.”
John a self confessed bike lover soon joined others to rave about Shahid’s bike, the source adds, “Apart from the guy talk that revolved around the bike, everybody took turns to feel and sit on the bike. John made it a point to take a ride before appreciating Shahid’s bike, which costs around Rs 15 lakh. This guy talk between actors regarding the bike was quite a sight for the onlookers.”
Whoever have watched the trailer of Shahid’s latest flick Kaminay would have surely noticed the bare bodied Shahid at the end of the trailer riding a horse. while the new hot Shahid is the eye-candy of all girls, the lad is quite happy about it.
A source says, “Shahid is happy about it. He feels honoured to be college crowds favourite.”
“Kaminey will change Shahid’s entire image. It is going to put him being an hot contender amongst the others. Also working with Vishal Bharadwaj has been amazing.”
The source adds that Shahid is not interested playing old characters, he says, “He wants to be that way! Also Shahid feels that playing characters older than your real age can fall flat on screen at times and he does not want to land up doing anything stupid. Shahid believes there are enough of roles being written where an actor can play his age.”
Well we with chocolate boy looks, I wonder if Shahid will ever grow old?
UTV Motion Pictures & Bindas' new film DHOONDTE REH JAOGE is all set for 6th March release. Directed by Umesh Shukla DHOONDTE REH JAOGE is a full on comedy featuring Sonu Sood and Kunal Khemu as the central protagonists. Soha Ali Khan is the leading lady of the film. Actors Paresh Rawal, Zayed Khan, Deepal Shaw, Johny Lever, Asrani, Razzak Khan, Avtar Gill will also be seen in principal roles.
The music of the film is composed by duo Sajid-Wajid and lyrics penned by Jalees Sherwani & Shabir Ahmed.
Synopsis:
'The concept is simple, brilliant, failsafe, unique and guaranteed to work,' says Anand Pawar (Kunal Kemmu) an honest Charted Accountant but looser in life, to Raj Chopra (Paresh Rawal), a veteran film Producer with no money. All they need to do is raise 100 Crore from various financers and produce the film in 5 Crore. They would then make a film that will never work, a film that will be hooted out on the first day itself and run away with 95 Crore. But oblivious to this common plan, Raj has a hidden one. Things go haywire, so Raj makes Anand the fall guy and the latter ends up in jail. Anand's aqueaky clean image goes for a toss and he decides to take revenge on Raj. As tables turn against Anand, he suddenly loses his job and his girlfriend Neha, who refuses to marry a loser.
Anand goes back to Raj, and asks him to join forces again. He insists that their master plan could still work out, only if they think much bigger. They begin working on their plan. They want to become instant millionaires in the shortest time possible.
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An infallible plan. To make a FLOPBUSTER they rope in Super star Aryan Kapoor ( Sonu Sood) as a the lead in the film, they also rope in Parvez Asharraf (Johny Lever) as a writer, who is Pro Pakistan and many other weird and wacky actors, director, music directors for the film. They give Aryan a token amount of 3 crores. Aryan is offered to act opposite his girlfriend Riya, but surprisingly, the actor refuses.
That's when Raj suggests Anand to cast his girlfriend Neha. Anand Pawar becomes so greedy that he decides to cheat on his own girl friend Neha Chattopadhayay (Soha Ali Khan) who is a small time theatre actress. Anand cast her as a main heroine in the film so her acting ka keeda will be over in one film. Since they plan to make a flop film Raj tells Anand that Neha will not only comeback in his life but also become dependant on him since her acting career will end after their film's disastrous fate. Anand agrees. Neha is thrilled to know that Anand is producing a film and that she is being caste opposite a big star like Aryan Kapoor.
After some hiccups, Anand and Raj mange to make and release the film; though deliberately opposite another big films that could over shadow its release. Their devious plan seems to be right on track. But as the adage goes... 'Man proposes; God disposes', the film turns out to be a huge hit. Now the financers and distributors are after Anand and Raj for their chunk of shares from the huge profit. Anand & Raj's problems multiply by the second.
This not only becomes one of the most masterful of escapade (fun with a lot of escapes) but also instigates a laugh -a - thon.
Sanjay Dutt and Imran Khan are all set to do daring stunts atop a moving train for their new movie Luck. But that's what Imran Khan and Sanjay Dutt are all set to do. Looks like both the actors are unfazed by the poor box office response to Kidnap, their last release together. They are hoping that Luck will fare better.
The duo along with new comer Shruti Hassan has left for Cape Town to shoot a 10-day schedule of the action thriller being directed by Soham Shah. The train sequence is crucial and will be shot supervised by action director Allan Amin. The stunts will have the actors perched on top of a speeding train.
All precautions will be taken beforehand and the actors have also got insured (against injury or fatality) before the shoot. The nail-biting sequence was to be shot in Namibia in October last year, but a train strike in those days halted the shoot. Sanjay Dutt, who till recently was shooting Lamha in Kashmir, has got a new makeover to shoot the stunts. Imran Khan has been working out hard to get a beefed-up look for this sequence.
Let's wait and watch to see if the hard work actually brings them some good luck.
Mumbai: Billu Barber! We don’t know the fate of the movie yet but Salon and Beauty Parlour associations in Mumbai, are up in arms over the shahrukh khan must awaited movie. They find the use of the word ‘barber’ objectionable.
Shah Rukh who has produced the film had tied up with over 500 ‘barber’ shops across Mumbai.
He sent them posters cassettes and CDs of the film to be displayed at their shops.
But now since it is too late to change the title, Shah Rukh is trying to pull out the word ‘barber’ from as many pre-release promotional campaigns as possible.
The film will hit the theatres on February 13.
Movie Review: Kisse Pyaar Karoo; Star cast: Arshad Warsi, Ashish Choudhary, Yash Tonk, Aarti Chabbria, Shweta Menon and Udita Goswami; Director: Ajay Chandok; Rating: 0 - Give me my money back.
Sitting through this insane film is an absolute torture and one should consider himself lucky he comes out of the hall without a headache.
The film throws together an apology of a plot, hamming actors, plenty of double innuendo dialogues, badly picturised songs and a director who doesn’t know his job. If this all has not put off you already about the film then read ahead what this mega torture is all about.
Thick friends Arshad Warsi, Yash Tonk and Ashish Choudhary are good for nothing overgrown college kids (???) who have their own unique (?) characteristics! While Arshad finds tremendous glee in pornography, Yash Tonk is completely his opposite as he simply hates girls. Ashish is madly in love with Aarti Chabbria but she doesn’t care a hoot about him. To make him smile, Arshad and Yash hook him up with Udita Goswami. But Udita is instrumental in distancing him away from his best friends. She feels Arshad and Yash spell no class and Ashish is better off from them. To turn things around for the better for themselves, they bring in a cheap prostitute Chameli aka Julie (Shweta Menon). Udita’s underworld don brother, Shakti Kapoor too joins in to spoil the fun. What chaos it all leads to forms the rest of the film.
Few minutes into the film and you will realize the makers clearly have aimed it for the masses who frequent single screens in the B and C centers. The crass language used by the characters and the pathetic screenplay is enough for anyone to lose his cool and demand his money back for unleashing insufferable pain in the name of entertainment. The basic plot is lifted from Hollywood comedy Saving Silverman which in turn was also the main theme of 2008’s flop comedy De Taali starring Ritesh Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani and Ayesha Takia. But here instead of capitalizing on a fairly okay plot the makers have messed it for the worse. The laughs fall flat and songs attempt to put you off to sleep. But wait! the background music is loud enough to keep you off from even dozing off! Ajay Chandok who gave us yet another pathetic comedy before, Nehle Pe Dehla still hasn’t learnt his ropes about direction it seems. Anything happens anytime with lack of direction visible clearly!
Arshad Warsi seems to have signed this film ages back as his looks keep changing at regular intervals during the film. No wonder he has distanced away from this film now and refused to promote it. Ashish Choudhary still can’t act while Yash Tonk should understand making faces on screen doesn’t make you an actor. Less said about the girls the better! Shakti Kapoor grates on your nerves with his loud act.
Save your money mates and see a rerun of Saving Silverman instead which keeps coming on movie channels regularly
Tusshar Kapoor son of Jeetendra. His debut film was Mujhe Kuch Khena Hai with Kareena Kapoor. Kuch Tu Hai and Kya Dil Ne Kaha both films were his home production Balaji. In 2003 Khakee was released with other superstar. Film goes average and people aapreciated his work in it. His next release will be Shart opposite Gracy singh and Amrita Arora It's a triangular romantic film. Then his other release will be Ram Gopal Verma's Gaayab opposite Antara Mali. Its a science fiction film. His few more films are their which are again Balaji Productionand will be shortly directed by Satish Kaushik and Raj kumar Santoshi. Tushar enjoys his work, life and people .He is go o movies and party hard. He feels its better to stay single and enjoy life. Love has its ups and downs and he dont want heartbreaks.
Tushar Kapoor: Movies
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum ( Neha Dhupia, Isha Koppikar, Ritesh Deshmukh, Tusshar Kapoor), Insan ( Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Esha Deol, Lara Dutta, Tusshar Kapoor, Rahul Dev), Gayab ( Tusshar Kapoor, Antara Mali), Khakee ( Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Akshay Kumar, Tusshar Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai), Kucch To Hai ( Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol, Rishi Kapoor), Jeena Sirf Merre Liye ( Tusshar Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor), Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa ( Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol), Mujhe Kuchh Kehna Hai ( Tusshar Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor).
Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
Original Name: Farhan
Date of Birth (Birthday): 17 December, 1972
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6' 1
Weight: 78 Kg
Chest: 41
Waist: 32
Hip: 41
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Mumbai
Religion: Catholic
Education: Bombay Scottish and Jai Hind College, MBA, MET
Marital Status: Single
Languages: Hindi, English
Hobbies: Fitness Exercise
Family Background
Spouse: Girl Firend - Bipasha Basu
Film Background (Filmography)
Debut Film: Jism
Famous Movies: Taxi Number 9211, Zinda, Garam Masala, Baabul, Water, Viruudh, Kaal, Karam, Elaan, Madhoshi, Dhoom, Aetbaar, Lakeer, Paap, Saya
Latest Movies: Taxi Number 9211, Zinda
Upcoming Movies: Water
Film Awards: Won Gladrags Manhunt Contest last year
Other Facts: Helping children treatening from diseases
Favourites
Favourite Dish/ Recipes: Salads and juices
Favourite Destination: Own Home
Likes: Traveling
Dislike: Eating out
Hobbies: Fitness Exercise
John Abraham : Biography
John abraham and Pooja Bhatt's film company had both made their debut together. Like any new people clutching onto each other for support. John Abraham had started his career with Jism, co-star Bipasha Basu under Pooja Bhatt's production. It was hit in which his role was fantastic. He was looking so sexy in this film. Then, he did Saaya produced by Vikram bhatt, Aetbaar directed by Vikram Bhatt, Paap produced and directed by Pooja Bhatt. And the next release will be Lakeer produced by Ahmed Khan which was the remake of English Film 'Phone Booth'. This time, he is considered to be a sex symbol. The hot news is that John and bipasha will marry very soon.
Emran Hashmi
Personal Profile (Personal Biography)Nick Name: Emmi
Date of Birth (Birthday): 24 March, 1979
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Height: 5' 11
Weight: 72 Kg
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Birth Place: Mumbai
Religion: Muslim
Marital Status: Single
Languages: Hindi, English
Film Background (Filmography)
Debut Film: Footpath
Famous Movies: Aksar, Jawani Diwani, Kalyug, Chocolate, Ashiq Banaya Apne, Zehar, Tumsa Nahi Dekha, Murder
Latest Movies: Aksar, Jawani Diwani, Kalyug
Upcoming Movies: Good Boy - Bad Boy, Gangster
Other Facts: Nephew of Mahesh Bhatt
Early life
His birth name is Emran Anwar Hashmi, he is born to a Muslim father and Catholic mother. He later changed it to Farhaan Hashmi but recently decided to keep his original name but add an extra "a" as per numerology. He graduated from Sydenham in Mumbai where he studied graphics and animations. He is related to Mahesh Bhatt and is a cousin to actress turned director Pojja Bhatt.Career
Hashmi made his debut in 2003 with the film Footpath but it did not do well at the box office. He shot to fame with Murder (2004) which was his first hit. His next few films such as Aashiq Banaya Aapne, Kalyug and Gangster have done moderately well at the box office.Emraan is also famous for his kissing scenes in all of his movies. He is referred among the youngsters as serial-kisser (based on the fashionable word serial-killer) because of the number of kisses he does in his movies as this trend has started in the bollywood films from 4 years and was not common before. Emraan also described his first on screen kiss during an interview claiming that he was very nervous and almost opted out of the scene before going ahead and shooting it with the female co-star.
Filmography
Year Film Role Other notes| 2006 | Dil Diya Hai | Saahil Khanna | Released this month |
| 2006 | Good Boy, Bad Boy | Filming | |
| 2006 | The Killer | Nikhil | |
| 2006 | Gangster | Akash Mehra | |
| 2006 | Aksar | Ricky Sharma | |
| 2006 | Jawani Diwani: A Youthful Joyride | Mann Kapoor | |
| 2006 | Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets | Deva | |
| 2005 | Kalyug | Ali | |
| 2005 | Zeher | Siddharth Mehra | |
| 2005 | Aashiq Banaya Aapne | Vicky | |
| 2004 | Tumsa Nahin Dekha | Daksh Mital | |
| 2004 | Murder | Sunny | |
| 2003 | Foothpath | Rahul Srivastav |
Anand Kumar has comeback with an interesting comedy which makes you laugh out loud and yet make you think.
If we say the movie “Jugaad” the sealing, it won’t be bad. The story of Delhi sealing has been narrated in a nice way. The comedy revolves around Sandip Kapur (Manoj Bajpai) who heads an advertising agency and facing the sealing by Muncipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
The story narrates further that Sandeep wants to set up his agency once again with “Jugaad” only. Later his “Jugaad” technique leads him to the politicians and power broker.
The film revolves around the infamous sealing issue that had been a hot issue in India’s capital city, Delhi in 2007-08. Shot mostly in Delhi and Gurgaon, the film has tried to give a realistic scenario of the sealing drive.
Before this Manoj Bajpai has not done comic role so seriously and it may said for him for the first time.
Hrishita Bhatt playing the female lead doesn’t have much to do but she looks Vijay Raaz brings the hall down with his antics and brings a smile on your face whenever he comes onscreen.
Exclusive Interview-Kareena Kapoor
living a life out of a suitcase. Always on the go, as she's got her pretty fingers dipped in too many pies - movies, book launches, shoots for international magazines, collecting the numerous awards conferred on her and of course her doting boyfriend Saif Ali Khan. So how does she manage all of this?
Kareena Kapoor: 'I can't begin to explain how I'm managing all this. 'After Jab We Met', that's more than one and a half years ago, I've been on the run. I must have met my niece, sister and parents for hardly four hours in this time. My dad said 'I'm going to put a stop to all this. What is the point of all these awards and adulation if I don't get to have one meal with you.' I've promised him quality time post June,'
DH!: You were the recipient for the award for the woman achiever of the year which you received from environmentalist, Erin Brokovich. Tell me your thoughts about it.
Kareena Kapoor: 'It's a special award to win especially when you know that a famous personality is flying down to give it to you... I still think it's too soon for me to receive this award. I have a lot more to achieve.'
DH!: What's it like to have been voted the youth icon of the year?
Kareena Kapoor: 'Oh that's a responsibility! I need to be cautious of every step I take because young girls are watching and following me. In just a period of one month I have got all these awards and now there's the FICCI award too. It's great, but at the same time I haven't been able to enjoy them. I get all dressed up and go to collect these awards and the next moment I know I'm jet setting for another assignment.'
DH!: What do you and Saif Ali Khan have planned for Valentine's Day?
Kareena Kapoor: 'We haven't planned anything but we are just happy that we will be together that day. I think even Valentine, like all the other festivals we have missed, we will celebrate post June!'
DH!: Your diet is important to you so much so that you have written a book on it. Can you speak on changes you had to make in your diet to fit certain roles in your films.
Kareena Kapoor: "For Renzil's film I gained weight, for 'Main aur Mrs. Khanna' I had to be underweight as I play an NRI. I constantly change myself according to the film I do,'
DH!: Are you pleased with the response you are getting on your book?
Kareena Kapoor : "It's quite surprising for me to know that people want to know what Kareena eats!"
It seems like people are interested in anything this successful young actress does ! Whether it's about her relationship with Saif or the most recent award she's won Kareena is always on the radar! You go girl!
The Stoneman Murders Review
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The film takes place in the city of Mumbai, where serial killings are taking place at a rapid pace. The serial killer, who has been named ‘Stoneman’ by the media - due to the way he kills people, has already claimed his fifth victim. Still, the case seems to be of little interest to Mumbai Police force. However, there is one person in, rather out of, the police who deems it to be of great importance - suspended sub-inspector Sanjay Shelar (Kay Kay Menon). To him, the killer presents an opportunity to come back into the police force. AIG Satam (Vikram Gokhale), who supports Sanjay, provides him secret aid as well, for tracking down the serial killer. However, posing as the biggest roadblock to Sanjay is Inspector Kedar Phadke (Arbaaz Khan), the officer who is in-charge of the case. As both of them do their investigation, delving deeper into the case, their ways clash. On the other hand, the killer continues to haunt the streets of Mumbai, claiming victim after victim. Will the police be able to know who ‘Stoneman’ is? If yes, will it be Sanjay or Kedar who solves the case?
Manish Gupta who wrote Ram Gopal Varma’s Sarkar makes a brilliant debut as a director with TSM. Also doubling up as a writer, mixing real life incident of the stone man killings in the early 80s and weaving a fictionalized story around it, Manish has succeeded in making a tight thriller which keeps the viewer guessing the true identity of the killer right till the final reel of the film. Keeping the length at just 1 hour 40 minutes, Manish has avoided adding unnecessary stuff making the film stay true to its thriller genre. Also, his technical team deserves special applause lending him able support. Almost the entire film takes place during the night and cameraman Srikanth Naroj has succeeded in brilliantly setting up the lights creating just the right atmosphere to give you the chills. The sound work is brilliant too and the background score builds up the necessary tension. Just that you feel that the item song was not needed in the film.
What takes the film to a higher level is the performance of Kay Kay Menon. He is a master in doing intense roles and yet again he delivers the goods. He carries the entire film on his shoulders and succeeds. Arbaaz Khan is in good form but Vikram Gokhale has nothing much to do. Rukhsar is strictly okay. Virendra Saxena leaves a mark in a small cameo.
TSM is an original piece of work and one of the finest thrillers made in Bollywood in recent times. Suspense film lovers should not give it a miss at any cost.
ShahRukh Khan - Biography
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Bollywood’s Baadshah; Shahrukh Khan is famous for a numerous amount of achievements, all of which any actor should be proud of. Shahrukh Khan started at the bottom and is now right at the top; what a tough journey for Shahrukh Khan it’s been.Shahrukh began his career when he starred in numerous television shows including Circus, Fauji and In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones. He made his debut Bollywood film in 1992 with Deewana in which he starred alongside Divya Bharti and Rishi Kapoor. Deewana turned out to be a hit at the box office which helped launch his career in Bollywood. He also won the Filmfare Best Debut Award for the film in 1993. This achievement was then followed by his award winning performance as a murderer in Baazigar and box office hit as an obsessed lover in Darr.
As Shahrukh’s career moved on, 1995 proved to be a historical year for him, in which he starred in my forever favorite film, Adtiya Chopra’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge which turned out to be a box-office success; The move is now running for its 12th year in Mumbai Theatres; raking in over 12 billion rupees. It seemed as if Shahrukh only knew his way up the ladder soon after he gave us an outstanding performances in Yash Chopra’s; Dil To Pagal Hai and Subhash Ghai’s; Pardes. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai won Shahrukh him his third Best Actor award at Filmfare. 2000 turned out to be a spectacular year for Shahrukh with Mohabbatein and Josh doing well at the box office. That same year, Shahrukh partnered with Juhi Chawla to produce a production company known as Dreamz Unlimited. However their first production, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani did not do all that well at the box office; nevertheless they soon made up for the loss as Shahrukh released his second production Asoka in 2001. In 2002, Shahrukh became well known for his phenomenal role in Sanjay Leela Bansali’s Devdas, followed by Chalte Chalte and Kal Ho Na Ho in 2003.
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Even though I have seen the majority of the above films, Shahrukh really became my main focus in 2004 in which he began his second production company, Red Chillies Entertainment, which was the banner for director Farah Khan’s debut Main Hoon Na, in which Shahrukh played an army officer in the search of his step brother. Shahrukh then became well known for his Punjabi character Veer who sacrificed years of his life for his Pakistani love in Veer Zaara, which won Shahrukh numerous awards. Shahrukh then tackled the poverty in India as he transformed himself into Mohan Bhargav in Ashutosh Gowariker’s; Swades. 2005 was a quiet year for Shahrukh with only one release, Paheli from Red Chillies Entertainment in which he played a double role. 2006 brought along what I thought of as Bollywood’s most controversial film, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. KANK touched upon a subject I felt only the bravest of directors in Bollywood could dare speak out on; extramarital affairs. Shahrukh played the role of Dev, who is a professional football player whose career is cut short after an accident. Even though he is married with a son, happiness isn’t something Dev is aware of until he meets Maya. For me, KANK brought the reality check many Indians of today needed. However not everyone shared the same thoughts and feelings as me. KANK seemed to be one of Shahrukh’s most questioned roles in which he had to defend himself and the movie in numerous amount of ways, including starring on NDTV’s We The People. KANK is definitely one of my favorite all time Shahrukh Khan films. In the same year he brought us a remake of the hit Don, and much to Amitabh Bachchan’s disappointment, Don proved to be a worldwide success.
Shahrukh for me has worked in a wide-range of movies, although many people would disagree. Even though Shahrukh is well known for his romantic hero films, he has managed to wow the crowds at certain points in his career playing various roles.
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A major part of me being a Shahrukh Khan fan is his much loved on screen chemistry with Bollywood Actress Kajol Devgan. For me their chemistry is greater than any other couple seen on screen today; starring alongside each other in Karan Arjun, Baazigar, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, DDLJ and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. Stupid as it sounds, when I was younger I actually used to think they were married in reality. Their chemistry is sizzling on screen and off. They share a great friendship and I know Shahrukh has great respect for her as a co-star. They are favored by many Bollywood lovers and we await their next movie.Other than movies, Shahrukh has become popular amongst our TV channels as a host of the third series of Kaun Banega Crorepati. A program I never clapped eyes on until he took over in 2007. As well as becoming a Branding King endorsing products such as Pepsi, Compaq, Tag Heuer, Airtel, Santro, ICICI, Sunfeast and Lux. Lux brought along another controversy for Shahrukh, as he was bashed and questioned about his sexuality when he dared to star in a feminine bathing ad, bringing out his metro-sexual side. I, for one, was very proud that Shahrukh looked past the sexist views of today and realized that guys do take baths and use soap.
He has achieved numeral recognitions such as his waxwork in Madame Tussauds, Rajiv Ghandi award for Excellence in the Field of Entertainment, Padma Shri Award, and Best India Citizen Award. Then again he deserves it.
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As well as a great actor, Shahrukh is frequently mentioned for being a great papa. With two adorable kids, who wouldn’t be? He dotes on them, spoils them and always has time for them even with his hectic schedule. 9 year old Aryaan and 7 year old Suhana are really the light of Shahrukh’s life. Lets not forget his wife Gauri as well. Unlike most actors, Shahrukh is settled. Alongside his wife and kids, Shahrukh also looks after his older sister known as Lala Rukh making him what I call the perfect family man.With upcoming films, Chak De India and Om Shanti Om, I await to see what else is to come Shahrukh’s way.
“I have dabbled with action, romance, dance, emotion, and now comedy. I think I've done well in all. It's important to keep doing something different and reinvent oneself to avoid stagnation.” - Akshay Kumar
The above quote completely defines one of Bollywood’s greatest and most versatile actors, Akshay Kumar. In action films Akki excels... give him a romance and he is brilliant... with a comedic role he is one of the best... and in drama... well, this wonderful actor is equally fantastic. In his career of over eighteen years, he has done it all and is still going strong. With his sparkling eyes and that innocent yet impish smile, he has slain many a heart, and his daredevil stunts have made many a male and female fan cheer. This spotlight would be twenty pages long if we addressed everything, and though I know his fans (including me) would love that, this piece will just highlight some of his best work. So sit back and enjoy a look into Akshay’s amazing performances of the past, present and future.
Akshay Kumar grew up in the Chandni Chowk section in Delhi, and unlike many of his contemporaries in the film industry, he did not come from a filmi background. “I never thought I would become an actor. I remember once when I was in 8th standard I had a little bit of problem with my teacher and was punished in the school for something, which I didn't do. So parents were summoned to my school. My father came to pick me up. He was angry on me but he didn't scold me at that point of time. At home he scolded me and asked me what you wanted to become in life. Since I was very disappointed on the whole episode and angry why was I punished because fortunately at that time it wasn't my mistake. When you are angry you just say anything so I replied I would become a hero. I didn't mean it at all. I didn't know it would become true one day.”
Another thing happened while he was in the 8th standard and it was something that would eventually help him in his future roles: he began his training in the Martial Arts. Throughout his school years, Akshay continued studying Karate and his father promised him that if he did well on his board exams he would send him to Bangkok to continue his training. In Bangkok, he studied Martial Arts with Kim Ling Chang and one of his lessons would also help Akshay in his later career as an actor. “He used to take us for a film and ask to watch it carefully. Later he would ask questions like: ‘What was the color of the hero’s shoes?’ or ‘In which hand did the villain pick up the glass of water?’ If we couldn’t answer, he would give us a hard knock on the head. But this training in observation helps me today in acting as well as in life. I do not forget a person or his mannerisms once I meet him.”
Akshay returned to India and did different odd jobs. On his official site he wrote: “I used to go door-to-door selling UNICEF cards, which my father used to get for me, and earn fifty paise per card. At one point, I was even a dancer for the Toko Fogo Nights which were held at Shanmukhananda Hall. At that time, I didn’t have any clear picture of my future. I expected I would continue in the same way all through my life. I believed that some new opportunity would keep coming up. And I knew I was capable of doing any kind of work. I followed a simple principle: whichever offer promised a little more money than my current job, I jumped at it.”
A new opportunity did present itself and it was a modeling job. “Well I was teaching martial arts in Bombay after learning it from Bangkok. I was working hard and earning Rs. 4,000/= per month. And suddenly I got a modeling offer from one of my student who was a model coordinator. He gave me this offer of doing an ad for a furniture showroom. I didn't know what modeling was. I was asked to reach a certain place and I went over there. There was this room with furniture and a camera. In this modeling assignment I was supposed to give some shots with other models in an A/C room, I was given whatever I want. And after 2 1/2 hrs I received a cheque of Rs. 5,500/= in my hand. Looking at the cheque I said to myself is this fair enough I slog for a month hard teaching martial arts and I earn Rs. 4,000/= and here I relaxed and I am getting more than that in such short time. I am a human being and that made me think a lot. This is fantastic! This line is amazing, what is this modeling I should do it. So I started doing modeling, fashion shows, ramp and after that I came in to films.”
Since he was not from a film family, Akshay had to take the road to stardom sans connections, and his journey began as an assistant to the famous photographer, Jayesh Sheth. In lieu of a salary, Akshay had portfolio pictures taken, which he distributed to producer’s offices. He could not afford to have more shots taken so he would ask for them back! Many times he was told they were lost, so to combat that he had giant prints made. He credits his first role, after only a month as a wannabe, to those un-losable and highly noticeable prints!
That first role was in Pramod Chakravorty’s film Deedar in 1991, although the first film he actually began shooting was Saughand. In an interview he talked about his first shot, “My first scene was with Rakheeji such a senior actress. I remember I was sick that day. I was thinking how will I do all this. My makeup man, fortunately for me he is not just a makeup man he is also a doctor, an ayurvedic doctor. He made me comfortable but it was difficult and hard for me to shoot.” Though that is not a good memory, he does have one after the film completed and they had a screening of Saugandh for his family. “lt was just after the completion of Saugandh. We had a special screening of the film and my relatives came down especially from Delhi to watch it with my family. And the pride and happiness on their faces later, clearly spelt it out that I had become famous.”![[Image]](http://www.bollyspice.com/features/images/08aug_akshayspotlight02.jpg)
Akshay was once asked how he prepared himself to go into this new field and he told this wonderful story: “I remember it very well when I came into this line I wanted to learn acting. I thought acting must be something like learning cooking so I went to buy a book. I was sure there must be some book. I searched all of book vendors at Churchgate in Bombay where they sell these old books. I started searching at 9 o’clock in the morning and I found one very good book at 4 o’clock. I asked for the price and learnt it was 125 and I had only 110 with me. The first page had a quote, ‘if you want to be a good actor you need to be a good human being’. I think that's more than enough to be a good actor.”
Though his first film did not make a huge splash at the box office, his next role would be one that would define his career for many years to come. That role was Raj Malhotra in 1992’s Khiladi. Akshay said, “It was a great experience. I had never tasted that kind of success. I never knew I will be walking down the street and people will recognize me and call me 'Khiladi'. It is very hard for me to express that feeling.” He is still known by that nickname today. Throughout the next several years he would star in several more films in the Khiladi series - each one would establish him further as THE action star.
A series of action flicks in 1993 were not quite as successful. In 1994, he took a role in Yeh Dillagi, with Kajol and Saif Ali Khan. that showed him in a totally new avatar. In this remake of the Hollywood classic Sabrina, his terrific performance showed he could play the romantic hero as well. The film was a big success, and Akshay received nominations for Best Actor at both the Filmfare and Star Screen Awards. Also in 1994, among other films, he was seen in Mohra and Main Khiladi Tu Anari. Both had Akshay back to his action daredevil avatar and they were the two highest grossing films of the year.
As I said, to go through every Akshay movie would make this article twenty pages long, so we will make a quick stop to highlight a 1997 supporting role in Dil to Pagal Hai. His performance was so nuanced, sweet, and romantic; that if this was the first movie you saw him in, you would never believe he was mainly known for his action films. Even with the powerhouse performances of Shah Rukh and Madhuri, his performance as Ajay stood out, and he received a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor nomination.
Now let’s jump to 2000. After years of doing the action/daredevil thing, Akshay was ready to don a romantic cloak in Dhadkan. He again excelled, and one review said, “Akshay Kumar shows vast improvement as an actor. He is very controlled and handles this difficult role with sincerity.” Dhadkan was a success at the box office, and firmly established him as a star that could play the romantic hero.
Also in 2000, Akshay decided to try a new genre and starred in the master of comedy, Priyadarshan’s Hera Pheri. The film was a huge box office success and proved that whatever Akshay tries he can do! On why he decided to take a break from action films Akshay said, “But that is mainly because people thought I could do only action till I did Yeh Dillagi and Dhadkan with dramatic roles followed by a comedy like Hera Pheri. It is like reinventing yourself each time. That is precisely what the audience is looking for. It wants you to keep offering interesting and varied stuff, which can only happen with a bit of planning and a lot of hard work. I want to be someone to look up to and make oneself believe that - if he can do it, so can I.” For his hilarious performance in Hera Pheri, he won the Bollywood Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Akshay took on an evil role in 2001 for the first time, and for his performance as the villainous Vikram Bajaj in Ajnabee, he was honored with several awards including the Filmfare, IIFA, Stardust and Sansui Viewer Choice Awards for Best Actor in a Villainous Role.
Other outstanding performances by Akshay have been Ek Rishtaa (2001), Aankhen (2002), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) for which he won a Bollywood Movie Award, and Andaaz, which also starred Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra. Regarding the film, Akshay said, “I play an air force officer. And boy, I love it! I have always dreamt of a life in the army or air force. Now I am finally getting to play an air force officer. That is why I love acting. It lets me fulfill all my secret fantasies. In Andaz, I have done everything according to what the role requires. I have made sure I looked like an air force officer -- I cut my hair into a crew cut. I also streaked my hair in Andaz. The South African government provided us MiGs and jets. We were allowed to shoot their air show and I got to sit in their planes. They supported us completely. It was a very fulfilling experience.” The film was a commercial success.
2004 was a very good year for Akshay. He appeared in the multi-starrer Khakee with Aishwarya Rai, Ajay Devgan, and Amitabh Bachchan. His performance was critically acclaimed, and one reviewer said, “Akshay Kumar exposes his flair for comedy and doesn’t disappoint! His action sequences are, as always, perfect. He is in his best form in the pre-interval scene.” He was nominated for a Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Filmfare Awards for his role as Sr. Inspector Shekhar Verma.
Also in 2004 came the very funny Mujhse Shaadi Karogi. The film also starred Priyanka Chopra, and was the first time Akshay was paired up against Salman Khan. About working with Salman: “In Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, everything seems perfect, especially the chemistry between Salman and me. We are together for the first time. The audiences should find our combination interesting. I enjoyed shooting with Salman. Let's hope the audience feels the same way.” The audience and critics loved his performance and he was nominated for both Best Actor in a Comic role, as well as, Best Actor in a Supporting role at the Filmfare Award and Zee Cine Awards. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Comic Role at the Stardust and Star Screen Awards and won at IIFA. He also won at GIFA for Best Actor in Supporting Role.
In 2005, Akshay took on the role of producer as well as an actor for the film Waqt: The Race Against Time. This film holds a special place in Akshay’s heart: “I lost my father to cancer. I decided to dedicate this film to him. I intend to give away my earnings to various cancer hospitals. It's just a small gift from a son to his father.” He also said “I want people to go and watch this film not because I am the distributor and so it will earn money. I’ve decided to donate most of my earnings from this film to charitable organizations. Through this film I want to remind the audience of the importance of that man in their life whom they call ‘Father’. Every father slogs so hard for his children - and my dad was no exception. He gave me everything, even things he couldn’t afford. Also, it’s important to spend a lot of time with your parents, because once you lose them, you’ve lost a lot. And that you’ll realize only once they are gone.” He won the Stardust Star of the Year Award for his performance in Waqt – The Race Against Time.![[Image]](http://www.bollyspice.com/features/images/08aug_akshayspotlight03.jpg)
In Garam Masala, another Priyadarshan comedy, Akshay starred with John Abraham. For many, this is one of their favorite Akshay performances and he and John together made a great comic team. Akshay was praised for his performance with one review saying, “Akshay Kumar is fast emerging as an actor with quite a comic flair. His facial expressions, his dialogue delivery, his tonal intonations and the humorous, self-deprecatory touch he brings to his character – all this invokes laughter and is worth praise.” He won the Filmfare and Star Screen Awards for Best Actor in a Comic Role and he was nominated at IIFA. He also won Actor of the Year at Stardust and won the Best Comedic Performance at the Bollywood Peoples Choice Awards.
Akshay continued his comedy streak in 2006; a couple of his films that year were total laugh riots. “A light atmosphere on the sets is always welcome. I like to see people laugh. And actually that’s the reason I’m signing on lighter comedies like Phir Hera Pheri and Garam Masala. In today’s world, that’s so filled with stress, it takes just as much as a pinch to make someone cry. But to make people laugh is a tough job. And I intend to do just that, on and off screen.”
Phir Hera Pheri was a sequel to Hera Pheri and it not only pleased critics, it wowed audiences as well and it was a huge hit at the box office. Also in 2006, he was seen in Bhagam Bhag and again was praised for his comic timing: “. . . none matches the superb comic timing of Akshay Kumar. The actor is relentlessly getting better and better at comedy. Right from the first scene when he prods Govinda into telling about the hot moment shared with actress (Tanushree), to the second half when he speaks in broken English with an air travel company executive, Akshay is simply superlative. He is the reason you can watch this movie.”
I have to mention 2006’s Jaane-E-Maan, because his performance completely changed my idea of Akshay, the actor. He stole the show from both Preity and Salman, which is a hard thing to do. The scene that really stood out was when he realized that he is trying to be someone he’s not - he does not say a word, but his performance is so powerful. Seeing that I thought, wow! I was a fan before, but after this film I was a huge fan of his acting ability, if that makes sense. He won the Best Comedian Award at the AIFA Awards. The film was not a success but to me he made the movie!
Though he had already many, many hits to his name, 2007 was Akshay’s year! He had four hits in a row and became one of the kings of the box office, not only in India but also overseas.
First to release was Namastey London. This is one of my favorite Akki performances and it shows off his strength both as a comedic, as well as, a dramatic actor. This was his second film with Katrina Kaif and boy, did audiences love the two of them together. Our reviewer wrote, “After playing a variety of comic roles, Akshay Kumar is in tremendous form and essays the role of the sober and sensitive Punjabi boy with finesse. His love for Jazz can clearly be felt. It was refreshing to see him move away from his usual Garam Masala/Bhagam Bhag type roles.” He was nominated as Best Actor at the IIFA and Zee Cine Awards. For this and his next movie Heyy Babyy, he won the Star of the Year at the Stardust Awards.
Heyy Babyy was the second hit in his winning streak at the ticket counters. One review praised him saying, “Akshay Kumar is the life of the film. We all know that he’s a pure genius at comedy and, no doubt, his comic timing is spot-on this time around too! His expressions and dialogues are just hilarious, and not only does he make you laugh, but he also manages to get you very emotional at the same time - which is not at all an easy thing to do, and only an actor par excellence can do that.”
Also in the Hit column for 2007 were the supernatural thriller Bhool Bhulaiyaa and the comedy Welcome!
His next few films coming up in 2008 have blockbuster written all over them. First up, we have the highly anticipated Singh is Kinng which releases on 08-08-08. Akshay is paired up once again with Katrina Kaif, and in an interview Akshay revealed what he thinks is the USP (Unique Selling Point) of the film, “The film has the most dynamic and state-of-the-art action sequences, a wonderful cast, there is the collaboration with Snoop Dogg and R.D.B for one of the film's title songs, there's the breathtaking Miss Katrina Kaif, outstanding songs for all music lovers and the uncanny comedy done by yours truly. I think it's a safe bet that someone out there is gonna like it. If not, I'll still stand there proud and say I promise to do better next time …”
About his role as Happy Singh, Akshay said, “I've always tried to break the mould. My heart beats for films and my heart told me that I must make a difference and show my true Punjabi colors in a lovable manner. I wanted to play a Sikh who can stamp his love on people's mind. I got the title for the film from the back end of a truck so in a way you can say that people of India gave me the story.” The film looks to be another mark in the super hit column with pre-ticket sales already selling out and the soundtrack being a huge hit on the charts.
Coming up later this year is his film Chandni Chowk To China, directed by Nikhil Advani. Much of the story is taken from Akshay’s real life, so you may recognize some things from this spotlight. (Well, from his life, not really from this spotlight). Akshay talked about the film saying, “It marks the Hindi film debut of Warner Brothers and that is exciting enough for me. In the film, my role is that of a lowly Mumbai cook who is mistaken for a martial arts hero - close to my life story because I began as a cook in Bangkok and became a martial arts expert. I have Deepika Padukone opposite me. The film will give me a platform to showcase my expertise in Parkour - a physical activity that focuses on efficient movement of the body in getting across obstacles in one's path. I first did this in a Thums Up ad last year. I am really excited about action flicks because I have returned to action after a long time.”![[Image]](http://www.bollyspice.com/features/images/08aug_akshayspotlight04.jpg)
He is currently filming for Kambakkth Ishq with Kareena Kapoor, and that is scheduled for release in December. Also in the works is Eight by Ten (Tasveer), which won’t release until 2009. He has several more films in the pipeline for 2009 including International Hera Pheri, Action Replay, Blue, Housefull, Purab ki Laila Paschim ka Chaila and Aise Ko Taisa. With all these wonderful projects in store, Akshay fans will have plenty of movies to get their Akki fix.
"I'd rather be a Jack of all trades than a master of one. I want to be known as a hero in the truest sense of the word. A hero can dance, perform stunts, as well as, be a good actor. Like Dharamji, for example. I'd love to emulate him, if possible. So you see, I prefer being an all-rounder.”
Akshay Kumar certainly is an all-rounder and has thrilled fans, made them cry, made them cheer, made them dance and certainly has made them fall in love with his amazing performances throughout his long career. He is one of the best actors in Bollywood, but because he has done many comedic and action roles, he is not always considered one of the Best. However, He Is! He can do it all, and does it all with energy, joy and fabulous talent. He has much more in store for audiences this year, next year and we hope for many more years to come. For now all we can say is Thank You for all the wonderful hours we have spent watching you and we cannot wait to spend some more!
Fun Facts:
His real name is Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia. He changed it to Akshay Kumar when he started to model. “I had seen an old film, I don’t remember the name now, but I liked the hero’s character in it. Since the character’s name was Akshay I chose the name.”
Nicknames: "Akki", "Raju", "Rajiv", “Khiladi”
Akshay is married to Twinkle Khanna and they have one son, Arav.
Wishes he were 2 inches taller than his 6’1 height. His shoe size is 12!!
Was a playback singer on Ajnabee and Tashan.
Is a hero in real life. He drove Aishwarya to the hospital after a jeep ran over her foot on the set of Khakee. He also saved Lara Dutta’s life during the shooting of Andaaz. The two were shooting for a song in Cape Town along the shore and were pulled under the water. Akshay helped Lara to shore.
Supposedly since his birthday and month are both the number 9 he considers it to be his lucky number. His house number and his car number always add up to 9.
His dad saw Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi 13 times.
He fought the WWE Wrestler, Undertaker, in Khildaiyon Ka Khiladi.
To support himself in Bangkok, he was a chef.
His sister is his biggest critic. He shows her all his films and sometimes even the script before he signs a film.
He was originally supposed to do Phool Aur Kaante, but dates for another film interfered so Ajay Devgan got Phool and Akshay got Khiladi.
He learned how to do stunts with Ajay from Ajay’s father who was the brilliant stunt director Veeru Devgan.
Was part of the Heat 2006 World Tour. Also in the show were Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley.
Part of this year’s Unforgettable Tour and thrilled audiences in Toronto!
He still has his first car, a 1956 model Fiat...he still drives it sometimes.
A Khiladi memory: “A beggar came up to my car at the traffic signal, tapped on the window and asked for ten rupees.”Why ten rupees?" I ask him. He said: Sir, aapki picture dekhni hai" (Sir, I want to watch your movie). I liked his style of begging! So I gave him fifteen rupees and told him to eat "samosas" in the interval too.”
Likes to go to the beach early in the morning and also loves to take long walks in the wilderness. “I have learnt a lot from nature which has helped me in my personal life as well as in my career. To date, I have used only natural medicines like herbs or ayurvedic prescriptions. I have never used allopathic medicines. I think we can all learn a lot by watching the nature. When I am alone with the sea, or the mountains, I am most at ease with life.”
Once said, “There is a Chinese saying: If you want the Gods to laugh, you must talk to them of your plans for the future. So I prefer not to make any plans. I would like to have the last laugh.”
To keep in shape he says, “Well I train myself every morning for 1 ½ hrs. It is enough for me to keep myself fit. I exercise but I don't do any bodybuilding or weight lifting. I do not say weights are bad but I don't do the same. I don't believe in it, I believe in more flexibility, agile, I can run fast. I love to have an athletic body. I go through my routine exercises every morning and do martial arts, which have helped me a lot in keeping me fit.”
On the set of Blue he got into a very dangerous situation while shooting an underwater stunt, “I wouldn't say it was my most difficult stunt but it was definitely the most dangerous. Recently, I was shooting for a film titled, Blue, in Bahamas. It was just like any other day of the shoot with me diving down to 80 ft and being surrounded by 40 bated sharks. I was told to kung fu a goon inside the deep waters and I was doing just that but the force of the kick I gave him propelled me up which caused me to crack the top of my head open on a rusted roof of the ship wreck on which we were shooting. Since I was bleeding, the stunt coordinator feared that the bated sharks will smell the blood and probably eat me alive. So he was trying to keep the sharks as far away from me so that they could take me to the surface safely. I'd definitely say my heart was in my mouth. They don't call us heroes for nothing, you know!”
In a recent interview Akshay said, “I see my career at a transition period. There were times when things were bad, even ugly, but I loved what I did too much to bow down to the pressure. You've all seen my highs and lows, but you wouldn't appreciate the highs if you had never felt the lows... I had to work damn hard and put a lot of effort to keep my head above the water, and some of my performances are extremely questionable. But it wasn't through lack of effort. Believe me, I never stopped learning and now here I am at the biggest high of my career still wanting to please. That will never change...The success of the ‘Khiladi' films is what made me love cinema even more. I wanted to achieve and give my audience all I could. But this is just the beginning. I have many more ups and downs to come. I'm just wondering will you still support me through it?” Yes We Will!
Biography Of IMRAN KHAN
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"Whatever I chose in life would have to have been connected to films. I love every single aspect of movies, so as long as I get the chance to be a part of making a film, I'm happy." - Imran Khan![[Image]](http://www.bollyspice.com/features/images/08oct_imranfocus01.jpg)
On April 27th, 2008, the world got its first glance at one of the most exciting actors to enter Bollywood. On his blog, Aamir Khan wrote: "This will be the first film of my nephew Imran, I think I'll post a photo of him. Tell me what you think of the promo, and him" and you could here sighs from all over the world. This young actor's first film was to set the box office on fire and though Imran Khan came from a filmi family his path to Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na was done all on his own. With the release of his second film Kidnap opening on Wednesday October 1st, we thought we would tell you a bit more about the newest star in Bollywood.
Imran Khan Pal was born on January 13th, 1983 in Madison, Wisconsin to Nuzhat Khan and Anil Pal. His parents divorced before he was two and he lived with his mother. They moved to Bombay and he attended many different schools, starting with the Bombay Scottish School, but things did not go well there. Imran said, "By the time I was in Class IV, I had a stammer, all kinds of nervous tics. I was close to flunking." So Nuzhat moved him to Blue Mountain School in Coonoor and when the headmaster started his own school in the jungles of Ooty, Nuzhat moved him there. Imran gave some details about the school in an interview saying, "From 10 to 15, I was in a school in the Nilgiris. They didn't even have a name and on an average there were about 25 students. It was in a village called Geddai, about 3 hours down the hill from Ooty. Where we were staying was outside the village, about 6 km in the jungle. There was no electricity, no water and there were wild animals. You didn't have to walk far to see wild boars. We had kerosene lamps for light, we got water from the stream, we grew our own vegetable and cooked our food and washed our clothes. We had built the dorms we stayed in; we actually built our own swimming pool. I was there for 8 months of the year. After every four months I would back to Bombay for 2 months. But when you spend so much time in nature, you get a little frazzled when you come here. The noise, pollution and the overwhelming energies of the people...Also there it was scarcely populated."![[Image]](http://www.bollyspice.com/features/images/08oct_imranfocus02.jpg)
Reading this part of his history you would not think he is part of a filmi family, however his grandfather was director Nasir Hussain and he has some pretty impressive uncles, including the famous director Mansoor Khan, as well as the superstar Aamir Khan. Since he was part of that illustrious family, being in films was his destiny. It was Mansoor Khan who gave him his first break in Bollywood at the tender age of three, when Imran starred as the younger version of Aamir Khan's character Raj in Qaymat Se Qaymat Tak. As a young boy, Imran would also be seen in another Aamir Khan film, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar. Imran said, "I had a slightly larger role. There was direction, different kinds of scene. That was great fun to do. Mansoor mamu put a lot of care into my performance. Aamir mamu would make it a point to put my make up on himself. When he would come on set he would personally do my makeup."
The film industry bug had bitten and as he grew he became more and more interested in acting and films. Throughout his teens he would make his own videos: "As a child, I was into writing and making short films. One of the first few films I made was along the lines of Star Wars. I used a handy cam to shoot a short film about a few friends and me exploring another planet. People at home were very supportive. Mansoor mamu would advise me on the technical aspects of film-making."![[Image]](http://www.bollyspice.com/features/images/08oct_imranfocus03.jpg)
At age 16 he moved to California to live with his father in Freemont to finish high school. His next step would start him on the path of being part of the industry he loved since he was a child. Imran went to film school and studied directing and writing at the prestigious New York Film Academy in Los Angles and graduated with a degree in Film Studies-Direction.
So how did a boy who studied in the jungles of India and learned film direction in LA come to star in one of the biggest hits in 2008? After film school, when Imran returned to Mumbai, he had no desire to be an actor but then came the fateful meeting with Abbas Tyrewala. "I wanted to be a director. I've studied in L.A. And worked there for a while. I came back to Mumbai and was meeting people to find work. And throughout all this, I met Abbas. We just really clicked from day one. I loved the script and my character and he was so convinced that I was the right guy for it that I went with it. " After a couple of screen tests Abbas knew Imran was perfect for the part. Imran took one day to think and then said haa.n.
Since the cast of Jaane Tu was full of young actors, Abbas decided to take a unique approach to prepare them all for the film, "Abbas took all six of us plus Manju, who is not in the poster, to Panchgani and we spent about a week or ten days there doing workshops. He put the boys in one room and the girls in a separate room. He told us to live together and learn to deal with one another and wanted us to come out eventually as a team. We did scene breakdowns; team building exercises and came out of it as one unit. We were like a team, which works perfectly, and the chemistry was just remarkable," Imran explained.![[Image]](http://www.bollyspice.com/features/images/08oct_imranfocus04.jpg)
After that first picture on Aamir's blog and before Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na even premiered, his fans at ImranKhan.org tried to decide what it was about him that they loved, even if they had not yet heard him utter a word. First and foremost, as fans are of course going to think, they all thought was that he is just down right cute, but also can be really handsome and sexy at the same time. Many mentioned that they loved his expressions, with one fan saying, "He can deliver so many emotions at once, I just loved it! He looks adorable, full of energy and youth." His screen presence that was another biggie! They all saw a huge potential in him! Another said, "Well, I've been thinking about him since a year or so, since I heard Aamir will be launching his nephew. I didn't know anything about him but already had great expectations, as I trust Aamir's taste and intuitions 100%. Then, when I saw the trailers, his look, and how excited and involved Aamir was about him, I knew I was going to loooove him." Once the first promo premiered, the buzz around Jaane Tu got bigger and bigger, the expectations for him got higher, and we still hadn't heard him speak. Then came the voice, the sighs were heard all over again (even more this time) and it was clear that a new rising star was on the horizon.
Finally after months of counting off the days, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na premiered in theaters on July 4th, 2008 and everyone, critics and fans alike, knew a star was born. In his review for Bollyspice.com, Aly Kassam wrote, "Immense anticipation has accompanied the debut of Imran Khan, as he bears the weighty title of being 'Aamir Khan's nephew'. He certainly impresses, and you can tell he's worked hard to make his performance work. His facial expressions and body language is fantastic, he looks the part completely. For the most part he's wonderful, but there are a few sequences in which you wish he'd try to get into the skin of the character more. Sometimes, and I mean only during a few lines here and there, his acting was slightly superficial. Nevertheless, the man has a long and extremely promising future ahead of him. It doesn't matter what he does next or how many films he signs, 'Rats' will always be an iconic character for him." Jaane Tu had a huge opening weekend and is one of the biggest hits of 2008.![[Image]](http://www.bollyspice.com/features/images/08oct_imranfocus07.jpg)
Aamir mamu was also impressed with Imran's performance saying, "Imran has a good screen presence. The camera loves him and that's a big asset for any actor. He's also a good dancer; but he still has a long way to go. He should extract the optimum out of the opportunity that he has got at a young age." However, Imran is a true nephew of Aamir and was not at all happy with his performance, "I do feel that my performance was very raw. Honestly I cringe whenever I watch the film but I'm not going to give up. I'm going to work harder and get better. However some of the rawness seems to have worked in favour of the character. And ultimately if it suits the film nothing else matters."
Imran is continuing on the acting path and he has a great way of deciding what films he would like to be a part of. "I read a script or listen to a narration and imagine I'm watching a film. By the end, if I think I'd spend money to watch it, I go ahead."
Apparently Kidnap met that requirement, and on October 1st fans will see Imran playing a character on the opposite side of the spectrum from Jai. "My role in Kidnap is as different as it is possible to get from Jaane Tu. It didn't just come to me, nor did it come easy." In talking a bit more about the character he said, "In Kidnap, I play a fairly troubled, angsty and violent character. I think it's very interesting, hope you guys will think so too!" The film also stars Sanjay Dutt and on the first day of filming Imran was a bit nervous, "I was nervous and kept fumbling my lines. So I apologized to him. He reacted by giving me a hug and telling me to chill." Also seen in the film are Vidya Malavade and Minissha Lamba.![[Image]](http://www.bollyspice.com/features/images/08oct_imranfocus05.jpg)
Also in the pipeline is Luck, which is directed by Soham (Kaal). The action adventure film also stars Shruti Hassan, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa and Sanjay Dutt. About the concept of the film he said, "Well the film deals with luck as an actual commodity. What effect it has on those round you and how luck can affect your life more than you realise. Its an adventure film."
Imran was recently asked what the difference was between his characters in Jaane Tu, Kidnap and Luck and he replied, "I found my character in Kidnap the hardest, simply because I couldn't find any common ground with him. Jai was easy for me to relate to, and my character in Luck is also easier for me to understand. Kidnap, though... I loved the script, loved the character, but man, was I in over my head. Major credit to Sanjay Gadhvi, the director, for having more faith in me than I did, and helping me through the film. Ultimately though, I'm mostly happy with the work I've done, and I've got a good feeling about it."
His fans have a good feeling about it too! With his gorgeous looks, soulful eyes and incredible intelligence, Imran Khan has made his mark in Bollywood, with only one film. Though he comes from a filmi family, they each tread their own path, and Imran certainly seems to be going the right way. After his phenomenal debut one can only expect this young actor to grow and give audiences some brilliant performances. All his fans can do now is wait and watch and cheer when each new film comes out! We here at BollySpice know that he will continue to thrill audiences with his performances to come and one day with the films he directs himself!
Fun Facts: ![[Image]](http://www.bollyspice.com/features/images/08oct_imranfocus06.jpg)
Jaane Tu actually took 3 years to come to the screen and it was only when Aamir took over as producer and brought in Mansoor Khan that it finally was completed. After they saw the first cut of Jaane Tu Abbas and Imran hated it, but Aamir and Mansoor said, "Relax. It's a damn good movie and you just can't see it yet!"
In a recent chat Imran revealed his first shot in Jaane Tu, "The first was with Jai and Meghna walking in the park. The scene was ultimately cut from the film but you will probably find it on the DVD. I was not at all nervous." He also revealed what favorite scene was: "My favourite scene in Jaane Tu was what we on set called 'The Farewell Scene'. Jai and Aditi sitting by the waterfront, talking about her going to America, and Jai finally noticing the bruise on her face. I did that scene in my original audition for the film, and then again with several actresses who tested for the film, and I've loved it every time." His favorite song? 'Kahin To'
When Abbas wanted him to wear the red sari in Jaane Tu he told him he had lost his mind.
Voted the Most Promising Newcomer at Buzz 18.
At the chat on Buzz 18 with fans, Imran was asked what the hardest thing about acting is, and he replied. "For me, the two hardest things about acting (in no particular order) are: 1. Light, charming, flamboyant scenes. I'm such a somber person; the darkness comes easily to me, but not the other stuff. I have to work hard at that. And 2. Makeup. I hate it. More than anything. It's sticky, it rubs off on your clothes, on your hands if you happen to touch your face during a scene, on the walls if... you happen to rub your face on a wall. For whatever reason."![[Image]](http://www.bollyspice.com/features/images/08oct_imranfocus08.jpg)
Plans to direct films one day but feels that acting will teach him and give him a lot of experience.
Aamir revealed about Jo Jeeta, "He is the first Indian hero to show his rear to the audience." Imran replied, " ...Even before Saawariya. Whatever happens, Ranbir can't take that from me.
He never liked Aamir growing up. Aamir used to tease him and he also would take him out and use him to meet girls. Best advice from Aamir mamu: "Find your own way. From choosing your director and script, learn everything the hard way."
Speaking of Aamir, Imran has signed on to be part of his next film Delhi Belly.
While at the New York Film Academy in LA he made many short films and about those first films he said they were, "clichés full of static shots of cigarette smoke."
When he was 14 he worked at a crocodile farm.
Imran has a very high IQ.
He is a book addict and can have 50-60 books stacked around his room.
Avid movie buff...mainly Western films but is catching up on his Hindi films. His favorites include: A Fish Called Wanda, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Life is Beautiful, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and Amar, Akbar, Anthony, and Rebel Without a Cause.
Favourite directors include Michael Mann and Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Favourite Actors (Male): Aamir Khan (of course), James Dean, Jack Nicholson, Sushant Singh, Atul Kulkarni and "Hrithik Roshan. I haven't missed out even a single film of his. I follow his works thoroughly because for me he is an object of admiration."
Favourite Actors (Female): Kareena Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Charlize Theron, Konkona Sen Sharma and "Juhi Chawla. I even proposed marriage to her when I was three years old. I even gave her a small ring. She accepted my proposal but three days back, I wanted the ring back. I'm pretty ashamed of myself. Till this day, Juhi jokes that I broke her heart."
Favourite Bands: The Beatles, Hendrix, Led Zepplin, Springsteen
He and girlfriend Avantika have been dating for 6 years. She actually had a cameo in Jaane Tu. "We met at a friend's place. He had invited a bunch of people over for dinner, and there we all were. I'd never seen her before; she'd never seen me. We just ended up chatting with one another, and kind of kept on chatting. One thing led to another, next thing I knew it was six years later and journalists are asking me how we met... strange."![[Image]](http://www.bollyspice.com/features/images/08oct_imranfocus09.jpg)
"My friends call me the most boring person on Earth. I hate parties, hate clubs, and am not really fond of going places so I tend to drag them all over to my house."
He lives in a yellow house, his favorite couch is blue, and every 6 months he changes the color scheme inside his house.
Has a dog named Kajri, a cat called Bonnet (so named because he was found in the bonnet of Avantika's car) and two more cats.
Was asked for ten adjectives that describes him and he answered, "Quiet, stubborn, loyal, introspective, cheesy, calm, amiable, polite, frank, simple. As you learn more about me (through various means) you'll understand why."
Also a trained bartender, and was trained by the guy who taught Tom Cruise for Cocktail.
Before coming to Mumbai he worked as a camera operator for a few months on a reality show that never got picked up.
Also had a script stolen by a TV channel.
On the chat he wrote: "Am always glad to interact with fans, it's my second favourite thing to do (after the actual process of making films... sorry, that takes precedence). You're the reason I'm in the movies; it's all about entertaining people."
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