Cine Duniya: June 2012

Mukesh Bhatt's son debuts as director with 'Murder 3'

Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Mukesh Bhatt, whose production house is known for giving break to newcomers in the showbiz, is set to launch his son Vishesh as a director with his production venture "Murder 3". " 'Murder 3' will be directed by Vishesh. Next month is the 25th year of Vishesh Films and it marks the debut of Vishesh as a director,"...

Salim Khan turns script doctor for `Sher Khan`

Mumbai: Scriptwriter Salim Khan is back in action and this time for his son`s next film ‘Sher Khan’. The veteran writer says it`s time to pass on the legacy and that he has a certain amount of experience that his son Sohail Khan is using for his directorial debut. He will officially supervise the scripting of ‘Sher Khan’, which...

Salman’s stuntman in Ek Tha Tiger, revealed!

A major part of Salman Khan’s stunts in the film Ek Tha Tiger has been performed by stuntman Jawed El Berni, a French boy. Well, this guys has performed most of Salman’s stunts, serving as the actors body double. Jawed El Berni is into martial arts for the last 20 years and has even learnt parkour. In the past too, Jawed...

Ajay Devagan's "Bol bacchan...." releases on July 6

Bol Bachchan will see Ajay Devgan in a distinct style. Ajay’s character is named Prithviraj Raghuvanshi and he plays the role of an English speaking addict. Loads of witty proverbs have been used by the actor. “Bol Bachchan” will see Ajay trying hard to speak in English. However, he fails to do so and ends up translating famous Hindi...

Katrina Kaif Gets Some Respite While Shooting For YRF Film In London

Katrina Kaif is finally getting a breather from her hectic schedule. It has been reported that the film that she is doing with Shah Rukh Khan in London did prove to be fruitful for the 27-year-old actress. Not only did she get to work with Shah Rukh for the first time, but got to stay with her sister and spend...

Jackie Shroff in Dhoom 3

There is good news for all Jackie Shroff fans as their favourite Jaggu Dada is all set to make a grand comeback with Yash Raj Film's Dhoom 3.Jackie was approached by producer Aditya Chopra to play a pivotal role in the third installment of the popular action packed franchise. They have asked Jackie to shoot for 10 days. In Dhoom...

Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna in trouble!

Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna, which is a biopic of the Karnataka freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna, is facing troubles even before its release. A duet song, which has been recently shot for the movie, has irked the inhabitants of Sangolli village. The villagers claim that the duet song is not essential for a historical movie. They also...

Yaare Koogadali movie release on June 13!

The movie launch of Puneeth starrer Yaare Koogadali, the Kannada remake of the Tamil blockbuster Poraali, will be held on June 13. Samuthirakani, who directed the original version, will make his Kannada directorial debut with Yaare Koogadali. The movie will be produced by Puneeth’s elder brother, Raghavendra Rajkumar, under Vrajeshwari...

Sandalwood Filmfare awards on July 7!

The nominations for the various categories in Sandalwood for the year 2011, for the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards were announced recently. Darshan (Sarathy), Sudeep (Kempe Gowda), Puneeth (Hudugaru), Srinagara Kitty (Sanju Weds Geetha) were nominated, in the category best actors. Divya Spandana (Sanju Weds Geetha), Deepa Sannidhi...

Cricketer Anil Kumble participates in Kannada

The Kannada Kotyadhipathi (KK) TV show, hosted by Puneeth Rajkumar, is gaining positive responses from all quarters. Sandalwood celebrities Divya Spandana, Lakshmi, Crazy Star Ravichandran participated in special episodes of the show and the TRPs of those episodes were high. Sources state that cricketer Anil Kumble, will appear in a...

Priyamani excited about Charulatha

Priyamani, who is busy shooting for Charulatha, is all excited about the film. The actress, who plays Siamese twins in the film, is confident that the film will definitely appeal to Sandalwood audiences. Talking about the film, the actress said that it was a performance-oriented film, with commercial elements in appropriate proportions....

Salman being too unreasonable

Salman Khan, who has been away from controversies for a while now, seems to be on the verge of getting involved in one soon. Buzz is that the superstar, who has just wound up the Bangkok schedule of Ek Tha Tiger has allegedly fallen out with producer Aditya Chopra — Salman’s mood swings have apparently not gone down well with the producer....

Emraan open to item songs, says he'll do it differently

Emraan Hashmi says he is all ready to do an item number, but it has to be different from the rest. “The conventional item numbers are very boring. I don’t like the way they are presented. I will do something different,” he said, adding jokingly that if his “Shanghai” director Dibakar Banerjee will cast him as an item boy, he would...

SHANKER NAG ‘MALGUDI DAYS’ BACK IN JANASRI TV

It is a silver jubilee for one of the finest works of Shanker Nag’s ‘Malgudi Days’ that was first telecast in Doordarshan based on RK Narayan and RK Lakshman master pieces. It is now available in Janasri TV in the news channel is very important. The 39 episodes of ‘Malgudi Days’ produced by Narasimhan will be in Hindi with Kannada subtitles....

JAANU’ MERI JAAN BIG OPENING ON FRIDAY

The two winning artists –Yash and Deepa Sannidhi for the first time in ‘Jaanu…Meri Jaan’ Kannada film by Jayanna Combines – Jayanna and Bogendra is releasing in over 75 theatres on Friday. It is a mixture of Mysore and Hubli accent of Kannada in this film ‘Jaanu’ from the successful director Preetham Gubbi for the successful producers...

Kareena Kapoor isn’t insecure about Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor might get hitched finally on October 16. This is the wedding which is much speculated and publicized. But along with that the rumours of waning loyalty between the two also hit the tabloids when we heard Kareena going to Turkey to keep a check on her boyfriend’s roving eyes. However, when asked, Kareena...

Priety Zinta: am planning to marry soon

On coming 18th March, Hindi GEC Colors kick starts the Indian version of Guinness Records – “Guinness World Record - Ab India Togega”. Also from the show Bollywood actress Priety Zinta is doing her television debut. A National daily conversed with Preity about her plans for the show and herself, here is an excerpt: While her contemporaries...

Aamir Khan urges people to warm up to Physically Challenged

While people are facing the wrath of awakening fuelled by Aamir Khan with his show Satyamev Jayate, the actor is moving on to more such poignant issues. Last Sunday, he highlighted the apathy shown towards differently-abled people. He brought into attention the way such people are treated by people and Government as well The...

Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan conquer IIFA too

Vidya Balan and Ranbir Kapoor at IIFA 2012 Having witnessed so many awards, none of the winners at this year’s IIFA is going to surprise any of us. But we have taken the responsibility of keeping you posted on the ceremony, so here we go. Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan have again bagged the top two honours of Best Actor and Actress...

Priyanka chopra says Indian Cinema Evolving for good

The film industry is male dominated but it's hugely fascinating to see how a change has come about. People's mindset towards actresses is changing so that we can do roles which are beyond playing just being a coy girl. It is a great time for Indian actresses to be in cinema," Priyanka Chopra said at IIFA in Singapore on Saturday....

Sonam Kapoor turns 27, Happy Birthday!

Sonam Kapoor turns a year older today and is all set to have a reunion with her school friends at her home. But Sonam confirms it will be low-key as her father Anil Kapoor is in Turkey shooting Race 2. Now everyone should celebrate their birthday and expect the next year to bring some much needed good news like Sonam. The actress...