Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha starrer Lamha wraps shoot, release post June

February 2nd, 2009

Mumbai: The shooting of producer Bunty Walia's home production, Lamha directed by Rahul Dholakia is finally complete. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu and Kunal Kapoor in the lead roles.

Lamha is a thriller story set in the terrorism of Kashmir. Close to 40 percent of the film has been shot in Kashmir and it was recently in the news for the flack received by locals there which agitated actress Bipasha Basu leading to rumors of she backing out of the film. But contrary to all reports, the film's shooting is now complete.

Walia says, "Lamha's shooting is complete and we are currently working on its editing and post production. I am looking at releasing the film in June- July. But before that in mid-March I will launch a coffee table book, and that is when I will be looking at selling the film's rights to distributors."

The film has been made on a budget of Rs 25- 30 crore and Walia says he is looking at selling the rights for approximately Rs 35 crore. "I want the film to be a hit and I want everyone to make money. There is no point selling it at a high price in such volatile market conditions."

Nayantara evades troubled waters

February 2nd, 2009

Nayantara is a big name in both Telugu and Tamil film industries. She made it to the top in a short span of time and her bikini act in Billa catapulted her to the top. Though there is a good demand in Telugu films, Nayantara has thrown her weight towards Tamil films for the past some time. She had become familiar with the Telugu audiences with her films like Chandramukhi, Ghajini, Lakshmi, Boss, Yogi, Dubai Sreenu and Tulasi. She became one of the top heroines in Telugu in no time. She soon earned the name for having glamour besides good acting talents.

Nayantara cashed in on the demand and craze for her and hiked her remuneration to one crore. But unfortunately for Nayantara her subsequent films bombed at the box office. As such her demand has came down. The producers and directors were also miffed with the rate quoted by her and she now does not have too many films in hand. Nayan is now seriously considering to bring down her remuneration.

After having acted opposite Venkatesh in Tulasi in 2007, she came before the Telugu audiences with Salute last year. After a long gap, she has signed a film opposite NT Ramarao, for a film to be directed by VV Vinayak. Though Ileana was considered for the role in the beginning, she could not adjust the call sheets as she had already committed four other films. This has made the producer to knock at Nayantara's door. There are high expectations regarding this film which is to be produced by Vallabhaneni Vamsimohan.

Saranya Mohan not to play sisters role again

February 1st, 2009

The new Mallu girl who is making waves in Kollywood, Saranya Mohan has taken a firm decision not to do anymore sisters roles. Remember the former child artists debut film in Tamil was Fazil's Oru Naal Oru Kanavu where she played the hero's sister. Later in the super hit Yaaradi Nee Mohini she was Nayanthara's sister who had a big crush on the hero and appeared in a remix song with Dhanush. Later she was seen as heroine in A Aa E Ee, Panchamritam and last weeks Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, where she was appreciated. Now Saranya has taken a firm decision only to do heroine roles in future.

Jai kisses Vijayalakshmi!

February 1st, 2009

Adhe Neram Adhe Idam is a musical suspense thriller and features the fastest rising star in Kollywood Jai and Vijayalakshmi in the lead and has five songs tuned by Premji Amaran. One of the songs in the film Nammaoru Chennayile… is sung by Premji's brother the famous director Venkat Prabhu. The debutant director of the film M.Prabhu has a scene in the film when heroine Vijayalakshmi develops a hiccup; the hero Jai kisses her on the lips to stop it. Both the actors were professional in doing the scene and it may be one of the highlights of the film.

Daily Cinema Report - DCR Feb 02

February 1st, 2009

Perumal confirmed on Feb 7

The Sundar.C-Namitha starrer Perumal directed by Vincent Selva is ready for release on February 7, Saturday. The film has been long in the making, and its audio was launched a few months back by Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi. Srikanth Deva has composed music for this film which has a remix song of the 80's. The film is a typical Sundar.C mass film, and has Vivek doing the comedy. The film carries a 'U' certificate, and will be the first of the three Sundar.C films that are ready for release.

Romantic Movie Festival from 2nd to 26th February on Dopahar Gold

February 1st, 2009

With Valentine’s Day round the corner, romance is in the air.! Keeping in tune with the mood, Star Gold is celebrating love with its latest offering ‘The Romantic Movie Festival’ for all the love-struck viewers. Starting 2nd February till 26th February, Star Gold is set to be one-stop destination for all the romantic dreams….

Star Gold re-defines romance by showcasing the choicest of movies all this month! Romantic blockbusters will rule the roost on Star Gold with super hit films like Diljale, Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hain, Naa Tum Jano Na Hum, Pyar Hoi Khel Nahin amongst a host of others. Catch Indian Cinema’s superstars like Ajay Devgan, Salman Khan, Sunny Deol, Twinkle Khanna, Mahima Choudhary, Saif Ali Khan, Raveena Tandon and others light up the small screen with Star Gold’s movie collection that salute the bond of love….

Katrina gets serious for 'Rajniti'

February 1st, 2009

After playing the glamorous heroine at least a hundred times during her rise to fame, Katrina Kaif is hoping that 2009 will change her image. By accepting roles in New York, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and Rajniti, Katrina has taken on meatier characters which will hopefully allow her to prove herself as an actress, not a Barbie doll.

In Prakash Jha's Rajniti, Katrina is completely letting go of her glamorous image in order to effectively carry off her role.

"My role in Rajniti has different shades - I start off as a particular way and end up as a completely changed persona. The character is immensely challenging and it is a huge responsibility to carry off such a character," she told Mumbai Mirror.

The director himself has taken such a keen interest in her characterization that Katrina claims he is even choosing fabrics for her character to wear. She is also undergoing voice modulation since she is required to speak a certain way towards the end of the film.

In this political drama which also stars Ranbir Kapoor and Ajay Devgan amongst others, let's hope Katrina Kaif can hold her own.