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Is there anyone out there who can claim to have not slept for almost 50 hours at a stretch? Well, if happen to be Arshad Warsi, then, you can claim so! The reason? Arshad, who is currently shooting in Goa for Golmaal 3 , shot for the movie all night, post that, he caught an early flight to judge the new reality dance show ' Zara Nach Ke Dekha ' (ZNKD) and then shoots for it all day long and returns back to Goa for the movie shoot! The result of which - Arshad was sleepless for almost 50 hours! A source close to ApnaDesi revealed, "Arshad has been taking the 6 am flight to Mumbai and shooting for ZNKD all day and night till 5 am and then takes the 6 am flight back to Goa and shoots for Golmaal 3 . It gets pretty tiring!" So is Arshad complaining? The answer is no! Arshad is not at all complaining. It's just that he is just tired by shooting round the clock, but somehow he feels that by the end of the day it gives him a sense of self satisfaction.

Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd., a member of Reliance ADA Group, has acquired an undisclosed majority shareholding in the Los Angeles and London based international film sales company IM Global - it was announced today by IM Global founder and CEO, Stuart Ford. In February 2010, the two companies formed a sales alliance that saw IM Global handle Reliance's prolific Hindi film output internationally - a groundbreaking arrangement in terms of a mainstream Hollywood player distributing Bollywood cinema. The successful sales alliance has now progressed to Reliance acquiring a majority stake in IM Global, which Ford founded in March 2007. This extended relationship between the two companies ensures an increased capability for independent film financing by IM Global, an expansion into sales and financing for top tier non-English language cinema as well as selective rights acquisitions for India and other Asian markets. Ford's holding company Ancramdale will retain

Every time there is a comic caper that releases, the audience laughs in splits at the stunts performed and the gimmicks pulled. However, they can be dangerous and who better to know that than the actors who perform them? Kunal Khemu who is busy shooting the film Golmaal 3 in Goa currently learnt the bitter truth of pain while performing a stunt scene. Bollywood Hungama learnt that while shooting a particular jet skiing sequence, Kunal who was riding the Jet Ski failed to see a wave building up behind him and hence met with an accident while filming. The actor sustained a hairline fracture on his right knee, but after consultation with the doctors, he has resumed shooting for the film under strict advice not to put too much stress on the knee. Golmaal 3 is scheduled to release in November this year. The film is currently been shot in Goa

When was the last time you stood up in silence with respect? If you want to ponder over this question, I'd suggest you on medication. Here's when. Composed by Rabindranath Tagore, the song ' Jana Gana Mana ' was first sung on December 27, 1911 at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress. On January 24, 1950, the Constituent Assembly adopted the song as the National Anthem of India. So before you munch on your pop-corns and sip your favourite cola, you'd be standing with respect in the cinema hall when the National Anthem is going on. You feel a sudden high, don't you? When you see the soldiers on the Siachen glacier trying hard to hoist the Indian flag. That's the spirit of India and us Indians. We've never backed off, we've always fought hard. Some cinema halls have shown the entire Marathi television and film personalities coming together and singing the National Anthem in unity. But come tomorrow, when you are just about to

Sometime ago there was speculation that Shraddha Kapoor (daughter of Shakti Kapoor), who made her debut in the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Teen Patti , was to be in the lead role opposite Prateik Babbar, in Sanjay Leela Bhansali production, My Friend Pinto . However, it seems like there has been a change of cast now. Kalki Koechlin, the seductive Chanda from Dev D , will now be the lead actress My Friend Pinto . Kalki confirmed the news saying, "Yes, I am doing My Friend Pinto . In fact it was director Raghav Dar's idea to cast me in the film, and he was the one who initially recommended me to Sanjay." She further adds, "Though right now it's still too early to give out much of the film, we will be starting the shoot schedule by this month end. The film is a comedy, and I liked the script as it was quirky and funny and hence I said yes to it."

Nakuul Mehta, who was last seen in Haal E Dil , is now all set to hit big times, as he has signed a Spanish film opposite none other than...hold your breath... Monica Cruz... the gorgeous sister of Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz! Speaking to ApnaDesi , a visibly excited Nakuul said that "The film is called Flamenco In Bollywood , and is a Spanish romantic comedy. The best part was that I just wasn't supposed to be a part of the film! What I really want to thank God for is that despite the fact that I don't have an agent in Hollywood, I still managed to get a role in a film and that too… the lead one!" When we probed more, he revealed, "What actually happened was that, the film's director Onil Ganguly Avemore had already auditioned many young Bollywood actors and was on his way back home. And, that's when he saw my film Haal E Dil on the flight (as a part of the in-flight entertainment). He, then, immediately called his casting director

There has been a lot said about Thyroid, but not enough. Kajol hence has taken it upon herself to create awareness about it. After having done number of commercial endorsements and films, the actress has taken up this initiative and shot a campaign with the NGO to create public awareness about Thyroid. In the advertisement that Kajol shot, the theme is one where she urges women to go in for a check up. Also, the focus is on making people aware that it isn't a taboo or one that is contagious, instead it's completely curable. Hope this endeavour is successful in all that it's going out there to achieve.

Whatever the outcome of the current IPL imbroglio, the game has found one ardent fan in Katrina Kaif who now intends to pursue the game not as a spectator but a player on the field. Rani Mukherjee played a cricketer in Dil Bole Hadippa . But it's Katrina Kaif who has learnt the ropes of the game, and not for a role. Being a brand ambassador for an IPL team is just not enough for Katrina. She believes she needs to understand the game that she's endorsing and supporting. So Katrina has been taking frantic cricket lessons. Now she's well on the way to getting a hang of the game. Quite efficiently. Katrina not only learnt the rudiments of the game from Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal she also played cricket with them wearing sarees, if you please! Says the actress, "What's so tough about playing cricket in a saree? Why do people presume I'm not at home in sarees? I've been wearing them at fashion shows and other events from the time I was a model. And

From carrying video cassettes to his favourite actress' place to actually giving her an award on a public function, Madhur Bhandarkar couldn't digest the reality when he met his idol Asha Parekh. Sometimes when one comes face to face with one's idol, one doesn't know how to react. So it happened when Madhur Bhandarkar met Asha Parekh at an awards function where Madhur gave the veteran actress an award. Too timid and "too much of a fan" to express his admiration and love, Madhur couldn't muster the courage to say what he had always wanted to tell his favourite actress. Until he could hold his admiration back no more. Says Madhur, "I had saved it all up for years. I was and I am Ashaji's biggest fan. I loved every film of hers and would watch Love In Tokyo, Teesri Manzil, Jab Pyar Kissise Hota Hai, Kanyaadan, Kati Patang, Chirag and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki over and over again. When I became an assistant at a video parlour, I ma

To celebrate the creativity, animation, visual effects and short films made by the next generation of creative minds and talent in India, animation education major Frameboxx announced the second edition of FrameFlixx awards with the preview of nominated films held at Pixion Preview Theater, Mumbai. These awards aim at creating a convergence platform for the Indian animation and visual effects industry to come together under one roof and encourage students. The preview saw participation from animation, visual effects and short films made by the institute's students from all across India. Present on the occasion were Rajesh Turakhia, Managing Director, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects, Naveen Gupta, Executive Director & CEO, Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects along with several industry stalwarts. Speaking about the awards, Gupta said, "The students today are the driving force of the Indian animation revolution. FrameFlixx provides a platform to the stud

Chalo Colombo . Suddenly Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgn, Arjun Rampal and Manoj Bajpai's jam-packed 7-city global premiere got more crowded. A last-minute premiere at a Bollywood awards function to be held in Colombo (IIFA) has been added to the team's bulging premiere schedule. And Prakash Jha is in a panic. He needs record a patriotic song before Raajneeti goes on its global journey. This is easier said than done. Gulzar's words and Wayne Sharpe's composition are not as easy to coalesce as the poet and A R Rahman's association over ' Jai Ho '. The idea was to find another global catch-phrase to equal the easy reach of ' Jai Ho '. Gulzar's tryst with 'destination' persists. While his ' Jai Ho ' is still reverberating across the globe, the poet par excellence has now conceived another patriotic catch- phrase which would hopefully reverberate across the globe with as much intensity as the earlier number.

They don't call him the King Khan for nothing. We are indeed talking about the one and only Shah Rukh Khan, who, is now all set to capture the TV arena (all over again!) through a musical drama show called 'Ishaan', that is being produced by his Red Chillies Entertainment, for Disney Channel. It's a show about an inspirational journey of a young boy who finds friends and a sense of belonging though the medium of music. Talking about the show, SRK said that he has always enjoyed watching Disney Channel with his kids and that now since his company is producing a show for the channel, it only makes him further happier. The said show will have 11 original tracks and will also feature prominent TV personalities like Shruti Ulfat, Rajiv Paul and Rajinder Mehra. After having 'debuted' with the TV serial 'Fauji', life seems to have come a full circle for SRK!

After years into the movie business as one of Bollywood's primary producers, Boney Kapoor is finally taking the plunge as a director. The project is likely to feature a bevy of top notch actors including of course Salman Khan. But sorry to disappoint Sridevi's fans Boney won't be directing his mesmeric wife, at least not in his directorial debut. Says Boney, "It's too much of a responsibility, too much stress, and to do justice to Sri in my first film as a director would be really tough. We can't separate our personal equation and become professionals on the sets. So no, I'm not directing Sri in my first film." Boney reveals that he was meant to direct Sridevi in a remake of Chris Columbus' Stepmom some years ago. "I wanted to cast Sri and Kajol as the older and younger women. I had even spoken to Kajol who's a big favourite of mine, about it. But look at the irony of it. Kajol is now playing the older woman and Bebo (Kar

What Salman Khan couldn't do, that is shoot his home production Dabangg on location in Bihar, his replacement Ruslaan Mumtaz is all set to do. New director Abhishek Dogra who has finalized Ruslaan Mumtaz to play the role that was initially offered to Salman Khan, is all set to shoot his film entitled 3 Days 4 Nights In Bihar on location in Bihar. The story of three spoilt rich wayward dudes blundering through Bihar in a nightmarish vacation is described by Salman's replacement Ruslaan as "a Dil Chahta Hai meets Rang De Basanti in Bihar... yes, we're going to shoot the film completely on location in Bihar." Regarding Ruslaan replacing Salman, the younger actor says, "After Salmanbhai suggested that he take a younger actor for his role, the young director Abhishek Dogra changed the script." Earlier he had planned to sign Salman and two other actors from that generation. Now it's 3 young actors Sharman, Jackky and Ruslaan. "I&#

Karan Johar has always been known to be generous towards his colleagues' works, unless the colleague happens to be Ram Gopal Varma. Little did he know that a harmless and warm congratulatory tweet to his friends Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Arjun Rampal, Deepika Padukone and Lara Dutta for their film Housefull would spark off a series of nasty comments barbs and innuendos from across the world. Baffled and amused, Karan spoke from New York to say, "I normally wish all the best for all my colleagues and their work, both to the people and involved and on public platforms. In fact just some time after I wished the team of Housefull I also said good things about my friend Gurinder Chadha's new film It's A Wonderful Afterlife . No one seemed to mind that." From the minute that Karan tweeted about Housefull , his email, phone and SMS have been swamped by indignant angry and abusive responses. Says Karan, "I know it's free world. But it doesn&

Bollywood never had it so good. Gone are the days when the hunky-dory models and good looking 'models' were a salable hot property in the glitzy world of advertising and commercials. The current trend has seen these professional models being replaced by either cricketers or films stars. If Bollywood Hungama 's sources are to be believed, then, the news is that superstar Salman Khan has been chosen as the brand ambassador for Ching's Secret noodles, for an undisclosed but astronomical sum of money. While Salman Khan will be busy promoting the said brand, readers may recall ('the irony', for obvious reasons) that it was SRK, who was promoting pasta of yet another leading brand Sunfeast. Now, it is to be seen if Salman manages to rub his magic on the sales registers of the said brand.

By now its common knowledge that Zoya Akhtar's next directorial venture features an ensemble cast comprising of Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol, Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin. While the film is yet to be officially titled, the working title is Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara . Meanwhile, coming to the film, the cast and crew seem to have already begun preparations for this project which goes on floors soon. Katrina, for example, who plays a very modern girl in Zoya's film, would be seen doing dirt bike riding and even deep sea diving in the film. The actress even plans to undergo training in deep sea diving very soon. Kats is not the only one who is planning to learn deep sea diving. Abhay Deol too has begun his underwater training. Since the actor requires to do certain underwater sequences in the film, he thought it's best to be trained for it. Well looks like this film is indeed going to be a drool-fest for fans with both the handsome guys and the g

Two of our busiest stars Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn have agreed to be part of a hurriedly-designed mega-project, only because Amitabh Bachchan plays the lead. Raj Kumar Santoshi's The Outsider with Amitabh Bachchan has been temporarily postponed for the lack of proper permission to shoot in the US where it was situated. Rather than allow the Big B's dates to go to waste, Raj Santoshi has moved to another crime thriller for the same producer Feroze Nadiadwala. This crime thriller will also feature Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt in stellar roles and would be shot both in India and abroad. Devgn and Dutt both extremely busy stars in their own right agreed to be part of the project at such short notice because of the Big B's presence. Devgn and Dutt gave the project a nod without even hearing the script when they were told it was the Big B playing the main lead. Neither of the two stars showed any hesitation in saying yes at the last minute. Explaining the overn

the stars of one of the most ambitious and truly international films to emerge from India will bring a touch of Bollywood romance, Latino passion and Hollywood action-adventure to the Red Carpet in London's Leicester Square Odeon West End cinemas. On the red carpet, you'll see the who's who of the world cinema including actor Hrithik Roshan, Mexican beauty Barbara Mori, director Anurag Basu. Producer Rakesh Roshan, Hollywood director Brett Ratner, Music composer Rajesh Roshan and some renowned British celebrities who'll be heating up the proceedings in London. This is the first of the many world premieres coming from Reliance Big Pictures and what better way to kick start the proceedings from the U.K. After the biggest Bollywood premiere which took place a good three years ago where we saw the gorgeous Shilpa Shetty grace the red carpet with Anurag Basu for their film Life In a Metro , this is Basu turning big and lucky the second time in London. What's

Madhur Bhandarkar has turned actor. And he was teased mercilessly by his co-stars Dimple Kapadia and Sarika who ganged up against poor Madhur for as long as he shot. Agreed he did walk-on parts in Ram Gopal Varma's Rangeela and his own film Fashion . But in Rahul Dholakia's Society , for the time Madhur has a clearly-etched part with a character who speaks lines. Madhur who shot for the film on Tuesday, says it was on producer Smita Thackeray's insistence. "My first reaction was to refuse. I can't act! But nobody says no to Smitaji. Besides, she told me I had to play myself. Also the director Rahul Dholakia is a dear friend. I really liked his work in Parzania ." But it was the cast that finally clinched it for Madhur. "When I heard I had scenes with Om Puriji, Dimple Kapadiaji, Sarikaji and Seema Biswaji I felt I had reached heaven. I mean...my god! These are stalwarts I grew up worshipping and watching. I never thought I'd be actin

With 'Candy Floss Romance' as his middle name, expectations reached its ultimate crescendo when Karan Johar announced his next film with SRK and Kajol, the ever-so-bankable pair, who, along with KJo have been instrumental in delivering some of the massive hits that Bollywood has ever seen. At such a time, KJo shocked everyone by making the never-before attempted genre in My Name Is Khan , a film that garnered mixed reviews post its release. While some of the critics panned the film, there were others who felt that KJo did full justice to the subject. Now that the film is released and has made all its associates happy with its commercial success globally, its time for the awards. And to start with, KJo received his first award for MNIK in the form of Muslim Public Affairs Council Award (MPACC) in Los Angeles. Talking about the award, KJo said that the award was truly a matter of great pride not only because it was MNIK 's first award, but also because it

She made her debut in Bollywood by featuring opposite none other than Amitabh Bachchan himself. Jiah Khan, did quite a bold act of a teenage seductress in Nishabd and followed it up by featuring with another big superstar, Aamir Khan, in Ghajini . And now she is back looking hot as ever in the multi-starrer Housefull . Talking about the reactions she has been getting post the release, Miss Khan, says "It's been amazing, my life has completely changed after this film. People are appreciating the song featuring me. I see people laughing in the cinemas at the jokes, and whistling at the song." Jiah's career surely seems to be touching an all time high as she just got a huge hit in the form of Housefull , and also the actress has now bagged not one but two Hollywood films. Talking about the Hollywood projects Jiah says "Yes I am doing the two films but I can't talk much about them except that one of them is an adaptation of a classic English play.&quo

If not for its camps, Bollywood wouldn't have been what it is today. Yash Chopra and Karan Johar can't make their films without Shah Rukh Khan. Anees Bazmee, Vipul Shah and Sajid Khan swear by Akshay Kumar. Papa Roshan works mainly with beta Roshan. Mahesh Bhatt and Co. know that it is Emraan Hashmi who delivers most when it comes to their medium budget films. Sanjay Gupta and Sanjay Dutt used to be a team till there was a crack in their friendship. Aamir Khan works in well, a camp which is owned, driven and managed by only one man - Aamir Khan. And then there is Salman Khan who works with anyone and everyone depending upon which side of the bed he wakes up one fine morning. So what happens when someone is 'accused' of penetrating his way into a camp? A camp which has delivered two mega money spinners of the current decade. A camp which had built it's foundation on a decade of friendship. A camp where no 'outsider' was allowed, especially if

Banner Mukta Arts Ltd Read More About The Movie Here Status Under Production Color C Release Date July 9, 2010 Language Hindi Genre Shooting Studios Filmcity Producer Ashok Ghai Director Subhash Ghai Manoj Tiwari Star Cast Celina Jaitly Gul Panag Eesha Koppikhar Javed Jaffrey Rajpal Yadav Chunky Pandey Amrita Arora Divya Dutta Asawari Joshi Rasika Joshi Mukesh Tiwari Vrajesh Hirjee Sunil Pal Lyricist Sameer Shabbir Ahmed Music Director Pritam Chakraborty Cinematography Ravi Yadav Story / Writer Pankaj Trivedi Sachin Shah