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The show began with the regular festivities of calling the cricketers on stage and getting them to sign the ceremonial bat and disclosing the trophy. Nothing seemed fine from the very beginning. If rain delayed the event Rohit Sharma and Saif Ali Khan were the first to kickstar this bloopers galore! And the Bollywood brigade’s acts on stage only took it further down.

First up was Shahid Kapoor, who did a dhamakedaar entry with a performance that was meant to be an ode to Mithun Chakraborty’s I am a disco dancer. His tribute to the disco king was great. However, he started fumbling with the dance steps and even before that almost crashed his bike on a podium set up on the mega stage. To be honest, this fumbling performance by Shahid was the best act of this night!

Then came in Anushka Sharma, who made a good enough entry, but her performances lacked the punch. And just for the record, even if your film PK was the highest grossing film ever you don’t dance on songs like that onstage, not unless you’ve Virat Kohli for company. These are all soft romantic numbers and for an event like IPL one expects a power-packed act, which will get the audience grooving or at least get them to tap their foot.

Up next was our desi rockstar Farhan Akhtar. He performed along with his band. Trust me, it would have been better had he just lip synced to the popular Rock On songs rather than actually trying to sing them. He did have some rocking songs in his kitty for the audience but sadly his cracking voice and even worse sound systems made us feel that he could just choke midway through this performance.

Finally it was Hrithik Roshan’s turn, people were expecting him to give a great performance. He did. But he performed to songs from Kaho Naa Pyar Hai, Koi Mil Gaya and Dhoom 2, movies that came over a decade ago. Hrithik did have some great dance numbers in Bang Bang and could have easily performed to them rather than sticking to songs which most of us have gotten used to seeing at every other do. Also, the background dancers were completely out of sync, which only went on to make this strictly average act extremely poor!

Above all Saif Ali Khan, who hosted the show was big flop. He fumbled like 20 times throughout the ceremony. It seemed that he either didn’t know what he was to do onstage or maybe the production team was murmuring too many details into the Nawab’s ear piece There were moments when the camera would stay on the actor’s face and people were expecting him to say something, but all he did was stand and stare at the roaring Kolkata crowd.

Over all a really bad show put together for the grandest cricketing event in India. A true FLOP SHOW!

Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment have given way to a fresh romatically paired couple. Farhan’s assistant Nitya Mehra has been dallying with the thought of roping in both Sidharth Malhtora and Katrina Kaif for her debut film. Now, after much delay the project has been freezed and Sidharth and Katrina confirmed as lead actors. 

Farhan Akhtar is quoted as saying, “We’ve cast Katrina and Siddharth in Nitya’s film. Both the actors have very unusual roles in the film. It’s important to try out new pairs and permutations, as these work to make audiences curious about a film.” 

And we definitely agree that this one couple could make the silver screen steam.
The untitled project, however, won’t roll soon. 

Even as the 2002 hit-and-run case is at it’s peak, fresh trouble seems to be brewing for Bollywood actor Salman Khan. A complaint has been filed against the Dabangg star alleging that the actor abused and assaulted Ravindra Dwivedi when he was trying to board a flight on November 4, 2014. 

In his complaint, Dwivedi has alleged that Salman Khan also asked his body guards to snatch the documents he had. Indian Express quoted Dwivedi as saying Salman’s bodyguards snatched all the important case papers relating to the death of senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde from his possession. Dwivedi is a member of Brashtachaar Nirmoolan Samiti. 

A court in Andheri, on Tuesday, asked airport police to register an FIR under causing hurt (IPC section 323), insult with intention to provoke breach of peace (IPC section 504) and criminal intimidation (IPC section 506) and robbery (IPC section 392 ) against Salman Khan in the matter. “Concerned police officer of airport police Station is hereby directed to investigate the matter and file their report at the earliest,” observed Magistrate AD Lokhande in a recently passed order. 

Dwivedi said in the complaint that the airport police refused to register a case when he tried to approach them.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has added yet another feather to his cap. The actor has been conferred with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award for his contribution in Hindi cinema.

For those of you who don’t know, Sr Bachchan has also been conferred with Padma Shri in 1989 and Padma Bhushan in 2001.

While the actor received his third Padma award today, he had in attendance his entire family including Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai, little toddler Aaradhya, wife Jaya, daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda with husband Nikhil Nanda and grandchildren Navya and Agastya.

Our heartiest wished to Mr. Bachchan from all of our readers.

A local metropolitan magistrate court on Monday gave “a last chance” to actor Saif Ali Khan to appear before the court on the next date of hearing in a 2012 assault case.

The court had, on March 19, directed Khan to remain present on Monday as the first witness and complainant Iqbal Sharma was to depose against the actor.

However, Khan’s lawyer on Monday filed exemption application saying the actor could not make it as he was shooting abroad in an ad film.

Prosecutor Wajid Sheikh objected to the application and sought issuance of warrant against Saif.

Magistrate Shankar Dabhade gave him a last chance to appear after Khan’s lawyer said he will make sure the actor remained present on the next date.

The court said if the actor did not come next time, a warrant may be issued against him.

The next hearing would be on June 18.

Khan and his two friends — Bilal Amrohi and Shakkel Ladak — were arrested following a complaint filed by Iqbal Mir Sharma, an NRI businessman, after an alleged fight at a restaurant inside Taj Hotel here on February 22, 2012.

The three were later released on bail.

The court has framed charges against them under Sections 325 (assault) and 34 (common intention) of Indian Penal Code.

They have pleaded innocence.

According to the police, when Sharma protested the raucous chatter of the actor and his friends, Saif allegedly threatened him and subsequently punched Sharma in the nose, thus fracturing it. The NRI businessman also accused Saif and his friends of hitting his father-in-law Raman Patel.

Saif, on the other hand, said that Sharma made provocative statements and used abusive language against the women accompanying him which led to a spat. 

Those close to Kapil Sharma say he’s been taking the slim-down way too seriously. “He’s a foodie. But since he signed KKPK, he’s stopped snacking completely, a habit he picked up after years of doing comedy shows. His meals are now strictly diet-controlled. His workout sessions would last at least two hours every morning and an hour in the evening,” says a source. One of these rigorous workout sessions apparently caused a back injury and the actor was recommended complete bed-rest for a few weeks.

Says Sharma, “I was on bed-rest for quite a while. The injury took place when I went to Rajasthan to shoot a song for my film. I overdid the work-out. Aisa nahin karna chahiye tha. Everything must be in moderation. I’m healing now.”

Kapil is undergoing physiotherapy with Dr Ali Irani, the doctor who watches the back of the cricket team. He says, “We have only two more songs to shoot for the film before we begin with the promotions.”

Well, we wish Kapil Sharma a speedy Recovery!

New Delhi: India’s biggest cricket carnival kicks off with a grand opening ceremony on Tuesday as numerous stars from Bollywood line-up for some heart throbbing performances to start the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 8. But what threatens the opening ceremony is a possibility of rain and thunderstorm which could interrupt proceedings at the Salt Lake Stadium, according to the Met office predictions.

The ceremony will be featuring Bollywood stars Farhan Akhtar, Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Pritam and Hrithik Roshan is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. IST

During the two-hour show, actor-director Farhan Akhtar will belt out songs with his band.

Actor Saif Ali Khan will host the show and introduce the cricketers and stars.

Hrithik, Shahid and Sonakhi will present their star skills .

“Going 2 b nostalgic. Happy 2 return 2 where I started. Salt lake stadium. my 1st stage. the date 7th April. See you all at @IPL Opening Nite,” the actor tweeted earlier.

The actors are all at venue and had all eyes on them at the airport. Anushka Sharma was spoted with her beau Virat Kohli too.

Story so far: Mumbai: Bollywood’s ‘most-wanted’ bachelor, Shahid Kapoor, has finally come out in the open about the news doing rounds of his marriage. The ‘Haider’ star broke millions of hearts when he announced that marriage is on his cards.  

Last week Shahid Kapoor amidst all the rumours finally acknowledged that he’s planning to get married to a ‘normal girl’ by the end of this year. At an event he admitted, “I am not engaged, but what you have been reading is kind of true. Marriage is on the cards sometimes towards the end of the year and I think that’s all I can say.”

Though Shahid is tight-lipped and has not revealed any more information about his ladylove, Mira was heartbroken when the details of their relationship made way to the media through one of the friends.

However, according to a report in a leading daily the two have hit it off well and Mira has a lot on her hands. The Delhi girl often visits Shahid’s Juhu apartment and is giving a helping hand in re-doing the whole house.

Shahid has recently moved into a sea-facing apartment in Juhu, and apparently, Mira visits him often to help him set up the new niche. It is believed that Mira has an equal say in the decisions related to the house. 

Well has to be! Afterall the love birds nest has to be full of love and understanding.

Actress Sunny Leone is happily married to Daniel Weber since 2009 and states that it’s not the right time for her to get pregnant as of now.

When asked, if she is planning to extend her family, the bold and beautiful film actress told a source, “I would be lying if I say I don’t think about my family, but now physically for me, this is not the time to get pregnant. I want to have kids, but for now I don’t want to let one year go for my body (sic).”

Meanwhile, the 33-year-old will next be seen in Ek Paheli Leela and Kuch Kuch Locha Hai.

Ranveer Singh who was admitted to the Hinduja hospital yesterday for a surgery on his injured arm has finally been discharged. We just got pictures of the Bajirao Mastani actor walking out of the hospital. These pictures prove that Ranveer is a superhuman because despite it being just a day after surgery, he looks better than ever. Ranveer’s romance with the cameras is known to all and even while coming out of the hospital Singh gave his warmest smile and wave to his fans and followers signalling to the world that everything his okay and he is on the healing path now!

Ranveer suffered the injury on the sets of Bajirao Mastani after he fell off a horse while shooting for a scene.

He underwent a series of physiotherapy sessions but the doctors suggested the surgery for full recovery. Ranveer has been sporting a sling in his arm post the accident. The doctors have advised him to take complete bed rest for an entire month which means that he won’t be doing a lot of activity and won’t even be shooting any action sequences for the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film.

We wish Ranveer a speedy recovery and hope that he gets back to being his fun loving and crazy self soon to keep us all entertained.

Last year “The Bhai of Bollywood” gave his fans Eidi by rocking the silver screen with Sajid Nadiadwala’s Kick.. This year, he is all set to light up the big screen with Sooraj Barjatya’s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, slated to release this Diwali.

Yes, that’s right! The release date of Salman Khan-Sonam Kapoor starrer is finally out. Salman as Prem is ready to visit at theatres near you on November 11, 2015.

The film, being backed by Rajshri Productions and Fox Star Studios, was in news as Salman Khan was donning the role of Barjatya’s Prem after a really long time. The film also gained limelight when Sonam came down with swine flu while shooting for the film.

Director Sooraj Barjatya says, “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo will be releasing during the Festival of Lights – Diwali. Rajshri is proud to partner with Fox Star Studios for this film that will release on November 11. Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor star in this complete family entertainer that we hope will tug at the heartstrings of audiences with the Indianness of love, and values it has in its core. Salman is playing a character that he hasn’t played in a long time. He is the quintessential Prem once again that audiences have loved and treasured in their hearts. We are gearing up with release strategies that will unfold soon.”

Let us wait and watch the Salman-Barjatya combo as the stage is all set to take you down the memory lane with a clean family film from the 90′s this Diwali. So block your dates this Diwali as Salman aka Prem is coming your way.

New Delhi: Salman Khan’s 2002 hit-and-run case hearing is scheduled to take place today. The actor, who was asked to be present in court, is expected to be there during the session.

In the previous hearing that took place on 27 March, the actor had stated that he was not driving during the accident and denied being under the influence of alcohol on the night of the accident.

Earlier, last week, Khan’s driver Ashok Singh took responsibility stating that he was driving the car. He also added that he lost control of the car because the tyre of the white Toyota Land Cruiser burst.

The actor is facing charges of IPC Sec. 304(II) – which attracts a 10-year jail sentence, Sec. 279, Sec. 337, Sec. 338, Sec. 427, and under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.

Let us wait and watch if the long – run case does come to an end deciding the fate for Salman Khan-“ The Dabbang “.

Sonakshi Sinha has taken up something that people would rather find very surprising. At a career stage when she has all the A-graders working along with her, she has chosen to debut on TV by judging the singing talent show Indian Idol Junior. 

While she hasn’t come on record to state anything about it, sources close to her revealed that she chose since she is a child at heart herself. The junior version of the singing talent show will also have composers Vishal Dadlani and Salim Merchant as co-judges.

Sonakshi would appear to be youngest after Madhuri Dixit, Sonali Bendre, Malaika Arora Khan, Shilpa Shetty chose later parts of their careers to break into TV.

Indian Idol Junior will go on air on Sony Entertainment with Hussain Kuwajerwala and Asha Negi turning hosts for this season.

The actress will host a talk show which will be backed by a Hollywood studio and air on a US television network.

Rumours have been rife that Vidya Balan, who has just wrapped up Mohit Suri’s Hamari Adhuri Kahaani, is now gearing up for a biopic. She had two choices before her–to bring back to life Bengal’s diva Suchitra Sen who passed away in January, 2014, or step into the shoes of Pakistan’s 11th Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in 2007.

But Vidya told Mirror: “No. I’m not doing either of the biopics.” In fact, she may not do any more films this year at all. Instead, she’ll focus on a talk show along the lines of The Oprah Winfrey Show.

“It’s a show unlike any on Indian television. It will be backed by a Hollywood studio and will air on a US television network. It demands six months of consecutive filming dates which is why she doesn’t want to sign any new films,” says a source close to the development. While, Vidya remained tight-lipped about the offer, she did admit that she is not keen to work in Indian television and relive her Hum Paanch days. “The next season of Nach Baliye was offered to me but I declined as I don’t see myself doing a reality show. But I will never rule out d television,” she says.

Actress Kalki Koechlin is happy that actor Aamir Khan and his filmmaker wife Kiran Rao are supporting her forthcoming film “Margarita With A Straw” and says that more than box office collection, support to such films matters.

“We made such a beautiful film in a small budget. There is a huge buzz about the film already and we have the support of Aamir, Kiran and others from the film industry,” the actress said here on Monday during the promotion of the film at a radio station.

“So neither am I seeing this film from the collections point of view nor as a hit or a flop. I am excited about the film,” she added.

In the film, directed by Shonali Bose, Kalki plays a cerebral palsy-affected girl. The film has been appreciated on the international platform as well.

STORY: Rich boy meets poor girl whose source of income isn’t respectable according to his family. Can they get together and live happily ever after, much against the societal pressure? 

REVIEW: Jatin (Taaha Shah), a lawyer’s son, falls in love with Barkhaa (Loren) the moment he sees her in Himachal. He tries his best to pursue her but she is reluctant since she is scarred emotionally. Barkhaa, who works in a bar for a living, dissuades Jatin from proposing marriage to her but he insists. He takes her to his parents but they disapprove of the relationship objecting to her profession. Can the two get together against his family’s wishes and what is Barkhaa’s mysterious past all about? The film is a decent watch for those, who for some weird reason may crave for the 70’s melodrama. It boasts of an archaic story and a predictable plot, with the actors spouting done to death dialogues throughout. If you want to revisit that phase of Bollywood, where women were perpetually unhappy and had a ‘majboori’ for being that way, you can watch this one. Else, avoid. Loren looks good but is too wooden. Also, barring cinematography and music, other aspects of the film are way too mediocre and cliched for your liking. Sadly it’s 2015 and this formulaic drama has nothing new to offer.

PLOT SUMMARY

The film starts with Jatin (Taaha Shah) and his parents looking after his elder brother Akash (Priyanshu Chatterjee) who is in the ICU. Jatin gets reminded that he has to be the chief guest at a book launch of ‘AKS’. In spite of being worried sick for his brother, Jatin honours his commitment and inaugurates the book. As soon as he starts reading a few excerpts, it rings a bell and he rushes to find who the publisher is. However, the publisher says he is unaware of the author’s whereabouts. The book launch takes you through a series of flashbacks. You are introduced to Barkhaa
(Sara Loren), with whom Jatin falls in love with, the moment he sees her in Himachal. Barkhaa, however is a bar girl with a mysterious past. Jatin pursues her but she is hesitant to get married to him. She eventually agrees to meet his parents. Jatin’s father (Puneet Issar) strongly opposes the marriage. Elder brother Akash is shocked by Jatin’s choice (he knows Barkhaa is a single mother since it was he to deserted her, after she got pregnant with his child). Barkhaa too leaves the house after seeing Akash. On getting to know the truth, Jatin accepts Barkhaa and the two get married.

Chitrangda Singh has reportedly decided to foray into film production. 

The actress, who had revealed her plans of producing a sports flick some months ago, declined to divulge details.

All she is wiling to say for now is, “I’m working on something and I’m excited about that. I’m putting things together… the kind of thing I want to work on.”

MODELLING IS NOT SOMETHING I WOULD EARN MY LIVING FROM

Chitrangda Singh, who is not seen on the big screen for a long time now, made a very dramatic appearance recently at the Lakme Fashion Week when she was seen as a show-stopper at the ace fashion designer, Tarun Tahiliani’s show.

Describing the show as dramatic with great energy, Chitrangda said, “That instant connect with the audience is so amazing. That is the reason why you are called a show-stopper because you come right at the end, and the whole build up is so exciting.” So what does she enjoy more, acting or walking the ramp? Prompt comes the reply, “Of course, I love acting more, walking the ramp and modelling is not something I would earn my living from.” While Chitrangda has walked the ramp and been a show-stopper innumerable times in the past, walking the runway does make her nervous. “I have done many shows, but there is always this nervousness. We wear such long dresses and you are always thinking what if you trip on the twirl,” laughs the gorgeous actress.

In the prurient society we belong to, accepting Sunny Leone whole-heartedly might be an issue.

And the actress, who was a former adult star, understands that she comes with her own baggage which might make her colleagues uncomfortable. When asked how does she react when co-actors aren’t comfortable working with her, she says, “I know there are plenty of male actors who are scared of being on the same screen as me because they are more ‘Disney’ than me. I know there are production houses who are sitting back and watching my next move to test my seriousness for my work. People might be skeptical There are wives who don’t want their husbands to be working with me. Women, I don’t want your husband. I have my own.”

STORY: Dhruv (Divyendu Sharma), an aspiring IAS officer falls in love with Sakshi (Prachi Mishra), a car loan executive working for a private company. In order to impress her, he and his roommate Happy
(Pradhuman Singh) buy a car on loan. However, the car gets stolen, making Dhruv suspect a foul play.

REVIEW: Dilliwaali Zaalim Girlfriend starts as a romcom, turns into a con caper, followed by a sting operation and finally ends as a love story. The plot of a woman luring a man to serve her own selfish interests, seems fun in the beginning, but it goes haywire to the extent that you’re least bothered about what happens to the characters or their plan to trap a dubious businessman Minocha (Jackie Shroff doing a terrible Punjabi accent), who rules the stolen cars business in Delhi. The story refuses to proceed and keeps meandering, much to your annoyance. Bored to death, you give up eventually and yearn for the film to end instead. In a bizarre turn of events, you have Dhruv falling in love with Nimmy (Ira Dubey), a TV journalist. This track makes no sense at all, but so does the rest of the film.

Barring Divyendu Sharma and Pradhuman Singh’s camaraderie, nothing really works for the film. Slowmo love songs, Delhi dhabas and slangs have been done to death. To sum it up, the title has no relevance to the story. You’d rather stick to watching the Cricket World Cup instead, for this one is quite zaalim on the senses.

REVIEW: So, NH10 is a film you both hate and love. Meera (Anushka) and Arjun (Neil) are a happy yuppie couple living in a Gurgaon of multinationals, malls and molesters. The duo gets a gun after Meera narrowly escapes an attack one night. Deciding to take a road-trip, they head down NH10 – and see an eloping couple caught and savagely beaten at a roadside dhaba by a gang.

When Arjun intervenes, rustic Satbir (Darshan) slaps him, snarling the girl’s his sister. Despite Meera’s pleading, Arjun grabs their gun and follows the gang, only to witness the couple’s brutal ‘honour’ killing. What happens when Meera and he are discovered by the gang?And when, by mistake, the yuppies kill a village lad?

It’s easy to hate NH10 while watching it because it’s one of the most terrifying Hindi films ever – while simultaneously, you love its brilliance. The film’s story, apparently inspired by Eden Lake, is truly taut, no moment letting you relax, no layer – like Meera’s vulnerability against both Arjun’s ego and the vicious gang – comforting. Every performance delivers a punch, Anushka excelling as Meera on whose glossy life dark horror descends, her acting as remarkable as her commitment to produce this film which has no band, baaja, baraat – only brutality.

There are constant twists (cops backing caste laws over India’s law) and spots which you imagine offer some rest, like Meera meeting a lady sarpanch Ammaji (Deepti Naval), packing away a girl’s clothes, only bring new shocks. Sound itself – heart throbbing, water dripping, the wail of a song dying on an eerie wind somewhere – becomes a fearsome character here. The stark cinematography delves parched ravines and pale mustard fields, one shot – a highway sheeted in blue moonlight, covered with stars, dotted by thorns -magical beauty.

Its cutting-edge finesse ensures NH10 puts your nerves through a shredder. Small plot quibbles aside -would a young yuppie really endanger himself and his wife to chase a gang of murderous hoods he met five minutes ago? – NH10 is not a movie for the faint-hearted or those wanting a fun filmi frolic. This is a dark tale from beyond ‘the aakhri mall, where democracy ends’, where jeeps become beasts and where there are no dividers between hunters, hunted and haunted.

NH10 is a relentless thriller you wish you could see with your eyes closed – because truly, as its song goes, chill gaye naina.