A new face on TV -Ankita lokhande Balaji’s latest show on Zee has introduced a new face to the TV. Ankita lokhande is another marathi mulgi to join the bandwagon of onscreen dukhiyari betiya. ‘Pavitra Rishta’ is a story of a mother whose major concern is her eldest daughter Archana’s marriage. Archana has been sacrificing her desires so as to help her mother to bring up her other children. Let’s find out with Ankita how much she resembles her reel personality.
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ON WHAT SHE LOVES ABOUT BEING A FILMMAKERI enjoy being a director the most because as a filmmaker, I get to decide each and everything connected with the film, including recording only the songs which I want. I feel that direction is the most fulfilling job. The worst job is writing for the simple reason that it does not come easy to me. Divyanka desires to work again with Sharad One of the hottest duo’s of television Sharad Malhotra and Divyanka Tripathi are enjoying their holidays after Dulhaan concluded. Sharad is out of the country where as Divyanka is busy catching up with her life and planning to visit her home town.
I DID NOT STOP ACTING IN FILMS BECAUSE I WAS JUDGING DANCE INDIA DANCE MITHUN CHAKRABORTY tells JYOTHI VENKATESH that he is happy Salman Khan has won the crown in Dance India Dance and adds that when he took up the job of judging Dance India Dance for Zee TV, he had told the channel that he would not indulge in any drama to add to the TRPs of the show
Im Coming Back To Make Another Film In Mumbai: Danny Boyle Caught In Face-To-Face In Mumbai Danny Boyle says coming to Mumbai feels like coming home. Being one of the minuscule minority who didn’t enjoy Slumdog Millionaire I thought Danny for me was a long shot. But surprise surprise! Danny Boyle could be a huge lesson in accessibility to those Bollywood entertainers who react adversely to criticism and open their doors only to those mediapersons who praise their work. Getting the Slumdog director on the line proved easier than I thought. I was immediately connected to him …no call-wait as a long battery of deputies inform the firang celebrity-director of the caller, no pretensions as he mumbled he was “still asleep” and could I call him back in an hour? An hour later just before he got busy with a snarl of meetings before flying out of Mumbai, the softspoken auteur director took time off to answer some questions.
No more reality shows for me Baichung Bhutia The footballer Baichung Bhutia has been declared as a winner of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, season 3. The sportsman turned dancer is on cloud nine as he chit chats with us about his journey and why no more reality shows for him.
Katrina On Stage With Akon At The Last Minute We all thought it was Shilpa Shetty who was going to dance with Akon at the IPL finals. Shilpa had even put it on her blog. And later had to change the information.
Growing old is a fear that Im facing now- Karan Johar
Eco-friendly entertainment She is only thirteen but has touched upon almost every genre of showbiz, be it Films, regional cinema, reality show or serials. This all rounder lass is better designated as an entertainer. Chhote Miyan fame Aayesha’s Kaduskar strikes a perfect balance between TV, films and not to forget her school.
“Rohit is extremely considerate” - Mugdha talks about her ‘All The Best’ director Mugdha Godse is smiling away day in and night out in spite of her injury. Reason? Due to her physical condition which requires her to take ample care of her neck on a 24X7 basis, she is being pampered silly on the sets of ‘All The Best’. So whether it is director Rohit Shetty or her co-star Ajay Devgan or the other members from cast or crew, Mugdha is being treated with utmost care on the sets of the film for which shooting is currently in progress at Goa.
Milind Soman endorses hair colour brand (With Images)MUMBAI - Supermodel-turned actor Milind Soman, who was seen in movies like Bheja Fry, has been signed by a hair colour brand as its brand ambassador. “Yash Raj Films know how to project their heroines” - Payal Rohatgi Ex-inmate of last season’s BIG BOSS, Payal Rohatgi, has explored the root cause behind her initial stint with Bollywood being not as successful as she had envisaged. She confesses that the biggest goof up of her career was to indulge into skin shows in movies that were not male dominated.
Reshmi Ghosh and Amit Gupta to tie the knot soon
I am major gizmo freak Vikrant Massey
I would like to sit on the directors chair someday -Hiten Tejwani Leaving the short stint on ‘Kitni Mohabbat Hai’ recently, you are back on Television after quite some time. How does it feel? Hiten: Well, I would say it was a well-deserved break. But yes, it feels great to be back to work and on my toes once again. I am re-energized and ready to entertain my viewers once again. J Our show is just a matrimonial system on television : Mohnish Behl Mohnish Behl is one among the unique list of actors who have played important roles in television as well as cinema. He has played many good and memorable roles in films as well as on television. These days Mohnish has become active and is being seen on Star Plus hosting a show called Star Vivaah. He is also doing a movie called Run. We had a candid chat with the actor about his show, movie and his experience of working in both the industries.
Saransh team to reunite after 25 years but Nilu Phule remains missing
“My well wishers were betting that SRK won’t complete ‘Dulha Mil Gaya’” - Viveck Vaswani Film maker Viveck Vaswani is having the final laugh. Contrary to speculations floating around Shah Rukh Khan’s availability for completion of his pending portion in ‘Dulha Mil Gaya’, the superstar has finally shot for the entire film. With a three day shooting stint that was held earlier this week, ‘Dulha Mil Gaya’ is now 100% complete, something that makes Viveck Vaswani a relieved man.
Bindass Salman’s Press Conference on Dus ka Dum 2. Expect some shockers!Bollywood brat and India’s heart throb is back with a bang in ‘Dus ka Dum’ season 2. ‘Dus ka dum’ made news for several reasons before finalizing with Salmaan. In spite of initial dispute over Salmaan’s fees his come back on the show bears out, Shehanshah has his replacement in Badshah but Sallu has none. He seemed to be in good mood this time while interacting with media but was equally alert to keep away from any controversy. Following are the few wittiest excerpts of the interaction. “I will expose nexus between male prostitution and cops” - Onir A little while back, film maker Onir had announced that he would be telling five short stories in a single movie. While he is currently casting for his film(s) and is looking at kick starting the principal shoot in the 1st week of June, he is managing to create quite some buzz with the themes that his stories are going to explore. Earlier in news for his story ‘Abhimanyu’ that touches upon the subject of child abuse, Onir’s second short film ‘Omar’ promises to reveal the nexus between police and male sex workers which has time and again resulted in blackmail and abuse of gay men on the pretext of using article 377.
“My ‘Kiss Mix’ in AGYAAT is not an item song” - Priyanka A couple of years back when DARLING had released, Priyanka Kothari (then known as Nisha Kothari) had delivered a chartbuster item song in the form of ‘Aa Khushi Se Khudkhushi Kar Le’ [Darling] where she got naughty with Fardeen Khan. Though she hasn’t been very active in the Bollywood circuit ever since the release of the film (barring an occasional GO which was a delayed release), she is all set to return with a bang with AGYAAT. The film features her a solo female lead and would also boast of a sizzling dance number which has been tantalisingly titled ‘Kiss Mix’.
Rensil S’Silva shares how his next film on terrorism gave him some terrifying experienceShooting for Karan Johar’s production of his untitled film on global terrorism has been a terror experience for Rensil D’Silva.
I would love to go for a live-in relationship Jay BhanushaliQ. What ideal qualities would you want in your woman? A. She should be very dumb or else she won’t be able to bear me much. She should not be so intelligent because I am not so I don’t want to get any complex from her. She should be very beautiful. I would not mind more beautiful than me and she should be very very down to earth as attitude is something which I hate. “For ‘Rakta Charitra’, I was in talks with Ramu for just 7 seconds” - Vivek Oberoi Vivek Oberoi hardly needed any convincing before he signed on the dotted line for Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Rakta Charitra’. It took him a mere seven seconds to make up his mind as he decided to return with his ‘master’ many years after ‘Company’.
The middle age songs were really horrible Neha Marda Gorgeous actress Neha Marda from Sphere Origins’s Balika Vadhu speaks on music.
I started acting at the age of 17 Prachi Desai Q. Where did you grow up?A. I was born in Gujrat but grew up in Panchgani. DIRECTING DETECTIVE NAANI-Romilla Mukherjee
Out with Daadi, in with Naani -Ava Mukherjee 84-year-old Ava Mukherjee may have won hearts as the Ayurvedic Concepts Dadima, but people still stop her on the streets to ask her how Shahrukh is doing. Why? Because thanks to re-runs of “Devdas” on TV, they see her as Dev’s beloved Dadima again and again. But that was then, this is now - her most ambitious role, one she has taken on with the vitality and vigour of a 34 year old. Meet “Detective Naani”.
Gurinder Chadha Speaks To Subhash K Jha On Her PlansTell me about your new film .
Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life is one of my favourite films. It A Wonderful Afterlife takes me back to the Bend It Like Beckham territory . Sanjeev Bhaskar and Shaheen Khan are there. I’ve actors from Beckham back in my new film. It’s that kind of film. It takes me back to my Punjabi roots, very West London. What would be an interesting challenge for my leading lady Shabana Azmi is that for the first time she plays British Indian. We haven’t seen her do a British film. Shabana will be playing an Indian woman who has been living in Britain for the last 45 years. She’s never done that before. Besides, I’ve a completely different take on being British Indian from what Indians perceive. My film is going to be the quintessential British comedy. When Shabana read the script she began to get the cultural connotations. For the first time I’m partnering up with Indian production companies The Indian Film Company and TV18. I’m very excited about that . Charity Begins At Home: Mansi Salvi Mansi salve who used to be a cute bahu and sweet face of television is back in action. Mansi was raising her baby and was on maternity leave from television but now after two years break she is come back with the Madhur Bhandarkar’s show on Sony, special @10, titled as Anjali. She is playing the lead in the show. We had a candid chat with Mansi about her role, career and her journey in the industry.
Cover Story: Branding is important in Bollywood Kareena Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai are perfect examples of being famous for their flops. Kareena Kapoor has had it easy, literally. It hasn’t exactly been a rough ride for the Kapoor babe from Day One itself. Even though she left the blockbuster role of female lead in Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai against macho Hrithik Roshan to Ameesha Patel, she managed to garner much more publicity for her flop debut, Refugee, than what Ameesha did for her superhit starter. And that was the beginning of a new mantra to market a diva — hit or no hit, the Brand has to hit the headlines.
I had bought a saree which cost me three and a half lacs - Shweta Bharadwaj Q. How would you define fashion?A. I think fashion is directly related to Bollywood and bolly-stars should make sure that they pass the right type of message through their fashion. And also, people who try to ape the fashion after seeing films should remember that the kind of cloths which looks good on a particular star may not look good on someone else. I had a huge crush on John Abraham - Rachna Parulkar
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