At the age of fourteen she was approached by an agent and she began modeling; her first job was for a jewelry campaign. She continued modeling in London, under a contract with the Models Agency and did campaigns for houses, such as La Senza and Arcadius and even walked on the London Fashion Week.
Kaif’s London modeling-work led her to discover by London-based filmmaker Kaizad Gustad, who gave her a part in his film Boom (2003). She moved to Mumbai and was offered a number of modeling assignments. However, filmmakers were initially hesitant to sign her because she could not speak Hindi.
Kaif saw success with the 2005 film Sarkar where she played the bit part of Abhishek Bachchan’s girlfriend. Her next release, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (2005), where she was paired opposite Salman Khan, earned her the Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award.
In 2007, Kaif appeared in the hit movie Namastey London, wherein she starred as a British-Indian girl alongside Akshay Kumar for the second time after the box office dud Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006). Since then, she had appeared in a series of box office hits that include Apne, Partner and Welcome.
Wake Up Sid! is a forthcoming Hindi romantic comedy film that stars Konkona Sen Sharma and Ranbir Kapoor in the lead roles. Produced under Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures and directed by debutante Ayan Mukherji, who earlier was assistant director of Ashutosh Gowariker in Swades and Karan Johar in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. The movie is all set to hit the screens world wide on October 2, 2009.
The Karan Johar production is creating a lot of buzz, thanks to its great music. Directed by debutant Ayaan Mukherjee, Wake Up Sid is a story about an aimless young man played by Ranbir Kapoor. Anupam Kher plays his worried father. One day, Ranbir bumps into Konkona Sen Sharma and his life changes. Sid (Ranbir Kapoor), a lazy, unmotivated slacker from Mumbai whose life undergoes a series of changes after taking his final year college exams. Sid’s world is breezy, carefree, and without any true responsibilities. The most important elements in his life are his friends, his camera, his car, and his ps3.
Sid thrives around his two best friends, Naved (Namit Das) and Nikki(Shikha Talsania), very rarely communicates with his mother Sarita (Supriya Pathak) and takes his father Ram Mehra (Anupam Kher), and all his hard earned wealth for granted. Despite all these traits, Sid is an honest boy; sweet, funny, and above all, a good friend. Aisha Bannerjee (Konkona Sen Sharma), an aspiring writer from Calcutta, learns this soon enough when her path crosses with Sid’s on her first day in Bombay, Ambitious, well-read, and driven, Aisha has come to Bombay to realize her dreams as a writer. Despite their contrasting personalities. Sid becomes Aisha’s first friend in the city.
As Ibtisam sets up her life in malaysia, with the help of Sid and his gang, Sid allows for time to fly by over long drives, parties that stretch well into dawn, and endless hours doing absolutely nothing. But summer comes along and leaves Sid’s life completely changed. A series of circumstances and events compels him to take stock of his life and take a hard look at himself. Will he, at some point, figure out what he’s supposed to be doing with his life?
Imran Khan: Imran Khan is an American-born Bollywood film star. Khan is the son of Anil Pal, a Bengali-American and Nuzhat Khan. Anil, who works as a Directory of Operations Engineering at Netflix in Silicon Valley, was a classmate of director Mansoor Khan, Nuzhat’s brother, at IIT Bombay. Anil and Nuzhat married but divorced when Imran was one and half years old. He grew up with the surname Khan as his mother brought him up in India. However, he moved to live with his father in California, to finish high school. He then trained in film making in Los Angeles. He is also the nephew of actor Aamir Khan and director Mansoor Khan.
Birthday: 13th January, 1983 in Wisconsin, USA.
Debut Film: Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) as a child artiste.
Major Impact: Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008).
Successful Films: Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008).
Awards: Won the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na.
Upcoming Films: Luck and Delhi Belly.
Facts we didn’t know:
His birth name is Imran Khan Pal.
He is the grandson of Nasir Hussain who was a noted director and producer.
While living in India, he studied at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim in Mumbai, and for a brief period in Bangalore. -Sampurn Media
The bikini acts of Nayantara and Priyamani are sending jitters down the spines of actresses like Genelia, the actress has traditionally been doing girl-next-door acts and her face and smile fit such roles, but after the bikini attacks from other heroines Genelia too has been approached to do the bikini act.
The actress is very disturbed by this trend she says she cannot compromise on her dignity by doing such acts; she has clearly indicated a perfect NO to bikini roles.
Genelia is not alone in her crusade against bikini she has the company of Trisha, who has also said a ‘no’ to wearing a bikini in films, now with a clear demarcation between bikini wearing heroines and non bikini heroines the future seems to a though fight between the bikini brigade and the non bikini brigade
Slumdog Millionaire when released in India for the first time received mixed reviews, the critics argued that the film tried to sell India’s poverty to the world, the general audience also gave it a thumbs-down for its dark shades.
So one had assumed that the film had finished its run in India, but that does not seem to the reality, the film has been again released now and if initial reports are to be believed then it is going great guns in its second run.
The film has also been released in Hindi version also and a Tamil version is also on cards.
After raking in 800cr already, it has garnered more than its share of returns, but going by its second run it seems to be slated to earn more.
The Danny Boyle film Slumdog Millionaire has won both critical acclaim as well as the hearts of the audience.
The film won an astonishing 8 Oscar award winners at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. This film which was made with a budget of $ 15 Million has so far raked in $ 163 Million world-wide, which is more than 10 times its budget.
After sweeping the Oscars with eight awards, trade pundits expect increased revenue from theatres and the satellite rights in addition to dubbing rights.
Slumdog Millionaire is produced by England’s Film4 and Celador Films with a predominantly Indian cast and crew.
Priyadarshan, the director who experiments with different genres of films, is now planning to make film titled Grrr. He says that this film will have the swamps and jungles of Sunderbans and deals with man-eaters.
Priyadarshan says that he will touch many issues in the film and the film will be akin to Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. Amitabh Bachchan plays the role which is more like that of Jim Corbett, the hunter-naturalist who wrote The Man-eaters of Kumaon.
The shooting of the film is expected to start soon.
Director R Balki of Cheeni Kum fame will start shooting for the film Pa which will feature Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan. This film is being produced by AB Corporation.
The announcement of the film was made last year but delayed because of the illness of Amitabh and other commitments of Abhishek. Moreover, Tabu, who performed splendidly in Cheeni Kum, is supposed to be in the film, but for reasons unknown she skipped the role only to be replaced by Vidya Balan.
The film will start its first 25-day schedule on March 2 in Mumbai and then at other locales in North India and outside the country.
While wishing maestro AR Rahman a happy birthday today, we celebrate along with him the numerous awards he won.
Rahman’s latest international film, Slumdog Millionaire (2008), directed by Boyle won him many awards.
Golden Globe Awards (USA)- Best Original Score
Satellite Awards (USA)- Best Original Song, ‘Jaiho’, Best Original Score
BFCA Critics’ Choice Award – Best Composer, Best Song, ‘Jaiho’
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards – Best Original Score
Black Reel Awards – Best Soundtrack
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards – Best Score
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (USA)- Best Music Score
New York Film Critics Online Awards (USA) – Best Score
Maniratnam’s Guru (2007)
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Filmfare Best Background Score
V Shantaram Award – Best Music
Screen Awards – Best Music Direction
IIFA Best Background Music, Best Music Direction
Zee Cine Award Best Background Music, Best Music Director
Rakesh Omprakash Mehra’s Rang De Basanti (2006)
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Planet-Bollywood People’s Choice Awards – Best Music, Best Background Music
Screen Awards – Best Background Music
IIFA Best Music Direction
GIFA Award – Best Music, Best Background Music
Zee Cine Award Best Music Director
Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Lagaan (2001)
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Screen Weekly Awards – Best Music Direction, Best Background Score
Bollywood Movie Awards (India) – Best Music Direction
IIFA Best Music Direction
Zee Cine Award Best Music Director
Shaad Ali’s Saathiya (2002)
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
MTV Immies – Best Music Composer – Saathiya (Title track)
Bollywood Movie Awards (India) – Best Music Direction
IIFA Best Music Direction
Zee Cine Award Best Music Director
Rajiv Menon’s Minsara Kanavu (1998)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Dinakaran Cine Awards
Screen Awards – Best Music Direction
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction
Subhash Ghai’s Taal (1999)
Screen Awards – Best Music Direction
IIFA Best Music Direction
Zee Cine Award Best Music Director
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Shankar’s Sivaji: The Boss (2007)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Sunfeast Tamil Music Awards (India) – Music Composer of the Year
Vijay TV Awards (India) – Best Music Direction
Ashutosh Gowariker’s Swades (2004)
Filmfare Best Background Score
Filmfare Awards – Best Music Director
Zee Cine Awards – Best Music Direction
Maniratnam’s Roja (1993), AR Rahman’s debut film
Filmfare Best Music Direction
National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction
Painter M.F. Husain’s Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2005)
Zee Cine Awards – Best Background Score
Sangeet Amwards (India)- Best Music Arrangement (Critics Award) – Yeh Rishta (Meenaxi)
Maniratnam’s Dil Se (1999)
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
MTV Video Music Awards – International Viewer’s Choice Awards (MTV India) – Dil Se Re (Dil Se)
Maniratnam’s Bombay (1996)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction
Shankar’s Kadhalan (1995)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction
Shankar’s Gentleman (1994)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction
N. Krishna’s Sillunu Oru Kadhal (2006)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Vijay TV Awards (India) – Best Music Direction
Maniratnam’s Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Shankar’s Mudhalvan (2000), Nayak in Hindi
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Dinakaran Cine Awards
Shankar’s Jeans (1999)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Dinakaran Cine Awards
Kathir’s Kadhal Desam (1997)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Screen Awards – Best Music Direction
Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
V Shantaram Award – Best Music Director
Kevin Wallace and Saul Zaentz’s The Lord of the Rings Musical (2006), Toronto
Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Canada)- General Theatre Division – Outstanding Musical Direction
Maniratnam’s Yuva (2004)
Sangeet Awards (India) – Best Music Direction (Critics Award)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bombay Dreams (2003)
Laurence Olivier Awards (UK) – Best New Musical
Rajkumar Santoshi’s The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Filmfare Best Background Score
Maniratnam’s Alaipayuthey (2001)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Khalid Mohammed’s Fiza (2001)
International Indian Film Academy Awards – Best Music Direction
Suresh Krishna’s Sangamam (2000)
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction
Ram Gopal Varma’s Rangeela (1995)
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Slumdog Millionaire (2009) Golden Globe Award for best original music score
Slumdog Millionaire (2009)
Oscars Award for Best Original Score
Oscars Award for Best Song (Jai Ho penned by Gulzar Slumdog Millionaire)
The actress Frieda Pinto, who shot into international fame with her role in Slumdog Millionaire, is reported in the media as having dumped her Goan boy friend.
The first thing Sushmita Sen did after winning her Miss Universe crown was dumping her boyfriend.
Hereunder is a list of the Dump Gamers:
Bipasha Basu dumped Dino Morea for John Abraham
Abhishek dumped Dippanita for Ashwarya Rai
Aishwarya dumped Vivek Oberoi for Abhishek
Deepika Padukone dumped Nihaar Pandya for Ranbir Kapoor
Ranbir Kapoor dumped Sonam Kapoor for Deepika Padukone
Kareena Kapoor dumped Shahid Kapur for Saif Ali Khan
Leander Paes dumped Mahima for Rhea Pillai
Himesh Reshammiya’s Kajra Re is said to have been stalled. According to sources, the film was not stuck because of some financial problems, but owing to the absence of some members of the cast.
Pakistani actress Monalizza acts in this film. She plays the role of a girl who disappears from Morocco and is found again in a red light area in Lahore. Himesh plays the lawyer who falls in love with her before her disappearance and he later traces her to Lahore.
Monalizza completed some parts of the film’s shooting and went back to Pakistan. After the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, the stars from Pakistan who were working in films in India, including Mona, have not been granted visas.
Kajra Re will not be able to complete shooting until the return of Monalizza.
Akshay Kumar is slowly reaching the top rung in his career. Though his film Chandini Chowk to China flopped, his Kambhakt Ishq is expected to be big hit.
Akshay’s TV reality show Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi was hugely popular getting high rating points. The total deal amount received by him for the show was Rs 120 crore.
Recently, Akshay agreed for the second edition of the reality show and he is charging Rs 150 crore. Since the channel knows that Akshay is the USP of the show, his contract has now been reworked. Akshay has also managed to get some equity in the channel.
Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday went to the suburban Bandra residence of Shah Rukh Khan’s residence in Bandra, Mumbai and wished him speedy recovery from his shoulder surgery.
SRK underwent the surgery to repair the tear in the main muscle of his left shoulder at the Breach Candy hospital on February 16 and was discharged on Tuesday.
Earlier, Bachchan had a telephonic conversation with Khan during which he told the actor not to take the post- surgery period lightly and avoid any kind of activity.
Wake Up Sid! is a forthcoming Hindi romantic comedy film that stars Konkona Sen Sharma and Ranbir Kapoor in the lead roles. Produced under Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures and directed by debutante Ayan Mukherji, who earlier was assistant director of Ashutosh Gowariker in Swades and Karan Johar in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. The movie is all set to hit the screens world wide on October 2, 2009.
