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'My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves' gets star studded premiere
12 Jan, 2008
Mumbai, Jan 11 (ANI): Bollywood glitterati descended at the premiere of 'My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves', a day before its release.
Bollywood actor Kunal Kapoor, who was present at the premier, said, "This picture is a full of masala. Everyone says that their film is different from that of others. But the promos of the film suggest that it is really different from other movies."
The film directed by E Niwas, who won awards for his movie 'Shool' in 1999, stars Amrita Rao and debut actor Nikhil Dwivedi.
'My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves' introduces Nikhil on the silver screen in the lead role of Anthony Gonsalves. He plays the title character who dreams of hitting it big one day.
Niwas praised the debutant actor for his performance.
"They've done a fantastic job. As for the rest of them Mithun, Amrita, I don't think there is any need to say much on them, they are already proved actors. But Nikhil yes, the first film, he's done a fantastic job, " he said.
The film revolves around this bartender (Nikhil) who dreams of becoming an actor someday but ends up meeting a don played by Pavan Malhotra.
Unknown to him, the three brothers who own the bar are conducting illegal activities. Unfortunately one day, Anthony is witness to a brutal crime and is forced to fight for his life.
Along the way, he meets and falls in love with Amrita Arora's character, but will he survive long enough to make an honest woman out of her remains the film's mystery.
"When I saw "Love Ke Liya Kuch Bhi Karega" and "Shool" I always wanted to work with Niwas and it has been one of the most comfortable experience working with him. Niwas is very clear and very aware of what he wants to draw from his actors and what kind of performances he wants to draw from them. So, it was amazing working with him and he's going to go a long way," she said.
Along with the lead pair, the cast includes Anupam Kher, D Santosh, Hrishita Bhatt, Lilette Dubey, Mithun Chakraborty, Mukesh Tiwari, Pawan Malhotra, and Saurabh Shukla.
In an attempt to do everything right for his film, the director brings on board music wonders like Pritam and Himesh Reshammiya. He even ropes in new composer, Sachin-Jiggar for one tracks. (ANI)
--MP Labels: My-Name-Is-Anthony-Gonsalves, Previews
My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves
5 Jan, 2008
Mumbai, Jan 4 (ANI): Bollywood flick 'My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves' is all set to be released in theatres across the country on January 11.
But the movie has just been kept to intrigue the audience to reach the theatres, as it has nothing to do with the old classic flick.
The movie stars Amrita Rao and debut actor Nikhil Dwivedi and is directed by E Niwas, who won awards for his well-acclaimed movie 'Shool' in 1999.
'My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves' introduces Nikhil in the role of Anthony Gonsalves. He plays the title character, who dreams of hitting it big one day. He starts off, by becoming a bartender.
The film revolves around this bartender, who dreams of becoming an actor someday, but ends up meeting a don played by Pavan Malhotra.
"Like the tagline of the film need, it's a film about ordinary dreams. It's a film about an ordinary man who has extraordinary dreams. He wants to be a huge star and he is from very ordinary background. The movie is about his strife and struggle to achieve his dreams," said Nikhil.
Unknown to him, the three brothers, who own the bar, are conducting illegal activities. Unfortunately one day, Anthony is witness to a brutal crime and is forced to fight for his life.
Along the way, he meets and falls in love with Amrita (Ria in movie), but will he survive long enough to make an honest woman out of her remains the film's mystery.
"My role in this movie is of a Catholic girl, whose name is Ria. She is an assistant director in the movie. She is working with a well-acclaimed lady director. It was a great job to do a real life role. It's not a fictitious character," said Amrita.
Along with the lead pair, the cast includes Anupam Kher, D Santosh, Hrishita Bhatt, Lilette Dubey, Mithun Chakraborty, Mukesh Tiwari, Pawan Malhotra, and Saurabh Shukla.
In an attempt to do everything right for his film, the director brings on board music wonders like Pritam and Himesh Reshammiya. He even ropes in new composer, Sachin-Jiggar for one of the tracks. (ANI) Labels: My-Name-Is-Anthony-Gonsalves, Previews
Tushar Jalota & Mrinalini Sharma with "Showbiz"
3 Jan, 2008
Recently the star cast of the Mahesh Bhatt's latest movie 'Showbiz'
where in the city for the promotion of their film and to share their
experience.Tushar Jalota, who makes his debut from with this movie as an excited
chap. A member of the Bhatt's camp, Jalota worked as assistant
director to Bhatt for five movies. About his experience in the Bhatt's
camp Jalota says that, "It was a great learning experience, however,
my zest for acting was later recognised my Maheshji and I was given an
offer to play the lead actor in the film." Talking about the film Jalota said that the script revolves around the
ups and down that he faces after becoming a star. "Basically the film
reveals the truth behind the big promises made by the reality show,"
he added. Jalota says "the story of Showbiz moves around a guy who moves from a
small town to participate in a reality show. After winning the show he
will be exposed to stardom. However, as time passes public forgets him
and his craze dies out bringing him back to where he started from". Mrinalini Sharma the hot and photogenic model was started her
bollywood career with Mahesh Bhatt banner's Vishesh film. In this
movie she played Page3 Journalist, she seems excited with the role
'with a difference'. She said, "I am playing a role of a journalist
who avoids the stardom. However, I fell in love with this rising
singers and be with him at his highs and lows." This is another healthy, controversial and reality film from Bhatt's
camp. The film promises everything right from the taste to class in
the movie.
-AA Labels: Previews, Showbiz
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal
6 Nov, 2007
MP: Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal directed by Vivek Agnihotri tells a sporting story based on a football club in the UK. John Abraham is the male lead who plays a foodball player with dreams of getting into the top football league. Bipasha Basu is the female lead who plays the football team's physiotherapist. Arshad Warsi, Boman Irani are the other lead characters in the film. The story revolves around the lead characters who strive to bring up the team and how they overcome the challenges they face in the process. Goal in brief tells an intersting story of Asian community in UK told on the backdrop of a sporting event. UTV Motion Pictures produces the film. Pritam Chakraborty has the music. The film is scheduled to reach theaters on Novemeber 23rd. Labels: Bipasha-Basu, Boman-Irani, John-Abraham, Previews
Sawariya Film Gallery
24 Oct, 2007
Sawariya Film Gallery
Gen-Next of Bollywood's first family carries legacy forward Mumbai,
Oct 18 (ANI): Memories were stirred and nostalgia ran high when first Bollywood family got together to herald the entry of fourth generation heir Ranbir Kapoor to the celluloid world legacy. Ranbir is making his cinematic debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Saawariya', which is being touted as one of the most eagerly, awaited films of 2007. Ranbir said he was honoured to have debuted in 'Saawariya'.
"The honour and respect is awesome. I promise you that I will strive to work harder so that you can always say I was worthy of this debut," he said. Speaking about his son's debut, Rishi Kapoor said, "I am very happy that I am associated with a family that has stayed connected to the Indian film industry for the past 80 years. I am very grateful to the fans for their sustained support and would like to introduce the newest member of the family. It is my son Ranbir. I hope he makes a mark with his debut appearance on the silver screen.""I am very happy and proud that another member of our family is making his mark in the film industry. I pray to God and also appeal to the audience that they accept him and give him their love and support. I hope he carves a niche through hard work and dedication," said his uncle, Rajeev Kapoor.
Said to be inspired from Dostoevsky's short story 'White Nights', 'Saawariya' is an intense tale of two young star-crossed lovers from different religions.Bhansali has raised expectations by saying that the film has a special allure.It was in 1931, that Kapoor family patriarch, Prithviraj Kapoor donned the grease paint for a supporting role in the first talkie 'Alam Ara', and then moved on to perform in some of the most memorable films of his times.
A pioneer of Indian theatre, he also founded Prithvi Theatres which is active even today.After Prithviraj Kapoor, his three sons, Raj, Shammi and Shashi Kapoor went onto create waves in Indian cinema with Raj Kapoor established himself as a legendary actor, producer, director in Bollywood. He is still remembered for providing the film industry with some of the most entertaining blockbusters.Raj Kapoor's legacy was carried forward by his three sons Randhir, Rajeev and Rishi Kapoor, with Rishi Kapoor becoming a rage amongst cine buffs. He continues to entertain audiences with his superb performances.'Saawariya' will be an acid test for newcomer Ranbir, who will be compared with his illustrious Bollywood lineage. (ANI)Labels: Film-Gallery, Previews, Ranbir-Kapoor, Reviews, Saawariya, Sonam
Saawariya
21 Oct, 2007
Gen-Next of Bollywood's first family carries legacy forward Mumbai,
Oct 18 (ANI): Memories were stirred and nostalgia ran high when first Bollywood family got together to herald the entry of fourth generation heir Ranbir Kapoor to the celluloid world legacy. Ranbir is making his cinematic debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Saawariya', which is being touted as one of the most eagerly, awaited films of 2007. Ranbir said he was honoured to have debuted in 'Saawariya'.
"The honour and respect is awesome. I promise you that I will strive to work harder so that you can always say I was worthy of this debut," he said. Speaking about his son's debut, Rishi Kapoor said, "I am very happy that I am associated with a family that has stayed connected to the Indian film industry for the past 80 years. I am very grateful to the fans for their sustained support and would like to introduce the newest member of the family. It is my son Ranbir. I hope he makes a mark with his debut appearance on the silver screen.""I am very happy and proud that another member of our family is making his mark in the film industry. I pray to God and also appeal to the audience that they accept him and give him their love and support. I hope he carves a niche through hard work and dedication," said his uncle, Rajeev Kapoor.
Said to be inspired from Dostoevsky's short story 'White Nights', 'Saawariya' is an intense tale of two young star-crossed lovers from different religions.Bhansali has raised expectations by saying that the film has a special allure.It was in 1931, that Kapoor family patriarch, Prithviraj Kapoor donned the grease paint for a supporting role in the first talkie 'Alam Ara', and then moved on to perform in some of the most memorable films of his times.
A pioneer of Indian theatre, he also founded Prithvi Theatres which is active even today.After Prithviraj Kapoor, his three sons, Raj, Shammi and Shashi Kapoor went onto create waves in Indian cinema with Raj Kapoor established himself as a legendary actor, producer, director in Bollywood. He is still remembered for providing the film industry with some of the most entertaining blockbusters.Raj Kapoor's legacy was carried forward by his three sons Randhir, Rajeev and Rishi Kapoor, with Rishi Kapoor becoming a rage amongst cine buffs. He continues to entertain audiences with his superb performances.'Saawariya' will be an acid test for newcomer Ranbir, who will be compared with his illustrious Bollywood lineage. (ANI) Labels: Previews, Reviews
Nanhe Jaisalmer
Bobby Deol to play himself in 'Nanhe Jaisalmer'
Bobby Deol can be seen in an interesting role in director Samir Karnik's film 'Nanhe Jaisalmer'. He is playing the character of himself, that is, actor Bobby Deol in the film. Director Samir Karnik had made his debut with the film 'Kyun…? Ho Gaya Na' with Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and her then beau Viveik Oberoi. Nanhe Jaisalmer is his second movie. Bobby and his little co star Dwij Yadav (playing Nanhe in this film) were in Delhi at Hotel Oberoi recently to promote their soon to be released 'Nanhe Jaisalmer'.
According to Bobby this film is so touchy; unlike other movies this movie has a message in it. But it's not preachy. He really liked this script and this script as close as Apne. The story is definitely going to entertain the audiences; single person will not say that this is not a good film. When he asked that was he comfortable working with a child, as children would like to be in their own mood. He said with a grin that Dwij is very intelligent and I really had a good time with him. Along with studying he loves acting. I thought that generally children have a mood that changes very rapidly, but all the dialogs were noted to him and Dwij used to prompt me some times on the sets. He will be accompanied with me in 2 more films, one is ' Roshan' and another is 'Mera Bharat Mahan'. When he asked about his projects in pipeline, he said that there are films like ' Roshan', 'Mera Bharat Mahan' with Samir Karnik, and film named ' Chamku', and another movie is 'Ek' a remake of a south Indian movie is a stylish action movie.
When he asked that which kind of character did he liked and love to do, he says that as an actor I would love to do all kind of characters, but mostly my thrillers were appreciated then the romantic flicks and action films by the audiences. About his style statement he says, there is nothing specific I would like to ware all those attires in which I feel comfortable. As an answer to a question that will he takes some tips from his father he says, No tips can be taken or given as far as acting is concern, my acting is instant in each and every film. There is no practice in it.
He says that he come across fans like Nanhe in his real life also, he says me, my brother and my father always receive greeting cards on our birthdays from our fan clubs regularly and recently when I was in Ireland, The people over there, were calling me with my name, I thought that the people here also watch the Hindi movies and they know me with my name.
The little master of this movie, Dwij Yadav says about his name that 'Dwij' means twice born and he enjoys acting. He says I enjoy learning dialogs then my subjects in the school, he likes Mathematics with out any tuitions he scored 89% in his 4 th standard. Apart from Booby Uncle he likes Shah Rukh Khan as hero. He is yet to decide about his future plans. He like 'Chak De India' and 'Munna Bhai M.B.B.S' films. Other projects on which he is working are 'Roshan', 'Mera Bharat Mahan', 'Cycle Cick' etc.
Apart from these two other cast of this movie is Prateeksha Lonkar, Sharat Saxena, Bina Kak, Rajesh Vivek, Rushita Singh etc. This movie is the first film of Dharam Motion Pictures, Produced by K Sera Sera which was formed in 2002 by five youngsters, who has movies like Sarkaar, Golmal, Darna Mana Hai and Ab Tak Chappan to their credit. Cinematographer Binod Pradan poured his creativity in this movie. He already worked in movies like Parinda, 1942 A Love Story, Mission Kasmir, Devdas to name a few.Labels: Bobby-Deol, Previews
Victoria No. 203
Do you remember Victoria No.203? The Diamonds, A Cart driven by horses….these were the key words in that movie. Absolutely, we are talking about the movie Victoria No.203. Released in 1972 staring Ashok Kumar, Saira Banu, Navin Nischol, Pran etc. directed by Biju Sadanah. Now his son Kamal Sadanah, who started his career as an actor with Bekhudi beside Kajol, producing the remake of this movie with Jimmy Shergill, Preeti Jhangiani, Soniya Mehra, Kamal Sadanah etc.
Stars of new Victoria No.203 were arrived to Jam Shipra Mall recently to promote their film. According to Kamal Sadanah, this movie is not the adaptation of the old version it's a remake and definitely it is different because the old Victoria No.203 was released in 1972 and shot according to the then social scenario, this movie is different in terms of technicalities and many other aspects. Reacting to a question that script is written once again for new Victoria No.203? (Or) Are you following the previous script? He said, No, we have worked a lot on the script and it is required, because the things will change time to time. Generally people prefer to take the scripts from Hollywood, but if we see Indian cinema has a great treasure of scripts.
We took the two songs 'Do Bechare' and 'Thodasa Thehro' as they we in old version. These songs are re-recorded by Vijusha son of Kalyanji Bhai. Interesting part of this movie is that. This movie was directed by my father Biju Sadanah and I am producing this movie, the music was composed by Kalyanji Bahi this is being rerecorded by his son Vijusha, the songs were sung by Kishore Da and in this film Amit Kumar is singing the songs.
Jimmy Shergill says, we have used real diamonds while shooting, there was lot of security for them, but we had lot of fun. Labels: Previews
Manorama 6 Feet Under
Shemaroo's 'Manorama 6 Feet Under' – A title which has a high recall value.
'Manorama 6 Feet Under' is a dark comedy about and amateur detective in a small town who gets caught in a web of lies, trickery, deceit and murder. The entire plot is set in a sleepy town of Rajasthan, where neighbors like to peek into other's life & yearn to put an end to the mundane activities that they remain engrossed in.
Recently the star cast of 'Manorama 6 Feet Under' Abhay Deol, Raima Sen and Gulpanag were in capital for the promotion of the film. 'Manorama 6 Feet Under' is a Shemaroo Entertainment Banner's movie, directed by Navdeep Singh & Produced by Ketan Maroo. Navdeep is debuting as director for the first time; director Navdeep Singh has directed a number of award- winning commercial for Garnier, MTV, Maruti Alto, Lux and Parle Hide 'n' Seek etc.
"I am paling an amateur detective's character in this movie, who wife usually suspects him for no reasons. I write a book on famous detective's life and the incidents occurred in his life, a reader of that book, that it Sarika who is playing Manorama in this movie, get impress with my book as she appoints me as her private detective to explore more about her husband's affair with a lady. While the investigation Sarika dies and I get stuck in to unwanted circumstances". Adding to this he said "It was nice working with Gulpanag, she is a natural actor. I shared a very good comfort level while working with her. I agreed to do this movie because I really liked the Idea and Passion of the director of this film", he says. "This is my sixth movie and among all the previous characters I liked this character more".
Raima Sen says, "I am playing the character of Sheetal, who works with an NGO in this movie and she approach Abhay seeking some help. Though the music in this movie is not a Sing Song, I like song ' Woh Mere Pal'. I am working on three more movies currently".
Gulpanag the former Miss India says "I am playing Nimi, wife of Abhay Deol's wife in this movie, who is very talkative and runs a beauty parlor. I would love to play the characters which are unique and entertaining at the same time. My character in this movie has all the shades which should be there. When she asked about the experience with co-stars she said, I shot more scenes with Abhay then any other character in this movie. Abhay is a very good actor and he proved his potential with his performance in this film". She would love to work with directors Mani Shankar and Rituparno Ghosh.
Apart from these star cast, Sarika,Vinay Pathak, Kulbhushan Kharbanda were added their acting flavors to this thriller. The tunes of music director Jayesh Gandhi and Raiomond Mirza have been made melodious by singers like Jayesh Gandhi, Roop Kumar Rathod, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Kailash Kher, Richa Sharma, Zubeen Garg. Labels: Previews
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