Thursday, August 22, 2013

Salman Khan's 25 years in Bollywood | 12 unknown facts about actor

New Delhi: Salman Khan is the undisputed star of the Hindi film industry today. All his films in the past couple of years have been Box Office smash hits and he is one of the highest paid actors in the industry now. From being brand ambassadors for several brands to being the host of one of the most popular TV show, Salman's career as of now is enviable for most of his contemporaries. The actor today completes 25 glorious, eventful years in Bollywood.

Here are some lesser known facts about the star who has found a new lease in his career in his 40's.

Salman made his debut in 1988 in 'Biwi Ho Toh Aisi' as Farouq Sheikh's younger brother. His first lead role was of course, in Sooraj Barjatya's 'Maine Pyaar Kiya' in 1989 which gave him instant stardom.

12 lesser known facts about the actor

Salman's career is enviable for most of his contemporaries. The actor today completes 25 years in Bollywood.

Before he became a successful actor, Salman Khan was a model. He had modelled for brands like 'Hero Honda' and 'Double Bull shirts'much before he entered film industry.

Salman studied acting at actress Daisy Irani's acting institute along with his friends Sajid Khan and Chunky Pandey.

Had it not been films, Salman may have chosen swimming as a career. He was swimming champion in his school days and was tipped to represent India at international events.

The actor wanted to be a writer. The story of 'Baaghi: A rebel for Love' was Salman's idea for which he was given due credit. He also wrote films like 'Veer' and 'Chandramukhi'. Unfortunately all three films failed at the Box Office.

The actor has launched seven heroines in Bollywood: Bhagyashree in 'Maine Pyar Kiya'(1989), Nagma in 'Baaghi: A Rebel For Love(1990), Chandni in 'Sanam Bewafa'(1991), Bhumika Chawla in 'Tere Naam'( 2003), Sneha Ullal in 'Lucky: No Time For Love'(2005), Zarine Khan in 'Veer' ( 2010), Sonakshi Sinha in 'Dabangg' ( 2010).

The actor's real name is Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan.

Salman Khan did his first playback singing for the film 'Hello Brother'.

Aamir Khan and Salman Khan were approached to sign the contract for the movie 'Andaz Apna Apna' but both the actors wanted more screen time than the other. Eventually they settled on being onscreen for the same amount of time.

Rakesh Roshan's 'Karan Arjun' was the first movie that featured the then good friends Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. The film was originally called 'Kaynaat' and Ajay Devgn was the first choice of Karan's role that was eventually played by Salman Khan. Salman was, in fact, the first choice for the role that SRK played in Abbas Mustan's 'Baazigar'.

He is the only actor to have had five back to back 100 Crore plus films. 'Dabangg' (2010), 'Ready' (2011), 'Bodyguard' (2011), 'Ek Tha Tiger' (2012) and 'Dabangg 2' (2012). His film 'Wanted' (2009) grossed around 100 Crore plus at the Indian Box Office and even did great business at the International Box Office.

Salman suffers from trigeminal neuralgia, a facial nerve disorder commonly known as the suicide disease.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Namrata Shrestha and Arpan Thapa | Maun - a loud silence | Movie By: Suraj Bhushal

Namrata Shrestha is one of the popular actress and model. She has performed in many movies. Sano Sansar is one of the most popular movie in which she stars. She became very popular after this movie. She loves modelling and  has appeared on the cover of many magazines as one of the top 5 models of Nepal.

In September 2009, a home sex video that she made with DJ Tantrik was leaked. Many of them appreciated it as simple but some of them called her with very bad words.

She has performed her lead role in her recent upcoming movie "Maun - a loud silence". It seems that she has performed very well in the movie. Click the link below to see the trailer of the movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttxOGN0Cqbo

Maun | Nepali Movie | Trailer | Stars: Namrata Shrestha and Arpan Thapa after Chhadke | Directed by: Suraj Bhusal | Quark Film and Akash Aditya Entertainment

Upcoming Maun Nepali movie will be featuring two popular actors Namrata Shrestha and Arpan Thapa in their loving roles. The love story based Nepali movie Maun has already packed-up its shootings and is in its post-production phase.

The “Loud silence Love Story” titled Nepali movie Maun has been directed by Suraj Bhushal. This is the first Nepali movie of Suraj Bhusal who has also produced this movie along with Navin Gauli. Actor Arpan Thapa itself has written the story and screenplay for the movie.

Both the actors, Namrata Shrestha and Arpan Thapa were recently seen in the successful Nepali Movie Chhadke. There were very few scenes in Chhadke, which had speech of Namrata Shrestha. Now, she is totally silent in "Maun - a loud silence". It seems that she has performed really very well in Maun. Now it all depends on the majority of viewers, whether they like her performance or not. If you want to see her performance in Maun than you can click the link below and see the trailer and comment as well.

Leave a comment after watching the trailer on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttxOGN0Cqbo

Hostel | Nepali Movie | Upcoming Nepali Movie Trailer

Click the link to watch the trailer of Hostel - upcoming Nepali movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTd9v37xCUM

After the grand success of movie "Saayad", Durgish film presents next (second) movie - Hostel, starring:

Anmol KC (Son of Bhuwan KC)
Salon Basnet (Son of Shovit Basnet)
Gaurav Pahadi (Son of Tika Pahadi)

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

DHOOM 3: First hindi movie to be released in IMAX format

Reportedly, Aditya Chopra, wanted to make the film in 3D. After observing the success of Haunted 3D, India's first film in the new 3D technology, the Yash Raj Studios felt that Indian audiences have opened up to 3D cinema viewing. However, actor Aamir Khan opined that the 3D technology needed expertise and perhaps he was unsure of the outcome of its utilization by the director. As of September 2012, YRF studios hasn't announced the production of the film in 3D.

IMAX Corporation and Yash Raj Films announced that Dhoom:3 will be the first Indian local language production to be released in the IMAX format. The film will be digitally remastered in the IMAX format with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology and will be released in IMAX theaters across India and select global locations. IMAX Corp currently has 14 IMAX theaters open or contracted to open in India. IMAX Filmed Entertainment chairman and president Greg Foster stated, "With its riveting action set pieces, global locales and stunning visuals, Dhoom:3 is an ideal film to take advantage of our immersive format as we begin our initiative with Indian-language/Bollywood films.”

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Dhoom 3: Recent released (Official) poster

Dhoom 3 (English: Blast 3) is an upcoming Hindi action thriller film, written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra. It will be the third installment of the popular Dhoom series. Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra will reprise their roles as Jai Dixit and Ali Khan while Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif form the antagonist duo. Dhoom 3 will be released on 25 December 2013 in regular 2D and IMAX formats. The motion poster of Dhoom 3 was released on 14 August 2013 on the official Youtube channel of Yash Raj Films.

Monday, August 12, 2013

'OUATIMD' is a perfect film to release after 'Lootera': Sonakshi Sinha

New Delhi: Sonakshi Sinha feels her upcoming movie 'Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai Dobara' is the perfect release to come after her intense portrayal in 'Lootera'.
The 26-year-old says the Milan Luthria directed drama was an equally challenging role and will see her in a very different light from the 1950's set period film 'Lootera'.
"This particular role of Jasmine in 'OUATIMD' is the perfect thing to come after 'Lootera'. This again is a very challenging role and it is entertaining at the same time. It was challenging to have separate chemistry with Akshay and Imran's character at the same time," Sonakshi told PTI.
The Indian crime gangster film is a sequel to 2010 release 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai'.
The movie commences from where the previous film ended with Shoaib Khan (Akshay Kumar) being the reigning don after successfully assassinating his mentor as well as his predecessor, Sultan Mirza (Ajay Devgn).
The cast is completely new and besides Sonakshi and Akshay, it stars Imran Khan as Aslam and Sonali Bendre as Mumtaz Khan. It will hit the theaters on August 15.
Sonakshi says she goes by her instincts while signing a films.
"I have never planned anything. I only go by what feels right... What I would like to see on-screen. If I feel like clapping, hooting or whistling as I listen to the narration, I go ahead and do the film," Sonakshi said.
The actress is pairing up with Akshay Kumar for the third time after 'Joker' and 'Rowdy Rathore'.

Grossings of Chennain Express | 'Chennai Express' smashes all records, earns Rs 100 crore in its opening weekend

New Delhi: Rohit Shetty's 'Chennai Express' has created history! After the SRK-Deepika Padukone starrer smashed the first day and first weekend records, the film earns Rs 100 crore in the first 3 days.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to explain the film's impressive box office collection. 'And the records lie shattered! #ChennaiExpress hits a ton [100 cr] at the close of its opening weekend. Creates HISTORY!' his tweet read.
The film, which collected Rs33.12 crore on its opening day, did extremely well both nationally and internationally over the weekend.
Chennai Express also recorded the highest ever second day collections surpassing Ra.One (Rs 23 cr) collection so far. (Paid Previews - 6.75 cr, Fri- 33.12 cr, Sat- 28.05 cr, Total- 67.92cr).
While it earned Rs 9.30 cr in Bombay on its second day (City & Thane-3.8, Guja & Sau- 2.95, Mha & NK, Goa-2.55), the figures in the rest of the cities were also impressive with Delhi/UP (5.40), E.Punj- (1.96), CP - (1.40), CI (0.93), Raj (1.52), Nizam (2.02), Mysore (1.95), TNK (1.10), WB (1.42), Bihar (0.63), Assam- 0.18 Orissa (0.25) and Total (28.05 cr)

Chennai Express: 5 overrated ingredients of a mass entertainer

New Delhi: Sometimes, 'mass entertainer' seems like a term which has been coined to cover up the shortcomings of a hugely compromised script. Most of the films that have become massively successful in last 3-4 years fall into this category, and they are invariably devoid of good and innovative plot points. Recently released 'Chennai Express' is already on its path to become another so called 'mass entertainer', but are these films really cutting across all age groups or they are just a by-product of generously funded publicity drives?
Before we proceed, let's try to understand the reasons that turn a film into a mass entertainer, in short, what are the essential ingredients of a mass entertainer?
Songs: It's more about being catchy than good. Had it been about good songs then why do albums like 'Gangs of Wasseypur', 'Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola', 'Soundtrack' and many more films fail to lure the herds of audience! You may point out the success of 'Aashiqui 2' and 'Barfi' in this regard but very few of musical hits also showcase good content. A look at 'Rowdy Rathore', 'Ek Tha Tiger' and 'Dabangg 2' will convince you that it's primarily about the star value than the quality.
Identification: In 1970s, films that talked about the issues of the common man went on to make money. Slowly and steadily, the central theme started endorsing escapism. The more fantasised a film is, the more is its chance to hit the goldmine, for example, 'ETT', 'Dabangg' and 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan'. The hero has become a person of another world who just doesn't possess any fallacy. Be it 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' or 'Son of Sardaar', he exactly knows his next step. Gone are the days when Ray, Sen, Ghatak, Mukherjee and Anand used to mould their characters as per normal human traits. The question of identifying with the hero is out of the frame, unless and until you are heartbroken in love, so much so that you don't understand the difference between stalking and striking a conversation.
Cleanliness: Almost every director, who intends to make a 100 crore film, is using below the belt humour to evoke some laughter. From 'The Dirty Picture' to 'Kya Super Kool Hain Hum' to 'Bol Bachchan', films are capitalising on the front bench potential. Sleazy jokes and crass humour have evolved as a bankable trick for successful films. As per the current market statistics a moderate budget production can become profitable with a bit of smart marketing, so a popular filmmaker doesn't think twice before using the double meaning jokes.
Superstars and promotional drives: A mass entertainer also means a film with superstars. Further, it should be promoted hysterically. This ensures a good visibility in the first three days which paves the film's way to become a hit. Surprisingly, films like 'Dabangg 2' and 'Chennai Express' deliver what was promised in the trailers. The critics slammed the films univocally and they went on to become superhits. Such a situation raises two questions, are these films immune to criticism or the critics are expecting these films to be something that was never promised in the trailers? The answer lies somewhere in the middle. The 'informed' audience takes film criticism seriously but they are not many in number so it doesn't stop the film from becoming a monster hit. Secondly, every film can't be another life changing experience. A negative criticism by popular reviewers can dent the film's business by some crore, however it still remains a money spinner because overall business crosses the Rs 100 crore mark. Word of mouth works wonderfully for small budget films and indie films. Here, the potential consumer wants to be sure before shedding a few hundreds. Blame the star s
ystem which has become stronger in recent times that a 'Table No 21' or 'Akaash Vani' or 'Chor Chor Super Chor' couldn't find the right amount of buyers. 'Ship Of Theseus' couldn't have become such a talked about film in absence of UTV and Kiran Rao's backing.
Subject: The novelty of the theme is a big attention fetcher, ask the makers of 'Vicky Donor' if you don't believe me. Mass entertainers dodge us at this juncture as uniqueness is probably the toughest thing to search in these films. The same character and story graphs can be found in almost all the blockbusters. The formula is set, get a witty dialogue writer who can pen scenes through dialogues rather than writing dialogues for a scene. The mass vs class debate is eternal and it used to happen even when Shyam Benegal was making socially oriented 'successful' films. This debate is baseless because only those films hold value after some years that have given something to the society. The believers of the star system forcibly try to connect the propaganda of a hit film with social objectives. This argument helps the stars in coming up with a worse film.
Making a hit film at any cost is the maker's choice. One can't be forced to make a film that he or she is not comfortable in doing but then they should also not hide their flaws in the name of popular choice. A common movie enthusiast shouldn't be fooled just because he or she is not aware of the types of films that are being made in other parts of the world. The icing on the cake is that they are further prompted to believe mass entertainers as the real reflection of the contemporary society. We desperately need depth in our films otherwise that day is not far when we would have to accept mediocre films as the films of the century.