RE: February 2008 - News - 8

February 25, 2008 4:48:40 PM IST
Joginder Tuteja, Bollywood Trade News Network

Producer Kumar Mangat and his team are repeating the formula of SUNDAY in their next production ONE TWO THREE.

Readers may remember that SUNDAY had boasted of a promotional video of the title song 'Missing Sunday' which included not just the prime cast of the film but also the supporting actors of the likes of Murali Sharma and Mukesh Tiwari amongst others.

The story is repeated for ONE TWO THREE for which Raghav Sachar composed title song 'One Two Three' has just been unveiled on the music channels. A funky number, it features the huge cast comprising of Sunil Shetty, Tusshar Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Upen Patel, Esha Deol, Sameera Reddy, Tanisha Mukherjee and Neetu Chandra along with the other actors from the supporting cast.

A naughty track that has a glossy appeal to it and has all the female actors exuding the right charm, 'One Two Three' is all set to be a popular number in the making.

Quelle: http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/08...hree-020806.asp

Rakesh Roshan the experienced film maker and the proud owner of many hits in his kitty is having a teething problem and that too from new comer Ajay Devgan, who is making his debut as director. Apparently, Ajay is releasing the film 'U, Me aur Hum' on April 11th and considering the tremendous positive talk that the film is generating, Rakesh is said to have approached Ajay with a request to postpone his release by a week, so that his 'Krazzy4' is a solo release. Sadly, Ajay has already made his plans for the film and says that may not be possible. This will be interesting to keep track of...

Quelle: http://www.bharatstudent.com/cafebharat/...?id=19237&cat=1

Joginder Tuteja, IndiaGlitz [Tuesday, February 26, 2008]

Hard working Ajay Devgan has been toiling non-stop for his directorial debut 'U Me Aur Hum' starring Kajol and himself. However, we hear that he took a break on account of his 9th wedding anniversary!!

Yes, the golden couple of Bollywood, Ajay and Kajol Devgan completed nine years of marriage last Sunday and celebrated the day in a special way with the family.

Well, here's wishing the duo many more years of celebrations to come!

Quelle: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/36830.html

Author: Upala KBR; Date: 26 Feb 2008

Everybody knows that Ajay Devgan and wife Kajol learnt to salsa for the song, Jee le in U, Me Aur Hum. The inside scoop is that the couple actually had a disagreement during the shooting and at one point, Kajol refused to perform the steps!

Says a unit member, “For one step, Kajol had to leap down from the upper deck and fall into the arms of the waiting dancers below. During the leap, by mistake her hand grazed a dancer’s cheek and it started bleeding.”

Senti?

The source adds, “Kajol didn’t want to do the step after that. She felt bad that someone got hurt because of her and didn’t want to repeat that. After much convincing, she finally agreed but she kept going wrong with the steps.

Kads then decided to not to do that sequence but Ajay, being the director, insisted, leading to a minor argument. Ajay wanted those particular steps and Kajol had to accede to him.”

Ajay denies it all rather diplomatically, “The choreographer decides the dance steps and there was no argument. I wanted a salsa for the song because that was the requirement of the script. Once Kajol is convinced about the screenplay, she doesn’t need convincing about anything else.”

Two left feet

The debutant director has always maintained he’s not comfortable dancing, “But that doesn’t mean I don’t dance in films. I dance wherever it is required and in UMAH also it was required; so I tried and did whatever I could. I didn’t learnt salsa for the film… I just rehearsed the steps. Obviously, Kajol who dances better than me could get it right.

Ajay refuses to rate his chemistry with Kajol. According to him, “It’s always the film and the characters that create their own chemistry. It’s all for the audiences to decide.”

Ajay has a witty repartee when asked about the best dancer in India, “I think its me, Sunny Deol, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty… because we somehow manage to do the steps and have survived — after always being criticised for our dancing!”

Quelle: http://www.mid-day.com/web/guest/enterta...XT_5_groupId=14

February 26

Kajol and Ajay Devgan have always been a very private jodi, and there’s never too much news from their personal lives doing the rounds. Of late though there was a rumour floating around that Kajol was miffed with her hubby because he had discussed one of their personal matters with a family outsider. See, Rajkumar Hirani had approached Kajol and Shahrukh to act in his forthcoming film, and the actress had texted SRK to discuss the offer. Ajay went and spoke to his filmi friend Kumar Mangat about it, and the next thing you knew, everyone in the industry was talking about the film! When Kajol heard, she was furious, and confronted Ajay. Before you think that the marriage is in trouble, let me assure you that they’ve sorted the problem out, and all’s well in their paradise again! Getting back to the music, here’s the pati and patni team in U Me Aur Hum!

Quelle: http://www.b4utv.com/b4umovies/programmes/page11.shtml

Enter the Eros, U Me aur Hum Contest and Win Movie Merchandise.

CONTEST
Q1. In The Song Jee Le, How Many Times Is The Word "Jee Le" Repeated?
- 10
- 20
- 40

Q2. Which Song Has The Name Of The Place 'Bareli'?
- U Me aur Hum
- Saiyaan
- Dil Dhadka Hai

Q3. Which Song Begins With English Lyrics? (Specifically English Not Spanish)
- U Me aur Hum
- Dil Dhadka Hai
- Jee Le

Quelle: http://www.movietalkies.com/contest/index.asp?ContestId=5

Dann macht mal alle brav mit

Article Updated 27 February, 2008 01:01:20 AM IST; By Our Correspondent ©2008 Bollyvista.com

A few days back we carried an exclusive news on London Dreams where we reported that Rajkumar Santoshi has been replaced by Vipul Shah as the film's director. Here are some more updates about it.

The film which has Salman Khan and Bobby Deol has undergone some more replacements. It is learned that now Bobby Deol has been replaced by Arjun Rampal and this is not all. It is also learned that leading lady Katrina Kaif too will soon be replaced. Watch this space for more developments.

Quelle: http://www.bollyvista.com/article/a/32/8602

Kann man jetzt nun davon ausgehen, das London Dreams definitiv ohne Ajay ist? Wenn ja, würde ich London Dreams aus der Filmographie rausnehmen und auch nichts mehr dazu posten?

Posted online: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 1121 hrs

Ram Gopal Varma finally won awards for box-office duds Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag and Nishabd - but he won't be thrilled about it.

Varma and several other celebrities were "honoured" with the 'Bajaate Raho' awards, hosted by a radio station, at a ceremony late on Monday.

Unlike Hollywood's Razzies, which poke fun at the Academy Awards, these awards take a dig at Bollywood, cricket and just about anything that hogged headlines.

Not surprisingly, the "winners" don't show up to accept their awards.

Varma had drawn flak for Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, his ambitious remake of the 1975 film Sholay, which nose-dived at the box-office. The film won him a red boxing glove trophy in the 'Most hyped film before release' category.

The filmmaker also earned the 'Bravery' award for daring to make Nishabd, which has a storyline similar to the 1955 novel Lolita. Lead actor Amitabh Bachchan had also been nominated in the category for playing a man obsessed with his daughter's friend.

Lyricist Gulzar (mediocre lyrics), composer Pritam (copied music), cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (on-field antics) were among the other celebrity winners of the night.

The city of Mumbai was "honoured" for rude taxi drivers, Delhi for its "killer" Blueline buses and Kolkata for harassment of women using public transport.

Television soaps weren't spared either.

'Baa' - a character from Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, a serial that first started airing in 2000, won an award for the unrealistic life span of an old woman.

Acceptance speeches were made on behalf of winners by "duplicates". A man standing in for Varma came dressed in an undershirt and shorts - claiming he could not afford a better outfit after the failure of his films.

Quelle: http://www.screenindia.com/news/RGV-Ki-A...-awards/277663/

Paromita Chakrabarti
Posted online: Thursday , February 28, 2008 at 10:56:16

Auszug:

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For Lobo too, the experience has been unique. He worked together with about 15 members of his team bringing out moods and moments to be captured for posterity. “Dance is a medium which has many stories to tell. When you see the frames you’ll understand the nuances of our every day life being enacted,” says the man, who has just finished choreographing for Ajay Devgan’s directorial venture, You, Me Aur Hum. “Both Kajol and Ajay are keen learners and it was fantastic the way they came together, particularly in the salsa sequence,” he says. Up next is a song sequence featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Arshad Warsi in Leena Yadav’s next venture Teen Patti. The Mumbai chapter of Danceworx is all set to get underway as well. Clearly, Lobo believes in dancing to his own tunes.
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Quelle: http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/...ormance/277808/

February 27

LAHORE: Famous Pakistani singer Atif Aslam would act in an Indian movie. According to details renowned Indian director Yash Chopra has signed Atif Aslam, in his upcoming movie. The shooting would start in the end of April. Besides Atif rest of the cast includes Ajay Devgan, Vidya Balon, Arjun Rampal, Sunil Sethi and Irfan Khan. Atif Aslam would play the role of a singer and three of his songs would also be a part of the movie.

Quelle: http://thepost.com.pk/ShowBizNews.aspx?dtlid=146967&catid=9

Irgendjemand eine Ahnung was das für ein Film sein soll?

Mumbai, February 28, 2008

The trade news is that Abbas-Mustan's Mr Fraud has been shelved.The film being directed by the duo for Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision, had been in theworks for almost three years.

After a marathon schedule in London, shooting came to a stand still following Sanjay Dutt's legal problems. A schedule planned for last November had to be scraped because Dutt was jailed.

"The production house and the director are keen to wrap up the film but the chances are bleak. Both the leading men, Sanjay and Ajay Devgan are busy with other commitments. It's nearly impossible to get their combination dates," according to a source.

Booked 'Solid'
It is being argued that Dutt is not happy that Devgan has opted out of his home production film Beehad being directed by Milan Luthria. Meanwhile Dutt has dropped out of Vishal Bharadwaj's Julia.

Result: Beehad has been put on hold while Julia has been scrapped. Dharam Oberoi who's the CEO of Dutt's production house, insists that the actor intends to complete all his pending projects before he starts on any new movies, including his home productions.

"He will complete Mr Fraud too," assures Oberoi, adding, "But he's booked solid for the next few months."

Prod him on Dutt's reported annoyance with Devgan and Oberoi retorts, "There are no issues on that front. They're both very busy. We're trying to work out combination dates.. but it's not easy."

Meanwhile, Mr Fraud languishes in the cans.

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Diwali: So, jetzt wird mal gründlich aufgeräumt. Einschließlich Dementi und einer bescheuerten Headline ("Krieg zwischen Ajay und Sanjay").

Demnach:
- ist Mr Fraud erst mal auf Eis gelegt.
- ist Ajay aus Bihaad ausgestiegen (worüber Sanju nicht sehr erfreut ist und weswegen Bihaad aufgehalten wurde).
- ist Sanju seinerseits aus Julia ausgestiegen (weswegen Julia eingestellt ist).
- kommentiert Dharam Oberoi, CEO von Sanjus Porduktionshaus, dass Sanju erst alle seine Filmschulden abarbeiten will, bevor er neue Filme beginnt, einschließlich seiner eigenen, und dass das der Grund für die Bihaad-Verzögerung ist.
- kommentiert Oberoi zudem, dass Sanju auch Mr Fraud beenden wird, aber in den nächsten Monaten eben ausgebucht ist.
- beteuert Oberoi zudem, dass es keine Probleme zwischen Ajay und Sanju gebe und dass es lediglich schwierig sei, gemeinsame Drehtermine der beiden Vielbeschäftigten freizuschaufeln. Aber man arbeite daran.

So. Ich hoffe, ich hab nichts vergessen.

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Quelle: Hindustantimes