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By: Histlist Team
Date: 2009-02-02

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While Katrina Kaif has been saying that she has refused Rohit Shetty's next produced by Ajay Devgan, a source in Ajay's production house told us, "Ajay and Rohit were very keen to work with Kareena but she had to say no as she was tied up with Raju Hirani's 3 Idiots and Main Aur Mrs Khanna.

Katrina was then in the running along with Priyanka Chopra and Vidya Balan and nobody has been finalised as yet. Wonder why Katrina's talking about doing the film and then walking out!" Can she give us some answers?
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Quelle: http://mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/fe...ar-Suchitra.htm

übersetzt von Diwali:
In punkto Pocket Money und Katrina scheint das letzte Wort noch nicht gesprochen zu sein. Gerüchten zufolge

- wollten Ajay und Rohit eigentlich Kareena, aber sie hat keine Zeit (3 Idiots, MAMK)

- waren danach neben Katrina auch Priyanka und Vidya im Gespräch

- hat Katrina die Rolle angeblich abgelehnt

- ist angeblich noch nichts entschieden

Monday, February 2, 2009, 17:38 [IST]

Recently a famous Mumbai tabloid had broke out the news that Katrina Kaif had agreed to be part of director Rohit Shetty's next film to be produced by Shetty's good friend and actor Ajay Devgan. Given the fact that Shetty has directed comedies
like Golmaal, Sunday and Golmaal Returns, it was a forgone conclusion that his film for Devgan's production house would also be a comedy.

Apparently, Devgan thought of roping in Katrina after he and Salman Khan bonded like thick buddies on the sets of London Dreams. Unit-members had revealed that the stars who had earlier done a film like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam but unfortunately had not many scenes together, but on the sets of London Dreams, the two actors developed a great rapport. It was during this time that Ajay Devgan expressed his wish to Salman Khan to cast Katrina in his next home production.

Director Rohit Shetty's last venture Golmaal Returns was a big hit and Katrina has been a hit in comedy ventures with Akshay Kumar. So it was the apt choice. But now Katrina has had to let go of the film.

Reasons cited were her busy schedule. According to Katrina's spokesperson, due to lack of dates and her tight schedule, unfortunately, she won't be part of the project. Her spokesperson clarifies, "It is unfortunate but Katrina will not be able to do the project, she's tied up with her other commitments and dates were a big hassle. Hence she will not be doing Rohit Shetty's film".

Quelle: http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywo...ime-020209.html

Monday, 02 February 2009

Mumbai, February 02: The world's sexiest woman (2008) has decided to shed her glamourous image for her role in critically acclaimed filmmaker Prakash Jha's Rajniti. The change of image is not restricted to her wardrobe alone;

Katrina will also be required to speak in a certain dialect, for which she is undergoing voice modulation classes.

Katrina Kaif said, "My role in Rajniti has different shades - I start off as a particular way and end up as a completely changed persona. The character is immensely challenging and it is a huge responsibility to carry off such a character. I am very excited to work with Prakash Jha, who is known for his kind of cinema and believes in involving himself in every department of his films. In a couple of days, I will be shooting for the film in Bhopal where I have scenes with a crowd of around 500 and I am gearing up for it."

Filmmaker Jha is helping Katrina to slip into her role by guiding her. Katrina revealed, "Prakash Jha is so involved in my characterisation that he is choosing the fabrics for the clothes for my character. He is so clued in that he knows exactly what he wants for an actor and that makes the transition of my character all the more challenging."

Ask Katrina if she is undergoing voice modulation for her character as the buzz is that she will be seen in a completely deglam look in the second part of the film and she says, "I can't reveal anything about the transition of my character but yes I am also doing the voice modulation as I need to speak in a certain way toward the end of the film." So committed is Katrina in putting her heart and soul into her role in Rajniti that she was unable to do Rohit Shetty's next film with Ajay Devgan and Sanjay Dutt. Katrina said, "It is unfortunate that I had to opt out of that film as I had date problems."

Quelle: http://www.siasat.com/english/index.php?...e=Entertainment

After Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger sharing screen space with Akshay Kumar in Kambakht Ishq, it is now former James Bond, Pierce Brosnan's turn to share screen space with Amitabh Bachchan in Teen Patti.

"The casting of Mr.Brosnan is not yet confirmed as we are still in talks with him. The film's shooting is almost done and if he says yes then the shooting will take place in the UK and he will be doing a special cameo at the start of the movie. Amitabh Bachchan has finished shooting for his role," says a source close to Ambika Hinduja, the film's producer.

He further adds, "So far the film has shaped up very nicely and we are hoping for the best as this film was stalled for a year because of many reasons the first being the unavailability of Big B's dates, then changes in the cast and Big B's illness. Thankfully, the film has been shot now and we are looking at a year end release."

When contacted, Ambika Hinduja said, "I don't want to comment on this."

Teen Patti is rumoured to be inspired by Kevin Spacey starrer '21' which was released in India in 2008. The whole plot is the same and the only difference is that '21' was shot in Las Vegas while Teen Patti has been shot in Mumbai and the prestigious Flame College in Pune. Big B steps into Kevin Spacey's shoes as a professor who teaches his students the art of gambling. The makers of the film are denying any resemblance to 21.

Amitabh Bachchan heads the cast comprising R Madhavan, Raima Sen, Shakti Kapoor's daughter Shraddha, Jackie Shroff and Mahesh Manjrekar and a few debutantes. There are several cameos in the film including Ajay Devgan, US model Saira Mohan, Danny Denzongpa, and Sushmita Sen.

Quelle: http://www.starboxoffice.com/newsDetails...ews_20090204_21

von Satrangi:
Noch laufen die Verhandlungen mit Pierce Brosnan, es ist noch nicht sicher, ob er dabei ist. Aber wenn, dann wird sein Part in UK gedreht und seine Szene dann am Anfang des Films zu sehen sein.

Die Dreharbeiten sind ansonsten inzwischen abgeschlossen und der Film soll zum Jahresende in die Kinos kommen.

Express Features
First Published : 04 Feb 2009 11:58:00 PM IST
Last Updated : 04 Feb 2009 09:35:37 AM IST

Recently, a Mumbai tabloid let out the news that Katrina Kaif had agreed to be part of director Rohit Shetty’s next film to be produced by Ajay Devgan. Given the fact that Shetty has directed comedies like ‘Golmaal,’ ‘Sunday’ and ‘Golmaal Returns,’ it was a foregone conclusion that his film for Devgan’s production house
would also be a comedy. Apparently, Devgan thought of roping in good friend Salman Khan's beau Katrina after he and Salman bonded well on the sets of ‘London Dreams.’ But now, Katrina has turned down Salman’s request to star in the film. The reason cited was her busy schedule. According to Katrina’s spokesperson, due to lack of dates and her tight schedule, she won’t be part of the project. Her spokesperson clarifies: “It is unfortunate but Katrina will not be able to do the project. She’s tied up with other commitments and dates were a big hassle. Hence she will not be doing Rohit Shetty’s film.” Hmm...wonder if all's well with the Salman-Kat jodi.

Quelle: [url=http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Kat+says+%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%CB%9CNo%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%84%A2+to+Salman&artid=s/nMGdfw9JU=&SectionID=KJQqyDmkz2A=&MainSectionID=KJQqyDmkz2A=&SEO=Katrina,Kaif&SectionName=x|9vn7RWZHiZ6hUORyQMPA==]expressbuzz[/url]

IndiaGlitz [Thursday, February 05, 2009]

Ajay Devgan's deep camaraderie with director Rohit Shetty is well known in Bollywood.

After the stupendous success of both 'Golmaal' and 'Golmaal Returns', Ajay will be again seen in his friend's next movie.

And this time the project will be a much more personal matter for the actor as it is going to be his home production.

One of the main specialties of this untitled flick is that after a long break the bong beauty Bipasha is to play Ajay's lady love.

'Apaharan' is the only film in which Ajay and Bips were seen before as a couple.

The new film can also be called as a reunion project of the director and the leading lady as long back Bipasha had worked with Rohit in his debut film 'Zameen'.

Sanjay Dutt and Fardeen Khan are the other lead actors in the film that will hit the floor in March at Goa.

It is told that the untitled movie is designed to be a laugh riot.

So going by the way Rohit has established himself with his own brand of comedy, is there a need to explain what you guys must be expecting.

Quelle: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/44810.html

IndiaGlitz [Wednesday, February 04, 2009]

With a stunning red outfit and a different hair style, Asin the new sensation of the Tinsel Town is just looking fabulous on the cover of this month's Filmfare Magazine.

Fresh out from the colossal success of 'Ghanjini' and already the film lovers proclaiming 'London Dreams' as a flick to look out for, Asin cannot ask for more.

It is known in the film industries that Asin has a great knack for choosing the right project that will go on to become a blockbuster.

This time also Asin seems to be extremely confident about the way 'London Dreams' is going to win over the box office.

Speaking to the media at the launch of the new Filmfare, the south beauty said that in 'London Dreams' her paring with Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan has turned out to be great.

Asin also added that she is extremely lucky as her pairing with every other hero till now has been hailed for great screen chemistry.

Quelle: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/44794.html

By: Shaheen Parkar
Date: 2009-02-05

Fed up with sending notices, Haji Mastan's daughter now plans to sue Balaji if they don't comply

Tired of waiting for a response, Haji Mastan's daughter, Shamshad Supari-wala is now contemplating legal action against Balaji for their film Once Upon A Time In Mumbai, based on her father's life, to be directed by Milan Luthria.

In a fresh notice sent last week, she has stated that no permission was sought from his kin before announcing the project featuring him. She has further stated that the script should be shown to her before the film rolls.

We wanna know

Says Shamshad, "There have been several media reports about the film and casting. The project was first announced as Haji Mastan. Later, however, it was shelved as we voiced our reservations. Then we heard that the film was changed to Once Upon A Time In Mumbai. We want to know how Haji Mastan will be depicted in the film."

She adds, "The producer's lawyers have replied that there is no such character in the film. Then why are the producer and director always talking about Haji Mastan with reference to the project in their interviews and the actor who can essay his role perfectly?"

Balaji did not want to comment on the matter.

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai will chronicle the socio-political landscape and the rise of organised crime in the city during the '70s. The three names that ruled during that period were Karim Lala, Haji Mastan and Varadrajan Mudaliar.

As reported ('Unravelling Haji Mastan'; Hitlist, November 5, 2007), Ekta Kapoor, at that time, had stated that certain family members had voiced apprehensions about the biopic on Haji Mastan.

Incidentally, Yash Chopra's classic Deewar (1975) had Amitabh Bachchan's character Vijay, a dock worker-turned-don inspired by Haji Mastan. But his daughter says, "My father had seen Deewar and did not exactly find Amitabh Bachchan's character modelled on him!"

Who was Haji Mastan?

The alleged smuggler-turned-good samaritan of the '70s was a celebrity in his own right. He knew the high and mighty of the times including those of Hindi filmdom.

He was always dressed in white with his trademark 555 State Express pack of cigarettes in hand. He later floated the Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh for the economically weaker sections. He passed away in 1994.

Quelle: http://mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/fe...an-Mudaliar.htm

Diwali:
Haji Mastans Tochter droht damit, Balaji zu verklagen, wenn in OUATIM das Leben ihres Vaters verfilmt wird. Sie habe sich bereits mehrfach an Balaji gewandt, ohne eine Antwort zu bekommen.

(Das würde aber auch erklären, warum seit einiger Zeit von den Produzenten so auffallend betont wird, der Film basiere lediglich auf der Story rund um Mastan & Co.)

By: Shaheen Parkar
Date: 2009-02-06

Dutt-Devgan starrer gets fresh lease of life

Mr Fraud will soon see the light of day. The film directed by Abbas-Mustan and produced by Ashtavinayak has been lying in the cans since 2007.

It is learnt that the producers recently expressed a desire to revive the project.

Kept waiting

After a schedule at Filmistan Studios and even a long outdoor in London, the project found itself shunted to the backburner.

Mr Fraud stars Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Bipasha Basu, Tanushree Datta and Anuj Sawhney.

After Dutt was involved in a legal imbroglio and courted arrest, the film came to an absolute standstill. Meanwhile Abbas- Mustan got busy with their other projects, Naquaab and Race.

Says a source, "The producers want to put the comedy back on track, especially because Sanjay and Ajay will soon be seen together in Rohit Shetty's next project, produced by Devgan. Ashta- vinayak now feels that the pairing of both these stars will help their project too."

The Mr Fraud cast had shot for an elaborate song choreographed by Remo, apart from the several scenes shot in London.

Adds the source, "Now Abbas-Mustan have turned producers and their next directorial venture, the desi version of The Italian Job has yet to roll. The duo can take out time to complete this project.

The Ashtavinayak spokes-person maintains, "There has been talk on the Mr Fraud front, but at the moment it is in the initial stages."

Quelle: http://mid-day.com/entertainment/2009/fe...-Datta-Anuj.htm

Diwali:
Nicht zu früh freuen. Bis jetzt alles nur Wunschdenken der Macher. Aber wie ich es vermutet habe - natürlich trägt der Umstand, dass Sanju und Ajay (und Bips) demnächst für ein anderes Projekt wieder zusammenkommen, entscheidend zu solchen Überlegungen bei.

By Kunal M Shah
Posted On Sunday, February 08, 2009 at 02:22:07 AM

Abbas-Mustan’s Mr Fraud has been revived after three years, but will be reshot. (The loss? Rs 8 crore)

Reveals our source, “Sanju’s legal issues and combination dates availability of all stars was the major hurdle Mr Fraud faced, for nearly three years. Now, everything is back on track.

But keeping the present times in mind, the producers, Shri Ashtavinayak Cine Visions, are however planning to reshoot most of the film.

Some portions will be shot in London too. Although the producers will stand to suffer a loss of a whopping Rs 8 crore, they are pretty confident of the script and don’t mind re-shooting.”

Says an official spokesperson of Shri Ashtavinayak, “Yes, we are indeed reviving Mr Fraud. Combination dates of all actors have been worked out.”

Abbas-Mustan remained unavailable for comment.

Quelle: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/2.../Loss-and-found