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IndiaGlitz [Tuesday, January 05, 2010]

The news had been in the rounds for quite sometime about Priyadarshan’s next film which is going to be far from being a comedy. The ace National award winning director was said to bring in a film on a serious subject with the backdrop of inter-caste marriages in Bihar.

The filmmaker for past few days had been chalking out titles suitable for the film. He was keen to get a strong title that will be able to support the film’s equally strong storyline…

It is said that Priyan had circled on the title Ganga Jal. But his film’s lead stars Ajay Devgn and Bipasha Basu were quite amused with the choice. They both had in fact acted in Prakash Jha’s film that had same title! And this fact was unknown to Priyan!

And finally the director with his script and dialogue writer’s help fixed on another title – Nishaad.

Besides Ajay and Bipasha, Nishaad also has Akshaye Khanna in a pivotal role.

Quelle: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/53266.html

übersetzt von Sora/Bipasha:
Neben Ajay und Bipasha, wird Nishaad auch Akshaye Khanna in einer Schlüsselrolle zeigen.

Ajay, Kajol, Nysa horsing around!

Yes, the Devgns are horsing around in Karjat! That’s the best way to describe weekends at the sprawling farmhouse on the outskirts of Mumbai that Ajay and Kajol have. And, joining the family and daughter Nysa is Ginger, a pony Ajay presented the six-year-old girl with on New Year’s day!

The pony is white and has black spots and Nysa is in love with Ginger already. It has become a permanent resident at the farmhouse where the Devgns are spending the next month and a half. Ajay is shooting at a nearby studio in Karjat for Milan Luthria’s Once Upon a Time in Mumbai. And Kajol is shooting for Karan Johar’s Step-Mom. “Nysa has school, so they join me on the weekends,” said Ajay, confirming his New Year’s gift for Nysa. “My little one expressed a desire to learn to ride. So I got her Ginger,” he added.

Nysa’s riding lessons began on January 1, itself and she is said to show a natural flair for the sport. Ajay himself is a keen rider and his friend Milan Luthria used to be a jockey at one point. It was with Milan’s expertise and help from a couple of other close friends that Ajay managed to get the pedigreed Ginger from a stud farm in Pune.

Now the actor wants to buy himself a horse so that he can ride with Nysa. Kajol doesn’t know to ride but is eager to learn. The actress will enrol for full-time riding lessons after her current schedule of Step-Mom and the promotions of her forthcoming film My Name is Khan are over.

Quelle: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/e...ow/5416672.cms

New Delhi, Januar 8, 2010

Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday said it has suffered a production loss of around five per cent due to supply constraints of components.

“Our company has lost production of around five per cent since October due to supply constraints. The supply shortage has come from various kinds of components,” Mahindra & Mahindra President (Automotive) Pawan Goenka told reporters at the 10th Auto Expo.

He said the industry expects the supply constraints to continue for a few more months. “This supply shortage is because of capacity constraint among auto component makers. Nobody has expected this kind of big recovery in auto sales and this has let to this problem as supplier had not invested to deal with this kind of volume increase,” he said.

Goenka said he expects a recovery from the constraint by April this year once the suppliers are able to ramp up capacity.


Anand Mahindra, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra Group, along with Pawan Goenka, President, Automotive Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra in the esteemed presence of Scorpio’s first customer Ajay Devgan, unveiling the Scorpio Coffee Table book at the 10th Auto Expo 2010 in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Quelle: http://beta.thehindu.com/business/companies/article77486.ece

MUMBAI MIRROR, 15 January 2010, 09:57am IST

Amitabh Bachchan has expressed a desire to try his hand at farming someday. So has Aamir Khan. However, both of them have been beaten by Ajay Devgan.

Ajay has six film releases in 2010 but one would never have guessed that besides acting what gets the actor’s adrenaline pumping is farming.

His close associates say that the actor, who spends weekends at his Karjat farm house, has, for the last three years, been actively involved in farming.

On his 28-acre Devgan Farms, he is said to have approximately 4500 papaya trees, 2500 banana trees, 500-odd bora (green berries) trees, and he also has kesar and hapoos mango orchards.

News has it that for the last three seasons, the Devgan Farm mangoes have been winning the Best Mango prize at the Raigad Zilla Mango Competition.

Confirming the news Ajay says, “Well, I’ve always been keen on organic farming. We grow our own vegetables like brinjals (egg plant), ladies finger (bhendi), raddish (mooli) and even fresh tomatoes. If I’m not in Karjat, the vegetables are sent to me at my Juhu home. While I’m not involved in the day-to-day supervision of the farm (I have a full-fledged staff caring for it), I keep myself abreast with what happens here.” He is happy that Karjat, in recent years, has been getting enough water for irrigation. And, he is also aware of which is the best season for the various vegetables and the fruits.

He modestly admits that it is indeed an honour to have picked up the award for the best mangoes three seasons in a row. “This year the mango trees have just started to flower,” says the actor. “We’ll have a late start to the mango season. The kesar fruit should come in April, while the Alphonso will come in May.”

Reacting to a news item about a Ratnagiri farmer selling a single Alphonso at an exorbitant Rs 333 for export to Australia, the actor says that he also has plans to take mango farming to the next level.

As of now, the papaya, the bananas and the berries from his farm are sold at the Vashi local market on a regular basis.

However, his mango crop is comparatively limited. Besides picking up awards at Raigad, the fruit is mainly for his home consumption. “I’m hopeful that soon we’ll grow more mangoes,’’ he says, “On the one hand, it is flattering that foreign countries are ready to pay such a high price for our mangoes. However, I’m worried that if we export all our mangoes, the locals may not get to enjoy the fruit.”

Ajay is also involved in paddy farming-and even grows his own rice. He concludes, “What is really gratifying is that we use no artificial fertilisers. Everything is grown organically.”

Quelle: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/enter...how/5447379.cms

übersetzt von soulsurfer:
In dem Artikel steht, dass Ajay seit drei Jahren schwer in die landwirtschaftlichen Aktivitäten auf seiner Farm involviert ist, wo unter anderem Papayas, Bananen und Mangos angebaut werden. Für seine Mangos hat er sogar mehrere Preise gewonnen, und er beschäftigt sich mit der Zukunft des Mangoanbaus.

Auch das biologisch angebaute Gemüse für den privaten Haushalt wird auf der Farm geerntet - Auberginen, Rettich, Okras und Tomaten beispielsweise. Aber auch Reis und Zuckerrohr, ebenfalls organisch angebaut, werden von seinen Feldern geerntet.

Best Film Of The Year Comedy: All The Best
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TNN, 18 January 2010, 12:00am IST

Ajay Devgn is a chain smoker, a politically incorrect way to be these days. However, the actor is seriously thinking of kicking the habit.

Wife Kajol has been persuading him to give up his nicotine fix. But more than that, it is his six-year-old daughter Nysa who keeps saying, ‘Poppy please don’t smoke.’ Whenever Nysa spots Ajay lighting up, she gives up whatever it is that she is doing at that point, runs and sits in her father’s lap.

“Then I’m forced to stub my cigarette,’ says Ajay. Looks like Nysa will succeed in doing what Kajol couldn't.

Quelle: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/enter...how/5455727.cms

übersetzt von BQ:
Kajol aber vorallem Nysa wollen das Ajay zum rauchen aufhört

January 18th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS

Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn, who has just bagged the Stardust award for Reader’s Choice best actor in comedy for “All The Best”, says his forthcoming film “Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?” is a hilarious movie but unlike any slapstick comedy.
“It is not a slapstick comedy. It’s a lighthearted film. This comes under a different genre. There is sensibility along with humour. There is also an undercurrent emotion in it. After a long time I did a film of this kind,” Ajay told reporters at the official launch of the upcoming film’s website here Monday.

The film, directed by Ashwani Dhir, revolves around the story of Puneet (Ajay Devgn) and Munmun (Konkona Sen Sharma), a happily married couple living in Mumbai. Their life takes a turn when a distant relative Chachaji (Paresh Rawal) turns up unannounced at their doorstep from a far off village.

The chaos that follows makes it a rib tickling comedy where the agonised couple tries out various methods to get relief from him but fails time and again. The film is set to release Feb 26.

“There are mainly three characters and it’s a problem between the three of them,” said Ajay.

Konkona has always been offered serious roles and “Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?” would be her first full-fledged comedy.

“I am mainly seen as a serious actress… I am usually not given a chance to do films which are more lighthearted in nature. That’s why I am very grateful to the director and producer of ‘Atithi…’ that they thought of me for this character. I really enjoyed doing it,” said Konkona.

“I think people will relate to the film a lot because this is basically reflecting on the lives of young couples today in Mumbai. There are people from all over the country coming here to make their lives. People are struggling and if they have guests coming from their village, there is a question of privacy. It’s not like Delhi where you have huge sprawling houses. So I think because of all these factors people will relate to it,” she added.

Quelle: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/ente...l#ixzz0czLnv7cQ

Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 9:30 [IST]

Nevada (ANI): Hollywood beauty Sarah Thompson Kane is reportedly heading to Bollywood to act as hero Ranbir Kapoor’s American girlfriend in the blockbuster drama Raajneeti. Los Angeles born Sarah, with a Southern and British accent and educated at Columbia University (New York), is well-versed with tap-ballroom-jazz-swing-ballet and does yoga.

According to reports, Sarah’s character follows Kapoor from USA to India after he deserts her for political aspirations. Releasing on May 28 next, its cast, besides Sarah and Kapoor, also includes Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgan, Arjun Rampal, Vivek Oberoi, Nana Patekar. Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed has welcomed the new trend of Hollywood stars going to Bollywood and hopes that Hollywood-Bollywood “engagement” will bring West and East closer.


In a statement in Nevada (USA) today, Zed, who is the chairperson of Indo-American Leadership Confederation, said that India had a rich literary heritage and, if looked deeply, could provide lot of themes of international appeal to Hollywood.

Quelle: http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywo...ood-190110.html

By Subhash K Jha
Posted On Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 02:50:16 AM

The secret is out. Ranbir Kapoor’s American girlfriend in Raajneeti, the one he abandons to pursue his family’s political dynastic ambitions in India, is 30-year-old Sarah Thompson Kane.

Sarah is best known for her role in Cruel Intentions 2 and for playing South African cricketer Hansie Cronje’s wife in the 2008 biopic Hansie. She was chosen to play Ranbir’s American girl in Raajneeti after a great deal of deliberation. “We auditioned nearly 30 girls before we selected Sarah. She was right for the part. It’s a substantial role and we needed an actress who could act and would look compatible with Ranbir,” says director Prakash Jha.

In the film, Sarah and Ranbir fall in love in an American university. She later follows him to India.

This is the first Caucasian actress that Ranbir has shot with. Apparently the vibes were so thanda between the two that the director decided to scrap the kissing scene between them.

Quelle: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/2...girlfriend.html