Vidya Balan, Divya Ghosla and Shiney Ahuja at Bhool Bhuliya Press Conference

Vidya Balan and Divya Ghosala looked stunning at the press conference of Bhool Bhuliya. Bhool Bhuliya is a remake of super-duper-hit tamil movie Chandramukhi starring superstar Rajinikanth and Jothika. Vidya balan seems to get prettier by every passing day. Few photos from the press conference. Enjoy the pretty Vidya Balan.

How can I ever think of criticizing Vidhu Vinod Chopra? : Farah Khan

Farah Khan is puzzled that Vidhu Vinod Chopra has dragged her name amidst all the fiasco of Eklavya - The Royal Guard, being sent as India’s nomination for the Oscars.

“I have the least knowledge about how I come into picture,” says Farah Khan who is neck-deep busy with the promotion of Om Shanti Om, “In fact I didn’t have a word to say about the film, let alone pass a judgment on it being nominated.”

What would have made Vidhu Vinod Chopra react? “How do I know?”, she questions back, “When asked by some journalists if Eklavya - The Royal Guard was a worthy entry, all I said was that there are so many films in regional languages like Bengali, Telugu, Tamil etc. being made. Since I had not seen any of these movies, how could I have a view on what should/should not be sent?”

Farah quips in a lighter vein, “How can I ever think of criticizing Vidhu Vinod Chopra? For that matter, how dare anyone? Don’t you all know that he is single handedly responsible for the INVENTION of cinema?”

She adds, “He is also the one who gave break to SIR DAVID LEAN. Otherwise we mere mortals would not have even heard of Mr. Lean or ever see a film. Thanks Vinod for enlightening the world!”

On a far serious note, there seems to be trouble ahead with the nomination of Eklavya - The Royal Guard being termed biased by Bombay High Court. It has observed that prima facie the selection of the movie appeared biased.

Chief Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice Dhananjay have stated that “Prima facie, there seems to be a merit in the argument that the selection process was biased” while hearing a petition filed by Bhavana Talwar director of Dharm. The petition challenges the selection of the Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s film as India’s entry for the Oscars.

As per Talwar, the whole selection process was biased as the selection committee members like Sudhir Mishra, Jagdish Sharma and Ranjit Bahadur, were very close to Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

The bench has now asked the Film Federation of India to file a reply within 10 days. Depending upon the order of the court, the film’s selection would be decided. Next hearing would be held on October 10.

Shahrukh Khan vs Ajay Devgan

The versatile Raj Kumar Santoshi will start shooting his new epic on Emperor Ashoka in January. His other epic on the Ramayan with Ajay Devgan has now been postponed to the end of 2008. Though he is not saying it aloud, Raj Kumar Santoshi’s decision to make a film on the life on Emperor Ashoka with Ajay Devgan in the lead was prompted more by the failure of Santosh Sivan’s Asoka than any other consideration. “I am aware of Sivan’s film. He is a fine craftsman. However, my approach and treatment to this fascinating subject will be very different. I want my Ashoka be a happening epic on the lines of Hollywood’s Spartacus, Braveheart and Gladiator. Technicians from all over the world are now being finalized,” says Santoshi Santoshi, a versatile epic maker with films ranging from Ghayal and Lajja to his credit is toying with the idea making the film as a bi-lingual. “Or maybe we could just have English subtitles to the Hindi dialogues since that would look more authentic,” Santoshi wonders aloud, as he prepares for the biggest challenge of his creatively fecund career. Via : indiafm.com

Himesh Reshammiya to prove that he is the first Indian Rock Star

Himesh Reshammiya is going to prove that he is the first Indian Rock Star.

Confirms the source, “Yes, Himesh is keen to turn over a new leaf in the world of entertainment. In the concert which would be held at the Heineken music hall, Amsterdam on 1st December, he would be singing his 5 best songs in English as well as Hindi.”

And which would these songs be? “They are going to be ‘Aashiq Banaya Aapne’ ['Aashiq Banaya Aapne'], ‘Aap Kaa Surroor’ ['Aap Kaa Surroor' - The album], ‘Tera Mera Milna’ [Aap Kaa Surroor - The Movie], ‘Assalaam Vaalekum’ [Aap Kaa Surroor - The Movie] and ‘Aafreen’ [Red]“, comes the information.

source: indiafm.com

Om Shanti Om is not Happy New Year : Farah Khan

It is widely believed that OM SHANTI OM is the new name of Farah Khan’s older project, HAPPY NEW YEAR. But that is far from the truth, as HAPPY NEW YEAR never happened. As per the choreographer-director, the idea for OM SHANTI OM incubated in just two weeks and everything fell into place.

Coming back to HAPPY NEW YEAR, Farah Khan has definite plans of making it in the near future and says that she has not shelved it at all. But right now all her attention is focused on her ‘diwali’ release, OM SHANTI OM. And going by the reactions to the audio and the promos of the movie, one feels that Farah was right in giving it priority over HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Source: glamsham.com

Sonam Kapoor is planning to learn salsa

The debutant who is making forays with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya has been in news for a while. The latest we hear is that she is planning to learn salsa. Is it for a new film or to curb anxiety before her next film releases?

source: b4utv.com