Rajneeti is one of the most awaited films of 2010. Prakash Jha’s film on Indian politics has created quite a buzz in industry circles. It recently kicked off its final campaign trail at a press conference at a plush suburban hotel.

The event saw a huge turnout of media members and had the cast and crew of the film in attendance. Prakash Jha, the director-producer of the film welcomed the audience. “I’d like to express my gratitude to the entire team, to UTV, Ronnie Screwwala, and all those who have been involved with the making of the film. I have done my best as a filmmaker and I’m happy with the way the film has turned out. Everyone has worked with complete dedication. Rajneeti is now complete and on its way to the Censor Board,” he says. The movie’s official trailer was then screened.

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Ronnie Screwvala, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Prakash Jha, Arjun Rampal and Manoj Bajpai at the Press Conference of Movie- “Raajneeti”, J.W.Marriott Juhu, Mumbai on 8th May 2010

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Bollywood has not had an eventful year so far. A majority of the films have done average business, with My Name is Khan being the only major hit. As such, a lot is expected from Sajid Khan’s Housefull. The comic capers stars a host of celebs like Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Arjun Rampal, Jiah Khan and Retiesh Deshmukh. It released on 30th but has run into troubled waters. The Kolkata High Court has issued a restraining order against the song Aisi to jaise taise used in the film.

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Mexico’s export to India, Barbara Mori continues to make waves. She is gaining a firm foothold in Bollywood as the leading lady of Kites and as the Roshan’s new discovery. Recently, she was introduced to Shah Rukh Khan through her friends Hrithik and Susanne Roshan.

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Housefull- Succeeds in entertaining

Rating: 3 out of 5*

Starring: Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Ritesh Deshmukh, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Jiah Khan, Boman Irani and Randhir Kapoor

Director: Sajid Khan

After a long painful drought (thanks to the exam season and IPL matches) of plain boring to irritating films arrives Sajid Khan’s Housefull. While in totality it does fall short of being the big great summer entertainer that it is been claiming to be, it however manages to bring many laughs for you. However, eventually it settles down in familiar territory.

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Arjun Rampal’s mentor and pal designer, Rohit Bal, is out of the hospital and back at home, recuperating slowly after a heart attack.

Says Arjun, “It was a scary wake-up call for Rohit. He is recovering. But it will take time. He will now be far more cautious about his health. Who doesn’t want to live? We all need to exercise restraint and keep regular hours.”

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The IPL fever is finally over and now cine-goers are looking forward to some serious fun (pun intended) at the cinema halls. At such times when there is such a dearth of good entertainment, any ‘well packaged’ film has the chances of becoming a potential ‘hit’. This week’s release ‘HOUSEFULL’ is one such movie which could purely be a case of ‘naam bade darshan chhote’ but will sweep the box office in the initial days and will be termed as a ‘success’ story. Our very own celebrity astro numerologist Bhavikk Sangghvi finds why HOUSEFULL may prove ‘lucky’ at the box office.

“The title HOUSEFULL adds up to Number 46 – this octave of Number 1 has a distinct potency of its own. It is a number of good and fortunate friendships in love, and in combinations connected with the opposite sex. It is also good for partnerships of all kinds. It is a fortunate indication if it appears in connection with future events. ” explains Bhavikk.

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4 lucky houses are in for a surprise this season when the cast of the Eros International and Sajid Nadiadwala ‘s romantic comedy entertainer Housefull will soon be seen knocking on their doors.

The team of Housefull has come up with a novel strategy to promote their film that makes not just one but six of its stars accessible to the public.

In collaboration with a leading television channel the cast of Eros International and Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull–Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Arjun Rampal, Ritiesh Deshmukh and Jiah Khan will travel across 4 cities i.e. Kolkata, Ahmedabad ,Delhi and Mumbai and spend a day with the lucky contest winner’s family.

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A block of wood. Nothing more than a piece of furniture. A good looking bloke who is fit just for the ramp. These were some of the comments reserved for Arjun Rampal, an established model then, who believed that he had it all when he had as many as three films of his releasing in his debut year (2001) – ‘Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat’, ‘Deewanapan’ and ‘Moksha: Salvation’.

Today, close to a decade later, he is being wooed by the biggest of film makers, as can be seen in his current body of work which includes ‘Housefull’, ‘Rajneeti’ and the remake of ‘Stepmom’. No wonder, he can be seen smiling as he moves ahead in his journey.

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