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Ghai's confidence in YUVRAAJ (Salman Khan)!

Former showman Subhash Ghai has received praises from most quarters for attempting something different in BLACK & WHITE. Apart from his sensitive handling of the subject, Anil Kapoor's acting in the film has also been appreciated. But its the restrained performance of the newcomer from Patna , Anurag Sinha, who has impressed one and all. Though BLACK & WHITE is under-performing at the box-office, Ghai is not unduly worried, as he knew that the movie would be a slow starter, which would grow with time. Good news for Ghai is that BLACK & WHITE has been declared tax-free in Delhi (where most of the film has been shot and based). Another factor going in favour of the film is its very reasonable budget of around 7-8 crore. However, Ghai is supremely confidant of his Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Zayed Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer, YUVRAAJ. As per Ghai himself, the big budgeted musical (A.R. Rahman and Gulzar) will show that he is still way ahead of others in showbiz. In fact, t

Katrina Kaif ready 'to make new pairs'

Katrina Kaif's rise to stardom may have been aided by stars such as Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar but that was probably because her talent and charm were as evident to them as they are to her fans and the rest of the industry. A file photo of Katrina Kaif at the Mid Day Multimedia party at the Vie Lounge, Juhu, Mumbai Thursday, December 13, 2007. Photo Credit: IANS March 11, 2008 (Sawf News) - Katrina Kaif's rise to stardom may have been aided by stars such as Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar but that was probably because her talent and charm were as evident to them as they are to her fans and the rest of the industry. After four back to back hits in 2007 Katrina now has three promising big banner films lined up for release in the days ahead - Race (Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu, Akshaye Khanna, Anil Kapoor and Sameera Reddy), Yuvraj (Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Zayed Khan, Boman Irani and Mithun Chakraborty) and Singh is Kinng (Akshay Kumar, Om Puri, Kiron Kher, Javed Jaffrey, Neha

Akshay Kumar venturing into film productio

Having proven his ability to carry a film on his shoulders and made a lot of money in the process of doing so, Akshay Kumar is ready to dabble with film production. Driven by nationalistic fervor, his ambition is to produce 'world-class cinema in India.' A file photo of Akshay Kumar. Photo Credit: IANS Having proven his ability to carry a film on his shoulders and made a lot of money in the process of doing so, Akshay Kumar is ready to dabble with film production. Driven by nationalistic fervor, his ambition is to produce 'world-class cinema in India.' The action star uses action-speak to explain why he is adding film production to his repertoire. "I think it's finally time that I took the leap , so I've decided to throw myself in the deep end ," Akshay told TOI. The 'deep end' probably comes from Akshay's recent filming of underwater sequences for the climax for this forthcoming film Eight By Ten , a supernatural thriller directed by

Preity Zinta and Salman Khan: Jaded glamour at derby

Bollywood stars Salman Khan and Preity Zinta added jaded glamour to the CN Wadia Gold Cup Million Derby at Mahalakshmi Race Course, Mumbai, Sunday evening, March 9, 2008. Salman Khan was the chief guest at the event hosted by socialite Maureen Wadia, mother of industrialist Ness Wadia, who attended with girlfriend Preity Zinta. Zinta rested the eye in a wide brimmed black hat with a white satiny cut-away shoulder blouse tucked in a black A-line skirt with a broad black belt. Her blouse was adorned with three white and black fabric roses on the left shoulder. She matched her ensemble with a black clutch, white and black peep toe pumps with a bow detail and pearl drop earrings. We liked Zinta's Audrey Hepburn style hat that went perfectly with her dimpled smiling face but were disappointed with the rest of the ensemble, most of all with the poorly tailored blouse and belted skirt. We don't think it is good idea to mix religion with fashion - the faded red mauli threads on her

STAR signs up 5 sponsors for SRK show

Advertisers are lining up for Shah Rukh Khan’s forthcoming quiz show Kya Aap Panchvi Pass Se Tez Hai on STAR Plus. The channel has signed on Cadbury, LG Electronics, General Motors and Pespi Co India as associate sponsors for the show. The associate sponsors are said to have paid Rs 9-10 crore each. STAR Plus plans to rope in four more associate sponsors. According to sources close to the development, the channel is said to be in talks with Future Group, a handset manufacturer, an insurance firm, a mutual fund company and new direct-to-home service provider Reliance ADAG, amongst others. Last week, telecom company Airtel came on board as the presenting sponsor for around Rs 40 crore. Kevin Vaz, head of marketing and sales, STAR India, said, “We have singed on five advertisers — Airtel, Pepsi, LG, General Motors and Cadbury — as of now. We are in advance stages of discussions with a few. We hope to close in on the show’s sponsors by March 17.” The quiz show, which will air 36 episo

Women are better directors - Amitabh Bachchan

This is a first for Bollywood. A Hindi film being made by a female producer and director. And starring none other Amitabh Bachchan himself. It's called Teen Patti, yes, after the popular card game. And Bachchan plays a math professor in a prestigious college who discovers theoretically an amazing formula that is clever, dangerous and exciting. Ambika Hinduja, industrialist Ashok Hinduja's daughter who made the hit film Being Cyrus, is excited about Teen Patti, that's being produced by her company Serendipity Films. It might not have been made if Big B turned it down, she admitted. While television serial director Leena Yadav, who directed Sanjay Dutt and Aishwarya Rai in Shabd , added, "The role was impossible without him." Happily, Bachchan agreed, "I was attracted by the character offered to me." The two women worked on the script for about a year-and-half before Ambika went about arranging the finance for the film. Always wanting to

The art of seduction, Bollywood style!

T hey say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. But in Bollywood, culinary skills can establish very little. Instead it's the heroine's ability to tempt the hero into submission that forms an integral ploy in our movies. Over the years, the rules of the persuasion game have changed dramatically. While fast love has taken precedence over foreplay, sensuality now spells skin show. And as the stylish Katrina Kaif gets ready to entice Saif Ali Khan in the soon-to-release Race with Zara zara touch me , rediff.com takes a look at the changing face of seduction songs in Hindi films. Source