After getting Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, Farah Khan, Sajid Khan, Amrita Rao and Boman Irani to make guest appearances in his film-about-films Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai writer-director Milap Zaveri feels the star lineup is just not strong enough.With the help of producer Nikhil Advani, Milap has roped in some more A-listers at the last minute.
Glam queens Deeepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Vidya Balan will make cameo appearances in Milap’s film and thereby add to the film’s commercial value.
The cameos with these five ladies are expected to be shot next week, just 3 weeks ahead of the film’s release creating a major last-minute pre-release situation.
Says Milap, “That’s true. I’m roping in the names you’ve mentioned. Shooting at the last minute would be no problem because all of the star appearances are in the first reel, so I just have to re-edit the initial reel. Also, I’ve kept slates in the pre-final print announcing the various star cameos which I’ve filled up as and when they’ve been available.”
Milap is candid enough to admit his film has no big star value.
“The only star is Riteish Deshmukh. Jacqueline Fernandez and Ruslaan Mumtaz will became stars after the film is released. Until they do I need to get audiences into theatres. That’s why we need to rope in more stars in cameos.”
Besides his own clout in the industry as a long-standing and very successful writer-director Milap Zaveri ‘s producer Nikhil is also using his good wishes to rope in the glam-queens to add a dash of allure to Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai.
Nikhil has apparently sent out messages to Deepika, Priyanka, Anushka, Vidya and Katrina who have all agreed.
While Anushka will shoot her portion on the sets of Nikhil Advani’s Patiala House, the other ladies will touch base next week and do the needful.
Says Milap, “Vidya would be slightly difficult since she’s shooting in Delhi. But we’ll manage.”
Milap is expected to fly down to Delhi to get Vidya’s cameo in place.
Making a film about the film industry is not easy. The director is expected to rope in all the stars that can be crammed in the film. Luckily for Milap Zaveri he has a producer who can get his friends to do the needful.
Says Milap, “The stars making special appearances have been absolutely wonderful. Akshay Kumar insisted on seeing a part of the film before doing his cameo. Akshay speaks about Ruslaan Mumtaz’s character in the camera.
Sajid Khan left the shooting of his Housefull and drove down to our location. In fact he saw Jacqueline dancing and decided to rope in for the item song in Housefull. And do you know, Karan Johar actually agreed to be snubbed by Ruslaan Mumtaz!
Ruslaan plays a superstar and in the film he refuses to take Karan’s calls.”
Farah Khan has a full-fledged role as a film director. But the biggest sport so far seems to be Boman Irani who shot for just the trailer of Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai.
Says Milap emotionally, “That’s true. Boman is not in the film, only in the trailer. Everyone who has made an appearance in my film has been wonderful. I guess it comes from being around for so long.”
It is surprising that no woman has won the Oscar award for Best Director in the history of the Academy Awards until yesterday. Kathryn Bigelow entered the history by becoming the first woman to bag the award at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.
Bigelow’s film The Hurt Locker swept this year’s Academy Awards by winning six Oscars, including Best Director award for herself and Best Picture award. The film is all about the dangerous daily existence of an Army bomb defusal team.
The excited Bigelow said in her acceptance speech that it was the moment of a lifetime. She dedicated the award to the military men and women serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the world. ‘May they come home safe,’ she said.
Bigelow has beaten her ex-husband James Cameron, who was also in the race for Best Director for his film Avatar.
The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored the best films of 2009 and took place March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST/8:30 p.m. EST (01:30 UTC, March 8). The ceremony was scheduled from its usual late February date to avoid coinciding with the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The Academy Awards ceremony was televised in the United States on ABC. Actors Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin hosted the show. Martin hosted for the third time, after previously presiding over the 73rd and 75th ceremonies, while Baldwin hosted the show for the first time. This was the first telecast to have multiple hosts since the 59th ceremony. However, announcer Gina Tuttle did a majority of the presenter introductions.
On February 20, 2010, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Elizabeth Banks.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is excited about his first superhero film Ra.One, which will also see him flying. And he says he is doing it for his children and hopes to succeed at the box office.
“The film Ra.One is a superhero film. There is a good guy, there is a bad guy, there is a beautiful girl, there is a wonderful singer and a fantastic director,” Shah Rukh told reporters at a press conference organised to welcome the international R&B singer Akon at Sahara Star hotel Tuesday.
“It’s a kind of film, a genre we guys haven’t tried at ‘Red Chilies’. On behalf of the whole team, I would like to try and I hope we succeed. It’s a new thing for all of us, so we are giving it our best shot. Hopefully, we will be able to do what we are set out to do. I am doing it for my kids,” he added.
The film is being directed by Anubhav Sinha and Kareena Kapoor plays Shah Rukh’s love interest in it.
He said: “My superhero character is called Jeeva and he can solidify electricity. It’s a concept we are trying to work on. Hopefully, visually it will be understandable too. It is a superhero film and I am going to fly in it.”
Shah Rukh confirmed Akon will record a number for the film, but clarified that the R&B singer won’t sing for the promotional song for his IPL team, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
“No, he is actually here to do a song for Ra.One. We would love him to do a lot of songs. We haven’t developed the song for KKR, but if I do, I would obviously request him to do that.
“No, there is not any business deal with Akon. He has just been very gracious. You know, he is unlike me – I charge for everything. I will be really honest. When you see an artist or a singer, you truly realise that they want to do it for the sake of art. And what I love about him is that he only loves to work,” said Shah Rukh.
Kareena was also present and welcomed Akon by putting tilak on his forehead and a garland around his neck.source:ndtv
Deepika Padukone was the showstopper for Shantanu and Nikhil at Lakme India Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2010. Present for the show were Sania Mirza, Shahana Goswami and Shazahn Padamsee among others.
International R&B singer Akon sang his popular number Smack That at a party hosted by Shah Rukh Khan, as it was the Bollywood superstar’s favourite song. Akon might lend his voice for a song in Shah Rukh’s upcoming sci-fi film RA.1.
“My kids love him, I love him. I want you all to give him the biggest welcome into the country that anyone has ever had,”
said Shah Rukh who danced with his favourite singer on the stage.
Juhi Chawla, co-owner, and Saurav Ganguly, captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders, were also present.
Malaika Arora Khan made a special appearance at the Lakme Fashion Week.
Apart from her, Abhay Deol, Prachi Desai, Dia Mirza, Koel Purie, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Sonu Nigaam,
Malaika Arora Khan made a special appearance at the Lakme Fashion Week.
Apart from her, Abhay Deol, Prachi Desai, Dia Mirza, Koel Purie, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Sonu Nigaam, Bobby Darling, Mansi Scott, Manisha Malhotra, Vikram Phadnis, Juhi Chawla, Tapur and Tupur Chatterjee were also present.
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