Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta, who made their joint debut together in Raj Kanwar’s Andaaz opposite Akshay Kumar, will now be seen together once again in Farhan Akhtar’s Don 2, the sequel of the super hit starring Shah Rukh Khan. The film will hit the floors in October this year.
“Priyanka was finalised for the sequel right at the planning stages itself. Apart from SRK, Priyanka and Arjun, Lara Dutta too plays a vital part of the film. She has an interesting role,” said a source.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Irrfan to romance Priyanka Chopra
Irrfan will play one of the seven husbands in Vishal Bharadwaj’s Saat Khoon Maaf. His character is the only one who gets cosy with Priyanka Chopra in the film.
“Irrfan plays a character of a poet in the film. Lyricist Gulzar has penned down two controversial songs for his character, who will serenade Priyanka with them. While none of the other six husbands are shown being physically intimate with Priyanka’s character, Irrfan is the only one who has such a scene with her. Irrfan has replaced Emraan Hashmi who was initially considered for this role,” said a source.
Irrfan was always keen on working with Vishal after Maqbool and had once publicly expressed that he was disappointed that Vishal never cast him in his films again. When he got this offer, Irrfan jumped at it.
“Irrfan plays a character of a poet in the film. Lyricist Gulzar has penned down two controversial songs for his character, who will serenade Priyanka with them. While none of the other six husbands are shown being physically intimate with Priyanka’s character, Irrfan is the only one who has such a scene with her. Irrfan has replaced Emraan Hashmi who was initially considered for this role,” said a source.
Irrfan was always keen on working with Vishal after Maqbool and had once publicly expressed that he was disappointed that Vishal never cast him in his films again. When he got this offer, Irrfan jumped at it.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Bollywood shines at 56th National Awards ceremony
The 56th National Film Awards ceremony here Friday was high on the Bollywood quotient owing to the presence of celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut and Farhan Akhtar. President Pratibha Patil gave away the awards to the winners.
Bollywood bagged 13 awards at the ceremony.
Priyanka Chopra came in a white thread-work sari to receive the Best Actress award for her role in “Fashion”, Kangana walked up the podium in a black salwar-kameez to take the Best Supporting Actress award for the same film.
Arjun Rampal, who attended the award ceremony with his wife Mehr Jessia, looked suave in a black bandhgala suit when he received the award for Best Supporting Actor for “Rock On!”. Farhan Akhtar too was present at the event, where his debut movie as an actor was given the Best Film award.
Chinni Prakash and his wife Rekha Prakash received the Best Choreography award for the song “Azeem-o-shaan shehenshah” in Ashutosh Gowariker’s epic “Jodhaa Akbar”. The song depicts dance forms of different Indian states.
Fashion designer Neeta Lulla, wearing a plain green sari, received the Best Costume Designer award for styling actress Aishwarya Rai in “Jodhaa Akbar”.
Nandita Das’ directorial debut “Firaaq”, which was based on the 2002 Gujarat riots, won the awards for Best Editing for A. Sreekar Prasad and Best Art Direction for Gautam Sen.
Neeraj Pandey’s “A Wednesday” bagged the Indira Gandhi award for Best First Film of a director and Yash Raj Films’ “Roadside Romeo” bagged the Best Animation Film award.
Dibakar Banerjee’s satirical “Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!” was given the award for the best popular film providing wholesome entertainment, “Mumbai Meri Jaan” directed by Nishikant Kamat got the award for best special effects (“Govardhan“) and “Thanks Maa” has got Shams Patel the Best Child Artist award.
Marathi film “Jogva”, a poignant tale of one woman’s journey to break free from the shackles of discrimination, sexual oppression and servitude to find true happiness, bagged the maximum honours.
Its lead actor Upendra Limaya won the best actor award and the film was adjudged the best film on social issues. The movie also won two awards each for playback singers Shreya Ghoshal and Hariharan for the song “Jeev dangla gungla rangla”. Music composers Ajay and Atul also won the best music direction award for their songs for the film.
Annirudh Roy-Chowdhary’s Bengali project “Antaheen” got four awards, including for best feature film. The film, about love and loneliness, won awards for best cinematography and best lyrics, while Shreya Ghoshal won the award for best singer for the song “Pherari mon”. Shreya couldn’t attend the function and Roy—Chowdhary receieved it on her behalf.
Marathi film “Gandha” bagged two awards -- best screenplay for Sachin Kundalkar and best audiography for Pramod J. Thomas.
The award for the best film on family values went to Sooni Taraporewallah’s English film “Little Zizou” that revolves around the Parsi community.
Kannada film “Gubbachigalu” got the best children’s film award.
The special jury honour was given to Malayalam film “Bioscope”, produced by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and directed by K.M. Madhusudhanan.
The award for best direction went to Bala for Tamil film “Naan Kadauul”.
The winners of best feature film in regional languages are “Mon Jei” (Assamese), “Shob Charitro Kalponik” (Bengali), “Vimukthi” (Kannada), “Thirakkatha” (Malayalam), “Harishchandrachi Factory” (Marathi), “Vaaranam Ayiram” (Tamil) and “1940 Lookagramam” (Telugu).
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni was present at the event, which was compered by actress Divya Dutta.
Priyanka makes TV debut
The former Miss World will host the special Indian Premiere League (IPL) edition of the adventure reality show "Fear Factor-Khatron Ke Khiladi" on the Colors channel
Actor Priyanka Chopra will make her debut on small screen as the host of the adventure reality show “Fear Factor— Khatron Ke Khiladi”.
She will host the special Indian Premiere League (IPL) edition of the show on the Colors channel. The glamorous actress, who has replaced action star Akshay Kumar as the host, will be taking 13 cricketers to task.
“It feels fantastic to be associated with one of the biggest shows on Indian television today. It fits perfectly with my personality. I have been a huge fan of the show and thoroughly enjoy watching it.
“I am looking forward to begin an all new innings in TV with this show which pumps up the adrenaline levels. It’s exciting to be a part of the concept which is unique and is associated with some of the biggest names in cricket,” Priyanka said in a press release.
The special edition of the show will feature Indian as well as international cricketers competing with each other to vie for the “Fear Factor — Khaton Ka Khiladi” title for 2010.
Colors’ programming head Ashvini Yardi says Priyanka has replaced Akshay due to a change in format.
“Akshay took this show to great heights with his inimitable style. However, this year we{gt}re changing the format. So far you had seen 13 beauties with one khiladi. This season get ready to witness 13 cricketing khiladis (macho men) and ek haseena (one beauty),” said Yardi.
“We’re delighted to have Priyanka on board. When you combine her glamour, mass appeal and athleticism with cricketers’ energy and adrenalin, what you get is the best possible combination for a show like ‘Fear Factor — Khatron Ke Khiladi’,” she added.
Actor Priyanka Chopra will make her debut on small screen as the host of the adventure reality show “Fear Factor— Khatron Ke Khiladi”.
She will host the special Indian Premiere League (IPL) edition of the show on the Colors channel. The glamorous actress, who has replaced action star Akshay Kumar as the host, will be taking 13 cricketers to task.
“It feels fantastic to be associated with one of the biggest shows on Indian television today. It fits perfectly with my personality. I have been a huge fan of the show and thoroughly enjoy watching it.
“I am looking forward to begin an all new innings in TV with this show which pumps up the adrenaline levels. It’s exciting to be a part of the concept which is unique and is associated with some of the biggest names in cricket,” Priyanka said in a press release.
The special edition of the show will feature Indian as well as international cricketers competing with each other to vie for the “Fear Factor — Khaton Ka Khiladi” title for 2010.
Colors’ programming head Ashvini Yardi says Priyanka has replaced Akshay due to a change in format.
“Akshay took this show to great heights with his inimitable style. However, this year we{gt}re changing the format. So far you had seen 13 beauties with one khiladi. This season get ready to witness 13 cricketing khiladis (macho men) and ek haseena (one beauty),” said Yardi.
“We’re delighted to have Priyanka on board. When you combine her glamour, mass appeal and athleticism with cricketers’ energy and adrenalin, what you get is the best possible combination for a show like ‘Fear Factor — Khatron Ke Khiladi’,” she added.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Priyanka Chopra is charged!
With a National Award in her kitty, Priyanka Chopra continues to revel in “Fashion”
“I have found out that I am one of the youngest actresses to win the National Award. To me it's cool,” says Priyanka Chopra, on the eve of the National Award ceremony.
Priyanka, who has won the award for playing a complex character in Fashion, is right for Bollywood actresses generally turn to award winning directors and scripts when they are towards the end of their career. “I have never planned my career. I don't come from a film background, have taken baby steps to this stage, but one thing I had clear in my head that acting is about versatility. I didn't say no to a negative role in Aitraaz and was not unduly perturbed because Meghna Mathur (the character she played in Fashion) had shades, which are not expected of a typical Hindi film heroine.
And even now I am doing Anjana Anjani, an out and out romantic film but at the same time I am preparing myself for what could be the role of the lifetime in Vishal Bhardwaj's Saat Khoon Maaf, where I am playing a lady who has had seven men in her life. And by the end of the year I would be doing some high-class action in the sequel of Don.”
Interestingly, in an industry where after a few hits, actresses become loyal to certain banners, Priyanka has been in demand across the banners. She is as popular with Bhardwaj and Bhandarkar as she is with Roshans, Chopras and Johars. “I am not here to make friends. Yes, you tend to get close while shooting but at the end of the day it is all professional. People say I am diplomatic. I say I am Gandhian in my thought. I expect directors to cast me only if I suit a character they have in mind. Also, my family has never put me in a do or die kind of situation. To me acting is like any another job and like any other industry there are good and not so good people here.”
She agrees it is easier said than done. “I don't believe in the theory that the actor should relate with the character somewhere. I feel the challenge lies in playing a character which I don't identify with. I tell myself how I would react, if I am put in such a situation. Like the one in Saat Khoon Maaf. Here the challenge is to play a complex biographical role at a young age.”
Director's actor
In the last few months we have seen her giving authentic performances in some not-so-good films. The latest being Pyaar Impossible, where she makes the film at least watchable. Has she moved beyond the tag of director's actor? “I am improving but I still depend a lot on my directors. I still can't judge the meat in a script. I was circumspect about my ability to do justice to Fashion before Madhur convinced me and initially, I refused Kaminey as I thought it is a male film with barely half-a-dozen scenes for me. Vishal followed me to Miami and convinced me. He proved right as Sweety turned out to be a strong character, which I believe stayed with the audience.”
“I have found out that I am one of the youngest actresses to win the National Award. To me it's cool,” says Priyanka Chopra, on the eve of the National Award ceremony.
Priyanka, who has won the award for playing a complex character in Fashion, is right for Bollywood actresses generally turn to award winning directors and scripts when they are towards the end of their career. “I have never planned my career. I don't come from a film background, have taken baby steps to this stage, but one thing I had clear in my head that acting is about versatility. I didn't say no to a negative role in Aitraaz and was not unduly perturbed because Meghna Mathur (the character she played in Fashion) had shades, which are not expected of a typical Hindi film heroine.
And even now I am doing Anjana Anjani, an out and out romantic film but at the same time I am preparing myself for what could be the role of the lifetime in Vishal Bhardwaj's Saat Khoon Maaf, where I am playing a lady who has had seven men in her life. And by the end of the year I would be doing some high-class action in the sequel of Don.”
Interestingly, in an industry where after a few hits, actresses become loyal to certain banners, Priyanka has been in demand across the banners. She is as popular with Bhardwaj and Bhandarkar as she is with Roshans, Chopras and Johars. “I am not here to make friends. Yes, you tend to get close while shooting but at the end of the day it is all professional. People say I am diplomatic. I say I am Gandhian in my thought. I expect directors to cast me only if I suit a character they have in mind. Also, my family has never put me in a do or die kind of situation. To me acting is like any another job and like any other industry there are good and not so good people here.”
She agrees it is easier said than done. “I don't believe in the theory that the actor should relate with the character somewhere. I feel the challenge lies in playing a character which I don't identify with. I tell myself how I would react, if I am put in such a situation. Like the one in Saat Khoon Maaf. Here the challenge is to play a complex biographical role at a young age.”
Director's actor
In the last few months we have seen her giving authentic performances in some not-so-good films. The latest being Pyaar Impossible, where she makes the film at least watchable. Has she moved beyond the tag of director's actor? “I am improving but I still depend a lot on my directors. I still can't judge the meat in a script. I was circumspect about my ability to do justice to Fashion before Madhur convinced me and initially, I refused Kaminey as I thought it is a male film with barely half-a-dozen scenes for me. Vishal followed me to Miami and convinced me. He proved right as Sweety turned out to be a strong character, which I believe stayed with the audience.”
Thursday, March 4, 2010
A sequel to Kaminey on the cards
Shahid Kapur revealed that Vishal Bhardwaj and he are currently in talks about the possibilities of bringing out a sequel to Kaminey.
“We have spoken about making a sequel. And this time, we will make it more accessible. If last time, 75 per cent people understood and 25 per cent didn’t get it, we are now aiming at the 25 per cent if we make a film again!” quips Shahid.
The actor also reveals that he is looking forward to working with Priyanka Chopra again. “I love what she did in Kaminey and I would love to work with her again. Now I want to do an out and out commercial movie with her,” he says.
“We have spoken about making a sequel. And this time, we will make it more accessible. If last time, 75 per cent people understood and 25 per cent didn’t get it, we are now aiming at the 25 per cent if we make a film again!” quips Shahid.
The actor also reveals that he is looking forward to working with Priyanka Chopra again. “I love what she did in Kaminey and I would love to work with her again. Now I want to do an out and out commercial movie with her,” he says.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Priyanka Chopra wins best actress National Award
Besides Tamil film-maker Bala winning the Best Director Award for his 'Naan Kadavul' and South filmdom bagging several key awards, it was Bollywood that made it this time at the 56th National Film Awards.
Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra has bagged her first National Award for her performance in Madhur Bhandarkar’s “Fashion”.
The winners of the 56th National Film Award for 2008 were announced here on Saturday.
The award for the best popular film went to Dibakar Banerjee’s “Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!”, a satire on people’s obsession with wealth.
The Rahul Bose-starrer Bengali film “Antaheen,” directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury was named the best film. 'Antaheen', starring Sharmila Tagore, Rahul Bose, Aparna Sen and Radhika Apte, is a relationship drama.
Tamil filmmaker Bala won the honour of Best Director for his film 'Naan Kadavul.'
The award for Best Actor went to Upendra Limaye for Marathi film 'Jogwa', which also fetched the trophy for the Best film on social issues.
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra bagged the Best Actress award for her role of an aspiring model in Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Fashion' which also bagged the Best Supporting Actress Award for Kangana Ranaut who played the role of a troubled model.
Actor Arjun Rampal won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his role of a failed rocker in 'Rock On'.
Shreya Ghoshal won the Best Female Playback award for 'Antaheen' and 'Jogwa', which also brought the Best Male Playback Singer award to Hariharan.
Kannada film 'Gubbachigalu' was adjudged the Best Children's film. The award for Best Special Effects went to 'Mumbai Meri Jaan'.
Malayalam film 'Bioscope' won the Best Jury Award while the trophy for Best Child Actor went to Shams Patel for Hindi film 'Thanks Maa'.
Actor-turned-director Nandita Das' film 'Firaaq' is selected for best editing and best art direction categories.
'Little Zizou' (English, Gujarati) was adjudged the best film on family values.
Neeta Lulla was selected for best costume designer for 'Jodha Akbar'. The film Jodha Akbar was also selected in the best choreography category.
'AFSPA 1958’ was adjudged the best non-feature film for the courageous depiction of the non-violent resistance of the people of Manipur.
Films Division produced ‘The Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi — A Reconstruction’ has been selected under the category ‘Best Biographical/Historical Reconstruction/Compilation film.’
President Pratibha Patil shall confer the Awards on the winners in March.
