Charles Sobhraj

Selasa, 31 Agustus 2010

nadine jansen

Senin, 30 Agustus 2010

Police Investigating Amitabh Bachchan Matter

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who filed a police complaint against an unknown person who had been sending derogatory and abusive messages on his blog and mobile phone, revealed Monday that the police is investigating the matter.

"The Police has been informed of this grave and insidious act and many of the level of commissioner and equal rank who are personal friends have been wanting to seek more information, have been incensed and are in action.

"Soon there shall be a sharing of details, not just in India but in the country of its origin," Bachchan posted on his blog.

Ever since the news was made public Sunday, the 67-year-old received many supportive messages from friends and well-wishers.

"The media picked up our blog of yesterday (Saturday) and spread it out into the world of information and now for the entire day there has been a barrage of messages of support, of wanting to catch the culprits and take them to task, of grave indignation and of being incensed by this show of absolute garbage that has been directed towards me," he wrote.

The actor said he will never spare anyone who talks ill about his family.

"There is a limit to which this can be tolerated. I can be a gentleman up to a point. But beyond that I shall stop being one. You go to the level of so much as touching my family and little innocent grand children and you shall have to pay extremely dearly," he posted.

Dia Mirza Is All Set To Turn Producer

Dia Mirza is all set to turn producer. "You can expect an announcement next week. I should have locked my script by then," she says, crossing her fingers. She could be playing the lead, with Zayed Khan opposite her.

Mirza would like to make biopics. "I'm inspired by the true-life stories of painter Amrita Shergill, Bharat Natyam dancer Rukmani Devi and poet and freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu. I'd like to recreate their lives some day," she says.

One of her films, Johnny Mastana, has been ready for a year. Mirza hopes it will release soon and silence those who have been saying that the film has been stalled. My best performance "The delay is because of a tussle between UTV and Twentieth Century Fox over the rights. It is my best performance yet," asserts the actress.

None of her films have worked in the last three years, including Arshad Warsi's first home production, Hum Tum Aur Ghost. "I've really worked hard on them," sighs Dia, who's considering two scripts she's heard over the last couple of weeks. "I don't want any more failures."

Aishwarya Rai Not Roped In Danone

Beauty queen-turned-actress Aishwarya Rai has denied being the brand ambassador for French dairy brand Danone - as has been reported in the media.

Danone has a joint venture (JV) with Yakult in India, for which Kajol is the brand ambassador. Rumours were rife that besides the JV, Danone was also planning to go independent and Aishwarya was roped in as the face for it. The actress' publicist has denied the reports.

"Media reportage on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan signed on as the brand ambassador for Danone products is entirely untrue. This kind of vicarious publicity shows unprofessionalism on part of the brand and their agency," said a statement from her publicist.

"We would again like to reiterate that there is no truth to these rumours and would request the media in future to cross-check facts with us before reporting such false and untrue stories," it further read.

Music Review: Robot

Film: "Robot"; Music Director: A.R. Rahman; Singers: Srinivas D, Khatija Rahman, Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Rahman, Suzanne, Kash 'N' Krissy, Pradeep Vijay, Pravin Mani, Rags, Yogi B, Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer, Javed Ali, Chinmayi, Madhushree, Keerthi Sagathia and Tanvi Madhushree; Rating: **

There are many factors that compel you to have high expectations from the soundtrack of director Shankar's forthcoming film "Robot" - it is one of the most expensive films of the year, it stars Rajnikant and Aishwarya Rai and, most importantly, the music has been composed by Oscar-winning music director A.R. Rahman.

In spite of all these factors, the music of "Robot" doesn't impress that much. It lacks the punch and the wow factor that Rahman's songs are known for.

The album has seven tracks.

The soundtrack of "Robot" begins with "O naye insaan", sung by Rahman's daughter Khatija Rahman and Srinivas D. The slow-paced track is a gloomy one and is sung in a way that it seems a robot is singing it. It's a situational track. Even though it is not such a treat to hear, the song might look good on screen.

Next is a romantic song "Pyaara tera gussa hai", which has something like a scientific language. With Mohit Chauhan and Shreya Ghoshal behind the mike, it has some weird lyrics, maybe because the film features a robot.

Then comes "Naina mile". The fast-paced number is sung by Rahman along with Suzzane and Kash 'N' Krissy. It fails to make a mark.

Strong orchestration marks the arrival of "Arima arima". Sung by Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam, the song describes the protagonist of the film. This is also a situational number and and not hummable.

Up next is the song called "Kilimanjaro", a very strange title for a song. Javed Ali and Chinmayi have crooned this peppy track that talks about a girl from the hills. It is better than others but doesn't exude the charm of Rahman's compositions.

Then comes the title track of the film in two versions. One titled "Chitti dance showcase" and the other "Boom boom robo da".

"Chitti..." sung by Pradeep Vijay, Pravin Mani, Rags and Yogi B fluctuates between slow and fast beats, while "Boom Boom..." voiced by Madhushree, Keerthi Sagathia and Tanvi Shah along with Rags and Yogi B is a fast number with a hip hop flavour.

Unfortunately, none of the versions really appeal to the listeners.

On the whole, the music of "Robot" does not appeal. They may suit the script of the sci-film, but the audio is not impressive.

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Sabtu, 28 Agustus 2010

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Jumat, 27 Agustus 2010

Ra.One Had A Blast While Shooting

Oi oi.. What is this I'm hearing now? My birdy from Bandra has stopped by and without even a Hi, Hello, is cribbing about Shah Rukh Khan. Aisa kya hua, I wonder and he tells me that the superstar took over the promotional interviews of We Are Family. Matlab?

Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal were giving interviews for their forthcoming film at Mehboob Studio on Wednesday afternoon when Khan, who was shooting a print campaign for a suiting endorsement, dropped in ekdum achanak... Much to everyone's surprise.

Aur pata hai kya? Making space for himself between Kapoor and Rampal, Khan started talking about his production, Ra.One, how the three had a blast while shooting the superhero flick and all that blah blah and more blah.

Birdy goes on to tell me that the three actors' filmmaker buddy, Karan Johar, who was also there, had no option but to grin and bear it all. Really now!

Katrina Kaif Talking About Salman Khan

Actor Katrina Kaif has decided to ensure that no one intrudes in her personal life.

Kat, who broke down after a press conference in Mumbai on Tuesday, said, "It was disturbing. Everyone questioned me about a statement made by Salman.

I won't be bullied into talking about my personal life. I will take contractual action to ensure limits are not crossed," she said.

Kareena Kapoor Introduce Yoga To Actor

Actor Kareena Kapoor has introduced We Are family co-star Arjun Rampal to yoga.

"You can't work with Kareena and not do yoga. It is a given that you will have to include it in your fitness regime.

She makes sure that you work out and keep fit," said Rampal. The actor is all praises about Kareena's acting skills as well.

Farah Khan And SRK Fight Sloved

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has cleared the air over a reported rift with choreographer-director Farah Khan, saying that just because he wasn't on her next project didn't mean that they weren't friends.

He wished her luck for her next film "Tees Maar Khan", for which she signed on Akshay Kumar instead of Shah Rukh.

"My friendship with all is as it was before, love them the same way. Many times if we are not working with each other doesn't mean that I hate her or end of friendship. I don't take my wife's decision, how could I take others. I want to see everyone doing well.

"When I am shooting with someone, I am more in touch with him. This time I am not in touch with Farah but wish her all the success and hope this film ('Tees Maar Khan') becomes a bigger hit than 'Om Shanti Om', which was her last film.

I just hope she become even a bigger producer. Yes, she is a friend of mine. I am not doing a film with her, which doesn't mean I don't love her," said Shah Rukh.

Shah Rukh played the lead role in Farah's last film "Om Shanti Om".

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Saif Ali Khan Tied Up With Playstation

Saif Ali Khan has tied up with game creator Sangam Gupta of Trine Animation and Gaming Studio, one of the few Indian companies that create Xbox and PlayStation games. The pre-release promotions for the actor-producer's next home production, Agent Vinod, will kick off in April 2011 with a PlayStation game and a comic book. A keen gamer himself, Khan lists his favourite games as Half Life and Quake for PS2 amongst first person shooters, and Age Of Empires and The Mist amongst strategy titles. His new partner, 24-year-old Gupta, has eight-nine games to his credit, including Gothic 3, WiiYoga, and Sony's soon-to-release Street Cricket.

The Delhi whiz kid has been in talks with the superstar for the last three weeks. He cracked the deal by showing Khan one of his faves - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - also revolving around a secret service agent on a treasure hunt. "Saif loved it and we're trying to come up with an action shooter game along those lines. You get to play Agent Vinod and go looking for clues around the country, interacting with other characters, including Kareena's (Kapoor) along the way," informs Gupta.

For all ages

The game and the comic book will also include characters that are not part of the film. "The idea is to come up with a different medium of expression that will appeal to kids and adults," says Khan, who is brainstorming with Gupta on the graphic style and visuals in consultation with director Sriram Raghavan, and will do the voiceover himself, along with the other actors.

Earlier, too, Bollywood movies have come up with such games, but not one that reportedly costs over Rs 5 crore. Khan refuses to discuss figures but admits that the "scale is fairly impressive". Gupta asserts that in terms of platform, technology and hardware, it will be on par with games based on Hollywood movies. "What will set it apart is that it's set in India and has a 'desi' feel to it. If you look at the $1 billion gaming markets in China and Korea, the most popular games have local characters and indigenous themes," he reasons.

Agent Vinod is Gupta's stepping-stone to Bollywood, which he believes is an untapped market. "Hollywood's big ticket movies spend $10-15 million on such games that are proven models in the UK and US. And even during the global slowdown, the PS2 and PS3 markets were unaffected because a game offers 30 hours of entertainment for as little as Rs 500. In the US, the gaming market is bigger than that of movies and music put together," he points out. "Even back home, the consumption numbers have doubled since last year. It's the right time for Agent Vinod to step in," he adds.

Kangna Ranaut Has Taken Off To Dubai

Hi da hi my mint ki golis! Suddenly, Vyjjy, my silvery-bearded ex-beau has been calling me to get back together. Since I'm just not interested, I told him to take a never-ending sail in his yacht. Khair, why bother about insignificant people when there's a lot more important and chatpati gup to shup about. So read on...

For starters, I've just been informed that Kangna Ranaut has taken off to Dubai. Kyun? Kyunki she wanted to get herself a cool new hairstyle and also some touch up of hair colouring, reveals Sher Lock Holmes. Huh?

Do't be alarmed my dahlings. It's not that there aren't good salons and parlours in and around Ranaut's neighbourhood in Bandra. But apparently, she owes her loyalty to a certain Sera Salon in Dubai.

Suna hai, she was maha impressed when she went there for a hair-trim and colour job a few months ago. So much so that she's believed to have decided that whenever she would need anything to be done about her zulfein, she'd visit this Sera place again.

I just hope it's not the influence of Salman Khan, who's recommending her in his next couple of movies. We all know about his trips to Dubai for his hair weaving jobs in the not-so-distant past. Hai na?

Shah Rukh Khan Teamed Up With Gauri Khan

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has for the first time teamed up with wife Gauri Khan to endorse D'Décor, the world's third largest furnishing company, as its brand ambassadors.

"I feel very humble and happy when any company signs me as their brand ambassador and so I am very happy to be part of D'Décor," Shah Rukh told reporters at the Taj Lands End Hotel where he and his wife were officially declared the brand ambassadors.

Gauri, who was also present, said: "I haven't worked so hard ever, so after working for two long days, I slept last two days. It was a fantastic experience."

Shah Rukh, known as a caring husband and father, was quite attentive at the event and made sure Gauri was comfortable. He helped Gauri in holding the microphone properly so that the media could hear whatever little she had to say.

Ajay Arora, managing director of D'Décor, decided to sign them as brand ambassadors because he felt they were the best examples of perfect homemakers.

"We thought that apart from being celebrities, Shah Rukh and Gauri have made a wonderful home, both by decor and feeling, so we decided to make them brand ambassadors of the company," said Arora.

The Commonwealth Games Theme Song

After several delays, music maestro A.R. Rahman's theme song for the Commonwealth Games will finally be unveiled this Saturday.

"Oh yaaro, India bula liya" (Friends, we have called you to India) has been composed and sung by the double-Oscar award winner.

He will be performing the whole song at the first hearing Saturday, according to a statement by the Organising Committee of the Games.

The venue for the event has not been finalised yet.

The unveiling of the song got delayed after the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Games asked Rahman to tweak it. He said it would take him at least 10 days to do so.

The Games are to be held Oct 3-14.

Lamhaa TV Premier Banned By High Court

The Delhi High Court Thursday refused to restrain Colors TV channel from screening Bollywood film "Lamhaa" based on Kashmir. A petition seeking the curbs was filed by two army officers.

The petitioners sought a ban on the screening of Rahul Dholakia-directed film on the channel Aug 29 alleging that it showed the security forces in poor light. They also sought withdrawal of the film from cinema halls.

The public interest litigation (PIL) was moved by Colonel Rajiv Mehrotra and Captain Rahul Soni.

A division bench of chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan after watching the film's CD in the chamber, declined to pass a stay order against the channel.

The court asked the petitioners to approach the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) by Friday and file a representation raising the issue.

The Sanjay Dutt and Bipasha Basu-starrer was released in July.

The court also issued notices to the central government, CBFC and the film producer and sought their reply within two weeks.

Appearing for the petitioners, counsel Jyoti Singh submitted that the "objectionable" scenes and dialogues in the movie were eliciting sharp reaction from jawans who were feeling hurt.

Seeking a ban on the screening of the movie in cinema halls and also the TV channel, the officers contended the movie has focused on Jammu and Kashmir resident's demand for a separate state, depicting army officers in a poor light.

"The army officers were shown in nexus with terrorist organisations, Pakistani businessmen and intelligence agency. There are scenes and conversations where deals are being struck with army officers in consideration for opening of borders for a few hours so as to permit safe ingress of the terrorists into the country," the officers alleged.

The court fixed Sep 22 as the next date for hearing.