March, 2009

Poison is a Telugu Movie, starring Rajeev Kanakala, Sindhu Tolani, Nagendra Prasad, Suhasini and others, directed by Phani Raj. Produced by D Ramesh Babu, and music composed by Chandralekha. The film Shooting is in progress.

Kambakkht Ishq is a forthcoming Indian Bollywood film directed by Sabbir Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The project will feature Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in pivotal roles along with actors Aftab Shivdasani and Amrita Arora in supporting roles. Hollywood actors Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards and Brandon Routh will be appearing in cameos, reportedly playing themselves.

KV Anand, who introduced Prithviraj in ‘Kana Kandein’ will introduce a new villain in his forthcoming directorial venture ’Ayan’, starring Suriya. He is in search for a new face for the baddie role from other languages. Prabhu will don an important role in the film, produced by AVM.

Heaven on Earth isn’t exactly the plight of protagonist in this film, rather completely contrary to it. The alternate Hindi title Videsh is too generalized, misleading into the notion that Indian woman in NRI families are essentially victims of domestic violence, as is the theme of the film.

Ek – The Power of One (2009) is an action film starring Bobby Deol in the lead. It’s a Hindi remake of the Telugu film Athadu.

Frankly there is no sight better than two heroines bonding! Friendship might be a lesser known virtue in film industry but guess who is Nayanthara best friend these days? It is none other than Divya Spandana. The two have discovered that they have a lot in common and now it seems that the two can’t get enough of each other. They have been spotted together in Chennai, hanging out with each other, where Nayan is shooting for Aadhavan and Divya for Kathal Kalyanam.

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Ayan is the first Tamil film to be released in a digital format overseas. This is expected to set a new trend. According to our sources, the digital version will be screened in the US – New Jersey and Bay Area. Ayan will be distributed and marketed in New Jersey, Bay Area, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Connecticut, Boston, Detroit, Seattle, Atlanta, Virginia, Minneapolis, Kansas and Phoenix by Narmadha Media.

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Peranmai, the film being directed by Jananathan with Jayam Ravi in the lead has many novelties in its making. It was said that the director had used the latest technology while filming in the dense jungles. Then there is this Hollywood stunt man who is said to have performed some remarkable stunts in the film. Now there is some thing else which is sure to be talked about for its uniqueness.

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A number of sponsors are deserting Indian Premier League (IPL) teams or tweaking their deals with team owners as the tournament moves to South Africa in its second season and the slowdown continues to hurt firms across industries. Companies like financial services firm Religare, insurer Bajaj Allianz and realty player HDIL have terminated deals with IPL teams, while soft drink major Coca-Cola and mobile service provider Virgin Mobile have decided against some new ties.

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‘Slumdog Millionaire’ star Rubina Ali is said to have been paid more than the Oscar winning film for a drinks commercial with Hollywood superstar Nicole Kidman . According to the nine-year-old slum dweller’s father, the money Rubina is receiving for doing the ad is more than the total she got for the film.

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There’s a piece of news for all those Indians who take pride in dusky sensation Freida Pinto ’s ethnicity, for the Indian beauty has been unfortunately addressed as a Spaniard or Spanish woman at many a occasions by the who’s who of Hollywood.According to reports, Freida is being constantly mistaken as Spanish beauty down Hollywood , being compared with the likes of Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek.

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International supermodel Naomi Campbell might be looking at a career in Bollywood after she floored film executives at the Lakme Fashion Week relief fundraiser in Mumbai recently.Campbell was in Mumbai March 27-31 to walk the ramp in aid of victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist strikes and after taking to the runway in a sari and being mobbed by fans, she was introduced to Bollywood stars, including Deepika Padukone, Farhan Akhtar and Kunal Kapoor, reports Mirror online.

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The biggest blockbuster of this season ‘Arundhati’ has given rise to a new cult in the southern circuit. The presence of voluptuous beauty Anushka and the extremely impressive graphics did the magic for this thriller. Directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, the film was produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy.

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Anushka is a worried lady and the reason for this is that Billa happens to be her first release in Tollywood after Arundhati and she wants the film to do well. The general perception is that if Billa does well then there would be no looking back for Anushka as she would consolidate her position without doubt.

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