Akshay, John team up again after four years

Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) His maiden underwater thriller 'Blue' is yet to be out, but director Anthony D'Souza has already convinced his producer Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. to produce his next that will star Akshay Kumar and John Abraham.
'Akshay was on board for the next project from the word go. After 'Blue', I can't dream of making a film without him. 'Blue' couldn't have been made without Akshay. As for John, it's strange that with his physique and body language he has never done a full-on action film,' D'Souza told IANS.

Akshay and John have so far only been seen in Priyadarshan's comedy 'Garam Masala' (2005), but D'Souza sees the two not in the comic mould but in the slick stunt space.

'If I was a member of the audience, I'd want to see the two together in the kind of stunts never seen before.'

The film to start early next year will have never-before action. After going underwater in 'Blue', the director will indulge in a lot of aerial stunts in his next.

A.R. Rahman has also said yes to score music for D'Souza's next film.

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Ram from Spiderman to Superman

According to sources, Ram hero was seen sporting the get ups of Spiderman and Krrish in the hit movie ‘Ready’ and now he has done the same with ‘Ganesh’ wherein he was seen as Superman. Apparently, the scene has Ram wanting to meet the heroine Kajal in an apartment and he climbs the pipes for that. Kids around the building assume Ram to be a Superman and to meet their expectations, he disguises himself as one. Spiderman seems to have worked for him but it looks like Superman is not able to do much wonders for him at the box office.

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Happy Birthday - Puri

According to film nagar sources, Puri Jaganath's brother Sai Ram Shankar is not able to raise up to the expectations, still Puri is trying his best to promote his brother as much as he can, apart from this Puri is knocking every possible chance to promote his brother rather than his son who already has made his mark. Today happens to be birthday of Puri Jaganath on this eve Andhravilas Wishes Puri Many Happy Returns of The Day.

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'Ghajini' producers now want both Aamir and Hrithik

Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS) 'Ghajini' producers Allu Arvind and Madhu Mantena are going to make a Hindi remake of Telugu blockbuster 'Magadheera' and they are reportedly considering Aamir Khan and Hrithik Roshan to play the main leads.
'Yes Allu Arvind and I are remaking 'Magadheera' in Hindi. As for the cast, it's too early to talk about it. But 'Magadheera' is definitely being planned to be bigger than 'Ghajini',' Mantena told IANS.

Released in July this year, 'Magadheera' has already grossed over Rs.65 crore in India alone and is said to be the second-biggest Telugu hit after 'Ghajini'.

With this Telugu remake into Hindi that is expected to take off early next year, Arvind and Mantena hope to raise the bar for action-drama cinema in Hindi once again.

The remake, to be budgeted at Rs.70 crore, is highly ambitious. While in the original, which is set in 17th century and present, the hero Ram Charan Teja plays a double role, the remake will split the hero's personality into two parts. Apparently Hrithik will play the samurai from the Middle Ages while Aamir will play his present day avatar.

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Anand Ranga to direct Rana

According to film nagar sources, Anand Ranga who made his debut with Siddhardh's Oy movie is likely to direct the second film of Rana. This movie will be produced by D Suresh Babu on Suresh Productions banner. RaNa is making his debut with a film titled Leader in the direction of Sekhar Kammula.

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Prasthanam choreographed by Sagar Das

According to film nagar sources, Sagar Das, choreographer of Mani Ratnam's film Ravan, has directed a dance number featuring Sandip Kishan in Prasthanam. This has been shot in a pub. The film has four songs on Sharwanand, one on Sandip Kishan, two background songs. Mahesh Shankar who has composed songs for Vennela, Prayanam and Inkosaari is scoring music for this film too. Directed by Deva Katta, the film is likely to release in November.

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'Ganesh' - Trimmed by 15 minutes

Ram starred as hero in the movie 'Ganesh' in which he would be one amongst 26 children, for this role, Ram trimmed his mustaches and beard to look as child, this movie was trimmed from 2 hours 55 minutes, this movie on this whole was a bit boredom to audiences, to impress audiences they have trimmed some scenes. On the whole about 15 minutes of movie was trimmed. Along with this title song was also trimmed. Just on second day of release of movie scenes were trimmed. Apart from this even movie is not getting a good talk after release is a big worrying point for makers.

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Hansika agreed she is romancing with Pakistani cricketer

According to film nagar sources, Hansika Motwani hottest girl in Tollywood agreed that she is ready to  romance with Pakistani Cricketer Shoyab Akhtar for a Bollywood film ‘Mein aur Meri Himmat,’ after the film makers ‘  Nisha Creations agreed to pay her Rs.2 Crore as her remuneration. Recently, the shooing of the film begins at a studio in Film City in Mumbai. Though, the smart Hansika squeezes huge amounts from the producers, she is playing an innocent village girl role in this film. Pakistan Cricketer Shoyab Akthar is playing as a Pakistani cricketer role, who falls in love with Hansika during his visit to India. The film is directed by Sangamitra.

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Venkatesh to act under AVM's banner

According to film nagar sources, most prestigious movie making banner A V M Productions, Victory Venkatesh as the leading man. Sources say that discussions are currently on and soon, a formal announcement is likely to be made on this. Venky is currently busy with 'Namo Venkatesa'.

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Rajshekar - to touch Kollywood through sentiment

'Gorintaku' is the movie starred by Rajasekhar as hero is all set to try its luck in Kollywood, 'Gorintaku' has now been dubbed into Tamil and has been titled 'Marudhani'. The talented Malayalam beauty Meera Jasmine played his sister and it appealed a lot to the women audience. The film was directed by V R Prathap and Rajasekhar from his end is hopeful that this would take him among the Kollywood masses.

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Nagarjuna's movie title confirmed

According to sources, Nagarjuna's upcoming movie is to be directed by Kiran which happens to be his debut directorial movie, title of this movie has been confirmed as Rummy. Title is confirmed and the same was registered with Film Chamber. D Siva Prasad Reddy is producing the film. Nag is playing the roles- card-player and conman man. A month long schedule is planned in Goa and the unit will be moving to Goa very soon. Sandeep Chowtha is the music director

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Aarya 2 - may be delayed due to internal problems

According to film nagar sources, Allu Arjun starred 'Aarya 2' is into troubles during its post production stage, reasons for this is understood to be Allu Arjun has stopped his dubbing for two hours because producers have released some designs of the picture without his notice. Due to non-payment of his balance remuneration, director Sukumar asked his technicians to stop all the post production work such as Re-Recording, Dubbing, Editing until his remuneration is settled. Its heard that movie would land into heavy deficit.

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Puri to direct Amitab Bachan

According to sources, Puri Jaganath - dynamic director disclosed that he would be directing a Hindi movie that would be starred by great man of industry, Amitab Bachan. Puri said that he has already explained script of the movie and got his consent to go ahead. This movie would go on sets during 2010, apart from this Puri is ready with another script for Hollywood movie but as it demands big money so he is looking for producers.

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Kangana's confessions

Kangna Ranaut has come a long way from her Gangster days.

Today, Bollywood’s latest glam doll and style diva is a confident lady who handles herself with élan. Dressed in a red mini-dress and black peep-toe heels, Kangna gave Hyderabad a taste of her outspoken nature and charisma.
Her first Telugu film with Prabhas is complete and geared up for release later next month. Though not familiar with the language, the actor is quite happy with the end result. “I had to work extra hard for my Telugu film, and I’m happy with the way it’s turned out,” says Kangna. For someone known for giving powerhouse performances consistently, language did not prove to be a barrier. “Whenever I was given the script, it was translated to me in either Hindi or English. This helped me understand the lines and get the emotions right,” says the actor.
What comes as a surprise is that Kangna chose to do a Telugu film at a time when her kitty is filled with interesting Hindi projects, like Kites. “Well, I believe in multi-tasking. Moreover I don’t have to bother about my dates as my manager is there do take care of that,” she says. So what exactly made her accept this offer? “I’ve known Puri (Jagannath) for a long time. He offered me Pokiri earlier, but I couldn’t do the film as I was busy with Gangster. He later approached me with this script. I liked it and managed to find time, so here I am, acting opposite Prabhas,” avers Kangna.
So is she trying to widen her appeal in areas that are known to idolise their regional cinema idols? “Look, I’m not that intelligent. I don’t understand ‘numbers’ and ‘markets’ and stuff like that. I only understand cinema and me doing any film - be it regional or Hindi - solely depends on the script.”
With the Filmfare award for best supporting actor (female), for Fashion safely tucked under her belt, Kangna is indeed one of the most sought after leading ladies in Bollywood. Her fresh-faced appeal and no-holds barred acting has won over many a hardened critic. But the lady chooses not to pays heed to the film ‘pundits’. “Given an option, I would choose a blockbuster over critical acclaim. Critics are just a handful of people who look too deep into the nitty-gritties of cinema. They forget to enjoy the fun aspect of the film. The audience watches films to be entertained. They don’t sit in theatres to scrutinise the technical aspects that go into filmmaking. So, I would rather make films to please those million instead of making movies for a bunch of people,” confesses the actor.
For someone from a non-filmi background, Kangna is slowly getting a stronger foothold in an industry that is unforgiving towards slips. “Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes your film works and at times it doesn’t. But what’s important is that your efforts are honest,” she says.
Though just a few years old in the industry, the actor has already stared dreaming of directing a film someday. “I’m quite familiar with the process of filmmaking. I will surely direct a movie someday. But right now, I have no such defined career-path.” Her cinematic dreams not withstanding, Kangna does not shy away from mentioning her humble beginnings. “I’m a simple girl from a small town like Manali. I was plucked from anonymity and stardom happened. I try to make movies that appeal to people like my brother and his friends who only care about entertainment and nothing more. But most importantly, I don’t forget my roots. It helps me stay grounded.
-TOI

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