The Rs 15,000 crore project, called India Studio City, will be the first De-risked model company in India with fully integrated offering in Bollywood, said Dhilin Mehta, managing director of Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd, in a release here.
The project, which is proposed to be built in phases, will comprise air conditioned shooting floors, fixed sets like hospitals, roadways, airport interior, havelis, back lot with lot of open areas for shooting, theme park, hotels and all structures required for film making.
''It will be an attraction as a major tourist destination providing Indian and foreign film makers with the best scale technology to realize world class results along with better economies with the view to increase India's development and growth specifically in the area of entertainment and tourism,'' Mr Mehta pointed out.
''Basic land infrastructure located in the heart of Mumbai, has been acquired by LFS Group and we together plan to develop this project in around 300-350 acres valued at approximately Rs 3,000 crore,'' he added.
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision has produced 16 films till date and in the current financial year they produced block busters like 'Dabangg' and 'Golmaal 3', and proposes to produce more such movies in future also.
LFS is a company which provides all round financial solutions with a strong international backing and stepping ahead in the world of infrastructure development, entertainment development, technological development and many more in directing, focusing on overall growth of the country. cording to the latest buzz, Sonakshi Sinha will do an item song for Farah Khan’s film. After Katrina Kaif, Farah will make Sonakshi dance to a grooving number. Farah has made Katrina shake her belly but it is yet to be confirmed what she has stored for Sonakshi.
Farah revealed her plans, “I’d love to make Sonakshi do something totally different and seductive soon. She is my next item girl post Katrina. She is also working in my home production next titled ‘Joker’”.
When asked whether Sonakshi will be doing belly dancing, Farah quipped, “Belly dancing is a big no no for Sonakshi!”
Surprisingly, Sonakshi has no idea about Farah’s intentions as she said, “She (Farah) hasn’t told me anything as yet! But I am sure if it’s Farah, it will be something big.”
If Sheila has got a tough competition from Munni then Sonakshi should also get ready to face tough competition from Kareena Kapoor as Bebo is also doing a raunchy item number Chammak Challo’ in ‘Ra.One’.
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Shah Rukh Khan's show in Muscat postponed until Marchshahrukh-khan-8 Dubai, Feb 8 : Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's show in Muscat has been postponed until March and the final date will be confirmed soon.
The show was scheduled to take place on February 17 at the Qurum Amphitheatre as part of the Muscat Festival.
"Muscat Municipality and Alive Entertainment regret to announce that the award-winning, actor-producer Shah Rukh Khan and the Temptation Reloaded 2011 Tour Concert has been postponed due to delayed filming commitments," Gulf News quoted a statement issued by Muscat Municipality Monday.
During a Fashion Show on January 28, the event organisers had reiterated that the show would be held as announced and rumours about the cancellation of the show were not true.
--ANI India's first 3D stereoscopic film set for April 15 releaseThe country's first stereoscopic 3D film, directed by Vikram Bhatt is set for release on April 15.
A chiller, the film- 'Haunted 3D'- produced by DAR Motion Pictures has roped in top talents like Brent Robinson, Michael Reuben Flax, Resident evil-Afterlife, Saw 4, The Incredible Hulk to work on the 3D stereoscopic digital motion picture camera.The film's special effects were created in Prasad Studios, Chennai.
The horror story is set in a mansion in the eerie but picturesque hill station of Dalhousie, whose secrets seduces the protagonist to horrifying consequences.
''Haunted is my most challenging and fulfilling movie, from the scripting stage itself, we had to visualize the film in 3D stereoscopic-an all new style and technology'', director Vikram Bhatt told reporters here yesterday.
With the success of James Cameron's 'Avataar' (2009) in India, on which 3D cinematography and projection technology Vikram's Haunted is based, producers are confident of the audience's acceptance of the new type of cinema.
''Avataar ushered in the wave of 3D theatre conversions in India.Haunted will be the harbringer of change and will bring in the next wave of theatre coversions to support 3D'', UFO Moviez, Joint MD, Kapil Agarwal said. UFO Moviez is the technical and 3D partner of the film.
--UNI Kela gives Indian stars a taste of RazzieAfter receiving awards for their best performances, the B-town heroes are all set to receive the Annual Golden Kela Awards, the Indian avatar of Razzies, for their worst possible performances, Supriyo Hazra reports.
Indians have a strong love of drawing inspirations from their Western brothers and when it comes to entertainment this affinity becomes stronger.
Fom reality shows to films, Indian entertainment industry has always found a good scope in remaking and readapting their Western counterparts and then adding an Indian spice and curry to the entire concept, making it palatable enough for the sentimental Indian audience.
If West has 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' then India has 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' to counter it and if they can make their celebrities fight like cats in the house of 'Big Brother' then the popular faces of Indian can find a good platform for doing the same under the supervision of 'Bigg Boss'.
Moving forward from the world of reality shows and films, the Indian creators have also found it interesting enough to imitate the Western award ceremonies as well.
Keeping the tradition intact, the Indians have started their veryown 'desi' avatar of Razzies as they honor, rather dishonor, those stars from the glittering B-town gave their worst performances in the movies released in the previous year.
'The Golden Kela Award' is India's very own Razzies, who will award those brilliant artists whose performances made their fans feel bored and tired in the best possible ways.
In 2011, the third edition of this 'prestigious' award will be held at New Delhi on March 12 and the long list of nominees can make even the 'Filmfare award' organizers a pleasant surprise.
Cyrus Broacha, who will host the event said: "The Kelas are very important. Kelas were carefully selected as they are a symbol of energy. It is a fervent hope of the organisers to inject energy back into contemporary films."Naseeruddin eager to play a lech in 'Dirty Picture'
Mumbai, Feb 8 : Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah is tired of playing a saint and is excited about his role of a lech in Milan Luthria's "Dirty Pictures".
"I'm sick of playing a saint. A do-gooder. And with Milan at the helm, I am sure he'll extract great work from me as an entertaining lech," said the 60-year-old in a statement.
"Dirty Pictre" is inspired by the case of Southern actress Silk Smitha, who committed suicide. Vidya Balan is playing the female lead in the movie, which is being produced by Ekta Kapoor.
Luthria said when he approached Naseer for the film, he was taken aback at the actor's first question.
"Nasser asked me, 'Am I playing a saint or a lechI told him that a lech is what your character is," said Luthria.
Govinda's daughter eyeing the size zero look!Narmada Ahuja, daughter of Bollywood actor Govinda, is following in Kareena Kapoor's footsteps and is working towards a size zero figure through yoga.
As the star kid gears up for her debut with a romantic comedy, Narmada wants to look perfect on screen.
The script has been finalised and as the film enters production stage, Narmada is intensifying her fitness mantra, including yoga asanas such as the side stretch, angled Utthita Parsvakonasana, as well as dancing routines.
"I make sure I eat according to my activities and balance my diet according to the available food. Yoga advocates the need for moderation in food and the tendency to eat healthy to live and not live to eat," she said in a statement.
"My yoga workouts have transformed my life and I look gre and feel great. My fitness is the result of 70 per cent yoga-exercise-training-dancing and 30 per cent diet," Narmada said.
Sunidhi to release an album thisBack from her international stint after recording a song with Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias, Indian singer Sunidhi Chauhan is looking at cutting an album.
Even though, non-film album market is going through a slump, the singer of hits like "Beedi" ("Omkara"), "Sajnaji vari vari" ("Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd."), "Chor bazari" ("Love Aaj Kal") and most recently "Sheila ki jawani" ("Tees Maar Khan") is unfazed by that trend.
"I want to finish doing my album this year. That's my goal. I haven't started yet. There are a couple of ideas. I'll start working on them soon and then I'll get clarity on what I want to do with it," the 27-year-old told IANS.
Indo-Asian News Madhuri wants to invite the three Khans to dinne
New Delhi, Feb 8 : Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit has revealed that she would like to invite all the three Khans - Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman - to dinner at her home someday.
"I would love to invite Shah Rukh, Aamir and Salman to come and have food over at my place. I know Shah Rukh would always praise my cooking, Aamir would give me advice on how the food could be a little better which would help me improve, and Salman would just say 'where's the food, give it to me quickly',"
a jovial Madhuri told reporters here Monday evening. The actress was here to launch celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor's new 24-hour food channel "Food Food".
While it is often said that women are better cooks than men, Madhuri has no qualms in admitting that it is her husband Sreeram Nene who takes the cake when it comes to cooking at home.
"He (Sreeram Nene) loves to cook. It's a natural art. Like I have the affinity for dance, he has natural affinity for cooking. He is also a fast learner. He's the one who aroused my interest in cooking and thanks to him I have become a good cook," she added
--IANS 'Haunted' is my most challenging film: Vikram BhattFilmmaker Vikram Bhatt who directed horror flicks like "Raaz", "1920" and "Shaapit" has taken his fascination to a new level by making his next scary drama in the 3D format. He openly admits that 'Haunted' is his most challenging film.
"Haunted is my most challenging and fulfilling film. The challenge began from the scripting stage itself because we had to visualize the country's first next generation stereoscopic 3D film. It was all new. The style was new and the technology was new.
"We had to acquaint ourselves with the technology, learn it, to adapt it. That was a major feat and I must thank the entire technical team. We would never have been able to achieve this unique milestone in Indian cinema without them," Bhatt told reporters here at the launch of the first look of the film.
The film is slated to release April 15 and stars Mahakshay Chakraborty, actor Mithun Chakraborty's son along with newcomer Tia Bajpai. The technical crew of "Haunted" comprises of Brent Robinson, Christan Jeams, Cassidey and Michael Reuben Flax.
Set in the mountains of Dalhousie, "Haunted" revolves around a sprawling mansion with a secret past and a haunted presen
However, even though he is known for making horror films, Bhatt, who has 26 films to his credit, revealed that he gets scared at the drop of a hat.
"I get scared very easily. I feel a person who doesn't get scared can't scare anyone because if you can't feel something, you can't fake it," he said
The first Indian 3D film was the Malayalam film "My Dear Kutty Chetan" in 1984, dubbed in Hindi as "Chhota Chetan". Shot in 2d, it was converted to 3D and used an early version of 3D viewing technology. The first 3D horror film produced in a similar manner was "Saamri" in 1985. It was time to change focus, get intense: Akshay Kumar
akshay-kumar By Ruchika Kher, Mumbai, Feb 8 : Akshay Kumar is in the mood for intense and dramatic roles and will be seen as a Sikh guy trapped in the patriarchal family system in "Patiala House". He says he accepted the offer as it was completely opposite to his real life story and also because he is keen to change his funny guy image.
"It was a conscious decision to do a serious role because it's been three years since I've done something like this. The last was 'Namastey London'. I've been away from it for quite sometime now and was concentrating on comedy. So I thought of changing focus and doing something serious," Akshay told IANS in an interview.
"While playing the character, I felt that I'm playing what real people go through in life, what circumstances they face. I'm not playing just a role, it is a culmination of the lives of common people out there," added the 43-year-old.
Akshay showed his funny side in his first hit comedy "Hera Pheri", but his comedies like "Action Replayy" and "Tees Maar Khan" bombed at the box office
Set in London, "Patiala House" sees Akshay Kumar's character Gattu trapped etween his dreams and his father's aspirations for
The film has been directed by Nikhil Advani and co-produced by Bhushan Kumar, Mukesh Talreja, Krishan Kumar and Akshay along with his wife Twinkle Khanna.
Akshay says what attracted him to the role was that his life story was completely opposite to his character in the movie.
"My father supported all my dreams. He worked double shifts so that I could train in martial arts. So this situation was completely alien to me. I grew up with love and support from my parents. So that's why it was so endearing to play a son, who forgets his dreams for his father's," he said.
The film that also stars Anushka Sharma and Rishi Kapoor among others will see Akshay sharing screen with his real life mother-in-law Dimple Kapadia. The senior actress plays his mother in the movie and the actor said he had fun filming with her.
"Me and my mother-in-law are quite inseparable. I have more things common with her than Twinkle. Twinkle and I are totally opposite, whereas me and Dimpleji are quite similar," said the actor.
"During the entire schedule, we played cards, fooled around on youtube, she taught me sudoku (number game) and I took her to various places with my son. So it was fun. She is a fun lady," he added.
This is hisfirst film with Anushka and he said: "Anushka has a very vital role to play in the film. She is my shoulder, my brick wall and my unconditional support in the movie. She shocked me on the sets with her expertise. There is no doubt that she will go very far," he added.
--IANS Guess who's invited to Madhuri's dinner? The three KhaNew DelhiIf Madhuri Dixit were to throw a party at home, which three Bollywood stars would she choose to invite
"Well, I guess I'll choose all the Bollywood heroes," said a laughing Madhuri, answering a question from celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor at the launch of his Food Food channel in Hotel Imperial Monday night.
"First, I'll of course choose Shah Rukh Khan," said Madhuri, "because he always praises whatever I do."
"Next, I'll choose Aamir Khan because he is going to analyse my cooking, and then point out how a particular dish could do with a little more of salt, etc. He's the analytical type, you see," reasoned Maduri.
"And then I'll choose Salman Khan because he's simply going to come and ask for the food without any ado."
Madhuri, looking radiant in an olive green georgette sari with a brocade border, is the brand ambassador for the channel, "the first channel in the world to be launched by a chef", as Kapoor declared.
She said she didn't know how to cook when she was full-time into films but learnt after she got married and moved to the US. Madhuri, who has two sons, said she now enjoys cooking along with her husband Sriram Nene and they have parties with friends where they try out each other's recipes.
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