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MoviesIndian TV projects unhappy lives: Karan Johar
Thanks to his mother, Karan Johar is aware of what's happening in "Uttaran" or "Balika Vadhu", but the Dharma Productions head honcho, who excels at fiction and family cinema, has his reservations about entering the television industry. He says he doesn't understand a medium that entertains people by projecting unhappy lives.
Hrithik Roshan gains in popularity
He may have landed only the No. 3 slot but this is the second time Hrithik Roshan has scored over superstar Aamir Khan. These were the results of an online poll in May, by Ormax Media titled the Stars India Loves. According to the results, the top 10 male stars in the Hindi film industry are: Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ranbir Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn and John Abraham. His is the second time that Roshan, after the super success of Agneepath, has ranked above Aamir Khan in an online poll.
Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum's pug gets rechristened
An adorable pug, who plays a crucial role in the forthcoming Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum, has been rechristened. All thanks to the unnecessary madness that takes place in India before a film releases! The pug, whose screen name is Fakhruddin, will now be called Fakhru.
Emraan open to item songs, says he'll do it differently
Emraan Hashmi says he is all ready to do an item number, but it has to be different from the rest. "The conventional item numbers are very boring. I don't like the way they are presented. I will do something different," he said, adding jokingly that if his "Shanghai" director Dibakar Banerjee will cast him as an item boy, he would take it up. His recent release "Shanghai" saw him playing a light-hearted role for the first time and Emraan says the film had changed people's perception about him.
Never planned 'Shanghai' to be blockbuster: Banerjee
Dibakar Banerjee's "Shanghai" has broken even and the director says his aim was to create a profit-making venture and not a blockbuster. "'Shanghai' was never made to be the blockbuster of the year. We never thought even this would happen. We spent Rs.12 crore in the making and Rs.8 crore in the marketing. From Monday, we have been making profits. This was our aim and we have done it," he told reporters Tuesday at Juhu PVR here.
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