Aishwarya attended funeral of Teji Bachchan along with husband Abhishek Bachchan

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Bollywood’s Top Seven Filmmakers Captured!

It’s said that God created the world in six days and on the 7th day, He rested. Well, He was God after all. Now, for the mortals, Filmfare, has managed to pull a coup of sorts, by getting together the likes of as many as seven directors (par excellence) together! In their edition dated October 2007, they have managed to get together the likes of Karan Johar, Rajkumar Hirani, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Farhan Akhtar, Rakesh Roshan, and Rakeysh Mehra, all under one roof …and how!
The duration? Well, the whole exercise took them a whopping three full months, 75 unanswered calls and a staggering 89,000 SMSes to achieve this dream come true! The D-Day was decided on August 6th 2007, only after making sure that everything (read ‘EVERYTHING’) had to be just nothing short of purrfect! It was Jatin Kampani’s lenses that did the trick and we are not talking about any photography trick! They came… he captured! They saw…… he captured, they conquered… he captured. What could be more apt a title than to call the cover as ‘The Director’s Cut’!

Ranbir discovers a wonderful coincidence

As Ranbir Kapoor went into his second film from this week, a wonderful coincidence comes into light.Over to Ranbir. "My father's co-star in his second film Raffoo Chakkar was the super-talented Paintal. Now in my second film (the untitled Yashraj Film to be directed by Siddharth Anand) Paintalji's son Hiten plays my friend. Isn't that quite a coincidence?" Continues Ranbir, "That isn't all. My dad's first song was sung by Shailendra Singh. My first song in Saawariya was also sung by a Shailendra (Shail Hada)."

A film on Pakistani Hindu boy

A film by first-time Pakistani feature filmmaker Mehreen Jabbar stars an Indian actor in a lead role, Jabbar's film also features other collaborations among Indian and Pakistani artistes. The soundtrack was done by Indian composer Debojyoti Mishra and the songs have been sung by India's Shubha Mudgal and Pakistan's Shafqat Amanat Ali. Jabbar loved the music of Rituparno Ghosh's "Raincoat", especially the song "Mathura Nagarpati Kahe Tum" by Mudgal, and got the same team on board for her film. "I think Mishra did a wonderful job with my film because he understood the tone of the film. We recorded the vocals of the two songs at a Karachi studio," she said. Since Jabbar wanted global sounds, Mishra used instruments such as the bouzouki, saaz, udh, cello and viola. Written and produced by Mehreen's father, Javed Jabbar, the film stars Syed Fazal Hussain in the title role. The Pakistani actors in the cast include Rashid Farooqi, Noman Ijaz, Maria Wasti, Shahood Alvi, Tipu, Adarsh Ayaz and Saleem Mairaj.

The film, shot in Nagarparkar and Islamkot, close to the Indian border, will be released in Urdu and Hindi. For international audiences, it will have subtitles in English and other languages. This film is based on the touching real-life story of a seven-year-old Hindu Pakistani boy and his father who accidentally stray into India and are jailed is set for an international release early next year.

India's Nandita Das plays a role of a woman who sees her husband and son getting jailed for being "spies". Das plays Champa, the woman whose seven-year-old son Ramchand and husband disappear from their village near Nagarparkar, located along the border with India.

The film revolves around Ramchand, who grows up in an Indian prison with his father, but with no memory of his mother."The story is deeply rooted in the complex relationships that characterise interactions between Pakistan and India, and Muslims and Hindus," Jabbar said. "Ramchand Pakistani" has just been awarded the Global Film Initiative Grant, an initiative to support films which promote "cross-cultural understanding".

Source : movies.indiainfo.com

Maan Gaye Mallika!

Mallika Sherawat, the sizzling hot sexy siren of bollywood, is all set to perform on the famous classic song ‘ Pyar kiya to darna kya’ for his forthcoming film ‘ Maan Gaye Mughal-e- Azam.’ Though the song will be based on the famous ‘ Mughal-e- Azam’ number, it will have a completely different format to suit the current film, which is a comedy. The lyric for the new song is being written by Sanjay Chhel and the music is being composed by the renowned music director Anu Malik. As Anu Malik says, ‘ Let me first make it very clear that no one can ever repeat or even remotely come close to the original song ‘ Pyar kiya to darna kya’ from Mughal-e- Azam. For me, that song is one of the best songs in the history of our film industry. it was not only melodious but also extremely well written. And who can forget Madhubala in the song?’ How Mallika Sherawat, the sexy goddess of bollywood who oozes oomph at every twist and turn, will manage to recreate the magic of the classic song will be interesting to be seen. It may be recalled that in the original song, the sensuous and gorgeous Madhubala had performed on the song and was very much liked by the audiences. The song was a special highlight of the film. Hmm…..hmm…..seems Mallika-e- Alam is out to prove that she is no less than Anarkali in matters of performance……it’s a different thing she is already miles ahead of gorgeous Madhubala in exposing on screen…..hee… tee ….hee..!!

Desert City Dubai's Starlit Evening with GOAL!

Dubai glittered as UTV Motion Picture's DHAN DHANA DHAN GOAL premired on Wednesday November 21, 07 at Grand Cineplaxi. The premiere was held in association with Star Middle East. The sparkling evening radiated by the presence of hunk John Abraham, ravishing Bipasha Basu, Director- Vivek Agnihotri as they walked the red carpet. The Mumbai premire of the film will be held today November 22nd to be attended by the star cast of the film. Action does not stop here ...the much awaited film releases in Dubai on November 22nd and worldwide on November 23rd. The film is about a contemporary story of the Asian community in UK, told through the dynamic prism of professional football. Given the taut and emotional storyline, high-powered performances and aggressive and ambitious marketing Goal is sure to hit a goal with viewers.