Aditi Rao Hydari joins Bollywood's bikini brigade

Aditi Rao Hydari joins Bollywood's bikini brigade


Murder 3 actress Aditi Rao Hydari is the newest girl to join Bollywood's bikini brigade.
In Akshay Kumar's upcoming action film Boss, Aditi oozes oomph in a reddish-pink bikini, that accentuates her curves.
The actress will be romancing Shaitan actor Shiv Pandit in the film, slated for October 16 release.
Ahead: Bollywood's hottest bikini babes

Shah Rukh Khan kissing for Rohit Shetty

SRK kissing Rohit Shetty

Shah Rukh Khan kissing spree

At the much-deserved success bash of 'Chennai Express' which was held on Thursday night at a Juhu hotel, Shah Rukh Khan appeared in an overly jovial mood. Not only did the superstar dance around to the film's hit tracks, kissing the supporting cast of the film in the process, he also entertained and planted pecks on the film's director Rohit Shetty, and producer Siddharth Roy Kapoor.

The party, which continued till the wee hours saw not only the cast of the film, but each and every crew member who worked on the blockbuster, was present to raise a toast to the film's mega-success. The only missing link? Deepika Padukone, who is on an elaborate European expedition with parents, Ujjala and Prakash Padukone.

Grand Masti album unveils amidst fanfare

Bruna Abdullah, Riteish Deshmukh and Sonalee Kulkarni

Grand Masti' album unveils amidst fanfare


Considering the importance of establishing connect with the audience, Ashok Thakeria and Indra Kumar launched the music of their film 'Grand Masti' in a Ghatkopar mall.

The event kicked off with a flash mob dancing to the title song, at the end of which the lead actors — Vivek Oberoi, Riteish Deshmukh and Aftab Shivdasani made their entry on stage and regaled the gathering with their jokes. The trio then invited the six girls, Sonalee Kulkarni, Karishma Tanna, Manjari Phadnis, Bruna Abdullah, Kainaat Arora and Maryam Zakaria to join them.

Anand Raj Anand and Sanjeev-Darshan who have composed the soundtrack, performed a song each. When Pradeep Rawat, who plays the villain in this film arrived, he was greeted as Ghajini, the character he played in the movie.

The team got together to unveil the album as the title track played in the backdrop. Bharat Shah, who's presenting the movie, also attended the event.

Grand Masti produced by Ashok Thakeria and Indra Kumar, and directed by Indra Kumar releases on September 13.

Akshay Kumar Boss Movie trailer to release today

Akshay's 'Boss' trailer to release today


Akshay Kumar's next movie Boss's trailer will be released on 27th August 2013, the teaser has already started making waves online and everyone is going gaga over what they have witnessed in the teaser which was released last week.

Industry insiders have already started calling the movie a sure shot blockbuster, because of the ultimate combination of action, comedy, and the music that the movie promises with the trailer. Also the movie has 2-3 chartbuster songs composed by various music directors and one party song sung by YoYo Honey Singh. It seems a high powered trailer launch is being planned with cast and crew.

While the speculations are on the rise but Viacom18 Motion Pictures the makers of the film are not ready to divulge any more details about the trailer launch event. Boss is scheduled to release on 16th October 2013.

Controversies affect my family: Priyanka Chopra

Controversies affect my family: Priyanka Chopra


Priyanka Chopra might come across as a bold person on the big screen, but she admits that controversies do affect her family.

The former Miss World, who has been in the Hindi film industry for a decade, has been caught in several controversies like a cat-fight with actress Kareena Kapoor and an alleged link-up with married actor Akshay Kumar. The family girl says that such controversies hurt.

"I am very private as a person and I believe that by giving a statement to controversies I am giving importance to them due to which many more articles will pop up. Usually, they are very trivial things. I get very hurt and affected by controversies. I am a very family girl and controversies affect my family. I would rather just keep quiet," Priyanka told media.
"I am very black and white and have always been honest. I believe in honesty, but I don't believe that the entire world should know about my personal life. I am very private which I think is my right," she added.

The 31-year-old has been a part of multilingual films but wants to explore more.

"I have done Hollywood, Bollywood and Tollywood - everything in just one month. I am an actor. Make me do any film. I worship my work. I don't have any priorities nor am I looking for any big crossovers. I like expanding myself and as an artist wherever I can show my creativity in different ways, be it music, acting or anything. I never take my work for granted," she said.

Many actresses like to play safe, but Priyanka tries to do what people don't expect her to. Whether it is playing an autistic girl or learning martial arts, she is game for all difficult tasks.

"I think I am a very weird kind of person. Whatever is difficult I feel like doing that only. My mom always says why stress yourself so much and work for 24 hours? I try and do what people don't expect me to do. It would be easy for me to keep myself in a safe box which is expected as a heroine. I think it's more fun when you push the limits," she said.

She is dedicated and hardworking for sure, but doesn't take her character home.

"During Aitraaz I was so new and got very much involved in my character. I have realised over time I tried to be a method actor, but it doesn't work for me. I am in the character only between the timespan of the action and the cut. After that I get bored. I can't do it. I do a lot of rehearsal and workshops for a few months," she said.

The actress, who is now busy promoting her upcoming film Zanjeer, directed by Apoorva Lakhia, said: "I do films for strange reasons. When Apoorva came to narrate this film we discussed about my character; when he left I thought I will really enjoy working with him; so I did the film."

She says her character Mala, which was played by actress Jaya Bachchan in the original Zanjeer four decades ago, is completely different.

"I am playing a Gujarati girl from New York who comes to attend a wedding. She witnesses a murder and how things change in her life is the story," Priyanka said.

The film also features Ram Charan and is slated for a Sep 7 release.

Madras Cafe earnings skyrocketed John Abraham

Madras Cafe earnings skyrocketed John Abraham 

Actor-producer John Abraham is thrilled by the box-office collection of his second production venture 'Madras Cafe'. He thanked everyone for "putting faith in my vision for cinema to get progressive".

The audience and even fellow filmmakers have described the film, which is about the civil war in Sri Lanka, as an "intelligent" attempt.

If reports are to be believed, the movie was made on a budget less than Rs.10 crore. Directed by Shoojit Sircar, it earned over Rs.20 crore in its opening weekend.

"I thank all of you for putting faith in my vision for cinema to get progressive. Collections on this film have skyrocketed. A big thank you," John, who has acted and co-produced the Madras Cafe, posted on Twitter.

Madras Cafe Movie Review

Madras Cafe

Critic's Rating:  ****
Cast: John Abraham, Nargis Fakhri, Rashi Khanna, Siddharth Basu, Ajay Rathnam
Direction: Shoojit Sircar
Genre: Thriller
Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes
Avg Readers Rating: ****

Madras Cafe : Story: In the early 1990s, India's battling rebel Tamils in Sri Lanka - how many losses win this war?

Review: Straight up, Madras Cafe couldn't be more different to director Shoojit Sircar's Vicky Donor. Political, tense, finally explosive, Madras Cafe is no picnic in the neighborhood park. Major Vikram Singh (Abraham) lands in Sri Lanka, heading RAW's covert operations. He must work with colleague Bala to get Anna Bhaskaran (Rathnam), head of the rebel LTF group - "Also known as Tigers" - to accept a peaceful resolution. Vikram knows Anna will be a huge challenge - what surprises him is how many others he must face.

Madras Cafe dives boldly into terrain Bollywood hasn't touched before. Its arsenal features research, respect and bravely, no songs. But it's not arty or preachy anywhere. Its first half is layered, complex trails - leaks, foreign interests, domestic rivals - slowly revealed to Vikram. As RAW boss Robin Dutt (Basu) ups the pressure, Vikram must move fast through sultry, dangerous airs. His foreign journalist friend Jaya (Fakhri, apparently playing real-life journalist Anita Pratap, who first interviewed LTTE chief Prabhakaran) knows this conflict's heart even better than Vikram, whose discoveries, from Sri Lanka to South Block, grow traumatic.

Madras Cafe's true star is its story which builds up to an agonizing end. It brings to life the Lankan war which many viewers were too young to have known. It highlights India's ambiguous role, moving sensitively, taking no sides, except those of relationships involving respect - but no romance - between Vikram and Jaya, duty, victory and loss. Its second half grows more fraught and taut, conspiracies and compulsions becoming clearer. John stays low-key and competent as Vikram while supporting actors, like agents Bala, SP and Vasu, stand out. Restrained performances by the LTF suicide bombers are chilling.

The cinematography is remarkable, shots of huge naval warships, helicopters floating across hills, sunshine on a deadly sea, haunting. Commendably, Sircar never overindulges in gore, keeping Madras Cafe a shifting site of mental violence. Madras Cafe deserves an extra half-star for guts, going for the gunpowder - but with a restrained hand.

Note: If you like typical Hindi movie masala, unrealistic action or melodrama, this movie is not for you.