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Wednesday 19 October 2011
‘Delhi Belly’ girl Poorna Jagannathan to act with Gwyneth Paltrow
The actor will star in a comedy about sex addicts, Thanks For Sharing, alongside Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Gad and Joely Richardson
Delhi Belly girl Poorna Jagannathan will now be seen in a Hollywood comedy drama, Thanks For Sharing. The movie has an ensemble cast of Hollywood biggies such as Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Gad and Joely Richardson. Poorna Jagannathan says, “This movie’s a great black comedy: it’s right up my alley. I thought The Kids Are All Right was one of those rare films that you can never forget and I feel so lucky to work with Stuart and be part of such a talented cast.” The story of Thanks For Sharing revolves around a support group for sex addicts, who try and beat their addictions and form meaningful relationships for the first time. The film is actually based on a 12-step programme for recovering sex addicts in New York City. It marks the directorial debut of Stuart Blumberg who was nominated for an Oscar for co-writing The Kids Are All Right. The film has just gone on the floors in New York City and hits theatres next year. Poorna will also be seen alongside the legendary Jane Fonda and Catherine Keener in Bruce Beresford’s upcoming comedy Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding.Salman Khan backs Himesh’s ‘Damadamm!’ against Shahrukh’s ‘RA.One’
The Dabangg star will help good friend Himesh tackle Shahrukh Khan’s big release on the Diwali weekend
The Shahrukh Khan-Salman Khan war just doesn’t seem to end. Salman has now started a fresh controversy by deciding to back two smaller films releasing on the same day as SRK’s big budget film RA.One. Apart from doing a cameo in Hema Malini’s Tell Me O Kkhuda, Salman has decided to back good friend Himesh Reshammiya’s Damadamm! too.Sallu, who is currently shooting for Ek Tha Tiger in Istanbul, will be back in the city on October 21. As soon as he arrives, he will watch Himesh’s film in a specially organised trial. It’s a known fact that Salman had given Himesh his first break, but the duo had fallen out soon after. But recently the two patched up and Sallu gave Himesh a chance to make a comeback after a string of flops by roping him as the music director for Bodyguard. Now the Dabangg Khan has gone one step further in proving his friendship and has decided to attach his name to Himesh’s comedy flick which will be fighting it out at the BO with SRK’s movie. Though that should not really deter SRK, Salman standing up against his rival’s film should definitely create some hype for Himesh’s film. That’s a good move, we say!BIGG BOSS 5: Siddharth asked to nominate captain
Read what happens on Day 17 in the Bigg Boss 5 house
The housemates wake up and continue with their weekly task of being parents and kids. The overgrown children are having a gala time, as they get to play all day and their parents pamper them while giving the kids everything they ask for. The parents, though a little annoyed, seem to be enjoying the roles assigned to them. Shakti Kapoor and Siddharth Bhardwaj contemplate about ‘captain nominations’ for the coming week.The duo analyses and evaluates every contestant to figure out who will be the best person for the role of captain. Siddharth is called into the confession room and asked to select two people out of which any one would be elected as captain for the following week.
Though Sid doesn’t reveal to the housemates why he had been called into the confession room, a nervous Mahek Chahel gives a hint to him about who should be nominated for the captain’s position. Later, Siddharth is called back into the confession room to enumerate his final selection. Bigg Boss then reveals the names to the other contestants in the house and permits them to campaign and lobby for votes so that they are elected for the position.
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Ending the captaincy discussion and ensuing tension, Bigg Boss adds a fun twist to the weekly task. ‘The kids’ of the house are allotted a task of organising a birthday party for Siddharth, whose nickname for the weekly task is Chinku. They are required to decorate the house, make personalised greeting cards, a birthday cake and provide entertainment for the entire group. Raageshwari Loomba, who has been renamed Doll for the weekly task, is asked to lead the preparations for the bachcha party. The ‘parents’ and ‘kids’ alike look at this as a chance to forget about their differences and have some fun.
After Ajay Devgn, Shahid Kapoor walks out of Vishal Bhardwaj’s film
The Kaminey director seems to be in big trouble, as yet another star has declined to do his next film Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola
Shahid Kapoor seems to be a very busy man these days. The actor has walked out of his Kaminey director Vishal Bhardwaj’s Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola citing date problems. While a little while ago Ajay Devgn opted out of the film in favour of Ashwini Dheer’s Son Of Sardar, Shahid has declined the film as he is going to be busy with Kunal Kohli’s Muqtassar and later Siddharth Anand’s remake of Knight and Day. Well, what we hear though is that apart from the dates, its rustic feel and niche subject of the film is putting off the two stars. The real reason for Ajay’s walk out is said to be his unwillingness to do serious cinema right now. After the success of Singham, Ajay is in no mood to get into a non-commercial project. Shahid, just like Devgn, is also not keen on doing multiplex cinema right now. After the box office failure of Mausam, he is looking for the big blockbuster hit that has been eluding him for a long time now. So the actor, who is off on a holiday right now, is slated to resume work next month and will get busy with the two new films. We hear that Vishal has taken this in his stride and has started his hunt for a new hero to fill Ajay and/or Shahid’s shoes, acting opposite Anushka Sharma – but will she stay with the movie? Despite Shahid’s refusal to do this film, Vishal hasn’t given up on the idea of making Kaminey 2. And sources say that the two will get back together for this one.We wait to watch…Is Hrithik Roshan fit for action in ‘Krrish 2′?
The superstar pulled off the unimaginable task of lifting a 110 kg wrestler on the sets of Agneepath. And he hurt his back doing so. This injury can affect his ability to do the high-octane stunts for his next mega-project, Krrish 2
Injuries and Hrithik Roshan seem to go hand in hand. Remember how he fell from a shocking height when the support cables snapped during a shoot for Papa Rakesh Roshan’s Krrish? And his knee injury sustained while shooting battle sequences for Ashutosh Gowariker’s magnum opus Jodhaa Akbar? The hard working actor injured himself again recently on the sets of Karan Johar’s remake of Agneepath. And now, the superhero has hurt his back! Hrithik is portraying the larger-than-life character of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, played by Amitabh Bachchan in the original film. So intense Hrithik did get in his performance that he attempted to pull off a stunt for which he refused to use a body-double, all just to make the scene look more authentic. The 36-year-old was supposed to lift a massive wrestler weighing more than 110 kg, and managed to do it without help from wires or stuntmen. Hrithik, who had already gone into overdrive juggling his reality TV show Just Dance with KJo’s Agneepath, was slowly losing his super-fit condition. The workload had started taking a heavy toll on his health. And now this injury, we fear, could act as a new setback. All this when Hrithik was reportedly gearing up for Krrish 2; a special crew was to fly in from the US to do a body screening for the actor for this mega-project. The film will demand a lot more action and put more strain on the already wounded star. Which means that it’s absolutely important for Hrithik to recover fully and regain his fitness before he starts the film, so that future injury can be avoided. Can Hrithik manage to get back into the saddle and ride Krish 2 to success? Only time will tell. But we have our fingers crossed…Bipasha Basu, Urmila Matondkar, Twinkle Khanna at Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s godh bharai
Mother-in-law Jaya Bachchan, who organised Ash’s baby shower made sure that it was a grand affair by inviting the who’s who from B-town. Beta Abhishek and Karan Johar were the only men invited…
“Good morning everyone and thank you so much for all the wishes on Aishwarya’s Godh Bharai, read out some of the messages to her,” tweeted Abhishek Bachchan. Dressed in a white kurta embellished with gold, junior Bachchan came out of his house and greeted his guests and the media thronging outside Jalsa, just to get a glimpse of the to-be-mother. Bipasha Basu, Twinkle Khanna, Urmila Matondkar and others were spotted in their traditional avatar and all of them looked as stunning as ever. Veteran actors Asha Parekh and Dimple Kapadia also attended the ceremony to give their blessings to the Bachchan bahu. Abhishek also wrote on the microblogging site Twitter that after a day filled with customs and traditions, he has to get back to shooting for Players. Now we totally understand his situation – who would feel like getting back to the grind after such an exciting day that meant so much to the whole Bachchan family? Fashion designer Shaina NC shared her experience after making an appearance at the ceremony. She said that it was lovely to see the glowing mother. Now we already managed get a feel of this happening soiree. Women sashaying around with mehndi on their hands, wearing exotic saris, the daddy-to-be flaunting his ethnic ensemble, a deluge of gifts being showered on the most famous mommy in B-town…now that’s some happening affair!
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