Periodico101: Feb 9, 2011

He is a man for whom the world means films and vice versa, a man who can be termed as the Creator of (Heartfelt) Dialogues. Friends... hold your breath for he is none other than Kader Khan, the man whom the world respects, adores, and loves ever since the word go! Having started his career at a very young age, Kader Khan stormed the industry with his dialogues which were witty and also sentimental, at the right places. In short, he knew what the audiences want! Even though he had gone on a sabbatical, the great news is that the man with the Golden Pen is back and how! Bollywood Hungama invites all of you to join the ever respected and ever respectful Kader Khan, as we bring him LIVE on Bollywood Hungama Celebrity Chat on Thursday, February 10, at 1200 hrs IST. We won't say don't miss it, because we know that you will just not miss it! Do remember the time... it's February 10, at 1200 hrs IST.

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Ajay Devgn returns to Power; dates being worked out with rest of the cast

An emergency meeting bringing together the principal stars of Power is on anvil this week to get the troubled project moving again. It is reliably learnt that producer Feroz Nadiadwala and director Raj Kumar Santoshi will be getting together the A-listers under the same roof to avoid all confusion over dates.
Says a source, "It often happens that stars in a multi-starrer agree individually to allotting dates for shooting with their co-stars. But later they completely back out. With Ajay Devgn back in the project, the makers of Power want to avoid all confusion regarding the stars' dates before they start shooting." Ajay Devgn is in. Ajay Devgn is out...In....Out...In! Finally, Devgn whom director Raj Kumar Santoshi met recently, has agreed to return to Power, but at a price. Says a source, "Santoshi met Devgn. The star has agreed to return to the project because of his very close association with Santoshi over The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, Halla Bol and Lajja." However, the hitch now is, how to get the other actors to co-ordinate their dates with Devgn? Says a source very close to the project, "Mr Amitabh Bachchan,Sanjay Dutt and Anil Kapoor are very busy stars.Their dates were taken for Power and wasted because of the problems with Devgn's remuneration and dates. Now Devgn's dates have to be co-ordinated with the others." Big B who is shooting another film Aarakshan for the same producer as Power is expected to adjust his dates between the two projects. But Sanjay Dutt and Anil Kapoor are apparently committed to other projects. Says Santoshi, "We'll only proceed when all the stars are with us. We're having a meeting with the stars shortly."

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Shahid Kapoor signed up as brand ambassador of Colgate and Elf Moto

Shahid Kapoor seems like a man on a mission. It's totally needles to say that, he is one of the most wanted and hot property in the tinsel town. Well, if one gauges him by the 'most wantedness' in the ad industry as well, its easy for one to say who is the reigning king out there! After having many a FMCG brands in his kitty, Shahid has now been signed up for two more brands. One is the toothpaste major Colgate and the second is the motor major Elf Moto, so informs the confirmed sources of Bollywood Hungama. The source also added that while Colgate signed him for his ability to connect with the youth, the reason for Elf to sign him was because of his image and personality, that the officials feel, will bring a lot of excitement and energy in the brand. When we spoke to the publicist of Shahid regarding both the news, they confirmed the same.

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Saif and Deepika all set to celebrate with 'Cocktail'

Seems like Deepika Padukone is taking her relationship with Siddharth Mallya to the next level. Now the title of her films too seems to be finding an inspiration from the business avenues of her steady companion. Reason being that the title of her next film with Saif Ali Khan is Cocktail. Since Siddharth is the son of liquor baron Vijay Mallya, a title like Cocktail only adds to the high that Deepika is enjoying in her relationship. Confirms a senior crew member, "Yes, the film has been titled Cocktail. However, one can't quite say if it has anything to do with Deepika's personal equation with anyone. Something like this is just incidental. This is a modern day love story bearing urban sensibilities and hence a title like Cocktail pretty much suits the mood of the film. Other than that, anything else is plain speculation." Meanwhile, one looks forward to check out what Cocktail would be all about, considering the fact that it not just reunites Saif and Deepika (who are also working in Prakash Jha's Aarakshan) again after Love Aaj Kal but is also the second directorial outing for Homi Adajania after Being Cyrus (which again starred Saif). "This is not all, as the film's script has been written by Imtiaz Ali who is quite close to Saif and Kareena after Love Aaj Kal and Jab We Met respectively", says an industry insider, "This could well be one lethal cocktail in the offing here." On being contacted, Homi Adajania confirmed that Cocktail is the chosen title for the film. However he added a word of caution by stating, "It is a working title as of now." Saif is pretty excited about the film already. As per him, the film is romantic and funny with a great balance of drama and entertainment. He has also earlier quoted - "I have wanted to do a love story with a modern sensibility and treatment and I know that Homi will give us exactly that." Hopefully that would indeed happen for this film which would be shot in London, Spain and Delhi. One just wonders though how far Siddharth would be travelling to serve Deepika a heady cocktail all across the globe!

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