Mar 27, 2011
Jacqueline Fernandez signed up to endorse Panasonic Cameras
Besides being the Sri Lanka's beauty queen Jacqueline Fernandez, she also has carved a niche for herself in Bollywood in such a short time. So much for a beauty, who once wanted to be a journalist! After having made her debut in Bollywood with Aladin, followed by Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai, this PYT surely has come a long way. Bollywood Hungama's reliable sources say that this doe-eyed beauty has now been signed up to endorse Panasonic cameras. Not just that, she is also being accompanied by the ace shutterbug Atul Kasbekar, the southern sensation Kajal Aggarwal (who is making her debut in Rohit Shetty's Singham) and Koyal. Jacqueline Fernandez remained unavailable to comment on this.Priyanka Chopra begins shooting for Anurag Basu's Barfi
If anyone thought they could catch Priyanka Chopra playing a mentally challenged girl in Anurag Basu's Barfi, they are in for a disappointment. Priyanka is much too nervous to perform in front of onlookers. She has made it clear she needs optimum privacy for this part. For an actress who has braved through the toughest sequences of love-making and violence in Saat Khoon Maaf in the presence of a full crew, this need for seclusion is a startling departure from the norm.But this is no ordinary role of a mentally challenged girl. Priyanka took extra time to prepare. Those close to her say she has been withdrawn tense and edgy for the last two weeks. Says Priyanka's business manager, "She has been tense lately. She has not been going out or entertaining friends." The pall of silence apparently fell on Priyanka after she began meeting people suffering from the mental condition that her character in Barfi suffers from. Says a source from the team, "It freaked Priyanka out. She simply stopped meeting her friends. She first had to digest the enormity of the mental condition and then understand how to project it without seeming to act." Most of her recent roles have required Priyanka to get into an aggressively performing mould for the camera. For Barfi she needs to go the other way. Says the source from Burfi, "She needs to look like she is not acting. That is the brief from Anurag Basu." No one will be allowed on the set when Priyanka Chopra starts shooting for Barfi in Mumbai. Only the skeletal crew will be present when she does her first scene with Ranbir for Barfi. Known to play audacious never-done-before characters, Priyanka Chopra suddenly got cold feet about her role of a physically challenged woman in Barfi. For the first time in her career Priyanka has cancelled shooting to give herself more time to prepare for the very complicated part. The shooting was to commence on March 11 but then got pushed to March 24. Says a source, "No one except leading man Ranbir Kapoor, director Anurag Basu and the cameraman will be allowed to be around when Priyanka begins shooting on Thursday.
Says a source close to Barfi, "It's very strange. But the first stint of Priyanka's two new films Agneepath and now Barfi both got cancelled. In the case of Barfi, she personally asked director Anurag Basu to postpone the shooting. She was that nervous about it. She has never been this way about any of her roles before." Apparently, the shooting was to begin with a very complex sequence for Priyanka on March 11. Priyanka just didn't feel she was prepared for the part. Says a source, "Priyanka just didn't want to play the mentally challenged girl by using the normal tools of self-expression. As Anurag has written the part, the girl Priyanka plays suffers from a very subtle psychological disorder. It took Priyanka some time to understand her character's mental disability. She needed more time to get into character. She asked for the shooting to be postponed." According to sources she still doesn't feel she's ready. But Barfi can't wait any more. After the first day's shooting, Siddharth Roy Kapoor of UTV, who is producing the film exulted, "It was great, super-charged atmosphere. Both Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra were really enthusiastic. And Anurag Basu was happy to be back shooting. We all think we're on to something special."
Singham sold for Rs. 12 crores in the Mumbai territory
Rohit Shetty's remake of the Tamil super-hit Singham starring Ajay Devgn in the lead role as a cop has been generating tremendous buzz ever since it was announced. The film, produced by Reliance Entertainment, has now been sold to Raksha Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. for a handsome sum of Rs. 12 crore and that too only in the Mumbai territory. This is certainly a big triumph for Ajay Devgn who seems to be having a dream run since last year with many hits at the Box Office. Singham is currently being shot in Goa and also stars debutant Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj in prominent roles. The film is scheduled to release on July 22.News Break: 'Ready' first look
Here's a news break and as always, it's FIRST on Bollywood Hungama. Are you ready for the first look of the latest Salman Khan starrer READY? Post WANTED and DABANGG, Salman Khan has emerged one of the biggest crowd pullers of Hindi cinema and every film of his carries humungous expectations. While READY is confirmed to hit the screens globally on 3 June, the producers will reveal the first look poster of this keenly anticipated film on 5 April, while the first promo will be unleashed on 15 April. "We are trying to plug it during the IPL as well," READY producer Bhushan Kumar informs me. Meanwhile, the worldwide theatrical distribution rights of READY have been picked up for a fantastic price.Good chunk recovered
Download Thank You Wallpapers Notwithstanding Anees Bazmee's last dud NO PROBLEM and the string of flops to Akshay Kumar's credit, UTV's new film THANK YOU has met with a favorable response from distributors. Though UTV has its distribution offices across the globe, the corporate entity has sold the theatrical distribution rights of the film for various territories like Punjab, Rajasthan, CP Berar, Nizam, Mysore, Bihar and Bengal. "The deals were clinched at a formidable price," UTV's Gaurav Verma informs me. UTV is in the process of closing deals for a few more territories in the coming days, thus recovering a major chunk of their investment prior to the film's release.Indo-Pak semifinal: Gilani accepts PM's invitation
Pak PM accepted his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh's invitation to watch the World Cup semifinal between the two teams on March 30.
World Cup: Fans complain of non-availability of tickets for Indo-Pak tie
Alleging black marketing of tickets, angry fans said that an Indo-Pak semifinal ticket of Rs 5,000 was being sold for as much as Rs 25,000.
Hasan Ali's wife to be present in SC on Monday
Rheema Khan, the wife of Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali, would be present in the Supreme Court on Monday when the Enforcement Directorate (ED) submits a status report of the probe into his alleged money-laundering activities.
In flight path, VK flats a full floor over norms
Some 1,900 flats built by the Delhi Development Authority at Vasant Kunj violate height clearances by as much as four metres - almost an entire floor - despite being in the landing path of aircraft using the third runway of the city airport at Palam.
Red tape stops Zubin Mehta from performing in India
An 8.9 magnitude earthquake wasn’t enough to stop Zubin Mehta from performing two concerts in Japan - after all the show must go on.
Capello pleased with England system
England coach Fabio Capello says that his team's 4-3-3 system was a key factor in his team's 2-0 win in Wales.
Germany open up eight-point lead
Germany defeat Kazakhstan 4-0 on Saturday to open up an eight-point lead at the top of Euro 2012 qualfying Group A.
Vettel beats Hamilton in opener
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel wins the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton and Renault's Vitaly Petrov.
Germany open up eight-point lead
Germany defeat Kazakhstan 4-0 on Saturday to open up an eight-point lead at the top of Euro 2012 qualfying Group A.
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