Showing posts from January, 2009
Ghar ki baat hai Shekhar Suman, son Adhyayan and his ladylove Kangana to star in a home production Shekhar Suman, Adhyayan Suman and Kangana Ranaut. About time Says Shekhar, "It's about time I took the plunge. And I have only Mahesh Bhatt Saab to thank for it. If it wasn't for my son Adhyayan's talent, I wouldn't be tempted to produce a film. And if it wasn't for Bhatt Saab who spotted the talent and cast my son in Raaz 2 and Jashan, I wouldn't have known how talented my son is." The film, that goes on the floors in the middle of the year, won't star the father and son Suman in their real-life roles. "I think casting me and Addy as father and son would be too much of a predictable and gimmicky cliché. I've instead come up with this brilliant script that casts Adhyayan as the young heir of an empire and I plau his mentor-friend." For you, dad! Shekhar Suman plays a surgeon, a role his doctor-father in real life wanted him to assume bef...
Neil Nitin Mukesh With Dad Nitin Mukesh Neil Nitin Mukesh celebrated his 27th birthday on January 15. The actor took a day off from his shoot and celebrated with a karaoke night with his music-loving family. Music lovers' night Neil says, "This has been my best birthday so far. After a long gap of eight months, I took a deserved day off from my shoot and was at home with family and cousins. My dad (Nitin Mukesh), who was travelling also came back to Mumbai to celebrate my birthday. We are all music lovers, so a karaoke night was apt. We had a competition and we sang my grandfather's (Mukesh) songs and I came second. My dad stood first." His younger brother Naman shot the celebrations on Neil's new digicam. Neil's Mother Nishi Neil adds that the digicam was a gift from his parents, something he'd been wanting for long. My old one got spoilt and I hadn't found the time to buy a new one. I always carry the camcorder with me on and off sets to capture an...
WHAT I DO WHEN I AM NOT ACTING Madhuri Dixit With Her Son Arin I guess now that I am not actively into movies, this is the best time for me to do things I’ve always wanted to. My dream has been to build a beautiful home, and I am doing just that. Believe me, it’s a great high. Now, I have my sons, Arin and Ryan who keep me on my toes. My hands are perpetually full. Frankly, I hardly have time for myself. I don’t even have the time to get bored. Preparing the kids for school, dropping them and then picking them up, playing with them, and later sitting with them to get their studies updated is a huge task by itself. But I am enjoying every minute of it. Madhu Dixit Nene with Children Arin and Ryan Now, I am in Mumbai with my kids as it’s their vacation time. Thankfully, it’s a bit easy for me now that there is help at hand. So, I take them to the Juhu Chowpatty, Nehru planetarium, and also to the zoo. But I wish Mumbai had more open space for kids to play. Source: Times of India
Actor Amar Upadhyay, Mihir Virani of the popular soap on Indian television, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi is Married to Hetal and has a daughter named Chenab and a son called Aryaman. Amar made his acting debut in 1992 with the Television serial Dekh Bhai Dekh on Doordarshan. He also acted in TV serials like Sathiya (Sahara One), Viraasat (Star One), Kasautii Zindagii Kay (Star Plus) etc.
Emraan took wife Parveen on a well-deserved vacation as a belated wedding anniversary gift (Pictures) Emraan Hashmi was unable to celebrate his first and second wedding anniversary, which falls on December 14, with his wife Parveen due to his shoot schedules. The actor has made up for the missed anniversaries, by treating Parveen to an exotic holiday to Macau and Hong Kong. "It was after almost a year that my wife and I went for a holiday. Every time we made a plan, it used to get jinxed due some reason. I was in Cape Town shooting for my first anniversary as well as for the second time and that too with the same director — Kunal Deshmukh." He continues, "I had to make it up to Parveen. I took her to Hong Kong and Macau on December 27. We were in Macau for two days. They were one of the most beautiful times spent together. We spent New Year's eve on a hilltop in a Portuguese restaurant. The weather was great and had the most beautiful view." "We flew...
2008 has been a decisive year for Govinda. After working with Mani Ratnam he has decided to work only with directors of a certain caliber. And now in 2009 Govinda has far more to look forward to. His daughter Narmada will finally be facing the camera and that too with a home production. Confirming these radical developments in his life Govinda says, "After weighing all the pros and cons I decided I'm the best person to do the needful. I don't want anyone else no matter how well-meaning to take the credit for launching my daughter. So yes, Narmada will finally be launched anytime in 2009." The director to do the needful for Govinda will be finalized in the next couple of weeks. Those on Govinda's wish-list are Nikhil Advani and Shaad Ali. "Ideally," says the anxious father, "I'd have liked Narmada to be launched by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. He's among our best. But since that's not possible we're looking at some other names. My daughter ...
Check her out: Leander with his daughter during the Chennai Open (2009). 3 year old Aiyana is such a cutiepie!
TV host Mini Mathur is mother to five year-old son Vivaan and four month-old daughter Sairah who was born at Breach Candy Hospital in August 2008. Mini had opted out of Indian Idol 4 as she was pregnant with her baby girl. Mini Mathur With Son Vivaan Mini Mathur is married for nine years to Kabir Khan, a documentary filmmaker, who also directed Yash Raj Films' Kabul Express. Kabir is now shooting his second Yash Raj Film New York starring John Abraham, Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh. Mini Mathur With Husband Kabir Khan and Son Vivaan at Zoom's Holi Bash a Couple of Years Ago She believes that, "Managing the career and family after having a baby is possible only when you know how to fix-up priorities in life. For me both are very important and I do not want to sacrifice on any of them. The trick that I follow is that I forget about home when I'm at work and forget about work when I'm at home. But since my son is very small now I do not follow this strictly. I n...
Eat out of their hands: Dino and Nicolo Morea New year, new eateries: Dino Morea and his brother Nicolo are planning a bar, café chains and kiosks at theatres in Mumbai. Their dream of having a chain of cafés all over India appears to be bearing fruit. After opening Crepe Station franchises in Mumbai, Kolkata and Hyderabad, the Morea brothers are now all set to launch franchises in Delhi and Chandigarh next month. Bar-baar dekho But that's not all. They are also opening a bar in Bandra, next month. Though the place is almost complete, the project is being kept under wraps as the brothers have run into some snags regarding the licenses. The actor reveals, "We are in the process of opening a spacious and swanky bar off Linking Road in Bandra. It's in a good location, and will offer great ambience, good food and drinks. For people who want to relax, have good food and wine, and have a good time — well, this bar's the place. It's been built along the lines of the New Y...
Priyanka Chopra With Brother Sidharth Chopra Priyanka's bro Siddharth off to chef school; family's worried as it is the first time he'll be on his own. Priyanka Chopra and her parents are preparing for an upheaval in the family, in 2009. The anxious actress's 19-year old brother Siddharth leaves for Switzerland to train as a chef. Breaking mom's heart She says, "My brother leaves early next year to train in the culinary arts and hospitality. It's breaking my mom's heart. My brother has never been away on his own not even for a day. How will he manage on his own?" Priyanka's mother Dr. Madhu Chopra planned to accompany him initially. "She'll probably get a cottage near his college. But I feel he needs to grow up. He's 19. At that age, I was working. Siddharth is very passionate about cooking. Very few people have a chance in life to follow their dream." For Priyanka this is a time for gratitude. "After the terror strikes,...
Rahul Thackeray Mommy's boy: After graduating from the Toronto Film School, Rahul Thackeray is starting off a course at the Keon International Film Academy. The KIFA has been designed by film producer and director Rick Bennet. Smita Thackeray launched the KIFA website at the JW Marriott.
Zoya Akhtar gives filmmaking her first shot with Luck By Chance, a movie about two strugglers trying to make it in the film industry Zoya Akhtar WHEN Farhan Akhtar was in college, he went through an aimless phase, watching films all day and wondering what to do with his life. His sister Zoya, older by a year, never went through that. "I was never aimless; I always loved the movies. When I was in college, I started copywriting, but the movies were always more exciting and at 21, I was assisting Mira Nair. And yet, it took me this long to make my first film," says Zoya, flinging her arms out, seated on a low-level sofa hugging the floor of Excel Entertainment's office. Zoya Akhtar With Brother Farhan Akhtar It took her seven years, but now Zoya's Luck By Chance is ready for release on January 30. The film is an often humourous, often sad, inside look at the industry through the eyes of two strugglers (played by Farhan and Konkana Sensharma) who want to make it. It tak...
