Showing posts from January, 2010
Almost three decades after he launched Jackie Shroff with Hero, Subhash Ghai readies to launch his son Tiger in a remake of the 1980s hit. Jackie Shroff’s son Tiger is getting ready to make his big Bollywood debut, and who better than showman Subhash Ghai- who launched his father with Hero (1983) - to do that? There is word that Mukta Arts is feverishly working to remake the Jackie Shroff-Meenakshi Seshadri blockbuster with Tiger (Shroff) stepping into his father’s role. “It’s a bit early to talk about this, but yes, one of my scriptwriters is definitely writing the remake of Hero. Let’s see how the script develops,” Ghai said. However, the filmmaker will only produce the film and not direct it. He says, “The film will have a young director and a young team. Woh ‘80s ki picture thi, ye 2010 ki hai. Moreover, I am busy with many ideas and stories which I want to develop.” Explaining his reason for choosing to launch Tiger’s career, Ghai remarked, “Tiger is hero material and I can sense ...
Pictures of Alicia With Mom Sushmita Sen Sushmita Sen who had adopted a three-month-old baby girl last December, finished legal formalities for her second baby, Alicia Sen, fulfilling her long cherished desire of adopting another girl child. She told reporters that 'From this moment on Alicia is officially Alicia Sen and she is my daughter.' Ten years ago, she had defied the odds when she adopted Renee. The Bombay High Court on Wednesday, Jan 13, allowed her the custody of Alicia/Alisah, a 5-month-old baby. The girl was with Sush since December but has now officially become her daughter due to requirement of court’s permission. Now a mother again, Sush is extremely happy to bring a new member to her family. “It’s is a big day for me. Today Alicia is officially mine,” she is quoted as saying. Sush adopted her first girl child Renee as per Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act in the year 2000. But the act forbids her to adopt a second child of the same gender. Sush always wanted to...
Shradda Kapoor is barely one film old — her debut Teen Patti is still to hit the marquee — but she has already been signed for another film being produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film, My Friend Pinto will be directed by Raghav Dar, who earlier assisted Mani Ratnam (Guru) and then was associate director on Abbas Tyrewala’s Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na. The film stars Pratik in the lead, and if the grapevine is to be believed, his onscreen love interest may be more than just a co-star in real life. Incidentally, Shraddha is Bollywood baddie Shakti Kapoor’s daughter. “The film requires new faces. After Pratik was finalised for the male lead, the production house was auditioning for the female lead. Several girls were screentested and a few were shortlisted, but it was Shraddha who caught director Raghav and Bhansali’s eye. Pratik has already started with a workshop for the film and Shraddha is also getting under the skin of her character,” says a source. But the buzz is that Pratik and Sh...
It wasn't Akshay Kumar's son Aarav but Aarav's best friend Subhaan Nadiadwala who stepped in to play the young Akshay Kumar in Sajid Nadiadwala's Housefull. And he didn't do it for free! Nadiadwala wanted Akki's son Aarav who was vacationing in London during his dad's shooting, to play the junior Akshay. But Akshay refused saying he'd rather not expose his son to the camera at this age when Aarav is not sure if he wants to be an actor. In desperation, Sajid turned to his own son." Subhaan, at this stage of the casting crisis decided to act tough. He negotiated a price to step into the role of the junior Akshay. Says Sajid with a laugh, "I think my son will turn out to be a far bigger businessman than I ever was and is the most difficult star I've ever worked with. Forget getting him to work for free because he's my son he won't even slash his rate for his father. He drove a really hard bargain." Subhaan has previously played th...
Renne Looking Pretty in a Red Frock with Mom Sushmita Sen Renee is a special child... "Renee understands her mother has to work. We share quality time together. The good thing is that I don't make her claustrophobic - I believe to be a good mother, you don't need to be hovering around your child round-the-clock. There will soon come a time that your child will start hoping you were not around. I want my child to be happy when she sees me come back home, and Renee is thrilled to have me home. Being close to my daughter physically and emotionally is most important to me." On Mother's Day ... "Once Renne made a lovely card for me with 'Renee' signed at the bottom.The card had stars, moons skies and all complicated things beautifully drawn on it. Her masi got this beautiful heart shaped pendant with Allah written on it and space for two small pictures. I am so blessed that she understood the concept so beautifully." When I am with Renee... "Whe...
