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Dibakar Banerjee to team up with Ekta Kapoor again for love story
Dibakar Banerjee left on Tuesday for the Melbourne International Film Festival where Love Sex Aur Dhokha is being screened in a special section called 'Not Quite Hollywood', he regrets not having his producer Ekta Kapoor along. Immersed in the release of her new film Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, Ekta has regrettably given the a honour a miss.
But Dibakar has a very special gift for his producer. A new love story written specially for Ekta's Balaji Films, presented to her as a belated birthday present (Ekta turned a year older on June 7).
Irresistible is how Dibakar Banerjee describes his collaboration with Ekta Kapoor. After the luminously lauded LSD, the unlikely twosome Dibakar and Ekta are all set to come together again for what promises to be the most intense love story of 2011.
At home with his new adoptive daughter Ira, Dibakar , now in domesticated and mellow frame of mind has been quietly penning the love story for his demanding producer.
Says Dibakar, "See, Ekta is dream producer. When we came together for LSD, we never thought we'd be able to work so well together. She gave me a free rein. I was in a totally happy frame of mind making LSD. Even if its impact was not what it is, I'd have still gone back to Ekta to make a film."
Ekta had a pre-condition for Dibakar. "She wanted me to return to her only when I've a trueblue love story to make."
The love story will go on the floors in the second-half of 2011. For now Dibakar watches LSD acquire a life of its own. He leaves for Melbourne where LSD is being screened along with Aamir Khan's Peepli Live and Abhishek Choubey's Ishqiya in the 'Not Quite Bollywood' section.
Says the enthused director, "It is quite a triumph for Indian cinema to have a different kind of films being recognized. But we have a long struggle ahead."
Dibakar and LSD's associate producer Priya Aven would also be participating in a discussion on digital cinema.
And if you think Dibakar's trip to Melbourne is only about he business of cinema, he's also taking his wife and daughter Ira to Melbourne. "If I don't find ways of spending time with Ira, I'd soon be left with no time for her," grumbles dad Dibakar.
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Jacqueline Fernandez signed up as brand ambassador of MTV travel gear
Jacqueline Fernandez is someone who can be aptly termed as 'Beauty with brains'. Well, she is definitely beautiful, and as far as brains are concerned, what more proof do you need than the fact that she was planning to become a journalist!
Well, Jacqueline, who made her debut in Bollywood with Aladin and followed it up with Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai has proved by now that she is not yet any other actress and that she is definitely here to stay. The news is that this doe-eyed beauty has now been chosen as the brand ambassador of MTV travel gear, according to the sources close to Bollywood Hungama.
Our sources also add that she has been selected based on her free-spirit nature and the light hearted roles that she has done so far, something that was a requisite for the right candidate to shoulder the responsibility of being a brand ambassador of the said brand. Way to go, Jacky!
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Aakrosh theatrical to come out with OUATIM
As the gangster movie Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai hits theatres on July 30, the audience will also get to see a glimpse of Aakrosh directed by Priyadarshan.
The theatrical promo of the film Aakrosh will be shown on the same day along with OUATIM. Aakrosh is a hard-hitting film about love across caste barriers and honour killing set in Bihar.
Starring Ajay Devgn, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Raima Sen, Amita Pathak, and Paresh Rawal, the movie is produced by Kumar Mangat under the banner of 'Big Screen Entertainer'.
The soundtrack of the movie has been composed by Pritam and the lyricist is Irshad Kamil.
The film is slated for release on October 1, 2010.
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Live Chat: Randeep Hooda on August 2 at 1300 hrs IST
Having born in a small village in Haryana, this dude did his schooling from Delhi Public School before moving to Australia for higher studies, and further on, he went to earn his Bachelors in Marketing & Human Resource Management. Well, we are indeed talking about Randeep Hooda!
Having made his sparkling debut in Monsoon Wedding, Randeep went onto become the darling of millions instantly. Post this film, Randeep went onto do D, a film that once again proved to be a turning point in his life. He will now be seen in Milan Luthria's Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai which releases this week. Randeep Hooda will be live on Celebrity Video Chat on Monday, August 2 at 1300 hrs IST.
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Shahid Rafi to launch Rafi Academy
Shahid Rafi, the son of the legendary singer late Mohd. Rafi is all set to launch 'Mohammed Rafi Academy' in a high-profile event on the 31st of this month, in accordance with the legendary singer Mohammed Rafi's 30th death anniversary.
There are many USPs and firsts that the said academy will boast of. The most prominent of them all is the fact that, its for the first time that prolific singer-sisters Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle will be imparting their musical knowledge to the students of the academy. The academy also boasts of having on board many talented names like
Raju Naushad (Naushad's son), Andalib Majrooh Sultanpuri (Majrooh Sultanpuri's son), Ruhan Mahendra Kapoor (Mahendra Kapoor's son) and Firdaus Shahid Rafi (Rafi's grandson) in it.
Bollywood Hungama wishes Shahid Rafi all the very best for the launch of Rafi Academy.