http://www.aussieindolanka.com/ Community Portal for the South Asians living in Australia and New Zealand AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) http://www.aussieindolanka.com/images/ail_logo.gif http://www.aussieindolanka.com/ who looked stunning in a sari as she received the National Award for best actress, has another reason to celebrate with her family – her dad is releasing a music album. "My entire family including my parents and grandparents were here for the National Awards ceremony. It was a big moment for me and I wanted my entire family to be part of it. On Saturday, my father’s music album releases. So the family has double reason to be together," Priyanka said from New Delhi. Priyanka, who got the best actress award for her performance in Fashion, is looking forward to shooting her second film with Vishal Bhardwaj. Tentatively titled Saat Khoon Maaf, Priyanka has seven husbands in the film.   movies.ibnlive.in.com/news/movies/priyanka-wins-national-award-for-fashion/184850/0 http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=83208 2010-03-21 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) While Oscar-winning director James Cameron was in the country recently for a conclave, very few were lucky enough to meet him. Superstar Aamir Khan and the ’thinker’s actor’ Abhay Deol were lucky enough to bring in their birthdays with the director of Titanic and Avatar fame but the only lucky dame to have met him was the gorgeous Asin Thottumkal. Asin who was present at the conclave to represent the industry’s youth and speak on the subject of Reality v/s Idealism is the only Indian actress to have met James Cameron and even spoke to him at length during the evening that followed. Reveals a source present, "Asin and James were both present to bring in Aamir’s birthday and they had a great time.   movies.ibnlive.in.com/news/movies/asin-meets-james-cameron/184857/0 http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=83207 2010-03-21 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) As his bodyguard coolly held a female reporter by the neck, Salman Khan watched it equally coolly. And when the reporter shouted out to the bodyguard, "Dikhta nahin hain kya, idiot?", Salman smirked and calmly asked whether the swear words were recorded. This happened at the muhurat of Smita Thackeray’s film Society. But Salman Khan has been known to have a love-hate relationship with the media, and sometimes does not even bother to give proper answers. Salman’s reaction seemed more like a ’give it back to them’ thing.   movies.ibnlive.in.com/slideshows/movies/whats-common-between-big-b-and-salman/184853/1 http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=83206 2010-03-21 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) Neerraj Pathak has had such a long journey in the film industry that it is only because of his sincerity and ability to transform a storyboard into a scene that has made him the man he is today. He has been a screenplay writer for films like Pardes and Apne and eventually graduated to a filmmaker. His debut film Right Yaaa Wrong starring Sunny Deol and Irrfan Khan released a week back. But has the film met the director’s expectations? The man says it all in a chat with IBNMOVIES. You started your journey in the film industry as a writer. How did you prepare to be a director? A director’s job is to tell a story. He should convince the audience with his script. So what better than writing? It helps if you want to be a director.   movies.ibnlive.in.com/interviews/movies/right-yaaa-wrong-is-a-slow-starter/184851/0 http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=83205 2010-03-21 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) Bollywood stole the show yet again at the 56th National Film Awards for 2008 at Vigyan Bhawan on Friday as three of the top categories were bagged by its celebrities. Actress Priyanka Chopra looked teary eyed as she accepted the award for Best Actress from President Pratibha Devisingh Patil for her role of an aspiring model in the Madhur Bhandarkar film, Fashion.   Asked how she would celebrate, she was rendered speechless for a moment. “It has still not sunk in,” she then said, clutching the citation with trembling hands. The award for the Best Actor went to Upendra Limaye for Jogva while Bala bagged the award for Best Direction for film Naan Kadavul.   www.indianexpress.com/news/bollywood-wins-top-3-categories-at-56th-national-film-awards/593395/ http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=83182 2010-03-20 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) Actress Kareena Kapoor is the latest Bollywood beauty to have caught the imagination of the people here as she stares out of hundreds of billboards in the city. Firdous lawns, one of Pakistan’s leading textile manufacturers said it paid the actress around 30 million rupees to feature in their advertisement.   "There is nothing illegal about it. We made her an offer for the campaign and she liked the idea of advertising for a Pakistani company and she came down to Dubai for the shoots," a spokesman of the company said. The billboards show the 27-year-old actress sporting dozens of different designs of the new lawn fabric of the company.   www.indianexpress.com/news/kareena-kapoor-a-hit-on-pakistani-billboards/593405/ http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=83181 2010-03-20 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) If you thought that Priyanka Chopra took your breath away with ’shine-a-dozen’ performance in ‘What’s Your Raashee?’ be ready for yet another breather (stopper) of a performance! This time round, it’s none other than the bong-shell Bipasha Basu, who will be sizzling like there’s no tomorrow in her forthcoming film ‘Pankh’. Bipasha has donned a whopping 9 different looks for the film, which is not the quintessential song and dance routine makeover. If you are wondering as to why the nine looks, then, wonder no further. It’s only because every look that has been designed for Bipasha reflects the mood of the male lead played by Maradonna. In the film, she is his imagination... his alter ego. Talking about her nine different avatars, Bipasha said that whenever Maradonna feels vulnerable, she has been given a soft look and whenever he is agitated or in self doubt, her looks was made to look harsh.   www.indianexpress.com/news/bipashas-nine-different-avatars-in-sanjay-guptas-pankh/592424/ http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=83089 2010-03-18 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) It was quite a sight for Bandra-ites to see Aamir Khan zipping around on a bike with a very happy young lady riding pillion. And wife Kiran Rao, seemed more than happy to see them go. The actor, who celebrated his 45th birthday on March 14, was just staying true to his resolution of spending more time with his family. While he’s more often seen with his son Junaid, this time Aamir’s daughter Ira got a zippy treat from her dad while on the way back home after watching a special screening of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Aamir had booked a preview theatre in Bandra for Junaid and Ira and was accompanied by Kiran and some close friends. There’s word that Kiran, an avid painter, gifted Aamir a painting she had made of Aamir and herself.   timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Whos-that-girl-Aamir/articleshow/5688919.cms http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=83088 2010-03-18 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) Debutant director Milap Zaveri has been forced to drop his big plans of roping in a dozen odd big names from the industry in his feature film ‘Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai’. Till about a fortnight back, he had made his intentions very clear about getting Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan and Anushka Sharma for a shot or two in his ’alien love story’. It all seemed just perfect and apt as well since his film has a Bollywood background with Riteish Deshmukh playing an assistant director and Ruslaan Mumtaz enacting the role of a superstar. This is why; it wasn’t difficult to justify the presence of numerous leading men, ladies and other filmmakers in Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai. However, as is the current situation today, Milap would have to be content with half his wish list turning out to be true and the reason behind this is an age old issue - date problem - something that has always shown its ugly side ever since the inception of Bollywood.   www.indianexpress.com/news/priyanka-in-but-no-more-kat-deepika-vidya-and-anushka-in-jksah/592004/ http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=83013 2010-03-17 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) Watching skinny-bee Shilpa Shetty gyrate each time Yusuf Pathan touched a boundary was more delicious than her semi-dressed cheerleaders. Blown-dry hair, paparazzi-shirking sunglasses and a coterie of beautiful girls, sexy sis Shamita included, the IPL is getting to be as hot as FTV before it was banned. In the same match, Nita Ambani’s ice-size diamonds were further enhanced by her newly acquired Kate Moss frame. Yes, money is very, very sexy too. With the IPL returning to India this year, there’s nothing more stylish on anyone’s minds. Spring fashion in designer stores can come and go, big artists preview to empty galleries and Alice and her couture-laden wardrobe in Wonderland be damned…if it’s happening at all, it’s happening in a stadium near you. There’s nothing sexier than cricket now.   I wouldn’t be surprised if a designer was inspired by the pitch or even decided to host his latest fashion show at the Brabourne even as the teams’ uniforms keep getting spiffier. The beige-blue switch of Rajasthan Royals is fresh and reminds one of the sands and skies of their home state.   www.indianexpress.com/news/shilpa-shetty-ups-the-glam-quotient-in-ipl/591900/ http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=83012 2010-03-17 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) Having garnered appreciation for his roles in films like ’3 Idiots’ and ’Rang De Basanti’, multilingual actor R Madharavan says he can never feel embarassed to watch these films as it is a testimonial to his noteworthy performances. "I have found out that after over a year or so I feel embarassed to watch my own films but my performances in films like ’Rang De Basanti’, ’3 Idiots’ and ’Ramji Londonwaley’ are something I would love to watch again and again," Madhavan said.   "These films are close to my heart as the characters that I played were appreciated by all. The roles were significant and audience could connect with it," he said. The actor, fondly known as Maddy, has acted in 11 films in Bollywood since 2001 including ’Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein’, ’Dil Vil Pyar Vyar’, ’Guru’, ’Ramji Londonwaley’, ’Mumbai Meri Jaan’ and his latest flick ’Teen Patti’ alongside Amitabh Bachchan and Ben Kingsley.   www.indianexpress.com/news/i-feel-embarassed-to-watch-some-of-my-own-films-madhavan/591963/ http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=83011 2010-03-17 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) Some of the tickets for Oscar winner A.R. Rahman’s Chicago (USA) June 18 “Jai Ho Concert” are now selling for 1,050 dollars per person on his official website. This “Jai Ho Circle” ticket includes: no waiting in line - express entry, separate entrance on green carpet, and pre-show service of non-alcoholic beverages and snacks. The lowest price ticket available (for Section 206) for this Concert costs 54.50 dollars. The concert will be held in Sears Center and there is a limit of eight tickets per order.   Acclaimed Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, urged Rahman to lower the price of the bottom ticket to 20 dollars so that all his fans could enjoy his Concert in these times of recession. Zed, who is chairperson of Indo-American Leadership Confederation, however, commended Rahman for taking the Indian music to new heights and bringing respect and international recognition to Indian film music.   www.indianexpress.com/news/a.-r.-rahmans-chicago-gig-tickets-sell-for-1-050-each/591973/ http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=83010 2010-03-17 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) Shiv Sena had demanded that the superstar apologise for his remarks favouring inclusion of Pakistani players in IPL and threatened to halt ’MNIK’s release. "I think Shah Rukh was absolutely right, he did not bow down to anyone. He was not wrong in his belief and did not apologise to anyone. I would like to believe that I would have stood up against the Thackerays if something like that would have happened to me," said Ranbir, who was a speaker at the India Today Conclave here. The young actor had faced a similar situation with MNS and Raj Thackeray during the release of his film ’Wake Up Sid’ for using the word ’Bombay’ instead of ’Mumbai’ in the movie.   timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Ranbirs-with-SRK-on-Sena/articleshow/5682538.cms   http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=82921 2010-03-16 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) “How can one marry by choosing his or her soul mate through a public voting system?” wonders Sawant, probably harking back to her own short-lived engagement with Elesh Parujanwala, chosen via public votes in the last season of the same TV series that Rahul participated in. Dimpy dumped? “Dimpy bali ka bakra ban gayi hai. There is a huge age difference between Rahul and Dimpy. I am sure that this will lead to differences between them. Also Rahul’s temperament is very volatile and everyone cannot tolerate that. In fact, Rahul should have thought twice before marrying Dimpy because of these reasons. Very soon, you all get to hear that Rahul aur Dimpy ka separation ho gaya hai,” she says.   timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/Dimpy-Rahul-will-break-up-Rakhi/articleshow/5682087.cms http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=82920 2010-03-16 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com) A Bollywood film unit defied alleged threats and extortion demands by 11 MNS activists, filed a complaint and got them arrested. The activists later got bail on a personal bond of Rs 3,000 each. The activists, representing the Maharashtra Navnirman Cineworkers Association (MNCA), had allegedly barged into Mehboob Studios on Sunday, while producer Ritesh Sidwani’s unit was shooting for Crooked, which features Abhishek Bachchan.   Foreign artistes were working on the project and the MNS activists asked for their work permits, the police said. They allegedly demanded Rs 27 lakh if these artistes were to continue shooting. The unit then filed the FIR leading to the arrests. “The matter is dealt with, don’t have anything to say,” Ritesh Sidhwani said.   Shashank Nagvekar, MNCA vice-president, is the main accused along with Satish Baviskar, Goraksha Dhotre, Arun Surve and Avdhoot Chavan, also vice-presidents, and general secretaries Munaf Thakur, Vilas Sutrik, Umesh Bimalu, Kailash Chavan, Sagar Shinde and Sharad Jambhulkar.   www.indianexpress.com/news/bollywood-stands-up-and-defies-mns/591387/ http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?newsid=82919 2010-03-16 Cinema/Enter AIL (mailto:info@aussieindolanka.com)