However, a source informed Mumbai Mirror that John had expressed his apprehensions about working in the film's sequel. According to the source, John was not pleased with the passive role that co-producer Fox Star Studios took, when it came to promoting Force.

The source explained, "John does not want to be a part of the sequel, since he fears that this too might not be promoted sufficiently." This has apparently come as a major surprise to many in the industry, as Fox Star Studios had generated much hype when they announced the sequel.

"The filmmakers were very enthusiastic about starting work on the film's sequel, since Force received a decent response at the box-office. Also, there is no apparent animosity between John and the filmmakers Kamat and Vipul.

In fact, they worked very well together. John shares a wonderful relationship with Vipul.

But he is very sceptical about going ahead with the producer's next home production," added the source. While Vijay Singh, Fox Star Studios CEO and John remained unavailable for comment, producer of Force, Vipul Shah said, "This is news to me.

I will surely ask John. Force is his biggest solo hit and so, it is very important that we continue the brand.

If there is any issue, I would want to resolve it as soon as possible." (less)

150 crore ($30 million) project that boasts of world class VFX, mindblowing graphics and his own presence. Billed as a technological masterpiece, it will be unleashed on about 3,500 screens across the globe on Diwali Wednesday.

Shah Rukh's movie is also set to enter non-traditional markets like South Korea and Hong Kong. On 500 screens, it will be in the 3D format.

The high point of the movie is technology. RA.

One reportedly has 3,500 VFX shots and SRK collaborated with Jeffrey Kleiser, co-founder of US-based Synthesian Studios, to supervise the work done by the Indian film star's RedchilliesVFX team. Budget, technology and marketing, everything about the film is larger than life.

Many feel that sometimes filmmakers use inflated budget to promote films, but sci-films usually cost a lot. For instance, James Cameron's Avatar was made at a budget of Rs.

1,100 crore ($230 million), while RA.One , touted as the most expensive Bollywood film till date, had to pack everything into a meagre budget of about Rs.

150 crore. A co-production of Shah Rukh and Eros Entertainment, the film will enjoy equally extravagant premieres in Dubai, London and Toronto.

Since the conceptualisation stage, the film has been in the news and the buzz heightened once the Bollywood Badshah unleashed the mega marketing campaign by unveiling the first look with a newspaper front page ad Jan 1. The next giant step was to air its first trailer during the World Cup and later came tie-ups with Champions League T20, UTV Indiagames for online games and iPhone/iPad application for fans, Sony Playstation for video games, Google Plus and Seventymm, a leading DVD rental company for merchandising, as well as with Homeshop18 to sell superhero film merchandise and Youtube, which has a dedicated Ra.

One channel and had got 10,897,668 hits till Monday afternoon. "It is technically incorrect to say that Shah Rukh has spent Rs.

52 crore on marketing. He did tie-ups which are worth Rs.

52 crore," Vajir Singh, editor of trade magazine Box Office India, told IANS. Not to forget the release of RA.

One dolls, in short the list seems endless. Also, the G.

One online store is selling merchandise related to the film. In past one month, the film's promotion saw an all time high with Shah Rukh's eight-city tour to create awareness about it, his back-to-back appearances on the finales of reality shows India's Got Talent , Just Dance and Sa Re Ga Ma Li'l Champs as well as occupying the hot seat on Kaun Banega Crorepati .

In short, it has been Shah Rukh all the way. Trade analyst Vinod Mirani describes the promotional activity as an "exercise to give the film a good opening and use the media to make it a hit".

"Usually promotion activity is all about giving a film a good opening and SRK is also doing this. That is the reason he has roped in Amitabh Bachhcan to do the voiceover and Rajinikanth for the cameo.

But he is promoting more of himself than his film. But I feel it will get a good opening since SRK is involved," he told IANS.

Anubhav Sinha has directed the film and Shah Rukh says his character is over the top in the film as he has donned a huge wig to play a nerdy programmer who wants to impress his son by creating a game. But things go out of hand when the game's villain escapes into the real world.

Reportedly Rs.1.

5 crore was the budget for the mould for the G.One action figure.

So far so good. Now all eyes are on the box office collection of the movie and trade pundits say it will have to gross Rs.

200 crore to break even. According to a news report, Shah Rukh Khan has sold the satellite rights for Rs.

37 crore, music rights for Rs.8 crore and ancillary rights for Rs.

10 crore. Singh says the distributors are expecting the film to break all records.

"People are expecting the film to break the first day opening records, first opening weekend records and first week earning records," said Singh. Film historian M.

M. Ausaja added: "It is releasing at the right time and a lot of curiousness has been surrounding the film.

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. I am happy that the movie has now been released following the Supreme Court directives," Jha told reporters here at a press conference in Lucknow.

"Though the ban has affected the business of the movie, I am still happy that my objective to get the film released has been fulfilled," he added. Over a week after its worldwide release, multiplexes and cinema halls across Uttar Pradesh started screening Aarakshan Aug 20 - a day after the Supreme Court lifted the state government's ban on the movie.

Citing law and order problems, the Mayawati government Aug 10 banned the screening of Aarakshan that deals with the sensitive issue of reservation in education system. "Even as the movie was banned citing land and order problems, the screening of the movie has not created any trouble in any city of Uttar Pradesh," Jha noted.

Asked his view on Anna Hazare's fight against corruption, he said: "I am in favour of any campaign that intends to cleanse corruption from the country." On whether he would make a movie on the veteran social activist, Jha said: "Let's see what happens in the future.

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Delhi Belly remake will be shot with a Chennai milieu and the dialouges will be interspersed with some common swear words used by the locals. Kannan has, however, not revealed who will produce the film and the remake rights of the movie.

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The trailer of Jodi Breakers shows the duo to be in the business of splitting up couples. They are even shown distributing their business cards to people and asking them to get in touch with them if they need their services.

On the other hand, the synopsis of Heartbreaker on Wikipedia reads: 'Alex and his sister run a business designed to break up relationships. They are hired by a rich man to break up the wedding of his daughter.

The only problem is that they only have one week to do so'. Jumani says, "To be honest I was surprised when I saw the promos of Jodi Breaker .

It looks like a remake." He adds, "It's a coincidence that both the films have been announced around the same time.

I am glad that it's not going to affect our film because it is releasing next week." The distributor however admits that he is not in a position to take any legal action.

"I can't really do anything. I am distributing the film.

The remake rights are with Universal. They have not sold the remake rights to anyone.

As far as I know, Karan Johar is the only guy who came close to buying it. I am not sure if he has bought or not.

" Jumani goes on to add, "I think they (Universal Studios) already have an idea. It depends on them if they want to take any action.

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Ahmed, who left his day job as a travel agent to direct the movie about a poor perfume seller's struggle to go to Haj, however, says that he has not been able to get any help either from the Malayalam film industry or the government. "We will begin lobbying for the film next week.

There has been some help from abroad, especially from the people living in the Gulf region. No one from the Malayalam film industry has contacted me or offered support.

There has been no support from the government either," said Ahmed, whose film was screened at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival. Adaminte Makan Abu is one of the 63 films in the run for a nomination in the Best Foreign Language film category for the 84th Annual Academy Awards to be held in February next year.

The director says that while working as a travel agent he experienced the struggle of people going to Mecca and was inspired to document it in a movie. The movie, written, directed and co-produced by Ahmed, is a family drama starring Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab.

Kumar and Wahab sell all their belongings but are not able to collect enough money for Haj. Abu (Kumar) even cuts off the tree in front of his house.

Later, he regrets his selfish act and plants a sapling and prays at a mosque on the Haj morning. Bollywood, which has been looking to South to reproduce good stories, is interested in remaking the film in Hindi, Ahmed said without revealing names.

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One closely trailing. But the amazing news is that Dharma Productions has reportedly topped 'em all for the satellite rights of their January 26, 2012 release Agneepath.

Says trade analyst Taran Adarsh, "Satellite prices have been zooming up in recent times. But Agneepath has definitely set a record.

While I'm not aware of the exact price that the rights have been sold for; I'm told it is an astounding figure.'' Taran adds, "I'm not shocked with this piece of information or the reported price because as I said earlier Hrithik's movie rights including that of Kites was picked up for a huge amount.

The actor is one of our most dependable superstars and obviously there is a rush to buy the rights of his movies. To me, the month of January is looking exciting because of Agneepath.

" Trade journal editor Vajir Singh adds, "Agneepath had the buzz from the time the first promo aired. It is a natural thing; you have so many A-listers associated with this film.

The fact that Agneepath is a part of the Dharma bouquet and has actors like Hrithik, Sanjay Dutt and Priyanka Chopra in it is enough to give the trade and the general public an adrenaline rush. 2011 has been an exciting year at the movies; 2012, too, starts with a promise.

By virtue of the fact that the film comes in the first month of the year and because it has bankable names in it, is on top of the list of the most exciting films of next year." (less)

The documentary titled Trapped by Tradition sees Kapoor going to Bharatpur, a small district in Rajasthan, meeting the villagers and trying to know how girls and women are sold into the sex trade. Talking to PTI in an interview, Kapoor said, "There are two scripts, one from an international director and the other from an Indian that I have come across.

The human trafficking issue will be in the backdrop. I would be interested and love to be part of such a film as an actor.

" "But I feel it should be made as a mainstream film like there should be a leading director and actor so that it will reach out to more audiences. Also, it would make it more understandable and watchable for the masses.

And this would make a difference if a known face is attached to it," he said. The actor has been associated with this issue for several years and feels if such a film project comes up then it would make a difference in the society.

"I am waiting for a proper script. Though I was thrown away with the research done by the writer and director.

Since it is a sensitive issue I feel it should be dealt with care," Kapoor said. Tweet (less)

Delhi Belly remake will be shot with a Chennai milieu and the dialouges will be interspersed with some common swear words used by the locals. Kannan has, however, not revealed who will produce the film and the remake rights of the movie.

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The film is co-produced by AR Murugadoss Productions, the first of a two movie deal for co-producing Tamil films between the two production houses. Engaeyum Eppothum is a breezy romantic film with an ensemble of cast including Jai, Anjali, Ananya and Sharvanand in the lead roles.

The film is directed by M Saravanan. While the film is releasing in over 130 screens in Tamil Nadu itself, it will also be released in major markets including Bangalore, Andhra Pradesh, New Delhi and key international markets in next two weeks.

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After proving to be a hit at the box office, 'Agneepath' has caught the attention of South filmmakers who are apparently queuing up to buy the rights of the movie already, or so we hear. While all and sundry are going gung-ho about this news, filmmaker Karan Johar won't speak about it.

He has decided to keep mum on the matter, unless something substantial takes place. However according to sources, Karan isn't too keen to sell the South-remake rights of the movie, just like that! We are told, "It's a very dear movie to Karan.

He's going to think ten times before giving away any remake rights. And even if he does sell the rights, he may want to be part of the making and involved in some integral way.

Karan may be a good businessman, but he is extremely emotional, and sentimental." Well, so KJo is not necessarily going 'Show me the money', right now! He's probably testing people's passion for filmmaking and cult cinema (less)

The director's next titled "Jal Bin Jal Pari" is an adventure thriller that will be shot in Rajasthan and Delhi. "I have quietly begun work on my next film from Thursday.

I first shoot in Delhi and then go on to shooting in Rajasthan. I am not the kind of a person who wants to make big announcements.

My idea is to make the movie silently and once it is done, I am open to talking about it," Panda says. However, Panda says that his kind of movies he makes is not just meant for kids.

"My films with child protagonists are meant to be watched by those who are 15-year-old to 75-year-old. Look at how Iranian cinema deals with movies that have child protagonists.

They are so universal and don't restrict the viewership to only children. Indian cinema should also move towards that direction," Panda adds.

Ask him about whether he is happy with the way " I Am Kalam " was received here and he says, "Of course, I am happy. But it's also true that the movie could have done much better than what it has if it had got more push.

In India, we are always concentrating on promoting a certain kind of entertainment fare. Children's films have a huge market and they need all the marketing push in the country," the director signs off (less)

This time, it will be the recently released Engaeyum Eppothum co-produced by AR Murugadoss and Fox Star Studios. Filmmaker Murugadoss confirmed the news and told Mumbai Mirror, "Engaeyum Eppothum's reception has proved that content is always the hero.

The support and encouragement of audiences for my 1st production venture has motivated me to continue with such new in the future." The film, which has completed 130 days at the box office so far has already grossed over Rs 25 crore.

And now, the success of the film has led the producers to decide on remaking it in Hindi, starring leading actors of Bollywood. When contacted, Vijay Singh , CEO of Fox Star Studios said, "We are extremely glad that our first Tamil production has received such widespread appreciation.

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Then her relationship with co-star Uday Chopra was more talked about than any movie. Now it seems that her current photo shoot will be in news for more than creativity.

Tanishaa it seems shot for some very revealing pictures for the Indian version of an international men’s magazine. But when she saw the results of the steamy shoot, she panicked and had the magazine pulled off the stands.

Even the website, where the raunchy pictures were uploaded, has been down since. The actress wore a green bikini for the photo-shoot and the cover had her in an upside pose.

She was very comfortable during the photo shoot and was happy with the results. The pictures were shot for the January issue.

All was fine until Tanishaa received an advance copy a few hours before the mag hit stands nationwide. The actress’ family threw a fit at the suggestive pictures and had her call the editor.

The actress offered to pay for the damages and requested the publisher to pull the magazine from the news stands. Meanwhile, another cover girl was zeroed upon, and after a rush shoot, the magazine went into reprint.

However, the pictures were on their website and were viewed by many before they were taken off. There were five pictures and they were all suggestive.

She was wearing a military green bikini top with a green thong. The website then crashed and hasn’t been up ever since.

It’s been more than 10-odd days now. Tanishaa refused to admit to the pictures, “I don’t what you are talking about.

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And for those who aren't impressed with punches and kicks, there is the romance between lead pair John Abraham and Genelia D'Souza. John steps into the action genre with Force, playing a narcotics officer.

He consciously raised the bar with this film, whether it was bulking up or performing action scenes. He spent eight months training to bulk up and developed eight-pack abs to look the part.

He also stuck to a rigorous diet and believes that this film will establish him as an action hero. So what makes an ultimate action film? A deadly villain.

And Vidyut Jammwal was chosen for this part after beating 500 other contenders. He is a trained martial arts expert and has excelled in the Indian fight form kalaripayattu, also having learned gymnastics, which made for some kickass action between the hero and the baddie.

"I am delighted that I got the opportunity to display my martial arts skills and put my seven years of training to use," says Vidyut. Producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah adds, "When we were casting for the film, John was adamant that the villain match him in physical strength and martial arts.

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he insisted that he would only fight a real man!" The film has used various styles of martial arts and fight techniques like jiu-jitsu, kalaripayattu, capoeira and parkour. Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios adds, "Recent trends suggest that film audiences are clearly looking for action with a difference.

Force brings back the era of macho men who look and fight like real men, where the hero and the villain are equals." (less)

Earlier, the screenplays of other Indian films like Chak De! India , Devdas and Lagaan have been placed in the library. DAM999 is about nine lives entwined by an impending disaster due to a dam.

The movie deals with a social cause -- the hazards posed by dams, and creates awareness among the masses about the dangers that can be caused by a dam collapse, if not attended on time. The Sohan Roy-directorial, produced by BizTV Network, features Rajit Kapur, Joshua Fredric Smith, Linda Arsenio, Gary Richardson, Jaala Pickering, Ashish Vidyarthi, Vinay Rai, Vimala Raman, Megha Burman and Jineet Rath.

The movie, to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, will be released nationwide Nov 25, in three regional languages - Hindi, Tamil and Telugu along with English.

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Producers from Hollywood and Bollywood were vying for the film rights, even as his second book in the Shiva Trilogy, The Secret of the Nagas was launched. Says an insider, "Karan credits the buying to the CEO of Dharma Productions, Apurva Mehta, who had been negotiating for the book rights for months.

" The emotional content and the love story between Shiva and Parvati are very strong elements in the novel. Karan will look into finer details, apart from the screenplay.

Since it deals with religion and mythology he will make sure that the subject will be treated with sensitivity. That search has now ended.

Says a happy Amish, "I believe that my books are a result of Lord Shiva's blessings. He is a God who excites intense passions.

If one wants to tell His story, it can only be done with intense passion and commitment. And that is what I saw in Dharma Productions towards The Immortals of Meluha.

I believe that my book is in very safe hands with Karan and his team." Says Karan, "I was blown away with the world of Meluha and rivetted by Amish's creation of it.

I think the book lends itself beautifully for celluloid and we are very excited to promote Amish's labour of love effectively." Now the big question is who is going to direct a film of this magnitude from Dharma and which big star will play Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati? The Immortals of Meluha The first book in Amish Tripathi's Shiva Trilogy, Immortals of Meluha tells the story of a Tibetan immigrant named Shiva who is invited to the kingdom of Meluha where he discovers his destiny.

A retelling of the legend of Lord Shiva, this work of fiction found many fans. The Shiva Trilogy Three books in all: The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas and The Oath of the Vayuputras (less)

Produced by Nitin Manmohan under the banner 'One Up Entertainment Pvt Ltd', the movie deals with the issue of corruption. Akshaye plays the role of a victim, while Shriya plays his wife, and Mugdha essays the role of a call centre employee.

The movie will also see an item number The item bomb Channo picturised on Pakistani model-actor Veena Malik. Tweet (less)

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. then start the screenplay work and then cast LORD SHIVA!" Johar posted on his Twitter page.

"The Immortals of Meluha" is the first in the Shiva trilogy series by Tripathi and it is the story of Shiva, a Tibetan refugee who is taken to Meluha as the king of Meluha believes in the legend that an outsider will be their saviour (less)

AR Murugadoss was always to direct the Hindi version of Ramana - a movie that deals with anti-corruption. Shah Rukh is all set to play the vigilante in this one, and has already given a nod to the producer and director.

However, a source informs us that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will indeed be seen playing a part in Bajirao Mastani and not Ramana. he hunt for a female lead in Ramana is still on.

So SRK will be seen in not one but two of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's productions (less)

None other than director Prakash Jha who is known for making films on the controversial subjects is now pairing up with his favourite actor Amitabh Bachchan and making a film on Anna Hazare's andolan. Prakash Jha is planning on making a movie titled Satyagraha which will address the issue raised by Anna Hazare and his peaceful protest against corruption.

Talking about the film, Jha said that while the film deals with the concept of peaceful protest, the star cast is yet to be finalized but Big B is already slated to play a pivotal role in the film which goes on floors in January 2012 (less)

"I thought it was the best screenplay I'd read in a long, long time. When you look for trailers for this film, it's very hard to explain it, because it's a film that so slowly unfolds.

So beautifully unfolds. It's hard to describe the screenplay.

You start reading it and you're involved from the minute you start. By the end you're really taken by it," Clooney said in a statement.

With 5 Golden Globe nominations already as well as being chosen as the best film of 2011 by Los Angeles Film Critics Association, The Descendants is expected to do well at major film awards this year, starting with the approaching Oscars in February. "George is right for the part and he's a terrific actor.

He is a real pro and I couldn't be more positive about him. He has spent most of his adult life on a film or TV set and he just loves it; that's where he feels very comfortable and it shows.

He is so at home," the director said about his leading man. Tweet (less)

The film is co-produced by AR Murugadoss Productions, the first of a two movie deal for co-producing Tamil films between the two production houses. Engaeyum Eppothum is a breezy romantic film with an ensemble of cast including Jai, Anjali, Ananya and Sharvanand in the lead roles.

The film is directed by M Saravanan. While the film is releasing in over 130 screens in Tamil Nadu itself, it will also be released in major markets including Bangalore, Andhra Pradesh, New Delhi and key international markets in next two weeks.

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"The Punjab government has imposed the ban on screening of movie 'Aakarshan' in the state of Punjab till the screening committee constituted by the state previews the movie and submits its report," he said. "The Punjab government took this decision after receiving intelligence reports that the movie has certain scenes and dialogues that may inflame the passion of some communities in Punjab," he stated.

The seven-member committee consists of Samir Kumar, Punjab secretary-home; Raj Kumar Atihai, chairman of the Safai Karamchari Board, Punjab; Vijay Danav, chairman, Scheduled Caste Welfare Board; a member of the Punjab Scheduled Caste Commission; V.K.

Bhawra, inspector general intelligence; and vice chancellors of the Punjabi University , Patiala and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. The committee will watch the movie at a multiplex in Zirakpur near here Friday and submit its report to the state government for further action, the spokesman added (less)

The film, released last month, was banned in Tamil Nadu for supposedly taking a pro-Kerala stand in the Mullaperiyar dam row. Roy had approached the apex court to lift the ban.

"The hearing of the plea to lift the ban on the movie has been rescheduled for Dec 12. The hearing is scheduled to be held in the Office of Principal Secretary Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Chennai," said Roy.

"Dam 999", a $10 million film, deals with the miseries of people following the collapse of a dam. Its critics say it tries to portray the dispute over the century-old Mullaperiyar Dam, which is situated in Kerala and supplies water to Tamil Nadu (less)

The film, directed by A. Balakrishnan of Kamaraj fame, deals with a plot in which Mahatma Gandhi is shown as the chief minister of a state in the present-day scenario.

The moment Hazare was told about the story, he reportedly agreed to watch the yet-to-be-released movie at Four Frames Auditorium. Tweet (less)

However, a source informed Mumbai Mirror that John had expressed his apprehensions about working in the film's sequel. According to the source, John was not pleased with the passive role that co-producer Fox Star Studios took, when it came to promoting Force.

The source explained, "John does not want to be a part of the sequel, since he fears that this too might not be promoted sufficiently." This has apparently come as a major surprise to many in the industry, as Fox Star Studios had generated much hype when they announced the sequel.

"The filmmakers were very enthusiastic about starting work on the film's sequel, since Force received a decent response at the box-office. Also, there is no apparent animosity between John and the filmmakers Kamat and Vipul.

In fact, they worked very well together. John shares a wonderful relationship with Vipul.

But he is very sceptical about going ahead with the producer's next home production," added the source. While Vijay Singh, Fox Star Studios CEO and John remained unavailable for comment, producer of Force, Vipul Shah said, "This is news to me.

I will surely ask John. Force is his biggest solo hit and so, it is very important that we continue the brand.

If there is any issue, I would want to resolve it as soon as possible." (less)

Ahmed, who left his day job as a travel agent to direct the movie about a poor perfume seller's struggle to go to Haj, however, says that he has not been able to get any help either from the Malayalam film industry or the government. "We will begin lobbying for the film next week.

There has been some help from abroad, especially from the people living in the Gulf region. No one from the Malayalam film industry has contacted me or offered support.

There has been no support from the government either," said Ahmed, whose film was screened at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival. Adaminte Makan Abu is one of the 63 films in the run for a nomination in the Best Foreign Language film category for the 84th Annual Academy Awards to be held in February next year.

The director says that while working as a travel agent he experienced the struggle of people going to Mecca and was inspired to document it in a movie. The movie, written, directed and co-produced by Ahmed, is a family drama starring Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab.

Kumar and Wahab sell all their belongings but are not able to collect enough money for Haj. Abu (Kumar) even cuts off the tree in front of his house.

Later, he regrets his selfish act and plants a sapling and prays at a mosque on the Haj morning. Bollywood, which has been looking to South to reproduce good stories, is interested in remaking the film in Hindi, Ahmed said without revealing names.

The director said his next film would be an historical drama. Tweet (less)

He says it was relatively easy to convince the renowned actors to be part of the project since they responded well to this universal theme. Kumar shot with Sheen, Barton, Indian actress Tannishtha Chatterjee and several others at that time, and since he had to re-create the 1984 period of Bhopal, he shot the film in Hyderabad and Mumbai on sets and factory locations, and only a few critical scenes were shot in Bhopal.

The "life-changing" experience was like a roller coaster ride for the director, who says that three years after the first shot, he is finally reaching the "end of this long journey". He told us recently, "We have been invited to some major film festivals where it will be premiered.

The release dates will be decided by the distributor all over the world according to their plans." However, after the shoot, the director had come under attack from some local NGOs, which claimed that the movie was misrepresenting reality.

But ask him about it now, and he says, "For us, there are no issues. The script that they objected to, is not relevant as it was an older version.

You have to remember, 95 per cent of the film, crew and cast is Indian, our producer Ravi Walia is Indian..

. hundreds of them came on board as they believed in the script.

Anyone who has seen the rough edit is proud to be associated with this epic and moving story made by Indians." As far as the delay in the release is concerned (from 2010 to tentatively 2012), he says, "The film has been edited carefully, some scenes re-shot, as this is a historical document and people expect the story to be authentic and genuine.

It's been worthwhile fine-tuning the story as this kind of films have a long shelf life. " Right now, the film is with some very senior editors, and music composers from London and LA are working on it, says Kumar.

While he does admit that the whole journey of making the movie has been difficult, he adds, "This is not a commercial project, but I'm glad to say that the finished film feels more suited for mainstream audience worldwide, thanks to the universal theme and the US actors playing crucial roles." (less)

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. I am happy that the movie has now been released following the Supreme Court directives," Jha told reporters here at a press conference in Lucknow.

"Though the ban has affected the business of the movie, I am still happy that my objective to get the film released has been fulfilled," he added. Over a week after its worldwide release, multiplexes and cinema halls across Uttar Pradesh started screening Aarakshan Aug 20 - a day after the Supreme Court lifted the state government's ban on the movie.

Citing law and order problems, the Mayawati government Aug 10 banned the screening of Aarakshan that deals with the sensitive issue of reservation in education system. "Even as the movie was banned citing land and order problems, the screening of the movie has not created any trouble in any city of Uttar Pradesh," Jha noted.

Asked his view on Anna Hazare's fight against corruption, he said: "I am in favour of any campaign that intends to cleanse corruption from the country." On whether he would make a movie on the veteran social activist, Jha said: "Let's see what happens in the future.

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The lyricist has not been given credit on the cover of the audio CD, which was launched last month, at Nizamuddin Dargah. Kamil's name has been left out on the album cover and on the inner pages.

Instead, the audio CD has given prominent credit to poet Rumi, whose poem was sung by Ranbir. A source informed Mumbai Mirror, "Irshad is very upset about the fact that his name is not mentioned anywhere on the music album.

He has written tracks for all of Imtiaz Ali's previous films - Socha Na Tha, Jab We Met and Love Aaj Kal. It was Sandesh Shandilya, music director of Socha Na Tha, who had introduced Irshad to Imtiaz.

" When contacted, Imtiaz said, "It is just a clerical error and sometimes it happens when things are not in our hands. Irshad is my only friend, who has been there with me from the start.

In the next lot of the audio CDs, we are going to rectify this mistake." T-Series owns the music rights of the film.

When the company's head honcho, Bhushan Kumar was questioned about the missing credit on the album cover, he told us, "This is the fault of the producer, who needed to look at the cover. The album covers are made by the publicity designer and he must have forgotten about it.

Also, we don't have the control to change it. The same mistake happened during Mausam, but I saw it and immediately got it rectified.

" With regard to rectifying the error on the second lot of Rockstar audio CDs, Kumar said, "The second lot has not yet come to us." Kamil, however, is not the only one who has had to face such a situation.

In the past, music composer, Sagar Desai, filed a case in the Delhi High Court against Sony Music, Fox Star Studios and Phat Phish for not accrediting him as the original music composer of the film Quick Gun Murugan in the CDs, posters, theatrical prints and website. Irshad Kamil, who currently in Greece , was unavailable for comment (less)

"This film will span decades. From Slim's emergence as a musician, to his fascination with the fast life, through his years of incarceration and his redemption," co-producer Alan Ames told Deadline.

Slim was born with real name Clarence Sims. He is a blues singer and guitarist who began his music career in the 1950s.

During the 1960s and 1970s, he was famously known as a pimp in San Francisco. Slim, who is currently 77-year-old, returned to music industry in the 1980s.

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The film, directed by A. Balakrishnan of Kamaraj fame, deals with a plot in which Mahatma Gandhi is shown as the chief minister of a state in the present-day scenario.

The moment Hazare was told about the story, he reportedly agreed to watch the yet-to-be-released movie at Four Frames Auditorium. Tweet (less)

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But I have nothing against anyone in my heart..

. I am happy that the movie has now been released following the Supreme Court directives," Jha told reporters here at a press conference in Lucknow.

"Though the ban has affected the business of the movie, I am still happy that my objective to get the film released has been fulfilled," he added. Over a week after its worldwide release, multiplexes and cinema halls across Uttar Pradesh started screening Aarakshan Aug 20 - a day after the Supreme Court lifted the state government's ban on the movie.

Citing law and order problems, the Mayawati government Aug 10 banned the screening of Aarakshan that deals with the sensitive issue of reservation in education system. "Even as the movie was banned citing land and order problems, the screening of the movie has not created any trouble in any city of Uttar Pradesh," Jha noted.

Asked his view on Anna Hazare's fight against corruption, he said: "I am in favour of any campaign that intends to cleanse corruption from the country." On whether he would make a movie on the veteran social activist, Jha said: "Let's see what happens in the future.

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Produced by Nitin Manmohan under the banner 'One Up Entertainment Pvt Ltd', the movie deals with the issue of corruption. Akshaye plays the role of a victim, while Shriya plays his wife, and Mugdha essays the role of a call centre employee.

The movie will also see an item number The item bomb Channo picturised on Pakistani model-actor Veena Malik. Tweet (less)

But it is also a beautiful love story about what happens to two characters from the same line of work and how much misunderstanding is created by people who are supposed to make that communication easier," the 39-year-old actor said at an event here. Kareena plays an actress who touches the heights of fame and then falls from glory.

Asked about his role, Arjun said: "It's going to be a Madhur Bhandarkar film which deals with a lot of layers of reality and that's what I enjoy doing. I like all my characters to have a certain level of realism.

I hope to portray it with conviction and not in a caricaturist manner." Arjun debuted in Bollywood with 2001 movie "Pyaar, Ishq Aur Mohabbat" but had to wait for a long time to find a firm foothold.

He was first appreciated for his role in "Don - The Chase Begins" (2006) and then people liked him in the negative role in "Om Shanti Om". But he came into his own as a brooding musician in "Rock On!!" and continued it with "Raajneeti".

"Heroine" is expected to hit theatres September this year (less)

The producers of "Rangam" had sold the rights of the film to a Bollywood producer who has firmed the deal with the "Rajneeti" director. Confirms a source close to the development, "Yes, Prakash has signed on the dotted line and will remake "Ko".

He will also bring in the hero for the project. Prakash was mainly chosen because he is known as a filmmaker who deals with political subjects and the plot of the Tamil superhit starring Jiiva and Karthika suits his style perfectly.

" We also learn that the remake rights of "Ko" was among the highest paid to a Tamil film after " Ghajini ". The grapevine says that the amount is close to `1.

5 crore. Following the huge success of Southern remakes in Bollywood, top production houses have been competing heavily for bagging the remake rights of hit films (less)

However, it seems that Sircar's four-year dream project might finally hit theatres. A source informed us that the film had been completed, but has been in the possession of the producers UTV for the past two years.

According to the source, the project has been caught in a legal issue between UTV and Fox Star Studios . The source explained, "For the first time in his career, Big B has decided to step in to sort out the issue.

The cast and crew, including the director, are sending the producers a written petition to request the release of the film." When contacted, Sircar said, "Johnny Mastana took four years of my life and career.

So yes, I am looking forward to finally seeing it released in the next couple of months." When asked why the film has been held-up for so long, the director said, "Only UTV's Ronnie Screwvala can answer that question.

I believe it's an issue between our producers and Fox-Star. We're doing our best to salvage the film.

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And since the producers of the remake weren't given the rights to make a sequel, Nariman Films has sent them a legal notice and is suing them for copyright infringement. The producers at Nariman Films say, "We have raised our objection through our advocates Digvijay Chopra and Iva Bansal.

" Confirming that a legal notice has been sent to Excel Entertainment, Red Chillies Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Shah Rukh Khan and Baba Arts, Digvijay Chopra states: "The remake rights were given only for the film Don: The Chase Begins Again , starring Shah Rukh Khan, by an agreement, which expired in 2009. Thereafter, they never renewed it or even take any prospective rights from Nariman films.

" While Baba Arts was not involved in the production, the advocates point out they had originally acquired the rights, which were then sold to Excel Entertainment for Rs 1.25 crore in 2005, with the knowledge of Nariman Films.

Further Iva Bansal explains that without any renewal of the remake rights, Excel Entertainment and Red Chillies Entertainment have gone ahead and made Don 2 . "Not only have they infringed upon the title registered by Nariman Films, i.

e. Don and Don 2: Return Of The King , which in this matter, is a second infringement.

The first infringement is Don 2 , made without taking the necessary rights as per the law," she states. Bansal also explains that the title Don 2 has been copyrighted in the name of Nariman Films in January 2005.

"Reliance Entertainment has taken the distribution rights without any No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Nariman Films who hold the negatives of the original film Don . We shall also legally proceed with Paramount Films as we are informed that they are the overseas distributors," she maintained.

When asked why Nariman Films didn't initiate any action against the makers of Don 2: The Chase Continues , before or during filming, the advocates elaborated: "The reason is because all the production houses and senior and influential members of the film industry made the partners of Nariman films believe by way of undue influence and fraud that they (Nariman Films) have sold all their rights for their original film Don and are in no position to proceed legally to vindicate their right for the Amitabh Bachchan starrer, and even sent a legal notice to Nariman Films to confirm the same." However, Nariman Films has now come to know from various sources that the advocates they first consulted are on the legal panel of the opposite party.

Now the original producers have approached another law firm and have learnt that the case of infringement, undue influence and fraud, is clearly evident in this case. "And after learning the same they have taken legal action," summed up the advocates for Nariman Films.

Chopra and Bansal reiterated that they will be taking legal action against the makers of Don 2: The Chase Continues at the High Court as well as criminal courts for necessary relief. "We will be approaching the courts for stay on the release and promotions as well as confiscating all the Infringed Copies under the Copyright Act," said Chopra and Bansal.

Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment maintains, "Whatever we are doing is legal and their charges are false." Tweet (less)

"It's complicated because of where and how Smith wants to shoot, he wants to be close to home, to the kids. There's also been talks about him wanting Jada and maybe even Willow in the movie too," a source said.

Roland Emmerich is set to direct the movies, and studio Fox is keen to have the scripts delivered soon, and is reportedly prepared to do the films without Smith. Tweet (less)

And since the producers of the remake weren't given the rights to make a sequel, Nariman Films has sent them a legal notice and is suing them for copyright infringement. The producers at Nariman Films say, "We have raised our objection through our advocates Digvijay Chopra and Iva Bansal.

" Confirming that a legal notice has been sent to Excel Entertainment, Red Chillies Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment, Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Shah Rukh Khan and Baba Arts, Digvijay Chopra states: "The remake rights were given only for the film Don: The Chase Begins Again , starring Shah Rukh Khan, by an agreement, which expired in 2009. Thereafter, they never renewed it or even take any prospective rights from Nariman films.

" While Baba Arts was not involved in the production, the advocates point out they had originally acquired the rights, which were then sold to Excel Entertainment for Rs 1.25 crore in 2005, with the knowledge of Nariman Films.

Further Iva Bansal explains that without any renewal of the remake rights, Excel Entertainment and Red Chillies Entertainment have gone ahead and made Don 2 . "Not only have they infringed upon the title registered by Nariman Films, i.

e. Don and Don 2: Return Of The King , which in this matter, is a second infringement.

The first infringement is Don 2 , made without taking the necessary rights as per the law," she states. Bansal also explains that the title Don 2 has been copyrighted in the name of Nariman Films in January 2005.

"Reliance Entertainment has taken the distribution rights without any No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Nariman Films who hold the negatives of the original film Don . We shall also legally proceed with Paramount Films as we are informed that they are the overseas distributors," she maintained.

When asked why Nariman Films didn't initiate any action against the makers of Don 2: The Chase Continues , before or during filming, the advocates elaborated: "The reason is because all the production houses and senior and influential members of the film industry made the partners of Nariman films believe by way of undue influence and fraud that they (Nariman Films) have sold all their rights for their original film Don and are in no position to proceed legally to vindicate their right for the Amitabh Bachchan starrer, and even sent a legal notice to Nariman Films to confirm the same." However, Nariman Films has now come to know from various sources that the advocates they first consulted are on the legal panel of the opposite party.

Now the original producers have approached another law firm and have learnt that the case of infringement, undue influence and fraud, is clearly evident in this case. "And after learning the same they have taken legal action," summed up the advocates for Nariman Films.

Chopra and Bansal reiterated that they will be taking legal action against the makers of Don 2: The Chase Continues at the High Court as well as criminal courts for necessary relief. "We will be approaching the courts for stay on the release and promotions as well as confiscating all the Infringed Copies under the Copyright Act," said Chopra and Bansal.

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we are going to lock a director first..

. then start the screenplay work and then cast LORD SHIVA!" Johar posted on his Twitter page.

"The Immortals of Meluha" is the first in the Shiva trilogy series by Tripathi and it is the story of Shiva, a Tibetan refugee who is taken to Meluha as the king of Meluha believes in the legend that an outsider will be their saviour (less)

This Farhan Akhtar directed motion picture has sold its satellite rights for a whopping 37 crores, inform trade sources. It's Zee TV who has bought the satellite rights for this movie.

Apparently, this is one of the biggest satellite deals to take place in the history of Indian cinema. It's the hype of the movie along with the success of it's predecessor that has helped it in scoring this big one at the box office.

It looks like the producers have already started their walk to the bank, smiling (less)

Rumour has it that Devgn and Mangat had a spat over Vishal Bhardwaj's film Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola recently. Devgn was miffed with his friend Mangat when the latter held meetings with Fox Star Studios, the co-producers of the film in question without informing the actor.

A source informed Mumbai Mirror, "It was a misunderstanding between friends. One person (Mangat) took his friend (Devgn) for granted.

The friend, in turn, felt that his personal space has been invaded. Maybe, outsiders fuelled the fight.

" According to sources, it started when Devgn agreed to do the film and Mangat got a bit carried away. A source close to Devgn and Mangat informed, "Mangat began discussing the project on an individual level with the co-producers.

Devgn was not amused. He felt that Mangat should not have ventured into further talks with Fox Star Studios without keeping Devgn in the loop about each and every minute detail.

" While Devgn getting angry with his friend over space issues might have been justified, Mangat too had his reasons. "To be fair to Mangat, he did not imagine in his wildest dreams that Ajay will back out from the film.

Also Mangat is after all, the co-producer for the project," added the source. Devgn opted out of Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola since he was lured by the money Viacom 18 Motion Pictures offered him for Ashwini Dhir's Son Of Sardar (Mumbai Mirror, October 15, 2011).

Hoping that the misunderstanding between the two long standing friends in Bollywod gets sorted out, the source added, "Let's hope it gets resolved. Ajay Devgn and Kumar Mangat go back a long way.

They have always been there for each other." Ajay Devgn and Kumar Mangat have known each other for the last 20 years.

For the last 18 years Mangat has successfully managed Devgn's career. In 1996, Devgn started a film distribution outfit, Devgan Entertainment & Software Ltd.

with Mangat as the CEO. Mangat soon went on to become an independent producer with Ajay playing the lead role in most of his ventures - Omkatra, Sunday, Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge, Toonpur Ka Superrhero.

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola now stars Imran Khan in the lead (Mumbai Mirror, October 25, 2011 ). After Devgn walked out from the project, Bhardwaj had approached Shahid Kapoor who politely declined the offer, citing date issues (Mumbai Mirror, October 20, 2011).

While Devgn and Mangat chose not to comment, Devgn's official spokesperson said, "The rumours of a tiff between Ajay Devgn and Kumar Mangat are baseless and untrue. Mangat has worked with Devgn as his business manager for more than 20 years; he has established his brilliance as a reputed producer as well.

Their working partnership is based on trust and respect. They always ask each other advice and guidance for every project.

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The movie, which won four major National Awards this year, was seen to be strong in content but weak in technique. A source said, "We felt Adaminte Makan Abu has strong chances of getting the Oscar for Best Foreign Film.

The story of an old Muslim couple struggling to make the Haj pilgrimage, has a universal resonance. Year after year we keep missing out on the Oscar shortlist because our entries lag behind technically.

So we felt the need to enhance the technical quality of the film substantially." The film was made on a shoestring budget.

So short is the project of funds that apparently there is no money to promote the film at the Oscars, let alone upgrade the product technically. Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty who is working on the project currently, said, "I am re-designing and re-mixing the sound for the film, so it would stand a better chance of making it into the final list after the Oscar submission.

I am adding more sounds, and re-designing the entire soundscape and re-mixing the music in surround sound with the thematic aspect of the movie." Will the efforts bear fruit? We will have to wait and watch.

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"Every time we had to shoot, we needed permission and each time they would go through the script just to see what we are portraying in the film. At times it was difficult, like when we had to get the law enforcement clearances, etc," Issar said.

Issar, who returns to direction seven years after "Garv", has based it on real stories, facts, dates and figures. "Sikhs are living in the US since 1897, and post the 9/11 attack they were beaten up as they were taken for Arabs, Afghanis or Muslims.

Doesn't this sound weird? I mean they are living in America for 114 years and then they get beaten up. This is what motivated me to make this film, to show a true picture of the situation ," he said.

"My film focuses on the problems faced by the Sikhs, something which no other films has done so far. For example, 'My Name Is Khan' is a take on life post-9/11 but with a Muslim angle," he added.

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The movie, which won four major National Awards this year, was seen to be strong in content but weak in technique. A source said, "We felt Adaminte Makan Abu has strong chances of getting the Oscar for Best Foreign Film.

The story of an old Muslim couple struggling to make the Haj pilgrimage, has a universal resonance. Year after year we keep missing out on the Oscar shortlist because our entries lag behind technically.

So we felt the need to enhance the technical quality of the film substantially." The film was made on a shoestring budget.

So short is the project of funds that apparently there is no money to promote the film at the Oscars, let alone upgrade the product technically. Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty who is working on the project currently, said, "I am re-designing and re-mixing the sound for the film, so it would stand a better chance of making it into the final list after the Oscar submission.

I am adding more sounds, and re-designing the entire soundscape and re-mixing the music in surround sound with the thematic aspect of the movie." Will the efforts bear fruit? We will have to wait and watch.

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The film is a romantic comedy and it's a story about a couple who fall in love while visiting three of the most romantic places on earth; London, Paris and New York. "The story is very fresh.

We have tried our level best to make it as realistic as possible. It deals in different emotions that people experience when they're in love.

It is believable because it also talks about the pain and suffering of heartbreak," said Goldie. The title is simple and says a lot about the movie.

When asked about its significance, Ali Zafar said, "The title is an integral part of the film. It provides a backdrop to the love story and helps in portraying the characters' journey of love.

It's all very natural and realistic. The movie is about Nikhil and Lalitha, two very different people who fall in love.

" The music of the movie has been composed by Ali Zafar himself. In fact both the stars, Ali and Aditi, sing well and have sung in the film.

The movie has some intimate scenes between the two actors. But, according to Aditi, it is very different from the usual bollywood movies.

"The scenes are very organic in nature. They are there because without them the story would feel incomplete.

We have not forced sex scenes anywhere just because it is believed that sex sells. The scenes are beautiful and are lovely to watch," says Aditi.

The cast and crew just got done with the London chapter and if the chemistry shared between Ali and Aditi is anything to go by, this could be something to look forward to (less)

So congratulations to team", tweets KRK. Agneepath had a starry screening last night" amazing screening for Agneepath last night with the cast n crew.

. karan malhotra take a bow! Kaali Aali re aali", tweets excited Priyanka Chopra .

Sanjay Dutt , Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra's starrer Agneepath is the remake of the 1990 Hindi film 'Agneepath'. The story revolves around Hrithik Roshan who takes an oath to bring back the glory of his fathers name and take revenge against Kancha Cheena.

The movie is all set to be released on 26 th January. Sources indicate that the film has reportedly costs its makers around 62 cr, with print and publicity the film has already recovered around 35 cr from the sale of satellite rights; 15 cr from the overseas rights given to Eros International and also approximately 10 cr from music and other rights.

Let's wait and watch whether it will break Bodyguards' first day record or not (less)

The film's shows are expected to start in theatres Sunday evening or Monday morning, industry sources said. A high-level committee set up to preview the movie Friday recommended revocation of the ban in the state if the film producer agreed to make certain changes.

The committee said the film contained some dialogues and scenes which could provoke the emotions of certain communities, especially those from the weaker sections of society. "This may prove to be a disturbing factor in society, especially in Punjab where more than 31 percent of the 2.

77 crore population belongs to the weaker sections, including the Scheduled Castes," the panel said. The committee even listed the positive aspects of the film.

"The committee felt that the movie has depicted the educational backwardness of the Dalits, which can be addressed in a positive manner and the same is well brought out," its report said. "The movie focuses on the bane of commercialisation of education.

It has clearly brought out the message that the educational system needs to be improved for the uplift of the Dalits." A committee spokesman said: "Since the overall message of the movie is positive, the committee feels that the movie may be released in Punjab after making the amendments as suggested.

" The panel was headed by Punjab's secretary-home Samir Kumar and included four other members. The state government imposed a ban on the film Thursday following intelligence reports that it could lead to social disturbance.

Aarakshan features leading Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. Tweet (less)