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.

Tweet (less)

Anil has acquired the all-India theatrical rights of KJo's next opus Agneepath, starring Hrithik Roshan , Priyanka Chopra and Sanjay Dutt. This decision comes as a surprise since Karan Johar after parting professionally with Yash Raj Films, has always trusted UTV for the distribution of his projects.

A source from the industry revealed, "Everything is fine between KJo's company Dharma Productions and UTV. In the recent past UTV sold the theatrical rights to different people.

Now, they have sold it entirely to Thadani. It's a structured deal.

Of course, KJo was kept in the loop. That's the only difference.

Yes, it was expected that Agneepath would follow the same route but then everything can't remain the same forever. The modalities worked out well for Thadani.

" KJo and Anil went to the same college - HR college in Churchgate. They are frequently in touch.

KJo trusts Anil a lot. What tilted the scales in Anil's favour is perhaps the way he handled Milan Luthria's The Dirty Picture, produced by Ekta Kapoor who is also KJo's close friend.

While the money that Anil had to shell out is still not known, the deal in question was routed through UTV. Revealed the source, ""Anil signed the deal only on Wednesday afternoon.

" When contacted, Apoorva Mehta (CEO, Dharma Productions) confirmed that now Anil Thadani would be in charge of the all-India theatrical rights of Agneepath. "Eros International holds the overseas rights," he added (less)

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.

" Tweet (less)

One at Film City on Monday was a suitably glittering affair. We learn the rights for telecasting the film's music launch has been sold to a television channel, surely a first.

At the packed venue, SRK lifted a noticeably heftier Kareena who had come in late, and joked: 'She no longer has time for me, yeh aaj kal sirf chote chote Khans ke saath kaam karti hain.' Bodyguard, anyone? (less)

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)

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.

Tweet (less)

Our source closely associated with Nariman Films alleged, "Nariman Films are the original producers of the Film "DON" released in 1978 starring Amitabh Bachchan . In the year 2005 Mr.

Shahrukh Khan and Farhan Akhtar approached Nariman Films for the remaking rights of the original film "DON" through Mr. Javed Akhtar .

We had given them remaking rights only for Don - The chase Begins Again in 2005. We have never given remaking rights for "Don-2 The chase continues ".

Therefore we have raised our objection upon the Infringement on our Copyright of our film "Don" through our Advocates Mr. Digvijay Chopra and Miss Iva Bansal of Film India Corporate Legam Law Firm.

" Advocate Digvijay Chopra confirmed the news saying, "A legal Notice has been sent to Excel Entertainment , Red Chillies Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment , Shah Rukh Khan , Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani , Baba Arts for Infringement of Copyrights . The remaking rights were only given for the film 'Don- The chase begins again' starring Shah Rukh Khan.

It was granted by an agreement which expired in year 2009.Thereafter they never renewed the said agreement or took prospective rights from Nariman Films.

" Counsel Advocate Iva Bansal added, "Without any renewal of remaking rights Excel Entertainment and Red Chillies have made the film Don 2 ,the chase continues, Not only have they Infringed upon the title registered to Nariman Films i.e "Don" and "Don-2 - the Return of the King" which is in this matter second infringement .

The first infringement is the Film Don-2 itself made without taking necessary rights as per law." You see the Title Don -2 has already copyrighted in name of Nariman Films way back in January 2005.

Reliance Entertainment has taken the distribution without any NOC from Nariman Films who hold the negatives of the original film Don and is there copyright. We shall also extend our objection to Don 2's overseas distributors Paramount Films.

" Don 2 is slated to release in the last week of December 2011 (less)

"Yes, my production house has got the Hindi remake rights of 'Mankatha' and we will soon be taking it to Bollywood. The cast and crew are yet to be finalized.

We will announce it after Nov 15," said Raja. Tweet (less)

Though still playing in narrow release, the film has found enthusiastic audiences and has been a critical darling since premiering at last May's Cannes Film Festival, positioning it as the first silent movie with serious awards prospects since the first years of the Oscars in the late 1920s. In an age of elaborate computer effects and digital 3-D projection, The Artist is such a throwback to early cinema that it comes off as something entirely fresh.

"It's very relaxing for people to actually go to this movie," said Dujardin, nominated for best actor in a musical or comedy for his role as a silent-era star whose career implodes when talkies take over. "It's a new visual and emotional experience for people.

..

. It's really strange and rare to not hear anything in the theater.

" Tied for second-place at the Globes with five nominations each are George Clooney's family tale The Descendants and the literary adaptation The Help, both competing for best drama. Also in the running for best drama: Martin Scorsese's family adventure Hugo ; Clooney's political thriller The Ides of March ; Brad Pitt's sports tale Moneyball ; and Steven Spielberg's World War I epic War Horse.

For best musical or comedy, The Artist is up against: Joseph Gordon-Levitt's cancer story 50/50 ; Kristen Wiig's wedding romp Bridesmaids ; Woody Allen's romantic fantasy Midnight in Paris ; and Michelle Williams' Marilyn Monroe tale My Week with Marilyn. Along with honors from trade groups such as the directors, actors and writers guilds, the Globes help sort out key contenders for the Oscars, whose nominations balloting closes Friday, with nominees announced Jan.

24. British comedian Ricky Gervais returns as host for the third-straight year, despite uneasy moments a year ago when he took sharp swipes at celebrities and Golden Globe organizers themselves.

It paid off with a boost in TV ratings for the show, though, so the Globes invited Gervais back. A win Sunday can firm up a film's prospects to triumph at the Oscars, though the Globes have had a bad track record predicting eventual best-picture winners in recent years.

Over the last seven years, only one Globe best-picture winner -- 2008's Slumdog Millionaire -- has gone on to claim the top honor at the Oscars. Before that stretch, the Globes had been on an eight-year streak in which only one of its two best-picture recipients went on to become the Oscar champ.

Last year, The Social Network won best-drama at the Globes and looked like the early Oscar favorite. But momentum later swung to eventual Oscar best-picture winner The King's Speech.

The Globes generally do a better job predicting who might take home the acting Oscars. A year ago, all four actors who won Oscars earned Globes first -- lead players Colin Firth for The King's Speech and Natalie Portman for Black Swan and The Fighter supporting stars Christian Bale and Melissa Leo.

Along with Clooney, Pitt and Williams, other established stars nominated for Globes include Meryl Streep in the Margaret Thatcher tale The Iron Lady, Leonardo DiCaprio in the J. Edgar Hoover saga J.

Edgar, Glenn Close in the Irish drama Albert Nobbs and Kate Winslet in the stage adaptation Carnage. The lineup also features many newcomers to the awards scene, among them Wiig for Bridesmaids, Gordon-Levitt for 50/50, Michael Fassbender for the sex-addict drama Shame, Rooney Mara for the thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Brendan Gleeson for the Irish crime tale The Guard.

The Help picked up three acting nominations: Viola Davis for dramatic actress and Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain for supporting actress. Adapted from Kathryn Stockett's best-seller about black maids speaking out about their white employers during the civil rights movement, the hit drama has been a career-maker for many of its collaborators, including first-time director Tate Taylor, a childhood friend of Stockett, and producer Brunson Green.

"It's a testament to pulling yourself up by your bootstraps and not taking no for an answer," said Spencer, a longtime friend of Tate who had been toiling in small parts before The Help. ''Kathryn was an underdog, and Tate and I and Brunson.

..

. They'd only done independent films and shorts, and now they're in the big leagues.

" The Globes are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 85 entertainment reporters for overseas outlets. The ceremony, carried live on NBC, is a more laid-back affair than the Oscars, with Globe guests sharing dinner and drinks that can loosen up stars' tongues when it comes to presenting or accepting awards.

Behind the scenes, the HFPA and the Globes' longtime producers, dick clark productions, continue to fight in federal court over which entity has the authority to negotiate multi-million dollar broadcast rights to future shows. Although this year's telecast was never in serious jeopardy, the HFPA is anxious to try to negotiate a better deal with other networks.

While Hollywood will be in party mode right through the Feb. 26 Oscars, not every nominee will join the fun.

Midnight in Paris director Allen, a notorious no-show at awards ceremonies, said he does not believe in competition among films. "Who's to say Steven Spielberg's film is better than Martin Scorsese's or better than Francis Coppola's? These guys are all wonderful filmmakers, and everybody does his best," Allen said.

"Who's to say what's best? You can say that's your favorite, and that's fine. .

..

But to say it's better than another film, it's a very subjective judgment. Someone else may feel, 'No, I think this is the better film.

' It's unquantifiable." Tweet (less)

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)

A source informed that Akki and Ajay are very fond of the Will Smith- Martin Lawrence starrer. "They are in talks with the original filmmakers to buy the rights for the remake," said the source.

However, it is still uncertain which actor will essay Will Smith's character (less)

Our source says, Don-2 producers went to town saying that they were due to collect an ex-amount of money(a huge fee) for the satellite rights of the film. Yes it is confirmed that Don-2 did get a big price against satellite.

But what is also true, is that there allegedly is a clause in the contract that says that SRK-PC would compere the awards night for the channel that has picked up the airing rights of Don-2; and their emceeing fee is also allegedly adjusted against the full price of the satellite sale.'' While the technicalities of SRK and PC's fee for their emcee act may or may not interest people; or may or may not be exactly the way our source tells us; what is truly interesting is the fact that these two superstars have been sold as a package item.

Ahem! (less)

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.

I haven’t done any photo shoot with any magazine.” Sphere: Related Content Posted in (less)

However, it didn't do well at the Box Office as it was considered quite a dark film. An insider says, "Abhishek won a lot of praise for his role in Sarkar and Sarkar Raj.

This is probably why his family banner is keen to produce Angaar, which is in a similar vein and is an intense film." Since talks have just been initiated, no one is willing to officially comment on the story (less)

Titled Tagore , the film starred Chiranjeevi as an anti-corruption crusader who starts a vigilante organisation called Anti-Corruption Force. It as old as 2003, and was quite forgotten, but suddenly there was a high demand for its remake rights, say sources.

The producers of Tagore jacked up the remake rights of the film to a staggering Rs 10 crore. What's more, Mantena is believed to have paid up the amount.

When contacted, Mantena said he is in the process of acquiring the rights for the film. "I love the title and I love the message of the film.

I think it's far more relevant today than it was when it was made seven years ago." Interestingly, Tagore itself is the remake of a 2002 Tamil film called Ramanna .

AR Murugadoss, who directed Ghajini for Mantena, had also written Tagore . According to sources, Mantena wants to cast Aamir Khan in the role of the anti-corruption crusader.

While not denying this bit of news, Mantena refused to talk about the subject. He said, "I can't talk about the casting.

It's too early." Tweet (less)

But the organisers printed Abhishek’s name all wrong. He became Avhishek Bachchan! Wonder how he reacted to this rechristening? Well, Aby Baby its time to come back home we all know you are there only for the arm candy.

You have no role in the event. Sphere: Related Content Posted in (less)

He also invited Oscar-winner Swank and action man Van Damme to watch violinist Vanessa Mae perform as part of his birthday party, and both wished him many happy returns. However, the stars' attendance has infuriated activists who accuse Kadyrov of acts of brutality and torture against his own people.

"Ramzan Kadyrov is linked to a litany of horrific human rights abuses. It's inappropriate for stars to get paid to party with him.

It bolsters his image and legitimises a brutal leader and his regime. And getting paid to be part of such a lavish show in Chechnya trivialises the suffering of countless victims of human rights abuses there," a spokesperson for the Human Rights Watch organisation said.

Tweet (less)

But the organisers printed Abhishek’s name all wrong. He became Avhishek Bachchan! Wonder how he reacted to this rechristening? Well, Aby Baby its time to come back home we all know you are there only for the arm candy.

You have no role in the event. Sphere: Related Content Posted in (less)

..

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)

Interestingly, word is that several prominent producers were vying for the Bollywood rights of the film, especially now when anti-corruption statements have acquired a profound relevance, thanks to Anna Hazare. A source said, "After acquiring the rights of the Telugu film Vikramarkurdu which he has remade as Rowdy Rathod with its original director Prabhu Deva helming the Hindi remake, Sanjay was not really open to another South remake.

He did Rowdy..

. for the experience.

But then someone recommended Ramana to him. When Sanjay saw the film, he was blown away.

Made nine years ago, it is still as relevant. He had to acquire the remake rights and he had to get the director of the Tamil original to do it.

" The film will be directed by A R Murugadoss, who is said to have already approached Shah Rukh Khan to play the lead. Murugadoss confirmed, "I will be directing the Hindi version of Ramana .

Shah Rukh and I have talked about the film." Ramana featuring Vijaykanth in the lead and directed by the Ghajini maker Murugadoss was an all-time hit in Tamil.

It was remade into Telugu with Chiranjeevi in the lead, and in Kannada as well. Tweet (less)

During a recent visit to the city, Akshay took some time off to chat with BT..

. You and John Abraham seem to be the latest Jai-Veeru in town.

..

Aaj ke Jai-Veeru..

. Wah Wah! We are also the latest Ram and Balram.

John and I are teaming up again after Garam Masala. He has come a long way since then and has grown as an actor.

I see a big difference in him. We have great chemistry in the film.

What was it like working with Deepika Padukone and Chitrangda Singh? Deepika is the epitome of beauty and it was great to team up with her again after Chandni Chowk to China and Housefull. As for Chitrangda - though she has just taken the plunge into commercial cinema, she is not a newcomer and has the ability to blow everyone away with her stunning looks and her acting prowess.

There is some confusion regarding the remake rights of the Tamil hit number Appadi Podu from the film Ghilli. Actor Sonu Sood claims he has bought the rights for his film Lucky Unlucky, but another report says you had already bought the rights of the song a few years ago.

..

I don't know which Sonu Sood you are talking about. My production company considered remaking the song a long time ago, but so many films come and go that you don't remember what is happening with every project.

My company has 4-5 films in the pipeline that don't have me in the lead. I have no idea who has got the rights for Appadi Podu.

And there's no fight here. I am sure the right person will get it in the end.

Will you ever take the plunge into south Indian films? I have already done a south Indian film, that too in Kannada. It's a film called Vishnu Vijaya, which had Ashwini Bhave and the late Vishnuvardhanji in the cast.

The film was made in Kannada and Hindi. The Hindi version was known as Ashaant.

I want to do a film in Tamil as I've already done a Kannada project. In fact, I am waiting for someone to approach me with a good offer.

What are your thoughts on Bangalore? It was in Bangalore that I shot the first scene of my career for my maiden venture, Saugandh. Hence, this city will always have a special place in my heart.

Any chances of you and Twinkle doing a film together? No! She is not interested in films anymore (less)

In an exclusive chat with zoOm, Imran got to talking about the latest addition to the Khan khandaan - Azad Rao Khan . He told us, "It's great fun to be a brother again.

I know Aamir and Kiran were really waiting for a kid, and there was much sadness in the family after Kiran miscarried earlier. But they're both elated now.

It's fun to watch them with the baby..

. And I love his name.

Azad!" It's all fun now, Imran..

. Wait till you baby-sit! (less)

But the organisers printed Abhishek’s name all wrong. He became Avhishek Bachchan! Wonder how he reacted to this rechristening? Well, Aby Baby its time to come back home we all know you are there only for the arm candy.

You have no role in the event. Sphere: Related Content Posted in (less)

"Yes, my production house has got the Hindi remake rights of 'Mankatha' and we will soon be taking it to Bollywood. The cast and crew are yet to be finalized.

We will announce it after Nov 15," said Raja. Tweet (less)

Bobby Bedi of Kaleidoscope Entertainment bought the rights of Alaipayuthey and remade it into Saathiya in 2002. A source informed Mumbai Mirror, "Bharat bhai shares a very good personal and professional rapport with Mani sir.

They had co-produced Saathiya with Yash Chopra earlier. The venture turned out to be a hit.

Bharat Bhai was keen to buy the remake rights of Thalapathi as the script and the treatment of the film has all the pre-requisites for an entertaining Hindi film." Thalapathi starring Rajinikanth , Mammootty and Shobana in the lead roles with Arvind Swamy, Srividya, Amrish Puri, Bhanupriya, Nagesh, and Charuhasan in supporting characters was inspired by the friendship between Karna and Duryodhana in the Hindu epic, Mahabharata.

"Bharat Bhai flew down to south India and after a long discussion with Mani, finalised the deal. His company, Mega Bollywood Pvt Limited (same company that made Devdas) bought the remake rights of the film at a hefty amount.

The film will be directed by Puja Jatinder Bedi, who is currenlty awaiting the release of his debut film Ghost," added the source. Bharat Shah confirmed the story and added, "We have bought the remake rights of Thalapati.

The project will commence after the release of Ghost." Having worked behind the scenes for films like Mangal Pandey , The Myth and Saathiya, Puja is excited for this big challenge.

She said, "The film was made in 1991 so I plan to modernise parts of the story as well as a few action sequences. However, I plan to keep the screenplay and the characters intact.

" (less)

"My husband and I have been together for 10 years - all of my 20s - and I just feel like it's time and I'm very grateful that God has blessed me with the biggest gift any human being can have. I think because I've accomplished a lot of things for myself and I really know who I am, I didn't rush into anything.

If it's any time, right now is the time, and I'm so happy," she said. Beyonce has previously revealed how difficult it was to keep her pregnancy a secret and conceal her baby bump, adding she is now proud to show it off to the world.

"I am having so much fun, it has been the most fun time now that it has been announced. It was really difficult to conceal.

But now I can be proud and excited about it, I'm having so much fun shopping - it's great," she added. Tweet (less)

Kollywood insiders reveal that Salman, after his successful south Indian remakes in Hindi - Wanted, Dabangg and Bodyguard, might be the one to bring the film to Bollywood. Sources close to Raghavendra revealed that the director is insisting on at least Rs 4 crore to sell the remake rights.

And though Salman is eager to remake the film in Hindi, another source revealed that his brother Sohail is against paying such a huge sum to the makers of the film (less)

Sources say his was one of the first names bandied about when the discussion of the project took place. This is the third film he will be doing with good friend Sanjay, after Dhamaal and Double Dhamaal (less)

Korean action-suspense master Kim Jee-Woon is directing the film, which is based on a script by Andrew Knauer that was rewritten by Jeffrey Nachmanoff. Lionsgate has domestic and international distribution rights.

The film is up for a 2013 release. Tweet (less)

It also overtakes what Star Network paid for this year's big Diwali release, RA.One , trade sources said.

Jayantilal Gada, CMD, Pen India Pvt Ltd, the agency that aids the purchase of films for Zee Cinema, justifies the hefty price tag, saying that channels study the production banner's track record on the small screen before pitching to buy the satellite rights. "We chose to buy Agneepath over several other biggies because Karan's (producer Karan Johar of Dharma Productions) movies have always delivered great numbers.

And the promo of this film showed promise," he said. Without commenting on the figures, trade analyst Amod Mehra says, "There are only a handful of leading satellite channels in the market.

Likewise, there are only four or five really bankable stars, and not more than 10 big films a year. Zee has shelled out the money for Agneepath to break the pattern of Karan's films going to either Star or Sony, and to strengthen their market position.

" According to the trade circuit, the TV satellite rights market has grown more than 10 times in the last decade alone. "Big flicks bring channels high TRPs and bumper ad revenue.

And no channel keeps a film to itself. Syndication is a common practice, and it also helps recover costs, that otherwise wouldn't make economical sense," Amod said, recalling that the 2007 hit, 'Jab We Met', was the first film in recent times to be syndicated to different channels.

Tweet (less)

During a recent visit to the city, Akshay took some time off to chat with BT..

. You and John Abraham seem to be the latest Jai-Veeru in town.

..

Aaj ke Jai-Veeru..

. Wah Wah! We are also the latest Ram and Balram.

John and I are teaming up again after Garam Masala. He has come a long way since then and has grown as an actor.

I see a big difference in him. We have great chemistry in the film.

What was it like working with Deepika Padukone and Chitrangda Singh? Deepika is the epitome of beauty and it was great to team up with her again after Chandni Chowk to China and Housefull. As for Chitrangda - though she has just taken the plunge into commercial cinema, she is not a newcomer and has the ability to blow everyone away with her stunning looks and her acting prowess.

There is some confusion regarding the remake rights of the Tamil hit number Appadi Podu from the film Ghilli. Actor Sonu Sood claims he has bought the rights for his film Lucky Unlucky, but another report says you had already bought the rights of the song a few years ago.

..

I don't know which Sonu Sood you are talking about. My production company considered remaking the song a long time ago, but so many films come and go that you don't remember what is happening with every project.

My company has 4-5 films in the pipeline that don't have me in the lead. I have no idea who has got the rights for Appadi Podu.

And there's no fight here. I am sure the right person will get it in the end.

Will you ever take the plunge into south Indian films? I have already done a south Indian film, that too in Kannada. It's a film called Vishnu Vijaya, which had Ashwini Bhave and the late Vishnuvardhanji in the cast.

The film was made in Kannada and Hindi. The Hindi version was known as Ashaant.

I want to do a film in Tamil as I've already done a Kannada project. In fact, I am waiting for someone to approach me with a good offer.

What are your thoughts on Bangalore? It was in Bangalore that I shot the first scene of my career for my maiden venture, Saugandh. Hence, this city will always have a special place in my heart.

Any chances of you and Twinkle doing a film together? No! She is not interested in films anymore (less)

In fact, the actress is now filing a complaint against the makers of Rockstar for tarnishing her reputation. The film that Ranbir and Nargis watch in 'Amar Talkies' in Rockstar is actually a film titled Jungle Love starring Ashika.

"Ashika has become the butt of all jokes in her friend circle. Her phone hasn't stopped ringing ever since Rockstar released.

People have been asking her all sort of lewd questions," revealed a source. Angry at the filmmakers for projecting her film as a semi-porn venture, she even approached the makers of Jungle Love, Suresh Jain.

"Ashika called up Suresh. He simply told her that since he reserves the rights of the film, he can give it to anyone he wants.

He did not see Ashika's perspective. All said and done, it's very unfair," added the source.

When contacted, Ashika said, "This is not fair. Jungle Love was not a sleazy film.

It is very embarrassing that the makers of such a big film like Rockstar has stooped so low. Such tactics should be condemned.

" Angry with the filmmakers for tarnishing her image, Ashika has now decided to file a complaint against them. "I am filing a complaint in CINTAA (Cine and TV Artistes Association) against Imtiaz Ali, Ashtavinayak - the producer of Rockstar and the producer of Jungle Love Suresh Jain.

" "Trust me. I am very disturbed.

People are laughing at me. Either Imtiaz or Ashtavinayak or Jain should have informed me that they were using my clip in their film.

Bataya bhi nahin," added an extremely disturbed Ashika. She added, "Tell me, if the film that Ranbir and Nargis head for in the film is actually not supposed to be portrayed as sleazy, why would Nargis dress up as a male when she heads to the theatre with Ranbir?" When reminded about her kissing and lovemaking scenes in a film titled Hot Malaika that released in 2005, Ashika shot back, "So? Two wrongs don't make a right do they?" To get the producer's version on the same, we called up Suresh Jain.

His wife Waheeda Jain answered and said, "Listen. I am aware that Ashika is disturbed.

And yes, we had given the permission for the particular scene to be used in Rockstar. But I really don't understand how her image has been damaged.

" "Rockstar is a huge film, not a sleazy C-grade project. And yes, Jungle Love had a few romantic scenes.

Romance ke bina picture banti hai kya aajkal? And by the way, Ashika had given us a letter when she shot for Jungle Love that she would have no problem if we gave out some of her scenes to anybody in future," she added. To this, Ashika shot back, "I have not given any letter like that to anyone.

" Imtiaz Ali and Ashtavinayak remained unavailable for comment (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)

" Magadheera is a passion project for us at Phantom and we are happy to have the rights to re-create this magical piece of work, that blew us. Ranveer is the best thing that could have happened to it.

He has all the ingredients to be a passionate lover a warrior and an entertainer all at the same time. All the biggest fans of Magadheera are coming together to re-live its magic with the support of Allu Aravind (producer of the original film)," said Bahl.

Before confirming Ranveer, there were strong rumours that actor Ranbir Kapoor was do the film. Magadheera will go on floors this year with a budget of 50 crores.

Bahl is yet to sign an actress opposite Ranveer and a director to helm the ambitious project. The Band Bajaa Baaraat actor is currently shooting for Lootera , the first film to come out of the newly formed production house.

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.

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

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

"It was really difficult to conceal. But now I can be proud and excited about it, I'm having so much fun shopping - it's great!" Although they were not designed as maternity wear, Beyonce, 30, is still wearing lines from her new range, and they are fitting her well.

She added: "What I'm wearing today is part of the collection; it's not supposed to be maternity wear, but it actually is really good for the maternity. We do have some things that I am still trying to rock!" Tweet (less)

..

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)

"It is flattering to be called a gay icon," Imran told the magazine in an exclusive interview. "`I have always been a supporter of gay rights.

" When asked if he was ready for a desi Brokeback, he quipped: "Sure, why not!". In the accompanying candid interview, Imran talked about the success of Delhi Belly , his new films with Katrina and Kareena and why he 'locked lips' with dost Ranbir Kapoor on Karan Johar's show (less)

And if IIT is unaware of such exploits, it needs to take stringent action against the opportunists. With Love Delhi is essentially a spin-off on Naseeruddin Shah starrer ' A Wednesday ' where an anonymous abductor (Tom Alter) holds as hostage a prolific real-estate developer (Kiran Kumar) without any monetary aspirations.

All he expects from the people he is negotiating with is to decode some cryptic clues which will lead them to an array of historical monuments across Delhi. For the developer's daughter (Pariva Praniti) history seems to be a closed chapter.

So she summons her historian friend..

. rather prospective boyfriend (Ashish Lal) who cracks each clue as if he was born for it.

The daughter meanwhile seems seldom stressed in the state of affairs and remains immaculately decked-up throughout, showing more lip-gloss than anxiety on her face. And the guy never misses any opportunity to hug her on the pretext of consoling.

After Wikipedia lecture on every tombstone in the capital city, one presumes that the film would be an implied (and extended) public service message on the restoration and relevance of heritage structures in present times. While that would have still made some sort of sense with the endless 22-charade in the film, the central idea of the film is as disconnected with history or heritage as filmmaking is from the Indian Institute of Technology.

The abductor reveals that his only intent was to avenge some ancestral rivalry with the hostage. If that was the case, what was the elaborate historical tour across Delhi all about? The running around the bush happens for a whole two months in the film.

In fact, the makers themselves seem so uninterested after a point that several monuments are rushed off merely in montages. To be honest, the film had an interesting (connect-the-dots) premise but the potential remains untapped thanks to its patchy writing and amateurish direction, not to mention its pathetic performances.

The male lead Ashish Lal, who also triples up as the producer and writer, is entirely focused on showing-off his heroism and know-how and, in process, solves the puzzles in such a way that only he understands the question and also the answer to it. It would have certainly made more sense to also involve the audience in unraveling the encrypted hints.

It is important to mention here that the film has an extremely pretentious demeanour. It is made as an English language film but seems desperately wannabe like a desi-turned mod faking a firang accent, just to come across as a cool dude.

First of all, the choice of language seems sham in the given milieu and secondly the actors hopelessly struggle to deliver lines in English. Especially irritating is Ashish Lal in his desi drawl and conceited act.

Same holds for Pariva Praniti who shows more makeup than emotion. Seema Biswas is consistently bad in her two-line English or two-scene act.

Be grateful to small mercies that there is Tom Alter, the epitome of English in Hindi films. Kiran Kumar has pretty less to do as the captive though the audience gets the feeling of being a detainee.

The makers perhaps believe they have a trump card in store in the climax but the supposed suspense is lame and pretty-much predictable. What's more ludicrous is the basis on which the hostage forgives his kidnapper.

Also the makers seem to be under an impression that they are at their creative best in the opening and end credits but it's only laughable. What is more surprising is that the heroine in the end-credit song changes to some random face!!! With Love Delhi is a 'historic' lesson on how not to project a seemingly substandard college-project film as a feature film - forget an intelligent thriller! Verdict: Poor (less)

Though your first movie Aap Kaa Surroor was a hit, the last three films did not do well at the box-office. What are your expectations with Damadamm!? I am very confident that Damadamm! will do very good business and it will get me back in the same race where I was afterAap Kaa Surroor.

Radio was made only for a niche audience, where I got a lot of critical acclaim for my performance but the film could not do well at the box-office. Later, I had to suffer due to the fallout with Bhushan Kumar for Kajraare.

I am quite confident that Damadamm! will give me a mileage as an actor. Even though it's releasing with RA.

One, is huge competition and is obviously going to do well. You recently got the rights of Damadamm! Why is that? There was huge pressure when it came to the release of Kajraare.

It was a good product but could not get its due. I had to be careful as far as the release strategy was concerned.

Studio 18 owed me a lot of money and that's how the deal between the two of us got struck. The music and video distribution rights have been given to my company HR Musik.

There is no bitterness with Studio 18. There is a dance step in the promos in which you are mocking yourself.

Please comment. It's a fun film which will make you smile.

I am not as serious in real life as people perceive me to be (Smiles). I remember discussing with Raju Khan (choreographer) that I've been famous with the mike and the cap so why not make use of it.

I wanted to include a dance step which would show the funny side of Himesh Reshammiya. You always seem more comfortable working with newcomers.

Why is that? I think I am very unconventional. I am still a few films away to reach the conventional setup because I have always been criticized when it comes to acting and Damadamm! will prove it to all.

Your music always caters to the masses. Please comment.

Yes, absolutely and that's the case with Bodyguard and now with the music of Damadamm! songs like 'Madhushala' and 'Umrao Jaan' are all mass hits. I have made 'Main Jahan Rahoon' for the classes and won awards too.

'Aashiq Banaya Aapne' got me awards as a singer. I was the first composer-turned-singer to receive a Filmfare award.

I have always been a package of class and mass together. How do you deal with criticism? Even the biggest stars receive criticism, so I don't have any problems if someone has an opinion about me.

But otherwise, hundreds of people have been with me that's why I am successful today. People called me nasal but by the grace of god, I gave fifty hits in one year.

Kishore Kumar is one example of singer-turned-actor and has been a legend. Damadamm! will end the whole debate of why did I turn into an actor because I will definitely continue to act.

What are your plans for the future? Reinvention is very important for a composer and I started my own music company, my first agenda was to have a lot of content. I created five hundred new songs and collaborated with two-fifty new artists.

It was very necessary for me to break my own record with Bodyguard and this can be done only with a thorough preparation. I have seen composers fade away and that has always been my fear.

I will reinvent myself each year. Tweet'; var stindex=100; var stp=150; var taglen=0; var tmp; var tagcheck = new Array("div","span","br","font","a"); if(storymetalinks==true) { var storydiv=document.

getElementById("storydiv").innerHTML; if(storydiv.

indexOf(" ") > '-1' || storydiv.indexOf(" ") > '-1'){ var beflen=storydiv.

indexOf(' '); if (beflen == '-1'){beflen=storydiv.indexOf(' ');} var befart=storydiv.

substring(0,beflen)+" "+ almtatag +" "; var aftart=storydiv.substring((beflen+8),storydiv.

length); } document.getElementById("storydiv").

innerHTML=befart+aftart; } var storycontent = document.getElementById("storydiv").

innerHTML; var firstpara = storycontent.substring(0,storycontent.

toLowerCase().indexOf("")).

toLowerCase(); function findptt(cnt){ zz++; if(zz == 10)return; var xxx=-1,yyy=-1; var ccnt = cnt; for(ii=0; ii "); if(yyy != -1){ taglen += yyy; stp = stp + yyy; yyy+=1; } break; taglen = taglen + tagcheck[ii].length + 3; } } if(xxx == -1 || xxx >= 150){ return; }else{ var tmp2 = ccnt.

substring(0,xxx); tmp2 += ccnt.substring((yyy+xxx),ccnt.

length); findptt(tmp2); } }findptt(firstpara); if(firstpara.length ")){ }else{ tmpminus = tmpcon.

length - tmpcon.lastIndexOf(" Watch Video'+'';} else {tmpdiV="";} var b1=""; var b2=""; var hid="526"; if(sldemsidcnt>1){imglinksh='View Images';}else{imglinksh='View Image';} var b2 = ''+''+ capt +''+ tmpdiV +''; bellyad.

innerHTML = b2 + b1; (less)

However, it seems that their plans will now have to wait on a court verdict. A source informed us that producer Vinod Bachchan, who supposedly owns 51 percent of the rights to the film, filed a case against Eros for announcing the film's sequel without his consent.

Reportedly, the hearing took place yesterday afternoon and the high court has prohibited both parties from going ahead with the sequel. "Not only that, the court has also prevented remaking the film in any other form.

Upon submission of all the documents by both parties, the court will then decide who has the rights," added the source. When contacted, Vinod Bachchan said, "Yes, I have sent them a legal notice.

I am the 51% rights holder of the film and no one can make a film without my consent. How can they announce the film, without even asking me? The court too has said that no one can make a sequel at the moment.

" On the other hand, the official spokesperson of Eros International said, "This is incorrect news, as the rights are not with him." (less)

I think it'll make interesting reading. So I am looking at it.

" Meanwhile, Shobhaa De is rumoured to have picked up publishing rights. De avers, "The biography is just an idea at the moment, nothing is on paper yet," adding that she would publish a book on Khanna if it was commissioned.

"He's lived life on his terms and it would make for a fascinating read." We concur! (less)

It also overtakes what Star Network paid for this year's big Diwali release, RA.One , trade sources said.

Jayantilal Gada, CMD, Pen India Pvt Ltd, the agency that aids the purchase of films for Zee Cinema, justifies the hefty price tag, saying that channels study the production banner's track record on the small screen before pitching to buy the satellite rights. "We chose to buy Agneepath over several other biggies because Karan's (producer Karan Johar of Dharma Productions) movies have always delivered great numbers.

And the promo of this film showed promise," he said. Without commenting on the figures, trade analyst Amod Mehra says, "There are only a handful of leading satellite channels in the market.

Likewise, there are only four or five really bankable stars, and not more than 10 big films a year. Zee has shelled out the money for Agneepath to break the pattern of Karan's films going to either Star or Sony, and to strengthen their market position.

" According to the trade circuit, the TV satellite rights market has grown more than 10 times in the last decade alone. "Big flicks bring channels high TRPs and bumper ad revenue.

And no channel keeps a film to itself. Syndication is a common practice, and it also helps recover costs, that otherwise wouldn't make economical sense," Amod said, recalling that the 2007 hit, 'Jab We Met', was the first film in recent times to be syndicated to different channels.

Tweet (less)

This exciting venture has many firsts. It sees director Imtiaz Ali (Jab We Met, Love Aaj Kal, Rockstar) step in as a creative producer and wife Preety Ali being launched as the co-producer.

She has recently set up a production house named PI Films. Choreographer Bosco of the famous Bosco-Caesar duo will direct the project.

Commenting on the development, Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO of the the production house, says, "It's great to collaborate with Imtiaz, Preety and Bosco on this project. From the day our team saw MGIAA, we knew it was a film we had to remake in Hindi.

The characters of the two leads are so endearing and the situations they find themselves in so hilarious, that it's the perfect recipe for an action romcom! We showed the film to Imtiaz and he felt the same. Getting Bosco on board to helm the project puts it in the perfect zone creatively and the whole team is now raring to go.

" Imtiaz adds, "It is very exciting. It seems like full on fun - both the film and the making.

A crazy, high energy, no-holds-barred rollercoaster ride with a highly huggable hero and a hyper heroine. Most exciting for me is that Bosco is directing the film.

I don't think many people know how to put fun on screen like Bosco. And I'm there to add to the chaos!" What's the film about? My Girlfriend Is An Agent is the story of two spies who have been assigned the mission to stop a Russian crime group from stealing an advanced chemical weapon.

While one of them is a sexy secret agent who is a master of martial arts and envied by her comrades, the other is a rookie known to botch up every mission he's ever been on. Interestingly, they were once deeply in love but neither is aware of the other's real job.

The two try to work out their complicated relationship while trying to save the world (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)

" "Naam Hai Boss", the source adds, is a remake of the 2010 Malayalam blockbuster "Pokkiri Raja", with Mammootty and Prithviraj in the lead. While Akshay will be playing Mammootty's role, Prithviraj's role will be played by Pakistani model-turned-actor Imran Abbas.

The film will be directed by Anthony D'Souza (less)

Interestingly, word is that several prominent producers were vying for the Bollywood rights of the film, especially now when anti-corruption statements have acquired a profound relevance, thanks to Anna Hazare. A source said, "After acquiring the rights of the Telugu film Vikramarkurdu which he has remade as Rowdy Rathod with its original director Prabhu Deva helming the Hindi remake, Sanjay was not really open to another South remake.

He did Rowdy..

. for the experience.

But then someone recommended Ramana to him. When Sanjay saw the film, he was blown away.

Made nine years ago, it is still as relevant. He had to acquire the remake rights and he had to get the director of the Tamil original to do it.

" The film will be directed by A R Murugadoss, who is said to have already approached Shah Rukh Khan to play the lead. Murugadoss confirmed, "I will be directing the Hindi version of Ramana .

Shah Rukh and I have talked about the film." Ramana featuring Vijaykanth in the lead and directed by the Ghajini maker Murugadoss was an all-time hit in Tamil.

It was remade into Telugu with Chiranjeevi in the lead, and in Kannada as well. Tweet (less)

Now for Anurag Basu's Barfee , last week in Ooty, Priyanka has done an Anna Hazare, so to speak. For a sequence that required her character to be locked away in a room for three days without food, water or any company, PC declared she would go the whole hog.

No faking for the character, she declared. Says a source, "At first Ranbir laughed off Priyanka's method acting.

' Tu Marlon Brando hai kya ?', the actor joked. He told her to 'just act' the sequence.

But PC was adamant. She made it very clear to Anurag that she would actually go through her character's ordeal for three days.

" All attempts to dissuade the actress failed and Anurag had to give in. However, the director had a condition, that he too, will join her.

Says a source, "To Anurag, who had written the character and the sequence, it seemed unfair that Priyanka should go at it alone. He insisted on going through what the actress' character suffers when confined to a solitary life.

Only then did Anurag allow Priyanka to go through the harrowing experience herself." Significantly, both Anurag and Priyanka have health issues and could ill afford the luxury of "living" their character's trauma.

In fact, PC has earlier suffered two bouts of fatigue and nervous exhaustion, which put her in the hospital. The Barfee experience of staying without food, water and company for three days has been serious pressure on the health of both the actress and the director.

Priyanka, we are told, remained silent and unresponsive for a week after the shooting. Says the source, "We all tried to dissuade both of them from this madness.

But they wouldn't listen. First Anurag locked himself away in the room in Ooty that Priyanka's character was supposed to be confined in.

And then she went through the three-day isolation." The spokesperson for Barfee confirmed the above story.

Tweet (less)