"Shashiji's birthday today..

.spent some of the most wonderful moments in films we did together.

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good health and happiness to him," the 69-year-old Bachchan tweeted. Shashi Kapoor, who started his acting career as a child artist with the film "Aag", made a mark with his work in films like "Jab Jab Phool Khile", "Kanyadaan", "Pyar Ka Mausam", "Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati", "Haseena Maan Jayegi" and "Sharmeelee".

The ailing actor was last seen in public in a wheelchair at the prayer meet of his brother Shammi Kapoor , who died Aug 14 last year (less)

I have green eyes as that of my father," Kareena told reporters. "During summer seasons he would give two mangoes to Karisma and I would end up getting just one.

I had to work hard to please him," she added. The statue was unveiled at the inauguration of UTV Stars' property Walk of the Stars at the Bandra Bandstand Promenade.

The event witnessed the felicitation of the 'Kapoor Khandan', one of the legendary families of Indian cinema. Kareena was accompanied by father Randhir Kapoor to unveil her grandfather's statue.

"I am short of words, what more would I ask for. My father and my grandfather had made me who I am.

Which girl has got this opportunity guys," she said. "Kapoors have acting in their veins and blood.

I am looking forward to walk down a memory lane. What better gift than this to the 100 years of Indian cinema.

" Director Madhur Bhandarkar joined Kareena in unveiling the signatures of her great grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Sunil Dutt and Nargis. Madhur said: "The way Hollywood has its Walk of Fame even the Hindi film industry now has its Walk of Stars.

" A special picture was clicked with Kareena sitting in the lap of the statue of her grandfather where she said: "This is the only lap that Saif would allow me to sit on." The event was held at a five-star hotel but simultaneously the tiles dedicated to Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor, Karisma and Kareena were also installed at Bandstand.

A special honour brass statue on a bench of cinema greats Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor was also installed. Tweet (less)

And what's their biggest challenge? It's in creating the right ambience and weaving a well-connected story. Kunal Kohli's upcoming romantic offering "Teri Meri Kahaani", starring Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, is set in three time periods -- 1910, 1960 and 2012.

Each has its own flavour. Similar is the case with Vikram Bhatt's "Dangerous Ishq", the story of which spans over 500 years.

Though said to be based on the theme of reincarnation, the movie will see actors Rajniesh Duggal and Karisma Kapoor in varied looks as the story travels from one era to another. According to film historian S.

M.M.

Ausaja, it is the writer's prerogative to pen a lucid script, the director's job to track trivial details, and the editor's work to cut a film in a way that the audience doesn't feel distracted. "I feel content is king in such films.

If a director makes the narrative less complex, it will be easier for the viewer to grasp it. Any confusion has to be credited to the script.

Also, a lot depends on the depiction and the art direction. When you show a certain period in a film, it has to be well-researched," Ausaja told IANS.

Bhatt, who went back to the 15th century for "Dangerous Ishq", says it took a good amount of team effort to shape up the film with the authenticity for each era intact. "We did a lot of research in terms of setting, costumes, dialect and colour palette.

Otherwise, we could have lost the authenticity. So whether it was art direction, costumes, dialogues or colour.

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all departments did their individual research and worked as a team to perfect the look of the film," Bhatt told IANS. In the recent past, the transition in the looks of characters and the ambience have been portrayed in films like "Veer Zaara", "Bachna Ae Haseeno", "Actionn Replay", "Love Aaj Kal", "Mausam", "7 Khoon Maaf" and "Rockstar".

Kohli, who had portrayed these changes in his hit 2004 love story "Hum Tum", says more than the sets, costumes and research, it was important to focus on how the story holds over the time zones. "It's very important that the story holds over time zones.

And how do I overcome the challenge of covering different time zones in a film? Well I write a good story," he quipped. Kohli admits "Teri Meri Kahaani" reflects his perception of the 1960s and his fantasy about the 1910 period.

"Most of my research for the 1960s era came from my passion for films. I have watched a lot of Shammi Kapoor and Raj Kapoor films and enjoyed watching them.

So the setting came naturally to me. Capturing the 1910 period was complete fantasy for me.

"But unlike the way many filmmakers show the pre-independence period with serious, khadi-clad individuals, I wanted to show it with some fun. I'm sure people had fun back then and fell in love; so, that's the aspect I have tried to capture.

In the 2012 era, I wanted to show a contemporary take on relationships and how love is taken forward through SMS and BBM," he said. Filmmakers, who chose to deal with the subject of reincarnation in movies like "Madhumati", "Prem", "Milan", " Kudrat", "Karan Arjun" and " Om Shanti Om", were also posed with the challenge of showcasing different time zones.

Bhatt insists the idea of going back and forth in time is not distracting for the audience. "Whether there are three eras or five eras in a story.

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one film has one story, and that shouldn't be disjointed," he added (less)

While praising the young actor, Paresh pointed out how RK has always stayed away from signing for immature roles. Calling Rocket Singh, Wake up Sid and Rajneeti as his favourite RK movies, he adds, " Rajneeti was superlative.

All the other guys looked pale compared to him. Ranbir Kapoor is terrific.

He is the future." And apart from Ranbir, Rawal also likes Abhay Deol's guts.

He says, "Abhay Deol is a tremendous actor. I really like his approach.

He is the kind of actor who grows on you with his acting ability." Tweet (less)