Rituparno Ghosh has given Akshay a role that will be remembered for a lifetime and the actor who has mastered the art of action and comedy is eager to triumph as an intense lover. Now Akshay is having an image makeover by growing his chest hair and a beard for his traveler look in ‘Rahgeer’ - the film inspired by Dev Anand’s ‘Guide’.

You can very well imagine Akshay in Rahgeer by getting a hint from his long haired look in the recent cola ad of ‘Thumbs Up’ where he has done some great stunts.

Now back to Ghosh’s Rahgeer. Rituparno has asked the actor to look his worse … oops! best for the part as Vidya Balan’s lover. Rituparno chuckled, “The smooth suave look just doesn’t go with the character that Akshay is supposed to play in Rahgeer. Akshay has pomised some serious hair growth before we leave for Bangkok for the shooting” (more…)

Akshay Kumar-Katrina Kaif intense love story ‘Humko Deewana Kar Gaye’ has just hit theatres. So Akki talks about it and his upcoming films.

How is Humko Deewana Kar Gaye different from your previous work?
To start with, Humko…’ begins where most love stories end. By which I mean, when two people are living together and everything is going well, there’s a perfect match. Suddenly, one person falls in love with somebody else. It happens in everybody’s life. Even if the person you fall in love with is imperfect for you, it happens. You can’t predict love. The USP of the film is that people can relate to this subject. Sometimes, you have to go back on your commitment. Love is not like a business deal, where you have everything planned out. It happens that you sometimes can’t work it out; you realise your heart is somewhere else. ‘Humko…’ starts at a point like that.

You've mentioned that it's a very personal story. How?
We’ve treated it with a great amount of intensity, and it has a very real slice of life. It’s taken from a real story, about a couple from Toronto. (more…)

It seems like Parineeta girl Vidya Balan has become everybody’s favorite. Deepa Mehta who has till date made films on serious issues has decided to cast Vidya as Stella for her next film which will be a comic caper.

Deepa is doing something different by going for a comic genre and so is Vidya. Vidya has developed a serious image in the industry but with this international film tentatively titled Stella she will break her sober mold.

So how Deepa decided to cast Vidya? “I saw Vidya in Parineeta, and thought there was something extremely warm, earthy and old-worldly about her. Lurking beneath the graceful presence is a sense of mischief which you can see in the lighter flirtatious moments in Parineeta. I want to tap into that side of Vidya”, said Deepa Mehta. (more…)

Madhur Bhandarkar, whose critically acclaimed film ‘Page 3′ that had won three National awards for Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Editing, is upset and unhappy for not getting any award or recognition at the popular awards (Filmfare or Zee Cine). This makes him feel like an orphan in this industry.

Hurtful of this treatment
I don't know why my film didn't get any award or recognition at the popular awards. I don't have a lobby nor do I have a coterie, I don't even have big stars in my film to back me up. May be that's why my film was ignored at all the award functions. Even after making such an original film, I feel like an orphan in this industry. (more…)

Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan may emulate Dav Anand and Waheeda Rehman in Pritish Nandy and Rituparno Ghosh’s ‘Rahgir’ (traveller or wanderer), a repeat of Vijay Anand’s ‘Guide’ (1965).

The project is still to be finalized and its makers are working on the details. They have approached Akshay and Vidya and if everything work out well Akshay will play the traveller and Vidya might play Rosie. The film will start in the next few months so that it gets released this year. (more…)

Recently John went to see his latest film Taxi 9211 with a thousand cab drivers. He told them bikes are better than Taxis and they taught him how to actually put meter down (by making it upside down from right side and not from left side as he was doing). He had so much fun with them. And now John Abraham gets candid about taxis, his co-star Nana and the film Taxi 9211.

John on taxis
Cabs form the pulse of Mumbai. I remember a picture in The Times of India recently when there was a taxi strike in the city and all the cabs were parked outside the airport. The yellow and black combination looks fantastic. They keep Mumbai moving and we all owe a lot to them for their services. (more…)

While Konkona Sen Sharma left Farhan Akhtar’s produced, multi-strarrer project ‘Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd’ to be directed by Farhan’s assistant Reema Kagdi, Raima Sen has been added to the list, in her place.

The film also stars Amisha Patel, Shabana Azmi, Abhay Deol, Minisha Lamba, Kay Kay Menon, Karan Khanna, Ranveer Shourie, Sandhya Mridul and Boman Irani.

Reema confirmed Raima addition, “This film has various important characters and I thought the Raima suited one of the roles best. She is a sensitive actress.” Raima is cast opposite Kay Kay Menon in the film. (more…)