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Hard for me to say No and for Arjun to say Yes-Niharika Khan
06 months ago
by Fenil Seta
in Interviews
She’s got The Dirty Picture to gloat over. He has The Life of Pi. But other than success, costume designer siblings Niharika Khan and Arjun Bhasin have little in common. Mirror catches up with them
Mitali Parekh (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 28, 2012)
In his open-plan, sun-washed apartment in Bandra, Arjun Bhasin sits guarded and churlish. Sister Niharika Khan — who will now forever have ‘National Award winner’ (for The Dirty Picture) sewn before her name — sits crosslegged on a table. Her train of conversation runs candidly across countries, inappropriate for discussion in front of the press. Arjun periodically tries to steer it to safer territory. “You know, not too many people know we’re siblings,” she says, “Which is odd because if I grow a beard, I’m Arjun.”
The costume designer siblings arrived at a common career through different routes. True to his nature, Arjun took the methodical path. He first studied filmmaking, then focused on costume design, and assisted designers before setting out on his own 10 years ago.
Niharika fell into the profession only in 2007 with Khoya Khoya Chand, because “they wanted Arjun, but couldn’t afford him”. So even while Arjun might repeatedly announce that he is five years younger than Niharika (and it’s true), she considers him a senior in the profession, constantly checking if she can assist him. “I get so excited when he shows me sketches and mood boards. I’d jump at the chance to work with him. But he doesn’t let me,” she rues. “But More >
Soha set for Harvard
02 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Bollywood News
The actress has been invited to deliver a lecture on Hindi cinema
Prithwish Ganguly (BOMBAY TIMES; May 8, 2011) Soha Ali Khan is on cloud nine. The actress has been specially invited by the acclaimed Harvard University to deliver a lecture on Hindi cinema in an interactive session titled Cinema – Then and Now. What’s making the Oxford grad’s visit to Harvard even more special is the fact that her mother, Sharmila Tagore, would be joining her during the session. The event will also screen Soha’s works like Khoya Khoya Chand, Rang De Basanti and Antarmahal.
She will pay tribute to icons of Hindi cinema like Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Waheeda Rehman and her mother Sharmila Tagore in her lecture. “I’m quite excited and tense about my Harvard visit,” says an excited Soha. “I have never really delivered a lecture on cinema before and I will be in front of the most academic followers of Indian films there. It’s a really humbling experience that I have been chosen by them to speak about Indian cinema and that my films are also being screened.”
About her lecture, Soha discloses, “I have done a thorough research of the cinema we have created over the ages. I have a pretty huge period to cover in my lecture, but I will touch upon landmark films, directors and actors who have made huge contributions in shaping up cinema as it is today. I will specially talk about how Meena Kumari, Madhubala and Waheeda Rehman and also my mom helped Indian cinema to More >
Chalo Dilli is an out-and-out commercial film-Lara Dutta
02 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Interviews
The unconventionally-paired Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak speak about their upcoming film ‘Chalo Dilli’, which is also Lara’s first as a producer
Varun Vazir | MM Online Bureau (April 25, 2011) Two of a kind: Vinay Pathak and Lara Dutta
Seated in the recording room of Mehboob studio since 1 pm, this writer met Vinay Pathak and Lara Dutta, the unlikely pair of Chalo Dilli (which releases on April 29), after a four hour wait. Vinay, full of energy and wit was simple dressed in a pair of jeans and a black shirt and Lara looked stunning in her short dress.
Despite having given several interviews since morning, the duo still looked very excited to talk about their film. Excerpts:
What is Chalo Dilli all about?
Vinay Pathak: Chalo Dilli is a story-oriented and content-driven film. It’s a story that characters tell because the situations move them forward.
Is it an out-and-out commercial film?
Lara Dutta: Chalo Dilli has more commercial content than any other commercial film.
What are the various locations in which the film has been shot?
LD: The film starts with two people trying to get from Mumbai to Delhi. We’ve also extensively shot in Jaipur, the Shekhawati region including Jhunjhunu, Sikar and that entire belt.
The two of you make for quite an unconventional pair. What do you have to say about that?
LD: That’s what the story is all about. In the film, we’re two as-different-as-can-be people on a journey together, but on a personal level, we are not More >
Celebs react to Shiney Ahuja case verdict
02 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Bollywood News
Subhash K Jha (BOMBAY TIMES; April 1, 2011)
Shiney Ahuja has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment, thereby drawing to a close a two-year long court battle after he was accused of raping his domestic help.
Celina Jaitly was in a state of shock after hearing the verdict. She said, “It’s shocking. I don’t know if his lawyer gets to reappeal. My heart reaches out to his family. What they must be going through. It just shows one impulsive moment can ruin one’s life. Many rapists and criminals roam free. I feel Shiney paid for being a celebrity.”
Soha Ali Khan who worked with Shiney in Khoya Khoya Chand and the unreleased Accident expressed shock on being told about the verdict. “I am shocked. I can’t even begin to imagine what he and his family must be going through. I don’t know the actual facts. So I can only pray for them to have inner strength. I wish them well.”
Sudhir Mishra who had introduced Shiney to the Hindi cinema in Hazaaron Khawishein Aisi and later gave Shiney his career’s best role in Khoya Khoya Chand, said, “I really shouldn’t be commenting. What can I say? I am numbed. But we can’t get emotional about this. The verdict of the court is unquestionable and I completely believe in it. If the court has found Shiney guilty so be it. It is still unbelievable what has happened to him. I can’t even begin to think what went on in his head. Or how he might do what he is supposed to have done. Because what he More >
Soha-Sharmila: Lessons from the past and present
02 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Interviews
A generation gap doesn’t have to translate to misunderstandings. iDiva joins mother-daughter duo Sharmila Tagore and Soha Ali Khan, as they speak of their relationship and how they learn from each other everyday
By ALISHA FERNANDES (iDIVA; March 26, 2011)
GROWING UP Sharmila: When you grow up in families that give great importance to aesthetics, values and culture, like I did, you tend to naturally imbibe it from your surroundings. I have never put pressure on myself or felt pressure from my family to excel, and have always led life according to my terms. I was neither a victim of stardom nor fashion. And I also know that as a mother, I supported my children in their choices and never pressured them into anything they didn’t want to do. Soha: I wasn’t even aware of how much my parents had accomplished till I was almost 20! I knew that they were famous, but I didn’t know the extent of their achievements. My father captained the Indian cricket team for 10 years and my mother managed to comfortably succeed in both, art and commercial cinema, but to me, they were just Abba and Amma. I was always made to feel very special, and supported with all my choices. I was academically smart, participated in drama and sports, and had an active social life; so I was a happy kid. I wanted to study further and it helped that I grew up in Delhi as opposed to Mumbai, so I wasn’t exposed to the filmi world as much.
BEING ROYAL Sharmila: It is a part of More >
Alankrita dumps Prakash Jha?
02 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Rumour has it
After the disappointing reception to Turning 30 and differences over shots in Raajneeti, filmmakers Prakash Jha and Alankrita Shrivastava end their six-year association
Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; March 02, 2011)
I didn’t want to be on any sets. I was tired and I wanted to take a break to write my next film,” says Alankrita Shrivastava. Well, that’s her explanation for not being a part of Prakash Jha’s next film, Aarakshan.
However there is more brewing between the two. They have shared a professional relationship for the past six years, ever since Shrivastava assisted Jha on Apaharan (2005).
Our source gives us the inside scoop on the strained relationship, telling us, “This is the first time in over six years that Alankrita is not a part of Prakash Jha’s film.
Alankrita Shrivastava with Prakash JhaShe joined Jha during Apaharan and after that she was involved in the production of Khoya Khoya Chand (2007), Dil Dosti Etc (2007) and other films. She was the associate director of the super hit Raajneeti (2010).
The problems emerged as a result of differences in opinion over a couple of sequences in Raajneeti, which were shot by Alankrita.
However, the problems escalated due to the disastrous response to Alankrita’s film Turning 30 (2011), which media-shy Jha promoted with Alankrita and Gul Panag.”
When contacted, Shrivastava denied a fallout with Jha, telling us, “I have not left Prakash Jha Productions. I am writing my next film. After More >
Dipannita Sharma signed for Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl
02 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Bollywood News
By Bollywood Hungama News Network, February 23, 2011 – 15:06 IST
Remember Dipannita Sharma- the model cum actress who debuted in 16 December and was later seen in films such as My Brother Nikhil, Dil Vil Pyar Vyar and Khoya Khoya Chand. After lying low for a while Dipannita is now back and would be seen in Yash Raj Films’ forthcoming venture Ladies v/s Ricky Bahl.
In the film, Dipannita plays a corporate executive who falls prey to the flattery and guile of Ricky Bahl (Ranveer Singh) as he cons his way through life. Along with newcomer Parineeti Chopra, Dipannita now joins the lead pair, Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma, in director Maneesh Sharma’s ‘Rom-Con’, shooting of which starts end of March.
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