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A Mohd Rafi museum
Jul 29th
The music legend’s son Shahid Rafi is launching a music academy in his father’s honour on July 31
Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 29, 2010)
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All Mohd Rafi fans, pay attention. Shahid Rafi, son of the music legend Mohd Rafi, is all set to launch a music academy in his father’s memory on the 31st of this month, which is Rafi’s 30th death anniversary. An apt tribute indeed.
Shahid Rafi has joined hands with 11 other people from the industry to launch this academy, which will double up as a Rafi museum of sorts. A musical night will kickstart the launch and will see many prominent people from the film and the music industry.
When contacted, Shahid Rafi said, “I have been getting this request for the last 25 years. Everywhere I go, people come up and tell me that their love and respect for Rafisaab is immense. That’s why I decided that we should do something like this. We have zeroed-down on a place in Lokhandwala, Andheri.
We will renovate the place and then start the academy. We are planning to get prominent people from the music industry to come and teach students there.
Apart from this, we will host shows in honour of musical legends, who are not amongst us now and will also felicitate members of their families.”
And guess what? The museum will have exclusive pictures, videos, many of his unused songs and his musical instruments on display among other things. Shahid Rafi added, “The museum will be like a walk down memory lane for his fans.”
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Apart from Shahid Rafi, the academy will have relatives of legends from the Indian music industry like Raju Naushad (Naushad’s son), Andalib Majrooh Sultanpuri (Majrooh Sultanpuri’s son), Ruhan Mahendra Kapoor (Mahendra Kapoor’s son), and Firdaus Shahid Rafi (Mohd Rafi’s grandson), amongst others in the governing body members of the Academy.
Naseer abuses errant theatre-goer
Jul 27th
Hurled four-letter abuses at her for having trespassed his performance of Waiting for Godot. The stage is sacrosanct for the thespian…
Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 27, 2010)
During a staging of Waiting For Godot in Bangalore, Naseeruddin Shah lost his cool when a lady landed up on his stage. Our source said, “The play was going on and Naseer and Benjamin Gilani were in the middle of an extremely serious scene.
Randeep Hooda who plays the God was also on the stage. Just then a lady accompanied by an old man landed up straight on the stage. The lady started shouting and complaining that someone had parked a car right outside her house.
Everyone in the audience was shocked about how someone could interrupt a play this way. Naseer completely lost it and was very angry. He started abusing the lady and the audience agreed with him.
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| A still from Waiting for Godot | |
Not only Naseer but also a few people from the audience abused the lady, who quickly hurried away from the scene. Naseer abused her with four-letter words and the lady didn’t know what happened.
Naseer always says that the stage is his temple and no one is allowed to enter when he is performing. The audience also agreed that no one has the right to disturb when an actor is performing on the stage.”
When contacted Randeep Hooda, who plays God on the show, said, “Yes such an incident occurred. The lady accompanied by an old man had to face the brunt from everybody.
However the funny part was that no one in the audience got up as they also would have had to face the brunt.
Naseerbhai now jokes about the incident and says that she might be a struggling actor who came for her audition and I might cast her in one of my next plays. However it was really ridiculous and she had her 15 minutes of fame.”
Salman is Sonakshi’s trainer
Jul 27th
Salman Khan played trainer to debutante Sonakshi Sinha during the shooting of Dabangg
Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 27, 2010)
Salman Khan not only played the role of a corrupt cop in Dabangg but also played a trainer to Sonakshi Sinha, daughter of Shatrughan Sinha who makes her debut with the film.
Everyday during the shooting of the film in Panchgani, Salman used to make her walk all the way from the location to the hotel and take her to the gym regularly. Sonakshi is grateful to Salman for her new look and the weight she has lost.
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Our source said, “The unit of Dabangg used to stay in a hotel in Panchgani while the location was a good one hour away from the hotel. Salman has been extremely caring towards Sonakshi and he was the one who inspired her to enter Bollywood. He was keen that Sonakshi lose some weight and that’s why after the shoot he used to make her walk all the way till the hotel. He also made her eat only salads and work out regularly.”
When contacted Sonakshi said, “Yes, he used to make me walk from the location to the hotel and sometimes from the hotel to the location. It was a good one hour walk up the ghat.
Salman is very particular about my fitness and he has been responsible for losing weight and getting into the films in the first place.
He took over as my trainer and after shooting he used to make me do weights or play tennis. He shifted his gym equipment there so that we could work out together.”
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Sonakshi adds, “It was not that I was lazy or something but I always need someone to motivate me. Salman did that and we used to do weights together. He guided me to concentrate on my legs during workout and we also did quite a few abs as well.”
Sonakshi finally said, “I used to eat only salads as it is genetic for me to gain weight, but for him he used to eat everything. During the lunch breaks, he won’t allow me to come near him when he ate all the yummy food. I stuck to my salads, but I still need to work harder.” Well, glamour is back-breaking work, honey!
KJo directs emotional scenes of Ra.One?
Jul 27th
King Khan has summoned Karan Johar to London to direct the emotional sequences of Ra.One
Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 27, 2010)
Karan Johar is currently in London and shooting for Shah Rukh Khan’s film Ra.One. Karan is directing a couple of scenes for best friend Shah Rukh Khan’s magnum opus since SRK feels that Karan is the lucky mascot. He wants all the luck possible for this film.
Our source said, “Shah Rukh is extremely close to Karan and some days back he had tweeted, inviting Karan to come and direct a couple of scenes for him. SRK wrote that Karan is his lucky mascot and that’s why he wants Karan to do it.
Karan accepted the invitation and so Karan is currently in London shooting a couple of emotional scenes which are his forte, with SRK and Kareena. The schedule of the film has been split into two units for a couple of days. The original director, Anubhav Sinha, will continue to shoot the primary montages and action-packed sequences of the feature. Karan, in the meanwhile, will be shooting the mushier bits.
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“Karan left for London on Friday night and has also begun shooting from Monday. He is going to shoot for two days and after that Anubhav Sinha will once again take over as the director of the film,” said a source.
Incidentally the combination of SRK and Karan has not failed at the box-office so far, starting with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai up to the recently-released My Name Is Khan. Let’s hope that this superstitious arrangement doesn’t cause any tears for King Khan.
KJo in the meanwhile was too busy shooting to comment.
Peepli Live actor wants to meet Katrina
Jul 26th
Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 26, 2010)
Omkardas Manikpuri, an actor from the prestigious theatre house founded by late Habib Tanvir Sahib, Naya Theatre, was taken completely by surprise when all stars walked to him in praise of the promos of Peepli Live.
Karan Johar, Rani Mukherjee and Sharman Joshi all personally got themselves introduced to Natha (as Manikpuri is fondly known) and told him that they really liked what they saw in promos. Manikpuri now wants to meet Katrina Kaif since he is fascinated by her glamour.
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| Katrina Kaif | Omkardas Manikpuri |
He managed to gather the guts to request Aamir for the same. Aamir was first shocked and then started laughing as he found Natha’s request so adorable.
He promised that once he would be back from the tour of Peepli Live promotions in the UK he would surely arrange a meeting.
When contacted, Omkardas Manikpuri confirmed, “Yes, I have told Aamir sir. It is a very personal request, so I don’t want to talk about it.”
Dibakar’s next on Rajiv Gandhi assassination?
Jul 26th
The filmmaker is shooting a political thriller loosely based on the ex-Prime Minister’s murder; Abhay Deol and Emraan Hashmi will act
Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 26, 2010)
Now that Dibakar Banerjee has had his fill with understanding the complexities of personal relationships in Love Sex Aur Dhokha, the director is taking an interest in politics.
His next is supposedly a political thriller that is loosely based on ex-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination. The film will star Abhay Deol and Emraan Hashmi in the lead roles. Dibakar is yet to cast an actress to play the female lead.
A source says, “Dibakar is considering Manisha Koirala and Sushmita Sen for the role of a female politician in the film. Talks are also on with Kalki for playing the female lead in the film.”
Apparently, Dibakar has been wanting to make this political thriller for long now, but he got busy with LSD and this project was put on hold. Initially, he had planned to make the political thriller with Imran Khan and Abhay Deol with Katrina Kaif as the female lead.
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| Dibakar Banerjee | Abhay Deol | Emraan Hashmi | ||
But Dibakar’s plans with Imran Khan didn’t work out because the actor couldn’t work out dates for the director. Imran Khan has now lost the film to his namesake (well almost), Emraan Hashmi.
Although the film is not based on the late Prime Minister’s life, it supposedly revolves around his death and the way he was killed. Dibakar has been researching diligently on attacks on top political leaders of the world.
When contacted, Emraan Hashmi confirms and says, “Yes I am in talks with Dibakar.” But despite repeated calls, Dibakar Banerjee remained unavailable for comment.
Antara Mali goes bald
Jul 24th
Antara Mali has shaved her head for her role in Amol Palekar’s And Once Again. She is a monk
Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 24, 2010)
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She might have bared it all in the skimpy albeit well-designed two-pieces in Ram Gopal Varma’s Naach, but Antara Mali has now decided to do away with all that’s associated with glamour.
Surprisingly that includes her hair too! The actress will now be seen in a completely deglamourised look in Amol Palekar’s next And Once Again. And for this film, she has had to go bald.
The film is being produced by Sangrila Kreations and also stars Rajat Kapoor and Rituparna Sengupta among others.
Though Antara Mali got married and quit the industry last year, she’s now decided to resurface in her brand new avatar. Our source said, “Antara was quite kicked about Amol’s film and loved the narration. She immediately agreed to sign the film and didn’t think twice about shaving her head, because her role, which is that of a female monk in Sikkim, requires it.”
Any comments, Ramu?
Hirani’s next called ‘Hey Bhagwan!’?
Jul 24th
Superstar director Raju Hirani’s next is about 300 gods; called Hey Bhagwan!
Sonal Chawla and Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 24, 2010)
After creating box-office history in Bollywood, Raju Hirani seems to be aiming at even loftier heights, the realm of the divine in fact.
If the grapevine is to be believed, Raju’s next film will be titled Hey Bhagwan! Raju has just finished his first draft and will think of an apt cast once the script is fully done.
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Our source said, “Raju had met Abhijat Joshi a couple of months back in US and discussed the idea with him. Abhijat is Raju’s most trusted associate and he loved the idea; they started working on the script. Raju is already ready with his rough first draft.
The film deals with the issue of our multi-deity culture in India and how there are different gods for different problems. The film will be molded in a typical Raju Hirani format, with humour and an underlying message.”
After 3 Idiots, speculation has been rife about what Bollywood’s hottest director will make next. Hirani’s films are usually popular for their zany plots that strike a chord with all demographics of movie-going audiences.
Raju Hirani denied the story.
Apart from this film, Hirani is also working on Munnabhai Chale Amrika, a sequel to the massively successful Munnabhai series.
Himesh’s Kajraare postponed to Eid?
Jul 23rd
Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 23, 2010)
Himesh Reshammiya celebrates his birthday today and he has got a unique gift from his producers. His film Kajraare that was scheduled for release on August 6, has apparently now been pushed to Eid.
Ramzan starts from August 10. The film has a strong Muslim theme and the producers feel that the collections could suffer if released in the Ramzan month.
Our source said, “The producers felt that Eid was the right time for the film to release. But on the flip side, the release of the film will clash with that of the eagerly awaited Dabangg.”
When contacted, Himesh said, “I think if Kajraare is pushed from 6th August to a later date then it will be a blessing in disguise because Ramzan starts from 10th August and Kajraare has a very strong theme for the Muslim audience.
Whether the film is being pushed or not is entirely the producer Bhushan Kumar’s call.”
Crew members turn actors in Aisha’s Rishikesh schedule
Jul 23rd
Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 23, 2010)
We’ve heard many stories about the cast and crew having a ball on outdoor shoots. On the sets of Aisha during a schedule in Rishikesh, it was literally so. The scene was a volleyball match.
But things just couldn’t start moving when the director realised that he was a few extras short for the scene. Both the stars – Abhay Deol and Sonam Kapoor – were kept lolling in the sun as a frantic search was launched to complete the numbers for the volleyball match.
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With no replacement in sight, the production team decided to enlist two of their own members for the role. “Two costume stylists, Pernia Qureshi and Kunal Rawal, were asked to change and get ready for the role. So suddenly from behind the camera, they found themselves right behind the stars in the frame.
They fit the bill perfectly. Not only did they look like they were a part of the gang but they also shot well. Kunal, whose character has been named Gulshan in the film, has become the butt of all jokes among his friends about the way he made his ‘mini-debut’ in the film,” says a source.
