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Sonam’s various awesome looks in Aisha
Jun 19th
Sonam Kapoor is looking her chicest in Aisha. We deconstruct her look in the forthcoming film
MUMBAI MIRROR; June 19, 2010
The film: Aisha. The look: “Young, stylish upper class Delhi girl who is not a fashion victim,” says Pernia Qureshi, the stylist. “Someone who just wakes up beautiful,” she says. And that someone is Sonam Kapoor who gets our vote as the most stylish girl in the business of acting.
Whether on screen or on the red carpet, Sonam always manages to make heads turn with her delicious mix of classic and young, hip and haute. “I know my body. I know what my problem areas are, I know what to hide, what to reveal,” says Sonam.
As a girl who takes her fashion seriously, Sonam likes to believe she has pretty defined personal style. “I like all things classic and chic, especially off screen where I like a dash of fun, a twist to anything I am wearing,” she says. “I love old clothes, which I can mix with high street or dress up something muted with interesting accessories.” And while she thinks “no one understands Indian women better than Manish Malhotra”, she also swears by her Chanels, and her Alexander Wangs.
“It is not just about wearing brands, it is about how you put the look together,” says Sonam.
With a little help of our style icon of the season, we deconstruct Sonam’s look in the film.
Decoding the look
Colours
Pastels, lilacs, creams and off-whites. As the movie progresses and the character matures, the palette turns warmer. Threads
Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, vintage Chanel, Ayesha Depala, Manish Arora, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Rohit and Rahul, a mix of New York small stores with luxe brands.
Accessories
Pearls, headbands, hair accessories, statement rings, Dior watches, Ferragamo, oversized Chanel bags, Lady Dior.
Wedding lehenga
The colour theme for the wedding was lilac. “Anamika Khanna had this stunning white and lilac lehenga which was muted yet elegant.
Playing the role of a wedding planner, I could not outshine the bride but had to look good as well,” says Sonam.
With the white, silver and the lilac shades and an eyeshadow to compliment the three, Sonam does look like a vision.
Vintage Lacroix outfit
Sonam’s favourite look in the film has been teamed with her personal Jimmy Choo heels and a classic clutch. “I love the dress as it is very flattering to my body. I had to look hot and sexy and Pernia, my stylist, got it right.
The tight ponytail was my idea and I sport this look for quite a bit in the film.”
The makeup here is minimal, adds Sonam, “Young girls don’t need so much makeup in any case.” Says Pernia, “Very girly, very trendy and very sexy.”
White dress at polo match
Not happy with what she was supposed to wear for this particular sequence, Sonam, who is darn serious about how she is styles herself in every frame, went for a white outfit from her own collection.
“It is an old dress,” she says, “Something I have worn a lot and know exactly how it looks on me.” The hat is Pernia’s touch and the bag is a classic Lady Dior.
“Every girl has a go-to bag, and this is Aisha’s,” says Pernia. “I think it has worked beautifully,” says Sonam.
3D theatres cool & safe: IPL fans
Apr 22nd
Shreya Bhandary | TNN (THE TIMES OF INDIA; April 22, 2010)
Mumbai: If you thought James Cameron’s Avatar in 3D was the only thing that attracted Mumbaikars, think again. With close to 30 theatres all over the city screening the semi-finals and finals in 3D, audiences were seen swarming to their nearest theatre to book their seats. “With so much security threat at the stadium, this is a good way out and it is pretty close to watching the match live,’’ said Khozem Mirza, who was present at the Metro Cinema with his wife and son to watch the first semi-final match.
With two screens booked for IPL matches, one in 3D and another in 2D, the public there didn’t mind shelling out Rs 1,000 for each seat. In fact, the theatre resembled a stadium with people walking in with signs of 4s and 6s. “This place is nicely air-conditioned and also safe. Plus, I get to see the same match on a bigger screen and cheer just as loudly as I would at the stadium,’’ said Ayush Agarwal (15) who was at the theatre with his classmate Jatin Jamble (15) to support his team. “We’ll try our best to cheer as loudly as we can and support our players,’’ he added. Believe it or not, the added feature for the public here was the free booze during intervals.
Amidst hundreds of supporters cheering for Mumbai Indians, one voice that stood apart was that of 11-year-old Aakansh Kothari who was there to support Royal Challengers Bangalore. Here on a visit to his grandmother’s house, Kothari was at the theatre with his sister and uncle’s family. “I stay at Tardeo and D Y Patil stadium is far away from there. This place is near by and I am having as much fun,’’ he said. There was also a big enough crowd present to witness the match live in 2D at the same place. “I’d rather watch the match in a place where I know I won’t sweat and will get to watch the match on a massive screen,’’ said businessman Kaushal Trivedi.
“This is the first time in India that the 3D format is being used in terms of a live sports event. At almost all theatres, seats have been booked in advance for the rest of the matches too and that just shows how much the audience is liking it,’’ said Charu Satam, spokesperson for UFO
Moviez who have organised the 3D version of the movie.
E-TICKET HASSLE
Amid hundreds of policemen and thousands of cricket enthusiasts outside Nerul’s Dr D Y Patil Sports Stadium were some people who looked hassled as they were not able to enter the stadium despite having proper tickets. “I had booked e-tickets for the match, but had to wait for hours in the heat at the stadium counter to get the tickets in return for the printout. I have decided to go home,’’ said Pramod Dabke.
PHOONK 2′s ‘scientific’ scare contest
Feb 24th
February 23, 2010 11:59:09 AM IST
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Ram Gopal Varma’s PHOONK had created much hullabaloo when it was about to hit the screens. The makers had devised a fearsome challenge that if any viewer could dare to see the film sitting all alone in a theatre and not run out scared, will get a Cash Prize of Rs.5 Lakhs. And the contestant, who boldly took the challenge didn’t even last for 30mins and ran out of the theatre. However, after the release of the film, some people alleged that the contest was rigged and that they never felt fear while watching the film.
So now the team of PHOONK, who is back with a dreadful sequel PHOONK 2, without going into a pointless argument on the same, has decided to open themselves to a scientific evaluation of that claim. “For the sequel, we are going to implement our Contest in a very scientific way as never ever done before in the history of Cinema anywhere across the World. The viewer who will claim that he would not get scared will be fitted with an ECG machine while he is watching PHOONK 2 which will monitor his heartbeat & pulse rate and this will be shown live on a screen outside the theatre to both the Media and all concerned,” states the team of PHOONK 2.
A normal person, according to professionals, has a certain average heartbeat and when subjected to any kind of an intense emotion the beats considerably go up. So if the challenger claims that he had no fear while watching PHOONK 2, the monitor will tell whether he is lying or not and on the other hand if he can control his fear & thereby his heartbeat and not let it cross his normal heartbeat then he will get to win the claimed cash prize.
The team indeed DARES any viewer to take this challenge and watch PHOONK 2!
The contest will be launched around 10th March 2010 on the official website www.phoonk2.in. This contest is restricted to only healthy people with no history of Cardiac disease and, also, only to people who are between the age group of 18 and 60 years.
The contest will be open for people across INDIA and based on a computerized random draw people will be shortlisted, who then further will have to give a medical indemnification for further selection by the team and a medical professional, who will eventually single out the final challenger to be subjected to the test. The challenger’s normal heartbeat will be recorded before and while the screening is happening. Further it will also be made sure that the contestant is actually watching the film without closing his eyes by shooting him live through a night vision camera and showing his facial expressions to the media & all concerned on a screen outside the theatre. If at all he wins this challenge he will be awarded the Prize money right at the Venue in front of everybody.
PS: For any unforeseen situations an Ambulance will be on standby at the Theatre to monitor the contestants.
GLAMSHAM.COM
Plexes: 1 film not worth risk
Feb 12th
FILM UNDER A CLOUD: CM Ashok Chavan feels plex owners are unduly afraid
THE TIMES OF INDIA (February 12, 2010)
Mumbai: The multiplex owners’ apprehensions, besides being a major embarrassment for chief minister Ashok Chavan and his government, put huge pressure on Shah Rukh Khan to make it up to the Thackerays as a film’s performance in Mumbai can make or mar its overall fortunes. A teleconference between the actor (in Berlin) and the producers came off in the evening, when Khan was formally told of the theatre owners’ decision.
Khan stuck to his decision not to “apologise’’ to anyone but the ‘tweets’ he sent out during the day were markedly conciliatory. “(I) feel awful that Balasaheb and Uddhav have misconstrued my words. The reactions of the Sena workers seem to make me believe that. Don’t want mayhem, anger and violence ‘cos of our beautiful film which talks about repairing a bruised and divided world. I hope my tweets clear this cloud of confusion. I hope peace prevails and the city is at rest. Nobody wants Mumbaikars or their property hurt and destroyed, least of all me. This also is the last time I clarify or say anything on this topic. This is not a justification, it’s just reiterating the facts,’’ he said. But he seemed to have resigned himself to the no-show. “Now what happens with the release, the film, is the film’s fate,’’ he tweeted.
Mumbai’s multiplex owners, too, seemed to have resigned themselves to living with the Sena. “I think the uncertainty over the release of one film and the risk we would have taken by releasing it, is not worth it. Several other films are showing in my multiplex and I don’t want to lose that revenue as well,’’ a multiplex owner in the central suburbs said. His was one of the cinemas targeted by the Sena on Tuesday.
Another multiplex owner from Navi Mumbai admitted the government’s assurances paled in comparison to the fear factor. “A plex screen costs between Rs 5 lakh and Rs 11 lakh and one stone can damage it irretrievably. Why should we take the risk?’’ he added.
There is another huge fact that plex owners had to bear in mind when they decided that life without MNIK probably made more sense in the current circumstances. Most multiplexes run on leased property and owners say they can’t bear the consequences of damage to that property for one film. “We have to live with the Sena and don’t have the confidence that cops can give us blanket security cover 365 days a year,’’ a western suburbs mall owner admitted. “We will wait till Friday morning to take a final call,’’ he added.
Chief minister Chavan and home minister Patil, however, felt the plex owners were chickening out without reason, regretting that cops, trained to tackle terrorism and the Naxal threat, had to be diverted to take care of problems that did not have “any solid issue’’. “I said the issue should be settled amicably but people misconstrued it as softness,’’ he said.
Congress circles, however, felt the government had been backstabbed by Patil’s leader, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar. “The decision to meet Bal Thackeray immediately after Rahul Gandhi’s whirlwind tour of the city, which had the Sena squirming, gave Balasaheb that much-needed lifeline,’’ a senior Congress functionary said. The Sena did not take too much time to latch on to that lifeline. Leaders bragged on Friday that the decision to go after MNIK had, in one stroke, exposed the “soft’’ chief minister, brought the Congress down to earth after the Rahul Gandhi-provided high and “showed Raj Thackeray his place’’.
Cinemas cowed down by threat from Sena
Feb 12th
Multiplexes & Malls More Worried About Damage To Property Than Profits From Film
Bharati Dubey | TNN (THE TIMES OF INDIA; February 12, 2010)
Mumbai: Despite assurances from the Maharashtra government and the police that adequate protection would be given to cinema halls screening ‘My Name Is Khan’, multiplex owners and theatres across the state have decided not to screen the Shah Rukh Khan starrer on the first day of its release on Friday.
Each of Mumbai’s 70 cinemas were expected to rake in about Rs 2 lakh a day. But exhibitors were not worried so much about losing that amount as they were worried about losing money due to damage to property. The latter, they think, would be costlier and more of an annoyance in the long run.
About 90% of multiplexes are situated on leased property and mall owners, too, are in no mood to bear losses for the sake of a film’s release. Exhibitor and distributor Ramesh Sippy said, “If a film like ‘My Name Is Khan’ does not release on the first day, the minimum loss for a day would be around Rs 3 crore (for all Mumbai multiplexes), but the potential damage to property is what is working on the exhibitors’ minds. At present, a multiplex like Inox is situated in such a location (Nariman Point) that if the front of the property is damaged the multiplex would be unable to pay the reimbursement. So most of the multiplexes have decided against releasing the film in the present scenario.’’
Multiplex owners are reportedly under pressure from mall owners who are in no mood to incur any losses due to damage. The owner of a mall in the western suburbs said, “We really don’t have faith in the police force. They will do nothing if the Sena comes and vandalises our property.’’
Multiplexes have had several meetings with the police, chief minister and home minister and remain under pressure from the government to release the film, but most of them said they have no faith in the police force. An industry source said that the multiplexes have been told that if they don’t release ‘…Khan’, they shouldn’t release any other film. Another industry source said, “The government even told multiplex owners that if there is any damage, the state would compensate them. But even that did not convince them to release the film.’’
Vishal Kapoor, chief operations officer, Fun Cinemas, said, “All of us decided not to screen the film tomorrow as the environment is not healthy. We will wait and watch for the scene to get better.’’
Sippy added, “There are so many multiplexes whose screens were torn. To replace a screen is not only expensive, but the owners lose business for two to three weeks because screens are not of standard size and are made to order.’’
Manoj Desai, managing director of G-7 multiplex, Bandra West), has already planned to replace ‘My Name Is Khan’ with the Anthony Hopkins film ‘The Wolfman’. He said, “I have incurred a loss of Rs 3 lakh. The screen of my Maratha Mandir was torn down on Wednesday evening. I just cannot afford to take more losses.’’
On Wednesday, most multiplex chains were also complaining that, while their halls were provided full security in Mumbai, their cinema halls outside the city did not have any police cover, which they have pointed out to the police and state.
Meanwhile Sippy also said, “Audiences would certainly not want to enter a cinema hall and watch a film surrounded by cops.’’
Multiplexes in Mumbai stop MNIK bookings
Feb 10th
Despite halls being vandalised, and threat of Sena protests, Shah Rukh and Karan Johar say… Khan WILL release this week
By Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 10, 2010)
With the Shiv Sena going on the rampage against the theatres screening My Name Is Khan, the sudden and violent change of stance after indicating a truce has shocked the film industry.
Several Sena dominated pockets of the city including Mulund, Kanjurmarg, Ghatkopar and Chembur witnessed attacks on theatres planning to screen My Name Is Khan. Huma Adlabs, Shreyas, Ashish and Metro were among the theatres attacked.
Yesterday, the film’s producer Karan Johar met up with Police Commissioner D Sivanandan to discuss the situation. While the police has warned of strict action against troublemakers and over 200 arrests were made on Tuesday, the situation remains volatile. And bearing the brunt are the theatres.
“We are waiting to hear from the distributors (Fox Cinemas) to take an official stand on whether or not to go ahead with the release of My Name Is Khan. It is as much their decision as ours,” said Shunali Shroff of Fame Big Cinemas, adding, “Hopefully, by Wednesday morning, things should get resolved.”
Devang Sampat, GM Marketing, Cinemax said, “We are yet to take a call on this. I have still to speak to the operation team since this is more of an operation call.”
Meanwhile, in an interview to a television channel, Shah Rukh Khan said that while he has had a warm relationship with Bal Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray, he didn’t feel there was anything he had said which he should apologise for. He also said that he had not sought any appointment with them to sort out the issue.
It may be recalled that the Shiv Senas had taken an objection to Shah Rukh’s comment that Pakistani cricket players should be allowed to play in the IPL.
At the time of going to press, representatives from all the multiplexes were in a meeting with Chief Minister Ashok Chavan to find a solution to the impasse.
Kites promo leaked on the net
Feb 5th
A promo of Kites, scheduled to be screened with the release of My Name is Khan, has been leaked on the internet
By Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 05, 2010)
A special two-and-a-half-minute promo of Rakesh Roshan’s Kites will hit the theatres on February 12, with the release of My Name Is Khan.
The promo showcases the love story between Barbara Mori and Hrithik Roshan, and even has a kissing scene. However, instead of hoping that the promo makes the right impact, the producers are now scratching their heads over a totally unforeseen problem.
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The promo has been leaked and already made its way to the internet. The promo was specially made and sent to the 20th century Fox office in USA, who will release My Name Is Khan internationally.
Our source said, “Rakesh Roshan, the unit at Filmkraft and director Anurag Basu had made this promo keeping the international market in mind. This was supposed to be released with My Name Is Khan as it has a grand overseas release. The promo was made and sent to the US office of Fox Studios. However, now the office has learnt that the promo has been leaked on the net on Wednesday. Everyone was in shock and didn’t know how this happened. Rakesh Roshan and the entire unit of Reliance Big Pictures were in the process of removing the promos from youtube as the novelty factor would have worn off by the time My Name Is Khan releases.”
Rakesh Roshan said that he was busy in a meeting and then remained unavailable for comment. Reliance Big pictures also remained unavailable for comment.
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SRK-Sena spat has multiplex owners treading with caution
Feb 4th
Bharati Dubey | TNN (THE TIMES OF INDIA; February 4, 2010)
Mumbai: Multiplex owners in the state are hoping that the spat between the Shiv Sena and Shah Rukh Khan will be resolved before February 12, the day My Name Is Khan is slated for release. The actor’s refusal to bow to the Sena’s demand for an apology over his statement that Pakistani players be included in the IPL has cinema hall owners treading with caution.
At present, multiplex owners are going slow on displaying the publicity material at their premises because of the tense stand-off.
“We would all like to screen the film,’’ a multiplex owner said. CEO of PVR Cinemas Amitabh Vardhan said, “There is still a lot of time for the film’s release and I am sure the issue will be sorted out by then.’’ But, in the absence of any official communication of police commissioner D Sivanandhan’s assurance of protection to cinema halls, multiplex owners are keeping their fingers crossed.
Beneath the words of hope and confidence, there is some underlying tension following last week’s vandalism at Cinemax, Thane, by Sena workers. Film critic Dilip Thakur recalled the release of Bachchan-starrer Shahenshah at Maratha Mandir in 1988. “The film was released amidst tight security at cinema halls. There was a similar problem at the time of release of Khalnayak,’’ he said.
Inox director Deepak Asher said, “We will definitely run the film if we get a good environment.’’ Manoj Desai of G-7 said, “I will run the film if other multiplexes are ready to screen it.’’ Mumbai distributors are jittery after Khan’s refusal to go in for a compromise.
Katrina’s new mantra:no exposure, no kissing
Feb 3rd
Katrina Kaif swears that she won’t lock lips on screen ever again after her passionate kissing scene in New York
By Subhash K Jha (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 03, 2010)
In all her films so far, Katrina Kaif has kissed only once, in Kabir Khan’s New York. She decided she wasn’t too comfortable doing it, and told a close friend that she had decided never do another kissing sequence again.
Katrina has now decided to make it official. She won’t do a kissing sequence, even if the producer-director uses the oldest trick to persuade her: the script demanded it.
Says a friend of the actress, “Katrina has said no to kissing scenes in all her films barring New York. And believe me, the directors are very keen to see her kiss her co-stars. Katrina cleverly keeps dodging all the so-called must-kiss scenes. She is a very conservative girl at heart. In fact, when reports claimed that she was going to wear a bikini in Dostana 2, a la Priyanka Chopra in the first Dostana, Katrina protested violently and made it clear to producer Karan Johar and director Tarun Mansukhani: no exposure, no kissing.”
Says Katrina, “I don’t deny I’ve done scenes in the past where I did things that I wasn’t comfortable with. But now I won’t. I just don’t feel comfortable doing kissing scenes, or for that matter, wearing a bikini on screen.”
In both, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and Raajneeti, there was apparently a request for a kiss with Ranbir Kapoor.
Katrina said a polite but firm no.
Says a source, “All the intimate scenes in Raajneeti are between Ranbir and his American girlfriend played by Sarah Thompson. They have lingering lovemaking and kissing shots. In the Indian portion of Ranbir’s story, there’s no intimacy with Katrina. She convinced the director that the character of the dignified politician would not go down well with the audience doing intimate scenes.”
Katrina is quite firm as she says, “It’s true. I’m not at all comfortable doing kissing scenes. Call me a prude or conservative. I just don’t feel kissing scenes jell well with our audiences. So no kissing scenes for me.”
SRK flick will get cop cover
Feb 2nd
Mani D’Mello | TNN (THE TIMES OF INDIA; February 2, 2010)
Mumbai: Even as police commissioner D Sivanandhan assured the city that “no attacks on theatres screening actor Shah Rukh Khan’s yet-to-be released film My Name is Khan will be tolerated,” exhibitors and distributors Shringar Films Ltd are believed to have written a letter to Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray stating that they will not be releasing the movie unless it is cleared by him.
However, when contacted, company director B Shroff refused to comment. Officially the release date of the film (Feb 12) remains unchanged.
On Monday, CM Ashok Chavan and home minister R R Patil discussed the issue with the police.
