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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 30, 2013
Poonam Pandey to bare it all for Rs 1 crore?
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Poonam Pandey
Poonam Pandey is all set to rock this New Year's Eve live at an event in Bangalore And insiders reveal that Pandey has been paid a whopping amount of Rs 1 Crore to perform on the stage.
A source said, "Poonam recently shot an item track for a Kannada venture, Love Is Poison, and will be grooving on the very same. The song has caught up in a big way with the people down South and the organizers asking her to perform on that number did not come as a surprise. Poonam is certainly kicked about the deal and her first live performance."
READ: Poonam Pandey among most searched celebrities in India
Poonam Pandey said, "I am looking forward to interact with my audience. The instant reaction will be another high all together."
Love Is Poison was in news recently when its lead actor Rajesh died under mysterious circumstances. Apparently, he fell from the apartment he was staying in. The actor, sources have it, had a disturbed life and had even ended up in a hospital a few months ago. The film, however, is expected to release in January.
ProducerSoma Shekhar K said, "It was delight to have Poonam to agree to perform on our song and we are excited about the event." Keshvu Murthy KB said, "She is a thorough professional and is busy rehearsing for the show."
ALSO READ: Poonam Pandey gets Sachin's tattoo on arm
A source said, "Poonam recently shot an item track for a Kannada venture, Love Is Poison, and will be grooving on the very same. The song has caught up in a big way with the people down South and the organizers asking her to perform on that number did not come as a surprise. Poonam is certainly kicked about the deal and her first live performance."
READ: Poonam Pandey among most searched celebrities in India
Poonam Pandey said, "I am looking forward to interact with my audience. The instant reaction will be another high all together."
Love Is Poison was in news recently when its lead actor Rajesh died under mysterious circumstances. Apparently, he fell from the apartment he was staying in. The actor, sources have it, had a disturbed life and had even ended up in a hospital a few months ago. The film, however, is expected to release in January.
ProducerSoma Shekhar K said, "It was delight to have Poonam to agree to perform on our song and we are excited about the event." Keshvu Murthy KB said, "She is a thorough professional and is busy rehearsing for the show."
ALSO READ: Poonam Pandey gets Sachin's tattoo on arm
Recently Poonam posed this picture on Twitter, saying "the only way to keep my boobs this big is to stay the size I am ahahaha"
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Horror Story
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When you churn out the same genre again and again, and deliver several successful hits, you naturally raise expectations with every movie you make. So, if your current product is even half a notch lower than your previous film, your audience is going to reject it. And that’s where Horror Story loses its impact.
Vikram Bhatt has been making not only horror movies but successful horror films, in quick succession. His brand (as director or producer) is enough to draw horror lovers to cinema halls. But his movies are instinctively compared to his previous ones and the audience expects a certain standard from him.
Horror Story had good potential to deliver an eerie experience. But it doesn’t have staying power. One reason is, the entire film is restricted to a hotel and once the seven protagonists check in, there’s no one else. Second, although the writing is interesting, it is irksome to watch the seven protagonists visiting the same places again and again.
The film therefore has the same faces throughout. It thus turns into a tedious experience and you lose interest. Also, you fail to understand why the ghost plays hide-and-seek with the hotel guests instead of just killing them in one go. And why does it attack only when the victim is alone? These questions pepper your journey through the film and eventually detach you from the experience.
The film is about seven friends, youngsters, who don’t believe in the paranormal, so they decide to visit a haunted hotel. After checking in, they start witnessing and experiencing some weird stuff and one after another, they start getting killed. How many of them can outwit the spirit and stay alive is what this film is all about.
The film starts very well but, as mentioned earlier, you soon feel the proceedings are repetitive. Sometimes, the youngsters are shown brave and very next moment they are scared. Also, the occasional presence of a nurse is confusing.
But there are some brilliantly executed scenes but, then, that’s the problem – they are only a handful. Also, unlike other Bhatt movies, this film doesn’t have any songs or steamy scenes, which again goes against the taste of horror-lovers.
The debutante director shows his competence but only in a few scenes. Background score, which is so essential to any horror movie, is disappointing. Although the run time of the film is under two hours, editing could have been much better. Dialogue is all right.
Performance-wise, the best among the boys is Hasan Zaidi and among the girls is Nandini Vaid. Karan Kundra is good and so is Ravish Desai. The others are just about okay.
Verdict: Although made on a stipulated budget and with barely any money spent on promotion, the film will still find it tough to recover its investment.
Tere Mere Phere
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This film focuses on two couples – one who rushes into a marriage which turns into a disaster and another on the verge of getting married but are afraid of what is to follow. How original!
Rahul (Jagrat Desai) and Pooja (Sasha Goradia) are newlyweds. They are on their flight to their honeymoon to Shimla. Amongst other passengers, also travelling with them is Jai (Vinay Pathak), who is on his way to rescue his lady love Muskaan (Riya Sen) from settling for an arranged marriage. However, things take an ugly turn when the wedded couple gets into an ugly brawl that forces the captain to return back to the airport.
A furious Jai then threatens Rahul and Pooja to reach him to Shimla by hook or by crook. Soon he is forced to travel to Shimla by road with Rahul and Pooja, who own a trailer. But after witnessing what marriage did to the couple, Jai has a change of heart and refuses to marry Muskaan. How the couples handle their thorny relationships forms the crux of the story. Deepa Sahi, who is making her directorial debut, fails to capture the story on celluloid. She simply does not execute it. This film is flops in every department, from writing to execution to music to background score to editing. There are simply too many sub-plots to this 120-minute tale. Dialogue is clichéd. Cinematography is mediocre.
The funny situations are not hilarious enough to tickle the funny bone and they get to be irksome. For instance, Rahul and Pooja angrily tossing around utensils in their trailer is over the top. Having failed to capture your attention at all, the film begins to drag even before the interval and feel like fleeing well before the end.
Performance-wise, Jagrat Desai and Sasha Goradia need to take an acting course. Riya Sen is animated but fails to emote. Vinay Pathak is his usual self and impresses but not consistently. The rest of the cast lends adequate support.
Rajjo
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Rajjo follows the journey of a prostitute in the most unusual situations. When Chandu (Paras Arora) helps his team win a cricket match, the team decides to celebrate the victory by visiting the kothas of Nagpada in Mumbai. There, Chandu meets Rajjo (Kangna Ranaut) and instantly falls in love with her. Rajjo is a trained classical dancer who was sold at a very young age to thekothas’ owner Begum (Mahesh Manjrekar).
Rajjo marries Chandu and sets out to live a simple life. Simultaneously, Nagpada is in the clutches of re-development and the dancers and singers are under the shadow of this potential danger. Rajjo and Chandu have to deal with Hande Bhau (Prakash Raj), a corporate biggie with powerful political connections who has his eye on Rajjo. With everything working against them, how Rajjo and Chandu manage to live a well-balanced life forms the crux of the story.
This is an honest attempt from first-time director Vishwas Patil but had he concentrated more on writing, the film would have turned out quite different. Also, despite being a first-time director, Patil has managed to extract some good performances. The script is weak, lacks conviction and falls flat.
A film like Rajjo calls for powerful dialogue, which is patchy and breaks the flow of the film. Take, for instance, the scene where Rajjo and Chandu meet for the first time. Love blossoms but the sentiments fail to connect. The characters too have not been fleshed out adequately and fail to draw you in. For instance, when Rajjo is persuaded by Chandu to marry him and they plan to run away, Begum’s reaction is devoid of any restraint which is unlikely for her character.
Background score is average. Editing by Rakesh Rao could have been sharper. Many scenes start and end without any relevance to the screenplay. Cinematography by Binod Pradhan is okay. Locations and costumes are apt. The major drawback of this film is that its first half is much too slow and it is only post-interval that the story picks up. However, it loses its swiftness after a few scenes. Every scene before the interval is a drag and there is ample scope for crisp editing. Music is good but the lyrics are a letdown.
The drama isn’t convincing and is over-the-top, and the emotions portrayed fail to engage the audience. Sure, there are a few moments worth watching but they are too few.
Performance-wise, Kangna Ranaut gets into the skin of her character and is the only draw in this film. Paras Arora is average and needs to brush up on his emoting skills. Mahesh Manjrekar’s body language and dialogue delivery as a eunuch is just about okay. Prakash Raj plays his part with flamboyance. Even though Dalip Tahil’s character lacks explanation, he does justice to his part. Jaya Prada in a special appearance is noteworthy. The rest of the cast supports well.
Beauty trends for the party season
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Sport a messy bun like Sara Loren.
- A bun for everyone: Tie your hair into a chic bun at the back or on the side with a bold lip colour to look fabulous for those elegant dinners and parties.
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