Aamir Khan stars in a new TV serial- Satyamev Jayate

Aamir Khan’s new venture is his debut in television with a reality show called Satyamev Jayate. The bollywood actor/producer’s show airs May 6th simultaneously on Star Plus and DD1, which is a rare phenomenon for any Television  series. The show is also to be dubbed  in  southern languages Telegu, Tamil,  Malyalam and Kannada.

Satyamev Jayate is  about lives of ordinary men and their realities of life. In this show Aamir  travels  extensively over several weeks to various places in Rajasthan, Kashmir, Kerala, Delhi, Punjab and several North-Eastern states to portray the basic essence of the show.

 Satyamev Jayate which means truth prevails  also has a theme song  which  is a love song that reflects  Aamirs passion for making this serial-‘ the love for  the country and relate with each Indian’ .The theme song of this show is composed by Ram Sampath while lyrics are penned down by  copywriter/song writer Prasoon Joshi.

ThemeSong: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXg6Usdjl5c&feature=relmfu
The website: http://satyamevjayate.in/

Bollywood Movies Releases-April -May 2012

HOUSEFULL 2

Directed by Sajid Khan
Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala
Screenplay by Tushar Hiranandani, Sajid–Farhad

Starring:  Akshay Kumar, Asin Thottumkal, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, Ritesh Deshmukh, Zarine Khan, Shreyas Talpade, Shazahn Padamsee, Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Randhir Kapoor, Boman Irani
Music by Sajid-Wajid
Release Date: April 6, 2012
Running time: 145 minutes
Genre: Comedy

TEZZ

Directed by Priyadarshan
Produced by Ratan Jain
Screenplay by Robin Bhatt
Starring : Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgan, Mohanlal,  Zayed Khan, Boman Irani, Kangna Ranaut, Sameera Reddy
Music by Sajid-Wajid
Release date:  April  27, 2012
Genre: Action, Drama

DANGEROUS ISHHQ

   
Directed by Vikram Bhatt
Produced by Reliance Entertainment
Written by Amin Hajee
 Narrated by Karisma Kapoor
Starring Karisma Kapoor, Rajneesh Duggal,Jimmy Shergill
Music by Himesh Reshammiya
Genre:Thriller
 Release date:  May 11, 2012

DEPARTMENT

 

Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by Siddhant Oberoi,  Amit Sharma
Written by Nilesh Girkar
 Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Rana Daggubati, Naseeruddin Shah, Madhu Shalini, Lakshmi Manchu, Nathalia Kaur, Anjana Sukhani
Music by Bappi Lahiri, Dharam-Sandeep, Vikram Magi
Release date:  May 18, 2012
Genre: Action, Crime

Bollywood Movies Releases- March 2012

Kahani
Director: Sujoy Ghosh
Producers: Sujoy Ghosh, Kushal Kantilal Gada
Writers: Ritesh Shah,Sutapa Sikdar, Sujoy Ghosh
Screenplay: Sujoy Ghosh,Suresh Nair, Nikhil Vyas
Story: Sujoy Ghosh,Advaita Kala
Cast: Vidya Balan, Parambrata Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Indraneil Sengupta, Abir Chatterjee, Saswata Chatterjee, Dhritiman Chatterjee
Music: Vishal-Shekhar

Running time: 128 minutes
 Language: Hindi, Bengali
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: March 9, 2012

Agent Vinod
Director:  Sriram Raghavan
Producers: Saif Ali Khan, Dinesh Vijan
Story: Sriram Raghavan,Arijit Biswas
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Prem Chopra, Anshuman  Singh, Gulshan Grover, Ram Kapoor,
Music: Pritam Chakraborty

Genre:  Action
Release date: March 23, 2012

Bollywood Music maestro A.R.Rehman now a regular performer at Oscars!

Hans Zimmer and Pharell Williams with A.R.Rehman, Sheila E and Ann Marie Calhoun

 A.R. Rehman in the pic with Ann Marie Calhoun

Music maestro AR Rahman, who had performed at the Academy awards last year, returned to the prestigious ceremony as a part of the Oscars house band this year! At the 84th Academy Awards, 2012 , composer Hans Zimmer was the show's musical consultant with Pharell Williams, and the team of A.R.Rehman, Esperenza Spalding, Sheila E, Giorgio Moroder, and Junkie XL.

This years ceremony  had great  cinematic music  with a little spice in the sound and vocals. Performing from the Kodak Theatres balconies , the interesting mix of star musicians played in between each award and during  the commercial breaks along with the orchestra below the stage.

With lack of music performances at the Oscars this year, the house band with some recognizable talent was a crucial move by the academy .  The only performance was  Grammy-winner Esperanza Spaulding‘s rendition  of Louis Armstrong's 'What A Wonderful World' for the  “In Memoriam” segment with The Southern California Children’s Chorus, as a tribute to the dozens of entertainment industry professionals who died in the last 12 months. 

A.R.REHMAN, the bollywood composer and music director, who won two Oscars in 2009 for Slumdog Millionaire besides performing  on the Oscar stage in 2009, also had performed last year 2011 at the Oscars, playing  his tracks from the film 127 Hours.

He tweeted  “Oscar sangamam - If you are watching the Oscars live, catch our Oscar superband headed by Hans Zimmer perform tonight”. He also posted the  picture with the oscar house band  on his Facebook.





The compilation is called Celebrate The Music
 http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/celebrate-music-84th-academy/id505624696
The 84th Academy Awards – Celebrate The Music (2012)
01 – Hans Zimmer – Celebrate The Oscars
02 – Pharrell Williams – It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got Pharrell
03 – Esperanza Spalding – Sunrise On Bleecker Street
04 – Giorgio Moroder – Giorgio’s New Dancing Shoes
05 – Junkie XL – D Generation
06 – Sheila E. – Bump The E.
07 – A.R. Rahman – Oscar Sangamam
08 – Esperanza Spalding & The Southern California Children’s Chorus – What A Wonderful World

Hollywood actresses in Bollywood Spirit ;)

Uma Thurman and Debra Messing were seen in traditional Indian costumes of Saree and Salwar Kurta as they filmed scenes for  the new musical 'Smash' in New York City today.

The actresses apparently were very pleased to walk in NYC in their Indian clothes in Bollywood spirit!  The trend seems Bollywood actresses wear western clothes in Indian movies, while Hollywood actresses wear Indian outfits in Hollywood productions ;)

The musical series Smash is due to hit TV screens in America this week Feb 6,  2012, before it airs in the UK later this year. Smash is the behind-the-scenes look at a team preparing to put on a Broadway musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe. Debra is said to have a starring role in the drama, while Uma is a guest appearance in  just one episode. 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2095173/Uma-Thurman-Debra-Messing-sparkle-Indian-dress-film-scenes-Smash.html#ixzz1lByAqjLp

Bollywood Movies Releases- January-February 2012

Players:
Cast: Abhishek, Sonam Kapoor, Bobby Doel, Bipasha Basu , Neil Nitin Mukesh, Omi Vaidya, Vinod Khanna
Director: Abbas Mastan
Screenplay: Rohit Jugraj
Music: Pritam
Inspired by Italian Job
website: http://playersgoforgold.in.com/
Genre: Action thriller
Release: Jan 6th

Agneepath:
Cast:
Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor
Director:  Karan Malhotra
Producer: Karan johar
Screenplay: Ila Dutta Bedi, Karan Johar
Music: Ajay-Atul
Based on Mukul Anand's Agneepath (1990) starring Amitabh Bachchan
Genre: Action, Drama
Release: Jan 26
website: http://www.agneepaththefilm.com/

Ek Main our Ek Tu
Cast: Imran Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Boman Irani, Ratna Pathak Shah.
Director: Shakun Batra
Producer: Karan  Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar, Ronnie Screwvala
Music: Amit Trivedi
website : http://ekmainaurekktuthemovie.com/
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Release : Feb 10

Tere Naal Love Ho Gayya
 Cast: Ritesh Deshmukh, Genelia D’Souza
 Directed by Mandeep Kumar
 Produced by Kumar Taurani
 Story by Abhijeet Sandhu
 Music by Sachin-Jigar
website:http://www.tips.in/
 Genre: Romance, Comedy
 Release: Feb 24

Jodi Breakers
Cast:  Madhavan, Bipasha Basu, Omi Vaidya, Dipannita Sharma
Director: Ashwini Chaudhary
Music- Salim-Sulaiman
Genre:  Romance
Release: Feb 24

Legendary Actor Dev Anand passes away.

Legendary actor Dev Anand, the 'evergreen romantic superstar' of Indian cinema, who was 88,  died following a cardiac arrest. Dev Anand was known for movies, Jewel Thief, Guide, CID, 'Johny Mera Naam',  'Hare Rama Hare Krishna' etc 

 Song from Guide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V-wefxMxDY&feature=relmfu
Song from Jewel Thief
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5OXj62qJUQ
 Song From Hare Rama Hare Krishna
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygeZfOExejA

Bollywood Movies Releases- December 2011

 The Dirty Picture

Directed by  Milan Luthria
Produced by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor
Screenplay:  Rajat Arora
Starring : Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Emraan Hashmi, Tusshar Kapoor
Music:  Vishal-Shekhar

Genre: Biographical film/  biopic  on the life of South Indian Movie Actress  Silk Smita
Release date:  December 2, 2011

Don 2

Directed by Farhan Akhtar
Produced by Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Shahrukh Khan
Screenplay: Ameet Mehta, Amrish Shah
Story: Farhan Akhtar, Ameet Mehta, Amrish Shah
Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Om Puri, Kunal Kapoor
Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy 

Genre: Action Thriller
Sequel to  Don: The Chase Begins Again (2006) which was a remake of Don(1978)
Release date: December 23, 2011

Baby Bachchan Born ;)

 Princess Bachchan  is born. The much awaited baby in the Bachchan family was born Nov 16 th 2011. The Bollywood star and former Miss World  Aishwarya Rai Bachchan gave  birth to a baby girl  at the seven Hills hospital in Mumbai, India.

 Her husband Bollywood actor, Abhishek  Bachchan announced on Twitter (@juniorbachchan)  "IT'S A GIRL!," While Amitabh Bachchan, India’s Biggest bollywood star and  legend   announced  on twitter(@SrBachchan) : "A dada ji (a grandfather)...Ecstatic!", calling his new granddaughter "the cutest baby girl".

 Because of the hype created by media to cover the Bachchan baby delivery, the media has been asked to show restraint   where the Broadcast Editors Association (BEA) issued a 10-point advisory for responsible coverage of the development.  The  Information and Broadcasting Ministry had  also asked the electronic media to respect the privacy of the Bachchan family.

Hence further details about the baby will be released only by the Bachchan family.

Here are pics of  Abishesk Bachchan  and Aishwarya in their childhood and Bachchan family pics which will preview how the baby Bachchan may look like ;)

Abhishek Bachchan with  mom Jaya Bachchan

Ash with her mom

Amitabh Bachchan with Sweta and Abhishek

Aishwarya with Rai parents

 Jaya & Amitabh Bachchan with  daughter Sweta's family and abhishek

Aishwarya as baby

Amitabh and jaya with kids

Aishwarya with her brother

Bachchans

Pregnant Aishwarya

Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan

 more details: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Aishwarya-Rai-Bachchan-blessed-with-a-baby-girl/articleshow/10751518.cms

Shahrukh Khan Is Super Hero!

 He is not Superman or Batman or Spiderman. He is G-One pronounced as ‘Jeevan’ which means ‘ Life’!   Seeing the potential to make a super hero like Batman, Spiderman… in Bollywood movie Industry, Shahrukh Khan created an Indian  Super Hero- G.One.   Having been quoted as saying "Why should Indians be wearing only Batman T-Shirts or our kids collect toy merchandise from Hollywood movies."  Shahrukh Khan now will personify the character of this new super hero ‘G-One’.  G-One is the superhero of the movie ‘Ra-one’ the most expensively produced sci-fi movie of Bollywood industry.

"Ra.One is the modern, new age technology version of our mythological "Raavan", who was a mixture of ten different evil characters. I am essaying the role of G.One or better say "Jeevan", a superhero who saves the mankind from Ra.One’s torment. Through this film, I want to prove that Indian superheroes can also be as cool as the international ones."—Shahrukh Khan on Ra.One


In spite of the Indian film industry being the largest producer of films in a year, we haven’t ventured much into futuristic or scifi or even super hero kind of movies earlier. The Indian films have been made is almost every genre like romance, action, drama, historical, mythological, political, social … and now venturing into sci-fi!


It’s not that super heroes were not created before in Indian movies. We always had action adventure movies with angry young man superheroes, or hero’s saving a damsel in distress!  But we also had some savior super heroes,   masked vigilantes and heroes with super powers:  Amitabh Bachchan as  Shehenshah, Anil Kapoor  as Mr India, Hrithik Roshan  as Krish,  Abhishek Bachchan as  Drona, and Rajnikanth as  Enthiraan and Robot.

But finally its Shahrukh Khan who may be creating Indias first ‘SuperHero’ in the likes of Superman, Spider man and Batman!   Taking it one step ahead Shahrukh’s , Red Chillies Entertainment  tied up  with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe  to build a full cycle game of the film on PlayStation- "Ra.One - The Game" ; and also  created the superhero G-One’s  graphic novels and comics  which he has apparently scripted himself! Shahrukh Khan  also tied up with Seventymm to market a variety of merchandises related to the film, like G.One tee shirts, coffee mugs, wrist bands, watches, mobile pouches, video cameras etc.

 G-One is a total super hero package, we just have to wait and watch how much of a hero he will become in India and abroad!

Ra-One official Website: http://www.raonemovie.com/

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO9uR3ggcd4


Also check out making making of 'chamak chalo' the popular song with Akon from movie Ra-One:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAHagot7RIQ

The  popular Song 'chamak chalo'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh2K9VlGj9Q&feature=relmfu



Release date : 26 Oct 2011
Genre: Scifi
Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Armaan Verma, (Special appearance- Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Rajnikanth,), Satish Shah, Dalip Tahil, Shahana Goswami, Suresh Menon, Tom Wu
Producer: Gauri Khan
Executive Producer / Co-Producers: Sanjeev Chawla, Prashant Shah, Anil Sable
Writer/Director: Anubhav Sinha
Screenplay:Anubhav Sinha, Mushtaq Sheikh,Kanika Dhillon
Music Director: Vishal Dadlanim, Shekhar Ravjiani