Latest hollywood bolywood movies, music, news, actors, actresses, reviews, trailers, celebrities, interviews, gossip, news, picture galleries and online videos http://www.filmicafe.com/ http://www.filmicafe.com/images/logo.jpg http://www.filmicafe.com/ http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=13881 <div style="text-align: justify; ">A Bengali by birth but a Delhi boy at heart, director Dibakar Banerjee claims voyeurism is what society finds itself trapped in. And he is trying to bring out this reality through his bold film 'Love, Sex Aur Dhoka' (LSD).</div><div style="text-align: justify; "></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">'You look at the world around you and you would see how the camera is playing such a major role in our lives,' Banerjee, who has earlier made 'Khosla Ka Ghosla' and 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!', told IANS.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">'You may be on camera by intent or you may be completely oblivious to your actions being captured. But the fact remains that howsoever hard you may try, you can't fight technology. Voyeurism is what the whole society finds itself trapped in and this is the reality that I wish to bring through my film.'</div><div style="text-align: justify; "></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">A digital film with a hidden camera playing a character by itself, 'Love, Sex Aur Dhokha' features a bunch of newcomers with no mainstream trappings to it. Also, sex and voyeurism form a major driving force of the narrative of the film, which releases March 19.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">'You may not like to believe it, but the fact is that sex does find itself being used as a tool by many to get ahead in life and be famous. One act and you may just earn yourself those 15 minutes of fame on TV. No wonder we have things like private phone or video conversations, hidden films and sting operations fetching so many eyeballs year after year...Come on guys, let's face it rather than running away from it,' he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Banerjee is also risking alienating some people from watching the film because of its bold title and the message it sends out.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">'Well, what's wrong in that after all? If you don't like the title and think that it may not have the content that would be appropriate for you, then don't watch 'Love, Sex Aur Dhokha', simple. I know there is an audience waiting for the film and it is that segment which wants to call a spade a spade. In any case, the film isn't designed for those who wish to escape from the realities of life,' the director said.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">It is this reality factor that is said to be the USP of 'Love, Sex Aur Dhokha', a co-production of Ekta Kapoor-Shobha Kapoor and Priya Sreedharan, the executive producer of 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!'.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">While many would be uncomfortable with the idea of a film like this being made, Banerjee continues to ooze confidence.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">'Don't worry about me. I am prepared for all the feedback coming my way. Whenever someone attempts something entirely different, there are questions raised. I am happy to have made a film like 'Love, Sex Aur Dhokha', which is bound to lead to a healthy debate. I am sure the next few weeks are going to be a lot of fun,' he said.</div> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:32:25 EDT http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=13882 <div>Sajid Nadiadwala is the first film producer to actually take the much-needed step against stars putting up information about under-production films on social networking websites. This especially applies to one microblogging site, which according to one producer, is the “souten of all confidentiality clauses in film contracts.”</div><div></div><div>While other producers and directors have only been talking about it, Sajid Nadiadwala has belled the cat. He has contractually forbidden his cast and crew from going on any social networking site to write about his new film Anjaana Anjaani.</div><div></div><div>This critical decision had to be taken after Nadiadwala saw a constant inflow of pictures and information being put up on the said site. Priyanka Chopra and Ranbir Kapoor are both on the site. The former is especially active on the network.</div><div></div><div>Sajid had a closed-door meeting with his director and decided enough was enough.</div><div></div><div>Says Sajid, “I actually took the decision to forbid my cast and crew from putting any information on websites after an incident that happened with Sajid Khan, my director of Housefull. We were doing a photo-session with the film’s stars. We weren’t even finished and Sajid Khan had already put one of the pictures on the site. I was horrified. That’s when I decided it was time to make the confidentiality clause a legal issue in all my contracts.”</div><div></div><div>Sajid Nadiadwala laments the lack of privacy among stars today. “I remember when my father produced JP Dutta’s Ghulami, we’d stand outside Dharmendra’s van for hours waiting for him to emerge so we could see what he wore, how he styled his hair, what watch he had on, etc. Today the stars volunteer all this information on the social networks even before the director takes his first shot. I think all of us need to make confidentiality compulsory for every film."</div><div></div><div></div><div>Sajid says the internet syndrome started to affect him during Kambakkht Ishq. “But then it wasn’t so bad because the fad hadn’t become an epidemic in our film industry. Kareena and Akshay Kumar were not on such sites,” observes Nadiadwala.</div><div></div><div>Needless to say, Priyanka Chopra’s ceaseless tweeting prompted Nadiadwala to take the decision to forbid his films from being discussed minute-by-minute on the internet.</div> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:37:58 EDT http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=13883 <div>Bollywood may have taken a backseat but Hindi entertainment channels are undeterred by the Indian Premier League (IPL) craze that will hit the small screen Friday. Most of the channels have launched new fiction shows to keep their regular audience hooked.</div><div></div><div>Imagine TV, formerly NDTV Imagine, has launched two new shows - 'Jamunia' and 'Kashi'- and Sony has started 'Godh Bharai', with all three having aired their first episodes on International Women's Day Monday.</div><div></div><div>Sab TV kickstarted Indian satellite's first silent comedy series 'Gutur Gu' earlier this month and others like STAR Plus and Zee TV have recently started airing shows of 'Sasural Genda Phool' and 'Behnein' respectively.</div><div></div><div>The channels feel cricket won't take their core audience away.</div><div></div><div>'The IPL is no big deal. It comes and goes and is a matter of just six weeks. But our shows run for a much longer time. IPL doesn't really take away what we believe is our hardcore audience. People will still come and watch our channel as much during IPL as they do at any other time. It doesn't affect us,' Gaurav Banerjee, head (Content Strategy), STAR Plus, told IANS.</div><div></div><div>Anooj Kapoor, the business head of Sab TV, is nonchalant about the effect that IPL could have on his channel.</div><div></div><div>'Fortunately, in the last two seasons of IPL, we haven't got affected. I think that's probably because there is a section of audience that wants humour irrespective of IPL.</div><div></div><div>And whether or not the viewers come more fleetingly during IPL, they never go away. That's the reality of our channel and so we have no apprehensions,' said Kapoor.</div><div></div><div>According to Shailja Kejriwal, executive vice president (content), Imagine TV, IPL will affect the viewership of entertainment channels only when they have lots of new shows or if most viewers have single TV homes.</div><div></div><div>'IPL could have a 15-20 percent effect on any new show that a channel may have launched. Not on a show that a viewer has been watching for over a year or so because once the event is over, viewers will bounce back for old shows.</div><div></div><div>'Also, in single TV homes, men want to watch cricket; so it is possible that women, who make our core audience, can't watch their favourite shows,' she said.</div><div></div><div>Meanwhile, leading channel Colors has safeguarded its Television Rating Points (TRPs) by joining hands with IPL to launch a series of new entertainment initiatives around IPL and its players.</div><div></div><div>'With our IPL entertainment, we are sure a lot of cricket lovers will want to experience the thrill of 'cricketainmnet'. Last year IPL did dent our viewership a bit, but that was expected considering it's one of the most anticipated sports events of the year,' a spokesperson from the channel told IANS.</div><div></div><div>Starting Saturday, the channel will see the launch of 'IPL Rockstar' - a music competition to be held in the cricket stadiums. It will see 12 singers competing to be IPL Rockstar 2010 and will be judged by ace crooners Sukhwinder Singh and Kailash Kher.</div><div></div><div>Colors will also have a special IPL edition of 'Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi' in which various cricketers will compete with one another in adventurous tasks. To be hosted by Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, it will be showcased later in the year.</div><div></div><div>An 'IPL Awards Night' is also in the pipeline as part of the special offerings by Colors.</div><div></div> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:42:27 EDT http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=13884 <div>Thousands with stardust in their eyes stand in snaking queues for auditions - to sing, dance or do comic acts. While they see it as a passport to fame, TV reality shows aren't a cakewalk, success is not guaranteed and things can go horribly wrong.</div><div></div><div>Apart from hectic schedules and the pressure to perform, the participants also have to bear with harsh comments from judges. In fact, Shinjini Sengupta, a contestant in Kolkata, suffered a paralytic attack after judges' rebukes in 2008.</div><div></div><div>The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) recommended that children below age 16 be barred from participating in reality TV shows. But it is yet to be implemented.</div><div></div><div>Renuka Chowdhury, former women and child development minister, had then taken serious note of children participating in reality shows.</div><div></div><div>'I don't know why they (parents) send their children to such shows,' Chowdhury had said.</div><div></div><div>'I have seen small girls gyrating to songs (on these reality shows) whose meanings they hardly understand,' she added.</div><div></div><div>But despite the negatives, kids, teenagers and adults flock in droves to reality shows to get their 'minute of fame'. And this could also lead to a stampede like in the case of 'Indian Idol 5' auditions held in Noida Tuesday when over a dozen people were injured.</div><div></div><div>'We were expecting at least 20,000 people at the Delhi auditions but around 40,000 turned up. That's why all the chaos happened,' said a source from Sony TV, which airs 'Indian Idol'.</div><div></div><div>'Reality shows are a shortcut to fame...This is the desire that makes people go to any length,' Abhijeet Sawant, winner of the first 'Indian Idol', told IANS.</div><div></div><div>'I've been a part of a reality show; so I know what it's all about. Many people standing in lines don't even know how to sing, but they still come for auditions for two minutes of fame. Cameras are rolling and they just want to be on TV...All this and the urge to be instantly successful is the driving force,' he said.</div><div></div><div>In 2008, auditions of adventure reality show MTV 'Roadies' had to be cancelled when a group of young men barged into the auditorium and shattered windowpanes, leading to a stampede. The police used batons to disperse the crowd.</div><div></div><div>And even if you do cross all the hurdles and emerge victorious, it isn't necessary that the going will be good thereafter.</div><div></div><div>For instance, Piyush Chopra, who won 'Zee Cine Stars Ki Khoj' 2006, 'Indian Idol' winners Sandip Acharya, Prashant Tamang and Sourabhee Debbarma faded out soon after the shows ended.</div><div></div><div>Though there are a lucky few like Abhijeet and Toshi Sabri, participant of 'Amul STAR Voice of India', and 'Indian Idol' participant Meiyang Chang, who have managed to get a foothold in the showbiz industry.</div><div></div><div>Vindu Dara Singh said he got a new lease of life after winning 'Bigg Boss 3'.</div><div></div><div>'Reality shows are a perfect platform for anyone to get instant fame...Personally, I went to 'Bigg Boss' to achieve what I hadn't been able to in so many years...I get much more work now than I used to get earlier,' said Vindu.</div><div></div><div>But Ajay Bhalwankar, programming head for Sony, told IANS: 'It's not just instant fame that drives these youngsters to reality shows. Today's youth is looking at different professions and shows like 'Indian Idol' are perfect platforms to get a push in their career.'</div><div></div><div>However, the only visibility that most participants get is in the form of more reality shows or guest appearances on TV programmes. MTV 'Roadies' winner Ashutosh Kaushik participated and won in 'Bigg Boss 2' too. He was also spotted on the finale of 'Rahul Dulhania Le Jayega'.</div><div></div><div>Debojit Saha, winner of 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005', told IANS: 'Reality shows only give a boost to your talent and help you hone your skills. It's a very tough entry as you have to compete with millions to get in there.'</div><div></div><div>Reality shows are not just limited to the Hindi entertainment industry but almost all regional languages also have scores of such shows, which attract loyal viewers and translate into high TRP ratings.</div><div></div> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:45:02 EDT http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=13885 <div>Farah Khan is shooting with Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in Malshej Ghat for Tees Maar Khan, and decided to take her triplets to the 21-day shoot with her.</div><div></div><div>But the shoot in the ghats is turning out to be an expensive proposition for her. Akshay Kumar has decided he wants to be with his son as well, but in Mumbai.</div><div></div><div>Akshay declined to stay in Malshej Ghat and said that he would like to return home every day. Farah argued, “I have brought three small kids all the way from Mumbai. Why can’t you stay on?” But Akshay refused to budge.</div><div></div><div>Like a true friend, Farah arranged a helicopter for him which would take him to the shoot every day and also bring him back. “Akshay told her that he did not want to be away from his son, Aarav, for so long. Farah, being a mother, understood his feelings,” said a source.</div><div></div><div>Farah’s official spokesperson confirmed the news.</div><div></div> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:49:24 EDT http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=13886 <div>Konkona Sen Sharma got into a tiff with the production designer of Neeraj Pathak’s Right Yaaa Wrong, Ranjana Tiwari, over the choice of clothes her character wears in the film</div><div></div><div>The bone of contention was that Ranjana felt that since Konkona has a very Indian body, she would look better in salwaar kameez, churidar kurtas and sarees. “But Konkona insisted on donning kurtas and pants,” says a source. “When she learnt that Ranjana wanted her to wear something that she didn’t want to wear, she called up Punit Agarwal (of Mukta Arts). Agarwal then called up Ranjana to ask why she was pressing the issue.”</div><div></div><div>When contacted, Ranjana confirmed that she would have preferred if Konkona had worn more Indian dresses in Right Yaaa Wrong. “I even suggested that Konkona could wear some nice sarees. She is a very pretty girl. She should not insist on Western clothes and follow the herd for no reason.” Despite repeated text messages, Konkona remained unavailable for comment.</div><div></div><div></div> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:54:19 EDT http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=13887 Owais Husain, son of the world-famous painter MF Husain, has hired the services of Bollywood’s most high-profile PR firm Dale Bhagwagar Media Group, to help his forthcoming feature film ride the storm kicked up by the latest controversy about his father forgoing Indian citizenship and shifting base to Qatar.Owais who helped his legendary father in directing feature films like ‘Gaja Gamini’ and ‘Meenaxi – A Tale of 3 Cities’ while he was in India, has now turned an independent filmmaker. His untitled debut film starring Anurag Sinha (the actor who won critical acclaim for his debut performance in Subhash Ghai’s ‘Black & White’) and Sonal Chauhan (of ‘Jannat’ fame), is nearing completion. Having a love story, set in the backdrop of Punjab, the film is also expected to do the rounds of international film festivals, before Husain Jr releases it in India and abroad by the end of this year.While we can’t help but mark the timing of Husain hiring the leading film publicity agency in India, its founder Dale Bhagwagar insists it hasn’t got much to do with the raging controversy. The publicist informs, “Just like his prolific father, Owais is a talented and multi-faceted personality. He is a poet, writer, painter, installation artist, digital-art video designer and even composes music. We are proud to join forces with him, as he turns filmmaker.”When we ask Bhagwagar on the intense debate about MF Husain leaving his motherland India, and accepting citizenship of Qatar, he evades the question like a typical PR, saying, “Just like Owais will have to face comparisons with his father in creative fields, this too would be an unavoidable question for him. We assure you, he will have justifications. In fact, while handling the media for his film, we hope to help Owais emerge a stronger person from this storm.” Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:05:20 EDT http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=13869 <div style="text-align: justify;">He has played killers and cops in the movies, and two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro may soon take on the role of iconic U.S. football coach Vince Lombardi in a film backed by sports television network ESPN.The cable TV network's division, ESPN Films, said it signed De Niro to portray Lombardi as he took the Green Bay Packers from worst to first in the National Football League.Eric Roth ("Forrest Gump") has been hired to work on a screenplay starting in 1959 when Lombardi was given his first chance to be an NFL coach by taking over the lowly Packers.Over the years, the coach's hard-nosed approach helped lead the team to three straight NFL championships and victories in the first two Super Bowls. The Packers dominated football throughout much of 1960s.Lombardi died in 1970 at age 57, and since 1971, the trophy awarded to the Super Bowl winner has been named the Vince Lombardi Trophy.ESPN said current plans call for the movie to be released around the professional football championship games in 2012.</div> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:23:11 EDT http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=13870 Media reports that Tiger Woods is working with his swing coach Hank Haney have leading golfers talking of a possible return to action for the world number one.The websites of the Golf Channel and Golf Digest have both reported that Woods was seen working with Haney on a driving range in Florida over the weekend, which has led to speculation that his return could be on the horizon."It's certainly going to be interesting to see not just how he plays but just how he handles the whole situation," Britain's Rory McIlroy said on Tuesday at the Doral course in Miami, where the WGC-CA Championship will take place this week."I think everyone is excited to see him just get back out on to the golf course and play golf and from the reports I've heard, he seems to be swinging it well and as good as he ever was.Woods, who said he was taking an "indefinite break" from the game last December, has only spoken publicly once since and he left it wide open on when he would return.The first major of the year is the Masters at Augusta on April 8 and if Woods were to return for that event he would likely pick a March tournament to get into the groove.The Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill and the private Tavistock Cup, both close to Woods' home in the Orlando area, would appear to be ideal occasions but there has been no indication that Woods is considering entering."It will be exciting the next few weeks, whenever he comes back, I know a lot of people are saying Tavistock or Bay Hill," McIlroy said. "It would be nice to see him back."Woods has won six times at Bay Hill including last year's event but while such a return might be logical, no-one has any idea whether it is actually going to materialize."I don't know what's going to happen, how the reaction will be," said Britain's Paul Casey."You know, golf is here. Golf will always be here, waiting. So we will see what happens when he does return." Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:25:05 EDT http://www.filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=13871 Sridevi’s newly developed passion for painting has gone international. Her painting  Thoughts has been accepted by a reputed international art auction house. The proceeds from the auction will be donated to Sridevi’s favourite charity.At the moment, Sridevi is in unwilling to talk about her passion for painting. However, her husband, Boney Kapoor confirms the news and says, “Yes, Sri’s painting has been accepted for an auction by a well-known international art house.The auction will take  place in April and all the money that Sri gets from it will be donated.” Incidentally, this is the first time that the now reclusive actress has made her paintings public.“Only two friends, Salman Khan, after he was released from the Jodhpur jail, and fashion designer Manish Malhotra, have been gifted a painting each by her. She has been painting religiously for some time now,” says her proud husband.Boney says his wife spends 4-5 hours a day painting. “It is generally in the evening. After she has finished with household duties and is done with our daughters’ homework, Sri locks herself away to paint,” adds Boney.“After me and the kids, painting is her main passion. Now her paintings have reached a level of professionalism where they can fetch a handsome price.”Where does this new passion leave Sridevi’s  plans to return to acting? Boney replies, “Sri has been acting since the age of four. She is the only child artiste to have reached the number one position in Hindi films.  She will return to acting only when something special comes her way.” Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:27:43 EDT