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Katrina Kaif signed opposite Akshay Kumar for Tees Maar Khan
he news that has been doing the rounds for sometime now is about the search for the heroine of Farah Khan and Shirish Kunder’s flick Tees Maar Khan. The film has been in news since its announcement. First it was Akshay replacing SRK as the lead, followed by the ‘namesake’ casting coup, wherein Akshaye Khanna was roped in for the film.
As far as the heroine for the film was concerned, the rumor mills went overboard with names that ranged from Sonam Kapoor to Deepika Padukone and likes. But, according to Bollywood Hungama‘s confirmed sources it is neither Sonam, nor Deepika, because it is Katrina Kaif! When we spoke to Shirish to confirm the news, all that he said was, “I cannot say anything right now. I can only speak about it in a couple of days.” Our source also went onto add that the trio of Akshay, Katrina and Farah have shot a cover page shoot for a daily (which is supposed to be out in a couple of days) to announce the coming on board of Katrina as Tees Maar Khan‘s leading lady.
With Katrina coming on board, expectations are bound to be sky-high about Tees Maar Khan, considering the hit track record that Akki-Katz have delivered in the past, like Namastey London, Welcome and Singh Is Kinng to name a few. What remains to be seen is that will Tees Maar Khan follow suit or will it create a new track record?
Aamir Khan signs mega endorsement with Etisalat
Aamir Khan is on a roll. After the runaway success of 3 Idiots, news is out that Bollywood superstar has signed up as the brand ambassador of UAE’s Etisalat, India’s latest telecom entrant.
The deal was reportedly inked before the release of 3i at Rs 30-35 crore for a period of 3 years. Etisalat will follow Aamir’s other endorsements – Coca Cola, Tata Sky and Samsung.
Etisalat has been the telecommunications service provider in the UAE since 1976, while Etisalat DB Telecom India, previously called Swan Telecom, is a new telco set up jointly by Etisalat and DB Realty, headquartered at Mumbai.
Ranbir Kapoor and Genelia Dsouza to endorse Virgin Mobile
This pair was just waiting in the wings to happen, as he is the Gen-Next Superstar whereas she is the Gen-Next Cinderella. We are indeed talking about the fresh pairing of Ranbir Kapoor and Genelia D’Souza. While everyone has been waiting with bated breath for some filmmaker to cast the two, they have been signed up by a huge brand for endorsement!
As per our sources, Telecom major Virgin Mobile has lapped up this pair as their brand ambassadors to promote their GSM services. Apparently, the pair has been signed up for an astronomical sum of money. Our source also added that the responsibility of making the TVCs for the same have been assigned to one of the topnotch names in the industry.
We are sure that everyone out there is waiting with bated breath to see the chemistry between this ‘Saawariyaa‘ and Jaane Tu‘s Aditi, even if it is for an ad!
Vidya Balan and Rani Mukherjee in No One Killed Jessica
Till yesterday, she was the queen bee of the Box-Office. A few unfortunate Fridays and she was almost out of the rat race. Not just that, she also got slotted as an ‘exclusive’ YRF heroine. No prizes for guessing that we are referring to the one and original Rani Mukherjee, who now seems all set to be back with a bang.
Even though her last few of releases didn’t quite work at the BO, Rani seems ready for a comeback and has signed up for an important role in UTV Spotboy’s No One Killed Jessica, which also stars Vidya Balan, and is directed by Rajkumar ‘Aamir’ Gupta. The film, which has its music composed by the Amit Trivedi, is expected to go on the floors in February. Talking about the film, Vikas Bahl, Chief Creative Officer, UTV Motion Pictures said, “It’s our pleasure to announce that Rani along with Vidya has also agreed to be a part of a story we really want to tell. When you have actors like Rani and Vidya by your side, the joy of creating characters that can shake the audience and leave an impact for time to come is immense. No One killed Jessica is one of our very cherished projects and it has scaled up to the level it deserved to, thanks to Rani and Vidya becoming a part of it.”
For starters, No One Killed Jessica is a fast paced thriller set in the hub of political power, New Delhi. It is the story of two women and their relentless pursuit of justice that mobilizes an entire nation to prove that in democracy there is no greater power than the power of the people. It’ll definitely be interesting to see Rani and Vidya in the same frame that too in a film dealing with such a serious subject.
Movie Avatar Viewers Going Into Pandora Withdrawl
Have you seen Avatar yet? It’s a remarkable piece of filmmaking and is quickly making James Cameron’s already sagging award shelf sag even further after the Golden Globes last weekend.
For several viewers, however, it seems that Avatar presented more than an excellent example of modern 3D filmmaking – it was a whole new world altogether and one that is being sorely missed when away from the silver screen.
This CNN story describes how some people have been going through depression and suicidal thoughts after seeing – and then leaving – the alien world of Pandora.
Fans posting on fan forum site Avatar Forums in a thread called “Ways to cope with the depression of the dream of Pandora being intangible,” where users share their stories.
“That’s all I have been doing as of late, searching the Internet for more info about ‘Avatar.’ I guess that helps. It’s so hard I can’t force myself to think that it’s just a movie, and to get over it, that living like the Na’vi will never happen. I think I need a rebound movie,” a user named Elequin posted.
Another user offered the following advice: “Start living like Neytiri: in touch with nature, the environment, and not being greedy and wasteful. Pass on the burger, for something more healthy for you and less cruel to animals. Spend your time on this forum, or volunteering in your free time, instead of getting high or drinking, twiddling your thumbs, being apathetic and complaining about how bad the world is.”