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Madhuri Dixit turns 41!
Madhuri turned 41 on May 14th. Wishing her a very Happy Birthday.
Few Madhuri specials on the web on this occasion.
Hrithik Roshan’s notes to his son
He’s become dad all over again only recently, and the congratulatory messages coming his way are many.
But never mind fatherhood, the actor, funnily, is still getting congratulatory wishes for his performance in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodhaa Akbar.
And Duggu doesn’t mind it one bit. In fact, he just hits the ceiling with joy if you comment on how brilliant he and the film were. “The compliments coming my way for Jodhaa…haven’t stopped,” he tells us, wide-eyed. “I gave the film my every thing. There were several doubts and anxieties that crossed my mind while shooting for it.
While performing some scenes, I wondered if the audiences would throw eggs at me. You see, one is never too sure how a film is going to be perceived, and when you have compliments in the superlative coming your way, you breathe a sigh of relief. But that’s the law of nature.
Box office analysis
IndiaGlitz [Friday, May 02, 2008]
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First weekend performance of latest release
When most trade pundits were unanimous about TASHAN being all set to take a humongous opening, I could see the alarm bells ringing which indicated the otherwise. And this was before multiplex imbroglio. I strongly believe that even if TASHAN would have releases at the multiplexes, the opening wouldn’t have matched the standards of OM SHANTI OM or even RACE/WELCOME/DHOOM 2.
Reason was plain and simple - the film was just not being promoted enough. In fact I would go to the extent of stating that whatever promotion took place, it was far from impressive with Kareena’s waistline being the sole selling point for TASHAN. In addition, there was absolutely no idea given about the film’s storyline or plot through television promotion. Surprising, since the film boasted of a solid star cast and hit music by Vishal-Shekhar.
‘I can’t take my eyes off the baby’-Hrithik on being 2nd-time papa
Subhash K Jha, 02 May 2008
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Hrithik Roshan has never been happier. “It feels wonderful,” he says. “I never thought fatherhood, the second time around, would be so special and exhilarating. I can’t take my eyes off the baby. He’s so beautiful!”
Yesterday at 11.27 am, his wife Sussanne delivered a baby boy at Lilavati Hospital. The couple’s first-born, Hrehaan, is two years old.
Baby Roshan!
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2 May 2008, 0000 hrs IST,AFSANA AHMED ,TNN
Putting rest to all the ‘happy rumours’ of delivering twins, Sussanne Roshan gave birth to a healthy baby boy yesterday morning at 11.30.
Hrithik who accompanied her right to the door of the delivery room, was seen beaming with pride. Not even his recent success with Jodhaa Akbar could have given him such a high.
Sister-in-law Farah Ali Khan, who became spokesperson for the Roshans and Khans, said Hrithik was on top of the world. “One look at the baby and Hrithik said, ‘He looks so much like his brother, Hrehaan!’,” reported Farah. “He’s the most perfectly formed baby I have seen. Hrithik stayed with Sussanne all through.”
Zayed and Malaika Khan, Sanjay and Zarine Khan, Simone, Rakesh, Pinky and Sunaina Khan were present at the hospital to celebrate with the couple. The new addition to the family weighed in at 3.5 kg. Mother and newborn son are fine. BT shares their joy and extends its congratulations to both families.
Hrithik returns cheque to Adlabs for 30 crore deal
By Subhash K. Jha, April 29, 2008 - 12:12 IST
The buzz about the multi-crore deal that Hrithik had struck with Adlabs last year is that it’s off! Hrithik wants to return the full amount to Adlabs. But the company is not willing to take a no for an answer.
According to a source, “Hrithik has given the cheque back. But they aren’t accepting it. In fact they’ve asked him to keep the money and they’ll make just one film instead of three films for that whole amount with him at a date convenient to him.” Hrithik won’t comment on the status of his deal with Adlabs.
All he says about star prices is, “The corporate companies are looking at the movie market expanding in the next 3-4 years. I agree many recent films haven’t done well. But Om Shanti Om and Jodhaa-Akbar reaffirmed the industry’s faith in big films. Jodhaa-Akbar was a period film and above three hours long with no commercial trappings. Theatres across India could’ve just four shows daily. And it’s done 150 crore-rupee business worldwide. For me that’s what matters, not the controversies that happened initially. It’s my biggest hit ever overseas.”
UTV’s movie business revenues up by 241 percent
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Leading production house UTV’s movie business has shown a revenue growth of 241 percent and its earnings from interactive and gaming business has increased by 250 percent during the year ending March 2008.
In the unaudited financial results of the fourth quarter of 2007-08 announced Tuesday, the company has reported growth in operating revenues from Rs.1,749 million in the previous fiscal to Rs.4,375 million. Operating profit reached Rs.601 million from Rs.40 million, registering a 1,403 percent increase.
UTV’s movie business contributed 55 percent to the company’s revenue earnings while television and interactive and gaming segment contributed 23 percent and 22 percent, respectively.
According to UTV chairman and CEO Ronnie Screwvala, operating revenues of Rs.1,870 million during the fourth quarter of the current fiscal were the highest so far for the company.
Announcing the results, he also said UTV consolidated the financial positions of its subsidiaries like UTV-US and UTV-UK and those of its indirect subsidiaries like Ignition Entertainment Ltd., Indiagames Ltd. and UTV-Mauritius.
The company’s television joint ventures, Smriti Irani Television Ltd. and Windmill Entertainment Limited, have also recorded a healthy growth.
“The long-term outlook is better than ever, given the initiatives we have taken in all our four verticals - television, movies, gaming and broadcasting,” Screwvala told the UTV board.
He said Walt Disney’s increased stake in UTV demonstrated the confidence the company generated.
He said the company’s bouquet of four channels, Bindass, Bindass Movies, UTV Movies and World Movies were now on firm footing and poised for growth.
Hrithik: Vogue’s first coverboy
Hrithik: Vogue’s first coverboy
Vogue has come out with its first edition of Vogue Man, a men’s supplement. Hrithik Roshan takes over the cover for the first issue.
The 75-page supplement touches upon fashion, cars, clothes, watches, grooming products and gadgets tips for every man.
Bipasha’s in vogue again!
Bipasha Basu gets ready to adorn the cover of Vogue India for the second time.
Asia’s sexiest woman will show off summer fashion in the May issue of the magazine.
What’s in Vogue? It’s Hrithik, Bipasha heating it up
CNN-IBN Apr 24, 2008, Link
New Delhi: Hrithik Roshan’s always been known for his sense of style, so it is no wonder that he’s now on the cover of fashion magazine Vogue known to be exclusively for men.
“It’s a paradox of sorts because I am not conversant with fashion at all. I hope they know what they’re doing. They have me on the cover,” says Hrithik. However, the actor who’s known to be a sharp dresser doesn’t care too much for the style icon tag.
“I get away with some help from friends in the fashion industry,” says the actor.
Meanwhile, the girls feel otherwise. Bipasha Basu as the cover girl for the summer issue, there is a lot of eye candy in store for the readers.
“I don’t really care about competition. However, having a good looking guy walking up and down and getting to see him so often, is a treat,” says Bipasha.
Top actors can sure sizzle on screen. Masala! does a flashback
Top actors can sure sizzle on screen. Masala! does a flashback
by Sonali Raha
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Hrithik Roshan
Film: Krazzy4
Song: Break Free
Director: Jaideep Sen
Music director: Rajesh Roshan
Singer: Vishal
Choreographer: Ahmed Khan
What we think: Hrithik’s body was made for the red-leather-chains look. His moves are awesome, his smile melts our bones… there couldn’t have been a better promotional song! Even better than SRK’s version!!
Masala! Rating
10/10
Jodhaa… defames Mughal dynasty
Prince Yakub petitioned SC to use the name of Harkha Bai instead of Jodha
By IBNLive . Apr 20, 2008
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A sixth generation descendant of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, and his family are upset by ‘factual errors’ in the blockbuster Jodhaa Akbar.
Prince Yakub Ziauddin Tucy has petitioned the Indian Supreme Court that the name Harkha Bai should be used in the movie instead of Jodha, so that the emperor Akbar and the Mughal dynasty will not be defamed, the Gulf News’s online edition said. Jodhaa Akbar, produced and directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar, tells the love story of Akbar and Jodhaa.
“Akbar’s reign is looked upon as the golden period of India. The movie shows Jodhaa Bai as Akbar’s wife, which is incorrect. Jodha Bai was his daughter-in-law and wife of Prince Salim, who was known as emperor Jahangir. We as descendants of the Mughal dynasty will not accept the distortion of historical facts,” Tucy was quoted as saying in the report.
Aamir Khan hurts himself while shooting for Ghajini
Aamir Khan hurts himself while shooting for Ghajini
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Hyderabad, April 23: Aamir Khan’s Ghajini is in for great trouble as the actor reportedly hurt himself on Wednesday while shooting for the film.
Aamir got hurt while performing a stunt for the remake of the Tamil thriller ‘Ghajini’. He has been admitted to a hospital in Hyderabad, where the film is being shot. Aamir’s wife Kiran Rao has reportedly left for Hyderabad.
Shooting for the film has been postponed, which means that the release of the film would be delayed.
We want cricket, not cellphone commercials
We want cricket, not cellphone commercials
Raja Sen | April 23, 2008 14:49 IST
It’s a scary world in there,’ Colin Hanks says in Untraceable, an undeniably interesting thriller I watched last night. An FBI sidekick to Diane Lane, he’s talking about the Internet, equal parts playground to freaks and protector of freedom.
(Yup, I am still going to talk about cricket, and I promise you this isn’t one of those blatantly fake sensationalist headlines that turns out to be utterly unrelated to the actual article. I’m going to bring up a proposition targeted at every hot-blooded cricket fan, but wait a few lines, won’t you? Thanks.)
Back to Untraceable. The film has a great premise, about a serial killer who captures and tortures victims, streaming video live from a webcam and killing his victims based on how quickly visitors log on. ‘The more people watch, the faster he dies,’ explains a ticker at the ghastly site, while the chat window on the side fills up with alarmingly casual ROTFLs and LOLs. Talk about voyeurism being lethal.
Summer ‘08 promises to be a big-bang entertainment party
Summer ‘08 promises to be a big-bang entertainment party
12 Apr, 2008, 2230 hrs IST, TNN
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NEW DELHI: As we leave spring equinox behind us and scorching Indian sun forces school & colleges across the country to start closing for their annual two-month summer vacations, it’s travel, television and cinema time for most of 70-million odd lower-middle to middle-class Indian households, the belly of the consumer market for the Rs 51,260-crore Indian entertainment & media (E&M) industry.
No wonder, summer 2008 promises to be a big-bang entertainment party, from India’s biggest game show (SRK’s Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain on Star Plus) with a Rs 5-crore prize booty, Indian Premier League’s (IPL) 44 days of cricket-led bonanza, chock-a-block schedule on the telly across genres, including television premieres of last year’s blockbusters like Om Shanti Om and Heyy Babyy, to around two dozen new Bollywood releases, including Yash Raj’s Rs 40-crore Tashan and Ram Gopal Varma’s Rs 33-crore Sarkar Raj.
Says Monica Tata, vice-president, advertising & sales, India & South Asia, Turner International: “Summer is extremely important for us. Last summer, our viewership went up by almost 25%, revenues 20-25% and list of advertisers also grew by 20%.” Turner operates kids channels in the country like Cartoon Network and Pogo.
Rival Disney India also anticipates 40% advertising growth for all its channels, Disney, Hungama and Jeti, this summer. Star has plans to mop up Rs 150-crore from Kya Aap Paanchvi…, yes more than KBC I or II! Bollywood alone is betting over Rs 800 crore on its 20-odd flicks, including six directional debuts in the next 60 days or so.
Paying for being privileged
Paying for being privileged
18 Apr 2008, 0035 hrs IST
(Krazzy 4 controversy related article)
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Just around the corner is Happiness. No that isn’t only the name of my friend Sanjay Bhansali’s canine. It’s something that the Roshans are looking forward to when Hrithik’s baby is born. But right now the Roshans are in mood to rejoice.
There is a tension not immediately evident to a visitor. But once you look under the glistening surface (the Roshans possess one of the most well-kept and aesthetic homes in film-dom), you can sense the hurt of betrayal. Not the anger of being sued for such a large sum of money. What is ‘large’ if not a relative term?
But the sense of having been caught unawares about a situation of which they weren’t fully apprised or even conscious, has hit the Roshans where it hurts the most. And I’m not talking about their pockets. The hurt goes much deeper. And as Sampat collects the triumphant prize money and gets patted on the back for taking on a filmic empire, I wonder if somewhere the privileged sections of the film industry have to suffer only because they are privileged.
Psychiatrists up in arms against Krazzy 4
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By Subhash K. Jha, April 10, 2008 - 17:57 IST
Earlier this week eminent psychologists expressed misgivings on television about the psychological accuracy of the mentally unsound characters in Krazzy 4. But Rakesh Roshan is unperturbed. “We had a psychological expert on the sets constantly. We went to rehabilitation centres. We saw how mental patients lived. None of them lived up to the stereotypes of Hindi cinema where mentally unsound people are shown screaming tearing their hair and sitting awkwardly. In reality, such people are hard to tell apart from normal people. We’ve shown mentally unsound people in Krazzy 4 as behaving normally.”
The producer feels the protests are premature. “Let them first watch the film. We’re in fact going to set a new trend in the way psychological disorder is shown in our films. People should see the film before deciding whether we’re in the wrong.” He adds an afterthought, “Whenever my films are around the corner some stupid controversy or the other comes up. It seems people take advantage of our name. Otherwise how do we explain these controversies coming up just days before release? Why go to court if you’ve a problem, why not come to me and explain your problem….unless your intention is to create trouble.”
There’s a virtual war of words out there, albeit a friendly one between Rakesh Roshan and his namesake Rakeysh Mehra to come up with a viable script for the next film in Hrithik Roshan’s Krissh series.
My fave is first and last! 
Liked the 2nd and 4th pic!! 
Mama, Papa and Bade Bhaiyya will be so proud to see their little baby. 
I think Naach is very well done in the first half.. 