In our report dated November 29, 2010 on Karan Johar launching Mahesh Bhatt's daughter in his next film, we told you that SRK was likely to play a cameo in the film. Not only will SRK co-produce KJo's film Student Of The Year, he will also play a significant role in the film.
In fact, Karan, who is taking a monthlong break to go overseas and finish the script of this film, plans to work on SRK's character.
So all rumours about KJo working without his best friend Shah Rukh Khan for the first time in his next directorial, can now safely be put to rest.
Our source said, "Rumours about SRK acting in KJo's next had been doing the rounds but Karan's constant silence about the film started giving people the impression that SRK was only planning to produce the film. But actually, both SRK and Karan are co-producing the film, which will launch newcomers Varun Dhawan , Siddarth Malhotra and Aaliya Bhatt. SRK will play the role of one of the professors in the college. The role will not be limited to a cameo; it will be full-fledged one."
Apparently, a perfect outline of Shah Rukh's character in the film will only be ready by the time KJo returns from his month-long trip. We sent a text message to Karan but he chose not to reply.
(Times of India)
Image : Dharma Productions
Friday, January 28, 2011
Karan Johar reveals his future plans
Maintaining a good pace and going steady, Karan Johar has definite plans to build his empire. Though his production house may not have been as prolific as corporate houses like UTV or BIG Pictures, he has a definite vision in place.
"Most of the directors who have made their first film with me and now busy working on their scripts to kick start their next with my production house", announces Karan who has given break to close to half a dozen film makers already, "Ayan Mukherjee (director of WAKE UP SID) will make his next immediately. His script will be ready in a month's time. Puneet Malhotra (of I HATE LUV STORYS) is also into scripting. As for Tarun Mansukhani (DOSTANA), he is neck deep down into ensuring that the script of DOSTANA 2 is double the fun. He wants to take the film to the next level."
While these three directors would be making their second film with Karan, another debutant director who is currently raring to go is Karan Malhotra. He would soon be getting his Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra starrer remake of AGNEEPATH on floors.
"That's right", confirms Karan Johar, "AGNEEPATH is one prestigious project for us. We can't surpass geniuses like (director) Mukul S Anand, Amitabh Bachchan and (producer) Yash Johar who made AGNEEPATH the way we see today. It is quite ironical though that when the original AGNEEPATH released 20 years back, it wasn't even a commercial success. All we can do is to make an attempt that honours a film which has a cult standing today."
Here is looking forward to your vision taking a good form Karan.
(Glamsham)
"Most of the directors who have made their first film with me and now busy working on their scripts to kick start their next with my production house", announces Karan who has given break to close to half a dozen film makers already, "Ayan Mukherjee (director of WAKE UP SID) will make his next immediately. His script will be ready in a month's time. Puneet Malhotra (of I HATE LUV STORYS) is also into scripting. As for Tarun Mansukhani (DOSTANA), he is neck deep down into ensuring that the script of DOSTANA 2 is double the fun. He wants to take the film to the next level."
While these three directors would be making their second film with Karan, another debutant director who is currently raring to go is Karan Malhotra. He would soon be getting his Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra starrer remake of AGNEEPATH on floors.
"That's right", confirms Karan Johar, "AGNEEPATH is one prestigious project for us. We can't surpass geniuses like (director) Mukul S Anand, Amitabh Bachchan and (producer) Yash Johar who made AGNEEPATH the way we see today. It is quite ironical though that when the original AGNEEPATH released 20 years back, it wasn't even a commercial success. All we can do is to make an attempt that honours a film which has a cult standing today."
Here is looking forward to your vision taking a good form Karan.
(Glamsham)
Ajay gets candid over a Koffee With Karan
Koffee was the beverage that got the usually reticent Ajay Devgn to spill the beans on not just his movies, but also his life with Kajol, making for one steaming hot episode of Karan Johar's chat show.
The Big D got candid about how Kajol wasn't interested in him when they first met, and how she's now come a long way from the girl who couldn't care less to being a jealous wife.
But while the much married actor appears to be loving the state of matrimony, his advice to B-Town It Couple, Saif and Kareena, was not to get married - a comment he later dismissed as a joke.
We usually get to see Ajay Devgn's lighter side on the big screen and we're thrilled at the chance to catch a glimpse of it closer to real life. The episode is sure to be one of the highlights of Koffee With Karan's current, very controversial season - that is, as long as it's not subjected to a heavy job.
(NDTV)
The Big D got candid about how Kajol wasn't interested in him when they first met, and how she's now come a long way from the girl who couldn't care less to being a jealous wife.
But while the much married actor appears to be loving the state of matrimony, his advice to B-Town It Couple, Saif and Kareena, was not to get married - a comment he later dismissed as a joke.
We usually get to see Ajay Devgn's lighter side on the big screen and we're thrilled at the chance to catch a glimpse of it closer to real life. The episode is sure to be one of the highlights of Koffee With Karan's current, very controversial season - that is, as long as it's not subjected to a heavy job.
(NDTV)
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Ajay Devgn, KJo make up over coffee
Ajay Devgan and filmmaker Karan Johar had some candid conversation...
There was news that Ajay Devgn didn't fit well in the KJo-SRK camp, and in fact didn't even approve of it. But hatchets seem to have been buried...
Apparently, Karan Johar was eager to have Ajay Devgn on his show ' Koffee with Karan' as a guest, and had extended an invitation to him even last season and the season before last as well. But Ajay Devgn declined the offers. However, Karan Johar extended an invitation to him once again to appear on his chat show this season, and Ajay Devgn has gladly accepted.
So it was only recently that the two bonded over coffee on KJO's chat show. It has been learnt that Karan was keen to have Kajol and Ajay Devgn together on his show, but Kajol reverted that she was busy with mommy duties, but did mention that she would try and get her hubby Ajay to participate on the show.
Ajay wasn't too comfortable with the 'controversy-creating' format of the show. Also, he is an introvert and not very media savvy. However, Kajol and Karan together convinced him that they wouldn't indulge in gossip, but rather concentrate on his 20-year successful career in the industry.
Ajay proved to be a great guest on Karan's 'Koffee with Karan'. In fact, even Karan noticed that Devgn had a brilliant sense of humour, and insists that the Rapid Fire round is one to watch out for.
(The Times of India )
There was news that Ajay Devgn didn't fit well in the KJo-SRK camp, and in fact didn't even approve of it. But hatchets seem to have been buried...
Apparently, Karan Johar was eager to have Ajay Devgn on his show ' Koffee with Karan' as a guest, and had extended an invitation to him even last season and the season before last as well. But Ajay Devgn declined the offers. However, Karan Johar extended an invitation to him once again to appear on his chat show this season, and Ajay Devgn has gladly accepted.
So it was only recently that the two bonded over coffee on KJO's chat show. It has been learnt that Karan was keen to have Kajol and Ajay Devgn together on his show, but Kajol reverted that she was busy with mommy duties, but did mention that she would try and get her hubby Ajay to participate on the show.
Ajay wasn't too comfortable with the 'controversy-creating' format of the show. Also, he is an introvert and not very media savvy. However, Kajol and Karan together convinced him that they wouldn't indulge in gossip, but rather concentrate on his 20-year successful career in the industry.
Ajay proved to be a great guest on Karan's 'Koffee with Karan'. In fact, even Karan noticed that Devgn had a brilliant sense of humour, and insists that the Rapid Fire round is one to watch out for.
(The Times of India )
Sonakshi to accompany Madhuri at Koffee With Karan!
It is every Bollywood actresses’ desire to share the couch with the dancing diva Madhuri Dixit.
This was best seen when Karan wanted an actress to accompany Madhuri Dixit on his celebrity chat show Koffee With Karan.
Karan told a tabloid “I can’t say I’m amazed by Madhuri’s popularity. When I decided to invite her on my show I didn’t know that her popularity seeps down right to the youngest of Bollywood.”
Buzz is in the air that ‘Dabangg’ girl Sonakshi Sinha may be the lucky girl to accompany Madhuri on Karan’s show.
(By Agencies)
This was best seen when Karan wanted an actress to accompany Madhuri Dixit on his celebrity chat show Koffee With Karan.
Karan told a tabloid “I can’t say I’m amazed by Madhuri’s popularity. When I decided to invite her on my show I didn’t know that her popularity seeps down right to the youngest of Bollywood.”
Buzz is in the air that ‘Dabangg’ girl Sonakshi Sinha may be the lucky girl to accompany Madhuri on Karan’s show.
(By Agencies)
Hrithik - Priyanka to get 'passionate' in Agneepath
You've never seen them like this before. Unprecedented sparks are going to fly between 'passionate' Priyanka Chopra and 'intense' Hrithik Roshan in Agneepath.
Says a source, "Hrithik and Priyanka don't believe in half-measures. If they've to convey intense feelings and passion they will go the whole hog in Agneepath. If in Krissh they romanced innocently keeping the kids in mind, their togetherness in Agneepath will be for Adults only."
The camaraderie between Hrithik and Priyanka is so palpable that Karan Johar gets a sense of deja vu. As a child, on his father Yash Johar's sets of Agneepath in 1990, Amitabh Bachchan and Madhavi shared the same easygoing bum-chum bantering and witty vibes as Priyanka and Hrithik.
Says a source, "Karan was just a teenager when his father had produced the original Agneepath. He still remembers the fantastic rapport between Mr. Bachchan and Madhavi. That relationship, Karan and his Agneepath remake's director Karan Malhotra felt, needed to be developed. The Hrithik-Priyanka bonding in the new Agneepath will build on the relationship that Karan had seen between Mr. Bachchan and Madhavi in the original Agneepath. The love story would be the core of the film."
When asked about the Hrithik-Priyanka rapport, Karan Johar said, "All I can tell you at the moment is that Priyanka is not playing a nurse like Madhavi in the original and she is not playing prostitute either. Yes we've built on the relationship shown in the original film between Amit Uncle and Madhaviji. The new Agneepath is first and foremost an intense love story. There was love between Priyanka and Hrithik in Krissh. But here we want an unparalleled intensity between them. You've never seen Priyanka and Hrithik get so intense with anyone before."
Says a source, "Hrithik and Priyanka don't believe in half-measures. If they've to convey intense feelings and passion they will go the whole hog in Agneepath. If in Krissh they romanced innocently keeping the kids in mind, their togetherness in Agneepath will be for Adults only."
The camaraderie between Hrithik and Priyanka is so palpable that Karan Johar gets a sense of deja vu. As a child, on his father Yash Johar's sets of Agneepath in 1990, Amitabh Bachchan and Madhavi shared the same easygoing bum-chum bantering and witty vibes as Priyanka and Hrithik.
Says a source, "Karan was just a teenager when his father had produced the original Agneepath. He still remembers the fantastic rapport between Mr. Bachchan and Madhavi. That relationship, Karan and his Agneepath remake's director Karan Malhotra felt, needed to be developed. The Hrithik-Priyanka bonding in the new Agneepath will build on the relationship that Karan had seen between Mr. Bachchan and Madhavi in the original Agneepath. The love story would be the core of the film."
When asked about the Hrithik-Priyanka rapport, Karan Johar said, "All I can tell you at the moment is that Priyanka is not playing a nurse like Madhavi in the original and she is not playing prostitute either. Yes we've built on the relationship shown in the original film between Amit Uncle and Madhaviji. The new Agneepath is first and foremost an intense love story. There was love between Priyanka and Hrithik in Krissh. But here we want an unparalleled intensity between them. You've never seen Priyanka and Hrithik get so intense with anyone before."
Composer duo Ajay-Atul to do music for Karan Johar's Agneepath remake
After announcing new actors for his banner, it is time for new music composers to enter Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.
The Marathi music composing brothers Ajay and Atul Gogavale who shot to fame with their Marathi compositions Natrang have hit big-time in Bollywood.
They have now been signed up by Karan Johar to do the music for his new-age remake of Agneepath. The sound captured for Agneepath is expected to be very different from what we normally hear in the films today.
Explains Karan Johar, "We wanted a sound that resonated what the composing maestros Laxmikant-Pyarelal had done in my father's production of Agneepath. With due respects to the composers today, I don't think anyone giving state-of-the-art music could've done the sound we wanted."
It was Riteish Deshmukh who introduced Karan to Atul-Ajay.
Says Karan, "I loved Atul-Ajay's music in Natrang. The minute my Agneepath director Karan Malhotra and I heard their music, we knew this is what we were looking for. Atul and Ajay will do to this new Agneepath what Laxmikant-Pyarelal had done to my father's Agneepath. The music has the same epic quality with huge orchestral sounds, etc."
This is first time that Karan Johar is working with a new team of music composers. It's part of his plan to rejuvenate the film industry with new talent.
Some of the songs for the new Agneepath have already been finalized.
Speaking on behalf of both the brothers Atul Gogavale says, "When Karan Johar asked us to do a new kind of sound in the Laxmikant-Pyarelal tradition, we immediately knew what he wanted. We've seen the original Agneepath at least a dozen times only to absorb the music of Laxmikant-Pyarelal. We've already locked in three tunes. And the very special thing about our music in Agneepath is that we're composing an entirely separate theme for the protagonist Vijay Deenanath Chauhan's character."
The Marathi music composing brothers Ajay and Atul Gogavale who shot to fame with their Marathi compositions Natrang have hit big-time in Bollywood.
They have now been signed up by Karan Johar to do the music for his new-age remake of Agneepath. The sound captured for Agneepath is expected to be very different from what we normally hear in the films today.
Explains Karan Johar, "We wanted a sound that resonated what the composing maestros Laxmikant-Pyarelal had done in my father's production of Agneepath. With due respects to the composers today, I don't think anyone giving state-of-the-art music could've done the sound we wanted."
It was Riteish Deshmukh who introduced Karan to Atul-Ajay.
Says Karan, "I loved Atul-Ajay's music in Natrang. The minute my Agneepath director Karan Malhotra and I heard their music, we knew this is what we were looking for. Atul and Ajay will do to this new Agneepath what Laxmikant-Pyarelal had done to my father's Agneepath. The music has the same epic quality with huge orchestral sounds, etc."
This is first time that Karan Johar is working with a new team of music composers. It's part of his plan to rejuvenate the film industry with new talent.
Some of the songs for the new Agneepath have already been finalized.
Speaking on behalf of both the brothers Atul Gogavale says, "When Karan Johar asked us to do a new kind of sound in the Laxmikant-Pyarelal tradition, we immediately knew what he wanted. We've seen the original Agneepath at least a dozen times only to absorb the music of Laxmikant-Pyarelal. We've already locked in three tunes. And the very special thing about our music in Agneepath is that we're composing an entirely separate theme for the protagonist Vijay Deenanath Chauhan's character."
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