Kareenas spirit in Kurbaan Hua video

While shooting for a music video for Kurbaan on Tuesday, at first, director Rensil D’Silva and Saif Ali Khan decided that Kareena was not needed for the video. But later when they felt the need for her presence in the video, Saif came up with a unique idea and suggested to Rensil that she could be part of the video at least in spirit.

Earlier, Rensil was very clear that he only and only wanted Saif in the video. They shot for the song at Mukesh Mills in Mumbai. It was conceptualized and choreographed by Rensil and Bosco respectively. It is different from the usual music videos and is not at all flashy. It features Saif and the background dancers in spiritual poses and the video is more spirit than body.

Shooting for it reminded Rensil of his early days when he used to shoot music videos. The shoot went on fine until they realized that Kareena was needed. That’s when Saif came up with his idea and Rensil used some of Kareena’s most dramatic shots from the film as passing images in the background. Both Saif and Rensil agree that it has made a great difference to the video of 'Kurbaan Hua'.

(- Sampurn Media)

Kareena and Saif to meet George W Bush to discuss world terrorism

For a couple that is often touted as the desi Brangelina, Saif and Kareena seem to be giving new reasons to keep the comparisons alive and kicking with each passing day. Following the foreign couple’s footsteps closely, Saifeena will now be seen taking up the cause of terrorism with none other than former US President Geroge W Bush in a one on one discussion here in the capital.

With their film, ‘Kurbaan’ - centered on world terrorism, all set to release, the move may seem like more of a marketing gimmick but the couple is quick to defend all such claims.

Talking to a news daily, the lovebirds raised their concern about the present terrorism scenario. As for speaking at the conference goes, Saif is already ready with his list of pointers while Kareena plans to be spontaneous.

Talking about the conference, Kareena told a news daily, "I`m a very spontaneous person. It`s like that with my acting. It would be like that when I meet Mr Bush. Jo dil mein hai woh bolungi. By now, I`ve gained enough confidence to be able to speak at such summits with some amount of confidence. Nowadays, you can`t afford to have your head buried in the sand. You have to know what`s happening in the world around you."

Now that’s the way to go gal!

(Zee News)

Saif-Kareena in the shoes of Shahrukh-Tabu

The much-hyped film Kurbaan would star Shahrukh Khan, Tabu and Sanjay Dutt if Karan Johar went ahead with his plan seven years ago. However, he went on to do other projects, and the film eventually went to Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi.


Karan revealed that he wanted Shahrukh, Tabu and Sanjay to play the lead roles with Nikhil Advani as the director. The film was named Kaal then. On narrating the story to Rensil D’Silva, the screenplay he prepared turned out into a different film all together. Thus born the title Kurbaan with Saif and Kareena in the lead roles.


Karan left Kurbaan behind after he went on to make films like Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham in 2001 and later produced Kal Ho Naa Ho

(By Raymond Ronamai)

Katrina: I’d like to do a film for Dharma Productions

The babe is roosting at the helm of cine field these days, grabbing attentions and offers as well.

Started off as a straight faced model in ‘Boom’, Katrina Kaif set her career straight instead by the way she performs and choice of movies. While her ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’ is going to hit the screens next Friday, the trailers of ‘De Dana Dan’ too look promising.

Katrina Kaif seems to have worked with some of the laudable filmmakers. However if one goes over her portfolio, Katrina doesn’t have a movie yet with Bollywood’s favourite banner or with Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra. Said Katrina,

Karan thinks out of the box. On the one hand, he makes a 'Dostana' and then a path-breaking film like 'Wake Up Sid'. Naturally, I’d like to do a film for his banner. Likewise, working with Adi is a pleasure. He has a young unit and they work with clockwork precision. Doing a film for them is being on a school camp, but completely result oriented.

Hmm, hope the gori catches her dreams soon!

(IndiaGlitz)

Bruna Abdullah To Star In Karan Johar’s ‘I Hate Luv Storys’

Brazilian model Bruna Abdullah is getting ready to make her Bollywood debut with Karan Johar’s I Hate Luv Storys. The film also stars Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor.

Bruna who made her Bollywood appearance in the item song Rehem Kare, in Anubhav Sinha’s Cash, was offered the role after Dia Mirza declined the cameo. Dia apparently rejected the role as she was already doing a cameo in Karan’s other film, Kurbaan. Director Punit Malhotra who was looking for a new face for the role finally settled on Bruna.

Bruna has started preparing for the cameo role. She is concentrating on improving her diction and dialogue delivery. The news of the actress for the role was confirmed by Bruna’s manager at first but later denied.

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Vivek sidelined by Saifeena but he hasn't said a word!

The promos of Karan Johar's production Kurbaan, starring Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, and directed by Rensil D'Silva, have already created a furore.

The steamy promos, sizzling with mind-blowing chemistry between the real-life couple, are creating hype for the film - which is great for the business. But, few people noticed that Vivek Oberoi is also a part of it. He, in fact, plays a pivotal role in the film.

Vivek is barely seen in the promos and though he talked about the film during its shoot, post the promos he has gone mum.

Now either he is in shock about being sidelined or he already knew it would be so with Saifeena being hot property.

Maybe he's quiet because he knows the film might do a lot of good to his career? Well, we are happy he isn't going over the top either way.

Courtesy: Mail Today

I’m over and above box office today: Karan Johar

Never mind that his production house Dharma Productions has just delivered a big hit in “Wake Up Sid”. Director-producer Karan Johar says he has matured over the years and box office collections are no longer the only driving factor for him.

“Frankly, I am over and above box office today. With age and some dose of maturity coming in, I truly believe that I have grown as a filmmaker and hence I am not just looking at crores out there,” Karan, 37, told IANS in an interview.

Karan has half a dozen films lined up for release in the months to come. After “Wake Up Sid”, debutant Rensil D’Souza’s “Kurbaan” is next. He is also speeding up Tarun Mansukhani’s animation flick “Koochie Koochie Hota Hai” and “Dostana 2″.

Siddharth Malhotra’s “Stepmom” remake is already on floors while debutant director Punit Malhotra’s “I Hate Love Stories” is in pre-production stage. Newcomer Karan Malhotra has been entrusted with directing an “Agneepath” remake.

Karan’s own directorial venture “My Name Is Khan” would be releasing in early 2010.

With so many projects in the pipeline, is it really easy for him not to think about box office collections?

“I guess numbers just get lost after a point in time while the quality of a product is remembered. I have learnt that the remembrance a film gets is far more important than what you end up gaining in the first weekend.

“A living example is ‘Wake Up Sid’. Yes, it opened well but what is even more heartening is that it is still being loved and watched weeks after its release. That excites me,” said Karan.

His claim comes with enough validation here. After the mega Diwali weekend that saw “Blue”, “All The Best” and “Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna” fighting for screen space, “Wake Up Sid” was kept on hold. The Ranbir Kapoor-Konkona Sen Sharma-starrer did have two bountiful weeks.

Karan is happy to be following the mantra of making quality films without worrying much about the cash register.

No wonder many first-time filmmakers working with him are happy to be in an environment that challenges and motivates them to make something worth remembering.

“I never ask my directors to give me a film that would fetch me Rs.80, 100 or 120 crore. Once you do that, you only end up putting pressure on the poor guy. Instead, I want them to focus entirely on the subject in front of them and leave the box office in the hands of audiences.

“This is what Ayan Mukerji did with ‘Wake Up Sid’ and look at how he has passed with flying colours, both critically and commercially,” said Karan with a tone of appreciation.

(INAS)