Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Don't show my lovemaking scene to my mom: Kareena
Don't show my lovemaking scene to my mom: Kareena
We hear that after watching the trial of the film at Yash Raj Studios Bebo, already jittery about her bare-back scene, requested K Jo to delete the love-making scene in just the one show which would be attended by her mother Babita and her friends.Kareena said, “I asked Karan if he could hide that one reel only from mom's trial”. However, Karan flatly turned down Bebo’s request. The director reportedly told her, ” Shut up Bebo, and go take a walk. I'm doing no such thing.”Bebo is in Sydney at this point shooting for Johar's Step Mom with Kajol. But insiders tell us, she was totally worried about the fact how her immediate family would react to this one scene, right till the time she boarded her flight.But perhaps the actress didn't know that her mom and her pals are not the only ones to have an exclusive dekko at the film. There is an unconfirmed buzz in the tinsel town that Rensil D’Silva will hold an exclusive premiere for the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi as well.What happened Bebo? More butterflies?
Paa offers simple yet delightful music
Paa is a film with an unusual story and music maestro Ilayaraja has composed tunes that gel well with the movie's subject. Director R. Balakrishnan's film stars Amitabh Bachchan as Abhishek's son Auro, who suffers from progeria that causes premature ageing. It also stars Vidya Balan.
The album begins with Mudhi mudhi ittefaq se. Crooned by Shilpa Rao, it has an instant connect. It is melodious but not very long. The song is currently doing the rounds on television channels and has become a hit.
Mudhi mudhi ittefaq se has two more versions - Udhi udhi, an extension of the original and "Gali mudhi" that has vocals by Shaan. It is slower in pace but equally nice.
Next is Halke se bol. It is a children's song and has a chorus behind the mike. It starts without background mAmitabh Bacchanusic and later musical arrangements are introduced. This too is short in length and is an average number.
Up next is Hichki hichki, more of a situational number that doesn't impress too much. The fast-paced track has been sung by Sunidhi Chauhan.
It is followed by the title track Mere paa by Amitabh Bachchan himself. It's more of a narration in the voice of a child than a proper song. The theme song is very endearing.
Finally there is Gumm summ gumm sung by the composer's daughter Bavatharini with ample support from the chorus. The song has influences of jazz and is a good hear.
On the whole, the album of Paa s not conventional and will appeal to music buffs. But most songs will get an edge with the visuals.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
I'd never use Pappu Can't Dance Sala, so I gifted it
When Abbas Tyrewala wrote the catchphrase Pappu Can't Dance Sala for his debut film little did he know it would grow into a youth chant at pubs, college campuses and bowling alleys.
So the first thing he was advised to do was to register the title for future use. Abbas was in no mood to use Pappu Can't Dance Sala as a title for any of his future films. He gladly handed the words of his lyrics to writer-actor-director Saurabh Shukla.
Says Abbas, “Saurabh is most welcome to it. Pappu Can’t Dance Saala could never have been the title of any of my films. I gladly gave away the phrase. Pappu can’t dance saala or Chiggy wiggy (for Blue) are catch-phrases I wrote off-the-cuff to appeal to youngsters. There’s no away I’ll re-title my new film Pappu Can’t Dance Sala. That phrase is done with. I’ll never use it again.”
Last heard, Abbas was being pressurized by potential distributors to change the title. “I just might have to change it, ” relents Abbas. “I could go for an old Hindi film-song title like I did in Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na.”
Commenting on A R Rahman’s music Abbas says, “Rahman created a totally different musical style for Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na and now for 1-800-Love. I loved writing Pappu can’t dance saala and Jiggy wiggy for Rahman. They both appealed to the young, Pappu to the 18-year old, Jiggy to the 4-5-year old.”
Abbas Tyrewala and his producer Madhu Mantena are at loggerheads over the strange-sounding title 1-800-Love of Abbas’s film.
The producer it seems, was against the odd title from the start and insisted that the term 1-800-Love had no relevance to Indian audiences.
But Abbas insisted on the title.
“That’s the name by which I see the characters’ lives unfold, ” the director insists.
Bipasha shocks Vidya, ends cold war with a hug!
Bipasha Basu and Vidya Balan, the warring actresses have ended their battle. The cold war that was on between themended in 'All The Best’ party at a five-star hotel, where Bipasha went up to Vidya and hugged her.
The cold war began after rumours of John Abraham’s chemistry with Vidya Balan on the sets of Salaam–e-Ishq came out in 2007. It is said that despite Nikhil Advani calling a cut for a romantic scene under a dupatta, John and Vidya continued to remain inside the dupatta for at least a minute before coming out of it.
Apparently, Bipasha was so furious that she asked John to never work with Vidya again. This time however, Bipasha decided to forgive and forget as she patched up with the actress.
According to the buzz, when Vidya came to the party, she was given a warm welcome by Bips. During a discussion with the cast and crew of the film, Vidya was informed that she was the original choice for Bips role in the flick. Post chatting up with the crew, Bips came to greet Vidya and surprised everyone.
Confirming the story, a source told a news daily, "Bipasha just went up to Vidya and hugged her. Later, John too spoke to Vidya."
Talking about Vidya, Bips told the news daily, "I never had any problem with Vidya. Many ridiculous stories are printed every day in the media. I don't change my attitude towards people according to them."
However, Vidya chose to remain mum about the issue.
