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Post shooting for his upcoming film, Akshay Kumar has changed his ways of idol worship and praying
Despite his secular credentials, Akshay Kumar is known for wearing his faith on his sleeves.
Be it his tendency towards making films with predominantly Sikh background or crooning Singh is King with the religious symbols perfectly in place. But after working in his latest film in which he's portraying God, Akshay feels that there have been some changes in the way he thinks and perceives the idea of religion.
The quintessential Khiladi adds that he's a changed person now in terms of religious expression.
Right from the time he was shooting for the film till the day he wrapped up with his schedule, his ways of worshipping have undergone a sea change and the expression has apparently toned down too. He also wants to make sure he reduces spending money in the name of religion just for the heck of it.
Akki tells us, `Though it's a personal thing, I think the character I'm portraying and the narrative that goes with it was a complete eye opener for me. As the result of that, I have literally changed my ways of idol worshipping and praying.`
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Akki has changed his ways of idol worship and praying
Post shooting for his upcoming film, Akshay Kumar has changed his ways of idol worship and praying
Despite his secular credentials, Akshay Kumar is known for wearing his faith on his sleeves.
Be it his tendency towards making films with predominantly Sikh background or crooning Singh is King with the religious symbols perfectly in place. But after working in his latest film in which he's portraying God, Akshay feels that there have been some changes in the way he thinks and perceives the idea of religion.
The quintessential Khiladi adds that he's a changed person now in terms of religious expression.
Right from the time he was shooting for the film till the day he wrapped up with his schedule, his ways of worshipping have undergone a sea change and the expression has apparently toned down too. He also wants to make sure he reduces spending money in the name of religion just for the heck of it.
Akki tells us, `Though it's a personal thing, I think the character I'm portraying and the narrative that goes with it was a complete eye opener for me. As the result of that, I have literally changed my ways of idol worshipping and praying.`
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Bollywood actor and Pataudi royal Saif Ali Khan took a seat on the front row at the London Fashion Week during a showcase of the Burberry spring-summer 2013 collection.
Saif looked dapper in an elegant black tuxedo teamed with a polka-dotted neck-tie. He sported a beard at the show, held at West Albert Lawns in Kensington Garden Monday.
Others on the front row included "Slumdog Millionaire" star Dev Patel, actresses Alice Eve and Gabriella Wilde, TV personality Giorgia Surina, socialite Olivia Palermo and British track cyclist Victoria Pendleton, said a statement.
Christopher Bailey, chief of the iconic luxury brand, presented the collection with a bold theme marked by a rich and extensive colour palette.
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Saif attends Burberry show in London
Bollywood actor and Pataudi royal Saif Ali Khan took a seat on the front row at the London Fashion Week during a showcase of the Burberry spring-summer 2013 collection.
Saif looked dapper in an elegant black tuxedo teamed with a polka-dotted neck-tie. He sported a beard at the show, held at West Albert Lawns in Kensington Garden Monday.
Others on the front row included "Slumdog Millionaire" star Dev Patel, actresses Alice Eve and Gabriella Wilde, TV personality Giorgia Surina, socialite Olivia Palermo and British track cyclist Victoria Pendleton, said a statement.
Christopher Bailey, chief of the iconic luxury brand, presented the collection with a bold theme marked by a rich and extensive colour palette.
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With just a month to go before his wedding, buzz is that Saif Ali Khan could have piled on some extra kilos
While it's commonly said that soon-to-be-brides lose a lot of weight in anticipation of their big day, looks like soon-to-be groom Saif Ali Khan now needs to shed some extra kilos.
Buzz is that at the fitting session of an ongoing bridal fashion show, the actor realised he had gained some inches around the waist.
Our source at the fashion event says, `Saif is scheduled to walk for designer Mandira Wirk. At the costume fitting and rehearsal, everyone was surprised to see his ensemble was not fitting him too well.`
The source adds, `There were only a few hours remaining to the main event. The costume was then adjusted and altered on the spot.` Could his extensive travelling, planning around the nuptials and pre-wedding stress be the reasons for his weight gain? Our guess is as good as yours.
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Kareena's groom Saif Ali Khan needs refitting!
With just a month to go before his wedding, buzz is that Saif Ali Khan could have piled on some extra kilos
While it's commonly said that soon-to-be-brides lose a lot of weight in anticipation of their big day, looks like soon-to-be groom Saif Ali Khan now needs to shed some extra kilos.
Buzz is that at the fitting session of an ongoing bridal fashion show, the actor realised he had gained some inches around the waist.
Our source at the fashion event says, `Saif is scheduled to walk for designer Mandira Wirk. At the costume fitting and rehearsal, everyone was surprised to see his ensemble was not fitting him too well.`
The source adds, `There were only a few hours remaining to the main event. The costume was then adjusted and altered on the spot.` Could his extensive travelling, planning around the nuptials and pre-wedding stress be the reasons for his weight gain? Our guess is as good as yours.
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The actor will participate in the event this month to support the country's paramilitary forces
Salman Khan often has had a run-in with the Law. He has ruffled feathers with his real-life antics but has also won hearts with his reel-life cop acts. This time, Sallu has decided to step up in support of the country's paramilitary forces and will run at the Delhi Marathon to express his support.
Our source says, `There is no doubt that the kind of pull Salman bhai has amongst the youth of the country is unique. For the first time ever, he will be running at the Delhi Marathon, at the end of this month.
Through this he will be encouraging the youth to join the paramilitary forces. He will march with the paramilitary troops.` In fact buzz is that Salman is also trying to use his clout to get as many celebrities as possible to take part in the marathon.
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Salman to run in the Delhi Marathon
The actor will participate in the event this month to support the country's paramilitary forces
Salman Khan often has had a run-in with the Law. He has ruffled feathers with his real-life antics but has also won hearts with his reel-life cop acts. This time, Sallu has decided to step up in support of the country's paramilitary forces and will run at the Delhi Marathon to express his support.
Our source says, `There is no doubt that the kind of pull Salman bhai has amongst the youth of the country is unique. For the first time ever, he will be running at the Delhi Marathon, at the end of this month.
Through this he will be encouraging the youth to join the paramilitary forces. He will march with the paramilitary troops.` In fact buzz is that Salman is also trying to use his clout to get as many celebrities as possible to take part in the marathon.
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Actress Esha Gupta may have only featured in dark films like "Jannat 2" and "Raaz 3" till now, but she confesses to be a huge fan of comedy films.
"I like comedies. My favourite film till date is 'Andaz Apna Apna' and I remember each dialogue of the film," the 27-year-old said here Thursday on the sets of comedy show "Laugh India Laugh".
A Delhi-based model, Esha also became Femina Miss India International in 2007 and appeared in Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar in 2010. She will next be seen in Prakash Jha's "Chakravyuh".
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Esha Gupta loves comedy
Actress Esha Gupta may have only featured in dark films like "Jannat 2" and "Raaz 3" till now, but she confesses to be a huge fan of comedy films.
"I like comedies. My favourite film till date is 'Andaz Apna Apna' and I remember each dialogue of the film," the 27-year-old said here Thursday on the sets of comedy show "Laugh India Laugh".
A Delhi-based model, Esha also became Femina Miss India International in 2007 and appeared in Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar in 2010. She will next be seen in Prakash Jha's "Chakravyuh".
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Models are beautiful, and they can act, says Esha Gupta, who believes that the transition of a model from the ramp to celluloid is often successful because the audiences like to watch beautiful faces on screen
'Look at Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif... they are one of the best actresses we have these days, and they all used to be models. The bottomline is that everyone wants to just see beauty and models are beautiful,' Esha told.
'At the end of the day, you need to be presentable, because the janata wants to see a beautiful girl on screen, who they can go home and imagine about.
That's how it works around the world. 'When I saw Bipasha Basu coming out of the water in 'Jism', wearing that white outfit, I being a girl drooled on it.
I imagined what I'd look like in that scene. Everyone wants to see beauty. It's just that models are good looking, and we get a chance, we are well aware of the industry, focus well, do our acting course and enter the industry,' added the 26-year-old.
The 26-year-old, a former Miss India contestant and Kingfisher Calendar girl, got her Bollywood launch pad with Mahesh Bhatt's 'Jannat 2'.
When it comes to fame, she compares her spirit to that of a sportsman. 'If you ask a sportsman, they never strive for fame.
They go for it and prove themselves because they love what they are doing. And that's just what happened with me. I always loved what I was doing and I knew I was getting better with it,' she said.
Acting is exciting for her. 'After a point, I did every magazine cover, every designer shoot, and walked for every designer. What was beyond that? Move to Mumbai! So I did that.
Then did Kingfisher, then what... films! So I like this excitement,' she said. 'The best thing about being an actor is that you always get to do something new, and meet new people,' she added.
She made her debut in May this year, and her second film, 'Raaz 3' has already hit the marquee. Esha is happy with her changed life.
'It (acting) is a completely different field... as a model when you are walking on the ramp, you are not meeting and interacting with people,' she said adding that while doing promotions of films, 'there are about 7,000 to 8,000 people wherever we go.
So imagine being on stage and addressing them, and all of them want you to talk to them.'
'When you're on the ramp, we are ourselves and showcasing shoes, clothes, and representing products - but when you're an actor, you're never the same person. I am never Esha Gupta. I am always some character,' she said.
Esha has also shot her third film, Prakash Jha's 'Chakravyuh' -- and as one expects, the movie will present her in a 'completely different look', the actress confirms.
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Janata only wants to see beautiful girls: Esha Gupta
Models are beautiful, and they can act, says Esha Gupta, who believes that the transition of a model from the ramp to celluloid is often successful because the audiences like to watch beautiful faces on screen
'Look at Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif... they are one of the best actresses we have these days, and they all used to be models. The bottomline is that everyone wants to just see beauty and models are beautiful,' Esha told.
'At the end of the day, you need to be presentable, because the janata wants to see a beautiful girl on screen, who they can go home and imagine about.
That's how it works around the world. 'When I saw Bipasha Basu coming out of the water in 'Jism', wearing that white outfit, I being a girl drooled on it.
I imagined what I'd look like in that scene. Everyone wants to see beauty. It's just that models are good looking, and we get a chance, we are well aware of the industry, focus well, do our acting course and enter the industry,' added the 26-year-old.
The 26-year-old, a former Miss India contestant and Kingfisher Calendar girl, got her Bollywood launch pad with Mahesh Bhatt's 'Jannat 2'.
When it comes to fame, she compares her spirit to that of a sportsman. 'If you ask a sportsman, they never strive for fame.
They go for it and prove themselves because they love what they are doing. And that's just what happened with me. I always loved what I was doing and I knew I was getting better with it,' she said.
Acting is exciting for her. 'After a point, I did every magazine cover, every designer shoot, and walked for every designer. What was beyond that? Move to Mumbai! So I did that.
Then did Kingfisher, then what... films! So I like this excitement,' she said. 'The best thing about being an actor is that you always get to do something new, and meet new people,' she added.
She made her debut in May this year, and her second film, 'Raaz 3' has already hit the marquee. Esha is happy with her changed life.
'It (acting) is a completely different field... as a model when you are walking on the ramp, you are not meeting and interacting with people,' she said adding that while doing promotions of films, 'there are about 7,000 to 8,000 people wherever we go.
So imagine being on stage and addressing them, and all of them want you to talk to them.'
'When you're on the ramp, we are ourselves and showcasing shoes, clothes, and representing products - but when you're an actor, you're never the same person. I am never Esha Gupta. I am always some character,' she said.
Esha has also shot her third film, Prakash Jha's 'Chakravyuh' -- and as one expects, the movie will present her in a 'completely different look', the actress confirms.
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Yash Raj Films' (YRF) much-awaited "Dhoom 3" will be the first Bollywood film to be released in IMAX theatres, after being digitally re- mastered in the IMAX format, it was announced here Friday.
The third instalment of the popular action-adventure "Dhoom" franchise will release in IMAX theatres, known for high-end digital projection and sound systems, across India and select global locations, in 2013.
"IMAX has always symbolised high quality film entertainment and experience and this vision of the company works very well with the ethos of YRF, which has been synonymous with Indian film entertainment over the last four decade," YRF head honcho Yash Chopra said in a statement.
"We are indeed happy to announce our association with IMAX for the additional release of 'Dhoom 3' in this exciting format next year. Added to the anticipated thrill that the film promises, this experience will give it an all new edge of the seat dimension altogether," he added.
Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra, "Dhoom 3" stars Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra and Katrina Kaif.
"With its riveting action set pieces, global locales and stunning visuals, 'Dhoom 3' is an ideal film to take advantage of our immersive format as we begin our initiative with Indian-language/Bollywood films," says Greg Foster, chairman and president, IMAX Filmed Entertainment.
The film is currently being shot in Chicago.
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'Dhoom 3' first Bollywood film in IMAX
Yash Raj Films' (YRF) much-awaited "Dhoom 3" will be the first Bollywood film to be released in IMAX theatres, after being digitally re- mastered in the IMAX format, it was announced here Friday.
The third instalment of the popular action-adventure "Dhoom" franchise will release in IMAX theatres, known for high-end digital projection and sound systems, across India and select global locations, in 2013.
"IMAX has always symbolised high quality film entertainment and experience and this vision of the company works very well with the ethos of YRF, which has been synonymous with Indian film entertainment over the last four decade," YRF head honcho Yash Chopra said in a statement.
"We are indeed happy to announce our association with IMAX for the additional release of 'Dhoom 3' in this exciting format next year. Added to the anticipated thrill that the film promises, this experience will give it an all new edge of the seat dimension altogether," he added.
Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra, "Dhoom 3" stars Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra and Katrina Kaif.
"With its riveting action set pieces, global locales and stunning visuals, 'Dhoom 3' is an ideal film to take advantage of our immersive format as we begin our initiative with Indian-language/Bollywood films," says Greg Foster, chairman and president, IMAX Filmed Entertainment.
The film is currently being shot in Chicago.
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Priyanka Chopra's role in Anurag Basu's film may have fetched her accolades. And now we know who helped her
Actress thanks Shah Rukh Khan online for helping her out with tips for her role in 'Barfi', which has fetched her accolades
She states on her micro-blogging site `Thank u @iamsrk for lending me all ur my name is Khan research, u gave me perspective on Jhilmil.. owe u another one.. love always.` SRK's tips went a long way!
After having a 'Daddy's li'l girl' tattoo done on her hand, Priyanka Chopra is also wearing t-shirts flaunting the message. We get the point, PC!
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Priyanka owes it to SRK!
Priyanka Chopra's role in Anurag Basu's film may have fetched her accolades. And now we know who helped her
Actress thanks Shah Rukh Khan online for helping her out with tips for her role in 'Barfi', which has fetched her accolades
She states on her micro-blogging site `Thank u @iamsrk for lending me all ur my name is Khan research, u gave me perspective on Jhilmil.. owe u another one.. love always.` SRK's tips went a long way!
After having a 'Daddy's li'l girl' tattoo done on her hand, Priyanka Chopra is also wearing t-shirts flaunting the message. We get the point, PC!
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Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is looking forward to Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor wedding, says that she is ready to settle down, but is unable to find her Mr. Right.
"From the age of four I have been waiting to get married. I am ready for it. My mom, dad are also ready but the only problem is I am not getting Mr. Right. So that is a technical problem," Priyanka told reporters Thursday when asked if she is planning to settle down too.
Priyanka, who has turned a singer, was talking at an event to unveil her first single "In My City".
Meanwhile, Saif and Kareena are likely to tie the knot Oct 16, and expressing her happiness for them, Priyanka said: "It is a beautiful thing that she is getting married. I feel it is the most beautiful beginning of a new journey. To me, Saif and Kareena make a wonderful lovable couple. I am looking forward to their marriage."
However, neither Saif nor Kareena has confirmed their wedding date yet.
Music journey toughest, yet most enriching
PC, who has unveiled her debut international music single "In my city", says the journey to create her own music has been a learning experience.
"This is the culmination of a two-year journey that has been the toughest yet most enriching experience of my life, while also marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter," Priyanka said in a statement.
"In my city", featuring international singer will.i.am, is produced by RedOne and Brian Kennedy. It is an emotional and feel-good song, which was unveiled at a ceremony in Mumbai Thursday, and launched on Thursday Night Football on the NFL Network, internationally.
Priyanka, a National Award-winning actress and former Miss World, is undoubtedly proud.
"I walked into this as a novice, with no training or experience of making music, and today, as I share my music with the world, I hope that I have been able to create a sound that India would be proud of," said the 30-year-old, whose singing genes come from her father.
"In my city" will be made available across various platforms internationally over the coming weeks. This is the first single from Priyanka's much-anticipated debut album, which is expected to be released early next year.
Priyanka worked with pop icon Lady Gaga's manager, Troy Carter, for the album.
Happy with the result, Carter said: "Priyanka has been working diligently over the last year on her music, so it's rewarding to be able to see her present it for the first time in her home country."
The debut single will be available across all physical and digital platforms Friday, exclusively on Universal Music.
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Like Kareena, I am ready for marriage too: Priyanka Chopra
Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is looking forward to Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor wedding, says that she is ready to settle down, but is unable to find her Mr. Right.
"From the age of four I have been waiting to get married. I am ready for it. My mom, dad are also ready but the only problem is I am not getting Mr. Right. So that is a technical problem," Priyanka told reporters Thursday when asked if she is planning to settle down too.
Priyanka, who has turned a singer, was talking at an event to unveil her first single "In My City".
Meanwhile, Saif and Kareena are likely to tie the knot Oct 16, and expressing her happiness for them, Priyanka said: "It is a beautiful thing that she is getting married. I feel it is the most beautiful beginning of a new journey. To me, Saif and Kareena make a wonderful lovable couple. I am looking forward to their marriage."
However, neither Saif nor Kareena has confirmed their wedding date yet.
Music journey toughest, yet most enriching
PC, who has unveiled her debut international music single "In my city", says the journey to create her own music has been a learning experience.
"This is the culmination of a two-year journey that has been the toughest yet most enriching experience of my life, while also marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter," Priyanka said in a statement.
"In my city", featuring international singer will.i.am, is produced by RedOne and Brian Kennedy. It is an emotional and feel-good song, which was unveiled at a ceremony in Mumbai Thursday, and launched on Thursday Night Football on the NFL Network, internationally.
Priyanka, a National Award-winning actress and former Miss World, is undoubtedly proud.
"I walked into this as a novice, with no training or experience of making music, and today, as I share my music with the world, I hope that I have been able to create a sound that India would be proud of," said the 30-year-old, whose singing genes come from her father.
"In my city" will be made available across various platforms internationally over the coming weeks. This is the first single from Priyanka's much-anticipated debut album, which is expected to be released early next year.
Priyanka worked with pop icon Lady Gaga's manager, Troy Carter, for the album.
Happy with the result, Carter said: "Priyanka has been working diligently over the last year on her music, so it's rewarding to be able to see her present it for the first time in her home country."
The debut single will be available across all physical and digital platforms Friday, exclusively on Universal Music.
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Kratika Sengar performs Bharatnatyam on 'Pavitra Rishta'
After proving she can wield a sword, ride a horse and do the malkhamb effortlessly, actress Kratika Sengar, who wowed viewers as the fiery 'Jhansi Ki Rani', is all set to showcase her prowess over classical Bharatnatyam in the upcoming Ganesha Chaturthi special episode of "Pavitra Rishta".
"I am performing a classical dance to the song 'Man mohini' from 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' in Ganesha Chaturthi celebrations in 'Pavitra Rishta'. The evocative lyrics and the drama infused by Shankar Mahadevan's spirited vocal style make this song a personal favourite," said the actress.
Kratika is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer, and loved the experience of shooting for the episode, to be aired on Zee TV, Saturday.
"I had been out of touch with Bharatnatyam, an art form I had trained in for over five years. But given my love for the form and my training, I was able to pick up the steps rather quickly. I loved the way the entire act was choreographed and the look chosen for me. I hope the audience enjoys it just as much," she added.
Kratika's dance cameo will be seen alongside exciting dance performances by several actors of the channel. Among other performers are actor Gaurav Chopra, Ravi Dubey, Nandish Sandhu, Kinshuk Mahajan and Narayani Shastri.
Evergreen actor Jeetendra will also make an appearance on the show and partake in a an aarti.
The key actors of "Pavitra Rishta" - Hiten Tejwani, Ankita Lokhande, Rithwik Dhanjani and Asha Negi will be seen performing not just dance acts, but will offer prayers to lord Ganesha and perform Ganesha immersion, in this special episode.
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'Heroine': Kareena's powerful performance in naked look at Bollywood shennigans
By Subhash K. Jha
Film: "Heroine";
Starring: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Randeep Hooda, Shahana Goswami, Ranveer Shorey, Govind Namdeo; Directed by: Madhur Bhandarkar; Rating: ****
Somewhere deep within the corroding flamboyance of filmdom, there is a tale of heartbreaking compromises and immorality tucked away from the naked, tearless eye. Madhur Bhandarkar nearly gets to the nerve centre of that world, and then pulls back just before he's really gotten there.
"Heroine" is an intriguingly unfinished film - partly in the rapidfire mood of a game show and partly like an elegiac melody played gently on an antique piano with immaculate fingers. It lacks a centre, sometimes even a focus as it tries to cram in too many incidents, episodes, scandals, controversies and plain absurdities that are an integral part of Bollywood, so much so that the first hour or so gets suffocatingly airtight.
And then you realize towards the end, that the world of the superstar Mahi Khanna traps the star, makes her a puppet of success, traps her in a web of deceit and finally throws her into a whirlwind of vaporous deceptions.
The closing moments have that gut-wrenching element which made Bhandarkar's "Chandni Bar", "Page 3" and "Fashion" among the more sensitive dramas in recent times.
We see Mahi, shattered forlorn and bereft, trapped in a car surrounded by merciless television journalists. As the haunting background score by Salim-Sulaiman builds up to a shattering crescendo, Mahi's hands fold together in a plea of mercy. In moments our hearts bleed for Mahi.
God help those who are cursed with stardom. They first have to struggle to get there. And then they must continue to fight to cling to their place. And then, as Govind Namdeo playing Mahi's quietly faithful secretary tells her: "An actress' life-span is by its very nature limited".
Not that we haven't heard such wisdom on the show world before. The dialogues could have been far more powerful. Instead they try to shock with a casual candour that fails to ignite the scenes.
Kareena Kapoor in the best performance of her career so far, leads Mahi's character through the murky labyrinth of ambition, rivalry and self-destructive tricks of survival in the rat race. Though her character is inconsistent (suffering, we are told, from bipolar disorder or is it just the writer's vagaries?) Kareena furnishes the heroine's character with a rare vulnerability and an exceptional inner life.
In the film's rawest moments when the star's mask peels off completely, Kareena's face shows that stricken expression of naked panic and abject solitude that one last saw in the performance of Tabu in Mira Nair's "The Namesake" after her husband's sudden death.
Stardom kills you bit by bit. Kareena bravely undertakes Mahi Khanna's perilous journey from the top to the bottom of the star-ladder. This is Kareena's most fearless performance to date.
Interestingly this is the second film in three weeks where a desperate falling star resorts to the dirtiest of measures to retrieve her stardom. Raaz ki baat to yeh hai ki "Heroine" sidesteps all the cliches of the film industry even while plonking the plot pat into those predictable places.
So does Bhandarkar's film exaggerate the sham that underlines the shindig of showbiz? The answer is, yes. "Heroine" is guilty of gross excesses. There are too many unnecessary characters,specially in the first-half bustling around in clumsily staged ramp shows, awards functions and filmy parties claiming our attention.
Once Bhandarkar and his co-writers Manoj Tyagi, Nilanjan Iyenger and Anuradha Tiwary get over their look-we-know-showbiz-in-and-out fetish, the narrative finally settles down to telling us Mahi's story vis-a-vis the two men in her life, the star Aryan Khanna (Arjun Rampal) and the cricketer Angad Pal (Randeep Hooda).
Though Rampal's character reminded me of Arbaaz Khan in Bhandarkar's "Fashion", both are characters despite their uni-dimensional nature and are brought to life by two of our most interesting actors today.
At least three other stand-out performances that burnish Bhandarkar's flawed but fabulous film are those by Divya Dutt playing Mahi's ruthless business manager who occasionally surprises herself by feeling real emotions for the fast-fading actress, Ranveer Shorey as the eccentric egomaniacal arthouse filmmaker from Bengal and Shahana Goswami as Mahi's Bengali co-actor in one of the film's finest episodes when Mahi, in a defiant attempt to show she is star who can act, has a disastrous trust with realistic cinema.
In fact, Shahana and Kareena share some of the film's most special moments. Bhandarkar over-juices some of the film's sensual possibilities, under-develops some of the more engrossing characters, for example the yesteryears' star played by Helen.
The love-making scenes are done fitfully and hastily. And the dialogues (most of them sounding profound without actually meaning anything really substantial) are spoken by the actors in the tone of a radio play.
But "Heroine" still works, and works wonderfully in some places. There's an inconsistency to the storytelling that works effectively in putting the protagonist's deeply flawed and fractured character into a pulsating perspective wherein we can no longer distinguish between the fatal flaws of the main character and the action and reactions that have been written to define her flawed existence.
You come away from the film haunted by Kareena Kapoor who plays the disembodied diva with devastating honesty. Bhandarkar rips into the artifice of showbiz with vigour and tenderness. Like its heroine, the film is flawed, but also bewildering, beguiling and yes, beautiful.
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at UN Headquarters, New York
UN goodwill ambassador Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is pictured with Hollywood veteran Michael Douglas and UN chief Ban Ki-Moon at the Peace Bell Ceremony in observance of International Peace Day at UN Headquarters, New York.
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