Hits and Misses of 2009 in Bollywood

December 27th, 2009

By Jilawatan

Hits and Misses of 2009 in Bollywood

By far the biggest hit of the year is undoubtedly Rajkumar Hirani’s latest magnum opus ‘3 Idiots’. The film has witnessed unprecedented opening collections including the paid preview collections.

Besides ‘3 Idiots’, there were only ten out of the 240 plus films made in Hindi during the year, which proved to be hits.

They were ‘Love Aaj Kal’, ‘Kaminey’, ‘All The Best’, ‘Wanted’, ‘De Dana Dan’, ‘New York’, ‘Wake Up Sid’, ‘Raaz- The Mystery Continues’, ‘Dev D’, ‘Paa’ and last but not the least ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’.

Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor won’t ‘make-up’

December 6th, 2009

By Jilawatan

kareena-kapoor2Sticking by the unwritten rule in Bollywood about actresses being on unfriendly terms with one another are Bollywood’s top actresses, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. That Priyanka befriended Shahid Kapoor post Kareena broke up with him does not help in anyway. Currently, the two are fighting over a man named Pompy.
Pompy is Bollywood’s much coveted make-up artiste and Kareena and Priyanka both want him to glam up their looks. Having worked with Pompy on various films and commercials, the girls are addicted to him. The first thing they do after signing a film is to make sure Pompy’s schedule matches theirs.

Seedhi Baat Kareena ke saath

November 12th, 2009

By Jilawatan

Kareena Kapoor aka Bebo is for sure the reigning diva of Bollywood. Her every move every word sure has people stopping and taking notice.

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Therefore, she is the most sought after guest on any talk show.

Recently, Bebo engaged in a tete-a-tete on Seedhi Baat with Prabhu Chawla, Group Editor at India Today. Bebo seemed at ease answering questions posed to her by Chawla.

Dressed in traditional Indian attire Bebo was looking simply stunning as usual.

Bebo now awaits the release of her movie Kurbaan with beau Saif Ali Khan this week.

Kareena won’t let it go…

November 12th, 2009

By Jilawatan

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Kareena aka Bebo is in a competitive mood these days and she can go to any extent to safeguard her numero uno position. Than be it just featuring on a cover page!

As per the latest buzz, when Kareena got to know that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was gracing a 50 Most Beautiful People cover of a popular film magazine, she immediately pulled her socks up and somehow managed to get herself on the cover page of another magazine doing the same story on the 50 most beautiful people in the country.

Main Aur Mrs Khanna a super hit on DTH with Rs. 21 crore gross

November 10th, 2009

By Jilawatan

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Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer Main Aurr Mrs Khanna may have not done well at the box office but the film has been a huge grosser at the DTH. It is said that the film has the highest viewership rating on DTH and has grossed over 21 crores so far. It may be recalled that UTV had sold the satellite rights ofthe film just within three days on the release of the film at the theatres.

KURBAAN & the evolution of posters in the world of Hindi cinema

November 5th, 2009

By Jilawatan

A new trend has emerged in the World of Hindi cinema whereby to evince interest posters of the films are also being used for building up the tempo for the film. It was not so the case earlier, where at the most the posters of the films would be adorning the walls only few days before the release of the film was the norm. Interest in the film can only be created if there is an innovation in it, and the poster of KURBAAN that has been released where Kareena Kapoor is bare back has indeed created storm in the world of Hindi cinema as far as creating hype about a film is concerned.

Kareena to star with Shahid in Mausam

October 30th, 2009

By Jilawatan

27-shahid-kareena-270208When Shahid Kapoor was going strong with Kareena Kapoor his father Pankaj Kapoor had decided to cast the couple in Mausam. Pankaj had in fact written the script of his directorial debut keeping Kareena in mind. The one time lovers had last starred together in Jab We Met before their much publicised break up. Ironically it went to be their biggest hit together after the couple in the heydays of their courtship had delivered some duds.

Salman-Bebo get high on love

October 9th, 2009

By Jilawatan

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Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor romanced on the 125th floor of a hotel in Melbourne for their forthcoming romantic movie Main Aurr Mrs Khanna.

“Usually the Australian government doesn’t allow such film shootings to take place in the Realto hotel, that too on the 125th floor. But when they found out that it was none other than Salman and Kareena who were going to shoot there, they readily agreed,” said a source.

“The view from the 125th floor was breathtaking and overlooked nearly the whole of Melbourne. Most of the romantic scenes between Salman and Kareena have been shot here since the location was important to the scene,” added the source.

Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor and Salman Khan are friends

September 21st, 2009

By Jilawatan

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Karisma Kapoor, who is married to the Delhi businessman SanjayKapur already has a daughter Samaira, who is four years, is now pregnant with their second child. Sanjay and Karisma feel that it was a good time to have another baby
On the other hand her sister Kareena Kapoor is very excited about becoming an aunt for the second time. Kareena loves children and dotes on her niece Samaira. She organises her birthday parties and always picks up gifts for her from abroad. She is also very close to her sister and can`t wait to hold Karisma’s second baby in her arms.
Kareena Kapoor have to reach her next shooting spot for Mr. & Mrs. Khanna on time,again Kareena had to reach another important shoot that day but did not know what to do. Salman instantly made arrangements for a chopper for her. It was thanks to his timely arrangement that Kareena could make it on time for the other shoot.

Salman to Kareena’s rescue

September 14th, 2009

By Jilawatan

salman-khan-18-09-09Salman Khan once again plays the knight in the shining armor for a lady in distress. When the actor found that his co-star in Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, was running late for her next shooting he immediately chipped in to make a chopper available to the actress so that she could reach the shooting spot on time.

Main Aurr Mrs. Khanna, a joint venture of Sohail Khan Productions and UTV SpotBoy Pictures, stars Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles. Sources say that Salman treats the entire star cast, who are a part of his brother’s production house with utmost care and that was the reason for his magnanimity towards Kareena.

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