By Jilawatan

One of the most powerful females of the film industry, Kareena Kapoor wants to do variety of roles. If her last release Kambakkht Ishq was high on stylo-meter, with her playing a model, the actress’ next release Kurbaan will see her portraying the wife of a terrorist.

She wants filmmakers to feel confident that that she is capable of pulling off any role with élan. “The girl’s role is very strong in ‘Kurbaan’ and I have worked really hard on my performance. I’m expecting a lot from the film,” says Bebo.

By Jilawatan

Kareena Kapoor has said that she expects Kurbaan to be a hit with both critics and audiences.

Kapoor claimed that the Rensil D’Silva film will portray her in a different light to her last role in Kambakkht Ishq.

She told IANS: “I am so confident that in Kurbaan, audiences will take to my character in a big way.

“The girl’s role is very strong in Kurbaan and I have worked really hard on my performance. I’m expecting a lot from the film.”

Kurbaan, which is scheduled for release on November 27, also stars Saif Ali Khan and Vivek Oberoi.

By Jilawatan

Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions has signed an exclusive worldwide distribution deal with UTV Motion Pictures for its next two releases. The deal includes theatrical, home video, overseas, satellite and all other new media distribution rights. The two films namely ‘Wake Up Sid’ and ‘Rensil D’silva’s’ untitled film are slated to release in the second half of 2009.

‘Wake Up Sid’ is directed by Ayaan Mukerji and stars Ranbir Kapoor and Konkona Sen Sharma. The music of the film has been composed by the celebrated trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Rensil D’silva’s film stars Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi and the music has been scored by Salim-Suleiman.

By Jilawatan

If the grapevines are to be correct, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan are both playing terrorists in Rensil D’Silva’s next. More recently, rumors were flying around tinseltown, that the untitled movie was finally being named Jeehad. However, D’Silva put those rumors to rest, “No… my film is not called Jihaad. It’s a name that the media seems to have given the film but it’s not the official title.”

He did however, confirm that the movie was set in the surroundings of terrorism, “It’s a romantic thriller set against the backdrop of global terrorism… can’t reveal plot points or character sketches at this point of time.” Over 40% of the movie has been shot in Philadelphia, Delhi and currently ongoing in Mumbai.

By Jilawatan

2009 is a special year for Rensil D’Silva as he takes the big leap from writing to direction. By now it’s known to one and all, that Rensil would be making his directorial debut with the Saif-Kareena-Vivek Oberoi starrer to be produced under the banner of Dharma Productions.

The buzz in the media circles is that the intense film is titled Jihaad but Rensil denied this rumor. “No…my film is not called Jihaad. It’s a name that the media seems to have given the film but it’s not the official title”, says Rensil