BoxOffce Collection: Kahaani..

Kahaani did well in its first weekend after a slow start. The weekend business including paid previews was in the 13.50 crore nett region as collections picked up a lot on Saturday though Sunday showed a much smaller jump. The approx breakdown of its weekend business is as follows.
Thursday – 75 lakhs
Friday – 2.75 crore
Saturday – 4.75 crore
Sunday – 5.25 crore
Kahaani has done fantastic business in Mumbai, West Bengal and Mysore while other areas were good to average.
The film should sustain on Monday especially at multiplexes and with no major competition until Agent Vinod on the 23rd March it should have a good run for two weeks.

FHM India, March 2012!!

Vidya Balan On the Cover of FHM India!

Vidya Balan gets her first National Award..

Vidya Balan’s avatar as Silk Smitha, won her the best actress award at all the award events this year. Winning a National Award for her performance was not a big deal. However, the actress still can’t believe her eyes as she holds the prestigious trophy.

Vidya Balan told CNN-IBN after winning the award, “I want to believe it..long cherished dream has come true…. my first…I don’t know what to say….I want to thank director Milan Luthira for giving me this film. This is really unbelievable…It is the biggest honour of the ocuntry…it is very speical…every award is special.”

Adds the actress, “As the role is concerned, it really required mentally to be totally uninhibited…the film’s success has opened a lot of opportunities especially the kind of roles for the female actors. It is very nice to see that the line between so called meaningful cinema and commercial has blurred.”

Vidya Balan’s Kahaani Husband Revealed..

TV actor Indraneil Sengupta, who married Barkha Bisht before moving to Kolkata, is reportedly the man Vidya Balan is married to in the upcoming Sujoy Ghosh film. The identity of Arnab Bagchi, who is the man Vidya is reportedly searching for, has been kept strictly under wraps, with no credit given to the actor playing the important part so far.

Kolkata Metro wants Vidya’s push scene to be withdrawn from Kahaani..

Vidya Balan starrer Kahaani runs into a controversy with the Kolkata Metro Railway authorities. They are objecting to a scene in the upcoming film where the actress is shown as being pushed perilously before a speeding train.
Metro spokesperson Protyush Ghosh told PTI that the Metro authorities had asked producers of the film to remove the particular clip from their trailers as well as from the film, which releases next Friday. “We had a meeting with the director recently where he told us that there is nothing objectionable in the film at all. He will submit us a video of the complete scene in a day or two after which we will take the final decision,” he said.
The film’s trailer shows a pregnant Vidya waiting on the platform to board a train at the Kalighat station. As soon as the train arrives, she is dangerously pushed onto the tracks by a man standing close to her.
The shot was part of a dream sequence and had been shot using CGI (computer-generated imagery) technique.
The Metro authorities had allowed the film unit to shoot for four days last year at the busy Tollygunj and Kalighat stations, where the controversial scene was filmed.
There has been around 234 suicide attempts since the Kolkata Metro commenced operations from 1984.
“We are opposed to the scene as we are very concerned about the rate of suicides on the Metro tracks. We know how people get ideas for committing suicide and for other criminal activities,” Kolkata Metro’s general manager PB Murti said.
Kahaani has the 34-year-old actress play a pregnant woman who comes to Kolkata from London in search of her husband. With nothing to rely on except fragments from her memories about him, it is the story of a seven-months pregnant woman’s relentless struggle in an unknown city.

Vidya Balan's item song in ‘Ferrari Ki Sawaari’!

After ‘The Dirty Picture’, Vidya Balan is all set to jig to a Lavani item song in the upcoming movie Ferrari Ki Sawaari.

Vidya is seen dressed in a sari, Maharashtrain style, all covered from neck to ankles. The first look of the song has the actress posing on huge dhols. The song is titled as ‘Mala Jau De’.

The film Ferrari Ki Sawaari has been directed by Rajesh Mapuskar and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra . The film stars Sharman Joshi in the lead role.

It will release in April  this year.

57th Filmfare awards 2012 Details..

2011, the year was a mixed one for Bollywood. While some films may have grossed highly, other highly anticipated movies did not get a look by the audience. There were some critically acclaimed movies, while some movies which got panned by critics managed to become the box office superking’s. 2012 Filmfare awards tries to give maximum attention and recognition to all those who tried to work hard to make 2012 a better year for Bollywood.

The official sponsor of Idea awards is Idea while the awards will be hosted by Imran Khan, who had managed to get the audience tickled with his jodi with Ranbir Kapoor last time. The 57^th filmfare awards are scheduled to take place on 29^th January 2012, as usual in the Yash Raj Studios. The event is to be telecasted by Sony Entertainment. This filmfare award celebration overlaps with the centenary celebration of bollywood. With this billing and the usual star hype surrounding the award function, it is being tipped to be a grand success.

Now lets see the official nominations which are finally out. Here’s what Filmare 2012 finally decided on the various categories:

Best Film:

1. Delhi Belly
2. Don 2
3. No One Killed Jessica
4. Rockstar
5. The Dirty Picture
6. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Best Director:

1. Abhinay Deo – Delhi Belly
2. Farhan Akhtar – Don 2
3. Imtiaz Ali – Rockstar
4. Milan Luthria – The Dirty Picture
5. Raj Kumar Gupta – No One Killed Jessica
6. Zoya Akhtar – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Best Actor Male:

1. Ajay Devgan – Singham
2. Amitabh Bachchan – Aarakshan
3. Hrithik Roshan – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
4. Ranbir Kapoor – Rockstar
5. Salman Khan – Bodyguard
6. Shah Rukh Khan – Don 2

Best Actor Female:

1. Katrina Kaif – Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
2. Mahie Gill – Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster
3. Priyanka Chopra – 7 Khoon Maaf
4. Vidya Balan – No One Killed Jessica
5. Vidya Balan – The Dirty Picture

Best Actor Supporting Role Male:

1. Abhay Deol – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2. Farhan Akhtar - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
3. Naseerudin Shah – The Dirty Picture
4. Pitobash – Shor In The City
5. Vir Das – Delhi Belly

Best Actor Supporting Role Female:

1. Juhi Chawla – I Am
2. Kalki Koechlin – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
3. Parineeta Chopra – Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl
4. Rani Mukherjee – No One Killed Jessica
5. Swara Bhaskar – Tanu Weds Manu

Best Music Director:

1. A.R.Rahman – Rockstar
2. Ram Sampat – Delhi Belly
3. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
4. Sohail Sen – Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
5. Vishal-Shekhar – Ra.One

Best Lyricist:

1. Gulzar – Darling – 7 Khoon Maaf
2. Irshad Kamil – Nadaan Parindey – Rockstar
3. Irshad Kamil – Sadda Haq – Rockstar
4. Javed Akhtar – Senorita – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
5. Vishal Dadlani & Niranjan Iyengar – Chammak Challo – Ra.One

Best Playback Singer Male:

1. Akon & Vishal Dadlani – Chammak Challo – Ra.One
2. Mohit Chauhan – Jo Bhi Mein – Rockstar
3. Mohit Chauhan – Sadda Haq – Rockstar
4. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – Teri Meri – Bodyguard
5. Shafqat Amanat Ali – Dildaara – Ra.One

Best Playback Singer Female:

1. Alyssa Mendonsa – Khwabon Ke Parindey – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2. Harshdeep Kaur – Katiya Karu – Rockstar
3. Rekha Bhardwaj & Usha Uthup – Darling – 7 Khoon Maaf
4. Shreya Ghoshal – Teri Meri – Bodyguard
5. Shreya Ghoshal – Saibo – Shor In The City

There are many categories where members of the film fraternity are honoured for their achievement. Technicians as well as artists get rewarded for work. Some of the categories and their possible nominations are

• Best Playback Singers(Male/Female)

Many melodious tracks were sung in 2012. Who can forget the Khwaabon ke Parindey from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara sung by Mohit Chauhan, Alyssa Mendonca or the peppy song Ooh la la sung by legendary Bappi da? Hrithik, Farhan and Abhay combined to give us the entertaining Senorita while Shankar Mahadevan gave us the wonderfully romantic Dildaara from Ra.one. Mohit Chauhan and Suzanne D’Mello combined to give us Tum Ho, a beautiful romantic track from Rockstar. It looks likely that Mohit may snatch the award in the male category. Shreya Ghoshal is the likely candidate in the female category with her song Teri Meri Prem Kahani from Bodyguard.

• Best Music Director

Vishal-Shekhar stole the show with movies Ra.one and The Dirty Picture, while Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy gave beautiful music rendition in Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara. Himesh Reshammiya gave hummable tunes in Bodyguard, while the ever reliable Pritam composed the tracks of Ready and Desi Boyz. A R Rehman gave the modious music of Rockstar. Ram Sampat is also in contention to get a look in for the ever so popular Delhi Belly Soundtrack.

• Best Lyricist

Shabbir Ahmed looks a strong favourite in this category with his lyrics for Bodyguard. Javed Akhtar has penned the lyrics of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara with usual authority and ease, while Rajat Arora may get a look in for his Ooh la la lyrics. Irshad Kamil has worked really hard to pen some melodious words in Rockstar, while Amitabh Bhattacharya gave the lyrics of unconventional yet entertaining Delhi Belly. The fight will be down to the wire in this category.

• Best debut (Male/Female)

Nargis Fakhri was appreciated for her role in Rockstar while Parineeti Chopra, cousin of Priyanka Chopra made a decent debut with Ladies vs Ricky Bahl. Sarah Jane Dias made her much anticipated debut with Abhishek Bachchan in Game, while Myra Karn did get accolades for her role in No one killed Jessica. Kajal Aggarwal also made a good debut with Singham.

In the male category, Rana Daggubatti made a powerful debut with Dum Maaro Dum and was romantically linked to his co-star Bipasha Basu. Shiv Pandit made an effortless transition from TV to silver screen with Shaitaan. Vidyut Jamwal meanwhile stole the show with his negative yet interesting performance in Force with John Abraham.

• Best Supporting role (Actor/Actress)

Paresh Rawal did a fabulous job in the movie Ready as Salman Khan’s confused namesake Uncle. Rani Mukherjee stole the show in the female category in No One Killed Jessica. Farhan Akhtar did a splendid job as the funny yet caring friend in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara while Prakash Raj was the pick of the lot with his astounding negative role in Singham.

• Best Actor/actress

Shahrukh Khan gave a hit in the form of Ra.one, but it was Salman Khan who stole the show with his performances in 2011. Bodyguard and Ready, both his releases did not have a strong story line, but sailed at the box office due to the sheer performances of the star. He looks the likely winner in this category. Shahid Kapoor did ripple with his role in Mausam while Ajay Devgn made a strong impact as Baajirao Singham in Singham.

Kareena Kapoor put on a good show as Divya in Bodyguard while Asin played Sanjana really well in Ready. But it was Vidya Balan who may bag the black lady with her performance in The Dirty Pictures. She was much appreciated by critics and audience alike for her role of Silk in the movie.

• Best Director

Milan Luthria made the much appreciate The Dirty Picture, while Rohit Shetty did the action film Singham. Anubhav Sinha may also get in a look in for Ra.One here, along with Anees Bazmee for Ready. Zoya Akhtar directed the splendid movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, while Abhinay Deo the son of legendary Marathi actor-actress Ramesh and Seema Deo gave a hit in the form of Delhi Belly.

• Best Film

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara along with Bodyguard and Ready are sure shot candidates in this category. Ra.One may also get a look in with The Dirty Picture. Singham was also a well made movie along with Delhi Belly, so there may be a chance for both these movies to stake their claim on the shining black lady too. Also with the recent strides that Don 2 has made there is no doubt about the fact that it is surely one of the dark horses in the race for the best film category. The most coveted award will definitely go to the most deserving film of the lot.

The above nominations were based on the performances of the names in the year 2011. Official nominations are expected to release later this month. Besides the awards, many Dance numbers and other cameo performances by many film celebrities are expected to add glitter to the night. The much celebrated and coveted award in the Bollywood industry is sure to get the TRP racing.