SRK, Kareena at Balaji awards nite
Posted On Monday, February 4, 2008 at at 6:23 AM by smach ur world
Indo-Asian News Service
Saturday, February 2, 2008: (Mumbai):
The Future Group Global Indian TV Honours event on Friday night at the Andheri Sports Complex, in northwest Mumbai, also had Lara Dutta, Suniel Shetty and Karan Johar adding to the Bollywood presence.
Shah Rukh came to the function not because he had begun his acting career on television. He came as a Bollywood superstar and proved it when he presented an inimitable act at the function.
Balaji honoured him for being the best anchor in the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 3.
Siddharth Basu, who put together the show for Star Plus, announced at the function that Shah Rukh would again host the show that is to be telecast soon.
While Lara Dutta came to perform at the show, Suneil Shetty conferred the Global India TV Honour to Karan Johar, whose chat show Koffee With Karan (Season 2) was adjudged as the Best Talk Show of 2007.
Karan and Ekta Kapoor, the owner of Balaji Telefilms Ltd, broke into an impromptu jig on the stage together. Later, both did a short spoof on Koffee With Karan when Ekta interviewed him.
"What will be the title if he ever made a serial on Kabhie Khushi Kabhi Gham with Shah Rukh Khan heading the cast?" Ekta asked. Karan replied: Kabhi Saas, Kabhi Devdas.
The next question: "If you roped in all the Khans of Bollywood for a serial, what title will you give to it? "Khan-Dan", Karan quipped.
Bollywood's star turnout was also the biggest at Ekta's show. Most of them were called up on stage to confer the honours, unlike in other television award functions where TV artistes hand over awards to one another.
The Bollywood touch added glamour to her show and made it all the more alluring.
Perhaps, the head honcho of Balaji Telefilms planned it that way. Otherwise why would she choose to confer an honour on Kareena Kapoor at a television function.
Kareena's tantalising presence in red sari and backless blouse as she sashayed to the stage to accept the award from Jeetendra and Raakesh Roshan fetched loud cheers. Boyfriend Saif Ali Khan was there among the audience cheering lustily.
Shahid does an Aamir
Posted On at at 6:21 AM by smach ur worldTo play a caring, nurturing teacher in Paathshaala
The film, directed by Milind Ukey, has the actor play an English and music teacher who comes into the lives of a group of young, troubled students.
The similarities to Taare Zameen Par are delightfully direct.
Ahmed Khan, who is also Shahid’s close friend, says that Taare Zameen Par has made a huge difference to the way we look at movie entertainment and at the parent-child relationship.
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“I’d happily admit that Paathshaala is inspired by Taare Zameen Par, except that it was conceived and written a year ago. It’s about a sensitive, nurturing teacher.
I’ve signed some talented kids like Swini Khara (Cheeni Kum), Ali (Fanaa) and Dwij Yadav (Nanhe Jaisalmer). It’s about time we addressed issues regarding children in a serious but entertaining way.”
Interestingly, Ahmed himself was a child actor who did a role in Shekhar Kapoor’s Mr India. “Shahid too was a child actor. So we’re all putting our minds together to look into the mind of a child and the child within a man.”
Ahmed has directed two other films, the dumb Lakeer and the dumber Fool N Final. About the latter, Ahmed says, “Please don’t blame me for it, blame the producer. For the first time in Paathshaala, I’m doing a film straight from my heart.”
Paathshala’s set representing the school has been erected at Film City. “We even have a basketball court as part of the school set,” says Ahmed.
Marriage on cards for Saif-Kareena
Posted On at at 6:17 AM by smach ur world
Saif Ali Khan has solemnised his affections for Kareena Kapoor in an unexpected way. He has got her name tattooed on his arm.
Admitting for the first time to the permanent love mark, Saif said, "Yes, I've tattooed her name. It's on my forearm. And very visible to the world."
According to friends of both, he has never been more committed in a relationship. Marriage is definitely on the cards.
A close friend said: "There's a kind of fierce and single-minded determination in Saif to make this relationship work for keeps. And it isn't a defiant determination to disprove the cynics who say it won't last. Saif doesn't give a damn about what people say. He has always gone by his gut feelings, regardless of others.
"Earlier, after Rosa left, there were whispers of Saif being involved with various ladies. Saif doesn't like the image of the casanova at all. He thinks he's too grown up for it. He wants stability in his life and a relationship that's for keeps. He believes he has found it in Kareena. Come what may, Saif will make this relationship work."
Earlier, when the couple were together in Bangkok shooting for Kunal Kohli's film, Saif's co-star Rani Mukherjee was privy to many sessions of his outpourings on his love.
Kareena and Saif then brought in the New Year in Hong Kong with Saif's two children.
Now shooting in Greece for Yash Raj Films' Tashan, Saif and Kareena spend as much time together as possible, oblivious to all around, though they don't have too many scenes together in the film.