After the stupendous success of the MUNNABHAI series, Rajkumar Hirani is now busy with his next. As is by now well known, this time Hirani has opted for Shah Rukh Khan, who was the original choice for MUNNABHAI MBBS, but it did not work out, and in walked Sanjay Dutt. And the rest, as they say, is history!

Coming back to the SRK-Hirani project, apparently it is based on Chetan Bhagat’s book on the IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) culture, ‘Five Point Someone’. The paperback is about three friends, who are unable to cope with the pressures of being in the premier institution. As per sources, the script is being reworked, keeping SRK’s age and image into consideration.

While on Hirani’s next in the MUNNABHAI series, MUNNABHAI CHALE AMERIKA, he will take it up after completing the Shah Rukh Khan project, that some refer to as IDIOTS.
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By IndiaFM News Bureau

The 53rd National Film Awards, delayed since two years, were finally presented at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. The award ceremony kept on delaying due to the orders given to DFFI to consider uncensored films for the competition by Supreme Court.

Rang De Basanti clearly, ruling the roost won maximum awards from Best Popular Film to home awards Best Audiography, Best Editing and Best Male Playback Singer. Present at the occasion, director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra said that the movie has become bigger than everyone; somewhere it has touched the deep cord of the nation and entered the subconscious. Rahul Dholakia took away the Best Director Award for Parzania and Sarika bagged the Best Actress Award for the same film.

Also, present at the occasion were Abhishek and Shweta Bachchan, feeling proud of Amitabh Bachchan, who walked away with the Best Actor Award for Black.

Kaalpurush won the Best feature film Award.

Pradeep Sarkar was honoured with the Indira Gandhi Award for the Best First Film of a Director for Parineeta. And the Nargis Dutt Award was won by Jayaraj for the Malayalam film Daivanamathil as the Best Feature Film on National Integration.

Vishal Bharadwaj’s Blue Umbrella won him the Best children’s film Swarn Kamal Award while Kannada film Thutturi got the award for the Best Film on Environment Conservation.

Naseeruddin Shah and Urvashi won the Best Supporting actor and actresses for Iqbal and Malayalam film Achhuvinte Amma respectively. Anupam Kher was honoured with Special Jury Award for his performance in Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Maara.

Naresh Iyer and Shreya Goshal bagged the Rajat Kamal Best Playback Singers Awards for ‘Ru Ba Ru’ from Rang De Basanti and ‘Apne Asoo Peene Ke Liye’ from Paheli respectively.

Riding Solo to the Top of the World directed by Gaurav A Jani, bagged the best non-feature film while the Best Film Critic Award went to Baradwaj Rangan. Black by Sanjay Leela Bhansali was honoured by the Best Feature Film Award in Hindi.

By IndiaFM News Bureau

Actress Nandita Das is all set to don the hat of director now. Playing fabulous roles in films like Fire, Bawander, 1947 Earth and Maati Maay, Das now wants to reinvent her career by getting into film direction. The subject of her film deals with family ties and relationships.

Das is very excited about her directorial venture. She says that she always wanted to direct films for a simple reason that people would be watching the film through her eyes, which is not possible to do as an actress.

It is learnt that she is very keen on casting Naseeruddin Shah and Paresh Rawal in her film. Though Nandita is reluctant to talk about the cast, Paresh Rawal confirmed that he is a doing her film. Paresh said that he can see the passion for directing films in Nandita and working with her would be a treat.

Nandita is currently busy with locations hunting and is expected to begin with the shoot by December.

After performing a sizzling item song in RGV Ki Aag, actress Urmila Matondkar is all set to play ‘Kamini’ in the remake of the film Karz. ‘Kamini’ was played by Simi Garewal in the original film.

According to Bhushan Kumar of T Series, Urmila was their first choice as they didn’t want someone too old; and Urmila fits the bill. He also informs about a special song in the first half of the film.

Urmila takes this role as a challenge. She looks forward to do this song which has been added especially for her. Singer turned actor, Himesh Reshmmiya will portray Rishi Kapoor’s role and the film will be directed by Satish Kaushik. However they are yet to zero down on an actress for Tina Munim’s role in the film.
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Heyy Babyy
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Riteish Kumar, Fardeen Khan, Vidya Balan
Direction: Sajid Khan
Rating: **

Don’t nappy, be happy. Legs-lips-`n’-limbs of bimbos are the obsessions of three blokes, one of whom even croaks, “I carry more condoms than money in my pockets,” rolling his merry-go-round eyes out of their sockets. Hee hee?

Just about. But you also go chhee chee as Heyy Babyy, directed by Sajid Khan, indulges in execrable humour, striving to set off mirth ripples with dirty talk about underpants (not washed for a week, it seems), toilet humour and nipples. Enough to make you want to run out for a tipple.

So okay, Mr Khan may have shouted himself hoarse that he hasn’t ripped off Hollywood’s Three Men and a Baby (technically he may be correct, because he could have just ransacked the original French version). Hello, but till the intermission point it’s nothing but that – milking laughs out of emergency baby feeds, poop and what the dialogue innovatively calls “bummies.” Hang on to your groaning tummies. Read the rest of this entry »