Laxmi Negi
Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Chak de India is based on the fall and rise of former India hockey goalkeeper Mir Ranjan Negi:
For years, Indian fans have been unable to shut out two traumatic sporting memories of the ‘80s. Chetan Sharma’s last ball low full toss to Javed Miandad who hit it for a six in that 1986 Sharjah game against Pakistan is the more famous Hall of Shame nominee. But old timers still think that hockey goalkeeper Mir Ranjan Negi’s porous defence, in India’s humiliating 1-7 loss to Pakistan in the 1982 Asian Games at New Delhi, was a bigger heart break.
Twenty-five years after those 70 minutes at the jam-packed National Stadium and subsequent unsubstantiated allegations of match-fixing, Bollywood is ready with a film that captures Negi’s life and game. Yash Raj production’s Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Chak de India, due for an August 10 release, isn’t just about the angst of the troubled goal-keeper but also about his redemption.
Produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Shimit Amin of Ab Tak Chhappan fame, the bio-pic also captures Negi’s hour of glory that ensures a typically Bollywood happy ending. As coach of the national women’s team, Negi helped the team capture the gold at the Manchester Commonwealth Games, exactly two decades after the game where he let in seven goals.
Negi, who is part of the usual pre-release contractual oath of secrecy that goes with every big banner films, is tightlipped but does confess that King Khan’s character is based on him. “The film captures my life story,” he told The Indian Express.
The cast and crew have been instructed to keep the plot under wraps, but fragmented information has given enough indications about the storyline. The Yash Raj website’s one-line synopsis of Chak de India is: The film follows a coach who is fighting his personal demons as he takes a motley group of girls to the pinnacle of world hockey.
Pre-release film material shows Shah Rukh sporting a slight stubble, a look that resembles Negi. Cine magazine sneak previews talk about the protagonist whose only aim is to see the Indian Tricolour hoisted with flags of all other countries.
But at the Bombay Hockey Association ground, it’s no secret that Negi accompanied the film unit to Australia to provide technical assistance for action on the hockey field, and also provide insights about his own life. There are whispers about how Shah Rukh, a college level hockey player himself, didn’t take much time in regaining his touch during the shoot.
Helen Mary, who was the goal-keeper of the Negi-coached team that won the Commonwealth gold in 2002, has heard about her mentor rubbing shoulders with Shah Rukh and can’t wait for August’s second Friday. “I know about it as I am constantly in touch with Sir. I still discuss my game at length with him,” she says.
Mary recalls the days in Manchester when the coach had long discussions with the team. “Even when we meet these days, we recall those days. We have some great memories. Sir used to tell us how important the victory was to him. At times, I felt that he was more motivated than us,” she says.
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Ranbir, Katrina to pair up?
Noyon Jyoti Parasara
‘Ta Ra Rum Pum’ is yet to get off the theatres, but director Siddharth Anand is already busy readying the cast of his next movie.
Anand has just finished the script of his next movie which will also be produced under the Yash Raj banner. This will be the third film and final for him under Yash Raj after ‘Salaam Namaste ‘and ‘Ta Ra Rum Pum’ as part of the contract.
We tracked him down for a couple of answers. “Yes, I have just finished my script a couple of days back. But it’s too early to talk about it right now,” says Anand. But what about rumours that he has already signed in Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif for the lead roles? “Well… talks with Ranbir are very premature right now to declare anything. It should finalise in a week’s time,” says Anand.
Well, the reply certainly clarifies that he is indeed keen on signing up Ranbir for the lead role. After all even Ranbir’s daddy dearest Rishi Kapoor did mention that they were trying to sign up a good fresh director to take Ranbir’s career ahead. That’s one more film for Rishi Kapoor’s son who will be making his debut with Bhansali’s ‘Saawariya’. He has already been signed for at least two more films even before his first release.
Seems like the industry is pretty impressed with the latest Kapoor from the famous Bollywood family!
‘Ta Ra Rum Pum’ is yet to get off the theatres, but director Siddharth Anand is already busy readying the cast of his next movie.
Anand has just finished the script of his next movie which will also be produced under the Yash Raj banner. This will be the third film and final for him under Yash Raj after ‘Salaam Namaste ‘and ‘Ta Ra Rum Pum’ as part of the contract.
We tracked him down for a couple of answers. “Yes, I have just finished my script a couple of days back. But it’s too early to talk about it right now,” says Anand. But what about rumours that he has already signed in Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif for the lead roles? “Well… talks with Ranbir are very premature right now to declare anything. It should finalise in a week’s time,” says Anand.
Well, the reply certainly clarifies that he is indeed keen on signing up Ranbir for the lead role. After all even Ranbir’s daddy dearest Rishi Kapoor did mention that they were trying to sign up a good fresh director to take Ranbir’s career ahead. That’s one more film for Rishi Kapoor’s son who will be making his debut with Bhansali’s ‘Saawariya’. He has already been signed for at least two more films even before his first release.
Seems like the industry is pretty impressed with the latest Kapoor from the famous Bollywood family!
Yash Raj Films’ statement on Daler Mehendi
Bollywood Trade News Network
Yash Raj Films had got Daler Mehendi to sing for one of the Jhoom (Punjabi version) songs, but the terms and conditions did not work out, and thus we (Yash Raj Films) were informed by Daler’s secretary that we should remove his voice, which we then did and preceded with Shankar Mahadevan’s voice.
This matter was thus concluded approximately 11 months ago, and we (Yash Raj Films) are surprised that Daler Mehendi is bringing this matter up now.
Yash Raj Films had got Daler Mehendi to sing for one of the Jhoom (Punjabi version) songs, but the terms and conditions did not work out, and thus we (Yash Raj Films) were informed by Daler’s secretary that we should remove his voice, which we then did and preceded with Shankar Mahadevan’s voice.
This matter was thus concluded approximately 11 months ago, and we (Yash Raj Films) are surprised that Daler Mehendi is bringing this matter up now.
Getting slim with a little help from Madhuri
By ApunKaChoice
Madhuri Dixit shed lots of weight to get into a girlie figure for Yash Raj Films Aaja Naachley . During the film’s shoot, Madhuri encouraged her co-stars to follow suit.
Divya Dutta befriended Madhuri during the making of the film and was completely enamored by Madhuri’s caring and humble persona.
For one, Madhuri inspired Divya to shed the extra flab. Drawing from her own experience, Madhuri suggested Divya a diet regimen that comprised of cereals, vegetables and fruits. The regimen even included the times at which meals had to be taken during the course of a day.
Apart from this, Madhuri encouraged Divya to hit the gym and do regular workout.
Divya followed Madhuri’s advice and reportedly lost 5 kilograms an a few days.
Divya says she has become very fond of Madhuri while working with her in the film.
Madhuri Dixit shed lots of weight to get into a girlie figure for Yash Raj Films Aaja Naachley . During the film’s shoot, Madhuri encouraged her co-stars to follow suit.
Divya Dutta befriended Madhuri during the making of the film and was completely enamored by Madhuri’s caring and humble persona.
For one, Madhuri inspired Divya to shed the extra flab. Drawing from her own experience, Madhuri suggested Divya a diet regimen that comprised of cereals, vegetables and fruits. The regimen even included the times at which meals had to be taken during the course of a day.
Apart from this, Madhuri encouraged Divya to hit the gym and do regular workout.
Divya followed Madhuri’s advice and reportedly lost 5 kilograms an a few days.
Divya says she has become very fond of Madhuri while working with her in the film.
Yash Raj Films scripting role for multiplex biz
MUMBAI: Yash Raj Films (YRF) is all set to muscle its way into the multiplex space. The strategy is in keeping with the company’s attempt to straddle the entire value chain and maximise revenues.
It is believed that YRF is in talks with the US private equity player, Comm Ventures, for the same. Besides pumping money into YRF’s expansion plans, Comm Ventures will also help YRF meet requirements for the expansion plan of its production business as well.
While YRF refused to comment on either of these developments, sources reveal that Comm Ventures is looking at picking up a 15%-20% stake for about Rs 150-200 crore. The attempt to straddle the entire value chain has been on the anvil. The attempt was made earlier this year when Yash Raj Films marketed its own music in the overseas territories under its own label, Yash Raj Music.
The company is already engaged in theatrical distribution, both domestic and overseas and distribution of DVDs besides owning other home entertainment formats in the overseas territories. The only area where the company does not have a presence is the exhibitor (in film industry parlance the cinema hall) space, and this move would close the loop.
However, straddling the value chain is only part of the reason for YRF’s keenness to enter the exhibition space. Many observers believe that a big reason for launching its own brand of multiplexes stems from the recent spate of differences YRF has been having with exhibitors.
The row first came to the forefront when the Aamir Khan-Kajol starrer Fanaa released in May 2006. Yash Raj Films demanded a 7-10% hike in its share from multiplex owners to garner a larger share of the profits. Their rationale being that YRF films put more people in multiplex seats.
A similar demand was also made to single-screen cinemas with the ultimatum being — pay up or you cannot screen the film. The move raised hackles among exhibitors and a certain section of the paying public. Ever since the relationship between Yashraj and the exhibitors has been a fractious, similar rows have occurred with Dhoom 2, late last year and more recently with the last YRF release Ta Ra Rum Pum, with the production house demanding 50% share of collections.
For YRF, the move is an important one because it intends to ramp up the number of films it produces significantly and ownership of cinema halls would mean it could avoid this stand-off with exhibitors. Also, with YRF controlling the entire value chain, it will not only be able to yield better revenue but also have a much stronger voice in the industry.
It is believed that YRF is in talks with the US private equity player, Comm Ventures, for the same. Besides pumping money into YRF’s expansion plans, Comm Ventures will also help YRF meet requirements for the expansion plan of its production business as well.
While YRF refused to comment on either of these developments, sources reveal that Comm Ventures is looking at picking up a 15%-20% stake for about Rs 150-200 crore. The attempt to straddle the entire value chain has been on the anvil. The attempt was made earlier this year when Yash Raj Films marketed its own music in the overseas territories under its own label, Yash Raj Music.
The company is already engaged in theatrical distribution, both domestic and overseas and distribution of DVDs besides owning other home entertainment formats in the overseas territories. The only area where the company does not have a presence is the exhibitor (in film industry parlance the cinema hall) space, and this move would close the loop.
However, straddling the value chain is only part of the reason for YRF’s keenness to enter the exhibition space. Many observers believe that a big reason for launching its own brand of multiplexes stems from the recent spate of differences YRF has been having with exhibitors.
The row first came to the forefront when the Aamir Khan-Kajol starrer Fanaa released in May 2006. Yash Raj Films demanded a 7-10% hike in its share from multiplex owners to garner a larger share of the profits. Their rationale being that YRF films put more people in multiplex seats.
A similar demand was also made to single-screen cinemas with the ultimatum being — pay up or you cannot screen the film. The move raised hackles among exhibitors and a certain section of the paying public. Ever since the relationship between Yashraj and the exhibitors has been a fractious, similar rows have occurred with Dhoom 2, late last year and more recently with the last YRF release Ta Ra Rum Pum, with the production house demanding 50% share of collections.
For YRF, the move is an important one because it intends to ramp up the number of films it produces significantly and ownership of cinema halls would mean it could avoid this stand-off with exhibitors. Also, with YRF controlling the entire value chain, it will not only be able to yield better revenue but also have a much stronger voice in the industry.
'Aaja Nachle was a memorable experience' - Madhuri
Coming to Aaja Nachle, what was it like shooting for this film after so long?
After a gap of six years, I was hesitant. When (producer) Aditya Chopra offered me the script, I asked him if people would still want to watch me. I was also worried that people will judge me as a mother of two kids now!
But once I came back here, the greeting that I received from fans was so warm. At every event, people wished me luck.
Yash Raj Films, which were always organised, have become super-organised now! They facilitated things for my sons Arin and Ryan too. So Aaja Nachlewas a memorable experience
What about dance? This film is sans choreographer Saroj Khan.
Sarojji is in her own league, and she isn't just my dance teacher, she is like family to me.
As for Vaibhavi Merchant, she has worked very hard on Aaja Nachle. I have also considered it my responsibility to give my best. We will have to wait and see the audience's reaction, but I think we have done a good job.
After a gap of six years, I was hesitant. When (producer) Aditya Chopra offered me the script, I asked him if people would still want to watch me. I was also worried that people will judge me as a mother of two kids now!
But once I came back here, the greeting that I received from fans was so warm. At every event, people wished me luck.
Yash Raj Films, which were always organised, have become super-organised now! They facilitated things for my sons Arin and Ryan too. So Aaja Nachlewas a memorable experience
What about dance? This film is sans choreographer Saroj Khan.
Sarojji is in her own league, and she isn't just my dance teacher, she is like family to me.
As for Vaibhavi Merchant, she has worked very hard on Aaja Nachle. I have also considered it my responsibility to give my best. We will have to wait and see the audience's reaction, but I think we have done a good job.
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
Character Sketch
Abhishek Bachchan as Rikki Thukral
Baadshah of Bhatinda, now Sultan of Southall... Rikki Thukral! Confront him and he pulls out his most lethal weapon... "I got class"... Can't mess with Rikki after that. Classy he is, in his own earthy way... Just watch him engineer a deal... selling pirated films, illegal antiques, rented property, second hand fridges... if need be even the Queen's crown... Rikki makes it look like a cakewalk with his canny cheekiness and charm. Rikki came to Southall with a dream... of acquiring windfall riches. He would do all it takes... The moment he met Huffy Bhai it was like love at first sight. It didn't matter that Huffy Bhai was from Karachi or that he would lift his kurta at the most inappropriate moment... they got on like a house on fire. Him and Huffy live life with the attitude and spunk that shouts out, "We're here now... and now that we're here, Southall is ours!" They stay themselves everywhere... and wherever they go, they set up an independent republic! Together, both of them can arrange anything under the sun... from the best seats at the Cricket World Cup to a fridge at the cheapest price... after all, it's not fashionable for a modern day entrepreneur to have all fingers in one pie. They haven't got a permanent mailing address... and even if they did, nothing would ever get sent there... Always on the move, Rikki's clients' needs are such that he can't contain his business in an office... so the whole of Southall is his oyster.
Rikki doesn't consider himself a crook, but rather a maverick who just makes the calls... talks the talk... brings people together... walks the walk... makes his commission and stays happy. Like everything in Rikki's life, even falling in love was 70mm cinemascope. Only Rikki could have fallen in love with his dream girl Anaida when the legendary love-birds Princess Diana and Dodi were leaving The Ritz for the last time.... And then like sparkling magic, as Rikki says, "when two lovers die, another two are born"... they dance... they sing... they're in love!
Lara Dutta as Anaida Raza
Anaida Raza is the sizzling nymph with a soft core. Brought up in the City of Love as a pragmatic, rooted and razor-sharp woman... Assistant Manager at The Ritz Hotel in Paris... she runs her beat with metronomic efficiency and keeps everybody including her staff happy. She's dealt with all types and can be as friendly as she can be foxy. She'll manage a huge hotel and make it look like a breeze... despite thousands of photographers jumping all over the place... but also find the time to pick up Rikki's handkerchief from the floor and return it to him... How was she to know the hanky would turn out bait... and she'd be hooked, in love with Rikki in the flicker of a moment.
Like so many around the world... she gave her heart to Princess Diana. So much so, that despite her otherwise no-nonsense exterior, she cried when she couldn't visit Diana's funeral. She has that alluring combination of passion and charisma that would make any guy go ga-ga... And Rikki is no exception.
Preity Zinta as Alvira Khan
Picture a three foot six inch girl. She stands alone in the middle of a church. Merely six years old, Alvira Khan takes an oath before God. "I'll never marry a brownie kaalakalutaa. Please find me a good-looking gora boy like yourself. Amen." Cut to 20 odd years later. Alvira is your typical Pakistani Brit. She would hate to acknowledge the Pakistani part... She's more Brit than the Queen herself. Despite living in a ghettoized Lahori household, Alvira has that stiff upper lip attitude towards the riffraff... especially those crass Southalliyas with their lack of polish and their over-friendliness. That job she has as Manager at the House of Fraser's is a godsend. She can hobnob with the hip Bond Streeters any time she likes... Yea, that's what she calls 'class'...
She has a princess personality and a virtually rebellious opinion of everything. And on a fated day at Madame Tussaud's, the princess is daringly rescued by her knight in shining armour... her prince Steve, who grabs her from under a falling Superman model... And she's swept off her feet, heels over head in love... Her dream come true!
Bobby Deol as Steve Singh
Steve Singh is the immensely rich and treacherously handsome joint partner of London's reputed Singh & Smith Law firm. Steve is the man's man... the man about town... powerful, intense and very self-effacing... Born to a British Mum and Punjabi Dad, he's a balance of Punjabi impulse – not thinking twice before heroically saving Alvira's life - and he's got suave ritzy genteel from his Brit Mum. Classy. Seemly. Chivalrous. That's Steve.
He has a palace for an office matched only by Mandrake's Xanadu. And wears those dashing suits and up-market cuts like Bruce Wayne. What's more... one meeting and he seemed to know everything about Alvira her religious rituals, where she worked, her pet name... Is he Clark Kent or Superman? He even seems to appear and disappear at will... Yes... That's Steve. He has those natty rugged looks... a scar on his cheek that he got while rescuing a girl who was being forced to dance... But even that Steve doesn't wear on his sleeve. He's Alvira's knight in shining armour... her millionaire lover... her hero...
Storyline
Busy London station. Delayed train from Birmingham. Two strangers waiting for the train... Rikki Thukral (Abhishek Bachchan) born in Bhatinda, living in London; and Alvira Khan (Preity Zinta) more Brit than the Queen herself, however with Lahori blood in her veins.
Crowded café. One table to share. Two hours to kill. Perfect setting for the start of a love-story. Hitch? Both Rikki and Alvira are engaged and have come to pick up their fiancés who are coming by the same train. To kill time, they end up telling each other their “how I met my fiancé” stories.
Rikki met his fiancé Anaida (Lara Dutta) at The Ritz (Paris), the same night that Princess Diana and Dodi walked out of the hotel and into the paparazzi. As Rikki says, “When two lovers die, another two are a born”. They dance... they sing... they're in love!
Alvira, a princess by nature discovers her prince at Madame Tussaud’s. When a gigantic wax model of Superman falls from the ceiling, Alvira is a sitting target. But Steve the Prince (Bobby Deol), a lawyer by profession saves her life but steals her heart! They also sing, they also dance and they also fall in love...
Stories unfold, time passes, the two strangers start enjoying each other. That Alvira is a Pakistani Brit and Rikki originally from India... that Rikki is crooked, earthy, and rakish: dabbler in various businesses; that Alvira is prim-n-proper, wannabe blue-blood, stiff upper-lip: Asst. Manager at House of Fraser’s... none of these details matter. They have gotten alarmingly attracted to each other!
Their brief encounter has created a complicated quadrangle... Rikki Thukral and Alvira Khan have gotten themselves and Steve and Anaida into a lovely mess... To get out of it both of them bend over backward, thinking quickly on their feet, dancing around each other’s emotions... After all when you’re playing musical chairs with love, there’s nothing you can do but Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (Dance Baby Dance)!
Abhishek Bachchan as Rikki Thukral
Baadshah of Bhatinda, now Sultan of Southall... Rikki Thukral! Confront him and he pulls out his most lethal weapon... "I got class"... Can't mess with Rikki after that. Classy he is, in his own earthy way... Just watch him engineer a deal... selling pirated films, illegal antiques, rented property, second hand fridges... if need be even the Queen's crown... Rikki makes it look like a cakewalk with his canny cheekiness and charm. Rikki came to Southall with a dream... of acquiring windfall riches. He would do all it takes... The moment he met Huffy Bhai it was like love at first sight. It didn't matter that Huffy Bhai was from Karachi or that he would lift his kurta at the most inappropriate moment... they got on like a house on fire. Him and Huffy live life with the attitude and spunk that shouts out, "We're here now... and now that we're here, Southall is ours!" They stay themselves everywhere... and wherever they go, they set up an independent republic! Together, both of them can arrange anything under the sun... from the best seats at the Cricket World Cup to a fridge at the cheapest price... after all, it's not fashionable for a modern day entrepreneur to have all fingers in one pie. They haven't got a permanent mailing address... and even if they did, nothing would ever get sent there... Always on the move, Rikki's clients' needs are such that he can't contain his business in an office... so the whole of Southall is his oyster.
Rikki doesn't consider himself a crook, but rather a maverick who just makes the calls... talks the talk... brings people together... walks the walk... makes his commission and stays happy. Like everything in Rikki's life, even falling in love was 70mm cinemascope. Only Rikki could have fallen in love with his dream girl Anaida when the legendary love-birds Princess Diana and Dodi were leaving The Ritz for the last time.... And then like sparkling magic, as Rikki says, "when two lovers die, another two are born"... they dance... they sing... they're in love!
Lara Dutta as Anaida Raza
Anaida Raza is the sizzling nymph with a soft core. Brought up in the City of Love as a pragmatic, rooted and razor-sharp woman... Assistant Manager at The Ritz Hotel in Paris... she runs her beat with metronomic efficiency and keeps everybody including her staff happy. She's dealt with all types and can be as friendly as she can be foxy. She'll manage a huge hotel and make it look like a breeze... despite thousands of photographers jumping all over the place... but also find the time to pick up Rikki's handkerchief from the floor and return it to him... How was she to know the hanky would turn out bait... and she'd be hooked, in love with Rikki in the flicker of a moment.
Like so many around the world... she gave her heart to Princess Diana. So much so, that despite her otherwise no-nonsense exterior, she cried when she couldn't visit Diana's funeral. She has that alluring combination of passion and charisma that would make any guy go ga-ga... And Rikki is no exception.
Preity Zinta as Alvira Khan
Picture a three foot six inch girl. She stands alone in the middle of a church. Merely six years old, Alvira Khan takes an oath before God. "I'll never marry a brownie kaalakalutaa. Please find me a good-looking gora boy like yourself. Amen." Cut to 20 odd years later. Alvira is your typical Pakistani Brit. She would hate to acknowledge the Pakistani part... She's more Brit than the Queen herself. Despite living in a ghettoized Lahori household, Alvira has that stiff upper lip attitude towards the riffraff... especially those crass Southalliyas with their lack of polish and their over-friendliness. That job she has as Manager at the House of Fraser's is a godsend. She can hobnob with the hip Bond Streeters any time she likes... Yea, that's what she calls 'class'...
She has a princess personality and a virtually rebellious opinion of everything. And on a fated day at Madame Tussaud's, the princess is daringly rescued by her knight in shining armour... her prince Steve, who grabs her from under a falling Superman model... And she's swept off her feet, heels over head in love... Her dream come true!
Bobby Deol as Steve Singh
Steve Singh is the immensely rich and treacherously handsome joint partner of London's reputed Singh & Smith Law firm. Steve is the man's man... the man about town... powerful, intense and very self-effacing... Born to a British Mum and Punjabi Dad, he's a balance of Punjabi impulse – not thinking twice before heroically saving Alvira's life - and he's got suave ritzy genteel from his Brit Mum. Classy. Seemly. Chivalrous. That's Steve.
He has a palace for an office matched only by Mandrake's Xanadu. And wears those dashing suits and up-market cuts like Bruce Wayne. What's more... one meeting and he seemed to know everything about Alvira her religious rituals, where she worked, her pet name... Is he Clark Kent or Superman? He even seems to appear and disappear at will... Yes... That's Steve. He has those natty rugged looks... a scar on his cheek that he got while rescuing a girl who was being forced to dance... But even that Steve doesn't wear on his sleeve. He's Alvira's knight in shining armour... her millionaire lover... her hero...
Storyline
Busy London station. Delayed train from Birmingham. Two strangers waiting for the train... Rikki Thukral (Abhishek Bachchan) born in Bhatinda, living in London; and Alvira Khan (Preity Zinta) more Brit than the Queen herself, however with Lahori blood in her veins.
Crowded café. One table to share. Two hours to kill. Perfect setting for the start of a love-story. Hitch? Both Rikki and Alvira are engaged and have come to pick up their fiancés who are coming by the same train. To kill time, they end up telling each other their “how I met my fiancé” stories.
Rikki met his fiancé Anaida (Lara Dutta) at The Ritz (Paris), the same night that Princess Diana and Dodi walked out of the hotel and into the paparazzi. As Rikki says, “When two lovers die, another two are a born”. They dance... they sing... they're in love!
Alvira, a princess by nature discovers her prince at Madame Tussaud’s. When a gigantic wax model of Superman falls from the ceiling, Alvira is a sitting target. But Steve the Prince (Bobby Deol), a lawyer by profession saves her life but steals her heart! They also sing, they also dance and they also fall in love...
Stories unfold, time passes, the two strangers start enjoying each other. That Alvira is a Pakistani Brit and Rikki originally from India... that Rikki is crooked, earthy, and rakish: dabbler in various businesses; that Alvira is prim-n-proper, wannabe blue-blood, stiff upper-lip: Asst. Manager at House of Fraser’s... none of these details matter. They have gotten alarmingly attracted to each other!
Their brief encounter has created a complicated quadrangle... Rikki Thukral and Alvira Khan have gotten themselves and Steve and Anaida into a lovely mess... To get out of it both of them bend over backward, thinking quickly on their feet, dancing around each other’s emotions... After all when you’re playing musical chairs with love, there’s nothing you can do but Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (Dance Baby Dance)!
Yash Chopra honoured at House of Commons
LONDON: Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra was honoured at the House of Commons here for his outstanding contribution to the Indian film industry.
The function was organised on Thursday by Indian origin MP Keith Vaz, MPs Tony Baldry and John Barett, to recognise the contribution of Yash Chopra in not only producing films with a message but also his role as Patron of the 'Roko Cancer
Campaign' in India.
"Indian cinema has made its mark in the world during the last 60 years. The honour is not for me but for the entire Indian film industry," Chopra said.
"Cancer is curable if there is timely detection. A great deal of work had to be done in rural areas in creating necessary awareness among the people," he said about his cancer related charity efforts.
The function was organised on Thursday by Indian origin MP Keith Vaz, MPs Tony Baldry and John Barett, to recognise the contribution of Yash Chopra in not only producing films with a message but also his role as Patron of the 'Roko Cancer
Campaign' in India.
"Indian cinema has made its mark in the world during the last 60 years. The honour is not for me but for the entire Indian film industry," Chopra said.
"Cancer is curable if there is timely detection. A great deal of work had to be done in rural areas in creating necessary awareness among the people," he said about his cancer related charity efforts.
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