Katrina Kaif beats Ranbir to a rockstar look

Before her ex-beau Ranbir Kapoor hits the rock-n-roll mode with Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar in November, Katrina is all set to don the rockstar avatar in her upcoming film, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, slated to release on September 9.

Katrina's rockstar look will be seen in I Am A Rockstar, a song that will introduce her in the film co-starring Imran Khan and Pakistani pop star-turned- actor Ali Zafar. While the song is yet to go on air, the first look of Katrina's all-new avatar has impressed all those who have managed to get a sneak peek.

In the song, Katrina is seen making a number of casual chic fashion statements, ranging from ripped orange jeans and hot denim shorts to sleeveless tops and off- shoulder tees. She will be strumming the trademark guitar of course, to complete the rock style, along with kohl-lined eyes to add a grunge effect.

Katrina's look has been styled by Rocky S. and Aki Narula. Since Ranbir's bandana-laden rockstar look has already been leaked online, Bollywood fans can't wait for the upcoming battle of Bollywood rockers.

Of course, Katrina isn't essaying a rockstar in her film. "The song is an introduction to Katrina's happy-go-lucky character in the film. She plays a maverick who lives by her own rules, and that's what the image being portrayed in the number," said a source.

Incidentally, this is the second time in as many films that Katrina will be donning a Bohemian character. In her last release, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, she impressed all playing a half UShalf Indian character who lives life to the fullest on her own terms.

Co-incidently, as part of the promotions of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Katrina participated in a rock concert in the Capital along with her co-stars Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol and Kalki Koechlin. The show dampened the plans of Rockstar, since director Imtiaz Ali was planning a similar live rock concert featuring Ranbir to promote his film.

Mere Brother ki Dulhan is written and directed by debutant filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar. The film marks the return of Ali Zafar, who created waves with his histrionic skills in last year's Tere Bin Laden.

(India Today)

Will Salman enjoy 'Bourne' inspired action in Ek Tha Tiger?

With Ready being a blockbuster success, Chillar Party out of his way and shooting of Bodyguard over, Salman Khan is now all set to step into one of his biggest films till date - Ek Tha Tiger. While a lot has been said and written about the film bringing back Salman together with Katrina Kaif, what has further added to the intrigue is the thriller base of the film. The latest development in this direction is that Yash Raj Films and director Kabir Khan would be shooting some of the key sequences of Ek Tha Tiger in the same style that would remind film buffs of thriller Bourne series.

"It is a known fact that Salman would be travelling across globe for Ek Tha Tiger which would be shot at various unseen exotic locations. This is similar to thrillers like Bourne series which again required it's lead protagonist to get into globe trotting mode", comments a source.

So while the makers have emphasized on the fact that at the core of it Ek Tha Tiger is a romantic thriller, Kabir's penchant for shooting his films abroad has made one expect a slick thriller in a similar format as Bourne.

"If you see my earlier films like Kabul Express and New York, you would agree that locations were important characters there. I couldn't have set films anywhere else but these countries. Similarly even for Ek Tha Tiger, I am not going to four countries just because either I want to travel or my producers are willing to spend a fortune on the film", says Kabir Khan who is gearing up to kick-start the first schedule of his most expensive film till date.

The source adds, "The film is an international thriller and Bhai is quite kicked about starting it soon. He himself is quite fascinated by the Bourne touch here. He understands though that from the core story and plot perspective, there is nothing common between Ek Tha Tiger and Bourne films. Still the very fact that even Bourne was required to traverse the entire globe on a mission, even Ek Tha Tiger follows suit. This is for the first time ever in over two decade career that Salman would be travelling so extensively for a film of his."

On asked to comment on the Bourne influence on Ek Tha Tiger, Rafiq Gangjee of Yash Raj Films said, "The only similarity between the two films may probably be the style of some of the action, nothing more than that."

With Kabir sounding pretty excited about taking his thriller across the globe, one can only expect the drama to intensify in months to come.

(By Joginder Tuteja, Bollywood hungama)

'Ek Tha Tiger' most commercial film of mine: Kabir Khan

After two realistic projects 'New York' and 'Kabul Express', Kabir Khan says he is all set to make his most commercial film with Yash Raj's 'Ek Tha Tiger', starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. "'Ek Tha Tiger' is the most commercially accessible mainstream film of mine.

It is not just the starcast but also the story which is larger than life. The subject demands that the story telling is flamboyant here," Kabir told PTI. The film, which brings together Katrina and Salman, will see Kabir make an attempt to blend his art of portraying realistic stories on screen and the demands of a masala entertainer.

"There are two parts to making a film. One comes from what is inherent to you as a person and a director. That cannot change as there is certain craft which comes into play here. "On the other hand, there is a certain demand of a narrative. If you can blend the two together well, nothing better than that. My endeavour is to do that only. I want my aesthetics to be intact," said Kabir.

John Abraham starrer 'New York', inspired by the 9/11 attacks, was his last release. The director, who talked about the issue of terrorism in his film 'Kabul Express' as well, said he was not under the pressure of audience exportations while scripting 'Ek Tha Tiger'. "I wasn't carrying that baggage. I never thought that I had to write something that was bigger or better than 'New York'.

The characters did what they were expected to do in the story. "There is this ongoing trend to make a sequel in order to take forward the hit formula. However, I never had any intention to do that with 'New York' because as far as I am concerned, the story of 'New York' is over. The film had met a natural end so there was no scope left whatsoever to take it any further."

The director said he is taking to a different format of story-telling with 'Ek Tha Tiger', which will be a big change from that of 'Kabul Express' or 'New York'. "I intend to bring in some growth in terms of story telling. Now that's a big shift that you would see in 'Ek Tha Tiger'. While 'Kabul Express' and 'New York' had to be narrated in a certain style, they couldn't have been flamboyant or over stated. I think I can afford to do that in 'Ek Tha Tiger'." 'Ek Tha Tiger' kickstarts shooting this month and is aiming for Summer 2012 release.

(PTI / Mid - Day)

Ek Tha Tiger releasing 1st June 2012

Yash Raj Films romantic-thriller "EK THA TIGER" goes on floor end July and is slated for a 1st June 2012 release.

Directed by Kabir Khan and Produced by Aditya Chopra, the film stars Salman Khan & Katrina Kaif in the lead roles.

The film is based on a story by Aditya Chopra and the Screenplay & Dialogues have been written by Kabir Khan and Neelesh Misra. Aseem Mishra, who has worked with Kabir on New York, will be the DOP. The music will be scored by Pritam.

The film has generated tremendous anticipation since its announcement. Wait for updates as we go along.

(YRF)

Katrina will prove her critics wrong: Imran

Actor Imran Khan is not just smitten by the beauty of Katrina Kaif, but by her hardwork and dedication too, after working with her in "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan".


"I think this film will do very good things for her. We have often heard that she is just a pretty face and she can`t act. But with this film, Katrina is going to prove all of them wrong," Imran told IANS.

"Mere Brother Ki Dulhan" is a romantic comedy from the Yash Raj Films stable, and Imran says he enjoyed working on it.

"It was fun working with Katrina. I was very impressed with her. She is an incredibly hard working girl. For someone who hasn`t known the language (Hindi), the way she has worked on that and the way she delivers her dialogues now is incredible," Imran said.


IANS

Uday Chopra to direct films now

It seems Uday Chopra has finally discovered his ultimate dream. The actor-turned-writer is now gearing up to try his hand at direction. A director is all that he wants to be in life now.

As we told you earlier, the actor plans to quit acting after Dhoom 3 but he certainly doesn't want to swap all ties from the film world.

Uday is currently in Los Angeles learning filmmaking from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Uday confirms, "I've gone back to school. Yes you heard it right. I have enrolled in UCLA."

When asked about directing films for his home production Yash Raj Films, he said, "So many possibilities and yes direction is definitely one of them. Quitting acting doesn't mean I've quit films. I'll always be in the movie business but perhaps now more behind the scenes than in front."

We wish him good luck for his new career.

(Reshma Kelkar Dhabolkar, TNN, TOI)