Vishal Bhardwaj has done it again. After the success of “Kaminey”, his rustic “Ishqiya” has beaten the Amitabh Bachchan starrer “Rann” at the box office, thanks to its appealing content. Both movies released Friday and had star-studded red-carpet premieres in the capital Thursday, but “Ishqiya” took the cake with almost 80 percent collections in the opening weekend. “Rann” got only around 30 percent collections. “‘Ishqiya’ has got a strong opening in both Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in both multiplexes and single-screens. It has got around 80 percent business over the initial weekend,” Yogesh Raizada, corporate head (cinemas) of Wave...
Get ready for tangy, pungent, sizzling and spicy stuff. Be forewarned, ISHQIYA isn’t the fluffy, candyfloss, saccharine sweet story of lovers breaking into songs in mustard fields. In ISHQIYA, you just don’t know what turn the story may take next. Not just the story, even the characters here are so impulsive and unpredictable. You need to have a strong stomach to absorb ISHQIYA. It’s high on drama, it’s wild, it’s real. But it’s not dark, it’s not sleazy, it’s not crass. Frankly, you don’t expect debutante director Abhishek Chaubey to make a stereotypical fare thanks to the tutelage by his guru Vishal Bhardwaj, who loves to swim against the tide and undertake...
Naserudin Shah and Arshad Warsi starrer film ISHQIYA will be re-shot according to the latest information available. The step has been taken after a focus group that watched the film termed certain portions as objectionable and laden with too many abuses. The makers are now trying to implement the recommendations of the focus group and now certain portions of the film will be re-shot. According to the sources associated with the film the release date of ISHQIYA will however remain January 22, 2010 and has not been postponed. ISHQIYA is the story of two bandits Arshad Warsi and Naseeruddin Shah, who are on the run and fall for the same woman Vidya Balan and the fall out of this love story.
Auro (Amitabh Bachchan) is an intelligent, witty 13 yr old boy with an extremely rare genetic defect that causes accelerated ageing. He suffers from a progeria like syndrome. Mentally he is 13, very normal, but physically he looks 5 times older. In spite of his condition, Auro is a very happy boy. He lives with his mother Vidya (Vidya Balan), who is a gynaecologist. Amol Arte (Abhishek Bachchan), is young, progressive and a full of ideals, politician. He is out to prove to the world that ‘politics’ is not a bad word. He is a man with a mission. Auro is Amol’s son. Paa is a ‘rare’ story about a father-son, son-father relationship.
Not many actress will have the courage to say ‘yes’ to turn mother on screen for the fear of being typecast. And to play the mother of the megastar Amitabh Bachchan is a big challenge in itself. Vidya Balan is daring enough to play the role of a mother in the much-hyped film Paa, of course not without receiving the flaks. Buzz up! Yes, Vidya Balan, who has been trashed for her fashion choices in the past, was criticized for putting on weight. But it was inevitable, as she plays Auro’s (Amitabh) mother in Paa. It is yet to be seen if her role in the film will bring her accolades, but one thing is for sure, this kind of role will not come everyday, as the film deals with progeria, a rare disorder that makes...
Vidya Balan may be amidst the most good looking men from tinsel town, Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek shooting for ‘Pa’, however looks like Vidya doesn’t really fancy the Bollywood types. Vidya Balan thinks cricketer Zahir Khan is the hottest! “He is the hottest cricketer on the block, he may be quiet, but he seems to be a strong man from within” is what Vidya quoted to a popular tabloid. Now considering that Zahir is not single any longer and will tie a knot soon, will this mean that Vidya’s hot property will be taken away? And Vidya has not just taken to cricket but also cricketers. We wonder what Zahir has to tell about his latest fan from the tinsel town.
Keeping the tradition of bringing exclusive news intact, Bollywood Hungama does yet another cracker of a news breaker. Vidya Balan has been signed as the Brand Ambassador for Airtel. This Bollywood beauty is on a signing spree, not just on screen, but off screen as well. The news of her being the Brand Ambassador for Airtel comes just days after her being signed as the Brand Ambassador for Toshiba. She has already shot for the commercial with yet another southern heartthrob Madhavan, with Vinil Mathew of FootCandle Productions, calling the shots. Talking about Vidya Balan, R. Chandrasekhar – Head of Brand And Media, Bharti Airtel, said, “Spontaneity and vibrancy are key attributes of Airtel. Vidya is a...
She stepped in as a girl-next-door in a family comedy serial ‘Hum Paanch’. Then she slowly started taking the Bollywood steps. With each movie, we saw a different Vidya emerging every time on-screen. Try how much ever; she is not able to shed her homely looks and coy image. She tried her hand at glamour roles but was met with fashion goof-ups and that proved that sexy tag is not her cuppa. Now she is back in de-glam role with Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Ishqiya’. ‘Ishqiya’ is a directorial debut of Abhishek Chaubey and produced by Raman Maroo and Vishal Bharadwaj. The movie has Vidya Balan, Arshad Warsi and Naseeruddin Shah. Going by the trailers, Vidya is playing a simple village belle but has tried some...
The T-20 cricket match fever has caught up in a big way not only with the common man but also our stars. And the recent one smitten by it is none other than our very own Bollywood actress Vidya Balan. The actress has turned a cricket fan too. And guess who her favourite cricketer is. Well It’s Zaheer Khan! Said a source close to Vidya, ”Vidya thinks Zaheer is the hottest cricketer on the block. What appeals to her is his coyness. Vidya feels that his quite nature may give a different impression but he is a strong man from within.”