Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline | Bollywood filmmakers | Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline catches Bollywood filmmakers’ eye

Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Even before her first film “Aladin” releases this Diwali, debutant actress Jacqueline Fernandez has caught the fancy of prominent directors like Siddharth Anand and Tarun Mansukhani, who are seriously considering signing the former Miss Sri Lanka for their future projects.

“Yes, Jacqueline indeed has great potential, something that I could make out the moment I saw a couple of songs that she has done in the film. Though our talks are currently in a very preliminary stage, I would love to work with her,” Siddharth Anand of “Salaam Namaste” fame told IANS.

A source close to Anand said: “Siddharth’s movies have primarily been youth-centric with emphasis on fun, music and celebration. He himself is quite young and a similar exuberance is seen in the films he does. Even for his next project, he felt that Jacqueline would be the right fit since she is a young newcomer and brings with her a lot of promise.”

And Anand has found a supporter in Sujoy Ghosh, who is launching Jacqueline with “Aladin”.

“Siddharth is a close friend and we bounce off story ideas to each other on a regular basis. We have also never shied away from showing each other the rushes of our films.

“In one such meeting, Siddharth happened to see some of Jacqueline’s portions from ‘Aladin’ and was quite impressed with her exotic looks as well. He was even more impressed by her confidence considering ‘Aladin’ is her debut film,” Ghosh said.

Tarun Mansukhani, who made a splash with “Dostana”, is expected to start another light hearted entertainer soon. He too seems to be impressed with Jacqueline’s screen presence.

“For me, it’s not just the matter of Jacqueline showing immense confidence in her first ever movie, but the fact that she has very good screen presence and her look can be tweaked around being Indian or Western as per the demand of the situation. For me, that’s her biggest selling point,” Mansukhani told IANS.

While the Sri Lankan beuaty is yet to get concrete offers, she is certainly making her presence felt in the film industry.

Jacqueline, who was crowned Miss Sri Lanka in 2006, has been academically inclined as well – apparent from her degree in Media and Communications from Sydney, Australia.

Ambitious to the core, she had once stated: “Being independent and accomplished was imperative to me and I always demanded the best of myself. Perfectionism is my strongest asset.”

That’s something which is clear from her choice for her debut film “Aladin”, which is a co-production of Eros and Ghosh’s Boundscript and stars none other than Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt along with Riteish Deshmukh.

“Well, the journey has just begun. Last one year was quite happening but now it is going to be even more exciting times with ‘Aladin’ being round the corner,” said Jacqueline.

She follows “Aladin” with Milap Zaveri’s directorial debut. She has also been approached by several brands for endorsements.

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Till quite some time back, remaking a successful film was considered a safe bet. In fact, the most reliable, foolproof way at hitting paydirt. But let’s not forget, not all stories have the potential to strike gold.

SHORT KUT, a remake of the Malayalam film UDAYANANU THANAM, written by Anees Bazmee and directed by Neeraj Vora, arrives a bit too late. Actually, it should’ve hit the screens a couple of years ago. That’s because it abounds and relies completely on clichés and which, in turn, makes you break into a big yawn.

Sad, since the basic story of SHORT KUT had the potential to keep your attention arrested. It even starts off well, but runs out of breath soon after. In fact, the graph of the film only goes down as reel after reel unfolds.

Seriously, you want to ask something vital to Anees Bazmee and Neeraj Vora, who have penned, even directed laughathons successfully: What kind of cinema is this? Did Bazmee and Vora lose interest while writing this one? Or did they decide to take the viewer for granted?

In short, SHORT KUT is meant to be a comedy, but is actually a tragedy for the viewers.

Set in Bollywood, SHORT KUT – THE CON IS ON tells the story of two strugglers, one who makes it big as a superstar [Raju - Arshad Warsi] after stealing a script and the other whose struggle as a director [Shekhar - Akshaye Khanna] continues after his script gets stolen.

There’s a twist in the tale when reigning actress Mansi’s [Amrita Rao] romantic involvement with Shekhar gets culminated into marriage. To add to the chaos, destiny again brings Raju and Shekhar face to face, when Shekhar is set to direct his first film with Raju. What follows now is a clash of egos.

As mentioned at the very outset, SHORT KUT could’ve turned out to be an insider’s view on the film industry. The two aspirants, their struggles, the hardships that they face to get their first break… SHORT KUT could’ve explored all that and more beautifully. In fact, a few moments do try to capture that at the very start.

But the moment the romantic track sets in, things go for a toss. The plot, suddenly, makes you feel you’re watching a diluted version of ABHIMAAN [Amitabh, Jaya]. Then, suddenly, another unexciting track surfaces — of the superstar throwing his weight on the sets. The film starts losing grip.

The post-interval portions are simply unbearable. You expect things to brighten up, but the writing is so pathetic and the climax so childish and absurd that you’re shocked. Looks like the writers must’ve gone on a vacation and entrusted the responsibility of writing the climax to some amateur types who has zilch knowledge of screen writing. It’s the worst climax undoubtedly!

Director Neeraj Vora gets its wrong completely. The writing as also the execution are archaic and outdated. Mr. Vora, which era do you belong to? As for cinematography, the DoP tries hard to make the bad product look enticing. Musically, nothing to hum about.

Akshaye Khanna puts up a sincere act, but what can the best of actors do when saddled with shoddy scripts? Arshad gets better lines, also gets a role that the masses would take to instantaneously, but he’s getting typecast. Amrita Rao exposes her anatomy freely. Chunky Pandey manages to make you smile at places. Ali Asgar looks fake. Haider Ali is alright. Siddharth Randeria is theatrical.

On the whole, SHORT KUT – THE CON IS ON is a poor show all the way. A major disappointment.

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Star Cast : Akshaye Khanna,Arshad Warsi,Amrita Rao,Simi Garewal,Sanjay Dutt,Anil Kapoor,Chunky Pandey,Ali Asgar,Haider Ali,arth Randeria,
Producer : Anil Kapoor
Director : Neeraj Vora,Roshan Andrews

Till quite some time back, remaking a successful film was considered a safe bet. In fact, the most reliable, foolproof way at hitting paydirt. But let’s not forget, not all stories have the potential to strike gold.

SHORT KUT, a remake of the Malayalam film UDAYANANU THANAM, written by Anees Bazmee and directed by Neeraj Vora, arrives a bit too late. Actually, it should’ve hit the screens a couple of years ago. That’s because it abounds and relies completely on clichés and which, in turn, makes you break into a big yawn.

Sad, since the basic story of SHORT KUT had the potential to keep your attention arrested. It even starts off well, but runs out of breath soon after. In fact, the graph of the film only goes down as reel after reel unfolds.

Seriously, you want to ask something vital to Anees Bazmee and Neeraj Vora, who have penned, even directed laughathons successfully: What kind of cinema is this? Did Bazmee and Vora lose interest while writing this one? Or did they decide to take the viewer for granted?

In short, SHORT KUT is meant to be a comedy, but is actually a tragedy for the viewers.

Set in Bollywood, SHORT KUT – THE CON IS ON tells the story of two strugglers, one who makes it big as a superstar [Raju - Arshad Warsi] after stealing a script and the other whose struggle as a director [Shekhar - Akshaye Khanna] continues after his script gets stolen.

There’s a twist in the tale when reigning actress Mansi’s [Amrita Rao] romantic involvement with Shekhar gets culminated into marriage. To add to the chaos, destiny again brings Raju and Shekhar face to face, when Shekhar is set to direct his first film with Raju. What follows now is a clash of egos.

As mentioned at the very outset, SHORT KUT could’ve turned out to be an insider’s view on the film industry. The two aspirants, their struggles, the hardships that they face to get their first break… SHORT KUT could’ve explored all that and more beautifully. In fact, a few moments do try to capture that at the very start.

But the moment the romantic track sets in, things go for a toss. The plot, suddenly, makes you feel you’re watching a diluted version of ABHIMAAN [Amitabh, Jaya]. Then, suddenly, another unexciting track surfaces — of the superstar throwing his weight on the sets. The film starts losing grip.

The post-interval portions are simply unbearable. You expect things to brighten up, but the writing is so pathetic and the climax so childish and absurd that you’re shocked. Looks like the writers must’ve gone on a vacation and entrusted the responsibility of writing the climax to some amateur types who has zilch knowledge of screen writing. It’s the worst climax undoubtedly!

Director Neeraj Vora gets its wrong completely. The writing as also the execution are archaic and outdated. Mr. Vora, which era do you belong to? As for cinematography, the DoP tries hard to make the bad product look enticing. Musically, nothing to hum about.

Akshaye Khanna puts up a sincere act, but what can the best of actors do when saddled with shoddy scripts? Arshad gets better lines, also gets a role that the masses would take to instantaneously, but he’s getting typecast. Amrita Rao exposes her anatomy freely. Chunky Pandey manages to make you smile at places. Ali Asgar looks fake. Haider Ali is alright. Siddharth Randeria is theatrical.

On the whole, SHORT KUT – THE CON IS ON is a poor show all the way. A major disappointment.

Music: Salim-Suleiman
Director: Soham Shah

The only thing sure about LUCK is that it will change.

Following this saying, this film traces the path of various characters and their lives of how with time and circumstances, peoples life change with their changing luck.

Luck is a story about this boy, Ram Mehra (Imran Khan), who is burdened by a lot of circumstantial problems, and reaches a point in life, where he has the capacity, but no opportunity, to come out of the mess that unfortunately life has offered him.

They say:

LUCK IS WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS AND YOU ANSWER.

Something like this happens to Ram, and as he accepts the opportunity, by chance encounters, Ram recognizes his own strengths to pull him through the difficult times that lie ahead………

Only he did not know, that the problems do not end, but a game of betrayal and putting his luck at test at every step starts……

He has to conquer the hurdles raised by Moussa played by Sanjay Dutt to win this game of Money, greed and the biggest addiction of betting………

On his way he has the support of Shruti Haasan, playing his love interest, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Dengzongpa, Ravi Kishen, Chitrashi Rawat etc………

The game of luck begins.

ew Delhi, July 2 (ANI): Bollywood actor Bipasha Basu talked about her upcoming film ‘All the Best’ here during promotion of a shoe brand.

The film is produced by Ajay Devgan and directed by Rohit Shetty of ‘Golmaal’ and ‘Golmaal Returns’ fame.

The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Mugdha Godse and Fardeen Khan.

While interacting with the media present on the occasion, Basu said that she really enjoyed shooting for the film.

“I have to say that after ‘No Entry’, if there is one film that’s going to make you laugh, this going to be ‘All the Best’ because shooting was absolutely crazy,” said Basu.

Pritam has composed the music for the film.

The film is slated for a Diwali release. (ANI)