Sunny Leone signs 3 film deal

Sunny Leone, who created a lot of stir when she debuted in Jism 2 earlier this year, has signed a 3 film deal with Alumbra Entertainment (the makers behind the recently released Bhoot Returns). Sunny will film the first among the films in the second quarter of 2013 and the rest of them will be shot later one after the other and released after the release of Sunny's second film Ragini MMS 2. The subjects are being finalised between Alumbra Entertainment and the actress at the moment.

A spokesperson for Alumbra confirmed the development, "Sunny will do her third, fourth and fifth film after Jism 2 and Ragini MMS with us. We will share details at the opportune moment."

Alumbra Entertainment is producing a series of films which started with the release of Bhoot Returns last week followed by Ab Tak Chhappan 2 in November, Warning by Anubhav Sinha in December, and RGV's film on the 26/11 attacks which will be releasing on Republic Day in 2013. Alumbra Entertainment also has Singh Saab The Great directed by Anil Sharma which is expected to go on the floors by the end of the year.

Jackie Shroff plays murderer

A while ago we had informed you about Mallika Sherawat and Om Puri coming together in K.C.Bokadia's film called Dirty Politics. Now actor Jackie Shroff too has been roped in for a pivotal part in the film.

The film revolved around the infamous Bhanwari Devi murder case and has Mallika playing a Rajasthani street dancer who aspires to be the C.M. of Rajasthan. Jackie Shroff will be seen playing the guy who murders Mallika in the film. Dirty Politics also stars Anupam Kher, Atul Kulkarni and Ashutosh Rana.

Prithviraj to relocate to Mumbai

Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil cinema's star-actor Prithviraj Sukuraman who has just made an impressive Bollywood debut as Rani Mukerji's aromatic amour in Aiyyaa will wrap up his assignments in the South by the end of the year and move home from the South to Mumbai in January 2013.

His wife Supriya who used to a BBC journalist has been busy hunting for a home for the couple in Mumbai while Prithvi has been immersed in completing his films on the floor.

Speaking of his plans to relocate into Bollywood, Prithiviraj said, "Mumbai will be my home now for a while. Since I'm serious about a career in Hindi films, I'd have to relocate to Mumbai. Supriya and I are not rushing into buying property. Since we are relocating into Mumbai, we want to buy ourselves the best apartment possible. While we find the ideal love nest, we'll rent a place in Mumbai in January when after completing my assignments we move to Mumbai. Once we are in a rented place in Mumbai we can look for a home to buy, aaraam se."

Prithviraj who has already signed a second Hindi film, says he has left all the nitty-gritty regarding their new residence in Mumbai to his wife. "Though Supriya is a Malayali, she has spent a large part of her life in Mumbai. She's a Mumbai girl. In fact I saw the real Mumbai through Supriya's eyes. Of course I knew Mumbai before I got to know Supriya. But it was Supriya who showed me sides to Mumbai I had never seen."

The urge to see the real Mumbai got hold of Prithviraj after he read Gregory David Roberts' novel Shantaram. "Suddenly a new side to Mumbai opened up in my mind. I wanted to see all the places described in the novel like Haji Ali and the Leopold cafe. Supriya was a friend. I asked her to show me all these places. I invited myself over to Mumbai and Supriya took over my life for the next few weeks. This was when we fell in love and decided to get married. So the city holds great romance and relevance for me. I'd love to return to live in the city that gave the love of my life."

Prithvi's voice fills up with affectionate gratitude when he talks about his wife. "She gave up her job to join me in the South. I owe her a lot. I don't think I would be what I am today without her support."

Prithviraj who had been acting from age of 19 and has done films in three South Indian languages, doesn't see Aiyyaa as a debut in new language. "When the director came to me with the offer, I didn't focus on the language. In any case, my character doesn't speak much. I was just fascinated by the concept of the girl, Rani, falling in love with the scent of a man. I'd have accepted the offer in any language. At this stage of my career I'm looking for new challenges."

Prithviraj has signed a Yash Raj film Aurangzeb. He has an interesting story to tell on how he signed it. "I was shooting for the song 'Aga Bai' for Aiyyaa on one of the floors at Yash Raj when the casting director at Yash Raj asked me if I'd be interested in auditioning for a part. I agreed. When I heard the role I was hooked."

Prithviraj says he is very confident of his role in Aurangzeb although Arjun Kapoor has a double role in the film.

"I wouldn't have accepted the role if I wasn't satisfied with what was offered to me. I am in no rush to get anywhere. I am here to stay. Mumbai is my home from January."

Protest against Akshay

The news that Akshay Kumar will be inaugurating the IFFI, that's scheduled to take place in Goa from November 20, has been welcomed by all but a right wing Hindu outfit. The reason? The outfit thinks that Akshay has allegedly hurt religious sentiments in his recent film OMG Oh My God!

Manoj Solanki of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti State Convenor, in a memorandum to Chief Minister of Goa - Manohar Parrikar, said that the film has already hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. He added that the inauguration of a major international event like IFFI at the hands of the producer of the film, Akshay, is like rubbing salt on the wounds of Hindus in this secular state.

While the Goa government is yet to take any action with respect to the memorandum, reports have it that Entertainment Society of Goa, which is a nodal agency conducting the festival, has said that the memorandum would be discussed in the high level committee before arriving at any decision

Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola with Student Of The Year

The upcoming film Student Of The Year (SOTY) directed by Karan Johar featuring Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra has been much talked about and no wonder then that Bollywood filmmakers are trying to attach their promos to the biggie. The one film whose promo you can surely see with SOTY is Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and starring Imran Khan and Anushka Sharma.

KJo, who has always been fond of Imran Khan, has attached the first promo of Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola along with SOTY. Confirming the attachment, Imran's spokesperson said, "Yes...the much awaited trailer of Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola will be seen in theatres with Student Of The Year."

Raveena Tandon wins best actress

This week Raveena Tandon has much reason to rejoice. She has won the Best Actress award for her performance in Sudipto Chattopadhyay's Shobhna's 7 Nights at the Houston Bollywood Film Festival which concluded on October 7 with the announcement of Raveena's triumph.

Interestingly, there is only one acting award at the Houston Bollywood Film Festival which covers both the male and female category of nominations. Raveena therefore beat competition from Abhay Deol and Emraan Hashmi in Dibakar Bannerjee's Shanghai to get the award.

Squealing in delight from Houston after the announcement, Raveena said, "I've hardly received awards in my career so far. I did get the National award for Daman. But that was a one-off thing. I thought I deserved recognition for Shool and Aks. But I was seen as glamorous commercial actress. Hence, not eligible for awards. Now when I've played the most glamorous role of my life, I get the Best Actress award. Ironical, isn't it?"

She was specially kicked about beating male competition with her performance. "In India and in most awards the world over, they have separate categories for male and female performance. But here in Houston we were all judged in the same category. That was quite flattering."

Akshay Kumar to endorse Sugar Free

While on one hand, Akshay Kumar's latest offering OMG! Oh My God Has been having divine collections at the BO, he is as active as ever, even on the brand endorsements front.

After having endorsed almost every product under the sun, according to Reliable sources, Akshay Kumar is now all set to be brand ambassador of 'Sugar Free'.

The official confirmation of the same is being awaited.

Ekta Kapoor to remake Nagin

Rajkumar Kohli's multi-starrer Nagin is all set to be remade by Ekta Kapoor's production house Balaji Motion Pictures. The dynamic filmmaker has acquired the remake rights from Kohli. However, the director and cast of the remake is yet to be finalized. Confirming the same, Ekta Kapoor tweeted, "Naagin reboot-nothing more venomous than a woman in love's revenge!"

Nagin, which released in 1976, starred bigwigs like Sunil Dutt, Feroz Khan, Jeetendra, Sanjay Khan, Vinod Mehra, Rekha, Mumtaz and Reena Roy who played the title role.

Chiru to attend Big B Bash

We are aware of the fact that the families of Amitabh Bachchan and Chiranjeevi share a friendly relationship. Now, they are all set to spend some quality together and the occasion is the 70th birthday of Big B on October 11.

Amitabh's family is planning to host a grand bash on October 10th night to make this birthday a memorable one for the Legendary Actor. Jaya Bachchan is looking after all the arrangements including the guests list, special documentary on Big B's film journey and the menu. Apart from several Bollywood biggies and top brass politicians, Chiru and his family were invited by Big B family to take part in the celebrations.

When asked about the preparations of his birthday bash, Amitji replied,"I don't really understand why there is so much fuss about my birthday. For me, some peaceful family time is more than enough. But, sometimes we have to go with the word of family, friends & well wishers, and what they wish to do."

Spotting two Megastars together is always a memorable incident to cherish. Let's wait for that moment!

Girls going Crazy

If you think that only looks matter for girls, then here is something. It is heard that lately a craze has developed for a man with intellectual depth and his style of filmmaking. He happens to be from our Tollywood circuit. He is none other than the director Krish and here are the details.

It is heard that during the audio release function of Krish's new film 'Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum' girls came running and took his autograph. With only two films, Krish has got so much following among the ladies. The reason for that is, his success and the way he speaks which sparks intelligence.

His intellect and focused speech is what melting the knees of the girls.

Family Hero's 'NEW' Condition

Jagapathi Babu is known as the hero who can be easily assessable and anyone could become a director/producer if they can impress him with the storyline. But, that's gonna change now!

During the recent pressmeet, Jagapathi Babu has announced that he has decided not to sign the film if both director and producer are debutants. "Few people are casting me just based on the price of satellite rights my films will earn. There were instances in the past where some producers failed to release the film on time and promote it aggressively. So, I have decided not to work if bothe the director and producer are newbies," he said, shocking the Industry folks.

Jagapathi also claims the credit for the impressive openings his recent film 'Shiva Thandavam' has fetched. According to him, Telugu people were thronging theaters to know why he has done a negative role? and how he has done it? "The discussion on my role is giving the much needed mileage for this film," says the versatile actor, who accepted to work for the film even without hearing the storyline just because he has confidence in the team which include Vikram, Director Vijay (Nanna fame), Anushka and UTV.

Gautham gets Wedlock

Star Comedian Brahmanandam's Son Gautham is all set to tie the nuptial knot on the auspicious day of Dussehra (October 24) at a glittering ceremony to be held at HICC, Hyderabad.

Gautham who has been in love with Cinematographer Srinivas Reddy's Daughter from the past few years will be entering into a new phase of life soon. As both these families have strong film background, the marriage is expected to be grand affair with prominent personalities from film industry and politics gracing the occasion to wish the newly wed couple.

Gautham debuted as hero in Tollywood with the film 'Pallaki Lo Pelli Koothuru', but couldn't make an impact. His second film 'Vareva' to bombed at the Box Office. Grapevine is that Brahmi is planning to re-launch his Son by roping in a top director. Of course, this ace comedian is capable of doing that if he could use his good contacts in the film industry.

Right time for Rajamouli

The tough taskmaster SS Rajamouli has been known for his nonstop hits and each time he came with a film he has given something new and novel. His last venture was 'Eega' and the film is getting ready to hit the screens in the Hindi version as 'Makkhi' on October 12th.

Rajamouli is already in Mumbai promoting the film and here is the opinion from the cine analysts. They say this is the right time for Rajamouli's Bollywood entry. They add that he should enter the Hindi circuit as he is at the peak of his career and should not delay any further.

When he is getting good response he should make the most of it. Rajamouli movies Vikramarkudu and Maryada Ramanna have been remade in Bollywood recently. And with Makkhi, Rajamouli is entering Bollywood directly. No doubt after Makkhi, Bollywood famous filmmakers will run after Rajamouli for his direction. But Rajamouli is currently preparing for his movie with rebel star Prabhas so let us see how he goes about this.

Vodka with Varma Book Launch

To those who love/hate/follow Ram Gopal Varma, the time is approaching to get a true insight on him and his life. This is happening through the book 'Vodka With Varma' written by Sirasri. Slated to be an exclusive and deeply revealing details of the eccentric filmmaker, here is an update.

The author has unveiled the cover page of the book to give the first glance of what is to come. It is heard that the book contains interesting and controversial subjects related to RGV's life ranging from his ex-wife's thoughts on Ramu to some hidden facts from the cine celebrities.

The book is gearing up to release in the month of November and this would be in the Telugu version. The English version would be following soon. Given the fact that Vodka is Ramu's favorite drink, the book is expected to be quite tangy and will give the required kick to its readers.

NTR to score with Baadshah

This year has been a little disappointing for Nandamuri fans with the movies both Balayya and Jr NTR not doing as expected. But there should be done something to wipe those clouds out and here is NTR doing that.

Currently NTR is busy wrapping the shoot of his forthcoming stylish entertainer 'Baadshah'. Sreenu Vytla is leaving no stone unturned to give full-meals to the fans of Young Tiger who are waiting for double-strong blockbuster. And, NTR is now gearing up to start his next venture with director Harish Shankar. The Muhurtham of this movie is expected to take place on coming Dasara festival. Afterwards, NTR's movie will be with either Trivikram or Puri Jagan. If sources are to be believed, Young Tiger is also considering an artistic movie by a popular Tamil director.

English Vinglish failure in Telugu

A crucial factor for any film is the title because that is the one which creates the first impact and raises the curiosity. If the film is good but the title is not then that hampers the performance at box office. This is one key reason why the recent release 'English Vinglish' is having a tough time in Andhra Pradesh.

According to reports, the film got dubbed into Telugu and has been released with the same title. This is not suitable for Telugu nativity and many in the B, C centers are unable to connect with the title. Though Athiloka Sundari Sridevi is there in the film and this is her comeback, it is not working out.

Some are suggesting that the film should have been titled something like 'Sridevi English Paathaalu' and that would have created some interest. But right now, though the film is good and got good response from the audience it seems to have lost out on the inner markets.

Yami Gautam to endorse Chevrolet cars

All it took was a film by the name of Vicky Donor to change the fortunes of the model named Yami Gautam and catapult her into the league of sought after actresses in the tinsel town. Post her success in films, brand endorsements deals has coming knocking on the door and how!

Her ever smiling face and a warm personality acts as a magnetic USP for one and all. Reliable sources say that Yami Gautam is now all set to be the brand ambassador of Chevrolet cars.

The official announcement of the same is being awaited.

Amrita Rao and Ameesha in Singh Saheb The Great

Sunny Deol will have not one but two heroines opposite him in Anil Sharma's next titled Singh Saheb The Great. The two ladies in question are Ameesha Patel and Amrita Rao.

While Ameesha would be seen playing a Punjabi girl in the film, Amrita would be seen playing a journalist. The shooting of the film begins in Jalandhar later this month.

Speaking about her role Amrita says, "Though my character is not romancing Singh Sahab (Sunny Deol) in the film..I feel honored to be his leading lady and share such a strong role and dominant screen space that runs almost in par with Sunny Deol's character throughout the film who is truly Bollywood's strongest actor with the warmest heart!"

Aamir at Big B's birthday bash?

Abhishek Bachchan who is shooting in Chicago for Dhoom 3 is expected to return to Mumbai on the morning of October 10 in time for his father's grand 70th birthday party.

What comes as a pleasant surprise is the news that Aamir Khan who is shooting in Chicago with Abhishek might also be flying down for this occasion, just for a day.

Says a source close to the Bachchans, "Aamir might fly back to Mumbai with Abhishek for the bash and then they'd both return to Chicago after the event."

When probed further we got to know that Aamir was "damn excited" about the event.

Says our source, "Aamir has been drawing closer to the Bachchan family for the last few years. Though Abhishek is very close to Shah Rukh and considers him the elder brother he never had, the junior Bachchan has become very close to Aamir during the Dhoom schedule in Chicago. There is major bonding happening out there."

Apparently, Aamir has also been advising Abhishek on how to go about his scenes in Dhoom 3. The two, we hear, are now on the same page.

When the topic of the Big B's birthday celebrations came up in Chicago, Aamir apparently showed a keen interest in the details.

Says our source, "Abhishek gladly shared all the plans and details adding he would have loved to have Aamir join him in his Dad's big moment. Aamir immediately suggested they fly down together."

At the time of writing this, attempts are being made to relieve Aamir from the schedule which is expected to continue till the third week of October.

Whether Aamir finally flies down to be at the bash or not, this incident has certainly brought him closer to the Bachchan family.

Rana's New Look

Pinch yourself. Yes, what you are seeing is true. He is Rana Daggubati. It is the still from his upcoming film 'Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum'.

He portrayed many mythological characters in the film as he essayed the role of a drama artiste. This is in the get up of Narasimha Swamy Avatar.

The film is going to project Rana in complete new look that was never imagined by any in Tollywood. In fact, such stills raise interest quotient to watch the film.

Manchu Lakshmi's Birthday Bash

Manchu Lakshmi has emerged as one of the leading character artists in Indian Cinema after playing pivotal roles in Anaganaga O Dheerudu, Oo Kodathara Ulikki Padathara, Mani Ratnam's Kadal and Gudello Godari. She has been making the news everyday for one reason or the other and the fresh development is 48-hours birthday bash of this talented actress.

Lakshmi is celebrating her 35th birthday on October 8 (DOB 1977). Manchu Manoj who thought of making this birthday a memorable one for his sister has put in extra effort to host the party for 300-odd guests at the Gandharwa Mahal palace. The celebration began on October 6 itself and will come to an end Today.

Mostly, A-listers from film industry and close friends have been invited by the Manchus for the bash. The menu planned by Manoj include several varieties of Dosas, Kabas and Biryani. Rani Mukherjee's upcoming film Aiyyaa's Dreamum Wakeupum song was repeatedly played by DJ on crowds request.

Every year on her birthday, Lakshmi seeks blessings from her actor-father Mohan Babu and have lunch with her parents, Pulihora is a must in the menu. She missed her husband Andy and close buddy Yuvraj Singh on this birthday as they could not attend the bash due to other commitments.

Nayak Bang on Target

The past few days have been abuzz with the reports of Ram Charan's upcoming film Nayak in VV Vinayak's direction, got postponed to Summer 2013.

However, Producer DVV Danayya has came forward to clarify that these reports are utterly baseless. According to him, Nayak is shaping up well and it is bang on target to hit the screens this coming Sankranthi. Although the makers have earlier thought of releasing it on Jan 11, now the release has been advanced to 9th of January to cash in on the festival season.

Nayak is surrounded by positive buzz as soon as the project was announced with Charan & Vinayak combo and the impressive stills released by the makers have increased the expectations. Like all Vinayak's film, Nayak too is loaded with high voltage action sequences and Charan plays the role of youth who fights against anti-social elements. Will this film be a memorable one Cherry's career, alike Tagore for Chiru? Let's hope for the best!

Archana Kavi into Tollywood

Time and again it has been proved that the girls who come from Kerala carry a strong element of native sex appeal and erotic sense. Some of the best examples for that are Nayantara, Asin, Nithya Menon, Padmapriya, Shweta Menon and others. Now, one more name is joining that list.

Her name is Archana Kavi and she shot to fame by winning many awards in her debut Malayalam film 'Neelathamarai'. Now, it is heard that Archana is all set to make her debut in Tollywood.

Archana Kavi is a noted name in Kollywood as well and so far, her focus has been on performance driven and quality roles. The debut venture in Tollywood is actually a bilingual to be made in Tamil as well.

Red Alert In Tollywood

There is a general perception in the Tollywood circuit that the directors from Kollywood are very talented and skilful but usually they carry an ounce of 'Arava Paithyam' in them. This is usually difficult to handle in Tollywood sensibilities. But still, projects do happen and there are times when few hard decisions have to be taken.

Currently, there is a buzz that Telugu producers are planning to avoid director Raghava Lawrence. The reason for that is, his approach. The talk is that whenever Lawrence produces his own films, he ensures that they happen in very tight and modest budgets.

However, when he directs films for other producers, he simply spends money like water and takes the budget to an alarming level. That's what happened with his recent release 'Rebel'. So, given this double standards, it is heard that the producers council is working on ways to boycott Lawrence!

Colors Swathi's Chadastham

Actors are of various types. Some are spontaneous, some tend to study and understand the character thoroughly and some get into the skin of the character. But here is one girl who seems to be keen on living that character. She is none other than the cute looking big eyed Colors Swathi.

It is heard that Swathi has the habit of literally living the character that she plays. This is happening specially in the cases of her films down south like Tamil and Malayalam. So now, sources say she has gone to Kerala and has begun to live with Christian nuns. The reason for that is a film.

Buzz is that Swathi is doing a Malayalam film wherein she is essaying the role of a nun so this is her way of approaching the character. It is heard that even when she did the role of a village belle in the film 'Ananthapuram 1980' she went to a remote village and started living there to experience the character.

Taapsee Promoting her New Movie

 

When particular things are regularly available in the market, people may lose interest on those products. Scarcity always creates a demand and that applies to sexy heroines to the fullest.

Apparently, spicy Punjabi beauty Taapsee Pannu is getting over exposed these days. Exposing skin in flicks is up to her conviction and in that area she crossed boundaries with her first flick itself. Now that Taapsee is part of two upcoming movies 'Gundello Godari' and 'Shadow', she is promoting the movies with lot of public appearance. She is also lending hand for her friends' movies too. Cine observers say that too much exposing into public meets will not give mileage to Taapsee as second grade heroines generally do that a lot. But sources close to our cute heroine are saying that a bit interaction is always required for heroines.

'Gundello Godari' is an art flick that could win accolades for Taapsee, performance wise. But it will be the success of 'Shadow' that will cement her place as star commercial heroine. Watch this space for more updates!

A Beauty with Brains

'Beauty With Brains' is a great combination to have! There is a misconception that actresses who are known for their physical beauty aren't intelligent enough, but Kajal Agarwal says she is different.

The actress claims she is intelligent and so she was offered the female lead role in the much-awaited film 'Brothers'. "I came to know that Director KV Anand choose me as female lead, as he found me intelligent. I take it as a huge compliment," says the beauty.

Kajal was one of the very few actresses who grasps the content of scene immediately despite not knowing the language and she would try to give it her best shot in every scene. It will be a cake walk for the unit to work with someone who is a quick learner and this might be one of the main reasons behind Kajal ruling the roost in Film Industry. She has five big ticket films in her kitty and was paired opposite all the top stars in the South.

South actress Leena in Jaffna

Shoojit Sircar's political thriller Jaffna has finally found its leading lady. In fact the makers of the film have roped in south actress Leena Maria who will make her Bollywood debut opposite John Abraham in the film.

Leena, who is shooting for Ravichandran's Tamil film, has mostly been seen playing glamourous roles in south. However, she will be experimenting with a de-glam avatar in Shoojit's film. She begins shooting for Jaffna by the end of October.

Jaffna is based on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Jaffna and will be shot at Fort Kochi, Kerala and in parts of Sri Lanka.