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Vidya Balan is one of the most talented actresses in Bollywood. In her latest movie, Ishqiya, Vidya Balan played Krishna Verma, a small town girl. In the movie, Vidya Balan had an onscreen lip lock with her co-star, Arshad Warsi. Regarding the scene, news reports say that Vidya Balan was hesitant about doing the kissing scene with Arshad Warsi. Vidya Balan totally denied the rumor and said that she was not hesitant, she knew exactly what she was doing. Vidya Balan said,

“If I was not convinced to do the kissing scene I wouldn’t have done it. I am not at all ashamed of it as an actor. I have done it with all honesty….How can you be comfortable shooting a kissing scene when there is hundred pair of eyes watching you!I had told Abhishek to have very few people on the sets on the day we shot the kissing scene. There was just Arshad, the director, the cameraman and a sound guy present on the sets at the time of the scene. ”

Ishqiya is directed by newbie director, Abhishek Chaubhey. The movie stars some of the top actors of Bollywood including Naseruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, and Vidya Balan. Ishqiya is a romantic story. It tells the story of two robbers falling in love with the same woman. The movie will be released in theaters on January 29, 2010.

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Famous film director, Aziz Mirza last directed Shah Rukh Khan starrer Chalte Chalte in 2003. Now, after five years, he is back once again and this time, he is working with his son, Haroon Mirza, in Shahid Kapoor starrer Kismat Konnection. Kismat Konnection will arrive on Tips Banner in July.

Haroon Mirza started working with his father behind the camera. He assisted him in Yes Boss and Chalte Chalte. Haroon Mirza also wrote a script thinking about Shah Rukh Khan as the protagonist. Unfortunately, the movie did not see any light but Haroon Mirza got the opportunity to direct Shah Rukh Khan in Airtel and Hyundai Accent advertisement.

In Kismat Konnection Haroon Mirza is a co-director. This is a rare instance for any first time director has worked as a co-director along with established film maker.

Kismat Konnection is an NRI love story. Raj Malhotra is a top architecture student. In his college, he won the best student awards at a row for four years. After that things turn bad for him. He finds himself struggling in Canada. Finally, he finds his lucky charm Priya, a tough talking girl with a heart of gold.

After few months, Neeraj Pathak, script writer of APNE will direct his first movie with Sunny Deol. Pathak will work as a co-director with Sunny Deol who already directed a movie Dillagi.

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Vidya Balan was going to fell in a trap during the shooting of ‘Heyy Babyy’. Akshay Kumar found Vidya Balan’s mobile lying down while she was shooting for a scene. Akshay took the opportunity and sent a bad message to the choreographer of Vidya Balan. The astonished choreographer also sent a message back to Vidya’s mobile. Then Vidya Balan checked the sent message option of her mobile and got the message.

The Times of India reported:
While shooting for Bhool Bhulaiya, Vidya’s phone was simply lying around, and Akki dearest saw the opportunity and sent a nasty SMS to the choreographer from her mobile. All hell broke loose when the puzzled choreographer messaged back, and Vidya read the message.
After reacting to it rather loudly, Balan checked her sent messages folder, and Akshay’s snickering gave him up. The well-mannered VB then apologized profusely to her choreographer. And all was well that ended well.

So, at the end there was not any more problem and everything ended completely. Vidya Balan has fame for keeping his composure and well behavior. She proved it once again. Akshay Kumar is a superstar in Bollywood. He will also understand that a simple fun can create huge problem.

Vikram Motwane is a new director. It is not that he is totally new in Bollywood but he is making his debut as a director soon. For his first movie, he has selected John Abraham and Vidya Balan as the leading performers. This is a good screen couple and they are have done well in Salam-E-Ishq.

Nikhil Kumar wrote:

The simmering, scintillating chemistry between John and Vidya was quite visible in Nikhil Advani’s movie Salaam-e-Ishq . Although the movie flopped at the box-office, John and Vidya arguably were the most passionate couple in the film.

Now, an upcoming filmmaker wants to make his directorial debut with a film starring John and Vidya in romantic roles. Vikram Motwane has been an assistant of Sanjay Leela Bhansali and has worked as choreographer in Deepa Mehta’s film Water .

Vidya Balan is moving fast and she has been able to make a distinct place for herself in the mind of Bollywood fans.

Vidya Balan has recently revealed that she is interested to act in different types roles in differnt movies and is not interested to be sticked with a character with a particular costume. It has been seen that from the beggining of her career she has been acting different cahracter in different movies. In her first Bollywood movie Parineeta, she was appeared with traditional Sari as her role was of a nineteenth century congervativ Indian girls. She could successfully play the role and for playing the role she was awarded the FIlmfare Best Dedbut Award. In her second movie, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, she is seen as a Radio Jockey and recently in Guru, she is seen as an interesting girl whose life is rounded in awheelchair. Now her upcoming Bollywood movie Salaam E Ishq has already come into focus with its unconventional story and Vidya is expected to be seen in another new role against Jhon Abrahm.

I am quoting some lines from her speech published in a timesofindia report:

I don’t want to stay in a comfort zone. After Parineeta people wanted to slot me in sari clad roles. But fortunately my role in Lage Raho… gave me a chance to be different. In Salaam-E-Ishq , I dress up completely differently from the way I do in real life. That doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy dressing up traditionally. Now I’m getting to do an elaborate costume in Priyadarshan’s Chandramukhi and I’m very excited about it.

She even also said that she will not mind playing in a working class role if she is offered to do so. She said:

I’ve no problems playing a working-class girl. In fact in Raj Kumar Santoshi’s Halla Bol I’m again in a working class atmosphere and clothes.

It seems that this one of most promising newcomer of Bollywood is going like a professional actress which is a positive sign for her career. However, I think as she does not lack of quality and talent as an actress, she does not need to survive through on screen kissing which she did in Guru with her fellow actor Madhaban. Vidya Balan’s acting skill is enough to make her an established actress in the industry.

Abhishek and Aishwarya’s latest movie, Guru, has been released across India on 12^th January. On its first day, the movie made a huge splash among viewers. People appreciated the movie very much. The main reason behind Guru’s success is Abhishek Bachchan’s outstanding performance. India Glitz, the popular Indian movie website, conducted a survey on the viewers who watched the film for the first time. I am quoting from the report:

Abhishek Bachchan’s performance in ‘Guru’ shall always be referred to as a performance that jolts you. And the Mumbai public agrees with this viewpoint. Although the advance booking in Mumbai has been lowest (10 – 30%) as compared to Chennai (House full for the first two days) and Delhi (50 – 60% advance booking), but when Indiaglitz conducted an exclusive video of ‘Guru’ public opinion after the first day first show yesterday, the overwhelming majority was of the opinion that ‘Guru’ is a landmark film. The dazed expression on their faces said it all.

The story of Guru is based on the life of Dhirubhai Ambani, the founder of Reliance Group. The movie depicts the life of Gurukant, a villager, who becomes a successful businessman. Abhishek is doing the lead character “Guru”. On the first day, there were not as many viewers as expected but the people who came enjoyed the movie very much. According to the India Glitz report, Mani Rathnam can be referred as the “Master of movie making”. Aishwarya and Abhishek’s pair up was liked by the audience but Aishwarya’s was not very much highlighted in the movie. Viday Balan’s performance was also very much appreciated.

Guru can be considered a milestone is Abhishek’s career. He worked very hard for it. Some movie lovers were so impressed that they said that Bachchan junior has outshone his father. Another report published in Apun ka Choice.com, said Amitabh Bachchan, the megastar himself, admitted that Abhishek has defeated him in acting and he would watch the film hundred times.

A.R. Rahman’s music has always been a plus point for his films and Guru is no exception. The tracks were liked by the audience.

It looks like Abhishek has a good start in 2007. Guru has got green signal from both the critics and the audience. Let’s see what happens in the coming weeks.

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By: Biplob Kishore Deb

Vidya Balan will be the much talked actress in Bolywood as three of her five movies expected to be released this year, will be released within the coming two months. First, the movie Guru will be released in Jan 12^th, then Nikhil Advani’s Saalam-E-Ishq on Jan 25^th and her second movie. Her third movie of this year will be Eklavya where she will again be seen with the hero of her first success story Saif Ali Khan. Moreover, the movie will also be directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra who was the producer of her first two movies- Parineeta and Lage Raho Munna Bhai. In Eklavya, Sharmila Tagore, Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt will play some of the important role of the movie.

I am quoting some lines regarding this news from a glamsham report:

But this won’t be all as come February 16th and she would have an important part to play in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s return-to-direction film EKLAVYA-THE ROYAL GUARD.

Beyond these 3 films coming virtually back to back, there would be a lull period for Vidya before her films HALLA BOL, HEY BABY and CHANDRAMUKHI arrive later in the year.

This seems to be positive for this new star of Bollywood as she has some of the most awaited movies at this moment. Now, she needs to continue her talented performance in order to be a leading actress of Bollywood.

By: Biplob Kishore Deb

Vidya Balan, the star of Pareenita, will be one of the most busy actress in 2007 as they year she will be appeared in at least five Bollywod movies. This rising star of Bollywood will be first seen in the movie Guru directed by Moni Ratnam, famous South Indian director. She will play the role of a handicapped woman who is the wife of a journalist (played by Madhavan). Then she will be seen in the multi-starrer Saalam-E-Ishq directed by Nikhil Advani. In the movie she will be seen in a romantic character against John Abraham. Another Vidya Baan movie will be Eklavya, based on a historic plot where she will play the role of the lover of prince (played by her Parineeta actor Saif Ali Khan).

This bollywood beauty will also come to screen with Halla Bol , Hey Baby and ‘Chandramukhi’ at the end of this year. She has appeared in two Bollywood movies yet and both the movies could generate a huge hit and was very successful. For playing the Lolita character in hr first Bollywood movie, she was given the Filmfare Best Debut award. Her second Bollywood movie Lage Raho Munna Bhai was also one of the most successful movies of 2006.

Now, you have to wait to see whether her following movies will continue generating significant hit as the previous movies did.

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2007 promises to be a great year for Vidya Balan. In this year, she can emerge as one of the very top actresses in Bollywood. She is beautiful and she has an innocent expression in her face which attracts a lot of fans. At the same time, this can make some actresses jealous and insecure too. Well, it is shocking that Aishwarya Rai is feeling threatened from Vidya Balan. ApunKaChoice wrote:

The turn of events suggest that the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai seems to be insecure about Vidya Balan and Mallika Sherawat who also star in the forthcoming film Guru .

According to the latest buzz Mani Ratnam has instructed Roger Productions, the producers, to drop Mallika and Vidya’s names from the invitee list from the Toronto premiere of the film.

Rumours are that it was Ash who told Ratnam that she did not want Mallika and Vidya to make their presence felt at the gala event that is to be held in the first week of January.

Mallika is famous for her candid remarks about Aishwarya Rai in the past but Vidya Balan is a gentle girl. Leaving out of her from the Toronto premiere is a pathetic thing done by Aishwarya Rai. Aishwarya Rai should be ashamed of herself.