Nothing Wrong With Glamour: Neha February 23, 2008

Her bold portrayals in films like ‘Julie’ and ‘Sheesha’ have etched her in public consciousness as one of the hottest ‘glamour girls’ in Tinsel town. She may have of late been seen to try her hand at de-glamourised roles in Anand Kumar’s ‘Delhi Heights’, Priyadarshan’s ‘Chup Chup Ke’, Sanjay Gupta’s ‘Dus Kahaaniyan’ and Rajat Kapoor’s ‘Mithya’ but at the same time, Neha Dhupia is not apologetic about her ‘glam girl’ image. “Ever since I joined the film industry, I have been associated by the audience with a glamorous image. I don’t think there is anything wrong with it after all,” said Neha and added “I cannot help looking the way I do.” Talking to UNI here, Neha, who made headlines a few years ago with her famous quote “only Shahrukh and sex sells”, said she was not averse to doing roles which required her to expose or look glamorous. “I will not shy away from doing a film just because it requires me to expose or look glamorous. But yes, it should all be for a purpose,” Neha said. Lately though, one has seen the actress in many a realistic film where her role was far from glamorous. “I took up films like ‘Delhi Heights’, ‘Dus Kahaniyan’,'Chup Chup Ke’ and ‘Mithya’ because I felt doing these films would help me realise my potential as an actor,” she said. For example, in her latest film ‘Mithya’, where she features alongside accomplished actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Ranvir Shourey and Vinay Pathak, Neha plays a role far removed from the glamorous roles one associates her with. “In ‘Mithya’, I play Sonam, a gangster’s moll. The character of Sonam is far removed from the glamorous portrayals I have done till now. The role did not require me to look glamorous,”Neha said. Neha said ‘Mithya’ featured in an interesting romantic track with Naseer and Ranvir. For someone who has just been a few years in the industry, how was it sharing screen pace with such an accomplished actor as Naseeruddin Shah? “The first day I was shooting with Naseer, I was very awed. The same was the case when I was shooting with Ranvir and Vinay who are actors with some calibre having been associated with great cinema. However, all the nervousness soon got eased as all of them were very helpful. I found all of them very nice, humble people. Infact, after ‘Mithya’, I have done three more films with them,” she says. Neha said working with such accomplished actors, some amount of nervousness initially was but natural. What also put her at ease was the absence of any starry air in any of the actors comprising the film’s cast. “On the sets of ‘Mithya’ everybody was an actor. Nobody went in as a star,” the actor said. For Neha working in films like ‘Ek Chalis ki Last local’, ‘Dus Kahaaniyan’ and ‘Mithya’ has been an altogether different experience from her glamorous portrayals in many of her earlier films. “Working in realistic films like ‘Mithya’ is quite a challenging task. For example, in ‘Mithya’ just watching actors like Naseer, Ranvir and Vinay tought me a lot about acting. Working alongside these actors and a director like Rajat Kapoor, I realized that acting is just about focusing on your performance. Everything else does not matter,” she says. “I used to come from a school of thought that you do things this way or that way. But now I know you do not need to worry about things that are not important. The only thing an actors needs to worry about is his performance,” Neha adds. She is specially full of praise for Rajat Kapoor, the director of ‘Mithya’. “When Rajat narrated the script to me I found it very beautiful and interesting. I had earlier liked his work in ‘Mixed Doubles’. However, after working with him in ‘Mithya’, I have developed greater respect for him as a director and human being,” remarked Neha. “Infact, watching ‘Mithya’ recently I realized that Rajat as director had surpassed everyone’s expectations and done such a wonderful work,” Neha said. Among her forthcoming films Planman Films’ ‘I am 24′ with Ranvir as her co-star, ‘Maharathi’ (where she acts alongside Paresh Rawal and Naseer), ‘Raat Gayi Baat Gayi’ (directed by Rajat Kapoor) and Vipul Shah’s ‘Singh Is King’.

Is Sonam Kapoor listening? February 23, 2008

Deepika Padukone is proving to be a pretty indecisiveness girl at this moment. The Om Shanti Om beauty who was caught shuttling between Ranbir Kapoor and Yuvraj Singh just some time back is being linked with Nihar Pandya, her ex-flame, once again. The duo had been seen soptted together several times of late but if the love bug bit them again, we don’t know. According to some Padukone is trying to find her future with Ranbir Kapoor only espacially after Yuvraj Singh fiasco. Just a few days back she was shooting a soft drink commercial with Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor when Nihar arrived on the set of the ad film, she preferred RK over Nihar, whom she did not welcome. Though Deepika did not exactly ignore him, but he could sense that her attention was clearly divided. There was an awkward moment between the two men, who did not exchange even a single word. So, Poor guys left the sets soon enough leaving Deepika giggling with Kapoor lad once again. The onllokers on sets reveal that they enjoyed the shoot and loved spending quality time with each other. That’s not all, the couple were also spotted chatting and exchanging sweet nothings at a suburban coffee shop in Mumbai! Is Sonam Kapoor listening?

February 23, 2008

Jennifer Lopez Becomes Mother Of Twins

Jennifer Lopez has given birth to twins in New York this morning, her manager has confirmed. J.Lo and husband Marc Anthony are celebrating the arrival of a baby girl, born at 12.12am and weighing 5lb 7oz, and a boy, following at 12.23am and weighing 6lbs. The singer/actress’ manager Simon Fields, says: “Jennifer and Marc are delighted, thrilled and over the moon.” Lopez announced her pregnancy last November, following months of speculation.

Koena Mitra Turns On The Heat February 23, 2008

Koena Mitra Turns On The Heat

For every beauty, there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth, there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love, there is a heart somewhere to receive it. And for every combination of the above, there are multitudes of fans to experience it! Nothing can be more apt to describe the beauty of the doe eyed beauty of Bong-lass called Koena Mitra! The recent issue of Gladrags acts as a thermometer to check the amount of heat that this chic can generates! Do not believe us? Then, check the cover where this hot beauty adorns a two-piece, which provides enough heat to set the water on fire! Koena speaks about her international project that’s tentatively titled Karna, which will have her as India’s answer to the Wonder Woman! If all this makes you tempted enough to get up, close and personal to this lady, then, beware, as she is undergoing excessive training in Tai Chi and other martial arts for this film!