Shah Rukh, Shahid and Priyanka set to rock Durban

Durban is in for some real Bollywood flavour when stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra will groove to their hit numbers Sunday at an event to celebrate 150 years of India-South Africa friendship.

The concert, which promises to bring together the world of cricket and entertainment on a common platform, will be hosted by actor Anil Kapoor.

This friendship concert is an initiative by AAMEDIA, a South African corporate, and Cricket South Africa. It is being directed and executed by Wizcraft International Entertainment and Cineyug Productions.

'Wizcraft has had a very warm and welcoming relationship with South Africa. The second IIFA Weekend and Awards were held in Sun City in 2001 and we returned for the fourth edition of the same in 2003 in Johannesburg forging a strong relationship between the two countries,' Wizcraft director Sabbas Joseph said in a statement.

'The hospitality extended to us was touching and overwhelming. South Africa holds a big place in our hearts,' he said.

'We have made new friends and fond memories and now an opportunity to come back and produce a concert in Durban. Celebrating Indian cinema and cricket is truly a privilege,' he added.

The event will be held in commemoration of the arrival of the first Indian labourers in 1860 to work on the sugarcane plantations in South Africa.

The concert will also honour Sachin Tendulkar and Makhaya Ntini - two great stalwarts of cricket from India and South Africa respectively.

Several South African artistes are also scheduled to perform at the event, including Liquideep, Locnville, Drum Cafe, HHP, and 1st Project.

Wizcraft is looking at many other events in 2011. It is set to produce a concert for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Sri Lanka and also has been selected to execute the opening ceremony of the event to be co-hosted by Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka.

It will also produce the 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards Jan 11.

Source: http://www.sify.com/movies/shah-rukh-shahid-and-priyanka-set-to-rock-durban-news-national-lbfn4rheehi.html

Shahrukh's Ra.One likely to disturb Don 2 release

There's tremendous speculation about the release date of Don 2. Of course, producers Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar and Reliance Big Pictures had locked 23 December [Christmas weekend] as the release date of the film, since Shahrukh Khan's home-production Ra.One was slated to hit the screens in June, giving a six-month gap between the two releases. But with Ra.One now arriving during Diwali [that's the buzz in the industry, although SRK hasn't officially announced the release date yet], one wonders whether Don 2 will stick to the date of 23 December.

However, Ritesh Sidhwani denies any postponement of Don 2. "It's a great period [Christmas weekend], so why should we postpone the film? In fact, we will be through with the filming part in February/March itself. We have ample time to devote to the post-production work and marketing of our film," Ritesh tells me.

But Diwali and Christmas fall in the same quarter, so won't the promos of the two films create confusion in the minds of the viewer? "I don't think so. Both belong to different genres, so there's no question of overlapping," he clarifies.

Source: http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2011/don-2-ra-one-shahrukh-khan-040111.html?utm_source=feedburne

Shah Rukh's passion is contagious: Arjun Rampal

He plays Ra.One in Shah Rukh Khan's much awaited home production of the same name and Arjun Rampal says that the superhero flick is King Khan's most ambitious project ever and he is going all out for it.

Shah Rukh plays the role of G.One in the superhero flick which is being touted as Bollywood's most expensive film and his passion is the driving force behind it, said Rampal.

"Shah Rukh is leaving no stone unturned for Ra. One. I have worked with Shah Rukh before and seen his commitment and passion. However, the kind that I am seeing in Ra.One is unparalleled. The way he is going all out to make this film extra special is commendable. His passion is just so contagious," Rampal told PTI.

The 38-year-old reunites with Shah Rukh after working with him in superhits Om Shanti Om and Don and says that Ra.One is a very special film for him too.

The actor who enjoyed a good run in 2010 with Housefull, Raajneeti and We Are Family, went through a rigorous physical transformation to fit into the character of a villain with superpowers and concentrated on the film's shooting for weeks at stretch.

"Yes, it was physically a very demanding part. There was a certain level of fitness which was required on my part to make this character look extremely believable. Anubhav and Shah Rukh were clear that I had to stand out to make the overall film look great," said Rampal who had to go through three and a half months of training for Ra.One, though he is not complaining.

"It doesn't just happen overnight. There was an intensive training that I had to go through to become the character that goes with the film. I believe it was truly amazing to be going through this grill. It would be all worth it if the audience appreciates that as well," he said.

The first look of the film has already been unveiled and Rampal vouches for the fact that the scale and visual effects of Ra.One are the kind that match international standards.

"This is something that I can confidently state that Ra.One is the most ambitious film and expensive film that is being made out of India. The film is about superheroes and when you explore such a genre, you have to go all out to make it something special," said the actor.

Last time when Rampal and Shah Rukh came face to face, there were fireworks galore in Om Shanti Om. In Ra.One, it expected to be far more grand and deadly.

"I can promise though that you are going to see some great chemistry between the two characters which is much required in this film. In that context, there is a lot to offer," said the actor.

Source: http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20110165346&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA

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First look: 'Ra.One'

Ra.One is an upcoming superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film features Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal, will be produced under Khan's production company, Red Chillies Entertainment. Shah Rukh said in an interview that Ra.One stands for Random Access - Version 1.0. The film was scheduled to be released on 3 June 2011, but was later pushed back due to extensive post production work.

This film will reportedly have good stunts from Shah Rukh Khan. The special effects team is being hired from Hollywood.

It is said that the shooting of the film was originally supposed to begin in Miami, USA, but due to budget concerns this was scrapped.The first phase of filming began in India in March 2010 and took place till May 2010 in Mumbai's Film City and Goa.The crew then moved to London in June 2010 where the filming with the entire cast took place during July–August and has been completed. In an interview, Shah Rukh stated that the remaining portions would be completed in India and would require further 6 months of post production.

Shah Rukh requested Karan Johar to be present during the shoot in London. While they were in London. In September 2010, Khan signed Hans Zimmer to compose the background score for the film.

Kareena Kapoor plays the female lead alongside Shah Rukh in the film whilst Arjun Rampal will be seen as the villain. During an appearance on the chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Shah Rukh stated that Jackie Chan was "approached for a role in the film". Khan had reportedly sent Chan the detailed script of the film, along with the action sequences and a brief synopsis of his character;it was later confirmed that Chan would not be part of the project. In July 2010, Shah Rukh announced that Chinese-American actor Tom Wu would be part of the film.

Akon and Shah Rukh reportedly met in Los Angeles. It was reported that besides singing one song, the singer would also form part of the cast. Akon arrived in India on March 8, 2010, and recorded the song with composers Vishal-Shekhar.

Source: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/first-look-raone/139393-8-66.html

It’s not Ra One, its G.One

Shahrukh Khan's mega budget sci-fi film Ra.One is now the current hottest topic in Bollywood. King Khan plays G.One in this Ra One movie. Anubhav Sinha is the director of this movie.

The initial response to Ra.One's first look is superb and Shahrukh Khan is overjoyed with it. "Am glad everyone seems to like the G.ONE look....the next level will be to reveal the powers," he tweeted about the response.

Ra.One is certainly the gen-x cinema with a Hollywood like look. Hope Shahrukh Khan and his team delivers and live up to the humongous hype.



Source; http://www.supergoodmovies.com/11523/tollywood/It-s-not-Ra-One-its-G-One-News-Details

am glad everyone seems to like the G.ONE look....the next level will be to reveal the powers...thanx to videocon & eros international.

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am glad everyone seems to like the G.ONE look....the next level will be to reveal the powers...thanx to videocon & eros international.

Vishal gives up Dreams for SRK

It seems Vishal Bharadwaj's dream to make Dreams will remain just that, a dream.

The film which has been in the news for all the wrong reasons seems to be finally shelved. After much debate between Saif Ali Khan and Abhay Deol and back to Saif — with Deepika signing and subsequently backing out — it seems that Vishal, as well as producer Ekta Kapoor, are no longer interested in making the film. Vishal meanwhile has moved ahead and is all set to make a film with SRK.

Our source said, "As of now the film has been put on the backburner. To top it, Vishal is now all set to make a film with SRK and is working on the script. Saif meanwhile has been busy with Agent Vinod and has announced his own home production which will be directed by Homi Adjania. He is also going to be shooting for Prakash Jha's film Aarakshan.

Abhay meanwhile is still upset because he was dropped to accomodate Saif again. Vishal had also planned a film with Hrithik which also did not take off after the initial announcement," said our source.

Vishal is making the film based on Chetan Bhagat's best seller 2 States.

Source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/vishal-gives-dreams-srk-616