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5Apr/082

Result Does not matter to me -Anwesha Dattagupta

In a post by SVOI

  • Anwesha Duttagupta, the contestant in Chhote Ustaad from Kolkata has won many hearts through her soulful singing. Even after coming in the scaryland repeatedly, this girl made sure to make it to the finals through her talent. She won the hearts of everyone on the show with her sweet smile and her melodious singing. A very down to earth girl she is sure to create waves in the music industry is what most music lovers feel.
  • How has your journey been through Chhote Ustaad?
  • It has been a great experience. I have learnt a lot apart from the competition. And I enjoyed a lot with all my friends. And most importantly, I got to learn a lot from two very important people Anand Sharma and Anuj Kapoor, who help us train and give us a lot of technical tips.
  • How do you feel reaching the finals?
  • I am quite excited about being in the finals. I am workinhg really hard and we will try and give our best so that the finale is a rocking show.
  • Were you sure of coming this far?
  • I wouldn’t say that I was over-confident of making it big here, at the same time I was sure that I had it in me to move on in the competition. My mother had always told me to take it one step at a time. And that’s what I did, I started out slowly by thinking that I just hope I reach the top 11 first. Doing so, I have finally reached the finals.
  • How are you preparing for the finals?
  • Preparation is going on pretty strong. We are concentrating a lot more on the performance and our singing. Along with the tension of being in the finals, there is also a lot of excitement. We are working very hard to make sure the finale is a good show.
  • Among the three judges, who is ur favorite?
  • All three of them are equally nice. They have all been very caring towards us throughout the competition. They have always made their decisions unanimously and their comments usually don’t vary. All three are the best in their own style and genre.
  • In the usual format of such shows except for the finals, all the ronds are done in the studio. How do you feel going through this changed format? Which format do you feel is better?
  • Well when it is a live performance, we have to practice a lot more than for a recorded performance. There is a lot of stress and tension associated with a live performance. In fact I was present for the grand finale of Star Voice of India and I saw that there were a lot of rehearsals held. I have never thought on the lines of which format is better. Both the formats are good in their own way.
  • Who among you two have the best chance to win?
  • Umm… what can I say about that? Both of us are working very hard and will give our best. Winning or losing is a part of any competition. All I can say is that after coming to this platform, we have received equal adulation and blessings and I don’t think winning or losing really matters, after reaching to this level.
  • Any incident that touched you and you would be taking with you after the show gets over?
  • Yeah I do have a special memory. When the Star Voice of India finale was going on, Lata Mangeshkar had come as the celebrity judge on the show and I was quite excited to meet her. I went up to her and received her blessings too.
  • Future plans after this show?
  • After Chhote Ustaad, I hope to become a successful playback singer. Hopefully as I grow I become a versatile singer, that’s all is what I wish for.
  • Actresses you would love to do playback singing for?
  • I would like to do playback singing for all the actresses.
1Apr/080

Touch me not pleassss

Nana Patekar, on the sets of Horn Ok Pleassss , passed a critical statement on Tanushree’s outfit and she got annoyed. The result: Rakhi has replaced Tanushree Dutta

Sarang, the Producer of the movie established the news and said, “Tanushree refused to attend the rehearsals and wanted to start shooting the song directly. She also insisted that the song should be picturised only on her.” 

But Tanushree trying to camouflage the issue said, “Yes, there was an issue on the sets, but I didn’t want to take this to the media. Is there anything wrong with that? But the electronic media was adamant on getting bytes from me and in the fracas, my car was damaged. Moreover, if I wanted to throw tantrums, I would have thrown them on the very first day and not waited for the last day of the shoot. I rehearsed for five days for the song and was well prepared for it.” 
A source close to the actress made known, “When the filmmakers had approached Tanushree for the item number, she had not only confirmed the design of her costume, but also the dance steps for the song. But she was shocked when she learnt that the dance involved intimate touching, which was not acceptable to her.” 
In the meantime, when asked about the confrontation, Rakhi said, “Rakesh Sarang felt that I was the right person for the song so I agreed to do it. I have great regard for Nana Patekar.”

25Mar/080

Hijack the movie: Revisiting Kandahar

MUMBAI (Reuters) - A new Bollywood film about a plane hijacking involving a separatist militant outfit echoes the real life hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane in 1999.

Hijack the movie: Revisiting Kandahar

But "Hijack", directed by Kunal Shivdasani, will focus on a rescue operation conducted by lead actor Shiney Ahuja inside the aircraft -- something that did not happen in the Kandahar case.

"It may seem similar to that of the Kandahar hijacking case but 'Hijack' is a purely fictional film," Shivdasani told Reuters.

"We are not pointing fingers at the Kandahar hijackers or which group was responsible behind the incident."

Five armed men hijacked the Airbus A-300 carrying 189 passengers and crew between Kathmandu and New Delhi on Christmas Eve in 1999. The plane touched down in western India, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates before landing in Kandahar in Afghanistan.

The hijackers killed one passenger early in the week-long stand-off, but the remaining passengers and crew walked free after India released three Kashmir separatist militants from jail.

India said the hijackers, who were never caught, were all Pakistani and accused Pakistan's government of complicity in the hijacking, charges it denied.

British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, one of the freed militants, was later convicted and sentenced to death by a Pakistani court for his role in the murder in 2002 of Daniel Pearl, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

"My film is thoroughly commercial and if people come to watch my film due to similarity of the film's plot to that of Kandahar incident, (it's) good for us," Shivdasani said.

16Mar/080

King Khan’s 5th grader look

The promos for  King Khan’s new show Kya Paanchvi Paas Se Tez Hain? For Star Plus are in chock-a-block to rock. King Khan will begin shooting for the show from April 4. These are the first pictures from the promos of the show:

Be careful before u give ur reply!

The chosen kids(a few now)

 

What happens, if I have to give the answers!

The cheesy smile!

11Mar/0814

King Khan’s Cricket Team

King Khan today launched his cricket team under the banner Knightriders in Kolkatta. The name of the site is www.kolkataknightriders.com/home.html. The team activities and actions are towards sports strength and courage of children and youth of the country. The joint owners of the team are the great SRK and actress Juhi Chawla and her business mind husband Jay Mehta.

Sourav Ganguli has been named as the Captain along with tough players like Shoiab Akthar and Ricky Ponting.  John Bucanen will be the coach of the team.

The theme song for the team has been composed by multitalented Vishal-Shekhar and the song has been sung by Vishal.  The jingle for the song is something like Korbo,lodbo,jeethore in Bangla.  More songs will be composed by Pritam and to be sung by Usha Uthup the Kolkata much-loved.

The official clothes has been sponsored by Belmonte, designed flamboyant  Manish Malhotra.  The colour of the T-shirt is gold and black, SRK feels gold is lucky for him.  SRK himself has chosen Jersey No.12 and says he will be the waterman for the team in an athletic spirit.

A golden helmet as musket of the team, enclosed in glass was offered to Saurav and certain other members of the organisation.

SRK also unveiled the team’s logo Hoog-lee shown as a cartoon character, the surprise members’ name will be announced later.

SRK disclosed that he does not anything much about cricket on a funny message. He stated that a sum of INR 80,000/- crores will be the expected  annual turnover, out of which 80% money will be dispersed to the players.

Sony Max will be official broadcaster of the matches which will begin from March 18 onwards.

Well whatever King Khan does, he steals the thunder as ever. Good luck King Khan!

 

No
Name
Age
Nationality
Playing role
Batting Style
Bowling/Fielding
Bidding Price

1
Sourav Ganguly (Captain)
35
Flag of India
Batsman
LHB
Right-arm medium
Icon Player

2
Ishant Sharma
19
Flag of India
Bowler
RHB
Right-arm fast
US$ 950,000

3
Chris Gayle
28
Flag of Jamaica
All-rounder
LHB
Right-arm off spin
US$ 950,000

4
Brendon McCullum
26
Flag of New Zealand
Batsman/WK
RHB
Wicket-keeper
US$ 700,000

5
David Hussey
30
Flag of Australia
Batsman
RHB
Right-arm off spin
US$ 675,000

6
Shoaib Akhtar
32
Flag of Pakistan
Bowler
RHB
Right-arm fast
US$ 450,000

7
Murali Kartik
31
Flag of India
Bowler
LHB
Left-arm orthodox spin
US$ 425,000

8
Ricky Ponting
33
Flag of Australia
Batsman
RHB
Right-arm medium
US$ 400,000

9
Ajit Agarkar
30
Flag of India
All-rounder
RHB
Right-arm fast-medium
US$ 350,000

10
Umar Gul
24
Flag of Pakistan
Bowler
RHB
Right-arm fast-medium
US$ 150,000

11
Tatenda Taibu
24
Flag of Zimbabwe
Batsman/WK
RHB
Wicket-keeper
US$ 125,000

12
Salman Butt
23
Flag of Pakistan
Batsman
LHB
Right-arm off spin

US$ 100,000

13
Mohammad Hafeez
27
Flag of Pakistan
All-rounder
RHB
Right-arm off spin
US$ 100,000

 

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