No cheating tactics for Aishwarya
How she got the dialogues right for 'Raavan' in Tamil
She did it, but without prompting. Aishwarya Rai will be seen in the Hindi as well as Tamil versions of ‘Raavan’ that is releasing Friday, but says she didn't use any prompting for either and relied on memory for her dialogues in both the languages.
"I can't take prompting. First of all, I don't know the art of someone holding a placard and me reading it," Aishwarya, 36, said.
"I tried it once, but it was such a flop because I was in the water and they were holding the placard behind the camera and suddenly Vikram enters the frame and he started acting his bit. Then I had to bank on my memory because Vikram came in front, blocking the placard.
"I don't know how to go with these cheating tactics. So prompting doesn't work. I tried, but it didn't work because of the waterfall. You can't hear a thing. So I literally had to rely on memory," she said.
Aishwarya plays the female protagonist in both versions of Mani Ratnam's much-awaited movie that is titled ‘Raavan’ in Hindi and ‘Raavanan’ in Tamil. For the Hindi version, she has teamed up with southern star Vikram, who plays her husband, and her real life partner Abhishek, who is seen as her tormentor.
Is your Tamil as good as Hindi?
"No, no it was memorising and delivering. But if you keep it in front of me, I would be able to pick it up and do it again," she said.
Asked whether she could give equal energy to both the Tamil and Hindi versions of the film, Aishwarya said: "As an actor I have tried giving as much, if not more, when I am working in the Tamil version because I would not want to be accused of trying to give more to one language than the other. Both were equally important to me as I have genuinely worked on two films."
The former beauty queen says though she and Abhishek don't take their personal relationship to the sets of a movie, their natural chemistry reflects on camera.
"We, of course, separate our personal life in front of the camera. But when Abhishek and me are framed together, you naturally see the connection. Even if it was another Hindi actor, may be you would see a more natural connection than you would see between Vikram and me but that is not because of anything else but probably the familiarity of seeing people together."
Talking about Vikram, she said: "Vikram and I were new to each other. After doing 'Iruvar', a lot of films in the south were offered to me with a lot of different actors, him included. My schedules didn't allow me to do south films. I am doing two films this year, 'Raavan' and 'Endhiran'.
"Vikram is senior to both Abhishek and me in terms of experience. Having said that, what's wonderful about working with Mani is that all the actors who come to the table are literally like students who are working for the first time. So no one got down to recognise anyone's seniority or experience or familiarity or personal relationship like Abhishek and me."
In the Tamil version, Vikram is playing the antagonist Beera, while Prithviraj will be seen as Aishwarya's cop husband.
"Mani would always go with the Hindi version first. The beauty of cinema or experience we already have has built an ability to suddenly transport us into a so-called almost fresh Tamil film. Vikram had brought his best to the fore without this assumption that Abhishek has just done it before him. As he is also playing Dev (her husband) in the Hindi version, Mani never brought these two chapters (Beera in Tamil and Dev in Hindi) at the same time, except one fight scene where Vikram didn't have to switch between Dev and Beera.
"Prithviraj has done a very commendable job as Dev in the Tamil version. Specially because Vikram is a Tamil-speaking actor who has done Hindi, Prithviraj, a Malayalam-speaking actor, has done Tamil; so we have all challenged ourselves beyond the norm and really worked hard to make this film."
But she refused to answer who's better as Beera - Abhishek or Vikram!
Indo-Asian News Service
Worst 5 Shows on Star Plus
Still not learned from previous lessons, Star Plus still sticks on to the Agony aunty serials. It is high time for Star Plus to withdraw itself from long interminable serials to some General Knowledge quiz and more reality programmes.
Few such serials from which Star Plus should detach itself are:
- Kis Desh Me Hai Mera Dil:
Banned in India to the mid day time, it is still in operation in the Middle East in the prime time. High time Ekta Kapoor and Star Plus, enough has been done away with death, re-incarnation and double marriage. Think of some other alternative to bamboozle viewers. - Raja Ki Ayegi Barat:
Again banned in India to the day time slot, it is shown as a mirthful serial in the Middle East. Again the subject of one marriage, culminating into another marriage, still sticking to the earlier wife, Star Plus should end up the serial with immediate effect. - Bidai:
Having left with no option, the producer thought he will switch over the only one good person in the serial, chotti ma to a vamp to increase the TRP; I don’t think it has made any impact on the viewers, it is the dullest serial, showing a beautiful but poor girl living with a madman who does not know the significance of marriage. - Yeh Rishta Kya Kahlata He:
The producer and Star Plus only knows Yeh Rishta Kya kahlatha He. The generation-X teenager does not distinctively identify herself with the main lead of the serial, the main lead is shown as too much timorous and nervous, who believes? - Sach Ka Saamna:
We hope that it will not re-christen again, as it does not suit the Indian culture, our kids are not being born and brought up in the kind of questions being asked by the host; our children may not have heard of anything so much belligerent about the things
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Akshay Kumar Arrested for get himself unbuttoned by wife Twinkle
Mar 31, 2009: Akshay Kumar is one of the few actors from Bollywood who know well how to remain in public eye all the time and his recent stunt only underlines the fact.
Walking for designer Tarun Tahiliani at Lakme Fashion Week on ramp to promote Levi's jeans recently, Akshay surprised everybody present at the show by making his wife Twinkle to unzip his pant.
Setting the ramp on fire, the Singh is Kinng star Akshay stopped before Twinkle and asked her to unbutton his jeans.
The erstwhile actress went blushing and then shrunk a bit. However, Akshay pursued her to do the act, leaving eyes of the spectators popped up.
Khiladi star Akshay was reportedly paid Rs 1.2 crore to do the act.
Film star Akshay Kumar was arrested on Monday (May 18) morning by the police in Mumbai in connection with obscene behaviour in public during the recent Lakme India Fashion Week (LIFW), a senior police official said.
"We arrested him under Indian Penal Code Section 294, which deals with obscenity in public. Since it is a bailable offence, he was released on bail," said Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Arvind Mahabadhi.
During the LIFW in early April, while walking the ramp for Levi’s, Akshay had walked up to his wife Twinkle, who was sitting in the front row, and got her to unbutton his jeans.
Akshay's unbuttoning act had kicked up a storm with some private individuals lodging police complaints, accusing Akshay of immoral and indecent behaviour in public.
Akshay had been away from India since that incident and has just returned to Mumbai today after the long schedule abroad.
ACP Mahabadhi said that now the case would be further investigated and depending on the outcome, a charge-sheet would be filed against the star.
Another controversy that Akki has landed into is over a dialogue in the film “Kambakkht Ishq”.
In one of the scenes he says “women are good only for one thing”.
There has been a huge objection to this from social groups who say the statement is highly obscene and disrespectful of women.
Akshay has clarified that his character in the film is of a bad man who has no respect for women, so the dialogue has been penned accordingly.
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National award is precious for Munnabhai’s ‘Bapu’
Mumbai, June 10 (PTI) Veteran actor Dilip Prabhavalkar, who won the national award for best supporting actor for his portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi in "Lage Raho Munnabhai", says the role that helped revive Gandhian philosophy among youths has been his toughest till date.
"I have won several awards in the past. But this one is precious as I am getting it for a performance which has been the toughest so far. My role made Gandhi lovable and acceptable to the youth," Prabhavalkar told PTI here today.
He said the credit goes to Rajkumar Hirani for creating and conceiving Bapu in such a manner that the present-day world can identify with.
Prabhavalkar said his supporting act in the Marathi film "Shevri" was a unique role and was happy that it had been recognised.
Madhur Bhandarkar, who bagged the national award for best direction for "Traffic Signal", described recognition as announcement as a "great moment".
"It is because of the jury, critics and audiences who have encouraged my kind of cinema that I am being able to continue making movies," he said, adding his next film "Fashion", starring Priyanka Chopra, will release in November. PTI
Two-faced baby draws crowds in Noida
Another wonder baby born in India.She has two faces!
Villagers are queuing outside Lali’s house to get a foretaste of the “Goddess”, baby Lali, a 24-day-old baby girl in Saini village near Noida. She is all set out to be rather a mob puller.
This wonder baby was born on March 11 to a Dalit family in a private hospital in Noida, the newborn has four eyes and two mouths. The infant with two faces is, however, unwavering and in good physical shape. In fact, despite the deformity, the child and her mother Sushma were discharged just the next day of the delivery.
“The baby’s delivery was normal and we felt there was no need to keep them in the hospital for further tests. But Lali’s mother had not come to us during her pregnancy,” stated Dr Archana of Saifi Hospital.
The child’s father, Vinod Singh, alleged, “We were shocked to see the baby. The doctor assured us that Lali would be a normal child in every other way. During her pregnancy, my wife was never ill and we never felt the need to consult a doctor.”
Lali’s is the first child of Sushma and Vinod, who got married in February 2007. “Initially we had some problem in accepting the child but now everything is fine. She is just like any other child,” believed the befuddled Sushma.
Older members in Saini Village uphold the child possesses celestial powers. “God has made her like this and we are lucky to be her parents,” assumed Brahm Singh, the grandfather, a daily wager in the Indian Railways.
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