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By Eye TV India Bureau
AMRITRAJ ALL PRAISE FOR SHRIYA
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It is not often that a man of the stature of Ashok Amritraj goes out of his way to shower praises. But when it comes to Shriya Saran, the heroine of his forthcoming film 'The Other End of the Line', Amritraj is all praise for the girl who stars opposite Jesse Metcalfe (the famous guy from the 'Desperate Housewives' television series)."Shriya will surprise everyone with her wonderful performance," says Amritraj. "The camera absolutely loves her," he adds. Directed by James Dodson, this Hollywood flick also stars Anupam Kher and Larry Miller (of 'Raising Helen' and 'Pretty Woman' fame) in key roles.
THE REDDISH-BROWN SIDE OF HOODA BOY!!
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Randeep Hooda first acquired a rough 'n tough look for 'D' when he played a role on the lines of gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Then, for his character as a Police Inspector (based on encounter specialist Daya Nayak's life) in 'Risk', Randeep donned a polished suave look. But in his forthcoming film 'Love Khichdi', Randeep plays a testosterone driven chef; a dude confused about love and out to experiment with (or rather discover) a variety of ladies. Taking his role and character rather seriously, Randeep has gone ahead and coloured his hair reddish-brown throughout the film. Now, his fans can check out the colourful side of the Hooda boy.
'ROCK ON' STARS FARHAN, ARJUN
'Rock On' stars Farhan Akhtar with Arjun Rampal, Prachi Desai, Purab Kohli, Sahana Goswami and Luke Kenny in the lead. The film has already attracted a lot of attention due to an impressive trailer, which was played along with the release of 'Sarkar Raj' a few weeks ago. Directed by Abhishek Kapoor, Farhan is also producing the film along with his partner Ritesh Sidhwani. 'Rock On' is scheduled to release in two months.
SANJAY GUPTA TO REMAKE 'KURBANI'
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Feroz Khan's 1980 blockbuster 'Qurbani' remake is reported to be directed by Sanjay Gupta. Feroz Khan who had grand plans of casting his son Fardeen and Saif Ali Khan in the roles originally played by himself and Vinod Khanna, it's one of his closest dream to remake Qurbani now titled 'Kurbani'. Sources reveal that, if Gupta hadn't come forward to take on the responsibility, the project would have gone into the cold storage. Sanjay Gupta is a die-hard Feroz Khan fan and this remake is his way of paying tribute to the cinema of 1980s that he has always admired. But Khan was so much impressed by Gupta's enthusiasm that he decided to produce the new 'Kurbani' jointly with him. Presently, Fardeen is slated to step into his father's role. The stars to play Vinod's, Zeenat Aman's Amjad Khan's roles have yet to be decided. Gupta was faced with choice of casting Vinod's and Amjad's sons, but found the idea too gimmicky, and will not play around with his home-age to the hit film and its flamboyant maker. But what is likely is that Mallika Sherawat will play Zeenat's role.
BONEY SPENDS RS 9.5 M ON SALMAN SONG
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Salman Khan is in news these days not only for his stint as a TV host in 'Dus Ka Dum', but also for dancing in a song that cost a whopping Rs 9.5 million to producer Boney Kapoor. The dance number is one of the highlights of Salman Khan's upcoming 'Wanted Dead and Alive' that also stars the chirpy Ayesha Takia. The song and dance number was shot in Karjat with around 600 junior artistes and 200 dancers.
MISS INDIA WINS `BEST NATIONAL COSTUME`
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Pantaloons Femina Miss India Universe, Simran Kaur Mundi has won the Best National Costume title in the ongoing Miss Universe contest being held in Vietnam. Simran, according to reports has taken her first step towards winning the crown and has become one of the strongest contenders for the Miss Universe crown.
COMIC BOOK ON MITHUN CHAKRABORTY
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UTV is bringing out a comic book based on Mithun Chakraborty's character Jimmy in 1980s hit 'Disco Dancer' and it will soon hit the Indian market. Titled 'Jimmy Zhinchak, Agent of Disco', the book has just been released in the US and is already a hit there, according to Ronnie Screwvala. UTV had done it in association with Virgin Comics. This is to recall that Raj Kapoor had planned to make the script of his 'Ram Teri Ganga Maili', in a comic book.
