1. Bombay Velvet is My Most Challenging Film Creatively: Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet journey has lasted 9 long years and has costed more than 80 Crore to make. Though Kashyap’s convinced that the film needed the scale and grandeur that it has, he admits that this one has been his biggest creative challenge so far.
It was my most challenging film creatively. It is the tale of a city which we had to recreate. We had to show the BMC, Marine Drive of that era. We needed that scale, logistics and special effects.
– Anurag Kashyap
Kashyap told the media before his film’s release that he wanted to recreate the real city of Bombay, that hasn’t been seen in old films- a total cinematic rewind to the swinging 60s. This IBNlive report has more details.
2. Amitabh Bachchan Amps Up His Gym Sessions
After Piku’s box-office success, Amitabh Bachchan has returned to a more intensive workout regime according to his latest blog post-
What to look forward to? The intense training for the body at gym! Fresh inputs, trainers, specialists! Must be in better shape.
– Amitabh Bachchan
Sr Bachchan also blogged about his gym workout becoming more intensive and different from before, thanks to new trainers and fitness specialists. He might be determined to get back in shape but we’ll surely miss his Piku paunch.
3. We Bet You’ve Never Seen Shraddha Kapoor Move Like This!
Who knew Shraddha Kapoor could dance like this! She’s practically the female version of Hrithik! Check out the new song Sun Sathiya from ABCD2. She’s following every beat with flawless movements! We wonder how her co-star Varun Dhawan is coping with Kapoor’s newly discovered talent.
4. SRK Crosses 13 Million Mark on Twitter!
The Badshaah of Bollywood, Shahrukh Khan reached 13 million Twitter followers on Thursday, which comes exactly 55 days after he reached 12 million followers on 30 March. At the moment, he is the second most followed Bollywood actor on Twitter, after Amitabh Bachchan who has 14.7 million followers. Big B edged past SRK to become the most followed Bollywood actor despite joining Twitter after him. However, when compared to the popularity of Hollywood celebrities on Twitter, SRK still has a long way to go. Lady Gaga, who in the past was seen hanging out with the star has a whopping 46.5 million Twitter followers. SRK who is otherwise active on Twitter tweeting out words of wisdom, quotes and snippets of his personal life and photos of his son AbRam, as of now hasn’t made an acknowledgement of the feat, yet. Get more details on Firstpost.com here.
5. Charlie Sheen Regrets Not Going Back to Two And A Half Men
Charlie Sheen regrets falling out with his Two And A Half Men bosses, revealing he should have begged for his job back after he was fired from the American sitcom (as told to Contactmusic.com) The actor was replaced on the show by Ashton Kutcher in 2011 after he was unceremoniously dumped following a public spat with creator Chuck Lorre. In the following months, Sheen launched a viral crusade against his former bosses and castmates, hosting an online radio show and even going on tour with a talk show. Now the show has ended, without an expected Sheen return, the star admits he should’ve been more humble.
Beg is a colour I don’t wear well; I probably should have requested my job back. I think that what went down was fixable and I made it irreparable.
– Charlie Sheen
6. Katrina Kaif’s Right Time To Marry Ad Gets a Hilarious Response!
This hilarious video made by Indie Hain Hum is a take on Katrina Kaif’s recent TV commercial endorsing a popular timepiece brand. The spoof’s got some incredibly funny cut-aways to epic Bollywood scenes and dialogues. This male version of the original video cleverly says that Indian women are not the only ones subject to the pressure to get hitched. Men are pushed and coaxed equally. But this one does it with a lot more humour! Check out both, the original and the spoof if you haven’t already.
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