Salman’s not my secretary, Zareen Khan lashes out

After a not-so-happening phase post Veer, things finally seem to be looking up for actor Zarine Khan, who was most recently seen in the Rs100 crore superhit Housefull 2 and before that, in a song with actor Salman Khan in yet another Rs100 crore film Ready.

The actor herself admits that despite being introduced by Salman, her journey here has not exactly been a smooth ride. “I think people have a grudge against me. Ever since I’ve stepped in the industry, they’ve been waiting to write me off. Whether it’s my looks or weight, nothing has been spared,” states Zarine, whose debut film itself saw her being constantly compared to actor Katrina Kaif. Ask her about it and she says, “Bollywood’s always been about comparisons. But it’s never easy for a newcomer when such comparisons are made between an actor who belongs to the same generation. I was being typecast even before my first film was out and somewhere that did take a toll.”

But while the actor’s taken it all in her stride, including the brickbats, what has her seething is being asked about not being part of more Salman movies. “I owe my career to Salman, but people have to understand that he’s not my secretary. I am already indebted to him for my break, why should I expect anything more from him. He has his own life too. It is ridiculous to keep expecting him to take care of all his heroines,” lashes out Zarine. Talking about the lull period right after her big ticket debut, Zarine explains that somehow filmmakers had gotten cautious of casting her due to the comparisons. “No one wants to take a risk here, when it comes without influence or friends,” she adds.

However, all this seems to be a thing of the past for the actor, who’s now looking forward to not only interesting work here, but also down South. “Yes, I have done Karikalan in the South with Vikram. Speaking Tamil was not easy, but I’m a good student and picked it up soon,” shares Zarine.

Salman’s buddy dines with Shah Rukh Khan

On Saturday night, fashion designer Anna Singh and husband Jaiveer decided to have a quiet dinner and celebrate the latter's birthday at a Bandra nightspot. Little did Anna know that she would bump into her buddy Salman Khan's arch rival Shah Rukh and end up having dinner together. Interestingly, it was the same venue where the Khans had fought four years ago and parted ways.

An eyewitness told us, "Anna was with her husband Jaiveer, Chunkey Pandey and Suhel Seth. SRK was dining with his friend Karim Morani and Chennai Express director Rohit Shetty at a nearby table."

Anna, who had always shared a good rapport with Shah Rukh, invited the gang over. "It was very clear that Anna has very high regards for SRK and vice-versa. Jaiveer too seemed to get along famously with the actor," added the eyewitness.

So what was supposed to be a quiet dinner between friends turned into a private party of sorts. SRK was earlier spotted at Kuki Gulati and Smriti Shinde's bash at a five star in Bandra Kurla Complex. A source revealed that the actor had directly come to the restaurant for a quiet dinner with friends.

I am very much single: Katrina Kaif

Happiness has eluded her at least on two earlier occasions. Once, when her relationship with Salman Khan went bust and the second time, when her affair with Ranbir Kapoor ended on a sour note. However, the Katrina Kaif who TOI caught up with on Friday evening was far more calm and collected than she has ever been before.

Does it have anything to do with her current tag of reigning box office queen, as given by trade pundits?

Kat (as she is fondly called) coolly said, "My last film, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan released eleven months ago. I am happy with the pace I am working at. Earlier, I had less to fear (read: lose) but I felt more frightened. It will be so unlike me if I get interested in what others are doing. But yes, if someone wants to stand on a public platform and declare themselves in any position, I find it odd."

The actress has changed and how! There are rumours, Ranbir is back in her life, we quiz her but she claims, "I am very much single." Even when we prod her about the possibility of getting romantically involved with Salman once again during the one-and-a-half year of shooting closely with the actor, she replies without batting an eyelid, "We were working in the film. Salman is a great friend and a co-star."

What about those one or two occasions after parting ways when Salman had literally brought her to tears? One during rehearsals for some awards ceremony and the other during an episode of Bigg Boss 4. Kat replies, "Salman has changed in many ways but in one respect, he is still the same. He still loves to pull people's legs. That's a personality trait. Otherwise, Salman is the happiest person to see me doing well in my career."

But he did get argumentative about Kat's dress during the shoot of Ek Tha Tiger? To which, she simply says, "Salman has this approach with every heroine. He is comfortable working with his heroines dressed in a particular way. This has been the case ever since Maine Pyaar Kiya days."

But wouldn't many girls find such behaviour overbearing? "I am definitely not one of them," she shoots back. Reportedly, Kat had nursed Salman when he was once again suffering from Trigeminal Neuralgia during the early days of the film's shoot. "If someone is sick and you are not being considerate, that makes you a horrible person," she says.

The conversation veers towards Salman's arch rival Shah Rukh Khan, with whom she is paired in Yash Chopra's next as director. "I have learnt a lot from Shah Rukh," she says and adds, "Especially the way he holds his gaze and approaches his dialogues."

We couldn't cannot sign off without asking her about her film which is days away from release.

"Kabir Khan makes films from the heart. He and I are very good friends. There is so much positivity and comfort on his set. Ek Tha Tiger was not an exception. And it's a different film. Salman has not been in this space before since the longest time. As for my role, I play Zoya, who is a college student in Ireland. She meets Salman, whom she finds very funny because he comes across as uncomfortable with the girls," she says. The same can't be said of Salman in real life, we guess. Isn't it Kat?

Amrita Singh ignores Kareena Kapoor

There's an unwritten rule in the industry. Uncomfortable situations involving personal or professional rivals are studiously avoided. However, Saturday evening turned out to be an exception; call it a goof up of sorts on the part of YRF Studios, which is otherwise quite well organised.

According to an eyewitness, Saif Ali Khan's ex-wife Amrita Singh walked into the studio and headed for her make up room on the ground floor. However, when she saw Saif's beau Kareena Kapoor's name on the door of the opposite makeup room, she left the area and went to a different location to avoid a sticky situation.

It is learnt that minutes later, a walkie-talkie message was conveyed to the team to have Amrita's makeup room shifted to another floor. Also, the plate on the door of her original makeup room, which read somewhat like: 'Amrita Singh look test for Aurangzeb' was removed.

Said an eyewitness, "Amrita went to the other floor and carried on with her work, and didn't give much importance to whatever happened."

When contacted, Amrita Singh confirmed her presence at YRF Studios on Saturday. However, she quipped, "I am not a newcomer to run away from such things. I have been here for 30 years and we are all professionals. I straight away went to the makeup room, which was assigned to me."

Minutes later, a YRF spokesperson called and said Amrita and Kareena's makeup rooms were always supposed to be on different floors.

Aurangzeb, a YRF production directed by Atul Sabharwal, stars Arjun Kapoor in a double role. A source close to YRF told, "Amrita is playing an important role in Aurangzeb."

After ‘Jism 2’, Randeep Hooda starts shooting for ‘Murder 3'

After receiving rave reviews from fans and critics for his performance in the Pooja Bhatt directed erotic thriller ‘Jism 2’, acclaimed actor Randeep Hooda is now all set to embark upon another sequel soon.

The actor tweeted a while back that he is to start shooting for ‘Murder 3’ this weekend. “After a packed houses release of @Jism2 this weekend i start shooting for "MURDER 3" today.another adventure begins. Bring it on man ;))),” tweeted the actor.

The actor was catapulted to the league of bankable stars in Bollywood after he won the hearts of his critics with his feat as Lalit in ‘Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster’. Randeep’s last release, ‘Jism 2’, has also received a lot of acclaim – thanks to his performance!

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Box Office: 'Jism 2' disappoints in foreign markets

New Delhi: One of the most awaited films of the year, Jism 2 has done decent business in India but failed to impress the foreign markets. This erotic thriller directed by Pooja Bhatt and starring adult entertainer Sunny Leone, actors Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh, got mixed reviews from the critics. While some criticised Sunny Leone's acting skills, others like Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh blamed the screenplay for the film's slow pace.

Taran Adarsh at first tweeted, "#Jism2 movie review: Sunny Leone is the USP, but lackluster screenplay and sluggish pace are deterrents" but as far as the collections are concerned, he tweeted, "#Jism2 Thu previews 1 cr, Fri 7.5 cr. Excellent."

He also tweeted the figures that 'Jism 2' collected in foreign markets: "#Jism2 UK Fri £ 4,393, Sat £ 5,253 ... USA Fri $ 9,697 [reported screens only] ... Australia Fri A$ 4,973, Sat A$ 5,854." This means that the film mustered a total of just Rs 20.20 lakh over the weekend excluding Sunday in foreign markets.

Jism 2 fails to beat Jannat 2 collection record at Box Office

On her Twitter page, director Pooja Bhatt had predicted earlier that her latest directorial venture Jism 2 will have bigger collections than Murder 2 and Jannat 2. As expected, her A-rated romance thriller has done a wonderful collection at the Box Office in India and smashed the first day collection record of Mahesh Bhatt's 2011 release Murder 2, but it has failed to break the opening day record of Bhatt's 2012 release Jannat 2.

Mahesh Bhatt's movie Murder 2, which was released on 8 July, 2011, had registered a very good response with its occupancy ranging between 70% to 75% on the first day of its release. Emraan Hashmi, Jacqueline Fernandez starrer film had collected Rs. 7.1 crore nett at the domestic Box Office on its opening day.

Jannat 2, which was released on May 4, 2012, had also opened to a very good response at the domestic Box Office with its occupancy ranging between 70% and 80% at the multiplexes and 90% and 100% at the single screens. Emraan Hashmi and Esha Gupta starrer film had grossed Rs 8.52 crore nett on the first day of its release.

Whereas Mahesh Bhatt's latest release Jism 2, which collected Rs 1.05 crore from its paid previews on Thursday, registered 55% to 70% occupancy across the country on the first day of its release. The Sunny Leone and Randeep Hooda starrer movie has a decent opening with its collection crossing Rs 7.5 crore nett on the first day.

However, the common features among three movies are that they are sequels to Mahesh Bhatt productions. They are all erotic thrillers and bagged average reviews from film critics. Moreover, the response for all of them was good on the first day, but their business has gone down on the second day. Now, it should be seen whether Jism 2 would break the first weekend collection record of Murder 2 (Rs. 22.7 crore) and Jannat 2 (Rs 24.03 crore).

'Jism 2' earns Rs 7.5 crore on first day

It seems Pooja Bhatt's latest directorial venture 'Jism 2' is going to make money at the box office despite bad reviews. Indo-Canadian porn actress Sunny Leone has played the lead role of Izna in the film while Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh have been seen as heroes opposite her.


JIsm 2 Movie Review here

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweets about the business of 'Jism 2', "#Jism2 Thu previews 1 cr, Fri 7.5 cr. Excellent."

Written by Mahesh Bhatt, the film is about a girl who is trapped between a police officer and a dreaded assassin.

The music of the film has become hit and it has helped the film in receiving the initial eyeballs.

However the business of the 'Jism 2' is expected to slow down in coming days due to negative reviews.