Sunny Leone in Hindi-Kannada bilingual

Early this week, producer K Manju was in Mumbai, on a trip that he claims was to get adult star Sunny Leone to agree to work on his first Hindi film. And Manju says that Sunny has okayed the project and will start shooting for it next year.

"From the time Sunny was announced as the star of Jism 2, I wanted to make a film with her. But she was contractually bound to not do any other project at the time. In fact, even now, she is able to allot dates only after she completes Ekta Kapoor's Ragini MMS 2. Sunny has signed the contract," says Manju, adding that his film is not heroinecentric, and that the hero should be finalized in the next week or two.

Just because he is foraying into B-town doesn't mean he's bidding goodbye to Sandalwood. "I will continue making Kannada films. I have always maintained that I want to make a Hindi film and now things are falling in place. In fact, this film may be simultaneously made in Kannada too, as dubbing in Kannada is not allowed," he says.

The filmmaker refuses to divulge details about Sunny's agreed upon remuneration, sources say that it is to the tune or 1.5 cr and that Manju has paid her a substantial amount as advance.

By TOI

Kareena Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Arbaaz Khan and Sajid Khan attacked!

There is nothing new when celebrities' e-mail accounts get hacked! For almost each 30 days, superstars make statements when online hackers spy on their e-mail accounts, neglect it and flow their personal information. So when Sajid Khan hit statements when his accounts was affected, we were shocked! Originally, he just didn't pay much attention to it because he thought he was not enthusiastic about e-mail and Social Networking sites. But when his buddies started contacting him up, he noticed how serious the problem had become. The cyberpunk used his account to deliver emails to stars asking them for their high-res naked pictures!

This is not the first time that we already know of such an example. In previous times too superstars like Ekta Kapoor, Meghna Naidu, Ali Merchant, Arbaaz Khan have confronted identical issues. But what exactly is distressing is the spurt in the number of such incidents! For it reveals how incredibly easy it is to break into their e-mails and very challenging to get keep of causes.

Here’s a record of superstars who are having a bad time working with the nuisance of published individual details:

Meghna Naidu: She filed a police complaints saying that her e-mail id has been hacked. The cyberpunk was trying to malign her picture by composing indecent emails to her buddies. She said, “The cyberpunk used my googlemail account to chat with my buddies and even said that I am expecting and desired to go for an abortion. The scams had written all such obscene things about me.”

Ekta Kapoor: Her e-mail account too got hacked and the online hackers sent bogus information to her buddies through her email. An insider revealed that Ekta came to know that her e-mail was hacked when she began getting calling from her buddies. They said that they obtained e-mail from her where they have been requested to pay Rs 11,000 if they wanted to get try out for her reveals. On listening to this, she was stunned.


Arbaaz Khan: “My e-mail account has been hacked for the 2nd time in One week. I’m going to computer file a issue with the cyber cell as its a illegal act,” Arbaaz submited on the microblogging website Twitter. “Hackers do not look to recognise that such an felony can land them in lockup. The act has a 3 season lockup phrase. Shock if all this is value it,” he included.

Kareena Kapoor: On coming back from The other agents with love Saif Ali Khan, after finishing the schedule of “Agent Vinod”, Kareena Kapoor was stunned to discover how her individual e-mail id had been hacked into. “When she came back to India, the very first thing she desired to do was check her e-mails. But she couldn't log into her account despite several efforts. That is when she realised that her e-mail account had been hacked into. Kareena is really irritated because this happens to be one of her oldest e-mail accounts,” a resource said!

Is Vidya Balan still in love with Shahid Kapoor?

The actress apparently told TV producer Ekta Kapoor not to promote ex-boyfriend Shahid Kapur's Muasam on her TV show, fuelling rumours that she still has a soft spot for him 

There have been reports that Vidya Balan has been telling TV producers, including Balaji's Ekta Kapoor, not to promote ex-beau Shahid Kapoor's next release Mausam, in her TV serial, Bade Achche Lagte Hai. Does that mean the pretty Ishqiyan actress hasn't forgotten Shahid despite being in a steady relationship with one of the heads of a production house?

Says a source, "Shahid and Vidya became close during the shooting of Aziz Mirza's Kismet Konnection and shared some close moments together. But it was for a brief period of time and since then both have moved on with their respective partners. Or so one thought. But from her latest move it appears that Vidya has not moved on. There have been stories of her telling her Dirty Pictures producer Ekta Kapoor not to promote Shahid's next film Mausam on Ekta's serial, Bade Achche Lagte Hain. Why would a star of Vidya's calibre and repute do such a thing unless she was still in love with Shahid? One wonders if there's trouble in her relationship with her current beau, whom Vidya has been dating for over a year? It appears as if Vidya is still holding grudges aganst Shahid, while the actor has moved on and only wishes her well."

However a source from Balaji has another version. "Ekta's decision not to promote Mausam on her serial Bade Achche Lagte Hainwas not personal or anything to do with Vidya. Ekta is a professional and was very clear right from the beginning that only her film Dirty Pictures would be promoted first in Balaji's flagship television serials. Promoting upcoming releases through TV serials has always been one of the marketing strategies of Balaji but this time Ekta wants Dirty Picturesto come first (before other's films) on Bade Achche Lagte Hainas it's one of the top-ranking popular serials today. Vidya is a very dignified and balanced girl who is in a happy space today. She is a professional who would never interefere in someone's work. Nor does she need to resort to such gimmicks."

So who then is spreading the rumour?

Wanted:A Shah Rukh Khan for 36-year-old Ekta Kapoor

After her best friend Neelam's wedding, the Kapoor family is on an intense groom hunting for the 36-year-old TV Czarina After Ekta Kapoor's best friend Neelam Kothari got married to Sameer Soni recently, the Kapoor family is getting worried about their 36-year-old daughter. They are now all set to find the perfect groom for the TV Czarina. Ekta's brother, Tusshar confirms, "Yes we are very concerned about Ekta finding the right match. It has come to a point where I now go to parties and social gatherings only to check out prospective husbands for her!" Sources say that the Kapoor khandan is leaving no stones unturned and have, apparently, forwarded her kundali to pundits and elders in the family asking them to keep an eye and ear open for a suitable bridegroom. Reveals Tusshar, "It has come to a point where the minute I see a guy of a certain age I start making discreet inquires about his family life, work details, etc. It's a scary thought, but I've become like one of those marriage-obsessed characters in Ekta's serials." But the question is - who is the right match for Ekta Kapoor? Tusshar and the family realise that finding a suitable match for their TV tycoon is an uphill task. Says Tusshar, "It has to be someone more successful than her and who can influence her. That's a tall order. It has to be someone like Shah Rukh Khan. We are looking. If Yash Chopra and Karan Johar think there's someone somewhere for all of us then it's just a matter of time before we find the right person for Ekta."

Movie Review | Ragini MMS

Cast: Raj Kumar, Kainaz Motivala Director: Pawan Kripalani

When Dibakar Banerjee took a previously done concept to make Love Sex Aur Dhokha (LSD), he not only created cinematic poetry but its commercial success made its studio greedy enough to replicate the formula.

Sadly, what the studio did not realise is that unlike science, in cinema, formulas can not always be replicated. Proof - Ragini MMS, a clone between LSD, Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity.

Uday (Raj Kumar) takes Ragini (Kainaz Motivala) to a secluded house rigged with cameras. He intends to shoot a sex video. What he does not know is that the house is haunted. The sexy twosome, soon turn into a murderous threesome.

There are too many things wrong with the film - the jump-cuts are often jarring, there are no subplots, it abounds in all cliches of the horror genre, though the performance of the lead pair is convincing, the others are bad, the ghost may not be wearing a white bed sheet and a candle, but her hazy, ugly witch avatar has been done to death before, the ghost is seen so much that she stops being frightening and the audio during the horror scenes is so loud that instead of the scene, it's the sound that scares etc.

Ragini MMS does not seem to be the work of one or a few creative soul, rather it looks like the handiwork of many heads trying to break creativity together that end up breaking apart the film instead.

One of the most key elements of a horror film is silence. The simplest trick in the horror filmmakers manual is to punctuate the film with lots of silent moments raising a false alarm in the minds of the viewer and striking horror when least expected. There is so much loud background noise put into the film that any sense of nuances is completely lost.

The lack of a credible back story or subplots ensures that you don't empathize with your butchered couple. Raj Kumar who almost essays the same videotaping voyeur's role he played in LSD, is underutilized and though a feeble attempt is made at the end to make you empathize with him, it's too late.

Also the concept of horror in the film is of western origin - that of pure evil. The Japanese version of horror, which is gaining currency in Hollywood after dozens of their horror films have been remade, is that of empathy for the ghost as well where the film also become a mystery, besides being a dumb slasher movie.

Also for horror films, besides a notable exception in Paranormal Activity, linear plots don't work. The unexpected twists in the story do.

Ekta Kapoor, who after landmark films like LSD and Shor In The City, has the chance to become the patron saint of creative directors, needs to remember that a director and his team is hired for their creative vision. She needs to learn to trust them for that.

Also, she needs to remember that you can copy a format and a formula, but not style and panache.

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Ekta's really sweet: Kainaz Motivala

Cute and bubbly, newbie actor Kainaz Motivala appears surprisingly calm and composed for someone so young. In Paathshala, she got eyeballs as the girl who had a crush on Shahid Kapoor. In her latest film Ragini MMS, she's graduated from a character role to playing the female lead.

A Mumbai mulgi, Kainaz even worked in a magazine before she faced the camera. "Paathshaala landed on my platter just like that and since then life's been one hectic whirl. I am glad that this profession isn't monotonous — and I get to live a different character."

Her cosy scenes with her co-star Raj Kumar Yadav has her unruffled. "Raj and I are great friends and he made me feel comfortable during the love scenes." Now Kainaz wouldn't mind doing steamy scenes in other films, if the "script demands it".

Meeting Ekta Kapoor was a life changing moment for her. "I was a little guarded when I met her the first time, but she is very sweet and chilled out," says Kainaz who goes on to add that she is not "interested in doing TV shows made by Ekta. At least not yet," she says.

A trained contemporary dancer, Kainaz's short story Hope Comes In Small Packages has just hit the shelves. "For now, I am enjoying facing the camera, so even though I love to write, it will have to take a backseat for now," she grins.

Delhi's Deepika is Ekta's Ragini

Still from Ragini MMS and (R)Deepika

She tried to hide it, but we managed to pull the cat out of the bag. Ekta Kapoor's forthcoming paranormal thriller Ragini MMS, which is already making news with the 'A' certificate and unrestrained sexual scenes, is based on 22-year-old Delhi girl Deepika.

Talking to Mumbai Mirror last evening, Deepika however decided to keep certain things about her a secret still. "I don't wish to reveal my surname. You can understand why. But yes, Ragini MMS is inspired by what happened to me one night when I went out with my boyfriend. I was 19 then," revealed the girl.

Like in Ekta Kapoor's forthcoming film, Deepika and her boyfriend (name withheld by request) had gone out for a weekend to a house in the outskirts of Delhi.

"The area was very dark. Somehow, I got a lot of negative vibes when I entered that place. But then when you are with a person you trust, you know how it is.

I did not pay any attention. But I was very uncomfortable throughout the night. All along, I felt somebody was watching us," said she.

After a night in each other's arms, Deepika was shocked to see the laptop they carried switched on. Her boyfriend had recorded the entire passionate interlude.

So why go with him in the first place? "I was with him for five months already. I guess we wanted to take the relationship to the next level. He suggested we go to this place his friend owned. It was our first night out."

The effect of this shocking experience remained with Deepika for almost a year after that. The girl who believes in ghosts, went on to add, "Agar kuch dikh nahi raha tha toh wahaan zaroor koi paranormal activity ho rahi thi. I felt that that the place where we went was very eerie."

No more with the guy she went on this shocking night out with, Deepika quipped, "In fact, I never met him after that incident."

While Deepika was recovering from this shocking episode in Delhi, Ekta Kapoor was toying with the idea of making a film on the MMS scandals in Mumbai. And that's exactly when Deepika's friend who works in the creative department in Balaji asked Ekta if she'd like to meet a girl who had gone through a real life MMS incident.

Grabbing the offer, Ekta met Deepika and incorporated her life story in Ragini MMS. "First I shared everything with my friend in Balaji, then I also spoke to Ekta," confirmed Deepika, who later even signed a contract with Balaji.

Deepika who is currently in Mumbai wants to see the final film. "I don't know why Ekta is not showing it to me. I am very stressed," added the girl.

"Deepika's concern is justified. We'll show her the film. But the release date is still a good eight days away. So, perhaps sometime next week," said a source from the production house.

The MMS, which led to a traumatic year in Deepika's life, however is not on the internet. A source from Balaji confirmed, "We guess she convinced her boyfriend never to do that, and he too understood her perspective."

Meanwhile...

A FEW hoardings of Ragini MMS were pulled down in the city yesterday on charges of vulgarity.

A big hoarding was pulled down near the domestic airport. Chaudhary, who was in charge of putting up the hoarding, said, "The airport authorities asked us to remove the hoarding because it was cheap."

Hours later a few residents from a colony ripped off another display near Andheri station. "They said it was too vulgar to be put up in a residential area," revealed a source. This has left Balaji very angry. An official from the production house demanded, "This is an absolute mockery of democracy. Do we not have freedom of expression here?"

Ekta's man has to be successful: Tusshar

That he is Ekta Kapoor's brother is not something that bothers Tusshar Kapoor. 

Instead he is proud that he has a sister like her. "Ekta is very nice person and we are very fond of each other. We discuss everything under the sun. However, most of the conservations usually end up being about work and movies being made these days," says Tusshar, as he goes on to speak about this strong lady he has known since he was born.

Having worked in her projects as well as with others, does work become easier when Ekta is involved in a project, just as she is in his upcoming film "Shor In The City"? "There is no difference really when I work with her or with anyone else. On the sets, it's just a professional relationship that we share," explains Tusshar.
The siblings are actually different on the professional and personal scale. "Yes, we are different. I think Ekta is more outspoken where work is concerned but when it comes to personal life, I am the more outspoken one. I talk a lot. Yes, I do." (laughs).

Ask him what he thinks about the man in Ekta's life. "Ekta is a successful woman. Her man has to be more successful than her. She is also very intelligent, so he should also be more, or as much intelligent as her."

Coming back to films, Tusshar seems to be stepping out of his genre (comedy we mean) but it isn't a conscious attempt, the actor clarifies instantly.

Tusshar has been part of a few multi-starrer films in the past as well and in "Shor" too, he will be seen will Sendhil Ramamurty. Does he not fear of being overshadowed? "I don't think I have ever been overshadowed. I have been appreciated in all the multi-starrer films that I have done. In fact, I am loved for my role in "Golmaal" series. I think as an actor, taking risk is always good," says Tusshar adding, "The industry has been good to me. A few years back, I wasn't happy with the number of films I was doing. Today, however, I am happy with the films I am doing. I have "Lovely Kalakar", "Hum Tum", "Dirty Picture", the sequel to "Kya Kool Hai Hum" and a few others next."

Happy with work, Tusshar openly declares, "I am single and ready to mingle. I don't have anyone special in my life yet but I definitely want that special someone." And quickly adds, "I have a message for a special woman. I want to tell her that I always hope that she achieves what she wants and always remains part of my life."

Akshay Kumar Will Be Paid Rs. 27 crore By Ekta Kapoor!

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar will probably be paid a whopping amount of Rs 27 crore by the Balaji Telefilms production house next year. According to reports circulating in the media, this is the amount that has been demanded by the daredevil actor from Ekta Kapoor’s production house after he was approached to play the role of Dawood Ibrahim in the sequel to this year’s successful movie Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. The latest reports claim that Ekta Kapoor has requested Akshay Kumar to reconsider his fees because such a huge amount will make it difficult for the makers of the film to rake in any profits. But if reactions on the actor’s part are anything to go by, Akshay Kumar will not change his mind for Ekta Kapoor!

While most producers would have done away with the actor, Ekta Kapoor is not someone to accept defeat. The producer seems keen to work with only Akshay Kumar in her much awaited sequel. This means that Akshay Kumar will take over from where Emraan Hashmi had left the character of Shoaib Khan in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. Emraan Hashmi’s character in the film had been loosely based on real life underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.

The media is already abuzz with news of various people from within the industry questioning Akshay Kumar’s sudden fee hike even though he has not generated a hit for a long time. And it is not only the Khiladi Kumar, several other actors in Bollywood are also opting for a rise in their remuneration in the coming year. Akshay Kumar’s good friend Salman Khan is also among them.

Ekta back in bollywood with Once Upon a Time In Mumbai

For those who think Ekta Kapoor has been hit hard by the termination and debacle of some of her serials, think again! Ekta is all set to produce a string of mega budget films, beginning with Milan Luthria’s Once Upon a Time In Mumbai.

A source close to the production house said, “When Ekta heard the set was going to cost Rs 8.5 crore she was slightly hesitant. But when she saw the design of the set she agreed immediately.”

Ajay Devgan and Emraan Hashmi as Haji Mastan and Dawood Ibrahim respectively. Art director Nitin Desai will be constructing a set costing Rs 8.5 crore at his studio in Karjat.

Why was Ekta lying low when accusations were hurled at her? Ekta replied, “Have I been lying low? If I have it’s because that’s what I wanted to do. Do you really think I care about what my well-wishers would think about me? Anyways, I don't think I owe an explanation to anyone, except my parents, my company and myself.

If I’ve chosen to remain quiet it’s because I didn’t want to talk about my plans until I was ready to hit the road. Now we are all set to start Once Upon A Time In Mumbai.”

Prachi Desai turns down Ekta Kapoor, Mahesh Bhatt films

Source: Zee News
Prachi Desai is just one film old, but she's already courting controversy by declining mentor Ekta Kapoor's film and opting out of Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt's much talked-about "Jashan". The young actress, however, insists that she hasn't upset anyone.


Prachi got noticed for her role as Farhan Akhtar's dutiful and beautiful wife in "Rock On".

Reportedly, Abbas-Mustan, the duo working with Prachi on her second film "Life Partner" with Tusshar Kapoor, have the actress contractually bound to ensure theirs is her second release. Prachi, however, did not comment on the matter.

As for the supposed differences with Ekta, Prachi said: "Ekta, her mom Shobha aunty and I are too close for people to try and spoil our relationship. We don't only share an actress-producer bonding. I'm like a daughter in their family. And Shobha aunty is concerned about my film career. She advised me to wait until the release of 'Rock On' before signing any new films. I'll always be relying on Ekta and Shobha aunty to guide me through my career."

"They had spoken to me about a film, but we hadn't signed a contract or anything. Like I said Shobha aunty and Ekta have told me to do what is best for my career.

"When I left their serial 'Kasamh Se' it was a heart-wrenching decision for me. I had become a part of the Balaji family and I was moving into an area where I had no experience at all. Luckily, Ekta encouraged me to do 'Rock On' although the role was that of a wife and mother-to-be and I had to play a woman older than I am. But then in 'Kasamh Se' I played a wife and a daughter-in-law. So I guess those years of experience came in handy when I finally did my first film," she explained.

After Rajeev Khandelwal in "Aamir", Prachi is the second Balaji breakaway actor to make it big in films.

"What 'Kasamh Se' did for me in two-and-a-half-years, 'Rock On' has done in two-and-a-half hours. People used to say they wanted a daughter-in-law like Bani. Now they're saying they want a wife like Sakshi in 'Rock On'. And to think Farhan and Ritesh Sidwani's company used to get hate mail when they signed me on for their film! People were so upset because they felt a film career was taking me away from television," she said.

"Going into films was a big risk. I was playing a character I knew little about. I was moving from one medium to another and also to an audience from a different age group. But I had age on my side. Even if I had failed there was enough time to make corrections. I'm so glad 'Rock On' worked."