Special Screening of Aashayein in Hyderabad

During the music release of Aashayein, Nagesh Kukunoor took care of John Abraham’s parents and now it is John Abraham who is ready to spend quality time with Nagesh’s parents. Both Nagesh and John have decided to dedicate the film to their parents. Nagesh’s parents, who are celebrating their anniversary, will get an exclusive first-look of Aashayein in Hyderabad. Following the screening, the couple, with Nagesh, John and Shailendra Singh (Joint MD of Percept Picture Company) will head for a dinner especially organized by Singh. Singh said that they’ve shared a very emotional relationship with each other. Nagesh’s parents have been with them through everything. They were present at the music release of Aashayein, where John’s parents had also come. It is a big day for them as it is their anniversary and so they have planned the screening. This will be the first time that all of them will watch the film. After that, they will head for a quiet dinner.

Adnan Unveils ‘1920’ Coffee Table Book

On Wednesday night, Music director Adnan Sami unveiled a coffee table book on Vikram Bhatt's horror flick ‘1920' starring Rajneesh Duggal and Adah Sharma in the lead, at a glittering ceremony at JW Marriott, Juhu, Mumbai. The entire cast and crew of the film were present.

Mallika Sherawat a brand with a tremendous value

It is known that Mallika Sherawat will be the first Bollywood actress to have a trademark of her own name. Henceforth no one can use her name for publicity or for any other commercial purpose without her approval. Mallika has been at the receiving end in the recent past. Recently, she has to face many problems when her name was used in the publicity of the film Welcome, where she had only made a special appearance in the film. To avoid such things occurring again in future, Mallika was thinking of applying for a trademark for her name so that no one can use it for any commercial purpose.
Trademarks are basically distinct symbols, pictures, or words that sellers fix to distinguish and identify the origin or the identity of their products. It seems Mallika's lawyer, Sumit Agrawal confirmed the news saying that it was a long overdue and the formal procedure is currently on. They have laid claim upon the name. It is a common practice in the west and many celebrities in the west have their own trademark. Now no one can use her name or photograph to sell their product. This way she can have her own signature label, perfumes, and designer label. In India there is no particular law to restrain the misuse of your name. Yet it is unfair. She is a successful actress and model and people often use her pictures and name freely.
He further said that Mallika is a brand and a brand with tremendous value. She is now exercising her right to protect her private life, commercial value and commercial interest. It's high time that everyone here does that.

Bollywood Calling

Bollywood Calling Nothing seems to be going right for Hollywood star Patrick alias Pat. His career is going down the dumps and to top it all he has been diagnosed with cancer. When he is offered a role in a Bollywood flick, he jumps at it and heads to Mumbai to work for ambitious producer Subhramanium. But nothing has prepared him for the world of Indian filmmaking and Pat must work hard to get used to the outlandish costumes and musical mayhem and also the cast and crew.

Zeenat Aman will be seen in a reality show on TV

It is known that Zeenat Aman will be a judge on Ekta Kapoor's reality show "Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket which is to be aired on 9X. Ekta has been so sweet. Zeenat has watched her grow up in front of her. She is happy that her first foray into television is for her, though she must admit that she doesn't watch much TV.
But every time she’d run into Ekta's mom - and that is once a year - she'd tell her to please let them know when she is ready for television.
The former beauty queen, who has starred in many memorable Bollywood hits, has been offered a number of soaps in the past, which she declined to do. TV does take a lot of time. Very honestly, she wasn't willing to invest the amount of time it required. And her priority has always been her family. But this time she was approached with such an enthusiasm that she just couldn't say no. She admitted that Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket requires a more pronounced level of commitment than the average reality show. This is a reality show about discovering new talent and needs to be treated with special care. She is willing to go that extra mile for it. To be able to find fresh talent for the industry is wonderful. And Ekta has gone into it with such passion just like in everything she does. She is very much delighted to be on board with her. There was no plan, thought or conscious strategy to do or to be anything. She just did what she wanted to. At the moment both of Zeenat's sons, who were studying away from home, are back with her. And to her, having her children around is the most important thing in life. She leads a very contented and private life. She has her sons, dog and lots of greenery surrounding her. Honestly, she is treating this project as a one-off thing. She is not looking ahead at what she would be doing or not doing. At the moment she is just happy to be focusing on 'Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket'. As for soaps, maybe yes. She has never said no to anything. Basically it'd take up no more than a week. She hopes to enjoy it. It provides a platform for young people. The winners will be given a chance to work in a film produced by Ekta. Today there're such platforms for hopefuls. When she had entered, the opportunities for newcomers were so limited said the actress who was seen in such memorable hits like "Yaadon Ki Baraat", "Don", "Qurbani" and "Satyam Shivam Sundaram". Zeenat is looking forward to meeting up with her old colleague Shabana Azmi on the show. She's a colleague and they did a film together: 'Ashanti' - Shabana, Parveen Babi and she - it was loads of fun. On veteran actor Dev Anand's autobiography, which has pointed references to his friendship with her, Zeenat answers with consummate clarity. Dev saab is a senior person, and someone she respects very much. Due to him she had her first success 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna'. And subsequently she shared a long and fruitful association with his banner Navketan. However, two different individuals have differing perspectives of the same situation. She leaves it at that.