Celebrity Cricket League (CCL), an initiative combining the two most popular forms of entertainment - cinema and cricket - is set to bring together Bollywood and the southern film industry to play a game of cricket in January.
"This is the first year. We are just bringing it together. Once it takes off and this model works, we'll make it more structured. Once we get the support, we'll make it a bigger model. We'll do proper practice and we are taking this very seriously," Bollywood star Sohail Khan told reporters here.
The match, which will take place in the last week of January, 2011, will have many known names from the southern film industry. Sohail Khan, who has named the team Mumbai Heroes, is its owner.
Suniel Shetty is the captain of the team and Salman Khan, the icon player.
The team includes Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, Kunal Khemu, Ashish Choudhary, Shabbir Ahluwalia, Makrand Deshpande, Kabir Sadanand, Apoorva Lakhia, Sonu Sood, Harman Baweja, Angad Bedi, Irrfan Khan, and Zayed Khan.
Read more at: http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?section=Movies&Id=ENTEN20100161855&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=69847&cp
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Daddy Cool – Review
Film: “Daddy Cool
Film: “Daddy Cool”
Cast: Suniel Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Javed Jaffry, Rajpal Yadav, Prem Chopra, Aarti Chabria, Kim Sharma, Sophie Chowdhary
Director: K. Murali Mohan Rao
Rating: * 1/2
Why remake a shoddy, tasteless British comedy? Why be so fixated on Western entertainment when we’ve so much literary and pulp talent out here?
Just leave aside these vital questions and focus on the ensemble cast of “Daddy Cool” that sparkles with borrowed wit. The Goan setting and the quaint rooms housing distraught emotions keep us smiling.
The setting is a Christian funeral. But at times the funeral jokes have us coughing in embarrassment. The dead man has two sons – a responsible, young bespectacled householder (Suniel Shetty) and a carefree cassanova novelist (Ashish Chowdhary) who flies in jetlagged just in time for daddy’s funeral.
And Sharad Saxena is deadly in his stillness as the dead man.
Interestingly, daddy has a secret in his closet. And that’s Rajpal Yadav, his gay lover.
“Isska matlab tum dono gay ke bete ho!” squeals Aarti Chabria to her screen-husband Suniel Shetty and his brother Ashish.
Ironically after copying everything in sight in the original – from the characters to the dialogues – the desi adaptors get cold feet and decide the gay lover was an imposter.
To be fair to this feisty farce, “Daddy Cool” makes you smile, specially Aftab Shivdasani as a drugged-out goofy lover-boy. He is better than the actor who played the role originally.
Shetty as the responsible son, who is a little tired of shouldering family responsibilitie but nonetheless determined to see the show through, is controlled and comically karmic. His climactic speech in praise of his father is rousing. Rajpal Yadav as the gay lover is superbly restrained.
And then there’s Sophie Chowdhary as the suitably sexy airhead.
Blessedly this farce doesn’t opt for desperate measures. It keeps it cool most of the way.
Sourece:http://www.bollywoodworld.com/movie-reviews/daddy-cool-review-12906.html
Cast: Suniel Shetty, Aftab Shivdasani, Javed Jaffry, Rajpal Yadav, Prem Chopra, Aarti Chabria, Kim Sharma, Sophie Chowdhary
Director: K. Murali Mohan Rao
Rating: * 1/2
Why remake a shoddy, tasteless British comedy? Why be so fixated on Western entertainment when we’ve so much literary and pulp talent out here?
Just leave aside these vital questions and focus on the ensemble cast of “Daddy Cool” that sparkles with borrowed wit. The Goan setting and the quaint rooms housing distraught emotions keep us smiling.
The setting is a Christian funeral. But at times the funeral jokes have us coughing in embarrassment. The dead man has two sons – a responsible, young bespectacled householder (Suniel Shetty) and a carefree cassanova novelist (Ashish Chowdhary) who flies in jetlagged just in time for daddy’s funeral.
And Sharad Saxena is deadly in his stillness as the dead man.
Interestingly, daddy has a secret in his closet. And that’s Rajpal Yadav, his gay lover.
“Isska matlab tum dono gay ke bete ho!” squeals Aarti Chabria to her screen-husband Suniel Shetty and his brother Ashish.
Ironically after copying everything in sight in the original – from the characters to the dialogues – the desi adaptors get cold feet and decide the gay lover was an imposter.
To be fair to this feisty farce, “Daddy Cool” makes you smile, specially Aftab Shivdasani as a drugged-out goofy lover-boy. He is better than the actor who played the role originally.
Shetty as the responsible son, who is a little tired of shouldering family responsibilitie but nonetheless determined to see the show through, is controlled and comically karmic. His climactic speech in praise of his father is rousing. Rajpal Yadav as the gay lover is superbly restrained.
And then there’s Sophie Chowdhary as the suitably sexy airhead.
Blessedly this farce doesn’t opt for desperate measures. It keeps it cool most of the way.
Sourece:http://www.bollywoodworld.com/movie-reviews/daddy-cool-review-12906.html
Friday, February 13, 2009
Comedy isn't my favourite genre: Aftab Shivdasani
Mumbai, Aftab Shivdasani has starred in hit comedies like "Masti", "Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega" and "Hungama", but says comedy is not his favourite genre.
"It's a misconception that comedy is my favourite genre. No, it's not. It's just that I am most comfortable with doing comedy. Also, it is a safer genre", said Aftab who would be beginning 2009 with the comedy "Aloo Chaat".
His continued presence in thrillers and dramatic movies like "Kasoor", "Pyaasa", "Footpath", "Jaane Hoga Kya", "Red" and "Speed" does indicate his affinity towards the darker side of things as well.
"That's true, I actually love thrillers. Give me an intense love story and I would love to do that. And why just a love story or a thriller? I would be happy doing a full-on action flick as well", Aftab told IANS. His upcoming films like "Acid Factory" and "Kambakht Ishq" have a fair dose of action as well.
Aftab, who is looking at a busy year ahead with yet another comedy, "Daddy Cool", being one of his four major releases, wants himself to be considered as a versatile actor.
"As an actor, I like doing different things and this is the reason why I keep juggling around with genres. Though both my releases of 2008, 'Money Hai Toh Honey Hai' and 'De Taali', were comedies, a year before that there was quite some variety in the form of 'Speed', 'Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee', 'Red' and a short story in 'Dus Kahaniyaan'", said Aftab.
However, for the moment he is looking forward to the release of "Aloo Chaat", which is directed by Robby Grewal, who has earlier made "Samay - When Time Strikes" and "Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar".
"'Aloo Chaat' is a good film to be a part of", he said. "It is a very clean family entertainer. A fun film, it is quite character-driven. In fact, I can assure that you can take your entire family along without feeling awkward even once during the screening. It is a perfect recipe for feel good cinema. Robby has really made the film quite well and I am very much looking forward to the audience response."
All set to release March 13, "Aloo Chaat" stars popular TV actress Aamna Shariff and Linda Arsenio as Aftab's leading ladies.
Also starring Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Manoj Pahwa and Sanjay Mishra in principal roles, "Aloo Chaat" should see a start in its satellite and web promotions by the coming weekend.
Source: http://www.bollywoodworld.com/news/bwnews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1234516218&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&
"It's a misconception that comedy is my favourite genre. No, it's not. It's just that I am most comfortable with doing comedy. Also, it is a safer genre", said Aftab who would be beginning 2009 with the comedy "Aloo Chaat".
His continued presence in thrillers and dramatic movies like "Kasoor", "Pyaasa", "Footpath", "Jaane Hoga Kya", "Red" and "Speed" does indicate his affinity towards the darker side of things as well.
"That's true, I actually love thrillers. Give me an intense love story and I would love to do that. And why just a love story or a thriller? I would be happy doing a full-on action flick as well", Aftab told IANS. His upcoming films like "Acid Factory" and "Kambakht Ishq" have a fair dose of action as well.
Aftab, who is looking at a busy year ahead with yet another comedy, "Daddy Cool", being one of his four major releases, wants himself to be considered as a versatile actor.
"As an actor, I like doing different things and this is the reason why I keep juggling around with genres. Though both my releases of 2008, 'Money Hai Toh Honey Hai' and 'De Taali', were comedies, a year before that there was quite some variety in the form of 'Speed', 'Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee', 'Red' and a short story in 'Dus Kahaniyaan'", said Aftab.
However, for the moment he is looking forward to the release of "Aloo Chaat", which is directed by Robby Grewal, who has earlier made "Samay - When Time Strikes" and "Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar".
"'Aloo Chaat' is a good film to be a part of", he said. "It is a very clean family entertainer. A fun film, it is quite character-driven. In fact, I can assure that you can take your entire family along without feeling awkward even once during the screening. It is a perfect recipe for feel good cinema. Robby has really made the film quite well and I am very much looking forward to the audience response."
All set to release March 13, "Aloo Chaat" stars popular TV actress Aamna Shariff and Linda Arsenio as Aftab's leading ladies.
Also starring Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Manoj Pahwa and Sanjay Mishra in principal roles, "Aloo Chaat" should see a start in its satellite and web promotions by the coming weekend.
Source: http://www.bollywoodworld.com/news/bwnews.php?subaction=showfull&id=1234516218&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&
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