[ItzToday.com] Dolly Bindra back in 'Bigg Boss 4'

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• Dolly Bindra back in 'Bigg Boss 4'
• Hrishant Goswami says, he wasn't in for a relationship with Veena Malik in 'Bigg Boss 4'
• Abhishek Bachchan wishes Hrithik Roshan good luck for 'Agneepath' remake
• Hollywood Movie: 'Red' Review
• Robert Pattinson to be auctioned for charity
• Hollywood Movie: 'Secretariat' Review
• Hollywood Movie: 'Unstoppable' Review
• Madhuri Dixit: I don't regret failure of any film
• Katy Perry says her outrageous dresses have expiration date
• Pop Diva Shakira raises funds for schools
• Neha Dhupia inspired by Mayawati
• Hindi Movie 'Break Ke Baad' Film Review

Dolly Bindra back in 'Bigg Boss 4' Posted: 27 Nov 2010 03:43 AM PST Loud-mouthed Dolly Bindra is back in "Bigg Boss 4". The actress, who created havoc in the reality show with her vulgar verbal attacks on co-participants, made a re-entry Saturday morning. Dolly was thrown out of the show along with actor Sameer Soni after they got embroiled in a heated discussion and were on the verge of hitting each other. While Sameer made a re-entry Nov 22, Dolly has been called back on public demand to add spice to the show, according to channel sources. Dolly's entry, in a wooden box, will be shown on Monday's episode. "Dolly was kept in a wooden box which was placed in the garden area of the 'Bigg Boss' house. Then the housemates were woken up by blaring music. Sameer was called inside the confession room and was given the key to the wooden box. When they went to open it, Dolly came out of it and surprised everyone," the source said. Dolly and Sameer were evicted soon after international celebrity Pamela Anderson entered the show. Though Anderson added chutzpah till the time she was inside the house, the show became quite boring without Dolly's daily drama. The show's ratings are expected to get a boost once again with her entry.

Hrishant Goswami says, he wasn't in for a relationship with Veena Malik in 'Bigg Boss 4' Posted: 27 Nov 2010 03:38 AM PST Pakistani actress Veena Malik may have been swooning over him in reality show "Bigg Boss 4", but Indian model Hrishant Goswami says he had no intention to get into a relationship with anyone. "I had made my stance very clear about this in the 'Bigg Boss' house. I was not looking for a relationship at all. I have a career to focus on," Hrishant told IANS on phone from Mumbai. The young and dashing model, who was undoubtedly the most good-looking male contestant on "Bigg Boss 4", was evicted out of the show Friday. He insists Veena was often "misunderstood" and says she was a nice girl. "I think it was nice that she was quite vocal about whatever she felt. She was honest and very sweet and I reciprocated that...but I was never in the mindframe of getting into a relationship, and especially with her," said Hrishant. The 25-year-old says he went through a "self-realisation process" while he was locked inside the house with other celebrities, without any communication with the outside world. "There's a lot that I learnt about myself. Things like that I do get carried away with what people say, and react rather aggressively at times. I need to tone all that down. I am also very strict about certain things. But I have realised that I need to be flexible in life. So, the self-realisation process was amazing," he said. All in all, Hrishant says he had a "blast" on the show, and is now hoping to get back to his social life in Mumbai. He is hoping to bag some movie offers too. "I am really hoping that this show has got me the kind of visibility that I haven't been able to get over so many years. Everyone - from producers, directors, casting people...they watch 'Bigg Boss'. So I am looking forward to a boost in my career now." Among the remaining contestants on "Bigg Boss 4", Hrishant feels actor Ashmit Patel and former dacoit Seema Parihar will survive the longest, and will be the top two.

Abhishek Bachchan wishes Hrithik Roshan good luck for 'Agneepath' remake Posted: 27 Nov 2010 03:25 AM PST Actor Abhishek Bachchan is certain that it's difficult to match the performance of his father Amitabh Bachchan in "Agneepath", but he has high hopes from Hrithik Roshan who is playing the iconic Vijay Dinanath Chauhan in the cult film's remake. The 1990 film fetched Amitabh his first National Award. "I wish him good luck. I think it's a very brave thing to do. If you think of top 10 characters of Hindi cinema, Vijay Dinanath Chauhan is up there. It's difficult but I have immense respect for Duggu (Hrithik) as an actor," Abhishek told IANS. "He knows his job very well. So, obviously, he will sort it out. He's not going to take on anything on whim or fancy. I am pretty sure they have a different interpretation of the entire story altogether," he added. Yash Johar produced the original "Agneepath" and the remake would be produced and directed by his son Karan Johar. Abhishek feels that Big B's film shouldn't be remade frame by frame, as it would put huge pressure on the new actor. "I think with 'Paa', you should not remake his film directly scene by scene because he is too iconic an actor. I feel that for most iconic actors. I feel it becomes a huge burden for the new actor to do. If you have a different perspective on it, like I think when Shah Rukh Khan did 'Don', they had a completely different perspective of the original one," Abhishek said. Abhishek rubbished all speculations that he was approached with the role before Hrithik. "I was never asked," he clarified.

Hollywood Movie: 'Red' Review Posted: 27 Nov 2010 03:15 AM PST Film: "Red"; Director: Robert Schwentke; Cast: Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, Morgan Freeman; Rating: ***1/2 Middle of the year saw the release of "The Expendables" where old guns, literally, and in the film, try to outsmart the young. Though a good geriatric combo, the film lacked the melancholy and wisdom of age. Thankfully the correction comes in the form of "Red", meaning 'Retired Extremely Dangerous'. Retired CIA veteran Frank (Willis) likes Sarah (Parker) who he has only talked to on the phone. When his own ex-agency sends assassins to kill him, he not only has to escape, but also forcibly take Sarah to protect her. Hot on his trail is CIA black-ops man Cooper (Urban). In a battle for survival, Frank takes the help of not only old friends, but old, sworn enemies to get to the bottom of why he is being targeted. Though "Red" begins a little shakily, it regains form and once it gets going it proves to be a delectable fine balance for an action comedy thriller. Not only does it not let down on the adrenalin, it delivers a mature dose of laughter and action. The main strength of the film is its casting. John Malkovich is particularly delightful in his quirkiness. Helen Mirren firing a big machinegun, a very masculine 'toy', would be the super fantasy woman not just of the old, but also young females. The metaphor of the film is that when you are old you have to stick together. If youth has physical prowess and agility, age has wisdom and perspective. If used effectively, experience can easily outsmart the combination of technology and youth. "Red" is a coming of 'age' film for the old spies. When they were young they had blind ambition. Old age has given them depth and a vision to see the big picture. The character of the young spy Cooper provides this contrast. The film has many small, quirky but silent details that add to its enjoyment. Like the small sub-plot of the American agent who loved a spy from Russia but had to shoot him when ordered, yet does not shoot him dead, only to be rejoined with him in old age. The characterisation of even minor players is handled well. The love angle between Frank and Sarah is thankfully underplayed. Though based on a popular graphic novel, the film makes many changes to the otherwise gory and serious book, turning it light and funny. Hopefully the REDs would be back for another cinematic outing.

Robert Pattinson to be auctioned for charity Posted: 27 Nov 2010 03:10 AM PST Robert Pattinson has agreed to be auctioned off for charity, with the winner getting a chance to spend time with the young heartthrob. The British actor is listed on auction site www.charitybuzz.com, with the current offer standing at $30,000, reports femalefirst.com. The winning bidder will also get the opportunity to spend a day on the Vancouver set of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn", the fourth movie in the "Twilight" franchise, and meet the rest of the cast including Pattinson's girlfriend Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and Dakota Fanning. Robert is not the only celebrity currently listed on the auction site. Fans can also meet the newly-engaged Prince William for upwards $8,000. Biddings close Dec 8.

Hollywood Movie: 'Secretariat' Review Posted: 27 Nov 2010 03:06 AM PST Film: "Secretariat"; Director: Randall Wallace; Cast: Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Otto Thorwarth; Rating: **** When still photography began in the early 18th century, a startling discovery was made - that for the briefest of moments all four feet of a horse are in the air i.e. a horse does not just run, it also flies. To believe it, watch "Secretariat", where in one of its most stunning moments captured in super slow motion, you see the horse - Secretariat - literally fly. Thankfully, so does the film. Born and raised on a horse farm by her father, middle-aged Penny with her four children returns during her mother's funeral in the late '60s, to find her father almost a vegetable, and the prospect of selling off the loss-making family horse farm looming large. Taught by her father never to give up, but having given up so much for her husband and her family, Penny reluctantly takes up the challenge to turn the farm around. When a pure-bred mare delivers a fowl, hopes are raised. The horse, Red - officially named Secretariat - has his own idiosyncrasies and is born with the heart of a fighter. Together, man and horse will rediscover the old bond that brought them together, to write history. Based on the true story of the 'greatest racehorse', "Secretariat" has many things going for it. What is not, is that not only does it sound like the last great horse film "Seabiscuit", it also looks like one. Indeed, you can call "Secretariat" a newer version. Despite the obvious comparisons, the film does chart its own course, blending soft melodrama and hard reality into a very real and enjoyable cinema. Whereas "Seabiscuit" was about the relationship between man and horse, "Secretariat" is about the human condition. The film, with great conviction and grace, interweaves many sub-plots and issues into one strong core. There's no demarcation between gender struggles, political issues - especially war and apartheid, yet all of them are handled without any becoming overbearing to the main story. The main theme, however, remains that of gender. As a housewife in the late '60s, where a woman's place in America was still thought to be in the house, Penny has to face a lot of sexism. It is her strong will, which is gentle but during strife is headstrong, that pulls her and her motley crew through. The pace of the film is gentle and lilting and is filled with some original and some cliched inspiring one-liners. Sample these, "It's not whether they think we won, but whether we think we won" and "father's legacy is the will to win or live with it if you can't". The cast is impeccable. John Malcovich is his usual funny best, but it is Diane Lane as Penny who chooses to run a harder, and a much more hopeless race against gender discrimination, who steals the show. She is quiet, restrained and forceful when the scene demands it. Her performance is definitely Oscar material. The horse, Secretariat, in all his races begins last only to end first. Just like his owner and quite a few of us. The message of this feel-good family entertainer is clear - you got to risk everything if you don't want to live your life in regret.

Hollywood Movie: 'Unstoppable' Review Posted: 27 Nov 2010 03:04 AM PST Film: "Unstoppable"; Director: Tony Scott; Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson; Rating: ***1/2 The '90s audience chased a bus in "Speed". The 2000s could have been the decade of the runaway train in "Unstoppable". Sadly the film trails off a wee bit in the end, preventing it from jumping over the precipice and reaching for its true potential. A 'bad combination of human error and bad luck' sends a half a mile long freight train hurtling at 70 miles an hour without a driver. With dangerous, toxic explosives in its bogies, it is a missile, a disaster on wheels. When all efforts to stop it fails, two drivers on a single engine - one, veteran Frank (Denzel Washington) with 28 years of experience in railroad and the other, Will (Chris Pine) a rookie, will risk their lives to do the impossible - chase the runaway train on reverse, couple it from behind, and stop it by reversing power. "Unstoppable" is a simple, straightforward film of the old-world kind, but with modern special effects. At the onset, comparisons with "Speed" are imminent. But where "Speed" maintained its pace till the very end, "Unstoppable" does seem to drag at the very end when repeatedly used stock footage of the breakaway train becomes a tad irritating. Yet, "Unstoppable" works on many levels. The shaky camera work, immaculate sound design and good cinematography ups the ante. Action veteran Tony Scott ("Top Gun", "Crimson Tide" and "Deja Vu") does a good job of keeping the tension going in this film apparently based on a true story. This brings us to the 'inspired by true story' as a part of the plot. Without this disclaimer at the beginning of the film, "Unstoppable" would have lost much of the havoc it plays on the audience's mind. But this little piece of information triggers wild imagination of a real train somewhere, running amok. Though, the fact really is that worldwide hundreds of incidents of runaway trains are reported every year. What also works is the acting of Denzel Washington, an actor who brings intensity to every role he takes up. The sub-plots, character tension and the strife between age that brings experience and strength that comes with youth but is stupid, is handled well, with the winner being experience. The motto is clear - experience does matter. It is also not easy to maintain tension in a film without the convenience of a visible villain to hate. A runaway freight train is no evil computer Hal ("2001: A Space Odyssey") with seemingly deliberate mal-intentions. Its achievement is hence that much more laudatory. The sub-plot of the typical perennially profit-seeking corporate, introduces villainy of the modern kind.

Madhuri Dixit: I don't regret failure of any film Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:55 AM PST Her last outing "Aaja Nachle" may have failed and she may be based in the US, but that's not stopping Bollywood's dancing diva Madhuri Dixit from being part of the evolving entertainment industry in India. Still flaunting flawless skin and an evergreen smile, she says she has no regrets over any film. The 43-year-old is back in business with what she is best at - dance. She will be judging Sony TV's reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa", and says the failure of "Aaja Nachle" in 2007 didn't deject her one bit. "I don't regret doing anything. When you work in a film, you do it thinking it will turn out well and will do well. But when it doesn't do well, there's nothing much you can do about it. So why should I regret anything?" said Madhuri, looking rosy cheeked in an orange and yellow sari. A resident of Denver, Colorado, where she lives with her husband Sriram Nene and two sons - Arin, 7, and Raayan, 5 - she is out of touch with Bollywood but wants to be part of the changing face of Indian cinema by trying her hand at new genres. "My choice of scripts will always be based on what appeals to me in a role. Of course, I will be looking for different kinds of roles. It's tough to say which role I have liked in recent times...but, yes, very different kinds of films are being made these days and it would be great to know what's out there for me," Madhuri told IANS in an interview. She is here for a few months to shoot the reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" which goes on air Dec 12, and plans to flip through scripts during her three-month stay in India, but can't stay here too long. "This (Bollywood) is not the only life. I have another life (in the US) and I really love it. I do miss India and my friends here. So it's like having two homes. When I am here, I miss my husband and children. When I am there, I miss people here. "I can't stay long. I send my kids to school, prepare breakfast, shop for vegetables, drop them and pick them from school and all those things. I can do one film and then go, one show and then go, but I can't take too much on me," she said. Madhuri became a formidable name in the film industry with superhits like "Tezaab", "Ram Lakhan", "Tridev", "Dil", "Saajan", "Khalnayak", "Hum Aapke Hain Koun", "Dil To Pagal Hai" and "Devdas", and that too without a godfather. Her dancing prowess, thanks to eight years of training in kathak, has wowed fans in songs like "Ek do teen", "Humko aajkal hai", "Dhak dhak", "Choli ke peechhe", "Chane ke khet mein", "Didi tera devar deewana", "Mera piya ghar aaya", "Que sera sera" and "Maar daala". Even her sons appreciate her songs. "My elder son likes 'Ek do teen'...he keeps singing it. They like songs from 'Devdas', 'Aaja Nachle'. When I was coming here for 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa', they were very excited and said - 'Are we going to watch you on TV?'. And I was like, 'Yes, you will.'" Age has not touched her. She is fit as a fiddle and her grace, personality, smile and aura are as youthful as ever. With her kind of looks, no wonder most present day actresses don't cringe before saying, "Main Madhuri Dixit banna chahti hoon". Madhuri blushed and humbly said: "Well, compliments always make you feel good. It's not that I have come to this stage without doing anything. I have worked really hard to earn this recognition and when one works hard, it is nice to receive such compliments." What keeps her in shape? "Well I do kathak back home. But it depends how much time I have...sometimes I devote an hour, sometimes half an hour. And it does help. Not only is it a physical exercise, it is beneficial spiritually. I like it so much. It makes me feel good, and I also do yoga," she said.

Katy Perry says her outrageous dresses have expiration date Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:26 AM PST Singer Katy Perry has said she will have to cut down on outrageous fashion choices, which have previously included outfits styling her even as a cake and a Christmas tree. The "Firework" singer is known for her crazy dress sense -- appearing in costumes including a dress shaped like a cake, one styled as a Christmas tree and others adorned with fruits, die and holes, as well as many latex dresses -- but she accepts she will one day be too old to wear such wild clothes, reports people.com. "They have an expiration date and that's why I'm wearing them now at 25. I'm such a sucker for a theme, so if I go somewhere like Las Vegas, I'll dress like Vegas! Or if it's Christmas time, I'll dress like Mrs. Claus," she said. "I've always been girly - even though I was a tomboy. My mother said when I was a kid, I was changing for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I don't make it a big deal, I just do it," she added.

Pop Diva Shakira raises funds for schools Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:22 AM PST Pop singer Shakira has raised $660,000 to build schools in Colombia and Haiti by agreeing to appear in a Spanish advert. The "Waka Waka" singer agreed to appear in an advertisement for a Spanish cava drink in return for the company, Freixenet, making the donation to her charitable foundation Pies Descalzos, reports contactmusic.com. "Education is a birthright and a quality education is the only tool that a child has to turn dreams into reality. Since I was a girl I have been aware of the tough reality faced by many children," said Shakira. As per the agreement, Freixenet will also produce a documentary about Pies Descalzos and make the music video for Shakira's forthcoming single "Sale El Sol". The Colombian-born singer has also done other charity work in the past. She donated the harmonica she used in her music video "Gypsy" for an auction being held by her home country's branch of the Red Cross in aid of their campaign Dar por Colombia hoy (Give to Colombia Today), which aims to raise money for victims of the harsh rainy season.

Neha Dhupia inspired by Mayawati Posted: 27 Nov 2010 02:12 AM PST Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia says she took inspiration from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to get her regional dialect right for her role of a female gangster in upcoming comedy "Phas Gaye Re Obama". "As I play a gangster from UP in the film, I had to get that language right and so I observed Mayawati to learn how she speaks. She is the only woman whose dialect, whether she is serious or funny, is extremely monotonous. So I have tried to incorporate this in my character. However, my character is not inspired by her," Neha told IANS. The actress was here at PVR BluO in Ambience Mall to promote her new film along with co-stars Rajat Kapoor, Sanjay Mishra and director Subhash Kapoor. The former Miss India has donned the role of a dacoit, Munni Madam, in the film directed by Subhash Kapoor. The film, which is due to release Dec 3 alongside Ashutosh Gowariker's "Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey", is set against the backdrop of global recession that originated in the US. Although Neha is the only female lead in the film but the actress admits she is more of a boy than a girl. "I am not the heroine of the film. I am one of heroes. It is a male part in a female form,' she added.

Hindi Movie 'Break Ke Baad' Film Review Posted: 26 Nov 2010 06:34 PM PST Film: "Break Ke Baad"; Cast: Imran Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sharmila Tagore, Lillete Dubea, Shahana Goswami, Navin Nischol, Yudhistir Urs and others; Director: Danish Aslam; Ratings: ** 1/2 Bollywood has a sub-genre of romantic-comedies meant for urban, chic teenagers, first pioneered with its full frontal glory by our very own coffee drinking Karan Johar. These films, and the people that inhabit it, are nothing like you have ever known, or are ever likely to know. But the reality inside it is so glossy and Cinderellaesque that everyone aspires for this free floating, un-rooted, but super fun unreality. "Break Ke Baad" is a fun example of that. Aaliya (Deepika Padukone) and Abhay (Imran Khan) are childhood sweethearts whose sweet course of sugarcane love encounters the roadblock of youthful ambition. Aaliya, a fiercely independent, risk-taking person decides to go to Australia to pursue her acting ambition, thus breaking the relationship. Both make mistakes, but eventually discover themselves only to realize that it's not that easy to say 'talaq' to a love, that has now matured. "Break Ke Baad" is the ultimate, teenage, escape, love fantasy of 2010, much like "Jaane Tu…" in 2008 and "Love Aaj Kal" in 2009, in whose magical world, almost everything happens coincidentally and all loose ends are tied up perfectly in the end and all that you see makes sense. But we know that such a mythical, unreality can exist only in Bollywood. Yet, the film is good in its own sub-genre. The strongest part of the film is a well-baked script; tight, crisp and thankfully contemporary and often rooted dialogues of Renuka Kunzru, which are funny at times, and profound in a cliched way at others. Yet the film will never make it to the annals of Bollywood greats. Neither does it have the cuteness of Aamir Khan's launch vehicle "Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak", or the undertone of class struggle depicted with extreme melodrama in "Maine Pyaar Kiya", the overtone of struggle against tradition of "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" or the excessive sugar-pulp and totally nonexistent reality of "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" (KKHH) - a film which this one pays hearty tributes to. The conflict is mostly in the minds of the protagonist, and not real. Ironically its fault would perhaps be that it is not unreal enough like KKHH. Though the characterizations, at least in the beginning and in a few side characters, has the smell (or stench if you consider the escapist drama) of reality, it flies off to KKHH land. At least the old films were caricatures, exaggerations of people you would have encountered somewhere. No such luck with "Break Ke Baad". But it is fodder for teen fantasy, seeped in the dual confusion of maturing while finding true love. It's over two hour ride is fun, full time-pass and paisa vasool.

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