AF Data Digital Pvt. Ltd.,: May 17, 2010

Jannifer Kotwal - HOT AND HAPPENING

Monday, May 17, 2010

Jenny finds

her 'Prince'

Jennifer Kotwal hasn't been seen on the Sandalwood circuit for a while, but she's more than making up for it this year. she's just finished shoot for Om Prakash's Huli "I enjoyed shooting for the film, though we had some bitter experiences on the sets in Mysore." says Jenny referring to the incident when she and the film's male lead. Kishore, had to run for cover during a tussle between the locals and the unit at the shoot.

She's also signed another Sandalwood project, this time opposite Challenging Star Darshan in Prince. "I've worked with Darshan in Ee Bandana and I was keen to do another film with him. He appreciates and encourages his co-stars. I remember how he was impressed with my work serial, Just Mohabbat. I couldn't get a better co-star than Darshan." says Jennifer.

The film according to reports, will feature two lead actresses, Does that bother her? "I've shared screen space with other actresses in the past. I just do my job. What others do, doesn't bother me," she maintains.

The other big news is that Jennifer won't be part of the Shivrajkumar starrer Jogayya. the sequel to Jogi. I she disappointed, as she was the heroine in the original? "I respect the director's (Prem) decision. He might have thought that I deidn't suit the script. But I look forward to working with the same team again," she says.

Bradley Cooper - ALL SMILES

Bradley Cooper on World's

Most Beautiful Person list

Bradley Cooper, who won over million of hearts with his performances in The Hangover and Valentine's Day, was recently named as one of the most beautiful people in an international magazine's World's Most Beautiful Person list for 2010. The star is number 10 on the list, but is the third guy after Channing Tatum and Jake Gyllenhaal. In fact, the blue-eyed heartthrob has beaten stars like Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson and Zac Effron on the list. Cooper, who for the first time is working in a complete actio9n movie The A Team, also starring Liam Neeson, Quinton 'Rampage' Kackson, Sharlto Copley and Jessica Biel has sported a new, rugged look and has already got women drooling over him in the latest trailer of the movie.

A NEW LOOK

Actor Srikanth is quite excited about his upcoming film Drohi with director Sudha. "I have worked really hard for this movie ," he says.

"For my previous flick Police Police,I had to put on weight and broaden my shoulders. But for this film. Sudha wanted me to lose weight and even shave off my moustache. It was interesting because my character was shaped from a woman's point of view. And it was challenging for me because Vishnu. who is younger than me, plays a character that's more mature than mine. I had to look younger than my age, even younger than how I was in Raja Kootam," he adds.

He is all praise for his co-star Poorna. "She was a bundle of energy on the sets. I was reminded of Revathy madam when I saw her perform. She has immense potential. And Pooja, who is playing an important role in the film, is a surprise package," he says.

Shilpa Shetty and Neha Dhupia: Sports Talk and Heart Speak

Making the right noises

Our country finally seems to be waking up to the fact that there is a lot more to sports than just the Indian men's cricket team. And guess who are becoming front runners in promoting this thought change? Some of our own B-town stars! Shilpa Shetty recently voiced her opinion about how the Indian women's team entering the semi-finals of the current cricketing extravaganza failed to garner even a quarter of the news coverage as the disastrous performance of the men's team at the same competition did, Now, there's Neha Dupia who wrote about how when we have a world chess champion and a world cup losing team simultaneously, cricket still sidelined Viswanathan Anand's achievement. Hmmm... thank God, these women are making the right noises. At least, this way, they'll get noticed!

Kim Sharma - SULKING?

KIM THREATENS

HOTEL STAFF

Kim Sharma arrived at a suburban hotel recently for a magazine photo shoot and her escort was promptly shown the door. Not the hotel's fault though, as the actress had brought along her most trusted companion, her pet dog! but she was quick-witted to claim that the dog was also part of the shoot. However, rules being rule3s, the request was turned down by the hotel management. Kim fought her ground and saw to it that she entered the hotel with her pet and threatened if they didn't allow her along with her pet inside the hotel. she would never visit the place again. Ultimately, Kim got her way and it was a happy ending for both Kim and her pet.

Ben Stiller - TRUE TO MY WORD

Stiller doesn't believe in

renewing vows

Contrary to what seems like the new-age mantra, actor Ben Stiller dismisses the idea of renewing his wedding vows with his wife, insisting the celebrity trend of multiple nuptials is no substitute for a healthy marriage. Stars including Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, Heidi Klum and Seal, and Fergie and Josh Duhamel, have all staged ceremonies to renew their commitment to each other. But Stiller is adamant he won't be walking down the aisle again with his wife of 10 years, Christine Taylor, because married couples should keep the promises they make at their first wedding. He says, "If your relationship is in good shape and you're communicating with each other and you're close, then that's what's important. i think it has to be implicit that you meant it the first time."

Denise Richards - THE LOYALIST

Denise: Infidelity is the

ULTIMATE BETRAYAL

Denise Richards - who has daughters Sam, six, and Lola, five, with ex-husband Charlie Sheen - finds dating 'challenging'. The actress admits it is difficult to combine the needs of her children with having a personal life. She says, "Dating is very challenging. I won't introduce my kids to anyone I'm dating unless it's very serous. And balancing everything, my daughters always come first. I will never get these years back with my girls!" The 39-year-old star also revealed she regards infidelity as the "ultimate betrayal" and can't understand why people cheat on their partners. Linking this comment to her role in her latest movie, mother's Little Helpers, she says, "My character cocktail in her hand, loves a good time, isn't where, i don't care how bad things are in never have an affair. That's the ultimate be life, and I think that's what my character and I have in common."

Vijay Vasanth - ALL SMILES

WEDDING BELLS

Remember Vijay Vasanth, who wowed the audience with his performance as the guy who was crazy about his cricket bat in the film Chennai 600028, directed by Venkat Prabhu? He later went on to do movies like Thozha and Saroja. However, Vijay got his big break in the film Nadodigal, directed by Samuthirakani. He played Chandran, who is best friends with sasikumar and Bharani.

Now, the latest news about him is that he is getting married on May 19. Addressing the press recently, he said, "My marriage to Nithya ius an arranged one and I'm happy my parents chose a nice girl for me."

When asked why he didn't ask his father, businessman Vasanth, to produce movies for him, the actor replied pat, "I'm working on a couple of interesting products now, including Kanimozhi, I want to do roles that suit me and my personality. There's no point in forcing myself on the audience.

Well, here's wishing him good luck for his future both professional and personal!

Riteish Deshmukh - CELEB WATCH

Riteish's a

true sport

Riteish Deshmukh is an actor in demand, and of course, the son of a Union Minister, Vilasrao Deshmukh. However, Riteish is candid enough to admit that when he took a cab from Worli to Bandra the other day, the cabbie didn't recongnise him. "It was only after the doorman at the restaurant saluted me did the cabbie realise the had ferried a celebrity," says Riteish.

Dr Antonio Banderas - GETTING MUSICAL

Broadway calling?

Call him Dr Antonio Banderas, following his receiving the recent honorary doctorate, and he humbly says he's just an actor, and a theatre actor at that. He is in talks to star in the new Broadway production Zorba The Greek. The Mask of Zprro star says, 'I'm going to have a meeting to establish a date for me to come back to Broadway. And I hope that if everything goes right, that may happenin September 2011, and it will be with the musical Zorba." The title role was made famous by late acting icon Anthony Quinn in the 1964 film of the same name.

Priyamani: ROLE CALL

A RIDE TO

CHERISH

Actress Priyamani is gung-ho

about her role in Raavanan

Priyamani's eyes sparkle with joy. The same kind that one would find in the eyes of those, who, after having performed a task to their satisfaction, are waiting to step on to the victory podium.

In fact, if all goes well, Priyamani might find herself on the victory stand not just once, but several times this year. For, on the one hand, she has Ram Gopal Varma's Rakta Charitra and on the other, Mani Ratnam's Raavanan, waiting to het screns. Both movies have triggered huge expectations and are touted to be sure-shot winners at the box-office.

But it is not just the success part of it that has delighted the actress. What has pleased her more is the fact that she has been able to work with some of the best professionals in the Indian film industry.

Talking about her experience of working in Raavanan, starring Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Prithviraj, Prabhu and Karthik, she says, "What can I say? It was a roller coaster ride! All that I can say is I definitely would like to work with Mani sir over and over again."

Everybody who has worked with Mani Rathnam has claimed to have gained bu the experience. Has she too gained by working with him in Raavanan? Says the actress, "I've definitely gained. By working with him. I've learn to -- I don't know if it would be right or wrong on my part ti say this -- but to act. He's one person who has helped me further my acting skills. Prithvi and Vikram would agree with me when I say that Mani sir gives you the freedom to express yourself. He is one director who says, 'Don't follow the dialogues. You don't have to actually say the lines verbatim. You can say what you want but which mean the same as what the lines written there mean." Ask her about her role in the film and a smile automatically appears on her face, giving away the fact that she is itching to talk about it. However, restraining herself, she says, "I can't divulge much about my role but all I can say is it is a performance based role."
Make her pick one trait of each of her co-star, which she thinks biggest strength and she says, "Vickram is an extraordinary actor. Vickram is that sort of a guy who well come up to me and say, Priya, shall we rehearse the lines once?' We will rehearse and I've seen this, believe me, after rehearsing the lines, he would take a mirror and repeat the lines looking at the mirror to observe his facial expressions and his body language while he's saying his lines. on the other hand, Abhishek is such a spontaneous actor.The moment 'action' was said, Abhishek would turn into the character Beera and remain so until the word 'cut' was uttered. There was never a dull moment in the sets when Abhishek was there. He would make everybody feel at home."
At a tme when most actresses chose to stay away from commercial cinema, Priyamani made it clear that she preferred to do commercial roles. Would she categories her role in Raavanan as a commercial one?
Oh yes, I would But, the only thing is that it has been shot differently. Yes, it is definitely a commercial film but it's a Mani Ratnam film.

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