Vidya Balan has shown her interest for film sin other languages and also made it clear on many occasions. But she didn’t get enough roles suitable to her since her last assignments. Now the gossip has that she had an offer from Kollywood.

Tamil Star Dhanush who is also well known in Hindi has decided to cast Vidya Balan in his upcoming film directed by Durai Senthilkumar. Durai Senthilkumar, who earlier directed Ethir Neecha was produced by Dhanush. Sources say that Vidya Balan might play a negative role that gives tough opposition to Dhanush. We all know how are Vidya Balan can pull up the role and mesmerize the audience. Dhanush will be seen in a dual role, sasy he sources.

Lets wait and see whether the Vidya agrees to act opposite Dhanush, if so it would a distinct combination on silver screen.

She has given us films like Parineeta, Kahaani and The Dirty Picture. The powerhouse of acting talent; Vidya Balan Kapur is back and is all set to shed those extra kilos for her upcoming flick, Humari Adhuri Kahaani.

Reportedly for the said Mohit Suri directorial Vidya was asked to lose weight and get into shape to pull off the role of an attractive woman. And the professional she is, she gleefully took time off and is prepping to lose weight.
Humari Adhuri Kahaani is said to be loosely based on Mahesh Bhatt’s life and will star Vidya, Emraan Hashmi and Rajkumar Rao in lead roles. Other details about the film are yet to be uncovered.

After flops like Ghanchakkar, Shaadi Ke Side Effects and Bobby Jasoos, we are seriously expecting a lot from the beautiful lady. Let’s see what Humari Adhuri Kahaani unfolds itself into!

There have been a long list of speculations as to where is Vidya Balan Kapur and why is she not being spotted lately. Now giving a different edge to the rumors is director Mohit Surim who apparently knows the reason.

Actually amidst all pregnancy, to bad health rumors, circulating in the media, now we know why is Vidya on a break. Mohit Suri comes out with the reason being her next film “Humari Adhuri Kahaani”. For the film, Vidya needs a break and she has to even lose weight to look all attractive and in shape. It is a story in which her character falls in love after marriage.

So post Bobby Jasoos, the Balan babe has gone on a vacation and there she will try to fit into the desired frame according to the script. Vidya has always added her definitive touch to all her roles, and now since she is all gearing to get into a sexy shape, we are really looking forward to seeing her flaunt her curves in style. Oh La La!

Vidya Balan, who shot to ultimate fame with the film “Dirty Picture” is now aspiring to become pregnant. It seems that few Bollywood channels started debating on the concept of the pregnancy of Vidya Balan. As per the reports, few people stated that she is pregnant while few other denied it as rumor.

Finally, the aspect went till Vidya Balan and she took a different route to convince audience. She stated that she is feeling like making that gossip real. Vidya Balan attracted audience with her statement as it means that the statement of her pregnancy is a rumor but she is aspiring to make it real.

She is now feeling that the gossip should turn real. It is a noted fact that this lady married Aditya, a well known businessman in North India. Their marriage was held with pomp and show few months back and hence rumors started spreading that that Vidya Balan is now a pregnant.

It was only a few days back that veteran director Kamal spoke of his dream project – a biopic on the confessional poetess Kamala Suraiyya aka Madhavikutty. Whilst he thought about the movie and how he wanted to tackle each important aspect of the late literary giant’s life, he admitted that he envisioned Vidya Balan playing the role.

Now, it looks like there is some headway in that area! Apparently, Kamala met Vidya during some event and spoke to her about the movie, and Vidya showed interest in essaying the lead! So maybe, for real this time, Vidya Balan maybe on her way back to Mollywood.

The gorgeous, award winning actress, who is a half Malayali by birth, was actually set to make her entry in to Malayalam cinema a decade ago in another Kamal film titled Chakram. The movie, which the film maker scripted in association with the late Lohithadas, however never made it to the big screens and vanished in to obscurity.

Vidya then, after making it big in Bollywood, made her debut here in the Prithviraj starrer period flick Urumi.

Somehow it feels like a perfect fit that Vidya should play Kamala, and that should be her real big venture in Kerala. She already, from her work in Hindi, has a fan following here, and they are sure to welcome her with open arms.

Kamal says, however, that the film will only be released in 2015, and the project with Mammootty will be his next subject of focus. Any which way though, the fans are here waiting eagerly for this epic film to take shape.

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Vidya Balan is back on screen and how! She shares a sizzling chemistry with the male lead of the film, Ali Fazal in Bobby Jasoos Hot New Song.

Watch the song here :

‘Tu’, sung by Singers Papon and Shreya Ghoshal, has a classical touch to it and the number instantly takes you back to the 80s when songs like ‘Dikhayee diye yoon..’ from ‘Bazaar’ and ‘Dil cheez kya hai.’ from ‘Umrao Jaan’ ruled the roost.

The song, which is shot in Golconda Fort of Hyderabad, gives a soft and soothing feel.

National award winner Swanand Kirkire has written the lyrics of the song. Noted lyricist has earlier written the songs for movies like ‘Lootera’, ‘Parineeta’ and the very famous ‘O Ri Chiraiya’ in ‘Satyamev Jayate’.

MUST Watch : Bobby Jasoos Trailer

Vidya Balan plays a Hyderabadi girl in the movie. She will be seen in different looks all throughout the movie. And we must say, she is looking quite pretty in the song in those traditional lehengas.

“Bobby Jasoos”, directed by Samar Shaikh is set to hit the theaters on July 4. The movie is produced by Dia Mirza.

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Vidya Balan is back.. and how!

Bobby Jasoos Trailer Released today afternoon amidst a huge buzz!

This is perhaps one of Vidya’s most awaited films. The reason being, her look in the film which created quie a buzz when it was revealed in the newspapers.

Pictures of her dressed as an astrologer and as a beggar had been doing the rounds on the net since quite some time.

After playing a pregnant woman in ‘Kahaani’, a hip-shaking actress in ‘The Dirty Picture’ and a loud Punjabi woman in ‘Ghanchakkar’, Vidya Balan is playing a simple woman with a big dream – to be a detective in ‘Bobby Jasoos.’

This is what the trailer showed :

After being turned away from quite a few doors, Bobby finally sets up her own detective agency. She finally lands a huge assignment, wherein she has to find a missing person.

Set in the city of Hyderabad, Bobby (Vidya Balan) seems determined and she then sets out on her chase.

Her family turns their backs on her, owning to her choice of career. However, Tasawur, played by Ali Fazal, who plays her love interest in the film stands by her. Even though the age difference is quite noticeable, the unconventional pair has something endearing about them that seems to click.

Watch the trailer here : Bobby Jasoos Trailer

Vidya Balan is seen donning quite a few disguises – postman, maulvi, beggar, then a woman with huge braces.

Vidya Balan, who will be seen in 22 different avatars, had given 122 look tests for the movie.

‘Bobby Jasoos’ is the first detective film with a female lead and expectations are sky-high from the National Award winning actress.

Only time will tell though, how this movie will fare at the box-office.

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Vidya Balan’s new film Bobby Jasoos’s first trailer is out now. The movie is directed by Samar Shaikh . Watch here for Bobby Jasoos Trailer.

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Vidya Balan – The name quite reminds you of the films Kahaani and The Dirty Picture. Yes, this South Indian girl with roots from Palakkad had come a long way in Indian Cinema. Balan, who started off playing roles in telly like Radhika of Hum Paanch, did not find it easy to get to where she stands right now. A spree of hits after a struggle of 15 years has its success story.

Chitramala takes a look at the Vidya Balan uprising – from The Dirty Picture to The Padma Shri – Indeed!!

Parineeta (2005)

Easily that stepping stone into doing meaningful roles in Bollywood – Parineeta saw Vidya portraying a strong female protagonist, going head to head with her co-star Saif Ali Khan. This was the time of baseless skin shows and anorexic size zero figures – Vidya with her full body and complete talent got the attention worldwide as ‘Lalitha’.

What more, the lady walked away with Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut that year, apart from being nominated for Filmfare Best Actress!

Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)

The film may not have struck the same impulse as the first one, Munnabhai MBBS, but the critics saw through RJ Jhanvi, played by Balan. Vidya starred opposite Sanjay Dutt in an endearing role, getting praises for her performance in the movie. This started the beginning of a new era among the heroines called Vidya Balan. The other leading women have just begun to get cold feet with such competition. If you thought, this was it, then read on.

Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007)

Balan starred as the woman possessed by a spirit of a dancer in this remake of South super hit, Chandramukhi. The role that was originally played by actress Jyothika was a challenging one to be showcased in Hindi. Vidya pulled it off with ease, sending some chill down the spine to many sitting in the theaters. She was nominated once again for Filmfare Best Actress after Parineeta for this movie.

Paa (2009)

A landmark in her own career, Paa got Vidya a whole new reputation as an actress with depth. Playing the role of a mother to a child suffering with a rare condition called progeria required guts, instensity and strong hold – all of which were showered in abundance by Balan. The movie won Vidya Balan her Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the first time, setting a new trend of method acting for the leading ladies.

Ishqiya (2010)

No looking back thereafter. Vidya followed her success meter with another mindblowing performance the very next year. Ishqiya, that released in 2010, saw Vidya playing the role of Krishna, a raw, rustic role with great detail. The role was so magnanimous that, Vidya looked like the only fit in the existing talent to carry off such a protagonist.

Once again, Balan walked away with Filmfare – this time Critics Award for Best Acctress and Nominated Best Actress.

No One Killed Jessica (2011)

Vidya played Sabrina Lal, sister of Jessica Lal who gets shot by a rich brat when she refuses to pour him a drink. The story, inspired from the real life incident in Delhi, saw Vidya play a strong character fighting for the justice in favour of her late sister. Though film did not fare well at the Box Office, Vidya was well remembered for her role.

The Dirty Picture (2011)

Once again, a milestone of sorts! Vidya Balan shed her inhibitions like never before to play the reel character inspired from the real life ex diva of South, Silk Smitha. The way Vidya dazzled in the role just blew the heads off the critics and the audiences alike. There was vulgarity with meaning, and there was a character with goods to back it up. Vidya Balan officially arrived in the top league of Bollywood with The Dirty Picture. The actress walked away with National Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress – all in one go, amazing the Indian movie lovers.

Kahaani (2012)

Perhaps one of the most interesting characters ever played in the history of Indian Cinema, Vidya Balan stood out to be the coveted one to carry off ‘Vidya Venkatesan Bagchi’, who arrives in Kolkata with a mission. The story that surprises the audience till the end saw Vidya playing her role in full throttle. She simple shone like a powerful female protagonist, who was lost in the present Indian Cinema, carrying off the entire movie on her shoulders alone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNlXD-gH0Y4

The film fetched her Filmfare Award for Best Actress once again, proving that size doesn’t matter when there is talent – heaps of it!!

The versatile actress of Indian Cinema will soon be seen in her next film, Bobby Jasoos, where she plays the role of a beggar out of many! Stay tuned!!

Veteran actor Kamal Haasan and shining lady of Bollywood, Vidya Balan picked up their Padma Honours from the President of India in a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on March 31st.

Vidya Balan was honoured with a Padma Shri while Kamal was honoured with a Padma Bhushan Award. Balan was elated being chosen for such a coveted medal, and said that this was a matter of great pride for her.

“I’m thrilled, I’m overjoyed, I’m overwhelmed, I’m honoured, I’m humbled…! I’m running out of words to express my feelings and gratitude” she said, while taking the honour. After portraying some strong role in films like Paa, Ishqiya, No One Killed Jessica, The Dirty Picture and Kahaani, Vidya proved that she was an actor of the mettle, sans the size zero and ultra-glam overriding.

Kamal Haasan, who was honoured with a Padma Bhushan, was recognized for his life’s work and contribution to Indian Cinema. “Proud to be an Indian. India is a country with great talents in various any fields. While legions await to be honoured, I am honoured that I have been chosen for Padma Bhushan by my government” he said.

Kamal’s much celebrated daughter, Shruti Haasan tweeted – “ I’m such a proud daughter today!!! Congratulations Bapuji!!”

The reigning ‘queen’ of Bollywood, Kangana is now giving cold feet to her peers in the industry. The super talented actress will now replace another winner, Vidya Balan in the upcoming film to be directed by Sujoy Ghosh.

Confirms the actress with IANS; “I would be doing the film with Sujoy. I am excited about it. It is a suspense thriller and beyond this I cannot reveal anything”. Tentatively titled ‘Durga Rani Singh’, the film will see Kangana playing the role of a 35 year old mother to a 14 year old girl with a paralytic condition, which, going by the description, seems to be a challenging one.

Earlier Vidya was to play this role but the actress had issues with the dates. Kangana is the sure shot replacement to such a story. Going by the popularity of Queen, many directors are now eying closely on Ranaut to carry off powerful women backed roles.

“I am very happy with the response to ‘Queen’. We had not expected this kind of appreciation…we are overwhelmed. We are thankful to the audience for this love for the film” she said, with a joyful tone.

Portraying strong roles comes as a niche to Kangana, right from the start. Her debut in Gangster saw her playing a full blown alcoholic and delivering some kick ass performance. Kangana then played another mind blowing role of a showstopper model in Madhur Bandarkar’s Fashion, walking away with a National Award for the same.

Looks like the Queen is on a roll!

100 years and counting.. Indian Cinema turned 100 last year. While there were some films which are worth forgetting, others have simply left us in awe of the country’c cinematic acumen.
The film industry has evolved itself for the better and so have the audience. The flying cars and big punches have been replaced by some spectacular performances and content-driven scripts. Likewise a different set of actors have caught our attention by delivering some amazing performances.

Here are 10 Hindi movies that you must watch before you die!

1. Mughal-e-azam
One of the most expensive films of Hindi cinema, ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ is considered as one of the milestone films in the history of Indian cinema.

2. Sholay
The impact of the movie was such that every single character of the movie is remembered till date. ‘Kitne aadmi the’ became the most popular dialogue of Bollywood for years to come..The movie broke every box office record back then!

3. Deewar
“Mere pass maa hai” is enough to tell you how famous and thrilling this movie was!

4. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
Who knew that the way he spreads his arms to call for his lady-love would go on to become a rage for decades to come? The Swiss locales, the farmlands of Punjab and a melodramatic plot. DDLJ had all the ingredients of a masala movie in it making it the epitome of Romance in Bollywood!

5. Lagaan
Story of a small village where the system of ‘Lagaan’ is scrapped over a cricket match. The highly addictive Cricket-Cinema combo ensured this movie was a roaring success!

6. Swades
One of SRK’s best! A must watch.

7. Dil Chahta Hai
Story of three friends which became the movie of the decade! A cult-movie,indeed!

8. Gangs of Wasseypur
Anurag Kashyap with his Tarantino-style direction grabbed all the attention! ‘Keh ke Lenge’ became the coolest line around. Hindi cinema will never be the same again!

9. Kahaani
A pregnant-woman looking out for her missing husband! Vidya Balan ‘delivered’ a stellar performance. The twists and turns in the plot definitely puts this in the Top 5 Thrillers of Bollywood!

10. Queen
You’ve heard enough praises of this one already. And if you haven’t yet been to the theatres to experience the magic, god you so desperately need to go watch Kangana!

Rang de basanti, Munna bhai MBBS, My name is Khan, Mother India, Hera Pheri, A Wednesday, Udaan would be the next.

While I’ve tried and compiled the most, the list may differ according to individual tastes.

Enjoy the Bollywood ride!

How rarely does this phenomenon occur where a 23 yr old working as an assistant director for a film, becomes the male lead of the sequel and the re sequel of that film? Yes, we are talking about Emraan Hashmi who assisted Vikram Bhatt during Raaz and later became a poster boy of the Bhatt camp for a decade now.

Though Emraan debuted in Footpath, he came to the limelight with Anurag Basu’s Murder where he played a role that was oozed with confidence when it came to the steamy scenes. Emraan as a womanizer on screen shocked the nation by showing no qualms in doing sex scenes in Murder. The 13 kisses in the film were a record that time, and also started the trend of bold movies in Bollywood.  Making out on a terrace in that black silky blanket was like an unofficial advertisement of what Emraan’s further movies would be

Murder was followed with Tumsa Nahin Dekha where he teamed up again with Anurag Basu. The first trailer of this film had Emraan bowled by Diya Mirza at a busstop and immediately giving a lip-lock.  And that gained him the title ‘Serial Kisser’.   The movie however bombed at the box office.

Zeher was Emraan’s fourth movie and the birth of a genius director from the Bhatt camp, Mohit Suri. Emraan played a cop and was paired with Shamita Shetty and Udita Goswami.  The illicit affair aspect was present in Zeher too where Emraan is in a secret relationship with Udita. The songs of Zeher especially ‘Woh Lamhe’, and ‘Agar Tum Mil Jaao’ are extremely popular chart busters.  A new beginning of unstoppable hit music numbers of Emraan took off. The next movie of our serial kisser was Aashiq Banaaye Aapne, where the raunchiness climbed up the ramp even more.  The title song became the hottest number of the year visually, and musically too which made Himesh Reshamiyya the topmost composer for few years that followed.  Performance-wise Emraan had nothing new to offer since the Murder days.

His other release in the same year was Chocolate which went unnoticed and his routine performance seemed weaker as he was acting alongside talents like Irrfan Khan and Anil Kapoor.  The next film was Kalyug, where he played a supporting role of a punk with a heart of gold.  Kalyug was Emraan’s second film with Mohit Suri. With an interesting role and relatively better performance, he climbed another step in becoming a good actor.

Just after he made his presence felt in Kalyug, Emraan came with up with two forgettable movies which again put him in the womanizer zone and offered nothing more than a bunch of smooches.  Jawaani Deewani and Aksar damaged whatever the little amount of hope he created from Kalyug.

In 2006, Gangster came as a blessing to him where he portrays a cop in disguise.  He utilized the opportunity well to show the sleek switch from the lover to the scheming cop towards the climax.  The next significant movie where we could see a groomed actor in him was in Awarapan, again directed by Mohit Suri.  The problem however was he intermittently did some terrible movies like Good Boy Bad Boy and Killer which focused only on banking upon his serial killer image, which obviously failed at the box-office.  Not surprisingly, the ones which had substantial characterization like in Jannat worked well.

A milestone in his career which put a stop to the inconsistency of how his movies fared at box office was Once Upon A Time In Mumbai.  It was a very important event of his career, as he passed the acid test. The acid test was performing in par with Ajay Devgan, and he came out in flying colors.   His performance as Shoaib was loved and triggered some wonderful roles in the subsequent years.  Though his ease and expertise in enacting bold bedroom scenes was continued to be used, it was given a lower priority than the characterization.  His role as Abraham in Dirty Picture was well-written and performed flawlessly.  He created a space for himself in the movie when the movie comprised gems like Vidya Balan and Naseeruddin Shah. In Murder 2 also, he was impressive as the suspended cop trying to unveil the mystery murders.

In the 2012 and 2013 releases, he delivered some amazing performances in three completely contrasting roles. In Ek Thi Daayan which came from the Vishal Bhardwaj camp, he played a magician Bobo, who is suspicious of women with a long plait as Daayans. In the caper comedy Ghanchakkar, he worked with the very talented Raj Kumar Gupta. His displayed some commendable histrionics as Sanjay, who loses his memory after a bank robbery.  In Dibakar Banerjee’s Shanghai, Emraan gave his career-best performance as Joginder in a completely deglamourized but a wonderful role.

The story of Emraan’s rise is a great illustration of persistence and hard-work. Emraan has come a long way from an almost B-grade hero to a bankable actor of Bollywood! The other factors which contributed to his success are: Music and Mohit Suri. Emraan is the only actor who could get numerous best-of-the-best music tracks in the last ten years. There is at least one number from each of his movies that top the charts whenever they release. Mohit Suri has been phenomenal in giving Emraan roles that would bring out a better actor out of him. From Zeher to Kalyug to Awarapan to Raaz2 to Crook to Murder 2, he has been the fuel.  Their 7^th venture together is Hamaari Adhuri Kahaani which also stars great talents like Vidya Balan and Raj Kumar Rao.

His other movies to look forward in 2014 are Ungli in Karan Johar’s production and Kunal Deshmukh’s Shaatir.

Well-begun is half done. Shaadi Ke Side Effects starts off promisingly too. The movie begins with the wife and husband meeting in a pub pretending as strangers, who then get drunk and make out in the hotel room. The idea behind the insane but interesting idea is to revive the love spark between them in their busy lives.

Sid (Farhan Akhtar) is a musician trying to settle down financally, and Trisha (Vidya Balan) already has a stable career.  Sid knows how to keep the chemistry between them lively until Trisha gets pregnant. Trisha starts getting preoccupied in taking care of the baby. Sid tries to be equally involved to the extent of putting a balloon of water inside his shirt to empathize with Trisha. However, he doesn’t have that ‘mother’s instinct’ and ends up making erroneous assumptions about the baby’s needs.  As time passes, he starts feeling that the attention towards him has also vanished.  The rest of the film is about what Sid does to make himself happy and its consequences.

‘Shaadi Ke .. ‘ lacks a head and tail when it comes to story. There will be not much progress in any manner. This movie is more like a translation of the marital-woes sms jokes into a bunch of videos joined together.  However to compensate such a big drawback, there are two factors which make us overlook the story-less script: Performances and conversations.  Farhan and Vidya are nothing less than fantastic as Sid and Trisha. They play the games of Dukhi Patni versus Frustrated Pati and Negative-thinking Patni versus Escapist Pati  so well, and that’s what is the USP of the movie.  Bakthar (Balan plus Akhtar) very well know that the plot is very thin and the only they can make the movie work is by being as convincing and natural as possible. The conversations between them are natural and stay far from any artificial melodrama.  Kudos to Saket Chaudhary for the well-written dialogues too. Ram Kapoor is entertaining as the ideal father. There are also a couple of cameos by Vir Das and Ila Arun. They were impeccable too.

The second hour of the movie is a drag with things almost coming to a halt and boredom stacking up.  The last 15 minutes is atrociously ridiculous and becomes a blackmark to the decently managed screenplay till then.  Pritam’s music is a letdown too. Cinematography is adequate.

All in all, definitely worth a watch for the performances of Vidya and Farhan  especially if your age falls somewhere between 25 and 40 (to foresee, to relate or to recall)!

Trailer:

Farhan Akhtar, who plays a musician and a super flustered husband cum parent in Shaadi Ke Side Effects, has sported a new tattoo on his left side of the chest to look the part. Vidya Balan stars opposite him in this comedy that talks about various sides to being married. The tattoo sported by the actor looks simple, yet stylish, very Farhan. We do not know yet if its real or temporary for the film.

The trailer of the film has generated adequate interest with the film goers at this point in time. Made by Saket Chaudhary, the director of hit film, Pyaar Ke Side Effects, the film looks to be a promising popcorn multiplex entertainer. The movie is slated for a Valentine Day release worldwide next year.

Shaadi Ke Side Effects trailer