R Madhavan: I am happy with my weight
At a time when every other actor in Bollywood is busy getting a sculpted body, Madhavan is extremely happy with his weight
The Jodi Breakers star said, “From Salman (Khan) to Bipasha to my wife, everybody wants me to get a seven-pack or eight-pack abs, but I am just happy with my family pack.”Madhavan feels life has been kind to him and he achieved ‘everything very easily’ and perhaps that’s the reason behind his weight gain. “I have just been very lucky. If I don’t have work and a few of my films flop then I think I will lose weight automatically,” he joked. However, on the serious note, he added, “If I get a film where I have to look lean and nasty, where I have to have six-pack and if I find the story interesting, then I know I can have the best physique in the industry.”Click here to read more
‘Bumboo’ director: Stars don’t guarantee returns
His debut directorial Bumboo is the remake of French hit L’Emmerduer, yet it is sans big Bollywood stars. Budget constraints notwithstanding, Jagdish Rajpurohit says he would have made it with the same cast even if he had more money because stars don’t guarantee returns
“I have a great cast – Sharat Saxena, Sanjay Mishra, Sudhir Pandey… all of them may not be a part of the so called A-list of commercial stars, but they are all popular and have done some wonderful work in their career,” said Rajpurohit.A veteran theatre actor himself, Rajpurohit says he has acted in the film to cut down on the cost of the small budget film. “Otherwise, if I was to be given the same script to be made with a lot more money, I would have made Bumboo with the same bunch of actors. They are spontaneous and wonderful. And stars don’t matter these days,” he said.Click here to read more
Shakun Batra: The word ‘bum’ is not derogatory
One of the ‘young guns’ of Dharma Productions, his claim to fame was being featured in ‘Pappu can’t dance saala’ in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. But after the super success of his debut directorial film, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu with Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor, he is all set to test new waters…
Shakun Batra has been an assistant director for some big ticket films and it was a natural transition for him to step into a director’s shoes. He speaks of his debut film and the experience of working with Imran and Kareena…Click here to read more
Swara Bhaskar: Shahrukh Khan kissed me, made my day
Though she is four films old in Bollywood, her performance as Payal in the R Madhavan-Kangna Ranaut-starrer Tanu Weds Manu won her a Best Actor in a Supporting Role trophy
Click here to read moreAshwini Chaudhary: Madhavan has five expressions in every scene
The Jodi Breakers director spoke of his journey in Bollywood, his love for cinema, controversies and the frustration he dealt with after Good Boy Bad Boy, produced by Subhash Ghai, earned him a bad name
In Bollywood fates change every Friday. One Friday, Ashwini Chaudhary’s Emraan Hashmi-Tushhar Kapoor-starrer Good Boy Bad Boy released, almost ending his career. But he has bounced back, this time with a talented actor, R Madhavan and one of B-town’s hottest sizzlers, Bipasha Basu for company in Jodi Breakers…Click here to read more
Gautham Menon: I didn’t want to make ‘Ekk Deewana Tha’
The maker of superhit films in Tamil and Telugu finds himself at sea in Bollywood. He spoke about knowing the brickbats that await him post-release, reaching out to a larger audience and why he chose to walk out of Force
Click here to read moreAditi Rao Hydari: I want to play lead roles
Her bit parts in Delhi 6, Yeh Saali Zindagi and more recently Rockstar were noticed and now she is playing the main lead in Anu Menon’s directorial debut, London Paris New York
In a freewheeling conversation, the petite actor spoke of her first film as leading lady, her idealistic way of looking at life, kissing scenes and how her dance teacher threatened to spank her….Click here to read more
Prateik: I take time to open up
The Ekk Deewana Tha actor says he makes an effort to give his best in front of the camera although he is still coming to terms with it
A man of few words, Prateik is a natural actor thanks to his legacy, but the 25-year-old says acting is such a vast subject that he can’t learn every nuance even if he gets to spend decades in front of the camera. “I am enjoying it. Yes, I am comfortable. As I said, I take time to open up and I am coming to terms with it,” said Prateik, the son of Raj Babbar and the late Smita Patil, both Bollywood actors. With each day, Prateik learns something new, but he feels it’s impossible to absorb the vastness of the subject. “I don’t think I will understand each and every thing even if I reach (Amitabh) Bachchan’s age. There are so many things to learn.”Click here to read more
