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Akshay goes metrosexual in Tees Maar Khan

Posted by: fenilseta on: December 7, 2009

Akshay Kumar to play a fashion conscious conman sporting designer clothes, a stylish hairstyle and jewelry in Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan
By Vickey Lalwani (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 07, 2009)

If you thought Farah Khan will make Akshay Kumar play an unsophisticated street smart conman in her next directorial venture Tees Maar Khan think again. [...]

The glittering premiere of Paa!

Posted by: fenilseta on: December 4, 2009

The premiere of the Bachchans’ home production Paa was a glittering affair with the who’s who of Bollywood attending the event last night
By Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 04, 2009)

The preparations for the grand premiere of Paa last night had started much earlier with Amitabh Bachchan visiting the venue at Wadala Imax at [...]

Akki to wear old used clothes in Patiala House

Posted by: fenilseta on: December 3, 2009

Akshay Kumar to wear old, used clothes taken from shop owners, in his next, Patiala House
By Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 03, 2009)

He might be one of the most stylish actors in Bollywood, but in Patiala House, Akshay Kumar will wear used clothes loaned by three shop owners.
Director Nikhil Advani has borrowed clothes [...]

It’s bonus time: Akshay-Katrina rain song back in De Dana Dan

Posted by: fenilseta on: December 1, 2009

By Joginder Tuteja, December 1, 2009 – 11:21 IST
The inevitable has happened. Owing to popular demand, ‘Gale Lag Ja‘ – the rain song and dance number featuring the lead pair of Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif – has been added to the film’s narrative.
Though this much hyped song had created quite some buzz en [...]

Farah Khan’s new best friend Akshay Kumar is cementing their friendship by helping the director get a good deal in a posh suburban apartment

By Vickey Lalwani (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 01, 2009)

When a friendship goes sour, it is bound to have repercussions. Especially when the friends happen to be Shah Rukh Khan and Farah Khan. [...]

Akshay-Katrina’s steamy song missing from De Dana Dan?

Posted by: fenilseta on: November 27, 2009

By Faridoon Shahryar, November 27, 2009 – 11:51 IST

Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif share blockbuster chemistry in the De Dana Dan steamy number ‘Gale Lag Ja‘. But for all the eager fans hoping to soak-in the fireworks, there’s a twist in the tale. “I am keeping the song away for a little time. It [...]

Movie Review: DE DANA DAN by TARAN ADARSH

Posted by: fenilseta on: November 27, 2009

By Taran Adarsh, November 27, 2009 – 10:52 IST
Be forewarned. DE DANA DAN is the most bizarre film from the maharaja of laughathons, Priyadarshan. Not even in your wildest dream you’d think that Priyadarshan would place almost an entire film in a hotel and have its entire cast, comprising of 26 [or is it [...]

Laughter is the best medicine-Priyadarshan

Posted by: fenilseta on: November 27, 2009

Akshay Kumar and National Award winning director Priyadarshan prescribe a dose of comedy this season

MEENA IYER Times News Network (BOMBAY TIMES; November 27, 2009)

On the fateful night of 26/11, National Award winning director Priyadarshan, Bollywood’s Khiladi Akshay Kumar, and the prolific producer Ratan Jain launched their comedy De Dana Dan. “We were asked to cancel [...]

Fenil’s Bollywood Talk # 76

Posted by: fenilseta on: November 26, 2009

DE DANA DAN-COMBINATION OF SUCCESSFUL COMBOS!
This year hasn’t been great for Akshay Kumar as all his films have flopped at the BO, with an exception for Kambakkht Ishq which was average. De Dana Dan, which releases tomorrow, is the last film of Akshay in 2009 and it’s expected to be one [...]

Multiplexes killing Bollywood, say filmmakers

Posted by: fenilseta on: November 25, 2009

Two prominent Bollywood filmmakers — Manmohan Shetty and Bobby Bedi — have spoken against multiplexes and the high price of tickets, saying these two factors could destroy the industry.

“The main culprit to bring down Bollywood are multiplexes,” said Shetty, who started the trend of multiplex cinema chains.
“The tickets are priced so high that people who [...]