The new serial kissers of Bollywood

Sushant Singh Rajput seems to be the new actor to join the serial kisser bandwagon. According to a report in DNA, Sushant and co-star Swastika Mukherjee have shot the longest kissing scene for their upcoming film Detective Byomkesh Bakshy. The report quoted director Dibakar Banerjee stating that he wanted to throw Sushant Singh off guard and hence he had not briefed the actor about his intentions of shooting a lengthy kissing scene. 

The report further stated that Sushant was displeased at the end of it, but when he saw the final shot, he seemed fine with it. Previously he had kissing scenes in Shuddh Desi Romance and is all set to share a hot lip-lock with Anushka Sharma in PK. The actor seems uninhibited when it comes to locking lips on the silver screen. While Sushant may give Emraan Hashmi a run for his money, read on to know about the other competitors in the industry. 

Siddharth Malhotra, who entered Bollywood with the film Student Of The Year, kissed Alia Bhatt in the movie. In his next film Hasee Toh Phasee, the actor was again seen in a hot lip-lock with Parineeti Chopra. 

He also kissed Shraddha Kapoor in his next, Ek Villain! 

Arjun Kapoor too is on his way to be the next serial kisser. The actor has emerged as an expert in love-making scenes. In his debut film Ishaqzaade, he was seen kissing Parineeti and in his next film Aurangzeb the actor was seen doing intimate acts with Sashaa Agha. Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt set the temperatures soaring as they kissed onscreen in 2 States. 

While talking about his intimate moments, Arjun said in an interview to TOI, "It's the most natural thing to do. When a man falls in love, the first thing he will do is to kiss the girl. I think Emraan has broken the myth. Also, the audience today is sensible and understands the context of a scene. The love-making scene was integral to Ishaqzaade and Aurangzeb and was done aesthetically. We did not do it to add sleaze." 

Ranveer Singh too is the new entrant in the gang of kissers. The actor was confident with his chemistry in his debut film Band Baaja Baarat with Anushka Sharma and was seen getting involved in a hot lip-lock. Further, he was seen kissing Deepika Padukone in Ram Leela. He was also snapped planting a kiss on Deepika's cheek at the Hello! Awards.

Ranbir Kapoor, who did a kissing scene with his ex-flame Deepika Padukone in Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani is confident about his scenes. He even had a a kissing scene with Southern hottie Ileana D'Cruz in Barfi! In an interview with the Times Of India, Ranbir said, "Kissing onscreen is extremely technical! 

You have to see if the light is coming right, if your face is in the right position for the camera. Besides there are so many people around! I am an actor and it's a part of my acting. I also don't usually need retakes. I am a good kisser." 

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Finding fanny: Lost and found

How far will you go to find love? After a Bollywood “Cocktail”, Director Homi Adajania drinks neat and manages to capture the quirks of love and longing with lust playing hide and seek. On the surface it appears as nothing more than absurd humour highlighting the eccentricities of five Goans caught in a time warp. But as the wrap unravels, Homi delivers the bitter uncertainties of life in the form of a sweet pill without letting us know what he is up to. Like a seasoned magician he takes the carpet off our feet when you least expect it.

It is a kind of film which keeps a smile on your face but at the same time makes you feel guilty about how pride can ruin budding relationships. It shows us the shapes unrequited love can take. It is this twitchy feeing that makes this screwball comedy special. Not many films manage to make the heart twinge these days, when, like many things, emotions are also manufactured.

Set in Pocolim, a fictional Goan village where change is not the only constant in life, an aging postman Ferdie cries one night when he finds a letter that he posted more than four decades has returned to him. It is a letter where Ferdie had spelt out his emotions for Stephanie Fernandes (Anjali Patil). A young angelic widow Angie (Deepika Padukone) helps him to find Stephanie or Fanny by putting together a journey where they are joined in by Angie’s frenzied widowed mother in law Rosie (Dimple Kapadia). They need a car and a driver. So they lure Don Podro (Pankaj Kapur), a painter in love with Rosie’s voluptuous body and the brooding Savio (Arjun Kapoor), who was in love with Angie but was too proud to express it.

Rosie comes with her cat Nareus, who soon becomes a metaphor for what these travellers are hiding. As the masks come off, mirth and melancholy become intimate bedfellows, best captured in the scene where Angie gives Savio a polite dressing down after making love. Or the one where Don Podro discovers that his passion for Rosie is only skin deep.

One has learnt that the screenplay is drawn from a yet to be published novel by Homi’s long time collaborator Kersi Khambatta. Though it doesn’t guarantee but when you draw from a well soaked material, chances are that the characters don’t crumble easily. Also the dialogues don’t slip into contrivances. The film is made in English and there is not a single moment where you feel that these people are putting up a façade. There is a Hindi dub version playing in theatres as well. This critic watched both and found that not much has lost in translation. It is partly because Homi has retained crucial words and sentences in English and largely because he hasn’t relied only on words to express the quirks of the characters. A lot has been captured through expressions and he has got the cast to deliver the goods. Take the opening scene where Ferdie discovers that the letter never reached Fanny. Before Homi spill the details, Naseer conveys the pain of the unrequited love through his mien. Seasoned cinematographer Anil Mehta turns the languid pace of the place into a work of art and French composer Mathias Duplessy tunes and arrangements generate the Portuguese flavour even when the lines go the “Mahi vey”.

With “Cocktail”, Homi established that Deepika has more to her than just a pretty face. Angie is the opposite of Veronica but as we found an Angie in Veronica, here we discover a streak of Veronica in Angie. Playing an irresistible dame who will say sorry before slaying, Deepika takes off the fineries of Bollywood and you can sense the freedom from baggage in her performance. Arjun shows restraint with his scowls and for once sounds genuine in his anguish. Kapur doesn’t allow the flamboyant Don Podro to go over the top but it is Dimple who lends scars to this otherwise pretty-faced film as the lady whose fragile ego and frantic disposition often lead to funny results. Things get untangled rather easily towards the end making one feel that Homi hasn’t paid heed to don Podro’s advice – ‘In art there is no compromise.’ Still there are many reasons to get lost!

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Has Nargis Fakhri caught Arjun Kapoor’s fancy?

After Alia Bhatt’s early exit from a party held at Ekta Kapoor’s house recently, the Gunday actor set his eyes on Nargis and even shook his booty with the babe. Has Arjun Kapoor moved over Alia Bhatt?

Arjun Kapoor might have been denying the special bond he has with his 2 States co-actor Alia Bhatt, but we know for sure that there can’t be smoke without fire. Gossip mills are abuzz with the rumour that suggest ever-glowing flames burning between Alia and Arjun. But a recent a bash held at producer Ekta Kapoor’s house might reveal a kahaani mein interesting twist! Looks like Arjun is bored with his link-up with Alia and desperately wants to shift his focus to something more concrete. The 28-year-old therefore has now shifted his gaze to Nargis Fakhri, and our secret birdies spotted Arjun having a good time with the Rockstar babe not just at the gathering but even on the dance floor.

Riding high on the success of Ragini MMS 2 and Main Tera Hero, television mogul Ekta Kapoor threw a special bash at her palatial house in Juhu. Amongst many invitees from B-town were Arjun and Alia. In fact, the two came to the do hand-in-hand. After sometime, our secret khabroo who kept his eye on the jodi told us that Alia decided to leave the party early. She left her “good friend’ Arjun oh-so-alone at the party that the lad then decided to use his ‘Alia-free’ time to gel with Nargis Fakhiri. The onlookers tell that the two were seen bonding big time and even set the dance floor on fire-matching and co-coordinating each others steamy dance moves and even perfected their steps together.

We hope the energy the two created on the dance floor was not extended beyond the party hours, for if Alia gets to know about this episode(read escapade) there will be some explosions one might be subjected to. Arjun who is waiting for the release of 2 States certainly can’t afford to face that heat for sure, not now-at least! Or is it an “open relationship”, oops friendship that this duo Shares?

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Snapshot: Here's what Alia Bhatt looks like with a bushy 'beard'

Alia Bhatt is clearly the new style icon, making the right fashion choices and trying her best to experiment with her looks. But isn't sporting a beard a bit too much? Well, the actress hasn't grown one for any of her upcoming films. Instead she posed with '2 States' co-star Arjun Kapoor in selfie taken recently. Doesn't the actress look adorable with that beard?

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Watch: Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt get romantic in ‘mast magan’ from ’2 States’

The melodious tunes of 'Mast Malang' will make you fall in love all over again.

Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s new romantic track ‘mast magan’ from their soon-to-release ’2 States’, shows snippets of their romantic journey in the film.
The movie, which is based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel of the same name, is inspired by the author’s romantic journey.
The melodious tunes of ‘Mast Magan’ will make you fall in love all over again.
After watching the song, Chetan Bhagat tweeted, “Don’t know why, but this song made me cry when I watched it. The gorgeous “Mast Magan” video from 2 states.”


The movie, which is based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel of the same name, is inspired by the author’s romantic journey.

The film has music by the hit trio – Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy, while the vocals are given by ‘Tum Hi Ho’ famed Arijit Singh and ‘Zehnaseeb’ singer Chinmayi Sripada.
The film directed by Abhishek Varman and produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions also stars Ronit Roy, Amrita Singh, Shiv Kumar Subramaniam and Revathy in pivotal roles. The film is slated to release on April 18.

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Gunday impresses audience, garners Rs.16 crore on opening day

Bollywood masala film Gunday, which offers dose of action, drama, romance, humour and bromance has collected Rs.16.12 crore on the opening day.

Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed by tweeting:

The film featuring uber-cool trio Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh is directed by Ali Abbas Zafar.

The film brings on platter:

High on drama and bromance

Loved Jai-Veeru? You'll fall in love with Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor in Gunday.The dishy dudes have flaunted their abs in the film and how!

Priyanka Chopra sizzles and seduces

You can't take your eyes off this sultry diva in the sensational cabaret number Asalaam-E-Ishqum.

It's all about love and chemistry

Not sure if this is a perfect film to watch on Valentine's Day, but the romantic number Jiya where Ranveer Singh is wooing Priyanka Chopra is worth listening and watching. Priyanka and Ranveer are stunning in the song.

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Ranbir at 'Gunday' screening without Katrina

Ranbir Kapoor and rumoured girlfriend Karina Kaif have let gossip mongers run wild once again. After the duo made headlines with their alleged romance and then the news of their apparent tiff, the rumoured love-birds have started maintaining a distance while making public appearances.

The buzz around this rumour is stronger than ever before. According to a report in the Indian Express, Ranbir recently attended the screening of the film ' Gunday' sans his alleged ladylove Katrina. Ranbir attended the screening with best friend and director Ayanj Mukerji. While Ayan and Ranbir are usually spotted together at various filmi parties as well, Katrina's abscense at the screening has raised eyebrows.

READ: Ranbir-Katrina hotter than Ranveer-Deepika?

A few days earlier, Ranbir, Ayan and Arjun Kapoor attended filmmaker Karan Johar's private party and alleged girlfriend Katrina was missing even then. In fact, what adds fuel to fire is that both Katrina and Ranbir a few days ago had gone for dinner to Kiran Rao's house where the two came and left separately. If we believe hearsay, then the two who are working together on Anurag Basu's 'Jagga Jasoos' have reportedly not been interacting much on the sets as well.

Ranbir, Katrina are believed to have had a public spat while returning from their New Year vacation in New York. Since the holiday, reports of trouble in the couple's paradise has been stronger. While Ranbir and Kat have never gone public with their relationship, their intimate pictures while holidaying in Ibiza, Spain put their alleged romance on the front burner of all tabloids.

READ: Trouble in Ranbir-Katrina's paradise?

According to a report in Indian Express, Katrina is reportedly shooting for her upcoming film 'Bang Bang' with Hrithik Roshan in Shimla and hence could not accompany Ranbir to the 'Gunday' screening. The report also states that, Ranbir's ex-girlfriend Deepika Padukone was also present at the film screening. 'Gunday' stars Ranveer Singh, Deepika's 'Ram-Leela' co-star and the two are rumoured to be dating since the time they started shooting for the same

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Film review: 'Gunday' should be watched for being a two-hero film which is a rarity these days

Film: Gunday

Rating: **

Director: Ali Abbas Zafar

Starring: Ranveer Singh Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan

What it's about: It's about two orphans Bala (Arjun Kapoor) and Bikram (Ranveer Singh) who find themselves becoming refugees after the formation of Bangladesh. They soon realize that if they have to survive, they have to grow up fast and soon find themselves on the path of crime. The boys as petty thieves who are forced to run away to Calcutta, where they grow up and become kingpins of the city. People swear by their friendship. And then they both fall in love with the same girl. 

What's good: The entire childhood portion of Bala and Bikram is powerfully captured by Abbas, both in terms of the screenplay and execution. It almost sets the tone for the film - almost saga-like. There are some poignant moments in the friendship between the two heroes - and that's the crux of the film. This is what you call in movie terminology a guy's film - loads of action, attitude and masala. Abbas is superb when it comes to projecting heroism of his lead protagonists. 

The scale is grand; production values are great. In terms of screenplay, there is one really good twist in the film that you don't see coming, but by the time it comes, you have pretty much thrown up your hands. Priyanka Chopra looks pretty, and that is what the directors seem to expect from her and emphasize on. She is a director's actress and can deliver. 

That she proves in the one scene she gets the chance to perform (the confrontation with Bala). She bites into the role with vengeance and shows that she has it in her. When two actors have equal roles, everyone is watching them to see who is better. In Gunday, both Ranveer and Arjun have been given contrasting characteristics so both stand apart. 

Ranveer's restraint is ably matched by Arjun's hyper intensity. Irrfan Khan as the cop is a delight. The dialogues deserve a special mention. 

What's not: There was a reason why there was so much curiosity surrounding Gunday. After a long time, the industry was witnessing a two-hero film. One only wishes that after getting such a golden opportunity, director Ali Abbas had focused more on the substance. 

After a stupendous start, the film keeps going downhill with every reel. All the critical conflicts in the story and screenplay are flaky - be it the friendship between the two guys (after a point), the romantic angle and the adversities they face. You know right from the onset that the boys will become enemies over the girl they love. 

That misunderstanding, split and ugly fight scene will follow post which, both will swear to destroy each other. You keep hoping there's something clever coming your way but alas! Gunday was meant to be this generation's Ram Lakhan but it comes nowhere close to it. Overall speaking, Arjun and Ranveer's camaraderie was better on Koffee With Karan. 

The kind of bromance that entertained us in Ram Lakhan, Muqaddar Ka Sikander, Sholay and Karan Arjun was needed but the film just doesn't deliver on that. And that is what the film is hinged on, so it's a big let down.

What's that: I was really worried in the fight scene where Arjun and Ranveer rip each others' shirts off. Thankfully the fight master didn't have any imaginative way to strip them of their pants. 

What to do: A two-hero film is a rarity these days. Watch it only for that reason. 

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PC is glad to do much more than just being a pretty face

Priyanka Chopra is happy to be in Bollywood at a time when women performers are doing much more in films than just being a pretty face.

The 31-year-old actress, who now has a budding international music career, says it is great to see strong roles being written for women in the industry, which is often blamed for being male-dominated.

Priyanka thinks she has finally managed to strike a balance between big budget commercial fares and roles that do justice to her as an actor.

"I think it is really good time for female actors in Bollywood. We get to do so much... Parts are being written for us. I am very fortunate that roles are being written for me where I can do much more than just being a pretty face," the former Miss World told PTI in an interview.

"Yes, you have to do films like that also (being a pretty face). But, it is great to have the ability to have so much going on for you," she adds.

Priyanka had two releases last year -- the superhit 'Krrish 3' and 'Zanjeer' remake which did not do that well. She is looking forward to her first release this year with 'Gunday' hitting the screens tomorrow.

In the Yash Raj Film, Priyanka play the role of a glamorous cabaret dancer Nandita in the 1970s of Kolkata. She is being romanced by Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor.

Priyanka says she was inspired by her mother's look in that era to recreate Nandita.

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Priyanka Chopra's Exotic receives 30 million hits on YouTube

Priyanka in a still from Exotic Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra's song Exotic, which features American rapper Pitbull, has received 30 million hits on YouTube.

The 31-year-old actress' single, which was unveiled last year, contains both English and Hindi lyrics.

"Thank you all for your support and love. 30 million views is overwhelming. Yay," Priyanka tweeted today. The actress will be next seen in Ali Abbas Zafar's Gunday, that also stars actors Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor.

The movie is slated to release on February 14.

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