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." 

Copyright: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Raja Natwarlal Sets High Expectations at Box Office

Emraan Hashmi's latest film Raja Natwarlal hit the screens on Friday and the box-office has high expectations from it.

Directed by Kunal Deshmukh, Raja Natwarlal also stars Humaima Malick, Kay Kay Menon, Paresh Rawal, and Deepak Tijori.

Kunal Deshmukh had directed the successful Jannat series, also starring Emraan Hashmi. Raja Natwarlal has been produced by UTV Motion Pictures.

Raja Natwarlal's release also comes at a time when the Bollywood has had a good year so far in 2014.

Kick has grossed over Rs. 200 crore at domestic box office while Singham Returns has made business of over Rs. 130 crore. Other releases of this year such as Ek Villain, Holiday, 2 States and Jai Ho also grossed over 100 crore at the box office.

Raja Natwarlal will also benefit from the extended weekend and no major releases this week.

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Emraan not ready to give up his 'serial kisser' image

IANS
 Known as Bollywood's serial kisser, Emraan Hashmi may have decided to do a family film but feels it would be foolish of him to alienate himself from the kind of cinema he is known for doing.

After doing off-beat film "Shanghai", Emraan returns to his original avatar of a lover boy with " Raaz 3", where he will romance Bipasha Basu and Esha Gupta.

When asked about revisiting his image, he said: "We have upped the stakes. There is normally one heroine, but here there are two. The sinful experiences on screen have increased," the 33-year-old said in an interview.

"I have a core constituency, an audience who want me to do such films. Every actor has an image and you would be a fool to let go of that. Yes, you can occasionally do other films but if you let go of your core strength then the relatability drops.

"Within that realm you should try other genres. Like I do 'Raaz', I also did 'Shanghai' and it received critical acclaim. Of course, this is my core strength and I want to do such films and 'Raaz 3' is a film which brings all those strengths together," he added.

Meanwhile, Emraan is not the one to be enamoured by the Rs.100 crore figure.

He said: "As a performer I want to maintain a consistent run rate at the box office. If I am Rs.50 crore actor, I would want each of my films to do at least that much business. What normally happens is there are actors whose one film opens to Rs.100 crore and the second at Rs.5 crore... I would rather be the guy who does every film that generates a consistent run rate, than the guy who is sometimes here and then down."

Emraan is currently busy promoting "Raaz 3" that releases Friday. His other upcoming projects include "Ghanchakkar", a romantic comedy, " Ek Thi Daayan" and " Unglee".

'Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai' releases July 30

After the success of its previous release, LSD - Love Sex Aur Dhokha, Balaji's's latest project, Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai, is set to release on July 30, 2010.

Directed by Milan Luthria, the film stars Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut and Prachi Desai.

The film looks to be all that it promises - a super-entertaining rewind to the era of romance, smuggling, cabaret and the mafia.

Seen through the eyes of a police officer, Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai traces the changing face of the Mumbai underworld.

The film, set primarily in 1970s Mumbai, follows the rise of Sultan (Ajay Devgan), and his eventual fall, when his protege Shoaib (Emraan Hashmi), challenges his supremacy, and usurps power to rule the murky underbelly of Mumbai.

Says a renowned trade analyst, "Audiences are eagerly awaiting the movie's release. There is a lot of buzz surrounding the movie already especially after the success of LSD.The film looks slick,clutter breaking and has a classic old world feel to it."

"In the day and age of production houses are churning out one comedy and romantic flick after another, Balaji dares to be different and comes out with a slick and entertaining film that makes you re-live the iconic days of the Mumbai of 1970s," he added.

Balaji and Milan Luthria's Once Upon a Time In Mumbaai is all set to release worldwide on July 30, 2010.

By ibnlive.in.com

Emraan’s narrow escape

By Hiren Kotwani, Hindustan Times

Looks like Emraan Hashmi is keen to shed his ‘serial kisser’ image and break into the action hero mould. The actor, who will be seen doing plenty of action in the forthcoming Milan Luthria film, Once Upon A Time In Mumbai, escaped a fatal accident while shooting for Mohit Suri’s Crook in Melbourne, Australia on Wednesday evening.

The scene required Hashmi to drive down a freeway, following a rig vehicle, which had a camera mounted on a crane arm. Suddenly, the camera got detached from the crane and fell off. And the actor, who was barely 10 feet behind the rig vehicle, driving at nearly 100 kmph couldn’t afford to swerve or brake instantly.

Damage control

So Hashmi just drove over the camera, which naturally broke into pieces. And as a result of the impact, his car went a couple of feet off the road, but not off the freeway. Confirming the news, Hashmi said, “I was fortunate that my car didn’t veer off the freeway. I shudder to think of what would have happened in that case. But yes, at that moment, my heart did miss many a beat.”

Thanking his lucky stars for saving him from the fatality of the accident, the actor added, “Hats off to all those stuntmen and actors who risk their lives while performing dangerous action sequences. Of course, we all take adequate security measures before and during the rehearsals and double check them before shooting the scene, but the risk of a mishap is always there.”

However, the cast and crew were too frazzled to continue shooting that evening and resumed only the following morning with another camera.