Aishwarya Rai Shah Rukh Kahn Reunion On The Horizon; Rohit Shetty Discusses Screenplay With `Devdas’ Stars

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the Bollywood Legend, may reunite with Shah Rukh Khan for the first time since they burned up the screen in "Devdas."

Absolute India reported that Shah Rukh Khan approached Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to play a role in the director Rohit Shetty's next project. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will star alongside Shah Rukh Khan. Based on their past pairing Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan promise to sizzle together in Rohit Shetty's next movie.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will play the heroine in the new movie. According to rumors, Rohit met with Aishwarya to discuss the script. Aishwarya and Shah Rukh Khan haven't been paired together since Sanjay Leela Bhansali's blockbuster "Devdas." The news joins reports that  the new Shah Rukh Khan film will also star Kajol in Rohit Shetty's upcoming film.

In 2000, Shah Rukh and Aishwarya were featured together as siblings in the film "Josh." Aishwarya put in a cameo appearance in Shah Rukh Khan's film "Mohabbatein," which co-starred Amitabh Bachchan. Rai also appeared in Shah Rukh Khan' film "Shakti."

Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan were a Bollywood phenomenon after they played together in  Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2002 magnum opus "Devdas." The have not been seen together onscreen since.

The new movie will be Shah Rukh and Rohit's second project. In 2013 Rohit starred in the superhit "Chennai Express," which starred Deepika Padukone.

After a sabbatical of four years, Aishwarya Rai will next be seen on the big screen in Sanjay Gupta's film "Jazbaa" which also stars Irrfan Khan.

Aishwarya Rai is internationally known as "most beautiful woman in the world." She is best known to American audiences for the films "The Last Legion" with Colin Firth, "Bride and Prejudice" and "Mistress of Spices." Her husband Abishek Bachan is a star on the rise. His latest film, "Dhoom 3" hit theaters this weekend and is on the way to becoming a box office smash. 

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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to star with Irrfan Khan in 'Jazbaa'

 

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is finally making a comeback on screen- with Sanjay Gupta's film called 'Jaazba'. Although there had been news floating about her alleged comeback since time immemorial, it is finally confirmed that she will be the lead heroine for 'Jazbaa'.

In an interesting mishmash of sorts, the director has roped in Irrfan Khan to play the male protagonist in the film. The film will feature Aishwarya essay the role of a lawyer while Irrfan would play a suspended cop who has problems with authority and discipline.

'Jazbaa' will go on floors in January next year and will also be produced by Sanjay Gupta himself.
 

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Irrfan Khan To Work In Jurassic World

Actor Irrfan Khan will have his hands full over the entire year, shuttling between the US and India as he works on simultaneously shooting two films – A Bollywood film Piku and a Hollywood blockbuster Jurassic World, in exotic locations like New Orleans and Hawaii.

Jurassic World is the fourth film in the popular Jurassic Park franchise, which consists of 1993′s Jurassic Park, 1997′s The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and 2001′s Jurassic Park III.

According to reports, Khan will play the role of Patel, the billionaire owner of the new Jurassic Park.

Irrfan Khan will film a brief portion of his role in Jurassic World before going back to India to shoot Piku, the next film by upcoming director Shoojit Sircar.

Sircar is the director behind the 2012 sleeper hit Vicky Donor and last year’s controversial thriller Madras Cafe; his latest film will feature Irrfan Khan and screen legend Amitabh Bachchan, something Khan says he is incredibly excited for.

After shooting a long schedule for Piku, Khan will return to the US to shoot the lengthy remainder of his part in Jurassic World. Khan has been featured in a multitude of Hollywood productions over the last several years, including big-budget films like Life of Pi and The Amazing Spider-Man.

Steven Spielberg is the producer of Jurassic World and is directed by Colin Trevorrow. Others starring in the film include Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, Jake Johnson and Nick Robinson.

Jurassic World is set to release on June 2015 in both 2D and 3D formats reportedly.; Piku has no firm release date yet, but will likely also be a 2015 release.

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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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Bollywood Goes Experimental With Unusual Jodis

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Bollywood is now going experimental and trying unusual lead pairs like Akshay Kumar-Chitrangada Singh, Irrfan Khan-Priyanka Chopra, Abhay Deol-Sonam Kapoor and also Ajay Devgan-Kangana Ranaut. Much of this can be attributed to the offbeat scripts and the new age themes.

 

The audiences will now get to see Chitrangada of “Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi” fame with Bollywood’s Khiladi Akshay Kumar in Rohit Dhawan's “Desi Boys”. Also our very own Priyanka Chopra or Piggy Chops has been paired opposite Irrfan Khan in Vishal Bharadwaj's “Saat Khoon Maaf”. Apart from these two jodis, Abhay Doel, best known for his offbeat cinema will share screen space with the very commercial Sonam Kapoor in “Aisha”. Ajay Devgan too, is part of the experimental bandwagon and will work opposite Kangana Ranaut in Ekta Kapoor's forthcoming “Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai” which is a movie based on underworld.

 

Film critic Omar Qureshi, feels that the shifting trend id due to the fact that it is difficult to get two big stars to work together due to their busy schedules. He says, “There are a handful of big stars and many a time directors run out of stars because of their busy schedules. These days scripts give directors the freedom to experiment and give a fresh look to the story.”

 

He added, “Now people are looking for performances in films. Star value is not the only unique selling proposition of the movie, unlike earlier when we mostly saw fixed pairings of Dharmendra with Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan with Jaya Bachchan.”

 

Film critic Anupama Chopra spoke about Karan Johar’s “Wake Up Sid” that was being viewed as a big risk before its release. After the movie released, however, it appealed to the audiences and eve to the critics. She says, “Konkona was the perfect match for that role. The role demanded someone who did not look like a typical teen but someone who is mature, unlike the slacker played by Ranbir.”

 

She adds, “There is a dearth of good and saleable stars in the Hindi film industry, which produces more than 200 films in a year. When it comes to casting, the choice usually boils down to four Khans, Hrithik and Abhishek and the topmost four heroines.”

 

The unusual pairing has worked for Konkana even before in “Omkara” with Saif Ali Khan and in “Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge” with Ajay Devgan.

 

It has however, not always worked. Irrfan Khan’s pairing up with Lara Dutta in “Billu” and with Juhi Chawla in “Krazzy 4” did not work while his “Namesake” opposite Tabu was appreciated.