Birthday Special: Shahid Kapoors Top Five Performances

Shahid Kapoor, who started his career as a college going teenager in Ishq Vishq 12 years ago, has turned 34 today! Ever since the actor debuted, he kept surprising, amazing and entertaining us with his brilliant performances. We saw how Shahid became Bollywood’s ‘The’ chocolate boy and how he changed his image and became one of the hottest Bollywood celebrities. Shahid walked a rough path and he made it to the top with his hard work and pure dedication, and he isn’t just stopping yet! On his Birthday, let’s take a look at his top five best performances so far that we absolutely loved.

 Prem In Vivaah Shahid Kapoor became every girl’s dream guy after Vivaah. In Sooraj Barjatya‘s film, Shahid played the role of a loving, caring and perfect-groom material guy named Prem. His charm, gentlemen like aura and at the same time childlike curiosity, worn hearts!

 Aditya D. Kashyap In Jab We Met Shahid played a role of a wealthy businessman. At first, Shahid carried a reserved aura in the film, which changes throughout the movie after he meets Geet (played by Kareena Kapoor Khan). And soon enough, in their journey, Shahid grows as a person and we absolutely loved the free soul Shahid becomes in the end. His performance in the movie was really good. After Jab We Met, Shahid soon enough became the Chocolate boy of Bollywood. 

 Guddu And Charlie In Kaminey Vishal Bhardwaj‘s Kaminey was the image changer for Shahid Kapoor. The actor played double role in the film, twin brothers. One was Guddu, a shy weakling who stammered, another Charlie, a fraud thief, and just like Guddu, he had a certain weakness as well. Charlie pronounced ‘S’ as ‘F’. In the film, the actor let his dark side out, and also, his perfectly toned physique! Priyanka Chopra was the leading lady in Kaminey. 

 Rambo Rajkumar In R..Rajkumar Released in 2013, Shahid showed new different sides of him in Prabhu Deva‘s R..Rajkumar. His character in the film was a fusion of his Romeo side with an action-packed rowdy personality. In R..Rajkumar, Shahid fought, romanced, danced and entertained audiences till the very end! Sonakshi Sinha was the leading lady in the film

 Haider In Haider Shahid’s performance in Haider is his best till date! Shahid Kapoor‘s role in Vishal Bhardwaj‘s Haider redefined him an a brilliantly talented actor. In Haider, we saw what Shahid is capable of. The actor won a lot of recognition and awards for his performance in the film. Shahid‘s intense performance in Haider absolutely impressed audiences and left them speechless.

 

Nawazuddin Siddiqui: I am quite looking forward to work with Shah Rukh Khan

The breakthrough actor talks about working with SRK, comparisons with Irrfan Khan, Hollywood and a lot more in this EXCLUSIVE conversation with BollywoodLife

We’ve celebrated his performances as Faizal Khan in Gangs Of Wasseypur, the IB Officer A Khan in Kahaani and Shaikh in The Lunchbox and now as Liak Tungekar in Badlapur, but it’s hard to pin Nawazuddin Siddiqui down as any one of them: he is the common man on the streets, blending with the crowd as expertly as he stands out with his performances.
Till a few years ago, few film goers including me had heard of Nawazuddin Siddiqui. But today he has made an enviable name for himself on the global stage as well as in his birth country, and remains popular with both the audiences as well as the critics.
So naturally, my happiness knew no bounds when I was told I have to interview the man himself. Finally, I got in touch with him and here’s how our conversation went down…

Everyone’s saying how you have overshadowed Varun Dhawan in Badlapur. Comment.

 
I don’t think any actor should have that fear of getting overshadowed by someone. One should just focus on how the audience is accepting their film and whether people are liking it or not. It’s really as simple as that.

Despite an A certificate, the movie is faring well at the box office. Do you think it will make Rs 100 crore?

 
I don’t know yaar. But personally I am very happy looking at the kind of response that the movie has got despite of the World Cup. With a tremendous word of mouth, I am sure it will do well.

What are your thoughts on this trend of Rs 100 crore club that is there in Bollywood today?

 
Honestly, I don’t believe it in at all. As I said, people should like the movie and that should be the only criteria to measure the success of a film.

There was a time when villains were as popular as the heroes. Do you think that time has returned with you getting prominent roles as an antagonist?

 
I have a slightly different opinion on this. Because the character that I played in Badlapur was way more than that of a villain. He is endearing but at the same time he is cunning. Yes, no doubt I have come from that school of cinema and I have seen villains and heroes onscreen during my childhood, but today lines have been blurred. There are no heroes and villains, there are just characters and that is how it should be.

You were always seen as a serious actor doing only art cinema, but today you are doing a lot of commercial films as well. Why did you make this switch?

 
I just want to tell stories my way and same goes for the films that I want to do. For example, I can’t say if Badlapur is an arty or a commercial film, but people are loving it and that’s what important. Take The Lunchbox as another example. It did a lot of business overseas. In fact, it’s the first small budget Hindi film to make that kind of money abroad. So what will we call such a film? Because by the looks it comes across as an arty film, but then if you look at the numbers, one can also call it commercial cinema, right? Art films were made ages ago and those kind of films were seen by few people, but that kind of cinema has vanished with time. I just believe that cinema today is either bad or it’s good.

Last year you did Kick, which was a huge success and now you are getting a lot of appreciation for your stellar act in Badlapur. Do you think that you are finally getting the credit that was due?

 
Yes and it’s a good thing. A bit late but very good nonetheless. Sometimes I think if I had got all these films five years back, probably I wouldn’t be as grounded as I am now. It helps that way.

But then don’t you have the fear of getting stereotyped?

 
Only heroes get stereotyped in Bollywood. I am doing characters that have so many layers. And I am very lucky to show a lot of variety. The problem is that our heroes have been stereotyped right from the ’60s and it hasn’t changed even till today. It’s high time it does.

Tell me about your future projects

 
I am working on Ketan Mehta’s Mountain Man and then there is Ghoomketu, which is an out-an-out comedy film. I am going to start shooting for Raees very soon. And Bajrangi Bhaijaan is halfway done.

Hollywood is not on cards?

 
I think I am at a point where the kind of films that are being made here are no less than any international film. So if my movies are already going to Hollywood, why do I need to star in theirs?

You are working with Shah Rukh Khan for the first time, while with Salman for the second time…

 
And it feels great. I am quite looking forward to work with Shah Rukh. As for Salman, we didn’t really bond while shooting for Kick, but this time we spent a great deal of time.

You and Irrfan Khan have been compared many a times. Do you feel irritated with these constant comparisons?

 
Of course I does get a bit irritating, because he is a very senior actor and I respect him a lot. So I don’t feel good when something like this happens. And it’s not just with Irrfan. If tomorrow anyone compares me to Dilip Kumar, I wouldn’t like it a bit. Each individual is different. By comparing, people are only insulting both of us. Neither they are understanding his craft, nor mine.

Bollywood Actors Learn New Skills For Their Upcoming Films

Now-a-days Bollywood actors are walking the extra mile to get into the skin of their character. Months before the shoot of the film the actors get into preparing each and every aspect of their character be it the look, the language, the mannerisms, the body language, etc. And to add to this, some actors even try out an extra activity to get into their role’s characteristics. They learn a new skill like new sports, fighting techniques, painting, etc anything to everything to get the role perfected. This is almost like an actor taking a new vocation as they spend months learning, training and practicing, getting the nuances right. They are putting in much more time and effort and going the distance for their characters.

      Deepika Padukone: Sword Fighting for Bajirao Mastani Deepika Padukone is learning sword-fighting and horse-riding for her next project, Bajirao Mastani that also stars Ranveer Singh. The actor explains that she would have to train in Kalaripayattu (an Indian martial art which is considered to be the oldest fighting system in existence), sword-fighting and horse-riding. The actress shared with HT Café in a previous interview, “As I have never done a role that requires any of this, it will be hard. I will have to learn from scratch. Horse-riding should be more fun than sword-fighting, but it will also be stressful as I know that the training would have to be done simultaneously with the shooting of the film. I will shoot probably 12-15 hours a day, and the preparation will be done alongside that,”


    Salman Khan: Boxing and Fencing for Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Salman Khan is learning boxing and fencing for his upcoming film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. He plays a double role in the film and while one of his characters will be an ordinary person, the other will be a fighter. So he has been undergoing training and taking lessons for boxing and fencing for his character.

 Aditya Roy Kapur: Sketching for Fitoor Aditya Roy Kapur will be seen playing an artist in his upcoming film Fitoor. To ace the technique of sketching the actor has been practicing sketching. The actor has got a painting board placed in his living room along with a picture of Kartina which he is trying to sketch her face. Every day he spends some time practicing. Infact he has grown so fond of the art that he has been trying his hand in landscape sketching. 

 Shahid Kapoor: Horse Riding for Shaandar Shahid Kapoor will be seen riding horse in Vikas Bahl’s ‘Shaandar’. The actor recently posted a photo of him, where he is sitting on a horse named Rocky and wrote: “Rocky and me, getting to know each other better #Shaandar,”

Sunny Leones Ek Paheli Leela trailer crosses 10 million views and is still counting

The erotic trailer that released on Feb 9 is getting massive hits on YouTube…
Sunny Leone has managed to woo her fans yet again. The trailer of her upcoming erotica Ek Paheli Leela’s has smashed all new records on YouTube by crossing 10 million views in no time. Yes!
Ek Paheli Leela is a Bobby Khan directorial that plots Sunny in three different avatars. So while one of it would be the usual sexy Sunny as the supermodel, the other avatar will put her to a drastic loop of playing a Rajasthani woman. Now that was one big challenged for this Indo-Canadian porn star. But taking it up like a pro, the Ragini MMS2 actress has actually made us believe that she is more than just the queen of seduction. Desi seduction, that is!
This film is a musical with 9 songs and the songs are already being appreciated from the trailer.Dancing to the tunes of Aishwarya-Salman’s hit number ‘Dholi taro dhol baaje’ in the film’s trailer, Sunny Leone will be seen in different avatars in the story which in on reincarnation.
Directed by Bobby Khan starring Jay Bhanushali, Rajneesh Duggal,Mohit Ahalawat and Jas Arora in prominent roles, Ek Paheli Leela produced by Bhushan Kumar and Ahmed Khan is releasing on April 10, 2015.

 

Top 10: Bollywood Stars And Their Superstitions

Like any other human being, even Bollywood stars have their fears, obsession and faiths. They believe in doing certain things for the sake of good luck. They have their own lucky charms. Here’s a list of Bollywood celebrities who have their own different superstitions.

 Shah Rukh Khan Bollywood’s King Khan considers the number 555 to be his lucky charm. He believes that 555 brings him luck. So the number plate of every car that SRK owns has 555 on it. Not only that, even the bike that SRK is riding in his film Chennai Express’ poster, has number 555 on its number plate.

 Salman Khan Dabangg star Salman Khan always wears a turquoise stone bracelet on his wrist, on and off the screen. The actor considers it to be his lucky charm. Even his father Salim Khan wears a similar bracelet. Besides this, Salman is also very superstitious about releasing his films during Eid.

 Aamir Khan Just like Salman believes in releasing his films mostly on Eid, Aamir Khan considers Christmas Eve to be lucky. The actor considers Christmas to be the perfect time to release his films. Take Ghajini, 3 Idiots, Taare Zameen Par and Dhoom 3 for example.

 Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan started wearing blue sapphire ring after his Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL) was on the verge of bankruptcy. Soon after Big B started to wear the ring, he was given the chance to host TV reality show, Kaun Banega Crorepati. Now that’s some charm!

 Kareena Kapoor Khan And Saif Ali Khan Bollywood’s hot couple, Saif and Kareena are also superstitious when it comes to cars. Kareena believes in number 3 to be her lucky charm, where as Saif thinks number 7 is his luck one, as his birth date is 16th (which adds up to 7).

 Ranbir Kapoor Talking about numbers, Ranbir Kapoor also has an obsession with a certain number. Roy actor is obsessed with number 8, which is his mother Neetu Kapoor‘s birth date. That is why his car number plates bear the number 8.

 Katrina Kaif Katrina Kaif makes it a point to visit dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer right before her films release.

 Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Dutt is also very superstitious about the number 9. The actor owns two of world’s most expensive cars, the Rolls Royce Phantom and the Bugatti Veyron. Sanjay made it sure that the number plate on his cars have 4545 on them, combination adds up to 9.

 Hrithik Roshan Bang Bang actor considers his extra thumb as a lucky charm. So Hrithik made it pretty clear that he would never opt for a surgery to remove his extra thumb.

 Vidya Balan Vidya Balan only uses Hashmi kajol, which is a produced in Pakistan, because the actress considers it to be her lucky charm. Not only that, Vidya is also superstitious about the colour red. During the shooting of lavani item song in Ferrari Ki Sawaari, Vidyainsisted on being featured in a red sareer instead of the traditional green one.

Yipee: Shah Rukh Khan-Kajols Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaaenge to run for another week at Maratha Mandir

Here’s some great news for all DDLJ fans…
After a historic 1000 week run, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge made its final curtain call at the iconic Maratha Mandir today. But there is some respite for all fans of DDLJ. Everyone was shocked to suddenly come to know about the dream run of DDLJ getting over and therefore with some much requests from all over the world, the theatre authorities have finally decided to extend the run of DDLJ for another one week.
Post the 1000 week celebrations last December, the theatre had requested YRF to prepone the DDLJ morning show to 9:15 AM instead of 11:30 AM as it was becoming difficult for the cinema to accommodate multiple new releases every week with just 3 regular shows.
Of course YRF obliged from 13th Feb 2015. However, while the theatre management was happy to continue the film for as long as it continued to draw in the audiences, owing to logistical issues of their staff having to work inordinately long hours to accommodate an additional early morning show, it was mutually decided to end the films historic and record breaking run.
After playing for 1009 uninterrupted weeks, the films unprecedented performance has come to an end at the Maratha Mandir. The film played out in the 9:15 AM show today for the last time at the theatre.
However, this endearing and endless romance will continue to live in our hearts forever. So go ahead BollywoodLifers, book your tickets asap and get a glimpse of history unfold right in front of your eyes for one last week.

Hot Or Not: Koena Mitra At A Store Launch

Bollywood actress Koena Mitra made a special appearance at the launch of designer Gagan Kumar’s new store in Santacruz. The actress looked gorgeous in her bright anarkali suit designed by Gagan Kumar himself with long beaded earrings.

 Koena Mitra flashes her beautiful smile for the shutterbugs at the launch of Gagan Kumar’s new store. The bright orange outfit and bindi gives her a perfect traditional look.

 The actress looked gorgeous in her bright anarkali suit with long earrings. Side swept hairstyle and kohl eyes with nude lips completed her look.

 Actress Koena Mitra posing near Gagan Kumar’s store collection. The actress stated that she loved the collection also because Gagan is her close friend.

 Koena Mitra with designer Gagan Kumar at the launch of his new store. The proud owner of the new store poses with the model turned actress Koena Mitra.

 Fukrey actress Priya Anand also attended the event. The actress flashes her smile for the shutterbugs holding one of the mannequins at Gagan Kumar’s new store.

 Koena Mitra playfully holding the hand of a mannequin at Gagan Kumar’s new store. The actress stated, “We get very few occasions to wear Indian attire. Like weddings, festivals or special occasions.”

 “There are so many designers in India so choosing midst them is difficult but all of them are our friends. And Gagan is one of them and I love his designs,” Koena stated.

 Koena Mitra further added, “I love the colours Gagan chooses because he chooses very bright vibrant fluorescent colours which makes us look younger. A lot of girls are worried that they might look old in Indian attire so bright colours look better.”

 Koena Mitra celebrates the launch of designer Gagan Kumar by cutting a cake. Gagan Kumar looks more than happy by the successful launch of his store.

 Bollywood actress Koena Mitra took a break post her surgery that went horribly wrong. She was in Los Angeles for a while and now is finally back to work in a Bollywood movie.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan reveals why she married Abhishek Bachchan

The secret is out on how Abhishek wooed Aishwarya…
Abhishek Bachchan said his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is the beautiful woman but he had never whistled at her but courted her through his gestures, emotions, and words. “I am used to people whistling at my wife… see my wife then you will know why I am saying this. I have never whistled at her to woo her… I don’t think its the right thing to do. I courted her through my gesture, emotions and words,” said Abhishek.
Interjecting, Aishwarya said: “This is why I am married to him.”
Abhishek, who has been married to Aishwarya for seven years now, says she is a wonderful cook and she makes good desserts. “She cooks really well… in fact she makes good deserts. When we were newly-married, there is a Bengali custom where the girl has to make some sweet and she prepared halwa which was too good. More than anything else, it is the emotion and with love you cook that matters.”

Abhishek Bachchan says that his actress wife Aishwarya did not marry him because he is a film star or the son of megastar Amitabh Bachchan.In an upcoming episode of 'Koffee with Karan', when asked by the host Karan Johar about the 'insecurity' coming from being married to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, "the most beautiful woman on the face of earth", Abhishek said there was none."I believe she is and to me she is the most beautiful thing on earth.

Bollywood Stars And Their Adorable Pets

If you have ever witnessed the joy of having a selfless dog or cat waiting for you to come back home, you certainly know all about their unconditional love and loyalty. The feeling of sharing a strong bong with your pet is feeling that nothing in this world can match. Our Bollywood stars know and cherish that feeling, too. Here’s list of Bollywood Celebrities who extremely adore and care their pets more than anything in this world.

    Salman Khan The rough and tough looking star, Salman Khan is actually too soft on the inside when it comes to his love for his dogs. Salman loved his first two pets, bullmastiffs Myson and Myjaan. When they passed away, Salman grieved for a very long time. Now, the actor has two dogs, one he named as Myson (after his first pet) and Mylove.

 

    Shah Rukh Khan Bollywood’s King Khan has a pet dog named Chewbacca (a name taken from a fictional character in Star Wars series). The dog is of Japanese Chin breed and is SRK‘s favourite. The actor also has three more dogs, a Labrador, Kai and Maltese.

        
    Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra has a dog named Brando. The actress named her dog after Hollywood star Marlon Brando. Going by the rumours, Priyanka is all for dogs and is scared of cats.

    Ajay Devgn Ajay Devgn has two German Shepherds, Koko and Koki. The actor likes to spend some time in peace with his most loved dogs in the morning. He chills with them while reading the morning newspaper.

    Arjun Rampal Arjun Rampal reportedly has two dogs, Gangsta and Chinese pug named Muscles. The actor loves and adores his pets.

    Alia Bhatt Alia Bhatt‘s a cat person and the actress loves to pose with her cat as well. She has s cat named Pikka, named after Pokemon’s Pickachu.

    Imran Khan Imran Khan owns two Labrador, Kajri and Tony. The actor adores his dogs a lot.

    Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan has a Labrador retriever named Spinee and he adores him alot. Only recently, Hrithik’s Spinee went through a surgery but nothing to worry, as she is recovering.

    Anushka Sharma Anushka Sharma has a beautiful Labrador named Dude. She loves the pup and is always excited to be back home to share some quality time with him.

    Sonakshi Sinha Sonakshi Sinha has a ped dog named Kuro, whom she describes as “Kaala hai par dilwala hai”. The actress often shares pictures of Kuro on her social networking sites, revealing his habits and cuteness.

    Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor has three cute pomeranian dogs named Coke, Bacardi and Feather. The actress loves to keep her fans updated about her cute dogs.

   Varun Dhawan Varun Dhawan has a little beagle called Angel. The actor loves to spend some quality time with his dog.

Amitabh Bachchan: It was an honour to do commentary for India vs Pakistan match with Kapil Dev and Rahul Dravid

After completing his stint as a commentator, Big B took to Twitter to share his experience…
Today morning, Amitabh Bachchan made his debut as a commentator with the highly-anticipated India vs Pakistan match. The B-town superstar certainly added charm with to the epic clash with his dumdaar voice. In fact, he bowled over quite a few B-townies with his commentary. Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra and Riteish Deshmukh were the ones who went gaga over Sr Bachchan’s new avatar on Twitter. Well, the experience was overwhelming for the Piku actor as well.
Big B wrote on the popular social networking site Twitter a while back, “Commentary for the India Pak match over, an honor to be in the room as legends – Kapil, Rahul, Shoaib .. predicted 300 .. got it.” The 72-year-old superstar then tweeted, “Expressed India win, obviously .. now to see if that comes true ..”
Well, as soon as India won the match, the Shamitabh actor wrote on Twitter, “Well played INDIA .. entire team showed resolve, talent and determination ..!! May you continue such onwards .. JAI HIND.”
Abhishek Bachchan’s daddy dearest also tweeted, “Hahahahahahahah .. maybe I should do more commentary !!! hahahahaha .. ”
If he gets India winning every time he does commentary then I am pretty sure the whole of India would want him Amitabh Bachchan to turn a professional commentator. At least for World Cup matches