Imraan and Avantika will get married on Jan 8

Imran Khan and Avantika Malik

The ceremony will take place in Karjat on January 8. All the informal invites have already been sent out. To coincide with the Diwali festivities on the weekend, informal invitations were extended for Imran’s wedding with Avantika Malik. The actor will tie the knot on January 8 with his fiancée at their Karjat farmhouse.A close source to the actor revealed, “Though it is exactly two months away, the preparations are in full swing. Those on the guest list were sent SMSes or told on the phone to keep themselves free on January 8 from 5 pm to 5 am. The message stated that a formal invite of the wedding card would follow later.”The source added, “As it was Diwali, it was considered an auspicious occasion to start with the invitations.”

The Malik’s are telling everyone to keep themselves free on the wedding day. They are going to have dusk till dawn bash for their wedding.The nephew of Aamir Khan had his engagement party with a brunch, followed by the ceremony and dinner in the evening. For this occasion he gifted Avantika a Volkswagen Beetle. The engagement invite was in the shape of a metal box, which had a bottle full of sand. The invite was rolled inside the bottle.Imraan has always been very open about his relationship with Avantika. They were amongst the few people who were invited for the opening of Arjun Rampal’s nightclub in Delhi and a toast was raised for them.

Movie Review: Break Ke Baad

Break KE Baad

Cast: Imran Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sharmila Tagore, Lillete Dubea, Shahana Goswami, Navin Nischol, Yudhistir Urs Director: Danish Aslam Bollywood has a sub-genre of romantic-comedies meant for urban, chic teenagers, first pioneered with its full frontal glory by our very own coffee drinking Karan Johar. These films, and the people that inhabit it, are nothing like you have ever known, or are ever likely to know. But the reality inside it is so glossy and Cinderellaesque that everyone aspires for this free floating, un-rooted, but super fun unreality. "Break Ke Baad" is a fun example of that. Aaliya (Deepika Padukone) and Abhay (Imran Khan) are childhood sweethearts whose sweet course of sugarcane love encounters the roadblock of youthful ambition. Aaliya, a fiercely independent, risk-taking person decides to go to Australia to pursue her acting ambition, thus breaking the relationship. Both make mistakes, but eventually discover themselves only to realize that it's not that easy to say 'talaq' to a love, that has now matured. "Break Ke Baad" is the ultimate, teenage, escape, love fantasy of 2010, much like "Jaane Tu…" in 2008 and "Love Aaj Kal" in 2009, in whose magical world, almost everything happens coincidentally and all loose ends are tied up perfectly in the end and all that you see makes sense. But we know that such a mythical, unreality can exist only in Bollywood. Yet, the film is good in its own sub-genre. The strongest part of the film is a well-baked script; tight, crisp and thankfully contemporary and often rooted dialogues of Renuka Kunzru, which are funny at times, and profound in a cliched way at others. Yet the film will never make it to the annals of Bollywood greats. Neither does it have the cuteness of Aamir Khan's launch vehicle "Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak", or the undertone of class struggle depicted with extreme melodrama in "Maine Pyaar Kiya", the overtone of struggle against tradition of "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" or the excessive sugar-pulp and totally nonexistent reality of "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" (KKHH) - a film which this one pays hearty tributes to. The conflict is mostly in the minds of the protagonist, and not real. Ironically its fault would perhaps be that it is not unreal enough like KKHH. Though the characterizations, at least in the beginning and in a few side characters, has the smell (or stench if you consider the escapist drama) of reality, it flies off to KKHH land. At least the old films were caricatures, exaggerations of people you would have encountered somewhere. No such luck with "Break Ke Baad". But it is fodder for teen fantasy, seeped in the dual confusion of maturing while finding true love. It's over two hour ride is fun, full time-pass and paisa vasool.

Movie Preview: Tees Maar Khan

Cast : Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif Director: Farah Khan We are all aware of how entertaining a Farah Khan film can be, and though there is no Shah Rukh Khan this time on, we are sure that the Akshay Kumar – Katrina Kaif jodi will be more than enough to draw audiences to cinema theaters. And of course with a splash of Salman Khan, Tees Maar Khan already looks like a blockbuster in the making. The story of Tees Maar Khan revolves around the life of a gangster and conman who is shameless and ruthless while he goes along cheating, conning and stealing. This conman, Tees Maar Khan, played by Akshay Kumar, is helped in his activities by associates Dollar, Soda and Burger and girlfriend Anya, played by Katrina Kaif. The capability of Tees Maar Khan is tested when he is assigned to steal antiques worth 500 crores from a moving train. Will Tees Maar Khan be successful in the ultimate heist which also involves a Bollywood actor? The audience will have to wait for two months while Farah Khan and her cast get ready for the promotion work. With music by Vishal and Shekhar, Tees Maar Khan is set for a December release.

Movie Review: Guzaarish

Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Monikangana Dutta, Suhel Seth Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Rating: **** Breathe a sigh of relief. During a year when cacophonic crassness masquerading as comic entertainment has been sanctioned by critics and the masses, "Guzaarish" comes along to remind us that excellence is alive in our cinema. Ironically this wonderful work of art, nuanced and magical in its portrayal of an unstoppable spirit's quest to juice life to its fullest, is about dying. If the journey towards death in art can be so mystically explored, then let's embrace mortality as a stepping stone to immortality and a film about dying as a sign of cinema not dying on us. Not yet. Only those who suffer the numbing pain of isolation would know what it feels like. Dilip Kumar in "Devdas", Guru Dutt in "Pyasa", Meena Kumari in "Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam" and Nutan in "Bandini" communicated to the audience the indescribable pain of solitude. Ethan, as played by Hrithik Roshan in "Guzaarish", is so bemused by adversity that he can actually look at his own suffering with dispassionate humour. "Guzaarish" is a joyous, rapturous and ecstatic celebration of life. Those familiar with the art of Sanjay Leela Bhansali know how ably and ecstatically he transports his characters into a universe of seamless drama played at an octave where most cinematic symphonies crack up and topple over into high-pitched extravagance. Not Bhansali's cinema. Played at the highest possible scale, his drama unfolds in wave after wave of rapturous splendour. His characters occupy a space that defies definition and seduces audiences into celebrating a state of sublimity and splendour. Ethan's inert physicality is alchemized into an ambience of animated joy. His spirit dances and sings at the sheer pleasure of every moment that is given to him to live. He radiates joy. We feel his profound happiness at the gift of life. No film in living memory has brought out the sheer blessing of being alive with such spirit and glory. While Shah Rukh Khan's "Devdas" in Bhansali's opulent opera was a character broken in spirit, Hrithik's Ethan in "Guzaarish" is irreparably damaged in body. But his spirit soars, his eyes light up like thousands of stars every time Sophie walks in. That Sophie is played by Aishwarya Rai is a stroke of genius that goes a long way in giving "Guzaarish" its flavour of exceptional elegance. No other director brings out the quiet grace and the understated beauty of this screen diva's personality with as much intelligence and spontaneity as Bhansali. In "Guzaarish", Aishwarya is far more delicate and nuanced in conveying the unspoken pain of a love that has no tomorrow than she was in "Devdas". Aishwarya imbues her role with a resplendent grace. Love in "Guzaarish" is expressed with subtle smirks, gentle smiles and hints of a smothered passion that could erupt any time, if only destiny didn't choose to be so mean to the spirited. The scenes between Ethan and Sophie, the backbone of Ethan's spine-challenged life, radiate an inner beauty and wisdom and underline the director's enormous understanding of the self-negation that a love relationship requires. "Guzaarish" is Bhansali's most tender and evocative film to date. It layers the pain of a dying body with the passion of an unstoppable spirit as manifested in Hrithik's skilled and effortless performance as a quadriplegic who pledges to make every moment of his limited "sau gram zindagi" pleasurable for himself an those around him. Barring Amitabh Bachchan in "Black" there has never been a better performance in a Bhansali film than Hrithik's in "Guzaarish". He grabs Ethan's role and makes the dying character come alive in delightful waves of provocative histrionics. And if we're talking chemistry between Hrithik and Aishwarya, then let's get one thing clear - this ain't "Dhoom". It's something far deeper and satisfying. The other performance that catches your attention is Aditya Roy Kapoor's. He is natural and vivacious and in-sync with the film's spirit of celebrating life. Monikangna Dutt is a looker. In her limited space, she lends some appeal to the proceedings. Suhel Seth, Shernaaz Patel and Rajit Kapur also make a lingering impact in a film that you carry home with you in an inviolable place in your heart. A word about Bhansali's music score. The songs communicate the rich tapestried emotions of lives that are determined to smile through an extraordinary tragedy. Every piece of music and song in "Guzaarish" echoes the film's incandescent soul. The film's technical excellence, particularly Sudeep Chatterjee's cinematography, is not dazzling and flamboyant in the way it was in "Devdas". In "Guzaarish", the appeal is far more delicate and subtle. The deep but sober colours on screen reach out to you to enrich your life in ways that cinema was always meant to, until it was waylaid by the hooligans and imposters posing as filmmakers. "Guzaarish" is the real thing. A big, beautiful, dazzling emotional movie experience. You won't see a better film this year.

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What keeps Sonali Bendre sexy at 35?

The 'Sarfarosh' girl, Sonali Bendre can still give a tough competition to several 20-something actresses if given a chance but the actress has opted to stick to television presently. The gorgeous actress is thirty-five now and is a mother of a five-year-old son but she has maintained her figure and is fit like any other actress running for the top position in Bollywood. So, what is the secret of her fit body and beautiful appearance at thirty five? The actress gives all the credit to her indoor cycling habit and disciplined lifestyle. She is very strict in her fitness regime and never misses her daily forty five minutes fitness routine. Her trainer Murtuza keeps a close eye on her work out schedule. Indoor cycling is her favorite work out style to keep her body in shape. The actress says that one can afford to be lazy and avoid daily fitness regime while at 20s but the same cannot be said at 30s when most of the women become mother. The body won't permit you to go lazy and if you do so then you will have to pay the price, adds Mrs Goldie Behl. We have seen her judging the television show 'India's Got Talent' in Colors in two seasons alongside Kiran Kher. Apart from the audience, her charm has impressed most of contestants participating in the show and she has been the soul of the show. We hope to see her soon back on the big screen. Hope the filmmakers are noticing her glowing beauty these days!

Sunny Deol's son joins papa's best friend acting school

Sunny Deol and Rahul Rawail go back a long way. Way back in 1983 Dharmendra asked Rahul Rawail to launch Sunny Deol in a film that eventually shaped into a blockbuster called Betaab. Today in the year 2010 Sunny's 19-year old son Karan Deol has enrolled in Rahul Rawail's acting school. Confirming this Rawail says, “Yes I've just started my acting school. It's the first Indian branch of the world-famous Stella Adler Studio Of Acting.And Sunny's son Karan is my first student.” Stella Adler's school in New York is named after Marlon Brando's first acting teacher. It's the world's most well-known acting school having trained many Hollywood legends such as Anthony Quinn, Warren Beatty and Candice Bergen. Says Rahul, “As proud as I am of having got the franchise for the Stella Adler Studio Of Acting I am even prouder that Sunny's son is my first student. I see a sense of continuity there.”

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Sameera gifts herself new BMW for b'day

Speed-loving Sameera Reddy has gifted herself a high-end sports car Speed-loving Sameera Reddy has gifted herself a high-end sports car. Her last vehicle was a Lexus Land Cruiser. Apparently, Sameera loves driving but she also has a chauffeur for when she isn't in the mood to battle traffic. But now with the new car, she insists on driving herself, making her driver insecure. He asked Sam's dad whether his job was secure or not. Sameera says, "Being single has its perks! I love gifting myself stuff on Valentine's Day and on my birthdays. Since my birthday is coming next month (December 14) I gifted myself the BMW. I wanted a bright blue and dad wanted a sober white so I chose to go with his decision." Courtesy: Mid-Day.com

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Anniversary gift: Shilpa gets a home in Burj Khalifa

Shilpa Shetty gets what she wants. Hubby gifts her an apartment in the Burj Khalifa, Dubai for their anniversary Shilpa Shetty spent her first wedding anniversary yesterday in Dubai with husband Raj Kundra at her new home on the ninetieth floor of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. Says a source close to the actress, "Shilpa was thrilled when Raj gifted her the luxury apartment. It's his wedding anniversary gift to her. He gifted her the keys in Mumbai a week ago. She had visited Dubai a few months ago, had loved the building and expressed a wish of staying there. The couple has taken a three-day break to celebrate their first wedding anniversary there. Raj also has something else planned for Shilpa - a lavish dinner with a few surprises thrown in." Shetty will design the interior of the apartment while she's there. She then heads to Bangkok to shoot a shampoo ad on November 26. And to think, SS's trip to Dubai almost never happened! She had an attack of pharyngitis on Saturday morning. She was to fly to Dubai on Sunday but had to postpone her trip by a day. The source adds, "Shilpa suddenly developed 103-degree temperature on Saturday night and a bad bout of pharyngitis. Though the fever waned by Sunday evening, her voice has gone (sic) completely. She was in much pain but they didn't want to cancel their trip. Raj and Shilpa finally left yesterday morning." The Burj Khalifa Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and IS the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m with 160 floors. The top of the building features a public observation deck and shop. The world's highest swimming pool is located on the 76th floor. The exterior cladding of reflective glazing is designed to withstand Dubai's extreme summer temperatures. Burj Khalifa is home to 1, 044 luxury apartments, 49 floors of offices and eventually a 160-room Armani-branded hotel. Courtesy: Mid-Day.com

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