Shahrukh Khan: Facing criticism For Hosting Dinner Party For A Pakistani TV Channel In London

November 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan is being criticized by the Shiv Sena (SS) and the Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) chiefs for hosting a dinner party in London on Sunday for a Pakistani TV Channel where along with the dinner there is a fashion show and a dance show scheduled to be held.

The news appeared in the mouthpiece of the Shiv Sena called Saamna. Shahrukh Khan has been given the wrath of the party chief as it says that while the country is expressing deep pain and paying homage to the martyrs and the victims on the second anniversary of 26/11 attack on Mumbai, how could he go and grace the occasion in support of Pakistan?

Shahrukh Khan, who also has plans of supporting the flood victims of Pakistan, has faced the criticism of going in to support the neighboring country despite such big pains caused by it to India.

Shahrukh Khan who has arrived just recently from Berlin to Mumbai is scheduled to participate in the song and dance show to be held in London on Sunday.

Earlier too there were protests by the SS and MNS as Shahrukh Khan had expressed his views against the exclusion of the Pakistani players from the IPL.

It remains to be seen what developments take place after this wrath from the SS and MNS chiefs.

Madhuri Dixit, Remo D’Souza: The Great Dance Maestros to Judge Jhalak Dikhla Jaa

November 27, 2010: Perhaps Madhuri Dixit is one star who will always be hot property in Bollywood. This star has enthralled audiences in the 80’s and 90’s with her great jhatkas and matkas with such power strokes that even till this day and date there arethousands of dancers who try to copy her moves in their dance performances.

However, there are many that can replicate her but no one can duplicate her!

So, here we have Madhuri Dixit again at the helm of a popular dance show the small screen as she is to judge the show along with the ace choreographer Remo D’Souza, who is also an expert in the field of dancing as he has already judged another popular dance reality show on another channel. The two dance maestros are to judge the popular reality dance show ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’.

Madhuri Dixit is in Mumbai these days and she is to stay in India for three whole months. Of course the beauty with the graceful dance moves herself is going to be a tough one to please on the show. But then if one has to get an esteemed title from an equally esteemed judge there has to be a lot of hard work and perfection put into it.

The buzz going around is that the third judge might be Saroj Khan, the maestro of dance technique herself, but it has not yet been confirmed. Saroj Khan is a name in the industry who is considered to be the ultimate institute of dancing ,and with her having already judged the first two seasons of the same show it is expected that she shall be the ultimate name in the judge’s seat this season too.

Saroj Khan is also the dance guru who has given Madhuri the unforgettable steps inthe numbers like Choli Ke Peeche, Dhak Dhak, and Dola Re.

'BREAK KE BAAD' Movie Review

Director: Danish Aslam
Cast: Imran Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sharmila Tagore, Yudhishthir Urs,
Shahana Goswami
Rating: **

Advice: It’s not even a date flick, it’s just not going anywhere folks!

Here’s a love story of the Now generation…but sadly it is nowhere near wow! To begin with the film has a vaporous plot and all along it pretends to be a sequence of cute moments. Like two school kids watching Mr India, all agape and reciting the dialogue along with Mogambo. They discover a common chord between them right there and hit
it off. They go to the same school and grow up watching movies from the projector room as the boy’s dad happens to be the owner of the theatre. Predictably they kiss and fondle each other and ‘get together’.

The now grown-up twosome - Aaliya Khan (Deepika Padukone) and Abhay Gulati (Imran Khan) are often found bickering and squabbling affably most evenings on the terrace, swigging some beer and smoking. Welcome to the world of ‘Now’ generation of urban India!

Aaliya and Abhay drive around cutting smart jokes and sharing a good rapport with urchins at traffic signals who chirp ‘I love you sweetie!’ every time the cute couple passes their kerb. 

But Ms Aaliya isn’t happy with her perfect world, she wants to ‘take risks’ and ‘see the world’ and be an actor against her mother’s (La Tagore in mul kurtis and trousers) wishes. She sneaks herself into an Australian college to break free.

Ahem! The plot is see through here on. Aaliya gets to Australia and shacks up with Indian siblings – hard-as-nails sister Nadi (Shahana) and her horny yet friendly brother Cyrus (VJ Yudi). Aaliya also lands herself a meaty role in the campus play. While back home her pining boy friend frets and fumes in his father’s office. The only thing he
still enjoys doing is making funny faced sandwiches and kilos of biryani.

Long distance telephone calls only whet Abhay’s jealousy. He takes the next flight out and lands up down under in Australia. By now, Ms Dimples is getting film offers and she feels bogged down by his sudden appearance. She decides to “break up” with him. And if you think, Abhay is now going to find his bearing by setting up his own eatery
and Aaliya is going to start missing him. Bravo! You are as clever as the screenplay & dialogue writer Renuka Kunzru. 

On the whole, this is a film that really goes nowhere – even though they actually go down under to foreign shores.

The only thing that works in favour of the film is bootilicious Deepika in snazziest shorts and lover boy Imran with those melting brown eyes. The lead couple is totally engaging and makes the whole film a tolerable watch.

Veterans Navin Nischol, Sharmila Tagore and Lilette Dubey pitch adequately. Shahana Goswami in beach gear tries to be hip and Yudi in silk dressing gown tries to be cool – and they try hard.

As far as debutant Danish Aslam is concerned, he manages to conjure up quick fire moments like Abhay chiding Aaliya about going off to Australia to pursue a course in Mass Communication saying,” Do(he and Aaliya’s mom) logon se toh communicate nahi kar payi tum…” but these are like soap bubbles – so fragile and so momentary.

Andre Menezes’ cinematography is admirable but Vishal Shekhar’s music and Prasoon Joshi lyrics do nothing to enhance the film’s appeal.

Break Ke Baad …kya?...nothing much really!!!