Saturday, March 26, 2011
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Akshay's 'Patiala House' Role Inspired by Monty Panesar
Panesar is the first Sikh to join England cricket team and the spinner is a crowd favourite. Panesar’s parents migrated there from Punjab.
In “Patiala House”, Akshay will be seen as Parghat Singh Kahlon, a British citizen whose dream is to be a pace bowler.
The film is being directed by Nikhil Advani and also stars Anushka Sharma, Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia. It is slated to release in Feb next year.
Aamir Pays Surprise Visit to Big B
“In the middle of the shoot Aamir Khan dropped by to have a chat and it was as always wonderful,” Amitabh posted on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com.
Amitabh was nostalgic as he was shooting for an advertisement at the same place which he inaugurated almost 30 years back.
'Tera Kya Hoga Johnny' Release Postponed Indefinitely
“The release of ‘Tera Kya hoga Johnny’ is being postponed indefinitely owing to unfavourable market conditions,” said a press statement from the movie’s publicist.
The film features debutant Sikandar Agarwal in the lead, and has a line up of actors like Neil Nitin Mukesh, Soha Ali Khan, Karan Nath, Kay Kay Menon and Shahana Goswami. Produced by Tutu Sharma and Manu Kumaran of Medient Production, it traces the lives of individuals trapped in extreme circumstances with four short stories.
Akshay Plans Holiday in Goa for Twinkle’s Birthday
“I am going to Goa with my family for nine days and I will just enjoy myself. We will be celebrating Tina’s (Twinkle) birthday there first and then party on New Year’s Eve,” Akshay said over phone from Mumbai.
The action star, whose cookery game show “MasterChef India” on Star Plus came to a grand end last week, says he makes sure he chalks out adequate family time every year to take Twinkle and their eight-year-old son Aarav.
“You need to strike the right balance between work and family. I manage it very carefully. My family understands the nature of my work and never bothers me when I am working. So when I am on a holiday, I never give them a chance to complain and I just have fun,” he said.
He also makes sure to pamper his wife once every year.
“I like to take breaks between my projects and once every year, I take a slightly long break. At that time, I just keep a globe in front of my wife and I ask her to choose whichever destination she wants to go for a holiday, and that’s where we head! She allows me complete freedom, so I can do at least this much for her,” said the dutiful husband.
It was an average year for Akshay with films like “Housefull”, “Khatta Meetha”, “Action Replayy” and “Tees Maar Khan”, apart from his presence on the small screen as the host and judge of “MasterChef India”. He says the TV show was a “great learning experience” as it was not just a chance for him to get a step closer to the masses, but also a chance for him to pick up new cookery tips.
“I met so many people through this show and learnt so much. For the first time I heard of cooking fish in curd and mustard…I picked up many such new combinations and ingredients.
“I could relate to their emotions because I also come from the same background. I could understand their feeling of staying away from home for a long time and could understand their needs in their quest for success…,” said the 43-year-old, who lead a simple life in Chandni Chowk in New Delhi before he became a chef in Bangkok and then finally movedg to filmdom with “Saugandh” in 1991.
The actor, best known for his action stunts in Bollywood, says he is ready to be back with a second season of the show.
“I hope so that the channel would like to do a second season of ‘Masterchef India’. I don’t know yet, but Star Plus and I share quite a good rapport and hopefully we will return with the second season. I am all for it,” he said.
After the holiday, Akshay is looking forward to the release of “Patiala House”, the official trailer of which has been released with “Tees Maar Khan”. Following that, he will begin shooting for Anees Bazmee’s “Thank You”.
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