HOLLYWOOD UPDATES
Los Angeles: Actress Jennifer Lopez has reportedly quit movie `The 33` because producers refused to cast only those actresses who are less attractive than her.
`The 33` is based on the true story of the trapped Chilean miners, reports contactmusic.com.
"JLo kept going through the hundreds of casting photos and whenever she spotted a female who looked too sexy she`d slash a big, black X across their face,” a source told the Daily Star newspaper.
Kanye West amazing boyfriend to Kim Kardashian, says mother
The `Keeping Up With the Kardashians` praised the rapper on Ross Mathews` show and said she enjoyed having Kanye on her own chat show, reported Us magazine.
"I love him so much and he`s such an amazing boyfriend to Kim and a great dad and a wonderful person. And that`s why I thought it was so cool to have him on my show, and I got to sit down with him for an entire hour, and I think people saw this other side to him," Kris said.
"He`s creative and he`s an amazing, amazing human being, he really is. And he doesn`t always do interviews and get the chance to really express himself like that, so I was really glad that I got a chance to sit down and talk with him," she added.
Kris enjoyed babysitting North while Kim and Kanye were attending Paris fashion week.
Returning to 'American Idol' was difficult decision: Jennifer Lopez
London: Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez says her decision to go back to singing talent hunt `American Idol` was quite difficult for her.
The 44-year-old singer is making a comeback to the show`s 13 th season after a gap of one year, reported Digital Spy.
"It was actually a difficult decision because I had a lot of stuff going on. It was going to be hard to fit it in. But, to be really honest, I just love the show and I love working with the singers," she said.
Lopez will be accompanied by two other judges Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr.
"And, this is working really great. So yeah, we`re having a great time. At the end of the day, everything that`s meant to be happens," she said.
`American Idol` will return in January 2014 on Fox.
Paul McCartney writes music in toilets
The 44-year-old singer is making a comeback to the show`s 13 th season after a gap of one year, reported Digital Spy.
"It was actually a difficult decision because I had a lot of stuff going on. It was going to be hard to fit it in. But, to be really honest, I just love the show and I love working with the singers," she said.
Lopez will be accompanied by two other judges Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr.
"And, this is working really great. So yeah, we`re having a great time. At the end of the day, everything that`s meant to be happens," she said.
`American Idol` will return in January 2014 on Fox.
Paul McCartney writes music in toilets
Los Angeles: Former Beatles singer Paul McCartney likes writing music in the bathroom or in cupboards.
The Beatles legend loves to "escape" by writing new lyrics and often finds the best place to explore his ideas is in the bathroom or a cupboard, reports contactmusic.com.
"(Songwriting) is a solitary process but that`s nice. The rest of the day isn`t solitary. I`m doing interviews or taking my girl to school or doing some filming. So I`m with loads of people,” said McCartney.
"It`s actually quite nice to go into a cupboard, or often bathrooms or toilets which have got good acoustics. So I go in there with a guitar. That`s kind of nice. And you escape into a world of your own thoughts,” he added.
Miley Cyrus poses in nude again for Terry Richardson photo shoot
London: Miley Cyrus has shed her clothes yet again for Terry Richardson`s racy new photo shoot.
The American photographer recently posted a few of the pics from the shoot on his website, Metro.co.uk reported.
In a few of the pictures, the `We Can`t Stop` hit maker can be seen wearing a minute leotard and posing provocatively with a soda can.
One snap shows the controversial star pulling her leotard up to her crotch.
The 20-year-old singer was recently asked by Irish singer Sinead O`Connor to resist the music industry`s pressure to "prostitute" herself.
Michael Fassbender flattered by sexiest movie star poll
The American photographer recently posted a few of the pics from the shoot on his website, Metro.co.uk reported.
In a few of the pictures, the `We Can`t Stop` hit maker can be seen wearing a minute leotard and posing provocatively with a soda can.
One snap shows the controversial star pulling her leotard up to her crotch.
The 20-year-old singer was recently asked by Irish singer Sinead O`Connor to resist the music industry`s pressure to "prostitute" herself.
Michael Fassbender flattered by sexiest movie star poll
Los Angeles: Actor Michael Fassbender is flattered to have been named the eighth sexiest male movie star worldwide in an online poll.
The 36-year-old actor was honoured to have made the top ten in a recent Empire online poll of the 100 sexiest movie stars, and especially to have placed ahead of Hollywood heartthrobs Hugh Jackman, who ranked ninth, and Bradley Cooper, who came tenth, reported E! online.
"They`re wonderful guys and very handsome, so thank you for packaging me together with them," Fassbender said.
The actor was beaten by British star Benedict Cumberbatch, who came first, followed by Tom Hiddleston and Henry Cavill.
Ryan Gosling took the fourth place, with Robert Downey Jr in fifth, Chris Hemsworth in sixth, and Robert Pattinson in seventh.
Sylvester Stallone-Schwarzenegger 'fake brawl' included in 'Escape Plan'
Los Angeles: Known to be the best of friends, action heroes Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger are also very competitive and this was shown when the two put up a fake fight and were seen blowing punches to each other on the sets of their film, `Escape Plan`.
The "fake brawl" that the two shared seemed so real to the director of the film Mikael Håfström that he decided to include the sequence into his film, said a statement.
The film is distributed by PVR pictures in India, and is all set for release Oct 18.
Mo' #PETAProblems: Pop Stars and the Wrath Of PETA
Despite being a longtime advocate of animal rights, Katy Perry found herself under fire from PETA this week after the charity claimed that the likes of the elephant, monkey and tiger used in her "Roar" video could have suffered great distress during its filming. The Billboard chart-topper has since responded with a letter from the American Humane Association which confirms that none of the animals in question were harmed in the shoot. But she's not the first pop star forced to defend her honor in such a manner. Here's a look at five others who incurred the wrath of the controversial activists.
Lady Gaga
After wearing a bikini made of meat for the front cover of Vogue in Japan, pop's least shy and retiring wallflower then went the whole hog for the 2010 MTV VMAs by sporting an entire dress made out of raw beef. Understandably, PETA didn't take too kindly to such a publicity-seeking use of animal flesh. But after offering a mumbo-jumbo explanation for its creation, Gaga remained unrepentant and recently described it as her favourite outfit ever.
Beyoncé
At the same time most viewers of Beyoncé's Super Bowl half-time show were transfixed on her bootylicious dance moves, PETA were instead focusing all their attention on the scantily-clad costume made from the skins of pythons, iguanas and cows. Coming just a month after she wore a mink coat during her appearance at President Barack Obama's inauguration, it seems fair to say that Mrs Carter is unlikely to be on their Christmas card list this year.
Jennifer Lopez
A long-time arch nemesis of PETA, Jenny From The Block first caused offence when she introduced fur into her Sweetface clothing line in 2005. Two years later, several protestors stormed the audition stage of her Glow In The Dark reality show to label J-Lo as a 'fur-ho.' While the organisation even created a computer game, J.Lo Fur Bully On The Block, in which players try to rescue animals from her clothing factory.
Britney SpearsLike Perry, Britney Spears found herself at the centre of a PETA storm following a video shoot in 2008. The pop princess had previously been criticised by the charity for draping a snake around her neck for her iconic 2001 MTV VMA performance. But she angered them even more when she failed to take any notice of their warning about the use of "cruelly trained lions and elephants" in the promo for "Circus."
Rihanna
PETA
certainly didn't mince their words when they saw Rihanna parading
around in a pair of thigh-high snakeskin boots during a night out in
central London last year, labelling the R&B workhorse "a desperate
freak." Using her beloved Instagram page, the unapologetic star then
posted a photo of herself dressed in a white fur coat with the caption
#petaproblems.
BOLLYWOOD UPDATES
I don't think I am a star: Alia Bhatt
The 36-year-old actor was honoured to have made the top ten in a recent Empire online poll of the 100 sexiest movie stars, and especially to have placed ahead of Hollywood heartthrobs Hugh Jackman, who ranked ninth, and Bradley Cooper, who came tenth, reported E! online.
"They`re wonderful guys and very handsome, so thank you for packaging me together with them," Fassbender said.
The actor was beaten by British star Benedict Cumberbatch, who came first, followed by Tom Hiddleston and Henry Cavill.
Ryan Gosling took the fourth place, with Robert Downey Jr in fifth, Chris Hemsworth in sixth, and Robert Pattinson in seventh.
Sylvester Stallone-Schwarzenegger 'fake brawl' included in 'Escape Plan'
The "fake brawl" that the two shared seemed so real to the director of the film Mikael Håfström that he decided to include the sequence into his film, said a statement.
The film is distributed by PVR pictures in India, and is all set for release Oct 18.
Mo' #PETAProblems: Pop Stars and the Wrath Of PETA
Despite being a longtime advocate of animal rights, Katy Perry found herself under fire from PETA this week after the charity claimed that the likes of the elephant, monkey and tiger used in her "Roar" video could have suffered great distress during its filming. The Billboard chart-topper has since responded with a letter from the American Humane Association which confirms that none of the animals in question were harmed in the shoot. But she's not the first pop star forced to defend her honor in such a manner. Here's a look at five others who incurred the wrath of the controversial activists.
Lady Gaga
After wearing a bikini made of meat for the front cover of Vogue in Japan, pop's least shy and retiring wallflower then went the whole hog for the 2010 MTV VMAs by sporting an entire dress made out of raw beef. Understandably, PETA didn't take too kindly to such a publicity-seeking use of animal flesh. But after offering a mumbo-jumbo explanation for its creation, Gaga remained unrepentant and recently described it as her favourite outfit ever.
Beyoncé
At the same time most viewers of Beyoncé's Super Bowl half-time show were transfixed on her bootylicious dance moves, PETA were instead focusing all their attention on the scantily-clad costume made from the skins of pythons, iguanas and cows. Coming just a month after she wore a mink coat during her appearance at President Barack Obama's inauguration, it seems fair to say that Mrs Carter is unlikely to be on their Christmas card list this year.
Jennifer Lopez
A long-time arch nemesis of PETA, Jenny From The Block first caused offence when she introduced fur into her Sweetface clothing line in 2005. Two years later, several protestors stormed the audition stage of her Glow In The Dark reality show to label J-Lo as a 'fur-ho.' While the organisation even created a computer game, J.Lo Fur Bully On The Block, in which players try to rescue animals from her clothing factory.
Britney SpearsLike Perry, Britney Spears found herself at the centre of a PETA storm following a video shoot in 2008. The pop princess had previously been criticised by the charity for draping a snake around her neck for her iconic 2001 MTV VMA performance. But she angered them even more when she failed to take any notice of their warning about the use of "cruelly trained lions and elephants" in the promo for "Circus."
Rihanna
BOLLYWOOD UPDATES
I don't think I am a star: Alia Bhatt
Mumbai: Actress Alia Bhatt doesn`t feel like a star despite being in news for her line up of films and brand endorsements.
Post her debut film `Student Of The Year`, Alia will next be seen in Imtiaz Ali`s `Highway`, Karan Johar`s `2 States` and a film with Varun Dhawan.
"I don`t have much acting experience. I am not a star. I am learning... There is a long way to go. As of now I am dependent on my directors," she told reporters.
Alia was nervous before shooting for `Highway`, an intense road movie, as `Student Of The Year` was a light hearted film. She says her `Highway` co-star Randeep Hooda helped her.
"He is a great actor and helped me a lot, he made me feel comfortable. Though he is senior, he is as young as I am. It is just a perception that he is older. Rather, there were times when I was acting older and saying don`t do this or that," she said.
Alia, who would be seen opposite Arjun Kapoor in `2 States`, finds him extremely supportive.
"He is a great actor, I loved him in `Ishaqzaade`. He is an amazing person. He helped me in preparing for the role," the actress said who plays a South Indian girl in the film.
The actress, who is also the ambassador of cosmetic brand Maybelline, feels it`s good to be trendy.
"Fashion is important for all... It is the way of depicting yourself. People should groom themselves," she said.
New Delhi: We have heard Shah Rukh Khan tell his struggle tales several times in the past. But what makes his speech at the All India Management Association (AIMA) conference held in September is the fact that it resembles famous author JK Rowling’s speech at Harvard University in 2008.
The author of the `Harry Potter` series and the bestselling novel ‘The Cuckoo`s Calling’, JK Rowling, too had had her share of miseries such as poverty, broken marriage, failure and her tryst with success later in life which she spoke about during the speech given by the novelist at the Harvard.
Bangalore-based social media consultant Agratha Dinakaran was the first one to notice and report the apparent plagiarism of Rowling’s speech by Shah Rukh in his blog (mercurialpurple.blogspot.com).
In her speech, Rowling said that poverty was not an `ennobling experience`. She further said, "Poverty entails fear, and stress, and sometimes depression; it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships."
Now what really raises the eyebrows, are these words, courtesy – Shah Rukh Khan: "Let me tell you, poverty is not an ennobling experience at all. Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes, depression. I`ve seen my parents go through it many times - it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships."
JK Rowling further said, "Happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone`s total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes."
Taking a cue from the above lines, Shah Rukh Khan said: "I`d like to tell you all that life is not just a checklist of acquisitions, attainments and fulfilments. Your qualifications and CVs don`t matter, your jobs don`t matter. Instead, life is difficult and complicated and beyond your control, and to know that with humility, respecting your failures will help you survive its vicissitudes."
Now we wonder who to blame for the blatant plagiarism – SRK or the one who really wrote the speech for him!
Post her debut film `Student Of The Year`, Alia will next be seen in Imtiaz Ali`s `Highway`, Karan Johar`s `2 States` and a film with Varun Dhawan.
"I don`t have much acting experience. I am not a star. I am learning... There is a long way to go. As of now I am dependent on my directors," she told reporters.
Alia was nervous before shooting for `Highway`, an intense road movie, as `Student Of The Year` was a light hearted film. She says her `Highway` co-star Randeep Hooda helped her.
"He is a great actor and helped me a lot, he made me feel comfortable. Though he is senior, he is as young as I am. It is just a perception that he is older. Rather, there were times when I was acting older and saying don`t do this or that," she said.
Alia, who would be seen opposite Arjun Kapoor in `2 States`, finds him extremely supportive.
"He is a great actor, I loved him in `Ishaqzaade`. He is an amazing person. He helped me in preparing for the role," the actress said who plays a South Indian girl in the film.
The actress, who is also the ambassador of cosmetic brand Maybelline, feels it`s good to be trendy.
"Fashion is important for all... It is the way of depicting yourself. People should groom themselves," she said.
Mom and I are misfits in our house Ramayan: Sonakshi Sinha
Mumbai: Her father, uncles and brothers are named after
characters from the Ramayana. So, actress Sonakshi Sinha feels that she
and her mother, Poonam Sinha, are misfits in their own house which is
named Ramayan.
The family stays in Mumbai`s Juhu area.
"My father (Shatrughan) has three brothers - Bharat, Laxman and Ram. And my brothers are named Luv and Kush. So my house is aptly named as Ramayan. Just my mom and I are a misfit in this Ramayan," Sonakshi said on the sets of ‘Breakfast to Dinner’.
The actress has been a part of films like ‘Dabangg’ and ‘Rowdy Rathore’. She has also performed an item number for Akshay Kumar`s forthcoming action film, ‘Boss’.
Sonakshi will be the guest celebrity on ‘Breakfast to Dinner’ Sunday.
"My father (Shatrughan) has three brothers - Bharat, Laxman and Ram. And my brothers are named Luv and Kush. So my house is aptly named as Ramayan. Just my mom and I are a misfit in this Ramayan," Sonakshi said on the sets of ‘Breakfast to Dinner’.
The actress has been a part of films like ‘Dabangg’ and ‘Rowdy Rathore’. She has also performed an item number for Akshay Kumar`s forthcoming action film, ‘Boss’.
Sonakshi will be the guest celebrity on ‘Breakfast to Dinner’ Sunday.
Aamir Khan supporting 'Shahid' is big thing, says Hansal Mehta
Mumbai: Filmmaker Hansal Mehta is happy that superstar Aamir Khan is promoting his upcoming film `Shahid`.
After Aamir saw the trailer of `Shahid`, based on the life of slain lawyer and human rights activist Shahid Azmi, he decided to support the movie. The actor also posted the trailer on his official Facebook page.
"I am thankful to him (Aamir)... It feels good that he is promoting the film. It is a warm gesture," Mehta said."There was no reason for him to do so but he went ahead and spoke well about the film. He supporting the film is a big thing," Mehta said.
Recently, filmmaker Karan Johar played an active role in the promotion of Irrfan Khan starrer `The Lunchbox` as a presenter, while director Kiran Rao presented `Ship of Thesus`.
Both films, falling in `parallel` bracket, were benefited by the support, and did well at the box office.
However, Mehta clarified that Aamir was not "presenting" the film.
Releasing on October 18, the film, starring Rajkumar of `Kai Po Che` fame, is distributed by UTV Motion Pictures.
Shah Rukh Khan copied JK Rowling’s Harvard speech?
The author of the `Harry Potter` series and the bestselling novel ‘The Cuckoo`s Calling’, JK Rowling, too had had her share of miseries such as poverty, broken marriage, failure and her tryst with success later in life which she spoke about during the speech given by the novelist at the Harvard.
Bangalore-based social media consultant Agratha Dinakaran was the first one to notice and report the apparent plagiarism of Rowling’s speech by Shah Rukh in his blog (mercurialpurple.blogspot.com).
In her speech, Rowling said that poverty was not an `ennobling experience`. She further said, "Poverty entails fear, and stress, and sometimes depression; it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships."
Now what really raises the eyebrows, are these words, courtesy – Shah Rukh Khan: "Let me tell you, poverty is not an ennobling experience at all. Poverty entails fear and stress and sometimes, depression. I`ve seen my parents go through it many times - it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships."
JK Rowling further said, "Happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone`s total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes."
Taking a cue from the above lines, Shah Rukh Khan said: "I`d like to tell you all that life is not just a checklist of acquisitions, attainments and fulfilments. Your qualifications and CVs don`t matter, your jobs don`t matter. Instead, life is difficult and complicated and beyond your control, and to know that with humility, respecting your failures will help you survive its vicissitudes."
Now we wonder who to blame for the blatant plagiarism – SRK or the one who really wrote the speech for him!
'Ram Leela' is my huge ticket: Gulshan Devaiah
Mumbai: Actor Gulshan Deviah admits that his negative character in ‘Ram Leela’ is like a dream role for him but he also feels that he is getting typecast in Bollywood. Nevertheless, he believes ‘Ram Leela’ is going to be his "big ticket".
"I feel now I am getting typecast in Bollywood, but it`s not the makers` fault," Gulshan said.
"I am glad that soon after this film, I am doing two films in which I am not playing a negative role. I think it will be the right way to break the image," he added.
Gulshan was earlier seen in films like ‘Shaitan’ and ‘Hate Story’.
Bagging a role in ‘Ram Leela’, a film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, has been a dream come true.
"`Ram Leela` is like my huge ticket. I am thankful to Sanjay sir for casting me in the film. I am playing a negative role... a man who is very proud of himself, egoistic, angry and a complex character. I thought I won`t be able to pull off the role, but luckily I managed to," he said.
‘Ram Leela’ features Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone in the lead.
Mumbai: After British-Indian actress Hazel Keech and actor Rajat Rawail, Anita Advani ended her stint in the `Bigg Boss` house Saturday.
Advani, who claims to be Rajesh Khanna`s live-in partner, was seen sharing anecdotes of her life with the late superstar with inmates VJ Andy and Shilpa Agnihotri.
Advani had earlier confessed on the show that she was in the house to over come her depression after the superstar`s death in July last year.
She was seen bonding with actors Armaan Kohli and Tanishaa Mukerji off late.
Along with her, the other contestants who were nominated for this eviction included VJ Andy, Gauhar Khan, Elli Avram and Asif Azim.
Now the remaining contestants include VJ Andy, Gauhar, Kushal Tandon, Apoorva Agnihotri and wife Shilpa Agnihotri, Tanishaa, Armaan, Asif, Sangram Singh, Elli, Ratan Rajput, Kamya Punjabi and Pratyusha Banerjee.
"I feel now I am getting typecast in Bollywood, but it`s not the makers` fault," Gulshan said.
"I am glad that soon after this film, I am doing two films in which I am not playing a negative role. I think it will be the right way to break the image," he added.
Gulshan was earlier seen in films like ‘Shaitan’ and ‘Hate Story’.
Bagging a role in ‘Ram Leela’, a film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, has been a dream come true.
"`Ram Leela` is like my huge ticket. I am thankful to Sanjay sir for casting me in the film. I am playing a negative role... a man who is very proud of himself, egoistic, angry and a complex character. I thought I won`t be able to pull off the role, but luckily I managed to," he said.
‘Ram Leela’ features Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone in the lead.
India is the new flavour in Hollywood: R Madhavan
Mumbai: Actor R Madhavan says filmmakers in West have realised the potential of Indian actors being able to take a film to wider audience which is why they want to rope them in Hollywood films.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan and others have been part of Hollywood films. Now, Madhavan is set to do `Night Of The Living Dead: Origins`, produced by Simon West of `Con Air` and `Lara Croft: Tomb Raider` fame. It is a remake of 1968 zombie film `Night Of The Living Dead`.
"India has become the flavour in Hollywood... They (filmmakers) suddenly realised that Indian actors get more eyeballs than Hollywood actors," he said in an interview here.
"So, if they have an Indian actor in their TV series for example, it gets watched in Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Africa, South Africa much more than if American actors are there," he explained.
"Like by having Mr Amitabh Bachchan in `The Great Gatsby`, the number of people watching the film online or offline increases 25 times, that is where the money is. So now they are including Indian as well as Chinese actors, which is a very smart thing," he said.
The 43-year-old actor said he is doing a film in Hollywood just to experience working in a different set up.
"It is just another opportunity to do a film in different language that I am comfortable with. If I could speak Chinese, I would have done a film in that language as well. The excitement is to do a film in different set of technology. I am not doing it to prove a point to anyone... It is basically a small film in terms of what it is in Hollywood," he said.
The Hollywood venture happened by chance for Madhavan, who had gone there for a personal reason and through his friend he met filmmaker Simon West.
"`Night of the Living Dead` is a classic American film, it
is like `Sholay` with a foreigner. Simon and me got along well. We did a screen test and next day I got the film," Madhavan said.
He will play the role of a US marine officer who gets caught up in a zombie attack in New York City.
While Indian actors are often criticised for doing a small role in Hollywood films, Madhavan made sure not to end up doing the same.
"I told them very clearly that if you are giving me a small role like of a doctor, etc then I will not do it, I don`t need to do it. I was clear I will not do a small role. But they said it is one of the main leads, there are four lead actors in the film," he said.
Despite being part of the industry for over a decade, shooting for a Hollywood film was a bit intimidating for him. When he was doing the film, the makers were told about his work in films like `3 Idiots` and others.
"There was a hype that was built around me. I was really nervous, everybody told me do the rehearsals and start with an easy scene. I told them to start with tough part, I did the emotional scene - yelling and crying part first, as they think it is the toughest part. But for an Indian actor it is easy as we do it every day. They liked it, found it amazing," he said.
Madhavan was amazed with the technology used for the film.
"It is like in the coming years one can shoot a film with Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone where both will look the same age and the shoot can happen at their home, they don`t have to come out. I think this type of technology will be a new technique of filmmaking," he said.
He said in Hollywood, actors do not perform stunts, they have a stunt man for it.
"Unless you are a trained stunt man you can`t do anything. So `Superman`, `Batman` is all done by others, they don`t do anything. That is the reason you will not hear of actors getting injured over there," Madhavan added.
Anita Advani bids adieu to 'Bigg Boss-Saath 7'
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan and others have been part of Hollywood films. Now, Madhavan is set to do `Night Of The Living Dead: Origins`, produced by Simon West of `Con Air` and `Lara Croft: Tomb Raider` fame. It is a remake of 1968 zombie film `Night Of The Living Dead`.
"India has become the flavour in Hollywood... They (filmmakers) suddenly realised that Indian actors get more eyeballs than Hollywood actors," he said in an interview here.
"So, if they have an Indian actor in their TV series for example, it gets watched in Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Africa, South Africa much more than if American actors are there," he explained.
"Like by having Mr Amitabh Bachchan in `The Great Gatsby`, the number of people watching the film online or offline increases 25 times, that is where the money is. So now they are including Indian as well as Chinese actors, which is a very smart thing," he said.
The 43-year-old actor said he is doing a film in Hollywood just to experience working in a different set up.
"It is just another opportunity to do a film in different language that I am comfortable with. If I could speak Chinese, I would have done a film in that language as well. The excitement is to do a film in different set of technology. I am not doing it to prove a point to anyone... It is basically a small film in terms of what it is in Hollywood," he said.
The Hollywood venture happened by chance for Madhavan, who had gone there for a personal reason and through his friend he met filmmaker Simon West.
"`Night of the Living Dead` is a classic American film, it
is like `Sholay` with a foreigner. Simon and me got along well. We did a screen test and next day I got the film," Madhavan said.
He will play the role of a US marine officer who gets caught up in a zombie attack in New York City.
While Indian actors are often criticised for doing a small role in Hollywood films, Madhavan made sure not to end up doing the same.
"I told them very clearly that if you are giving me a small role like of a doctor, etc then I will not do it, I don`t need to do it. I was clear I will not do a small role. But they said it is one of the main leads, there are four lead actors in the film," he said.
Despite being part of the industry for over a decade, shooting for a Hollywood film was a bit intimidating for him. When he was doing the film, the makers were told about his work in films like `3 Idiots` and others.
"There was a hype that was built around me. I was really nervous, everybody told me do the rehearsals and start with an easy scene. I told them to start with tough part, I did the emotional scene - yelling and crying part first, as they think it is the toughest part. But for an Indian actor it is easy as we do it every day. They liked it, found it amazing," he said.
Madhavan was amazed with the technology used for the film.
"It is like in the coming years one can shoot a film with Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone where both will look the same age and the shoot can happen at their home, they don`t have to come out. I think this type of technology will be a new technique of filmmaking," he said.
He said in Hollywood, actors do not perform stunts, they have a stunt man for it.
"Unless you are a trained stunt man you can`t do anything. So `Superman`, `Batman` is all done by others, they don`t do anything. That is the reason you will not hear of actors getting injured over there," Madhavan added.
Anita Advani bids adieu to 'Bigg Boss-Saath 7'
Mumbai: After British-Indian actress Hazel Keech and actor Rajat Rawail, Anita Advani ended her stint in the `Bigg Boss` house Saturday.
Advani, who claims to be Rajesh Khanna`s live-in partner, was seen sharing anecdotes of her life with the late superstar with inmates VJ Andy and Shilpa Agnihotri.
Advani had earlier confessed on the show that she was in the house to over come her depression after the superstar`s death in July last year.
She was seen bonding with actors Armaan Kohli and Tanishaa Mukerji off late.
Along with her, the other contestants who were nominated for this eviction included VJ Andy, Gauhar Khan, Elli Avram and Asif Azim.
Now the remaining contestants include VJ Andy, Gauhar, Kushal Tandon, Apoorva Agnihotri and wife Shilpa Agnihotri, Tanishaa, Armaan, Asif, Sangram Singh, Elli, Ratan Rajput, Kamya Punjabi and Pratyusha Banerjee.
No comments:
Post a Comment