You might be wondering where the screen-mom, so splendid in her devotion to her screen sons in films as far-ranging as Mehboob Khan's Mother India, Yash Chopra's Deewaar and Praveen Bhatt's Bhavna has vanished. Well, here's heartwarming news. Producer Karan Johar, who is known to be a pukka Mama's Boy in real life and who paid the maternal icon a befitting homage in his own directorial opus Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, is all set to revive the glorious era of screen moms. In his latest production Brothers, which is a remake of the 2011 Gavin O'Connor directed film about two estranged boxer brothers, Karan has slipped in an additional character of the two heroes' mom. Says a source, "The character of the two heroes' (Akshay Kumar and Siddharth Malhotra) mom has been specially written for the adaptation." The very talented Shefali Shah, currently seen rocking the boat as...
- 4/30/2015
- BollywoodHungama
The crème of the Asian community has been shortlisted and this year’s nominees announced for the coveted Asian Achievers Awards 2012. Taking place on 14th September at Grosvenor House Hotel, the Asian Achievers Awards will recognise the outstanding work of individuals from across all businesses and professions and acknowledge the accomplishments of the finest of the UK’s Asian community.
Hosted by Asian Business Publications Ltd (Abpl), the event is now into its 12th year and promises to be bigger and better than ever before as 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the publishing group’s iconic newspapers, Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar. The esteemed award ceremony will be interspersed with a line-up of world-class entertainment, a sumptuous dinner and charity auction in aid of The Sarvam Trust, an Ngo that assists the integral development of rural India, including education for children. Their aim is to make villages across India self...
Hosted by Asian Business Publications Ltd (Abpl), the event is now into its 12th year and promises to be bigger and better than ever before as 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the publishing group’s iconic newspapers, Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar. The esteemed award ceremony will be interspersed with a line-up of world-class entertainment, a sumptuous dinner and charity auction in aid of The Sarvam Trust, an Ngo that assists the integral development of rural India, including education for children. Their aim is to make villages across India self...
- 8/15/2012
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Actor Shahid Kapur's mother Neelima Azeem is making a film without her son being a part of it. The film, Nawab Nautanki, goes on the floor in January with Chandan Roy and Bhavna Pani in the lead. Roy played Mikhail in Shahid starrer Kaminey, while Bhavna is rumoured to be Shahid’s ex-girlfriend. “I didn’t even think of casting Shahid. He is at the peak of stardom. I’m making a small budget film. He won’t do this kind of a film. I don’t think he will be upset that I haven’t cast him," Azeem told Ht City. Asked ...
- 12/23/2009
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Notice how Shabana Azmi’s bonding with her screen daughters has always been special. Not so much with her screen sons. Though she was par excellence in her bonding with little Makarand Shukla in Pravin Bhatt’s Bhavna and with Navin Chaudhary in John Schlesinger’s Madame Sousatzka, and though Shabana has expressed a desire to adopt Smita Patil’s son Prateik on screen it’s the screen-daughters with whom Shabana has bonded the most.
Konkona Sen Sharma who played Shabana’s daughter in her childhood in Picnic has been godmothered by Shabana ever since. Urmila Matondkar who played Shabana’s.
Konkona Sen Sharma who played Shabana’s daughter in her childhood in Picnic has been godmothered by Shabana ever since. Urmila Matondkar who played Shabana’s.
- 7/15/2009
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
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