Hrithik injured while learning horse riding

2006 has been a learning year for Hrithik. First he learnt some martial arts for Krrish, then roller blading, snow boarding and sand surfing for Dhoom 2 and now he is learning horse riding and sword fighting lessons for his next movie to go on floors – Akbar Jodha. His riding lessons start every morning at 7 am at the Mahalaxmi racecourse. And on one such training day, Hrithik fell down from the horse while the animal was still in motion. Since his leg was stuck up, he was pulled for a considerable distance by the horse, which gave him some deep wounds on his body and bruises on his arms.

But a true blue (super)hero that he is, Hrithik did not go back home to nurse his wounds but bounced back and continued with his horse-riding lessons. In fact he didn’t even skip his sword-fighting lessons in the evening.

That calls for his professionalism.

Source: Indiafm

'Jodha Akbar' in trouble

Ashutosh Gowarikar 's ambitious project Jodha Akbar that stars the gorgeous Aishwarya Rai and the handsome Hrithik Roshan in the title roles, has run into trouble.

The shooting of the film that was supposed to commence in coming weeks has met with huge resistance from Kshatriya segment of society, especially those belonging to the princely states of Rajasthan.

The film has Hrithik and Ash in the roles of Akbar, the great Mughal emperor and Jodhabhai, a Hindu princess married with Akbar, respectively.

Surajmal Singh, the chief of Rajput youths in Rajasthan, has been resenting Jodhabhai's portrayal in the wrong frame her and characterization in films and TV channels in the past.

According to him, there has been a big misconception about Jodhabhai and it has been repeated many times by the entertainment and media world. He adds that there are no proofs of Jodhabhai's marriage with Akbar in historical records.

In fact, it was Pannabhai (the look alike of Jodhabhai) who was married with emperor Akbar and not Jodhabhai.

The agitated Rajputs have been asking the filmmakers to prove the relevant facts before commencing the film's shooting in Rajasthan.

These Rajputs have threatened to take legal action against the producers if they fail to abide by the historical facts about Akbar and Jodhabhai.

Source: ApunKaChoice

Hrithik Roshan prepares for the royal act

Bollywood’s handsome star Hrithik Roshan is nowadays learning sword fighting and horse riding.

No, it’s not just for fun. The actor is preparing himself for Ashutosh Gowarikar’s next venture Jodha Akbar .

Although the film’s shooting is yet to begin, practice sessions for war scenes has started. Gowarikar, known for his meticulous attention to details, wants to depict the Akbar-Jodha love story with utmost authenticity.

Sources reveal that Hrithik, who plays Emperor Akbar in the movie, has already started taking sword-fighting lessons in Mehboob studios and horse riding classes at MahaLaxmi Race Course.

The movie stars Aishwarya Rai as Jodha. Although she won’t have any fight scenes in the movie, she will participate in training sessions.

The film is expected to have a lavish budget of Rs. 39 crore. Gowarikar has done thorough research on the subject and it is said that he is also taking the assistance of the learned scholar Haider Ali for his historical venture.

‘Jodha Akbar’ will be Hrithik and Aishwarya’s second flick after their soon-to-be-released movie Dhoom 2 , in which both the actors will be seen in negative roles.


Source: Apunkachoice

REJOICE - Its DHOOM time again....!

40 days before the release of biggest project of Yash Raj Films in the current year, DHOOM 2, the promotion has begun on a thunderous note.

The first segment of the promotion strategy features the theatrical promo of the film being unleashed on the Indian channels. Though some of the moviegoers were fortunate to have watched it during their movie outing at certain theatres, the rest of the world had a feat in store as they had an exclusive dekko at the film.

Going by the adrenaline drive the action promo has managed to generate, YRF has an instant winner in hands. Moreover Bollywood enthusiasts have all reasons to rejoice since the season of watching full on entertainment films is on a never ending spree.

Watch out for DHOOM 2 on November 2. It's your next BIG action/thriller after 'DON - The Chase Begins Again' which comes two days from now.

Source: Indiaglitz

Nikhil Advani's next?

Film industry and gossip/rumors go hand in hand. In fact, it’s become a habit to hear at least one startling news in the course of the day and later, when you do a bit of cross-checking, you learn that it was a false siren. This time, Nikhil Advani is the topic of discussion!

Reportedly, Nikhil is planning a four-hero project next, once SALAAM-E-ISHQ releases, for which he’s keen to cast Big B, Hrithik Roshan, Akshaye Khanna and John Abraham in principal roles. A news-report even suggests that Nikhil has already paid a handsome signing amount to John.

“Rubbish,” Nikhil laughs aloud, “Where do these rumors originate from? I don’t know what I plan to make next, so how could I be signing the stars for it? I wrapped the shooting of SALAAM-E-ISHQ on Sunday [15th October] and the next three months would be devoted to the post-production work. Where’s the time to think of a new film?”

But there can’t be smoke without fire. The director of KAL HO NAA HO must’ve planned something. “Oh yes, I’ve planned to take a year off once SALAAM-E-ISHQ releases in January 2007. I have decided I won’t work for a year. I owe it to myself and my wife. SALAAM-E-ISHQ has exhausted me completely and I need to recharge my batteries,” he smiles.

All eyes are on SALAAM-E-ISHQ for sure. In fact, it’s amongst the three big films that are slated for release in January 2007. Initially slated for a 26th January release, Nikhil has decided to prepone the release by one day, which means SALAAM-E-ISHQ will hit the marquee on Thursday, 25th January.

While the first teaser of SALAAM-E-ISHQ will be unveiled with JAAN-E-MANN, the promotion of the film will gather momentum from 7th November onwards.

Source: Indiafm

James Bond to arrive a week before 'Dhoom 2'

After a close call between 'Krrish' and 'Superman Returns' earlier this year, an interesting arrival of biggies belonging to similar genre is all set to happen again this November.

While Yashraj Films' 'Dhoom 2' was moved from the Diwali weekend to November 24th a few months ago, it has some competition in the form of 'Casino Royale', yet another addition in the James Bond legacy, that releases on November 17th. Both the flicks are based on an action theme and boast of some never seen before action sequences.

Daniel Craig, latest addition as James Bond, bringing on the challenge to the might of Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan? Now that calls for some real 'masti' and 'dhoom'!

Source: Indiaglitz

EXCLUSIVE - Song listing of DHOOM 2

Pritam's music for 'Dhoom 2' is the most awaited before the year coming to a close would be an stating the obvious. Before the arrival of the music on stands, we bring to you an EXCLUSIVE look at the songs written by Sameer.

1. Crazy Kiya Re [Sunidhi Chauhan]

2. Touch Me [KK, Alisha Chinai]

3. My Name Is Ali [Sonu Nigam, Bipasha Basu]

4. Dil Laga Na [Sukhbir, Soham Chakrabarthy, Jolly Mukherjee, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Suzanne]

5. Crazy Remix [Sunidhi Chauhan Remixed By: Bunty Rajput]

6. Dhoom Again [Vishal Dadlani, Dominique Cerejo, Lyrics: Asif Ali Baig]

The album is expected to break records on the very first day of the release i.e. October 19th.

Source: Indiaglitz

1200 Prints of Dhoom 2

Aditya Chopra surely does things in style. He may be a media recluse but he manages to create a lot of curiosity around all his products. It is being said that he has shot a sweltering hot promotional video for his next style flick ‘Dhoom2’ with Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. This video will be played on all the television channels for the publicity campaign.

It is also being said that Yashraj Films will be releasing an unheard of 1200 prints of the movie which is releasing in the third week of November. It goes without saying that it will be the biggest release ever of a Bollywood flick yet.

Source: IndiaGlitz