At the trailer launch event of HASEENA PARKER director Apoorva Lakhia had some interesting revelations to make. Apoorva revealed that Sonakshi Sinha was his first choice to play Haseena parker in this film.

APOORVA LAKHIA, SHRADDHA KAPOOR and SIDDHANTH KAPOOR AT HASEENA PARKAR TRAILER LAUNCH

Apoorva shared, “We had first approached Sonakshi. Our shoot kept on getting postponed. She was doing FORCE 2 at that time and John was injured. Shraddha was totally my second choice. I knew she could play a 17-year-old and a 45-year-old too.”

Talking about his experience of working with sibling Shraddha in the film, Siddhanth said, “I was cast with Sonakshi Sinha but she could not do the film so my sister came on board which was the best that happened to my life and my career. She has been working so hard to pull it off.”

HASEENA PARKER is all set to hit the silver screens on August 18.

Post FREAKY ALI, actress Amy Jackson will now be seen in Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar starrer 2.0.

As per our sources, Amy Jackson has completed shooting for Shankar’s 2.0 and now she is eagerly waiting to shoot a dance number for this magnum-opus.

AMY JACKSON WALLPAPERS

Touted as one of the biggest tracks ever, the song featuring Amy and megastar Rajinikanth is set to break the record of the Aamir Khan-Katrina Kaif’s song ‘Malang’ (DHOOM 3) which took 10 days to finish.

Talking about the big song and dance sequence to be shot over a period of 12 days, Amy informs, “We have completed the shoot for 2.0. Only a song is left. Rajini and I are going to shoot for a 12-day long schedule next month. We are not travelling for the song, it will be indoors. There will be a huge set erected for the same, much like Shankar’s style.”

“AR Rahman is composing the song which will have a lot of dancing and romance. It has a bit of both, but it’s going to be a dance track,” Amy adds.

Amy will be rehearsing for around 10 days for the song. “Apart from the 12-day song shoot, I have been told to block at least 10 days for rehearsals. Shankar works like that, so for the song you have to block the whole month. But then, the results are always fabulous. From past experiences on I (Shankar’s film), the song ‘Ennodu Nee Irundhal’, took us 14 days to film. Bosco choreographed it and I think he’s doing it again for 2.0,” shared Amy.

Keeping up the streak of unique promotional ideas, the marketers of JAB HARRY MET SEJAL have been making the most of every platform using it to its full potential.

Over a series of innovations, the makers have introduced to the digital audience, the characters of Harry & Sejal. These innovations include FB chat bot, customised posters, travel map & postcards, camera effects on Facebook. The latest to join this interesting list is the Twitter Conversational Ads. With this, JAB HARRY MET SEJAL becomes the first Indian film to use Conversational Ads feature on Twitter. Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma who play the characters of ‘Harry’ & ‘Sejal’ respectively have taken up the tongue twister challenge and they encourage the audiences to do the same.

SRK, who plays a Punjabi character, Harry in the film aces a Punjabi tongue twister like a pro. Anushka Sharma, playing a Gujarati character Sejal pulled off a Gujarati tongue twister quickly and effortlessly. It's quite exciting for fans to watch them candidly attempt this fun challenge.

The contest appears on Twitter with a teaser video, following which there are two options for users to choose: #HarrysChallenge #SejalsChallenge 

Fans have to tweet with the challenge hashtag they want to see first by selecting these. The video will then pop up as per their selection. The fans can then try these tongue twister challenges themselves.

Harry's Punjabi or Sejal's Gujarati? Which Tongue Twister Challenge are you up for? Take your pick! @RedChilliesEnt

Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, Jab Harry Met Sejal is slated to release on the 4th of August, 2017

Kaka.. aka Rajesh Khanna – the ‘original’ King of Romance and India’s first superstar has surprisingly remained an inspiration. Be it the icon for the icons like Amitabh Bachchan, King of Romance Shah Rukh Khan. Even one of Rajesh Khanna starrer draws an uncanny resemblance with a Hollywood blockbuster. Certainly Rajesh Khanna is the most KAABIL’ superstar India ever had.

RAJESH KHANNA

Today on his 5th death anniversary, we underline and highlight in bold the charisma, aura he had on people who during his hey days was nothing short of hysteria all around.  It’s overwhelmingly surprising to note that today Rajesh Khanna holds significance not only in the life of the Shahenshah and Baadshah of Bollywood but to a common movie enthusiast like me who was first awed by the charm of Rajesh Khanna, he was my hero before Mr. Bachchan. Big B with his supremely distinguished Angry Young Man avatar knocked the pleasant looking and charming Kaka out from the race like his famous left punch that knocked his opponents in his movies. Romance was out and action was in but the same Mr. Bachchan who knocked Kaka away always dreamt to be a ‘star’ like him and was amongst the first who rushed to pay his homage to the superstar when he passed away. In fact Bollywood from today, and those days when Kaka was at his peak paid their homage. Perhaps, even Rajesh Khanna couldn’t have imagined such a turnaround.

Romance bounced back again with SRK and the audience like me who once admired Rajesh Khanna as a small kid without understanding the meaning of his films and what is stardom and love, was now a college going guy and awed by the infectious charm of King Khan Shah Rukh Khan in DDLJ. Amitabh Bachchan remained the ultimate no.1 choice but the world was changing and globalization during the 90’s gave DDLJ that brought cross culture love (NRI love stories) on celluloid a new life to love on reel and may be in reality as well in some cases.  With a little more understanding of movies by now, I am still surprised to find SRK in his illustrious career has adapted Rajesh Khanna trademark mannerism in his on screen romanticism to such a winning effect!

Not many people know – King Khan Shah Rukh Khan also hailed as the King of Romance has adapted the trademark mannerism of the ‘original’ King of Romance in his on screen romanticism.

The famous tilted nod especially seen in SRK’s chartbusters is similar to Rajesh Khanna's trademark tilted shake/nod of face; we have him repeatedly repeating in his songs and during the end of his dialogue deliveries!

Pages can be written on Rajesh Khanna’s moody ways and his stardom, those times actors had their own style, swag and mannerisms and Kaka’s titled nod was something quite cute and original. Today’s generations biggest stars lack this phenomenon and no doubt find themselves in that ‘insecurity’ zone.

Today when the world is observing the 5th death anniversary of India’s first ‘superstar’ Rajesh Khanna, an interesting update on Hrithik Roshan’s KAABIL is making headlines. Hrithik Roshan when he debuted in the year 2000 with KAHO.. NA PYAAR HAI, became an overnight sensation with some people comparing his fan following with the hysteria surrounding Rajesh Khanna but that was very short lived. Hrithik’s KAABIL has got one of top Hollywood studio interested in its remake.

Interestingly, Rajesh Khanna’s debut AAKHRI KHAT the 1966 film by Chetan Anand is lost in the memory even after India’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards in 1967, Rajesh Khanna’s debut which was earned by the actor as a prize for winning the United Producers Talent Contest starred as the city-based sculptor. AAKHRI KHAT is said to have inspired Hollywood's 1994 blockbuster BABY’S DAY OUT. Like the Hollywood movie, AAKHRI KHAT centered on the heroic escapades of a fifteen-month-old wandering the city streets, Rajesh Khanna played the second fiddle to the child played by Master Bunty.

But later he went on to win hearts and ruled the way nobody has done before and probably will not be done by anyone in near future. The ‘Anand’ to see him on screen is incomparable and still intact. The superstar mastered the art of dying on screen in classics like ANAND, SAFAR, etc only to remain immortal forever.

As Mr. Bachchan puts it in the eternal classical ANAND – ANAND marta nahi, ANAND marte nahi…

Long live Kaka aka Rajesh Khanna: The most KAABIL superstar who inspired Mr. Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan