Funny take on Sooraj Barjatya's 'young love story'

With Sooraj Barjatya keen to attempt a 'young love story', industry comics hazard a guess on how the film could turn out - all in jest though

Family values have always been at the core of Sooraj Barjatya films, but now the director wants to experiment with concepts that appeal to today's youth — something like a 'young love story'.

This was revealed at a recent press conference where he thanked "all the big families" for watching his latest venture, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo which has already grossed Rs 250-crore worldwide.

In pictures: Sooraj Barjatya's family-film connect

"There are a lot of youngsters who see me as an uncle and I hope I will appeal to them. But, someone needs to make these films (family dramas) too. I will try my level best to make a young love story. But I really don't know what the youth wants," said Barjatya.

hitlist invited a few funnymen to imagine what a love story a la Sooraj Barjatya would be like. Here's what they had to say:

Suresh Menon, comedian

It will be about a big, fat wedding at a cyber cafe with a title like Prem Ratan Facebook Pe Likes Payo or Hum Aapke Hain Wi-Fi. Salman or Saif Ali Khan can play a "teen" in it.

Sahil Shah, stand-up comic

The boy and girl will fall in love at the age of 45, because that's how old the Indian youth is in a Barjatya film. Besides, the boy and girl will get only to fourth base, which is touching the feet of elders.

Amrit Raj Gupta of Screenpatti
Before marriage, the heroine will chat with the hero only on her family Whatsapp group. Or maybe, after dining at a pure vegetarian restaurant, the hero and heroine will ask for Gangajal instead of a finger bowl.

Sorabh Pant of East India Comedy

I think the young heroine's mother would date the young hero's father in Sooraj Barjatya's love story. I cannot think of any younger concept. But, I am also interested to watch an action film made by him.

Krushna Abhishek, actor-comedian

The hero will propose to the girl only outside a Hanuman temple. The film would be shot at Haridwar, Badrinath and Shirdi. The costumes will be mind blowing, but they will only be pure cotton kurtas and pyjamas.

Hitlist imagines
What we think could happen in a Sooraj Barjatya love story:

1. Two roses will be brought back from the '60s to be flashed on screen when the boy and the girl attempt to kiss.

2. The boy and girl will fix their first date after consulting the family pandit about a 'shubh mahurat'.

3. The girl will be dressed in lehenga choli for the date at Starbucks and touch the feet of the babuji of the family (Alok Nath or Anupam Kher) before leaving. The girl and the guy will order a glass of latte each.

4. The girl and the boy will be fed dahi by the women in the family before they proceed to chat with each other online.

5. The boy would carry an engagement ring in his kurta pocket on the first date.

All the comments have been made in jest; this is in no way an attempt to question Sooraj Barjatya's credibility as a filmmaker.

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Is Bipasha Basu keen on getting hitched soon?

When Bipasha Basu congratulated the recently engaged Yuvraj Singh on Twitter, the cricketer told the Bong bombshell that now it was her turn to get hitched.

Bipasha Basu and Karan Grover

The actress replied, "Soon mera number bhi aayega." This has led to speculation about Bipasha and her 'good friend' Karan Singh Grover taking their relationship to the next level. Ever since they worked together in the horror flick Alone, Bips and KSG have been together.

Let's wait and watch even though Karan has been saying buddies don't wed.

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Akshay Kumar to flaunt new avatar in 'Rustom'

Actor Akshay Kumar will soon be seen in a new avatar in the upcoming film 'Rustom', which is set in the late 1950s.

Akshay Kumar. Pic/Santa Banta

Co-produced by Essel Vision, Cape of Good Films and Kriarj Entertainment, the film has been written by Vipul Rawal and will be directed by debutant Tinu Suresh Desai.

Slated to release during the Independence Day weekend next year, "Rustom" will be inspired by real life incidents.

"The film is set in the late 1950s and is a pure work of fiction. 'Rustom' is inspired from certain real life incidents that happened in the past and will be shot in India as well as in Britain," Shital Bhatia of Friday Filmworks said in a statement.

"Akshay Kumar's character in 'Rustom' demands a completely new avatar. Ameira Punvani who is the costume designer has already begun work on Akshay's look. Though we can't reveal much, the role is something that he has never played before," Bhatia added.

The music of the film has been composed by Ankit Tiwari with Santosh Thundiyil as the cinematographer.

Juhi Chawla, Nawazuddin Siddiqui to get Indira Gandhi Award 2015

Bollywood actors Juhi Chawla and Nawazuddin Siddiqui are among seven prominent personalities from different fields named for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Memorial Award 2015, a top official said here on Wednesday.

Juhi Chawla

The other awardees include international athlete Kavita Raut; first woman editor of a Marathi daily Punyanagri, Rahi Bhide; author Kavita Mahajan; academician Farida Lambay and industrialist Megha Phansalkar.

Well known actor Nawazuddin, who played the lead role in the film "Manjhi: The Mountain Man" is the only male selected in this year's list, said Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam.

"Two prominent personalities - former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, the first woman to hold the august post, and All India Congress Committee general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi, who both worked with late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for many years, shall be the chief guests and felicitate all the awardees," Nirupam told IANS.

The honour carries no cash award or other benefits. The birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi is celebrated by felicitating leading personalities from different walks of life for their achievements, he added.

The function will be held at Y.B. Chavan Auditorium here on Thursday on the occasion of Indira Gandhi's 98th birth anniversary in the presence of top Congress leaders, former union ministers and past and present lawmakers.

Zayn Malik reveals why he left One Direction

London: Former One Direction member Zayn Malik has revealed that he left the band because there was no room for him "to experiment creatively".

Zayn Malik. Pic/Santa Banta

"If I would sing a hook or a verse slightly R&B, or slightly myself, it would always be recorded 50 times until there was a straight version that was pop, generic as f***, so they could use that version," Malik told mirror.co.uk.

Malik, who left Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles as a four-piece, has also opened up how he tried to be a part of their creative process and bring his influences in, but said his inputs were ignored.

"There was just a general conception that the management already had of what they want for the band, and I just wasn't convinced with what we were selling," he said, revealing that he wasn't 100 percent into the music that they were making.

As the band got more popular, it pushed more albums to claim that they were more involved in the writing process. But Malik claims that it wasn't always the case.

"It was music that was already given to us, and we were told this is what is going to sell to these people," Malik said.

Charlie Sheen in a big mess

Charlie Sheen to discontinue paying sex partners after making HIV status public; lawyers of the women threaten to go after him 'with a vengeance'

Charlie Sheen is on the brink of a legal battle with women who he claims shook him down for millions.


Charlie Sheen. Pics/Getty Images

Appearing on a television show, Sheen said some of his sex partners threatened to expose his HIV status unless he paid them huge amounts of money. But lawyers, who represent the partners, say that the settlements were all kosher and legal.

Sheen had allegedly paid upwards of $10 million to make sure that his HIV positive status was not made public. The payment was carried out in installments over years, suggest reports.

However, now he has flatly said that he will not pay them anymore and the lawyers have said that they will go after

him with a vengeance since their clients did not know that they were having sex with someone who had HIV — some of them claim that they had unprotected sex.

What's more, under the settlements, if Sheen misses an instalment, the entire sum becomes due immediately, according to the lawyers.

The former Two And A Half Men star was reportedly diagnosed with the disease four years ago and decided to keep it to himself, confiding in only a few close friends.

He was being threatened with lawsuits from the partners who say they were not told about his diagnosis when they were with him.

An entertainment website reported that in the wake of his revelation, Sheen plans to sell two of his three Beverly Hills mansions — a Spanish-style villa he bought in 2012 for USD 4.8 million, as well as a mock-Mediterranean he bought for USD 7 million in 2011, where his ex-wife Denise Richards was living until recently.

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Colin Farrell to play Constantine in 'Justice League Dark'?

Los Angeles: Colin Farrell is reportedly being eyed to play John Constantine in upcoming superhero team-up film 'Justice League Dark'.

Colin Farrell

Following director Guillermo del Toro's exit from 'Justice League Dark', also known as 'Dark Universe', people wondered whether the movie would still happen. But according to latino-review.com, the movie may still be in works, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Before Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor was previously offered the role. Warner Bros reportedly pursued Ron Perlman to take the role of Swamp Thing.

The report also said that the studio is eyeing Monica Bellucci, who played one of the Bond girls in 'Spectre', to play sorceress Madame Xanadu. Moreover, the report suggests that the studio wants a Hispanic or black actress for Zatanna's role and a comedic type actor for Deadman.

Toro, who also wrote the screenplay of 'Justice Legaue Dark', had to drop out of the project due to scheduling conflicts with the production of 'Pacific Rim 2'.

However, the studio is still excited enough about his script and wants to make the project a priority.

Scott Rudin is reportedly on board as a producer for the project, for which filming is expected to start next year.