Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Watch Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt groove to 'Shaam Shaandaar'

Few days after launching the film's first song 'Gulaabo' (Click here to watch video), makers of 'Shaandaar' released the title track 'Shaam Shaandaar', featuring Bollywood actors Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, on Wednesday.

Watch 'Shaam Shaandaar' song video
The song has been composed and crooned by Amit Trivedi. Soon after the video was released, #ShaamShaandaar started trending on Twitter. Here are a few stills from the song...
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Shahid Kapoor in a still from 'Shaam Shaandaar' song
Alia Bhatt in a still from 'Shaam Shaandaar' song. Pic/YouTube
Alia Bhatt in a still from 'Shaam Shaandaar' song
Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Shibani Dandekar in a still from 'Shaam Shaandaar' song. Pic/YouTube
Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Shibani Dandekar in a still from 'Shaam Shaandaar' song
Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in a still from 'Shaam Shaandaar' song. Pic/YouTube
Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in a still from 'Shaam Shaandaar' song
Alia Bhatt shared the picture below from the song's launch event and tweeted, "Ready for the launch ! Wanna guess what am wearing ? .. Well it's all your LOVE !!! #ShaandaarDoodleDress ;)"
Pic/Alia Bhatt's Twitter account
Pic/Alia Bhatt's Twitter account
Another photo of Shahid Kapoor reading out a poem written on Alia Bhatt's 'doodle' dress was shared on Fox Star Hindi's Twitter account.
Pic/Fox Star Hindi's Twitter account
Pic/Fox Star Hindi's Twitter account
Directed by Vikas Bahl, 'Shaandaar' is Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt's first film together. It also stars Shahid Kapoor’s father Pankaj Kapur and marks the Bollywood debut of his sister Sanah Kapur.
'Shaandaar' is a romantic comedy film co-produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and Phantom Films. The movie is based on a destination wedding. Both Alia and Shahid suffer from insomnia in the film and it is their quirkiness that gets them bonding.
The film is scheduled to release on October 22.
Haven't seen the 'Shaandaar' trailer yet? Click here to watch it.

Monday, September 14, 2015

The Jackson 5 score UK number one

Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 are at number one in the UK singles chart, after their 1970 hit single ABC was sampled by a British DJ.
Sigala’s song Easy Love welds Michael Jackson’s vocals to a summery house beat.
It has beaten the original song’s chart peak of number eight.
The track even has the seal of approval from Tito Jackson, who said he “loved the track”, according to Sigala.
Meanwhile, in the album chart, Iron Maiden scored their fifth number one with The Book Of Souls.
The band’s 16th studio album had combined sales of more than 60,000 copies – almost double that of its nearest rival, I Cry When I Laugh, by Jess Glynne.
However, Glynne could console herself with two new entries in the singles chart.
Her current release, Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself, rose two places to number three, while former number one Hold My Hand re-entered the countdown at 37.
The Londoner performed both songs on Strictly Come Dancing’s launch show last week.
Top five UK singles
1) Sigala – Easy Love
2) Justin Bieber – What Do You Mean
3) Jess Glynne – Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself
4) Calvin Harris & Disciples – How Deep Is Your Love?
5) The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face
Justin Bieber’s What Do You Mean was dethroned from the number one slot after just one week.
But the song still managed to break the UK’s all-time streaming record, clocking up 3.87 million plays over the last seven days.
Top five UK albums
1) Iron Maiden  – The Book of Souls
2) Jess Glynne – I Cry When I Laugh
3) The Weeknd –  Beauty Behind The Madness
4) Sam Smith –  In The Lonely Hour
5) Troye Sivan – Wild
There were 10 new entries in the album chart, as the music industry gears up for the busy Christmas period.
The newcomers had a distinctly 1980s flavour – with Iron Maiden joined by A-Ha, Public Image Limited and Duran Duran, whose hit album Rio reappears at 28.
The band’s latest album, Paper Gods, was released on Friday.
Other new entries came from pop newcomer Troye Sivan at five and rock group Five Finger Death Punch at six.
Sam Smith’s record In The Lonely Hour spent its 68th week in the top 10, climbing one place to number four after the singer revealed he would sing the new James Bond theme.

BBC

Thursday, September 10, 2015

'Hero' - Movie Review

'Hero'

U/A; Drama/Romance
Director: Nikhil Advani
Cast: Sooraj Pancholi, Athiya Shetty, Sharad Kelkar, Tigmanshu Dhulia
Rating:  
'Hero' Movie review
Sooraj Pancholi and Athiya Shetty in 'Hero'. Pic/Santa Banta
Why are remakes made? I would think to take a crackling story that can stand the test of time, and tweak it to fit into the current scenario, so that the new audience gets to enjoy it too. But the exercise seems futile if the remake is also stuck in the same time as the original was, or perhaps goes further back.
This 'Hero' remake looked like it belonged to an era before the original 'Hero' in which Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Seshadri sang the peppy and delightfully irreverent 'Ding Dong' song. That's another thing. The original film had a great story laced with abundant humour. Remember Bindu as the meddling, widowed bua and Sanjeev Kumar as the bumbling cop brother? Here, we have an IG (Tigmanshu Dhulia), who looked just plain upset all the time and a lead couple which took itself too seriously. Even though Sharad Kelkar, who replaces Sanjeev Kumar in this one, has a good screen presence, he's handicapped by the absence of anything substantial to say or do.
Nikhil Advani had a hit story, a fresh young pair of actors at his disposal and he unfortunately chose the safe route of the same old, with all the commercial trappings intact. For starters, hero's rippling muscles decorated with tattoos, are used in many ways; to show the Hero's invincibility and also to melt the heart of the coy, semi retarded heroine's heart. Talking about the heroine, Meenakshi Seshadri's character Radha in Subhash Ghai's 'Hero' had lot more spunk than this pretending to be badass one of 2015. Clearly not much thought is put into the screenplay. A shallow screenplay and a rather convoluted story flouting logic work against the film.
Sooraj Pancholi is good in parts, but then again he is limited by his one dimensional role. In how many different ways can one really frown? While he does seem vulnerable once in a while, otherwise he looked too well groomed, with not a hair out of place, to be the dangerous goon that he's playing. Athiya Shetty has the potential and looks good, but she needs to get more comfortable in her skin and in front of the camera. Probably with better roles and little more experience, she can be turned into an asset.
The best thing comes at the end. When you see Salman Khan crooning 'Main Hoon Hero Tera'. You wish some of that easy charm had rubbed off on the film.
Watch the 'Hero' trailer


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Penny, Leonard get married in 'The Big Bang Theory' season 9 promo

Los Angeles: A new promo for the upcoming ninth season of hit sitcom 'The Big Bang Theory' gives a first look at Penny and Leonard's wedding in Las Vegas and their awkward wedding night.

Penny and Leonard
Penny and Leonard. Pic/Santa Banta
The newly released video sees Penny (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting) and Leonard (Johnny Galecki) in their wedding attire as they prepare to walk down the aisle. She rocks a mini pink dress, while the groom dons a dark suit, reported Aceshowbiz.
Sheldon (Jim Parsons), Howard (Simon Helberg), Raj (Kunal Nayyar), Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) and Amy (Mayim Bialik) are seemingly watching via satellite.
It also offers a glimpse of the newlyweds' awkward wedding night as Leonard tries to carry his new wife from the aisle into their honeymoon suite.
"It's season nine and Leonard has been pursuing her since minute three of the series," showrunner Steve Molaro explained why it's the right time for the couple to finally tie the knot.
"Even Penny, with all of her commitment issues, is in a mindset of, 'Are we moving forward with this or not? What are we doing?' And they do."
But that's far from a happy ending as things will get complicated when Penny learns that Leonard kissed another woman, Mandy (Melissa Tang), during his North Sea expedition two years ago.
On how this will affect the couple's relationship, Molaro teased, "I think when you're Penny, and you have an image that you've cultivated of a person for eight years now and those two things aren't aligning anymore - that can be a difficult thing to deal with."
Penny and Leonard's marriage will also be a new challenge for Sheldon, who has been inseparable from Leonard.
"They're trying to all figure it out. We jokingly alluded to the fact that in some way the three of them are kind of married and I think the three of them will need to figure out how this is going to work."

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Watch Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt in 'Shaandaar' song 'Gulaabo'

'Gulaabo', the first song of Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt's much-awaited romantic entertainer 'Shaandaar', was released on Thursday. It also features Shahid's sister Sanah.


Watch the video of 'Gulaabo'
'Gulaabo', penned by Anvita Dutt, is sung by Vishal Dadlani and Anusha Mani.

Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt performed live at the launch event of the song in Mumbai on Thursday.

Watch Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt dance:



Shahid Kapoor shared the video above and wrote, "#gulaabo launch . Phailaoing raita @aliaabhatt"

Alia Bhatt, too, shared an adorable photo of the on-screen couple sharing a hug at the launch event.


Directed by Vikas Bahl, the film is scheduled to release on October 22.
Haven't seen the 'Shaandaar' trailer yet? Click here to watch it.

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Is Beyoncé Finally Ready To Divorce Jay Z?

The rumors of Beyoncé and Jay Z being on the rocks have returned… with a vengeance! And this time there are whispers that the end of their matrimony-dom is near.

According to RadarOnline reports:

     Fans expected an on-stage appearance at the Made In America Festival when it came time for for Jay Z’s rap verse in Beyonce’s hit song “Drunk In Love,” but instead, the married couple did not even feign wedded bliss. After years of suspected infidelity by the father of her three-year-old daughter Blue Ivy, Beyonce has reportedly had it with the entire phony charade. “It’s dead,” an insider told In Touch. “Bey is sick of keeping up the ruse of happiness, and she’s done.”

    So done, in fact, that she has not granted a single interview in the past 18 months — or just before her sister Solange had her notorious elevator outburst in which she attacked Jay Z as Beyonce looked on stoically. “It’s like she’s on lockdown and doesn’t want to be asked about her marriage or why she and Jay haven’t had another child after Blue Ivy,” the insider shared. “But in private, she’s already told friends and family that she’s moving forward with her life. She’ll soon make a public announcement that their marriage is over.”

    Rumors have swirled for years that Jay-Z has been cheating on Queen Bey with everyone from Rihanna, to Rachel Roy, to Rita Ora, who has vehemently denied having a fling with the rapper. The decision to finally divorce comes weeks after the couple allegedly had a huge blowup leading up to the MTV Video Music Awards. “Earlier this summer, Bey found some suspicious texts on Jay’s phone that led her to believe he was having a secret flirtatious communication with one of his [female] proteges,” a source told In Touch. Beyonce’s been on high alert for some time and took her new suspicions to one of Jay Z’s right hand men, who told her she needed to take that up with her husband. To Bey, that was a confirmation of her worst suspicions and fears.”

    Then, In Touch reports, things came to a head when Jay Z asked Beyonce to come with him to the VMA’s as a “show of public solidarity.” Unable to conceal her disdain, she let her husband know what was on her mind. “She couldn’t figure out why Jay would want to go when they’re at a point where they can barely stand to look at each other. She made a comment about Jay only wanting to go to see Rita Ora and he laughed and twirled his finger in circles around his head, making a sign like Bey was crazy.”

    Then, Beyonce reportedly blew up. “[She] demanded to see his phone, but he wouldn’t let her,” the source revealed. “He started screaming back at her, and this went on for 20 minutes until Beyonce pulled herself together and warned Jay that he was messing with the wrong woman. Then she picked up her bag and walked out.”

    Now, the source says, the musical diva is crafting a strategy surrounding her next move. “She is fully in charge of how the divorce announcement is going to be made… She is going to play the victim card to the hilt.”

    Meanwhile, only time will tell how their daughter will adjust to the split. “Blue Ivy is both a reason to stay married and a reason to divorce, an insider close to the couple said. “While Beyonce knows that Blue needs a father figure, she doesn’t want her to grow up in the same way she did,” referring to her parents’ troubled marriage. “She absolutely wants full custody, although she is fully prepared to offer Jay visitation.”

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Sarkodie lists three women in showbiz he admires most


Physical copies of Sarkodie’s Mary album is dropping on Saturday at the West Hills Mall and the BET winner is on a media run telling fans how to grab the album first.

The "Megye Wo Girl" rapper in his latest interview has listed ladies in the showbiz circle that he admires.

Talking about his choice of height and complexion in relation to the daughters of Eve, Sark quipped;

“It depends on the weather. Because of the light issues we have currently, if you get a fair girl, she will brighten the room to some extent.”

Touching on his celebrity crushes, he joked;

“I no get crush on people but I dey admire them. I admire Yvonne Okoro because she is beautiful. She is fine. She is my friend but she is a boss and so you can’t just be calling her as and when you like.

“And these days, this girl at GHOne, Berla, she is very beautiful. Peace Hyde is also very beautiful.”