Deepika Padukone Proposes To Salman Khan

What a Tamasha!

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Yesterday, 9xe told you about Deepika Padukone's twin-agenda visit to Bigg Boss 9. 

The first is, of course, promoting her upcoming film -- Imtiaz Ali's Tamasha -- single-handedly on the reality show. With Salman Khan being the host, it's not surprising that hero Ranbir Kapoor didn't make an appearance . 

The hidden purpose, we told you, was to check Dippy's 'Chemistry Meter' with Sallu for YRF's biggie, Sultan.

Well, must say Mastani and Bajrangi Bhaijaan made a stunning pair. 

The actress even proposed to the Bollywood superstar like a head-over-heels-in-love guy. She went down on her knees and popped the question (look at the pic right at the top). 

Salman, of course, gave the same answer we suspect he must have given all his girlfriends till now: "Yeh nahi hua hai aur nahi ho sakta hai kabhi."

Though he 'rejected' her marriage proposal, the two had fun on stage. They grooved to 'Main Hoon Hero Tera' (Hero) and 'Matargashti' (Tamasha). 





Deepika looked pretty relaxed on the stage with Salman, as she she sat down cross-legged on the floor, to interact with him and the audience. 



While on the show, she became 'Bigg Boss' for a day and gave the housemates plenty of fun instructions. 



Deepika also spent time inside the house with the contestants.



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Anushka denies marriage rumours with Virat-Inside Bollywood

"Dil Dhadakne Do" actress Anushka Sharma has refuted rumours that she is tying the knot with cricketer boyfriend Virat Kohli.-Inside Bollywood

Anushka, 27, opened about her relationship with Virat last December and since then they have been facing marriage rumours.

The latest grapevine suggested that the 26-year-old cricketer was planning to move in with the actress in Mumbai.

"There is no truth to the stories/rumours about Anushka Sharma's impending wedding. Currently she is busy and happy with her work commitments," read a statement on the behalf of Anushka.

"She has always been open about her life and would appreciate it and request everyone to wait for her to make announcements about her life instead of speculating," the statement added.

Earlier, Anushka reportedly dated actor Ranveer Singh, with whom she worked on "Band Baaja Baaraat", "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl" and this year's release "Dil Dhadakne Do".

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Emraan and Esha together again-Inside Bollywood

Actor Emraan Hashmi will soon be seen pairing up with his "Jannat 2" co-star Esha Gupta in Bhushan Kumar's next music video "Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon".

The soft, romantic track has been sung and composed by Amaal Mallik, who shot to fame with the song "Naina" from Fawad Khan-starrer "Khoobsurat".

The song, penned by Rashmi Virag, is being shot in Goa and directed by Amit Sharma, who helmed Arjun Kapoor-starrer "Tevar".

"I was offered this song two and a half months ago while I was shooting for 'Azhar'. But I only listened to it last month and immediately fell in love with it. Its a beautiful song that celebrates love," Hashmi said in a statement.

The 36-year-old "Murder" actor began shooting for the song yesterday and is expected to wrap it up in the next three days.

"We've shot at the Chapora Fort (a tourist spot in Goa that rose to fame after being featured in 'Dil Chahta Hai') and in Panaji..." 

Hashmi reunites with his "Raaz 3" co-star after two-and-a half-years and said Esha has "grown as an actor" and it is "fantastic to work" with her again.

Bhushan Kumar, who got a successful response for his previous singles "Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main" and "Chal Wahan Jaate Hain" with Tiger Shroff, and the recent hit "Dheere Dheere" starring Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor, is keen on getting the era of singles in the Indian music industry.

The song promises to take listeners through a ride of different emotions like love, friendship, nostalgia, craziness, yearning and heart break.

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Ayushmann Khurrana feels he is not good at multi-tasking-Inside Bollywood

Ayushmann Khurrana has explored different creative zones � be it acting, singing or writing � but actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana says he may be multi-talented, but he prefers to focus on one thing at a time as he is �not a good multi-tasker�-Inside Bollywood.

�I think you need one talent to survive a lifetime. I think maybe I�m multi-talented but I�m not a good multi-tasker for sure. I can just do one thing at a time,� Ayushmann told IANS over phone.

The actor, who is currently busy working on his upcoming single �Yahin hun main�, added that all his attention is on �singing and acting� as of now.

Ayushmann took the reality TV show route to the world of showbiz and went on to make his place as a host before taking a plunge into Bollywood in 2012 with �Vicky Donor�.

He faced a low phase after his successful debut with films like �Nautanki Saala�, �Bewakoofiyaan� and �Hawaizaada� failing to register good business. But the actor bounced back with �Dum Laga Ke Haisha� this year.

The actor, who has even penned his thoughts in a book �Cracking The Code�, is amazed by his writing skills. He even hopes to return as an author when he has something to share with his admirers.

�I had something to tell and that is why I wrote a book though it was quite unusual to write a book at such an early stage of my career. But I had something to tell to people who pack their bags and come to Mumbai to struggle and who go away after giving up. So, whenever I will have something to tell I will write,� he added.

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Nargis Fakhri to do cameo in Dishoom-Inside Bollywood

Actress Nargis Fakhri will reportedly be seen in a cameo role in John Abraham � starrer action-adventure �Dishoom�.

The Rohit Dhawan-directed movie also stars his younger brother Varun and actress Jacqueline Fernandez in the lead roles-Inside Bollywood

�Nargis is doing a cameo in the film. She is doing a guest appearance. She will shoot for it once the dates are worked out keeping in mind John�s injury,� sources said, without divulging details about her role in the film.

Nargis, 36, earlier worked with John in Shoojit Sircar�s 2013 film �Madras Cafe� and romanced Varun in David Dhawan�s �Main Tera Hero� (2014).

Gossip mills are abuzz that superstar Akshay Kumar will also do a cameo in �Dishoom�. His spokesperson was unavailable for a comment on it.

Rohit�s directorial debut �Desi Boyz� had Akshay and John in the lead.

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Randeep Hooda : No one turned Ram after watching �Ramayan�

Randeep Hooda, who essayed Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma with arresting arrogance in �Rang Rasiya�, will soon be seen as the real-life notorious serial killer Charles Sobhraj in �Main Aur Charles�.

While he says the � Charles� film does not glorify crime, the actor also stressed that watching films does not lead the youth to anything wrong.

Known for his straightforward nature, Randeep remained to the point when he was asked if �Main Aur Charles� glorifies crime in any way.

He said: �We have not glorified crime in the film. I don�t think the youth of the country take up the wrong path after watching movies. No one turned Ram after watching �Ramayan�, and nobody turned Gandhi after watching �Munnabhai M.B.B.S.�. So how come any one will turn into Charles after watching the film? The film is for entertainment�come and just get entertained.�

Randeep has worked hard for the film, and says Charles Sobhraj�s character is one that he has known since he was much younger.

�We came to know about this man from the newspapers. When I was 10 or 12 years old, I heard about the name Sobhraj� since childhood, we knew this man is very glamorous. Amitabh Bachchan also benefited from him. The famous �Don� movie dialogue �11 mulko ki police mujhe dhoondh rahi hai�� was inspired from Charles Sobhraj�s life,� he added.

Charles Sobhraj is currently in a jail in Nepal, having been convicted for his numerous brutal murders in the 1970s. He was even convicted and jailed in India from 1976 to 1997.

His story is being brought alive on the big screen by director Prawaal Raman. The film will release on October 30.

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Great Grand Masti cast shoots for last schedule

Actors Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani have started the last schedule for their upcoming adult comedy �Great Grand Masti�, and they have promised that it will be funnier than the first instalment.

Riteish tweeted on Saturday night:

�Great Grand Masti� is the third instalment of 2004 hit film �Masti�. It will mark the Bollywood debut of model Kangna Sharma, who was the runner-up in the Miss Maxim 2014 contest.

Directed by Indra Kumar, �Great Grand Masti� is slated to hit the screens on November 6.

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Katrina Kaif : �Fitoor� ignited passion in me as an actor

Actress Katrina Kaif says her forthcoming film �Fitoor� re-inspired her and ignited the passion in her as an actor.

��Fitoor� is a script I fell in love with the moment I heard it. I was very excited and passionate about it. When I started working on the film, we initially went slow, then I started understanding things,� Katrina told PTI.

�I have learnt so much from the film. It has re-inspired me� ignited the passion in me as an actor. It is like a new journey for me as an actor. If I could go back and live everyday on the set, I would,� she said.

Earlier, the Abhishek Kapoor-directed film had veteran actress Rekha, but instead of her Tabu is now doing the movie.

Katrina said she had a memorable experience working with Rekha.

�I got few days to work with her. I always had a great connection with her. She had been amazingly friendly, warm person. We are saddened that it did not work out. Every film has its destiny and we respect that.

�I have seen Rekha quite a few times. So when she came on sets we had a warm connection. As a performer� as work everyone is a fan of her. I was very respectful towards her.

Since we knew each other so it was a close connection,� she said.

The �Namastey London� actress will be seen with Siddharth Malhotra in Nitya Mehra�s �Baar Baar Dekho�.

�Nitya�s film is an amazing love story. It is an idea that shocked me when I first heard it. I have not seen or heard a film like this in long time. Most of the love stories are of similar types, but this seemed new and exciting. There is lot of performance in it,� she said.

Both Katrina and Siddharth will go for prosthetics for getting a certain look for the film.

�It (prosthetics) is there for a small portion in a film. Like in �Barfi�, when they (Ranbir and Priyanka) are growing old and dying so you won�t say it is a film using prosthetics. It is used in a small portion in the film. There is a very small portion (growing old) that comes towards the end of the film,� Katrina said.

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Shah Rukh Khan : I miss Kajol in every film

Their friendship translates into great chemistry film after film and Shah Rukh Khan, who is reuniting with Kajol after five years in �Dilwale�, says he misses working with the actress in all his movies as she is magical on-screen.

One of the most loved Bollywood pairs, Shah Rukh and Kajol just celebrated 20 years of �Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge� by recreating the iconic poster on the sets of �Dilwale� and the 49-year-old actor thinks it was a co-incidence that brought them together in the Rohit Shetty-directed action-comedy.

�I miss Kajol in every film. With this film she gave us 150 days. She had to be away from her children and I know it is a huge sacrifice for a parent.

�We are restless people who want to do more films, earn more money but Kajol is a rested soul. She doesn�t care about these things. We are thankful that she took time out for this movie,� Shah Rukh said in a interview with a select group of journalists on the sets of the film.

SRK-Kajol have collaborated in �Baazigar�, �Karan-Arjun�, �Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge�, �Kuch Kuch Hota Hai�, �Kabhie Khushi Kabhi Gham� and �My Name is Khan�.

They may be great friends now but SRK did not have a good impression about Kajol when he first met her.

�When I was working with her in �Baazigar�, Aamir asked me about her as he wanted to work with her. I left him a message saying, �She is very bad, no focus, you will not be able to work with her�. And then I saw the rushes in the evening. I kept callin Aamir to clarify. I told him, �I don�t know what it is but she is magical on the screen�.

�Kajol is not technical, she is an honest actor and that�s a great quality. My daughter (Suhana) wants to become an actress and I would want her to learn that. I hope I learn that from Kajol. I can�t explain but she is something else on screen.�

Shah Rukh, who is also the producer of the movie, is working round-the-clock to finish shooting �Dilwale� for its scheduled release on December 18. The film also stars Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Johnny Lever, Boman Irani, Varun Sharma, Sanjay Mishra and Pankaj Tripathi among others.

With a generous dose of action, comedy, nostalgia-inducing romance between SRK-Kajol, the movie, judging by the rushes that were screened for the press, seems to be a typical Rohit Shetty entertainer.

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Shah Rukh Khan�s birthday resolution : Will do three films a year

For over two decades, the magic of his acting, persona and charm has regaled Bollywood buffs, and the saga continues. Shah Rukh Khan, who turns 50 on November 2, said that last year he was a little lazy by just doing one film. But now, the superstar says he has pledged to do three films in a year on an average as soon as he completes the first half century of his life.

�I want to do as many films as possible before I die,� the 49-year-old said on a light note to a few invited media representatives on the sets of �Dilwale� at Ramoji Film City here.

�It has been four to five years that I have become producer� we made �Chennai Express�, �Happy New Year�, �Om Shanti Om� and they took a lot of time. I started feeling that in the last one year, I am not doing much films that I can actually do. I am just doing one film in a year, and I�m feeling lazy.�

�I want to do different roles. So, I decided that from the age of 50-55, I want to do 15 very nice films and that will include popular films, offbeat films, mad films and many more. I will do many different films. I want to do three films a year. Ek film mein mann ke liye karna chahta hu, ek tann ke liye aur ek dhan ke liye (I want to do one film for the mind, one for my physical capability and one for money),� he added.

Directed by Rohit Shetty, �Dilwale�, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, will see the magical pair of Shah Rukh and Kajol coming together again on the silver screen, and recreating their onscreen chemistry.

A dekko of that was given to the scribes invited to the set, which seemed like it�s being used as SRK�s home in the movie. The walls had photographs of the �Badshah� of Bollywood, with Varun Dhawan, who plays a key character in the film.

Shah Rukh, along with other cast members of the film, offered a sneak peak into the film with a 20-minute video footage.

It created a long-lasting impact with scenes that included a song sequence shot with SRK and Kajol in Iceland; an action sequence of SRK; few comic scenes involving Johnny Lever, Sudhir Mishra and Varun Sharma, and of course, scenes and songs featuring Varun and Kriti Sanon.

The team has been shooting the last leg of the film in Hyderabad for a month.

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Shabana Azmi : �Chalk N Duster� within mainstream cinema

Five time national award winner Shabana Azmi, very selective when it comes to do a film, will be seen as a Marathi teacher in �Chalk N Duster� which she says is a film well within the ambit of mainstream cinema.

The film also stars Juhi Chawla.

On a location shoot of an important sequence of the film Rishi Kapoor here on Friday, Shabana told media persons that �Chalk N Duster� is mainstream cinema. �I want to emphasize �Chalk N Duster� is within the main stream cinema. There is lot of entertainment and a human story which is being told about these two teachers.�

�One of which is played by Juhi and one is by me and is about what teachers have to go through because of the machination of the character played by Divya Dutta. So I think this film will provide entertainment as well as food for thought,� she added.

Asked about the inspiration for her character, Shabana said: �I have so many favourite teachers but none of them were like the person I am playing in the movie. I have a bhabi who is an actress named Sulabha Arya and I have based my character on her very closely.�

Sulabha Arya is the famous �Kanta ben� from SRK�s film �Kal Ho Na Ho� and ex-wife of cinematographer Ishan Arya, whose first cousins are Shabana and Baba Azmi. Presently Sulabha Arya is busy with TV show �Begusarai� where she is playing a very important role.

Directed by Jayant Gilatar and produced by Amin Surani, �Chalk N Duster� also stars Divya Dutta, Zarina Wahab and Girish Karnad.

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Aamir Khan to shoot �Dangal� in Dharmendra�s village

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is at present shooting for his upcoming biopic Dangal. The Perfectionist has chosen a small village in Punjab as the ideal location to shoot for the biopic on the wrestler Mahavir Phogat that is being depicted by him onscreen.

Aamir Khan has been working hard to get the right look to depict the role, he has even managed to gain abundant weight too. Now Aamir Khan and the �Dangal� team is all set to shift to a village named Dango, located in the Ludhiana district to continue with the shoot of the film.

The village in question is also the ancestral village of actor Dharmendra. When the PK actor found about the sleepy little viallges Bollywood connect he immediatly called on the veteran actor to give the news, soon the two were sharing anecdotes and the plot of the film too. Aamir has promised to hold a special screening of Dangal for Dharmendra.

�Dangal�, which also stars Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra among others and is slated to release on December 23, 2016.

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Rishi Kapoor to make special appearance in 'Chalk n Duster'

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor will be doing a cameo in upcoming film "Chalk n Duster", starring Shabana Azmi.

Shabana, who stars in the Jayant Gilatar directorial alongside Divya Dutta and Juhi Chawla, said he requested the "Bobby" actor to appear in the movie.

"Welcome @chintskap (Rishi Kapoor) to #Chalk And Duster and a million thanks for so generously agreeing to doing a guest appearance at my request. Respect," she posted on Twitter.

The film also stars Jackie Shroff, Samir Soni and Girish Karnad.

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Happy Birthday to you Parineeti Chopra

Bollywood�s chirpy actress Parineeti Chopra celebrates her birthday today. The beauty born on 22 October 1988 to Pawan Chopra a businessman and Reena Chopra, she has two brothers. Cousin to Bollywood�s versatile actress Priyanka Chopra, she debuted in Yash Raj Films �Ishaqzaade� with Arjun Kapoor.

The bindaas babe has been missing from Bollywood scene since long now but was back with a bang in a new avatar recently. Gone was the flabby Parineeti her place was taken over by a glamorous slim and beautiful babe.

Parineeti Chopra is also the brand ambassador for Haryana�s �Beti Bachao Beti Padao� campaign. There are rumours that apparently she might soon be seen opposite Salman Khan in his upcoming film �Sultan�.

Wishing the Bubbly Parineeti Chopra a very Happy Birthday.

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Sushmita Sen � Maa Durga �my kind of woman�

Actress Sushmita Sen has said she would like to emulate Goddess Durga as she is the epitome of mother, adding that she was �my kind of woman�

After visiting various Durga Pooja pandals here, she told mediapersons on Wednesday: �I would like to emulate goddess Durga as she is the epitome of mother and yet a powerful and fair warrior.�

Sushmita was last seen in Bengali film �Nirbaak�.

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Richa Chadha signs �Sarabjit�

Actress Richa Chadha, who is currently waiting for the release of her forthcoming film �Main Aur Charles�, has signed a role for the film �Sarabjit�, which is directed by �Mary Kom� famed director Omung Kumar.

�Yes, they have approached me for a role and I will be doing it. However, at this point of time legalities and paper work is being done and I can�t comment anything more,� Richa said in a statement.

The �Fukrey� actress will be seen essaying the role of actor Randeep Hooda�s wife in the upcoming biopic, which is said to be based on the Indian who died in a Pakistani jail.

�But yes, it�s true I am offered the role to play Randeep�s wife and I will sign on the dotted lines soon. Its an interesting role and cant wait to talk more on the same,� she added.

The film is based on Sarabjit Singh, an Indian farmer who was convicted of terrorism and spying in Pakistan, was sentenced to death. He was attacked by inmates at a prison in Lahore in April 2013, and died a few days later.

The film also features actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who will be seen playing the role of Sarabjit�s sister Dalbir Kaur.

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Shahid Kapoor � Was nervous to work with father

Shahid Kapoor, who will be seen for the first time alongside his father Pankaj Kapur in Vikas Bahl�s romantic comedy film �Shaandaar�, which released on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra on Thursday, says he was �very nervous� while sharing screen space with the veteran actor but later had �fun� shooting with him.

�I was very nervous to work with him but my dad is very kind. So he helped me feel more comfortable and after a couple of days we both had fun,� Shahid told IANS here.

�He doesn�t have any expectations. I hope I�ve lived up to Vikas� expectations because he is the person whom I�m trying to live up to in any way. With dad it was an honour to share screen space with him,� the 34-year-old added.

Asked whether he saw any hidden talent in her while working in �Shaandaar�, Shahid said: �Her talent is not hidden, it�s there for the world to see. She�s so talented and so good. She good this role by auditioning for it on her own merit. So, I�m very proud of her.�

�Shaandaar� also stars actress Alia Bhatt. The romantic comedy is Shahid�s first film after his marriage to city-based girl Mira Rajput in July.

The �Kaminey� actor said that he didn�t do �quirky� and �entertaining� love stories after �Jab We Met� because it was �rare to find content which is unique and fresh in this space.�

But with �Shaandaar�, he felt �all the characters were new and the world that he (Vikas) wanted to create of destination wedding was quite fairytalish.�

�It�s something which I�ve never experienced before in films. It�s a movie that is accessible to everybody,� he added.

Shahid also said that after doing a intense and dark film like �Haider�, �Shaandaar� was a perfect �change� for him.

�After having done a film like �Haider�, which is very intense and dark, it was the best and biggest possible change that I could make to go from a genre like �Haider� to a film like �Shaandaar�. I�ve a lot of faith in Vikas as a director. I feel he is extremely talented,� he said.

Talking more about �Shaandaar�, he said the film has been shot in different castles.

�It�s a destination wedding film. I remember a lot of my friends coming and telling me about some of really funny things which happened whenever they used to go for a destination wedding.

�It�s a very entertaining destination to be in whenever you are in a destination wedding scenario. It brings out all the quirk that can happen most in a situation like that.�

Is he keen about showing �Shaandaar� to his wife Mira?

�I shot �Shaandaar� before I got married. This is the first film of mine that Mira would be seeing. So I hope that she really likes it and hope that it comes out as a good one,� he added.

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Shaandaar Movie Review

The big fat Indian wedding on which Vikas Bahl�s Shaandaar hinges is as breezy and boisterous as any that has ever been conjured up by Bollywood. 

But there is one marked difference here � the rituals go offshore, and off-kilter, in quest of untapped locations � and bursts of hilarity. 

In Shaandaar, the free-wheeling qualities of a modern-day fable meet the flamboyant and filmi flights of a KJo romance.

The director also throws in animated flashbacks (with a voiceover by Naseeruddin Shah) to accentuate the film�s fairy tale impulses. 

It has all the ingredients of a parable � an orphan princess trapped in a loveless home, a prince charming who flies in from nowhere, and a cranky old man who dotes on his daughter to the point of distraction.

And there of course is a bad-tempered grandmother and a scheming mom who make every effort to make the adopted girl�s life miserable.

But the spunky orphan isn�t one to give up without a fight. She not only has a dad who stands up for her no matter what, she also bonds big time with her half-sister. 

Despite the Karan Johar making an appearance to take good-natured digs at his own brand of entertainment, Shaandaar does not shy away from going the whole hog.

While the results are at best mixed, the glitches that pop up along the way do not do too much harm to the film�s genial jauntiness. 

It is aided by blithe directorial touches, flashes of smart writing (screenplay: Anvita Dutt Guptan) that yield some magnificently zany sequences, and a slew of energetic performances. 

Even when Shaandaar flags a touch for want of sustained narrative force, especially in the second half, it is firmly propped up by the infectious joy and vigour that the actors bring to the table. 

The two leads � Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt � achieve spontaneous chemistry and Pankaj Kapur holds the balance with restrained flair. 

The acting oscillates between the impressively modulated and the overly unbridled. 
The mismatch serves to underscore the sharp divide between the two business families that are about to be yoked together by a marriage of brazen convenience. 

At one end of the spectrum is the XL-size Isha (debutante Sanah Kapoor), the elder daughter of the possessive Vipin Arora (Pankaj Kapur), scion of a Punjabi business empire on its last legs. 

This family is headed by a hell-raising matriarch, Kamla Arora (Sushma Seth), who keeps her three sons on a tight leash. 

The bridegroom, the beefy and boorish Robin (Diljit Dosanjh), is the son of a garrulous, golden gun-toring Sindhi tycoon Harry Fandwani (Sanjay Kapoor) whose mouth moves faster than his brain. 

From the moment the marriage party arrives at an imposing castle in the English countryside, all caution is thrown to the wind on both sides. 

The outcome ranges from moments of rib-tickling mayhem to a few dull passages that meander aimlessly. 

But Shaandaar isn�t just about marriage and business deals � the destination wedding is only the backdrop to many mini mutinies, which includes the brewing romance between the cocky wedding organiser Jagjinder Joginder (Shahid Kapoor) and the bride�s sprightly sister Alia (Alia Bhatt).

The two lovers are both insomniacs, and the girl, who is gifted dreams etched on little chits by her doting father in the hope that she will catch sleep some day, makes common cause with the defiant JJ in pursuit of the pleasures that she is deprived of. 

It is a big ask for the lead actor to keep pace with the skills of his real-life dad, but Shahid not only puts his best foot forward in most scenes, he also does not let the strain of the heavy lifting show.

Alia, too, is delightfully pitch perfect in the way she tackles the role of a bright spark with the ability to wrap anybody and everybody around her little finger. 

The clash of an assortment of oddballs in this exotic location generates a fair amount of noise in the background.

The unlikely pair of JJ and Alia are therefore compelled to resort to the quirkiest of means to skirt around the obstacles placed in their way.

A lively slate of songs, the handiwork of the composer-lyricist pair of Amit Trivedi and Amitabh Bhattacharya, bolsters the peppy nature of the film.

In the climactic wedding song Raitaa phail gaya, Bhattacharya throws in a teasing line that goes Gulzar ki geeton mein Honey Singh kaise ghus gaya?�

Viewed in the context of the film as a whole, that quirky question points to the direction in which Bahl really wants to take Shaandaar. 

Shaandaar is neither Gulzar nor Honey Singh � it is a creature that is uniquely, and delicately, poised in a zone between the excesses of an average wedding film and an overly cynical spoof of that genre.

Shaandaar isn�t Queen either � it does not have the overarching spirit of rebellion that defined Bahl�s previous film. 

It is a genre drama laced with enough wit and sharpness to keep the audience interested in the shenanigans of its likeably goofy characters. 

Shaandaar is a fun film that is infused with great charm, which in turn is enhanced by director Bahl�s panache for a light touch, an attribute that was on full show in Queen.

While it does not live up to its title as a package, it fulfils much of the expectations that the audience might have from a film produced jointly by Karan Johar on the one hand and Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap on the other.

It brings together two different worlds and succeeds in striking a balance between the two. For that, and for much else, Shaandaar deserves hearty ovation. 

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Need more experience in filmdom to do TV show, says Alia Bhatt

While many Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan and Shahid Kapoor have tasted success in the telly world, actress Alia Bhatt feels she needs �many more years in the Indian film industry� to do a TV show.

The �Highway� actress says TV requires a �lot of body of work�.

�For me to do a TV show you need a lot of body of work. Like for Amit-ji (Amitabh Bachchan), he is a superstar, who can hold that together. For me, I need many more years in the Indian film industry to hold a TV show together,� Alia, who has appeared on TV mostly for film promotions, told IANS.

�You need a big body of work to hold a TV show on your shoulders. Its not in terms of shooting length. It�s for you to be well known and well appreciated by fans so that you can hold a TV show,� added the 22-year-old, who stars alongside Shahid Kapoor in filmmaker Vikas Bahl�s romantic comedy �Shaandaar�, which released on Thursday on the occasion of Dussehra.

Apparently, Alia signed �Shaandaar� much before she did �Highway� and Bahl came into limelight with Kangana Ranaut starrer �Queen�.

Asked what urged her to take up this film, Alia explained: �What I really liked about the concept is that Vikas came to me with only five lines. He said that it�s a love story of two insomniacs, there is a destination wedding, there are some four characters that seem completely crazy to me.

�The world that he was describing turned out very fairytale type where there were castles, horses, stars and dragonflies. I felt that the world was unique. The story was entertaining, fun and sweet. Also, there was this father-daughter relationship between Pankaj (Kapur) sir and me, which I found very interesting,� she added.

Alia also described �Shaandaar� as the �first-time destination wedding film� in India.

�We all are very well aware that �Shaadi� (wedding) films do really well in our Indian film industry. �Shaadi� is such an important moment for all of us in our lives. We really go all out to celebrate a wedding.

�Destination wedding people have not really touched upon. There is always �Shaadi�, but not like the one we are showing in the film, where all of us go to a destination and live under one roof. This is something that Vikas has touched upon for the first time,� she added.

Asked whether she would be marrying someone from the film fraternity or would like to tie the knot to someone from a non-filmy background just like Shahid, Alia, who earlier regarded 31 as the right for marriage, said: �I think time will tell. I can�t predict the future at this moment�.

Inputs by IANS

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