Marquee moves
Madhuri returns
Ending a yearlong speculation of which film will mark Madhuri Dixit's return to celluloid, Yash Chopra announced that Mrs. Nene would be returning for a new film to be produced by his banner next year. The film will be directed by Anil Mehta. The banner seems to be favoured by actresses making a return to the screens. Remember Kajol walking away with accolades in Fanaa earlier this year?
Making of a `Guru'
In true Mani Ratnam style, his film is becoming the talk of the town a few weeks ahead of its release in December. The music, which has been released recently, is topping the charts. After Dil Se, Ratnam has roped in Gulzar to pen the lyrics as A.R. Rahman takes charge of the music. The songs vary from the yesteryear to the contemporary as the story traces the life of the protagonist over three decades.
All out of love
Salman Khan may be toying with the idea of a sequel to Tere Naam and might be essaying the lead in Nikhil Advani's Salaam-e-ishq, but he declares he is yet to find true love. "I am yet to find my first true girlfriend," he said recently in an interview. Well, we know he's hinting at one Ms. Rai, but where does that leave Katrina Kaif?
The Namesake shines
Mira Nair's adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake will release in the US and in India only in the early part of next year. But the film has been earning its fair share of appreciation from international film festivals. Post the premiere, the film was screened at a film festival conducted by the Indo American Arts Council in New York. Actors Tabu and Irrfan too have been lapping up all the good reviews the film has been receiving.
Reality bytes
First time director Kabir Khan knows he has chosen an out-ofthe- box idea for his maiden venture. John Abraham enacting the part of a journalist reporting from war-ravaged Afghanistan in Kabul Express, produced by Yash Raj films, and the story has real-life incidents as observed by Kabir Khan in Afganisthan. Kabir has been frequenting the country during the war as a documentary filmmaker.
An animation film
When Karan Johar says he is moving away from candyfloss, he means it. After the muchdebated KANK, he plans to produce an animation film that will target children. Karan says he sees a huge market for such films in India. Well, we don't know yet if his buddy Shah Rukh Khan will have any role to play in this one. Meanwhile, Karan plans to direct a new film sometime next year with an enviable star cast.
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