Showing posts with label Shabana Azmi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shabana Azmi. Show all posts

Monday, January 4, 2016

Juhi Chawla expresses a desire to work again with Shah Rukh Khan


Shah Rukh and Kajol have made a comeback with "Dilwale" and, when Juhi Chawla was asked when fans could see her and Shah Rukh Khan together, her reply was that fans can certainly see the duo come together provided the right script come along. She would love to work with him again. In her words - it is about finding that script and the producer who will agree to put them together.
Tis has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 4 January 2016.
The Shah Rukh Khan - Juhi Chawla pair has have given memorable films like 'Yess Boss', 'Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman' and 'Darr' and Juhi would like to pair up again with her close friend again. They had last worked together in 2005 'Paheli' and, subsequently, have made special appearances in each other's films. They are also co-owners of the Kolkta Knight Riders, the IPL team.
Juhi Chawla is now 48 and she would also like to collaborate with another superstar Aamir Khan, with whom she made her Bollywood debut in "Qayamt Se Qayamat Tak". And, she was quick to add that she should first do a film with Salman Khan as the duo have never shared screen space. That, in her opinion, would be fun.
Juhi will be next seen in 'Chalk n Duster' where she will be co-starring with Shabana Azmi and Divya Dutta - the movie is set for release on January 15.

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Thursday, December 17, 2015

Juhi Chawla learns how to ride a scooty


Juhi Chawla is an actress of Bollywood who is dedicated to her profession and believes in living any role she is playing in a movie - she has once been seen riding a scooty in Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Yess Boss’. She is now coming back on screen riding a sooty - it will be her new film ‘Chalk N Duster’. She had to shoot for the poster of the film riding a scooty with Shabana Azmi seated behind her and, to make it as real as possible, she took riding lessons.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 17 December 2015.
In the poster veteran Shabana Azmi sitting on the pillion behind Juhi on the scooty. Juhi’s manager and executive producer of ‘Chalk N Duster’ Preet Kaur had helped the actress with her riding classes.
It seems she had almost forgotten how to ride a bike when, one day, her business manager Preet Kaur who is also the executive producer of the film came to her building on her scooty. The two of them spent one day getting the balance correct. Before leaving, Preet Kaur left her scooty parked in Juhi's apartment and next day, Juhi took rounds trying to get back the feel of riding the two-wheeler.
She did that for almost a week to get the hang of it.
The film ‘Chalk N Duster’ is directed by Jayant Gilatar and set for release on January 16.

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Saturday, October 10, 2015

Shabana Azmi, Cate Blanchett, Freida Pinto to share their thoughts at Women in the World India Summit in Delhi


Women who have made a name for themselves like Cate Blanchett, Freida Pinto, Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das or Laleh Seddigh will share their thoughts when they meet in the Women in the World India Summit to be held in Delhi on November 20.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 10 October 2015.
Cate Blanchett is an Oscar-winning actress, others like Freida Pinto, Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das are acclaimed stars while Laleh Seddigh is an Iranian female race car driver. They will present their inspiring stories at the three-day summit.
The summit began in 2009. Its purpose is to bring together women leaders, activists and political change-makers from around the world to share their stories, and offer solutions to building a better life for women and girls.
The event will be co-hosted by Anand Mahindra, Barkha Dutt , Freida, Nita Ambani and Shabana.
Participants would be women, who have brought in wave of change with their talent. For example Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit Nene, former World Bank Vice President for Africa Obiageli Ezekwesili, an Israeli and a Palestinian mother working together to find peace, Robi Damelin and Bushra Awad, William Dalrymple, and HSBC’s Naina Lal Kidwai.
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Sunday, October 4, 2015

Priyanka Chopra impresses with first episode of ‘Quantico’ – an American TV serial


Priyanka Chopra is an accomplished actor and with the first episode of ‘Quantico’, an American TV serial, she has announced her arrival in the international arena. Bollywood’s ‘desi girl’ Priyanka Chopra, has earned kudos from Indian film fraternity veterans like Shabana Azmi, Prakash Jha and Shekhar Kapur.
They have hailed her as an ‘international star’ as reported in indianexpress.com dated 4 October 2015. She had earlier got international acclaim in the foreign market with her music singles ‘In my city’ and ‘Exotic’.
She is a former beauty queen and has now made her debut in the fiction space with TV series ‘Quantico’ as Alex Parrish, a rookie FBI recruit with a mysterious past. The show also features actors Jake McLaughlin, Tate Ellington and Graham Rogers. All of them are fellow recruits, and narrate their adventures and experiences as they train at Quantico base in Virginia, and, gradually, secrets of their past start to emerge.
The first episode was about a mysterious pitch with a terrorist attack in New York and the FBI agents under scanner. Priyanka’s character is also a suspect. The story keeps switching from the past to the present, and back and leaves a mysterious vibe about all of agents.
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