The hunt for the lead girl opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is over. Sources reveal the girl is not Sonam Kapoor as reported by a section of the media, but a newcomer from Amritsar. We are told that Shah Rukh and Adi held scores of auditions for the role before finalising the girl.
A source from the project leaked details about who the girl is. "Her name is Simran and she's currently staying at a hotel in Juhu. She doesn't have any acting background and was chosen solely on the basis of her looks and the screen test."
Giving details about Simran the source adds, "The script for the film is fresh and even though it's a love story it has an interesting twist in the climax. Adi was toying with the idea of working with an established actress, but it was Shah Rukh's suggestion that they go with a newcomer. Simran impressed Adi with her innocence and that was important for the character. Even though she's new to the industry, Simran wasn't star struck when she met SRK for the first time."
Same name
After she was finalised, both SRK and Adi joked how she shared her name with Kajol's character in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, "Simran told Adi how she had watched DDLJ several times and never thought she would act with SRK one day."
It is learnt that Adi is taking all precautions to keep Simran under wraps until she starts shooting. "She's put up in the hotel with her folks and Adi keeps having meetings with her. He's given her the script for rehearsal and is also working on her dialect and grooming."
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Post KHILADI and BAAZIGAR, Abbas-Mustan rightfully earned the tag ofbeing the undisputed Badshaahs of Thrillers. They made a series offilms thereafter -- of varied genres -- but every time they attempted athriller, the comparisons with KHILADI and BAAZIGAR were inevitable.That抯 because Abbas-Mustan couldn抰 outdo these two films ever.
The director duo抯 latest offering RACE, which packs glitz, glam andstyle with A-listers [on and off screen], carries the baggage oftremendous expectations. The stars, the stunning locales, thebreath-taking visuals, the mesmeric songs, the electrifying chase, thechic styling -- everything you see on screen resembles an internationalflick.
But the million dollar question is, does it live up to the humungousexpectations? Does it have its heart in the right place? Thankfully, itdoes!
RACE is Abbas-Mustan抯 most accomplished work, after BAAZIGAR. Anythriller works if and only if the story has the edge-of-the-seatmoments and which catches you unawares as the reels unfold. RACE hasthat quality. The story moves in a serpentine manner, there抯 a twistevery fifteen minutes and it抯 impossible to guess what the culminationwould be.
In a nutshell, RACE is a first-rate product all the way. It抯 not juststyle, but there抯 substance as well. It has the merits to getcatapulted to the Bests of 2008, when you reflect on the year. Bravo!
Ranvir [Saif Ali Khan] and Rajiv [Akshaye Khanna] are step-brothers whoown a huge stud farm in Durban, South Africa. They breed horses ontheir huge ranch house and are also the biggest bookies in the horseracing circuit. Ranvir, the elder of the two, is known to be a veryshrewd man. He is very aggressive and is always on the move. Rajiv, onthe other hand, is very laidback and is also a chronic alcoholic.
Sophia [Katrina Kaif] is Ranvir抯 personal secretary. She adores herboss and loves him. Ranvir is totally unaware of her feeling andregards her adoration as her efficiency. Sonia [Bipasha Basu] is anupcoming Indian ramp model in Durban.
Sonia loves Ranvir, but through a twist of fate gets married to Rajiv.When she discovers that Rajiv is a chronic alcoholic, her world isshattered. Ranvir too is disturbed as he has sacrificed his love forhis younger brother because Rajiv had promised him that if he getsmarried to Sonia, he will leave alcohol forever.
After marriage, Rajiv breaks his promise and the story starts gettingcomplicated. In a weak moment, Ranvir and Sonia come very close to eachother and an affair starts between the younger brother抯 wife and theelder brother. When the younger brother starts suspecting his wife, allhell breaks loose.
A murder is committed, a contract killing is issued, double crossingsbecome the order of the day
"I always get nervous working with Salman" - Kareena
On Tuesday, Kareena who's been on a vertiginous high since the release of Jab We Met finally started shooting a new film at Film City at the outskirts of Mumbai. Nervous like a debutante, Kareena said, "Although we've done Priya**han's Kyun Ki before, I always get nervous working with Salman. He was my sister's hero long before we were paired together. And now to be doing a film with him