Asha Bhosle enters Guinness World Records
New Delhi: Singing legend Asha Bhosle entered the Guinness World Records Thursday for the most single studio recordings. The 78-year-old has reportedly recorded up to 11,000 solos, duets and chorus-backed songs in over 20 Indian languages since 1947.Asha, who has evergreen numbers like ‘Dum maro dum’, ‘Mehbooba mehbooba’ (‘Sholay’), ‘Piya tu ab to aaja’ (‘Caravan’) and ‘Chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko’ (‘Yaadon ki Baraat’) to her credit, was conferred with the Guinness honour at the Asian awards function held in London, a statement said.
The singer is elated with the record. "Aaj sahi mayne mein mujhe aisa lag raha hai ki mein world ki recognised singer hogayi hu. Mujhe ye pata tha key sabse zyada mere recorded songs hai phir bhi main aaj tak chup rahi (Today, I truly feel I am a world recognised singer. I always knew I have the maximum number of songs to my credit, still I never said anything all this while," Asha said.
She thanked music researcher Vishwas Nerurkar for helping her get the Guinness title.
"Vishwas Nerurkar ne mere sab gaano ka pata karke Guinness World Records ko correct information diya aur aaj yeh samaan mujhe mila hai (Vishwas Nerurkar found out about all my songs and gave the correct information to Guinness World Records, because of which I got this title)," she added.
Asha also had a message for her fans.
"Mein apne chahanewalo ko kehna chahungi ke aapka pyar mere liye issi tarha se barkarar rahein aur jis tarha aapne mere gaano ko pyaar kiya hai usi tarhan meri acting (Hindi film `Maaee`) ko bi aapka pyar aur ashirwad miley (To all those who love me, I would like to say that I hope your love for me remains the way it has always been and just the way you have loved my songs, you will love my Hindi film `Maaee` too)," she said.
Asha will make her big screen acting debut with "Maaee", which is complete and ready for release.
Directed by Mahesh Kodiyal, the film is co-produced by Subhash Dawar of Alliance Entertainment and Nitin Shankar of Rythm D`vine Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
The film also features Padmini Kolhapure as Asha`s daughter.
It is the story of a woman who goes on to live with her daughter and son-in-law after being abandoned by her only son.
‘Rockstar’ title can go against film: Ranbir
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor says the title of his upcoming film ‘Rockstar’ may suggest that it is a story of a grungy young boy, but this isn`t so."The title ‘Rockstar’ can sometimes go against us because when people hear Rockstar, they feel the film will have this guy who will wear a leather jacket, will break the guitar, will create a mess on the stage. Actually the film is about a character, a Jat boy, and whatever happens in his life, he tells the world about it through his songs," Ranbir told reporters.
The actor has strummed the guitar, indulged in head banging, and rocked the stage for the movie, set for release Nov 11. In the movie, Ranbir plays the role of Janardhan or Jordan, an aspiring singer, who goes on to be a popular rockstar.
Ranbir went out of his way to learn how to play the guitar for the film.
"I had no idea how to play the guitar and neither can I sing. But since the character was that of a musician, I felt it was important to learn how to play the guitar because when I would perform on the stage before a large audiences, they would feel truth behind it," he said.
‘Rockstar’, directed by Imtiaz Ali, marks the debut of model Nargis Fakhri.
Sridevi homesick in New York
Mumbai: Sridevi, who is shooting in one of the most crowded areas of New York for Gauri Shinde`s debut film "English Vinglish", is homesick and missing her daughters.Just after her father-in-law Surinder Kapoor`s demise, Sridevi left for the shoot in New York.
Not being emotionally up to it at the moment, the actress has taken husband Boney along for moral support, says a source.
"Sridevi would be shown shooting in some of the most crowded and difficult parts of New York. She will have to be shown mingling with commuters and crowds. A shy person by nature, it`s taking Sridevi a lot of willpower to get herself out on the streets to shoot in the bustle and jostle of New York."
Says another source: "Sri was reluctant to leave so soon after the family tragedy and would`ve asked for a postponement. Considering the steep production costs and the fact that Sridevi features in nearly every frame of the film, she left as soon as she could."
"Striking down the earlier plan that she would shoot alone, Boney Kapoor accompanied her to New York since she didn`t want to be alone there," he added.
Apparently, the actress is already homesick and missing her daughters, but determined to shoot without them as she doesn`t want them to miss school.
Speaking from New York, producer R. Balki said: "Around 80 percent of `English Vinglish` has to be shot in New York. There are 85 avenues in for Sridevi to explore during the 50-day schedule. It`s tough because Sri is an instantly recognised face among Indians in the US."
Ek Tha Tiger will be Salman's Eid release for 2012
Yash Raj Films' romantic thriller Ek Tha Tiger, which was scheduled for a June 1, 2012, release will now release in theatres worldwide on EID 2012.
Since Aamir Khan wanted to release his next film, directed by Reema Kagti, on June 1 next year, he requested Salman Khan and Aditya Chopra to shift Ek tha Tiger to accommodate this release. Given the close relationship and mutual respect they share for one another, both Adi and Salman were happy to oblige and shift the release to Eid.
Directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Aditya Chopra, the film stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles.
The film is based on a story by Aditya Chopra and the Screenplay & Dialogues have been written by Kabir Khan and Neelesh Misra. Aseem Mishra, who has worked with Kabir on New York, is the DOP. The music will be scored by Sohail Sen.
The film is currently shooting in Dublin from where it moves on to Turkey for its next schedule.
Riteish v/s Riteish next IPL as Housefull 2 & Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum clash
Come April 2012 and Riteish Deshmukh may well be creating 'double dhamaal', albeit of an altogether different kind. Two of his films are all set to clash with each other. Not just that as both are not just comedies but also sequels to successful films.
"Housefull 2 and Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum would be clashing with each other in the first weekend of April next year", confirms an industry source, "It would be quite interesting sinceHousefull as well as Kyaa Kool Hain Hum were comedies and had featured Riteish. Now this is for the first time in Bollywood history that two sequels are taking on each other and that too in the same day." What makes this clash further interesting is the fact that they would be releasing in the week when IPL 2012 would have just kick-started. In the times when no movie dares to come anywhere in the vicinity of IPL, the makers (Sajid Nadiadwala and Ekta Kapoor respectively) are not budging from their stand. "This is a precarious situation for Riteish though", says a close associate of the actor, "Both movies are really quite close to his heart. KKHH was one of his first major hits other than Masti while Housefull stays on to be his highest grosser till date. He is very attached to these two franchises. It would be very painful for him if the two films end up clashing with each other." However, he may not have to worry much as trade feels that this clash would be ultimately avoided. No one wants business of one film to be impacted by another, more so since Housefull as well as Kyaa Kool Hai Hum have a high recall value and a loyal audience. Just for their sake this clash has to be averted. Hope the makers too agree. |
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