He hasn't seen any of her movies!

Hrithik Roshan is impressed with Katrina Kaif's team spirit and feels her unselfish attitude has made her so successful in Bollywood. Meanwhile, Katrina, in turn, praises Duggu, describing him as a "phenomenal" actor. Seems like your regular T'town mutual admiration society, right? Except that Hrithik has never seen any of Kat's movies! 

"I had not seen any of her films until I had started working with her in 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'. It just happened that I had not been able to see her films," Hrithik revealed.

Hmm...we wonder if Hrithik doesn't generally watch that many movies or if he's just missed Katrina's. Whatever the case, it didn't come in the way of a great working relationship developing. 

"I was absolutely delighted to work with her. She is a team player, she is not a selfish actor. I like to work with people who give themselves to work, towards the entirety of the same goal, that's what she is, that's how she is. That's what has got her so far. What I have seen of her and what people have seen of her on screen is not even 10 percent of what she is capable of," he added.

Hrithik was promoting 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara', which is releasing July 15, along with co-stars Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina and Kalki Koechlin. They were also accompanied by director Zoya Akhtar.

Katrina couldn't stop raving about Hrithik either. 

"Thank you for saying that you have not seen any of my films. (Was Katrina being sarcastic here?!) I didn't know that. I have seen his films and have always been a huge fans of his work, he's a phenomenal actor and I was really excited to have got a chance to work with him," she said.

Protests in Kolhapur over its 'vulgar and objectionable' content

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) activists today (July 11) protested outside two cinema halls in Kolhapur exhibiting the latest Aamir Khan production 'Delhi Belly' due to its "vulgar and objectionable" content, police said.

The managements were forced to cancel the afternoon shows.

Over 50 angry NCP activists, led by local corporators Anil Pharat and Prakash Gaondi, created a disturbance at the Padma and Parvati cinema halls where the afternoon shows had started.

They shouted slogans, tore off the movie posters and banners and attempted to barge into the theatre premises, demanding cancellation of the show.

Their ire was also directed at the censor board, which they said had cleared objectionable dialogues, explicit erotic scenes and the song 'DK Bose'.

The protesters demanded deletion of the song, offensive dialogues and explicit scenes on grounds that they corrupted the mind of the youth, especially college students, who have been queuing up to watch the movie.

Police said that around 20 NCP activists were detained and additional security has been provided at the two cinema halls.

An officer from Kolhapur's Laxmipuri police station said that the NCP had told the two theatre managements and the police Sunday (July 10) that the party members will demonstrate if the shows were not cancelled.

This is a desperately dark film that's not at all easy to watch

Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Prashant Narayanan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sulagna Panigrahi

Directed by: Mohit Suri

The sequel to 'Murder' is nothing like the first part of the frenetic franchise. And Jacqueline Fernandez who has been built up in 'Murder 2' as the next Mallika Sherawat is nothing like the overrated Mallika….Thank God for that! Jacqueline exudes an unbridled sunniness even when pouting in the bare minimum. Alas, she doesn't have much to do in 'Murder 2' except swathe the dark drama in a spot of sunshine. 

God knows this film about the devil-unleashed, surprisingly written by a woman (Shagufta Rafique) needs that little bit of sunshine. It is a desperately dark film. The characters are wretchedly unhappy. No matter which side of the moral line they are positioned they are standing screaming into the abyss that is suburban life. These people need serious help.

This then, is the world Mahesh Bhatt has bequeathed to us. Take it and bleed it.

Director Mohit Suri who earlier took us on a jolting trip through the world of prostitution and desperate cops in 'Kalyug' takes the same route again. On this occasion the journey is far more ruthless and rigorously implemented to create horror repugnance and hatred for a word that we've created for coming generations.

In the typical Mahesh Bhatt style 'Murder 2' doesn't waste time in back-projections and story build-up. He goes straight for the kill. With trenchant immediacy director Mohit Suri (back in 'Kalyug' form after the misfire that was his last film 'Crook') tells us the story of a psychopathic killer who kills prostitutes with the pleasure that makes your stomach churn and look anxiously towards the future about your daughter who is just stepping into the big wide world.

Who knows if the man sitting next to her in the movie theatre is a closet-nutcase with a collection of hacksaws in his house, and not to carve up the Christmas turkey.

Prashant Narayanan as the psychopath plays the character at such an even pitch he makes your blood freeze in fear and revulsion. Here's a man who could be that ghoul who butchered all those kids in the Nethra killings and then ate them up without a burp.

The 'hero' in 'Murder 2' is a burn-out suspended cop who makes money out of criminals, stays sullen and haunted throughout the film except when he goes for the kiss, and offers his girlfriend a wad of notes after they've been intimate. To buy the fridge, he says. Naturally the lady freezes.

Force of habit, we say. Emraan has done this kind of a role repeatedly. The kissing and vigorous bedroom activities are quickly taken care of in the first 15 minutes. Wouldn't want the lovers of the serial kisser to feel they're being cheated in favour of the serial killer.

The wacked-out killer in 'Murder 2' doesn't eat his victims. He just cuts them down to sighs…and groans and shrieks of pain and records their dying voices. 

The plot seems original. The narration is clenched and the characters driven by a desperate urge to assert themselves before death rings their doorbell.

The savagery with which the college-going call girl (Sulagna Panigrahi) is brought to her gruesome death becomes a metaphor for the loss of innocence and the triumph of diabolism that is often garbed in designer labels these days.

'Murder 2' is not a pleasant film to view. The psychopath's killings are done in graphic detail. The storytelling offers no respite from the brutality. Most of the time we are looking at happenings that we would rather not see. But see, we must.

'Murder 2' is a mirror of our amoral venomous times when no relationship is sacred anymore. Mohit Suri remains in command of the murky material and traumatized characters. While most episodes hold together in a riveting rhythm of life's most unsavoury truths, the sequences featuring Prashant Naraynan work better than the rest of the film. He lends the proceedings a credibility that is unsettling.

Guess what he's said about being a part of 'Chillar Party'!

Salman Khan has been part of the biggest blockbusters Bollywood has ever seen - from the most recent 'Ready' and 'Dabangg' going all the way back to 'Hum Aapke Han Kaun' and 'Maine Pyaar Kiya'. So which of these movies does he feel most proud to be part of?

Well, it's not a movie showcasing him but one that focuses on a bunch of kids that's Salman's choice. Sallu's first movie as a producer, 'Chillar Party', which releases this weekend, is what gets the highest praise from him.

Salman posted on his Twitter page late yesterday, after the starry prermiere of the movie, "Saw Chillar Party with the chillarrrrr party. This is by far the best movie that I have ever been a part of."

But close as it is to Salman's heart, the star seems to be willing to accept all sorts of reactions to the movie.

"U see it n if u like it publicize it, no better publicity than mouth publicity. Ann if u nt (don't like it), rip it apart. U have the rite n no body else," he added.

Salman's family as well as his B'wood friends including Kangana Ranaut, Arshad Warsi, Amrita Rao and Aftab Shivdasani certainly seemed to enjoy the first day first show

Hrithik, Katrina, Farhan, Abhay and Kalki are off on a six-city adventure

Reel-life is imitating real-life for the 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' team - they're off on a six-city road trip in a black Range Rover, with Delhi as their final destination.

The co-owner of Excel Entertainment, Ritesh Sidhwani, that produced the film came up with the idea with his marketing team, to keep the promotion in harmony with the basic story of the film, revealed director Zoya Akhtar. 

"It was Ritesh's idea. The idea was to keep the promotion in synch with the story of the film," Zoya said Thursday at Mehboob Studio, from where they set off for the trip.

'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' is a film on road trip, which shows how lives of three men - Abhay Deol, Farhan Akhtar and Hrithik Roshan - change when they go for a holiday. 

Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin played the female leads in the film.

The team goes through five more cities - Surat, Baroda, Ahmadabad, Udaipur, Jaipur and Delhi.

"We are very charged up. It's very exciting. We would get to see very good places. It's a great company so I am very excited," said Farhan, who is the co-owner of Excel Entertainment. 

Hrithik said: "For the first time I am going for such a long road trip in India. When we were shooting in Spain, then only we thought that we should do something like this in India. That's what happening now. It's exciting." 

Actor Abhay Deol had made a almost similar road trip in India while doing director Dev Benegal's film 'Road, Movie'. 

When asked how different it would be this time, he said, "In the 'Road Movie' I was driving a truck and here a Range Rover so it would be more luxurious trip I believe."

'Andaz Apna Apna' and 'Sarfarosh' have potential, the star admits

Aamir Khan claims that he is not against sequels but believes that films like 'Sarfarosh' and 'Andaz Apna Apna' that have absolutely independent story to tell should go for it.

"I don't have any objection to a sequel. If I have seen a story, the characters and I like them, then I would like to know what happened to the character later," Aamir said.

"If there is a possibility of an equally nice story, different from the first plot but using the same characters, I don't mind making a sequel. A sequel should have an independent story." 

"Like in my film 'Sarfarosh', what is ACP Rathod (his character) solving next? Or film like 'Andaz Apna Apna' has huge potential for a sequel. I am just saying this but none of them has been worked out so far," he added.

He himself is gearing up for part three of the 'Dhoom' franchise, but every sequel should have an independent story, insists Aamir.

"This is one good sequel. Every 'Dhoom' has a different story. John comes, then Hrithik comes and now I have a different story," said Aamir.

After decades Aamir is also set to write a script again. 

He is shaping the story jointly with his filmmaker wife Kiran Rao, cousin Mansoor and sister Nuzhat Khan.

"I have worked as a co-writer in 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'(1988), 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander' (1992), 'Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke' (1993). Once again I am writing a script with Kiran, Mansoor and Nuzhat. Four of us are writing together. It's an idea that came to me," said Aamir.

The 46-year-old maintains that if the script gets locked, Kiran would direct the film.

"Kiran would be directing it. It's quite a mainstream kind of film so it would be bit unusual for her also. Hopefully I would be acting in it too," he said.

"It's too early to decide. If the script gets locked in next five months, then I can say that we are making the film. That news I can give you in six months' time," said Aamir.

Amitabh Bachchan reveals the latest in the 'Heroine' drama

Amitabh Bachchan has spoken out about the controversy that arose after the shooting of Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Heroine' was halted following the news of his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai's pregnancy. Big B says that the issues have been sorted out.

"It is a matter between Aishwarya and the producers of the film. I can't comment on it. They have sorted out the issues between them," he told reporters in Ahmedabad where he was promoting his film 'Bbuddah...Hoga Teraa Baap'.

"Despite that if someone express their feelings they have the right to do it. And later others will also express the feelings and this is how the truth will come out," he added.

Big B had earlier come strongly against Madhur and producers UTV. 

After 'Heroine', Madhur's "most ambitious project", was put on the backburner indefinitely following the news of Aishwarya's pregnancy, the acclaimed filmmaker said on his blog that he went into depression and that he's upset that the "truth was hidden" from him.

Ra.One on PlayStation

Yes! You see it right. Shahrukh Khan’s prestigious project Ra.One is now going to be a game on one of the most popular gaming consoles in the world – the Sony PlayStation. The name of the game is Ra.One – The Game and the Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has partnered with SRK’s Red Chillies Entertainment in bringing out this game. But the most exciting part about this game is this – the King Khan himself has developed the storyline for the game. Not only that, the characters that we will get to see in the game have been replicated from the film’s characters itself, and also the voice overs for the characters are going to be provided by the Baadshah Khan himself.

According to the available information, the game will feature the primary characters of the film, which are Ra.One and G.One, and the players can choose which character they want to play. The game is going to be launched in India towards the end of September, 2011 and the game is set to act as a prequel to the actual movie.

Can only say one thing – Ra.one Rocks and so does our King Khan!

Who does Aamir Khan credit for its rocking performance?

'Delhi Belly' has rocked the box office and an overwhelmed Aamir Khan, the producer of the adult comedy, has given the maximum credit for it to writer Akshat Verma and director Abhinay Deo.

Aamir revealed that he enjoyed the public reaction in person by sneaking into different theatres in Mumbai. 

"Well, I am very happy to see that people are loving this film so much. I am going from theatre to theatre to see public reaction. It's amazing to see houseful audiences laughing, whistling in the halls," Aamir saiud at the success bash for the movie at the Taj in Mumbai on Wednesday (July 7) night.

"The work that Akshat and Abhinay have done is praise worthy and the actors too pulled off their vision very well. I am thankful to them for giving such a wonderful film," he added.

Produced by Aamir, the youth-centric bold drama starred his nephew Imran in the lead role along with Vir Das and Kunaal Roy Kapur. Made at a budget of Rs.25 crore the film triumphed in the opening weekend by grossing over Rs.26 crore.

At the bash, Aamir walked up to every table and thanked all crewmembers personally for making the film so successful.

Fuelled by the success of 'Delhi Belly', Aamir now wants to experiment with more unique ideas.

"I have always experimented with films so I make sure I don't repeat myself. Every time I want to challenge myself doing unique films," said the 46-year-old filmmaker who produced films like 'Peepli Live', 'Dhobi Ghat', 'Taare Zameen Par', 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na' and 'Lagaan'.

The invitees at the party were friends and families of Aamir as well as the crew members of the film. 

Anil Kapoor and screenplay writer Prasoon Joshi were spotted, but they only came to meet Aamir and didn't interact with the media. 

Delhi Belly Opens Well Double Dhamaal Good First Week

Delhi Belly opened superbly well at urban centres but was not strong elsewhere. The opening day was 75% plus in theatres of places like Delhi and Chandigarh but 40% at cinemas of CI and Rajasthan. It remains to be seen if the film can keep this pace up as film hold limited appeal for families.
Bbuddah Hoga Teraa Baap opened poorly to around 20% and some single screens did have slight pick up but not enough to make much of a difference. The film should earn due to non theatrical returns but more importantly the box office will struggle.
Double Dhamaal had a good first week of 36.50 crore nett mainly due to its strong weekend. The collections were down on the weekdays and friday has also seen a heavy fall. The film is unlikely to touch 45 crore nett business despite superb start. ABOVE AVERAGE