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Madhur Bhandarkar recently approached Kareena Kapoor for a role in his next flick. Says a source close to Kareena, “Madhur is planning to direct a hard-sitting social film for which he wants Kareena. He loved her in Chameli.” Adds the source, “Kareena has been offered Madhur’s film. It’s a fantastic, heroine-oriented script and she is meeting him today for a narration. Bebo is very excited to be working with him. They have both been keen on working together for a long time. Madhur had approached her for Page 3 (Konkana’s role) and for Fashion (Priyanka’s role) but her dates didn’t work out.

Having wooed the audiences with films like Split Wide Open and English August, director Dev Benegal in his Road, Movie takes his viewers for yet another ride that one isn’t likely to forget in a long time.

Thus we find a defiant Vishnu (Abhay Deol) setting off on a journey in his antique Chevy truck, desperately trying to escape becoming a salesman at his father’s hair oil company.

Little does Vishnu know that the old truck is actually an old touring cinemascope which used to be quite popular at one point in time.

As Vishnu progresses on the desert road he first comes across a young lad who works at a roadside tea shop. The boy requests Vishnu to give him a lift to which he agrees half-heartedly.

As luck would have it, the truck breaks down in the middle of the road and an irritated Vishnu blames the boy for the same. The boy leaves Vishnu in a huff, but returns the next day with an old mechanic (Satish Kaushik). The mechanic agrees to help only if he gets a lift to a nearby carnival. Vishnu picks him up for his own selfish reason.

The film uses the barren landscape to a great advantage. The virile rust and brown frames look picturesque. But the scorching heat soon poses a problem for the travellers as they face serious water crisis.

But the three wilted wanderers continue their excursion. This time around they encounter a gypsy lady (Tannishtha Chatterjee) in blue. She not only helps quench their thirst but also guides them towards a well from which they can fetch water. So far so good.

The four characters trapped in a queer game of love and hate blend into the scenario almost effortlessly. In Road, Movie the actors completely belong to the world that they inhabit. Their chance discovery of the magic of cinema and the way they use it to tame cops, goons and common folk alike are hilarious.

Abhay Deol with a constant frown on his face, except when he is with the gypsy woman, easily looks the part of an ‘angry young man.’

Mohammad Faizal as the young lad with a sharp tongue leaves you in splits with his naughty comments. Satish Kaushik as the elderly mechanic, who protects all at every step, impresses you with his performance.

Tannishtha Chatterjee as the beautiful gypsy woman perfectly complements Abhay on screen. The chemistry between them is quite searing.

The hair oil motif, which comes in handy to grease the old projectors as well as to fool the water lord who hoards water and sells it to the poor villagers at high price are too cool. The Gabbar spoof Benegal uses here makes you laugh out louder.

French cinematographer Michel Amathieu’s brilliant camera work makes it a visual delight.

The screenplay is fantastic and the editing superb, which doubles the charm of watching this film. Dev Benegal scores full marks as a director to keep the film short and crisp, with the right dosage of thrill, humour, sarcasm and reality rolled into one.

VERDICT: A must watch.

Source: Ibnlive.com

Lara Dutta, gets features on the cover of the March issue of Vogue magazine.

Checkout bollywood hot actress Katrian kaif life in pictures. Katrina is currently shooting for Farah Khan’s Tees Maar Khan with Akshay Kumar, a co-star with whom she has given most of her hits.Katrina Kaif born Katrina Turquotte on 16 July 1984 is a British Indian actress and model who has appeared in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films.

Shahid Kapoor starrer Paathshaala, a film portraying the effect of the education system on children will hit theatres on April 16.

The film, directed by Milind Ukey and produced by Bollywood choreographer Ahmed Khan and his wife Shaira, also stars actress Ayesha Takia and Nana Patekar.

Shahid, who was last seen in Chance Pe Dance, will play the character of an English and music teacher in the movie.

Vidya Balan won the Best Actress award for Paa

3 Idiots was declared the best film, while Rajkumar Hirani claimed the best director award. 3 idiots also won Best Screenplay Award. Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra together won Best Story Award for 3 Idiots.

Music director Khayyam wins Lifetime Achievement Award. He has won two Filmfare Award for Best Music in 1977 for Kabhi Kabhie and 1982 for Umrao Jaan.

Nandita Das won Best Film (Critics) for Firaaq

Rekha Bharadwaj won Best Playback Singer (Female) for Genda Phool (Delhi 6) while Vishal Bhardwaj’s Kaminey won Best Visual Effects Awards.

Kalki Koechlin won Best Supporting Actor (Female) for Anurag Kashap’s Dev D

Boman Irani won the Best Supporting Actor (Male) for 3 Idiots

Shashi Kapoor won the Lifetime Achievement award. It was presented by Shabana Azmi and Yash Chopra

Actress Shilpa Shetty is the latest celebrity to join the micro-bloggin website twitter, which is fast becoming a favourting haunt for for Bollywood stars
like Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan.

The 34-year-old, who has her own blog, joined the networking site yesterday.

You can see all bollywood stars on

Chaos spoiled Deepika Padukone and Farhan Akhtar’s press conference. The actors were promoting their upcoming film Karthik Calling Karthik in Surat. According to the reports, the organiser of the event had invited 300 guests to meet the stars, who not only misbehaved with the public but the stars also. These people also misbehaved with the media present at the press conference.

In a recent interview Vivek Oberio said “I have refused to accept alcohol and cigarette brand campaigns just after my first film Company<> in which I was the bad guy, though there was big money in it because I don’t believe in it. There has to be a certain commitment in what you do,” he said.

Actor also said that idea behind a brand was more important than the celebrity endorsing it.

Mumbai is witnessing its first ever Cyclothon today. Salman Khan is the star attraction of the event as thousands of supporters lined up to catch a glimpse of him. Cycling professionals from around the world are taking part in Salman Khan’s Being Human – Tour De Mumbai.