Shortcut Romeo one step ahead of Johnny Gaddaar - Neil

MUMBAI: Things seem to be going pretty well for actor Neil Nitin Mukesh, who made his debut in Bollywood with Johnny Gaddaar. It did well at the box office and was well received by critics, too. Neil was praised for his performance and the film on the whole, with its music, proved to be one of the audience’s favourite in 2007.
Though his following films did not do all that well including films like Players and Lafangay Parindey, he has received much appreciation from critics especially for his roles in movies such as Aa Dekhen Zara, co-starring Bipasha Basu, and Jail.
The actor says his forthcoming film Shortcut Romeo, in which he plays a negative character, is a chance for him to take the hatred and vengeance of his character in the 2007 film Johnny Gaddaar one step ahead.
In Johnny Gaddaar, Neil played Vikram, a member of a gang which runs a gambling club and conducts other underhand deals. In the film, his character goes to any extent to make money.
“For the last few years, I was in search of such a script that could carry me one step ahead of Johhny Gaddaar. Then I got a chance to meet Susi Ganeshan [director]. He told me about this story [Shortcut Romeo]. Then I felt that if I had to carry forward the character of Johnny Gaddar, Shortcut Romeo is the film [for me],” Neil said in an interview.
In Shortcut Romeo, the aim of Neil’s character is to get rich in any way possible.
“Through this film, I can carry forward the look and style [mannerisms and character] of Johnny Gaddaar,” added the 31-year-old.
Shortcut Romeo is the remake of Ganeshan’s super hit Tamil film, Thiruttu Payle and also features Ameesha Patel and Puja Gupta. The film hits theatres on June 21.

Source: Tribune

Aamir Khan turns down advertisement offer lacking social relevance

Following his iconic television show Satyamev Jayate that turned up the awareness level of general public around the nation, Mr. Perfectionist of Bollywood Aamir Khan seems to have been clinging to his own social promises.

The 47-year-old actor has reportedly turned down an advertisement offer that might have made him richer by a few more crores. The luxury car brand that offered their endorsement deal to Aamir, however, were in for disappointment owing to the latter not taking it up.

As per the source information, "Aamir only wants to work on ads that are socially relevant. He is rumored to have cancelled ad deals amounting to a few crores."

Apparently, after signing up as host for social show Satyamev Jayate, the actor had modified his existing contracts and even cancelled some of them. Though his show is now long over, the superstar still does not want to do any ads."Aamir did not sign up for it as it didn't come under the umbrella of social issues." source added.

A good move, we must say!

Source: NDTV

Natwarlal family wants a special screening for Special Chabbis!

A few days back it was reported that Akshay Kumar’s character in upcoming heist drama Special Chabbis is based on that of notorious conman Natwarlal, who was known for his unique aliases and disguises.

The makers have also officially announced that Special Chabbis is based on the real-life daring heist dated 19-Mar-1987, where an unknown man posing as CBI officer Mon Singh recruited 26 men and executed a daylight raid on the Opera House branch of Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri in Mumbai and disappeared with jewellery worth lakhs.

Now buzz doing around says, the family members of Natwarlal have approached the makers of the film and asked them to conduct a special screening of the film for them before the release as they want to see if there is any truth to the speculations that Akshay’s role is inspired by Natwarlal. A source adds, "They were completely surprised to read about the film in the news.”

"Akshay will be seen using a lot of aliases in the film. His character is the master of disguises and uses novel ideas to dupe people. And like Natwarlal, he too cheats industrialists and rich people," adding source said, "If you make a film on a conman in India, you're bound to be inspired by Natwarlal."

The film which is a direction of Neeraj Panday, stars Kajal Aggarwal, Jimmy Shergill, Manoj Bajpai, Anupam Kher apart from Akshay and will release on February 8, 2013.

Source: NDTV