Karisma Kapoor to play Hema Malini’s role in Satte Pe Satta remake

Sanjay Dutt, whose first production Rascals is due for release next week, is all set to go on floor with his second production which is the remake of 1982′s Satte Pe Satta, in December. Satte Pe Satta will be directed by Soham Shah, who has earlier made Kaal and Luck.

Sanjay Dutt will be seen playing the dual roles of Ravi and Babu which were played by Amitabh Bachchan in the original and Karisma Kapoor, who is making her Bollywood comeback with Vikram Bhatt’s project Dangerous Ishq, will be cast opposite him.

Kajol was the original choice for the role played by Hema Malini in the original but since she just delivered a baby, Sanjay didn’t want to pressurize her to return to the studio. Sanjay then approached his Lagey Raho Munnabhai co-star Vidya Balan for the role but she was busy with her other assignments. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was also offered step into the shoes of Hema Malini, but she got pregnant. There were also talks of Madhuri Dixit Nene being approached for the same role but finally they decided on casting Karisma Kapoor as she is a fantastic actress and suits the role perfectly. Sanjay Dutt is also planning to request Amitabh Bachchan to introduce the characters in the remake.

Madhuri Dixit to shift back to Mumbai

There is good news for all Madhuri Dixit fans. After living in Denver, USA for all these years after marriage, Bollywood’s dhak-dhak girl has now decided to relocate to India.

Madhuri quit Bollywood when she was at the top of her game, a shockingly unconventional move in an industry where stars hang around much after their time is up.

She moved to Denver in US, after she married Dr. Shriram Nene, a cardiovascular surgeon in 1999. She lived a simple life of anonymity there with her husband and two sons Arin and Ryan; though she kept visiting India to fulfill her work commitments.

Madhuri’s last film was YRF’s Aaja Nachle in 2007. She also appeared as one of the judges in reality dance show ‘Jhalak Dikhla Ja’ this year and is currently also associated with leading Chef Sanjeev Kapoor for the Food Food channel.

Madhuri does not plan to buy a new house and intends to stay in her Juhu apartment with her family when she shifts here. She is now working on turning it into a kid-friendly pad. She has also begun looking for a school for her kids Arin (Class 3) and Ryan (Class 1).

She posted on her twitter page, “For all my fans, we r relocating to India! It will b good to b back home.”

Madhuri to star opposite Sanjay Dutt in Satte Pe Satta remake

After months of speculation on who would star opposite Sanjay Dutt in Satte Pe Satta remake, the official announcement has now been made and it’s none other than Madhuri Dixit who has bagged the coveted role.

While Sanjay Dutt will reprise the role played by Big B in the original cult classic, Madhuri will be seen in the character played by Hema Malini in the original. It may be recalled that Madhuri and Sanjay have been part of several hit films in the past such as Saajan, Khalnayak and Thanedaar. It will no doubt be interesting to see this jodi re-create magic once again on the silver screen.

Satte Pe Satta remake is being directed by Soham Shah and produced by Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. in association with Sanjay Dutt Productions.

Twitter outrage over Madhuri playing Sonam’s mom

The news that Madhuri Dixit would be playing mom to Sonam Kapoor in Anil Kapoor’s production of Freaky Friday has not gone down too well with her fans and supporters.

Laughs Madhuri, “My followers on Twitter are asking, why mom why mom, no mom! Let’s see. I haven’t said yes to Anil yet. I’m yet to see Freaky Friday. I’m watching the film this week. After that I’ll take a call.”

Madhuri is very clear that she won’t accept a role unless she’s absolutely sure of it. “It isn’t as if I’ve any problems playing a mother on screen. I am a mother in real life. And I love being one.”

In fact her two sons are in India right now for their Christmas holidays. “And we’re having a ball. I’ve never been away from them for so long. God, it was good to see them.”

Madhuri is in Mumbai until March 2011. “That’s when my stint on ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’ will end. I’m having such a good time doing the show. I’m no stranger to the camera. But I had never judged a reality show before. So I had my apprehensions. But the show is a breeze. The contestants are all so good. And I get along really well with the other judges Malaika Arora and Remo. Yeah, all in all I’m very comfortable doing the show.”

As for signing a film Madhuri is not getting into anything she’d regret later. Not after her last film Aaja Nachle.

Says a source very close to Madhuri, “Aaja Nachle had everything going for it. But it didn’t have a sense of purpose. The fight was for something really trivial. Now Freaky Friday is no great shakes. If they are remaking a bad film, how much can they improve on it? At this stage of her career Madhuri doesn’t want to get into anything she’d regret later.”

Madhuri, Sonam to work together?

MUMBAI: Bollywood queen Madhuri Dixit has been offered the role of Sonam Kapoor”s mother in Anil Kapoor”s remake of Freaky Friday, an Indian daily reported.

Anil Kapoor who had recently expressed his desire to work with the dhak dhak girl, feels the actress is apt for the role, considering her versatility as an actress.

Madhuri has liked the script, but is yet to give her final nod, sources said.

The role was previously offered to Kirron Kher, but she couldn”t do the movie due to date trouble.

The movie plot revolves around mother-daughter relationship. Anil Kapoor confirmed to Mumbai Mirror, “It’s too early to comment on any of my new projects. But I would love to work with Madhuri in any capacity at any stage.”

Malaika to judge Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4 with Madhuri

MUMBAI: ”Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4”, dancing with the stars, will start airing from December 12 The show had roped in dancing diva Madhuri Dixit and choreographer Remo D”Souza as its two judges of the season. While the third judge to the panel will be Malaika Arora Khan.

The Dabangg Munni is very excited about the venture and says that the format of the show is very interesting and above all she will get the rare opportunity to share a plat form with the beautiful Madhuri. She said that she had to manage her time to make space for the show, but the hard work is worth doing for ”Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4”.

RGV all set to resume productions

After a hiatus, Ram Gopal Varma would be back into the business of making films with a vengeance. He would soon be flagging off multiple films in the year 2011 where he won’t necessarily be coming behind the camera as a director.

“That’s true, I can’t sit quite for long. I have to start new productions now”, confirms Ramu whose last production without him as a director was ill fated Go (2007). On the other hand, his other production Shabri is stuck in the cans for years.

There was a time when Ram Gopal Varma was busy giving breaks to number of first time directors. They could have ranged from spot boys to assistant directors to writers but anyone with promise who caught fancy of Ramu had a good enough opportunity to get a film for himself.

“However, the results weren’t always favourable”, comments an industry veteran, “Look at the line up of such films with first time directors. Except for Shimit Amin (Ab Tak Chappan), Sriram Raghavan (Ek Hasina Thi) and to some extent Chandan Arora (Main Madhuri Dixit Banana Chahti Hoon) and E. Niwas (Shool), none of the others managed to make any niche for themselves.”

His argument does make sense. After all, post their debut films, the makers of Pyaar Tuyne Kya Kiya, Road, Gayab, My Wife’s Murder, James, Mr Ya Miss and Go have hardly made much mark in Bollywood over the decade gone by.

“Ramu went back to directing each of his last few productions, whether Rakht Charitra, Agyaat, Sarkar Raj, Sarkar, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, Nishabd or Shiva in the interim period”, adds the veteran.

However, as things stand today, Ramu is pretty gung ho about making films with other directors and is all set to announce his plans. When asked to comment on the concrete timelines, Ramu commented, “It is a little too early to divulge the whole plan. Announcement around the new line up would be made soon. Just wait a little.”

We hope the wait is indeed worth it, Ramu.

Kangna Ranaut Female Fantasies

MUMBAI,INDIA NEWS: Kangna Ranaut, who is a huge Sridevi fan, also likes two other Bollywood beauties. One is Madhuri Dixit Nene, whose secretary Rikku Rakeshnath is now looking after Kangna’s work.

And the second is the ethereal Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Says Kangna, “The reason I like Madhuri and Aishwarya is because they are female superstars.

Not only do they hold their own on screen even if the biggest hero is around, in many cases their star-power dwarfs many heroes.”

Kangna wishes that she is someday in the enviable mould of a Madhuri or Aishwarya who she feels are evergreen beauties.

Aishwarya Rai Refuses Reality Show

MUMBAI: Gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan refused to take part in a reality show, Dance Premier League due to tight packed schedule. She has number of films lined up for release and has no time for reality shows.

Her publicist informed that Ash has declined reality show not for money issue but due to hectic schedule.

“A recent news story issued by a channel suggested Aishwarya Rai was ousted by Madhuri Dixit for one of their reality shows, citing money as an issue. We would wish to clarify that this is an act of fiction, fact being that Aishwarya, who is known to be a thorough professional, had to refuse the show on account of her commitment to films,” her publicist said.

Now Rani Mukherjee has taken Ash’s seat. She will judge the show along with dance guru Shiamak Davar.

“Her movies like Endhiran, Action Replay and Ravana are all nearing completion, so the subject of money and costing never did arise as discussions did not go beyond schedules and dates.

“The proposal had come to Aishwarya through the Moranis (the show producers) and even Shiamak pushed Aishwarya to do the show, but the dates could just not be worked out,” said the publicist.

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Aishwarya Rai Refuses Reality Show was first posted on October 14, 2009 at 12:34 pm.

Aishwarya Rai Refuses Reality Show

MUMBAI: Gorgeous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan refused to take part in a reality show, Dance Premier League due to tight packed schedule. She has number of films lined up for release and has no time for reality shows.

Her publicist informed that Ash has declined reality show not for money issue but due to hectic schedule.

“A recent news story issued by a channel suggested Aishwarya Rai was ousted by Madhuri Dixit for one of their reality shows, citing money as an issue. We would wish to clarify that this is an act of fiction, fact being that Aishwarya, who is known to be a thorough professional, had to refuse the show on account of her commitment to films,” her publicist said.

Now Rani Mukherjee has taken Ash’s seat. She will judge the show along with dance guru Shiamak Davar.

“Her movies like Endhiran, Action Replay and Ravana are all nearing completion, so the subject of money and costing never did arise as discussions did not go beyond schedules and dates.

“The proposal had come to Aishwarya through the Moranis (the show producers) and even Shiamak pushed Aishwarya to do the show, but the dates could just not be worked out,” said the publicist.

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Aishwarya Rai Refuses Reality Show was first posted on October 14, 2009 at 12:34 pm.

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