‘കോ’ ഹിന്ദിയില്‍, നായിക കാര്‍ത്തിക തന്നെ

തമിഴകത്ത് മെഗാഹിറ്റായി മാറിയ ‘കോ’ ഹിന്ദിയിലേക്ക് റീമേക്ക് ചെയ്യുന്നു. അക്ഷയ് കുമാര്‍ താല്‍പ്പര്യമെടുത്താണ് ചിത്രം റീമേക്ക് ചെയ്യുന്നത്. ആന്‍റണി ഡിസില്‍‌വ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന ചിത്രത്തില്‍ നായകവേഷത്തില്‍ അക്ഷയ് എത്തും. ‘കോ’യിലെ നായികയായ കാര്‍ത്തിക തന്നെ ഹിന്ദി പതിപ്പിലും അഭിനയിക്കും. ഒരു കോടി രൂപയാണ് ചിത്രത്തിന്‍റെ റീമേക്ക് അവകാശത്തുകയായി നല്‍കിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. ഇത്രയും വലിയൊരു തുക നല്‍കി ഒരു തമിഴ് ചിത്രം റീമേക്ക് ചെയ്യുന്നത് ഇതാദ്യമാണ്.

റിലീസായി ആദ്യ രണ്ടു ദിനങ്ങളില്‍ തന്നെ അഞ്ചുകോടി രൂപ ഗ്രോസ് നേടിയ സിനിമ മുടക്കുമുതലിന്‍റെ പലമടങ്ങ് തിരിച്ചുപിടിക്കുമെന്നാണ് സൂചന. മുംബൈയില്‍ വച്ച് ‘കോ’ കണ്ട അക്ഷയ് കുമാര്‍ ഉടന്‍ തന്നെ സംവിധായകന്‍ കെ വി ആനന്ദിനെ വിളിച്ച് അഭിനന്ദനമറിയിച്ചു. റീമേക്ക് റൈറ്റ് തനിക്ക് തരണമെന്നും അക്ഷയ് അഭ്യര്‍ത്ഥിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു. മൂന്നാറില്‍ തന്‍റെ അടുത്ത ചിത്രത്തിന്‍റെ പണിപ്പുരയിലായിരുന്ന ആനന്ദ് ഇതിന് സമ്മതം നല്‍കി.

ഒരു പ്രസ് ഫോട്ടോഗ്രാഫറുടെ സംഘര്‍ഷഭരിതമായ ജീവിതം കൊമേഴ്സ്യല്‍ ചേരുവകളെല്ലാം ചേര്‍ത്ത് അവതരിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നതിലെ ക്രാഫ്ടാണ് അക്ഷയ് കുമാറിനെ ആകര്‍ഷിച്ചത്. കാര്‍ത്തികയെ തന്നെ നായികയാക്കാമെന്നുള്ളത് അക്ഷയ് കുമാറിന്‍റെ സജഷനാണെന്നാണ് റിപ്പോര്‍ട്ടുകള്‍. ജോഷ്, മകരമഞ്ഞ് തുടങ്ങിയ സിനിമകളിലും അഭിനയിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള കാര്‍ത്തികയ്ക്ക് കരിയറില്‍ വന്‍ കുതിപ്പാണ് ‘കോ’ നല്‍കിയത്.

‘കോ’യുടെ ഹിന്ദി പതിപ്പ് സംവിധാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന ആന്‍റണി ഡിസില്‍‌വ അക്ഷയ് കുമാറിന്‍റെ അടുത്ത സുഹൃത്താണ്. അക്ഷയിനെ നായകനാക്കി ‘ബ്ലൂ’ എന്ന പരാജയചിത്രം സംവിധാനം ചെയ്തത് ആന്‍റണി ഡിസില്‍‌വയാണ്.

Akshay robbed by Anushka

B-town Khiladi Akshay Kumar has been robbed and the ‘Khiladi’ seems to be ‘bowled’ over by this robbery…… And the culprit is none other than the mast Punjabi kudi our dear Anushka who is enjoying all the hot tandoori acknowledges for her paratha (read solid) hit ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’.

The punju girl has forced changes in the outdoor promotion plans of her next with Akshay titled ‘Patiala House’ where she plays his love interest.

As we all know that the T Series' ‘Patiala House’ is a movie about father-son relationship starring Rishi Kapoor (Bauji) and Akhsay Kumar (Parghat aka Gattu). The story is based in Southall London where the Kahlon family has been living for the past 4 generations; ruled by an autocratic and stubborn patriarch Bauji the members of this household have no other choice but to adhere to his ways, his rules and his philosophy.

The filmmakers wanted to portray the same in their first key art poster for their audiences. So they finalized that the poster will feature Rishi Kapoor and Akshay Kumar in order to give an insight about the film and the relationship they share. The poster was all set to be launched but then Band Baaja Baaraat released and the robbery which we talked about before happened….

After the success of Band Baaja Baraat, Anushka suddenly became a hot property and now the makers Patiala House wanted to capture the heat the tall and the beautiful Anushka has generated with the success of ‘Band Bajaa Baraat’.

So the girl proudly entered the father-son territory and robbed some of their space with heart. As a result, interestingly now the final poster features Anushka along with Akshay Kumar.

Nikhil Advani, the director commented, “Anushka is a great actress and we are happy that she is a part of Patiala House. She has proved her talent and charm in her recent hit as well. So all in all it’s going to be a good experience in Patiala House, plus we were always planning on multiple posters which are out for the audiences.”

The filmmakers and designers have definitely made a smart move by changing the poster… Welcoming all Anushka fans too…

So it’s ‘Patiala rum’ with ‘bread pakode ka dum’ this 11th of February on your silver screen folks…

It's 'Tees Maar Khan' vs 'Toonpur Ka Superhero' this Friday

Film buffs are in for a treat this Christmas as choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan's highly anticipated film "Tees Maar Khan", starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, hits the silver screen along with Ajay Devgn's animation film "Toonpur Ka Superhero" this Friday.

Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya also returns with his new film "Isi Life Mein" with debutants Sandeepa Dhar and Akshay Oberoi.

"Tees Maar Khan", produced by Twinkle Khanna, Shirish Kunder and Ronnie Screwvala with a budget of Rs.50 crore ($11 million), is a story about Tabrez Mirza Khan (Akshay) who steals, cons and cheats with such an audacity that none even gets the slightest hint about his deeds. His gang members include three others named Dollar, Soda and Burger.

International antique smugglers Johri Brothers (Raghu Ram and Rajiv Laxman) ask Tabrez once to perform the biggest heist of his life. They ask him to steal antiques worth Rs.500 crore from a heavily guarded moving train.

The film's music is already a rage, with Katrina making fans groove to her item song "Sheila Ki Jawani".

The film also stars Akshaye Khanna, Raghu Ram, Rajiv Laxman, Arya Babbar and Aman Verma. It also has special appearences by Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt.

"Toonpur Ka Superhero", featuring Ajay Devgn and Kajol, would be India's first live action-animation film. It is produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak and Krishika Lulla and distributed by Eros International.

Directed by Kireet Khurana, the film tells the story of film star Aditya (Ajay) who has all the success he ever dreamt of. He is married to Priya (Kajol) and has two kids Kabeer and Raima. He might be a superstar but his children want him to be hero in real life rather than in reel.

Aditya gets one such opportunity when he finds himself in Toonpur, the land of his children's favourite cartoons, where he has to fight Toonasurs (demon toons) to save Devtoons (good toons).

The film also stars Tanuja, Mukesh Tiwari, Sanjay Mishra and Delnaaz Paul. Khurana has won five National Awards for short animation films and has directed almost 400 commercials and "Toonpur Ka Superhero" is his first feature film.

While Ajay and Kajol team up for this film after two years, it also reunited the mother-daughter duo of Kajol and Tanuja 18 years after "Bekhudi", which was the launch vehicle for Kajol in the film industry.

After his last film "Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi", Sooraj Barjatya is returning with his new production venture "Isi Life Mein" with two newcomers Sandeepa and Akshay, who is actor Vivek Oberoi's cousin.

Produced under Rajshri Productions and directed by Vidhi Kasliwal, Barjatya's niece, the story of the film revolves around the journey of a small town girl Rajnandini, who is not allowed to dream and lead a life according to her own wishes.

Somehow she takes admission to a Mumbai college and meets Vivaan and his gang of friends, who make her believe that she has the right and the capability to accomplish her dreams. It's then that things start changing for her.

Whether Christmas will set cash registers ringing for all three of these films is yet to be seen.