Injured Sachin replaced by superstar Rajinikanth

Stars replacing other stars is quite common in the film industry. But this is a first of its kind.

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, who was slated to make an appearance in a devotional film is not going to make his acting debut afterall.

And replacing him is, none other than south superstar Rajinikanth

Tendulkar was all set to shoot for an aarti scene in the film Vignaharta Shri Siddhivinayak directed by Yashwant Ingavale.

But now that the cricketer has opted out of the film owing to a knee injury, the film's makers are planning to rope in Tamil superstar and legend Rajnikant to shoot the scene in question.

Angelina Jolie's "Wanted" ads not wanted in UK

Two movies posters for action flick "Wanted" starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy have been banned by the U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority for glamorizing the use of guns and violence and are considered unsuitable for children, media reported Thursday.

A total of 18 people complained about the posters for the film, which were released in the UK in June.

One ad featured Jolie lying on her back across the bonnet of a car, holding a gun next to the text: "We drove through the night at breathtaking speed, destroying everything in our path … welcome to the fraternity. We are a team of assassins, the weapons of fate. Kill one, save a thousand."

Another advert, headlined "6 Weeks ago I was just like you" and with the text "And then I met her ... and my world was changed forever," suggested McAvoy's character's life had been changed for the better since he had become an assassin.　

"We acknowledged most viewers would understand the posters reflected the content of an action film," the ASA said in a statement. "However, we considered that because the ads featured a glamorous actress, action poses, several images of, or related to guns and aspirational text, they could be seen to glamorize the use of guns and violence."

While Universal Pictures UK defended their images, it also said the images had already been taken out of circulation, with no plans to use them again in the future.

Malayalam film body threatens to boycott actor Dileep's movies

A faction of the Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA) Friday demanded that a row between actor Dileep and director Thulasidas be sorted out within two weeks and threatened to boycott the star's forthcoming movies.

Byju Kottarakara, the spokesperson for the faction led by former MACTA general secretary, said that the producers' association had settled an issue between actor Sreenivasan and the association within a day. According to him, the row between Dileep and Thulasidas was also similar and therefore should be resolved soon.

'The crisis in the film industry started when Dileep backed out from a film to be directed by Thulasidas after collecting money. We raised this issue and for several months the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) and the producers association did not do anything. But when it came to Sreenivasan's issue that surfaced yesterday, all intervened and settled the issue,' Kottarakara told IANS.

He added that they had given a period of two weeks for the matter to be sorted out.

'If this does not happen, we will not allow a single film of Dileep's to be either shot or screened. We have the support of certain political parties because ours is a trade union. We will wait for two weeks only,' Kottarakara warned.

The Dileep-Thulasidas row had sparked a major crisis in the film industry a few months back. After a lot of mud slinging, the Indian Film Employees Confederation (IFEC), an apex trade union body, decided to form an ad-hoc committee and conduct fresh polls to elect a new set of office bearers of MACTA after Vinayan stepped down.

The MACTA comprises 19 organisations that represent all those associated with filmmaking, from drivers to directors besides script writers and professionals from every field - barring producers, actors and actresses, who owe allegiance to AMMA.

Thulasidas had alleged that Dileep, after taking a payment of Rs.4 million four years back for a film, withdrew from the project following a string of flops by the director.

The MACTA has said the actor should work for the director while the AMMA is reportedly supporting Dileep

Preity Zinta To Get Smita Patil Memorial Award!

It must be a dream come true for Preity Zinta as she will be receiving the coveted Smita Patil Memorial Award at the Silver Jubilee Global Awards Function on September 19th. The award in the name of renowned actress Smita Patil was started in 1984 by Priyadarshini Academy.

Each year the select an actress and honor her with this recognition towards her contributions to the film industry.

This year they have chosen Preity Zinta. The actress has been flying high after the success of her movies Kal Ho Naa Ho, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and The Last Lear.

Randeep kisses Shahana 10 times

Ru Ba Ru starring Randeep Hooda and Shahana Goswami is a modern day love story of a couple involved in live in relationship. As per the script's demand both the actors had to share more than ten intimate kisses! Both Randeep and Shahana being professional actors didn't hold any qualms while performing the intimate act.

Shahana who is professional theater actress says, "A kiss is an eternal sign of romance and love. Ru Ba Ru being a modern love story of a couple who are living in relationship for two years, the intimacy and chemistry had to be right. It was a part of my job to authenticate the relationship on screen, and Randeep being a thorough professional made me very comfortable before each scene."

The film revolves around a modern couple Tara (Shahana Goswami) and Nikhil (Randeep Hooda) though are in love; Tara wants to cement the relationship by seeking commitment in marriage. But Nikhil, a workaholic, is always pre-occupied with his clients and work and he is happy with the way things are between the two of them. The trouble in paradise starts off with Nikhil constantly forgetting small little things that make a relationship. He starts taking his girlfriend, her family and friends for granted. And the day comes when Tara cannot take it anymore. As she decides to take matters in her own hand, a strange magical, mystical force intervenes, and the drama unfolds!

Ru Ba Ru is all set for a release on 12th September.

Rajini’s next film is titled Yenthram!

Rajinikanth’s next film has been titled Yenthram! According to reliable sources in the industry, director Shankar and Rajini opted for this new title, instead of Robot, to get the tax sops announced by the Tamil Nadu government for films titled in Tamil. Yenthram’s make up test was conducted in the United States and the Superstar along with the crew


participated in it last month. The latest buzz is that Rajini will fly down to the US on September 5th to take part in the shooting of Yenthram that is slated to begin on September 7th. Yenthram is a mega budget project that will be produced by Ayngaran International. Ashwarya Rai-Bachchan shares the screen space with Rajinikanth for the first tim

Katrina Hates Salman’s Painting!

Salman Khan is really obsessed with his newly-discovered talent of Painting. He recently painted a potrait of Raj Kapoor and gifted it to Ranbir Kapoor and now his friendship with Abhishek Bachchan has urged him to paint one of Drona’s posters.

Katrina was fine with all this but one thing that really gets on Katrina’s nerves is one painting of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan which Salman Khan still treasures. Katrina had asked Salman to do away with the painting but Salman refuses to part with it.

Salman’s painting is Katrina’s PAIN’ting here!