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‘SRK is addictive’
Says producer Ritesh Sidhwani, who visited the HT City office on Monday with King Khan
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hey have been friends for over a decade now but worked together only after six years of knowing each other. But even the professional equation between actor Shah Rukh Khan and producer Ritesh Sidhwani (left) has reached a level where Sidhwani
can’t stop praising Khan. “Shah Rukh is addictive. If you work with him in one film and not in the other, you start missing him. He is one person who will come in the morning, come to every unit member and greet them. He is very humble and charming, and that’s always what comes out on the screen,” said Sidhwani, who visited the HT City office on Monday along with SRK to promote their
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latest outing Don 2 that hit the screens yesterday. “Shah Rukh is quite convincing in whatever he does. He has brought a level of coolness to Don. He has made bad look sexy. People have accepted it like his other characters - Raj or Rahul,” said the 38-year-old. Sidhwani revealed that Don 2, which is a sequel to the 2006 film Don that was a remake of the Amitabh
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Bachchan starrer hit of the same name, was never part of his plan. “Don 2 was never planned. We didn’t know if a negative character like Don will get accepted. But people loved it. Everybody wanted more of Don. So, we thought of giving them Don 2,” he said. But will there also be a Don 3? “We haven’t planned Don 3 either, but we’ve left an open ending with a blatant clue about it. So, if people want more of Don, they will get it,” says Sidhwani.
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A cerned, I invest in someone who has the knowledge of filmmaking, someone who has a great script and content to offer,” says Khandelwal. IANS
ctor Atul Kulkarni may have won multiple National Awards for his previous films, but he feels that his stint in Chaalis Chauraasi is special because it will be the first time that the actor will work with his teacher Naseeruddin Shah. “Naseer bhai used to be my teacher at National School of Drama (NSD). He taught me the nuances of acting. So, in Chaalis Chauraasi, a student is working with his teacher after 10 years. It feels amazing,” says Kulkarni, who studied at the drama school
TOASTY BECOMES SANTA
Sidhwani acts as HT City’s juror and picks his favourite Top 10 Bollywood movies of the year: 1 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2 Don 2 3 The Dirty Picture 4 RA.One 5 Rockstar 6 Tanu Weds Manu 7 Murder 2 8 Dhobi Ghat 9 No One Killed Jessica 10 Singham
Rajeev likes freshers Atul acts with Naseer ‘sir’
hespians are usually sceptical about working with fresh directors, but actor Rajeev Khandelwal (right) has no such hang-ups. He feels he benefits from the passion that debutantes have for filmmaking. For his own big screen debut, Aamir, Khandelwal worked under the direction of first timer Rajkumar Gupta. Even his second film, Shaitan, was directed by newcomer Bejoy Nambiar, while his last release Soundtrack was helmed by debutant Neerav Ghosh. “As far as newcomers are con-
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actor Aishwarya TBinaelevision Sakhuja aka Toasty of Saas Sasural is the real life Santa
for the kids on her set. Sakhuja is often seen gifting colors, sketch books and other stationary stuff to all the kids around the set of the show. These kids are the children of Sakhuja’s hairdresser and makeup man. HTC
JENNIFER TO DEBUT IN FILMS ctor Jennifer Winget is A going to make her debut in the film industry. News has it
that Winget will debut in Rahet Kazmi’s directorial venture Love Kia Aur Lag Gai. The movie also stars actors Vinod Dixit, Saurabh Shukla, Mushtaq Khan, Jawed Sheikh, Mukesh Tiwari and Pawan Malhotra. HTC
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between 1992-1995. “Now that our association has culminated in this (Chaalis Chauraasi), it feels great. All these years, I always looked forward to work with him,” he adds.
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Saathiya Saath Nibhana (Star Plus) Television rating%: 7.1 Diya Aur Baati Hum (Star Plus) Television rating%: 5.87 Balika Vadhu (Colors) Television rating%: 5.33 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (Star Plus) Television rating%: 5.06 CID (Sony) Television rating%: 5.03
6 Crime Patrol (Sony) Television rating%: 4.32 7 Ek Hazaron Mein Meri Behna Hai (Star Plus) Television rating%: 4.27 8 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon (Star Plus) Television rating%: 4.12 9 Bade Achhe Lagte Hain (Sony) Television rating%: 4.11 10 Comedy Circus (Sony) Television rating%: 3.63
Source: TAM; TG: HSM 4+yrs; week ending 17th December’11