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*SWOON*

I didn’t write anything on that picture because…well, if I look at it too long I faint and if I’m out for the count, who’s going to write the Friday Shahid Kapoor post?

Firstly, everyone must be pretty annoyed that there isn’t much Shahid news around and the little we do hear has to do with his movie shoots or dates. The reason behind that is supposed to be Shahid’s look in Kaminay, which is supposed to be a secret, although it’s a bit hard to hide since Shahid still appears in magazines (especially his freakin’ hot photoshoot in Cineblitz magazine this month, click the link for scans, courtesy of ShahidOnline.net) and we already know what he looks like in Kaminay, even though official stills haven’t been released.

The other story is about the shooting of Kaminay, which took place near some of the attacks that took place in India. Vishal Bharadwaj talks about the shooting schedule that was interrupted by the nearby attacks which forced the crew and cast (including Shahid) to leave ASAP,

“We were shooting a traffic jam scene for Kaminey at Horniman Circle, which is a couple of minutes away from Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST).

We crossed CST at 9.45 pm and headed for the circle. While the men were putting up the lights, we heard firing and explosions close by. We decided to cancel the shoot immediately around 10.30 pm and head home.”

“Shahid left a little ahead of me. It was a war-like situation on the streets of Mumbai. As we reached Marine Drive there were lots of police vehicles with guns pointed at us. It was terrifying!”

Don’t blame him really, Bollywood is on high alert after the massacres with Amitabh Bachchan admitting that he now goes to bed with a gun under his pillow. Luckily, the entire cast and crew of Kaminay arrived back home without incident. I guess after the break of the siege of the Mumbai hotel will mean that things return to normal…after a while.

Be safe everyone, have a good weekend.

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Annoying stupid filmmakers.

I was looking forward to the New Year because Paathshala was due out in the second week of January 2009, but the producers have decided that since the movie is supposed to be really good, Big Pictures has decided that there should be huge publicity for the movie and one month isn’t enough to do it, so the release of Paathshala has been postponed to end of March/early April. Booo!

Oh, and in case someone wasn’t 100% sure what the movie is about, a synopsis about the movie says,

‘Saraswati Vidya Mandir’ is a school past its prime and now faces competition from several others that provide a more holistic system of education in tune with international standards. The Principal (Nana Patekar), a man rooted to the cause of making his school the best in the country, is faced with dire circumstances in the wake of the Board of Trustees threatening to close down the school due to lack of adequate financial resources. The Film is about the drama which unfolds in this backdrop and showcases how school children, teachers, staff and the Principal through their collaborative efforts bring about a change in the destiny of Saraswati Vidya Mandir. Shahid Kapur plays a dynamic, young professor whose sole concern is the well being and all round development of the students at ‘Saraswati Vidya Mandir’.

So to provide an international standard school the teachers start beating up the kids? Interesting…

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It looks like Katrina Kaif is tired of Salman Khan’s obsessiveness and reports suggest that the 4-year relationship is about to end. Obviously there’s no official confirmation but let’s just assume it’s the truth.

Problems with their relationship:
1. Rumours that Katrina only got the roles and recognition that she did because of Salman, which irked her.
2. Salman’s supposed jealousy about her co-stars, including Akshay Kumar and recently, Shahid Kapoor that Katrina is supposed to partner with.
3. Salman hasn’t seen Kat is more than a month, since she’s been shooting in Australia with Akshay Kumar for their new movie Singh is King. Before he would move a whole film-set to be near her, now he can’t even catch a flight?
4. Salman’s been pressuring Katrina for marriage, which she’s not ready for. No big surprise there, since he’s not getting any younger.

So things don’t look good for this couple…and if history repeats itself, they were due for the split. Salman Khan always seems to go into these long-term relationships that end in break-ups, most notably his relationship with Aishwarya Rai. Now we just wait for the official announcement.

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