| | MONDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2012 HANS TALKIES 11 Vidya is the TOLLYWOOD TALK Samantha is new item girl super busy f Vidya Balan's sari-clad, am honoured," added the 33-year- traditional look is reminis- old actress.Vidya is currently gear- Icent of the evergreen ing up for her next film fter blockbuster hit Rekha, the similarity is meant "Kahaani", directed by Sujoy A‘Dookudu’, the demand for to be! The actress says she has Ghosh. The movie is scheduled south siren Samantha is going to always been inspired by for release on March 9. new heights. She has a host of Rekha, be it her looks, The sensuous performance in movies in her kitty. Her diary her attitude or her body songs `Ooh La La', `Naak Mukka' this year is already chock-a-block of work. At a recent from her last release, 'Dirty Pic- with Telugu, Tamil and Hindi award function in Mumbai, ture', has helped Vidya Balan own movies. Now, the talk doing the two actresses looked her first item-song. Vidya will be rounds in the Tinsel town is that quite similar, and Vidya seen doing a lavani number in the actress may have decided not only feels flaterred with the Sharman Joshi starrer, `Ferrari Ki to sign any new projects. compliment. Sawaari', yet to be released. Ask She is currently doing a Gau- "This is the biggest her if this is the fall-out of `Dirty tham Vasudev Menon’s movie ti- compliment. I am in- Picture', and Vidya says: "May be tled ‘'Neethanae En spired by Rekha. She is they saw a different side of me in Ponvasantham' in Tamil. Th film who she is and I have al- `Dirty Picture'. No item songs is going to be a trilingual. This ways admired her. came my way before. I don't think film also marks Samantha's She has acted both in anyone could have believed, that debut in Bollywood, her cameo commercial as well as par- I could be so sexual. Even I was in ‘Ek Deewana Tha’ not with- allel films. She has been an excited. I am not a dancer, I began standing. inspiration for that," Vidya to enjoy dancing more, but I go And she has Mani Ratnam's told reporters. more with the feeling of the 'Kadal', which is a Tamil-Telugu "Besides, I admire her movement," she said. After Ka- bi-lingual movie in her bag. She styling and love to wear reena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, pairs up with debutant actor saris as she does. I love Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu, Gautham, son of yesteryear hero kanjeevaram saris too. Deepika Padukone and Shilpa Karthik in the movie which also The image that I have Shetty, Vidya Balan is the latest to casts Lakshmi Manchu. of true Indian join the bandwagon of actresses Also are five Telugu films - women, comes from doing item songs. "I have finished 'Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Rekha and my shooting for the song in `Fer- Chettu' with Venkatesh and Ma- mother. So, if peo- rari.... It is a Lavani cum koli hesh Babu, 'Eega' ('Naan Ee') op- ple compare me song, I can't reveal too much posite Nani directed by SS with Rekha, then I about it," she said. - IANS Rajamouli, and yet-to-be-titled Vidya Balan films with Ramcharan Teja and Siddharth. She is also doing ‘Auto Nagar Surya’ with Naga Chaitanya under the direction of Asin to share screen Deva Katta. space with SRK, Ranbir Samantha sin’s Bollywood debut was opposite Aamir Khan (Ghajini). AShe then did two films with Salman Khan (London Dreams and Ready) and the actor has now signed a film oppo- site Shahrukh Khan as well. Congratulations on that Asin. The FIRST LOOK actor further says that she has signed another film where she will be paired opposite ‘Rockstar’ Ranbir Kapoor. At the moment the actor is busy with Housefull 2 and Bol Bachchan. Asin was initially supposed to work with Shahrukh on Two States, but since SRK is not doing the film anymore, she will be acting with Ranbir. The southern siren claims that she has already read Chetan Bhagat’s book and sports a different look for the film which is based on the book, Two States. Meanwhile, Asin has been receiving compliments for her new avatar in Sajid Khan’s Housefull 2. The southern beauty has now bagged the two big projects.The beautiful actress went through a makeover of sorts for her new film, Sajid Khan’s ‘Housefull 2’ and has been getting oodles of compliments for her new look. Guess the new look really worked for her. The year 2012 indeed seems packed with film after film for the bubbly actor. Speaking to media, the actress confirmed the news and said, “I am doing SRK’s next. Currently I am focusing on ‘Bol Bachchan’ and ‘Housefull 2’. I am also working with Ranbir in ‘Two States’.” Speculations have been rife ever since the news of Chetan Bhagat’s bestseller get- ting a celluloid version broke in the in- dustry about the female lead.The excited Asin said she is happy that she Ram Charan Teja’s much awaited film ‘Rachcha’ di- got the part. “I loved the book and rected by Sampath Nandi, in which Tamanna will play agreed to do the film. The film’s final the lead, is coming soon to the theatres. The audio of script isn’t yet ready. I have been plan- the film is likely to be launched on February 20. Ajmal ning my look for it in detail, which I will Ameer of ‘Rangam’ fame plays the role of the antago- reveal soon,” Asin said. She was also nist. Paras Jain and NV Prasad are producing the film on spotted posing for numerous photos with Mega Super Good Movies banner. On the lines of an ac- SRK and Riteish Genelia’s wedding recently which tion entertainer, the movie is slated for release in the sparked off another rumour that the two stars may be plan- month of March. ning to do a film together. “Shah Rukh was meant to do ‘Two States’, but things took a different turn but he has cast me in his next,” added Asin. - IANS Asin HOLLYWOOD CIRCUIT Underworld-4’ in Telugu Madhuri Dixit as ‘Pathala Prapancham’ fter ‘Underworld’, ‘Underworld Myth’ and ‘Under- Aworld Evolution’ stormed the box office, one more movie from the series, ‘Underworld: Awakening’, is all set at Madame to hit the Indian markets. The movie is being dubbed into almost all the regional languages. It is a 3D action horror film directed by Mans Marlind Tussauds and Bjorn Stein. The fourth installment in the Underworld film series has Kate Beckinsale reprising her role as Selene. Sandrine Holt, Michael Ealy, and India Eisley appear in here's a lot happening on dancing diva Madhuri new roles in the film. TDixit's career front -- and she is making special efforts The filming began in March 2011 and was released on to keep her fans informed. The actress, who is excited to January 20, 2012 in the US and raked in good collections go to London for the unveiling of her wax statue, has at the marquee. The buzz is that the movie is being dubbed brought together a team of people who will manage her into Telugu as ‘Pathala Prapancham’ and Sony pictures, online social networking. who bought its rights, is planning to release the movie in "Hey Peeps, wazzup? Lots shaking on my side... Web- March. It will be a treat for the action lovers. Kate Beckinsale site coming together... should have almost live coverage blogzine online soon. Will link with my twitter and Face- book feeds," Madhuri posted on her Twitter page. "My Facebook site will be managed by my website team with Lily Collins hated 'Mirror, close inputs from me and hopefully all of you. So let's get together. "Goal is to get tight with my peeps. Thank you for all Mirror' costumes the love and appreciation! Great things coming," added the actress, who has been confirmed as one of the judges ctress Lily Collins, who features in the movie "Mirror, Mirror", for the fifth season of dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Ahated her costumes. The 22-year-old actress plays Princess Snow Jaa". Madhuri is known for hits like "Tezaab", White in the remake of the classic fairytale and while she has enjoyed "Ram Lakhan", "Sajan", "Beta", "Dil", working on the movie, she has struggled with the tight-fitting garments "Hum Aapke Hain Koun!", worn by her character, reports contactmusic.com. "Dil Toh Pagal Hai" and "I'm loving everything about this film but wearing the costumes. "Devdas". The actress had Don't get me wrong, they're amazing costumes - the details and colours shifted to the US after her are absolutely phenomenal and they definitely make me feel like a marriage 12 years ago. princess - but they are also very heavy and quite difficult to wear," she But now she is back in told Hello magazine. Mumbai for good. Next "It's hard to eat wearing the corsets. And as for dancing, running, month, she will attend the doing stunts and having sword fights... Well, it all adds to the challenge." unveiling of her wax In the film, Lily has teamed up with Julia Roberts, who plays the wicked statue in London's queen, and says that she enjoyed acting with the senior actress. Madame Tussauds. "It's a dream come true to be acting with Julia. And it's quite inter- "Madame Tussaud's esting too, because in the beginning of the film I'm supposed to be in- around the corner in Lon- timidated by her character and while we were filming she'd be really don in March! Excited to mean to me.