BNA INDIA - March / April 2015

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Ajay Devgn's and Tabu's
'Drishyam' to release on
July 31, 2015
Ajay Devgn will finally have a release in
2015. After Shivaay got indefinitely postponed
due to adverse weather conditions,
Ajay decided to move back to shooting for
his films before starting his directorial venture.
The actor, who has signed Nishikant
Kamat's Drishyam remake will have a release
in July this year.
Drishyam, which is a remake of the South
film of the same name starring Mohanlal
has already gone on floors as the actor
started shooting in Goa for the film on
Katrina Kaif
Tabu & Ajay Devgn
Friday. The film will also star Tabu in a
pivotal role. Talks are also on and Sunil
Shetty might be roped in for the film as well.
But the film will be releasing on July 31 this
year. After Shahrukh Khan's "Fan" vacated
its place, it was Karan Johar's "Brothers"
starring Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra
that occupied the Independence Day
spot. Taking place of "Brothers" initial release
date is Ajay's "Drishyam".
IIFA will return to Malaysia
after 13 years
The 2015 edition of the International Indian
Film Academy Awards (IIFA) is set to enthral
Bollywood fans in Malaysia as the
annual prize-giving ceremony will be held
in the city of Kuala Lumpur in June. This is
the second time IIFA will be travelling to
Malaysia. The Bollywood awards ceremony
was last held in the country in 2002.
"We are going to Malaysia in the first week
of June. We had a great time in Malaysia in
2002. We are coming back after 13 years.
It is a great destination, a lot of our movies
are being shot there off late so it will enhance
the business locally. It is going to be
fun," said Andre Timmins, spokesperson
IIFA. Timmins revealed that the other contending
cities to host this year's ceremony
were Bangkok, Thailand and Madrid. "We
were in talks with Bangkok and Madrid. We
are going to continue our dialogue with
Spain for hosting future editions", he said.
This year's event will span over three days
and will include film and music workshops,
fashion shows, fans meet-and-greet, technical
awards and media briefings of forthcoming
movies. This will be the 16th edition
of the awards ceremony which was instituted
in 2000.
Vidya Balan’s next is a biopic
on Suchitra Sen
Late actress Suchitra Sen had captivated
the audiences with her beauty and elegance
and now reprising her real life role
on-screen will be Vidya Balan. The actress
is currently busy wrapping up Emraan
Hashmi starrer Humari Adhuri Kahani, post
this, the actress will start preparing for the
biopic. Interestingly, Vidya was offered four
scripts off which she picked up this one.
This biopic will require Vidya to learn the
Indian classical dance form of Kathak and
a special teacher from Lucknow has been
called upon for it. Vidya wants to make sure
that everything works out perfect for the
biopic and hence has been giving full attention
to details.
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