Hot young-bod Imran Khan has put fellow hot-bod Salman Khan in a little bit of bother… how this happened… read on to find out.
Filmmaker Vipul Shah initially sold the Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan starrer London Dreams to Studio 18, in what was reported as being one of the dearest ever done deals. Now, with Studio 18’s Imran Khan starrer Kidnap failing miserably at the Box Office, they (Studio 18) have backed out of distributing the film. According to insiders, Salman Khan and Vipul Shah were expecting to get Rs 120 crore for the film.
Says the insider, “Studio 18 suffered a big dent in its pocket due to the box-office failure of Kidnap. Add to this the current market crash and they decided not to venture into anything extravagant at least for the time being.”
“Studio 18 will not be distributing London Dreams now. Although Studio 18 was in talks with Vipul, they had not signed on the dotted line. But, the talks fell through because of the prevailing bleak market conditions,” says another source. Studio 18 have yet to release an official statement to this affect.
London Dreams is one of next year’s most eagerly awaited films and sees Salman and Ajay together for the first time since the much liked Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.
Young newcomer Imran Khan will be seen in hot sex scenes when his flick Delhi Belly hits theatres in 2009.
He continues, “I played a daredevil and had to jump off the 20th floor. I insisted on doing it myself although the body double was present. I got a shouting afterwards from my mom, girlfriend and Sanjay Dutt. In fact, Baba phoned Aamir to complain. That’s how Aamir got to know about it. Having jumped from that height, I’ve lost fear of stunts. My next action film will have to be really big. I grew up being thrilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis. I had decided that if I were offered those kinds of stunts, I’d do them on my own.”
Shooting for the English language film began two weeks ago. The film is being produced by Imran’s uncle Aamir Khan.
This Eid’s most keenly awaited film Kidnap sees the latest teen sensation Imran Khan in a radically different avatar. From essaying a cute, lovable boy-next-door in Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na to a new-age angry young man, Imran has grown by leaps and bounds. Kidnap sees him perform some death-defying stunts, which even had veteran Sanjay Dutt concerned for his safety and well-being.Leaving the crew of the film astonished, Imran underwent a 3 week training by the UK-based action director Dane and did all the Parkour himself. The chase scene between Imran’s and Sanjay Dutt’s characters involves a heavy dose of stunning Parkour and is among the high points of the film. The scene required Imran to jump from a 16-storey building, which he did without any support!
Imran’s trainer, Dane, was supposed to perform the stunt, but suffered a severe fall from the 12th floor in one of the takes leading to a subsequent black-out. Dane was rushed to the hospital but Imran stayed back at the location and wrapped the stunt himself. While director Sanjay Gadhvi could not dissuade the young actor from this act of sheer dare-devilry, Sanjay Dutt who was on location, and is incredibly protective about Imran, rebuked him for doing his own stunts at this age when he had a long career ahead of him.
Confirms Imran, “I got into a lot of trouble that day. Sanju pulled me up and called Aamir mamu to tell him about what I had done!”
Kidnap is an Indian Films-Studio18 worldwide release and will be in theatres on Wednesday, October 1st.
Nothing fazes Imran Khan. Not even a road accident. On Thursday afternoon, as he was being driven to the venue of his rehearsals for Abhinay Deo's Delhi Belly, a speeding vehicle bumped into his vehicle from behind, damaging his car's bumper and scratching the paint.Let's deal with it, later
"There was some damage to the car, yes," admitted Imran. "This happened right in front of Tulip Star hotel. Vehicles came to a standstill and we came down from our cars. I was in a hurry to reach my rehearsals. So we exchanged addresses and I'll be taking up the matter with him later."
Money ain't important
So did the guy who caused the accident recognise the newest star on the block? "Nah, he was in too much a hurry and too flustered by what had happened," says the star in a hurry. On the work front, Imran doesn't deny his rumoured remuneration per film: a whopping Rs 12 crores. "Money is not the criteria.
It's what I'm comfortable doing. And after Kidnap and Luck, it's only Aamir's Delhi Belly I've said yes to." Imran desperately needs a holiday. In fact his new best buddy and mentor Sanjay Dutt invited Imran for a vacation. Imran refused. "Sanju Dutt has gone on a safari into the jungles of Tanzania and the Congo in Africa.
He asked me to come along. But here I am battling publicity interviews, rehearsals and a damaged car. Tough luck."
Everyone knows what a sweet bond Mamu Aamir and bhanja Imran share! Aamir not only launched him in the super hit venture ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’, he is also very protective about his nephew. Little nephew always comes to him for all kinds of advice. Recently, during the shooting of Imran’s forthcoming ‘Kidnap’, an incident further showed the strong kinship the duo share.
‘Kidnap’ required a stunt scene, which involved jumping off from the 20th floor of a building. Sanjay Dutt, who is Imran’s co-star in the film was observing the stunt from below, which he thought would be done by a body double. But, to his immense surprise, Baba spotted the body double on the ground beside him, while Imran was up there, ready for the stunt.
Hot-blooded Imran was bent upon proving that, like Akshay Kumar, he can manage his own stunts. But experienced actor Sanjay saw danger in it. He directly called up mamu to stop his charge from taking the dangerous step. Aamir immediately called up Imran and advised him to refrain from the risky stunt at such an early stage in his career.
This made Imran relent, and he agreed to let his body double perform the stunt.
Parag Desai, the official spokesperson of Shree Astavinayak Cine Vision said, “The incident did happen. Sanju called Aamir because he is genuinely concerned about Imran’s safety.”
The festival season's most anticipated release Kidnap sees two of the lead actors caught in an unusual situation. Typically, Bollywood heroes and heroines are caught singing romantic duets. But Kidnap essentially traces the complex relation between a kidnapper and his victim, leaving little scope for a budding romance in the initial reels of the film.
What made this situation more difficult to enact was the fact that Imran and Minissha got along like a house on fire from the first day of the shoot! At times, the director Sanjay Gadhvi would have to intervene and keep the actors away from each other for an entire day especially if they needed to shoot an angry scene. On one such day, Imran insisted on practicing a knife stunt with Minissha before the actual shoot. The sport that Ms. Lamba is known to be, she readily relented and even suffered cuts on her fingers while rehearsing. But that didn't stop them from giving a bone-chilling take in the end.
Of course, Minissha still chides Imran about her injury by saying that he hurt her only to avenge his loss in a card game they played on the sets!
Being released worldwide by Indian Films - Studio 18, Kidnap is out in cinemas on Id, Wednesday 1st October.
Imran Khan's second film Kidnap has already got him rave reviews for his new look. But as for the young actor it is nail biting times ahead.From the peace loving lover boy Jai Singh Rathod of Janne Tu Ya Jaane Na to the scheming kidnapper Kabir in Kidnap, Imraan Khan has come a long way in just two films.
And with Kidnap to be released on October 2, Imraan is anything but relaxed.
“There is pressure, actually I am nervous,” says Imran.
At a press conference held in Mumbai on Saturday evening, Imran had Sanjay Dutt and Director Sanjay Gadhvi for company.
Seems like the only person who can control Imran Khan these days is his maamu, Aamir Khan. Recently, Imran had to shoot for a dangerous action scene in Bangkok for his upcoming film, Kidnap.As it was a risky stunt, Imran’s body double was asked to perform the stunt. Suddenly, Sanjay Dutt, who also stars in Kidnap and was present on the sets, realised that Imran’s body double was sitting right next to him.
He immediately checked with a crew member to see who was performing the stunt and was shocked to know that it was Imran who was readying himself to jump off the 20th floor for the scene.
A worried Sanjay asked Imran to refrain from performing the stunt, but Imran wouldn’t relent. Left with no choice, Sanjay immediately called close friend Aamir to express his concern over Imran’s safety.
Aamir immediately called up Imran and told him to not perform the risky stunt at such an early stage in his career.
It was only after his maamu’s call that Imran agreed to let his body double perform the stunt.
Parag Desai, the official spokesperson of Shree Astavinayak Cine Vision (Kidnap’s producer) said, “The incident did happen. Sanju did this because he is genuinely concerned about Imran’s safety.”
Kidnap over Dhoom: Sanjay Gadhvi’s confessions about his Sanjay Dutt-Imran Khan starrer!
With the promos of the forthcoming Kidnap doing the rounds aggressively on television, the film is in the news for being the most keenly anticipated one on Eid this year.
That Kidnap is Sanjay Dutt’s first release of 2008 and Imran Khan’s second outing after his immensely successful Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, makes it even more special. Kidnap also happens to be directer Sanjay Gadhvi’s first film outside the Yashraj camp for whom he made smash hits like Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai, Dhoom and Dhoom:2.
But not many are aware that Kidnap was Gadhvi’s first choice and not Dhoom. He reveals, “Dhoom was a small stopgap film which Adi wanted to make with new stars. Ditto for Dhoom:2, which I had to direct because the demand for a sequel was extraordinarily high. After directing Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai, my heart actually lay in making Kidnap. However, Sanjay Dutt, who had been finalised for the lead, did not have immediate dates so we decided to hold on to Kidnap till such time.”
Finally, after Gadhvi quit Yashraj on completing his three-film deal, he took the script of Kidnap to his new producers, Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision, who loved it and agreed to back it almost immediately.
Kidnap is out worldwide on Thursday October 2. It is an Indian Films - Studio 18 release.
After his recent hit ‘Bachna Ae Hasseno’, actor Ranbir Kapoor is a very busy man. The much in demand actor recently turned down an offer to act as the lead in Aamir Khan’s next production, the English film ‘Delhi Belly’.
When asked about the reason, Ranbir signed off saying that he had date issues and prior commitments. He further added that the movie would have been a dream project as it is s Aamir’s first attempt to incorporate English dialogues in his movie. However, Ranbir was more than happy to disclose that Aamir Khan's nephew of ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ fame Imran Khan has more or less been finalized for the same role.
Anyhow, after the runaway success of ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’, and his upcoming flick ‘Kidnap’, Imran Khan’s supposed third project ‘Delhi Belly’ will definitely captivate his audience.
However, on being asked about Imran’s role in ‘Delhi Belly’, Aamir says with a wicked smile that nothing has been finalised so far.
GOOD BOY GONE BAD
After starring as Jai - the boy next door, in his debut film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Imran will be donning a negative role in Kidnap.
There are Bollywood heroes, and then there are Superheroes. And while Bollywood’s hunks usually steal the show at events, on Thursday night, it was a Superhero — Batman — that was the talk of the night. Batman is a favourite with many, and that was evident seeing the crowd at Fame Adlabs, Andheri, where the premiere of the latest Batman flick was been screened. It was a night of couples.
Anusha Dandekar and Rannvijay came together, Anita and Eijaz Khan were spotted together, Vandana Sajnani and Rajesh Khattar enjoyed themselves as did Chetan Hansraj and wife Lavina, Narayani Shastri and Gaurav Chopraa had each other for company, while Santino Morea was there with Nauheed Cyrusi. Only Ranvir Shorey looked lost without girlfriend Konkana Sen Sharma. Love bites, eh?
Nausheen Ali Sardar was spotted with a mystery man (who she’s been seen with before as well). Dino Morea’s other brother Nicolo Morea was there too; where was Dino to complete the trio, we wonder? Prahlad Kakar wore a T-shirt that proclaimed ‘Mental inside’; he was there to give his son company.
Shravan Shroff of Fame Adlabs, A D Singh, Sonakshi Sinha and the latest ‘it’ couple of Bollywood, Imran Khan and girlfriend Avantika, were among the others present. Seems like the youngster is getting used to stardom; like his uncle Aamir, he also came with security guards.
Uncle Aamir is in high spirits after the success of 'Jaane Tu…' which is doing exceptionally well at Box Office. He is all praises for his nephew Imran Khan’s performance in 'Jaane Tu…'; so much so that he gifted the young lad a sparkling white BMW. Imran who is incredibly fond of cars is now zooming around in his new set of hot wheels.
Imran has always been fond of cars and it seems his Perfectionist Uncle was well aware of this fact. According to sources, Aamir gifted Imran the car during the weekend. Imran, who wasn't expecting anything like a BMW, was ecstatic. The car is amongst the latest models of BMW in the market costing close to Rs 50 lakh.
In a recent interview Imran had perkily mentioned that his Mamu (Aamir) didn’t pay him for the movie. Well, Imran we believe you have nothing to complain about now? Guess your mamu was already planning the surprise for you.
With his first solo release JAANE TU… YA JAANE NA hitting the Bull’s eye straight away, success has gone to Imran Khan’s head and as a result his uncle Aamir Khan is avoiding him…..!!! Well, if that’s what you are thinking, you are totally wrong. Aamir Khan and nephew Imran Khan are as close to each other as they were before the success of their film. Coming back to what brought you here. Well, Imran Khan’s next film, KIDNAP (with Sanjay Dutt), is scheduled to release on 2nd October, the same date on which Aamir Khan’s GHAJINI was slated to have hit the screens. However, the latest development is that Indian Films Company, which holds the rights of both GHAJINI and KIDNAP have now decided to postpone GHAJINI to 28th November. While the official reason is that the distributor did not want to release two projects on the same day, grapevine has it that the postponement has been done at Aamir’s behest, in order to give an open field to Imran Khan’s second release after JTYJN, KIDNAP.
Despite the postponement of GHAJINI, the Eid-Gandhi Jayanti (October 2nd) line up looks quite interesting with Abhishek Bachchan’s DRONA and Salman Khan’s WANTED taking on Sanjay Dutt & Imran Khan’s KIDNAP!
Now that Abbas Tyrewala’s Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na, has given audience characters that they’d like to carry home, the film is being touted as a hit. The result is predictable. Its filmmakers are reportedly already thinking of a sequel to this bubblegum romance.
Says Imran Khan, the hero of the film, “We used to joke about it on the sets all the time and even decided to name the sequel Jaane 2… If my director Abbas wants to do a sequel we could, but it would depend entirely on the script. Just because we have been successful once does not mean that we will be able to pull it off again.
Take the case of the American serial Friends, it was very interesting when it began, but it dragged on for 10 years. I was bored and tired of it by then. Jaane Tu… turned out so well because of the script. Abbas used every clich connected with romantic films and turned it into something exciting.”
Sources say that the film, and its characters, was written with a sequel in mind.
Meanwhile, director Abbas Tyrewala fights shy of revealing any immediate plans for a sequel. Though he does not rule out the idea of making a sequel either.
Abbas says, “I can barely keep myself focused on one idea for the length of a film. I guess for some directors the story the audience would like to hear is the first commitment. But for me the story I would enjoy telling comes first.
Maybe I would go back to the characters in Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na once they become strangers to me. It would then be fascinating enough to explore how their lives turned out.
At the moment, I would like to make an adult romantic comedy where the disasters that occur in the lives of the characters are closer to the ones in real lives.
Jaane Tu… is the most nave film I have ever written and that I’ll make. Now I want to make a film that connects with 20-plus and 30-plus audience the way Jaane Tu… did with teenagers.”
The characters of Jaane Tu… could grow up, right?
His nephew, the cutesy, Imran Khan, who will make his debut in Aamir’s home production, Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na revealed this piece of information. Apparently, Aamir’s hair style in his much-acclaimed directorial venture, Taare Zameen Par, was based on Imran’s hair-cut. Not at all modest while making this claim (perhaps the most endearing factor about this youngster), Imran said, “He (Aamir) copied my hairstyle for TZP. In the movie he has a signature style, sort of a Mohawk look and that was inspired by my haircut.”
Talking about his first film, Imran states that he actually wanted to be a director, but then the story of Jaane Tu…was so nice, that he couldn’t just let it go. He says, “My character’s name in the film is Jai Singh Rathore. Don’t just go by the name though. I play a simple, silent character. I am a normal, middle class college going boy who is not the stud or the hero of the college.”
While Jaane Tu… is being promoted as Imran’s debut film, his first stint in front of the camera was with Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander. In this blockbuster, he played Aamir’s character as a child. Perhaps that explains this newbie’s confidence in front of the camera. Though most newcomers have that hesitance and certain meekness within them to open up to the media, Imran is anything but conscious about his debutante tag.
Casually reminiscing the time he has spent with Aamir Maamu, he says, “When I was around 10-11 years old, he (Aamir) thought, I needed a hair-cut and decided to do the honours himself. He gave me such a bad hair-cut that I had to go and get it done all over again.” With his devil-may-care attitude and confident mannerisms, looks like this lad is here to stay.
Both boast of impeccable lineage Aamir Khan’s nephew Imran Khan and Harry Baweja’s son Harman Baweja Bollywood’s two new hotties have their films releasing on the same day and the competition is hotting up.
The two are ready with their first films Love story 2050 and Jaane Tu ya Jaane na and will have to battle it out for the top spot for debut makers of the year.
“I don’t see the competition because the films are very different. I wish Imraan all the luck for his film,” said Harman Baweja, actor.
It isn’t the first time that Bollywood battles began like this, rewind to the past and Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna were in the same place when Amitabh’s angry young man image overwhelmed reigning superstar Rajesh Khanna.
Going down memory lane a bit further and rivalries can be traced back to Raj Kapoor versus Dev Anand versus Dilip Kumar.
More recently the arrival of the two Khans Aamir and Shah Rukh remains one of the most hotly contested grounds in the film industry as one Khan tries to best another.
But the Harman-Imran competition isn’t just between two young talents it also has a lot of money riding on this them this summer.
Industry sources say that it could be to the tune Rs 80 crore on Harman with Love Story 2050 and Rs 30 to 40 crores on Imran Khan with his uncle Aamir pushing hard to ensure his success.
This nightspot was abuzz with music lovers on Tuesday night. And they didn’t go home disappointed, for Kamal Haasan’s daughter Shruti Haasan, along with her band The Extramentals, put up a mind-blowing show that deserved the whistles and applauses and ‘once more’ shouts they received. Atul Kasbekar and Kim Sharma were among the throngs of people present that night, moving and grooving to Shruti’s tunes.
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Like the last time around, guests hoped to see the entire Haasan family there, but instead, they got to see Imran Khan (Aamir Khan’s nephew) there along with his girlfriend Avantika. The two, who seemed very-much-in-love, enjoyed each other’s company... and of course, the music! Kudos to the duo for not pretending to be ‘just friends’!