Meera shifts base to Dubai
Pakistani actress Meera has shifted base to Dubai from where she intends to continue working in Indian films.
Pakistani actress Meera has shifted base to Dubai from where she intends to continue working in Indian films.
The actress, who starred in "Nazar", has applied for a residential permit and bought a two-bedroom flat and a car there, reports Bollywood Trade. Meera has been signed for Afzal Ahmed's "Umrao Jaan Ada" and Lucky Ali's "Kasak".
"Nazar" may have had an inconsequential impact at the box-office in India, but for Meera the film could probably harm her career in the Pakistani film industry.
According to a media report, some Pakistani film industry people snubbed her at the Pakistani national awards function held in Karachi.
The report quoted Meera as saying that certain people in the Pakistani film industry staged a walkout when she was given an award. The next day the people returned their awards as part of the protest.
Nabh Kumar Raju ropes in models
Producer-director Nabh Kumar Raju seems to have developed a penchant for launching models in his films.
Raju created quite a stir when he launched model Jessie Randhawa in his film "Chot", reports Bollywood Trade.
Though the film did not do too well, Raju is not deterred. In his forthcoming film "24 x 7, Bombay Saloon Unisex" Raju is set to launch model Bhairavi Goswami.
Besides being a model, said Raju, Bhairavi had also trained in a London acting school. The rather unusually titled film has Bhairavi playing the role of a Page 3 celebrity model who frequents a saloon regularly and is deeply influenced by the conversation there.
"It is a very interesting role and she is the ideal person to essay it," Raju says. Paired with Bhairavi is Sameer Kocchar of "Zeher" fame.
Raju says the furniture costs of the film ran into millions. Raju has managed to rope in Sameer Kocchar as the in-house music director for the film. This is Sameer's first attempt at composing, writing and also rendering the songs in the film himself.
Bappa Lahiri's background music!
Bappa Lahiri, son of music director Bappi Lahiri, is working on becoming a well- known persona in background music.
The 21-year-old Bappa is said to have given a remarkable background score in forthcoming film "Kaun Ho Sakta Hai", which marks the comeback of veteran filmmaker Hersh Kohli after a gap of almost 20 years, reports Bollywood Trade.
The film's music has been composed by Bappi Lahiri, who had given some of the most melodious songs in Kohli's earlier films like "Aangan Ki Kali" and "Love In Goa".
The father-son duo are said to have teamed up to spell magic in Kohli's film.
Says Bappa: "I also programmed the songs in the film and it's a great learning experience working with daddy. It's a big thing to be able to do the background score of a thriller like 'Kaun Ho...' and I am looking forward to the response. In fact, I am now looking at doing the background music of many more films."
Bappa has also been signed to do the background score of K.C. Bokadia's "Bold".
He says he found the background score of Salim-Sulaiman in "Bhoot" "terrific to say the least".