After Munni, Sheila and Jalebi its Priyanka Chopra

At last Priyanka Chopra has also changed her decision to never do an item number, she would follow Sheila and Munni in a glamorous dance in Priyadarshan’s forthcoming film Tezz on a number scored by Sajid-Wajid.

Seductive gyration is now a compulsory recipe of bollywood films. Earlier, she had announced that she’d never join the item number bandwagon. Changing mind won’t help the actress in anyway except making a few more bucks.

Priyanka Chopra, already has many a sexy number under her belt. In past she has done a sexy song in Aitraaz – “Touch Me Baby” Also,an item number with Shah Rukh Khan in Billu. PC has a glamorous image and has been getting good dance numbers so deviation to solo items was not desired.

But, now media reports claim that Priyanka has shown keen interest in the item song as well. The dance in Tezz would be shot in Mumbai. A special set will be created to make this item number more bigger and better than Munni of Dabangg and Tees Maar Khan’s Sheila.

If lyrics are catchy and music is dancy, PC is no inferior to Malaika, Mallika or Katrina. So after Munni, Sheila and Jalebi its PC’s number to glue the audience. Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgan and Kangna Ranaut are in the lead role of Tezz.

Ramya Krishna – A name unknown after 25 years and 200 films

The glamour world is a place where it takes years to make the name but no time to get lost. Even if she was a niece of the editor of one of the most popular Tamil magazine Thuglak. Cho Ramaswamy himself was a comedian, playwright, lawyer and columnist and a king maker in Tamil politics. His niece Ramya Krishna had become bollywood sensation when she was cast against Vinod Khanna in Dayavan more than two decades ago.



Ramya Krishna



But she got only nine hindi films thereafter including Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan with Amitabh and Khalnayak opposite Sanjay Dutt. She was directed by Mahesh Bhatt in Criminal. It was inspired by the 1993 American Film The Fugitive starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones Where she played the role of a sub inspector.

These banners and star cast coupled with the looks of Ramya should have made her in the slot where her contemporary Dhak Dhak girl Madhuri or later Kapoor sisters reached. But it did not happen since critics found her a waxed doll unable to act. Yet she hit a double century of the count of films.

Ramya Krishna was born on September 15, 1970 in Chennai and by the time she celebrated her 13th birthday she was known as the heroine of Mudal Vasantham. The movie released in 1982 when was a student of Std 8th. She first played the lead role in Vellai Manasu in Tamil opposite Y. Gee. Mahendra.

Though the bollywood directors did not find substance in her. Her looks got her work in South India. She acted in all regional language films of southern part.

Her role as Neelambari in Tamil film Padayappa opposite Rajnikanth brought her recognition and fame not only in South India but also internationally in Japan, Singapore, London and Paris. This film silenced her critics. The film was released in Telugu also as Narasimha.

During a span of twenty five years Ramya Krishnan has acted opposite two generations of Telugu superstars, including Akkineni Nageswara Rao, NT Ramarao, Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Venkatesh, Akkineni Nagarjuna and Jagapathi Babu.

Like Hindi Movies she has not been lucky with awards. She bagged only one prestigious Nandi Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh. She also received Film Fare awards twice. In 1999 as Best Actress for Padayappa. Ten years later in 2009 for her film Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam she was judged Best Supporting Actress.

She has settled in Hydrabad after marrying Telugu director Krishna Vamsee in the year 2003. The couple has a son named Ritwik.

Comedy Filled Friday in Theaters

Two comedy movies for the audience this Friday. One is depending totally on the strength of the actor Rajpal Yadav and the other on its banner and theme. First is to woo the struggling middle class and the second targets the youngsters.

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Two comedy films are getting released today on first working Friday of 2010. ‘Pyaar Impossible’(PI). Directed by Jugal Hansraj is a Yash Raj film. Rajpal Yadav is as Lallan in Hello Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain. This week end audience can think of relaxing themselves with light tension free movies.

PI’s story rolls out from the campus of Ankert University, California, where every boy’s heart flutter like leaves in the wind for the most beautiful girl on campus. Everybody dreams of Alisha!. The role played by glamorous Priyanka Chopra.


Uday Chopra has written the script inspired by the old RK banner films and the ambience of its own Mohabattein. He plays the main lead role of bespectacled geek Abhay. He is studying Computers and loves Alisha more than MAC stores. His existence hardly matters for Alisha in the campus.


Abhay falls in deep one sided love. One day he musters up enough courage to go and express his true feelings to her and realizes that it is never going to happen. He comes to terms with the fact that Alisha is a Princess and he is just a Geek. That is when their ways eventually part to justify the title of the film.


Then comes the turn around their paths cross again. The fate again brings him face to face with the woman of his dreams, Alisha. This time to prove man behind those glasses and the deep love to her. The film is clearly targeting the youth without overdosing of messages.

Like other Yash Raj banner music is the positive part of the film. Alisha…Tu Kahan Main Kahan has freshness and the youngsters are going ga-ga over it on FM. Salim-Sulaiman duo has composed lyrics of Anvita Dutt Guptan. Besides the title song is a narrative song Ek Thi Ladki in the voice of a newcomer Rishika Sawant. Jab se tujhko hai jana, dil ne kaha na mana and Alisha sound good to the ears.

Santosh Thundiyil, has photographed to best of the glamour of Priyanka and put her in the slot of Princess of young hearts. The director Jugal Hansraj is known for his animation movies. With this movie he can prove the point that he can handle live characters as well.

Young audience may like this comedy filled romance as somewhere they find themselves as geek as Abhay. The film can give support to the sagging career of Uday and put Priyanka back in race with Katrina.

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Katrina Kaif at top in 2009

The rat race of number 1 position in bollywood saw Katrina Kaif running ahead of Kareena. Dipika and Priyanka were left far behind.

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The year 2009 was of Katrina Kaif, who topped the popularity list amongst not only bollywood actresses but all celebrities from India. The lady luck showered on her with great success on the box office thus leaving no doubt on the number one position. Dipika and Kareena were left far behind this year.

Voted as the sexiest lady in Bollywood, she made pair with Akshay Kumar in De Dana Dan and saved him from total wash out on Box Office. In Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani director Rajkumar Santoshi put her opposite to Ranbir Kapoor, the chocolate hero. Not so well made film did good business thanks to the craze for this cute and young pair. Probably it was the best pair of the year.

Though all is not well between John and Katrina’s boyfriend, Salman Khan, it did not affect their onscreen chemistry in New York, a film on the back ground of terrorism. Katrina Kaif was there only as a filler.

Zero size waste fame Kareena Kapoor continued to be in lime light, but box office did not favour her much. She had two hits this year - Kambakhht Ishq and 3 Idiots released close to the year end. Much hyped Kurbaan flopped though critics had penned favourable reviews for Saif and Kareena. Main aur Mrs. Khanna was another big flop of the year.

Kareena’s old mate Shahid made an interesting pair with as Priyanka Chopra in Kaminey. The film had average business. It had more publicity due to the wet and wild poses of the pair on the internet. But the other film What's Your Rashee bombed. The actress was hoping high from this film.

Bipasha Basu had an average year with fifty percent success rate. While her diwali release movie All the Best rocked the box office, thriller Aa Dekhein Zara was turned down by one and all.

Deepika Padukone was rated as most promising face for this year in the beginning. Her pair opposite Akshay Kumar in Chandni Chowk was considered to be hot, but the film failed to attract business. In Imtiyaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal she gave supper performance opposite Saif Ali Khan. The movie was a super hit. So she had a super hit and other super flop in her account.

Vidya Balan the homely face was praised for her performance in Paa. She played role of mother of Auro (Amitabh Bachchan), who suffers from Progeria. This was the solo release of her.

Lara Dutta was publicized more for her perfect bikini body than the performance. She had two releases Blue and Do Knot Disturb and both flopped. Mughda Godse, Kangana Ranaut and Asin were also some time in publicity but failed to give moments to remember.

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