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Shahrukh Khan, Ranbir bid final adieu to Shammi Kapoor

Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, who shared screen space with Shammi Kapoor in “Chamatkar” (1992), paid his homage to the late actor at his Malabar Hill home Sunday evening.

Shah Rukh, who came in a black BMW, did not stay inside the house for very long and also restrained from speaking to the media.

Also present was actor Ranbir Kapoor, who is Shammi Kapoor’s grandnephew.

Shammi had recently acted in Ranbir’s forthcoming film “Rockstar” that is being directed by Imtiaz Ali.

Actor Anil Kapoor, who is related to the Kapoors, too came to pay his last respects.

Shammi Kapoor, the dancing star of the 1950s and 1960s who revolutionised the image of Hindi film heroes with his carefree attitude and flamboyance, died here Sunday morning. He was 79.

‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’ music interplay of folk and fun (Music Review)

Film: “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan”

Music Director: Sohail Sen

Lyricist: Irshad Kamil

Singers: KK, Neha Bhasin, Benny Dayal, Aditi Singh Sharma, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Zafar, Shweta Pandit, Shahid Mallya, Sreeramachandra and Joshilay

Rating: ***

Expectations were high from the soundtrack of Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif starrer “Mere Brother Ki Dulhan” because it was a Yash Raj Films production and the film managed to fulfil those to an extent. The music album brings forward composer Sohail Sen in a very different space. While most songs are fun, a heavy influence of folk cannot be ruled out.

The album offers six originals and two remixes.

The music journey begins with the title track of the film that is already making waves among music listeners. The fun catchy and foot-tapping song has been aptly sung by KK. It is basically a track explaining the kind of girl the protagonist wants for his brother. It is a total wedding inclined track, complete with the sounds of dhol and a brass band.

Then comes in the track that has given Katrina a makeover of sorts and has presented her as a rockstar. The song called “Dhunki” is a rock infested composition with an Indian touch. Impressively crooned by Neha Bhasin, it is quite like fusion. Power packed vocals and interesting guitar riffs makes this song a potential chartbuster.

Next is “Choomantar” that starts with a kids’s voice. It’s a love song but not very mushy. It has Benny Dayal and Aditi Singh Sharma behind the mike and has influences of hip hop. Although the song seems to be interesting in the beginning, it fails in sustaining the interest of the listener and falls flat.

The track also has a remix version, processed by a band called Joshilay.

Up next, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan brings in a qawaali “Isq risk”. This genre is the singer’s forte, so he delivers his best. The moderately paced love song grows on the listener and is quite like a contemporary qawaali owing to new age lyrics.

This one too has a remix version processed by Joshilay but singers are different. This version has been crooned by Neha Bhasin, Sreeramachandra and Joshilay themselves.

Then comes in an out and out massy number called “Madhubala”, sung by Ali Zafar and Shweta Pandit. The fast-paced, high energy track has the flavor of the language of Uttar Pradesh Dhol plays an integral part of the composition and it is very much on the lines of songs like the iconic “Khaika baan banaras wala” of Don.

Next comes in another folk inspired track “Do dhaari talwaar” with vocals by Shahid Mallya and Shweta Pandit. This one is massy too and talks about a girl, who is sharp and straight. It has a slow start but it later picks up pace. Due to the nature of its sound and lyrics, it might get more importance in small towns. On the whole, a decent hear.

Overall, the album is a healthy mix of fun and energy. It is a different attempt from the composer, whose effort is visible in the album.

Punjabi family comedy ‘Breakaway’ to premiere at Toronto

Akshay Kumar co-production “Breakaway”, a hilarious Punjabi family comedy on the lines of “Bend It Like Beckham”, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), it was announced here Tuesday.

A cross-cultural hockey comedy-drama set in the Indo-Canadian community in the Toronto suburb of Brampton, “Breakaway” features Anupam Kher, Vinay Virmani, Russell Peters, Camilla Belle, and Rob Lowe.

Toronto young man Vinay Virmani, who wrote the script, plays the lead role in the film directed by Canadian Robert Lieberman.

The film revolves around a Punjabi immigrant family which goes through turmoil in trying to come to terms with social mores of Canadian society.

A cross-cultural emotional family comedy, it is set in the background of ice-hockey which is Canada’s national sport.

Rajveer Singh, played by Vinay Virmani, dreams of becoming a pro hockey player but he is caught between expectations of his traditional Indo-Canadian family ruled by his religiously devout father (Anupam Kher) and his own ambition.

As the film producers said, it is “both a fun-filled sports comedy bringing a dash of Bollywood to Canada’s favourite sport and the heartfelt journey of young immigrant man’s quest to find himself in his new country.”

According to said Frank Siracusa of Whizbang Films which has produced the film, “We are absolutely thrilled that Breakaway will have its world premiere at TIFF.

“We know this film will resonate with festival audiences, with its diverse Canadian, American and South Asian cast, its Toronto backdrop and its irresistible cross-cultural clash within a family and a son’s passion for the game of hockey.”

Breakaway is the first India-themed film to join the list of over 300 films coming from around the world to TIFF..

Desi girls opt for western outfits for IIFA green carpet

Sonakshi Sinha and Sridevi flaunted gowns on the IIFA green carpet and teamed it up with Victorian hairdos.

From young actresses like Genelia D’Souza, Amrita Puri, Prachi Desai and Sonakshi Sinha to the senior lot including Sridevi, Shilpa Shetty, Bipasha Basu, Amisha Patel, Malaika Arora Khan – all of them sported different variety of gowns. Even Mallika Sherawat, Neha Dhupia and Dia Mirza came in gowns at the at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony held here Saturday.

Short, long, trailed, ruffled, off-shoulder, single shoulder – the variety was there for all to see. However, what was noteworthy was that most of the actresses chose to go with nude shades, and subdued embroidery or embellishments.

Sridevi, who announced her comeback to the film industry at the IIFA, looked stunning in a bright red, full length, off-shoulder gown. She had teamed it up with a sparkling diamond neckpiece.

Mallika, who wore a sari on the first day of IIFA, came dressed in an animal print long dress for the main night, while Shilpa Shetty and Sonakshi chose to go blingy black with long dresses.

Prachi Desai, who won an award for her supporting performance in “Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai”, wore a green dress “in support of IIFA’s green movement”.

Bipasha and Amisha landed themselves in a fashion faux pas as they sported similar looking dresses on the green carpet, except that Bipasha’s dress was beige, and Amisha’s an into-the-eye sunshine yellow.

However, there were some guests from fildom who splashed desi style – Shabana Azmi, Zeenat Aman, Sharmila Tagore, Hema Malini, and younger actresses like Esha Deol and Aarti Chhabbria sported saris. Later Anushka Sharma, winner of this year’s best actress award, was seen in a sari too.