Gaga going normal!

MUMBAI IS
TALKING
ABOUT
Singers
get
playful
SHOWBIZ
When
Sweta
called a
conman’s
bluff
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MOVIE TALK: Zayed
Khan and Dia Mirza
along with other actors
in the film
Stumped By Sardar
Akshay Kumar refuses
to give up the title of his
film to Ajay Devgn
Tushar Joshi
NOT ALLOWED!
Akshay Kumar
and Ajay Devgn
Recently, Ajay Devgn declared that
he was making a film called Son
of Sardar. That bit of news surprised people in the industry, as
it is a known fact that the title
belongs to his arch rival Akshay
Kumar, who registered it a few
years ago, post Singh Is Kingg
became a hit.
After Ajay’s announcement,
everyone waited with bated
breath to see AK’s reaction.
Earlier this week, Ajay dropped in
on the sets of Rowdy Rathore to
meet Akki and request him for the
Son of Sardar title. Ajay
told him that he was
Although
keen to have this as
the actors have been
the title for his
remake of the
in the industry for nearly
Telugu film
two decades, Akshay and Ajay
Maryadam.
are known more as rivals than
After Khiladi
friends. They’ve acted together in
heard him out,
Suhaag (1994), Khakee (2004) and
he explained to
Insaan (2005), after which they haven’t the Singham
star that he
done a film together. They both vied
couldn’t let
for the same roles — first action
him have the
and then comedy. Both of them
title as he’s
already started
have evolved from being
scripting the
just actors to
film for that title.
producers.
We wonder if Ajay
will go for another similar-sounding title? Here are a
few of our suggestions: Sardar Ka
Beta, Sardar Singh, Sardar Da
Puttar, Sher Sardar, Sardar
Singham, Sardarron Ka Sardar, Ek
Tha Sardar, My Name Is Sardar,
Sardar Hoga Terra Baap, Sardar
is Kingg ... or even Love, Sex &
Sardar!
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OUR BABY
Dia Mirza, Zayed Khan and Sahil Sangha on
their first film as partners
Seema Sinha
Gaga going normal!
Lady Gaga has been stepping out in ‘normal’ costumes. What gives?
Kritika Kapoor
Something does not feel right. The paparazzi,
on four separate occasions, have caught Lady
Gaga looking... normal! For a woman who can
never leave home without looking like a walking circus — such a move is unprecedented.
Last week, the 25-year-old singer was spotted
wearing a low-cut black dress in Beverly Hills,
accessorised with ounces of cleavage, golden
THE WEIRDO
PHASE IS OVER?
Lady Gaga in
various designer
dresses. We think
this is a “promotion”
for the brand’s
collaboration with
H&M, due in stores
in November
skin, long bleach-blonde hair, large gold earrings, red nails and over-sized sunglasses, all
channelling a young Donatella Versace. This
love affair with the design house started in
June, when Gaga wore vintage Versace
throughout her Edge of Glory music video.
Donatella exclusively opened up the Versace
archive for the video, revealing she was “a
great fan” of the singer. Now, Gaga’s Versace
phase is a daily occurrence.
Sahara Motion Pictures collaboration is slated for an October 7
Dia Mirza, naturally enough,
release. The response to the thesounds thrilled about her first
atrical promo on air has been
production Love Breakups
extremely positive, says Sahil.
Zindagi. “I play a sentimental fool
“We are set to kick off a young
in the film and
and vibrant
the character
marketing camis a lot like me,”
paign and we
‘IT IS A FEEL-GOOD,
she chirps.
are sure that it
SOCIALLY RELEVANT FILM will strike a
Film production may be old
ABOUT CONTEMPORARY chord with all
hat for his famithose who have
RELATIONSHIPS THAT
ly, but Zayed
had a taste of
Khan is a newLove Breakups
BREAKS
SOCIAL
bie at the game.
Zindagi. The
TABOOS. IT HAS A
He is Dia’s busistory comes
ness partner in
straight from
QUIRKY
SCRIPT’
Born Free
the heart as it
Entertainment
travels through
— ZAYED KHAN
Pvt Ltd, and
the lives of
also her co-star
young individuin the film. “The film is our baby
als who struggle to interpret the
and the extra effort has been a
nuances of that tricky thing
painfully joyous process. It is a
called love,” adds the director.
feel-good, socially relevant film
Also, the first time collaboraabout contemporary relationships tion between lyricist Javed
that break social taboos. It has a
Akhtar and composer duo Salimquirky script,” says Zayed, who
Suleiman brings something
plays a marketing executive facunique to the film’s music.
ing a mid-life crisis.
Bhushan Kumar at T-Series
Written and directed by their
echoes that thought and is excited
other partner Sahil Sangha, the
about the film’s melodies.