'Aladin' offers racy, foot-tapping songs (IANS Music Review)September 28th, 2009 Film: "Aladin"; Music Directors: Vishal-Shekhar; Lyricists: Vishal Dadlani and Anvita Dutt Guptan; Singers: Shankar Mahadevan, Shaan, Amitabh Bachchan, Shreya Ghosal, Sudesh Bhosle, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Anushka Manchanda, Sunidhi Chauhan and Sanjay Dutt; Rating:***
The soundtrack of the much-talked about Amitabh Bachchan-starrer "Aladin", a contemporary take on the classic fairy tale, is racy and energetic. Composer duo Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani have tried to go beyond their usual tunes and beats.
Vishal, Aarya in Balas next filmSeptember 22nd, 2009 Post- Naan Kadavul, Bala seems to have zeroed down on actor Aarya again for his next directorial. Since the film is based on the lives of two brothers, Bala seems to have roped in actor Vishal as well.
Producer Ramesh files complaint against actor VishalSeptember 20th, 2009 Ramesh, one of the top-charting producers of Tamil film industry has lodged a complaint against actor Vishal at Tamil film producers Council. According to the complaint, he has mentioned that Vishal had received a big sum of money as an advance including the payment for Shriya Saran, for his upcoming film ‘Theeradha Vilaiyaattu Pillai’.
Vishals Theeradha Vilayatu Pillai interrupted by photographersSeptember 14th, 2009 Vishal’s ‘Theeradha Vilayatu Pillai’ interrupted by photographers
Shooting of actor Vishal’s ‘Theeradha Vilayatu Pillai’ had recently hit the floors here, in Chennai. Naturally, three hotties Neetu Chandra, Tanushree Dutta and Miss India pairing with Vishal had turned entire attention of the tinsel town onto this film.
Guy Ritchie suffers from short-term memorySeptember 11th, 2009 LONDON - English director Guy Ritchie has confessed that he suffers from short-term memory so much so that he even finds it hard to recall that a film is his own, if ever he's watching one. The 41-year-old has directed a number of pictures, including gangster movies like "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", "Snatch" and "RocknRolla" but constantly working on films has affected Ritchie's memory so much that he often has to re-acquaint himself with his ventures, reports imdb.com.
Vishal to support poor women affected with uterus cancerAugust 25th, 2009 “Believe, when you are the most unhappy, there is something for you to do in the world. As long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain” –Actor Vishal, is much adhered to these touching lines quoted by the unforgettable Helen Keller.
'Kaminey' takes Indian cinema beyond Tarantino, says Shekhar KapurAugust 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Internationally acclaimed Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur is quite impressed with Vishal Bharadwaj's "Kaminey" and says the film "catapults Indian cinema in modernity beyond (Quentin) Tarantino". "The greatest thing about Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Kaminey' is that you cannot work out why it is working.
Cheran to direct Vishal in Paarasiga RajaAugust 12th, 2009 Years back, filmmaker Cheran had to approach various actors for his ‘Autograph’. With everyone rejecting his offer, he himself donned the lead role and tuned spotlights on him.
Gellar-Blair lip lock voted best lesbian kissAugust 5th, 2009 LONDON - The lip lock between actresses Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair in the movie "Cruel Intentions" was voted the best lesbian kiss of all time in a poll conducted by a movie website. Thesun.co.uk reports that the kiss from the movie released in 1999 beat the one between Neve Campbell and Denise Richards in "Wild Things" from 1998.
Bollywood hottie Tanushree Dutta pairs with VishalJuly 30th, 2009 Bollywood’s alluring missy Tanushree Dutta pairs up with Vishal for his forthcoming film ‘Theeradha Vilaiyaattu Pillai’. The film is produced by Vishal's elder brother Vikram Krishna under the banner of GK Film Corporation.
'Kaminey' music experimental, power-packed (IANS Music Review)July 9th, 2009 Album: "Kaminey"; Music Director: Vishal Bhardwaj; Lyricist: Gulzar; Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Vishal Dadlani, Mohit Chauhan, Kunal Ganjawala, Sunidhi Chauhan, Rekha Bhardwaj, Suresh Wadkar, Kailash Kher and Vishal Bhardwaj; Rating: ***
Filmmaker and composer Vishal Bhardwaj had set high standards for himself after the hit music of "Omkara" and he has fulfilled all expectations yet again with "Kaminey". Full of punch, experimental and hummable, the soundtrack of the film is a must hear.
Lindsay Lohan sued for 'stealing' tanning spray formulaJuly 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - Troubled singer-actress Lindsay Lohan has been targeted in a new lawsuit that accuses her of stealing the formula for her tanning spray. The 23-year-old star launched her tanning potion, Sevin Nyne, in April touting it as the secret to her glowing complexion and she says she has spent three years developing the product with Lorit Simon, a Las Vegas entrepreneur who tans Hollywood A-listers.
Composers Vishal-Shekhar thrilled by Rahman's appreciationJune 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - Composers Vishal and Shekhar were pleasantly surprised when they opened the morning newspapers to find A.R. Rahman appreciating their work.
My music is different: Mandy MooreJune 5th, 2009 LONDON - American singer Mandy Moore, who did not stick to formula singing, says her music is different from Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. The Candy singer shot to fame at the same time as her pop rivals did, reported contactmusic.com.
Director Saba's 'Thoranai' is tortuous (Tamil film review)May 31st, 2009 Film: "Thoranai"; Director: Saba; Cast: Vishal, Shriya, Kishore, Prakash Raj; Music Director: Mani Sharma; Cinematographer: Priyan; Rating: *
"Thoranai", a Tamil-Telugu bilingual blunder made by director Saba, features the expressionless wonder-cum-brawn bundle Vishal along with Shriya Saran. Country bumpkin Murugan (Vishal) chased out by cheesed off neighbours is sent on a mission to find a runaway sibling in bad-bad Chennai only to antagonise two gangsters Guru (Kishore) and Tamil Arasan (Prakash Raj) with mindless minions snarling at each other.