Bollywood runs on “herd mentality”, acknowledging only the successful films of actors and not their talent, says actress and former beauty queen Diya Mirza. Missing from the big screen since her cameo in the box office dud “Krazzy 4″, Diya hopes that her off-beat film “Bits and Pieces” opposite Rahul Bose is released soon.
She attributes her absence to the failure of her films and the industry’s “biased” attitude towards her.
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Neha started her career with a casual photoshoot for Ather Shahzad, soon afterwards she signed a contract. Since then she has been modelling for various agencies throught Pakistan. She’s controversy’s favorite child and the model who gives other models sleepless nights because of that special something in her that cameras can’t seem to get enough of. Daring, sexy and not afraid to speak her mind, Neha just won the Model of the Year 2008 Lux Style Award.
Q. How old are you?
Certainly older than what Meera says she is!
Q. What is your wildest fantasy?
Most of my fantasies have been fulfilled… ever since I joined the world of fashion. However, I want to end up as a knockout, world-famous model who jet sets to all the fashion capitals of the world and lives the life of the supermodels. Read more…
Deepika’s lucky boy and Kapoor family’s kid Ranbir Kapoor makes his debut in acting in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya. Check out the interview of the grandson of Raj Kapoor and son of actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, the very charming Ranbir Kapoor.
You’ve been quite busy promoting Bachna Ae Haseeno…
I know man! It’s been really crazy yaar, running up and down.
While Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Saawariya kept you in the closet right till the end. Here Yash Rajs way of working and promoting is a complete contrast. How different was it then?
Well, I think in today’s day and age, promoting a film is really important. Marketing has a huge impact towards the film because it makes all aware of that particular film and that’s what we are doing for Bachna Ae Haseeno.
I am going through the same emotions, nervousness and the anxiety which I went in Saawariya. It’s all coming back to me now. So I hope that people like and enjoy Bachna Ae Haseeno and hopefully I will taste my first commercial success.
You are working with your real life Saawariya, Deepika. Is that a good enough reason for Bachna Ae Haseeno to be a hit?
I don’t think so. I don’t think that if a real life couple does a film together, it’ll be a hit. Yes, it does garner more attention as far as the media is concerned but I don’t think anything beyond that makes or breaks the film.
Both me and Deepika can’t gaze our chemistry on screen but it’s our audiences who know better whether or not our chemistry works and we are right now awaiting their response.
How was it like singing the same song which your father, Mr Rishi Kapoor, sung in ‘Hum Kissi Se Kum Nahin’?
Singing ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ song was scary and at the same time it was quite heart warming because you can’t compare yourself to the legends like Kishore Kumar, R.D.Burman and Rishi Kapoor.
As the title of the film was Bachna Ae Haseeno, we couldn’t resist ourselves from using that particular number. The title track will not be seen in the movie as it’s a promotional track. It was great fun filming the evergreen song.
It was our own sweet representation on the song and it has again caught on a lot with the youth of today’s day and age.
Are you also scared of heights?
Yes, I’m petrified of heights but I did overcome my fear while shooting ‘Khuda Jaane’. When Ahmed and Siddharth put me on top of an approximately 100 ft rock type sculpture and I had to stand on top of it to sing ‘Khuda Jaane’ with different hand movements, it was really scary.
But when I saw it on the big screen I felt proud that I managed to keep my nerve and do that shot. It has come out wonderfully well.
It’s also your debut with all three leading ladies in Bachna Ae Haseeno. So tell me, who’s the good, better and the best?
(Laughs). I was comfortable with everyone but the chapter with Minissha was the most fun because we both are shown as seventeen year olds in the film.
We got to do some really fun stuff like bike around Switzerland, ride on the huskies, on the glaciers, roller coasters, etc. Honestly, I’ve had a great time shooting with both Deepika and Minissha. Both are beautiful to work with and highly talented.
Share with us your experiences of working with your onscreen lucky girl Bipasha Basu.
When I started working on Bachna Ae Haseeno, Bipasha was the first person I started off the film with. I was in complete awe of her and much of the fact that she was my first major big co-star.
So I was a bit nervous to be working with her initially. Apart from being hot and all that she has achieved over the years, she is a great human being and never made me feel as if I was a ranked new comer.
I have now made a good friend for life. I’m really friendly with Bipasha and hope that I get to work with her again in the near future.
Your father too has been a part of Yash Raj Films and now you carry on the tradition. Any tips from Kapoor senior given to Kapoor junior?
There is nothing about taking an advice. Yash Raj is a very big banner. They make beautiful movies. Off late, yes, their movies haven’t been really successful but that doesn’t take away the fact that they’ve given such amazing phenomenal films to the Indian cinema.
I just feel privileged and honoured to be a part of such a production. Hopefully, if this film does well then I’ll be doing more movies with Yash Raj. My father lets me take my own decisions and learn from them.
From a sincere lover in Saawariya to a playboy in BAH. Correct me if I’ve got it wrong.
Let me correct you (laughs). I am not playing a casanova or a playboy. It’s a role of a guy next door with whom you and every other person can identify with.
It’s a journey of Raj from 17 years to 30 years, different relationships he has and different phases of those relationships and what these relationships teach him about love and life.
Part of the world media strongly recommends Yash Raj Films to shut down. Do you want to comment on this statement?
I am absolutely appalled by this behaviour. People only judge actors and directors by their failures but do not take into consideration their successful films.
Look at the kind of movies Yash Raj has given to Indian cinema over the past forty years. We should be proud of that. Movies run and don’t run is not in the hands of the director or the producer.
The fact that Yash Raj makes movies passionately and spoil their actors, they make you part of the Yash Raj family and to work with them in only my second film is a big achievement. I feel sad when I hear such bizzare statements, that too coming from the media.
I know I might be in trouble if I ask you this but in good humour, did you call John Abraham up telling him that he is no longer Bipasha’s lucky boy?
(laughs) Oh no. Not at all. I don’t think anybody can be a lucky boy except John. I respect John a lot and Bipasha is such a great girl. I am really happy for both of them. But I’m also happy for the fact that I got to play her lucky boy in the film.
We are also hearing that you are going to be a part of an R.K. Banner film pretty soon. What’s the latest buzz on that?
That’s absolutely true. That’s been my top priority. We’re doing a film for the R.K. Banner and right now we are on the scripting stage.
Hopefully, by sometime late next year, after I’m finished with my other film commitments, I will start my film with my home production. We still haven’t yet decided who will direct the film but a few names are still in the pipeline.
Everyone shares their condolences with the victims of the recent Mumbai attacks – a tragic incident, indeed. Among them is the beautiful Miss Pakistan World Natasha Paracha who has shown her strong feelings against the atrocity and believes that this recent tragedy was the work of misguided individuals who do not represent a specific religion, creed or nationality. According to her, the young men behind the bombings may have links with Pakistan is in no way pinpointing the culture and caliber of people who characterize Pakistan.
Paracha, thought to be the the sixth woman in the history of Pakistan as to be crowned Miss Pakistan World 2008, is also the Chairperson of Pakistani Affairs with the International Renewable Energy Organization at the United Nations. Her association with renewable energy and alternatives has lead her to constituting a non-profit organization, dedicated to providing clean water in the Middle East, Haiti, Libya and Brazil.
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Fashion Central takes pride in talking to a new entrant in fashion designing world, Ahsan Nazir, who is set out to create a huge name on only nationally, but internationally as well.
1. Kindly tell us something about yourself?
Ans.. I am a meritorious fashion graduate of the Pakistan institute of fashion design, designing is my passion and I love doing it my cloths are about women..Wearing them with excess and finesse and I target it to all age groups my cloths are about fun with texture and detailing and very close to my personality…
As we all know, Tooba Siddiqui started her voyage from a charity show followed by her debut photo shoot with ace photographer Ather Shezad and the rest they say is history. Making place amongst the top ten models like Veneeza, Iraj and Nadia Hussain was not an easy jobs for a new winnable like her, for sure, but with her exemplary zest, unparallel enthusiasm and a knack to make it big, she proved that she’s there to stay. Today she’s a force to reckon with an identity of her own.
. Your must valuable assets:
My Family
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1. What inspired Luscious Cosmetics?
The creation of Luscious Cosmetics was inspired by a huge gap in the Pakistani market for high-quality, value for money cosmetic products that are formulated specially for our own skin tones and climate. Most products in the market are of dubious origin, dumped in the market near because they are near expiry, and contain harmful ingredients.
Another inspiration was the philosophy that make-up should be fun–from the packaging to the colours and quality, giving freedom to experiment and create your own signature look without worrying about harmful ingredients and animal by-products. Most of all, I wanted a make-up brand with a fun attitude and gorgeous products. Read more…