The Best Bollywood Item Numbers - Part 1 - Kajol

Bollywood Movies - The Greatest Bollywood Item Numbers, Part 1
http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/

Bollywood, Kollywood and Tollywood will often throw in a song and dance number in the middle of a film that may seem to (in some cases) have little or nothing to do with the movies main plot.
These are called "Item Numbers" and the female stars often are referred to as "Item Girls".
The sequences do get a lot of attention, and in some cases, have launched the careers of some of Bollywood's biggest stars.
Often the Item Number will appear during the opening and (or) closing credits, and sometimes will feature a performer who isn't even in the movie except for that dance sequence.
Although some people consider Madhuri Dixit to be the pioneer of the modern trend, Helen (Helen Jairag Richardson) may have actually started item numbers way back in the 60s, with Bindu and Aruna Irani carrying the trend through the 70s.

Kajol

Yes, Kajol may be a respected Bollywood actress appearing in such films as Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and winning four Filmfare Best Actress Awards (and a ton of others), but Kajol has a few Item Numbers to her credit....

2003 - Maahi Ve - Kal Ho Naa Ho
2006 - Rock 'n' Roll Soniye - Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
2007 - Deewangi Deewangi - Om Shanti Om
2008 - Haal-e-dil
2008 - Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi

Here is Kajol in Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte.
Well it's not just Kajol, it's Kajol, Bipasha Basu, Lara Dutta, Priety Zinta, and Rani Mukherjee all in the same number.
I think this is probably one of the most lavish Item numbers I have ever seen in a Bollywood film, and it rivals the classic Hollywood Musicals as far as choreography and sets go.

Kajol and Kareena Kapoor in We Are Family

Kajol's latest film was just released and it seems to be doing fairly well.
It should, considering it stars two of the hottest actresses in Bollywood.
We Are Family was directed by Siddharth Malhotra, produced by Karan Johar, stars Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal and is a remake of the 1998 Hollywood film Stepmom.

In the film, Kajol plays Maya, a stay at home wife who gave up her career to raise her three children.
She has divirced her husband Aman (Arjun Rampal) and the story centers around Aman introducing his new girlfriend, Shreya (Kareena Kapoor).

Shreya is the opposite of Maya, a career oriented woman, and the situation between them takes an unexpected turn when the two women are brought together under the same roof.

Of course being a Bollywood film, it differs from it's Hollywood counterpart in that it has six songs, including a tribute to Elvis Presley's Jailhouse Rock.

We Are Family seems to be doing pretty well with the critics.

This is Kajol and Kareena's second film together, the first being 2001's Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...

Kajol said that she based a lot of her character Maya on her grandmother, Bina Rai, who passed away in December of last year.




Kajol and Kareena Kapoor in We Are Family, posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/, on September 4th, 2010.

Madhuri Dixit, Priyanka Chopra, Kajol and Aishwarya Rai

Bollywood is still wondering if the legendary Madhuri Dixit will accept the role of Indira Gandhi (India's first and only female Prime Minister) in Krishna Shah's upcoming biopic.
But while everyone is waiting on Madhuri, Krishna is approaching Hollywood stars like Tom Hanks, Tommy Lee Jones, Albert Finney, Helen Mirren and Emily Watson for roles in the movie.
But while her role as Indira Gandhi may still be up in the air, Madhuri appears to be going ahead with portraying another historical Indian figure, Ambapali (Ambapālika or Amrapāli).
Indian film director and choreographer Farah Khan is planning to produce a Broadway show based on Amrapali, and she wants Madhuri for the lead.

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra continues her dominance over at Twitter.
As of this entry, she has over 103,000 followers.
And Twitter is not the only place that the lovely Bollywood actress can be found.
Over at Facebook, she has 34,000 fans.
AND Priyanka has her own website coming soon that you can see here:
http://www.iampriyankachopra.com/

And speaking of Priyanka, here is a video promo for her upcoming Bollywood film "Pyaar Impossible"

Another Bollywood film generating a lot of buzz is My Name Is Khan starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
Just by looking at the trailer, both Kajol and Khan look they turn in very powerful performances.

The ever popular Aishwarya Rai is very busy these days.
She is filming the science-fiction Tamil–language film Endhiran, the Tamil language drama film Raavana (and the same movie Raavan in Hindi), the time travel film Action Replay and finally (for now at least) Guzaarish.
But Ash did take time out recently to actually do her own Tweet on Twitter, although she was on her husband Abhishek’s account.
So when is Ash gonna get her own Twitter account?

More Madhuri Dixit, Priyanka Chopra, Kajol and Aishwarya Rai here

Posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on Dec 23rd, 2009

Upcoming Kajol Movies

Now that the filming of My Name Is Khan has wrapped up, Kajol is finishing up on her next upcoming Bollywood film, an adaptation of the 1998 American comedy-drama, Stepmom.
The original starred Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon, and the Bollywood remake will star Kajol (in the role Susan Sarandon played in the original) and Kareena Kapoor (in the Julia Roberts role).
As of yet, the film is still officially not titled.

In contrast to what you hear about a lot of Bollywood actress sniping at each other, Kajol and Kareena appear to be getting along fabulously.

My Name Is Khan and the Stepmom Remake are not her only upcoming roles as Kajol will be involved in India's first Live-Action and 3D animation combination feature film, Toonpur Ka Superhero and doing a voice in the animated take on Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Koochie Koochie Hota Hain.
Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherji, Sanjay Dutt will also be doing voices in the film.

Here is an interview with Kajol from NDTV where she talks about working on My Name Is Khan...



Upcoming Kajol Movies posted to http://bollywoodwomen.blogspot.com/ on Dec.3rd, 2009

Rani Mukherjee Updates

Despite good reviews from critics, Rani Mukherjee's last film "Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic" didnt do well at the box office.
But this year she has three movies coming out.

She has a cameo as herself in "Luck by Chance", Zoya Akhtar's movie about an actor who goes in Mumbai to become a movie star.

In "Hadippa", she co-stars with Shahid Kapoor, Rakhi Sawant and Sherlyn Chopra.

And she will doing some voice acting in the animated film "Koochie Koochie Hota Hain".
The animated feature will be produuced by Karan Johar, and also stars Kajol and Sanjay Dutt.
It is an animated remake of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

Kajol News

Did you know that Bollywood actress Kajol and Ajay Devgan have been married for ten years?
They celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary on February 24.
Kajol and their five year old daughter, Nysa, flew to Bhopal to be with Ajay on their anniversary.
She just got back from Los Angeles where she was busy shooting Karan Johar’s "My Name is Khan".
Kajol will be co-starring with Shah Rukh Khan, Jimmy Shergill and Sonya Jehan in the upcoming Bollywood movie that is expected to be released later this year.

Kajol in "My Name Is Khan"

Bollywood actress Kajol is staying very busy these days.
First, she is said to be dieting and working out to get into shape for her role in "My Name Is Khan".
She's eating healthy, watching her calories and hitting the gym.

Shooting started on "My Name Is Khan" in Los Angeles on December 18th and Kajol is scheduled to fly there to start her part of the shooting.
Also starring in the movie will be Shahrukh Khan and Shabana Azmi.
The film will be released in November 2009.

Bollywood actress Kajol appointed goodwill ambassador of Loomba trust

Kajol appointed goodwill ambassador of Loomba trust

Bollywood actress Kajol has been appointed goodwill ambassador of the Britain-based Loomba Trust that works for the welfare and education of children of poor widows in India.
"I am honoured and I hope I would be worthy of this appointment," said Kajol while accepting a plaque from Cherie Blair.
Cherie, wife of the former British prime minister Tony Blair, is president of the Loomba Trust.
Kajol attended the annual Diwali dinner organised by the trust. The occasion also marked the UN International Day of Non-Violence, commemorating the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14770686&cid=2359