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.

Kajol, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor and More

Kajol's much anticipated "My Name Is Khan" will be released on February 12, 2010, but the soundtrack was already released on January 4, 2010.
The music is by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, with lyrics by Niranjan Iyengar.
You can go here http://www.songs5.com/My_Name_is_Khan-2256.html to get free downloads of the film's music.
The film will be shown at the Berlin in International Film Festival from Feb 11 to 21, 2010.

I mentioned in an earlier post that beautiful Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra would be starring in the upcoming Bollywood film "Seven" as a woman that weds seven different men.
(Among those men are Malayalam superstar and National Award winner Mohanlal and Indian actor Hrithik Roshan)
But unlike "What’s Your Rashee?" where the lovely Priyanka played twelve different roles, in this one, she will only be playing one.
It seems that "What’s Your Rashee?" was enough for Priyanka, but rumors say she has said that she will never play multiple roles in her again.
Can you blame her?
That has to be VERY taxing on anyone.
"Pyaar Impossible", her last film got mixed reviews, so lets hope "Seven" does a lot better.

Kareena Kapoor will be co-starring with ShahRukh Khan in the upcoming superhero film, "Ra-1".
And Kareena will be showing up in the film not only in real life, but as an animated character as well.
Rumor also has it that as opposed to films like "The Dark Knight", the films set will be lively and brightly colored.
Hey, it may be a nice change from the constant gloom we get in super hero flicks today.

I mentioned in the last entry that Aishwarya Rai will be starring in the upcoming Sci-Fi movie Endhiran.
What I didnt mention was that this will be Aishwarya's Tamil cinema debut.
And Endhiran will most likely wind up being the most expensive film ever made in Indian cinema.
Endhiran is expected to be released on April 14, 2010.
If you'd like to keep up on how things are going with the film, you can head over to http://www.directorshankaronline.com/ and check out director S Shankar's blog.

There seems to maybe be a little tension on the set of the comedy movie "No Problem" directed by Anees Bazme.
And the tension is coming in the form, or rather forms, of Sushmita Sen, Kangna Ranaut and Neetu Chandra.
Rumor has it that Neetu and Kangna aren't getting along that well on the set.
But you have to remember, that's all it is...a rumor.
Other reports from the set said that everything was going fine, and that everyone was having fun.
This is Kangna's first comedy, and she will be playing the younger sister of Sushmita Sen.

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

Bollywood Actress News - Priyanka Chopra, Kajol and More

More Bollywood actress news with Priyanka Chopra, Kajol, Madhuri Dixit, Kareena Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai, so lets get started...

It looks like it's turning into a numbers game for Priyanka Chopra movies.
Recently she released "What's Your Raashee?" in which she played twelve different characters, and now she is slated to star in the upcoming Bollywood movie "Seven" as a character that has seven husbands.
Rumor has it that Indian film actor and producer Mohanlal will play one of her husbands, and that Indian actor Hrithik Roshan may play another.
Filming is schedualed to begin in 2010.

And while "Seven" may start filming in 2010, on Februrary 12th, a movie will come out that is generating a lot of buzz already.
"My Name is Khan" stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
Expect this Bollywood film to go big, as it is being distributed by Fox Star Studios India in India, Fox Searchlight in the U.S. and 20th Century Fox worldwide.
And to boost it even further, the first promo for "My Name is Khan" will be released with James Cameron's much anticipated Avatar, which opens globally on December 18.

Madhuri Dixit is in negotiations to play her her idol former prime minister Indira Gandhi in Krishna Shah's biopic.
But don't expect this film to have an easy path.
Biopics on Indira Gandhi by Jagmohan Mundhra and N. Chandra have been tried and shot down already.
Madhuri is a legend in Hindi cinema so don't expect her to commit until things are a bit more finalized with the film.

Karan Johar's new Bollywood film "Kurbaan" has not made a killing at the box office and been getting mixed reviews, but everyone seems to think that Kareena Kapoor (as Avantika Ahuja) has turned in a great performance.
The film that had location shoots in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, ran into a bit of trouble before release when a petition was filed in the Bombay High Court to stay the release of movie.
After responses from Karan Johar, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, the court declined to stay the release of the film.
But back to Kareena....

Gaurav Malani for IndiaTimes Movies said...
"After long, Kareena Kapoor gets a role of substance that brings her performing potential to the fore."

Taran Adarsh/IndiaFM...
"As for Kareena, Kurbaan reiterates one fact yet again: She's the best in the business. No two opinions on that!"

Masand's Movie Review...
"Kareena Kapoor goes for a simmering, slow-burning performance that eventually punches you in the gut."

Udita Jhunjhunwal DNAIndia...
"Kareena Kapoor looks lovely and plays her part with sincerity, even though Avantika is not a strong character."

Of course Ben Kingsley is well known for his Oscar winning performance playing Gandhi, but now he wil bring another figure in Indian history to life, Shah Jahan, the man who built the Taj Mahal.
And starring as Mumtaz Mahal, (Jahan's favored wife and the woman whose death inspired the construction of the Taj Mahal) will be the lovely Aishwarya Rai.
The upcoming film "Taj" will have a budget over $30 million dollars and Kingsley will not only star in the movie, but produce it as well.