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October 7, 1998
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Salman's squalls
But the Barjatyas didn't like the idea, since they wanted him to be shooting every day. Salman may not have minded had Karisma Kapoor not been permitted to go back to Bombay for a few days. Salman felt he deserved better since he was an old friend, having started his career in their Biwi Ho To Aisi, following it up with Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Kaun. But director Sooraj Barjatya is a sweet talker and cajoled Salman into quiet co-operation and working at the remaining month of shooting that's left. And Salman doesn't quite know whether he should be hurt or happy.
Urmila sizzles again
We'd been hearing rumours that Urmila had been roped in only to antagonise Mamta Kulkarni who made life very uncomfortable indeed for Santoshi. But someone close to Santoshi, stood by the director: "No, it was nothing like that. Urmila is hot property today," he said, implying, of course, that Mamta wasn't. And, well, she isn't too. Well, since that was agreed upon, he said that was why Urmila had been asked to do the song. Her guest appearance in Chota Chetan had done the film a power of good, he pointed out. But, we inquired, if it was a question of a song in a revealing outfit, wasn't Mamta better qualified, we asked. He had no answer there, of course.
Border and beyond
Refugee, a launch pad for Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor, also stars Jackie Shroff and Sunil Shetty. Refugee, we have slowly learnt over time, is about the independence of Bangladesh. And so who does Abhishek play? A Pakistani. A Bangladeshi? Of course, papa's pal, Bal Thackeray, is averse to both these varieties of human beings, so wonder what Abhishek will finally play...
Ravs' woes
So she's often either sidelined or chucked out altogether from films. Sometime back, we talked about how she was sidelined in Pardesi Babu. Then came news that she was dropped from Love Today, to be replaced by Tabu. Tabu, the producers said, was a better actress. Raveena was pretty peeved about it, more so since a southern film-maker too dropped her after finding out she was hot property no more. As happened when the producers of Pardesi Babu riled her, Raveena took on the producers of Love Today too, storming into their office and making her vocal point. She was promptly offered another role -- in their next film. But since she'd already lost the southern venture, Ravs is not really mollified.
Promising stuff
All RK films have been winners. Even Prem Granth, a relatively weak film, earned plenty of money for them. According to Suman Ranganathan, who plays a sexy NRI in AALC, Rishi Kapoor is doing a great job of directing the film. She cited the time when, during a song sequence in a dandiya scene, Rishi himself broke into a dance with the other artistes. "He's so committed," she gushed. Suman, meanwhile, wising up to the needs of the industry, has roped in Govinda's secretary Shashi Sinha to handle her work. About the same thing Madhuri Dixit did once, roping in Anil Kapoor's secretary Rikku to do her work. And didn't he get her Tezaab opposite Anil? So, Sinha willing, Suman hopes that she will have roles after the NRI one too.
Shooting herself in the foot
Mahima hasn't had a single release after that first big hit. But her life has never been short on controversy recently. First there was the trouble she had trouble with Subhash Ghai. Then she was chucked out from another film for throwing tantrums. And when she went abroad, she had this nasty fight with Karisma Kapoor. It is time she either cut down on the aggro. Or else, she's in big danger of being cut off by the industry altogether.
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