Saif Ali Khan goes shirtless for Race 2

Playing the cool and suave multi faceted Ranveer ,in his forthcoming film Race 2 ,Saif Ali Khan brings sexy back ,as he sports a greek-god physique in the action thriller that’s scheduled to release January 25^th this month.

Talking about the effort that went into his all-new look reveals the actor “I’ve practically quit smoking and drinking and survived on a single piece of bread at times. If you are on a good diet, it makes you happier, you are so much more positive. You feel light and happy.”

The actor also makes no qualms in admitting that co-star John Abraham inspired the team to sweat it out.

Says Saif Ali Khan , “Working with John had everyone running off to the gym. John was truly inspiring to work with and all of us were trying to get fit as quickly as possible . I also needed to match his physical attributes, because the two of us have a hand-to-hand combat in the film Anil Kapoor, John and I spent a lot of time exercising together during the making of the film.”

Produced by Tips ,the action thriller Race 2 ,starring Saif Ali Khan,John Abraham,Deepika Padukone,Jacqueline Fernandez,Anil Kapoor and Ameesha Patel is scheduled to release 25^thJanuary,2013.

Vir Das turns producer with Weirdass Comedy

Touted as “India’s Answer to Jay Leno” not to mention “The Funniest Guy in India”,comedian Vir Das now looks to taking his role as producer seriously,having started his own theatre production company, Weirdass Repertory.

Vir says,“Weirdass Comedy has seen two very good years. We’ve ventured into television, films and stand-up comedy. Over time, many comedians and playwrights sent us mails asking about plays. We felt it was time to get into it.” Adding that,“We’re going to do a play on The Godfather to begin with. Then we’re working on scripts based on Star Wars and Frankenstein.”

Apart from producing plays that will spoof some of the biggest international films , Vir is also looking at doing high-content plays starting with Anand Tiwari’s All In The Timing,a funny collection of short pieces of love, sex, friendship, romance and one's chances in life starring Anand Tiwari, Malaika Chaudhary, Naveen Kaushik, Siddharth Menon, Foezeh Jalali, Asif Ali Beg.

Says Vir Das , “I’m producing the play to support theater and to promote it at unconventional venues & to bring back the lost culture of watching plays”.

Ajay Devgn has found a new way to commute!!

Devgn is currently shooting for his forthcoming film ‘Himmatwala’near one of the beaches in Mumbai and we hear that he has found his favorite way to commute!!

The place where his Vanity was parked was at quite a distance from the sets where he was supposed to shoot. So the actor decided to travel the distance on a beach buggy from his vanity till the shooting location!!

Well, this is not quite new to the actor as he used to commute the same way when he was shooting for all the Golmaal series and All the Best in Goa!!

A source close to the team said, “Ajay loves beach bikes and whenever he gets a chance, he decides to ride them. He used to commute only on the buggies when he was in Goa shooting for Golmaal and All the Best, and when he learnt that the same bikes were available here in Mumbai he did not miss the chance to ride them.”

Well, it is quite sporting of you Mr. Devgn!!

FOX STAR STUDIOS’ LIFE OF PI DOES INDIA PROUD WITH 11 OSCAR NOMINATION​S

A Global Showcase of India and our Talent at the Oscars This Year!!

After captivating critics and masses alike and the box office by earning the status of 2012’s No 1 Hollywood Film in India, Ang Lee’s 3D magnum opus Life Of Pi has done India immensely proud with 11 nominations in the prestigious Oscars aka the Academy Awards to be held shortly!!In what is surely one of the proudest and historic moments for fans across India, Fox Star Studios’ stunning visual drama starring rising star and debutante Suraj Sharma along with stalwarts Irrfan Khan and Tabu have sweeped the Oscar nominations by winning a nomination in each of the following categories just announced:

ØBest Director

ØBest Film

ØAdapted Screenplay

ØCinematography

ØMusic Original Score

ØMusic Original Song

ØFilm Editing

ØProduction Design

ØSound Editing

ØSound Mixing

ØVisual Effects
Ang Lee’s Life Of Pi which released on 23^rd November in 2D and 3D in English, Hindi, Tamil& Telugu across theatres has achieved the status of the biggest Hollywood grosser of 2012 bagging an astounding Rs. 90 Crores (Gross collections; Rs 63 Crores Net), and is still running to packed houses across India!! Fox Star Studios’ Life Of Pi’s unprecedented success has seen it sail past the highly popular superhero flicks 'The Amazing Spiderman' and 'The Avengers’ to earn the top spot for the year and is leading other various awards nominations which has been announced till now! (Golden Globes (3), BAFTA (10), Producers Guild Of America)The Oscar front runner has far exceeded all expectations, overcoming perceived obstacles such the story being popularly called “unfilmable”, its cast a complete unknown with its main lead Suraj Sharma a debutante, Life of Pi being Ang’s first 3D film and a CGI tiger that is almost impossible to differentiate from a living creature!What’s more Life Of Pi has also reinforced Fox Star Studios’ significant domination in the Hollywood market with 3 films in the elite top 5 Biggest Hollywood Grossers list of all time. (Avatar, Life of Pi & Titanic). Life Of Pi is now placed on the 3^rd spot behind Avatar and 2012.Not just the fans and critics but notable names have publicly spoken about the fantastic experience of watching the film, adding to the unprecedented success of the 3D saga. Right from 3 D genius James Cameron, to Bollywood’s Biggies such as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Karan Johar, A R Rahman and more, illustrious names have been praising the film continuously during and after its release.Well this is surely a proud moment for India and its fans, here’s wishing the Life Of Pi team all the very best!!

THIS IS THE END

 

Date: 20-Sep-13

Genre: Comedy

Directed by: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

Cast: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson with Michael Cera and Emma Watson        

The comedy This Is The End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption.   

 You can view the online red band trailer with intro by James Franco and Seth Rogen here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1a9FKznAmIJ9x--R39gCLDbGB2bK76-z