Perfectionist Aamir Shoots in South Africa

Aamir Khan is famous all over India as ‘The Perfectionist’ (we’ve also heard stories of his perfection annoying some filmmakers) but with the kind of performances he comes up with - its appropriate to call him Robert Di Niro of India.For his forthcoming film Ghajini, he managed to convince the film makers to for a quick trip to South Africa to finish shooting for a pending song.

A source tells us, “Aamir was shooting in South Africa a few months back for some important scenes and a duet number. But during the shooting of action scenes, Aamir encountered a leg injury and he had to rush back to India. The duet number which was to be shot on him and debutante Asin was left to be picturised. But then after Aamir got back in shape he expressed his wish to the makers that they should again go back to South Africa to shoot the pending duet. By then almost the entire shoot of the film was over. But since Aamir insisted the producers were left with no choice but take the crew to South Africa in a special chartered flight.”

“Aamir is known for his secrecy concerning plots of his films and his character but this time he made a limit by even keeping the shooting location of the film a secret for the crew members right till they reached South Africa. Everything was kept hush hush and even after shooting the song the crew members were told not to disclose anything.” the source adds.

“Ghajini’s director, AR Murugadoss was a bit hesitant initially as it would escalate the cost but Aamir convinced him that he wanted nothing but the best for the film and for that reason alone, the director had no choice but to relent.” concludes the source.

Cant wait for this film… Its releasing on 25th December with 1500 prints world-wide. Way to Mr.Perfectionist! 

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Bollywood actress Vidya Balan - The mimickery artist in the making

Amidst much criticism and controversies Vidya Balan has managed to carve her niche in this glam world of Bollywood. Though not fitting in the criteria of hot, bold and sexy leading Bollywood ladies she has managed to bring success to her movie based on her acting skills.

If you thought that only serious acting was on this talented actress’ cards, let us tell you that the lady has a good hand at mimickery as well and is known for her chirpy and bubbly nature on the sets. In the words of a unit member from one of the Vidya’s movies, “You should hear Vidya mimic. She can imitate other actors with utmost ease! It’s a treat to watch her take off on them. She’s the life of our night schedules. She is high in spirits even at wee hours.She never lets other get bogged down by dullness and is always smiling, cracking jokes and imitating other people. The grueling schedules do not look grueling any more with her around.”What we suggest is that since the movie career is not really on a upward swing, why not give laughter shows a try, Vidya?

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Asin’s Mumbai Dreams

Asin is one actress who has been mighty successful ever since she made her entry into tinsel town. Having proved to be a screen sizzler in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films, the actress is currently making it big in Hindi as well. Asin plays heroine in the Aamir Khan starrer ‘Ghajini’ that is slated for release on Christmas Day. The Kerala born actress will also play Salman Khan’s heroine in the film ‘London Dreams’.Now that Asin is in the process of rooting herself in Mumbai, she is facing a realistic problem. Almost all her staff including her manager (her dad) are Malayalees and do not speak much Hindi. This reportedly is hindering some of her opportunities at bagging plum roles.

Reports suggest that Asin is seriously contemplating to change her staff in such a way that they are proficient in Hindi. With this move, is she going to change her manager too? Well, we’ll have to wait and see if that happens.

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