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"I LOVE THE FEELING OF HAVING THE SPOTLIGHT ON ME" RUHI SINGH

  Spunky newcomer Ruhi Singh talks to our Bollywood maven Jyoti Venkatesh about how she bagged the coveted role in Madhur Bhandarkar’s latest film CALENDAR GIRLS.  Did you have to struggle to get your big break with Calendar Girls ? Not really. The word struggle irritates me a lot because life is full of ups […]

I AM OPEN TO DO FICTION SHOWS ON TV TOO … SUSHMITA SEN

  She’s bad & beautiful, she’s an actress, she’s a past beauty pageant topper – as a Miss Universe to boot, she’s a single mother, she’s hot and quite controversial.  She’s also been off the film buff’s radar for quite some time now, on a longish sabbatical that seems to be drawing to an end.  […]

"YOUNG ACTORS TODAY EVEN DON’T KNOW HINDI" AJAY DEVGN

Jyoti Venkatesh, our bollywood maven, buttonholed Ajay Devgn, the intense actor of Hindi cinema to elicit pithy responses from him about how he makes it a point not to become the character he plays in a film, before or after the take.  NRI Achievers brings you excerpts of that conversation Jyoti Venkatesh had with the […]

I THINK NEITHER SAIF NOR I AM NOW READY FOR A FAMILY … KAREENA KAPOOR KHAN

  Kareena Kapoor Khan has proven the popular perception that actresses who get married have to quit films wrong, by going ahead and successfully churning out box-office hits like SINGHAM RETURNS and BHAJRANGI BHAAIJAAN.  She says that she is indeed quite excited about having worked with all the Khans in the industry, including Salman Khan […]

SEEMA QURESHI- A Boyfriend Is A Great Hindrance…

The stunningly beautiful, 5’6″ tall actress who is all set to storm Bollywood in a big way with Ronnie Rodriguez’s film shortly, is keeping her fingers crossed and hopes she is paired opposite Akshay Kumar in the film.  Here are edited excerpts of her conversation with Jyoti Venkatesh, who interviewed her for NRI Achievers. Is […]

THERE IS A LOT OF SIMILARITY BETWEEN MARY KOM'S LIFE AND MINE…

NRI Achievers spoke to Priyanka Chopra on her fi lm MARY KOM. Here, we reproduce the freewheeling interview, mostly in her own words, as she gave to Jyothi Venkatesh in Mumbai. How would you describe your role in Mary Kom ? I am essaying the life story of the Olympic medal-winning boxer in the fi […]

ON BRINGING THE BEST FROM ACROSS THE BORDER

While in the past, our forte under this column has always been personalities from mainstream commercial cinema, this time round, we are focusing on the small screen of the so-called ‘idiot box,’ as it is mainly through television in their homes that our diaspora keeps abreast of Indian cinema. NRI Achievers spoke to Shailja Kejriwal, […]

SINGHAM Returns COMPLETED

IN JUST 80 DAYS: ROHIT SHETY Rohit Shetty speaks to NRI Achievers about his latest movie SINGHAM RETURNS, which is yet another sequel to the mega-successful SINGHAM, in a free-wheeling interview given to Jyothi Venkatesh at Mumbai. How happy are you to be hailed as a successful director today in Bollywood ? To tell the […]

“I Am Learning Acting Even Now”

AMITABH BACHCHAN says that he does not like to be called the King of Bollywood, during a tete-a-tete with Jyothi Venkatesh of NRI Achievers, along the sidelines of the launch of the theatrical trailer of his forthcoming film “Bhoothnath Returns,” a film jointly produced by Bhushan Kumar, Kishan Kumar and Renu Ravi Chopra under the […]

'Jai Ho' Is All About Aam Aadmi: Salman Khan

My dad asked me to join Shashilal Nair as an assistant in FALAK to learn the ropes of direction, because he wanted me to have a secure career, narrates Salman Khan, during his tete-a-tete with Jyothi Venkatesh … The title of JAI HO was initially MENTAL. Why did you change the title to JAI HO? […]

Gunday

An ode to Yash Chopra’s 1979 action drama KAALA PATHAR, the film also has Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor, who are coming together for the first time. The film stars Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor and Irrfan Khan. Produced by Yash Raj Films and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the film releases on 14th […]

Ugly

Anurag Kashyap’s first ever thriller emotional drama stars Rahul Bhatt, Ronit Roy, Girish Kulkarni, Siddharth Kapoor, Vinit Kumar Singh, Vipin Sharma and Surveen Chawla. Director: Anurag Kashyap, Producer: Phantom films & DAR Motion Pictures, Release: 31st January ’14.

Kill Dil

Director of BUNTY AUR BABLI, Shaad Ali is returning to direction after 4 yrs, with this film starring Govinda, Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra and Ali Zafar. Producer: YRF, Release: 5th September ’14.

“I Go By My Own Gut-Instinct ” – Naseeruddin Shah

Naseer is quite happy with the way his role has shaped in producer-actor Sachiin Joshi’s JACKPOT directed by Kaizad Gustad. “The film is about a heist, directed by Kaizad Gustad with whom I had earlier acted in BOMBAY BOYS,” quips Naseeruddin Shah when I meet him in Goa for this interview on-location. Nasseruddin Shah, who […]

"Jackpot's A Con-Game That Just Begins When You Think IT Ends" – Sachin Joshi

Sachiin J Joshi is now back with his third film, JACKPOT THE FULL JHOL. An exciting comic-thriller set in Goa, the film is directed by Kaizad Gustad, will see Sachiin share screen-space with Naseeruddin Shah and Sunny Leone. Interestingly, Sachiin, who had taken Sunny as the brand ambassador for his energy drink XXX, has cast […]

The tragedy with me is that my physicality precedes my acting

JOHN ABRAHAM TELLS JYOTHI VENKATESH How would you describe your latest film Madras Café ? Madras Café is a very sensible film. I would say that it is a political espionage thriller. Jaffna was the earlier title of the film but we decided to change it to Madras Café, because Madras Café is the actual […]

"I AM THRILLED ABOUT MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT COMEDY WITH GHANCHAKKAR … "

Jyothi Venkatesh of NRI Achievers caught up with actress Vidya Balan in Mumbai, and chatted with her on Ghanchakkar, her first comedy film, her outlook post her marriage to Siddharth Roy Kapur, her work and her forthcoming projects … Isn’t Ghanchakkar your first comedy ? Yes. It’s my first ever comedy film as an actress. […]