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ZEE Cine Awards 2013 - Winner List

It's one of the biggest audience-chosen awards in Bollywood. And it was sure a treat. The Zee Cine Awards 2013 set Mumbai ablaze with all the glamour of the Hindi film industry. Hosted by Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh, there were a few hits and misses, a few surprises and most expected. Here are the winners!

Best Film - Barfi!
Best Director - Anurag Basu (Barfi!)
Best Actor (Popular) – Salman Khan (Dabangg 2)
Best Actress (Popular) – Priyanka Chopra (Barfi)

Song of the year – Radha (Student Of The Year)

Best Film (Critics) - Kahaani
Best Director (Critics) - Sujoy Ghosh (Kahaani)
Best Actor (Critics) – Ranbir Kapoor (Barfi!)
Best Actress (Critics) – Vidya Balan (Kahaani)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Talaash)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Anushka Sharma (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)

Best Actor in a Negative Role - Rishi Kapoor (Agneepath)
Best Actor in a Comic Role - Abhishek Bachchan (Bol Bachchan)

Best Debutant Director – Gauri Shinde (English Vinglish)
Best Male Debut - Arjun Kapoor (Ishaqzaade) and Ayushmann Khurrana (Vicky Donor)
Best Female Debut - Ileana D'Cruz (Barfi!) and Yami Gautam (Vicky Donor)

Best Playback Singer (Male) - Sonu Nigam for Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin (Agneepath)
Best Playback Singer (Female) - Shreya Ghoshal for Saans (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
Best Music – Pritam (Cocktail)
Best Lyricist - Kausar Munir for Pareshaan (Ishaqzaade)
Best Choreography - Ganesh Acharya for Chikni Chameli (Agneepath)
Best Background Score - Ajay-Atul (Agneepath)
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Fresh Singing Talent - Shalmali Kholgade for Pareshaan (Ishaqzaade)

Best Action Director - Prabhu Deva (Rowdy Rathore)
Best Story – Sujoy Ghosh and Advaita Kala (Kahaani)
Best Screenplay - Anurag Basu (Barfi!)
Best Dialogue - Tigmanshu Dhulia and Sanjay Chauhan (Paan Singh Tomar)
Best Sound Design - Kunal Sharma (Gangs of Wasseypur)
Best Cinematography - Ravi Varman (Barfi!)
Best Editing - Namrata Rao (Kahaani)
Best Production Design - Rajat Poddar (Barfi!)
Best Action - Rowdy Rathore

Best Marketed Film - Ek Tha Tiger
Best use of Media - Salman Khan
International Icon Award (Male) – Shahrukh Khan
International Icon Award (Female) – Katrina Kaif

Special Award for Films grossing 100 crores at the box office in 2012 - Rohit Shetty (Singham), Kabir Khan (Ek Tha Tiger), Ashwini Dhir (Son Of Sardaar), Sajid Khan (Housefull 2), Karan Malhotra (Agneepath), Prabhudeva (Rowdy Rathore), Anurag Basu (Barfi!), Arbaaz Khan (Dabangg 2)

NEWS: Playing Bijlee was mentally draining: Anushka Sharma

For Anushka Sharma, playing the role of Bijlee in "Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola" was far too complex than the roles she has done till now, and even left her mentally drained.

"So far the characters which I have played have been very strong girls so I cannot play them in a relaxed way. I played them the way they were written. Bijlee is one of the most complex characters I had to play," Anushka told IANS.

"My character is saying something and means something else, you have to read between the lines. It is a complete dichotomy. For me, the way she (Bijlee) was, was not something which I could relate to naturally. I just could not relate to her. She is very vague and vain," she added.

Written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, "Matru Ki Bijlee..." also features Imran Khan and veteran actor Pankaj Kapoor. It is due to hit screens Jan 11.

But being a Vishal Bhardwaj film, Anushka says she was prepared for the unexpected.

"Vishal Bhardwaj's films are not obvious. That is what I had to learn. Human beings are flawed and he works in this grey area. When a film is not very verbose, it is the in-between spaces you have to fill, which becomes difficult," said the 24-year-old.

"Mentally it was draining. After a few days, I sent a message saying I don't think I can do this. Everything which I have done has been simple till now. Here there are too many layers. I would have spoilt it if I had played it linear," she added.

However, the actress agrees she has learnt a lot during the course of the film.

"When I started shooting this film, I saw the world in either black or white. After doing this film, somewhere I started accepting things more, and became less judgmental. I started to sympathise with people. Everyone has made mistakes in life and acceptance of that was what I learnt in the film," said Anushka, who made her Bollywood debut with 2008 film "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi".

"Vishal Bhardwaj has seen a certain kind of life. He has seen so much which you and I won't even think is true, because we have lived in big cities. He has learnt a lot from life and that's what you see in his films," she added.

NEWS: Imran follows the footsteps of uncle Aamir

Actor Imran Khan is following in the footsteps of his uncle Aamir Khan and pasting posters of his new film "Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola" on taxis.

Imran recounts the similarity between his way and what Aamir once did.

"Twenty four years ago Aamir uncle pasted the posters of his film 'Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'. I remember him telling the story that he and my mother were roaming around the by-lanes of Bandra and seeking the permission of rickshaw drivers to paste the posters of his film and telling them that he is the hero of the film," the 29-year-old said here Monday while promoting the film.

"Flash forward 24 years and I find myself doing the same thing. Actually in our city public transport is the most important thing whether it is rickshaw, taxis or buses, it has always been the lifeline of the city. I think it is the easiest way to communicate and reach out to the people," he added.

Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, "Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola" also features Anushka Sharma, Pankaj Kapur and Shabana Azmi. It hits theatres Jan 11.

NEWS: Jab Tak Hai Jaan Memories by YRF MERCHANDISE

With the release of Jab Tak Hai Jaan, YRF Merchandise has launched a collection of canvas
arts of the vibrant posters along with a range of exclusive JTJH diaries and notebooks. The
diaries and notebooks come wrapped with exclusive Jab Tak Hai Jaan posters in the front
and the back. Following the news of its launch, excited fans cannot wait to get their hands
on the merchandise.

The canvas art has created an equal velocity of buzz around the world. Along with the
diaries & notebooks, the canvas posters are also available in various sizes to choose from.
Using the original artwork from Jab Tak Hai Jaan, the design team has created exuberant &
vibrant adaptation of the posters.

The diaries and notebooks are made by Nightangle paper products, while the canvas art
has been designed by Gabambo in association with Yash Raj Films.

With these canvas posters along with the diaries and the notebooks, fans can cherish the
memories of Jab Tak Hai Jaan forever.


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NEWS: 'JTHJ' in India earns Rs.60.39 crore($10mill) in four days

The magic of Yash Chopra's evergreen romance formula seems to be working again. "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" (JTHJ), his last directorial venture before his death, has earned Rs.60.39 crore at the domestic box office in four days of its release.

The Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif-starrer love story released on 2,500 screens on the auspicious occasion Diwali, Nov 13.

The film earned Rs.15.23 crore (Tuesday) Rs.19.54 crore (Wednesday), Rs.14.45 crore (Thursday) and Rs. 11.17 crore (Friday).

Produced by Aditya Chopra under the family banner Yash Raj Films, JTHJ was reportedly made at a budget of Rs.50 crore. Shot in exotic foriegn locales, the movie witnessed a good opening in the overseas market too.

The total overseas collections turned out to be $4.75 million (Rs. 26 crore). A break-up of the overseas figures - $1.30 million (Tuesday), $1.20 million (Wednesday), $1million (Thursday) and $1.25 million (Friday).

JTHJ released alongside Ajay Devgn's "Son Of Sardaar" (SOS), a comedy entertainer.

NEWS: SRK's kiss story - JTHJ demanded it!

Shah Rukh Khan had made a rule for himself - never kiss on screen, but he has made an exception for Yash Chopra's "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" (JTHJ). The superstar says he was "forced" to kiss this time, and says it was only a demand of the script.

"I had a couple of rules actually - that I won't ride a horse and I won't kiss. Both are cumbersome. I don't know how to do both on screen," Shah Rukh said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2012 here Friday.

Ever since the release of Yash Chopra's directorial JTHJ Tuesday, social networking platforms have been abuzz about the kiss scene between Shah Rukh and Katrina Kaif. So, moderator Vir Sanghvi, on behalf of Twitterati, asked SRK: How come he kissed this time!

"I will be very honest. Adi (Aditya Chopra), Yash ji and Katrina, and I say this with all humility and thankfulness to them, that they knew I was awkward, I had issues and I am a very easy actor to work with. They are like my family and they said, 'You don't have to do this' and then they got together and they forced me and then even paid me for it."

"So... when heroines say that 'I wore a bikini because the story demanded me to', I did it (the kiss) because the story demanded it. Believe me or don't believe it," said the 47-year-old actor, who has been in showbiz for over two decades.

Shah Rukh feels doing something as intimate as a kiss on screen, is mechanical.

"It is very mechanical with 100 people telling you what to do. It's very odd. I don't even do photoshoots with heroines if it is not for my film and that is also rude, but I don't want to waste anyone's time. I find it very awkward taking my shirt off and posing. I can do it in character for film," he said.

But JTHJ was "extremely special because of Yash ji".

"He spoke to everyone and he said 'Shah Rukh, this is a requirement'," recollected Shah Rukh.

The actor was extremely close to the late filmmaker, who breathed his last Oct 21 following dengue and subsequent multi-organ failure.

My Review of Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Hey guys as I promised you all I will write up a review of Jab Tak Hai Jaan. Sorry for the delay as I am in USA where I had to choreograph a Bollywood Fashion and Dance show for a University where they hosted a "Diwali Event"

First off let me wish you all a very HAPPY DIWALI hope you all had a great one.

Now lets discuss JAB TAK HAI JAAN.

So I saw the film on the first day it released and this is what I have to say about the film.

STORY: I was expecting a better story, a more realistic story of love. The story that was told in the film was not very realistic and 99% this type of love stories do not occur in real life. The film should have had a better story line, a better plot so that it would be convincing. If they really wanted to go by this story then they should have changed it a bit to make it more convincing and realistic. But the story was unchanged so it made it very unrealistic. However the reason I was stuck to my seat was because the ending was not predictable, you would not know if ShahRukh would end up with Katrina or will he end up with Anushka, or will he end up with anyone? this made the film interesting and exciting to watch till the end regardless the length of the film.

SHAH RUKH KHAN: This man can never fail to disappoint his fans and even those who are not a big fan of his. He played his role to perfection, especially during Ladakh sequence when he is in the Army. Off the London and Ladakh sequence, I enjoyed watching him more in Ladakh because his role character and acting stood out more. But nonetheless throughout the film he was never disappointing, his romance, comic, and serious role timing was perfect.

Katrina Kaif: As Meera she played her part just right, but until she was in the same frame with ShahRukh that is when things went downhill. I felt when Katrina was solo on screen she was great but once she was with ShahRukh she just did not match up to him and was not convincing as other leading ladies with ShahRukh in a Yash Chopra film. The problem was that there was no chemistry between the two, and on top of that ShahRukh looked older to her so that made it even worse. It was not him who needed to look young but it was Katrina who needed to be replaced by somebody else, and I think the two actresses that would have suited Katrina's role as Meera would have been Priyanka Chopra or Deepika Padukone. One of them would have been perfect.

Anushka Sharma: If she was not in the film, this movie would have been a huge disappointment, even ShahRukh's performance would have not saved the film. She was perfect as Akira, I was waiting for Anushka to come on screen, because her presence in the film made me want to see this film. Her role as Akira brought laughter, smile, and excitement into the film, she was far better off then Katrina. Also she looked better with ShahRukh, he did not look older then her, she did not look younger then him, they looked perfect together on screen. Anushka's career from this film will only go up as she was very convincing in her role as Akira from start to finish.

Overall: The movie was good, it could have been better in terms of the story line and some character swap, but due to ShahRukh and Anushka's performance and the sequence in Ladakh along with the fact that you would not be sure of the ending, the film is worth seeing. I rate this film 3.5/5

LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS BELOW :)

PHOTO: Jab Tak Hai Jaan Premiere

PHOTO: ShahRukh Khan and Anushka in Jab Tak Hai Jaan

PROMO: 4 New Video Promos of JAB TAK HAI JAAN

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New Song Promo: HEER - Jab Tak Hai Jaan

NEWS: JAB TAK HAI JAAN Premiere Will See Grand Celebration

The premiere for Yash Chopra's last film "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" will be like a moving museum of the late filmmaker's work, says Shah Rukh Khan and hopes it turns out to be a 'memorable' event for the film fraternity.

The premiere for Yash Chopra's last film "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" will be like a moving museum of the late filmmaker's work, says Shah Rukh Khan and hopes it turns out to be a 'memorable' event for the film fraternity. "There will be a big screen, and a special sound system is being brought down by specialists who will make film-watching possible in areas which are not regular studios," Shah Rukh, the leading man of JTHJ, revealed here Wednesday.

"It'll be a moving museum of Yashji's work, which kind of does not end, but continues with "Jab Tak Hai Jaan". But somewhere down the line, the journey is still there," added the 46-year-old, on the sidelines of the launch of a furnishings store, Bioscopewalli 

The Chopra family - the filmmaker's wife Pamela, and sons Aditya and Uday - are planning the grand event.

Who will direct the last sequence of Yash Chopra’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan?

On Sunday evening tinsel town was shrouded in grief when the news of the demise of Bollywood’s favourite filmmaker broke out. The director passed away before seeing his last film hit the screens

Shahrukh Khan-Katrina Kaif-Anushka Sharma starrer Jab Tak Hai Jaan was Yash Chopra’s last directorial film. And that’s how the maker wanted it to be too. Chopra had announced already that this would be his last film because he had decided to spend some quality time with his family. The director was about to leave for Switzerland to shoot the last and final song – the title number for Jab Tak Hai Jaan – when he fell ill and was diagnosed with dengue.

Now, in the wake of the sad demise of Bollywood’s favourite filmmaker, B-town is abuzz with the speculations about who will direct this last song of JTHJ? If sources close to the Chopra household are to be believed, the song will either be shot by his son Aditya Chopra or not shot at all.

While wethinks that Chopra’s dream of completing the song in his favourite place Switzerland should be fulfilled, we also feel that may be this is how it was meant to be. Take a look at the fresh and beautiful stills of Chopra’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan – his last and final romance with cinema.

SONG PROMO: Jiya Re - Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Check out the funny chilling Anushka Sharma jamming to this tune as SRK supports her.

Amazing track. MUST WATCH

Jab Tak Hai Jaan; A Star Twitterati!

Yash Raj Film’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan went live on Twitter less than a month back and has already
reached a landmark 12,000 followers! This just proves how viral Jab Tak Hai Jaan truly is. The
Shah Rukh Khan fans are going all out to promote the film only to have close competition from
Katrina and Anushka followers. Fans are waiting with baited breath for the eternal love story
and the ultimate combination of a Yash Chopra directorial starring Shah Rukh Khan.

The fans on Twitter are so smitten by the trailers and music videos that each tweet goes to
receive over 200 retweets while hundreds mark it as favourites. Shah Rukh Khan received
accolades for his look in the movie, Katrina looks more ravishing than she already is; wearing
gorgeous dresses and romancing Shah Rukh Khan. What surprises us is Anushka Sharma’s new
biker chick avatar which wants you to see more of her when the trailer plays.

When the music video “Challa” was launched sung by Rabbi Shergill, it went on to become the
top viewed music video in less than 4 days of it going live, and the same response is expected
with the launch of the entire music album. The movie has big names to it right from The King
of Romance to the grand maestro A. R. Rahman composing the music and the legened Gulzarji
penning the lyrics. The trailer looks promising and now with the launch of their music videos
and their popularity on social sites, Jab Tak Hai Jaan is definitely one of the most awaited film of
the year.

Twitter link: https://twitter.com/JTHJTheFilm

New Stills from JAB TAK HAI JAAN

My Hindi film career complete after working with Yash Chopra: Rahman

Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman has teamed up with Yash Chopra for the first time for the veteran filmmaker's much-talked about directorial venture "Jab Tak Hai Jaan". The music maestro says with the project his Hindi film career is complete.

"Yashji saw one of my concerts in London. We had invited him and I think may be he felt that I should be in his film and was kind enough to call me. So it was a great honour for me because I had not worked with him. My whole Hindi film career is now complete," the 46-year-old said here Thursday at the announcement of Royal Stag Mega Music event.

"We had a very good experience so far. He seemed very happy and I hope the people feel the same," he added.

Talking about the kind of music done for the film, Rahman said: "It's a combination. They wanted to do my kind of songs at the same time they wanted the old charm and soul of music that Indian audience would love and which I wanted to do for a long time."

"We did in 'Taal' and 'Swades' and it's such a great thing to come together to do this," he added.

The music of "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" is yet to be released but the title poem penned by Gulzar is already creating waves.

The film hits theatres Nov 13.

Video: CHALLA Song Promo from JAB TAK HAI JAAN

“CHALLA” - THE FIRST SONG FROM “JAB TAK HAI JAAN”
RELEASES TODAY (only viewable on Computer and on no mobile device)

The much awaited release of the music from JAB TAK HAI JAAN starts today with the release of the first song from the album, “CHALLA”.

PHOTO: Anushka Sharma gives SRK a Tight Hug