CELEBS FACTORY

Everybody wants to work with the evergreen Madonna but the Pop Queen herself is dying to work with maestro A.R Rahman, the Academy award winning music director!

"I would like to work with A.R Rahman when the opportunity comes and things work out," said Madonna expressing her desire to work with the musical genius at the earliest.

A.R Rahman, who was touched with Madonna's compliments about him said that he will be glad to work with her anytime and thanked her for the nice things she had said about his work.

Director Chakri Toleti and producer Sunir Kheterpal are in Mumbai for the post production of their film Billa 2. Yuvan Shankar Raja is also with them to complete the RR part of the film.

The work of the film’s DI, sound design, VFX and editing are being carried out in a rapid pace. The makers are aiming to present the film to the censor board before 30th May, as Ajith will be flying to Mumbai this month end for his first schedule of Vishnuvardhan’s untitled project.

The film is expected to hit the screens either by 8th or by 15th June. The film’s trailer is also on the making and will be released a week before the film’s release.

Those hoping to catch the first teaser of Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine, which was to be attached with Rowdy Rathore on June 1, will have to wait a little longer.

It is learnt that the delay was caused due to differences between the director Madhur Bhandakar and the producers of the film. There is a clash of ideology on where and how to unveil the promo. A source reveals, "Madhur has cut a very hard-hitting teaser that shows Kareena smoking and drinking. The producers have reservations about such a dark promo and have asked Madhur to re-shoot it. The producers feel that the Censors won't release it without cuts. The director has his own vision of the first trailer and has agreed to delay the promo because he wants to include some more scenes in the promo that he still has to shoot."

Shikha Kapur, Executive Director - Marketing, for the studio confirms, "There were some shots in the teaser that showed the protagonist smoking and drinking, which we felt we should not include in the final cut as we wanted the teaser to cut across to as many people as possible. Hence it was a mutual decision to exclude the said shots. Madhur is also keen to include some really powerful shots in the teaser. These shots are there in the upcoming Heroine schedule and we are all really excited to the see the final outcome."

Bhandarkar who plans to re-shoot the promo says, "We want our teaser to reach as many people as possible and I now realise this. I will be including some very powerful shots in the new teaser. These shots will come in the next schedule of the film only. But it will be worth the wait."

Jayam Ravi has taken up boxing in a big way as he wants to beef up for his role in 'Boologam'. 

In the recent times, Suriya is one actor who has flaunted a perfectly sculpted bod in a couple of films and it seems Ravi is keen to follow his footsteps.

Ravi said that the pursuit of fitness is challenging but enjoyable as well.

The actor, who has donned the role of a kick-boxer in M Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi is hoping that all his efforts will be translated on the big screen.

Vidya Balan starrer 'Kahaani', the sleeper sleeper hit of the year has made many of her contemporaries go green with envy about her meaty roles.

Anushka Shetty, few of the actors who complemented Vidya, also expressed interest to play the role of an NRI coming to India in search of her husband and her hardships in the city of Kolkata.

Now, as it seems, Anushka has got what she wants.

'Kahaani' will be remade in Tamil and Telugu and it has been confirmed that Anushka will play Vidya Bagchi in the remake.

The Tamil and Telugu remake rights of the movie were bought by Endemol Entertainment and the movie is likely to kick start in the month of September.

After making her debut in the Hindi film Ek Tha Deewana, Amy Jackson is currently in London shooting for A.L Vijay's 'Thaandavam' with Vikram and Anushka Shetty.

"I had a lot of fun grooving to the tunes composed by G.V Prakash. He takes after his uncle and has once again done a superb job," said Amy Jackson, complimenting the young composer of the wonderful tunes that he had composed for 'Thaandavam' that was shot in Cornwall, London.

The doll faced actor who is getting south bound with 'Thaandavam' after her cinematic debut 'Madarasapattinam (2010)' has now signed her first Telugu film 'Yevadu' opposite Ram Charan.

The sexy lass while questioned of her fitness regime said "I like to switch it each week so I don't get bored of the same workout and that way, my body doesn't get used to a certain training method."

"My butt is a problem area! The minute I slip up on my diet or miss training because of work commitments, the evidence is my butt," confessed the English beauty of her inability to follow a strict diet.

K.V Anand's Suriya starrer 'Maatraan' is closing completion but for a song.

While the shoot for the film is yet to be wrapped, sources confirmed that the director's penchant for hunting new locations is the reason behind the song still being pending.

K.V Anand, a filmmaker in perfection best known for his work in 'Ayan (2009)' and 'Ko (2011)' is still on the lookout for unseen locales to shoot the one remaining song with Suriya and Kajal Aggarwal.

Meanwhile, Eros International bought the distribution rights of the film for an astronomical 43 crores even before the final product is complete. With this 'Maatraan' becomes one of the year's most expensive movies to be released.

Harris Jayaraj who is composing music for the film, recently revealed that the songs of 'Maatraan' were composed in 6 different countries.

The action thriller is expected to release for the Independence Day weekend in August.

Some of Vikram's acclaimed Tamil movies have found takers in Bollywood. His hit Sethu, written and directed by Bala, was remade in Hindi with Salman Khan as Tere Naam. Directed by Satish Kaushik, the flick went on to be a hit for Sallu bhai as well.

The rights of another one of Bala's films have been bought by Satish Kaushik but this time it was nine years later than the release of its original!

Released in 2003, Pithamagan, which also stars Vikram, was a critically acclaimed film. So why has the director bought the rights so late? "I didn't have too much clarity with whom the rights were till recently. I saw the movie when it released and loved it but I took a gap from remakes," said director Satish Kaushik, who has just started work on his next project that is still in its initial stages.

Like most directors today who are vying to cast Bollywood's hit machine Salman Khan, in their films, Satish also is eyeing him. But if the director had to wait for him, the wait would be unbelievably long considering Sallu doesn't have dates!

"I haven't approached Salman yet. I need to first finish the script first and then I may approach him for it. But I think he is perfect for Vikram's role. I haven't finalized any of the cast as of now," said the filmmaker.

"Once the movie goes on the floors, I plan to invite him over. It's always good that the film's original director is part of the project. He'll be able to give additional inputs," he said adding that he plans to tweak the original script to suit the audiences in the north.

The leggy actress who confirmed that she was doing her next Telugu flick with Ravi Teja is no longer doing the project.

According to sources, it looks like it's going to be a tough proposition for Trisha to be a part of Sare Osthare. "The dates are clashing and the actress also didn't see eye-to-eye with the filmmakers on many other things," says a source.

Asked why the dates would suddenly clash when the actress signed on the film keeping in mind her current assignments, the source says, "The filmmakers of that project had given different dates initially. But it looks like they now want the same dates that have already been allotted to Trisha's film with Ahmed opposite Jiiva."

Meanwhile, the actress is still wrapping up Samar with Vishal and her movie with Jayam Ravi is also scheduled to start in June.

Sunaina has been missing from the scene for quite a long that we almost forgot how she looks.

Yes, We are talking about the same gorgeous looking actor who got her break with her debut Tamil film 'Kadhalil Vizhunthen (2008)' opposite Nakul. She was then seen in 'Masilamani (2009)' and 'Vamsam (2010)', that depsite been succesful at the Box Office didn't do any good to her acting career.

"I have no issues playing the second lead as long as my role is significant and is the cause for a turning point in the movies," said the sportive belle,  who is currently busy playing the second lead in the Thiru directed 'Samar' with Vishal and Trisha.

"I am sure that my next film will be a landmark in my career," confided Sunaina about her next project Neerparavai, directed by Seenu Ramasamy.

It is reliably learnt that Hansika Motwani has been roped in to play the lead opposite Naga Chaitanya in his next flick. This film directed by Kishore is a remake of the Tamil blockbuster 'Vettai' that had Arya and Amala Paul in the lead roles.

The baby faced actress is currently busy shooting for Tamil films 'Settai', 'Vaalu' and 'Vettai Mannan' and also has Singam II in her kitty. The actor's last Telugu release was the Siddharth starrer, "Oh My Friend" that failed to live up to the expectations at the Box Office. 

This yet to be titled Telugu remake of 'Vettai' will have Naga Chaitanya playing the role enacted by Arya and Hansika paired opposite him for the first time. Sunil has agreed to play Naga Chaitanya's brother in the movie and the filmmakers are currently looking for another female lead to be cast opposite him.

Bellamkonda Suresh is producing the movie that is set to start shooting from the last week of June.

Sources close to the producer say that an official announcement is on the way.

Cricket, Bollywood and IPL are inseparable.

It was not long ago Indian Cricket awaited the oomph show post the World Cup win where a 'model' failed to keep up her commitment. Then there is someone who expresses her wish to marry some or the other cricketer on a television show and another who is actually came to fame from the game.

Rozlyn Khan, the gorgeous lass, has surpassed all of them and has already made her intentions clear through her sizzling hot IPL shoot.

Talking about the shoot Rozlyn said, "What's hot needs to be served hot. What would people do looking at the butt show by John Abraham and Tusshar Kapoor? Had I been given an opportunity to show my butt it would definitely have been better than John and Tusshar."

Living up to her words, Rozlyn also have revealed one of her latest shoots that definitely heats up the IPL moment.

"There are few things which men cannot beat women at," said the hottie quiet rightly.

Well isn't it batting around the 'butt'?

The combination of Ajay Devgn and director Rohit Shetty is back. The power-packed duo, whose work was appreciated in Singham, have used a famous line from the film for their upcoming venture Bol Bachchan.

The dialogue, Aata majhi satakli from Singham, was liked by the masses that went berserk watching Ajay say it on-screen. A source said, "Fans can now look forward to Ajay doing that dialoguebaazi once again in his upcoming comic caper Bol Bachchan. Last year, this dialogue had become a complete rage among the masses. So much so that people started using it as common lingo. In fact, it had become a part of their everyday language."

Rohit felt that the dialogue is commercial and massy and thus used it in Bol Bachchan too. "It has been used in a comic situation this time," said the source.

Starring Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin Thottumkal and Prachi Desai, Bol Bachchan is presented by Fox Star Studios and is produced by Shree Ashtavinayak LFS Infra Ltd and Ajay Devgn Ffilms. The movie is slated for release on July 6.

Intense excitement was generated when it was reported that Nayantara had been offered Vidya Balan's celebrated role in The Dirty Picture.

Nayantara has clarified and said that though she herself loved the film, she would not be comfortable pulling off the role.

The actor has also denied reports that the makers were willing to pay her a whopping renumeration saying that there were absolutely no official talks about her being cast in the Tamil and Telugu version of 'The Dirty Picture'.

Nayantara has become something of a media darling ever since she bounced back from a broken relationship and went on to make a strong comeback in Tamil as well as Telugu.

Nayantara is currently preparing herself for director Vishnuvardhan's yet to be titled film with Ajith, Arya and Taapsee.

After ruling the roost for about two decades and having solid 14 years break, Sridevi - the evergreen actress Sridevi is all set to make a comeback in a trilingual film titled ‘English Vinglish’.
 

R Balki, the director of ‘Cheeni Kum’ and ‘Paa’, turned producer for this film and is introducing his wife Gauri Shinde as director.

According to producer R Balki, ‘English Vinglish’ is simultaneously being made in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil and will be released in September in all three languages.

French actor Mehdi Nebbou is playing Sridevi’s husband and the film also features Priya Anand, Adil Hussain in supporting roles and Amitabh Bachchan in guest role. Sridevi plays the central character of a housewife, who enrolls for an English speaking course in order to please her husband and family. 

Eros International Media has picked up the worldwide distribution rights of this film.

Malayalam actor Udayathara, who made her debut in Thee Nagar and went on to act in movies like Kannum Kannum, Malayan and Vilai got married yesterday near Kochi.

The actor shared her wedding vows with Jubin Joseph, a Dubai based pilot, that according to Udayathara's family was an arranged marriage.

Celebrities from both Tamil and Malayalam film industry were present at the event to wish the couple of their marital union.

Udayathara said she would continue acting in movies even after marriage. However, she is taking a break for now as the couple is flying overseas for a honeymoon.

Celebs Factory wishes the couple a very happy married life.