CELEBS FACTORY

Pooja Gandhi's bare back scene in the upcoming Kannada movie 'Dandupalya' has become a talk of the town. Not only in the Sandalwood, her bold act has drawn attention from other film industries too. However, the actress is not worried about criticism and claims that she feels no harm in going nude.

“I have done a bareback scene in Dandupalya. Haven’t Rekha, Shabana Azmi, Smitha Patil and Vidya Balan done this before? Then, why people are making a big issue out of my bold scene,” quipped Pooja Gandhi adding “I don't regret this or feel awkward about the sequence.”

Pooja also slammed people who play a discrimination game as she said "People have no problem if the nude act has been done by a Bollywood actress but if an actress from Sandalwood does nude acts she has been criticized."

The forthcoming Kannada movie 'Dandupalya' is based on the real life incidents of the notorious gang named Dandupalya – a name of a village situated on the Bangalore-Chennai National Highway four. The story revolves around the gang and its leader Lakshmi spreading terror in and around Bangalore by robbing people slitting the throats of women & the aged.

The scene in question is a recreation of an interrogation that Lakshmi, who was a member of the dreaded Dandupalya gang, was subjected to. "Srinivas showed me the footage of the actual interrogation of Lakshmi when she was questioned by the police, along with other men from the gang. Even the male stars in the film had to shed their clothes for this scene," explained Pooja.

Every actor craves for good scripts and roles and 'Band Baaja Baaraat' sensation Anushka Sharma has no qualms in accepting her craving for it. But seems like her deeply-rooted faith revolves around Yashraj banner only.

Getting used to big hits and big roles at an initial stage of her career, Anushka gets miffed for being labelled for her association with Yashraj Banner.

"I don't work for production houses. I only work for good scripts and roles. If you follow my career graph you will find that I have not given a single flop yet in my career. I am proud of it. I am doing films from this banner because of the fact that I am getting good scripts from them. I will keep doing that till they offer me good roles and films as they have the maximum understanding and respect for my talent. You can not streamline yourself to such a narrow-way by sticking to just one production house or even one film director," said the favourite actor of Yashraj camp adding "I am doing Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Matru ki Biwi Ka Mann Dola' which is from a different banner."

It is indeed a surprise, when one can wonder how Anushka Sharma got one film that comes from a different banner.

Talking about her smashing chemistry with Ranveer Anushka says, "People do talk about our chemistry and I just need to say that we are not calculating our relationship. The kind of similarity we shared in the film 'Band Baaja Baaraat' is sort of similar but not entirely similar in real life as well. There was definitely no overt description of love in the film and similarly in the real life. Ours is a very strange relationship. There are times when we can't stand each other; at times we are on back slapping terms. Its very informal relationship and bit complicated as well."

Dhanush and director Selvaraghavan are basking in glory over the success of Mayakkam Enna and its successful run at the theatres for 50 days and still counting.

Busy with 3, directed by his wife Aishwarya, at the moment, the national award winner says that he will be doing one more film with his brother and director Selvaraghavan this year.

Dhanush also promised a super-duper script from his brother. Selva and Dhanush have churned out several hits in the past and we can expect one more from them.

Actress Sanjana of ‘Bujjigadu’ fame is the busiest heroine in the South. She is currently doing 5 films – ‘Ko Ko’ releasing on January 13th, ‘Narasimha’, in which she is paired with the top hero Ravichandran is all set to release on February 3rd, ‘Ondu Kshanadalli’ opposite Tarun Chandra is also getting ready for release in February and the other two ‘Sagar’ and ‘Rebel’ are in shooting stages.

Apart from these Kannada movies, Sanjana is working on 2 massive projects in Malayalam. One is ‘Casanova’ with Mohan Lal and the other is ‘The King And Commissioner’ with Mamooty and Suresh Gopi.

According to Sanjana, 2011 was a very good year for her career and she is expecting 2012 to be bigger and better with larger than life film releases. Celebs Factory wishes the sexy lass all the very best for the success of her films in 2012.

Amala Paul is very excited these days awaiting her big releases and there are reports about the actress foraying into Bollywood.

While reports about the actor's Bollywood debut is a buzz in the industry, Amala Paul is awaiting the release of three biggies that includes Vettai, Muppozhuthum Un Karpanaigal and Kadhalil Sodhapuvadhu Yeppadi.

"Bollywood dreams? Who wouldn’t love to act with Hrithik and Aamir? But, I don’t look at Bollywood as a career progression. The script will decide if I want to make a move northwards. It has to please the actor in me," said Amala Paul adding about her high expectation on her big films that are awaiting release.

Reports earlier mentioned of the Hindi remake of Lingusamy's Vettai that would possibly have Amala Paul reprising her role. Buzz now is that Amala has been approached by a big production company from Mumbai to act in a Hindi movie.

Looks like Amala Paul would foray into Bollywood one way or another..

National-award winning director Vettrimaran has big plans up his sleeves.

The director is now joining the list of filmmakers venturing into production with his maiden production venture to be directed by one of his associates.

"Siddharth is playing the lead role in this film. Durai Senthil Kumar is directing the movie. He was working as an assistant director to Balu Mahendra sir and has worked with me in both my films. It’s the kind of story that I wanted to produce for a long time," said Vettrimaran.

Meanwhile Vettrimaran’s directorial venture Vada Chennai too is ready to go to floors. The movie has STR, Andrea and Telugu actor Rana Daggubati playing crucial roles. Vetrimaran will be conducting a workshop before beginning work on it.

It may come as a good news for all Rajnikanth fans that the actor had declared himself to be fit, fine and ready being all set to start his shot for Kochadaiyaan later next month.

The Superstar along with his spouse had recently attended a stage play by Y Gee Mahendra in Chennai. Rajinikanth had thoroughly enjoyed the show and heaped laurels on actor Y Gee Mahendra. After the play, Rajinikanth said "Thanks to the prayers of all my fans and well-wishers. I am back. Fully fit and I will resume shooting for Kochadaiyaan in a month."

Kochadaiyaan is an upcoming 3D Tamil film to be shot with the kind of performance capturing technology used in films such as Avatar (2009) and The Adventures of Tintin (2011). Directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth and written by K.S Ravikumar, the film will feature Rajinikanth in the lead role whilst background score and soundtrack will be composed by A.R Rahman.

Initially, Anushka Shetty was approached to play the female lead role for Kochadaiyaan. However, it was later officially announced that Anushka Shetty was not part of the film. It was then rumoured that Asin and Vidya Balan were being considered for the female lead role, since producers preferred a Bollywood actress.

Soundarya Rajinikanth disclaimed all rumours that Aishwarya Rai was chosen to do a guest appearance in the film. In January 2012, Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif was approached for the lead role along with Rajinikanth, with Soundarya confirming the same.

Reacting to rumors about Dhanush and Shruti Haasan dating, Aishwarya Dhanush has said in a social networking site that it is just baseless rumor.

The director of 3 and daughter of Rajinikanth, says that she and Dhanush are perfectly fine as a couple and Shruti Haasan is a good friend. Aishwarya wondered where such news surfaced from and puts them down as ridiculous rumors.

3’s dubbing process has been completed and its music director Anirudh is now working on the background score. The film is expected to release next month.

Podaa Podi is an upcoming Tamil romantic-comedy film written and directed by debutant Vignesh Shivan, featuring Silambarasan, Shobana and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in the lead roles.

Podaa Podi is touted to be the first of its kind in Tamil Cinema based on a realtiy dance show and word is out that the Podaa Podi team is now looking out for International celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Megan Fox and Shakira to appear for cameo roles.

"The film’s climax is the finale of a dance reality show with International Celebrity Judges announcing their verdic. We're in a huge dilemma and are yet to consider Jlo, Angelina Jolie or Shakira for this cameo role," said Vignesh Shivan adding that he could think of none other than the best International entertainers to pose in the couch.

Podaa Podi is now progressing in a fast pace with music composed by Dharan, while cinematography and editing are handled by Nirav Shah and Anthony Gonsalves respectively. The film, is currently in its production stage and is expected to release on February 14, 2012 on Valentine's Day.

We will get to see pretty actress Padma Priya back in a Tamil film soon.

Yes, the buzz is that the actress has been roped in by Ram, who directed Kattradhu Tamizh with Jiiva in the lead, for his upcoming project Thangameengal to be produced by Gautham Vasudev Menon.

The actress who is now busy with Malayalam films has agreed to be cast in this film for an important role. The movie has Ram playing the protagonist.

Mahesh Babu’s The Businessman is all set for Pongal release and the distribution and remake rights have been bought by Gnanavel Raja of Studio Green.

The film is directed by Puri Jagannath and it has Kajal Agarwal playing the lead lady.

It may be noted that Studio Green is the production house owned by a close relative of actors Suriya and Karthi and with the remake rights in place we can see either of them to star in remake of The Businessman.

Asin has decided to give television a try, say sources. The actress will reportedly appear in a television show titled Superstar Santa. The program is to be telecast on UTV. The actress has a couple of Hindi projects on hands for now and hopes television will open new avenues for her.

Asin, however, has made it clear that she is not hosting the show as stated by the media. The actress pointed out that she will be appearing in one of the episodes.

Asin entered the Tamil film industry with M Kumaran S/o Mahalakshmi and reached the top slot with several smash hits. She shifted base in Bollywood after director AR Murugadoss offered her the role in the Hindi version of Ghajini.

Her decision to enter the small screen has surprised many of her fans but Asin says that it will help her widen her fan base.

Having no formal training in acting is an advantage, says Amy Jackson.

Amy Jackson, the UK-based actress who made her debut in AL Vijay’s Madarasapattinam is one of most sought after stars in the Indian cinema today.

Amy's first Bollywood film, Ek Deewana Tha, directed by Gautham Menon is all set for a release soon and she now has the Vikram starrer Thandavam in her kitty.

Amy Jackson says that she wants her performance to be natural and attributes it to the lack of formal training in acting.

In an exciting development, Soundarya Ashwin has said that they have offered Katrina Kaif the female lead in Kochadaiyaan.

Katrina is one of the reigning Queens in Bollywood and she is also considered a lucky mascot. Her sizzling performances in Sheila Ki Jawani and the recent Chikni Chameli from Agneepath have cemented her reputation for pure star power.

Katrina is thrilled with the opportunity to work with Rajnikanth. However, she is very busy and has already committed to many Hindi films.

Katrina is now acting very swift and is doing everything possible to somehow accomodate Kochadaiyaan reports sources from Bollywood.

Namitha had a meaty role in the Ajith starrer Billa, though Nayanthara was the main female lead.

Wishing Billa II team all success, Namitha said that she wanted to be a part of the film but unfortunately it did not happen.

Billa II was initially to be directed by Vishnuvardhan but the project fell on the hands of Chakri Toleti who is now directing the film with Parvathy Omanakuttan and Bruna Abdullah playing Ajith’s lead pairs in this film.

Billa II had music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

Nanban is all set to be released on January 12th, and there has been a sudden outbreak of news alleging that Sun Pictures have snatched up the rights to Nanban. However, there has been debate about whether Sun Pictures has bagged the distribution and theatrical rights or merely the satellite rights if any.

What makes it interesting is that prior tussles have been reported between Vijay and the family that controls Sun Pictures owing to different political allegiances and other issues. Insiders are waiting for official confirmation.

Nanban, an upcoming Tamil comedy drama film directed by S. Shankar features an ensemble cast that includes Vijay, Jeeva, Srikanth, Ileana D'Cruz, Sathyan and Sathyaraj with music scored by Harris Jeyaraj.