Savour a mix of friendship, fashion, love in Cocktail

 Savour a mix of friendship, fashion, love in Cocktail

If you've loved films like Dil Chahta Hai and Dostana, chances are you would want to taste Cocktail too! With a heady mix of friendship, love, oodles of trendsetting fashion statements, and topped with a soundtrack of chartbusters like Tum hi ho bandhu and Daaru desi, the film has a great buzz among youngsters ahead of its release Friday.

Directed by Being Cyrus director Homi Adajania, Cocktail features actors Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and newcomer Diana Penty, in lead roles.

Co-produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan of Illuminati films, the story is centred around Gautam (Saif), Meera (Diana) and Veronica (Deepika). Gautam is an incorrigible flirt, while Meera, a pretty girl who wears Indian clothes and exudes Indian values, comes to London from Delhi for a fresh start, and Veronica is a party animal.

As three people living together, they all have a blast- until love happens! The perfect friendship turns confusing, and love becomes complicated.

Adajania says Imran Khan was his first choice for the film. "Saif was not the first choice. Imran was supposed to do it but he was not sure if he wanted to do it at that point of a time," Adajania told IANS.

Actors Dimple Kapadia and Boman Irani feature in supporting roles. Explaining their presence in the cast, he said: "Dimple and Boman are also there in the film and it is not like they were in Being Cyrus so are part of this film as well. It is not a matter of familiarity but using talented actors who fit the bill."

Actor Randeep Hooda will be seen in a cameo. The film has already grabbed eyeballs for its ultra-modern styling by designer Anaita Shroff Adajania, and bagged a thumbs-up for its music, composed by Pritam Chakraborty.

Quirky song Second hand jawaani, with Saif, Deepika and Diana grooving together, has also gained popularity among music lovers.

Aamir Khan gave the rights of his 'Delhi Belly' track 'Bhaag DK Bose' for free for Rohit Shetty film 'Bol Bachchan'

 Aamir Khan gave the rights of his 'Delhi Belly' track 'Bhaag DK Bose' for free for Rohit Shetty film 'Bol Bachchan'

Mumbai: Aamir Khan gave the rights of his Delhi Belly track Bhaag DK Bose for free for Rohit Shetty film Bol Bachchan. Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan recent release begins with a 'Thank You Aamir Khan' credit.
In case if you are wondering what is Mr Perfectionist's contribution to a Rohit Shetty film no less, here is the answer... The makers were keen to include the song as they felt it was perfect for a musical sequence filmed on Abhishek.
Says a source, "They were told that Aamir holds the rights for the song. When the star was approached, he gave his consent immediately. But when the talk veered towards monetary compensation, he refused to be compensated for it." 

 
Adds the source, "The copyright of the songs are usually held by music companies from which permission is taken before they are used. Otherwise there is a copyright infringement issue. For every song utilized, a royalty has to be given to them. But in Aamir case as the rights are with him, the royalty goes to him."
Rohit and Ajay were happy that Aamir willingly gave the right to use the song and refused to accept any royalty for it. The film's spokesperson confirmed that Aamir did not charge anything and the makers are thankful to him.

The queen of controversies, Veena Malik

 The queen of controversies, Veena Malik            

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 
The queen of controversies, Veena Malik aka Zahida Malik now claims that she has split personality.
The Pakistani model-turned-actor almost always makes headlines for the wrong reasons. She is back again with her split personality remark as her debut Bollywood film 'Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai' is ready to be released this Friday. What is interesting is that she plays a double role in the film.
No wonder Veena is now leveraging her screen name and her passport name to talk about her split personality in the media.She has been quoted by news agency IANS as saying: "I have a split personality. Veena Malik was born when I was 10 years old. Zahida Malik's personality is very elusive, quiet.
"Veena is a very different person. I have pulled Zahida out of wrong relationship. Veena is a brave person. She hardly cries. She is a very strong person. I am so thankful to my studies like psychology that helped me understand myself. I am two people at one," she told the the agency.