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After Quantico's rave reviews, Priyanka Chopra wows audiences on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Priyanka Chopra has taken America by storm. The Bollywood star debuted on her first network show Quantico whose first episode has so far has gotten rave reviews.
Now, she's also wowing audiences on the popular night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! The show premiered to 7.1 million viewers breaking ABC's records for Brooklyn Nine Nine and CSI.
She
was seen in a sleek navy blue dress with a thick black leather belt
cinched at the waist, and she completed her daytime look with a pair of
Christian Louboutin pumps.
Not only did she talk about her character, Alex Parrish, but she also talked about coming to America for the first time as a 12-year old, her taste in men and her future as 'Mrs Tupac Shakur'.
She also revealed her reason for moving to the US. "I came here when I was 12 years old and it was a whim honestly. In India, when you go to school, you have to wear uniforms but here, you don't have to do that," she told the host.
Priyanka received high praise from Jimmy Kimmel who said he thought it was a "great show." But the highlight of the show was when the actress revealed her second love after Tupac and you will never guess who it is. Dennis Rodman.
"I moved on as a rebound crush to Dennis Rodman. In my defence, it was before the Wedding Dress and he was still with the Bulls. I loved what he did with his hair," she said.
Her co-guest for the night was Hollywood A-lister Matt Damon who was there on the show as well to promote his film The Martian.
Now, she's also wowing audiences on the popular night show Jimmy Kimmel Live! The show premiered to 7.1 million viewers breaking ABC's records for Brooklyn Nine Nine and CSI.
Priyanka Chopra's Twitter account.
Not only did she talk about her character, Alex Parrish, but she also talked about coming to America for the first time as a 12-year old, her taste in men and her future as 'Mrs Tupac Shakur'.
She also revealed her reason for moving to the US. "I came here when I was 12 years old and it was a whim honestly. In India, when you go to school, you have to wear uniforms but here, you don't have to do that," she told the host.
Priyanka received high praise from Jimmy Kimmel who said he thought it was a "great show." But the highlight of the show was when the actress revealed her second love after Tupac and you will never guess who it is. Dennis Rodman.
"I moved on as a rebound crush to Dennis Rodman. In my defence, it was before the Wedding Dress and he was still with the Bulls. I loved what he did with his hair," she said.
Her co-guest for the night was Hollywood A-lister Matt Damon who was there on the show as well to promote his film The Martian.
Akshay Kumar's energy and ballsy women characters make this film entertaining
There are two questions that need answers, after you've watched Singh is Bliing
— what the hell does Akshay Kumar eat for breakfast to fuel the insane
energy he brings onscreen and where was Lara Dutta hiding her comedic
talent all these years?
Singh is Bliing's opening credits roll against a remixed version of Sneha Khanwalkar's fantastically peppy "Tung Tung". We see a delirious Kumar cracking out bhangra moves with such gusto that you might just feel your muscles ache on his behalf. There's only one word to describe Kumar's performance as Raftaar Singh: octane.
Whether he's being the stereotypical empty-headed sardar or busting out dance moves or fighting bad guys, his energy is phenomenal. Kumar is proof that ageing is a wondrous thing. He didn't have even a fraction of this onscreen charm when he was in the prime of his youth. It's not just that Kumar looks infinitely better — the death of the Nineties' mullet has been a boon in many heroes' lives — but as a grizzled older man, he's also commanding the screen with far more confidence and grace than he did before.
Kumar plays Raftaar Singh, a good-for-nothing Punjabi lad whose chief qualification is that he's momma's boy. Raftar's father has a friend in Goa who runs a casino. When Raftaar takes Rs 50,000 from his father's cupboard without permission, his dad tells Raftaar that he's got to grow up. How? By marrying an overweight village belle or going to work in Goa. Does this make logical sense? Of course not. But if you've come to see Singh is Bliing with expectations of realism, you're more of an idiot than Raftaar, who lives up to the stereotype of sardars being loyal, bhangra-powered, lovable fools.
In Goa, Raftaar meets a woman who is more than his match. Sara (Amy Jackson) is an arms dealer's daughter who catches the eye of deranged gangster Mark (Kay Kay Menon). What better way to deal with an insane Indo-Romanian stalker than to chill out in Goa, at her dad's friend's bungalow? Raftaar is appointed as Sara's chaperone in Goa. She doesn't speak Hindi. He doesn't speak English. Enter Lara Dutta as the translator, Emily (whom Raftaar and his friends call "imli". Naturally).
Adding heft to the theory that ageing can work wonders is Dutta. On the 'wrong' side of her thirties, Dutta is a revelation in Singh is Bliing. She looks great, even when she's wearing blindingly bad outfits, and milks comedy from practically every moment she has onscreen. Over-the-top moments that should make us cringe and groan become cute and giggle-worthy, simply because of Dutta's fine performance.
When Kumar and Dutta come together in the "Dil Kare Chu Che" — a rare example of a song that is actually connected to the plot instead of being generic — it's so funny that this reviewer started wondering whether director Prabhudheva has found ways of lacing popcorn.
Prabhudeva's last film was the putrid pimple of human endeavour titled Action Jackson. Aside from its ridiculous script, deafening soundtrack and terrible acting performances, Action Jackson was also jaw-droppingly misogynist. One woman's role was to roam around three-quarters naked, for no reason other than to titillate the audience. Another woman existed in the film only to get beaten up. The third was an idiot.
From the director who made that film, you do not expect a follow-up in which the women characters really are heroines. Singh is Bliing may be Kumar's film through and through, but he is ably supported by Rati Agnihotri as his stay-at-home mum, Dutta as the goofy translator and Jackson as the nut-busting Sara. Women blow each other up, stick up for one another and even behave like normal human beings from time to time. In a Prabhudheva film, this is downright shocking.
It's almost as though Singh is Bliing is Prabhudheva's attempt to redeem himself after all the criticism that was (rightly) chucked at him for Action Jackson. Singh is Bliing pokes fun at the male ego again and again. Women take charge smoothly and don't need men to save the day until the very end, when the alpha rises. (Let's not forget this is commercial cinema, after all.) Still, for the bulk of Singh is Bliing, the men are the losers, but they think they're macho and that's the source of many of the film's gags.
Jackson's Sara is a ninja warrior who can pummel a legion of men — including an Indian Khal Drogo lookalike named Boxer, who wears a locket with a boxer dog's face. In case he forgets his name, perhaps? — without smudging her makeup. Raftaar, on the other hand, spends most of the film getting beaten up. Dutta runs circles around the men and has a wonderful sleepwalking interlude. Ladies, let us a raise a glass of tender coconut water to the actresses, Prabhudheva and Grazing Goat Pictures, who are credited with having scripted Singh is Bliing.
It isn't particularly comforting to see the writing credit go to a company. Creative ideas are rarely churned out on an assembly line and it's a shame that the humans responsible for the onscreen fun of Singh is Bliing have to be reduced to Grazing Goat. That said, there isn't much by way of a plot or storytelling in this film. It's essentially a set of well-written comic sketches, featuring recurring characters. There's nothing evolved or sophisticated about this film, but that doesn't mean it's not worth a watch. Singh is Bliing is — and it might be just what the doctor ordered to lift your spirits after watching Talvar.
Singh is Bliing's opening credits roll against a remixed version of Sneha Khanwalkar's fantastically peppy "Tung Tung". We see a delirious Kumar cracking out bhangra moves with such gusto that you might just feel your muscles ache on his behalf. There's only one word to describe Kumar's performance as Raftaar Singh: octane.
Whether he's being the stereotypical empty-headed sardar or busting out dance moves or fighting bad guys, his energy is phenomenal. Kumar is proof that ageing is a wondrous thing. He didn't have even a fraction of this onscreen charm when he was in the prime of his youth. It's not just that Kumar looks infinitely better — the death of the Nineties' mullet has been a boon in many heroes' lives — but as a grizzled older man, he's also commanding the screen with far more confidence and grace than he did before.
Kumar plays Raftaar Singh, a good-for-nothing Punjabi lad whose chief qualification is that he's momma's boy. Raftar's father has a friend in Goa who runs a casino. When Raftaar takes Rs 50,000 from his father's cupboard without permission, his dad tells Raftaar that he's got to grow up. How? By marrying an overweight village belle or going to work in Goa. Does this make logical sense? Of course not. But if you've come to see Singh is Bliing with expectations of realism, you're more of an idiot than Raftaar, who lives up to the stereotype of sardars being loyal, bhangra-powered, lovable fools.
In Goa, Raftaar meets a woman who is more than his match. Sara (Amy Jackson) is an arms dealer's daughter who catches the eye of deranged gangster Mark (Kay Kay Menon). What better way to deal with an insane Indo-Romanian stalker than to chill out in Goa, at her dad's friend's bungalow? Raftaar is appointed as Sara's chaperone in Goa. She doesn't speak Hindi. He doesn't speak English. Enter Lara Dutta as the translator, Emily (whom Raftaar and his friends call "imli". Naturally).
Adding heft to the theory that ageing can work wonders is Dutta. On the 'wrong' side of her thirties, Dutta is a revelation in Singh is Bliing. She looks great, even when she's wearing blindingly bad outfits, and milks comedy from practically every moment she has onscreen. Over-the-top moments that should make us cringe and groan become cute and giggle-worthy, simply because of Dutta's fine performance.
When Kumar and Dutta come together in the "Dil Kare Chu Che" — a rare example of a song that is actually connected to the plot instead of being generic — it's so funny that this reviewer started wondering whether director Prabhudheva has found ways of lacing popcorn.
Prabhudeva's last film was the putrid pimple of human endeavour titled Action Jackson. Aside from its ridiculous script, deafening soundtrack and terrible acting performances, Action Jackson was also jaw-droppingly misogynist. One woman's role was to roam around three-quarters naked, for no reason other than to titillate the audience. Another woman existed in the film only to get beaten up. The third was an idiot.
From the director who made that film, you do not expect a follow-up in which the women characters really are heroines. Singh is Bliing may be Kumar's film through and through, but he is ably supported by Rati Agnihotri as his stay-at-home mum, Dutta as the goofy translator and Jackson as the nut-busting Sara. Women blow each other up, stick up for one another and even behave like normal human beings from time to time. In a Prabhudheva film, this is downright shocking.
It's almost as though Singh is Bliing is Prabhudheva's attempt to redeem himself after all the criticism that was (rightly) chucked at him for Action Jackson. Singh is Bliing pokes fun at the male ego again and again. Women take charge smoothly and don't need men to save the day until the very end, when the alpha rises. (Let's not forget this is commercial cinema, after all.) Still, for the bulk of Singh is Bliing, the men are the losers, but they think they're macho and that's the source of many of the film's gags.
Jackson's Sara is a ninja warrior who can pummel a legion of men — including an Indian Khal Drogo lookalike named Boxer, who wears a locket with a boxer dog's face. In case he forgets his name, perhaps? — without smudging her makeup. Raftaar, on the other hand, spends most of the film getting beaten up. Dutta runs circles around the men and has a wonderful sleepwalking interlude. Ladies, let us a raise a glass of tender coconut water to the actresses, Prabhudheva and Grazing Goat Pictures, who are credited with having scripted Singh is Bliing.
It isn't particularly comforting to see the writing credit go to a company. Creative ideas are rarely churned out on an assembly line and it's a shame that the humans responsible for the onscreen fun of Singh is Bliing have to be reduced to Grazing Goat. That said, there isn't much by way of a plot or storytelling in this film. It's essentially a set of well-written comic sketches, featuring recurring characters. There's nothing evolved or sophisticated about this film, but that doesn't mean it's not worth a watch. Singh is Bliing is — and it might be just what the doctor ordered to lift your spirits after watching Talvar.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo trailer: It's a Salman Khan-glorifying fiesta trying to be a family drama
In a way, the trailer of Salman Khan's next film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo is slightly deceptive.
For the first 40 to 45 seconds of the trailer, you'll see some beautiful shots of colourful palaces which look a lot like the ones in Rajasthan while a female singer sings beautiful lines, giving the trailer a mysterious feel. Could it be? Could the word 'mysterious' actually be used to describe a Salman Khan movie?
But right when you get hopeful, a familiar voice with an even more familiar accent says, "Main waapas aa gaya...main waapas aa gaya (I'm back...I'm back)."
And BANG! Salman Khan appears on screen, the music suddenly changes to a loud, upbeat theme, everyone starts dancing and singing because Sallu Bhai is on stage and you realise that the movie, like any other Salman movie, is about worshipping and focussing entirely on Salman Khan.
In fact, the only time that a person who is not Salman speaks in the trailer is Sonam Kapoor. And she's talking about Salman's character. And you don't even see Sonam Kapoor. It's just her voice in the background while Salman is seen holding a sword with an intense expression.
There was a time when Salman Khan's 'Prem' avatar was as popular as Shah Rukh Khan's 'Rahul'. There was a time when the audience was completely won over by Prem's charm in films like Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Andaz Apna Apna. 20 odd years later, nothing seems to have changed. Now, whether that's a good thing or bad -- only time will tell.
In almost all the movies in which Salman has played 'Prem', the familial unit has been a big part of the plot. Salman is seen saying, "Har family mein problem hai...par woh khushnaseeb hain jinki family hoti hai (All families have problems. But those who have families in the first place are the lucky ones.)"
It's safe to bet that Salman will be seen giving a lot of gyaan on family values in this family drama this Diwali.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo will release on 12 November, 2015. Watch the entire trailer here:
For the first 40 to 45 seconds of the trailer, you'll see some beautiful shots of colourful palaces which look a lot like the ones in Rajasthan while a female singer sings beautiful lines, giving the trailer a mysterious feel. Could it be? Could the word 'mysterious' actually be used to describe a Salman Khan movie?
Screenshot from YouTube video.
And BANG! Salman Khan appears on screen, the music suddenly changes to a loud, upbeat theme, everyone starts dancing and singing because Sallu Bhai is on stage and you realise that the movie, like any other Salman movie, is about worshipping and focussing entirely on Salman Khan.
In fact, the only time that a person who is not Salman speaks in the trailer is Sonam Kapoor. And she's talking about Salman's character. And you don't even see Sonam Kapoor. It's just her voice in the background while Salman is seen holding a sword with an intense expression.
There was a time when Salman Khan's 'Prem' avatar was as popular as Shah Rukh Khan's 'Rahul'. There was a time when the audience was completely won over by Prem's charm in films like Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun and Andaz Apna Apna. 20 odd years later, nothing seems to have changed. Now, whether that's a good thing or bad -- only time will tell.
In almost all the movies in which Salman has played 'Prem', the familial unit has been a big part of the plot. Salman is seen saying, "Har family mein problem hai...par woh khushnaseeb hain jinki family hoti hai (All families have problems. But those who have families in the first place are the lucky ones.)"
It's safe to bet that Salman will be seen giving a lot of gyaan on family values in this family drama this Diwali.
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo will release on 12 November, 2015. Watch the entire trailer here:
Always been going through hard times, it's my share of karma: Salman Khan
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who will be seen in his most adored character "Prem" in Sooraj Barjatiya's Prem Ratan Dhan Payo insists that the hitches that he is still going through in his life does not impact his films.
"I have been always going through hard times in my life, but that doesn't affect my work," he said at the trailer launch of the film.
As
a reporter mentioned the difficult times Salman was going through at
the time of shoot, he promptly replied: "Whenever I go through a
difficult time in my life, my work in films becomes that much better. So
remember that, and please don't let those difficult times hamper the
release of my film, because we have worked a lot for this film in that
difficult time.."
Despite a court sentencing him to five years jail in a rash driving case, Salman's Bajrangi Bhaijaan became one of the record-breaking films at box office. His conviction was later suspended and he was granted bail.
"I am still going through it and keep on going through it. That's my share of karma," he spoke out.
PRDP, which also features Sonam Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Swara Bhaskar and Neil Nitin Mukesh, will hit big screens on November 12, a day after Diwali.
"I have been always going through hard times in my life, but that doesn't affect my work," he said at the trailer launch of the film.
Salman Khan. AFP
Despite a court sentencing him to five years jail in a rash driving case, Salman's Bajrangi Bhaijaan became one of the record-breaking films at box office. His conviction was later suspended and he was granted bail.
"I am still going through it and keep on going through it. That's my share of karma," he spoke out.
PRDP, which also features Sonam Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Swara Bhaskar and Neil Nitin Mukesh, will hit big screens on November 12, a day after Diwali.
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