Happy Birthday Sonam Kapoor!

B- town is beaming with wishes. Guess who is celebrating her birthday. It’s the birthday of the cute and charming Sonam Kapoor who turns 30 today.

Best known for her elegant fashion sense, Sonam Kapoor knocked on the doors of Bollywood with ‘Saawariya’ and gradually, was seen around the tinsel town with her exquisite choice of movies.

Coming from a family of fashion-lovers, her sophistication and the stunning manner in which she carries herself, runs in her blood. This was noticed and appreciated by her looks in the movie ‘I Hate Luv Storys’ as the character Simran. Didn’t we absolutely love her romantic and cheerful self as Simran?

Famous far and wide for her absolutely impeccable dressing sense and her gorgeous persona, she has millions of fans on Facebook , Twitter, etc. The audience can’t wait to see her on screen in the next ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’ with Salman Khan.

We hope she continues to charm us for several decades to come. Here’s wishing her a very happy birthday and success for her upcoming movie.

Happy Birthday to the one and only Karan Johar

For him, life as a director didn’t just happen; it took years of dedication and diligence. Truly, Karan Johar has come a long way to have his presence felt in Bollywood, and all his movies speak volumes of his caliber as an ace filmmaker.

A successful director, an ardent fashion-lover, a mastermind at pop culture, a diligent judge in reality shows, the best friend of the top faces in Bollywood, and now, a classy actor, Karan sure is a man with many talents and his personality has something for each one of us to learn.

Starting off as an assistant director to Aditya Chopra’s ‘DDLJ’, Karan has worked his way up the ladder of fame with timeless movies such as ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham', 'Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna', 'My Name Is Khan' and 'Student Of The Year'. Didn’t we absolutely love each of these movies!

There’s a reason all his movies are runaway blockbusters, as he once said, “I firmly believe that emotions are universal, and I know that when they connect with the audience, it works.”

For someone who has valued relationships far more than professionalism, Dharma Productions wishes Karan Johar immense luck, happiness, and several blockbuster movies that live in the hearts of the audiences for a lifetime.

17 Years of Duplicate

In its rich history, the Hindi film industry has seen famous double roles being played by the biggest of stars. Each of these stories has been etched into our minds and is fondly remembered. One such movie that captivated the audiences with its witty and humorous rendition was ‘Duplicate’.

The movie cashes in on the successful formula of duplicates stuck in their own worlds and how they come face to face and what changes it brings about. The king of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan played the roles of both Bablu and Manu. He was ably supported by the beautiful Juhi Chawla and the pretty Sonali Bendre who played the roles of Sonia and Lily respectively. With a star cast like that, the movie was able to captivate the audience and ended up being termed as a laugh riot.

While the general trend of movies having double roles is to have a happy ending with both doppelgangers uniting, trust Dharma to be different and look beyond the norms. The villainous Manu isn’t redeemed and his grey shades add the much needed twist to the plot.

With such an amazing mix of talent, the nominations and awards were sure to follow. Juhi Chawla was named the Most Sensational Actress for her amazing role in the flick.

The years have since rolled on since the film’s release but it still tickles the funny bone of audiences across the world. We wish the entire team of ‘Duplicate’ a very happy anniversary and continued success in the years to come.

Spread a smile around everyone

We all know that famous saying 'Charity begins at home.' And in India all it takes is a few steps outside any decent home to realise the amount of social work needed to help the hundreds of poor and homeless around us. In recent times, NGO's have started to spread all over the country with social workers helping bring back smiles to the underprivileged one person at a time.

In 'Gori Tere Pyaar Mein' Kareena Kapoor's character Dia Sharma plays the role of one such social worker. Dia, the social activist is seen working with AIDS patients, performing deliveries of animal and human babies and protesting land grabbing in urban areas. She leaves behind a lavish lifestyle just so that she can help the less fortunate in and around her locality. Her ultimate goal is to bring happiness to the community and make everyone smile.

In 'Gori Tere Pyaar Mein', Dia gets very upset and breaks up with her boyfriend Sriram Venkat (Imran Khan) when she finds out that he has bought a plot of land where an orphanage is to be built. Her outlook on life is based on helping the community and not based on selfish motives. Even in real life we see Kareena as the celebrity face for UNICEF who is time and again seen visiting orphanages and schools. While most stars celebrated Eid with their families, she chose to turn it into a compassionate day by celebrating the festival with kids from an orphanage. She truly does justice to her onscreen persona as Dia Sharma.

We thank you Kareena Kapoor, for teaching us to spread love and joy; especially among the less fortunate. You are one of the most iconic role models of our time and we have a lot to learn from you.

The Many Sweet and Sour Moments of Friendship

Friendship is portrayed in such a heartwarming yet funny way in Bollywood movies that we can’t help but search for it in our personal lives. Be it the iconic Jodi of Abhi and Rohan in ‘Student Of The Year’ or Kabir Thapar aka Bunny and Avi from ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, it seems to resonate with our personal lives. Lots of viewers seem to connect with the kind of friendship shared between Bunny and Avi in ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’.

Friends share a special place in our lives and we talk to them about every little thing. In ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ Naina (Deepika Padukone) meets Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor) by sheer coincidence at a train station as she is boarding a train. He agrees to share his train seat with her and take her on a trip along with him and his friends. Naina for the first time drinks with Bunny as he tells her of his dream to roam around the world. He shares a moment with her and expresses how he never wants to settle down or have anything to hold him back from living his life the way he wants it.

The three of them (Bunny, Avi and Aditi) are inseparable friends throughout the film but their friendship comes close to its breaking point when Avi (Aditya Roy Kapur) finds an offer letter in Bunny’s bag. Aditi’s (Kalki Koechlin) wedding reunites them back together and they get back to having fun moments with each other. And let’s not forget about the sticky situation they get caught up in where the goons in Manali chase the awesome foursome of Bunny, Avi, Naina and Aditi. It finally turns out to be a hilarious, wacky, crazy sequence which the four end up escaping in fun and laughter. These best friends truly stick to the phrase ‘a friend in need is a friend indeed.’ They may have had their ups and downs but at the end of the day they always let go of their differences and make it a point to cherish their friendship.

The film is a great tribute to the everlasting relationship of friendship which can be the strongest bond in the world! Are you missing them, here’s a reason why you should relive those memorable moments with your awesome friends because Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani:

Nandini Raichand - The Ideal Indian wife

In a relationship, we tend to argue but sooner or later leave all our differences behind and make peace with each other. Yes, the relationships we build with our family, our friends, our partners are the ones which eventually make us complete.

For Nandini Raichand, her family was her life and loving them was her ultimate goal in life. She loved her husband, Yashvardhan and both her sons, Rahul & Rohan. Where Nandini was warm and respected her children’s decision, Yashvardhan was more of an authoritative person and always wanted his family to follow the rules and traditions set by his forefathers. When Rahul married Anjali without Yashvardhan’s consent, Yashvardhan abandoned them. Nandini was heartbroken yet followed Yashvardhan’s decision. Her burst of anger is summarized perfectly in one line she says; “Mera pati sirf pati hai, parmeshwar nahi”. That one line makes her husband realize what he has done. No theatrics, no arguments and no passive aggressive statements, just one heartfelt emotional line.

Relationships are not war, nor are they competitions where there will be one winner and one loser, relationships are a combination of love, companionship, trust and above all honesty. It’s the honesty Nandani and Yash have in their relationship that makes it one of the best on-screen husband and wife portrayal. It helped that it was played by one of the greatest real life couples of Bollywood, Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan. What do you think? What is the most important thing in a relationship?

Parents ka funda!

Kabir Thapar aka Bunny conveniently qualifies as the easy going guy; but he seldom shares his inner thoughts...even with Avi & Aditi. But with Naina, Bunny can be himself. He can share his fears, regrets, dreams with her! Just like Bunny made Naina realize her beauty, Naina became the reason for Bunny to express himself.
Of the many beautiful moments between Bunny and Naina, this one’s a deleted scene while exploring Udaipur. Bunny compliments Naina on her equation with her mother & regrets how he had never shared that comfort level with his dad.

Isn’t this something each one of us face while growing up?
Naina then shares ‘Parents ka Funda.’ Parents are happy when we are happy! “Kisi se kuch milne se badi khushi hai.. unhe kuch dene me!”

Naina also asks Bunny to share his most favorite thing with her but Bunny, being attached to his dreams, couldn’t. Though when he asks Naina to do the same, she shared her Ganesh idol with him without blinking!
Watch this cute scene between Bunny & Naina here- 

A Mashup full of Humptyness!

 

All you Humpty fans out there, we know you are craving for some more ‘Humptyness’? And so we bring to you ‘Humpty Mashup’ mixed by DJ Chetas -The King of Mashups.
The track features Humpty & Kavya grooving to all the super hit songs of Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania in the mashup. The track starts with ‘Saturday Saturday’ which is indeed a perfect way to start this electrifying mashup! The mixture of ‘Lucky Tu, Lucky Me’ & ‘Emotional Fool’ definitely brings about the bubbly factor in this mashup. The beats of ‘Daingad Daingad’ add a Punjabi flavour into this track. The foot tapping tunes of this awesome mashup will definitely make you dance till you drop. After the dancing to the tunes of ‘Saturday Saturday’- the ultimate Party Anthem, ‘Humpty Mashup’ will definitely rule your heart!
If you haven’t heard the ‘Humpty Mashup’ yet, tune into the song right here:

If you haven’t heard the ‘Humpty Mashup’ yet, tune into the song right here:

Spreading the Saturday Saturday fever again!

You’ve loved the original party number, now get ready to groove to the ultimate party remix!
Remixed by DJ Chetas, we bring to you ‘Saturday Saturday Remix’. The Party Anthem gets cooler with the electro beats and kickass soundtrack that will make you dance on this groovy number. The song has Humpty & Kavya from ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’ dancing their night out to the groovy track. The desi kudi Kavya & Delhi lad Humpty flaunt their dancing skills with perfect dance moves.
So what are you waiting for, put on your dancing shoes and get ready to burn the dance floor because when we play the party anthem, you will not be able to leave it! ;) Sung by Indeep Bakshi, Badshah, Akriti Kakkar, Saturday Saturday Remix is musical treat for all the party lovers!
So what are you waiting for! Click here to watch the remixed version of this anthem:

Repair Almost Anything

In an age when everything right from tissues to relationships are used, thrown and disposed, Rizwan Khan and Mandira come to reinstate the belief in everlasting relationships. Rizwan who suffers from the Asperger’s Syndrome and is termed autistic or abnormal, turned out to be more intelligent and considerate about people and relationships. Sticking by his mother’s childhood lessons, Rizwan never differentiates between people on the basis of false grounds such as caste, religion, etc. For him, the real demarcation of people was their deeds, so for him there were only good and bad people. Rizwan did all he could to repair his relationship, his love and his marriage because he believed that relationships were meant to last till death, they need not be dumped but repaired.

We absolutely love Rizwan Khan for reinstating this beautiful lesson! Do you agree?

Poo- The Ultimate Fashionista!

Pretty bag, shiny hair, mesmerizing appearance - our diva knows how to present herself! Even on a bad hair day or in an ugly dress, Poo has her eyes set on you and will share her style tips so you never go wrong again.
The charismatic personality of our diva has won the hearts of many students in college. Poo has always been the popular girl and every single guy studying in college wishes to go to the prom night with her. When it comes to being fashionable, Poo is not bothered about the upcoming fashion trends because she sets her own fashion statements. The fashionista feels proud to see that her fellow college students secretly aspire to be like her.
If anyone has to describe Poo in two words, we are sure it will be glamorous and pretty ;) It’s really fascinating to see that our Poo has a huge fan following in college ;)

‘Shhuddhi’ set to release in Diwali 2016!

Special news for all Salman Khan fans! The actor will be playing the lead role in Mr. Karan Johar’s mega project ‘Shhuddhi’.

Confirming the news Mr. Johar tweeted, “#SHHUDDHI will star SALMAN KHAN and will release Diwali 2016.....@shhuddhimovie”

It will be the second time; Salman will be doing a film with Mr. Johar. Earlier, Salman made a guest appearance in the 1998 Bollywood blockbuster ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'. ‘Shhuddhi’ will be helmed by director Karan Malhotra, of ‘Agneepath’ fame. It will be interesting to see the combination of the dashing Salman along with Karan, who impressed everyone with ‘Agneepath’. Watch this space for more updates on ‘Shhuddhi’

‘D se Dance’ out now!

Bajo ji dhol… nagara because the stage is set to do some crazy dance move with Humpty & Kavya ;) Presenting a fun upbeat track ‘D se Dance’ from ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’. ‘D se Dance’ shows Humpty and Kavya enjoying themselves in true Dilli Style. The song begins with the guests witnessing Kavya’s friend’s Gurpreet’s engagement. The peppy track also has Humpty’s close buddies Shonty and Poplu shake a leg with Humpty & Kavya. Humpty, the carefree Delhi lad and the Punjabi kudi have indeed set the dance floor on fire with their desi thumkas and Punjabi dance. The duo look exceptionally stunning and are seen flirting with each other in the song. The song brings a fresh flavor to the filmi story of Humpty and Kavya. Vishal Dadlani, Anushka Manchanda and Shalmali Kholgade have lent their voices for this extremely catchy number! We are just a few days away from getting spell-bound by Humpty’s “Humptyness”, till then watch the video and get dancing to the tunes of D Se Dance: