Vivek Oberoi back with Prince-Its Showtime

The big budget movies are coming thick and fast this year from the  Mumbai film industry and there seems to be no let down in the coming months as well.      Vivek Oberoi, the forgotten star son in the industry who is making a sort of comeback is ready with his latest movie Prince-Its Showtime. He tried his hand with the  Karan  Johar produced and  Rensil De  Silva directed Kurbaan which didn’t set the box office on fire but his performance as a reporter received applauds from the audience and critics alike.      Vivek has a career that is often marred with controversies with fellow actors and actresses, is said to be an unwanted guest in some gatherings of the industry. But despite this, his performances are cherished by fans and his well wishers.

Vivek’s last thump at the box office came with  Shootout at Lokhandwala where he was in a negative role and his performance received special credit. Now he has teamed up with Kookie Gulati in his latest offering Prince–Its Showtime who has directed many popular music videos in the past and is taking a step further in direction. In its initial stages the film was named as Prince of Thieves but the title was finally changed when the film was completed. The film stars Vivek Oberoi as a thief called as Prince and Nandana Sen (daughter of the Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen) playing the love interest of Prince as Maya.

The film revolves around the life of its protagonist Prince who commits his biggest heist. He is among the most savoir-faire thieves of the world. The following morning he is not aware what actually transpired on the preceding day. He has a wound but is unable to recall the cause of it and his journey starts to unravel the truth about himself. He comes to know that his name is Prince and he works for a man called as Sarang and also has a girlfriend called Maya. The film is about Prince finding his identity and saving the human race while keeping the biggest criminals and FBI at bay, as he is the person who knows about the robbery and is the most wanted man in the country. In such a scenario, Prince can rely only on his instincts as he is caught in a web of trickery where he can trust no one. He even confronts many girls claiming to be his girlfriend Maya.

The plot looks to be a lucrative one that has the potential to resurrect the haywire career of Vivek Oberoi but it’s a delicate one too as the director is a novice when it comes to directing films and there is not a big star cast to support the cause either. The topic itself looks to be a borrowed one from Robert Ludlum’s bestseller The Bourne Identity and off late a movie has also been made with same title featuring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne. The movie was a big hit worldwide so it would be a big challenge for the cast of the film to repeat that in India. Let’s wait and see what is the fate of the movie and how much the film resembles with its Hollywood version or the novel itself.

Source : http://www.indiareport.com/India-usa-uk-news/news_detail.php?id=760346&head=Entertainment&catid=11&subcatid=88

Countdown Begins: My Name is Khan, Who Will Win the Race ?

Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan's film My Name is Khan, which imparts the fabulous screen pair Kajol and Shahrukh together after eight farseeing years produced by Karan Johar, is planned for release this Friday (February 12).

My Name is Khan will be a super hit movie says Shah Rukh Khan's fans in Mumbai but is consanguine to controversy. First, it was the Shiv Sena, who imperiled to forbid the public distribution of  the film,  then joined the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and now Orissa unit of the Bajrang Dal is also joining them to protest the movie.

The latest news is that Orissa unit of the Bajrang Dal has imperiled to interrupt the screening of My Name is Khan in the state if Shahrukh fails to offer excuse for supporting the comprehension of the Pakistani cricketers in the IPL.

One of the senior leaders of Bajrang Dal, said that they would not allow the screening of MNIK in the state unless Shahrukh apologize for his remarks. He added that the actor acted like an agent to Pakistan by arousing his voice for the cause of its cricketers.

In the mean time, the Shiv Sena activists sniped on some theatres in Mumbai yesterday, opening for advance booking.

Mumbai police had earlier promised full protection to the theatres screening the film.

Shah Rukh Khan is finally ready to enjoy the release of his much- awaited movie. The actor latterly went through a very difficult time in the wake of his comments about Pakistani cricketers.
"I'm thankful to the media for being there by my side all the time. I'm also thankful to all my friends. Some of them have voiced their opinion about the issue and some didn't because they did not want to throw more attention to this sensitive issue. I thought that was prudent.”

The film actors are also in the favor of Shahrukh  Khan . "According to Aamir, if any cricketer is good, he would like to have him in his team, it makes no difference to him which country he belongs to," said the statement.

Aamir had already said that if he was to select IPL players he would do so only on the basis of their performance and not nationality.

It depends on time what will happen on 12th February, but this issue breaks the unity of India and some of the politicians are having fun and taking part in this issue and shining their careers. It’s the big time for all of them, Shahrukh and Karan who are in tension to success of their movie, Shiv Sena which is all set for protesting this movie and Government of Maharashtra which is trying to release this movie safely. Let’s see who will win the race.