Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Aamir Khan’s “Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na” has worked wonders at the box-office by registering 100 percent collections in the six days after its release Friday.This is not surprising, because even before the release, the excitement generated by “Jaane Tu…” - the debut film of Aamir’s nephew Imran - was phenomenal and bookings began five days before the release.It is a feat no movie so far released this year - not even the previous hit “Race” - could accomplish at the box-office. (more…)
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) It’s a dream come true for 14-year-old Rahul Kumar, who has got an opportunity to act with Bollywood stars Aamir Khan and Kareen Kapoor in a new movie. Rahul, a Class 8 student here, has been offered a role in the movie “Three Idiots” by “Munnabhai” fame director Raj Kumar Hirani. (more…)
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Bollywood star Aamir Khan had promised his fans that he will stop smoking after the release of his home production “Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na”. The movie has been released and is declared a hit, but he is not able to keep himself away from smoking. Aamir made a honest confession on his blog that he has begun smoking again and wrote: “Bear with me folks, I’ll give up once ‘Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na’ releases.” (more…)
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Several Bollywood stars, including Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan, have become part of a unique initiative where celebrities and over 2,000 volunteers are set to form a human chain Aug 15 to raise their voice against terrorism. (more…)
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgan are among the many celebrities who have become avid bloggers. So much so that ad men and web experts say blogs are an effective tool of advertising and stars are using it well to promote themselves.”A blog is a successful means to advertise oneself. In fact, it is not only an effective medium to advertise yourself but to express yourself,” ad man Prahlad Kakkar told IANS over phone from Mumbai. (more…)
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Imran Khan, touted as the new chocolate boy of Bollywood, says comparisons with uncle Aamir Khan are inevitable. In fact, he is happy to let his illustrious ‘maamu’ do all the talking for his debut film “Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na”. “I’m not shy but I take time to get comfortable with people…I was happy letting Aamir maamu do all the speaking. I also knew people would start making comparisons between us regardless of whether we were seen together or not. When the comparisons are inevitable, what’s the point worrying about it? I really appreciate Aamir’s support though,” Imran told IANS in an interview. (more…)
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Light college drama “Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na” won the hearts of audiences on the day of its release and Aamir Khan, whose nephew Imran debuted in the film, says it got an opening only a superstar’s movie would get. “‘Jaane Tu…’ got a response as strong as ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ (Aamir’s debut film). It got an opening which only Shah Rukh (Khan) or Hrithik’s films get,” Aamir, who is also a co-producer of the film, said at a press conference here late Friday. (more…)
It was like the whole Bollywood was at the premire of Aamir Khan’s JAANE TU YA JAANE NA. We got to see Aamir’s son Junaid, his daughter Aira, his present wife Kiran, and ex-wife Reena and whole lot of Bollywood starlets and hunks to wish their best for JAANE TU YA JAANE NA. (more…)