Salman Khan goes missing from brother Arbaaz’s premiere

Salman Khan was missing at the premiere of Sanjay Gupta’s Woodstock Villa, starring his brother Arbaaz Khan. Except Malaika Arora Khan and Amrita Arora (who was seen with Arbaaz), no Khan member was present. The buzz is that it was the presence of the Bachchans (especially Aishwarya’s) that was the cause of Salman’s no-show.

Says a source, “Arbaaz held a trial on Thursday for the Khan family at 12.30 in the afternoon at Ketnav theatre in Bandra where everyone from Alvira and Atul Agnihotri, Salim and Salma Khan to Salman was present. After the trial, Salman drove off to his Panvel farmhouse in the evening. But the real reason that Salman and Salim Khan didn’t go for the premiere, which was such an important event for Arbaaz was because Salim Khan and Salman wanted to avoid the Bachchan family. Recently, Salim Khan had made certain disparaging remarks against Amitabh Bachchan and it would have made an awkward moment for both if they had come face-to-face.”

Apparently, Salman also wasn’t keen on coming. The source clarifies, “Though Salman shares a cordial relationship with Abhishek and a warm and affectionate relationship with the Big B, it would have made for another awkward moment if Aishwarya, the Bachchan bahu and he bumped into each other at the premiere. Rather than have so many uncomfortable moments the Khan family decided to skip the premiere.”

Arbaaz, however, says, “Salman has just returned from a long and hectic schedule of Main Aur Mrs Khanna in Australia so he couldn’t make it to the premiere. But dad and him and the rest of the family saw it at the trial at Ketnav. Also he’s currently very busy preparing for his TV show, Dus Ka Dum, which airs next week on June 6. We have seen the first episode and Salman is simply brilliant!”

Arbaaz is thrilled with the response he’s got for his performance in Woodstock Villa, where he plays Neha Uberoi’s husband. Arbaaz’s “biggest critic”, his father, Salim Khan has also liked his performance.

“Dad never gets over-enthusiastic in his praise so when he says it’s good it means a lot. He’s liked the film and my performance. It was a challenging role to play where I had to convey a lot silently through my expressions. Many have said that it’s one of my best performances in recent times.”

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Premiere of Woodstock Villa

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WOODSTOCK VILLA team rocks at Bangalore IPL!

The stars of WOODSTOCK VILLA Sikandar Kher, Neha Uberoi, Shibani Kashyap, Aryans and Anchal rocked the stadium at Bangalore for the T20 IPL Match between Royal Challengers & Kings 11 Punjab on Monday.

Neha Uberoi kick started with the world class cheerleaders of Royal Challengers on the 'Dhoka' song. The crowds lapped up the performance and joined with the chorus line 'Dhokha'. It was an interesting performance to see the cheerleaders match step with Neha Uberoi live on a Bollywood number 'Dhokha' for the first time.
Sikandar Kher, then made a starry entry, which had the girls raving about the handsome hunk, who will be making a spectacular debut with this film.

The singers of WOODSTOCK VILLA, Aryans, Shibani Kashyap, and Anchal took over as the stadium rocked with their chartbusting numbers.

The visit of the celebs to the Bangalore IPL was to promote the film WOODSTOCK VILLA, as a synergy with cricket and entertainment which was a resounding success.

Sikandar Kher and Neha Uberoi then joined Katrina Kaif and Preity Zinta, as they cheered their respective teams.

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23rd May is a busy Friday

With IPL keeping the big film makers away from releasing their films (BHOOTHNATH and JANNAT are the only two major releases on 9th and 16th May respectively), 23rd May has suddenly turned out to be the most sought after Friday for the release of medium and small budget films.

This is why it doesn't come as a surprise to see number of films in a tearing hurry to hit the big screen even as they clash with each other due to problem of plenty. Believe it or not but at the last count, there are at least 5 films arriving on 23rd May.

These are WOODSTOCK VILLA, AAMIR, HASTEY HASTEY, DHOOM DADAKKA and DON MUTHUSWAMI. Most of the films have been shot in quick time and prominently feature newcomers.

Picture this - WOODSTOCK VILLA would mark the debut of Sikandar Kher and Neha Uberoi with Arbaaz Khan as the only established actor in the middle of affairs. This Sanjay Gupta production has Hansal Mehta returning back to direction after a hiatus.

AAMIR too features a debutant though the bonus comes in the form of TV superstar tag carried by Rajeev Khandelwal. A thriller, it is a UTV Spotboy production and is directed by debutant Rajkumar Gupta.

HASTEY HASTEY has a debutant aiming to make it big on the silver screen. Nisha Rawal, the 'Chanda Ki Doli' girl, is making her debut along with Jimmy Sheirgill in this light hearted entertainer which has been shot end to end in USA.

Shashi Ranjan directed DHOOM DADAKKA may not see a newcomer trying his/her luck but this comic entertainer is important for it's star cast comprising of Sameer Dattani, Shaad Randhawa, Aarti Chhabria and Shama Sikander which is trying to get a foothold in the industry.

In comparison, DON MUTHUSWAMI is the only film which has a huge star/actor standing tall. Mithun Chakraborty is seen enacting the title role in this yet another comedy which has director Ashim Samanta at the helm.

With three comedies (HASTEY HASTEY, DHOOM DADAKKA and DON MUTHUSWAMI) and two thrillers (WOODSTOCK VILLA, AAMIR) to choose from, there is quite a lot to choose from for a hardcore movie buff!

Joginder Tuteja

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New 'Woodstock Villa' Trailer

What is it with some Bollywood movies trying so hard to be cool and slick? Take for example the trailer for ‘Woodstock Villa.’

You’ve got your hero (Sikandar Kher) fighting a guy in the rain and then the token ‘hot girl’ shows up in a dance sequence with men ripping her clothes off. And through all of that we still have no idea what the movie itself is about!

Are they trying too hard with this one? Check out the trailer and let us know what you think!

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Sikandar's entry costs a bomb

Sikandar Kher’s introductory scene in Woodstock Villa cost the makers a cool 1.5 crore

For Sikandar Kher’s silver screen debut with Woodstock Villa, producer Hansal Mehta filmed a introductory sequence with the newcomer, which cost them a cool Rs 1.5 crore.

A glimpse of the same can also been seen in the teaser promos currently on air. Sikandar is seen riding a Yamaha MT01 bike with smoke in the background.

Hansal Mehta is hesitant to talk about the amount he spent on the scene, “We have spent freely and the scene looks amazing. I wanted to give Sikandar an entry like no newcomer has got.

Something like Tom Cruise did in one of his early movies, Days of Thunder. It took us three days to finish this shoot.”

About the film Hansal says, “It’s a film with unexpected twists and turns at regular intervals.

It is a racy thriller and will keep the audiences on the edge of their seats from start to finish.”

Mehta calls Sikandar “a house of talent”. He says, “I always knew he was someone to look forward to, given the body of work of his parents.

Besides, he oozes confidence and is a delight to work with. Even Neha is going to be a surprise package of the film and she has done a commendable job.”

Amul Sharma

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Fighting over Sikandar

Both the producers of Sikandar Kher’s ‘debut’ films want their project to be his first release
Sikandar Kher who has been trying to make his silver screen debut for over two years now has two films that are ready for release. It is believed that the newcomer wants Adlabs’ Summer of 2007 (which was unveiled at a special event last night at The Club, Andheri) to be his first release in stead of Sanjay Gupta’s Woodstock Villa.

An industry source reveals, “Although it was Sanjay who was instrumental in kick-starting Sikandar’s career, the actor has lost interest because it’s been in the making for over a year. Sikandar signed for Summer after he finished shooting for Woodstock Villa. Now Sikandar is keen to promote Summer, and wants it to be his first."

The source adds, “Gupta has started to promote Woodstock extensively. He has started to place ads in trade magazines and is pushing for the release before Summer.”

The director of Woodstock and the COO of Gupta’s banner White Feather Films, Hansal Mehta says, “If Sikander is unveiling Summer of 2007, what does that have to do with my film? He has acted in that movie and I wish him all the very best for it. My movie is going to hit cinemas in May.”

Says Sikandar, “Adlabs is putting in money to promote Summer of 2007; the best person to ask why Woodstock is not being promoted is Sanjay Gupta, the producer.” When quizzed about which film he wants out first, he says, “Whichever one is ready for release. As far as I am concerned, I want both films to come together.”

Amul Sharma

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