Kareena Kapoor is mighty excited about her upcoming film Heroine and says that the movie is her most 'special film', up till now. The actress revealed that she's worn over 150 costumes, in the film, which is a record in itself.
Talking to the media at a recently held event, the actress said, "Heroine is my most special film and Madhur Bhandarkar's most ambitious film. We have used over 150 costumes in the film, which I think has never been done before in any Hindi movie."
Team Heroine will auction all 150 costumes, post the release of the movie. When quizzed about the same Kapoor said, "Obviously it's a pleasure to auction all the costumes after the film."
Kapoor will essay the role of a film actress, Mahi Arora, in the movie, which also features Randeep Hooda and Arjun Rampal in the lead roles. Directed by Bhandarkar, Heroine, is expected to release on September 21, 2012.
Madhur Bhandarkar's much awaited Heroine is expected to be another good addition to the likes of Chandni Bar, Fashion and Corporate. One draws a lot of expectations from the music of the film too, especially since Salim-Sulaiman had given some good chartbusters in Fashion. The music album comprises of five tracks including an item number, a Sufi track and a rock outing.
An item number is one of the tried and tested ways to connect with masses and the ingredients comprises of a sensual voice, naughty and catchy lyrics, music that complements the theme well and a charming body beautiful to bring it all together. This is what makes the first track of the album, Halkat Jawani, a special one. With vocals by Sunidhi Chauhan, this track proceeds well with the use of word Aaja being really addictive. Add to that a diverse musical arrangements comprising of guitar, harmonium and dhol and you can hear an enhanced effect. Moreover, lyrics by Niranjan Iyengar do well with the setting too, hence resulting in an all around package affair.
The second track is the title song Main Heroine Hoon which is in the vocals of Aditi Singh Sharma. This one is a situational composition while also lending a haunting feel. The beginning has a touch of Bond theme though the song proceeds wellwith a nice fusion of 'sitar' along with modern instruments. The whole musical setup is quite good with Sanjay Chhel's lyrics rightly symbolizing the film's theme.
Album is carried forward by Saaiyan, a solo classical Sufi track in the melodious voice of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. This one is a soft and touching rendition that opens with an impressive male chorus, further to which Rahat's voice aptly narrates the pain and agony of a broken heart. Amitabh Bhattacharya's lyrics are astounding and remarkable that only relaxes one's soul.
Rock and Shreya Ghoshal is a rare combination and with the track Khwahishein, and one gets to witness that. There is a good fusion of piano and violin and though Irfan Siddique's lyrics are just average, it is Shreya who keeps the feel of melancholy alive while giving an accurate substantiation of her versatility.
The album ends with the track Tujhpe Fida which is the only duet song with vocals by Benny Dayal and Shradha Pandit. This club song has in it to take you to the dance floor with its energy and mood. Shradha's vocals appear to be really amazing in her solo portion as she creates a perfect chemistry with Benny that further makes it a nice treat for the listener.
Overall, Heroine turns out to be a good album that may have done a little better had it climbed a few more stairs up the popularity quotient. Having said that, the USP of the album is Halkat Jawani which is already making its way to the top of the charts.
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Heroine (2012)
'Saaiyaan' Song Promo
Kareena Kapoor, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming film Heroine, claims that eighty percent of the film's story is reality. The flick is helmed by realistic filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, who has explored the reality behind various professions in his previous films. In Heroine the director will unmask the inside picture of the film industry.
Kapoor, the leading lady of the film, states that the movie is eighty percent based on reality. She claims that after watching the film people will know, what happens in the personal life of actresses.
Though Kareena was Madhur's first choice for the movie, she declined his offer and the film went to Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. However, when the former Miss World declared that she was pregnant, she was dropped from the project and Kareena was roped in.
The 31-year-old actress says that she is glad that the film finally came to her, as she too wanted to work with Bhandarkar, eversince she watched Chandni Bar. Bebo further added, that no one in the industry has done such a role before and also that the movie is Madhur's best film up till now.
Heroine stars Arjun Rampal and Randeep Hooda alongside Kareena and is slated to release on September 21, this year.
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, popular for making women-centric films such as Chandni Bar, Page 3, Fashion and the upcoming Heroine, clarifies that he is not gender-biased and that his only claim is to make good movies.
Bhandarkar was recently quoted saying that for him it is necessary to make a good film, which garners success and critical acclaim and that he is never gender-biased. Although he agreed that the ratio of female actresses is more in his films but that depends on what kind of film is he making at that time.
His films have not only consolidated his reputation as a hard-hitting director, but also won the lead actresses, Tabu and Priyanka Chopra, National awards for their performances.
His latest film Heroine, starring Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Randeep Hooda, is set to release on September 21.
Actress Kareena Kapoor and director Madhur Bhandarkar, who are teaming up for the latter's magnum opus Heroine, must be grinning from ear to ear today.
It seems that a song from the film titled Halkat jawani, which is featured on Kareena Kapoor, has crossed one million online hits! What is surprising that the song was released just 10 days back and has already become quite the rage across the industry, with one and all raving about the music and Kareena's look in the film.
Apart from Kareena, the movie also stars Randeep Hooda and Arjun Rampal and revolves around the story of an actress and her rise to stardom and subsequent downfall.
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'Halkat Jawani' song promo from the movie Heroine
Director Madhur Bhandarkar, who is usually known to be a very private person, celebrated his birthday with much aplomb yesterday.
On Sunday, while dubbing for the upcoming film Heroine, actress Kareena Kapoor surprised Madhur with a birthday cake and gathered the entire crew of the film.
Madhur, pleasantly surprised, said, "I am either working or out on a family trip on my birthday. It was very sweet of Bebo to give me this birthday surprise."
The most interesting thing to note was that on the very first day of the shoot of the film, it was Arjun Rampal's birthday, then Madhur's birthday on Sunday and the movie is set to release on Kareena Kapoor's birthday.
Quite co-incidental for the team of Heroine! The film is set to release on September 21.
Cousins Kareena Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor will share the stage on the popular singing reality show Indian Idol 6 to promote their respective films, Heroine and Barfi!.
Sources claim that Kareena and Ranbir will be coming together for the grand finale of Indian Idol 6 on August 31.
While Kareena plays the role of a superstar Mahi in Madhur Bhandarkar's film Heroine, Ranbir essays the role of Murphy, whom everyone calls Barfi.
Ranbir's character is that of a prankster, who charms one and all even though he is deaf and mute. Actress Priyanka Chopra plays an autistic character, Jhilmil, in the film.
Buzz was that the two cousins were set to star together for the first time on silver screen in Zoya Akhtar's film. It would be great to see how the Kapoor siblings, both superstars in their own right, bond on the sets of the reality show.
Actor Randeep Hooda, who is enacting the role of a cricketer in Madhur Bhandarkar's upcoming film Heroine opposite Kareena Kapoor, has taken a lot of inspiration from the Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan. During the 80s, Imran was known for his reported link ups.
According to a source, Randeep has been portrayed as a charming cricketer, who has an affair with a popular actress, played by Kareena. Although the character is based on Imran Khan, it has not been suggested that he is the captain of the Pakistan cricket team.
There have been reports in the recent past that Randeep had been taking a lot of cues from the Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag for his role in the film.
He also went to watch him play during the last India-West Indies cricket match with Naseeruddin Shah.
Heroine, starring Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Randeep Hooda, is set to release on September 14.
Kareena Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan were romantically paired opposite each others in movies like Yaadein, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham and Main Prem Ki Deewani Hoon, and now it seems that filmmaker Karan Johar is planning to bring them back for a big project, which will be directed by Karan Malhotra.
It seems that Karan Johar and Kareena are close friends and when Johar approached Kareena for the film, she readily agreed to be a part of the project. Johar is planning to rope in Hrithik as the male lead as their romantic pairing has been much appreciated in the aforementioned films.
Kareena Kapoor will be next seen in Madhur Bhandarkar's magnum opus Heroine, which revolves around the success and eventual downfall of an actress whereas Hrithik will be seen reprising his role as masked super-hero Krrish Mehra in Rakesh Roshan's Krrish 3.
Just when it had started seeming that Bollywood had learnt its ways and spacing out films better, there is an explosion all set to happen. Come 5th October and as many as five films would release on the same day. This also means that Kareena Kapoor would now have a clean arrival on 21st September.
Confirms a trade source, "Yes, Sridevi's English Vinglish and Preity Zinta's Ishkq In Paris, both of which were supposed to clash with Heroine have been moved ahead. Now Aftab Shivdasani's 1920 - Evil Returns is all set to release on 5th October. These films are in addition to two Vivek Oberoi starrers Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story and Kismet Love Paisa Dilli which are anyways fighting it out amongst themselves."
Though there have been instances when 4-5 films released on the same day, more often than not only one, or maximum two such films were notable while rest were mainly filler releases. However most of the aforementioned films have reputed names which means such clash would be first of it's kinds.
As of now, none of the filmmakers are willing to budge from their stand. When contacted, Kumar Taurani (Jayanta Bhai Ki Luv Story), Amit Chandra (Kismet Love Paisa Dilli) and Vikram Bhatt (1920 - Evil Returns) made the same statement which read, "We are not changing plans for the film. 5th October is final."
On the other hand Preity Zinta too confirms that her Ishq In Paris would be arriving on the same day. In fact promo of her film is all set to be launched on 9th August. Ditto for English Vinglish where the makers have re-emphasized that there won't be any change in plans.
The source adds, "It is impossible though that there would be such deadly five way clash. At least 2-3 films would have to be moved ahead. However the film that would gain most is Heroine as there would be no competition whatsoever for it now."
No wonder, Kareena and Madhur Bhandarkar can be seen smiling ear to ear.
Heroine (2012) Movie Information
Color: C
Release Date: 21-09-2012
Language: Hindi
Genre: Drama
Banner
Bhandarkar Entertainment
UTV Motion Pictures
Director
Madhur Bhandarkar
Cast
Kareena Kapoor
Arjun Rampal
Randeep Hooda
Kanika Dhillon
Shahana Goswami
Pallavi Sharda
Shilpi Sharma
Producer
Ronnie Screwvala
Madhur Bhandarkar
Music
Salim Merchant
Sulaiman Merchant
Story
Madhur Bhandarkar
Niranjan Iyengar
Media Relations
Neeraj Gupta
Rahi Communications
Synopsis
The film is based on the life and times of a superstar heroine from the dream factory we call 'Bollywood'. The film is an entertaining, daring, emotional, shocking, glamorous, scandalous behind the scenes account of the reality behind the world of glitz and glamour that our film stars inhabit. For a country obsessed with films and film stars, HEROINE will take audiences on a voyeuristic journey to see what really goes on behind the closed doors of make up rooms and vanity vans. It will give them a chance to go beyond the gorgeous smiles and politically correct quotes, to see what really happens in the lives of India 's sweethearts - The sniping and the politics, the secrets and the lies, the incredible highs of fame and the lonely depths of failure. This is the film Bhandarkar has been subconsciously preparing for ever since he joined the industry and one which he considers his magnum opus.
All those who have seen the promos of Madhur Bhandarkar's magnum opus Heroine will not have missed a scene in which Kareena Kapoor's character exclaims in a press conference that if any actress goes to Dubai, the media will create a 'rate card' for her.
Now, it seems that this statement has not gone down well with audiences in Dubai, who found the reference quite offensive and considering the sensibilities of the viewers there, the makers have decided to take preventive action by tweaking the dialogue and presenting a modified version of the film for UAE as Dubai is a big market for them and they don't want to offend their viewers there.
Starring Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Randeep Hooda, Heroine revolves around the story of an A-list actress and her successes and downfall.
The first look promo of acclaimed director Madhur Bhandarkar's magnum opus Heroine starring Kareena Kapoor, was unveiled on July 25 and it seems to have already been a hit with the masses.
Sources claim that the online promo has already bagged a viewership of 2 millions since the past few days! A visibly excited Madhur Bhandarkar said, "I am overwhelmed by the great response the promo has got. This is just the beginning."
Apart from Kareena Kapoor, the film also stars Randeep Hooda and Arjun Rampal and is supposed to be the story of the rise and subsequent fall of a leading actress named Mahi, played by Kareena.
Kareena Kapoor, who is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming film Heroine, has reportedly taken jibes at Katrina Kaif in her upcoming movie.
If sources are to be believed then there is a scene in Madhur Bhandarkar's next, where Kareena will be seen speaking to a journalist about another actress. Reportedly, Kareena has made a comment on the actress (in the movie), that she is a success only because of her boyfriend, who himself is a big star.
Buzz has it that this is aimed at Kaif, who's been linked to Salman Khan in the past. The implication becomes more apparent as Kapoor further asks the journalist to check the actresses' passport to know her real name and nationality.
Mediavines suggest that the girl who plays the part of the actress, also bears resemblance to Katrina. We wonder what Salman and Katrina have to say on this.
