From virtual to reel, the Facebook fancy of our film folks goes a step further, as Shah Rukh Khan gears up to produce and act in a movie on the popular social networking site.
The film is produced by Khan's Red Chillies Productions in association with the Morani Brothers of Cineyug, and marks the directorial debut of TV anchor and radio personality Roshan Abbas. Confirms Mohammad Morani, "We are coming up with a film on Facebook and similar social networking sites in collaboration with Red Chillies, and Shah Rukh might act in it. The talks are still on"
The film is based on Abbas play, Graffiti - Post Card From School, which deals with the problems of teenagers and adolescents. Zoa, daughter of Karim Morani, also makes her acting debut with the film. Zoa has been working as an assistant with directors like Farah Khan and Rajkumar Santoshi. She was seen in a bit role as one of the aspirants for the Shantipriya lookalikes in Om Shanti Om.
Elsewhere, Hollywood filmmaker David Fincher is in advanced talks with Columbia Pictures to direct The Social Network, a film based on the true story of the founding of Facebook. The screenplay is based on the book The Accidental Billionaires.
The film will see actor Jesse Eisenberg playing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, pop star Justin Timberlake as Napster co-founder/Facebook president Sean Parker and Andrew Garfield taking on the role of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.
As a Diwali treat for its viewers, Sony Entertainment Television Asia has lined up one of last year's biggest hits on its channel in October.
'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' produced by Yash Raj Films, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka proved to be a superhit at the box office when it was released last December.
The romantic entertainer will make its World Television Premiere on Sony TV on Sunday 11th October at 20:00.
The channel has also scheduled the umpteenth repeat of the modern day classic 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' on Diwali Sunday - 18th October, at 20:00.
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By Unknown on 8:22 PM
Filed Under: Gauri Khan, Hollywood Pictures, Random Bollywood News, Shah Rukh Khan
Mumbai: The Photographers' Guild of India (PGI) recently hosted Exhibit A photographic exhibition of personal images created by some of India's worthy commercial photographers at the Tao Art Gallery. The initiative has been conceptualised with the intention of showcasing photography as a 'fine art form'. Thus the series represents the soul of the artist, driven purely by zeal and instinct and not by the rigid guidelines of commercial or advertising photography.
According to DNA the works of the three photographers, Avinash Gowariker, Vinay Mahidhar and Saish Kambli are the best of the lot.
Avinash Gowariker's pictures show Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao and Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri in a cozy mood. "I don't do fine art photography. I only specialise in fashion and film photography. Shah Rukh and Aamir are like friends to me. The picture qualifies for the exhibition because they were not shot for any commercial purpose. But both of them wanted a picture with Gauri and Kiran respectively to be put up in their homes," says photographer Avinash Gowariker.
Aamir and Kiran's picture was shot at the beginning of last year at their Panchgani retreat. Shah Rukh and Gauri's picture was shot last year. The couple has put it up on the walls of Mannat (Shah Rukh's bungalow in Bandra).
Vinay Mahidhar wanted to capture beauty in a way which is not traditional. "My concept was to negate the idea of beauty and capture it in an unorthodox way. The woman I have shot does not have a perfect figure or body but still when she is turning back, her curves look so beautiful," he says.
Saish Kambli's picture depicts the wild energy of rock music but in a very Indian way. He says, "I created a special set for this picture. I wanted to show a very desi element of music but also in a contemporary setting."

