Shah Rukh should play Dhyan Chand on screen: Abhishek Bachchan

Abhishek Bachchan and members of the Kabaddi team Jaipur Pink Panthers.

Mumbai: Actor Abhishek Bachchan feels superstar Shah Khan Khan should make a movie on legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand and also essay his role on-screen as he looks like him. The late Indian hockey player is remembered for his extraordinary goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals during an era where India was the most dominant team in the game. Known as "The Wizard" for his superb ball control, Chand played his final international match in 1948.

"A sportsman whose life will be fantastic on screen is Major Dhyan Chand. It will be an unbelievable story. These are the stories that need to be told. I told Shah Rukh Khan (during the shoot of 'Happy New Year') to make a film on it and play the protagonist, because he looks a lot like him. If you see his photo...just need to change Shah Rukh's hair a bit. Shah Rukh was a hockey player. I think he will be fantastic", said Abhishek on the sidelines of an event here. Two-three years back, apparently, multiple biopics on Chand were in the pipeline and Shah Rukh was one of the choices to play the sporting hero on big screen.

Earlier, SRK had reportedly confirmed that he was approached for a movie based on the legendary sportsman. Hockey, as a sport, isn't new to SRK. He has been an athlete throughout his school and college life and has played the game. Not many may know that SRK, during his school days captained the football and hockey teams besides playing cricket at the zonal and national levels.

Abhishek, who owns a Kabaddi team Jaipur Pink Panthers, plans to make a film based on it in future. "I would love to do it in the future but not right now. The history of Kabaddi is fantastic. It has his origin in Mahabharat..it is over 3,000 years old. So you can get a lot of exciting content but let it build, then we will think of making it. If you do it (make the film) right now and if it doesn't work then it becomes disappointing. So let Kabaddi get that recognition and then I would love to do it (make a film on it)," Abhishek said.

Abhishek is happy that filmmakers are showing Kabaddi in films. "A dear friend of mine, Arjun Kapoor is doing a film called 'Tevar' which is a remake of a Telugu film and it has got lot of Kabaddi in it. Kabaddi has been around in films like in one of my dad's movie 'Ganga Ki Saugandh', Chintu uncle (Rishi Kapoor) in Naseeb'.. Even I had a scene in 'Yuva'. So it is there in films," he said.

'Khoobsurat' Sonam Kapoor welcomes 'Handsomest' Fawad Khan on Twitter

Mumbai: Micro-blogging site Twitter, every now and then sees your favorite celebs joining it and many seem to have been smitten by this bug. Recently, the '2 States' actor Arjun Kapoor made his debut on the site and the next one to join it is none but the 'Zindagi Gulzar Hai' fame Fawad Khan who will make his Bollywood debut opposite Sonam Kapoor in Rhea Kapoor's 'Khoobsurat' which is a remake of the 1980 flick 'Khubsoorat'.

Like Arjun and other celebs who join Twitter, receive heartwarming greetings from the Bollywood celebs, Fawad received the same from his co-star Sonam.

Sonam wrote, "Guess who's on twitter!!! It's Fawad khan!!! Please follow the handsomest nicest smartest and most charming @_fawadakhan_ #khoobsurat."

Well, this welcome shows that Sonam is trying to introduce this newbie to the town and so it is so sweet of you Sonam!

Kick Fails To Beat Chennai Express Record

Salman Khan's much-talked about movie Kick is a remake of Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja's Blockbuster Telugu film with the same name. Telugu audiences are eagerly waiting to watch the movie. The Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez starrer is slated to release in a large number of screens in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on July 25. But it will not beat the screen count record of Shahrukh Khan's Chennai Express. Directed by Rohit Shetty, Chennai Express was released in a record number of theatres across India during Eid festival on August 9, 2013. The movie had graced 128 screens in Nizam region and 72 cinema halls in other parts of Andhra Pradesh. The Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer, which clashed with four small-budget Telugu flicks, had released in a total of 200 theatres in the state. Whereas the screen count of Salman Khan's Kick looks low, when compared to that of Chennai Express. As of the latest report, the Sajid Nadiadwala-directed Hindi film is confirmed to release in 125 cinema halls in both AP and Nizam regions. This low screen count of the film has surprised many in the state, where Salman Khan has huge fan base, when compared to other states in South India. Experts from the Telugu film industry feel that the low screen count of Kick is due two main reasons. According to them, Alludu Seenu, which is set to hit the screens on July 25, could be the first reason. This Telugu film is a launch pad for Bellamkonda Suresh's son Srinivas and the producer has made grand preparations for its release by booking massive number of theatres, much before the Kick distributors thought of doing it in the state. According to the experts, the second reason for the low screen count of Kick is that it is a remake of hit Telugu movie and the makers of the film might have maintained it low, thinking that it may not work at the ticket counters in the state. However, the experts opine that many Ravi Teja fans are eagerly waiting for its release as they want to know whether Salman Khan will match the performance of the Mass Maharaja. We bring you some rare pictures and interesting facts about Ravi Teja's Telugu film Kick. Continue to see them in the slideshow.

Adhyayan Suman and Karishma Kotak's Lucknowi Ishq denied permission to shoot at The Residency in Lucknow

Director Anand Raut, who has been shooting for his film Lucknowi Ishq in the city in July, was in for a rude shock on Thursday.

The director, who was all set to shoot a romantic song between Adhyayan Suman and Karishma Kotak, was denied permission to shoot at The Residency at the last moment, he claims.

Anand then decided to can the song at one of the Ambedkar Parks in Gomti Nagar. But he was denied entry there. "We had already written a letter to the SDM seeking permission to shoot at these locations a few days back. Humne toh `45,000 deposit bhi kara diye thay to shoot at The Residency. While we were told that the person who will give permission to shoot there is out of town for two days, we were simply denied permissionto shoot at Ambedkar Park. The babus at LDA didn't give us any specific reason for not letting us shoot there. Humara per day ka nuksaan around `15-20 lakh ka hua hai, as we had dancers and choreographers coming all the way from Mumbai to Lucknow to shoot for the song," rues Anand.

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While most filmmakers wax eloguent about the cooperation they received from local authorities while shooting in the city, Anand experience has been to the contrary. "To shoot in Lucknow has been the most challenging task. While the government invites us to shoot in Lucknow, the middlemen make sure ki shooting aaram se na ho sake. It is frustrating. Who would want to come here when people at different levels cite different rules for shooting?"
Finally, the song was shot in Gomti Nagar on Thursday, on the road opposite the 1090 Power Line office, at 7 pm, without Karishma. "She didn't want to shoot in so much of confusion. While one moment we would ask her to get ready for the shot, the other moment we would ask her to wait. Thursday poora din yeh hi sab hota raha. I swear I won't come back to shoot in Lucknow again," says Anand.