BOND GIRL TO DO HINDI ITEM SONG

Looks like Bollywood's favourite item girls Rakhi Sawant & Isha Koppikar have some serious competition coming their way. The grapevine has it that director Anubhav Sinha's forthcoming venture 'Cash' will see Italian actress & Bond girl Caterina Murino of 'Casino Royale' fame shaking a leg to a peppy number. Wonder what will crossover beauties like Ash & Mallika have to say?

Cheeni Kum is a perfectly cooked and served dish. The theme is similar to that of Nishabd but its flavor is more delicious and colorful. Cheeni Kum brings out the relationship between an old man and a young women with humor and sagacity and makes it easy to comprehend and digest. Cheeni Kum, directed by R Balakrishnan, is a romantic comedy that tells us about two strangers who fall in love with each other and wish to spend the rest of their lives together. The movie does not beat around the age factor but rather with hilariously well constructed sequence makes this sensitive issue a realistic and exciting tale.

Buddhadev Gupta [Amitabh Bachchan] is a sixty-four old pompous, arrogant and egoistic old man. His only passion in life is cooking. He owns a restaurant which holds the title of being London's finest Indian restaurant. He lives with his 85yr old mother [Zohra Sehgal] and his only friend and confidante is his 9-year-old neighbor, Sexy [Swini Khara]. He never showed any interest in anything other than his restaurant and cooking. His life blooms after meeting Nina Verma. Nina, is a 34yr old beautiful, mature, calm, charming, and understanding women. She visits Buddhadev's restaurant and there happens an incident which leads to a series of meeting. The two understand each other better and fall in love. Everything was fine so far until they decided to get married. The only obstacle was to get the approval of Nina's father Omprakash Verma [Paresh Rawal], living in Delhi, who has an ancient mindset. Will the old man win his young lady love?

Amitabh Bachchan, the lead actor, is brilliant throughout. The man puts across the character with ease and the acting natural. From the beginning to the end, he holds on to your mind with his enchanting expressions and mind-blowing performance. He emerges as a true winner. Tabu matches up to Big b throughout the movie. She is the best suit for a 34yr old young and beautiful looking woman and she has done a splendid job. Paresh Rawal enters the screen only in the second half of the movie. He excels in his out-and-out comic role as usual. Zohra Sehgal is full of energy and charm throughout the movie. Swini Khara, who is called sexy in the movie, is adorable and it's through her that we learn about some realities of life and also get introduced to other personality of Buddhadev.

Great watching

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Cannes Film Festival.

CANNES, France — Aishwarya Rai is a household name in many countries. Now the Bollywood actress, who married fellow film star Abhishek Bachchan last month, is getting used to a new moniker.

"This is the first travel where people start calling you, 'Hello Mrs. Bachchan, good evening,'" Rai told AP Television News on Wednesday.

"I've maybe done a double take at times, but pleasantly so, it makes us smile, so it's been good," she said.

Rai, 33, a former Miss World, interrupted her honeymoon for a visit to the Cannes Film Festival. She is at the French Riviera resort as part of the team of models for cosmetics company L'Oreal.

She was in the audience — and on the red carpet — for Wednesday's opening-night festival screening of Wong Kar-wai's "My Blueberry Nights."

Once she is back in India, Rai said she will continue work on her latest film, the 16th-century royal love story Jodha-Akbar.

Her screen credits include 2004's Bride & Prejudice, directed by Gurinder Chadha.