 AUG
17 - Ram Gopal Varma is livid with reports linking him
with Nisha Kothari who is playing Basanti in his
much talked about movie 'Aag', a remake of 'Sholay',
and also featuring in his forthcoming 'Darling'. He
insists he hasn't seen her in the last two months,
according to a PTI report.Some reports say that Varma
is so possessive about Nisha that he insists on picking
her up from her home and dropping her back.
Varma said, "What can I say or do about these
write-ups? Maybe they should place these stories in the
comic book section of the paper. The fact is I finished
shooting with Nisha for 'Aag' five months ago. For
the last two months I've been in Hyderabad shooting for
'Sarkar 2'.
"Only god and the creators of these fictional tales
know when and where I'm picking up Nisha and where I am
taking her. Honestly, when I get into the car I've no clue
about my whereabouts. How will I escort anyone else when I
don't know my way around Mumbai?"
On her part, Nisha said, "I really don't know how to
react to such stupid and baseless stories. I respect Ram
Gopal Varma as a director and I am grateful for his belief
in me. Beyond that there is nothing between us."
Another rumor is that Varma is remaking Martin
Scorcese's 'The Departed' in Hindi and Telugu. But
Varma said there is no truth in this either.
"In fact," laughed Varma, "I am not making any Telugu
film nor do I have plans to do so. The story says I'm
currently re-making 'Departed' with Mahesh
Manjrekar and JD Chakarvarthy. I haven't signed these two
actors for any film."
Varma said he has not even seen 'The Departed'.
"So where's the question of remaking it? In fact, I told
the reporter this. He still went ahead and wrote it," he
said. |
AUG 18 - Ajay Devgan is shifting into the director’s chair
with his venture U, Me Aur Hum, with Kajol and Isha
Sharvani as co-stars, and has a packed schedule for the rest
of the year, calling 2007 his year of reckoning.
