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Ghajini is the Hindi adaptation of the critically acclaimed film Memento by Christopher Nolan, with the common theme of the protagonist suffering from anterograde amnesia or short term memory loss and seeking revenge for his wife's murder. Ghajini will feature Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal and Jiah Khan in lead roles and will be directed by A. R. Murugadoss, who also directed the Tamil version of the film in 2005.

'Ghajini' to arrive earlier

Post 26/11, film business has been hit hard. Most cineplexes are running to negligible occupancy and in some instances, the management has been forced to call off shows due to lack of audiences. Perhaps this may've prompted people to assume that Aamir Khan's keenly anticipated GHAJINI, which is confirmed for Thursday, 25th December, might get pushed to the New Year. But it's not true!
On the contrary, GHAJINI producer Madhu Mantena says that the film will arrive earlier. Till now, the film was slated for release on Thursday, 25th December, but the makers have decided to release it on Wednesday, 24th December night. "We're organising paid previews across the country on Wednesday night, which means we're releasing GHAJINI a day earlier," Madhu tells me.
Sure, the release date of GHAJINI has been altered. It's Wednesday, not Thursday!

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Brand endorsements for Bollywood stars seems to have taken a hit

Slashing of star fees and non-renewal of contracts is the likely impact of recession in the advertising industry.At a time when several recession-hit producers are keeping ambitious projects on hold, brand endorsements once the biggest source of income for stars too seems to have taken a hit. Not only is there a major cut in the endorsement fees, but also there is also little demand for renewals of existing contracts. Though the huge slump in the advertising budgets and a drastic cut in celebrity endorsements fees is inevitable, the situation may actually help advertisers convince stars to sign endorsement contracts at lesser fees over the next year, according to Prahlad Kakkar. Explaining the current advertising scenario, he says, "The dynamic rise in endorsement fees was being fuelled by corporates and MNCs who wanted to flaunt the growth of their business. But now, the scenario is different. Advertising budgets are being slashed and this will be passed on to endorsement fees as well." Kakkar said that the brand endorsement business functions on the economics of supply and demand. According to him, as of now, there are few takers for brand ambassadors. However, in the next few months, advertisers may realize that it is a major opportunity to sign new brand endorsement contracts at lesser prices and that too, for longer durations! A likely offset of the trend is also reduction in number of public appearances made by the stars. Translated literally, it means busy actors will have the option of signing more brands for lesser time commitment. As such, bulk brand endorsements signed at lower fees may well be the silver lining. In fact, Kareena Kapoor, who is reported to have charged a whopping Rs 7 crore for endorsing Pepsico's snack food, is looking at signing a few endorsement contracts in January, according to a source associated with her business decisions. On the other hand, Emami, which is said to have roped in the actress for Boro Plus two years ago at a fee of Rs 2 crore, has not yet renewed their contract with the actress. Replying via email, Devadeep Ghosh, Emami spokesperson said that though most of the company's celebrity endorsement contracts are signed for a period of four years, they couldn't divulge the actress's contract renewal date since it can lead to 'unnecessary speculation'. Meanwhile, responding to whether recession will see Emami replacing their current brand ambassadors that include Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan as well, Ghosh answered in the negative with, "Since stars are brand ambassadors themselves, our association with them reinforces the communication of trust, the power of brand and image recall." It may be recalled here that the company has just renewed its contract with both the brand ambassadors earlier this year in July for a period of two and a half years. However, this is definitely not a universal strategy. For new entrants in the Indian market, there seems to be hesitation in going ahead with the best of Bollywood brand ambassadors. For instance, J.Hampstead whose contract with Priyanka Chopra is valid only till early 2009 has not yet initiated talks for renewal, confirmed Ajay Chandwani, Executive Director, Percept H, the advertising agency that created the campaign starring Chopra. It is clear that brand endorsement contracts will continue to be signed as well as renewals scraped over the next one-year, each having its set of recession-sparked terms and conditions. As to which stars will use them to survive the recession wave, is something only time will tell.

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Terrorists have no religion; politicians, act responsibly: Aamir Khan

New Delhi, Bollywood star Aamir Khan Friday wrote on his blog that politicians may try to use the Mumbai terror attack to their own advantage and stressed that terrorists have no religion.
“I dread to think of how various political parties are now going to try and use this tragedy to further their political careers. At least now they should learn to not divide people and instead become responsible leaders,” wrote Aamir on his blog www.aamirkhan.com/blog.“When will these politicians realise and admit that terrorists have no religion. Terrorists are not Hindu or Muslim or Christian. They are not people of religion or god. They are people who have gone totally sick in their head and have to be dealt with in that manner,” he added.Aamir went on to write about how the tragedy that struck the financial capital Wednesday night and spilled over into Friday has exposed how “ill-equipped we are as a society as far as proper leaders go”.“We desperately need young, dynamic, honest, intelligent and upright leaders, who actually care for the country,” he opined.Militants struck in at least 10 places in Mumbai, killing at least 125 people and injuring 327 people besides holding scores of people hostage inside two luxury hotels since Wednesday night.The actor has been actively keeping a tab on the proceedings of the rescue operations in the city through television. He shared that it was shocking and heart breaking for him to see various locations there turned into a war zone.“At this moment I pray that the brave officers of the Mumbai Police, the Indian Army, Navy, the NSG and the various other security forces dealing with the situation are able to end this crisis as soon as possible,” Aamir wrote.Aamir extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of those killed and of those who had been held hostage since Wednesday night. He made a special mention of the “brave officers of the Mumbai Police” who lost their lives leading from the front to take on the terrorists. He also wrote about Anti Terrorism Squad chief Hemant Karkare, who was one among the three top officials who laid down their lives while fighting terror.The actor-turned-filmmaker has urged countrymen to have faith and signed off with “Jai Hind”.

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Aamir Khan made Jiah Khan cry

Any young actress likes being complemented for her talent and when it comes from the perfectionist Aamir Khan the happiness has no bounds. Jiah Khanexperienced this when she went for the auditions of Ghajini. Her screen test was taken by none other than Aamir Khan and the director A R Murugadoss. Jiahwho was mentally prepared for rejection broke in tears when Aamir and Murugadoss announced that she was in for the movie. Source

Aamir Khan Is Shocked To See Mumbai Turn Into A War Zone

The finest actor of the bollywood Aamir Khan expressed himself as being shocked, heartbroken, helpless and angry too. ”I Have been watching television since yesterday and to see various locations in Mumbai turned into a war zone is shocking and heart breaking to say the least. My heartfelt condolences to the families of persons killed and taken hostage! I was feeling sick in the stomach when the fire broke out at the Taj. What would the people caught inside be going through? The fire fighters were doing their best but my imagination was running wild and I was feeling helpless watching other people trapped in the rooms adjoining the fire.” said Aamir.

Aamir also extended his condolences to the family of the brave officers of the Mumbai Police who lost their lives. There was a special mention in his blog about Hemant Karkare of the ATS, who in the recent past was being targeted by various political parties for the work that he was doing. On the Terrorists Aamir said, “They are not Hindu or Muslim or Christian. They are not people of religion or God. They are people who have gone totally sick in their head and have to be dealt with in that manner.”

Aamir also wrote, “I dread to think of how various political parties are now going to try and use this tragedy to further their political careers. At least now they should learn to not divide people and instead become responsible leaders. An incident such as this really exposes how ill-equipped we are as a society as far as proper leaders go. We desperately need young, dynamic, honest, intelligent and upright leaders, who actually care for the country.”  Source

Shahrukh Khan and Amir Khan in trouble.

The buzz is that Shahrukh Khan and Amir Khan are facing the same problem. 

Both are desperately waiting for their upcoming films ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ and ‘Ghajini’. ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ is directed by Aditya Chopra while ‘Ghajini’ is directed by A.R. MurugadossBoth the actors are having one of their career’s most awaited films ready for release. SRK’s film is releasing on 12th December while Ghajini is releasing on 25th December. Now at the same time both the actors are facing claims of falsification against them.

Writer Ajay Monga has accused Farah Khan and SRK’s Red Chillies Entertainment of stealing his script idea for Om Shanti Om from his script. Now the case has taken an interesting turn with the Film Writers’ Association (FWA) going back on its earlier decision and claiming that it has found the first half of Om Shanti Om very similar to Monga’s script.

India’s Maths genius Shakuntala Devi has accused Aamir Khan of stealing her idea for his directorial debut film, Taare Zameen Par. Shakuntala has accused Aamir of borrowing ideas from her book. She now plans to produce her own film based on the story from which some of the things shown in Taare Zameen Par have been taken.

Although the case is still pending in the court, this development could be crucial in deciding the ultimate result of the case. Now it has to be seen how the two bollywood superstars are out from these cases. Source

Jiah Khan Receives Compliments From Aamir Khan

Jiah Khan is been very lucky in the industry when it comes to co-stars. After pairing with none other than the Bollywood cine icon Amitabh Bachchan in her debut film Nishabd, Jiah is working with Aamir in the upcoming thriller Ghajini . Incidentally, it was not recommendation by anyone that got Jiah the coveted role. She bagged it because she deserved it. This was what Jiah’s mom was told by Aamir.

“Aamir told my mother that if I was a part of ‘Ghajini’ it was because of my own achievement and talent. It was the best compliment I have received, that too from the best actor of the country - Aamir Khan. What more could I ask for,” Jiah is quoted as saying.

Recalling the moment when she was selected for the role, Jiah says she was in total disbelief when she learnt she had bagged the role in ‘Ghajini’. When Aamir and the director told me I was in, I couldn’t believe it! I was in tears and overwhelmed,” said the actress. Source

Kareena joins A listers in adworld along with Akshay and Aamir.

Kareena Kapoor, the highest paid Bollywood actress of present times, has gone ahead and become the highest paid Bollywood actress for endorsement deals, as well. She is rubbing shoulders with the likes ofAamir Khan and Shah rukh Khan with her costliest ever endorsement for ‘Kurkure’.

Kareena is commanding a whopping seven crore for the ad in which she is playing a desi Cinderella.

kareena kapoor been increasing the endorsement deals in her kitty gradually. She is now the brand ambassador of a shampoo along with beau Saif Ali Khan, which, incidentally, used to be endorsed by her ex-flame Shahid Kapoor.

Among the male stars of Bollywood, Akshay tops the chart of being the highest earner in endorsementdeals. On an average, he gets 1.5 crore/day for endorsing assorted things from jeans brand to cold drinks.

Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are following closely behind, with both pocketing seven crore each for an endorsement. Salman Khan, however trails behind endorsing only two brands, that also fitfully. Source