Ayesha Takia-Azmi (born on 10 April 1986) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. She made her film debut in Taarzan

Ayesha Takia-Azmi (born on 10 April 1986) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Bollywood films. She made her film debut in Taarzan: The Wonder Car for which she won the Filmfare Best Debut Award in 2004. Her most recent commercial successful was the 2009 film Wanted (2009). Takia was born in Mumbai to a Gujarati Hindu father, Nishit, and an Anglo-Indian Muslim mother, Faridah. Her mother is half British and half Maharashtrian. She has a younger sister named Natasha who is three years younger than her.Takia attended St. Anthony’s High School, but never went to college because she started to work when she turned sixteen.

Takia began her career as a model appearing in the famous I am a Complan Boy! I’m a Complan Girl! campaign alongside Shahid Kapoor and also in Falguni Pathak's "Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye" music video when she was fifteen. When she was 18,she appeared in the music video Shake It Daddy, which brought her to the attention of Bollywood, and a few film offers followed. She signed a contract to appear in Socha Na Tha, then for Taarzan: The Wonder Car. However, delays making Socha Na Tha meant that Taarzan was released first and was therefore her “debut” film. She won the Filmfare Best Debut Award in 2004 for her performance in Taarzan: The Wonder Car.

Takia has appeared in a number of films that did poorly at the box office. However, she has been highly praised for her work in the 2006 Dor, a smaller budget film in which she plays the role of a young widowed Rajasthani woman living in a traditional joint family. She went on to win several awards for her performance in the film Dor, including the Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actress.
Apart from Bollywood, Takia has also appeared in the 2005 Telugu film Super with Tollywood star Akkineni Nagarjuna, for which she was nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award (Telugu). Her most recent hit was in Prabhu Deva's Wanted (2009 film) co-starring Salman Khan, which emerged as the one of the biggest blockbusters of 2009. The film was third highest grossing movie of the year and her role met with positive reviews.

In 2011, she starred in Mod which met with good response. As on 2012, Ayesha hosted the most awaited musical-reality show called Sur Kshetra.

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Latest Review of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani By: Dipashri Bardhan

Review of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
By: Dipashri Bardhan

A QUESTIONNAIRE: 1) Do you want to flee away from reality for 2 hours & 42 minutes, in order to relax your drained nerves & soul in an electrifying way ?
2) Do you love to dream about the unclouded happiness, which is barely visible when you keep your eyelids open ?
3) Do you believe in the magnetic power of unalloyed friendship which transforms a weary mind into a jovial one ?
If 'Yes', then Ayan Mukerjis most recent offering 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' is eagerly waiting for you..Bursting with youthful energy & boiling with contagious emotion, this drama is meant to spread the current of vivacity from the optic nerves to the cerebrospinal fluid, thereby invariably invigorating our fatigued desires...However, apart from the superficial liveliness, is there really any brilliance behind this high-budget flick? Continue reading below to know the answer !!

THE MOVIE: The story is all about friendship & love, shown through the main leads; Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor), Naina (Deepika Padukone), Aditi (Kalki Koechlin) & Avi (Aditya Roy Kapoor).Shot in the immaculate locations of Manali, Udaipur & Paris, the film primarily shows how the male & female leads affect each other's attitude, supported with a permutation of light/heavy emotions + peppy dance numbers & quirky dialogues !!

'UP's : All the lead characters, as well as supporting casts precisely stole the show.Cinematography (V.Manikandan) & Editing (S.Rahmathulla) were superb, whereas Music (Pritam) & Direction (Ayan Mukerji) conveniently delved deep into viewer's soul !!

'DOWN's : So many absurd scenes are there..For example: 1) In trekking, one needs to be physically fit & for physical fitness, regular workout is essential.As displayed here, the character of Naina is like a bookworm, who is not at all into gymming or such activites.Then how come she effortlessly climbs the difficult mountain peaks, when the so called audacious Bunny feels tired every now & then ?

2) Rajasthan is considered as one of the topmost conservative places in India.There, while visiting a royal palace as part of tourism, Naina wore a Salwar-Suit which revealed (more than half & her dupatta draped carelessly without doing the work it's supposed to do) prime parts of her femininity..Look at the background crowd & you cannot spot anyone wearing such a dangerous attire.Even the foreigners were shown wearing decent clothes (for in 'Lonely Planet India', it's always advised to dress properly while traveling in India)..Well, from a commercial cinema, such an odd scene is expected though..

3) The bespectacled Naina, all of a sudden wearing contact lenses, while celebrating Holi is another shock.There is plenty of arguments regarding the color quality used in Holi & since eye is a sensitive organ, therefore it's always wise not to wear lenses during such occasions..Naina despite being a doctor did the same..On top of that, when their clothes got multi-colored after playing, both the teeth of Naina & Bunny surprisingly remained 'close up white'...

4) The Bollywood pattern of equalizing a seductive girl with utmost silliness & a studious girl with weird spectacles is another defective custom, when in reality there are abundant instances of 'beauty with brain' as well as 'ravishing fashion sense with scholastic aptitude'...It's highly annoying when Bollywood still lacks behind in such territory..Equally irritating to see Naina still wearing the same (old designed) spectacle after a couple of years, when her dress sense changed significantly...
Not to blame Deepika anywhere, it's only the people behind camera whom I am referring to for all the blunders, mentioned above !!

SOME OBJECTIONS: Am afraid I may sound awful, but the way this movie portrayed the fundamental concept of 'To dream : Not to dream' & 'To love : Not to love', that's something really shaky !! Very similar to that already famous dialogue of Bunny ("Shaadi ke basic concept mein hi jhol hai"), the writer of this film (Moshin Khan) seemed to be over sensitive regarding the idea of 'want' & 'need', hence added unnecessary water (jhol) while cooking (writing the story) a simple dish (message).Let me clarify this in two points !!

1) Love:Marriage : The typical conception of viewing marriage as the only goal of love is dysfunctional.As shown in the first half of the movie, Bunny's character strongly believes in adventure & hates to lead a stereotype married life.But, within a few years (Second half), he suddenly realized 'what he really wants from life' & left behind his age old passion for the sake of love.Once Ayn Rand quoted, "To say ‘I love you’, one must first know how to say the ‘I’.The meaning of the ‘I’ is an independent entity..A person who exists only for the sake of his loved one is a spiritual parasite. The love of a parasite is worth nothing.”
The basic fulfillment of love exists in sharing happiness/sadness together + in cherishing every moment, irrespective of distance & age + in respecting the doctrine of 'space' & 'freedom' = which normally evaporates sooner than camphor when the same couple exchanges the wedding ring with each other.Then why to propagate the myth of 'being complete' via alliance, when the basement of such institution is unstable ?

2) Person:Passion : I can understand that, life becomes easy when one finds a like minded partner, but if there comes a point, where one has to choose between an explicit love (person) & implicit love (passion), then the deciding parameter obviously lies in the main focus of that particular person.Why love always has to be oriented toward a person ? It can very well directed towards a dream too, ain't it ? Love means the celebration of one's euphoria/something which one likes to do...Ultimately we all come & leave the earth alone.So why to cling on to a person to feel blessed ? That's why it looked so uncool when Bunny forgot his basic vision to tie the knot with Naina, because the script badly required him to do so, consequently leading to a cliched climax !!

INFERENCE: Thanks to all the hype, that ticket prices soared exorbitantly high for this particular cinema (Today it was Rs. 220 per head, whereas normally it stays Rs. 150 per head, in Delhi).I would suggest not to spend your money now in such shallow movies, unless you are a big fan of leading casts or believe in frivolous philosophy of love.'Yeh Jawaani Hai deewani' is a value for money if watched in a Television/DVD later on..
But keeping in mind the stupendous dance movements & some awesome moments (Especially that sequence when Aditi says that, "Love is meeting that particular person who makes you feel happy, when you otherwise think that you are content/okay with your life"), I would like to give it a 'Entertaining/Feel Good' status...

By: Dipashri Bardhan

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Actor Akshay Kumar believes in give-and-take relationship

Akki believes in give-and-take relationship

Actor Akshay Kumar, who is said to be endorsing about 13 brands, has raised his fee for endorsement, and says it is a give-and-take relationship and therefore no harm in hiking his fees for such endorsements.

"When some thing is selling well, then I don't think there is any problem in increasing the rates. I don't think anyone should have a problem in that. It's a give-and-take relationship," Akshay said.

In 2011, Akshay was appointed the ambassador of the brand, while Amitabh Bachchan endorsed it for two years.

The 45-year-old actor, who delivered three hits last year - 'Housefull 2', 'Rowdy Rathore' and 'Khiladi 786' - will next be seen in 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Again' when it hits screens on August 8.

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Paoli Dam gains some weight for her next film

Paoli Dam gains some weight for her next film

Paoli Dam had to put on a few kilos for her role in Suhail Tatari's upcoming film."I follow a strict gym routine and also maintain a diet.

I am an actress and for me to look good on screen is vital. However, I have always trained myself to be flexible and work as per my role's instructions.

It's very important to look natural on screen and I want to give my best as an actress,' says Paoli. 'I don't mind losing few kilos or gaining for the role I play in a project.'

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Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor actress Deepika Padukone

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor has denied reports that his mother being the reason behind his split with actress Deepika Padukone, claiming it was their own individual choice.

Ranbir, 30, and Deepika, 27, began dating when they met on the sets of 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' in 2008 and the couple split after a year.

"It's an issue between two individuals, but people work on several theories and then disturb things. My mother loves me a lot and wants me to live my own life. My mother is also very fond of Deepika. So, at least this was not the reason for the split. I want to clarify, my mother was not the reason for the break-up," Ranbir said on a television show.

There were reports that the actor broke-up with the 'Cocktail' star because Ranbir's mother Neetu Kapoor did not approve of their relationship.

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Malayalam superstar Prithviraj may not have scored in his first Hindi film Aiyyaa

Malayalam superstar Prithviraj may not have scored in his first Hindi film Aiyyaa, but he's ready with his next -- Aurangzeb, co-starring Arjun Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Jackie Shroff, and produced by the Yash Raj banner.

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