Salman Khan and Asin on the Sets of Ready in Sri Lanka

Salman took off to Sri Lanka on June 23rd to shoot for his upcoming movie 'Ready' in the island.

Salman Khan and Asin Shoot for 'Ready' in Sri Lanka

Taj Samudra Hotel where Salman Khan and the cast and crew of Ready is residing

Bollywood super star Salman Khan last week arrived in Sri Lanka to commence shooting the film Ready.

After attending the 11th IIFA awards in Sri lanka, the actor has started shooting for his upcoming movie 'Ready' in the island, despite the protest laid by South Indian film fraternity to boycott his upcoming movies in South.

Earlier, the film was supposed to be shot in beautiful locales of Mauritius, but after returning from IIFA weekend, Salman advised director Anees Bazmee to change the location to exotic seasides of Sri Lanka.

Heartfelt welcoming of the guests

During the IIFA award function, President Mahendra Rajapakse had told the Bollywood superstar that if he ever comes back and decides to shoot in Sri Lanka, he would be rendered the best possible facilities and security.

Salman was so impressed by the President's invitation that he convinced Bazmee to shoot in Sri Lanka for his film 'Ready', in which he co-stars with Asin.

Khan arrived in the country last week with a cast and crew of 140. Ghajini Star Asin, is to star opposite Khan in the movie. Asin had earlier starred alongside Khan in the movie London Dreams. The Sri Lankan government, as promised, welcomed the crew warmly and even provided a 'Z' category security to Salman Khan and Asin.

Salman Khan, who played a key role in the 'IIFA Hands for Humanity Project', as the Brand Ambassador for charity, thoroughly appreciated the kindness and generosity of the Sri Lankans and seems to be thrilled shooting in scenic locations of Kandy and in deep forest areas, never seen before in Bollywood movies.

According to the sources, the shooting started at Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo on June 23. The crew is expected to stay in the island for over 40 days for the shoot.

The Ready crew has already identified several locations in Colombo and outskirts to shoot the movie. The location for shooting last Thursday (24) was Cinnamon Lakeside.

Khan made his entrance to the Lakeside hotel around 3.30 p.m. from the Taj Samudra Hotel where he is residing, flanked by four security personnel from the Ministerial Security Division (MSD).

Members of the crew directed him to the location site, which was by the pool and towards the Beira Lake. The area instantly attracted hundreds of fans including hotel staff, who stood gazing adoringly at Khan, who at ease, nonchalantly munched short eats as he worked.

Once the shooting got underway, The Sunday Leader sat down with Line Producer of Ready and head of Film Location Services (Pvt) Limited, veteran film maker Chandran Ratnam. Ratnam said that a cast and crew of 140 had arrived in the country to shoot Ready.

“After the IIFA, the Sri Lanka Tourist Board had invited him to shoot his new movie in Sri Lanka and since Salman had enjoyed the country, he had agreed to shift to Colombo from Mauritius,” Ratnam said.

He said that the 30-day shoot is to be carried out at Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, Water’s Edge, Taj Exotica in Bentota (not confirmed yet) and another lakeside location, which is yet to be identified.

Talking about his lead actor, Anees Bazmee says, "Salman is so charged about the film (Ready) that at times he would just call me out of the blue and ask me to come on the sets of 'Dabangg'. We would have lengthy discussions there."

The film is remake of the successful 2008 Telugu film 'Ready'. Some of the other cast members of Ready are Manoj Pahwa, Anooradha Singh, Sharat Saxena, Manoj Joshi, Rajiv Kachroo, Mithilesh Chaturvedi, Eva Grover, Paresh Rawal, et al.

Big Fight on Sets of Salman Khan's Film Dabangg

A major fight took place on the sets of the Salman Khan-Sonakshi Sinha starrer movie Dabang in Wai on Sunday night. Co-producer Manoj Chaturvedi, who was in high spirits, punched the chief assistant director Himanshu Mehra as the former’s son Shantanu (an AD on the film) complained of being mistreated by the unit. Himanshu Mehra was injured because of which he had to be given three stitches on his forehead. He is currently recuperating in a hospital.

Salman Khan has fired Manoj Chaturvedi’s son Shantanu because of whom the fight took place. Producer Arbaaz Khan has called for a meeting today with Manoj, who is also the production controller on the sets.
An eyewitness says, “The incident took place at Jannat, a night club in Wai, where the entire crew was partying after pack-up. Manoj Chaturvedi’s son Shantanu is the junior assistant director on the sets and is known for his snobbish behaviour. Shantanu is always sidelined and nobody likes interacting with him due to his arrogant attitude. He complained to his dad about being ignored by the film unit. That’s when a drunken Manoj started abusing the entire unit.”

“On seeing Manoj abusing and shouting at everybody, Himanshu tried to be the peacemaker but Manoj started abusing him instead and also punched his face. Himanshu fell flat on the ground and his forehead was bleeding profusely. He was immediately rescued by make-up artists Bharat and Dorris Godambe’s son Suraj, who put Himanshu in a car. Manoj was enraged and he took a beer bottle in his hand with the intention of hitting them. Manoj was brought under control when some unit hands caught him,” adds the source.

“After the fight, Salman exercised his right as lead man and sent Shantanu home. The shoot has now come to a halt, pending a decision by Arbaaz Khan,” says the eyewitness. As expected, co-producer Manoj Chaturvedi denied the news and said, “Nothing happened. It’s all lies.”

Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan On the Sets of Dabangg

View Pictures From the shooting location of the Movie Dabaang, which is taking place at Wai, Satara district. This Arbaaz Khan Production film is directed by Abhinav kashyap and stars Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha [Shatrugan Sinha's Daughter], Arbaaz Khan, Sonu Sood and Malaika Arora Khan [in a special song].

Spotted - Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sonu Sood and Abhinav kashyap on the sets of Dabangg Enjoying a party.

5000 Youngsters Play Live Audience For a Song In London Dreams

A Scene From London Dreams

Not many youngsters would want to miss a chance to watch Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan and Asin perform live. This is how filmmaker Vipul Shah decided to make things easier when he wanted a young audience for a live concert to be filmed on the three stars in his forthcoming film, London Dreams. Vipul put up ads in newspapers and posters in clubs inviting youngsters to watch the stars perform live. Needless to say, youngsters readily came to the shoot to see their favourite stars.

A source said, “As Vipul wanted to tap into the infectious enthusiasm of a live audience, he did not settle for junior artistes. Ads were published in local newspapers and he also put up posters in colleges and clubhouses in Pune, Kharghar and Vashi. As a result, 5000 youngsters showed up for the shooting at ND Studios, Karjat where interiors of London’s Wembley stadium was recreated.”

The song Jashn hai jeet ka is a six-minute song.

Vipul Shah confirmed the news and said, “Yes, we put up posters inviting youngsters to watch Salman and Ajay perform live on our sets. The shooting was not only a means to tap into the enthusiastic mood of a concert but was also an acid test for my music as it was a live shoot with a multi-camera set up. Once the music started, everybody got into a lively mood. The song was shot with 18 cameras and we used 54 positions. I am happy with the result.”

Source: Mumbai Mirror

Ranbir Kapoor Shooting at a Housing Society in Sardar Get-Up (View Pictures)

Ranbir Kapoor has been shooting at a housing society in the suburbs.
When Yash Raj Films and Ranbir Kapoor got together for the first time for Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), they shot for it all over the globe. But for the actor's second film for the banner, he has been shooting in a housing society in Thane (West), on the outskirts of Mumbai.


A source who lives in the complex reveals, "The building is called Vrindavan Society and it is one of the biggest complexes in this part of town. The entire building's activities came to a standstill when the movie unit came in early and started to set up their cameras and other stuff for the film. The residents of the building complex were however pleasantly surprised that Ranbir Kapoor was shooting in their compound in a Sardar avatar."

Apparently the unit of the film is going to shoot for the rest of the week at the same location. Chak De! India director Shimit Amin is directing Rocket Singh and the film marks the film debut of Shazahn Padamsee.

Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor Shooting for Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahaani (Images)

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Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor on the sets shooting for Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahaani in Magarpatta, Pune. It seemed like a party scene with the festoons and all.

Aishwarya Rai and Rajinikanth Shooting Shankar's Enthiram (Robot) in South America (View Pictures)

Aishwarya Rai and Rajnikanth had a long shooting schedule for Shankar's Enthiram (formerly titled Robots) in South America. They have shot at exotic locations in Brazil and Peru. Songs were also filmed on location. Here's a dekko of Ash in all her colourful finery on the sets…