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  December 3, 2001   


Will K3G meet with Moksha's fate?

Hrithik Roshan

Warning bells are sounding again. It is believed that pirated copies of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham have been doing the rounds of the grey market.

However, the producers have paid heed and necessary security has been organised. Will K3G meet with the same fate as Moksha?

Jaya Pradha to direct?

Jaya Prada yesteryear actress turned Telugu Desam Party activist will soon return to the silver screen with T P Aggarwal's Bharat Bhagya Vidhata.

We've also heard that actress-cum-politician is planning to expand her capabilities. Jaya plans on directing a romantic Telugu film with nephew Siddhartha, in the lead.

Koi Mil Gaya and the alien connection

Is Rakesh Roshan's Koi Mil Gaya a direct lift of Steven Spielberg's E.T.? Apparently he's flown in team of special effects' people from Australia and the US who have already begun work on the look.

The film, we hear, is 'a love story' between Hrithik and Preity Zinta and the change in their lives wrought by the Extra Terrestrial. Rekha also plays a very crucial role in the film. Sources close to Honey Irani, one of the film's four scenarists, say that the film also has elements of Kamchor in it.

Koi Mil Gaya is being readied for an early 2003 release, but trade analysts say that if Karan Johar's Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham fails to lift Hrithik's sagging career then Rakesh my wrap up this film faster and release it next year itself. The cast also includes Prem Chopra, Rajeev Verma, Mukesh Rishi, Rajat Bedi, Anjana Mumtaz and Johny Lever.

JP Dutta to shoot in Ladakh

J P Dutta

JP Dutta is all ready to commence shooting for LoC mostly in Ladakh and the director has obtained special permission from the defense forces.

The film's cast includes Abhishek Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgan, Akshaye Khanna, Sunil Shetty, Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Jackie Shroff.

Incidentally another film based on the Kargil War is also being made. Based on Aamir Raza Hussain's Forty Day War the film is produced by Jhamu Sughand.

Compiled by: Vivek Fernandes
Design: Imran Shaikh