Sonakshi Sinha pairs up with Kamal Hassan

If the buzz is to be believed, Sonakshi Sinha and Kamal Hassan are going to pair up soon. This movie will be made under Selva Raghavan’s direction. This film is a thriller based on the popular Hollywood character, Hannibal says the reports. Kamal will play South Indian Hannibal in it!

Media circles are abuzz that Selva Raghavan is seriously trying to rope in Sonakshi Sinha as the female lead Kamal Hassan's flick. Rumor has it that Selva has approached Sonakshi regarding this movie and the actress is yet to let out her decision.

Sonakshi Sinha who shot to fame with Salman Khan’s Dabangg is currently making waves in Bollywood. Only time will tell if Shotgun’s daughter has time to explore Southern waters or not?

7 Khoon Maaf premieres at Berlin Film Fest

 At the press conference, Bhardwaj was all praise for Chopra. "When I cast her in Kaminey, I didn't know her work that well," the director said. "But soon I realised that she is a very intelligent person, she has talent and the hunger to work. So when I was looking for an actor for the role of Susanna, I wanted to work with someone who was hard working but would also let the Bollywood people who surround her, be away for some time."

"Priyanka wanted to take chances, otherwise it would have been very difficult for another mainstream actor to play this role," he added.

The Berlinale is the first major international festival of the year and a good indication of the films to open during the year.  This year's festival featured nearly 300 films in three major sections -- Competition, Panorama and Forum, plus a complete retrospective of works by Swedish master Ingmar Bergman, as well as a special presentation: the 35th anniversary restored version of Martin Scorsese's 1976 classic Taxi Driver, shown in 4K digital projection.

Priyanka Chopra not in Dhoom 3

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra has shot down rumours that she will be working opposite Aamir Khan in Dhoom 3. 

The actress, whow ill be next seen in Vishal Bhardwaj's 7 Khoon Maaf, says she has not been approached for the Yashraj film. 

"I have not been approached for Dhoom 3 till now. If anything happens I would definitely let everyone know," said the actress, who was in the city to promote her film. Priyanka, however, confirmed that she is part of Karan Johar's Agneepath remake. 

"I am very much part of the remake but I am not playing a prostitute in the movie," she said in reply of a question. "I am playing a prostitute's daughter in the movie," the actress added.

Her latest film 7 Khoon Maaf is the big screen adaptation of renowned writer Ruskin Bond's short story Susanne's Seven Husbands, where Priyanka plays the protagonist and her seven husbands are played by Neil Nitin Mukesh, John Abraham, Irrfan Khan, Russian actor Aleksandr Dyachenko, Annu Kapoor, Nasseruddin Shah and his son Vivaan. 

Priyanka says she enjoying being a "serial husband killer" in the movie, where she kills her seven husbands in her eternal quest for love.

"I like the fact that she is a killer in the movie. It was one of the most difficult characters of my life and I thouroughly enjoyed killing all my husbands," she said.

Steamy scenes in Indian films scandalise Malaysian group

Kuala Lumpur: The Consumer Association of Penang state has complained that Tamil and Hindi movies screened in Malaysian theatres showed "violent and steamy scenes" although the films were vetted by the censorship board, a media report said Monday.

The association`s education officer N.V. Subbarow expressed doubts if the board had carried out its job thoroughly, suggesting that some of the committee members "could be unsure of their responsibilities", Tamil language daily Malaysia Nanban reported.

"It is a fact that some Tamil and Hindi movies had given rise to many social problems among the younger generation in the country," he said, commenting on board secretary S.Thanasegaran`s statement that the committee was very strict in editing violent and steamy scenes in films.

Subbarow said he is surprised that there are 11 members in the committee but still there are films shown in theatres with violent and vulgar scenes.

He suggested the censor board should have standard guidelines on violent and vulgar scenes so that all the members are aware of their roles and uniformity is ensured.

Tamil language films, as also Hindi films and their actors, are popular in Malaysia that is home to 2.1 million ethnic Indians.