Ash to promote Pink Panther 2
January 30, 2009
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been invited by the makers of Pink Panther 2 to attend the world premiere of the movie to be held in New York on February 3.
The former Miss World will be promoting the movie with lead actor Steve Martin. According to reports, Ash will tour the US and then travel to Madrid, Moscow, Paris and Berlin for the film’s promotion.
Reports also suggested that hubby Abhishek Bachchan was to travel with her but it seems that he is caught up with the promotion of his own film.
Delhi 6 is a journey within: Rakeysh Mehra
January 22, 2009
Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has said that his latest movie Delhi-6 was a journey into his childhood memories by setting them against contemporary times.
“Delhi-6 is much more than a movie. I have dipped the pen in the ink of my childhood memories and setting them against today’s contemporary India, have tried to weave a story,” Mehra said while interacting with reporters.
Speaking about the film, Mehra said Delhi-6 is a journey within. “We are all living in difficult times and the film urges us to look within and if there is an answer then it is love because that’s the law of nature and its creation,” he said.
Delhi-6 is a story of a young American boy of Indian origin, Roshan (Abhishek Bachchan), who comes to India for the first time, to drop his ailing grandmother (Waheeda Rehman) who wants to retire and spend the last leg of her life in the country she was born in.
Having led a western lifestyle, Roshan is not familiar with the sites and smells, the food and culture, the religion and beliefs, this huge melting pot that India is. The warmth and affection of the neighbourhood embraced him with open arms. Amidst all this he meets Bittu (Sonam
Kapoor), who is looking for identity and expression and wants to break free from the typical Indian social structure, to whom Roshan is destined to lose his heart.
The film’s story is told against the backdrop of the ancient walled city of delhi who is a character in herself. A microcosm of India, the city represents the chaos of our land, its people, their religion and beliefs, Mehra said.
“The pin code of this old city is 110006. With pride and love, the locals call it Delhi-6, a place where I spent my childhood,” Mehra said.
