Bollywood should look for stories in books: John Abraham

 

"Most of the time, in our industry we get a lot of inspiration from other films, especially English films. But I think the best inspiration you can get is out of books," the 39-year-old said here at the launch of the book "In A Bubble of Time."

"Even English films that have done well, got their inspiration out of books. So I think it's important to read and get new ideas and I think that is where we are limiting ourselves," he added.

If John was to make a film based on a book, which one would that be?

"I have been a great fan of 20th century fiction and I love Jeffry Archer. So, I have read all his books and if I have to make a Hindi picture I would definitely make it on a Jeffrey Archer book," he said.

The actor had featured in the film "7 Khoon Maaf" which was based on Ruskin Bond's short story "Susanna's Seven Husbands".

John is currently gearing up for his next release "Housefull 2″, scheduled to hit theatres April 5.

Surya’s Maatraan shooting restarted

 

Surya's upcoming film Maatraan under the direction of K V Anand was halted by technicians due to salary revisal issue. Today Maatraan's song shoot restarted at Ramoji Film City. A short meeting between AGS Entertainment and FEFSI resulted in a compromise and FEFSI have agreed that they will not create any barriers for the shoot from the moment.

Kajal Aggarwal is playing female lead role in the movie. Vivek is playing an important role in the movie. Maatraan is based on present day story with perfect blend of action thriller. KV Anand is directing the movie and Harris Jayaraj is composing music. AGS Entertainment is producing the movie. The movie is scheduled to hit big screens on June 2012

Hansika mobbed by fans in Kovai!

 

Hansika was once again mobbed in Coimbatore, when thousands of excited fans turned up to have a glimpse of the star at an event.

The actress received minor bruises as security personals tried to frisk her into her car from where she drove straight to airport.

However sources close to Hansika denies that a near-stampede took place, "No, that's not true. There were no untoward incidents. Fortunately, we had the support of the local police and we had our own security. We definitely had to tighten the security to manage the crowds."

Hansika is the most sought after glam girl in biggies and now she will soon be paired opposite Suriya in Hari's next and STR's Vettai Mannan.

Said Hansika: "It was complete madness. Some people tried to get too close to me and that's when security had to intervene."

Kathi’s villains in Alex Pandian

 

Suraaj's film with Karthi and Anushka has created quite a buzz with the title, Alex Pandian a moniker that is associated with Rajinikanth's character in Moonru Mugam. The latest on this film is that not one but two villains have joined the cast – Milind Soman and Suman.

Milind Soman, a former top model impressed with his outing as a baddie in Pachailkilli Muthucharam and Suman became famous as Rajini's villain in Shivaji. These two men will be a part of Alex Pandian and we are sure they will be worthy antagonists for Karthi.

No nannies for Aishwarya

 

While it is more a fashion than necessity to hire nannies to take care of babies, former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has decided against it. The actress has decided to take care of her daughter all by herself. Sources report that Aishwarya is spending all the time with her little one and does not take help from anyone in the family.

This new mom wants to give as much as attention as possible to her daughter before work takes her away from Beti B.

Pandiarajan, the old man

 

Actor-director R Pandiarajan is playing a different role in 'Vinmeengal', a film directed by Vignesh Menon, grandson of legendary filmmaker K Sankar. The movie has Rahul Raveendran, Vishva and Shika in lead roles.

"I am playing an old man in this film. Director Vignesh Menon has offered me a different character and I should thank him for that. The film was shot in estate areas of Ooty. Many a time we had to safeguard ourselves from animals," he says.

Happy about the performance of his son and actor Prithvi in the Celebrity Cricket League matches, Pandiarajan says, "I feel so happy when I hear others appreciating my son. He was interested in cricket right from childhood."

Produced by Maanas Film Corporation, 'Vinmeengal' has music by Jubin. Lyrics are by Na Muthukumar, while cinematography by J Anand. "It is not a regular story. The audience will enjoy watching the film,' Pandirajan says.