No Mandodari in Raavan

Bipasha Basu was touted to play the role of Mandodari in Raavan. Earlier, the film’s director Mani Ratnam had plans to sign up Nayanthara, which did not materialize due to date issues.

However, the recent buzz is that the director has decided to do away with the role entirely. Apparently, Mani Ratnam felt that he could not do enough justice to the role and there were chances that it could be reduced to a mere item number. Considering all this, Mani decided to chop off the role. This puts an end to the rumors that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was insecure of her role should the Mandodari character be given prominence.


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Bipasha Basu is Vikram’s wife in ‘Raavan’

Bollywood’s voluptuous Bipasha Basu has been finally drawn into the multi-starrer bilingual “Raavan’. Ace filmmaker Manirathnam has been on a long-time pursuit of an actress to enact “Mandodari’ in his modernized epic of “Ramayanam’. Earlier, the filmmaker had offered Reema Sen and Nayanthara the role, which they turned down as they weren’t confident with this deglamorized role.
Eventually, Manirathnam was much impressed with Bips’ deglamorized role in her Bengali film “SHOB CHARITRO KALPONIK’ and indeed approached her to perform this role. Instantaneously, without any delay, the actress signed the pact to enact “Mandodari’ in both the versions (Tamil and Hindi). According to the sources, Bipasha will appear for 40mins in the film and her portions will be shot from September 15.
She will be spotted playing Vikram’s wife in Tamil while the Hindi version will have her paired up with Abhishek Bachchan.

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Bipasha now in Ravana!

Here is a latest entrant to the much-hyped movie of the year, ‘Ravana’. The Mani Ratnam’s movie has always maintained a hush-hush atmosphere within itself. And the director had roped in this dusky beauty a month ago, on a condition to keep up the secrecy about her involvement in the project.

Now, when the news is out, Bipasha Basu will be playing the character of Mandodhari, wife of Ravana. In the movie, Abhishek Bachchan will be playing Ravana, Priyamani as Ravan’s sister Surpanaka, Aishwarya Rai as Sita, Vikram as Ram and finally Govinda as Hanuman. The movie will only carry the nuances of the epic Ramayana.

Initially, Sushmita Sen was rumoured to be approached for Mandodhari’s role. But as the diva refused, the offer fell into Bips’s lap, who readily accepted it.

Here our modern-day Mandodhari will be doing a sizzling item number. But no, the lady will be doing more than that! Bips will have a full-fledge role of 40 mins sources say. Our sexy lady is now packing up her bags for a 20-day shoot scheduled in coming days this month. “Bipasha’s costumes are ready. She is very happy with her look in the film. She is looking forward to joining the unit of Ravana,” added the sources. Wow, now that’s someone to add-on for the movie. Looks like the movie is getting spicier and hotter by the days…

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Rahman, for 'Stand up and Take Action' campaign

AR Rahman is getting his lines right for a public announcement service campaign under filmmaker Meghna Gulzar's watchful eyes at Mumbai's Mehboob Studios.

This call from celebrities to 'Stand up and Take Action' is a campaign by the United Nations to remind people and the government about the progress made by the millennium development goals which has the year 2015 as the deadline.

“It addresses to the govt and to ourselves,” says AR Rehman

Other than Rahman the campaign also features quite a mix of celebrities like Gulzar, Yuvraj Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Bipasha Basu, Ranbir Kapoor, Narayan Murthy, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and others.

Though the government may turn a blind eye to the millennium development goals, this campaign with it's interesting mix of celebrities and news makers will definitely be eye-catching.

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