5 Star hotel staff taken for a ride by Neetu Chandra

By Flynn Remedios – Futuristic Media Network

The sexy and wild Neetu Chandra was in her element last week. While shooting for One, Two, Three at Mud Island – a scenic locale on the outskirts of Mumbai which is as its name suggests a small island along the coastline of Mumbai near suburban Malad,

The place also houses two 5 star luxury hotels, whose names we won’t mention right now, let’s say out of courtesy.

Neetu who plays a Jat cop in the movie was in her ‘full policewalla uniform’ with glares, badges, revolver and all. Along with the sizzling Neetu, were two hawaldars also in full hawaldar uniform with ‘danda’ and whistles. This journalist happened to be around for an ‘interview’ with the actress.

During the shoot, the ever fidgety Neetu decided to have some fun. She ‘summoned’ her constables and decided to ‘check’ the licenses and other ‘permissions’ at the hotel. So she marched up to the hotel, walked into the main reception area and called for the Manager. While the receptionist and the others in the hotel lobby scurried away promptly to call their boss, Neetu and her ‘orderlies’ walked into the posh restaurant adjoining the lobby.

The hotel manager who was told by his colleagues that ‘an ACP has walked in on a surprise check’ came running down only to find out to his chagrin that ‘ACP’ was none other than a beautiful, sexy woman.

Of course, while Neetu was dressed in a policewoman’s uniform, with all her insignias intact, her designer had made sure that ‘some cleavage’ was definitely showing. The poor hotel manager didn’t know what to do. He had probably handled a lot of ‘difficult’ cops in his career as an F&B and Hospitality professional, but here was a ‘new gorgeous ACP in a tight uniform’ – too much for a poor F&B Manager. Unfortunately, for him or for the hotel staff, none of them recognized the actress.

The look of bewilderment on their eyes was too much for Neetu and her team. They quickly ordered some chai ‘and coffee for madam’ to break the ice, while the manager looked on his tongue too frozen to speak. Then madam decided enough was enough. She called for the bill and decided to scoot before she could break out into peals of laughter. However, the manager who had by then found his tongue, wouldn’t let her settle the bill and insisted that she also try some of the delicacies at the hotel.

MS BIKINI INDIA CONTEST FOR CANCER PATIENTS

The much-viewed and much-awaited international glamour event Ms Bikini International will now have an Indian version. The Ms Bikini India International 2007 is slated to be held in Goa in November 2007. While other prospective locations including Mauritius and Seychelles are being considered, our sources tell us that Goa tops the list for its scenic beauty. The idea is also to promote tourism in Goa rather than divert the business to any other country, explained an insider associated with the event.

Speaking exclusively to this journalist, Sanjay Manocha, (www.lacenlingerie.com) Editor and Publisher of Lace-n-Lingerie Magazine - a classy, niche trade publication which caters to the intimate and inner wear industry in India - while confirming the news, said, "Yes my events and publishing company Niksan Info Media Pvt Ltd will be conducting the event."

Giving some details about the event, Sanjay said, "The inner wear and undergarment industry is booming and is worth several hundred crore in India. Several international inner wear and intimate apparel brands and products have already launched and the event will be a boost to the industry. It is being held under the auspices of the lace and lingerie Industry in India which till now was an untouched, taboo subject confined to the bedrooms of both men and women."

"A majority of the proceeds and profits of the event will be donated to charity - to women's causes, and for NGOs working in the arena of prevention of Breast Cancer and AIDS and HIV awareness. This is not a voyeuristic event as it may be promoted in some other parts of the world. We are Indian and we respect Indian culture and traditions. This is a trade event and is towards a noble and humanitarian cause," explained Sanjay

He emphasized that, "We have to change with the times. Such contests are held even in other conservative countries, so why not in India. We are not promoting it to cater to the carnal interests of a few unbalanced individuals. It is being held to promote the Indian lingerie, intimate wear and under garment industry, which till date was a 'dirty' topic."

Elaborating further, he added that the Indian event will be comparable or even better than some of the best events in terms of production, management, integrity and display. "It's an all-India event and all eligible participants are welcome to send in their entries. A special website is being launched for the purpose and is expected to go online soon."

Internationally the event is a big hit and guests pay up to Rs 25,000 per ticket to gain entry. When queried, Sanjay refused to elaborate, "We are talking to a few big corporate houses for sponsorship and do not want to give any details at this stage," was all that he would say. According to industry insiders a large corporate having interests in the spirits and aviation business is in advanced talks with the organisers. So also are a packaged drinking water company and a music and aviation training major.

Apne well received in the the City of Gardens

By Jamila Hussain


The verdict is out. The people have spoken. After much ado over whether or not the "Jats of Punjab" would work their magic over the Indian audiences when they came together in one film, the overwhelming audience (in some parts of the country) has proved once again that Garam Dharam is still a force to reckon with and could give the Khans and Bachhans a run for their money.


Finally one of the most awaited movies "Apne" released on 29 June 07 and it seems to be doing really well at the box office after over two weeks of running House Full in many places. The film has got good reviews from film critics and Apne is doing seemingly well with family audiences. As claimed by the director of the movie, Apne is just not another movie, it is a representation of the importance of Dharmendraji and his emotions, and his relationships with his near and dear ones.

'Apne' is the story of a disgraced boxer (Dharmendra) who wants to win back his honour by making his elder son (Sunny Deol) a boxer of international repute. Though as fate would have it, ultimately it is the younger son (Bobby Deol) who steps in to fulfil his father's dream when the elder one refuses to become a boxer. The movie also features Shilpa Shetty and Katrina Kaif in interesting roles. The music by Himesh Reshammiya seems to be a hit among audiences. Tracks like "Apne" and "Mehfuz" were quite liked by the audience. The romantic number "Dekhoon tujhe toh pyaar aaye" is also nice though not an overall hit with the junta. The music is slow yet not overly boring.

Most viewers had very similar takes on the movie. Prateek, an engineering student from Bangalore who claims to be a movie buff says, "the movie is well made but too lengthy, it is a family entertainer and the boxing sequences were shot very well." "Dharmendra is simply outstanding. He delivers a heart warming, emotional performance. His expressions in the emotional scenes are just amazing and natural; he has not lost his charm even though he has been away from the big screen," says Hussain, an IT professional.


"Every aspect of the movie is well shot, even the supporting actors, Kiron Kher and Aryan Vaid have done a good job with their characters. Aryan's performance is good on screen and he has done justice to his Role, " opined Maria, an undergrad student in Bangalore. Shruti, a freelance journo and Mass Comm student said that most of her friends who saw the movie came out happy. “It was a nice, family entertainer and left you with a nice feeling including a patriotic fever. I think almost all my friends have seen the movie and loved it – given the fact that most screens in Bangalore charge Rs 150 to Rs 250 per seat, it was paisa vasool,” she added.


"Apne" has been accepted and loved by most audiences, there are hardly a few who were not impressed. Maybe the movie was not ‘impressive’ for some but none were disappointed. Sunaina Sen, again an undergrad from Bangalore, opined that she had great expectations from the Deols and wasn’t impressed with the entire package. “Though I wasn’t disappointed either,” she explains. The Deols’ screen presence has made an impact not only on Indian audiences but also appealed to audiences abroad in the U.K , U.S of A and Canada. Dharamji has empowered the film with his overwhelming personality and real life acting. Sunny and Bobby have kept pace with their father and have been well appreciated for their characters. "Bobby's dancing is just amazing but he needs to work on his body," says Tasneem a student from Christ College. Katrina's presence is absolutely wasted, she has no role in the movie, same can be said for Shilpa who seemed to be over doing her role as "bahu" in the family. But, these flaws have not affected the overall presentation of the film. The boxing sequences were well shot and also well appreciated by audiences, though not all of them. Shruti says, "There is too much blood shed and gore which looks gross and the movie seems to be filled with only boxing which was a slight put-off."

Even though the movie has done better than average at box offices in Bangalore in the first two weeks, the idea of real life families working together on screen seems to click well with the audiences. Trishaala says "the Deols are looking simply superb on the big screen, they stand as equal to the Bachchans or even better on screen"


On the whole, "Apne" is rich in emotions and has struck a chord with families. Those who love emotional fare loved the theme. At the end of the day "Apne" is a movie to be watched with your own apne..