KAREENA (kanan) enggan menerima tawaran di Hollywood kerana terpaksa membawa watak kecil di samping Aishwarya.

‘Bebo’ akui benci ‘Ash’ kerana rampas Abhishek daripada Karisma

NEW DELHI: Aktres jelita, Kareena Kapoor akhirnya membuka mulutnya mengenai punca beliau menolak tawaran Hollywood kerana kebencian yang meluap-luap terhadap Aishwarya Rai.

Kareena atau lebih dikenali dengan nama jolokan ‘Bebo’ mula bermusuhan dengan Aishwarya selepas aktres itu merampas Abhishek Bachchan daripada tangan kakaknya, Karisma Kapoor, beberapa tahun lalu sebelum mereka berkahwin, tahun lalu.

“Bebo tidak boleh melupakan bagaimana Aishwarya tergamak merampas Abhishek sedangkan Abhishek sudah bergelar tunangan dengan Karisma.

“Pertunangan mereka akhirnya putus dan Karisma berkahwin dengan lelaki lalin,” kata sumber yang dipetik sebuah media tempatan, semalam.

Lebih menghampakannya, Aishwarya kini semakin berseri-seri sebagai menantu keluarga Bachchan dan mendapat pujian dalam dan luar negara.

Atas alasan itulah, Kareena sanggup menolak tawaran pertama Hollywood yang mahukannya membawa watak kecil di samping Aishwarya.

“Tiga tahu lalu, Gurinder Chadda, mahukan Kareena berlakon dalam filem Hollywood Bride & Prejudice. Kareena menyangka beliau membawa watak utama tetapi terkejut besar apabila dimaklumkan yang mereka mahukannya membawa watak sampingan iaitu adik Aishwarya.

“Kareena berasa terkilan dan berikrar untuk tidak lagi bekerja dengan Aishwarya. Kini, satu lagi filem terbaru Gurinder Chadha turut ditawarkan kepadanya, tetapi tetap ditolak Kareena.”

Seperti juga Aishwarya, Kareena yang sedang menjalin hubungan intim dengan aktor Saif Ali Khan, juga antara aktres paling popular dan laris di Bollywood.

Kareena baru-baru ini dikecam hebat kerana tindakannya menolak tawaran hebat bergandingan dengan aktor popular Hollywood, Johnny Depp, atas alasan pertindihan jadual penggambaran.

Namun, ada laporan lain mendakwa tindakannya itu demi menjaga hati Saif Ali yang sememangnya amat cemburu.

Apapun, laporan mengenai perasaan Kareena terhadap Aishwarya atau ‘Ash’ tentu memberi satu lagi tamparan hebat kepada isteri Abhishek itu selepas media menyifatkan Hollywood merendah-rendahkan bakat Ash dengan menawarkan peranan kecil dalam satu filem. - Agensi

Berita Harian

MUMBAI: Aktres Kareena Kapoor dilihat berada dalam landasan terbaik meluaskan kerjayanya ke Hollywood tetapi menimbulkan tanda tanya selepas menolak tawaran berganding dengan aktor kacak Johnny Depp.

Idea menggandingkan pasangan itu dicetuskan pengarah Gurinder Chadda dan Kareena yang kini mengungguli takhta aktres nombor satu Bollywood dilaporkan terpaksa berkata ‘tidak’ kerana masalah tarikh.

Sumber berkata, penolakan itu sebenarnya disebabkan cucu lagenda Raj Kapoor itu tidak begitu tertarik dengan tawaran Hollywood yang semakin mencurah-curah.

Beliau sebaliknya sanggup melupakan tawaran lumayan berkenaan kerana ingin menjayakan watak lebih bermakna dan besar di Bollywood seperti yang sedang dilakonkannya sekarang menerusi filem 3 Idiots bergandingan dengan Aamir Khan, Kambaqt Ishq bergandingan dengan Akshay Kumar dan Main Aur Mrs Khanna bersama Salman Khan.

Bagaimanapun, satu lagi laporan menyatakan Kareena yang juga dikenali sebagai Bebo di kalangan media dan keluarga tidak mahu lagi menimbulkan kemarahan kekasihnya, aktor Saif Ali Khan, selepas kejadian beliau dicium mesra aktor Sylvester Stallone mendominasi dada akhbar.

“Namun, apapun alasannya, pasti Bebo berfikir banyak kali untuk berkata ‘tidak’ kepada Depp,” kata sumber.

Dalam perkembangan lain, Kareena yang juga peminat setia bekas penyanyi Spice Girl, Victoria Beckham, kini dilaporkan berusaha keras mengikut jejak langkah idolanya itu dengan melancarkan laman web fesyen sendiri.

Ia dilaporkan memaparkan maklumat mengenai gaya, aliran peribadi dan banyak lagi. Minat terhadap isteri David Beckham itu juga dikatakan menjadi punca utama Kareena mengamalkan diet untuk kuruskan badan, menonjolkan bentuk tubuh, sengaja memuncungkan bibir, mengenakan pakaian bergaya malah sentiasa memastikan Saif Ali di sisinya ke mana saja beliau pergi.

Bagaimanapun, kenyataan berkenaan disangkal sumber yang rapat dengan pelakon tersohor itu dan sebaliknya berkata tidak kira sekeras mana Kareena mencuba, beliau tidak akan berjaya menjadi Victoria. - Agensi

Berita Harian

MUMBAI : Disney makes a major foray into the Indian film market Friday with the release of its first full-length animation feature using home-grown Bollywood talent.

“Roadside Romeo”, a joint venture between Walt Disney Pictures and leading Indian studio Yash Raj Films, has been two years in the making and tells the story of pampered pet dog Romeo after he is abandoned on the streets of Mumbai.

Characters in the 90-minute film, which producers hope will be a hit over the coming Diwali festive period, are voiced by popular Bollywood actors Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Jaaved Jaaferi.

It also features trademark Bollywood song and dance routines as Romeo encounters fellow strays and falls in love.

Disney, responsible for hits like “WALL-E”, “Ratatouille”, “The Incredibles” and “Finding Nemo” through its Pixar Animations Studios arm, first began operations in India in July 2004.

It has since secured a foothold in the cable television sector, mainly through its children’s outlets the Disney Channel, Hungama TV and Jetix.

Walt Disney Company India’s managing director Mahesh Samat said the expansion into Indian-made animation films was a logical step.

“(Yash Raj Films) are experts in the Bollywood idioms and the local style of story-telling and we are happy to work with them in producing our first local full-length animation feature,” he said in emailed comments to AFP.

“While we understand that this is a relatively nascent market for animation films, we are confident that there’s a large market for decent family entertainment here.

“Animation films work equally well as live action films the world over and there is no reason why they would not work here as well.”

“Roadside Romeo” was inspired by Mumbai’s legions of stray dogs and written by the Bollywood actor Jugal Hansraj, who is making his debut as a director. The animation itself is entirely the work of the Mumbai-based Tata Elxsi outfit.

“I have always loved animation films since my childhood. I have grown up on them and to work with Disney was a fantastic experience,” said Hansraj, citing Disney’s adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s “Jungle Book” as among his favourites.

Disney’s tie-up comes at a time when other major Hollywood studios are taking an increasing interest in India’s 2.1-billion-dollar-a-year film industry.

Sony Pictures made the first move, co-producing the love story “Saawariya” (Beloved) with acclaimed producer-director Sanjay Leela Bhansali in November 2007.

Warner Brothers is scheduled to release “Chandni Chowk to China”, starring prominent actor Akshay Kumar, in January next year.

Walt Disney India’s Samat told AFP he could not divulge how much Disney was spending in India but said they would fork out “whatever is required to execute these projects to world-class standards”.

“We have currently four live action films in the pipeline, which we are producing ourselves. “Zokkomon” is a film which will star Darsheel Safari and the second is “19th Step”, starring Kamal Hassan,” he said.

“We have also started working on our second animation script with Yash Raj Films.”

- AFP/il

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