Mahesh Babu is The Businessman

MUMBAI: Trying luck is something that actors have been doing in Bollywood all the time and the same goes for the South Indian actors as well who feel that they need some kind of exposure of Bollywood to get into bigger movies and eventually steal the limelight that they receive down south. Mahesh Babu might have made a name for himself in Telugu film industry and he is currently the number one actor in Andhra Pradesh but that does not make any difference to audiences that watch regular Hindi movies.

Finally after years of struggle and hard work, Mahesh Babu has got an opportunity to work in Bollywood film and that too because of his wife, Namrata Shirodkar. Puri Jagannadh who recently directed Amitabh’s Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap is now directing another Hindi movie called The Businessman and he has decided that he will take Mahesh Babu in the lead role. This will be for the first time that Mahesh Babu will be seen in Hindi movie and hopefully the movie will be ready to release on January 14.

As per the information received from Puri Jagannadh the movie has been in the waiting for many months now and therefore the movie is being completed in rush. He also said that he was going to cast Abhishek Bachchan in the lead role but Abhishek had problems with providing enough time because he has other movies to handle at the same time. Hence, Puri Jagannadh decided that he would take someone who can provide dedicated time and complete the shooting in less days. The same movie has been made in Telugu by Puri Jagannadh and therefore he felt that it was better to take Mahesh Babu in the Hindi version as well as it will be convenient for the director and the actor to understand the subject matter and the character he is playing.

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Stars gather for ‘Breaking Dawn’ premiere

LONDON: Twilight fans gathered in their hundreds at the London premiere of "Breaking Dawn - Part 1," the fourth installment of the hugely popular Twilight franchise, as the stars of the film came out to greet them at the Westfield Stratford shopping centre.

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner signed autographs and posed for pictures with the screaming fans.

After the third film, "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" ended on a proposal, the fourth film sees young lovers Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen finally come together in a highly anticipated wedding that has had Twilight fans in a frenzy.

"I proposed to Bella so many times … you had to get married at some point otherwise it wouldn't make any sense. It would look like you had some kind of issue," said Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward.

Actor Taylor Lautner, who plays werewolf Jacob Black, said the movie was much more mature than the previous installments.

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Taylor Lautner: Jacob is conflicted

NEW YORK: Taylor Lautner found it tough to portray Jacob Black as ‘the middle man’ in the new Twilight movie.

The actor plays werewolf Jacob in the penultimate film of the series, Breaking Dawn – Part 1.

The highly-anticipated movie follows human Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen as they tie the knot and she becomes pregnant.

Jacob must choose between his love of Bella and his loyalty to his wolf pack.

‘It was really exciting for me, because Jacob in this movie is very different than he ever has been, so I was a little nervous. I was excited,’ he said in an interview with MTV. ‘But Jacob was a challenge in this movie, being pulled in two totally different directions and kind of being the middle man. He has to make a decision: which side are you going to choose?’

Taylor was excited to see the three central characters, played by himself Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, grow up.

The 19-year-old can identify with Jacob’s position in between childhood and manhood.

‘It’s really amazing to see all of the characters, really, in a different light than you’ve ever seen them before,’ he explained. ‘I have my kid-fun moments, I guess, but I would say it’s a good mixture. I don’t think you’ve ever found exactly who you are. I’m always continuing to grow and learn more about myself each and every day, so I can definitely relate to that.’

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