David Dhawan to remake Chupke Chupke

MUMBAI: David Dhawan suddenly seems to have discovered a new formula for success. He is now into doing remakes of classic comedies. Even as he gets ready to do a remake of Sai Paranjpye’s Chashme Buddoor, news comes that Dhawan would be doing his own take on Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s 1975 comedy Chupke Chupke. Apparently, David who has so far never worked with Abhishek Bachchan has offered the actor his father Amitabh Bachchan’s role of the scatter-brained Botany professor from Chupke Chupke. Writer-director Rumi Jaffery who has written any number of films for David Dhawan in the past has been given the job of writing the new version of Chupke Chupke. Says Jaffery, “It’s a big challenge for me. Hrishida’s Chupke...

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What are Sonakshi and Ranveer faking?

MUMBAI: We really wonder if we could ever understand what our starlets are actually up to. `Band Baaja Baarat` sensation Ranveer Singh and `Dabangg` beauty Sonakshi Sinha seem to be working on a new tactic to avoid media attention on their alleged fondness for each other. Recently at the launch of their forthcoming flick `Lootere`, the two behaved as if they were of no consequence to each other.  Their indifferent behaviour was so apparent that everyone preset at the event could notice it. Talking to a daily, a source said, “The way Sonakshi and Ranveer have been raving about each other, one expected sparks to fly between the two. But the chemistry was missing. On the contrary they were quite aloof backstage...

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