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While Salim-Suleiman’s soundtrack of the Soham Shah-directed Luck has scored fabulous reviews for hit tracks like Jee Le and Khuda Ya Veh, people were surprised that the background score of Luck has been credited to the well-known Amar Mohile.
After all, Salim-Suleiman have always scored the background music of all the films for which they have composed the main soundtrack.
Luck happens to be the first film for which they have not scored the background and there were unconfirmed reports that the composer duo were not pleased with the situation.
However, Salim Merchant clarified, “We were tied up with a number of assignments and couldn’t find the time to do the background. It was unfortunate that we had to let go especially given that we had done Soham’s Kaal earlier.”
Says Soham, “Amar Mohile’s background music is the highlight of the film. Amar is one of the behind-the-scenes heroes of Luck. I’m happy with my decision to use Amar.”
Luck releases worldwide on Friday 24th July by Studio 18.

After their hit pairing in Partner, Katrina Kaif was approached for an extended cameo opposite Govinda in Life Partner, being produced by Abbas-Mustan.
As Katrina cited her inability to do the film as she was headed to London, the makers have roped in Amrita Rao opposite ChiChi, who plays a divorce lawyer in Rumi Jaffery’s second directorial venture.
The other couples in the film are Fardeen Khan-Genelia D’Souza and Tusshar Kapoor-Prachi Desai.
Life Partner releases worldwide on August 14 by Studio 18.

Shruti Haasan’s debut in LUCK is certainly an eagerly awaited one. The young rock star and daughter of the veteran Kamal Haasan is looking stunning and remarkably confident in the promos while her Aazma Luck number is steadily on its ascent.

In fact, Shruti landed herself this multi-starrer thanks to a suggestion by Imran Khan to director Soham Shah.
Confirms Imran, “Shruti and I have known each other since we were 10 or 12. We’re friends and get on very well. Soham was keen to cast a new girl and after he gave me a description of what he was looking for, I suggested Shruti. She had the attitude, style and body language that was needed of the character. She was game and flew down from Chennai for an audition. Soham loved her screen test and confirmed her.”
Imran isn’t sparing in his praise for his good friend. “While my favourite song in LUCK is Khuda Ya Veh, Shruti’s rendition of Aazma Luck is fantastic! It’s proper rock!”
LUCK releases worldwide on July 24th by Indian Films – Studio 18.

Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt will be sharing thesilver screen together in Apoorva Lakhia`s upcoming thriller.
They will both play Punjabi police officers in the movie which is set against the backdrop of 1980s Khalistan movement.

Dutt will play super cop KPS Gill, while Bachchan will play a police sharp shooter. The story of the thriller revolves around Operation Bluestar in 1984, when several Sikh terrorists fled to Mumbai and began establishing a base in the city through violence and extortion.
The film is produced by Shree Ashtavinayak.
The two stars featured in Lakhia`s 2007 thriller ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’, based on the real-life gun battle between Mumbai gangsters and Police.
The Khalistan movement was an attpemt by a group of Indian Punjabis to create an independant Sikh state.
In the 1980s, some of Khalistan proponents turned to militancy, resulting in Indian Army’s counter-militancy operations. In one such operation, Operation Blue Star, the Sikh holy shrine was desecrated by the Indian Army, resulting in widespread criticism of the Indian Government. The Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her two Sikh bodyguards, and many thousands of Sikhs were massacred in riots that followed.

LUCKY fans will be able to meet Bollywood’s latest sensation Imran Khan during a flying visit to the UK this week.
The actor, who stormed into millions of hearts with Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and later with his deadly persona in Kidnap, is giving his young British-Asian fans the opportunity to meet him in flesh this Saturday (11 July).

Studio 18 is bringing Aamir Khan’s nephew to London on Friday to promote his forthcoming thriller, Luck, co-starring Sanjay Dutt and Shruti Kamal Haasan.
Imran will engage with the media in London on Friday and on Saturday morning visit Cineworld Ilford and Cineworld Feltham to meet his fans and Bollywood buffs, before flying off to Mumbai at night.
Said Imran: “The UK has always been special to me, as I have many friends and family there. The audiences have also been extremely supportive of me and of my releases. I’m really looking forward to interacting with everyone at Ilford and Feltham on Saturday.”
Luck releases worldwide on July 24.

Govinda’s niece Ragini Khanna is to make her mark in the Indian film industry.
The young actress ,who plays the lead role in Sony TV’s Bhaskar Bharti, follows in the footsteps of her cousin and Govinda’s daughter Narmadaa Ahuja.

Ragini said she’ll be working on Sri Adhikari Brothers’ dark comedy titled, Mare Mere Dushman.
She told industry insiders: “My role is of a small town and village girl. But right now it’s too early to talk about the project in detail,” said Ragini who is the daughter of Govinda’s elder sister Kamini.
Ragini who wanted to be a singer before turning her hands at acting said she had learnt a lot from her role in Bhaskar Bharti.
She said: “The fun part about the show is that it is about a woman in a man’s world. I have got good responses for my acting.”

Shruti Haasan, Sarika and superstar Kamal Haasan’s light eyed, fiery natured daughter, is days away from debuting into Bollywood.
She is used to all the attention, having performed live with her own maiden band but it is Soham Shah’s high-octane action drama, Luck, which she has her hopes pinned on.

In the film, she romanticises teen sensation, Imran Khan!
However, Luck isn’t all about romance, for she has done some dare devil stunts evident from the promos.
“We’ve crossed all boundaries that might have never existed while filming action films,” she said and in the process, Shruti got herself bruises of which she’s immensely proud!
When asked if her legendary father, Kamal Haasan dropped by on the sets, the new Bollywood lady said: “I wouldn’t be able to act in front of him so I told him to wait and watch the final product,” she smiled.
These days, apart from her debut film, Shruti’s also busy composing music for the remake of the Bollywood blockbuster, A Wednesday in Tamil and Telugu, which stars Kamal Haasan in the lead!
She exclaims: “You can imagine how nervous I am, as both these films will release in a gap of a few days. Composing music was a different experience altogether and a challenging one if I may add, as I was working with dad!”
Luck co-stars Sanjay Dutt and Imran Khan, and releases worldwide on July 24 by Studio 18.

Sanjay Dutt has performed a stunning action sequence for the forthcoming Luck by jumping from a speeding train blindfolded and with his hands tied behind his back without any cables or dummies.
Director Soham Shah said: “This is one of the biggest and most expensive highlights of the film. It’s his introduction in the film. The characters are testing their luck.”

During the shot, the production, as a precaution, set up cables and kept harnesses ready so if anything were to go wrong there would be no injury to Sanju but the latter refused.
The death-defying scene was executed in Goa with five running trains by ace action master, Allan Amin.
Luck releases worldwide on 24th July by Studio 18.

Ace fashion designer Manish Malhotra owns the credit for creating many a memorable looks for Bollywood’s leading ladies over the years.
Most actresses in the industry swear by this fabric magician and implicitly trust his vision as far as defining their look is concerned.

The man responsible in giving Urmila her sex-kitten tag in Rangeela has in his 15 years worked with various various A-list stars, which include Kajol, Karisma Kapoor, Rani Mukerji and Preity Zinta.
The latest star to join this bandwagon is Amrita Rao!
Amrita has gone completely glam in her next outing – ShortKut.
She willingly gives all the credit to her favourite designer Manish Malhotra!
“Manish knew from day one how he wanted to style me,” she said.
“In ShortKut you will see me in bikini tops, short skirts, big diva-esque hair and sultry eyes.
“I had a blast trying this look out! We sat over the look for an entire week discussing how we wanted to play it. I’m so happy with the result. I couldn’t believe the transformation when I saw myself in the mirror!” laughs Amrita.
ShortKut will see a worldwide release on July 10th by Indian Films- Studio18