Radio

Overdose Of Music

Radio has no story. It's bunch of haphazardly put together scenes involving some equally confused characters. Adding to the adversity is the director's fixation for dividing his film into non-linear chapters. The unintentionally hilarious dialogues only act as an icing on the cake. If you thought Karzzz had gems, this one is a treasure chest of corny one-liners. Unfortunately this time around Himesh's musical score also lacks punch and can't be called a saving grace. Himesh Reshammiya is an unquestionably talented musician. Once, a normal behind-the-scenes guy, Himesh today looks visibly uncomfortable in this attention-seeking, cool dude avatar.

Targetting a generation much younger, his team gets it all wrong. Team Radio adopts the premise of Dil To Pagal Hai, styles and shoots it like Wake Up Sid and narrates like Love Aaj Kal. But it’s all too fake and wannabe. For a film dealing with relationships Radio neither has the maturity of Life in a Metro nor the innocence of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. Sonal Sehgal has a gorgeous face but her character spends too much time weeping. Shenaz on the other hand keeps grinning for no reason – clearly a reflection of the confused material handed out to both the beauties. After a gimmicky film with a chartbusting score and the miserably self-indulgent, overconfident second outing, Himesh keeps it normal this time. But he is quite simply out of place. The characters often scream out of frustration that they want to end it all. As a viewer the feeling is not quite different.

Though ‘Radio’ boasts of recovering its cost before release, thanks to the composer, who has scored music for 100 films, 500 songs and has been part of many shows worldwide, is happy that the music has been appreciated so much and has been rocking the music charts. But the film falls flat when it comes to storyline and direction blessed with trite dialogues. The problem with the film is that it tries too hard to be hep and cool but falters badly. Director Ishaan Trivedi attempts to take a modern-day look at relationships (ala Imtiaz Ali) to add that youthful feel to his film but fails to capture the right pulse. His screenplay pattern with the narrative opening in individual chapters appears too wannabe. Radio isn’t much different from a Himesh Reshammiya music video – it has a heart-broken protagonist, it’s gloomy and has an overdose of music. If you are amongst those audacious audiences who buy Himesh’s music video DVDs, this film is certainly for you.

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Radio was made with a budget of Rs. 6 crore, all of which has been recovered through the sale of satellite, video and audio rights

Paa [2009]

Amazing Experience

Paa is a simple film told in the most simplistic manner and that's one of the prime reasons why this film works big time. Auro [Amitabh Bachchan] is an intelligent, witty 13-year-old boy with an extremely rare genetic defect that causes accelerated ageing. He suffers from progeria. Mentally, he is 13, very normal, but physically he looks five times older. Inspite of his condition, Auro is a happy boy. He lives with his mother Vidya [Vidya Balan], a gynaecologist, but is completely clueless of his father's identity. Till he meets him, Amol [Abhishek Bachchan], who is a full of ideals politician. He takes responsibility for his mistakes, telling Vidya that he should be allowed to be a part of his child's life. A stunning reply from Vidya shuts him up momentarily: Just by giving birth to a child doesn't mean you are his/her parent.

The film comments on politics and the media several times. Auro suggests that politicians are dressed in white not because it is the symbol of purity, but because they are mourning the country's death. The media is once again portrayed as a blood-sucking leech, with no ethics. They will exploit anyone for "breaking news", and will stoop to the lowest of levels for TRPs. The film has explored all relationships very sensitively. The mother-son, father-son and grandma-grandson angles are all beautiful. The emotions are very real, the dialogues are lovely, and the editing crisp. Needless to say Amitabh as Auro is astounding. Probably his best work in recent times. The makeup is so splendid, you simply can't tell it's him. Some of his typical mannerisms do emerge at times, but otherwise, it was a flawless performance. Abhishek held his own in a role that threatened to be overshadowed by his father. He looked dignified, and was completely at ease in the presence of the Big B. Vidya was perfect. Critics will have little to complain, for she has mostly donned cotton saris and looked really graceful. She emoted with her eyes, something that a lot of actors could learn.

Paa is a well written and directed film, with adequate amount of emotions, fun and fabulous performances. The second half is brilliant with enough in it to keep you hooked. But the film suffers from a comparatively weaker first half. The pre interval portions deal with Abhishek’s political career and his rivalries, not exactly what you expect while walking in with expectations of a touching father-son tale. But the second half more than makes up for it and its this half that makes Paa a tremendously satisfying watch. Paresh Rawal is effective. Arundhati Naag is amazing. So is the kid, Pratik, enacting the role of Auro's best buddy. His telephonic conversation with Auro is superb. Jaya Bachchan's presence is lovely. Watch out for the tear-inducing sequences involving Auro and also those light hearted moments all of which are written, executed and performed to perfection. Overall, Paa had potential to be a much better film than it turned out to be. Watch it for the powerful second half and an award worthy performance by the legendary Bachchan.

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• When Amitabh Bachchan appeared in school as Auro for the first time, the students were actually shocked at his appearance. They didn't know it was Bachchan and thought it was a real old man - they even wanted to touch his head.
• Amitabh Bachchan's makeup/prosthetics as Aurol Arte took six hours to apply.
• Amitabh Bachchan acts as a son, whose father is played by his son Abhishek Bachchan in paa movie.
• Paa was inspired by Jack (1996), making it the second film to star the Sr.-Jr. Bachchans that has been based on a Francis Ford Coppola film. The first was Sarkar (2005), which was based on The Godfather (1972).
• This is the second time Amitabh Bachchan draws inspiration from a Robin Williams film. The first was Aladdin (1992), which inspired Bachchan's performance as Genius in Aladin (2009). This film paa was inspired by Jack (1996), which stared Williams in the eponymous title.
• Paa has been post produced at Prime Focus.
• Parts of the Paa have been shot in Cambridge, UK.

DE DANA DAN [2009]

DE DANA DAN promises laughter and entertainment and sticks to its promise. Nitin is a butler, cook, driver, watchman, gardener to a wealthy female industrialist in Singapore. Like any young man, Nitin too dreams of a better life. He desperately wants to become rich and marry the love of his life, Anjali, who supports him financially. Ram, Nitin's best friend, also came to Singapore with the dream of striking it rich, but ended up a courier delivery man. He falls for Manpreet, but her high society parents will never approve of marriage, not unless Ram has lots and lots of money. In the midst of all this is Harbans, a shrewd businessman, who's looking for ways to multiply his income and avoid his debtors. He decides the best way would be to marry his son off to a girl whose parents can give him a large dowry.

He is introduced to Manpreet's parents at a function and is impressed by their social status. He introduces himself as a well-established businessman, impresses them and they decide to get Manpreet and Harbans' son married. With several factors working against them, Nitin and Ram soon reach a dead end in their relationships. When both receive ultimatums from their girlfriends, they realize that only a life of vice can help them out of their misery. They come up with an audacious plan to kidnap someone important and demand a ransom. The kidnapping goes awry and both hide at a local hotel while waiting for the ransom money. But misfortune is never far and the kidnapping spirals out of control.

Meanwhile, Manpreet's wedding reception is being held at the same hotel that Nitin and Ram are hiding in. Soon, they are joined by a motley set of characters including a Chinese Don [Asrani], a hired assassin [Johny Lever], a ACB police inspector [Sharat Saxena], a club dancer [Neha Dhupia], an ambassador [Vikram Gokhale], a young frustrated double crossing wife [Aditi Govitrikar], a letch [Shakti Kapoor], a drunken waiter [Rajpal Yadav] and a dead body nobody wants to check into the hotel.

Going by its casting, do not expect "De Dana Dan" to be a sequel, tribute or extension of the "Hera Pheri" series. Forget the threesome chemistry, there is hardly a single frame in the film where the trio of Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty and Paresh Rawal share screen space. On the positive side, the movie is fun to watch, and does not deviate from the formula. Each actor, each character, and there are at least 20 characters in the movie, play their part well. Of all actors, Johny Lever, and Asrani are probably the best in their parts. Paresh Rawal has done well too. Akshay is now a regular at this theme, dont expect anything new from him, but he does excellently well in his role.

Pritam is consistently delivering hit after hit, though his last release All The Best was not up to the mark. Nevertheless, the Bong musician continues to create stirring tunes for music buffs. Here is ‘De Dana Dan’, the album features six originals and six remixes. Rishte Naate in the voice of Rahat Fatah Ali Khan is a must-hear number and this is because of the innocence that runs through the song that is not high on bass and is lucid. Pritam and Rahat know how to mesmerize the listeners. But the mandatory remix version crooned by Kunal Ganjawala fails to lure us like the original. RDB ft Pritam’s Paisa Paisa sounds so much like an Akshay Kumar song. In fact, the little inspiration from Usher’s song ‘Yeah’ makes it no different.

"De Dana Dan" is targeted at the masses and it delivers laughter in abundance. Leave your brains behind to enjoy this Priyadarshan Entertainer!

Kurbaan-2009

Kurbaan starts as a love story, swiftly changes identity to a social film and keeps the viewer engaged throughout with its thriller treatment. Sensibly the romance is kept short and succinct without losing out on the chemistry of the characters. Once the terrorist activity comes to forefront, the love story is fittingly given a backseat as the story intends to highlight and discuss serious issues related to global terrorism. And while dealing with dignified social concerns, the film doesn't compromise on entertainment by adapting a thrilling story-telling technique.

Ehsaan Khan (Saif Ali Khan ) is a smooth-talking, handsome professor who walks into fellow professor Avantika Ahuja's (Kareena Kapoor ) life and takes over her world. He seems to be in a tearing hurry to bed her and father her children, but she is too much in love to notice or analyse, and they are soon busy building their love nest in an Asian neighbourhood in New York. Avantika's world comes crashing down when she accidentally runs into her neighbour's dead body and eavesdrops into a terror conspiracy. What happens after that is what the film is all about.

Saif Ali Khan has always been very good whenever he has gone wicked and here as well he comes up triumphs in a grey role. The way he changes his body language and facial expressions from a charming romantic to a cold blooded terrorist is just superb. Kareena Kapoor proves yet again why she is considered a top rated actress today. However, in many emotional sequences she appears very similar in her act to her elder sister, Karisma. After a really very long time Vivek Oberoi leaves you extremely impressed. His mature act is bound to win him many accolades and awards for sure. Om Puri as the terrorist sleeper cell head is very good. Kirron Kher after a long time gets a non-Punjabi mom role and she is has delivered one of her career best performance in this one. Dia Mirza and Nauheed Cyrusi leave you impressed despite their short roles.

Technically the film is proficient in all departments. Salim-Sulaiman's background score with Arabic overtones to it enhances each scene. The soundtrack is soulful with justifiably no lip-sync songs, which work efficiently in the background. Hemant Chaturvedi's cinematography is competent and at no point overpowers the story. The plane crash sequence is credibly executed while the bombing action sequence in the climax has intensity. It seems like there is nothing new to the movie where a nice educated person eventually is the terrorist in the film, parts of which we all have seen in Fanaa, Aamir, New York.
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* Minisha Lamba refused to do a kissing scene with Vivek Oberoi for the movie Jehaad. This didn't go down well with the director and he spoke to the production house to have her replaced. Dia Mirza stepped in subsequently in kurbaan.
* While the news of the swine flu in and around US broke out, it caused panic in the minds of residents in the States. While many people travelled away from affected pockets, people travelling to America cancelled their plans. However, the shooting of Karan Johar's Jeehad directed by debutant Rensil D'Silva continued uninterrupted. The cast and crew of kubaan also finished a major sequence at the Brooklyn Bridge, for which traffic was halted for a few hours to complete the shoot of kurbaan.

Jail

A reality in true Madhur Bhandarkar style.. .

Jail is as gritty as it gets. It is not meant for the faint hearted. Jail transports you to a hitherto unknown world that most of us haven't seen and if this is its USP, it's also something that might go against it. Irrespective of how strong its merits are, a section of moviegoers (read families/kids), who generally tilt towards feel-good/sunshine/entertainment-filled cinema, might skip this film due to its dry (and at times depressing) theme.

It's hard-hitting, it's compelling, it's thought-provoking. The efficient storyteller has the courage to speak a new language in every film and for that very reason, Jail should be on your agenda.

People who know Madhur Bhandarkar are also aware of his through provoking ideas and his ability to display the bitter reality of life on celluloid. He is superb with his direction and takes the cinema to highest level. With his well researched and authentic treatment, Madhur makes us feel the pain and anguish of what a person must be undergoing when he is put in jail. The dialogues are razor sharp befitting a Madhur Bhandarkar film and the large number of character actors carefully chosen justifying their parts with their natural act.

Jail is a movie from one of the best storytellers of India and a must watch for this weekend, if you love realistic tales.

Jail involves you from the very start. The inmates, their crimes, their individual stories... you get drawn into a world that's very real. So real that you feel it's happening right in front of your eyes.

Although, it takes a little extra time for the story to build up, after the interval point it packs in a solid punch. Camerawork by Kalpesh Bhandarkar and background music deserve special mention. Sayali Bhagat’s item song will please the front benchers. The dialogues from Raghuvir Shekhawat go hand-in-hand with the script given by Madhur, Manoj Tyagi and Anuradha Tiwari. Despite the fact that this is a movie, where songs have no work, the three songs have been incorporate perfectly. Cinematography is excellent, with Nitin Chandrakant Desai deserving special appreciation for the prison set.

Madhur has the knack of deriving award winning performances from his principal cast and in here Neil Nitin Mukesh delivers an award worthy performance as Parag Dixit, but the performance would easily rank amongst the finest this year. The manner in which he has successfully conveyed his anger, frustration and sheer helplessness against the situation that he has been subjected to deserves a bow. He conveys the pathos and helplessness that this character demands with amazing understanding. He deserves all praise for his extra-ordinary portrayal.

Mugdha Godse in a non-glam part is good. Manoj Bajpai in his intense act is simply superb. His meaningful gaze conveys a lot. Playing jail inmates - Rahul Singh as Gani bhai is excellent, especially in the sequence when he confronts his wife. Arya Babbar as the underworld recruiter are excellent in their parts. Atul Kulkarni impresses in the two scenes he gets during the climax. Chetan Pandit is first-rate. The actor who plays the part of Joe D'Souza is effective.

Each and every second of the movie makes the audience aware of what exactly happens in a legal process. But there is a point when people feel that the movie becomes slightly repetitive. But after that, Madhur shows you what all things the inmates of prisons need to undergo. The climax is touching and moves you.

Jail is a movie which is a food for your thoughts. This movie, indeed, takes the audience through a real prison as well as let him experience what exactly is the mindset of a prisoner.

Watch Jail for an experience of a trip to a world which you will wish you never to visit even in your worst nightmares.

Jail

• The research Director Madhur Bhandarkar was doing for the movie jail was interrupted by The 26/11 Mumbai attacks as the jail is based on Indian Jails and he wanted Neil Nitin Mukesh to visit Tihar Jail, Delhi. But Neil was refused due to security reasons and increased security in Tihar Jail after the attack.

Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

This Prem Kahani Is Mast

Rajkumar Santoshi is back in form after a many years. Intense, hard-hitting movies has always been his main forte with the sole exception of Andaz Apna Apna. Santoshi is equally at home handling a comedy. And Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani proves it. Here he has balanced both romance and comedy very well. His narrative keeps you hooked right from the word go. Santoshi has also picked up the right character actors which contribute immensely to the madcap proceedings.
Directorially, Santoshi proves the naysayers wrong and bounces back with a film that the youth would relate to. You can't write off the maker and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani proves it. S. Thiru's cinematography is first-rate.

In Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani , the romantic moments are endearing. Most importantly, the on-screen chemistry is electrifying. Ranbir and Katrina look great together!
The comedy in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani - though it borders on absurdity - is funny in most parts. Sure, there're times when you feel that the humour looks forced (climax fight especially), but you don't grudge it since Santoshi's intentions are crystal clear from Scene 1 onwards: Entertainment ke liye kuch bhi karega.

One of the biggest contributors of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is its music by Pritam. All the songs are ruling the charts and their positioning in the film and picturisation make them even better. Tere Hone Laga Hoon was by far the best soundtrack in the movie.

If there is one reason why Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is worth a watch, it has to be the brilliance of Ranbir Kapoor. Surrounded by mediocrity and unnecessary madness, Ranbir stands tall in yet another fabulous performance. Undoubtedly, the future ’superstar’ of Bollywood! Katrina Kaif adds immense value to the movie, purely by her screen presence and stunning looks. Its hard to take your eyes off her, due to which you manage to sit through those 2 - 3 song and dance numbers in the second half.
Darshan Jariwala is exceptional. Smita Jaykar is very good. Upen Patel is decent. Govind Namdeo is getting typecast. Zakir Hussain is fair. Navneet Nishan is alright

On the flip side, the film could've done with a fresh plotline. When you talk of 'Ghazab Kahani', it has to be ghazab by all means. It shouldn't fall prey to predictability, but the second hour succumbs to mediocrity occasionally. Watching the second hour makes you feel that the film may've had a longer running time and in order to bring down the length, a number of scenes must've been chopped off, which, in turn, must've resulted in continuity lapses

After a real long time a good clean hearted romantic comedy has come to the cinema halls which can be enjoyed with the entire family. Go for it guys. Watch it for seeing Santoshi get back in form and Ranbir-Katrina emerge as the new hot jodi of Hindi cinema.

Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is a full-on entertainer. One thing is for sure, you'd fall in prem with Prem and his antics. An ideal date movie that should connect with the youth.

Aladin

A terrible waste of a terrific opportunity. Hugely disappointing!

Aladin starts with a bang, with the initial portions holding a lot of promise. But no sooner does the genie appears, he breaks into a song and you realize that Aladin is no different from those mundane films churned out week after week.

In accordance with a prominent line from the film “ Buri aadat badal daalo, Aladin ko maar daalo ”, director Sujoy Ghosh kinda kills the magic of the legendary fairy tale character in his contemporary adaptation of the Arabian Nights account. Certainly the inspiration is interesting but the execution tends to become formulaic.

Aladin promises the moon, but what you get is a mere flicker. This fantasy had the trappings to transport you to fantasyland, but... Seriously, Sujoy could've run his imagination wild and come up with a film that would've made the child in you jump, scream and clap with glee. But 15/20 minutes into the film and you realize that Aladin is merely a visual spectacle. A film that lacks soul!

Sujoy Ghosh's screenplay is bad, to put it bluntly. Given the kind of stars and budget at his disposal, the director should've come up with a slick entertainer, but Aladin comes across as a feeble clone of a poor Hollywood film. Like his last outing Home Delivery, this one too is high on gloss, but low on content.

Sadly, Aladin only slides downwards after this point. Sure, there're some interesting moments, but you can actually count those sequences. The problem is not with the story, but the screenplay (also penned by Sujoy Ghosh). It rests on absurdities. Okay, one expects absurdities in a fantasy, you can be pardoned for it, but at least they should have the power to keep you hooked. In this case, they don't!

The visual effects are excellent at places, but tacky at times. Vishal-Shekhar's music is strictly okay. However, too many songs in the initial reels act as roadblocks. The cinematography is top notch. Sabu Cyril’s art direction gives a fantasy feel to the hill-station town.

Aladin belongs to Riteish, who's easy on the eyes. The best part is, he looks the character and enacts it without going overboard. He's at his natural best here. Surprisingly, Amitabh Bachchan is over the top this time, which puts you off after a point. Sanjay Dutt has two standard expressions from start to end. Jacqueline Fernandez gets no scope, but she looks gorgeous nonetheless.

Ratna Pathak Shah is wasted. Ditto for Victor Banerjee. And what is a wonderful actor like Mita Vashisht doing in this film? Saahil Khan and Arif Zakaria are okay.

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Aladin

• Director 'Sujoy Gosh' was intending to make another film with 'Amitabh Bachchan' titled Boriwali. Amitabh felt it was too early for the director to take such an intense script. Then Sujoy suggested Aladin which was finally developed.
• Amitabh Bachchan used his own wardrobe for a groovy track alongside Ritesh Deshmukh rather than using production costumes.
• Sameera Reddy walked out of the project as she felt her role didn't hold much substance as narrated in the script and was replaced.
• Whilst shooting Amitabh Bachchan injured his hand wrist, Amitabh ignored the incident and resumed his shooting, rather than canceling his shooting.
• Due to Sanjay Dutt going in prison, rumor was spread that John Abraham would replace his role and re-shoot his scenes too.
• Ayesha Takia was associated with the project in the initial production phase.
• The film Aladin took 4 years to complete.
• The first day of Aladin shooting was 21 Oct 2007.
• Abhishek Bachchan was considered for the role of Aladin, Amitabh suggested that the Aladin creators take another actor as he is doing a few projects with Abhishek together.
• The movies original producers were Ramesh Sippy and Rohan Sippy of Sippy films. They backed out of the project due to extraordinary budget and doubt of a fairly new director with one flop behind him: Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005). Director 'Sujoy Gosh' was intending to produce the film Aladin himself but was unable to generate the money, hence Eros stepped in and produced the film Aladin.

London Dreams

Fails in its climax and music!

London Dreams is a complete departure from Vipul Shah's earlier outings Aankhen, Waqt, Namastey London. This film is about relationships and tends to get very real and intense, in the post-interval portions specifically. The scale of London Dreams is gigantic and the execution of concerts (it's about a band) sweeps you off your feet.

London Dreams borrows from Milos Forman's brilliant film Amadeus (1984), which was based on Salieri and Mozart's life. In fact, Suneel Darshan too had made a film based on Amadeus called Shakalaka Boom Boom.

Vipul Shah has handled this intricate subject well, but the writing could've been tighter. Sejal Shah's cinematography is super. Brownie points for capturing the concerts brilliantly. Salim-Sulaiman's background score matches international standards.

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music is a downer. London Dreams is about a rock band, about music, about concerts and the music had to be the soul of the film. Unfortunately, it's not! The songs have been filmed in the most energetic fashion, but how one wishes the music was one of the strengths of the film.
The film could've concluded when the two friends re-unite at the station. Adding one more song thereafter only dilutes the impact of the emotionally correct sequence that has just been witnessed.

It's the second hour that does the trick. You can't help but carry several sequences in your heart, even after you've made an exit from the auditorium.

Both Salman and Ajay vie for top honours. Salman has a role that the junta would take to instantly and the actor too endears himself to the viewers. He's stupendous. When it comes to displaying intensity on screen, very few can live up to the standards set by Ajay. To state that he packs in a power-packed performance would be an understatement. They, in fact, compliment each other wonderfully well.

Asin is admirable and pairs off very well with Salman. She is sure to have a new name after this film - Chennai Express (that's how Salman addresses her affectionately, all through the film). Om Puri has a brief role. Aditya Roy Kapur is very good and registers an impact. Rannvijay Singh doesn't get much to do, except throw nasty looks at Salman. Manoj Pahwa provides some funny moments. Brinda Parekh is okay.

This film was originally planned over a decade back to be made by Rajkumar Santoshi with SRK and Aamir. Well, it may not star them now but makes for an excellent musical journey worth an experience in the big cinema hall.

London Dreams has superb performances from its principal cast and several emotionally-charged sequences as its two trump cards. But its biggest drawback is its climax and also the music, which is the weakest link of the movie.

London Dreams

• Friendship... trust... passion... ambition... fame...
• When your London Dreams come true for your best friend...
• Two best friends... to fulfill a london dreams, one must sacrifice.

London Dreams

• While shooting a song, Ajay Devgan, Asin, Rannvijay Singh and Aditya Roy Kapoor wanted to eat some Haagen-Daaz strawberry cheesecake ice cream. However, there were no Haagen ice cream stores around for nearly ten miles, and production was delayed while someone had to hunt for one to acquire the ice cream. To make up for this, the cast shared two tubs of the cheesecake ice cream with the technicians.
• Cinematographer Sejal Shah filmed the cast and crew dancing while they were on break.
• The first time in 10 years that Ajay Devgan and 'Salman Khan' are acting together as co-leads.
• Director Vipul Shah conceived this project a decade before it finally started production, with Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan in mind for the respective roles of Manu and Arjun..
• Liam Neeson paid a visit to the sets.
• Asin, like her character Priya, studied Bharathnatyam dancing from childhood.
• London Dreams is the second love triangle between Ajay Devgan and Salman Khan since Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999).
• London Dreams is the first movie actor Ajay Devgan is being credited as "Ajay Devgn", based on the name change advice he has been given recently.