New Delhi: Post 'Agneepath', Rishi Kapoor is ready for another villainous turn in Nikhil Advani's upcoming film 'D-Day' and his character seems to have an uncanny resemblance to Dawood Ibrahim.
Nikhil says the story for 'D-Day' stemmed from a conversation that he had with his driver.
"My film is about the most wanted man in India. The story is about an operation that takes place in Karachi to bring this man back to Indian shores."
"The idea for this movie came from a conversation that I had with my driver while we were stuck in traffic. I was reading about Osama bin Laden being captured and told the news to my driver. He turned to me and said, 'if they can do it why can't we'. That got me thinking," Nikhil told PTI....
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01:33 PM, May 22, 2013
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor will now play Dawood Ibrahim in Nikhil Advani's 'D-Day'. Opposed to the director's initial plan, the character will not even be called Dawood anymore. ...
12:33 PM, Feb 18, 2013
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03:28 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Actress Shruti Haasan, who made her Bollywood debut with 'Luck' is all set to begin another project in B-Town again. The project, titled 'D-Day' has Arjun Rampal in the lead and will be based on the 1993 blast. Expected to be full of action and adventure is being manned by Nikhil Advani. The director has previously come up with flicks like 'Kal Ho Na Ho', 'Salaam e Ishq' and 'Patiala...
04:40 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Nikhil Advani's film 'Chand Bhai' with actress Vidya Balan is most likely shelved. The film was to be made with Akshaye Khanna and Balan. On if the film has been shelved, Nikhil told PTI, "I think so it has." 'Chand Bhai' was supposed to be story of a boy on the streets who wanted to be a gangster. It was a raw realistic song less film on juvenile...
10:54 AM, Dec 03, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Nikhil Advani, who is working on a high-octane action film titled 'D Day', feels the 1993 blasts that had rocked Mumbai inspired him to make this movie. "'D Day' is about a particular day when things go either very right or wrong. It is an espionage film. It has got a lot of action. I would love to talk about the plot of the film, but it is...
11:17 AM, Nov 28, 2012
Mumbai: Model-turned-actor Arjun Rampal was busy shooting in Kutch on his 40th birthday Monday, and says that he is clueless about his wife's plans to celebrate it in Marrakech, Morocco. "I am shooting right now. I am in Kutch. There are no celebration or plans as such. I am busy with my shoot," Arjun told IANS by phone from the marshlands of the Gujarat district. Arjun is shooting for Nikhil...
07:02 PM, Nov 26, 2012
New Delhi: Nikhi Advani's 'Delhi Safari', which is in consideration for Best Animated Feature Oscar with 20 other films, says he made the film for his six-year-old daughter. The director has been behind relationship dramas like 'Kal Ho Naa Ho', 'Salaam-e-Ishq' and 'Patiala House'. When asked whether it was a risk to shift to animation from mainstream filmmaking, Nikhil said, "Actually, I made this film for my six-year-old daughter. She...
11:05 AM, Nov 13, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Nikhil Advani's 3D animation movie 'Delhi Safari' has been shortlisted for consideration for the best animated feature film category for the 85th Oscars. He is thrilled and urges Indian studios to start investing in such projects. "I am very happy. When I was making 'Delhi Safari', I had no expectation from the film... The film has found its own way. We are thrilled and excited. We have received...
04:16 PM, Nov 08, 2012
New Delhi: Indian animation films 'Delhi Safari' and 'Hey Krishna' (Krishna Aur Kans) have been submitted for shortlist for the best animated feature film category of the 85th Academy Awards. Nikhil Advani's 'Delhi Safari' and Vikram Vetturi's 'Hey Krishna' will compete with 21 other animation feature films to make it to the final nomination list of the prestigious awards ceremony, according to the official Oscar website oscars.org. The list includes...
06:40 PM, Nov 03, 2012
Mumbai: Director Nikhil Advani, whose animated film Delhi Safari hit theatres this Friday, believes films should be made to encourage art and not just with the motive of earning Rs.100 crore. "I believe if we are making films only for Rs. 100 crore, just for the magic number of 100 crore, then we are not doing justice. Then we should sit at the cash counter and sell something else," the...
02:23 PM, Oct 22, 2012
Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar's film 'Student of The Year' releases alongside his protege Nikhil Advani's animation film 'Delhi Safari' October 19 and he blames the Khans for this clash at the box office. "This year is pretty tough, there are not enough release dates available because it is such a jam-packed year. But what to do, all the Khans have booked Diwali, Christmas and Eid. So, we are releasing on...
03:22 PM, Sep 06, 2012
New Delhi: The first poster of animation film 'Delhi Safari' is out. Directed by Nikhil Advani, the film features the voices of Akshaye Khanna, Govinda, Suniel Shetty, Boman Irani, and Urmila Matondkar. Have a look. ...
01:30 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Mumbai: Director Nikhil Advani is planning a casting coup of sorts for his next project, by roping in eight top Bollywood heroines for the movie, which he says is not women-centric. The buzz is that the film will feature a stellar female cast of Madhuri Dixit, Shabana Azmi, Dimple Kapadia, Karisma Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta, Deepika Padukone and Genelia D'Souza. And if all goes well, then Nikhil will bring...
06:18 PM, Apr 06, 2012
Greater Noida: Unlike day one, the second day of F1 after-party hosted by actor Arjun Rampal saw a number of Bollywood celebrities making their presence felt. Preity Zinta, Fardeen Khan, Sudhir Mishra and Nikhil Advani were among the guests, who flew down to the capital to add zeal to the party. Southern superstar Venkatesh was also present. While Preity, Fardeen and Nikhil chose to go for all-black look, Sudhir stuck...
12:10 PM, Oct 30, 2011
Mumbai: Nikhil Advani had a difference of opinion with the rest of his team over the content of the first trailer of Akshay Kumar-starrer Patiala House as a result of which there was delay in getting it ready for being attached to Tees Maar Khan. "All I'll say is, there was some dispute over the content. Patiala House is not a comedy and I didn't want to pitch it as...
09:29 PM, Dec 30, 2010
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08:59 PM, Jan 16, 2009
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