Mumbai: Saif Ali Khan has opted for a naturally tanned look instead of make-up to play a rural gangster in Tigmanshu Dhulia-directed 'Bullet Raja'.
According to a source, the actor was required to get a tanned look for his character and to achieve that the 42-year-old would sit outside his van in the afternoon.
"Saif really puts in a lot of effort to get into his character. Tigmanshu wanted a certain tanned look since he is playing a rural gangster. When Saif learned this, he decided that instead of the make-up he would sit outside his van in the afternoons to get the natural tanned look. We all told him that it was not necessary to do that as it was really scorching hot, but he did not listen to us," said the source.
The actor went to great lengths to get under the skin of Langda Tyagi, his character in critically acclaimed Othello-inspired 2006 movie 'Omkara'. ...
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12:40 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Mumbai: Action hero Vidyut Jamwal is shooting an additional action sequence with Saif Ali Khan for Tigmanshu Dhulia's 'Bullet Raja'. Post his display of high-octane action scenes in 'Commando', Vidyut was signed to play an action role in 'Bullet Raja'. His bit of shooting was wrapped up in about a week in Etawah in Uttar Pradesh a month ago. But now he is back on the movie's set. "Tigmanshu was...
12:09 PM, Jun 06, 2013
Mumbai: The trend of adding "item songs" in Hindi films to spice up things and attract eyeballs continues to find favour in Bollywood, and playback singer Mamta Sharma remains in demand for this genre. Filmmakers Tigmanshu Dhulia, Abhinav Kashyap and Indra Kumar will be having item numbers in their upcoming movies 'Bullet Raja', 'Besharam', 'Grand Masti' respectively. Dhulia's 'Bullet Raja', starring Saif Ali Khan and Sonakshi Sinha, deals with the...
11:05 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Mumbai: Tigmanshu Dhulia's new project 'Bullet Raja' has an official action director Parvez Khan, who did the heart-in-the-mouth stunts in 'Ra.One', 'Vishwaroop' and 'Agent Vinod'. But new action-star Vidyut Jamwal will compose his own stunts for the film. Vidyut, who steps into a doughty cop's role, which was earlier to be played by Irrfan, will be making a very special appearance in the film. And the action-star will make his...
02:28 PM, Apr 18, 2013
Irrfan says that the prestigious award has come his way after several disappointments. ...
10:23 AM, Mar 29, 2013
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed two-part series 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' will be screened at the ongoing 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival. ...
04:39 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Actor Jimmy Shergill joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the success of 'Saheb Biwi aur Gangster Returns'. ...
05:38 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Tigmanshu Dhulia's 'Paan Singh Tomar', that narrates the gritty story of a national athlete forced to live the life of an out-law, was announced the best picture at the 60th National Film awards as its lead protagonist Irrfan Khan shared the best actor trophy with Vikram Gokhale for his Marathi film 'Anumati'. ...
06:29 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Getting copyrights of classic film songs for peanuts is a thing of the past. Nowadays, producers have to shell out fortunes to get the song of their choice. ...
02:10 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Recently released 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns' saw Pravesh as a cop, and he did the role with conviction. ...
03:36 PM, Mar 17, 2013
Tigmanshu says it was the arrival of his doggy named Sahiba which changed the course of his career. ...
03:10 PM, Mar 13, 2013
Said to be made on a budget of Rs 7 crore, 'Saheb Biwi...' is co-produced by Dhulia and Rahul Mittra. ...
10:23 AM, Mar 13, 2013
Actress Kareena Kapoor has no special plans for her first Holi post marriage with actor Saif Ali Khan as she says both of them are busy shooting for their respective films. ...
03:27 PM, Mar 12, 2013
Tigmanshu Dhulia is back with the sequel of his much appreciated film 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster' and the film has got a good opening at the box office. Within three days of its release, the film has minted Rs 12.75 crore at the box office. ...
01:00 PM, Mar 11, 2013
Tigmanshu Dhulia has become a sought after director after his 2012 hit 'Paan Singh Tomar'. ...
05:34 PM, Mar 10, 2013
Pravesh Rana was looking for his big screen debut which eventually happened with 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns'. ...
05:13 PM, Mar 10, 2013
Dhulia has made films like 'Haasil', 'Paan Singh Tomar' and 'Saheb Biwi aur Gangster Returns' with Irrfan. ...
04:12 PM, Mar 09, 2013
With 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns', director Tigmanshu Dhulia delivers another earthy cocktail of power games, bedroom politics, and palace intrigue. Only the stakes are higher in this sequel; the love is tainted from the start, and there's even vengeance thrown in for good measure. Indeed the film is gripping for the most part, if you're willing to overlook some convoluted stretches. ...
10:40 PM, Mar 08, 2013
Rahul Mittra says that he has always believed Tigmanshu not only as a director but also as a business partner. ...
03:15 PM, Mar 08, 2013
