We Are Family

Aditi Rao to sing for Hollywood film 'Ice Age 4'

Mumbai: Actress Aditi Rao Hydari will sing the Hindi version of the song 'We Are Family' for the Hollywood animation film Ice Age: Continental Drift. The 3D animated adventure-comedy film is directed by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier. Continental Drift is the fourth installment in the Ice Age series, being produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox.

Aditi has been roped in to sing a special Hindi version of the Ice Age theme song 'We Are Family', while the international version has been sung by Jennifer Lopez and other actors, who have voiced key characters in the film. "Fox Star Studios India will give a unique touch to fun family theme of Ice Age 4 with the peppy song 'We Are Family', which is a global hit already. I will be singing in Hindi and I feature in a special music video as well," Aditi said in a statement here.

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift depicts the trio - Manny, Diego and Sid embarking upon their greatest adventure to date. "The series just grew on me. I feel that the antics and funny camaraderie of Sid, Manny and Diego make this series watchable again and again. I love how these completely different animals become friends unwittingly and go through the most unusual and unique adventures together in each film," Aditi said. "It is perhaps one of the best examples of a complete family film, where there is something for everyone. It has a powerful 

Kajol to do a cameo in 'Student of the Year'

Mumbai: Actress Kajol, who has been part of Karan Johar's each and every film in the past, will be seen doing a cameo in his upcoming film Student of the Year. "Karan has always considered Kajol as his lucky mascot. So for Student Of The Year, he wanted her to do a special appearance and she readily agreed," a source told PTI. Johar, who made his directorial debut with Kuch...  

Siddharth Malhotra goes back to TV after We Are Family

The big screen experiment over, We Are Family director Siddharth Malhotra is back to his first love, television, and says he will bring four serials by the end of the year. Siddharth, son of actor-producer Prem Kishen, worked in television for 15 years and produced serials like Sanjivani, Ssshhhh...Koi Hai...., Ayushmaan and Krishna-Arjun under his banner Cinevistaas Limited. "It's not just one show on Sony that I am coming up...  

Arjun dances to 'Jailhouse Rock' on his dinner table

Arjun's wife Mehr is worried the dining table might give way. "Not to worry. It's a sturdy table. It's not going anywhere," said the actor, who is appreciated for his performance in We Are Family where he danced with his co-stars Kajol and Kareena in the Bollwood version of 'Jailhouse Rock'. "My parents were huge Elvis Presley fans. I grew up on Presley. So when I got a chance to...  

KJo, RGV lock horns again

Just when Karan Johar has been taking pride in having produced an official Hollywood remake with We Are Family, his critic, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has hit out with negative comments on the quality of the film. "The good thing about official remakes is that we can officially prove to the world how bad as makers we are," Varma posted on his Twitter page. In return, Karan posted, "It's sad...  

All eyeballs on India for CWG: Karan Johar

New Delhi: Eminent filmmaker Karan Johar is mighty impressed by Delhi's infrastructure and says he hopes the Commonwealth Games would be a success and help establish India's name globally. Karan, who was in the capital last week for the launch of premium lifestyle store The Collective, says he has been observing with interest the developments in the capital during his recent visits. "I haven't really been to the shopping malls...  

'We Are Family' earns Rs 2.7cr from paid preview

New Delhi: Kajol and Kareena Kapoor starrer We Are Family, which opened with mixed reviews, has managed to rock the audiences as it grossed about Rs.2.7 crore from its paid preview. Produced by Karan Johar, the movie had a limited festival release on Janmashtami (Thursday) with paid previews - a day before than the usual release. Distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, We Are Family is a Hindi adaptation of Julia...  

Siddharth Malhotra's next father-daughter comedy

Mumbai: Siddharth Malhotra, who wanted to team up with Kajol for his second film after We Are Family, will now make a father-daughter comedy with Rishi Kapoor. The daughter is yet to be cast. But the buzz is that the young director wants to create cinematic history by casting Rishi's niece Kareena as his daughter. "I did want to make my film with Kajol next. But she won't be doing...  

Write your own review: 'We Are Family'

Rajeev Masand says 'We Are Family' isn't an unwatchable film. It's just not particularly engaging. What do you say? Write your own review and win prizes.  

Masand: 'We Are Family' is staggeringly dull

Cast: Arjun Rampal, Kajol, Kareena Kapoor Director: Siddharth Malhotra If 'We Are Family', starring Kajol and Kareena Kapoor, fails to pack the emotional wallop of 'Stepmom', blame it on the insipid writing. It took five writers and a shamelessly manipulative script to put Stepmom on the screen 12 years ago, and despite its lack of subtlety, that film still delivered at least a few genuine lump-in-your throat moments. The same...  

Watch: The trio talking about their 'family' on screen

Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal promote their film We Are Family ...

Janta Verdict: 'We are Family' gets a thumbs up

We are Family, an official remake of Chrish Columbus’ Stepmom, has two of the finest actresses from the film industry, Kajol and Kareena. Directed by debutant Siddharth Malhotra, the film is about Maya (Kajol), the perfect mother whose life revolves around her three children, Aleya (Aanchal Munjal), Ankush (Nominath Ginsburg) and Anjali (Diya Sonecha). Despite being divorced from her husband Aman (Arjun Rampal), Maya has ensured that everything runs smoothly...  

For my telebuddies

Karan Johar held a trial of his next production We Are Family for the television industry on Monday night. And when K-Jo calls, they all come. Everyone from Ronit Roy to Sakshi Tanwar was there. Take a dekho. ...  

I want to work with Aamir again: Kareena

New Delhi: After cooking up a crackling chemistry with Aamir Khan in the blockbuster 3 Idiots, actress Kareena Kapoor says she wants to team up with him once again. "I want to work with Aamir, but he is not doing any film for a year," Kareena lamented. She is very keen that her actor boyfriend Saif Ali Khan should work with 3 Idiots director Rajkumar Hirani. "I always tell him...  

'It was really easy to play a father because I am a father'

Mumbai: Arjun Rampal, who plays a divorcee with three kids in his upcoming movie We Are Family, claims the film will break the image of a step mother who is more often than not portrayed in a negative light in Hindi movies. "It's the children who suffer. You will see what happens to children and that's the message we are going to give through the film. The film is about...  

'Kareena is in great form like Sachin Tendulkar'

New Delhi: Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal, who termed his co-star Kareena Kapoor as "Bollywood's Sachin Tendulkar" on Tuesday clarified he meant that she was in "great form" as the cricketer. "I said Kareena is in great form like Sachin Tendulkar. Kareena is strong enough to have an identity of her own and I would never compare her like that," Arjun told reporters at a press conference of her film We...  

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