Saturday 31 December 2011

Players drops the idea for Jumma Chumma or Tamma Tamma

Abhishek Bachchan won't be lip syncing to the remix version of his dad's chartbuster track 'Jumma Chumma De De' [Hum] for his upcoming film Players. Though there were some serious conversations around this popular number from the past to make it for the film, all such plans have been dropped and there would be no more addition to the Abbas-Mustan film. "Till about 15 days back, the makers were contemplating adding a promotional song in Players to further enhance buzz around the film. Though Pritam has composed 4-5 dance numbers to the film, producers Viacom and T-Series head honcho Bhushan Kumar felt that it won't be a bad idea to add one more to the list. Since it would have been too much to expect the composer to churn out a new song pronto, especially since the film is just round the corner, there was brainstorming around which yesteryear number to be picked and chosen", informs our well placed source. However, Abbas-Mustan were not really on board as they felt that Players was good to go as-is without any more updates. Moreover, they had already spent over 6 months in the post production of the film and any last minute changes like this would have further hampered their plans. "Yes, though Abbas-Mustan were against the idea to begin with, they did relent eventually though quite reluctantly", the source continues, "This is when the songs were brought on the table and the director duo along with Pritam were given an option to pick and choose." Contrary to reports though, it wasn't 'Jumma Chumma' but 'Tamma Tamma Loge' from Sanjay Dutt's Thanedaar that was actually short-listed. Reason being that T-Series had the rights for 'Tamma Tamma Loge' and hence it was simpler for them to go ahead and rearrange/remix it for Players. "Yes, 'Tamma Tamma Loge' was really in contention. Since it sounds quite similar to 'Jumma Chumma' (both songs were actually based on Mory Kante's 'Tama Tama'), it was a no brainer to work on either of the two. However, the decision was soon reversed as much time had already been spent in contemplation and multi city promotional tour was keeping the cast busy as well. Abhishek, Sonam, Bipasha and Neil have been travelling extensively and it would have been impossible to shoot the song, edit, promote and then include in the final print", adds the source. When contacted, Pritam confirmed that he isn't working on any new song. "I am aware that there were some initial talks of working on 'Tamma Tamma' but now nothing like that is happening. There won't be any changes to the album." Makes sense because with New Year revelries round the corner, the song production would have been no less challenging. Watch 'Players' promo:

Players drops the idea for Jumma Chumma or Tamma Tamma video

Friday 30 December 2011

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Thursday 29 December 2011

The Dirty Picture banned in Qatar

Ekta Kapoor's biggest hit The Dirty Picture starring Vidya Balan has been banned in Qatar due to its explicit content. The film has been deemed unsuitable for theatrical exhibition in Qatar. The makers were sent a notice saying that the movie can't be released in their country. The Dirty Picture was earlier banned in Pakistan but it managed to release there after the makers appealed to their Censor Board. The makers however, claim that the ban in Qatar won't make a big difference to the film's business.

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