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Karishma was ill
Everything was planned afresh and shooting was to be resumed when another bomb dropped on Suneel's head. This time it is actress Karishma Kapoor who had to stop shooting abruptly.
No, it is not a starry tantrum that Karishma has thrown. Lolo is a thorough professional and would never do such things to her producers. The reason for her sudden temporary withdrawal from shooting is an attack of chicken pox the poor actress has suffered.
With doctors advising complete rest for at least 20 days, Karishma is expected to start shooting only after a month. This time too, Bachchan senior has shown eagerness to adjust to another shooting dates reshuffle. Not surprising. After all, this is a matter concerning his future bahu's health.
PDM has signed up Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor as brand ambassadors for Magic, the prepaid cellular card from Airtel.
Karishma returns to Bollywood
By IndiaFM News Bureau, November 12th, 2003 - 0930 hrs IST
Karishma Kapoor returns to the Bollywood scene after her wedding in September. Her first post-marriage shot was filmed on Friday night at Film City, Goregaon on the sets of Suneel Darshan's under production 'Mere Jeevan Saathi'. With co-star Akshay Kumar, she was shooting for a song sequence which was an introductory dance number of Akshay Kumar who wants to become a rock-dancer in the film.
The film stars Akshay Kumar, Karishma Kapoor and Amisha Patel in pivotal roles. It's 60% complete and is scheduled to release in the summer of 2004.
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Pune-based Kinetic Engineering has roped in Karisma Kapoor to promote its Zing. The company's sales pitch titled 'Zing with Me' will be promoted across the country through a media campaign.
The promotion will enable participants to not only meet and interact with Karisma, but also get an opportunity to watch a movie with her. The promotion also an interactive contest wherein a participant wins either a dinner or a movie with Karisma.
Dispute Settlement
At a meeting of the Joint Dispute Settlement Committee of A.M.P.T.P.P. and F.WI.C.E., held on February 12, the committee, after hearing both producer Salim Akhtar and actress Karisma Kapoor unanimously decided that since the actress had not done any shooting for the producer's new film (Prod. No. 7, untitled film), she should refund the signing amount of Rs. 5 lacs to the producer within 30 days.
In another case producer Nitin Manmohan versus actress Karisma Kapoor the Joint Dispute Settlement Committee of A.M.P.T.P.P. and F.WI.C.E. unanimously decided that since the actress had shot for DEEWANGEE for two days and had also allotted dates earlier, she should refund a sum of Rs. 15 lacs out of the signing amount paid to her by the producer, within 30 days.
Karisma bags prestigious award
Lissome Karisma Kapoor has joined the league of top Bollywood actresses like Madhuri Dixit, Tabu and Aishwarya Rai, by winning the prestigious Smita Patil Memorial Award for 2002.
The award, started by the Priyadarshini Academy in 1987 as a dedication to late actress Smita Patil, is given to Karisma in appreciation of her acting talent.
Dubbing the award as a great honor Karisma said that she has always admired Smita Patils work. She also thanked director Shyam Benegal for giving a wonderful opportunity to act in Zubeida, a semi realistic film that has won Lolo many plaudits.
Karisma will formally receive the award by Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani at an elaborate function to be held on September 19th in Mumbai.
Karishma is No. 1
We have always compared the asking prices of heroes in Bollywood, never the heroines'.
Let us take a look at the prices our top heroines seek for appearing in films.
Though it may go as understood that Kajol must be the highest paid actress, it is quite a discovery to note that she actually isn't. Kajol got paid Rs 95 lakhs for Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi. Her spontaneity and talent is definitely the cause of many other actresses' worry but this sprightly, dusky actress is definitely not the highest paid heroine.
Aishwarya Rai is another natural guess. Wrong again. The doe-eyed beauty is very sought after but comes for a cheaper amount than the highest paid. Ash's asking rate is 1.08 crore a film. That is the amount Ash is getting for Sanjay Bhansali's Devdas.
The highest paid actress, hold your breath, is Karishma Kapoor. Yes, Lolo pockets a neat 1.25 crore a film. The actress, though, reduces her price for meaningful films under batons of good directors like Shyam Benegal or Khalid Mohamed.
To reach the top spot, the industry says in chorus, it is Lolo's dedication to work, her passion for cinema and her professionalism that have taken her where she is today.
Having done her share of dance roles, Karishma has shown the other side of the actress in her. She definitely made her mark as the angry young woman of Fiza and with Zubeida she has proved that she is capable of much more.
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