| Profile - Alisha Chinai Playback singer Alisha Chinai, the original 'Baby Doll', rocked in Kajra re...The fiery singer has lost none of her zeal as she talks about why playback singers deserve a better deal and what she is doing about it. She demands and gets paid her prices. Alisha's moment in the sun came when her album Made in India was an instant hit.  Profile - Rani Mukherji After two mighty flops in the form of Saawariya and Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, Rani Mukherji is back with Thoda Pyaar Thoda magic. The Queen Bee is not fazed. This time round, she says, she will win the hearts of filmgoers. She loved working in the film since she was playing a role she had never played before. Playing an angel was wonderful, she enthuses. Profile - Devashish Sargam Devashish remembers an interesting experience in the making of the album, which came during the shoot of the lead single of the album, 'Khat', for which he had to pose as everything from a joker to a policeman, to a drunkard and several other characters. To get it right, the director had to get a professional coach, who taught Devashish the expressions required for the scenes. Profile - Vidyasagar Music composer Vidyasagar is undoubtedly talented and has several films from the south to prove that. In Bollywood, though, he has worked in two out of his three movies with Priyadarshan - Hulchul and Mere Baap Pehle Aap. While Vidyasagar agrees that music composers from the south tend to reflect those tastes on a different northern market, he doesn't plan to travel that road. Profile - RGV on Sarkar Raj Veteran producer and director Ram Gopal Varma, Ramu to friends, and RGV to industry insiders, has scored yet again with Sarkar Raj, the sequel to Sarkar. The irreverent director-producer, known for his straight talk, can walk proud again. Ramu is busy working on the pre-release promotion of his upcoming movies Contract and Phoonk, slated for a July and August release respectively. Both feature newcomers. News Wizard |