New Year Resolutions of Bollywood Stars

Bollywood stars like many of us make New Year Resolutions. Its interesting to see what each of them has resolved to do in 2009.

 Mugdha Godse said, ‘’My resolution is to voice my opinion and to vote to be a better citizen. And I want to entertain audiences in good films. A great gift for all of us this New Year would be a good leader who can make Mumbai a better city.'’
Neha Dhupia said, ‘’I've just started learning horse riding. So my New Year resolution is to become an expert at it…Someone should gift me a beautiful horse for the New Year.'’
Dia Mirza said, ‘’I don’t save resolutions for the New Year. I believe if there’s a need to do something it should be done immediately. My wish for the New Year is to be part of an informed and motivated government that will ensure our security, peace, health and progress.'’
Himesh Reshammiya said, ‘’My New Year gift is to give the biggest hit of 2009. And the gift I want from God is to be super-creative in whatever I do.'’
Amrita Arora said, ‘’My New Year resolution is to be a better person, more tolerant and patient. And my gift? Happiness in abundance for me and loved ones.'’
Shamita Shetty said, ‘’My New Year resolution is to vote. As my New Year gift I’d like a balanced professional and personal life.'’

Rajeev Khandelwal said, ‘’My New Year resolution? To be a better citizen and to spread awareness among the youth to make our country the best. My New Year gift…a pledge from the youngsters to make our country go ahead.'’

Celina Jaitley said, ‘’My New Year resolution is to work on my shortcomings as a human being. And the one gift that that I’d want from my countrymen is to not forget 26/11.'’
Koena Mitra said, ‘’My New Year resolution for 2009 is to not make any resolutions. Each time I end up breaking it because I’ve never planned anything. The best gift I’d want to get is love. I’ve never been lucky in love till date. And of course I want to give gifts to my family friends and my seven angels (the dogs).'’
Nandana Sen, ‘’New Year resolution? To spend as much time as possible with my loved ones. And my gift? Tolerance among people communities and countries'’
Dino Morea said, ‘’I don’t make New Year resolutions. I just strive to do better not every year but every day. The gift that I want this New Year? Some luck from anyone who cares enough.'’
Boman Irani said, ‘’I've never made New Year resolutions. Resolutions are surrounded by guilt. I don’t need that for the New Year.'’
Paresh Rawal said, ‘’This New Year I want to start yoga and get the great Gujarati writer Madhu Rai to write an exciting play for me.'’
Tanushree Dutta said, ‘’My New Year resolution is to work out more and get into fitness in a big way. And my gift: I want the latest I Pod from my parents.'’

Nandana Sen - The new action queen

Everyone unanimously admitted that Nandana Sen was quite bold owing to her bold nude scenes in ‘Rang Rasiya’. Now, there is another proof to this. The bold and the beautiful lady has performed the most dangerous stunt ever performed by a female actor in any part of the world.

Miss Sen shot this action sequence for a Tips film being directed by debutant Kuki Gulati opposite Viveik Oberoi. She revved - up a mobike and speeded from the rooftop of a 30-storey building right onto the top of an adjacent skyscraper.

Narrating the experience, Nandana says, “They said I don’t have to do it. They were willing to use a body double. But I’m glad I took the leap. It helped me to overcome my vertigo.

I knew how to ride a bicycle. So learning to ride a mo’bike was not that hard. But it wasn’t an easy thing to speed across from one 30-storey building to another. Our action director Alan Amin was fantastic. I flew across one building to another. It was liberating.”

Talking about her role and the transformation it required, she says, “It’s a very Matrix like look and role. I enjoyed the stunts immensely. And this role was a complete antithesis to what I play in Ketan Mehta’s Rang Rasiya. It was wonderful to take up such a challenge.

I play an all-action chick who is an undercover cop. I learn kick-boxing, tai-kwundo and I learnt to shoot guns for real. The five kgs I had gained for Rang Rasiya was quickly lost.”

Nandana Sen feels that the role has helped her evolve as a stronger woman. She says, “I’m quite clumsy in real life so I’m used to calamities. And my threshold for pain is quite high. Yes, the heavy mo’bike did fall on me and my shoulder got hurt. But I continued shooting.

I’m very much a girlie girl. But all this physical action really changed my body language and psychological approach to crowded places..

Even a pointing a gun at an adversary is such an aggressive job. The combat training really came out of my shell. Now I feel less vulnerable in crowds.”

Nandana’s Topless Scene Approved By Censor Board

Nandana Sen is all set to make history as her controversial topless scene in her forthcoming film Rang Rasiya has been approved by the Indian censor board.

The film Rang Rasiya is the story of the legendary painter Raja Ravi Verma played by Randeep Hooda and his muse Sugandha played by Nandana. Sugandha used to pose nude for Verma. The film required scenes of frontal nudity and Nandana’s nude scenes are very crucial to the film’s narrative.

Nandana’s nude scenes form “the very core of the film” probably thats why it narrowly escaped the Censor’s scissors.Nandana confirms the news and says, “I’m not surprised by the decision at all. That scene forms the very core of the film. Rang Rasiya is itself about censorship of art. The political message as well as the emotional drama in our film revolves entirely around that particular scene, making it absolutely essential to the narrative.”“Everyone who has seen the film has commented to us about how the scene complements the film, so why would the censor board think any differently?” she added.

The Censor board must have approved the scenes but will the people accept it? Does this approval indicate that the Indian audiences have come of age to view frontal nudity on the screens of Indian cinema halls? Only time will tell.