Tenth Anniversary of Lagaan

It was party time for Aamir Khan Productions, which celebrated its decade in existence, as well as the tenth anniversary of Lagaan.

Almost everyone associated with the Production house - including Abbas Tyrewala, Abhinay Deo, Ashutosh Gowariker and even Bhanu Athaiya - was present to be part of the celebrations, which commenced with the screening of Madness in the Desert, a documentary about the making of Lagaan. Directed by Satyajit Bhatkal, the documentary was almost as long as the movie itself.

Post the screening, director Gowariker and Aamir were visibly emotional as they reminisced about the making of the film, which took around 138 days. They repeatedly said that they were “eternally grateful to each other” for making the film.

Javed Akhtar too joined in the celebration, along with Amitabh Bachchan who lent his voice for the film. “I knew it was a unique film as soon as I watched the first cut,” said Amitabh Bachchan, Praising Gowarikar and Aamir’s courage and faith in the subject.

Aamir also passed around the microphone to the entire starcast of Lagaan, and each of them recounted fun moments from the Lagaan shoot. Gracy Singh looked particularly cheerful throughout the party.

Aamir was a gracious host and it was a pleasure to see him giving ample credit to his ex-wife, Reena Dutta, for being “the greatest support system and driving force” during the making of Lagaan.

Also present at the event were Kiran Rao, Avantika and Imran Khan, Aamir’s kids - Ira and Junaid, Omkar Das Manikpuri, music composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Tisca Chopra, Manjari Phadnis, Vir Das and Siddharth Roy Kapoor.

The two prominent absentees were Anusha Rizvi and Amole Gupte, who Aamir praised immensely for writing the scripts of Peepli Live and Taare Zameen Par, respectively.

Imran To File PIL Against New Drinking Law

Bollywood may have expressed shock over the legal age limit for alcohol consumption being raised to 25 years, but it is Actor Imran Khan who appears to have taken it upon himself to file a PIL against the new ruling.

A decision which no doubt will make Imran popular with the youth, just as his Next Film Delhi Belly hits the theatres on July 1. The actor is likely to file a PIL later in the day today.

Imran's call to action has his I Hate Luv Storys co-star Sonam Kapoor saying cheers as well.

"If you can vote, get married, have children, drive a car. why on earth can't you drink? It's ridiculous we are not living in the dark ages," said Sonam.

While Bollywood may cheer Imran, we can't help wondering if this is part of a finely orchestrated publicity stunt for Delhi Belly, which targets the 18-25 age groups.

Aamir Khan said: "If the legal age for voting and marriage is less than 25 which are frankly much bigger decisions, I don't understand the point of this new ruling. It is not that I support Consumption of alcohol but then the Freedom to be able to choose cannot be taken away from the youth."

Aamir's director wife Kiran Rao says: "Imran Khan is the face of the youth in many ways, he has a huge fan following, so if he is taking up a cause like this I think it will make a difference. The youth should be allowed to make their decisions."

Interestingly, before Imran decided to take on the party poopers it was Bollywood's youngest 'Buddah' who first reacted strongly against the ruling.

Big B had tweeted: "I was never told what to do or how to behave when I was young."

So we'll just have to wait and watch if Imran's initiative gives youngsters a reason to raise their glasses.

Delhi Belly Happened By Accident- Aamir Khan

Actor turned producer Aamir Khan is of the view that his upcoming production Delhi Belly starring his nephew Imran Khan will destroy his good will which he had earned from his family oriented films in the past decades.

He posted a blog stating that his production house is popular for its clean, inspiring, family entertainment. But all this is soon going to change with Delhi Belly.

Aamir Khan stated that the film just happened by accident and that it has the potential to destroy all his good will that he had earned in just one single stroke.

The film is slated to hit theatres on 1st July and it stars Imran Khan, Vir Das and Kunal Roy Kapur in pivotal roles.