`Udaan` bags multiple awards

UDAAN won the Best Audience and Best Music Score awards. Co-produced by Anurag Kashyap, Sanjay Singh and UTV Motion Pictures, the music and lyrics for the movie have been composed and written by Amit Trivedi and Amitabh Bhattacharya respectively.

"Winning the Best Music Score at one of world`s largest children`s film festivals is definitely a matter of pride for me and the entire team of `Udaan`," he said.

"International audiences have started appreciating Indian music which is very encouraging for music directors like us. This very well proves that our music is not only loved by our fellow Indians, but is also well received by masses worldwide and meeting global tastes," he added.

Featuring 17-year-old Rajat Barmecha in the lead, "Udaan" is about a rebellious child, who after being expelled from boarding school is forced to live with his authoritarian and oppressive father, played by Ronit Roy, in the steel town of Jamshedpur.

The Giffoni International Film Festival, which concluded July 31, is the world`s largest children`s film festival in Europe. It takes place in Giffoni Valle Piana in Southern Italy.

Freida Pinto inspires me : Dev Patel

Slumdog Millionaire` star Dev Patel has revealed that his girlfriend Freida Pinto inspires him and makes him happy.

"Love makes you feel safe but excited at the same time. Freida makes me happy and inspires me. I am a mushy guy," he said.

The 20-year-old said he loves the fact he can relax with the actress and be himself in ways he can`t be when dealing with other people, reports contactmusic.com.

"You get to show a different side of yourself that you are not very comfortable showing other people. It`s great to have someone to come back to who you can be real with, because you are playing characters all day long," he added.

Aamir Khan will play Negetive Role in ‘Dhoom 3’.

Aamir, who has earlier played negative roles in ‘Raakh’ and ‘Fanaa’, will be playing a very stylized villain in ‘Dhoom 3’.

After success of ‘3 Idiots’, Aamir Khan is in a fix, Yash Chopra have mutually agreed to work together, and if rumours are to be believed, Aamir might play the villain in the much-awaited multi-starrer ‘Dhoom 3’.

‘Dhoom 3’ will be directed by Sanjay Gadhvi. As of now, it is a win-win situation for Chopras in case Aamir signs the film, as their villain will become the most interesting
characters. By the way, the first film of ‘Dhoom’ franchise had John Abraham and the second instalment had Hrithik Roshan as its anti-hero.


Recently, Aamir met Aditya Chopra, who gave the actor a brief narration of the role in the film. Talking to a news daily, a source said, “Aamir has loved what he heard. In all probability, he will listen to the script on August 13 when he returns from Melbourne and Delhi.”

It is greatly believed that Aamir doesn’t wish to confirm or deny these reports as he will start reading the script only after the release of ‘Peepli Live’.

Meanwhile, a trade source says, “After ‘3 Idiots’ Aamir needs something very challenging and dynamic. And he knows that playing the villain in an established franchise like the ‘Dhoom’ series will create a huge buzz.”