Designer Laksha Pahuja, who showcased a two segment collection at the India International Jewellery Week (IIJW), drew inspiration for one of his jewellery pieces from the film “Raavan” and wishes to have actor Abhishek Bachchan’s picture on it.

Yes, the third installment of the highly entertaining ‘Hera Pheri’ series, the first helmed by Priyadarshan, the second by Neeraj Vora and produced by Firoz Nadiadwala which came out in 2006 is on.

Ashutosh Gowariker has made period films before, including the Oscar-nominated Lagaan and the Mughal extravaganza Jodhaa Akbar. But Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (KHJJS) is his first historical, in the true sense of the word.

This time he’s going strictly by Manini Chatterjee’s book, Do And Die — The Chittagong Uprising: 1930-34. The movie features Abhishek Bachchan as Surja Sen, Deepika Padukone as Kalpana Datta and Sikander Kher as Nirmal Sen.

Days after Katrina chose to walk out of the film, Bobby Deol has joined the cast of Abbas Mustan’s The Italian Job.

As of now, the cast includes Abhishek Bachchan, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Omi Vaidya. Incidentally, this will be Bobby’s fifth film with Abbas-Mustan after Soldier, Ajnabee, Humraaz and Naqaab.

When the Indian government through its campaign is requesting people to respect the heritage of India and not damage historical monuments and buildings and places of national significance, After Hrs has learnt that the Abhishek Bachchan and Deepika Padukone starrer Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey has recently restored the Sawantwadi palace which dates back to the pre Shivaji era.

Colors is set to premiere Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starrer Raavan on 1 August in India, US and UK.

The movie will be aired at 8 pm on Sunday in India and UK, while US viewers can watch the movie at 3 pm on Aapka Colors (Colors’ US version).

For those who were waiting for the sequel for Dostana, this one is for you. The film has run into trouble, owing to the creative differences between the producer Karan Johar and director Tarun Mansukhani.

Ashutosh Gowarikar’s recent film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey had a replay of what happened on the sets of Lagaan. Ashutosh was filming the Chittagong uprising scene for KHJJS and spotted a python.

Zoom into flashback mode and discover a duo of dons, molls and the underbelly of the underworld set in the 1970s, with ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAAI. Delve further and...you'll be rewarded with KHELEIN HUM JEE JAAN SEY, a period thriller based on the Chittagong Uprising Of the 1930s, helmed by Ashutosh Gowariker and patterned on the book 'Do And Die' by Manini Chatterjee.

Vogue India - July 2010 - HQ Scans