Playboy covergirl makes Bollywood debut with 'Aazaan'

Playboy covergirl Candice Boucher will make her Bollywood debut as a sand artist in director Prashant Chadha's "Aazaan".

Acclaimed sand artist Alexandra Konofalskaya was flown down from Belarus to train Candice for her role.

"I never imagined myself in a Bollywood film but now I'm looking forward to its premiere. I love your country and I want to see a lot of India," she said in a press statement.

"Aazaan" is an international espionage film about an informant who has to go undercover beyond enemy lines to save the nation from destruction by biological warfare.

"While scripting the film, I felt that Candice would make the perfect mystery miss. Given that she's a Playboy covergirl, the instant connect is, 'She must be hot.' She is but there's also a certain vulnerability that makes her more appealing," said Chadha, who made his directorial debut with Himesh Reshammiyaa starrer "Aap Ka Surroor".


Onir's 'I AM' ready for April release

Director Onir's "I AM", co-produced by over 400 people from 35 cities across the world, is now ready to hit the screens April 22.

"I AM" is a tale of four stories woven together that take audiences through issues and dilemmas that bruise modern Indian society.

The film unfolds many a tale of individuals struggling to find their identity, and uphold their dignity in a world that is callous, cold and unsympathetic.

The film bagged NETPAC Award for the Best in Asian Cinema at the International Film Festival of Kerala and many more honours.

The ensemble cast includes Juhi Chawla, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Sanjay Suri, Purab Kohli, Arjun Mathur, Abhimanyu Singh and Manisha Koirala. The film also marks the acting debut of directors Anurag Kashyap and Anurag Basu.

"The industry is looking forward to the release of 'I AM' since it's a movie with a soul. We can expect stellar performances for the cast and it's got its heart in the right place," said a source.

"I AM" is being distributed by PVR across India

It's difficult to play a legend's role: Neha Dhupia

Neha Dhupia, who plays Eva Braun in "Dear Friend Hitler", says that it is difficult to play legends on screen.

"Playing the role of Hitler's companion Eva Brown was very challenging. She was a legend in a way and I feel it is diffifcult to play legandary characters on screen," said the 30-year-old at presentation on the City Of Dreams Macau resort adjacent to Hong Kong. She has been appointed the official celebrity guide of the project.

"It has been a task for me, but I took it very sportingly as I belive in extending and exploring my horizons. I am a firm believer of pushing one's envelope and experincing the unkown," she added.

The film is Amrapali Media Vision's first production and is directed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar. The film also stars Nalin Singh and Raghuveer Yadav.

Source: Indo-Asian News Service

Playboy babe Candice Boucher in Bollywood but not nude

After the Mexican hottie Barbara Mori with Hrithik Roshan in Kites and Sarah Thompson with Ranbir Kapoor in Raajneeti, it is South African Playboy centrespread queen Candice Boucher who has been signed opposite IPL baron and Managing Director of the XXX energy drink Sachin Joshi for an action film being produced by Percept Pictures.

Boucher is currently the hottest face and body across the world. She is the nude centrespead attraction of Playboy magazine for April 2010 and also the brand ambassador for Guess jeans.

Cricket and glamour couldn’t get to be cosier bed-mates than this.

Apparently Joshi who’s allegedly funding the action thriller wanted a leading lady who would have an instant international appeal.

So will Ms Boucher be seen in her birthday suit in Mr Joshi’s actioner?

“No nude scenes with Candice Boucher!” says a source very close to the project. “We will be using her presence to enhance the project’s glamour quotient.

However we don’t intend to go overboard. Candice will appear on screen revealing as much flesh as Indian sensibilities permit. We are making an Indian film keeping Indian audiences in mind.

Today Deepika and Priyanka are very comfortable with their bodies. Candice won’t seem an oddity.”

The question is, what would the BCCI already, scrutinizing the exacerbated glamour quotient of the IPL, think of Joshi romancing the Playboy centrspread in a film whose budget could feed 25 starving villages for a whole year?

Says a key source from the production team, “We don’t think Sachin Joshi’s activities in the IPL have a bearing on his movie career. He has done a South Indian film earlier and he has been building his physique for this 30-crore rupee action flick in Hindi for months now.

We shot a 20-minute show reel for the film and Sachin came across as a perfect action hero. The film will be directed by Prashant Chadha and will be shot in Germany, Prague, Morocco and China.”

Percept who will produce, market and distribute the film in India and overseas will release in summer 2011.

Percept has roped in Salim-Suleiman to do the music. Global pop-queen Shakira will perform a key song to be shot on Candice Boucher.

When approached Shailendra Singh of Percept does not deny any of the above facts. However he refrains from comment.