Hollywood production American Empire will have three-four Bollywood stars, according to reports.

Filmfare nominated John Abraham (Dhoom), Filmfare winner Arjun Rampal (Rock On!!), and Ashmit Patel (Banaras) are reportedly starring in it and BAFTA nominated Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) is rumored to be in its cast.

Directed by Andy Armstrong (Planet of the Apes), written by Kevin D. Ward, cinematography by Joao Fernandes (Conversations with God), and produced by Edge Filmworks, it is slated to be released on February three next. Its tagline is: “Betrayal is a contact sport…” Its other cast includes Nina Dobrev (Merry Madagascar), MTV nominated Shannyn Sossamon (A Knight’s Tale), and Leslie Mann (Knocked Up). Filming locations of this “R” rated dark comedy are Tampa and Ybor City, both in Florida (USA).

Its story revolves around underworld, politics, crime, and stealing, reports suggest.

Indo-American statesman Rajan Zed has welcomed this teaming-up of Hollywood and Bollywood and hopes that these collaborations would become more commonplace in the future.

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True to the message of their hit, multiple Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, Dev Patel and Freida Pinto seem bound by destiny.
Had Dev’s mom not spilled the beans about the couple last year, the two might have still continued denying that they are an item. Well, now that their truth is out in the open, Dev’s recent visit to Freida’s home city Mumbai and his meeting with her parents is viewed with keen interest.
The duo was in maximum city during Christmas which Freida celebrated with her parents, and the occasion was perfect to introduce Dev to her parents. Whether the Pintos approved of the Patel lad isn’t known, but Dev and Freida were spotted partying with a bunch of close buddies at a hotspot in Bandra last week.
The celebrity couple passed a brief word to the nightspot’s manager that they didn’t want to be clicked and needed their privacy. They partied at the club from half past eleven to the time it closed.

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After ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ happened to Freida Pinto turning her into an international name overnight, the actress is flooded with acting and modeling offers.
Recently, the actress endorsed an international modeling assignment as the face of a big cosmetic brand.
To your surprise folks, Freida is the face for the brand in international markets while our bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor is endorsing the same brand for local market.
The dusky beauty Freida Pinto looked fabulous in the international ad campaign.
According to sources, some big filmmakers of Bollywood have offered her roles only if she is interested doing films in India.
Presently, Freida has huge assignments of Hollywood flicks and film festivals in her list so she might barely give a thought to Indian films.

source: movies.indiainfo.com

The latest news coming in for “Bond 23″ suggested that the latest installment of the superspy series is stepping closer into production with the hiring of its writers. For this new Bond movie, producers have brought in the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Peter Morgan to pen the screenplay.

46-year-old Morgan, who is known for his work in “The Queen”, “Frost/Nixon” and “The Last King of Scotland”, won’t be working on the script alone though. He will be joined by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who have co-written the past four Bond features that include “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace”.

Ever since “Quantum of Solace” came out in theaters in November 2008, speculations have been mounting on the development of “Bond 23″. Several actresses, such as Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie as well as “Slumdog Millionaire” beauty Freida Pinto, have been rumored to be potential Bond girl. “Slumdog” director Danny Boyle was also caught in its helmer rumor.

So far, little is known about “Bond 23″, but two-time James Bonddepicter Daniel Craig is expected to reprise his role for the third time. Meanwhile, the start of production on “Bond 23″ has not yet been scheduled.

While almost everyone is giddy with excitement over the real-life relationship between “Slumdog Millionaire” co-stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, one person who isn’t charmed by the whole thing is Pinto’s ex-fiance, marketing executive Rohan Antao.

According to the National Enquirer, Antao recently said, “She ended it with me after getting close to Dev Patel. We both agreed we wanted to spend out lives together. She was always with Dev, doing press publicity. I knew there was chemistry between them, but she said she had no feelings toward him at that time.”

Rumors that Pinto and Patel were romantically involved have been rampant for months, but the relationship was only officially confirmed last week, when photos surfaced of the couple kissing and being all snuggly during an outdoor dinner date in Israel. Then, in case photographic evidence wasn’t enough, Dev Patel’s mother confirmed the romance to the press. Once you’ve gotten the story straight from the star’s mom’s mouth, you know you’re hearing the real deal.

Back to Rohan Antao. Antao won’t likely be picking himself up a DVD of “Slumdog Millionaire” anytime soon. Antao told the National Enquirer, “I hate the film. It wrecked my relationship.”

“Slumdog Millionaire” star Freida Pinto has been loaded with offers and there is just no looking back for her.

Currently she is shooting for “Miral” in Israel with American director Julian Schnabel. It is about the intertwining lives of Israeli and Palentinian women.

She has also signed Woody Allen’s film co-starring Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts and Antonio Banderas.

As far as Bollywood is concerned Freida has put her foot down and will work only with Madhur Bhandarkar.

She has said she will only turn to Bollywood if three-time National Award winning director Madhur directs a film.

Freida certainly has made a sensible choice. After all, Madhur’s films are-women oriented and are based on real-life topics, and he has reached all his female stars to stardom.

Freida Pinto and Dev Patel are living their Slumdog Millionaire characters in real life. Following the rumours that they were into a relationship, Dev’s mother revealed that they are indeed dating and very much in love. However, Freida refused to talk about her love life. She said that Dev is adorable.

Buzz up!Freida and Dev were spotted cosying up at a lunch date in Tel Aviv, where Freida is currently shooting for Israel film Miral. Freida complained that she is finding difficult to handle the lack of privacy. She added that she has been asked constantly if she and Dev are in a relationship. She doesn’t know what to answer.

The actress however said that she couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful co-star than Dev, as he is a really great guy. She added that he is adorable and a good friend. She also said that he would always be a good friend.