Prakash Raj

Starring <strong>Sachiin Joshi, Gihani Khan, Vimla Raman, Prakash Raj, Mahesh Manjrekar</strong> Directed by <strong>Ankush Bhatt</strong> Rating: <strong>***</strong> If Chulbul Pandey in <em>Dabangg</em> were to be merged with Anant Velankar in Govind Nihalani’s <em>Ardh Satya</em> we would probably get Abhijeet Patil in <em>Mumbai Mirror</em>. Patil, played by entrepreneur-actor Sachiin Joshi, is the product of Mumbai’s underbelly. He is a cop. But he could well be on the other side of the law without skipping a beat.

After a spate of Chiranjeevi’s Telugu films already been remade in Hindi, the latest film to enter the list is his blockbuster film <em>Stalin</em>. Stalin is an action-oriented film that revolves around the story of an ex-military man who spends his time in helping people. He wants to bring change in the society. Hence he implements a simple formula of chain system, which means extending unconditional help to those in need. But things take a different twist when Stalin bashes a rich boy Chris Mogni who injures a beggar. What happens next will form an interesting part of the story.

The new-age Zanjeer just got a lot sexier. Mahie Gill who plays the new-age vamp Mona Darling, done to seductive heights by Bindu in the 1973 version of <em>Zanjeer</em>, flew to Bangkok to shoot some of the funniest sex scenes of her life. Apparently Mahie plays an extremely libidinous Mona who has the constant hots for the villain Teja played by Prakash Raj. But somehow, we hear, Mona doesn’t…err get it.

Wanted and Singham’s arch-villain Prakash Raj has walked out of Sanjay Dutt-Vivek Oberoi starrer Sher. Known to be a thorough professional and absolutely hassle-free on the sets it came as surprise when one of the film’s actors accidently let out that Prakash Raj has walked out from the location in Rajasthan. Says the actor, “I don’t know what really happened. Prakash Raj was supposed to play the villain. But now I am shooting with Paresh Rawail instead. We heard Prakash<em>ji</em> had some monetary issues.”