The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) officially inaugurated its fifth season Sunday, unveiling the various competitions, events and names that will contribute to making it increasingly prominent on the cinema world stage.
Festival Chairman Abdul Hamid Juma announced that DIFF, taking place at Madinat Jumeirah from December 11-18, will feature 181 films from 66 different countries from the Arab World and across the globe, highlighting the event’s motto, Building Cultures, Meeting Minds.
A body double has been hired from Hollywood to do Abhishek Bachchan’s stunts, reports Prithwish Ganguly
Abhishek Bachchan is not doing his stunts in Dilli 6 and the production house has got him a body double. Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and the unit of the film decided hired a body double for him from Hollywood for the dangerous life risking stunts. What’s more? The stuntman has won the British blackbelt Taekwondo championship in 2001.
Abhishek Bachchan is sore about his forthcoming film Dilli 6 and Shah Rukh Khan’s Billoo Barber releasing on the same day
A clash at the box office is imminent as Shah Rukh Khan’s Billoo Barber (Red Chillies Entertainment) and Rakesh Omprakash Mehra’s Dilli 6(UTV) are expected to hit the theatres on February 13, 2009. Reportedly Abhishek Bachchan is unhappy with the films releasing on the same day.
Dilli 6 starring Sonam Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan is done with it’s shoot and is currently in its post production stage. The actors are busy dubbing and the director is looking forward to finish with his editing work. “If I am happy with the edit, I will start promoting the film in December”, said Rakeysh Mehra whose film is slated to release in February.
Though there was no official word on the release of Rakesh Mehra directed DILLI 6 throughout the year, there was speculation galore that the film would manage to arrive this year. A couple of months back, UTV did eventually come up with 23rd January as the D–day for the film's arrival. It was all official and all eyes were set on this Abhishek Bachchan starrer which was touted to be the one of biggest films of January 2009.
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