Big leap
Indian actress Nimrat Kaur, who rose to fame with The lunchbox last year, has now bagged a role in American TV series Homeland.Bobby Jasoos actor Ali Fazal was also approached for a role in Homeland, but due to clash of dates he had to let go of the offer. And now, Nimrat is the Indian face who will be seen in the hit TV show.
“Pretty fun for someone who watched the pilot after the screen test! Season 4 HOMElAND it is,” Nimrat tweeted. Along with her, Mad Men star Mark Moses and Art Malik will also join the drama.
POSTER BOY
Aamir Khan throws up a surprises with almost all his new movies — the latest comes with the poster of his upcoming film PK. The actor features nude with a strategically placed vintage boombox, and he has left audiences guessing what the Rajkumar Hirani movie will be about. “What do you think guysIJ Tell me fast... butterflies in my stomach,” Aamir posted on his Twitter page. The poster elicited a roaring response from the Twitterati online, and several industry members too lauded the actor for pulling off such innovative stunts for his film’s promotions.
WHAT’S IN USEIJ
Star comedian Kapil Sharma features in a unique avatar of an unused juicer in a kitchen, for a new television campaign for online classifieds platform OlX.in. The quirky TVC uses the much-loved Kapil’s style of humour to tell the life story of unused products, which want to be sold on OlX in order to find owners who can use them. It touches upon people’s habit of stocking goods that are not being used. Talking about the idea of roping in Kapil for it, Amarjit Batra, CEO, OlX.in, said in a statement: “Kapil Sharma personifies humour in India, and that resonates strongly with OlX’s style of messaging. The brand association between OlX and Kapil Sharma for this TVC was seamless as both have risen recently to become strong brand names that are loved by people and have become a part of their daily lives.”
TAlENT HUNT
Shah Rukh Khan has joined hands with channel Colors for his return to the small screen. He will reportedly host a grand live show based on the hugely popular international series Got Talent. A source aware of the grand plans said that the show will be one live event to be telecast in December. The source said that if things go as planned, international TV personality Simon Cowell, creator of Got Talent and The X Factor, may also visit Mumbai for the show, likely to be a first-of-its-kind twist on Got Talent. The event will be held at the Andheri Sports Complex.