Cast : Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Daina Penty, Dimple Kapadia, Boman Irani, Randeep Hooda

Directer : Homi Adajania

Rating : ***

Romance comes easy to Saif Ali Khan. He slips into the romantic characters, playing the uber-cool, trendy, suave, metrosexual guy with elegance. Films such as DIL CHAHTA HAI, KAL HO NAA HO, HUM TUM, SALAAM NAMASTE and LOVE AAJ KAL only consolidated and cemented his status in this genre. That’s one of the prime reasons why COCKTAIL generates curiosity. But this one’s about love and friendship. A tug-of-war of sorts.

Those who love judging a film by its trailer will be quick to assume that this is another version of ‘Love Aaj Kal’. Those who watch American reality shows would spot similarities with ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’- as Saif looks old enough to father the two leading ladies in this film. But those who actually watch this film will know that it’s neither. It’s a hollow approach to relationships that leaves you with an empty feeling of nothingness. Here’s a cocktail mixed with laughs, dances, songs, tears, stunning beaches but the cumulative effect of this mix: permanent sobriety.

Homi Adajania’s brightly glossy Cocktail seems unburdened by any grandiose cinematic ambition beyond looking very good — an aim it meets with highly attractive leads and rather excellent art direction — and that’s cool. If this were an American film, it’d star Katherine Heigl or Jennifer Aniston, perhaps both. It’s Love Triangle 101, and, if done well, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. It’s all about knowing where you want to head.

Adajania starts off breezily enough, all effortless-flirting and shotglasses and dramatically teary mascara, but the threadbare and increasingly inane plot unspools halfway through, leaving us with a shoddy, frustratingly random sequence of events. The last one-third of the film features the kind of emotional melee that can only be rightfully resolved by handing one of the girls a samurai sword. Alas, no such bloody respite is offered.

Armed with mangoes and a marriage certificate, angelic orphan Meera (Diana Penty) comes to big bad London and finds herself stranded, a (possibly nearsighted) man shooing her away. Instead of taking the first return flight, she decides to hang back and live with Veronica (Deepika Padukone), a frequently drunk party girl she meets in a restroom. They have a blast playing dress-up till one of them lands a hound dog from Delhi called Gautam (Saif Ali Khan, who eventually assumes the position of a persnickety but fortunate Twitter user: you know, picking between two fine DPs.

Diana, who makes her acting debut, gets to portray a rather difficult character for her debut film. There’s a very disarming kind of innocence that she brings to the role and she impresses a great deal. Dimple Kapadia is in terrific form, portraying the atypical North Indian lady with gusto. Boman Irani is first-rate, especially in sequences with Dimple. Randeep Hooda‘s character is under-nourished.

On the whole, COCKTAIL has a fascinating first half, charismatic performances, harmonious music and the trendy look and styling as its aces, but the second half is not as tempting or intoxicating as the first hour. It pales when compared to the attention-grabbing first hour. Yet, all said and done, this one’s primarily targeted at the Gen Next, especially those in metros, who might identify with the on-screen characters

After working in movies like “Love Aaj Kal” and “Aarakshan”, actress Deepika Padukone has once again teamed with Saif Ali Khan in “Cocktail”. She feels the 41-year-old is one actor who fits romantic roles perfectly even after so many years in the film industry.

“In spite of him (Saif Ali Khan) having worked so much, he is still someone who fits these young love stories and romantic characters,” Deepika, 26, told IANS.

“Cockatil”, directed by Homi Adajania, revolves around the lives of three friends – Veronica, Gautam and Meera, played by Deepika, Saif and newcomer Diana Penty, respectively.

Deepika, who will be seen as a confident and fun-loving girl in the film, says the character was challenging and she needed inner confidence to play it.

“I remember I was in Mauritius two years ago when I got the script. I felt that I was ready to play Veronica. I knew I needed inner confidence to be able to pull it off because the character could go wrong in many ways,” she said.

Explaining the background of her character, she said: “Veronica is feisty, but not a rebel. She has grown up in a broken family, so she has not got the conventional love of parents while growing up. So she likes to be surrounded by people probably to get her mind off other things.”

Actress Deepika Padukone would be seen flaunting a bikini in her forthcoming film Cocktail, but the actress feels that Indian body type is not naturally suited for the costume. “I wish it was so easy and natural. I think the Indian body type is somehow not suited for a bikini. We as related stories Chaos at Saif-Deepika starrer Cocktail event Indians have to work a little extra hard if we wish to carry it off,” the 26-year-old said here Thursday while unveiling the Melange Cocktail fashion collection.

Well, the actress feels that the Indians need to work hard on their bodies to get the perfection in their shape like the western people to wear bikinis. Deepika recently said at the unveiling of the Mélange Cocktail fashion collection in Mumbai, “I wish wearing a bikini was so easy. I think the Indian body type is somehow not suited for a bikini.”

The actress who will be seen wearing a bikini in her upcoming movie Cocktail said, “I feel we as Indians need to work a little extra on our body if we want to carry it off well.”Deepika will be seen playing the character of Veronica in the movie. The movie also features Saif Ali Khan and Diana Penty.

We are desperately waiting for the upcoming Friday as the movie is scheduled to release on the day.

Katrina Kaif has been crowned the sexiest woman on the planet by the’s magazine FHM. She appears on the July 2012 cover of the magazine.

The list is based on short messaging service (sms) and online voting and the Bollywood actress got a whooping 35,000 votes. Facts say that she has warded off competition from the likes of Freida Pinto, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone. Sadly, Aishwarya Rai, who’s been getting a lot of hassle for not snapping back into an hourglass figure after the delivery of her baby Aaradhya, has reportedly failed to make it even to the top ten in the list.

Katrina Kaif, on the other hand, has never been in a better shape and is presently in the prime of her beauty. Interestingly, she doesn’t put much stock in the sexiest tag and doesn’t even consider herself sexy. Now, does this self-effacement make her sexier? Perhaps!! Read More

Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone could be easily tagged as the hottest covergirl at least for teh present month, and the reason is simple: her toned abs can make any siren go green with pangs of jealousy. Turning bikinilicious for the cover look, Deepika has dared to wear an Agent Provocateur cutout swimsuit.

The hot Vogue cover has come in the wake of Deepika’s red bikini avatar seen in the Cocktail trailer. Though the fans have seen her donning itsy-bitsy pieces on Kingfisher calendar, Deepika’s bikini moment in the Cocktail trailer was enough to stir the frailest of fantasies. However, the lithe gal wasn’t bikini-fit before the shoot.

While talking to the Vogue magazine, Deepika revealed that it’s a myth that the actresses starve themselves. The gorgeous girl says, “We just work very hard to get the body we want.” Before slipping into the bikini, Deepika went for a fitness regime under the guidance of celeb nutritionist Pooja Makhija, who has helped actresses like Sonam Kapoor and Vidya Balan to achieve their desirable body. More

The theatrical trailer of Homi Adajania’s Cocktail has crossed over 1 million views in just about 2.5 days.

A source from the production house, said, “The idea is to create maximum buzz within the online community as their reaction is instantaneous. We wanted to give certain exclusivity online and have special plans for TV promotions as well.”

Deepika Padukone, who has been promoting the film through her social networking page, posted on Twitter about the trailer crossing the 1 million mark as well

The music of Cocktail has been composed by Pritam Chakraborty, and Yo Yo Honey Singh’s ‘Angreji Beat’ also features in the trailer along with ‘Tum Hi Din Chadhe’ sung by Neeraj Shridhar.

‘Tum Hi Din Chadhe’ will reportedly be unveiled this weekend. The song was shot in Cape Town with Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty, the leading actors of this highly-anticipated film. Source

The usually mild-mannered actor has not taken too kindly to Deepika’s walking out of Abbas-Mustan’s Race 2 at the eleventh hour, leaving the project in an awful predicament.

Things have gotten so uncomfortable between these two one-time profressional co-stars Saif & Deepika that their incomplete film — tentatively titled Cocktail — is suffering some stress in the final phase of shooting.

Says a friend of Saif, “It’s really unfortunate that Deepika walked out of a film where her co-star was Saif. Saif has stood by her repeatedly. He gave her his home production Love Aaj Kal selecting her over his lady love Kareena Kapoor. Then he signed Deepika for his second production Cocktail. It didn’t stop there. Even when his well-wishers told him the pair was getting stale — he signed Prakash Jha’s Aarakshan.”

Now Saif is perhaps justifiably feeling betrayed.

Says Saif’s friend, “Saif worked with Deepika in three films. The least he expected was a certain amount of commitment to the fourth film that they had signed together, specially since this was the most expensive of the four films, and a franchise at that.” More

Deepika Padukone has spoken out in her defence to clarify the allegations made by ‘Race 2′ filmmaker Ramesh Taurani about her unprofessional attitude.

When asked about the controversy at an event recently, the leggy beauty said that she never intended to opt out of the film.

“I have tremendous respect for Rameshji and that was never my intention,” she said.

“I felt very bad when I was opting out of the film, but I didn’t have any other option. The film has been delayed by one-and-a-half year and I have adjusted my dates all this time.

“I would still do it but now those dates are committed to other films. I wasted four months last year that I had kept aside for this film, but now I cannot adjust anymore,” she added. Source

Producer Ramesh Taurani filed a case against actress Deepika Padukone with Cine & TV Artistes Association (CINTAA) and Association of Motion Pictures & TV Programme Producer of India (AMPTPP) for her last minute exit from Tips’ ambitious thriller RACE 2.

Deepika’s exit from the film after having shot for a week upon being offered a Hollywood project hasn’t gone down well with the producer who on Thursday filed a complaint. CINTAA was quick to inform the actress about the complaint filed in her name by the filmmaker. More

The relationship which looked like for keeps has apparently started showing the signs of wear and tear. Are Deepika Padukone and Siddharth Mallya heading for splitsville? It’s said that their relationship is showing its first cracks.

Though Deepika and Siddharth were busy painting the town red with their numerous public appearances, the couple always stayed away from commenting on their relationship status. But, if you try to remember the last time the duo made an appearance together, you would probably fail. It’s nearly about three months since Deepika and Siddharth stopped going together to the public events.

When Siddharth Mallya appeared for the Mumbai Marathon in January, Deepika was nowhere to be seen. According to sources, Siddharth’s refusal to publicly acknowledge their relationship has been a bone of contention between them, and more recently, Deepika’s growing proximity to former boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor apparently became an issue with Siddharth. More

The award season has just started in B-town and our Bollywood ladies are gearing up for their upcoming numerous fashionable outings. The first big award function of the year, Colors Screen Awards, was held on Saturday in Mumbai, and it was not without its fashionable moments.

The red carpet was shinning with the bright Bollywood ladies, who took fancy to elaborate gowns, blingy saris and elegant anarkalis for the event. Anushka Sharma and Deepika Padukone stole the limelight with their gorgeous gowns and make-up. Also wonderfully styled were Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif; both the actresses picked saris for the event.

The others who wowed with their western attires were Amy Jackson, Shazahn Padamsee, Madhuri Dixit, and Asin. But since we are also listing the worst-dressed at the red carpet, watch this slideshow to see who failed to wow us, stylewise. Source

Bollywood stars flaunt their style statements at award functions. But Deepika Padukone’s outfit took all by surprise. The gorgeous actress left many drooling in an exquisite floor-sweeping ‘backless’ turquoise gown at Colors Screen Awards.

The high round neckline of the gown with sexy frills at its bottom and a thin belt at the waist made Deepika look hot and stunning. Source