Saif Ali Khan’s home production “Agent Vinod” has earned Rs.10 crore on the first day, and is the actor’s biggest solo opening so far.

Made at a budget of Rs.50 crore, the film has been shot in Morocco, Russia and Latvia.

“Saif Ali Khan has grown as an actor and also grown as a box-office power. The number of screens first decide the craze for the film and the first day business is an indicator of its strength at the box office,” said trade analyst Taran Adarsh.

“The massive figures only go to show that Saif has a rare combination of talent and box office pull,” added Adarsh.

Directed by Sriram Raghavan, the spy thriller also features Kareena Kapoor, Prem Chopra and Ram Kapoor. While it is produced under Saif’s “Illuminati Films” banner, Eros International has distributed it.

Saif says it was the best time to release a film like “Agent Vinod”. More

Actor-producer Saif Ali Khan isn’t perturbed over Pakistan banning Agent Vinod, saying that very little revenue would be lost by the restriction imposed on his home production, which is releasing Friday.

“We have lost some revenue, just around Rs.1 crore. They are always banning our movies. Kurbaan was also banned,” Saif said adding that “We also shot in Pakistan without their permission.”

” Agent Vinod is for Indians but it is not against Pakistanis,” said Saif and added with a smile: “But I understand if they get upset because we are beating them up quite often in the film.” More

Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor who is currently making news for her action packed role in AGENT VINOD is excited about pairing with Saif Ali Khan again. The actress is hopeful that the film, which is her second outing with Saif on the silver screen after the debacle of KURBAAN, may turn out to be their first hit together.

While AGENT VINOD is making the right noise, there is something that is bothering Kareena. According to reliable sources, Bebo’s frequent comparisons with actress Vidya Balan are not going well with the actress. Kareena, who has always maintained that Vidya is altogether a different actress given the kind of films she does, is unhappy about such comparisons becoming the talk of the mainstream press.

Speaking in no uncertain terms, Kareena rubbishes the comparison reports by adding, ”Those who are obsessed about comparing me with Vidya should know that I am an actress who does very different films from her. I do admit that Vidya is one of the talented actresses in town but the comparison is bit unfair. Every actor has his/her individuality and such reports are nothing more than mere figments of imagination.” Source

Pakistan’s Central Board of Film Censors has banned the Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer Agent Vinod scheduled to be released here on Friday along with its India opening.

While the Board itself has not made any official statement, the reason being bandied about is that it contains uncharitable references to the ISI.

Because of its star cast, Agent Vinod had begun trending on Pakistani media earlier this month itself with several news channels showing clips of the film including bits from the two songs ‘Pyaar ki Pungi’ and ‘Dil Mera Muft Ka’. Earlier, another film starring the duo — Qurbaan — was banned by Pakistan.

According to IMGC Global Entertainment (Pvt) Ltd., — the distributors of the film — Agent Vinod had been banned due to the contents. Atrium Cinemas of Karachi also confirmed the ban but the film’s posters and trailers are still available on both websites. More

Madhur Bhandarkar posted, “On the sets of #Heroine, #Kareena with her very efficient team.”

But soon he squashed all speculations and posted another post: “Guys lets not speculate. Its for REEL & not real!!! Its for a scene in my film #Heroine. Its FAKE!!!”

Kareena named Mahi Arora in the movie essays a very edgy, contemporary and hard-hitting role.
Heroine is set to release on September 14. Source

There have been stories floating around about good money being pumped into the making of AGENT VINOD as well as the time it has taken to reach the finishing line. Guess all of it came with a good reasoning though. Sources reveal that Saif Ali Khan and director Sriram Raghavan were such sticklers that they didn’t mind travelling thousands of miles just to get that one perfect shot, only to return to Mumbai in quick time.

“It is a known fact that the film has been shot in various parts of the world. While most of it would be visible on screen as well, it is impossible to forget one such quick fire trip that the director and the producer-actor took to St. Petersburg (Russia) which lasted for a mere two days,” informs our well placed source. More

Iranian actress Maryam Zakaria is in the news for bagging a small role in the Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor-starrer Agent Vinod. She plays a character named Farah who is an international dancer from Afghanistan.

This is her very first Bollywood film and she gets to perform a mujra with Kareena Kapoor and do a stunt scene with Saif Ali Khan in the film.

Chosen from about 1,000 girls who turned up for the audition, Maryam impressed the casting director with her dancing routine. But there is a major drawback if she wants to act seriously in Hindi films: Maryam knows no Hindi.

But she’s learning.

The director of Agent Vinod, Sriram Raghvan, helped her with her dialogues and she dubbed her dialogues in Hindi. Source

Rahul Kapoor (Imran Khan) lives to please his parents. Riana Braganza (Kareena Kapoor) has dumped six boyfriends and lives life on her own terms. They meet in Vegas but the movie is not about What happened in Vegas.

Instead, Imran Khan as the vulnerable Rahul evolves in front of your eyes. From uptight to edgy, he grows from boy to man.

Kareena takes up from where she left off in Jab We Met. I thought this was better. She adds just the right amount of pep to Riana Braganza. Rahul and Riana don’t walk off into the sunshine. The movie has a surprising climax.

Amit Trivedi, the young music director comes with an impressive record. You’ll remember him for the tracks from Dev D which earned him the National Film Award for Best Music Direction or for Aisha. My favourite is Iktaara from Wake Up Sid. More

The new song ‘Mujra’ of ‘Agent Vinod‘ featuring Kareena Kapoor is released. The film is directed by Sriram Raghavan and has Saif Ali Khan in the lead.

Sriram Raghavan and Saif Ali Khan have earlier worked together in ‘Ek Hasina Thi’ which also had Urmila Matondakar in an important role.

Have a look at the new song ‘Mujra’ from ‘Agent Vinod’. Source

Karan Johar is returning this week to woo the box office with a romantic comedy which coincides with the Valentine’s Day revelries. He has teamed up with the fresh pair of Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor to attract the audiences.

Directed by debutant Shakun Batra, the film’s cast has Boman Irani, Ratna Pathak Shah and Ram Kapoor and it will be released on 1,200 screens worldwide. It is made at an approximate budget of Rs.25-30 crore.

In “Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na”, Ratna had played Imran’s mother, but her character in the new film is a complete contrast. More

Saif Ali Khan didn’t mince words when asked which of Bollywood’s many Khans does his girlfriend, actress Kareena Kapoor look best with.

Apart from Saif, Kareena has so far worked with Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and will soon be seen with young Imran Khan in ‘Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu’. After working with Saif in ‘Tashan’ and ‘Kurbaan’, she will be seen with him again in the upcoming ‘Agent Vinod’, set for release March 23.

‘Kareena looks good with me and there is no comparison! Apart from me, I don’t see anybody (with whom she looks good),’ Saif told reporters here on the sidelines of the first poster launch of his production ‘Agent Vinod’. More

Less than a month remains for the release of EK MAIN AUR EKK TU and debutant director Shakun Batra is confident that just like other Kareena Kapoor starrers, his debut film too would benefit immensely from the presence of an actress of her caliber.

”I know for sure that people would appreciate her performance. She has put a lot of her in EK MAIN AUR EKK TU. In fact this is one of the few scripts which she has read more than twice because she wanted to do something more in the film and grab the nuances well. If I look at the film objectively as a director as well as a member of the audience, I see this as one of her better performances,” says Shakun. More