Sarah Jane Dias to walk for Surily at WIFW

Model-turned-actress Sarah Jane Dias is all set to walk for designer Surily Goel during the spring-summer edition of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week.

"Sarah Jane Dias is my showstopper," Surily, who is equally active in filmdom, told.

She will present a collection titled "Fever" at the five-day event.

Giving an insight into her designs and the colour pallette that she has used to create the ensemble, Surily said: "From playsuits, asymmetrical dresses, and drapes to the leggy mini-dresses and skirts, the collection will have mix of everything. My collection embraces metallic accents along with a palette ranging from pop colours like fluorescent yellows, tangerine and pinks."

Summarising the the USP of her collection, Surily said: "I have gone back to my geometric stud embellishment" and targetting "strong confident sexy women of today".

She has worked on many films and styled some of the known names in Bollywood including Rani Mukerji for "Ta Ra Rum Pum", Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar for "Jaan-e-mann" and Preity Zinta for "Salaam Namaste". She is also associated with Preity's "Ishkq In Paris".

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Sarah hit by stone during film promotion

Actress Sarah Jane Dias was "ashamed" after a crowd member pelted a stone at her face, during a promotional event of her forthcoming film "Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum" in Faridabad.

The 29-year-old was with the rest of the film's cast when someone from the crowd threw a stone Monday.

She took to Twitter to share her angst, and wrote: "A stone was thrown at me on stage in Faridabad, it hit and hurt my lip, for the first time in my life, I'm truly ashamed of our people."

"It's deeply disheartening to have to say horrible things about my country... but this was uncouth and had it have been someone 'more important' it would not have gone down well," she added.

According to an eyewitness, "Sarah was in tears the moment she was hit and it resulted in slight swelling. However, ice was immediately applied on the injury."

The event was titled an "adult party" and Riteish Deshmukh, Tusshar Kapoor and Neha Sharma were also on stage.

Following the incident, Sarah and Neha did not stage their performance and were sent to their van.

"The man who threw the stone could not be identified," the source added.

Sarah says though she isn't happy about the incident, it has failed to dampen her spirits in any way.

"I'm not okay but if they were trying to defeat my spirit, it hasn't worked," Sarah wrote.

"Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum", produced by Ekta Kapoor, is a sex comedy, releasing Aug 3.

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Sex comedy in B-town: Audiences ready, Censors alert

Sex and comedy sells well in Bollywood. And together, they can make for a hit recipe. But while audiences are ready to sample and savour the genre, sex comedies are few and far in India, given the censors' wariness of them. Hence, filmakers' are apprehensive of investing in the genre.

After experimenting with "Kyaa Kool Hai Hum" back in 2005, Ekta Kapoor is bringing the naughty flavour back with "Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum" July 27. But she faced the brunt with the film's promo itself!

The movie's theatrical trailer had to pass through cuts to make its way as a "boring" and "sanitised" version to the theatres, and Ekta was clearly upset.

"We never had issues in the film's first part. I think our society was so much cooler at that time," Ekta, who is aware her film will get an 'A' certificate, told.
"I think sex comedies in India have gone through a very interesting phase of 'Delhi Belly', through a lot of humour even in 'Love Sex aur Dhokha', then we dealt with adult comedy in a very biopic kind of way in 'The Dirty Picture'. Now I think we have hit a roadblock! My film doesn't even have sexual humour. It is just an adult comedy. 

In the recent past, few films like "Kya Kool...", "Masti", "Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai", "Mumbai Matinee", "No Entry" and "Mirch" touched the sex comedy territory. Sadly, not with stupendous success. But film historian S.M.M. Ausaja notes "this genre hasn't moved beyond the kitschy stuff".

"I remember Basu Chatterjee's 'Shaukeen' to be a good effort, but the same director couldn't recreate the magic with 'Gudgudee'," Ausaja told.

"I feel 'Vicky Donor' was a good effort, though conventionally it wasn't a sex comedy. So I feel there is tremendous scope for sex comedies, but we need intelligent direction and good scripting so that the film escapes the B-Grade cliches and makes a mark," he added. 

Ausaja doesn't blame the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC), even though it is wary of letting TV audiences watch such films before the 11 p.m. slot.

"I feel censor board is selective in its approach. The film reaching the censor board, however, is the second step, the first one being the film itself getting made in the mainstream, A-grade genre, which we don't see happening. Even the stars shy away from such films, I don't know what they fear," he said.
Well, at least actors like Riteish Deshmukh and Tusshar Kapoor definitely don't fear a thing, given the sex comedies they have featured in.

According to Tusshar, the genre has become "cool and trendy". 

"Today, everybody is ready for it. They are accepting all kinds of cinema. Nobody is ashamed or embarrassed to watch a sex comedy. India has opened up and we are being very honest with the publicity of our film," the 35-year-old said. 

In fact, Riteish believes "Kyaa Super Kool..." will get a larger audience as compared to the original 2005 film. 

He said that "the audience has become receptive towards different kinds of films. At that time, the audience bank was small but now it has increased."

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Is Sanjay miffed with Neha and Sarah's Devdas spoof ?

Sources say that the filmmaker is irritated with the spoofs on 'Devdas' in 'Kya Super Kool Hain Hum'

Ekta Kapoor’s upcoming comedy sequel has pulled a spoof on several films. But looks like the makers have now rubbed Sanjay Leela Bhansali the wrong way with their act on Devdas. Apparently, the filmmaker is not at all amused with this antic.

A source informs us, “Ekta’s upcoming film with Tusshar, Neha Sharma and Sarah Jane is a spoof on Bhansali with the song Dil dola re dola playing in the background. When the director learnt about it, he was not amused. 

Now the same is being used in the promos of the film and Bhansali is very irritated. It is a known fact that he does not take kindly to his films being ridiculed. Earlier too he was very upset with Rohit Shetty for making fun of him and his films in the Golmaal series.” 
Ekta Kapoor says, “A spoof is the best form of flattery. We’ve spoofed as many as five films including The Dirty Picture; so Devdas is no exception. And everyone knows that it’s all in light jest. I don’t think Sanjay will be upset.”

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Sarah Jane Dias teaches dance to college students

Sarah Jane Dias recently visited a college for a film event

Surrounded by overenthusiastic kids, she even danced on top of a jeep to the tunes of a number from her upcoming film.

And while she was at it, she also taught a couple of students a step or two!

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Sexy Sarah unveils Mumbai's super kool taxis

You can count on Balaji to innovate with every film!

Prior to the release of 'Ragini MMS', it was the back of Mumbai's auto-rickshaws that were branded with provocative messages about Ragini. Following this activity, a number of producers aped the idea for their films!

Days before the release of the keenly awaited adult comedy 'Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum', the producers have gone for Mumbai's taxis. The exteriors of a number of yellow-and-black cabs have been branded with the film's creatives.

The image used is the naughty one of Riteish and Tusshar holding beer bottles near their thighs, as if to convey sexual arousal!

One of the film's sexy lead actresses and former Miss India, Sarah-Jane Dias unveiled the cabs, and posed for shutterbugs and excited onlooking fans

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Sarah Jane Dias Feelin lucky!'

Looking past the debacle of her debut film, Sarah Jane Dias says she is fortunate to have worked with director Abhinay Deo

She could well have been a part of Imran Khan’s debut film that went on to become a success at the box office, but fate had other plans for Sarah Jane Dias.

The model-turned-actress, who turned down the film in order to meet some work commitment in China, finally debuted in Abhinay Deo’s Game.

The film however sunk at the box office without a trace. Regarding her dud debut, she says, “The film deserved much more appreciation. Whoever saw it loved my role,” and adds, “However, I feel lucky to have got a chance to work with Abhinay.”

Despite her debut debacle, Sarah is looking forward to her next film, an adult rom-com co-starring Anupam Kher. On her new role, she says, “Making everyone laugh is a tough job. Ever since the promos went on air, I am receiving a lot of film offers.”

Does she ever regret letting go of Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na? Sarah says, “I was initially a part of the film. Later I won the Miss India title and went to China on work. The film’s makers called me again but I could not do the film.”

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Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum' music a 'kool' affair

Music Director: Sachin-Jigar, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Meet Bros Anjjan


Lyricist: Mayur Puri, Kumaar

Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Sonu Nigam, Sukhwinder Singh, Daler Mehndi, Riteish Deshmukh, Neeraj Shreedhar, Kailash Kher, Swaroop, Meet Bros Anjjan

Rating: ***

In 2005, "Kyaa Kool Hai Hum" wrote a new chapter in the genre of comedy films and its much awaited sequel promises to tickle our funny bone once again. One gets a feel of it through the soundtrack of "Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum" -- a peppy and funny album, totally in sync with the essence of the movie.

The album starts off with "Dil garden garden ho gaya", which has Vishal Dadlani crooning in his high-pitched voice well supported by modern techno sounds. The track has a very youthful touch and is bound to be noticed. It also has a remixed version, which isn't radically different from the original track.

Some electronic beats have been added to the composition, but the remixed song fails to create the desired effect. It's better to stick with the original.

Next up is "Shirt da button". It is an unusual title for a romantic song. The lyrics are a bit comical, but Sonu Nigam's voice carries the track on its shoulder and delivers it with perfection. Sonu has sung it so beautifully that the song touches you instantly.

The use of handclaps to give it a qawwali feel in between also works well for the composition. It also has a second version, albeit in a slower avatar.


The alternate track has been sung by the soulful Kailash Kher in a mellowed down manner. It has more of a qawwali touch, which takes one back to the song "Tu jaane na" from "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani". It's hard to choose the better one here as both the versions are equally compelling and are an absolute treat to the ears.


"Hum toh hain cappuccino (UP-Bihar lootne)" is a twisted version of Shilpa Shetty's famed dance number "UP-Bihar lootne". It has vocals by Daler Mehndi, Sukhwinder Singh, Swaroop and actor Riteish Deshmukh. 

The song fills you with nostalgia and instantly grows on you with the array of voices that keep you hooked. The song has a very raw feel and has a surprise as Riteish donned the writer's hat and penned the Marathi lyrics for it.

Next up is an out and out dance number titled "Volume high karle". Sung by NeerajSridhar, the song is high on electronic and techno beats, but the lyrics are very ordinary and the composition deserved a better treatment.

It also has a remixed version, which like the original, falls short of expectations. Even with the addition of powerful beats, it doesn't create the desired effect.

The final verdict - the music of "Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum" has some highs and lows, but deserves a hear as it manages to lift your 'kool' quotient.

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Sarah and Neha Sharma dress up identically

Wonder who gave them this idea?

As it is, it is difficult to identify them and now it is impossible. Who is who now?

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'Neha, Sarah make 'Kya Super Kool Hain Hum' look fresh'

Balaji Motion Pictures' adult-comedy "Kya Super Kool Hain Hum" stars Neha Sharma and Sarah Jane Dias as the female leads and Riteish Deshmukh says that the girls make the sequel look fresh.

"It doesn't feel like we are working with newcomers. Their energy, enthusiasm, freshness has made our film look fresh with a new energy," said the 33-year-old said in an interview.

"They are far more confident. When I did my second film, I was not as confident as them. I wish I was as confident as these two are," he added.

While former Miss India Sarah debuted with "Game" in 2011, Neha was first seen opposite Emran Hashmi in "Crook: It's Good to be bad."

Another male lead of the film, Tusshar Kapoor, believes, "We have got the right girls for the right roles. I think Neha is very much like Simran and Sarah is very much like Anu."

Directed by Sachin Yardi, "Kya Super Kool Hain Hum" is a sequel to the 2005-film "Kya Kool Hain Hum" and hits theatres July 27.

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Jnr Bachchan, Sarah Jane Dias Plug 'Game'

Abhishek Bachchan and Game co-star Sarah Jane Dias chilled out with winners of a contest organized by a game portal at Hotel Novotel in Juhu, Mumbai on Thursday, March 31. While Abhishek, 35, looked sporty in faded jeans, white crew neck tee, and blue sports jacket; Sarah looked hot in a plunging pink mini dress and blue ankle cuff sandals.

The co-stars were accompanied by film producer Farhan Akhtar and director Abhinay Deo. Abhishek talked with the young contest winners in his affable style, signed autographs, and posed with fans. The film that opened in theaters today, April 1, is a story of 4 strangers who have been invited by the reclusive Kabir Malhotra (Anupam Kher), to his private island of Samos, Greece. They don't know each other and they don't know him; and by the next morning they wish they had never come.

Game is a whodunit tale spanning 5 international cities; a slick edge-of-the-seat crime thriller with twists and turns involving love, revenge, retribution and good old-fashioned murder, where everyone is a suspect, and every Suspect has a motive

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Sarah Jane Dias - The ‘Game’ babe gets intimate with Abhishek Bachchan

Miss India World Sarah-Jane Dias, who makes her Bollywood debut with Abhishek Bachchan in Abhinay Deo’s Game, says that she was nervous about doing intimate scenes with her co-star in the film.

“I won’t lie…I was nervous. But Abhishek being the kind of person he is, he made it very easy and comfortable for me,” Sarah said.

The 28-year-old model-turned-actor feels this movie was perfect for her B-town entry.

“When I went for the first time for auditions at Excel Entertainment for Game I had no idea how big it would be. I believe producers have changed the face of Indian film industry. With Abhinay, a veteran director in Ad films, directing the movie and Abhishek as a co-star I would be a fool to say no. I feel it is a perfect launch pad for me,” Sarah said.
The movie is a slick edge-of-the-seat thriller with twists and turns involving love, revenge, retribution, and good old-fashioned murder. Everyone is a suspect, and every suspect has a motive.

When asked what she would fight for in life, Sarah said, “I will fight for love.”

The film is a murder mystery starring Abhishek, Kangana Ranaut, Sarah, Shahana Goswami, Boman Irani and Jimmy Shergill among others.

It releases on April 1.

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Sarah Jane with Abhishek in 'Game'

She is one girl to look out for, ex- Ms. India, Sarah Jane Dias, the debutant actress paired opposite Abhishek Bachchan in the upcoming thriller Game.

Sarah’s going places even before the release of her debut film. The lissome lass is already romancing Ranbir Kapoor. No, not in a film, but in a Pepsi ad. She told Devansh Patel, "I just shot a commercial with Ranbir Kapoor a few days ago for Pepsi and he again, like Abhishek Bachchan, is so down to earth and a great guy.

Sarah stars in Game, a whodunit with twists and turns which also features Abhishek Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut, Jimmy Shergill, Shahana Goswami, Gauhar Khan, Boman Irani and Anupam Kher. The film, a slick edge-of-the-seat thriller has been directed by Abhinay Deo and has dialogues by Farhan Akhtar. Great going Sarah, surely the one to watch out for! Slated for release on 1st April, Excel Entertainment's Game will be released by Eros International worldwide.

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