After Amitabh Bachchan, Super 30's Anand Kumar inspires Ranbir Kapoor

After inspiring Amitabh Bachchan's character in Aarakshan, mathematician Anand Kumar of the Super 30 fame is set to get a full-fledged movie based on his life.

With Ranbir Kapoor playing the Anand on screen, sources claim that the movie will be directed by Anurag Basu.

Super 30 is an initiative by Anand where he grooms 30 poor children from rural and impoverished backgrounds for the highly competitive IIT-JEE.

Basu has apparently visited Anand in Patna to discuss the film. Sanjeev Dutt, the writer of films like 'Page 3', 'Life in a Metro' and others, is also attracted to the project.

It is, however, not known when the film will be shot.

Anand has already been subject of documentaries by Discovery, NHK of Japan, and French 24.

When contacted, Anand admitted that some producers and directors from the Bollywood had contacted him, but he refused to elaborate. "Yes, some of them have approached me, but it is too early to discuss these issues at this point. I am busy with Super 30 at the moment," he added.

Source:http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_after-amitabh-bachchan-super-30-s-anand-kumar-to-inspire-ranbir-kapoor_1615585

Rockstar rocks, but Shakal Pe Mat Ja groans at Box Office

Ranbir Kapoor's latest movie Rockstar has once again topped the weekend Box Office chart by beating this week's new release Shakal Pe Mat Ja. The Imtiaz Ali directed film has earned nearly Rs 10 crore net in the collection centres in the second weekend. With this, the earning of the movie reaches Rs 60 crore in 10 days.

New release Shakal Pe Mat Ja had a very poor beginning at the Box Office. Firstly, the collection of the movie was partially affected by the successful run of the previous releases like Rockstar and Ra.One. Secondly, the movie received negative reviews from the film critics.

However, Shakal Pe Mat Ja, which is directed by Shubh Mukherjee, features Shubh, Saurabh, Raghubir and Aamna Sharif in the leads. The movie has an interesting concept, but its lackluster screenplay disappointed the movie goers.

Source:http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/box-office/2011/rockstar-shakal-pe-mat-ja-box-office-report-211111.html