First schedule of Players complete

Players,the official remake of The Italian Job directed by Abbas-Mustan,has successfully finished its first schedule in Goa. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan,Bobby Deol,Bipasha Basu,Neil Nitin Mukesh,Sonam Kapoor,Sikandar Kher,Omi Vaidya and Johny Lever. The directors have also roped in popular Russian actor Vyacheslav Razbegaev to play the role of a Russian general in the film. The cast will now head for New Zealand and then Russia for the next schedule in January 2011. Players is slated to release in the second half of 2011.

Bipasha shoots second schedule for Singularity
Bipasha Basu is presently shooting for the second schedule for English-French director Roland Joffe’s Singularity in Brisbane,Australia. The actress is playing a Maratha warrior named Tulaja in the film,which is set in the 1780s. She learnt horse-riding and underwater swimming especially for her role and will soon train in swordfighting and fencing as well.

One And Only is 80 per cent complete
Maverick Films’ One And Only completed its third schedule in Pune last week. The film,which marks the debut of Chirag Paswan,also stars Kangna Ranaut,Neeru Bajwa and Sagarika Gatge. The last schedule wil now start on December 10. Vinod Khanna,who was playing a crucial role as Chirag’s father in the film,has opted out due to health reasons. Now this part is being played by Kabir Bedi.

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Sai Ek Prerna making brisk progress
A 12-day shooting stint for A-One Cine Creations’ Sai Ek Prerna will start from December 2 at Silent Valley,near Manor in Silvassa and then continue in Nandgaon,Madh Island,Film City and many other locales of Mumbai.

Gracy Singh,Sudhir Dalvi,Aryan Vaid,Saadhika Randhawa,newbie Nilesh Raloti,Prem Chopra and Mukesh Rishi who comprise the cast,will shoot during this schedule. The film is directed by Bhavani Prasad.