Lara to endorse Pantaloons?

It's almost official that that Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta have been roped in as the Brand Ambassadors for the leading fashion giant Pantaloons. Though the official announcement is yet to be made, a reliable source informs that the fashion brand has already placed its bet on this pair and that photographer Atul Kasbekar has already done a photo shoot with Bobby for the brand!

Bobby and Lara have been the leading pair in many films like Jurm, Bardaasht, Dosti, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom but all these films failed at the Box Office. What remains to be seen now is how much of a momentum will this pair generate in terms of sales for this fashion brand?

Enough of Deol Drama now!

Family films are here to stay. While Bhairavi featuring the the three Bachchans has been put on hold, the Deols are going ahead with a second film featuring Dharmendra with his two sons.

"We made you cry in Apne. Now we want to make you laugh." This is the promise that Bobby Deol made on his family's behalf in London earlier this month when a saleslady at a departmental store accused him of making her sister cry.

On his return home Bobby initiated the idea with his Sunny Bhaiyya who was game.

And now the hunt is on for a comedic script that would showcase the Deol family as effectively as Apne.

"See, drama is relatively easier. And still we had to wait for years before Anil Sharma, a family friend, could come up with the script for Apne," says Bobby. "Comedy that would accommodate all three of us is even tougher specially since Dad has done such great comic work in Chupke Chupke,Pratiggya and Sholay."

If the comic screenplay doesn't materialize the Deols will go ahead with another drama, directed again by Anil Sharma.

But this time, the family film will be produced by the Deols since they feel Apne wasn't promoted properly.

Bobby is incredulous. "And still it has touched hearts of viewers across the world. We've decided to work together as often as possible. Apne will always remain a favourite. Dillagi that my Bhaiyya directed with both me and him in the lead is also very close to my heart."

Bobby Deol to play Bihari tramp in Chamkoo

Sometimes the casting of a film in our film industry turns up to be as interesting as the film itself, if not more. Director Kabeer Kaushik had meant to cast Bobby Deol in his debut film Sehar. But Bobby wasn't prepared to go into the dark territory of crime and law-enforcement in Bihar. So he said no.
The role of cop battling boorishness in the backyards of Bihar went to Arshad Warsi who Bobby admits, did a brilliant job.
Fast-forward to three years later. Kabeer Kaushik is all set to make a strangely titled film called Chamkoo about the journey of a Bihari youth into Mumbai's underworld. And this time Bobby is all set to take the plunge into the dark regions of the human heart.
Would Bobby's makeover as a Bihari vagabond be as complete as Saif Ali Khan's transformation into the uncouth Meerut-bossy in Omkara?
"I don't know about that," chuckles Bobby. "I don't think Kabeer Kaushik's film has to do that much with Bihar. My character moves to Mumbai pretty early in the script. Actually, Kabeer had come to me with Sehar. But at that time I had a psychological block about new directors. I know that's strange considering my brother Sunny has worked with the maximum number of new directors. But today I've the confidence to move away from my rich-boy image and attempt something dark grim at the grassroot level."
Bobby's confidence level has been on the upswing ever since he played the jealous musician in Suneel Darshan's Shaka Laka Boom Boom.
"I guess it provoked me into exploring the dark region of my personality. Even my latest film Naqaab pretty much explores the grey side. I think Kabeer Kaushik's film will take me further down that unlit road. At this stage of my career its fun to explore unpredictable characters. I'm rather tired of playing the suave rich character."
Whether Bobby will cut his long-flowing hair for Kaushik's film or incorporate it into his character, he doesn't know.
The tight-lipped Kaushik is working on a special look for Bobby