What if Love Aaj Kal was Elastic; Jab We Met was Train?

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Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali has revealed the title of his romantic drama film Love Aaj Kal was earlier Elastic.

"Window Seat was the working title for Tamasha. For Jab We Met, the working title was Train and for Love Aaj Kal, it was Elastic," the 44-year-helmer told reporters in Mumbai at the trailer launch of Tamasha.

To this Deepika Padukone jokingly said, "So it would be like Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in Elastic."

Imtiaz has worked with both Deepika in Love Aaj Kal and Ranbir Kapoor in Rockstar. This time the trio are coming together for Tamasha, which will hit the screens on November 27.

"I had a great experience working with them. It is a learning experience for me as a director, when I work with good actors like them," Imtiaz said.

The Highway director believes in focusing on his present films.

"There is no pressure on me as a director for a film. I don't worry about my previous film. I work towards giving my best for the film that I am working on," he added.

In the image: Deepika Padukone, Imtiaz Ali, Ranbir Kapoor at the Tamasha trailer launch. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar

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Bigg Boss 9 dates announced!

The wait is over for Bigg Boss fans as the premier date of its season nine has been revealed.

According to the latest poster released by Colors channel, the show is slated to start on October 11.

Click here to see the probable contestants on the show.

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Court is India's entry to the Oscars

Marathi film Court has been selected as India's official entry to the Oscars next year.

Court is a 2015 Indian courtroom drama film, written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane, in his directorial debut.

Featuring a cast of newcomers, the film examines the Indian legal system through the trial of an aging folk singer in a lower court in Mumbai.

Court premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival in 2014, where it won the Best Film in the Horizons category and the Luigi De Laurentiis (Lion Of The Future) award for Tamhane.

Jay Weissberg of Variety described the film as 'an impressive debut that flays alive India's judicial system thanks to an intelligent, superbly understated script.'

The film went on to win 18 other awards at film festivals, including honours at the Mumbai, Vienna, Antalya, and Singapore film festivals.
In 2015, the film won the Best Feature Film award at the 62nd National Film Awards.