Archive for October, 2006



May be it is just another case of two co-stars being linked together.

There is little common between Kangana Ranaut and Upen Patel except the fact that they are working together in Sunil Darshan’s movie Shakalaka Boom Boom . She is a simple girl from Himachal. He is an ultra-modern, yuppie-type guy with heavily accented English that comes from years of living in the UK.

Yet, the camaraderie between Kangana and Upen during the shooting of ‘Shakalaka Boom Boom’ in Cape Town has led to rumours back home that something is brewing between the two. Continue reading ‘Nothing brewing between Kangana Ranaut and Upen Patel’

There is another rumor that Upen Patel impressed his co-star Kangana (of their next film ‘Shaka Laka Boom Boom’). However, Kangana tell another story; she tells that, “Upen and Me? Please! He’s just not my type at all. I’m shocked at the reports back home that I’m ‘impressed’ by Upen. I’ve nothing to gain from being linked with Upen.” While Upen reveals, “Kangana and I get along like a house on fire.

We are quite a pair with her Himachal accent and my British-Gujju accent. But there’s nothing more to our friendship. I wish people wouldn’t be so outmoded in their perceptions on friendships.”

Upen Patel is not my type: Kangana

There may be millions of girl swooning over the hottest Bollywood hunk Upen Patel but Kangana Ranaut is definitely one of them.

The two are working together in Suneel Darshan’s ‘Shaka Laka Boom Boom’ in South Africa at the moment and believe us there is nothing brewing between them. At least that’s what Kangana tried to convince us.

“All the reports doing rounds back home are completely baseless. I think I’ve better things to do than get impressed by Upen because I’ve nothing to gain from being linked with him.

“Upen is certainly not my type. I can’t even connect with him over a simple onversation. As they’re always one-sided, where he does all the talking. When Upen talks there’s little left for anyone else to say ,â€? she reveals. Continue reading ‘Upen Patel is not my type: Kangana’

Saif replaced Fardeen!

Saif Ali Khan, appointed the new brand ambassador for Provogue. He came in the place of its previous ambassador Fardeen Khan. Saif will endorse Provogue’s new men’s wear collection.
However model-turned-actor Upen Patel will continue to be the brand ambassador for the company.
Also Esha Deol, appointed as one of its brand ambassadors, is the first actress, who will endorse its women’s wear category.

Hit and Miss

It’s very easy to see who’s ruling the roost in Bollywood. Just check on their endorsements. So, while Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta appear in every second ad, the new face on the ads circuit is our very own Delhi boy, Saif Ali Khan. Riding high on hits like Omkaara and Salaam Namaste, apparel brand Provogue, has ditched Fardeen Khan for Saif, who is now their spokesperson. Fardeen, incidently, was Provogue MD Nikhil Chaturvedi’s erstwhile ‘good friend’ and when Fardeen was embroiled in the cocaine scandal, he had been partying with the Provogue owners.

Meanwhile, actor Esha Deol has been chosen to endorse Provogue’s womenswear collection and Upen Patel is the model for their accessories.

So what happens to cute old bad boy Fardeen now? For starters, he can try and revive his flagging career, shed some weight and get fit. If all else fails, at least he’s got one endorsement going: Khan is the model for socialite sister Laila Rajpal’s recently launched design label. Thank God for the small consolations of life

Celina Jaitley is a cleanliness freak. And Upen Patel used this fetish of Celina to play a prank on her.

While shooting Sunil Darshan’s movie Shakalaka Boom Boom , Upen came to know about Celina’s fixation for hygiene from her mother. He then decided to pull a fast one on the actress.

Whenever Upen went close to Celina on the sets, he would sneeze ferociously and slyly sprinkle some water on her from a spray. Continue reading ‘Upen Patel plays a prank on Celina Jaitley’

Though brought up in UK, Upen Patel has managed to shed of the NRI tag and is now a famous Bollywood personality. He started his career as a model and set the ramp on fire. After making becoming a hot property in the fashion world, Upen moved on to films. His first release was Abbas Mustan’s 36 China Town and Upen’s performance highly appreciated.

Recently, Upen Patel was titled as the ‘Sexist and Most Stylish Indian Men for 2005’ by a British Magazine. Currently, shooting for Vipul Shah’s Namastey London and Suneel Darshan’s Shakalaka Boom Boom, Upen is becoming the most wanted actor in Bollywood. And heres a good news for all the fans of this upcoming star. IndiaFM is getting Upen Patel for an exclusively celebrity chat on Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 1530 hrs IST. So, be there and chat with Upen through IndiaFM.

Newcomer Upen Patel has been roped in as the brand ambassador for Provogue’s new line of denim and innerwear.

Upen, who debuted as the stylish Casanova in director Abbas-Mastan’s ‘36 China Town’, has been given the title of the Provogue youth icon.

He has signed a five-year contract with the company and he will be responsible for the look and styling of the brand.

It seems Upen is the flavour of the season with multiple films under his belt. He is working with some established names in Bollywood - Suniel Darshan, Vipul Shah and Rohan Sippy to name a few.

Starring : Akshaye Khanna, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Upen Patel, Paresh Rawal, Johny Lever, Payal Rohatgi, Isha Koppikar, Tanushree Datta, Tanaz Currim, Raj Zutshi, Vivek Shauq, Dinyar Contractor, Roshan Tirandaaz, Sambhavna Sheth, Vivek Vaswani, Nassar Abdulla