South actress Ileana D'Cruz will be seen romancing with Shahid Kapoor in director Rajkumar Santoshi's upcoming film.

The film titled 'Phata Poster Nikla Hero' is a Bollywood masala entertainer. 

The film is to be directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, who has given hits like 'Ghayal', 'Andaz Apna Apna', 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani', will feature Shahid and Ileana in the lead.

Shahid is seen in a police uniform on the sets of the film. 

Shahid Kapoor tweeted on November 2 that 'Phata Poster Nikhla Hero' has started to roll and was expected to be completed by February 2013.

The film will be produced by Ramesh Taurani's Tips Films. 

The film has been produced by Ramesh Taurani, Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur.

Shahid and Illeana take a scooter ride in a shooting sequence of the film. 

Talking about 'Phata Poster Nikla Hero', Taurani said the film is a full fledged masala entertainer with elements of romance and action. It is an original story and not a remake.

The film went on the floors from November and will release next year.
  It is said that Shahid Kapoor has been confirmed for Prabhu Deva's next film, Namak, opposite Katrina Kaif, which is expected to go on floors early 2013.

 Ramesh Taurani is seen on the sets of the film chatting with Shahid Kapoor.

Shahid's 'Teri Meri Kahaani' wasn't a success and a lot of hopes are pinned on PPNH. We wish the star well for his upcoming ventures.

While Khans and Kapoors of Bollywood are still making waves with one hit after another, a fresh crop of new faces is slowly making its way to the big bad world of Bollywood. Will they succeed?

If we look at some of the recent hit films like Barfi, Ishaqzaade, Jannat 2, Jism 2 and VickyDonor they all have one thing in common - a newcomer. Arjun Kapoor, Esha Gupta, Sunny Leone, Ileana D'Cruz and Ayushmann Khurrana even got critical acclaim for their performances. The trend is definitely catching up as a spate of newbies are ready to enter the Bollywood boulevard in the coming months.

Film-making is all about ideas. And if you have a unique story idea, it will get positive responses, irrespective of the star cast of the film."

“The way I perceive it, investing in newcomers is not a risk. They are the future of our industry and if we can sell a unique idea along with their talent, there is no question of the movie not performing well.

Preity Zinta who's making a comeback with Ishkq in Paris  initially wanted to cast only newcomers in the film.

"We never wanted an established star for the film. As a producer first decided we will make it as a small budget film when we were developing our script.


For Karan Johar, directing three newcomers in his next directorial venture Student of the Year was an emtional journey.  This film is very different from the earlier ones. With these three newcomers he was nurturing, parenting them. It was his emotional journey.

Here's a look at the hot entrants in Bollywood:

ALIA BHATT: Alia Bhatt, 19, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan, is all set for a Bollywood debut with Student of the Year (SOTY) and wants to play a long innings in showbiz.



"It's too soon to tell if ALIA BHATT able to create an impression.she need to wait for another five to six films

"ALIA BHATT decision after college was to study acting, but when the film happened,ALIA BHATT  said why not learn on the film. There is no plan B. If someone asks her what I would do if I can't succeed as an actor, I would say work harder, because there is nothing else.

 
RHEHAN MALLIEK: Gaurav Chanana aka Rhehan Malliek is best known as Dr Rahul from hit telly serial Sanjeevani. He's now chasing his Bollywood dreams. The actor is debuting as a main lead with Preity Zinta in Ishkq in Paris.



He also starred in music album Chamak cham cham chamake hai sitaro me tu hi with Rimi Sen.

The actor has also done bit roles in Woh Tera Naam Tha, Zinda and Kajraare.

VARUN DHAWAN: He is the son of director David Dhawan and student of veteran director Karan Johar. He is all set to make debut with one of the most awaited films of the year - Student of the year.
Varun, 24, assisted his father David and Karan Johar earlier behind the camera.
The actor however says that he wanted to prove himself with less help from family
Cinema is not anyone's birthright. Everyone can enjoy it, no matter who they are or where they are from.


 ATHIYA SHETTY: Suniel Shetty's little girl has grown up. She is reportedly set to make her Bollywood debut with none other than Jackie Shroff's son Tiger. They would be seen together in Heropanti.
The news has not been confirmed yet.




SIDDHANT KAPOOR: Shakti Kapoor's son Siddhant is making his Bollywood foray in Sanjay Gupta's Shootout at Wadala. Siddhant who is also a DJ, essays the role of a sharpshooter in Shootout at Wadala that also stars Anil Kapoor and John Abraham.


 
Sanjay Gupta had told Mid Day: "Siddhant has an independent identity of his own and deserves to be on the big screen. Plus he is a very talented and a good-looking boy."

The newcomer has another film in his kitty. Siddhant is reportedly doing Anurag Kashyap's Ugly. He would be playing a dark character embroiled in drugs.

TAMANNAAH BHATIA: Tamannah Bhatia is already an established actress down south. She has done successful movies like Padikathavan (2009), Ayan (2009), Paiyaa (2010) and Siruthai (2011). The actress is now ready to start her Bollywood innings opposite Ajay Devgn in Himmatwala.

 
She would be reprising the role of Sridevi in the remake of the 1983 hit film of the same name starring Jeetendra and Sridevi.


BILAL AMROHI: The grandson of legendary filmmaker Kamaal Amrohi, Bilal, is reportedly making debut with Salman Khan's home production. He's the son of son of Taajdaar and Neelu Amrohi.
It is said to be a low budget film revolving around a journalist and a cameraman. The film is also likely to feature Pulkit Samrat.

SIDDHARTH MALHOTRA: He started out as a model in Delhi and assisted Karan Johar in My Name Is Khan. He's now ready to face the camera with two other newcomers in Student of the Year.
"It has not been an easy journey. He started career with modeling and then worked with Karan as an assistant director. At that time he had never imagined that he will cast me as a lead actor in his movie," he had told reporters at an event.
"SIDDHARTH MALHOTRA have nothing to fall back on, for them (Alia and Varun) they can take guidance from there parents but I can't even discuss anything with my parents as they know nothing about the industry.



TIGER SHROFF: Jackie Shroff's son Tiger would be making his foray in Bollywood with Sajid Nadiadwala's Heropanti. Shroff Junior plays a ruffian from a small North Indian town.



The role reportedly requires loads of action and dancing. Tiger confirms this. The excited debutant told Bollywood Hungama, "The action and dance are a big part of the script. I've been training really hard for those. And I don't need to unlearn those skills. But yes, there are a lot of new things I need to learn for the role."
"He will be spending a month in the town chosen for shooting.  Tiger never had any formal acting training before. So they can mould Him any way they want for the character.He already training to be in character.
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POONAM PANDEY: The bikini sensation is making her Bollywood debut with Jism director Amit Saxena's yet-to-be-titled film. Poonam claims it's a coming-of-an movie. The film will have bold scenes shot in an aesthetic way.



"It's going to change people's mindset. It will change the way people think about Bollywood. It's radically different from the way films are being made here. I would say, it's not a normal story of a-boy-meets-girl-and-they-fall-in-love genre. It's a very different story," Poona.


"The bold scenes are shot in a very classy way. If I'm there, there is bound to be exposure. I have stepped into glam business with a bold image so why would I shy away from doing hot scenes in Bollywood," Poonam saying.

Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Barfi! has been nominated as India's entry in the category of 'Best Foreign Language Film' at the Oscars in February next year.

The film, directed by Anurag Basu which also features Priyanka Chopra, has beaten 19 other films to be named India's official entry to the Oscars. It registered a powerful box office collection in its opening week, by earning Rs. 58.6 crore.

The film, about love between differently-abled - a deaf and mute boy and an autistic girl - opened in approximately 700 screens in India on September 14.

"Barfi! is the Indian entry to the Oscars.

We selected it to represent the country out of 20 films," Supran Sen, secretary general of the Film Federation of India, told PTI.


  Ranbir Kapoor said, "It feels great. But there's still a long way to go. The Oscars has to select it in the best five nominee's list.   Priyanka Chopra, who is currently out of the country, tweeted "Yaaaaaay!!India's official entry to the Oscars.

 Disney UTV, the producer and distributor of the film, was ecstatic at the success. That Barfi! has been selected to represent India as its official entry to the Academy Awards 2013. Barfi! is very close to the hearts of all of us at UTV, and it gives great satisfaction that a film have developed and nurtured from its inception has met with so much love from audiences and critics worldwide.

 The fourth UTV film in the last seven years to have been selected to represent India at the Academy awards; our earlier selections being Rang De Basanti, Harishchandrachi Factory and Peepli Live..


The romantic comedy has touched viewers and critics alike with its simple, but powerful narrative. The film marked the Bollywood debut of southern actress Ileana D'Cruz, who has also been appreciated for her performance.

Till the release of Barfi! it had seemed that Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra would be the most notable factors associated with the Anurag Basu directed film. However what has turned out to be a pleasant surprise indeed is the presence of Ileana D'Cruz who has managed a very good Bollywood debut. An experienced actress from down South, she has reinforced her standing in the industry and has announced loud and clear that she is here to stay. Even as she continues to gain accolades around her performance in the film, Ileana gets into a tete-a-tete and reiterates the confidence she had in the film.

Ileana, you have managed to make everyone stand up and take notice. In fact it was good to see that the film was actually narrated from your point of view.
See, when Barfi! came along, I knew that Anurag (Basu) was there to keep it all together and he would pay good attention to every aspect of the film. I knew that I wouldn't be insignificant to the film. In any case, I didn't expect something like typical like 'naachgaana' and all with the film. Yes, I was apprehensive about how people would have wanted to see me for the first time in a Hindi film. However I just went by the flow.

Guess the gamble paid off...
(Smiles) For me more than anything else, just acting in Barfi! turned out to be a fabulous experience. In any case it was more or less a given that I would end up entering Bollywood at some point in time or the other. I didn't know when but it was due for sure. I had a couple of offers but they didn't seem right or worth pursuing. I couldn't have given my time to those films but when it came to Barfi!, I pretty much allowed myself to jump into it.

Well, this too was as unconventional a Bollywood debut as it can get for an actress, isn't it? More so since you not just play a married woman but also traverse from being a 20 year old to someone in her 60s.
All the nervousness that I had before starting the film vanished as I started interacting with Anurag more and more. Whether it is Ranbir, Priyanka or me, he knew the characters played by us all inside out. All we had to do was sit with him and rely on what he had to explain. And to think of it, we didn't even have a written script to begin with. (Laughs) Anurag used to say that since it was all in his head, we didn't have to bother about the written word.

From the world of South to something like this in Bollywood, it must have come as a shock, isn't it?
(Smiles) Not really a shock but then the thing is that out there in South, we are used to going through things which are scripted and all we have to do is be on the sets and deliver. Barfi! was a completely different set up. I guess due to this way of working, we all were all the more involved in the very execution of the film and got to know each other much better than ever before.

So what happens next from here? I am sure many more doors would have started opening for you in Bollywood now.
I just don't want to get carried away now. I could look pretty and do a couple of songs but then that's not the only thing I would want to do in Bollywood. If that was the case, I could have perhaps jumped into the arena much earlier. Yes, I would love to do a glamorous role now but there has to be some meat to the role I step into.

One can't deny the fact though that Barfi! has indeed turned out to be big for you, what with the film finding all around appreciation for itself.
See, I know that quite a few actresses say that 'working in this film was one great experience' and so on and so forth. However after Barfi! I too have to say the same. The kind of comfortable relationship that we all shared is what made the film special. Moreover this was a very honest set up. There wasn't any guarded approach followed by any of us and we were open about all the things. Yes, at times we couldn't see each other eye to eye but then soon we used to make up and get it right!