Tena Desae started her career with offbeat films like Yeh Faasley, Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bandey and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. However, when it came to her first out and out commercial film Table No. 21, she was particularly thrilled when she realised that her co-stars were no less than Rajeev Khandelwal and Paresh Rawal. "When I found out about the cast, I was very happy. Since the film is being driven by three major characters, it was important for me to have other actors a...
- 1/2/2013
- GlamSham
Top model and now actress, Tena Desae, has been very choosy about the kind of projects she signs. After Yeh Faasley, and The Exotic Marigold Hotel, Table No. 21 is going to be only her third project (in a lead role) in about two years. When we asked Tena if Paresh Rawal and Rajeev Khandelwal (apart from of course the script) were the major reason for signing Table No. 21 she replied in the affirmative. Read More...
- 12/24/2012
- Bollywood Trade
Top model and now actress, Tena Desae, has been very choosy about the kind of projects she signs. After Yeh Faasley, and The Exotic Marigold Hotel, Table No. 21 is going to be only her third project (in a lead role) in about two years. When we asked Tena if Paresh Rawal and Rajeev Khandelwal (apart from of course the script) were the major reason for signing Table No. 21 she replied in the affirmative. "Yes, to an extent it is true. But basically there are three reasons.
- 12/24/2012
- GlamSham
Opening on Friday, May 4th, is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, John Madden’s outstanding film starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Celia Imrie, Penelope Winton, Ronald Pickup, Dev Patel and Tena Desae. The film revolves around a group of English pensioners who abandon their homeland when enticed by advertisements of ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’, a seemingly luxurious sanctuary for “the elderly and beautiful” in Jaipur, India. On arrival they discover that the hotel falls somewhat short of the romantic idyll but they are gradually won over by the ever-optimistic young entrepreneurial manager, Sonny (Dev Patel). One of the best things about The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, besides of course the incredible cast, is the story and the way it follows both the retirees’ stories and those of the Indian people they meet. The movie illuminates the clashes of the tradition and the modern in India regarding work,...
- 5/2/2012
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Model turned actress Tena Desae spoke to our London reporter Sunny Malik about her upcoming film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The film, directed by James Madden (Shakespeare in Love) boasts an incredible cast including Dev Patel, Dame Judy Dench and Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, Celia Imrie and Lillete Dubey. The Bengalore born actress has worked on a number of commercials and was also seen in Yeh Faasley and Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande and also is one of the 2012 Kingfisher calendar models. Desae in an exlusive interview speaks about her upcoming film, working with Dev Patel and more.
Tell me about the work you have done in the past.
I started off with modelling and have been doing ads mostly. I have done a little over a hundred ads. I decided to move to films about two years ago. One is called Yeh Faasley with Anupam Kher and...
Tell me about the work you have done in the past.
I started off with modelling and have been doing ads mostly. I have done a little over a hundred ads. I decided to move to films about two years ago. One is called Yeh Faasley with Anupam Kher and...
- 2/25/2012
- by Sunny Malik
- Bollyspice
After the international box-office success of the multi-Oscar and BAFTA winning film Slumdog Millionaire and the UK’s top grossing Bollywood film to date, My Name is Khan, Twentieth Century Fox releases The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, on 24th February 2012.
From the director of Shakespeare in Love, John Madden, the film features Bollywood’s latest crush and top model Tena Desae romancing Slumdog Millionaire star and BAFTA nominee Dev Patel in a feel-good comedy boasting the cream of British talent. They are joined by veteran Indian actress Lillete Dubey (Monsoon Wedding, Housefull, Kal Ho Naa Ho), who plays the mother of Dev Patel’s character Sonny.
For a disparate group of English pensioners (Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie and Ronald Pickup), retirement takes an unconventional turn when they abandon their homeland, enticed by advertisements for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a seemingly luxurious...
From the director of Shakespeare in Love, John Madden, the film features Bollywood’s latest crush and top model Tena Desae romancing Slumdog Millionaire star and BAFTA nominee Dev Patel in a feel-good comedy boasting the cream of British talent. They are joined by veteran Indian actress Lillete Dubey (Monsoon Wedding, Housefull, Kal Ho Naa Ho), who plays the mother of Dev Patel’s character Sonny.
For a disparate group of English pensioners (Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie and Ronald Pickup), retirement takes an unconventional turn when they abandon their homeland, enticed by advertisements for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a seemingly luxurious...
- 1/25/2012
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
So finally it has happened and we have arrived at a week where there are no new Hindi film listed for release! Needless to add that it will benefit Tanu Weds Manu the most and may be reduce some losses for Patiala House! With small films doing well at the ticket window, it was expected that the Yogesh Mittal directed Anupam Kher, Pawan Malhotra and Teana Desae starrer Yeh Faasley may just chart the same course. Unfortunately, despite some decent reviews the film saw a very ordi...
- 3/10/2011
- Bollywood Trade
So finally it has happened and we have arrived at a week where there are no new Hindi film listed for release! Needless to add that it will benefit Tanu Weds Manu the most and may be reduce some losses for Patiala House! With small films doing well at the ticket window, it was expected that the Yogesh Mittal directed Anupam Kher, Pawan Malhotra and Teana Desae starrer Yeh Faasley may just chart the same course. Unfortunately, despite some decent reviews the film saw a very ordi...
- 3/10/2011
- GlamSham
Not many will be aware that Tena Desae, the leading lady of today's solo release (Yeh Faasley), is also working with the Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel, and that too in a Hollywood film! The film in question is the John Madden directed The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, best known for his Geoffrey Rush starrer, Shakespeare In Love. Tena plays 'Sunaina' opposite Dev Patel in the film.
- 3/4/2011
- Bollywood Trade
Not many will be aware that Tena Desae, the leading lady of today's solo release (Yeh Faasley), is also working with the Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel, and that too in a Hollywood film! The film in question is the John Madden directed The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, best known for his Geoffrey Rush starrer, Shakespeare In Love. Tena plays 'Sunaina' opposite Dev Patel in the film. So how was it working with the international heartthrob? And Tena is quite straight and...
- 3/4/2011
- GlamSham
Remember the 2005 film, Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara directed by Jahnu Barua? The film in which Anupam Kher holds himself responsible for killing Mahatma Gandhi? Now, in 2011, Anupam Kher plays a character in Yeh Faasley, who's accused of killing his wife. Although poles apart, the courtroom scenes and Anupam Kher are the common elements in both the films. Yeh Faasley basically explores a father-daughter relationship.
- 3/3/2011
- Bollywood Trade
This week will see a solo release in the form of the Yogesh Mittal directed Anupam Kher, Pawan Malhotra and Tena Desae starrer Yeh Faasley. Given the fact that small and well made films are being patronized by the target audience, the makers of Yeh Faasley have reasons to be hopeful. Just as it was expected and predicted, the Madhavan and Kangna starrer, Tanu Weds Manu, started on a sedate note but picked up quite well during the weekend. The film also maintained well later on...
- 3/3/2011
- Bollywood Trade
This week will see a solo release in the form of the Yogesh Mittal directed Anupam Kher, Pawan Malhotra and Tena Desae starrer Yeh Faasley. Given the fact that small and well made films are being patronized by the target audience, the makers of Yeh Faasley have reasons to be hopeful. Just as it was expected and predicted, the Madhavan and Kangna starrer, Tanu Weds Manu, started on a sedate note but picked up quite well during the weekend. The film also maintained well later on...
- 3/3/2011
- GlamSham
She is the face of numerous leading Brands. Yes, we are talking about the lovely and erudite Tena Desae, a familiar face for millions of couch potatoes who like to have their daily dose of the now satellite laced idiot box! All set for her first big screen debut with next Friday's Yogesh Mittal directed Yeh Faasley, Tena told us the reason for signing on the dotted line. "The first and foremost reason was that there was Mr. Anupam Kher and then the script. In a way I am playin...
- 2/26/2011
- Bollywood Trade
She is the face of numerous leading Brands. Yes, we are talking about the lovely and erudite Tena Desae, a familiar face for millions of couch potatoes who like to have their daily dose of the now satellite laced idiot box! All set for her first big screen debut with next Friday's Yogesh Mittal directed Yeh Faasley, Tena told us the reason for signing on the dotted line. "The first and foremost reason was that there was Mr. Anupam Kher and then the script. In a way I am playin...
- 2/26/2011
- GlamSham
As World Cup fever heats up, cricket has clearly hit Bollywood for a six. For the first time in B-town history, just a couple of small budget Hindi movies are scheduled to hit the theatres for the entire month of March this year. Anupam Kher-starrer Yeh Faasley will open on March 4. The movie marks the debut of model-turned-actor Tena Desae. Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Nana Patekar-starrer, Shaagird, too will release in March but the date is yet to be fixed. Trade experts too are surprised. “But come to think of it, no filmmaker would like to take the big risk since everyone ...
- 2/25/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
As World Cup fever heats up, cricket has clearly hit Bollywood for a six. For the first time in B-town history, just a couple of small budget Hindi movies are scheduled to hit the theatres for the entire month of March this year. Anupam Kher-starrer Yeh Faasley will open on March 4. The movie marks the debut of model-turned-actor Tena Desae. Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Nana Patekar-starrer, Shaagird, too will release in March but the date is yet to be fixed. Trade experts too are surprised. “But come to think of it, no filmmaker would like to take the big risk since everyone ...
- 2/25/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
We recently gave you a first look into the film Yeh Faasley, which stars Anupam Kher. The film is thriller which is set to open on March 4th.
Just to refresh your memory...The story:
The daughter of one of the biggest builders in town, Devinder Dua, Arunima is happy to be home after finishing her studies.
Life is great for Arunima who is looking forward to a pleasant time with her father but also misses her mother and wishes that she were alive. She finds contentment in the fact that her mother and father loved each other and were happy for as long as they were together.
Dev Dua is a gregarious man who loves his daughter a lot but has a dual personality of being - loud and boastful sometimes and kind and understanding at another time.
However, one day to her surprise, Arunima finds a "will" written...
Just to refresh your memory...The story:
The daughter of one of the biggest builders in town, Devinder Dua, Arunima is happy to be home after finishing her studies.
Life is great for Arunima who is looking forward to a pleasant time with her father but also misses her mother and wishes that she were alive. She finds contentment in the fact that her mother and father loved each other and were happy for as long as they were together.
Dev Dua is a gregarious man who loves his daughter a lot but has a dual personality of being - loud and boastful sometimes and kind and understanding at another time.
However, one day to her surprise, Arunima finds a "will" written...
- 2/24/2011
- Bollyspice
Starring Anupam Kher, Tena Desae, Pawan Malhotra, Rushad Rana, and Suhasini Mulay, Yeh Faasley is a thriller drama set to hit theaters on March 4th!
The story:
The daughter of one of the biggest builders in town, Devinder Dua, Arunima is happy to be home after finishing her studies.
Life is great for Arunima who is looking forward to a pleasant time with her father but also misses her mother and wishes that she were alive. She finds contentment in the fact that her mother and father loved each other and were happy for as long as they were together.
Dev Dua is a gregarious man who loves his daughter a lot but has a dual personality of being - loud and boastful sometimes and kind and understanding at another time.
However, one day to her surprise, Arunima finds a "will" written by her mother which makes her question why...
The story:
The daughter of one of the biggest builders in town, Devinder Dua, Arunima is happy to be home after finishing her studies.
Life is great for Arunima who is looking forward to a pleasant time with her father but also misses her mother and wishes that she were alive. She finds contentment in the fact that her mother and father loved each other and were happy for as long as they were together.
Dev Dua is a gregarious man who loves his daughter a lot but has a dual personality of being - loud and boastful sometimes and kind and understanding at another time.
However, one day to her surprise, Arunima finds a "will" written by her mother which makes her question why...
- 2/14/2011
- Bollyspice
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