All work, no play for Bollywood stars

The society bees may be away holidaying to beat the Mumbai heat, Bollywood however is not having any of it. Hectic shooting schedules are ensuring that they put all vacationing plans on a hold.

“From this month, Bollywood has a slew of releases and most actors are working overtime to get their films ready, so they can concentrate on the marketing and promotional activities of their other films when the time comes,” informs trade analyst Taran Adarsh. Even if some films are releasing next year, shooting for them have already begun.

Of the Khan brigade, actor Shah Rukh Khan has started the promotion rounds of Ra.One, while Aamir, Saif and even young turk Imran are busy with their films. Akshay Kumar is busy with Joker, while Ranbir Kapoor is busy with Barfee and his ad shoots in London. John Abraham has Shristi Arya’s film and Shahid Kapoor has Kunal Kohli’s next.

Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt are busy shooting for Agneepath in Diu, while Ajay Devgn and Anil Kapoor are away shooting for Tez in London. Abhishek Bachchan is busy too, while Sr Bachchan, Amitabh is busy with the promotional activities for Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap.

Equally busy are the actresses. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan begins shooting on Heroine and Vidya Balan on Dirty Picture. Kareena Kapoor is juggling back-to-back shoots of Bodyguard, Short Term Shaadi and Agent Vinod, while Katrina Kaif’s busy with Mere Brother Ki Dulhan. Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Kangna Ranaut, Sonakshi Sinha and Bipasha Basu too are busy shooting.

With Bollywood working around the clock, the actors are hardly left with any time to party or vacation. “The season is thanda on the social circuit, but there’s enough action happening on the work front to keep B-Towners busy for the right reasons,” says an industry observer.