Srinivas Padma: Personal Musings on Life, Growth, and Connections

Jackie Chan starred in a porn film when he was a struggling actor. The martial arts expert, famous for his death-defying stunts, appeared in a Hong Kong made X-rated movie entitled All In The Family, 31 years ago when he was an unknown 21-year-old. However, Chan, now 52, insists he is not ashamed of the film and says if you watch it, you will see that is very tame compared to modern pornographic movies. He revealed to Britain’s Daily Express newspaper, “I had to do anything I could to make a living, but I don’t think it’s a big deal, even Marlon Brando used to expose in some of his movies. The porn movies at that time were far more conservative than the current films.” Chan isn’t the only Hollywood action hero with a pornographic past. Before making it in Tinseltown Rocky Balboa star Sylvester Stallone appeared in a soft-core porn film entitled Party at Kitty and Stud’s. The movie which was originally a hardcore movie before the most graphic scenes were cut, was re-released after Stall...

Actor Hrithik Roshan has gone beyond any actor’s pricing after signing a deal with Adlabs, a Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company , at a reported price of a whopping Rs. 350 million ($7.6 million). Adlabs Film Ltd. has apparently signed the ‘Krrish’ star for a three-film deal. While Roshan’s father Rakesh Roshan says “negotiations are on,” other reliable sources say the deal has been signed, sealed and delivered. The deal makes him the highest-paid star in Bollywood, outpricing every other actor, including Aamir Khan , who was reportedly paid Rs. 70 million ($1.5 million) for supethit film ‘Rang De Basanti.’ Roshan’s reported price would change the entire pricing system in Bollywood, spiralling star fees out of control. A famous filmmaker, who wanted to be anonymous, said: “If true, this is a very unhealthy development. Hrithik is no doubt a fabulous hard-working actor. But star prices have constantly been the bane of Bollywood. Often more than 65 percent of the budget for a f...