Ready, a romantic comedy with a musical backdrop, is a remake of a 2008 Telugu film of the same name headlining Ram and Genelia D'Souza. The film was also remade in Tamil with Dhanush and Genelia in lead roles as 'Uthama Puthiran'.

'Ready' is produced by T-Series and directed by Anees Bazmee. The film has Arya Babbar, Paresh Rawal, Mahesh Manjrekar, Akhilendra Mishra, Puneet Issarm, Manoj Joshi and Sudesh Lehri in supporting roles.

The Telugu original of the film celebrated a 100- day run in Andhra Pradesh and turned out to be one of the biggest grossers in the US too.

Rediff Reviews Ready

After two films, Dabangg and Wanted, both of which were successful at the box-office Salman Khan returns in Anees Bazmee's Ready. Since Dabangg was the top grosser of the year, or possibly even the decade, the hangover was bound to linger for a couple of years.

And it was obvious Sallu baba would reappear in his Dabangg avatar as his fans screamed for more.

Asin is the surprise element and is totally convincing as the 'runaway bride' despite a small role. She shares good chemistry with Salman and manages to evoke laughter with her crazy antics.

Post-interval Salman gets into action mode, a persona his fans can't get enough of. He fights goons, breaks tables and rescues his lady love from evil gangsters without even breaking into a sweat.

Ready isn't a tribute to Salman Khan. It's a vehicle which showcases the 'Best of Salman' one has seen over the last twenty years.

TOI Reviews Ready

Remade from the 2008 Telugu film Ready (Genelia D'Souza, Ram), the screenplay is adapted in fast-food format with cliched conflicts and so many characters that you lose count after a point of time.

Understanding the character correlations is a task that could even baffle the Barjatyas. The director keeps his task simple by sticking to his brand of loud comedy, over-the-top acts, caricatured characters and silly slapstick.

The entire villain tribe is unusually unkempt and intentionally irritating. The sidetrack of the pampered spoilt grandson (Mohit Baghel) being subjugated by Salman's buffoonery is annoying. Sajid-Farhad's dialogues don't elevate the humour much and when Salman expresses romance with lines like 'main kutta hoon, yeh kutiya hain', you know the film is going to the dogs. The music is inspired and the action has impact though thankfully not overdone.

NDTV Reviews Ready

Ready should have just been called: Salman Khan. The film is essentially a one-man show by an actor, who doesn’t act.

Instead, he plays himself with aplomb – a charming rockstar who can, without much sweat, win the girl, beat-up the bad guy, reconcile warring relations and of course, bare his chiseled chest.

The film is a remake of a Telugu blockbuster and it comes with loud but infectious songs with titles such as Dhinka Chika and Character Dheela. Obviously class, wit, craft, continuity have little significance here.

She is the leading lady in 'Ready' but actress Asin Thottumkal says she has no problems with Salman Khan hogging the limelight in the film's promotions.

Recently, in an exclusive conversation with the tabloid, when Asin was asked if Salman was miffed with her as she is going to do a film with SRK, the hottie said that it’s not true, and all is well between Salman and her.

Moreover, the bombshell wittily stated that she was not even aware of Salman and Shahrukh’s brawl.

While addressing the media, Asin said, "There is no tiff between Salman and I, and neither am I aware of any rivalry between him and Shah Rukh."

"When a film stars Salman Khan, it is but natural that the script is written to accentuate his presence in the film. It is also logical to have the film revolve around him. The same has to reflect in the promos as well where his style and mannerisms are exposed to the audience," says Asin while speaking about her film READY with Salman.

With almost a decade's experience in South Indian films, Asin debuted in Bollywood opposite Aamir Khan in 'Ghajini'. Despite being in showbiz for so long and working with superstars, the actress says she hasn't let fame get to her head.

After working in two back-to-back films, LONDON DREAMS and READY with superstar Salman Khan, Asin has developed quite a good rapport with the blue-eyed boy of tinsel town and can't stop praising him.

Says Asin in one breath, "I think the interaction I had with Salman in LONDON DREAMS kind of helped to have a comfortable relationship in READY because of the rapport created. He is always very supportive. He is pretty chilled out. I think he is quite comfortable with me also because somewhere I get his sense of humor. He's got very straight-faced sense of humor. So, we pretty much gel well with each other."

Directed by Anees Bazmee, READY is all set to hit the screens on 3rd June 2011. The world premiere of the Salman-Asin starring flick will be held in Dubai on June 1.

Salman Khan and Asin Thottumkal play lead roles in 'Ready' that also features Paresh Rawal and Arya Babbar. The rom-com entertainer is directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by T-series.

Salman Khan is full of praises for his co-star Asin. With their upcoming film “Ready” all set for release, Salman has gone a step further and compared Asin to Madhuri Dixit.

The Dabangg actor said, "It’s a family entertainer, and there’s everything good about the movie, including an ideal woman just like Madhuri in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun. In ‘Ready’ it’s Asin."

The two had earlier worked together in London Dreams and is presently working together in Ready. Their earlier film bombed at the box office, but the director of this film says that Asin opposite Salman in READY will overshadow this fact.

Director Anees Bazmee also joined Salman in showering some praise on the actress. According to the filmmaker, who has directed her in her forthcoming film READY, "Asin is a surprise package. I was bowled over by her acting prowess and she comes worth such lucidity on screen that you cannot stop admiring her."

Trisha is on cloud 9 these days. Reason? Well the hot actress has signed a movie opposite superstar Venkatesh. The film, which is a remake of Malayalam superhit Bodyguard, has been in news for sometime now.

Malayalam blockbuster Bodyguard is catching many an eye in all the languages. Star heroes in various languages are showing keen interest in remaking this film.

Director Siddique's Bodyguard in Malayalam and Kaavalan in Tamil is to be remade in Hindi and Telugu as well. Salman and Kareena Kapoor will do the Hindi version, whereas Venkatesh and Trisha have been confirmed for the Telugu remake.

Earlier reports said that Anushka or Nayanathara would be donning the role but it was later learned that Trisha has grabbed the opportunity. Noted producer Bellamkonda Suresh is producing the film.

Gopichand Malineni is the director of this project. The film was launched at Ramanaidu Studios, Hyderabad on the occasion of Ugadi. Circles close to Trisha say she is excited about being part of the project. "Because her earlier ventures with Venkatesh (‘Aadavari Mataluku Arthale Verule’ and ‘Namo Venkatesa) were big hits."

Trisha might just want to take references from the way Nayantara and Asin have portrayed their roles.

Both Kareena and Trisha were asked to watch the two movies Malyalam ‘Bodyguard’ and ‘Kavalan’. While Kareena liked the acting of Nayantara in the original ‘Bodyguard’, Trisha liked Asin over Nayantara. It is expected as Trisha and Nayan were never in good terms because of Simbhu. Nayan thinks it is because of Trisha, she lost Simbhu.

What do you make of Asin Thottumkal? The actress has evolved and grown in a very unique way over the years. The actress has always been in news for some reasons.

The Kerala born charming beauty Asin scorched the screens in Kollywood a few years ago and is positioned in one of the top slots. She made her presence felt in Tollywood too. Then, Asin moved on to make movies in Hindi but she still remains a darling to the Tamil audience.

Recently, a tabloid reported that Asin has some steamy scenes alongside Salman Khan for the movie 'Ready' and that she will also be sporting a bikini in that film. Completely miffed by such false news Asin chose to react and clear the air.

The multi-lingual actress said, "I am amused by these rumors which I noticed on the internet and some people have copied it to their newspapers. I am glad people who know me do not believe in such trash. There are no steamy scenes or kiss in ‘Ready’. It is a family entertainer for God’s sake! And sorry to disappoint you, the bikini news is someone’s fertile imagination and not the truth."

Ready is hitting the screens on June 3. The soft-spoken Asin explains that though the story is very much the same (of the Telugu original), it has been adapted to suit the northern audiences, their family system, their character portrayal but there is no steamy scenes like the media had portrayed and is a completely family rom-com.