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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Walt Disney buys video rights of 'Taare Zameen Par'
Mumbai, July 23 : Walt Disney Studios has bought the Home Video rights of Bollywood star Aamir Khan's directorial debut "Taare Zameen Par" for release in the US.
The deal is estimated to be worth Rs.50 million but Aamir Khan's production office refused to corroborate it.
This is for the first time that any Hollywood distribution company has bought the Home Video rights of an Indian movie to be released in the mainstream market overseas. Disney will release the DVD with English sub-titles.
The movie was jointly produced by Aamir Khan Productions and PVR Pictures.
"The film has had a successful theatrical run in the US. Being a poignant film based on an universally relevant theme, it should do well in the overseas home video circuits as well," said a PVR official in Mumbai.
Starring Darsheel Safary as the protagonist, the movie is about an eight-year-old dyslexia boy and how a teacher, played by Aamir, brings him out of this predicament.
Besides Aamir and Darsheel, it also stars Tisca Chopra and Vipin Sharma.
In India, "Taare Zameen Par" DVD will be brought out by T-Series.
--- IANS
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
'Bollywood films confined to TV sets in Israel'
Zafri Mudasser Nofil, New Delhi, Jul 15: Bollywood films once quite popular in Israel when cinema halls were there are now, with the coming up of multiplexes, confined mostly to the television sets, a leading filmmaker of that country has said.
"Bollywood films are not shown in multiplexes nowadays. People can see them only on cable television now," says Eran Riklis, whose films 'Lemon Tree' and 'Syrian Bride' are being shown at the ongoing Osian's Cinefan festival here.
He said the number of conventional cinema halls is on the decline in Israel.
"A number of multiplexes have come up with all the facilities," Riklis, who grew up in the US, learnt cinema in the UK and worked in Israel, told PTI.
He says Israeli cinema is growing in a big way. "Many good things are happening in Israeli cinema." "Government-wise, it is not difficult to make a film in Israel. All my films had government support," he says.
According to him, showing films in another country is always a challenge but the response in India has been amazing.
"I like to make films that are universal. I come from a democratic notion of film making," he says.
Both 'Lemon Tree' and 'Syrian Bride' talk about borders and deal with highly emotional, physical as well as mental situations.
"'Lemon Tree' was based on an idea I got from the Internet. The story was there. The metaphor was there. I even did not do much research," he says.
In the film, a Palestinian widow Salma stands up against her new neighbour the Israeli Defence Minister when he moves into his new house opposite her lemon grove on the green line border between Israel and the West Bank. The Israeli security forces declare that Salma's trees pose a threat to the minister's safety and issue orders to uproot them. The trees were planted by Salma's family many generations ago and now were synonymous with her family history.
Salma engages in a legal battle and goes all the way to the Israeli Supreme Court to save her trees.
On the other hand, an invisible bond connects the minister's wife and Salma.
"The film is about solitude of people who find themselves fighting over matters that could have been resolved quite easily if they would just listen to each other," says Riklis.
His "Syrian Bride", a story of a woman who crosses over to Israel to get married, won several international awards.
"As a responsible filmmaker, I need to tell the truth. Problems are almost the same across the world," he says, adding he wants "people to laugh, cry and think over my films".
--- PTI
'Kismat Konnection' rakes in Rs.270 mn in three days
Mumbai, July 22: The Shahid Kapur-Vidya Balan starrer "Kismat Konnection" seems to have connected with the audience as it had a encouraging opening collection all over.
The film budgeted at nearly Rs.200 million collected Rs.270 million worldwide till Sunday. The movie collected a revenue of Rs.207.6 million at the domestic box-office, averaging Rs.375,000 per print.
The movie was released across 720 screens in India.
The revenue collection from the overseas market is also encouraging. The movie has particularly done well in the Middle East, where it raked in Rs.11.2 million in the first three days of its release. In Pakistan, where "Kismat Konnection" was simultaneously released, had a weekend collection of Rs.960,000.
It also had a fair opening collection in the US, Britain and Australia.
While in the US, the collection till Saturday night stood at Rs.9.1 million in the UK and Australia, the movie had a collection of Rs.9.5 million and Rs.1.8 million respectively.
Aziz Mirza-directed "Kismat Konnection" was released worldwide by UTV Motion Pictures with 930 prints.
--- IANS
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Preity bonds with Jinnah’s daughter
Preity bonds with Jinnah’s daughter
Jinnah’s daughter Dina Wadia has been in Mumbai for a while now. Among the lucky few people who can get to meet her is actress Preity Zinta, Dina Wadia being her beau Ness Wadia's grandmother.
Preity says that every time she Dina Wadia, she comes away floored. Says Preity, “The first time I met Dina Wadia I stared at her open-mouthed. My goodness! She carries so much history within her.
Since then we’ve met over dinner and other social occasions several times. Each time I’m struck by her gentle demeanour , her classic elegance, and yes, her fragility.”
While speaking about one of her favourite women, Preity’s voice lights up. She continues, “She's so beautiful, so fragile. I was also struck by her unmistakable facial resemblance to her distinguished father (Jinnah).
They look like father and daughter all right! I've never seen two people who resemble one another so closely.”
Preity says she has met Dina Wadia both in Mumbai and abroad. “She lives in New York. But she visits Mumbai where she has close family. She carries an aura of unmistakable strength.
Every time I meet her there’s so much to imbibe from her. You know there're some people in this world who just carry an aura about them. She’s one of them.”
Dina Wadia in a file picture
The last time when they met Dina Wadia wanted to know about Preity’s IPL matches. “She has so much to tell. And I just want to sit and keep on listening to her.
She takes a lot of interest in my life. The last time we met she wanted to know all about the IPL matches.
I was surprised, why would someone of her stature want to know what I'm doing? She’s so important to our times as a woman and a figure in history and yet conveys so much joie de vivre in her attitude.”
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Nana Patekar, uncensored!
After the success of last year's comedy, Welcome, Nana Patekar will be seen in another comedy, Horn Ok Please.
Welcome, which also starred Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Anil Kapoor and Paresh Rawal, was a runaway hit. The film also featured Mallika Sherawat shaking it up with Nana and Anil in the song, Kiya Kiya.
Now, Nana's latest comedy is being directed by Rakesh Sarang and stars Rimi Sen in a double role, and model-turned actor Muzamil Ibrahim.
Aamir, SRK, power on
The only one-word definition for an actor like Aamir Khan is ‘genius’. And yet, there’s something even a star like him is deficient in. Not just Aamir, but a host of the country’s finest actors are lacking in what can be called ‘complacency’. Over the years, a sense of having achieved it all has never entered their minds. Actors on the wrong side of 40 are keen to keep it coming, and have now placed themselves behind the camera to whip up fresher, more entertaining cinema.
Amitabh Bachchan’s home production ABCL may have been a washout, but the Big B only emerged more powerful after that little fiasco. This probably inspired Shah Rukh Khan to come up with his own production house, Dreamz Unlimited, with Juhi Chawla. His three films under that banner did fair business, but the Badshah had more ambitious plans up his sleeve. This time he expanded his budget with Red Chillies Entertainment, and the fact that it was in collaboration with his wife Gauri truly made it a ‘home’ production. With last year’s Om Shanti Om, it was re-established that brand SRK sells like nothing else.
Aamir Khan finally decided to end his age-old scuffle with directors and producers, and took the driver’s seat. The result was a breath of fresh air, Lagaan, followed by Taare Zameen Par. Actors Ajay Devgan and Sanjay Dutt have yet to prove a point with their respective banners, but Akshay Kumar and Sushmita Sen are set to make it more interesting with their own. The way things are going, Bollywood may have a nerve-wracking IPL of its own. An Indian Producers’ League, that is.
Akshay will trash a Yash Raj poster
Akshay will trash a Yash Raj poster
Akshay Kumar will express his displeasure at recent flop Tashan by trashing its poster.
Part of his finale piece at this year’s IIFA ceremony will witness the action hero make an entry diving feet forward into a huge Tashan poster used to promote the film by Yash Raj Films.
As a source says, “Apparently, this is Akshay’s way of showing what he thinks of Tashan!”
Monday, May 19, 2008
Love Story 2008
Ashutosh Gowarikar has approached Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja for his next film, which is based on an English play
Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja’s on-screen pairing has caught the attention of a lot of people, including director Ashutosh Gowarikar. We hear that the real-life couple is in advanced talks with the director for his next film, which is supposedly based on an English play.
While Priyanka and Harman look great together, we will have to wait to see if it translates to an equally good chemistry in Love Story 2050 as well.
If sources are to be believed, both Priyanka and Harman liked their roles in Gowarikar’s new film. A well-placed source from the industry said, “As things stand now, there is no reason for the cast to be changed.”
We sent Gowarikar a text message, but he refused to comment.
However, a close friend of Harman confirmed the story and said, “Yes, Priyanka and Harman are in talks with Ashutosh for his film."
The buzz is that Gowarikar has bought the rights of the English play.
Priyanka and Harman’s Love Story 2050 is all set to hit the theatres on July 4. It is a futuristic love story and Harry Baweja has gone all the way to make his son Harman’s debut vehicle look as slick as possible with impressive SFX. Recently, Priyanka was shooting in Miami for Karan Johar's Dostana (directed by newcomer Tarun Mansukhani) but she made it a point to fly down to Mumbai for the music release of Love Story 2050. Maybe the two should finally stop insisting that they are ‘just good friends’.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Second coming for Madhu!
Two years can be a long time in showbiz and even more so if you happen to be an actress in Tollywood.
Coming back after a hiatus of over two years MADHU SHARMA will be hoping her second stint in Tollywood will prove to be more memorable than her first one. Making her debut with Slokam, the actress starred in quite a few offbeat films like Party, Goutham SSC, Pandu and Pournami. The films bombed at the BO and she had to move out as there weren't many offers coming her way. Now she is back acting in another unsusal film titled Wallposter, to be directed by Vijay, a debutant. Dunno about the film but the girl sure is looking
good enough to make a great ‘wall poster’.
Salaam Salman
Aamir Khan spoofs Salman Khan in a song called 'Pappu'. The lyrics talk about Sallu's love for fast cars, expensive watches and perfumes, his accent, and his women
Aamir Khan is at it again. After making digs first at Amitabh Bachchan and then at Shah Rukh Khan on his blog (via a dog Shahrukh), his next target is Salman Khan. At a recent music sitting of his nephew Imraan's debut film, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Aamir and director Abbas Tyrewalla put together a hilarious song inspired by Salman.
Aamir Khan has not only been an intrinsic part in discussing every minute detail of his nephew's film but also played an important role in composing and writing the songs of the film. A source says, “Aamir has been meticulously planning and executing every aspect of his nephew's debut film with director Abbas Tyrewalla. He also roped in A R Rahman, the best name in the music industry to compose the music of this film.”
But Aamir seems to have more than just personal interests in the film's making. He didn't spare a chance to make personal digs at co-stars wherever possible.
Says a unit member from Aamir Khan Productions, “Recently, Aamir had a music sitting with Abbas Tyrewalla to discuss the concept of a particular song. Abbas had to come up with the lyrics as per Aamir's expectations. The song has a lot of attitude and spunk and is filmed on Imran and his gang of friends where they are addressing the song to Pappu, a burly rich guy in their college. It was hilarious to watch Aamir discuss the concept keeping Salman in mind and he also ended up saying, 'I hope Salman doesn't mind this song' at the music sitting.”
“Throughout the song's discussion, Aamir went all out to make fun of Salman Khan who is well-known for his muscles, penchant for wearing and gifting expensive watches, fast cars and bikes, his popularity with women, his peculiar accent, and his unique dance style,” adds the source.
Check out the song:
Hai muscular…
Very muscular
Hai popular…
Very popular
Hai muscular hai popular
Spectacular! he's a bachelor
Pappu ki gaadi tez hai
Pappu kudiyon mein craze hai
Pappu ki aankhen light-blue
Pappu dikhta angrez hai
Rado ki ghadi haathon mein
Perfume Gucci wala…
But Pappu can't dance, saala!
But Pappu can't dance, saala!
Haan Pappu naach nahin sakta!
Friday, May 16, 2008
Emraan Hashmi makes Jannat work
Emraan Hashmi makes Jannat work
Arjun, a typically cinematic stubbly young scamster, looks bored as he tries to palm off fake merchandise to a boutique store. Negotiations are on in full swing when he catches sight of a pretty girl with pricetag-induced frowns. Abruptly, unthinkingly, he walks off and follows, ending up shattering a plate-glass window just to get her attention. And her name.
Security guards dragging him away, he smiles beatifically. Nothing else matters in the world now that he has her name, and it is this smile that we buy into -- this goofy, silly, childish grin smattered on the face of the otherwise streetsmart fixer -- and instantly realise just how appropriate Emraan Hashmi is for this part.
Sure, Hashmi can be criticised as a one-note actor, and it may well be true that this is the only 'kind' of role he can do: morally ambiguous, frequently fornicating, clever as often as romantically beguiled. Yet this particular persona is one he slips into with great comfort, inhabiting a swarthy everyman skin and making it believable.
Newcomer Sonal Chauhan plays Zoya -- yup, that is the aforementioned smile-provoking name -- and while the girl might look like yet another assembly-line Bollywood clone and a more striking version of Amrita Rao [Images], she does pretty alright. The film, despite all talk of match-fixing and Bob Woolmer , is, at heart, this couple's tale, and so this pair manages to make it watchable.
Emraan HashmiJannat, directed by Kunal Deshmukh, is essentially fobbed off from the 2005 Al Pacino-Matthew McConnaughey starrer Two For The Money and given the full Vishesh Films treatment: those generic, mostly likeable whoa-whoa-whoa songs from Pritam; slick-looking editing that is all but economical; some hurried conflict around the intermission point; and an over-melodramatic climax that makes you cringe.
Having said that, for the most part, it coasts along smoothly without really boring you -- and that's more than can be said for most of the stuff in theatres these days.
In sum: Arjun is a ridiculously lucky compulsive gambler with an uncanny ability to predict cricket, right down to every single ball. He falls in love with Zoya, who is -- it must be said -- more than a bit of a golddigger, leading Arjun to grand gestures of ill-conceived extravagance. To justify this, he starts spreading his arms wider and becoming a bigger player, but weren't we always taught crime doesn't pay?
It's the kind of simplistic storyline that could have been wrapped up in half the time. Honest, you could have rolled end credits at the interval and it wouldn't make any difference whatsoever to the overall narrative. Sure, there is talk of cricket and match-fixing, but the sport is just a backdrop for Emraan's platitudes, or slight gimmicks like a dead coach or a cricket captain with a fondness for Rolexes -- taking over from US football in the original film. And while it is all surfacially stuck-on, it's handled deftly enough to keep the film flowing along.
Sonal Chauhan and Emraan HashmiThe supporting cast isn't bad. Vipin Sharma, poor man, goes incredibly from playing Darsheel Safary's father in Taare Zameen Par to Hashmi's dad here (!!) and does okay, while Samir Kochar is solidly effective as the cop on the hero's trail.
Jawed Sheikh makes a good baddie, and is particularly menacing while mixing thick chicory in a cup while sitting on a white sofa set, not least because he might spill some coffee.
Vishal Malhotra, however, plays Arjun's sidekick and hams with such glee it's as if he was stabbed with a soap-opera injection.
So while the 'broke to blood-money' template doesn't offer any surprise, Jannat all comes down to the romance. The girl is a callcenter executive who doubles up as a stripper? The guy is a hardcore pro but bawls like a baby to make another bet? It is the unpredictability these two promise that makes Jannat interesting, even if ultimately a bit of a con job. Heaven can wait.
Abhi and Ash's first meeting
Abhi and Ash's first meeting
It's RGV's most anticipated film of the year. Abhi-Ash's first film together post marriage and one of Amitabh's best roles ever, yes Sarkar Raj. Incidentally, Ramu wanted that the scene they first shoot after marriage should be the scene where Abhi and Ash are striking a conversation for the first time and trying to know each other.
Truly, RGV knew exactly what he wanted and got it. The scene where they were to interact with each other for the first time was to be done with tentativeness and they were to weigh each other as people. Since they were shooting for the first time after marriage, there was newness to their relationship and they were a bit conscious in front of the entire unit... this worked exactly as per the demand of the scene.
Sarkar Raj talks about an intense political drama and is essentially a study of power; it explores the politics of development and takes a fresh look at the tradition versus modernity debate.
When Anita Rajan (Aishwarya Rai - Bachchan), CEO of Sheppard power plant, an international Company, brings a power plant proposal to set up in rural Maharashtra before the Nagres, insightful Shankar (Abhishek Bachchan) is quick to realize the benefits the power plant can bring to the people. After convincing Sarkar (Amitabh Bachchan) who is against it for various reasons, Shankar undertakes a journey along with Anita to the villages of Maharashtra to mobilize support from the masses.
However, things are not what they seem to be and Shankar's dream project gradually becomes a political minefield. It is in this backdrop the evil forces mightier than ever, mushroom and gang up to bring down the regime of Sarkar and obliterate Shankar's name from the political horizon.
Sarkar Raj is definitely not a sequel to Sarkar but a new story with the same characters. Well, let's hope RGV won't have to go into hiding after this film.
'Yash Raj Films is home for me'
'Yash Raj Films is home for me'
Bollywood Trade News Network
Who would think that 13 years had passed since the first time this jodi came together? At that time, the director was merely the scion of a great filmmaking family and the star was best known for taking on negative roles that no one else would. Then the magic they conjured up in their first film together, redefined Hindi cinema and set them on their respective paths to the heights of glory.
Now 13 years after DILWALE DULHANIYA LE JAYENGE first took the country by storm, and eight years after MOHABBATEIN, the jodi of Aditya Chopra, superstar director, and Shah Rukh Khan, superstar actor were together again, this time for the latest from Aditya Chopra as director, RAB NE BANA DI JODI with newcomer Anushka Sharma who joined in on the first day of shoot. And it was evident that Shah Rukh Khan was approaching this new role with his old comrade, with as much gusto and passion as ever.
"Starting the first day of shooting is what still gives me goose bumps like nothing else", said King Khan. "And to make films with Yash Raj, that too when Adi is directing, is an experience that is more than 100% exciting. Yash Raj Films is, and will always be, home for me and who doesn't love coming home? Yash ji and Adi have always given me roles that have gotten me love and appreciation from fans all over the world. And this time Adi has again written a character for me to play that I think will become as beloved as Raj of DDLJ was. I am going to be trying as usual to hit it out of the park with RAB NE BANA DI JODI."
And with these words, Shah Rukh Khan signed off from the first day of shooting, conveying to the world that something special was in the air, the most awaited film of the year was rolling as planned, and the Aditya Chopra - Shah Rukh Khan jodi were again creating that little bit of magic! Newcomer Anushka Sharma who was eagerly looking forward to this day ...the first day of shoot, for her the dream has just begun!
Yash Chopra was also present on the sets of RAB NE BANA DI JODI on the first day of shoot to bless his son and the unit at the onset of this new production.
From Bahu To Babe
Prachi Desai is no more just another television actress. The mini screen's beloved Bani is all set to rock the big screen with a new look that has transferred the once domicile on screen Bahu to a sizzling big screen babe. Prachi makes her Bollywood debut opposite Farhan Akhtar in Rock On which is being directed by Abhishek "Gattu" Kapoor and also marks the debut of Farhan's acting career. Well her new look has really worked wonders for her as even before the release of her debut film, Prachi has already bagged her next film. She has been signed as one of the female leads in Abbas Mustan's home production Life Partner to be directed by Rumi Jaffrey. The film also stars Fardeen Khan, Govinda, Tusshar Kapoor and Genelia D'Souza. This is the same film for which Abbas Mustan had approached Bipasha post Race, but she turned down the offer as soon as she realized that the duo were only producing the film and not directing it and hence Prachi has stepped into Bipasha's shoes. When we asked Prachi for a confirmation on replacing Bipasha she said, "I am not at all aware about this news, but if this is true I must say that I have got a big leap in my career at a very initial stage". With two big banner films on hand, looks like Prachi is all set to kick start her Bollywood career with a bang.
Karan Bails Out SRK
The old saying about 'A friend in need is a friend indeed' seems quite true for the friendship that exists between Shah Rukh Khan and his buddy Karan Johar. Karan proved it again, that he is a true friend of SRK.
It seems that for the forthcoming episode of Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain, actress Madhuri Dixit was scheduled to make an appearance along with Rani Mukherjee. Apparently, when the date for the shoot arrived, Madhuri was not traceable. The production tried to rope in Juhi Chawla in desperation, but that too did not work out. Finally, SRK stepped in to save the day. One call and his buddy Karan was there to shoot the episode with Rani. Of course, it was a reunion of sorts with SRK, Rani and Karan on the sets of the show together. If reports are to believed, then the Karan Rani team won Rs 50 lakhs on the show and promptly went ahead and donated their share to a hospital.
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