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November 5th, 2008
Mumbai (IANS): The comedy film “Golmaal Returns” is a copy of the 1973 production “Aaj Ki Taza Khabar”, a complainant told a film producers’ forum Tuesday.
Shakuntala Bhatia lodged a complaint with the Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA) that “Golmaal Returns”, which was released Oct 29, was a direct copy of her husband, producer Rajendra Bhatia’s “Aaj Ki Taza Khabar”, starring Kiran Kumar, Radha Saluja and Asrani.
She said she came to know of the similarities of the stories between the two movies only after she read reviews of “Golmaal Returns” in a Bollywood trade magazine Monday. She substantiated her claim, saying the reviewers had also noted as much in their magazines.
Bhatia claimed a compensation of Rs.50 million from “Golmaal Returns” producer Shree Asthavinayak Cine Vision as Kiron Production, headed by her, was in the process of re-making “Aaj Ki Taza Khabar”.
November 4th, 2008
New York: Hollywood actor Will Smith is determined to fulfill his promise to star in a Bollywood movie.
He has been taking advice from “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle, reports contactmusic.com.
Boyle turned his hand to making a film in India with his latest project, which was shot in Mumbai and the moviemaker is convinced that Smith is serious about trying his luck in a different genre of pictures as Smith made several trips to visit him onset in India.
“While we were filming there, Will Smith came over twice. There’s a massive coming together of Bollywood and Hollywood. It’ll only take one person to bring them together and it will be huge,” Boyle said.
November 4th, 2008
While most people are shouting themselves hoarse about Ghajini being the re-make of South film Ghajini , which in-turn is touted to be the re-make of Christopher Nolan’s Memento , the filmmaker and the cast, claim that this Hindi film isn’t an exact ‘remake’!
First, they claim it’s not Memento at all. And if it’s a remake of the Tamil film, spokespersons say that the script has been changed and alterations made to make it ‘a product of its own’. “Yes, the premise of the South film and this Ghajini may be the same, the actress and director may be the same, too, but just because you’ve watched the South version, you haven’t seen it all. This Hindi film offers something new and exclusive, too,” we’re told, “And the film surely has nothing to do with Memento .”
Actor Aamir Khan bulked up his body for his role in this film. Rigorous workouts and a planned diet allowed him to realise his goal within a year’s time. “Actually, I was busy even with the post-production of Taare Zameen Par ‘ while readying myself for the role and my look. It took a toll on me, it was stressful, but once I realized it was a mind game more than a body game, I knew how to deal with it,” said Aamir, who unveiled the first look of the 60-seconder trailer of Ghajini to the media, on the auspicious day of Diwali.
November 1st, 2008
Fashion in a nutshell is the view of madurbhandarkar on fashion industry infact in one of the frames of the film u do see madhur himself on screen what follows after this is a remark of a model that this time this realistic maker is making film on fashion world and he will expose the reality of this world and that is what this film is all about .
What is shown together is some itsy bitsy adaption of fashion industry which is hardly cohesive enough in order to be a full satire but engaging enough infact madur has concentrated mostly on artificial aspects of this industry.
In the character of sonali u can see the influence of geetanjali (the girl who was high on drug and later was reduced to begging in street of delhi after she was abandoned from her family though its other thing she was rehabilited thanks to media but this is not the case here ), there is madhur’s take on wardrobe malfunction of carlos gracias which was debated to hilt in media again the clear picture is not given , there are some scarcastic remark on sexuality of some of the designers and how most of the time they steal their designs and then there there are the fake kisses, fake marriages to cover up one’s sexuality , general insecurities and back bitching of this dark gloomy world .
Infacat in order to make the fashion world naked madhur ironically uses the half naked , size zero models which again only enhances the glam quotient of this movie.
October 22nd, 2008
India’s IBN Network has tied up with the distributors of the next James Bond movie “Quantum of Solace” to run a contest and telecast an interview with lead actor Daniel Craig.
The network will bring a host of shows on the British super spy like special features on the movie, the legacy and history of Bond movies and an interview with Craig and director Marc Foster conducted by the network’s English wing Entertainment Editor Rajeev Masand.
“A new Bond movie is always much awaited by millions of fans around the world and with ‘Quantum of Solace’ all set to release worldwide, we are bringing special programming that will take an in-depth look at the phenomena,” IBN network Editor-in Chief Rajdeep Sardesai said in a statement here Wednesday.
The network is also running a contest hosted on http://007.in.com that invites viewers to send a question that they would like to ask the actor.
October 21st, 2008
After making waves at Pusan and London film festivals, ace filmmaker Santosh Sivan’s ‘Tahaan’ is all set to enthrall viewers at the Rome International Film Festival, starting Wednesday.
‘Of course, I am extremely delighted to be a participant at the Rome Festival. From there I will go to attend a festival in Netherlands also,’ said Sivan.
Acclaimed Indian cinematographer-turned-director is also taking Purav Bhandar, the kid who played the main lead in the film, with him.
Set in Kashmir, ‘Tahaan’ is about people living there, cross-border terrorism, good and evil, unlikely friendships, and also a bit of philosophy.
October 21st, 2008
That A R Rahman is a master composer is no biggie. What is truly commendable is that he has earned an unblemished reputation of someone whose name alone sends promises of astounding melody. And so, at the risk of gushing, I’d say any soundtrack by him is like an event itself, more significant than hugely popular stars and their purported demigod status.
This year, he took us on a breathtaking tour of royalty and romance with the majestic Jodhaa Akbar and followed it with the frolic-filled, foot-tapping trendiness in the youthful beats of Jaane Tu … Ya Jaane Na.
ext, he helms Subhash Ghai’s lavishly-staged, Yuvvraaj, inspired in soul and element from European and Indian classical as well as Rahman’s exclusive library of imagination. Being a wide-ranging musical, Yuvvraaj, starring Salman Khan , Katrina Kaif , Zayed Khan and Anil Kapoor , like Ghai’s Taal is every music-aficionado’s delight.
Here’s why:
October 6th, 2008
‘Hello’, a fast-paced movie on the BPO industry that is set to hit the theatres Friday, is based on Chetan Bhagat’s bestseller ‘One Night @ the Call Center’.
While Atul Agnihotri has wielded the megaphone for the film, Bhagat has written the script of the thriller.
‘I have written the script for the film and it has really come out well. The changes that were needed to turn it into a good film were made by me with inputs from the director,’ said Bhagat.
This is Agnihotri’s second directorial venture after 2004 box office dud ‘Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa’.
October 4th, 2008
Politics beats industry! Tatas officially pulled out of Singur, West Bengal. There will be no Nano in West Bengal and it will be heading to a new location, most preferably, Bhuj, Gujarat. Ratan Tata held a press conference and said he never anticipated such agitation. He also added that Tatas never faces such protests anywhere else.
“It’s India’s project, it’s a shame that we have been forced to move out of Singur, West Bengal. We can’t run a project in police protection” said Ratan Tata. He also promised that Tata Nano will come out on time. “We are in touch of 3-4 states and will take a final decision soon”, said Ratan Tata. “It was a painful decision, but we had to take it. We had no other option. Politics beat industry in West Bengal. But West Bengal has been an investor-friendly state”, he added.
“Mamata Banerjee said people of West Bengal do not want you here. I really wonder from where the protesters got logistic and financial support. I had taken this decision with pain, keeping the wellbeing and safety of my employees in mind”, said Ratan Tata.
Ratan Tata was categorical in saying that Mamata Banerjee forced Tatas out of Singur, West Bengal. He also said that West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhatacharjee was distressed when he told him about Tata’s pullout. He also said that vendors are part of Tata Nano project and they will move out with the project. According to sources, Ratan Tata will soon meet Gujarat CM Narendra Modi on thge possibility of moving the Nano project to Bhuj. (The Big Breaking News!)
September 27th, 2008
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First Vijay, then Vijaykanth and now Ajith! An interesting record indeed for a director who is just two films old as a director.
Madhesh who began as an independent director with the Vijay-starrer Madurai got to direct ‘Captain’ Vijaykanth in his second film Arasangam. Both the films proved to be success stories.
Now for his third film, Madhesh is said to have got the consent of none other than Ajith. Madhesh, who has worked well on the subject, has given his new film the title Thalaivan. More details on the film, especially about the rest of the cast among other things, are yet to be known.
September 27th, 2008
Thespian Dilip Kumar, who was admitted to Apollo Hospital here Thursday due to complications resulting from an urinary infection, is stable now, hospital authorities said Saturday.
‘His condition is stable and one need not worry about anything. He is in the ward,’ an official at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital said.
The 86-year-old actor was admitted to the hospital Thursday after his condition worsened.
‘He is improving and we are keeping a strict watch to avoid any complications,’ the official added.
September 26th, 2008
Cast: Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Celina Jaitly, Shreyas Talpade & Amrita Arora
Director: Rohit Shetty
Release Date: Thursday, 30th October
Golmaal Returns, the much-awaited follow-up of the uproariously comic smash-hit Golmaal, arrives with renewed star power, chartbusting music and more laughter than before!
Gopal (Ajay Devgan), who lives with his wife Ekta (Kareena Kapoor), sister Esha (Amrita Arora) and a dumb brother-in-law Lucky (Tusshar Kapoor), gets stuck in a yacht after saving an attractive woman Meera (Celina Jaitly) from some goons.
Both end up spending the night on the yacht and when he comes home the next day, his painfully suspicious wife, a hardcore fan of saas-bahu serials, smells fish.
September 26th, 2008
Writer Chetan Bhagat, whose book ‘Five Point Someone’ is being made into a film titled ‘Three Idiots’ by the acclaimed director Rajkumar Hirani, said he was not involved in writing the film’s script, but he liked it.
‘The director took my book as the base but he has changed it according to his requirements. He took permission from me before taking my story, but has not involved me in making it into the final script. But, he has shown me the final script and I have liked it too,’ Chetan told IANS.
Hirani’s film stars superstar Aamir Khan along with Sharman Joshi, R. Madhavan and Kareena Kapoor and went on floors recently.
But, for ‘Hello’, which is an adaptation of his book ‘One Night @ The Call Centre’, Chetan said he has been actively involved in the scripting of the movie.
September 26th, 2008
Aamir Khan’s acclaimed directorial debut ‘Taare Zameen Par’ is India’s official entry to the Oscars this year and many in Bollywood, including Naseeruddin Shah and Amitabh Bachchan, have sent their best wishes that it may be up there with the best in world cinema.
A snapshot of views from leading lights of the film industry:
Amitabh Bachchan: The film’s prospects depend on the decision of the Oscars’ jury. We can only hope for the best.
Naseeruddin Shah: I don’t know about its prospects at the Oscars. But Aamir will definitely attend the ceremonies.
September 20th, 2008
New Delhi, Sep 20(IANS) Though Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s “Lagaan” failed to win the Oscar award for the best foreign film in 2002, the actor hopes his maiden directorial venture “Taare Zameen Par”, nominated this year, has a strong impact on the Oscar’s jury members.“I’m really happy that Taare Zameen Par has been selected to represent India at an international forum like the Oscars,” Aamir said in a release.
“It is a film that is extremely close to my heart. It’s a film that first sensitised me as a parent and as a person and then went on to have same effect on the audience in India and across the globe. I hope that it has an equally strong impact on the members of the Academy as well,” he added.
The release was issued following a 10-member jury set up by the Film Federation of India (FFI) announced the nomination in Mumbai Saturday.
The film, starring child actor Darsheel Safary gained a gross box office of Rs.1.35 billion. It narrates the story of an eight-year-old dyslexic boy and how a teacher, played by Aamir, helps him emerge out of the situation.
September 17th, 2008
National Award winning director Kishan Shrikanth, who ventured into filmmaking at the age of nine with ‘Care of Footpath’, has proved filmmaking can really be child’s play. Kishan, who is now 12, is set to make his second film and is busy working on several scripts.
‘I am working on four scripts. I will choose one of them for my next film,’ said Kishan, who has entered the Guinness Book of Records for being the world’s youngest filmmaker.
‘Unlike my previous film, the next one may not have a social theme,’ Kishan told IANS, declining to divulge more about his plans.
Kishan collected dozens of awards for his debut venture ‘Care of Footpath’, including the Swarna Kamal, the National Award for Best Children’s Film at the recently held 54th National Indian Film Awards.
September 17th, 2008
Mumbai, Sept 17: Love him or hate him, but one can�t ignore Himesh Reshammiya and his inimitable nasal crooning. But this time, the music director turned actor has landed into trouble for his song - ‘Soniye Je Tere Nal’, which is a popular number from his forthcoming �Karzz�.
A Punjabi pop singer Kulwinder Kally is bent upon proving that Himesh is a thief and the song is actually his, which he released around four years back. Although, Himesh is vehemently denying it but the NRI Punjabi singer has issued legal notices to Himesh as well as music director Sameer and has claimed damages of whopping Rs5 crore for stealing his song.
Speaking to a news daily, Punjabi pop singer Kulwinder Kally stated that, “This song is being sung by Himesh but this is actually my song. It came out in my cassette ‘Sham Wali Gaddi’ which I had released around 4 years back. Himesh has stolen this song from my cassette. I demand the removal of this song from the film. I have sent them a legal notice and charged them with 5 crore.”
The singer has alleged that the song was written by Shaonki Khan of Pakistan and Kally further claimed that he had the copyrights of this number. Kally has clearly warned the duo that if within 15 days, Himesh and Sameer did not respond he would initiate criminal proceedings against them in court.
September 16th, 2008
Oscar winning actor Al Pacino has admitted that he had a fierce rivalry with Robert DeNiro in their earlier days.
The two had starred together in Godfather II in 1974 though they never shared any screen time together. DeNiro had gone on to win an Oscar for his performance, while Pacino lost out.
“There’s no rivalry now but there was when we were younger,” Pacino was quoted as saying by thesun.co.uk.
The two were together in London for the premiere of their movie Righteous Kill along with co-star rapper 50 Cent. DeNiro joked saying they had trouble deciding whose name should be first on the bill and concluded: “I was first on the project. So it was me.
September 16th, 2008
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The wait is finally over. The music of Karan Johar’s [Images] latest film Dostana [Images] is releasing on September 30.
The film is directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Karan Johar.
Post Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Karan has taken a backseat in the company and is concentrating more on producing films of which Dostana is the first to hit the screens.
The film stars Abhishek Bachchan [Images], John Abraham [Images] and Priyanka Chopra [Images].
September 14th, 2008
Sujoy Ghosh is expecting far busier days ahead. If getting the story-board in place for Aladin was an interesting experience in itself, the film’s shoot with actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Riteish Deshmukh came with its own share of fun. The man isn’t relaxing though. He has moved into an extensive post production exercise where he is working day in and night out on getting the special effects in place for this multi-crore film.
“First cut of the film, though sans the special effects, is ready and that has already excited those who have showed faith in the film over the years. However, it is just 40% job done since the special effects are currently in progress which would take up bulk of effort”, says Sujoy Ghosh who has given three years of his life into making Aladin a reality which it is turning out to be.
So impressed are the people behind Aladin that sequel plans are already out. “True, that’s unprecedented”, says Sujoy in an elated tone, “I am happy to be working with people who are so confident about the film that they aren’t really worried about how the box office fate of Aladin would look like. Of course, it is their confidence in the product which is speaking but how many out there would be so keen on getting the second installment in place even before audience response to the first in the line is yet to be ascertained?”
September 14th, 2008
HYDERABAD/KOLKATA: In what would be a further blow for West Bengal’s industrialization plans, India’s fourth-largest software exporter Satyam Computer Services, after dilly-dallying for the last four years, has decided to quit Kolkata.
A decision to not go forward with its proposed software development centre at Salt Lake’s Sector V, Kolkata’s IT hub, was taken at a high-level internal meeting last week. But the move is yet to be formalized and the company’s decision hasn’t so far been communicated to the West Bengal government.
According to internal Satyam sources, the company feels that the piece of land allocated to it in Salt Lake is low-lying and amenable to water logging, especially during monsoons. “Therefore, as such, it is not suitable for establishing a software development centre,” a company source said. Satyam had been allocated 2.77 acres at Salt Lake for the software development centre. On its part, though, the Bengal government still expressed confidence that Satyam would not give up on Kolkata.
September 13th, 2008
MUMBAI: Veteran Bollywood scriptwriter Salim Khan, the father of actor Salman Khan, on Friday questioned a fatwa, religious edict, against him by some Muslim organizations for celebrating Ganeshotsav at their home here.
“What is the locus standi of these people? Who are they to question people’s religious beliefs? Why don’t they issue such a ‘fatwa’ against terrorists and terrorism, which is un-Islamic? The clerics are talking nonsense,” he thundered before a television channel on Friday evening.
Mufti Manjar Hassan Khan Ashrafi Misbahi, the chief of Darul-Uloom Hijaziya Chishti, Mumbai, issued the ‘fatwa’ urging a religious boycott of the entire Khan family on Wednesday.
September 10th, 2008
Bollywood filmmakers and actors Monday sharply reacted to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray’s comments against actor and MP Jaya Bachchan, with veteran Shyam Benegal saying it was a “childish” and “silly” remark over a “light-hearted joke”.
Earlier in the day, Thackeray, who has been spearheading a campaign against north Indians in Maharashtra, demanded an unconditional apology from Jaya for her ‘anti-Marathi’ utterances.
Thackeray also threatened to prevent the screening of all films and advertisements starring any of the Bachchans - Amitabh and Jaya and their son and daughter-in-law Abhishek and Aishwarya in Mumbai and whole of Maharashra.
“This is an attempt to divide the entire industry and create borders within the nation,” Nafisa Ali, actor and social worker, told IANS.
September 10th, 2008
The Shiv Sena Tuesday criticised superstar Shah Rukh Khan for calling himself a ‘Delhiwala’ even as it lashed out against actress Jaya Bachchan for preffering to speak in Hindi instead of Marathi.
An editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamna slammed Shah Rukh, who made it big in Mumbai but had once said that he was a ‘Delhiwala’.
‘If that is so, then why does he not go back to Delhi?’ the editorial asked.
Criticising Jaya for wanting to speak in Hindi, it expressed dismay at the manner in which people who build their careers and earn fame in Maharashtra suddenly remember their native states.
September 8th, 2008
The popularity of “Rock On” climbed a notch higher as its music album stood 13th on last week’s iTunes US World Music page.
The film’s music album, charged at $8.91, followed Californian reggae band’s “Rebelution” that is ranked 12.
“The music of ‘Rock On’ is catching on very well. This is the first time an Indian album has reached so high on iTunes,” Kulmeet Makkar, CEO, Big Music and Home Entertainment, told IANS.
The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG)-promoted Big Music is behind the launch of the film’s music.
September 8th, 2008
Back with Goldie for Drona but it’s taken a while to release…
Yes finally back with one of my closest friend. Goldie is like my brother and when he mentioned this story to me I was with him right away. It didn’t matter how long it was going to take. We were going all out. Look at the scale at which we have done this. We traveled all over and it’s been an absolute blast.
Jumping off from heights is fun?
September 7th, 2008
By Subhash K. Jha. Maharashtra, India, 09:00 AM IST
Actor Imran Khan won many hearts with his debut film ‘Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na’ that was produced by uncle Aamir Khan. Now he’s ‘thrilled’ to be working in yet another film by uncle dear - ‘Delhi Belly’.
‘Yes, I’m finally doing ‘Delhi Belly’, and never mind if my maamu (uncle) is a bit of a slave-driver,’ joked Imran. ‘But seriously… I’m actually thrilled to be doing ‘Delhi Belly’. Working with Aamir maamu is always great. And after ‘Jaane Tu …’ we’re doing something totally different this time,’ Imran told IANS.
‘Delhi Belly’, to be directed by ad-maker Abhinay Deo, is a sex comedy about a young foreign-returned youth’s adventures in the capital. Ranbir Kapoor of ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’ fame was finalised for the role, but date hassles cropped up.
Ironically, Imran says he was the first choice but had to opt out due to date problems.
September 7th, 2008
NEW DELHI: Even as a cocktail of movie releases like “Singh Is Kinng” and ” Rock On ” is keeping film aficionados gleeful, a lull seems to be setting in at the Bollywood box-office that should up the craving for the big October offerings.
There has been no big release after the Independence Day weekend when “Bachna Ae Haseeno” and “God Tussi Great Ho” hit the turnstiles on the heels of big-screen scorcher, “Singh is Kinng”, and unexpected blockbuster, “Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na”.
Since then a string of offbeat films have been giving good company to movie connoisseurs all of August and the likes of Ram Gopal Varma’s ” Phoonk ” and Arjun Rampal-Farhan Akhtar starrer “Rock On!” even made cash registers ring loud at multiplexes.