In the supremely gifted world of playback singers, Sukhwinder Singh’s success remains a delightful mystery. He has always been someone who could deliver the high octane, rush of adrenalin numbers like his first major hit ‘Chaiya Chaiya’ (Dil Se). Yet in ‘Hauley Hauley’ (Rab ne bana di jodi) he holds himself back remarkably well (hear [...]
21 grams
“They say 21 grams is the exact amount of weight which comes out from a person’s body when he dies. Now how much is lost when a person dies and more importantly how much is gained. How much does that 21 grams weigh?”
Scene -1. A man sitting by a sleeping woman, smoking, [...]
I spent the last two Fridays watching two films on the day of their release: ‘Muthirai’ (which loosely means ‘mark’) and ‘Nadodigal’ (nomads). Though different as chalk and cheese, both films were on the common and universal theme of friendship, and show how far one can go for a friend. And ironically, I found that [...]
I am angry. Like, really angry. Week after week, I read the Saturday morning newspaper and turn up in a foul mood at work. No, I am not here to teach any film critic what his job is. I am not here to say XYZ is good and XYZ is bad. I am confused. Genuinely. [...]
Results of the 1st Ahmedabad International Film Festival (www.aifilmfest.com):
Harishchandrachi Factory by Paresh Mokashi has won the Best feature film award of $2500 . In the Short Film Competitive Category, 88 keys to heartbreak, a film by Nishit Mohan Singh went to win best short film (fiction) and best cinematography award along with $2500. [...]
Manthan was second in the series of rural trilogy of Shyam Benegal, the other two being Ankur and Nishant. With the most unconventional idea and the most unconventional sources of fund at hand, Shyam Benegal made this rural drama showcasing the success of cooperative dairies in Gujarat.
Inspired from the life of Varghese Kurien, Manthan [...]
I redeemed some of my credit card points for some Hitchcock CDs at i-mint to watch over the weekend. I wasn’t sure how much I would enjoy them as many famous movies don’t age so well, imho. But thankfully, my apprehensions were unfounded as I had a thoroughly good time. What surprised me the most [...]
Description of four movies which I have seen long time back and could never see again.
The year has been virtually empty when it comes to film releases . Those that managed to get released before the strike were all major disappointments and the year has been so far not good . The first half of 2009 has almost got over and now we finally have a film that one can [...]
Midway into life, Dante wandered off into a dark thicket of woods, which turned out to be the doorway to hell. He later on meets Pia in Purgatorio, where all the sins are cleansed, and the souls packed off to Paradiso, the heaven.
ricorditi di me, che son la Pia;
Siena mi fé, disfecemi Maremma:
salsi colui che [...]
New York
Director: Kabir Khan
Cast: Neil Nitin Mukesh, John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Irrfan
As the first major big banner release after the resolution of producer- multiplex owner dispute, New York was supposed to woo the audiences back into the theatres. But after watching it on the big screen, I am not sure that the film would manage [...]
I looked at my script again. A bracket here. Maybe the comma should be removed. Ok. Shit .I am fed up. These characters have aged in these five years. They look old and haggard after waiting in these files for so long. The online computer copy might just decide to commit hara-kiri. The CD disk [...]
I am bored of my posts. Verbosity, forced philosophical innuendos, too much reading into things and the same dour themes. Hell, I needed a break. So I went back in time and read those dog-eared cinema diaries from my childhood. Back in those days, I had no choice but to sit with my family and [...]
The team that gave super-hit music for “Jab We Met” is back again and this time they have a huge monkey on their back which would certainly result in comparisons . The music of “Love Aaj Kal” is out and I must say I was looking forward to this album with lot of anticipation . [...]
Without wasting much time of yours,I will straight away get down to the movies I watched in the past few days.I was itching to discuss these films with a
larger audience.Without wasting much time of yours,I will straight away get down to the movies I watched in the past few days.I was itching to discuss these [...]
Tarang
Year: 1984
Writer/Director: Kumar Shahani
Cast: Amol Palekar, Smita Patil, Shreeram Lagoo, Rohini Hattangadi, Om Puri, Kawal Gandhiok
If you want to know why the so-called Parallel Cinema movement in Hindi cinema died down in the 1980s, then go and watch this movie- at your peril of course! The only reason I saw it was to listen to [...]
Dan Brown’s novels possess tremendous intrinsic speed. The narrative is so fast that the reader is always hooked and his books are always a one go start to finish affair. His books may not have anything profound to convey but there’s a formula to his writing which makes his books such bestsellers. There’s a ticking [...]
A Wild Night out with the boys! It’s just what the doctor ordered when you’ve been having a rough time at work. But what if this boys night out ends up with you lying face down on the floor, A baby in the closet, A tiger in the bathroom and one of your best friends [...]
First things first. Today is Pancham Da’s 70th Birth Anniversary. Despite my limited knowledge of his spellbinding music, I still am a fan in my own humble way. So to not cause hurt to millions of real hardcore fans of His, I refrain from writing about the musical genius – RDB aka Pancham Da aka [...]
Dear MJ
It was the summer of 92. Dangerous times. If you know what I mean. Everyone was talking about the 3 ‘foreign’ channels that had us dumbstruck. So I ran home with a prospective demand in my head. As I rushed in, I saw someone dancing on the Statue of Liberty, and as Statue of [...]
When one has a great line never take it for granted and mouth it at the most inappropriate moment. Even a “you talkin to me…” should be discreetly used for maximum impact cause it’s too popular and everyone has something to say to someone. And when you have a line like this.
“I’m the best [...]
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
We’ve to admit the fact that life runs parallel to a misty unknown which has been quest of many great individuals who have tried time and again to unravel its mysteries.
Why do people fall in love? What is love and how it became a reason for wars? Who is God and why has [...]
Acclaimed French director Éric Rohmer once again explores the notion of love and fidelity in his epic romantic drama, The Romance Of Astrea And Celadon.
Catch the movie that was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 2007 Venice International Film Festival, on NDTV Lumiere TV Channel on 28th June at 10.00 pm
Below is an interview [...]
This post is in response to KK’s guest blog post and to some extent Anurag Kashyap’s earlier cry for help to everyone on PFC to go out and support a number of small films releasing around the same time. I completely understand the sincerity and passion for good cinema that these two posts represented. While, [...]
It was like a normal day for an I.T. guy chaos, pressure and unhappy ever demanding Management, friend of mine whom I had mentioned about New York, although he is not a film freak (as he addresses me) like me but he has developed a good taste of movie, what will happen when you make [...]
Finally I did it, yes I watched Me Shivaji Raje Bhosale Boltoy, the move which was in news for being one of the Marathi’s big budget. The one which overtook Hit Machine Akshay Kumar’s film Tasveer 8 by 10.
Me Shiavji Raje Bhosale Boltoy (I Shivaji Speaking), with Mahesh Manjerkar acting as Shiavji. I do not [...]
The reviews have started trickling in. Atleast from those who were lucky to catch a few private screenings of Sankat City. Filmmakers Saeed Mirza and Kundan Shah (blog) sent in their thoughts to us on Sankat City.
Saeed Mirza
I saw Pankaj Advani’s film ‘Sankat City’ and what struck me most about the film was its [...]
Chirantan Das, (Chiru to friends, colleagues and family), is the cinematographer of Sankat City. For all your questions on cinematography, please feel free to pick Chiru’s brains. He’s one of the best in business.
I’m glad Pankaj asked me to write about Sankat City and not speak because that would have been absolutely terrifying for me. [...]
Hello everybody, let me start by confessing a significant hometruth. I am computer illiterate, so much so, that I can’t even type. So lo and behold, how am I posting this blog? Simple, poor Pankaj Advani, the writer and director of Sankat City is typing my verbal diarrhea verbatim. I’ve read each of your responses [...]
Kalavaramaye Madilo – Audio Review
Kalavaramaaye Madilo (Anguish In The Heart) is Satish Kasetty’s second feature. His first movie Hope got him a national award (which tells us that Satish is a good director), and even though it had no songs, it’s got some amazing BGM by none other than Isaignani Ilaiyaraja (which tells us [...]
Fans in the Eastern Hemisphere have woken up today to the tragic news of the demise of Michael Jackson some hours ago. And as his millions of fans react first with shock, then grief, at the passing away of one of the greatest icons of pop music, for many who have had a brush with [...]
On the lines of Khosla ka Ghosla and A Wednesday, comes a film directed by Pankaj Advani, called Sankat City. Having an acting school of mine and getting opportunities to work outside India I get to be in touch with today’s generation. In that sense I will never feel outdated. Sankat city is my belief [...]
Pankaj Advani, director of Sankat City, invited Kay Kay Menon, to guest blog on PFC. Kay Kay’s graciously accepted the invite and here’s his first PFC Guest Blog
Sankat Cinema
A question has been pestering me for quite some years now –
“Who is to blame when good cinema does not do good business?”
I’ve come to [...]
Is it easy?
You ever had a dream which you gave up for a living?
Can you still make it?
I remember a show which I watched with Anupam Kher as host.He was actually mingling with the common man on the street searching for their lost dreams and looking for ways to inspire them to relive it.I dont [...]
The City.
20 million people, living on a man-made island. The primary thought, occupying the conscious or sub-conscious part of their minds, at one time or another ? Survival ! From the guy on the bicycle peddling over-milky coffee and cigarettes in the deepest hours of the night, to the fellow driving home from work OR [...]
“Sankat City will not be released on 26th of June 2009 as planned earlier. Instead, it shall hit the screens one week later, on 3rd of July. See to it that the dates are changed in all promos.”
“Promos is easy sir, but what about posters?
“What about them?”
“They’ve already been printed, truckloads of them, [...]
iView Author : Nikhil V.
Nikhil V. is the writer a writer working with Sujoy on a few projects. He’s filling in for Sujoy, who is caught up in the post production work of Aladin.
ON SPENDING 2 MINUTES WITH ‘ALADIN’
It is strange this had to start in tears.
More than 4 years and countless sacrifices, [...]
Sankat City : BAND BAJAO CONTEST
Update : The contest closing date is extended to July 5th JULY 15th, 2009, as the movie release date has been shifted by a week. The winner will be announced on JULY 23rd, 2009.
Everybody who thought they knew something or anything about Background music, here’s your chance to flex your [...]
Couldn’t sleep last night, kept tossing and turning, worrying –
“Not even three weeks left for the release of Sankat City… 1200 sheep… the TV promos haven’t yet started… 1201 sheep… there’s no buzz in the media… 1202 sheep… nobody’s talking about the film… 1203 sheep… “
In the morning, I tottered to the washbasin, groggy [...]
That was the best that came from a kid to me, while I had started to behave like a split personality jumping from being Rajuben to suddenly breaking into a dance!…actors do it all the time! My first time!..and what a time!
To begin with, I had no clue [...]
Please don’t go “What the f****”… it is crazy, stupid, mad… the term coined by some of you on PFC… its is so baaaad… it is real good!
Karl Malden, the man who won a Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in A Streetcar Named Desire[1951] and was also nominated in the same category for On The Waterfront[1954], passed away in his sleep on Wednesday. May his soul rest in peace.
Source : CNN
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Bloggers & Media sites are being pounded by many many teasers of this movie for the last few weeks. See what the hoopla is all about.
Creepy new film coming this September.
Soderbergh might have been stopped in his tracks for ‘Moneyballs’ but he just keeps coming at you…with this one he seems to be entering The Cohen Brothers’ territory (?!) Matt Damon serves up another role to add to his repertoire of versatility.
If you’re married, you’ll be smiling in this one (or not!)
A fascinating discussion with screenwriter Nancy Oliver about her debut feature ‘Lars and the real girl’. She talks to force-of-nature Jeff Goldsmith, Sr. Ed. Creative Screenwriting Magazine about the film, how she wrote it, character arcs, motivations and a lot of other things…a must listen.
Can’t get better than this if you want to understand film and screenplay writing. Many thanks to Jeff. Hope to bring you more of Jeff’s great interviews…
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What if you lived in a world, where the only person who knew, how to lie… was you!
It was badly clobbered by bloggers, critics and any movie fan who wrote an online review… well most of them. And yet, it’s stunned everyone who’s received the final numbers of the first five day business. Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen, since opening on Wednesday, has grossed… hold your breadth… US$ 201, 246, 000. 00 – that’s US$ 200 million plus (1000 Crore Rupees) – this until Sunday morning. If the Sunday evening numbers continue with the spike trend, it could beat The Dark Knight’s five day record of 203 million.
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