Archive for June, 2007

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    Night out on the sets of Mumbai Meri Jaan
    “I have not seen a single Guru Dutt film!!!!“. As Somen, Kartik and me heard these words we almost had a Zombi moment….I could hear Guru Dutt screaming loud and clear in my ears….. “jaladoo…issee…..phoonk dalo..yeh duniyaa….”. But then that’s how he is frank, chilled out …he is passionate about his film…he does admit Oliver Stone is like his “Khuda”...
    by Vasan Bala at June 30th, 2007 at 06:06 am
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    The War Within
     So, Himesh Reshammiya’s eerily (and numerologically) titled debut acting vehicle Aap Kaa Surroor: The Moviee-The Real Luv Story finally released yesterday- and he, along with director Prashant Chaddha and most importantly- producer Vijay Taneja must be anxiously hoping for the moviee’s success, with umpteen crores of rupees riding precariously on the infamous nose...
    by Jahan Bakshi at June 30th, 2007 at 02:06 am
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    Performance Space in Mumbai : Auditorium Guidelines for Theatrewallahs
    Bombay’s first theatre was called the Bombay Amateur Theatre, it came to existence in 1776. During the days of the old Bombay Gujarati, Parsi and Urdu plays, there was a phenomenon of the times; an long tin board in front of the rows of the pit class which would be stamped on by the audience to create a din, this was the audience’s way of demanding an encore. ...
    by Ramu Ramanathan at June 29th, 2007 at 10:06 am
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    Apne- Worthy of a Bagpiper Toast
    It had every sign of the lugubrious epic bore- the weep- as – though- there’s- no- tomorrow sentimentality of Kabhie Khushi Kabhi Ghum, Veer-Zaara’a annoyingly wholesome Punjabi fixation, the ear-splitting jingoism of Gadar, a terrible Himesh Reshamiya soundtrack lacking even that primitive jhankaar, an aging icon long faded and last seen being awkwardly...
    by Siddharth Pillai at June 29th, 2007 at 09:06 am
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    Apne :: Why I want to watch it for wrong reasons ?
    Dharmendra is returning in a big way with this film. With him, director Anil Sharma has given four hit films namely Hukumat, Elan-E-Jung, Farishte and Tehelka. Anil Sharma has also made a super duper hit filmGadar- Ek Prem Katha and a average hit film Hero-Love story of a spy, with Sunny Deol and he has made Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyon with Bobby Deol also. This...
    by Rk at June 29th, 2007 at 08:06 am
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    APNE Huey Paraye
    When Apne go to make a movie with a backdrop of world boxing title at stake–first for redemption and then for revenge,you know you have exposed yourself to blows and bhaashanbaazi by not some ETs but your own Apne. When Apne start talking nonsense in English and then switchover to Hindi to make some sense and Sunny Deol says Aa saale tujhe yahin gaarh doonga,...
    by krysh at June 29th, 2007 at 05:06 am
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    DOORDARSHAN- DOWN MEMORY LANE
    DOORDARSHAN- DOWN MEMORY LANE Yes, I know this site is for cinema only, but Doordarshan is the birth place of some of the todays successful personalities of Indian cinema so Let myself be 10 years old and get back to late 80s and early 90s- the era of Doordarshan. The one and only daily entertainment dose of every Indian. Lets check out some goods and bads of Doordarshan...
    by Shailesh Limbachiya at June 28th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
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    life, death and coma
    Recently saw two movies. somehow similar. dont move and talk to her. one spanish, the other italian. am not big fan of those hi-fi, sci-fi, mind-blowing, mind-fucking movies. just give me a good story. human drama where characters involve me in such a way that i just want to listen to them, be part of their stories for next 2hours. these two films turn about to be the...
    by Phoenixnu at June 28th, 2007 at 05:06 am
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    Three Days in a Film Class
    (reconstructed from bits on my mind and pages of a scratchpad from a film appreciation workshop I recently attended) It has been 3 days since the workshop got over and I got stuck yet again in the mundane inanities of credit card debit card salary reimbursements short of funds broke and the works. But I rewind to Friday and see this cloudy morning when I am lost somewhere...
    by Tushar at June 27th, 2007 at 02:06 pm
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    Unlocking the mystery called : Gajraj Rao
    Gajraj Rao… His filmography reads like a dream run for any actor, having worked with only the best names in the business. Shekhar Kapoor’s Bandit Queen, Mani Rathnam’s Dil Se, Hansal Mehta’s Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar and Chhal, Rakesh Omprakash Mehra’s Aks, Sudhir Mishra’s Hazaaron Khwaishen Aisi, Shoojit Sarcar’s Yahaan and Anurag Kashyap’s...
    by oz at June 27th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
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    RD Burman : : A music composer of unparalleled talent!
    On 68th birth anniversary of RD Burman ;- Dada Moni, Ashok Kumar or SD Burman himself made a historical mistake when either of them gave a nickname “Pancham” to RD Burman. RD was master of Saat Sur and he should have been given name “Saptam”. There is no second RD Burman. He was a master piece a gem in the field of music. He was generationless music composer. Audience...
    by Rk at June 27th, 2007 at 09:06 am
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    Is Film making an over-rated profession?-your take please…
    “Film-making!- Most over-rated profession of the world”- said a person who has been in the industry for more than 30 years, who has directed over 50 films and has retired from direction sometime back. Whose energy and passion for films and story-telling is so high, I wont be surprised if he talks from his grave . Also the only two words that can best describe his head-stone...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at June 27th, 2007 at 12:06 am
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    The Man Who Became a King
    Okkadu – Gilli – Ajay Besides the same story, these three movies had two more things in common. 1. They were THE box-office hits of the year, in the respective languages – Telugu, Tamil, Kannada. 2. The role of the anti-hero, in all the three languages, had to be essayed by the same person. Obul Reddy, the Kurnool factionist Muthupandi, the Madurai sandiyar Veerabhadra,...
    by wb at June 26th, 2007 at 07:06 pm
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    Shankar’s & Priyadarshan’s favorite cameraman Jeeva
    One of India’s talented cameraman and an upcoming Tamil director, Jeeva died of a massive coronary in Russia, where he was with his crew shooting the film Dhaam Dhoom, under severe weather conditions for the past one month or so. He was 43. Jeeva began his career in films in 1993 as a cameraman working for the movie Gentleman, which was Shankar’s directional...
    by wb at June 26th, 2007 at 03:06 pm
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    3 politicians back in to the films – Wake up Hindi film Industry !
    Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna and Govinda have one thing in common. All the three are members of parliament and have registered their come back in the films in last 6 months. Dharmendra : He has registered his accomplished work in the history of hindi cinema. He gave successful films belonging to different categories. He was equally good in the role of police officer as he...
    by Rk at June 26th, 2007 at 08:06 am
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    Rajni, the boss; Shankar, not quite
    I finally watched Sivaji on Monday, which is practically blasphemy for a Rajnikanth fan and a serious follower of Tamil cinema. But I think the wait was well worth it, as going to a theatre in the first week would have rendered impossible any attempt to follow the movie or its dialogues. After seeing the movie though I realised I had done the correct thing by not getting...
    by venky at June 26th, 2007 at 08:06 am
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    Wake Up! Wake Up!
    To, Mr. Anurag Kashyap Mr. Sudhir Mishra Mr. Mani Rathnam Mr. Shyam Benegal Mr. Govind Nihalani Mr. Rahul Dholakia Mr. Tigmanshu Dhulia and Mr. Jahnu Barua Gentlemen, Through this open letter I take the liberty and the audacity of addressing all of you at one go (I would consider myself immensely fortunate if this is read in context by even one of you greats)....
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at June 25th, 2007 at 05:06 am
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    When PFC-USA went Guerrilla mode
    Last Friday PFC-ites from Washington, San Francisco and Los Angeles flew down to HQ. Amidst loads of beer, tea, DVDs they got hold of a camera and went to Guerrilla filming mode to shoot two short films for the heck and fun of it within the HQ. On my return from work on Saturday evening, I found the HQ – my humble hut, had been converted into a studio. The closet...
    by oz at June 25th, 2007 at 05:06 am
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    Sunday 100 : Lost and Found
    Though “Lost and Found” may trigger off the typical Bollywood formula movies produced so far, this is a Sunday 100 – and hence it the term could be applied to anything. And hence this week’s Sunday 100 is : LOST AND FOUND Make a story of exactly 100 words. Title not required. And if you include a title it will not be included in the word count.
    by oz at June 24th, 2007 at 06:06 am
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    Of Kings And Cabbages, Of Movie-Moguls And Mangoes.
    This is an exclusive transcript of a short film that has already been selected for the award in one of just-for-the-heck-0f-it festivals even before the competition section films have been finalised.I know it sounds really paradoxical and contradictory as any Bollywood messed up masalas . But what to do. Thats how the world is. And thats how the script is: ...
    by krysh at June 22nd, 2007 at 10:06 am
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    Amrish Puri : Mogambo Khush hota on his 75th Birth Anniversary
    Amrish Puri : Birth – 22nd June 1932, Death – 12 January 2005 What was contribution of Amrish Puri in Hindi films, can be understood by the fact that if someone who has been watching hindi films regularly and if he closes his eyes then he will be able to recall atleast 20-25 films where he liked Amrish Puri very much. This is a fantastic achievement which very...
    by Rk at June 22nd, 2007 at 06:06 am
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    SARFAROSH (1999) – ORIGINAL AND AWESOME
    SARFAROSH (1999) – ORIGINAL AND AWESOME Perhaps all of PFC guys have shown this superb film but I want to discuss this film as this film has impressed me lot with respect to story telling, griping script, dialogues, characters, performances and music. Sarfarosh was John Mathew Mathan’s first film after making ads and in his first film he seems to be prominent director...
    by Shailesh Limbachiya at June 22nd, 2007 at 05:06 am
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    Nobel Prize for Namdeo Dhasal
    “Nobel Prize for Namdeo Dhasal” Namdeo Dhasal is in the news because of the translation of his poems into English by Dilip Chitre. What is curious is, after the mandatory 2-3 lines about his poetry, the reviews target Dhasal for betraying the secular, progressive cause. Dhasal, as all of us know, has joined hands with the “communal and corrupt”...
    by Ramu Ramanathan at June 21st, 2007 at 07:06 pm
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    Romancing like Shahrukh Khan!
    One Sunday afternoon, after a delicious lunch of Rajma Chaval (red kidney beans and rice), went in to my bed room to find my phone ringing. The name ‘Toto’ was flashing. Toto is Anurag’s still photographer in No Smoking. I pick up the phone and go, “ haan bhai Toto Singh”(yeah tell me Toto Singh).The voice from the other side doesn’t sound like him, it goes,”...
    by Manjeet Singh at June 21st, 2007 at 10:06 am
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    Entertainment Industry Set To Grow
    New article in Variety talks about the exponential growth in the Entertainment industry and the role that India has to play in that. Nobody doubted it. Media and entertainment is growing. KPMG and EY had come out with an earlier report and now PwC, saying pretty much the same thing. Read on - Entertainment business is booming Online, wireless drive growth By ADAM DAWTREYLONDON...
    by Vivek Kumar at June 21st, 2007 at 08:06 am
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    PROJEKT iVIEW : MERA GAON MERA CINEMA
    iVIEW AUTHOR: Dipankar Giri (Bombay, India) email: dipankar.giri [at] gmail.com I was going thru the pages of “The motorcycle dairies” n suddenly Fusor hold my hand n drove me into The Amazon…was luking at him…the dark chamber of night has covered the whole water..n i was swimming wid him… Fuzor wanted to scrub this river to unite the...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at June 21st, 2007 at 05:06 am
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    Two Folks From PFC Invited -MYTH
    Hi Folks, Got this invite by my buddies, but I will be in London and Mumbai at that time, hence would want to INVITE TWO PEOPLE FROM PFC IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP AND I CAN PASS ON THE NAME TO THE ORGANIZERS. United States Premiere of the newest action-comedy-adventure from Jackie Chan in a Stanley Tong film the Myth to benefit Jackie Chan’s Dragon’s...
    by Vivek Kumar at June 20th, 2007 at 05:06 pm
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    dharmendra…unsung hero
    Nafisa Ali METRO film mein mumbai ke ek local station par khadi hain.unka dashkon purana aashiq unse milne aa raha hai.ek train samne se gujarti hai aur ham sane plateform par DHARMENDRA ko dekhte hain.saath saal ka woh aashiq bedhadak railway line cross karta hai aur aakar apni bichudi premika se milta hai.is scene aur METRO mein kaam ki tarif karne 72 saal ke DHARMENDRA...
    by ajay brahmatmaj at June 20th, 2007 at 03:06 am
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    PROJEKT iVIEW : Stop Blaming Writers Dammit!
    iVIEW AUTHOR: Kumar Gautam (Bombay, India) email: writerdirectorgautam [at] gmail.com Anytime an issue of plagiarism is raised in industry, blames shifts on to writer. It has become common for the publicity vying producers – directors to come up with quotes like, “There are no good writers in industry that has original script…there is complete dearth of originality...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at June 19th, 2007 at 09:06 pm
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    Additions To Academy + New IPO
    Hi Folks,  a) The folks who gave us movies like 1971 and Honeymoon Travels, have become listed in the UK. Congratulations go to Studio 18 and TV 18 and the parent company 18 June 2007 The Indian Film Company Limited, Admission to Trading on AIM The Indian Film Company Limited (AIM: IFC) is pleased to announce that it has been admitted to trading on AIM, a market operated...
    by Vivek Kumar at June 19th, 2007 at 11:06 am
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