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    SANKAT CITY – REPRISE
    10th July 2009 – the day of release. Reached Moviestar Goregaon with Chiru to check the 1st show at 11.15 am. The projection was awful, completely out of focus. The operator stopped the film, threaded the new Terminator film and tried to correct the focus. The meagre audience waited patiently. The polite manager tried to calm my frayed nerves. Someone called from an...
    by Pankaj Advani at July 21st, 2009 at 12:07 pm
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    Lick and Stick
    “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, with the old date.” “Dump them in the same...
    by Pankaj Advani at June 14th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
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    Jai Bollywood Baba
    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 and tired. When...
    by Pankaj Advani at June 7th, 2009 at 05:06 pm
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    The Sankat City Poster with “Your” Tagline
    Here’s a poster design with the tagline inspired by Magik’s ‘Sabki Lagegi’. Thanks Magik. Sridhar Mayur’s ‘Sabki Bajegi’ is also quite close, though it came in after ‘SABKA BAND BAJEGA’ has already been coined. Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Viva PFC
    by Pankaj Advani at June 4th, 2009 at 09:06 am
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    Dr.Dang@peepingtom.com
    (NOTES ON WRITING SANKAT CITY) Long ago, a Shanghai Night. It was late, the joint was nearly empty. I doodled on a paper napkin - INT. BIRJU’S KHOLI – MUMBAI – DAY Birju tears open the telegram. “Dadaji serious Stop Come home soon Stop” A worried Birju removes the cover of his cannon, quickly changes into HAWABAAN HERO costume, lights the fuse and slips into...
    by Pankaj Advani at June 3rd, 2009 at 02:06 pm
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    Dear Salman,
    “Tarzan is an Indian concept, a synthesis of two words Taad and Jan. Taad means tree and Jan is a man. Tarzan is nothing but Taadjan, man of trees.” – B. Subhash, Director Tarzan. Dear Salman, I myself Pankaj. Since I don’t have your phone number, neither your email ID, I’m posting this letter here, hope someone at PFC will draw your attention to it. Salmanji,...
    by Pankaj Advani at May 30th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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    Shanghai Nights in Sankat City
    THE MONK WITH WINGS - “What do you need for the scene,” asks Chikna. “A BEST bus full of passengers and of course Rimi and Chunky.” “How many junior artists?” “Well, the seating capacity is 72, give me atleast a 100.” “Out of the question, too expensive.” “Okay, get me a mini bus from BEST with 50 passengers.” “We can provide 25.” “But the...
    by Pankaj Advani at May 25th, 2009 at 11:05 am
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    Tagline for Sankat City
    Help director Pankaj Advani find the perfect tagline for Sankat City. Please pour in your ideas here… so if you can come up with a few ideas in the next few hours feel free to dive in.
    by Pankaj Advani at May 23rd, 2009 at 09:05 am
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    My journey from Diamond Talkies To Suleman Scientist’s Lab
    It’s at the box office window of Diamond Talkies I realized, that a human wrist is the most supple of all body parts. There was no concept of a queue here, the moment the window would open, the mob would charge, screaming expletives, eyes bulging wide, shoving, jostling, elbowing each other, fists holding crumpled currency and shove their hands into the tiny hole, ten...
    by Pankaj Advani at May 21st, 2009 at 10:05 am
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    Sankat City
    Last day of shooting. We are filming from below, a scuffle between Guru and Shetty, who are at the window of the first floor. I look through the viewfinder, I can’t see Shetty, though he is very much there. Chiru the cinematographer says, ‘damn, he is dark, let me throw some more light on him’. He does so, but Shetty still doesn’t register. He throws...
    by Pankaj Advani at May 20th, 2009 at 09:05 am
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