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1. vikksterr on February 9th, 2007 11:34 pm

   I’m goin tommorow morning. 12.10 pm show at Barrington, Chicago. Will let u know about the audience reaction there. This will be the nth time i’ll be watching the movie. once at a film festival and then god knows how many times on those stupid pirated DVDs and a streaming website I’m not gonna name (just to make sure that ppl dont opt for the stream instead of watching it in the theatre.

   Btw, I met Anurag once. Had a friend of mine arrange the meeting. Meeting Anurag was the high point of my life. He was in his office with the guy who had written “My Wife’s Murder.” Had an amazing conversation with him for a couple of hours but had to be cut short due to some reasons. Anurag, this time when I’m coming to India, I’ll definately catch up with u again. Even if I have to hunt you down! :d

   Cheers guys!
   Vik.

2. wb on February 9th, 2007 11:49 pm

   //Rajkumar - it’s like a celebration at PFC - aisa lagtaa hai ki apna khud ka picture release hua hai - if that the way WE feel, how should you and the team be feeling about all this

3. shatrughan on February 9th, 2007 11:54 pm

   here khalid mohammad review for “BLACK FRIDAY”

   http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1923739,00110003.htm

4. shatrughan on February 9th, 2007 11:54 pm

   :d:d:d:d:d:d

5. oz on February 10th, 2007 12:01 am

   t!, OM and I’ve just come back from the Black Friday… During the interval I found I had lost my wallet… credit cards, cash, driving license… all gone… started looking around… must be in the jacket that I flung over the next seat… suddenly the lights go off the blank screen gives way to light… wallet forgotten… sucked back… awesome film and yes do tell Anurag that Black Friday is an Olympic leap ahead after Paanch… and… many more things… right now… we’ve opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate watching Black Friday…

   2 years.. I brushed off all desires to watch a pirated version of the movie for two years… today it was simply an experience to be gifted such an awesome movie on the big screen… hats off…

   By the way we three were the only ones watching the last line of the ending credits. and smiled at two things…

   ISI Man : Anurag Kashyap

   CBI Officer 3: Anurag’s Uncle

   Did you forget what Anurag’s Uncle’s name was or is this a real name? ;) just kidding!

6. OM on February 10th, 2007 12:11 am

   @ Rajkumar…As oz said we have just come back from BF, Moet opened having a great time celebrating Black Friday….I am guilty of watching it on dvd, and tell you what….ALLL OF YOU READING THIS AND HAVING WATCHED BF ON DVD…YOU HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA WHAT THE FUCK YOU ARE MISSING…GO WATCH IT RIGHT NOW….I am so happy for you guys….

   One another thing i observed was Rajkumar Gupta..hehe,,,was the Mosque Hotel man…way to go brother….Ohh did i say Gajraj was awesome….opps the fizz of my Champagne dying, so going back…promise a write-up after my hangover…..AK, Rajkumar and the entire BF team….^:)^^:)^

7. Sameer on February 10th, 2007 12:16 am

   Awesome piece of news!! Justifies my faith in the movie, in AK and in good cinema in all!!

   All you guys in AK’s team - after years of toil, desperation, anxiety, restleness, anguish, pain, torture, tears - finally, its time for ecstacy!! :d/

   Enjoy the victory! Savor the moment - you all thoroughly deserve it!! :)>-\

8. vasanbala on February 10th, 2007 1:18 am

   sabr ka fal meetha hota hai yeh suna tha…but this!!!!!! :d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/

9. striker on February 10th, 2007 1:18 am

   $#@^@$%!% why am i not in bombay right now?? missing all the excitement :(( regardless, rajkumar bhai, plenty of jaadu ki jhappis from our end to you and your team for this much awaited auspicious friday.. have celebrated tonight already.. will be watching the movie in 8hrs with my mummyji (yes, she ain’t your typical “i need SRK/KJ movies” aunty!) and celebrating again.. then again on monday with some friends.. and hope to have a surprise for you and anurag after each screening.. taking after vasan, will also upload the picture of my ticket (good thinking vasan!)

   get ready to celebrate boss.. “no smoking” is only a few months away :D

10. vasanbala on February 10th, 2007 1:24 am

    CBI officer 3?

    OZ i thought the cop in panch is related to anurag…has an uncanny resemblance..in fact he looks more like abhivan his brother and was in Black Friday too.

    I did hear some murmur behind when the ISI agent appears on the boat…”hey! ha to kashyap na….ya chitrapatacha director”…..chitrapat head that word after a lon long long time…..
    :)

11. shatrughan on February 10th, 2007 1:56 am

    but main kaise dekh sakta hu,yaha banagalore me kaval 2 theater me balck friday dikhya jaa raha hai aur sabhi sunday tak advance booked hai :((

12. Dpac on February 10th, 2007 2:06 am

    somebody pls pllsssssssssssssss

    send one print to OZtralia!

    plsss pleaaaaaaase

13. Good samaritan on February 10th, 2007 2:08 am

    have watched the movie upmteen times on pirated vcd…am going for nite show today… plzzz publicise the fact that watchng on a pirated cd is completely diff from watchin on big screen…plzz this needs to be highlighted!!!

    Make a video of “Bandeh” plzzz

14. rising on February 10th, 2007 2:54 am

    Watched the movie yesterday 11.00 pm show - PVR Mulund.

    Though not houseful (2 to 3 front rows were to be filled),
    i was happily stunned as we got tickets very near to the screen.
    No back seats available.

    The chapter wise presentation was awesome.
    Pawan Malhotra is cool.

    When he meets Badshah khan and says ‘Kidhar ka Badshah hai re tu’ too good.

    Asgar Muqadam - tigers manager is superb

    Need to watch it once more.

    The chase seq, which has a little comic touch to it, I would have loved it to be serious leaving the audience panting after the scene.

15. Chaitanya Tamhane on February 10th, 2007 3:10 am

    Halla Bol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:d:d:d:d:d:d

16. Magik on February 10th, 2007 3:21 am

    Guys I’m watching 3 shows of BF back2back tomorrow. Will update my feedback on monday. I dunno if i’ll be able to wait till tomorrow…. might watch it tonight, if i get a ticket that is. Heard it’s runnin housefull in b’lore too. Congrats AK.

17. Bombay Addict on February 10th, 2007 3:32 am

    I saw it again today a few hours back in Inox in town (Bombay). Yet again I was overwhelmed..walked out in silence.

    As I was walking down, there were three college kids one guy, two girls, all in jeans, out on a weekend, chatting about the movie.

    The girls asking “so what happened ? why didn’t Dawood surrender ? he was talking to Ram Jethmalani ? what happened” the guy goes “hell, didn’t you see ? he says na after the scene..”galti kar di” - the Indian authorities didn’t given in to his demands”…and they went on talking..and I went my way thinking.

    These kids must’ve been, what, 18-19yr olds. So they’d be 5yrs old on Black Friday. I was 21.

    Today is 2007, 14 years after Black Friday. A lot of the audience wouldn’t even remember that day. What’s worse, some people will come to see this as a movie..you know, for time-pass, weekend-fare.

    But I digress.

    I thought if that movie could make 18-19yr old kids talk today about something they probably knew nothing about, then fuck, Anurag Kashyap - you are God. But then I always knew that.

    Collection, box office, reviews..all these will keep happening. But as long as you made your audience think, as long as they go out in silence, in thought..Anurag-sir - you did your job well. You delivered and how.

    And as long as one member of the audience went back, wiping away more than a few tears from his weary eyes - knowing that this movie was more than a movie, but an experience..an experience of reliving what happened that day - Anurag-sir - and all you guys behind the movie - sleep tonight with the thought that you made a difference. You guys are Gods. Thank you. From that member of the audience - thank you.

    ****

    “Tiger Memon ne tum ko chutiya banaya. Dharam ke naam pe tumko chutitya banaya.” - Rakesh Maria (played by KK Menon), Black Friday, 2007 (originally to be released in 2004), dir: Anurag Kashyap, Producer: Arindam Mitra. Based on S. Hussain Zaidi’s book Black Friday: The true story of the Bombay bomb blasts).

18. VC on February 10th, 2007 3:33 am

    Why is this movie not releasing in UK? All you lucky bastards…

19. Raaj Pillai on February 10th, 2007 5:09 am

    hi anurag,

    …..wahi hota hai jo manzoore khuda hota
    hai…and in this case, khuda ko manzoor hai
    yaar!!!….good luck for the future.

    Raaj

20. Gattu on February 10th, 2007 5:14 am

    http://brangan.easyjournal.com/entry.aspx?eid=3299147

    Here is another excellent review :d

    Can somebody please tell if any distributor has bought the print for Kochi, Kerala, South India? :((

21. sangeeta on February 10th, 2007 5:18 am

    Congratulations :)

    Finally the movie has reached the public with full glory and a very welcoming response from the public :)

    :d

22. Sangeeta on February 10th, 2007 5:24 am

    BTW any idea when UK will see the DVD release?

23. David Sandeep Robert on February 10th, 2007 5:42 am

    Hi Anurag,

    Congratulations yaar!! Hyderabad is catching up with the FRIDAY FIRE. BF is playing in 2 multiplex theaters (two shows) and one regular theater (one show).

    PVR CINEMA
    Saturday 10th this is the story…
    http://www.pvrcinemas.com/pvr/booking/search_results.asp

    PVR CINEMA
    Saturday 11th this is the story…
    http://www.pvrcinemas.com/pvr/booking/search_results.asp

    PRASADS MULTIPLEX
    (both saturday and sunday are full and the week has just finger full of tickets)
    http://prasadz.com/oltb/booking.asp?m=300

    Im going to meet Prasadji (chairman prasadlabs) asking for permission to shoot the reactions of the people…. BLACK FRIDAY

24. David Sandeep Robert on February 10th, 2007 5:43 am

    A tribute to Anurag…

    http://www.geocities.com/anuragscorner

25. Phoenixnu on February 10th, 2007 6:47 am

    But m still waiting for one thing…..Subhash K Jha’s review of black friday…..ha ha ha….will be fun to read…after all these 4 stars, will he, wont he ?? And I love the way indiafm puts it “subash k jha’s take on…..” ;););)

26. rajkumar on February 10th, 2007 7:03 am

    Thank all you guys…WB all you guys at PFC are part of one happy team of ours…we all are overwhelmed by from all you guys and the junta janardhan…they are really making it happen…lets hope they keep it coming…
    vasan is there any way to put the uncut reactions of people on PFC…will it be possible for you to work on that…We are overwhelmed…and speechless.

    And sangeeta great to hear from you in short…hope you are doing fine.

27. Smriti Vij on February 10th, 2007 7:06 am

    Hey rajkumar, so happy for all of you :) Great going. enjoy! you deserve it.

28. rajkumar on February 10th, 2007 7:11 am

    thanks smriti…hope you have already booked your tickets…cheers

29. rajkumar on February 10th, 2007 7:14 am

    hey magik…did you say you will watch three shows of BF back2back tomorrow…man oh man…you are our POSTER BOY…keep it up!

30. Shripriya on February 10th, 2007 7:39 am

    Huge congratulations — God, the relief, adrenaline and sheer joy must be completely overwhelming!!!

    Seeing it this weekend in NYC!

31. Shripriya on February 10th, 2007 7:58 am

    David - nice creation. Unless Anurag wanted it, I don’t know if I’d publish his email address!

32. David Sandeep Robert on February 10th, 2007 8:03 am

    UNCUT REACTIONS ON BLACK FRIDAY - COMING SOON

    Hi everyone at PFC, im glad to tell you that Prasadji has agreed to let me talk to the audience & shoot their reactions at his IMAX MULTIPLEX anytime. I’m gonna be there to get you the uncut reactions from Hyderabad. Im now trying to see if i can get the same from PVR hyderabad…WAIT TO WATCH.

33. David Sandeep Robert on February 10th, 2007 8:21 am

    Hi Priya i have already smsed the link to anurag & arti.. also mailed it to him …just designed it because when i first met anurag i didnt know much about him. There wasnt a site that had all his info… i thought why not put things together which will be inspiring to the young film makers and writers… :)

34. t! on February 10th, 2007 9:16 am

    Congratulations to you Rajkumar and Anurag and all involved…

    You have done a great job, and I can’t wait to write about my thoughts on the film. We are thinking about a second show today, just to get the full experience.

    I have too many thoughts about the film to write in a comment so will write a full post later, but I had to take a moment out to congratulate you guys and to give you all my best wishes as you celebrate!!!

35. Raghavendra Deepak on February 10th, 2007 9:31 am

    Hi,

    I have been a regular visitor of PFC though a passive one without any comments. But after seeing this movie, I had to write what I felt . I think one of the BEST MOVIES I have ever seen till date in my life which had an immediate effect that i could not move. so were many ppl with me who watch at PVR Hyd.
    All the actors were at their best.
    Kudos to the whole team for giving such a relevant movie. If atleast one can take what the last saying ‘EYE FOR EYE MAKES THE WORLD BLIND’ the world will be a better place.

36. Gattu on February 10th, 2007 9:43 am

    http://qalandari.blogspot.com/2006/11/black-friday-hindi-2004.html

    Another review :)

37. rony d'costa on February 10th, 2007 10:06 am

    saw it yesterday at movie time goregaon.same reaction pin drop silence.in fact for the first time in my life some girls who came in late asked what happened in the beginning.otherwise ppl just come in late and aaram se start watching the film.

38. Sambhav on February 10th, 2007 10:07 am

    Anurag, Rajkumar, and everyone else involved in the making of Black Friday… Congratulations!

    It is a very engaging, interesting and well-made film.

    Saw the morning show at INOX, Bangalore today. About half the theatre was full.
    Few of my friends saw it last night and said the theatre was full.

39. rony d'costa on February 10th, 2007 10:19 am

    this is what i msgd all the people i know after coming out of the theatre - BLACK FRIDAY - the first masterstroke of the year.passionate,honest,intelligent cinema,do yourself a favour. watch it,now.****…

40. Baarishh on February 10th, 2007 10:47 am

    simply postive/welcoming respond from the public…absolutely loved it!!! congratulations to the whole BF team… enjoy .. you guyz totally deserve it!!!

41. kalki on February 10th, 2007 11:12 am

    anurag,
    i saw the movie. hats off to you.

    but, i found it a little confusing. and i want to see the movie again to understand it better. because i like the movie.
    just telling u how i feel about the movie.

    and i just cant believe some scenes in the movie. i jus cant imagine what kind of passion went into making some scenes.
    ur passion for cinema was written all over the movie.
    i feel so emotional really. not emotional about the movie. but about the passion of the maker of the movie. i saw ur passion, i felt ur passion.

    the movie rocks. u rocked.

    i wish u good health and success in life.
    sincerely

42. Gattu on February 10th, 2007 11:33 am

    http://soniafaleiro.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html
    From the blogsphere :d

43. chandan sharma on February 10th, 2007 11:34 am

    i have already posted my review, aaj third time mehdoot. a different crowd compared to IMAX,PVR still they watched it in silent.

    1) chase scene is becoming extremly popular.

    2) pre-interval exchange between kay kay and shrivastav drew whistles and claps.

    3)introduction scene of dawood drew claps both in pvr and meghdoot.

    on sat megdoot must have been 85 %

    caught youngesters chatting about the movie outside cafe day vashi “aby tune nahi dekhi fuck ky picture hain”

44. Asmit on February 10th, 2007 12:47 pm

    “Is baar allah hamare saath hain”

45. Asmit on February 10th, 2007 12:48 pm

    Anurag Sir…^:)^

46. sammy on February 10th, 2007 12:53 pm

    jus got bck frm movietime malad wid entire family..the show was housefull…and after knowing the fact that the crowd which comes to movietime(chopra-johar oriented) i was surprised that every1 loved the movie….caught u on-screen sirjee..’inshallah dhamaka kar diya’..i m plannin to watch it again wid my frens tomorrow…kudos to entire team of black friday for such a valiant effort

47. vasan on February 10th, 2007 11:26 pm

    rakumar…i did go to watch the film last night too…@ plaza..it was houe full…i’ll try and go today and see if i can get something.

48. rony d'costa on February 11th, 2007 1:02 am

    this is what i wrote in mid-day.hope they publish it - Two years ago i saw black friday at MAMI & the first thing which stayed in my mind after the film was that when dawood ibrahim appears on the screen there were whistles & a cheer which enveloped the hall.Was this a good reaction?. I do not agree. Now the film is in the public domain and I am waiting to see how the audience react because I think this is a landmark film in the history of indian cinema.I request each and every person who watches movies to please go out and watch this film.You can rip the film apart or praise the film to great extent but please watch it.Your support will pave the way for more films like black friday to be made & released.I have seen the film 5 times (2 times in the theatre & 3 times on pirated vcd) so i will not get into the merits of the film.All i would like to say is that it is we the audience who can change the face of cinema viewing & here is our chance, so grab it.There is a line in the film which KK ( Rakesh Maria) tells Aditya Shrivastava (Baadshah Khan) “Tumhe chutiya banaya gaya kyonki tum chutiye ho”.audience ko bhi cinema ke naam pe chutiya banya jaa raha hai.But i still believe that audience chutiya nahi hai & BLACK FRIDAY will prove it.

49. rajkumar on February 11th, 2007 3:57 am

    hey all at PFC…main pagal ho gaya hoon…aur please tum log hansna mat…i am going to watch the movie for the third time today since it’s release in couple of hours from now…except for the first show… seconds and third is going house fullllllll…i can’t tell you the high watching the film with the audience…they watch the film…i watch them…and their amazing reaction…Bahut Mazza aa raha hai…

    Thakns shripriya…yes the response id overwhelming.
    David…we all will be waiting for the uncut reaction…appreciate the effort man…thanks.
    Thanks T,raghuverdra,gattu…

50. Nada Taufik on February 11th, 2007 4:09 am

    Hi there, are you a filmmaker too? Or you just like watching movie and talk about it?

    Nice website, I love it and cool..

51. rajkumar on February 11th, 2007 4:33 am

    Welcome Nada Taufik…yes…i am a filmmaker too…although i am still not made my first full length feature…made a short film…so technically you can call me a film maker.

52. rajkumar on February 11th, 2007 4:36 am

    although i am still not made my first full length feature…

    sorry…grammer ne dhoka de diya…it should be…

    ‘although i have not made my first full length feature….’

53. striker on February 11th, 2007 5:44 am

    rajkumar.. apni short film ke baare me bataao/likho yaar :-w

54. GR on February 11th, 2007 7:19 am

    Rajkumar tumhare likhne main ek ras hai…padhne main maza aata hai… aadatan likhte raha karo…

55. David Sandeeo Robert on February 11th, 2007 11:59 am

    Hi Anurag and everyone at PFC,

    Thanks anurag for letting me go ahead with the idea of putting pfc blog link posters at the hyd theaters …Just came back after setting up the posters at PRASADS IMAX MULTIPLEX ( one in the box office and the other one inside the multiplex screen entrance. For the first time i observed that the audiences didnt walk out till the movie ended, even though the exit doors were opened before 5 minutes (usually we see people walk out predicting or gettting bored with the run of a mill climax of all the chat-masala-bandi film productions) but BF kept them glued to their seats. Most of them wanted more… the song omg… i have taken all the video shots… i dont have high speed net now to upload them… im going to PVR tomorrow to set up the PFC posters and shoot the audience reactions… Rajkumar you are welcome… videos comming soon … :)

56. Abhishek on February 11th, 2007 2:19 pm

    My experience of watching Black Friday:-

    I had decided to watch Black Friday on friday itself(first day first show) but due to some reasons couldn’t do it.So I decided that I’ll go on Saturday.

    It was 4:00 p.m. in the evening and I decided that I should now leave to buy the ticket,just on that moment my brother called up and asked me that “Kyun Black Friday dekhi??”,I said that I was about to leave and then he said “Fuck man kya movie hai,go and watch it as fast as you can”.I became restless and was angry on myself that why I didn’t watch it yesterday itself.

    So I rushed from my house at around 5:30,I reached PVR,Bangalore also popularly called as ‘Forum Mall’ but it was completely booked for Saturday and Sunday(even the Gold Class where the ticket cost is abt. 500),I thought that I would atleast bag a ticket in Gold Class but to my disappointment I was screwed.Next I rushed to Inox meanwhile praying to God to save a ticket for me.

    I reached the theater to find it was fast filling and by the time I reached the counter the guy said “Sold Out”,I asked him twice that please see there might be a ticket and didnt move from the counter for abt. 2 minutes,to my amazement I got the last ticket for that show,in a row for the third time,the other two being for ‘Omkara’ and ‘Guru’.

    Since the show was at 9:45 p.m. I killed time and at abt. 9:30 p.m. entered the hall,I had got a seat just two rows in front of the screen but what was important was that I had bagged the seat,in the excitement of the movie I did not have my dinner and was eager for the movie to start.

    As soon as the movie started I was glued to the screen right from the first frame to the last one.I did not even get up in the interval waiting for the events to unfold.I am not going to discuss the movie as all of us know the brilliance in it,however I am going to share my experience of watching it.

    In Bangalore multiplex crowd is really descent so people hardly clap or whistle on good scenes but people did laugh at the right places in the movie.

    There is a scene in the movie where Yeda Yakub laughs and laughs and laughs and then says “Bum thode hi hai”,I was the only one in the theater clapping hard,infact so hard that people started staring at me,I was in awe of the scene which had such a dark humor in it but what do I call a movie which is filled with such incredible scenes portraying dark humor,hungry Kay Kay with the banana in hand,Badshah Khan watching a girl in tram in Calcutta(actualy he does this twice in the movie),Azgar unable to drink the tea and then asking “Kya hua saab” and then Kay Kay saying “Tum batao kya hua”,the drawer scene in which Kay Kay takes out the drawer and shows it to a constable and then they both laugh,someone telling Pervez that the room is booked by the name Advani and then he says “Advani mat bol dena”,the way Azgar says the names and then he gets mixed up with two names,the dark humor placed in Badshah Khan’s travelling from one place to another.And of course then we have the common ones like the Chase sequence,the converstaion between Rakesh and Badshah,the fight in the room between Thewa and Badshah.Not to mention the scenes where a man’s hand is beaten with hammer and then he is forced to sign so that the flesh sticks to the paper and then the cop says in Marathi “Remove the red”,also when Khorana goes and shoots his family and himself when the cops give him a psychological defeat.

    No exaggerations,amazing real stuff,mere statement of facts but in a way that rips your mind apart into a trillion pieces,breath taking pace,and fantastic join in the end,starts with blasts and end with the blasts telling you all the story sandwhiched in between.

    If such are the reactions from the people then I can certainly say that “Allah realistic Cinema ke saath hai”.

57. Abhishek on February 11th, 2007 2:23 pm

    @RajKumar
    There is a boat sequence in the movie where I think Anurag had a cameo appearance.

58. Savio on February 11th, 2007 7:49 pm

    Anurag - Here in the US it’s rather frustrating that BF has not made it to a screen nearby!! Are we going to see a authorized DVD anytime soon?? I sure hope we see a well mastered release than a shoddy attempt that most desi DVD’s seem to have :(

    btw, thanks to DISH network I get my daily dose of desi news courtesy Aaj Tak. This morning I switched on the TV without even rolling off bed and lo and behold I see you being interviewed on one of those shows (Dus Bhaje or something). The interviewer sadly gives credence to the fact that men eveolved from apes - how else can one explain his fixation with Sanjay Dutt and persistently asking you why he (sanjay) was omitted from the film!! God this man needs to get laid but I surely hope he is not allowed to breed, whatever his name is!

    I have spent this lazy Sunday almost entirely on this blog (awesome work Oz) and almost thinking of packing my bags and heading back to India and work for you!! But while that may not happen, I sure hope your honesty and sincerity never withers and you continue making intelligent, truthful films like you do. Cheers buddy, I surely hope BF succeeds and makes it easy for you to make more movies :)

    -Savio

59. striker on February 11th, 2007 9:01 pm

    rajkumar.. i thought i saw a clean-shaven anurag in a horizontally striped shirt running from the dogs and also in a fleeting 1-second shot as the jeeps are leaving from royal feast (or similar?) restaurant.. i may be wrong.. but i’m going to another showing tomorrow evening and will look more closely..

    the more obvious appearance was as the ISI officer on the boat..

    meri ore se black friday ki team ko badhaai ho badhaai! =D> just got back from a screening here in washington.. and the crowd of 30-40 people on a sunday night 9pm show was honestly more than i was expecting.. wish i could’ve been there opening night though :( no matter.. will be going again tomorrow..

    and rajkumar.. was nice seeing your name as the first one in the end credits :)

60. striker on February 11th, 2007 9:03 pm

    oh.. and might i add i could’ve sworn dawood was being played by ramu himself?? the similarity in the faces from the angles that it was shot from was shocking! :o

61. rajkumar on February 11th, 2007 9:12 pm

    striker…sure…would write about my short film some time in future…and fuck…strange co-incidence…i had suggested anurag to cast Ramu as Dawood…i can’t beleive this…there is a strange similarity in their faces…
    Abhishek…thanks for sharing your experience…cheers blackfriday…and the boat sequence has anurag’s obvious appearence…there is another…khojo khojo khojo…
    GR sir…dhanyvad…jab bhi samay milega, likhta rahoonga…

62. rajkumar on February 11th, 2007 9:20 pm

    and Ronny…forgot to mention…your comment has been published in today’s Mumbai Mirror…cheers mate.

63. striker on February 11th, 2007 10:42 pm

    rajkumar/anurag.. would appreciate if either of you could answer this question.. both my mummyji and i were curious about the status of those who allowed the RDX to come onto the indian soil in the first place.. i.e. the revenues dept, local police, and customs (as described by badshah khan in his testimony).. were these perpetrators ever caught and tried in court along with the rest?

    not sure if it’s mentioned in the film.. if it is, i may have missed it in the first watch, in which case will keep an eye out for it when i watch it again tomorrow..

64. t! on February 11th, 2007 10:52 pm

    @ rajkumar - The shot of Anurag on the boat was obvious, but what about your cameo? You were very, very good, for a walk-on ;) Unless OM was pulling my leg again when he pointed you out - he likes to play on my gullibility.

    Also, I was looking for Anurag in the second viewing, and my guess is that his is the half-hidden face talking to the guy at the counter in the Calcutta hostel…

65. OM on February 11th, 2007 10:59 pm

    arrei T! i am sure that was rajkumar at the jama Mosque hotel..delivering the money to Baadshah khan…not playing with your gullibility this time ;)..even i think AK was at the culcutta hostel..oz..doesnt think so…waiting for rajkumar for the answer

66. striker on February 11th, 2007 11:23 pm

    for a sec i thought that was him at the calcutta hostel too, but my mind kept reverting back to the first shot of that scene where you’re able to see him from a side/back-angle shot talking to the guy at the counter.. something about his face didn’t quite strike me as anurag..

67. Urmi on February 11th, 2007 11:30 pm

    Well… i saw Paanch when Anurag got it to our class around 4 years back and he then spoke about BF. You have no idea how badly i wanted to watch it… even when it was being screened at Fun for the fest missed it.. and then missed it again. Made me feel miserable. The way he had narrated it…
    But I saw it yesterday and trust me… it couldnt have been better. The dark humour in the middle of the whole chase… the charatcers… the casting.. I can go on and on. But Paanch will still remain my first fav.
    Waiting for No Smoking anxiously now.

68. wb on February 11th, 2007 11:57 pm

    //Anurag

69. RAGHAV on February 12th, 2007 12:17 am

    Ihad actually watched this movie on a cd atleast a year n half back…when the first promos released…..prodded my frens also to watch it …on a cd..not a pirated one I think..
    What made me watch it was …when newspapers reported that the word “true story” must be removed from the promos…and then the Indian ocean’s song’s lyrics and also Gandhi’s quote at the end of the video “Bandeh” caught my attention…glad to know that justice is done in gettin the movie released even after the dealy…a BIG triumph for AK after I read what he’s gone thru in life…Good work man..!!!

70. rajkumar on February 12th, 2007 1:41 am

    Striker…i can only tell you… they were caught…and tried…and some of them even found guilty…one very high ranking…

    t…Om is right…thats me at Jama Masjid…and a BIG NO in guesswork for anurag’s…No anurag is not the man in Calcutta hotel…khojo khojo khojo…tum sab khojo…hehehe…

    all at PFC…just spoke to anurag half an hour back…and told him how you guys and gals have sent note of congratulations for him and posted some question for him…he has asked me to tell you guys that he will soon be on PFC replying to all your questions…trust me…he is really speechless…kind of numb by the overwhelming response that he has got from all and sundry…from the audence to the critics…he is speaking to very few people… it will take some time to sink in…then he promises as usual he will be back…
    in the mean time OZ,OM,T and others…THE HINDU has given a great review on sunday…that is what we heard…can’t find the link…can any one of you find the link and post it on apna PFC…

71. wb on February 12th, 2007 2:09 am

    //Rajkumar

72. rajkumar on February 12th, 2007 2:37 am

    thanks WB

73. kaalia on February 12th, 2007 3:08 am

    I thought I saw Anurag at the pakistan training camp.

74. rajkumar on February 12th, 2007 5:42 am

    Thanks bishu for informing us…i will inform the producer…This motherfucker Rohit Bhosale ki…

75. rajkumar on February 12th, 2007 5:42 am

    No KAALIA…anurag is not at the Pakistani training camp

76. vikksterr on February 12th, 2007 6:08 am

    The guy who calls Dawood Ibrahim to tell him that his consignment is hijacked and the only way to get it back would be to do as they say. I think that was Anurag. Its the scene where dawood gets the parcel from dongri as soon as he hangs up. Kya bolta hai Rajkumar? sahi ya galat?

77. kartik krishnan on February 12th, 2007 7:29 am

    kaalia - anurag is there in the boat scene .. he says something like “Inshallah bambai mein blah blah …”

    Rajkumar - u were also there in the film as the watchman i guess.

    I also spotted Dr gautam in the TV studio when they were interviewing the other memon brother.

78. Sangeeta on February 12th, 2007 8:18 am

    I’m avoiding reading all the Black Friday reviews being posted here … only because I won’t get the opportunity to see Black Friday in full and share my thoughts and views for some time :(

    This completely sucks.

    :((

79. Magik on February 12th, 2007 9:06 pm

    Three Shows of Black Friday Back2Back
    Must say, one helluva experience it was.
    First Show: I was fuckin gaping at the way the story was unfolding. the ‘white noise’ in the blast scenes was more shrill than all JP Dutta war movies put together. Saala Kay Kay in the red light was mind-numbing.

80. Magik on February 12th, 2007 9:08 pm

    Second Show: Despite being the second time my jaw dropped when the blast happened. The white noice pierced my ears harder. During Maria Saab’s interogation, i felt even i’ll confess before him. damn. he looked motherfuckin serious. no shit. one thing that hit me hard in the second show was how the fuck did pawan malhotra subdue his flamboyance in F.A.’s Don. He CAN give SRK and his ilk a run for their money. Tiger bhai… ROCKS.

81. Magik on February 12th, 2007 9:09 pm

    Third Show:
    There’s a couple sittin next to me. ooh. aah. ouch. they r fuckin gettin cosy & i m trying hard to concentrate. Cut to Badshah. Kahan ka Badshah hai be? damn. was such a fuckin cold way to establish superiority. Damn. Still not able to ascertain who impressed me the most. Was it Maria Saab was it Tiger Bhai or Badshah. And the million dollar question - Where the fuck did u find Dawood Bhai. he looks like a clone. Damn.

    There is one thing that was common after watching all the three shows. There was LAMBI KHAMOSHI…. nobody was sayin no shit. Even the couple sittin next to me stopped once the interrogation started. haha. ^:)^

82. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 3:00 am

    REDTAPE SHIT AT PVR, HYDERABAD.. STOPS US FROM GETTING THE UNCUT

    Ops! the general manager at PVR didnt have any powers to take or make a decision… every thing had to come from delhi… but he said anurag might be knowing avinash saxena (head of something)… only he can give the orders to have the poster on their box office or where ever…i asked if we could atleast talk to the audience…and shoot the reactions…

    he said it has to come from the media partner rediffmail… we really wonder what this young GM is doing sittin in cabin in front of the computer… “probably downloading porn from the internet”, shouted someone ..

    one thing we understood was why the pvr theater couldnt be opened for public though they had the theater ready… thats because our MCH (municipal corp of hyd) didnt permit them…as they didnt have enough parking space

    redtape shit!! nonsense.

    Ps: anyone can help me on this…any contacts…phone calls to biggies at pvr who can put a word to gm at hyderabad…

83. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 3:04 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD UNVEILS

    Special Thanks to Mr. Ramesh Prasad ( Chairman
    Prasad Group )

    PFC IS NOW WORLD FAMOUS IN HYDERABAD.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hmqcIiAfwk

84. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 3:05 am

    NO SMOKING GALLERY AT PRASADS IMAX / MULTIPLEX

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2c98IdP1Pk

85. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 3:10 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART ONE

    WAITING FOR THE AUDIENCE REACTION ON DAY 2 SHOW

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeJZo_bJobs

    usually audience do walk out during the last five
    minutes in the regular run of a mill chat masala
    bandi productions of all indian filmiwoods but
    it was an unusual sight and a treat to watch
    the audience glued to their seats & the silver screen

86. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 3:32 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART TWO
    THE ACADAMY AWARD GOES TO - ANURAG KASHAYAP

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vdjg3OUfno

87. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 3:46 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART TWO

    JANTA KI ADALAT MEIN ANURAG BHAI SCORES 100/100

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2bVzES0Yzs

    The janta-janardan looks so matured and involved
    but then how come a movie like dhoom2 dint doom!!

88. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 3:50 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART THREE

    Exclusive shots for those who dont have broadbands and for those who get irritated at buffering videos..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFu5k4agMDg

89. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 4:00 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART THREE

    Exclusive shots for those who dont have broadbands and for those who get irritated at buffering videos..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l06_islifgQ

90. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 4:01 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART THREE

    Exclusive shots for those who dont have broadbands and for those who get irritated at buffering videos..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdkw2IMvocA

91. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 4:01 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART THREE

    Exclusive shots for those who dont have broadbands and for those who get irritated at buffering videos..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GC8jxU-sts

92. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 4:03 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART THREE

    Exclusive shots for those who dont have broadbands and for those who get irritated at buffering videos..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKqTJFg8pVs

93. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 4:04 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART THREE

    Exclusive shots for those who dont have broadbands and for those who get irritated at buffering videos..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpRmW9EC9MU

94. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 4:06 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART THREE

    Exclusive shots for those who dont have broadbands and for those who get irritated at buffering videos..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aosijeNB5PU

95. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 4:07 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART THREE

    Exclusive shots for those who dont have broadbands and for those who get irritated at buffering videos..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW24ZWjGkz8

96. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 4:07 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART THREE

    Exclusive shots for those who dont have broadbands and for those who get irritated at buffering videos..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09mnQxWAOhI

97. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 4:08 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART THREE

    Exclusive shots for those who dont have broadbands and for those who get irritated at buffering videos..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIFepTUx-mE

98. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 4:08 am

    THE UNCUT BF REACTIONS FROM HYDERABAD PART THREE

    Exclusive shots for those who dont have broadbands and for those who get irritated at buffering videos..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeB5TzJ_ZcM

99. David Sandeep Robert on February 13th, 2007 4:11 am

    anurag smsed me that he’s gonna be here today… & i just cant wait to meet him … so let me see if i can get you more … boleto ek dum 70mm … cheers:)

100. manjeet singh on February 13th, 2007 8:17 am

     RajKumar you looked younger in the film. Was it Dr. Gautam in the TV Studio’s editing room?
     Watched it in Meghdhoot,Vashi on Sunday night. Was good to see senior citizens watching the film with keen interest. While someone was talking on mobile an old man yelled please its a serious film, please go out if you do not want to watch. To my surprise even small kids were allowed in the theatre. They were roaming around with popcorn cones..Few people were discussing the actual facts. Everybody was gripped and there was silence throughout the film. The theatre was almost full.

101. rajkumar on February 13th, 2007 9:09 am

     David…thanks for the effort man…appriciate
     Manjeet…yeh i did..yes it was Dr.Gautam…
     Sangeeta…little disappointed…

102. Sangeeta on February 13th, 2007 11:39 am

     disappointed :-? .. why?

103. rajkumar on February 14th, 2007 12:05 am

     Sangeeta…
     disappointed … why?

     your sudden disappearence…

104. Sangeeta on February 14th, 2007 1:11 am

     i’m very much here :)

105. David Sandeep Robert on February 14th, 2007 2:32 am

     rajkumar … do you know anyone at PVR …who can help us shoot at PVR Hyderabad ??? or get the poster up in their box office or whereever….

106. rajkumar on February 14th, 2007 3:24 am

     hey David….
     i don’t know anyone at PVR…but if you could check with anurag on his latest post…i think he is on line right now.

107. David Sandeep Robert on February 15th, 2007 2:46 am

     I think he might be knowing as the GM was telling me that Anurag might be knowing Avinash Saxena…will ask anurag when he is hyd…

108. harsha on February 22nd, 2007 1:32 am

     i watched black friday at fame adlabs but then to check the reaction of the audience of a different genre i had been to cinemax goregaon. but there the film never startde3 after the interval. they had aproblem wd the projection, though they returned people’s money. people were agitated for the technical error. everyone was fleeing for another show at sm other place. i have interviewed anurag but that was in december. he was hoping then now he must be hopping in joy for the movie’s success.vijay maurya was great although a tiny role. i gave him abuzz to congratulate him and i am just hoping paanc releases.

109. harsha on February 22nd, 2007 1:38 am

     :x black friday pe dil aaaaaaaaaagaya….hahaha. black friday zindabad. lukin 4ward 4 dhoomapaaan nishaeydh

110. addyboy on July 25th, 2007 5:38 am

     Black Friday… a Brilliant Movie! :)
     I have seen it 3 times in the theatre already and also never miss a chance to watch it on TV!!

     Excellent performances by everyone.. it gives an insight on what actually happened, without adding the “filmy” angle to it.

     Last but not the least (and one of my favorite scenes in the movie) is that of Asgar Mukadam… He is way too excellent for the role and has carried it out to perfection.. the dialogue “Sach hi to bol raha hoon, Abba..” you can actually feel his voice tremble.. :)

     A sincere request.. do not watch this one as a “Popcorn” movie or for mere entertainment…

     Congrats Anuraag for this masterpiece!

111. ramanuj on July 8th, 2008 12:22 pm

     when do u get online

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