Few more gems to look forward to……
I really apologise that i keep adding to my ever growing list of films i am looking forward to but then it’s a great sign that suddenly there are so many films to look forward to..some of the first and final cuts that i saw in last one month and i loved them absolutely..
JAB WE MET;- I loved it absolutely.. the version i saw was on the avid, along with preetam and shivam nair..what a film..If you loved socha na tha, you will orgasm over this one.. I don’t like the title but i lovvvvved the film.. it took me completely by surprise.. IMTIAZ ALI’s sophomore effort proves his debut was no flash in the pan.. his repartee is the best i have seen in a long time on indian screen..kareena kapoor in a stunning performance.. probably the best by an actress this year.. a talkative, self loving, eternally romantic and positive NONSTOP NONSENSE woman and shahid kapoor definitely has never been better.. start to finish , i saw the raw version and didn’t get up from the seat.. even forgot my bag in the editing room because i wanted to talk so much about it.. this is that one mainstream lovestory that comes out each year and becomes the popular film of the year, it just might be the biggest sleeper hit of the year.. fresh, simple yet what a screenplay..go for it
QUICK GUN MURUGAN- the sambhar addict from MTV .. he has an entire film to himself.. and it’s in tamil and english with subtitles.. here Quick Gun fights Rice Plate Reddy’s evil non vegeterian plans and saves the world from Beef.. Laugh out loud funny, Howlarious, with yoriginal yenglish shcore by Illayaraja, sung by S.P.Balasubramanium a la Tik Tik Tik and I Don”t Know what you sayyyy..the south indian cowboy is going to be back on big screen courtsey the yoriginal creator Shashank Ghosh of Waisa Bhi Hota Hai-Part 2.. tenyears in the making
KHOYA KHOYA CHAAND- sudhir mishra, the old warhorse.. film about films .. in the fifties.. haven’t seen the film but read the script and saw the promo and am absolutely waiting for it..
DIL DOSTI ETC- again have not seen the film but love the rawness i see in the promos..
really like Imaad shah and want to see him.. he plays that guitar very well.. heard him once in a remote restaurant in Delhi.. it reminds me of my DU days..
ANTARDWANDA- By Sushil Rajpal.. till now a cameraman.. my senior from Hansraj, batchmate and friend of Tarsem Singh, ex- FTII has made a film.. his first screening and we went because we knew him, no one knew anything about the film.. we sat in the auditorium and the film began.. set in Bihar.. about a boy from delhi university who has appeared for his UPSC and wants to talk to his conservative dad(Vinay Pathak) about his girlfriend who is pregnant, and gets kidnapped by a man who wants him as his son-in-law.. so the boy(raja chaudhary) is tortured, but he doesn’t agree to be the the DAMAAD, but is still married of in a unconscious state,to the kidnappers daughter(a stunning debutant from FTII acting batch called SWATI), like it is the ptractice in many parts of that state, popularly called “jabariya shaadi”.. marriage on the gunpoint.. extraordinary.. the kind of film that should be doing the rounds of the international festivals but then noone really knows about it.. A masterpiece funded by friends.. who all are various partners in the film and mostly from the state.. must watch if it gets released.. a thriller , a reality check , and a point made..
Also looking forward to films like “the fakir” by anand surapur.. the man behind Phatphish who produced QuickGun and completed Frozen and gave us RABBI the singer and much more..the underground superstar of Channel V , whose known work is the “Zaroorat Hai” music video, and “Junction” by Atul Sabharwal, a script that made me feel jealous..and much more..
Believe me .. there is going to be a change in order in this hindi film industry.. there definitely is a new wave.. i have seen it coming.. the world is also seeing it.. which is why Ronnie Screwwala is on the cover of NEWSWEEK and not Aishwarya rai or Yashraj or Amitabh bachchan.. IT’S HAPPENING MAN..
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From the promos, Jab we met seems like a movie we have seen many a time. can’t think of names but Pyar to Hona hi Tha and DDLJ come to my mind. I am surprised to read your take on the flick. I loved the promo of Dil Dosti etc and will definitely catch it.
Quick Gun Murugan… Shashank I’m sure will have a rip roaring ready to blast the seats story in there… Just spoke to Manish Tiwary of Dil Dosti Etc… he’ll be blogging on PFC very shortly (ooops… let the surprise out of the bag)
Anurag!
Thanks once again for eliciting interest in promoting good works of other film makers!! This is what I would call camaraderie (did i get the spelling right?) and this is what is required to change the course of the film history in India.
Ilayaraja and SPB? something that we have not heard for a long time. I would drink to that!!!
Hemang, i don’t like the promos either and nor the title jab we met..but then promos of socha na tha were also not great..
i absolutely loved the film..
Anurag,
. Once again i am comprehensive abt “Jab we met” like earlier i was abt “socha na tha”. Cant they find better title. But will watch for Imtiaz ali.
Thanks for ur information …. am really looking forward to Dil Dosti etc and Khoya Khoya chand. The guy Himaad is really looking convincing at least in the promos and after a long time m gonna see smriti mishra
Really praying for “Antardwanda” to see theatrical release otherwise cant get this movie.
The second (dialogue) promo of “Jab We Met” is decent, i mean, the teaser; it sort of is interesting cos it kinda of tells the synopsis of the story, which is a bit interesting.
but what is with hmmmmmm…. lalalaaaaaa…ohoooohoooooo.. is he thinking of “Dum Laga….”? Well, anyways, most of todays directors are… “Dum Laga…”
“DIL DOSTI ETC” is on my top priorities list, next month “NO SMOKING”(posters are out!!), in between im sure will enjoy ‘LOIN of PUNJAB’
Yeah Anurag, I agree with you…I never wanted to see SOCHA NA THA…because of Abhay Deol but finally when I did for Imitiaz [since he belongs to my my hometown] and was truly surprised by his film – his script and dialogues! I found Abhay too to be a charming actor [and my gut feeling says he will finally arrive with 'Manorama 6 feet under' although I have not seen the film]. Coming to JAB WE MET- even I am not liking its title nor the name but knowing of Imitaz’s script sense and dialogues-he might score again! I am sure his film will be better than what it is projecting to be…
Yes, as far as Rajpal’s film ANTARDWAND…is concerned- I must say I tried dissuading him when I got to know of it -just three days before he was leaving for the shoot as I knew many others in the Industry were also working on the same subject of jabariya shaadi’ but Rajpal went ahead and did it and yes – I was surprised once again..he made it well with great sensitivity and now I am praying / hoping that it finds a good release otherwise it’s would remain an experiment / an effort that failed! We can’t afford this! I want it to succeeds so that it opens the floodgates for many to make more of such films-a possibility! Then only we can say that yes…the Hindi film sceneario is changing…we need all the films you mentioned to do well commercially ..or else things would be back to square one! I first laughed at a statement attrituted to Mr.Praveen Nischol where he supposedly said that “All scripts are good! It becomes beautiful when Shahrukh Khan says ‘Yes’ -otherwise it remains good!” But on an after thought -I realized he was right in the given scenario…somewhere this has to really change!
Sanjivan Lal
the promo of Jab We met is not that gr8…it looks like the same old story…but i’ve always liked Kareena-Shahid pair…they share an excellent chemistry…unfortunately no hits together as yet for them…i think this just might be the one…Anurag’s liked it…i think the story migth be potrayed well…
jab we met…hmmm…well, is it ‘before sunrise’ or ‘before sunset’…or both put together!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANURAG!!! (it’s September 10th in India) < :-p<:-p<:-p
Badhaaiyaan, Anurag Bhai! Hope the year brings lots of fame, adulation and good projects…
Dil Dosti, etc surely hit a home run with the trailer as far as its concerned with me….Shreyas looks amazing in it…and to think about it..its Manish Tiwary’s debut movie…coool…Have been hearing so much about Quickgun Murugan….hope it releases soon…
Happy Birthday Anurag Bhai…may this year and many more bring the best of luck in your life…< :-p<:-p<:-p
HAPPY Birthday Anurag sir, < :-p<:-p loads of good wishes for you and your work.[-o<
Happy bday anurag sir…May all dreams of new age directors come true…Enjoy!..
Thx 4 updating abt the upcoming movies…
Anurag!!!
Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou!!!
No, not just for the reccomendations, but the fact that someone else (besides me) actually likes and has mentioned Imaad Shah!!
Did you see him in ‘Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota’??
I am tired of telling people about him, yet no one ever listens…(Surendra Nath Hiwraale..are you listening????!)
Anyways, yes, ‘Jab We Met’seems to be unlike any of the films we have seen the Kareena-Shahid jodi in, and I really do wanna see it.
But thanks again Anurag, as now that you have mentioned Imaad, maybe others will take notice too!!
Happy Birthday btw!
kaahe ka sorry shorry yaar.. keep letting us know about films like these and teri saari sorries maaf.. aur janamdin mubarak guruuuuuu!
Ronnie Screwalla’s Newsweek link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20546429/site/newsweek/
Happy Birthday Anuraag!!
Janm Din ki Hardik Shubhkamnayein Anurag Babu@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-@};-
anuragji, happy birthday and best wishes for No smaoking:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/
Dear Anurag,
Wish u a very Happy B’Day! Hope u have a great year ahead, full of success and happiness:d
Best,
Tuhin
hello sir,
wishing you many happy returns of the day
premal
Happy Birthday AK. Rock da casbah.
Wish you a great Happy Birthday Anurag.
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the good thing i found in promos of “jab we met” is the premise is based in india (kareena calling “bhatinda and shikhdi” etc ) not like other big banners films having premises like NY, london…. feeling of homely atmosphere.
Hi Anurag
what’s your take on rajkumar santoshi film ‘halla bol’ which stars ajay devgan?
I think someone should write another post to wish Anurag, otherwise this post is going to get flooded:d
What about Johnny Gaddar AK::-?
Cheers! man: for the new wave that u see coming & for ur b’day. thanx 4 the dope: Antardwanda, especially, seems v interesting. btw, wen do we get 2 c no smoking? promos have some style
Anurag,
“Tum jo sochte hai woh tum ho…
Socho jaago sab ko jagaao
Saans lo, dum bharo, chillaakar, sab se kaho”
“main sab PFCians ko party pe invite kar raha hoon”
:d
Wishing you a very happy birthday and great year ahead..
Pavan :d:d
first of all many many happy returns of the day anurag. how can i get to see your movie “PANCH”.
@Anurag: Hearty congratulations on the occasion of your Birthday. Many happy returns of the day. 2007 year already has begun to give you many rewards so today onwards, May God shower many more good things on you.
hii AnuraG..!!
wiSh yOu a very very HappY BirthdaY.
MaY GOD bleSS yOu, n haVe a veRy veRy SucceSSful jOurney aheaD.
BeSt Of lUcK..!!!!
Happy Birthday Anurag jee..:d
JanmDin pe Hardik shubhkamnayein Anurag jee.
Mast rahiye aur mast mast movie bante rahiye ;)
Three cheers for Anurag Happy returns of the day
:d:d:d
Really eager to see Antardwanda. Any way to get a copy of the VCD/DVD ?
thankyou everybody ..
..was out all day with my daughter yesterday so couldn’t reply to your wishes.. my midlife crisis begins now..;);)
hmmmmm…. 35?
:p
belated..nevertheless i hope this year brings you lots of joy and peace..i hope the mountain of passion you carry proves it worth and you become the most successful film maker we can get..not because of any other reason except for one fact tht you choose to make the kind of films you want..not to please anyone..always keep smiling and God bless.
Belated birthday wishes to ya bro!! hope u make many more films with the same amount of passion n zing….for which u r known for in the industry…same khujli ke saath…. and hope all of ur films have a super solid relase….and hope u dont get slapped at malls yaar…ha ha
on the other hand, Anurag, maybe all your crisis will end from now… & u’ll b a boring person:((
Yes definately looking forward to “Jab We Met”. Funnily enough I was just telling friends the other day to watch out for this film, it will be a breakthrough film for Shahid and for Imtiaz Ali, a sureshot hit.
Happy belated birthday Anurag Bhai… jeeyo paaji…
cannot gulp it… Jab We Met and Kareena as the best so far in acting… From the promos it looks like Kareena is over acting, cannot bear … and the promos look jaded.. Anyways .. u never know what the final product is till it’s out. have still faith in the product as Socha Na Tha was a very good movie !!! Hope that Imtiaz won’t dissappoint !!!
hi althaf, have not liked a lot of rituparno fi;ms.. they don’t excite me anymore.. he is in toronto everyyear and various film festivals.. and as far as big b’s performance is concerned ..the last one he won the national award was way over the top..
anyways it’s the films i m looking forward to.. my choices
where has althaf mentioned rituparno, anurag?
Pratim: Anurag was answering Althaf’s comment on this post. Comment 106
http://passionforcinema.com/the-sureshot-highs-of-next-five-months/#comment-38045
apparently, “Jab We Met” title was picked via public, as they could not settle or come up with a decent title. they had options like Ishq Via Bhatinda and so on…
the promo n song of jab we met is not exciting at all…atleast for me. or may be m bored with all those punju-sanju-sikhni-jatni naach gana bcz its all around. or is it that money n stars corrupted imtiyaz ali. hope not. like socha na tha hope he again surprises us.
phoenixnu watch the film..you come back disappointed i will pay for your tickets.. it’s a great film.. only sad thing is no smoking and jab we release on the same day..
me and imtiaz on the same day .. not done.. distributors are you listening..
phoenixnu, if you had like Socha Na Tha, then you are bound to like this film. it has same format feel as Socha Na Tha had but a different story (of course/obviously), i s’ppose.
if a goonda can like this kind of peppy simplistic films, then everyone should be able to! :-D
@HG…tune kab aur kahan dekhi ye film? n the strange thing abt socha na tha is my freinds n reltives n their frnds n freinds…whomever i know…whover is film buff or othrwse…everybdy who has seen the film..loved it n nobdy has seen it in theatre!!
@AK…no smoking n jab we met…dont think u hav to worry. they r so so differnt. isnt it ?
aaabhi dekhi nahi hain. kaash hum bhi dekh sakt film before it gets a theater release.
i should’ve been clear. i was just trying to compare Socha Na Tha film with Jab We Met promos. the promos kinda reflect the Socha Na Tha feel, no? you know, how similar “Lagaan” and “Swades” were but yet different and good.
i had also watched Socha Na Tha on dvd.
oh and one… thing… is Shahid Kapoor imitating SRK in the film?
Shahid Is sastaa Sharukh and Sharman joshi is sastaa Aamir khan
:d:d:d
heyy sharman joshi is a far superior actor than most.. he is just not that successful..
Ya man actually……he is a good actor since style
Sharman did well even in Godmother..his first film i guess…though he had a small role…he was quite good in it…just that Style did better commercially and had a great run on the channels….
I dont know why but I think that Johnny gaddar has a Frank Millers movie making style………… like more graphic is used for the colour RED or is it just used for the teasers
:-?
i wasnt actually looking forward to Jab we met, but now youve got me curious..
ofcourse i didnt want to watch socha na tha… i thot it was another typical flick where a superstar kid is being launched… where the hero plays funky college boy with a guitar… bullying the bullies at basketball… riding a superbike and winning his girl… but when i saw it i just loved the movie and instantly started respecting abhay deol… that guy really has vision for selecting films…
i want to watch jab we met for imtiaz ali…
This is really an interesting mix of films…..
Imaad was quite nice in yun hota……very natural, quite liked him. Hope to see him more often
Recently saw Ahista ahista…..i was surprised by Abhay deol…was expecting him to be wooden but found him to be good.
Any thoughts on Laga chunari……rani and konkona both look good….
If you loved socha na tha, you will orgasm over this one..
R U Serious?? Well then I am seeing it, I looovvved Socha Na Tha, don’t know why they don’t make more films like that.
hey anurag,
well i saw manorama and i really loved it,i thought it wazz brilliantly directed and great attention to details thanx 4 recommending it , im now looking forward 2 johnny gaddar n dil dosti n well u must see zwartboek n this 20 min short film called morphin(e) ie, if u havent seen it already
From the promo’s we can clearly see the actress is overacting or reacting..I personally feel he shld have opted for someone else.
The film can be good but its seems to be very predictable.. Not denying can be good..
Anurag, i want the option of money back guarantee on JAB WE MET or 1 pe 1 free. JAB WE MET ke saath NO SMOKING FREE. LOL
Waise mera gut feeling hai ki NO SMOKING ek CULT film rahegi but wont be a moneyspinner. Just a Guess.
alone.. you have the one on one option.. but if you like the film you bloody well buy me the a drink
Pleasure is ALL mine sir
Jab we met, no smoking followed by drinking.
Anurag,
Is Jab We Met a copy of “Before Sunrise”?
small nitpick – it should be Antardwandwa and not Antardwanda ( hope it is not released with that spelling )
KCP
hey anurag
havent seen blackfriday coz i didnt get time to
no smoking looks crazzily cool
not comapring u with anyone but
it seems like a joel schumacher school of movies (8mm, phonebooth, number23) 8mm is a serious piece of work mate.
but hey man will watch no smoking and give u a feedback
chao
hey n i know its not the rite forum
but got carried away man
your blogs cool
One Mr.Joginder Tuteja of glamsham seemed to have read this post and was excited enough to write about it:
http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/07/oct/20_no_smoking_john_jab_we_met_anurag_100703.asp
However he seemed to have (*wink* *wink*) forgot to mention the source.
Hi Everyone,
This is Bubbly (newbee) on your blog. Would like to wish Anurag sir for two reasons:
1) No Smoking
2) Belated Happy Birthday.
Take Care!!! (will try to catch up the blog whenever possi)
hello, namaskar sir
i keep reading all these articles and mesages all the day
in love with you.
HI! Anurag,
Saw Antardwanda by Sushil, since he is a friend of mine too. Yeah you are 100% right, its an amazing movie, and sure I too didn’t get up throughout the movie. Sushil has definitely made a master piece, and hope it will get its due credit when people watch this movie during this Film Festival. This movies is going to make its impact, certainly in Bihar and Eastern UP.
I haven’t seen a Bollywood movie in 10 years so when I accidentally happened to watch Jab We Met on the plane, I started off with my usual cynicism. But I surprised myself by watching the whole movie in one go without switching to the channel even once.
I can’t really comment on any off-beat movies that are being made in India these days since quick web browsing only gets you the masala news and all the gossip and news about Bollywood masala.I might as well watch Hollywood stuff for quick gratification and stunts!
I did happen to see Salaam Namaste just couple of weeks back due to the hype it had created here in Melbourne Indian circle. I completely hated it, don’t understand what the hype was about, utterly shameful movie, embarrassed me big time. But thankfully, I don’t know anyone who watches Bollywood stuff here so I was saved the embarrassment of having to explain what was actually happening in this over the top drama – medical student-chef couple living in a fancy house overlooking the beach, which is not at all possible to rent for a young couple like that unless rich mum-dad pay for the rent.
Anyway, back to Jab We Met. I loved watching India, for a change, in a Hindi movie. All I was hearing recently was movies made for NRI about NRI’s living in UK/USA/Australia and just wasn’t interested. I loved the fact that this movie showed some beautiful Indian regions, which I miss quite a lot at times, having myself grown-up traveling all around India as a defense officer kid.
A simple Indian romance, which reminded me of my college days and early working days in Delhi. I was glad to see that India has not changed that much and there are still normal people around.
It was a welcome change for me from the micro mini girls and ‘vest-loving’ macho men of Bollywood who only drive fancy fast cars and act like over-grown teenagers.
I liked both the actors, they have played their part quite well.
Of course, you have got to take Bollywood with a pinch of salt so it’s not that there are no flaws but they can be easily ignored unless you want to over critical about the minute issues.
Lastly, when in India,I was quite a Shah Rukh fan, romantic ‘guey’ stuff. Silly as it may sound,I quite liked Shahid Kapur in this one and will make a point to watch him when in a mood for some Bollywood masala.I might actually go to cinemas to watch Bollywood, which I have not done since 1997.
Also, this movie has bought me back to Bollywood and I have promised myself to make an effort to look out for good ones to watch on DVD. I will now be reading Anurag Kashyap’s blog to get my recommendations. The web page is now safely bookmarked on my firefox.
welcome sp!
Thanks DPac. So, you are a fellow Australian! Not sure if I can sustain my new found love for filmi blogs…but for now I am firmly attached to my laptop and not letting go.
Nobody can deny, Jab We Met is definitely inspired from the two Richard Linklater movies ‘Before Sunrise’ and ‘Before Sunset’