Shootout at Lokhandwalla – Why?
Why are movies like “Shootout at Lokhandwalla” being given the green signal? Why do two or more production houses – firms that house people, living people, – come together to produce such movies? Why is Apoorva Lakhia still directing movies? What the FUCK does “true rumors” mean?
Did the team of SAL think the audience has scrambled brains? Did the team of SAL think that we, the audience, munch these scrambled brains while watching their movie? Did the team of SAL really understand the long forgotten word in their dictionary called “script”? Does the team of SAL have the word “script” in their dictionary? Had the producers of SAL seen Apoorva Lakhia’s previous mind numbing releases called “Mumbai se aaya mera dost” and “Ek Ajnabi” before agreeing to produce this movie?
Is Abhishek Bachchan now guaranteed a role in every Lakhia movie, since they are friends and it doesn’t matter how and what way Abhishek is pushed into the story? Did Amitabh Bachchan even have an inclination of the disaster he would be stepping in? Is this the best role an esteemed actress like Amrita Singh can get in Bollywood now?
Is there no more intelligence or any traces of it anywhere in those rich producers’ brains, who back such moronic films? Are there a separate pair of brains these rich producers are born with, that they use to make money? Is there any God’s law that the same brains the producers use to make money in other fields, will not and shall not be used in the film making business?
Shouldn’t this movie be shown in mental asylums than in the movie theaters? If the filmmakers make such movies on the pretext that only 10% of film goers go for quality intelligent movies like Metro or even a Bheja Fry, are they assuming that 90% of Indians are idiots? If so, shouldn’t we be more concerned on the sum total of our deteriorating intelligence that is gonna take our country to the dogs in the next 50 years, than spend money on prickly seats, ghetto like Indian theaters in the US and septic tank content like movies like SAL?
Is a hand camera, close up shots of lead actors, action poses and loud background music the only ingredients needed to make a super hit movie? Do directors, writers and producers build a good story first and then analyze it’s hit value or vice versa?
Are we paying some kind of a penance for some previous life’s shit, by watching movies like SAL in our present lives? Will someone sponsor Apoorva Lakhia and Sanjay Gupta to come and study story-telling at University of California? What sleeping pills did the team of SAL take while making this movie, to forget that neither Aishwarya Rai or Bipasha Basu were in films in 1991?
Why do I even bother to go out and see such movies? Why don’t I take a gun and blow my brains out than subject my cerebellum and medulla oblongata to such torture?
Is there any alphabet that goes below “Z” so we could grade this crap?
Anurag Kashyap
Abhay Deol
Dibakar Banerjee
Hansal Mehta
Khalid Mohamed
Kundan Shah
Anish Kuruvilla
Jaideep Verma
Manish Gupta
Navdeep Singh
Bhavani Iyer
D. Santosh
Onir
Ashvin Kumar
Ramu Ramanathan
Sudhir Mishra
Pankaj Advani
Revathy
Saurabh Shukla
Shilpa Shukla
Sujoy Ghosh
Suparn Verma
Santosh Sivan
Shashank Ghosh
Shivajee
Pavan Kaul
Partho Sen-Gupta
Prroshant Naryannan
Sam Langoria
Satish Kasetty
Mast Review… :d:d
I agree i couldnot completely understand the meaning of “A True Rumour” myself.
A Non Verified Incident is concerned as a rumour then how come a rumour can be a true
hey oz, assuming 1/10th of what u state is true, you have ended up spending more energy on the reviwew than they makers of SAL spend making it! Thats why this is a crazy business- there r no rights or wrongs! cant say any more as havent seen it yet. take care
OZ, one of the Maya Dolas aide was peon at my agency and his nephew was my graphic designer…am writing on Mayas real life since more than a year…the shootout part is not even a 2% of it…and if i’ll start tearing Sanjay Gupta gang apart for SAL, it will take pages…The only thing I can say is If someone wants to make a true Gangster story (not fuckin rumor) film, he should respect the legacy of that gangster..
Maya Dolas and gang singing “Shake your ass, shake your ass baby”…wot daa faaa..
..better they dint get to make a film like BF
i could’nt agree more…it is one of the worst films i’ve seen this year..and i genuinely regret going to see it…the funny thing out here is that most of our esteemed film critics are rating it so high…so ya..it makes one wonder..
goli maro bheje main,bheja shor karta hai
I don’t want to watch this film b’cos it is directed by Apurva Lakhia. If the movie was directed by Sanjay Gupta, I would have surely watched the movie. Some of my fav actors like Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Tusshar are in it. But still just because of my alergy towards Apurva, I would stay away from the film.
Maybe I will watch it if it survives.:d
That anupama chopra wife of vinod chopra has given it a dhaansu review on ndtv website. So munnabhai ka fillum hai to producer log kachra kaise karega.. i tell u these critics..All of them are bikao
I dont want to blame the filmakers of “shoot out at lokandwala” because common sense is not common for all, I wish they take a Counsiling for mental growth. And a personal request to the media “PLEASE STOP BEING PIMPS TO SUCH FILMS BY OVER PUBLZSNG.~X(
Guys better make some porn film rather than fucking our pockets and brains, you got gud actors like big B and sanjay, so defntly it’ll be a success…
hi anurag.. i’ve seen a program of you saying something like….. “you are making your films, so allow us to make our films” i just want to know who the fuck are chopra’s and johars to allow us… so lets not make them rulers.
i agree with kris ialso saw that interview bombay talkies it is…………..fuck off chopras
Firstly thanks to Anurag. I think no one can allow or stop us from making the kind of films we wana make. The other day i met Madhur Bhandarkar in percept office who wanted to listen to all my scripts & gave me his number while the guys at percept were insisting that i call and take their appointment. I made a gesture as if im calling percept and shouted
“can you please fcuking take the call”
Oh dear, is it really that bad? :(
I don’t know why you guys even bother to watch crap like this. OZ you have contributed 10$ towards this movie. I think thats a worse crime than actually making this film.
check out the review in rediff. Its hilarious. I love this Firdaus guy. Crazy bawa!
http://in.rediff.com/movies/2007/may/25shoot.htm
*****
LAST Film Watched – WONDERLAND (7/10) Starring Val Kilmer as the legendary porn star John Holmes. Cool movie.
Loopsong – Get Innocuous! – LCD SOUNDSYSTEM.
Reading – COLD CALLER – JASON STARR
LOL @ the Rediff Review!
I haven’t seen the film, but admit I was looking forward to it. I wasn’t expecting a hardcore realistic drama about the life of a criminal, that much you could tell from the posters/trailors. It was filmi, it was meant to be a “filmi takkar” of “gangsters vs. police” in a showdown. But that didn’t mean it was going to be all that bad.
I admit to watching both Apoorva Lakia’s films (on DVD after reading such bad reviews) and hating them. So uselss, so boring, so much wasted potential.
Shootout I was also planning as a DVD watch… but now…
Yaar, ab dekhhein bhi to kya dekhein… life is shit for lovers of hindi films like me…
As I said in of my old erased articles, it surely looks like you can only make movies if you have Bachchans, Chopras, Khans as your childhood friends.
I still can’t frigging understand how these guys make movies? Bachchan saab with due respect rejects some of the great scripts given to him but accepts such shit only because his son’s best friend is directing. Don’t you think that Bachchan saab, than Indian Cinema has given so much to you, it is time for you to give a little back by encouraging honest talent than these hollywood returned american accented, walkie talkie carrying shitholes?
Let’s assume how Shootout at Lokhandwala might have been made.
INT. SANJAY GUPTA
I forgot the DISSOLVE TO:
wat a crap movie!! very poor characterization..
wat da hell wer doubling n RC doin in da movie..hardly any dialoguess..
1st time i’v left the movie midway..the minute they showed rakhi sawant, playin her ownself, i.e. in 1991, that was 2much 2 take..wat was apoorva lakhia thinkin?? weird creativity..
n why 2 dance bar songs inclueded for no reason..in that too, why wer the 5 gangsters dancing in proper synchronization?? i mean, do they practice dancing or shooting bullets n ranson etc…for godsake, they wernt trained dancers, so y wer they dancing wid proper steps
I happened to be at the premier of this crappy film in Bombay. Four young girls were walking in front of me when we were coming out of the auditorium and their conversation made me so mad that I almost wanted to stop them and ask them which planet they were from. This is their dialogue:
“I was so sad yesterday when I watched this movie. I was crying when the boys get killed. Today also I burst out in tears when the boys are killed.
The boys this and boys that…and they said.
“Let’s go and tell this to Appu he will be so proud.
You can imagine my anger. The symbolic Jesus crucifictiion image wanted me to scream so badly while watching the end. Sorry I spoiled the word symbolic by using it in the same sentence.
I am telling this to almost everyone I meet to please save money and do not watch this movie. I am even talking to strangers.
Ha Ha- machchar kumar ji- you hit the nail on the head…and great review, oz- I though was sensible enough to avoid the film, honestly, I had no hope from this film- the promos, everything just put me off, i wonder how anyone with any good taste could expect this 2 be good! Anyway, with so amy ppl having (misplaced)hope on Mr lakhia, no wonder it’s got a great opening! green, brown, yellow, grey- what color scheme will you use in ur next production, Mr Gupta- er, pink? I just hope Dus kahaaniyan doen’t have ten diff colors! hehe
guys its ok for no one to like the movie and criticise it.. lets pl refrain from commenting on what we think is someone’s sexual orientation.. its alright to be angry.. but getting so personal is not healthy.. machchar kumar, i mean you
hey anurag
my email address is
mainakdhar @ gmail com
You were suppose to email me your postal address for white trilogy.
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LAST Film Watched – HAPPY ACCIDENTS(8/10)
Loopsong – Get Innocuous! – LCD SOUNDSYSTEM.
Reading – COLD CALLER – JASON STARR
I think Vivek was excellent in the film.
Sanjay Dutt was good, Tushar looked convincing to me.
I liked the movie, but to each its own.
I watched it in NY, Manhattan was sold out – so I went to the theatre in Jackson Heights – packed. People loved the movie here – again, its the masses kinda audience here.
The movie is not a classic, its not a masterpiece – its a KEWL popcorn masala movie.
Just like OCEANS 12…
wasnt good like 11 but the mere presence of big stars and their interactions made it worth $11.
Same goes for SOAL…
the songs r awesome – unke nashe mein, GANPAT, aakhri alvida naa ho.
I could be wrong, but the initial reports – and the perfect long weekend brilliant release timing… this movie is gonna be a HIT – India and OVERSEAS.
Surprisingly, Sanjay Gupta and Ekta Kapoor – decided to distribute this flick themselves globally – smart move.
Anyway, curious – ANURAG KASHYAP Sir – what’s your review on SOAL?
JMD – Manan Singh KATOHORA
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Like I said bro – to each its own.
If this is a free forum – you dont have to take every comment personally
You didnt like the movie, thats KEWL.
I liked it – thats my take on it. BE KEWL
Since I am an indie filmmaker -
aspiring to learn evolve improve…
I know what goes behind making a simple short film or a feature…
ITs very easy to critic – aint easy to create…
Blame it on me – I look for something positive in each film – and more often than not – I find something positive
Peace, JMD – Manan Singh KATOHORA
And again –
I loved the slang bang GANPAT as a song
as much as I loved free flowing poetic AAKHRI ALVIDA.
Again, to each its own
JMD – Manan Singh KATOHORA
Oz,
maintain objectivity… precisely what PFC should be doing and precisely what you should be doing… its perfectly ok to dislike a film or to criticize a film… i am not getting into an argument about something as subjective as an opinion… i am adressing a larger issue here…
PFC has grown much beyond expectation and I think that along with growth comes a certain responsiblity. when all of us criticize the print media for their biased reviews and for being unfair we beleive that we are right in voicing this opinion. similarly, we should be open to opinions that are voiced about us…
i think PFC has grown far beyond being seen as bitter, childish and just angry. i firmly believe that a certain amount of responsible restraint leads to far greater respect for ones opinion.
there are many kinds of films we make. irrespective of the merits of the film there is a great deal of effort and resources that one puts in making a film. all of us have our opinions and we are entitled to them… but in our voice of dissent, dislike or anger we must show dignity… i think PFC deserves that from you…
Lead the way brother…
BTW, SAL is a huge success so far…its had an unprecedented opening all over India… the film is touted to make a lot of money for its producers and distributors…
“…there are many kinds of films we make. irrespective of the merits of the film there is a great deal of effort and resources that one
puts in making a film…”
– Very true Sir.
“BTW, SAL is a huge success so far
@manan…
dont think OZ took it personally mate. he has rather painstakingly pointed out where he disagrees with you.
so its chill and kewl all the way…
manan, hansal , oz pl see a hongkong film by johnnie to called “breaking news”.. suspiciously similar.. i know that wasn’t made on lokhandwala shootout.. so what is SAL based on..
Oz,
I was gonna write my comments on your review and was trying to word my thoughts when just below the SUBMIT COMMENT button I read the comments policy written by you
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This whole review was about everything u are against. Everything PFC is against.
Isn’t PFC about a bunch of people passionate about films trying to create a network which can be accessible to one another at any given point of time so that anyone who isn’t part of the industry can access it?
Do you think we will achieve that by marginalizing a huge section of the industry?
If today you open the door to having personally vitriolic reviews who is to stop it? Comments like the esteemed Macchar Kumar cant be asked to rein in as he has been invited through the door
Liking or not liking a film is a very personal choice, if 90% of the people like SAL they don’t become idiots and if 10% dont like it they don’t become intelligent my friend.
PFC is not some bunch of blokes shooting the wind about movies and taking personal jibes at the industry anymore. Its become much bigger than that and is more widely read.
Today Apoorva Lakhia given a all india box office hit with strong overseas which is near impossible for an A rated action film to do
Lastly my friend even Ashutosh Gowariker made Pehla Nasha and Baazi before he made a Lagaan.
Don’t write off anybody like the great Elia Kazan said ‘This is a industry of comebacks’
@Dpac
i repeat – to each its own…
he didnt like the film – thats kewl…
i liked it…
i believe for a billion+ DESI population… theres all kinds of movies out there…
i went in with some expectations and they were met…
i had seen apoorva’s earlier work…
i have seen movies from balaji/WFeather banner…
so i wasnt expecting RDB or SATYA or any classic…
i was expecting, thanks to the promos – something better than mumbai se aaya and ek ajnabi, AND i got that
@Anurag KASHYAP Sir…
anxiously await your thoughts on the film?
[i saved DAAI SI GIN http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414931/ to my netflix queue]
Jai Mata Di – Manan Singh KATOHORA
@Suparn Verma
BRAVO BRAVO…
very well said…
‘Today Apoorva Lakhia has given an all india box office hit with strong overseas which is near impossible for an A rated action film to do…’
– True dat sir…
Jai Mata Di – Manan Singh KATOHORA
breaking news! it’s a cops vs. media showmanship amidst a “diehard in an apartment complex” kind of a scenario. full of satire and existentialism – i believe it’s a cannes winner. don’t remember if andy lau played the cops role.
“BTW, SAL is a huge success so far
Anurag, It was all meant in humor and apologize if anyone is hurt.
You have to understand, we are all not rich people. We do one project, survive for months on that money. But due to our love for cinema , we have to watch each and every movie! There is no escape from this. Every time I watch a movie I keep hoping that my money is not wasted. Especially when the ticket was priced at Rupees.250, you feel that you need some entertainment. 250 bahut hain boss…it hurts…
When you imagine crores of rupees spent on making a movie, by these so called gods of Indian Cinema and they don’t even value the intelligence of the viewer? I keep imagining what I could have done with that 250 rupees. I could have paid off my newspaper guy…I could have brought a new pair of chappals to replace that were worn off.
I could have sent that money to someone who called me and said he/she wants some money to buy something. But I as usual like an assole cannot resist a new movie. I usually never go by the critics, even though Rajeev Masand warned us it was a idiotic movie, Rediff.com blatantly told me to miss it. But I did not…
You must be asking me “no one forced you to see it”. Yes, but I am forced to see every major hindi cinema with big actors. Because I feel uneasy if a movie is running in a hall and I haven’t seen it yet. I clearly clearly needed a headache tablet after watching SAL.
Seriously. I clearly did not understand the Khalistani link to the Shoot out at Lokhandwala episode. What was the point Khan was trying to make? Okay, Khalistani terrorists killed an inspector, and Khan killed them…so? He wanted to scare off all the terrorists right? But then? If he is supposed to scare everyone, why did SAL happen? How the hell is it anyway connected to the main story?
I don’t feel for any of the characters…Nothing…I don’t connect with them..none of them moves me…Inspite of similar cold blooded attitude, Bhiku Matre, Kallu Mama, Satya, all felt like someone I know, someone I would want to know. I was emotionally connected to them.
Here…none..I was laughing when the TV set was crashed over Tusshar seeing his expression. I was in splits seeing Vivek becoming a wall paper.
Arbaaz Khan has great potential and a great actor inspite of the role given to him. Why don’t people use him for better roles? He has the capability to connect with the audience.
As I said, it hurts…it’s lot of money boss…It’s our money that goes into the film makers pocket…they atleast have some respect for this fact.
@AM
Dude/Girl, whats wrong in making movies like SAL or hopefully WOODSTOCK VILLA – which are and will be watched by millions?
Cos in todays day and age – the audience has to many options – desi, english, foreign, cable movies, movies on internet etc etc – they can easily REJECT a movie like SAL…
I mean, seriously – something has to be right right?
Please share with us – your background, your experience – what makes you say, ‘what a waste of resources a film like SAL is’… ???
Regards, JMD – Manan Singh KATOHORA
aman // you said that some people here “get away with blasphemy”. who, when, where? please be specific.
you have also blithely put that “there is the coterie of friends waiting to drool on every word of the publisher”. wakie wakie… there is no coterie here – stop drooling over your imaginary conspiracy theories. you should perhaps see desitrain to see the thrashing the *publisher* gets for some of his articles.
“He is catering to the masses not classes.” now, if you consider yourself a class apart why don’t you find a forum that is par your class? and please don’t be so humble – you’re not that great.
“This is actually a dictatorship under the guise of a democracy
Heheheh .. Im so happy i saw this film in a normal non multiplex screen theater. Only 50 bucks balcony !!!!
:d/
Few Q’s –
Sunil shetty and Arbaaz khan are cops who apparently do not have money. Still they wear Ray ban ????
Sunil shetty is Kaviraj Patil…. isnt that a marathi name ??? I asked all my friends whether Sunil was looking a marathi from any angle.. They all shook their heads.
Sanjay Dutt wears Reid and Tailor Safari Suits throughout the film. Which IPS officer does that in the heat of mumbai ????? And fuck he is smoking Malboro Lights ??? Is he a cop or a Bandra Bandstand ka “Dude” ???
Pray why have Amitabh give witty repartees in english ??? Purposelessly ??? Just to sound cool ??? just to give him attitude???
Why does Tushar kapoor not repeat his ‘Golmaal- mute act’ ???
Abhishek Bachchan doesnt have time to attend to the Guru screening in Cannes (despite Manirathnam’s requests) but he has the time to do a senseless cameo ????
P.S: Machchar good to have u around :-)
@Machchar Kumar
“You must be asking me
hansal you say this bcoz your next movie is being produced by gupta and white whether films. you know in your heart that somewhere the same criticism might be subjected to your film as never has gups made a worthwhile project and so havent you. so dont be baised as if it would hav been some other film u too would have joined in the criticism. double dholki
It was so easy to figure out from the promos that a film like this is nothing but a waste of time and money.
Most of the actors dont even look like the characters and the songs dont even look like Gangsta types..
Would have been better to watch the Penguin Love Story on Nat Geo on Sunday Night, than watch a crass film like this.8-|
“Dude/Girl, whats wrong in making movies like SAL or hopefully WOODSTOCK VILLA – which are and will be watched by millions?”
@Manan.. U didn’t get it when u saw the movie. U didn’t get it from Oz’s review either. You seem to have watched this film expecting a brain dead encounter of the mind. You actually felt Tushhhar looked convincing!! Now when you’ve already made such a statement, I wonder why I’m even trying…
“I mean, seriously – something has to be right right?”
Well, whats right is that it panders to the taste of the aam junta, a taste which you rightfully share, which is why you like the film.
Mindless item songs, Deep cleavage(not focus), leaky script, you have superstars like AB, and AB Jr(pretty much a part of the resources I had mentioned earlier) who are used just for the publicity…
The resources also involve film stock, technicians, equipment, studios, extras, etc etc.. which I as a small indie film maker cannot afford to use… at least not right now.
Akki, I know this is strange coming from me. You are way out of your lane! You better apologize to Hansal for your totally uncalled comment.
Whether he makes movies for white feather of Yashraj, he has passion for cinema and that counts.
Hansal Mehta tried, the hard way…without stars and still trying. The way he took risks with different plots put him in a different league unlike Apoorva Lakhia who always wanted a shortcut to fame and never really learnt the trade and uses his friendship with Abhishek to the hilt and will NEVER have the guts to work with newcomers.
I am sure we are about to see the best of Hansal Mehta, woodstock or not.
Suparn bro
CONGRATULATIONS
http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/05/28/9473/index.html
just read the news… i personally liked EKEH…
Looking fwd to this ‘high adrenalin action thriller’…
Regards, JMD – Manan Singh KATOHORA
@AM
“Well, whats right is that it panders to the taste of the aam junta, a taste which you rightfully share, which is why you like the film.”
– True, I dont think I am different from aam junta just bcos i have passion for cinema or I have worked in few films, scripted few, directed one feature etc… Nope I am AAM JUNTA… and i appreciate all kinds of cinema – serious, hardhitting, escapist, popcorn – everything…
plz machchar you are 2 small 2 know bollywood..so shut up and get ur proirties right..let hnsal answer my qs phir dekhte hain
Suparn bro
I wonder what the title is :-?
‘For Adults Only’
I cant wait to know what this can be
I hope you get Vivek as one of your leads…
[-o< Regards, JMD – Manan Singh KATOHORA
Birds of the same feathers flock together ;)
akki, i think answering your question will give it the importance it does not deserve.
my only request was that PFC is a place for passionate dialogue on cinema. our reviews need to be dignified and should respect the freedom of expression provided by the net. it has been unfortunately misconstrued. i respect opinions and welcome healthy criticism. my point is that when personal agenda and prejudice come into such discussions there is a dark cloud over any healthy exchange. i have neither tried to defend or offend the above film because i have professional commitments to sanjay gupta/white feather films which might be misunderstood as they are being currently. it is an attack on my integrity which i would rather combat with silence than with any juvenile retort.
sadly, this entire discussion has turned into an ugly, defensive and personal exchange. i would therefore prefer to refrain from commenting or responding any further.
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havent seen the film. dont intend to also.the promos n everything were a big put off for me. no doubt it genrated good buzz though.
n guys what is this question of being “responsible” bcz pfc has become bigger!!! common ya, its all about liking or not liking the film.even to make z-grade films, u need actors,technicians,money n put lot of effort.so plz dont put the criteria of judging the films based on the efort that has gone into the film. yes,all of us r biased. like all those good words for anurag n black friday.but its nothing liek that if d film deserves zero and pfc will make it 10. lil biased will make it 1 or 2. similarly if it desrves 8, then atmost it can become 9,not 80. before SOAT, many films hav been thrashed left,right n centre. so,its nothing new.
and if the criteria is box office report, can we hav standing ovation for Dhoom2,Krrish,Vivah, Fanna n what not!!!
hansal,u r doing a film for whitefeathers n suparn, if the news is true, then u hav been signed by sanjay gupta. is that the reason for liking the film ? or may be u guys really liked the film. the satan in me wants to believe its all bcz of….u knwo what!!!
PFC needs more censoring. I too feel that this discussion has turned ugly.
Like I said before, if the movie survives I would watch it. I think it survived(I heard that it is a hit) and many people liked it. The movie has not released here. Am waiting for it.
@Aman
Man, theres so much negativity here – y? aakhir kyon?
Just curious :-?
Why most of the souls here – wishing bad for other filmmakers?
Why are people against movies that are meeting the needs of million$ and doing well… ?
Just curious :-?
Why do we all jump around excited when BHEJA FRY does well and then find numerable excuses including personal attacks [se#ual orientations] when SHOOTOUT AT LOKHANDWALA opens big?
Can we not be happy for em all?
Regards, JMD – Manan Singh KATOHORA
btw,suparn…congrats for the film.
@Manan…nobody has anything personal against any filmmaker. Its all because of their films. n nothing else. one good film n everyone will love u. one bad film n u will feel all the negativity!! we want value for our 200 bucks.
when everyone went ga-ga over munnabhai, vidhu vinod chopra was jumping all over the place. n anyone would do do. but when people dint like eklavya, just c his reaction. he put big ads saying how some firangi reviws n magzines hav rated it as blah blah!! the problem is most of the filmmakers dont know how to take criticism. if its good, its great. if its bad, u r getting personal or u r biased!!
@machchar kumar…good to hav u back. keep buzzing. bus emotion zara control me rakh yaar ( control ur emotions a bit)!!
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The star insisted that we go and review it ourself.
Original : Preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
It was claimed that it wasnt a fuc*in reamke of some chinese, japanese, korean or
a hollywood flick. That was something we all did like to believe.
was it fuc*in inspired ? from the fuc*ing true rumours?
kindly check the meaning of the word
Rumour :Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth)
passed around by word of mouth
can the makers of S-A-L justify their caption or part of title.
Inspiration : A product of your creative thinking and work
it means when you work without thinking creatively you dont have a product.
simple. in this case we are talking abt the film.
research : Systematic investigation to establish facts
when the actors fuc*ing claimed that they did the research to get into the
characters what the fu*k they meant? how is it hard to get a indian female actor into a fu*king
cotton saree or how hard is it to stick shilpa bindi on the forehead.
contd.
= Ok RJ, Aman… we’ll have to ban both of you guys if this continues. Please respect our comments policy.
hansal the truth is always bitter…peace…
I was sick of media overkill and publicity blitz of SAL team, so i decided not to watch the movie. Yaha bi overkill hi ho raha hai. Kya bakwaas hai.
Acchi movie ka zikir, Acchi movie ki baatey karo, Acchi movie kay sapnay dekho, acchi movie mat banao
Mention good movies, discuss good movie, dream about good movies, but do not make a good movie.
At least nobody talked about social reengineering, as a cure for 90% people liking the movie. Moviemaker is blamed for making money. If he makes glossy movie with no content and even no gloss for a discerning eye. And, if it makes money, why blame him?
Maybe the public wants to see Maya dance with a Miss Flat Abs Phirangi, may be they don
admin ppl just 1 request, instead of completely deleting the posts, just continue striking them out for they posts, occurring later which adress them loose their context…
also 1 thing totally unrelated to the above post or the subsequent…wasnt Viviek Oberoi shown smoking in the promotional posters and in the movie (havent seen)itself…
does that mean the ban on smoking on screen etc. not being implemented or anything?
striking them out for they posts, occurring later which adress them loose their context
e ganpat,
dheere dheere:-\”hooly hooly:-\”dur dur:-\”hogi..problem…cheeni kum hai cheeni kum:-\”
(Slowly slowly, bit-by-bit far flung resolve problems
Looks like the hornet’s nest has truly been stirred…yeah, we at the PFC gang do probably get too er, passionate about films and criticism…but then that’s what great about this place, man! However, I admit that we must refrain from getting obsessive and abusive…don’t be overly offensive and debates and discussion can still continue full blast! And so, while parts MK’s long winded ‘comment’ may be construed as unintentionally offensive, I think Oz’s review is completely rockin- it kicks a**!
@Suparn-”Today Apoorva Lakhia given a all india box office hit with strong overseas which is near impossible for an A rated action film to do”
I don’t really agree here, the mass audience just looks for entertainment, which a Krrish or Fanaa provides them in equal measure to SOAL. That is by no means an indication of a film’s quality. For me, a grand but not as successful Omkara or Black Friday is an infinitely bigger achievement. And with all due respect, pls don’t compare Lakhia to Gowariker…er, not yet atleast! Good luck to you and Hansal- I am sure you are honest filmmakers and hope the best for ur ventures. Last word- SOAL is a step in the right direction for WFF, atleast as far as origiality goes!
Nuff said- let’s move on to more constructive discussion here…ang get a little polite earnest n courteous (even if for a while, hehe)
Om Shanti Om…
http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/05/28/9473/index.html
Suparn Verma in India FM “”To say that I am thrilled would be an understatement”, says the young film journalist turned scriptwriter turned director, “White Feather Films is just the right film making house to be associated with and I am looking at making the kind of film that is appealing both for me as well as them.”
Oz – An excellent review something you should be prowd of. I am surprized you even went and saw this movie considering the resume of everyone associated with it. Has Gupta ever made a “non 100% copied movie”? Is lakhia not one of the most ordinary directors? Isn’t Ekta one of the single most biggest reason and responsible for spoiling and ruining Indian family system? Then why even go out and watch this crap? And for those here who try to justify that it is a hit, well, welcome to PFC
Imagine this scenario
Sanjay Gupta in sitting in his throne. Hansal & Suparn walk in.
Hansal & Suparm – Salaam Maalik.
SG nods at them to sit down while talking on the phone bitching to a journo about the last actress he fucked.
SG – Saali r%$#di hai ek number ki… Mere peeche chaar hero log ko lagaya shooting mein usne.
He hangs up. Turns to HM & SV.
SG – abe tum log khade kyon ho? Baitho Baitho… Ghabrao nahi…
HM & SV – Aapne Bulaya Malik.
SG – Haan ye kya sun raha hun main? Yeh passion for film mein hamare picture ki vaat laga daali.
Maine suna tum dono us site mein writer hain?
SV- Ji Malik. Par woh to bahut pehle ki baat hai. Jab mere pas koi picture nahi tha. Main to us site mein jaata bhi nahi hun abhi. Sab log bachcho ki tarah rotein rehte hai.
SG – Jo bhi hain. Jao us site mein aur muh bandh karo un sabka. Tum dono ko picture maine mufat mein nahi diya hai. Kal tak ye shor sharaba band nahi hua to bhul jao apni picturey…
HM- Nahi malik. Aisa mat boliye. Humare biwi bacho ka to khayal kijiye. Meri do rakhail hai. Suparn ki to teen teen hai. Woh log kaha jayenge.
SG- Main nahi jaanta. ye suparn to khud internet pe likhta tha na? tera experience kab kaam ayega?
SV- aap chinta mat karo malik. Kal subah tak ye sarah shor haraba baand ho jayega.
SG’s phone starts ringing. Its Sanju Baba. He jumps out of his chair – Maalik!
Hansal & Suparn are on their way out.
HM – ye PFC mein member banke fayda kum nuksan zyada ho raha hai….
SV – pata nahi kis deperation mein maine waha jana shuru kiya.
HM – Ye sab us saale anurag ke chakkar mein hum bahak gaye. Apne aap ko artist samajhne lagey?
……
HAHAHAHAHAHA!! BRILLIANT!! JUST PURE BRILLIANT! COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING! OHHH GODDDD…I AM GETTING A STOMACH ACHE…
Suparn… kewl news
http://www.bollyvista.com/article/a/32/7701
Who else is starring?
JMD, Regards – Manan Singh Katohora