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5 Points minus 3 Idiots = 30 reasons on what to do when adapting a book into a film
In this piece, I discuss the 3 Idiots as an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s book 5 Point Someone. Anybody who has read the book and believes it’s not, is allowed to educate himself/herself on the issue. The synopsis of the book precedes the discussion – Synopsis of Five Point Someone –The book is about the travails of three students who get into IIT, Hari (the narrative...
by Padmaja Thakore at January 11th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
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Can Bollywood get over its cliches of promotion and marketing?
It seems magical. 2009, the year that it was, bleeding, bruised and disrobed of its rightful honour till few weeks before end, had a fabulous run in the slog overs like the Indian cricket team. Saving the best for the last. But it came with a pinch of the worst too. How? It’s almost become such a sort of an anthem that it now even sounds clichéd to say “All is Well...
by Deepak Singh at January 2nd, 2010 at 11:01 pm
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Is there… err… really so much… in a name?
One of books in Satyajit Ray’s Feluda series, “Bombaiyer Bombete” is about Jatayu (Lalmohan Ganguly) getting an offer for film adaptation of one of his novels and the three friends landing in Bombay where they run into many bloodcurdling experiences. On parsing through the film posters, Jatayu lamentably observes that none has the writer’s name. He is being comforted...
by Prasanth Vijay at January 2nd, 2010 at 04:01 am
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The 3 Idiots Mess: Have we all lost it?
Vidhu Vinod Chopra and the Indian Press having a go at each other at the 3 Idiots press conference The Story So Far: Chetan Bhagat says he should receive the credit in the movie 3 Idiots. He mentions on his blog that he was pressurized, thoroughly convinced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and his team that 3 Idiots had only 5% (or was it 2 or 3, doesn’t matter) of the book...
by oz at January 1st, 2010 at 11:01 am
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“Aal izz Well” till it Ends; not any Longer
It’s like making a line look shorter by drawing a longer one next to it. While reading Chetan Bhagat’s “Five Point Someone”, one of my first thoughts was that it was so Bollywood-ready. I even imagined someone would just write a shooting script out of it and start the filming. Well, 5 years later Rajkumar Hirani has proved me wrong. “3 Idiots”...
by Prasanth Vijay at December 29th, 2009 at 08:12 am
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3 Idiots: Mamoo banaa daalaa!
[Disclaimer: Good samaritan Magik has got nothing to do with this post. He was with us to wish us Merry Christmas & believe it or faint, he is 'Old-Monk-Rum-Christmas-Caked' & this is Tony D'silva from the notorious Monu & Tony Gang having taken over Magik's undeserving PFC account.] Ho Gaya Kalyan So we begin our post with a request from our favourite...
by Magik at December 25th, 2009 at 08:12 am
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Revenge of the Idiots: 3 Idiots Movie Review
There were quite a few reasons behind my breathless anticipation of the release of “3 Idiots”. Some are not hard to see: Rajkumar Hirani had struck gold with each of his two previous directorial efforts, the twin Munnabhai films. He had proved himself a bona fide original while displaying a keen ear for the rhythms of the traditional Bollywod potboiler. And this...
by Aditya Mani Jha at December 25th, 2009 at 06:12 am
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3 Idiots
Language: Hindi Director : Rajkumar Hirani Writer: Chetan Bhagat (book), Rajkumar Hirani (story) Release Date: 24 December 2009 ( India ) Cast: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Sharman Joshi Producers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra Music: Shantanu Moitra Cinematography: C.K. Muraleedharan Film Editing: Ranjeet Bahadur, Rajkumar Hirani Vote your reactions for the movie below. Click on the number...
by PFCdesktop at December 22nd, 2009 at 05:12 pm
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Posters Let You Know Who Is Going To Rock And Rocket
Before the stars ***** are doled out across the newspapers and channels after the release of a film , the stars have to really sweat it out and prove their mettle by luring the audience to theatres!..And the classic and basic vehicle to do is Film Posters.. Poster is like a coded message ..One glance and you can make out what genre of film it is, who is selling as a star,...
by krysh at December 10th, 2009 at 07:12 am
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APKGK : Hasna Zaroori hai in this Love Story of Mr. President
Forget unstoppable media frenzy with the stories of powerful Presidents and details of the secret behind the physical beauty of the few of the first ladies, APKGK is far more interesting story of a far more interesting President and his love interest. What if he is the President of a small youth club “Happy Club” only? Unlike political Presidents PREM is here to...
by Rk at November 7th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
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3 Idiots…First Trailer!!!!!!!!!!
Here is the first trailer of 3 Idiots leaked on T.V…Here is the Wikipedia article on 3 Idiots Two friends embark on a request for a lost buddy. On this journey they encounter a long forgotten bet, a wedding they must crash and a funeral that goes impossibly out of control. As they make their way through the perilous landscape, another journey begins: their inner...
by Varun at October 29th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
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Rishi Kapoor : Mein ab bachcha nahin hoon!
First part of Mera Naam Joker was heavily dependent on the acting skills of a young boy Rishi Kapoor, who had made his debut with this film. There is a scene in MNJ and any teenager actor has yet to supersede or even match the performance given by Rishi Kapoor in that particular scene. Raju, a young boy is confessing before the statue of Jesus in a church and his teacher,...
by Rk at October 21st, 2009 at 07:10 pm
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Prasoon Joshi : a ‘Gulzar’ in the making?
I have been at this post for quite a while now. But yesterday when I chanced upon this news piece that Prasoon Joshi was given the Shailendra award, I was spurred on to complete the post. When I look around at all the lyrical mockery that’s happening and all the poetical gimmickry, I wonder what will be the fate of lyrics in cinema, going ahead. Its not a very happy...
by crazyrals at September 2nd, 2009 at 09:09 am
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Yaari Hai Imaan Mera, Yaar Meri Zindagi- Friendship as depicted in Bollywood Films
On behalf of Ashwin I dedicate this post to Vrushali, who according to Ashwin is the best friend in the world. Friendship is an integral part of our emotions and friends occupy an important part of our lives. In some cases friends often are given the same status as that of family members when it comes to certain crunch situations. For someone who has been brought up over...
by Sethumadhavan at June 1st, 2009 at 03:06 am
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The Return of Raakh
Surprised to hear this morning that Palador is bringing Raakh back to the theaters. This will be one interesting experiment in this age of internet downloads. RK has written his take on Raakh here. The movie won Pankaj Kapur the National Award, for best supporting actor. Aamir’s second film right after his massive hit QSQT, this film was a coming together of the...
by PFCdesktop at May 20th, 2009 at 07:05 am
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50 things I’ve learnt from Ghajini
iView Author: Uddhav Parab (Mumbai, India) Email: ud.adams [at]gmail[dot]com Content : 50 things I’ve learnt from Ghajini Well, here I go hammering Ghajini, the so- called blockbuster and cine wonder of Bollywood. I hate hypocrites and plagiarists. For those of you don’t know (you should have figured out this, by now) Ghajini was “heavily inspired” by a movie...
by PROJEKT iVIEW at May 14th, 2009 at 12:05 am
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Sports On Celluloid
What is common to sports and movies? Well at the end of the day, both of them give us a kind of vicarious satisfaction, fulfilling our inner fantasies. When a Maradona dodges past 10 players to score the “Goal of the Century”, we are as thrilled to bits as we are watching ...
by Ratnakar Sadasyula at April 28th, 2009 at 06:04 am
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most memorable filmfare awards of 1992-93
Most awards, you know, they don’t give you unless you go and get them – did you know that? Terribly discouraging. - Barbra Streisand The topic of awards is quite a sensitive one. But, at the same time its also a topic of much controversy when the right people do not get it and the wrong ones are awarded, for whatever reasons. Like the practise goes, of giving...
by crazyrals at April 24th, 2009 at 09:04 pm
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Salman Khan: The Real Superstar
iView Author: SATYENDRA JHA (Pune, India) Email:satyendrajha30 [at] gmail [dot]com SALMAN KHAN: THE REAL SUPERSTAR ———————————————– Disclaimer : The views presented in the article are personal views of the author. ———————————————— Can...
by PROJEKT iVIEW at April 10th, 2009 at 06:04 pm
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Without malice…
You know what? Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan have buried their differences. For the cause of a body called the united forum or something like that. While talking of some pipeline that needs to be repaired, Mr. Shahrukh Khan says that the big guys will fight for the smaller guys (not verbatim but something to that effect). Thank you Mr Khan. I, your humble subject, your...
by Hansal Mehta at April 8th, 2009 at 10:04 am
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One Man’s No Is Another’s Jai Ho!
Yes this post is post Oscarmania and much awaited celebration of Indian talent therein! And it is a post that celebrates the unknown, the mysterious, the chance in the high stake world of movies!One twist of fate and the whole scenario changes! And when one looks with hindsight at these twists,there seems no real cut and dried explanation except that destiny beckoned...
by krysh at February 28th, 2009 at 02:02 am
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Oscar of BOLLYWOOD
iView Author: Proneet Dutta (Nagaland, India) Email: withheld “FIND BOLLYWOOD ’s OSCAR” The 81st annual Oscar award ceremony was brilliant , extravagant yet not flashy . There was music that was an unique cross between two different cultures & languages. what made the ceremony even more special is not only the music or the plethora of Hollywood...
by PROJEKT iVIEW at February 25th, 2009 at 07:02 am
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Luck By Chance – A Tautology
Francis Voltaire has this famous quote to his credit: Chance is a word devoid of sense, nothing can exist without a cause. I too believe in it, quite strongly. In fact, the tautology has driven me to write this post. The title of the movie is a tautology and so is the content. Zoya Akhtar has used the word Luck as well as By Chance, both meaning almost the same. Zoya,...
by crazyrals at February 21st, 2009 at 12:02 pm
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Aamir khan aur remakes ki daastaan – part 2 of 2
iView Author: Crazyrals (Bangalore, India) Email: crazyrals [at] gmail.com Aamir khan aur remakes ki daastaan – part 2 of 2 Editor Note: The first part of this fantastic series was published yesterday and can be found Here I thought I would assimilate the entire thing into a single post, but I was unable to do so. It has taken me 2 weeks to complete this because...
by PROJEKT iVIEW at February 12th, 2009 at 06:02 pm
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Aamir khan aur remakes ki daastaan – part 1 of 2
iView Author: Crazyrals (Bangalore, India) Email: crazyrals [at] gmail.com Aamir khan aur remakes ki daastaan – part 1 of 2 I have wanted to write this article from a long time, to be precise after the release of Mann. Eventually, after the release and the super-success of Ghajini I have got down to writing it. There is something with Aamir and movie remakes,...
by PROJEKT iVIEW at February 11th, 2009 at 08:02 pm
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THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY AND THE SHAMEFUL OF 2008
A very late list but nonetheless here is what I think of the films released in 2008. The GOOD ONES: No. 1. No film qualifies. 2. No film qualifies. 3. Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye!: With a daisy fresh treatment of urban working class people and city wannabes, Dibakar Banerjee’s Oye Lucky, Lucky Oye! tops my year’s list. The film packed with Delhi eccentricities and...
by Padmaja Thakore at February 1st, 2009 at 03:02 pm
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Luck By Chance Review
iView Author: Avinash Singh (India) Email: avinash.s21 [at] gmail [dot] com Luck By Chance Review Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Isha Sherwani, Dimple Kapadia, Rishi Kapoor, Juhi Chawla, Sanjay Kapoor, Aly Khan, Anuj Mathur & Extended Guest Appearance by Hrithik Roshan along with cameos by many stars. Director: Zoya Akhtar Producer: Ritesh Sidhwani &...
by PROJEKT iVIEW at January 30th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
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Proposal of the month _ KOKO Marry me OR Recco of the Month_ Luck By Chance!!!
I am gonna keep this concise and precise. I have no ‘ichcha’ to spoil your fun and as Anurag and Vasan before me, I too will give you a juSHT a reaction rather than a ‘review’. (come to think of it i dont do ‘reviews’) About 2 months ago on a pretty cloudy day, I took a 1 hour bus ride to the outskirts of Melbourne to see Excel Entertainments...
by DPac at January 30th, 2009 at 07:01 am
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Ek aur ek gyarah
iview Author: DILNAWAZ (Patna, New Delhi, India) Email: syed.tauheed [at]gmail.com Content: SOME OF HOT CHARACTERS SEEN ON BOLLYWOOD BIG SCREEN AMAR KAUL: vinay pathak’s AMAR lives with his mother,at thirty six years of age tries aspire some amount of his mundane and run out of mill life.his existence was non existent to people around him.his innocence...
by PROJEKT iVIEW at January 21st, 2009 at 05:01 am
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With malice towards none…
disclaimer : I admit to attributing quotes to Mr. Amitabh Bachchan in this blog which in fact are not his. I admit to writing the blog based on stories and quotes attributed to Mr. Bachchan in ‘respectable’ publications. However, I stand by my opinions and comments in the blog. My apologies to Mr. Bachchan Let me come to the point. All of us, including myself,...
by Hansal Mehta at January 20th, 2009 at 11:01 am