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After years have we seen such a smashing, wonderful, gripping, movie to grace the silver screen. Guru Ghantal Varma (aka GGV) the director has definitely redeemed himself after such beautiful but badly rejected films like GGV ki Aag, NoShabd and Bekar Raj.

After finishing the 90 odd minutes of Contract on a DVD, oztrac walks out for a breather. And VOILA! Across the street is the great Guru Ghantal Varma in beach shorts and ganji (no not a bald woman, but a vest), walking in surf sandals, gracing the streets of Newport Beach, Orange County with Bimbo and BiggerBimbo on his either side, whom one may guess have been offered GGV’s next projects - Thook and Chikoo Raj. Unfortunately his proposed project GGV ki Paani has been temporarily shelved.

ozTrac is a bit apprehensive approaching GGV, knowing his slap and walk away kind of conversations he generally has with the general public …

..to see how far has RGV fallen. As a follow up to Sarkar Raj, RGV comes out with a movie with newcomers and makes a film in the mold of Satya. Unfortunately, it doesn’t succeed and only plenty of irritating factors stays with you at the end of the movie [...]

 
At last!!!!!!! I watched The Dark Knight on the date I’d been waiting for over more than two years now – July 18th 2008! Never have I been more overexcited at any movie before. From the moment I had the tickets in my hand in the morning I was restless the whole day. It felt like I was going to get laid after a 2 year drought or something.
 Boy did I love the film! Yes, the film IS worth all the hype, all the attention it’s got. Heath Ledger, may his soul rest in eternal peace, has done a Bruce Lee / Jim Morrison / Kurt Cobain. This is the stuff of legends – people …

Govinda……… govinda…… govinda……… govinda………… goooooovindaaaaaaaa.

I have hearing problem. Left side is almost dead, some medical complication. And now I feel so lucky that after watching Contract, right side is still working. Or I would have no option but to sue the filmmaker.

Had a hard time convincing myself to watch Sarkar Raj. Recently saw it on the net and concluded that “the man has lost his craft”. And I can’t figure out how. I understand if your art doesn’t connect with your fans and audiences or fans and audiences are dumb enough not to understand your art but how do you lose your craft ? Like VVC’s Eklavya, SLB’s Saawariya or AK’s No Smoking. All these films are well crafted, brilliantly mounted. Anyway, being an old Ramu fan, I could not stop myself from watching Contract. Third film of his underworld triology.

Since it was a special screening, when we entered the …

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Neil Patel (India)

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What’s in a name? (Part II)

The saying “Don’t Judge a Book by its cover” is great saying and it would be nice if everybody followed it.

Hence the need for good marketing. It is important. A title plus the package, it all matters. I should not judge a book by its cover. But I do. I guarantee I am not alone. Actually I think I may a part of the majority. This is why the “cover” is important. Film making is a passion, it is also a business. If XYZ(your average film goers) decide this Friday that they want to go watch a film, and there are 5 releases, I believe they will pick the film the go see by the “cover.”

Again …