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iView Author: Santosh Kumar.T.K (U.S.A)
EMAIL: santydolby [at] gmail [dot] com

Title: 3 Idiots

Rarely have I seen such a film poster with so much simplicity yet with so much to say, visually at least!

Is it the colors, is it the font, is it the guy’s close hair cut or is it the t-shirt in its multiple folds?

or is it the name right at the bottom?

If only the film lives up to the promise.

I am reminded of the some of the most beautiful words I had come across, and something which I have believed in, and said in my own style quite often.

1. Purists/elitists read book.
2. Purists/elitists love book and praise book.
3. Purists/elitists find that common man too likes book.
4. Purists/elitists hate that common man likes book.
5. Purists/elitists hate …

…..and a few more words for Mumbai industry

a larger perspective on Sarkar Raj that brings Ramu’s kind of film-making and the latest syndrome ofthe Bachchans into focus

iView Author:
Bharath Vineeth
(Boston, USA)

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WITHHELD

Dil Se… One Of Mani Ratnam’s Best

I don’t know how many of you still remember Dil Se. This movie was supposed to be the first true mainstream product that wanted make an impact globally like no other movie from India. It had some big names coming together Mani Ratnam, RGV, Shekar kapur.

This was the last of trilogy, the first two being roja and Bombay. Even though the music became a rage, the movie bombed and just faded into oblivion.

I first watched Dil Se when i was 15 years old, first day first show. Was a kid then so i did not understand the movie other than the fact that i was mesmerized by the music and the cinematography.

I saw dil se recently on DVD, am 24 now and have to say that it blew me away. Not stunned by the movie …

After yet another rejection of yet another offbeat screenplay (breakdancing gangstas, ichchadari nags with superpowers, indian zombies, refrigerators that molest little girls, romance between a guy and a dog, serial killer on a shopping spree, etc., not all in the same movie though), I decided to sell out (and hopefully sell a screenplay) by writing a mainstream movie.

I took inspiration from Lars who thundered back at critics when they accused Metallica of selling out with the Black album (a manifesto of metal and poetry), “Yeah, we sold out. Every arena and stadium we played at!”

And because all good and some bad things always come in 2s (like hot twins, underaged hot twins, and not so hot twins), I decided to write one for Amreeka/Hollywood, and another for India/Bollywood. The Hollywood film is a Thriller, and the Indian film is a RomComMusical.

Let’s man up (ladies can man up too). Our …