Posts Tagged ‘No Smoking’

  • Dreams in the cans- A Filmmaker’s worst nightmare
    A few days ago I was having a conversation over coffee with one of my friends who works in the industry and had just attended the first screenwriting workshop organized by Kamal Haasan’s Rajkmal Films in a tie-up with IIT-Madras. While my friend was sharing his insights about the workshop, he mentioned that apart from the various films screened as part of the course,...
    by Sethumadhavan at June 16th, 2009 at 03:06 pm
  • Out-of-the-box works from Hindi Cinema
    iView Author: Vishal Chaturvedi (Bangalore, India) Email: vishalc2005[at]gmail[dot]com Out-of-the-box works from Hindi Cinema I’m quite obsessed with lists, the best movies I’ve watched, the best Indian movies, the greatest English movies, the greatest Italian movies, the worst cricketers of the world, the best songs, the best albums, the list goes on and on. Running...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at April 8th, 2009 at 09:04 am
  • No Smoking : Body and soul are interdependent in this world to function
    No Smoking was rejected and ridiculed by film industry when it was released. But it had material to affect the filmmakers. Last Sunday I got to see Drona and it reminded me of No Smoking. Drona suggests that yes it has affected or has started affecting the film makers. The moment Abhishek Bachchan steps into the imaginary world (some nagar) and meets with a dwarf and...
    by Rk at March 19th, 2009 at 01:03 am
  • India also needs to make films with veteran actors in lead roles!
    After reading Anurag’s post where he has mentioned that he is searching for an actor who could play Gabbar Singh in No Smoking. An actor who should be between 50 and 60 years old. Danny was the most natural choice with obvious reasons. and as soon as Danny’s name flashed in mind, I was filled with a thirst to see this amazing actor in a meaningful role. I saw...
    by Rk at October 19th, 2006 at 04:10 am