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Bharath Vineeth
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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 …

Don ka Intzaar to 11 mulkon kee police kar rahee hai
par Don ko pakadna mushkil hee nahin namumkin bhee hai

Amitabh Bachchan , the owner of baritone, had won the hearts of the audiences when he had delivered above mentioned dialogue in old Don, using pauses at most appropriate places to make it more impressive .

And this is not about his screen persona Don in the film, the real person AB has also been elusive and it was KBC through which ordinary people knew and saw him more.
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Shekhar Kapur could be said as one of the early birds in this forest of bloggers and he has been interacting with people since years through his homepage based blog.

Shekhar writes not only on cinema related topics but whatever appeals to him. His social, political, spiritual views can be read through his blog. His creative writings, both …

There has been discussions here before on Movies, their marketing and challenges we face in dealing with piracy - i say ‘we’ here for convenience sake (devlish-eheh). India Today organised a conclave with different entrepreneurs and main speakers Aamir Khan, Shekhar Kapur (moderator) and Ashok Amritraj recently (i believe they do it ever year) and aamirkhan.org has put up videos of the event on Youtube for all of us to see.

Aamir had this to say in an interview at the Conclave

Q: Taare Zameen Par touched many hearts. Do you think you have been successful in integrating commercial and art cinema?
Firstly, I don’t believe in the concept of art and commercial cinema. I have never distinguished them. For me, the main aim is make popular films which cater to the popular market, to the masses. To me, the audience is the one that decides. Cinema is an art form in itself. …