Posts Tagged ‘The No Smoking Diary’

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    No Smoking – My Views
    Warning: This is not a review. This is an extremely personal letter to K – the protagonist of No Smoking. No one forces you to read, leave alone comment! Dear K, Hey! I saw the film they made about you. It’s about your smoking habit, they think. I don’t think so. It didn’t have an email address to reach you so I am posting the letter here. You know, when I...
    by Smriti Vij. at October 28th, 2007 at 08:10 am
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    No-Smoking Poster Contest Party Video & Pics (Updated)
    PFC was in attendence for the facilitation of the winners on of the poster contest for the Film No-Smoking. John was there to give away the cash prizes worth Rs. 25,000 each to the winners. Elvis where there in person. Zaheer and Manav were represented by their parents. Ms. Masooma Contractor was there on Zaheer’s behalf and Mr. and Mrs. Doshi were there for Manav....
    by ravptor at October 20th, 2007 at 05:10 am
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    NO SMOKING- Edit locked
    Finally .. A nightmare of a process is over.. after three months in the editing room, we have it locked.. we missed the Cannes deadline .. we haven’t yet announced the poster contest winner.. we missed a lot else.. so much for telling everyone that it will be a hundred minute film.. I ended making a 160 minute film.. its so painful to cut out your favourite shots.....
    by Anurag Kashyap at May 13th, 2007 at 12:05 am
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    TEN DAYS OF CHILL AND THRILL IN TASHKENT: 2
    15TH Jan… 7.30 am… I spring up from my bed… I do that often…why…I haven’t been able to figure out… Satish wishes ‘good morning’…I respond…I am sharing the room with him…he orders tea for both of us…I look out of the window…it’s drizzling…wasn’t expecting that…I go back and cling to my bed…just for few minutes…just for few…was it...
    by Rajkumar at February 2nd, 2007 at 08:02 pm
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    NO SMOKING
    It’s 10th of January, amidst preparation for next day hectic shoot I am informed that I have to leave for TASHKENT (UZBEKISTAN formerly part of USSR) the very next day to overlook the preparation and line up the shoot there…WHAT???…Yeah right…tomorrow…8 PM flight to Delhi and to TASHKENT the very next day, replies our line producer Mr. Inderjeet Chadda, in a...
    by Rajkumar at January 31st, 2007 at 01:01 am
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    NO SMOKING – MORE VIDEOS
    Here are two more videos from the final day of the No Smoking Shoot in Mumbai…ENJOY! AK wraps up No Smoking in Mumbai …in this video look out for Anurag with his sister Anubhuti, the PFCwallahs – Kartik, Vasan n Manjeet, the unique numberplate of the snazzy car – MCP – K1, Ak in his dark-comedic element, Ayesha Takia, John and Ak with the...
    by Smriti Vij. at January 17th, 2007 at 09:01 pm
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    NO SMOKING – VIDEO BLOG
    Only images..no words..well..just a few… Video 1 – On the final day of the shoot at Kamalistan studios in Mumbai – This one is a sample of a scene being rehearsed and shot (more coming…) Watch it here:
    by Smriti Vij. at January 17th, 2007 at 08:01 am
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    bhend#@&^ Sutta
    This is a film made by me using the the clips taken at the Kamalistan location of No-Smoking to enter the elit list of banned film makers in india…..Please do support my dreams. It has nothing to do with promoting No-Smoking but showcase the skills of my fellow PFCiets…….Kartik as the on-looker and Smriti as the shy girl and me as the smoker. It has all...
    by Vasan Bala at January 16th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
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    NO SMOKING – It’s a WRAP – Pictures
    It’s a wrap. The last day of the shooting of No Smoking in Bombay. The team has now flown to Russia (or a neighboring country) to shoot for a few days before returning to Bombay. There could be a fat chance that they may shoot again for a day or two in Bombay after their return. But as of now… it was the last day of shoot that Smriti, Manjeet, Vasan and Kartik...
    by oz at January 15th, 2007 at 07:01 am
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    No-Smoking- Last 2 days- ButterFly Effect
    Butterfly Effect – Part -1 An Iyer boy born and brought up in Mumbai ……does odd jobs….decides to quit everything….eliminates all options and tries to join the film industry…. An Iyer boy born in Delhi….goes on to do more conventional things and becomes an engineer…..destiny brings him to Mumbai…he too nurses dreams of making it as a filmmaker someday. A...
    by Vasan Bala at January 15th, 2007 at 12:01 am
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    NO SMOKING – Video Blogging on the sets
    Vasan uses his master editing skills to make a small video. It’s what he saw on the sets of No Smoking. Using fast forward and a foot tapping background music… here’s the crew and actors of No Smoking caught on tape… oz Reveiw of Tape : FUN!!!
    by oz at January 14th, 2007 at 09:01 am
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    NO SMOKING – Images from Velocity
    Manjeet has sent in these pictures of the No Smoking shoot that took place at Velocity. Vasan has given a detailed coverage of the Velocity shoot a few posts down below. The No Smoking shoot is nearing completion and that’s got many PFC’s bloggers running to meet the fabulous team of No Smoking from Anurag, John, Joy to Rajkumar, Gautam (the ADs) to Rajeev...
    by oz at January 12th, 2007 at 08:01 am
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    No Smoking : Infidelity at Velocity
    Infidelity at Velocity [No-Smoking] Don’t bother about the title. Just a few months more before we see and hear one of the corniest tributes to contemporary cinematic greats and they would not be complaining. Juxtaposed against the hustle of the sets where even the Ads were working with the ART department…..last moment instructions being given…lights…..Jr. Artists...
    by Vasan Bala at January 11th, 2007 at 09:01 pm
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    NO SMOKING : Prayogshala Mein Prayog
    Anurag’s favorite part of the film has started. It’s Baba Bengali’s legacy, with much awaited Anurag’s very own Gabbar, Paresh Rawal taking the centre stage! An old deserted mill touching the east sea coast in Colaba is the stage for Prayogshala. Its became a favourite spot for Bollywood after the dock scenes of ‘Hum’ and ‘Agneepath’ were shot. For films...
    by Manjeet Singh at December 31st, 2006 at 08:12 pm
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    few pics from no-smoking – dec28
    sorry guys could not click the “prayogshala” nor “john”..nor “paresh rawal”[sala vasan to pir kiya kya????]……anyways a few which i managed. this does have the Narnia guy too. there is a poster i designed too. hopetodo better job if there is a next time.
    by Vasan Bala at December 30th, 2006 at 12:12 pm
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    No Smoking,Mukesh Mills,Colaba,Dec28′06
    “This film has three colors….black …white and shit”……this is what Anurag replied to an actor who was playing a nurse who said the film has black and white…2 colors. I was just eavesdropping shamelessly and have no idea in what context it was but that was just what it was at the No-Smoking shoot at Mukesh Mills, Colaba. Intriguing, wacky, puzzling….and...
    by Vasan Bala at December 28th, 2006 at 11:12 am
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    NO SMOKING @ DHARAVI – PICTURES
    Friends! I don’t think i’ve done such appalling photography ever in my life. Have been resisting from posting these online, but PFC are a determined lot. See, as i posted earlier, i landed at the No Smoking shoot only with the intention of getting a feel of the shooting, milieu and of course to observe AK at work. Capturing images was incidental…never...
    by Smriti Vij. at December 28th, 2006 at 08:12 am
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    BEING ON A FILM SHOOT
    (Warning – no offence to anyone – but my words have potential to be injurious to health! They’re usually honest n sharp!) ….ACTION! This year I learnt, ‘Films are about people’ –Those who work on the film – crew, cast, everyone who puts in their sweat, blood, grey cells – black hair that turn grey…etc … – Those who are in the film itself...
    by Smriti Vij. at December 21st, 2006 at 01:12 am
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    NO SMOKING: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN A.D…PART 1
    It’s nineteenth December…My pre set mobile alarm goes off at 6.30 am…no idea since when it has been yelling at me to get my ass off the bed…I look at the watch…it’s gleefully announces 6.35…just a thought of crosses my mind …can I catch another ten minutes …NO…fear creeps in…what if that ten minutes turn out be an hour…NO…Boy we are shooting at...
    by Rajkumar at December 20th, 2006 at 08:12 am
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    No Smoking : Pictures from Filmistan Studios
    [ oz Note : Sorry Manjeet... I'll use your post for this annoucement. PFC is looking for Hardcore Cinema Fanatics in Bombay. If you are a Cinema Fanatic who follows World Cinema with passion and would like to (1) Contribute to PFC (2) Visit movie sets and meet amazing cine-craftsmen inspite of a hard day at your regular job (3) Are excited to share your experiences with...
    by Manjeet Singh at December 8th, 2006 at 08:12 am
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    No Smoking : Pictures from Colaba Shoot
    The location was Colaba. The place where I spent my early childhood…It was sort of nostalgic … Today was a day where it took lots n lots of efforts for very little screen time..On screen it might look simple but it just takes so much time n effort to make these shots possible…Pictures will give you an idea of what I am talking about. The sound department was not...
    by Manjeet Singh at December 4th, 2006 at 01:12 pm
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    NO SMOKING – VISHAL – PIYUSH – GAJJU – MANISH – RANVIR – AYESHA
    NO SMOKING – VISHAL – PIYUSH – GAJJU – MANISH – RANVIR – AYESHA Ok this is a longish post … covering my interactions with the aforementioned people…. since what has happened has already been covered by anurag in his post here… I’m delving into a more personal one-on-one level discussion with these people. Additionally,...
    by kartik krishnan at December 3rd, 2006 at 09:12 am
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    NO SMOKING…Twenty four days of shoot over…
    Hi Oz, Sangeeta and other cine fanatics at the PFCI know am late in posting the details about my experiences on the sets off NO SMOIKING due to lack of time and somewhat crazy shooting schedule of oursbut I am well aware that the insights is being provided to you each day by AK and the TRIDEVS (Manjeet, Kartik and Sumeet) from PFC. Day before morning we completed the twenty-fourth...
    by Rajkumar at December 2nd, 2006 at 02:12 am
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    NO SMOKING coverage
    A resort in the outskirts of a western suburb was selected for shooting a swimming pool, restaurant, bar and highway scenes. The call time was 2:00 pm and the shoot went on till 5:30 am in the morning. Some unit members have gathered around as early as 12:30 pm on the sets. There were two European actresses in the scenes…Tall with great body and acting skills too…...
    by Manjeet Singh at December 1st, 2006 at 11:12 am
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    No Smoking – Pictures from this week
    [oz Note:- Manjeet just sent in a few pictures which are being put here. Those who've been emailing who is Gajju, Piyush Mishra - as mentioned in Kartik's last post... they are here in the album of this post. A funny note which I came to know from Kartik: As you know, the movie is being shot in sync sound. Meaning every actor has a mic hanging over his/her head or pinned...
    by Manjeet Singh at December 1st, 2006 at 09:12 am
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    NO SMOKING-improvisations unlimited
    Last minute improvs,nothing greater than that.. things are turning out better than expected..My AD’s are forever confused as they don’t know what we might do next..once or twice i was even forced by the shortage of time and other issues to do a shot breakdown..but it eventually remained on paper.. Initially when we started the film i was reluctant or you can...
    by Anurag Kashyap at November 29th, 2006 at 10:11 pm
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    NO SMOKING – JOHN’S MONOLOGUE & KARTIK IN WC
    NO SMOKING – JOHN’S MONOLOGUE & KARTIK IN WC Sunday Morning 7 Am I was on the sets wearing my green kurta (hoping the kurta effect would rub on me). Today was the day where the office and the cabin scenes were to be shot. The office of Pixon Studion looked like a modern day office, with green walls etc. It has to be, since it is a real office/studio and...
    by kartik krishnan at November 29th, 2006 at 08:11 pm
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    No Smoking – Poster Contest
    What is the “No Smoking” Poster Contest? Update (Jan 20) The passionate response to this contest touches all of the No Smoking team… as a result we will now have 3 winners instead of one, cash prizes and credits in the movie… This as per Anurag’s latest message – “The response is so overwhelming, that all of us including my producer,John...
    by oz at November 28th, 2006 at 10:11 am
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    NO SMOKING pictures
    Exclusive pics, John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Anurag Kashyap, No Smoking [oz note: here are the latest pictures from the sets of No Smoking taken by Manjeet...] Some of the pictures in this album contain: The location: Living Room of the Studio, with a glass roof top, giving plenty of natural light for the shot! Sound and Camera unit with our stinking guy! AK giving direction Art...
    by Manjeet Singh at November 27th, 2006 at 01:11 pm
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    No Smoking Script – First Thoughts
    No Smoking Script First Thoughts (Pls pardon for the long break .. was terribly busy catching work in office when not catching on my sleep. As I bonus I’m writing another juicy post soon. Additionally, call it ironic, this article has been toned down and censored. Meaning I would’ve loved to talk/write more. But I’m afraid Anurag might not like that....
    by kartik krishnan at November 27th, 2006 at 07:11 am
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