The Curious Case of Going Mad with Joy
Well at the outset let me tell you all that this write-up has nothing to do with ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’. Last night while I was excitedly watching the Pathan brothers annihilate Srilanka & help India win the Twenty: 20 cricket match, I received the invite to join the PFC Author’s club & I went delirious with joy. My wife couldn’t comprehend whether I was going ballistic over India’s win or if I was mad. So considering that this is my first post as an author on PFC, I thought why not I share some of the recent moments in my life where I’ve gone mad with joy.
So here I ago with the moments & let me tell you all that these are just listed randomly and not in any chronological order or order of importance –
1.Slumdog Millionaire & ARR being in the limelight- Well I know SM is technically not an Indian movie & nor do I rate this as one of the best works of ARR. But all said & done when a movie like this makes Indian cinema directly/indirectly popular, I can’t but feel happy about it. Similar is the feeling that I have for ARR & Resul Pookutty in particular.
2. Dev D being in the limelight & garnering success- That Anurag Kashyap, UTV and everyone else associated with Dev D have been in the limelight is a known fact. But what makes the feeling even more positive is the fact that the movie is turning out to be a genuine success at the box office also. Such a phenomena will no doubt help more movies of this kind.
3.Naan Kadavul’s release- Bala’s patience paying off- After a 3 year long wait Bala’s Naan Kadavul is finally out & though the early reports are mixed, the feedback has been quite positive in terms of the movie’s credentials and the performances of the artistes especially Arya & Pooja.
4.Raaz-The Mystery Continues becoming a hit- Well I’ve always admired Vishesh Films, Emran Hashmi & Mohit Suri for being true to the kind of movies that the make. So once again they have stuck to their basics with Raaz & be it the music or the story element, the people seem to have accepted the movie.Raaz-TMC is the first Hindi hit of 2009.
5.UTV & Rajkamal Films to remake A Wednesday in Tamil & Telugu- Yes its now official.Kamal Haasan has finally announced his next project. His Rajkamal Films & UTV will co-produce A Wednesday’s remake in Tamil & Telugu. While Kamal Haasan will do Naseerudin Shah’s role in both the versions, Mohanlal is to do Anupam Kher’s role in Tamil & talks are in with Nagarjuna for the Telugu version. I am looking forward to this project eagerly as I feel this would be a firecracker for sure.
I have just listed out some top of the mind recall events/news that has made me feel mad with joy. I might even have left out certain points. Feel free to comment on what might have made you feel mad with joy of late.
Anurag Kashyap
Abhay Deol
Dibakar Banerjee
Hansal Mehta
Khalid Mohamed
Kundan Shah
Anish Kuruvilla
Jaideep Verma
Manish Gupta
Navdeep Singh
Bhavani Iyer
D. Santosh
Onir
Ashvin Kumar
Ramu Ramanathan
Sudhir Mishra
Pankaj Advani
Revathy
Saurabh Shukla
Shilpa Shukla
Sujoy Ghosh
Suparn Verma
Santosh Sivan
Shashank Ghosh
Shivajee
Pavan Kaul
Partho Sen-Gupta
Prroshant Naryannan
Sam Langoria
Satish Kasetty
welcome aboard Sethu!!
have a ball!!
Jai- thanx for the welcome & yes looking forward to having a blast
Welcome Sethu…good times lay ahead..
Sethu: Good work pays off man!! Congrats and keep up the good work.
Welcome Sethu
Expecting some informative posts about Malayalam cinema from u
Congrats! Keep writing film marketing stuff-i think that differentiate you on PFC! Btw my gun is always ready:))
Congratulations Sethu!! Im next….LOL
Anand,OM,Sridhar- thanx a lot.
Njudo-E-Dara- yes would definitely be writing often on film marketing & related aspects.And yes keep the gun ready
Sharath- thanx, got some interesting things to write on Malayalam cinema- will be bringing it out all shortly
Hey Sethu, am so hapy for u. it has been loooooooong due!
hi sethu… congrats yaar… im writing this even before reading the complete article, as i cudnt stop myself from sharing my joy at your selection at PFC as an author. This shows that PFC recognises the talent and perseverence, and gives a fair chance to all those who deserve it.
Keep a place vacant beside u and Ratnakar for me, im trying to be there soon…
Jha- thanks a lot.Yes whatever you’ve mentioned is true I guess.And yes when you make it I’ll be there to welcome you buddy
Magik-thanks once again