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I am not trying to change image: Vidya
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 24 Jan 2010 | 7:30 am Pitt, Jolie head for splitsville?
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 24 Jan 2010 | 7:00 am Director Bala dedicates his National Award to Balu MahendraTamil director Bala, who has been adjudged best director at the 56th National Film Awards for his latest offering "Naan Kadavul", has dedicated it to his mentor - director Balu Mahendra.Source: Entertainment News | 24 Jan 2010 | 5:32 am `Actors lobbying to get National Awards`!In a shocking revelation, Sudhish Pauchauri, one of the jury members of National Awards committee openly spoke about the constant lobbying by the actors to be included in the award list.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 24 Jan 2010 | 4:48 am 56th National Awards: Priyanka Chopra named Best Actress!The 56th National Film Awards have been announced and Priyanka Chopra has been honoured with the Best Actress Award for her role in the multi-award winning film `Fashion`. Following her closely is her co-star Kangana Ranaut, who walked away with the Best Supporting Actress Award. As for the Best Actor Award, it has been awarded to Upendra Limaye for his stunning act in Marathi film `Jogwa`.Source: Zee News : Entertainment | 24 Jan 2010 | 4:48 am Bingo tickets download steps - how to get bingo ticketsTo play the game and to participate one needs to register to get the tickets. Here are the steps and process of how to download the bingo ticket and how to get the ticket of the colors bingo game showSource: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 24 Jan 2010 | 2:56 am Inglourious Basterds wins at SAG Awards
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 24 Jan 2010 | 2:32 am Post the humongous success of '3 Idiots', Madhavan is on a roll! - Spicezee
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 Jan 2010 | 1:58 am Multiplex is eating away good cinemaBollywood producer Pahlaj Nihalani, credited with launching actors like Govinda, Chunky Pandey and Suniel Shetty, says the profit-driven attitude of multiplexes is leading to the downfall of quality cinema.Source: Entertainment News | 24 Jan 2010 | 1:52 am Pitt, Jolie head for splitsville? - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 Jan 2010 | 1:48 am National Girl Child day being observed throughout Country - All India Radio
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 Jan 2010 | 1:39 am Old, young run in Jaipur Marathon; Salman fans create chaos - Hindustan Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 24 Jan 2010 | 1:35 am Yeddyurappa wants survey to identify progeria cases - Daily News & Analysis
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jan 2010 | 8:53 pm FTII films bag 11 National Awards - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jan 2010 | 4:54 pm Aditya Chopra encouraged me for 'Roadside Romeo': Jugal HansrajBollywood actor-director Jugal Hansraj, whose "Roadside Romeo" was adjudged the best animation film at the 56th National Film Awards today, says producer director Aditya Chopra gave him the idea to write and direct an animation film.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:23 pm Susan Boyle sings for Haiti earthquake victimsSusan Boyle who achieved fame in the reality TV show Britain's got talent will sing in a charity initiative organised by Simon Cowell to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims. Michael Bubl?, Rod Stewart and Leona Lewis will also sing at the event.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:54 pm SpiceJet fliers too stuck on plane for 4 hrs - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:16 pm Amitabh thankful for 50% exempt for 'Paa'
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:55 pm 50 percent tax relief for 'Paa'; Amitabh thankfulSuperstar Amitabh Bachchan's film "Paa" has been granted 50 percent tax exemption in Karnataka as it has created public awareness about the disease progeria.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:35 pm Miley Cyrus is a heart breaker, whines ex boyfriendMiley Cyrus is a heart breaker - that's a revelation coming from her ex boyfriend model Justin Gaston who has for the first time spilled the beans on the relationship that went kaput in June last year.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:34 pm National Award was totally unexpected: Priyanka ChopraAt 4 a.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 1:03 pm Conan O Brien final salute - Tonight show finaleThe Conan O Brien finale on Tonight Show was a must watch with Will Ferrell and wife Viveca Paulin rocking to free bird, apart from some bellyaching words from Conon O Brien himself.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 23 Jan 2010 | 11:56 am National Award big recognition for debut film: Abhay SimhaAbhay Simha, the director of Kannada film "Gubbachchigalu" that won the National Award for best children's film today, says it is a big recognition for his debut venture.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 11:28 am Malayalam films fare poorly in 56th National Film AwardsThe 56th edition of the National Film Awards announced today did not have any Malayalam film in the main category, in sharp contrast to the 55th edition, which was swept by films from Kerala.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 10:59 am Hope for Haiti faces flak from some quarters of mediaAlso facing brickbats is the 'vampire' star Robert Pattinson who failed to give a live performance on the charity event. Pattinson, according to the web, 'didn't even think it important enough to show up live. His contribution was pre-recorded.'Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 23 Jan 2010 | 10:49 am Jean Simmons dies of lung cancer, Jean Simmons photosYesteryear actress Jean Simmons died on Friday due to lung cancer. The actress who had started acting at the age of 14, went on o star opposite famous actors like Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier and Paul Newman.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 23 Jan 2010 | 10:31 am Bollywood rules 56th National Film AwardsBollywood ruled the 56th National Film Awards today, bagging as many as 13 awards, with films like "Fashion", "Rock On!!", "Firaaq" and "Jodha Akbar" winning two awards each in various categories.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 9:55 am God is kind, Priyanka says after National AwardAn ecstatic Priyanka Chopra thanked god for being kind after she was declared winner of the 56th National Film Award for best actress today for her performance in Madhur Bhandarkar's "Fashion".Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 9:17 am Priyanka Chopra bags National award for Fashion
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 8:37 am Bollywood wins big at National Film AwardsMUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood struck gold at the 56th National Film Awards on Saturday with "Fashion" and "Rock On" bagging top honours while Bengali movie "Antaheen" scored with the best film award for 2008.Source: Reuters: Bollywood News | 23 Jan 2010 | 8:29 am Paa gets tax exemption in KarnatakaFifty per cent tax will be exempted for superstar Amitabh Bachchan's film Paa in Karnataka as it has created public awareness on the disease progeria, the state's CM said.Source: | 23 Jan 2010 | 8:28 am Priyanka, Kangna win National Awards for Fashion; Arjun for Rock On
The 56th National Film Awards for year 2008 were announced today.
Priyanka Chopra bagged the Best Actress Award for her role in Fashion. The actress who is currently in New York shooting for her forth coming film Anjaana Anjaani posted an obvious thank you speech on Twitter saying, "Thank you Madhur, Ronnie, Kangna, Mugdha, Arjan, Arbaaz and the cast and crew!! A huge shout to my team and all of u!! God is kind!!! Yaaaaayyy!!"
Upendra Limaye is awarded the Best Actor award for the Marathi film Jogwa and Arjun Rampal the Best Supporting Actor award for Rock On.
Madhur Bhandarkar must surely be a happy man, as the Best Supporting Actress Award has gone to Kangna Ranaut, again for his film Fashion.
While the award for the Best Popular Film has gone to Dibakar Banerjee's Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
Rahul Bose-starrer Bengali film Antaheen is named as the Best Film and is also selected for Awards in Best Cinematography, Best Lyrics and Best Female Playback Singer categories.
Firaaq is selected for Best Editing and Best Art Direction categories; Little Zizou (English, Gujarati) is adjudged the Best Film on Family values. Neeta Lulla is selected for Best Costume Designer for Hindi film Jodhaa Akbar, while Chinni Prakash and Rekha Prakash have won the Best Choreography Award for 'Azeem-o-Shaan Shaheshah' for Jodhaa Akbar.
Best Feature Film in Hindi language has gone to Rock On, while Best Feature Film in Marathi language is bagged by Harishchandrachi Factory.
A Wednesday has won the Indira Gandhi Award for the Best First film Of A Director, while Road Side Romeo has won the Best Animation Film Award.
The Feature Film Jury which was headed by Shri Shaji N. Karun. Members - Shri Roshan Taneja, Shri H.M. Ramachandra, Ms Nagma, Shri Satyabrata Kalita, Shri Neelakanta, Shri Dilip Ghosh, Shri Swapan Mullick, Shri Sudesh Syal, Shri S.K. Srivastava, Ms Archana, Shri B. Shashi Kumar, Shri Subhash Sehgal, Shri Santosh Desai and Ms Sreelekha Mukherjee were involved in judging the 126 entries for feature film categories for the 56th National Film Awards.
However, the awards will be conferred by the President of India, Pratibha Devisingh Patil, in March 2010.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Jan 2010 | 8:14 am Polanski loses bid to be sentenced in absentia
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 8:07 am B'wood takes the cake at National AwardsBollywood ruled the 56th National Film Awards on Saturday, bagging as many as 13 awards, with films like Fashion, Rock On!!, Firaaq and Jodha Akbar winning two awards each in various categories. But Bengali film Antaheen won the best feature film award and three more.Source: | 23 Jan 2010 | 7:58 am Karnataka CM gives tax benefits to 'Paa', to view filmFifty percent tax will be excused for superstar Amitabh Bachchan's film "Paa" as it has created public awareness on the disease progeria, Karnataka Chief Minister B.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 7:52 am Problems aplenty during No Problem shoot
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 7:48 am Make-up free Kylie Minogue shocks fans
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 7:40 am 'Women in Hindi films are like mannequins'First time director Abhishek Chaubey, whose soon-to-released film Ishqiya is creating a buzz with its bold promos, feels that women are used like mannequins in Hindi cinema.Source: | 23 Jan 2010 | 7:14 am Want to become actor, try carpentry: Harrison Ford
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 7:07 am Problems envelope No Problem shootFirst Anil Kapoor was injured in a freak accident involving a thermos flask, and within hours Sushmita Sen cut her left hand badly. Shooting for the Anees Bazmi comedy No Problem seems beset with problems.Source: | 23 Jan 2010 | 7:06 am God is kind, says PriyankaPriyanka Chopra thanked god for being kind after she was declared winner of the 56th National Film Award for best actress for her performance in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion.Source: | 23 Jan 2010 | 7:00 am 'Spiderman will survive without Maguire'
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Jan 2010 | 6:53 am Priyanka bags National Award for FashionBollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has bagged her first National Award for her performance in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion. The other winners are...Source: | 23 Jan 2010 | 6:40 am Avatar crosses Rs 1 billion mark in IndiaJames Cameron's 3-D sci-fi epic Avatar has grossed around Rs 101 crore at the Indian box office in five weeks. The movie has become the biggest Hollywood grosser at the Indian box office.Source: | 23 Jan 2010 | 6:33 am 'Spiderman will survive without Maguire'Spiderman star James Franco is convinced the superhero franchise will survive without leading man Tobey Maguire and he is urging Hollywood bosses to take inspiration from the Batman movies.Source: | 23 Jan 2010 | 6:14 am Stars, sun and screenFilmstars head to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival.Source: | 23 Jan 2010 | 6:08 am Love, Sex aur Dhoka will surprise people: BanerjeeBollywood director Dibakar Banerjee says the camera plays a dynamic role in his forthcoming flick Love, Sex Aur Dhoka, which is about stories behind sensational headlines.Source: | 23 Jan 2010 | 5:56 am 56th National Film Awards - list of winnersThe 56th National Film Awards have been announced. But you would be surprised to know that the National Film Awards which are announced are for the year 2008. The details and list of winners of the 56th National film awards is mentioned here.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 23 Jan 2010 | 5:37 am Vidya Balan and Rani Mukherjee in No One Killed Jessica
Till yesterday, she was the queen bee of the Box-Office. A few unfortunate Fridays and she was almost out of the rat race. Not just that, she also got slotted as an 'exclusive' YRF heroine. No prizes for guessing that we are referring to the one and original Rani Mukherjee, who now seems all set to be back with a bang.
Even though her last few of releases didn't quite work at the BO, Rani seems ready for a comeback and has signed up for an important role in UTV Spotboy's No One Killed Jessica, which also stars Vidya Balan, and is directed by Rajkumar 'Aamir' Gupta. The film, which has its music composed by the Amit Trivedi, is expected to go on the floors in February. Talking about the film, Vikas Bahl, Chief Creative Officer, UTV Motion Pictures said, "It's our pleasure to announce that Rani along with Vidya has also agreed to be a part of a story we really want to tell. When you have actors like Rani and Vidya by your side, the joy of creating characters that can shake the audience and leave an impact for time to come is immense. No One killed Jessica is one of our very cherished projects and it has scaled up to the level it deserved to, thanks to Rani and Vidya becoming a part of it."
For starters, No One Killed Jessica is a fast paced thriller set in the hub of political power, New Delhi. It is the story of two women and their relentless pursuit of justice that mobilizes an entire nation to prove that in democracy there is no greater power than the power of the people. It'll definitely be interesting to see Rani and Vidya in the same frame that too in a film dealing with such a serious subject.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Jan 2010 | 4:19 am Golden Kela Awards- Razzies of BollywoodGolden Kela Awards is an Indian take-off from Razzies of Hollywood. It promises the audience an opportunity to get back at Bollywood and also award the Best of the Worst of Hindi Cinema.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 23 Jan 2010 | 4:05 am Bingo game show tickets: How to play, register, winEveryone is talking about the Bingo game show.The bingo show is a family's game show and the tickets can be dowloaded from the site. One needs to provide the necessary details like name, mobile number, email address and the ticket will be sent.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:56 am Big B, Abhishek shoot Bingo's first episode at last minute
Abhishek Bachchan's game show Bingo goes on air tonight (Saturday), but the channel Colors was in a panic till few hours back. They were running around trying to put together the proposed inaugural episode featuring the host with his 'Pa' - Amitabh Bachchan.
According to channel sources it was touch-and-go, what with the senior Bachchan being busy with the promotion of his new film and the junior Bachchan trying to juggle dates for his movies with his television recordings.
Abhishek admits it has been a hectic time for both his father and him.
In fact the channel had another episode ready as the inaugural episode in case the episode with the two Bachchans did not work out finally. Says Rajesh Kamat CEO Colors, "We've a bank of episodes ready. But we really wanted the two Bachchans to be together to kick-start Abhishek's show. However, coordinating their dates was a big problem. Both of them are exceptionally busy. We finally got them to come together just a day before telecast."
Rajesh admits the recording of the episode with Abhishek and his father was cutting it really close. "But we had no choice. We had even put the promotion on air without recording the episode. We had a bank of episodes ready. And we could've used any of them if the episode with Mr. Bachchan had not materialized."
Luckily for the channel the senior Bachchan rushed back from Delhi just in time to record the episode with his son.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:52 am Blueunplugged Discovers DJ Hero Wii as the Most Selling Game of the YearBlueunplugged also celebrated the success of DJ Hero Wii and DJ Hero Xbox 360 with lots of fun and frolic. The famous tracks from the game were being played loud when all the staff crew danced to them.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:42 am "I can't recall any one instance of my flirty days; probably, there are too many" - Vidya Balan
All the girls are gossiping about her. All the women want to be like her. And all men want a piece of her. Welcome the Obsession the Year: Vidya Balan. At the moment, she's like a meat ready to be snatched by anybody. But for the moment, it's a fight between the mean men, Arshad Warsi and Naseeruddin Shah, as to who will take the first bite. So let's call her 'A beauty with a bite'. Next in line are the directors and the producers. She's got the whole nation after her. Thanks to her successful spree with Paa and her current most talked about boldness in her upcoming release, Ishqiya, Vidya is feeling those January highs already. Me too! After sending Balan a text which read: "Let me enjoy my hot jalebi's and think about the even hotter Vidya". And then I question myself: "Am I a ch****m sulphate? UK's Harrow Observer columnist and Bollywood Hungama's London correspondent Devansh Patel falls in love with Vidya Balan....and the Ishqiya follows....
All the girls are gossiping about you. All the women want to be like you, and all men want a piece of you. Shall we call you the 'Obsession the Year'?
(Laughs out loud) Kya baat hai! That's very flattering. Thank you so much. I don't know how to react to that but it does pay off to be a bad girl sometimes.
I can't recall any one instance of my days when I used to flirt. Probably, there are too many I feel
And it pays off to be a good mother as well (in context to Paa)...
Yes, that's true. And they are two completely different individuals. Personalities so diverse that you'll be shocked.
Can you recall your flirty days?
Oh yes! I think flirting is a very healthy way to any relationship. I can't recall any one instance of my days when I used to flirt. Probably, there are too many I feel (laughs).
Vishal Bhardwaj or Vidhu Vinod Chopra, both eat, drink and breathe cinema
That's a nice getaway. Now you do this sudden disappearing act and then do two films a year and everyone goes ga-ga about you.
Firstly, we should talk every day I feel (laughs). The way you're asking me questions, it boosts my ego levels. No, it's not deliberate from my side to be doing less films. I choose work and do it if it excites me, which is why people think I do this disappearing act. I get mentally switched off from everything else once I'm doing a film. Maybe I'm just too bad at multi-tasking and that's why I become too inaccessible sometimes (laughs).
But I feel you're a director's actor. What do you feel?
You may be right. I think I'm fortunate to work with people who are as passionate about their films as much as I'm passionate about acting. Maybe, much more. If you're talking about Vishal Bhardwaj or Vidhu Vinod Chopra, both eat, drink and breathe cinema. I'm not saying this as a quote but everything else for them is incidental. That is the beauty of it. And thus a good film is made by them every time they are behind the camera. So yes, you are a directors actor when you work with them lot.
Have people suddenly woken up to this kind of a genre after Kaminey?
This is my take and I take responsibility, that Vishal Bhardwaj has made everything Indian very, very cool and up-class. Speaking in Hindi was considered pretty un-cool once upon a time. What Vishal has done is that he has kept his films rooted but yet they still are very classic and appeal to today's mass. It's not about the reality what he's showing you but you identify with it. You understand. Vishal has made everything Indian very accessible. Indian cinema isn't just about metro and catering the NRI's. It's gone beyond that. You see so many college guys and girls saying that Vishal Bhardwaj is the coolest thing in India.
You're right. The day won't be far when you'll see boys applying kaajal and standing outside their college campus.
(Laughs) Yes, for all you know. The definition of 'cool' is changing. I'm sorry I'm going into this in detail. At one point we used to watch cinema because of its fantasy element. They transported you to a different world. Then it became too real and you didn't want to go and watch a film like that. But there are some who could bridge both these elements beautifully - Rajkumar Hirani, Vishal Bhardwaj and Vidhu Vinod Chopra does that. There are words that are being used in the promos of Ishqiya which were beeped but people forget that that's how the small town people speak.
So you show the real thing but still make it sound unreal
Not really. The context is different because it's set in a small town and you feel that you can't identify with what these people are going through but when it comes to emotions, may you be in any part of the world, it'll connect with you. We are no longer in denial.
Now do not deny this question...but if you were to choose between Arshad and Naseer saab?
(Laughs) Oh my God! You're going to put me in trouble.
OK, Lets make it simple for you. You like older men or younger men?
Naseer saab is way older. He is very cool and I don't dare say anything about him. And Arshad is a dear friend (laughs). So how do you expect me to answer this one?
Well, there's me. How about that?
(Laughs out loud) Absolutely. Your Facebook profile would make more sense now (My FB profile read - When I fell in love with Vidya Balan)
Your sarees are too mesmerising and you carry it off so beautifully, in the film, on the red carpet or at home. So has Vidya Balan re-defined the word 'beautiful?
This is getting too flattering (laughs). Thank you so much. I don't really know how to comment on this one. I'm overwhelmed on your comment.
You have been written off many times Vidya. But then how seriously do you take the media who again sings your praises?
To each their own. I think compliments are always welcome. Because some media might have written me off is the reason that I'm out here today. If people didn't like me, I wouldn't be getting work. It's all about faith and each one has their own opinion. I am not affected by anything what the media or people say about me. I focus more on the positives, really.
Because some media might have written me off is the reason that I'm out here today
Naseer saab is like wine. He gets better with age. Is that right?
Yes. When you work with an actor like Naseer saab, you end up doing so much better. Acting is about reacting. If you have an actor like that in front of you, it just brings out the best in you.
And what about Arshad?
He is a good friend. We were giggling about something I remember. We had to do a lot of intense scenes together, excluding all the passionate ones, that sometimes we start cracking up because we know each other so well. Intensity can get funny. Arshad is one of the most under-utilised actors of our industry. He is so effortlessly supreme that even he doesn't know what he carries with him. He is underestimating himself I feel. I'm hoping he's going to get his due very soon.
Arshad is so effortlessly supreme that even he doesn't know what he carries with him
How do you define your own originality?
I'm not trying to be different. I make use of the best opportunities I get. Some may work and some may not. But I'm extremely passionate about my profession and I truly live in it.
Have you exhausted all your talent in Ishqiya?
No. Not at all. I think there will be new limits every time. I'm enjoying my work so much that I'm giving it more and more and more and yet at some level, it's not a strain anymore. My understanding of characters is getting easier I feel through every film. After all, I'm growing myself and improving myself.
What kind of a man would you prefer?
Someone who is very self assured.
What if someone made a pass on you?
If someone would have flirted with me, it would've been fine. I mean, I would not prefer men making a pass at me. There has to be some talking and knowing each other.
Define Ishq
Ishq is something that makes everything seem worthwhile and thoda kaccha hai jee.
Define Ishqiya
It's edgy.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am Giselle Monteiro signed up as brand ambassador for Movil Mobiles
She came, she saw and she conquered... only to realize that she wasn't what she was...but she was what she wasn't! Well, this is what everyone who saw the Brazilian supermodel Giselle Monteiro in the smash hit Love Aaj Kal felt. For starters, Giselle Monteiro is the same PYT who played the role of the typical Punjabi kudi Harleen Kaur in the film so well and so convincing that it came as a bolt from the blue when everyone 'discovered' that leaves alone the fact that she wasn't a Punjabi, she was not even an Indian!
Well, it is the same Giselle Monteiro who has now been signed up as the brand ambassador of the newly launched Movil Mobiles. According to Bollywood Hungama's confirmed sources, the said company signed up with Giselle because they felt that she fitted the brand to a 'T', and that they were happy with the fact that she has a very universal face appeal!
Seems like Giselle is going to have long innings in Bollywood as well as in the ad world.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am Subhash K. Jha speaks on Veer
Veer is one of those intended epics that go wrong. Horribly wrong. Director Anil Sharma had combined history and kitsch with compelling consequences on Gadar - Ek Prem Katha.
In Veer, the khichdi of fact and fiction runs amok, creating a blend of babble and bloodshed that is more hysterical than historical.
Veer wallows in primitive valour. Father Mithun Chakraborty (the only tolerable performance in the litany of the unbearable) and son Salman Khan often mock-fight, as the burly members of their tribe urge them on like animals in zestful zoo. Even Neena Gupta who plays Mithun's wife (and has apparently forgotten she was once a good actress) joins in the macho revelry, taking a swig or two from the men's smoking room where Veer is situated, in a manner of speaking.
There are no smoking guns. Only shining swords slicing across the epic canvas with fashionable bravura.
Costume dramas are very tricky cinematic efforts. How do the makers know if the clothes and props suggesting periodicity are going to work? In this case, they just don't! The 'research' that seems to have gone into the colossal fiasco is at best, scratch level. At worst the detailing suggested by the art director (Sanjay Dhabade) and costumes (Anna Singh) smack of amateurish stage plays where the actors create characters purely through props.
And here the props include , ahem ahem, the Buckingham Palace where our valorous hero Veer (Salman Khan) and his brother-sidekick (Sohail Khan, behaving as though he was in the sequel to Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya) teach those bloody Gora Log a few lessons on how to treat us Indians with respect and dignity.
By Jove, what would Independent India have been without such strident architects of freedom? It is doubtful that a man like Veer actually existed in the history of our freedom movement. But does anyone really care?
Veer is not really a freedom fighter. He's Salman Khan with long hair and costume jewellery (the diamond ear-tops could be the envy of all his leading ladies) scowling with the same intensity into the panoramic camera as he did earlier in Wanted. British India or Fetish India, what difference does it make?
Clothes definitely maketh this man, although Veer in one of the unintentionally funny sequences of the film reprimands the gora professor in London (teaching the most motley crew of colonists seen in any film) saying, "Clothes do not make the man, the man makes the clothes." A quote on the coat that Veer says he borrowed from George Bernard Shaw. Where did he learn about Shaw? In his tribal pathshaala? Do such questions really matter when the intention is to create an optical illusion merging myth and history in a claustrophobic clasp that leaves no breathing space for introspective punctuations.
Veer is one sweeping rush of blood sweat gore adrenaline and saliva. It is meant to sweep audiences off its collective feet .But its takeoff point , namely the ideological slant, is so faulty, you wonder what these blood-thirsty warriors are fighting for!
Most of the time the characters' motivations are superimposed by a passionate but pedestrian melodrama.
Director Anil Sharma's inherent sense of drama comes with the blood-soaked territory. While in the father-son sequences he manages to create a scale and range that merge rugged machismo with a junk food version of patriotism, the love story featuring the nomadic warrior and the bereft princess from the enemy tribe is driven into a zero-chemistry zone by the pair.
Forget mutual passion, there's very little drama or romance in the dialogues and the visual props for them to share.
Veer gets details of the period and locations in place. But the inner conviction and a genuine passion that made Anil Sharma's Gadar: Ek Prem Katha so special are completely absent in the telling of a tale that culminates with the father and son, warriors of an indeterminate patriotic tribe fighting one another for land, country and other causes which by the last blood-soaked reel, are as relevant to the audience as the question, why make a film during British India when the hero insists on behaving as though he belongs to today?
Dude, you've got attitude.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 23 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Nothing 'Veer' about Salman in VeerFor all you die-hard Salman Khan if you had hoped that Veer would revive your hero's career than it's disappointment for your once again. Not only does the movie fail to convince the audience, it turns out to be a colossalSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:44 am Freida Pinto snubs Shilpa ShettyFreida Pinto refused to get clicked with Shilpa Shetty! Too hard to believe, well the Slumdog Millionaire actress did exactly that during her visit at a recent launch of an international brand's luxury store. In the high profile event attendedSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Jan 2010 | 2:30 am
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