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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Mar 2010 | 9:49 am Indian broadcasters demand moderate regulation, lower taxesThe Indian television broadcasting sector, which is expected to become a $11.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Mar 2010 | 9:12 am Boman is happy playing 'Abba'
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Mar 2010 | 7:25 am Anjaana Anjaani footage stuck in US!Producer Sajid Nadiadwala is back from the US with the unit of his forthcoming film Anjaana Anjaani, but the negative stock of his shot footage is still in the US because...Source: | 23 Mar 2010 | 5:54 am Now, remake of Tom Hanks starrer Splash?Reality star Heidi Montag is begging movie maker Ron Howard to remake mermaid movie Splash because she wants to play Daryl Hannah's role. The Hills star, who is about to make her big screen debut in Adam Sandler comedy, revealed...Source: | 23 Mar 2010 | 5:29 am Music Review: PaathshaalaThere is nothing over the top and experimental in the soundtrack of choreographer Ahmed Khan's first production venture Paathshaala, but still the music appeals and is worth a hear. Read on for full review.Source: | 23 Mar 2010 | 5:13 am Evergreen melodies on stage in Vivek Oberoi's play Kingdom Of Dreams
A large number of Lata Mangeshkar and Mohd Rafi's evergreen melodies from the 1950s will be used in the Bollywood-inspired play 'Kingdom Of Dreams' featuring Vivek Oberoi, Isha Sharwani and Gauhar Khan. It will be staged in May at the newly constructed theatre in Gurgaon near Delhi.
Informs Javed Akhtar, "The first-half will have 11 evergreen melodies. The second-half will have 8-9 songs. We're still locking in on the final songs. There's dispute about some of the songs to be included."
Javed has been on stage before. "I had seen a lot of theatre; I've written Kaifi Aur Main. But that is not pure theatre. And besides I've hardly used my own words in Kaifi Aur Main. I've either taken excerpts from Shaukat Azmi's book or interviews on video. 'Kingdom Of Dreams' is unlike anything done on stage in India. The kind of facilities I was provided was mind-numbing. I've seen the theatre in Gurgaon. India has never seen anything like this. There will be horses and elephants running on and off stage."
In the meanwhile, Vivek left for Delhi on Friday for a month-long rehearsal with his two leading ladies Isha Sharwani and Gauhar Khan who play the princess and the gypsy fighting for Oberoi's attentions. Considering the fireworks that Gauhar generated with Shazahn Padamsee in Rocket Singh Salesman Of The Year, there's bound to be a lot of behind-the-curtains excitement between Gauhar and Isha.
Says Vivek, "I guess I'm a very lucky guy. I got to woo three ladies in my new film Prince and now these two ladies in my play. 'Kingdom Of Dreams' is unlike anything we've seen in this country."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Mar 2010 | 5:09 am Jealous Lohan fights with clubber over male friend
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Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:53 am AR Rahman to tour US in JuneOscar and Grammy-winning musician AR Rahman is set to embark on a highly anticipated US tour in June to wow South Asian audiences in nine cities. Here're the details. Source: | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:42 am Live Chat: Arshad Warsi on March 24 at 1500 hrs IST
The man who invented the adage 'Laughter is the best medicine' must have clearly forgotten to mention the fact that 'Laughter is the best medicine... provided the doctor is Arshad Warsi'! Well, we are indeed talking about the one and only Arshad, the man who became a household name ever since he hit the silver screen with his debut film Tere Mere Sapne.
As they say, there was no looking back after that. What followed was an array of hits, superhits and smash hit films... all of which gave Bollywood its new all-round superstar! After having proved his mettle as an actor as the unforgettably affable 'Circuit' in Munnabhai series, life seems to have come a full circle for this man as he is back with Hum, Tum Aur Ghost, a film that Arshad is producing for the first time.
Bollywood Hungama gives a never-before chance to get up, close and personal with the man who is all set to bring laughter and love in your lives with Hum, Tum Aur Ghost. Do not forget that your date with Arshad Warsi for a Live Video Chat stands confirmed on Wednesday, March 24, at 1500 hrs IST.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:29 am Live Chat: Dibakar Banerjee Today (March 23) at 1600 hrs IST
He is what one would call as the 'New Age Director', in true sense of the word. He is Dibakar Banerjee, the man behind cult films like Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Khosla Ka Ghosla and now LSD (Love, Sex Aur Dhokha).
He also happens to be two times National Award winner for Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! and Khosla Ka Ghosla. Bollywood Hungama gives you a chance to get up, close and personal with this man who is now officially accepted by everyone alike as someone who is all set to revolutionize the face and the phase of Bollywood.
Do remember that your tryst with Dibakar stands confirmed today (March 23) at 1600 hrs IST.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:26 am SRK to have a puffed up body in 'Don 2' - Indiainfo.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 4:02 am Major fire hits Park Street building in Kolkata - Zee News
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Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:45 am Dibakar Banerjee to team up with Abhay Deol again
After the uproarious welcome given by critics to Love Sex Aur Dhokha, its director Dibakar Banerjee is teaming up with his Oye Lucky Lucky Oye hero Abhay Deol all over again, this time for a political thriller.
Says Dibakar, "It is a political thriller set in a state where a new government has been formed. It will again be in a new cinematic language. But it will be in the conventional format, not the digital format used in LSD. It's written by me and Urmi Juvekar who was my creative producer on LSD. She's one of the most politically savvy writers I know."
The political thriller will be set in an imaginary state. Says Dibakar, "The state has just formed after clamoring for statehood for a long time and now poised to get big economic sanctions. Then a political assassination happens."
Dibakar has decided to cast Abhay Deol in the political thriller. "Yes I want Abhay in the political thriller. But now because he has started his own production, we've to work out his dates."
About LSD Dibakar says, "I never expected so much praise. It's overwhelming. We thought some would get the point. And that would be enough."
But Dibakar regrets not fighting the censor board over its decision to remove all references to the caste factor in the first story of LSD. "I regret that. It completely diluted the story. We had no time to contest their decision. And also they were letting so much of the rest go unscathed. They explained to me that anything could happen if there were caste references in the love story. Mobs would burn a scooter, damage a theatre."
Now Dibakar hopes to see LSD become financially feasible, so he could have the freedom to make the films he wants to. "Ekta Kapoor has marketed LSD like a dream. It couldn't have been any better."Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:29 am Yuvarani denies links with NithyanandaTamil actress Yuvarani has denied the allegations about her involvement in a sex tape with Swami Nithyananda. She has said that she not involved in any such activities with Nithyananda. Denying all the reports of her links with the godman,Source: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:28 am Sanjay Dutt will return as MunnabhaiWhile there has been speculation over the Munnabhai sequel featuring Sanjay Dutt, the actor confirms that he will return as the lovable bhai in the third installment of the series directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.Starting atSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:27 am Jeetendra loves Love Sex Aur DhokhaEkta's dad catches her latest production LSD, but not at the previews organised by herBefore the release of Love Sex Aur Dhokha, Ekta Kapoor had screenings for all her friends in B-Town. Almost everyone she knew in the industry saw theSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:25 am Baba Sehgal to star in Puneet's PrithviPuneet Rajkumar starrer Prithvi had hit the headlines earlier when actress-cum-singer Shruti Hassan sang a song for the movie. Now, the film is back in news again. The latest buzz about it is that first Indian rapper Baba Sehgal is appearingSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:25 am Bala and Gautham receives the awardsGautham Menon was one amongst several film technicians and artists, who were honored for their versatilities in their respective arenas in 2009. It’s all about 55th Swarna Kamal National Awards that was held at New Delhi.Filmmaker Bala won the best directionSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:22 am Aarya is unavailable for BalaBeing cornered for delaying their projects, certain filmmakers had recently taken a new resolution about completing their upcoming films within short span of time. Well, National award winner Bala had planned to commence his next film Avan Ivan by first weekSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:20 am Lady Gaga files countersuit against former mentorLondon, (ANI): ‘Poker Face’ singer Lady Gaga has filed a countersuit against her former mentor, producer Rob Fusari, claiming in it that he took advantage of her naivety as a wannabe pop star. Fusari, who became romantically involved with Gaga, signedSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:18 am Cheryl wanted to start family before hubby’s sexcapadesLondon (ANI): Cheryl Cole’s brother Andrew Tweedy has revealed that the singer was planning to become a mother before her husband/soccer star Ashley’s affairs were exposed. The Girls Aloud lead’s sibling suggested she should divorce the England footballer, as he hadSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:18 am Sonu Nigam escapes fire accident miraculouslyPlayback singer Sonu Nigam’s stage show in Johannesburg almost ended in a disaster as he miraculously escaped getting burnt whilst performing at the Emperors Palace. The planned fireworks at the show almost horribly went wrong as Sonu accidentally walked right intoSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:05 am Vansh to know the truth but post marriageThere’s high drama in Uttaran with Ichcha (Tina Dutta) deciding to marry Vansh. The last time our Ichcha took such a decision, her dreams were shattered as it was Tapasya who cheated Veer into marrying him. Marriage is on the cardsSource: Oneindia.in - Entertainment | 23 Mar 2010 | 3:00 am Luck favours Deepika over Katrina - Indiainfo.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:52 am Composer Hanif Shaikh impresses with 'Paathshaala' albumThere is nothing over the top and experimental in the soundtrack of choreographer Ahmed Khan's first production venture "Paathshaala", but still the music appeals and is worth a hear.Source: Entertainment News | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:48 am Over Rs.300 crore riding on Ash this yearLast year she was seen in just one film - Hollywood's "Pink Panther".Source: Entertainment News | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:42 am Dibakar Banerjee to join Oye Lucky Abhay Deol again! - Sify
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:15 am All you wanted to know about 'Hum Tum Aur Ghost'
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- Banware Se Pooche Banwariya (Hum Tum Aur Ghost)Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:09 am Yuvarani, new addition to Nithyananda sex scandal - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 2:08 am Over Rs 300cr riding on Ash this yearLast year she was seen in just one film - Hollywood's Pink Panther. But this year Aishwarya Rai has four films lined up for release - two southern projects Ravana and Endhiran as well as Action Replay and Guzaarish, collectively costing over Rs 300 crore.Source: | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:53 am Vivek Oberoi sets the record straight about 'Prince'
Vivek Oberoi is pinning his hopes on PRINCE. It's a crucial release for just everyone associated with this big-budget film. It's a solo hero film and the general perception is, only Aamir, SRK, Akshay and Hrithik can pull off a solo hero fare. It's a crucial release for debutante director Kookie Gulati. His career depends on how this film fares. It's an acid test for producer Kumar Taurani, who has invested a really big figure [40 cr., is it?] on this film.
Actually, people are wondering, would Vivek be able to pull off this 40 cr. gamble? "Yes, it's a gamble. But I have full faith in Kumar-ji [Taurani] and Kookie's abilities. They have made a fantastic film and I see no reason why this film wouldn't be lapped up in a big way. It's a paisa vasool entertainer, in my opinion," Vivek says.
Not many are aware, Vivek underwent a 6-month training in stunts to get it right on the screen. "Let me assure you, you haven't seen something like this before. I didn't want a stuntman to carry out those stunts. I wanted to do those myself, hence I decided to undergo the training for several months before we commenced filming. But, let me add, it's not an 'action fare', it's an entertainer with loads of thrills, interesting twists and turns and great music," Vivek clarifies.
There's talk that the plotline is a mix of THE BOURNE SUPREMACY and GHAJINI. Vivek smiles, "It's not. There's no similarity with THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, nor is there anything remotely similar to GHAJINI. It's a novel thriller that doesn't borrow from any film, past or present. It's one of those films that we enjoyed watching in the 1970s and 1980s. It has that feel," Vivek adds.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:09 am "I am open to challenging roles" - Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol has is ready to embrace the changing scenario. Okay, let me explain. The actor, who has maintained a low profile all this while, has decided to turn aggressive⦠off screen, of course. More market-friendly and more media-friendly too. "Times have changed. It's important that the world knows what kind of work you do. It's all about making the right noise," Sunny confides.
He's shooting non-stop with dad Dharmendra and bro Bobby for Sameer Karnik's YAMLA PAGLA DEEWANA in Punjab. "Gone are the days when people used to let the product do the talking. Earlier, in the 1970s and 1980s, my father and several of his contemporaries had multiple releases each year and most of them hit the bull's eye, without anyone devoting 20 days for promotional activities. Yet, those films drew audiences in hordes," Sunny reminisces.
So why has he, all of a sudden, decided to follow Aamir, SRK and Akshay's footsteps? "The initial weekend business plays a crucial part today. You need to work hard and make people aware of your film. Marketing and promotion have become all-important these days," Sunny states.
The actor has also decided to re-invent himself. A lot of people feel that the actor started repeating himself in film after film, which made a dent in the box-office earnings of his films. "That's true! But I am open to working in movies that have something different to say. The viewers aren't keen to watch the same stuff, which is why you find a spurt in storytellers keen on narrating fresh stories. I am open to challenging roles," Sunny emphasises.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:06 am Shahid Kapoor disturbs Badmaash Company shooting - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 1:04 am Wishing Kangna Ranaut a very happy Birthday
She is what Hot can be and she is what Cool aspires to be. She is one of the rare breed of actresses who has managed to hold her own without any Godfathers and the quintessential heavy-duty surnames! She is none other than today's birthday girl Kangna Ranaut, who has every reason to be on Cloud Nine as she has just been conferred with a National award for her stunning performance in the cult film Fashion while her upcoming film Kites has taken everyone's breath away even before its release!
Being born in a family of a school teacher and a businessman as her parents, Kangna was always the 'Go-getter', who went onto do her schooling in Chandigarh, after which she shifted base Delhi to become a model. She also joined the Elite Modelling Agency situated in Delhi. Post that, as they say, there's no looking back. She went to be an integral part of films like Gangster, Life in a... Metro, Fashion, Raaz - The Mystery Continues⦠to name a few. If one has to 'poetically' sum up Kangna's story so far in words, all that one can say is that The Mystery Continues about the Raaz of the Fashion world's topmost model's Life In A Metro who encountered a Gangster when flying Kites.
You too can join Bollywood Hungama as we wish this Hottest chic on Planet Bollywood a very Happy Birthday, simply by posting your wishes below:Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:59 am Shannen Doherty to participate in Dancing with the Stars 2010Shannen Doherty is very nervous about her dancing skills, but she will look upto her dad, her inspiration, to overcome the fear.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:40 am Priyanka, Kangna pull Bhandarkar to Delhi - Oneindia
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 23 Mar 2010 | 12:40 am A Few Good Men : The New episode of Vampire DiariesThis coming Thursday, Vampire Diaries is getting more interesting as a brand new episode is on. Watch out for the Vampire Diaries Season 1 Episode 15 : A Few Good Men which will be air on Thursday.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:24 pm Asian film awards: Big B gets lifetime achievement awardChina and South Korea blitzed the Asian Film Awards this year, dominating top honours including best picture, best actor and best actress at the ceremony in Hong Kong on Monday, with legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan getting the lifetime achievement award. See picsSource: | 22 Mar 2010 | 5:50 pm Miley Cyrus Mentors 'American Idol' this TuesdayMiley Cyrus will be the next guest mentor on Tuesday show of ongoing popular TV reality show, 'American Idol'. Teen sensation Miley Cyrus, will give advice to the 11 remaining contestants of the American Idol season 9.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:43 pm 'Anjaana Anjaani' footage stuck in USProducer Sajid Nadiadwala is back from the US with the unit of his forthcoming film "Anjaana Aanjaani", but the negative stock of his shot footage is still in the US, awaiting a flight.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:46 pm Curiosity pushes youngsters towards drugs: 'Uttaran' actor NandishTelevision actor Nandish Sandhu, better known as Veer of the popular TV serial "Uttaran", says youngsters try drugs out of 'curiosity' and nothing else.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:35 pm Shabana Azmi learns Punjabi while leg healsShabana Azmi has found an inventive way of spending her time while she waits for her fractured leg to heal.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Mar 2010 | 2:20 pm Film on Milkha may not feature the legend - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 22 Mar 2010 | 1:32 pm Star John, former The View host recovering after heart surgeryStar Jones, an American television personality, best known for her role as a co-host of the ABC weekday morning talk show The View, underwent heart surgery last week and is recovering well now.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 22 Mar 2010 | 12:44 pm No Shah Rukh film at Poland festThe fourth Bollywood film festival in Poland won't have any movies of superstar Shah Rukh Khan who has a huge fan following in the country. If King Khan is missing from the event, he is being replaced by...Source: | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:47 am SRK gives young ones tips for six-pack absSuperstar Shah Rukh Khan, who flaunted six-pack abs in blockbuster "Om Shanti Om" but couldn't maintain them later, is doling out fitness tips to youngsters through micro-blogging site Twitter.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:37 am Not a bond girl, yetFreida Pinto issues statement denying role in Bond film.Source: | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:35 am Why Imran Khan loves to shoot in DelhiActor Imran Khan wants to shoot all his films in the capital so that he can pamper his taste buds with food from some of the best joints in the capital. Some particular favourites are...Source: | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:34 am Shahid better than Hrithik: Ahmad KhanThe Bollywood choreographer, who is awaiting the release of his first production venture Paathshaala, says Shahid Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor are better dancers than Hrithik.Source: | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:29 am Shahid, Ranbir better dancers than Hrithik: Ahmad KhanBollywood choreographer Ahmed Khan, who is awaiting the release of his first production venture "Paathshaala", says Shahid Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor are better dancers than Hrithik Roshan, known for his flexible and smooth moves.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:26 am Imran goes on binging spree in DelhiActor Imran Khan wants to shoot all his films in the capital so that he pampers his taste buds with food from some of the best joints here.Source: Entertainment News | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:19 am Arjum Rampal injured while shootingBollywood actor Arjun Rampal injured his knee while shooting a song for Karan Johar's yet-to-be titled film, which is an adaptation of Chris Columbus' 1998 comedy drama "Stepmom".Source: Entertainment News | 22 Mar 2010 | 10:16 am "Hum Tum Aur Ghost isn't your cliched Bollywood film" - Arshad Warsi
It's really hard to get back out when you've got under the skin of the character. But on meeting Arshad Warsi you'd not expect that. He leaves his character inside his vanity van when he talks about it. Outside, he is a much relaxed and a calm guy, someone who doesn't take his work seriously. On the flip side, you wouldn't even know how serious he is. "Would you like some biryani or sandwich?" Arshad asks me kindly. Biryani with Warsi? You betcha. I watch him eat silently for a few moments, one occasionally offering each other appreciative smiles from our respective seats. It's 3pm at the actors new and an almost furnished Andheri office. His next film Hum Tum Aur Ghost has him playing the lead man who can see dead people. What's more, he has also turned producer with this film. It's a film that only a man with a spring in his step, hope in his heart and some biryani on his plate could carry off. Arshad Warsi has all of those things and more. UK's Harrow Observer columnist and Bollywood Hungama's London correspondent met the actor and found - good guys, bad guys, confused guys - when Arshad Warsi takes a role (as an actor and a producer and soon to be a director) he takes it seriously.
Unfortunately, films like Ishqiya and Munnabhai come my way very rarely and I do not understand why. Nobody wants to offer me a role even after I've proved myself over and over again. But I guess, that's my destiny and I quietly accept it.
So...you're in demand again Arshad. Finally taken seriously by directors?
I try to do some serious work and I hope the directors take it seriously. Unfortunately, films like Ishqiya and Munnabhai come my way very rarely and I do not understand why. I fail to answer that question. Nobody wants to offer me a role even after I've proved myself over and over again. But I guess, that's my destiny and I quietly accept it.
Welcome to the domain of writers Arshad.
(Laughs) Thank you. I am a writer. I think sometimes things happen and writers are born. That's how I was born. When you sit down and try to think too hard for a name of a film or a story of your film and it doesn't come by, you should stop thinking. And then when you forget about the idea, it suddenly pops from nowhere. That's how Hum Tum Aur Ghost was born.
I think sometimes things happen and writers are born. That's how I was born.
No inspiration from any Hollywood movie?
Oh yes. I'll tell you about it. My wife Maria was watching a film and I was trying to pack my stuff and go for a shoot when I happened to watch the film which had Robert Downey Jr. in it. He could see dead people. I thought the character was pretty cool. But at the end of the day, I thought if a proper Hindi film could be made with all the values intact, we can make it worth a watch.
Dia ain't a desi tamancha, is she?
(Laughs) No, not at all. She is too sweet to be a desi tamancha. She is completely opposite of it. She is a bouquet of flowers. She is a sweet little thing. She is very practical, sweet yet solid and she's the kind of girl with whom I'd go around with. She is my kind of a girl. She gets her act together. Her morals and principles are intact. She is one of the few sorted girls in our industry who ain't been used to her full potential in acting.
Is Hum Tum Aur Ghost a cliché Bollywood film?
I don't identify with the over doing mother and son relationships. When I see all the television serials, for me that is seriously regressive. I will never ever go into that zone. I think we are 'cool' to be like that. My writing totally reflects how I am, how I talk, how I meet people, what I do, how I party, etc. Hum Tum Aur Ghost isn't a cliché Bollywood film. It's going to surprise you.
And didn't you think of any other ghost than Boman?
Apart from Boman being a bully, sweet, nice, cute chap, what he brings on the table is dignity. I like that about it. Whichever movie he is a part of, he makes it look classy. That's very important. But I also had an angel in my first draft. The film back then was titled 'I believe in Angels'. I wanted Nasseruddin Shah to play the angel. It was pretty much a special appearance. I was very clear that if Naseer would not act in the film, I'll take the character out of my film and that's how the Ghost was born. Welcome Boman!
Can we now talk to Arshad the businessman?
Don't even try to. He is very bad. He sucks. Yes, I have turned producer and this is my first production. I have treated Hum Tum Aur Ghost as my baby. I have nurtured it to the fullest. Very honestly, I am really bad when it comes to production. I am good in writing, acting, etc. I can't get into this number game. I have invested a lot in this film. There was 'no worries' and 'ok, get that', etc on the sets. There was always a 'yes' for an answer and that I need to change if I want to be a good producer. But Arshad the person doesn't need to change, Arshad the producer needs to learn. I've given too much love to my cast and crew and I made sure that everyone got everything on and off the sets.
I've given too much love to my cast and crew and I made sure that everyone got everything on and off the sets.
What day was it when you first put your thoughts on pen for Hum Tum Aur Ghost?
I wrote this film in the oddest manner. It beats the idea of writing (laughs). The whole concept of going to New York to write, London to write, etc is baseless. I don't write by locking myself in the room. I wrote this while I was shooting for Krazzy 4. I used to do the shot, come in my van and type on my laptop. This is my personal method but I like to work like this. I have this gut feeling that I am bang on. I want to know my climax of the film before I start writing the start scene. The rest isn't a problem.
I wrote Hum Tum Aur Ghost while I was shooting for Krazzy 4
But why opt for a genre like this in your debut production?
For me, any kind of story should have soul. I feel action films lack soul but can work sometimes. If it doesn't have soul, it is pointless making that film. Action films don't work for me. Comedy does, and if infused with a bit of tragedy and romance, it always works. In action, if you make a Krrish or a Mission Impossible, it's a different ball game. A film should touch your heart somewhere and you should be able to identify with it at some point while watching.
And what's the moral of the story?
The moral is what you take from a film. For me, Hum Tum Aur Ghost is about how powerful your true love can be. If you really love someone with true heart and honesty, it can do wonders or it probably makes you realise how bizarre it is sometimes.
Hum Tum Aur Ghost is about how powerful your true love can be
Do you have anyone in mind before you write as far as the cast is concerned?
An actor's job is to play the character. I don't want to write a film for Tom Cruise or Shah Rukh Khan. I want both of them to play that character. That's the difference. When I wrote the character of myself in Hum Tum Aur Ghost, I didn't decide that I'll write it for myself. After penning it down and after tracing the many dates of other actors and checking their availability, I came in.
Sum up Hum Tum Aur Ghost in one word?
Beautiful.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Mar 2010 | 9:13 am After Mallika Sherawat, it's Jacqueline's turn to wear lingerie over clothes
In her rather eventful but now almost extinct film career, Mallika Sherawat has indulged in quite a few on-screen acts that have resulted in raised eyebrows. One such act was in Ugly Aur Pagli where she had worn a two piece lingerie. So what was really shocking about this? After all she had done this in quite a few of her earlier movies as well. Well, the difference here was she had worn the lingerie 'over' and not 'under' her clothing! A rather funny (though short) scene, it wasn't much talked about since Ugly Aur Pagli tanked at the box office.
Circa 2010 and one can be rest assured that a similar act would be much talked about in weeks to come. Reason being that now it's the turn of Jacqueline Fernandez a.k.a Jackie, an entirely different personality as far as on-screen image is concerned, to be doing something similar for a film of hers. She has done that for Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai and rest assured, the results are out and out funny without even faintly touching upon the lines of vulgarity or even sensuality.
"This happens during the title song 'Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai' where Jackie goes for a shopping binge along with Riteish Deshmukh and his buddy Vishal Malhotra. Since she is an alien from Venus, Jackie doesn't have any clue about what's the kind of clothing worn on Earth. While she tries out dozens of outfits one after another, she also ends up wearing lingerie over her T-Shirt and Jeans", informs first time director Milap Zaveri who didn't require much persuasion in convincing Jackie.
While the filmmaker claims that there was no awkwardness whatsoever from Jackie's end, one wonders what was his leading lady's take on the entire episode? Being a Miss Sri Lanka means that she has been required to wear revealing outfits on stage and ramp. However, since a scene like this could go either ways, wasn't Jackie worried about the final outcome?
"All I could hear myself was scream - 'No, no, no'", laughs Jackie when reminded of the 'incident', "What a genius Milap is, isn't it? Asking his leading lady to wear a pinkish-red lingerie over her clothes! Now can you beat that? Really, I wasn't expected to agree on doing something like this in the first mention itself."
"Anyways, Milap and me have a great understanding", Jackie gets serious here, "If at all there was something that I was uncomfortable with, he would immediately scrap it. Really, if I was serious about not doing this scene, he would have not uttered a single word. However, all said and done, I decided to go for it and see how it turns out on screen. Later after canning the shot when I saw myself on the monitor, it all looked so cute and funny. I told Milap there and then that I was cool with it being retained in the film."
Similar sentiment is shared by Milap who wanted Jackie to be comfortable more than anything else. He says, "Since Jackie's character is so innocent in the film and the scene has also been shot in a manner that it is very cute than anything else, there was no sense of discomfort for anyone. Also, since she is fully clothed in the scene, there is no obvious attempt at spicing up the proceedings. In fact I am sure that kids as well as adults would just laugh it away as the character's ignorance than an attempt to hog attention."Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Mar 2010 | 7:02 am After Sanjay Dutt, it's 3D animation Bird Idol for Jyotin Goel
In a career spanning more than two decades, film maker Jyotin Goel has directed only three films - Inam Dus Hazar (1987), Zahreelay (1990) and Safari (1999). Incidentally, each of the three films has featured Sanjay Dutt in the lead. However, Jyotin Goel has now moved on and for his next film, he has chosen animation characters instead of opting for 'real' actors. The film is titled Bird Idol (an obvious inspiration from hugely popular 'Indian Idol') and tells the story of a bird which enters a namesake competition.
Says Jyotin Goel, "We are aiming at the family audience as a whole for Bird Idol because animation films have a wide spectrum worldwide. I am sure this movie will not just be loved by children but also their family members. It is a heart warming beautiful story which will melt their hearts."
Made in 3D animation, Bird Idol is presented by Warner Bros. The First Look of the film was unveiled over the weekend gone by with the poster showing a menacing bird with four innocent looking birds atop his head and nose.
"The creative thought behind the First Look poster of our film is based on a saying by the famous director Alfred Hitchcock", informs Goel, "He had once said - 'The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture.' It has inspired us as we have shown the biggest possible villain in our poster whose name is 'Dhamki'. He is surrounded by four other characters including the hero 'Hummy', his love interest Surili and their two other friends."
Lasting 100 minutes, Bird Idol has music composed by Sangeet Haldipur & Siddharth with Shaan & Kailash Kher lending their vocals.
"We have tried to illustrate the victory over evil by means of music", continues Goel, "The film is not based on the human kingdom but portrays the melodious world of birds and their attempt to explore life from an unusual standpoint. It is a journey into the lives of birds as they soar over dense jungles and major cities, hence gaining a point of view of the world that is hilariously different from ours."
The story of Bird Idol revolves around a bird called 'Hummy' which is not happy with the bird music and is greatly impressed by human music. How he introduces human music to the bird music by entering into a competition called Bird Idol (and in the process puts himself and his parents into trouble) is what forms the crux of the film.
Bird Idol is all set to enjoy a solo release on 23rd April.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 22 Mar 2010 | 6:56 am LSD director Dibakar Banerjee mistaken for actor Rajit Kapoor
Dibakar Banerjee was in Kolkata on Wednesday. Groups of people who saw him disembark at the airport mistook him for actor Rajit Kapoor (of Shyam Benegal's Suraj Ka Satwan Ghoda and Mammo fame). The identity-crisis continued all over the city throughout the day even when he introduced himself as a director, people wanted to know if had switched from acting to direction.
Says Dibakar, "All my life I've been mistaken for Rajit. Even our voices are the same. So I'm not surprised. Many years ago when Rajit Kapoor was doing the serial Bhyomkesh Bakshi on Doordarshan, I was often mobbed by fans who thought that was me. "
Dibakar was in Kolkata to promote Love Sex Aur Dhokha. And everywhere Dibakar had to explain he wasn't Rajit Kapoor.
Another question being asked of the director was, who was the star on whom a sting operation was performed in the third story in Love Sex Aur Dhokha.
There are three stories in Love Sex Aur Dhokha all ripping the curtain off the masks of civility that we generally wear. Says the film's director, "The first story is entitled Superhit Pyar. It stars newcomers Anshuman Jha and Shruti as a caste-differentiated couple. The second story is entitled Paap Ki Dukaan. It's about a real-life MMS scandal."
It's the third story Badnaam Shohrat about a sting operation carried out against a film star which is likely to create the maximum furor.
Is the stung star (played by Harry Pangri) based on Shakti Kapoor? "Not at all," says director Dibakar Banerjee.
However, sources insist it is Kapoor whom the third story is modeled on.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Mar 2010 | 6:37 am Anjaana Anjaani negative stuck in US; Nadiadwala bringing it through direct flight
Producer Sajid Nadiadwala is spending sweaty sleepless nights. The entire unit of his film Anjaana Anjaani came back from the US. But the negative stock of his shot footage is still in the US, awaited a flight. This startling eventuality because there was no direct flight from San Francisco to Mumbai before Monday.
Anything can happen in transit. Agrees Sajid, "It is risky especially for an Indian film and that too for a producer with a name belonging to a particular community. But I had no choice but to wait till Monday for the shot footage to be sent from San Francisco to Mumbai .That's when there's a direct flight from San Francisco to Mumbai."
According to Sajid, connecting flights are too risky. "If the footage had to change flights the risk of misplacement would be far greater. So I'd rather brave a delay and let my film come on a direct flight."
In the meanwhile, as Monday creeps up on Sajid, he contemplates in his head the possibility, remote as it is, of even a part of the film being lost. "There's nothing we can do if even part of the footage gets damaged or lost in transit."
The precious cargo is insured. "But what good would the money do to me if the footage doesn't reach Mumbai intact?", reasons Sajid.
Anjaana Anjaani is at the moment kept in film lab in San Francisco. This is the first that the unit has returned without the film. Hopefully, all the labour that Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra have put into Anjaana Anjaani would reach Mumbai safe and sound.
Until then Sajid Nadiadwala and the entire unit are on tenterhooks.Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 22 Mar 2010 | 4:34 am Subhash K. Jha speaks about Shaapit
There are good spirits and bad spirits waltzing all over the place. All we have to do is reach into the past and pull out the relevant ghoul and voila, we are into the realm of the spooky-cool.
Vikram Bhatt's Shaapit has a certain coherence and clarity generally denied to the horror genre. Bhatt, a past-master at creating the shiver givers treats the material on hand with affection and respect.
Shaapit is one of those rare horror thrillers which are not designed simply to scare the yell out of viewers. The research on spirits and ghosts that underlines the story of a boy in love and his effort to liberate his object of adoration from a 300-year old family curse includes scholarly interpretations of witchcraft, sorcery and other spiritual know-how.
While this knowledge-ability is an advantage it also dampens of the spirit. While on the one hand you appreciate the trouble taken to transport the horror genre beyond pedestrian scares, the effort to entrust an academic dimension to the terror often hampers the free flow of the fear.
Shaapit has a whammer of a climax when Aditya Narayan must submerge the ashes of an evil spirit (played by the articulate Natasha Sinha) who tries to stop him every 'witch' way. The flying objects in this case are not members of the audience trying to find a way out. There are genuinely riveting moments in the plot, shot with the compelling and persuasive genre-defining enjoyment.
Pravin Bhatt's cinematography exudes an enchanting expertise. The film is shot in accentuated orange, yellow, black and grey hues that create a feeling of hushed expectancy and tentative beauty. The narrative is energized by a rush of riveting episodes all meant to create a spiral of suspenseful segments in the ongoing spook-opera known as How To Save Your Beloved From Evil Spirits.
In Raaz Vikram Bhatt had created the reverse energy. Bipasha Basu had rescued her husband Dino Morea from the clutches of a sexy spirit.
Aditya Narayan looks a little to raw and inexperienced to do a rescue the damsel in distress. He has a screen presence which could be better cultivated. He has good support from a friend (Shubh Joshi) and Rahul Dev playing an occultist academician. The new girl Shweta Agarwal would have made a better impact with less makeup. Tragically there is absolutely no sexual energy between the pair. That kind of kills the whole intention underlining the guy's rescue operation.
Vikram Bhatt, always a neat compact and straightforward storyteller, moves in two time zones. The art and décor for the sequences of palace intrigue 300 years ago suggest more papier-mâché than authenticity.
But the film is well-mounted and packaged with sincerity. Yup, the ghoul can be quite cool.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 22 Mar 2010 | 3:24 am
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