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'Thipparalli Tarlegalu' a big let downThe first thing that comes to mind after watching this satire is, can a National Award winning director like S.Source: Entertainment News | 4 Apr 2010 | 9:25 am Arjun Rampal is my brother for life: Ranbir
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 4 Apr 2010 | 8:19 am Scarlett, Gwyneth pair-up for 'Iron Man-2'
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 4 Apr 2010 | 8:12 am 'Raajneeti' is my most complete film: Prakash Jha
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 4 Apr 2010 | 8:07 am Eva Longoria shocked by DNA test
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 4 Apr 2010 | 7:52 am I love going naked, says Heidi Klum
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 4 Apr 2010 | 7:48 am Akshay Kumar is a lucky mascot for lot of actresses: Jiah Khan
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 4 Apr 2010 | 7:06 am Chinese film festival in capital"Chinese Whispers", a festival of contemporary films from China featuring works by sixth generation film makers, begins in the capital on Tuesday.Source: Entertainment News | 4 Apr 2010 | 5:25 am 'Raajneeti' is my most complete film: Prakash Jha - NDTV.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 4 Apr 2010 | 2:56 am Lata Mangeshkar to sing for Shiv Sena on Maharashtra Day - Sify
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 4 Apr 2010 | 12:47 am Prince is high-voltage action: Director - Hindustan Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 3 Apr 2010 | 8:32 pm Shah Rukh Khan visits Karun Chandhok - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 3 Apr 2010 | 8:16 pm John Forseyth, Dynasty's oil tyhcoon no moreCharlie in Charlie's Angels and the oil tychoon from Dynasty, John Forsythe, is no more. The 92 year old actor, who died on Thursday, was part of the soap opera Dynasty, which led to the advent of saga like prime time TV series.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 3 Apr 2010 | 3:25 pm Angelina Jolie teenage photographs for auction, have you seen these pictures?Angelina Jolie, the worlds sexiest women and the heart throb of millions of fans; earliest modeling photographs are going under the hammer. The Hollywood star was just 15 when this racy collection of pictures was taken by photographer Harry Langdon.Source: merinews: Entertainment News Articles | 3 Apr 2010 | 3:20 pm Dibakar Banerjee's long journey to LSD - Economic Times
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 3 Apr 2010 | 2:54 pm Akshay is back to impress with his daredevil stuntsAkshay Kumar did what he does best in Sajid Khan's comedy film Housefull. He jumped from one balcony to another for a scene, without using any harness. The movie will hit screens on...Source: | 3 Apr 2010 | 12:25 pm Dibakar Banerjee takes the year off for babyDibakar Banerjee won't be starting another film till next year as he is taking the rest of the year off to get to know his baby daughter Ira.Source: Entertainment News | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:57 am India is not far anymore: Kathryn BigelowHer film, The Hurt Locker, won six Oscars last month. And now, filmmaker Kathryn says India is not far on her horizon. "Middle East gave me some nice memories to cherish and whatever I know about India, I know it will not keep me away from visiting for long," she says.Source: | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:47 am Thilakan to appear before AMMA executive
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:42 am Malayalam film to make kids aware about environmentMalayalam film for children "Chithrakuzhal" (The Bird Watcher), told in the form of an adventure thriller, intends to make kids aware of global warming, climate change and deforestation.Source: Entertainment News | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:35 am New kid on the blockAustralian actor Sam Worthington felt like an “infant” on the sets of new film Clash of the Titans.Source: | 3 Apr 2010 | 10:27 am Aamir Khan to host Kaun Banega Crorepati 4?
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 3 Apr 2010 | 9:22 am Rahul, Dimpy's reception in Kolkata - Times of India
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 3 Apr 2010 | 9:09 am Great combinationWorld renowned London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Renga Ensemble collaborates with Indian musicians for a Carnatic jazz tour of IndiaSource: | 3 Apr 2010 | 8:55 am Jolie's teenage pictures a big hit at auction
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 3 Apr 2010 | 8:14 am Not so VeerDirector Anil Sharma is tired of his ‘action’ image and wants to make merry with a love story now.Source: | 3 Apr 2010 | 8:11 am Akriti makes debut as composer in albumJohnny Gaddar singer’s self-titled debut also features two songs by Shankar Mahadevan.Source: | 3 Apr 2010 | 8:03 am It was tough to strip before Lilette Dubey: MaradonaNewcomer Maradona Rebello, who plays the lead role in Pankh, confesses he had a harrowing time doing unconventional things like getting smooched by a man in the movie. But he says going nude in front of his screen mother, played by Lilette Dubey, was the toughest.Source: | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:55 am Maradona Rebello goes nude in front of Lilette DubeyYoung Maradona Rebello had to do some very strange and unconventional things in his debut film "Pankh" -- get smooched by a man and go completely nude in front of his screen mother Lilette Dubey.Source: Entertainment News | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:54 am Heather Graham and Kristen Bell to go barefoot for campaign
Source: NDTV Entertainment News | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:52 am Secret Harry Potter script found in a pubFinal Harry Potter book’s secret film script was abandoned in a pub, thanks to the movie’s crew who went on a bender. The script - marked “Private and Confidential” - which contains 118 pages reveal... Source: | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:33 am The many lives of Amitabh BachchanIn the film "Dev" Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of an upright police officer who is horrified by the collusion between ruling politicians and a section of the police during a communal outbreak.Source: Entertainment News | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:31 am Simple Kapadia, not 'late' for "Tum Milo..." crewDimple Kapadia's deceased sister Simple, who was designing the star's costumes for "Tum Milo Toh Sahi" until she fell ill, is credited in the film for her work - but not posthumously.Source: Entertainment News | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:23 am Subhash K. Jha speaks on Tum Milo Toh Sahi
Just for the pleasure of watching Nana Patekar and Dimple Kapadia together, this quaint and sincere look at love across three generations is well worth a dekko.
Dimple Kapadia, exuding a warmth that pervades the screen plays a feisty Parsi woman who isn't deterred let alone defeated by attempts to dismantle her dream, namely a strategic cafe where Mumbai-wallahs meet like they still do in cafe's all over Kolkata for a bit of a brany pow-wow and buttery pao.
It all adds up. The feisty Parsi lady and the cranky sullen unhappy-with-life lawyer (Nana Patekar) who helps her keep her property and not-so-promptly falls in love with the lady.
You get the picture? Rajen Makhijana, Sameer Siddiqui and Kabir Sadanand's screenplay cruises the realm of the known but still provides elements of freshness in the way the predictable characters are framed and photographed. DOP Pushan Kriplani adds an afterglow to the already-seen characters' lives. You could feel the characters' feelings, if you care.
There are three sets of people falling in and out of love, stumbling along that path to mutual fulfillment strewn with roses and pricks...The human kind as well! This is a film that finally exudes the scent and strength of goodness. The Dimple-Nana relationship is endearing in its nostalgic references. Both are in splendid form. The next generation's angst is represented by Sunil Shetty (restrained in a quiet but forcible way) and the surprise-packet Vidya Malvade.
Now why is our film industry not allowing this lovely actress to have her say? Director Kabir Sadanand gives all his principal actors room to blossom. And that includes the third generation pair Rehaan Khan and Anjana Sukhani who are just discovering life and love. The couple is fresh eager and raring to articulate their inner world.
The storytelling is moody and leisurely, like a stroll down a beachside on a quiet Sunday afternoon. The narrative has no sharp dips and curves. But director Kabir Sadanand is able to hold all his characters together, giving them a life and sustenance that takes them beyond stereotypes but not far enough to make them memorable creatures of the romantic zone.
Everyone from every generation wants a piece of that shimmering sky where love is more than just a Valentine's Day slogan. Tum Milo Toh Sahi is not as sharp in its sensitivities on love as could have been. Lekin tum dekho to sahiSource: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:22 am Anupam Kher invited to speak at TED's first conference in Mumbai
Anupam Kher is surely one happy man today. And he has all the reasons to be so. On one hand, while his acting academy 'Actor Prepares' is going great guns, on the other, he is someone who is one of the most sought after persons not just in Bollywood, but in all the arenas under the sun!
The latest is in the form of an invitation from the prestigious TED, a non-profit organization, which holds an event in order to get many intellectual brains under one roof. While this event gets held every year in Oxford, UK, it was only last year that it found its Indian presence. Only recently, TED started TEDx, a program that allows professionals to share ideas that's worth sharing. This event is being held today in Mumbai under the aegis of 'TEDxMumbai', which will have around 160 people, consisting of professionals from all the walks of life, including scientists, executives and students. Talking exclusively to Bollywood Hungama from the venue, Anupam Kher said, "Basically, TED is a prestigious platform where people give their ideas. Somebody had heard me speaking at Barclay Bank's conference. That's when they approached me for TED. I was honored and surprised at this offer as TED forms a very interesting stage for sharing of ideas. Normally, only scientists and philosophers can be seen here. But here I wasâ¦an actor. This time round, it was not for acting, but for my belief in the 'Power In You', to which, I strongly spoke about the fact that the power in you is much more powerful that the person outside you." When we asked him about the overall experience of TED, Anupam just summed it up in two words, "Fabulous and rejuvenating".Source: BollywoodHungama.com News | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:21 am 'Bipasha is fun on the sets' - IBNLive.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:15 am You'll soon see me in a romantic role: NeilNeil Nitin Mukesh has made a mark for himself by choosing strong character-driven roles in Johnny Gaddar, New York and Jail. But now the sensitive actor promises his fans will get to see him in a completely romantic role.Source: | 3 Apr 2010 | 6:12 am Prince is high-voltage action: DirectorKookie Gulati says high voltage action scenes performed by Vivek Oberoi in his directorial debut Prince are the film's USP. He is confident the movie will surprise audiences with its implausible action sequences. Source: | 3 Apr 2010 | 5:57 am Kangna Ranaut doing it her way in Hi! Blitz
If there is someone who can look stunning in black and as well as in coloured, then, it's none other than Kangna Ranaut. And to get a real life experience of the same, you don't have to swim across the seven seas. All that you need to do is simply get your hands on the latest edition of Hi! Blitz.
'Steel Magnolias' is what the headline states about a never before interview. It is in this interview, wherein, she states all about the A-Z about her life. Full marks to the conceptualizer as well as the photographer for having presented Kangna like never before and maybe never after! She does go on record to say that, "It's shameful for me to be only 22. When I am in the middle of intense conversations with people, I avoid questions about my age. I have a mind of 45-50 year-old-woman, which is scary. I don't like to tell people my age. When I have conversations with producers and directors, it's at a very human level and that's how I treat people older than me. I can't connect with people of my age: for me they are way too young. In a way, I have accepted that I feel way too old."
This is just a glimpse of what to expect in this edition of Hi! Blitz.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 3 Apr 2010 | 5:12 am Masand: 'Leaving Home' touches you - IBNLive.com
Source: Entertainment - Google News | 3 Apr 2010 | 4:37 am "My mom didn't flinch even when I stripped on screen" - Maradona Rebello
Young Maradona Rebello had to do some very strange and unconventional things in his debut film Pankh, like getting smooched by a man and go completely nude in front of his screen mother, played by Lilette Dubey.
Confesses Maradona, "It's been a harrowing time for me. I've given the role everything because I believed in the film. It's the story of a pushy mother and a male child who's pushed into the movies dressed as a girl. My character grows up confused about his sexuality. I had to do many things that didn't come naturally to me because I'm a straight guy I had to kiss a man, get pushed around by him."
Worst of all was the cross-dressing scenes.
Shivers Maradona, "When I came on the set in a dress wearing stocking and lipstick my director Sudipto-da freaked out. He was so apologetic. He asked everyone to leave the sets. I told him to chill. But in the nights I just couldn't sleep. I was harrowed. Luckily my parents supported me. They saw the film and loved my performance. My mom didn't flinch even when I stripped in front of my screen-mother."
The character has changed Maradona's life. "I know I'm straight. But playing a guy confused about his sexuality can shake you completely."
The boy can breathe a sigh of relief about his second film Dunno Y ... Jaane Kyun."Here I'm completely straight. In fact I'm straight in Pankh as well. But throughout the film I had to keep trying to prove to the world that I am not gay."
At the climax of the film Maradona had to take off all his clothes and show his screen mom Lilette Dubey he's a man.
Explains Maradona, "Right through the film she keeps taunting me that I am no man. Finally in a fit of rage I had to undress and show her that I am a man. It was a very difficult scene to do. Fortunately Lilette Dubey made me very comfortable. Before the scene she hugged me and said it'd be fine. And it was."
Worst was the plight of being kissed by a man. "My co-star Amit Purohit had to kiss me right here at Marine Drive. Luckily it was the night and not too many people were around."
Ironically, in his second film Maradona has an affair with his sister-in-law married to his gay brother.
"I can't reveal much about the part. But I got to work with screen divas like Zeenat Aman and Helen. Not bad for my second film."
As for being accepted as a gay role-model after the release of Pankh Maradona says, "Why not? If people of either sex find me attractive I'm fine by it as long as I remain happily heterosexual in real life."Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 3 Apr 2010 | 4:23 am "Only the person who wrote Laila Majnu should be upset with me" - Dibakar
Dibakar Banerjee won't be starting another film till next year. He needs to take the rest of the year off to get to know his new adoptive baby Ira.
"Otherwise she'll never be able to accept me as anything but an alien in her life. At the moment she's 7 months old. I want to spend some months with her and become an integral part of her life."
Movies can wait. "I won't be starting another film till next year. I need to be home, to let my daughter get used to my presence around the house."
Reacting to the charge by short-filmmaker Abhay Kumar that the first segment of Dibakar's film Love Sex Aur Dokha is similar to Abhay's short film Udaan Dibakar says, "Of course there are similarities! My film and his have adopted the age-old traditional Laila-Majnu format where boy meets girl, they fall in love, elope and get killed by irate parents. If anyone should be upset with me it's the person who wrote Laila Majnu."
Dibakar points out that so many Hindi films have borrowed the star-crossed love format. "Raj Kapoor's Bobby...Mansoor Khan's Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak...there was even a film featuring Farooq Sheikh and Deepti Naval Ek Baar Chale Aao...Yeah I saw Abhay's film and it's certainly similar to mine."
A refreshing change from the denials that filmmakers serve up when charged with similarities to another work.
Adds Dibakar, "If you look at my other film Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, some shots were taken from the way Martin Scorsese shoots his scenes. It's the way we all function as filmmaker. There have to be sources of inspiration."Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 3 Apr 2010 | 3:38 am "I haven't credited Simple as 'Late' Simple Kapadia" - Kabir Sadanand
Dimple Kapadia's deceased sister Simple who was doing her star-sister's costumes in Tum Milo Toh Sahi until she was too unwell, is credited in the film for her work. But not as a posthumous presence.
"I haven't credited her as the 'Late' Simple Kapadia. Because to us who were among the last fortunate folks to have spent time with her, she never went away. Her laughter and her joie de vivre remains with us. Though Pooja Chabria took over Dimple's clothes after she was unwell, Simple would was still a part of the whole procedure," says director Kabir Sadanand emotionally.
Kabir didn't allow any pictures to be taken when Simple would come to the sets. "I didn't want the world to see her on a wheelchair. Even though she was ill, she insisted on coming to the sets and spending time with us. When we'd ask about her health she would turn around and say, 'Who's ill around here?' Her spirit carried us forward to the end of the film."
Director Kabir Sadanand who was making Tum Milo Toh Sahi right at the time when his leading lady Dimple Kapadia was facing the worst crisis of her life.
Her sister Simple was dying.
Says Kabir, "But not once did Dimple bring her grief to the sets. Not once did we get to feel the enormity of her suffering. Every day she was in and out of the hospital and on the sets on time ready to face the camera."
Even when Simple was gone the show went on.
"Dimple doesn't believe that the world needs to know about her suffering. She internalized all the pain that she felt about Simple's condition," says Kabir.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 3 Apr 2010 | 3:32 am Subhash K. Jha speaks on Sadiyaan
It is deliciously ironical that during the week that our tennis queen Sania Mirza announced she would marry in Pakistan, comes this film where the young desi pair threatens to get married and move to Pakistan.
Life often imitates art. And art is often a close companion of kitsch and melodrama. Kitschy melodrama is attacked by purists. But there's something to be said about a good old-fashioned melodrama like Sadiyaan where the biological and foster mothers, played by Hema Malini and Rekha respectively, vie for a son's love and attention and outdo each other in the sacrificial arena.
They don't make screen -moms like Rekha and Hema any more.
Raj Kanwar induces great dignity into the tussle between the modern-day Devaki and Yashodhara. Yup, there's something to be said in favour of nostalgia. Just see how Hema Malini, Rekha and Rishi Kapoor light up the screen in this surprisingly-watchable-in-parts ode to fugitive parenthood. Cleverly veteran director Raj Kanwar who in the past has made some very successful melodramas, focuses on the older generation in the second-half so that the story of young love gets a strong back-projection.
Sadiyaan has its heart in the right place even when it, the heart rests in callow place. The courtship between the two newcomers in the first-half lacks a virile force. The rituals of romance are rather routine. As a matter of fact the cynics can accuse the scriptwriters of investing too much heart into this tale about the pangs of Partition that tore India into two messy halves more than sixty years ago.
We've had some remarkable Hindi films on Partition ranging from the classic Garam Hawa to the extraordinary-in-its-own-rights Gadar Ek Prem Kahani. Sadiyaan is not quite in the same league. It isn't lacking in emotions .Nor does the narrative miss out on putting the right punctuation marks in every sequence. What prevents the film from taking wings is also the quality that lifts the film above the culture of prevalent puerility.
Sadiyaan has that fast-fading quality called tehzeeb. To get to that core of genteel emotions one has to forego the fast-food pleasures of contemporary commercial cinema where any shot that lasts more than 5 seconds is considered distracting. Sadiyaan revels in lingering moments and interactive dialogues that speak of mythology in a semi-historical context.
The main actors lead the narrative gracefully into a heart-warming conclusion.
The dialogues by Javed Siddiqui convey a cutting edge touching long-forgotten chords and opening wounds of history's failings that never healed without getting involved in polemics. Anshul Chobey's camera sweeps over the idyllic innocence of Amritsar with a panoramic grace.
The debutant Luv Sinha conveys a rawness and innocence that go well with his character. His dialogue delivery and body language need fine-tuning. Time always takes care of the rough edges. That's what this film is about.
Trust the strong stalwart cast to steel and steal Raj Kanwar's engaging screenplay. Rekha and Hema Malini as young Sinha's two screen moms are a study in contrast. Rekha is exuberant and restless and quite an antithesis to her husky mysterious characters. Hema is dignity and restrain personified. Her arrival after intermission signals the film's most watch able portion. As for Rishi Kapoor, has he ever let a film down?
The narrative follows old-world conventions like comic relief (between an Indian and Pakistani domestic help) and a Mujra (performed spiritedly by Neetu Chandra) during the wedding. But it's the irony at the core of the plot that sweeps us over the glitches and hiccups. A Hindu mother decides to find her adoptive son's biological Muslim parents so he can marry the girl of his choice.
Sadiyaan appeals at a very basic level. They don't make too many movies like these any more.Source: BollywoodHungama.com Features | 3 Apr 2010 | 3:25 am 'Prince' is high-voltage action: DirectorKookie Gulati says high voltage action scenes performed by Vivek Oberoi in his big-budget directorial debut "Prince" are the film's USP.Source: Entertainment News | 3 Apr 2010 | 2:58 am
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