Archive for May, 2009

deepti naval filmThis is the first still from Deepti Naval’s directorial debut – Do Paise ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane ki baarish. Wow, what a name! Sounds straight from Gulzaarsaab’s diary. And Deepti making her debut with this…we are waiting. 

The film has Rajit Kapoor and Deepti’s best friend Manisha Koirala in lead roles. The film deals with the bonding between two unlikely and unusual person. And the dope is that Rajit kapoor plays a gay character in the film. Deepti is going to promote her film at the Cannes film festival. Manisha will also be there to lend her support. 

sanjay_leela_bhali2…….for his new film Guzaarish starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai. He tried his talent in Saawariya too. If we remember correctly, he did compose one song in Saawariya.

Also, those who know him well, claim that the music of Hum Dil de Chuke Sanam belongs completely to him. Ismail Darbar just executed it. And thats why, without Bhansali, he is nowhere.

Guzaarish will have eight songs and Bhansali has already composed four. Woohoo..we are waiting to hear music director Sanjay Leela Bhansali now!

kites1Its one of the most awaited film of the year. Anurag Basu’s Kites. Produced by papa Rakesh Roshan and starring beta Hrithik Roshan with Barabara Mori and Kangana Ranaut. Every small detail about the film has been kept under wraps.

Indiafm has published the synopsis of the film. Incase you have missed it, here it is.

In the harsh terrain of the Mexican desert, a mortally wounded man is left for dead in the heat of the desert sun. This is J (Hrithik Roshan) – once a street smart, carefree young guy and now a wanted man. As death looms, the only thing that keeps him alive is the quest to find the love of his life, Natasha (Barbara Mori). A woman, betrothed to another man, surely destined for J. A woman, who comes into his life like a bolt of lightning, and changes his life forever.

Love is a moment. The moment J and Natasha saw each other, words were not necessary. In that moment, they knew instantly that they belonged together. But, something went wrong. The ensuing fight of the two lovers results in a deadly chase. J battles death but nothing can prepare him for what he is about to discover.

Kites is a story of love that goes beyond barriers, boundaries and cultures. It is a story of passion that defies every rule, of a relationship which takes two lovers on a journey that is filled with violence and death, of precious moments that are unforgettable. Finally it is a story of betrayal that is beyond comprehension.

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Nothing can beat Subhash Ghai’s enthu. He is making one after another crap, living in those woods, and he still believes that whatever he has made or making, its all classic. Not now, but 20 years later. Audacity of Hope. Anyway, here comes one more to add to the Ghai crapfest, Paying Guests.

Have a look at the promo or is it theatrical trailer or whatever it is, and you can make out the call for the auditions – The morons of the world, everyone get together. Produced by Mukta Arts, Paying Guests is directed by Paritosh Painter, stars Shreyas Talpade, Vatsal Seth, Aashis Chowdhary, Javed Jaffri, Raima Sen, Celina Jaitley, Sayali Bhagat and Neha Dhupia.

ram-gopal-varmaControversy’s child Ramu doesnt want to sit silent. After Censor Board banned his jana gana rann promo of the new film Rann, Ramu has now decided to move to High Court to appeal againt the ban.

The film stars Amitabh Bachchan,  Ritesh  Deshmukh, Sujeet and Paresh Rawal in the lead. 

Here is Ramu’s letter about the ban and his plan to move to High Court.

The Censor Board has decided to refuse to certify ‘Jana Gana Rann’ for Public Viewing.

The Censor Board order alleges that the promo violates guidelines 2(xix) of Section 5B2 of the Cinematograph Act 1952 and also constitutes an offence under The Insult to National Honours Act, 1971.

 This action of the Censor Board is arbitary and unconstitutional. Guideline 2(xix) of the Section 5B2 of the Cinematograph Act 1952 says :

“national symbols and emblems are  not shown except in accordance with the provisions of the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use), Act 1950.”

 According to this interpretation by the Censor Board, no Indian Film can show the Tricolor, Rashtrapati Bhavan or the Parliament House. And, if the Censor Board did take that position, they could ask us for relevant cuts in the promo. In the whole promo of  2 mins and 10 secs there are two shots of the same for exactly 8 seconds.

The Second objection raised by the Censor Board is The Insult to National Honor Act amended in 2003. The relevant section (Section 3) states as under:

 “3. Prevention of singing of Indian National Anthem, etc.

Whoever intentionally prevents the singing of the Indian National Anthem or causes disturbance to any assembly engaged in such singing shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.”

The act relates to preventing the singing of the National Anthem in public or causing disturbance to any assembly. In this case there is no such violation.

Article 19 guarantees freedom of speech and expression and freedom of trade amongst others fundamental rights. Every citizen has the right to freely express and freely carry the trade unless it is contrary to the peace and integrity of the country. By denying me the right to release this promo to the public at large, the Censor Board is violating my fundamental right.

Ramgopal Varma

i didnt. I have never done. Its Mothers Day. Its all over the place.

Do you feel guilty ? I dont. I never do. I dont even remember her birthday. I dont bother. Like a true anti-family anti-social guy, i never cared much about birthdays of my siblings,parents and relatives. They all know. They dont feel bad now when i dont wish them on their birthdays. I dont even like celebrating my birthday. Wish everyone could erase that day from their diary. Reason ? Just like that. Are there are more like me ? or am i the only one ?

If you want to know more about how and why of Mother’s Day, here is the wikipedia link. And if you want to know more about Ana Jarvis, who took the intiative for celebrating Mother’s Day and how it became one more holiday, here is the wikipedia link. 

And if you are just a selfish inglorious bastard like me, here are two songs for the d-day, enjoy. Mother’s Day is just another excuse. One is mumma from Dasvidaniya, sung and composed by Kailash Kher. The other is from Rang De Basanti. Luka chhupi, sung by Lata Mangeshkar and A R Rahman. Music – A R Rahman.

piyush_pandeysays Piyush Pandey, Executive Chairman & NCD, India and South Asia, O & M.

This is in reply to music composer Vishal Dadlani’s blog rant where he linked zoozoo with voting pattern in Mumbai. He also criticised the Zoozoos saying they are irritaing gay mice. If you havent read it yet, here it is.

Piyush Pandey’s reply is published in today’s Sunday Mid-day. Here it is…

I am ashamed that he lives in Mumbai and yet he  is ashamed of Mumbai.

I hope he doesnt have children otherwise they would be very hurt because he wants to break the necks of all Barbie dolls…rathr insensitive, dont you think ?

If he believes I am writing this letter because I am involved with zoozoo, he’s sadly mistaken. Because yes, Zoozoo are loved by everyone else but him. And if he is so insensitive to the world around, then he should change his name from Vishal Dadlani to Vishal Dudlani.

Well, Vishal asked for it. Because liking or disliking the Zoozoo is fine but he linked up two completely different issues. Is Dadlani or Dudlani going to reply to Piyush now ?

The man with the sharpest claws…

Posted: May 10, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, etc, gossipmongers, News, WTF
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khalid…..is back. And what a bitch he is. But we absouletly love him. Because when he uses those sharp claws, he is damn interesting. No,  we are not talking about Wolverine. He is apna desi wolverine in scribe’s get up. Its Khalid Mohamed, critic turned filmmaker turned bitch turned blogger. He has started blogging on aslibaat.com and the first victim of those sharp claws are Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor. Here is the link to the post.

Btw, if you are wondering why Vikram Bhatt is also on the same page, then let us explain. Vikarm and Khalid are the new best friends. When Khalid was the editor of HT Cafe, he gave space to Vikram to write his weekly column. Now Vikram is returning the favour. Aslibaat.com is ASA productions’ venture and Vikram is part of ASA, which produced his last few films. Also, if gossipmongers are to be believed, Vikram is soon going to produce Khalid’s next film.

And here is the most interesting bit….

Now ‘I’ is getting these lucrative offers to write this tell-all book that would shrink Amitabh Bachchan to Appu Raja size, make roast potatoes of Aamir Khan and bare the chest and some more of Salman Khan..and an infinite number of tinsel personalties.

wooohoo….We hope that Khalid takes up the offer soon because we love Appu Raja and roast potatoes! Waiting!

Filmmaker Onir has revealed the first poster of his next film Abhimanyu. He is making five short films and will put them all together to make a feature. Abhimanyu is the story of a child abuse survivor. Anyone can contribute and become a producer for this film. For more details, click here.

And here is the poster.

abhimanyu

Mr India 2 – details

Posted: May 10, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, etc, News, writing
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Bollywoodhungama’s Devansh Patel has done a long interview with screenwriter Kamlesh Pandey. Though he hasnt revealed much details about the sequel but Kamlesh has spoken about the plans for Mr India 2 (Mr India’s sequel), how they are going about it and about his interactions with Shekhar Kapoor ( director of Mr India).

Here is the link to the interview. Do read.