The first look of Rahul Dholakia’s Lamhaa is out. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu and Kunal Kapoor in lead. And surprisingly, the promo looks good. But Bunty Walia (producer) & Rahul Dholakia ? Strange bedfellows!
Archive for August, 2009
Rahul Dholakia’s Lamhaa – first look(promo)
Posted: August 21, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cast & crew, cinema, first look, News, songs & videosTags: Bipasha Basu, Bunty Walia, first look, Kunal Kapoor, Lamhaa, promo, Rahul Dholakia, Sanjay Dutt
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Kaminey’s Dhen Tedan – the original
Posted: August 21, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cinema, News, songs & videos, televisionTags: Dhen Tedan, Gubbare, Gulzar, Kaminey, original, Roop Kumar Rathod, Sharman Joshi, Suresh Wadekar, Vishal Bhardwaj
Finally, the audio and video of the original Dhen Tedan song is out. Though Vishal Bhardwaj has admitted it many times in his interviews, but those of you who still cant recall, click the play button. Its sung by Suresh Wadekar and Roop Kumar Rathod for Vishal’s directorial debut on television. Remember the series Gubbare ? Check out young Sharman Joshi. The original was also by Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar.
And for the full audio track click here.
Kaminey : love story of our times & the generation that read Nandan!
Posted: August 18, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cinema, film review, News, reviews, ThoughtsTags: Guddu, Love Aaj Kal, Nandan, Sweety, Vishal Bhardwaj
The director (lets call him aKa) made a fist, positioned it in front of his crotch, moved it to and fro, cracking a joke on me, because thats what I think love is all about. Atleast accoding to him. Why ? Because I didnt feel the lump in my throat when i saw Love Aaj Kal(a title that sounds like a mathematics theorem and is even written like one). Ofcourse, aKa felt that lump, a big one too and some three four times. That Mr Ali has already been branded as bollywood’s new age love guru and every producer/director aspires to make a Jab We Met kind of romcom is surely some indication. And, mere har jhoot ki niyat hamesha sach thi Guddu!
But fuck that new age. Fuck that theorem of love. Enough of that cool and confused one. One that make an effort to sound smart and make you laugh. Hail the Bharadwaj Boy! Why ? Because for me, the greatest stories are those which belongs to us, of our times, of our politics. And someone finally dares to touch the M-word. Marathi, Maharashtra, Mumbai. Ironic that the filmmaker belongs to other M(eerut) town. The newspapers had enough, there were lot of tv debates. But like always, politics is a bad word in our bollyland. And only few dare. And, mere har jhoot ki niyat hamesha sach thi Guddu!
Sharmaji from Bambai is in love with Sweety from Mumbai. The risk ? Your do nimboo aur mirchi! And still he goes for it and pulls it off with so much ease. And, mere har jhoot ki niyat hamesha sach thi Guddu!
As the film moved on, i was wondering if love will again be doomed in Bhardwaj’s Kaminey, as it happened in Maqbool and Omakara! When killing is more poetic that any happy ending, i dont complain. Kareena’s dead body on the swing, Tabu looking through the mosquito net, aha…the visuals that will stay with me forever. But finally Bharadwaj has a happy ending to his love story of Guddu and Sweety! And, mere har jhoot ki niyat hamesha sach thi Guddu!
As Guddu gives condom gyaan, Sweety drops the bomb. Her eggo is preggo. She has tested thrice. No, its again not that dude style, where the couple decides to part away after mouthing some cool lines. Here the writing on the wall is apne haath jagannath. They dont shy away. Shit happens. And you can get rid of it in just 24 hours. Thats my generation. Knows the shit, wants it, enjoys it and wants to get rid of it too. And, mere har jhoot ki niyat hamesha sach thi Guddu!
During my school days, we used to open the history books, hold it vertically and used to enjoy the history lessons. It used to baffle our history teacher and somehow it always remained a mystery to him. Inside the history books, it used to either Nandan, Champak, Suman Sourabh, Nagraj, Super Commando Dhruv, Doga, Bhokal or Chacha Chaudhry.
Nandan had a popular punch line too – Jo bacche Nandan padhte hain, woh jeevan me aage badhte hain. Me and my sister never cared much about jeevan me aage badhna but with every new issue of Nandan, we used to fight. She always claimed the first right because her excuse was she would finish it quickly and i take lot of time to read. I would wait for my turn.
I dont remember if any hero of hindi films ever claimed to read Nandan or Champak. Guddu did. And he wins it. Guddu stammered and so Sweety decided to do so, to boost his confidence. Love is all about stammering together. Its not just about drinking same tea or coffee. One is tangible, the other one is sharing the discomfort. The group of aunties who sat in the row behind me kept on wondering about Sweety if yeh bhi totali hai kya ? Aisa kaisa? Its the payoff.
Finally, the petrom pump scene. One of the most romantic scenes I have seen in recent times. One that gave me lump in my throat. Mr aKa, love is not only to and fro. Just like its not about drinking black tea! Sweety wants to fly out for honeymoon, she managed to book the tickets last minute. But Guddu remembers his school love suddenly. All of a sudden. Sweety wonders why. Bus abhi yaad aaya na. Aha, love without calculations. And, mere har jhoot ki niyat hamesha sach thi Guddu!
Whats with all the Tarantino and Ritchie talks ? Was i the only one who didnt remember any bit of any of those filmmakers while watching Kaminey! The characters are so rooted, they speak so many languages, so much mannerism, the psychedelic visuals, the brooding sky, the morning rains…i was stuck! Eyes wide open! All i want to know now is the man called Tassaduq Hussain.
And, mere har jhoot ki niyat hamesha sach thi Guddu! Beat this killer line. Dont think anyone will. Atleast not this year. And yeah, do handover the award for the performance by an ensemble cast to Kaminey! Say no more.
Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani – first look (poster)
Posted: August 17, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cast & crew, first look, News, picsTags: Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, first look, Katrina Kaif, poster, Rajkumar Santoshi, Ranbir kapoor
The first official look of Rajkumar Santoshi’s new film Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani is out. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. And if rumours are to be believed, it seems Santoshi is trying to go back to his Andaz Apna Apna days with this one. Well, with Katrina, we doubt everything. Check out the posters.
Kaminey – film reviews
Posted: August 16, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cinema, film review, News, reviewsTags: Anupama Chopra, Aslibaat, CNN IBN, film review, Hindustan Times, Indiafm, Indian Express, Kaminey, Khalid Mohamed, Mayank Shekhar, Minty Tejpal, Mumbai Mirror, NDTV, raja sen, Rajeev Masand, rediff, Shubhra Gupta, Taran Adarsh, Vishal Bhardwaj
Damn! The Fwine flu! We still havent managed to watch Kaminey. And going by the film reviews, almost everyone seems to have loved it except Khalid Mohamed. Lets check who rated how much.
Taran Adarsh ( Indiafm) – On the whole, KAMINEY lives up to the hype associated with it. The film has three stars – Vishal Bhardwaj, Shahid Kapoor and ‘Dhan Te Nan’ – and this combo as also the crooked characters and a genuinely hatke subject should guarantee ample footfalls in cineplexes even after its initial weekend – 4/5
Rajeev Masand (CNN IBN) – Kaminey, amidst all the bloodshed and bullets, this film has a full beating heart. As Charlie would say: It’s a MUFT-WATCH – 4/5
Khalid Mohamed (Aslibaat) – At the end of Kaminey, then, you exit with some upbeat feelings. Fit looks food fut..fut is fwite fisappointing. F..ouch – 2.5/5
Raja Sen (Rediff) – Wow. Now if that isn’t kameenapan, I don’t know what is. Awefome – 4.5/5
(Now, this is one guy whose style we really like but his politics is all wrong. The dudde published the review on wednesday for some early word of mouth publicity. And clearly the intention must have been to score some brownie points from Bhardwajsaab for his writing career! Mr Sen, for how long ? )
Shubhra Gupta (Indian Express) – I came away with a stunning build-up, some spectacular sequences, and terrific music. But from a Vishal film, I wanted the full monty – 4/5
Minty Tejpal (Mumbai Mirror) – Well, this is it. Tarantino gave Hollywood Pulp Fiction, and now Vishal Bhardwaj gives Bollywood Kaminey. It’s the new standard of cutting edge cinema, and it rocks all the way. Dhan te nan. Damn, just can’t get the tune out of my head – 4/5
Mayank Shekhar (Hindustan Times) – There’s still nothing to take away from the movement this movie means to Hindi films. Missing it is your own entertainment loss. Given the director’s unfortunate commercial track-record with gems like Maqbool and Omkara, I really hope this time, ‘Vishal overcome!’ – 3.5/5
Anupama Chopra ( NDTV) – Kaminey will take some getting used to. It isn’t the comfort food that Bollywood normally dishes out. But I strongly recommend that you see it. This taste is worth acquiring – 4/5
And we are dying to have that taste!
My Name is Khan – first look (poster)
Posted: August 7, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cast & crew, cinema, first look, News, picsTags: first look, Fox Star, Kajol, karan Johar, My Name is Khan, poster, Shah Rukh Khan
The first official look of Karan Johar’s My Name is Khan is finally out. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. Karan, Shah Rukh and Star Fox Studios had a press conference today to announce their film deal, which we wrote about it here. We said 100 crore in our post. Aha, as usual, long long back! 😉 Mumbai Mirror says 98 cr in their report today. Here are the two poster of the film.
Love Aaj Kal – was it written like a mathematics theorem ?
Posted: August 5, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cinema, Thoughts, writingTags: Imtiaz Ali, Love Aaj Kal, Saif Ali Khan
Recently I wrote a post on Love Aaj Kal. But the kind of extreme reactions the film is generating, I could not resist the temptation to dissect it more. And so, in the span of just three days, here is one more post on Love Aaj Kal, wondering how & why was it written.
So, why do you feel the need to tell/write a specific story ?
(A) Because something inspired you. You saw, heard, read or experienced something that triggered that thought. That got stuck in your head, heart or anywhere else. You slept over it, your start drawing the characters, the characters starts talking to you, dancing on your head, make you confused and restless. And so, you don’t hav a choice but to write. To get it out of your system.
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(B) Is it because you want to say something ? Because you want to make a strong statement. You want to prove a point. Because you observed something and you want to share your take on the subject.
Now, (A) and (B) can happily co-exist. But if you got (B) in your head, you know what you want to say in the end, then you join the dots, draw the lines and make the structure (A).
To me, then the story seems like a mathematics theorem. Why ? Because you know the result. You know what you want to say in the end. Like any other maths theorem that you are given to prove in the exams. So, you pick up the variables, put certain constraints, take some steps and show that the theorem is correct!
So, is it the same way that Imtiaz Ali wrote Love Aaj Kal ? He knows (or belives) what is Love Aaj and he knows what is Love Kal. He wants to put it all together. He has to prove what he knows or believes. He picks up the characters, sets them in certain conditions and beliefs, make them take some steps and in the end, proves the theorem. The Love Aaj Kal Theorem.
Huh! Enough of dissection! Filmmaking is all about faking it, right ? How well one fakes it, there lies the catch. And when you can see through the art of faking, where is the fun! You desperately look out for that smooth flow of the story. But you realise, its just one step after another, towards that last line “Hence proved”!
Yes..yes…Harleen Kaur (Giselle Monteiro) can talk!
Posted: August 5, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cast & crew, first look, News, songs & videos, television, ThoughtsTags: Giselle Monteiro, Harleen Kaur, interview, Love Aaj Kal, Saif Ali Khan
She smiled, posed, looked confused and clueless, but caught everyone’s attention too…Harleen Kaur, the coy kudi who ran away with Saif Ali Khan in Love Aaj Kal. And whoever saw Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal, they surely asked one question…who is that girl ?
In google search, Harleen Kaur (Giselle Monteiro) has been in top five since friday. The makers of the film smartly kept her away from all the attention though lot of newsprint and airtime was devoted to the film. Here is our earlier post on her.
And those of you who are still googling her, here is her first tv interview done by CNN IBN. Yes, the girl can talk, unlike what she looked in the film, with just four lines diloagues which were alter on dubbed. Katrina Kaif in the making ? Well, only if she can patao a Salman Khan!
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Test your CQ – Who is the killer in Agyaat ?
Posted: August 3, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, CQ - Cinema Quotient, News, ThoughtsTags: Agyaat, killer, Ram Gopal Varma, Sri Lanka
We are back with our CQ feature! And this time its about Ram Gopal Varma’s new film Agyaat.
As it always happens, we got the script of Ramu’s new film Agyaat, through a friend’s friends’ friends’ friend. The lokhandwala loop! And we know the killer! But it would be unfair to reveal the suspense. So, how about tickling your cinema cells a bit! Test your CQ – Cinema Quotient!
Ramu says sometimes terror has no form! Smart line. But is that for real ? So, here is the question.
Q. Who is the killer in Ram Gopal Varma’s Agyaat ?
A. a) Its a python!
b) A never before seen creature on screen, found only in Sri Lanka. Fictitious.
c) One of the crew members.
d) Will be revealed in Agyaat 2.
e) None of these. You have something else to say.
Put on your cinema caps and place your bets. And if its option E, do lets us know what else it can be.
Breaking News : Its Elesh Parunjanwala!
Posted: August 2, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, gossipmongers, News, pics, television, Thoughts, WTFTags: Canada, Elesh Parujanwala, finale, NDTV Imagine, Rakhi Ka Swayamvar, Ram Kapoor
And we are ROFLOL! So when was the last time someone’s marriage became BREAKING NEWS ? Just Imagine. And even for the holier-than-thou attitudewala NDTV India! Why blame only India TV ?
We admit we are natural born voyeurs. Could not keep ourselves away from Rakhi Ka Swayamvar finale. And what a show it was! Hand over the entertaining show of the year to Rakhi Ka Swayamvar. We have never been hooked to someone’s marriage so seriously. Intially, it looked like there are only counted few jokers in the world. But today I discovered that family of jokers do exist. The genes are not from some random planet.
So, the mommy, daddy, brother, sister and all the possible relatives turned up at the show to do naach-gaana for their few seconds of fame and celebrate Rakhi Ka Swayamvar! But the one who caught our attention is Ram Kapoor. In a Lajpat Nagar sherwani which can bounce of light even in a black hole, he looked as if he could easily replace the elephant who is supposed to take out the couple for a post-engagement ride.
Back to the lucky/unlucky boy of Canada. Elesh Parujanwala is a 30 year old Gujrati businessman based in Toronto. Runs family business and wants to get into entertainment industry in Mumbai. Seems like a perfect match. Rakhi will have deep pocketwala NRI and Elesh will find a getaway for his bollywood aspirations! And NDTV Imagine gets the TRP’s.
Whats next ? The couple plans to spend more time together to figure out if they really gel well or not. And the sati-savitri that Rakhi is, she has made it clear that there will be no physics or biology involved. Only chemistry!
Our suggestion – For second season, NDTV Imagine should go for Rakhi Ka Honeymoon. Canada Tourism will happily sponsor it. And we bet, they dont have to worry about the TRP’s. Or it will be new edition of Lost In Translation with Rakhi’s english and Elesh’s hindi! And who said marriages are made in heaven ? Rakhi has proved everyone wrong. Its made on and for TV! Imagine.
F.i.g.h.t C.l.u.b 