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Indiafm.com has published some stills of ad filmmaker Rensil DeSilva’s debut film Jehad. Or is it Jehaad? Or Jihaad ? Whatever it is, have a look. The film stars Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi in the lead. Its produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions.
Yes, thats what it looks like.
Kaun Bola is Arshad Warsi’ home production film. In an interview to Hindustan Times, this is what he said when asked about the similarties..
Thats the tragedy of my life. There are seevn people in the world who look alike and seven million people who think alike.
The film’s script is original and I wrote it over a period of time thinking about how I would like a ghost film to be.
One day, a friend comes over and suggests I watch Ghost Town. To my surprise, ther were similarities.
The treatment of the story is similar. My charcater is liek Hwoopie Goldberg’s in Ghost. I can see the spirits around and communicate with them. The stylisation of the movies is alo quite alike. But the story is not the same.
Please, can we have a new excuse ? Circuit’s sense of reason, logic and excuse was never so bad! Where are you, Mr Hirani ?
We got our hands on the synopsis of Gurinder Chadha’s new film Its a Wonderful Afterlife. Shabana Azmi plays the lead role in the film and it also features Sally Hawkins.
Here is the synopsis…
MRS. SETHI, a widow, can’t bear the thought of her daughter being alone and unhappy. Okay, she’s a little plump and opinionated&but she’d make a great wife for some lucky man, if only she were given a chance. When MRS. SETHI can no longer stomach the rudeness of families who refuse her daughter, she takes matters into her own hands with the only way she knows…
Suddenly a police hunt begins for a serial murderer who cooks a killer curry. MRS. SETHI doesn’t feel too guilty until the SPIRITS of her victims come back to haunt her – complete with tandooried bodies and kebab skewered heads, they’re unable to be reincarnated until their murderer dies.
MRS. SETHI has no problem killing herself she’ll get to see her dead husband again but how can she go before her daughter is married? The SPIRITS realize that helping Mrs Sethi daughter find a suitable husband before the police catch her is their only chance for a wonderful afterlife.
It’s a big bloody wedding and a comic feast which takes the phrase ‘I could murder a curry’ to hysterical new heights.
Thats the name of Gurinder Chadha’s new film.
With Shabana Azmi in the lead, it also stars Sally Hawkins, Zoe Wanamaker, Jimi Mistry and Mark Addy. Shooting now in the U.K., the picture reunites some of Chadha’s “Bend It Like Beckham” cast including Shaheen Khan, Ash Varrez and Adlyn Ross.
Its a Wonderful Afterlife is a comedy, about an Indian mother who takes her obsession with marriage into the world of serial murder. Its billed as My Big Fat Greek Wedding meets Shaun of the Dead,
Producer-director Chadha’s latest was penned with her writing partner and husband, Paul Mayeda Berges.
Those of you who are interested in writing for television, check this out.
What : Film Writers Association ( FWA), in collaboration with Whistling Woods International, announces a 4-day TV writing workshop from 14-17 May, 2009.
There will be 17 interactive sessions, of 2 hours duration each. While some of these will cover the theoretical aspects of writing, more will be about getting the participants to write and learn as they do so.
Who : The instructor of the workshop will be Vinod Ranganath. Additionally, there will be guest sessions by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi, Sidharth Sengupta, Atul Tiwari, Ashwini Dheer, Lilliput, Purnendu Shekhar & Rajesh Dubey.
How : Members wanting to attend may either collect the application forms from the FWA office or write to us at tfwa@rediffmail.com for a copy by e-mail. You’ll need to fill in the form and submit it at the FWA office with a passport size photograph, plus the workshop fee of Rs. 3000/-. (This is inclusive of lunch and tea/coffee for all the four days).
This workshop is for FWA members only. (If you want to become one, e-mail us for details.) Participants will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. The last date for accepting applications is 11th May 2009.
FWA Address : Film Writers Association, 201-202 Richa Building, Plot No. B-29, Off New Link Road, Andheri west, Mumbai 400053. Phone Number:- 26733027, 26733108.
Where : Whistling Woods International, Film City, Goregaon (E), Mumbai – 400 065
Workshop Timings : 9.30 AM – 1.30 PM and 2.30 PM – 6.30 PM
Indiafm has a pic of Ranbir Kapoor in his new get look. He was in hiding since last few days. Only because he was strictly told not to reveal his new look to the press. The order came straight from Aditya Chopra and when Aditya demands, nobody says no.
Ranbir Kapoor’s bearded look is for Shimit Amin’s new film Salesman Rocket Singh in which Ranbir plays the lead role. The film is produced by Yashraj Films.
On the voting day in Mumbai (thursday), Ranbir came out to cast his vote and all that hiding went into toss. Have a look.
The film is written by Jaideep Sahni. And we are agerly looking forward to it. Shimit and Jaideep will surely make Rocket Kumar rock!!
We never believed it. We still dont. 12,515 marriage proposals for Rakhi Sawant ??!! WTF is this ??!! Do we have so many insane men in this country ? Are they all sure that its a marriage proposal and not a fuck buddy proposal ?
When NDTV Imagine announced the show Rakhi Ka Swayamwar, we were ROFL!! Because Rakhi Sawant is drama queen and we love dramas! But this news report gives a new meaning to this drama.
According to this news report, the city wise break up of the proposals is as follows…
The capital has topped the list of Rakhi’s prospective grooms with 2, 465 entries ( we trust Delhi to be a horny city). Mumbai follows a close second with 1, 980 entries. Most entries are in the broad age group of 18 to 35 ( No rich Daddies??) .
This piece of news should straight go to Ripley’s Believe it or not. We are now waiting for the show to go on air, just to look at the species of men who wants to marry Rakhi. And who knows, Rakhi’s Swayamwar might do the trick for NDTV Imagine. Just imagine!
We thought Ramu doesnt need songs. And more so, if its a horror film. But this time he has got one (as of now) for his new film Agyaat..
Ram Gopal Varma (Ramu) has released the first song of Agyaat on his blog. The song is sun sakte tho. Music is by Bapi-Tutul and lyrics by Prashant Pandey. The song tries to capture the mood of the film, but to our ears it doesnt sound anything new or interesting. The song is released with the video, which Ramu says, is not a promo or a song cut. Just some visuals put togther to go with the song. Have a look.
Abhimanyu is one of the five short films that Onir plans to direct. Its the story of a child abuse survivor.Background : In India every one out of five girl child and every one out of ten boys faces some form of abuse. But the society and law at large is not still vocal enough and addressing the issue. Most incidents of the crime do not get reported leaving behind a traumatized and mute innocence to suffer. The heinous crime not only jeopardizes the present of a child but also disturbs the entire growth process of an individual.
Anticlock’s Motive ( Onir’s proudction house) : The idea is to make available each film for educational / awareness purposes and at the same time, to put them all together and release as a single film. Because we believe that it is important for the normal cinema going audience to see this film.
And here is what you get if contribute…..
• Rs 5000 to Rs 25, 000 will be regarded with your name in the end credit roll.
• Rs 25000 to Rs 100,000 will be returned at the time of the release of the film and with acknowledgement in the end credits.
• Rs 100,000 to Rs 15, 00,000 will get credits in the beginning titles of the film and proportionate share in the profits.
The total budget of each film is Rs 30,000,00. ( Rs 30 lakhs
Funds in Place by Anticlock films.pvt.ltd = Rs. 15,000,00 ( Rs 15 lakhs)
For more details, you can contact
– anticlockfilms@gmail.com or Amar : +91-9833748111
We love to wake up with two things by the bedside. Smell of coffee and hot gossip. This was one such day.
Bombay Times ( BT), which otherwise a potty paper published an exclusive interview with Trishala. And what an interview!
Trishala spoke out against Sanjay and Maanyata, how she is no more close to them and how she doesnt care about them anymore. She is also not happy with her dad Sanjay Dutt joining Samajwadi Party and not congress.
Here are some pricessless quotes from the interview –
I am not in touch with him as much as I am with my buas Priya and Namrata. I talk to them daily. I don’t care what he does. I have my own life and I am happy in that. I wish he had continued my grandfather Sunil Dutt’s legacy in the Congress. Even my nana is in the Congress. And so is Priya bua.
And some more…on her relationship with her dad…
I would say we were very close till two years ago,now it’s too late to find out what went wrong. I have moved on as far as he is concerned. I am not emotional about our relationship. I am like him in my temperament and attitude, so we cannot sort out our problems.
On the family holiday in the Bahamas….
He ( Sanjay) was hardly available. I would only meet him at night. That’s how Maanyata and I got to know each other. She’s nice to me but I still don’t know her well enough.
On Sanjay & Maanyata’s family plans…
I honestly don’t care about their plans. It doesn’t matter. I am happy in my own little world.
Well, we love Trishala! No, dont get us wrong. We are all for K Jo’s big fat family, values and traditions, but with Sanjay Dutt & Maanyata, and knowing their history, we would prefer pure gossip! Here is the online link of the interview.
F.i.g.h.t C.l.u.b 