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Delhi Belly was suppose to be his debut film. And now he is ready with his next one – Game. The trailer of Abhinay Deo’s debut feature Game is out. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut, Sarah Jane Dias, Jimmy Shergill, Shahana Goswami, Gauhar Khan, Boman Irani and Anupam Kher. Its pitched as a slick edge-of-the-seat whodunit thriller. It has been produced by Excel Entertainment.
We had read about this film but had no clue that it will look so gorgeous. Produced by Disney Pictures, Once Upon A Warrior is directed by Prakash Kovelamudi and stars Siddharth, Shruti Hassan and Lakshmi Manchau. And it seems finally we have got a desi fantasy film with super special effects. Enough of those cardboard drawings and tacky effects. Click on the play button and check it out.
Aha, here it is! Screeny is back. But who many Screenys do we have ? I have lost count. Anyone ? Ok, thats secondary. We first got this bit and as expected, here is the short. Also, attached is a note by Screeny, about the short – the how and why. And its done for us because somewhere the dots gets connected. Read, watch and put your comments…good, bad, ugly, anything will do.
Screeny went in search of a good fight. The fights were out there in Mumbai. Sporadic, but invisible… Tales of struggle and survival…unseen, untold, unsung… Like lives of larvae braving guppies beneath the algae. He wanted a good fight. And it was never about winning. How do you define victory after all? What is the point of victory if you lose your soul ? What if you win a hundred fights that you didn’t believe in ? He just wanted the bruises… the pain… the exhilaration of delivering even one blow…and blurry pride in be still standing at the end of it, dying to do it again, having learnt to fight better. Even if the fights don’t churn out anything new, it would lead him to some good fighters of the club. Fighters with fire. Whose passion is not in the contest of the fight, but the process of the fight.
The verdicts and thumbs downs are left for those who prefer to stand watching, eternally outside the ring. He needed them for their cat calls and cheers. It gave him direction. They will boo you for the punches you get. But they don’t know anything about the choice you made to fight with bare hands. They will mock the thud of your every fall. But they don’t have to know about your choice not to wait for the crutch of better resources. And Screeny knew the most important thing – The distance between the centre of the ring and the benches of judges or spectators is not a few yards but an eternity of reluctance and procrastination and slothfulness and self doubt. ‘How much can you know about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight?’ Atleast we all know who said that.
If interested in picking up a fight like Screeny, write to B H Filmix at barehandsfilmix@gmail.com
Aha, it seems like a day of anonymous mails. And am sure that you guys know how much we love every bit of that “A” part. First, came the synopsis of Dibakar Banerjee’s Shanghai, which we removed it later because at this point it might prove bad for the film. ( Btw, Dear Dibakar, do send us the official synopsis whenever its ready. We are waiting and how!) And now this video file. Can’t make sense of it but we have been promised that it will make some sense in the next few days. So, we are playing along!
Do click the play button and let us know if it makes any sense.
Here it is! The first trailer of No On Killed Jessica is out. Written and directed by RajKumar Gupta, the film stars Rani Mukherjee and Vidya Balan.
The first trailer of Dhobi Ghat is finally out! And this one seems to be different. Instead of a full length trailer, its in three chapters, dedicated to four characters of the film.
The film is written and directed by Kiran Rao and stars Aamir Khan, Prateik Babbar, Monica Dogra and Kriti Malhotra. Click on the play button, watch it and do post your comments.
Its shot by Tushar Kanti Ray and has music by Gustavo Santaollala. The music design in the trailer is by Ram Sampath, who has mixed the tracks of Gustavo.
And here is the official synopsis of the film….
In the teeming metropolis of Mumbai, four people separated by class and language are drawn together in compelling relationships. Shai, an affluent investment banker on a sabbatical, strikes up an unusual friendship with Munna, a young and beautiful laundry boy with ambitions of being a Bollywood actor, and has a brief dalliance with Arun, a gifted painter. As they slip away from familiar moorings and drift closer together, the city finds its way into the crevices of their inner worlds.
And to read what Cameron Bailey, Co-director of TIFF, thinks about Dhobi Ghat, click here.
Yeh nahi suna toh kya suna! Click on the play button and go ROFLOL!
And if you want more, here it is….as always, our favourite bits in BOLD….
Poochte hain log, hamesha ye sawaal,
Kahan tha? Kahan kho gaya, tu itne saal?
Kuch aise haadse hue, ghira apne ghutno par,
Bebasee, laacharee, sharm se jhuk gaya sar,
Bikhri meri duniya, mere khwab, mera ghar,
Jab chhod jaaye apne, toh lagta hai darr.
My life, my career, all went for a toss,
Bad decisions, bad luck put me through such loss,
One after another, life shot me with a dart,
Like a broken arrow, I was falling apart.
CHORUS
Poochte hain log, hamesha ye sawaal,
Kahan tha? Kahan kho gaya, tu itne saal?
Main batata hoon, apni kahani, apni zubaani…
Something or another kept falling out of place,
A leaked MMS and disgrace, slapped on my face.
No I didn’t do it,
but I paid the price for it,
Broken ties, faith and trust, made me feel like shit.
Family relationships turned bitter overnight,
I swear I tried to save it, with all my might.
Flop filmein, rukawatein, baitha tha bekaar,
Na kaam, na cash, na kismat mere yaar.
CHORUS
Poochte hain log, hamesha ye sawaal,
Kahan tha? Kahan kho gaya, tu itne saal?
Life ki game kay patte bunt chuke the,
Toh kya kiya maine?
Drugs? Alcohol? Violence? No way!
I’m stronger than that, all I did was pray.
Turned to spirituality, yoga, meditation,
My limits started going beyond imagination,
Meri body, mera temple, bani meri dedication,
Started redefining this God’s own creation.
Mushkilon ko gale lagaya, mehnat ko apna banaya,
Ek baar phir maine, khud ko apnon ke sang paya.
Chorus
Poochte hain log, hamesha ye sawaal,
Kahan tha? Kahan kho gaya, tu itne saal?
To all those questions here’s my answer,
Hell I’m back, faster and smarter.
I’m focused, I’m stronger, I’m ready to dare,
I’m hungry for the love of all those who care.
For once I wanna set the record straight,
I’m back and I’m gonna make this worth your wait.
Giroonga, uthoonga, phir giroonga, phir uthoonga,
Par kisi bhi dam par, haar nahin maanoonga,
Haar uski, jo khudh haar maan le,
Jeet uski, jo girkar phir sambhal le.
Lyrics penned by Anubhav, Ashmit and Sonny Ravan. Ok, whoever they are!
The Deols are back…all three of them. Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. The trailer of Samir Karnik’s new film Yamla Pagla Deewana is out. And it seems this is the season of Conmans. First Tees Maar Khaan and now YPL. Have a look.
The film stars Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Akshay Khanna and the always-trying-hard-to-be-dude-in-JHS Raghu Ram and his twin brother. Directed by Farah Khan, its written by Kunder Bros – Shirish and Ashmith Kunder.
Have a look. And post your feedback in the comment box.
And here is the title song video, which the makers claim that it has been leaked out. Well, the makers of biggest con job got conned!
And thanks to BollywoodWiki for the trailer alert.
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