Some new pics of Aladin starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Ritesh Deshmukh and newcomer Jacqueline Fernandez are out. The film’s theatrical promo is attached to Imtiaz Ali’ Love Aaj Kal and will be out on 31st July.
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Sujoy Ghosh’s Aladin – new pics
Posted: July 27, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cast & crew, News, picsTags: Aladin, Amitabh Bachchan, Jacqueline Fernandez, promo, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt, Sujiy Ghosh, theatrical
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The Hangover’s bollywood makeover!
Posted: July 27, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cast news, gossipmongers, Hollywood, NewsTags: Abhishek Bachchan, Anees Bazmee, bollywood, Firoz Nadiadwala, Katrina Kaif, Paresh Rawal, remake, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt, The Hangover
Ages ago, we told you so! Here is the post where we wrote about how bollywood biggies are desperate to remake The Hangover.
And according to Mumbai Mirror, Firoz Nadiadwala has purchased the remake rights of the film. But according to our sources, the final deal is still not done and negotiation is on. Papers not signed yet.
The remake will be directed by Anees Bazmee. Abhishek Bachchan will play Bradley Cooper’s role and Paresh Rawal will step into the shoes of Zach Galifianakis. Ritesh Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt and Katrina Kaif might join the gang too. The 4o plus actor whom we mentioned in our earlier post is Sanju Baba who is damn interested to get the remake rights for his production house.
All we can say is what happens in Las Vegas, should stay in Las Vegas. And should never come to bollywood!
Bollywood News Updates – 17/07
Posted: July 18, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cast & crew, cinema, gossipmongers, News, ThoughtsTags: aamir khan, Abhinay Deo, Acid Factory, Agyaat, Alibaug, Amit Trivedi, Arbaaz Khan, Ayaan Mukherjee, Ayesha Takia, Chillar Party, delhi belly, Deven Khote, Film City, Irfan Khan, karan Johar, Kissan, Malhar, Mukul Deora, Nana Patekar, Natasha Takia, Pooja Shetty, Prakash Jha, Ramu, Ritesh Deshmukh, Saif Ali, Sajit Warrier, Salman Khan, Sanjay Gupta, Shah Rukh Khan, Sohail Khan, Suparn Varma, Udaan, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane, Wake Up Sid, Yashraj Films
TGIF! Too much of news flow today. Some bolly quickies!
1. After almost two decades, Nana Patekar will soon return to direction to direct his son Malhar. The film will be produced by Prakash Jha.
2. Bit late but better to keep track. Agyaat is in High Court! Writer Sajit Warrier filed a complaint with Film Writers Association that Agyaat is his script. He was writing it for Ramu long back. And after few years, he suddenly got to know that the film is ready. FWA told Ramu to pay him 9 Lakhs. Ramu has moved to High Court. A unit member from Agyaat confirmed the fact that Sajit was writing for Ramu, not sure if its the same script. Will put a detail post soon.
3. Irfan Khan walks out of Sanjay Gupta’s Alibaug. First it was Sanjay Dutt and now Irfan Khan. Problem ? Payment issues. Thats Guptaji’s old habit. Irfan doesnt want to work with Guptaji till his Acid Factory (P – Gupta, D – Suparn Varma) payment is cleared. Or is this some PR at work for Acid Factory ?
4. Saif Ali is putting 28 ACs in his new home at Bandra. WTF ! And for what ? To have ice cubes and snow flakes in the potty! He has also taken up the terrace of the building and is turning it into a gym with all the facilities. May be its for the gym!
5. Heard of a film called Kissan ? No ? Its obvious. Has Sohail Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Jackie Shroff in the lead. Manoj Kumar has given permission to the makers of the film to use the song mere desh ki dharti in Kisaan.
6. Yashraj Films has denied the news that they have signed Salman Khan for an upcoming film.
7. Delhi Belly is social comedy and NOT sex comedy. NO desi American Pie – Abhinay Deo ( director of Delhi Belly. P – Aamir Khan)
8. Post Dev D, music composer Amit Trivedi’s hands and pockets are full with offers. He is doing Udaan ( D – Vikramaditya Motwane. P – Anurag Kashyap), Chillar Party ( P – UTV. D -Vikas Bahl’s debut), Film City ( P- UTV. D -Deven Khote’s debut ). Also the background score of Wake Up Sid (P – Karan Johar. D – Ayaan Mukherjee) and some more!
9. Shah Rukh Khan is in London, with his family for holidays. Karan Johar is also there. And he is busy shopping with Ritesh Deshmukh! Hmmmm. Looks like Ritesh will finally get a role in Dostana 2.
10. Ayesha Takia’s sister Natasha Takia is all set for her bollywood debut soon. And Mukul Deora ( Politician Milind Deora’s brother) is getting into film production. Is Bhabiji Pooja Shetty behind the filmy inspiration ?
PS. D is for Director and P is Producer.
Amitabh Bachchan’s Aladin – new still
Posted: July 17, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cast & crew, first look, News, picsTags: Aladin, Amitabh Bachchan, Jacqueline Fernandes, O Re Sawariya, pic, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt, Sujoy Ghosh, Vishal-Shekhar
A new still from Sujoy Ghosh’s film Aladin has been released. Aladin has Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Ritesh Deshmukh and newcomer Jacqueline Fernandes in the lead. The pic is from a dance number O Re Sawariya. Music is by Vishal-Shekhar.
Luck & Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hain’s test screening report
Posted: July 16, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cast & crew, News, ThoughtsTags: Ashtavinayak Films, Imran Khan, Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hain, Jacqueline Fernandes, Luck, Milap Jhaveri, Mukesh Talreja, Nikhil Advani, Ritesh Deshmukh, Ruslaan Mumtaz, script, Shruti Hassan, Soham Shah, test screening, Warner Brothers
One was “tremendous” and the other “stupendous”.
Test screenings are not common in bollywood. We are all about hiding, too scared, if its bad, then ? Things are slowly changing, better safe than sorry.
But can someone tell the makers of both the films, Luck & Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hain, that test screenings are done to gauge audiences reaction and not for press release or create buzz or any kind of publicity. Its to make the film better and not the film’s publicity better. Also, we wonder what can one/two screenings reveal when the target audience is huge and so diverse.
Luck is produced by Ashtavinayak Films, directed by Soham Shah and stars Imran Khan, Shruti Hassan, Mithun Chakraborty and Danny Dangzongpa. According to this report, the test screening report was “tremendous”. Click here to read our post on the script of Luck. May be we are not the correct target audience for Luck!
Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai is proudced by Nikhil Advani/Mukesh Talreja/Warner Brothers and its the directorial debut of writer Milap Jhaveri (Hey Baby, Naksha, Pyare Mohan, Home Delivery, Lucky, Musafir, Masti, Kaante) and stars Ritesh Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandes & Ruslaan Mumtaz. According to Milap, the reponse was “fantastic” and “stupendous”.
With “tremendous” and “stupendous” reports, hope we will get to see two good films soon. You can read the Indiafm and Mumbai Mirror news reports here & here. Btw, if Nikhil Advani is really giving out his script of Patiala House to readers to get feedback as mentioned in this report, someone please do mail it to us moifightclub@gmail.com . We will make sure that he gets the most honest feedback!
Mr Gowariker, you have to laugh at the joke when you are part of the joke!
Posted: June 16, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, gossipmongers, News, shitTags: Aishwarya Rai, Ashutosh Gowariker, boman irani, IIFA Awards, Jodha Akbar, Macau, Priyanka Chopra, Ritesh Deshmukh
According to reports in today’s Mid-day, director Ashutosh Gowariker was damn pissed off at the IIFA Awards (Macau) because Boman Irani and Ritesh Deshmukh took dig at many actors and films while hosting the awards. On stage, he also questioned how Priyanka Chopra can win the Best Actress Award for Fashion. The links to the stories are here and here. And we are ROFL since we read these two reports. Why ? Read on, a letter to Mr Gowariker.
Dear Ashu,
Hope you dont mind it. Calling you Ashu. For us and many others, this whole award business is a big farce. Only three kind of people attend the awards – 1) Those who are going to win 2) Those are going to make money by performing some naach gaana 3) Those who don’t have any kind of work.
Mr Gowariker, is this something new to you ? Something that you don’t know ? Itsn’t it all a big joke and simply money making business ? Otherwise why would an award function will have a brand ambassador ? And that too Amitabh Bachchan.
Who handles IIFA Awards ? Its made to sound like some heavy film body ( India International Film Academy or some shit like that)but at the end of the day its Wizcraft. Just an event management company! With just a single aim – Make money and more money! Indian cinema it isn’t. Its not even hindi cinema. Its just the popular hindi cinema. Films that are all about the stars. Nothing beyond that.
Dear Mr Gowariker, what are you cribbing about ? When you participate in such a farty show, you are part of the joke and when you are part of the joke, just shut up and laugh at the joke. You don’t have a choice.
And talking about wrong choices, did it bother you because Aishwarya Rai didn’t get it ? Or was it because Aishwarya Rai was the main lead in your film Jodha Akbar ? If you are so holier-than-thou, why not raise voice against all the wrong choices ? Why not boycott all the awards show ? Thats much better! The shows which still don’t bother to respect the talents but just the stars.
Its just a TV show, Mr Gowariker! Get it in your head. Or if its already there, stop pretending!
The more stars they get, more money they will make from tv rights. They have to do naach gaana and crack jokes to make it entertaining. That’s it. So WTF are you talking!
fightclub
ps – This is without any kind of bias against you. We love your films. Lagaan and Swades score high on our list of all time favourite films. No conspiracy theory here!
Amitabh Bachchan in Aladin – new pic
Posted: May 21, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, first look, News, picsTags: Aladin, Amitabh Bachchan, Genie, pictures, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sanjay Dutt, still, Sujoy Ghosh
Here is a still of Amitabh Bachchan from the promotional campaign of his forthcoming film Aladin. The film is directed by Sujoy Ghosh and Amitabh plays the Genie. Ritesh Deshmukh and Sanjay Dutt also star in it. Do let us know what do u think about this pic…Genie Bachchan.
Ramu to move High Court for Rann
Posted: May 11, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, etc, NewsTags: Amitabh Bachchan, Ban, High Court, promo, Ramu, Rann, Ritesh Deshmukh, Sudeep
Controversy’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
Bollywood News Updates – 08/05
Posted: May 8, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cast news, NewsTags: Aparna Sen, banda yeh bindaas hai, Chandrachur Singh, Dostana, Farhan KAhtar, Gulel, Imran Khan, Kunal Kapoor, Nikhil Advani, Nishikant Kamat, plagiarism, R Madhavan, Ranbir kapoor, ravi chopra, Richa Chaddha, Ritesh Deshmukh, Roshan Abbas, Shah Rukh Khan, Shahana Goswami, shekhar kapoor, Shreyas Talpade
Some quick bollywood updates of the day.
1. Aparna Sen’s long in the making Gulel may roll soon. Ranbir Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar have agreed to do the film. Ranbir came on board through Konkona Sen (Wake Up Sid ) and Farhan through Shabana.
2. Dostana’s sequel is on. And this time there is one more gay couple. Ritesh Deshmukh and Shreyas Talpade have been signed for the same.
3. Richa Chaddha ( Dolly of Oye Lucky Lucky Oye) has finally got a film. She has signed Yunus Sejawal’s new film alongwith with Kay Kay Menon and Rajpal Yadav.
4. Chandrachur Singh is alive! Yes, the Maachis actor will soon be seen in a film titled Maruti Mera Dost. The film is by Chandrachur’s brother Abhimanyu Singh.
5. Nishikant Kamat is going back to his Julie ( he wrote the film) days. This time its not Julie, but John Abraham who will star in his film. UTV will produce the film. Nishi earlier directed Dombivili Fast and Mumbai Meri Jaan.
6. Shekhar Kapoor is still making Paani. And when he is not making it, he is going to be a judge on a reality show. India Got Talent, a new show on colours will have Shekhar Kapoor as one of the three judges. Known for his roving eyes, we are sure Shekhar will look out for some special talent.
7. More and more actors are saying no to Kunal Kapoor. Yes, its confirmed now. Imran Khan and Ranbir Kapoor also said no to him. Will Aditya Chopra save him finally?
8. Nikhil Advani is back from China and planning any African safari as indicated in the film Chandi Chowk to China. This time he is not planning any big budget ambitious film. He is soon going to start a film titled Tanu Weds Manu starring R Madhavana and Shahana Goswami. Update 11/05 – Nikhil Advani is not directing the film. It will be directed by Anand Rai (directed Strangers earlier).
9. More troubles for Ravi Chopra. After the plagiarism controversy came out, Big Picturs has made it clear that its not interested in buying Chopra’s Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai any more. They have even asked him to return the advance money. The film is a copy of hollywood film My Cousin Vinny and the matter is in court. The complete dope on plagiarism story is here.
10. Roshan Abbas is soon going to make his debut as a director. Shah Rukh
Khan will produce his film. Whether he will star in it or not, its not clear yet.
Ramu’s RANN – first promo
Posted: May 6, 2009 by moifightclub in bollywood, cinema, first look, NewsTags: Amitabh Bachchan, Rajat Kapoor, Ram Gopal Varma, Ramu, Rann, Ritesh Deshmukh, Suchitra Krishnamoorthy, Sudeep
Here is the first promo of Ramu’s ( Ram Gopal Varma) new film Rann. The idea looks interesting but we can read controversy all over it. You dont play with national anthem, Mr Ramu!
Rann has Amitabh Bachchan, Sudeep, Ritesh Deshmukh, Gul Panag, Paresh Rawal, Rajat Kapoor, Suchitra Krishnamoorthy and Rajat Kapoor in lead roles.
Insider dope – Rann’s publicists have been calling up the news channels and asking when are they going to play the Rann promo on air. They are just waiting for it to create controversy and the right buzz for the film.
F.i.g.h.t C.l.u.b 