Lekha Washington: Trisha Krishnan, last done 45 films in Tamil and Telugu and is considered one of the biggest names in the south, both of magic and drama. This I’m all set for the first time Hindi opposite Akshay Kumar in Priyadarshan in Khatta Meetha. Force Hindi and speaks well and exudes great confidence on the screen. Very focused, and yes, he had to guide her with. I have already double standards Trisha Bollywood veteran, and thus may lack the freshness of appeal. The first provision, “I have worked with Trisha films in South India, and it was wonderful. Contrary to rumors Hindi well. It’s charming and talented,” says Priyadarshan. Akshay Kumar says: “Trisha is very focused on their work. We will go to places.”
Rana Daggubati the past that I made for the first time in Telugu large prime minister to the ideal of a leader. Now I have drank from Rohan Tzipi much talked-about by drug abuse Goan drama Maro Dum Dum opposite Bipasha Basu. Iforce adrenaline-pumping, energetic and intense, Daggubati
Well due to a snafu I was actually not made a panelist for Millennicon. I’m really not sure what happened, but it’s not like it matters. And the sick thing is I could really use a day off, but I was so looking forward to hanging out with science fiction people – who are just great people for helping you get a good rest while partying until you drop dead. Well, I have a story to finish and a story to finish editing.
I have very little to blog about this week. I mean, I spent the entire time prepping for the convention, and now I’m just…. well… I’m busy as hell, so I didn’t get anything ready for here.
Well, maybe I should just take this opportunity to let people know a little more about me.
When considering the future I try to keep in mind that many augmentations will be much more banal, and made for the convenience of the masses than exploring new worlds. Here is an example of what we might find:
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OK, I can’t the embedding to work. So here’s the link: Augmented (hyper)Reality: Domestic Robocop
I have always wanted to go here: Cincinnati Subway » No Promise Of Safety
A science fiction comic I read: Schlock Mercenary archives – Monday, June 12, 2000
The kind of music I rarely listen to when anyone else is around: eisenfunk pong
What I hope one day happens to a scene that I write: YouTube – Shameless Ripoff…bollywood style
I have a weakness for guns that look like laser pistols like the new line of : Polymer Revolvers, The Polymer Judge, a .410 shotgun revolver, The oddly shaped Chiappa Rhino, but my all time favorite – it came from Warhammer 40K real life gun foes to the AK Arm Gun from CBRPS.
I also have a weakness for certain toys, and legos, and sometimes they cross over: The BrickGun Instruction CD
And while I am still without a motorcycle, I hope to soon own one of these for my commute: Learn to Fly a Jetpack!
There’s something compelling about director Vishal Bhardwaj’s movies: the dark atmosphere, the impending sense of doom, the heroes who are just barely heroic. I just wish I understood Hindi well enough to fully appreciate them.
More accurately, I’d need to understand Hindi and a handful of colloquialisms from Uttar Pradesh, where Bhardwaj grew up. A knowledge of U.P. politics and the associated gangster culture would also be useful. My cultural and linguistic deficiencies hampered my enjoyment of the first Bhardwaj film I watched, 2009’s Kaminey.
Cultural differences troubled me less in Bhardwaj’s 2006 movie Omkara, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello. Familiarity with the story certainly helped, as did an English-language book that was written about the movie’s development.
The book — Fantasies of a Bollywood Love Thief by Stephen Alter — is essential for appreciating the film’s dialogue. English subtitles are often translated in a way that compromises the subtleties of the original words. Alter, who speaks Hindi, explains the true meaning of the words and gives context for the dialogue, making sense of the movie’s otherwise confusing opening scene.
According to the scene’s subtitles, Langda (Iago in Shakespeare’s play) discusses with Rajju (Roderigo) the difference between a “fool” and a “moron”. The two words are used somewhat interchangeably in American English, so the conversation seems odd and not very insightful.
Alter explains (p. 35) that the Hindi words translate more accurately to “fool” and “fucking idiot.” The scene — and the message Langda is conveying to Rajju — makes more sense with the uncensored translation; it ends with Landga explaining that, while they were talking, Rajju’s fiancee, Dolly (Desdemona), ran off with Omkara (Othello). Rajju realizes too late that he’s not a mere fool, but a fucking idiot.
The rest of the story follows the original, even though the setting has changed. Instead of a soldier in the Venetian army, Omkara is a gangster working in the service of a U.P. politician. The action takes place in the modern-day, as evidenced by the fact that the gangsters carry cell phones. Yet the town at the center of events is small and rural, evoking the story’s timeless quality.
Omkara (Ajay Devgan) and Dolly (Kareena Kapoor) are happy together, even though she’s defied her father to be with the illegitimate son of a village leader and his servant. During the course of their wedding planning, Omkara is promoted to a political position. When picking his successor as gang leader, he defies expectations and chooses Kesu (Vivek Oberoi) — a college-educated city kid — over his childhood friend, Langda (Saif Ali Khan).
Langda commences an attack on Kesu’s character, subtly trying to convince Omkara that Kesu is having an affair with Dolly. He’s aided by Dolly’s spurned suitor, Rajju (Deepak Dobriyal). Langda’s wife, Indu (Konkona Sen Sharma), inadvertently gives him the piece of physical evidence to validate his lie, and the tragedy unfolds.
The acting in Omkara is as nuanced as Langda’s machinations. Dolly and Kesu are youthful, charming, and utterly bewildered by Omkara’s suspicion. Rajju is twitchy and eager to reclaim his stolen bride. Omkara’s authoritative facade only breaks in front of Dolly, who coaxes smiles out of him with a glance.
Saif Ali Khan’s Langda walks a thin line. He’s vengeful, but not without cause; devious, but not totally malicious. His only interest is ousting Kesu from the position he wants. However, he fails to consider the toll this will take on Dolly and, by extension, Omkara, his benefactor.
Konkona Sen Sharma’s Indu is the film’s most relatable character. She’s caring, funny and smart enough to figure out that something is wrong. She probably could’ve solved the problems between Dolly, Kesu and Omkara, if only her husband wasn’t secretly working against her.
Another highlight of Omkara is the music, especially the sexy dance tune “Beedi.” Bhardwaj got his start in Bollywood as a composer, and the music he’s written for Omkara sets the mood perfectly.
It’s hard to recommend a movie that requires further reading to really understand, but Omkara is worth it. The acting, atmosphere and music are of such high quality that American film fans should just enjoy the ride, knowing that Stephen Alter’s book will clear up some of the confusion. Vishal Bhardwaj is a director of such talent that it would be a shame to overlook his work because of a few cultural differences.
Varudu movie audio released recently. After long gap, Mani Sharma has lived up to the expectations. All the songs very nice especially the songs Aidhu rojulu, and Sare Jaha are extra ordinary.We know that in recent past Mani Sharma has disappointed the audience many times. But this time he has n’t repeated it. Composed the songs which are entertaining mega fans.
Visuals which were released along with this audio is really superb. In the trailers also the music is awesome. Earlier Mani has composed music to Allu Arjun’s Parugu which was also super hit. Already huge hype was there on this movie with this audio its increased.
Tamil hero Arya has acted as villain this movie. Gunashekhar who has delivered utter flops in recent past is on fire to deliver hit at any cost.
In 1929 British crime writer Ronald Knox codiefied a set of 10 commandments, a decalogue for all crime writers. The rules included that no Chinamen should feature in the plot, only one hidden passage or room was allowed and that the friend of the detective, the Watson, must not hide any thoughts from the reader.
Mumbai-based Smita Jain cares nothing for these rules: her detectives are smart, stylish, urban women who will fix their make up while chasing a lead. Her first offering, Kkrishnaa’s Konfessions sold well and Jain decided to pen another titled Piggies on the Railway (Tranquebar-Westland).
But with her new private investigator Kasthuri Kumar, Jain is creating a detective series for her readers. “You can call it chicklit-cum-crime. There is a mystery, a ditzy detective more in tune with glamour and celebrity, dishy dudes, bitchy women and smart repartee,” says Jain.
The new hit on the box office records is ‘Ye Maya Chesave’. Yes, the tender and honest romantic entertainer from Gautham Menon has struck the hearts of many youngsters. This has also given the much needed success for Naga Chaitanya, son of Nagarjuna.
Now, the news is that ‘Em Maya Chesave’ is likely to be on its way to Bollywood and for that, they are looking at the southern stud Siddarth. Though no confirmations are received, the talks are said to be on and the fix is said to be with the heroine as to who can be like the sweet Samantha.
For now, Siddarth is busy with his ‘Yodha’ and given the penchant for quality that Gautham has, the project would take a while to really take off it gets confirmed. For now, the thought has excited the Bollywood folks so the coming days will reveal more about the matter.
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2. O Mere Khuda 3. Aa Bhi Ja Sanam 4. Kaun Hoon Main
5. Ishq Mein 6. Jiyara Jiyara
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A few days ago, I wrote a short medical article on how Bollywood is as an excellent source of information on how to treat bullet wounds. Based on the excellent feedback I received, I decided to search for a suitable venue for publication in a scholarly medical journal. Physicians and life scientists generally use PubMed, a comprehensive database provided by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
In searching the database, I came across a medical article published in the March 2010 issue of The Journal of ECT entitled “The depiction of electroconvulsive therapy in Hindi cinema”. You probably didn’t know this, but electroconvulsive therapy or ECT is popularly referred to as “shock therapy” in Bollywood movies.
Who knew?
The authors, all Indian physicians, felt that Hindi movies were a source of misinformation on shock therapy. To remedy the injustice, they first identified 13 Hindi movies between 1967 and 2008 “based on inquiries with e-communities, video libraries, and other sources”. These 13 movies were then listed in Table 1 of the research paper. The movies identified in this research were Jewel Thief, Raat aur Din, Khamoshi, Yarana, Arth, Coolie, Damini, Raja, Dastak, Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega, Kyon Ki, Woh Lamhe, and Manthan Ek Kashmakash (starring the other Sanjay Kumar and Anisha Babi if you insist on knowing).
The authors state that “between 1967 and 2008, 13 Hindi movies contained referrals to or depictions of ECT.” I am sure they had good reasons for excluding Pagla Kahin Ka, Khilona, and Dhara as well as any others that that have explicit referrals to ECT within that time-frame that might have come into your mind.
In any case, shockingly, the authors found inaccuracies in the depiction of ECT in Hindi movies. Who would have thought?
The authors also provide a thorough discussion of the implications of these inaccuracies. Two points are worth discussing.
“Although the inaccuracies are a cause for concern, we suggest that because Hindi cinema is generally hyperbolic, the public may be willing to distinguish real life from reel life when facing clinical decisions about ECT.”
Hindi cinema, generally hyperbolic? Really? Although I probably couldn’t recognize a hyperbole if it burst out in song-and-dance wearing a chiffon sari in the Austrian Alps, it is possibly within the realm of doubt that the authors’ comment might be a slight understatement.
“Nevertheless, considering the potential for harm in the dissemination of misinformation, filmmakers should exhibit a greater sense of ethics when creating impressions that might adversely influence health.”
Shame on you Hindi filmmakers for not having any ethics, especially since you hold so much sway over decisions related to public health. Priyadarshan, I know you haven’t had time recently to browse through issues of The Journal of ECT or have your secretary pick up the most recent copy for you from Wheeler’s at Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus, but I really must protest. This sort of ignorance on medical matters clearly will not do!
The public deserves better.
Disclaimer: These are my personal views and do not necessarily represent the position of my current or former employers. My commentary is strictly directed towards analysis of the medical article and not the reputation of the authors, editors, or publishers.
Jaagi jaagi soyi na main saari raat, tere liye Bheegi bheegi palkein meri udaas, tere liye Haan jaagi jaagi soyi na main saari raat, tere liye Bheegi bheegi palkein meri udaas, tere liye Akhiyan bichayi maine, tere liye Duniya bhulayi maine, tere liye Tere liye jhoomu deewana ban ke tere liye Vaada hai mera main hoon tere liye Hona kabhi tu judaa… Tere liye jhoomu deewana ban ke tere liye Vaada hai mera main hoon tere liye Hona kabhi tu judaa…
Ho bheegi bheegi raat mein le kar ke tujhko saath mein Madhosh hue jaaye hum, aa faasle kar ne de kum Zara paas tu aa mere, dheere se choo ja mujhe Kho jaaun tere pyaar mein, baahon mein bhar le mujhe
tere liye jhoomu deewana ban ke tere liye Vaada hai mera main hoon tere liye Hona kabhi tu judaa… Tere liye jhoomu deewana ban ke tere liye Vaada hai mera main hoon tere liye Hona kabhi tu judaa…
Hoo bhikri teri khushbuyein meri zindagi ki talaash mein Doobe lamhe mere har pal tere ehsaas mein Mere khwab kehne lagey, palkon mein rakhle inhe Thoda chain mil jaaye ga, tu ishaara kar de inhe
tere liye jhoomu deewana ban ke tere liye Vaada hai mera main hoon tere liye Hona kabhi tu judaa… Tere liye aaa jhoomu deewana ban ke tere liye ooo Vaada hai mera main hoon tere liye Hona kabhi tu judaa…
Jaagi jaagi soyi na main saari raat, tere liye Bheegi bheegi palkein meri udaas, tere liye Akhiyan bichayi main, tere liye Duniya bhulayi maine, tere liye
Daniel Radcliffe, known to spectators on the role of
in the famous TV series, will not be playing Bilbo Baggins in dilogii “The Hobbit”, which was jointly established by Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson. This is the actor himself said in an interview with LA Times.
“If I even received an invitation, I would answer:” Thanks, but no, “- said Radcliffe. – Frankly, I do not think that my candidacy is being taken seriously, too close to the images. In any event, no matter what movie I starred in the future, there will be no magic. “
Recall that many of the media called Radcliffe one of the main contenders for the main role in “The Hobbit”. Polls showed viewers British actor was voted among the top three leaders, second only to James McAvoy and David Tennant.
Sam Radcliffe gives the palm McAvoy. James – a fantastic actor. I think that he would have coped well with this role. Im out of the game “, – said the actor.
At the time of writing this article, Daniel Radcliffe was busy on the set of the last two episodes of “books about Harry Potter.”
As for “The Hobbit”, then Guillermo del Toro plans to start shooting the first part of the movie in March 2010. The first part dilogii will be released in December 2011, the second – a year later.
Indian women love the sari, and we love it even more when a famous international celebrity dons the traditional drape at a fancy party. But the shocking appearance of Liz Hurley in a sari sans blouse (aka choli) didn’t go down too well with quite a few women (such as my mom and your mom and most other moms).
But our homegrown Bollywood beauties came to the rescue, and showed us how graceful and non-bosom baring the sari can be. Kajol, Sridevi, Rekha and even Urmila Matondkar rocked the sari at the recent FIlmfare awards ceremony. But the lady who can carry off the sari the best is Vidya Balan. Dressed in her favourite Sabyasachi (we would like to see her experiment with designers), the young lady seemed to be saying: “So what if I’ve lost oodles of weight? I like the sari and I’m gonna wear it, gowns be damned.”
While we like the sari, what doesn’t seem to go too well are the oversized rosary-type beads that Ms Balan might have taken from a sadhu at the Pushkar mela. And why tie back your lovely hair? Maybe she was just having a bad hair day, who knows?
In general, Kay Kay rocks. In this song, he’s even better.
Unrelated, I kinda wish I had the money to just buy tickets to take my girlfriend (if I had one, of course) to some other country just to sing a song (no, I wouldn’t sing… but still).
My favorite lyrics…
Dil kahe sambhal zara
Khushi ko na nazar laga
Ke darr hai main to ro doonga…
Sam and Bill decide to kidnap the son of a famous banker, nine Andy Dorsbta and appoint for him a ransom. Easy abduction should bring a little money. But naughty and rebellious boy thinks that is involved in a reckless adventure, and presents herself Madame Butterfly, intimidating Indian warrior with all the ensuing consequences for the white man thieves. One adventure follows another, and the imagination of young destroyer has not dried up, but patience has a limit of robbers …
This film will have breathtaking stunts from Shahrukh Khan, which will be for the first time for him. The special effects team is being hired from Hollywood. Khan has already started working out to prepare himself to be able to perform the “daring” stunts for the film. Khan, who is set to go flying in the sky to save mankind in this film, will have to fight with “ten megalomaniac villains, each representing one head of demon King Raavan“.[3]
Don’t read too much between the lines. But right after Deepika Padukone’s break with Ranbir Kapoor she’s doing film called Break Be Baad with Imran Khan. That’s what Kunal Kohli has chosen to call his the first film that he’s producing and not directing.
Says Kunal, “Me and my director Danish Aslam always wanted to call his film Break Ke Baad because it’s about a couple Imran and Deepika who break up and want to come together. But since we didn’t have the rights to the title we didn’t want to announce it officially.”
Kunal and his team couldn’t locate the legal owners of the title anywhere in Mumbai. “We finally tracked it down to Bangalore to a 60-year old gentleman who deals in electrical goods. He owns a company called Seva Films. He hopes to make films that would change the world. Break Be Baad is one of the titles he had registered. He loved our idea and gladly parted with the title. Just like Break Ke Baad, while writing Hum Tum I wanted my film to be called only that. Milind Soman had that title. I called him or it and finally he sold it to us for Rs.1.5 lakhs! I just had to have Hum Tum as my title, just as it was imperative to get Break Ke Baad. There could no other title. Fortunately there was no fuss this time.”
A token amount of money exchanged hands. However getting permission to shoot in Delhi was far more difficult.
Says Kunal, “So many recent films have been shot in Delhi. Now the rules for shooting in the Capital have changed. I could write a thesis on what I’ve gone through to get permission to shoot in Delhi.”
Kunal’s problems as a producer don’t end there. He has been denied permission to shoot on the Gold Coast. “So we’ll have to shoot in Cape Town and fudge the Gold Coast.”
Break Ke Baad is set in Delhi and Australia. Says Kunal, “This would be my first film as an independent producer. I did Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic which was a co-production. So many new directors are getting opportunities that we never had when we came in.”
Kunal is yet to finalize the cast for his own directorial venture. “But I’m so glad Danish has got a dream pair. Imran and Deepika together sounds good to everyone.”
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif at Filmfare Awards press meet
Katrina Kaif at Filmfare Awards
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Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif had attended a press meet to announce the 55th Idea Filmfare Awards 2009 in Mumbai. At the press meet , Katrina Kaif displayed her inert goodwill by rooting for other actresses like Priyanka Chopra and Vidya Balan to win the coveted award.
Politics is a game and everyone has one simple intention, to win. Prakash Jha’s ‘Rajneeti’ does not overlap the virtue of today’s politics albeit it transpires to be in its essence.
Prakash Jha has made a mark for making films on socio-political issues and Rajneeti is an extension to his earlier works – Damul, Mrityudand, Gangajal and Apharan – on the subject of social evil in the Hindi Heartland.
Is ‘Rajneeti’ belongs to the soil from where the scripts of Gangajal, Apharan and Mrityudand found a route to reach other parts of India? Fictionally it is but factually looking at the promos it seems to be a story woven around the biggest political clan of India but that seems to be wrapped under the canopy. It will come out only after the release of the film.
Before Rajneeti could see its release on 28 May 2010, a controversy or you can say a demand from the distributors has warmed up. They has asked Prakash Jha to leak a steamy scene from the film that was shot on Ranbir Kapoor and his American co-star Sarah Thompson – Jha missed and Italian – and those who have seen the rushes they believe it could leave Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori sequences in ‘Kites’ which is about to release in a weak.
However Jha isn’t buying the idea of bringing the audience to the theater on the promise of sex when the star cast of the film is enough powerful to bring the audience to the theater.
If Ranbir Kapoor is the meanest and the most manipulative character in ‘Rajneeti’, the film also boast actors like Ajay Devgan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpai and Katrina Kaif.
May my life’s breath find shelter in your heart
Destroyed in your love, may my life … depart
Pretty nice words to begin the review with, wouldn’t you say? While they don’t begin the movie. they are from the movie. And they do sum up what the theme of this film is about.
Zooni, played by India’s sweetheart, Kajol, in her first starring role back on the silver screen after an absence of about five years, and Rehan played by Aamir Khan, are the star-crossed couple who light up the screen in this 2006 film, Fanaa.
Directed by Kunal Kohli, this is the story of the blind Kashmiri girl, Zooni, who ventures out into the world, on her own for the very first time without her parents. She’s a member of a dance company (yes, she’s blind and a dancer in this tale) and the troop travels down to New Delhi for a performance.
There in New Delhi she meets the troop’s tour guide Rehan. He an incorrigible flirt who spouts poetry and he never met a woman he didn’t like. Zooni’s friends warn her about Rehan, but this is the movies. So no amount of interference is going to keep them apart.
When they first meet, and Zooni extends her hand to shake with Rehan’s, but hers is more than a foot or so away from his hand, we get this exchange:
Rehan: Oh, you’re blind. Zooni: Yes, you didn’t see that? Are you blind too? Rehan: Thank God I’m not. Zooni: That’s a nice thing to say to a blind person. Rehan: If I was blind, I couldn’t have seen the most beautiful thing in the world, You.
Yeah, Rehan is a real charmer. He’s not the least bit sincere, except that Zooni has brought out his best.
So the first half of this 163 minute film is the love story of how Zooni and Rehan met and fell in love. The courtship in and around Delhi has some of the most beautiful cinematography you’ll ever see. I’m was in awe as I watched, asking myself how could shot after shot be so beautifully composed?
The second half of the film brings on a change. From a romance, and a romantic comedy, and a musical – we suddenly find ourselves involved in a thriller. There’s a terrorist – but the film goes to great lengths to say that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.
There’a bomb. There’s a nation in peril.
There’s a chase sequence that is on a par with any thing you’ve seen in a Bond film. Think helicopters, think snowmobiles, think long range rifles and automatic weapons.
The IMDB lists this movie in four genres: Drama, Musical, Romance, and Thriller. And in truth it is all of these. It comes down to a decision. From the DVD box cover we have:
Choices: to choose between right or wrong is simple, but what defines one’s life is the decision between the greater of two goods, or the lesser of two of two evils.
As you can see from the images, the film is really beautiful. The story or maybe I should day stories, offers something for everyone.
Poonam Joshi, writing for the BBC said: The hugely accomplished Kajol is no less mesmerising and the two share an unexpected chemistry, resulting in moments that are at once, tender and intensely chilling. Further bolstered by a strong supporting cast, it is the contrived script that is the film’s downfall.
John Anderson for the Los Angeles Times wrote: Kajol, however, is a wonderful actress (director Kunal Kohli can’t seem to take the camera off her). Khan, though not looking his best, has moments of genuine truth, as well as charm. And the intent of the movie is, as always, entertainment pure and simple.
The New York Times reviewer Nathan Lee opened his review with: The epic Bollywood extravaganza “Fanaa” goes so far over the top that it reinvents itself halfway and launches on a brand new trajectory of the absurd.
So you can see that this highly anticipated films garnered a variety of reviews that ran the gamut between good and bad. What you might called ‘mixed’. As for me, I didn’t see this film back in 2006. I bought the DVD and watched this film within the last week. I’m calling it a first class entertainment, and I’m saying I’m very glad to have seen this film.
3.5 Stars (out of 4)
The new hit on the box office records is ‘Ye Maya Chesave’. Yes, the tender and honest romantic entertainer from Gautham Menon has struck the hearts of many youngsters. This has also given the much needed success for Naga Chaitanya, son of Nagarjuna.
May my life’s breath find shelter in your heart
