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.
“ Just finished watching the superb My Name Is Khan and here are the tweets that I made while watching MNIK. My twitter page could be found here. Share your experience with me. “
It went wrong that we got Shivsena seeming against with it, but MNIK requires support in much broader sense. Its not about Shivsena, its not about Hindu-Muslim or Hindustan-Pakistan, its about humanity and about the lesson that the name doesn’t make a man terrorist.
movie ends here and sorry its spells as Rijvan not Rijwaan. Jut seen credits.25 minutes ago from web
So finally Rijwaan meets Obama. That really gives goose bumps. Hats off28 minutes ago from web
In my tweet I was wrong about that Obama thing, how could they would have made such a bluder after making such a great movie.31 minutes ago from web
MNIK really makes you in tears at places and give you goose bumps. This movie gonna make big internationally. Fingers crossed 39 minutes ago from web
Really this time some movie come to match and surpass RDB. Hats off. I am liking MNIK & I am not a terroristabout 1 hour ago from web
SRK really got gold mine with Shivsena protest …. The protest suited storyline really too much well.about 1 hour ago from web
the story picking up pitch now with the tagline … I am with Rijwaa kha and I am not a terrorist.about 1 hour ago from web
i really thought that they will use actual Obama’s clips or at least look alike but they didnt even kept a black actor. Disappoiting …about 1 hour ago from web
not only MNIK’s Rijwaan was the one, who cant sense unspoken words, many of us cant. But u kow its more hard to us when we can ..about 1 hour ago from web
liked the way MNIK kept it simple yet effective. Sorry Shivsena!! You picked it on wrong. Must be regreting nowdaysabout 1 hour ago from web
till now no bollywood movie has picturised 9/11 in this much large and effective ways. MNIK gonna to ruleabout 2 hours ago from web
we have seen hritik in different roles like in koi mil gaya but SRK is on better ways. Impressed!! After chak de indiaabout 2 hours ago from web
with tied hairs kajol sometimes looks like my sis, Neeru …..about 2 hours ago from web
there are always simple and weired ways to come out hard things. Fluctuating between things works nicely about 3 hours ago from web
kajol has its own charm always. Different than kabhi khushi kabhi gam and fanaaabout 3 hours ago from web
Its not easy to find humor to make everyome smile out of even miserable things, hats off MNIK. Interesting salsemanabout 3 hours ago from web
so, here it started … My name is khan and …. I am not a terrorist. Tried to cover lots of things in a tight startabout 3 hours ago from web
I will come back with a full review over the same movie soon.
Can secular Karan Johar and his friends make a film on Pune bombing, Mumbai terror attack? Why secular Karan Johar has no heart for the victims of Islamic terrorism?
They were all foreigners… they were crying in shock and pain: Eyewitness
TNN, 14 February 2010
Local residents, shocked by the loud blast at German Bakery, say tin sheets and furniture parts were lying about 50 metres away and that there was blood and body parts strewn around, indicating that the explosion was caused by a sophisticated device. An injured Sivasa, a foreign national, said the Bakery had been completely destroyed. ‘‘I was inside German Bakery and it was crammed with people. Suddenly I heard a loud blast and saw many people lying on the floor. Though I have suffered minor injuries, I can’t speak much as I am in deep shock.’’
Narendra Darode, a local resident, had gone to a temple near German Bakery for the 7 pm aarti. ‘‘Just as we were about to start at about 7 pm, we heard a loud blast. I came out of the temple and looked towards Bakery and saw massive flames and smoke coming out … There were several body parts scattered around.’’
He said after informing the police, he along with his friend carried three bodies — mostly of foreigners — in rickshaws to nearby hospitals. Rajesh Dhage, owner of a footwear shop, said: ‘‘I rushed out to see what happened and saw many bodies lying on the road.’ He said people were running around in panic, women were crying and people were coming out of Bakery with injuries on hands and feet. ‘‘They were all foreign nationals, who were crying in shock and pain. I went ahead and helped them. By that time, the police had cordoned off the Bakery area by putting up barricades.’’ Santosh Bhosale, another shopkeeper near the bakery, said the blast was very loud. ‘‘When I heard the blast, I thought it was an earthquake,” he said. My Name Is Khan is handshake between India and the West
Meenakshi Shedde / DNASunday, February 14, 2010
Berlin: Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, and Karan Johar got a hysterical red-carpet welcome and a rousing reception for the screening of My Name Is Khan at the Berlinale Palast at the Berlin International FilmFestival on Friday night.
Hundreds of German fans jammed the avenues leading to the Palast in -6ºC and snow to catch a glimpse of the stars.
The film is a love story, with Shah Rukh Khan presenting the Muslim point of view after 9/11, and is being distributed by Hollywood giant 20th Century Fox worldwide.
Bollywood already has a loyal core fan base in Germany and Europe. Moreover, Germany has a significant population of Muslims, including immigrants from Turkey, Iran, and other Islamic nations, so there is a high level of interest in the film.
“My Name Is Khan is an important handshake between the Indian film industry and the Western world,” said Uli Gaulke, German film-maker and a fan of Hindi films, whose feature-length documentary Leinwandfieber (Comrades In Dreams) was shot in Satara, India, and nominated for the grand jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
“It is the first film that tries to force a discussion on the very important topic of terrorism post-9/11, and the Muslim point of view on it, in the US and the rest of the world,” said Gaulke. “And to carry this discussion through the very famous Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is very good and an important move.”
Gaulke, who was at the Berlinale premiere of My Name Is Khan, was earlier also happy to be swept up by the infectious energy of Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om and danced joyously in the Kino International Theatre in Berlin where the film premiered at the Berlin film festival in 2008.
“The decision of Hollywood’s 20th Century Fox to back My Name Is Khan is connected to many larger issues,” Gaulke continued. “It clearlywants to open up the discussion on the Muslim point of view post-9/11.
“But it is also connected to the new leadership of a black president in America, and the connection Hollywood wants to make with India as a growing socio-economic power, whose images of Bollywood influence the Western world.”
Commenting on the German response at the premiere, he said, “Germanyis a very multi-cultural society that includes Muslims, so there is an audience for this film in our big cities, and it is an opportunity to open the discussion here in Germany.
“Initially, the audience may have been disappointed that there was no dancing in a Bollywood film, but the film more than makes up with its intense drama. It is the first time I am seeing a Bollywood film with dramatic storytelling that is nearer our own Western cinematic tradition. It is wonderful how the story develops, linking the Hindu-Muslim problem in India to the larger issue of Muslims after 9/11.”
The film opens in German theatres in May. Said Karan Johar in an exclusive interview before the Berlin premiere, “I’m very excited to be at the Berlin film festival in the official selection. Germans love Shah Rukh Khan as well as our commercial films, and he ‘is’ the film.”
Explaining the intention behind the film, Johar said, “I wanted to give humanity a voice and religion a platform. Every religion has
beautiful things to say. Shah Rukh has talked to me so much about this, and there are books that say amazing things. I thought, why not put it into a narrative with an emotional heart? So Rizvan Khan actually lives the teachings of religions.”
Did the film expect to do good business worldwide, but especially in Islamic nations? Johar said, “The story is connected with Islam, but thanks to Fox, it is a wide-spectrum release. It had a world premiere in Dubai, and will screen in the Middle East, including Egypt, where we have ordered 30 more prints than usual. In the UK, it had the highest opening ever, taking in £1,23,000 in just one day, even more than 3 Idiots, which took £1,21,000 in two days.”
Said Shah Rukh Khan, “Yesterday, a German told me My Name Is Khan is naïve. But that is the most beautiful part of the film. When we are children, we are innocent. We are taught inherent goodness by our parents, about loving your fellow beings. As we grow older, we become more complex and complicated. My character’s simplicity is untouched by these complications, and that takes him to a higher plane.”
Jutta Hausler, 50, a German housewife and mother, was on a higher plane just being in the vicinity of her favourite film star. She had come all the way from Hanover for the Berlin premiere along with her son Sven, 32, an engineer in the German Navy.
Hausler was completely unashamed to stand on the pavement in the snow, along with the other giggling teenage fans of Shah Rukh Khan outside his hotel in Berlin, and squealed with excitement when she caught a glimpse of Shah Rukh Khan in the lobby through the glass revolving doors.
“I love Shah Rukh Khan,” she said. “He is a natural actor, true to himself and others, and honest. I have seen all his movies, including Don, Swades, and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.
“I love Bollywood films because they are bigger, they are about love and families — and life as it is,” she said. Prost to that!
Meenakshi Shedde is India consultant to the Berlin film festival and curator to film festivals worldwide.
Kasab’s partner terrorist - Ismail Khan alias Abu Ismail
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) pair had long been identified as Ismail Khan alias Abu Ismail from Dera Ismail Khan district in the North-West Frontier Province and Mohammad Ajmal Amir ‘Kasab’ (Iman) alias Abu Mujahid, his training name. Ismail was killed in the Girgaum Chowpatty encounter and Ajmal was nabbed. Link
What happened at CST
Arrested terrorist Mohammad Ajmal Mohammad Aamir Qasab alias Abu Mujahid and deceased terrorist accused Ismail Khan arrived at CST railway station in a motor taxi. En route this journey, terrorist accused Mohammad Ajmal Mohammad Aamir Qasab was seated on the rear seat of the taxi cab. Whilst his `buddy’ Abu Ismail engaged the taxi driver in conversation, accused Mohd.
Ajmal Amir Qasab planted the RDX laden IED, which he had ferried himself, beneath the driver’s seat. Then the two terrorist accused alighted from the taxi at CST railway station. The terrorist accused Mohd. Ajmal Qasab, then entered the lavatory near CST railway station. Meanwhile, the terrorist accused Ismail Khan, alias Abu Ismail planted the IED, which he was carrying with him, in the CST station premises. These two terrorists accused ruthlessly and indiscriminately fired from the AK-47 assault rifles and lobbed deadly hand-grenades on the hapless and unsuspecting passengers waiting at the main hall resulting in the massacre of innocent ladies, children and senior citizens.
Continuing the blood bath, these two terrorists attacked police officers, constables and home guards who made a valiant attempt to nip their diabolic agenda. Being hounded by the valiant police officer and personnel led by PI Shashank Shinde, these two terrorists were pushed out of railway station premises on the foot over bridge/pedestrian staircase adjoining platform no. 1.
Mohammad Sidique Khan- London Bombing Terrorist
On the morning of 07/07/2005 Mohammad Sidique Khan, with his
three friends, drove a car from Leeds to Luton, 30km north of
London, and took the train from Luton to King’s Cross station in
London. Mohammad Sidique Khan detonated his explosives on 09:17
near Edgware Road station.
Pakistan’s Nuclear Terrorist – A Q Khan
Our Motto is constant jihad? (Interview with Nawabzadaa Nabiullah Khan)
Introduction: In February 1999 the “Jamhooria Islamia”, a monthly
Baluchi magazine published from Panj-gar, published an interview
with Nawabzadaa Nabiullah Khan, a confidant of and adviser to the
leader of one of the prominent Pakistani Islamic militant
outfits, Jamaat-e-Islami, which was conducted by Jalil Amir. The
following constitutes excerpts from that conversation (which
relates to Bharat) which reveals the fundamentalist ideology &
designs of the organisation and its leader.
Parviz Khan: Promising footballer to terrorist
Parviz Khan, the ringleader of the Muslim beheading plot, was
once a promising footballer
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i heard a story on NPR this morning as i was driving back from dropping Dreamr’s daughter off at home before school. it was about the new Bollywood release, coming out world-wide this weekend, My Name is Khan, about a Muslim with Asperger’s Syndrome. the news story highlights how big the star, Shah Rukh Khan, is in India, the challenges of being a Muslim actor in a predominantly Hindu country, and the aesthetic differences between Hollywood and Bollywood.
i came home all excited to share what i heard with Dreamr and his response was completely the opposite of what i was expecting. in the Indian press today the story is totally different.
according to the Hindustan Times, Khan made a statement about how Pakistani cricket players should have been picked for the Indian Premier League. this outraged the Shiv Seva, a sort of right-wing, anti-Muslim supremacist political party/group, which has now threatened violence if the film is released in Mumbai tomorrow. so this is really a politically-charged film release, which could also have a big impact on expected revenue for the film’s production company, Dharma Productions, not to mention the cinemas.
there was nothing of the sort like that in the NPR story. in that story, Khan says there are aspects of “Islam that need to be addressed now.” the subtitle of the film is “and I am not a Terrorist”, pointing to the irony of Khan’s two-hour detainment in the U.S. for questioning shortly after he finished filming his latest release. but he states how secular India is, and suggests that Muslims don’t have those same issues (of being seen as terrorists) in India. that is the political aspect discussed on NPR.
the differences are understandable. American audiences don’t know very much about Bollywood, and don’t care very much if there will be rioting in the streets tomorrow night if the film is shown. but instead of a story that spends more time on the appeal of the Bollywood formula than anything else, at least mentioning the political complexities wouldn’t make me feel silly when i come home all excited to share this story, and Dreamr’s reply was how Khan had pissed off a bunch of non-Muslim cricket fans. huh?
Vidya Balan who plays the scorching hot village belle in Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Ishqiya’ has mouthed quite a few expletives in the movie. Well if it is to be a Vishal Bhardwaj film then a few slip in the tongue and spicy rustic language is to be expected here and there, but apparently Vidya, who plays the character called Krishna in Vishal’s production was in for a shock when she realized that she has to say ch-ya more often than she thought of!
The ‘Parineeta’ actress recalls, “It is quite natural for a girl like Krishna who comes from a very aggressive background to use abusive language,” but she confesses, “As Vidya I am hesitant to use abusive language. During reading sessions I would say CSO4 because I was uncomfortable saying it out loud, but luckily I opened up in front of the camera.”
Vidya who is born and brought up in a typical south Indian Iyer family laughs, “South Indians don’t even know Hindi so how will they know Hindi gallis (expletives)!”
Also, Vidya is averse to people who use abusive language she says, “Once my director shouted and used foul language after that I just couldn’t do my shot.”
Looks like potty mouths hold no charm for Vidya Balan!
Just the other day I was listening to Kishore songs, not the sad depressing numbers which can make even a normal person melancholic, but some fun songs for a change. One thing that came out loud and clear was the fact that he enjoyed singing those songs, however silly the lyrics was or however absurd the tunes were; he gave it his all.
If a singer himself does not seem kicked about a song, how will he ever enthuse others? That’s the feeling I get when I hear those inane new talents on the numerous talent hunt shows. They come, they sing, they don’t even bother to work on the comments given by the judges [some of the judges are not even worth their salt, better not hear their comments at all] and mechanically appear again in some other show.
Anyways, back to Kishore da. He totally gets into the mood, full-on, unplugged. There are legends about Kishore and the manner in which he rendered the Khaike Paan Banaraswala number. It goes like this: Kishore actually asked for a bunch of pans which come in those cases [as seen in Padosan] and a peek-daan to spit out the paan. He sat on the floor or some kinda bed and literally rambled the words Bhang Ka Rang Jama Ho Chaka-chak. I go back to my previous para where I mentioned that unless the singer does not enjoy the song, there is very less chance that others will. And Kishore was a master of that. The kind of energy that he would blow into the song and the infectious jovial nature is unparalleled.
Since his Padosan songs have been talked about no end, I shall refrain from doing so. Let me talk about his other songs, especially from the black & white era. In the same genre as Mere Bhole Balam from Padosan was a song called Gaana Na Aya Bajana Na Aya, Dilbar Ko Apna Bana Na Aya. Its a hilarious song that blows your top-off. Kishore is seen trying to create a new song and the result is pure comedy. The lyrics were again by Rajendra Krishen and music by Hemant da. There is a small Brit accent piece, Kishore trying an imitation, really funny. Who could imagine the ever-serious Hemant Kumar composing such a number, but such was the exuberance of Kishore that everyone was affected by it. Also seen in the video clip is Gemini Ganesan along with Meena Kumari who are baffled by Kishore’s antics. Probably the only time that the south matinee was seen with Kishore in the same frame.
How funny can Kishore da get? Well, turns out very funny. So funny that in the movie Aansoo Aur Muskaan, there is a song picturised on Kishore in a ashram which is called Swami Kishore-aanandam Kirtan Ashram. And the song itself is Guni Jano Bhakt Jano, which sees Kishore in the garb of a sadhu. The lyrics of the song even goes on to list all the stars of bollywood in a fine spin of words sounding like bhajan
brahmaande he koti sitaram prithvi par bhi anek sitaram
arre aashirvadam ashok-kumaram
prithvi-putram raja-kapuram shammi-kapuram shashi-kapuram
ramam shyamam dilip-kumaram purab-pashchim manoj-kumaram
arre premapujari dev-anandam, roopa-pujari IS-joharam
arre nilam-kamalam raj-kumaram, yade yadam sunil-dattam
are ittefaqam rajesh-khannam jai jaani rajendra-natham
uchhalamakudam jai mahamudam
Two of the wackiest Kishore songs feature Pran, and Kishore himself in motley attire, thats pure coincidence. In Cheel Cheel Chillake, he is dressed in a school uniform, probably on some tour in scouts jamboree. The movie was Half Ticket, I haven’t been able to see the movie yet. But if the movie is even half as good as the song, then it shall be a treat to watch.
No one can forget a pre-supposed duet song being sung by the same singer. Kishore achieved that feat in Aake Seedhi Lagi where he not only cross-dressed but also cross-voiced. He sang as Kishore for Pran and then as squeaky/screechy and rustic village-belle-Kishore for himself. I am not even finding words to describe Kishore’s ludicrous yet fantastic act. No one could have pulled it off, but him.
‘Kahani Kismat Ki’ had an unprecedented song picturisation. And much before Dharamendra had climbed atop a tank in Sholay, he was seen in a crane elevated carrier singing Rafta Rafta Dekho Aankh Meri Ladi Hai; which he does after gathering a small crowd. Towards the end, he even starts singing ghati lyrics which is hilarious, and an embarassed Rekha looks around for some kind of sanity.
Then, there is the Eena Meena Deeka number. The mukhda of the song is a string of garbled words that make no sense but have been sung with great conviction as though it were the commandments. Kishore totally believed in the song and executed it with perfection, just watch his choreography; amazing. And the lyrics of the song has some insensible wisdom. Check this
Mat socho ki sasta hai sauda
Phal paayega lagayega jo paudha
Dil ki ye kyaari banegi phulwaari
Ye duniya jalegi, jalan ki hai maari
Hasegi hasegi hasegi meri pyaari
If you thought Kishore had sung only romantic and sad songs for Rajesh Khanna, then you are wrong. Rajesh Khanna too had a fair share of Kishore’s masti songs. One of them being the Saasu Tirath, Sasura Tirath from the movie Souten. The lyrics literally mean that in-laws are are to be worshipped and visited regularly as a duty and a pilgrimage.
Another lesser spoken about song from the movie ‘Chalti Ka Naam Gadi’ was Hum The Wo Thi Aur Samaa Rangeen Samajh Gaye Na. The two brothers, Anup and Kishore, discussing the forbidden topic of an encounter with a woman which Anup hasn’t had and Kishore teases him with lyrics which go like this:
Khoya Mai Kaise Uski Baton Mei
Kehta Hoon Dam To Lene Do Ahhaha
Khoyi Woh Kaise Meri Baaton Mei
Kehta Hoon Dam To Lene Do Ahhaha
Kya Kya Keh Dala Aankho Aankho Mei
Kehta Hoon Dam To Lene Do Ahhha
Another song from the same movie, worth mentioning, is the Panch Rupaiya Barah Aana song. It so happens that Kishore repairs Madhubala’s car and she still owes him Rs.5.75. And Kishore is out to get that money, even if it means earning it by entertaining her.Watch Kishore dressed in leather pants, jacket and a feathered cap. And watch him each time he says Chahe Namoona Dekh Le and tunrs up in a different costume. This song later became an inspiration for a song in movie ‘Jeevan Ek Sanghursh’, where Amit Kumar crooned Dede Mera Dede Tu Bees Rupaiya, Twenty Rupees My Twenty Rupees.
Vinod Khanna has rarely been seen in comical acts, except for the movie Hera Pheri with BigB. But in this song Priye Praneshwari from movie ‘Hum Tum Aur Woh’ is a song which sees Vinod Khanna in never-seen-before getup. The only other funny getup Vinod Khanna ever did was in Hera Pheri. In this song, Vinod is singing to his lady love in chaste hindi and even I did not know the meaning of a few of those words. The lyrics of the song and Kishore’s rendition is just awesome.
priye praaneshwari, hridayeshwari
yadi aap hamey aadesh karey to
prem ka hum shri ganesh karey
If anyone is depressed, thinking about love and missing their loved ones, should listen to Hum To Mohabbat Karega from ‘Dilli Ka Thug’. Its another comical song which describes the extent to which a person can go, to prove his love and to stay with loved ones. After hearing words like Joota Polish Karega Tel Maalish Karega, they are bound to smile at their own stupidity and limitless affection for their loved one, what with thoughts like … joota paalish karega lekin tum par marega, laila laila karega thandi aahen bharega and doobegaa nahin tairega pyaar se ham nahin darega
A song which encapsulates the qualities that a man looks for in a woman is very humorously penned in Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai, Ek Shirimati Ki, Kalavati Ki, Seva Karey Jo Pati Ki. It may sound a bit regressive, but its to be taken with a pinch of salt; because the song is really a romantic one at heart. Sample this:
haseen hazaaro bhi ho khadey, magar usi par nazar padey
ho zulf gaalo se khelti, ke jaise din raat se ladey
adaaon mei bahaar ho, nigaahon mei khumaar ho
qabool mera pyaar ho to kya baat hai
itar mein saanse basi basi, vo mastiyo mei rasi rasi
zara si palkein jhuki jhuki, bhavey ghaneri kasi kasi
phoolon mei gulaab ho khud apna jawaab ho
vo pyar ki kitab ho to kya baat hai
And with Kishore enacting it, his facial expressions and the naugtiness in the voice was great.
This is just the beginning of a long list of Kishore-da’s songs which continue to enthrall us. The man was a complete maverick and no one entertained us, the way he did; whether it was infront of the camera or behind it, be it in the recording studios or shooting a movie. Whereever there was a fun moment, he was there; or may I put it like this – wherever he was there, there were fun moments. So, please go ahead and list your fave Kishore songs which tickled your funny bone, I am sure that won’t be a tough task!
iseng2 saya blogwalking ke link2 blog yang saya miliki, termasuk blognya Upi Avianto. salah satu postingan Upi menceritakan sebuah film yang baru Upi tonton, 3 Idiots. saya baca postingan blog Upi, hmm.. sepertinya menarik. tapi saya tidak belum bergeming.
kemudian saya menjelajahi twitter penulis2 ibukota, baik penulis lagu, penulis skenario, maupun penulis novel beneran. kembali saya menemukan film 3 Idiots disebut2 disana. barulah saya iseng men-googling 3 Idiots.
saya baru tergerak untuk mencari trailer 3 Idiots di youtube setelah membaca penjelasan film tersebut dari wikipedia. pertama2 saya mencari trailer 3 Idiots dengan keyword yang salah, yaitu HANYA 3 Idiots saja, tanpa 3 Idiots with english subtitles. kesalahan idiot tersebut baru saya sadari setelah kebingungan menonton trailer tersebut dengan hanya berbahasa hindi saja (tanpa english subtitles). ini dia trailer dari 3 Idiots (yang benar) dengan english subtitles:
trailer yang sangat sebentar.. tapi sepertinya lucu kalau dilihat dari mimik pemain2nya. trailer yang pertama (tanpa subtitles, walaupun tidak mengerti tapi terlihat kocak) sukses membuat saya menunggu film ini keluar di Bandung. setelah saya cek di 21 dan Blitz, film ini sampai dengan saat ini (07/02/2010) baru main di Blitz Megaplex Pacific Place Jakarta.
kalau benar jadi saya menonton film ini nantinya, maka 3 Idiots menjadi film Bollywood kedua yang saya tonton setelah Slumdog Millionaire hehe
When I sat in front of my computer to watch Striker on YouTube, I had some concerns. I was glad that I didn’t have to drive over an hour to the only theater near me that was showing it, but I wondered if I’d be as immersed in the experience watching it at home as I would be in the theater. Within minutes, Striker’s riveting characters put my fears to rest.
Striker flashes back and forth through three time periods in the life of Surya (Siddharth), a young man who lives in Malvani, a Mumbai ghetto. As a child in 1977, he watches his older brother playing carrom — a table game like billiards, where small wooden disks are flicked with the fingers into corner pockets. Surya excels at the game but loses interest as he gets older.
Flash forward to 1988. Surya works as a courier who specializes in transporting jewelry and large amounts of cash. Because it’s a risky job — he’s responsible for repaying the money if he’s robbed en route — Surya pays a broker to find him a lucrative manual labor job in Dubai.
When the broker disappears with Surya’s money, his childhood friend, Zaid (Ankur Vikal), comes up with a scheme to get it back: playing carrom for money. Zaid runs errands for the local don, Jaleel (Aditya Pancholi), and is able to get Surya into some high stakes games.
Jaleel is, of course, not to be trusted. He and his goons don’t brandish weapons openly, but there’s an unmistakable air of menace about them. Zaid isn’t much more reliable, given his drug use and frequent arrests. And the rules governing life in Malvani are in flux after the arrival of a tough police inspector, Farooque (Anupam Kher).
In 1992, a time when religious riots are engulfing Malvani, Surya turns to Inspector Farooque for help. The movie begins and ends in this timeframe.
Striker opens with a note from the filmmaker, Chandan Arora, stating that the movie is based on true stories from people who live in Malvani. The movie’s structure, which shows Surya at various points in his life rather than following one linear narrative, makes Surya seem more like a real person than a typical hero. He’s not the poor kid who grows up to transcend his meager upbringing by leading a righteous life. He’s a guy who doesn’t have many options and occasionally tries to make good choices, but often doesn’t.
Zaid is the most interesting character in the film. Vikal plays Zaid as just charming enough to get by without any real vocation or goals. But, from the moment he shows up in the 1988 timeframe, it’s clear that whatever fate awaits Zaid is not a happy one.
Striker is wonderfully atmospheric. Malvani isn’t a slum as decrepit as the one in Slumdog Millionaire. It’s a neighborhood with houses and shops and various places to get into trouble. The carrom-playing scenes are as evocative as any scenes set in the smoky pool halls of Hollywood films. Appropriately, there are no song-and-dance numbers. Striker will appeal to fans of mainstream American films, inviting them to explore Indian movies beyond the musical masala fare.
Runtime: 2 hrs. 7 min.
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Notes on the YouTube viewing experience:
I was impressed with the quality of the YouTube rental experience. The movie downloaded in its entirety almost immediately, so I didn’t have to pause and wait for the video to load. The English subtitles appeared in white text on a black band below the main movie, making them easier to read against a consistently colored background (and, I presume, easier to ignore if you don’t need them). I’d happily rent more movies from YouTube in the future, especially if they’re made available the same day as the theatrical release.
With IPL questioned by cricket lovers for not having any Pakistani players this coming tournament, it was Sharukh Kahn’s (SRK) right to say he wishes to see Pakistani cricketers play in India. That was given a political or rather a racist twist by Shiv Sena leaders in Mumbai and SRK’s film “My Name is Khan” is being targeted, while it is premièred at the Berlin International Film Festival and set to be screened in many parts of India from 12 Feb, in a few days.
Shiv Sena leader Udhav Thackeray went public, saying SRK should withdraw his statement about seeing Pakistani cricketers and also apologise, or face the consequence of having his film “My Name is Khan” targeted if screened. Sadly, Thackeray does not know that most Bollywood heroes are Hindu, but are often played by a Khan and accepted by filmgoers as their hero without exceptions.
Unfortunately for India, the tide is against all that diversity and therefore democracy, though politicians still prefer to talk ball about rich diversity and a large democracy in India. In practice, racist politics have been allowed its day, with the raising of slogans against “terrorism” across its Pakistani borders, implying they are “Muslim” terrorists. Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks have given this platform of racism a new lease of life, with State governments like in Maharashtra avoiding the use of law against racist incitements.
This has other ramifications too in a country that has a rich and popular entertainment industry spreading across different societies, large and small. Its every one’s knowledge that Bollywood has a bigger budget than Hollywood and is dependent on its huge clientèle, the public. Its comparatively much more dependent on the local filmgoer than the Hollywood industry. Also, Bollywood grew in stature with “Indian” nationalism different to Hollywood which is American sans nationalism and borders.
Therefore, the Bollywood film industry has always played it “safe” when it came to national issues with religious or linguist twists. Whom would Bachans, Kapoors, Khans, or even Kaifs and Shettys chose when the clash is between two religious or linguistic segments that patronise their films and contribute to their stardom ? The film industry has its very personalised aspect with a social capital that is private for the individual which makes it different to other businesses with equally big investments. That in a way is a “selfish” mentality seen often in jibes and wibes in the film industry.
Despite such pettiness in a film industry with much social impact, fortunately for Indian democracy, SRK has decided to stick to his right to express his views in challenging the threat by Shiv Sena.
Yet, unfortunately for India, the extremist Hindutva groups and anti Muslim sentiments keep the divide growing in its society, pushing the Hindu social psyche to suspect all Muslims and the Muslim psyche getting shaped to feel they are being watched with suspicion and is being targeted. This provides crores of votes for racist politicians at elections at the expense of “terrorist” infiltrations into a divided and suspect society.
Indian democracy needs to be strengthened, for which opinion makers, public leaders, creative artistes, social activists and professionals in all disciplines have to stand against racist politics, not only for peaceful diversity in the country, but also to cultivate a culture that accepts dissent and different points of views. That makes the rich and comfortable “stars” from Bollywood responsible too in defending their own right to take positions on national and impportant issues and defend the rights of others.
The naivety of real life Bollywood heroes nevertheless proves they are different to heroes on celluloid,. Sadly, there aren’t Bhuvans (Lagaan) or Veerus and Thakurs (Sholay) in real life India today, it seems.
This cry against freedom of expression by sectarian racist groups in the largest democracy in the world, is yet to be condemned by its democratic leaders and is feared it would not be. SRK thus needs the strength of other responsible citizens and democratic groups, to stand firm as he does and prove Indian democracy does not allow bullying by racists.
Its a test of sincerity of principles and integrity for the big and bright “stars” and a challenge for the ordinary citizens in defending the right to express opinions and views in a democracy.
Yes one again I am back, thanks to GreatBong’s lure of a free-copy of his upcoming book “May I Hebb Your Attention Pliss” to the winner of the contest [Link Here]. Well this was a very enticing proposition to let go off and it also provides me an opportunity to resurrect my comatose blog.
You can also get your hands on a free copy of the book by simply following these easy step [Original Contest Rules by GB]:
The rules.
1. On your blog, provide a link to this page. (http://greatbong.net/book). Embedding the above picture in your blog would be nice but not needed.
2. Then write down your top 10 Hindi movie lines or top 10 English movie lines (You can do both if you want. Only one set is required for the contest). If you cannot think of top 10, make it top 5. Cannot think of even 5? Make it top 3. No problem. Only restriction: no two lines from same movie. This done to make it fair for other movies so that they dont get swamped by Gunda or Loha or Sholay.
3. Tag five friends to do the same.
4. Come over to the comment-space of this post and post your blog’s link so I can go and read it.
Remember: Before starting the tag, paste points 1 and 4 on your blog so that the rules are available to anyone who wishes to pick the tag up from your blog.
Let the Dialogues flow …… these are some of my favourites (Bollywood). Due to the one dialogue per movie restriction, some of the other memorable dialogues missed out.
1. Dushmano ki laashon par bhangra karne wala kabhi langda nahi ho sakta (Prabhuji Mithun Da in Gunda)
2. Jali ko aag kehte hain, bujhee ko raakh kehte hain, jis raakh se barood bane use Vishwanath kehete hain (Shatrughan Sinha in Vishwanath)
3. Aur jab yeh Dhai kilo ka haath kisi par padhta hain na, to aadmi uthta nahi, uuth jata hain (Sunny Deol in Damini)
4. Kya kahe thay, yeh haath nahi phansi ka phanda hai! Ye haath hum ka de de thakur – ye haath, ye haath, hum ko de de! (Amjad Khan in Sholay)
5. Mogambo Khush huwa (Amrish Puri in Mr. India)
6. Ilaaka Kutte-Billiyon ke hua karte hai, Sher jahan bhi jata hain, woh uska ilaaka ho jaata hai (Dharmendra in Ilaaka)
7. Yeh bacchhon ke khelne ki cheez nahi, haath kat jaaye toh khoon nikal aata hai (Raj Kumar in Waqt)
8. Crime master Gogo naam hain mera, aankhen nikal kar gotiyaan khelta hoon main, gotiyaan…….. Aaya hoon, kuch to lut kar jaunga, khandani chor hoon main, khandani; Mogambo ka bhatija! (Shakti Kapoor in Andaz Aapna Aapna)
9. Jab hum dushmano ka khayal karte huwe, aapne pao niche rakhte hain, to humare dushman, maut ka tassavur karte huwe, zameen se upar uthne lagte hain! (Rajkumar in Betaj Badshah)
10. Rana Vishwapratap Singh, Dr. Dang creates war. Dr. Dang ko aaj pehli baar kisi ne thappad mara hain, 1st Time, is thappad ki goonj suni tumne? Ab is goonj ki goonj tumhe sunai degi (Anupam Kher in Karma)
Now for some bonus ones :
11. Don ka intezar to baara mulko ki police kar rahi hai. Lekin Don ko pakadna muskhil he nahi, namumkin bhi hai (Amitabh Bachchan in Don)
12. Jab tak baithne ko na kaha jaye, khade raho! Yeh Police station hai tumhare baap ka ghar nahi! (Amitabh Bachchan in Zanjeer)
Now comes the Hollywood Dialogues ………
1. I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… and I’m all out of bubblegum (Roddy Piper in They Live)
2. Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn (Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind)
3. Sucking all the marrow out of life doesn’t mean choking on the bone (Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society)
4. I do wish we could chat longer, but I’m having an old friend for dinner (Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs)
5. You hear me talkin’, hillbilly boy? I ain’t through with you by a damn sight. I’ma get medieval on your ass (Ving Rhames in Pulp Fiction)
6. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries (John Cleese in Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
7. The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist (Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects)
8. Your ego is writing checks your body can’t cash (James Tolkan in Top Gun)
9. Wendy? Darling? Light of my life?…I’m not gonna hurt ya. I’m just gonna bash your brains in. I’m gonna bash ‘em right the fuck in! (Jack Nicholson in The Shining)
10. That’s what I love about these high school girls, man: I get older, they stay the same age (Matthew McConaughey in Dazed and Confused)
Well , I’m not finished yet ……. since I did not give “Prabhuji” the required screen space He deserves …. so here are some real “Blood-Curdling” (Rokto Jaal Kara) Dialogues, from none other than “Prabhuji” from His “Bangali” Avatar !
1. Toofan bochor-e ek adhbar ashe, jokhon ashe tokhon proloy ghote, ar jokhon jae tokhon bhagoban o tar ostitho khuje beray (Prabhuji Mithun Da in Tulkalam)
2. Shaaper chobol aar Cheetar khabol, jekhanei porbey arai kg mangsho tuley nebe (Prabhuji Mithun Da in Minister Fatakeshto)
3. Marbo ekaney , Lash podbe soshane (Prabhuji Mithun Da in MLA Fatakeshto)
And now for the tagging part. Well, I don’t know whom to Tag, so I’m tagging all the people whom I follow on the Blogo-Sphere.
1. GreatBong
2. Diptakirti
3. Bongo Pondit
4. Gaseous Belly
5. Chinepotka
6. Abhishek
7. Farting Pen
New Delhi: Kolkata Night Sleepers owner and Bollywood’s leading actor, SRK, has sparked a debate here in the nation’s capital when he went public with his support for Pakistani players in IPL.
“I truly believe they (Pakistani players) should have been chosen. They are the best T20 players; they are the champions; they are wonderful; they are beautiful; they are charming; they are irresistible.”, the star actor told the media*****.
Amidst media speculations the question of why Mr Khan himself did not bid for any Pakistani players for Night Sleepers side remains unanswered.
Earlier, the IPL auction had left the nation divided (or so NTV’s Bardha Bhatt claims) when all of the teams refused to bid for any Pakistani players. On one side are people who think the teams did the right thing by excluding the Pakistanis. The other side, The Mockalist observes, had found no takers till Mr Khan with his characteristic ignorance about anything but Kiran Joker’s movie scripts convened the press conference today morning.
When reached for a comment on his team owner’s remarks, Dada informed The Mockalist that he does not share Mr Khan’s views.
“Those are his thoughts. As a team owner it is his money and up to him to decide on which players he should pick up for the side.” Dada told The Mockalist. “After Nicky Bonting’s withdrawal, this is like an icing on the cake for me. Boom Boom was eyeing the captaincy. With our coach’s strategy of picking up the worst player in the side to be the captain, I must tell you Boom Boom was giving me tough competition.”
Bollywood reacts
While we wait for more comments from the cricket fraternity, B town was quick to respond to King Khan’s latest slip of tongue.
Garib Khan who is on a vacation after the success of his latest movie 3 Actors told The Mockalist that he is hurt to see that his movie Sitaare Zameen Par had little effect on the perpetrators of IPL. In a post made in his blog the shorter Khan said that it is high time that Indians should learn to accept people with mental disabilities. How ever, he refused to reveal who he meant to be mentally disabled, King Khan or Pakistani players.
Kiran Joker released a statement clarifying confusion regarding King Khan’s intentions. He said SRK knows how to separate cricket from Bollywood and it is ridiculous to the point of stupidity to link the support for Pakistani Players with the release of his new movie Myself King Khan. The movie is set to release in Pakistan and Middle east countries.
***** The Mockalist apologizes for its correspondent’s lack of familiarity with some of the adjectives King Khan used to further describe Pakistani players. At this point we can only reveal that some of these words sounded very colloquial to the state of California. This correspondent is suspended from The Mockalist pending investigation. In his defence, though, he presented some snippets of Mr Khan’s undecipherable mumble which vaguely read “Afraidi’s hair..” and “Shoiab’s shoulders..”
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Just the other day I was listening to Kishore songs, not the sad depressing numbers which can make even a normal person melancholic, but some fun songs for a change. One thing that came out loud and clear was the fact that he enjoyed singing those songs, however silly the lyrics was or however absurd the tunes were; he gave it his all.
4 Stars (out of 4)
With IPL questioned by cricket lovers for not having any Pakistani players this coming tournament, it was Sharukh Kahn’s (SRK) right to say he wishes to see Pakistani cricketers play in India. That was given a political or rather a racist twist by Shiv Sena leaders in Mumbai and SRK’s film “My Name is Khan” is being targeted, while it is premièred at the Berlin International Film Festival and set to be screened in many parts of India from 12 Feb, in a few days.
Therefore, the Bollywood film industry has always played it “safe” when it came to national issues with religious or linguist twists. Whom would Bachans, Kapoors, Khans, or even Kaifs and Shettys chose when the clash is between two religious or linguistic segments that patronise their films and contribute to their stardom ? The film industry has its very personalised aspect with a social capital that is private for the individual which makes it different to other businesses with equally big investments. That in a way is a “selfish” mentality seen often in jibes and wibes in the film industry. 