Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Dhoni is the best
Dravid : "MSD is Really Awesome in
Each and Every Formats, 0-8 is not
Gonna hurt or stop his Ability."
Gilchrist : "MSD is not the 2nd Gilly,
He is the 1st Dhoni."
Faf DuPlesis : "Very much
impressed with the way Dhoni
Leading the Boys."
Bravo : "Lucky to play Under Such
Captain."
Misbah : "I don't know how Dhoni
handling Such Pressure
Condition."
Shahid Afridi : "Dhoni was a junior
player when he became captain
(in 2007) but with his
performances, he established his
authority on the seniors. I am not
a junior, but I want to lead from
the front like him."
Sanath Jayasuriya : “India is lucky
to have a Captain like DHONI. I am
a big fan of him.”
Each and Every Formats, 0-8 is not
Gonna hurt or stop his Ability."
Gilchrist : "MSD is not the 2nd Gilly,
He is the 1st Dhoni."
Faf DuPlesis : "Very much
impressed with the way Dhoni
Leading the Boys."
Bravo : "Lucky to play Under Such
Captain."
Misbah : "I don't know how Dhoni
handling Such Pressure
Condition."
Shahid Afridi : "Dhoni was a junior
player when he became captain
(in 2007) but with his
performances, he established his
authority on the seniors. I am not
a junior, but I want to lead from
the front like him."
Sanath Jayasuriya : “India is lucky
to have a Captain like DHONI. I am
a big fan of him.”
Monday, October 15, 2012
Sanjay Dutt to shoot in 60 locations of Mumbai
Sanjay
Dutt has done some very dangerous things in real and reel life. But his
real-time real-location cops' action scenes for Rensil D'Silva's Unglee, beats them all.
Dutt would not only be shooting in some of the most crowded areas of Mumbai, he would also be chasing down his opponents and hammering his adversaries to a pulp right there in the heart of Mumbai. All this without organized crowds of junior artistes surrounding Dutt.
Security would be a distance away, far from camera range.
From October 16, Sanjay Dutt starts shooting for Rensil D'Silva's Unglee where Dutt once again plays a cop. This is Dutt's fourth cops' role in a row after Ram Gopal Varma's Department, Vinod Bachchan's Zilla Ghaziabad and the Hindi remake of the Telugu hit Samy.
The tough part of keeping Dutt's part in Unglee apart from the dozens of cops' films the actor has done in his career, was to be taken care of through rehearsals and workshops. Alas, there was no time to let the actor prepare. And Dutt starts shooting for Unglee from October 16 on the streets of Mumbai without space for preparation.
Defending his actors' lack of preparation, director Rensil D'Silva says, "Whether it's Sanjay Dutt or Emraan Hashmi, these are thoroughly professional actors. Give them their lines and they'd know what to do within no time. I have been working on the script for a while now. One of the reasons why I took time to start Unglee was because I wanted to know my characters better than anyone else on location. The other reason was Student Of The Year. I was writing Karan Johar's film simultaneously with my own Unglee."
Rensil admits there was no time for rehearsals. "This is a very realistic film. It's an ensemble cast. I want every actor who stands in a frame to be sharply etched. Yes, Sanjay Dutt has played the cop many times before. But never one of this nature. As far as rehearsals go, both Sanjay Dutt and Emraan Hashmi have been pretty busy."
The film will be shot in 60 different locations in Mumbai. Dutt, we hear, would have to be part of real crowd scenes.
Says a source, "The outdoor chase and fight sequences would not be shot in the presence of junior artistes playing mobs and crowds. Dutt would have to fight his way through a gauntlet of authentic bystanders while enacting the action scenes. This is a potentially dangerous situation for an actor of Dutt's image. It's about creating maara-maari (violence) on the streets. And that's dangerous."
Rensil has ruled out shooting the film in a studio since Dutt's previous cop act in the Hindi remake of Samy is being shot in a studio.
"There are no studio shots in Unglee. It's all going to be done on real locations. God knows we've gone through hell to get permission for all the locations. But we've managed," says Rensil.
Dutt would not only be shooting in some of the most crowded areas of Mumbai, he would also be chasing down his opponents and hammering his adversaries to a pulp right there in the heart of Mumbai. All this without organized crowds of junior artistes surrounding Dutt.
Security would be a distance away, far from camera range.
From October 16, Sanjay Dutt starts shooting for Rensil D'Silva's Unglee where Dutt once again plays a cop. This is Dutt's fourth cops' role in a row after Ram Gopal Varma's Department, Vinod Bachchan's Zilla Ghaziabad and the Hindi remake of the Telugu hit Samy.
The tough part of keeping Dutt's part in Unglee apart from the dozens of cops' films the actor has done in his career, was to be taken care of through rehearsals and workshops. Alas, there was no time to let the actor prepare. And Dutt starts shooting for Unglee from October 16 on the streets of Mumbai without space for preparation.
Defending his actors' lack of preparation, director Rensil D'Silva says, "Whether it's Sanjay Dutt or Emraan Hashmi, these are thoroughly professional actors. Give them their lines and they'd know what to do within no time. I have been working on the script for a while now. One of the reasons why I took time to start Unglee was because I wanted to know my characters better than anyone else on location. The other reason was Student Of The Year. I was writing Karan Johar's film simultaneously with my own Unglee."
Rensil admits there was no time for rehearsals. "This is a very realistic film. It's an ensemble cast. I want every actor who stands in a frame to be sharply etched. Yes, Sanjay Dutt has played the cop many times before. But never one of this nature. As far as rehearsals go, both Sanjay Dutt and Emraan Hashmi have been pretty busy."
The film will be shot in 60 different locations in Mumbai. Dutt, we hear, would have to be part of real crowd scenes.
Says a source, "The outdoor chase and fight sequences would not be shot in the presence of junior artistes playing mobs and crowds. Dutt would have to fight his way through a gauntlet of authentic bystanders while enacting the action scenes. This is a potentially dangerous situation for an actor of Dutt's image. It's about creating maara-maari (violence) on the streets. And that's dangerous."
Rensil has ruled out shooting the film in a studio since Dutt's previous cop act in the Hindi remake of Samy is being shot in a studio.
"There are no studio shots in Unglee. It's all going to be done on real locations. God knows we've gone through hell to get permission for all the locations. But we've managed," says Rensil.
Police complaint lodged against KLPD makers
The makers of the Vivek-Mallika starrer must be cursing their fate for having named the film KLPD (which stood for Kismet Love Paisa Dilli),
whereas the 'actual' abbreviation is quite known to one and all. Even
though the film did not live upto the expectations, it really lived upto
the well-known abbreviation of 'KLPD'. If the B.O. fiasco wasn't
enough, the film's presenter Raju Shah has alleged that producers Amit
Chandrra and Kishan Chaudhary have failed to pay him the dues that
included a principal amount and an additional interest of 12 per cent.
On October 11, YT Entertainment (who presented KLPD) filed a police complaint against Chandrra and Chaudhary alleging that the producers owed their company a minimum of Rs. 2.6 crore. Speaking about this, Raju Shah (of YT Entertainment) said that they had no alternative but to take the legal route. He added that he was the Negative Right holder (the presenter); he had funded the film with Rs 3.6 crore and for which he was supposed to get 12 per cent interest on his principal amount around the time of the film's release. He added when the cheques given to him bounced, he tried calling Chandraa and Chaudhary, which yielded no results. A few days later, even though he received Rs. 1 crore, a wholesome amount of Rs. 2.6 crore, plus the 12 per cent interest was still pending. He said that, even though he doesn't know how much money the producers made or lost in the film, he wanted his money back plus the 12 per cent interest also, as he funded the film simply because he wanted the additional money.
On the other hand, Kishan Chaudhary, who refused to have any connection with the ongoing matters, said that he doesn't have anything to do with the bounced cheques and it was Amit Chandrra who had signed those cheques which YT Entertainment could not encash.
On October 11, YT Entertainment (who presented KLPD) filed a police complaint against Chandrra and Chaudhary alleging that the producers owed their company a minimum of Rs. 2.6 crore. Speaking about this, Raju Shah (of YT Entertainment) said that they had no alternative but to take the legal route. He added that he was the Negative Right holder (the presenter); he had funded the film with Rs 3.6 crore and for which he was supposed to get 12 per cent interest on his principal amount around the time of the film's release. He added when the cheques given to him bounced, he tried calling Chandraa and Chaudhary, which yielded no results. A few days later, even though he received Rs. 1 crore, a wholesome amount of Rs. 2.6 crore, plus the 12 per cent interest was still pending. He said that, even though he doesn't know how much money the producers made or lost in the film, he wanted his money back plus the 12 per cent interest also, as he funded the film simply because he wanted the additional money.
On the other hand, Kishan Chaudhary, who refused to have any connection with the ongoing matters, said that he doesn't have anything to do with the bounced cheques and it was Amit Chandrra who had signed those cheques which YT Entertainment could not encash.
Priya Anand signed for Fukrey
Now Priya, who is a popular name down South in the Tamil and Telugu film industry, has bagged yet another plum project. Priya has been signed by Excel Entertainment for a lead role in their youth-centric film Fukrey. This will be Priya's third Hindi film as she is also a part of Priyadarshan's Rangrezz.
Fukrey meanwhile is directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and stars Pulkit Samrat, Richa Chadda, Manjot
Amit Kumar's tribute to his father Kishore
Amit
Kumar and his brother Sumit are just back from the US with their
tribute concerts on Kishore Kumar. "We performed in Detroit and Chicago
.We called the show 'Do Kishore'. We did it on a trial basis in the two
American cities. Now that it has been accepted so wholeheartedly, we'll
take our two 'Do Kishore' concerts to the rest of the world. We're
already booked for 6 concerts in the US in April 2013. Then we'll take
the concert all over India."
The 'Do Kishore' concerts are Amit Kumar's brainchild. "We first did the 'Do Kishore' charity concert with us two brothers celebrating our father's memory through his music. In Kolkata on April 12 in 1992. Sumit was only 9 years old then. Many luminaries associated with my father, like Ashok Kumar and Rajesh Khanna were present at the show."
Amit Kumar also has plans of making a film on his legendary father. "It was Bhaijaan (Mehmood) who suggested it. My brother and I had devised a skit where we both go to the moon and meet our father there. Mehmood suggested we make a film on that theme. That hasn't happened so far."
Amit and Sumit are also on the verge of starting a music company named Kumar Brothers Music. "It will be an online company. I'd be putting out my own composition for my fans online. It won't be film music, but folk songs, semi-classical numbers...One of my compositions 'Zindagi Dard' has been put out just to get a response. It's been well-received by my fans."
The online recording company attained feasibility in Amit Kumar's mind due to the progressive paucity of offline music companies. "There's no company one can take one's music to. It isn't as though I'm attempting to compete with any music company. An online music company eliminates the need for mediators like a producer or a music- company executive. It's a direct connectivity between my creativity and my listeners. I know I have an audience. There are people who love my voice."
Amit says he's done with film music. "What is there to sing in Hindi films? The greats that I worked with are dead or retired. The whole scenario has changed now. The music these days is cacophonic. I don't listen to the songs. And these item songs...so many of them and so boring! Some of today's composers claim that melody is back. Sorry, I don't hear it."
The 'Do Kishore' concerts are Amit Kumar's brainchild. "We first did the 'Do Kishore' charity concert with us two brothers celebrating our father's memory through his music. In Kolkata on April 12 in 1992. Sumit was only 9 years old then. Many luminaries associated with my father, like Ashok Kumar and Rajesh Khanna were present at the show."
Amit Kumar also has plans of making a film on his legendary father. "It was Bhaijaan (Mehmood) who suggested it. My brother and I had devised a skit where we both go to the moon and meet our father there. Mehmood suggested we make a film on that theme. That hasn't happened so far."
Amit and Sumit are also on the verge of starting a music company named Kumar Brothers Music. "It will be an online company. I'd be putting out my own composition for my fans online. It won't be film music, but folk songs, semi-classical numbers...One of my compositions 'Zindagi Dard' has been put out just to get a response. It's been well-received by my fans."
The online recording company attained feasibility in Amit Kumar's mind due to the progressive paucity of offline music companies. "There's no company one can take one's music to. It isn't as though I'm attempting to compete with any music company. An online music company eliminates the need for mediators like a producer or a music- company executive. It's a direct connectivity between my creativity and my listeners. I know I have an audience. There are people who love my voice."
Amit says he's done with film music. "What is there to sing in Hindi films? The greats that I worked with are dead or retired. The whole scenario has changed now. The music these days is cacophonic. I don't listen to the songs. And these item songs...so many of them and so boring! Some of today's composers claim that melody is back. Sorry, I don't hear it."
IT'S OFFICIAL! Angela Jonsson to star opposite Salman in Sher Khan
It's finally happening for Angela Jonsson. After a nearly 2-year wait, her celluloid debut is happening. Salman Khan has not only given his final nod to Angela as his leading lady in his prestigious home production Sher Khan, director Sohail Khan has dropped the second leading lady's part, so
that the focus of attention would be completely on the lissome Ms Jonsson .
Says a source close to the project, "There were two leading ladies in the script. But now the second girl's role has been scrapped, so that Angela gets full attention."
Angela would also be required to train in some serious martial arts since her part in Sher Khan is being described as a "combination of Lara Croft and Fearless Nadia". Several elaborate action scenes are planned for the leading lady. She would be trained by a slew of international stunt-men.
All this pampering for the debutante comes with a price. Angela who has so far been in the news for her various link-ups (imaginary or otherwise) had been asked to "disappear" from public attention.
The girl is virtually under house curfew!
Says the source, "Late nights, media events, awards functions, public performances, showroom inaugurations...have all been banned for now. Angela has been asked to avoid public attention as much as possible. Salman wants her to be unveiled to the public as a complete newcomer in Sher Khan."
Says the Sher Khan director Sohail Khan, "Now there's only one girl in Sher Khan. The second role didn't shape up well enough. So we removed it from the script."
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