Images from Bbuddah..Hoga Tera Baap (updated)
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SATYAMSHOT 
May 13, 2011 at 7:56 AM
Big B’s angry young man image to be used for teaser campaign of Bbuddah
By Bollywood Hungama News Network, May 13, 2011 – 16:41 IST
Promotions Bbuddah – Hoga Terra Baap begin today with the first teaser of the film being released across India!
Written & Directed by Puri Jagannadh, Bbuddah will see the legendary Amitabh Bachchan in a super stylized avatar as the ‘Angry Old Man’!
The producers are going all out to create maximum buzz around the film and the entire campaign is designed in a way to resurrect Big B’s ‘angry young man’ days. They have put together an interesting print & television teaser campaign that features popular dialogues from Bachchan’s cult films like Deewar, Agneepath, Shahensha & Hum. Apart from that, Bachchan will also be singing the title line Bbuddah – Hoga Terra Baap in his unique baritone!
The film’s first look will then be revealed in a 60 second promo on eight TV channels during the Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians IPL match on May 20.
Bbuddah- Hoga Terra Baap releases on July 1 and also stars Hema Malini, Raveena Tandon, Sonu Sood, Sonal Chauhan, Southern actress Charmi & South Indian baddie Prakash Raj.
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May 14, 2011 at 3:12 AM
hey satyam, these film will sure be big hit, you are right it will be exciting project by big b since long time, he is genius, these time we will see superhit from greatest man of indian cinema, but we want some exciting project from ab corp with ab in lead role.
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May 13, 2011 at 8:18 AM
Though I don’t think they should overdo the ‘nostalgia’ campaign the message nonetheless works in one sense.. you go through all the iconic moments and of course he has been so transcendent a part of the ‘present’ for so many years, all of this then makes the title more than a little polemical!
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May 13, 2011 at 8:25 AM
786—-that is the coolie right?
The famous number.
Now the title makes sense. Forever the title of the movie and the connotation of “buddha”…..almost a derogatory word….I didn’t like.
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May 13, 2011 at 8:37 AM
Dimps, rather sad that you have to ask this question! That badge first came around in Deewar and that’s where this image is from. It then reappeared in Coolie many years later.
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May 13, 2011 at 9:32 AM
Remember the …memory stuff….when all those movies came out (deewar)…not sure if I was born….
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May 13, 2011 at 8:54 AM
That silhouetted still itself is iconic… that’s Deewar. As is the oddly recline pose from Agneepath. Can’t think of any other star-actor who can be identified and connected to his films by silhouettes even. You can’t get more ‘iconic’.
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May 13, 2011 at 10:09 AM
well said..
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May 13, 2011 at 11:15 AM
This Iconic Image of Iconic Man in every sense : Billa 786, Beedi in mouth( no one does it better than Him), The Posture and The famous Dialogue splashed across and the darkness behind represents the Angst and Anger that AB came to represent and Spoke thru His eyes… THIS IS AMITABH TO ME. PERIOD
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May 13, 2011 at 11:24 AM
Whether old amitabh works in this mode and gets today’s audience acceptance or not remains to be seen. For old timers it will surely be a treat. Can’t wait to see it myself!
“Billa 786, Beedi in mouth…”
The most important thing…that deep voice and those cutting edge, meaningful dialogues, spoken with elan…mashaallah…lot of chavanees thrown on the screen….
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May 13, 2011 at 2:13 PM
I can write so many anecdotes abt “chavanees thrown” .. some times I’ll write abt it… I m fan of amitabh but I love most of his old movies n dislike movies since jadugaar barring few exceptions… but wat this man has done and still does, rest like aamir, srk salman, ajay, akshay seems to be pigmies..
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May 13, 2011 at 3:01 PM
“not fan of”
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May 13, 2011 at 8:35 AM
Ironically its Big B’s hamming in current mode which will come as big hinderance towards widespread acceptance. This may give a chuckle here and there and thats about it.
I am more tuned into Aarakshan and would like to know how Jha has presented him. If Jha seems mightly impressed then we are in for a treat.
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May 13, 2011 at 8:36 AM
will say after a long time I have felt truly excited about a Bachchan film. Which is different from looking forward to something because of a different part he might have done or the merits of the film and so on. Here there is the thrill of the iconic! And the most potent iconic at that!
Yesterday I put up this comment:
“I think the clash matters less when the films are as different as these two. Also Delhi Belly really has a very young demographic to rely on. And this is a segment that might not patronize Bbuddah is significant numbers even if there is no other film in town. As I’ve said before these days it’s not just about WOM as it was once upon a time. These days the dominant multiplex audiences are simply foreclosed to the idea of certain films and WOM doesn’t change this. Which is why by the way it was important to keep the budget very low for Bbuddah. The ideal audience for this isn’t big in the multiplexes. Family audiences are not that keen on a return of the angry young man. The ‘nostalgia’ audience here is I suspect somewhat limited. And this isn’t really the younger demographic’s cup of tea also. And of course even in general pure unapologetic masala isn’t a big draw. Nor is there a young star here to get younger fans. So this is one of those films that falls in the cracks. hence it will have to be advertised skilfully and yes this will be a test of Abhishek as producer more than Paa in some ways.”
I would just add to this that on the other hand the effects of summoning up this kind of ‘iconic’ and that too with this greatest of stars cannot exactly be predicted in advance. I will be very interested to see how this film does.
But this also suggests that alternative history with respect to Bachchan. The Rajnikant model. That you keep doing what you always did. You just reduce the volume drastically and make every release a kind of event. The signature is then strong enough, the nostalgia potent enough for this kind of deal to work. This is the alternative history Bachchan walked away from a long time back. This is where he could still have been extraordinary at the box office and perhaps supreme. He was too much of an actor of course to just stick to this sort of thing for the rest of his career. But in any case his ability to just chuck it all up in a certain sense remains rather exemplary. Now of course one could also wonder whether he would have been quite so ‘deconstructive’ had there been newer talents in Bombay (as in the South) willing to build on this aspect of his legacy. In some ways because Bombay stopped doing masala after a while Bachchan’s attempts at such would have been even more unique. This does get circular after a while since there just weren’t remotely the talents in Bombay during the 90s (beyond Santoshi) who had both prestige and could do masala.
The whole sordid chapter of the 80s should not be forgotten here. Especially after the early 80s masala became mostly a B grade deal even in this decade. Even supposedly A grade stuff looked B grade! And much as I blame the audiences of the 90s they were also walking away from this later ‘decadence’ much more than the original thing. Masala lost its vitality even when it seemed to be the dominant one in the 80s. The problem was that Bombay never had that figure who could reinvent the entire aesthetic field of the industry. As there was Rathnam in the 80s for Tamil cinema and really for Southern cinema as a whole (eventually his influence was felt beyond the South). In Telugu cinema there was additionally RGV. Bombay had Mukul Anand but he could not quite get that extraordinary iconic moment despite three attempts with Bachchan. It is somewhat ironic to see Agneepath become so important since. It couldn’t change anything at the time. of course the question still remains: why did no one follow Mukul Anand’s lead in any sense? Or for that matter when Santoshi showed a newer model with something like Ghayal why did no one follow him either? That serious masala upgrade just never took hold.
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May 13, 2011 at 9:00 AM
This is an awesome first poster.
Agree with Satyam that nostalgia bit has to be dome smartly and modestly.
But, have to say this has a lot of potential.
Am already getting the sense that anxious stars of other stars are getting more anxious!
Bring it on, Bbuddah. Show the nincompoops what acting and stardom is about.
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May 13, 2011 at 9:01 AM
Hema is lucky for Bachchan.
But this film seems to be a filmography of sorts.
This film should have come when Bachchan was in his early fifties. People could have easily connected to his being connected to the angry young man. Now Bachchan has become a different figure doing roles like CK, Paa,Baghban which has almost made him erase his earlier image.
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May 13, 2011 at 9:10 AM
“Now Bachchan has become a different figure doing roles like CK, Paa,Baghban which has almost made him erase his earlier image.”
That’s why response to this is most terrific, everyone wanted him to see in this mode, and see now he is back .. with bangggggg .. 🙂
This movie will be Dabangg of 2011 ..
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May 13, 2011 at 9:03 AM
“Bring it on, Bbuddah. Show the nincompoops what acting and stardom is about”
Yes do another Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag for all of us.
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May 13, 2011 at 9:08 AM
lol…..
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May 13, 2011 at 9:08 AM
It will be painful if they turn this into a parody…….waiting for the promo to get further insights !
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May 13, 2011 at 9:13 AM
See , already knickers getting in a twist!
The more anxious the gali ke kutte are more likely they this is to be successful.
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May 13, 2011 at 9:14 AM
Someone please bring the juice and panty stuff here for the likes since its relevant in context of this Deewar poster for few.
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May 13, 2011 at 9:16 AM
i am excited about this – bring it on BIG BI – angry young man with that barritone….any day!
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May 13, 2011 at 9:17 AM
@ Jeewan
This movie will be Dabangg of 2011 .
if you are sarcastic then it is ok. Otherwise Joke of the day.
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May 13, 2011 at 9:26 AM
The people who are fans of such types of films have already got overdose of angry young man during 70s and 80s.And if there was any kind of deficiency, tv channels live set max and zee cinema have taken care of that.I don’t think people may be so excited about this.But if content is good it can pick up after a poor start which is on cards.
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May 13, 2011 at 9:28 AM
True. If you like your hero to scratch his ass and kiss other man, this is not the film for you.
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May 13, 2011 at 9:29 AM
“But if content is good it can pick up after a poor start which is on cards.”
Are you from BOI ?? They must have already written this opening note .. 🙂
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May 13, 2011 at 9:26 AM
This is just the first poster.
And as I said , there is potential. I wouldnt even say it is a sure fire hit but looking at all things, it should work. How much, too early to say.
Tho surely, one has to realise that looking at the demographics and the needs of today’s audience , there is a ceiling to this kind of film. And, the ceiling IMO would be about 40 crores. May be 50 if it is exceptional.
Surely, it cannot be a Dabangg. This is Bollywood and not Tollywood.
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May 13, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Looks good! Some pointers:
– Should have all the expletives Amitabh can thnk of. No apologies!
– Goofing yes… spoofing no, please!
– Don’t like the ‘spouse’ thing here. It took away the ‘character’ strength of the “Family” man!
– Glad Sonu Sood is there. Rest of the cast is quite ordinary really.
Don’t like the title…
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May 13, 2011 at 9:33 AM
Successful? Hit ? Please add this to the wait of 10 years….haha waiting for Godot !
Seriously we are all waiting for a miracle baby and hope this is it !
Bose DK
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May 13, 2011 at 9:45 AM
Ha! The poster is worth it just to read/watch some of the comments/belly aching seen here.
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May 13, 2011 at 9:52 AM
Eagerly waiting to watch this movie at theater!! 🙂
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May 13, 2011 at 9:56 AM
“First teaser of ‘Bbuddah — Hoga Terra Baap’ promises to bring back Amitabh Bachchan — in his angry man image
The first teaser of Viacom 18 and AB Corp’s Bbuddah – Hoga Terra Baap promises to bring back Amitabh Bachchan in his angry man image.
Says a production source, “The marketing campaign begins today. The producers want to go all out to create maximum buzz around the film.
They have put together an interesting teaser that features AB Sr in his ‘angry young man avatar’, followed by him singing the title line Bbuddah hoga terra baap.”
“The print teasers use AB’s silhouettes, dialogues, styles and images from some of his cult films like Deewar, Agneepath, Shahenshah and Hum which will finally lead up to his new look in Bbuddah and will be unveiled on May 16.
The entire campaign is designed in a way to resurrect Big B’s angry young man days and the film itself will portray him in a way that audiences haven’t seen in a really long time. He plays the ‘angry old man’ who’s still young at heart.”
“In Bbuddah…, AB’s character returns as the angry old man. The line of the campaign is the return of the baap as AB is the baap of everyone.
We plan to release the first look in a 60 second promo on eight TV channels during the Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians IPL match (for the first time) on May 20. One of his dialogues will be ‘aaj bhi mein pheke hue paise nahi uthaata!”
Bbuddah releases on July 1.
PS: The timing of all this makes us wonder if this is meant to steal the thunder from a remake of one of AB Sr’s ‘angry’ era flicks.
BEAT-BOXER
Apart from that Bachchan will be seen using a singing style popular in Hollywood beat boxing.
Says our source, “For the first time in India, we also have AB doing beat boxing. Where every sound you hear from the background music to the instruments is made vocally. The song has been composed by Vishal-Shekhar.”
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May 13, 2011 at 9:59 AM
I get an eerie feeling Abhi is reading the blog!
We make some nosies about the need for proper promotion here yesterday and now we see all the right buttons being pushed!
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May 13, 2011 at 11:15 AM
hes hired a new PR team…THEY might be reading not AB jr…don’t think he has the time to do that…right now
😉
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May 13, 2011 at 10:10 AM
“True. If you like your hero to scratch his ass and kiss other man, this is not the film for you.”
Angry young(old) man’s fans are already getting angry.
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May 13, 2011 at 10:23 AM
Looking forward to it.
Agree about the nostalgia bit. No overdoing it. Might drive away those for whom it doesn’t hold any nostalgia.
I think it will be humourous. And…yes to goofing…No to parody.
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May 13, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Why are some people stressing over Bbuddah? It is a little movie (10.5 cr) that needs to do about double its costs. It is not going to do Dabangg type business and does not need to do it.
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May 13, 2011 at 10:36 AM
@Rajen…..This really is not a movie for me coz i m too young for this and I don’t like Budhas etc.You need not to worry about other stars,just take care of this old dilapidated horse and be ready to enjoy another flop from his highness.
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May 13, 2011 at 11:11 AM
I agree many stereotype youngsters who need a label of being called ‘cool’ and do those things accordingly, will not bother, but there are some young I know of who are interetsed in, and enthusistic about ‘THINGS’ and ‘HAPPENINGS’.
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May 13, 2011 at 10:56 AM
Hi Taran, first understand the business point. Buddah is just 10 crore movies. generated lot of buzz with in the industry before even releasing the teaser. channels are competing for satellight rights (already one channel has offered 14 crores…menas HIT Status before releasing the movies)….
Where as Dabaang was 40cr movie… did appr 100 cr business, where as Buddah is just a small movie trying to capitalise Big B’s angry young man image of 70’s… 14cr from Satellight and another 6 crores from other sources like Audio, DTH etc.. even before release Buddah is getting 100% profit for its producers. even it does cross 30 Crs nett at box office. it will be a bigger hit than Dabaang as it will generate more than 400% ROI. For Ra.One to achieve the same it should do almost 500 cr business.
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May 13, 2011 at 11:11 AM
Where from u got this news?Big b movie hit before release?R u dreaming?Just wait for the movie then talk and please don’t get excited after seeing this self-referencing,silly poster.
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May 13, 2011 at 11:14 AM
Would you call the first teaser of DB also self referencing? All AK production films were referenced one by one in Amitabh’s great voice.
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May 13, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Going by your logic it will be bigger hit than Avatar and i m sure that James Cameron ll beat his head after hearing this news and ll ask himself the question as why he made such a costly movie?Why hasn’t he made Budha With big b and got more ROI?
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May 13, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Ok, I’m usually a silent reader of this blog but I just had to comment! I love love love the first teaser and am so excited for this film. I also didn’t grow up watching 70’s Amitabh since I’m only 20 years but I’ve watched all his movies and u know what there is no one like him IMO, the greatest superstar actor for me! The man can do anytype of role to perfection and I enjoy watching him in any role but this is the type of avatar that I love Amitji in the most and I’m pretty sure the masses think the same!
So really when it comes to Amitabh Bachchan age doesn’t really matter I would watch him anyday over any actor, the man can still rock it!
Must say it always surprises me though how certain people try to put him down, spending so much time arguing with others over why his film won’t work, just shows how much of interest he garners amongst even those who claim to have no interest in him,lol! Aah the power of AB long live the King!
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May 13, 2011 at 1:01 PM
thanks for the comment, glad you are silent no more!
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May 13, 2011 at 2:52 PM
This proves a point to some of those that think that AB sr is not a crowd puller for the young guns. Filmifan is an example. Keep at it brother. Peace out.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:07 PM
Oh yes I just love Amitji to bits,I know know lots of people of my age who love him too so yes he still is a crowd puller for the”young guns”. I became a huge fan after Mohabbetein and then went back and watched all his old movies, what can I say no one can match him, he really is an actor who trancends all boundaries of age, gender, race etc! Even my 14 year old sister has watched his Don’s,AAA,Dewaar’s,Agneepath etc etc
I’m a female btw :):)
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May 13, 2011 at 3:11 PM
Bane of labels 🙂
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May 13, 2011 at 3:17 PM
You gave me a smile of the “grinch” by your words for Amitabh Bachchan. I’m smiling from ear to ear. BTW, I was always a Bachchan fan(not a biased one, have dislike some of his work, dont wont to get into which ones, Satyam may kill for it. hahah) I felt the sameway about Dilip Kumar too, My elders in fam always pursuaded me to watch his films, but I wouldnt hear a word against Bachchan, So one day got around to watching Shakti, Loved Dilip saab, watched all of his movies, That man is something else man, Brilliant actor, that got me interested in more of the gone era films and gotta tell ya, what actors they were, Dilip saab, dev anand, ashok kumar (personal fav) balraj sahini, sunil dutt, kishore k, rehman, many many more. You should watch some bw films, there are some good stock of those then.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Sanjeev kumar, balraj sahni personal fav’s love some movies of dk but he was too much mannerism
like you i have also seen most of old movies.
Today’s movies catch n please ur eye sense more instead of captivating heart as old movies did..
they belong to bygone golden era…
peace out 🙂
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May 13, 2011 at 3:41 PM
Kash, there are very many Bachchan films I don’t like either.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:42 PM
I was just kidding yaar. Peace , peace. Sir.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:51 PM
Satyam..
news for me… 🙂
like which movies..
I LOVE MOST OF HIS MOVIES TILL KG, LEAVING SOME IN BETWEEN LIKE JAADUGAR, TOOFAN, GJS N LIST AGIAN BECOMES BIG…BUT AMITABH IS AMITABH. NA USSE PEHLE KOI NA USSKE BAAD KOI… MAANO YA NA MAANOO, MERI BHALA SE 🙂
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May 13, 2011 at 4:28 PM
Aww, glad that gave a smile of the “grinch”, but he is so worthy of the praise!
Actually I kinda became a Bachchan fan in the same way you became a fan of Dillipsaab, my parents family everyone here was always crazy about him, I never really was that crazy about Bollywood films back then. I remember when I was 7 or something my mom was watching Mahaan and I was like who is this guy,why are you watching him, and she was like he’s the greatest actor in Indian cinema. I didn’t understand then but when I watched ABsir in Mohabbatein I don’t know what came over me, some Bachchan mania or something and back then I used to be an SRK fan! Lol, but all that changed after that, I started loving Bollywood films after that, with all due respect to the older stars the only reason I got to know the actors of the 70’s and 80’s era was because of Amitji’s films! My mom recommended all his old films and I started watching them one by one and collecting his films, now I have a collection of all his films from Gehri Chaal,Sanjog days to Paa, and now I’m known as the Biggest AB fan in my family,lol how ironic! But that’s the magic of Amitji I guess! So for me there’s no Bollywood without ABsir 🙂
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May 13, 2011 at 4:39 PM
Chalo, EK tho Rukh khan se convert ho gaye. Give all AB fans (I speak for all the fans here on this site) respects to your mom, Thank You auntyji for converting your daughter into an AB fan. And she turned out to be a good one by having all of his movies, even I as an Ab fan cringe at his sanjog movies and you own it. Good stuff there. Welcome to the club lady.
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May 13, 2011 at 6:11 PM
I love your “love love love”….filmifan…You are soooo much like me!!
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May 14, 2011 at 10:26 AM
Aww Thanks! Great minds think alike 😉
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May 13, 2011 at 1:41 PM
hi. sataym bhai. main iss blog ka regular follow karta hoon. apke lekh bhi padhta hoon. aru mujhe woh sab pasand hai. main paa ke time se iss blog ko padh raha hoon. tab se mujhe yeh acha laga. almost one year ke baad mujhe aaj bbuddah ka poster dekh kar likhne ka mann kar raha hai
mujhe lagta hai ki producers jo kar rahe hai woh sahi hai film koi spoof nahi hai nahi koi 70’s ki film ki copy it is a masala movie. just woh log amitabh ki puraani image ko yaad dila kar angry old man ki image ko phir se khada karna chahte hai. aur baki to 20th may ko first teaser dekh kar malum padega. par with 10 cr budget i think this is safe project. single screen mein jyaada chalegi aggar click ho gayi to. bhagwaan kare sab acha ho.
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May 13, 2011 at 1:56 PM
Dhanyavaad Sir.. aap ka comment padh ke achcha laga..
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May 13, 2011 at 3:17 PM
🙂
Aap ki hindi badhiya hai!
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May 13, 2011 at 3:27 PM
Yeh Bhaisaab Likhte be khoob hain… per aapne kabhie uss taraf dyaan he nahi diya sirf tu tu main main main he samay vyarth kiya 🙂
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May 13, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Arre bhai, Aap kyun Dimpsji ko jaga rahe ho, Ab tak to shanti purvak hai, Kyun is post ko bhi 200 se zyada ka bana mein lage ho. comments dhund mein thodi pareshani hoti hai..lol.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:45 PM
Main Naari Shakti ko Aavahan kar raha hoon…Aaj naari din hain.. bengal main mamta aur chennai main (jay) Lalitha….
Dimps ke liye, ” Arise Awake n Stop not till goal is reached”…
Now dont ask Wat’s Goal 🙂
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May 13, 2011 at 3:51 PM
Hum uss goal ke baare mein baat nahi kare to achcha hoga, Aur ek baat aur, Dimpsji aap humse thodi roothi hui lagti hai, Aap humein shama karre, Hum to sirf aap ke saath thodi varta lab mein ulaj gaye the, aapke mann ko thes pochane ka hamara kyun dhay nahi tha.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:54 PM
Dimps and Naraaz are mutually exclusive terms…
kya main sahi hoon dimps :)?
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May 13, 2011 at 6:06 PM
“per aapne kabhie uss taraf dyaan he nahi diya sirf tu tu main main main he samay vyarth kiya”
Putting-my -hands-on-my -face -and -fake -blushing
Arrey IAMTHAT…issi tarah toh WOH hum ko jara saa dhayan detey hai…so *pretend* tu-tu-mai-mai karni padti hai…thoda UNKA attention leney kay liyay…
lol…lol..lolz…Aab woh side-kick wale bhai-sahab aa jayengay…kuch spices daal nay…aap mera Eshara samaj rahi hai naa…???
😉
P.S: aaj shyam hum QUEEN kay music par “rock you” kar rahey the…sarey elementary school kay aur mere bacche kay saath….had THE most wonderful time of my life….FINALLY I could take some break from my newfound love of Vikram….PHEW!
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June 27, 2011 at 3:56 PM
enjoyed your post, thanx pradeep..
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May 13, 2011 at 1:53 PM
This is the Bachchan that I have been waiting for.
Hope Puri does not disappoint like he has been doing in his last few movies.
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May 13, 2011 at 1:55 PM
A Ravi sighting here is about as rare as Bachchan doing the angry young man! So it’s been great today on both counts!
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May 13, 2011 at 2:02 PM
there r many kings in bollywood but there is only one emperor who is undisputed and still rocking at 68..the one and only original don of bollywood ..big b..the baaap of all superstars combined!!
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May 13, 2011 at 2:46 PM
Sabka baap Bachchan, I just hope they do it right……….& stop this “I am young, don’t know bachchan” shyt because that’s a blatant lie !
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May 13, 2011 at 2:48 PM
& I still know parts in India where when they talkof hero….logo kee jubaan pe bachchan ya dharam hee aate hain…………if they do it right without spoofing the bigman, this can be a monster….hell even 50 crore is no big deal.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Really excite to see this one now, AK better think twice before releasing his movie DB against this one. Now about the First look, prom campaign etc. Read Jrs interview somewhere and he did mention that Buddah is going to bring back all the bachchan memories that we grew up with. what we saw of THE Bachchan is what he is bringing to the platter, and no it is not a spoof or a remake etc, its just the IMAGE that he is bringing back of the AYM, (err not so young though, u get the gist). He also did mention that wait till the promotional activities start, its gonna be kick ass, so yes this was a strategy they were going to use it all along. As we all know how AK is on his prom skills, this one has to be up there and I think ABCL has hit the right chord, A day after the DB promos release, they release these first looks (if you may call it that). I say they are going by the famous Sholay line, “Loha Garam hai, Maar do Hathoda” many more hathoda’s going to be hit in next few weeks, I see it coming.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:07 PM
are we in treat for healthy competitive promo campaign btwn Amitabh n Aamir???
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May 13, 2011 at 3:11 PM
I would think so (JUST MY OPINION), I see it coming, Its gonna be fun to see who gets the upper hand on promo campaign. Lets see who gets the cake on BO and the campaign.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:30 PM
Can’t wait for this to catch in Big Screen.I care damn about BO on this..This is the Amitji I grew up with..However stupid I may sound, I always felt if Rajni Sir could have make up which made him look 30 years younger in movies like Shivaji, Robot and do kick-ass roles why not Amitji..Maybe that is difference b/n South and Hindi audience…In South they never want their Hero to age..But I was always had desire and was hoping someone who could pull-up this with Amitji in that style…Well this seems to be close one..He may not look young..but he will definitely bring that attitude, style and image of the 70’s .80’s back that made him what he is today..No matter how it fares Hats-off to RGV, Puri , AB jr and Amitji to having this done.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:34 PM
Well said Rajesh, feel the same way as you. But dont know how RGV comes into picture for this one. As far as I know, he is not producing it. It AB corp and Viacom. But, I think RGV was the mediator to bring the 2 together.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:48 PM
Thanks Kash. I believe you might have guessed Right.RGV brought Amitji and Puri together. Because Puri, in one of his tweets after staring on this movie and mentioned that it was his dream to work with Amitji and thanked RGV for making it possible. Also as Ravi mentioned above Puri as not been in the form of ‘Pokri’ off late..( ‘Pokri’ is the telugu movie made by Puri which was later on made in Hindi as ‘Wanted’)..Also in a unrelated topic to this thread I had read RGV had a idea to make it in Hindi with Abhi much before ‘Wanted’ even happened..But it could not materialize then.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:50 PM
Oh man..I mentioned Abhi here..Now Dimps will take over 🙂
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May 13, 2011 at 3:55 PM
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE MAN, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? you opened up pandora’s box. This is it people. Just in a few hours, ONslaught goes for AB jr, Sorry AB Rajesh does not know what he has done..LOL. Peace out.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:58 PM
Yes Kash :)..But I guess it may not be that bad,..I did not mention Mani Sir’s movie here 🙂
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May 13, 2011 at 4:11 PM
That’s it, you did it man, You just said mani sir too, SATYAM DELETE THIS POST> CTRL + ALT + DEL…hahha. Peace out.
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May 13, 2011 at 3:52 PM
I have attended the Bachchans UK tour . By doing these sort of things and films like buddhaaa, the bachchans are doin the rite thing by ensuring that it is THEY THEMSELVES who milk these bachchan “souveniors” and “memorabilia” unlike the case of say RD Burman—where everyone BUT himself/his family got anything from his vast legacy…
And the good thing for Bachchan is that all this “celebration of bachchan” is happening while he is around to enjoy it unlike most cases where it happens posthumously.#
Also this is helpinh his own son as a producer–(although bachchan will much prefer Abhi stepping up as a lead hero to assume the “legacy”)
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May 13, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Agreed Alex, I too went to some of his concerts here in jersey, nyc. and gotta tell you man, The hysteria it creates when he recites the deewar and agneepath dialogues. BOY O BOY. Went to see his unforgettable in jersey, There was ALOT of young crowd who cheered him on after his recites and Jr was a hot shot at the concert too, also like to mention. I had goosebumps when I saw the promos of Unforgettable running to the BIGGGG TV screen in middle of time square of AB Sr & Jr. Would watch it everyday in the morning while walking to work in NYC. some experience that is. Not many can say that. proud to say I got my Agneepath Dvd signed by Ab sr when met him, My most prized possesion. 🙂 Peace out.
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May 13, 2011 at 4:07 PM
I like the way you ended the comment 😉 ..I too attended the same event in LA and happen to meet Abhi and spent some time wih him..Watching Amitji perform live is a experience of Lifetime.
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May 13, 2011 at 4:21 PM
Cool man, I didnt get to him Sir during the concert, It was the time when he came here to release his TO BE OR NOT TO BE. Went to his book release. We have a family friend that owned TV ASIA (dont want to mention his name, not right) with him when it first started out (he still owns it Amitabh doesnt) He was the one that organized the function for him, and got to meet him and click some pictures too. Thanks all to that uncle of mine.
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May 13, 2011 at 4:01 PM
This sort of stuff was the ideal stuff when bachchan returned after a sabbatical of five-ish years (instead of mrityudata)
But at this stage, it is not as sureshot due to many factors( although this film if unfloppable due to the low budgeting)
Not aware of puri and his work—IN this sort of stuff where makers slip betwen cracks getting cofused between “homage”/”spoof”/”masala”/”pseudomasala”/”discerning masala”
But IF puri handles it well, this can work well-
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May 13, 2011 at 4:16 PM
Satyam, I humbly apologise to do this here, but bare with me. QUESTION TO ALL, This first look, younger amitabh etc etc. makes me want to watch one of his movie again. I want to take a poll, Its gonna be me and my bottle of wine with an Amitabh Bachchan movie tonight (old one – to give tribute to today’s poster coming out). WHICH ONE SHOULD IT BE? I have all of his DVD’s at home (Can’t watch Agneepath, because its signed by him and I dont want to ruin it, until I buy a new one – waiting for Blu ray for that). SO guys? WHICH ONE?????Help a Bachchan fan out.
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May 13, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Deewar
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May 13, 2011 at 4:50 PM
Deewar!!
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May 13, 2011 at 4:48 PM
If it’s wine – it’s Don, AAA or NHalal!
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May 13, 2011 at 4:54 PM
wine hai to phir Sharaabi ko kaise bhool gaye aap? Thinking Sharaabi maybe a good choice, But keep em coming friends. keep em coming. Peace out 🙂
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May 13, 2011 at 4:58 PM
Sharaabi’s actually more fun w/o the sharaab! You don’t really ROTFL with Amitabh in it!
But hey, it’s your wine… any Amitabh’s fine!
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May 13, 2011 at 5:04 PM
Hahaha, Nicely Put.
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May 16, 2011 at 12:34 PM
Thanks for the suggestions friends, But I ended up watching not one but 3 Bachchan films over the weekend (in one night) with 2 bottles of wine (lol..not a drunkard in anyway..jab Bachcchan saab ki picture dekhne baith hi gaye to phir…)Ended up watching, Shakti, NamakHalal & Lawaaris…and OFCOURSE enjoyed all of em, while drinking and reciting the line with him..lol
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May 13, 2011 at 6:15 PM
Silsila (if you are with HER). Pata nahi…I like poetry in a kinda-sorta way or it was because it was SO close to his real life…I have watched it again and again and again….of course I still see lot of flaws….I LOVE sanjeev k and Jaya…all their movies!
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May 14, 2011 at 6:17 AM
If ‘poetry and wine’ combination is the thing, then Kabhie Kabhie isn’t bad. The film is made good because of ABsr and his pairing with Waheeda Rehman, which was always a good thing. He looked great with her…always.
The music and the poetry involved is great too.
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May 15, 2011 at 10:29 AM
Hmmm…. Did not know that even oldgold is into poetry AND wine….lol
Silsila was a brilliant taut film– really liked it…
A discourse on triangles for budding adulterers….but well handled..
The biggest curiosity is how wAs jaya and rekha and Amitabh convinced to play this theme at THAT time…one of the best bachchan films in that er that didn’t set the bo on fire…
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May 13, 2011 at 4:29 PM
Have met Mr Amitabh Bachchan and Balki at close quarters at the “gala matinee premiere” of Cheeni Kum IN London–v brief encounter though but a memorable experience (AB)….
He is definitely a special man …
Once of the most imposing Indian personalities I have ever cum across!!!
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May 13, 2011 at 5:58 PM
Alexji…thoda aur detail mai bataEyay naa…pleej…
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May 13, 2011 at 4:36 PM
http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=2883&nCat=news
Promotions for Viacom18 and AB Corp’s ‘Bbuddah – Hoga Terra Baap’ begin today with the first teaser of the film being released across India!
Written & Directed by Puri Jagannadh, ‘Bbuddah – Hoga Terra Baap’ will see the legendary Amitabh Bachchan in a super stylized avatar as the ‘Angry Old Man’!
The Producers are going all out to create maximum buzz around the film and the entire campaign is designed in a way to resurrect Big B’s ‘angry young man’ days.
They have put together an interesting print & television teaser campaign that features popular dialogues from Bachchan’s cult films like ‘Deewar’, ‘Agneepath’, ‘Shahensha’ & ‘Hum’. Apart from that, Bachchan will also be singing the title line ‘Bbuddah – Hoga Terra Baap’ in his unique baritone that is sure to leave you asking for more!
The film’s first look will then be revealed in a 60 second promo on eight TV channels during the Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians IPL match (for the first time) on May 20. One of his dialogues will be ‘aaj bhi mein pheke hue paise nahi uthaata!”
‘Bbuddah- Hoga Terra Baap’ releases on July 1 and also stars Hema Malini, Raveena Tandon, Sonu Sood, Sonal Chauhan, Southern actress Charmi & South Indian baddie Prakash Raj.
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May 13, 2011 at 4:45 PM
@ Kash, thank you will definitely tell my mom, she will be thrilled!
Haha yeah the Sanjog’s and stuff are not my favourites either but what to do yaar it’s Amitji after all, got to watch it no matter what!
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May 13, 2011 at 4:56 PM
I know, I know, I own it too. Gotta watch em all.
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May 13, 2011 at 4:53 PM
“Makha bola Makhi se – chal kutta kar lete hain!”
Brilliant BaB!
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May 13, 2011 at 4:56 PM
“Tumhara naam kya hai”
Mehmood
“Comedian Ho” lol
Peace out 🙂
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May 13, 2011 at 5:01 PM
That role was great!
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May 13, 2011 at 9:36 PM
Kick ass poster. Infact one of the best posters I’ve seen in a while.
Love that dialogue in the poster. Big B is before my time but even I will be watching this.
In regards to the clash with DB I feel DB and BHTB will have its own kind of audience. This time I see no problem with these two films clashing with each other. Both can do very well if made well and marketed well.
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May 13, 2011 at 10:55 PM
thanks satyam bhai for publishing my comments. I hope now onwards i’ll post comments on this blog regularly.
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May 14, 2011 at 8:47 AM
Amitabh Bachchan Dont Release this film with Delly Belly Because Delly Belly Win the Jackpot thats sure .
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May 14, 2011 at 9:19 PM
DB and BHTP dono hi alag alag pasand ki films hai. DB jaha par sirf multiplex public ke liye hai wahi par BHTP ke jyaada chance single screen mein hai ( though it has all the chances at multiplex also if it hits the right chords). isliye dono ka ek dussre ke business ko katne ka sawaal hi nahi aata hai. Fark sirf issi baat ka padega ki AK apni film ka promotion kaise karte hai aur BHTB ka trailer kaisa effect lata hai. More picture will be clear on 20th may.
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May 14, 2011 at 10:35 PM
I think it is d right time to do some practical work now.So all of u should go and watch Budha along with your respective families and friends FDFS so that at least its opening is better as compared to Bachchan’s last ventures.
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May 15, 2011 at 3:55 AM
Lol, for someone who claims to have no interest in Bbuddah or Amitji, you sure do spend a lot of time on this thread, even if it is to pull Amitji down.
Guess that’s the power of Bachchan ey, keeps on bringing you back here!
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May 15, 2011 at 4:00 AM
Rather power of Satyam and his language skills.
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May 15, 2011 at 5:02 AM
Oh yes that too 🙂
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May 15, 2011 at 3:48 AM
WOWWWWWWWW …. He is backkkkkkkkkkk …. 🙂
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May 15, 2011 at 4:02 AM
Thanks so much for posting!!!AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEE!!! The song sounds so catchy!!! So excited!
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June 2, 2011 at 5:43 AM
latest posters are very lame….no way is this movie generating as much buzz as DB
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June 2, 2011 at 6:55 AM
Well, the buzz of DB seems to be centred round the sex content.
One can only conclude that ABsr has to struggle against early teen virginal interests, touted as…’for youth’ presented by none other than Amir, which of course automatically puts it into a better category than just in the ‘porn’ genre.
I shudder to think about the future of films in bollywood, where male dominating films get worse day by day, and added to it the sex elements (encouraged by one of the top ‘men’) are going to reduce the female role to just that, coming in for the sex and leaving for the men to carry on with their jokes about it. uggghhh!!!
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June 2, 2011 at 7:39 AM
Am reposting my comment since it has landed up at wrong spot, way above where it was intended.
The recent “Ragini MMS’ with its high dose of sex–it was produced by a female–Ekta Kapoor.
There has been plenty of sex in Hindi cinema lately–Anurag Kashyap and the film with Mahi Gill, the bicycle, the sex in field, all that; Dibankar Banerjee’s Love , Sex aur Dhoka; the akshay kumar comedies of past two years….DB is very much a part of this trend.
I hope it is something more than bad language and shock value. Have heard that it is an intelligent film that takes a new path despite the shocks it gives. But it surely is a bold and risky venture–and i hope Aamir is able to survive the aandhi it springs up. For his detractors it is a golden opportunity–and they have already started….
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June 2, 2011 at 9:08 AM
My comment was a response to ‘the buzz’ about this film as compared to BHTB.
The other films in the list were perhaps viewed by a ‘niche’ crowd and I don’t think had any ‘buzz’ or not as much.
Also mentioned in my comment is the fear that because it is from Amir it will be picked up by main stream films (just as rejecting awards has been picked up by all and sundry – because he is one of the leaders).
Please don’t let your prejudice about me blind you to what I say. This isn’t the first time you have remarked on my comments without really bothering to consider the context in which I speak, and call me a detractor or whatever.
I know you haven’t named me in your response, but like vatikala’s comment I know it is meant for me. LOL!!
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June 2, 2011 at 9:09 AM
Can’t understand why the comments are not getting linked to the comment being responded to.
My response is to LS’s comment.
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June 2, 2011 at 9:33 AM
It’s somehow a glitch within this thread.. every reply is coming up as a new response.. I’ll start another Bbuddah thread when there’s something new..
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June 2, 2011 at 12:50 PM
i dont know what Sir is doing!!!!!
only a month is left!!!
n viacom ppl have slept it seems or they are overconfident about their scheme of things!!
dunnno ..but m worried!!!!!
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June 2, 2011 at 4:49 PM
Satyam…bigb responded to your fears in big way in the blog today…attaboy….u must be in another 7th heaven today 🙂
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June 2, 2011 at 5:20 PM
Agreed DimpsJI (No panga yaar), Im sure he will roll up sleeves and find another way to promote, rather than some “dumb ass ideas” 🙂 coming his way. Lol..anyways. BTW DimpsJI, I am finding something in common with you, the word “attaboy” I use it often as well, just have not had the pleasure to do so here, but as you said above gives me a chance to lap it up. Attaboy Satyam.
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June 2, 2011 at 8:35 AM
The film is only for those above 18. So you need not worry. You can watch RaOne which is for children
I agree that bollywood is a virgin about to be raped by your bete noire. How sad and blasphemous?
As we are mere mortals cant change this bad world, I advise you to hide in Mannat which jannat for you.
Meanwhile start an NGO to save bollywood and its morals from the likes of your enemy heroes, sorry enemy hero.
That will be a lot of social service.
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June 2, 2011 at 8:40 AM
This is for oldgold.
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June 2, 2011 at 8:59 AM
>This is for oldgold.
I had no doubts about that 😉
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June 2, 2011 at 5:05 PM
“I shudder to think …… are going to reduce the female role to just that, coming in for the sex and leaving for the men to carry on with their jokes about it. Urrrrghh…”oldgold—c’mon, one shouldn’t think of “sex” in such a derogatory manner. It has it’s own place. Relax….
This sort of boys hostel toilet humour is quite innocuous and harmless– don’t worry bollywood is still not ready for “hard”core stuff…so don’t get worried!!lol
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June 2, 2011 at 8:22 PM
Interesting thought– on “genderless upbringing”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2727794/posts
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May 15, 2011 at 9:23 AM
AB sir will rock.All posters of Bbuddah looking nice and different..Waiting for 20th May for the promo…
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May 15, 2011 at 2:40 PM
Must say there’s something thrilling about these posters!
This film could surprise us.. I sense an intangible element developing here..
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May 27, 2011 at 11:23 PM
Why that exclamatory mark?
This poster looks good. Gives a youthful feeling. Nothing can beat a bike with Bachchan seated when it comes to pure action and heroism.
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May 27, 2011 at 11:24 PM
also riding, I suppose.
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May 16, 2011 at 1:41 AM
Excellenet posters as well as short trailers
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May 16, 2011 at 3:10 AM
Satyam bhai, I think Bbuddah will be massiv at the box office
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May 16, 2011 at 3:35 AM
bring on the promo !!
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May 16, 2011 at 4:41 AM
The posters are idiotic to be honest.
Look more like Set Max’s Ab Tak Bachchan advertising brochures
and the title of the film is well… no comments!
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May 16, 2011 at 6:00 AM
These are just initial posters to remind what Amitabh was in his hey days, and let you prepare what u are gonna see him … in pure angry action role ..
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May 16, 2011 at 6:01 AM
As a bachhcan fan, i am enjoying these moments … Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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May 16, 2011 at 7:19 AM
The title of the film is a common phrase and is as common and irreverent as saying ‘sala’.
The other day I was watching a 1958 film called ‘Talaq’.
The hero, the heroine (his wife) and the heroine’s father all live together (since the father would have been alone otherwise). The father is an actor who was called Radhekishan. In the film he is a short tempered man.
Every time he was told to consider his old age he used this phrase, to the hero of course, though once in real anger he says it to his own daughter LOL!
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May 16, 2011 at 6:22 AM
“Planking” claims a life in Australia ….
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May 18, 2011 at 11:13 PM
the god is back..
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May 27, 2011 at 6:54 PM
wow..The latest picture above – Amitji on Bike is just superb…Really looks good..Reminds me of ‘Muqaddar Ka Sikandar’ days..
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May 28, 2011 at 5:37 AM
Long Live ……………… Amitabh Bachchan !!!!
Can’t wait for this film !
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May 28, 2011 at 7:12 AM
Not liking the posters….way too loud
Amitabh on a bike?? hmmm
That song promo did not impress at all….
But lets see what the janta go for – BHTP or DB
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May 28, 2011 at 8:10 AM
Only concern with Amitabh is he is no longer crowd puller,
sooryavaansam proved that how good the film is he is not the star once he was.
His old films were so good that the expectation rose so high and that is his problem because no longer sustain.
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May 28, 2011 at 8:59 AM
ABsir looks too cool!
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May 28, 2011 at 9:51 AM
looks so cool…..
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May 28, 2011 at 10:21 AM
highly disappointed with low quality images. It looks like a disaster to me. DB ‘s music is getting good feedback.
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May 28, 2011 at 8:11 PM
@ satyam – sorry for posting this on BHTB thread (plz do delete it after) but here is the first bit of action from Murder 2. A song promo courtesy Doga
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May 28, 2011 at 9:40 PM
Boy I dunno… I’m not getting good feelings about this movie. The first look didn’t impress me, frantly it was a let down, and the latest posters just further add to that feeling. I hope that I’m proved wrong.
I really really hope that this film does well, fingers crossed as I’m a huge AB fan (just like the most of us on this forum), but feel this is going to get crushed by Delhi Belly.
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May 30, 2011 at 5:47 AM
who care about your feelings. Bbuddah will rock left, right and center.
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May 30, 2011 at 12:50 AM
Bbuddah publicity is on lower end .. There should be some fresh new promo out soon .. was much require on last weekend .. why the hell they release nothing ???
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May 30, 2011 at 5:46 AM
first and third pics are awsome. Lage raho BIGB
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May 30, 2011 at 7:15 PM
What’s happening? It looks Puri has messed up the look and the film.
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May 30, 2011 at 8:02 PM
yhea….methinks that way too. If the character is foreign returned and wearing clothes like tapori dude instead of sophisticated, suave gangster…not sure if those colored glares are working or the colorful scarfs.
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May 30, 2011 at 10:28 PM
It’s hard to warm up to the look here. I get that it’s a comedy, and the title certainly communicates its tone but if the promise of this film was to resurrect some measure of the Bachchan of Deewar or Agneepath it’s difficult to not feel a touch let down.
It is great, though, to see Bachchan “stylized” as he was in those previous iconic roles. Even if I’m not taking to the chosen style.
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May 30, 2011 at 10:41 PM
Is the film being promoted or Amitabh in new look being promoted? Film going public would also like to see the other characters interacting with Bachchan. This look promises of a stylish Don who may also like to have a Mona Darling serving him and laughing at his jokes. the enemy must also be of equal stature. And where are the ladies?
The first picture is catchy and attractive. The others are just so.
The plate, cutlery are ready. Now everyone is waiting for the food that is going to be served.
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May 31, 2011 at 12:29 AM
holy crap. these latest posters are hideous. not cool at all.
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May 31, 2011 at 2:12 AM
Loved these posters, Very cool and stylish.
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May 31, 2011 at 2:37 AM
The look has an air brushed look reminiscent of the yester years painted posters mixed with modern elements and a pop arty feel ……
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May 31, 2011 at 3:42 AM
OT,
Asma jahangir RIPPING APART pakistan army
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May 31, 2011 at 4:26 AM
agreed on what she says. imran khan has been vocal as hell this year against this government. its time for the pakistani people to rise up and protest and demand a 100% corruption free election. imran khan to me seems like the most sensible choice to lead pakistan but i am still spectacle about his links with ISI. im fed up of the pakistani military and the propaganda it spews out. i wish the ‘aam’ pakistani people would see this.
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May 31, 2011 at 8:23 AM
Website:
http://bigbisback.com/
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May 31, 2011 at 8:25 AM
Slideshow – Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Bbuddah’ creates more buzz than Salman Khan’s ‘Ready’!
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May 31, 2011 at 8:47 AM
love this latest image..
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May 31, 2011 at 9:08 AM
Loved even the posters ..
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May 31, 2011 at 9:20 AM
I liked it too.
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May 31, 2011 at 9:45 AM
in itself they are fine…the images…it has to work with the movie/theme/character. fingers crossed. can’t wait for the movie!
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May 31, 2011 at 10:52 AM
‘Transformers’ expected to ‘invade’ India 2 days earlier.
If you thought BBUDDAH – HOGA TERRA BAAP and DELHI BELLY would be competing fiercely for eyeballs and footfalls on 1 July, you’re partly right. But there’s a third film in the fray and chances are this film would cut into the business of BBUDDAH – HOGA TERRA BAAP and DELHI BELLY.
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2011/05/31/15835/index.html
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May 31, 2011 at 11:02 AM
There is a bit of a tension here between the pop art advertising and the history of the angry young man which even in the later ‘Anthony’ inflection isn’t really as outlandish as some of the stuff here. But we’re also looking at two different archives here. Those who are not entirely comfortable with this stuff (I would count myself among them) belong to the ‘authentic’ angry young man archive which is to say that in this group one maintains a certain fidelity to the original signature. On the other hand the second group comprises those who look at masala cinema with a certain ironic detachment. I won’t repeat everything I’ve said before about this but a whole brand of Southern masala has already incorporated this stance and for many years. Now the seeds of this self-reflexivity are present in the Anthony-led brand of Bachchan characters (and this eventually supplants the angry young man in many ways.. or Anthony allows Bachchan to get more institutionalized than Vijay might have) but these are still ironic moments within the films and not really meant to deconstruct the entire world of those works (this is the weak bourgeois misreading of such films, to an extent it was around then but is certainly the predominant one now… ‘hey it’s all fun, don’t take it so seriously’!). To wit, even AAA requires a certain investment on the part of the viewer. What people miss even with Desai’s ‘comedies’ is that it is nonetheless a traumatic event that sets things in motion.
But in any case this second group predominates today and therefore this sort of advertising is ‘smarter’ as a box office matter. Much as I suspect that if Puri has made an enjoyable enough film the audiences will have no problem with it. The other option we have already seen. This was Khakee! Here Santoshi did remain very true to the angry young man and though this film did well enough it didn’t do nearly as well proportionate to its merits. So with that kind of authenticity there is definitely a ceiling to audience support. Which then leaves us with a Catch-22. Yes it would be great to have a very successful film in Bbuddah. But what does it ‘mean’? In fact isn’t there a danger here that Bachchan himself by appearing in this sort of work ‘confirms’ the deconstructive reading of the ‘angry young man’ and by extension the masal (super)genre? By connecting all those iconic moments to this film (even if this is done very abstractly) doesn’t one run a certain risk?
I see here also the eagerness of true-blue Bachchan fans to compromise as it were. To get the hit at any cost. I can certainly understand this. But this then results in the same folks asserting that this is some kind of authentic ‘return’ of the ‘real’ Bachchan which is a questionable proposition. Now I haven’t seen the film of course and there might be genuine moments (true to the older archive in more precise ways) which make me reconsider everything I’ve said here. But on the evidence of the advertising so far it is about finding an iconic equivalent to bachchan’s present-day transcendence rather than re-configuring the charge of the angry young man. This is a crucial distinction.
I am hardly against the film. I am really looking forward to it. Looks to be a load of fun. I am only trying to understand what this is about and again understanding it is simply ‘smarter’ to do it this way.
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May 31, 2011 at 12:01 PM
There couldn’t be a more even-handed assessment of this ad campaign. Agree wholeheartedly – well said, Satyam. Especially liked your point on Anthony sowing the seeds for the present day (misguided) perspective on masala cinema as loads of campy fun and little else.
Leaving aside my reservations on the look and the “pitch” here I have little doubt that this will be a very enjoyable film. Given that I enjoyed Wanted and Dabangg, I can only imagine what a real actor (the baap of all star-actors!) can do in such a framework.
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May 31, 2011 at 12:22 PM
“Given that I enjoyed Wanted and Dabangg, I can only imagine what a real actor (the baap of all star-actors!) can do in such a framework.”
agree whole-heartedly!
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May 31, 2011 at 12:18 PM
To add to this I am not ‘surprised’ by the advertising as I more or less expected this with Puri at the helm and with that title. In Tamil cinema (and based on the little bit I know and/or understand of Telugu cinema) the problem precisely is that a certain grittier masala has become less probable with the major stars. So you either have B grade stars (Vijay, Ajith…. and so on) who still take it ‘seriously’ on certain days (though even they are tongue-in-cheek most of the time) or you have newer ’emergent’ stars who without a proper set-in-stone image handle serious masala in the thriller format by and large. But then there is ‘new wave’ Tamil cinema where non-stars cover the terrain that major masala stars once did. There is at the very least genuine ‘trauma’ in this stories. The major stars then do a little bit of all three and essentially appear increasingly ‘rudderless’. Note how Surya as a more ‘upscale’ star regularly does masala because even in some rather violent stuff he introduces a minimal ‘self-reflexive’ distance. In other words he is a star ‘doing’ masala as opposed to a mass star who is always more intrinsically attached to the genre. Again with Mahesh babu or NTR Jr the self-reflexive humor is more often than not part of the film’s text. Finally there’s Rajnikant who’s been doing the Rajnikant show for many years and who even by the late 80s if not earlier had moved to the more institutionalized framework as opposed to the raw energy and presence of the earlier works. The point I am trying to make is that in an odd paradoxical way authentic masala (which is to say that which carries a definite ethico-political charge) is not really encouraged by the audiences when it comes down to major stars doing it. My speculation here is that since dominant multiplex audiences are not really interested in ‘revolution’ anymore they do not like their most iconic stars engaging in it or taking it too ‘seriously’. In the South of course the non-multiplex audiences are still very important but for them too the non-authentic masala while good for a ride is not really enough in the final analysis. And this is the other side of the equation that one doesn’t focus on. One reads single/double screen audiences as being simply in love with masala gesturality irrespective of the ‘seriousness’ of the subject. This is a bourgeois reading of things and quite false. They too can tell the real deal from the fake one!
For all these reasons it is always more profitable to do ‘ironic masala’ as the multiplexes find it pleasant and the single/double screens like it enough. You therefore split the difference. However when you do Khakee you excite the non-multiplexes at the cost of alienating the multiplexes. The economics of the multiplex system is always ranged against the latter and increasingly so even in the South.
What is always missed is that even in non-Salim-Javed or non-Prakash-Mehra Bachchan whether by way of Desai or his lesser followers there were always serious stakes involved but as importantly the lead character was organically linked to his circumstances — his world, his traumatic past and so on. What happens in ‘ironic masala’ is that sometimes the traumas are made available but simply as a ‘feature’ of the genre which then allows the the ‘hero’ to launch his own (empty) gesturality. Mahesh Babu as a kind of ‘cipher’ star-actor is perfectly emblematic of this trend. You have in a curious way a ‘robot’ figure who operates at the center of such masala. The implied ‘deadpan’ here (in Hindi Devgan is the best practitioner of this mode) gives too much credit to the stars in question. In a more traditional sense ‘deadpan’ is effective not just because the film’s other performances are pitched at more emotional/visceral levels but also because these in turn are more keyed into the film’s world. Put differently it is the ‘deadpan’ character who is in a sense out of sync in his world. It is he who uneasily occupies his world. The ‘deadpan’ then accounts for this ‘difference’ (I leave aside the question of ‘noir’ here where the deadpan mode works in a somewhat distinctive way). With the Mahesh babu film it is exactly the opposite. Here the film silently agrees with his stance. Because the film is really about gesturality and nothing else. The characters, the situations all serve as deception! Even the one-liners are emotionally empty because these cannot really be tied to their contexts. To borrow an idea from Zizek it’s like those video games where all the programming concerns what happens in the foreground. The background is just there in a very fake sort of way. Similarly what happens in ‘ironic masala’ is really just ‘superficial’ background. The lead actor then appears and starts mouthing those one-liners. The film becomes a stand-up act and is worlds removed from the experiential insistence of an older brand of masala. Even in the 80s when Bachchan’s ‘parallel text’ was at its peak the films rarely worked without those characters emerging very organically from their contexts. The instructive example here is that of Shaan where despite all the stylization and so on the ‘authentic’ is still very much worked into this film by way of the characters of Sunil Dutt and Mazhar Khan and here the death of each falls in each of the film’s halves. In light of the deadpan-Robot (!) Shankar’s Enthiran must also be reread. The ‘actual’ Rajnikant here is simply a semblance of his past self while the deadpan-Robot has also the great lines and so on and is the true ‘hero’ of the film. However Shankar rather optimistically ‘deconstructs’ him at the end forgetting his own earlier moment when the dis-assembled robot sprang back to life. But this shows Shankar’s devotion to an older brand of masala. In most of his classic films the trauma is very ‘real’. Now we have Shahrukh’s RA One. The problem here is that Shahrukh has no history of a hero let alone superhero to rely on. Which is why the film has to be only about the special effects and Shahrukh just a star who gets people into the theaters. I have my doubts about how successful such an attempt can be. One can often underrate Rakesh Roshan let alone Shankar. The Indian ‘soul’ in their efforts is critical to the larger enterprise.
Given all of this Aamir’s Ghajini was a remarkable box office feat,. Dabanng on the other hand fully conforms to the ‘Southern’ logic. The thing is that there is always room for the genuinely authentic but it can only operate as an exception when the audience is otherwise opposed to it. Ghajini cannot become the norm, Dabanng can and in a way already was. There are genuine stakes in Ghajini, there is a cost to everything here. In Dabanng it is simply about Salman’s gesturality, the rest is only ‘background’. This then brings us back to Bbuddah. Given Bachchan’s history the audience is in a sense rather too alert to him when he re-triggers those older archives. he cannot just ‘sneak’ Khakee by! But also because he detached himself from those archives a long time along he cannot suddenly become the angry ‘older’ man. He can only allude to his history in this sense and here the Southern masala mode offers a compromise, perhaps even a necessary one. I am certainly ready to celebrate even this slice of the iconic when it comes from him. But this doesn’t mean the distinctions are obscured in my mind.
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May 31, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Baat kuch jamee nahin.
Hope content is a bit better than all these outlandish pics and Big B impresses in the movie.
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May 31, 2011 at 1:50 PM
Q: How do you know if some is an Aamir fan
A: If they diss both BHTB and Ra.one promos and think DK Bose is the best thing since sliced bread!
Some Aamir fans seem to be even more rabid and partisan than SRK fans. As an Aamir fan myself, I find it disappointing. They seem to find fault with everything and everyone else.
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May 31, 2011 at 2:24 PM
>> They seem to find fault with everything and everyone else.
Agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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May 31, 2011 at 9:18 PM
I think pre Ghajini Aamir fans mostly included people who were reasonable but I think post Ghajini and 3 Idiots, fanaticism of other stars have creeped into new set of fans. But still there would be a good number of reasonable fans out there.
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May 31, 2011 at 10:21 PM
there is something about box office high points that drives one to extremes. Or to put it another way to reduce a star or a film only to the box office makes one an extremist because the box office then becomes the argument to end all arguments. The SRK fans started this approach and now all have followed suit. When people used to question SRK as an actor or his choice of films the ‘ultimate’ response always used to be ‘he has the hits’ and so on. Unfortunately others have now followed suit. There is a certain value to doing things this way for partisans as insisting on the box office means essentially one never has to engage in any sort of debate. In some ways Aamir himself has unfortunately contributed to this structure by precisely being successful all of the time. And so one notes the absurdity of fans supporting Peepli Live or DG or TZP only for the box office. This surely defeats the purpose! The point about many of these films from Aamir’s perspective is that good cinema is possible and viable as long as one keeps the budget totally under control. Anything over and beyond this is a bonus. But for the partisans it becomes merely about the box office and then whether it’s Ghajini or Peepli Live it’s only about this and Aamir’s invincibility. I have argued for Aamir’s box office as much as anyone else but there should be another space left open for the discussion of the films and/or the star. However the opposite happens. And really with every star. Because all discussion is then ‘only’ about box office matters. But the media too drives this narrative as does of course the ‘trade’ not to mention sites like BOI. This then contributes to the general bankruptcy as people tend to support ‘different’ only when it’s about their star and so forth. To get back to the original point the box office is meant to shut down all argument. And this is the problem, not the box office itself but the way it’s used.
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June 2, 2011 at 6:51 AM
Agree Satyam–the box office is not the problem–but the way it is used.
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May 31, 2011 at 10:39 PM
as a long time Aamir Khan fan it was after Ghajini that Aamir FINALLY got his full justice to his stardom. i always got so frustrated when Aamir was not getting enough ‘due’ prior to Ghajini. The guy was making quality films and breaking opening week records one film after another!!
Finally after Ghajini it became the biggest grossing film in indian history and the media could not ignore him…noone could. I maintain Aamir has been delivering consistent ‘hits’ and quality films ever since 1992(began with JJWS). Aamir never got his full credit for being a huge star, he’s always been second fiddle to SRK or Sallu throughout the 90’s. I think post ’08 Aamir has been numero uno(in the media) and it feels good as a Aamir Khan fan. Not to mention his films have been quality.
Yet I still have some qualms about Aamir doing a YashRaj film(but i guess he has to do this for box office reasons) and him possibly being toooo involved with the wifey and the wife dictating his selection for film roles.
To me its always about getting respect for Aamir Khan which I think he is finally getting!
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May 31, 2011 at 10:43 PM
Aamir’s fans are generally not fanatics. That is why they are the first ones to analyse and criticise every aspect of their star whether it is movies or personal life. They try to protect the reputation of their star. When Aamir made the dog remark, many of his fans were dismayed and angry. And Aamir usually makes certain politically incorrect statements like criticising Black. What was the necessity of that criticism? He should stick to film making. Kiran should also be careful. Her remark that Aamir hates to take bath was quite embarrassing to his fans. He has his share of fanatic fans who hates every other star. Otherwise his fanbase is usually reasonable. Compare this to Bachchan’s fans. The entire comments go into hate mode when they even sense some opposition. They are ruthless. The few dissenting voices had been hunted out because it is a Holy place. In Aamir’s blog, there is no moderation. And Aamir dont retaliate for every negative outpouring. Here I dont want to discuss SRK and Salman’s fans because they dont pretend to be what they are not. They are honest in their rants. Even if Aamir is criticised and his films are thrashed, he generally does not retaliate. He hides his hurt feelings. He may not be the greatest or best actor and his films may not be the greatest ones. But he is different in some ways. That is why his fans love him.
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May 31, 2011 at 11:03 PM
I respect Aamir because he goes against the tide. He is smart and he has totally changed the way actors select scripts. His ‘one film a year’ method is used by every big star nowadays. He has totally changed the mentality of how actors ‘think’ about their films and think about every aspect of their films whether it be the content or the economics of the film.
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June 1, 2011 at 6:38 AM
You keep your respect to Amir anf give some other actors atlweast when their movie is good. Where was this so called genius in pre Lagaan days? People go to his films with assurance of content, not his acting/star power.
If another hero does 3-I, the credit woud have gone to ditrectoir or termed as multi starrer.
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June 1, 2011 at 9:22 AM
First, of all – I should have said some Aamir fans as they are a diverse group as opposed to SRK fans where a reasonable fan is an exception. But, the partisan Aamir fans are more partisan and extreme than SRK fans. Am a huge Aamir fan myself, so no ne needs to defend Aamir or explain their respect for him. I do think Aamir is the ‘best’ male BO star at present. My point was that ‘some’ Aamir fans feel it neccessary to pull down everything that is not Aamir.
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June 2, 2011 at 3:24 AM
Well said Vatikala! You have written more or less what I feel. Also agree with Aamirsfan’s comment above Vatikala’s.. . i hope Aamir doesn’t get too influenced by Kiran Rao’s leanings. I would like to see Aamir maintain a balance between quirky/niche (obviously Kiran’s style) and the old Aamir of Lagaan , Sarfarosh type sensible good cinema. Thankfully Reema Katgi’s film looks like a good thing, this latter sort I have mentioned in my preference.
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June 2, 2011 at 6:36 AM
Rajen–agree with you too. However a small point. My feeling is that mature fans of ANY actor are not too fanatical about their favourite–and accept him/her warts and all. But they do speak up for the favourite, to the extent possible.
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May 31, 2011 at 9:54 PM
i myself didnt wasn’t too hyped after DK bose song. But the ‘ghazal’ has got me hooked and looking forward to DB. And I might think the latest posters were crap(which they are in my opinion) but i am still looking forward to the movie itself.
Oh yeah wasn’t too fond on Aamir doing D3 either.
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May 31, 2011 at 2:24 PM
I would have loved his KANK’s look in this movie.
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May 31, 2011 at 3:06 PM
I think a lot of stuff here is the logical extension of his KANK look.. that too had its outlandish moments.. except that if you want to do that sort of thing you should do it in your film and on your terms.. there everyone else was completely sober and he was doing this sort of stuff.. of course even thought this was a deconstructive move on Johar’s part Bachchan nonetheless was liked for this part. And by having Abhishek too in the same film (including those outbursts) Johar unwittingly kept the Bachchan ‘sign’ alive in a larger sense!
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June 2, 2011 at 3:28 AM
I seriously feel that Amitabh should change his look , give viewers a new persona. This Amitabh look is same as of past ten years–except for the not so great coloured glasses.
I have a feeling that both DB and BHTB will get their particular audiences and do reasonably well, making a profit, and that’s it.
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June 2, 2011 at 7:04 AM
In the movie Amitabh Bachchan reprises the famous “Vijay” that he has played in popular films like Deewar, Agneepath and Zanjeer . He essays the role of a retired Hitman settled in Paris who comes back to India to do “one last job”. During the course he comes face to face with his past and that gets him to change his motive for the ‘hit’.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-previews/bollywood/Bbuddah–Hoga-Terra-Baap/articleshow/8693140.cms
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June 3, 2011 at 7:03 AM
By the way—noticed that satyam has been MIA for some time..
Hope he is safe and sound!! lol
PS–Dimps also missing–hmmm
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June 3, 2011 at 8:32 AM
He is right now stressed about BHTB publicity. Bigb himself has given Satyam, personal assurance on his blog, that Viacom is doing everything they can since our dude was worried.
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June 3, 2011 at 2:01 PM
Bbuddah promotion seems almost stopped .. No wonder audience will lose lose interest if nothing exciting comes way immediately .. this is hight time to release some very interesting promos ..
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June 4, 2011 at 5:29 AM
it seems as if they have not made any new trailer of the movie till now or is it budget constraint playing on the mind of makers!!!
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June 4, 2011 at 7:22 AM
Actually it is a small film and they have shown almost everything in the trailer.So guys don’t expect any extraordinary promo to come in comming days.Just bear it and enjoy coz he is back though with a disaster as usual.
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June 4, 2011 at 8:28 AM
taran,I like your unfunny jokes…they are so amusing that the word it self must be wondering which planet is it..
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June 4, 2011 at 1:45 PM
AMITABH should do a movie title “TIGER” and should come in clean shaven look like #HUM .. sirected by massive director with massive story and grand scale budget .. i am sure thats sort of subject will be massive HIT .. If given #HUM sort of hype, can easily cross 100 Crores ..
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June 4, 2011 at 1:48 PM
The only thing is that Amitabh should come out of his boring looks and boring roles .. he should look back what he was doing in late 90’s (#HUM, #Agneepath , #shahenshah ) .. and should come in massive roles with massive act like those hits off late .. I am sure if he want, he can come back to his 90’s looks ..
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June 4, 2011 at 1:50 PM
Satyam, as i know, BigB read ur comments daily .. please encourage Amitabh to do such things .. Encourage him to first change his looks and do massive masala movies .. like #HUM #Agneepath ..
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June 5, 2011 at 12:16 AM
This remains THE Most exciting Bachchan film in a LONG time……sab kaa asli baap ;)! I expect a somewhat “crude” and downgraded movie here in the masala sense and more than the multiplexes,i’m curious to see how the single screens react and how much shelf life it has!
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June 5, 2011 at 7:55 AM
Hi all, Any Idea when the new bbuddah trailer going to come???
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June 5, 2011 at 8:00 AM
no idea.. the title song should be up next though.. saw a private video with this on youtube yesterday, couldn’t be accessed and then it disappeared.
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June 5, 2011 at 8:16 AM
no buzz in south media. They have to promote well in South , Puri is still popular even with recent flops. I have no clue where it is going….
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June 8, 2011 at 6:09 PM
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June 12, 2011 at 4:21 PM
On the leaking stuff in Bollywood:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Leaks-Accidental-or-a-publicity-strategy/articleshow/8824158.cms
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June 16, 2011 at 8:30 AM
Jr B tweeted ths pic 🙂 its going to be big
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June 16, 2011 at 9:38 AM
Indeed! The yaarana suit!
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June 16, 2011 at 10:26 AM
greaaaat….. first day last show-pucca for me………..
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June 16, 2011 at 9:56 AM
It seems there is a live show for promotion at Mumbai. This may be part of that.
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June 17, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Sorry to rub it in guys, But will be watching the Press show on a wed or Thurs night here in NY/NJ – (Lucky I know some ppl here that can accommodate that for me – Thanks to my Mama)
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June 17, 2011 at 11:46 AM
that’s great!
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June 17, 2011 at 11:57 AM
What u mean press show ? Will there be any preview of movie ?? And that too on coming Wednesday ??
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June 17, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Think he means the Wed leading upto July 1. There is usually a preview show for big films a day or two prior to release, sometimes even earlier than that.
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June 17, 2011 at 12:21 PM
Correct, Its usually on a wed/thu night (depending on theater/print availbility). Its for the press personalities, (My uncle works for TV Asia & Gujarat Times). So I get these passes all the time, But I usually dont go unless its a BIG movie like this one.
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June 17, 2011 at 12:30 PM
BTW to make it clear, I will also be watching it when it releases on Friday, Will not be taking a free ride on this one. As any Bachchan fan I would want the BO #’s to be high for him (not that he needs it) But every penny counts. Going early just for the excitement to watch it and cant wait for it.
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June 17, 2011 at 12:20 PM
But still I don’t see any marketing efforts here in NJ..
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June 17, 2011 at 12:23 PM
Agree, Its been rather Dull in this part of the world. But I am sure, it will pick up once we get close to the release date. (they are running promos in between tv shows that all these uncles/aunties watch – so its getting it momentum so to speak)
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June 17, 2011 at 12:26 PM
see my second comment here. I have continued to make this point on the blog but Bachchan obviously believes the folks at Viacom know what they’re doing. I’ve also said this earlier. Don’t set a low bar for yourself. It’s not just about profitability but getting to the highest benchmarks you can. I’ve said this many times. Clearly they’ve kissed off on the overseas more or less. Or at least I can’t see any evidence in the US.
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June 22, 2011 at 1:38 PM
Its rather picking up now, I saw about 5 promos last night on various different channels, that too in the span of about an hour or so. So it is definitely picking up.
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June 18, 2011 at 2:05 AM
The trailers gave a positive impression early on.. But the situation seems to be deteriorating further for Bachchan with every passing still and promo. He could have avoided all this flashy, over the top clothing n stuff..
Wouldnt be surprised if it ends up being a flop! Im not interested anymore..
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June 18, 2011 at 3:01 AM
Flashy and colorful clothing was mean to be in movie and on par with essence of movie , i don’t understand whats wrong with clothes if it is demand of character ??
I found clothing and every stuff funky and super cool ..
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June 18, 2011 at 6:40 AM
I dont care if its the essence of the film or not.. ! All I know is they look repulsive..
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June 18, 2011 at 7:06 AM
I agree with tonymontans, Amitabh should avoid this flashy stuff
..it realy spoiling it & his image…I am sorry but this film now I think is spiraling other way..
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June 18, 2011 at 7:59 AM
Problem is you guys assuming it Deewar, based on the way promotion began(initial images) , But from first promo it was very much clear that bachchan persona in this movie is more like Namak Halaal or Yaraana type where he was doing comedy and action .. rather than pure action.
BTW, not sure who is with me .. I have liked Amitabh in JBJ a lot. Though he had one song and last few scenes .. but the way his character(Narrator) take forward the story and in finale the way he opens up the secrets of lead pair .. was simply awesome … still remember, the goose bumps i got from finale scenes, I loved Amitabh there ..
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June 18, 2011 at 10:28 AM
what problem jeevan, I am hoping that this film becomes a block buster but Amitabh should not do this flashy image…
Iliked him in Bunty aur Bubli what a cool image he had but recent promos looks awful…comon you must agree on that…
I do not think he needs to do that..honestly
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June 18, 2011 at 8:57 AM
Amitabh steals Aamir’s thunder
Upala KBR, TNN | Jun 18, 2011, 12.00am IST
On Wednesday night Aamir Khan had invited Amitabh Bachchan as a special guest for his event. Bachchan graciously turned up — but in his full Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap look thus stealing the limelight completely away from AK .
To go into flashback, Aamir had shown up in the Ghajini bald look (that he’s been hiding for months), making the premiere became the side attraction while Aamir became the main one.
Says an eye witness, “Aamir had a grand party to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his production house. Naturally the media was present there in huge numbers and Aamir was more than happy at all the attention he was getting. But all hell broke loose when the Big B walked in his Bbuddha character. The media went into a frenzy and requested him to mouth the lines from his forthcoming film Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap. Initially, Bachchan resisted and politely told the media that it was Aamir’s event and he didn’t want to promote his film on that platform. But when the TV crews persisted, he put his hand on Aamir’s shoulder and said, ‘Bbuddah hoga tera baap!’ in his impressive baritone. The media went wild and refused to leave him till he spoke to them at length about the film in details. Everyone forgot about Aamir and Lagaan it was only Bachchan’s voice after that.”
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June 18, 2011 at 8:57 AM
something similar happened at an Aarakshan event recently too..
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June 18, 2011 at 9:52 AM
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June 19, 2011 at 9:20 AM
He’s Back
by Vajir Singh (June 18, 2011)
He needs no introduction. After all, he’s ‘The Amitabh Bachchan’. Here’s Big B in conversation with Vajir Singh.
The promos of Bbuddah…Hoga Terra Baap say ‘He’s Back’. Who’s back?
(Smiles) I am back. Dedh do saal se I haven’t had a film. And because the nature of the character I play in Bbuddah…Hoga Terra Baap is such that it is a kind of role that I haven’t done in a very long time. Not since the early years. That’s why the catch phrase.
Was it to attract the Bachchan fans?
I think we needed to tell them that this is a film that people used to associate with me in my earlier films and that is why somebody coined this phrase. So we said, ‘OK we’ll go ahead with it’.
It’s a story of someone who is of my age and is an ex-gangster and has been called back to Mumbai on a mission, and how he accomplishes the task. He’s flamboyant, there’s a slight arrogance about him but there is an emotional side to him as well. So everyone felt that because he is young at heart he will be doing things reminiscent of my earlier films.
So by ‘He’s Back’, you mean the Bachchan of the ‘70s and ‘80s is back?
I think, it’s more the character, that’s back.
Where was he for a decade and a half?
I was playing roles going with my age. I was getting roles that were either senior citizens, patriarch of the family, retired judge, head of the house and I enjoyed doing them. Puri (Puri Jagganath) came up with this idea and he said. “Sir, people would love to watch you in this role.” But I told him that I haven’t done it in a long time and he assured me that he had designed the role for me. Which I thought was quite unique.
It takes courage for a director to come up to you and say, “I have a film called Bbuddah…Hoga Terra Baap.”
(Laughs) ‘Hoga terra baap’, the tagline, came later on. The meaning of the title will be more apt once you see the film. It was actually Ram Gopal Varma who brought in the idea. He said you must work with this gentleman, Puri. Ramu said he (Puri) had been an admirer of my work and he said he would like to work with me and this is the kind of film I have.
Didn’t you think a title like this could hurt people’s sentiments?
No! As I said, the tagline came later on and because Puri being from Andhra Pradesh, not too conversant with the Hindi language, he was unaware of this tagline. But in the North, it’s a common phrase, we use it almost like a response to somebody you want to shut up. It’s a smart little response. It’s colloquially used too. And maybe he was not aware of that and he just wanted to keep it as Bbuddah. But when we told him about the tagline, he liked it even more so we went ahead with it.
I don’t think there is any harm in working on any title, which is called Bbuddah because until you see the film you will not realise. Initially there were some reactions for the title as you rightly said. Arrey bbuddah kyun rakh rahein hai aap. My reply was, aap puri film dekh lijiye phir sochiye. The moment the tagline came in, Abhishek felt that we should keep the tagline as the entire title of the film.
You have been very active on social media like Twitter and your blog. Did people object to the title there? Did you explain this theory to them?
No one ever objected to it. The media asked me why I had chosen the title. But I think the moment the promos came out and people started listening to the music, nobody started questioning.
Last time, when I interviewed Abhishek, he told me I had asked Pa to do more action. Was that the driving force behind doing this film?
No, once he came to know about the story of the film, he said we should produce it. And he was on it since day one.
So, Amitabh Bachchan, the producer, has taken a backseat and it’s Abhishek who’s deciding which film should be produced by A B Corp?
This is a family and everyone is involved. Whether, it is Jaya or Abhishek or Aishwarya. We take time and this is something that everyone wanted. I think my knowledge has not been so good as far as production is concerned.
You have never followed the numbers game, the one relating to money?
Yeah, I never did. Abhishek is the one who understood it. Which is why we took the decision to do Paa or another Marathi film or a Tamil film and he said, I am ok to do Paa but the budget will be Rs 15 crore and nothing more than that. For this, he said within Rs 10 crore and we finished the film within Rs 10 crore.
Why did Abhishek or Viacom 18 feel the need to announce that the film was made on a stipulated budget of Rs 10 crore and that they had already recovered the money through the sale of satellite rights?
I think it’s important for people to know that we made the film within this budget and we sold the satellite for Rs 13.5 crore.
All these years, people have said that Abhishek Bachchan has made it big because of Amitabh Bachchan. When you look back, he as a producer gave you a brilliant film in Paa and now Bbuddah… How do you feel?
Oh, I feel very proud, very happy that he has taken control of many aspects of the business apart from doing his own films as an actor. He knows what goes on in the market. I am not aware of how to market and promote a film. We used to just act, the rest used to be done by the producer.
You think today’s youth are very aware of what goes on in the market?
Seeing the youth, I feel I know nothing actually. I am quite surprised at the kind of knowledge Abhishek has whether it is managing a project or public relations. Today, every actor has knowledge about the business side, marketing side, how to position themselves, what to say, where to go. I feel very fortunate that I have been able to continue working when I see this generation working in this manner because I myself will get educated in this manner.
Can we say that Abhishek learnt the ropes of acting watching you on screen and that you are now learning marketing from Abhishek?
(Laughs) That’s a nice way of putting it. Yes, he informs me of many things. In that respect yes, I get to learn a lot.
We have seen the action promos of Bbuddah… Was it painful doing those scenes?
At this age, everything is painful. Everything is very tough. I used to tell Puri and the action directors, “Please, I am 70 years old. It won’t be possible.”
You’re 68.
(Cuts in) I will turn 69 in a few months. Then I will step into 70. So they said, “Don’t worry, sir, we will work very well and cause you no harm.” If you have made a commitment, you should judge all the aspects of the film. Once you are on the sets, you have to do what you are asked to do. But, yes, if I have to work in a film like Bbuddah… where there is a lot of action, then I will have to get fit. I increased my gym regimen and lost weight just so I could be more so-called ‘athletic’ on the sets.
It is the love of cinema that keeps you going?
Yes, it keeps me busy, I enjoy what I am doing. I look forward to the next day’s shoot. I still have sleepless nights when I have a difficult scene to do. I’d like to rehearse my lines, or how am I going to do it. At the end of it, when I face the camera, I go back and think about it. Very meekly, I go up to the director and say, “Sir, I didn’t do it well. Can I have an attempt at it again?” Many times, they agree and I go and do it again.
It’s unbelievable that you still rehearse after all this while.
Oh yes, of course! How can you go in front of the camera without preparation?
It’s been a while since you have worked with a South Indian director. The last time you worked with a South Indian filmmaker was for Suryavansham (1999). What did that feel like?
I have always admired the way the South Indian film industry and the people associated with it function. They have a very professional, managerial attitude to work. They are all disciplined. I am not saying we don’t, but sometimes we lack that discipline and then it eventually shows in our films.
Other thing is that technically also, the Southern film industry, especially when I worked with them 10-15 years ago, is very superior. They keep experimenting. In that respect there is a whole new generation of actors and directors that have come up. They are doing fantastically well and are making lovely films. So when you get a chance to work with Mani Ratnam as well as Puri Jaganath, they are very big directors in their region. I readily agreed. Working with Puri was an experience.
South Indian cinema never lost faith in making entertaining movies whereas the Hindi film industry moved on to explore a different genre, new-age cinema.
The box office is the meter to judge. If the film is working, they feel that this is what people want to see. Several directors from the South have made different kinds of films, not necessarily the typical commercial box office kind. But once the box office works, no one wants to change it. Kabhi yeh romance chalega and then the typical commercial film comes. It is the feeling of the audience that they want to see these kinds of films.
Come July 1 and, at the age of 68, you will contend with the younger generation’s Imran Khan.
No, I am not going to fight with him. Why should I fight with him?
What I meant was the Box Office War… Your film Bbuddah…Hoga Terra Baap will clash with Imran Khan’s Delhi Belly on July 1.
I don’t think so. This is more in the minds of the media. There are so many instances when films have released on the same day and they have all done well. I wish that Delhi Belly and Bbuddah… both do well. I wish that Aamir (Khan) would wish the same for me.
Have you and Aamir Khan ever tried to adjust the release dates of your films so that they don’t clash?
We have never felt the need to.
Is it because the films are of two different genres?
I just don’t think it’s important to do something like that. We just make films, there are so many other films, and examples of films that have released on the same day. Gadar and Lagaan for instance were both big hits and came out on the same day.
Speaking of hits, there was a time when you have delivered six to seven hits one after another. We don’t see that happening now. Why?
With time, the audience wants to see the younger generation. The older generation will have to step back. If you had an opportunity to watch someone younger like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan or Ranbir Kapoor, you would definitely opt for them. The youth is the largest section which goes to cinemas these days. But there have been instances where films have worked. Baghban, for instance. Paa itself was an example. Then we had some of Karan Johar’s films, whether it was Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham or Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, they had me in the central character. But, yes, they had Shah Rukh as well as Hrithik and were very well packaged. So this is a very natural thing. It will happen with every actor, not just me.
Finally, there has been talk of all four Bachchans doing a film together. Do we see that happening any time soon?
I hope there is somebody that comes up with a script and if they do, we will be very happy to work together. All four of us. But we have not come across anything as yet.
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June 19, 2011 at 11:28 PM
The TV video was brilliant abt SRK and Hrithik copying him.. I think the target mkt for this film is masses and they watch hindi channels more often.. Last 10 days Big B is going all out to hype the buzz. will be interesting…
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June 20, 2011 at 8:14 AM
BHTBaap all promos are rocking.Just 10 days for the angry young man AB SIR rock in Boxoffice and We all waiting for watch the on 1day.
Satyam always great to read your comments on blog.
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June 20, 2011 at 6:39 PM
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June 20, 2011 at 7:24 PM
AB should have not agreed to this interiew..
otherwise a good interview
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June 20, 2011 at 8:24 PM
agreed…
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June 20, 2011 at 9:17 PM
excellent !!
AB’s grand children has all the background to chose anything they want to pursue. How many lower middle class can afford? bvgFor them,even now gettng job is high priority.
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June 21, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Nice interview and looks good.
The top pic is great,\.Am not sure why Rocky ,Satyam feel he shouldnt have done the interview.May be am missing something here.
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June 21, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Rajen- because of the fact that Masand was being an a** about Big B’s tweet in which he had objected to mansand calling Akhshay a jackass, not so long ago….
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June 21, 2011 at 11:52 AM
not just this, he really went after Abhishek for a while, then Aishwarya, then even Jaya Bachchan. Then when he showed up at the Oscars he was simpering before Abhi-Ash!
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June 21, 2011 at 12:20 PM
He is very respectful and almost a fan.
In life you cannot hold *vendetta* which looks good on movie screen (only).
Journos (media) and superstars have a symbotic relationship..they cannot survive without each other.
So Chill.
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June 21, 2011 at 10:57 AM
Think this is the best poster so far!
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June 21, 2011 at 11:05 AM
agreeed, he has that Akhiri Rasta kind of pose in this one…..
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June 21, 2011 at 5:06 PM
think balki has stepped in to make the buddha ad campaig more incisive lately…\
anyhow needs to stepped up now!!
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June 21, 2011 at 5:56 PM
Aishwariya is pregnant!!!
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June 22, 2011 at 11:38 AM
the two watches is a zany touch for sure!
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June 22, 2011 at 11:56 AM
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June 22, 2011 at 1:14 PM
@satyam: kewl. Let me know if you want me to translate it in English (sorry dude…taang khichni mai maza jo hai…woh *debates* mai nahi)…oh forgot…do you want me to translate the hindi I wrote? 😉
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June 22, 2011 at 12:30 PM
They gave displayed great timing and promos peaking at the right time.Instead of a year long campaign, somewhat intense campaign in the last couple of weeks, is a more cost effective strategy, IMO. IF THE FILM DOESNT DO WONDERS, NOW THE PROMOTION CANNOT BE BLAMED.
Tho, I have a feeling this is going to be a success and an important Bachchan moment. Personally, cannot wait for this to come out.
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June 22, 2011 at 12:58 PM
yes happy with the campaign.. I think it’s really been pushed forefront in many ways. Still think they’ve done poorly at least in the US where the nostalgia factor could have been big (hope it is nonetheless). Also in India I would have liked some unconventional public events. Something to set apart this film beyond the advertising and so forth. The campaign has definitely worked and right from the very first one but you sometimes have to take things to another level. Now I admit they have a low budget. It wouldn’t make sense to make a 10 crore film and then spend an enormous amount on marketing. But some of the public events I think can be inexpensively arranged. Also this sort of thing can increase the initial by a considerable margin.
But overall at the level of ads (promos and print stills and so on) I would agree with you completely. My only point is that if a film can potentially do 30 crores why settle for 20? If it can do 50 why settle for 40?
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June 22, 2011 at 1:16 PM
I think once the awareness is created the WOM will do the rest. This is not a film with front loaded patronage. It has to attract enough viewers for the WOM to mean anything. Thats all. Then depending on how good the film is and how it resonates with different segments(young,old,nostalgics,females,families etc.)
I would rather the film start with a 20 crores week one and go to 50 crores rather than start with 40 and go to 50.
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June 22, 2011 at 2:53 PM
Fair enough.. and LOL on the last bit!
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June 22, 2011 at 2:01 PM
Well .. Slowly and steadily, all these images and posters, colorful clothes of bachchan and his getup, looks like will become iconic in future . . sure every new thing needs time for acceptance, i hope acceptance will come along with movie, not after months or years (Like Agneepath, where movie was bashed when released, but considered classic today).
Bbuddah compaign(Balki’s promo) is creating right effect and surely have DUM to create wave among senior citizens … Looks like this movie will set the trend of offending Bbuddah calling bbuddah .. get ready to backlash from now on if you call any one Bbuddah .. 🙂
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June 22, 2011 at 2:11 PM
New way to promote..
http://www.timesnow.tv/ENTERTAINMENT/Spinning-around-the-town-with-Big-B/videoshow/4376638.cms
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June 22, 2011 at 3:00 PM
good idea this..
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June 23, 2011 at 9:52 AM
Until now the movie has come across completely nonsensical and very hammy. Don’t know why Big B suddenly needs to ape a fully fit and current darling of the masses Salman and engage in some seriously low grade dialoguebaazi which unfortunately also seems very forced. Nothing this bachchan has done in last 20 years which stands out.
Yes it’s been 20 freaking years since 1990; the old man is hamming his way through with an odd good project/performance here or there. Someone needs to tell him its enough. Please don’t become a caricature of yourself and spoil the good memories of a dashing angry man with all these yellow, green scarves!
Rajesh Khanna, Big B, SRK and partly Dilip Kumar that’s 4 in a row though Dilip Kumar did cut it short and retired gracefully. All these oldies should take a cue from Hollywood…. Or may be it’s the culture in the subcontinent to milk it till last breath and satiate the never ending greed for accumulation. We had the politicians governing from there deathbeds and these stars too !!
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June 23, 2011 at 10:13 AM
this is a very exaggerated opinion. I’ve been a tough critic of Bachchan in many ways in the period you’re mentioning but let’s not lose all sense of proportion here. Even by the toughest standards at least 50% of the stuff Bachchan has done over the last decade has been worthwhile by any stretch of the imagination. The box office is a different matter. But a list that includes Aankhen, Aks, Dev, Baghban, Khakee, Black, Paa, Cheeni Kum, Kaante, BnB, the two Sarkars is an extremely interesting list by any standard and I would say one in which any of his younger peers still cannot exceed him! And I’m not even including stuff like some of the Yashraj films or something like Waqt, stuff where he was liked a lot. And Bbuddah is really an ‘exception’. This can’t be a problem if this is the first time in twenty years he’s doing this sort of thing! Otherwise he has Aarakshan. He’s really working with some of the choicest directors even now. So one has to be fair to the record.
Again one has to be clear on the history. The analogy with Rajesh Khanna is about as wrong as one could possibly be on this matter. The man was almost done a few years after his peak period! Dilip Kumar worked throughout the 80s (after slowing down for most of the 70s) and then when he did his last Qila he was 70 or so. I can’t say I had a problem with his roles in that decade barring a few. qila though made him a bit of a laughing stock. But he still wouldn’t have stopped had there been viable projects or some of the best directors offering him films. Over time he developed health problems but it didn’t happen right after Qila. But yeah at the age of 70 he did a double role where one of the brothers rapes Rekha. Retired gracefully?!
SRK is just 45! C’mon! I’ve been a tough critic of his but retirement? Let’s not get carried away here!
As for Hollywood I recall Clint eastwood making love in his mid-70s or whatever in Blood Work! He last appeared as a lead in Gran Torino at the age of 78. There are many other examples. But take De Niro among recent ones. He’s been doing terrible stuff 99% of the time. In fact (and I’ve made this point before) most Hollywood aging stars do not get the sorts of projects bachchan does. In any case it’s not a Hollywood/Bollywood thing here. Stars stretch it out as long as they can. Bachchan with his stunning transcendence (which cannot be measured only by the box office) has far better reasons that any other aging star I’ve known in any industry.
Again I could expand on each one of these points but yet once more what frustrates me is just the poor and even appalling sense of history on display here. You are welcome to make the anti-Bachchan case for the last 20 years. That’s not what I am arguing against. But it’s such a poorly formulated one. You’re really just saying the first things that come to mind. Shouldn’t one be more coherent in these matters? The ‘facts’ should count for something shouldn’t they? Just the other day you said that it’s over for Abhishek and no one’s going to take him and so on when he has some big projects come up. One can be pessimistic about his future but let’s at least account for what ‘is’.
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June 23, 2011 at 9:54 AM
Please be civil and respect my opinions on this blog.
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June 23, 2011 at 10:11 AM
civil and respect?Do you know what it is?
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June 23, 2011 at 10:33 AM
First of all, MSDhoni, I would urge you to change your ID. Does a disservice to India’s greatest cricket captain ever.
As to your opinion, you are entitled to one. Just be warned that the opinion you hold and views you express are a reflection of yourself and as most see it that reflection aint pretty.
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June 23, 2011 at 10:04 AM
“Please be civil and respect my opinions on this blog.”
Its OK to have an opinion Dhoni. And you have right to say when you feel is correct. Personally, I feel, people should not retire. In India, there is this tendency to “retire”. Shakespeare retired too. God knows, what other great works/plays would have come forth, had he not…no one can tell these things. Anthony Hopkins was alcoholic most of his adult life and did squander away his youth..otherwise Imagine what great works of acting would have come from him.
Even if Bachchan hams/caricatures…whatever…makes himself “nonsensical” he has a right to do so…its his life and only time will tell. The dude has midas touch and can make everything he touches a success.
I do believe that “hale-dil” song should not be done with his bhadkila clothes and should be reshot…song itself is so soul stirring type and it doesn’t go well with the character singing it while in green/blue shades….so I felt.
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June 23, 2011 at 10:44 AM
For a change Bachchan looks cool here. I am sick of seeing him in Arakshan type of serious get up. Let him wear rainbow colors or holi colors. Let the song be also like sheila ki jawani type. Bachchan ki jawani. Young at heart matters. Age does not touch those who are young at heart.
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June 23, 2011 at 10:58 AM
Now people are living beyond 100 years, Again a miracle of medical science and good health care. To keep mind active is the most important thing and that can be done only by doing what one likes to do.
We ask our elders to take it easy. But they love to be involved. When we asked our grandma not to cook and strain herself, she burst into tears. She felt that she was no more useful and we are politely reminding her of that fact.
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June 23, 2011 at 10:44 AM
Dimps – It’s not a question of retiring and may be its not the right word here. What I mean , in India people are generally not used to a graceful exit. Be it the politicians, cricketers and now these above mentioned stars. Don’t wish to take any names but the list is endless.
I do agree with all your assessments above. However what I grudge is the misuse of power. Audience has rejected a bachchan in this age and we have seen many a disaster from Big B with no takers. I don’t know the economics of all this and details of who funds what and why is it funded and who is writing off which debt etc and shielding taxes but its seems pretty shady just like the 80s we had the underworld funding most of the projects with their illegal kala money.
@ dimps “The dude has midas touch and can make everything he touches a success.” I will find time to write back on this but disagree and no not today.
Rajen – Honest , truthful, full and frontal Dhoni is my idol and and that’s the kind of success I have come to appreciate.
Anyway enough on this and have fun.
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June 23, 2011 at 10:56 AM
I thank you for your comment and the patience to respond and there is a lot of substance in what you write above. I sincerely hope I find time to respond later and hopefully within today because I like the honesty and consistency in your commenting which is rare.
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June 23, 2011 at 11:07 AM
look forward to it… thanks..
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June 23, 2011 at 10:58 AM
My previous comment is addressed to Satyam.
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June 23, 2011 at 11:32 AM
“For a change Bachchan looks cool here. I am sick of seeing him in Arakshan type of serious get up..”
Agree. Its a character he is playing…its not HIM. And clothes go well with that character. Just that Haal-e-dil song shouldn’t be sung wearing blue shades because that is old-world type of song…doesn’t go with this character (so I feel) in the movie..he could keep the same clothes but different shades maybe will singing that song…sort of showing the “vulnerable” or serious side of the character he is playing. But we will find out more when we watch the movie shortly..in few weeks time.
@Dhoni: You go Man…run with your ID and all…don’t worry about “critics” like ranjen and co, who go below belt at the drop of the hat…just ignore them!!!! I agree with your assessment on Satyam and he tends to be “sane” voice among all other cacophony (me included) 😉
BTW: Bachchan paid 37 crore in taxes (so you can imagine what he made). Market determines what you make. He is really one lucky dude to keep getting parts to play, even title roles to play, at this age. No one has such luck or very few in film industry (bw/hw).
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June 23, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Re: No one has such luck or very few in film industry (bw/hw).
I am sure luck has some part to play as it has in all success stories. But, there is way more to his success and longevity than just luck. His unquestioned ( supreme ) talent and discipline in face of a myriad of physical ailments and advancing age has what has kept him going.
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June 23, 2011 at 12:35 PM
Dhoni,
Read your comments and then make claims about honest and truthful. All I can see is some warped psyche unable to handle the Bachchan phenom.
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June 23, 2011 at 12:48 PM
I think BHTB has done the impossible. Caught up with DB ijn buzz/hype and may be even surpassing it.
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June 23, 2011 at 1:03 PM
Very close for sure .. and will caught or even surpass DB after Go Meera Go .. Specially when Aamir song seems big flop ..
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June 23, 2011 at 1:33 PM
I am not sure how Bbuddha fares at BO, but it surely made the makers of DB insecure.. That’s clearly evident from the latest DB promo.
Let us both do well.
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June 23, 2011 at 1:41 PM
yes Bbuddah has certainly emerged as the flavor of the season. DB still has considerable advantages, namely the youth demographic which will definitely show up for this. The Bbuddah audience is more diffuse which is why the numbers are harder to predict but Bachchan has certainly tapped into something ‘repressed’ here and the campaign has been very successful.
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June 23, 2011 at 1:50 PM
“Campaign is successful” .. But not sure if it reaches to wider audience, didn’t see any Balki Promo on TV. We make our assumptions based on what we see on blogs and internet sites, but what is impact on real world, not sure .. not even sure about DB.
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June 23, 2011 at 1:56 PM
True,Jeevan.Tho, I do have a sense that there has been more of this in India. I get a sense from print media and TV coverage that this is getting a lot more play in India.
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June 23, 2011 at 12:58 PM
“unable to handle the Bachchan phenom..”
He is not talking about the phenomenon but worried of the future. Why do you have to bash up people who have criticism (whether valid or invalid)???
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June 23, 2011 at 1:13 PM
Re: Until now the movie has come across completely nonsensical and very hammy. Don’t know why Big B suddenly needs to ape a fully fit and current darling of the masses Salman and engage in some seriously low grade dialoguebaazi which unfortunately also seems very forced. Nothing this bachchan has done in last 20 years which stands out.
Yes it’s been 20 freaking years since 1990; the old man is hamming his way through with an odd good project/performance here or there. Someone needs
o tell him its enough. Please don’t become a caricature of yourself and spoil the good memories of a dashing angry man with all these yellow, green scarves!
Hmm,doesnt sound like futur to me that he is talking about.
Defending someone and pontificating is ok but a minimal understanding of the context and the history of that particular poster is neccessary. Otherwise, it is just a useless and insincere defense.
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June 23, 2011 at 1:16 PM
“useless and insincere defense”
Not defending anyone here…but asking you about Y this need to bash up people. That doesn’t make you into a self-righteous hero (of some sort) you know.
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June 23, 2011 at 1:18 PM
“useless and insincere defense.”
I don’t this his criticism is valid either. I think he went over board with lot of his statements….that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have right to hold those opinions (wrongfully though in my opinion)!! For every success out there, there will be ten haters. So what?! Look at Obama. People hate him (lot of white folks in my area)…so what.
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June 23, 2011 at 1:28 PM
I feel dimps presented an objective argument. Sometimes, we need to know what the others feel. The more successful or the more one is in media glare, there will be a proportionate number of critics. So it is also a sort of backhanded compliment for every celebrity whether is Bachchan, Aamir, SRK or any other in the bollywood world.
Criticism and difference of opinion is the life of debate as long as they have some substance.
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June 23, 2011 at 1:30 PM
Commenting and interacting on a blog comes with a responsibility and an assumption of sincerity. While it may be used as such, this is not a place to vent personal frustrations and vendettas.
The right to hold an opinion is all fine and has been beaten to death. But, that right cannot be used as an excuse to insult/insinuate/demean or defame. Every right comes with a responsibility. If one is unable to fulfill that obligation, one doesnt have the right. Same goes for the right to defend someone or standing up for someone.Otherwise, it is a hollow defense or protest.
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June 23, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Yes. The way criticism is levelled makes all the difference.
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June 23, 2011 at 1:41 PM
My objection goes beyond the initial comments, deplorable as they were. I also have same objection to these knee jerk responses saying someone has a right to an opinion. That is such a poorly thought out and misued argument. Most here participate in the hope of an honest exchange of views and opinions. There are always a few who get unduly bothered by success and oppurtunities of some and come up with unsubstantiated insinuations and fabrications and some come up with unwarranted tirades in the name of opinion. Just as I respect someone’s right to an opinion, I also feel it neccessary to protect my right to question their sincerity and motivations.
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June 23, 2011 at 1:37 PM
“Defending someone and pontificating is ok but a minimal understanding of the context and the history of that particular poster is neccessary. Otherwise, it is just a useless and insincere defense.”
Well. If you want to go for this arguement about history of poster (commentator), I would say that you have made many a fugli statements below the belt on me without my having any sort of *debates* with you and it is VERY irritating.
“this is not a place to vent personal frustrations and vendettas.
Any why not? Who decides that? YOU? Then same logic goes with trying to praise an actor INSINCERELY. Why should you praise a non-acting, non-happening, hamming actor to the skies. THAT too in insincere and irresponsible and seems to me that it comes with some sort of (PR) agenda(ish).
ANYhow…I end my arguement with you here.
VATI: Dahling…whats for lunch? Or is it your dinner time. This witch is hungry.
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June 23, 2011 at 1:43 PM
Re: Why should you praise a non-acting, non-happening, hamming actor to the skies.
Really? I have never defended SRK!
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June 23, 2011 at 1:48 PM
RE: I would say that you have made many a fugli statements below the belt on me without my having any sort of *debates* with you and it is VERY irritating.
Much as I find this exchange useless and not serving any purpose, feel free to substantiate your claim. I HAVE objected to your blatantly fabricated claims about AB Corp supporting Abhishek’s ventures but I dont recollect making below the belt comments. Again, if you dont have the energy or capacity to substantiate your accusations, pray deist from making them.
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June 23, 2011 at 2:23 PM
Rajen Sir- Shaant ho jao- enjoy some funny jokes around the ash pregnancy——
1.Bachchan Household: Three generations of Bachchans – BigB, WannaB, and now BayB
2.Breaking: Aishwarya Rai is pregnant! Amitabh Bachchan is ecstatic. Abhishek Bachchan has no Idea
3.Abhishek Bachchan while Aishwarya Rai is delivering: “3B, Loading… loading… …loaaaddinnng
http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/features/aishwarya-bachchan-pregnancy-bollywood-twitter-trends/?utm_source=koimoi&utm_medium=koimoi&utm_campaign=home_tab_title
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June 23, 2011 at 2:34 PM
LOL.Some are mean spirited ,tho.
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June 23, 2011 at 2:47 PM
note how even this sort of humor consistently targets Abhishek. As I’ve always believed the Bachchan signature is so ‘potent’ that it must not be allowed to breed a successor. Hence in the classic conservative counter-reactionary move ‘deny’ the successor. Say there’s nothing to look here! Whether it’s 2005 or at any point since Abhishek has almost always been at the receiving end barring after D2. And here it’s interesting (though hardly surprising) that the twin BnB/Sarkar ‘consecutive’ moments in 2005 created panic!
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June 23, 2011 at 3:05 PM
One Bachcan was hard to handle for some. Now, a third generation is going to be a real test of some people’s sanity. I dont think it is anybody’s businesss what the sex of the child is going to be, but rest assured if it is a girl there will be people saying – Abhishek could even procreate a male progeny! Bachchan’s are just THTH for some. The price of success, I guess. One cant but feel sorry for those poor souls who waste thier time after such negative and futile pursuits.
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June 23, 2011 at 3:10 PM
agreed on all counts and in terms of a daughter I was thinking the very same thing the other day. By the way you can already predict some saying two months into the baby’s birth — he too is a bigger star than Abhishek! LOL!
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June 23, 2011 at 2:48 PM
“Rajen Sir- Shaant ho jao”
No! We need a Krodhi here!
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June 23, 2011 at 3:07 PM
If he is too Krodhi and someone calls him sir, he might say- Sir Hoga Tera baap…………..lol
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June 23, 2011 at 3:12 PM
LOL, Rocky you’re always the guy bringing on Anthony when the mood is Vijay!
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June 23, 2011 at 3:20 PM
That is a very nice thing to say, I like it..
P.S.- The looks of “pain and being helpless ” in the eyes of Big b in the Haal E Dil song are enough to remind people what a genius he is….
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June 23, 2011 at 4:58 PM
Rocky,
Mein jab maarna shuru karta hoon, to maar hi deta hoon!
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June 23, 2011 at 1:58 PM
SATYAM … do you know this @shaileshkapoor from Ormax media ? His company gives prediction of movies and its publish on BOI .. EVen this guy is pure ANTI-BACHCHAN … Few hints :
1. Check his recent tweets about Aish Pregnancy .. He never congratulates, but purely making fun of this news.
2. He is same guy who wrote “Son never sets” article on BOI, just 2 months before, where ho made mockery of Abhishek with false claims(like he never gave more than 30 crore gross etc).
3. Check his recent tweet about upcoming important movies in July … He count all but Bbuddah ..
No wonder he is associated with BOI .. and proved that BOI make Gangs with only those guys who are Anti Bachchans.
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June 23, 2011 at 2:08 PM
yeah I’ve seen him do pieces on BOI and not surprisingly he agrees with all of their positions. Meanwhile BOI have been painting Transformers, DB, BBuddah as an ‘equal’ clash with no ‘megastar’ in any of the films. As always with BOI it’s not just the agenda but the extremely petty way in which it is framed beyond of course the usual stuff we’ve seen for years.
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June 23, 2011 at 2:29 PM
412 -Had not seen and heard this kind of reaction since ‘Deewar’ in Mumbai .. I am stunned and stuck for words .. Love you all at InfMall
Released the 3 promos of Balki on #BHTBaap and the ‘Go meera Go’ number on air ..and then walked into Infinity Mall ..wild ecstasy !!
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June 23, 2011 at 3:16 PM
Yup, Jeevan. That Shailesh Kapoor is pretty lame and a sad case. May be he should change his name after some Indian cricket captain!
LOL,Rocky! BTW, am not angry tho idiots/losers of all kinds do piss me off!
Some more than others and some times more than they usually do.
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June 24, 2011 at 12:11 AM
My Point here is that shailesh is showing his Anti Bachchan element in public .. and also join hands with BOI .. those who think that BOI gang is not biased against bachchans .. should check him out on his twitter account.
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June 23, 2011 at 2:52 PM
Rajen, I hold nothing against people singing bachchan praises all day long here and to be frank most here are smart enough to realize his real worth in the big bazaar of movies ‘today’. What I object is educated people shamelessly engaging in fandom and treating each movie seemingly as the next big blockbuster waiting to happen. Now if these movies even make 40/45cr in today’s market, I will consider the claim naïve and move on. But c’mon man both dad and son have been engaged in pretty big disasters lately and just because movies are been made with them is not an excuse. Don’t know whose money they are sitting on or the financiers behind these projects because market economy does not permit that. You read an unknown and untested guy like Puri who a Ramu sidekick is making a movie with Abhi and start dreaming of a Salman type career for Abhi. One has to be a bit wiser than that to realize the likes of Varma and Puri etc are plain attention seekers. Ramu for all his talent is a waste in current mode and just grabbing headlines to stay in limelight. This is what I commented on, because with Abhi it’s more than just his movies and negativity all around. Movie paying janta plainly rejects him all the time and blog types are far too few make any difference to his standing. I sighted Run when someone said Pokhri should have been made with him and not Salman. Abhi’s movie intelligence is so low that we would get a Mumbai se aaya mera dost instead of a Lagaan and Delhi 6 for RDB. Please try to accept the writing on the wall and sooner the better. How can a movie like Game end up with such a meager total. It was too bland and the lead did nothing there.
Now coming to your commenting style and your fetish for panties and pantyhose and personal attacks, Aamir just produced a song BoseDK for the likes of you to be sung in good humor in situations like these. So I suggest don’t get personal and mind your own business and keep singing bachchan saga tales for all I care.
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June 23, 2011 at 2:56 PM
Whatever, MSD or LSD or whoever you are. You are not worth my time or attention.
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June 23, 2011 at 2:58 PM
Poor Dimps. She must be real glad she was trying to defend you!
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June 24, 2011 at 12:45 AM
Its not about how movies are faring, The thing is until lead has potential to perform, hopes will be there.
And can you exclude Amitabh in this discussion where u seems more focus on Abhishek ? Amitabh last SOLO Paa did very well and was Hit at boxoffice .. Rann was not his movie, he was in side character role.
If you want to see exact boxoffice data of AMitabh movies since his comeback i.e. 1998 to present .. Here you go ..
Total Movies 51 (Including Cameos, Guest Roles and character roes)
Total Movies in significant roles – 32 (Including Character roles like Ek Rishta, KKKG) , Total Success – 16
Total SOLO Movies – 32 out of which successful – 14
And over and above … ALL this data is taken from BOI .. 🙂
Now can you show me one actor from last decade who had 14 and 16 Successful movies ??? I guess Amitabh is in TOP.
Now this is AMITABH for you .. I hope you introduced well …. 🙂
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June 23, 2011 at 3:04 PM
I meant in the same setting – Mumbai se aaya mera dost instead of a Lagaan and Delhi 6 for RDB. and Game for a Race.
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June 23, 2011 at 3:11 PM
Lol! Rajen I don’t come here to seek support and defense. I like few articles and comments on this blog and whenever I get time and wish to find out the latest in Hindi movies Satyamshot is my one stop shop. The settingof this blog is beautiful and there is no denying that.
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June 23, 2011 at 3:18 PM
The settings of this blog is beautiful, make use of it. don’t try to spoil . If you don’t like them, avoid their movies. Don’t show your concern to distributors at expense of others. If you watch AB’s interviews,he knows what his BO level is and he never mentioned Abhishek in top actors list.
please move on,
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June 23, 2011 at 3:20 PM
Puri is side kick director? Do you know anything about dabaang’s director?
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June 24, 2011 at 2:29 AM
The comment by MSD shows his ignorance. Though not a fan of Puri, one should not forget that he is the director of original pokiri whose remake gave life to dying career of salman
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June 23, 2011 at 3:24 PM
The adrenaline and testosterone surge here needs to be “spent” in other wayz….chill guyz–suggest u spend some time in a “gymn”……lol
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June 23, 2011 at 3:31 PM
btw—just to cool things down a bit—
cricket update—dravid shows his class again—enables win in 1st test over WI..
“Important” update from wimbledon (only for guyz!!)….
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/article/55691/
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June 23, 2011 at 3:48 PM
@ MSDhoni’s claims, Amitabh Bachchan is old and needs to retire gracefully , etc etc..Well, here is an answer to you from ALLL the bachchan fans.
BBUDDAH HOGA TERA BAAP..LOL..
WE WANT TO SEE HIM THE WAY HE IS COMING OUT..
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June 23, 2011 at 4:19 PM
LOL!
Need I repeat (like in the trailers) to anyone who says AB should retire because of his age?
BUDDHA HOGA TERA BAAP!!!!!!!!!!
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June 23, 2011 at 4:52 PM
http://www.youtube.com/bbuddahthemovie#p/a/u/0/M8bD843glHA
B-H-T-B
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June 23, 2011 at 3:51 PM
Great Blog by Big B today re. DB and BHTB…….must read….
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June 23, 2011 at 4:07 PM
Excellent Blog by Amitji today..And the snap of Amitji and Abhi is priceless…Superb!!..Where do we get that Tee Abhi is wearing..Would like to have those…It would be great to wear that on and go to BHTB first day/first show..can’t Wait for July 1 now.
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June 23, 2011 at 4:25 PM
@Rocky: Loved the blog. Truely bigb is VERY spiritual and has high, very high ethics. “we are not going to be able to make a rupee more by pulling down another”…kewl. He says the same things about critics (on the blogs)…that they should also exist. It is only here on this blog that critics are treated so viciously by some at time 😉
@Rajen: if you think I was “defending” someone then you missed the whole-entire point of my comment. I never agreed with anything Dhoni said in the first place. In fact my criticism was for you for below belt attacks on people!!!
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June 23, 2011 at 4:29 PM
@Rajesh: I was going to mention the T-shirt as well.
You can go to mall with a picture and they will make such T shirts for you for 10-15 bucks. People normally wear t-shirts of celebrities (Obama) or their family. But you should have a good photograph
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June 23, 2011 at 4:41 PM
go meera go:
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June 23, 2011 at 5:28 PM
Ummm.. are dimps and vatikala the same person?
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June 23, 2011 at 9:18 PM
I’ve been following bits and pieces of this campaign and I’ll be there first day for this film. The Balki stuff is a hoot.
BHTB is very clearly going to be an opportunity for Bachchan to do what Brando did in “The Freshman” or De Niro did in “Analyze This” in that he will have a platform to spoof his own icon.
I do hope that he’ll have another Khakee-like moment, though, where the anger is not a source of detached amusement but a palpable and very real thing.
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June 23, 2011 at 9:26 PM
In some ways the ad campaign might be as much of an event as the film here. It just sells the icon very effectively in a way that’s more impressionistic–reliant on motifs and gestures rather than pure performance. Its greatest success is in reinvigorating the Bachchan icon and emphasizing (if a touch too flamboyantly) its place in history.
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June 23, 2011 at 10:55 PM
U/A certi would help a lot Vs the adults of DB:
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2011/06/23/15930/index.html
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June 23, 2011 at 11:25 PM
Buddhas versus Bachchas.
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June 23, 2011 at 11:26 PM
Some naughty Buddhas may like to watch DB while some curious Bachchas(+18) may be curious about BHTB.
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June 24, 2011 at 12:21 AM
Satyam, do you have access to poster which is displayed in Mall .. If you check Amitabh blog, In Mall there are three big ppsters hanging behind Amit Ji And Abhishek .. Middle one seems never seen …
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June 24, 2011 at 7:38 AM
no..
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June 24, 2011 at 4:48 AM
BBudah campaign has been brilliant in last couple of weeks and now with a week to go the song Go Meera should take it to another level. Gap with DB has sure got closer after that poor aamir number but frankly still DB would easily be the initial lead. But if BBudah manages good WOM it can surpise..
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June 24, 2011 at 7:36 AM
Shaurya:
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June 24, 2011 at 7:50 AM
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June 24, 2011 at 8:00 AM
Abhishek persona is something to watch out here .. 🙂
Not only Amitabh, now even Abhishek should do only commercial cinema .. No serious stuff please.
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June 24, 2011 at 8:55 AM
Bachchan is simply golden here!
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June 27, 2011 at 9:45 AM
nice interview. He has confirmed Aishwarya is due in November.
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June 24, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Brilliant video..Bachchan is Back.
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June 24, 2011 at 12:41 PM
Complete video:
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June 24, 2011 at 1:52 PM
Satyam .. Here is glimpse of that poster .. Right side one ..
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June 24, 2011 at 2:57 PM
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June 24, 2011 at 3:04 PM
Aby: Awesome Man. I have been searching on youtube all day! I was wishing someone had put their home video up on youtube.
Clearly people are there for bigb.
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June 24, 2011 at 3:10 PM
GREAT!
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June 27, 2011 at 6:04 PM
http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=18598
Speaking on his next film, Balki says, “At the moment I am absolutely blank about what to do with Amitji next. After what Puri has done with him, I need to brace myself and start thinking from scratch. Hats off to Puri for thinking of such a brilliant vehicle to accommodate Amitji’s image.”
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June 24, 2011 at 3:09 PM
In fact THIS is perfect opportunity to “launch” junior…in BHTB part2, kill the vijju character and have junior come back, even more angrier to take revenge.
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June 24, 2011 at 3:38 PM
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June 27, 2011 at 9:06 AM
Bachchan interview with Faridoon Shahryar:
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broadband/video/Interviews/IDg66S90/3/Amitabh-Bachchan-s-Bollywood-Hungama-Exclusive.html
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June 27, 2011 at 9:08 AM
Amitabh’s film should be doubly successful: Aamir
By: IANS Date: 2011-06-27 Place: Kolkata
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan wished that Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan’s film should enjoy double success than that enjoyed by his films
“As far as Amitji’s film is concerned I am big fan of Amitji myself. I am telling this from my heart that whatever success our film enjoys his film should enjoy double than that,” he said, when asked to comment on Big B’s upcoming film “Bbuddah… Hoga Tera Baap”.
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June 27, 2011 at 2:05 PM
from Aamir I believe this statement too..
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June 27, 2011 at 4:08 PM
Good to see both Amitabh and Aamir behaving like “gentlemen”…Have no doubt that they are trying hard (in a healthy way) especially Aamir—
But cut to the chase..
Now that the “promotions” come to a close,
would be good to get predictions on the opening day, weekend and total gross.
The “predictions” can obviously be verifiable later by the comments.
Lets begin with the box office encyclopledia dogA (if he still exists)……
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June 27, 2011 at 9:10 AM
Big B is stunning actor and gentleman: King Khan
By: IANS Date: 2011-06-27 Place: Toronto
For King Khan, Big B is still the super star of Bollywood.Asked about his super status at a press conference here, Shah Rukh Khan said the credit for his success should be given to “people who work behind scenes”
It would be wrong for him to claim the whole credit for his current status, said King Khan.
The super star said Big B remains “the most stunning actor and a gentleman”.
About his long absences from the IIFA Awards, he said: “I know a lot of people make a thing of the seven years that I have not been at IIFA …it has no personal angst to it. It is just that it falls during the summer holidays for my young kids.”
Shah Rukh Khan said the media has created a myth that film stars are petty-minded people who get together under one roof at awards ceremonies.
When a Star TV reporter asked why Bollywood stars don’t show up together at major awards ceremonies, King Khan said: “That’s no big deal. Any star who has the time, comes. Yeh apke damage main hai ke actors/actresses ek chhat ke niche naahi aana pasand karte. Achhi baat yeh hai ke sab masroof hain aur masroofiat se aa nahi sakte. Otherwise none of us has any issues.”
Turning to the reporter, the Bollywood super star said: “I actually don’t understand your question. We all have been under one roof many times and we are very proud of all the award functions, IIFA specially, around the world. Whenever we are called, we attend.”
Further, King Khan angrily said: “Your channel said (some time ago) that I am not going to a function because Mr Bachchan is there. That’s not true. That’s rubbish. But we cannot question your rubbish…(like that) we are so small-minded…All of us come together whenever we have the time to perform, especially when we go to present our best face internationally, like here in Toronto.”
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June 27, 2011 at 9:56 AM
Theek ek week baad oonth pahad ke neeche hoga !
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June 27, 2011 at 10:03 AM
What oonth? I don’t see any oonth, only pahads!!
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June 27, 2011 at 2:06 PM
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June 27, 2011 at 2:07 PM
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June 27, 2011 at 4:02 PM
As we go closer with this maniacal pace of these jackassery in the name of promos, we are continuously reminded of how ineffective a Bachchan would be in today’s scenario. It’s simply not happening. I am sure at the end of it all, even Big B will realize he can’t do a Bachchan anymore himself and its best left to that golden era /run.
Any thoughts? Please no foul language.
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June 27, 2011 at 4:06 PM
And then again, why the rush to claim this to be a meager 10 cr project? Are we living in such cheap times where a Bachchan presence and time cost so low? And what about the technicians associated? I know most of have been ‘dayavaan’ in foregoing their remuneration but still just 10 cr ?
And then why forget the publicity cost which must have gone through the roof by now.
Again no offence to anyone related to the project here.
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June 27, 2011 at 4:13 PM
hmmm MSDhoni has a point there….
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June 28, 2011 at 8:34 AM
Re: hmmm MSDhoni has a point there
or a two. Have heard those push up bras can be quite effective!
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June 28, 2011 at 10:01 AM
how many of 70 years old are doing solo….i recall none of bachchan contemporaries or anyone else in indian cinema infact any cinema to be precise.. i can’t recall none who was prolific and even had roles written for him in this age and that to in this cut throat competition
i can’t see high skill technicians for sfx and for imparting greater technology
sometime its not about baniyagiri
don’t know how film will be but comparison is surely out of place …its more to degrade
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June 28, 2011 at 8:32 AM
Big B’s Bbuddah dialogues to be available in CD
Love the Big B’s dialogues in Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap? Director Puri Jagannadh to release a CD post the film’s release
Upala KBR (BOMBAY TIMES; June 28, 2011)
Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap director Puri Jagannadh has good news for Big B fans. After the film’s release, he will release an audio CD of Amitabh Bachchan’s dialogues from the film. BHTB sees the return of Bachchan Sr as the legendary angry man. Says Puri, “I have been a huge fan of Amitabh Bachchan since I saw Zanjeer. The angry young man made such an impact on me that I watched all his films after that. I stopped seeing his films after Mard because he started doing character roles, which I couldn’t bear to see. Then after 24 years, I watched Sarkar and thought why can’t we see Amitji in an angry, heroic role again? I only wanted to see him in the angry young man roles, so I wrote a script for him.” When the director went to narrate the script to the actor, all he told him was one dialogue from the film: “Agar mein maroonga toh goli se maroonga, blood pressure ya sugar se nahi!” and he agreed to do it.
Puri, who had a picture of the Big B on the wall of his house while growing up, adds, “There’s a lot of fire in Amitji and he’s very fit for his age. I have presented him in the movie as an angry man bashing up goons, shooting guns and delivering solid dialogues. In BHTB, the audience will get to see him doing stunts and comedy — all the elements his fans love about him. He plays an old gangster settled in Paris who returns to Mumbai after 20 years on a mission. He has a rough attitude and wears colourful outfits. We even see Amitji driving a car at 150 km per hour! You will enjoy his derring-do after Deewar and Zanjeer. People still mouth Amitji’s dialogues from his old films. I plan to release an audio CD of his dialogues after the film’s release.”
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June 29, 2011 at 8:06 AM
Big B’s BProps, Style Statement, The Colourful Charisma Of Amitabh Bachchan
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June 29, 2011 at 8:15 AM
wonderfully warm segment and interview.. forget the movie performances just this interview ‘performance’ towers over everything else from everyone else!
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June 29, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Superb..Amitji relives the classic ( ‘English’) scene in ‘Namak Halal’ was a impromptu..What stunner from Amitji it was…a LEGEND right there….Towards the end the interviewer mentions the songs ‘Haale-e-dil’ as not caught up..It is my fav track too..Hoping this song deserves much more accolades…Waiting for Jul 1st.
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June 29, 2011 at 8:14 PM
I once heard the view that Namak Halal was probably the greatest sustained act of improvisation by an actor in Indian cinema. I am inclined to agree.
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June 29, 2011 at 1:56 PM
something from the Shanghai Star from 2000:
http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/history/00-07-07/l03-film.html
“Amitabh Bachchan, or “the Big B,” is the biggest star to have come out of India’s “Bollywood” film industry.
So total was his dominance of the movie scene in the 1970s and 1980s that the late French director Francois Truffaut called him a “one-man industry.” “
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June 29, 2011 at 2:29 PM
click on text to enlarge…
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June 29, 2011 at 3:01 PM
wow nice review!!!! 🙂
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June 29, 2011 at 4:47 PM
great news, I am planning to see the 6.10 p.m show on friday !!taken the day off, will pick up wifey from the Metra Station, kids from day care and go straight to AMC !!!
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June 29, 2011 at 4:49 PM
OT- saw today that PFC closed down in April ……Satyam why don’t you invite the film people to write for SS?
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June 29, 2011 at 7:23 PM
didn’t know PFC closed down. what happened?! This was a great blog.
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June 29, 2011 at 9:16 PM
I googled and got this-
http://www.bollywhat-forum.com/index.php?topic=30124.0
Munna will probably know lot more..
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June 29, 2011 at 4:58 PM
Great Rocky Bhai, I am planning to catch the film on Friday with the wifey too.
Hope this is what we all have been waiting for , for a long time.
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June 29, 2011 at 5:01 PM
Ravi ke darshan bole tau Sooraj ke darshan. how are you ?
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June 29, 2011 at 5:10 PM
Big B’a blog for today is pretty good…..
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June 29, 2011 at 7:24 PM
Ravi, always great to see you here since your sighting is about as rare as halley’s comet (!).. hope you’ll give us your views once you see it.
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June 29, 2011 at 11:49 PM
Need a new thread from today.
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June 30, 2011 at 3:57 AM
Why Bachchan and Khan are sooooo polite to each other while the knives are out. Why cant they be a little politically incorrect and say what they are really thinking about. Seems they are over cautious in the lucknowi way Pehle Aap.
But on second thoughts, I feel it is a safe strategy to keep the media wolves hungry. Already the media is trying to create controversy where there is none.
Men are better at this.
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June 30, 2011 at 5:09 AM
Speaking to friends in kolkatta…seems shows are selling out for the weekend
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June 30, 2011 at 5:20 AM
Great. Any review out yet ?? Or any new tweets ?
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June 30, 2011 at 7:15 AM
DB is getting very good feedback from the faternity. It should do very well.
BHTB is not far behind,seems it ahs very low prints. It should do well in South and Kolkata.
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June 30, 2011 at 6:52 AM
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/14428/index.html Taran Adarsh Review 4star am going tom 1st show 🙂
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June 30, 2011 at 7:08 AM
db got 4.5 stars from taran
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June 30, 2011 at 7:59 AM
“Flashback 1970s and 1980s. An Amitabh Bachchan film was considered an event. A sea of people would make themselves comfortable outside the theatre premises on Sunday night itself, although the advance booking counters would open only on Monday morning. Most theatres would be packed for the entire week in a matter of hours. Most Bachchan starrers ran for 25 weeks, 50 weeks, even 100 + weeks those days. Films helmed by Yash Chopra, Manmohan Desai, Prakash Mehra and Ramesh Sippy were adored and revered and even those helmed by not-too-successful names or relative newcomers were greeted with similar enthusiasm. The Hindi film industry was referred to as a one-man industry then. The Bachchan mania was invincible and indestructible.”
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June 30, 2011 at 8:36 AM
Please pray that it remains in the cinema halls for three weeks at least. In two weeks it’s summer holidays, and then I’ll definitely fly over for a weekend to London to watch it if still playing.
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June 30, 2011 at 1:20 PM
http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tiger-trail/entry/bbuddah-baap-re-baap
Bbuddah – Baap re baap!
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June 30, 2011 at 1:26 PM
http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_bbuddah-hoga-tera-baap-is-loud-but-flamboyant_1560944
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June 30, 2011 at 1:27 PM
superb..Thanks Ted for the link.
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June 30, 2011 at 1:28 PM
I’ve expected same as DNA review when watched promos.
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June 30, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Baap re baap !! Iss do takey ki film ke liye itna hyperbole ??
Doesn’t suit the intelligentsia here.
Its B-grade cinema at best and has nothing to offer. Scriptwriters should have done better than this advertising campaign for Big B which to be honest is needless and does
disservice to mega star of yesteryears.
Golden years of the late 70s and early 80s are not coming back!!
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June 30, 2011 at 1:35 PM
3 satrs review
http://www.supergoodmovies.com/20857/bollywood/Bbuddah-Hoga-Tera-Baap-Review-Movie-Review-Details
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June 30, 2011 at 1:49 PM
http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Bbuddah-Hoga-Terra-Baap-Movie-review-ptsmutnumn
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June 30, 2011 at 1:56 PM
MSLooney,
I feel sad for you. May be God will be kinder to you in your next birth.
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June 30, 2011 at 1:58 PM
4.5 star
http://www.gomolo.in/Movie/MovieReviewUser.aspx?mid=41291&revID=1580840
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June 30, 2011 at 11:15 AM
The show will start at 22:00 hrs.. that’s just an hour and half away…
All set for the grand gala premiere of Puri Jagannath’s BBUDDAH in Prasadz. Star cast of the film and lots of celebrities are expected to attend the premiere.
Megastar Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan Tej, Ravi Teja, Venkatesh, Prabhas etc are some of the stars who are expected to attend the premiere.
http://www.cinecorn.com/telugu/slider/bbuddah-movie-live-updates-from-hyderabad-premiere.html
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June 30, 2011 at 1:54 PM
One needs to take the Rajnikant route to stay relevant. To me, he is the longest serving and most influential superstar of our times. A true larger-than-life super-hero appearance even today which reached demigod status among the masses.
Hope he gets well soon and we can have the next offering Rana from him.
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June 30, 2011 at 2:03 PM
the Rajnikant route isn’t necessarily about greater relevance. It is about appearing rarely in films and designing a box office event once in a couple of years. Specially with Shankar at the helm! This too is about homage in a different sort of way. Clearly Rajni makes his box office point but he can only do so by appearing very rarely. This is ‘defeat’ of another kind. So it’s not as if he could do multiple films every year and maintain this status. Bachchan took a different route. I have myself disagreed with many of his judgments but he still has the country’s top talents chasing him and he still has the work over the last decade which at its best overshadow that of everyone else. And of course his commercial appeal can be gauged by his TV outings and his range of ads over time. In the former much younger peers are nowhere close to his ratings (and I won’t even get into the historic event of the first KBC). Similarly his volume of ads shows an appeal across more market segments that anyone else can dream of. And yet because of many of his film decisions, either commercially not viable even when they were worthwhile, or else poor ones in every sense, his box office standing has been eroded in very many ways. So it’s a question of how things are to be measured. But Rajni is by no means doing better unless one defines things very narrowly. So you’re right Bachchan could have taken this route and remained most potent at the box office. In such a scenario Bbuddah would get the biggest initial imaginable and so on. But much as I’ve criticized Bachchan’s mistakes I would not wish to see him reduced to just this. This is alright once in a while, not all the time. I loved Robot but I found Sivaji a very demeaning film for Rajni. But you come once in a while and you can create a media circus to get that box office event. This is not to take credit away from Rajni but whether it’s him or Bachchan I have always believed in remaining true to the authentic sign of the star, not just the box office at any cost. But this also does not mean that one shouldn’t responsibly analyze what is. Most stars around the world would give their arms and legs and a lot more to be in Bachchan’s position at his age!
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June 30, 2011 at 2:01 PM
Okay, seen nuff to feel confident about its fate. Just needs to be seen how hard a slap it is going to be in the face of the naysayers. I would recommend they start saving up for lotions. or save their lotion for the other end for their face
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June 30, 2011 at 2:06 PM
LOL!!!!! A comment to match the tone of Bbuddah!
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June 30, 2011 at 2:09 PM
Wait till Monday BoseDK ….. baat samajh mein aayee !
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June 30, 2011 at 2:03 PM
Wow, the reviews keep on rolling , all great. Even three star reviews actually sound like 4.5 stars! Koi to rok lo……………
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June 30, 2011 at 2:09 PM
yeah there’s not been a single negative one so far.
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June 30, 2011 at 2:12 PM
AndhraBoxOffice AndhraBoxOffice.Com
Right now prasads multiplex looks like a Chiru/Tarak Midnight show theatre in Rayalaseema… unbelievable crowds here…
Bbuddah premieres are delayed by an hour.. 11pm start expected in all screens
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June 30, 2011 at 2:44 PM
WOW!
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June 30, 2011 at 3:54 PM
AndhraBoxOffice AndhraBoxOffice.Com
Bbuddah lives up to the hype.. Almost similar on the lines of Pokiri…. 3.5/5
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June 30, 2011 at 4:07 PM
http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-movie-review-bbuddah-hoga-tera-baap-2231084.html
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June 30, 2011 at 2:11 PM
Thanks Satyam !
let me get to the bras and panty man in Delhi Belhi lingo
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June 30, 2011 at 2:16 PM
Dont be so bitter, MSD. As I said above, you can always look forward to your next birth. May be your lot will be better.
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June 30, 2011 at 2:23 PM
BoseDK believe me, I don’t want to make a monkey out of you. Why should I take all the credit?
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June 30, 2011 at 2:24 PM
Careful now, don’t let your brains go to your head!
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June 30, 2011 at 2:31 PM
@ MSDhoni
Sir kya sanskar paye hain apne…. ye desh… ye dharti aap jaise … meetha bolne walon ka wajan nahi seh payegi…
kripya swarg sidhar jaiye…
apka anuj
shaurya
LOL!!!
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June 30, 2011 at 4:07 PM
“bra and panty man” ,”boseDK”….lol
Seems lot of action happening here
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June 30, 2011 at 2:35 PM
Shaurya you are down to earth but not quite far down enough.
No offence !
Thoda bahut kabi sachai aur reality mein bhi rehna seekho.
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June 30, 2011 at 2:37 PM
The review from gomolo is by a guy by name of Divya Solgama who is a big AB fan.So, I would take it with a pinch of salt.
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June 30, 2011 at 3:11 PM
@ MSDhoni – Kyun sabko galiya de raha hai bhai? let bachchan style mein gali sun.
Tere BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP, tere ko har bar bachchan style mein samjha na padta hai. Pichli baar kya bola tha – Buddha Hoga Tera Baap. Ab teri izzat ki BEEP baj gayi. LOL.
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June 30, 2011 at 3:23 PM
Kash thank you for your comment. If I wanted to hear from an ass, I’d fart. Now how about this Delhi Belly style.
My friend ignorance can be cured. Stupid is forever.
Last but not the least – teree style mein Peace Out !
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June 30, 2011 at 3:39 PM
@ MS DHONI – Sorry bro couldnt rply to your post above.
De Thakur, Jitni gali deni hai de, 2 Din mein pata chal jaye ga, Kaun kitne paani mein.
oh BTW – paad kaun marta hai? Jo channe khata hai, aur channe kaun khatta hai? Gaddhe khaate hai, Tu paad marte re gaddhe, maar. Baas sirf tere ko ayegi.
Thats right – Ignorance can be cured, But in your case, ignorance is a bliss. Lead a blissful life my ignorant friend.
Yeah babu rao ka style hai – PEACE OUT.
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June 30, 2011 at 3:50 PM
Been busy lately. What is the verdict on Buddha as per early ” reviews “
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June 30, 2011 at 4:10 PM
every single review is positive so far.. WOM seems great too..
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June 30, 2011 at 3:53 PM
Lol! Kash you’re not yourself today. I noticed the improvement immediately. A half-wit gave you a piece of his mind, and you held on to it.
Chal bye !
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June 30, 2011 at 4:17 PM
Havent been intouch last few dayz but from the look of thingz, it seems that Puri Jagannath has more than “delivered”—and delivered a hit (at the least)…
Not seen the movie and its early days, but seems inspite of being from southern india and not being a “hindi” speaker, it seems he has captured the essence of “bachchanalia”—like none of the “insiders” could do in numerous efforts.
As for Bachchan “delivering”, it comes as no surprise to me.
The project seemed to be designed rite even in the beginning -for recovery, but seems that the “bigger aim” of an actual true blue hit seems to be on the cards.
Hope one is not getting presumptions too early, since there can be “spins” and “projections” galore—just that here the media and the milieu also “desires” a hit for bachchan (somewhat like in paa)….
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June 30, 2011 at 4:24 PM
Southerners understand the true potential of the Bachchan signature far far better than just about anyone in Bombay!
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June 30, 2011 at 4:45 PM
agree, even current generation adores him. He is a well known name even in small villages.
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June 30, 2011 at 4:20 PM
@ MS DHONi- haha okay mate. Later. Do Watch Bbudah this weekend, not once but twice.lol
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June 30, 2011 at 4:34 PM
RGV Tweets:
“Just watched Bhhuddah nd am. angry with bacchan that hes such a chootiyaa not to do films like this nd am such a lund not to realize this”
This guy needs to stop the profanity in regards with bachchan, this is too much man. No matter how much love or admiration you have or how close you are to him, you just can not say that to him. simple.
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June 30, 2011 at 4:43 PM
SOH of RGV–He is mouthing a dialog of DB here to get back at AK…..
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June 30, 2011 at 4:44 PM
Has RGV definitely said this????
if he has , he needs to be kicked on his back side and even sodomised by a reptile—–i mean there is a limit….. !!!
ps–im off twitter rite now deliberately but am getting tempted to get back now…lol
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June 30, 2011 at 5:28 PM
this is completely unacceptable language..
unless someone has hacked into his account..
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June 30, 2011 at 5:37 PM
sent this tweet to him:
“I hope someone has hacked into your account because this language is completely beyond the pale, specially when its about Amitji.”
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June 30, 2011 at 5:44 PM
and added these:
“extremely upset about this. I have already tweeted on this but I don’t find this remotely amusing.”
“maybe you’re in Delhi Belly mode but this is just not done! Again hoping this is a prank.”
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June 30, 2011 at 5:45 PM
LOL!
Wouldnt put it past RGV. He IS a loose canon. Poor choice of words but understand the sentiments. It is unimaginable someone would use this kind of language for a much revered and respected senior star even playfully on a public platform. But, if there is one person who is capabble of it , it is RGV. Another one is Kashyap but in his case it would be malicious.
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June 30, 2011 at 5:47 PM
think it’s him because he’s said the same on his facebook page too.
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June 30, 2011 at 5:47 PM
This morning Mark Halperin called Obama a ‘dick’ om Morning Joe and has paid a price – indefinite suspesion..
AB will just brush it off. RGV’s exuberance often gets better of him.
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June 30, 2011 at 5:56 PM
saw that live as well as his apology later.. but it was too late!
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June 30, 2011 at 5:48 PM
one final tweet from my side..
“and I’m not being a prude but who says this to AMITABH BACHCHAN?!”
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June 30, 2011 at 5:50 PM
And, RGV shouldnt beat himself up.He made two excellent films with AB in Sarkar and Sarkar Raaj.
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June 30, 2011 at 5:56 PM
another one:
“I know you have a subversive sense of humor but this was very inappropriate. Watch the media now.”
LOL, I’ve flooded him with tweets!
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June 30, 2011 at 5:53 PM
Sad part is some unscrupulous journalists will highlight this with headlines like RGV says AB is a ‘ch%$#@’.
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June 30, 2011 at 5:58 PM
Re: who says this to AMITABH BACHCHAN?!”
Apparently, Ramu. Tho, am inclined to giv him a passhere.Heh has been instrumental in making this film happen and has always said that he wants to show AB in this form.And, there is obviously no malice here. Just a poor choice of words.Extremely poor.
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June 30, 2011 at 6:01 PM
Bachchan has now made me a little more upset with this tweet:
“Thank you Hyderabad .. if #BHTBaap succeeds it will be my first solo hit after 2 decades, and that too by a Telugu film director ..!!”
I tweeted back reminding him about Baghban and Black.
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June 30, 2011 at 6:04 PM
I agree with you but he used very poor judgment.
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June 30, 2011 at 6:06 PM
added this after your comment:
“and again not saying this is malicious on your part but it’s still very poor judgment.”
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June 30, 2011 at 4:49 PM
@ Alex, He has indeed said this and I give him a piece of my mind, Duniya ki saari gali usko de di, And asked to retweet those if he is cool about such language for himself. I am majorly pissed off, Saale ne mood ki maa bhen kardi.
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June 30, 2011 at 4:56 PM
If rgv has really said this, he really deserves the above treatment i suggested.
This is NOT done and feel he is stretching it too far.
The next is to post morphed pics of rgv face over u-know-what all over. let there be twitter war….lol
its to avoid these sort of activities that ive gone temporarily off twitter, fb etc….
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June 30, 2011 at 5:16 PM
I will catch BBudah tom. The show has just finished in Dubai. Some friends who hav caught it today say it is terrific. Bachchan has stolen the show big time. And after interval there are huge twists and the comedy Bachchan turns into the Angry man and seeti baazi in the theatre is amazing. Sonu sood is ok but Prakash Raj is great as well. Waiting for tom….
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June 30, 2011 at 5:57 PM
good to hear.. thx
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June 30, 2011 at 5:26 PM
And thankfully Bachchan seems to have finally taken the Rajini model but actally the Rajini model is also the recreation of Bachchan model of 70s as well. Now enough of patriach roles. The Baap is back.Hindi Cinema is back.
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June 30, 2011 at 5:55 PM
Thanks,Dinesh.This is helpful to know about Dubai reception.
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June 30, 2011 at 5:47 PM
@ Satyam, Could Ramu’s tweet be a publicity stunt? I hightly doubt it, just a thought, what do you think?
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June 30, 2011 at 5:56 PM
whatever it is it’s not right.
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June 30, 2011 at 6:32 PM
fro daily bhasker..
It has come as a serious shock for fans of bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan. Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, on micro blogging networking site Twitter, has abused Big B for not doing sensible and innovative films like ‘Bbuddah… Hoga Terra Baap’.
RGV has posted a tweet: “Just watched Bbhuddah nd am. angry with bacchan that hes such a cho@@!aa not to do films like this nd am such a l@@d not to realize this.”
Ramu was in Hyderabad to attend the premiere of Bhuddah with Bachchan.
When contacted by Dailybhaskar.com, the filmmaker clarified: “This is a word of expression, my way of expressing my excitement after watching the movie.”
He further said, “I have used these words because I regret not taking out such work from Bachchan. I could have done that.”
A source known to the filmmaker said, “He was invited for the premiere and tweeted after watching the film.”
Source adds, “In the tweet RGV has not only abused the actor but also himself for not making a good film like Buddah. Perhaps this is his way of appreciating the legendary actor and degrading himself for not realising it earlier”.
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June 30, 2011 at 5:58 PM
SrBachchan Amitabh Bachchan
T 419 -Oh the joy of sitting in a theatre in Hyderabad with the great Chiranjeevi and watching #BHTBaap .. the claps, screams, whistles ..!
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June 30, 2011 at 6:05 PM
SrBachchan Amitabh Bachchan
T 419 -Amazing crowds, amazing reception, amazing Hyderabadi’s … thank you so much … made me feel like the good ol’ days ..!!
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June 30, 2011 at 6:08 PM
After long time,he has experienced this(paa is different movie).
Whatever the BO outcome is, so far it is good. Abhishek is doing good a producer, bringing back glimpses of his father’s
achievements.
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June 30, 2011 at 6:14 PM
Ted,
It makes me nervous is when you say something that is anything but pessimistic, nervous or cup-half-full kind or when Alex says something that makes sense!
Just kiddin,guys.
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June 30, 2011 at 6:18 PM
With bbuddha, I am not nervous. I will be nervous ony with Junior AB’s movies.
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June 30, 2011 at 6:26 PM
his film with Puri will be very big.. even otherwise he has all the commercial projects lined up. From Italian Job to Bol Bachchan to Puri. and of course he also talked about the modalities of the Prabhu Deva film being put into place currently.
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June 30, 2011 at 6:27 PM
the time has now come for the Abhishek opposition to be nervous about his films. They will look back on this recent phase with some nostalgia!
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June 30, 2011 at 6:24 PM
Abhishek is the best producer possible for his father. First Paa and now this!
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June 30, 2011 at 6:59 PM
Boxoffice Verdict:
BHTB reportedly recovered major chunk of its investment even before release through Satellite Rights. Surely A Blockbuster in store for Viacom18.
http://andhraboxoffice.com/info.aspx?cid=12&id=418
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June 30, 2011 at 6:17 PM
AndhraBoxOffice. Com (@AndhraBoxOffice) 6/30/11 9:15 PM Right now prasads multiplex looks like a Chiru/Tarak Midnight show theatre in Rayalaseema. .. unbelievable crowds here…
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June 30, 2011 at 6:24 PM
Why there is not a single image from the venue?
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June 30, 2011 at 6:49 PM
Thanks.Who is the pretty thing in red?
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June 30, 2011 at 6:07 PM
BTW, give props tp Yakuza for waging a sort of a lone battle amidst the bunch of jokers on the other forum.
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July 1, 2011 at 12:57 PM
Rajen I would urge you show restraint when talking about the members of NG, you may not realize but it usually comes back to bite people like us who are active members of both the blogs.
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July 1, 2011 at 1:09 PM
I don’t understand this comment, Rocky. If people criticize you for someone else’s comment (he/she may be your friend/acquaintance), why should you have to answer for it? And if you are made to, the fault lies with people who question you for someone else’s comments!
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July 1, 2011 at 1:14 PM
LO,L, I respect your sentiments but am in agreement with Saket here.
But, if it makes things easier for you, I will resist.
But, looking at the thread at the other forum, I feel I was being kind here.
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July 1, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Thank you Rajen Sir, knew you would understand….
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July 1, 2011 at 1:14 PM
Saket no one is crticizing me, they are criticizing Satyam and SS . Satyam personally has never commented on NG and for him to get flak for Rajen’s comments is what bothers me. Anyways I want to have good positive healthy relationship between the two blogs.
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July 1, 2011 at 1:17 PM
India and Pakistan have a better chance of having a “healthy” relationship LOL.
Jokes aside, I understand your concern. But personally speaking, since I’m not part of NG anymore, I don’t really care TBH. And only I know how much I resisted using Delhi Belly lingo while writing the last sentence!
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July 1, 2011 at 1:26 PM
LOL Saket…you never know , the IMF banker is out of the jail in a matter of hours !!! Khel ulta ho gaya !!
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July 1, 2011 at 1:36 PM
Ha! On the first bit. I could extend this ‘metaphor’ but I don’t want to sound politically incorrect!
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July 1, 2011 at 1:26 PM
Rocky, I don’t particularly care what people say about the blog or myself elsewhere… thanks for bringing it up though.. appreciate your sentiments here but to quote the Bachchan of Trishul sometimes the answer has to be given in the language in which the question was raised! I have no issues with anything Rajen said but if anyone has a problem elsewhere they should come here and voice their complaints. And in my view those complaining are hardly paragons of virtue. By the way it’s not just about Rajen. I’ve seen people come here and talk reasonably and go elsewhere and say really disgusting if not abusing things about my opinions or whatever. These things don’t involve Rajen or anyone else. I don’t say anything in those instances either. People who can argue and who have some integrity will say the same things everywhere. whether I was on Indolink or NG or SS I said the very same stuff everywhere. If anything I am less belligerent here because I don’t want anyone to think I’m bullying them. But otherwise the rest is just insincere stuff, people playing games and nothing more.
As for there being a positive healthy relationship between the two blogs I am quite indifferent to this as well. I can understand that if you’re going to both places you find it uncomfortable but there’s really nothing to be done about this. 99% of the time no one says anything about NG here. 1% of the time there’s stuff because we’re all human not automatons! The numbers are rather different over there on this score! As a post currently there proves! But otherwise I am not all invested in there being good relations or anything. I don’t say anything against them nor do I encourage anyone to say so here. When Rooney was posting comments from here over there and vice versa I told him not to do so as it was needlessly creating bad blood. Can’t do much other than this. But again I don’t care whether they or anyone else likes us or not.
Even as a larger matter I have never thought too much about being positive and so on. It;s often just the opposite. People have different perspectives and they’re fiercely partisan for these. That’s fine. Dirty politics is another matter. This is a game I’ve never played and this isn’t one most of the regulars here play either. But unlike Bachchan sometimes one has to play hardball! I’m quite glad Rajen does this! And here I should say that while politeness and civility are always to be encouraged there are many ways of playing ‘dirty’ while pretending to be polite. So I also don’t have the ‘be polite no matter what’ attitude. Sometimes a spade has to be called a spade. Again within the bounds of reason.
I do appreciate your comment though. But not everyone can be reasoned with.
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July 1, 2011 at 1:32 PM
Absolutely true, Satyam.
I could say a lot more but I have now made a promise to Rocky. So, will say no more.
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July 1, 2011 at 1:33 PM
well I tried……….I still believe that you can rip the individual who comes at SS as much as you want – no problem there but to club everyone together of some other blog and call all of them jokers is not Kosher.
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July 1, 2011 at 1:37 PM
I am neither Kosher nor vegeterian. But, agree not fair to paint everyone with the smae brush. But, dont provoke me.
The IMF banker story has taken a strange turn with aspersions now being cast on the ‘victim’. God knows what the truth is.
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July 1, 2011 at 2:03 PM
yeah this was a bizarre twist indeed!
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July 1, 2011 at 1:50 PM
And Rocky I appreciate what you’re doing. Just not sure what ‘moral equivalence’ there is here. In one case it happens very frequently. All kinds of comments, multiple posts devoted to these things (and I’m only talking about those that have been shown to me.. I don’t go there regularly to see everything). In one case maybe a stray comment every now and then. Hardly the same thing. The amusing thing is that people devote an entire post to attack people here only for their (our) views on the bachchans and no other reason and then play hurt that someone called them a joker. By the standards of Delhi belly that is completely kosher! Ha!
Here’s what the issue is Rocky and I said this even when I was there all the time. If you have problems with people these can be resolved. Perhaps people move elsewhere or you (the person with the problem) moves elsehwere. However if you have a problem with certain views being expressed. If you don’t like anyone considering Abhishek a fine actor, if you don’t want certain things to be said about Bachchan, if you dislike stuff being said about SRK, so on and so forth, well this problem has no solution. Specially if you insist on going to other blogs to check. I’m sure there are many blogs where SRK can be elected PM before Rahul Gandhi, I’m sure there are others where my pet goldfish are bigger stars (and actors) than Abhishek, I’m sure there are those where it’s Shashi Kapoor’s Deewar and Vinod Khanna’s AAA and Shatrugan Sinha’s Naseeb. I’m sure all of this happens but I don’t go checking it out! I’m quite indifferent. On this blog I routinely get people who say abusive and disgusting things, comments that don’t get through but in some cases I know who they are. So people refuse to leave you alone. Is it too much to expect that one creates a space for a certain kind of discussion that interests one, that one then welcomes anyone and everyone with the only ‘qualification’ being civil discourse (which doesn’t mean this is Singapore either!), that no one has to be here if they don’t want to, that after all this is people are nonetheless offended by anything they just have to stop visiting?! This is not a very hard standard to meet!
So even as I appreciate and respect your sentiments I’m just not sure what any one of us could do here that’s radically different. I’m sure there are comments once in a while that go over the line. We’re all responsible but that happens anywhere. One should look at the overall tone on a blog not just stray comments. Now Taran here hates Bachchan and loves attacking us for being Bachchan fans. This morning he called us Bachchan fanatics. The comment stands. So these things happen from time to time. But one cannot pick at such crumbs and say that this is what the forum always does. So I see the protests as rather insincere to begin with. But because I obviously have great respect for you I am getting into such a lengthy explanation. Wouldn’t bother otherwise.
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July 1, 2011 at 1:59 PM
Re: well I tried………
Rocky, dont mean to be mean or cruel. But ,if one wanst to make peace between India -Pakistan or Isrel and rest of the Middle East. one should have a full grip on the facts and issues. Its OK to have a fond hope to end these things but unless one has complete command voer the facts, than it is useless. As Satyam puts it appropriately, there is no moral equivalence.
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June 30, 2011 at 6:57 PM
Are U referring to Sonal chauhaun-the pretty thing in red?
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June 30, 2011 at 7:29 PM
Won’t spare words here— rgv crossed the line here….
He should be made to pay the prize.
This sort of naughty mischief will open the gates for more malicious and motivated comments directed not only at Amitabh but also covertly and overtly at the preganant ash and the perennial target abhishrek…
By taking it “sportingly”, one doesn’t do justice to oneself .
After a long time, I’m tempted to lift my self imposed “embargo”‘on twitter/ facebook etc…I find the nuisance value, lack of anonymity & privacy a big problem besides security issues….
And don’t care if a Tom dick n Harry finds it “serious” or “sensible@ or good humour or tongue in cheek—-those still active on twitter / fb and who claim to be bachchan fans NEED to make rgv pay (bcos don’t expect bachchan to do anything but to ignore this)
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June 30, 2011 at 7:39 PM
And yes— if this entails getting over someone’s fetish for “panties”, then SL be it!!!!
As we speak, few of the acquaintances have already posted / tweeted/ commented in press on rgvs misadventure.
Suspect that there is no real malice and bad intent in tue part of rgv, but that’s not much of a saviour.
If I’m not mistaken, rgv also openly commented a slightly perverted comment about how he did not like ash getting pregnant. So what— others also don’t like how rgvs hormones are working overtime in the paucity of a proper “outlet”.
Rgv has taken advantage of Bachchans proximity and maturity taking it as a dgoh of weakness.
Its one thing having secret fetishes or commenting on anonymous blogs and another to out things on twitter accessible/ visible to everyone.
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June 30, 2011 at 7:51 PM
The problem with india and even many elsewhere is that there is v little understanding in the difference between anonymous blogging/ chatting/ posting in specialised/ voluntary areas and an open worldwide general audience domains like Facebook and twitter.
The after two are potent instruments and have even changed gpvts, entire dynasties eg in egypt, Obama election .
Calling someone like bachchan “ch…tiya” on twitter and then apologising someone later is NOT trivial.
In a bollywood context,Would feel(nearly) the same offence if the “target”was Aamir or Srk (although much less if it was the latter)….
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June 30, 2011 at 9:25 PM
agreed completely..
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June 30, 2011 at 11:49 PM
can the moderator ban this MS DHONI…everything has a limit..but this is too much…dont need such craps here!!
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July 1, 2011 at 2:06 PM
Oh well, lekin Oldgold ladkee hai ? yeh kab ho gaya !!
I feel like how Aamir felt in RDB when he finds out that Sue knows Hindi !!! LOL
Rajen- what do I know about facts uskee copyright aapke paas hai !!
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July 4, 2011 at 1:42 AM
http://www.bollypatrika.com/2011/07/04/box-office-report-delhi-belly-and-bbuddah-hoga-terra-baap/
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