Dutt and Shahrukh in Karan Malhotra’s next?
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Sanjay Dutt and Shah Rukh Khan have come together on screen just once. In the title song of the SRK starrer Om Shanti Om in 2007. But if all goes well, the two superstars may soon share more than just a dance step on screen in Agneepath director Karan Malhotra’s next.
While there had been rumours about the ‘next’ venture in question being a sequel to Malhotra’s 2012 blockbuster Agneepath, the filmmaker told us that it would be an original idea.
“All I can say at the moment is that I do have a film in mind and it’s not a sequel or a remake. As soon as I have a clearer picture I will first tell my producer Karan Johar about it, then share it with the world,” Malhotra told Mirror.
Our source close to Dharma Productions however indicated that the filmmaker’s next project would be a rugged action film with ‘tailor-made’ roles for Dutt and SRK. While the two actors have been very friendly off screen, they had never come together for a full-fledged production ever. This would be the first.
Moreover, Karan Johar’s production house that was rumoured to be moving away from their favourite hero Shah Rukh is planning two projects with the actor in the coming year. Our source revealed, that Malhotra would definitely direct one of them.
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March 31, 2012 at 9:31 AM
Looks like Dutt is becoming Dharma’s second favorite star after SRK!
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March 31, 2012 at 12:30 PM
In the pic above both look like they are way past their ‘sell by’ date!
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March 31, 2012 at 1:50 PM
LOL, true!
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March 31, 2012 at 12:52 PM
i don’t know what others have to say abt this but i think bwood has not used used dutt’s talents to the fullest(though a lot of it is his fault too).i think he is a powerhouse performer, can fit in ably in any genre and when given the right part,can easily overshadow a lot of the so called stars.i remember in the early 90’s,bachchan had declared sanju as the next big thing after himself.srk(with all due respect to the guy)doesn’t even stand near dutt, either in terms of acting skills or screen presence
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March 31, 2012 at 2:28 PM
Agree with you Sanjay Dutt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SRK both in terms of acting and screen presence.
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March 31, 2012 at 5:06 PM
You will agree to anything and everything anti-srk..give me something new Jeevan!!
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March 31, 2012 at 8:26 PM
LOL…
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April 3, 2012 at 1:08 AM
Problem is most of truth is against SRK .. but this doesn’t let me back for not to agree.
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April 3, 2012 at 12:47 AM
hmm…what else is new???
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March 31, 2012 at 2:50 PM
Dutt can be such a commanding screen presence if he makes an effort to choose scripts wisely.
For someone who signs a role where he’s required to be a pimp to male escorts, the less said about making right choices the better
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March 31, 2012 at 3:03 PM
couldn’t have agreed more with u here.if we look at his career,we will find that every time he has had one big success,a string of flops have followed. started with a bang with rocky and vidhaata and then flops started coming up.then naam and kabzaa sort of stabilised his career for him to lose it again.khalnaayak(and to sum extent saajan) brought him back but then TADA happened.his next big moment was vaastav. then came munnabhai but he couldn’t capitalise.let’s see if he can build upon ag.path’s success
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April 1, 2012 at 5:08 PM
Sanjay Dutt is actually greater than all Khans and all his contemporaries of 80s, in terms of talent, charisma, screen presence. His inability to handle his career & life properly kept him from realising his full potential. 😦
Before other films, it was his Khalnayak which made the anti-hero cool!
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April 1, 2012 at 5:18 PM
Prateek babbar ^
How’s Amy Jackson
Heard u r dating her(& more)? 🙂
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April 1, 2012 at 5:57 PM
Here’s Abhijeet, now firing away at SRK and Farah Khan (and a top music director who has studio in Chennai!). What a sulky man!:
I’ll never sing for SRK again: Abhijeet
Since last singing for Shah Rukh Khan (“Dhoom Tana” in ” Om Shanti Om”) in 2007, Abhijeet Bhattacharya has kept out of the limelight. The singer has been in the real estate business for some time, and is also investing in art. “I am also involved with a coffee brand and will soon join hands with an Australia-based coffee brand to launch retail outlets here,” he says. He tells us why he’s moving away from singing, the profession that made him a household name.
So you’re a full-fledged businessman now?
Who doesn’t want to broaden one’s avenues? Singing was never my bread and butter anyway. Also, there are things I am hurt about.
Such as?
I don’t know why our filmmakers never give singers due credit. During the end credits of ” Main Hoon Na”, the singers’ names appeared right at the end. Worst still, segments were shot with the chaiwalas and dressmen, but not with singers. My family saw the film and felt betrayed. The same happened with “Om Shanti Om”. And here I am… Shah Rukh Khan’s voice! I conveyed my disappointment to Farah Khan and Shah Rukh Khan.
He also got Akon to sing for him…
Except for pubs and discotheques, where does one hear that song? But folks still fondly remember the “Chalte Chalte”, “Yes Boss” and “Main Hoon Na” numbers. It is these songs that have immortalised Shah Rukh. I will never sing for him again.
What if he approaches you? Sorry bol do! When you can make up with Farah Khan, whose husband tweeted rubbish about you, then there should be no problem with a simple man like me. But this is not about me. I want all singers to get their due. There is this one incident I just can’t forget.
Go on…
I was in Chennai to record a song for this very famous music director currently ruling Hindi filmdom. There was a wooden bench, not even a sofa, and a singer, a Padmashree winner, writers and a renowned lyricist were there, waiting for over seven hours to meet the man. I did not want to be humiliated like this and I left. I will soon start a studio that will give newcomers, talented music directors and singers a platform to record numbers free of cost.
Link – http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/Ill-never-sing-for-SRK-again-Abhijeet/articleshow/12492167.cms
[To some extent his point is valid about end segments of OSO and MHN even featuring spot boys but not the singers.Anyway, his frustration against singers of non-Indian origin is obsessive!First Pakistani singers and now even Akon pisses him off! Who’s this music director he’s talking about? Is it ARR he’s trying to refer to?]
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March 31, 2012 at 2:48 PM
Post Ra. One / Don 2 and innumerable Dutt projects after Munnabhai, and with Karan Malhotra handling the proceedings, not at all interested in this project, even if it materialises and has more Katrina Kaifs performing out of place item numbers.
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March 31, 2012 at 2:48 PM
i find a lot of parallels between the career’s of dutt and mickey rourke(2 of my most beloved actors)- both had a great beginning and were termed as actors to reckon with in future, both lost their way sumwhere in between due to their self-destructive tendencies and both have made great comebacks. actually both can be called ‘perennial comeback men’ after the number of times they have risen again after innumerable failures in life
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March 31, 2012 at 3:20 PM
both look like they have caught red-handed..
good luck to them
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March 31, 2012 at 3:46 PM
New agneepath had some forgettable and sme obnoxious moments..
Nearly got beaten up by some females for taking em to THIS movie
But certain sequences did point out (only on retrospect to me) a certain ‘grasp’ of mainstream street level bollywood in karan
Malhotra
Though these are few n far between but some glimpses were there–
1
The final hand to hand combat between dutt n Hritik was a reminder of a past legacy… ( a ‘wilder’ past)
When Hritik finally physically and literally lifts dutt, did get reminded of a previous schoolboy ish vibe…guilty pleasure
2
The AtoZ of mainstream ‘playing to the gallery’ heroine acts
Chikni chameli
To
Gunguna
-easy to class these as ‘ low brow’. , ‘crass’ etc and self-certify oneself as a ‘class’ audience
But as always-wont indulge in all this
Esp coming from katrinas background, the effort, spirit and effervescence was there to see
About ‘gun guna’–a class act by perhaps the best allround actress currently
The restrained nuance and tomfoolery without going OTT reminded me of Madhuri.
Finally Hritik -kept grappling with his character well into the second half
But then towards the end , like his character, Hritik reclaimed himself
He didn’t get massacred in comparison to the gr8 bachchan here –that itself is the biggest success
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March 31, 2012 at 6:54 PM
well said alex. yes that last action scene brought back masala days of yore. also u r spot on here that had it not been for hrithik’s sheer command over th scene, the ‘last resurrection'(after being mauled by sanju) scene of his would have looked cheesy. my fav hrithik moment here was the scene where his mother chuks him out and he starts gorging on his food. when priyanka arrives, he points towards the ‘thaali’, where his evocative eyes say that his mom’s food was what he was craving for,all these years
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March 31, 2012 at 3:59 PM
Just caught bits of LRMB now.
Have to say Hirani is pure genius. The word is often used loosely but Hirani is definitely one. And, luckily for Sanjay Dutt the two Munnabhais have made sure that a birth is reserved for him in BW Hall Of Fame.
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March 31, 2012 at 4:05 PM
TRUE!!!
I also caught bits of same on TV channel and was surprised how he weaves his scenes…
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March 31, 2012 at 6:37 PM
both the munnabhai’s were brilliant but i do not think they had dutt’s greatest performances. my personal favs- khalnayak,naam,vaastav,kabzaa,mission kashmir
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March 31, 2012 at 4:10 PM
‘Timing’ in Bollywood songs
Now have been a fan of ‘timing’ in songs
Some actors possess it and even they, get it right only in certain phases in their careers
Difficult to explain
Got onto this point when trying to put forward the brilliance of Priyanka in gun guna
Here to me, she looks relatively unattractive and her styling etc leaves a lot to be desired
But her talent and timing supersedes all that
The subtle mastery over nuance is probably indicative of things to come from her in the future ( if doesn’t mess up her career like rani)
Talking of ‘timing’-two of the brilliant spontaneous exponents, I think are–
If there is a curriculum based course on song picturisations and ‘timing’, bachchan (@ his peak) kept the cake (&ate it too)
A song worth putting up as ‘gold standard’
Know this film and songs are not his most loved , but there was an element of srks unique trademark ‘timing’
Crispness& fluidity of motion
Bread n butter SRK essentials
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March 31, 2012 at 6:43 PM
alex- on priyanka,i completely agree.she makes ‘gunguna’ her own.i believe she is one of the finest and most spontaneous actresses in contemporary bwood. in ag.path, she was brilliant in a thankless role;way better than madhavi in the original. i loved her in aitraaz, what’s ur rashi,don, saat khoon maaf and kaminey(where she was the scene-stealer;she got the marathi accent spot-on)
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March 31, 2012 at 6:49 PM
Yes minor
Think she has immense potential
Actually didn’t mind ‘what’s your rashi’ as a film at all
Thought gowariker made a good film
And the various roles played by PC displayed an exquisite range…
I’m surprised the movie tanked SO badly and PCs act went unnoticed …
Still something seems to be ‘holding her back’-she has the acting /dancing /emoting skillset just right
Maybe it is the ‘looks’ department ?
Ps–Haven’t seen 7 kroon maaf or even kaminey.
Were they good
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March 31, 2012 at 7:02 PM
kaminey is easily one of my fav films of the past decade. shahid’s double role is the greatest in last 20 yrs, no comparisons. it was the perfect homage to tarantino. vishal bhardwaj is a master(he is incidentally one of my fav directors).the soundtrack is a stroke of a genius.not a film to be missed at all…saat khoon fun- a deeply flawed film. vishal’s weakest effort. yet a film which should be seen. priyanka, in an extremely challenging role is very good. the film becomes boring after a point.
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March 31, 2012 at 7:08 PM
Actually have started watching both… (on telly)
Couldn’t complete either
Somehow can’t get myself to seriously sit n watch a ‘serious’ shahid kapoor solo hero acts
As for vishal : know he is perhaps one of the best film makers currently– but unfortunately hasn’t really impressed me beyond a point
He sometimes gets carried away and in the process ‘loses the plot’ somewhat
Thiugh may change my views on him after watching these two movies
Same about his music–different, somewhat edgy but that’s it–never loved it
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March 31, 2012 at 7:22 PM
alex- have u seen viahal’s maqbool. i haven’t seen a better adaptation on screen of macbeth,even in hwood. irrfan is solid here. but the real players r tabu(she has nailed the character of lady macbeth) and pankaj kapoor(one of india’s finest actors). also loved naseer and om puri in their wicked portrayal of ‘three witches’. a flawless film. also do listen to some of the instrumentals from the film’s soundtrack(one track is called as ‘shoonya’ which is spell-binding)
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March 31, 2012 at 7:35 PM
For me vishal has been a curious case
And it’s been entirely my fault
I know it as a fact that he is perhaps one of the best right now.
But not sure why I’ve tried to start watching his films (on telly only) only to change the channel soon
Maybe something v special awaits
Just that his reputation intimidates me
And his squarish(Kareena-ish) face scares me 🙂
Well the last bit was a joke
But not sure why-find even rgv interesting enuf to sit thru
Heck would watch a ro mehra film than vishal
And would prefer ANYTHING from (a favourite) anurag kashyap than vishal
My apathy towards his work (&music) remains a mystery even to me
There’s a certain “look @ me” vibe (though all these types of makers have it)
The only film of his I feel like watching is perhaps something he adapted from ruskin bond
And his music
If one drains or squeezes out all melody and charm from rahmans music BUT let’s it remain ‘different’ it may sound like
Poor vishals music!!!
But I do agree that I’m passing judgments too soon (without seeing much of his works)–but that’s not a new ‘sin’ for me 🙂
Bad habits..lol
The only song of his I liked
Ps-but here maybe bachchans presence and sonorous voice makes it sound palatable
Ps2-didnt mind jiah khan here or in ghajini
Or in houseful (coming out from water)
She wasnt a bad actress actually
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March 31, 2012 at 10:50 PM
I loved Kaminey as well- Priyanka was great- I usually find her very hard to relate to because she looks so cosmetic- so her deglamorized avatar in Kaminey really worked for me- on the other hand she really annoyed me in Agneepath.
I also thought that Shahid Kapoor was very convincing in Kaminey- his best performance by far- I think that he has a lot of potential- he needs to work with the right directors and accept interesting roles.
I wouldn’t call Kaminey a masterpiece- Tarantinoesque films are too much of a cliche- and this wasn’t original enough to rise above the cliche- but it was very well-made and great fun. And Vishal Baradwaj’s use of music in his films is always genius- plus he is one of the very few filmmakers in Bollywood who knows how to use seriocomic humor effectively- and that is my favourite kind.
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March 31, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Maqbool is my favorite Baradwaj film- now that really was a masterpiece- even while adapting the work of a writer as iconic as Shakespeare, Baradwaj managed to retain his own voice. And Pankaj Kapoor and Tabu were brilliant as well.
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April 1, 2012 at 12:49 AM
ami-glad that u liked maqbool(i am a shakespeare fan, for a long time used to direct only his tragedies in my school, my fav r j.c. and hamlet).and u made a brilliant observation here abt vishal’s serio-comic humour.(i also luv the violence shown in kaminey).regarding kaminey, u say that it wasn’t original enough.i completely disagree. yes,there is the inspiration of tarantino(have seen all works of quentin)but otherwise vishal brings his own style and the plot is original.
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March 31, 2012 at 6:03 PM
Poor Dutt. Looks like Tinu Ananad in the pic here!
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March 31, 2012 at 6:46 PM
rajen- this is one helluva comparison. luved the sheer audacity with which u have said this line. amazing
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March 31, 2012 at 7:20 PM
Now most of the new ap was a torture really
Felt like walking off ESP due to the brickbats from those around
But the lat few fight scenes were somewhat better
Now these ones are for the boys
Though think Amy has loved the new agneepath and watched it a few times (though not as much as EMET 🙂
For the school boys
Yesss–some kiddish kickass action
Couldn’t get the link of the final ‘literal lifting’ of dutt-anyone got it?
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March 31, 2012 at 7:57 PM
new agneepath just did not rape the old one, it sort of gang-raped the classic. it was like my fav childhood memories being slowly and cruelly turned into nightmares. apart from the performances,songs,cinematography and some fight scenes, it was a travesty. in the older film vijay chauhan still had some of his morals left, here he is made into someone so soul-less that even if u want u just can’t root for him.and yes the ‘lifting scene’ turned the film into a ‘farcical comedy’
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March 31, 2012 at 7:39 PM
Talkin of MacBool –
Lemme tear apart tabu
Not only in this film but have never seen anything SO outstanding either in her or in shabana azeri for that matter
In both cases the praise is deserving -the extent and degree a it exaggerated in both
Just by choosin a certain type of films and doing above average work in them can take u only as far….
The little I’ve seen of vidya balan is superior to both of these
Period!!!!
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March 31, 2012 at 8:12 PM
Hahaha
Another thing is was pointed out by someone
Hritik didn’t have any qualms of rishi lala ‘selling’ any girl he set sight on –but only when his own sis…
Anyhow all that ‘public selling’ and ‘rape of minor’ was gutter crass and to top it all, there was this public hanging ‘hands-on’ course /DIY seminar
But hush–Amy loved the new agneepath :so we shouldn’t be harsh
Actually didn’t mind that ‘lifting’ of the big dutt
Used to like this stuff (as a kid)
Good revisit
And no, am not doing any more ‘critiques’ on ‘nudity’ as on Kate winslet folks–that was a real ‘tribute’
Talking of song picturisations
As a foil to the above by amitabh and SRK
There are other ways of going around this ‘timing’bit bit still being v effective
Aamir is not that spontaneous as SRK but more than makes us by his sheer ‘feel’ and being ‘thorough’
Will leave u to enjoy this one
Good locations
And aamir having fun for a change
SEL have used quite interesting sounds here
Like didgeridoo
An aboriginal wind instrument used ages ago
And preity zinta here-hmm
Around 1:15–now that smiles somewhat killer 🙂
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April 1, 2012 at 4:15 PM
This pz smile around 1:15 countinues to engage 🙂
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March 31, 2012 at 10:42 PM
A rugged action movie starring two decrepit looking 50-ish men? You know what- Bollywood should make a film like Expendables- except starring a bunch of men under 35. The biggest novelty at this point would be to see a Bollywood movie with a male ensemble cast that doesn’t have receding hairlines or prominent wrinkles.
I know this makes me sound really ageist- it’s not that I have anything against the older guys or receding hairlines- many of my favourite actors are over 40- but it’s getting a little preposterous the way Bollywood is absolutely dominated by these middle aged men- and it’s not like they are all aging well and accepting age-appropriate roles either.
Do we really need to see Sanjay groping Kangana and Lisa in Rascals or SRK ‘romancing’ Katrina and Anushka in London Ishq or playing a super cool superhero in Ra.One? I liked Sanjay in the Munnabhai movies and SRK in Chak De and Swades- and I am happy to see them onscreen as long as they accept roles that suit them- and as long as there are an equal amount of younger actors in the movies as well.
We desperately need some new, promising YOUNG actors in Hindi cinema.
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April 1, 2012 at 12:21 AM
ami- i will disagree with u for the first time(please don’t mind, i would have let this go but u have pricked a very sensitive nerve here). yes, i completely second ur point that we need more of the younger lot. but regarding expendables kinda deal, it has do be done with sanjay and their lot.ami,i maybe wrong but i do not think u have seen much of sanjay’s work or the work of most of the actors of his generation.the thing is dutt,akshay,sunny and suniel were the original action heroes.
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April 1, 2012 at 12:26 AM
Haha- of course you can disagree with me. I’m sure that Sanjay Dutt was great back in the day- but he looks extremely decrepit these days- he is excellent for roles like the villainous one he played in Agneepath- but seeing him as a hero alongside actresses who are 30 years younger than him is a bit much for me to digest.
BTW- by Expendables I do not mean a film similar to the raw 80s style action of the Expendables- what I mean is that The Expendables was a novelty because you got to see older actors you wouldn’t see kicking ass in an action film- similarly in Bollywood it would be a huge novelty to see a bunch of young men onscreen together.
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April 1, 2012 at 12:34 AM
these people did their stunts themselves when,unlike today,there was very less cgi and wires. they made action look believable. the newbies, even with so much cgi,wires available, r just not good at action,period.i have seen ur imran’s stunts in ‘luck’, they look plain horrible,the poor guy is just not made for it.ranbir,to his credit,hasn’t even tried doing action.i am not saying this for the heck of it,u can ask any die-hard action and he will say the same.by the srk shouldn’t attempt action,he is bad
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April 1, 2012 at 2:24 AM
and i know that dutt has dome atrocious films lately(was watching rascals with my sis,it ended up being so vulgar that i had to change the channel).i,being a fan,is more disappointed with him than u.but trust me,dutt is a very fine and versatile actor.sum of his films u should see(these r not action/comedy)-naam(a brilliant film,u will love it),kabzaa,vaastav,khalnayak,sadak,saajan(a romantic film,he ate up salman here),kaante,mission kashmir(to overshadow hrithik is a big deal).
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April 1, 2012 at 3:04 AM
LOL! I think that Imran is a super cute romantic lead- but I would not pay to watch him in an action movie- I haven’t seen Luck or Kidnap.
I don’t mean that the current young actors should become action heroes. I said that we desperately need promising new entrants as far as male Bollywood actors go. For example Vidyut Jamwal was fantastic in Force- but no one has given him a single role after that. At least for second lead roles- producers and directors should cast some talented new faces instead of going back to the same few old men. Sanjay Dutt might have done his own stunts in the 80s/90s- but I highly doubt he is in any shape to do so anymore,
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April 1, 2012 at 3:43 AM
ami(one who loves that cadbury called as imran, don’t take my jokes seriously, i crack them as i find myself comfortable with u), it’s not only u who finds imran cute, my sis also likes him(girls r turning blind these days).and by the way thanks for mentioning ‘vidyut’- the guy is seriously good at action and has a great screen presence- haven’t seen sumone like him in bwood. and sadly ur last line abt dutt is true.one think i really like abt u is that u have guts to go against popular opinion.keep it up
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April 3, 2012 at 12:53 AM
saurabh bhai, sorry, but, i must disagree with you here. The older action movie had horrible action choreography. And as far as Bollywood is concerned, Ghajini and Don 2 have had the best action choreographing [i personally think].
I think Bollywood needs to lessen up on the fist fighting and take on more kick fights in between which kind of give it a variety and a cool look.
SRK’s actually damn good doing action. He looks confident and he plays his emotions just right. For example, if we take an action scene from Don 2 and compare it to an action scene from something like One 2 Ka 4, one can clearly see the difference of expressions based on the kind of characters the two are and the body language is very different.
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April 3, 2012 at 1:19 AM
arsh bro, don’t be sorry yaar for expressing ur views. yes i completely that kicks should be mixed-in with the punches.and even i thought that the openic fight scene in don 2 was truly well done(actually on second thoughts,srk isn’t that bad but let’s us not even compare him with akshay,deol or dutt). but these days action is being filmed with such rapid cuts that we cannot even see and enjoy the scenes completely.also with so much sp.effects being used we don’t know if the action is real or made up
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April 3, 2012 at 1:30 AM
also i don’t think that action choreography was bad in olden days.yes it has improved in sum ways but same is in the case of hwood too. i thought akshay’s khiladiyon ka khiladi had top-notch combat scenes.deol’s ghayal and dutt’s aatish also also had sum very neat action scenes.my personal favs r the fighting scenes between bachchan and vinod khanna. those days action was done in long takes so there was actual fun in watching it.my recent favs r ag vinod,raavan(fight on the bridge), khakee,don2,game,ghajini
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March 31, 2012 at 10:43 PM
BTW- have any of you seen Vettai starring Madhavan, Arya, Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul? I quite liked it- heard it’s being remade in Hindi.
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April 1, 2012 at 12:54 AM
haven’t seen vettai ami(how is it, do u think i would like it?). yes, even i heard that they r redoing it in hindi with supposedly shahid and madhavan.
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April 1, 2012 at 3:14 AM
Saurabh- I think you’ll like Vettai- it’s a ‘mass entertainer’ kind of action film- not usually my thing- but this one was well made- nothing great or exceptional- but good fun and worth watching once. And the nice thing about Tamil films is that they are very rooted and have none of the ‘cosmetic’ feel of a Bollywood film.
And another nice thing was that this actually had two strong roles for the heroines- and it features one of my favorite new actresses- Amala Paul.
But it’s in Tamil- don’t know if they have a subtitled version available.
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April 1, 2012 at 4:03 AM
ami-u can hate me for this if u want-this was alex’s line-“i think ami quite liked the new ag.path(though not much as such as EMET)..lol-found kareena’s attack on poor baby imran,pretty violent. but a good girl like u liked this moronic new agpath.one which cruelly molested every brilliant moment of bachchan’s version.it never understood the soul of the old one.though this one has good performances.but wtf-girl getting raped,flesh trade(i just can’t stand violence against girls,almost puked)
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April 1, 2012 at 5:46 AM
OMG- I hated the new Agneepath! I thought it was downright morally reprehensible. That’s just Alex being sarcastic as usual- he knows that I can’t stand the film.
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April 1, 2012 at 5:49 AM
A film that basically condones the rape of little girl children as long as it helps the ‘hero’ satiate his thirst for revenge- I don’t think it gets more ammoral/ misogynistic than that.
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April 1, 2012 at 8:50 AM
ok,got u Ami Ma’am- by the way have u been able to see Agent Vinod?Also what r ur views on hitchcock’s ‘dial m for murder’? Haven’t seen the film for quite sum time now, will probably revisit it today.
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April 1, 2012 at 9:12 PM
Vettai’s available in a subtitled version on Netflix streaming
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April 2, 2012 at 1:33 AM
thanks a lot for the info chipguy
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April 1, 2012 at 2:56 AM
saurabh and others,
dunno if you’ve read this baradwaj rangan piece.. But he nailed it while reviewing Inglourious Basterds. just posting it here:
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But that’s simply the surface. This is possibly the only wartime adventure set in a movie theatre for such an extended duration, with 35-mm nitrate film as one of the primary weapons of mass destruction. This is film-love taken to its unapologetic apotheosis. Even when Pitt and Co. break a renowned Nazi-killer out of jail, the language is pure movie-language. “We just wanted to say we’re a big fan of your work… I think you show great talent. And I pride myself on having an eye for that kind of talent. But your status as a Nazi killer is still amateur. We all come here to see if you wanna go pro.” (This could be a forties’ director speaking to the ingénue he wants to groom into a star.) That’s the reason, more than anything else, we celebrate Tarantino. You think this is going to be just another variation on The Dirty Dozen, perhaps cheekier, gorier, funnier – but little else. What you don’t expect is a near-profound meditation on movie-love, from a director who’s quite possibly unrivalled, today, in his love for the movies.
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April 1, 2012 at 3:27 AM
tony- dude can’t thank u enough for posting this review.(i think on films, our tastes do match a bit). this review is itself so much like tarantino’s films- it does not forget to have fun with itself while describing the film. u know tarantino once said”i never went to a film school, i went to films.” on basterds, i have one thing to say-tarantino twists history like only he can, while twisting it he has so much fun as if a dominatrix is twisting a sub’s balls, and only he can get away with such an act.
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April 1, 2012 at 4:32 PM
saurabh, I completely agree with everything u said abt tarantino.
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April 1, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Re: tarantino twists history like only he can, while twisting it he has so much fun as if a dominatrix is twisting a sub’s balls
LOL! Freud would have a lot of fun with you, Mr.NotsoinnocentMinor!
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April 1, 2012 at 5:19 PM
Hmmm
Minor is slowly but surely becuming an adult 🙂
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April 1, 2012 at 4:27 AM
Agneepath has brought dutt back in the reckoning, one need to see the fantabulous crowd reaction in the theatres to truly understand this…..how long he will last is once again dependent upon his script sense which was never his strong point.
dutt & sunny >>>>> All the action stars post BigB & Dharam Paaji.
Hope some how Sunny also stages a comeback (the chances are extremely remote though)
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April 1, 2012 at 10:13 AM
@Satyam- I am putting a trailer of upcoming Hindi film ‘Michael’ (stars Naseeruddin Shah, Mahie Gill).Did not know where to put this
[post created]
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April 1, 2012 at 11:04 AM
looks to me a power-packed Naseer performance
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April 1, 2012 at 10:25 AM
@satyam- also here is the teaser of Jannat 2( emraan hasmi, esha gupta, randeep hooda…director- kunal deshmukh)
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April 1, 2012 at 11:06 AM
for hashmi heaven means only one thing!
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April 1, 2012 at 12:02 PM
nice one tony- the film looks stale. how many times r we going to see hasmi play an innocent guy caught up in a not so innocent world
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April 3, 2012 at 12:54 AM
haha very true.
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April 1, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Jannat 2 seems to be “inspired” from lord of war.
Hashmi boy has definitely succeeded in building a hardcore fan-base.
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April 1, 2012 at 3:14 PM
Exit Anil, Enter Dutt
Subhash K Jha
Posted On Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 08:02:09 AM
After portraying Kancha Cheena in Agneepath, Sanjay Dutt has come clser to the Karan Johar camp. Even then, it comes as a surprise to see him take over Anil Kapoor’s role as an investigative cop in Dharma Production’s next to be directed by Rensil D’Silva.
A source informed Mirror, “Sanjay Dutt heard the script on Wednesday and gave his nod not only because he liked his role of a cop but also because he can’t say no to Karan Johar.”
Apparently, Kapoor had been finalised for the role but opted out because he felt he was playing one too many cops, the reference being to Sanjay Gupta’s Shootout at Wadala. The buzz though is that the actor found his role wasn’t substantial enough, especially when compared to Emraan Hashmi’s in the film. Our source said, “Rensil’s film is about a cop hunting down Emraan and his gang, whose shenanigans occupy impressive footage.”
Rensil D’Silva, who urgently needed a 40-plus superstar, personally requested KJo to step in and bail him out of the tight spot. Karan approached Dutt, who agreed to play the part. Surprisingly, Dutt and Kapoor may be pals in real life but they are also fierce competitors when it comes to roles. Dutt and his business manager refrained from comment.
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April 1, 2012 at 4:19 PM
Apparently it’s ‘national cleavage day’ this weekend
No wonder some of the ‘regulars’ seem missing
🙂
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/National-Cleavage-Day-trends-on-Twitter/Article1-832974.aspx
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April 1, 2012 at 4:26 PM
Di and oldgold missing
Organising committee
Hahjaha
Run
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April 1, 2012 at 5:10 PM
Oops just saw the ‘full’ page now
Seems more than ‘cleavage’
Unintentional error
Sorry ladies
Lads won’t mind
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April 2, 2012 at 1:29 AM
alex, man shit there is no ‘cleavage show’ in my college. i guess i am missing out on all the fun
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April 2, 2012 at 6:01 PM
“alex, man shit there is no ‘cleavage show’ in my college. i guess i am missing out on all the fun”
SaurBh minor -my sympathies are with u
Though nobody has ‘imprisoned’ u within the college campus
Venture out 🙂
And open up
But do share your sexperiences with your ‘mentors’
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April 1, 2012 at 4:39 PM
Inglorious basterds
A class act-agree
Loved landa
And obviously Melanie Laurent
The ‘strudel scene’ shows her playing with the medium
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April 1, 2012 at 5:57 PM
Unrelated-but maybe will post here
Postcards from santorini-part 1
Love traveling and try to tie it with some ‘work’ to make it more worthwhile-like all ‘oversmart’ souls
And usually avoid the ‘usual’ touristy spots
My recent pick
Santorini
Well, it helps when you get a buddy who is a local as well returning ‘home’–so that’s a real reason as well 🙂
The places Got the mix
History-the whole Greek thingy
Geography -unique archipelago
Geology
Beauty coexists with symbols of immense destruction-
Volconos and tsunamis
And mythology
Legend-Atlantis Plato connection?
Frescos
And lovely locals
Try out some google pics
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=santorini&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=jMp4T7PhMMX_8QPxienMDQ&ved=0CDUQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=672
Also good to help out th Greek economy-they need it 🙂
Also shot parts of my own short film since got inspired
Obviously the ‘hero’ was yours truly
And others picked from locals (by auditioning lol)
Good to behave like some auteur film maker
For my own consumption -maybe decades later
Incidentally –Came to know of a Bollywood connection only after being there
Think atleast some parts of this song were shot here
Enjoy-Salman in ace form here –think there’s parts of Rhodes as well
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April 1, 2012 at 6:12 PM
@ Rhodes
Songs a bit crazy but salmans in from
Maybe the producer thought -let’s ‘milk’ ….this place
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April 2, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Plato’s Belief in the Soul and True Philosophy
The first principle of Plato’s philosophy was the recognition of the existence of the soul. From there, Plato followed the edict of Socrates: if the soul of man exists and is immortal, then the soul has always been immortal; therefore, the soul has always existed, right from the beginning of Time (if Time can be conceived as having a beginning at all). From this simple premise, Socrates and Plato developed their model of the soul’s origin and destiny.
http://www.eridu.co.uk/Author/atlantis/plato.html
Wow
Sun n sand n beauty n amber nectar with Plato
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April 2, 2012 at 5:55 PM
Errr, think SRK shot in Greece before Salman
I think this ones also shot in greece
Srks timing is good here (rani continues to fall in my blind spot)
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April 2, 2012 at 11:32 PM
Dutt, given decent footage, will overshadow practically anyone of the new generation in an action thriller. And even among the elder generation, he is one of the very best there. He will most probably end up being the show stealer in an action thriller with SRK.
As for an Expendables kind of deal with the likes of Imran, Ranbir, better let’s forget about it. Imagining Imran with a 50 calibre machine gun should be the most hilarious scene of the decade. Better get them in some Dil Chahta hain kind of deal.
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April 3, 2012 at 5:50 AM
I said that I wasn’t talking about the current actors when I mentioned the Expendables kind of film- I was pointing out that we need NEW young talent to challenge the total dominance of the older men.
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April 3, 2012 at 6:58 AM
ami- i know what u r talking abt- sumone in the mould of vidyut jamwal would do a great job(completely agree). i was not referring to our debate here(nor did i try to make fun of ur arguement).
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April 3, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Saurabh- I know- I was replying to Kev’s comment 🙂
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April 3, 2012 at 12:27 AM
kev, that’s exactly what i have been saying but hey, who listens to me.none of these newbies can do action.and leave action, dutt can overshadow srk at his own game-a romantic film- remember what happened with salman in saajan
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April 3, 2012 at 2:18 AM
Dutt is so under used, apart from BigB I don’t think any one else has such magnum persona & screen presence.
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April 3, 2012 at 3:50 AM
the one director who regularly brought out the best of dutt’s acting abilties was ‘mahesh bhatt’.- ‘naam’, kabzaa, sadak, gumraah
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April 3, 2012 at 4:32 AM
I agree Saurabh, Naam is my favorite dutt performance alongside Hathyaar.
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April 3, 2012 at 11:59 AM
rahul- u r so right, thanks for reminding me abt hathyar.one of dutt’s oft-forgotten performances. and dutta’s direction was brilliant.here also sanju swallowed rishi kapoor. by the way is hathyar available online as i cannot find a dvd of it?
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April 3, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Hey Saurabh…I watched it on youtube few days back….here’s the link
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April 3, 2012 at 12:54 PM
thanks a lot brother for the link.by the way really pleased pleased to know that u r a dutt fan (and especially happy because on this blog i regularly see people making fun of dutt and sunny). i think yours and mine wavelengths regarding films match a bit.
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April 4, 2012 at 7:05 AM
Dutt is another of those vastly underrated actors. Naam, Kabzaa, Sadak, Khalnayak, Hathyar, Vaastav, the Munnabhai series.. he was awesome in these films. Bhatt certainly was one director who could bring the best out of him.
He was on the brink of taking over the number 1 slot post Mr Amitabh Bachan when his career went haywire following his arrest.
He had signed movies from the most prestigious banners but most of them was shelved after that.
An actor with an excellent comic timing and who excels in action dramas (and I am not talking only about underworld movies here), it’s quite unfortunate when at times you get the impression that he doesn’t get his due.
I think the Agneepath initial had a lot to do with him. He had a left a tremendous impact in the trailers and the movie created most of its pre-release hype through the Dutt persona of Kancha Cheena.
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April 4, 2012 at 7:22 AM
cumpletely agreed kev. his personal problems pulled him down. bachchan, in 1992, had himself annouced dutt as the heir to his throne.and thanks that u mentioned the word action-he was brilliant at action/stunts in sanjay gupta’s ‘aatish’.also he did amazing comedy in ‘thanedaar'(ate up jeetendra).and just in his 2nd film ‘vidhaata’, he held his own against dileep saab.after ag.path,he has interesting films lined up.one is ‘department’- a cop drama with ramu.other is zila ghaziyabad,where he is again a cop
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May 16, 2012 at 5:54 PM
Bliss:
Shah Rukh Khan to be banned for life from entering Wankhede
Bollywood actor and Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan is to be banned by Mumbai Cricket Association from entering the Wankhede Stadium for life following an altercation he had on Tuesday night with security and officials of the association.
“He (Khan) misbehaved and abused the MCA security personnel as well as MCA officials, including our president Vilasrao Deshmukh, after the IPL match (between KKR and Mumbai Indians). We have decided to ban him for life from entering the stadium in future,” MCA treasurer Ravi Savant said.
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_shah-rukh-khan-to-be-banned-for-life-from-entering-wankhede_1689882
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May 16, 2012 at 5:54 PM
Remarkable!
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May 16, 2012 at 6:10 PM
yeh lo.. sone pe suhaga..
aur dikhao apni arrogance b***** ke !
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May 16, 2012 at 6:35 PM
SRK was also quoted recently saying that as much as he likes Sourav Ganguly- he (SRK) is the ‘god’ of the KKR team and it’s pointless comparing them both.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Cricket/IPL/Chunk-HT-UI-IPL2012-TopStories/Shah-Rukh-asks-people-to-stop-comparing-him-with-Ganguly/SP-Article10-856058.aspx
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May 16, 2012 at 6:43 PM
srk freaking ruined the entire kkr. he does not know a jack shit abt cricket. and the way he caused the ouster of ganguly from kkr was demeaning to a player of such stature. i have grown up watching ganguly- i clearly remember him scoring a ton on his debut at Lords.and it really pisses me off when someone takes a pot-shot at my childhood cricketing legends
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May 16, 2012 at 6:51 PM
well, the thing is he tries to be tongue-in-cheek all the time, ends up looking like an attention-seeker and a clown. the way he’sgoing the day isnt far when people stop even caring for him.. why his interviews continue to be published is beyond me ! there’s hardly anything interesting about this guy, except for these recent controversies he’s mixed up in..
May peace of mind prevail !
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May 16, 2012 at 5:58 PM
i am happy that this has happened. people like srk r ruining the game. actually the entire ipl is ruining cricket to an extent.
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