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Fun posters! Specially the top one. Everyone’s going retro these days! After Singam though I wonder if Devgan should just keep a permanent mustache for these masala parts. Think he looks better with it. But this looks to be an easy big grosser. should trend better than most of the other 100 crore films and should open much bigger too.
I second the moustache bit.btw they have also kept the south connection of the original alive- Tamannaah filling in for Sridevi.Now i am a Devgn fan but doing a Sajid Khan film (even if it means a blockbuster) is absolute pits for a decent actor IMO. And i am also disappointed as to why Devgn is going all-out to get hits and has completely turned his back to meaningful films- he should atleast mix it up (though he is doing Jha’s Satyagraha).i believe Prabhu Deva would have been a better choice to helm this
Sajid Khan is definitely the lowest of the low! The problem is meaningful films don’t become hits and Devgan has tried very many of them, one as recently as Aakrosh. He’s not a young guy anymore. He has to stick with the formula. I don’t blame him for his choices at this age. But this also gets to an older point.
And the original though a cult classic of sorts was itself very over the top as were many ‘Southern’ films in that genre during that period. I do find them fun when I’m in the mood! But Sajid Khan is likely to try and top the original even on this score where he really just needs to replicate it!
And it’s true, Prabhudeva is simply the best remake specialist for this sort of lowbrow masala fare.
Wow! This looks so cheesy, and the original itself was a cringefest. Would love to see what they do with the Tohfa song though 🙂 Nice to see Tamannah in a Hindi film. Too cute for my tastes though.
I actually like the posters esp the Devgn one. LOL at cutie Tamannaah trying to be a Hunterwaali. And among the crappy Jeetendra films, my fav is Tohfa (in a bad way). Ami, not trying to mock u or anything but was just curious to know which was the last ‘masala’ film u liked (apart from RR which u went crazy abt 🙂 ). And what abt the true masala films of yore- which ones among them do u find worthwhile? I am only asking this bcos i ‘think’ have a fair bit of an idea abt ur ‘cultivated taste’ in films
haha- c’mon- now that you’ve made that you comment you have to tell me what you were hinting at! 😛 I promise not to get offended- if that’s what you are worried about…
Ha! True! In this even though I’d rather have these Southern masala remakes than nothing and even though these are preferable to the Yashraj stuff (from my perspective) it must also be admitted that in just this formulation (which isn’t about lowbrow as much as it is about the fact that these films are essentially comedies) these films become the other side of multiplex romances. Now in smaller centers and/or single/double screens where people have been deprived of this kind of more rooted entertainment for a long time they’re welcoming this with open arms and I can hardly blame them. However the multiplexes remain the key drivers of the gross. You can’t get to a substantial total without at least decent participation from these screens. And with these audiences it’s an entertainment format that can be enjoyed in a ‘retro’ way, the films are essentially comedies so they don’t really disturb anyone too much. Ghajini remains the one exception here, a film that stuck to a narrative and the story involved serious ‘cost’ and ‘loss’. In fairness Singam though far less of an achievement was nonetheless not a ‘comedy’. Agneepath too wasn’t one but this was converted into a different sort of circus. all the Salman films so far have been comedies. RR was mostly one. Of course even with Ghajini the Hollywood conceit (not to mention Aamir’s prestige) allowed the audiences to accept this narrative. My larger point is that Bollywood is still doing masala as a guilty pleasure. This was always part of the deal even in the genre’s golden age but there were also serious stakes to these films in other ways.
I’d also say that the extended flashback involving Asin and the romantic track probably helped Ghajini go down smoother than it might otherwise have had it been more reliant on the darker side of the story. Ghajini probably couched its seriousness more effectively than most of the other masala attempts you’ve listed. Certainly the gravity here felt more grave but the makers also earned this by adding enough of the other, lighter masala ingredients. Still as a pure and completely satisfying entertainment I think I’d take RR over everything that’s been made and re-made within this genre since Ghajini’s release.
Who is tamanna-and how is her ‘body of work’
A guy like sajid khan suddenly signing her … Hmmm
Hope poor tamanna did not have to go through a lot to get this film…
I don’t know about her ‘body of work’- but in terms of facial beauty Tamannah is very much the South Indian Kareena- she has a very unconventional face that is often mistaken for beautiful because of the paleness of her skin-
She’s also a glamorous heroine with above average acting ability- much like Kareena.
Thanx Amy
Well that pic u have provided does look fine and get your point about the ‘paleness of skin’!
Though I personally find this obsession irritating!!
Remember once I interrogated some kareena fans and was shocked to hear “atleast she is so fair-who cares about the rest !!”-what the …
Find this girl better than kareena on the basis of this pic .
And let’s not get kareena here anyways lol
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My bigger curiosity is how n why has sajid khan given her a break all of a sudden !!! 🙂
If they can find south hits to remake why not also top south actresses?;D (as Kajal or Ileana lately) They are ‘new faces’ for north viewers, yet they have experience in acting. And I’ve read that at first some bolly actresess refused that role, so Tamanna wasn’t Sajid first choice.
Btw amy : for someone who knows nothing on this subject-
Who are your current top ten south Indian actresses -as a ready reckoner of sorts -also since u know about this much more than most–as for satyam, his ‘judgement’ in this topic leaves something to be desired 🙂
Both Ajay and Tamanna look total misfits here.
May work at box office, more so if they keep original songs but cannot say I have any desire to see this or any remakes of Jeetu-Sridevi films. The originals were at times mildly interesting as the sheer cheesiness sometimes made them so.But, a remake ….No way.
yeah they’d be well advised to keep at least a couple of songs from the original. The cult value here is primarily due to the songs, specially Naino main sapna and Jeetendra’s whacky steps!
But who wants the 80s back?! Other than some Bachchan films and a few other exceptions that entire decade is very ‘missable’! Of course ’80s’ here is a just a stand-in for ‘retro’. Even on the music shows ’70s/80s’ are used interchangeably as terms when there is a profound difference between the two.
Being the blowhard he is and having seen what he’s about, I wouldn’t be least surprised if Sajid Khan knows the difference between the two decades and still prefers the 80s.
he has a mustache in this new still but not in the posters. Wonder why..
Don’t think this was so in the original though I could be forgetting something.
In the top pic–Why is Ajay devgun suddenly looking more buffed up?
Seems he has got hold of some spare doses leftover by salman/dutt..
And who is this ‘heroine ‘…
Adding to my list..I have now seen Tezz. Yes Ajay looks better with the mustache as much as Indian women have very long hair. I liked the movie but its alittle incongruous to me anyway..that Indian women are in traditional dress and men wear blue jeans..whats up with that??
“that Indian women are in traditional dress and men wear blue jeans..whats up with that??”
Thats’s a very good point Margaret, Which usually goes unnoticed by many of us viewers. Most of the time, Indian movies are set in the urban environment, Hence the diesel jeans (Have yet to see anyone rock, a sevens, paper denim, rock n republic etc – mostly its diesels,) I guess Indian women look prettier in the indian outfits (atleast I think so). Also, there are not stories that indian cinema has to tell outside of these urban settings, We see GOW recently even in that, you do spot some blue jeans every now and then. If I remember the last movie that I saw that did not have that urban setting without any jeans etc was Barfi and before that was GURU. Friends help me out if I am wrong in this.
@ maggie -“have now seen tezz”–wow that’s impressive
“as much as Indian women have very long hair”—haha no comments 🙂
Btw even u have quite nice long hair
@ kash-u r rite my friend bout guru
“guess Indian women look prettier in the indian outfits”- ha no comments …
Arre yaar, just my opinion. Always felt the Indian way of getting ready (the whole sindoor and bindi with indian ornaments etc) is very appealing, Not taking anything away from the western outfits (and maybe just one piece of jewelery). I find it kind of bland, Anyways, Speaking of jeans, you seem like a man with good taste, what are your favorite jeans ( I am a huge fan of wearing jeans and tshirts – If I had my way, would have good married in denims lol). My favorite are Buffalo (best fitting) Style and material wise I like seversn and True religion at times (depends on jeans) I like Lucky as well.
Agree kash- jeans r in my genes as well..
Am less brand conscious now-depends what I can find in my mess–but with Levi’s, gap one can’t go wrong–also into firetrap, diesel and gettin into my old true religion as I speak ..lol
Alas can’t wear em ol the time but try to get away with semi formal stuff where formals needed, informal where semi formal needed and where informal needed –nothin 🙂
Omg lol –look who’s the latest rockstar in the tightest possible leotards ? Or strangulating clothesline—
Sonakshi !! On the dance floor!
God save that floor..,
I mean–she’s sometimes so gross that she ends up being cute (unlike a certain Kareena!)
In fact she was very good in Meri Jung – Hero and Ghayal also. An actress with no gossip around her (barring that santoshi thing which was from his side) – fantastic dancer and and an amazing career starting with Miss India at 17 and then a big break in the films followed by a sudden disappearance in 97 for a married life. A destiny’s child.
She resides is Plano,TX and I met her at an Indian grocery store and she was exceptionally rude to me – and her fans – and very bitter about her past in the film industry..it was like she was never the one that worked in the film industry..
“” I met her at an Indian grocery store and she was exceptionally rude to me”
What did u do/say to her Ann?
(that made her so rude)
Perhaps u took the ‘himmatwala’ title (as in this thread) too seriously 🙂
Raju, one simple question for you. If you are offered Salman’s life with all those crores on the one hand and Ileana on the other, which option will you accept?
Lol Sanjana 🙂 simple answer to that “simple” question is: I will go for salman’s life. Ileana will in any case come to me only whether I go for sallu’s life or not 🙂 and if none of these options work – I can request you for a date to discuss about more simpler probable offers in my life 😉
Hmm think the solution is that I will have to ‘lend’ my assistant director sanjana to be ileana!
Ps-Enjoy unique raju -but remember ‘no-touch’ policy !
Enjoy folks 🙂
Haha Btw raju unique -this ‘chance’ for u was only for today–but seems u have already ran away…scared lol
Ps-don’t worry sanjana – i will find more roles for u… Lets get bak to the studio 🙂
But don’t you think the posters are fun and much better than the trailer.
And you are right that this one is very dissimilar from the earlier ones. Also in the trailer Devgn has a moustache whereas it’s absent in the earlier 3 posters (which btw were released before the shooting had started)
Not to come across in defence for Sajid Khan and the brand of cinema he makes (which is shameless, mindless and pointless comedies and masala potboilers), however the tone of critique and resistance towards him seems to be higher when every other director from Rohit Shetty to David Dhawan to Priyadarshan to Anees Bazmee does exactly the same thing…..? He does make some crazy claims, however to be fair, he has delivered a hat-trick of hits to date and has a 100% BO track record.
On a BO note, I think this will be Ajays biggest hit since SINGHAM, and possibly Sajid Khans biggest hit. Ecspecially, at the single screens, this kinda stuff in this mould is still unfloppable.
I will never make a flop film – shouts Sajid Khan..HIMMATWAALA will be among the top 3 grossers in 2013; to listen to more of such Aesop’s fables, watch this first-look launch video..
Another sad news – the murder of Sai Paranjape’s classis is set for April 5th – tweeted by some ar!@hole director called Zafar==
Ali Zafar’s next film Chashme Baddoor is also ready to release. He updated: ‘Chashme Baddoor to release 5 th April. March I shoot for my next one & April is the U.S/Canada tour.’
I find the claims below really really funny, Jeetendra being a close second to Amitabh bachchan in early 80’s for a few years. Hahaha.
“With lifetime earnings of over 6 crores, this film was the 4th Highest Grosser of 1983 (Behind: Amitabh Bachchan’s Coolie [9cr] / Sunny Deol’s Betaab [6.75cr] / Jackie Shroff’s Hero [6.25cr]) and thus bagging a Super Hit verdict for itself. Just like Ajay Devgn, Jeetendra was also a ‘superstar’ of his times, but after the release of Himmatwala in 1983, he attained the peak of his career and was only 2nd to Amitabh Bachchan for a couple of years to follow, as far as box office and actors’ renumeration were concerned. Well, we guess Ajay must be hoping the same to happen to him with this big ticket release.”
Like all his previous films, director Sajid Khan made some attention-grabbing statements about the box office records for Himmatwala at the trailer launch which has fuelled expectations in the industry and the audience.
Himmatwala will be the Biggest Grosser till date for everyone (Actor, Producers & Director) associated with this film: Well this prediction seems to be very much achievable. The excitement that the first look and the trailer has generated, entry into the coveted 100cr club is a given for Himmatwala. Moreover, it is expected to surpass the biggest hits of Ajay, Sajid and Vashu Bhagnani in all probability. In this regard, the toughest to be broken is the record of UTV’s Rowdy Rathore, which can only be achieved if Himmatwala has universal acceptance.
Its true, Jeetu had a career resurgence of sorts after Himmatwala. He had several hits in this South Indian Masala Genre for 3-4 yrs in the mid-80s. Jeetu was known as the ‘Jumping Jack’ for his ability to bounce back in his career every few years. The 80s resurgence was his last jumping jack moment.
Actually one might even call it a “surge” rather than a “REsurgence”, since he really had no period of sustained commercial success prior to those films…
SATYAMSHOT 
August 8, 2012 at 7:44 AM
Fun posters! Specially the top one. Everyone’s going retro these days! After Singam though I wonder if Devgan should just keep a permanent mustache for these masala parts. Think he looks better with it. But this looks to be an easy big grosser. should trend better than most of the other 100 crore films and should open much bigger too.
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August 8, 2012 at 7:53 AM
I second the moustache bit.btw they have also kept the south connection of the original alive- Tamannaah filling in for Sridevi.Now i am a Devgn fan but doing a Sajid Khan film (even if it means a blockbuster) is absolute pits for a decent actor IMO. And i am also disappointed as to why Devgn is going all-out to get hits and has completely turned his back to meaningful films- he should atleast mix it up (though he is doing Jha’s Satyagraha).i believe Prabhu Deva would have been a better choice to helm this
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August 8, 2012 at 7:55 AM
Sajid Khan is definitely the lowest of the low! The problem is meaningful films don’t become hits and Devgan has tried very many of them, one as recently as Aakrosh. He’s not a young guy anymore. He has to stick with the formula. I don’t blame him for his choices at this age. But this also gets to an older point.
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August 8, 2012 at 8:10 AM
And the original though a cult classic of sorts was itself very over the top as were many ‘Southern’ films in that genre during that period. I do find them fun when I’m in the mood! But Sajid Khan is likely to try and top the original even on this score where he really just needs to replicate it!
And it’s true, Prabhudeva is simply the best remake specialist for this sort of lowbrow masala fare.
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August 8, 2012 at 8:57 AM
Satyam Ji,
Just saw the posters , Amazing Look. Waiting for watch Ajay & Tamannah in Himmatwala .
Thanks for the post.
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August 8, 2012 at 1:21 PM
Xhobdo Ji: I find u very cute 🙂
What did u think about my offer for a role in a spoof film
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August 8, 2012 at 8:19 AM
Wow! This looks so cheesy, and the original itself was a cringefest. Would love to see what they do with the Tohfa song though 🙂 Nice to see Tamannah in a Hindi film. Too cute for my tastes though.
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August 11, 2012 at 6:55 AM
The Tohfa song belongs in the the film Tohfa doesn’t it? Or have they done a remix of it for this Himmatwala?
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August 8, 2012 at 9:12 AM
These posters are hilarious- especially the Solo Tamannah one! 😛
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August 8, 2012 at 10:12 AM
I actually like the posters esp the Devgn one. LOL at cutie Tamannaah trying to be a Hunterwaali. And among the crappy Jeetendra films, my fav is Tohfa (in a bad way). Ami, not trying to mock u or anything but was just curious to know which was the last ‘masala’ film u liked (apart from RR which u went crazy abt 🙂 ). And what abt the true masala films of yore- which ones among them do u find worthwhile? I am only asking this bcos i ‘think’ have a fair bit of an idea abt ur ‘cultivated taste’ in films
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August 8, 2012 at 10:21 AM
LOL at my ‘cultivated taste’ in films! 😛 Perhaphs you should first tell me what your idea about my taste in film is? I’m genuinely curious to know…
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August 8, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Oh u have put me in a spot- will backtrack from my previous statement- i have no idea abt ur taste. Now could u answer my question.
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August 8, 2012 at 11:19 AM
haha- c’mon- now that you’ve made that you comment you have to tell me what you were hinting at! 😛 I promise not to get offended- if that’s what you are worried about…
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August 8, 2012 at 11:38 AM
what an era we’re living in.. sequels, remakes, re-remakes, sequels of remakes, remakes, of sequels..
……and Devgun in Jeetendra’s shoes. Cant stop smirking!
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August 8, 2012 at 11:51 AM
Ha! True! In this even though I’d rather have these Southern masala remakes than nothing and even though these are preferable to the Yashraj stuff (from my perspective) it must also be admitted that in just this formulation (which isn’t about lowbrow as much as it is about the fact that these films are essentially comedies) these films become the other side of multiplex romances. Now in smaller centers and/or single/double screens where people have been deprived of this kind of more rooted entertainment for a long time they’re welcoming this with open arms and I can hardly blame them. However the multiplexes remain the key drivers of the gross. You can’t get to a substantial total without at least decent participation from these screens. And with these audiences it’s an entertainment format that can be enjoyed in a ‘retro’ way, the films are essentially comedies so they don’t really disturb anyone too much. Ghajini remains the one exception here, a film that stuck to a narrative and the story involved serious ‘cost’ and ‘loss’. In fairness Singam though far less of an achievement was nonetheless not a ‘comedy’. Agneepath too wasn’t one but this was converted into a different sort of circus. all the Salman films so far have been comedies. RR was mostly one. Of course even with Ghajini the Hollywood conceit (not to mention Aamir’s prestige) allowed the audiences to accept this narrative. My larger point is that Bollywood is still doing masala as a guilty pleasure. This was always part of the deal even in the genre’s golden age but there were also serious stakes to these films in other ways.
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August 8, 2012 at 12:02 PM
I’d also say that the extended flashback involving Asin and the romantic track probably helped Ghajini go down smoother than it might otherwise have had it been more reliant on the darker side of the story. Ghajini probably couched its seriousness more effectively than most of the other masala attempts you’ve listed. Certainly the gravity here felt more grave but the makers also earned this by adding enough of the other, lighter masala ingredients. Still as a pure and completely satisfying entertainment I think I’d take RR over everything that’s been made and re-made within this genre since Ghajini’s release.
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August 8, 2012 at 12:03 PM
agreed..
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August 8, 2012 at 1:05 PM
Who is tamanna-and how is her ‘body of work’
A guy like sajid khan suddenly signing her … Hmmm
Hope poor tamanna did not have to go through a lot to get this film…
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August 8, 2012 at 1:10 PM
I don’t know about her ‘body of work’- but in terms of facial beauty Tamannah is very much the South Indian Kareena- she has a very unconventional face that is often mistaken for beautiful because of the paleness of her skin-
She’s also a glamorous heroine with above average acting ability- much like Kareena.
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August 8, 2012 at 1:18 PM
Thanx Amy
Well that pic u have provided does look fine and get your point about the ‘paleness of skin’!
Though I personally find this obsession irritating!!
Remember once I interrogated some kareena fans and was shocked to hear “atleast she is so fair-who cares about the rest !!”-what the …
Find this girl better than kareena on the basis of this pic .
And let’s not get kareena here anyways lol
Ps-
My bigger curiosity is how n why has sajid khan given her a break all of a sudden !!! 🙂
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August 9, 2012 at 1:41 AM
If they can find south hits to remake why not also top south actresses?;D (as Kajal or Ileana lately) They are ‘new faces’ for north viewers, yet they have experience in acting. And I’ve read that at first some bolly actresess refused that role, so Tamanna wasn’t Sajid first choice.
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August 9, 2012 at 7:32 AM
Thanks ciumma : for that info on the casting by sajid khan
Though my concern in this has reasons..
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-18/news-interviews/32729845_1_sajid-khan-email-id-himmatwala
Haha
Btw who are the good / top south Indian heroines today -rank wise of possible thanx
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August 8, 2012 at 1:29 PM
Btw amy : for someone who knows nothing on this subject-
Who are your current top ten south Indian actresses -as a ready reckoner of sorts -also since u know about this much more than most–as for satyam, his ‘judgement’ in this topic leaves something to be desired 🙂
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August 8, 2012 at 1:45 PM
Both Ajay and Tamanna look total misfits here.
May work at box office, more so if they keep original songs but cannot say I have any desire to see this or any remakes of Jeetu-Sridevi films. The originals were at times mildly interesting as the sheer cheesiness sometimes made them so.But, a remake ….No way.
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August 8, 2012 at 1:48 PM
yeah they’d be well advised to keep at least a couple of songs from the original. The cult value here is primarily due to the songs, specially Naino main sapna and Jeetendra’s whacky steps!
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August 8, 2012 at 2:20 PM
29th March 2013….The 80’s will be back!
hmm. So who is this 80 and what belonging of his/her is coming back in 2013?
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August 8, 2012 at 2:27 PM
But who wants the 80s back?! Other than some Bachchan films and a few other exceptions that entire decade is very ‘missable’! Of course ’80s’ here is a just a stand-in for ‘retro’. Even on the music shows ’70s/80s’ are used interchangeably as terms when there is a profound difference between the two.
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August 8, 2012 at 3:40 PM
Being the blowhard he is and having seen what he’s about, I wouldn’t be least surprised if Sajid Khan knows the difference between the two decades and still prefers the 80s.
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August 8, 2012 at 3:44 PM
true.. given his own badness that’s probably right!
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August 8, 2012 at 3:52 PM
hehe Satyam…I was being a grammar pedant there.
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August 25, 2012 at 7:06 AM
he has a mustache in this new still but not in the posters. Wonder why..
Don’t think this was so in the original though I could be forgetting something.
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August 25, 2012 at 7:51 AM
Meanwhile the director of the original Himmatwala, K. Raghavendra Rao is coming up with his Nagarjuna starrer biopic ‘Shirdi Sai’ (the duo previously combined for 2 National Award winning films- Annamaya and Sri Ramadasu)- trailer here- http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtchsVEqR2rg&sa=U&ei=5Lo4UM-RMOSa2AWP9oDoAg&ved=0CBYQtwIwAA&usg=AFQjCNEhvsupUdO1O__apNNEqebet0mOsQ
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August 26, 2012 at 12:41 PM
In the top pic–Why is Ajay devgun suddenly looking more buffed up?
Seems he has got hold of some spare doses leftover by salman/dutt..
And who is this ‘heroine ‘…
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January 8, 2013 at 10:22 AM
Adding to my list..I have now seen Tezz. Yes Ajay looks better with the mustache as much as Indian women have very long hair. I liked the movie but its alittle incongruous to me anyway..that Indian women are in traditional dress and men wear blue jeans..whats up with that??
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January 8, 2013 at 10:50 AM
“that Indian women are in traditional dress and men wear blue jeans..whats up with that??”
Thats’s a very good point Margaret, Which usually goes unnoticed by many of us viewers. Most of the time, Indian movies are set in the urban environment, Hence the diesel jeans (Have yet to see anyone rock, a sevens, paper denim, rock n republic etc – mostly its diesels,) I guess Indian women look prettier in the indian outfits (atleast I think so). Also, there are not stories that indian cinema has to tell outside of these urban settings, We see GOW recently even in that, you do spot some blue jeans every now and then. If I remember the last movie that I saw that did not have that urban setting without any jeans etc was Barfi and before that was GURU. Friends help me out if I am wrong in this.
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January 8, 2013 at 11:12 AM
@ maggie -“have now seen tezz”–wow that’s impressive
“as much as Indian women have very long hair”—haha no comments 🙂
Btw even u have quite nice long hair
@ kash-u r rite my friend bout guru
“guess Indian women look prettier in the indian outfits”- ha no comments …
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January 8, 2013 at 11:19 AM
Arre yaar, just my opinion. Always felt the Indian way of getting ready (the whole sindoor and bindi with indian ornaments etc) is very appealing, Not taking anything away from the western outfits (and maybe just one piece of jewelery). I find it kind of bland, Anyways, Speaking of jeans, you seem like a man with good taste, what are your favorite jeans ( I am a huge fan of wearing jeans and tshirts – If I had my way, would have good married in denims lol). My favorite are Buffalo (best fitting) Style and material wise I like seversn and True religion at times (depends on jeans) I like Lucky as well.
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January 8, 2013 at 6:14 PM
Agree kash- jeans r in my genes as well..
Am less brand conscious now-depends what I can find in my mess–but with Levi’s, gap one can’t go wrong–also into firetrap, diesel and gettin into my old true religion as I speak ..lol
Alas can’t wear em ol the time but try to get away with semi formal stuff where formals needed, informal where semi formal needed and where informal needed –nothin 🙂
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January 8, 2013 at 9:32 PM
Ifn yer askin ..Dockers & Columbia Sportswear for me :-))))
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January 9, 2013 at 10:10 AM
Hmm thats kewl maggie 🙂
Who is this heroine though -forgot the name
Oh and yeah–this is being made by THE sajid khan…
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January 18, 2013 at 6:00 PM
Omg lol –look who’s the latest rockstar in the tightest possible leotards ? Or strangulating clothesline—
Sonakshi !! On the dance floor!
God save that floor..,
I mean–she’s sometimes so gross that she ends up being cute (unlike a certain Kareena!)
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January 18, 2013 at 9:14 PM
showing sonakshi as the rockstar……sajid is trying to be “Himmatwala” here 😉
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January 18, 2013 at 9:18 PM
It’s a retro disco moment in the film.
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January 18, 2013 at 10:48 PM
Sonakshi looks like Reena roy from that old film Sanam Teri Kasam.
Sonakshi, Meenakshi good traditional names. akshi!
Both are medium successful stars.
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January 19, 2013 at 12:48 AM
MS was very pretty – unlucky – perhpas didn’t have a good script sense. Her best was Damini. Aamir has a surprising guest role in this film:
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January 19, 2013 at 12:51 AM
although my fav. song from damini is this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2yHpkuERPk
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January 19, 2013 at 12:53 AM
sorry this one is my fav. – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZUZptImIvw
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January 19, 2013 at 2:12 AM
Aamir’s dance was cute. I think she settled for married life and she seems to be quite happy. There used to be gossip about Santoshi and her.
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January 19, 2013 at 3:18 AM
yeah. An old interview of her: http://m4my.com/226573-Meenakshi-Sheshadri-talks-about-her-marriage.html
she was really pretty – and I envy her husband 🙂 Santoshi was mad abt her and i doubt he has still recovered from that rejection.
MS turned 49 in last nov and she lives in Texas with her hubby and two kids – http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/discussion/where-are-they-now-meenakshi-sheshadri
In fact she was very good in Meri Jung – Hero and Ghayal also. An actress with no gossip around her (barring that santoshi thing which was from his side) – fantastic dancer and and an amazing career starting with Miss India at 17 and then a big break in the films followed by a sudden disappearance in 97 for a married life. A destiny’s child.
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January 19, 2013 at 7:42 AM
She resides is Plano,TX and I met her at an Indian grocery store and she was exceptionally rude to me – and her fans – and very bitter about her past in the film industry..it was like she was never the one that worked in the film industry..
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January 19, 2013 at 8:02 AM
Didn’t know she was in the US.
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January 19, 2013 at 7:46 AM
Maybe she wants to lead an ordinary life buying blueberries and breakfast cereal.
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January 19, 2013 at 9:09 AM
@An Jo – maybe santoshi’s hounding still haunts her in the subconcious……..and perhaps as sanjana says she wants just to live a layman’s life
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January 19, 2013 at 11:50 AM
“” I met her at an Indian grocery store and she was exceptionally rude to me”
What did u do/say to her Ann?
(that made her so rude)
Perhaps u took the ‘himmatwala’ title (as in this thread) too seriously 🙂
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January 19, 2013 at 9:43 AM
quite grounded MS –
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January 19, 2013 at 9:44 AM
another video with SS –
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January 19, 2013 at 10:02 AM
Raju, one simple question for you. If you are offered Salman’s life with all those crores on the one hand and Ileana on the other, which option will you accept?
2 options KBC style
Ileana.
Or
Crores and fame
Phone a friend? Perhaps AA may volunteer.
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January 19, 2013 at 10:33 AM
Lol Sanjana 🙂 simple answer to that “simple” question is: I will go for salman’s life. Ileana will in any case come to me only whether I go for sallu’s life or not 🙂 and if none of these options work – I can request you for a date to discuss about more simpler probable offers in my life 😉
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January 19, 2013 at 10:48 AM
btw thnx for bringing back ileana to my attention – span 🙂
here is IDC – my darling 🙂
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January 19, 2013 at 10:53 AM
this video also is a fun watch:
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January 19, 2013 at 11:40 AM
Hmm think the solution is that I will have to ‘lend’ my assistant director sanjana to be ileana!
Ps-Enjoy unique raju -but remember ‘no-touch’ policy !
Enjoy folks 🙂
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January 19, 2013 at 12:04 PM
Haha Btw raju unique -this ‘chance’ for u was only for today–but seems u have already ran away…scared lol
Ps-don’t worry sanjana – i will find more roles for u… Lets get bak to the studio 🙂
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January 19, 2013 at 1:57 PM
these retro posters look really good.
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January 19, 2013 at 8:20 PM
Wait, does himmatwala redux feature tamannah and sonakshi? I don’t remember the original all that well, so not sure if there were two heroines there…
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January 19, 2013 at 8:37 PM
Think Sonakshi’s is a guest appearance for the song.
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January 25, 2013 at 9:10 AM
now this latest poster is truly C grade! Doesn’t seem to belong to the same film as the others even otherwise.
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January 25, 2013 at 9:15 AM
But don’t you think the posters are fun and much better than the trailer.
And you are right that this one is very dissimilar from the earlier ones. Also in the trailer Devgn has a moustache whereas it’s absent in the earlier 3 posters (which btw were released before the shooting had started)
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January 25, 2013 at 5:48 PM
Not to come across in defence for Sajid Khan and the brand of cinema he makes (which is shameless, mindless and pointless comedies and masala potboilers), however the tone of critique and resistance towards him seems to be higher when every other director from Rohit Shetty to David Dhawan to Priyadarshan to Anees Bazmee does exactly the same thing…..? He does make some crazy claims, however to be fair, he has delivered a hat-trick of hits to date and has a 100% BO track record.
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January 25, 2013 at 5:49 PM
On a BO note, I think this will be Ajays biggest hit since SINGHAM, and possibly Sajid Khans biggest hit. Ecspecially, at the single screens, this kinda stuff in this mould is still unfloppable.
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January 27, 2013 at 10:54 PM
I will never make a flop film – shouts Sajid Khan..HIMMATWAALA will be among the top 3 grossers in 2013; to listen to more of such Aesop’s fables, watch this first-look launch video..
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January 27, 2013 at 10:57 PM
Video embed didn’t work..
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/more/videos/view/id/1704424
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January 28, 2013 at 10:24 AM
Another sad news – the murder of Sai Paranjape’s classis is set for April 5th – tweeted by some ar!@hole director called Zafar==
Ali Zafar’s next film Chashme Baddoor is also ready to release. He updated: ‘Chashme Baddoor to release 5 th April. March I shoot for my next one & April is the U.S/Canada tour.’
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February 4, 2013 at 2:54 PM
I find the claims below really really funny, Jeetendra being a close second to Amitabh bachchan in early 80’s for a few years. Hahaha.
“With lifetime earnings of over 6 crores, this film was the 4th Highest Grosser of 1983 (Behind: Amitabh Bachchan’s Coolie [9cr] / Sunny Deol’s Betaab [6.75cr] / Jackie Shroff’s Hero [6.25cr]) and thus bagging a Super Hit verdict for itself. Just like Ajay Devgn, Jeetendra was also a ‘superstar’ of his times, but after the release of Himmatwala in 1983, he attained the peak of his career and was only 2nd to Amitabh Bachchan for a couple of years to follow, as far as box office and actors’ renumeration were concerned. Well, we guess Ajay must be hoping the same to happen to him with this big ticket release.”
http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/himmatwala-hit-or-flop-box-office-prediction/
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February 4, 2013 at 2:59 PM
Like all his previous films, director Sajid Khan made some attention-grabbing statements about the box office records for Himmatwala at the trailer launch which has fuelled expectations in the industry and the audience.
Himmatwala will be the Biggest Grosser till date for everyone (Actor, Producers & Director) associated with this film: Well this prediction seems to be very much achievable. The excitement that the first look and the trailer has generated, entry into the coveted 100cr club is a given for Himmatwala. Moreover, it is expected to surpass the biggest hits of Ajay, Sajid and Vashu Bhagnani in all probability. In this regard, the toughest to be broken is the record of UTV’s Rowdy Rathore, which can only be achieved if Himmatwala has universal acceptance.
http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/himmatwala-hit-or-flop-box-office-prediction/
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March 11, 2013 at 10:27 AM
Its true, Jeetu had a career resurgence of sorts after Himmatwala. He had several hits in this South Indian Masala Genre for 3-4 yrs in the mid-80s. Jeetu was known as the ‘Jumping Jack’ for his ability to bounce back in his career every few years. The 80s resurgence was his last jumping jack moment.
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March 11, 2013 at 10:34 AM
Actually one might even call it a “surge” rather than a “REsurgence”, since he really had no period of sustained commercial success prior to those films…
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