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Enjoyed Army of the Dead. It’s pop-corn entertainer and nothing serious but well does well for its genre and brings something new. Maybe there will be sequel. Entertaining.
Yoodha “The guy who kills Moosa is played by a certain Ashwin Kunder, brother of Shirish Kunder of Farah Khan fame. He stays in my society. I ran into him a few times at the gym.”
No, the guy who kills Moosa is not Ashwin Kunder. He’s the guy who kills Pasha and attacks in hospital. Moosa is killed by Sajid, who is played by Shahab Ali.
Kareena is 40 now. She’ll be 43 by the time movie releases. Not sure if that’s ideal age for playing this role. Then you need to have older Ram and others to match her.
To think Akshaye Khanna was offered lead role in Family Man and he quoted huge price and they offered to Manoj Bajpayee who was so much cheaper than him. Can’t imagine Khanna in this role anymore. It’s his loss!
can we all filmy geeks from SS join the below group on Telegram? We can keep adding more geeks such as us and grow our community. Since your phone number is kept anonymous on Telegram, no privacy violation as well.
In a 2012 interview with Deccan Chronicle, Priyamani said that she does not want to gain momentum by latching on to Vidya’s success. “I don’t need to take tips from my second cousin about which films to sign or not. I’m too independent to seek her advice,” she said. “I may get more mileage if I bounce Vidya’s name in the Mumbai media, but I am totally averse to that idea. Some people may boast about their links to climb up the ladder but I’m not like that. Nothing can replace talent,” she added.
These images of his lineup, the variety and the prestige associated with most (Bachchan Pandey is a treat for his single screen fans and probably most sought after among these) , Akshay is now my route to cinema halls.
Hats off to Akshay who has perhaps 10-12 films to release over the next 2 years and revive Bollywood box office post pandemic. Sooryavanshi on Independence Day and Prithviraj on Diwali/Christmas will show the way.
Aamir Khan to battle Viswanathan Anand in a game of chess to raise money for fighting Covid-19
The event is called ‘Checkmate Covid’ and is being organised to help raise fund for chess community members who have been dealing with the virus. It is said to be held on June 13 and will reportedly feature a slew of celebrities playing the game against Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand.
So billionaires’ best trick is to hold assets and never sell them, instead putting them as collateral and using loan money for their lifestyle. Avoiding tax, they also get loan relief. Thus, the rich get richer, the poor gets poorer and the middle class gets f*cked.
There is a theory/rumor that someone close to Administration released the information to buttress the pending legislation to tax the rich.
ps – It is illegal to give this private information.
The Family Man 2: Five times when JK got schooled about Tamil Nadu
JK and his penchant for expletive-filled conversations with his work buddy Srikant Tiwari have been a main source of humour in the show since season one. The showrunners, Raj and DK, however, in the latest season use this character to debunk a few cliches of south India.
Family Man 2 actor Uday Mahesh on playing Chellam sir, becoming internet’s ‘darling’ at 51
Actor Uday Mahesh says he had never imagined that his character Chellam sir in The Family Man season 2 will dominate every discourse on social media. The actor speaks about his name in the show, which roughly translates to ‘darling’ in Tamil.
From the health ministry using his meme to encourage people to get vaccinated to the Uttar Pradesh police department using his reference, Chellam has grown beyond the character’s minor presence on the web show.
Both movies – A Quiet Place 2 and Godzilla vs Kong will be crossing 100M milestones at US box office this weekend. US bo is on the way to recovery. Wonder when Bollywood will get its first 100 cr film in post pandemic era? I reckon it will take 3-4 big releases to get there.
I Day is on Sunday. But at this time a theatre release itself is like a winning lottery compared to the situation a month ago.
2 months from now looks alright.
I means from the first film ever to get shows 24×7 in Mumbai , this is somewhat of a compromise for everyone.
Watched Vakeel Saab on Amazon. What was meant to be a hard hitting gritty tale of prejudice and injustice against women has been transformed into a cringy mash up of Damini meets Singham. The entire essence of the story has been completely lost thanks to “Power Star’s” non sensical antics and steroid action. And of course last but not the least since this is Tollywood they’d surely have a heroine (however unnecessary to the plot she is, played by a predictably cardboard Shruti Hassan) and a caricature antagonists played by the ever reliable 2 bit clowns Mukesh Rishi & Prakash Raj. RIP Pink! 2/5 (slightly more watchable than your average commercial Telugu farts like Vikramarkudu & Rebel, if that’s any consolation).
JJWS was an average fare at box office. But HHRPK was a hit to Superhit no matter what source you are looking at.
Lagaan was indeed Aamir’s 10th box office hit. The road to Lagaan:
1. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
2. Dil
3. Dil Hain Ke Manta Nani
4. Hum Hai Rahu Pyar Ke
5. Rangeela
6. Raja Hindustani
7. Ishq
8. Ghulam
9. Sarfarosh
10. Lagaan
Ghulam & Sarfarosh were semi hits elevated to Hit by BOIs skewed methodology. Not sure about DHKMN as well. Anyhow trade methodology is a never ending debate. AKs come a long way from ordinary hits to record breaking historic BBs.
BOI’s classification is a joke. I remember when Mangal Pandey released they had it as Average. A few years later they revised it to Below Average and now they have it as Flop. Its box office collections (30 cr nett) did not change over the years, did it?
For reference, Komal Nahta’s FI had given the the verdict ‘Overflow’ to films like DHKMN, Sarfarosh and Ghulam. It translates to box office ‘Hits’ in common parlance.
Yes, movies like DHKMN, HHRPK, Ghulam or Sarfarosh were not big blockbusters. Does not mean regular hits can be downgraded for not being all time grossers.
Nahta’s methodology has changed over the years with more lucrative satellite & digital deals for production houses of films. The overflow of the 90s is not the same as overflow of today. 90s overflow films were mostly the semi hits. By FIs method even Ghajini is meant to be an overflow due to record breaking acquisition costs. Nahta still went ahead & called it a super hit due to record breaking deals for the producers & bo numbers (production deals were never part of FI classifications in the 90s). Same for Singh is King, 2.0, War, TZH etc. By 80s & 90s yardstick of FI all these films would be Semi Hits/Hits.
Nahta’s FI classification is quite consistent over 90s or today. The really big grossers and profitable films make it to ‘A’ category of hits in FI. Most ordinary hits find their way into the Overflow or ‘B’ category. The huge acquisition costs dont exist in a bubble, it comes with various revenue streams available now apart from theatrical revenue. Semi-hit films actually go into the ‘Commission Earners’ category in FI.
Rather than acquisition price, more often its the COP that is taken into account.
Btw, dont see the relevance of talking about only blockbusters and downgrading smaller hits when talking wrt to Lagaan. Lagaan was a small hit, nothing in terms of box office as the blockbuster Gadar.
With several examples, i claimed, proved and shared in SS that BOI’ s opening reporting are better and faster, Komal’s final numbers are good and Taran’s classification is best.
All three exceling in one of the areas of BO.
Taran’s classification is good. But his classifications are not available for anytime before his twittering days. Do you have any archive of Taran’s verdicts? If not, then Komal’s FI verdicts are the ones we have and will have to do with.
Taran’s classification is even worse than BOI. Case in point, Ready being an ATBB and Sultan being a BB. Anyhow when it comes to Lagaan, its a far bigger Hit than we credit it for (partly due to the overshadowing box office run of Gadar). For a predominantly niche narrative catering mainly to metropolitan & semi metropolitan audiences the movie’s gross outshined the likes of Rang De Basanti, Chak De and ZNMD.
Even leaving behind the comparison with Gadar, Lagaan was not exactly that big at box office. It was made with a big budget of 25 cr and did around 35 cr nett in India. In that terms, it was a smaller hit than the likes of Sarfarosh, Ghulam or DHKMN which did nett business that was twice their respective budgets. Its strange that you are downgrading the box office hits like DHKMN or HHRPK and uplifting Lagaan. Actually these were all small hits and not a patch to the recent 5 All Time Grossers that Aamir has delivered.
And all this is strictly in box office terms. An iconic film like Lagaan cant be evaluated only in terms of box office. Its counted as one of the finest films of 21st century coming from Bollywood. It will have a much longer shelf life than just 20 years.
Lagaan might’ve had high costs (20 Cr+ if I remember correct) but had zero face value barring Aamir Khan. Director Ashutosh was an unknown till then with a dismal track record leading up to Lagaan. With the entire film solely banking on AKs shoulders the collections & theatrical footfall was a far greater achievement than the likes of Sarfarosh & Fanaa which had added face value & better known directors. All that with a Gadar clash! As for the timelessness, completely agree on Lagaan. Its second on my list of AK films after Dangal (tied with Sarfarosh).
Not sure what you mean. Sarfarosh was by a first time director with no previous track record. Also not sure what face value Sonali Bendre brought in box office terms.
Sarfarosh was the first content film from AK that worked well at box office. But it was a medium budget film made with 8 cr which did a decent 18+ cr nett at box office.
Lagaan on the other hand was the first big budget movie with content of AK (COP around 25 cr including P&A) that did well at the box office. But it was not a bigger hit than Sarfarosh in terms of ROI. Both Lagaan and Sarfarosh were regular hits, but their offbeat nature and strong content laid the foundation for AK to work on for the later stages of his career.
Referring to Naseeruddin Shah as an antagonist who was well within the commercial domain through the 80s & 90s. ROI is only one of the multiple yardsticks to judge a film’s success and from an audience perspective it has little to no value.
‘Slightly more recognizable’ does not really help in box office terms. Sarfarosh was as offbeat and risky as Lagaan. Fortunately, both did well at box office and were clean hits. Claiming any of them to be more than that (a superhit or blockbuster) is simply not the truth. And they were both legitimate box office hits, no matter from which methodology one judges their trade outcome.
Same goes for other smaller hits of AK in the nineties – HHPPK, DHKMN, Ghulam, etc. Aamir may not have been a top box office draw in the nineties like he is at present, but he was still a superstar with many box office hits in that era (as i have listed above). Not every hit has to be a blockbuster like Dil or Raja Hindustani. Every superstar’s filmography is checkered with small hits and superhit/blockbusters. Thats the way of life.
JJWS collections were not bad. 4 cr nett, before HAHK changed the trade dynamics, was a decent haul in its time. But it had high costs associated with it due to reshooting of almost the entire movie. Also it was Mansoor’s next after the superhit QSQT, so expectations were quite high.
True. Rarely ever seen that kind of euphoria around a movie. Gadar came like a storm no one predicted and for several weeks blew the whole nation away.
It was amazing and once in a lifetime stuff for anyone who lived through those moments in and around cinemas in India.
Gadar benefitted hugely with the mood of the country after Kargil war and the story idea was always good of Ramayan and Ram going into Pakistan and getting Sita back. Indians love the idea to the core. Something similar was achieved in Vicky Kaushal’s URI, another no expectation small movie which did unbelievable business. Common theme Indian winning and Pakistan losing. Actually the first country which used the word Pakistan as negative and villain was Sarfarosh and that laid the foundation and then Kargil war and then Gadar and now we are in the age of Uri.
High Court Asks Mithun Chakraborty To Join Via Video For Questioning In Incitement Case
The court directed the investigating officer to afford a reasonable time to Mithun Chakraborty for his appearance by way of a video conference.
Mr Chakraborty claimed that the utterances of such film dialogues were only recreational and that he is innocent and in no way connected with any offence as alleged by the complainant.
The complainant claimed in his FIR at the Manicktala police station that the actor had used dialogues like “marbo ekhane lash porbe shoshane” (Will hit you here and the body will land in the crematorium) and “ek chobole chabi” (one snakebite and you will turn into a photograph) at a rally here after he joined the BJP on March 7.
Great ranking. Usually there is always a movie you would disagree with. There i dont.
Surprised to see return of Hanuman as Anurag’s work. It was a good watch in cinemas.
Black Friday and GOW are bona fide classics. Mukkabaaz, Paanch and Ugly were very good films too.
Gulaal was brilliant in portions and a very unique film, which is strangely more relevant today than the era it was released in.
Also liked Manmarziyaan. No Smoking was a very brave experiment for its time and a film meant to spark debates.
Raman Raghav was okay.
Dev D and The Girl in Yellow Boots were weird and flat. Didn’t like them.
All in all an impressive and diverse filmography that ushered in a new experimental wave and encouraged filmmakers to grapple with and deliver new ideas.
He has been a good contributor to Hindi cinema.
Lol! My favorite film of his is perhaps Black Friday which is something of a tolerable 5/10. Even with decent content, the narratives & presentation of his films are truly horrendous & often downright crass in my opinion. Somewhat like a Quentin Tarantino of Hindi cinema.
This movie substantially raised the standard of action movie of those times. Even now, hand to hand combat hasnt touched KKK level which released several decades ago.
Action movies now have been wired but nothing beats a raw actioner.
For me this was the most iconic poster of 90s movies. Remember this poster planted all over the city amd watching KKK first day night show in a full house. Best action film for me.
Lol undertaker stage name he… Real undertaker bhag gaya tha 1994 me tab isiko undertaker bana diya tha isliye yahi undertaker tha jab 1996 me khiladio ka khiladi aayi thi… Research karke comment kiya karo 😂 pic.twitter.com/NVQPuDRU9u
It's Been a 25 Years Since #KhiladiyonKaKhiladi Released. It was the First solo film of Akshay Kumar to open to BUMPER response at box Office. Film Was Outstanding in Terms of Action, Performance & Songs 🔥
Neena Gupta reveals daughter Masaba saved her life during traumatic The Sword Ki Tipu Sultan fire
‘I saw a lightman on fire, running towards me,’ Neena Gupta recalled the ‘traumatic’ blast on The Sword of Tipu Sultan sets. The actor was in a conversation with Kareena Kapoor Khan, who launched Neena’s memoir Sach Kahun Toh.
"I would like to make a biopic on myself and I would like to act in it. Something should happen in my life and a biopic should be made on me and that film should break Baahubali's record also": Sushant pic.twitter.com/xHHiNU5NfH
“I became a producer by accident because I didn’t get anyone to back a film like Lagaan. I thought it would be a one-off scenario, but later, I realized that production gave me the levy to do things the way I wanted to. It’s a good thing for me, but I need to do it my way. If you look at AKP, we have probably produced less than 10 films in 20 years. We are not a production house that believes in quantity, we are a boutique house. I can’t free the handloom, till the product is ready. Right now, I am busy with Laal Singh (Chaddha). I will move onto the next once this is ready,” he explains and quickly adds, “I believe in doing one thing at a time, but properly. In our production house, if you love a story, you make it without thinking about box-office. And touchwood, we have a 100% track record till date. We haven’t lost money on a single film.” – Aamir Khan
“Well, I have nothing against OTT, it’s a great platform and I love watching things stuff there. I just feel that the work that I do and, the work that I make, I’m a cinema person, a theatre lover. I like watching it in the cinema hall. So, no matter when I make my films, I’d like the first exhibition to be in a cinema hall irrespective of when that happens. Of course, I’d like it to come on OTT finally, but I’m a person who’d first like to see it in on the big screen.” – Aamir Khan
“Akshay kumar (& Ajay) are the only star who didn’t had any all time blockbusters of that era!” ~ technically Akshay does not have BBs as big as Sanju, Padmaavat, YJHD, KNPH, Dhoom 2 & Tanhaji as well (except the multi starrer Mohra where he was a supporting actor) 😉
Jis din aapke hero ka movie ko television pe blockbuster opening milega then tell me.
If you dont know about the response of Laxmii on television, google it. You might get a shock of a life making you to do all sort of things- question the source, data and then say so what????
The television record makes it No 1 ever right from 1elevisionst screening onwards. This news was shared earlier as well. Am surprised by everyone is ignoring this?
Shame because its time to realise Akshay’s worst film of last 5 year still got the best television view.
No 2 is Housefull.
Sultan and war is next but miles behind.
#Laxmii becomes the only Bollywood movie to have 60lacs+ Impressions in it's first 5 screenings…!! With Total Impressions of 5.78cr … It's average in first 5 screenings touches 1.15cr mark. pic.twitter.com/i2o31E4GVn
— 丂нυ͢͢͢внαηкαя ⚡ Leͥgeͣnͫd ᴳᵒᵈ (@Akshay_1God) June 10, 2021
In an age where digital platforms are in the process of dismantling satellite television, junkies like BOI wanna deliver verdicts based on TRPs and BARC ratings (the authenticity of which itself is unproven yet) and yet write 5K word articles on how cinema business is the one & only judge of BO success. Good enough to please their rabid fans & wet fantasies though!
Lagaan: a game changer, a milestone for Hindi cinema that redefined entertainment.
A once-in-a-lifetime kind of movie experience. The ones that caught it in theater were the lucky ones of the time.
As a Hindi film lover and cinema buff in general, there cannot be a greater gift than this. Hands down one of the greatest films you will ever see.
The slack narrative in the 1st half (needless songs & some unnecessary monologues leading to it becoming overlong) was the only drawback in an otherwise near flawless film.
The pandemic has hit businesses hard and the entertainment industry has also had to bear the brunt of it. One more South Mumbai cinema hall will now soon give way to a mall. Dreamland Cinema, situated in Grant Road, is going under redevelopment. The owner of the cinema Yunus Supariwala, when contacted, informs, “It is going to redevelopment and a mall will be built here but there will be a small theatre which will continue screening of films”. Supariwala had taken over Dreamland Cinema 35 years ago. “When I took over the cinema hall, ‘Tezaab’ was the first film that was screened there and it ran for 50 weeks. The last film that played here was Tiger Shroff’s ‘Baaghi 3’,” he shares emotionally.
Dreamland Cinema was one of the more prominent theatres in Mumbai for film releases during the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. Films like Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Baazigar’, Jaya Prada’s ‘Sargam’, and Madhuri Dixit’s ‘Tezaab’ were screened there. A film critic, who used to frequent the hall, adds, “This theatre made Madhuri Dixit, Shah Rukh Khan, and Jaya Pradha into stars as all these films ran for several weeks and drew an audience from all around the main city of Mumbai. ‘Bhuvan Shome’, one of the first art films, was screened in a matinee show here”.
On the first day of my job, I went to the make-up studio and switched on a tubelight. Ramanand Sagar, who worked there, told me that extras could not use the lights.
I felt bad, and told him that one day, I will become a bigger actor, and he would come to me.
A voice from behind me said, ‘Great! Maintain this spirit.’
It was Prithviraj Kapoor. From that day, we became friends.
There was a government scheme in those days called the Annuity Policy (the policy allowed one to save money for retirement).
In those days, Income Tax taxed higher income people more than 90 percent — it was like taking away the whole income.
Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Bharat Bhushan and other actors took Annuity Policies instead of their salaries directly from the producer. Then there was a scam, and the government withdrew the policy and the money. So the actors would hold meetings after meetings to get their money back. Still, nothing happened.
Since I was president of the Cine Art Association then, I had to go to Delhi to represent the actors. I told them we would go to the Supreme Court if the money wasn’t returned.
The money was eventually returned, and all the actors in the industry hailed me!
I would have attended kavi sammelans with Jan Nisar Akhtar (Javed Akhtar’s father), Sahir Ludhianvi and Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan was a child then, and would often accompany his father.
The best thing about those times is that actors did not have vanity vans, so we would all sit together and chat.
Good to see UK & Europe ramping up on vaccinations & sticking to limited reopening despite a spike in infections unlike the good for nothing so called expert panel of celebrity doctors in India who have no solution in sight apart from endless lockdowns. For every covid and non covid death due to lack of finances (post job losses courtesy lockdowns), these rogue doctors & scientists recommending blanket mindless lockdowns along with the government should be made to pay out of their own pockets. Its high time the advisory committees include economists along with doctors. Job losses lead to bankruptcy and this corrupt government does not compensate nor does treatment for Covid or non covid diseases come for free.
Posting the same comment twice does not make it valid. Those who are optimistic in the trade are expecting 75 cr or so here as the upper limit. This wont do 100 cr by any means.
Yeah…100 cr nett if situation is like December at the time of release.
I am getting this number based on 50% deficit.
So a
100 cr potential might do 50-60 cr
150 cr potential would do 75-80 cr,
200 cr potential would do 100 cr.
300 cr potential would do 150 cr or so. Q1
The question is why are the makers of Sooryavanshi chickening out everytime when it comes to releasing it? It seems like they have no confidence in their product that it can have a long run in theaters and be profitable. Instead they are desperate for conditions returning to normalcy, so that they can have a good opening weekend at least.
Reliance may release 83 before Shetty decides on the release date of Sooryavanshi.
Now, film producer Ramesh Taurani too has a reason to suspect that he has been scammed and that a vaccination camp he organised for his employees could have been victim of a similar racket.
Mr Taurani, who heads Tips Industries Limited, had organised a camp for 365 employees on May 30 and June 3. But they are yet to receive a vaccination certificate.
“Yes, we are still waiting for the certificates and when my office people contacted him (Sanjay Gupta from SP Events), he said it will come by this Saturday (June 12). We got 356 people vaccinated and paid ₹ 1,200 per dose plus GST. But more than the money, now we are worried about what was given to us. Is it genuine Covishield or any saline water?” he said.
Sunny Deol was a loud-mouth idiot whose dumb films were a pain in the arse to watch. No comparisons with Ghulam. This was a good remake of On The Waterfront and is still watchable after all these years.
As for box office, ‘Aati Kya Khandala’ was a rage and it took a bumper opening. Its business in Mumbai circuit alone out grossed 95% of Akshay films in the nineties. Looks like you have taken a cue from Shivaay to downgrade Aamir’s hits. Ghulam was actually a bigger hit than Sarfarosh as per ROI. Nahta had it AA(Superhit) in Mumbai circuit, which was a big deal even in the nineties and not just now.
Rangeela was a bigger hit, but that had a lot to do with Urmila’s body show.
“Sunny Deol was a loud-mouth idiot whose dumb films were a pain in the arse to watch” – Rajkumar Santoshi’s trio of Ghayal, Damini & Ghatak were solid content oriented masala films of the 90s that molded Sunny the way he was meant to be (far better films than Gadar imo). Santoshi’s one of the better film makers out there & hence no one else could make the most of Sunny’s limitations. Rangeela was more of a tapori version of a chocolate hero, good performance in a mediocre film. Haven’t watched Ghulam, Sarfarosh was & remains one of the best action thrillers from Hindi cinema ever (only held back slightly by Sonali’s dumb antics).
Raj Santoshi movies with Sunny were way above and beyond Ghulaam.
Gosh,…
Ghulaam was not even close to Jeet or Ziddi etc.
Ghulam was more a mediocre movie but with an outstanding khandala song dance perfomance and a good train sequence in first half. The entire second half was unconvincing.
Anyway, this purpose of posting old movies of Aamir khan and eliciting response was a jice attempt. Wake me up when the release date of Aamir’s next is announced. For.old movies i have OTT. Dont need to chat here.
LOL … Go watch Ziddi and Jeet and other Sunny Deol’s ridiculous films on OTT. No one cares about your comments. Mostly they are ridiculous jokes about exaggerating your small star Akshay into something larger than he is. So no one is eliciting your response, your silence is most welcome relief.
And why so worked up on Aamir’s next announcement? Let LSC be completed and release first. Some people dont try to do everything together and works on one thing at a time, like Aamir. Otherwise you ofte wind up with a mediocre filmography like your great Akshay Kumar.
“Sarfarosh > Ghulam > Rangeela.”
Strongly disagree, Ghulam was nothing but a copy of Kabaa which was a copy of On The Waterfront. Rangeela is a metafilm that is as good, if not better than La La Land. Sarfarosh was a terrific film but the track with Sonali and Jo Haal Dil ka out of nowhere pull it down a notch.
For me, Rangeela>Sarfarosh>Ghulam
BTW, where’s An Jo? Haven’t seen him comment in a while.
“Ghulam was nothing but a copy of Kabaa which was a copy of On The Waterfront.”
On The Waterfront is a classic. Ghulam is an Indianized adaptation of it, which was quite good. Whereas, Rangeela maybe a meta film, but it was quite mediocre as a film; although perhaps one of Ramu’s better films. Sarfarosh is an accepted classic in its genre.
Adaptations/remakes have their own value of reinterpreting the source material. A film does not become any less just because it was an adaptation/remake. Aamir had the best filmography among his contemporaries even in the nineties, but many of them were remakes, which does not make them any less:
Never found anything great about Rangeela to be honest. Fancy terms like meta cannot change its near script less nature. At least that’s my opinion. Even by RGVs standards his top 3 remain Satya, Company & Sarkar.
Let me just say you seem to devalue the good things in life like Rangeela or SRK. Of course, if that is any better than constantly counting Akshay-Akshay on a japmala like Naveen is up for debate.
Aman, grow up. No one here is interested in you being gay or bisexual or whether your sex life is a power trip or just for pleasure.
An erotic song or being ‘meta’ does not mean Rangeela is worth its salt. And when your arguments fail, you are resorting to personal name calling and innuendoes. There is a difference in calling a star a baboon and directly attacking a fellow member personally when you are at the end of your wits.
Try to keep the forum clean or its on Munna to again clean up the garbage.
Hey you were the one who talked about my wet dreams and gor personal when I simply alluded to Urmilla’s iconic status from that film. The power trip joke was because you said SRK was part of my wet dream.
Talking about Rangeela, I think the hype around its 25 years is enough to prove that it along with AAA and JJWS are Aamir’s most iconic films from the 90s. Ghulam is essentially a carryover from Rangeela’s Munna. There hasn’t been a film that depicts the Bombay film industry, specifically in the 90s in such a fantasy manner while still covering a great deal of the happenings. The music, the songs are simply extraordinary both as audio and visual. The cinematography, lighting and technique were first class. It’s essentially plot-less, but each part is so great and even if fluff, it’s brilliantly made fluff. I think you and Shivaay are simply not fans of the genre.
Off topic but Raveena in tip tip barsa paani is exponentially more erotic than Urmila’s Rangeela act. That’s just me perhaps since Raveena is the most graceful & underrated actress I’ve found in Hindi cinema since Dimple (couldn’t take my eyes off her even at this age in Tenet, her poise & elegance is the evident reason why she was Nolan’s first choice). As for wet dreams I guess Akshay & SRK induce the maximum of them for 2 certain users on this forum, much more than any leading lady has ever done 😉
“Akshay-Akshay on a japmala like Naveen is up for debate.”
No debate can happen without getting personal right?
When your star has 7 movie lineup in next 12 months then i will see that even if you post 10 news and comment to illogical responses 15 times…..we are looking at minimum 25 comments per movie.
Now for someone whose star doesnt work or is not getting work find me this way…..a lot has to be asked about your star. Isnt it?
This is my ranking. Again i have seen all three in cinemas
in the first weekend and i have the cinematic experiencentp go with me.
Please spell out where, how and when you watched these movies. The effect of movies is substantially affected.
Marcus- you seem more like a laptop download movie expert giving opinions here. Looks, why dont you chat on piratebay instead? There are comment section there too and with like minded people.
Rangeela was indeed a hot favorite of lousy frontbenchers due to Urmila’s body show. In fact, it had extended run in shady theaters which otherwise used to run hardcore porn. Otherwise it perhaps wudnt have been a Superhit based on just the merits of the film. Such was the nineties era.
As a movie Rangeela has nothing much going for it except goos music and Aamir’s tapori act.
Shivaay does it, now you too. Its actually a wrong way to look at cinemas. There is acually no such classification.
There are many would would pick Ghulaam over Sarfarosh as well ans those guys would also be called front benchers, tobacco chewing audience. Again, i dont beleive in bracketing audience. When you cannot explain the quality then you escape by saying these. Shivaay does this always. His understanding of cinema is raw, naive and biased.
Overall cinematic experience is what is final and at some level does depend on sensibilities of a person. Thats all.
Shivaay does it, now you too. Its actually a wrong way to look at cinemas. There is acually no such classification.
There are many would would pick Ghulaam over Sarfarosh as well ans those guys would also be called front benchers, tobacco chewing audience. Again, i dont beleive in bracketing audience. When you cannot explain the quality then you escape by saying these. Shivaay does this always. His understanding of cinema is raw, naive and biased.
Overall cinematic experience is what is final and at some level does depend on sensibilities of a person. Thats all.
There is a difference in what you call ‘cinematic experience’ of a film which is a visual spectacle like many mega-budget hollywood blockbusters and the loud, OTT action films that Bollywood in nineties used to spurn out in dozens every year.
Since you are a self-proclaimed regular theater viewer of the nineties, one does not need to explain the what section of audience these Sunny Deol/Akshay Kumar flicks used to cater to.
Leaving that aside, even in today’s terms there is a stark difference of ‘cinematic difference’ of watching Sherni and Black Widow in theaters.
Not every film is a Avatar, which needs to be hailed as a true cinematic experience. What really matters is the ‘shelf life’ of a film. Lets view it this way, how many Sunny Deol/Akshay Kumar flicks are watchable today? None is the frank answer you will get from most cinema lovers. Ghulam is a much more refined take on the genre that is watchable even today. Partly because it was an adaptation of a classic.
“Shivaay does this always. His understanding of cinema is raw, naive and biased” – everyone has personal biases & favorite genres so you might as well stop with your whining & bogus rants. And yes the crass masala pukeworthy film genre is a disgrace to some of us movie viewers. Live with it!
Yes, its strange. But he did do Shikhar with Devgn and Shahid. When that movie flopped, he went into oblivion. Last I heard he was planning a Sarfarosh sequel with John Abraham.
Some 4-5 Hollywood films are getting ready to release in India over July-Aug timeline. Not sure about Bell Bottom, but this will definitely get the multiplexes back in business.
In US, Quiet Place II is all set to break the 125M barrier, while Godzilla vs Kong is likely to cross the 100M barrier this weekend. F9, releasing next week, will hopefully break the 150M barrier in the post pandemic era.
A July 7th release makes sure it won’t see a theatrical release in India barring perhaps Telangana. In fact I do not see any major theatrical releases in India at even a 50% capacity till July ’22 until 80% of us are fully vaccinated. Any release & window of opportunity until then is pure bonus.
I dont think already completed movies like 83, Sooryavanshi, Satyamev Jayate 2, Shamsheera, etc will wait till next summer to release. The big budget films that are still in production will perhaps eye the later half of 2022 for release.
Btw, A Quiet Place II is turning out to be a bonafide post-pandemic hit. The 60M flick has crossed 125M in US this weekend and 200M globally.
Revisited Gadar Ek Prem Katha on its 20th anniversary.
I hadn’t liked it much at the time of its release, but thought maybe it would change my opinion now. But its mega success still eludes me.
The best thing about it is its first half, where everything falls into place nicely. However, the fluency in the narrative here is still no match for Sunny’s better films like Ghayal and Damini.
And the second half is where it magnificently falls apart. Its loud, brash, and melodramatic with the sensibilities of 80s potboilers. When Tara Singh escapes with his family, it becomes laughable. Maybe it would have been still made some sense if Anil Sharma’s direction was assured. Even the action scenes, supposedly the highlight, were not convincing.
The film’s mega success can be attributed to Pak bashing and the jingoistic flavor that the masses fell for. To compare this film with Lagaan, a far more superior film in every aspect, be it acting, directing, music, cinematography, production design, etc. would be a travesty. I suppose Gadar is still remembered for being the biggest success of the 21st century, but it was a very average film that rode on the ‘nationalism’ wave.
I still believe Lagaan, despite the big hit that it was, got the unfair treatment from audiences who went ga-ga over the much inferior Gadar. Lagaan despite the behemoth of a competition trended like a blockbuster, adding crores to its tally well until the 8th/9th week of release. Without Gadar’s release, sky could have been the limit for this.
I think it may as well had been Aamir’s first 50 cr nett film had it not clashed with Gadar. 50 cr nett was a big amount back in 2001, which wud have made Lagaan a Blockbuster hit. Aamir himself said that they had no idea that Gadar would become so huge!
Also, DCH released when Lagaan was running at its peak. I believe DCH cannibalized some of the metro audience, who may have shown up for repeat viewings of Lagaan.
I think Lagaan was mainly a metro hit, it did the maximum of its business. Gadar really was a behemoth at the single screens, not much of an overlapping audience.
Lagaan didn’t do great business outside of cities but it did better than DCH. Even Aamir gave interview regarding the same during after it’s release why it didn’t do so well in interiors. Basically, if you don’t watch cricket, you really can’t enjoy this movie at that level and then it becomes 2 hours cricket match without enjoying the details about cricket. I don’t see how an interior audience is supposed to find that entertaining movie when almost the whole movie is about cricket match. Both DCH and Lagaan, I have no issues if outside city audience don’t love it. They had to make this movie as per the subject and better to not add variations to cater to interiors.
Secondly, interiors were completely taken away by Gadar releasing on the same day and it never the momentum for Lagaan. Gadar had 24 shows at some places in Punjab and north India with daily 6-7 shows in single screens.
I watched Lagaan in cinema. It was the most memorable experience ever. I doubt any such surprise could happen today where an entire cricket match is a surprise.
I saw Gadar a week later. Never revisited it but did like it back then. The love story was done well from what I recall.
Imagine starting your career with KNPH and Gadar! Amisha Patel must have thought she was living the dream!
Yes, sad she was forgotten like that, and followed up with below par movies later.
I believe if she had connections in the industry or was the daughter of a famous producer/actor, she would’ve had a much longer innings with that start.
More than her start, she was also a very good actress. I remember really liking her performance in Gadar and some other movie where she’s dating a guy who’s gay (can’t recall the name). Sad to see her either doing an onlyfans or seemingly begging for work on Insta.
Gadar was a B grade retrograde hyperbole that was nothing more than guilty fun at best. Pakistan bashing originally began with Sarfarosh but that film was too refined & polished for our masses unlike a Gadar. Not much has changed even now though. A hyperbolic over the top Uri with Sunny Deol like dialogues & caricatures still rakes in millions while a far more refined, technically brilliant (and labored to an extent) Lakshya would have tasted moderate success even in today’s era. Lagaan was predominantly a metropolitan city film that didn’t penetrate well into the tier 2 & 3 centers (for unknown reasons). As for Gadar, the Ghayal or Ghatak yardstick is too high for this movie. It does not even light a candle against the equally jingoistic & cringy Border predominantly due to Border’s exceptionally well shot and choreographed battle scenes.
Lagaan was an unparalleled experience, almost impossible to pull off. Aamir and Gowarikar pulled off an astonishing masterpiece.
Quite unlike anything I had ever seen before.
Sherni is a good movie for those who are interested in environmental issues. Man is the main villain in dirtying and polluting the earth. Just imagine this earth without humans. There would have been lush greenery everywhere, no gutters and sewage and plastic. This two legged creature with brains and greed destroyed the beauty of this earth.
Vidya is good and even Tabu would have been good here.
Rip Environment and Nature!
Family Man is fourth on IMDb’s list of most popular shows in the world, Manoj Bajpayee celebrates
Actor Manoj Bajpayee is in a celebratory mode as The Family Man made it to the IMDb’s list of most popular TV shows in the world, which also features Loki and Mare of Easttown.
Wait, how come there was so much silence on 15 years of Rang De Basanti? It must be one of the influential films in the way it infused political consciousness in millenials from Jessica Lal to Jan Lokpal, it can all be traced back to this movie.
Even Guru won’t be celebrated in an India that has lower per capita income than Bangladesh. We’re stuck trying to chase out Bangladeshi infiltrators while Bangladesh becomes the new Asian Tiger. Of course this too is Nehru’s fault:
🇮🇳: We're going to skip industry and go directly to services!
Rang De Basanti (a mediocre film by a mediocre film maker) is everything that’s wrong with today’s spineless braindead millenials, a substandard piece of art that celebrates assassination of public servants & holding a society to ransom in the name of peaceful protests (politically motivated vendetta, the hub of which we witnessed on 26th January this year).
Post 90s millenials are a bunch of idiots celebrating false achievements with a sense of arrogance & high headedness with zero credentials & achievements (Virat Kohli is their perfect representative) that has taken the nation back by at least 3 decades after the relatively progressive 90s & 00s. As said by one of Naveen’s ridiculous statements here, they don’t care or have any idea about the past (thereby having zero idea about their own existence & how we got here) & yet wanna believe they own the present (akin to a so called self proclaimed #1 team with zero world championships in any format).
Cant say this film has aged well. Incidentally both blockbusters of Aamir in nineties (Raja Hindustani and this) are hardly a comparison with his other films in the nineties, but they were the biggest hits.
Among the early romantic Hits of Aamir, I wud anyday take the trio of QSQT, DHKMN and HHRPK over Dil/Raja Hindustani. JJWS was the best, but was not a Hit film.
Aamir’s romantic career is like Tom Hanks’ romcom phase in a sense. They were the mainstay of both careers and images at a point yet no one remembers them today.
Its due to progression of time and evolution of these actors. Today’s audience wont give a hoot about nineties films. Its just some of us who have nostalgia associated with that era.
It may be just me, but as i have said before, i wud take QSQT, DHKMN and HHRPK over DDLJ, DTPG and KKHH.
I don’t think that’s true, it’s just that Aamir or Hanks’ films in the romcom genre are simply not iconic films, with the exception of QSQT. Formula can never fall out of favor, all it needs is just freshness, like Crazy Rich Asians which would’ve been a 80s hindi film or a 90s romcom. The films that paved the formula get a life, even if the formula is HAHK.
Now that I think of it, both Sleepless in Seattle and Mann are inspired by An Affair To Remember. It’s also strange that Aamir is not called serial kisser.
A film first needs to be good to have shelf life. Being ‘iconic’ is more relevant to the time of its release, doesn’t necessarily imply long shelf life. QSQT has a timeless appeal rather than being a ‘iconic’ film.
But those who care abt old films will care abt QSQT, MPK, DDLJ (in order of release). Romance genre as such don’t age that well, except a rare few timeless films. Romantic stars are the most easily forgotten ones once their time is up. Its the nature of the genre.
In this site there is no one who appreciates Akshay Kumar. Not a soul. My purpose is to make the likes of Marcus, Shivaay, and one more name i am forgetting, etc. They are what i called the Annoyed CLUB.
Jalaane mein mazaa aata hai. Akshay keeps giving me ammo via successive hits and they keep getting annoyed. Lagataar, baar baat.
“It only you who care abt Akshay’s mediocre existence.”
In this site, yes looks like i am the One.
Else this side is loaded with one sided fans of Aamir who are posting his movies of 90s and living in past. Bhootkaal mein kain woh. Not in present. The annoyed club!
I practically have little interest in the past. Sometimes occasional nostaligia is fine. But mostly interested in sharing guilty pleasures.
Talking about already agreed good movies is waste of time.
I live in present and know that future is also mine. Mazaa aata hai and then with bhootkaal living annoyed club, lide gets some masala. Feel like villain and with bebas janta – NO/ONE film hero waale fans
Classic ke chakkar mein saare Aamir khan fans jawaani mein hi buddhe ho gaye hain. Bhoole bisre geet anr movies dekh rahe hain. 90s waale. 🤣🤣😂🤣😖😖😖
Kya faayda hua.
“I practically have little interest in the past. Sometimes occasional nostaligia is fine. But mostly interested in sharing guilty pleasures.” – akin to a statement of a 00s clown who has no idea of a pre smartphone world & believes Virat > Sachin, T20 is the holy grail & Bahubali’s akin to Sholay. I’m sure you cando better than this unless you yourself are a post mid 90s gen, the most worthless era of Indians that has led to complete socio economic collapse after high levels of progress (under both Congress & Vajpayee’s BJP) through the 90s & 00s. Heck its been a decade since we won a major multinational cricket tournament & our best Olympic performances of 08 & ’12. Sports is always the greatest socio economic, political indicator of a society, as being proved with India.
Amod Mehra states, “It clearly shows that Aamir Khan is feeling jealous that he couldn’t balance different kinds of cinema like Akshay. And he’s basically praising Akshay Kumar for managing it.”
I have a strong belief Aamir will end up making the biggest contribution to 21st century Hindi cinema. Check out the IMDB lists as well as the other favourites of cinephiles over the years: Lagaan, TZP, DCH, RDB, PK, 3 Idiots, and Dangal. At least two of these were turning points, inspiring filmmakers to unlearn what they knew about mainstream cinema and affecting change, quite like what we know about Hindi cinema off late.
Possibly and indirectly also killed the star culture to an extent, with the exception of Salman. While we were getting some good films thanks to Aamir’s sensibilities, we also got to, parallely, witness a ton of trash that started post Wanted/Dabangg, where commercial filmmakers were also trying their hand at masala filmmaking by remaking South films.
” killed the star culture to an extent”
Star culture will never die, not here and neither in Hollywood. The model closest to what Aamir is attempting is like Dilip Kumar or Raj Kapoor. Perhaps Raj Kapoor is the better comparison in terms of the impact and “brand” they both have (also the China fanbase). That Aamir killed the need for a star to have a genre is debatable but partly true.
Naveen, grow up. No one is ranting at you when you post about crappy films like Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi and Awaara Paagal Deewana. So whats your problem with Ghulam and Dil posts? At least they are better films to talk about.
Mnik surprisingly is high. Rest are average and rated accordingly. No surprises here. For bollywood films 8+ is good, 7+ is average and 6+ is poor. Apply this thumb rule and it works.
I don’t think there’s much surprise in MNIK being rated so high. It’s essentially the ultimate Oscar bait. SRK’s performance, while derivative, was quite effective and moving.
One of the aspect of desperate gang is that they do not apprecite greater talent. Like their total disregard to Kabir Singh which blasted a blockbuster. Not a word. Better acted than ghajini. Lekin Dil/Ghulaam movie ka dhol peetenge raat din. 😁😁
By the way this made my day
What a telent!! Kangana rocks. Cant see any other actress doing this convincingly.
As Tamil version of #Thalaivi gets certified, a reminder that #KanganaRanaut shot all her scenes separately for Tamil version for authenticity The fact that she aced every emotion in a language that's foreign to her just shows how great of an actor she is pic.twitter.com/hCgjlAmxJ0
Regarding Lagaan, I do think it very much is one of the most superior films Hindi cinema ever made.
On the Gadar posts shared above, however, there is one thing where everyone here has missed the point completely: the performance of Sunny Deol. He absolutely rocked in that role. Tara Singh was made for him. You cannot imagine anyone else in there and his performance lifted the film by several levels.
Remember we are talking about times when after Ziddi and Border, for more than a decade, there barely was any action film working universally. At a time when no action film was working (it was the culminating period for Johar, Barjatyas, SRKs and action heroes were to turn towards comedy to survive), the audience were cheering and applauding for this man single handedly taking on a whole army on their land, defying them, roaring at them and vanquishing them all. His performance was perfect: gentle, affectionate, kind n caring in the romantic portions. But when his family.was threatened, he roared and as Rangan said ‘could move mountains’ on his own to protect them.
It has a huge part with how it worked big with millions of people. When Tara Singh challenged 1000s of men, the audiences believed it. Someone else in there, people would have laughed out of theatres and it would not have worked.
Times Now says it will not air anything defamatory to Bollywood, settles lawsuit
In October, filmmakers and producers had filed a lawsuit alleging ‘irresponsible reporting’ by Republic TV and Times Now.
The actors who were among the plaintiffs included Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma. The well-known filmmakers who are members of The Producers Guild of India are Rohit Shetty, Kabir Khan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Ramesh Sippy, Rakesh Roshan, Ashutosh Gowariker, Ritesh Sidhwani, Sajid Nadiadwala, Luv Ranjan, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Vishal Bhardwaj, Zoya Akhtar, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Abhishek Chaubey.
These channels are responsible for something worse: inciting communal hatred, bigotry, lies, pitting Indians against one another, manipulation. They must be shut down and their reporters must be locked up for good.
Only then will justice prevail.
1. The heroine will be a dalit or muslim
2. Hero will be a zamindaar
3. Setting, tone and language will be same as Mirzapur or GOW
4. Band baja dega remake ka
5. Crictics would love it.
6. Movie would flop or become average grosser depending on release day.
Satyanrayan ki katha and pooja is very popular in south India. A lovestory getting the title maybe misleading and offensive to them.
Every household will do this pooja atleast once in a year or on auspicious occasions like buying a new house, marriage etc.
During the pooja the story of satyanarayan is read by the priest or some elderly member.
Our spelling is Sathyanarayana not Satyanarayan.
Priyanka Chopra: Film industry was monopolised by specific people, OTT gave chance to new actors
Priyanka Chopra Jonas said that the Indian film industry is going through an exciting time and people should wholeheartedly ’embrace streaming as much as we can.’
Another gem from BOI: Lagaan had a weak story, was mainly a Mumbai and South hit.
If this is the biggest box office site in India, god save the trade
Gadar – Ek Prem Katha is twenty years old today and still after twenty years of release it remains the last true blue mega blockbuster of the Hindi film industry. Yes there was Bahubali – The Conclusion which came in 2017 and is of similar stature but that film was from the Telugu film industry and not the Hindi film industry.
It actually looks the Hindi film industry may never give another blockbuster of the magnitude of Gadar but that is what it looks like at present due to the type of cinema being churned out but things can change in the future so there is always hope. No doubt there have been some huge blockbusters since Gadar like Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Dangal but despite being very good films they dont have that epic feeling of a Gadar or Bahubali to take them to to an even larger audience.
Gadar released on 15th June 2001 and it was a blockbuster on day one with packed housed across the country which remained through the first week. The second week collections came in even better as more prints were added in week two despite having a high print count in week one itself. In the first few weeks of release India had never seen such large crowds at theatres before. In 1994 Hum Aapke Hain Koun had become an insane blockbuster but that was in a different way as it unfolded slowly and over time.
Gadar Ek Prem katha eventually went on to do business of 77 crore nett and a share of 55 crore and this was at a time when a 25 crore nett number was good. The film did face negativity and even in the industry these NFDC type actors like Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi were said to have made derogratory comments in the press about the film but these people would hardly know much about peoples cinema considering the cinema they had tried to drive or maybe it could have been some other agenda.
It was said to be anti Muslim but the biggest out performance of the film came in UP and Gujarat and in centres where there was a high percentage of Muslims. It performed even better than Punjab and Haryana in these places especially the Muslim centres of UP.
The film clashed with another film Lagaan which also scored well and was extraordinary in Mumbai and South but could not do that well in the Hindi states. It was said this was because of Gadar but that was not the case as at that time there was not a screen issue as both films got their respective screens on release and it was about how they would go on. Lagaan had a problem with its story as India had a huge struggle with British for years but here the makers were trying to tell audiences that the British would settle issues over a cricket match. This was okay for Mumbai and South but not for North, Central and East India where you need much stronger content in terms of the story.
The director of Gadar Ek Prem Katha had given major HITS before like Hukumat, Elaan E Jung and Tahelka but they were all in that the normal commercial action format but in Gadar he surpassed himself by some distance by deleviring a film with the action format but with such high poowered emotions.that it was unstoppable at the box office.
BOI is not for Frustrated and aggrieved fans. They cansometimes tell truth.
Box office of lagaan has been pushed by aamir fans in this forum. Because the movie was very good, its illogical to fight over number. Lagaan is beyond numbers. Mumbai amd south hit has been the case with many Good to great films. No complaints.
I have a problem with BOI when they try to undermine the quality of Lagaan by saying it had weak story. That for me is stupid.
Akshay’s good run ended with the universally panned Laxmii (which would have flopped badly in theaters). Now Bell Bottom is going to struggle to cross Godzilla vs. Kong’s 50 cr nett figure in July.
If anyone knows an iota of India’s cricketing history (refer to mid wicket tales by Naseer Shah) they’d appreciate the legacy the gentleman’s game of test cricket has right through our freedom struggle. Right from a low caste Palwankar Balu’s selection in the national team (well before Gandhi & Ambedkar’s farcical dalit abolishing movement) to his brother captaining a domestic side to CK Nayudu leading our first cricket team in 1932 against England to our first test win at Madras in 1952 under Vijay Hazare to the Oval win in 1971, cricket in India has been a parallel movement against white supremacy in India. BOI is much better off sticking to boasting about junk films from Prabhu Deva & Sajid Khan than venturing into unknown territories.
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“Reputation and honour are no less precious to good men than bodily safety and freedom,’’ said City Civil Court Judge C V Marathe on Wednesday temporarily restraining an actor and film critic from making any statements, videos, posts or reposting and republishing any defamatory content against Bollywood actor Salman Khan, his family and or director and shareholders of Salman Khan Ventures, a production company.
The actor had filed an application to restrain K R Khan and nine others from making any defamatory posts or publications including about his film ‘Radhe’. The actor’s counsel Pradeep Gandhy submitted that the posts were defamatory adding that while there is no restriction on commenting on a film or the performance of the cast, but “personal allegations against Salman Khan are baseless’’.
Am excited about Krish 4. Story wise Krish has more to offer than many hollywood superheroes.
#Krrish will always remain India’s only good Superhero movie & Franchise.. The next installment is said to be way BIGGER & BETTER with the re-entry of Jaadu . #15YearsOfKrrishpic.twitter.com/g7cIDSxO3t
Krrish 3 wouldn’t have been Krrish 3 without the mind-boggling performance of Vivek Oberoi. Easily one of the best villains in mainstream Hindi cinema ever. The only time he bettered this was when he played the titular role in Narendra Modi.
(When you buy a movie ticket, you’ve relinquished control to the movie
Several people I talked to said they like and even welcome the loss of control they commit to when they buy a ticket and go to a theater. At home on your couch, it’s easy to turn off a movie midway through, or to plan to watch an Oscar nominee but end up just re-watching episodes of The Office. It’s simple to pick up your phone and scroll, or to get up and do some chores while half-watching what’s on screen. Interruption is everywhere, even if you have the best of intentions. After all, unless you own a truly enormous TV, the movie is smaller than you, and it’s surrounded by the accoutrements of your “real” life.)
– This exact reason why movie theaters have no replacement and a lot of us “cinema fans” (not movie fans) would never let go of the communal experience of a movie theater for our entire lives (as much as the noob millenials & smartphone addicts might oink otherwise).
29 years of SRK, 29 years of Deewana released in 1992. Sadly all of SRK’s co-stars are no more. Rishi Kapoor, Divya Bharati, Amrish Puri and even director Raj Kanwar have left this world.
Whats the point of having made 10 movies when you cant even release a single one?
Things' don't seem too bright for #Bollywood as the key market of film business, #Maharashtra, enforces rather strict guidelines yet again, due to the new found Delta Variant. Cinema Halls not expected to open anytime soon in the State.
Got to learn how to live with this virus as a society now. Cannot stay in a permanent state of restrictions & lockdowns as mutations are a never ending process. Vaccinating the population asap and organized structured reopening is the only long term solution (in spite of mini spikes). UKs adopting the right route in my opinion despite a 3rd wave right now. As for India, I don’t see theaters reopening full time till 80% of the population is fully vaccinated and that’s till next summer (partial re-openings in the south might happen on an on-off basis).
UK is cautious, now, finally. They made a cock up with Delta in Apr otherwise we’d be open now. They know about delta plus too but vaccine is now offered to anyone above 18. So they have done spectacularly on that front. So Jun 20st is pushed back to July 19th. That Apr mess up added 4 weeks.
I believe about 30 odd cases from piloted events over past couple of months.
You are right in that in long run given mutations people will have to find a way of living with this.
It’s crazy – my kids school is closed from Jun 18th for 10 days due topositive case, then we get told it won’t reopen on 29th June as it should but the week after on Jul 5th. This kind of stuff is not easy to manage.
The main aim for any country is to get levels down to the point where hospitals can cope and work close to normal. That will only happen once 70-80% are vaccinated.
Well aware of rise and data but predominantly under control. The key figures are whether cases translated into hospitalisation or severe illness. Most people affected are not vaccinated and that is the younger population here – The population that has better chances of recovery.
The cases are rising because UK is back to near normal lifestyle to a 70% extent. Vaccine’s are primarily gonna help reduce hospitalization & mortality, the case load is bound to fluctuate unless a high proportion of 80% population is fully vaccinated. Its still gonna take about a year for us to completely learn to co exist with this pathogen & there are gonna be waves & hiccups on the way but the process has very much begun.
Akshay would be a big beneficiary of these times if he gets his movies to theatre first. Not easy. I would rather be sitting on 1 movie or none right now unless you go down OTT route.
Yes, having one movie on the works is the best situation now. It can be released when the market becomes normal. I expect biggies like LSC, Pathan, Tiger 3 to release only in the last half of 2022.
With or without theatrical release, Akshay has max advantage. Actuall with one release actors are not stars now. They are competing with OTT superstars.
I guess the reason behind your current manic phase is that Akshay wud soon become an OTT star given the rise of delta variant and and upcoming third phase. All his movies will hit OTT instead of theaters.
If Hollywood has recovered this summer, Indian box office may only do so in next year summer.
Yes, Kargil will be Vietnam in LSC and Chay is playing a special appearance in Bubba’s role. They were planning to start this schedule by first week of July but then it got postponed to later part of July. They have started prepping. Lets see if they can wrap up this last schedule before the third wave hits badly enough.
Pathan has also resumed shooting and is trying for a Eid release if things fall in place by then.
One big question mark around LSC is the Jenny character; hard to think of a way that character can be adapted in an Indian context. The best I can think of is as an Arundhati Roy type JNU protestor.
Everyone’s era is over until movie theaters reopen & films release. Manoj Bajpayee is a bigger star than all big screen movie stars on OTT. Outside of 35mm the value of Khans’, Kumars’, Kapoors’ & Roshans’ is next to nothing. The sooner they realize this the better.
Very boring. Dragging. Editing is not crisp. Repetitive scenes. It took me great effort to sit through. What could be told in 20 minutes dragged for an hour or so. The stories in themselves are good but the execution is not doing justice to the stories.
Only the story about kleptomaniacs is somewhat amusing and entertaining.
There is no big clamour from people for theatres exhibiting films atleast in the north and the west. The pressure is from bollywood, multiplexes and also from some single screens.
The demand side is not bothered while the supply side is worried.
The people are more worried about jobs, schools, salaries, travel, well equipped hospitals, vaccinations, travel etc.. The last thing on their minds is watching films in theatres. The youngsters are hooked onto their smartphones. There is nothing new to watch even on OTT most of the time.
Life has become very different.
People are grateful if they get groceries and other necessities.
Minimum life has become the norm for many.
Actor Payal Rohatgi Arrested For “Threatening” Neighbours: Report
Actor Payal Rohatgi allegedly abused society members during the meeting and posted an abusive message on the society’s WhatsApp group, the FIR claimed.
An FIR or police case was registered against her on Thursday based on a complaint filed by society chairman Parag Shah, inspector AS Roy of Satellite police station said.
The 36-year-old actor, who has been living with her parents in a posh society in Ahmedabad’s Satellite area for the last over one year, was charged for uttering obscene words (IPC section 294-b), intentional insult (504) and criminal intimidation (506), said inspector Roy, quoting the FIR or First Information Report.
According to news agency Press Trust of India, in his complaint, Mr Shah claimed that Payal Rohatgi has been harassing society members including children for some time, and she once even threatened children that she would “break their legs” if they played in the common area of the society.
Although she does not own a house in the society herself, she attended its annual general meeting with her parents on June 20 and refused to leave despite being pointed out that she was not a member, Mr Shah alleged.
UK Reports Over 35,000 More Delta Variant Cases, Probes New Lambda Variant
Public Health England said it added another variant, Lambda (C.37) to its list of variants under investigation (VUI) on Wednesday.
Six cases of Lambda have been identified across the country to date, all have been linked to overseas travel. The earliest documented sample was reported in Peru and Lambda has been sequenced in 26 countries to date.
Vaccines work more than sufficiently well against the Delta variant as has been proved by multiple studies. No point in the media shooting their mouths off for every clickbait. Viral mutations ain’t rocket science anymore.
Perhaps one of the most under rated films in the last 2 decades. A spicy narrative, a pacy screenplay & a mesmerizing Nana Patekar well supported by a high class Sonali Kulkarni & a glamorous bratty John Abraham playing pretty much himself. 15 years of a delightful movie that’s rewatchable a dozen times & has aged as fine as wine.
How an AR Rahman song got IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad blocked from Twitter
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose
PUBLISHED ON JUN 26, 2021 12:11 PM IST
A 2017 tweet, posted from Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad’s official handle, consisted of a tribute video to the Indian Army, where the AR Rahman’s song was used in the background.
“I was not involved at all; I was not consulted and I was not shown the final products” – Sandeep Ray reacts to underwhelming reviews of Satyajit Ray anthology on Netflix
The reviews for Ray, the 4-story anthology from Netflix adapting four of the mighty Satyajit Ray’s stories, are out. Most of the reviewers, including yours truly, find the anthology to be disappointing.
About Lagaan, let me say that even after watching this film so many times, when the final match still has me jumping on my seat in anxiety and I get goosebumps when it finally rains in Champaner as Ghannan Ghannan plays, that ARR’s music and score still evoke the same freshness despite its familiarity, that I still marvel at its frames, its pace, its performers. On a lighter note, it seems Aamir romancing a firang to AR Rahman’s music makes the film a classic.
‘Adapting a story by a master of cinema is a double-edged sword’
Writer-director Abhishek Chaubey on adapting Satyajit Ray’s story for a new web series and why in movies, no one talks the way people do in real life.
I did not hate it but got bored, especially the episode with Harshvardhan. That constant didi didi got on my nerves.
The first one with ali fazal was good and it reminded me of Chekhov’s stories. The Kay Kay Menon one was spoilt by the last makeup given to him. It looked unnatural and looked like mud stuck on his face. The one with Bajpayee was really good with shayaries, ghazals, train journeys and some old world charm.
Yes I agree there were flaws and the Harshvardhan one fell short. His efforts were visible even when he played himself. And it wasn’t very wise to have this episode as the last one. Maybe that’s why it didn’t leave a good aftertaste on the whole
Watched Dhoondthe reh Jaoge, a 2009 film, on netflix.
The comedy is really good. Paresh rawal is in top form. Kunal Khemu has imitated amol palekar. Not bad. Pleasantly surprised to see dapper sonu sood instead of saint sonu sood of present day.
It is on par with andaz apna apna. it will chase your blues away.
The idea was taken from the film The Producers, where they made a play on the holocaust and made it into a musical with a gay Hitler, in order to enrage the audience. It misfired and the audience ended up loving the production, mistaking it for a comedic satire. That one was worth a watch too
Ohh I’m not sure. It’s been years. I must’ve either watched it on YT or on my laptop through a pen drive. Probably one of the torrents must be currently streaming it
The Andhra Pradesh government is doing an unusual experiment in the education sector. In 2019, it introduced English as the medium in government schools from class I to VI — a move stuck in legal trouble. Now the government has made English the medium of teaching in all UG colleges. The state’s young and ambitious chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had to fight several battles to do so.
The hypocrite intelligentsia of the state, who educate their own children in costly private English-medium schools, opposed the move and made it a huge ‘mother tongue’ issue. They shouted ‘mother tongue is like mother’s milk’. When the shouting did not cow down Jagan, they went to court.
Jagan also made one Telugu subject compulsory in private and government schools, and ordered all textbooks to be printed in bilingual mode. The same lesson will have the English version on one page and the Telugu version on the other for all subjects. His critics had no option but to keep quiet because this also pushed their own children into learning two languages, even in private schools. Many private English medium schools till then were not allowing Telugu learning at all.
Two women at heart of new gang killing in Bengaluru
On June 24, Rekha Kadiresh, the former councillor for the Chalavadipalya ward who was widely tipped to win in the next city council polls this year, was hacked to death outside her BJP ward office.
The summer blockbuster is back! And that sound you just heard is Hollywood letting out its collective breath. After more than a year of delays, Universal’s latest entry in the money-minting Fast & Furious cycle, F9: The Fast Saga, burned rubber out of the gate with a massive $70 million domestic debut. The opening not only left all previous pandemic-era box-office records in the dust, but also marked the biggest North American bow since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Classic trailer of a high class shocking masterpiece from the magnificent 90s, the kind of classics that are seldom made in these mediocre days of remakes & never ending franchises. Even by Fincher-ian standards, this one outdoes his filmography by a country mile over 25 years post its release.
Yep. I was watching with father in law and he was wow. I remember watching this movie in late 90s or early 00s and remember being shocked. I had forgotten a bit of the story, even that Kevin Spacey was in it…for some reason I thought of different ending.
Isn’t the ending the most iconic part of the film? I think although Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey are rightly praised, always felt Pitt and Paltrow were under looked.
Yes ending is iconic. I got muddled with my memories. For some reason I thought Freeman was going to swerve at end.
On another note watched Gone Baby Gone over weekend. That was a good movie. Freeman swerved there!
Pitt and Paltraw were good.
Pitt was a bit of a boy scout through the film and his reaction towards the end was not entirely organic. He did passable but he’s perhaps the weakest link in the casting. Thanks to Freeman’s masterclass & Spacey’s brilliance, Pitt’s partial ham up can be conveniently ignored. Its the exceptional narrative of a shock inducing story that really kept the audience hooked from start to finish. As is with most classics, director David Fincher is the star of the show.
“Can’t Be 3 Monkeys”: Kamal Haasan Joins Campaign Against New Films Law
The proposed amendments to the Cinematograph Act of 1952 will give the Centre “revisionary powers”.
Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Is Buckling Roads And Melting Power Cables
Temperature records are shattering across a region that rarely deals with intense heat.
‘Another blow to film fraternity’: Farhan Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap sign open letter against proposed changes to Cinematograph Act
According to the Centre’s draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021, it can re-examine films already cleared by CBFC.
“What a strange proposition to amend the law on film certification. What is the meaning of a censor certificate if the film can be reexamined on anybody’s complaint? The ministry has asked the public for its opinion.” Vishal Bhardwaj.
There are several south indian films with imdb of 8 an above which are low hanging fruits.
Ratsasan is having highest rating among south indian movies which is astonishing because i never hear about it before. And it is about serial killer and investigation to find him. This is what made me drive to OTT. Have seen several of those starting with the series Dexter.
However imbd ratings are false positives. In country like India where majority of cinegoers do not consider imdb to be even worth going forget about leaving a rating or checking it.
Also in India, most people prefer local favour rather than global mainstream. Imdb is latter.
It is a good parameter for Hollywood movies.
Marcus tries to show me imdb ratings of few averages of Aamir like Ghulam to compare with superhits like Khiladiyon ka khiladi.
It reminded me of popular Khiladi dialog- abe oye… bachche ki jaan lega kya!! 😂🤣😂🤣
Naveen, play your silly games in twitter instead of spamming this blog with nonsense.
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi did 14 cr nett in 96 and Ghulam did 13 cr nett in 98. Not much of a difference and these grosses were not big by any means in those times. None of these 2 were Superhits, and both were modest hits only.
And as i have said before, the IMDb ratings are pretty comprehensive about the choices of our multiplex going junta. It may not represent the choices of ‘masses’ or frontbenchers like you, but that hardly matters here.
Mandira Bedi’s husband Raj Kaushal passed away at 4:30 am on Wednesday morning after he suffered a cardiac arrest. A filmmaker by profession, Raj Kaushal was 49 years old. Jitu Savlani, a close friend of the family, when contacted, confirmed to ETimes, “It is true, he suffered a cardiac arrest early in the morning.” Raj Kaushal had directed films like ‘Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi’ and ‘Shaadi Ka Laddoo’. He had also called the shots for commercials.
In charge of the US military for most of George W. Bush’s presidency, Donald Rumsfeld was stubborn and brash, famously dismissing widespread looting after US troops captured Baghdad by quipping, “Stuff happens.”
On Rhea Chakraborty’s birthday, watch Ayushmann say ‘I love you Rhea’ 25 times
By HT Entertainment Desk
PUBLISHED ON JUL 01, 2021 05:45 PM IST
On Rhea Chakraborty’s birthday, we got our hands on this old video of her from when she was an MTV VJ. The video shows Ayushmann Khurrana and Jose Covaco too.
One of the favorite teenage memories. No Spiderman junk from MCU can match up to Tobey Maguire’s trilogy. Still as fresh as a daily 19 years down the line.
SATYAMSHOT 
June 8, 2021 at 10:09 AM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/the-family-man-2-ending-explained-what-happens-to-srikant-suchi-season-3-in-pipeline-101622970110356.html
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June 8, 2021 at 10:10 AM
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/army-of-the-dead-zack-snyder-movie-review-7324323/
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June 8, 2021 at 12:50 PM
Enjoyed Army of the Dead. It’s pop-corn entertainer and nothing serious but well does well for its genre and brings something new. Maybe there will be sequel. Entertaining.
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June 8, 2021 at 11:03 AM
Yoodha “The guy who kills Moosa is played by a certain Ashwin Kunder, brother of Shirish Kunder of Farah Khan fame. He stays in my society. I ran into him a few times at the gym.”
No, the guy who kills Moosa is not Ashwin Kunder. He’s the guy who kills Pasha and attacks in hospital. Moosa is killed by Sajid, who is played by Shahab Ali.
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June 9, 2021 at 7:20 AM
Shahab Ali is a weak link. A complete novice with a puny voice whose a laughable antagonist. Its like watching a poor man’s Shahid Afridi on screen.
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June 9, 2021 at 12:51 PM
I believe they cast him thinking it’s a small role but the role got extended to make the story progressed.
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June 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM
https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-kareena-kapoor-doubles-fee-asks-for-rs-12-crore-to-play-sita-reports-390178
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June 8, 2021 at 3:13 PM
Kareena is 40 now. She’ll be 43 by the time movie releases. Not sure if that’s ideal age for playing this role. Then you need to have older Ram and others to match her.
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June 9, 2021 at 7:33 PM
I would spend that money is creating the Satyuga.
Star led mythologies usually is a bad beginning anyway.
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June 8, 2021 at 3:44 PM
https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/manoj-bajpayee-family-man-2-we-havent-seen-success-like-this/20210608.htm
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June 8, 2021 at 4:01 PM
https://lifestyle.livemint.com/how-to-lounge/movies-tv/the-family-man-season-2-sets-a-new-bar-for-indian-action-productions-111623138437836.html
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June 8, 2021 at 4:20 PM
To think Akshaye Khanna was offered lead role in Family Man and he quoted huge price and they offered to Manoj Bajpayee who was so much cheaper than him. Can’t imagine Khanna in this role anymore. It’s his loss!
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June 9, 2021 at 7:07 AM
can we all filmy geeks from SS join the below group on Telegram? We can keep adding more geeks such as us and grow our community. Since your phone number is kept anonymous on Telegram, no privacy violation as well.
https://t.me/joinchat/zjIgxd16Upo3ODY9
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June 9, 2021 at 7:10 AM
Akshaye Khanna would have suited the brooding pessimist role of Shrikant Tiwari to a T. Manoj Bajpai as well.
Akshay is a bit urban while Manoj is a bit dehati.
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June 9, 2021 at 7:17 AM
Manoj is a far more competent actor by all yardsticks for a role like this.
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June 9, 2021 at 7:30 AM
In a 2012 interview with Deccan Chronicle, Priyamani said that she does not want to gain momentum by latching on to Vidya’s success. “I don’t need to take tips from my second cousin about which films to sign or not. I’m too independent to seek her advice,” she said. “I may get more mileage if I bounce Vidya’s name in the Mumbai media, but I am totally averse to that idea. Some people may boast about their links to climb up the ladder but I’m not like that. Nothing can replace talent,” she added.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/did-you-know-priyamani-is-related-to-vidya-balan-here-s-what-the-family-man-actor-had-said-about-their-equation-101623231443240.html
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June 9, 2021 at 12:48 PM
Most of Hindi audience knows Priyamani from Chennai Express song. Though she did Raavan as well but hardly recognized and film didn’t do well.
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June 9, 2021 at 12:48 PM
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June 10, 2021 at 6:40 AM
Stupid song in a retarded movie. Can’t imagine such junk works in these times!
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June 9, 2021 at 2:58 PM
https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/boman-irani-mourns-the-demise-of-his-mother/articleshow/83377681.cms
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June 9, 2021 at 7:31 PM
There was , is and will never be a doubt.
Now with him having ready to release movies, he will be saviour again.
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June 9, 2021 at 7:50 PM
These images of his lineup, the variety and the prestige associated with most (Bachchan Pandey is a treat for his single screen fans and probably most sought after among these) , Akshay is now my route to cinema halls.
What else is ready to release?
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June 9, 2021 at 8:45 PM
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June 10, 2021 at 5:56 AM
Hats off to Akshay who has perhaps 10-12 films to release over the next 2 years and revive Bollywood box office post pandemic. Sooryavanshi on Independence Day and Prithviraj on Diwali/Christmas will show the way.
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June 10, 2021 at 2:41 AM
Aamir Khan to battle Viswanathan Anand in a game of chess to raise money for fighting Covid-19
The event is called ‘Checkmate Covid’ and is being organised to help raise fund for chess community members who have been dealing with the virus. It is said to be held on June 13 and will reportedly feature a slew of celebrities playing the game against Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand.
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aamir-khan-will-battle-viswanathan-anand-in-a-game-of-chess-to-raise-money-for-fighting-covid-19-7352056/
In 2 moves AK will be out!
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June 10, 2021 at 4:54 AM
Why do i foresee a Vishwanathan Anand biopic with Aamir playing the iconic player?
Wish it to become true.
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June 10, 2021 at 5:53 AM
That will be far better than making Mogul.
Aamir is supposedly an Ok chess player. This is a charity match, so Vishy wud perhaps take it easy.
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June 10, 2021 at 8:09 AM
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax
This is a beauty of an article…the billionaire is not the smartest guy in the room, just the smartest tax dodger.
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June 10, 2021 at 8:19 AM
So billionaires’ best trick is to hold assets and never sell them, instead putting them as collateral and using loan money for their lifestyle. Avoiding tax, they also get loan relief. Thus, the rich get richer, the poor gets poorer and the middle class gets f*cked.
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June 10, 2021 at 10:13 AM
There is a theory/rumor that someone close to Administration released the information to buttress the pending legislation to tax the rich.
ps – It is illegal to give this private information.
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June 10, 2021 at 8:48 PM
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/web-stories/salman-khan-to-shah-rukh-khan-bollywood-celebs-weird-phobias/photostory/83396287.cms
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June 10, 2021 at 8:57 PM
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/the-family-man-2-five-times-jk-got-schooled-about-tamil-nadu-7351362/
The Family Man 2: Five times when JK got schooled about Tamil Nadu
JK and his penchant for expletive-filled conversations with his work buddy Srikant Tiwari have been a main source of humour in the show since season one. The showrunners, Raj and DK, however, in the latest season use this character to debunk a few cliches of south India.
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June 11, 2021 at 12:06 AM
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/family-man-2-actor-uday-mahesh-chellam-sir-internet-darling-deepan-7353443/
Family Man 2 actor Uday Mahesh on playing Chellam sir, becoming internet’s ‘darling’ at 51
Actor Uday Mahesh says he had never imagined that his character Chellam sir in The Family Man season 2 will dominate every discourse on social media. The actor speaks about his name in the show, which roughly translates to ‘darling’ in Tamil.
From the health ministry using his meme to encourage people to get vaccinated to the Uttar Pradesh police department using his reference, Chellam has grown beyond the character’s minor presence on the web show.
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June 11, 2021 at 3:33 AM
**Haseen Dillruba | Official Trailer** **Added to Trailer Post**
Looks good
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June 11, 2021 at 2:23 PM
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June 11, 2021 at 7:59 PM
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June 13, 2021 at 9:46 AM
Mika ka Eena Meena Deeka kar diya KRK ne. 🤣
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June 14, 2021 at 10:41 AM
KRK’s video is better than Mika’s song.
Winner = KRK.
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June 11, 2021 at 9:29 PM
Strong rumour that Sooryavanshi may finally release on I-Day. Also hearing that Pathan May release in Christmas.
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June 11, 2021 at 10:32 PM
Both movies – A Quiet Place 2 and Godzilla vs Kong will be crossing 100M milestones at US box office this weekend. US bo is on the way to recovery. Wonder when Bollywood will get its first 100 cr film in post pandemic era? I reckon it will take 3-4 big releases to get there.
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June 12, 2021 at 4:13 AM
I Day is on Sunday. But at this time a theatre release itself is like a winning lottery compared to the situation a month ago.
2 months from now looks alright.
I means from the first film ever to get shows 24×7 in Mumbai , this is somewhat of a compromise for everyone.
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June 12, 2021 at 4:42 AM
By I-Day I meant that weekend. Also, Prithviraj seems on track for Diwali weekend release.
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June 12, 2021 at 6:05 AM
If Prithviraj makes it on Diwali, it will likely to be the first 100 cr+ film post the pandemic.
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June 12, 2021 at 8:11 AM
Its not coming on Diwali.
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June 12, 2021 at 12:21 PM
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/bhuvan-bams-loses-both-parents-to-covid-19-7356171/
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June 12, 2021 at 4:22 PM
Watched Vakeel Saab on Amazon. What was meant to be a hard hitting gritty tale of prejudice and injustice against women has been transformed into a cringy mash up of Damini meets Singham. The entire essence of the story has been completely lost thanks to “Power Star’s” non sensical antics and steroid action. And of course last but not the least since this is Tollywood they’d surely have a heroine (however unnecessary to the plot she is, played by a predictably cardboard Shruti Hassan) and a caricature antagonists played by the ever reliable 2 bit clowns Mukesh Rishi & Prakash Raj. RIP Pink! 2/5 (slightly more watchable than your average commercial Telugu farts like Vikramarkudu & Rebel, if that’s any consolation).
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June 13, 2021 at 4:26 AM
https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/what-raj-kundra-s-ex-wife-kavita-said-about-shilpa-shetty-in-2007-she-s-with-my-husband-living-my-life-101623495235044.html
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June 13, 2021 at 4:41 AM
20 years of Lagaan
https://www.filmibeat.com/amphtml/bollywood/news/2021/20-years-of-lagaan-aamir-khan-pens-a-heartfelt-note-thanks-ashutosh-gowariker-315433.html
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June 13, 2021 at 5:05 AM
Incidentally, Lagaan was Aamir’s 10th box office hit in the 14th year of his career.
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June 13, 2021 at 5:44 AM
Not really. Not his 10th unless you count average grossers like JJWS & HHRPK as hits.
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June 13, 2021 at 8:41 PM
JJWS was an average fare at box office. But HHRPK was a hit to Superhit no matter what source you are looking at.
Lagaan was indeed Aamir’s 10th box office hit. The road to Lagaan:
1. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
2. Dil
3. Dil Hain Ke Manta Nani
4. Hum Hai Rahu Pyar Ke
5. Rangeela
6. Raja Hindustani
7. Ishq
8. Ghulam
9. Sarfarosh
10. Lagaan
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June 14, 2021 at 3:39 AM
Ghulam & Sarfarosh were semi hits elevated to Hit by BOIs skewed methodology. Not sure about DHKMN as well. Anyhow trade methodology is a never ending debate. AKs come a long way from ordinary hits to record breaking historic BBs.
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June 14, 2021 at 4:39 AM
BOI’s classification is a joke. I remember when Mangal Pandey released they had it as Average. A few years later they revised it to Below Average and now they have it as Flop. Its box office collections (30 cr nett) did not change over the years, did it?
For reference, Komal Nahta’s FI had given the the verdict ‘Overflow’ to films like DHKMN, Sarfarosh and Ghulam. It translates to box office ‘Hits’ in common parlance.
Yes, movies like DHKMN, HHRPK, Ghulam or Sarfarosh were not big blockbusters. Does not mean regular hits can be downgraded for not being all time grossers.
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June 14, 2021 at 4:57 AM
Nahta’s methodology has changed over the years with more lucrative satellite & digital deals for production houses of films. The overflow of the 90s is not the same as overflow of today. 90s overflow films were mostly the semi hits. By FIs method even Ghajini is meant to be an overflow due to record breaking acquisition costs. Nahta still went ahead & called it a super hit due to record breaking deals for the producers & bo numbers (production deals were never part of FI classifications in the 90s). Same for Singh is King, 2.0, War, TZH etc. By 80s & 90s yardstick of FI all these films would be Semi Hits/Hits.
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June 14, 2021 at 5:29 AM
Nahta’s FI classification is quite consistent over 90s or today. The really big grossers and profitable films make it to ‘A’ category of hits in FI. Most ordinary hits find their way into the Overflow or ‘B’ category. The huge acquisition costs dont exist in a bubble, it comes with various revenue streams available now apart from theatrical revenue. Semi-hit films actually go into the ‘Commission Earners’ category in FI.
Rather than acquisition price, more often its the COP that is taken into account.
Btw, dont see the relevance of talking about only blockbusters and downgrading smaller hits when talking wrt to Lagaan. Lagaan was a small hit, nothing in terms of box office as the blockbuster Gadar.
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June 14, 2021 at 7:15 AM
With several examples, i claimed, proved and shared in SS that BOI’ s opening reporting are better and faster, Komal’s final numbers are good and Taran’s classification is best.
All three exceling in one of the areas of BO.
So for Classification, pls see Taran’s.
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June 14, 2021 at 8:06 AM
Taran’s classification is good. But his classifications are not available for anytime before his twittering days. Do you have any archive of Taran’s verdicts? If not, then Komal’s FI verdicts are the ones we have and will have to do with.
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June 14, 2021 at 10:22 AM
Taran’s classification is even worse than BOI. Case in point, Ready being an ATBB and Sultan being a BB. Anyhow when it comes to Lagaan, its a far bigger Hit than we credit it for (partly due to the overshadowing box office run of Gadar). For a predominantly niche narrative catering mainly to metropolitan & semi metropolitan audiences the movie’s gross outshined the likes of Rang De Basanti, Chak De and ZNMD.
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June 15, 2021 at 1:28 AM
Even leaving behind the comparison with Gadar, Lagaan was not exactly that big at box office. It was made with a big budget of 25 cr and did around 35 cr nett in India. In that terms, it was a smaller hit than the likes of Sarfarosh, Ghulam or DHKMN which did nett business that was twice their respective budgets. Its strange that you are downgrading the box office hits like DHKMN or HHRPK and uplifting Lagaan. Actually these were all small hits and not a patch to the recent 5 All Time Grossers that Aamir has delivered.
And all this is strictly in box office terms. An iconic film like Lagaan cant be evaluated only in terms of box office. Its counted as one of the finest films of 21st century coming from Bollywood. It will have a much longer shelf life than just 20 years.
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June 16, 2021 at 4:50 PM
Lagaan might’ve had high costs (20 Cr+ if I remember correct) but had zero face value barring Aamir Khan. Director Ashutosh was an unknown till then with a dismal track record leading up to Lagaan. With the entire film solely banking on AKs shoulders the collections & theatrical footfall was a far greater achievement than the likes of Sarfarosh & Fanaa which had added face value & better known directors. All that with a Gadar clash! As for the timelessness, completely agree on Lagaan. Its second on my list of AK films after Dangal (tied with Sarfarosh).
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June 17, 2021 at 12:50 AM
Not sure what you mean. Sarfarosh was by a first time director with no previous track record. Also not sure what face value Sonali Bendre brought in box office terms.
Sarfarosh was the first content film from AK that worked well at box office. But it was a medium budget film made with 8 cr which did a decent 18+ cr nett at box office.
Lagaan on the other hand was the first big budget movie with content of AK (COP around 25 cr including P&A) that did well at the box office. But it was not a bigger hit than Sarfarosh in terms of ROI. Both Lagaan and Sarfarosh were regular hits, but their offbeat nature and strong content laid the foundation for AK to work on for the later stages of his career.
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June 17, 2021 at 4:40 AM
Referring to Naseeruddin Shah as an antagonist who was well within the commercial domain through the 80s & 90s. ROI is only one of the multiple yardsticks to judge a film’s success and from an audience perspective it has little to no value.
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June 17, 2021 at 8:55 AM
Shah was a box office force? If only such dreams of his was true!
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June 17, 2021 at 12:55 PM
A slightly more recognized face than the rest of Lagaan’s cast for sure. Ditto for Sonali compared to Gracy Singh.
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June 17, 2021 at 11:58 PM
‘Slightly more recognizable’ does not really help in box office terms. Sarfarosh was as offbeat and risky as Lagaan. Fortunately, both did well at box office and were clean hits. Claiming any of them to be more than that (a superhit or blockbuster) is simply not the truth. And they were both legitimate box office hits, no matter from which methodology one judges their trade outcome.
Same goes for other smaller hits of AK in the nineties – HHPPK, DHKMN, Ghulam, etc. Aamir may not have been a top box office draw in the nineties like he is at present, but he was still a superstar with many box office hits in that era (as i have listed above). Not every hit has to be a blockbuster like Dil or Raja Hindustani. Every superstar’s filmography is checkered with small hits and superhit/blockbusters. Thats the way of life.
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June 13, 2021 at 9:55 PM
JJWS collections were not bad. 4 cr nett, before HAHK changed the trade dynamics, was a decent haul in its time. But it had high costs associated with it due to reshooting of almost the entire movie. Also it was Mansoor’s next after the superhit QSQT, so expectations were quite high.
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June 13, 2021 at 10:11 PM
On the other hand, DHKMN and HHRPK did 4 cr and 5 cr nett respectively. Both ere low budget ventures and were clean hits.
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June 14, 2021 at 8:11 AM
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June 17, 2021 at 2:40 AM
BOI staff must be going mad. No mention for Gadar in the press. While Lagaan is being revisited nostalgically.
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June 17, 2021 at 3:09 AM
AKP should release the 4 hr 30 minute unedited version of Lagaan on OTT platform.
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June 17, 2021 at 8:57 AM
Agree. That will be interesting to watch.
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June 13, 2021 at 5:46 AM
https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/sunny-deol-on-20-years-of-gadar-ek-prem-katha-didnt-predict-that-dialogues-songs-would-become-a-rage
Sunny Deol on 20 years of ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’: Didn’t predict that dialogues, songs would become a rage
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June 13, 2021 at 5:48 AM
Still the biggest SOLO blockbuster of the 21st century & will remain so for the foreseeable future.
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June 13, 2021 at 7:04 PM
True. Rarely ever seen that kind of euphoria around a movie. Gadar came like a storm no one predicted and for several weeks blew the whole nation away.
It was amazing and once in a lifetime stuff for anyone who lived through those moments in and around cinemas in India.
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June 14, 2021 at 4:58 AM
Terrible movie nevertheless!
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June 14, 2021 at 7:56 PM
Gadar benefitted hugely with the mood of the country after Kargil war and the story idea was always good of Ramayan and Ram going into Pakistan and getting Sita back. Indians love the idea to the core. Something similar was achieved in Vicky Kaushal’s URI, another no expectation small movie which did unbelievable business. Common theme Indian winning and Pakistan losing. Actually the first country which used the word Pakistan as negative and villain was Sarfarosh and that laid the foundation and then Kargil war and then Gadar and now we are in the age of Uri.
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June 15, 2021 at 9:35 PM
Wasn’t it loosely based on the life of Boota Singh?
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June 13, 2021 at 11:59 AM
High Court Asks Mithun Chakraborty To Join Via Video For Questioning In Incitement Case
The court directed the investigating officer to afford a reasonable time to Mithun Chakraborty for his appearance by way of a video conference.
Mr Chakraborty claimed that the utterances of such film dialogues were only recreational and that he is innocent and in no way connected with any offence as alleged by the complainant.
The complainant claimed in his FIR at the Manicktala police station that the actor had used dialogues like “marbo ekhane lash porbe shoshane” (Will hit you here and the body will land in the crematorium) and “ek chobole chabi” (one snakebite and you will turn into a photograph) at a rally here after he joined the BJP on March 7.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/court-asks-mithun-chakraborty-to-join-via-video-conference-for-questioning-in-incitement-case-2461922
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June 13, 2021 at 12:01 PM
Vikrant Massey in Copy on hotstar. A short but interesting film.
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June 14, 2021 at 4:06 AM
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June 14, 2021 at 5:33 AM
Something for Shivaay 🙂
https://www.highonfilms.com/every-anurag-kashyap-film-ranked/
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June 14, 2021 at 7:12 AM
Great ranking. Usually there is always a movie you would disagree with. There i dont.
Surprised to see return of Hanuman as Anurag’s work. It was a good watch in cinemas.
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June 15, 2021 at 9:47 PM
Black Friday and GOW are bona fide classics. Mukkabaaz, Paanch and Ugly were very good films too.
Gulaal was brilliant in portions and a very unique film, which is strangely more relevant today than the era it was released in.
Also liked Manmarziyaan. No Smoking was a very brave experiment for its time and a film meant to spark debates.
Raman Raghav was okay.
Dev D and The Girl in Yellow Boots were weird and flat. Didn’t like them.
All in all an impressive and diverse filmography that ushered in a new experimental wave and encouraged filmmakers to grapple with and deliver new ideas.
He has been a good contributor to Hindi cinema.
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June 14, 2021 at 10:17 AM
Lol! My favorite film of his is perhaps Black Friday which is something of a tolerable 5/10. Even with decent content, the narratives & presentation of his films are truly horrendous & often downright crass in my opinion. Somewhat like a Quentin Tarantino of Hindi cinema.
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June 14, 2021 at 7:54 AM
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June 14, 2021 at 7:57 AM
vintage khiladi
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June 14, 2021 at 9:13 PM
This movie substantially raised the standard of action movie of those times. Even now, hand to hand combat hasnt touched KKK level which released several decades ago.
Action movies now have been wired but nothing beats a raw actioner.
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June 14, 2021 at 8:10 AM
For me this was the most iconic poster of 90s movies. Remember this poster planted all over the city amd watching KKK first day night show in a full house. Best action film for me.
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June 14, 2021 at 10:37 AM
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June 14, 2021 at 11:08 AM
C grade degenerate action masala junk for crass front benchers & baba elichi audiences 👏
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June 14, 2021 at 8:00 PM
For Shivaay 😉
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June 14, 2021 at 8:05 PM
Good that original choice Dimple Kapadia rejected this role… would have been very embarrassing.
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June 14, 2021 at 9:17 PM
Cant imagine anyone but Rekha.
Dimple in the legendary role of Maya would have been a hoot now for a different reason. 🤪😜🤣
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June 14, 2021 at 10:25 PM
Ofcourse I meant the same. Dimple would have been awkward as she ended up being his mother in law.
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June 14, 2021 at 8:56 PM
This movie was unintentionally funny.
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June 14, 2021 at 9:15 PM
The best poster of 90s. The energy and power !!
https://mobile.twitter.com/ReviewBollywoo1/status/1404446875604819970
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June 14, 2021 at 9:16 PM
The best poster of 90s. Energy and power !!
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June 14, 2021 at 8:23 AM
Aarkkariyam, malayalam movie on prime. A slow film but deeply philosophical. An enriching experience once we finish the movie.
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June 14, 2021 at 10:13 AM
Neena Gupta reveals daughter Masaba saved her life during traumatic The Sword Ki Tipu Sultan fire
‘I saw a lightman on fire, running towards me,’ Neena Gupta recalled the ‘traumatic’ blast on The Sword of Tipu Sultan sets. The actor was in a conversation with Kareena Kapoor Khan, who launched Neena’s memoir Sach Kahun Toh.
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/neena-gupta-book-launch-masaba-gupta-viv-richards-kareena-kapoor-7358148/
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June 14, 2021 at 11:08 AM
1 year of SSR
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June 15, 2021 at 1:08 AM
“I became a producer by accident because I didn’t get anyone to back a film like Lagaan. I thought it would be a one-off scenario, but later, I realized that production gave me the levy to do things the way I wanted to. It’s a good thing for me, but I need to do it my way. If you look at AKP, we have probably produced less than 10 films in 20 years. We are not a production house that believes in quantity, we are a boutique house. I can’t free the handloom, till the product is ready. Right now, I am busy with Laal Singh (Chaddha). I will move onto the next once this is ready,” he explains and quickly adds, “I believe in doing one thing at a time, but properly. In our production house, if you love a story, you make it without thinking about box-office. And touchwood, we have a 100% track record till date. We haven’t lost money on a single film.” – Aamir Khan
https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/interviews/interview-aamir-khan-20-years-lagaan-more-being-producer-made-big-difference-my-acting-career-776306
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June 15, 2021 at 1:36 AM
Aamir interested in Anand biopic:
https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/aamir-khan-reveals-hed-love-play-viswanathan-anands-role-biopic-chess-master-says-promise-not-gain-weight-role/
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June 15, 2021 at 7:22 AM
Aamir is perfect for this. He should do one quickie entertainer (multistarrer) before Anand’s. Just for variety.
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June 15, 2021 at 12:41 PM
One quickie?? I don’t think Aamir is interested in becoming Akshay kumar at his age.
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June 15, 2021 at 5:30 PM
Then he will be typecasted. LSC is like a biopic. Dangal was a biopic. If he keeps doing biopic, then where is the fun?
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June 15, 2021 at 7:29 AM
He looks too old to play Anand. He seriously ought to make the Guru Dutt biopic, would be a great swansong.
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June 15, 2021 at 1:50 AM
And LSC will probably not be a OTT release.
“Well, I have nothing against OTT, it’s a great platform and I love watching things stuff there. I just feel that the work that I do and, the work that I make, I’m a cinema person, a theatre lover. I like watching it in the cinema hall. So, no matter when I make my films, I’d like the first exhibition to be in a cinema hall irrespective of when that happens. Of course, I’d like it to come on OTT finally, but I’m a person who’d first like to see it in on the big screen.” – Aamir Khan
https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/exclusive-lagaan-is-probably-my-most-unprepared-performance-says-aamir-khan-101623699409546.html
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June 18, 2021 at 3:14 AM
Standing up for the right cause. Kudos to him 👏
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June 15, 2021 at 1:51 AM
https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/1404673271883255811
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June 15, 2021 at 7:19 AM
The second Refreshing news of 2021 after the Gadar level success of Laxmii on television.
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June 15, 2021 at 7:53 AM
“Gadar level success of Laxmii”
I’ve run out of words.
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June 15, 2021 at 12:40 PM
“after the Gadar level success of Laxmii on television.”
LOOOOOL.
Akshay kumar (& Ajay) are the only star who didn’t had any all time blocksbuters of that era! They are 2nd level stars. So come out of your dreams
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June 15, 2021 at 4:34 PM
“Akshay kumar (& Ajay) are the only star who didn’t had any all time blockbusters of that era!” ~ technically Akshay does not have BBs as big as Sanju, Padmaavat, YJHD, KNPH, Dhoom 2 & Tanhaji as well (except the multi starrer Mohra where he was a supporting actor) 😉
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June 15, 2021 at 9:51 PM
Akshay’s biggest hits to date remain Mohra and Welcome. Rest have been mild and moderate hits with the occasional superhit
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June 16, 2021 at 2:57 AM
Lousy Rathore is a bigger hit than Welcome, his one & only true blue solo Super Hit yet.
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June 16, 2021 at 1:23 PM
“The second Refreshing news of 2021 after the Gadar level success of Laxmii on television.”
Have been little stressed out recently, thanks for providing a good laugh…
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June 17, 2021 at 10:13 PM
Z, master, shivaay etc,
Jis din aapke hero ka movie ko television pe blockbuster opening milega then tell me.
If you dont know about the response of Laxmii on television, google it. You might get a shock of a life making you to do all sort of things- question the source, data and then say so what????
Else, you will agree with me.
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June 18, 2021 at 3:13 AM
Yes Laxmiii is an epic masterclass of magnanimous proportions, the Sholay of our times. Anything else?
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June 18, 2021 at 5:13 AM
The television record makes it No 1 ever right from 1elevisionst screening onwards. This news was shared earlier as well. Am surprised by everyone is ignoring this?
Shame because its time to realise Akshay’s worst film of last 5 year still got the best television view.
No 2 is Housefull.
Sultan and war is next but miles behind.
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June 18, 2021 at 5:57 AM
BLOCKBUSTER after 3 screenings. Add the result of The next 2 screenings and we are looking at historical numbers
https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6235
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June 18, 2021 at 9:45 AM
In an age where digital platforms are in the process of dismantling satellite television, junkies like BOI wanna deliver verdicts based on TRPs and BARC ratings (the authenticity of which itself is unproven yet) and yet write 5K word articles on how cinema business is the one & only judge of BO success. Good enough to please their rabid fans & wet fantasies though!
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June 18, 2021 at 12:43 AM
ROFLMAO. Naveen seriously creative dreams you have
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June 18, 2021 at 5:13 AM
Your Ignorance is my bliss.
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June 19, 2021 at 12:49 AM
what next? Akshay Kumar is having a run like Amitabh did in the eighties?
Everyone can see who is the ignorant one on thìs forum.
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June 15, 2021 at 7:31 AM
This Tuesday, non holiday release has perplexed everyone.
My theory is 27 = 2+7 =9 a lucky number fir Akshay.
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June 16, 2021 at 2:07 AM
“This Tuesday, non holiday release has perplexed everyone”
Everyone? I don’t think anyone realized it’s Tuesday released except you. Lol
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June 16, 2021 at 8:54 AM
ROFLMAO
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June 16, 2021 at 10:05 PM
Really, am i the only one?
Kinda feel happy about it. Devil is always in the details honey.
Master naam ka nahin, kaam ka hona chahiye. 🥳
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June 16, 2021 at 10:07 PM
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June 15, 2021 at 10:33 AM
20 YEars of Lagaan and Aamir Khan Productions:
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June 15, 2021 at 11:00 AM
He is looking fresh and young for a change.
The Kargil schedule of LSC got postponed, but they have started a short schedule at Mumbai yesterday.
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June 15, 2021 at 9:57 PM
Lagaan: a game changer, a milestone for Hindi cinema that redefined entertainment.
A once-in-a-lifetime kind of movie experience. The ones that caught it in theater were the lucky ones of the time.
As a Hindi film lover and cinema buff in general, there cannot be a greater gift than this. Hands down one of the greatest films you will ever see.
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June 16, 2021 at 4:53 PM
The slack narrative in the 1st half (needless songs & some unnecessary monologues leading to it becoming overlong) was the only drawback in an otherwise near flawless film.
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June 16, 2021 at 2:24 AM
https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/veteran-actor-chandrashekhar-passes-away-at-97/amp_articleshow/83563572.cms
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June 16, 2021 at 10:37 AM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4AgifaUYAcViXU?format=jpg&name=large
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June 16, 2021 at 10:44 AM
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June 17, 2021 at 7:10 AM
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June 17, 2021 at 2:36 PM
https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/photos-show-vast-spider-webs-that-look-like-transparent-sheets-covering-grassland-2465185?pfrom=home-ndtv_lateststories
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June 17, 2021 at 2:46 PM
The pandemic has hit businesses hard and the entertainment industry has also had to bear the brunt of it. One more South Mumbai cinema hall will now soon give way to a mall. Dreamland Cinema, situated in Grant Road, is going under redevelopment. The owner of the cinema Yunus Supariwala, when contacted, informs, “It is going to redevelopment and a mall will be built here but there will be a small theatre which will continue screening of films”. Supariwala had taken over Dreamland Cinema 35 years ago. “When I took over the cinema hall, ‘Tezaab’ was the first film that was screened there and it ran for 50 weeks. The last film that played here was Tiger Shroff’s ‘Baaghi 3’,” he shares emotionally.
Dreamland Cinema was one of the more prominent theatres in Mumbai for film releases during the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s. Films like Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Baazigar’, Jaya Prada’s ‘Sargam’, and Madhuri Dixit’s ‘Tezaab’ were screened there. A film critic, who used to frequent the hall, adds, “This theatre made Madhuri Dixit, Shah Rukh Khan, and Jaya Pradha into stars as all these films ran for several weeks and drew an audience from all around the main city of Mumbai. ‘Bhuvan Shome’, one of the first art films, was screened in a matinee show here”.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/another-mumbai-cinema-hall-bites-the-dust-will-turn-into-a-mall-post-renovation/articleshow/83607673.cms
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June 17, 2021 at 3:10 PM
https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/chandrashekhar-i-got-more-praise-than-the-hero/20210617.htm
Excerpts
On the first day of my job, I went to the make-up studio and switched on a tubelight. Ramanand Sagar, who worked there, told me that extras could not use the lights.
I felt bad, and told him that one day, I will become a bigger actor, and he would come to me.
A voice from behind me said, ‘Great! Maintain this spirit.’
It was Prithviraj Kapoor. From that day, we became friends.
There was a government scheme in those days called the Annuity Policy (the policy allowed one to save money for retirement).
In those days, Income Tax taxed higher income people more than 90 percent — it was like taking away the whole income.
Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Bharat Bhushan and other actors took Annuity Policies instead of their salaries directly from the producer. Then there was a scam, and the government withdrew the policy and the money. So the actors would hold meetings after meetings to get their money back. Still, nothing happened.
Since I was president of the Cine Art Association then, I had to go to Delhi to represent the actors. I told them we would go to the Supreme Court if the money wasn’t returned.
The money was eventually returned, and all the actors in the industry hailed me!
I would have attended kavi sammelans with Jan Nisar Akhtar (Javed Akhtar’s father), Sahir Ludhianvi and Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Amitabh Bachchan was a child then, and would often accompany his father.
The best thing about those times is that actors did not have vanity vans, so we would all sit together and chat.
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June 17, 2021 at 3:51 PM
https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-lockdown-till-december-2021-this-is-what-experts-have-suggested-covid-third-wave-2895462
Good to see UK & Europe ramping up on vaccinations & sticking to limited reopening despite a spike in infections unlike the good for nothing so called expert panel of celebrity doctors in India who have no solution in sight apart from endless lockdowns. For every covid and non covid death due to lack of finances (post job losses courtesy lockdowns), these rogue doctors & scientists recommending blanket mindless lockdowns along with the government should be made to pay out of their own pockets. Its high time the advisory committees include economists along with doctors. Job losses lead to bankruptcy and this corrupt government does not compensate nor does treatment for Covid or non covid diseases come for free.
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June 17, 2021 at 11:46 PM
3.5 star
https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sherni-review-vidya-balans-tigress-on-the-loose-adventure-bites-3-5-stars-out-of-5-2466565?pfrom=home-ndtv_lateststories
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June 17, 2021 at 11:56 PM
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June 18, 2021 at 12:00 AM
So Naveen, whats your box office expectations from Bell Bottom? Will it do 100 cr nett?
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June 19, 2021 at 3:02 AM
Yeah…100 cr nett if situation is like December at the time of release.
I am getting this number based on 50% deficit.
So a
100 cr potential might do 50-60 cr
150 cr potential would do 75-80 cr,
200 cr potential would do 100 cr.
300 cr potential would do 150 cr or so.
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June 19, 2021 at 3:12 AM
Posting the same comment twice does not make it valid. Those who are optimistic in the trade are expecting 75 cr or so here as the upper limit. This wont do 100 cr by any means.
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June 19, 2021 at 3:03 AM
Yeah…100 cr nett if situation is like December at the time of release.
I am getting this number based on 50% deficit.
So a
100 cr potential might do 50-60 cr
150 cr potential would do 75-80 cr,
200 cr potential would do 100 cr.
300 cr potential would do 150 cr or so. Q1
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June 18, 2021 at 4:41 AM
Not Sooryavanshi, but F9 on I-Day weekend:
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June 18, 2021 at 5:15 AM
15 aug is Sunday. There is hardly any gain for any movie coming then.
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June 19, 2021 at 3:44 AM
The question is why are the makers of Sooryavanshi chickening out everytime when it comes to releasing it? It seems like they have no confidence in their product that it can have a long run in theaters and be profitable. Instead they are desperate for conditions returning to normalcy, so that they can have a good opening weekend at least.
Reliance may release 83 before Shetty decides on the release date of Sooryavanshi.
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June 18, 2021 at 8:58 AM
Now, film producer Ramesh Taurani too has a reason to suspect that he has been scammed and that a vaccination camp he organised for his employees could have been victim of a similar racket.
Mr Taurani, who heads Tips Industries Limited, had organised a camp for 365 employees on May 30 and June 3. But they are yet to receive a vaccination certificate.
“Yes, we are still waiting for the certificates and when my office people contacted him (Sanjay Gupta from SP Events), he said it will come by this Saturday (June 12). We got 356 people vaccinated and paid ₹ 1,200 per dose plus GST. But more than the money, now we are worried about what was given to us. Is it genuine Covishield or any saline water?” he said.
https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/mumbai-film-producer-ramesh-taurani-suspects-he-was-scammed-into-vaccine-drive-2466843?pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories
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June 18, 2021 at 2:06 PM
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/no-newborn-calf-serum-used-in-covaxin-say-centre-bb/articleshow/83590927.cms
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June 18, 2021 at 5:15 PM
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/sherni-movie-review-vidya-balan-7364357/
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June 18, 2021 at 11:11 PM
Sherri is a fantastic film. Highly recommended.
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June 19, 2021 at 1:16 AM
*Sherni*
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June 18, 2021 at 5:49 PM
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/call-centre-duping-foreigners-by-posing-as-amazons-tech-support-busted-7-held/articleshow/83637329.cms
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June 19, 2021 at 12:44 AM
Last thread links to Radhe and not to Family Man 2. Please fix this
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June 19, 2021 at 4:27 AM
Family Man 2 thread has been updated with additional new movie in title.
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June 19, 2021 at 1:25 AM
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June 19, 2021 at 1:49 AM
A personal fav film of mine. Made with a medium budget of 7 cr, it did Superhit business in Mumbai circuit but was a regular hit elsewhere.
The trio of Rangeela, Ghulam and Sarfarosh was instrumental in breaking the chocolate-boy image of Aamir in the late nineties.
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June 19, 2021 at 3:05 AM
Wont club this with sarfarosh or Rangeela.
This is a notch or two below. There were better movies made on the same genre that time, esp by Sunny Deol.
An above average success which over time became hit.
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June 19, 2021 at 3:19 AM
Sunny Deol was a loud-mouth idiot whose dumb films were a pain in the arse to watch. No comparisons with Ghulam. This was a good remake of On The Waterfront and is still watchable after all these years.
As for box office, ‘Aati Kya Khandala’ was a rage and it took a bumper opening. Its business in Mumbai circuit alone out grossed 95% of Akshay films in the nineties. Looks like you have taken a cue from Shivaay to downgrade Aamir’s hits. Ghulam was actually a bigger hit than Sarfarosh as per ROI. Nahta had it AA(Superhit) in Mumbai circuit, which was a big deal even in the nineties and not just now.
Rangeela was a bigger hit, but that had a lot to do with Urmila’s body show.
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June 19, 2021 at 3:35 AM
I downgrade everyone’s hits by traditional standards, not just Aamir’s. Never called Toilet, S30, Kesari & HNY anything more than Semi Hits.
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June 19, 2021 at 3:28 AM
“Sunny Deol was a loud-mouth idiot whose dumb films were a pain in the arse to watch” – Rajkumar Santoshi’s trio of Ghayal, Damini & Ghatak were solid content oriented masala films of the 90s that molded Sunny the way he was meant to be (far better films than Gadar imo). Santoshi’s one of the better film makers out there & hence no one else could make the most of Sunny’s limitations. Rangeela was more of a tapori version of a chocolate hero, good performance in a mediocre film. Haven’t watched Ghulam, Sarfarosh was & remains one of the best action thrillers from Hindi cinema ever (only held back slightly by Sonali’s dumb antics).
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June 19, 2021 at 5:17 AM
Raj Santoshi movies with Sunny were way above and beyond Ghulaam.
Gosh,…
Ghulaam was not even close to Jeet or Ziddi etc.
Ghulam was more a mediocre movie but with an outstanding khandala song dance perfomance and a good train sequence in first half. The entire second half was unconvincing.
Anyway, this purpose of posting old movies of Aamir khan and eliciting response was a jice attempt. Wake me up when the release date of Aamir’s next is announced. For.old movies i have OTT. Dont need to chat here.
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June 19, 2021 at 6:55 AM
LOL … Go watch Ziddi and Jeet and other Sunny Deol’s ridiculous films on OTT. No one cares about your comments. Mostly they are ridiculous jokes about exaggerating your small star Akshay into something larger than he is. So no one is eliciting your response, your silence is most welcome relief.
And why so worked up on Aamir’s next announcement? Let LSC be completed and release first. Some people dont try to do everything together and works on one thing at a time, like Aamir. Otherwise you ofte wind up with a mediocre filmography like your great Akshay Kumar.
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June 19, 2021 at 7:01 AM
Santoshi was a good director. Agree that his films with Sunny were far more watchable than whatever else our baboon deol did in his lifetime.
Agree that Rangeela was a mediocre film. In my books, Sarfarosh > Ghulam > Rangeela.
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June 19, 2021 at 8:37 AM
“Sarfarosh > Ghulam > Rangeela.”
Strongly disagree, Ghulam was nothing but a copy of Kabaa which was a copy of On The Waterfront. Rangeela is a metafilm that is as good, if not better than La La Land. Sarfarosh was a terrific film but the track with Sonali and Jo Haal Dil ka out of nowhere pull it down a notch.
For me, Rangeela>Sarfarosh>Ghulam
BTW, where’s An Jo? Haven’t seen him comment in a while.
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June 19, 2021 at 11:22 AM
Sarforosh > Rangeela > Ghulam for me
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June 19, 2021 at 8:56 AM
“Ghulam was nothing but a copy of Kabaa which was a copy of On The Waterfront.”
On The Waterfront is a classic. Ghulam is an Indianized adaptation of it, which was quite good. Whereas, Rangeela maybe a meta film, but it was quite mediocre as a film; although perhaps one of Ramu’s better films. Sarfarosh is an accepted classic in its genre.
Adaptations/remakes have their own value of reinterpreting the source material. A film does not become any less just because it was an adaptation/remake. Aamir had the best filmography among his contemporaries even in the nineties, but many of them were remakes, which does not make them any less:
QSQT
DHKMN
JJWS
HHRPK
AHAT
Ghulam
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June 19, 2021 at 10:06 AM
Never found anything great about Rangeela to be honest. Fancy terms like meta cannot change its near script less nature. At least that’s my opinion. Even by RGVs standards his top 3 remain Satya, Company & Sarkar.
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June 19, 2021 at 10:32 AM
Let me just say you seem to devalue the good things in life like Rangeela or SRK. Of course, if that is any better than constantly counting Akshay-Akshay on a japmala like Naveen is up for debate.
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June 19, 2021 at 10:43 AM
Srk and Rangeela are good things in life ??? Oh man, I wud let Shivaay retort on this one …
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June 19, 2021 at 11:14 AM
If Rangeeli Urmilla is not a good thing in life, you probably ought to assist Karan Johar.
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June 19, 2021 at 11:20 AM
😂
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June 19, 2021 at 11:23 AM
If SRK and Urmila in Rangeela are sources for your wet dreams, then its futile to even pity such fantasies.
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June 19, 2021 at 11:37 AM
Hai Rama is certainly the most erotic song in recent times. The fact that you fail to recognize makes me pity your uninspiring imagination.
If I were ever doing it gay, it’d be only for the power trip.
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June 19, 2021 at 11:52 AM
Aman, grow up. No one here is interested in you being gay or bisexual or whether your sex life is a power trip or just for pleasure.
An erotic song or being ‘meta’ does not mean Rangeela is worth its salt. And when your arguments fail, you are resorting to personal name calling and innuendoes. There is a difference in calling a star a baboon and directly attacking a fellow member personally when you are at the end of your wits.
Try to keep the forum clean or its on Munna to again clean up the garbage.
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June 19, 2021 at 1:04 PM
Hey you were the one who talked about my wet dreams and gor personal when I simply alluded to Urmilla’s iconic status from that film. The power trip joke was because you said SRK was part of my wet dream.
Talking about Rangeela, I think the hype around its 25 years is enough to prove that it along with AAA and JJWS are Aamir’s most iconic films from the 90s. Ghulam is essentially a carryover from Rangeela’s Munna. There hasn’t been a film that depicts the Bombay film industry, specifically in the 90s in such a fantasy manner while still covering a great deal of the happenings. The music, the songs are simply extraordinary both as audio and visual. The cinematography, lighting and technique were first class. It’s essentially plot-less, but each part is so great and even if fluff, it’s brilliantly made fluff. I think you and Shivaay are simply not fans of the genre.
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June 19, 2021 at 1:29 PM
Please stick to the subject. No personal comments.
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June 19, 2021 at 6:22 PM
Off topic but Raveena in tip tip barsa paani is exponentially more erotic than Urmila’s Rangeela act. That’s just me perhaps since Raveena is the most graceful & underrated actress I’ve found in Hindi cinema since Dimple (couldn’t take my eyes off her even at this age in Tenet, her poise & elegance is the evident reason why she was Nolan’s first choice). As for wet dreams I guess Akshay & SRK induce the maximum of them for 2 certain users on this forum, much more than any leading lady has ever done 😉
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June 19, 2021 at 6:47 PM
“Akshay-Akshay on a japmala like Naveen is up for debate.”
No debate can happen without getting personal right?
When your star has 7 movie lineup in next 12 months then i will see that even if you post 10 news and comment to illogical responses 15 times…..we are looking at minimum 25 comments per movie.
Now for someone whose star doesnt work or is not getting work find me this way…..a lot has to be asked about your star. Isnt it?
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June 19, 2021 at 6:52 PM
Rangeela 》 Sarfarosh 》》》 Ghulam.
This is my ranking. Again i have seen all three in cinemas
in the first weekend and i have the cinematic experiencentp go with me.
Please spell out where, how and when you watched these movies. The effect of movies is substantially affected.
Marcus- you seem more like a laptop download movie expert giving opinions here. Looks, why dont you chat on piratebay instead? There are comment section there too and with like minded people.
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June 19, 2021 at 10:49 PM
Rangeela was indeed a hot favorite of lousy frontbenchers due to Urmila’s body show. In fact, it had extended run in shady theaters which otherwise used to run hardcore porn. Otherwise it perhaps wudnt have been a Superhit based on just the merits of the film. Such was the nineties era.
As a movie Rangeela has nothing much going for it except goos music and Aamir’s tapori act.
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June 20, 2021 at 1:24 AM
This classification of viewers is a perception.
Shivaay does it, now you too. Its actually a wrong way to look at cinemas. There is acually no such classification.
There are many would would pick Ghulaam over Sarfarosh as well ans those guys would also be called front benchers, tobacco chewing audience. Again, i dont beleive in bracketing audience. When you cannot explain the quality then you escape by saying these. Shivaay does this always. His understanding of cinema is raw, naive and biased.
Overall cinematic experience is what is final and at some level does depend on sensibilities of a person. Thats all.
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June 20, 2021 at 1:24 AM
This classification of viewers is a perception.
Shivaay does it, now you too. Its actually a wrong way to look at cinemas. There is acually no such classification.
There are many would would pick Ghulaam over Sarfarosh as well ans those guys would also be called front benchers, tobacco chewing audience. Again, i dont beleive in bracketing audience. When you cannot explain the quality then you escape by saying these. Shivaay does this always. His understanding of cinema is raw, naive and biased.
Overall cinematic experience is what is final and at some level does depend on sensibilities of a person. Thats all.
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June 20, 2021 at 1:39 AM
There is a difference in what you call ‘cinematic experience’ of a film which is a visual spectacle like many mega-budget hollywood blockbusters and the loud, OTT action films that Bollywood in nineties used to spurn out in dozens every year.
Since you are a self-proclaimed regular theater viewer of the nineties, one does not need to explain the what section of audience these Sunny Deol/Akshay Kumar flicks used to cater to.
Leaving that aside, even in today’s terms there is a stark difference of ‘cinematic difference’ of watching Sherni and Black Widow in theaters.
Not every film is a Avatar, which needs to be hailed as a true cinematic experience. What really matters is the ‘shelf life’ of a film. Lets view it this way, how many Sunny Deol/Akshay Kumar flicks are watchable today? None is the frank answer you will get from most cinema lovers. Ghulam is a much more refined take on the genre that is watchable even today. Partly because it was an adaptation of a classic.
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June 20, 2021 at 6:55 AM
On erotic songs, I too think Raveena in Tip Tip Barsa was as good as Madhuri in Dhak Dhak. Nothing else in the nineties hardly comes close.
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June 20, 2021 at 9:57 AM
“Shivaay does this always. His understanding of cinema is raw, naive and biased” – everyone has personal biases & favorite genres so you might as well stop with your whining & bogus rants. And yes the crass masala pukeworthy film genre is a disgrace to some of us movie viewers. Live with it!
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June 19, 2021 at 3:30 AM
Quite shocking that John Matthew never got the big backing despite a masterclass like Sarfarosh!
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June 19, 2021 at 6:47 AM
Yes, its strange. But he did do Shikhar with Devgn and Shahid. When that movie flopped, he went into oblivion. Last I heard he was planning a Sarfarosh sequel with John Abraham.
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June 22, 2021 at 6:44 AM
Aamir nay have ghost directed that film Sarfarosh as he does many of his films.
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June 20, 2021 at 2:21 AM
Ghulam had some evergreen songs by Jatin Lalit.
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June 20, 2021 at 2:22 AM
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June 19, 2021 at 10:49 AM
Some 4-5 Hollywood films are getting ready to release in India over July-Aug timeline. Not sure about Bell Bottom, but this will definitely get the multiplexes back in business.
In US, Quiet Place II is all set to break the 125M barrier, while Godzilla vs Kong is likely to cross the 100M barrier this weekend. F9, releasing next week, will hopefully break the 150M barrier in the post pandemic era.
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June 19, 2021 at 10:53 AM
Black Widow’s first reactions are encouraging.
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/black-widow-first-reactions-one-of-the-best-solo-movies-of-the-mcu/
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June 19, 2021 at 6:26 PM
A July 7th release makes sure it won’t see a theatrical release in India barring perhaps Telangana. In fact I do not see any major theatrical releases in India at even a 50% capacity till July ’22 until 80% of us are fully vaccinated. Any release & window of opportunity until then is pure bonus.
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June 20, 2021 at 10:38 PM
I dont think already completed movies like 83, Sooryavanshi, Satyamev Jayate 2, Shamsheera, etc will wait till next summer to release. The big budget films that are still in production will perhaps eye the later half of 2022 for release.
Btw, A Quiet Place II is turning out to be a bonafide post-pandemic hit. The 60M flick has crossed 125M in US this weekend and 200M globally.
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June 20, 2021 at 2:26 PM
The struggle to make Luca: How the team at Pixar made its latest animated hit
Pixar’s films carry singular design sensibilities and art direction. Utmost care is given to writing, characters and emotional heft, which helps the stories stay with viewers long after they have watched the film. We take a deep-dive into making of the studio’s latest film, Luca.
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/the-struggle-to-make-luca-how-the-team-at-pixar-made-its-latest-animated-hit-7364936/
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June 20, 2021 at 3:57 PM
Finished watching Luca. Beautiful animated movie about friendship and understanding. Full of fun and sentimentality. On hotstar.
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June 20, 2021 at 9:54 PM
Revisited Gadar Ek Prem Katha on its 20th anniversary.
I hadn’t liked it much at the time of its release, but thought maybe it would change my opinion now. But its mega success still eludes me.
The best thing about it is its first half, where everything falls into place nicely. However, the fluency in the narrative here is still no match for Sunny’s better films like Ghayal and Damini.
And the second half is where it magnificently falls apart. Its loud, brash, and melodramatic with the sensibilities of 80s potboilers. When Tara Singh escapes with his family, it becomes laughable. Maybe it would have been still made some sense if Anil Sharma’s direction was assured. Even the action scenes, supposedly the highlight, were not convincing.
The film’s mega success can be attributed to Pak bashing and the jingoistic flavor that the masses fell for. To compare this film with Lagaan, a far more superior film in every aspect, be it acting, directing, music, cinematography, production design, etc. would be a travesty. I suppose Gadar is still remembered for being the biggest success of the 21st century, but it was a very average film that rode on the ‘nationalism’ wave.
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June 20, 2021 at 10:35 PM
Yes, the second half is unintentionally funny!
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June 21, 2021 at 12:23 AM
I still believe Lagaan, despite the big hit that it was, got the unfair treatment from audiences who went ga-ga over the much inferior Gadar. Lagaan despite the behemoth of a competition trended like a blockbuster, adding crores to its tally well until the 8th/9th week of release. Without Gadar’s release, sky could have been the limit for this.
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June 21, 2021 at 12:59 AM
I think it may as well had been Aamir’s first 50 cr nett film had it not clashed with Gadar. 50 cr nett was a big amount back in 2001, which wud have made Lagaan a Blockbuster hit. Aamir himself said that they had no idea that Gadar would become so huge!
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June 21, 2021 at 1:31 AM
Also, DCH released when Lagaan was running at its peak. I believe DCH cannibalized some of the metro audience, who may have shown up for repeat viewings of Lagaan.
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June 21, 2021 at 1:45 AM
I think Lagaan was mainly a metro hit, it did the maximum of its business. Gadar really was a behemoth at the single screens, not much of an overlapping audience.
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June 21, 2021 at 1:57 AM
Not at all. Lagaan was a universal hit. DCH was a metro hit.
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June 21, 2021 at 3:07 AM
Not true. Lagaan was an all-India hit. And btw, the era of multiplex/metro era movies started later.
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June 21, 2021 at 12:02 PM
Lagaan didn’t do great business outside of cities but it did better than DCH. Even Aamir gave interview regarding the same during after it’s release why it didn’t do so well in interiors. Basically, if you don’t watch cricket, you really can’t enjoy this movie at that level and then it becomes 2 hours cricket match without enjoying the details about cricket. I don’t see how an interior audience is supposed to find that entertaining movie when almost the whole movie is about cricket match. Both DCH and Lagaan, I have no issues if outside city audience don’t love it. They had to make this movie as per the subject and better to not add variations to cater to interiors.
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June 21, 2021 at 12:07 PM
Secondly, interiors were completely taken away by Gadar releasing on the same day and it never the momentum for Lagaan. Gadar had 24 shows at some places in Punjab and north India with daily 6-7 shows in single screens.
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June 21, 2021 at 2:20 AM
I watched Lagaan in cinema. It was the most memorable experience ever. I doubt any such surprise could happen today where an entire cricket match is a surprise.
I saw Gadar a week later. Never revisited it but did like it back then. The love story was done well from what I recall.
Imagine starting your career with KNPH and Gadar! Amisha Patel must have thought she was living the dream!
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June 21, 2021 at 3:09 AM
Yes, sad she was forgotten like that, and followed up with below par movies later.
I believe if she had connections in the industry or was the daughter of a famous producer/actor, she would’ve had a much longer innings with that start.
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June 21, 2021 at 5:31 AM
More than her start, she was also a very good actress. I remember really liking her performance in Gadar and some other movie where she’s dating a guy who’s gay (can’t recall the name). Sad to see her either doing an onlyfans or seemingly begging for work on Insta.
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June 21, 2021 at 3:12 AM
And yes, I agree that Gadar shone when its focus was the love story.
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June 21, 2021 at 10:19 AM
Gadar was a B grade retrograde hyperbole that was nothing more than guilty fun at best. Pakistan bashing originally began with Sarfarosh but that film was too refined & polished for our masses unlike a Gadar. Not much has changed even now though. A hyperbolic over the top Uri with Sunny Deol like dialogues & caricatures still rakes in millions while a far more refined, technically brilliant (and labored to an extent) Lakshya would have tasted moderate success even in today’s era. Lagaan was predominantly a metropolitan city film that didn’t penetrate well into the tier 2 & 3 centers (for unknown reasons). As for Gadar, the Ghayal or Ghatak yardstick is too high for this movie. It does not even light a candle against the equally jingoistic & cringy Border predominantly due to Border’s exceptionally well shot and choreographed battle scenes.
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June 21, 2021 at 5:33 AM
Madhu also had the same fate after successes like Roja and Phool aur Kante.
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June 21, 2021 at 7:37 AM
Lagaan was an unparalleled experience, almost impossible to pull off. Aamir and Gowarikar pulled off an astonishing masterpiece.
Quite unlike anything I had ever seen before.
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June 21, 2021 at 5:43 AM
Sherni is a good movie for those who are interested in environmental issues. Man is the main villain in dirtying and polluting the earth. Just imagine this earth without humans. There would have been lush greenery everywhere, no gutters and sewage and plastic. This two legged creature with brains and greed destroyed the beauty of this earth.
Vidya is good and even Tabu would have been good here.
Rip Environment and Nature!
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June 21, 2021 at 6:12 AM
https://theprint.in/opinion/rich-wealth-flashing-drug-peddlers-ncb-is-looking-for-they-are-the-pandemic-brats/681225/
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June 21, 2021 at 12:46 PM
40 years of Kaalia, 40 years of this classic.. Kishore Kumar, Pancham, Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan.. enough said
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June 21, 2021 at 3:11 PM
Watched Aarti on Prime. Good songs and good story. A strong role for the female lead.
Especially, kabhi to milegi kahin to milegi.
Not too tearjerky.
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June 21, 2021 at 3:38 PM
Family Man is fourth on IMDb’s list of most popular shows in the world, Manoj Bajpayee celebrates
Actor Manoj Bajpayee is in a celebratory mode as The Family Man made it to the IMDb’s list of most popular TV shows in the world, which also features Loki and Mare of Easttown.
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/family-man-is-fourth-on-imdb-list-of-most-popular-shows-in-the-world-manoj-bajpayee-raj-and-dk-7368438/
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June 21, 2021 at 10:43 PM
What a laugh riot this film was.
Aawara paagal Deewana. Need a sequel. Koi to sun lo.
How many agree that Deewaane Hue Paagal was even better? Akshay gold class movie.
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June 21, 2021 at 10:52 PM
For uncomplicated minds….enjoy the comradarie.
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June 21, 2021 at 10:53 PM
A mediocre film that did average business at box office. Akshay’s filmography of the nineties is such a shame.
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June 22, 2021 at 1:06 AM
Still remember the shock wave this movie was creating in cinemas. Stunning blockbuster. Shahid rockd and Kiara arrived.
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June 22, 2021 at 1:26 AM
Wait, how come there was so much silence on 15 years of Rang De Basanti? It must be one of the influential films in the way it infused political consciousness in millenials from Jessica Lal to Jan Lokpal, it can all be traced back to this movie.
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June 22, 2021 at 2:23 AM
Because any film that celebrates protest shouldn’t be celebrated in today’s India.
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June 22, 2021 at 3:00 AM
Even Guru won’t be celebrated in an India that has lower per capita income than Bangladesh. We’re stuck trying to chase out Bangladeshi infiltrators while Bangladesh becomes the new Asian Tiger. Of course this too is Nehru’s fault:
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June 24, 2021 at 6:49 PM
Rang De Basanti (a mediocre film by a mediocre film maker) is everything that’s wrong with today’s spineless braindead millenials, a substandard piece of art that celebrates assassination of public servants & holding a society to ransom in the name of peaceful protests (politically motivated vendetta, the hub of which we witnessed on 26th January this year).
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June 24, 2021 at 8:18 AM
Post 90s millenials are a bunch of idiots celebrating false achievements with a sense of arrogance & high headedness with zero credentials & achievements (Virat Kohli is their perfect representative) that has taken the nation back by at least 3 decades after the relatively progressive 90s & 00s. As said by one of Naveen’s ridiculous statements here, they don’t care or have any idea about the past (thereby having zero idea about their own existence & how we got here) & yet wanna believe they own the present (akin to a so called self proclaimed #1 team with zero world championships in any format).
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June 22, 2021 at 3:51 AM
31 Years of Dil
Cant say this film has aged well. Incidentally both blockbusters of Aamir in nineties (Raja Hindustani and this) are hardly a comparison with his other films in the nineties, but they were the biggest hits.
Among the early romantic Hits of Aamir, I wud anyday take the trio of QSQT, DHKMN and HHRPK over Dil/Raja Hindustani. JJWS was the best, but was not a Hit film.
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June 22, 2021 at 3:54 AM
Dil’s music was a rage during its time:
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June 22, 2021 at 8:06 AM
Madhuri stole the show in DIL. What an actress!!
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June 22, 2021 at 5:56 AM
Aamir’s romantic career is like Tom Hanks’ romcom phase in a sense. They were the mainstay of both careers and images at a point yet no one remembers them today.
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June 22, 2021 at 6:36 AM
Its due to progression of time and evolution of these actors. Today’s audience wont give a hoot about nineties films. Its just some of us who have nostalgia associated with that era.
It may be just me, but as i have said before, i wud take QSQT, DHKMN and HHRPK over DDLJ, DTPG and KKHH.
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June 22, 2021 at 8:19 AM
“wont give a hoot about nineties films”
I don’t think that’s true, it’s just that Aamir or Hanks’ films in the romcom genre are simply not iconic films, with the exception of QSQT. Formula can never fall out of favor, all it needs is just freshness, like Crazy Rich Asians which would’ve been a 80s hindi film or a 90s romcom. The films that paved the formula get a life, even if the formula is HAHK.
Now that I think of it, both Sleepless in Seattle and Mann are inspired by An Affair To Remember. It’s also strange that Aamir is not called serial kisser.
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June 22, 2021 at 8:32 AM
A film first needs to be good to have shelf life. Being ‘iconic’ is more relevant to the time of its release, doesn’t necessarily imply long shelf life. QSQT has a timeless appeal rather than being a ‘iconic’ film.
But those who care abt old films will care abt QSQT, MPK, DDLJ (in order of release). Romance genre as such don’t age that well, except a rare few timeless films. Romantic stars are the most easily forgotten ones once their time is up. Its the nature of the genre.
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June 22, 2021 at 8:01 AM
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June 22, 2021 at 8:03 AM
In this site there is no one who appreciates Akshay Kumar. Not a soul. My purpose is to make the likes of Marcus, Shivaay, and one more name i am forgetting, etc. They are what i called the Annoyed CLUB.
Jalaane mein mazaa aata hai. Akshay keeps giving me ammo via successive hits and they keep getting annoyed. Lagataar, baar baat.
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June 22, 2021 at 8:16 AM
“My purpose is to make the likes of Marcus, Shivaay, and one more name i am forgetting, etc. They are what i called the Annoyed CLUB.”
LOL … What a purpose in life!
Btw, its not ‘Annoyed’ but Dont-Give_A-Damn club you can say. It only you who care abt Akshay’s mediocre existence.
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June 22, 2021 at 9:54 AM
“It only you who care abt Akshay’s mediocre existence.”
In this site, yes looks like i am the One.
Else this side is loaded with one sided fans of Aamir who are posting his movies of 90s and living in past. Bhootkaal mein kain woh. Not in present. The annoyed club!
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June 22, 2021 at 9:57 AM
I practically have little interest in the past. Sometimes occasional nostaligia is fine. But mostly interested in sharing guilty pleasures.
Talking about already agreed good movies is waste of time.
I live in present and know that future is also mine. Mazaa aata hai and then with bhootkaal living annoyed club, lide gets some masala. Feel like villain and with bebas janta – NO/ONE film hero waale fans
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June 22, 2021 at 10:08 AM
Pehle Bhagwan Akshay ko bolo ki ek classic dene ke liye …
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June 22, 2021 at 10:40 AM
Nahin chahiye classic if it takes 3 years to make.
I need regular good entertainment.
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June 22, 2021 at 10:41 AM
Dhol nahin peetna hai. Consume and move on.
For longer duration pleasure there are other aspects of life which goves more pleasure 🥳
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June 22, 2021 at 10:43 AM
Classic ke chakkar mein saare Aamir khan fans jawaani mein hi buddhe ho gaye hain. Bhoole bisre geet anr movies dekh rahe hain. 90s waale. 🤣🤣😂🤣😖😖😖
Kya faayda hua.
Bollywood mein jo fit hai, wo hit hai.
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June 24, 2021 at 5:54 AM
“I practically have little interest in the past. Sometimes occasional nostaligia is fine. But mostly interested in sharing guilty pleasures.” – akin to a statement of a 00s clown who has no idea of a pre smartphone world & believes Virat > Sachin, T20 is the holy grail & Bahubali’s akin to Sholay. I’m sure you cando better than this unless you yourself are a post mid 90s gen, the most worthless era of Indians that has led to complete socio economic collapse after high levels of progress (under both Congress & Vajpayee’s BJP) through the 90s & 00s. Heck its been a decade since we won a major multinational cricket tournament & our best Olympic performances of 08 & ’12. Sports is always the greatest socio economic, political indicator of a society, as being proved with India.
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June 22, 2021 at 10:46 AM
https://twitter.com/Akshay_Ssmb/status/1406517642526007297?s=19
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June 22, 2021 at 8:04 AM
Amod Mehra states, “It clearly shows that Aamir Khan is feeling jealous that he couldn’t balance different kinds of cinema like Akshay. And he’s basically praising Akshay Kumar for managing it.”
OUCH !!🐵
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June 22, 2021 at 8:06 AM
Madhuri stole the show in DIL. What an actress!!
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June 22, 2021 at 10:21 AM
I have a strong belief Aamir will end up making the biggest contribution to 21st century Hindi cinema. Check out the IMDB lists as well as the other favourites of cinephiles over the years: Lagaan, TZP, DCH, RDB, PK, 3 Idiots, and Dangal. At least two of these were turning points, inspiring filmmakers to unlearn what they knew about mainstream cinema and affecting change, quite like what we know about Hindi cinema off late.
Possibly and indirectly also killed the star culture to an extent, with the exception of Salman. While we were getting some good films thanks to Aamir’s sensibilities, we also got to, parallely, witness a ton of trash that started post Wanted/Dabangg, where commercial filmmakers were also trying their hand at masala filmmaking by remaking South films.
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June 22, 2021 at 10:42 AM
” killed the star culture to an extent”
Star culture will never die, not here and neither in Hollywood. The model closest to what Aamir is attempting is like Dilip Kumar or Raj Kapoor. Perhaps Raj Kapoor is the better comparison in terms of the impact and “brand” they both have (also the China fanbase). That Aamir killed the need for a star to have a genre is debatable but partly true.
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June 22, 2021 at 10:50 AM
Aamir khan is loveable. He is amazing. His films are a treat. Have watched almost all his films. My favourite is 3 Idiots.
Problem are his myopic fans who live in bhootkaal, and stuck in past.
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June 22, 2021 at 10:00 PM
Naveen, grow up. No one is ranting at you when you post about crappy films like Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi and Awaara Paagal Deewana. So whats your problem with Ghulam and Dil posts? At least they are better films to talk about.
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June 23, 2021 at 1:12 AM
No they are not. Both the movies are better than Ghulam.
Dil was far better. Had Madhuri, Great songs and Aamir. Story was not good. But great cinematic experience.
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June 23, 2021 at 1:34 AM
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi is better than Ghulam? Bhai, kya maal phoonkte ho?
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June 23, 2021 at 1:43 AM
Check the ratings at IMDb. Nothing else to add here.
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June 23, 2021 at 10:13 AM
These IMDb ratings are going to further puzzle the junk film lover of this blog:
Ghulam – 7.3
Dil – 6.7
Aware Paagal Deewana – 6.2
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi – 6.0
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June 23, 2021 at 11:17 AM
About IMDB
MNIK-8/10 (101,000 votes)
RNBDJ-7.2 (45,000 votes)
Veer Zaara-7.8/10 (50,000 votes)
KHNH-7.9/10 (65,047 votes)
Devdas-7.6/10 (40,000 votes)
K3G-7.4/10 (46,000 votes)
Mohabbatein-7.1/10 (28,000 votes)
Puzzling indeed 🙂
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June 23, 2021 at 11:56 AM
Mnik surprisingly is high. Rest are average and rated accordingly. No surprises here. For bollywood films 8+ is good, 7+ is average and 6+ is poor. Apply this thumb rule and it works.
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June 23, 2021 at 12:11 PM
IMDb ratings supports what I hv said before — srk was a superstar with avg films, while salman is a superstar with poor films.
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June 23, 2021 at 1:50 PM
I don’t think there’s much surprise in MNIK being rated so high. It’s essentially the ultimate Oscar bait. SRK’s performance, while derivative, was quite effective and moving.
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June 22, 2021 at 11:05 AM
One of the aspect of desperate gang is that they do not apprecite greater talent. Like their total disregard to Kabir Singh which blasted a blockbuster. Not a word. Better acted than ghajini. Lekin Dil/Ghulaam movie ka dhol peetenge raat din. 😁😁
By the way this made my day
What a telent!! Kangana rocks. Cant see any other actress doing this convincingly.
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June 22, 2021 at 12:51 PM
Regarding Lagaan, I do think it very much is one of the most superior films Hindi cinema ever made.
On the Gadar posts shared above, however, there is one thing where everyone here has missed the point completely: the performance of Sunny Deol. He absolutely rocked in that role. Tara Singh was made for him. You cannot imagine anyone else in there and his performance lifted the film by several levels.
Remember we are talking about times when after Ziddi and Border, for more than a decade, there barely was any action film working universally. At a time when no action film was working (it was the culminating period for Johar, Barjatyas, SRKs and action heroes were to turn towards comedy to survive), the audience were cheering and applauding for this man single handedly taking on a whole army on their land, defying them, roaring at them and vanquishing them all. His performance was perfect: gentle, affectionate, kind n caring in the romantic portions. But when his family.was threatened, he roared and as Rangan said ‘could move mountains’ on his own to protect them.
It has a huge part with how it worked big with millions of people. When Tara Singh challenged 1000s of men, the audiences believed it. Someone else in there, people would have laughed out of theatres and it would not have worked.
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June 23, 2021 at 1:17 AM
Spoke like a true cinema lover.
Agree 100%
The movie indeed came as a refreshing change and the core of a man trying, begging, doing, and even moving a mountain kind of effort struck the cord.
@Marcus, Tonymontana,
And no there was no Pakistan bashing. Not one scene. Pls watch again and comment with conviction.
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June 22, 2021 at 6:55 PM
Times Now says it will not air anything defamatory to Bollywood, settles lawsuit
In October, filmmakers and producers had filed a lawsuit alleging ‘irresponsible reporting’ by Republic TV and Times Now.
The actors who were among the plaintiffs included Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma. The well-known filmmakers who are members of The Producers Guild of India are Rohit Shetty, Kabir Khan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Ramesh Sippy, Rakesh Roshan, Ashutosh Gowariker, Ritesh Sidhwani, Sajid Nadiadwala, Luv Ranjan, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Vishal Bhardwaj, Zoya Akhtar, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Abhishek Chaubey.
https://scroll.in/latest/998213/times-now-says-it-will-not-publish-anything-defamatory-to-bollywood-settles-lawsuit
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June 22, 2021 at 11:42 PM
Good to finally zip up Times Now. Next is time for Republic TV.
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June 22, 2021 at 11:54 PM
These channels are responsible for something worse: inciting communal hatred, bigotry, lies, pitting Indians against one another, manipulation. They must be shut down and their reporters must be locked up for good.
Only then will justice prevail.
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June 23, 2021 at 1:18 AM
Who settled with whom?
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June 23, 2021 at 1:40 AM
31 Years of Ghayal: The INSIDE story on why Sunny Deol had to accept the Best Film Award at Filmfare on behalf of his father Dharmendra
https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/31-years-ghayal-inside-story-sunny-deol-accept-best-film-award-filmfare-behalf-father-dharmendra/
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June 23, 2021 at 1:41 AM
Anurag Kashyap to remake Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill with Kriti Sanon
https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-remake-quentin-tarantinos-kill-bill-kriti-sanon/
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June 23, 2021 at 2:22 AM
Ok so i can predict what Anurag would do –
1. The heroine will be a dalit or muslim
2. Hero will be a zamindaar
3. Setting, tone and language will be same as Mirzapur or GOW
4. Band baja dega remake ka
5. Crictics would love it.
6. Movie would flop or become average grosser depending on release day.
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June 23, 2021 at 1:55 AM
Hollywood is finally revving up the summer blockbuster engines for the first time since Covid-19 idled the movie business.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2306803/fast-furious-9-aims-to-jolt-us-movie-going
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June 25, 2021 at 8:58 PM
Blockbuster days are back for Hollywood in US. F9 opens to $7M+ on Thursday previews. On track for a 65M opening weekend.
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June 25, 2021 at 9:42 PM
Estimates of ~30M coming in for Friday!
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June 27, 2021 at 2:34 AM
$70-75M US weekend on the cards for F9. The first post pandemic blockbuster from Hollywood.
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June 23, 2021 at 3:07 AM
Very happy for Aaryan. This is a biggie. Bigger than Dostana2 and the other one.
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June 23, 2021 at 4:09 AM
They have to change the title.
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June 23, 2021 at 8:01 AM
What was the earlier title?
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June 23, 2021 at 8:45 AM
Satyanrayan ki katha and pooja is very popular in south India. A lovestory getting the title maybe misleading and offensive to them.
Every household will do this pooja atleast once in a year or on auspicious occasions like buying a new house, marriage etc.
During the pooja the story of satyanarayan is read by the priest or some elderly member.
Our spelling is Sathyanarayana not Satyanarayan.
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June 23, 2021 at 4:10 AM
Priyanka Chopra: Film industry was monopolised by specific people, OTT gave chance to new actors
Priyanka Chopra Jonas said that the Indian film industry is going through an exciting time and people should wholeheartedly ’embrace streaming as much as we can.’
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/priyanka-chopra-film-industry-was-monopolised-by-specific-people-ott-gave-chance-to-new-actors-7371798/
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June 23, 2021 at 8:03 AM
In Bollywood, Big directors work with big stars.
In Hollywood, big directors rarely do.
So there is some fact here.
We need big gutsy producers who back directors and screenwriters and not stars for big films.
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June 23, 2021 at 4:20 AM
Another gem from BOI: Lagaan had a weak story, was mainly a Mumbai and South hit.
If this is the biggest box office site in India, god save the trade
Gadar – Ek Prem Katha is twenty years old today and still after twenty years of release it remains the last true blue mega blockbuster of the Hindi film industry. Yes there was Bahubali – The Conclusion which came in 2017 and is of similar stature but that film was from the Telugu film industry and not the Hindi film industry.
It actually looks the Hindi film industry may never give another blockbuster of the magnitude of Gadar but that is what it looks like at present due to the type of cinema being churned out but things can change in the future so there is always hope. No doubt there have been some huge blockbusters since Gadar like Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Dangal but despite being very good films they dont have that epic feeling of a Gadar or Bahubali to take them to to an even larger audience.
Gadar released on 15th June 2001 and it was a blockbuster on day one with packed housed across the country which remained through the first week. The second week collections came in even better as more prints were added in week two despite having a high print count in week one itself. In the first few weeks of release India had never seen such large crowds at theatres before. In 1994 Hum Aapke Hain Koun had become an insane blockbuster but that was in a different way as it unfolded slowly and over time.
Gadar Ek Prem katha eventually went on to do business of 77 crore nett and a share of 55 crore and this was at a time when a 25 crore nett number was good. The film did face negativity and even in the industry these NFDC type actors like Naseeruddin Shah and Shabana Azmi were said to have made derogratory comments in the press about the film but these people would hardly know much about peoples cinema considering the cinema they had tried to drive or maybe it could have been some other agenda.
It was said to be anti Muslim but the biggest out performance of the film came in UP and Gujarat and in centres where there was a high percentage of Muslims. It performed even better than Punjab and Haryana in these places especially the Muslim centres of UP.
The film clashed with another film Lagaan which also scored well and was extraordinary in Mumbai and South but could not do that well in the Hindi states. It was said this was because of Gadar but that was not the case as at that time there was not a screen issue as both films got their respective screens on release and it was about how they would go on. Lagaan had a problem with its story as India had a huge struggle with British for years but here the makers were trying to tell audiences that the British would settle issues over a cricket match. This was okay for Mumbai and South but not for North, Central and East India where you need much stronger content in terms of the story.
The director of Gadar Ek Prem Katha had given major HITS before like Hukumat, Elaan E Jung and Tahelka but they were all in that the normal commercial action format but in Gadar he surpassed himself by some distance by deleviring a film with the action format but with such high poowered emotions.that it was unstoppable at the box office.
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June 23, 2021 at 4:34 AM
LOL Boi commentary is tailored for junk film consumers like Naveen.
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June 23, 2021 at 8:00 AM
BOI is not for Frustrated and aggrieved fans. They cansometimes tell truth.
Box office of lagaan has been pushed by aamir fans in this forum. Because the movie was very good, its illogical to fight over number. Lagaan is beyond numbers. Mumbai amd south hit has been the case with many Good to great films. No complaints.
I have a problem with BOI when they try to undermine the quality of Lagaan by saying it had weak story. That for me is stupid.
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June 23, 2021 at 9:04 AM
Thoda shant ho ja, bachhe.
Akshay’s good run ended with the universally panned Laxmii (which would have flopped badly in theaters). Now Bell Bottom is going to struggle to cross Godzilla vs. Kong’s 50 cr nett figure in July.
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June 24, 2021 at 5:44 AM
If anyone knows an iota of India’s cricketing history (refer to mid wicket tales by Naseer Shah) they’d appreciate the legacy the gentleman’s game of test cricket has right through our freedom struggle. Right from a low caste Palwankar Balu’s selection in the national team (well before Gandhi & Ambedkar’s farcical dalit abolishing movement) to his brother captaining a domestic side to CK Nayudu leading our first cricket team in 1932 against England to our first test win at Madras in 1952 under Vijay Hazare to the Oval win in 1971, cricket in India has been a parallel movement against white supremacy in India. BOI is much better off sticking to boasting about junk films from Prabhu Deva & Sajid Khan than venturing into unknown territories.
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June 23, 2021 at 1:51 PM
BTW, where’s An Jo? It’s been ages since I’ve seen him comment here or at BR’s? All’s well with him?
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June 23, 2021 at 4:10 PM
Antivirus creator McAfee found dead in prison after court allows extradition
Reuters | , Barcelona
UPDATED ON JUN 24, 2021 01:32 AM IST
McAfee antivirus software creator found dead in Spanish prison hours after court okays his extradition to the US.
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June 23, 2021 at 4:15 PM
“Reputation and honour are no less precious to good men than bodily safety and freedom,’’ said City Civil Court Judge C V Marathe on Wednesday temporarily restraining an actor and film critic from making any statements, videos, posts or reposting and republishing any defamatory content against Bollywood actor Salman Khan, his family and or director and shareholders of Salman Khan Ventures, a production company.
The actor had filed an application to restrain K R Khan and nine others from making any defamatory posts or publications including about his film ‘Radhe’. The actor’s counsel Pradeep Gandhy submitted that the posts were defamatory adding that while there is no restriction on commenting on a film or the performance of the cast, but “personal allegations against Salman Khan are baseless’’.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/reputation-is-purest-treasure-says-mumbai-court-grants-interim-relief-to-actor-salman-khan/articleshow/83782798.cms
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June 23, 2021 at 8:51 PM
Am excited about Krish 4. Story wise Krish has more to offer than many hollywood superheroes.
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June 23, 2021 at 11:22 PM
Krrish 3 wouldn’t have been Krrish 3 without the mind-boggling performance of Vivek Oberoi. Easily one of the best villains in mainstream Hindi cinema ever. The only time he bettered this was when he played the titular role in Narendra Modi.
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June 24, 2021 at 12:44 AM
Have to agree. Great Villains make great superhero movies.
Vivek was indeed fantastic and Kangana was villainous too.
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June 24, 2021 at 12:54 AM
I think he’s being sarcastic?
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June 26, 2021 at 12:26 AM
#MeToo 😁
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June 24, 2021 at 3:42 AM
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/disney-plus-hotstars-web-series-grahan-lands-in-trouble-7372096/
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June 24, 2021 at 4:00 AM
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/grahan-review-an-impactful-drama-that-finds-resonance-in-india-of-today-7372692/
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June 24, 2021 at 7:16 AM
Really excited for Filhaal 2.
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June 24, 2021 at 8:02 AM
Hats off to Creative Kinetic energy of Akshay Kumar.
Kinetic Energy is 》》》 Potential Energy in Bollywood.
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June 24, 2021 at 8:34 AM
29 Years of SRK
Guess this love letter still stands.
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June 24, 2021 at 10:31 AM
I guess its roughly 20 golden years and then last 7 years without a hit for srk.
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June 24, 2021 at 11:00 AM
Dear Zindagi is a hit
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June 24, 2021 at 9:45 AM
This is priceless.
Now I want to see Keanu and Preity in a romcom
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June 24, 2021 at 1:57 PM
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-to-helm-indira-gandhi-movie-emergency-no-one-can-direct-it-better-than-me-7373258/
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June 24, 2021 at 5:42 PM
https://www.vox.com/22380021/movie-theaters-covid-reopening
(When you buy a movie ticket, you’ve relinquished control to the movie
Several people I talked to said they like and even welcome the loss of control they commit to when they buy a ticket and go to a theater. At home on your couch, it’s easy to turn off a movie midway through, or to plan to watch an Oscar nominee but end up just re-watching episodes of The Office. It’s simple to pick up your phone and scroll, or to get up and do some chores while half-watching what’s on screen. Interruption is everywhere, even if you have the best of intentions. After all, unless you own a truly enormous TV, the movie is smaller than you, and it’s surrounded by the accoutrements of your “real” life.)
– This exact reason why movie theaters have no replacement and a lot of us “cinema fans” (not movie fans) would never let go of the communal experience of a movie theater for our entire lives (as much as the noob millenials & smartphone addicts might oink otherwise).
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June 24, 2021 at 6:51 PM
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June 25, 2021 at 12:13 AM
It is unfortunate that Ajay too falling into an easy way of remakes and sequels after Salman and Aamir.
Anyway…one needs to play safe than sorry. Taking risk is difficult.
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June 25, 2021 at 3:33 AM
29 years of SRK, 29 years of Deewana released in 1992. Sadly all of SRK’s co-stars are no more. Rishi Kapoor, Divya Bharati, Amrish Puri and even director Raj Kanwar have left this world.
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June 25, 2021 at 4:49 AM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4tBeazVUAICJt3?format=jpg&name=medium
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June 25, 2021 at 8:14 AM
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/minister-ravi-shankar-prasad-says-twitter-denied-him-access-to-his-account-for-almost-an-hour-today-2472318?pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll
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June 25, 2021 at 8:24 AM
https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/the-family-man-season-2-review-amazon-prime-the-humanity-shines-in-every-episode-manoj-bajpayee-samantha-akkineni-priyamani-baradwaj-rangan/amp/
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June 25, 2021 at 11:01 AM
Whats the point of having made 10 movies when you cant even release a single one?
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June 25, 2021 at 11:11 AM
Delta plus strikes!
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June 25, 2021 at 11:23 AM
Got to learn how to live with this virus as a society now. Cannot stay in a permanent state of restrictions & lockdowns as mutations are a never ending process. Vaccinating the population asap and organized structured reopening is the only long term solution (in spite of mini spikes). UKs adopting the right route in my opinion despite a 3rd wave right now. As for India, I don’t see theaters reopening full time till 80% of the population is fully vaccinated and that’s till next summer (partial re-openings in the south might happen on an on-off basis).
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June 25, 2021 at 11:48 AM
UK is cautious, now, finally. They made a cock up with Delta in Apr otherwise we’d be open now. They know about delta plus too but vaccine is now offered to anyone above 18. So they have done spectacularly on that front. So Jun 20st is pushed back to July 19th. That Apr mess up added 4 weeks.
I believe about 30 odd cases from piloted events over past couple of months.
You are right in that in long run given mutations people will have to find a way of living with this.
It’s crazy – my kids school is closed from Jun 18th for 10 days due topositive case, then we get told it won’t reopen on 29th June as it should but the week after on Jul 5th. This kind of stuff is not easy to manage.
The main aim for any country is to get levels down to the point where hospitals can cope and work close to normal. That will only happen once 70-80% are vaccinated.
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June 26, 2021 at 12:42 AM
But UK had its numbers rising too last week and despite leading in vaccination, we can see the numbers rising again.
We are fighting an unknown, getting the know a bit and before we rest, a new unknown appears about the same.
Look at this rise..
https://twitter.com/PoliticsForAlI/status/1407791325559332870?s=19
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June 26, 2021 at 2:42 AM
Well aware of rise and data but predominantly under control. The key figures are whether cases translated into hospitalisation or severe illness. Most people affected are not vaccinated and that is the younger population here – The population that has better chances of recovery.
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June 26, 2021 at 5:02 AM
The cases are rising because UK is back to near normal lifestyle to a 70% extent. Vaccine’s are primarily gonna help reduce hospitalization & mortality, the case load is bound to fluctuate unless a high proportion of 80% population is fully vaccinated. Its still gonna take about a year for us to completely learn to co exist with this pathogen & there are gonna be waves & hiccups on the way but the process has very much begun.
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June 26, 2021 at 12:32 PM
Agreed
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June 25, 2021 at 11:13 AM
Akshay would be a big beneficiary of these times if he gets his movies to theatre first. Not easy. I would rather be sitting on 1 movie or none right now unless you go down OTT route.
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June 25, 2021 at 11:44 PM
Yes, having one movie on the works is the best situation now. It can be released when the market becomes normal. I expect biggies like LSC, Pathan, Tiger 3 to release only in the last half of 2022.
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June 26, 2021 at 12:14 AM
With or without theatrical release, Akshay has max advantage. Actuall with one release actors are not stars now. They are competing with OTT superstars.
A fair analysis if watched with a sane mind.
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June 26, 2021 at 2:27 AM
I guess the reason behind your current manic phase is that Akshay wud soon become an OTT star given the rise of delta variant and and upcoming third phase. All his movies will hit OTT instead of theaters.
If Hollywood has recovered this summer, Indian box office may only do so in next year summer.
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June 26, 2021 at 2:32 AM
BTW Marcus, heard from this acquaintance in the Telugu Industry, that Naga Chaitanya is shooting the Battle of Tiger Hill in LSC.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tiger_Hill
Kargil is probably going to stand in for the Vietnam War
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June 26, 2021 at 2:42 AM
Yes, Kargil will be Vietnam in LSC and Chay is playing a special appearance in Bubba’s role. They were planning to start this schedule by first week of July but then it got postponed to later part of July. They have started prepping. Lets see if they can wrap up this last schedule before the third wave hits badly enough.
Pathan has also resumed shooting and is trying for a Eid release if things fall in place by then.
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June 26, 2021 at 2:53 AM
One big question mark around LSC is the Jenny character; hard to think of a way that character can be adapted in an Indian context. The best I can think of is as an Arundhati Roy type JNU protestor.
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June 27, 2021 at 1:49 AM
Khan era is over.
Wake up, take pills and move on.
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June 27, 2021 at 5:16 AM
Everyone’s era is over until movie theaters reopen & films release. Manoj Bajpayee is a bigger star than all big screen movie stars on OTT. Outside of 35mm the value of Khans’, Kumars’, Kapoors’ & Roshans’ is next to nothing. The sooner they realize this the better.
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June 27, 2021 at 1:53 AM
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June 25, 2021 at 1:03 PM
Ray on netflix. Watching. Slow but interesting.
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June 25, 2021 at 9:13 PM
Very boring. Dragging. Editing is not crisp. Repetitive scenes. It took me great effort to sit through. What could be told in 20 minutes dragged for an hour or so. The stories in themselves are good but the execution is not doing justice to the stories.
Only the story about kleptomaniacs is somewhat amusing and entertaining.
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June 25, 2021 at 10:09 PM
Isnt thats how most Satyajit ray movies and stories are?
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June 25, 2021 at 1:39 PM
There is no big clamour from people for theatres exhibiting films atleast in the north and the west. The pressure is from bollywood, multiplexes and also from some single screens.
The demand side is not bothered while the supply side is worried.
The people are more worried about jobs, schools, salaries, travel, well equipped hospitals, vaccinations, travel etc.. The last thing on their minds is watching films in theatres. The youngsters are hooked onto their smartphones. There is nothing new to watch even on OTT most of the time.
Life has become very different.
People are grateful if they get groceries and other necessities.
Minimum life has become the norm for many.
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June 25, 2021 at 1:48 PM
Actor Payal Rohatgi Arrested For “Threatening” Neighbours: Report
Actor Payal Rohatgi allegedly abused society members during the meeting and posted an abusive message on the society’s WhatsApp group, the FIR claimed.
An FIR or police case was registered against her on Thursday based on a complaint filed by society chairman Parag Shah, inspector AS Roy of Satellite police station said.
The 36-year-old actor, who has been living with her parents in a posh society in Ahmedabad’s Satellite area for the last over one year, was charged for uttering obscene words (IPC section 294-b), intentional insult (504) and criminal intimidation (506), said inspector Roy, quoting the FIR or First Information Report.
According to news agency Press Trust of India, in his complaint, Mr Shah claimed that Payal Rohatgi has been harassing society members including children for some time, and she once even threatened children that she would “break their legs” if they played in the common area of the society.
Although she does not own a house in the society herself, she attended its annual general meeting with her parents on June 20 and refused to leave despite being pointed out that she was not a member, Mr Shah alleged.
https://www.ndtv.com/ahmedabad-news/actor-payal-rohatgi-arrested-for-threatening-residents-of-housing-society-report-2472513?pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories
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June 25, 2021 at 1:50 PM
UK Reports Over 35,000 More Delta Variant Cases, Probes New Lambda Variant
Public Health England said it added another variant, Lambda (C.37) to its list of variants under investigation (VUI) on Wednesday.
Six cases of Lambda have been identified across the country to date, all have been linked to overseas travel. The earliest documented sample was reported in Peru and Lambda has been sequenced in 26 countries to date.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/uk-reports-over-35-000-more-delta-variant-cases-probes-new-lambda-variant-2472611?pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll
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June 25, 2021 at 6:16 PM
Vaccines work more than sufficiently well against the Delta variant as has been proved by multiple studies. No point in the media shooting their mouths off for every clickbait. Viral mutations ain’t rocket science anymore.
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June 25, 2021 at 6:20 PM
Perhaps one of the most under rated films in the last 2 decades. A spicy narrative, a pacy screenplay & a mesmerizing Nana Patekar well supported by a high class Sonali Kulkarni & a glamorous bratty John Abraham playing pretty much himself. 15 years of a delightful movie that’s rewatchable a dozen times & has aged as fine as wine.
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June 25, 2021 at 10:08 PM
This was a fantastic watch. Agree its one of the most Underrated. Deserved more in appreciation as well as box office.
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June 25, 2021 at 7:44 PM
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June 25, 2021 at 9:55 PM
Indonesia doctors fell sick, many died after taking China’s Sinovac shot: Report
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/indonesia-doctors-fell-sick-many-died-after-taking-chinese-made-sinovac-vaccine-report-101624667601232.html
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June 26, 2021 at 12:25 AM
Happy with this result. Sad many stars were not ready with their films. They need to buckle up for their fans else saare paagal ho rahin hain yahan 🤣🤣
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June 26, 2021 at 4:20 AM
How an AR Rahman song got IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad blocked from Twitter
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose
PUBLISHED ON JUN 26, 2021 12:11 PM IST
A 2017 tweet, posted from Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad’s official handle, consisted of a tribute video to the Indian Army, where the AR Rahman’s song was used in the background.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/how-an-ar-rahman-song-got-it-minister-ravi-shankar-prasad-blocked-from-twitter-101624687512421.html
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June 26, 2021 at 4:39 AM
“I was not involved at all; I was not consulted and I was not shown the final products” – Sandeep Ray reacts to underwhelming reviews of Satyajit Ray anthology on Netflix
The reviews for Ray, the 4-story anthology from Netflix adapting four of the mighty Satyajit Ray’s stories, are out. Most of the reviewers, including yours truly, find the anthology to be disappointing.
https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/not-involved-not-consulted-not-shown-final-products-sandeep-ray-reacts-underwhelming-reviews-satyajit-ray-anthology-netflix/
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June 26, 2021 at 11:25 AM
About Lagaan, let me say that even after watching this film so many times, when the final match still has me jumping on my seat in anxiety and I get goosebumps when it finally rains in Champaner as Ghannan Ghannan plays, that ARR’s music and score still evoke the same freshness despite its familiarity, that I still marvel at its frames, its pace, its performers. On a lighter note, it seems Aamir romancing a firang to AR Rahman’s music makes the film a classic.
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June 26, 2021 at 9:40 PM
Alia Bhatt completes ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’; Bhansali to start ‘Heera Mandi’ on the same floor
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June 26, 2021 at 9:52 PM
‘Adapting a story by a master of cinema is a double-edged sword’
Writer-director Abhishek Chaubey on adapting Satyajit Ray’s story for a new web series and why in movies, no one talks the way people do in real life.
https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/adapting-a-story-by-a-master-of-cinema-is-a-double-edged-sword-abhishek-chaubey-7376168/
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June 26, 2021 at 11:37 PM
Quite liked Ray.
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June 27, 2021 at 3:27 AM
I did not hate it but got bored, especially the episode with Harshvardhan. That constant didi didi got on my nerves.
The first one with ali fazal was good and it reminded me of Chekhov’s stories. The Kay Kay Menon one was spoilt by the last makeup given to him. It looked unnatural and looked like mud stuck on his face. The one with Bajpayee was really good with shayaries, ghazals, train journeys and some old world charm.
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June 27, 2021 at 10:15 AM
Yes I agree there were flaws and the Harshvardhan one fell short. His efforts were visible even when he played himself. And it wasn’t very wise to have this episode as the last one. Maybe that’s why it didn’t leave a good aftertaste on the whole
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June 27, 2021 at 2:33 AM
Hirani’s next movie is further postponed. Srk is planning to wrap up Pathan by September and start Atlee’s next by December.
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June 27, 2021 at 3:29 AM
Hirani has become like Shekhar Kapur.
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June 27, 2021 at 3:46 AM
LOL
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June 27, 2021 at 4:53 AM
Hirani should have done next Munnabhai. Thats was his most natural film.
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June 27, 2021 at 11:44 AM
Strong buzz also that Nayanthara is making her Hindi debut along SRK. One can trust South Indian movie news, they’re rarely wrong.
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June 27, 2021 at 12:37 PM
Watched Dhoondthe reh Jaoge, a 2009 film, on netflix.
The comedy is really good. Paresh rawal is in top form. Kunal Khemu has imitated amol palekar. Not bad. Pleasantly surprised to see dapper sonu sood instead of saint sonu sood of present day.
It is on par with andaz apna apna. it will chase your blues away.
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June 27, 2021 at 2:32 PM
The idea was taken from the film The Producers, where they made a play on the holocaust and made it into a musical with a gay Hitler, in order to enrage the audience. It misfired and the audience ended up loving the production, mistaking it for a comedic satire. That one was worth a watch too
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June 27, 2021 at 9:18 PM
Where is it streaming? Where did you watch it?
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June 27, 2021 at 10:23 PM
Ohh I’m not sure. It’s been years. I must’ve either watched it on YT or on my laptop through a pen drive. Probably one of the torrents must be currently streaming it
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June 27, 2021 at 3:54 PM
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June 27, 2021 at 10:25 PM
https://twitter.com/ZeeNews/status/1409108006881665032?s=19
Mainstream media blatantly displaying their communal agenda is one of the highlights of a new India
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June 27, 2021 at 10:31 PM
A section of audience like this bucolic level debate.
Media is different for different sensibilities.
If one tries, one can find a good source for daily catchup.
Cutting the noise is the key.
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June 28, 2021 at 2:46 AM
https://theprint.in/opinion/jagan-reddy-is-giving-andhra-pradesh-children-something-better-than-gold-english-education/684719/
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The Andhra Pradesh government is doing an unusual experiment in the education sector. In 2019, it introduced English as the medium in government schools from class I to VI — a move stuck in legal trouble. Now the government has made English the medium of teaching in all UG colleges. The state’s young and ambitious chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had to fight several battles to do so.
The hypocrite intelligentsia of the state, who educate their own children in costly private English-medium schools, opposed the move and made it a huge ‘mother tongue’ issue. They shouted ‘mother tongue is like mother’s milk’. When the shouting did not cow down Jagan, they went to court.
Jagan also made one Telugu subject compulsory in private and government schools, and ordered all textbooks to be printed in bilingual mode. The same lesson will have the English version on one page and the Telugu version on the other for all subjects. His critics had no option but to keep quiet because this also pushed their own children into learning two languages, even in private schools. Many private English medium schools till then were not allowing Telugu learning at all.
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June 28, 2021 at 2:47 AM
Those who use language politics to harass people must learn something from this.
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June 28, 2021 at 2:58 AM
Two women at heart of new gang killing in Bengaluru
On June 24, Rekha Kadiresh, the former councillor for the Chalavadipalya ward who was widely tipped to win in the next city council polls this year, was hacked to death outside her BJP ward office.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/two-women-at-heart-of-new-gang-killing-in-bengaluru-rekha-kadiresh-murder-7378609/
Gangs of Cottonpet?
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June 28, 2021 at 9:16 AM
Which film will do this Bollywood?
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The summer blockbuster is back! And that sound you just heard is Hollywood letting out its collective breath. After more than a year of delays, Universal’s latest entry in the money-minting Fast & Furious cycle, F9: The Fast Saga, burned rubber out of the gate with a massive $70 million domestic debut. The opening not only left all previous pandemic-era box-office records in the dust, but also marked the biggest North American bow since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed158336004/?ref_=bo_hm_hp
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June 28, 2021 at 7:01 PM
And some said movie theaters were gonna be history! 😉
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June 28, 2021 at 7:05 PM
Classic trailer of a high class shocking masterpiece from the magnificent 90s, the kind of classics that are seldom made in these mediocre days of remakes & never ending franchises. Even by Fincher-ian standards, this one outdoes his filmography by a country mile over 25 years post its release.
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June 29, 2021 at 7:22 AM
Watched this again few weeks back. Awesome cast, awesome movie
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June 29, 2021 at 7:26 AM
WHAT’S IN THE BOX!!!
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June 29, 2021 at 7:35 AM
Yep. I was watching with father in law and he was wow. I remember watching this movie in late 90s or early 00s and remember being shocked. I had forgotten a bit of the story, even that Kevin Spacey was in it…for some reason I thought of different ending.
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June 29, 2021 at 7:51 AM
Isn’t the ending the most iconic part of the film? I think although Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey are rightly praised, always felt Pitt and Paltrow were under looked.
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June 29, 2021 at 8:01 AM
Yes ending is iconic. I got muddled with my memories. For some reason I thought Freeman was going to swerve at end.
On another note watched Gone Baby Gone over weekend. That was a good movie. Freeman swerved there!
Pitt and Paltraw were good.
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June 29, 2021 at 10:05 AM
Pitt was a bit of a boy scout through the film and his reaction towards the end was not entirely organic. He did passable but he’s perhaps the weakest link in the casting. Thanks to Freeman’s masterclass & Spacey’s brilliance, Pitt’s partial ham up can be conveniently ignored. Its the exceptional narrative of a shock inducing story that really kept the audience hooked from start to finish. As is with most classics, director David Fincher is the star of the show.
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June 29, 2021 at 12:12 AM
Was always fascinated with the opening lines of the song. Turns out it’s from Amir Khusrau.
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June 29, 2021 at 4:19 AM
“Can’t Be 3 Monkeys”: Kamal Haasan Joins Campaign Against New Films Law
The proposed amendments to the Cinematograph Act of 1952 will give the Centre “revisionary powers”.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kamal-haasan-joins-campaign-against-new-films-law-cant-be-3-monkeys-2474613?pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories
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June 29, 2021 at 4:30 AM
Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Is Buckling Roads And Melting Power Cables
Temperature records are shattering across a region that rarely deals with intense heat.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pacific-northwest-heat-wave-roads_n_60da357ce4b085480fe39872
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June 29, 2021 at 5:01 AM
‘Another blow to film fraternity’: Farhan Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap sign open letter against proposed changes to Cinematograph Act
According to the Centre’s draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021, it can re-examine films already cleared by CBFC.
“What a strange proposition to amend the law on film certification. What is the meaning of a censor certificate if the film can be reexamined on anybody’s complaint? The ministry has asked the public for its opinion.” Vishal Bhardwaj.
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/farhan-akhtar-anurag-kashyap-zoya-akhtar-sign-petition-against-govts-proposed-changes-to-cinematograph-act-another-blow-to-film-fraternity-7380031/
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June 29, 2021 at 8:16 AM
https://m.peepingmoon.com/exclusive-news/news/56873/PeepingMoon-Exclusive-Akshay-Kumar-doing-hit-Tamil-film-Ratsasan-remake-for-Vashu-Bhagnani-and-Ranjit-Tewari.html
Raining Remakes in Bollywood
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June 29, 2021 at 11:04 PM
There are several south indian films with imdb of 8 an above which are low hanging fruits.
Ratsasan is having highest rating among south indian movies which is astonishing because i never hear about it before. And it is about serial killer and investigation to find him. This is what made me drive to OTT. Have seen several of those starting with the series Dexter.
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June 29, 2021 at 11:11 PM
However imbd ratings are false positives. In country like India where majority of cinegoers do not consider imdb to be even worth going forget about leaving a rating or checking it.
Also in India, most people prefer local favour rather than global mainstream. Imdb is latter.
It is a good parameter for Hollywood movies.
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June 29, 2021 at 11:12 PM
Marcus tries to show me imdb ratings of few averages of Aamir like Ghulam to compare with superhits like Khiladiyon ka khiladi.
It reminded me of popular Khiladi dialog- abe oye… bachche ki jaan lega kya!! 😂🤣😂🤣
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June 29, 2021 at 11:59 PM
There isn’t much of a difference between Ghulam and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi in terms of collections.
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June 30, 2021 at 6:38 AM
Naveen, play your silly games in twitter instead of spamming this blog with nonsense.
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi did 14 cr nett in 96 and Ghulam did 13 cr nett in 98. Not much of a difference and these grosses were not big by any means in those times. None of these 2 were Superhits, and both were modest hits only.
And as i have said before, the IMDb ratings are pretty comprehensive about the choices of our multiplex going junta. It may not represent the choices of ‘masses’ or frontbenchers like you, but that hardly matters here.
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June 29, 2021 at 11:49 PM
Plus
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🌟 #Jersey
🌟 #Anniyan
🌟 #KolamavuKokila
🌟 #NAANDHI
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June 30, 2021 at 1:10 AM
Mandira Bedi’s husband Raj Kaushal passes away
Mandira Bedi’s husband Raj Kaushal passed away at 4:30 am on Wednesday morning after he suffered a cardiac arrest. A filmmaker by profession, Raj Kaushal was 49 years old. Jitu Savlani, a close friend of the family, when contacted, confirmed to ETimes, “It is true, he suffered a cardiac arrest early in the morning.” Raj Kaushal had directed films like ‘Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi’ and ‘Shaadi Ka Laddoo’. He had also called the shots for commercials.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/mandira-bedis-husband-raj-kaushal-passes-away-due-to-cardiac-arrest/articleshow/83975891.cms
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June 30, 2021 at 12:05 PM
RIP, he was just 49. Will be remembered for giving us this iconic song in his directorial debut!
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June 30, 2021 at 6:51 AM
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/hindi/dilip-kumar-back-in-the-hospital-after-experiencing-breathing-issues-naseeruddin-shah-hospitalised-for-pneumonia/videoshow/83982882.cms
Two of the industries most respected, veteran actors, Dilip Kumar and Naseeruddin Shah were recently rushed to the hospital owing to health problems
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June 30, 2021 at 2:15 PM
Put Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Rang De Basanti in a mixer, Toofan will come out of it: Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/farhan-akhtar-rakeysh-omprakash-mehra-on-toofan-7382632/
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June 30, 2021 at 11:12 PM
https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/best-and-worst-hindi-films-of-2021-so-far-sherni-radhe-sandeep-aur-pinky-faraar-on-the-list-7381752/
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June 30, 2021 at 11:34 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/james-franco-agrees-2-2-185603393.html
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July 1, 2021 at 2:52 AM
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-donald-rumsfeld-cocksure-architect-of-iraq-war-dead-at-88-2476473
In charge of the US military for most of George W. Bush’s presidency, Donald Rumsfeld was stubborn and brash, famously dismissing widespread looting after US troops captured Baghdad by quipping, “Stuff happens.”
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July 1, 2021 at 8:38 AM
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July 1, 2021 at 8:41 AM
On Rhea Chakraborty’s birthday, watch Ayushmann say ‘I love you Rhea’ 25 times
By HT Entertainment Desk
PUBLISHED ON JUL 01, 2021 05:45 PM IST
On Rhea Chakraborty’s birthday, we got our hands on this old video of her from when she was an MTV VJ. The video shows Ayushmann Khurrana and Jose Covaco too.
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July 1, 2021 at 6:04 PM
One of the favorite teenage memories. No Spiderman junk from MCU can match up to Tobey Maguire’s trilogy. Still as fresh as a daily 19 years down the line.
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