BAD MAN REIGNS IN BOLLYWOOD AND HOLLYWOOD
In one film, he thundered, “Mere Punjab Main Aisa Nahin Hota,” but now he is showing Hollywood, what Bollywood can do when the worlds meet. In another film he was called BAD MAN, but now BAD MAN is the flavor of the season in Hollywood. GULSHAN GROVER, revealed aspects of his life few know about, at the recently concluded Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, that of a doting father, the pioneer...
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SHOR IN THE CITY – CATCHING UP WITH RAJ AND DK
The Flavors and 99 guys are back. Raj Nidimoru and KrishnaDK, the “NRI” directors who gave us FLAVORS and 99, now turn “RI” and their SHOR IN THE CITY, is set for release. Like the earlier two films too, this one promises to be entertaining, funny, slightly dark, but always surprising in a positive way. This time they are backed by Balaji and have put together an ensemble cast, of “desis”...
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American Desi – Reliving The Experience
When the history of the Indian immigrant experience in the US is documented, March 16, 2001, will be the day, the SECOND GENERATION arrived and reconciled with the FIRST GENERATION, creatively that is. AMERICAN DESI was released that day. The film was the first American Indian movie to get a nationwide theatrical release. It also went on to release in Canada, UK, India, Australia, South Africa, amongst...
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Hasan Zaidi – Interview
Hasan Zaidi The silent rebel of Yash Raj Film’s new thriller on Sony television ,Khotey Sikkey. You have seen him earlier in popular television serials; Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki, Kyonki Saas Bhi Kabhie Bahu thi, Kumkum, Ghar Ek Sapna, Powder, Rishat.com to name a few. This dashing actor,hails from Lucknow, armed with a Bachelor’s degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management from the Eastern Mediterranean...
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BHAVANI IYER – THE CREATOR OF BLACK AND GUZAARISH
BHAVANI IYER - THE CREATOR OF BLACK AND GUZAARISH Long before the stars of star focused, Bollywood, enact the roles, long before the alleged captain of the ship, the director, puts the stars in motion, it is the writer, who in the semblance of solitude and without a focus on the stars attached, writes the basic story and creates the characters, that the director and actors put life into. Of course,...
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BAKSHI ON BAKSHI – A SON REFLECTS ON HIS FATHER
For the record, India’s most prominent lyricist, Anand Bakshi, left for his heavenly abode, in 2002. But the reality is that he is still with us and will continue until we stop humming these songs: Tujhe dekha toh ye jaana sanam – Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge Ghar aaja pardesi – Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge Jaadu teri nazar, khushboo tera badan – Darr Lagi aag sawan ki, phir who zadi hai –...
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Navdeep Singh – Manorama Six Feet Under RESURFACES
Navdeep got the attention of the audience with his debut film. It was the simplicity, the undercurrent of self decrypting humor and the “everydayness” of the characters, so unusual to find in a thriller, that was the most endearing part of Manorama 6 Feet Under. In an era where everyone was shouting from the rooftops of their film being different, this one WAS INDEED, different. It again highlighted...
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TIGMANSHU DHULIA – BRINGING INDIAN CINEMA TO THE GLOBE
It does not happen very often, but it happens when I meet Tigmanshu. I rarely get to talk to an Indian filmmaker and scriptwriter. By an Indian filmmaker, I mean, one who gets his stories from his environment. Not from a DVD of a Hollywood, Pilipino or Korean film. Those folks are Bollywood, Tigmanshu is about Indian cinema, Indian storytelling in an Indian ethos, although his audience is global....
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AAMIR BASHIR – A WEDNESDAYS ACTOR ON HIS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
The actor, Aamir Bashir, was recently seen in Peepli Live. This graduate of St Stephens College as lived up to his alma matter by displaying plenty of grey cells in his performances. Now he also ventures into the directing world and talks about his movie, Harud. The one thing you learn about Aamir is that he is frank and forthright. Qualities that are not always evident with Showbiz, but here is a...
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Zakir Hussain – The Unmatched Intensity of Mr Nice Guy
Zakir Hussain – The Unmatched Intensity of Mr Nice Guy When audiences walked out of SARKAR, they had one question on their mind. Who was this actor, who had played the Antagonist and matched AB, stare for stare and intensity for intensity? Zakir Hussain, the actor, had arrived. And the character of “Shardul,” in Jhonny Gaddar, further emphasized his talent. But abundant talent apart, what Zakir...
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