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- Movies You Watched This Month – May 2013 (57)
{ Insomnia – Watch it just for Al Pachino’s performance. The film is slow paced... } – May 25, 3:49 PM
{ Saw it sometime back. Agree it raised some very unsettling questions. As a normal... } – May 25, 5:00 AM
{ Watched Unthinkable A psychological thriller centered around a black-ops... } – May 24, 12:06 PM
- Blast from the Past: Karan Johar Filmfare Interview from 2002 (6)
{ haha i missed it
overreading ofc can be done for any film and any scenes.you are... } – May 25, 2:37 PM
{ Baba, You should read the last para about shooting at the Pyramids in Egypt. Good... } – May 25, 2:30 PM
{ lol… i think a few family scenes in AP too (hrithik scenes with mother) were added... } – May 25, 2:26 PM
- Mallika Sherawat’s India bashing Interview at Cannes (18)
{ Mazaa aa gaya iss ‘FreeDevi’ ka intrvw sun kar… Now She will be big... } – May 25, 1:58 PM
{ She is completely wrong in all her statements. 1. I agree about male dominated society... } – May 25, 1:24 PM
{ Poor thing! She’s lost it completely. } – May 25, 11:29 AM
- D-Day Theatrical Trailer (26)
{ Add Maya of SOAL, Anna of Parinda and Bhikhu Mhatre of Satya in the list too. And how... } – May 25, 1:15 PM
{ I did not like the trailer..Nothing special…Irrfan seems to be doing one of... } – May 25, 11:11 AM
{ Ok dost, criminals ka boss keh lo, ek hi baat he. Lekin ek hisaab se to wo bhi don... } – May 25, 10:14 AM
- Chennai Express Title Song Copied from “Meri Pant Bhi Sexy” (43)
{ Yeah good one. } – May 25, 12:45 PM
{ Yeh mate, they seem to have lot of fun
Its shetty film anyways } – May 25, 10:36 AM
{ Yeh video to achi he.
} – May 25, 10:17 AM
- Vindoo introduced to Meiyappan by Dhoni’s friend: Police sources (11)
{ pura jhol jhaal khul raha hai , iam laughing at loud those who didnt believed... } – May 25, 10:09 AM
{ @ baba ” dhoni is being framed . he is a player of “impeccable... } – May 25, 4:46 AM
{ It is turning out to be a shadow boxing between DMK ( Srinivasan ) , NCP ( Mumbai... } – May 25, 4:44 AM
- SOTD: Tujhe Dekha To – Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (12)
{ “.It wasn’t a full-blooded script as such, it was an attempt at a thriller... } – May 25, 8:11 AM
{ LOL. I find this a very cliched style of picturisation – herione running all the... } – May 25, 8:05 AM
- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Theatrical Trailer (15)
{ More Dialogue Promos } – May 25, 2:58 AM
- Blast from the Past: Feroz Khan Filmfare Interview from April 2001 (3)
{ What a charismatic actor. I m sure he might have had a long list of love affairs to... } – May 25, 2:33 AM
- My Issues with Ranbir Kapoor (89)
{ LOL! } – May 25, 2:08 AM
{ Ranbir Kapoor plays a street fighter in Bombay Velvet Veering away from the romantic... } – May 25, 1:35 AM
- Aurangzeb Boxoffice Collections Thread (9)
{ Ishq In Paris Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke First Day Business Saturday 25th May 2013 10.00... } – May 25, 1:40 AM
- IPL: Sreesanth, two other Rajasthan Royals’ players arrested for spot-fixing (6)
{ Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep 9m Srinivasan abuses our correspondent who asks him... } – May 24, 4:00 PM
{ Mumbai Police arrests Meiyappan, CSK faces threat of termination } – May 24, 3:20 PM
- Ghagra Song – Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (26)
{ Personal choice Baba. } – May 24, 2:40 PM
{ i dont really like the bouncing of obese women. :-/ there is difference between being... } – May 24, 8:20 AM
- Ishkq In Paris Movie Review by Taran Adarsh (4)
{ Rajeev Masand’s Review 1.5 Stars http://www.rajeevmasand.com... } – May 24, 1:36 PM
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Tag Archives: Farhan Akhtar
Rajeev Masand Interview with Sajid Khan on Himmatwala
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Ajay Devgn, Farah Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Himmatwala, Interviews, Jeetendra, Rajeev Masand, Sajid Khan, Sridevi, Zoya Akhtar
Before Kai Po Che – Rajeev Masand’s Gossip Column
Referring to the uncertainties of the business and its ability to surprise even veteran players, William Goldman, the Oscar- winning screenwriter of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, had once famously said: “In Hollywood, no one knows anything.” This is true of Bollywood as well.
The success of Kai Po Che has reinforced the fact that even successful stars and established producers can be wrong in their assessment of a script’s potential. Director Abhishek Kapoor is being lauded for his decision to cast non-stars as his leads, but few are aware that he had, in fact, approached big actors for the film before having to settle for a relatively unknown ensemble.
According to industry sources, Imran Khan, Shahid Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor were all presented with the script. But each of them is believed to have separately said ‘no’ to Abhishek on the grounds that the story didn’t convince them. Ranbir, in particular, who has displayed a knack for picking quality projects so far, not only turned down the film, but also allegedly told Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani that he was “surprised” they were thinking of producing the movie (Abhishek was originally developing the project for Excel Entertainment).
It is hard to tell how much Farhan and Ritesh were influenced by Ranbir’s feelings when they finally decided to pass on Kai Po Che.
ContinueBlast from the Past: Preity Zinta Filmfare Interview after Dil Chahta Hai
Posted in Exclusive, Interviews, Retro
Tagged Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgn, Blast from the Past, Bobby Deol, Dil Chahta Hai, Exclusive, Farhan Akhtar, Filmfare, Govinda, Interviews, Preity Zinta, Retro, Sanjay Dutt
Blast from the Past: Javed Akhtar’s Filmfare Interview from 2001
Today is Javed Akhtar’s birthday. So check out his Filmfare Interview from August 2001.
What’s the good verse… Javed Akhtar on record
He’s the purrfect sound byte engineer. Shooting from the lip, narrating stories with easy facility, when it comes to word play, Javed Akhtar’s the raconteur for all reasons. Right from crafting the lacerating Mere paas maa hai (Deewaar) dialogue to the gossamer soft Kuch na kaho (1942-A Love Story) to the pacifist Panchhi nadiya (Refugee), Jadoo as wife Shabana Azmi calls him, words come to him as naturally as waves lapping a shore.
He prefers the old-fashioned way of putting pen to paper rather than the new fangled word processor. Yet he’s hip enough to cotton on to the lingua franca spoken by new generation directors, 20-somethings like son Farhan and daughter Zoya. From Ramesh Sippy (Andaz) to Rohan Sippy (Kuch Na Kaho), he’s seamlessly straddled two generations of mind-sets.
Rapier sharp-retorts and amiable jibes keep the air filled chez the Azmi/Akhtars. On a cold, cold night, Javed saab steams up the fiza (his favourite word) with some hot-hot banter. Excerpts:
When Shabana and I got married, it was rather late in the day to have kids. Anyone in this country who has many children is less than a patriot
Have you turned producer with Dil Chahta Hai which your son Farhan is directing?
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Posted in Exclusive, Interviews, Retro
Tagged 1942 A Love Story, Amitabh Bachchan, Blast from the Past, Deewaar, Dil Chahta Hai, Exclusive, Farhan Akhtar, Filmfare, Honey Irani, Interviews, Javed Akhtar, Kya Kehna, Lamhe, Main Azaad Hoon, Retro, Shabana Azmi, Shakti, Sholay, Zoya Akhtar
SOTD: Khaabon Ke Parinday – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Check out the song Khaabon Ke Parinday on Hrithik Roshan’s birthday. It is still Jan 9th here and is birthday of Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar and Kalki Koechlin. So this is what they call Ek Teer Chaar Nishaan
Singers: Mohit Chauhan, Alyssa Mendonsa, Music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Lyrics by Javed Akhtar
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag First Look Poster
Posted in Posters
Tagged Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Farhan Akhtar, First Look, Poster, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Sonam kapoor
Sakshaat with Aamir Khan, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Aamir Khan, Farhan Akhtar, Interview, Ritesh Sidhwani, Talaash
Shah Rukh and Shirish will never be best friends: Farah Khan
What we see today is an extremely successful woman, but not many know that you had a very difficult childhood.
My father Kamran Khan was a successful producer, director and actor in B-grade films. When I was born, we had three flats and were well-to-do. I was a pampered brat who used to go in an Impala to Linking Road to pick up a new LP every day. Mine was literally a ‘riches to rags’ story.
When I was five years old, my father made a film Aisa Bhi Hota Hai with Ayan Mukerjee’s father which was a big disaster. What we did not know at that time was that he had put all his money including our three flats at stake to make this movie When the film flopped, life changed overnight for us. My mother’s jewellery had to be sold, as also two of our flats. But the worst part was that my dad took to drinking and everything started to deteriorate.
My father stopped working and began to stay at home. He had always been the benefactor who looked after his entire joint family and was generous and helped people all the time. However he was also a very proud man who refused to go and ask people for work.
ContinueBlast from the Past: Saif Ali Khan Interview after Dil Chahta Hai
Today is Saif Ali Khan’s birthday. So check out this Saif Ali Khan Interview after Dil Chahta Hai where he talks about having rejected the movie initially and not doing Chunni Lal in Devdas and his regret of having rejected Kuch Kuch Hota Hai.
Posted in Exclusive, Interviews, Retro
Tagged Aamir Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Blast from the Past, Devdas, Dil Chahta Hai, Dimple Kapadia, Exclusive, Farhan Akhtar, Govinda, Hameshaa, Hrithik Roshan, Hum Saath Saath hain, Interviews, Javed Akhtar, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, Na Tum Jaano Na Hum, Ram Gopal Varma, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, Retro, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Urmila
Salman is more popular than me: Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan is in Chicago for three months. In a candid mood, he tells TOI why he has been missing from the big screen for such a long duration, who his close friends are, among other things. Excerpts of an exclusive interview with the superstar...
You’ve been missing from the big screen for nearly two years!
When my next movie releases in November this year, it will actually be close to two years since Dhobi Ghat (January 2011). I have rarely done three movies one after another. I’m not used to that style of working. But since I was consumed with my television show for the better part of this year, the movies had to wait.
Raju (Hirani) has patiently waited for you for over a year!
Well, Raju is one of the best directors we have. He’s a friend and and I’m grateful to him for being so patient.
3 Idiots is the lone film in the `200-cr club.
Haan, yaar. What makes me even more happy is the fact that 3 Idiots crossed the `200-cr mark though it was released three years ago with just 1500 prints. I give full credit for this film to Raju. Many of the other films that are in the `100-cr club have released with more than double the number of prints (Bodyguard released with 3500 prints) and have still done lesser revenue than 3 Idiots.
Posted in Interviews
Tagged 3 Idiots, Aamir Khan, Aditya Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Bodyguard, Dhobi Ghat, Farhan Akhtar, Interviews, Kareena Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Prakash Raj, Raju Hirani, Rani Mukerji, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan
Check out this excellent scene from Govind Nihalani’s Droh Kaal 