I worship movies, so I do one film a year: R. Madhavan
Talented actor R. Madhavan straddles two worlds – Hindi movies and southern cinema – with elan but despite having a good hold in both, he doesn’t believe in piling up projects in his kitty.
“I do one film a year. I don’t look at a film like a project, I worship it. It’s like going to a temple. I can’t jump from one film set to another film set,” Madhavan told IANS.
He added: “This year I have done two films – Tamil film ‘Veetai’, which by god’s grace has done very well, and now I have this one – ‘Jodi Breakers’. So it’s a very conscious decision to do one film at a time.”
Following the success of “Tanu Weds Manu”, Madhavan is back to woo his fans in the Hindi-speaking belt with the romantic comedy ” Jodi Breakers”, releasing Friday. In the film, Madhavan will be seen romancing Bipasha Basu for the first time on big screen.
Describing the film as a unique concept, he said it suits the modern-day relationship requirements and added: “It (Jodi Breaker) is required for modern-day people. We don’t do it as a hobby; it’s a job. So, people who are uncomfortable with their ‘jodi’ and who are unable to get out of it for whatever reasons, we find a way for them where we break their ‘jodi’ without much hassle.”
However, in real life Madhavan is a ‘jodi maker’ and said: “I have got six people married and all of them are happy.”
If he is impressed by the concept of the film, directed by Ashwini Choudhary, Madhavan is equally confident about his chemistry with Bipasha in “Jodi Breakers”.
“It’s very evident from the trailers that we share a phenomenal chemistry. It is very easy to get along with her. I am… Continue reading
Nira Radia and Bollywood movies
With The Iron Lady out in theaters, and conversations sparked about Margaret Thatcher and her controversial politics, it raises questions about our need as voyeurs to dissect and discuss the highs and lows of celebrities, public figures, or just about anyone whose life has managed to create a stir in society
It appears the current subject of curiosity and speculation in the Indian film industry is corporate lobbyist Niira Radia, who was in the news last year for her alleged connection in the 2G spectrum allotment scam.
Of the spate of films dedicated to Radia’s life, the more prominent of the lot stars bollywood villain Ashutosh Rana, and is ironically produced by a Lucknow based Congress Leader, Kush Bhargava. The film, “Monica-the Politics of Murder” is a brazen and blatant attempt to ride the wave of public curiosity towards Radia and her professional dealings.
Director Satchit Puranik, throwing caution and presumably libel charges to the wind is making a film titled “Radia-tion” based Niira Radia and the 2G scam, casting a relatively unknown starlet in the lead role.
In addition to Puranik, Filmmaker V Srinivasan Sundar’s film “100000000000″ (good luck getting audiences to remember that title) about four students who rob 10,000 crores from a powerful female lobbyist aims to capitalize on Radia’s professional likeness.
The question someone needs to ask the filmmakers before they embark on telling their stories is how much of the story do they really know? Filmmaking is about telling a story through the director’s perspective, but what good is it if it appears to be completely one sided.
Are they using news reports and press clippings to do their research? Are they even interested in trying to understand the person or the scandal from all sides, or is… Continue reading
18 annual screen
18th Annual Screen Awards 2012 Nomination list.
Best Film
DELHI BELLY
NO ONE KILLED JESSICA
SHAITAN
SHOR IN THE CITY
THE DIRTY PICTURE
ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA
Best Director
ABHINAY DEO – DELHI BELLY
BEJOY NAMBIAR – SHAITAN
KRISHNA D.K, AND RAJ NIDIMORU – SHOR IN THE CITY
MILAN LUTHRIA – THE DIRTY PICTURE
RAJKUMAR GUPTA – NO ONE KILLED JESSICA
ZOYA AKHTAR – ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA
Best Actor (Male)
AJAY DEVGN – SINGHAM
AMITABH BACHCHAN – AARAKSHAN
R MADHAVAN – TANU WEDS MANU
RANBIR KAPOOR – ROCKSTAR
SHAH RUKH KHAN – DON 2
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)
ARUNODAY SINGH – YEH SAALI ZINDAGI
KUNAL ROY KAPUR – DELHI BELLY
NEIL NITIN MUKESH – SAAT KHOON MAAF
RAJESH SHARMA – NO ONE KILLED JESSICA
SAIF ALI KHAN – AARAKSHAN
Best Actor In A Negative Role (Male)
ABHIMANYU SINGH – I AM
AMOLE GUPTE – STANLEY KA DABBA
JIMMY SHEIRGILL – SAHAB BIWI AUR GANGSTER
PRAKASH RAJ – SINGHAM
PRASHANT NARAYAN – MURDER 2
Best Actor (Female)
KALKI KOECHLIN – SHAITAN
KANGANA RANAUT – TANU WEDS MANU
PRIYANKA CHOPRA – SAAT KHOON MAAF
RANI MUKERJI – NO ONE KILLED JESSICA
VIDYA BALAN – NO ONE KILLED JESSICA
VIDYA BALAN – THE DIRTY PICTURE
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)
ADITI RAO HYDARI – YEH SAALI ZINDAGI
KIRTI KULHARI – SHAITAN
PARINEETI CHOPRA – LADIES VS RICKY BAHL
POORNA JAGANNATHAN – DELHI BELLY
SWARA BHASKARA – TANU WEDS MANU
Best Actor In A Negative Role (Female)
KAINAZ MOTIWALA – RAAGINI MMS
KALKI KOECHLIN – SHAITAN
MAHIE GILL – SAHAB BIWI AUR GANGSTER
PRIYANKA CHOPRA – SAAT KHOON MAAF
Best Actor In A Comic Role (Male/Female)
DIVYENDU – PYAR KA PANCHNAMA
KUNAL ROY KAPUR – DELHI BELLY
PITOBASH – SHOR IN THE CITY
VIJAY RAAZ… Continue reading
Modern cinema
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, romance movies and action films starred actors like Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar and Shashi Kapoor and actresses like Sharmila Tagore, Mumtaz and Asha Parekh. In the mid-1970s, romantic confections made way for gritty, violent films about gangsters (see Indian mafia) and bandits. Amitabh Bachchan, the star known for his “angry young man” roles, rode the crest of this trend with actors like Mithun Chakraborty and Anil Kapoor, which lasted into the early 1990s. Actresses from this era included Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan and Rekha.[21]
Some Hindi filmmakers such as Shyam Benegal continued to produce realistic Parallel Cinema throughout the 1970s,[30] alongside Mani Kaul, Kumar Shahani, Ketan Mehta, Govind Nihalani and Vijaya Mehta.[17] However, the ‘art film’ bent of the Film Finance Corporation came under criticism during a Committee on Public Undertakings investigation in 1976, which accused the body of not doing enough to encourage commercial cinema. The 1970s thus saw the rise of commercial cinema in the form of enduring films such as Sholay (1975), which solidified Amitabh Bachchan’s position as a lead actor. The devotional classic Jai Santoshi Ma was also released in 1975.[31] Another important film from 1975 was Deewar, directed by Yash Chopra and written by Salim-Javed. A crime film pitting “a policeman against his brother, a gang leader based on real-life smuggler Haji Mastan“, portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan, it was described as being “absolutely key to Indian cinema” by Danny Boyle.[32] The most internationally acclaimed Hindi film of the 1980s was Mira Nair‘s Salaam Bombay! (1988), which won the Camera d’Or at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the pendulum swung back toward family-centric… Continue reading
Cast and crew
- for further details see Indian movie actors, Indian movie actresses, Indian film directors, Indian film music directors and Indian playback singers
Bollywood employs people from all parts of India. It attracts thousands of aspiring actors and actresses, all hoping for a break in the industry. Models and beauty contestants, television actors, theatre actors and even common people come to Mumbai with the hope and dream of becoming a star. Just as in Hollywood, very few succeed. Since many Bollywood films are shot abroad, many foreign extras are employed too.
Stardom in the entertainment industry is very fickle, and Bollywood is no exception. The popularity of the stars can rise and fall rapidly. Directors compete to hire the most popular stars of the day, who are believed to guarantee the success of a movie (though this belief is not always supported by box-office results). Hence many stars make the most of their fame, once they become popular, by making several movies simultaneously.
Only a very few non-Indian actors are able to make a mark in Bollywood, though many have tried from time to time. There have been some exceptions, one recent example is the hit film Rang De Basanti, where the lead actress is Alice Patten, an Englishwoman. Kisna, Lagaan, and The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey also featured foreign actors. There is also Emma Brown Garett, an Australian born actress, who is starring in a few Indian films.
Bollywood can be very clannish, and the relatives of film-industry insiders have an edge in getting coveted roles in films or being part of a film’s crew. Industry connections are no guarantee of a long career: competition is fierce and if film industry scions do not succeed at the box office, their careers will falter. Some… Continue reading
List of Hindi film clans
The Akhtar-Azmi family
Lyricist Javed Akhtar married script writer Honey Irani. His second wife is actress Shabana Azmi. Azmi’s nieces are actresses Farah Naaz and Tabu. Their cousins are Farah and Sajid Khan.
- Jan Nisar Akhtar(Father of Javed Akhtar)
- Javed Akhtar
- Honey Irani(first wife of Javed Akhtar)
- Farhan Akhtar(Son of Javed and Honey)
- Zoya Akhtar (daughter of Javed and Honey)
- Kaifi Azmi(father of Shabana and Baba Azmi)
- Shaukat Azmi(wife of Kaifi Azmi)
- Baba Azmi(brother of Shabana Azmi)
- Shabana Azmi (second wife of Javed Akhtar)
- Tanvi Azmi(wife of Baba Azmi)
- Usha Kiran(mother of Tanvi Azmi)
- Daisy Irani(sister of Honey Irani)
- Tabu(niece of Shabana Azmi)
- Farah(sister of Tabu)
- Farah Khan(niece of Honey Irani & Daisy Irani)
- Sajid Khan (nephew of Honey Irani & Daisy Irani)
The Anand family
The most prominent member of the family is actor Dev Anand, who has starred in over a hundred films. Another member of the family is internationally known director Shekhar Kapur, he is known for directing the film Elizabeth. He was married to actress Suchitra Krishnamurthy.
- Dev Anand
- Kalpana Kartik(Wife of Dev Anand)
- Suneil Anand (Son of Dev Anand)
- Kalpana Kartik(Wife of Dev Anand)
- Chetan Anand(Elder Brother of Dev Anand)
- Vijay Anand(Younger Brother of Dev Anand)
- Shekhar Kapur(Nephew of Dev Anand, son of Sheel Kanta Kapur- sister)
- Suchitra Krishnamurthy (ex-Wife of Shekar)
- Purab Kohli (Nephew of Shekhar Kapur)
The Babbar family
Raj Babbar is an Indian actor and has been married twice. His first wife is Nadira Babbar, who became known with her appearance in Bride and Prejudice (2004) with Aishwarya Rai. Their children are Arya Babbar and Juhi Babbar. Both have ventured into the film industry. Raj’s second wife was actress Smita Patil, she died giving birth to their child in 1986. Her son Prateek made his acting debut in 2008 film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
- Raj… Continue reading
DIRECTORS who couldn’t top their first FILM
- farhan akhtar – dil chahta hai – don 2 is to be seen, but farhan akhtar hasn’t been able to churn out a film as well written and fully realized as dil chahta hai.
- aditya chopra – dilwale dulhaniya le jayenge – mohabbatein was ridiculously camp, rab ne bana di jodi started off brilliantly and then bit the dust hard, but DDLJ has proven to be not just timeless, but the longest running hindi film in indian history (yes, really. how could that possibly be?)
- karan johar – kuch kuch hota hai -
- nikhil advani – kal ho naa ho – for all the advani supporters that refute rumors and speculation that karan johar had to jump in as director to save the film, perhaps watching the half baked films advani directed post KHNH will allow the issue to finally rest
- maneesh sharma – band baaja baraat – the verdict is out and sharma’s second film wasn’t half as exciting as his flash-in-a-pan runaway first film, but he definitely packs promise so we’re waiting and definitely watching.
- imtiaz ali – socha na tha – on the fence on this one, but there are many who believe that while not as successful at the box office, socha na tha is ali’s best film to date. also, wtf was rockstar? a fantastic ranbir kapoor performance does not make a film good
- mira nair – salaam bombay – as amazing as monsoon wedding was, nothing touches nair’s first film. rewatch it and you’ll see.
- sanjay leela bhansali – khamoshi – hum dil de chuke sanam was great, and the only good things about black were brave performances and brilliant cinematography, but the rawness and honesty of khamoshi remains bhansali’s best film to date.
these are just our opinion…discuss and add.
