Talk around Tinsel Town-
B-town is has been a little quiet possibly because of the Babri Masjid verdict which was supposed to be out last week but stands deferred to 28th Sept.
* Release dates shuffle – Anjaana Anjaani release was postponed from 24th Sept to 1st Oct to avoid clashing with the Babri Masjid verdict. However, verdict date has now been deferred to September 28th. AA will still release on 1st Oct, producers refuse to change it again! PAAN SINGH TOMAR, starring Irrfan Khan and directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, which was to hit the screens in October, has been pushed to next year.
* Though I personally feel we could have made a better choice, Peepli Live is India's nomination to the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film 2010. Now let's hope it makes the final shortlist!
* Indian version of American dance show ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ is being planned and has approached Hrithik Roshan as host.
* And for fans of the movie ‘Sarkar’, Ram Gopal Varma once again teams up with Amitabh Bachchan for Department and says the film will see the megastar playing a gangster-turned-politician.
* After roping in Chinese actor Tom Wu and singer Akon, Shahrukh Khan has roped in music composer Hans Zimmer to score music for his upcoming film “RA ONE”. Hans Zimmer has scored music for films like “The Dark Knight”, “The Da Vinci Code”, “Inception” and “Sherlock Holmes” among others.
* Getting official rights to remaking a film is becoming a trend in Bollywood. After Johar’s ‘We are Family’, Salman Khan and family has bought Malayalam Film ‘Bodyguard’. Now, Salman, Akshay & Saif are vying for rights of Telugu film ‘Don Seenu’
* Raj Kumar Santoshi's next action thriller Power was launched starring Big B, Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt, and Anil Kapoor. Kangana Ranaut is being talked to for the female leads but she is yet to confirm.
* Aakrosh runs into trouble with the censor board because of derogatory remarks made against the CBI, caste, community and women. The Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) has issued a notice stipulating approximately 30 cuts within the normal run time of the film which the production house has refused.
* Manoj Kumar, will be felicitated with the Lifetime Achievement Award at MAMI's 12th Mumbai Film Festival this year.
Guzaarish first promo is out and it looks like this!
And so is the promo of Salman Khan’s BIG BOSS 4
Cine-scope this Friday! (Films releasing 1st October 2010)
* Anjaana Anjaani (Hindi) – Starring – Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra
Story of a San Francisco girl Kiara (Priyanka) and a New York City boy Akash (Ranbir) who after several attempts to achieve success in their love and career decide to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge coincidentally ending up on the same bridge. The boy convinces the girl, not to jump and they decide to go on a road trip to Las Vegas to try a final shot at lady luck.
What works: Sizzling first time pairing of Ranbir and Priyanka, which has translated well onscreen in the promos. Both actors have strong trade figures and market value. Soulful music is a hit taking top slots in many charts
What does not work: stiff competition from the other release of the week ROBOT which is seeing massive advance booking. Since the copied first posters invited lot of bad press, cannot expect a lot of novelty or intelligence in the plot, hopefully treatment will be original.
* Robot (Hindi) Enthiran (Tamil, Telugu) – Starring – Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai
Dr Vasi creates an andro-humanoid robot Chitti who can dance, sing, fight, is water and fire resistant. He can do all that a human can and more. He feeds on electricity. He takes instructions literally. While he has a razor sharp memory and can memorize an entire telephone directory by just running through the pages, he cannot understand human emotions. Dr. Vasi upgrades Chitti's processor and simulates human emotions without realizing the repercussions. Chitti gets transformed. He can now feel, and the first feeling that he discovers is love. Will this love come in the way of Dr. Vasi's purpose of creating Chitti? Will Dr. Vasi's own creation destroy him?
What works: Just one word ‘RAJINIKANTH’. The name in isolation is enough to set the cash registers ringing. If word is to be believed tickets in South India and US have gone out in flat 10 mins. Tickets for First day first show in some theatres are going for as high as 5000 INR (could be rumour). A popular multiplex in Chennai is expected to screen up to 60 shows a day, the highest ever for a single film in India. Top it with Rahman’s musical score and Yuen Woo Ping, action choreographer in the Matrix and Kill Bill sequels, as Endhiran’s stunt co-ordinator, the film has BLOCKBUSTER written in bold.
What does not work: The film’s biggest strength could be its weakness. The only reason the film would not work in some metros is the excessive use of VFX. The Indian audience is accustomed to seeing its heroes show brawn and fight bad guys by themselves aka Chulbul Pandey. The techno-flavored music hasn’t been very well received, so it remains to see how strong the storyline is, without which a script less sci-fi won’t work.
What’s brewing this week!
* GQ India will be having live-streaming of their Men Of Their Year awards on Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 11:00 PM IST. John Travolta will be attending the event.
* Hollywood actor John Travolta arrives for a press conference to launch the limited edition of Breitling watches in Mumbai
* John Abraham starrer Jhoota hi Sahi music launch at a Mumbai mall on Sunday, September 26, 2010.
* Kaun Banega Crorepati will be launched on Sept 28th with Amitabh Bachchan addressing the media. 1st episode of KBC to go on air on Shahenshah’s birthday on 11th Oct.
* Global launch of Spain based NGO 'We are water' foundation by Shekhar Kapoor in Bombay on Sept 28th
Tweet (le) birdie told me! (Kyunki har Tweet kuch kehta hai!)
(Disclaimer: No vocabulary/grammatical corrections done. Decode at your own risk :) )
Woohoo! Salman is back to being active on twitter and I’m glad! @beingsalmankhan Which is the middle finger , can u batao pleej http://twitpic.com/2r3i54
@priyankachopra http://yfrog.com/mtatgdj Went to MANISH Malhotras show n met up with the gals..too much fun!gurrrlls just wanna have funnnn!
@anushkasharma01 Just saw 'The blue mug' at prithvi theatre ..... Amazing play , with amazing performances , fully inspired !!!! :o)
@iamsrk cold turkeying as no film of mine releasing soon. so shot video film with kids. too much fun. but post production of that slow too..ha ha.
@mbhandarkar268 I'm worried about 100 mts race at CWG they might fix a board near start line- GO SLOW, MEN AT WORK!!!
@vivek_oberoi amazing swaminarayan temple here in the UK....absolutely beautiful!!! http://plixi.com/p/46903462
@bipsluvurself Very xcited abt being d Face of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon.21st of nov is Race day, register nw!
@bomanirani Zen & I spent the last 45 trying to select a movie. We took less time on deciding to get married.
@riteishd just saw UDAAN-outstanding film-congrats dir vikramaditya, & anurag kashyap/sanjay singh/utv RONIT ROY delivers an award worthy performance
@duttalara Phew! Its been quite a day. Busy but satisfying! Few more days left before I leave 4 Berlin 2 start DON2 so lots 2 finish b4 that!
@anumpampkher My article in the Deccan Chronicle : Can love and detachment coexist? http://bit.ly/aJ71Ei. Pls read and react. Thanks:).
