Amitabh Bachchan wraps up ‘Shamitabh’

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has finished shooting for R. Balakrishnan’s directorial ‘Shamitabh’ and is ready to take up the next project. “Shamitabh’ hits the last day for me … after a hard day on location several miles away from the city, they cheer for me as I leave … to continue the next work and schedule on hand,” he posted on his blog srbachchan.tumblr.com. The movie, also starring Dhanush, marks the Bollywood debut of southern superstar actor Kamal Haasan’s daughter Akshara. Amitabh Bachchan records for Shamitabh, Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is all set to get behind the mic once again. The actor confirmed on his official Twitter account that he has recorded a number for R Balki’s upcoming venture,

Shamitabh, that also stars Dhanush and Akshara Haasan. Interestingly, Bachchan had sung a number each in his earlier ventures with Balki, Cheeni Kum and Paa. While in Baatein hawa hai from Cheeni Kum, Bachchan has singer Shreya Ghoshal for company, Mere paa from Paa was a solo number in Bachchan’s voice. To confirm the news, the actor tweeted, “Balki and Shamitabh meet… Got to sing another song ..aarrrgghh !! I am hopeless at this… But guess will have to do it!!” Although the name of the song sung by Bachchan has not been revealed yet, the song has been composed by Ilayaraja and penned by lyricist Swanand Kirkire. For now, we will have to wait and watch how the song turns out. A poetic evening: Shashi Ranjan and Rumi Jaffrey organised the second Tehzeeb-e-Gango Jaman Mushaira in Mumbai last week. The Hindi-Urdu poetry session saw guests like Madhushree, Bhupinder Singh, Anu Malik among others. The highlight of the evening came in the form of 90-year-old lyricist Gopaldas Neeraj taking the stage at the finale and reciting some of his popular poems and songs, including the popular Ae bhai zara dekh ke chalo from Mera Naam Joker. Source: The Indian Express

Read More........ → August 20, 2014

In Conversation with Hemant Pandey for his upcoming film Rajula

Hemant Pandey has played the character of ‘Puran Mama’ in the ongoing film ‘Rajula’ which is based on the famous folk tale of Uttarakhand, Rajula-Malushahi and the film has been just released under PVR Director's Rare cut. Hailing from the theater background, Hemant Pandey, has proved his talent in the field of acting. The veteran actor, known for his famous role of Pandeyji in TV series ‘Office Office, has also worked in big banner films like Krrish, Ready, Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, etc. The most recent film in which he acted is ‘2 Nights in Soul Valley’ which was released in 2012. Hemant is known for playing comedy character role but here he played a negative character, spoke to Santanu Ganguly, in an exclusive interview:

• 1. First thing first tell us something more about your character ‘Puran Mama’ in an upcoming film ‘Rajula’…As you know I belong to Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand and when Manoj Chandola came to me with the concept I instantly said, yes. From childhood we grew up hearing the 700 years old folk tale Rajula-Malushahi and I was getting the chance to be part of such an epic so I nodded in positive. The writer and director Nitin Tewari, has given a modern treatment to the story keeping the core of the story intact and my character has an important contribution to the film. This will be revealed when you what the film (smiles).
• 2. You are well established in Hindi film industry then why you choose to do a regional film like Rajula now…I like to differ here…Rajula is story of Uttarakhand but this film has compared that era with the modern scenario and showed the struggle of a women in our society brilliantly. And such a film in my opinion shouldn’t be only considered as regional film. Plus we have dialogues in regional language, hindi and English with subtitles.Now why I choose this film; one reason being this film has originated from Uttarakhand and I belong to this place so automatically your inner soul instigates you to say – yes.
• 3. How was the total experience of doing this film? The USP of the film is its narration. The film has shaped brilliantly and gives the true picture of the ‘Land of Gods.’ The shooting of the film was an adventure in itself. The cast and crew where extremely good to work. Karan and Ashima has pulled their character well and they were able to do just to such an epic love story. Uttarakhand is known for its natural beauty and the breath taking sights around the Himalayas, the Bhabhar and the Terai were a life time experience to be shooting around there.
• 4. Tell us something about your upcoming projects… Currently my film ‘Prakash Electronics’ is in post production phase and there are few other projects but it’s too earlier to say anything. Source: Article

Read More........ → May 17, 2014

Kamal Haasan condemns plagiarism allegations

There is rumor that the first look of Kamal Haasan's "Uttama Villain" is inspired by an image taken by French photographer Eric Lafforgue, but the veteran actor has slammed the allegation. "Theyyam is a more than a 1,000-year-old art. The make-up was done by a good artist, who is probably a third generation practitioner of this art. The lighting might have been similar," he told. "It is like saying two lovers - one leaning on another's chest looking in the same direction is a copy of the 'Ek Duje Ke Liye' poster," he further added. Explaining the concept behind the first look, Kamal told, "My film has a Theyyam dance fusion with Tamil Nadu' s Kooththu tradition." Painting his face for the look was not easy. "That is not a mask. It is painted on my face. It took 4 hours to paint my face. It is a tradition passed on from many generations.” "Uttama Villan" chronicles the life of a megastar who decides to make a period comedy called "Uttama Villan".Source: Article

Read More........ → April 03, 2014