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Amitabh Bachchan awarded with Phalke Ratna at Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards ceremony
The who’s who of B-town were awarded for their contribution to the Bollywood industry
The 143rd Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards ceremony (not to be confused with Government of India’s ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Award’) was held yesterday, May 3, 2012 at Juhu’s Tulip Star Hotel. Click here to read moreClick to Comment
BOOK REVIEW: ‘Bollywood’s Top 20 Superstars Of Indian Cinema’ – Not a compelling read
Bhaichand Patel’s compilation of essays about the best of B-town will definitely irk Salman Khan’s fans endlessly (he is not included in the book) and doesn’t have great insights about the icons, most of whom we have already heard and read so much about, on a daily basis
The kitschy jacket of the book titled ‘Bollywood’s Top 20 Superstars of Indian Cinema’ feels incomplete because much to your disbilief, you can’t spot superstar Salman Khan on it. As a reader you want to know the reason for Salman’s absence on the cover and in the pages that follow. There is an explanation provided in the book’s introduction for excluding him which sounds elitist and many would want to stop reading the book at that point. Click here to read moreMamata Banerjee: How about a Bollywood movie on her life?
Cineswami has a new passion – the lovely Mamata-di of Poschim Bongo, and he says there should be a film on the politician
You might be wondering, gentle reader, as to why the spectre of politics is disgracing these pages meant to carry graceful accounts of the altogether more noble, if not clean, entertainment industry. Not to worry, Cineswami will provide a connection, however specious it may be. Straight off the bat, if the likes of Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Dharmendra, Govinda and Jaya Prada can have political links, certainly Cineswami can. That’s not even looking at highly politicised Tamil Nadu, where every single chief minister since 1967 has either been an actor, actress or screenwriter. And Andhra Pradesh was ruled by the late, great NTR. But, we digress. We must return to the object of Cineswami’s passion, the lovely Mamata-di. The graceful lady swept away more than three decades of communist rule in West Bengal and proved the power of democracy by winning with a brute majority. Click here to read morePLAYERS Movie Review: All set to lose the game
Abbas-Mustan’s mega action-thriller Players, unlike their previous outing Race, doesn’t have many twists and turns initially but once they start spilling there’s no stopping them, turning an already boring film into a laughable and cringe-worthy affair. Read review…
Neil Nitin Mukesh’s character, Spidey, raises a toast and roars “may the best player win!” Sitting in the theatre waiting for the film to get over, you secretly mumble, may all the players be shot dead and let’s get it done with! Your mumbling doesn’t stop there. You secretly hope that none of the entities who have been bumped off so far get resurrected from their deathbed to stretch an already burdensome plot to the tipping point of boredom. But, alas, nobody’s really listening to you. Cars keep on somersaulting and the plot and sub-plot get all clogged up. Snazzy gadgets and shiny people get rolled out in some of the best locales in the world, but nothing seems to hold your interest. Even the best of camera work (Possibly, the only credit-worthy thing about Players) and the stunning-looking Bipasha and Sonam start getting on your nerves after a point. Click here to read moreRiteish gets handprints from 25 stars for Legends Walk
Riteish Deshmukh, who is set to launch Legends Walk (a desi version of the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame) in Mumbai, says he has already got the handprints of as many as 25 legendary actors of the Hindi film industry. “Legends Walk will be a waterfront promenade which will have the hand impressions of the legends from our film industry. Trying to integrate technology for a better and wholesome experience at the LegendsWalk. We already have more than 25 legends, who have given their hand impressions,” Riteish wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter. The legends include Shashi Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Sadhana and Amitabh Bachchan. “Thank you all for being a part of #LegendsWalk- @srbachchan sir, Jaya aunty (bachchah), Rajesh Khannaji, Dharamji, WaheedaJi, Sadhanaji, Manoj Kumarji, Vinod Khannaji, Salim (khan) uncle, Mithun Da, Shashi Kapoor saab, Rishi Kapoor sir, @iamsrk @akshaykumar @beingSalmankhan, Jeetuji (Jeetendra), Asha Bhosaleji, Asha Parekhji. #LegendsWalk thank you guys,” he tweeted. Even UTV Stars has planned a similar project, named Bollywood Walk of Fame at Bandra Bandstand. Wonder what will happen to that.
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Movie review: Tell Me O Kkhuda
Nothing really to tell here!
Hema Malini is still called ‘Dream Girl’, but it ain’t a tag her daughter Esha – however great her shape may be – can inherit easily. The fond mum insists her daughter can act; audiences have not yet seen much evidence of that, though there was a hint in the rather offbeat Just Married and perhaps some promise in her debut, Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe. Esha is a far better classical dancer than an actor, but it is perhaps her lineage that will not allow her to give up trying to make it on the big screen. Click here to read moreSalman Khan’s ‘Dabangg 2′ goes on floor in March 2012
After months of speculation there is some clarity about Dabangg 2, but slightly confusing. According to a report in a tabloid producer Arbaaz Khan of Dabangg has roped in a new team of technicians for the sequel of the super-hit action flick which will also be directed by him now. Apparently the crew chose to walk out of the film with the original director Abhinav Kashyap. However at the same time we are told that Dabangg 2 is being made with the same bunch of crew who worked on the original film, except Kashyap. We wish the makers decided on one thing. Anyway the only change in the sequel is that Singham’s bad guy Prashant Raj may join the original cast Salman, Sonakshi Sinha, Vinod Khanna, Sonu Sood and Arbaaz. They intend to begin filming in March 2012 and release it in December 2012.
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Shahrukh to clash with Vijay and Surya this Diwali
This Diwali in the south, it’s Shahrukh Khan’s RA.One versus Vijay’s Velayudham based on Assassin’s Creed, and Surya’s 7Aum Arivu
Once upon a time there was a successful Tamil hero called Vijay, also known as Ilaya Thalapathi (or Junior Rajinikanth for the uninitiated). His recent films didn’t exactly set the Koovam on fire. Once upon a time, and right now actually, there is and was a wildly successful historical science fiction action adventure game called Assassin’s Creed, popular the world over. Team Vijay ran out of ideas for his latest vanity project Velayudham about a milkman turned vigilante. As the milkman, Vijay is in his element, playing to the galleries as per normal, but for the vigilante, Team Vijay decided to lift the look, feel and even scenes whole from the game. The Internet is full of comparisons between the two, making the inspiration obvious to the meanest intellect. Vijay’s vigilante Velayudham is clearly based on Ezio from Assassin’s Creed. Click here to read more
