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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Karthik Calling Karthik Review
Karthik Calling Karthik’, is the story of a lovable loser Karthik, whose life changes with the help of someone who also claims to be Karthik. A thrilling, soulful and romantic journey of this man’s victory against all odds.
The idea of a mystical assistance to succeed through life’s inevitable disappointments is quite a fascinating one. Genie in the lamp, Fairy Godmothers or any wish-granting medium is an upshot of this peculiar human fantasy.
Karthik Calling Karthik , too, stems from this deep-rooted desire.
Only our eponymous hero (Farhan Akhtar [ Images ]) isn’t Aladdin, Cinderella or Bruce Nolan (of Almighty fame). A stereotypical weak geek at the receiving end of his scowling landlord (Vipin Sharma doing what he does best — snap) and growling boss (Ram Kapoor with his snarling skills should sign up for Wolf Man), he’s pretty much invisible for everyone else in the world, including, the leggy colleague in a pencil skirt (Deepika Padukone) to whom he’s written a thousand plus unsent drafts of affection. Basically, he is Amol Palekar of Chhoti Si Baat, sans the goofy smile and mysterious past.
Dude seems to be in desperate need of Cinkara (Hamdard ka tonic, anyone?). But this is Farhan’s production. And he’s all about indelible charisma, hip aesthetics and urban wit. While the easygoing charm and wall decor is spot on, absence of crisp humour is conspicuously felt all through its loitering 16 reels
Unlike Luck By Chance or Rock On!!, which saw him play self-assured characters, he is surprisingly believable as a fraught loser as well. He conveys the anxiety, simplicity and frailty of Karthik even when the script isn’t doing it for him. Perhaps it’s his innate filmmaker instinct.
Clearly, Deepika Padukone doesn’t have it. And while she looks every bit of the unattainable dream Karthik envisions her to be, she doesn’t hold a single scene on her own. Whether she’s cautiously lighting a cigarette, robotically slapping the office jerk in Del Italia or scoffing at Karthik’s confessions, all you really see is, well, nothing.
Films like Karthik Calling Karthik are all about winding up right. This one fails to make a connect. Pity, it could have been that all important call you’ve always been waiting for.
Monday, February 22, 2010
MNIK grosses Rs. 250 million as its opening collection
Controversies have only help MNIK if not affected its box office cash collections for the film has gone up to grossing around Rs.250 million (about $5.3 million) across the globe as it opened to the screens this Friday.
In New Zealand, the opening day collection was about $9,727 while in the Middle-East, the movie raked an earning estimated at $300,000. The paid previews of the movie earned about $193,000 from 89 sites in Britain becoming the topper and in Australia, paid previews collected around $34,000 and it ranked number 11.
Vijay Singh, CEO of Fox Star Studios India, the Indian distributors of the film said, “We are delighted with the performance and audience reactions across demographics. More so, because this is only phase one of the film release. In addition to the release across 45 countries, MNIK will be rolled out in a phased manner across 25 non-traditional markets from April onwards.” The movie is being marketed and distributed by Fox Star in India, in the US by its sister company Fox Searchlight and in the rest of the world by parent group 20th Century Fox International. Fox plans to release the film in Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Oman and Lebanon this week.
Nana Patekar & Dimple Kapadia come together with ‘Tum Milo Toh Sahi’Nana Patekar & Dimple Kapadia come together with ‘Tum Milo Toh Sahi’
Fourth Wall Entertainments’ is ready with their next project, ‘Tum Milo Toh Sahi’ directed by Kabir Sadanand. The movie which is all set to release on 2nd April 2010 stars Nana Patekar, Dimple Kapadia, Suniel Shetty, Vidya Malvade, Anjana Sukhani and Rehan Khan.
The story deals with love at different ages and defines love as the meeting of hearts, the meeting of minds and the meeting of souls. The film is all about ordinary people who save an old Irani café against all forces that stand against us and our traditions.
The distribution rights of the film have been acquired by PVR Pictures. Speaking about distributing the film, Mr. Deepak Sharma, Head of Worldwide distribution, PVR Pictures said, “Our team watched the film and were moved with the simplicity of the film. A film from the heart will surely touch hearts across the country. Also the pairing of Nana Patekar and Dimple Kapadia who have gotten together after a gap of 15yrs is something which is refreshing and I am sure audiences will enjoy this immensely.”
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
My Name is Khan: Movie Reviews, Wallpapers, Release Date, Story, Cast & Crew
The film is slated for global release in theaters on 12 February 2010.
My Name Is Khan Movie Cast & Crew:
Directed by Karan Johar
Produced by Hiroo Yash Johar & Gauri Khan
Written by Story and Screenplay: Shibani Bathija
Dialogues: Shibani Bathija & Niranjan Iyengar
Starring: Shahrukh Khan & Kajol
Music by Background Score and Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Lyrics: Niranjan Iyengar
Choreography: Farah Khan
Cinematography: Ravi K. Chandran
Editing by Deepa Bhatia
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures
My Name Is Khan Movie Release Date:
12 February 2010 (India)
My Name Is Khan Movie Story:
Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, suffers from Asperger syndrome (a form of high-functioning autism complicating socialization). The adult Rizwan marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who mistake his disability for "suspicious" behavior. Following his arrest, he meets Radha, a therapist who helps him deal with his situation and his affliction. Rizwan then begins a journey to meet US President Obama to clear his name. Written by Auntie A
My Name Is Khan Movie Review
: by rajkrsen from IndiaJust back from the Mumbai Fox office after watching portions of the final edit of My Name is Khan. Fox guys were really keen whether the $16 million they spent in buying the rights are justified? The answer is a resounding yes. This film is gonna blow away mainstream Hollywood if properly marketed. Shah Rukh Khan is in the role of his lifetime and as Rizwan Khan, he is in his best performance ever. Kajol is at her usual best and the chemistry between the leading pair is something to die for. The climax is the crux of the movie, and the 2nd half is so compelling that people will just stand up and give a standing ovation to the maker, Karan Johar. Shibani Bathija needs to be credited for such an awesome screenplay, and Ravi Chandran's cinematography gives the film an international look. The theme is tailor made for North America, and as I already mentioned, if marketed properly, this one has potential to gross $20-30 million in North America alone. Having said that, being primarily a love story, it has all the right items to hit the Indian box office. Due to the lead pair coming back after 10 years, the hype in India is inexplicable.
Overall, I would give it a 8.5/10 rating, and advise everyone to celebrate Valentine's with KHAN.
My Name Is Khan Movie Songs: (Free Download Available)
Music composed by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa, cast includes Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Jimmy Shergill, Zarina Wahab, Parveen Dabbas, Arif Zakaria, Navneet Nishan, Sheetal Menon, Tanay Cheda
Allah Hi Rahem
Khan Theme
Noor E Khuda
Rang De
Sajda
Tere Naina
My Name Is Khan Movie Wallpapers: (Free Download Available)
Monday, February 8, 2010
Bollywood stars at Louis Vuitton store launch
When Louis Vuitton came to Mumbai to unveil its latest store at top hotel in Mumbai, top Bollywood stars poured in to attend the store launch and they all were spotted wearing obviously some great LV dresses.
Freida Pinto, who was greeted warmly by Yves Carcelle, the brand’s chairman and CEO, was seen pretty in a knee length salmon dress from LV’s special customized archive collection. Kangana Ranaut and Genelia D’souza were seen sporting a fringe. Black was the choice not only for sexy Malaika Arora Khan’s short dress but also for for Lara Dutta, Dia Mirza, Preity Zinta, Deepika Padukone, Mehr Rampal and Neelam Kothari. Also present were sisters Shilpa and Shamita Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Dino Morea, Abhay Deol, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Kapoor, Diandra Soares, Nina Manuel, Nethra Raghuraman, Carol Gracias, Binal Trivedi and Bhavna Sharma.
Anil Kapoor makes his debut on American television
Anil Kapoor has made his debut on the American television through the 8th season of the Emmy awards winning TV series 24 which premiered this Sunday on 17th January. In This action-packed drama, Anil plays the leader of a middle-eastern country depicting a 24-hour period in the life of a government agent fighting fictitious terrorist threats to the US. Anil will be seen as an Indian counter-terrorist cop who works with Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), an agent for the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit.
Explaining the reason for playing the middle-eastern character, Anil says, “I am very clear that I won’t play Indian characters in international projects unless they’re really special. I’ve told my agent to seek out parts that are not culture-specific, but have character.”
In a recent interview to Fox News, Anil said, “It’s the first time that I’m doing television. I’ve been doing feature films for around 30 years. Not only was I excited that I was doing 24, but I was also anxious and nervous that I was doing something for the first time in my life.”
“People told me, `No matter what happens, you have to be on 24! My son, my daughter, my friends. 24 is very popular in India. Five or six years back, I was introduced to it by my colleagues who would watch it in their trailers,” added Kapoor.
24, that went on air in 2001, is the second-longest running espionage series, after the Mission: Impossible series
Bollywood shines at Shreyas Talpade birthday bash
There was double reason for Shreyas Talpade to celebrate at Kino Cottage amidst the glamour and glitter of Bollywood fraternity and media. The occasion was his birthday as well as the pre-release party of his original debut film “The Hangman’. The party was thrown in by his better half Deepti Talpade along with producer of “The Hangman’ Bipin Patel.
Among the eminent Bollywood beauties attending the party were Amrita Rao in a tiny strapless black dress, gorgeous Mugdha Godse and Celina Jaitley in jeans and boots. The other attendees of the party were Suniel Shetty, Tusshar Kapoor, Sohail Khan, David Dhawan, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Javed Jaffrey, Rohit Shetty, Vatsal Sheth, Vikram Chopra and Piyu Sheth. The party went on till wee hours with the guests dancing the night away.
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