Internationally celebrated director Deepa Mehta embeds herself into the Indo-Canadian gang war with her latest endeavor, Beeba Boys. She's one of the first women to direct a film of its nature, and she had a lot of insight to share about what it meant to helm a gangster flick.
Inspired by real-life events, the film follows gang leader Jeet Johal (Randeep Hooda) and his loyal group of Beeba Boys, who want to take over the Vancouver drug and arms scene. Dressed to kill (some of the stars mayhave admitted to keeping some of the wardrobe), the Boys deal with loyalty, respect, and ultimately, betrayal. While the themes are common across the genre, Beeba Boys focuses on an area that not many are aware of, as the gang war takes place within our own country.
Cineplex sat down with Deepa, gang leader Randeep Hooda and fellow Beeba Boys, Waris Ahluwalia and Ali Momen,...
Inspired by real-life events, the film follows gang leader Jeet Johal (Randeep Hooda) and his loyal group of Beeba Boys, who want to take over the Vancouver drug and arms scene. Dressed to kill (some of the stars mayhave admitted to keeping some of the wardrobe), the Boys deal with loyalty, respect, and ultimately, betrayal. While the themes are common across the genre, Beeba Boys focuses on an area that not many are aware of, as the gang war takes place within our own country.
Cineplex sat down with Deepa, gang leader Randeep Hooda and fellow Beeba Boys, Waris Ahluwalia and Ali Momen,...
- 10/14/2015
- by Melissa Sheasgreen
- Cineplex
Ali Momen really wanted the role of gang member Nep in director Deepa Mehta’s Beeba Boys, which focuses on rival Sikh gangs fighting it out in B.C.’s lower mainland. It’s based on the life of notorious 1990s Vancouver gangster Bindy Johal and screened as a Gala Presentation at last month’s Toronto International Film Festivalbefore opening this month.
“I did an audition,” says Momen on the line from his downtown Toronto home, “and then Deepa emailed and said, ‘I want you to change your hair, I want you to get a tan, wear a goatee and wear this specific thing for the next time you see me.’ It was just crazy, but I was, ‘Okay Deepa, whatever you want, no questions,’” remembers Momen.
“There are only a handful of Deepa Mehtas in Canadian filmmaking so of course I did whatever I had to do, and I got the part.
“I did an audition,” says Momen on the line from his downtown Toronto home, “and then Deepa emailed and said, ‘I want you to change your hair, I want you to get a tan, wear a goatee and wear this specific thing for the next time you see me.’ It was just crazy, but I was, ‘Okay Deepa, whatever you want, no questions,’” remembers Momen.
“There are only a handful of Deepa Mehtas in Canadian filmmaking so of course I did whatever I had to do, and I got the part.
- 10/12/2015
- by Ingrid Randoja - Cineplex Magazine
- Cineplex
Deepa Mehta’s Beeba Boys may be an intense film about a Sikh mobster who leads his gang into a war to take control over the drugs and arms trafficking in Vancouver, but that doesn’t mean the film isn’t without its lighter moments.
In this clip, we see Katya (Sarah Allen), the beautiful woman that gang-leader Jeet Johar (Randeep Hooda) is dating, fresh from an extravagant shopping spree and accompanied by Harry (Steve Dhillon) and Nep (Ali Momen) as they join Jeet in his limousine. She gushes about how she thinks her parents will be impressed by Jeet, particularly because he looks like the host of a fictional television show. Her excitement isn’t met with much enthusiasm from Jeet or his crew.
Beeba Boys is new territory for Deepa Mehta, and in fact offers a rare moment where a woman is directing a gangster film. If anyone could take on this challenge,...
In this clip, we see Katya (Sarah Allen), the beautiful woman that gang-leader Jeet Johar (Randeep Hooda) is dating, fresh from an extravagant shopping spree and accompanied by Harry (Steve Dhillon) and Nep (Ali Momen) as they join Jeet in his limousine. She gushes about how she thinks her parents will be impressed by Jeet, particularly because he looks like the host of a fictional television show. Her excitement isn’t met with much enthusiasm from Jeet or his crew.
Beeba Boys is new territory for Deepa Mehta, and in fact offers a rare moment where a woman is directing a gangster film. If anyone could take on this challenge,...
- 10/5/2015
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
Stars: Randeep Hooda, Ali Momen, Sarah Allen, Waris Ahluwalia, Ali Kazmi, Steve Dhillon, Jag Bal, Gabe Grey, Dileep Rao, Gia | Written and Directed by Deepa Mehta
Beeba Boys starts with a scene straight out of Goodfellas: six men drive to a rendezvous, telling jokes and ribbing one another. They arrive at the—, three expensive-looking cars meeting outside a glitzy hotel, and Jeet (Randeep Hooda), the leader of the group, gets out, threatens the apologetic man receiving them and casually shoots him in the head before doing the same to his girlfriend, an act that is treated as the sequence’s punchline. This isn’t your ordinary gangster film, though – at least not aesthetically – because these men are Indo-Canadian Sikhs jostling for territory in Vancouver.
Unfortunately, this adds more novelty value than anything; though the spoken dialogue flits between Punjabi and English, different cultural events are exploited to the advantage of...
Beeba Boys starts with a scene straight out of Goodfellas: six men drive to a rendezvous, telling jokes and ribbing one another. They arrive at the—, three expensive-looking cars meeting outside a glitzy hotel, and Jeet (Randeep Hooda), the leader of the group, gets out, threatens the apologetic man receiving them and casually shoots him in the head before doing the same to his girlfriend, an act that is treated as the sequence’s punchline. This isn’t your ordinary gangster film, though – at least not aesthetically – because these men are Indo-Canadian Sikhs jostling for territory in Vancouver.
Unfortunately, this adds more novelty value than anything; though the spoken dialogue flits between Punjabi and English, different cultural events are exploited to the advantage of...
- 10/2/2015
- by Mark Allen
- Nerdly
Piers Handling, CEO and Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, announced the first round of titles premiering in the Galas and Special Presentations programmes of the 40th Toronto International Film Festival. There are some wonderful film-watching opportunities for fans of South Asian film, as a slate of films either produced in, set in, or with a connection to South Asia are included in the announcement. The following is taken from the Tiff press release, with some additional notes.
Galas:
Beeba Boys – Deepa Mehta, Canada – World Premiere
An adrenaline-charged violent Indo-Canadian gang war mixes guns, bhangra beats, bespoke suits, cocaine, and betrayal. Gang boss Jeet Johar and his loyal, young crew are audaciously taking over the Vancouver drug and arms scene from an old-style crime syndicate. Hearts are broken and family bonds shattered when the Beeba Boys (known as...
Galas:
Beeba Boys – Deepa Mehta, Canada – World Premiere
An adrenaline-charged violent Indo-Canadian gang war mixes guns, bhangra beats, bespoke suits, cocaine, and betrayal. Gang boss Jeet Johar and his loyal, young crew are audaciously taking over the Vancouver drug and arms scene from an old-style crime syndicate. Hearts are broken and family bonds shattered when the Beeba Boys (known as...
- 7/30/2015
- by Katherine Matthews
- Bollyspice
Watch the trailer of filmmaker Deepa Mehta’s upcoming film ‘Beeba Boys’ that stars Randeep Hooda, Gulshan Grover and Ali Momen in lead roles.
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Beeba Boys is a ferocious, fast-paced story inspired by real incidents and characters. It shows the life of the dreaded Indo-Canadian criminal Bindy Johal who was brutally gunned down in 1998. Bindy, a heroic legend among the Indians in Canada, is considered an extremely controversial figure.
The film will release on October 16, 2015.
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Beeba Boys is a ferocious, fast-paced story inspired by real incidents and characters. It shows the life of the dreaded Indo-Canadian criminal Bindy Johal who was brutally gunned down in 1998. Bindy, a heroic legend among the Indians in Canada, is considered an extremely controversial figure.
The film will release on October 16, 2015.
The post Video: Trailer of Randeep Hooda’s ‘Beeba Boys’ appeared first on BollySpice.com.
- 7/13/2015
- by BollySpice Editors
- Bollyspice
Deepa Mehta, one of our country’s most celebrated and well-regarded filmmakers, steps into an entirely new genre in her latest cinematic venture, Beeba Boys. We never would’ve expected the director of Water and Midnight's Children to take up purchase in the crime genre, but we couldn’t be more excited to see Deepa directing well-dressed gunslingers making terrible life choices.
Beeba Boys follows Jeet Johar (Randeep Hooda), a guarded, ruthless gangster within the very real criminal underground populated by second- and third-generation Indian immigants on Canada’s west coast. As Jeet competes with rival gangs for an increasingly shrinking turf, the single father and dutiful son is forced to violently demand respect, ensuring the Beeba Boys’ continued survival in Vancouver.
Deepa Mehta’s Beeba Boys, which hits theatres October 16, also stars Waris Ahluwalia (The Darjeeling Limited, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Paul Gross (this year’s Hyena Road), Sarah Allen,...
Beeba Boys follows Jeet Johar (Randeep Hooda), a guarded, ruthless gangster within the very real criminal underground populated by second- and third-generation Indian immigants on Canada’s west coast. As Jeet competes with rival gangs for an increasingly shrinking turf, the single father and dutiful son is forced to violently demand respect, ensuring the Beeba Boys’ continued survival in Vancouver.
Deepa Mehta’s Beeba Boys, which hits theatres October 16, also stars Waris Ahluwalia (The Darjeeling Limited, The Grand Budapest Hotel), Paul Gross (this year’s Hyena Road), Sarah Allen,...
- 7/8/2015
- by Sasha James
- Cineplex
Three things to check out on TV tonight.
Jane Espenson's latest episode of Once Upon a Time, "Skin Deep," airs tonight at 8 pm Et. Jane will do a live Q&A on Twitter during the West Coast airing. From ABC's press release:
Fans of ABC's hit drama, "Once Upon a Time" will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses from writer/consulting producer Jane Espenson, who will be up on Twitter at @JaneEspenson during the West Coast broadcast of the show on Sunday, February 12 from 8:00-9:00 p.m., Pt. Espenson will also offer commentary and behind-the-scenes anecdotes about working on the show.
On Sunday's episode, "Skin Deep" - which was written by Espenson -- after Mr. Gold's house is robbed, Emma keeps a close eye on him when it looks like he wants to track down the criminal and dole out some vigilante justice as payback,...
Jane Espenson's latest episode of Once Upon a Time, "Skin Deep," airs tonight at 8 pm Et. Jane will do a live Q&A on Twitter during the West Coast airing. From ABC's press release:
Fans of ABC's hit drama, "Once Upon a Time" will be able to submit questions and receive real-time responses from writer/consulting producer Jane Espenson, who will be up on Twitter at @JaneEspenson during the West Coast broadcast of the show on Sunday, February 12 from 8:00-9:00 p.m., Pt. Espenson will also offer commentary and behind-the-scenes anecdotes about working on the show.
On Sunday's episode, "Skin Deep" - which was written by Espenson -- after Mr. Gold's house is robbed, Emma keeps a close eye on him when it looks like he wants to track down the criminal and dole out some vigilante justice as payback,...
- 2/13/2012
- by fanshawe
- CapricaTV
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