There was a time when I was a teenager that I would watch Guru Dutt’s masterpiece Pyaasa every afternoon. Each time, something new was found in the narrative that was rich with detail and poetry that is right up there with my favourite film ever made, Citizen Kane. The similarities between Orson Welles and Guru Dutt are tantamount. They were both fiercely original and daring filmmakers who had changed cinematic storytelling and mise-en-scene forever. They had their demons of wine and women, but they were tortured artists afflicted by demons that bleed into some of their cinematic gems.
From the opening song ‘Yeh Hanste Hue Phool’ that is beautifully picturized against a bee pollinating the flowers as the poet Vijay (Guru Dutt) looks on at the serenity of this image, before a man stamps down on the bee. It tells us all we need to know about Dutt’s core themes in his films,...
From the opening song ‘Yeh Hanste Hue Phool’ that is beautifully picturized against a bee pollinating the flowers as the poet Vijay (Guru Dutt) looks on at the serenity of this image, before a man stamps down on the bee. It tells us all we need to know about Dutt’s core themes in his films,...
- 5/27/2013
- by Rumnique Nannar
- Bollyspice
You have heard their melodious voices separately on many a hit Bollywood song but now Shweta and Shraddha Pandit have come together to create beautiful music. For the first time, you will hear the two fabulous singers combining notes on their album titled Sister Act. We caught up with Shweta and Shraddah and they gave us the story, the grooves and the inspiration behind the music and lyrics for their cool colloboration! Check out what they had to say on all things Sister Act!
Tell us about your new project Sister Act.
Sister Act is the first time both Shraddha and I will come together and sing our own compositions, which we also wrote. Shraddha and I were very clear from the start of our careers that we wanted our individual identities as singers and go ahead with our solo careers as playback singers in Bollywood. We have had similar...
Tell us about your new project Sister Act.
Sister Act is the first time both Shraddha and I will come together and sing our own compositions, which we also wrote. Shraddha and I were very clear from the start of our careers that we wanted our individual identities as singers and go ahead with our solo careers as playback singers in Bollywood. We have had similar...
- 12/27/2012
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor turned 74 Sunday.Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who worked with him in films like .Deewar. and .Namak Halaal., wished him good health and happiness..Shashiji.s birthday today.spent some of the most wonderful moments in films we did together.good health and happiness to him,. the 69-year-old Bachchan tweeted.Shashi Kapoor, who started his acting career as a child artist with the film .Aag., made a mark with his work in films like .Jab Jab Phool Khile., .Kanyadaan., .Pyar Ka Mausam., .Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati., .Haseena Maan Jayegi. and .Sharmeelee..The ailing actor was last seen in public in a wheelchair at the prayer meet of his brother Shammi Kapoor, who died Aug 14 last year.
- 3/18/2012
- Filmicafe
After Madhuri Dixit turned down offer to play one of the leading ladies of Rajinikant for ‘Rana’, evergreen actress Rekha was approached to play one of the heroines of the film. ‘Rana’ is a bilingual film to be made in both Hindi and Tamil. Long legged actress Deepika Padukone will play one of the ladies. This is not the first time that Rekha and Rajinikanth will be sharing screen space. In 2000, she worked with Rajini in ‘Bulandi’ and both have worked in the film ‘Phool Bane Aangaray’ also. Rajinikant will play a triple role in the film. Anushka is being considered for the third actress.&nb...
- 2/24/2011
- Bollywoodmantra.com
After the shocking elimination of Krushna Abhishek and Yana Gupta, TV actress Ankita Lokhande and her choreographer Nishant have been voted out of Sony TV.s dance reality show .Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4" Viewers have voted the duo out of the show despite their impressive performances, and the judges - Madhuri Dixit, Malaika Arora Khan and Remo D.Souza - were quite shocked at the announcement, said a source.In fact, Malaika once even complimented them for their .sizzling chemistry..Ankita, known as Archana of .Pavitra Rishta., didn.t take the ouster in her stride and ran off the sets. Her beau and onscreen co-star Sushant Singh Rajput, who has been performing consistently well in the dance show, ran after her to console her..Sasuraal Genda Phool. actress Ragini Khanna was in the danger zone along with Ankita, who was later heard saying - .How could I be eliminated?.The...
- 1/21/2011
- Filmicafe
A host of top Bollywood stars, a fresh set of storylines, a dash of regional India.Hindi entertainment channels became bigger, better and more real in 2010. Ians traces five key trends that ruled the tube this year:1. Big screen stars: Be it on reality shows or soaps, big names from tinsel town like Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Salman Khan and even the reclusive Rani Mukerji graced the small screen either as host or guest..A movie star or a celebrity is roped in only if they fit the bill. Of course they come at a high cost, but if they fit in the format, they do help in building the buzz,. Ashvini Yardi, programming head, Colors, told Ians.While Big B returned as the host of .Kaun Banega Crorepati 2010″ on Sony, his son Abhishek hosted .National Bingo Night. on Colors.Salman drifted away from Sony to host Colors...
- 12/18/2010
- Filmicafe
Dance reality show .Jhalak Dikhla Jaa. is back with its fourth season and has an interesting line-up of celebrity contestants, majority of whom are television actors.The show goes on air Dec 12 on Sony channel with 12 celebrity contestants fighting it out on the dance floor to win the title of ultimate dancing star.The lead pair of Zee TV.s popular show .Pavitra Rishta. - Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande - would be competing with each other on the dance floor along with Mahi Vij, popularly known as Nakusha of .Laagi Tujhse Lagan. and Dayanand Shetty, who essays the role of Daya in the longest running crime thriller .Cid..Also participating are Govinda.s niece Ragini Khanna, who is currently playing the lead in Star Plus. show .Sasural Genda Phool. ,and his nephew Krushna Abhishek, who has audiences in splits with his comic acts.Actress Renuka Shahane, who was...
- 12/7/2010
- Filmicafe
Lines between small budget alternative films and big budget star studded cinema got blurred at the 55th Filmfare Awards. Anurag Kashyap’s Dev D competed neck to neck with Rajkumar Hirani’s blockbuster 3 Idiots and settled for six statuettes each in the award ceremony held in Mumbai late Saturday.
"3 Idiots" was declared the best film, while Rajkumar Hirani claimed the best director award for the movie. It also claimed the awards for the Best Screenplay, Best Dialogue, Best Story and Best Supporting Actor. Dev D won the Filmfare awards in the Best Supporting Actress, Critics' Award for Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design and Art Direction, Best Background Score and Rd Burman Award for new musical talent categories.
Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan were cited as best actor and best actress respectively at the star-studded 55th Filmfare awards ceremony.
Bachchan won the award for his role in...
"3 Idiots" was declared the best film, while Rajkumar Hirani claimed the best director award for the movie. It also claimed the awards for the Best Screenplay, Best Dialogue, Best Story and Best Supporting Actor. Dev D won the Filmfare awards in the Best Supporting Actress, Critics' Award for Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design and Art Direction, Best Background Score and Rd Burman Award for new musical talent categories.
Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan were cited as best actor and best actress respectively at the star-studded 55th Filmfare awards ceremony.
Bachchan won the award for his role in...
- 2/27/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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