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Dimple |
Jul 23 2007, 12:06 PM
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Regular Member Group: Members Posts: 585 Joined: 7-June 07 From: Bombay Member No.: 16381 |
When Shah Rukh lost his cool !!!
by Amit Roy It is indeed tough time for Yash Raj Films. We hear that after strings of flops Yash Raj's upcoming films Chak De India and Lagaa Chunari Mein Daag are also undergoing some problems. "Shimit has tendency to shoot the same scene over and over again, even when everyone present there could see that a take was fine, really got on SRK's nerves," says a source on the sets.Another major difference arose during the post production of the film when director Shimit approved the earlier promos of Chak De India which was screened with Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. Chak De’s other problem is the Women’s Hockey Association who have been demanding a screening of the film prior to its release. President of the Women’s Hockey Association of India, Vidya Stoke says, “We want to see the movie before its release. Yash Chopra sought help from us and we were more than happy to help them thinking that it would create awareness about the sport in the country. They took a lot of inputs from us.” The film is based on a girl’s hockey team and Vidya claims, “we need to have an idea about how they have portrayed women’s hockey in the film. If they are portraying us in a bad light, we are going to take serious action against them.” "Shikwa nahin kisise, kisise gila nahin,
Naseeb mein nahin tha jo - humko mila nahin.." |
Sharmila-Sweet |
Jul 14 2010, 04:50 PM
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Regular Member Group: Members Posts: 915 Joined: 17-October 08 From: India Member No.: 75253 |
Publicity stunts in Bollywood
================== Bollywood actors and producers can go to any extent to publicise their films, regardless of the consequences. Some resort to deliberately causing controversies by having tiffs with (or paying off) certain political parties, while others support noble causes right before the film's release. Newest on the block is this picture of Akshay Kumar, grinning at the bed-ridden RK Laxman. A day ago Akshay Kumar visited the legendary cartoonist RK Laxman at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. While the act itself seems harmless, it came at a time when Akki is promoting his new film 'Khatta Meetha' which is due for release soon. And just why has the marketing team behind the film decided to send Akshay to meet up with the hospitalised Laxman? Because Akki plays the 'common man' in the film. Albeit with Ray Ban sunglasses, designer shirts and Trisha to hang out with. Akshay went as far ahead as to claim that Laxman's 'aam aadmi' was the inspiration for his character, even though the film itself is a remake of a Malayalam flick named 'Vellanakalude Nadu'. And if that wasn't enough the photograph published in papers was in bad taste - the image consists of Akki grinning shabbily, shamelessly posing for the photographers, forcible holding poor Laxman's hand who struggled to remain awake. There was nothing benevolent or humane about Akshay's act - he'd never even bothered taking Laxman's blessings before the film's shoot. Is there any reason to meet him now, when the old man is on his death bed? Apart from garnering some unashamed publicity? As was expected, Akshay's photograph amounted to an outrage on social networking site Twitter, where hundreds of folks, including journos ridiculed Akki's stunt. Rajeev Masand, a prominent film critic and journalist for IBN called Akshay a 'jackass' - the tweet provided the spark for a wildfire on the site, as a raging debate ensued between Bollywood celebrities, journalists and aam aadmis on the site. Amitabh Bachchan trashed Masand for his usage of the word 'jackass' and expressed disgust at journalists who frequently indulge in ridiculing Akshay and other Bollywood actors. "Dear All, I was just turning in for the day when I went to check my account on Twitter and came across a remark by Rajeev Masand, a journalist and prominent anchor for CNN/IBN and one who reviews films every week end. Rajeev Masand calls Akshay Kumar a 'jackass', and then they hound and criticize me for writing against the media on my blog?" he wrote. "For long have I championed the cause of those incidents that have been the victims of media bias and insensitive reportage. The media will and has since and before, made every effort to ridicule my stand on some issues and incidents that I have regularly brought up in my blog. Many have blanked me out from their dailies, others are giving adamant and feeble responses to our lawyers notices. It has merely strengthened my assumption that the media is above board and cannot be touched. They are superior and above all ethics. They are also the keepers of our morals and the true purveyors of our Constitution and our Democracy!" he added. But who's to blame here? The gold digging Bollywood actor or the harsh journalists? The way I see it, its a vicious circle, and this is how news spreads and Bollywood functions. The movie industry is dependent on journalists for film promotions and news channels need Bollywood for the latest garam masala. And its not just Akshay Kumar, seasoned actors like the Perfectionist Aamir Khan resort to cheap publicity stunts - the man recently announced a tribute to Asheem Chakravarty, the former band member of Indian Ocean who wrote one song for Aamir's upcoming film 'Peepli Live'. Asheem passed away last December, and Aamir was nowhere to be seen; he had nothing to do with 'Leaving Home', the documentary on the band either. Interestingly, it all began in the 90s when Aamir Khan stirred up a controversy with the 'A' rating of his film 'Rangeela'. That film turned out to be a huge box office hit. And of course, we all know what really happened between the Shiv Sena and Shahrukh Khan before 'My Name is Khan' hit theaters. By: Remi Sivandaf Don't let someone become a priority in your life,
when you are just an option in their life. |
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