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Bollywood is just one part of Indian cinema: Nandita Das
2008-05-06 07:57:00 Nandita Das has been called a filmstar 'with a social conscience, more keen to talk about women's empowerment and human rights than participate in the glamour of Bollywood. Das gets candid on her directorial debut 'In Such Times, her controversial choice of film roles in 'Fire' and 'Bawandar', an emotional visit to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the Tsunami, and the honour of being a juror at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Q. So when most people around the world think of Indian cinema, I guess you know, automatically Bollywood springs to mind. As an Indian actress, though, you don't seem to want any part of the Bollywood, sort of you know, saccharine sugarness, do you think that's true? I didn't want to ever be an actor to begin with, so my journey was, you kind of stumbled upon acting and you think well, it's interesting, it's another world, there are stories you can tell, you can be part of these wonderful stories, and that's how I've see...
First pak Movie in Indian Cinema after 4 decades
2008-04-02 21:09:00 The Pakistani film ‘Khuda Kay Liye‘, which delves into the rift between radical and liberal Muslims, hits Indian screens this week, the first to have a commercial release in India in more than four decades.The movie, starring Naseeruddin Shah in a key role is releasing it with 300 prints on April 4. The film has ...
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Aishwarya Rai has become the highest paid actress in Indian Cinema
2008-03-19 19:43:00 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has become the highest paid actress in Indian Cinema with her being paid a bomb of 40 Million rupees for being Rajnikant’s leading lady in Shankar’s “Robot”. The brand name of Rai and Bachchan and a series of hits Guru, Dhoom 2 and Jodhaa Akbar have worked in favour of the actress. This bollywood beauty has promised priority dates to Shankar when Robot finally starts
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Milestones of Indian Cinema -Mother India
2008-01-03 18:33:00 Mehboob Khan’s Oscar nominated Mother India was much more than a successful films it was a Nehruvian tale of a young nation and its beliefs. For Khan through his retelling of a previous film titled Aurat, wanted to showcase the Indian belief in the nobility of womanhood and through it narrate a heartwarming tale of love and sacrifice. Radha (Nargis) an old woman narrates her stor of pain and suffering. Her blissful married life is short and tragic since the family has to work extremely hard to pay off the moneylender Sukhilala (Kanhaiyalal). Her hardworking husband (Raj Kumar) loses both his arms in an accident and unable to bear the thought of being a burden to the already suffering family, abandons them. There on its all about Radha’s struggle to raise her children while fending off financial as well as sexual pressures from Sukhilala. Out of the three sons one dies in a flood, the second, Ramu (Rajendra Kumar) grows to be a dutiful son while the third Birju (Sunil Dut...
Milestones of Indian Cinema- Jai Santoshi Maa
2008-01-03 18:30:00 1970s was a decade of turmoil as frustrations began to grow among the urban population, especially among the youths, over issues concerning politics and the socio economic changes that rocked India as a nation. This period saw films like: ?Ankur’, ?Deewar’, ?Kalpurush’ etc portraying this growing sense of anger of the people. ?Jai Santoshi Maa’, going completely against this flow, set a new trend, the reason of which still baffles the critics. Though the film was a journey back to the initial days of Mythological genre, the film nevertheless was a runaway hit and cinema halls used to get transformed into temporary temples by the millions of religious film lovers. This film, many say, had added Santoshi Maa to the already filled up list of billions of divinity existing in the Hindu religion. This mythological film narrates the story of a young wife, who after facing several hardships and by Santoshi Maa’s grace of course, finally gets her husband back. T...
Milestones of Indian Cinema - Kabhi Kabhi
2008-01-03 18:28:00 Kabhi Kabhi’ (1976) is one of Yash Chopra’s many memorable films of the 1970s. Known for its complex plot, the film is a romantic story of two lovers -Amit Malhotra and Pooja Khanna. They split up and then meet again as friends some two decades later. There is an interesting sub plot concerning their next generation, which makes ?Kabhi Kabhi’ more complex. The story has a happy ending though- with the unrequited lovers meeting again, following a dramatic chain of events. Rumors have it that Yash Chopra came up with the concept of this film while he was reading a poem by Sahir Ludhianvi (lyricist of this film). With its huge star cast of Amitabh Bachhan, Shashi Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor among others, this film proved to be a huge box office hit. The title song of this film is very popular even today.Amit (Amitabh Bachhan) who is a poet is deeply in love with Pooja (Raakhee Gilzar). The couple decides to marry. However, owing to the pressure of her father, Pooja reluctant...
Milestones of Indian Cinema - Deewaar
2008-01-03 18:25:00 Often regarded as a milestone in Amitabh’s career, ?Deewaar’ (directed by Yash Chopra) is one of the most successful representatives of Amitabh’s ?angry young man’ persona. The film exudes the anger of a man who takes to crime due to the uncaring attitude of the society and takes revenge by twisting every norm that the society has set. The narrative is a dramatic tussle between two brothers, Vijay (Amitabh Bachhan) and Ravi (Shashi Kapoor). Amitabh played a smuggler in this film, playing the cat and mouse game with his own police officer brother Ravi. Their mother is torn by the dilemma to choose one of his sons. She ultimately chooses the law upholding son. In the end, the conflict gets resolved with the victory of law and order over crime as Vijay is shot dead by Ravi. This film is interesting for several reasons. On one hand it deals with the exploitive management of the mill who are in fact responsible for what Vijay later in his life becomes. ?Deewaar&rs...
Milestones of Indian Cinema Mughal-E-Azam
2008-01-03 18:23:00 Grandness in its very best?K.Asif’s ode to love couldn’t possibly be any more opulent. With exquisite sets and an ensemble cast Mughal -E-Azam most definitely redefined the parameters of Indian Cinema. Its incredible cinematography and huge canvas made it a benchmark in the history of Indian cinema.Mughal-e-Azam is a story of two star-crossed lovers. Anarkali, a commoner, (Madhubala) and Prince Salim (Dilip Kumar) the heir apparent fall in love much to the chagrin of everyone involved.Emperor Akbar (Prithviraj Kapoor) finds out, and is furious and does his best to thwart the romance, says in one of its most famous lines ?a commoner could never be the empress of India?. The lovers however are adamant and Salim rebelliously declares war on his own father. The battle scene is a landmark one in Indian cinema because of its authenticity. It involved thousands extras and 100s horses. Salim is defeated in the battle and brought before Akbar who sentences him to death. Anarkali ...
Milestones of Indian Cinema Alam Ara
2008-01-03 18:21:00 Alam Ara was the first talkie of India after a long silent film era pioneered by Raja Harishchandra. This talkie was produced by the Imperial film Company. It was directed by Ardershir Irani and was released in 1931. The movie gave the Indian cinema not only sounds but the first Indian singer of Indian film industry, W M Khan. Hitherto, songs in the films were played by a live audience in the theatre itself. Since there were no dialogues in the film the music cut off the monotony of the film.Alam Ara, however, had dialogues and was popular because of it’s dialogues. The film had seven songs. During this era songs were recorded live as the recording system was not as sophisticated as it is today. Singers used to hide themselves behind the trees or sets or below the artists. There was a minimalist use of musical equipments. There was no dialogue writers and lyricists in the initial phase. Most of the films during this era dealt with human sacrifices, women’s liberation and...
Milestones of Indian Cinema -Raja Harishchandra
2008-01-03 18:18:00 Raja Harishchandra- The First Indian Full Length Feature Film This 1913 silent Indian film by Dadasaheb Phalke holds the distinction of being India’s first full length feature film. Based on the legend of Harishchandra, recounted in Ramayana and Mahabharata, this film gave birth to an industry which was to become the largest of its kind in the world. The germ of this film was born four years before the release of the film itself. After viewing ?The Life of Jesus Christ? in Bombay (Mumbai) Phalke said to himself -"Like the Life of Christ we shall make pictures on Rama and Krishna?. Armed with a Williamson camera, a perforating machine, developing and printing equipment and some raw stock Phalke set out for a hitherto untaken road. Very soon he launched what was to be a landmark in the history of Indian Cinema, Raja Harishchandra. This film was based on the mythological tale about an honest king who prioritizes his principles above everything and sacrifices his kingdom and ...
Milestones of Indian Cinema -Sholay
2008-01-03 18:15:00 Sholay is much more than Bollywood’s most successful commercial film ever, it is in many ways Bollywood’s psychological touchstone. Which is why all the subsequent Hindi Mega Successes might have raked in the moolah but never ever quite achieved the stature of this iconic film. Its detractors have often described Sholay as a ?curry? western. Some say it was ’patterned’ on American spaghetti westerns, but what sets it apart from many such other inspired products is the fact that the director Ramesh Sippy incorporates interesting innovations to what may seem like a run of the mill revenge drama. He obviously Indianineses the Western Format by adding songs, romance and comedy through engaging subplots, but also keeps a tight grip the main plot. The ambiance of the film might have been Indian but the storytelling is definitely western. The film narrates the story of an ex-cop Thakur Baldev Singh (Sanjeev Kumar) who hires two jailed con men (Amitabh Bachchan and D...
?Behind the Frames? exhibits pioneer equipments of Indian Cinema at IFFI
2007-11-26 17:59:00 ?Behind the Frames?- a unique exhibition organised at the 38th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, showcases the equipment used in the production of Indian Cinema in the 1920s and 1930s. The exhibition has been organised on the sidelines of the IFFI by the Films Division of the Government of India.Indian cinema is almost ...
By: Goa Blog
Aarti Chabria - Sexiest Legs in Indian Cinema
2007-11-10 21:17:00 Although this petite sexy babe has not been able to showcase her beauty in many bollywood movies, Aarti chabria is bombshell in human frame. Beautiful eyes, a cute navel and the best looking legs... Visit WWW.Masala-One.Com for the latest in Indian Movies Entertainment. Free of Cost !!
By: Masala-One
Bollywood In Jerusalem
2007-10-30 09:58:00 Adnkronos International, an Italian publication wrote a very interesting article about Bollywood and its influence in Jerusalem! You can also read the article on their website here.Cinema: Bollywood in 'The Promised Land'Guess what unites Jews and Palestinians amidst bitter conflict? Amazingly, the late Indian movie star and legendary producer and director Raj Kapoor and his memorable repertoire of simply depicted melodic tales of love and hope.In 'Old Jerusalem', the great Bollywood showman's iconic 1956 film Awaara transcends the very visible communal barriers to inspire identical delight amongst Jews, Muslims and all hues of Christians.
By: Our Bollywood
Rajinikanth-The Emperor of Indian Cinema(for all rajani lovers)
2007-10-10 11:12:00 SUPER STAR - DETAILS Name Rajinikanth ... [[ This is just a summary . Click on the headline for full story . Thank you - bk@bksaran.info]]
South Indian Cinema Interested In Nandita Das
2007-09-20 15:47:00 The daughter of painter Jatin Das and dusky babe, Nandita Das is determined to make a mark in quality films. She has come into her own, with her kind of talent and choosy nature.She has debut in Hindi cinema with a controversy film Fire in 1998, which was based on a lesbian relationship. She says that the scenes and situations in Fire were not created to titillate. Rather, she clarifies that the character in Fire enters a lesbian relationship only due to circumstances. The young actress says she has no regrets doing the film.After that she has done many Art and Commercial Hindi films. In 1998 her another film was Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa. Then in 1999 Rockford and 1947 Earth opposite Aamir Khan and Rahul Khanna, which was also a contrversial film. Hari Bhari in 2000 and Bawandar in 2001.From Fire to Earth she then goes on to deal with her reflection in Rakesh Mehra's Aks in 2001. Some feel that it is a deliberate effort on her part to get into mainstream cinema. But she is insistent ...
By: HotGirls4U
South Indian Cinema Interested In Nandita Das
2007-09-20 15:47:00 The daughter of painter Jatin Das and dusky babe, Nandita Das is determined to make a mark in quality films. She has come into her own, with her kind of talent and choosy nature.She has debut in Hindi cinema with a controversy film Fire in 1998, which was based on a lesbian relationship. She says that the scenes and situations in Fire were not created to titillate. Rather, she clarifies that the character in Fire enters a lesbian relationship only due to circumstances. The young actress says she has no regrets doing the film.After that she has done many Art and Commercial Hindi films. In 1998 her another film was Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa. Then in 1999 Rockford and 1947 Earth opposite Aamir Khan and Rahul Khanna, which was also a contrversial film. Hari Bhari in 2000 and Bawandar in 2001.From Fire to Earth she then goes on to deal with her reflection in Rakesh Mehra's Aks in 2001. Some feel that it is a deliberate effort on her part to get into mainstream cinema. But she is insistent ...
By: HotGirls4U
Stunning Images From L?Officiel Magazine Shoot
2007-09-19 13:32:00 L’Officiel Magazine recently released a Bollywood Edition which had some stunning shots courtesy ace-photographer Atul Kasbekar.
By: Our Bollywood
Indian Cinema Industry
2007-09-07 00:00:00 Indian Film industry is one of the largest industries in the world. It produces around 1100 films in a single year on an average. It includes all the cinemas throughout the land. The current worth of the industry is near US$ 1.8 billion and it is likely to grow at a CAGR of 16% for the next 5 years.Newer ways for revenue generation have been emerged. The Hollywood based films are being dubbed in Hindi and in other regional languages to capture the market as well as to extend the Cinema distribution or the Broking business. Indeed, the Indian cinema industry has become a Corporate one. Animation and Special Effects (VFX) businesses are also waiting to grow in India. According to the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), the animation industry is growing at 25 per cent CAGR and is expected to reach US$ 869 million by 2010. This has been possible largely due to the India's creative skills, cost advantage, a growing domestic market and the growing maturity ...
Patriotism Or Desh-Bhakti In Bollywood
2007-08-31 11:30:00 Nikhat Kazmi from the daily Times Of India wrote a very insightful article on patriotism and what it means in Bollywood. You can also read it here on the TOI website.Article From TOI:Patriotism sells like nothing else at the box office. Like Lagaan and Gadar in 2001, Chak De India too is all set to rewrite box office history, having already grossed Rs 20 crore in two weeks.The film has stormed the consciousness of the average Indian, even as the team of young unknowns are spilling out from sundry TV channels, holding forth on any and everything that falls within the realm of desh-bhakti to women's hockey. As for Shah Rukh Khan, it's been a complete coming-of-age exercise, with both critics and viewers acclaiming his portrayal of Kabir Khan as his career-best performance.Ever since Manoj Kumar devised the talisman of 'Mr Bharat' which worked its magic in film after film, desh-bhakti has remained the sure-fire pill for the pulp fiction voyeurs. But, the history of patr...
By: Our Bollywood
Indian Film Festival In Jerusalem Kicks Off On The Right Note
2007-08-20 11:00:00 The Indian Film Festival in Jerusalem, Israel started off with a bang and celebrates 60 years of India's Independence and 15 years of Indo-Israel ties. Dosar, which stars actress Konkona Sensharma and has been directed by Rituparno Ghosh reportedly enthralled its audience. Some other films to be screened would include; Parineeta, Munnabhai MBBS, Black and Shadow Kill."We haven't yet forgotten 'Mr and Mrs Iyer', screened twice in separate film festivals here, for Konkona's acting talent. Once again she has given a memorable performance. She looks so natural and real," Anat Yagil, an India enthusiast, said after watching the movies last evening."She has a natural flair for acting. She was also impressive in Omkara, a commercial venture, which was shown here recently during the Jerusalem Film Festival," said Yigal.The Indian community in Israel has also been organizing several cultural programmes on the occasion and some 650 persons participated ...
By: Our Bollywood
The first ever smooch of indian cinema::Ashok kumar & Devika rani
2007-08-11 17:28:00 This movie led to the controversy for its kissing scene, and this one wasn't the only kissing scene in the movie.The ever conservative British raj didn't approve of the movie and thus Censor board with its ridiculous rules was formed
Kajol of South Indian Cinema - Priyamani
2007-08-11 17:03:00 Priyamani is one of the leading actress in South Indian Cinema. She is much a good actor than a glamorous heroine. She has given some excellent performances in movies like Athu oru kanakalam directed by Balu Mahendra and Sathyam by Vinayan. She can definitely be called as Kajol of South Indian Film Industry.Priyamani was born in Palakkad to Vasudeva Mani and Latha Mani. She is the most notorious one in her school days and she has done modeling for Kancheepuram silks, Erode silks and Lakshmi silks. After her 12 th standard it was the famous Tamil Director, Bharathiraja who introduced her into this marvelous Film Industry. Priyamani has a great craze for acting and her favorite actors include Mammooty, Mohanlal and Dilip. Being as very smart talkative girl, she loves chatting with people and her hobbies include music and dance.
By: Desi Scans
Aamir Talks About Fanaa, Federer And Indian Cinema
2007-07-09 20:16:00 Here is the latest entry from Aamir Khan's blog and for a change he is not talking about Gajni. Pretty interesting read and I am so glad AK is taking the initiative to interact with his legions of fans!Super match. Am a real admirer of Federer. Love the focus and passion with which he plays. I find that when I watch him play I feel inspired to do better work, ... though it has no connection,,, I dont know how to explain it. And he has no extra posturing and no silly attempts to do stuff to grab attention. He just does his thing and goes away. What a guy!I want you'll to know that I read each and every post no matter how long it takes me. I dont know how long it will be possible for me to keep this up but so far I'm on top of it. I'd like to thank those of you who have been so generous in your praise of my work. It makes me so happy to feel your warmth and affection. It is truly encouraging. And some of the posts are so well written, and convey so much so well. Am abs...
By: Our Bollywood
Rajinikanth: The KING of South Indian Cinema
2007-06-21 15:09:00 When people around the world think of Indian film industry they think of Bollywood which is based in Mumbai. Bollywood mainly produces Hindi film but there are many other regional film industries which are equally flourishing and prosperous. South Indian Film Industry is one such industry. It is the third largest film industry in India ...
"King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema"
2007-05-02 09:32:00 There is a new Shahrukh Khan biography in the pipeline and this time its penned by Anupama Chopra. The book is titled King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema and will be released on October 4 2007.According to the writer the book is a "astonishing true story of Bollywood, a sweeping portrait about a country finding its identity, a movie industry that changed the face of India, and one man's struggle to become a star. Shah Rukh Khan's larger than life tale takes us through the colorful and idiosyncratic Bollywood movie industry, where fantastic dreams and outrageous obsessions share the spotlight with extortion, murder, and corruption."
By: Our Bollywood
Amitabh Bachchan On IIFA and Indian Cinema
2007-04-08 18:38:00 Amitabh Bachchan talks about the upcoming IIFA Awards (groan, not another award show) and the Indian Cinema. What is the exact role that you play with the IIFA, besides being its face and brand ambassador?“I am a part of their founding member team as well as their brand ambassador. We have meetings at the founder’s level to discuss what we need to do, how we need to move forward, and as the brand ambassador I try and propagate the cause. I am very proud of the fact that I am able to represent IIFA, because in a sense it represents the nation’s film industry. I feel very honored and happy that people look at the Indian film industry with so much respect!”How will IIFA deal with the competition, considering the fact that there is an increasing number of award functions every year. How does IIFA plan to maintain its standards and stay ahead of the competition?As I said earlier, we at IIFA, are taking the celebration of Indian cinema one step forward. Don’t...
By: Our Bollywood
Best of Indian Cinema :
Sachin's Cool Styles :
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2007-04-02 10:13:00 Best of Indian Cinema :Sachin's Cool Styles :Hrithik With New Look :Golden Moment for Indian Politics:http://oophs.blogspot.-com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss-
Australia launches exhibition on Indian cinema
2007-03-09 18:52:01 Melbourne Mar 9 : Australian state of Victoria has launched a special exhibition titled 'Cinema India - The Art of Bollywood' featuring landmark cinematic images from pre-independent India to the present day.
By: newkerala.com
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