‘karthik calling karthik’

March 1, 2010 — krisayo

karthik_calling_karthik_550x422It seems like ‘karthik’ calls himself for this to watch. There was a poll going in communites regarding this ,

What do u think of karthik calling karthik?

will it be a flop or hit…?
There were only small crowds in halls , still My name is khan and 3 idiots are rocking theaters.

The itself was a bit of a disappointment though I didn’t expect much. I looked forward to seeing Deepika Padukone in the unorthodox and brave style she usually portrays and Farhan Akhtar in his logical usual because I enjoy both these roles. Deepika was excellent in Love Aaj Kal and Farhan Akhtar was good in Luck By Chance. As much as I love Farhan Akhtar (I placed two of his films in Bollywood decade top 10), I think his acting is good without being close to great. And that’s fine, you can’t be great at every thing.

Coming to the . It had a pleasant first half and an excellent start to the second half. The grip and tension could not be maintained though. It felt like a slow drama evolving in front of you instead of a thriller like it should have been (in the same pace of Johny Gaddar). There was never a moment of pure brilliance or a shot taken which really enthralled you.

The songs except Lehrake Bhalkake were all ok tunes and even though I don’t care much about songs, I expected more here. Ram Kapoor of Rakhi Ka Swayamwar fame was good in his role of Farhan Akhtar’s boss. The mystery behind the was not very complex and I figured it out partially very early into the . I am watching Teen Patti next and I expect it to be the better bet of the two this weekend.

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‘The Diary of an Unreasonable Man’ making a movie from this book

February 12, 2010 — krisayo

The Diary of an Unreasonable ManMadhav Mathur is 25 and has  just released his debut novel The Diary Of An Unreasonable Man. It’s about an ad man  – Pranav Kumar – who is the quintessential jaded Indian youngster of today having lost complete faith in the consumerism-centric modern way of . So he sets up ‘The Anarchists of Mumbai’ and through some very carefully orchestrated stunts, brings corrupt politicians, two-timing husbands and too-rich-for-their-own-good businessmen to justice. But soon Pranav realises that he’s got into a whole lot more than he bargained for; with both the  cops and underworld goons baying for his blood. Watch out for the big-screen version coming from Anurag Kashyap!

We have to wait and see how looks like .

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STRIKER to premiere internationally on Youtube

January 30, 2010 — krisayo

striker-movie-stills07Produced by The Indian Film Company in association with Studio 18, STRIKER will be the first Bollywood feature to be premiered on YouTube, day and date with its Indian theatrical release on February 5, 2010.

This historical milestone, which marks Bollywood’s first major embrasure of the online medium as a crucial revenue generator, will also pave the way for other Indian companies to look outside of a conventional theatrical release towards alternate modes of distribution. By releasing this on YouTube, Studio18 will offer Bollywood fans outside of India a high quality and on demand option for watching the latest Bollywood .

In the US, STRIKER will be available for rent on YouTube. Outside the US, STRIKER will be available for free on Studio18’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/studio18 . In order to ensure that the revenues from the Indian theatrical release are maximized, the will be not be available for the YouTube traffic originating from India.

Commented Sandeep Bhargava, CEO of the advisor company to The Indian Film Company (Cyprus) Ltd. In India, ‘STRIKER’s premiere on YouTube is yet another feather in our cap as YouTube is the world’s most popular online video community. We are excited about this association as this will help us reach out to our audience in a focused manner and a very cost-effective way.’

Amit Agrawal, Head of You Tube Partnerships, Google India, said, ‘Our goal at YouTube is to create a comprehensive destination for online video with a range of content, from user-generated clips to full-length shows and movies. We’re particularly excited to have the premiere of STRIKER on YouTube and available to Bollywood fans around the world on YouTube’

Recognizing the importance of penetrating into the online space, the producers intend to offer their forthcoming titles for a YouTube premiere as well. Hemant Bhardwaj, SVP – International Business, Studio18, said ‘This is a redefining moment. The success of this project will put wings to our films, which are rich in content but unable to find optimal distribution abroad because they don’t feature the conventional stars.’

STRIKER top-lines Telugu superstar Siddharth (of RANG DE BASANTI fame) with Anupam Kher, Aditya Panscholi, Vidya Malavade and others. It has been directed by Chandan Arora, whose previous ventures, MAIN, MERI PATNI AUR WOH and MAIN MADHURI DIXIT BANNA CHAHTI HOON had been critically acclaimed.

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‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ – By Farhan Akhtar

January 12, 2010 — krisayo

k calling kKarthik Calling Karthik to be released on February 26th is a first major release for both Farhan Akhtar and Deepika Padukone in 2010. While Farhan will be trying to recreate the magic of his earlier hit “Rock On”, Deepika would like to strengthen her position in the industry with one desperately needed hit. Karthik Calling Karthik is basically a psychological thriller which revolves around farhan’s character called Karthik Narayan who is obsessed with Rubik cube. Karthik calling Karthik shows that no matter how tough the circumstances a strong person always emerges as a winner

Karthik calling karthik sees deepika Padukone in a non glamorous avatar and Farhan Akhtar is playing the role of a brooding introvert. Karthik calling Karthik storyline revolves around Farhan’s character which is that of a loveable looser and how his changes with the coming of another man named Karthik in his . Karthik calling karthik is being marketed as a soulful romantic thriller and the presence of Glam Gal Deepika will surely add a lot of spunk and color to the .

Besides the first time pairing of Deepika-Farhan which also sparked the rumor of a full blown affair on the sets of the , the other main characters of the are played by popular television star Ram Kapoor ( fame Rakhi Ka Swayamvar) and Shefali Chayya.

Karthik Calling Karthik is produced by Farhan Akhtar and Riteish Sidhwani and is being directed by vijay lalwani. The music of the is given by music trio Shankar ehsaan loy and the lyrics have been written by Javed Akhtar.

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Chetan Bhagat hits out at 3 Idiots team

December 31, 2009 — krisayo

DesktopAll Chetan Bhagat fans felt hurt when the renowned writer wasn’t duly credited by Raj Kumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra for the blockbuster 3 Idiots. Chetan has finally broken his silence in the issue in his personal blog and hit out at the 3 Idiots team which claimed that the was ‘loosely’ based on the book Five Point Someone. Although people who have read the book found 3 Idiots as its screen adaptation, the , producer and the stars have shied away from crediting Bhagat for the .

In his blog Bhagat wrote “ The only reason it has surfaced after the ’s release is because Five Point Someone has a few million readers, and when you copy a popular claiming it as ‘original’ and ‘completely different’, people are going to find out” He added “The case is as simple as the makers claiming the as their own, and clearly it is not. Pre-release, the makers made press statements like the is only ‘very loosely’, ‘2%-5% inspired by the book’. After release, those who have read the book and seen the find the to be an adaptation of Five Point Someone. The setting, characters, plotline, dramatic twists and turns, one-liners, theme, message – almost all aspects that make up the are from FPS”

An upset Bhagat added “ I, frankly, was shocked to see this. This is because I was also fed ‘this is an original ’ line a lot. I wanted to see the final script – it was never shown to me. I wanted to see the before release – it was not shown to me (even though trials had been done for people). What’s more, the makers had called me to their office and pressured me several times to withdraw my ‘Based on a novel by’ credit, which was by contract. They told me they’d replace it with something like ‘initiated by’ – a credit that doesn’t exist anywhere in the world. I still told them that if the is indeed original, I’ll happily withdraw the credit, but somehow the promos don’t tell me so. I asked them to show me the and they fell silent”

“The plot line was same – people meet at ragging, the first class with definition of machine, the friends separate, Alok (Raju) moves with Venkat (Chatur), Ryan (Rancho) helps Alok’s father, Alok rejoins group etc etc. From Alok (Raju) jumping to stealing the papers and calling out from Cherian (Virus’) office – the book came alive on screen. I was surprised and happy that FPS has made it in such a grand way. However, my family had not spotted my credit in the beginning (there was none) and they were feeling let down. A screenplay associate credit to VVC had a prominent upfront placement. The credit was not shared with me. And yes, all the office talk of a ‘king treated like king’ was a white lie”

// <![CDATA[// Knowing the drastic consequences of taking on the bigwigs in the industry he writes “ Some people have told me that I should keep silent. I did try to be silent but didn’t work. Also, people say this is how Bollywood works. Sorry, I disagree. Not all Bollywood works like this. There are a lot of good people too. And every event like this helps change things for the better. And that is what I am all about anyway. Like I said, I don’t need anything. Even if I have no more movies made on my stories or nobody wants to read my books and columns, I’ll happily join ISKCON and dedicate my to Krishna. But I will not shy away from the truth – ever”

Raj Kumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Aamir Khan will have to do a lot of answering on the issue.

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Where’z Aamir Khan ???

December 16, 2009 — krisayo

amir khan

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Anurag Kashyap’s – “That Girl In Yellow Boots”

December 2, 2009 — krisayo

yellowIn his blog, Anurag Kashyap has announced his new titled “That Girl In Yellow Boots” (TGIYB)!  Its written by him and his girlfriend Kalki Koechlin and is a thriller!

He has already started shooting for it and is experimenting with the newly launched Canon 7D! The features Kalki in the lead alongwith Prashant Prakash (her co-actor in the play The Skeleton Woman) and Naseeruddin Shah. It also features other theatre actors like Gulshan Devaiyah, Pooja Swaroop, Kumud Mishra, Shiv Subramanyam and Divya Jagdale. After discovering Amit Trivedi (Aamir & Dev D), Anurag is again launching a new music Naren Chandavarkar. Rajiv Ravi is behind the camera again!

This is not part of Anurag’s nine deal with UTV. Its complete indie, funded by independent producers. He has already started shooting the and will release by Jan 2010.

anurag redcarpetSo, what else we know ? Ahhmmmm….wwhmmm…cough cough….throat cleaning sound. Plenty! But not now. Ok, it will have enough shock value much like Dev D. And a happy ending too, much like Dev D ? Hmmmmm. Yes, ofcourse but not actually! Keep guessing till our next post.

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