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  • Anupam Kher’s Marathi film debut to release on 12 April

    Anupam Kher’s Marathi film debut to release on 12 April

    MUMBAI: Anupam Kher makes his debut in Marathi films with director Pramod Joshi’s Kashala Udyachi Baat. The film has also been made in Hindi titled Chhodo Kal Ki Batein.

    Kher essays the role of a bind man in the film that shows the journey of an IT professional from his workaholic stage where he always craves for more, to a stage where he is satisfied and content and living the present.

    During this journey he comes across a charismatic blind man who makes him understand the importance of living life wholeheartedly. The film is a feel good cinema suiting all ages.

    Talking of his role, the 56-year-old Kher said: “When you play the role of a physically disabled or differently-abled person, you discover how brilliantly people who are differently-abled live their lives.”

    Written and directed by Pramod Joshi, the film stars Sachin Khedekar and Mrinal Kulkarni in the lead.

    The film is slated for release on 12 April.

  • Viacom18 to roll out thriller Special Chabbis

    Viacom18 to roll out thriller Special Chabbis

    MUMBAI: Producer Kumar Mangat Pathak, in association with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, has launched a thriller titled Special Chabbis.

    Directed by Neeraj Pandey(A Wednesday fame), the film is a take on the real-life daring heist in 1987 where an unknown man posing as CBI officer Mon Singh recruited 26 men and executed a daylight raid on the Opera House branch of Tribhuvandas Bhimji Jewellers in Mumbai and disappeared with jewellery worth lakhs.

    The film will have its first schedule in Delhi, followed by Mumbai.

    The film has Akshay Kumar, Anupam Kher, Jimmy Sheirgil, Manoj Bajpayee and Deepraj Ranat among others.

  • Sai Prasad Media’s maiden film Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein complete

    Sai Prasad Media’s maiden film Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein complete

    MUMBAI: Making a foray into film production, Sai Prasad Media Pvt. Ltd, an affiliate of the Sai Prasad Group, has completed its maiden venture Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein.


    The film shows the journey of an IT professional (Sachin Khedekar) from his workaholic stage where he always craves for more to a stage where he is satisfied and content and living for the present.


    During this journey he comes across an interesting inspirational individual, charismatic blind man (Anupam Kher) who makes him understand the importance of living life wholeheartedly. Overall, Chhodo Kal Ki Baatein is a feel good cinema.


    Starring Anupam Kher, the film has been directed by Pramod Gajanan Joshi and co-produced by Suresh Lal Shrivastav. The film also stars Sachin Khedekar, Atul Parchure and Mrunal Kulkarni.


    Sai Prasad Group, which is into food, property, finance, infrastructure, construction and energy, has ventured into the field of media and entertainment.

  • Anupam Kher in a triple role in revamped Chashme Buddoor

    Anupam Kher in a triple role in revamped Chashme Buddoor

    MUMBAI: After a total image revamp of its title, director David Dhawan has revealed that Anupam Kher would play a triple role in Chashme Buddoor.

    “Anupam‘s character is completely new to my Chashme Buddoor. He plays three brothers namely Suryakant, Chandrakant and Prabhakant,” Dhawan said.

    The idea of taking Kher for a triple role apparently materialised when the unit descended to Goa.

    According to a source, Kher was meant to be a character who keeps showing up everywhere at the most inopportune time. Everyone in the team thought it would make more sense to have three of Kher around.

    It may be noted that the director had asked for suggestions for an alternative title for Chashme Buddoor on Twitter and other public forums.

    “The titles being suggested are incredible. From Buree Nazar Waala Tera Mooh Lal to Khatte Angoor to Nazarbattu…I‘m very confused,” he said.

  • Surendra Singh cast in The American Gandhi

    Surendra Singh cast in The American Gandhi

    MUMBAI: Indian artistes are slowly making an entry into Hollywood films. Following the like of Gulshan Grover, Anupam Kher and Anil Kapoor, another actor of Indian origin, Surendra Singh has been signed to play a parallel lead role in another Hollywood film The American Gandhi.


    In the film, Singh plays the ruthless character of a royal business tycoon Rana. Currently under production and directed by Joseph Mungra, the film also stars Hollywood actor James Patrick Stuart.


    Said Singh, “I am really enjoying the film. I play a billionaire in the film and have my own mining fields. It‘s a grey character and to get under the skin of it, I have played with my looks. But most interesting part is where I showcase the life style of Indian Royalties to the western audience.”


    Incidentally, Singh has earlier worked in films like Asambhav, Line of Control and Veer.

  • Anupam Kher to set up acting school in Sydney

    Anupam Kher to set up acting school in Sydney

    MUMBAI: Spreading wings, Anupam Kher has announced the setting up of his acting school in Australia.

    To be known as Actor Prepares Australia, the school will be based at Fox Studios in Sydney. Actor Prepares already has branches in the US and the UK.

    Kher said, “We are planning to launch the school in London and Durban around August and the school in Sydney is scheduled to begin functioning by October”.

    Kher has also entered into alliances with other film organisations in Australia. The tie-ups include the rights to host the inaugural Global Debut Acting Awards named Thespis. The awards, said to be Kher‘s brainchild, will honour debut performances in various categories across the world.

    While Kher will also be the first ambassador for the Indian International Film Festival and Awards being organised by Sydney-based Events Temple company this year, Australia‘s famous TV personality and film administrator Peter Castaldi will be the festival manager.

    After the inaugural awards in Australia, the annual ceremony is slated to travel around the globe on the lines of IIFA.
     

  • Mukta Arts forays into making Kannada film

    Mukta Arts forays into making Kannada film

    MUMBAI: After making its foray into Marathi films, Mukta Arts has announced the making of its first Kannada movie.


    Titled Nimbe Huli (Sweeet and Sour), the film is to be directed by Hemanth Hegde. The film stars Komal Jha, Madhurima, Anupam Kher, Rangarayana Raghu, and Hegde himself.


    Nimbe Huli is currently being shot and is expected to wrap up by November-end.


    Mukta Arts‘ first regional language venture was Valu. The Marathi film was a big hit at the box office.
     

  • Hindi version of Pranayam in offing

    Hindi version of Pranayam in offing

    MUMBAI: Director Blessy is mulling with the idea of casting Amitabh Bachchan in the Hindi remake of his Mohanlal-starrer Pranayam.

    “The final discussions are going on and we are looking for Amitabh Bachchan for the movie,” the director said.

    The film had Mohanlal, Anupam Kher and Jayaprada sharing screen space. Bachchan is being tipped to play the role that Mohanlal essayed in the Malayalam original.

    Pranayam is a love story involving a beautiful woman and two men. “They had to convey some strong emotions in a subtle way and I had to maintain a certain balance. This prompted me to think about these superb actors who have been stunning us with their performances over the years,” he added.

    The director is awaiting to talk to both Kher and Jayapradha to discuss other casting possibilities in the remake.

  • Tamil film ‘Welcome Back Gandhi’ launched

    Tamil film ‘Welcome Back Gandhi’ launched

    MUMBAI: Tamil filmmaker A Balakrishnan has announced the making of Welcome Back Gandhi (Mudhalvar Mahatma in Tamil) under the banner of Ramana Communications.

    The film has Mahatma Gandhi revisit the world after a lapse of 60 years since he disappeared after which he rededicates himself in service of the humanity.

    Balakrishnan said, “Every sequence in the film has its roots in the real life incidents of Mahatma Gandhi. The mission of the film is to emphasise the need to implement Gandhian principles to solve many of the problems facing the nation today.”

    In addition, the film has been designed to create a curiosity among the Indians and the rest of the world to know more about Gandhi and his ideological approach in getting rid of all the evils engulfing the global community.

    Welcome Back Gandhi features S Kanagaraj as Gandhi and Anupam Kher, who besides playing the narrator, essays the role of a chief minister of a model state who recollects his life as Gandhi‘s disciple at the latter‘s ashram.

  • A love story not worth telling on screen

    A love story not worth telling on screen








    Producer: Sunil Bohra, Shailesh R Singh, Kiran Kumar Koneru
    Director: Ram GopalVarma
    Cast: Mahi Gill, Deepak Dobriyal, Ajay Gehi, Prableen Sandhu, Zakir Hussain, Darshan Jariwala


    Mumbai: Love, adultery, jealousy and the resultant crime are factors as old as the puranas. Then why wait for a real life incident that created a major scandal and grabbed headlines in all the media?


    May be the idea was exactly to cash in on all that publicity the said scandal generated and also to avail of a ready story. Unfortunately, that is the major drawback of Not A Love Story.


    Not A Love Story is a cinematic narrative of the infamous Neeraj Grover murder, the media judgements and the court case that followed on a Kannada actor wanting to make it big in Hindi films and her boyfriend.


    Mahi Gill, aspiring to be a film actress, descends in Mumbai after convincing her overzealous boyfriend, Deepak Dobriyal, that if she fails to make it, she will return in a few months. And if she succeeds, he could also join her in Mumbai.


    After some mandatory struggle, she bags a lead role, thanks to the production company‘s head, Ajay Gehi, who roots for her. The two with other friends hit a pub to celebrate her break, after which Gehi lands up at her house for ‘one for the road‘. Intoxicated, he has a personal sob story to tell Gill, and, as a drunk and emotional woman would do, she lends him a shoulder, eventually both ending up in bed.


    Next morning, before they could gather themselves, her boyfriend, Dobriyal, is at her door and sees a naked man on her bed. To absolve herself she cries rape and, on an impulse, Dobriyal kills Gehi. The law catches up and the film ends sans final court verdict.
     
    So what is so inspiring about this story, real or otherwise, to base a film on? Are people interested still in that beaten to death story? Does not seem so looking at the attendance at cinema halls on day one, show one. In that case, should one conclude that Ram Gopal Varma may have felt that his ‘treatment‘ backed with a powerful background score would elevate the story to dramatic heights? On the first count, that of treatment, the answer is no, it is still a documentary on a real life event; as for the powerful background score, it has been wasted on this film. Performance wise, Deepak Dobriyal and Zakir Hussain are the only ones to make an impact; rest are okay.


    Not A Love Story is a love story which was not worth telling on a screen by any name. There is nothing or no one you empathise with in this film.


    Chatur Singh Two Star is poor in all respects









    Producer: Mohamad Aslam
    Director: Ajay Chandhok.
    Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Ameesha Patel, Anupam Kher, Gulshan Grover, Shakti Kapoor, Satish Kaushik, Rati
    Agnihotri,Mushtaq Khan,Vishwajeet Pradhan.


    Mumbai: It must have seemed like a bright idea adapting the bumbling French police detective Jacques Clouseau of the famous Pink Panther series. The makers may even have wondered why no one thought of it when they decided to model Chatur Singh Two Star on this popular theme which went on for 11 film or TV versions.


    Sanjay Dutt is a two star police detective inspector with bumbling ways and foolish notions; in short he is anything but Chatur (smart) a la detective Clouseau. His sidekick, Suresh Menon, is Clouseau‘s Chinese major domo.


    Sanjay Dutt earns a two-week suspension for his detection abilities leading to putting a tycoon‘s son behind bars. However, when an ailing politician, Gulshan Grover, opts for hospital instead of jail after faking a heart attack, his boss, Anupam Kher, recalls Sanjay Dutt for the simple task of guarding him in hospital. But Dutt continues his foolhardy ways sniffing around like a spy he has read about in cheap paperback fictions.


    The writer and director feel the need to bring in some sort of story at this juncture. The politician, Gulshan Grover, is shot dead by a sniper from across the hospital room. His secretary, Ameesha Patel, is suspected of being the killer and escapes to South Africa thanks to Sanjay Dutt‘s help, and on him falls the job to trace her and bring her to book.


     
    The scene moves to South Africa locales where some more funny characters are introduced in the form of Satish Kaushik, an ex-don gone bananas, his side kick, Shakti Kapoor, who has now taken over as the new don and speech impaired cabbie, Mushtaque Khan. The idea is to trace Rs 5 billion worth of diamonds Gulshan Grover has placed in the custody of Satish Kaushik. What follows is utterly predictable with climax being the kind seen in half a dozen films in recent times.


    Having chosen a totally performance-based subject requiring an actor of immense talent who can make people laugh without making any conscious effort, the makers add to their blunder by casting Sanjay Dutt who is expressionless rather than deadpan. He resorts to ineffective buffoonery.


    Ameesha Patel has no contribution to make. As for other capable actors, Anupam Kher, Satish Kaushik, Shakti Kapoor, Mushtaque Khan and Suresh Memon, who have carried off comic roles ably earlier, are unable to do
    much in the absence of funny scenes or dialogue. In fact, the writing is banal and juvenile. Direction is below par. Musical score is a liability and adds to the tedium.


    Chatur Singh Two Star is poor in all respects.