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  • Filmfare to present 2500th ‘Black Lady’ in 2012

    Filmfare to present 2500th ‘Black Lady’ in 2012

    NEW DELHI: The 2500th award will be given away at the 2012 annual Filmfare awards ceremony, which is the first private sector film award instituted in the country in the fifties.

    Terming the 57th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011 for this reason, Worldwide Media CEO Tarun Rai said Filmfare was not fazed by the large number of other awards since ‘the Black Lady has had a head-start of fifty years‘.

    The awards are selected by a two-way process: the readers send in their votes, and the jury then shortlists the award-winners from the films nominated on the basis of the votes received. However, this does not apply to the Critics Awards which are picked by a jury.

    He said the next ceremony would be on 29 January 2012 at Film City in Mumbai, thus giving readers adequate time to react over the releases of 2011.

    Aditya Birla Group chief corporate affairs officer Rajat Mukarji said that Idea Cellular would be sponsoring the awards for the fourth time in a row.

    Imran Khan, who presented the show along with Ranbir Kapoor in the last award ceremony, said that they ensured that no film personality was hurt or offended by their presentation. He admitted that taking on the show after Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan had done it for two years prior to their coming in had made it a daunting task. It was particularly ‘scary‘ for him the first time since it was just six months after his debut. Imran is in Delhi to learn Haryanvi and do rehearsals for a new film he will be doing shortly. Speaking for himself, he said audience appreciation mattered more to him than awards.

    Mukarji added, “This year of Idea Filmfare Awards is special as it also celebrates the centenary year of Indian cinema and coincides with Idea crossing the 100 million subscriber mark. With Idea‘s 3G services, our over 100 million subscribers will now get an opportunity to experience the best mobile experience across various platforms. Idea will also enable its subscribers to access movie content and results of the Idea Filmfare Awards on their mobile phones.”

    Coincidentally, the Indian film industry is entering its 100th year in 2012. Filmfare was founded in 1952.

  • Rockstar nets Rs 440 million in first week on BO

    Rockstar nets Rs 440 million in first week on BO

    MUMBAI: After a promising opening weekend collection of Rs 325 million, thanks to the patronage of youngsters thronging select multiplexes, Rockstar saw a major drop during the week.

    The Ranbir Kapoor starrer ended the first week with a net box office collection of Rs 440 million.

    The sole release of this week, Shakal Pe Mat Ja, met with the expected disastrous fate.

    Ra.One collected a measly Rs 15 million in the week to take its total box office collection to Rs 1.06 billion.

    Meanwhile, recent releases Loot, MIley Na Miley, Tell Me O Khuda, Force, Rascals, Mujhse Fraandship Karoge have not been able to occupy the cinemas for any substantial duration. Also, solo releases of Ra.One and Rockstar have further starved the cinema halls since both films have failed to draw the audience beyond few days.

  • Rockstar nets Rs 325 mn at box office

    Rockstar nets Rs 325 mn at box office

    MUMBAI: Rockstar finds its niche at multiplexes of Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and other major cities, while the status at single screens and interior centres is in total contrast as it finds no appreciation there. The film definitely adds to the fan following of Ranbir Kapoor.

    The opening weekend collection stands at Rs 325 million.

    Miley Naa Miley Hum and Tension Doooor fared poorly in their first week run.

    Ra.One‘s second week collections are mere token of its first week (nine days) figurers. The superhero film collected Rs 153 million, taking its two-week total to Rs 1.05 billion.

    Tell Me O Khuda, Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge, Raascals, Force make it to the flop list.

  • Rockstar is not likely to rock

    Rockstar is not likely to rock








    Producer: Shree Ashtavinayak, Eros International.
    Director: Imtiaz Ali.
    Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Aditi Rao, Kumud Mishra, Piyush Mishra, Shernaz Patel, Shammi Kapoor.


    MUMBAI: With a title like Rockstar, popular young actor Ranbir Kapoor in the lead, and A R Rahman scoring music, one would think the makers had landed a dream project. Also, the director Imtiaz Ali has a hit, Jab We Met, behind him. But it would be a challenge for him to make the film work in a country where the rock and pop culture exists only in name; not to mention that few such themes have worked earlier.


    Ranbir Kapoor, Janardan turned Jordan, is a Jat from Delhi, armed with a guitar; his family is as dehati as it can be with trucking as the family business. His aim is to become a rock star someday but he gets rejected in audition after audition. He may dress like any college-going youth and carry a guitar but is otherwise supposed to be so na?ve that just about everybody around him becomes an advisor.


    The chief advisor is the eating-joint owner, Khatana Bhai, Kumud Mishra, who tells him that to be a successful artist one has to be heartbroken. Towards this end, Ranbir Kapoor picks the most impossible of girls on the campus, Nargis Fakhri, to woo with a certainty of rejection. She obliges, having broken many hearts before. The sequence is funny but does not qualify in Kumud Mishra‘s opinion as a proper heartbreak.


    Soon enough Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri become friends and he discovers the other side of her, the one that wants to explore everything like watching a semi-porn film, drinking tharra and so on since she is soon to marry and move on to Prague. Why Prague? Maybe they offer a better package for film shootings and give people, already much exposed to other countries in Europe, a new location, however strange it may sound that a Hindi pop singer is touring Prague for a concert where the number of Indian expats is less than 100! So far so good, but once the girl is married off, both realise they loved each other (the theme of numerous films recently).


    Once she is married and gone, so has any semblance of story and logic in the film. On paper, the love between Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri is supposed to be like Laila-Majnu or Shirin-Farhad but in execution it fails to touch you at all and you don‘t know if the priority here is love or sex. From the mostly white audience at the concert in Prague to the local press going gaga over Ranbir Kapoor, this part is not acceptable even with a fistful of salt. Soon one does not know why things are happening as they are and what location the story is now in.



    The story and script look like the film is going on the one-liner story idea it started with. But repeated flashbacks and now-on now-off romance gets tiring. Direction is messy.


    Considering its title, the film fails in the music department: there is nothing one can carry along after watching the film. In usual Rahman fashion, the music is noisy and eats up the lyrics of songs. The shehnai vs guitar is a novel idea but does not work. Photography is good. Editing is slack. Though Ranbir Kapoor gives one of his better performances, one wishes he had better songs to perform on; how long can you go on watching a guitar-strumming man perform the same kind of noisy numbers? Nargis Fakhri is passable in her debut film but lacks sex appeal. Of the rest, Aditi Rao and Kumud Mishra do well; a special appearance by Shammi Kapoor is appreciated.


    Rockstar has opened to average opening response and unfavourable reports. This one is not likely to rock. 

  • Rishi and Ranbir Kapoor in Wake Up Sid sequel

    Rishi and Ranbir Kapoor in Wake Up Sid sequel

    MUMBAI: Just a few days ago, Indiantelevision.com had reported that two generations of Bachchans and Kapoors were coming together for Sudhir Mishra’s film Mehrunisa.

    Though Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek have done a couple of films together, Rishi Kapoor and son Ranbir have never shared screen space in a film. But not anymore. The father-son duo will be starring together in the Ayaan Mukerjee’s sequel of Wake Up Sid.

    “I and Ranbir are coming together in a film that is a sequel to one of his films. Ranbir and I‘ve had innumerable offers to star together. But nothing really seemed to fit, until this. Both Ranbir and I are very excited about it. All I can tell you at the moment is audiences who are waiting to see us together won‘t be disappointed,” Rishi Kapoor said.

    Though the younger Kapoor wanted to star alongside his father in a home production, there arose no chance as RK Films has not been able to kickstart operations since 1999 after they made Aa Ab Laut Chale.

  • Ranbir Kapoor is Tata Docomo brand ambassador

    Ranbir Kapoor is Tata Docomo brand ambassador

    BANGALORE: Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) mobile GSM brand Tata Docomo (Docomo) announced Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor as its brand ambassador.

    Docomo’s new campaign ‘Make it simple, silly’ featuring Kapor will kick off tomorrow and run through the 50 days of the fourth season of Indian Player League.

    Kapoor is the first brand ambassador that Docomo has signed on since it started operations and his tenure initially will be for two years, revealed sources at Docomo.

    The brand is targeting the youth segment and Kapoor is a perfect fit for this. Says Docomo Hub Head South Yatish Mehrotra, ”Tata Docomo is an inspirational brand and so is the charm and personality of Ranbir Kapoor, India’s young and fastest rising Bollywood icon.”

    The ‘Make it simple, silly’ campaign created by FCB Ulka will be present across all mediums including, television, print, outdoor, retail front, social media, etc. Six 30-second ‘stand-up comedy episode’ spots as well as 20 second will hit the television screens. More episodes are likely to follow as IPL-4 progresses. Docomo’s plans include national and regional television. Media buying is through Lodestar.
     

  • NDTV, Nirmal Lifestyle launch Fit India movement

    NDTV, Nirmal Lifestyle launch Fit India movement

    MUMBAI: NDTV and Nirmal Lifestyle have launched the “Fit India Movement”, a deal brokered by Total Sports Asia. This is a long-term campaign to change the way India thinks about fitness and inspire Indians to become a healthier nation, the company said.

    The mission of the campaign is ‘Marks for Sports‘, which aims to develop fitter, active and healthier lifestyles for the youth of today. The core belief of this campaign lies within the premise that if schools and more importantly, different boards of education include Sports as a part of the main curriculum, then parents, as well as children, will devote more time to sports, setting them on the path of a lifetime of fitness.  
         
      To launch the initiative, development and campaign ambassador Ranbir Kapoor joined NDTV chairman Prannoy Roy and Nirmal Lifestyle chairman and MD Dharmesh Jain in New Delhi. Also present at the launch were former cricketer MAK Pataudi, Olympic boxer Vijender Singh, India‘s Football Captain Baichung Bhutia, Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Gagan Narang and seven times World Billiards and Snooker Champion Pankaj Advani.

    The year-long ‘Marks for Sports‘ campaign aims to reach out to policy and decision makers across the country with a series of activities. These will include special televised debates and discussion programmes with the campaign ambassador, televised interactive ground activities with sportspersons and children and a signature drive asking for policy changes with pledges for donations and equipment. Also included will be a school connect program, to motivate and encourage students and their parent to accept Sports as part of the main curriculum.

    TSA Group CEO Marcus Luer said, ” Marks for Sports has the potential to kick off a sports revolution in India as it‘s targeted at the three most important constituents who decide a young Indian athlete‘s development: relevant Indian legislative authorities , school authorities and most importantly parents.”

  • CNN-IBN to launch third season of To Catch a Star

    CNN-IBN to launch third season of To Catch a Star

    MUMBAI : CNN-IBN is launching the third season of To Catch a Star with Rajeev Masand. The show will engage Bollywood’s stars in a free-wheeling conversation with a new perspective.

    Starting 23 August, the show will air every Saturday at 10:30 pm. The show will attempt to delve beneath the screen persona of the stars and bring out their unknown and personal facets. This season, it will feature actors and directors who are newcomers in the industry.

    The first show of the new season will feature Rajeev Khandelwal followed by emerging stars like Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Imran Khan, Jiah Khan, Sonam Kapoor and directors like Imtiaz Ali, Dibakar Banerjee.

    CNN-IBN entertainment editor Rajeev Masand said “Season 3 will appeal to viewers and movie buffs who’re looking for an insight into the mind behind the make-up of these rising stars. These interviews are an effort to understand why these young talented professionals were drawn to their respective professions, how they approach their craft, and what makes them stand out from the crowd.”