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Naseem (1995) | dir. Saeed Akhtar Mirza

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Directed By ramesh sippy

Written by Javad Akhtar, Salim Khan

Cast Sunil Dutt, Amitabh Bachachan, Parveen Babi, shashi kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, rakhee gulzar, Bindiya Goswami, helen, bindu, johnny walker, mac mohan,

Sudhir Pandey, Kulbhushan Kharbanda,

Sharat Saxena,

Produced by G.P Sippy, Suresh Sippy

Music By Rahul Dev Burman

(as R.D. Burman)

Cinematography by

S.M anwer

EDITING BY

M.S Shinde

Second Unit Director or Assistant

D.R. Thakkar

Stunts

Mohammed Ali

stunt arranger (as Mohd. Ali)

Gerry Crampton

stunt arranger

Music Department

Anand Bakshi, Asha Bhonsle, RD Burman, Kishore Kumar, usha Mangeshkar, mohammed rafi, usha uthup

P.L. Raj

choreographer

12 December 1980

Production

company

Sippy Films

Distributed by

Eros International

Rajshri Productions

Did you know

Yamma Yamma..R.D. Burman was not satisfied with Mohammed Rafi's singing in this song and was planning to re-record it. However, that never happened because Rafi passed away soon after the original recording. It was the only song which R.D. Burman and Rafi sang together.

The January 1980 edition of Stardust magazine stated that when Parveen Babi went to Europe with Kabir Bedi, there was no hope of her returning back to India. The only other actress who had a westernized image who could replace Parveen Babi was Simi Garewal. Ramesh Sippy verbally spoke to Simi Garewal and told her the role was hers. But Parveen Babi returned back to work and Simi was bumped out of the film.

Parveen Babi suffered her first nervous breakdown on the sets of Shaan. When she completed to shoot of the song Pyar Karnewale she got the attack. After this song there is a scene Parveen Babi is in the car, she stops the car, then Amitabh Bachchan sits in the car, this scene was shot when Parveen Babi came back from U.S.and she resumed work by shooting this scene.

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Gadar 2: An Arresting Adventure of Affection, Penance, and Flexibility - A Box Office Sensation Rethinking the Class

Gadar 2, the much-anticipated spin-off of the notorious blockbuster Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, has raged into the theaters, leaving a path of enthusiasm and expectation among the majority. Coordinated by the visionary Anil Sharma and delivered by Zee Studios, Gadar 2 has evidently enamored the hearts of crowds, winding around a story that rises above time and resounds with the actual substance of human feelings. Getting from the latest relevant point of interest, the film drenches watchers in a holding story that unfurls against the setting of a turbulent period in Indian history, introducing a rich embroidery of adoration, penance, and flexibility.

Set against the background of India's parcel, Gadar 2 explores the rough excursion of adoration between the characters, depicted splendidly by the carefully prepared Radiant Deol and the bubbly Ameesha Patel. The film consistently amalgamates the individual battles of the heroes with the bigger sociopolitical scene, portraying the nerve racking real factors looked by families destroyed by the attacks of shared dissension. As the story advances, it capably dives into the significant profundities of human inclination, exhibiting the faithful soul of affection that rises above all limits, be they topographical, social, or strict.

Anil Sharma's executive artfulness is substantial all through the movie, as he marvelously organizes an orchestra of feelings that resound with the crowd on a significant level. The consistent mix of extraordinary activity successions, powerful exchanges, and soul-blending melodic arrangements uplifts the vivid experience, leaving watchers entranced and genuinely put resources into the characters' predicament. The fastidiously created cinematography further hoists the visual loftiness of the film, moving the crowd to the former time with its real depiction of the period's style and vibe.

Radiant Deol's depiction of the tough and brave hero evokes an emotional response from the watchers, exemplifying the quintessential legend who boldly fights despite everything for his affection and standards. His nuanced execution easily catches the intricacies of his personality's process, inspiring a feeling of deference and compassion from the crowd. Ameesha Patel, then again, conveys a heavenly presentation, implanting her personality with a mix of guiltlessness, strength, and immovable assurance, in this manner carving her presence permanently in the hearts of the crowd.

The supporting cast, involving prepared entertainers like Amrish Puri, Lilette Dubey, and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, loans profundity and gravitas to the storyline, enhancing the account with their strong exhibitions. Their depiction of crucial characters complicatedly woven into the texture of the plot adds layers of intricacy and close to home reverberation, improving the generally speaking true to life experience.

Gadar 2's topical significance isn't bound to its depiction of verifiable occasions; rather, it fills in as a strong indication of the getting through force of adoration, solidarity, and flexibility even with difficulty. The film's story circular segment highlights the meaning of public concordance and the pointlessness of disruptive philosophies, granting an immortal message that resounds with contemporary sociopolitical elements.

The film's fabulous accomplishment at the box office is a demonstration of its widespread allure and resolute profound interface with the crowd. Gadar 2 has reclassified the class of verifiable dramatizations as well as set another benchmark for true to life greatness, collecting basic praise and idolization from crowds across ages.

All in all, Gadar 2 is a true to life show-stopper that flawlessly winds around together components of affection, penance, and flexibility, making a permanent imprint on the material of Indian film. Anil Sharma's visionary bearing, joined with heavenly exhibitions by the cast, lifts the film higher than ever, making it a must-look for cinephiles and devotees the same. Gadar 2's strong account and suggestive narrating reverberate with the crowd, helping us to remember the getting through force of adoration despite unfavorable difficulties.

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Hindi writer Surendra Mohan Pathak to register a case against Mirzapur 2 makers in Delhi High Court: Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama Mirzapur 2, after a long wait, was recently released on the OTT platform and it naturally delivered prominent content for memes on social media.

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Mirzapur 2 के ‘बाऊजी’ वाले एक सीन पर बवाल, मेकर्स को सुरेंद्र मोहन पाठक ने भेजा नोटिस मिर्जापुर का दूसरा सीजन आ चुका है और इसके साथ कॉन्ट्रोवर्सी भी जुड़ गई। मामला इसके एक सीन से जुड़ा है। तीसरे एपिसोड में कुलभूषण खरबंदा एक नॉवेल पढ़ते नजर आते हैं। इस सीन के प्रजेंटेशन को लेकर नॉवेल के राइटर सुरेंद्र मोहन पाठक ने आपत्ति जताई है।

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30 Years of #JoJeetaWohiSikandar (22/05/1992).

Directed by Mansoor Khan. Starring #AamirKhan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi, Mamik, & Kulbhushan Kharbanda. Songs by Jatin Lalit & Majrooh Sultanpuri.

Girija Shettar was supposed to play the role of Ayesha Jhulka in “Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander”.

Here she is with the Aamir Khan, Aditya Lakhia and Deven Bhojani in one of the shots.

What is your favourite scene/song from the film?

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Water

Director: Deepa Mehta

Screenplay: Anurag Kashyap

Songs: A.R. Rehman

Music: Mychael Danna

Acting: Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Sarala Kariyawasam, Manorama, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Waheeda Rehman, Raghuvir Yadav, Vinay Pathak

Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Sadhana Sargam, Raqueeb Alam, Ajoy Chakraborty, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Surjo Bhattacharya.

This is one of the most underrated movies EVER. I came across it when Youtube recommended one of it's songs. The album is probably one of the most beautiful albums ever. A R Rehman has spun magic into this album in such a way that the songs actually feel like water in different forms. You'll have to listen to the songs to understand what I mean. The background score is equally beautiful. The lilting and haunting melody honestly made me cry. Coming to the movie itself. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. It deals with the condition of widows in British India. Every performance is top notch. The child actor Sarala Kariyawasam is a delight. Lisa Ray portrays the quiet presence of her character Kalyani beautifully....A woman quietly accepting her circumstances but finally breaking out of it. Seema biswas captures perfectly the motherly affection her character has for the younger widows and the hidden strength which she possesses. The character which struck me the most was that played by Manorama. She played it with such power and emotions. There were scenes where I was filled with boiling rage towards her character. And the very next moment I felt terrible for the intense loneliness that society had pushed her towards. I have never really been fond of John Abraham's acting but he is wonderful in this movie.

This movie was worth every second spent on it. It makes you think. It makes you feel. It makes you ache. It makes you smile.

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Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (Movie)

This time Tanu (Kangana Ranaut) does not wed Manu. Instead she becomes Manu, although a different one, Manu...Mani...Manikarnika, the Queen of Jhansi.  Having done a movie with the title ‘Queen’ earlier, this time Kangana metamorphoses into the role of the real and the most revered queen of this country.  Incidentally, with this movie, she also makes her directorial debut.

Born in Varanasi, Manikarnika (renamed Lakshmibai after marriage), got her initial name from the holy Manikarnika Ghat of that city, on the suggestion of a priest.  The priest had said that, like the pious funeral pyres that have been burning continuously on the Manikarnika Ghat since ancient times, the name of this girl too would ignite the fire of patriotism in the hearts of the people of this country for years to come.  And how true was that prophecy.

Any discussion on the history of India’s freedom struggle is incomplete without the mention of Rani Lakshmibai.  At a time when very few people, including kings and royalties, dared to think of an armed rebellion against the British East India Company or the British Crown, Rani Lakshmibai decided to go all out against the imperialist forces, knowing well the consequences of it.  But when have such bravehearts cared for life, or been afraid of death!  

Besides being a great warrior herself, Rani Lakshmibai had the great ability of connecting with the masses and inspiring them into joining the revolution for liberation of the motherland.  Thus, she was able to raise a contingent of self-sacrificing patriots, who lacked in numbers but not in conviction.  And with their help, she gave the British one of the toughest fights on the Indian soil. It is in this context that I feel that Lakshmibai was more than the queen of Jhansi.  She was the embodiment of Bharat and an empress of millions of patriotic hearts.

Kangana is extraordinary in her portrayal of the warrior queen.  Her costume, her body language, her majestic walk- everything has blended perfectly with her ace acting, so much so that sometimes you forget that she is Kangana Ranaut, the actress.  Particularly in the fight sequences and the war scenes, she puts the screen on fire.  When she roars ‘Har Har Mahadev’, you feel like joining in.  When she rips apart the British flag with her sword, thereby symbolically ripping apart the shackles of domination, you feel like standing in ovation.  And when she undergoes sufferings for her motherland and goes on to sacrifice her life; you cannot help tears trickling down your cheeks silently.

There are other veterans in the movie like Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Suresh Oberoi and Danny Denzongpa. All of them are good, though their roles are smaller. Ankita Lokhande, the famed TV actress, makes her big screen debut in the role of Jhalkaribai and impresses with her acting.   One pleasant surprise was the casting of Jisshu Sengupta in the role of Rani Lakshmibai’s husband- Raja Gangadhar Rao.  He does justice with the role and looks good.  However, it sounded as if his voice was dubbed.  

The song ‘Vijayi Bhava’ by Shankar Mahadewan is full of vigour and patriotic sentiments, and would be a permanent addition in the playlists of this genre.    

There may be certain technical inadequacies in ‘Manikarnika’, but I would choose to ignore them because the subject matter of the film more than compensates for that.

You cannot watch a movie like ‘Manikarnika’ without relating yourself to it.  First, you are filled up with an overwhelming gratitude towards our freedom fighters and start wondering whether we are proving ourselves worthy of their sacrifices. Then, you go in flashbacks because you have read about icons like Rani Lakshmibai since childhood and the texts keep coming in your mind.  For an example, this excerpt from a poem by Smt. Subhadra Kumari Chauhan:

जाओ रानी याद रखेंगे ये कृतज्ञ भारतवासी,

यह तेरा बलिदान जगावेगा स्वतंत्रता अविनासी,

होवे चुप इतिहास, लगे सच्चाई को चाहे फाँसी,

हो मदमाती विजय, मिटा दे गोलों से चाहे झाँसी।

तेरा स्मारक तू ही होगी, तू खुद अमिट निशानी थी,

बुंदेले हरबोलों के मुँह हमने सुनी कहानी थी,

खूब लड़ी मर्दानी वह तो झाँसी वाली रानी थी।।

Again, since childhood, we have heard the debates of moderates versus extremists and violence versus non-violence during the struggle for India’s freedom.  Whichever side you are inclined, the path to freedom would have been far more difficult had our heroes like Rani Lakshmibai, Mangal Pandey, Tatya Tope, Nana Saheb, not planted the seeds of revolution long before our more known freedom fighters were even born, and nourished it with their own blood.   As regards myself, I believe in the following lines by Shri Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’:

‘छिनता हो स्वत्व कोई, और तू

त्याग-तप से काम ले, यह पाप है।

पुण्य है विच्छिन्न कर देना उसे,

बढ़ रहा तेरी तरफ जो हाथ है।’

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Mirzapur 2, after a long wait, was recently released on OTT platform and it had naturally given major content for memes on social media. Becoming one of the hot topics of discussion, Mirzapur 2 starred Ali Fazal, Divyenndu Sharma, Rasika Duggal, Pankaj Tripathi, Shweta Tripathi, and Harshita Gaur among the others. While the fans are binge-watching the show, veteran Hindi writer, Surender Mohan Pathak is miffed with the makers for violating the Copyright Act.

In episode 3 of Mirzapur 2, Kulbhushan Kharbanda’s character is seen reading Surender Mohan Pathak’s novel Dhabba while in the voiceover an erotic scene is described. However, the writer says that the voiceover has no relation to the content in the book and has sent a notice to Excel Entertainment asking them to remove the said scene. He is currently waiting for them to respond to his notice and in case they fail to do so, he will be filing a case in Delhi High Court for the same. The writer was unaware of the scene until his fans started writing to him and his daughter showed him the scene.

Speaking further about it he said that the makers have used filthy lines and passed it off as content of his book that was published 10 years ago. In the said scene, the voiceover mentions a character Baldev Raj while the writer said that the book has no such character. Surender Mohan Pathak also said that those unaware of his writing would consider that he has lost his mind in his old age and is resorting to write porn to gain fame and it is a conspiracy to defame him.

Pathak says that he has written over 270 mystery and thriller novels but has never described a sex scene in graphic detail.

Also Read: EXCLUSIVE: Ali Fazal reveals what he’d say to Mirzapur 2 characters if he ever met them in real life

October 30, 2020 at 10:53AMHindi writer Surender Mohan Pathak to file a case against Mirzapur 2 makers in Delhi High Court https://ift.tt/3oBZ6dA

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RAMESH SIPPY

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Hasan Zaheer

WHY DID THE FIRE NOT BURN AS BRIGHT AS IT BURNED THE FIRST TIME?

Some men (and women) are blessed by destiny or call it whatever that unknown power which leads human beings and no power, no force and no fear can change what is destined for them, a man like Ramesh Sippy, for example.

Ramesh was born the son of G.P. Sippy who was into the property business during the immediate post partition days and was the first to start what was called the “pugree” system by which any one could buy a home after paying an advance, pay a monthly rent and get back the advance when the room was vacated. It was a successful system which was followed by many others and did a world of good to those who did not have enough money to buy their own homes in a city like Bombay. Sippy soon started his own film production company because he saw money in it and gave breaks to a number of young directors who later went on to grow into big and powerful men in the world of films. Sippy Films, the banner he founded was an established banner within a very short time and Sippy was a leader of the film industry …

Ramesh, a graduate, was fascinated by the making of films more than the glamour and the money involved in it. He joined H.S. Rawail, a leading filmmaker of the sixties and worked as one of his many assistants during the making of his most ambitious film, “Mere Mehboob” made with Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Kumar and Sadhna. Ramesh did every thing possible to learn all that he could about filmmaking and he was one of Rawail’s favorite assistants because he had no problems in facing any problems in the line of duty and was willing to work very hard and do even the kind of jobs which spot boys did. One of his main jobs was to keep the stars happy which he believed was “better than half the battle won for a director”. He had learned enough about filmmaking during the making of “Mere Mehboob”, a Muslim social which went on to become a very big hit and he still remembers how he was excited when he saw his name in a crowd of the credit titles of the film “which was like finding your name on the list of someone who had passed a very important examination’.

Ramesh then joined his father’s company and worked in the production department and helped his father in solving all the every day problems and his father was so impressed that he gave him the post of a production executive during the making of his film “Brahmachari” directed by Bhappi Sonie, a common friend of Sippy and the leading man of the film, Shammi Kapoor. The film had Rajshri (daughter of V.Shantaram), Mumtaz, who was playing second leads or parallel roles and even the vamp because all she wanted was work to earn enough money to keep her big family going. Pran was the villain of the film. Shammi Kapoor who was a very big star took a liking for Ramesh and tried to teach him as much as he could and even told his father that Ramesh could make a very good director because he knew more than what many established directors in the industry knew. He made his first film with his favorite, Shammi Kapoor, Hema Malini who had still to find her place as a big star and the superstar Rajesh Khanna whose one song, “Zindgi ek safar hai suhana” and his sudden death leaving Hema a widow who later falls in love with Shammi who played a widower was something new for the audience which made the first film of Ramesh Sippy, the director, “Andaaz” a big hit.

Ramesh was not satisfied with all that he had learned and read all kinds of books on the making of films, read the biographies of stars and star directors and observed all the directors who made films for his father’s banner. It was during this learning period that he met a failed actor and struggling poet, Salim and Javed who were a part of what was called the “Sippy Films Story Department”. They grew into great friends and exchanged ideas whenever they were free. It was during one of their meetings that Salim and Javed who had decided to form a team as writers came up with the idea of making a female version of “Ram Aur Shyam” which was made with Dilip Kumar in his first double role and which was a very huge success. Ramesh was taken up by the idea and the only actress he could think of who could play a double role and make an impact was Hema Malini who had proved her mettle with “Andaaz”. He approached Hema with the role and she was petrified. She did not the have the courage to play a role which was played by the greatest actors of the country, Dilip Kumar. But Ramesh and his two young writers who were very good at making an impression while narrating the story of a film with every scene and dialogue finally managed to make Hema agree to play the role. Ramesh had a perfect script which was almost like “Ram Aur Shyam” but with some new changes to suit a woman in a double role. Dharmendra and Sanjeev Kumar were the two heroes of the two Hemas in the film and the film was a bigger hit than “Ram Aur Shyam” and Hema was accepted as the first female superstar.

Ramesh now wanted to try making a different kind of film. He was a very great fan of all the westerns made in Hollywood and wanted to try his hand at an Indian version of the western. He was also inspired by a small film called “Khotte Sikkey”, a film made by one of his father’s directors Narendra Bedi with Feroz Khan as the only known star and Ajit as the villain and a film made on a very low budget, shot in the jungles of Mumbai and was a success. He talked about his idea to Salim -Javed who loved it. They saw all the classic westerns made in Hollywood, they also had a look at “Khotte Sikkey” and decided that they could try and make a modern version of the Indian western and worked on a script which took them several months because they kept finding new ideas. It was finally decided to make a film with Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, an upcoming actor called Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri. But they had a major problem in finding the right villain. They did not want to have the typical dhoti- clad and turbaned typical dacoit seen in several Hindi films. Their villain would be wearing faded jeans, would have a stubble, and would wear army boots and chew tobacco whenever he had to deliver his most powerful lines. They approached actors like Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha and finally Danny Denzongpa and they not only turned down the offer but also scoffed at Ramesh’s idea of changing the image of the Hindi film dacoit. The film was ready to take off on a huge set of an entire village surrounded by mountains on the out skirts of Bangalore, but shooting was held up because of not finding the right villain. Ramesh was in despair when he suddenly thought about his college friend, Amjad Khan who was a theatre actor and the son of Jayant, one of the most handsome sophisticated villains of Hindi films. Amjad had assisted a director like K.Asif and had played a part of a crowd scene in Asif’s film, “Love and God”. Ramesh talked him into playing the role of Gabbar Singh which Amjad accepted as a very big challenge but it was a bigger challenge for Ramesh because the first man to object to his choice was his own father and when he was introduced to the rest of the cast they all felt Ramesh was destroying the film by casting a new actor who they said was too weak to face the challenge of heroes like Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and above all Dharmendra, but Ramesh stuck to his guns and refused to change his choice of Amjad. The film was made entirely on a set of a village specially built for the film on the outskirts of Bangalore, and called Rampur. Ramesh worked like a general going to war during the making of the film and completed it in a record time in spite of all the hassles he had to face. The film was released on August 15, 1975.

Ramesh held a grand premiere for all the celebrities of the industry and was shocked to see the reaction. It looked as if the industry had decided to take a decision to call the film a flop and that was what it was for the first three days, a very big flop. But as if like a miracle the film picked up on the third day and then did not look back for the next five years. The same people who ran down the film called it a classic and a cult film and all those who laughed at Amjad Khan accepted him as the most successful villain and Gabbar Singh became a house hold name. The film was a bigger hit than “Mother India “ and “Mughal-E-Azam” and Ramesh Sippy the director with the Mida’s touch. ..

It took Ramesh a long time to think about making his next film because he knew how high the expectations had soared. In one of his inspired (?) moments he thought of making a city- based, sophisticated version of “Sholay”. He asked his friends Salim- Javed to write a script and the result was “Shaan”, a film starring Sunil Dutt, Shashi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, Bindiya Goswami and two new actors, Mazhar Khan and Kulbhushan Kharbanda in whom Ramesh saw his greatest villain, even a greater villain than Gabbar Singh. He did not cast any one from the cast of “Sholay” for reasons best known to him. A film made with the same passion bombed at the box -office like very few films have and people wondered if this was the same Ramesh Sippy who had directed “Sholay”. The film did not do any good to any one, especially Mazhar and Kulbhushan who saw dreams of the great time to come for them after the released of the film. ..

A shaken up Ramesh was now in serious trouble as people started suspecting his ability as a director. After several months of thinking he came up with a brand new and fresh idea of making a love story called “Saagar”. He had Rishi Kapoor and Kamal Haasan coming together for the first time and created a casting coup when he brought back the married and separated Dimple Kapadia, looking as young and much more gorgeous. The performances of the three stars, the music and that one scene in which Dimple reveals her bosom in a fleeting scene made the film a very classy film but it failed to draw the masses even though the critics gave it raving reviews..

From “Saagar” onwards, it was only one slip after another for the maker of “Sholay”. He tried making “Akayla” with Amitabh Bachchan and Amitabh himself openly asked if this was the director he had seen as the “supreme commander’ during the making of “Sholay”. He also had the unique opportunity of bringing together two of the greatest actors of Indian cinema, Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan in “Shakti” in which a young actor called Anil Kapoor played a bit role. It was a film about a major clash between crime and punishment, crime represented by Amitabh and punishment by Dilip Kumar. It was one of the most eagerly awaited films, it had naturally two of the greatest performances but still people who saw the film only concentrated on the performances and neglected the film which resulted in one of the finest chances missed by a director. Ramesh unfortunately could not even save this film. Ramesh showed that he had lost his magic touch. Neither “Akayla” nor “Zamaana Deewana” he made with the new star Shah Rukh Khan failed to bring back any of his lost glory.

The only time he could see a glimmer of hope was when he made a TV serial called “Buniyaad” which is considered a landmark in the history of Indian television. Ramesh has not been able to make another film for the last ten years. He cites several reasons which includes the rising prices of stars and the paucity of subjects, but the bitter fact remains that he has still to find that Ramesh Sippy who had once coloured the pages of Indian film history in blazing letters. Will that Ramesh return or will he always be remembered as the man who made just one great film “Sholay” and then forgot all about making great films?

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- He was in love (“before I knew what it was to fall in love”) with Hindi cinema even when he was a student and made it a point to see every film possible and Dilip Kumar and Shammi Kapoor were his favorites and he often dreamt of working with them one day - When he saw “Godfather” he came out saying, “what a script, I can make ten films out of this one script, but I will never do that. If I ever succeed I will make films which will have my own touch. No copying or imitating even the greatest director for me”. - He had the chance to learn thing from some of the greatest directors of the past and also the times he was working in - He never forgot his days when he assisted H.S.Rawail and the kind of jobs he did. He remembers the firings he received from Rajendra Kumar who was the biggest star of those days, the love of Dadamoni (Ashok Kumar) and how one of his duties as an assistant was to carry the chappals of Sadhana, “the heroine who I fell in love with hopelessly” - He remembers his father telling him stories about Dilip Kumar as an actor and a man of great learning. He made those stories the source for inspiration for him and dreamt of the day when he would direct the great actor and that day came when he directed the legend in “Shakti” - He is also a great admirer of Amitabh Bachchan about whom he says, “Anyone who works with Amitabh can make any kind of film and direct the best of actors anywhere in the world”. - Ramesh says he has learned the best under the most trying circumstances when he made the fifty- two episode serial, “Buniyaad” which dealt with the partition. - Ramesh has been on the jury of several National and International Award Festivals, but has found it a very tough task because of politics and manipulation playing a very important role at all awards. - Ramesh married the daughter of Ramesh Patel, the owner of Film Center (now defunct), the leading lab of the film industry for several years. They have two children, Rohan who is a leading director today and Sheena who is an internationally known photographer and has done the stills for several leading films and some even for her father. Ramesh met a young TV actress called Kiran Juneja during the making of “Buniyaad”, fell in love with her, divorced his first wife and now lives with Kiran. The two have no children. - Ramesh broke off all ties with his father and his brother and has nothing to do with Sippy Films because he has started his own banner, R.S.Productions which has still to make a hit during the last twenty- years - He has a very good command over the English language and has his own school of philosophy called the “Ramesh Sippy school of thinking for all occasions” - He is one filmmaker who is concerned about the state of affairs in the country and wants to do something specially now when he says he sees great hope for the country with leaders like Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul and Omar Abdullah - He is seventy-two but is a fitness freak and gives a major share of the credit for his good health to his wife Kiran - Ramesh believes that it is man who can make his own destiny - He loves living a good life and is seen at all the parties in the city, dancing with his wife Kiran, a thing he shares with his father, G.P.Sippy who loved the company of beautiful young women and good Scotch - Ramesh now has only one ambition. He will start four films, one directed by himself, one by his son Rohan and the other two by directors from outside.

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Movie Review: Khandaani Shafakhana | filmfare.com

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critic’s score:  three.zero/5

Child Bedi (Sonakshi Sinha) is a medical consultant dwelling in Hoshiarpur making an attempt to make ends meet. She’s hit a slacker brother (Varun Sharma) and a widowed mom (Nadira Babbar) to handle. That they had borrowed cash from a relative for her sister’s wedding ceremony and the person needs the cash again. She will get an opportunity to make issues proper when her maternal uncle (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) passes away leaving his intercourse clinic, located in a major location to her. She will be able to promote the property however solely after operating the clinic efficiently for six months. The issue is that everybody — from her mom to her kin to the opposite shopkeepers out there are useless in opposition to her and so are the Unani medication practitioners. How she tries to do the precise factor and discovers herself within the course of kinds the crux of the movie.Khandaani Shafakhana will get the manufacturing design down pat. The market, the homes, the autos all appear like they belong to small-town India, as do the garments. The language, the diction, the idioms, the customs folks observe feels proper to. The small-town mindset feels acquainted as properly, as are the dynamics of the dysfunctional household. Full marks to director Shilpi Dasgupta for getting such particulars proper. However she has faltered in a few locations properly. As an illustration, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, who is meant to be Sonakshi’s maternal uncle, seems to be sufficiently old to be her grandfather. His age form of stays the identical by a 20 12 months interval, as does the age of his rival colleagues. The place the movie stumbles majorly is within the screenplay and enhancing. There’s a lack of coherency in each the departments that form of drags the movie down. The movie has been made with its coronary heart in the precise place. It does give ahead the message that it is vital to speak about intercourse. But it surely bats for intercourse training in a hammer-handed method, thereby diluting it is noble intentions. Fortunately, there isn’t a low cost theatrics on this intercourse comedy. The intercourse is unquestionably lacking and the comedy too does not have interaction us as a lot because it ought to have. In a daring transfer, Baadshah performs a rockstar having erectile dysfunction and comes clear close to the top to offer credence to his buddy’s credibility as a hakim. The singer is a pure and is efficient in scenes the place he is pretending to be a snobby star. Newcomer Priyanshu Jora has a captivating display screen presence and is efficient in his position of a sympathetic love curiosity. Annu Kapoor is in his Dr Chaddha — from Vicky Donor — for some cause. Varun Sharma has performed a slacker in so many movies that he can most likely do it in his sleep now. Veteran Kulbhushan Kharbanda offers a sure gravitas to the proceedings because the sensible Dumbledore-ish uncle. Nadira Babbar, seen after ages in a movie, is the very image of a down-on-her-luck Punjabi matriarch. Sonakshi Sinha, who appears to have misplaced oodles of weight, has given her all to the movie. She does come throughout as a sassy middle-class working lady struggling to raised her life. Her tenacity in direction of her position is admirable and the shortage of correct framework does not do her justice… Trailer : Khandaani Shafakhana Ronak Kotecha, August 1, 2019, 11:08 PM IST critic’s score:  three.zero/5 STORY: When Child Bedi (Sonakshi Sinha) is entrusted with a job of operating controversial intercourse clinic ‘Khandaani Shafakhana’, in a small city of Punjab, she faces extreme backlash from all quarters. Can she discover a remedy for the widespread social stigma in opposition to vital points like intercourse training and sexual well being?REVIEW: Stroll into Khandaani Shafakhana, when you please. It’s a intercourse clinic the place every part from erectile dysfunction and low sperm depend, to early ejaculation and accidents throughout passionate sexual encounters is cured with Unani medicines. For sure, the guests to the clinic are discreet, and ‘Mamaji’ (Kulbhushan Kharbanda), the person on the helm of this clinic faces social boycott and protests. For a few years, he single-handedly pursues his ardour to remedy folks till he passes away, leaving the possession of the clinic to his niece Child Bedi (Sonakshi). She is a medical gross sales consultant dwelling along with her mom (Nadira Babbar) and good-for-nothing youthful brother Bhooshit (Varun Sharma) in a home that might be usurped by a member of the family, if she fails to repay her dues.The movie’s premise is attention-grabbing and related because it repeatedly underlines how intercourse remains to be a taboo in India. Fortunately, it does so with out resorting to low cost humour and double which means jokes. The setting of a small city in Punjab additionally works rather well because the backdrop. A dusty previous clinic, the busy bylanes of a grand bazaar, and the nondescript properties, add character to the narrative.Nonetheless, opposite to the promotions of the movie, the place it was reiterated critical topic is tackled with humour, the movie shouldn’t be all that humorous. The humour is sparse and dialogues which might have been humorous, lack the comedian punch. With repetitive conflicts, the story takes an emotional flip and ultimately, it will get caught in a loop. The tempo too, slackens.Sonakshi Sinha as Child Bedi owns the movie. She portrays Child’s bravado and vulnerability in proper doses. Rap star Badshah additionally makes a powerful debut as ‘Gabru Ghatack’, who’s essentially the most excessive profile consumer of Mamaji’s magic meds. He retains his real-life flashy avatar on-screen too, and delivers properly in emotional scenes. One other debutant, Priyansh Jore as Sonakshi’s love curiosity, has a powerful boyish attraction, however their chemistry is sort of non-existent. Sadly, his character doesn’t give him the scope to carry out. Varun Sharma as soon as once more performs his normal humorous self, however we’ve seen him in an analogous position in a latest launch too. So there may be nothing refreshing about it. Among the many relaxation, Annu Kapoor, Nadira Babbar and Kulbhushan Kharbanda carry out pretty properly.Previously, now we have seen movies like ‘Vicky Donor’ and ‘Shubh Mangal Savadhan’ deal with delicate topics (learn sperm donation and erectile dysfunction) with class, tact and comedy. Whereas this movie’s intent is bang on, what it actually wanted was a heavier dose of humour and leisure.

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Manikarnika movie review: Kangana Ranaut’s war epic lives up to the hype!

Ratings: 2.75/5 Movie Name: Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi Release date: 25 January 2019 (India) Directors: Kangana Ranaut, Krish Budget: 125 crores INR Screenplay: K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, Prasoon Joshi

Story:

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi is the story of Rani Laxmibai. It accounts her journey from where she grew up, Bithoor to transforming into the Rani of Jhansi Laxmibai, and over the long haul changing into a warrior Queen, who pursued a war against the East India Company, is the story-line of Manikarnika. 

The movie begins with Amitabh Bachchan’s impacting baritone where he hurls light on how the riches of India are being attacked by the British. And the story shifts to the world of Manikarnika through Kangana Ranaut’s noteworthy introduction. ‘Chhabili’ Manikarnika’s (Kangana Ranaut) mettle and valor is set up directly from her early on scene where we see her having a go head to head with a savage tiger. She’s a pro in horsemanship and fencing and grabs the attention of Kulbhushan Kharbanda. He is quick to get her married to Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar of Jhansi (Jisshu Sengupta). A little while later, Manikarnika pushes toward getting to be Rani Laxmibai.

She gives birth a baby boy whom they name Damodar Rao. Shockingly, the newborn baby doesn’t live long leaving Rani Laxmibai and the whole kingdom in distress. At the point when the East India Company thinks of the ‘doctrine of lapse’, the kin and queen couple have decided to adopt a boy and name him after their expired child. However, Gangadhar Rao too capitulates to his illness and Rani Laxmibai assumes control over the rules of Jhansi announcing, “Laxmi vidwa hui hai, uski Jhansi abhi bhi suhagan hain.” The remaining story spins around how Maharani Rani Laxmibai declines to surrender Jhansi to the British Raj.

Technicalities:

Actress Kangana Ranaut is credited as the director of this biographical film ‘Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi’ alongside Krrish. Be that as it may, the leading actress still has far to go with regards to making major decisions. K. Vijayendra Prasad’s composing neglects to impress this time. An excessive number of imaginative freedoms play a noteworthy spoilsport. Likewise, there are a few scenes which make you laugh. There’s where Ankita Lokhande’s Jhalkari Bai breaks into some odd kind of dance and soon, the queen also participate for a couple of minutes. Like, truly? In one more scene, General Huge Rose is seen daydreaming about Goddess Kaali. The discoursed notwithstanding a couple neglect to make a roaring effect.

Performance:

Kangana Ranaut is shown very courageous and aggressive from the introduction scene till the last, when it comes to the scenes where she is imparting her anger at bowing down to the British is very explosive. At first when the film begins, Kangana’s accent comes as a bit kill. However, Kangana Ranaut stands tall with regards to nailing in the emotional scenes. Jisshu Sengupta as Gangadhar Rao cruises fine. Ankita Lokhande who makes her Bollywood make a big appearance with this film puts in her earnest attempts, however her insane role keeps her from sparkling brilliant. Vaibhav Tatwawaadi and Taher Shabir doesn’t motivate much degree to perform. Mishti Chakraborty too sets up an alright show. It’s dampening to watch on-screen characters like Atul Kulkarni, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Danny Denzongpa being saddled with such ineffectively outlined roles. Kiran Deohans and Gnana Shekar V.S’ cinematography spells of affected. Rameshwar Bhagat and Surag Jagptap’s editing is messy. Going to the music office, excepting ‘Vijayi Bhava’, none of the tracks wait with you for long. While the sword-battling scenes are noteworthy, the fight scenes end up being a dull and tedious experience.

Final Verdict:

Kangana Ranaut ensures that Manikarnika is her front line where she is the sole most splendid star, she neglects to understand that it’s the manner in which a group plays overall which decides its prosperity. 

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Much ado about self-pleasure scene

Much ado about self-pleasure scene - “The scene was shot and I was sure about the director. Now suddenly, people are saying it is a bold scene. Actress Shweta Tripathi has been in news for a masturbation scene in her upcoming series Mirzapur. The actress, however, is nonchalant about the scene and insists that it is no big deal. Shwetha says, “When I heard the script, I didn’t think twice about it. It’s a girl sitting in the library and reading 50 Shades of Grey. And I was like great, I don’t have to involve anybody else into it. I was very happy.” “The scene was shot and I was sure about the director. Now suddenly, people are saying it is a bold scene. And I wonder ‘why are you blowing it out of proportion?’,” she says. The thrilling and gripping crime drama has an ensemble cast of Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Vikrant Massey, Divyendu Sharma, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Shweta Tripathi, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Rasika Dugal, Harshita Gaur and Amit Sial. Talking about the scene, she adds, “When I Google, I don’t want to see Shweta Tripathi masturbating in a library, because that’s not the point of the scene. The point is that a girl doesn’t even need a boy to satisfy her. If a man does it, it’s no big deal. Why make a big deal when a woman does it?” She states, “I did not feel awkward about it. But now that there is so much focus on it, I feel I may need to issue a disclaimer to my friends or mother-in-law.” Much ado about self-pleasure scene Read the full article

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Mirzapur Web Series to be released on November 16 at Amazon Prime

As promised, Amazon Prime Video has discharged the full-length trailer for its next Indian unique series, Mirzapur, which additionally brings a discharge date: November 16. Official delivered by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, and made by Karan Anshuman and Puneet Krishna, the criminal show set in the main city stars any semblance of Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Vikrant Massey, Rajesh Tailang, Divyendu Sharma, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Shweta Tripathi, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Rasika Dugal, Harshita Gaur and Amit Sial. Mirzapur will have nine scenes in its first season, which have been coordinated by Gurmmeet Singh.

This is the second cooperation for Prime Video, and Akhtar and Sidhwani after their International Emmy-designated cricket-themed arrangement Inside Edge. For Amazon, Mirzapur will be the fifth unique arrangement from India, after the previously mentioned Inside Edge, the wrongdoing spine chiller Breathe, the comic drama reality series Comicstaan, and the dating reality series Hear Me. Cherish Me.

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Soorma review: Diljit Dosanjh as Sandeep Singh is spot on

Soorma movie review: Diljit Dosanjh as Sandeep Singh is spot on. And that is the film’s biggest triumph. Whenever Dosanjh is on screen, we are with him.

The moment it alters monitor, and begins building up its own guide into a fanatic, desktop blaring, as well as the athletic blood-and-sweat shoved to the background, it becomes the regular'rona-dhona' fare.  There is A bhangra song-and-dance bunged in.  Along with the hockey becomes burst in tears.

In the event the obnoxious coach from Shahabad who can not be spared by his samosa adore (a barbarous Danish Hussain) is illogically barbarous, the goodness of household becomes too schmaltzy for relaxation.  The mom appears to be ready to burst Even though Satish Kaushik because the family patriarch is both heartbreaking and heartwarming.  Regrettably packed back home.   That soul is kept by the movie .  Until Sandeep is revealed as a normal man supporting his older brother (Bedi) who's your baseball player (Bedi) with guarantee and that has an eye on this India jersey, softly flirting with a pretty woman, and being a fantastic son, Soorma remains believable, and watchable.

A much better movie would have given us a game plan and crispness.   We do not get the story of what represents a side the team becomes you, the work that is continuous and strategizing that moves into the procedure.  In opting to demonstrate the private side, the facets that are specialist get short shrift, and that is where the movie does not score. It.  A dream for part of the Indian hockey team and virtually every kid (boy or girl ) is at the race. In the end, sports movies intended to be rousing and electrical.  But it is this tender ordinariness and Shaad Ali's controlled approach that produce Soorma attractive.  Even good-natured humour's breed does not shout out for smiles.  You will find the predictable"state and flag" metaphors.   Although it's about a transfer away from the diversion and ardour of this love for a female to diligence and the attention of their love for the country.  Along with its flicker has to come in the girl. On the surface of it, there might not be a life less ordinary at its own extraordinariness compared to the global hockey player Sandeep Singh.   In reality, Sandeep's stroke --that the drag movie, which got him the sobriquet of Flicker Singh seems to have come to him like this, while shooing off the birds at the areas.  You will find barely any dark clouds on the horizon aside from a nasty coach along with the woman love's caring brother (therefore wannabe Fawad Khan) who has just the ideal concerns about the livelihood and future of her potential groom.  Singh's life is filled with men and women who tower over a few guys, if whatsoever.  Until a accident affects the path of things but here the man responsible for the hardship is basically. And that's the biggest triumph of the film.  Whenever Dosanjh is on screen, we're with himas he moves via Singh's arc--that the battle to please a vicious bully of an area trainer (Hussain) who gets his jollies from beating young gamers, the falling in love with all the bright-eyed Harpreet ( Pannu), who's an equivalent dab hands with the pole and that would like to play India as far as he can, the shocking episode on a train that leads him to migraines, as well as the hard, painful journey back into the area. It is just the type of real-life narrative which may lend itself into a goose-bump inducing movie, because that is what good sportspersons are trained to perform: straining every sinew, dismissing pain and fatigue, so as to get beyond the goal-post.  

We've Soorma, depending on the story of a injured baseball player who left a comeback and won this week.

The struggle with creating a movie whose livelihood was in the information, and the low and high points of whose are recorded, would be to keep it interesting without exaggeration, without being melodramatic and also to keep the play. The mainstay of all Soorma is, needless to say, Dosanjh from the titular role.  He mesmeric with all the killer attitude -- a charmer as the buff and traverses the length of his personality with ease.  Here and it is he who gets the flirtation using Taapsee Pannu warm winsome and sweet.  She responds but when on her seems to get bogged down with an righteousness that is inexplicable.

That is a shame because Dosanjh looks entirely at home off and on the area (reports state that Sandeep Singh assisted in choreographing the drama ).  The supporting cast helps us get beyond the movie minutes that are glycerined: Angad Bedi, as the older brother that lives his dreams of being through his sibling in the group, is plausible.  Hussain, reminiscent of many trainers who threaten to destroy players when their whims and fancies aren't completed, is exceptional.  As is Vijay Raaz since the senior trainer who shows us this sport's side.  The latter includes some fine lines, and them throw away .  You wish she had to do as a participant in her own right, although pannu matches moves with Dosanjh.

A youthful Sandeep Singh (Diljit Dosanjh) is one of these but his devotion soon wears off, as a result of his stern coach.   His enthusiasm is reignited by her for thereon, and the sport, it becomes his purpose.   The movie takes a critical turn before the period.   While we'd seen glimpses of Diljit's possibility in Udta Punjab, Soorma is the movie that really belongs to him.  He effortlessly and catches nuance and every framework of this personality earnestly.  While his baseball abilities come across is his comprehension of his character's depth.    He reveals heft and the control .  Satish Kaushik and kulbhushan Kharbanda are great.  Many tunes are offered by the movie, but none of them hit a chord.  A captaincy of the national baseball team, an Arjuna Award receiver and a guy who had been accidentally taken - Sandeep Singh's travel convinced respects a biopic.   But, Shaad Ali's storyline goes easy on the theatrics focussing over the actual turn of events, that have sufficient capacity to inspire.  They are striking and more realistic, although there are scenes of this sport.  The movie presents a fantastic arc to get the personality, in which he learns the significance of patriotism and family of Sandeep.  The simple fact that this athlete learns that the significance of wearing colors that are Indian and enjoying for the nation, makes this story even more unique.  So in the event that you would like to understand when, why, how and exactly what occurred to Sandeep Singh, Soorma is the title of this game.  It's on this count it scores, and a narrative told in the ideal location.  It shows you that the fact, minus the melodrama.