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Black Friday'.. Recreating Mumbai of the early 90's was one of the most difficult and significant aspect of the film. One had to keep a lot of things in mind like there should be no usage of cell phones or visibility of them in the film. Even the hoardings and cars used were restricted to the 1993 set up. One would only find Maruti 800 or Vans as cars used in the film as was prevalent those days. 'Since there were a lot of street shots in the film one had to be very careful, in particular of the hoardings and cars used in the set up,' says Anurag Kashyap, the director of 'Black Friday'. 'Black Friday' is based on the events leading up to and the investigation thereafter of the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts. The 1993 Bombay blasts left 257 dead and 1400 injured and brought into the spotlight the mafia-terrorist nexus prevalent today. Based on S. Hussain Zaidi's book on the same subject, the film takes one into the heart of the conspiracy behind the Bombay blasts and the massive follow-up investigation by giving detailed account of planning, execution and back-end operations of the same. Produced by Arindam Mitra and directed by Anurag Kashyap, the film features the stellar acting talents of Kay Kay Menon, Pavan Malhotra and Aditya Srivastava playing Inspector Rakesh Maria, Tiger Memon and police informer 'Badshah Khan' respectively. The film is slated for release on 9th February 2007
One more feather in Rahmans cap
A.R. Rahman won the 'Best music composer award' for his work in Mani Ratnam's 'Guru'. The award was presented at the annual Bollywood Music and Fashion Awards ceremony held at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City recently. Rahman could not be present at the venue to collect the award, as he was away from the town. Noted playback singer Alisha Chinoy was presented with the 'Best female singer of the year' award for her song 'It's Rocking' in the film 'Kya Love Story Hai', which also won the 'Best song of the year award'. A grand musical show was the highlight of the function. The likes of Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sukhbir, among others, performed at the musical show.
One Life, No Price in WELCOME
Some of Bollywood's biggest stars are joining the efforts of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC ) to curb human trafficking in India. Millions of moviegoers in India will see a two-minute video called One Life, No Price - aiming to raise awareness of this form of modern-day slavery and spur action to prevent and combat this practice - to be shown before the eagerly awaited comedy, Welcome, out in cinemas worldwide starting today. The video features the massive cast of Welcome, including Feroz Khan, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Paresh Rawal and Mallika Sherawat, who have also recorded separate messages in support of the cause. Given that Welcome is the biggest release of the festive season with a diverse star cast, popular genre and universal appeal, it was seen as the most appropriate vehicle to publicise this priceless cause and mobilize action.
"One can party without drinking alcohol" - Vivek Oberoi
It was a night to remember. The generally silent helipad at Pawan Hans, Juhu was abuzz with activity. A giant light almost making a day out of the night that it was, Vivek Oberoi in bright red and silver body 'tight shirt, sporting long hair and an infectious smile, gyrated to the fresh and fizzy music besides huge trucks that screamed Fresh Fizzy. The man wielding the megaphone for the music album that would later be deftly scissored into a 10-seconder was Anand Oberoi. Brothers in arms, Anand and Vivek came together for the first time in twelve years. Time saw Vivek growing to be an actor, his cousin Anand is an ad-man of repute. With his company OMM specializing in creating strong nationalistic images of family-owned brands; Anand has carved a niche for himself in the circuit. Vivek was cheerful and bubbly humming the Pritam-crafted number at the venue, keeping in spirit with the fizzy drink that he endorsed. "I loved the concept, the look, feel and the largeness of the ad, though it was for a family-owned brand. The concept rocked. Though bhai and I are close from childhood, this is the first time we worked together. At times, I wondered whether to call him Sir or bhai in the middle of the shoot," said a visibly emotional Vivek. Anand Oberoi was clear Vivek was the perfect choice, and not just because they were brothers. "Vivek is the soul of any party he goes. When he works he works hard and when he parties, he parties harder. And he has a clear preference for non-alcoholic beverages. The brand fit was clearly what Vivek is in real life and hence the choice." Adds Anand, "Through the album we want to give the message to the youth of today that one can party, have fun and have a whale of a time without drinking alcohol. Vivek's attitude goes with the brand. He is funky and new. No breaking rules. Be creative and bring the same fun in life. That's him in a nutshell." Vivek has another point to make, "The brand represents playfulness, creativity and today's youth who want to be in control. They don't want to go against authorities and limitations but would like to have their way. I can associate with the youth who want to work hard and party harder, and at the same time, explore new possibilities. I choose my own projects and roles that I am essaying in my films. I control my life." The album sees a lot of Oberoi junior. There is music, there are stunts, there is dance, there is the sound of bottles that create some foot-tapping fiesta entertainingly done by Vivek. The concept goes thus. Youngsters partying find themselves in the middle of silence with the cops shutting off the loud music. Vivek enters sees everyone dejected, and with his cool attitude makes the party comes live again. He does a creative stunt with Fresh Fizzy, creates music out of the bottle, calls for the whole truck of the beverage, and gets the party to rock without the liquor quotient. Now that is surely something to ponder about, given the wake of the New Year alcohol tragedies.
One and half crore for a single scene in JUGAAD
Sandeep Kapur wants the audience to experience the same feelings and emotions that he felt when the Muncipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) ceiling took place in Delhi in which he was also one of the victims. And just guess the money that this man has flown around to do justice to his feelings looking exactly like how he wants them to be seen on screen. A staggering one and a half crore is the amount used for the producer of the forthcoming film 'Jugaad' starring Manoj Bhajpai in the lead role tells a story of a successful CEO of an advertising agency whose office is demolished and how he has to restart his life again with the burden of finding a new place for his agency looming over the future of his company as well fighting the feelings of his employees to move on to other companies. The efforts of the protagonist played by Manoj Bhajpai to influence the MCD officials with his connections that goes without reaching anywhere and how he tries to make his life again colourful makes up 'Jugaad'. The reason why the producer is pumping up this big an amount is because Sanddep Kapur does not want even one of the frames in his pet project to lack the perfect feeling and look artificial and also due to the fact that the film is based on his own experience, he do not want to compromise on anything. One of the other reasons for the cost to go to such an extent is because the whole scenario which prevailed in the actual demolition drive had to be brought alive again to give the scene the look of an actual demolition drive. So the film's unit used five cameras, three bulldozers, a crowd of more than 500 people, the numerous labourers employed for the purpose, around hundred policemen complete with the horde of media personalities of the channels and their live broadcasting vans. The scene which was recreated in Noida instead of Delhi utilized the services of five action directors flown in from Mumbai. The director of the film Anand Kumar gave his own contribution to give the perfect edge to make it as realistic as possible. After finding that the scene being canned can do better if a little more real life action can be included into it and a good crowd standing on the roofs, the film maker asked the labourers to really break the boundary wall of a building. The director got exactly what he wanted when lots of ladies came out and stood on the roofs and more people came out making the assembled crowd bigger. The people believed that the municipal office has really come for a demolition drive and they got furious and shouted and created a typical real life situation which consists of reactions and the oppositions when such an incident takes place. All the required frames direct from life were absorbed using the five cameras and the unit got what they needed the most. Other cast members of 'Juggad' includes Hrishita Bhatt, Vijay Raz, Sanjay Mishra, Govind Namdeo and Akshat Kumar. With a real life experience to back up, a dedicated financer and a great performer like Manoj Bhajpai in the lead role, a great movie can be expected soon.
One more hero for SRK's RAB NE BANA DI JODI?
Off late, a certain section of the media in New Delhi has been buzzing with wild rumours that Anant Narayan is all set to make his silver screen debut with Aditya Chopra's much-talked about directorial next Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi that is slated for a Dec 12th release later this year. It is also being speculated that the illustrious filmmaker will launch two newcomers in his Shahrukh Khan magnum opus. While Aditya Chopra has officially announced that 19-year old model from Bangalore Anushka Sharma will star opposite superstar Shahrukh Khan in this interesting love saga, the rumours doing the rounds suggested otherwise. The grapevine suggests that Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is actually not a pure and simple love story but a love triangle in which Anant essays the part of the third lead and Anushka's love interest in the film. Inundated with calls and messages since the last few days, Anant has been battling some rather inane queries from random people. "My phone hasn't stopped ringing for the past few days. I've been receiving calls from all kinds of people congratulating me on my big break with the Yash Raj banner. My inbox has been flooded with some messages congratulating me on my 'dream role' in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, while some requesting me to send my pictures across. One even demanded my autograph! It has all been pretty bizarre!" says the 21-year old celebrity journalist. And that's not all. "There are all kinds of other rumours doing the rounds too. I allegedly met up with Mr. Aditya Chopra and pleaded him to give me a break in his film. He then took my screen test following which I was finalized for his film. I find it all extremely amusing because the truth is that I'm not starring in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. I haven't even met or spoken to Aditya Chopra, forget about approaching him to give me a break. There is no doubt that I have received some interesting film offers, but I haven't said yes to any as yet. And even if I have, I'm not allowed to talk about them at this point", Anant sets the record straight.