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Believe it or not but Anees Bazmee, director of last year's biggest hit 'No Entry', is yet to watch 'Lage Raho Munnabhai', the biggest superhit and second highest grosser [so far] after 'Krrish' of 2006. Currently busy in wrapping up the schedule of 'Welcome', a Firoz Nadiadwala film, he is so tied up in his work for last one year that he has barely managed to catch on any flicks coming to theatres. This is not all as he wants to catch up with LRM but is struggling to find out time for that. On quizzed if he felt 'Lage Raho Munnabhai' is the biggest hit this year after his 'No Entry' last year, he said, "Yes, I have heard from one and all that the film is awesome but haven't been able to see it. I know it's not right since it is so much being talked about and as a film maker I should be watching good flicks like LRM, but blame it on my hectic schedules. The day I get a breather, I am certainly going to catch up on the film."
NO ENTRY for music of WELCOME?
Is there a sign of NO ENTRY already in front of music of WELCOME? If industry insiders are to be believed, there is trouble brewing around owning the rights of superstar Akshay Kumar's next big release WELCOME. No, it' not the case of numerous music companies making a beeline to acquire the rights of this Firoz Nadiadwala production. In fact it's just the other way round with rights changing hands. Reason being the speculation in the trade that the music of WELCOME isn't quite the kind that promises to set the charts afire. Details the source, "As a film WELCOME is quite safe due to master of promotion Firoz Nadiadwala, director of NO ENTRY Anees Bazmee and to top it all Akshay Kumar being at the helm. It is a fifth row in a hit waiting to happen for Akshay. The same cannot be said about the music though which is unfortunately quite 'thanda' in appeal." What could be the reason behind this? After much persuasion the source divulges, albeit with some hesitation, "Immediately after NO ENTRY, Anees got started with WELCOME. This was around two years back. It was during the same time that the work on music began. Audience taste is very unpredictable and it keeps changing every 6 months. So imagine how acceptable would the music be which was composed such a long time back?" "Also, it is common news that all was not well around getting the overall soundtrack in place", the source adds, "While Himesh Reshammiya created a couple of tunes, soon Anand Raaj Anand was roped in to finish the soundtrack. He created three more tunes. Now obviously these two people come with different styles, so the overall treatment and continuity is bound to be impacted." Such are the kind of vibes around the music of the film that the rights have already changed hands. "That's true", confirms the source, "Earlier the music rights were with T-Series. Later, even the music company realized that Akshay's WELCOME may not quite do turn out to be another BHOOL BHULAIYAA, so it pulled off the deal. Last I heard, TIMES MUSIC came into picture to acquire the album's rights." If the music indeed sounds outdated in WELCOME, it would be for the second time that Anees Bazmee would face such a situation. Earlier his NO ENTRY too took some time to hit the marquee due to which Anu Malik compositions weren't quite accepted with open arms. Later when the film proved to be a blockbuster at the box office, the music too became a success with it's title song being played across music channels till date. One waits to see if WELCOME sees at least a similar fate at the music stands, if not better, with news like this making rounds. Starring Akshay Kumar in the lead along with Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Firoz Khan, Katrina Kaif and Mallika Sherawat, WELCOME is in the making for close to two years now and is finally expected to release in December this year. In 2007, WELCOME would be Akshay's fourth film to release after NAMASTE LONDON, HEYY BABYY and BHOOL BHULAIYAA. Incidentally, each of the three films has turned out to be big success at the box office.
‘No Entry’ sequel not called ‘Be Positive’: Anil Kapoor
Evergreen actor Anil Kapoor has dismissed rumours that the sequel to his 2005 laugh riot “No Entry” is named “Be Positive” after the oft-repeated phrase by his character in the outing. “No. It’s not called ‘Be Positive’. It’s called ‘No Entry Mein Entry’,” Anil said. The sequel too has producer Boney Kapoor and director Anees Bazmee. Rumours are rife that the original male cast of Salman Khan, Anil and Fardeen Khan will be seen in double roles in the Part II.
Phir No Entry!
No! This is not something that you would see if you entered a restricted area. This is what someone would say when he hears that in the season of sequels there will be a spell of laughter with the sequel of No Entry. The film will be on the floors in June. This year one will see sequels like Krrish making their way to the theatres. No Entry with Salman, Anil and Fardeen was the biggest hit of 2005. Boney Kapoor is busy these days planning this sequel. The only fact confirmed about the film is the presence of Anil Kapoor in it. With changes in the script there are sure changes in the cast. Some actors will be repeated while some will be replaced. Information in this regard is still to come. Though the team is planning an extraordinary script, it will be a comedy for sure. After the success of the first No Entry, the team is all energized to make the sequel with double confidence.
'Sandwich' piggy banks on 'No Entry'
Long time back Govinda, Raveena Tandon and Mahima Chaudhary completed a film called 'Hum Do Hamaara Ek'. The film never saw the light of the day inspite of an extended promotional splurge and the buzz died down as the months progressed. Now the film has been revived and is soon to be released with a new title - SANDWICH. The tagline of the film is 'DOUBLE TROUBLE' as 'Sandwich' promises a treat for all Govinda fans. But still one may ask what's so special about the film as number of stuck movies of Govinda have finally got released after a long wait in the past? Well, the film is directed by none other than Anees Bazmee, the same man who delivered the biggest hit of 2005, 'No Entry'. With Bazmee's name associated with the film, Sandwich is fast gearing up for release. Smart strategy of getting the film highlighted is applied by first showing a clipping of 'No Entry' following which some of the key comic scenes of Sandwich are shown. Overall the message is conveyed loud and clear - "The film comes from ANEES BAZMEE"! One hopes that this publicity mechanism works and gets the film its deserving audience!
Will 'Fanaa' go to the 'No Entry' way?
What's common between 'Fanaa' and 'No Entry'? Hardly anything but if one looks at the controversy preceding the film's release status, the common factor is very much visible. While the controversy surrounding the release of 'Fanaa' has finally come to an end, its difficult times for the exhibitioners to create awareness about the final status and schedule of the film's shows. The same happened in case of 'No Entry' when Boney Kapoor had to do a lot of running to ensure a smooth release of his film with certain deals still remaining to be settled with financiers. This resulted in prints not reaching certain theatres in time on the first day that spelt loss of revenue. Also, public at some places was not aware about the film's release. Fortunately the film picked up in a BIG way from Saturday and rest they say is history! In case of 'Fanaa' though there should not be much issue about the delay in prints reach as far as dispatching of prints to respective theatres is concerned. YRF is known for sending the prints only on a Friday morning and as per industry observers, they won't have taken a laidback attitude to wait for the decision before making their prints move. With reports having started coming in all media forums about the film's actual release on Friday, it should help it save a lot of trouble!