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Whilst others may go in for Numerology to ensure the success of their films, for Preity it's tad to simple & effective too. She jokes that whenever she has fallen down whilst shooting for a film; the film invariability turns out to be a Hit. She was referring to the time when she fell during the shoot in central park for Jaan-e-maan. It took her 5 minutes to realize that choreographer Farah Khan had tripped her. Farah playfully teased her 'Priety has fallen; the film will be a hit. Everyone joined in the chorus 'The film is going to be a hit.' If only superstition could define success'.Weird are the ways of Bollywood.
'Parineeta' cinematographer for 'Eklavya'
Vidhu Vinod Chopra certainly believes in repeating the cast and crew of his films. Apart from roping in practically an entire cast of 'Parineeta' in 'Eklavya - The Royal Guard' [Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan], he has also sought the services of a common cinematographer - S Natarajan Subramaniam. From a period film set in West Bengal to a contemporary outing in Rajasthan, S Natarajan Subramaniam has been highly successful in providing different textures to each of the films. In fact just last Friday, his 'Black Friday' too saw the light of the day and most of the reviews have reserved a special mention for the excellent cinematography that has enhanced the gripping look and feel of the film.
Paresh transcends as Marathi Manoo
Well acclaimed Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal is well known for his improvisation. His recent film 'Mumbai Meri Jaan' is already talk of the town and Paresh is getting rave review for his character of a Maharastrian Constable Tukaram Patil. Very few people know that this acclaimed actor has tremendous amount of love and respect for Marathi language and Theater. It's his love for this language made him bring the essence of his character to the silver screen so effortlessly. Incidentally the majority unit of Mumbai Meri Jaan was Maharashtrian including the director and his co-star Vijay Mourya. Paresh is as known for his dedication he adopted the similar body language, dialect, appearance like a Marathi Manoos. 'Mumbai Meri Jaan' is produced under the banner of UTV Motion Pictures & produced by Ronnie Screwvala.
Parimal plays hero in 'Lechipodama'
Parimal, brother of popular heroine Sangeeta, is being introduced as hero through a bilingual film. Kanmani is wielding the megaphone for the flick which is being made simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages. Sandhya is playing the female lead and the film unit is considering 'Lechipodama' as the title of the movie. Presently shooting of the film is in progress at Chennai. Producer V Bharani says, 'When the children fall in love, their parents feel very bad. But the case is different in our film. Instead, the parents feel happy at the step taken by their children. Why did they do so is the basic point in the movie.' Sudha, Suman Setty, Rajyalakshmi, Raja Sridhar, Dhanaraj, Ramaraju and others are in the cast.
Parijatham ready
Actor-director Bhagyaraj's Parijatham, which introduces his daughter Saranya on the big screen will be releasing this Friday. The film has been ready and waiting for release since last six months. The elections and the political climate in the State were the reasons for the delay. The movie which has story, screenplay, dialogues and direction by Bhagyaraj features Prithviraj in the lead role. Being distributed by Oscar Ravichandran , the movie is expected to open up in many theatres. Bhagyaraj, who recently joined DMK, is hopeful that the movie would click. The movie has musical score by Dharan and character artistes like Sarath Babu and Prakash Raj will add to the story's weight. There is also good expectation over Saranya's performance as she has the right genes for acting.
Parijatham - Soft is in
The good run of Parijatham has given Kollywood a pleasant surprise. Considered a hero-oriented industry, the good response to the soft romantic tale has surprised many in the trade. Scripted and directed by K Bhagyaraj, Parijatham featuring Prithviraj and Saranya is witnessing a decent run. Has the tastes and preferences of audience changing? According to Bhagyaraj, 'Certainly not. Audience have always been receptive to good films. Movies with strong storyline and script have always clicked'. A good movie should have a good story, an engrossing script and artistes who can give life to the whole idea conceived by the director, he adds. A section of distributors do feel that the good opening for movies like Parijatham would embolden others to come out with such movies. People are tired of watching similar themes and overdose of violence these days. Thankfully Parijatham came at the right time.