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In each of the two movies that have starred Big B and John Abraham together, the two actors have rocked. They were first seen together in Vikram Bhatt's 'Aitbaar' where Big B played a father trying to save his daughter [Bipasha Basu] from a maniac devil [John Abraham]. The movie may have bombed but the conflict between the two was brought out well. Later in 'Viruddh' they made for a simple middle class father-son pair and there were various moments in the film featuring the two that touched the heartstrings. The film was an average runner at the box office but paved the way for Ravi Chopra to cast the two together in 'Babul'. In the film the two are not related together but in John, Big B sees a perspective groom for his daughter-in-law Rani Mukherjee after the death of his son Salman Khan. Would there be some good scenes between the two as they come together for the third time? Looks quite possible after knowing Ravi Chopra for his work in his last emotional drama 'Baghban'. On a side note, if Deepa Mehta, director of WATER has her way, then Big B and John would be sharing the screen space together yet again in her magnum opus titled 'Kamagata Maru'. Though details are still awaited about the project since things need to be finalized, it indeed seems like a great combination that is touted to create some exceptional moments on screen. Stay tuned!
U T V at the Cannes Film Festival
This year media and entertainment giant U T V will yet again be at the forthcoming Cannes Film Festival (on Stand 17.04 at The Palais) with the home-production Rang De Basanti being the lead product to showcase. The International Distribution Division of the organisation is organising two market screenings of Rang De Basanti for key trade and media, and while some of U T V's previous titles like Pradeep Sarkar's Parineeta and Mahesh Manjrekar's Viruddh will feature in the catalogue, forthcoming ones like Priyadarshan's Chup Chup Ke, Farhan Akhtar's Don and Vishal Bhardwaj's Blue Umbrella will also be a part of the strong U T V slate.
Tid-bits you wanted to know about Tathastu
HIT team of immensely successful 'Dus' unite again for their dramatic social "Tathastu'. The movie is about to be released by the end of this month and we present below some of the important facts and tid-bits about the film's storyline and execution: 1) 'Tathastu' is a Sanskrit word. It symbolizes the affirmative response by deities to their disciples' wishes. That's the reason why the tagline of the film reads - 'So Be It'. 2) 'Tathastu' brings together actor Sanjay Dutt, producer Nitin Manmohan and director Anubhav Sinha yet again after the success of 'Dus'. 3) While 'Dus' was a hardcore actioner, 'Tathastu' has a great dramatic appeal. 4) The film is about a father's [Sanjay Dutt] struggle against the injustice done to his daughter. Sanjay Dutt played a role on similar lines a few years for Mahesh Manjrekar's 'Pitaah'. 5) While 'Pitaah' had a village setting, 'Tathastu' has an urban setting with Sanjay Dutt enacting the role of Ravi Rajput, a 40 year-old factory supervisor. 6) Yet again, Sanjay Dutt is forced to take up law in his own hands as he fights against the "society" and "system'. 7) Amisha Patel, approximately half the age of Sanjay Dutt, plays his wife. Incidentally Amisha Patel had her biggest success [Gadar-Ek Prem Katha] when she played the wife of much older Sunny Deol. Also, she had one of her biggest flop with Sunny paaji recently in the form of 'Teesri Aankh - The Hidden Camera]. 8) Jayaprada makes a comeback after an inconsequential role in 'Khakee'. In 'Tathastu', she plays a doctor and is said to have given a great performance. 9) Gulshan Grover is what he is BEST at - playing BAD MAN, though in a much sophisticated manner. 10) 'Tathastu' would also mark the return of Manoj Pahwa, who played a funny cop in 'Being Cyrus'. 11) As per industry buzz, 'Tathastu' has a unique and terrific script, something that hasn't been ever seen before on an Indian screen. 12) The film is written by Yash-Vinay who have earlier written screenplay of 'Dus', 'Viruddh', 'Plan', 'Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav' and 'Kaante'. Their next release would be Vikram Bhatt's 'Ankahee'. 13) The film's highlight is a 8-minute long non-stop dialogue delivery by Sanjay Dutt in the confines of the Yerwada jail in Pune. The scene was shot using 6 cameras and had more than 2000 junior artists. 14) The film has only one song in form of a 'qawalli'. As per composer Vishal-Shekhar, its one of those intense 'qawallis' that are a must watch. It is sung by a man called Humsar Hayat who is a chief qawall at Nizamuddin mosque, New Delhi. Also it has some really gorgeous lyrics by Panchi. 15) The film was completed in a record span of less than a month.
STRUGGLER - Not just a one character film
Since the time Mahesh Manjrekar's 'Struggler' has been in news, the understanding has been that it is a one character film revolving around Manjrekar. But that is far from true! Yes, the film is indeed centered on a man called Dattatray Harishchandre Manjarsumbekar [Mahesh Manjrekar] who hails from a place called Manjarusbe, but there are two more actors in the film. They are Lala Deshmukh and Atul Kale. Atul Kale has worked in numerous Mahesh Manjrekar films in the past like Viruddh, Hathyar, Pitaah, Tera Mera Saath Rahen, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai and Vaastav. Though Lala and Atul have small parts to play in the film, their characters are significant to the plot. Also Amitabh Bachchan plays himself in a guest appearance. 'Struggler', a Shreya Creations presentation, has been ready for quite some time and is now slated for a May release.
Sanjay Dutt's next release is Tathastu
In 2005, Sanjay Dutt was mainly seen in cameos or guest appearances except for films like 'Shabd' and 'Dus' that had him in the front. Be it Tango Charlie, Parineeta, Viruddh, Shaadi No. 1, Vaah Life Ho To Aisi or a song appearance in Ek Ajnabee, there were always other stars in the movie that were projected as leads. 2006 has been different in this regard with first 'Zinda' and now 'Tathastu' releasing soon that has him in the main lead. Interestingly the movie also unites him with his 'Dus' director Anubhav Sinha who has made diverse films like 'Tum Bin' and 'Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahi Dekha Hai' in the past before coming up with a popcorn entertainer 'Dus' and now a drama 'Tathastu'. The film is about a father's struggle to fight against the immunity and numbness of the society towards the injustice done to his daughter. 'Tathastu' also stars Amisha Patel and Jaya Prada in the lead.
Kagaar may have a sequel
Remember that film inspired by the encounter specialist Daya Nayak? That was Kagaar that had Amitabh Dayal playing the lead. Now the actor plans to make a sequel to the film Kagaar. He seems quite inspired by the recent developments in the encounter specialist's life. He wants to base his film on that and make it look and sound commercial for the masses. He may even include item numbers and some other masala elements in the film. Dr. Mrinalini will direct the film. The actor is quite inspired by the happenings in the society and wishes to highlight them in his film. After Kagaar he had also worked in Viruddh with Amitabh Bachchan his inspiration. His new attempt is not merely to cash in on the recent situation but to highlight different sides of the same story.