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wichy: Интервью с А.Р.Рахманом: [a target=_new href=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/06/oct/13_a_r_rahman_shahrukh_khan_om_shanti_om.asp]отсюда[/a][!--url--] There's no fight with Shah Rukh: A.R. Rahman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Subhash K. Jha, IANS Composer A.R. Rahman has opted out of Shah Rukh Khan's production "Om Shanti Om", but he insists the parting is amicable and certainly not final. "I'm not doing Farah Khan's 'Om Shanti Om'. But that doesn't mean there's any quarrel with her or with Shah Rukh who produces her film," Rahman told IANS in an interview. "Farah and I go back a long way. We did 'Bombay Dreams' together. In fact, I did some tunes for 'Om Shanti Om', which Farah has now returned to me, not because she didn't like them but because we just couldn't agree on my terms." Rahman's new policy for music composition is simple. "I just want to push for the financial rights of composers and lyricists, even producers. It's not as though I'm saying I want to be the sole proprietor of the songs I compose. But I want a share. There's nothing wrong with that. I can't run to music companies like T Series and Sa Re Ga Ma every time I need to use my own song." Unfortunately, not too many producers in Bollywood are willing to share Rahman's demand for a share in the royalty for a song. But Rahman holds no grudges against anyone, least of all Aamir Khan or Shah Rukh from whose productions the composer has opted out on this issue. "In fact, Shah Rukh tried his utmost to see and to put forward my point of view." Unfortunately, T Series, the music company, which would market the music of "Om Shanti Om", would have none of it. Laughs Rahman. "I realise I've a huge fight though I don't see it as a fight. It's not like the British rock band Queen, which owned sole copyrights to all their songs. But I won't run to music companies in Mumbai for the rights for my songs every time I want to perform them at the concerts. "Music companies must recognise the changing ground reality. Today the conventional outlets for music sales are drying up. Soon all music will be free while the performers and performances will be paid for." Rahman is ready to take on the flak. "Any change is frowned at. But I'm standing up for what I think is right. Yes, producers will back out. But that's fine. This gap gives me the excuse to work on my private album. For long I've been asked why I'm not doing a non-film album. Now I've the time to do that." What could complicate matters for Rahman in Mumbai is his selective attitude to the copyright issue. While he has chosen to assert his financial rights over Aamir and Shah Rukh, Rahman has exempted Ashutosh Gowariker's "Jodha-Akbar" from the copyright net. "It has to be flexible. I can't draw a net on all my assignments and draw up a uniform code. At the same time I'm not insecure about my career. If I lose out on some assignments in Mumbai, I'm ready to bear with the loss." Вкратце - Рахман не в проекте Фары и Шаха Om Shanti Om не потому, что им не понравились написанные им мелодии, а потому, что они не сошлись в условиях сделки - Рахман хочет тоже права на свою музыку, а продюсерский дом ему в этом отказывает. Но Рахман сказал - отступать некуда, позади Москва Бомбей - бороться буду до конца, устал выпрашивать собственные мелодии, когда они мне нужны, у других.
Gauri: В последний день съемок фильма «Дон» Farhan Akhtarа Шарукх Кхан удивил всю съемочную группу и режиссерский состав, подарив им подарки и записки, написанные собственными руками. Этот поступок короля Кхана не оставил ни одного равнодушным. Продюсер Ritesh Sidhwani говорит: «Шарукх – один из самых великодушных людей, которых я когда-либо встречал. Каждый день после конца рабочего дня он обычно обнимает своих коллег и благодарит их. В последний день съемок он подарил каждому подарок и даже написал письма для нас, где описывал все свои впечатления за все 3 месяца съемок. Он практически помнил все личные встречи с каждым из нас и написал о них в этих письмах. Просто поразительно, как он все помнит. Farhan Akhtar и Ritesh Sidhwani. Ритеш говорит, что Шах не ограничился подарками лишь звездам и режиссеру. «Он сделал подарки даже хореографу, звукорежиссеру, дизайнеру по костюмам, фоторежиссеру и даже не забыл охранников. Даже подарки он выбирал в соответствии со вкусами и предпочтениями каждого, а это говорит о том, как хорошо он нас изучил. Каждый подарок сопровождался запиской». Но это не первый случай, когда Шах показывает свое «громадное сердце». Ритеш говорит: «Мы снимались в Малайзии примерно 100 дней, но и веселились немало. Обычно мы работали 6 дней в неделю, а на седьмой могли поиграть в волейбол или же Шах вдруг организовывал вечеринку или приглашал в свою комнату поиграть в PlayStation. Он нас развлекал намного больше, чем все мы его». Ритеш говорит, что работал со многими актерами, такими как Амир Кхан, Саиф Али Кхан, Ритик Рошан, Мистер Баччан, и все они – профессионалы своего дела. «Но Шарукх обладает удивительной способностью контактировать с людьми. Мы очень скучаем по нему сейчас, потому что больше с ним не снимаемся. Шах привносит позитивную энергию в съемки и работать становится легко. Именно эта энергия показана в «Доне»».
wichy: Интервью с Приянкой по поводу ДОна - как-никак, до релиза всего 3 дня :-) отсюда "I did not watch Don again because I did not want to do it like Zeenat Aman. If I tried being like her, I would not have been able to do justice to Roma"- Priyanka Chopra By IndiaFM News Bureau, October 17, 2006 - 09:32 IST Priyanka Chopra is doing a role that is not a typically defined Bollywood role. She is playing Roma in her forthcoming movie Don, a role which was previously played by Zeenat Aman in the original. How well she has recreated the Zeenat magic, only time will tell. In the meanwhile we talk to Priyanka Chopra about her experience of being a part of the new DON. What was your reaction when you were offered DON? When Farhan first narrated Don to me, I was very excited about the fact that Don is being remade and more excited about the fact that I get a chance to play the role of Zeenat Aman. But after a week I was a little nervous since Zeenat Aman played the character so well that I wondered if I will be able to do justice to the character as good as her. That you will come to know only by Friday. How different are you from Zeenat Aman? Have you seen the old Don? I definitely have seen the film. I saw the film when I was 13. When I was offered Don, I did not watch Don again because I did not want to do it like Zeenat Aman. If I tried being like her, I would not have been able to do justice to Roma as Zeenat aman had done a superb job. Comparisons are inevitable but Zeenat will always be the original Roma. I am just trying to recreate the character in a little different manner. We made Roma’s character a martial arts fighter. We trained her. In terms of performance we have kept her subtle and restrictive. I do not know how it will turn out but I hope people like it. How did you manage to pull off so many stunts? Action is a first for me. I have never done an action movie where I have done my own action. I was very excited. I did all my stunts on my own. That for me is a very big deal. I wanted to make a record. For a first timer it is always exciting that you have done all your stunts all by yourself, without cables, without duplicates. The training aspect of it, learning martial arts which I have never done before, all that was a lot of fun. How different is the new Don from the old? There is a lot of difference. Presentation is very different. But besides that, the plot is the same, the story is the same, the essence of the film is the same. This Don is technically more sound. There are original tracks as well as remakes of old songs? Why have you done so? Don is our team’s perception of the old Don. It is not the old Don and it is very important for people to understand that. But at the same time when we are remaking Don, it is incomplete without Khaike Paan Banaraswala and Yeh Mera Dil and hence we have retained it. We have contemporized the songs. They are obviously not the original songs because someone else is singing with new music to it What is the glamour quotient in the film? All three of us, whether it is Kareena, Isha or me, all three of us are very very glamorous in the film because all the heroines in DON have to be glamorous. How is the experience to work in a remake of a film? It is very nerve-wrecking to be working in a film’s remake, especially a cult super hit film. Don became a cult film. People used to look up to that film. I clarify again that our reason to make Don again is not to make Don a better film. That is not possible. We have just made a technically more sound film. We have made this film with one major reason being youths. Those who have not seen this classic, or the younger ones for whom old films is like the films in 90’s or 80’s, will really enjoy this Don. I know so many people who say they haven’t seen the old Don. This is for all of them. How was it working with Farhan Akhtar? Farhan is a fantastic director. He has a very fresh approach to films and cinema. He knows exactly what he wants and he knows how to get it but at the same time he gives his actors a lot of independence to work better. He listens to everyone, takes their opinions, and eventually takes the decision himself which is exactly what a director has to do. Any nervousness regarding the comparisons with the old Don? Of course, there is bound to be nervousness because I don’t think I can match up to what Zeenat Aman had done. There is bound to be nervousness which is why I tried to play Roma differently. I guess this Friday will decide that. Can we expect sizzling chemistry between you and Shahrukh? That is for you to decide. It is exactly the same film. I cannot comment on that. I guess you will have to watch and find out. Farhan’s films always have a technical break through. What is the USP here? The way Don has been cut, it is so fast, that it doesn’t give you time to think. It just goes really really quickly and that I think is the USP of Don. Which is your favorite song from the film? Khaike is my favorite song honestly. Yeh Mera Dil and Khaike are the most integral parts of the film, without which the film is incomplete. I also love the title track of Don and also Aaj Ki Raat. Basically I love all the songs. Whom do you think has the sexiest character in the film? I feel Boman Irani’s character is the sexiest in the film. Don is coming during the Diwali season. What difference can that make on the film according to you? I feel festive season is very good for any film’s release. People want to go out, watch films. We hope we live up to it. This is our Diwali gift to the audience. I hope people enjoy the film. Which Don do you want to be remembered more? See comparisons are bound to happen. We have made a film for the people. We do not want to replace the old characters as they have immortalized themselves but we are just trying to present the same film with a different star cast in a slightly different manner. So we want people to like both the Don’s What do you feel of Shahrukh Khan in the film? I think he is fabulous in the film. I do not think anyone could have enacted Don the way Shahrukh Khan has done it after Amitabh Bachchan. Any scene which was very difficult to perform? There is one scene where I have to jump over one car and get into another in the film. That scene took me 15 takes because the bonnet of the car was so hot, it made the job more difficult.
wichy: Небольшое интервью с Видьей Балан: Vidya Balan turns fiercely contemporary By Subhash K. Jha, October 19, 2006 - 06:32 IST They say she has become difficult. What they mean is, she's turning down assignments for which other actresses would give their left arm and right profile. "But I really don't see my career in that way," says the softspoken constantly apologetic and yet unshakeable Parineeta girl. "I can't rush into projects and then find the time to do them. I've to be completely convinced about every detail about my character and my willingness and ability to portray it, before saying yes." And she's willing to be dubbed difficult for her professionalism. Recently when she opted out of an avant-garde director turned producer's period film the man went around town calling her unprofessional. "But I never say yes and only to have second thoughts." It appears as though Vidya is a victim of the Saif Syndrome. Filmmakers approach Vidya with roles that she's not convinced about, tell her to think over it, and then turn nasty when she says a final no. "I can't take on work that I cannot do. Yes, I've had certain reservations about some aspects of a couple of scripts that I was offered recently. Frankly they’re roles to kill for. But I cannot bring myself to play characters I don't identify with. Maybe I'm too new or too scared. But I'd rather go cautiously than plunge impulsively into a film and then regret it later." Also, at the moment Vidya is slightly more inclined to play contemporary roles. After Parineeta the risk of being branded an old-world actress is imminent. In her second film Lage Raho Munnabhai Vidya Balan played a radio jockey. "Not like what Preity Zinta played in Salaam Namaste. I don't think I could've carried off that look," Vidya laughs. "The girl was modern. She dressed trendily, but in the way I was comfortable and fashionable." Now there's Nikhil Advani's Salaam-e-Ishq where she's paired with John Abraham. "Again a very contemporary character. John and I are so different in personality and yet so compatible together." Another contemporary role is the one Vidya she plays in Sajid Khan's Hey Baby. "I'm really looking forward to that. You know Sajid and I've known each other for years. He has a terrific sense of humour. I keep asking him why I haven't become as tall as Mr Amitabh Bachchan after the way he keeps pulling my leg." So is it goodbye to period films after Parineeta? "No such rules. I'm truly flattered if filmmakers come to me with films that search out a past. At the moment I'm looking at my present." She's also looking forward to working with Rituparno Ghosh . "He's a director who's bound to bring out the best in me….for whatever I may be worth." отсюда Совсем коротко - она стала очень разборчивой, отвергает предложения, за которую другие отдали бы левую руку. Видья объясняет это тем, что не хочет браться за все подряд, ей просто времени не хватит, тем более, что она должна понять все о своем персонажи том, как она будет его играть до того, как согласиться. Она не хочет браться за работу, которую не сможет сделать, даже если предложенная роль просто мечта. К тому же как новой актрисе ей нужно думать о том, чтобы не стать заложницей одного образа - поэтому после Париниты она старается играть роли современных девушек: такой была роль ди-джея во втором Мунна-бхаи, скоро выходит фильм Никхила Адвани Salaam-e-Ishq, где она в паре с Джоном Абрахамом - тоже современная роль, следующей будет роль в фильме Саджида Кхана Hey Baby. Видья горит желанием сниматься в этом фильме. Также она мечтает работать с Ритупарно Гхош
Lo: Чат с Салманом от 7 декабря.. я рыдаль.. выкладываю самое интересное.. Syed : почему вы все время в джинсах от фирмы Дизель? D&G много круче по-моему. Salman Khan : Да круче, но они на мне плохо сидят. Syed : Вы были в замешательстве, когда Шириш предложил вам одеться женщиной в фильме Jaanemann? Salman Khan : Ничуть. kim : Salman, я так люблю стиль в котором вы одеваетесь! Как вы выбираете себе одежду? Откройте ваш секрет. Salman Khan : kim, ношу джинсы Дизель. maya : У вас есть прозвище? Или было какое-то в детстве? Оно вам нравилось? Salman Khan : никогда не имел никаких прозвищ. mo00on : Что вы знаете об исламе? Salman Khan : ....все. Salman Khan : и не только об исламе, но так же о буддизме, христианстве и сикхизме. Chikna : Когда вы будете работать с Шахрукханом? Salman Khan : Когда он перестанет меня бояться. lost Roze : Вы видели Ранг де Басанти? Вам понравился фильм? Будете работать с Амиром в будущем? Salman Khan : Да, видел... Понравился. С Амиром работать собираюсь. lolo_girl : Вы и Маниша Койрала обладаете хорошей химией на экране. Я хотела бы снова увидеть вас вместе. Salman Khan : А как Маниша выглядит сейчас вы видели? kitzsalman : Вы смотрели «ДОН» Шахрукхана? Salman Khan : да, я смотрел. rohit : Привет , Салмаааааан! По твоему мнению какая актриса лучше всего смотрится с тобой в паре? Salman Khan : Мадхури. molly : Я тут торчу с 4 часов утра, только чтобы сказать вам, как вы мне понравились в Джанеманн! Какой эпизод фильма ваш любимый? Salman Khan : molly, когда я в женском платье. TereLiye : Ваши ожидания от фильма Baabul? Salman Khan : baabul будет хитом. jabina : Вы видели фильм vivah? Такой милый! Напомнил мне ваш фильм «maine pyar kiya» . Но конечно вы самый крутой Прем всех времен. :) Salman Khan : jabina.. Нет, не видел я этого Vivah-а. tarik salman : Salman, возьмешь мне замуж? Salman Khan : tarik... конечно. rohit : Какого типа отношения у вас с Сушмитой Сен? Salman Khan : Дружественные. Она великолепный человек. Shahrukh : Скажите что-нибудь про ваш следующий фильм Salam-e-Ishq, промо производит отличное впечатление. Salman Khan : это очень милый фильм. 6 разных любовных историй, каждая из них самостоятельная. srk.lover : Как ваши отношения с Шахрукханом? Salman Khan : Отношения с Шахрукханом хорошие. ritvik : Саль, братан, скажи мне кто твой любимый актер? Salman Khan : Ритик Рошан. jibril : Эй, Салман, а ты не думаешь, что тебе в этом году должны дать премию как лучшему актеру? Salman Khan : На этот раз я спецом попрошу даже не номинировать меня ни на какую премию. Raja : Салман, а ты в технике разбираешся? Ну, компьютеры там, интернет? Salman Khan : Нет, я не физик, я - лирик. Единственное, что могу – печатать. Aisha : Я обожаю вашу работу в Jaanemann. Думаю, на сегодняшний день это лучшая ваша роль! Salman Khan : Благодарю тебя, alisha... ritvik : Вы, амир и шахрукх большие друзья. Salman Khan : да, очень большие. nikhil : Что у вас на походе? Salman Khan : marigold и Saawariya.. priya : Вы будете еще сниматься с Каришмой? Мне очень нравится ваша пара. Salman Khan : Я не думаю, что Каришма когда-нибудь будет опять сниматься. Думаю, что возможно, работал бы с ней, если она будет играть мою мать. lost Roze : У вас будут какие-то фильмы под баннером компании Yash Raj? Salman Khan : Нет. Они не хотят работать со мной. Я им не нравлюсь. jabina : Ваш любимый режиссер? Salman Khan : Бхансали.. Рави Чопра, Дхаван. fawad : Привет, Салман! Когда мы вас снова увидим вместе с Акшаем? Salman Khan : Если получу на руки хороший сценарий. Maria : Вы были на премьерном показе Дона, но не были на Джанеманне? Salman Khan : Потому что не было никакого премьерного показа для Джанемана.. а сценарий «Дон» был написан моим отцом. Aisha : Вам нравится читать книги? Какая ваша любимая? Salman Khan : Алхимик. kunal : Ваша химия с Акшаем просто великолепна! Salman Khan : kunal, парень, какая химия между мной и Акшаем???? manesh : Salman, с кем вам больше нравиться сниматься с Рани или с Прити? Salman Khan : с обоими. aneela : Ваша любимая песня? Salman Khan : любимая песня?.... tere naam.. sunny2144 : Какое ваше любимое блюдо? Salman Khan : Все смешать, положить на тарелку, и сбоку салат. tarik salman : Салман, скажите: «IndiaFM - рулез!»..пожалуйста :) Salman Khan : ага. Saloo lover : Что вы думаете о фильме KANK? Salman Khan : фильм отвратительный. prem : Фильм London Dreams опять застопорился? Когда начнете снимать? Salman Khan : В следующем году. Jatin : Что вы думаете о Джоне Абрахаме? Salman Khan : Я не думаю о Джоне Абрахаме. hitu : Сэр, вы вегетарианец? Если нет, то я, как ваш фанат, очень бы хотел, чтобы вы им стали. Потому что убивать и кушать животных - жестоко, а вещества которые человек получает если питается исключительно растительной клетчаткой намного более полезны для организма. Salman Khan : ясно... Вы из какого лесничества? akhtar : Салу, братан, какая актриса тебе больше нравится Приянка или Катрина? Salman Khan : Приянка. rohit : Вы будете сниматься в Махабхарате? Salman Khan : Да, буду. Salman Khan : Мне пора идти. У меня съемки в фильме Бхансали «sawaariya»... Досвидания всем. Afg.princez : Пока. Salman Khan : Удачного всем дня.
queen79: Lo присоединяюсь,будем рыдать вместе.. хорошее начало дня получилось,- спасибочки!
wichy: Лолик, спасибо - действительно, повеселила с утра... Кое-что из Салмановых ответов - просто шедевры Малацца!!!
Lo: queen79 wichy Та не за шо... wichy пишет: Кое-что из Салмановых ответов - просто шедевры я над "вегетарианцем" просто сдохла...
wichy: А я еще вот над этим: Lo пишет: Jatin : Что вы думаете о Джоне Абрахаме? Salman Khan : Я не думаю о Джоне Абрахаме. Ну и про КАНК - прям я Салмана полюбила.
queen79: в добавок к этому всему хочется отметить ещё перл по поводу их с Акшаем"химии"
wichy: queen79 пишет: в добавок к этому всему хочется отметить ещё перл по поводу их с Акшаем"химии" Там вообще что ни фраза - то перл... Называется - какой вопрос - такой ответ.
Soniya: а что у них с Алхимиком? второй человек как минимум на моей памяти называет ее своей любимой книгой
Lo: Soniya а кто первый?
Soniya: Lo Ритик
Lo: Soniya О! Значит Ритик книгу вслух Салману читал! Или наоборот!
Soniya: Lo пишет: Значит Ритик книгу вслух Салману читал! не, я поняла - Ритик же всегда говорил, что Салман позволял ему в своем джиме качацца - вот там книженция и валялась наверное...
Lo: Soniya пишет: Ритик же всегда говорил, что Салман позволял ему в своем джиме качацца - вот там книженция и валялась наверное.. Когда он в его джиме качался, книженции еще не было кажись.. Или Ритик до сих пор в его джим захаживает? Ой, подозрительно это все...
Soniya: Lo пишет: Когда он в его джиме качался, книженции еще не было кажись.. да? она такая новая?.. не в тему - ты читала? как те?
Lo: Soniya пишет: не в тему - ты читала? как те? читала.. это имхо, единственное, что тянет у Коэльо на "литературу"... Почитай , кстати.. Она легкая. Книга-сказка, книга-притча. Она не большая.
Soniya: ну я бросилась ее читать как только Ритик называл ее своей любимой книгой... года 3 назад наверное... слишком филосовственно для меня. сюжет сам и идея - понра... но очень долгая дорога... в прямом и переносном
wichy: Lo пишет: это имхо, единственное, что тянет у Коэльо на "литературу"... Я люблю. И правда, весч у Коэльо. Просто, но со вкусом - светлая вещица. А в Болливуде вообще похоже книжек мало - и ежели какая одна заведется, то они ее все по очереди и читают. Читаю полностью интервью с Саллу на индияфм - прикольно
wichy: Интервью с Санджаем Лилой Бхансали с glamsham.com Супер-режиссер Санджай Лила Бхансали очень занят на съемках фильма "Saawariya", который, по его словам, самый сложный из всех, над которыми ему пришлось работать с абсолютными новичками. В "Saawariya" снимаются абсолютные новички Ranbir и Sonam. Ранбир - сын Риши и Ниту Капур, Сонам - дочь Анила Капура. "Это самый сложный фильм, над которым мне приходилось работать. Я работаю с новичками, хотя Ранбир, Сонам и я - как одна большая семья. Приходится тратить немного больше времени, чтобы объяснить им сцену. Но будучи из известных киносемей, они очень хорошо с этим справляются - сказал Бхансали в интервью IANS Режиссер, однако, счастлив, что нет никаких вмешательство от их звездных родителей. . "Главное, что родители Ранбира и Сонам никогда не вмешиваются в процесс съемок. Риши и Нита и Анил и Сунита ведут себя так, словно их дети - в интернате - говорит он. Недавно против Бхансали возбудил дело торговец мебелью, сейчас Бхансали говорит, что тот период вновь придал ему веры в себя. "Я думаю, что сложности заставляют вас понять, что ничто не может поколебать вашу веру. " Выдержки из интервью: Вы завершили две части съемок "Saawariya" Съемки начались после года подготовки. Это самый сложный фильм, который я когда-либо снимал. После "Black" и потрясающей игры в нем Амитабха Баччана и Рани Мукхерджи, я работаю с новичками, Хотя Ранбир, Сонам и я - как одна семья. .......... Новички делают "Saawariya" чем-то особенным? Да, поскольку каждый их ньюанс - спонтанный. Для режиссера это тоже совершенствование - выработка их навыков. После работы с Ранбиром и Сонам я гораздо лучше выражаю свои мысли, чем во время "Black". Мне приходится быть гораздо более выразительным с этими детьми. Им нужно знать, чего я хочу, и когда они правильно что-то делают, им нужно говорить, почему это правильно. Иногда я их обожаю, а иногда готов отправить обоих в ад, Ранбир и Сонам полностью отдались на волю сценария. Они могут говорить, что им нравится. Но и я имею то же право.
wichy: Интервью с Мани Ратнамом по поводу выхода Гуру: отсюда "It was quite a demanding role for Abhishek Bachchan in more than one sense." – Mani Ratnam By IndiaFM News Bureau, January 9, 2007 - 10:14 IST Though his last film Yuva didn’t meet with expectations at the box-office, there was no doubt that whatever came from Mani Ratnam had to be different. As his film Guru releases this week, Mani spoke to IndiaFM in an exclusive interview. The tagline of Guru says ‘the most controversial man of the year’. Tell us something about it? I think that is what the film does. You add a tagline because that represents the kind of film it is. It is a man’s life and there are ups and downs, bright side, darker side in it and it does deal as to how he had to do it and why and what happens in the way you take a call. So it does in a way show the success story with all its shades. Tell us about Abhishek Bachchan’s characters in the movie? Abhishek plays the main, central character in the film, the whole film is seen through the eyes of Guru- from being a young boy to a fifty-five year old man. It is really a huge, larger than life character and it is a very significant role in the sense that he carries the entire film on his shoulders and I am extremely happy with the way the film has turned out. What about Aishwarya? She has played a very earthy, village girl who gets married to Guru. It is a very realistic character and she has done it with real ease. She is really mature and has done it remarkably well. What about Mallika Sherawat? She is in the early part of the film, is there as a part of the song Mayya Mayya as well. Tell us something about A.R. Rehman’s music? The film is really of fifty stages and we wanted the music which would be kind of evoking that period but would not be replica of that period. He has done the work which kind of gives you the flavour of that period, but still is contemporary and still is today. That is the kind of combination which is the same way, the film has been shot, the film has been cut and things like that. It evokes certain period but still is today’s nourish. Which is your favourite track in the film? Tere Bina. How has been your whole experience of shooting a Guru? It has done at one stretch practically of three months, so we had the entire team with us, so it was really very good, and it gives you the freedom. Abhishek had to grow. So we shot the entire film practically chronologically. So we started with the younger version of and then it slowly started building. As he grew, he had to put on the weight to become middle aged and he did that and he put substantial amount of weight and his looks carries of the body language of a middle aged person. Towards the end of the film he had to lose (weight) again, which he did. So it was really quite a demanding role more than one sense. Like you said his look it really interesting. Yes, I think it has worked out to a large extent because it looks very real in a sense that he comes through as somebody. He has performed so well that you cannot make out which has been acted out. It is just really a mature performance. In which era does the film happen? From the fifties to the eighties. Why did not you plan any Tamil version like you did for Yuva? I think there is too much of an effort to redo the film, to get one film right is tough enough. The premiere is happening in Canada, how does it feel? Good, it will be a little cold there but I am glad that an Indian film is getting a mainstream screen and a premier in Canada is fantastic. What is the USP of the film, what do you think, why should people come and watch the film? I think Abhishek Bacchan has done a remarkable role. I think it will stand out and I think that will be enough reason for them to watch the film. What are your expectations from this film? To be the best. What about next film? Next is next, let us not worry about it. Let us get this correct and let us get it on the road and then we will get into the next. It has been said that the film has been portrayed from the real life character. Your comment on it. The film is fictional and there will be links to real life of several people but that is how a good fiction should be, it should connect to reality. So it will have connections but it is really a fictional piece of work, the characters are fictional, the situations, the incidents, the way it has built are all fictional.
wichy: Интервью с Ритиком: отсюда "I saw highs and lows very early in my career." - Hrithik By Subhash K. Jha, January 8, 2007 - 05:46 IST The 20-something chicks are screaming for you after Dhoom 2. I've noticed. The response has been pretty aggressive. The roars and shrieks and the handshakes are all a compliment my work. I don't let them inflate my ego. A new phase has begun in your career with Krissh and Dhoom 2 You think so? I've never had such responses before. I'm getting all kinds of feedback from every quarter. I believe Dhoom 2 is even bigger than Krissh. All of us are ecstatic. Uday and I've been together since Standard 2 in school. We feel we're back in school and won a competition together. Abhishek, Uday and I constantly calling each other for feedback. Thank God our childhood friendship never got lost in adult ambitions. You've the whole nation by their vitals. Ha ! That's funny. I take that as an impetus and motivation to go to another level as an actor. I don't let it tamper with my sense of self. I won't think about things that hamper my growth. I'd rather not think of myself as invincible. I'd rather think about the next challenge which is Jodha-Akbar. Anything beyond that would be detrimental to my dreams as an actor. An actor's downfall begins when he begins to take the adulation too seriously. Ashutosh Gowariker describes Dhoom 2 as a show-reel for your abilities. Flattering thought? He was being generous to an actor he loves so much. But I don't think show-reels work as movies. Even if Dhoom 2 is a fantasy caper there's a thought plot and emotion behind it, though it might not be immediately apparent. A show-reel for my abilities? No way! What about all those exotic sports and stunts? Agreed, they're an attraction. But I think what worked for my character is that I played a cool guy for the first time. I did play one in the second-half of Kaho Na…Pyar Hai. But that's it. Otherwise I was relegated to playing goody two-shoes…you know, the consummate do-gooder with a sweet smile on his face. I still think your best performance to date is in Arjun Sablok's Na Tum Jano Na Hum. You keep saying that. I need to look at that film again. How does it feel to have finally got there right at the top? Great! But it's futile to do mental gymnastics about my box-office position. These are numbers meant to only inflate your ego. I'm enjoying it, yes. It's very important for me to understand that people are only trying to make me happy by calling me Rock Star and No.1, or whatever. But there's a growing feeling that you are No.1. I'd rather not waste my time thinking about this. I've done good work and Dhoom 2 worked. What made it work was that all of us in the film were on the same side. All of us—Abhishek, Ash, Uday, Bipasha and I—were trying to make the same film. That's why we had such a happy ending. Would you say your superstardom was somewhat stymied by the spate of setback after Kaho Na…Pyar Hai? No. I think what happened with my career was for the best. I got to see the high and the low very early in my career. It gave me a clear and balanced perspective on how to go about my career. I also learnt not to take labels like superstar seriously. It's very easy to start believing in the persona that's created for you in the media. Once that happens, you are finished. Did the exuberant welcome and then the snide comments about being your dad's resident hero after Kaho Na…Pyar Hai caution you? No, it completely freed me from people's expectations. I started doing things that came from my my heart. I chose the path that came naturally to me. Doing my best for all my roles is my only option. If during the low phase I had tried to live up the labels that were given to my after my debut I'd have never done a Koi…Mil Gaya where I played a mentally challenged character. I'd have been too conscious of cultivating an image to try so non-sexy and unheroic. For all practical purposes it was a wrong career move. Being an actor is all about exploring all the personalities that come your way. It's about trying to be people who you are not? Not really. I think every character I played in Dhoom 2 or Yaadein or Na tum Jano Na Hum, had a bit of me. If I don't connect with the character through my performances I'd end up hamming. Some unexplored maybe -unknown side of your personality goes into every character. I've a bit of Rohit and Aryan in me. And yet they're new people to me. I believe women find you sexy after Dhoom 2 After the nerd and the innocent Koi…Mil Gaya and Krissh it's very re-assuring to know I'm capable of jumping from one end of the image-spectrum to another. As an actor it's very satisfying. People feel you've never looked better. The entire credit for that should be given to the stylist Anaida who took charge of the film's look. I can't even begin to take credit for my look. Right from the conception stage Anaida led me into the look. It's believed that good-looking people don't make great actors. I completely disagree with that. In fact I believe good looks are about extraordinary acting. If you're a good actor you're bound to look good. It's the strength, confidence and composure that lend character and good looks to an actor. All these qualities make you sexy. But a lot of ordinary-looking actors are great actors. The fact that they're considered great actors makes them good looking. An actor may not be into gyming and slimming. He still has all the women lusting after him. How do you explain that? There's secret ingredient which you exude and radiate as an actor. That's the quality that makes you sexy.
wichy: Свеженькое интервью с Аби - отсюда "Mani Ratnam is possibly the most gifted and talented director that we have in India today" - Abhishek Bachchan By IndiaFM News Bureau, January 10, 2007 - 09:40 IST Abhishek Bachchan obviously needs to introduction. His film Guru where he plays the title role is all set to hit the screens this Friday and IndiaFM caught up with him in an exclusive interview where he spoke about the film, on working with Mani Ratnam, his co-stars and a whole lot more. This is your second movie with Mr. Mani Ratnam, how was your experience with him? Working with Mani is always a great experience. According to me, he is possibly the most gifted and talented director that we have in India today. He is a great ambassador to Indian cinema, and just to get the opportunity to stand in front of his camera is a matter of great pride and honour for any actor. I know a lot of actors who strive to work with him. I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to do two films with him already. Click here to watch the video What is Guru all about? Guru is about Guru. I think the poster has brilliant lines. It says a villager, visionary, winner. It is the life story of Gurukant Desai. It is a rag to riches story of a common man from a small village who has a large dream- a huge dream and how he sets about achieving it. It is a very interesting film. After a long time, we are going to get to see a film which is specifically about just one character and its growth. After a long time, we are going to get to see a film which is specifically about just one character and its growth. You are playing Gurukant Desai. Tell us something about this role, and how did you get into this character? I guess Gurukant Desai is from a small village in Gujarat, how he leads his small village in the chase of his dreams. He finishes his studies and comes to Mumbai. Gurukant’s greatest ability is that he never says No. He never gives up and he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal. Once he has decided he wants to achieve something he will do whatever it is to achieve it. As the film’s promotion line says, “the most controversial man of the year”, tell us something about that. What is the controversy in the film? There is no controversy in the film; it is just that Gurukant Desai, through the screenplay of the film ends up being very controversial because when you start achieving what you have set out to achieve. He ruffles a few feathers; people who have already established and who rule the country are not really happy with this common man who has come out of nowhere and who is achieving stuff that even they have not managed to achieve. Especially when he achieves it in a span of five years which they have taken generations to achieve. So obviously, when there is a new entrant into a field who starts doing very well, the people at the top do not like it. So, hence, there is a huge campaign to try and bring him down. The authorities do not believe how somebody can have such a meteoric rise and they do not want this man to succeed. Hence he is always dragged into the controversy which is a bit sad because in life when something does have a meteoric rise, we do not tend to believe it. Gurukant Desai is one such a character who does achieve and does achieve very fast through his sheer hard work and brilliance. Hence he turns out to become a very controversial figure, so the tagline, “the most controversial man of the year.” Gurukant Desai is one such a character who does achieve and does achieve very fast through his sheer hard work and brilliance. What is the one thing you like about this character? I like the fact that despite achieving whatever he achieves near the end of his life where he has conquered all his dreams; he still has never lost that small town boy in him; you can still see that villager within him. In other words, he stays very routed to where he is from. He remembers where he is from and I like that about him. I think it is very important, no matter who you are, where you come from or what you have achieved to remain routed. I like his brilliance. I think he is a brilliant mind, the schemes he devises when he faces to the problem, how he decides to tackle that problem, he does it all on his feet and he is very fast and he is a brilliant mind, I like his mind. So is that the reason you took up the film? I think that first and foremost, when a director like Mani Ratnam offers you a film; I do not think any actor has to really bother about what the role is going to be. It just so happened that when Mani came to me with the film I knew that it is going to be a great character like this. Guru is a film, which actors do not get everyday. I am pretty convinced that I will never get a movie or a character like Guru ever again. It is once in a lifetime opportunity and there was no way I was going to let that up. It just so happened that when Mani came to me with the film I knew that it is going to be a great character like this. We spoke to Mani Ratnam and he said that you have put on the weight for your character, is it true? What does it like? Yes, I put on eleven kilos for the film. Do you like experimenting with your characters? I think experimentation derives from what you want to do. We do not experiment. We are actors and we enact a role. Gurukant Desai is a different role than what Jay Dixit was in Dhoom. They look different, they are different people. So you will have to do whatever it takes to make that character as believable as possible. I think if I would have put a white wig and white moustache and put on padding all over myself, it would take away from the believability factor of Guru. Yes and it looks very artificial. Yes, we are actors. We are meant to mould ourselves to what the character demands and Guru demanded all this, so we did it. A. R Rehman’s has done its music. Tell us something about it? A. R Rehman is a genius. He is a maestro and I think he is an exceptional talent and he has given some wonderful music for Guru. Which is your favourite track? My favourite track would probably be Tere Bina. How was it working with Aishwarya Rai, Madhavan, Vidya Balan and Mithunda? It was wonderful. Look at the star cast that Mani had put together. Any actor is going to be excited to work with Mithunda, Aishwarya, Vidya and with Madhavan. They all are immensely talented actors and as actors and actresses. They have achieved so much. So it is obviously a dream to get a star cast like this to work with. What is the USP according to you of Guru? What do you think why should people come and watch Guru? Because they want to. It is wrong to say what the USP of the film is because there in itself you defeat the purpose of the film. I think that a film has to entertain you. That is the most important thing and you cannot have one unique selling point of a film. Why should people come and watch the film? They should come and watch Guru if they want to watch the film. It is as simple as that. They should not come and watch the film, because it has some fantastic songs. It is a nice star cast and the costumes are good. They should come watch it because they want to watch it. What is the first thing comes to your mind, when I say Guru? The movie. Nowadays whenever anybody says Guru I think of the film. Nowadays whenever anybody says Guru I think of the film. Tell us something about your other film. I am currently shooting for a movie called Drona, which is directed by my friend Goldie Behl but the next release after Guru, would probably be Jhoom Barabar Jhoom which is directed by Shaad Ali. After I finish Drona, I will start work on Sarkar and take things forward from there.
wichy: Свеженькое интервью с Сушкой: отсюда "People are most welcome to be inquisitive about my life. I do enjoy sharing it" – Sushmita Sen By Subhash K. Jha, January 29, 2007 - 08:44 IST How has life been treating you? Fabulously! I'm 31, and rocking. And though I do at times explore the possibility of other options, I wouldn't have my life any other way. 2006 has been personally tough. But I'm an eternal optimist. I say, 'All right God, you've chosen me for this tough test. But please don't make it into a habit.' I'm His favourite child. I wish the same for everyone. Was 2006 your toughest year? That would be hard to say…I've faced all the hardships in my life as and when they've hit me. Whether it was the sudden spurt of success as Miss Universe at 18 or the battle in the courts to adopt my daughter Renee, or my relationships, failed or successful, they've all been full of turmoil when it happened. At 31, I realize nothing has been that bad because at 45 I'll feel everything has been pretty much worth the while. There's an insatiable appetite to know more about your current man Manav. Why are you for once so secretive about your relationship? As you get acclimatized to the media, you adopt a less bindaas approach to the limelight. Right now I feel, this is my life and I don't need to justify myself. As you mature with time you realize relationships aren't just about one person. The privacy of the other party in a relationship does matter. I may not be secretive about the relationship. The other person is. That's it. It isn't easy specially when pushed to a corner about being answerable about my relationship. As long as I can answer without compromising the other person, I do it. I can't let other people suffer for the choices I make in life. People are most welcome to be inquisitive about my life. I do enjoy sharing it. So is this relationship more serious, therefore more private? No the secrecy, as you call it, is purely because the person has asked me not to talk about it. I'd rather choose what my heart tells me to. I've a tremendously strong conscience. I'd never do something that makes me uncomfortable. Do you feel the need to find a man who loves you for what you are rather than for being 'The Sushmita Sen'? Gawd! You always did come up with wonderful questions. God knows, the image is of no importance to me. And you can't go looking for love. It would hardly depend on who I am. It'd greatly depend on who he is. I believe all these relationships that you go through in life are actually a part of that cosmic design where love and marriage finally finds you. I believe that will happen to me also. Madhuri finally settled down with a US-based doctor who didn't watch her films. That's tough to believe. But I'll take your word for it. God bless Madhuri's equation with her husband. I saw a picture of her and husband with their two sons. And my heart melted. Blissful relationships are still possible in today's world. As for me, I'd rather have a man see any and every thing I've ever done, and then be able to connect on a one-to-one level. Does your heart crave for marriage now? It craved for marriage forever. I've always been a home-lover, in spite of living a very public life, which I enjoy in my own way. I'm a hundred-percent all-there person. When I'm at a public event I wouldn't want to be at home, and vice versa. Your two bravura performances in 2006 in Chingari and Zindagi Rocks went unappreciated… Sometimes I feel, why do I put so much love, effort and passion in all my roles? Over the years I came in with no expectations from myself. It was more like….okay someone was offering me a chance to be in the movies with good money, so why not? I don't have that feeling of initial excitement any more. Now I've actually started enjoying acting. Cinema allows me to exhale. It's no longer about impressing other people but expressing myself. That's what makes me feel so liberated. That's why when I'm accused of living in an ivory tower; I've to say that whether it's life or cinema, one can't function in isolation. Having said that, I must say I love ivory (laughs). Do you feel the need to cut loose from the bustle? Of course! Everyone has that need. Whether its meditation or a vacation, you do need to get away. We all need to go into that ivory tower once in a while to exhale. Otherwise we'll be burnt out. But when I take a vacation, I'm accused of being the diva in an ivory tower. But you're a diva! Can you please define diva for me? Because I'm very confused. Of course I'm unreachable. But never unapproachable. I feel Bollywood still has a problem finding the right place for you. I've never looked at this from their perspective. Speaking from my own perspective, I do understand my audience. I know a Main Hoon Na thrills them. And I do it only because I know that's what audiences expect from me. But they've to allow me to do the stuff I enjoy doing. Otherwise I'll stagnate. By the way I love doing David Dhawan's films. And we'll be working together again. You can run around trees. But you've a problem running around the heroes, don't you? Yeah, that's always been a problem. I'm accused of remaining in my shell. But if you know what’s getting out of that shell entails, you'll be very proud of me. Salman has always been a friend. But many other actors are disappointed because I don't socialize with them after-hours. Yes, I'm chirpy by nature. But to show up at every do wouldn't make me comfortable. I remember during Main Hoon Na, I went around all over the place trying to help Shah Rukh with his bad back. But when it came to chilling around with Farah and co., I wasn't around. But you're yet to find a favourite hero to pair with. What are you talking about? I've paired up with the greatest hero of them all…God! The image of the strong woman haunts you. Is it a curse? Well….from the history of the heroine in Hindi films, I feel I've been a big sore-thumb. Having said that, I must tell you, I came here to make a place for myself which no one else has. And that wasn't about a Friday-to-Friday equation. By God's grace, every time a film of mine bombs—which is rather regularly—I've kept growing and diversifying into different areas of the entertainment business. My last film has never determined my fate in the public eye. I got a Main Hoon Na after a line of duds. It's not as if I don't want my Fridays and big banners. It's just that a lot of people in the industry have very fixed ideas about how a working women needs to conduct herself vis-а-vis the men. I can't stoop to that level to get work. I don't want to. How different is the 30s from the 20s? Oh, it's like a decade of brilliance. It's beautiful because I still have that sense of wonderment about life, though it now comes with an understanding of how it works. The kind of life that has been bestowed on me is simply so fascinating. If you were to breathe the air that I do, you'd realize what I mean. I don't live my life by numbers. It's not about 20 or 30. It's just a figure. And what a figure! Touche!
wichy: интервью с Кариной Капур Kareena has set high standards for herself after winning the best actress STAR Screen award for 'Omkara', beating popular choice Kajol in 'Fanaa'. The award has inspired Kareena to work harder. 'Getting my first popular best actress award at the beginning of the year just elates me. I'm now getting the right scripts like Mani Ratnam's 'Lajjo'. Now, I want to do only good films. It's so easy just to be in big projects and get big money. I don't believe in that. I've to have a central part now,' said Kareena. What about the cameo in 'Don'? 'That one song is running in all the night clubs. All the college kids are dancing to it. I've one big hit to dance to.' Kareena says Kajol, who lost the popular award to her, was genuinely happy for her. 'By chance Kajol was sitting right next to me when my name was announced. She was so genuinely pleased for me. Kajol along with my sister Karisma have always been my idols. Both have had their share of awards. Now, it's my turn. 'I've received critics' awards. But this is my first taste of popular awards since 'Refugee'. 'Omkara' has been a great experience for me. People still come to me on flights and the gym to tell me how much they liked me in 'Omkara'.' Everyone who counted were there at the awards to share her. 'Karisma was there and so was my mom and Shahid (Kapur). They were so happy for me. Shahid was nominated for 'Vivah'. But he was so happy when I won. I had gone only to perform. But I came back with an award.' She says she has tasted blood. 'I want to win at every awards function this season.' She got to perform with the legendary Helen. 'It was a great moment. Of course, I knew her from before. I'm a filmy kid, remember? Helen aunty has seen me from my childhood. The Moranis (film financiers and owners of event management company Cineyug) suggested I perform with Helen Aunty. 'They suggested I drive onto stage in a sports car with the 'c' music playing. When the sports car came in I could hear everyone from my own fraternity cheering me.
wichy: интеврью с Мани Ратнамом - гляньте, какая фотка прикольная :-) After working with veterans like Kamal Haasan, Mammootty and Mohanlal, director Mani Ratnam experienced another high treading the same path with Abhishek Bachchan, because he took to untested waters with tremendous confidence in 'Guru'. 'When Kamal did 'Nayakan', he had done a few roles that had him aged and demanded a lot of commitment from. He was already a veteran and a master. For Abhishek such physical preparation was a first. He was in a new zone. But he took to the untested waters with tremendous confidence,' Ratnam told IANS. Asked if he still thought shooting in Hindi that is an alien language for him was burdensome, he said: 'My Hindi is improving in geometric progression. I started at zero and am gradually climbing up. No, I have not abandoned Tamil, if that is what you're asking. I have done five films after 'Dil Se', three in Tamil and two in Hindi.' Ratnam, who is known to be a disciplinarian and taskmaster on the sets, doesn't face any problems in handling stars. 'Star or no star, they are all actors. And if they are right for your role then they should be able to slip into the character quite well. We just make sure that there is enough in the character to be able to take the burden of the star's popularity,' he said. Excerpts from an interview with the filmmaker: 'Guru' is another bio-pic like 'Nayakan'. In fact, the physical preparation undertaken by Abhishek is reminiscent of Kamal Haasan's rigorous preparation. Did you get a similar level of commitment from both actors? Absolutely. When Kamal Haasan did 'Nayakan', he had done a few roles that had him aged and demanded a lot of commitment from. He was already a veteran and a master. For Abhishek such physical preparation was a first. He was in a new zone. But he took to the untested waters with tremendous confidence. How much do you miss the older generation of actors like Kamal, Mammootty and Mohanlal in your newer films? They are all great. No doubt. It was a pleasure to work with them. Such actors make a director's life a lot easier. But it is another high to travel similar path with the newer lot. The youngsters have grown watching these masters perform. The standard has already been set. So, the newer lot is trying not just to reach that standard, but also to cross it. They are a bunch of intelligent youngsters with a wide exposure to world cinema. They bring all that to the shoot. 'Guru' has an unusual cast. What made you sign on unusual suspects like Mallika Sherawat and Mithun Chakraborty? Mithun-da was brilliant to work with. He is so real in his performance. Natural and with no fuss. Mallika did an item song... Is she a commercial add-on? Did she really trouble you during shooting? Mallika was very professional. She had to dance to a number in Istanbul in very cold conditions. She did it very well. No fuss and no problem whatsoever. She had done a lot of rehearsals before we left for Turkey and worked long hours there in a belly dancer's costume. How much of the burden of shooting in an alien language - Hindi - have you abandoned since 'Dil Se'? My Hindi is improving in geometric progression. I started at zero and am gradually climbing up. No, I have not abandoned Tamil, if that is what you're asking. I have done five films after "Dil Se", three in Tamil and two in Hindi. Is it true that you originally wanted Shah Rukh for 'Guru'? Not at all! Abhishek was the first choice. Would love to do another film with Shah Rukh when I have a subject for him. He is fantastic to work with. He will do anything for a film. A terrific guy. How do you assess your journey from 'Mouna Ragam' to 'Guru'? It feels like yesterday and then again it feels like a long long journey. One thing has not changed. I still struggle and plod through each film. Are bio-pics like 'Nayakan', 'Iruvar' and 'Guru' harder to do than fictional films? All three are fictional. They might have some connections with real life characters but otherwise they are all 'novelisation'. In fact, if you look at other scripts like 'Mouna Ragam' - they are also based on real-life characters. You may not know their names and who they are. But they are as true as the guy in 'Guru'. You've done acutely romantic films like 'Alai Payuthe' and 'Dil Se'. You've also done political parables like 'Kannathil Muthamittal' and 'Iruvar'. Where does 'Guru' figure in your repertoire? Right in the centre. It is the life-story of a man, his romance with his life with his ambition in the times of political changes. How difficult is it to mould huge commercial stars from iconic emblems to into characters? Star or no star they are all actors. And if they are right for your role then they should be able to slip into the character quite well. The fact that they are stars is something that you take into consideration when you cast them. We just make sure that there is enough in the character to be able to take the burden of the star's popularity. Since being satisfied isn't an option for a true creator, what is your level of dissatisfaction with 'Guru'? Did you get the feel and texture that you desired? Yes.
wichy: эспешли фор ОТЕРО - интервью с Куналом Кхему The youngest nephew of Aamir Khan in 'Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke' has grown up. 'Sir', 'Naaraaz', 'Aazmaish', 'Raja Hindustani', 'Tamanna', 'Bhai', 'Dushman', 'Angaarey' and 'Zakhm' - as a child artist, that's quite a list. After his first film as an adult- 'Kalyug'- which did fairly well, Kunal Khemu is up for trial again. Here, he talks about his second film 'Traffic Signal' to TWF correspondent Vickey Lalwani. How different was it working in 'Traffic Signal' from 'Kalyug'? In contrast I have quite a different personality and outlook in 'Traffic Signal'. While my presence in the film is still being underplayed, what cannot be denied is the fact that I play one of the most fabulous roles ever written for the lead characters in a mainstream film. What exactly do you play in 'Traffic Signal'? In 'Traffic Signal', an ensemble piece, I play a manager whose responsibility involves managing their issues, space allocation, personal/professional queries apart from the usual job of collecting the routine hafta. After 'Zakhm', you took a break? Yes, the break was intentional. I had just entered the 10th standard and did Zakhm during the vacations. After that I decided to concentrate on my board exams and on getting a degree. Though I did a lot of inter-collegiate plays and professional theatre during this time, I consciously stayed away from films and all things familiar. I'd set my heart on making a career as an actor and wanted to return with a completely different image. There were several ads and some interesting film offers but I turned them all down because I knew that a child star's tenure is limited. And rather than cash in on this short-term popularity, I wanted to give myself time to grow up and be considered for leads. What is 'Traffic Signal' about? It was always on Madhur Bhandarkar's mind to make a trilogy. 'Page 3', 'Corporate' and 'Traffic Signal', all the three films reflect the present social structure of Mumbai which is the common thread line connecting the three films. While 'Page 3' was about the world of party-hoppers, 'Corporate' was about the business world, Traffic Signal will showcase the underbelly of Mumbai. 'Traffic Signal' is about the life of people we see at the traffic signals; eunuchs, beggars, the fruitwala, phoolwala, drug peddlers, newspaper vendors, hawkers, etc. It is a contrasting life and was quite a challenging task for Madhur. You did 'Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke'. Have you run into Aamir or Ajay recently? I did 'Raja Hindustani' with Aamir later, but after that we've not been in touch. After my 10th standard exams I deliberately stayed clear of all film folks. I'd only bumped into Bhattsahab once in a while and he told me to come to him the day I was ready to make a comeback. When I did, he assured me he would look out for the perfect script for me. That's how I came to be working in 'Kalyug'. 'Kalyug' was a very bold film... (Cutting in) It was not a bold film; it was a bold subject- pornography. From a child actor to an adult actor, how has the journey been? The journey has been great. I always wanted to become an actor and I was lucky enough to be a child actor. This is all I wanted and this is what I am doing now.
olga: Lo пишет: я рыдаль.. И я Убицца апстену! Soniya пишет: а что у них с Алхимиком? второй человек как минимум на моей памяти называет ее своей любимой книгой Они ее по очереди читают
wichy: отсюда How dare he call me a fake: Shilpa Shetty Shilpa Shetty Talks To Subhash K Jha. First things first, how do you feel? Wednesday was my first free day. It's snowing here in London. And I'm cosied up with 12 cms of snow. I'm still in a daze. What's going on with my life is more than I can explain. What happened to me in that Big Brother house became an international issue. How are you holding up as India's new representative abroad? I'm doing okay. I met the PM Tony Blair last week. I went there to thank him on my country's behalf. It was an embrrassing situation for him. He had to answer questions on racism. It must have been very embarrassing for him. Was Chicken Curry Served? Oh yeah! 'Chicken Curry Rules' has become slogan in Great Britain. I drove on Wednesday to Leiscester which is an Indian-dominated area. I got to know old people from the British Asian community who never watched Big Brother started watching it to see me….Would you believe I haven't seen the entire series of Big Brother. Do you really believe you were a victim of racism in there? Initially it was hard for me to tell. In India none of us goes through racist behaviour. All of us are Indians. Once I was in the House lots of things were happening. People who followed the whole series were irked by what they saw. These are British Asians who have been subjected to this kind of discrimination for years and this was the first time they saw someone they knew and liked standing up against the bullying and racial discrimination they experienced in everyday life. For me to be treated like that was very painful to see. On reality TV the viewers form a strange bonding with the participants. And it wasn't just the British Asians, it was also the British who were appalled. When I made a statement from in there saying, 'Is this the new Britain' the Britishers didn't want Great Britain to be epitomized by those three girls in there (who bullied me). Do you feel you were racially discriminated against? You know if you saw the footage I clearly said, 'It was racist.' I've been working in the Hindi film industry from the age of 17, and I've never been treated like this. I never did anything in the House to hurt them, or to make them feel I was unfriendly. They had this attitude towards me, and I didn't know where it was coming from. This kind of attitude happens among women who are insecure or jealous. But I was never subjected to this kind of a thing. Was it a girlie thing carried too far? There was a groupism, and a divide. So coming back to your question about whether the situation in there was racist, I said it was. I don't like to hold grudges. When I went to the dining room, Big Brother asked me if Jade Goodie's attitude towards me was racist. That's when I realized the gravity of the situation. I realized the entire Asian communist would be hurt if I used that word. And I had no idea my words were creating a furore across the world. So I revised my earlier opinion, and told all the Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis who were listening that yes it was mean rude, obnoxious and arrogant behaviour. But it wasn't racist behaviour. Have you forgiven Jade? Jade Goody did apologize. And I've forgiven her. Anyone who knows me knows I forgive and forget easily. Faroukh Dhony has made a statement that I'm a fake. How dare he?! How dare he take away from the fact that I'm representing my country in Great Britain. A lot of Indians in the UK are very irked by his criticism of me. So would you invite Jade Goody for your wedding whenever it happens? (laughs) Jade is just an acquaintance, someone I met as part of my experience at Big Brother. She's neither a friend nor an enemy. We were forced to know one another, and I've moved on. I believe her house has been stoned. She has received death threats. During a police investigation I was told Jade and the others who behaved badly with me have been treated like criminal offenders. Do I feel sorry for Jade? Of course! I wouldn't wish this on anyone. She's a mother of two. I don't wish bad for anyone. And at the end of the day this was just a game show. Have you become more socially and politically conscious? Definitely. When I went to Leicester I couldn't get out of the car. It wasn't mock-hysteria. There was a feeling of pride in every Indian there. It made me cry. Actually the enormity of what has happened has just sunk in. But believe me I wanted to speak to the Indian press at the first given opportunity. At the meeting with the British PM at the House Of Commons I walked across to the Indian press corps, though the British press resented this. But they had me for a week-and-half. My own country and cinema will always mean more to me. Yes, I feel I haven't really got my due as an actress in Hindi cinema. So why don't you stand for the elections as an Indian MP in Britain? No way! You know I'm totally apolitical.
wichy: отсюда 'Don't ask me about Ness...' As usual, we begin by Preity Zinta announcing categorically that she doesn't want to talk about her personal life and certainly not about her boyfriend Ness Wadia. With some coaxing, she cribs, "Do I have to talk about my personal life each time I give an interview?" Well, interest in the personal life of a star is only natural, isn't it? "I agree," she says, "But at the end of the day, we end up speaking only about our personal life. I don't bar the press from asking me personal questions, but I think this constant speculation and intervention in someone else's life is just not done." However, Preity is more than forthcoming about her work. She has just completed her first schedule of Rituparno Ghosh's English film The Last Lear. She says, "It's too early to talk about the film, because we have just begun shooting. I think Rituda is a fantastic director, who emphasises on small details. Plus, it is my first English language film, so I am extra-excited," she says. How has Preity's experience been working in an English film? "It's different," she laughs. "In so many years, I have worked only in Hindi. So, when Rituda gave me the dialogue, I felt somewhat different. Look, I don't want to give any lectures on cinema and its language, I am too much of a rookie to talk about that," she smiles. Прити Зинта не хочет, как всегда, разговаривать о своем бойфренде Нессе Вадиа. "Я что, должна говорить о личной жизни в каждом интервью? "- ну, интерес к личной жизни звезд вполне естественнен, не так ли? "Согласна" говорит она, "Но в конце концов все заканчивается тем, что мы говорим только о личной жизни. Я не против того, чтобы задавали личные вопросы - но постоянные сплетни и вмешательство в чью-то жизнь не приводят к ничему хорошему." Прити только что завершила первую часть съемок для англоязычного фильма Ритупарно Гхоша The Last Lear. Она говорит - "Слишком рано говорить о фильме, мы только начали съемки. Ритуда - фантастический режиссер, обращающий внимание на малейшие детали. Плюс, это мой первый англоязычный фильм, поэтому я особенно волнуюсь". Как ей понравилось работать в англоязычном фильме? "Это нечто особенное" - смеется она - "много лет я работаю только на Хинди. Поэтому, когда Ритуда дал мне диалоги, я почувствовала, что это что-то другое. Поймите, я не хочу читать лекции по кинематографу и его языкам, я слишком новичок в этой области" - улыбается она.
wichy: отсюда- Интервью Карины. I will definitely marry Shahid: Kareena Kapoor Subhash K Jha Catches Kareena Kapoor In An Ebullient Mood. You turned 17 this year… Ha ha. Why not Sweet 16? Seriously, I'm 26. I think I've done well for myself. I don't know what more I want from my life and career. I've got love and I now I look forward to doing some great films. Both professionally and personally I'm at peace with myself. Now I want to go with the flow. Things are going great. In December I start preparing for Mani Rathnam's Lajjo. What preparations? There will be Urdu classes and lots of dance rehearsals. I've to change my hair. I'm restructuring my body because Indian clothes require a different physicality. You're slim enough. I know. But I constantly feel the need to grow thinner. I've always been healthy, touch wood. I'm a foodie. But I burn it up. If I eat I work-out vigorously. I'll be working out intensely from the next month for Lajjo. I'm really looking forward to working with Aamir Khan. I don't know how I'll give my shots. What do you mean? I'm so much in awe of him. Just watching him at work would be a learning experience. I absolutely love him. I know him since the time he worked with my sister in Andaz Apna Apna and Raja Hindustani. I'm an Aamir Khan fan. I'm that wide-eyed kid who has watched all his films, read all his interviews and followed all his films. I bought tickets and saw Rang De Basanti six times. Each time I had a blast. When they gave him a standing ovation I also stood up. What about another film with Shahid? We've taken a mutual decision not to work together until we're offered something truly outstanding. It must be an out-and-out love story. He's one of our youngest leading men. Youth is on his side.Coincidentally Shahid too has taken a break from acting. I'm not exaggerating when I say he hears four scripts a day. But nothing excites him. I'm glad he has reached a stage where he can say no. I wish I had done that before. He's such a fine actor. I'm so happy he has decided to stop work until he' challenged by a script. Are you saying the two of you didn't plan this time off together? No. It just happened. Shahid is a thinking guy. So far he has done a lot of films he wasn't convinced by. When I did the same I defiantly shrugged it off. But bad films trouble Shahid. So now he's putting his foot down. Good for him. He won't do any film for money. What about you? Not at all. It's the script. I've realized the script is the real star. That's why I love Omkara. I think I did well for myself. For me Desdemona's role is the ultimate. Why just me, everyone in the film was fabulous. I think Omkara is one of this year's best films. No director except Vishal could've the guts to do it. Last year you won the Smita Patil Memorial Award. I was shocked! I was away in Vienna when my sister received a letter from them. When she called to say I had won this award. I guess all my hard work and all my agonizing—am I doing the right thing or not?-- is finally paying off. I've always admired Smita Patil and to have my name associated with her at such a young age… I don't think I could've asked for me. I'm really excited. I'll be getting the award on 19 September two days before my birthday. A great gift. How closely have you watched Smita? I think she was so wonderful in Arth. She had a thankless unsympathetic role as the Other Woman. And she held her own against someone as powerful as Shabana Azmi. I wish I could play that role. I also like Smita in Bazaar. I'm partial to Bazaar because Supriya Aunty (Shahid's step-mother Supriya Pathak) is in it. She's one lovely actress who never got her due. She gave up her opportunities for her kids. Just like your mom? No no. My mom has a rocking life. Lots of friends, she travels, goes out to lunch. Plus my niece Samaira is there. So there's no time for her to be lonely. Were you happy with the response you got for Omkara? For sure. Mani Rathnam's Lajjo happened to me after Omkara. I won't be shooting for the next three months, just travelling to one unexplored land with Shahid every month. Spending my time with friends whom I've ignored because of work, gyming…The pressure of getting up for a 9 am shift for work that didn't excite me, is over. I won't say yes to a film I don't like. I'm looking for the right scripts. I fall asleep hearing the scripts about people cracking stupid jokes and shedding artifical tears. I can't be excited by the boy-meets-girl stories. Will someone gift me an exciting script ? What special thing will you do during your holiday? I wish I could boast about doing a course in cinematography or learning a new language during my holiday. I am not the pseudo-intellectual type. I'll be watching Hindi movies and travelling. Next month Shahid and I travel to Thailand. I love travelling. Does Shahid like to travel? He loves to go to new places. But he's terrified of flying. That's the problem. That's okay, you can hold his hand. Nah. I'm too busy eating and watching movies. I LOVE flying. To me every destination is just a flight away. If I decide to visit a place I'll just fly off overnight. What is Karisma planning to do? As of now she's just planning to look after her baby. She wants to be there for Samaira watching her grow. Samaira is very little. She needs her mother. Karisma was offered a tv show. But she decided she wanted to stay home. She might come back to cinema. But only for a great role. No one has offered the two of you a role together? We'd love to work together. But it has to be great role for both of us. Okay I'll write it. But no money. Okay no money. Just write it. Where will you be on your birthday? Ideally I'd like to be in Goa. That's my favourite holiday spot in India. I did want us to go to Thailand for my birthday. But I can't go because of the Smita Patil award. So we'll be in Goa. We've decided to visit one new place every month. This month it's Goa, next month it's Thailand. Who knows where we'll be in November? And marriage? Not for the next four years for sure. I'll most definitely marry Shahid. I'm not the kind to jump from one relationship to another. For me love is for keeps. К съемкам в фильме Мани Ратнама Lajjo Карина собирается брать уроки Урду и танцевальные занятия. Также ей придется изменить стиль прически и стать еще тоньше, потому как там ей придется ходить в наце. С Шахидом они вместе в ближайшее время сниматься не будут - пока не найдут чего-нибудь сильно выдающегося. Каришма пока возвращаться вроде не собирается - будет сидеть с ребенком. Может быть, вернется когда-нибудь - на какой-нибудь сногсшибательной роли. Замуж Карина собирается - определенно за Шахида, но нескоро - не раньше, чем через 4 года.
wichy: отсюда - интервью с Караном "I was completely embarrassed by the fact that my father was part of the Indian film fraternity because that time it wasn’t cool to be part of the Indian movies" - Karan Johar By IndiaFM News Bureau, March 15, 2007 - 09:21 IST “I believe in beautiful things. I like beauty. It could be of a human being, place, chair or a table… I just like pretty looking things and I like life to be beautiful. I’m an optimistic human being; I like to see positive things and therefore I like to see beauty and be surrounded by it and that’s what I like to even express on celluloid.” – Karan Johar Growing up years “I was completely embarrassed by the fact that my father was part of the Indian film fraternity because that time it wasn’t cool to be part of the Indian movies.” “I went to school and no one really knew what my father did and like every other father I said that my father was a businessman.” At 22, confused about what to pursue, Karan Johar considered everything from advertising & interior design to fashion designing, photography & a course in French. As luck would have it, he found himself persuaded by childhood friend Aditya Chopra to assist on his debut film “Dil Wale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge” instead. However, day one on location wasn’t exactly the experience Johar had hoped for and he almost quit Chopra’s project. “I always believe that I am destiny’s child because I was going somewhere else. I was literally pushed the other way and the other way is a great way to be so I really have to thank a lot of people, a lot of aspects; destiny primarily and then Shahrukh, Adi and my father for supporting my entire career because without any of these forces I would not be sitting in front of you today.” “I told him that night at dinner; “I’ve something to ask you, to tell you”. He said, “I’m very tired, I’m sleeping, tell me in the morning”. I woke up at 7 am to tell him, “Look, I’m going back home, I am not coming to the set, I can’t do this anymore, this is not me.” I was about to say that and there was a crisis then he said “I can’t talk now, tell me at the set”. So I agreed and reached the set & tapped him again. This was the 3rd time so I said, “Adi I need to tell you something now.” He said, “Can’t you see what’s happening? Sarojji hasn’t come (she was the choreographer), Kajol’s costume is not fitting her right, what do you want to know?” I got scared. Somehow I said, “I’ll tell you at lunch” & at lunch he came to me before I could say anything he says, “Take care of the costume department because I’m fed up of it”. I was very interested in clothes so I said okay let me give this a shot. The whole day I kind of took over the costumes of the film and it’s very strange because the reason I stayed on was that I was given the costume department which for some reason I was very excited about. And I stayed there that day and I had fun.” Eventually “Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayanege” got released in 1995. It was a massive hit & remains a milestone in Bollywood even today, but that’s another story. Meanwhile for Karan Johar who had stuck it out as part assistant, part costume person, even bit actor on the project, it remained a personal milestone. And then, 3 years later, he was ready with his directorial debut. And its outcome was impressive not just nationwide but more significantly with the non-resident Indian community abroad with whom only a few Hindi films had worked so far. Consider the figures reported. Of the 3 films he’s made to date, his first “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” grossed 8 million dollars in India and 2 million dollars each in the US and the UK. His next film “Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham” an even bigger hit, made 10 million dollars locally, and over 5 million dollars overseas, effectively smashing his own previously held record as a top overseas grosser which remains unchallenged since. And his, third film “Kal Ho Na Ho” which he wrote & produced but did not direct, also did great business – 6 million dollars locally and about 3 & Ѕ million dollars overseas. The perfect masala flick To achieve the box office returns, Karan Johar, whether following instinct or by canny design chooses to use certain elements which have since become staples of his style of cinema. First up, he uses a heavyweight, A-list cast. And so far it’s been headlined each time by his personal favorite, superstar Shahrukh Khan. “I believe we belong to a film fraternity and then a film industry. As a film fraternity I’m there as an emotional attachment but as part of the film industry I’m here to make films to generate a certain amount of commerce. That’s why we are all here. We make films with big stars, big budgets, we sell them at big costs. At the end of the day I’ll be very silly if I didn’t think about the commercial aspect.” Karan uses almost every formulae essential of a Bollywood film – song, dance and high drama, but his version of it is dressed up in designer wear, color coded cinematography & impossibly lavish art design. The hit-list Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, his first film, released in 1998, naturally showcased all these elements. A familiar enough Bollywood formula of boy meets girl, the newness of the film was in its aesthetics – its sanitized, grime free locations – a ‘never never’ land of sorts where there were no real problems except those of the heart, a world where everyone was relatively happy and nice to each other. “I started working on the script of a child who looks for a mother for her widower father. And somehow I was not getting the 2nd half of the story. I was stuck. It was not connecting. Then I decided to forget that and try another story. I was crazy about Archie comics so I said, “Let me make Archie, Betty & Veronica into a love triangle”, so I worked on this for 6 months. I put my other child angle aside. I worked on it & this also was not going anything in the second half. I went off to London for a long holiday with my parents. And I said, “Let me think”. One day I was walking and I still remember exactly the place, it was on Oxford Street and I passed John Lewis on Oxford Street. And I got this thought that this is story A & this is story B; what if I blend story A & B. What if I make Archie, Betty, Veronica my first half & connect my 2nd half to this – what if I connect it through a flashback as a cinematic medium.” And so ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’, with its pretty places, prettier faces and no poverty, dirt or villains became the perfect fairytale of the nineties. For the Indian middle class, here finally was cinema that reflected their aspirations if not their reality. “The first day of filming Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is not in the film. It’s the worst I’ve seen in my career. I shot it in a little dentist room & I think it’s on the deleted scenes footage of the DVD of ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’. It was an awful scene - I’m completely embarrassed by it! I had no idea of what I was doing. I thought that night that that was it and I made the biggest mistake again! And the next day we were shooting the song ‘Koi Mil Gaya’ and Farah came in and set up everything and the song was really lovely. And I started getting into the film, we started shooting the song and after that I made it a rule that I would start every film with a song because I feel you get into the film with a light, casual, happier approach.” Critics argue that Karan Johar’s debut “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” was not much more than the formulaic Bollywood blockbuster format seen many times before. But what worked for it was its packaging. Its setting seemed perfectly matched to the mood of the country at large. By the time it released, India had seen almost a decade of liberalization. The angst and youth rebellion of the eighties was out and the American dream was in. And it could now be purchased at the neighboring mall or viewed at the multiplex around the corner!! Johar’s first film reflected this aspirational upbeat mood and in spite of being more style than substance it found overwhelming success. “I believe in entertainment, I believe in taking the audience into a world of my own because I am creating that world, I am the master of that world; I want you to come and visit my world, I don’t want to take an audience to a world they know of. I am an escapist by nature, I run away from issues and I run away crisis and I expect my audience to do that - run away from their crises & enter my world, watch it, enjoy it, appreciate it, love it and go back thinking, “Hey that’s a great world but it’s not my world but I enjoyed being with it for three hours.”” Typically, Bollywood films follow a format - a masala curry mix of sorts with romance, tragedy, comedy & melodrama all rolled into one. To aid with the narration, another unique aspect is that protagonists break into song & dance at regular intervals. The success of a Hindi film’s songs is crucial to its box office fate and filmmakers concentrate a lot of their creative attention to its choreography. Karan Johar has found special success in this area with audiences. And there was no stopping him…. 3 years on, Johar’s 2nd directorial venture was ready for release. This time he moved from breezy romance to a melodramatic family saga. With one huge success already behind him, public expectations ran high and “Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham” became one of the most anticipated films of all time. For starters, its billing seemed the casting coup of the millennium with the superstars of three generations acting together in a film for the first time. These were Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan – each an icon in his own right. The heroines – Jaya Bachchan, Kajol and Kareena Kapoor were equally significant. Besides, the Bachchans being cast on screen together for the first time since ‘Silsila’ in 1981 had audiences intrigued. “I went to my father and said I want to make a film with Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Hritik Roshan & Kareena Kapoor. My father looked at me & said, “You should make only one film, why are you thinking of 2 or 3?” I said, “No, they’re all in one film”. He said, “One film? What are you making?”. “I am making Kabhie Khushie Kabhie Gham.” It’s a big multi-star cast bonanza and I’m going to spend a lot of your money!” If superstars & lavish production values had brought in the audiences, what kept them in their seats was the script. Although the film was set against a wealthy, upper class, urban milieu, each character lived by a traditional Indian value system, which upheld most of all respect for the older generation and patriotic pride. That curious cultural mix summed up in the film’s promotional tag line – “it’s all about loving your parents” - hit a chord with Indian audiences locally & especially outside of India. “I wanted to make a film that celebrated Indian cinema that just represented everything Indian cinema was all about. It’s really that big Bollywood film. It has emotions, it has songs, it has dances, and it has glitter, glamour, grandeur and the works. Tradition and modern – everything put together and packaged beautifully. It was a film that I always wanted to make.” Less than a month after he lost his father in July of 2004, Karan Johar was back at work. With his fathers passing, it is the end of an era for their banner Dharma Productions and it is up to Johar to consolidate as producer what his films as director began for the company in this, its second phase. A year before, In 2003, Johar had already made a first attempt as producer with ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’ but many critics saw it as a clear case of back seat driving given how much it reflected his own directorial style. This time, he seems to be making a conscious choice to extend his repertoire. Karan Johar was advised by a tarot card reader to always use a word starting with the letter “K” while naming his films The complete package “If my films had great looking sets and beautiful costumes and lovely locations minus the substance, they would never work. The audience wants substance. They don’t come for style. Style is the icing on the cake and it makes the film look prettier, it enhances the films overall visual but no way will an audience go back to see a film 3 or 4 times if it hasn’t moved them in some way.” Film stars & their on screen personas influence popular culture greatly in India - some films more than others. And Kuch Kuch Hota Hai was one such. Through its hero and heroines, it introduced India to new hairstyles, designer wear, trendy accessories & an overall sporty chic. It seemed that Johar’s personal love for clothes combined with stylist Manish Malhotra’s design sense had managed to break stereotypes & set trends for the country that year. And finally… “I think I need to make a film, which is no longer, an internal experience – I’ve internalized my 3 films. I need to externalize my films about an environment, about people I don’t know about… If I saw my own body of work, and I wasn’t me then I would say this boy needs to say something different. He needs to grow up now. He has shown that he’s had a sheltered life & if he doesn’t grow then he wouldn’t be the big name he is because he needs to do something else. He needs to get out there and in his own world which may be wide, he needs to make a film that is different.” Bollywood is a globally recognized brand today. Its something kids aspire to, it’s lucrative & and above all - its cool, a far cry from the 80’s when Johar was growing up. And it’s ironic that Johar, Bollywood’s prodigal son, is probably one of the main architects of this perception shift. Industry watchers say Karan Johar is Bollywood’s first real celebrity director. It’s an image strengthened by the charmed circle of A-list cast & technicians with whom he works. And plays! That they will be part of his up coming projects is a given, as is the fact that they will throw all their considerable weight behind him for its promotion when the time comes.
wichy: отсюда It’s confirmed. Aamir Khan will not be part of Dhoom 3, as was reported in some sections of the press. The actor is, in fact, busy with his only release of the year, Tare Zameen Pe, a film revolving around children. Aamir seems upbeat about his film, and calls it unique. A day after his 42 birthday on March 14, Aamir talks about his new film, the World Cup and more. Excerpts: First things first. Many congratulations on your birthday. Thank you. What did you do for your birthday? I spent the evening with my ammi, and the whole family. It was a simple get together. Aamir, you have just turned 42. It’s being said that once an individual crosses 40, his focus towards life undergoes a change. How far is this true for Aamir Khan? I don’t think my mindset has changed after I crossed 40. I don’t believe age has anything to do with these things. Every human being goes through several experiments in his or her life and gradually, we pass through various phases. Because of these experiments, changes are bound to happen. Which has been the biggest learning in your life? (Laughs) That is a deep question. I guess the biggest learning has been the conviction of believing in things I believe in. I follow the dictates of my heart. I would do only those things in life I have utmost faith in. This has been the biggest learning experience for me till date. If I were to talk about the year that went by, it was a stupendous year for you. Success came from all quarters — be it Fanaa, Rang De Basanti, BAFTA or even the Oscars. Did you expect this or do you feel God could have given more? I am really thankful to God. Whatever I have earned or achieved in life is courtesy Him and the good wishes of the people who happen to be my audience. I would like to thank my audience. Last year was quite fruitful for me. All my films did well at the box office and won people’s hearts. I am very happy. In future too, I would like to do quality work and entertain people. Your forthcoming film is called Tare Zameen Pe and the plot revolves around children. How was the experience of working with kids? The film’s plot attracted me. It’s an emotional story and after going through the script, I really thought of acting in the film. This is the only release I have this year. The shooting is over; the film is in postproduction now. All said and done, this industry does not make films for kids. The number is pretty less. Films meant for kids should be made on a regular basis. Every home has a child so invariably, they too happen to be an important audience for us and we can make so many films for them. Lets hope the audience appreciates this effort when it hits the theaters. You have worked with children in two of your earlier films — Hum Hai Rahi Pyaar Ke and Akele Hum Akele Tum. Is there a kid still hidden in Aamir Khan? (Laughs) I think there is a kid in all of us. But it was fun working with them. Tare Zameen Pe has turned out to be unique because of its story. The World Cup has begun. Do you plan to install big screens in your office for your colleagues so that they can be a part of the fun? My office has many television sets and they can enjoy the games. I myself want to see all the games especially the ones which feature India. I have this conviction that this year, India will lift the cup. I think the team is good and balanced but there is an intuition lurking deep within which tells me that we will emerge winners. That means it’s a conviction straight for the heart. If we don’t win, that should not bother us. Ours is a good team and they will play with full enthusiasm. Winning and losing games is something that is not in our hand. But we should do everything with full effort and straight from the heart. This team will surely play with its heart, entertain and in the process, bring the cup home also. Some others also share your opinion. Which country, do you think, will be the other finalist? That hardly matters. Would you like to work in English films? Yeah, I have received many offers but none of the stories excited me. I have this set criteria of doing films — the plot, producer and director should appeal me. I should have full faith in them so that work happens in an efficient and smooth way. I have yet to encounter a project from foreign shores which charges me. Finally, there are strong rumours that Aamir Khan is a part of Dhoom 3. How far is this true? There is no truth in this news. ААААА!!! А у Амира день варенья со мной в один день! 14 марта ему стукнуло 42. Он провел этот день с семьей. Про свой новый фильм Tare Zameen Pe - "Это очень эмоциональная история и когдая читал сценарий, я думал о том, как это можно сыграть. В этом году это будет мой единственный релиз, съемки закончены, в настоящее время идет постпродакшн. В индустрии редко делаются фильмы для детей. " Насчет Дхума 3- Амир не участвует в проекте ОДНОЗНАЧНО
wichy: отсюда - интервью с Приянкой Чопра. Sensuality lies in a woman’s eyes: Priyanka Reuters Chopra, who won the Miss World title in 2000, feels such techniques could only provide cheap thrills. Skimpy clothes and raunchy dances may titillate audiences, but the true art of sensuality lies in a woman’s eyes, says glamorous actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra. In an industry where leading ladies mostly play the hero’s sexy romantic interest, Chopra, 24, has cut some meaty roles and has starred in two of last year’s biggest hits — superhero movie Krrish and crime thriller Don. “Sensuality is in a woman’s eyes rather than the clothes she wears,” the tall, svelte heroine said in an interview. “Sensuality will have a degree of exposure but one should look attractive and beautiful and not vulgar.” So far as sex and sensuality go, most Bollywood films avoid nudity and restrict themselves to titillation through raunchy song and dance sequences where women gyrate in revealing clothes. Chopra, who won the Miss World title in 2000, feels such techniques could only provide cheap thrills. “Sensuality is only a part of movies but it is not the only thing. “It should be in the body language of a woman and not by being cheap,” said Chopra, who has acted in about 30 films and has seven set for release this year. As a young girl, Chopra did not nurse any acting dreams, but said the Miss World title pitchforked her into films. She signed her first film in 2002. “I got offers for films and I thought there was nothing wrong in giving it a shot,” said Chopra, who received death threats from conservative vigilantes after winning a beauty pageant. “Thankfully everything fell in place.”
wichy: отсюда "I'm doing Kismet Talkies for sure" - Kareena By Faridoon Shahryar, March 19, 2007 - 03:11 IST The golden curly hair shimmered with the characteristic temerity of youth. Light glistened on the dance floor as her languid gait prepared to unveil the charismatic steps. Watching Kareena Kapoor attempt a ‘take’ for a one off song for Lovely Singh’s Kya Love Story Hai starring Tushar Kapoor and Ayesha Takia was an exercise in patience. And full credit to her for executing the zingy Pritam number It’s Rocking under the heavy-n-testing gaze of the media at Filmistan Studio in Mumbai this weekend with an uncanny ease. “Lovely is a dear friend. I’ve known him since he was the assistant director to Satish ji (Kaushik) during Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hai. And I really love Tushar Kapoor. He is a great person,” said Kareena Kapoor sitting pretty inside her comfy vanity van eager to go for yet another shot at stardom. Director Lovely Singh admitted that Kareena was doing a favour and that he was “extremely grateful to her.” According to him, this song would be placed immediately after the credits in the beginning and hence is one of the highlights of the film. Choreographer Bosco sounding upbeat about the song said, “Kareena is entering a club, there are moments with Brit Security guy, she is dancing on a huge 25 feet guitar, the limousine is there too. It’s a fun oriented song. And we’ve made no compromises in making sure it’s rocking.” Kareena draped in a blue jeans and a tastefully dressed light green top didn’t seem averse to learning a step-or-two from the miserly dressed group dancers. Glamour demands a lot of hard work. “It’s a lot of hard work but a lot of fun too. It requires a lot of energy. Pritam and Salim-Suleiman have given a really rocking track,” Kareena said. It was time to pose a few more queries that all you guys have been eager to find an answer to. It’s his personal choice if Shahid finds me better in Chameli as compared to Omkara. There’s a lot of speculation about whether you are there or not in Zoya Akhtar’s Kismet Talkies? “I’m doing Kismet Talkies for sure,” was the straight faced answer waiting for the next question. Alright! Shahid finds you better in Chameli as compared to Omkara. “It’s a personal choice. I won a Filmfare critics award for Chameli too. They are both my films.” You won an award for Omkara over Kajol’s Fanaa. “Omkara has been a wonderful experience in my career. It’s a masterpiece.” Your compatibility test with Shahid at Koffee with Karan was ten on ten. “Even we were shocked. We know each other very well and so we are comfortable with each other.” When is Lajjo happening? “It should start by the end of this year.” What does working with Aamir mean to you? “It is every actress’ dream to work with Aamir Khan.” What are you doing next? “I am starting Imtiaz Ali’s next with Shahid and there’s a Yashraj film with Akshay Kumar and Saif.” It is every actress’ dream to work with Aamir Khan It was time to get a bit bold and ask the tougher questions...Hmmm…Why did you call John expressionless? “No controversial questions please,” a voice politely said from behind. Uhm….No probs. You shared screen space with sister Karisma after a long time at Koffee with Karan. “We are family after all.” It was obvious that although she was smiling and being nice, she was eager to get drenched in the camera-gaze again. It was time to pack bags for the day. Finally, out of all your films, which has been your favourite? “Omkara,” she said without flinching-or-thinking even for a second. A day in the life of a glamourous film star like Kareena Kapoor isn’t an easy one. For, there was a young boy patiently waiting for hours outside hoping to get an autograph. Then there were a plethora of TV crews who were making last ditch attempts at getting that worth-tom tomming-about ‘Exclusive’ with the reclusive star. She seems to have found her groove rather well. For she handled it all with a cool-n-collected-confidence. In other words, her life’s definitely rocking. Much like the song she grooved to that day…
wichy: wichy пишет: There’s a lot of speculation about whether you are there or not in Zoya Akhtar’s Kismet Talkies? “I’m doing Kismet Talkies for sure,” was the straight faced answer waiting for the next question. Итак, Карина утверждает, что точно будет сниматься в фильме Зои Актар Kismet Talkies... видимо, все-таки Ритик не будет...
wichy: отсюда Aishwarya had a crush before marriage in Guru: Mani Ratnam Post-Guru Mani Ratnam talks to Subhash K Jha... Do you think making bio-pics suits your creative purposes? You've done them repeatedly. Will you do more bio-pics if the opportunity arises? When you take a project you do so because you see a film in it, and not because it fits in to a particular genre. Will I do more bio pics? I dont know. If a character is exciting enough to hold your attention for over a year and the audiences attention for over two hours then maybe it has movie potential. Then it is upto you. if you can capture the esssence of the character on film or not. Abhishek says he borrowed mannerisms from producer Vashu Bhagnani to play Gurukant. Are you aware of that? The actor can borrow anything from anywhere as long as he or she brings a bit of himself or herself into the character. That is fine with me. Your next Lajjo is about a much older man married to a young girl. Isn't Aamir too young for the role? Who says it is a much older character with a younger woman? Why the delay in Lajjo? People are speculating it may never happen. It is postponed from winter 2006 to winter 2007 so that I can do some effective pre -production. Are you satisfied with the way Guru was received by the audience? You dont have a choice in the matter. You better learn to take it whichever way the audience react. Your job is to make it as well as you can then learn from their reaction how much you have gone out of the fairway. There are many unexplained segments in Guru...for example, who was Aishwarya's lover and why was she eloping with him? Why does everything have to be explained? People can have crushes before they get married. Aishwarya's character had such a crush. Why do you find it so difficult to accept? It's part of life and therefore part of cinema. Vidya and Maddy's roles seem relatively nebulous. Did you deliberately choose to focus on only one character? Maddy and Vidya's characters are according to me etched sharply. You are willing to accept smudgy characters if they twist and turn your plot but unwilling to accept defined roles seen through the life of a man. The focus was always on one man. The film is named after him. It is through him that the others are seen. And we have been as honest to that narration as possible. The climax compares Guru to Bapu. Why? Guru says he is no Bapu. He is right, isn't he? The reformist zeal as seen in Rang De Basanti and Lage Raho Munnabhai is subverted in Guru. Your film says it's okay to bend rules, that idealism isn't the order of the day. Isn't that too cynical a view for mass consumption? Do you want all the films to uphold one particular ideology? Some films offer hope. Some are reflections on life. I like both kinds of cinema. But when you reflect you should be willing to look at reality. Guru isn't cynical. It's a reflection on today's reality. The twins in Guru are named Disha and Drishti. That's Amar Singh's twins' names. How did that happen? I am stumped! Перевод некоторых кусочков: Абишек говорил, что перенял манеры у Вашу Бхаганани (продюсер), чтобы сыграть Гуруканта. Вы об этом знали? Актер может перенимать что угодно откуда угодно, пока он привносит частичку себя в свой персонаж. По мне - это нормально. Ваш новый проект Lajjo о достаточно пожилом мужчине, который женится на юной девушке. Амир не слишком молод для этой роли? Кто сказал, что это пожилой мужчина и юная девушка? Почему Lajjo отложена? Говорят, проект вообще может не состояться... Он перенесен с зимы 2006 на зиму 2007, чтобы я смог лучше подготовиться В фильме есть много непонятных моментов (про Гуру) - к примеру, кто был любовником Айшварьи, с которым она собиралась бежать? Зачем нужно все объяснять. Люди могут влюбляться до замужества. Персонаж Айшварьи был увлечен. Почему так трудно принять это? Это часть жизни - следовательно и часть кинематографа.
Lo: wichy пишет: кто был любовником Айшварьи, с которым она собиралась бежать? рассмотрим это предложение в будущем времени...
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