The Indian filmmaker Tapan Sinha

Tapan Sinha was born on 2 October 1924 in Kolkota and was an Indian filmmaker. He was the most inflexible director outside the range of Parallel Cinema.Tapan studied physics at the University of Patna and later bagged an MSc at the University of Calcutta.He married Indian actress Arundhati Devi and their son is Indian scientist Professor, named Anindya Sinha. On 15 January 2009, Tapan Sinha died of pneumonia and septicaemia.

Tapan Sinha went to London in 1950’s to study filmmaking. On accomplishing London, he contacted Cry Hearsth, Manager of Pinewood Studios. Through his help, Tapan managed to get hold of his first assignment. He got to work in director Charles Cryton's unit as a Sound Engineer. Cryton, who made some British comedies such as Lavender Hill Mob and so on was then working for a movie titled The Hunted.His flicks have also won laurels in International Film Festivals of Berlin, Venice, London, Moscow, San Francisco, Locarno, Cork Festival in Ireland, Kampuchea and Seoul.

The director has also served as a member of the jury in film festivals at Tashkent and San Francisco. In his young age, Tapan Sinha was highly influenced by contemporary American and British Cinema. Among his favourite filmmakers were John Ford, Carol Reed, and Billy Wilder..Tapan Sinha's first movie, Ankush, was based on the Narayan Ganguly tale Sainik, which had an elephant as the main character. His next film Uphaar featured Uttam Kumar, Manju Dey and others. His Aadhar Periye featured Madhabi Mukherjee, Subhendu Chaterji, Sumitra Mukherjee, Anil Chaterji,

Nirmal Kumar, Subrota Chaterji, Bikash Roy, Kalyan Chaterji, Chinmoy Roy and others. It was is based on a story penned down by Chittaranjan Maity.Kabuliwallah was based on a story by Rabindranath Tagore. The stars include Radhamohan Bhattacharji, Kali Banerji and Manju De. Tinku Thakur portrays the character of the small lass in the movie, and Jiban Bose has a character as well as a jailer. Tapan Sinha's “Zindagi Zindagi” was a Bollywood movie with actor Sunil Dutt and Waheeda Rehman. Though, the film doesn’t worked at the box office possibly because the narration was too slight for Hindi viewers. Another film Aadmi Aur Aurat was based on a story by Prafulla Roy. Amol Palekar and Mahua Roy Choudhury act in this section.

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Murder 3 will also have Emraan in the lead

Bhatt’s always have a fare reason to celebrate. Each time they come up with a string of new concept gets the graph on the top. There previous venture Murder claimed to be a grand box office success, where the hottest on-screen couple Emraan Hashmi and Mallika Sherawat’s awesome chemistry created wonders. This time as we all know that they have again came up with a different concept Murder 2 where Emraan ahs been casted in the lead role. The movie is winning all praises from the critics and has been declared as the superhit 2011 film at the box office.

While coming on the subject, the sudden huge success graph of Murder 2 has rolled up the process of working on the franchise. Filmmaker Mohit Suri has been asked to leave all other proposals and work on the next Murder movie. It has been reported that Murder 3 will now be made faster rather than later. The way the results and feedbacks are going, Murder 2 will be one of the biggest blockbuster hits of 2011 as assumed and the biggest success so far of the Bhatts' production house.

The writing has already started for Murder 3.It has been decided that Murder 2 success bash will be held on Friday evening, and on this issue producer Mukesh Bhatt mentioned that they are already looking ahead at Murder 3. So, 2012 summer would be full of heat I suppose.Shagufta Rafique who inked Murder 2 has been put on the job of immediately coming up with a crunchy script for Murder 3.

But the USP of the Murder franchise is the obscure hottie waiting for a makeover. If Murder showcased a made-over Mallika Sherawat and Murder 2 sees a completely talented Jacqueline Fernandez. Murder 3 will also see in the part again. Mukesh Bhatt, asserted that at the moment he can't disclose the casting schedule. The one thing that the writer has been asked to keep in mind while working on Murder 3 . Raaz 3will have Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez in the lead characters. It will also star another actress.

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Filmmakers' college days

It was a walk down the memory paths for Bollywood renowned filmmakers Imitiaz Ali, Abhishek Chaubey and Vishal Bhardwaj as they visited the alumni meet of their alma mater to experience again their bachelorhood at the Hindu college hostel in New Delhi University.Chandrachud Singh, warden for Hindu college and the professor of Political Science who prearranged the meet said that they have refurbished the hostel and asked the ex-hostellers to come back and live there for day.
And it was seen that three hundred students attended the meet starting from 1954 batch. Sounds amazing.Imtiaz Ali, Abhishek and Vishal Bhardwaj were all students of Hindu College, Delhi and they all also shared a hostel there. So, what all happened when all the buddies met under one roof, Chandrachud Singh asserted that there was a qawali singing assembly with a tandoor cuisine and a bar. But drinking in the hostel is strictly prohibited. Lot of sher-o-shayari also took place at the gathering. The party went on till late hours and all the students present at the Hindu college hostel enjoyed a lot.

Well, it’s hard to determine the fun they must have had more than ever after they got a pass from their wives and children to spend a night together with their friends whom they couldn’t meet for years.Just read on. Imtiaz Ali told that Vishal Bhardwaj was his senior at the college and was the one to introduce him to social drinking. To which Vishal immediately replied that he did that and now he have come back just to see if Imtiaz is continuing doing it or not.

Vishal also revealed that he stayed in the same wing for exact three long years and also remembered his room numbers. The filmmaker also stated that on their last day of the college, they all got drunk and lay down in front of the corridor and started cryin loudly because they had to leave the college. Sharing all kind of jokes, facing embarrassing situations, friendly atmosphere all were shared at the Hindu hostel and these guys enjoyed a lot.


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Rajkumar Hirani edits the script for Munnabhai Chale Amerika

Seems like, Munnabhai won’t go to America, finally. After the grand success of 2006 release Lage Raho Munnabhai, producer-filmmaker jodi Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani had decided to make Munnabhai Chale Amerika. In the third part movie of the successful permit, Munna and Circuit, portrayed by actor Sanjay Dutt and Arshad Warsi respectively were set to take a trip to the USA to meet the President.Now, writer-director Rajkumar Hirani who has also directed the award winning film 3 Idiots, has according to the sources edited his content completely,

and while he remained unavailable for comment, Arshad Warsi put himself forward saying that the fresh story has nothing to do with the USA or it’s President. There will be no USA in the next Munnabhai movie. As far as Arshad knows the matter, the flick’s script is completely changed. We wish that the things work in a positive way for the movie. As decided, the shooting for the film will most probably start by mid-2012. Munnabhai Chala Amerika had actually turned down with the idea of Munna meeting the US President, but the filmmaker later agreed that the viewpoint had been amended from the story after he found that actor Shahrukh Khan was also seen meeting the President in his My Name Is Khan in a scene. It also ensue previously in 2008 release Singh is Kinng. Sooner or later, the makers at last decided to thrust aside the USA idea exclusively.

Quite captivating some time back, a two-minute puzzler trailer had been released, in which Munna and Circuit are seen learning English for the trip. Apparently, the jotted content for the forthcoming project is all set, but 3 Idiots director is busy with his next venture, Ferrari Ki Sawaari while Vidhu Vinod Chopra is jammed up with his Hollywood movies. That’s the actual cause why no official declaration has been made yet. Arshad Warsi, at the same time, is busy with a host of movies. Arshad enacts a real-life outlaw, Mahender Fauji in Zilla Ghaziabad, while Ishqiya 2 moves to November. Arshad will also play a lawyer in Jolly LLB.

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Mahesh’s theatrical tribute

Mahesh Manjrekar, who casted Salman Khan to act in his movies like Ready, Dabangg and Bodyguard, has now decided to turn his concentration to plays. The talented filmmaker will be soon seen paying a theatrical mark of respect to strong personalities of Indian cinema, both Hindi as well as Marathi.Mahesh asserted that he’s looking forward to a series of stage biographies on the masters of Indian cinema.


Beginning with V Shantaram and Sudhir Phadke, Mahesh Manjrekar would be portraying the central character in all the fragments. The director-actor is even studying the lives of each one in vast direction before playing the characters so that he can do full justice to the real icons of Hindi film industry. Since a long period, Mahesh has felt a missing part in our audience in the indulgent of how the entire film fraternity developed and who all helped give it its perfect silhouette. Mahesh has also felt a vacancy inside him as a star because of the characters he has been doing. Now it’s his turn to take hold of things. While, Mahesh is appreciated with directing the critically acclaimed movies like Vaastav: The Reality, Astitvaand Viruddh... Family Comes First.

He has won a National Film Award and two Star Screen Awards. The ace filmmaker has also acted in many flicks being some of his own productions. He first gathered acclaim as an actor for his performance in the 2002 movie Kaante, and later played negative characters in the Telugu movie titled Okkadunnadu and he also played the role of a gangster in Slumdog Millionaire. He was also seen in the blockbuster hit Dabangg where he played the role of father to Sonakshi Sinha who made her debut with this film opposite Salman Khan.

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Piggy Chops will not be seen in 2 States

In December last year, it was reported how Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra after being signed for the lead role in Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's ‘Two States’ suddenly backed out, all thanks goes to the lead star Shahrukh Khan and his faith that the script of the movie required a talented actress. Appears as if, Bollywood baadshah has now had a change of feel. SRK not only suggested on having Priyanka on board again, but also persuaded the actress to take up the offer without thinking much.

Vishal Bhardwaj’s 7 Khoon Maaf that starred Piggy Chops playing the main lead was a dud at the box office and that could also be one of the reasons that PC decided to turn down the offer. The fact that she is a Punjabi kudi and the character was that of a South Indian girl, also worked against her. However, looks like Shahrukh Khan's reference has conquered all weirdness. But both the filmmaker and Shahrukh are convinced that Priyanka can carry on the South Indian character well. They feel she holds the flexibility. And PC will learn how to speak Tamil. Even producer Sajid Nadiadwala is influenced that Priyanka can take the role to great heights. There is a great members involved, including Shahrukh Khan, Sajid Nadiadwala and Vishal Bharadwaj and Piggy Chops admitted that she will definitely plan to work with them at some time in the future.

However at this time, Priyanka stated that she’s just committed to finishing her current projects on hand, which include Kunal Kohli's next Barfee, and Krrish2. 2 States: The Story of My Marriage is the third Chetan Bhagat novel to motivate a film, after Hello, based on his book ‘One Night @ The Call Centre’ and the superhit 3 Idiots, aroused by Chetan’s bestseller ‘Five Point Someone.’ If Priyanka Chopra had decided to do 2 States, it would have been her third flick based on a novel. The first was as told Ashutosh Gowariker's What's Your Rashee?, based on Madhu Rye's Kimball Ravenswood, than came Vishal Bhardwaj’s 7 Khoon Maaf, inspired by Ruskin Bond's short story Susanna's Seven Husbands.

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Gulzaar to write lyrics for Yash Chopra's film

It appears as if Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra's next venture is going to be a musical treat for all of us. After accompanying with music king A.R. Rahman, he has finally roped in ace lyricist Gulzar for his movie and is quite excited about it.Yash Chopra even said that though he has been associated with Yash Raj Films previously, this is the first time that he will be working alongside Gulzar sahab.

Yash Chopra who has decided to exercise the megaphone after seven years is looking forward to some excellent poetry, which he is personally very fond of. It will also be a great opportunity working with the award winning pair of A.R. Rahman and Gulzar sir and making some amazing and meaningful music.Both A. R. Rahman and Gulzar had together bagged the Oscar award for the song "Jai ho" from Danny Boyle's movie “ Slumdog Millionaire” which was released in 2009. On the other hand, Gulzar is also excited about working with Yash Chopra, who has made megahit movies like "Silsila",

"Chandni", "Lamhe", "Dil To Pagal Hai" and "Veer Zaara.” Gulzar concluded saying that Yash Chopra is someone who understands poetry and has almost certainly redefined the poetry of romance through the music of his films. There is a sense of thrill and eagerness in working with him. Gulzar so far has written down the lyrics for songs like "Tujhse naraaz nahin zindagi", "Aanewala pal" and the more recent peppy songs "Dil toh bacha hai ji" and "Darling".


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Ferrari Ki Sawari kept on hold

Vidhu Vinod Chopra recently made a official declaration about his next Bollywood project after the release of successful box office hit 3 Idiots.However, the filmmaker has been powerless to finish the making of the movie as yet. According to a source, it has been revealed that director-producer Ekta Kapoor is the main cause behind the postponement of Ferrari Ki Sawari. It is a known fact that Ekta Kapoor's freshly released Marathi flick Taryanche Bait has a comparable storyline. Taryanche Bait was a father-son tale in which Sachin Khedekar's character makes a promise to his son that one day he’ll take him to a five star hotel in Mumbai and how the father struggles to accomplish his promise.
Similarly in Ferrari Ki Swari, Sharman Joshi promises his son a Ferrari ride.Now when Ekta’s Marathi movie is released and has received a decent feedback from the audiences, Vidhu Vinod Chopra who has written the script of the film doesn't want that the content should go waste or would be called as a remake of a regional movie due to the similar plot. Therefore, now the filmmaker is looking forward to make some necessary changes in the script due to which the ‘FKS’ will take some more time to wrap up.

This movie was thought to start early this year and was scheduled to release in the month of December 2011. The movie as reported will be directed by Rajesh Mapuskar who assisted Rajkumar Hirani during the making of Sanjay Dutt starrer Lage Raho Munnabhai and Aamir Khan featured 3 Idiots. Other than Sharman Joshi Ferrari Ki Sawari will also feature actress Deepika Padukone in the lead role.Munna Bhai Chale Amerika is an upcomingBollywood comedy genre flick that will be produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and directed by Rajkumar Hirani.



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Rajkumar Santoshi's Ladies and Gentleman might be delayed

Ever since Amitabh Bachchan tweeted on micro-blogging site that his loving bahuAishwarya is gonna become a mother soon, the entire film fraternity have park themselves to take note of how the flick trade could be pretentious because of the actress’s present condition.Aishwarya Rai has two movies in her kitty at the moment, one being, Madhur Bhandarkar's Heroine and Rajkumar Santoshi's Ladies And Gentleman. While work on Heroine has already taken shape, but on the other side, Rajkumar Santoshi haven’t started film’s shooting.

Madhur Bhandarkar has mentioned that he had roped in Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for Heroine last month, and the movie went on floors earlier this month. As soon as Madhur came to know about the latest news he immediately mapped out a strategy to complete the film in a single schedule of 45 days. A source revealed that just fifteen days shoot of Heroine is not completed. Being an average budget movie, Heroine won't be affected in any big manner. On the other side, producers Madhur and Ronnie Screwvala of UTV have invested around Rs 18 crore in the movie.According to the buzz, Aish's character is showcased to be a depressed alcoholic, so in addition Madhur decided to shoot the actress with broad angle shots with a second camera to do the close-ups so that she did not have to shoot variations of the same scenes again.

The major problem for Madhur Bhandarkar could occur when it comes to promotion, by when the actress would be closer to her due date. Madhur will have to work harder when the promotional event will get started.The project that could infact come under force is Rajkumar Santoshi's Ladies And Gentleman where Aish was suppose to cast opoosite her husband Abhishek Bachchan, will perceptibly be delayed now and the filmmaker will almost certainly have to focus on another venture. Usually, Rajkumar Santoshi's movies are motivated and his investment begins from anywhere between Rs 40 crore to Rs 60 crore.So, now it seems like the fate of filmmakers and producers depend on Aishwarya’s comeback.


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Kat plays mediator between Sallu and Kabir Khan

As all know it very well known that Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan are sharing cordial relationship even they have parted their ways. The stars have been approached to enact the lead in Yash Raj’s next project Ek Tha Tiger which will be directed by Kabir Khan. Now, Salman hasn`t worked with Kabir Khan earlier and producer Aditya Chopra.Since our Barbie doll has worked with Aditya Chopra and Kabir Khan in the movie New York opposite John Abraham and Neil Nitin Mukesh, the actress is actively managing the part of a negotiator between Salman and the filmmakers.

News state that both Salman Khan and Aditya Chopra haven`t actually reached each other . Conceivably it has something to do with the producer being close to Sallu’s jaani dushman Shahrukh Khan. But with Katrina in the portrait, it seems like everything will go well. After ensuring fairly a casting achievement for his Ek Tha Tiger, with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in main characters, Aditya Chopra wants to now guarantee nothing can thwart the movie from creating history in 2012. A associate director, while calling this irrefutable proof of Aditya Chopra’s presence mentioned that he is determined and wide awake about the upcoming film. He further stated that their first movie with Salman Khan and also among their most provoked projects till date.

Everything has to fall into right place for the benefit of the respective movie. What does it basically means is that everybody from director Kabir Khan to writer Neelesh Misra are getting special consideration from the producers. The Chopra parivaar at the same time feels that their debut venture with Salman Bhai will create attention on it’s own. Having lots of projects in hand actor Salman, the filmmaker Aditya Chopra is taking special care of numerous requirements as well. Kabir Khan confirmed the news declaring that Aditya doesn’t simply back your film. He is always deeply indulged in finalising the subject to the climax. And it isn’t an omission with Ek Tha Tiger; he was as involved with New York and Kabul Express too. Kabir concluded saying that Aditya would like to have more such communications.

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Kabir’s Ek Tha Tiger

After delivering an awesome performance in Bollywood filmmaker Kabir Khan's New York, actress Katrina Kaif is looking forward be working in Ek Tha Tiger opposite her ex-boyfriend Salman Khan.
Pritam Chakraborty will be scoring the music of for the venture and the film will be go on floors in the starting of July. Scheduled to hit the theaters in 2012 its a superhero project.

The filmmaker went on to add that the idea for the script came from Aditya Chopra who’s been dating Rani Mukherjee took a legend from an area of variance and put his own twist on it. The basic story is evidently true but coming from the world of intelligence, no resources related are getting geared up to set the record in the correct place. Yash Raj banner have always approached Salman Khan to do his films, The star declared that he was offered the lead character in ‘Chak De India’ but his schedule would not permit it. Salman Khan feels that he is on seventh heaven getting associated with Yash Chopra. Kabir Khan knew it well that he wished Salman Khan to portray the main actor as he felt that the character was alike to Salman and his appearance; being a real yet bigger than life character himself. After roping in Salman, Katrina,the filmmaker has a strong feeling that the chemistry between the two will work for sure. Kabir Khan begin his career as a cinematographer for the documentary ventureshas made renowned films like New York, Kabul Express and many more. Read Katrina Kaif twitter updates.

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Rensil D'Silva's film called to be lengthy

Debutant director of Bollywood industry Rensil D'Silva's upcoming romantic flick Kurbaan is said to be longer than the show-timing which multiplexes approve. Rensil D'Silva's film is called to be formidable and lengthy.




Produced by Karan Johar Kurbaan has turned out to be two hours 37 minutes long after editing. Rensil D'Silva exclusively speaks about his directorial movie Kurbaan and said that this flick is not a documentary on terrorism. Infact totally based on global issue. The fast-paced thriller is scheduled to release on November 20.

The movie features Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi in lead roles.

RITUPARNO GHOSH

Rituparno Ghosh is one of the contemporary Bengali directors in India. Starting his career in the year 1992 the well admired director has been recognized for his works worldwide.




Rituparno Ghosh was born and brought up in Kolkata. He studied at south point high school and later joined Jadavar Uiversity to pursue his education in economics. Both his parents were closely associated with filmdom. His father was a documentary filmmaker.

Rituparno Ghosh has always professed that he has admired the works of Ingmar Bergman, Krzysztof Kie Lowski, Bille August, Quentin Tarantino, Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Wong Kar-Wai and Pedro Almodovar.

In a little over a decade, Rituparno Ghosh has established himself as one of the best directors in contemporary Indian cinema. Though he has largely worked in Bengali, his native language, with stories and themes that are rooted in Bengali culture, his films have broken geographical and linguistic barriers by reaching national and international film festivals.

Though his first film Hirer Angti (The Diamond Ring), made in 1992, a children’s film won an international award, it failed to get a public release in theatres. However, the film was later shown several times over at small festivals for children’s films and also on the small screen. Unishe April went on to win the Swarna Kamal or the National Award for Best Film as well as Best Actress for Debashree Roy.

A unique element in a Rituparno Ghosh script is its distinct structure, which changes with every film he directs. Unishe April opened with the shocking scene of an untimely and sudden death. Whispers and hushed tones underscored the grief of a little girl in shock, till we were surprised to discover that the entire unfolding was in flashback. The narrative of Dahan is sandwiched between letters penned by one of the two main female characters to her sister away in Canada. It is in Utsab (2000), that one finds Rituparno in total control.

Based on his own story, Titli (2002) offers the usual Rituparno fare of a filial relationship in conflict being resolved in the end. But the ambience is unusual. For the first time in his career, Rituparno moves his script beyond the confines of the four walls to shoot it almost completely on location among the scenic landscape of Kurseong. Raincoat (2004, Hindi) starring Ajay Devgan and Aishwarya Rai, was an unabashed plagiarization of The Gift of the Magi with suitable shifts in time, relocation, characterization, storyline and socio-cultural backdrop.

In an interview , he told us that “Chokher Bali (2003) was been a long-time dream-come-true for me. I love to make films on subjects I understand the most. I feel I understand the inner feelings of women, their passion, agony and sufferings.”

Today, Rituparno Ghosh is the only filmmaker in Bengali cinema to have successfully transcended the borders of language, culture and casting to make films in Hindi and English.

Madhur Bhandarkar's 5 films will be held at the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival

The Life member of the ‘International Film and Television Research Centre’ and the ‘Asian Academy of Film and Television', Madhur Bhandarkar’s five films will be held at the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival between November 14 and 20. The films are Chandni Bar, Page 3, Corporate, Traffic Signal and Fashion. Hollywood celebrities such as Salma Hayek, Lucy Liu and Samuel L Jackson will be gracing the event.




Madhur Bhandarkar also said, "It is a great moment for me." Around 25 Indian films will be screened during the festival. Some of the big fames gracing the event will be legendary filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, actress Sridevi and her producer husband Boney Kapoor, director Madhur Bhandarkar, Slumdog Millionaire star Irrfan Khan and writer Vikas Swarup, etc.

IMTIAZ ALI- A MAN OF COMMON TASTE

In Osian's film festival, Imtiaz Ali said "I don't want to make movies for a limited audience. When I am taking money from somebody else and making a movie I need to recover cost. I automatically think on those lines while directing a film because I am a man of common taste."




The 38-year-old director does not want to be in the league of "different" filmmakers.

He does not want to prove that he is a different director or that he wants to re-invent himself with his movies. He just want to tell those stories which he thinks he can show the best. He says he is a victim of his own limitations. Imtiaz Ali has become one of the most sought after directors in Bollywood post the success of 'Jab We Met' and 'Love Aaj Kal'. The film, despite its girl-meets-boy theme, struck a chord with the audience because of Ali's innovative story-telling method.

In an interview Imtiaz Ali said "Bollywood is in that phase now when people are bored of formula films, so we directors are under no compulsion to make a certain kind of movie. We can make them the way we want to. We are happy to be directing films at this point of time". "Before the films release we tend to say things to the media to sell the film. I try to lie as little as possible.

Imtiaz has always accepted the flaws in his films and is ready to accept the criticism openly when they are released. Ali said in an interview," None of my movies have been perfect, after a while I do see defects in them and wish that I could correct them."

His first three films have revolved around the subject of love, but Ali insists that there is no deliberate reason why he chooses to explore this topic repeatedly, be it in his first film 'Socha Na Tha' or his latest 'Love Aaj Kal'.

Karan appreciates Ayan

When Karan Johar appreciates the words come out and overflow. On this occasion when the movie 'Wake up Sid!' has reported an excellent opening, he is appreciating the director of the movie Ayan Mukherji.




"Ayan has earned it all. Really, no one other than Ayan could have made this film. His story made me realize that we all have been Sids at some point in our younger days. We all have gone through that phase. We have thought like that. Pick up any family and you would find a Sid. It is this identifiable factor that had made Wake Up Sid click with audiences in a big way", says Karan Johar.

Earlier also Karan has given the opportunity of direction to first timers like Nikhil Advani (Kal Ho Na Ho), Soham Shah (Kaal) and Tarun Mansukhani (Dostana). He says that the first time directors cannot afford to be just talented and creative, they need more than that. According to him, they should be able to nurture good relationships with their cast and crew off set too.

Karan Johar sounds more like a management guru when he says, “See 80% part of a filmmaker's job is to handle people and their emotions. Once you are able to do that as a director, creativity automatically steps in. One should always possess people management skills; that makes the entire filmmaking process quite efficient."

Sachin Bhowmick

Sachin Bhowmick is a bollywood film director who has written stories and screenplay for over 70 films. Sachin started his writing career with the screenplay for Mohan Segal's Nargis starrer Lajwanti in 1958.





In the 1960's this bollywood director was associated with several hits like Anuradha, which won him the National Film Award for Best Film, Ayee Milan Ki Bela, Jaanwar (1965), Love in Tokyo (1966), Aaye Din Bahar Ke (1966), An Evening in Paris (1967), Bhramachari (1968), Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke (1969) and Aradhana.

1970 came with successes like Aan Milo Sajna (1970), Caravan (1971), Khel Khel Mein (1975), Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (1977), Gol Maal (1979). His 1980 films include the following Karz (1980), Do Aur Do Paanch (1980), Bemisal (1982), Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai (1981), Nastik (1983), Andar Baahar (1984), Saaheb (1985) and Karma (1986). He also co-wrote the tamil comedy movie Thillu Mullu (1981).

Sachin Bhowmick in the 1990s came up with several hits like Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Yeh Dillagi (1994), Karan Arjun (1995), Koyla (1997), Soldier (1998), Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) and Taal (1999).

In 2000 the director continued giving hits like Koi Mil Gaya, Kisna and Krrish (2006).

Sachin Bhowmick directed one film in 1973 with Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore that was titled Raja Rani which he also wrote. He was honoured with the 1968 Filmfare Best Story Award for Brahmachari, 1969 Filmfare Nomination for Best Story for Aradhana and in 1970 received the Filmfare Nomination for Best Story for Pehchan.

Akshay says no to Kunal Kohli

Kunal Kohli made four movies for Yash Raj Films owned by famed director and producer Yash Chopra. His first film under the Yash Raj banner was 2002 release Mujhse Dosti Karoge! Than followed Hum Tum, Fanaa, Thoda Pyar Thoda Magic.




Akshay Kumar has reportedly has rejected to be a part of Bollywood film director Kunal Kohli's new project, contrary to earlier claims by the director.

Kunal Kohli, who is best known for directing 2004 hit Hum Tum, had previously stated that Akshay Kumar would star in his as-yet-untitled romantic comedy but will now have to start his search again.

It is said that when Akshay read the script in totality, he found many loopholes. That’s when his interest started waning. Akshay Kumar will next be seen opposite John Abraham in Blue.

Shaad Ali the real Hanuman

In Mani Ratnam’s Raavana, Govinda plays Hanuman, while Vikram, the star from the south, plays Ram. After directing films like Saathiya, and Bunty Aur BubliJhoom Barabar Jhoom, Shaad Ali should ideally be concentrating on getting his next with Yash Raj Films. Instead, Shaad prioritised his mentor Mani Ratnam’s film and rushed to the south to assist him.




Shaad Ali’s involvement goes deeper than the professional commitment. He also plays Mani’s nursemaid and right-hand man. When Mani Ratnam was hospitalised for his heart problem, Shaad Ali was at his bedside constantly.

As far as his YRF film is concerned, it was supposed to take off early next year. Mani Ratnam’s health has delayed that project. An unperturbed Shaad has informed Aditya Chopra to push back the plans as well. Shaad’s new film has three heroes and three heroines, newcomers in all probability.

Sanjay Gupta Smoky trouble

Sanjay Gupta, the director of all new film Acid Factory learns a bitter lesson. The makers of Acid factory went an extra mile to promote their film. Earlier, it was the team Acid factory to make their presence feel at prestigious ‘Durand Cup Final’. And now, the star cast and the director will be walking the ramp of ‘Roy Costa’.




Aftab Shivdasani and Manoj Bajpayee will be walking the ramp with cigars. Interestingly, a straight NO came from Sanjay Gupta’s end as he has already faced the music for the No smoking standees, which were returned.

Sanjay has frequently worked with Sanjay Dutt. The two started White Feather Films, a production company located in Mumbai, together. Both have publicly admitted they consider each other real brothers and are very close friends.

Much of his work has been criticised as interpretations of other films, both Hollywood and other international pieces.

Well, it seems like ‘once bitten twice shy’!