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Agneepath vs Agneepath

Zee Blogs — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:01:49 +0000

For those of you who have lived by the smoldering towering persona of Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Agneepath’, you might find it hard to digest the chocolate boy look of Hrithik Roshan’s characterization of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan in the 2012 remake. But that’s where the differentiation ends. The 2012 remake of ‘Agneepath’’s rich visualization is a true artistic work imitating the 1990 original in a flattering style; evocating memories of yore, but at the same time a fascinating and riveting portrayal of a troubled young man fighting his inner demons – all without indulging in longwinded, dramatic and verbose dialogues that was the theme of every Amitabh Bachchan movie in the 90s.

To fill in the shoes of the ‘angry young man’ was not an easy task, even for someone as talented as Hrithik, but the outcome has definitely been great. Although you might want to compare every scene to the old one, Karan Malhotra’s ‘Agneepath’ 2.0 is as fresh as it can get.

Brilliant portrayals of seedy villains are skillfully impersonated by Rishi Kapoor as Rauf Lala and Sanjay Dutt as Kancha Cheena. If there was any role that could break the adorable baby-faced cliché of Rishi Kapoor, this is it. Rishi Kapoor has not only managed to depict a splendid portrayal of a morally deviant and scheming human trafficker but with this cast has opened a whole new dimension in his repertoire of acting skills and what he can now play in the future.

King Khan in Chennai Express

Zee Blogs — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:04:01 +0000

Shahrukh Khan star in Rohit Shetty’s ‘Chennai Express’.

Reportedly, Rohit is all set to take the film on the floors after the release of ‘Bol Bachchan’ this July.

“It’s too early to talk about that film, since we are still in the planning stage. The film will have lots of comedy, some action and some romance. It’ll be a family entertainer” Said Rohit.

Although, with SRK, the male lead for the film was fixed from the start, recently, Bebo, reportedly excused herself from this project pertaining to her dates problem.

Golmaal 3

Zee Blogs — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:37:14 +0000

‘Golmaal 3’, the third edition of the ‘Golmaal’ series, directed by Rohit Shetty, is one of the few films in Indian cinema to cross the Rs.100 Crore benchmark.

Almost all the actors from the previous film, including Ajay Devgan, Kareena, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade starred in the sequel. The film opened across 2000 plus screens worldwide and collected positive appraisal of movie-goers from the key markets across the world. At the worldwide gross collection platform it stood as the 9th highest grossing Bollywood film till the year of 2010. It also registered a superb response with a fabulous opening across UK, Australia, and Middle East etc.

Golmaal 3

Dubbing Artists

Zee Blogs — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:07:42 +0000

Ever thought of earning money by lending your voice? Well this is the job profile of Dubbing Artists. They re-record lines spoken during the shooting of the movies and replace the voices of the actors with their own. This process is known as Dubbing and holds significant importance to the post-production phase.

Do you recognize Mona Ghosh Shetty or Viraj Adhav? You probably won’t recognize them through their pics but you are definitely familiar with their voices. Mona Ghosh Shetty was the voice for beautiful Nargis Fakhri in the movie ‘Rockstar’. She has also dubbed for actress like Rani Mukherjee in ‘Ghulam’, Ameesha Patel in ‘Kaho Na Pyaar Hai’, Bipasha Basu in ‘Raaz’ & ‘Jism’, Katrina Kaif in ‘Sarkar’ & ‘Humko Deewana Kar Gaye’.

Viraj Adhav has lent his voice to John Abraham in ‘Jism’, Ashmit Patel in ‘Murder’ & Upen Patel in ’36 China Town’. Filmmakers believe that it is easier and can save time if they use services of a professional dubbing artist instead of training the actor for perfect dialogue delivery.

‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’

Zee Blogs — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:02:45 +0000

A simple tale of friendship and love, ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ marked Abbas Tyrewala’s directional debut and Imran Khan’s Bollywood debut!

The film collected approximately Rs.20.1 Crores at the box office in the first week and grossed over Rs 83 Crores.

Imran Khan received lot of appreciation as well and some of the Bollywood pundits called the movie “the coolest, warmest, hippest and funniest musical romantic comedy in years”.

Stay tuned for more Filmy Gyan!

Jane tu ya jane na

No more action for Kareena

Zee Blogs — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:41:07 +0000

Kareena Kapoor, one of the reigning Bollywood heroines, calls herself a romantic woman.

In her own words, “I am a very romantic person at heart, I am petrified of gun shots and speed. ‘Agent Vinod’ will be my last action film”.

Kareena never enjoys performing stunts in the film. Although, Bollywood pundits think that her age and appearance makes her perfect to perform stunts.

Kareena Kapoor

Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

Zee Blogs — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:37:54 +0000

‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’ is a quirky and romantic story directed Ali Abbas Zafar. The film starred Katrina Kaif, Imran Khan and Pakistani singing sensation Ali Zafar.

Katrina stole the show in the movie with her natural and effortless performance. The movie was shot in various North Indian locations like Delhi, Chandigarh, Agra and Mussoorie for 45 days before finishing in Mumbai. The movie approximately grossed Rs. 95 Cr worldwide.

Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

Rajnikanth Performs His Own Stunts

Zee Blogs — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:16:32 +0000

The Super Hero of South Indian cinema, Rajnikath performs stunts by himself in his daughter’s upcoming movie ‘Kochadaiyyan’.

Initially stunts had to be stimulated through cinematic devices but Rajni didn’t want to cheat his audience and performed the stunts himself. Although as per the Doctor’s suggestion, Rajni should not exert his body, the star put his foot down arguing that no computer would do the acting for him.

His daughter, Soundarya, is concerned for her father’s health and opposed the idea.

Namaste London

Zee Blogs — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:20:13 +0000

‘Namaste London’, a film illustrating the concept of Indians born abroad and forgetting their Indian roots.

The film was directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and starred Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif. Akshay Kumar received a lot of praise for his portrayal of Arjun Singh and the film also got positive reviews overall. It picked up momentum on its second and third day of release and was a success in the overseas market.

The first joint collaborative effort of Javed Akhtar and Himesh Reshamiya also added great music to this movie.

Irrfan Khan

Zee Blogs — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:16:32 +0000

Irrfan Khan is one of the few Bollywood actors who have earned worldwide fame.

After graduating from National School of Drama in 1987, Khan turned his attention to Bollywood and initially acted in numerous television serials like ‘Chanakya’, ‘Bharat Ek Khoj’ and ‘Sara Jahan Hamara’.

The Recipient of 2011 Padma Shri award, Irrfan has been recognized for his role in ‘The Warrior, ‘Maqbool’, ‘Haasil’, ‘A Mighty Heart’ and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.

Irrfan will be seen in his upcoming movie, ‘Pan Singh Tomar’, the story of an athlete who turned into a rebel.