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Dhanush has “innocence” to play ‘Raanjhanaa’: Sonam

Varinder Chawla

Mumbai: Praising her co-star Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor says only he has the ‘innocence’ to play the lead in ‘Raanjhanaa’.

“I think only Dhanush can become ‘Raanjhanaa’. He has got the innocence. I think there is nobody who has that spirit that is as clean (as his) over here (Bollywood),” said the 27-year-old in an interview.

“There is a lot of innocence and at the same time there is a lot of love in the way he approaches everything,” added the actress who has worked with stars like Ranbir Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Imran Khan and Shahid Kapoor in the last six years.

Directed by Anand L. Rai, ‘Raanjhanaa’ also features Abhay Deol who had earlier worked with Sonam in ‘Aisha’.

Slated to release on June 21, ‘Raanjhanaa’ is a love story of a Hindu boy who falls in love with a Muslim girl.

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Dibakar adapts Satyajit Ray story for ‘Bombay Talkies’

Reuters

Mumbai: Indian director Dibakar Banerjee is marking 100 years of Indian cinema with a short film inspired by a story written by Bengali film-maker Satyajit Ray.

Ray, who shot to global fame in the 1950s with the coming-of-age narrative ‘Pather Panchali’ (Song of the Little Road) and won a lifetime achievement Oscar in 1992, wrote the short story ‘Patol Babu, Film Star’ — about a middle-aged man who gets his moment of fame playing a bit role in a movie.

Banerjee adapts this story for a short film, one of four in the anthology film ‘Bombay Talkies’, that opens in cinemas on Friday exactly a century after the first Indian feature ‘Raja Harishchandra’ held audiences spellbound in Mumbai and laid the foundation of the world’s largest film industry.

‘Bombay Talkies’, to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival this month, also features short films by well-known directors Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar.

Banerjee, 43, spoke to Reuters about making a short film, cinema being viewed as human history and how Bollywood dominates Indian cinema.

Q: How different is making a short film from making a full-length feature?

A: It’s just a different way. I took a short story written by Satyajit Ray, a very interesting story and I adapted it. It is similar and yet different. I have taken the core of the story, and have changed the setting from 1960s Calcutta to 2013 Bombay and given it new elements and dimensions. The story is also about a man defining his own success for himself. That remains the same but the definition has evolved from there. It’s about man trying to succeed as a professional and as a man trying to command the respect of his peers.

Q: Is it an emotional film?

A: I haven’t tried to move away from any emotion and I hate over-sentimentality and over-emphasis on the same things, as if you are telling the audience to cry or laugh. Having said that, this is the most emotional film I have made to date. This one has a very apparent emotional level and it has a conclusion.

Q: Do you mean to say your other films don’t have conclusions?

A: We really go into films to escape. So a few films like mine, which don’t give you that crutch to escape, have to survive on the strength of other things, like a visceral attack or the way of telling you a story which commands your attention, and respect for the audience’s intelligence, rather than talking down to them.

Q: What are you focusing on in this film?

A: This film is about the presence of Indian cinema in our lives. At another level, it is an universal story. You take that as a means to say something that is bigger and more meaningful.

Q: Has Indian cinema changed over the years?

A: No, it hasn’t changed. Cinema is who we are and cinema is who we want to be. When you see a (filmmaker) Karan Johar romance or an (film-maker) Aditya Chopra romance, you can see what a young man of 1995 was. He’s not there in the film but that’s what he wanted to be. Similarly in the 70s or the 40s. Cinema is the history of the subconscious. When you watch films, you get human history from the personal point of view.

Q: Are we forgetting regional cinema in this celebration of Indian cinema? Is it all about Bollywood?

A: If I was a Bengali film-maker, I would have made it in Bengali, but I make films in Bollywood. If you see by sheer numbers and if you go by the sheer number of people who speak Hindi, then yes, it pretty much represents a majority of Indian cinema. I would like regional cinema to prosper and the fact that it hasn’t cannot be the fault of Hindi cinema. It is the fault of the people who are making those regional films. Because you are not being relevant, you are not reaching enough people.

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‘Bombay Talkies’ gets thumbs up from Bollywood

IANS

Mumbai: Actress Konkana Sen Sharma couldn’t stop her tears when she watched ‘Bombay Talkies’, while for Riteish Deshmukh it was a “wonderful cinematic experience”. The film gets the thumbs up from the film fraternity who feel that it is a must watch.

A special project to mark 100 years of Indian cinema, the anthology film ‘Bombay Talkies’ brings on the screen four different stories put together by directors Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap and Dibaker Banerjee, respectively.

There was a special screening of the film Monday before its commercial release Friday and it seems to have appealed to the celebrity audience.

The celebs took to Twitter to praise the movie. Here is what they have to say:

Ayushmann Khurrana: Finally saw ‘Bombay Talkies’. (I) felt very big while being a very small part of Indian cinema.

Riteish Deshmukh: ‘Bombay Talkies’ will shock you, entertain you, enthrall you. Zoya, Anurag, Dibakar and Karan – thank you for this wonderful cinematic experience.

Konkona Sen Sharma: Laughed and cried while watching ‘Bombay Talkies’. Four fine, sensitive films and super performances.

Rahul Khanna: Just watched a screening of ‘Bombay Talkies’ and it was absolutely outstanding. Congratulations Karan, Dibaker, Zoya and Anurag. And a big congratulations to the cast of ‘Bombay Talkies’. Such fine, fearless performances in all four films.

Sidharth Malhotra: Four directors, four films, four brilliant cinema experiences. ‘Bombay Talkies’ a must watch people.

Genelia D’souza: Watched ‘Bombay Talkies’. Highly recommend, sensitive, sensible, sweet… Well done Karan, Zoya, Dibakar and Anurag.

Bombay Talkies will also have a gala screening at the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival, which begins May 15.

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‘Aashiqui 2’ not erotic like original: Mahesh Bhatt

Varinder Chawla

Kolkata: In a departure from the original musical blockbuster ‘Aashiqui’ which had an erotic-thriller component, Director-producer Mahesh Bhatt is slotting the upcoming sequel ‘Aashiqui 2′ as a family entertainer.

“After the successful run of Aashiqui in 1991 and in following years due to repeat runs at theatres and on TV and the music ruling the chart for years, we must make a departure from the previous genre,” Bhatt told PTI.

‘Aashiqui 2′ needed the departure as the audience has changed and a whole new generation now flock to multiplexes for wholesome entertainers, Bhatt said after a promo meet.

“‘Aashiqui’ was a cult movie. It will sound cliche if you say you want to reach that level. You can’t repeat the success of any movie. So let’s call it another movie, with a fresh cast, a whole new look, a whole new content and a rocking music director (Jeet Ganguly) who is a household name in Bengal and also making his mark in Mumbai,” he said.

“‘Aashiqui 2′ ushers in the glorious golden period of cinema… the phase of films like ‘Abhimaan’. It rekindles the feel of the ’70s and ’80s — which celebrated middle class values — and seeks to bring back that kind of cinema. But it’s set in the contemporary world,” he said.

On the reason behind casting Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, Bhatt said, “You cannot repeat Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal in the present age ‘Aashiqui’. Can you? For the simple, emotional flick high on adrenalin, we needed two fresh faces in the lead as well as in music,” he said.

Stating that all the tracks of ‘Aashiqui’ like “Nazar ke samney” were his favourites, Music director Jeet Ganguly said he was hooked to the music created by Nadeem Shravan when he heard it for first time at a young age.

“Once Mr Mahesh Bhatt approached me for ‘Aashiqui 2′, I stopped listening to those tracks. That was needed to impart freshness to the music,” Ganguly said.

“As ‘Aashiqui 2′ songs like ‘Tum Hi Ho’ and ‘Sunn Raha Hai’ are topping the charts, I hope this will also strike a chord,” he said on the music of the Mohit Suri directed film that releases on April 26.

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‘Aashiqui 2’ not erotic like original: Mahesh Bhatt

Varinder Chawla

Kolkata: In a departure from the original musical blockbuster ‘Aashiqui’ which had an erotic-thriller component, Director-producer Mahesh Bhatt is slotting the upcoming sequel ‘Aashiqui 2′ as a family entertainer.

“After the successful run of Aashiqui in 1991 and in following years due to repeat runs at theatres and on TV and the music ruling the chart for years, we must make a departure from the previous genre,” Bhatt told PTI.

‘Aashiqui 2′ needed the departure as the audience has changed and a whole new generation now flock to multiplexes for wholesome entertainers, Bhatt said after a promo meet.

“‘Aashiqui’ was a cult movie. It will sound cliche if you say you want to reach that level. You can’t repeat the success of any movie. So let’s call it another movie, with a fresh cast, a whole new look, a whole new content and a rocking music director (Jeet Ganguly) who is a household name in Bengal and also making his mark in Mumbai,” he said.

“‘Aashiqui 2′ ushers in the glorious golden period of cinema… the phase of films like ‘Abhimaan’. It rekindles the feel of the ’70s and ’80s — which celebrated middle class values — and seeks to bring back that kind of cinema. But it’s set in the contemporary world,” he said.

On the reason behind casting Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, Bhatt said, “You cannot repeat Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal in the present age ‘Aashiqui’. Can you? For the simple, emotional flick high on adrenalin, we needed two fresh faces in the lead as well as in music,” he said.

Stating that all the tracks of ‘Aashiqui’ like “Nazar ke samney” were his favourites, Music director Jeet Ganguly said he was hooked to the music created by Nadeem Shravan when he heard it for first time at a young age.

“Once Mr Mahesh Bhatt approached me for ‘Aashiqui 2′, I stopped listening to those tracks. That was needed to impart freshness to the music,” Ganguly said.

“As ‘Aashiqui 2′ songs like ‘Tum Hi Ho’ and ‘Sunn Raha Hai’ are topping the charts, I hope this will also strike a chord,” he said on the music of the Mohit Suri directed film that releases on April 26.

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‘Aashiqui 2’ not erotic like original: Mahesh Bhatt

Varinder Chawla

Kolkata: In a departure from the original musical blockbuster ‘Aashiqui’ which had an erotic-thriller component, Director-producer Mahesh Bhatt is slotting the upcoming sequel ‘Aashiqui 2′ as a family entertainer.

“After the successful run of Aashiqui in 1991 and in following years due to repeat runs at theatres and on TV and the music ruling the chart for years, we must make a departure from the previous genre,” Bhatt told PTI.

‘Aashiqui 2′ needed the departure as the audience has changed and a whole new generation now flock to multiplexes for wholesome entertainers, Bhatt said after a promo meet.

“‘Aashiqui’ was a cult movie. It will sound cliche if you say you want to reach that level. You can’t repeat the success of any movie. So let’s call it another movie, with a fresh cast, a whole new look, a whole new content and a rocking music director (Jeet Ganguly) who is a household name in Bengal and also making his mark in Mumbai,” he said.

“‘Aashiqui 2′ ushers in the glorious golden period of cinema… the phase of films like ‘Abhimaan’. It rekindles the feel of the ’70s and ’80s — which celebrated middle class values — and seeks to bring back that kind of cinema. But it’s set in the contemporary world,” he said.

On the reason behind casting Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, Bhatt said, “You cannot repeat Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal in the present age ‘Aashiqui’. Can you? For the simple, emotional flick high on adrenalin, we needed two fresh faces in the lead as well as in music,” he said.

Stating that all the tracks of ‘Aashiqui’ like “Nazar ke samney” were his favourites, Music director Jeet Ganguly said he was hooked to the music created by Nadeem Shravan when he heard it for first time at a young age.

“Once Mr Mahesh Bhatt approached me for ‘Aashiqui 2′, I stopped listening to those tracks. That was needed to impart freshness to the music,” Ganguly said.

“As ‘Aashiqui 2′ songs like ‘Tum Hi Ho’ and ‘Sunn Raha Hai’ are topping the charts, I hope this will also strike a chord,” he said on the music of the Mohit Suri directed film that releases on April 26.

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‘Aashiqui 2’ not erotic like original: Mahesh Bhatt

Varinder Chawla

Kolkata: In a departure from the original musical blockbuster ‘Aashiqui’ which had an erotic-thriller component, Director-producer Mahesh Bhatt is slotting the upcoming sequel ‘Aashiqui 2′ as a family entertainer.

“After the successful run of Aashiqui in 1991 and in following years due to repeat runs at theatres and on TV and the music ruling the chart for years, we must make a departure from the previous genre,” Bhatt told PTI.

‘Aashiqui 2′ needed the departure as the audience has changed and a whole new generation now flock to multiplexes for wholesome entertainers, Bhatt said after a promo meet.

“‘Aashiqui’ was a cult movie. It will sound cliche if you say you want to reach that level. You can’t repeat the success of any movie. So let’s call it another movie, with a fresh cast, a whole new look, a whole new content and a rocking music director (Jeet Ganguly) who is a household name in Bengal and also making his mark in Mumbai,” he said.

“‘Aashiqui 2′ ushers in the glorious golden period of cinema… the phase of films like ‘Abhimaan’. It rekindles the feel of the ’70s and ’80s — which celebrated middle class values — and seeks to bring back that kind of cinema. But it’s set in the contemporary world,” he said.

On the reason behind casting Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, Bhatt said, “You cannot repeat Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal in the present age ‘Aashiqui’. Can you? For the simple, emotional flick high on adrenalin, we needed two fresh faces in the lead as well as in music,” he said.

Stating that all the tracks of ‘Aashiqui’ like “Nazar ke samney” were his favourites, Music director Jeet Ganguly said he was hooked to the music created by Nadeem Shravan when he heard it for first time at a young age.

“Once Mr Mahesh Bhatt approached me for ‘Aashiqui 2′, I stopped listening to those tracks. That was needed to impart freshness to the music,” Ganguly said.

“As ‘Aashiqui 2′ songs like ‘Tum Hi Ho’ and ‘Sunn Raha Hai’ are topping the charts, I hope this will also strike a chord,” he said on the music of the Mohit Suri directed film that releases on April 26.

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‘Aashiqui 2’ not erotic like original: Mahesh Bhatt

Varinder Chawla

Kolkata: In a departure from the original musical blockbuster ‘Aashiqui’ which had an erotic-thriller component, Director-producer Mahesh Bhatt is slotting the upcoming sequel ‘Aashiqui 2′ as a family entertainer.

“After the successful run of Aashiqui in 1991 and in following years due to repeat runs at theatres and on TV and the music ruling the chart for years, we must make a departure from the previous genre,” Bhatt told PTI.

‘Aashiqui 2′ needed the departure as the audience has changed and a whole new generation now flock to multiplexes for wholesome entertainers, Bhatt said after a promo meet.

“‘Aashiqui’ was a cult movie. It will sound cliche if you say you want to reach that level. You can’t repeat the success of any movie. So let’s call it another movie, with a fresh cast, a whole new look, a whole new content and a rocking music director (Jeet Ganguly) who is a household name in Bengal and also making his mark in Mumbai,” he said.

“‘Aashiqui 2′ ushers in the glorious golden period of cinema… the phase of films like ‘Abhimaan’. It rekindles the feel of the ’70s and ’80s — which celebrated middle class values — and seeks to bring back that kind of cinema. But it’s set in the contemporary world,” he said.

On the reason behind casting Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, Bhatt said, “You cannot repeat Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal in the present age ‘Aashiqui’. Can you? For the simple, emotional flick high on adrenalin, we needed two fresh faces in the lead as well as in music,” he said.

Stating that all the tracks of ‘Aashiqui’ like “Nazar ke samney” were his favourites, Music director Jeet Ganguly said he was hooked to the music created by Nadeem Shravan when he heard it for first time at a young age.

“Once Mr Mahesh Bhatt approached me for ‘Aashiqui 2′, I stopped listening to those tracks. That was needed to impart freshness to the music,” Ganguly said.

“As ‘Aashiqui 2′ songs like ‘Tum Hi Ho’ and ‘Sunn Raha Hai’ are topping the charts, I hope this will also strike a chord,” he said on the music of the Mohit Suri directed film that releases on April 26.

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‘Aashiqui 2’ not erotic like original: Mahesh Bhatt

Varinder Chawla

Kolkata: In a departure from the original musical blockbuster ‘Aashiqui’ which had an erotic-thriller component, Director-producer Mahesh Bhatt is slotting the upcoming sequel ‘Aashiqui 2′ as a family entertainer.

“After the successful run of Aashiqui in 1991 and in following years due to repeat runs at theatres and on TV and the music ruling the chart for years, we must make a departure from the previous genre,” Bhatt told PTI.

‘Aashiqui 2′ needed the departure as the audience has changed and a whole new generation now flock to multiplexes for wholesome entertainers, Bhatt said after a promo meet.

“‘Aashiqui’ was a cult movie. It will sound cliche if you say you want to reach that level. You can’t repeat the success of any movie. So let’s call it another movie, with a fresh cast, a whole new look, a whole new content and a rocking music director (Jeet Ganguly) who is a household name in Bengal and also making his mark in Mumbai,” he said.

“‘Aashiqui 2′ ushers in the glorious golden period of cinema… the phase of films like ‘Abhimaan’. It rekindles the feel of the ’70s and ’80s — which celebrated middle class values — and seeks to bring back that kind of cinema. But it’s set in the contemporary world,” he said.

On the reason behind casting Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, Bhatt said, “You cannot repeat Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal in the present age ‘Aashiqui’. Can you? For the simple, emotional flick high on adrenalin, we needed two fresh faces in the lead as well as in music,” he said.

Stating that all the tracks of ‘Aashiqui’ like “Nazar ke samney” were his favourites, Music director Jeet Ganguly said he was hooked to the music created by Nadeem Shravan when he heard it for first time at a young age.

“Once Mr Mahesh Bhatt approached me for ‘Aashiqui 2′, I stopped listening to those tracks. That was needed to impart freshness to the music,” Ganguly said.

“As ‘Aashiqui 2′ songs like ‘Tum Hi Ho’ and ‘Sunn Raha Hai’ are topping the charts, I hope this will also strike a chord,” he said on the music of the Mohit Suri directed film that releases on April 26.

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‘Aashiqui 2’ not erotic like original: Mahesh Bhatt

Varinder Chawla

Kolkata: In a departure from the original musical blockbuster ‘Aashiqui’ which had an erotic-thriller component, Director-producer Mahesh Bhatt is slotting the upcoming sequel ‘Aashiqui 2′ as a family entertainer.

“After the successful run of Aashiqui in 1991 and in following years due to repeat runs at theatres and on TV and the music ruling the chart for years, we must make a departure from the previous genre,” Bhatt told PTI.

‘Aashiqui 2′ needed the departure as the audience has changed and a whole new generation now flock to multiplexes for wholesome entertainers, Bhatt said after a promo meet.

“‘Aashiqui’ was a cult movie. It will sound cliche if you say you want to reach that level. You can’t repeat the success of any movie. So let’s call it another movie, with a fresh cast, a whole new look, a whole new content and a rocking music director (Jeet Ganguly) who is a household name in Bengal and also making his mark in Mumbai,” he said.

“‘Aashiqui 2′ ushers in the glorious golden period of cinema… the phase of films like ‘Abhimaan’. It rekindles the feel of the ’70s and ’80s — which celebrated middle class values — and seeks to bring back that kind of cinema. But it’s set in the contemporary world,” he said.

On the reason behind casting Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor, Bhatt said, “You cannot repeat Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal in the present age ‘Aashiqui’. Can you? For the simple, emotional flick high on adrenalin, we needed two fresh faces in the lead as well as in music,” he said.

Stating that all the tracks of ‘Aashiqui’ like “Nazar ke samney” were his favourites, Music director Jeet Ganguly said he was hooked to the music created by Nadeem Shravan when he heard it for first time at a young age.

“Once Mr Mahesh Bhatt approached me for ‘Aashiqui 2′, I stopped listening to those tracks. That was needed to impart freshness to the music,” Ganguly said.

“As ‘Aashiqui 2′ songs like ‘Tum Hi Ho’ and ‘Sunn Raha Hai’ are topping the charts, I hope this will also strike a chord,” he said on the music of the Mohit Suri directed film that releases on April 26.

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