Govinda, who is known as the king of comedy, will be seen in the upcoming comedy movie FRYDAY which also stars Varun Sharma.
During the promotions of FRYDAY at an acting based reality show, Govinda said that there was a phase in his career when he was not good at doing romantic scenes in films. The host asked him a question about difficult scenes in movies. The cator replied, “I was not very good at romantic scenes. In my very first film Ilzaam, there was a dance sequence where I was supposed to run and get close with my co-star Neelam, but I could not do it. I started shivering and felt feverish.”
After this incident the choreographer of the song, Saroj Khan asked him if he had ever had a girlfriend. “I said no. She smiled and said she would teach me how to romance on screen.”
Presented by Inbox Pictures Pvt Ltd, Produced by Sajid Qureshi and Co-Produced by PVR Pictures. FRYDAY is directed by Abhishek Dogra and will release on 12th October 2018.
Rekha Bharadwaj produced and Vishal Bharadwaj directed Pataakha is based on writer Charan Singh Pathik’s short story Do Behnein, about two sisters who look for a trigger to get violent with each other.
The village thrives on their wrestling matches at school and home because it is the only mode of entertainment for all. Father/ Vijay Raaz cannot fathom why Barki/ Radhika Madan and Chutki/ Sanya Malhotra erupt like a volcano at the mere sight of each other. Nor can the girls but both fantasize that marriage and separation from each other will bring paradise but does that happen?
The negatives of the film are one that the story does not appeal in present times. The duration appears longer than two hours. Then the frequent wrestling matches after a point become overbearing.
There’s not a single soft moment or a glimpse of affection between the siblings in their growing years and no insight from the writer for their exaggerated animosity, as a result when both suffer psychological disorders post separation it is highly unconvincing.
Even the metaphor of the warring nations India and Pakistan according to me is highly misplaced.
The positives are the performances. Vijay Raaz as the single father of the quarreling girls wins your heart with a restrained performance. As the supporter of the family, Sunil Grover is thoroughly entertaining. Radhika Madan makes a competent debut as the older sister obsessed with dairy but the best performance comes from the Danagal girl -Saina Malhotra who shines as Chutki through all her phases!
Two thoughts come to your mind when you emerge from the cinema hall. One, not all short stories have the potential to make a feature and two, Sadat Manto Hasan was right, Literature has to change with time.
Yash Raj Films produced and Sharat Kataria written and directed Sui Dhaaga tells the story of a family struggling for survival in the outskirts of Delhi.
Father Raghuvir Yadav has just been given a farewell at work. Mother is a homemaker who needs frequent hospitalizations. Older son has moved out with wife and child, therefore, the responsibility of running the home falls on the younger son Mauji/ Varuṇ Dhawan and his wife Mamta/ Anushka Sharma.
Mauji works as a helper in a sewing machine office and is regularly ill-treated by the boss’s son who even makes him play a doggie. Mauji bears up with the insults for his salary but one day decides that enough is enough and quits.
Motivated by his wife Mauji sets up his shop on the street and does all the groundwork possible to attract customers but domestic distractions usher obstacles and business never takes off.
The first half of the film acquaints us with the daily routine of the household, the quirks and the complexities of the various characters.
The second half is about their aspirations. As Mauji supported by Mamta struggle to launch their small business there are many battles to be fought and many lessons to be learned.
Sui Dhaaga is about empowerment and more, it offers insight into marriage and joint families, is about a working couple, a movement, self-reliance, and aspirations.
The negatives are the paper-thin plot and the slow pace. The second half is repetitive and fails to reach a crescendo. The music is a major disappointment and the climax a foregone conclusion.
The positives are the intention, the message, to an extent the treatment and the performances.
Varuṇ Dhawan portrays Mauji with anger and amusement, his ability to smile under all circumstances with ‘Sab baḍhiyaaṅ haiṅ’ is endearing. This is his first role as a family man and he is convincing.
As the head covered daughter-in-law drowned in household chores Anushka Sharma is first-rate, her eyes light up when she is happy and face distorts when she cries. She is the new age woman who in time of crisis proves a true companion.
In the olden days director, Basu Chatterjee addressed common man issues through his light-hearted movies which the audience transformed into a personal experience.
Sui Dhaaga had the potential of having the same impact but despite his heart in the right place, writer/ director Sharat Kataria lost the mark.
Amitabh Bachchan seen every night on Kaun Banega Crorepati celebrated the trailer release of Thugs of Hindostan with the team and is gearing up for his next Jhund in Nagpur directed by Nagraj Manjule of Sairat fame.
Jhund inspired from the life of Vijay Barse, founder of slum soccers. Mr. Bachchan plays a professor who channelizes the street kids to build a soccer team. The street kids have undergone training in acting and will do a workshop with the superstar before they begin rolling.
A candidate on the KBC show told Bachchan that while the youngsters lack the energy to work for more than five hours how come he has been working tirelessly for so many years without complaining to which Bachchan replied ‘Kya kare paapi pet ka sawal hai’
G5A, the wonderful space in Laxmi Mills Lane, Shakti Mills Estate, Mahalaxmi has over the months become a favorite hangout for both the intellectuals and the art world. Today at 6.30 in the evening Literature Live brings a new perspective to the trauma caused by the partition of India into two countries. An estimated 5,00,000 people were killed, and millions displaced.
When a country goes through crisis its countrymen take a lifetime to get over the tragedy which is why seven decades have not reduced the scars of what happened in 1947 however as the likes of as Dr. Sanjeev Jain, Professor of Psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, and Alok Sarin, Clinical Psychiatrist at Sitaram Bhatia Institute of Science & Research, release their anthology The Psychological Impact of the Partition in India there is hope for the country.
Dr Guneeta Singh Bhalla who founded the 1947 Partition Archives (an oral history project collecting/ preserving first-hand accounts of the Partition in video interviews across San Francisco Bay Area), the archive has now grown to over 3000 interviews collected from nine countries including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, United States, United Kingdom among others.
Writer and film-maker Paromita Vohra has agreed to chair the event.
According to Ajay Devgan he had planned it correctly. First the promotion of Ella Helicopter then the release and as the frenzy settles down he announces his next film and starts shooting but Dada/ Pradip Sarkar director of Ella got diagnosed with dengue and the entire schedule went haywire.
The Devgans had the option of getting Ella’s post-production done by another filmmaker but Ajay and Kajol chose the difficult option of waiting for Dada. They put the promotion of Ella on hold and postponed the release by a few weeks.
In the meantime Taanaji: The Unsung Warrior who fought for Chhatrapati Shivaji has gone on the floor today at a suburban studio as scheduled. Directed by Om Raut and produced by Ajay Devgn’s ADFL with Bhushan Kumar’ T-series will release on 22 November 2019.
Waiting for the lift outside BigFM studio I bump into the versatile actor Divya Dutta who is here to celebrate her birthday on air with her fans.
In jeans hair tied up Ina bun on top of her head, she is almost unrecognizable from her avatars on the screen.
Last week I saw her in a cameo in Nandita Das’s Manto and marveled at her projection of the character.
And now, an hour after our meet at the studio I listen to her interview with RJ and fall down laughing. Divya calls herself lazy Libran and says on Sundays she is so lethargic that her family complains that they feel sleepy just watching her.
Doesn’t seem so at all watching you on the screen Divya.
The day after the elephant God leaves for his abode begins the Sharad period.
This is the time when Hindus remember their ancestors and seek forgiveness for any failings during their lifetime.
They seek forgiveness for any failing in their final rituals and finally pray for their welfare.
The Sharad considered a mourning period lasts for a fortnight when nothing new or auspicious is done by Hindu families.
For years the film industry never shot /announced /released a film during Sharad and exhibitors screened old hits of superstars in theatres.
I don’t know when exactly all this changed. Perhaps with the entry of the studios or the young producers who came baggage free.
But suddenly Sharad time was zoom time without any restrictions on announcements or new releases.
Cannot believe that old production house like YRF will now be releasing Sui Dhaga during Sharad time.
Sab time time ki baatein hain ji.
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