Tuesday, July 19, 2011
AMITABH BACHCHAN-BEST 50 FILMS.
I am a big fan of Amitabh Bachchan and have seen all his movies, and have carefully drafted his best 50 films, this list is completely based on the film's quality and not on commercial success,some of his movies (specially those with director hrishikesh mukherjee) are excellent movies but were not big hits,i've included all those,eg:-alaap,jurmana,abhiman,anand,aankhen,agneepath,khuda gawah,etc.. and have left out some of his major hits like mard,shahenshah,aaj ka arjun,khuddar,ganga ki saugandh,mr natwarlal,kaalia,dostana etc as they were not that good ,CHECK IT OUT!!
Music:-Khaike Paan from Don(1978),Agneepath Theme.
There is purpose in a good nights sleep. Eyes shut by 10 or even 11 provides
Jalsa , Mumbai July 18 , 2011 Mon 11:10 PM
There is purpose in a good nights sleep. Eyes shut by 10 or even 11 provides, it is spoken, the best of the night slumber. I tried it last night after ages and it … works !! Up by 6 am and off to the gym and off to Prateeksha and off to work and right next to Sridevi, after like many moons … such a delight to be working again in front of camera with her … still the same effervescent, spontaneous, delightful Sri ..
Inside a Boeing 747 .. film directed by R Balki’s wife Gauri titled ‘English Vinglish’ … a small one day cameo … women power at its peak .. ladies all about and the ratio heavily in favor of them. It is not too far when they shall take over the world … EF ladies do nod in approval please .. this to be not appeasing the girls, it is factual and believable and doable .
And so … to future work and what lies in store for me in the days and months to come .. talks on with Ashutosh Gowariker, Rakeysh Mehra, and a few other projects of films that would be in the making during the year or perhaps early next. What is immediate is of course the release of ‘Aarakshan’ first and almost simultaneously KBC. Ram Gopal Varma with ‘Department’ starts soon .. another edgy intrigued story of today virtually .. and no, not with the gore and sex ! There is some excitement within the digital world for the Vog, available now in India and UK. Its *5000* here in India .. and will get you the UK soon .. India now at 33 lakh subs .. thats like 3.3 million .. whopppeeee ! that is a big number but still lots to go … tomorrow I do the Talk2Me for an hour late evening and must say its an absolute joy to connect live with millions of people all over the country … I speak to them through the Vog every morning though in Hindi and in English, in two separate versions, so I do hope that some of you are listening in ..
Meanwhile the news on ‘Aarakshan’ is that it was shown to the censors today and they have unanimously given it a UA Certificate without a single cut. And apparently they got in the largest panel of members to see it, including various dignitaries and representatives from those committees and commissions that represent areas that were feared could be controversial !! That is quite an accomplishment I should say by the director and his film, considering that there was a great deal of talk on the possibilities of it becoming so !
‘Aarakshan’ a film on the reservation policy of the country where the issue of securing placements in education and jobs with the intent of providing provision for the under privileged and the poor and for those that get affected because of their caste. A film that looks deep into the commercialization of the educational system, of capitation and equal opportunities, of coaching institutes for those that are affluent, of luring the best teachers to them to secure good merit … at a fee of course ! A bold and intense look within, not taking any sides, but working along with them to a level of awareness and possible solution … August 12 th .. all over the world .. Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Prateik, Manoj Bajpai and a host of very talented artists with music by the trio Shankar Ehsan Loy … and the glorious classical number sung by that eminent exponent of the raga, Channulal Misra from Varanasi … ‘kaun si dor kheechay, kaun se kate re’ …
Must to bed now to catch that beauty hour of sleep .. got some important promotions to do tomorrow .. in particular as guest on Sony’s X Factor, that talent show with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal ..
Love to you
Amitabh Bachchan
Genelia DSouza opts out of Abhishek Bachchan film
Genelia DSouza opts out of Abhishek Bachchan film
Actress Genelia DSouza was supposed to act with Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn in Bol Bachchan but she opted out, as she thinks she has nothing much to do in the film. Sources said that director Rohit Shetty is now trying to find a replacement.
Genelia apparently realised on reading the script of the film that the role offered to her was just an ordinary one. Moreover, history tells that Rohit Shetty's films are mostly male-centric. So, she decided to opt out of the film though it features big actors like Abhishek and Ajay.
However, sources close to the actress have a different story to tell. They said that she couldn't do Bol Bachchan, as her dates clashed with Navdeep Singh’s film, where she acts with Abhay Deol.
Actress Genelia DSouza was supposed to act with Abhishek Bachchan and Ajay Devgn in Bol Bachchan but she opted out, as she thinks she has nothing much to do in the film. Sources said that director Rohit Shetty is now trying to find a replacement.
Genelia apparently realised on reading the script of the film that the role offered to her was just an ordinary one. Moreover, history tells that Rohit Shetty's films are mostly male-centric. So, she decided to opt out of the film though it features big actors like Abhishek and Ajay.
However, sources close to the actress have a different story to tell. They said that she couldn't do Bol Bachchan, as her dates clashed with Navdeep Singh’s film, where she acts with Abhay Deol.
Monday, July 18, 2011
As the strains of the theme tune from Limelight Charlie Chaplin’s masterpiece Big B
Jalsa , Mumbai July 17 , 2011 Sun 9 : 47 PM
As the strains of the theme tune from ‘Limelight’ , Charlie Chaplin’s masterpiece , engulf your entire being, you feel the strings tugging at your insides in pathos and the beauty of its composition. They are by far the most simplest notes ever. Much like that solitary sitar piece from Satyajit Ray’s ‘Charulata’ as she in the opening sequence walks from window to window alone and lonely in her home …
Its the simple things in life that have the most lasting effect. Chaplin’s Limelight was a film that remained with me during the 50’s when as a young school going senior my Mother had taken me to see it in New Delhi. The haunting melody of the theme gets your hair on end even now, as does that last sequence in the film when he slips on stage and falls inside the drum - ‘ … i’m stuck .. ! he says with a smile on his face when we all know that he has virtually broken his spine ..
And this afternoon as we run through the list of films that appear on the tv screen, we suddenly stop at ‘Chaplin’ the film directed by Richard Attenborough, with that master with the camera Sven Nykvist and a host of some of the most brilliant actors from the world of cinema. And playing the lead role, that actor who many rate as the best, well I certainly do, Robert Downey Jr. What a performer and what an actor ! An actor I feel that has never been given his due. One that perhaps strayed a little due to his drug abuse, but one that has come out of that successfully and still continues to surprise us in film after film ..
We have sat and watched it in a silence that such films deserve, for, not only does the film do great justice to the genius of the character itself, but also the finesse with which the performer holds every bit of your attention right till the last sequence.
And one wonders as the quiet after the credits role takes over, whether there shall ever be occasion for someone in our world to make something similar. Its a continuation I would like to believe of what transpired last night on the tele when we connected with Nargis ji and her tribute that was broadcast. remaining in that same frame of mind there evolved a discussion on the trends and the era of those greats at the dining table. And some every enlightening moments of debate ensued. Of the fluency of the language that prevailed among the artists then and how brevity of speech and other distractions have taken over now. The factor of time and lesser distractions, the only form of entertainment, of the youth and their ways of change through generations, all forming legitimate reasoning throughout the informal talk. Change brings development and progress. And change shall always be looked at cynically by the generation that has gone by. Each generation shall always play true to the present and how wonderful it is. The older and the elder shall always lament the lack of ingenuity now, and harp on ‘those were the days’ …
And it is most interesting that the debate continues even in the studios of today among many and I find myself in a unique position of having been with ‘those days’ and having the privilege of being with the ‘now’. The average age on set must be 25 or 30 today. For a 70 year old that is a frightening difference to find himself among these youngsters. But it is I must agree a most educative experience for me. I enjoy the agression and determination to succeed among the young. Their passion and their confidence in never getting rattled by any circumstance. The relaxed devil may care attitude and the strength of being capable to deliver what they conceive or set out to do … I just love it … and I hope and pray that some small portion of their countenance would rub off accidentally on me so I could be better equipped in their circumstances .. !!
And as tomorrow dawns I creep into bed with apprehension .. its Balki again doing domestic service - producing film for the wife and has me in for a day’s cameo with SriDevi .. !!
Allow me then the departure to prepare and be rehearsed .. to take care of the butterflies that are being dowsed as I write, with liquid shakes from the kitchen, prepared with care and attention by Jaya ..
Good Night all and wish that all goes well tomorrow … !!
Amitabh Bachchan
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