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I first met Aamir.....

15/07/2014

I first met Aamir Khan after the release of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in 198 and it has been a long association of artistic communication with the actor over the decades spanning his many memorable films and my milestones as a writer, author and editor.

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Cutting Chai with Bhawana Somaaya - Day 391

Matterden: Center for Films & Creation

14/07/2014

Gone are the days when movie watching will be a conventional experience. Experts reveal that film buffs like watching films but also exploring new ideas and Matterden CFC is one such idea that will engage people through a collaborative film viewing, incubating and filmmaking platform, secret screenings, workshops and discussions limited  not just to exhibition of films but a lot more and the best city to launch the experiment is Mumbai.

Like the Lincoln Film Center in New York, our own Prithvi Theatre has worked as a great place for theatre enthusiasts followed by Blue Frog. Matterden CFC is another bold step in that direction starting on 11 July 2014 starting with the screening of a classic every week. To begin with, one classic national or international will be screened every week starting with Kurosawa’s Rashomon, considered one of the most important works in cinema, followed by De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves all for a token ticket price of just Rs100.

Conceived by the well known Enlighten Society membership for same can be availed at a minimum of Rs 5000 at Matterden CFC, 

The Deepak: 

Lower Parel, 

Mumbai Email: matterden@gmail.com

Twitter: @Matter_den 

Phone: +91 22 40150621

Tune into Monday ka Mantra box-office collection of new releases every morning 9.15 on breakfast link with me on @927BigFm.

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Once Upon a Time in Bollywood

13/7/2014

Today’s guest for Once upon a Time in Bollywood is director of neo realistic cinema Bimal Roy. Born on 12th July, 1909 and died on 8th January, 1965, the filmmaker is remembered and revered for his path breaking films like Do Bigha Zameen and Sujata

Tune into Film Review over week end and Once Upon a Time in Bollywood every Sunday 10-12 on @927BigFm.

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Big Monsoon Magic

12/07/2014

The rainbow has 7 colors, the naayika has 8 avtaars and life has 9 rassas, have you wondered over the innumerable moods and many hues of the monsoon. 

Tune into @92.7 BigFM for the many shades of rain in Big Monsoon Magic, every day 5pm.

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'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya' is nice but not special.

11.07.2014

Dharma produced aur Shashank Khaitan directed Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya ek aur Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge ki copy hai balki credits mein DDLJ ko tribute bhi diya gaya hai.

Simran-Raj ki 20 saal purani prem kahani ko tabdiliyon ke saath dohraate hai Ambala ki Kaavya aur Delhi ka munda Humpty.

Kaavya yaane Alia Bhatt galti se nahi, apni marzi se beer peeti aur marzi se pyaar karti hai.

Ussi  tarha se, Humpty Sharma yaane Varun Dhawan, apne hone wale saur ke saath, kabootaron ko daana nahi dalta balke unke saath sutta lagata hai.

Film ka first half Kaavya ka designer lehenga aur Humpty aur uske doston ki shararaton mein nikal jaata hai.

Film ke second half mein na kahaani hai aur na surprises! Humpty Jab We Met ke hero ki tarha heroine ki shaadi mein shamil hota hai aur Maine Pyaar Kiya ke hero ki tarha hone wale sasur se challenge leta hai.  

Film ka plus film ka music aur Varun-Aliya ki presence aur performance. Yakeenan iss jodi ki chemistry aur energy kamaal ki hai!

Film ka minus film ka unimaginative aur poorly edited climax. Aisa mehsoos hota hai jaise director ne kuch mashoor filmo ko food processor mein daalkar, thoda sa tadka lagakar hume parrossa hai.

Jis prakar se humare filmmakers’ aaj kal sirf feel good cinema bana rahe hai kuch sawaal aise modd par poochna zaroori hai…

Kya aaj ke audience ko sach much pyaar ke alava aur koi fikarr, zimmedari, parwah, soch ya dilchaspi nahi hai?

1950 aur 60 ke dashak mein bhi Dilip Kumar mohabbat karte thhe magar saath hi unki filmein samaaj aur desh ki samasyaein bhi pesh karti thi?

1970 ke dashak mein writers Salim-Javed ne hero Amitabh Bachchan se kitne social muddein uthaayein aur pareshaniyon ka hall bhi diya.

Prem kahani sab pasand karte hai magar writers/ directors ko bhi koshish karni chahiye ki kahani original ho.

Varun Aliya jaise new gen actors ko ye sochna hoga ki prem ke alava bhi jeevan hai warna puri jawani sirf love stories mein guzar jaayegi.

Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya acchi hain magar khaas nahi. Humpty Sharma ki Dulhaniya ko Big Entertainment Ratings milte hain 3 stars.

Tune into Friday ka Faisla reviews and star ratings every morning 9.15 on breakfast link with me on @927BigFm.

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Akshay – Abhishek Round 2

10.07.2014

After months of speculation on who would be directing Housefull-3 Its Entertainment producer Sajid Nadiadwala has roped in writer-director duo Sajid-Farhad. Nadiadwal felt that after penning dialogues for films like Golmaal, Housefull-2, Ready, Bol Bachchan, Chennai Express, Sajid-Farhad are ready to don the director’s cap. Its Entertainment will star Akshay Kumar with the beautiful Tamannaah in the lead. The film is all set to roll by this year end and there is one big surprise in the casting. While Akshay Kumar remains constant it will be Abhishek Bachchan instead of Ritesh Deshmukh. The duo will be teaming up after a gap of 12 years. Their last film together Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya released in 2002.

Clearly Sajid Farhad are excited because the coming year is promising. Besides making their directorial debut they are looking forward to Singham Returns which appears at the moment the most highly awaited film of 2014. In Singham thay had us roaring with 'Aata maajhi satakli…' let’s wait and watch what they have in store for the sequel.

Tune into Thursday ka Tanav elaborating pressures of filmdom every morning 9.15 on breakfast link with me on @927BigFm.

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Music in the genes!

9/7/2014

When they were children Alka and her brother were trained by their parents in music. While Alka became a professional singer her brother became a high profile executive in a corporate office.Now almost two decades later, the second generation is all set to make a mark in music career. While Alka’s daughter is still young and not sure of what she wants to do, her niece Garima has set her heart in following into her aunt’s footsteps. It was a usual recording session at music composer Bappi Lahiri's studio that Garima enthralled the small audience with her debut number ‘Mumbai can dance sala..’ Garima is super excited about her debut and shares that she has been training classical singing from her mother since she was four years old. 

While her aunt started with a ‘Mere angne mein …’ with Amitabh Bachchan in Laawaris the niece will debut on a smaller scale with a bar dancer song but that is not an issue with Garima or her parents. They feel she had to make a beginning and if she is good she will be noticed.

Tune into Wednesday ka Vivaad debate on an issue every morning 9.15 on breakfast link with me on @927BigFm.

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