Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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Ram Gopal Varma wants to make Sholay again
Ram Gopal Varma is a changed person. No longer willing to make films at the drop of a hit. No more the dial-a-quote wizard, this maverick moviemaker has mellowed but says he may remake Sholay again notwithstanding the Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag fiasco.
"Aag was a special flop for me. Just as Sholay was benchmark, Aag was a landmark for me. It was not even a wake-up call. It was a slap."
book on rajini
Megastar Rajnikanth was a spoilt brat when he was five-years-old, bullied people when he was 10 and tied cycle chains around his neck at 20.
All these and many more aspects of the southern screen icon's life will be revealed in a new book that will hit the market in the first week of March.
The book, The Name is Rajnikanth, is a biographical sketch of the southern megastar. Supported by nearly 100 pictures, it has 384 pages and costs Rs.495.
"He was very naughty and used to bully people. Rajni, along with his friends, used to play marbles and if anybody else other than him won the game, he used to beat him up," author Gayatri Shreekanth told IANS.
"He used to walk very fast and his friends complained that they could never match his pace. My book encompasses thousands of such interesting details, which his fans across the globe would love to read, since no comprehensive book on Rajnikanth's life has come so far," said Shreekanth, an ophthalmologist by profession.
And what prodded the author to write a book about him?
"I have been enamoured with the actor for a long time. In my first year of MBBS, I had once attempted to write a book on him. But I dropped the idea thinking it would be too immature.
"But in March last year I realised the right time has come to pursue my dream. I took a break from medicine and started working on the book.
"Another reason is that there are so many books on the north Indian counterparts of the star like Amitabh (Bachchan) and Shah Rukh Khan, but none on the southern stars," said the 34-year-old writer from Chennai.
Shreekanth, who has been working on the book since last year, found that digging out all the information wasn't an easy task.
"I spoke to his family members, friends, conductor friends, producers and directors. Believe me, it wasn't easy at all.
"After completing the book, I presented it to Rajni sir in November. He didn't say a word and just took it. What unnerved me more was that for next 10 days I didn't get any response from his side. And then a letter arrived," she said.
Commenting on the initiative, Rajnikanth wrote in the letter: "This is a result of extraordinary effort made by Dr. Gayatri. She has gone through many trials and trouble to put together this book. She has woven together numerous incidents into a kind of screenplay, which is stylish and beautifully presented. I am overwhelmed with the book. I hope readers would enjoy it."
According to Gayatri, apart from English, the book would also be released in other languages by the end of the year - Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi and Japanese.
"The first edition would see nearly 20,000 copies in English hitting the bookshelves across the country March 6," said publisher Ajay Mago of Om Books International.
"By the year-end, about 20,000 copies of the book will be available in the Tamil language and at least 5,000 each in other languages. For the Japanese version, we would sell the rights to some publisher there," Mago added.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
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BIG B
Up close with Big B in Dubai
Buzz18 | Citizen Paparazzi
Last updated: Feb 02, 2008 at 01:02 PM
One of Buzz18's Citizen Paparazzi, Dimple had a chance of a lifetime to bump into none other than Amitabh Bachcan at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards.
"This the closest I have been to the Big B during the IIFA Awards held in Dubai. He is a really great person. But unfortunately, I did not get a chance to shake hands with him or hug him," said she.BIG B
Up close with Big B in Dubai
Buzz18 | Citizen Paparazzi
Last updated: Feb 02, 2008 at 01:02 PM
One of Buzz18's Citizen Paparazzi, Dimple had a chance of a lifetime to bump into none other than Amitabh Bachcan at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards.
"This the closest I have been to the Big B during the IIFA Awards held in Dubai. He is a really great person. But unfortunately, I did not get a chance to shake hands with him or hug him," said she.
After having emerged as the biggest star of 2007, SRK has decided to expand his kingdom a bit more. According to the latest buzz, the King Khan is set to open a new office in London, which will be an extension of his production house Red Chillies Entertainment.
Earlier, SRK wanted to buy a house in London but was not allowed to for some reason. But now he has bigger plans. He wants to make films with English technicians. His secretary Karuna says, "SRK is travelling abroad and I have no idea about his UK plans whatsoever."
hot hot aishwarya
Provoked may not have evoked the right kind of audience reaction, but Jag Mundhra is back in Ash's radar once again. The other night, I bumped into the filmmaker at the Parvez Damania party and this is what he had to tell me. The proposed film will be produced by Ash's secretary Hari Singh. Mundhra seemed kicked about Ash expressing a desire to work with him again, though, he confessed, there is no script, nothing else that has been finalised. Well, while I wished him all the very best for the same, I didn't have the heart to tell the dear chap that the last bit of information could have been done away
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