The rise of the Other Kapoor,the fall of the Other Murthy and a Masaledar week gone by...

"अपने  सपनों  से  ज्यादा  होते  है "...  Aurangzeb gives Indian film industry an actor of substance,coming from the other Kapoor family which has given versatile actor like Anil Kapoor ,Arjun Kapoor steals the show in this movie which is filled with stellar performances from Prithvi Raj and the Rishi Kapoor in particular.

                   Arjun has grown as an actor from his first film and would no doubt give the bigger stars a run for their money in the days the come.All in all a good movie experience ,thanks for the person booking the ticket :) and one who gave the review also .Guys dont forget to watch "The Great Gatsby" also.This chap Leonardo DiCaprio doesn't seem to age,yet another powerful performance for him and Tobey Maguire.

 

" सपने अपनों से ज्यादा होते है  "...      The other Murthy -The once blue eyed boy of Narayan Murthy does it again.A middle class boy from Bangalore who was instrumental in the success of Infosys gets sacked just after few days of "Spot Fixing Scandal" in IPL breaking out.

So Indian Media is having a Full Meals this week,TRP's going to sour ,but who is going to fix the real problem.

 

Switch on the Idiot Box ,the first thing you are going to see is Sreesanth Bowling clip with Towel highlighted ...this happens  24*7...

 

 

Finally it rains heavily in Bangalore and what next ... waiting for "Yeh Jawani hai Diwani and Chennai Express "

 

             But its a choice we need to make

                                                     "अपने सपनों से ज्यादा होते है "... 

                                                     

             Or the other way around

                                                                  Life Goes On

                                                                                          LiFe As It Is

                                                                                                            Continues ...

                                                                                          

 

Always Yours,

Pavan

Glimpse at 100 years of Indian Cinema and the buzz word "100 crore" club ...

Some setbacks,some success,and some introspection and finally here i am back with my new post and this time writing on the topic i love most,Indian Cinema...

From Raja Harischandra to  Harishchandrachi Factory Indian cinema has come a long way .As we celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema let me make an introspection of some of the interesting facets of the years gone by .
          Makers from Satyajit Ray,Gur Dutt ,B R Chopra to Mani Ratnam and many others have taken Indian Cinema to world in the best possible way it can be.
        It  Is more of the box office success now,the widely used "100 crore" club that defines the fate of the moive.
          Would Hrishikesh Mukherjee himself have dared to do a "Anupama" or "Satyakam" in this era is any body's guess...
          Indian cinema has come of age,technically and also in the way we tell the story.We identified something called Parallel cinema and Commercial cinema going along .

       We  got our "First SuperStar" Rajesh Khanna with Aradhana and an "Angry Young Man" whom people identified with  their issues during the 70's.Also we had movies like Mother India where a female lead was given more prominence .

       Indian Cinema down South is more about the Larger than life stars,and some of them have been able to use this to make their entry into politics cashing on the advantage of huge fan following.

On a holistic picture Indian Cinema's true identity comes with Song ,Dance and Music and filmmakers have managed to give prominence to this.

But looking back one question that pops out to my mind is where are those movies like "Guide" ,"Pyaasa" and "Kaagaz Ke Phool " supposed to be among all time classics.Yes,we do get once in a while such movies but ... its more about "100 crore club" now.We are in an era of remixes,
and Item Numbers .

 The "King of Romance" Yahji is no more... he taught us how to love ,who can forget his films.

Lastly i get this question  ,yes we have come along ,grown in all aspects but still live  in a Hero centric society.Llast  i heard where female lead used to bring in crowds was for "Madhuri Dixit " and "Sridevi".People still recognise "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun" as a Madhuri film,infact Salman Khan was the Hero of the film.

 Its more of the business now,the pressure to give that ultimate box office hit ...

Its sad ,films like "Mera Naam Joker" and even  rib tickling comedies like "Andaaz Apna Apna" were not greatly success when they were released.
Finally one thing has not changed...
                               Its the movie goer who decide which is a hit and which is not,and who is the "Super Star".
                     Even Rajesh Khanna had to give away his crown...

And signing off   the "Anand"  way edited version  :

"Success Aur Failure Janta Ki Hath Me Hai Jahanpanah! Isse Na To Aap Badal Sakte Hai Na Mai! Hum To Rangmanch Ki Kathputliya Hai"

                                           LiFe GoEs On
                                                                    LiFe As It Is  Continues...

                                                        Be good,Do good...
    Always Yours ,
      Pavan