Jaldi Aa Rahi Hai Cinema Gharon Main (Coming Soon in the Cinemas)

[shariqq]

She is the one who kept saying Khallas in Company and now look at Isha Koppikar transform herself from an item girl to a kaam wali gangster.

Dunno about her acting capabilities - but she dfinitely looks the part. A kaamwali, I mean.

The film will be an adaptation of Ismat Chugtai’s book of the same name.

Ismat Chughtai?! Whoa! What co-incidences! (read on...)

For the past two-three years we have had Indian directors finally starting to adapt literal works. Apart from International texts, there is enough good literature in 20+ languages of Indian History to last these people a decade. From Sarat Chandra Chaterjee to Shakespeare, and now to someone more current: Ismat Cughtai. I am one happy man.

For those who would like to know: Ismat Chughtai was a fascinating Urdu writer from the 70s & 80s. She was the one to (most probably unknowingly) kick-start the feminist movement in India, ofcourse with Bangladesh's Wajeda Tabassum. Terdi Lakeer (Crooked Line) is one of her better books  - it's the only one my mom told me about, so I must confess I haven't heard of Lajjo. But expect it to be based in a middle-class Muslim family.

Co-inidence time : Interestingly, just a week back I asked my mom what "Lihaaf" meant (it's used in the supremely written "Bidi" Song of Omkara). She told me it was an Urdu word for a blanket/quilt. And then she told me about Ismat Chughtai's controversial book of the same title (Lihaaf) that dealt with lesbianism. For the book, Chughtai was charged with obscenity, but she was let go coz her lawyer proved in court that the book is not obscene (or leading), coz only those who are lesbians will understand it!

I had even confirmed that news from wikipedia 

[kaytee]

[shariqq]

Why?! Oh why, oh why, oh why? 

as a good friend says: IT WILL SUCK 

[kaytee]

From high rises and society in Corporate to the road and the slums. This one is called Traffic Signal.

Traffic Signal

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Madhur Bhandarkar is back. And pretty soon this time! His tryst with realistic cinema continues with 'Traffic Signal' that talks about the lives of people staying in the slums of Mumbai and who operate around the city signals.

The trailer of 'Traffic Signal' opens amidst the honking of vehicles on a fast moving city street in Mumbai. Dabbawalas, sweepers, street show players, taxis, drug addicts, et al you get to see all the elements you will usually encounter on a signal in the city. Detailing always shows in the scripts of Bhandarkar's films.
 
As the movie name flashes, it introduces the lead characters of the film.
- Kunal Khemu as a slum dweller
- Neetu Chandra going in a complete deglam avatar for the film as a rag-picker
- Upendra Limaye as the drug peddler
- Konkana Sen Sharma playing a prostitute with that extra lipstick smeared on her face
- Ranvir Shorey as the pimp

The promo bears a brazen look throughout and as the executive producer's name flashes on the screen as 'Bhandarkar Entertainment' you know that Madhur Bhandarkar has also ventured into production with this film.

This Percept Picture Presentation faintly reminds of the 1981 classic film Chakra starring Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, directed by Rabindra Dharamraj that was the best film when it came to depicting lives of slum-dwellers. Even Sudhir Mishra's Dharavi had a similar setting. Incidentally Sudhir Mishra stars in Traffic Signal as a mafia don. 

[kaytee]

Firoz Nadiadwala announces Ramayana and Mahabharata

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After the success of Phir Hera Pheri, producer Firoz Nadiadwala has taken a big leap. His latest venture is the production of animated films based on the two great Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. Nadiadwala informs that these will be India’s first 3D animated films. Interestingly, he has roped in the team which was responsible for creating outstanding animation and building strong story board of the famous Hollywood movie Madagascar, to work on these films. Also, talks are on to get J.Williams to do the background score for these films. Says Nadiadwala, “We are looking forward to completing these films in the next 17-18 months and if everything goes well, the films shall be released in 2008.”

Another factor that makes these projects a gigantic affair is that Firoz Nadiadwala is planning to give these films a worldwide release. “These two films will be dubbed in all major foreign languages and released internationally. Also, in India, these films will be dubbed in the regional languages and the voices to the characters will be given by the famous filmstars of that particular region.” says Nadiadwala. He adds that his team is very excited about these projects and they are in fact looking forward to see these films go to the Oscars as India’s official entry.

Apart from Ramayana and Mahabharata, Nadiadwala’s team is also working on creating the animated version of Hera Pheri and Phir Hera Pheri. The three characters, Raju, Shyam and Baburao who made the audiences laugh their heart out will now make a comeback in an animated form. This will be another interesting experiment to be done for the first time in Bollywood. Now, with so much of animation work happening at the Nadiadwala’s production house, it looks like there is an Indian Walt Disney in the making.

[sulphurhead]

wow, i haven't seen this thread in a while.

1) esha kopikar as kaamwaali gangster? ROFLMAO! haven't we done the phoolan devi bit already?
shreq- were u referring to this or to umrao jaan when you said "it will suck"?
'cos i like the poster for umrao jaan. think the movie WILL suck though

2) madhur bandarkar failed to impress as much as i thought he would with "corporate". Definately better than average hindi cinema, but it's not mind blowing stuff. And considering he had actors like KK whom he could have made some amazing shit with.

3) animated 3d ramayan and mahabharat films? didn't we see some 2d versions of the ramayana recently? which dind't quite make it... somehow i don't think indian audiences click well with animation. just my thoughts tho - i'd love to be proven wrong, though.

[kaytee]

Indian audience do like animation. That Hanuman movie did very well and I thot it was a pretty neatly animated. So if they do follow that footstep it should these could turn out pretty good.

Yes Corporate was average but I still enjoyed the movie coz it was something different than the normal Bollywood crap.

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[shariqq]

Esha D & Salman RocKhan together - AWESOME!!

[sulphurhead]

Does it scare anyone else that salman khan is dressed up like Elvis Presley?

[sacred_promises]

^^nah anything looks good on him!! lol..J/K

[sacred_promises]

how come this wasn't put here..
this one looks pretty interesting -

[kaytee]

This was not put here coz this will be C grade movie. Have you seen the trailer for this? Puke!

[shariqq]

They actually wanted to release this on same day as KANK, counter-programming they said. A little knowledge...

[sacred_promises]

yep seen its trailer though i can hardly recall it..
but the music was good. like the score mitra nu, mann mera.