Grand Praemium
Taiwan-born film director Ang Lee has been named as one of the five recipients of the Praemium Imperiale award of the Japan Art Association. The awards ceremony will take place in Tokyo on Nov. 19.
Each recipient will receive JPY15 million alongside a testimonial letter and a medal. This year’s other recipients are: Sophie Calle (painting, France); Doris Salcedo (sculpture, Colombia); Shigeru Ban (architecture, Japan); and Maria João Pires (music, Portugal/Switzerland).
The Praemium Imperiale is the world’s largest and most prestigious art award in the five disciplines of painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theatre/film. Now in its 35th year, it gives international recognition to the arts, much as the Nobel Prizes do to the sciences.
Previous film sector winners include Ingmar Berman, Jean-Luc Godard and Kurosawa Akira.
Kiwi Figures
The 2024 New Zealand International Film Festival (Nziff) has completed its marathon tour around the country. Its...
Taiwan-born film director Ang Lee has been named as one of the five recipients of the Praemium Imperiale award of the Japan Art Association. The awards ceremony will take place in Tokyo on Nov. 19.
Each recipient will receive JPY15 million alongside a testimonial letter and a medal. This year’s other recipients are: Sophie Calle (painting, France); Doris Salcedo (sculpture, Colombia); Shigeru Ban (architecture, Japan); and Maria João Pires (music, Portugal/Switzerland).
The Praemium Imperiale is the world’s largest and most prestigious art award in the five disciplines of painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theatre/film. Now in its 35th year, it gives international recognition to the arts, much as the Nobel Prizes do to the sciences.
Previous film sector winners include Ingmar Berman, Jean-Luc Godard and Kurosawa Akira.
Kiwi Figures
The 2024 New Zealand International Film Festival (Nziff) has completed its marathon tour around the country. Its...
- 9/11/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
As with any time I try to explain a massive figure in Indian film to the uninitiated, the temptation rises quickly to compare director Sanjay Leela Bhansali to someone in Hollywood.
And, as with any time I actually make these comparisons, everything falls short. Bhansali depicts spectacle evocative of the work of Baz Luhrmann, but even that is a pale imitation (no disrespect to either). There is no one literally anywhere in the world creating cinema with the scale and grandeur that Bhansali has cultivated as his signature, a style so distinct that his own peers pay homage to it while he’s still alive and working.
But at the top of IndieWire’s conversation about Bhansali’s career, he’s quick to shake the larger-than-life visual splendor of his creations, emphasizing — as writer, director and producer, among his many hats — that the stories themselves evoke that scope.
“It’s...
And, as with any time I actually make these comparisons, everything falls short. Bhansali depicts spectacle evocative of the work of Baz Luhrmann, but even that is a pale imitation (no disrespect to either). There is no one literally anywhere in the world creating cinema with the scale and grandeur that Bhansali has cultivated as his signature, a style so distinct that his own peers pay homage to it while he’s still alive and working.
But at the top of IndieWire’s conversation about Bhansali’s career, he’s quick to shake the larger-than-life visual splendor of his creations, emphasizing — as writer, director and producer, among his many hats — that the stories themselves evoke that scope.
“It’s...
- 5/2/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi, now on Netflix in eight episodes is everything that Bhansali has come to be associated with, then some more. It is a feast for the eyes and soul with a gallery of female actors giving their best to every shot. At times the best of these actresses is not good enough. One of the lead actresses pretending to be drunken dancing is ludicrously caricatural. But then there is Aditi Rao Hydari looking every inch the ethereal kothewali, a distant cousin to Rekha in Umrao Jaan. And Shruti Sharma as ill-fated-in-love Saima makes her space. I must also mention Jayati Bhatia as Manisha Koirala’s faithful woman-Friday. Even when in the background she makes her presence felt.
Bhansali’s vision and execution are impeccable so much so that you wonder what this kotha classic would look like on the big screen.
On...
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi, now on Netflix in eight episodes is everything that Bhansali has come to be associated with, then some more. It is a feast for the eyes and soul with a gallery of female actors giving their best to every shot. At times the best of these actresses is not good enough. One of the lead actresses pretending to be drunken dancing is ludicrously caricatural. But then there is Aditi Rao Hydari looking every inch the ethereal kothewali, a distant cousin to Rekha in Umrao Jaan. And Shruti Sharma as ill-fated-in-love Saima makes her space. I must also mention Jayati Bhatia as Manisha Koirala’s faithful woman-Friday. Even when in the background she makes her presence felt.
Bhansali’s vision and execution are impeccable so much so that you wonder what this kotha classic would look like on the big screen.
On...
- 5/2/2024
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Madhubala Started Her Career As A Child Actor But Jumped To An Unimaginable Paycheck Later ( Photo Credit – Shemaroo Filmi Gaane / YouTube )
Plans for Madhubala’s biopic have been taking rounds in the industry, with names of Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor Khan being dropped as the main leads of the film. Now it has been announced that the film is indeed rolling; however, no names have been finalized yet for the lead actress of the film who will play the legendary beauty.
Better known as Mughal-e-Azam‘s Anarkali, the actress was originally named Mumtaaz. In fact, she was credited by the same name when she made her film debut as a child actress in the film Basant in 1942. She was a revelation on screen and was hired on a salary of Rs 300 per month.
So, at a very young age, she was earning more than his father, who earned only Rs 150 per month.
Plans for Madhubala’s biopic have been taking rounds in the industry, with names of Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor Khan being dropped as the main leads of the film. Now it has been announced that the film is indeed rolling; however, no names have been finalized yet for the lead actress of the film who will play the legendary beauty.
Better known as Mughal-e-Azam‘s Anarkali, the actress was originally named Mumtaaz. In fact, she was credited by the same name when she made her film debut as a child actress in the film Basant in 1942. She was a revelation on screen and was hired on a salary of Rs 300 per month.
So, at a very young age, she was earning more than his father, who earned only Rs 150 per month.
- 3/16/2024
- by Trisha Gaur
- KoiMoi
Among the titans of the Indian film industry, his forte was the grand epic that brought various phases of the subcontinent’s history – ancient, medieval, and early modern – to vivid life and enabled him to use his booming baritone, which even drew blind people to cinema theatres just to hear his grandiloquence.
Be it as the Rajput nobleman Sangram Singh in “Pukar” (1931) set in the times of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Raja Porus in “Sikandar” (1941), in the title role of the Parmar king in “Prithvi Vallabh” (1943), as the Rajguru of Rani Lakkshmibai in “Jhansi ki Rani” (1952), or the bitter persecuted Jew Ezra in “Yahudi” (1958), Sohrab Modi strode the silver screen with his imposing presence, boundless histrionic abilities, and thunderous voice.
He delivered a trailblasing performance as a kind and rational man turned domestic tyrant – and twice over- in “Jailor”, made first in 1938 and remade in 1958, with totally different casts save him in the title role.
Be it as the Rajput nobleman Sangram Singh in “Pukar” (1931) set in the times of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Raja Porus in “Sikandar” (1941), in the title role of the Parmar king in “Prithvi Vallabh” (1943), as the Rajguru of Rani Lakkshmibai in “Jhansi ki Rani” (1952), or the bitter persecuted Jew Ezra in “Yahudi” (1958), Sohrab Modi strode the silver screen with his imposing presence, boundless histrionic abilities, and thunderous voice.
He delivered a trailblasing performance as a kind and rational man turned domestic tyrant – and twice over- in “Jailor”, made first in 1938 and remade in 1958, with totally different casts save him in the title role.
- 11/2/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Among the titans of the Indian film industry, his forte was the grand epic that brought various phases of the subcontinent’s history – ancient, medieval, and early modern – to vivid life and enabled him to use his booming baritone, which even drew blind people to cinema theatres just to hear his grandiloquence.
Be it as the Rajput nobleman Sangram Singh in “Pukar” (1931) set in the times of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Raja Porus in “Sikandar” (1941), in the title role of the Parmar king in “Prithvi Vallabh” (1943), as the Rajguru of Rani Lakkshmibai in “Jhansi ki Rani” (1952), or the bitter persecuted Jew Ezra in “Yahudi” (1958), Sohrab Modi strode the silver screen with his imposing presence, boundless histrionic abilities, and thunderous voice.
He delivered a trailblasing performance as a kind and rational man turned domestic tyrant – and twice over- in “Jailor”, made first in 1938 and remade in 1958, with totally different casts save him in the title role.
Be it as the Rajput nobleman Sangram Singh in “Pukar” (1931) set in the times of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Raja Porus in “Sikandar” (1941), in the title role of the Parmar king in “Prithvi Vallabh” (1943), as the Rajguru of Rani Lakkshmibai in “Jhansi ki Rani” (1952), or the bitter persecuted Jew Ezra in “Yahudi” (1958), Sohrab Modi strode the silver screen with his imposing presence, boundless histrionic abilities, and thunderous voice.
He delivered a trailblasing performance as a kind and rational man turned domestic tyrant – and twice over- in “Jailor”, made first in 1938 and remade in 1958, with totally different casts save him in the title role.
- 11/2/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The eternal combination of music with films and stars, many a times their fate intertwined, with each giving a boost to the other, is considered a hallmark of Indian movies. This has been the tradition of almost all films produced in India – since the humble beginning made with “Raja Harishchandra” (1913) by the venerable Father of Indian Cinema, Dhundiraj Govind ‘Dadasaheb’ Phalke.
Among the sackful of musical blockbusters churned out by Bollywood, one of the front-rankers is K Asif’s National Award winner “Mughal-e-Azam” (1960) with a dozen unforgettable scores by the Master of the Baton, Naushad Ali. Surprisingly, this all-time megabuster did not see Dilip Kumar, the winsome Prince Salim, singing a single song on the silver screen.
All the 12 songs in “Mughal-e-Azam” were left to other characters such as the besotted Madhubala (Anarkali) and the jealous Bahar Begum (Nigar Sultana), a wandering soothsayer, or royal court musician Tansen, in the...
Among the sackful of musical blockbusters churned out by Bollywood, one of the front-rankers is K Asif’s National Award winner “Mughal-e-Azam” (1960) with a dozen unforgettable scores by the Master of the Baton, Naushad Ali. Surprisingly, this all-time megabuster did not see Dilip Kumar, the winsome Prince Salim, singing a single song on the silver screen.
All the 12 songs in “Mughal-e-Azam” were left to other characters such as the besotted Madhubala (Anarkali) and the jealous Bahar Begum (Nigar Sultana), a wandering soothsayer, or royal court musician Tansen, in the...
- 12/11/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
This news is from the South. It is a no-brainer. Since the Telugu film industry has set certain norms for members as well as the stars and the cinemas through the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (Tfcc), the Tamil Film Producer Council (Tfpc) has decided to prove that it is the dormant body.
How else does the Tfpc plan to ask the film critics to refrain from writing / publishing reviews of new films till Sunday?! The major media, as in daily broadsheets, always reviewed films in the Sunday editions. The Sunday editions of the papers were meant for leisurely reading with opinions, features on various subjects as well as film reviews. Did that save a film from failing?
The business of movie reviews was all about passing of envelopes. Gradually, someone thought that giving stars to a film made better business sense. Four and five stars carried a decent price tag.
How else does the Tfpc plan to ask the film critics to refrain from writing / publishing reviews of new films till Sunday?! The major media, as in daily broadsheets, always reviewed films in the Sunday editions. The Sunday editions of the papers were meant for leisurely reading with opinions, features on various subjects as well as film reviews. Did that save a film from failing?
The business of movie reviews was all about passing of envelopes. Gradually, someone thought that giving stars to a film made better business sense. Four and five stars carried a decent price tag.
- 9/25/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Bilal Amrohi, the grandson of the renowned filmmaker Kamal Amrohi, will be working on a fictional series that will portray the love story between Kamal Amrohi and his muse – Meena Kumari that came alive during the sixteen-year journey of the making of ‘Pakeezah’. Talking about the series, Bilal Amrohi said: “It will be a […]...
- 2/15/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
The concept of “the prostitute” has been fascinating directors all over the world for quite some time, with the psychosynthesis of the sex professionals drawing as much interest as the opportunity to use the concept as a metaphor for various sociopolitical comments. Despite the fact that such themes always had issues with censorship, an abundance of movies about the subject can be also found in Asian cinema, and particularly in countries like Japan, S. Korea and India.
In this list, we will present 20 of the greatest Asian films about prostitutes in chronological order, with a focus on diversity regarding countries, directors and style of presentation.
1. Gate of Flesh
Mini-militias of prostitutes create their own code to survive in “Gates Of Flesh”, by selling themselves in an organised gang fashion, protecting their turf, of bombed out Tokyo, viciously. This was no time for romanticism, frivolity or even love; this is a brutal game of survival.
In this list, we will present 20 of the greatest Asian films about prostitutes in chronological order, with a focus on diversity regarding countries, directors and style of presentation.
1. Gate of Flesh
Mini-militias of prostitutes create their own code to survive in “Gates Of Flesh”, by selling themselves in an organised gang fashion, protecting their turf, of bombed out Tokyo, viciously. This was no time for romanticism, frivolity or even love; this is a brutal game of survival.
- 3/9/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Singer Lata Mangeshkar, dubbed Nightingale of India, turns 90 on Sept. 28 and in honor of the woman who made the Guinness Book of World Records for 25,000 songs recorded we at Variety chose 25 of our favorite tunes from Bollywood. There were many more we could choose, including duets with Hemant Kumar or Mohammed Rafi but we didn’t want the list to become too unwieldy. Mangeshkar started singing professionally at age 14 and Bollywood actresses from the 1940s to 2000s have lip synced to her on screen. Acting legend Dilip Kumar once said of her: “The way the fragrance of a flower has no color, a flowing spring or cool breezes belong to no country, the smile of an innocent child has no religion, similarly Lata Mangekshar’s voice is a miracle of nature’s creativity.”
Laru Lappa Lara Lappa
“Ek Thi Ladki (1949)
The Punjabi duet is the most famous part of “Ek...
Laru Lappa Lara Lappa
“Ek Thi Ladki (1949)
The Punjabi duet is the most famous part of “Ek...
- 9/25/2020
- by Shalini Dore
- Variety Film + TV
Sadak 2 (Disney-Hotstar)
Starring Sanjay Dutt, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur
Directed by Mahesh Bhatt
Believe it or not, Gulshan Grover in a walk-on part which he must have accepted for old times’ sake, plays a villain named Haathkatta. Because, get this, one of his hands has been severed.
Subtlety is certainly not one of the strong points of this belated sequel to a 1991 film that was ripped off from Martin Scorcese’s Taxi Driver. This Sadak swerves off the highway in no time at all. It is shocking that a script so shoddy and inane would be allowed to serve as a comeback to direction for Mahesh Bhatt, and that too to direct his star-daughter Alia Bhatt.
Both deserve better. So does Sanjay Dutt. So do we.
Sadak 2 is the kind of debilitating disappointment that Indian cinema suffers when the biggest of talents get together to deliver a certifiable dud.
Starring Sanjay Dutt, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur
Directed by Mahesh Bhatt
Believe it or not, Gulshan Grover in a walk-on part which he must have accepted for old times’ sake, plays a villain named Haathkatta. Because, get this, one of his hands has been severed.
Subtlety is certainly not one of the strong points of this belated sequel to a 1991 film that was ripped off from Martin Scorcese’s Taxi Driver. This Sadak swerves off the highway in no time at all. It is shocking that a script so shoddy and inane would be allowed to serve as a comeback to direction for Mahesh Bhatt, and that too to direct his star-daughter Alia Bhatt.
Both deserve better. So does Sanjay Dutt. So do we.
Sadak 2 is the kind of debilitating disappointment that Indian cinema suffers when the biggest of talents get together to deliver a certifiable dud.
- 8/30/2020
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Panipat movie review is here. Based on the third battle of Panipat, the movie is titled Panipat: The Great Betrayal and stars Arjun Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, and Kriti Sanon in main leads. Helmed by Ashutosh Gowarikar, the war epic releases on 6 December 2019. Does it fulfills the expectations?, Let?s find out in the movie review of Panipat aka Panipat: The Great Betrayal.
Immediate reaction when the end credits roll
The prolific Ashutosh Gowarikar finds back his roots as he salutes the great Maratha pride in this magnificently mounted, incredible tale of valor
The Story of Panipat: The Great Betrayal
It?s circa 18th century India; The Maratha Empire is ruling almost the whole of India. A dangerous threat from the Afghan King Ahmad Shah Abdali ( Sanjay Dutt) tests the courage of Maratha?s and the unity and integrity of India. Nana Saheb Peshwa (Mohnish Bahl) orders Sadashiv Rao Bhau ( Arjun...
Immediate reaction when the end credits roll
The prolific Ashutosh Gowarikar finds back his roots as he salutes the great Maratha pride in this magnificently mounted, incredible tale of valor
The Story of Panipat: The Great Betrayal
It?s circa 18th century India; The Maratha Empire is ruling almost the whole of India. A dangerous threat from the Afghan King Ahmad Shah Abdali ( Sanjay Dutt) tests the courage of Maratha?s and the unity and integrity of India. Nana Saheb Peshwa (Mohnish Bahl) orders Sadashiv Rao Bhau ( Arjun...
- 12/5/2019
- GlamSham
The name Meena Kumari is synonymous with sorrow, melancholy and desperation and why not???A verse from her poem ?Zindagi Yeh Hai? captures the core of her life. A tattered childhood, wrecked in marriage, letdown in love and betrayed by close relatives made Meena Kumari?s life so gloomy that she sought respite in alcohol and poetry.
Dard ke saye, udasi ka dhuan, dukh ki ghata
Shadows of grief, the smoke of misery, clouds of sorrow
Zindagi yeh hai to phir maut kise kahte hain ??
If this is life, what is it that they call death?
What is paradoxical is that Meena Kumari, not only became a victim of depression in ?Real life? but incidentally even on ?Reel life? Bollywood exploited her tragic avatar. With movies like Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Aarti, Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi, Dil Ek Mandir, Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan, Bhabhi Ki Chudiyaan, Kaajal etc. Meena...
Dard ke saye, udasi ka dhuan, dukh ki ghata
Shadows of grief, the smoke of misery, clouds of sorrow
Zindagi yeh hai to phir maut kise kahte hain ??
If this is life, what is it that they call death?
What is paradoxical is that Meena Kumari, not only became a victim of depression in ?Real life? but incidentally even on ?Reel life? Bollywood exploited her tragic avatar. With movies like Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Aarti, Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi, Dil Ek Mandir, Chirag Kahan Roshni Kahan, Bhabhi Ki Chudiyaan, Kaajal etc. Meena...
- 8/25/2019
- GlamSham
One of India’s most iconic films that took 14 years to hit the silver screen, Kamal Amrohi’s classic Pakeezah starring his former wife Meena Kumari is currently facing legal issues. After Amrohi’s children sold their production house Mahal Pictures along with the famous Kamalistan studio, located in suburban Mumbai, to Pune based builder Avinash Bhosale,Read More
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- 10/19/2017
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The 1949 film had music by Khemchand Prakash and lyrics by Nakhshab Jarchvi, who created the hit song Aayega Aanewala sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Mahal was directed by Kamal Amrohi and starred Ashok Kumar and Madhubala in lead roles...
- 10/9/2017
- Film Companion
The 1972 film had music by Ghulam Mohammed and Naushad while lyrics were penned by Kaifi Azmi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Kamal Amrohi and Kaif Bhopali. Pakeezah had some iconic songs like Inhi Logon Ne, Chalo Dildar Chalo and Chalte Chalte Yun Hi...
- 10/7/2017
- Film Companion
The shocking case of the abandoned mother who was left in the hospital for almost a month by her son has shaken the nation. When investigated further, the woman turned out to be one of the veteran actresses from the film industry. Geeta Kapoor had worked in Kamal Amrohi’s Pakeezah and Razia Sultan. Kamal Amrohi’sRead More
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- 5/30/2017
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Can we please stop obsessing over Baahubali and move on? Right off, Rudhramadevi would be compared with Rajamouli’s landmark achievement. Baahubali would never be made again. Thank God for that!
Rudhramadevi is another creature altogether. Vast, panoramic, spectacular and deeply resonating with relevances that go way beyond the 13th century the film is a marvel of construction and execution.
The plot is a spiraling architecture of infinite intrigue and intricacy weaving in its flamboyant fabric aeons of courtly intrigue. The narrative survives an onslaught of grotesque caricatures of evil entities from the royal durbar all plotting and conspiring to bring down the 13th century warrior-queen from the Kakatia dynasty.
There are some clumsy special effects and of course a hand-to-hand combat between the protagonist and a wild animal: No period film can be complete until the hero grapples with a four-legged creature. Also in this case the special effects...
Rudhramadevi is another creature altogether. Vast, panoramic, spectacular and deeply resonating with relevances that go way beyond the 13th century the film is a marvel of construction and execution.
The plot is a spiraling architecture of infinite intrigue and intricacy weaving in its flamboyant fabric aeons of courtly intrigue. The narrative survives an onslaught of grotesque caricatures of evil entities from the royal durbar all plotting and conspiring to bring down the 13th century warrior-queen from the Kakatia dynasty.
There are some clumsy special effects and of course a hand-to-hand combat between the protagonist and a wild animal: No period film can be complete until the hero grapples with a four-legged creature. Also in this case the special effects...
- 10/14/2015
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Remember the super hit song Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Yeh..... from Meena Kumari's timeless classic Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai. Incidentally, the Daastaan (story) of Meena Kumari's life has suddenly become a hot piece of news since biopics are ruling the roost in Bollywood hence everybody is keen to exploit the life of the tragedy queen and mint money.
On one hand filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia has reportedly signed Queen actress Kangana Ranaut to play Meena Kumari in his film which is an adaption of the biography on Meena Kumari, penned by eminent late journalist Vinod Mehta.
On the other hand, interestingly, Meena Kumari's step-son Tajdar Amrohi, son of Kamal Amrohi from his first wife, is also making a movie titled Meena Baa Kamaal (Meena - the extraordinary). Initially Manisha Koirala was announced to play the lead but she declined the offer and now a new actress would play the part.
On one hand filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia has reportedly signed Queen actress Kangana Ranaut to play Meena Kumari in his film which is an adaption of the biography on Meena Kumari, penned by eminent late journalist Vinod Mehta.
On the other hand, interestingly, Meena Kumari's step-son Tajdar Amrohi, son of Kamal Amrohi from his first wife, is also making a movie titled Meena Baa Kamaal (Meena - the extraordinary). Initially Manisha Koirala was announced to play the lead but she declined the offer and now a new actress would play the part.
- 3/31/2015
- GlamSham
She lived a tumultuous life, filled with passion, romance and a tragic grandeur. And now Meena Kumari's life would be chronicled in cinema by none other than Tigmanshu Dhulia whose Sahib Bibi Aur Gangster was inspired by Meena Kumari's best-known work Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam. For the first time Tigmanshu Dhulia talks about why he has chosen National Award winner Kangna Ranaut to play Meena Kumari.
Dhulia, who is currently wrapping up a film called Yaara, says he chose Kangna because she was the only actress who could convey the tragic pathos of Meena Kumari's personality. "There is a profound sadness in Kangna's eyes, the same quality that we saw in Meena Kumari's eyes. And that voice! When I heard Kangna Ranaut in her debut film Gangster I was reminded of Meena Kumari. The same haunted and haunting quality, a voice that suggests pain grief, wisdom and seduction!
Dhulia, who is currently wrapping up a film called Yaara, says he chose Kangna because she was the only actress who could convey the tragic pathos of Meena Kumari's personality. "There is a profound sadness in Kangna's eyes, the same quality that we saw in Meena Kumari's eyes. And that voice! When I heard Kangna Ranaut in her debut film Gangster I was reminded of Meena Kumari. The same haunted and haunting quality, a voice that suggests pain grief, wisdom and seduction!
- 3/31/2015
- BollywoodHungama
We have a very special treat for all you Bollywood fanatics. BollySpice presents to you an exclusive excerpt from the newly released book Bollywood’s India: Hindi Cinema as a Guide to Contemporary India. Written by Indian Cinema scholar Professor Rachel Dwyer and published by Reaktion Books, Bollywood’s India examines the importance of Hindi Cinema over the last two decades and how it can help us to interpret the social aspects of India as we know it today. Be it religion, human behaviour as well as social, political and economic issues which have affected the country in recent years; Dwyer looks at how all these have been depicted in Hindi films and the important link between films and reality. The book is available to buy now and has also been released in India as Picture Abhi Baaki Hai by Hachette India. This is a must for any movie buff...
- 9/29/2014
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
Mumbai, Nov 24: Denying any knowledge of any loan by actress Preity Zinta to his late elder brother for which she has filed a suit, legendary filmmaker Kamal Amrohi's younger son Tajdaar said he could not be held responsible for any such debt.
"Where was she all this while and why now suddenly after two and half years she is asking for money? If at all she had given money to my brother, how am I or my family responsible for returning that money?" he asked.
"I was not the witness when this happened and neither my brother informed me about this... now suddenly how can she target me," Tajdaar told Ians.
Preity has.
"Where was she all this while and why now suddenly after two and half years she is asking for money? If at all she had given money to my brother, how am I or my family responsible for returning that money?" he asked.
"I was not the witness when this happened and neither my brother informed me about this... now suddenly how can she target me," Tajdaar told Ians.
Preity has.
- 11/24/2013
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
There is nothing better on Halloween than watching a scary film. It gets even better if it is a spooky, bone chilling, terrifying Bollywood film. With the spine tingling themes of haunted abandoned havelis (mansions), reincarnation, revenge of the dead and wandering lost spirits – who said that Bollywood only told romantic tales?
You may recall the chillingly melancholic ‘Aayega Aane Waala’ sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Yes – this was the the first time Bollywood truly met the “horror” genre through Kamal Amrohi’s box office smash hit, Mahal (1949). Starring Ashok Kumar and Madhubala in the lead, Mahal was the very first Hindi film to explore the theme of re-incarnation. In the style of a thriller, Mahal pioneered the way for Gothic Indian fiction.
Bollywood through the 1970’s and 1980’s witnessed an abundant rising of the dead through the many successful horror films produced during these two decades.
In fact, Bollywood even...
You may recall the chillingly melancholic ‘Aayega Aane Waala’ sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Yes – this was the the first time Bollywood truly met the “horror” genre through Kamal Amrohi’s box office smash hit, Mahal (1949). Starring Ashok Kumar and Madhubala in the lead, Mahal was the very first Hindi film to explore the theme of re-incarnation. In the style of a thriller, Mahal pioneered the way for Gothic Indian fiction.
Bollywood through the 1970’s and 1980’s witnessed an abundant rising of the dead through the many successful horror films produced during these two decades.
In fact, Bollywood even...
- 10/31/2013
- by Aashi Gahlot
- Bollyspice
Continuing with our special series on legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar's 84th Birthday, we bring you yet another fascinating fact from her life! Khemchand Prakash, the guru of music maestro Naushad, impressed by Lata's voice experimented with her for his movie super hit movie Mahal (1949). However Khemchand Prakash strictly instructed Lata that the movie was being directed by renowned director Kamal Amrohi who was a perfectionis...
- 9/13/2013
- GlamSham
The Poster exhibition at Eleventh Bollywood Festival Norway sets out to tell the story of Indian cinema – which celebrates its centenary this year – through iconic posters produced by the industry’s powerhouse studios. The Bollywood movie posters reveal much more about the story of the industry than just what the movies are.
Bollywood film posters have had a fascinating journey over the years: from gracing walls outside cinema houses as advertising to the masses during Bollywood’s golden era, to becoming highly sought-after visual art prints for collectors and film buffs today.
This exhibition pulls together selected posters from the last 100 years including a copy of a poster of 1936 film; Achhut Kanya, Kamal Amrohi’s film Mahal of 1949, Rajesh Khann’a Aradhana, the epic film Mugah-e-Azam, Kismet and many more interesting on popular old and new posters.
The Bollywood 100 in Bollywood Festival Norway’s poster exhibition has been curated by Mr.
Bollywood film posters have had a fascinating journey over the years: from gracing walls outside cinema houses as advertising to the masses during Bollywood’s golden era, to becoming highly sought-after visual art prints for collectors and film buffs today.
This exhibition pulls together selected posters from the last 100 years including a copy of a poster of 1936 film; Achhut Kanya, Kamal Amrohi’s film Mahal of 1949, Rajesh Khann’a Aradhana, the epic film Mugah-e-Azam, Kismet and many more interesting on popular old and new posters.
The Bollywood 100 in Bollywood Festival Norway’s poster exhibition has been curated by Mr.
- 9/5/2013
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
The recent showdown between Om Puri and his wife Nandita has brought back the memories of Bollywood couple's whose relation went kaput. From famous couples like Aamir Khan and Reena, Sanjay Dutt and Rhea Pillai, Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh to the golden era couples like Guru Dutt and Geeta Dutt, Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik none had a bitter climax as that of Meena Kumari and Kamal Amrohi. Read on their love story that turned sour! Few may know that Meena Kumar was actually d...
- 8/28/2013
- GlamSham
The novelist discovered the classics when popular Hindi film was in the doldrums. But two gangland takes on Shakespeare started a new wave of indie cinema whose irreverence endures today
It wasn't until I was a graduate student, in Oxford, in the late 1980s, that I began to discover Hindi cinema. (The word "Bollywood" existed then, but it wasn't a catch-all term to describe a cinematic tradition of great, contradictory variety, and one that was only a strand – albeit the most publicised one – in Indian cinema as a whole.)
What drew me were the black-and-white movies of the 50s and 60s; movies I hadn't seen either because they'd been made before I was born or when I was too small, or because my middle-class upbringing prohibited me from taking them seriously. I grew up on Hollywood movies. When I was a teenager, I became aware of the astonishing work of Satyajit Ray,...
It wasn't until I was a graduate student, in Oxford, in the late 1980s, that I began to discover Hindi cinema. (The word "Bollywood" existed then, but it wasn't a catch-all term to describe a cinematic tradition of great, contradictory variety, and one that was only a strand – albeit the most publicised one – in Indian cinema as a whole.)
What drew me were the black-and-white movies of the 50s and 60s; movies I hadn't seen either because they'd been made before I was born or when I was too small, or because my middle-class upbringing prohibited me from taking them seriously. I grew up on Hollywood movies. When I was a teenager, I became aware of the astonishing work of Satyajit Ray,...
- 7/25/2013
- by Amit Chaudhuri
- The Guardian - Film News
To celebrate the Indian film industry's centenary year, here are 10 essential movies – from a silent film about the life of the Buddha to a violent gangster epic
Prem Sanyas/The Light of Asia (Franz Osten, 1925)
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Among the few silent films that remain are three Indo-German co-productions that predate the arrival of the German technicians and directors who worked in the Bombay Talkies studio in the 1930s. The Light of Asia was shot in India but edited and processed in Germany and intertitled in English. The script was adapted from Sir Edwin Arnold's epic poem The Light of Asia (1861) while the opening credits proclaim it was "Shown by Royal Command at Windsor Castle, April 27 1926" and that it benefited greatly from help offered by the Maharaja of Jaipur. The film shows westerners touring India (Mumbai, Delhi, Varanasi) who come to Bodh Gaya, the site of Gautam Buddha's Enlightenment.
Prem Sanyas/The Light of Asia (Franz Osten, 1925)
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Among the few silent films that remain are three Indo-German co-productions that predate the arrival of the German technicians and directors who worked in the Bombay Talkies studio in the 1930s. The Light of Asia was shot in India but edited and processed in Germany and intertitled in English. The script was adapted from Sir Edwin Arnold's epic poem The Light of Asia (1861) while the opening credits proclaim it was "Shown by Royal Command at Windsor Castle, April 27 1926" and that it benefited greatly from help offered by the Maharaja of Jaipur. The film shows westerners touring India (Mumbai, Delhi, Varanasi) who come to Bodh Gaya, the site of Gautam Buddha's Enlightenment.
- 7/25/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Kid completes a marriage but not having a kid does not mean end of married life. It is the companionship, understanding and respect for each other which matters most and takes the relationship a long way through. There are a number of Bollywood couples who either opted out from having a kid or could not get kid even after medical help. These couples are examples for every one as they have not let the void come in their relationship for the want of a kid and have lived life happily. Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari Kamal Amrohi was a noted director and Meena Kumari was an actress. She fell for him and they got married in 1952. Meena Kumari was...
- 6/22/2013
- Bollywoodmantra.com
Directed by notable filmmaker Kamal Amrohi, Pakeezah (1972) contains everything one would envisage in a typical Bollywood film. This includes drama, romance, suspense, astounding cinematography, as well as exquisite song and dance sequences. It is a film which surely anyone infatuated with Indian cinema will love. It is also remembered for being one of the last great films to have starred the legendary actress Meena Kumari. She has been dubbed the ‘tragedy queen’ of Indian Cinema and also set the foundation when it comes to intense method acting. The film began production in the late 1950s, but took 14 years to complete. Due to a rift between Amrohi and Kumari (who were married to each other), filming came to a halt and it was in 1972 that the audience finally saw the beauty that is Pakeezah. These 14 years were no doubt worth the wait!
Set in the backdrop of Lucknow, Pakeezah is about...
Set in the backdrop of Lucknow, Pakeezah is about...
- 6/12/2013
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
New Delhi, Feb 27: Pakistani actress Meera, who made her Bollywood debut in Mahesh Bhatt's "Nazar", will step into the shoes of legendary Meena Kumari for the "Pakeezah" remake.
The film was first made in 1972 by late director Kamal Amrohi and now his son Tajdar Amrohi is producing the remake.
"It is a divine feeling. I cannot define it in words," Meera said in a statment.
"I simply loved Meena Kumariji in the film. It has always played again and again in my mind. I came to India with the dream of wanting to essay the same immortal role some day. And when Tajdar saab gave the nod, I was simply too overwhelmed," she added.
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The film was first made in 1972 by late director Kamal Amrohi and now his son Tajdar Amrohi is producing the remake.
"It is a divine feeling. I cannot define it in words," Meera said in a statment.
"I simply loved Meena Kumariji in the film. It has always played again and again in my mind. I came to India with the dream of wanting to essay the same immortal role some day. And when Tajdar saab gave the nod, I was simply too overwhelmed," she added.
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- 2/27/2013
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
Mumbai, Feb 19: Legendary music composer Khayyam, who turned 86 recently, recalled how he was scared while composing music for one of his biggest hits "Umrao Jaan" after the super success of film "Pakeezah".
Both the films had a similar theme, as the stories revolved around a Lucknow courtesan. While "Pakeezah" released 1972, Muzaffar Ali's "Umrao Jaan" released 1981. The music of both the films is celebrated till today.
"'Umrao Jaan' was a subject which already had 'Pakeezah' in front of it, a big hit. Maker Kamal Amrohi saab, Meena Kumari as heroine, Ashok Kumar and Rajkumar saab, music by Ghulam Mohammad was super duper hit..
Both the films had a similar theme, as the stories revolved around a Lucknow courtesan. While "Pakeezah" released 1972, Muzaffar Ali's "Umrao Jaan" released 1981. The music of both the films is celebrated till today.
"'Umrao Jaan' was a subject which already had 'Pakeezah' in front of it, a big hit. Maker Kamal Amrohi saab, Meena Kumari as heroine, Ashok Kumar and Rajkumar saab, music by Ghulam Mohammad was super duper hit..
- 2/19/2013
- by Amith Ostwal
- RealBollywood.com
On the heels of the Toronto International Film Festival with its focus on the films and filmmakers of Mumbai, the Tiff Cinematheque presents, as part of its fall offerings, a series on the relationship between German Expressionist films and those of Indian cinema pre-Bollywood. Renowned Indian cinema curator Meenakshi Shedde presents a programme that highlights the links between Indian and German filmmaking, and includes a slate of films that illustrate a fantasy India as seen in German films such as Franz Osten’s Light of Asia as well as films that inspired and influenced Indian cinema, such as Josef von Sternberg’s classic 1930 film The Blue Angel, which was remade by V. Shantaram as Pinjra in 1972.
Indian Expressionism runs at the Tiff Bell Lightbox from November 14 to 21. Film screenings include (all information via the Tiff Press Office):
Wednesday, November 14 at 6:15 p.m.
Light of Asia (Prem Sanyas/Die Leuchte Asiens)
Franz Osten,...
Indian Expressionism runs at the Tiff Bell Lightbox from November 14 to 21. Film screenings include (all information via the Tiff Press Office):
Wednesday, November 14 at 6:15 p.m.
Light of Asia (Prem Sanyas/Die Leuchte Asiens)
Franz Osten,...
- 11/15/2012
- by Katherine Matthews
- Bollyspice
Sadler's Wells, London
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was founded in 2003 by the Wal-Mart heiress Nancy Laurie. The financing of a New York-based dance company is no small matter, but with Laurie's fortune estimated at $3.9bn, Cedar Lake's future is probably secure. The company's artistic director, the French-born and fabulously-named Benoit-Swan Pouffer, has commissioned with a discerning eye, and when the company visited London for the first time last week he presented a triple bill which showed off its 16 dancers to spectacular effect.
The first work, by Hofesh Shechter, was an impulse commission by Pouffer after seeing the choreographer's work for the first time. For UK audiences the spectacle of Shechter's abject cohorts of men and women searching for meaning in an indifferent universe may be a familiar one. The stream-of-consciousness voiceover, the sulphurous, post-apocalyptic lighting, the brutalised huddles, the prison-yard shuffles: all these we have experienced before. But if Violet...
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was founded in 2003 by the Wal-Mart heiress Nancy Laurie. The financing of a New York-based dance company is no small matter, but with Laurie's fortune estimated at $3.9bn, Cedar Lake's future is probably secure. The company's artistic director, the French-born and fabulously-named Benoit-Swan Pouffer, has commissioned with a discerning eye, and when the company visited London for the first time last week he presented a triple bill which showed off its 16 dancers to spectacular effect.
The first work, by Hofesh Shechter, was an impulse commission by Pouffer after seeing the choreographer's work for the first time. For UK audiences the spectacle of Shechter's abject cohorts of men and women searching for meaning in an indifferent universe may be a familiar one. The stream-of-consciousness voiceover, the sulphurous, post-apocalyptic lighting, the brutalised huddles, the prison-yard shuffles: all these we have experienced before. But if Violet...
- 10/20/2012
- by Luke Jennings
- The Guardian - Film News
Indian films influenced by German expressionism will be screened at a series titled ‘Indian Expressionism’ at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Bell LightBox. The film package, curated by Indian critic and consultant, Meenakshi Shedde will run from 14th to 21st November, 2012.
German Expressionism refers to a series of creative movements in Germany prior to the First World War. The movement sought for change by experimenting with bold, new ideas and artistic styles.
The films to be screened are:
Light of Asia (14th November, 6:15pm)
Hindi: Prem Sanyas / German: Die leuchte asiens
Dir.: Franz Osten / Starring: Himansu Rai and Seeta Devi
Light of Asia (1925) is an Indo-German co-production based on the life of Buddha. This is a silent film with English intertitles.
The Blue Angel (14th November, 8:30pm)
German: Der Blaue Engel
Dir.: Josef Sternberg / Starring: Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings
The Blue Angel (1930) is a German film with English subtitles.
German Expressionism refers to a series of creative movements in Germany prior to the First World War. The movement sought for change by experimenting with bold, new ideas and artistic styles.
The films to be screened are:
Light of Asia (14th November, 6:15pm)
Hindi: Prem Sanyas / German: Die leuchte asiens
Dir.: Franz Osten / Starring: Himansu Rai and Seeta Devi
Light of Asia (1925) is an Indo-German co-production based on the life of Buddha. This is a silent film with English intertitles.
The Blue Angel (14th November, 8:30pm)
German: Der Blaue Engel
Dir.: Josef Sternberg / Starring: Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings
The Blue Angel (1930) is a German film with English subtitles.
- 9/29/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
It’s been another Bollywonderful week – they buzz for Jannat 2 is strong – it’s a very engaging movie and the chemistry between Emraan Hashmi and Randeep Hooda is very strong! Emran was over the moon when we told him he’s the first hero to have three consecutive blockbusters in a row. He is still very unassuming and believes he can only succeed if the script and direction is right. When we joked about who is the best kisser in Bollywood he laughed and whispered that it has to be him! Emran is looking forward to the release of Shanghai opposite Abhay Deol and says his fans will see him in a different light. One thing Emran does want to do is plan for a long awaited holiday with his family in Europe where he will switch his phone off for two weeks and be “normal” for a while.
- 5/10/2012
- by RajPablo
- Bollyspice
New Delhi, Mar 10: Salman Khan has started shooting for the sequel to 'Dabangg' on Friday at Kamal Amrohi Studios, known as Kamalistan.
The studio houses 12 units, and has been rented exclusively to 'Dabangg 2' till its first schedule concludes.
There is also an unprecedented security ring of 80 bodyguards.
This is for the first time in Bollywood and in the 55-year-old history of Kamalistan, that an entire studio has been given for hire to just one film. (Ani)...
The studio houses 12 units, and has been rented exclusively to 'Dabangg 2' till its first schedule concludes.
There is also an unprecedented security ring of 80 bodyguards.
This is for the first time in Bollywood and in the 55-year-old history of Kamalistan, that an entire studio has been given for hire to just one film. (Ani)...
- 3/10/2012
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
The shooting for one of Bollywood’s most awaited films – the sequel to the 2010 blockbuster Dabangg – is finally underway. The first shot of Dabangg 2 was canned at the Kamal Amrohi Studios in Mumbai.
Sources say, the entire studio with 12 shooting units, was booked by the producers. The security has been enhanced too with more than 75 men positioned to safeguard the sets. Read More...
Sources say, the entire studio with 12 shooting units, was booked by the producers. The security has been enhanced too with more than 75 men positioned to safeguard the sets. Read More...
- 3/9/2012
- by akshatha
- indicine
Mumbai: The shooting of the much-awaited Dabangg 2 commenced today, after a private opening party for the cast and crew, thrown by first-time Director Arbaaz Khan.For the shooting, Kamal Amrohi Studios in Mumbai has been exclusively booked and refashioned to resemble the lanes of Kanpur. This is the first time in the 55-year-old history of the studio that it has been hired out exclusively. Tajdar ...
- 3/9/2012
- BusinessofCinema
Kamal Amrohi’s son Shandar Amrohi died in Goa on Sunday morning. He was 68. He was in Goa in relation to a music video based on his mother Meena Kumari to be produced by Barkha Roy.His family informed that his body will be brought to Mumbai for the last rites. Shandar Amrohi was fighting a property case with his sister Rukhsaar, which is still pending in court. In 2010, he declared that he wanted to adopt Preity Zinta and make a will of his property in Zinta’s name but later he changed his decision after fallout with the actress.He was one of the ...
- 8/23/2011
- BusinessofCinema
Son of legendry filmmaker Kamal Amrohi’s son Shandar Amrohi died in Goa on Sunday morning. He was 68. He was in Goa in relation to a music video based on his mother Meena Kumari to be produced by Barkha Roy. "Yes, my brother is no more. The cause of the death we will reveal later. I am in Mazgaon Kabristan near Byculla right now for his last rites," Tazdar Amrohi, Shandar's younger brother said. His family informs that his body will be brought to Mumbai for his last rites. Shandar Amrohi was in news for quite sometime for his property. He was fighting a property case with his sister Rukhsaar which is still pending in c...
- 8/22/2011
- Bollywoodmantra.com
Mumbai, Aug 22: Yesteryears producer and actress Reena Roy's sister, Barkha Roy, who is writing a biography on Shandar Amrohi and was with him at the time of his death, says she is still shocked that he is no more.
Shandar Amrohi, elder son of late filmmaker Kamal Amrohi, died of a heart attack Sunday morning in Goa. He was 68.
Barkha was with Amrohi in Goa, where they had gone to shoot a video for the biography'From Nowhere to Somewhere'.
'I'm in a state of shock even now. It is very upsetting..
Shandar Amrohi, elder son of late filmmaker Kamal Amrohi, died of a heart attack Sunday morning in Goa. He was 68.
Barkha was with Amrohi in Goa, where they had gone to shoot a video for the biography'From Nowhere to Somewhere'.
'I'm in a state of shock even now. It is very upsetting..
- 8/22/2011
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
Just recently, we reported about the yesteryear's actress Meena Kumari's poems being made into music video by Kamal Amrohi's son Shandar Amrohi. However, as fate would have it, Shandar who was busy shooting the video in Goa passed away, post complaints of uneasiness. Shandar had apparently been unwell for some time now, but this did not deter him from converting his stepmother's poems into music videos. While in Goa shooting for the same, he complained of severe uneasiness and later collapsed in his hotel room. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Shandar was in the process of developing his biography that would reveal details of his relationship with Meena Kumari. However, now the release of the book hangs in the balance with Amrohi's sad demise. Bollywood Hungama sends out its sincere condolences to the Amrohi family.
- 8/22/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Just recently, we reported about the yesteryear's actress Meena Kumari's poems being made into music video by Kamal Amrohi's son Shandar Amrohi. However, as fate would have it, Shandar who was busy shooting the video in Goa passed away, post complaints of uneasiness. Shandar had apparently been unwell for some time now, but this did not deter him from converting his stepmother's poems into music videos. While in Goa shooting for the same, he complained of severe uneasiness and later collapsed in his hotel room. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Shandar was in the process of developing his biography that would reveal details of his relationship with Meena Kumari. However, now the release of the book hangs in the balance with Amrohi's sad demise. Bollywood Hungama sends out its sincere condolences to the Amrohi family.
- 8/22/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The golden age of cinema has long gone giving way to a much more modernized method of film making and story telling. However, memories of the past remain and these exact memories penned down by yesteryear actress Meena Kumari are soon to be launched as audio and video CDs. Sunidhi Chauhan and Shandar Amrohi will soon be seen lending their voice to poems by Meena Kumari. The entire concept was developed by Kamal Amrohi's son Shandar and Reena Roy's sister Barkha featuring many poems written by the yesteryear actress. Meena Kumari and her husband Kamal Amrohi had developed strong differences, both professionally and in their married life which eventually led to their divorce in 1964. The divorce had emotionally affected the actress who was soon engulfed by depression and took to heavy drinking. It is learnt that Barkha will not only be producing the video but also co-directing it with Raoul V Randolf.
- 7/25/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
The golden age of cinema has long gone giving way to a much more modernized method of film making and story telling. However, memories of the past remain and these exact memories penned down by yesteryear actress Meena Kumari are soon to be launched as audio and video CDs. Sunidhi Chauhan and Shandar Amrohi will soon be seen lending their voice to poems by Meena Kumari. The entire concept was developed by Kamal Amrohi's son Shandar and Reena Roy's sister Barkha featuring many poems written by the yesteryear actress. Meena Kumari and her husband Kamal Amrohi had developed strong differences, both professionally and in their married life which eventually led to their divorce in 1964. The divorce had emotionally affected the actress who was soon engulfed by depression and took to heavy drinking. It is learnt that Barkha will not only be producing the video but also co-directing it with Raoul V Randolf.
- 7/25/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Preity Zinta is miffed over filmmaker Kamal Amrohi’s son Shandar Amrohi calling her his adopted daughter. Amrohi has decided to legally give away 600 crore property to Preity. But the actress has denied being adopted by Shandar Amrohi. Shandar also revealed that his book will reveal everything about Preity and how he adopted her. Angry over the writing, Preity said she would take legal action against the stories written in this regard. "For the final time, I would like to say No One Has Adopted Me Or Written A Will 4 Me. I helped Mr Shandar Amrohi in his time of need. He is a very nice man but No One can Ever take the place of ...
- 5/27/2011
- Bollywoodmantra.com
Shandar Amrohi with a picture of him and Preity Zinta in the background
A miffed Shandar Amrohi first deleted Preity from his biography and now from his will
Actress Preity Zinta (36) has lost over 600 crores worth of property that was supposed to be bequeathed to her by Shandar Amrohi. Shandar, eldest son of late filmmaker Kamal Amrohi, who considers Preity as his ?daughter? has retracted his much publicized statement of leaving a will with all his property in Preity?s name.
?I will leave her nothing. I am not dying just yet. When I get a feeling that I will, I will draw a bill. And why should I leave everything to Preity? Why not to Katrina Kaif? Woh bhi bahut pyaari hai (She, too is lovely),’ declares Shandar Amrohi.
Clearly, Amrohi (66) is upset about Preity?s month old tweet that read, ?No1 has or ever will adopt me or sign me a will.
A miffed Shandar Amrohi first deleted Preity from his biography and now from his will
Actress Preity Zinta (36) has lost over 600 crores worth of property that was supposed to be bequeathed to her by Shandar Amrohi. Shandar, eldest son of late filmmaker Kamal Amrohi, who considers Preity as his ?daughter? has retracted his much publicized statement of leaving a will with all his property in Preity?s name.
?I will leave her nothing. I am not dying just yet. When I get a feeling that I will, I will draw a bill. And why should I leave everything to Preity? Why not to Katrina Kaif? Woh bhi bahut pyaari hai (She, too is lovely),’ declares Shandar Amrohi.
Clearly, Amrohi (66) is upset about Preity?s month old tweet that read, ?No1 has or ever will adopt me or sign me a will.
- 5/25/2011
- Chakpak
Legendary filmmaker Kamal Amrohi’s eldest son, Shandar Amrohi, who calls Bollywood actor Preity Zinta his ‘daughter’, has gone back on his widely reported statement, made in March, that he’ll leave his Rs 600 crore property to Zinta in his will. “I will leave her nothing. I am not dying just yet. When I get a feeling that I will, I will draw a will. And why should I leave everything to Preity? Why not to Katrina Kaif? Woh bhi bahut pyaari hai (She, too, is lovely).”Amrohi, 66, is pained by Zinta’s tweet earlier this month that read, ‘No1 has or ...
- 5/24/2011
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
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