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The Echo of India Kolkata Saturday June 11, 2016
CREATIVE WORLD
‘Censor Board’ is torturing
filmmakers: Deepak Tijori
MUMBAI, JUNE 10 /--/
Bollywood actor-director
Deepak Tijori feels the Censor Board is bullying filmmakers to follow their
guidelines after his latest
"Do Lafzon Ki Kahani" had
to bear certain cuts by
them. Tijori says he was
asked by the Central Board
of
Film
Certification
(CBFC) to edit an 18-second
long kissing scene by almost 75 per cent from the
romantic-drama, which
stars Randeep Hooda and
Kajal Aggarwal. "When we
went to the censor, they offered to give the film a U/A
certificate and asked to reduce an emotional kissing
scene between a blind girl
and an ex-MMA (mixed
martial arts) fighter. It was
dif ficult to convince them
(the Board) not to do that,"
Tijori told PTI. "They said
they will give U/A because
there are fight sequences
and blood. They wanted to
cut those scenes," he said.
"I argued that today
kids are watching MMA
fights online and are exposed to it. Even otherwise,
the content was not graphic
at all," he claimed. The
filmmaker said he eventually settled to shorten the
kissing scene but was surprised when the board also
asked him to remove the
word "saala" from the
film."There was an 18-second kissing scene which
they initially asked to reduce by almost 75 per cent.
Later, we agreed to edit it to
nine-second. The board is
becoming even more ridiculous day by day," he said.
"They even asked me
remove 'saala' (a slang),
'kutta' (dog) from the film...
My film is a lo ve story, it
does not have a single
abuse. They (the Board) are
torturing filmmakers.
Today it has got nothing
to do with the content but
only guidelines," Tijori
added. The film, which is
based on the 2011 Korean
movie "Always", is set to release tomorrow. Tijori says
he has been fighting against
the board since his first
movie "Oops!" "I have been
fighting with the censor
since my first film 'Oops!'
which was way ahead of its
time. They had objections
with that film too and I had
to beg them to retain certain
scenes. They almost killed
the creativity of the film."
Yesterday, many filmmakers came out in support
of "Udta Punjab", which is
embroiled in a major controversy over censorship and
voiced concern over the
way censor board was functioning. (PTI)
Whitney Houston was
bisexual: Bobby Brown
TE3N: Thrilling but not that unpredictable
Debanjan Mukherjee
KOLKATA, JUNE 10 /--/ Unexpected loss
of somebody very close to the heart often
turns even the most softest people in the
world wild, and once they are in that mode,
it becomes difficult to predict their plans
of actions.......this in the nutshell is a hint
of what Ribhu Dasgupta's thriller TE3N is
all about.
John Biswas (Amitabh Bachchan), a
Kolkata-based Anglo old man refuses to give
up hope of finding a clue about a person who
had kidnapped his grand-daughter, eight
years back. He keeps visiting the police
station everyday in hope of ray of light, just
to get back home with his dejection. Father
Martin, (earlier Martin Das) who was a cop
and was in charge of Biswas' grand-daughter's kidnapping case also discourages his
quest but Martin keeps his hunt on. However, things start changing as one day Biswas
spots a little deaf and dumb girl wearing
a woolen cap which actually belonged to his
granddaughter Angela, who was killed in
the rescue process. And then begins Biswas'
mission for reaching the bottom of the mystery tank.
As the old man's probe continues another
kidnapping of same nature takes place in
the city and special officer of Kolkata Police Sarita (Vidya Balan) takes up the case.
Kareena sets
aside rumours
of pregnancy
MUMBAI, JUN 10 /--/ Actress Kareena Kapoor, who
will be seen in upcoming
film "Udta Punjab", has dismissed rumours about her
pregnancy. Some of the actress's pictures had recently sparked rumours
that she is pregnant.
When asked if the news
of motherhood is true,
Kareena said, "God willing
hopefully. I am a woman.
But right now there is nothing to say about it." When
prodded further if the news
of her pregnancy was false,
the "Ki and Ka" actress said,
"The fact that you all are
talking about it is making
me super excited."
Kareena will be seen
next in "Udta Punjab" alongside Shahid Kapoor, Alia
Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh.
The film is mired in controversy with the Censor
Board for its content and
language. The Abhishek
Chaubey-directed film is
scheduled to release on
June 17. (PTI)
Clueless about her next step, Sarita meets
Father Martin at the church and seeks his
help, since he was an expert in handling kidnapping cases and the x-cop, after a bit of
dilemma comes forward to take up the challenge, which in Sarita's words is a second
chance offered to him by God to prove his
level of intelligence. This time the kidnapped little boy is the grandson of
Manohar Sinha (Sabyasachi Chakraborty)
and during the investigation process, happenings make Martin come to the conclusion that it is the same criminal who had kidnapped Martin's granddaughter.
Proving Martin right, a ransom call of
same pattern reaches Sinha's home which
is being received by Sarita and the police
force, this time more cautious; ultimately
man ages to get hold of the criminal. They
knock him down on a railway track, put
handcuff on him and as they turn his face,
which was being rubbed on soil, they are
surprised and we reach the ‘Interval’.
Who is he? No, this is not fair to look for
the answer in the review. Go to the theatre
to find it out. The second half of the movie
is more gripping and fast paced and thanks
to the scripting, scenes from the past and
placed one after another in such a way that
it becomes difficult at times to figure out
what's going on. But that's why you watch
a thriller, don't you? The actors are brilliant
in their roles. Amitabh Bachchan as a vulnerable yet determined old man is brilliant,
Nawaz is composed as usual and Vidya Balan
as a cop who is handling a kidnapping case
for the first time is perfect in giving the required expressions. The scenes where Nawaz
and Vidya share screen bring back memory
of ‘Kahaani’ and so do the scenes showing
the immersion of Durga idols in the Ganges,
the interior of tram at night and the random
movement of torch light inside dark rooms.
Doing justice to the mood of mystery, the skyline of Kolkata appears cloudy and blur
throughout the movie and the music make
the scenes more thrilling.
If holding the audience at the edge of their
seat is the definition of success of the maker
of a thriller then Ribhu Dasgupta has surely
succeeded, except in one scene, where the
walking style of a mysterious character does
a spoilsport.
If it was done intentionally by the director, he knows best why he did so but if
he has failed to notice it, it is a big error. However, that does not make a big damage to the
storyline. TE3N is surely a visual treat for
people who are fond of thrillers and for fans
of Amitabh Bachchan the movie kindle
nostalgia. I won't say more but will end with
adding to the mystery with one line: Thanks
Mr Bachchan for bringing back David, after ages.
‘Don’t plan your career’:Naseeruddin to Randeep
MUMBAI, JUNE 10 /--/ The very
well known actor Randeep Hooda
says that his actor friend
Naseeruddin Shah has advised him
not to plan his career ever. Randeep
Hooda has been associated with
theater since the beginning of his
acting career and is an active member of Naseeruddin Shah's Motley
Theater Troupe. He considers Shah
as his mentor, friend and confidant.
"There was a time when I wished to
get a break and I got a break for three
years, not because of lack of work
that came to me but because of lack
of quality work.
Naseer (Naseeruddin Shah) bhai
once told me when I was lying with a
broken leg on bed, that the one thing
that I am doing wrong is planning my
career," Randeep told PTI. "He said,
don't plan your career... It will take
its shape, so that is what I have been
doing. I want to do good stuff and
there is so much diversity in my
work," he said. Now when the
"Sarbjit" actor is doing well in his career, he doesn't intend to take a
break.
"I wished for a break. I did not
have work for three years and I don't
want to wish that upon myself again.
There are two-three things that are
cooking. Let's see what happens
first," he said. With films like "Saheb
Biwi Aur Gangster", "Highway",
"Jism 2", "Kick", Randeep has always
tried to do different kind of roles and
he is happy that the industry has
been good to him. "I think, may be it
will take few more films in a row for
me to get acceptance. But I cannot
complain about the industry as I
have always got work," he said. A successful film usually brings offers for
the actors and Randeep is fresh out
of the success of "Sarbjit".
"'Sarbjit' was a hyped film but my
performance in 'Laal Rang' was
equally appreciated; it was one of
my favourite films. So all this is going
to accumulate into my filmography
which will be seen by people. I hope I
get better films. Every successful
film can get me one more opportunity to show my work," he said. The
39-year-old actor will be seen next in
"Do Lafzon Ki Kahani", where he
plays an MMA fighter. "I did my
upcoming film 'Do Lafzon Ki Kahani'
before I did 'Sarbjit'. I gained weight
(for 'Do Lafzon Ki Kahani'). I weighed
95 kg for 'Do Lafzon Ki Kahani' and
came down to 65 kg for 'Sarbjit'; it
was heartbreaking," Randeep said.
The "Highway" actor is happy that
the film has a good blend of romance
and action.
"The film has romance, action,
good songs. After "Jism 2" and
"Murder 3", this is one film in which
the songs are best," he said. The actor
has seen the Korean film "Always" on
which "Do Lafzon Ki Kahani" is
based.
"I wondered why no one is making this film 'Always' in Hindi. Then
Deepak Tijori (director) came with
this story of two lovely lonely souls
living in a foreign country.
They meet out of fate and realise
they have a connection," he said. After being in the film industry for
around 15 years and showing his versatility, Randeep reveals he still gets
petrified to do any role. "Every role
that I get makes me feel
petrified...thinking if I will be able
to do it.
This happens after I have acce pted a film. I have not decided
what I will do after 'Sultan' but I will
try to do something different," the actor said. This year Randeep would be
seen in three films, of which
"Sarbjit" has already released and is
garnering good response. The other
two being "Do Lafzon Ki Kahani" and
"Sultan", Randeep feels having backto-back
releases
is
hectic.
"The promotion part is very tiring.
But I think positively about it. The
39-year-old actor will be seen next in
Do Lafzon Ki Kahani, where he plays
an MMA fighter.(PTI)
Benegal panel set to submit
second part of report next week
LONDON, JUNE 10 /--/Bobby Brown is convinced his
late ex-wife Whitney Houston would still be alive if
she did not have to hide her relationship with her best
friend Robyn Crawford.Rumours about the superstar's sexuality circulated for several years prior to
Whitney's death in 2012, with gossips suggesting she
was bisexual and involved in a very private relationship with Robyn, who was also her assistant.
"The I Will Always Love You" singer always denied
the rumours, but Brown is now confirming they were
true."I know. We were married for 14 years. There
are some things we talked about that were personal
to us," he said. Bobby is sure Whitney kept the relationship hidden because her mother, Cissy Houston,
would have been completely against it. In 2013, the
82-year-old told Oprah Winfrey she would not have
accepted her daughter being gay or bisexual."I really
feel that if Robyn was accepted into Whitney's life,
Whitney would still be alive today," Brown added.
NEW DELHI, JUNE 10 /-/ The Shyam Benegal
panel is likely to submit
the second part of its report on reforms in film certification process to the
I&B ministry next week. In
the backdrop of censorship row over film 'Udta
Punjab', Information and
Broadcasting
minister
Arun Jaitley had on Thursday said "some very radical changes" will be announced over the next few
days The panel had on
April 26 submitted the first
part of its report in which
it had emphasised that
Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) should
only be a certification
body to categorize suitability of the film to audience
groups on the basis of age
and maturity barring some
exceptions
However, the committee had been given time till
June 20 to submit its recommendation on issues relating to clearances to be obtained from the Animal
Welf are Board under the
Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals Act and also matters related to depiction of
smoking in films Speaking
to PTI, Benegal said the report would be ready and
submitted "well before
June 20 which is the last
date" He said that in relation to one of the two issues,
panel
members
needed to travel to Chennai
and that work has been
done, and the other subject
also would be included in
the report in a couple of
days. The Benegal committee had got a two-month extension for submitting the
first part of its report
which is already being vigorously being examined by
the I&B ministry Jaitley
had on Thursday said that
movie certification norms
have to be liber al and
"some
very
radical
changes" will be announced over the next few
days. Apart from Apart
from Benegal, the committee includes actor Kamal
Haasan,
filmmakers
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra and Gautam Ghose,
adman Piyush Pandey, film
critic Bhawana Somaaya
and some officials. (PTI)
Anubhav Sinha wraps ‘Tum Bin 2’
MUMBAI, JUNE 10 /--/ Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha has
finished shooting his upcoming film "Tum Bin 2", which is
the sequel to his 2001 hit romantic drama. The movie,
which stars Neha Sharma, Aditya Seal and Aashim Gulati,
has been primarily shot in Glasgow, Scotland "I'm going
home. That's a Movie Wrap on TB2 shoot. Thanks Team
Glasgow and Mumbai. #TumBin2 #itsawrap (sic)," Sinha
posted. "Tum Bin 2" is slated to release on November 18
The original film, starring Priyanshu Chatterjee, Sandali
Sinha, Himanshu Malik, and Raqesh Vashisth, was a
sleeper hit at the box office. (PTI)
‘Housefull’
makers keen
on making
another
MUMBAI, JUNE 10 /--/
With "Housefull 3" garnering good business at
the box office despite
mixed reviews, the makers of the franchise are
keen to come up with another installment. Produced
by
Sajid
Nadiadwala, the comedy,
which released on June
3, stars Akshay Kumar,
Abhishek
Bachchan,
Riteish
Deshmukh,
Jacqueline Fernande z
and Nargis Fakhri.
When asked about
the
possibility
of
"Housefull
4",
Nadiadwala told reporters last night, "It is a
g
o
o
d
franchise.Definitely we
will be doing ('Housefull
4') very soon." On the occasion, Akshay said the
scripting of a possible
"Housefull 4" will take
time, as it is not an easy
subject to make.
"We will sit and talk
about it. It will take
time. There was a gap of
nearly four years between 'Housefull 2' and
'3'. The script takes a lot
of time. It is not an easy
task to assemble everyone in one home, you
need a strong reason for
that," Akshay said. "So,
it is not an easy subject,
it is difficult to make. It
will take one, one-andhalf years to begin," the
"Airlift" star said. The
film, helmed by SajidFarhad, is the second
movie of the directorduo with Akshay after
"It's Entertainment".
Unlike the notion
that heroines aren't necessary
in
the
"Housefull" franchise,
Akshay said they are
needed to complete the
script. Even in part three
we are in love with them
later on and that is why
the script gets complete.
(PTI)