Movie: Yeh Faasley
Director: Yogesh Mittal
Rating: *1/2 (Review by Anupama Chopra)
Yeh Faasley is the torturously long and convoluted story of a young girl unravelling her mother's mysterious death.
Arunima, played by Tena Desae, returns home after a long stint in boarding school. Her father Devinder, played by Anupam Kher, is generous and loving but slowly Arunima discovers that his version of how her mother died isn't the whole truth. Devinder has hidden from Arunima many aspects of their troubled marriage - the two met in college and she, a Rajasthani princess fell in love with a "Jath-mazdoor," as he describes himself. Arunima begins to investigate and finds herself torn between her love for her father and her duty to her dead mother.
There is a sliver of a story here but director Yogesh Mittal has twisted and stretched it into a tale of mind-numbing foolishness and boredom. It feels like Mittal couldn't decide what he was making - a thriller, murder mystery or family drama - and so bunged in a bit of everything: we have the spooky hill station house where the incident happened; the scared servant who may or may not be telling the truth; another man - Pavan Malhotra posing as Rajasthani royalty - who may or may not have been in love with the mother. None of this is very interesting to begin with and the amateurish acting and direction only makes it worse.
Fine actors like Malhotra and Seema Biswas are wasted. Anupam Kher tries hard to portray the complexities of a man who is passionately in love with his wife and yet deeply insecure but he is also mostly reduced to screaming and curling back his lips.
And what can I say about the dialogue? At one point, Devinder says he hated his wife's passion for music because: hum mazdooron ko music se kya lena dena and at another, Kiran Kumar, playing his lawyer says: Ek ek jam baap beti ke pyar ke naam.
The tragedy is that Yeh Faasley isn't even unintentionally funny so it doesn't make the grade of so-bad-that-it's-good. It's just pure tedium. I'm going with one and a half stars.
Source:NDTV
Superstar and ‘Indian film ambassador’ Amitabh Bachchan is shooting for a documentary on the Indian film industry. Directors Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Shekhar Kapur are a part of the movie as well.
Bachchan said on Twitter, “Getting set for a docu interview for Cannes on Indian Cinema. Rakeysh Mehra and Shekhar Kapoor are here for the docu. Will shoot with them and then make more preparations for the recital tomorrow.”
Source:HT
Hi-Fi (Hindi Film Industry) beauties Aishwarya Rai, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra are in the run for Cosmopolitan Magazine's fun, fearless awards, to be held in Mumbai. The three actresses are competing in Fun, Fearless Female All Time Reader's Choice Award this year.
Other categories include - Fun, Fearless Power Couple award, for which the nominees are - Kareena Kapoor-Saif Ali Khan; Hrithik Roshan-Sussanne Khan and Arbaaz Khan-Malaika Arora Khan. There is also a Fun, Fearless Male 2010 Reader's Choice Award, and Ranbir Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Salman Khan, and Arjun Rampal are competing for the title in this category.
The event, in its third edition now, takes place annually in India, Britain and the US. 'The Fun, Fearless Female Awards is a cult, one-of-its-kind event that celebrates all that's iconic of the Cosmo woman - her attitude, drive, and the never-say-never spirit,' Nandini Bhalla, editor of Cosmopolitan, said in a press statement.
The organisers are expecting a star-studded turnout at the event at the Taj Land's End, Mumbai. 'The response has been tremendous - from readers, Hi-Fi favourites, and the industry. The Fun Fearless Awards are a pat on the back to women (and some special men) from different areas of life-acting, music, theatre, and more.
'Last year's awards saw a great turnout - Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, and more. And this year's awards promise to be bigger, better, and more Cosmo than ever,' said Mala Sekhri, chief operating officer, Lifestyle Magazines, India Today Group.
Source:IANS
Mallika's eagerness to reach the Oscars red carpet early didn't pay off. The actress reached the world famous red carpet when there was no one around! Even most of the reporters, TV crews and photographers who capture the stars, had not reached.
The reason for Mallika's boo-boo was her eagerness to reach the venue ahead of time. "The invite read '3 pm onwards' but stars usually show up after 4 pm. In fact the television crews and photographers start putting up their paraphernalia only after 3 pm knowing fully well that the stars start descending around 4.30 pm," said a source. The Hisss actress, however, arrived at 2.50 pm when only a few early reporters and photographers could capture her.
The source added: "Normally it takes at least an hour and a half for a star to walk the full carpet, pose for photographers, give bytes and be interviewed till they reach the Kodak theatre. But Mallika completed the red carpet in just 30 minutes as there was hardly anyone around."
Mallika remained unavailable for comment but her brother Vikram Singh says, "Mallika has got coverage worldwide. She was there on the red carpet and at the after-party. She has been so busy with the Oscars that she has not had a chance to tell us what happened. She is expected back in Mumbai next week." While Mallika's manager said: "I am not aware of her reaching before time."
The source explained: "This is the reason why her snapshots did not get splashed immediately after the event as only a few had clicked her. It was only later that her pictures did the rounds." Sources said that Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai who were also on the red carpet at the Oscars did not want a run-in with Mallika Sherawat. They had told their agents to make sure they weren't around at the same time as Mallika.
The Bachchans arrived on the scene only after 4.30 pm by that time the overzealous siren had already finished her walk.Source:Mid-Day
Hi-Fi (Hindi Film Industry) will meet English Waltz at the 'wedding of the decade', with Indian choreographer Sandip Soparrkar performing at the London reception of UK's Prince William and fiance Kate Middleton.
Soparrkar and wife, model Jesse Randhawa, will perform at the reception which will be attended by 600 of the world's most high profile leaders and celebrities, said sources close to the dancing couple. "They received an enquiry about performing at the reception of Will and Kate and after discussing the price, it was confirmed that Sandeep and Jesse will perform. The organisers wanted a combination of Hi-Fi and English Waltz," said the source.
The choreographer has already made a selection of 10 Hi-Fi numbers and the organisers will choose four songs from the repertoire for the performance. "Hi-Fi is a big thing in the UK thanks to the Indian diaspora and the performance will be the last dance and they wanted it to be a fun way to end the evening," added the source. Soparrkar and Randhawa had earlier performed at popstar Katy Perry's Indian nuptials with British comedian Rusell Brand and at 'Queen of Pop' Madonna's fiftieth birthday party.
The royal wedding, to be held at the Westminister Abbey, will be a grand affair with a budget of 12 million pounds and sticking to royal protocol, about 200 political figures and 100 foreign royals and dignitaries have been asked. But Soparrkar will perform during most exclusive part of the day, a dinner dance hosted by Prince Charles, which according to reports will be held at the Buckhingham Palace.
The dancer had met the Prince of Wales when he visited he sets of 'Mangal Pandey' in 2005 and had received a letter of recognition from the British royal for his work in promoting ballroom dancing in India.
Source:PTI
The inaugural ceremony of World Kannada Meet is likely to lose some glitter with the name of Hi-Fi (Hindi Film Industry) star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan not figuring in the extended list of guests released by chief minister B S Yeddyurappa here on Thursday.
"We have decided not to include the Hi-Fi star in the opening ceremony as it is likely to give undue importance to one individual than the event," said an organizer.
The names of cricketers G R Vishwanth, Syed Kirmani, Anil Kumble and J Srinath, besides other sportspersons Aswini Nachappa and CWG medal winner Aswini Shetty figure in the list. Yesteryear Sandalwood stars Ambarish, B Sarojadevi, Jayanthi and Bharti Vishnuvardhan are also included.
Source:TNN
One of Hi-Fi's (Hindi Film Industry's) most popular villains, actor Goga Kapoor, passed away on Thursday morning. He was 70.
Actor Gajendra Chauhan said, "He was ailing for nearly six months. It was a natural death. He is survived by his wife and three daughters. His youngest daughter, Payal, is an actor. He was one of the most active committee members of Cine Artistes' Association."
Goga's career started with English plays, including one with Amitabh Bachchan. While the latter got a break in films earlier, Goga, who got his first break with Jwala in 1971, acted in over 120 films. His most popular role was as Dinkar Rao in Agneepath with Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role. He worked with Amitabh in nearly a dozen films including Shakti, Coolie, Satte Pe Satta, Yaarana, Laawaris, Dostana, Shaan, Mr Natwarlal, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Hera Pheri and Zanjeer. He also worked in regional films and TV serials in the 90s. Some other films to his credit are Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Pathar Ke Phool, Phool Aur Kante and Run.
Source:TNN
