MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA MAY 01 , 2011 00.45 A.M.
This particular edition is the 24th edition of ” Vidur’s Film Diaries “ . Two long years , two momentous years and these uninterrupted notes of the diary about my students and their work in Indian films , TV serials and Theatre productions. A very satisfying journey indeed. Through the work of my students , I also gauge my own standing in this ever slippery world of entertainment.
April’s first two releases opened as expected. Third release ” Thank You “ also couldn’t cheer the mood. Fate of the other releases were no better.
Twitter handles of trade analysts Mr. Taran Adarsh and Mr. Komal Nahta express the mood , trends and box office results of the month gone by ;
taran_adarshtaran adarsh9 am to 11.15 am morning show trends: ‘Game’ opening 3% to 5% to maximum 10%. ‘
Faltu‘ opening 50% to 70% to 80%
Box Office: FALTU scores over Game over the weekend. Faltu Rs. 10.5 crore , Game Rs. 2.8 crore. Full report:
http://bit.ly/gmh7jL
Box office collection : FALTU Rs 17 Cr , Game Rs 5 Cr
3 Thay Bhai is a weak fare which will go down in box-office history as a non-starter. Review:
http://bit.ly/ibAuIZ
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‘3 Thay Bhai’ spoils the party, ‘Thank You’ distributors will lose money, ‘Dum Maaro Dum’ wide release in India, Oseas
http://bit.ly/cctlka
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‘Zokkomon’ is an unmitigated disaster in U.S. Punjabi film ‘Dharti’ emerges super-success in U.S.A. & Australia, but not as strong in U.K.
Obituary :
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Sachin Bhowmick : Most prolific and one of the most successful and versatile writer of Hindi films , Sachin Bhowmick breathed his last in Mumbai on April 12, 2011 at the age of 80.
He started with Nargis and Balraj Sahni starrer ” Lajwanti ” [ 1958 ]. After this he churned out numerous hits like ; ” Anuradha ” [ 1961 ] , ” Ziddi ” [ 1964 ] , ” Ayee Milan Ki Bela ” [ 1964 ] , ” Majboor ” [ 1964 ] , ” Jaanwar ” [ 1965 ] , ” Love In Tokyo ” [ 1966 ] , ” Aaye Din Bahar Ke ” [ 1966 ] , ” An Evening In Paris ” [ 1967 ] , ” Brahmchari ” [ 1968 ] , ” Aaya Sawan Jhoom Ke ” [ 1969 ] , ” Aradhana ” [ 1969 ] , ” Aan Milo Sajna ” [ 1970 ] , ” Carvan ” [ 1971 ] , ” Dost ” [ 1974 ] , ” Khel Khel Men ” [ 1975 ] , ” Hum Kisi Se Kam Nahin ” [ 1977 ] , ” Golmaal ” [ 1979 ] , ” Karz ” [ 1980 ] , ” Do Aur Do Paanch ” [ 1980 ] , ” Bemisal ” [ 1982 ] , ” Nastik ” [ 1983 ] , ” Sahab ” [ 1985 ] , ” Karma ” [ 1986 ] , ” Khalnaayak ” [ 1993 ] , ” Main Khiladi Tu Anari ” [ 1994 ] , ” Yeh Dillagi ” [ 1994 ] , ” Karan Arjun ” [ 1995 ] , ” Koyla ” [ 1997 ] , ” Dushman ” [ 1998 ] , ” Soldier ” [ 1998 ] , ” Aa Ab Laut Chalen ” [ 1999 ] , ” Taal ” [ 1999 ] , ” Koi….. Mil Gaya ” [ 2003 ] , ” Kisna ” [ 2006 ] , ” Krrish ” [ 2006 ] and ” Yuvvraj ” [ 2008 ].
He also directed, apart from scripting , Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore starrer ” Raja Rani ” [ 1973 ]. In total he wrote story and screenplay of more than 100 films.
Rami Reddy : A versatile actor and successful villain of Telugu and Hindi cinema died on April 14, 2011 in Hyderabad at the age of 52 . His made his debut in 1990 in Telugu hit ” Ankusam “ . Same year he essayed a successful character in Chiranjeevi and Juhi Chawla starrer ” Pratibandh “ . Later on he worked in Hindi films like : ” Gunda ” , ” Waqt Hamara Hai ” , ” Khuddar ” , ” Jaanwar ” and ” Talash ” .
New Hindi Releases & Me :
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First Week – April 01
1 – Game…………………………………………………….Jimmy Sheirgill
2 – F.A.L.T.U……………………………………………….Angad Bedi
Second Week – April 08
1 – Thank You………………………………………………Sonam Kapoor
………………………………………………………………….Rimi Sen
Third Week – April 15
1 – Teen Thay Bhai…………………………………………x
Fourth Week – April 22
1 – Dum Maaro Dum……………………………………….x
2 – Zokkomon………………………………………………..x
Fifth Week – April 29
1 – Chalo Dilli………………………………………………..Yaana Gupta
2 – I Am……………………………………………………….Sanjay Suri
3 – Naughty @ 40…………………………………………..Sayali Bhagat
4 – Shor In The City…………………………………………x
In total ……….10…………….films got released this month. Out of these ……10………. films …………07……………. students of mine have worked in ………..06………… films.
Film News This Month :
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1 – Jungfrau Railways in Switzerland recently inaugurated a train named after Mr. Yash Chopra with his signature and name on a signboard. A deluxe suite of the Victoria – Jungfrau Grand Hotel has also been named after Mr. Yash Chpora.
2 – Mr. K. Balachander gets Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2010.
New Regional Films & Me :
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1 – Tamil : Sameera Reddy and Kelly Dorji are working in a film called ” Aasal ” .
2 – Telugu : Allu Arjuna is playing lead in a film called ” Badrinaath “.
3 – Malayalam : Genelia D’Souza is playing lead in a film called ” Urumi “.
4 – Bangla : Riya Sen is playing lead in Bangla / Hindi bilingual ” Nauka Dubi ” / ” Kashmakash ” .
5 – Nepali : Monica Bedi is playing lead in a film called ” Parichay “ .
6 – Punjabi : Jimmy Sheirgill is playing lead in a film called ” Dharti “.
In the above mentioned ………..06 ………regional films in ……. …06…………. various languages , there are …………07…………. students of mine working in them.
T. V. Trivia & Me :
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1 – Shaleen Bhanot is appearing in a T V serial ” Bheend Banoonga Ghodi Chadhoonga ” .
2 – Hritik Roshan is making his debut on T V in a reality show ” Just Dance ” on Star Plus T V .
3 – Mrunal Jain is appearing in ” Looteri Dulhan ” on Imagine T V .
4 – Gurmeet Choudhary is appearing in ” Geet……….Hui Sabse Parayi “ on Star One T V .
5 – Neil Bhatt is appearing in ” Gulal ” on Star Plus T V .
6 – Yash Pandit is appearing in ” Tere Mere Sapne ” on Star Plus T V.
7 – Aamir Ali is appearing in ” F I R “ on SAB T V .
8 – Vikas Bhalla is appearing in ” Sanjaog Se Bani Sangini “ on Zee T V .
9 – Jai Kalra and Eva Grover are appearing in ” Bade Acche Lagte Hai Ye Dharti Ye Nadiya Ye Raina Aur Tum “ on Soni T V.
10- Smita Bansal and Mia Evonne Uyeda are appearing in ” Khatron Ke Khiladi – 4 ” on Colours T V.
In the above mentioned ………….10………..T V shows on various channels, there are…………….12…………….students of mine working in them. Out of these ……….12………..students, …………….09…………..are working in Serials and …………….03……………. are working in Reality shows.
Theatre & Me :
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1 – Mahabanoo Mody – Kotwal is reviving her play ” Love Is In The Air ” . She produces the play .
2 – Juhi Babbar is reviving her play ” Ji Jaisi Aapki Marzi ” . She acts in the play as main lead .
3 – Pratik Kothari stages his new play ” Mummy Tu Aavi Kevi “. He acts in this Gujarati play apart from hosting it.
In the above mentioned …………….03…………….theatre productions, there are …………….03………………students of mine working in them.
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