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Friday, 29 June 2012
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Movie Review: Kevi Rite Jaish – No Dhollywood, but an urban Gujarati film
“Sardaar tame hukam to karo, hoon ene maari naakhis,” used to threaten a skinny henchman with skinnier cane in his hands – is the faintest memory of Gujarati films I can recollect as a citizen of Gujarat. Hence, while driving towards multiplex to watch a Gujarati film meant battling the Shakespearean dilemma, ‘to watch or not to watch.’
The moment we parked the car and paid for the parking ticket, the security guy curiously asked, ‘Gujarati film jovaa aavya chho ne?” (Have you come to watch Gujarati film), we nodded in acquiesce. The gleam of his eyes was perhaps the glimmer of hope that ‘Kevi rite jaish’ directed by Abhishek Jain offers to Gujarati cinema.
Right from ‘Narsinh Mehta’ (1932), ‘Akhand Saubhagyavati (starring Asha Parekh), Sonbai Ni Chundadi (first cinemascope Gujarati film released in 1976), Bhavni Bhavai (The Ketan Mehta directed film that won National Award in 1980), to ‘Kevi Rite Jaish’, Gujarati films have come a long way.
Compared to Hindi films, which churns out over 10,000 films, just 762 Gujarati films were made in the last 75 years. In similitude of BC (Before Christ) and AD (After Christ), the film, Kevi Rite Jaish (KRJ) surely divides Gujarati Cinema into two different eras, with one being ‘Before KRJ’ and the other as ‘After KRJ’ – a dichotomy worth celebrating.
KRJ clearly takes the mantle further by winning the biggest award any film worth its salt could ever earn – audience’s applause. The theatre was abuzz with applause, laughter, sobs (thanks to over-sensitive ‘baa’ in the audience), and high fives, especially during a scene where the lead character and his elder brother choose to watch a ‘Chinese’ porn film over a ‘Russian’ one simply because ‘Chinese’ films are direct ‘to-the-point’ – just like the film Kevi Rite Jaish.
An out-and-out satire on the Patels being obsessed with the idea of migrating to the USA, Kevi Rite Jaish is based on a true story, sorry on true stories (as the closing credits would like to put it). The film delves into the corrupt means to reach USA, irrespective of what the youngsters would do once they reach there.
The story’s lead character, Harish Bachubhai Patel is played to perfection by debutant Divyang Thakkar, who has a ‘passion’ for going to America. Harish falls for an NRI girl, Aayushi Patel played by the petite actor, Veronica Kalpana Gautam. The Patel family’s journey replete with conflicts to make Harish migrate to the USA is what the film about, but more than that it’s about self-confidence and family values.
Veteran actors like Kenneth Desai (Bachubhai Patel – Harish’s father), Rakesh Bedi (Daulatram Chainani – a Sindh Visa agent), Anang Desai (Ishwarbhai Patel – Bachubhai Patel’s childhood friend), and Tom Alter (Emigration officer and ‘Uncle Sam’) lend the film a smooth sail, right from the first frame to the last shot. The credit also goes to cinematography by Pushkar Singh and editing by Manan Mehta, which beautifully captures the essence of the city, both as walled city and urban hotspot through the 32 locations it has been shot at.
Mehul Surti and Vishvesh Parmar do a commendable job as music directors, especially for the first-ever Gujarati rock, ‘Pankhida’ sung by Suraj Jagan. The songs have been penned by eminent poet Raeesh Maniyar and Jainesh, which depict the characters’ joy, pain, love, and dilemma to perfection
While leaving the parking lot, I returned the parking ticket with a smile to the same security guy. I am sure he must have noticed the same glimmer of hope in my eyes for Gujarati cinema, which shall someday scale heights where Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, and Malayalam films have soared. Well, the underlying question still remains: Kevi rite jaish?
Friday, 22 June 2012
Nakuul Mehta Photo Gallery and Biogrphy [PYAR KA DARD HAI -- Aditya Kumar]
Nakuul Mehta is the latest Chocolate boy making debut in bollywood. A descendent from the Royal family of Udaipur, Rajasthan, debuts with Kumar Mangat's 'Haal E Dil'.
Monday, 18 June 2012
Veena Malik in Love with Filmmaker Hemant Madhukar- Exclusive Pictures
Pakistani actress Veena Malik is in news again, but this time for some different reason. Yes! The actress, who was earlier linked with actor Ashmit Patel, has fallen in love with filmmaker Hemant Madhukar.
Veena is in lead role in Madhukar’s movie ‘Mumbai 125 kms.’ According to the reports, this movie is a suspense thriller and going to be releases sometime this year.The actress was caught in the camera while spending a time with Hemant.
Veena is in lead role in Madhukar’s movie ‘Mumbai 125 kms.’ According to the reports, this movie is a suspense thriller and going to be releases sometime this year.The actress was caught in the camera while spending a time with Hemant.
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Great Indian Players(Saina Nehwal, Viswanathan Anand, Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi) who made India Proud in Last 10 days
Saina Nehwal wins 'Thailand Open 2012' title
10-June-2012: India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated second seed Ratchanok Inthanon of Thailand 19-21, 21-15, 21-10 to lift the Thailand Open on Sunday.
This is second title to Saina Nehwal in 2012. In March 2012, Saina won Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold in Basel, Switzerland. Overall Saina won 19 titles till date.
Sania- Bhupathi duo wins the French Open mixed doubles
Sania and Bhupathi won the title in three straight sets during the match held at the Court Philippe Chatrier. Bhupathi, one of the most successful and talented sportsman of India turned 38 on the day of the finals and the trophy was a perfect birthday gift for him.
Viswanathan Anand wins 2012 World Chess Championship
May 30, 2012: Viswanathan Anand is World Chess Champion 2012 after he defeated Boris Gelfand in the final match played in Moscow.
With equal score in the classical games (1 win and 5 draws each) the tournament was decided in a tiebreak. Anand won rapid game 2 which proved enough to retain the title he hold from Mexico 2007, Bonn 2008, and Sofia 2010.
With equal score in the classical games (1 win and 5 draws each) the tournament was decided in a tiebreak. Anand won rapid game 2 which proved enough to retain the title he hold from Mexico 2007, Bonn 2008, and Sofia 2010.
Saturday, 9 June 2012
SANJEEV JAISWAL as Ajmal Kasab in Ram Gopal Varma's film "The Attacks of 26/11"
Ram Gopal Varma has found his Ajmal Kasab. The director has started working on his new film based on the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008. RGV has named the film The Attacks of 26/11. First lool of Sanjay Jaiswal who Plays the Role of Ajmal Kasab.
