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Naseer plays Dawood in Dev Anand’s Chargesheet?
Feb 19th
In Charge Sheet, Dev Anand will pit his wits against Naseeruddin ‘Dawood Ibrahim’ Shah
By Kunal M Shah (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 19, 2010)
Dev Anand has just completed making his next film Charge Sheet and being the 60th year of Navketan Films, the evergreen star is trying to make sure this one is remembered for a long time.
Apart from introducing four new faces, the film also has Divya Dut
ta and Jackie Shroff, besides Dev Anand himself, in lead roles.
However one of the most interesting roles in the film – which has been kept a closely guarded secret – is that of Naseeruddin Shah, who plays the role of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
Our source said, “The film is a murder mystery that also involves the underworld. Dev Anand plays a retired CBI officer while Naseeruddin Shah plays Dawood Ibrahim in the film. Although the look of Naseer would not be similar to the underworld don, his mannerisms and modus operandi would be same.
There are also enough references made to the character in the film which suggest that he is Dawood Ibrahim.”
When contacted, Dev Anand did not deny the fact but said, “My film is a murder mystery and there is definitely an underworld element to it. However, I would not like to comment on the questions you are asking. I will speak about the film at the right time.”
Mumbai theatres attacked; warned not to screen MNIK
Feb 10th
By Satish Sundaresan, February 10, 2010 – 12:57 IST
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They say that Promises are meant to be broken, a statement that holds immense water in the field of politics. And it is this ‘promise’ by the leading political party Shiv Sena that gave assurance to the makers of the much anticipated film My Name Is Khan, starring SRK, Kajol and others. The said party had assured the filmmakers that they will let the film run on screens without any hassles from their side.
However, the party workers yesterday attacked three theatres in Mumbai (Shreyas Theatre-Ghatkopar, Mehul Talkies-Mulund, and Metro Big Cinemas-Dhobi Talao), that will be screening the Karan Johar directed MNIK.
Bollywood Hungama has also got the oven-fresh news that Cinemax Cinemas have stopped advance bookings for the film, directed by Karan Johar which releases on Friday.
Leaves of all Mumbai policemen have been cancelled in order to ensure the smooth proceedings of the shows. The security cover at the single screen theatres as well as the multiplexes have been more than doubled, while MNIK‘s lead star Shah Rukh Khan’s security has been increased.
Even though there was stone pelting at the said theatres, the situation in Metro Big Cinemas was reported to be the worst as party workers went onto vandalize and tear one of the screens. An official with Metro Cinema, requesting anonymity, told Bollywood Hungama, “The ‘modus operandi’ adopted by the party workers was really something. They entered the theatre on the pretext of watching a film. Within a few minutes, there was some stone-throwing outside the theatre. When we went to control that, the workers in the theatre started their act of tearing the screen apart. The damages are too huge to be even spoken about.”
A certain Mr. Prakash Shah (name changed on request) from Mehul Talkies, who was present at the time of the incident, told us that at around 12.45 pm, a mob of about 14 -15 people entered through the main door and started damaging the theatre property. They started off by breaking the glass door, windows, and then attacked the canteen. If that wasn’t enough, they even entered the cinema hall where a Marathi film Shikshanacha Aaicha Gho was being screened and threatened the present audience with dire consequences if they came to watch MNIK. The overall damages are an estimated Rs. 1 lakh plus.” He further added, “What was more shocking was the fact that nobody from the said mob was carrying the party flag! And the whole incident lasted for almost 15 minutes”.
The situation was slightly different at Shreyas Theatre, Ghatkopar. When we spoke to one of the theatre staff there, he said, “I am just not going to reveal my name to you as I fear losing my job, if any of the party workers gets to know that it was me who spoke about the incident.” After repeated assurances from our end, he revealed, “Yesterday, at around 9 am, about 50 policemen arrived at the theatre stating they were here for ‘bandobast’. When we asked them what was the need for the ‘bandobast’, they said that they were anticipating some trouble. They also enquired if we had got any threatening calls from any political party to stop the screening of the forthcoming film MNIK. And since we had not received any calls from anyone, we replied in the negative. The policemen then went on with their duty of providing security to the theatre. Then, at around 12 noon, some 12-15 men from Shiv Sena armed with their party flags started shouting anti-SRK slogans. The policemen stationed outside immediately flung into action and brought the situation under control. However, four party workers managed to sneak inside the theatre and told the management to not screen MNIK.”
There were groups of the party workers who were also seen protesting and shouting slogans in the areas of Kanjurmarg, Bandra, Khar and other parts of the city. A senior official from the police department told us, “There were around 13 party workers whom we arrested from Mulund, and around 23 detained in Ghatkopar and Kanjurmarg in connection with the said protests.”
The damages also got extended upto Maratha Mandir, New Empire and also Minerva. The situation was slightly upheaval here SRK’s face in MNIK poster was blackened, stating that this was just sampler of what to expect once when the film gets released.
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Nandita Das is now chairperson of Children's Film Society
Jul 26th
Nandita Das, now chairperson of the Children’s Film Society, says her head is buzzing with ideas
By Subhash K Jha (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 26, 2009)
Taking over the mantle of the chairperson of the troubled Children’s Film Society of India (CFSI), which actors like Jaya Bachchan and Hema Malini assumed and did their best to cope with, is not an easy task. Her predecessors may not have hit the bull’s eye, but that hasn’t dimmed Nandita Das’s enthusiasm at all. She’s game for the challenge. Nandita, who was informed about her new responsibility three days ago, says, “I have always felt disturbed by the fact that children’s films have not been taken seriously. We all feel bad about the kind of stuff kids watch, but why complain when we don’t provide them with an alternative? Yes, I’ve been asked to be the Chairperson of the Children’s Film Society of India . It is a lot of work, but it is something which is much needed, so I have agreed to do it. Let’s see what I will be able to do, but I will try my best.” Though this new role is an honorary post, Nandita intends to take her duties seriously. “The list of gratis work is just expanding. Whether my bread is being earned or not, I am sure getting to be part of a lot of interesting and challenging things,” she says. Although Nandita is currently in Durban, where she is screening her directorial debut, Firaaq, she has already chalked out a modus operandi. Nandita says, “I have carried some reading material that I&B Minister, Ambika Soni, has given me to acquaint myself with this new responsibility. I plan to meet all the people already involved in it to understand the system. I first want to see what they already have in the archives. Then I plan to sieve the best and see how the work can be distributed.” Creating a script bank for the CFSI is also on her agenda. “I want to create script committees to get some good scripts that are fun, imaginative and intelligent. The potential is huge and my mind is already buzzing with ideas!” she says. |
