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Sonam miffed with Mausam director?
02 years ago
Annoyed with Pankaj Kapur’s disorganised ways, she is giving him hardly any time for the film
Sonal Chawla (MUMBAI MIRROR; January 14, 2011)
Sonam Kapoor is apparently miffed with her director’s way of working. The current schedule of Mausam, which started on Thursday, will get only three days from Sonam as compared to the earlier schedules.
A source from the unit told Mumbai Mirror, “Pankaj Kapur has not been an easy director to work with. There have been times when Sonam was called on the sets for four-five scenes, and she ended up shooting probably only one scene, or, at times, no scene at all. This got Sonam really livid.”
Producer of the film, Sheetal Talwar clarified, “We have Sonam’s dates as required. She had given us her dates before she went for a holiday. They are combination dates with Shahid.”
A friend of Sonam said, “Sonam initially gave her dates in bulk for weeks together. But her days were unnecessarily getting wasted with her barely shooting one scene a day or no scene.
She also had Anees Bazmee’s Thank You and Abbas Mastan’s Players to shoot for. Now she has organised her dates and is giving a very thin window of 2-3 days to Pankaj Kapur to shoot.”
Talwar though blames it on the weather, literally, and said, “The weather is so cold and foggy that at times it becomes very difficult to shoot.”
On April 28, 2010, this paper also reported Shahid’s (the lead actor of Mausam) distress over his dad’s ways. He was quoted saying, More >
Churches shut doors on Madhur Bhandarkar
02 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Bollywood News
Several churches in Mumbai have forbidden the filmmaker from shooting the climax scene of his next, Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji
Vickey Lalwani (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 30, 2010)
National award winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar has reason to worry. The shooting schedule of his forthcoming film Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji has come to a grinding halt. A few major churches in Mumbai have refused to give him permission to shoot the climax scene of the film inside their premises.
A source close to Bhandarkar told Mumbai Mirror, “Madhur was very excited that he would soon finish Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji. He had told his staff to book a church for the shoot. The only scene left to be shot was the climax scene, which is a marriage sequence in a Church. Madhur, who believes in real locations- indoors and outdoors- is now very disappointed.”
Apparently, several churches in Mumbai have taken a stand not to allow any film shootings within their premises. That’s what Madhur’s staff was told as well
Confirming this, Sanjay Mehta, Business Head of Bhandarkar Productions, said, “We are not getting permission to shoot in churches in Mumbai. We have been making efforts in this direction for long now.
They told us that they didn’t like some of the scenes that were shot in their premises by other filmmakers in the past. Also, some of the shoots ended up damaging their property.”
When contacted, Reverent Prakash Patole, Bishop of Bombay Church of North India (Afghan More >
Sonam’s sick leave costs 75 lacs to Mausam producers
02 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Bollywood News
An entire set erected in Mumbai for Mausam had to be dismantled, causing the loss
Vickey Lalwani (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 19, 2010)
Sonam Kapoor, the Masakalli gal from Delhi 6, is feeling much better now after her bout of typhoid. But her illness and her consequent inability to be present on the shoot of Mausam has caused a big hole in the producer’s pocket. The loss is rumoured to be around Rs 75 lakh.
An entire set for Mausam, directed by Shahid Kapoor’s father, Pankaj Kapur, had to be dismantled in Mumbai recently. “Some romantic scenes of Sonam and Shahid had to be shot.
But since Sonam went on sick leave for a long period, we had no option but to cancel the October shoot. The dismantling of the set caused a big loss to the producer,” says a source.
Adds the source, “The next schedule will now be shot in Gwalior. Sonam might be required but only for a few scenes.”
When contacted, Talwar confirmed, “Sonam couldn’t shoot since she was down with typhoid. We had to dismantle a set in Mumbai and lost Rs 75 lakh. But it’s okay. What is important is that Sonam is better now. No problem about the money. We are insured on that, we’ll recover that at a later date.
And of course, we’ll shoot the Mumbai schedule very soon, but that’s only after we complete the Gwalior shoot.”
Farah wraps up Tees Maar Khan in record time thanks to Akshay
02 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Bollywood News
By Joginder Tuteja, September 16, 2010 – 12:25 IST
Believe it or Not?
Farah Khan, who has been known for taking her own sweet time to shoot for her films, has wrapped up the principal shoot of her upcoming film Tees Maar Khan in a mere 52 days. In fact only the much awaited ‘qawalli’ featuring Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif is remaining to be shot, plans for which have already been base lined.
Says Farah, “I have to give it to Akshay for making it all possible. Trust me, if not for him, it would have been impossible for me to finish the film so fast. Tees Maar Khan is quite huge in scale and is a major film by all means. Films like these take time to shoot because of so much action and songs involved. Still, it is due to fast working style of Akshay that ensured that Tees Maar Khan was finished so soon.”
Change of plan
In fact the story goes that original plan that was chalked down by Farah required at least 100 days. Past experience meant that Farah was conscious about the timeline for Tees Maar Khan as well. When she informed Akshay about her plan and asked for at least a 70 days commitment from him, he just laughed it all away.
“He asked me ki kya maine usse do movies ki shooting karwani hai”, Farah smiles, “When I told him that I take time to make my films, he assured me that it won’t be the case this time around. I was still nervous but looking at him work so fast in the first couple of days, I knew that I as well as my entire crew had to More >
Ashutosh’s quest for authentic sound in KHJJS
03 years ago
by Fenil Seta
in Bollywood News
Ashutosh Gowariker travelled to the rural areas of West Bengal and Bangladesh to record an authentic score for Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey
By Sonal Chawla (MUMBAI MIRROR; May 11, 2010)
// // // Ashutosh Gowariker is keen on getting every nuance right for his period film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey. After all, the devil is in the details. To get the authentic ambient sound for the film, he travelled to rural West Bengal and Bangladesh with his sound designer Stephen Gomes. They recorded the background score live, as it would’ve been hard to reproduce it in the studios.
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey is based on the book Do And Die by Manini Chatterjee which is based on the 1930s Chittagong Uprising. A source reveals, “As it’s a period film, Ashutosh is making sure that every bit of the film depicts that era. From the costumes to the sets, Ashutosh has delved into every minute detail.”
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan SeyNot satisfied with the studio sound, Ashutosh figured that the only way to capture the essence of the music is travel to its source. The source continues, “While designing the background score and music, Ashutosh heard a lot of music of that time. He sat with the sound designer Stephen Gomes and tried to produce some music, but couldn’t achieve what he was looking for.”
Where there’s pain, there’s gain. “Ashutosh is very happy with the final product. It gives the film a very authentic feel,” concludes the source.
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Priyanka has issues with stylist?
03 years ago
Priyanka Chopra’s tantrum on the sets of Anjaana Anjaani forces designer Manish Malhotra to step in to save his petrified junior
By Sonal Chawla (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 04, 2010)// // //
Priyanka ChopraMany stars are known to throw tantrums. But it came to a surprise when we heard ‘Miss Professional’ Priyanka Chopra is creating ruckus on the sets of Siddharth Anand’s Anjaana Anjaani.
A source from the unit reveals, “Manish Malhotra is styling Priyanka, who is shooting for Anjaana Anjaani in the US. She has an extremely glam look in the film. While Priyanka likes the look Manish has given her, she has a lot of issues with the assistant stylist assigned to her by Manish.
Priyanka isn’t happy at all with what the assistant stylist has been coming up with, right from the color combination, the outfit combination, etc. She is finding the combination of colors and clothes given by this stylist very jarring.”
The source continues, “The assistant stylist herself seems petrified by the situation. Since she is a junior person, she can’t even explain herself. Priyanka has complained to Manish and he is now himself helping out with the combinations.
Manish MalhotraBut it is practically impossible for him to reach every location. He has pacified Priyanka and has spoken to the assistant too. But each day passing day is proving more and more difficult for the stylist, because Priyanka seems to have an issue with everything she is giving her to More >