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Amitabh Bachchan & Ben Kingsley in TEEN PATTI – an emotionally riveting and razor sharp thriller…
14.10.09 / Bollywood / Author: timepasss / Comments: (0)
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Roll out the red carpet.
Blow the conch shells.
Beat the drums.
It’s time to pop champagne…
BLUE, the most awaited movie of the year, with its canvas as huge as the ocean, comes alive on the Hindi screen this Friday. Like every biggie, this one also comes with the baggage of monumental expectations. With tremendous hype surrounding it, the inescapable question that crosses your mind is, will BLUE live up to those colossal expectations?
Let me keep it concise and to the point. You haven’t watched something like this on the Hindi screen before. Never ever!
It requires courage, willpower, fortitude, vision and of course, the financial backing to accomplish a project of this magnitude. And debutante director Anthony D’Souza puts his skills and the financial resources to best use. BLUE is not merely a stunning looking film, it’s also a well structured film. Most importantly, it’s a solid entertainer that packs in so much in those 1.58 hours.
Final word? Go, grab a ticket, if you haven’t booked one yet. This under-sea treasure hunt is a kickass film. A must-see for all those who love adventure flicks.
BLUE is set in the sun-soaked white sand beaches of Bahamas. Sagar [Sanjay Dutt] is a simpleton, while his friend Aarav [Akshay Kumar] is a rich, ambitious businessman.
Sagar’s brother Sameer aka Sam [Zayed Khan] has inadvertently managed to rankle the mafia in Bangkok [Rahul Dev]. He flees Bangkok and arrives in Bahamas. But the dangerous men reach Bahamas too. Sagar is the sole person who can bail him out from this crisis, but to save his brother, Sagar has to wrestle with the ghost of his dead father.
If you’re a die-hard moviegoer, you’d draw parallels with a lot of international projects [especially THE DEEP] that were set in the ocean. In Bollywood, flashes of the Dharmendra – Jeetendra starrer SAMRAAT cross your mind instantaneously, but comparing the two is akin to comparing chalk and cheese.
BLUE grabs your attention from its opening titles itself. The marine life, which you may’ve watched on National Geographic Channel or Animal Planet, comes alive in all splendour at the start itself.
The story is uncomplicated and Anthony D’Souza garnishes it beautifully. If the aquatic life keeps your eyes wide open, the action sequences are sure to make your jaws drop to your knees. The bike chase at the start, yet another chase subsequently, the chase soon after the interval [atop a running train] is simply astounding.
Anthony’s expertise comes to the fore in several sequences. One sequence that needs to be singled out is when Sanju narrates the tragic past, how he was responsible for his father’s death. It’s simply incredible!
Major portions of the film have been filmed in the ocean and you can’t stop admiring and appreciating the enormous contribution of the underwater cinematographer [Pete Zuccarini]. The lighting in those sequences deserves special mention. Also, the underwater sequences, which feature aquatic life like puffer fish, stingrays and sharks, hold tremendous appeal. Cinematography [Laxman Utekar] is gorgeous.
On the flip side, the climax could’ve been more impactful. The villain’s track looks clichéd, but you tend to overlook the minor aberration since the film never falls prey to mediocrity.
Anthony D’Souza is a director to watch. This film has style as well as substance. Also, it requires courage and conviction to think out of the box and most importantly, execute the material with panache. There’s not much scope for music in an action thriller, yet A.R. Rahman’s score suits the requirements. The Kylie Minogue track – ‘Chiggy Wiggy’ – is already popular. Sanju and Lara’s romantic track – ‘Aaj Dil’ – is sensuous. The song at the end credits – ‘Fiqrana’ – has a lot of energy.
Sound design [Resul Pookutty] is fantastic. Action scenes [James D. Bomalick and R.P. Yadav] are a treat and, in fact, one of the mainstays of the film. Dialogues [Mayur Puri] are effective, while the screenplay [Anthony D'Souza and Jasmine D'Souza] is well thought-out, especially towards the second hour.
Sanjay Dutt carries his part well, although he looks very well-fed in some scenes. Akshay Kumar steals the show with a sterling performance. This would easily classify amongst his best works. Zayed Khan is highly competent. This, despite the fact that he’s sharing the screen space with two hugely experienced actors.
Lara Dutta has never looked so good before. Though the story revolves around the guys, you can’t overlook Lara’s small but significant contribution to the film. Katrina Kaif [sp. app.] looks gorgeous and performs exceedingly well. The feminine charm [at the start specifically] would send the youth in a frenzy. Rahul Dev is first-rate. Kabir Bedi is hardly there.
On the whole, BLUE has style as well as substance. The film has everything going in its favour, right from its incredible star cast to the superb action scenes to the hitherto unseen marine life to the tremendous hype and hoopla. At the box-office, BLUE will strike like a hurricane in the festive week. It should set new benchmarks in days to come. In short, the business will be humungous.
13.10.09 / Bollywood / Author: timepasss / Comments: (0)
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He belongs to a political family and expectedly, keeps himself abreast with the goings-on in the political arena. “I have to
keep myself updated. I can’t stay without it,” Ritesh Deshmukh smiles. So why didn’t he ever think of joining politics? “My
brother is in it. Also, I strongly feel that there would be a clash of ideologies if two people from the same family dabble
in it. I am glad I am in movies,” the talented actor reveals.
In the recently released DO KNOT DISTURB, Ritesh was cast with Govinda, an actor known for his impeccable comic timing and in
his next release, ALADIN, Ritesh gets to share the screen space with none other than Amitabh Bachchan. The challenges are
only getting bigger and bigger.
“It’s an honour to work with these actors. I thoroughly enjoyed the process. In fact, I learnt so much by merely watching
them. But it was tough stepping from one set to another. DO KNOT DISTURB is a madcap entertainer, while ALADIN is a
fantasy/adventure. The roles are different too, but when you have such brilliant actors as co-stars, things do get easier,”
Ritesh states.
Ritesh singles out ALADIN director Sujoy Ghosh for the expert handling of the subject material. “I didn’t want to judge Sujoy
by his past films. He came to me with a solid script [ALADIN] and I agreed to be a part of it instantly. Also, let’s not
forget one thing. If people like Mr. Bachchan and Mr. Dutt [Sanju] can repose faith in his abilities, who am I to question
Sujoy?” Ritesh says.
Ritesh now looks forward to Milap Zaveri’s JAANE KAHAN SE AAYE HAIN, which stars him in the principal lead. And those who’ve
seen the rushes of the film feel that the Milap-Ritesh combo is sure to win hearts.
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Audiences now have a chance to experience the adventure and thrill of Blue on their mobile as well as PC with the launch of its digital promotions in Mumbai today. Hungama Digital Media, South Asia’s largest mobile & digital entertainment company, in association with Samsung announced the launch of ‘The Blue Blaze’, a PC and mobile game and Digital Promotions of the movie Blue. Making splash this Diwali, Blue is being presented by Shree Asthavinayak Cine Vision and stars Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt and Zayed Khan while Lara Dutta and Katrina Kaif add the glamour quotient completing the star cast.
The digital promotions of Blue will reach out to the audiences on social media through an innovative campaign for users on Twitter and a ‘Blue Zone’ on Bollywood Hungama. The Blue Zone on Bollywood Hungama is a one of its kind rich media innovation for a Bollywood film. The ‘Blue Zone’ takes the audiences to an underwater theme on the web which submerges their page into the secrets of the ocean and recreates the theme of the film for a complete ‘Blue’ experience. “The association with ‘The Blue Blaze’ will give us an opportunity to reach out to the highly connected youth of today using the very entertaining and absorbing platform that the film Blue provides,” stated Mr. Asim Warsi , GM-Marketing , Samsung Mobile.
Commenting on the launch, Punyashlok Bhakta, Hungama Digital Media said, “The digital platform is posing opportunities for concepts like Blue to connect with the audiences and create curiosity through experiential concepts. Bollywood fans enjoy new concepts that break the monotony of their regular internet world. An underwater action thriller is a perfect setting for digital innovations and we hope to create the ‘Blue’ experience as the film releases of the film on October 16.”
Zayed Khan, star of ‘The Blue Blaze’ and the movie Blue, was present during the launch today. “With Blue, audiences are in for action sequences that will keep them on the edge of their seats. The game is here to give you a sneak preview of what is coming your way on October 16. Underwater action and one-on-one battles with sharks make it an exciting concept for a game and cool innovations on the web. Hungama has re-created the sea and developed an action packed concept for movie audiences and gamers alike.”
‘The Blue Blaze’ is a thrill-a-minute multi-level game which delivers an innovative and exciting experience to the player, pitting him against the perils underwater. Developed around the deep sea explorations of the film, the game is all set to give you the adrenaline rush and accelerates as each new level unfolds. The racy plot begins with a bare handed skirmish with sharks, moves into deep sea diving, reveals the secret of a forbidden treasure and a buried past, flirts with death at the hands of the mafia and goes straight into the treacherous waters again. The players also have a chance to flirt with the star cast of Blue as the game features the stars of the film as central characters.
‘The Blue Blaze’ game offers a hi-octane preview of the adrenaline charged world that the viewer can expect in the movie. As you play ‘Blue Blaze’, you also get to view snippets about the movie and its main characters. The game is available on the movie’s official website www.bluethefilm.com and on http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/blue. It is also available on all telecom operator platforms.
13.10.09 / Bollywood / Author: timepasss / Comments: (0)
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Last year, this supermodel stormed her way into millions of hearts through her flawless portrayal of a Catholic girl in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion. Now she is all set to show her comic streak in the upcoming Diwali dhamaka All The Best. She is none other than the gorgeous Maharasthrian mulgi Mugdha Godse.
Bollywood Hungama gives you a chance of a lifetime to get up, close and personal with Mugdha only on Bollywood Hungama‘s Celeb Chat on Wednesday, October 14 at 1400 hrs IST. So don’t miss your date with Mugdha.