It’s time to officially recognize the arrival of Gen 21. The first mast mast batch of writers in Bollywood. Ironically many find a place to stand in this busy bazaar because of Ram Gopal Varma, whose script sense seems to have gone for a toss...
All stand up and bow to the Don of the Corporate Mafia world. He’s back. Bigger. Better. Stronger pony tail. And with Rupees 35 Crores to spend on Bollywood each year. The man who was the cause of the big bad war between the Indian Bloggers and the B-School IIPM is back in the news...
You start to uncork the champagne. One of the top actors of our times has come out with his first directorial venture in the land of cinema. Naseeruddin Shah, despite his many lows, is still a powerhouse, a library, a school of acting in himself.
While the first part was heavily loaded with insights, knowledge, highly straightforward opinions and views - the second part doesn’t let go of the tight grip over you… Kartik begins Day 2 of the the Conference by attending a speech by Sriram Raghavan (Ek Hasina Thi). Over to Kartik...
The Film and Television Institute of India arranged a Screenwriters Conference in Pune. The first ever. I’m so blown away by the coverage of Kartik’s article... From the always straight forward Anurag Kashyap’s insights to Abbas Tyrewalla’s views to Sriram Raghavan to Kundan Shah to Sudhir Mishra to Vishal Bhardwaj (and the incidents at the conference that pissed him off).
Ever tried sitting on your two cushiony bums applying the same pressure on each of them, while forcing your out-to-pop-out-of-the-sockets eyeballs to intensely focus on watching Karan Johar’s Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna?
Here’s Kartik's ode to the man…(quotes courtsey imdb, upperstall.com and Guru Dutt- A Life in Cinema by Nasreen Munni Kabir) :
“He was really lost. He was lost to cinema…he was lost to life” - Raj khosla (assistant Director and associate of Guru Dutt)
Every attempt should be made to go to the theater and enjoy this spectacle. A creative and brilliant endeavor miraculously has found its way to our cine screens, in the dried, parched lands of Bollywood. It’s now your turn to come out and support this outstanding attempt.
simpy
