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Looking back at Bollywood in Posters

Excerpted from Bollywood in Posters (Rs 2500) by SMM Ausaja, published by Om Books International, with the publisher's permission.

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Looking back at Bollywood in Posters

Excerpted from Bollywood in Posters (Rs 2500) by SMM Ausaja, published by Om Books International, with the publisher's permission.

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Chak De Kinng: The movie that wasn't (Thank god?)

How many times have we wondered that how a movie would have come out had there been Shahrukh, or Aamir, or Akshay. What if the movie was directed by RGV, or this one by KJo. So, I thought why not lets dwell on it.
So imagine, what if, Akshay had done Chak de India. OFC, as the title suggests, it would have been named Chak de Kinng.
And here, Akki is introduced to us lesser mortals


So, this kinng doesn't coach girl's hockey team, that is so old school, but girls beach volley ball team. So, girls from all across India comes to the training camp in Goa. There is a girl from Andhra Pradesh:



Then there is one from Karnatka

Haryana

Well, yeah, you guessed it right, every girl is white, no matter which state of INDIA they come from. But then there is one, captain of Indian team, who is from orignally from UK but came to India to study law so that she can practice in US, but then her passion for beach volley ball drives her to become hockey player, yeah, you guessed it, Katrina Kaif (ok, ok, I took the "inspiration from anees Bazmee's SIK, what pathetic days....)


Now when every other team is busy practicing, our Indian coach is busy hopping beds, everyone's except OFC our heroine's, since she has to be virgiin. Rule of thumb in Indian movies, spl Akki's. So, Indian team reaches Australia, as per the customs of Akki movie, a videsi girl does an item song on the airport


Now SRK's team might face a defeat in first match in the movie, but not Akki's. When Akki sees his team losing the match, he has no other option, but to change homself into a girl, OFC one who believes more in "natural beauty". So Akki singlehandedly win matches after matches for India, until the day an Australian female coach enters the toilet Akki is in, OFC since its Akki, we need to put toilet humor. Which OFC results in coach sleeping with Akki and hot tensions being cooled down by what Kinng would describe to his friends as "Hot S"

Anyhow, by the end of the movie, Akki not only wins the championship, but also heart of the nation by playing a girl, virginity of Kat, and god knows what else...

And by tradition, movie ends with a Akki spl rap song



Watch this space for upcoming post "What if Jodha Akbar was directed by Ekta Kapoor" on second thoughts, it wouldn't be too different, so plan dropped.

Chak De Kinng: The movie that wasn't (Thank god?)

How many times have we wondered that how a movie would have come out had there been Shahrukh, or Aamir, or Akshay. What if the movie was directed by RGV, or this one by KJo. So, I thought why not lets dwell on it.
So imagine, what if, Akshay had done Chak de India. OFC, as the title suggests, it would have been named Chak de Kinng.
And here, Akki is introduced to us lesser mortals


So, this kinng doesn't coach girl's hockey team, that is so old school, but girls beach volley ball team. So, girls from all across India comes to the training camp in Goa. There is a girl from Andhra Pradesh:



Then there is one from Karnatka

Haryana

Well, yeah, you guessed it right, every girl is white, no matter which state of INDIA they come from. But then there is one, captain of Indian team, who is from orignally from UK but came to India to study law so that she can practice in US, but then her passion for beach volley ball drives her to become hockey player, yeah, you guessed it, Katrina Kaif (ok, ok, I took the "inspiration from anees Bazmee's SIK, what pathetic days....)


Now when every other team is busy practicing, our Indian coach is busy hopping beds, everyone's except OFC our heroine's, since she has to be virgiin. Rule of thumb in Indian movies, spl Akki's. So, Indian team reaches Australia, as per the customs of Akki movie, a videsi girl does an item song on the airport


Now SRK's team might face a defeat in first match in the movie, but not Akki's. When Akki sees his team losing the match, he has no other option, but to change homself into a girl, OFC one who believes more in "natural beauty". So Akki singlehandedly win matches after matches for India, until the day an Australian female coach enters the toilet Akki is in, OFC since its Akki, we need to put toilet humor. Which OFC results in coach sleeping with Akki and hot tensions being cooled down by what Kinng would describe to his friends as "Hot S"

Anyhow, by the end of the movie, Akki not only wins the championship, but also heart of the nation by playing a girl, virginity of Kat, and god knows what else...

And by tradition, movie ends with a Akki spl rap song



Watch this space for upcoming post "What if Jodha Akbar was directed by Ekta Kapoor" on second thoughts, it wouldn't be too different, so plan dropped.

Exclusive Review -Rocket Singh : Salesman of the Year

Who is Shimit Amin? The one who directed Ab Tak Chhappan or the one who directed Chak De! India and Rocket Singh. After watching Rocket Singh, I began to think is Ab Tak Chhappan more of a RGV Factory product than a Shimit Amin film? Is Chak De! India and Rocket Singh more of Jaideep Sahni films than a Shimit Amin film? Does Shimit Amin adapt himself to the company he works for? When he was associated with RGV factory he gave Ab Tak Chhappan that always looked like a factory product. When he moves out and teams up with Jaideep Sahni, his style of making film completely changes. I am not blaming Shimit Amin for making himself look adapted to the company he works for, I am just trying to figure out how much is Shimit Amin, the director, involved in making films? I wouldn’t call Chak De! India or Rocket Singh as regular Yash Raj films but yes, they have Jaideep Sahni written all over them. And I appreciate Shimit Amin not taking the credit for the film alone. Instead he has made sure that Rocket Singh is as much his film as it is of Jaideep Sahni. The first stills that came out of Rocket Singh had Ranbir Kapoor, Shimit Amin and Jaideep Sahni in it which is quite surprising. That itself showed Shimit Amin respects Jaideep Sahni for his contribution to the film. I haven’t seen such immense respect given to a writer before in Indian Cinema. Gulzar and Anurag Kashyap have got recognition for their writing too but then they probably got it once they entered the field of direction. Jaideep Sahni on the other hand is getting himself recognized only because of his writing skills and capabilities. We never heard the name of Shimit Amin alone whenever there was talk about Rocket Singh. We always heard Rocket Singh is from the makers of Chak De! India or Jaideep-Shimit duo are back.

Rocket Singh, one of the awaited films of the year, especially because of the fact that it is from the makers of Chak De! India, is about a fresh graduate Harpreet Singh played by Ranbir Kapoor, who trying to adapt himself to the job of a salesman. It isn’t a stylish film that shows the extraordinary capabilities of Harpreet Singh as a salesman, nor does it glorify the job of a salesman. Harpreet Singh is very much like a common man working in an office, and about a man whose ethics do not synchronize with the company he is working for.

The story of the film can well be compared to the silent era comedies especially the ones of Charlie Chaplin where he played the honest person forced to take the wrong way due to the situations in his life. And Rocket Singh references it very well with a transition effect which was used in the silent films. We can see the reference in the image below.



The script written by Jaideep Sahni is really the true winner of the film. The subtleness and the realism he gives to his characters and situations should be applauded. The atmosphere shown in Rocket Singh is very much real and how well Jaideep – Shimit have shown the atmosphere in different places (HOME, PARTY, OFFICE) and distinguished them is commendable. The best part of Jaideep’s writing is he is very honest to his work and no doubt in the fact that Shimit Amin does complete justice to Jaideep’s script. Through his work, one can see the effort he makes to make a scene look very much real. The characters in the film do small things that work like wonders in giving the film look real. Like right at the start, we see Ranbir Kapoor winking to his God and then apologizing right after that and then Harpreet Singh (Ranbir Kapoor) giving body massage to his father. Jaideep – Shimit establish the character so well in the film through their mannerism and dialogs they speak. Characters in the film speaking regional lines like “Nakko Re” for “No”, Harpreet Singh’s(Ranbir Kapoor) father calling him ‘Sardar’ in a informal way, speaking regional language while at home, etc makes the film look real.

Read more from HERE

Exclusive Review -Rocket Singh : Salesman of the Year

Who is Shimit Amin? The one who directed Ab Tak Chhappan or the one who directed Chak De! India and Rocket Singh. After watching Rocket Singh, I began to think is Ab Tak Chhappan more of a RGV Factory product than a Shimit Amin film? Is Chak De! India and Rocket Singh more of Jaideep Sahni films than a Shimit Amin film? Does Shimit Amin adapt himself to the company he works for? When he was associated with RGV factory he gave Ab Tak Chhappan that always looked like a factory product. When he moves out and teams up with Jaideep Sahni, his style of making film completely changes. I am not blaming Shimit Amin for making himself look adapted to the company he works for, I am just trying to figure out how much is Shimit Amin, the director, involved in making films? I wouldn’t call Chak De! India or Rocket Singh as regular Yash Raj films but yes, they have Jaideep Sahni written all over them. And I appreciate Shimit Amin not taking the credit for the film alone. Instead he has made sure that Rocket Singh is as much his film as it is of Jaideep Sahni. The first stills that came out of Rocket Singh had Ranbir Kapoor, Shimit Amin and Jaideep Sahni in it which is quite surprising. That itself showed Shimit Amin respects Jaideep Sahni for his contribution to the film. I haven’t seen such immense respect given to a writer before in Indian Cinema. Gulzar and Anurag Kashyap have got recognition for their writing too but then they probably got it once they entered the field of direction. Jaideep Sahni on the other hand is getting himself recognized only because of his writing skills and capabilities. We never heard the name of Shimit Amin alone whenever there was talk about Rocket Singh. We always heard Rocket Singh is from the makers of Chak De! India or Jaideep-Shimit duo are back.

Rocket Singh, one of the awaited films of the year, especially because of the fact that it is from the makers of Chak De! India, is about a fresh graduate Harpreet Singh played by Ranbir Kapoor, who trying to adapt himself to the job of a salesman. It isn’t a stylish film that shows the extraordinary capabilities of Harpreet Singh as a salesman, nor does it glorify the job of a salesman. Harpreet Singh is very much like a common man working in an office, and about a man whose ethics do not synchronize with the company he is working for.

The story of the film can well be compared to the silent era comedies especially the ones of Charlie Chaplin where he played the honest person forced to take the wrong way due to the situations in his life. And Rocket Singh references it very well with a transition effect which was used in the silent films. We can see the reference in the image below.



The script written by Jaideep Sahni is really the true winner of the film. The subtleness and the realism he gives to his characters and situations should be applauded. The atmosphere shown in Rocket Singh is very much real and how well Jaideep – Shimit have shown the atmosphere in different places (HOME, PARTY, OFFICE) and distinguished them is commendable. The best part of Jaideep’s writing is he is very honest to his work and no doubt in the fact that Shimit Amin does complete justice to Jaideep’s script. Through his work, one can see the effort he makes to make a scene look very much real. The characters in the film do small things that work like wonders in giving the film look real. Like right at the start, we see Ranbir Kapoor winking to his God and then apologizing right after that and then Harpreet Singh (Ranbir Kapoor) giving body massage to his father. Jaideep – Shimit establish the character so well in the film through their mannerism and dialogs they speak. Characters in the film speaking regional lines like “Nakko Re” for “No”, Harpreet Singh’s(Ranbir Kapoor) father calling him ‘Sardar’ in a informal way, speaking regional language while at home, etc makes the film look real.

Read more from HERE