Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be visiting a Mumbai hospital tomorrow evening as the international global goodwill ambassador for a learning mission at the Art Centre of the hospital. Senior officials from UNAIDS, NACO will be present as well. Tomorrow December 1 is the World AIDS Day.
Friday, November 30, 2012
"Chulbul Pandey Is Not A Hero, Chulbul Pandey Is A Team Player": Salman Khan
Chaubey Ji and Bhayya Ji Smile are a couple of minor characters in Dabangg that became hugely popular. In an interview with Salman Khan, I asked him about various characters that have become hugely popular and this is what Salman had to say: "We've used a lot of the minor characters in Dabangg 2. Chulbul Pandey is not a hero, Chulbul Pandey is a team player. Jab tak team achchi hai, people in the film have been appreciated like Rajjo, Pandey ji, Tiwari ji, Chaubey ji, Makhanchand Pandey are very famous characters now. Everything is divided in this film. Hero is obviously the hero but everybody has an important character."
"Sonu Nigam's Voice Suits Me": Salman Khan
"We've been lucky with the music of Dabangg 2," said Salman Khan in an interview with me. "It is difficult to beat the music of Dabanng and we've almost done that in Dabangg 2. We've been very lucky with the music," Salman said. Could you elaborate on your thoughts on the music of Dabangg 2? "Pandey ji is a good song. Fevicol is an amazing song. There is a retro feel to Dabangg dabangg. There is a beautiful romantic song called Sanson Ne. Beautiful song," Salman said. Sanson Ne is sung by Sonu Nigam. Sonu has said in the past that maybe he has sung the maximum songs for Salman and he sounds very different whenever he sings for him. "He does. I think his voice suits me as well," Salman added.
Himesh's English Album To Be Launched In The First Quarter Of 2013
In an interview with me today, Himesh Reshammiya said that he is planning to launch his English album @the edge in the first quarter of 2013. Himesh said that he requires 1-2 months for visiting various radio stations in the West so that the album is launched in a big way. Himesh thanked his fans with folded hands for always supporting him through thick-n-thick. He is willing to work with Salman Khan whenever Khan has a suitable project for him. Himesh also did an exclusive unplugged performance of all the Khiladi 786 songs in his studio with his musicians jamming in too. In my opinion, Saari Saari Raat is one of the best songs Reshammiya has sung in a long time.
Talaash: Gripping Cerebral Entertainment
Talaash is a gripping story that never tries to be over-the-top or larger-than-life and yet it is imbued with complex layers of human relationships that webs its charm on You the viewer. As you will unsew the jigsaw puzzle, you'll realise that everything is interlinked and nothing is forced to titillate or indulge in an undue scream for attention. At the same time it is not conventional entertainment and one needs to have the patience and sensitivity to delve into the plight of the principle characters to enjoy the suspense element of the film which is layered with the emotional drama punctuating the personal lives of the lead players.
Aamir lends a great deal of emotional and physical strength to his character which is oscillating between his professional assignment and the personal loss of losing his eight year old son in a freak accident. There's no ornamentation or undue masala herogiri to his police inspector avatar. He tucks his t shirt inside the jeans which wouldn't be advised by any suave designer but one has seen tough cops doing the same in real life. The capability of a great actor is judged from the manner in which he communicates without saying anything. Aamir does that brilliantly in Talaash. The scene where he breaks down in the end or how he confides in Kareena are testimony to sheer magic.
One would expect Aamir to be the mainstay of class acting in the film, but he also has Nawazuddin Siddiqui to share the spoils as well. Nawaz, the slightly disabled small time crook captivates attention with his smoldering eyes, crisp dialogues and a stunning chase sequence towards the climax of the film ensures that he carves out an important place in the film. He is an unlikely yet an important cog-in-the-wheel in the mystery.
Kareena Kapoor's over hyped Heroine didn't do much to bolster her acting credentials since the film didn't do justice to her enormous talent. But, Talaash finds her in top form and she looks delightfully beautiful too. She shares a crackling chemistry with Aamir even though they are not involved in a conventional romantic relationship. Her body language carries a delectable uninhibited elan that one could associate with a street walker.
Rani Mukerji wasted her wonderful talent in Aiyya but she redeems herself in Talaash. The vintage histrionics that one associates with Mukerji are in ample display. Like Aamir, Rani too stuns with minimal dialogues and lets her expressive eyes do the talking. Also, she looks far more beautiful with the economical make-up in Talaash unlike the over-done-garish make up of her previous film.
Talaash is being touted as a suspense drama but there's more to it than summing it up in a genre. The suspense of the mysterious accident (or was it a murder) on the sea face is conjoined with Aamir and Rani's battered life post the death of their only son in an accident. Kareena plays an unusual role in the triangle-love-story and also impacts the sea face accident case.
The story screenplay by Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar is one of the finest in Indian cinema in the recent times. It is non linear and the complex dimensions add gravity. The opening credits sequence invariably reminds you of the opening credits sequence of Luck By Chance where a homage was paid to the film world. In the opening sequence of Talaash, the audio of Muskaane Jhooti Hain wafts along seductively and the 'real' Bombay stands up with its never-say-die spirit, unabashed street walkers and lonely ambitions chug along in a mad crowd of humanity.
Even though the story, screenplay is brilliant and Anurag Kashyap-Farhan Akhtar brand of dialogue are superb but still the slow pace of the film is a slight deterrent. Maybe the duration could have been trimmed by fifteen minutes. Anand Subaya's editing is seamless and the narrative blends well with the context of the setting of various scenes. Ram Sampath's music is one of the highlights of the film. Jee Le Zara, Muskaane Jhooti Hain, Laakh Duniya Kahe and Hona Hai Kya are brilliant songs with fantastic lyrics by Javed sahab. Ram's haunting background score is almost a character in the film itself.
Talaash is story telling at its best. Without a doubt it is one of the best films of the year and maybe the last decade as well. But as I've said before, it is not a film that may find appreciation from everyone. Even though it is a story that has a universal appeal and anyone can relate or at least empathise with it, but still it is different from staple entertainment that finds mass acceptance. It is cerebral entertainment at its best.
Star Rating: ****
Star Rating: ****
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