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Talking about yesteryear stars, its a pity that the depiction of Films | Television | Lifestyle Magazine family values and Indian culture is diminishing in movies. www.filmytown.com While talking to veterans in the industry, they are quick to reminicise their childhood memories about the Indian culture Volume No: 1, Issue No:1 and deep rooted family values shown in hindi films of the 60s February 2015 Pages: 24 and 70s. The Indian family values of the Rajshri Productions films like Hum Aapke Hai Kaun, Maine Pyaar Kiya and so on, Editor: are gradually eroding and the new generation is fast adapting to PARESH B. MEHTA the culture as shown in Hollywood films. Features Editor: PAWAN GUPTA We have compiled the best and the notable Hindi movies of the year gone by. Some of them have not done well commercially, Consulting Editor: yet have garnered critis appeal. Like Om Dar Ba Dar, Gulabi JOHNSON THOMAS Gang, and to name a few. Yet there were other well made films and successful at the box office like Correspondents: ANIZ FILMVALA Mary Kom, City Lights and - the best film by Kangana RASHIDA MUKADAM Ranaut. LOKESH SASTRY There is also a crisp feature on the girls to be watched out in Photo Editor: Filmy Town. Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadha, RAMAKANT MUNDE and Evelyn Sharma are here to stay in the film industry. This new gen actresses are smart enough to choose Editorial Office: and sign their films. They are aware of what is happening in the 100 Walkeshwar Road, Mumbai 400006, India business circuit alongwith keeping an eye on the cinema for the Tel: +91 9619 222 977 Film Festivals.

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Filmy Town print edition is an associate pub- The BAD girl Sherlyn Chopra was quite honest in her interview lication of Dolphin International, Mumbai. and got emotional at moments. We had to take a break. No, she wasn't putting on the act, we could feel and see it in her. DISCLAIMER: Wishing her all the best. Stories, reviews, views, opinions and Interviews published in this print edition are those of the individual writers, Regional Cinema has often been neglected by the mainstream contributors and film critics. They do not represent the views or opinion of the editors or publishers of Filmy Town. filmy magazines. We have featured , who has Readers are advised to take their own decision based on written the story of an upcoming Marathi film about Identical the write-ups in this magazine. The feature authors, film Twin sisters falling in love with the same boy and how the fun critics or Filmy Town, its editors and publishers are not comedy and romance grows in the back drop of a college life. It responsibile for the claims/factual details/authenticity is his directoral debut. quotedted by the celebrities or the interviewee. Informa- tion and pictures published in this magazine are provided Finally, Amit Tiwari pens down his Journey as the Director in the just as a matter of information only and Filmytown does not promote/endorse any film/celebrity/individual/corpo- film industry. It is not only the actors who have to start from the rate and neither do they disapprove nor discourage any scratch, the technical professionals too face an uphill task in banner / production house / artists whereever stated/ the field. Amit has also suggested some tips to the aspiring quoted. Pictures of Individuals, actors, films, products are directors. those gathered from the publicists/PROs/production of- fices. Filmy Town and its editorial team do not vouch for An healthy sign with the new generation stepping in the filmy authenticity of claims of advertisers / advertisements pub- lished in the magazine. industry.

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FILMY TOWN February 2015 3 Bollywood Picks Of 2014 By Film Critic Johnson Thomas

(All in the range between fantasy ‘ Hawaa Hawaai’ tried to give 2 ½ * and 3 ½ * Rating - non-traditional sports (Skating) a broader Not listed in order of Merit) band-with in the mainstream and man- aged to do that quite successfully. There really hasn’t been any great film this year. Sandeep Verma’s thriller ‘Manjunath’ What we have therefore based on true life incidents( about whistle- blowers risking their lives to expose is a list of pleasurable wrong-doing in the public sector) was films, some of solid tech- quite a triumph in terms of tension and nique, some with strong affect. riveting themes and some with stand-out per- Mrutyunjay Devvrat’s ‘Children Of War’ formances. dared to focus on the tortured and the damned during the Bangladesh uprising. Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Though small-budget it still managed to Lovely’ starring an ensemble pack a sucker punch. cast and boasting of an inter- nationally renowned Hansal Mehta’s ‘Citylights’ focused on Nawazuddin Siddiqui, scored the struggle for survival of a flop-business- a hit on the festival circuit but man turned security personnel in a big the lay critics and audience city. A quickie from the Bhatt camp, it found it wanting. nevertheless did not match up to Mehta’s much cel- this was one of the better ef- ebrated effort ‘Shahid’ even though it had forts of the year! note-worthy performances from Raj Kumar Rao, Patralekha and especially- The NFDC produced Kamal Manav Kaul. Swaroop’s ‘Om Dar Ba Dar’ never could find a release date in the what- to the magic with a heart-felt perfor- Nitin Kakkar’s maiden directorial effort seems-like decades after it’s making. Un- mance! The film also managed to spark ‘Filmistan’ was unarguably the best ef- apologetic about it’s hallucinatory (read a minor frenzy at the BO! fort of the entire list –in terms of tech- experimental) realm, this film was differ- ent from the run-of-the-mill and therefore ’s dark com- interesting. edy ‘Ankhon Dekhi’ was quite surprisingly fluid and Nila Madhab Panda’s ‘Babloo Happy Hai’ engaging with Sanjay tried hard to make HIV/Aids awareness Mishra giving a gem of a acceptable to the masses but the sur- performance as the angst reptitious story-telling format was a little ridden protagonist. too stretched out to be completely en- gaging. Nevertheless this film had a ’s strong enough take away. ‘Lakshmi’ was a raw and hurtful take on female traf- Vinil Mathew’s ‘’ from ficking. It was a pleasant the stable was funny enough experience even though a and had sparkling chemistry between the notable one! lead pair Malhotra and to add some excitement Girish Malick’s ‘Jal’ set in to the mad-cap dramatics. a desert was cinemato- graphically poignant even Nishta Jain’s documentary ‘Gulabi Gang’ though the telling of the tale pre-empted the Madhuri-Juhi starrer on wasn’t smooth, dramatic or the same subject and also managed to exciting enough. make a better mark at the BO. Certainly worthy of a Best Tag! ’s Politi- cal satire ‘Dekh Tamasha ’s ‘Queen’ warmed the cock- Dekh’ was verbally pungent les of our hearts with it’s subjective, ear- and quite well knitted. nest appeal and added ’s children’s

4 February 2015 FILMY TOWN Bhaag’ but some true- ‘Happy Ending’ was a fun outing thanks grit moments help it to Govinda’s stellar turn as an ageing su- make the cut. perstar on a career down-turn.

Habib Faisal’s Amit Vats’ ‘Titoo MBA’ had a fresh ‘Daawat-E-Ishq’ had storyline, some engaging performances some interesting in- from Nishant Dahiya Pragya Jaiswal and gredients but the over- Abhishek Kumar and also had peppy all concoction wasn’t music to match! as rich as the milieu it was set in. Chandraprakash Dwivedi’s ‘ZedPlus’ was entertaining mainly because of some in- Vishal Bharadwaj’s vi- triguing moments and able performances sually rich ‘Haider’ from Adil Hussain, MonaSingh and had some interestingly MukeshTiwari. structured moments of conflict. But the Amit Masurkar’s debut directorial effort overall effect was not ‘Sulemani Keeda’ was a sincere and all encompassing. earnest effort portraying Bollywood as a creatively challenged set of wonder-boys! Ravindra Gautam’s political satire ’s Ugly is chillingly cold ‘Ekkees Topon Ki in it’s assay of demented reasoning. It’s Salaami’ had terrific different! performances from and Raj Kumar Hirani doesn’t bother to cater Uttara Baokar to lend his films to any particular set- instead it solidity. he creates experiences that are hard to put aside even though they may be less Harry Baweja’s ani- than aesthetically inclined. mated historical ‘Chaar Sahibzaade’ The currently (needlessly) controversial about Guru Govind PK is typical of his oeuvre- simplistic and nique and content. Wonderful mo- Singhji and his four imminently logical. You just can’t beat ments, striking performances and su- sons was a pleasant surprise. The au- that! premely confident treatment make it a dio performances were audience pleas- an unforgettable experience. ing and the animation was certainly wor- thy of praise! Samar Shaikh’s Starrer ‘BobbyJasoos’ was surprisingly engag- Rang Rasiya – We bring organizations ing. Though hackneyed and convoluted Ketan Mehta’s towards the end it did have some really much delayed together with their solid moments of entertainment. Ali Fazal biopic on cel- and Arjan Bajwa spice up the entertain- ebrated painter audiences ment. Raja Ravi Verma’s colorful Ajay Mehra’s ‘Bazaar-E-Husn,’ a period life was sexually drama may be a little old-fashioned and well-endowed outdated but nevertheless it had some but the overall ef- succinctly engaging moments and some fect was well reasonably good performances from short of exciting. Reshmi Ghosh and Yashpal Sharma. Sarovar Banka’s ’s , Alia Bhatt starrer Humpty Sharma Ki starrer ‘A Decent Dulhaniya may have gone over-the-top Arrangement’ over a designer ghagra-choli but it and Ravi Kumar’s couldn’t really dent Varun Dhawan’s easy ‘Bhopal A Prayer LATEST NEWS: histrionics or personable charm. For Rain’ are de- INTERNATIONAL | BUSINESS cent enough In- LIFESTYLE | ENTERTAINMENT Homi Adajania’s ‘Finding Fanny ‘ was dian-origin ef- quirky and intermittently engaging. forts from the In- SPORTS | HEALTH | EDUCATION ternational Oomung Kumar’s sports-bio ‘Mary Kom’ arena. was not as accomplished as ‘Paan Singh Raj Nidimoru and www.universalnewsline.com Tomar’ or as engaging as ‘Bhaag Milkha Krishna DK’s

FILMY TOWN February 2015 5 Snazzy Starlets to watch out for..... in Filmy Town

ot everyone knows this but Evelyn has a traditional side to her. The bombshell who is always seen in sultry role is known to be learning Kathak from the renowned maestro Kathak legend Sitara Deviji’s daughter.N

Evelyn was saddened by the demise of Sitaraji, but as the saying goes the ‘The show must go on’, she still continues to learn dancing from the legend's daughter. We hear that Evelyn always wanted to work on her danc- ing skills and she firmly believes learning an Indian clas- sical form will help her be more graceful.

Evelyn believes that dance is the most fun way to exer- cise. She says, “For me Kathak is like meditation; no amount of gym and body training gives me that feeling. More importantly this dance form has ‘Abhinaya’ . It gives me a chance to work and improve on my expression – body language which for an actor is equally important.”

uma Qureshi who is originally from , made her mark in Bollywood in a short span of time. Huma has been impressing critics and audiences with Heach and every role. From her debut till date, the actress has been receiv- ing awards for her outstanding performances.

Huma made her debut with . The actress not only received accolades for her performance but she also received debut awards for her role.

She received the award for her performance in Dedh Ishqiya as the Best Actor in A Negative Role (Female) and also Breakthrough Supporting Performance (Female).

Huma has been playing diverse roles and garnering appreciation from all quarters for her talented and pathbreaking performances.

The actress is not afraid to experiment and her decisions have paid off. She has created her own space in the industry in a brief period. 6 February 2015 FILMY TOWN on Spiritual trail

It is said that what goes around comes around. Richa shot in Banaras for Gangs of Wasseypur and it turned out to be the turning point of her life. And now she is shooting in Banaras again for her next film with Neeraj Ghaywan. In past 3 months Richa is on out and out spiritual trail, as previously she was shooting in Ayodhaya for her film with , Now she recently wrapped up shoot in Banaras for Masaan and then if things work out she will be soon shooting in Haridwar for her next film.

“I'm spiritual, very in fact. But not necessarily religious. It's co-incidental how I have been to all the religious places in past two months of my shoot. Ayodhya, Benaras and may be Haridwar soon. It definitely is like being in a different era. The places have such an old world feel and it feels amazing to be one with those places. In fact I wrapped up Masaan in Benaras last month.” Says Richa.

Richa is a very spiritual person, She just enjoys travelling to all the religious places as she believes these places not only give her mental peace but also helps her enjoy the rich culture of India which the gen next is hardly aware of.

In a career span of just three and a half years, Refined sardarni to a Taapsee Pannu already has 15 films – in three different languages- to her credit. After playing a Rough ‘n’ Tough one funky Goan girl in ’s Chasme Baddoor, She debuted opposite in the super hit and Taapsee will be seen as a rough and tough sardarni National award winning film ‘’, has made in her next. her presence felt strongly in the film industry, down South. “Although I am a sardarni since I was born and brought up in Delhi, I’d say I am refined sardarni. The dimpled-beauty was visibly However, in the film I had to play a humbled by the love and the rough sardarni, so I had to work on accolades she received for her my body language and accent,: she debut award in the says. To get the act right, she got directed Tamil help from none other than her own film, ‘’ as ‘Enthusias- parents. “I didn’t really inform them tic Performer-Female’ jury that I am using their usual pet award at dialogues until I actually did. I 2014... always had in mind that I’m going to make use of all that I’ve heard from Sharing her delight, the actor them since my childhood, and add said, “I couldn’t have asked for it in my dialogues in the movie!” more. It is great to be appreci- says Taapsee. ated, and see your work being recognized. The award encour- When her parents learned this, ages me to work harder and they had a nice laugh. “They were give better performances. I actually happy to know that I get so would like to thank everyone, involved in the characters I am with all my heart, who has portraying,” she says. helped me pave my path in the Taapsee made a spectacular film industry, as well as my Bollywood debut last year in David audience who have given me a Dhawan’s directorial venture place in their hearts.” ‘Chashme Baddoor’, and will be seen next in ‘RunningShaadi.com’ with Amit Sadh.

FILMY TOWN February 2015 7

Legendary Bollywood actress who received the life time achievement award was high on praise for at a re- cent award function.

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone has a very interesting mix of projects where she will be working with the young guns and at the same time be seen cast alongside actors who are known for their powerful perfor- mances.

Senior actors Nasseuddin Shah and Pankaj Kapoor were all very high on praise for her in Finding Fanny. The actress has been highly appreciated for her performance in sharing screen space with both of them again this year.

She will be seen sharing screen space with and in .

Deepika has interesting films on her plate and will be seen starring in Tamasha, Piku and Bajirao Mastani is 2015. Hollywood Update Compiled by Aniz Filmvala

Skins and The Maze Runner actress Kaya Scodelario has been cast in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales producer Jerry Bruckheimer announced on . The English actress joins Johnny Depp and Australian rising star Brenton Thwaites as confirmed mem- bers of the cast of what would be the fifth installment in the Pirates franchise. Javier Bardem is in talks to play the villain.

Shooting on Dead Men Tell No Tales is scheduled to begin next month in Australia. The film will be helmed by Norwegian directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg and Disney confirmed that the film will be released on July 7 2017.

What a weekend! Less than 24 hours after Birdman upset Boyhood to win the top prize at Saturday's 26th PGA Awards,

Alejandro G. Inarritu's quirky dramedy held serve by topping Ri- THR's awards analyst: chard Linklater's unprecedented Julianne Moore, J.K. Simmons and Patricia Arquette, hav- 12-year project to win the top prize ing won Critics' Choice, Golden Globe and SAG awards, at Sunday's 21st SAG Awards, as now look like Oscar locks well. And, in a development just as surprising as Birdman's The SAG Awards tell us how the PGA win, The Theory of acting community feels about Everything's Eddie the year's top contenders — Redmayne upended winners are chosen by the Birdman's Michael Keaton — 120,000-plus members of the heavy favorite — to win SAG-AFTRA, the world's larg- the best actor SAG Award, est actors union, after nomi- stopping in its tracks any real nees are chosen by 1,200 ran- threat to his Oscar hopes. domly-selected members thereof — which is useful to The other winners on the film know in light of the fact that side were all heavy favorites: the largest branch of the Acad- Still Alice's Julianne Moore emy is comprised of actors won best actress, Whiplash's (they account for just under J.K. Simmons won best sup- 19% of the full voting mem- porting actor and Boyhood's bership of 6,124, more than Patricia Arquette won best two times the size of the next supporting actress. biggest branch).

Japan Box Office: 'Big Hero 6' Stays on Top, 'Annie' Bows in Second Place

Big Hero 6 spent its fourth weekend in release in Japan at the top of the box- office rankings. Following its two weeks in the second spot, it led the charts this weekend and has now earned $59.2 mil- lion (Yen 7 billion). Annie opened in second place in the coun- try with $1.85 million (Yen 219 million) from 505 screens on Saturday and Sun- day.

10 February 2015 FILMY TOWN Lindsay Lohan: Scrambling to Avoid Jail? SAG Awards Fashion: Who Wore it Best?

With Birdman pulling an upset at the first test of industry senti- ment with last months’s Producers Guild Awards, it con- tinued the momentum at the SAG Awards, taking the top f ilm honor the cast en- semble award. On the TV side, Orange Is The New Black and Downton Abbey took You almost have to admire Lind- the ensemble prizes. say Lohan's ability to find new and Sarah Hyland (Right), interesting ways to get into trouble. Joe Manganiello and Last week we found out that Lind- Sofia Vergara (Below) say was hospitalized with asevere illness that she contracted during a recent island vacation.

Kardashian House- keeper Spills Secrets!

As you might expect, the Kardashian family employs a very large staff.

The upside of filling your house with an army of workers to attend to your every need is that you can go the rest of your life without ever lifting a finger.

FILMY TOWN February 2015 11 Changing values in Indian culture As depicted in Cinema over the years

By LOKESH SHASTRI

he Indian culture Another very important change that we and Cinema have have noticed is the emotional connect of been changing all cast and crew of films during the 60's over time and and 70's where everyone would put their this has well heart and soul to bring out their best in been depicted in the movies. The music directors like films, in fact Naushad, Shankar Jaikishan, Kalyanji Tmany times the films have been Anandji, OP Nayyar would take their time instrumental to changes in the and create soul stirring music that can culture and the way the newer gen- still cause goosebumps to the people of erations actually think or are made that era. Genius poets would write beau- to think. In fact the western cul- tiful poetry and superstar singers like ture has a profound effect on the , , Lata films as well as the Indian culture. Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle would put life The people generally aspire to be into the songs that are still popular till to- more westernised and believe that day and Superstar heroes like Dilip fashion originates from the west Kumar, , Dev Anand, Rajesh and films help spread the western Khanna, and even Amitabh Bachchan culture. would brilliantly create masterpieces on celluloid. The rich heritage of Indian culture that we were once proud of in the Today movies are made keeping in mind sixties slowly started eroding and pure numbers in box office collections and gradually the younger generations have become more independent and have accepted new ideas from western cultures. For example, sexual expression and display of affec- tion have been kept behind closed doors for the most part in India for many generations, while these things have been culturally accepted in the U.S., and other western countries for a long time now.

The censors too have gradually given in and have al- lowed scenes, which were unthinkable in the 60's and 70's. The joint family system has now become nuclear family system; respect for elders is now at an all time low and tolerance levels have also gone down.

The films in the 60's were more family oriented, whereas in the 70's it was romance and love mar- riage, the 80's glorified revolt anger aggression, crime smuggling and rebellion towards society and now movies are showing acceptability to ‘Live-in’ relation- ships and Gay relationships which was taboo in even the 80's,

12 February 2015 FILMY TOWN linear editing ma- chines like FCP, AVID etc. The Special ef- fects, Graphics, Amimation and 3D have changed the movie making Arena and given the power to the storytellers to mesmerise the audi- ence whatever they can imagine.

This has given the cin- ema patrons to enjoy masterpieces like the Titanic, Avatar 3D and many such brilliant works of art.

The movie watching has also changed over the years, from single screen theaters, showing 35mm 4:3, to cinemascope to 70 mm to multiscreen theatres, to Inox Dome, Vyjantimala - the heart throb of millions in 60s - 70s to the new Cineapolis 4Dx, as well as the home viewing on Rs. 100 crore is a benchmark. The movies are made and after LCD / LED screens to Computer screens to Ipads, iPods, and a year or so hardly anyone even remembers them or their mobiles. songs. However traveling all over the world and on extensive research Technology has also played an important role over the years we have found that despite the changing values and culture and films have become technically better over time. Right from depicted in films, at heart we are Indians and deep inside us the blurry - Black / White films to Fujicolour, to Eastmancolour we still have the same Indian culture and our values are still to Technicolour to Kodak and now Digital, the quality of films the best and our happiness quotient is still high. Even today has improved over time, the new editing systems have cut the we are more attached to our friends and family compared to editing time of films from months to mere days using non our western counterparts.

Dev Anand FILMY TOWN February 2015 SHERLYN CHOPRA’s exclusive interview with FILMY TOWN This BAD girl has 2 upcoming releases in 2015 She is the only Indian girl to be featured in medium. And I’m waiting for a special someone! J PLAYBOY magazine. Sherlyn Chopra talks Any secret that you would like to confess this year? about her personal life, her college days and Wait a minute! Secrets??? Can an open book possibly the eventful 2015 that she is anticipating in an have any secrets!!! I doubt. So, no secrets in Sherlyn one on one exclusively with S.K. De. Here Chopra’s life! Why? Because, she loves to be an open are the excerpts: book. 2015 will be a feast for your fans as you have a Do you have any regrets in your personal or pro- couple of films lined up.. fessional life? This year, hopefully, I’d have two film releases. One Regrets? No! Well, I embrace myself with all my would be a bilingual film which is being made in Tamil strengths and weaknesses. I guess, I would not have and Malayalam and the other would be a Bollywood film. become the person that I I strongly believe that with the am today, who I’m very release of these films, the per- proud of, had I not made ception around me which is a the mistakes that I made far cry from my reality would or taken the decisions that change. I took or been the person that I was. I did start off What are your upcoming with an immense amount films? of mediocrity and so to- In the bilingual film, I get to play day, I value excellence. the role of a supermodel and the Having seen the mediocre story is slightly inspired by side of the world and hav- Monica Bellucci’s Malena. And I ing worked with mediocre get to have two love interests in technicians and filmmak- the film which makes me the ers, I now understand centre of attraction in the film, what it takes to create ex- thankfully! I realized that the cellence. Excellence does South Indians are very disci- not happen by accident. It plined and highly talented. And takes a series of con- the fish down south is to die scious efforts and high in- for!!! tention to create excel- lence. And I’m grateful to There are various Bollywood life for having taught me film buffs who consider you the hard way, the mean- to be the Zeenat Aman of this ing of “excellence”. generation.. What do you feel about it? There seems to be a OMG!!! Really??? I never knew naughty child w ithin that someday, I’d be compared you.. to the likes of Zeenat Aman ji! It I have two adorable pets feels damn good!!! But then, at home, Bobby, a Maltese having said that, I feel that when and Doodoo, a Chihuahua. we make comparisons, we Being with them gets me to put my guard down and to tend to place limitations upon ourselves which could be be playful and childish. And every time, I step outta home, detrimental to one’s true potential. So, no comparisons I carry the same energy and I guess, its now become a please! I Am Who I Am J part of my personality.

Do you believe in true love? Do you feel that you are misconstrued by various Yes! Yes! Yes! I do! I do believe that selfless and un- people in the film fraternity? conditional love exists. And, I guess, most of my follow- Yes! Those who love to judge me and hate me and criti- ers on Twitter are my lovers as they motivate me, sup- cize me for reasons best known to them, know only port me, love me and pamper me all day, everyday and half of half of Sherlyn Chopra. It really is disappointing I’m very grateful for all that they give me via the virtual to know that they don’t really care to know the person

14 February 2015 FILMY TOWN that I am or what all I had been through in life before That was the time when my family ceased to be normal choosing very harsh words to describe me as a per- and started becoming dysfunctional. The constant do- son. And, today, I have reached a stage in my life where mestic fights at home would make me very angry, so I take nothing personally. And that helps me to take each much so that, at times, I would want to disappear from day as it comes, with zero expectations. And, I’m loving the face of the earth! How I wish I knew how to disap- this new philosophy/policy that I’m living by. pear and reappear at my convenience! The college days were very painful! I was no longer interested in aca- Have you ever been approached by the Bhatt demics and I chose to drop out of college. It was then, I Camp? guess, I started becoming a rebel of sorts. And I’m glad Well, honestly speaking, I was approached for a song that all of that is history now as it is too much for a child in 2. And I said, “Yeh dil maange more” J And I’m to put up with domestic issues constantly, day in and hoping that very soon, when they have something very day out, not just occasionally but all day and every day. meaty for me, they would not hesitate to sign me as I was lost. Every time, I think about my college days, I they lead actor. feel a huge loss of innocence and a loss of trust and faith in love. Your dream role? My dream role has got to be the role of the protagonist Don’t you think it made you stronger and paved the in Black Swan that was portrayed by Natalie Portman. I way for you to look beyond academics? love her and her performance in the film! I could see Yeah, when you put it like that, yes, it makes sense!!! Black Swan a zillion times and yet want to see it again! So, huge thanks to my late daddy and my mommy for That’s the kind of the impact that the film has had on whatever it is that you both did which caused me to me!!! drop out of col- lege and move Your most lib- out of my erating expe- hometown and rience? into the city of Professionally Bollywood. speaking, the P l a y b o y Do you feel photoshoot! gratified for And person- having been ally, when the first In- A m i t a b h dian to have Bachchan ji shot for Play- got me to rec- boy? oncile with my Well, most mother! That definitely, the was highly lib- Playboy expe- erating as it rience was a got me to let go dream come off my deep true! And it rooted resent- never felt like ment towards work. It felt like my mother a paid vaca- and I shall forever be grateful to Amitji for having played tion! And who doesn’t love paid vacations! During my the role of a catalyst in mending my utterly broken equa- eleven day stay at the Playboy mansion, I got to realize tion with my mother. that Mr.Hefner is not at all the person that most of us think he is. He’s by far, the most passionate gentleman Your schooling days? I’ve ever met! As a school going girl, I was highly disciplined, very stu- dious and always the darling of all my teachers and also What’s your take on today’s zero sized actresses of the church that I used to go to, twice a week and as compared to the likes yesteryears heroines? sometimes three to four times a week! So, you see, I I believe in the power of zero! J I’m a size zero as you was incredibly exceptional and awesome as I was too can see and I strongly feel that lean is mean and mean good to be true! I guess, I was the school topper all is bad and bad is very very good, you see what I mean!!! through my school life! And I want to recreate history! J I personally like to be lean and mean and I’m okay with Its time for me to do amazingly well in Bollywood and other sizes as well. It’s just that I prefer to be lean. I like hopefully, Hollywood! curves as we all do. But, I’m not particularly fond of thun- der thighs and extra large derrières! Are you???? Could you tell us about your college days? (Smiles) My college life was very troublesome and traumatic!

FILMY TOWN February 2015 15 MASTERCLASS SERENA director SUSANNE BIER Susanne Bier The director of Serena gives NFTS masterclass

Award-winning “It’s a period noir story but we had to make it mod- Danish director ern; you can’t have a purely evil woman who leads Susanne Bier men into disaster. That was part of the challenge. has given a The psychology needs to be more complex. Jenni- masterclass to fer (Lawrence) has an irresistible innocence about National Film her which makes it impossible not to fall in love with and Television her - she is unbelievably talented”. School students in which she spoke about her lat- The film was made on a relatively tight budget and est films, Serena starring Hollywood actors Jenni- the almost unknown Jennifer Lawrence was able fer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper and the indepen- dent film A Second Chance. Bier, who won an Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film for In A Better World as well as European Film Award for Best Director, has been described by critics as “…a bomb thrower,” “emo- tionally challenging and honest”.

Speaking in conversation with film critics and Visit- ing NFTS Tutor Mark Johnson, following a screen- ing of Serena, Bier spoke candidly about working with actors Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, who she said had been cast before their careers had skyrocketed.

“I’d seen Jennifer in Winter’s Bone and just thought she was an incredible performer. I knew she would be right for the lead role in Serena. This was before she’d done The Hunger Games and the financiers were concerned that she would not be a big enough name… This is barely four years ago.

“I had spoken with the producers about Bradley as I always thought and still think he is one of the most fascinating actors of our time with an equal amount of sex appeal and depth and when Jennifer then sug- to walk around the streets of Prague freely. Brad- gested him on one of our first conversation it was ley got a bit bothered by quite a few female fans clear that we had to ask him. but i believe he still enjoyed his time.

Serena is a dark love story, based on a book by In the intervening years, their celebrity has risen and Ron Rash, set in a logging community in the moun- this has affected the film’s accessibility, said Bier: tains of North Carolina, USA during the depression. “It was a crazy trajectory they went through. With Its powerful lead character, Serena, is central to the this level public profile come expectations of the downfall of the men around her. film.

16 February 2015 FILMY TOWN Susanne talks about working with Working With Actors Asked about her methods of working with actors, Jennifer Lawrence & Bradley Cooper Bier said for her the key was not to look at the rushes on Serena on set and to avoid discussing the actors’ perfor- mances while shooting. “It was always meant to be a dark film, not a main- stream love story. When your actors have certain lev- “If you let them look at the rushes, they step out of els of presence, it changes that balance.” the moment and I want them to be in the moment, to tap into their intuition. If you comment on set, they Shooting on Location become nervous. You need to create a sense of se- It was shot with a mainly Danish /Czech crew and curity and trust. It would be poisonous to the actors if many English actors, outside Prague in the Czech it was discussed on set.” Republic where they built a set ‘camp’ designed to look like America. Editing Instead, she works with two editors afterwards who Bier said she deliberately avoided rehearsing go through the rushes and give their objective com- scenes beforehand, preferring instead to rehearse ments. Asked how she managed to work with so on location for about an hour in the morning in prepa- many rushes, she revealed a staggering mental skill: ration for filming in the afternoon. “I have trained my mind to remember every shot. It is a useful when you need to find a shot!”

She also revealed that she uses test screenings and audience questionnaires to gauge public opinion before a film is released.

Surviving long shoots Student directors in the audience wanted to know how she managed her personal relationships and handled stress while directing a film. Bier said she went run- ning to keep mentally and physically fit and read books, “I rarely watch films,” and added, “You need to maintain a sense of balance to avoid pressure from out- side. You are being asked to make mil- “I have readings with the actors beforehand but I lions of decisions on set and everyone don’t rehearse with them. It changes everything if you believes their question is the most important. But you need to take a certain distance; only answer do it in a different location. We did it with liberty to questions when you are prepared for them. You are the script…sometimes without dialogue, maybe in control.” adding an extra scene.” Asked for her advice to student and up-coming di- Digital vs Film rectors, Bier said: “Make your work personal and Bier shoots on Digital preferring the freedom this striking. Work seriously on the script before filming, offers, “…I shot an enormous amount…about 200 listen to other’s opinions – but don’t lose your own hours,” often using a handheld camera. thread. And work day and night – for nothing – be- cause these early films will be your calling card to making films in future.” “Digital is smoother, quicker than film. I don’t want someone breathing down my neck telling me I’m us- Serena is released in the UK on October 24 and is ing too much film stock.” expected to release in the USA on February 26, Comparing Serena to her independent low budget 2015. film A Second Chance, Bier had “…more freedom in editing…less external pressures.” Reproduced with permission from ScreenDaily.com

FILMY TOWN February 2015 17 REGIONAL FILMS MARATHI CINEMA

start his journey of directing fea- ture film with a marathi film and not New age director a Hindi film? He replied candidly saying, “The script is a winner and venturing in the marathi cinema has a audience who have a taste of good cinema and rich content. With so many Marathi cinemas marathi movies doing so well at the box office there is hardly dif- Neha Rajpal Productions is in the writer himself, Vijay Maurya as he ference on the glamour quotient preproduction phase of her first is already a well known director and success between marathi and Marathi film. As announced be- in Ad world. Vijay Maurya gladly Hindi cinema. It's the story and fore in the form of minimal digital accepted the offer making his sensible producers that has at- poster the one liner of tracted me to debut the film is based on direct with this film "Identical Twin sisters and I’m very happy falling in love with the about presenting an same boy and how the emotional sensitive fun comedy and ro- fun loving fresh mance grows in the movie this year." back drop of a college life". Neha Rajpal has been sharing her Story is written by Dr preproduction news Akash Rajpal and about the writers Omkar Mangesh and whatsapp cam- Datta. After the story paign through vari- was locked it was a ous digital platforms. big challenge that who Rohan Mapuskar is would give justice to the casting director this fun loving roman- of the film. After cast- tic comedy screen- ing for blockbusters play. Eventually it was like 3Idiots, Munna Vijay Maurya and Bhai series and PK, Yogesh Joshi who were roped in debut as a director for feature film. this movie will be Rohan’s first to write the screenplay and dia- Vijay Maurya is known for his act- marathi film as a casting director. logues. Since both writers are ing in critically acclaimed film like A unique campaign of Whatsapp highly acclaimed and award win- Anurag Kashyaps Black Friday, actors’ talent hunt was also an- ning writers the producers were Nishakant Kamats Mumbai Meri nounced for searching new fresh sure that it will be a winning script. Jaan and several commercials. faces. The campaign received a Yogesh Joshi is a highly ac- Since Maurya has directed so huge response too. One the most claimed writer of films like many big brands commercials he important role is being played by and Tendulkar is a very well known director in veteran actress Vandana Gupte. Out known for sensitive writing Advertising world. whereas Maurya has received Each one in the industry as well national award for writing fun film It's interesting to find out that as audience are looking closely on . Vijay’s first directed ad was a the development of this marathi marathi one with actors like Adesh film which will stand on the foun- The challenge for the producers Bandekar, Vibhavari Dixit and dation of two known artist collabo- took another step ahead to iden- Sonali Kulkarni. He has closely rating with each other as Producer tify appropriate director for this worked with directors like Anurag and Director. unique script. After a long brain Kashyap and . storming Neha Rajpal Produc- tions decided to offer direction to When asked why he wanted to

18 February 2015 FILMY TOWN

JOURNEY OF A DIRECTOR AMIT TIWARI

n the basis of my own little personal experience you join one of this studio’s for e.g. Mehbob studio, RK with Bollywood and then as an AD in a Malyalam studio etc.,watch and learn. Those times, no scripts or OFeature Film (NO! I don’t understand Malyalam dialogues were written. It used to start with an Idea and but joined the crew as a trainee assistant director). Ini- then develop. Bollywood till late Nineties used to take 2 tially, when I wanted to assist someone, people told me years to make a film. That’s why, you must have no- so many stories about AD’s that I got confused and ticed ’s hair length changing many times wasn’t sure of their work. So I decided to throw some in the same film. It solely depends on your preservance light on the issue, after, I got to know something. and conviction to move ahead. You assist someone and then one day he might produce your film or recom- Just remember two things; first, we are talking of com- mend you to a producer. mon people here, who don’t have any connection in the Industry or enough financial backing. If you are lucky to Later Film and Television Institute of India, was estab- have someone in industry or money as some of the lished but then the seats were very limited. Also the stupid actors, directors etc., then, there is no need to focus of this institute has been to develop Artistic cin- read this article. ema and not on filmmaking business. Most of FTIIian’s have struggled in their career for the same reason. Second, whatever I have mentioned is generally true but there are no rules in this game. People will try to tell In India everybody wants to be either a cricketer like you some horrifying stories as nobody wants to increase Sachin or a filmmaker like Spielberg. Considering the competition but you have to make your own ways. I glamour and larger than life picture many people, with- was lucky to have met great guys and ADs like Manish out any knowledge of films, come to Mumbai every year Shahi, Kapil Sharma, Arunab and Rahil who helped or to get exploited by Studio’s and Production Houses. trying to help me in every possible way.Also i made re- Behind all the glamour there is lot of hard work and ally great friends like Bakul Thakkar, Anirudh Jatkar, pain. During production, everybody works for almost Prakash Bare, Anirudh Nakhare, etc etc from the in- 14-20 Hrs/day for days (we were worked for almost dustry, at FTII (Film and Television Insititute of India) 15-18 hrs a day to complete the whole film in 25 days). and VIMS (Vikshi Institute of Media Studies, Pune), who Being a film graduate gives you an opportunity to get a have been very supportive and encouraging. relatively easy entry but initially everybody almost works for free. It’s not a thumb rule though. Infact in this indus- See! What i am trying to say here is that its all upto you try there are no rules. It totally depends on you. It’s one and there are no general rules or guidelines and you of the unorganized sectors where everything is pos- can always break and make new rules.You just have to sible and impossible at the same time. The good news make your own way. is that it’s changing.

I have mentioned the route for Assistant director but it’s The filmmaking as a process has evolved, so much, quite same for any other department. It will give you a over the years. Now you just need an idea to make a good enough Idea. film. All thanks to the evolution of Digital filmmaking. Blair Witch project and paranormal activity are very good examples of that. Filmmaking in India: Last few years, we have seen few corporate entering One of the very surprising fact about Indian Film Indus- the film industry and things have been slightly chang- try (Sum of bollywood, tollywood, kollywood, Bhojpuri ing. Directors like Anurag Kashyap, , etc ) is that we haven’t still allowed the Hollywood mov- Dibankar Banerjee etc have been supported by UTV Spotboys. ies to capture Indian Market. Indian films hold the share of almost 90% percent whereas rest of the world is One thing you should remember that filmmaking is a trying to save its film Industry from Hollywood. Indian business more than an artistic pleasure. Most of the Industry produces about 1200 films every year, which producers are basically VC’s who want to double or is mindboggling figure. France has made it mandatory triple their money. Trusting a fresher or someone new for the theatre owners to showcase 50% of French films is relatively tough but then, there are no rules, Again! in their theatres. All thanks to our Indian directors who have been making films our way. It’s also interesting to The competition is tough and only the fittest survive here. know that Indian films are very popular in Arab coun- Most of the people here would not want to increase the tries, SAARC, JAPAN, Brazil and so on. Unfortunately, competition for them, they not teach or guide you. You there have not been many schools of filmmaking in In- have to find your own ways and means. It’s a mean dia except FTII, SRFTII etc. world with no place for weak people. Initially people used to assist some director and later The following article is on tips to turned directors or any other technicians. So basically

20 February 2015 FILMY TOWN ENTRY into the Filmmaking World

By AMIT TIWARI

My sales experience helped me personally. One has to A) The Players, who follow Traditional school of film- be very aggressive in his approach. In about a month’s making which is basically the absence of concrete plan- time I had nos. of the directors and famous Ad’s ( & ning, specialized departments etc. Though it has slightly thanks to Manish Shahi and few of my Film Apprecia- improved over the years. These days most of the people tion course Friends). I met many known people and fi- have bound scripts but still there is slight ambiguity and nally could crack one of the RGV’s production films confusions in the whole process. B) The Player who follow Hollywood school of Filmmak- (people had told me that it takes 6 months of struggle ing. More organized and crystal clear operations. You to get a film initially, especially when you don’t have any must have heard that in India it takes 2 years to make a connections) but when finally they called me, I had film and 2 months to write a script. In Hollywood it’s just reached kerala for the Malyalam feature film. OK! the opposite. The scriptwriters are paid almost equiva- lent to the director. Here, the scripts are just stolen, taken That’s the important rule, you should take whatever or adapted without paying anything. comes first because tomorrow is very uncertain here. There are three ways to Enter a) You join some production house or assists some- The facts and Myth about Assistant Directors: one for years before you learn the craft and make own film. Assistant directors are basically administrators who b) You graduate from film school or take some formal ensure that the shooting completes in the pre decided training and then join industry time. They schedule the whole film, decide the number c) You learn from a film school or your own ways and of days required to make a film, make call sheets and then go independent. There are two verticals in ensure continuity so that the directors are free from this Bollywood. entire admin job and can concentrate more on the cre- Continued on Page 22...

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FILMY TOWN February 2015 21 Continued from page 21 work is same but Hollywood system recognizes the ative aspect. You learn over the process but then if you importance of AD’s and pays them well. In my per- think that’s it’s a creative process then you are wrong. sonal opinion, No Director can work without AD’s and If you join someone who follows Hollywood style then thus it’s the right of the AD to get paid satisfactorily. following positions as an AD are identified. 1st A.D - For a beginner the payment system remains almost The person in charge of scheduling a film. He/She de- same but let me tell you that there are no rules. It de- cides how many shoot days are required to finish a pends, whom you are working for and your own atti- film and must finish it in that much time. He/She is tude. also responsible for running/managing a set. This post is highly specialized and the person MUST understand FROM AD TO Director: scheduling and SHOULD HAVE managed a proper film Being AD helps coz you know people and system and set before. Generally, it takes about 3-5 years of GOOD vice versa. You develop contacts with producers and EXPERIENCE as a 3rd and then as a 2nd before you once you have a script and recommendation of your can be one. director, somebody will produce your film. At times di- rector himself produce their AD’s Films. You also have 2nd A.D - He is 1st A.D.s right hand man. Does day to option of UTV and other corporates. Anurag Kashyap day correspondence with the production department assisted RGV and many other directors for years be- and is the main link between Direction and Production. fore he made his own film. Generally it takes a good Responsibilities include - Making Call Sheets, Daily experience of 4-5 years to be a first/chief AD. Taking Progress Reports, Background Action as per the di- time out from your hectic schedules and writing script rector and the first A.D. THIS MAY SOUND EASY BUT is very difficult. You have to constantly think of your AGAIN this too needs previous experience of at least 2 survival in city like Mumbai which is very expensive. films or a lot of commercials (sometimes). 2nd 2nd Once you become a chief AD/1st AD, it all depends on A.D - Person in charge of Hair/Make-up/Wardrobe. It your desire to become Director. You should be able to takes endless co-ordination between the three depart- write/find a good story. Few AD’s remain AD’s through- ments and the actors. The person must have the con- out their lives. If you want to go independent that is fidence to deal with actors and stars. MUST NOT BE also fine. You just need to get some recognition for STARSTRUCK. One GOOD film experience minimum your works before approaching any producer as you or a lot of good commercials. 3rd A.D - The person will not have the recommendation of director. There who helps the second A.D set the Background Action are many recognized national and international film and follows other instructions by the same. Also dis- festivals with very good prize money. tributes sides (scenes, dialogues) to the crew and the day to day Xerox and printing work. Mostly this is where //http://wingsofpassion.com/category/ new comers start but if it is a big movie then they pre- pioneers-of-indepedent-filmmaking/ fer to go with someone experienced. SET P.A - These are also known as 'Runners' in Hollywood. As the name made his legendary first film “Pather suggests they are supposed to do everything their se- Panchali” in five years while working as a commercial niors tell them to do. Counting Background Actors, Dis- Artist at an advertising company for surviving and pro- tributing Paperwork, Locking up the locations (i.e. con- ducing the film. I am sure after this brief session; you trolling traffic) etc. etc. would have decided to follow your path. Just remem- ber that there are no specific rules. If you have to do it OTHER POSITIONS- you got to do it. You will have to decide your personal Clapper - person in charge of the slate. Continuity Su- interest. These days you can make film with your handy pervisor - A very important position. The person keeps cam and laptop. Digital filmmaking is a boon to the a check on various continuity issues. Wardrobe, Ac- young filmmakers. All that you need is a good Idea. tion, Props etc. Very Demanding job. Minimum 2-3 film Trust me if you have a good idea then most of the experience This system is more organized wherein actors or technicians would be more than willing to everybody is assigned a particular responsibility. Lat- work for free. As far as I am concerned, I have de- est software’s and technologies are used for schedul- cided to go Independent. It will take time, may be few ing and production. B) If you assist someone who fol- years before you will see my first feature but patience lows the traditional style: There could be many assis- is the key and there are no short cuts. SO CHOOSE tants all reporting to chief Assistant Director. Chief AD’s YOUR OWN WAY AND REMEMBER THERE ARE NO role is same as 1st AD. There are other AD’s who do RULES. the same job as 2nd AD, 2nd 2nd AD etc but positions Bibliography: are not defined and recognized. This system believes a) Post by Mr., known 1st AD, in his face strongly that since they are doing the charity by teach- book group ing you filmmaking, you should be grateful to them for b) “BRAND BOLLYWOOD” by Derek Bose an opportunity and work for free. In broader terms the

22 February 2015 FILMY TOWN Interesting Films to watch out for in 2015

BIG ENTERTAINERS Baahubali/ Baahubali 2 Margarita with a Straw A period action film, and the most The story revolves around a girl with Tamasha expensive films ever made in India. cerebral palsy and the struggles of her It is a romantic drama by Imtiaz Ali. Starring : , , life, which has been played by Kalki Starring : and Deepika and Tamanna Bhatia Koechlin. Padukone Producer : K.Raghvendra Rao Starring : and Revathi Producer : Sajid Nadiadwala Director : S.S.Rajamouli Producer : Shonali Bose Director : Imtiaz Ali Release : April and Second half 2015 Director : Shonali Bose Release : 25th December 2015 Release : March 2015 Wazir Starring : Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Bankchor The film's story revolves around a Akhtar and A story of 3 people trying to rob a dysfunctional Punjabi family who is on Producer : bank and how things go worse for a cruise trip. Director : them. Starring : , , Release : Not Decided Starring : , Vivek , Priynaka Chopra, Oberoi & Rhea Chakraborty and Shandaar Director : Bumpy Producer : Starring: & Producer : YRF Director : Director: Vikas Bahl Release : 6th March 2015 Release : 5th June 2015 Producer: Phantom & Dharma Release: 2015 Titli Fan A semi autobiographical film about Shahrukh Khan back with Aditya Fitoor Titli, the youngest member of a violent Chopra's production house. A romantic film starring unusual pair. car-jacking brotherhood plots a Starring: Shahrukh Khan Starring : , Katrina desperate bid to escape the 'family' Producer: YRF Kaif and business. It was selected in the Director: Maneesh Sharma Producer : UTV Uncertain Regard Section at the Writer: Director : Cannes Film Festival Release : 14th August 2015 Starring : Ranvir Shorey, Amit Sial, Phantom Shashank Arora and Lalit Behl An adaptation of Hussain Zaidi's book Producer : YRF/ DBP and Ranbir Kapoor which will be released post the release Director : Kanu Behl reunites for Jagga Jasoos post the of the film. Release : Not Decided super hit film Barfi. Starring: and Starring : Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif Director: Dum Laga Ke Haisha Producer : Anurag Basu/ Ranbir Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala An upcoming Bollywood drama. Kapoor Release: 3rd April 2015 Bhumika is making her debut with this Director : Anurag Basu film who was earlier working with Release : 28th August 2015 Raees YRF's casting team. Starring : Shahrukh Khan Starring : and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Producer : Excel Entertainment Bhumika Pednekar comes up with yet Director : Rahul Dholakia Director : Sharat Katariya another family drama Release : Not Decided Producer : YRF Starring : Salman Khan and Sonam Release : 24th April 2015 Kapoor Interesting Content Producer : Rajshri Productions Hunter Director : Sooraj Barjatya Nyodda Starring : Release : Nyodda is fictional dramatization of Director: Harshvardhan Kulkarni true life events revolving around Producer: Phantom M.S. Dhoni – the untold story Aarushi Talwar murder case investiga- Release: 2015 Biopic on the iconic cricketer tion. Mahendra Singh Dhoni Starring : , Starring – Sushant Singh Rajput Neeraj Kabi, Irrfan, , Sohum Shah COMMERCIAL DARK HORSES Director – Producer : Vishal Bharadwaj and Release : Late 2015 Junglee Pictures Rohit Dhawan’s next, Untitled Director : Meghna Starring : Varun Dhawan Detective Byomkesh Bakshy Release : Not Decided Producer : Sajid Nadiadwala It is an upcoming crime thriller film on Director : Rohit Dhawan a character named Byomkesh Bakshi Bangistan Release : Not Decided and the story is based in . A comedy about two blundering Dibakar Banerjee and YRF coming terrorists who are on a mission to together for the first to make a film on change the world. Heer & Ranjha a detective series. Riteish Deshmukh and Starring : Starring : Sushant Singh Rajput Director : Karan Anshuman Producer : Sajid Nadiadwala Director : Dibakar Banerjee Producer : Excel Entertainment Director : Sabbir Khan Producer : YRF and Dibakar Banerjee Release : 17th April 2015 Release : Not Decided Release : 13th February 2015 FILMY TOWN February 2015 23