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THE GL BAL TIMES MONDAY, JULY 30, 2012 www.theglobaltimes.in rom fainting Special Edition delicate actresses Poll of the week to bold and BEST MOVIE PG 2 F BEST ACTOR PG 3 realistic cinema, has the BEST ACTRESS PG 4 traditional Bollywood BEST DIRECTOR PG 5 BEST SONG PG 6 flavour undergone a BEST DIALOGUE PG 7 BEST ACTOR IN change? Take a walk A COMIC ROLE PG 8 down memory lane with All this and more on www.facebook.com/theglobal- Snigdha Shahi of AIS timesnewspaper Noida, XI as she commemorates 100 Coming Soon years of Indian cinema Get a ride on the Ho Ho in true filmy style Bus in our next edition... Imaging: Ravinder Gusain Q Failures in life is… (a) first step to success (b) a realization of what you 70 mm Splendour can and cannot do (c) Cool, as most successful THEN: The black and white umbrellas, nostalgic walk back in the annals of black This story couldn’t be truer. But to allow tha…” is the opening line of the sure shot people have once failed modest saris, blushes the shades of rubies, and white era of Indian cinema triggers the silver lining its fair share of spotlight, speech to follow when our parents and To vote, log on to and precise pinstriped coats that memories of the time when movies were the 3D and 4D movie experience promises grandparents get reminiscing of Bolly- www.theglobaltimes.in gentlemen on the screen flaunted. The era the staple source of entertainment. to blow the audience away and not wholly wood in their time. Watching a movie was of actors serenading their love interests Welcome to the cinema hall. metaphorically too. From sensations of a fanfare, a big family event, when every- POLL RESULT from atop a mountain (hint: Yahoo! someone grabbing your foot and a gust of one piled into the car and the kids were for GT issue July 23, 2011 Anyone?) and the trademark “hand- NOW: Ushered in by a little too eager wind swirling the hair at the nape of your tucked in every crook that existed in little Which Bollywood actor covering-the-face” (hint: drown yourself part-time attendants, groping in the dark neck, there’s no telling of what to expect Fiats and Ambassadors. And even now as made the best TV anchor? in shameful oblivion if you even need a for your seat? Check. in this particular joyride. Technology is a group of friends come together to ‘chill hint for this one), the classic reel, the Rs. Human giraffe or the wacky hair-do lady legendary, anyone? out’, watching a movie is modus operandi. 2 ka ticket, rise of the curtain, hoots and right in front of you? Check. Admittedly, special lounges are on the de- noises dimming to a pin drop silence as A gazillion advertisements before they fi- cline, but who can resist sweet plush Gold, Those days and those times are no more, 70% the credits and signature music started, nally start the movie? Check. Silver and Platinum seats that treat you as Ranbir Kapoor ironically points out in Amitabh in KBC 56% heartfelt appreciation for the talented Ooh, got that big fat tray filled with pop- like royalty with comfortable sofas and an advertisement, and globalization is to Akshay Kumar in Akshay Kumar ke khiladi Khatron Aamir in Aamir Satyamev Jayate 42% actors expressed vocally in the hall, some corn, coke, and nachos precariously bal- complimentary snacks, et all for long? take credit for the inevitable. We were cin- 28% chana zor garam or sizzling imarti anced on your right thigh? Check. Welcome to multiplex theatre. ema lovers then, we are cinema lovers 14% 5% 63% 32% vendors shuffling past the feet of the A baby wailing, teenagers snickering, peo- now. The magic of cinema will continue to 0% AB C audience - the charm of cinema then in its ple talking on their conveniently not- FOREVER: Times have undergone a enchant us forever irrespective of the Results as on July 26, 2011 own simplistic way was magical. A turned silent mobile phones? Check. radical change. “Vo bhi kya zamaana transformations it goes through. G T From a Critic’s eye Cinema need not be morally or politically correct all the time, says Vinayak Chakravorty, Entertainment Editor, Mail Today. Join Smita Jain, GT Network as he gets candid about his love for cinema, role of a critic and more... What made you take up this unusual profession? Was newspaper’s readership base, which in the case of Mail How has cinema evolved in this period of 100 years? it love for writing or cinema? Today is the urban educated and upwardly mobile The sole reason why Hindi cinema has survived a cen- Reviewing films actually doesn’t define my profession class. Of course, it is impossible to find 100 percent ac- tury is that it has evolved with the changing times. Our wholly. It is a part of my job along with running the ceptance for any review whether one pans a film or films have reflected the popular mindset and thought Entertainment Section of Mail Today. I don’t look at it praises it because no film on this planet is liked or dis- processes of each passing decade — at times with as an offbeat or unusual job because it springs from my liked universally. larger-than-life drama and at other time with restrained intrinsic love for cinema. Writing on cinema comes to realism. That has been the key to the popularity of me naturally and reviews give me a platform to Do you feel that as a film critic, you have the respon- Hindi films. present my opinion on a film to the readers. sibility to be impartial in your review? Their feedback on the film as well as my Definitely, anyone who cannot be impartial while What changes have you observed from the time a review creates an interesting interaction. analysing a film has no business being a film critic. movie was reviewed for the first time? On changing pattern of reviews, I would say critics Which was the first movie that you According to you do moviemakers have a moral obli- have become less academic and more conversational reviewed as a critic? gation or should entertainment be their only concern? in their style and approach. If I recall right, the first film I re- Cinema need not be morally or politically correct all viewed as a critic was the time. There are themes that require filmmakers to When a book is adapted for screen, do you read the Michael Bay’s, Bruce portray what may seem morally questionable. That book prior to seeing the movie? Willis starrer - does not mean films should not be made on such sub- It is not necessary for a critic to read the written mate- Armageddon in 1998. jects. However, generation Y in our country patronizes rial in advance. A critic’s job is to gauge what is being film stars, so, whatever they are shown saying or doing shown on screen and a filmmaker is not bound to adapt What are the fac- on screen has a direct or indirect impact. A moral obli- a story exactly as it was written. tors that you take gation, therefore, automatically gets associated with into account be- commercial films. Who are some of your favourite critics and why? fore writing a I love the reviews of Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun- film review? What do you have to say about Bollywood completing Times. His analysis is lucid, informed and accurate. I take into account 100 years? two yardsticks while re- Hundred years of the Hindi film industry underlines the How do you feel that now anyone can publish their viewing a film. First, I take immense popularity it enjoys among people in our own review on the web? into account the target audience country. Cinema is an expensive medium and if Hindi It is a great thing that the internet has provided a plat- a particular film is catering to and cinema has flourished over a century, the success of the form to everyone to publish their reviews. This is an Critically acclaimed: analyse it accordingly. The second fac- medium speaks volumes for itself. It has been success- age of information overload and the more opinions we Vinayak Chakravorty tor which plays a critical role is the ful in catering to audience of all genres . have on any subject, the better. G T My favourite movie is Dooj ka Chand since the movie reminds THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, JULY 30, 2012 2 me of some of my sweet memories when I was young. World Mirror News and Views Prem Dang, Grandmother of Abhinav Dang, XI, AIS Noida Married to news sential to be a good news anchor? One must be hard working, confident and above all prepared to tackle techni- ABC of News cal goof ups. Remember, it is important to not lose your calm in front of the cam- era and have a quick presence of mind Anchoring to cover up bloopers. Snigdha Shahi & Isha Misra What are some major challenges before AIS Noida, XI J a news anchor? At times, machines fail and you still he first of its kind book on news have to keep talking without letting the Tanchoring titled “The ABC of audience discover it. Covering up for News Anchoring” was released by mistakes of the crew and edit team is Pearson Education, India on July 2, also the responsibility of the anchor.

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