[ItzToday.com] Aamir Khan fears that masses may not like 'Dhobi Ghat'

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• Aamir Khan fears that masses may not like 'Dhobi Ghat'
• 'Golmaal 3' catches a good opening at Box Office
• Rakhi Sawant: 'I met model Priyanshi Choudhury before she died'
• Hollywood Movie: 'Due Date' Review
• Hindi Movie 'Action Replayy' Film Review
• Hindi Movie 'Golmaal 3' Film Review

Aamir Khan fears that masses may not like 'Dhobi Ghat' Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:41 AM PDT Superstar Aamir Khan says his forthcoming film "Dhobi Ghat", which is his wife Kiran Rao's directorial debut, may not be liked by the masses. "I fear that masses may not like 'Dhobi Ghat' because it is a very fine and delicate film. People who understand film, people who are sensitive - this film is for them. This is not a mainstream film," said Aamir. "Dhobi Ghat" tells the tale of how people from different classes drawn together in compelling relationships. Shai (Monica Dogra), an affluent investment banker on a sabbatical, strikes up an unusual friendship with young laundry boy Munna (Prateik Babbar), and has a brief dalliance with painter Arun (Aamir Khan). As they slip away from familiar moorings and come closer, the city finds its way into the crevices of their inner worlds. Though he is apprehensive about people's reaction, Aamir says "Dhobi Ghat" is the best offering from his production house. "I think this is the best film of my production house. I am really happy and excited about this film," he said. "Dhobi Ghat" is scheduled to hit theatres Jan 31, 2011.

'Golmaal 3' catches a good opening at Box Office Posted: 05 Nov 2010 08:11 AM PDT With "Golmaal 3", director Rohit Shetty completed a successful rib-tickling trilogy, striking the right chord with the audiences and giving tough competition to Vipul Shah's romantic "Action Replayy" at the box office. Both the biggies were scheduled for a Diwali release and hit the screens Friday. "The content of 'Golmaal 3' is very good. People are enjoying it a lot and it has been houseful so far. It is a good time pass and full paisa vasool movie. 'Action Replayy' has opened a little weak and is not pikcing up," Ashwini Singh, business head of SRS cinema, told IANS. Satish Garg, owner of G3S Cinemas, said: "'Golmaal 3' is going very good. We have an occupancy of 100 percent and the advance booking is rocking. 'Action Replayy' is okay with close to 40 percent occupancy." For "Golmaal 3", Shetty teamed up with Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Mithun Chakraborty, Kunal Khemu, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Johny Lever and Ratna Pathak-Shah. Just like its previous two installments, it is full on entertainment and people are lapping up the laughthon, while Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai-starrer "Action Replayy", in which the story travels to the past, has got a lukewarm response. "'Golmaal 3' has taken the screens by storm and is doing better at all sites across Delhi. It has 60 percent occupancy, while 'Action Replayy' has 30 percent. Both have good advance for Sunday, however, 'Golmaal 3' has much more. 'Action Replayy' should pick up tomorrow (Saturday) onwards," said Jayendra Banerji, vice president Satyam Cinemas. Yogesh Raizada of Waves Cinemas said: "All votes are in favour of 'Golmaal 3'. It has got a good initial and public swing due to its recall value. It has an occupancy close to 70 percent. It has good advance booking till Sunday and the ratio is 60:40. 'Action Replayy' is a new concept and its acceptance is yet to be seen. It has managed to get an occupancy of 40 to 50 percent only."

Rakhi Sawant: 'I met model Priyanshi Choudhury before she died' Posted: 05 Nov 2010 07:17 AM PDT Bollywood item girl Rakhi Sawant says she met model Rinky alias Priyanshi Choudhury just days before her death that is being probed as a suspected suicide case. "I've a message for young girls. Don't get possessive about your boyfriends. Not worth it. I am so sad to know she killed herself. If I had handled her case (on her reality show 'Raakhi Ka Insaaf') this wouldn't have happened. I had worked with Rinky in Priyadarshan's 'Malaamal Weekly'. She had done two-three films with Priyan sir. She was slim and so happy," said Rakhi. "I ran into her very recently at a parlour and was shocked at how much weight she had put on. I advised her to join a gym. And she did. If I only knew what she was going through, I'd have definitely helped her." The model was found hanging from the ceiling at her residence in Goregaon Oct 28, after allegedly receiving calls from her boyfriend Sahil Malik's ex-girlfriend. Sahil was arrested two days later and is being interrogated. "I am shocked to know that a girl as decent and warm as Rinky died for a man. Men are not worth killing yourself for. I've been through a broken relationships. Girls become over-possessive. Men don't care beyond a point. 'Ek gayi, doosri aayi'... This is the bitter truth of life...Ninety percent men are like that. As long as their wives don't get to know, they are happy doing their own thing." Rakhi was also in a series of bad relationships. First, she dated Abhishek Awasthi and later got engaged to Elesh Parujanwala on the reality show "Rakhi Ka Swayamwar". Talking abour her relationship, she said: "My boyfriend too turned out to be a two-timer. I said bye to him. I didn't kill myself. I forgave him. My marriage on television also turned out to be a fiasco. I got to know he was here for publicity, not marriage. "I've no interest in dating boys any longer. I'll directly move to marriage and set up my home, whenever it happens. I've one life and I want to live it well. Rather than waste my time chasing boys, I'd pursue god and do his work."

Hollywood Movie: 'Due Date' Review Posted: 05 Nov 2010 06:53 AM PDT Film: "Due Date"; Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan and Jamie Foxx; Director: Todd Phillips; Rating: ** In 1987 Steve Martin was desperately trying to get home before thanksgiving, with one obnoxious partner, John Candy, in tow in the film "Planes, Trains & Automobiles". Now 23 years later, it's Robert Downey Jr. who has a due date and is forced on a similar trip with another idiotic partner in Zach Galifianakis. Thankfully, both Martin and Downey reach home, and so do both the films. Peter (Downey) is trying to be home to be with his wife during their child's delivery. As fate has it, he meets Ethan (Galifianakis), a disaster-magnet, sadly not for himself, but for Peter. After Ethan's fault has both being put on no-fly zone, Peter is left with no option but to hitch a ride with the nutcase. During his time with Ethan, Peter is shot with a rubber bullet, breaks an arm in an accident, is arrested for drug possession, is beaten by a handicapped war-veteran and gets shot by a real bullet - and all for no fault of his. "Due Date", religiously copies the basic premise of "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" written and directed by John Hughes who has many classic comedies to his name, without giving due credit to the latter. Despite having a few notable exceptions, it mostly changes a few things here and there to be more in tune with the times. Yet, "Due Date" does feel fresh, largely due to the comic timing of Downey and Galifianakis. Coupled with the crisp writing of the many writer for this film (does copying a film takes more brains), and Hangover director Todd Phillips adept direction, the film progresses from mad to outright whacky. It also makes a major exception from the original when instead of waiting till the end to discover the good, innocent and lonely side of the obnoxious guy, it is revealed early on. Despite an original source and cliches, "Due Date" does have enough giggles and laughs to hold the audiences' attention. And just like "Hangover", it is a comedy for a confused, aimless generation - whacky, extremely light on its feet, devoid of any desire to say something and one that is fun without taking itself or the audience seriously. In short, this no-brainer is a sure-shot recipe for success. And yet it would be unfair to credit "Hangover" director with the fun quotient for this movie. The credit goes to John Hughes. "Due Date" thus shows that Hollywood is not free from the copy-cat syndrome usually blamed on Bollywood and that most of what had to be done in commercial cinema has already been done. One can only rehash it to suit the masses today. For the purist, however, there will always be the original.

Hindi Movie 'Action Replayy' Film Review Posted: 05 Nov 2010 06:42 AM PDT Film: "Action Replayy"; Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Akshay Kumar, Aditya Roy Kapoor; Director: Vipul Amrutlal Shah; Rating: ** Hollywood and Bollywood, despite similarities in their names, hardly have anything in common. Except that the latter often borrows concepts from its older cousin. Yet, it manages to make something different from the original. "Action Replayy" is an example of that. When proposed to, Bunty (Aditya Roy Kapoor) refuses to marry his girlfriend because he has seen his parents Kishan (Akshay Kumar) and Mala (Aishwarya Rai) fight since he was born. Even on their 35th marriage anniversary, they fight as if they were sworn enemies. A determined Bunty steals a ride on a time machine invented by his girlfriend's grandfather to go back in time to make it all right. Doing this will be tougher than he had imagined as he finds his parents very different from what they are today. Parenting ones parents, Bunty would realise, is the toughest job in the whole wide world. The basic premise isn't new. Even before "Back To The Future" made it famous, travelling to the past to correct one's present was staple food of science fictions. It is, after all, the ultimate human fantasy. What is new is how "Action Replayy" lays bare the difference between two of the biggest commercial filmmaking centres of the world, Hollywood and Bollywood. While in "Back To The Future" the stress is on science fiction and survival of the time traveller, here it is on human relations and the various emotions associated with it. Also the paper thin, cliched villains of the film shows that Bollywood is still in a time-wrap. But "Action Replayy" can perhaps afford to, it being a time-wrap story and all. Lot of efforts have been made to get the sets right, and surprisingly it often works. Vignettes of ancient advertisements, painstakingly made a part of the set by the filmmakers, make it a thrill to watch, especially for those from that era. The costumes, however, try too hard to be retro. If you watch films of those period, they were not so flowery and jazzy as in this film. However, given the lighter vein in which the film is made, it is perhaps justified. Aishwarya and Akshay are as good as Bollywood can get, which isn't much. Pritam's music is average and only when we do an action replay from the high plinth of the future, will we come to know the corners of the world he has plagiarised from. Few spoofs are hilarious, especially the one on the Gujarati band led by Mahesh Kumar whose brother can sing in two voices. The one where the son is desperately trying to make his retro father understand the concept of sex and uses the typical Hindi film analogy of two flowers meeting is a laugh-riot. Despite this the film misses many opportunities for gags that can easily be part of a time travel film. Just the inclusion of names common today like Obama, Mallika Sherawat, Saif Ali Khan etc., does not necessarily make it humorous. "Action Replayy" despite its best intentions and few successes, fails in many others. Perhaps it will take someone else to say action-reply and better the present for Bollywood.

Hindi Movie 'Golmaal 3' Film Review Posted: 05 Nov 2010 06:37 AM PDT Film: "Golmaal 3"; Director: Rohit Shetty; Actors: Kareena Kapoor, Ajay Devgn, Mithun Chakraborty, Kunal Khemu, Tusshar Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Johny Lever, Ratna Pathak-Shah; Rating: *** It is touted as the first trilogy of Indian cinema. It's about time that the distant cousin of Hollywood had one. Yet, what's important is that Bollywood did not need to have trilogies as one hit film has the habit of spawning a whole generation of films that look and feel like the original. "Golmaal 3" also suffers from that syndrome. Thankfully, it only feels like its previous avatars. Despite retaining most characters from its previous outings, "Golmaal 3" enters a hitherto uncharted territory. Madhav (Warsi), Laxman (Khemu) and Lucky (Kapoor) are the three scheming sons of Pritam (Mithun) who manage to lure Vasooli (Mukesh Tiwari) into one scheme after another. However, as luck would have it, in everything they start, they find competition from three other down-on-their-luck kids Gopal (Ajay Devgn), Laxman (Shreyas Talapade) and Dabbu (Kareena Kapoor) with funding from Puppy bhai (Johnny Lever). Gopal and Laxman are the sons of Geeta (Ratna Pathak Shah). Inevitably, locking horns they end up destroying each others businesses. What the two groups don't know is that their parents are unrequited ex-lovers. When Dabbu finds out she schemes and unites the two lovers in a marriage without letting their children know about their step-brothers. All hell breaks loose when they finally find out and a hilarious war engulfs between the two groups right under their parents noses. Like its predecessors "Golmaal 3" has enough laughs going through the film to keep the momentum. Johnny Lever as the Ghajini-style forgetful don who adopts a new filmy avatar every few minutes has the audience in splits. The few spoofs of old Hindi films, full of camera pans and quick zooms, will nostalgically tickle the funny bone. The twists of various popular phrases and known adages, raises more than a chuckle. Mithun gets to do his "Disco Dancer" once again. Theatre veteran Ratna Pathak-Shah waltzes through the film with aplomb. Arshad Warsi is his usual tapori self while Shreyas Talapade and Kunal Khemu do a good job. It is however the beefed up Tushar Kapoor who seems to be trying too hard, and despite raising giggles, fails to arouse laughter. In the first part he, looking the most vulnerable, was the funniest of the lot. Director Rohit Shetty tries his best in merging comic vignettes into one comprehensible film. However, had it not been for the funny dialogues, his lack of directorial verve would have shone out. He is spared the fate by some ingenious dialogue writing by Robin Bhatt ("Aashiqui", "Sadak", "Baazigar") and Yunus Sajawal. Now that Bollywood finally has a trilogy, will it please also make one that also has some real standing in the world of cinema?

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