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New Delhi: After bagging four Golden Globes and 11 BAFTA nominations, Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle's rag-to-riches story about the coming of age of a Mumbai slum child has bagged 10 Oscar nominations this year.
Slumdog has been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy), Best Picture, Best Original Score (A R Rahman), Best Song (One each for Jai Ho and O Saya), Best editing, Best Sound Mixing (Resul Pookutty), Best Sound Editing (Resul Pookutty), Best Cinematography and Best Director (Danny Boyle) at the Oscars.
Slumdog Millionare has already bagged four coveted Golden Globes and multiple Bafta nominations.
The nominations were announced at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theatre by Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker. The awards will be announced on February 22 at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre.
"It's unbelievable. We've got 10 nominations and three are extraordinarily special because they are for A R Rahman who is not here because he's working on Dilli 6 in Chennai right now," said Danny Boyle at a press conference organised in Mumbai.
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Raaz-The Mystery Continues is filled with several such spooky moments – some work, some don’t. Bhatt camps’ sequel to the surprise 2001 hit Raaz has no relation whatsoever to the Bipasha Basu-Dino Morea flick. Except that both films are essentially murder mysteries with some edge-of-the-seat moments.
Random suicides in an obscure North Indian village go unreported till a model in Mumbai develops similar tendencies. Kangana Ranaut plays the troubled supermodel (oh no, not again!) Nandita who is dating news anchor Yash (played by a confident Adhyayan Suman) who happens to be a atheist, a non-believer. RTMC takes time to find its bearings. After a shocking opening sequence, the plot shifts to the customary Bollywood love angle, with couple of melodious numbers thrown in. Due to its particularly long first half the writers take a while to get to the real point.
But the action picks up soon. Enter Prithvi (Emraan Hashmi) – a mysterious painter who is hooked onto guzzling beer and painting Nandita’s pictures. Based on his premonitions Prithvi starts painting Nandita’s future. After a few near-fatal incidents Nandita starts believing Prithvi and despite Yash’s disapproval, goes out to unravel the Raaz. Turns out, there are some strange links connecting the suicides to all the three protagonists.
A gripping narrative:
Much like comedy, watching a horror flick also requires some suspension of disbelief. RTMC is a clever blend of superstition, mythology with social maladies and religious politics. The plot flows like a thriller - filled with enough twists and turns to keep you engaged. The makers have clearly kept a mass audience in mind. Because without getting too melodramatic, the narrative packs in a number of crowd pleasing, emotional sequences. This emotional link is handled competently in the climax which may not be as scary as expected but certainly not funny either.
There’s also a split second full-bodied nude shot of Kangana when she is thrown out of the bath tub. But it is executed with utmost aesthetic value.
Competent performances:
Most of RTMC’s appeal lies in its performances and Mohit Suri’s direction. Suri whose track record includes Zeher, Who Lamhe, Kalyug and the underrated Awarapan, achieves a stable balance of romance, horror and mystery without letting one overpower the other.
Kangana Ranaut is in top form. Despite her somewhat predictable histrionics, she delivers a controlled performance, rarely going over the top. She looks gorgeous in every frame and seems to have worked on toning down that distinct accent of hers. Her dialogue delivery has finally come out of the Gangster mode.
Adhyayan Suman is surprisingly pleasant in front of the camera. Though his dialogue delivery reminds you of his motormouth father, RTMC is a huge improvement over his disastrous debut. Saddled with a complex part, he displays an ability to pull off a gray character quite well. Though he definitely needs a better designer, a haircut and a dance instructor. As a pair the visible age difference robs Kangana and Adhyayan of any chemistry. But the supposedly real life lovers smooch on more than one occasion in the film.
That’s some achievement for Suman in a film that stars the serial-kisser Hashmi.
Emraan –Mass hero in the making:
Which brings me to Emraan Hashmi. For an actor with average looks and limited talent, Emraan has shown consistent growth from Footpath to his last Jannat. I saw RTMC in a Mumbai single screen and his entry was greeted with loud cheer and whistles. In his Mahi number Emraan drives the frontbenchers into a frenzy. Perhaps there is no bigger barometer for an actor’s star power. Despite a one-dimensional role he is fantastic in every scene.
Now here’s the surprise. I an really beautiful moment when Nandita and Prithvi talk about their hidden fears, there is a spark of attraction, but our man doesn’t kiss.
There’s also a surprise cameo in the climax in the form of a ghost. But I won’t spoil the surprise.
Good soundtrack, plush production values:
RTMC has brilliant music. Chances are you are already in love with the album, but some of the situational tracks register an even stronger impact on screen. Though I wonder why the remix video currently playing on channels wasn’t used in the film.
Mohit also ventures into master RGV’s territory by creating shock value with camera angles and sound effects. But some of his attempts to spook you come out unstuck, unlike Varma’s Phoonk and Bhoot. In terms of look, Bhatts go easy on their trademark cost-cutting, as the film boasts of good production values.
Not a Ramsay scare fest:
Vikram Bhatt’s Raaz, is like a polished Ramsay flick. The horror in RTMC is slightly more on the metaphysical side. But because of this the scary quotient never reaches the levels of the prequel. So you might find yourself screaming less than you did in that Raaz.
Mainstream Bollywood has largely ignored horror as a genre. Which is why even average plagiarised spook fests like Phoonk and 1920 find acceptance. RTMC is not the greatest or the most original of horror films. But after last weeks’ unintentionally horrifying attempt at Chandigarh meets China brand of humour – this is a genuinely sincere horror film.
Verdict: Even if RTMC doesn’t scare the daylights of you, it will definitely engross you. Paisa vasool entertainment.
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With all eyes on Bollywood, and a whole slew of movies due for release, Bollywood Hungama took up the challenge to chart what are likely to be the biggest blockbusters of 2009. The analysis took the form of an extensive survey (from 16th to 29th Dec.) conducted online amongst those who really matter - the consumers. Spanning regions as diverse as India and South-East Asia to the European Union and USA-Canada, the user had to select his/her 5 most anticipated movies. To ensure complete transparency and accuracy, a three level authentication check with email validation, cookie check and IP mapping was put into place.
The hot list of the Most Awaited Movies of 2009* truly proved to be the voice of the masses, garnering an overwhelming response. A 14-day survey, conducted between 16th Dec. to 29th Dec. saw humongous number of valid responses, thus zoomingly surpassing our expectations like a tornado! Results were compiled based on votes from 72 countries - countries which constitute about 98% of revenue towards Bollywood releases.
The poll threw up several interesting results generating quite a buzz in the industry.
Top 20 movies
1. My Name is Khan
2. Three Idiots
3. Billu Barber
4. Kites
5. London Dreams
6. Delhi-6
7. Kambakth Ishq
8. Veer
9. Blue
10. Dulha Mil Gaya
11. Main Aur Mrs Khanna
12. Wanted Dead And Alive
13. New York
14. De Dana Dan
15. Housefull
16. Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
17. Kaminay
18. Yash Raj Films' Next Untitled
19. Delhi Belly
20. Aladin
Top 10 Movies for India
1. Three Idiots
2. My Name is Khan
3. Kites
4. Billu Barber
5. Delhi-6
6. Kambakth Ishq
7. London Dreams
8. Blue
9. Veer
10. Wanted Dead And Alive
Top 10 Movies for USA
1. My Name is Khan
2. Three Idiots
3. Kites
4. Billu Barber
5. Delhi-6
6. London Dreams
7. Veer
8. Kambakth Ishq
9. Blue
10. New York
Top 10 movies for UK
1. My Name is Khan
2. Three Idiots
3. Billu Barber
4. London Dreams
5. Kites
6. Veer
7. Main Aur Mrs Khanna
8. Blue
9. Dulha Mil Gaya
10. Kambakth Ishq
Some Facts
1. For the first time in the survey history, a movie from Yash Raj Films has failed to make it to the Top 10 list.
2. Aamir Khan clearly holds the edge over Shahrukh Khan with the Indian audience. That explains why Three Idiots is no.1 in India.
3. Amongst the movies securing the least votes or having lowest awareness, Mukta Arts' two films figure in the list.
4. Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan have two movies each in global Top 10. Kareena holds the edge over her female competitors with two movies in the global Top 10.
5. Male stars to watch out for in 2009: Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan & Hrithik Roshan.
6. Female stars to watch out for in 2009: Kareena Kapoor & Katrina Kaif.
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Characters:
Emraan Hashmi as Prithvi A silent, brooding artist, who expresses his feelings through his paintings. He has a unique gift that goes beyond his talent as a painter. He can see the future. And now, he sees Nandita's future. Fearsome and deadly.
Can we save her soul??
Adhyayan Suman as Yash
Yash is a driven charismatic and extremely ambitious man. As a documentary film maker, he aims at dispelling and debunking religious superstitions and paranormal beliefs. His strong commitment to rationalism and logic sometimes, even results in him having to challenge and take a stand against existing age old traditions and myths.
And yet, when Nandita, the closest to his heart, claims to be traumatized by supernatural occurrence. Will his beliefs still hold true?
Kangna Ranaut as Nandita
A young, accomplished and independent model. She has found her love in Yash. Behind her self-confident façade, lies a woman vulnerable to fear and insecurities. She is about to witness a terrifying struggle fro survival. What will survive- She or her fear???
Synopsis
A brooding artist Prithvi, experiences mysterious & distressing visions about Nandita, a woman he has never met, while he paints on canvas. Intrigued by these visions, Prithvi tracks her down and warns her that these are not merely paintings of her, but accidents that are waiting to happen! At first, Nandita refuses to believe him and dismisses him as an eccentric stalker. However, the striking resemblance between Prithvi's paintings and the near - death incidents in her life is hard to ignore. Haunted by a series of deathly and paranormal experiences, her reason crumbles in the face of fear.
Now, one of Prithvi's paintings has revealed her as dead! The only way she can change her fate, is to unravel this mystery with his help, at the risk of alienating herself from her boyfriend, Yash, who is a rational and logical man. But he refuses to believe in Prithvi's premonitions. Will Nandita risk her love and her life to unravel this mystery? Is there no escape at all?
Are some mysteries better left unsolved, some secrets left uncovered and some questions left unanswered? Watch the mystery unfold...
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Check out: Akshay engaging in a passionate lip lock with Denise Richards!
0 comments Posted by bolly_news at 6:54 AM
Akshay 'Khiladi' Kumar is well-known for 2 things- his ability to do death-defying stunts and his charming ways which could sweep any gorgeous woman off her feet. The Superstar's last few films may have seen him more in action or comedy roles but there is a romantic side to Akshay too which can't be easily forgotten. Now in his forthcoming film Kambakht Ishq, Akshay would be seen romancing none other than the gorgeous Kareena Kapoor. However, it's not Akki's chemistry with Bebo that's being discussed here. Apart from Kareena, Akki would be seen cozying up to yet another hottie and its none other than Hollywood star Denise Richards. We came across this startling picture of Akshay engaged in a passionate lip lock with Denise. Also, we can't help but wonder what wifey dearest Twinkle's first reaction would be on seeing this pic? If this picture is any indication of things to come, expect a scorching hot summer when Kambakht Ishq opens across cinemas this May.
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