Thursday, September 04, 2014

Bioscope – XVII [Outstanding - IV ]



I conclude the list of my favourite Bengali and Hindi movies with this one. This film is still such a rage that here and there you still can hear "Kitne aadmi the" or "tera kya hoga Kaliya". Even after 39 years I feel technically it was one of the the best Indian movie.

Sholay was released on 15 August 1975, Indian Independence Day, in Mumbai. Due to lacklustre reviews and a lack of effective visual marketing tools, it saw poor financial returns in its first two weeks. From the third week, however, viewership picked up owing to positive word of mouth. During the initial slow period, the director and writer considered re-shooting some scenes so that Amitabh Bachchan's character would not die.
When business picked up, they abandoned this idea. After being helped additionally by a soundtrack release containing dialogue snippets, Sholay soon became an "overnight sensation". The film was then released in other distribution zones such as Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, and Hyderabad on 11 October
1975. It became the highest grossing Bollywood film of 1975, and film ranking website Box Office India has given the film a verdict of "All Time Blockbuster".

Sholay went on to earn a still-standing record of 60 golden jubilees across India,




Sholay (1975)

Concept based on western cowboy type movie with Indian tadka.



          Director                  :       Ramesh Sippy
          Producer                 :       G. P. Sippy
          Screenplay              :       Salim-Javed
          Cast                       :       Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, Amjad Khan
          Music                      :       R. D. Burman
          Cinematography      :       Dwarka Divecha
          Editor                     :       M.S. Shinde

It is still unbeliavle that Sholay won only two filmfare award.

Special Award        Ramesh Sippy Best film in the last 50 years of Indian cinema.
Filmfare Award       Best Editor M.S. Shinde

It was declared the "Film of the Millennium" by BBC India in 1999. It topped the British Film Institute’s "Top 10 Indian Films" of all time poll of 2002, and was voted the greatest Indian movie in a Sky Digital poll of one million British Indians in 2004. It was also included in Time Magazine's "Best of Bollywood" list in 2010, and in CNN-IBN's list of the "100 greatest Indian films of all time" in 2013

It is very difficult to pick a list of such a huge list and I know I missed a few. Every movie made by Bimal Roy was classic. Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chaterjee gave many memorable movies. some of Mahesh Bhatt movies and most of Raj Kappor movies too was good. There are lots of current movie maker doing good but frankly I don’t like the dark movies that made by Anurag Kasjyap or others, however I will always fell for movies made by people like Neeraj Pandey and the lots.

After a break I will come back with my list of Hollywood movies and it will be a challenging task which I looking forward.



!!!The entertainment industry is vast and is a reflection of the society we live in. - Karrine Steffans!!!



Thursday, August 28, 2014

Bioscope – XVII [Outstanding - III ]






Lagaan (2001)

Film based on colonial era and villagers revolt against untoward tax system of British Empire.


           Director                 :     Ashutosh Gowariker
           Producer                :     Aamir Khan, Mansoor Khan
           Story                     :     K.P. Saxena, Ashutosh Gowariker
           Screenplay              :     Ashutosh Gowarikar, Abbas Tyrewala, Sanjay Daima
           Story                     :     Ashutosh Gowariker
           Cast                      :     Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne
           Narrated                :     Amitabh Bachchan
           Music                     :     A. R. Rahman
           Cinematography      :     Anil Mehta
           Editor                    :     Ballu Saluja


Awards




Academy Awards
Nominated
Best Foreign Language Film - Ashutosh Gowarikar
Portland Inter’l Film Festival
Won
Audience Award for Best Film - Ashutosh Gowarikar
Leeds Inter’l Film Festival
Won
Audience Award - Ashutosh Gowarikar
Bergen Inter’l Film Festival
Won
Jury Award - Ashutosh Gowarikar
Locarno Inter’l Film Festival
Won
Audience Award - Ashutosh Gowarikar
NatFilm Festival
Won
Audience Award - Ashutosh Gowarikar
American Choreography Awards
Won
Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film - Saroj Khan, Raju Khan, Ganesh Hegde, Vaibhavi Merchant and Terence Lewis
National Film Awards
Won
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Gowarikar & Aamir Khan
Won
Best Music Direction - A.R.Rahman
Won
Best Playback Singer – Male = Udit Narayan
Won
Best Audiography - H. Sridhar, Nakul Kamte
Won
Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar
Won
Best Costume Design - Bhanu Athaiya
Won
Best Art Direction - Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Won
Best Choreography - Raju Khan
Filmfare Awards
Won
Best Movie - Lagaan
Won
Best Director - Ashutosh Gowariker
Won
Best Story - Ashutosh Gowariker
Won
Best Actor -  Aamir Khan
Won
Best Music Director - A.R.Rahman
Won
Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar
Won
Best Playback Singer – Male - Udit Narayan
Won
Best Playback Singer – Female - Alka Yagnik
IIFA Awards
Won
Best Movie - Ashutosh Gowariker
Won
Best Director - Ashutosh Gowariker
Won
Best Story - Ashutosh Gowariker
Won
Best Actor - Aamir Khan
Won
Best Playback Singer – Female - Asha Bhosle
Won
Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar
Won
Best Music Director - A.R.Rahman
Won
Best Editing - Ballu Saluja
Won
Best Sound Recording - H. Sridhar
Won
Best Film - Ashutosh Gowariker
Won
Best Director - Ashutosh Gowariker
Won
Best Story - Ashutosh Gowariker
Won
Best Actor - Aamir Khan
Won
Best Debut – Female - Gracy Singh
Zee Cine Awards
Won
Best Playback Singer – Female - Asha Bhosle
Won
Best Music Director - A.R.Rahman
Won
Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar
Won
Best Film - Lagaan
Won
Best Director - Ashutosh Gowariker
Won
Best Screenplay - Ashutosh Gowarikar, Kumar Dave and Sanjay Dayma
Won
Most Promising Newcomer – Female - Gracy Singh
Won
Best Art Direction - Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Won
Best Cinematography - Anil Mehta
Won
Best Editing - Ballu Saluja
Screen Awards
Won
Best Playback Singer – Female - Asha Bhosle




Mughal-E-Azam (1960)

Emperor Jahangir and Anarkali, a court dancer




           Director                 :     K. Asif (Karimuddin Asif)
           Producer                :     Shapoorji Pallonji
           Story                     :     Aman, Kamal Amrohi, K. Asif, Wajahat Mirza, Ehsan Rizvi
           Cast                      :     Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Durga Khote
           Music                     :     Naushad
           Cinematography      :     R. D. Mathur
           Editor                    :     Dharamvir




Awards



National Film Award
Won
Best Feature Film in Hindi
Filmfare Award
Won
Best Film - K. Asif
Won
Best Dialogue - Aman, Mirza, Kamaal Amrohi, and Ehsan Rizvi
Won
Best Cinematography - R. D. Mathur
Nominated
Best Actress - Madhubala
Nominated
Best Director - K. Asif
Nominated
Best Playback Singer – Lata Mangeshkar
Nominated
Best Music - Naushad




!!!That the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, and replaced by a new dish. -  W. H. Auden!!!



Thursday, August 21, 2014

Bioscope – XVI [Outstanding - II ]





Udaan (2010)

Tell the story of  teenage son and his temperamental father.



        Director              :          Vikramaditya Motwane
        Producer             :          Sanjay Singh, Anurag Kashyap, Ronnie Screwvala
        Story                   :          Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag Kashyap, Rutvik Oza
        Cast                    :          Rajat Barmecha, Ronit Roy, Aayan Boradia
                                             Ram Kapoor
        Music                  :          Amit Trivedi
        Cinematography  :          Mahendra J. Shetty
        Editor                 :          Dipika Kalra



Awards

Filmfare Awards
Won
Best Supporting Actor - Ronit Roy

Won
Best Film (Critics) - Vikramaditya Motwane & Sanjay Singh

Won
Best Screenplay - Anurag Kashyap & Vikramaditya Motwane

Won
Best Story - Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane

Won
Best Background Music - Amit Trivedi

Won
Best Cinematography - Mahendra Shetty

Won
Best Sound Design  - Kunal Sharma
Star Screen Awards
Won
Best Film - Anurag Kashyap

Won
Best Director - Vikramaditya Motwane

Won
Best Actor in a Negative Role - Ronit Roy

Won
Best Child Artiste - Ayaan Barodia
Indian Film & TV
Won
Best Breakout Movie - Anurag Kashyap

Won
Best Director - Vikramaditya Motwane

Won
Best Performance in Negative Role - Ronit Roy

Won
Fresh New Face of The Year - Rajat Barmecha

Won
Best Sound Design - Kunal Sharma

Won
Best Story - Anurag Kashyap & Vikramaditya Motwane

Won
Best Screenplay - Anurag Kashyap & Vikramaditya Motwane

Won
Best Background Score - Amit Trivedi

Won
Best Editing - Dipika Kalra

Won
Best Cinematography - Mahendra Shetty




A Wednesday (2008)

Story about, how a common-man reacted by constant terrorist attack.



        Director              :          Neeraj Pandey
        Producer             :          Ronnie Screwvala, Shital Bhatia, Anjum Rizvi
        Screenplay           :          Neeraj Pandey
        Story                   :          Neeraj Pandey
        Cast                    :          Anupam Kher, Naseeruddin Shah, Jimmy Shergill
                                             Deepal Shaw, Aamir Bashir
        Music                  :          Sanjoy Chowdhary
        Cinematography :          Fuwad Khan
        Editor                 :          Neeraj Pandey


Awards




National Awards
Won
Indira Gandhi awards for Best First
Star Screen Awards
Won
Best Director – Neeraj Pandey
Won
Best Story – Neeraj Pandey

Won
Most Promising Debut Director – Neeraj Pandey
Filmfare Awards
Nominated
Best Director – Neeraj Pandey
Nominated
Best Actor – Naseeruddin Shah




Chakde! India (2007)

One of the best movie that based on sports and on Indian national game - Hockey.



        Director              :          Shimit Amin
        Producer             :          Aditya Chopra
        Story                   :          Jaideep Sahni
        Cast                    :          Shah Rukh Khan
        Music                  :          Salim-Sulaiman
        Cinematography :          Sudeep Chatterjee
        Editor                 :          Amitabh Shukla


Awards




Central European Bollywood Award
Won
Best Actor- Shahrukh Khan

Won
Best Editor- Amitabh Shukla

Won
Best Cinematography - Sudeep Chatterjee
Apsara Film & TV Awards
Won
Best Film - Aditya Chopra

Won
Best Actor- Shahrukh Khan

Won
Best Director - Shimit Amin

Won
Best Screenplay - Jaideep Sahni

Won
Best Story - Jaideep Sahni

Won
Best Editor- Amitabh Shukla

Won
Best Sound - Manas Choudhary & Ali Merchant

Won
Best Re-Recording - Anuj Mathur
Filmfare Awards
Won
Critics Award For Best Movie - Shimit Amin

Won
Best Actor Award - Shahrukh Khan

Won
Best Action Award - Rob Miller

Won
Best Cinematographer Award - Sudeep Chatterjee

Won
Filmfare Best Editing Award - Amitabh Shukla
IIFA
Won
Best Movie Award- Aditya

Won
Best Director Award - Shimit Amin

Won
Best Actor Award- Shahrukh Khan

Won
Best Cinematography -Sudeep Chatterjee

Won
Best Editing - Amitabh Shukla

Won
Best Sound - Manas Choudhary, Ali Merchant

Won
Best Sound Re-Recording - Anuj Mathur, Ali Merchant

Won
Best Screenplay - Jaideep Sahni

Won
Best Story Award- Jaideep Sahni
National Film Awards
Won
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
Stardust Awards
Won
Young Film Maker - Shimit Amin

Won
The New Menace - Shilpa Shukla

Won
New Musical Sensation (Male) - Krishna & Salim
Screen Awards
Won
Best Film - Aditya Chopra

Won
Best Director - Shimit Amin

Won
Best Actor - Shahrukh Khan

Won
Best Supporting Actress - Chak De Girls

Won
Best Editing - Amitabh Shukla [16]
Zee Cine Awards
Won
Best Film - Aditya Chopra

Won
Best Actor - Male - Shahrukh Khan

Won
Best Dialogue - Jaideep Sahni

Won
Best Cinematography - Sandip Chaterjee

Won
Best Editing - Amitabh Shukla
Australian Indian Film Festival
Won
Aditya Chopra




!!!That the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, and replaced by a new dish. -  W. H. Auden!!!