A short way into “Laal Singh Chaddha,” the Indian adaptation of “Forrest Gump” from Aamir Khan Productions and Viacom18 Studios, the film shows its true colors. After an opening sequence that follows a CGI feather — just like the one in Robert Zemeckis’ 1994 film — we meet our hero Laal (Aamir Khan), an amiable Sikh man who boards a train with small red box in hand. As Laal begins chatting with an uninterested seatmate, audiences will likely be tempted to take in the “Forrest Gump” of it all, ready for him to crack open a classic Indian mithai box and offer sweets to his fellow passengers.
The box, it turns out, is full of gol gappe. Not sandesh or barfi or soan papdi or any other sweet, but the crisp rounds of hollow bread that Indians crack open and fill with peas, potatoes, seasoning, and delicious, spicy water that looks like it came straight from the gutter.
The box, it turns out, is full of gol gappe. Not sandesh or barfi or soan papdi or any other sweet, but the crisp rounds of hollow bread that Indians crack open and fill with peas, potatoes, seasoning, and delicious, spicy water that looks like it came straight from the gutter.
- 8/9/2022
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Mumbai Cha Raja
Sonapani (Autumn) Film Festival (September 20-22, 2013), an event that takes place twice a year in a small eco-lodge in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, will present works of filmmakers Sourav Sarangi and Manjeet Singh, and cinematographer Satyajit Pande (Setu). All three of them will attend the festival.
Sourav Sarangi’s latest documentay Char…the no man’s Island won a Special Mention in Muhr Asia Africa Documentary category at Dubai film festival 2012 and Best Documentary award at Tiburon Film Festival 2013. The film screened at Berlin, Busan and International film festival of India (Iffi) in 2012. Read Interview: Sourav Sarangi
Manjeet Singh made his feature debut with Mumbai Cha Raja that premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2012. The film has travelled to several film festivals like Abu Dhabi, Palm Springs and won a Special Jury award at Mumbai film festival 2012. Read Internet has been a great film school for me: Manjeet Singh...
Sonapani (Autumn) Film Festival (September 20-22, 2013), an event that takes place twice a year in a small eco-lodge in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, will present works of filmmakers Sourav Sarangi and Manjeet Singh, and cinematographer Satyajit Pande (Setu). All three of them will attend the festival.
Sourav Sarangi’s latest documentay Char…the no man’s Island won a Special Mention in Muhr Asia Africa Documentary category at Dubai film festival 2012 and Best Documentary award at Tiburon Film Festival 2013. The film screened at Berlin, Busan and International film festival of India (Iffi) in 2012. Read Interview: Sourav Sarangi
Manjeet Singh made his feature debut with Mumbai Cha Raja that premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2012. The film has travelled to several film festivals like Abu Dhabi, Palm Springs and won a Special Jury award at Mumbai film festival 2012. Read Internet has been a great film school for me: Manjeet Singh...
- 8/2/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Starring Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Rajesh Verma, Namit Das
Directed by Rajkumar Gupta
He is a lazy lazy lad. And she is one helluva crazy Punjaban whose kookie cooking drives her sullen husband up the nearest wall. Disgust on the dining-table camouflaged in tons of table-salt, Sanju(Emraan Hashmi, pitch-perfect in his spousal indolence) would probably have gone on tolerating his wife’s appalling culinary skills matched only by her hideous fashion sense, if only he didn’t decide to pull off one last heist that would make him and his inept cook of a wife rich for the rest of their life.
Take-home food, here we come!
Oh, I forgot to tell you …. Hashmi plays an expert lock-picker, the kind of safe-bet who can crack safes faster than we can say ‘Saif Ali Khan’.Forgetfulness comes easily in this crazily unpredictable dark comedy about an ordinary Delhi couple’s...
Directed by Rajkumar Gupta
He is a lazy lazy lad. And she is one helluva crazy Punjaban whose kookie cooking drives her sullen husband up the nearest wall. Disgust on the dining-table camouflaged in tons of table-salt, Sanju(Emraan Hashmi, pitch-perfect in his spousal indolence) would probably have gone on tolerating his wife’s appalling culinary skills matched only by her hideous fashion sense, if only he didn’t decide to pull off one last heist that would make him and his inept cook of a wife rich for the rest of their life.
Take-home food, here we come!
Oh, I forgot to tell you …. Hashmi plays an expert lock-picker, the kind of safe-bet who can crack safes faster than we can say ‘Saif Ali Khan’.Forgetfulness comes easily in this crazily unpredictable dark comedy about an ordinary Delhi couple’s...
- 6/30/2013
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
Barfi! and Kahaani took the main prizes at the 58th Filmfare Awards. The Anurag Basu-directed Barfi! won 'Best Film', 'Best Actor' for Ranbir Kapoor and 'Best Debut' for Ileana D'Cruz. It also won the 'Best Background Score' and 'Best Music Director' awards for music by Pritam, while Vidya Balan walked away with the 'Best Actress' prize for her performance in Kahaani. On receiving her award, Balan told Pti: "Thank you [cinematographer] Setu for making a pregnant women look beautiful. As a child I would stay glued to the TV to watch Filmfare. As the Bible says, ask and you shall receive." The newly-married actress added: "This is the first time I am coming with my husband [Siddharth Roy Kapur]. Interestingly I met Siddharth for the first time at (more)...
- 1/21/2013
- by By Priya Joshi
- Digital Spy
The event which all Bollywood figures and film buffs look forward to every year finally took place on Sunday night! The 58th Idea Filmfare Awards was held at Yash Raj Films Studios in Mumbai, which saw the film fraternity unite to celebrate the best of Hindi Cinema during 2012. Considered by many to be Bollywood’s equivalent to the Oscars, this year’s Filmfare awards are extra special since 2013 marks 100 years since the first moving picture was made in India. There were a number of films which thoroughly deserved the awards for delivering outstanding entertainment which will be remembered for years to come. These include Vicky Donor, Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur and Barfi! .
Filmfare also paid tribute to the late Yash Chopra who sadly passed away on October 2012. The great auteur was posthumously awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his phenomenal contributions towards Indian Cinema. Given that this year is the centenary year,...
Filmfare also paid tribute to the late Yash Chopra who sadly passed away on October 2012. The great auteur was posthumously awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his phenomenal contributions towards Indian Cinema. Given that this year is the centenary year,...
- 1/20/2013
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
Bollywood isn’t exactly popular for good thrillers. Very few of those who claim to be of this genre actually manage to shock and surprise you with their storyline. Without doubt, Kahaani belongs to this elite group. From the moment of its amazing opening sequence you realize that this one is going to be an enjoyable roller coaster ride.
Sujoy Ghosh, who last awed us with his Jhankaar Beats, indeed brings to us ‘the mother of a story’ in Kahaani. Vidya Bagchi (Vidya Balan), heavily pregnant but determined, arrives in Kolkata in search of her missing husband. But was seems to be a simple missing person’s case turns out to be more twisted and complicated than expected. It’s Kolkata so yes, anything can happen. With things not what they seem to be and people not what they appear like, Vidya has to fight a lone battle and against time to find her husband.
Sujoy Ghosh, who last awed us with his Jhankaar Beats, indeed brings to us ‘the mother of a story’ in Kahaani. Vidya Bagchi (Vidya Balan), heavily pregnant but determined, arrives in Kolkata in search of her missing husband. But was seems to be a simple missing person’s case turns out to be more twisted and complicated than expected. It’s Kolkata so yes, anything can happen. With things not what they seem to be and people not what they appear like, Vidya has to fight a lone battle and against time to find her husband.
- 3/10/2012
- by Prateeksha Khot
- Bollyspice
From the very first scene of a man in a gas mask testing some lethal chemical on lab rats, Kahaani has you gripped. And when the action shift outdoors onto the crowded, colorful and chaotic streets of Kolkata, you feel a sense of engagement – seeing locales captured with affection and honesty by the lens of cameraman Setu. After this all it takes is the wobbling, hot and ...
- 3/9/2012
- BusinessofCinema
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