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“Arakshan” आरक्षण walk trough movie by a bhopali भोपाल

This post i guess is the most obiyous post from me on Arakshan

Movie My TAKE  :Well the focus of the movie is drawn out on coaching classes completely in second half rather than the main issue of reservation i guess this was done by Jha to avoid the tension. Infact i even think that this was a taboo unoffically crated to make a move on Box office. But is the solution completely highlighted ? Is it a justice that every one comes into teaching leaving what all they were doing? Even if you look up as teaching extra as a solution then isnt it  a school oriented issue or rather sylabus design issue that students are unable to complete the studies in school and they need extra aids ? The movie would have ended abruptly if it is not for Hema Malini’s entry . She was required to tell audience that now movie will be logically ending as the problem was not posed with best solution yet. Iam confused on the entire concept of the movie.

But at the same time i will say the movie gives a feel good for the situation hero riegtiously winning at the end of the movie and being respected about. Also at least i can say the problem of reservation is posed in one of the best possible neutral way Well that’s not the only reason for me to like the movie I went to Fun cinemas http://www.funcinemas.com/ to watch the movie  because it has BHOPAL in IT :D at least for a while its a craze to watch it.

Now what area of bhopal is covered in this the first and formost is the Oriental collage which is owned by Thakral ji and this name has been utilized in the movie as is Shakuntala Thakral (Played by hemamalini) so alll from the corridore , liberary and infact the assembly all is taken from the Orignal collage itself leave the fact that the canteen never looked so beautiful as it does on the silver screen. And the beloved gate where the dance and all was happeneing was the area where students struggled for getting out of the collage or in other words  stood to officially bunk the collage

Need less to say that arakshan has captured majoroty of the streets of bhopal

Acting :  Saif is good to go , deepika not much scope was their Amitabh bachhan & Manoj bajpai  rocks and the other hero he is the one who i guess was given the bigger chance then he deserved, his acting had no fluency in total but its ok. Manoj bajpai was at par with amitabh . I guess he is being explored by Prakash Zha .

Ahh there is one more person discoverd in this movie Mr.Thakral :) yes the owner of the collage in White safaries in board meeting is the the real owner of Thakral instiitute of Technologies and Oriental Instititute of Technologies

Yes you can see lot many MP iets and especially in bhopali as the janta, liberary students and all bheed :) and this is a praise for them all  good Job :D

Music :Now if we talk about the music it is good audiable and especially the songs like ek chance to de de meri jaan is the perfect fit for multiple ocassions though their placement in the movie is quite fast ir goes just after every 5-10 minutes you will be faciing the major two songs

In last i will only say Dont miss it on TV and Theatere watch with family :)

Just for records its coming on Set Max today 26 Jan ;)

 

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Is “The Dirty Picture” Really Dirty??

Is “The Dirty Picture”  Really Dirty??

Before watching this movie I had thought that Why  nasruddin shah has to look so creepy but now I relize that he was supposed to look that way becoz the life of a male actor in the industry is far more than his female counterpart. He gracefully blends into the background as the ‘Hero’ takes Centre stage. In Industry the male lead  always gets an opportunity to work with girls who have grown up watching their movies in childhood no offences to Amitabh ,Sharukh ,salman ,rajnikant ,vijaykant ,dileep kumar and the list goes on and on you pick the name from any era.

Silk Smitha

The movie is inspired by the life of the late south Indian actress Silk Smitha. Intermittently, real life is far more appealing and compelling than fiction. And a biopic — which attempts to recount a person’s life story or at least the most historically momentous years of his/her life — is most demanding for not just the storyteller/s, but also the actors who bracket together with those films. This is the rise and fall story of a nonentity who turns the biggest sex-symbol in cinema, loosely modeled on the lines of real-life temptresses of the 80s like Silk Smitha and Disco Shanti. Reshma (Vidya Balan) might not have admirable acting abilities but sure knows how to use her sexual charm to her benefit – both onscreen and offscreen. That gives her an easy entry into the cine-world and soon she starts dominating film posters and ruling hearts of her fans.

One relief after a good long to time span I found one movie which was women centric and doing justice  to the topic . Has all masala to make a movie hit with a good story line which makes people draw to theatres else I have rarely seen movies on shoulder of women stay in box office for long .. so kudos to the team.(7 khoon maaf was the last one but priyanka was unable to crack it at box office)

Vidya Balan disappears, she lives, breathes and executes the character it’s Silk that emerges on screen. And though the movie PR machinery may have given one the impression of this film being one of sex and sleaze, it is not. In fact, this subject has been packaged in a sublime manner giving it the respect it deserves and making us wonder what really lies behind the glamour and gloss. It’s not right to pass judgment because you don’t know what the other person is going through, or the circumstances that has brought her to the place she is. How ever we can see the other side of glam industry of which only glimpses will be there in movies.Everyone has a choice, right. But we all make mistakes. And this film is not about glorifying a mistake. Rather, it addresses the plight of an upcoming actress.Last few lines say most of the unsaid part in the movie and seem impact full

But the same people, who make a star out of her, pull her down subsequently. Superstar Suryakant (Naseeruddin Shah) sees this woman as a potential threat to his stardom and decides to clip her wings. Even Ramakant (Tusshar Kapoor), who loves her, ditches her for her indulgence in substance abuse. On the contrary, filmmaker Abraham (Emraan Hashmi), the man who hated her the most, gets attracted towards her.

Rajat Luthra is the one set for punch lines

A film producer, desperately seeking a hit, sees a starlet in the small time but sexy and extremely ambitious girl Reshma. He immediately rechristens her as Silk. She instantaneously renames him askeeda (worm) justifying that keede hi toh banate hain silk (worms produce silk). That smart and symbolic line pretty much sums up the bigger picture behind the dirty picture. The supposedly decent and respectable society is the one that makes a Silk out of Reshma and sex-symbol out of Silk.

Reading between the lines ( some facts movie reviles )

For the character of SILK I will say she was the women who took strong decisions in her life , who as a women has the capability to inspire people around her , who had all right to feel jealous and Even her suside was posed as a part of her strong character  she didn’t wanted to bend for help ,she didn’t asked for help to the director (Imran Hashmi) Yes she did her own set of mistakes but she is not shown guilty of her decisions as they were her own.Comparison b/w priyanka of Fashion and Vidhya of DP will be sheer injustice to both characters . And at some place in mind I feel great that this thought is a product of Ekta Kappor another strong woman in the industry who has the nerves of the common man in India.

~ This movie reminded me of Abrahim Linkon’s saying where he says that your critiques know you the best because they know you far better than the people who praise you.  It can be seen clearly in the movie in form of critique writer “Anju Mahendru ” and director “Imran Hashmi” as they were the people who knew her happiness and sorrows the best.~

Which Equaly sinks in with Kabeer Doha

“Nindak neare rakhiye angan kuti chhaway!

Bin pani sabun bina NIRMAL kare subhay!!”

MUSIC

The super infectious retro beats of Ooh la la replete with all the jhatkas, matkas, jhankaar beats, overzealous panting and Bappi Lahiri-Shreya Ghosal’s enthusiastic delivery instantly transports you to those outlandish times when Jeetendra and Sridevi /Jaya Pradha danced atop giant-sized drums while Holi colours and fifty odd dancers exploded all over the screen. And for once the deliberately corny lines ‘Chua jo tune to, dil ne maari ceeti. Dede in gaalon pe ek pappi meethi, meethi,’ makes perfect sense. :D SHreya Ghoshal rocks :)

Other songs songs are also ok .

In all The Dirty Picture aims to recreate the era of flesh-obsession in Indian films during the 1980s well I will say the director has practiced and corrected his mistakes from his last movie once upon a time in Mumbai. And Ekta has left no stone unturned in drawing the audiences in theatre used her telesoaps at fullest for this ..well that’s Ekta :D

What makes me think that this movie has made an impact on audiences in theatre as I found people who were humming the song day in day out “o la la “ now say this seems a sad song now

For sure I believe vidhya balan is going to bang at least best actress awards on critics at least and one will be going for best one liners dialogs to the other ‘hero’ of the film THE dialogue writer Rajat Arora some bold some meaningful and some crazy ones but all can be picked fast ;) But this doesnt means that this is a family watch movie . This is an Adult watch movie but has a well written script in it.

THE DIRTY PICTURE is in line for a flood of awards. Vidya Balan will walk away with all possible trophies! Now a stolen line ;)Yeh ladki aag lagaegi!

 
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Posted by on January 14, 2012 in Movies, Theater Watch:Movies(10-7)

 

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Year 2012 “Lie to me” We are ment to lie ;)

Year 2012  “Lie to me” We are ment to lie ;)

“Truth is written on all our faces”

Every move of yours says some thing I bet this is a series will be leaving the viewers to be hypersensitive to every small move of muscles. Lie to me is based on research into what might be called “face reading” done by Paul Ekman, a celebrated psychologist praised for his trailblazing work in translating clues people give when they are lying. He can apparently learn at least as much from a twitch or a blink as even the best detective could deduce from a lengthy interrogation. Tim Roth plays Cal Lightman, a character who seems only very loosely modelled on Ekman, even though he dabbles heavily in the same kind of endeavour — translating “symbolic gestures,” “deception perception,” breathing patterns and many other such clues. I must admit that Roth is very intensive performer who personifies the character with all its cynicism pretty well

In terms of Wikipedia “In the show, Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) and his colleagues in The Lightman Group accept assignments from third parties (commonly local and federal law enforcement), and assist in investigations, reaching the truth through applied psychology: interpreting microexpressions, through the Facial Action Coding System, and body language.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie_to_Me

Ok let me tell it simple words why you will enjoy watching this series its because what ever they discuss in show about body language and expression you can do hands on them in real life unlike other series where it is written that the stunts are performed under experts guidance ;) You cannot be Bones, You can Not be Dr Who , You can not be CID :D but this series will surely make u up to catch few known and unknown facts

Expressions and habits are universally the same irrespective of minor changes due to cultures of the nation so doesn’t matters you are watching it from which ever part of the world you will get it.

Let’s face it — sometimes, we’ve all wished that we knew what someone was thinking. This show ” emphasized how interesting it would be to read a person’s honesty based on their facial expressions.

A tip from the series “When you’re lying, it’s hard to tell a story backwards”

Well to be honest I don’t remember every thing told on the series after all its too much for my little brain to grasp but still good to hold ;) Neiither I try to read the expressions on and on because of 2 reasons 1. Iam not expert to comment and 2. I want people to give freedom and I Know ignorance is bliss … hee hee

Some stuff which you will be able to discuss only after watching the show ;)

  • One thing which I found different in this series than others is that the last episode doesn’t makes some promises or an ending which will make you wait for next season
  • And the lead pair are till now just good friends and no love stories are involved between them. As if every other lead show makes the lead pair working to forcefully fall in the love and marriage trap
  • Also in some episodes it is shown that some cases are picked up on personal basis like people involved with the team working in the Light man group as if boss we have no work give some work

My encounter to the series is from the Star World they have telecasted its season 1 & 2 and season 3 was grabbed by me on internet

Viewers In millions No of Episodes  On Air in Year
Season  1 11.06 13 2009
Season  2 7.39 22 2009-10
Season  3 6.71 13 2010-11
Season 4 Awaited on Fox channel
  • In season 1 most of the time they dealt with 2 cases in parallel
  • Seson 2 had some where the theme to show the lightman as an emotional person
  • And in season 3 the theme could be to highlight the grey shades of his personality. One of the main problems with “Lie to Me” Season 3 is that most of the cases are no longer Law Enforcement or Legally Related, yet Dr. Cal Lightman and his Lightman Group are still getting people to cooperate and bullying them when in fact these people are under no obligation at all to give them the time of day.

You can imagine this is the show which prompted me to share this with you all and do the secret promotion of it so its surely worth giving a try .So with this show review in this new year I can say that i will be writing for some English series too. Hey dont miss to share how you liked it.

Beyond this if you develop the deep inclination to move for the field https://face.paulekman.com/face/default.aspx could be the right place to follow

Wishing you all a happy and prosperous new year ahead.

Best Wishes Kriti

 
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Posted by on January 1, 2012 in Celebrity, Daily Soap, TV Serials

 

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Happy Birthday Star “Life Ok” & Good Bye Star one

Happy Birthday Star “Life Ok” & Good Bye Star one

Star  with Rupert Murdoch’s entertainment company is launching Life OK, a brand new channel aimed at the 150 million television viewers in the Hindi-speaking market. “people are just too free to watch TV and sit on Internet “

Well I think colors and ndtv india is giving star group a tough competition ;) as they are already drawing youth to watch their shows so very few left to watch whats on the channel. So they have to accept the failure of star one and come up with an idea that now they will not cater some selected age group but some selected mind sets which is in major .( What difference it is going to make let the time tell)

As the trailer shows man is not happy in life by what and when he is getting things he always feels he deserved better or someone else is having better so the channel wants to say that appreciate what you have . The name Life OK reflects the philosophy of the new brand. “Through our stories we wish to tell people that you are free to seek what you want but in your search for more you must not forget what you already have,” Sounds like kahan ghar ghar ki ;)

“Teri to hai aish , apni to dhat tariki , uska dekho style, apni to dhat tariki…..”.

But I don’t see any special fresh breeze in serials it just like colors ,sony,zee etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_OK    :( except  the following

  • for the fact that the telesoaps on the channel will be for 7 days of the week . Which means that you will feel same on every day in this channel no Sundays for them.
  • Life OK also plans to manage advertising inventory differently. It will have three shows an hour unlike the standard two on other channels and advertising breaks won’t exceed two minutes. Which means you have less time doing dish washing
  • It seems they are so much into chasing other channels that they missed to cater the young star one fans .. as i dont see any series for them teel coll going gang as of now.
  • “Recognising the importance of youth, the brand has been launched via a weeklong digital engagement plan and the biggest online concert ever with an eight-hour-long Life OK Rockathon exclusively for the web,” The web concert on Sunday included performances by Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Euphoria, Agni, Shaa’ir and Funk, and Indus Creed. The musical duo of Salim Sulaiman, Kailash Kher and the talented Shilpa Rao also enthralled the audience in this never before web concert. So Boss its the only channel who also had an e launch till now :) http://www.lightandlife.com/concert.htm

    http://www.soundbox.co.in/life-ok-presents-biggest-web-concert-mahadev-rockathon/

  • Choosing Madhuri Dixit nene a women from middle class reached stardom on her own is the smart move on channels part. Madhuri Dixit will be the channel’s vivacious ‘Suthradhar’ and will guide viewers about the stories on the channel and its link to the channel’s philosophy.

I can see this is going to be the major launch of the season under the new CEO Armed with a launch budget of more than Rs. 700 crore, the channel is expected to spend Rs. 120 crore in marketing the brand via digital media, roadblocks on television, print and outdoor campaigns. The rest is being invested in programming and distribution.

Where is star one suddenly gone ??? Its now life OK with fresh serials Time only will tell the fate of the channel but till then lets welcome the new channel life OK http://www.lifeok.com/

 Biding Good Bye to Star One Sega

Well after almost 7-8  years of Star one we are saying good bye to it. Start one was a Youth oriented channel and almost every serial was based on chocolaty love stories be it vampires or school collage going kidos you can listen to the story and tell its start one.

When Long back it was launched for almost 1 year i was impressed :) by this channel as it came up with brand new fresh feel serials like guns and roses, siddhant and Remix all were great start-ups but the entire feel of the channel deteriorated with the time and  I started using the channel as comedy channel whenever you have to see some thing beyond the world goody or bad watch and laugh

The only consistent fav of all class and age group was Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai

Its sad :( ( that “abb geet parayai nahi ho payegi” pyar ki ye kahani me vampire werewolf & humans will stay together forever and colleges will be waiting for some hip hop people altogether .;)

 

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Ra one a Disaster by/ for / of Sharukh

Ra one a Disaster by/ for / of Sharukh

Let me confess that this review cannot be the fullest one as iam trying to watch Ra One since 1 month constantly daily and unable to bear it more than 5-15 minutes still a part of movie is left which iam not in position to complete so its on you iif you want to trust on this review or not

I have to write this quick review to tell that the movie is not bearable and I have no regrets in saying that I enjoyed robot far more than this Ra one so did my nephews.

This one is another one made on the name of villains

I bet sharukh must have seen this movie before premier so he has given all his sweat to at least make people to go in theaters at least once , just enter once that too with family becoz he knew no one from that family will ever come or recommend this to any one.

  • I didn’t liked the way sharukh portrayed the south Indian character I felt it demeaning :(
  • The double meaning jokes are strictly not for kids
  • In fact the game companies are not run by the way its shown its all so crappy
  • And some how I was so encouraged to cut the extra long sadhna cut hairs of this kid to take glimpse of his real face atleast once ;)
  • The best part of the movie is special effect they are really good of international standards

Iam still unable to find this movie is for which set of target audiences as it fit none and tortured every set of group

So in all I cant even watch it on TV but if you have guts you can try it on TV while I don’t think there is any harm in playing with the toys sharukh launched dancing in every  city :)

 
 

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Dwarkadheesh ~ A tale of Shree Krishna

Dwarkadheesh ~ A tale of Shree Krishna

Dwarkadheesh ~ A tale of shreekrishna as is on ndtv imagine

This is a telesoap after long which is least dramatized in the crowd. This is the only current serial which i will not mind buying the original dvd.This is the only mythological serial I have seen which poses spirituality as logical and sensible , one can easily put in logics and connects it to the happenings of the current era. So couldnt resist writing few praises about this one.

10 things which makes this worthy watching

  1. 100% + on writing of serial  Iam actually impressed by the way writer has understood the character of Krishna and posed in neutral way. Must say that after a real long i have seen some thing on television as least adulterated potrey of a character .Krishna is many time shown as a child but this time he is more explored as himself. I actually feel mesmerized by the character of Krishna like never before.Because i feel telling about krishna while personifying him and maintaining the glory of god and making people fall in love with his every act is extremely tough task which is done so well. Because i strongly believe that the way he logically defined the character will make even those people watch this who dont believe in Krishna as a God or even in any God. Thats the power ..
  2. 100% on Choice of Vishal Karwal  in the lead role of Dwarkadheesh shree krishna is so apt as if he was ment for this role and yes he doesn’t makes you miss nitish bharadwaj the old krishna .He is able to potrey krishna as naughty , sincere ,empathetic ,dramatic ,king, as vishnu in all roles so perfectly. He began his career with Roadies, was seen as lead in Colors’ Bhagyavidhata and Rishton Se Badi Pratha. And must say he took best decision of his life by not entering into big boss this season..
  3. 99% on camera work of shots and editing of the show and picking up the story sequence as the character of Krishna is so vast and so detailed.
  4. 95% scores on not stretching the stories till now. Stories keep going in the right pace and if u miss episode it makes u feel that you have missed some thing in the day. so its worth watching almost every episode.Starting the mahabharata  yug soon so lets see how long they take this .. I just hope the TRP trap shouldn’t make them to stretch the stories like K soaps.Then my scores will go down badly on that one  ;)
  5. 90% scores on perfect background scores  and bhajans even the bhajan maestro anoop  jalota makes it so apt .
  6. 80% score on casting other characters, most of them fit the roles aptly and specially loved the choice of kids as sudama and krishna
  7. 80% score on choice of wigs and hairdos especially males , they dont look very fancy or too much out of place and in case if i have to compare with others then will give them additional 10% scores for that.
  8. 85% on dialogues of the serial , though they some times become repetitive but its ok they still make sense
  9. 75% on sets , again sagar bros reutilize them in serials but its ok they are good and light direction is also good.Hey did I said I truly love the mukut of shree krishna best one designed till now. Their makeup artists are also doing well they don’t overdo the makeup which makes it clumsy to look on screen
  10. Unlike most of the mythological serials here equal respect to every god is given like every God is just best in his/her department and they do things for each other like to run a great company CEO’s work in coordination . WIN- WIN for all gods :) .As absence of this feeling actually repelled me from many mythological serials.

Sagar Bros have done a superb job till now , truly commendable .. U will make ur dad proud :D

Now they have a tricky role to play to be neutral and show the real Krishna in Mahabharat row.I will actually appreciate if they take roles of Mahabharata Pandavas and Kuravs as Gray people rather than plain black and white.Lets see how it turns up.

I know for readers of this blog this must be actually strange that iam not finding any thing to criticize about the show. Sorry i haven’t found any thing non recommendable about this serial. will surely write if i find in future. Till then try to follow read more on the website of ndtv imagine 8pm  on weekdays  http://www.imagine.tv/in/shows/subhome/179/69 also you can follow the episodes http://www.imagine.tv/in/shows/videos/179/69 or myduniya.com etc sites

http://myeduniya.com/Entertainment/TvSerials/?SCID=494_Dwarkadheesh_-_Bhagwaan_Shree_Krishn

http://www.tvbasti.com/tvshow/Dwarkadheesh/543

 
 

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“Mausam” ka mausam kab aaya kab gaya

The ebs and tides of the love story are impinged upon by the outbreak in the late 1980s of militancy in Kashmir Valley, the Ayodhya dispute, the Mumbai serial blasts, the Kargil conflict and the post-Godhra Gujarat riots of 2002.The lovers separate, pine in silence for each other, meet again and part in faraway Scotland, and then finally reunite amid the Gujarat conflagration.
Since the lovers keep meeting and getting separated, it follows the same path every time, making the drama repetitive and even boring.

Its first half is visually scrumptious and eminently watchable; the second is a touch erratic and unconvincing.The nearly three-hour-long Mausam takes eons to arrive at the conclusion of that thematic formulation, but the heartfelt humanist statement that it makes is shot through with honesty and simplicity.

What fails Mausam on Box office :

  • The slow pace of the drama;
  • the inclusion of too many events in the film;
  • lack of emotional appeal;
  • too many coincidences in the lives of Shahid and Sonam.
    Will some one tell me why didnt the Sonap kappor called up to his sister if she had the no actually she was the best coordinate to be followed.
  • Secondly i dont understand how and why the hero keeps coming and escaping from his old house. in the era what they are talking about searching office phone was not that difficult that too for those who have been in scotland
    the biggest drawback of the drama is that the audience feels no pain or sympathy for Harry and Aayat when they are unable to meet each other in spite of their concerted efforts in short either the repetition of events or too much on the happenings description made people …
  • actually when this much of time was spent on happenings around people started to think now something really bad is going to happen and when it doesn’t happens that bad characters miss on the sympathy from viewers.
  • In short movie could have been edited well .. as in editing they were in too much love with movie as if everything was needed.

 Why you can watch Mausam

  • Songs :Its song seem more meaningful and worthy after movie even more melodious too
  • Acting :Acting of leads is good, shahid is playing the role quite well.
  • Dialogues: were beautiful and worth listening in most cases and camera work: of shots is just apt. Frames captured are beautiful.
  • also some moments in the movie are captured beautifully
  • Official Site :http://mausam-thefilm.com/main1.html

Mausam is overlong and tends to meander rather listlessly in parts, but the debutant director deserves plaudits for daring to put a mighty new spin on his cross-community love saga that spans across several tumultuous decades. So Kudos to Pankaj Kapoor on that.

To conclude, Mausam could quite easily have ended up being a stodgy, strenuous and self-conscious drama. Writer-director Kapur, the accomplished actor that he is, orchestrates the emotional ups and downs of his tale with a commendable degree of moderation for the most part. Mausam is certainly worth a viewing on DVD as its less than TV watch watch as u will definitely skip movie due to adds ;) but better than fully faltu movie but d

Directed by	Pankaj Kapoor
Produced by	Sheetal Vinod Talwar
Sunil Lulla
Screenplay by	Pankaj Kapoor
Starring	Shahid Kapoor
Sonam Kapoor
Music by	Pritam
Cinematography	Binod Pradhan
Editing by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Distributed by	Eros International Media Ltd.
Vistaar Religare Film Fund
Cinergy
Release date(s)	September 23, 2011
 
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Posted by on October 6, 2011 in Movies, TV Watch: Movies (3-6)

 

Just Dance with Hrithik Roshan

I will say the USP of this show is the elimination round & the dance videos of HR

To be honest this is the first show i have seen where the judge is contributing / given checqs to every eliminated person from the show. And again i will say this is the first show where i have seen a host saying brother/ sister to one ,sir ji to other one a friend to some , a place where the participants proudly say to a same agegroup actor we are your kid ;) . What sells the show is introduction of Hritik as a person to all. Some how if he is faking all that than then he is too good to be an actor , he could be but not 100% any time even if u say all is planned but surly there are few spontaneous moments where you can come as you

The best episode was the family episode where you can see Hritwik dancing talking and giving respect and personel attention to each and every parent and family members and just makes the process interactive with people of all age group,  them with him .I will say as a judge he has done a unique and heart touching job ,

In public shows ,talkshows u get to know the celeb but when you see the person talking and acting without a predefined script (there could be guidelines but no scripts) then you get to know about the real person. Other person who was able to impress me on screen as a real person is Akshay Kumar apart from Sr Bachhan Amitabh… I will say that though these guys are at celb level but still they are really ground to earth and to the level of common man , they crack jokes on topics like we do ,like we do :)

About Judges :-

There are 3 Judges in the show  and the good part is that unlike other shows all of them know dancing

Vaibhavi Merchant : http://www.vaibhavimerchant.com/   she has shown her piece of art in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,Devdas, Baghban, Fida, Dhoom, Veer Zaara, Aaja Nachle and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. etc etc

Farah Khan:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farah_Khan My Name Is Khan,Dabangg Song “Munni Badnaam”,Tees Maar Khan sheela ki jwani and all lot of things in her pocket  http://bollywood501.com/profiles/farah_khan/

Hritik roshan: Dhoom, Krish kaho na pyar hai … and all he has no match in dancing .. even if u remember the coke add .. yes he is a far better dancer then he is as an actor.http://www.hrithikrules.com/

Even though sitting with SO in all the show is judged by 3 dancers who in all know most of the forms and who love and breath dancing unlike some shows where people who judge are either item song hits or actors etc etc

Shows Format ->

Just Dance that has been mesmerising viewers all across the globe with its scintillating dance performances has finally got its top 13 contestants. These top 13 contestants are all set to battle it out to reach the final position. The number of contestants initially was 52 and then the judges zeroed-in on the top 20 and finally the 13 best dancers were selected.

You can know all and vote for all in just dance here http://starplus.startv.in/justdance/

3 judges judge them comment them and bring them in bottom 3-4 and eliminate the one. they even eliminated the elimination if performers were the really amazed them.

the good part of the show is they didn’t fall in the trap of public voting till semifinals so its only dancers judging them, no fake votes and all.

Dancers of Just Dance :- http://starplus.startv.in/justdance/features.aspx?aid=5671&sid=111

Just Dance – Top 21 Contestants Name, Age & City from which top 13 were selected

  • 1.: Jason Tham Age: 21, From: US / Delhi
  • 2. Mehar Malik Age: 22, From: Delhi
  • 3. Trishala Poulose Age: 18, From: Mumbai
  • 4. Anna Kaushik Age: 18 From: Mumbai
  • 5. Abhash Mukherjee  Age: 17, City: Ranchi
  • 6. Rajitdev Age: 25 From: Mumbai
  • 7. Sarmishta Maity Age: 19, City: Kolkata
  • 8. Hitesh Patil Age: 21, From: Mumbai
  • 9. Suhail Bhan Age: 22, From: Gaziyabad
  • 10. Nimeet Kotian Age: 21, From: Mumbai
  • 11. Ankan Sen Age: 17, City: Kolkata
  • 12. Karan Pangali Age: 19, From: UK
  • 13. Sagar Chavan Age: 18, From: Mumbai
  • 14. Soumita Roy City: Kolkata
  • 15. Irfan Sheikh Age: 24, From: Mumbai
  • 16. Swarali Karulkar Age: 19, City: Mumbai
  • 17. Sonali Vishwakarma Age: 16 From: Katni, MP
  • 18.Name: Anjuli Kathryn Bhattacharyya Age: 27, From: US
  • 19. Karan Khanna Age: 24, From: Mumbai
  • 20. Preeti Chafale Age: 22, From: Mumbai
  • 21. Kruti Shah Age: 21, From: US

The episode where top 13 contestants of Just Dance were selected . Abhash Mukherjee, Karan Khanna, Karan Pangali,
Surjeet, Ankan, Irfaan, Rajit, Hitesh have danced their way into the top 13 along with Meher, Soumita, Kruti, Priti and Swarali. Initially only 12 dancers were supposed to be selected as final contestants but the judges on the show were so impressed by the performance of Karan Pangali that they decided to include him as the number 13 finalist

4 semifinalist

They had international participants who were equally treated and dealt even if they were eliminated they were proud to be eliminated to compete with others, falling sick and if u doubt of gaining sympathy etc etc was but for how long 

Yes i see Amitabh , Salman , Sharukh also making audiances comfortable but they are at the post of host of the show so they are bound to do so., Its their Job but being a judge involves head strong and harsh decisions too

I know all the top 13 dancers will be treated as winners because that was the feel of show, Family of dancers where only pure competition is the case. In fact it dosent matters who wins because now 3 of them are wonderful dancers and am sure three of them will make some point in their carrier.  Don’t miss the finale episode ;) Ankan , Karan or surjeet May the best dancer win!

 

Grand Finale of Just dance

as if it was flooded with star and star family at just dance  it started up with hritiks entire family grandparents ,parents sister and wife even at award functions u cant see them all .

Then it was Priyanka chopra (PC) and the SHarukh who launched his toy of RaONE there. Point to be noted is that sharuks entry was there on other grand finales on different channels to which includes SA RE GA MA PA @ Zee and India’s got talent @ Colors all at same time and he was able to entertain every one on every channel.Ankan cutely said PC as didi nahi bolunga aapko aaj (i will not call u sister today) aww that must be diffent for priyanka too.

Then it was the dabang girl Sonakshi sinha who is also a BA of India gate baasmati rice and when while announcing winners she said “अब्ब आपको मिलेगा इंडिया गेट बासमती कि तरफ से ….. चावल के ५ बोरे ” no actually they gave 2-3 days stay in paris to ankan for 2 …Poor boy dosent have a GF yet.

Ok Now who won Just Dance is Ankan and even Runner up surjeet gave him a tough competition Surjeet is the one who got entry into the game when one was unable to be a part of competition in initials and he is the one who has shown one among the fastest learning curve.

 
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Posted by on September 27, 2011 in Celebrity, Reality Show, TV Serials

 

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Officers Choice : Re positioning of Brand

To be honest this is one of the top adds in liquour industry which talk about human values and the choice’s we have before us in our life, whether to take a “patli gali” or stand tall! even at a personal cost. However, the protagonist exhibits his officer like qualities and in the end makes the right choice.

So here they want to take the officer as a metaphor to righteousness bhai kya baat me sach me dum hai ?? :P

Its more of andar ka officer jagao I dont know weather they are trying to change the image of liquor industry or just trying to create a good will in the homes of people having “Officers choice” ;)

Ex Positioning of Brand : If we see the history of the product we will find that Officer’s Choice, as the name suggests, was a brand that was portrayed to be the preferred choice of naval officers and hence, it was aspirational to the consumer. The brand positioning flowed from this thought and hence the tagline – ‘Challenge Yourself’, was thoughtfully created. The campaign then focused on the daredevilry and bravado of the officers and how they could overcome any challenge, making the consumer feel strong and macho when he chose this brand. Here is the old add.

Repositioning of the Brand : Now if we see for the current market the positioning was old and outdated. consumer today, who did not really look up to naval or army officers now,at least not as much as they used to.So now they are looking for some officer who doesn’t himself thinks of him as who can portray for the brand.

Therefore a re-positioning was devised keeping in mind the Tag line , where the brand would celebrate the officer in each and every one of us and highlights will be the subjects relevant to consumer and exhort him to make the right choice, because he too is an officer.If you could keenly see in the guy driving is also drunk and for sure he is not having this brand ;)

The campaign embodies the aspirations of the common man who wants to be recognised for his deeds. He ensures that he lives up to his moral standards and ethics. He does his duty and would not waver from it. He is truly an officer in real life and the campaign acknowledges his contribution.And thats why in other add the common man is portrayed for him

Here are the glimpses of entire campaign of Officers Choice , Now that called as re positioning

Designed by : Allied Blenders and Distillers Pvt. Ltd. (ABD) i think Director is Prahlad kakkarhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prahlad_Kakkar  but the qualty of paicturization and actors is lower then the average adds . Just to let you know the brand poses growth rate of 33%

well long back when the dalda was not a popular brand i.e inspired of zillions of adds it was not able to make its existence in the market they came up with the tag line “maa ke hatho ka swad” and they gave the respect for the brand among the people so that people can really tell and show off that they have used the Dalda .That was lintas sucess story by alique padmesse

Well now i realized however short i try to write it grows on its own ;) like form add review it shifted to add positioning in the market :D

 
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Posted by on September 2, 2011 in Add, Add review

 

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Bro~Sis bonding in TV Commercials

For a brother and a sister they are the best friend given to them by nature J This is the relationship which grows with time and  a bonding which is so unique in nature So on the any occasion of rakhi/ rakshabandhan /Brother and sisters day .Here iam serving you the few flavors of brother and sister bond  spread in various phases of Life

Brother~Sister bonding in TV Commercials 

Trust me these adds have the power to bring both tears and smiles at the same time. That’s the power of Joy and fun both brother and sister share throughout life time . Haven’t you had any moment in your life when u and ur sister have faught on silly things and had  fun even in loosing because the winning party belong to you J dosent matters if the brother is elder or the sister the love remains intact pure and your own for ever . SO here comes few stories dedicated to all brother and sisters of the world

Surf excel : Daag acche hai

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z2b8NDBzjc

Opps sister fell in mud and how the little brother takes revenge and calms his sister is just touching. This one steals the show by telling how loving and caring a brother is ,the way he makes sure that his sister is happy , isn’t that the very first promise on Rakshabandhan .NO doubt this was an award winning add

Reid and Taylor Brother and Sister Commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSz5LcI1uXM

Teasing and leg pulling ahh No one else in the world can do it better than your brother/sister for you .Some how ! they know you so well that they automatically gain all the authentic rights to do that no matter what be the age group you belong, its just free flow. A relationship, where thank you is communicated through naughty eyes ;)

CADBURY

Cadbury has always been ahead in airing rakshabandhan adds at the right time. Don’t miss the three adds below and see that how they have captured most of the agegroups , sentiments and the fun absorbed in Rakhi ,and worlds most beautiful and trusted relationship of Brother and sister.

Cadbury : Sharart Ghuli re

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP6wq-QdZyc

Fight ,cat and mice races are always part of this bond ,and however strict the parents may be they too love kids jumping with joy of togetherness.  Well actually this add also shows that the price of gift dosent matters for a sister what matters is the time and fun happened with brother.

Cadbury celebrations : Pyar ka Shagun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHe4NNx-uaM

This one is the least aired add on TV I don’t know why but I loved watching the cute little bro. Some time the younger bro has only little to afford from his pocket for the sister. SO its not all about gift its about missing and caring each other. Well trust me surprises are most appreciated and expected in this relationship :D

Cadbury celebrations:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV-UiIpa0Hc

Brother and sister relationship is of the Haq , you will never ask a stranger to give me this and that but this is the bond where you have all rights to do so and in fact even fight for it  as it literally means its your birth right to fight ;)

Vodaphone rakhi commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTyuBp6WH5w

There will be the times in school when  what ever be the matter between you two She has made your craft project and you have helped her in the Science one. This is the bond where you know that you will do the work no matter how busy you will be on just few set of please please and “kar de na yaar kyou bhav kha raha hai/rahi hai” or even some times followed by a threat of telling to mom and dad ;)

MetLife TV Commercial SA Asian Rakhi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKkLaFSao14

its all about making each other feel special , where working for other is a pleasure where being there only matters,where the feeling of the bond overrides any other feeling its just about making each other feel worlds best brother and sister. Havent sisters spending time in making rakhi or selecting rakhi at some point of time in your life and no matter what brothers love to flaunt the rakhi as a prized possession of the year.they save it for long as long as they can.

Archies Cards Commercial - Rakhi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P_jbsAMEfs

And that’s how every emotion turns back to love and care when it is for ur brother, No matter how angry u r .After Chocolates the cards have the direct impact of the festival , however e friendly we become but when it comes to rakhi and a brother far you will give a rakhi by post only most certainly this is the time of year when the cycles of postman need the oiling s.:D

Actually each of these adds make us to pop up with some similar incident in our life too They force you say “you know when we were in ….. we did this …. My brother has given me this ….. My sister has done this for me….” Havent you already started felling loving about the :)   Ok my stories some time later till then have a blissful and loving time forever with your dear brother and sister :)

Take care

Kriti

 

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Sony plans to buy ETV’s channels

Sony buys Etv

Sony buys Etv

Yes Sony is going to buy ETV .Sony take control of 11 of the 12 channels in the ETV basket, owned by Ramoji Rao’s Ushodaya Enterprises, Ya the only channel left will be the Telgu one as Mr Rao will not let any one take over the AP Political hold he has because of Enadu Publications.Ushodaya has three divisions, Eenadu Publications, ETV Network and pickles and food company Priya Foods. The group has diversified rapidly into film and TV production and distribution, financial services, garment manufacturing and hospitality. It also owns a 1,600-acre Ramoji Film City.http://www.etv.co.in/e-tv-5/index.php

Well thats quite an move for sony channel (Multi-Screen Media (MSM), which runs Sony Television in India) http://www.setindia.com/ to be a market entrant after Star Network and ZEE. It means strong action in Channel industry is going to happen.

Just to revise that ZEE is having its own Alpha series which turned out to be Zee Marathi and other regional channels just like Star which proudly owns Star regional channels so Sony must be feeling left out in the market . After all this is the season of deals

Biggest media deal for $500-600 million (around Rs 2,600 crore ) to give Sony a bigger share of regional pie.Indeed this deal will be the deal of decade in India or who knows even in Asia which will overshadow any of the business deals done so far like Disney’s premeditated venture in UTV, Turner’s purchase of NDTV imagine from New Delhi Television and coming together of Viacom and Network18 presently functioning under CNBC Indian version. Wohho so much buying is going on in the market.

Information Source : http://business-standard.com/india/news/sony-set-to-buy-etvs-channels/442804/

Now comes cause and effect of the deals ( Note the views expressed are facts + my analysis so I not being a media expert you can not Quote them ;) )

  • Currently Sony was landing some where above Colors () and NDTV Imagine and below Zee and Star due to their regional share and this deal will land sony ahead with at least 2-3 regions ahead of Zee and Star who have almost the coverage in 8 regions only.
  • Apart from having a pan-India presence, ETV’s infotainment channels also reach out to Indian diaspora in the US, providing digital entertainment via ETV Telugu, ETV Bangla and ETV Gujarati entertainment channels.And ETV group is the one which on the line of Doordarshan clubs news and entertainment altogether.USP ;)
  • According to a Ficci-KPMG report, regional general entertainment accounts for over 25.06 per cent of the Rs 8,000 crore-plus TV advertising pie with a viewership share of 27.3 per cent.So its a wise move by Sony in all aspects and will indeed be able to take ROI if wisely used
  • Might be Sony is planning to repeat the success story of SAB ( Shree adhikari brothers) now the only channel of its type and in the segment.
  • And why Mr Rao is IN is leaving only Telgu channel out of the pocket Eenadu is a fierce competitor of Sakshi, the newspaper of former chief minister Y S R Reddy’s son, Jagan Reddy. DHAN TA DHAN ;)
  • But the question is will ETV telgu will retain same name or the other regional areas as well?
  • And some how I see lots of cultural differences in the channel operations of ETV grp and Sony group so will this merger be gelled well or not that only time will tell but i guess the employees will be enjoying the Sony status soon.
  • Now what else lets wait for the day when the deal is sealed. :D
Writers Note:This is the first article on this blog which is on some news because i thought that this one is going to impact Buddhu box . So will say that the analysis done here is mostly my views based on some facts and thus i can say that their intensity can not be diluted just because iam not an media expert ;) . And since i keep thinking this way so thought no harm in sharing it with you all so that you can correct me :D ~  Happy Reading From Kriti Trivedi
 
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Posted by on August 7, 2011 in NEWS & Knowledge

 

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CHEVROLET VS MARUTI

In Add world where people are running the cut throat competition their own products cannibalize as well as when they have to compete with competitors in approximate 20 seconds and make them to buy a product worth lakhs then the add becomes the first gateway to the showroom it is the one that at first attracts to the showroom of Car Recently the 2 adds which grabbed my attention making the same point

 ADD 1 BELONGS TO >> CHEVROLET BEAT DIESEL

This one is a GLIMPSE of a pair who turns up and down the shops of the city from 1 corner to other in order to find a perfect footwear for the lady .And Our Amir Ali does it all without any hesitation as this car is so economical and average friendly

ADD 2 BELONGS TO >> MARUTI SUZUKI ALTO

Boy gets message that an old friend (GF) is back in the city and asked to meet at SAME PLACE and people keep searching and the guy reaches to her by his Car as “Maruti Suzuki Alto, Apka naya search engine!”

Apparently both cars belong to almost the same segment Though maruti alto starts from 2.33 lakhs and is petrol car while Chevrolet Beat Diesel starts from 4.2 lakhs but both are small size cars promise good average and cost friendliness .invariably selling the same idea of u can travel a lot in car without worry of fuel &/or average . For me running from shop to shop fr what one wants is more common and justifiable rather than tracing a friend who gave a abrupt message so rather then clarifiying it from her or online checking places (which his friends were doing on FB rather than on any search engine ) I consider that as completely stupid decision making sence in the guy ..and all bla bla. In short maruti add not only fails to impress but also is not an impressive enough to drag me to the shop.

Ok now what Maruti could have done to convey the same message to customers The better idea could have been a boy searching his annoyed GF/wife because there u need a search engine which can not be replaced by anyone else . And he finds her that’s Maruti apka search engine Iam precisely not replacing the GF with a kid as this is targeting to the segment of people who have started earning and are single

 Though iam an admirer of maruti service center/ spare part adds but this one is seriously an looser.

 
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Posted by on July 31, 2011 in Add, Add review, Competitive Analysis

 

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Chanakya Vs Chandragupta Maurya

Remember the days when people used to glue to the TV sets and wouldn’t have minded going to some one’s house to watch the tele soap  . Yes india had few legendry serials like Ramanand sagar’s ramayan; BR Chopda’s Mahabharat and Chanakya,  Vikram and Vetal

All the mentioned above still have the capability to hold people till date even after a decade or two and those who haven’t been in the era can still hear people praising and comparing them with the new ones.

Thill now you must have guessed that  in no cases Im comparing the 2 legends iam just talking about the 2 tele serials here.

NDTV has started up a new venture named chadragupta maurya.Both of them on the same set of people just the eyes will be different one was from the perspective of Chankya the greatest professor of the time and other is from the eyes of Chandragupt maurya the disciple of chankya bound to conquer and rule India.

THE CHANAKYA

And since I didn’t wanted to miss story from any angle So I have seen the Old Chankya series again where as iam following the Chandragupta maurya on TV so here is the quick comparison I fond:-

  1. What ‘CHANKYA’ missed ‘CHANDRAGPT MAURYA’ captured the prior one hasn’t showed the way the professor/guru  has trained the disciple about the life and what is the origin of the principles. which is actually worth to watch for everyone . It’s beautifully captured here where as ‘CHANDRAGPT MAURYA’ till now has missed on origin of Chankya the guru and his troubles. Infact Making of the professor and how and why he have this standing among all.
  2. One thing which really impressed me about the old ‘CHANKYA’ that the actors used were not all known but gr8 to perform their part and every one of them has made the mark in acting carrier till date infact even for a person who came for one episode. That’s the quality expected from the new ‘CHANDRAGPT MAURYA’ too. Yes the lead roles and immediate supports are doing gr8 job  but other than that most of them can perform better.
  3. Now they have created a confusion in mind for old CM (Chandragupt Marya ) he was sold to Chankya by his mama (mothers brother) whereas here he runs out sells himself and have another branch of story in it. Also his mom is now acting as a servant to the king now in new one where as in older one it was not so.
  4. Also I can see that the reason, timing and the way chankya meets chandragupt are   portrayed differently in both
  5. Then I somehow see that this Chandragupta in ‘CHANDRAGPT MAURYA’ have his personal rivalry from the king dhananand  and has revenge in mind where as the older one was dedicated to his Guru ‘wish and his mission was India.
  6. Now in ‘CHANDRAGPT MAURYA’ there is some severe internal professional rivalry for the professor Chandragupta is going on which could be the possibility but
  7. ‘CHANDRAGPT MAURYA’ is jumping to war in 2 early stage he has not yet got his own team developed while ‘CHANKYA’ he was all well set in the team had his own bunches
  8. Now the one thing which is certainly being missed in the new one is the way people lived at that time the culture which made u feel more connected to the era.CM needs to invest some amount on making sets of the villages and houses.
  9. In New one the mother Noora dies rather sacrifices her life while  in the older one she plays a role after the win of chandragupta  wins magadh
Ashish sharma as chandragupt maurya

Ashish sharma as chandragupt maurya

I really wish that ‘CHANDRAGPT MAURYA’ should keep a note of in order to be another legend in history of Indian tele soaps

SO here comes Ashish sharma Playing the role of  Bhiyaya ji turns out to be chandragupt maurya one who could look like Indian Hero ;) New super hero in making i guess

 

  • The ‘CHANKYA’ was very neutral in nature as it showed all sides of the political personas and given a clear picture of the heroes of the time in different cities and I strongly insist that directors  should not infect it by the bitchy Strachey acting and scripting.
  • Don’t over modernize or over picturing the things.
  • It is strictly advised that script the episodes to and define the end of series now please don’t make it stretch on the names of TRP it dilutes the effect I have seen it with zhansi ki rani and all.
  • These CG chankya are legendry on their own so have already lot to say on their own so Please don’t over exaggerate the truth. I know some times dramatization is required but please don’t overdo it.
  • Make use of good actors
  • Till date people use the patriotic songs sang in ‘CHANKYA’ in the form of group songs etc and all so it would be good that this generation also provides some to keep a track in future.
  • Dressing /apparels, pictureization  and dialogues are important part of the scheme so none of them should be beyond decency

Yes iam undoubtly impressed by the character of Chanakya in both or in legend.He is the real star maker so don’t miss the process watch it :D

How to reach >>>

Want to See Chankya : online : http://www.filmylinks4u.net/2010/12/chanakya-1990-%E2%80%93-all-episodes/

Where as its worth having originals and they are available at all major book stores in cd’s /dvd’s . http://shopping.rediff.com/product/Chanakya-DVD-Set/10418716

For Chandragupta mauraya : Telecast time : 9 pm Friday and Saturday at NDTV India and could also be seen online at : http://apni.tv/serials/chandragupta-maurya.html

I badly want to see any production house genuinely dealing with the stories of Panchtantra it will give them the desired wish to run the tele serial at infinite as they wish to do against the TRP’s .Its just that the stories has to be dealt well.Looking forward for great things ahead

 

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Rakhi Sawant The BRAND

Those who have read te article before Those who have some time read my blog I want to let them know that even long back I had maximum hits on my blog because of her name .what ever be the reason on that she has a set of people who follow her relegously with her this level of fan following I guess she is planning to run into Indian Politics and I bet she has good chances even to win that.

Rakhi Branded her self

The stage when because of your name you will give benefit to others too. And here comes the girl because of her name being associated she got her mom into BiGBOSS and she survieved what ever she could have on her own guts .

Then the list is not small those who got benifited from her name I some how feel that Rakhi sawant is a One women army one who could let any thing run on Indian TV channels She is the queen elijabeth of Indian television ..and the interesting fact is almost the 80% people I know they are in her hate club and still she is non stop rocking the shows she has been a part of 2 dance shows and undubtly was gud and again has improved a lot . 2 women in the industry I extremely admire for getting  to  know the nerves of Indian audiences in and out are Ekta kapoor and Rakhi Savant .They two have more of the critique club than fan club but ill name also has name in it ;)  so fame or no fame they both are the business women :D

both of them cater the masses of India and they talk about people but again I feel the achievements of rakhi could be ranked more as on the scale she has no family back up or learning of this saught she plays her own startegy and thats working she knows very well what will be the impact on audiances of what she has said. Yes she projects her self from the masses and who has earned out on her own and in the case all of the others have failed who have tried to follow the same model.

Her TV screen success story starts up  in  Year 2006 with Big Boss followed by Nach Baliye 3 in 2007 Then 2009 was her year with Rakhi Ka Swayamwar & Pati, Patni Aur Woh and now in 2010 she barges the screens  with Rakhi Ka Insaaf.Now you can see her hosting in Ajab Desh ki ajab kahani in addition to various judging events

What makes her ICON

  1. She  Speaks of her   mind. But most of the other times, uses loaded words to titillate people and hog attention. Needless to say that every stuff is well complimented by her expressions
  2. She is  confident, and manages to show her over confident side to public
  3. Handles  media and manage media give them the best scoop possible and rest is all what public handles
  4. For those who say she is all about publicity she keeps doing charity without opening her tactful mouth on it .

Her claim to fame has been endless exposure. She is a brand. She is brazen, believes in herself, never wanted to be known as a sati savitri but still holds the KEY to the TRP and channels will keep hiring her till public gets bored by her masala ;)

 
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Posted by on February 5, 2011 in Buddhu Box, Celebrity, TV Serials

 

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Trademark top 10 for Tele Soaps

Seen people hooked to tele soaps moms ,auntis ,friends etc. Even guys r in the Que  its just hard for them to admit in public ;) Lets admit they are a part of our life in some ways. Here are some reasons what we watch and some times why u watch them ;)

The target audiances of the STAR ONE are  age group of 25-40 years, especially in metros, like English-educated young office-goers ,to appeal to a younger, upscale, urban audience.those who spend their time in pubs discs eating out etc and have weekends to dine out and celbrate.

Top 10 things u find in common

  1. Let’s start with the story and characters, the heroine will be preferably in vulnerable state though will be shown head strong,traditional at least 200% value oriented  and will be always be saved by the Superman hero who will always be there to save her as if he dosent has any other work to study or office ..or might be because he is being paid for this ;)
  2. In the busy schedule no matter what they will not miss to look into eyes stare and stare till the music goes on and on well we know that its the music which makes people realize what they hav to feel and understand out of it romantic, sad , astonished… now a days i wait for a drum to bang when some one suddenly enters my room :D
  3. What ever be the  reason falling from stool, skidding ,etc etc the heroine will some how fall in hands of hero always in same angle ,degrees and position . How is the subject matter of research for the scientist .Even if they faint their heads r straight . this shows the 6 sigma efficiency of giving the same result in spite of varied procedures . Hero’s will some how pick them up like the waight lifting champion (Only to heroines not to dadi Ma’s .. for grand Ma & Maa Doctors will come ;) )
  4. The chunni or dupatta will get stuck and hero will be near by but not responsible. and some times even responsible :D thts why they show very less lead girls wearing formals ;) Even in AC location from some where the wind will blow to move hairs and cloths ;
    Role of Dupatta in telesoaps

    Role of Dupatta in telesoaps

    Be it office or collage there will be some funny and some crooked supporting chars will be there  they pick gays & obsessed (food ,money ,clothes , makeup ,people etc ) ppl in general to add the funny side to the story

  5. Grand mom’s who wear heavy silk saris with broad borders , Also the lead pair will wear same pattern dresses & hair do till they r going through same era as if their dads have braught a complete yarn of same cloth material or the enire collection of same pattern dresses. And if i try same then  iam sure people will not wait to pull my legs and infact typecast me with some local store :?
  6. Simple things like holding hands and crossing of two people will seem like a miracle .  With a melodious background score and bright colors used fr dressing with charecters going fr their hair straighntning as often as they brush their teeth.
  7. Also the hindi or the language used will be of very basic level .Limited hindi vocab . Though most of the time they think loudly or think so that audiences will listen what they r thinking.
  8. Anger and stress management : they will go to sum jungle for log cutting , some water body/hill  to shout or they will have their own dummy gym Ok i leave it on them ..
  9. well sarrie/ dupatta  tearing for bandage is just too common … do they dont know that sarries can cost up to 500-10000 on an average and same with Dupattas/chunni’s 100-5000 in either case our heros deserve the expensive bandages (normal one comes ranging rs 2-10)without ointments.
  10. Next is Dance – th girl might come from a village background but when the beads of salsa is there her body just flows ,she is up with all lifts ,twists and turns as if they were practicing it from their childhood :D and its high time they still waste lots of water in artificial Rains .. And as if lead pairs personal issues are taken too seriously by god and it is raining .. ;;) Ok let us try find a Tele soap where it never rained .. very few to be counted on fingers .

    This explains the hard work they put in :)

Star One,started with wonderful shows on the screen like Siddhant , Guns & Roses , Remix etc  this entertainment channel has  attained popularity with its reality shows, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge and Nach Baliye. Though these reality shows keep coming and going what is constant r these tele soaps .you can feel free to verify the points  Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi ;Dill Mill Gayye; Rang Badalti Odhani; Miley Jab Hum Tum; ;Pyaar ki yeh ek kahaani ;Mile jab hum tum  ;Sanjeevani remake (dil mil gaye)… ;jaane pahchane se ye ajnabi etc etc

Here all the references used are mainly with ref to star one though this all holds good for most of the tele soaps in India,But in short this is the kahani of all major tele soaps

Yes the exception is Sarabhai vs sarabhai an excellent serial :) too flawless and even watching it 100 times u feel good , I can undoubtly say that iam fan of “Sarabhai vs Sarabhai”

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Posted by on December 13, 2010 in TV Serials

 

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Awakening India By JAGO RE – Tata tea

The company started the ‘Jaago Re’ campaign across the country, with ZERO  celebrity appearance in their adds . It had actually begun life in 2007 by taking on politicians. In 2008, the theme was voting which continued in the first half of 2009.Now the focus is on corruption.The campaign’s started with mobilize the citizens of India into registering and casting their votes. And further focused on  Bribing in Education System.

It attempts to revolutionize the perception of tea-drinking culture in India from being just physical activator to a catalyst for ‘social awakening’ all related to here and now issues.

Tata Tea Group campaign’s efforts revolve around the company’s website http://www.jaagore.com/ comprising numerous facilities like voting, volunteering, discussing social issues, creating profiles and sharing information. It is designed as platform for people from all over the country to meet, discuss and start a revolution. They have active jago re campaign which is successfully running in and out :) nation http://www.jaagore.com/blog

The advertisements are made with immense clarity about the severe lack of civic amenities, emphasizing interesting messages that leave a  great impression on the minds of people, young and old.

Add was designed by Agency: Lowe Lintas ; Creative head: R Balakrishnan ; Filmmaker: Amit Sharma, Chrome Pictures

Please comment and tell how effective you feel the adds were , was there a spark created in you for these adds ? Act now comment NOW :D JAGO RE

 
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Posted by on December 1, 2010 in Add, Add review

 

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CEAT Add impact on road accidents ?

Secretly I want to see the impact of this add on Road accident occurrences and might be the sale of their tires as well :D  The add targets mainly the two wheelers and bikes of the middle calss and the lower middle class who go to work who go on family rides on bike And above all is about the Healthy practices to be followed on road

This add indeed has a healthy emotional appeal

As the statics say that most of the accidents happen not due to your own mistake but majorly by some one else’s mistakes and that’s where you need CEAT tires to save you from the accidents Thanks to ceat tires :)  for approving the idea and Kudos to the Mazic films

I am seeing this as the most impactful , simple and innovative add available :)

 

 
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Posted by on November 29, 2010 in Add, Add review

 

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Band Baja Barat: Abb kiska band bajega

Debut film for the actor and the actress is also not that old in the indstry, Debutant Ranveer Singh as Bittoo gave an impression of a well experienced actor .Acting wise this couple has the potential and will be suerly known for this movie for quite some time.As usual rumers of Ranveer and Anushka as a couple will rise and fall with the fading time of the movie.

Songs :  dum dum mast hai and aiweye awiye will suerly be the dance no’s for the shadi party and film shows at least for the  year.The music has been composed by the talented duo, Salim – Sulaiman.

This is the story of focused girl with dreams and her own fundas which actually modify with the time and emotions .Both the actors poterey the middle class well as well as the look and feel is well maintained for them through out. Though carrying ur dream diary alwayse with u is a silly funda for me but then who knows some people might exist on the planet like them too .

The locale of the Delhi gallis, the cosmopolitan way of life, the survival of middle class populace in the urban regions, the Delhi colloquial speech (Hindi mixed with Punjabi), the splurging way of the well-heeled group, etc. are shown in a grand comportment. To a certain extent the narration sustained with a fine tempo. Just ahead of few minutes of the intermission it was highly stimulating. The decorum of the film went for a toss with the unwanted love-making scene.

Post intermission the unfolding of the story lost the rhythm and went astray. The ethical values are set aside for a brief period. But, still the director managed to hold the drama. The sudden outbreak of the sensibly thinking leading lady is totally rubbish. The film would have been the most beautiful one ever made with just a minor avoidance.

In short with friends you can go with this movie to watch in hall for their company but you will for sure enjoy this on on your Buddhu Box the TV

For movie story line and other basic details you may go to the link  :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_Baaja_Baaraat

 
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Posted by on November 15, 2010 in Movies, TV Watch: Movies (3-6)

 

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Lafange parinde Add of India ‘s Got talent

“Lafange parinde” movie is the most expensive add of a mediocre show “India’s got Talent” I bet some of you would have never even

heard of the show and rest who wold have tried must have watched Ameraca’s got talent some time. With  all stupid and unbelievable grand finale expressions from juges actors . As if all is run by the team only. And without any doubt I give more marks to the rab ne bana di Jodi stage dance expressions than this :D

First half is slow in fact dam slow  , u know the story in one shot the director and writer felt so lazy to write and direct that they missed to put any twists and turns in the story .and even to through end u will not know that at least fighting was hero’s profession but now what ? do they don’t know that India’s got talent is a show and what after that ???? Ok and what abt friends taking the trophy on their behalf and that too of a TV show. We publics intelligence is so poorly tested ..

I liked the part where deepika is taught to see .. I mean taught to access and use her other senses as her eyes .but there were not many motivators in the movie . Also the focus of movie on the sport of skating takes few points from me but again if the sport was so easy to practice that the guy learnt it so fast then …. Ok im leaving the technicalities of the movie

But even the film’s cast is done in by the deathless mediocrity of the production, an assemblage of random camera shots, messy editing, redundant scenes, and witless dialogue as haphazardly stitched together as the flesh on a burn victim’s face. All Neil does is stride around in gelled hair, talk fake tapori and ham to the hilt, deplorably abusing the good will he garnered after surprising everyone with ‘Johnny Gaddar’.What a waste .

Why should I go to watch a movie in theater if the better story and acting is available on tv to view .pick any serial and u will be able to see a better version of movie with our limited scope actors .

Even the songs were not able to impress the major genere of the audience. So in short not at all a theater watch movie even with offer of free Samosa and Popcorn for it

 
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Posted by on August 30, 2010 in Movies, TV Watch: Movies (3-6)

 

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Rajneeti from the eyes of Bhopali

The movie is worth watching and will be a hit I knew it the moment when my father got ready to watch the movie without any persuasion. Even for 3 idiots we have to inspire him.

The movie was first scanned by the congresses before being in Theaters seems the similarity of the main family to the Gandhi family which starts from

Katreena vs Priyanka

Katreena Kaif’s looks she looks too similar to Priyanka Gandhi while her looks in the later half were inspired by Sonia Gandhi. And the jumbled mixture  of an Angry brother and an Intuitive brother ,foreign educated etc Sanjay & Rajeev Gandhi ;International girlfriend  then wife and a Indian woman turned out to be politician Sonia Gandhi and Menka Gandhi ; you find jha has created a wonderful potpourri of Mahabharat and Gandhi family.

Trust me if some one from Mahabharat era would have been here they would have also opted for screening of the movie and much before Congress party.

  • NanaPatekar/ Brij Gopa                                                Krishna + Bheeshma
  • MANOJ Father                                                                  Dhritrashtra
  • Chetan Pandit/Father of  Ranbeer & arjun           Pandu
  • Nikhila Trikha/MOM                                                       Kunti
  • Ranbeer / Samar                                                              Arjun
  • Arjun Rampal/ Prithvi                                                     Bheema +Yudhishtar
  • Katreena /Indu                                                                 Draupadi
  • Ajay Devgan/ Sooraj                                                       Karn
  • Dayashanker Pandey/Father of Sooraj                   Father of Karn
  • Manoj bajpai                                                                     Duryodhan
  • Darshan Jariwala (netaji), Kiran Karmarkar (Police), Naseeruddin Shah etc were other major leads of the movie.

I will leave the similarities to judge by your self as if start telling them it  needs a separate space  :)


mahabharat vs rajneeti“Rajneeti” that blends contemporary Indian politics with chapters from the epic ‘Mahabharata’ is perfectly edited and scripted with apt background scores. Esp Mora piya mose bolat nahi is my personal favorite and since the story didn’t required there were almost no songs (:

Need less to mention that jha has derived the best out of all actors Ajay,Nana,Manoj,Nasruddin are already known for their  mesmerizing lively  performances but getting best out of Ranbeer, Katreena ,Arjun etc was the job where he could be acclaimed . He has actually given a film to Katreena where she can say that she has done the acting. where as Ranbeer is also emerged as a potential actor No wonder that His flick Rajneeti has got splendid response  and the credit goes to Jha as a wonderful director.

If some one is not playing the game doesn’t means that he don’t know to play. He is not playing because he don’t want to …the character of Samar /Ranbeer shows the fineness when an educated polished brain comes into the field how games can be played

The beauty of the movie is all the actors were given equal space on screen. Movie where leading factor was THEME not the actors persona. I’m sure the jury will face issues in giving awards for acting in this movie.

Thanks to Jha’s wisdom that he didn’t let Katreena play a Item song in the movie. I still wonder how tough it would have been for them to make her work in a serious league movie she has also tried her best here. Though seems Though Oley is in cashing the Rajneeti.

Gamut of Actors @ kriti blogs

Prakash Zha is really crafted a wonderfull movie .. The only 15 minutes I lost attention from the screen where the MOMA the great gets a scene in her hand s with heavy hindi (not required ) dialogues  showing copy paste of mahabharata Kunti and Karna .. this could have done in much better way

Also iam still not convinced that the party leader Ranbeeer need to take gun in hand to kill manoj and ajay.

RAJNEETI in BHOPAL

Let me tell you Rajneeti  has most  of  its parts shot in Bhopal and if given a keen look you might be able to find your known faces from Bhopal .After “Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi” (seems only Bhopal’s showed respect to the film) of Rajshri Productions, “Rajniti” is the second major Bollywood film to be shot in the city Bhopal. Ignoring of Maharashtra is being beneficial for other states .where in MP (Bhopal )played a cooperative role by giving easy permissions (Bhopal Municipal Corporation and the district administration) to schoot the film. Choosing Bhopal was a wise decision as this must have helped him to make movie fast and reasonably cheaper. As Bhopal being not so much explored by the people

Also I appreciate them for keeping the names of most of the places intact and that gives the naturalistic effect to the movie.

Almost 20 places in the city where the movie was shot and can be recognized in the movie. While the main set is being brought up in Kotra Sultanabad, other locations include village Bishan Khedi, Motiya Talab, Kaliasot Dam Temple, Iqbal Maidan, Bhadbhada Bridge Road and areas surrounding historical Moti Masjid of Bhopal.

These most of the people know but now is the main bhopali news from me

# Hotel and dance scenes shot at  “Jahnuma  & Noor e subah hotel” Bhopal

# Hospital where the poor ranbeer receives a Zordar chata (slap) is actually an engineering collage .Actually my engineering collage “Oriental Institute of science and technology” of Bhopal .And the place from where the nurses come out is actually the MCA comp lab and MCA wing of our collage.

# Shopping at New market Mragnayni ..Parking near British library turned to Vivekananda library now.

# One more from my side the scene where the TV shop is shown with all news of delay on TV is shot in a Philips & LG showroom near Jyoti talkies .Actually we went to buy our new music system there :D almost 10 months back and the shopkeeper was excited and enthusiastic about a scene to be shot there and while we got the things packed the team Rajneeti arrived to shoot there.

Iam sure now you will see bhopal with new Eyes ;)

 

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