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NORTH February 2015 2 Issue #261 Asian Magazine FREE MARKET EVALUATION Looking to Buy or Sell a: l l l l l House Business Investment Propery Foreclosure (Bank Houses) Custom Home Happy Valentine’s Day Call Harry For Honest, Professional, Reliable Service in Harry Sood Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and English A REAL ESTATE AGENT YOU CAN TRUST 403-988-4583 www.harrysood.ca Asian Magazine Issue #261 Fax: 403-567-9667 e-mail: [email protected] 3 February 2015 Shilpa Shukla Ever since the time Shilpa Shukla stepped in Bollywood, she has always been appreciated for her choice of roles and the dedication and hard work with which she approaches her every role. She is someone who has never been in the news for any wrong reason. It’s only her films and her performance in the films which speaks volumes for the person that she is. After having done a bold role in the hit film  B.A. Pass, she is now all set to entertain everyone with her light hearted role in the upcoming film  Crazy Kukkad Family. Shilpa, what’s your role in the upcoming  Crazy Kukkad Family.  I am the only daughter in the family. I have three brothers she is a mad character. Even though she is a grown up adult, her mental age is that of 13 years. Her only dream of a lifetime was to become a Miss India. But because of sibling rivalry, her brother came in between her and her Miss India dreams, which results in her dream being shattered, which also ends up her being married in such an early age. Then, she nurtures of being a ‘Mrs. India’. She is ready to fight her way through anyone in order to get her share in the property. She is a ‘branded’ person so to speak. If she had her way, then, she wouldn’t have spared a second thought before indulging into top notch foreign brands. But since she February 2015 doesn’t have the required amount, she lands up buying the cheap look a likes of such branded stuff.  What made you say yes to the film?  I simply followed the saying ‘After a tragedy there comes a comedy. After the success of B.A. Pass, I got the offer for  Crazy Kukkad Family. The timing just couldn’t have been more apt than this. It’s one of the finest scripts I have heard in the recent times. I always wanted to do a comedy role for a really long time. That’s why I simply accepted this role.  How important is the film’s script to you?  The script is as important as the film’s director to me and the team with which I am working with.  Was signing up for Crazy Kukkad Family a very conscious decision to break the serious  B. A. Pass mould?  Not at all. It was a case of being at the right place at the right time, I was celebrating the success of B. A. Pass and my number was taken by someone at Prakashji’s office. And then, I came here and the rest is history. And the fact remained that this role came from ‘Prakash Jha Productions’. We all know that there is credibility that is always attached to his name. He will never endorse something that is half baked or a story that doesn’t need to be told.  Continued on page 43 4 Issue #261 Asian Magazine ZAK BHANJI JAMIL MANJI SHAZ COCKER HARPREET KAHLON AMANDEEP DHILLON PAUL PADAYATTI GURJEET SINGH Asian Magazine Issue #261 5 February 2015 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will make a comeback with  Jazbaa  directed by Sanjay Gupta, followed by Ae Dil Hai Mushkil directed by Karan Johar. The last films we remember watching her in were Action Replayy, Guzaarish and Robot, all in 2010. Five years and valid reasons to stay away, beginning with Aaradhyaa, her daughter. So would we call this a genuine comeback? In 2014, we also had Madhuri Dixit in the twin flops, Dedh Ishqiya and Gulaab Gang, Rekha in the disastrous Super Nani  (after  Sadiyaan  in 2010) and Govinda with his sterling performances in Kill Dil and Happy Ending. Maybe, we could just add Preity Zinta in that cameo in the latter film.  So the basic question is: What is a comeback?  In Hindi film parlance, dictionary meanings have little relevance. Comebacks, says bollywood trade analyst Vinod Mirani, are a loose way of interpreting a long and probably atypical gap between two films of any artiste.  A comeback, according to him, should ideally define the reappearing of an artiste in a different form. Amitabh Bachchan in Mohabbatein, and the second innings of Rishi Kapoor and Mithun Chakraborty are what he would call comebacks. “They came back as character artistes,” he explains. “Of course, Bachchan had films in which he was solo hero, but very few like Cheeni Kum  fairly worked. In the case of Rishi Kapoor, his only solo film  Do Dooni Chaar was acclaimed but flopped miserably.”  The first and most successful artiste in this category in the last four decades was, however, Dilip Kumar, who experimented first with a father’s role in  Bairaag  (1976) while he also “was his twin sons” (a triple role), moving on to Kranti (1981), which along with  Shakti  and Vidhaata the following year consolidated him as a ‘senior’ protagonist, who later had triumphs like  Karma and Saudagar.  Shammi Kapoor shifted due to health reasons to character roles; he had become obese thanks to steroids and forced inactivity after knee ailments caused by frenetic on-screen jumps and dances! with his debut directorial  Manoranjan (1974). He had a gradual growth as a character actor in his second innings with Parvarish, Vidhaata, Prem Rog, Betaab, Hero, Hukumat and more all the way till the early millennium.  Oddly enough, his last and delayed film as a hero, Chhote Sarkar (that too in a dual role) released in the same year as Manoranjan! His elder brother Raj Kapoor and his friend Rajendra Kumar were not so lucky - besides erratic Returning back to work or Re-entry February 2015 Continued on page 8 6 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Asian Magazine Issue #261 7 February 2015 Mortgage Advice Wherever, whenever Shaneel Sharma Manager Residential Mortgage Mobile Mortgage Specialist T (403) 614-5625 | F (403) 775-4420 [email protected] Happy Valentine’s Day LOWER YOUR MONTHLY PAYMENT ASK ME HOW? For a consultation, Pre-approval or information Please call: 403-614-5625 Continued from page 6 successes in not very good roles, they lacked Shamni Kapoor’s range from comic to villainous with everything in between!  And Shammi Kapoor ended up doing more films as a character artiste than as a hero!  Speaking of seniors, Dharmendra, after losing ground in the early 90s, did multiple inconsequential films like  Zulm-OSitum and Jeeo Shaan Se, including a solo lead in the B-grader Munnibai. But his sons Sunny and Bobby Deol designed a comeback worthy of his stature and caliber with the splendid performance he gave in Apne  (2007). Garam-Dharam then went bolder February 2015 and did Yamla Pagla Deewana, but has stuck to home productions, and after Yamla…’s sequel bombed, has stayed off movies.  Randhir Kapoor (beginning with  Mother  in 2000 and in terms of success with  Housefull  in 2007) is also a character artiste now. Sunil Dutt, Feroz Khan, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha, Sharmila Tagore, Hema Malini, Rekha, Reena Roy, Zeenat Aman, Moushumi Chaterjee, Anita Raj, Rati Agnihotri, Padmini Kolhapure, Poonam Dhillon and Amrita Singh have all made such appearances when their starry peaks were past.  Continued on page 19 8 Issue #261 Asian Magazine 517 – 5075 Falconridge Blvd N.E. Calgary, Alberta T3J-3K9 Opposite to Magnolia Hall Happy Valentine’s Day Open 6 l We do a COMPLETE Eye exam days a l Eye Health Check week l Optical dispensary on site l NO referral Required. l Contact lens fitting and dispensing l We carry high definition digital lenses. l Direct bill to major insurance companies. l Walk-in appointments welcome Our complete eye exams Includes: Prescription check, Retinal scanning, and health check. 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Go with the flow and find success. in Pisces and there are love, passion and deep, spiritual bonding. As the month ends, there could be intense encounters which hold a mirror to your inner world. You could have power struggles. There are strong ego drives and you refuse to take anything lying down. The best solution is to avoid situations that are inflammable. Astrological Forecast for February 2015 TAURUS You look for anything that can break routine and monotony. You seek out the offbeat escape. There may be solo journeys as you are on a soulfinding mission. By mid-month, there is powerful intensity. You mow down the opposition. You sight money, excitement and passion. Those in creative fields do exceedingly well. There are money and honey, rewards and awards, accolades and applause. There could also be soul-stirring love. The month ends with travel for work or even family immigration. GEMINI You look for mentally stimulating relationships and interesting activities that keep you charged and challenged. As the month progresses, there is powerful intensity in all your endeavours. There could also be several affairs of the heart. There is an independent and rebellious streak. The new moon is February 2015 CANCER Philanthropy beckons you. You may help out with the less fortunate. You are also filled with strong ego drives and there are many misunderstandings. As the month progresses, there are new job offers. There could be rewards and awards, applause and accolades, money and honey. There are also fun times with the family. There could be local and international travel. You are gripped with idealism as you seek to expand your horizons and open new vistas. LEO Your drives are strong and powerful. You are affirmative and mean business. You want results. You are filled with self belief and you make things happen. There are love and longing, money and honey, applause and accolades. By mid month, you are filled with an independent and rebellious spirit. You take risks, and step on the gas without restraint. Month end sees a lot of travel. You make long range plans for the future. You want success at all costs. Continued on page 82 10 Issue #261 Asian Magazine A1 SPICE & MOVIE CENTRE Castleridge Plaza (Safeway Plaza) #96, 55 Castleridge Boulevard NE Calgary Happy Valentine’s day FRESH PRODUCE EVERY TUESDAY & FRIDAY A Large Selection of Pooja Items, Carom Board and many more items Available EVERY DAY LOW LOW PRICES Weekly in-store Specials Cardimom Green Elaichi 99 $14 Reg. $19 /400g 99 Daals from $399 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mini Multimedia Speaker LCD, MP3, FM Radio, Micro SD, MP3, USB Kasih Golden Tahini Now Available VIDEO CONVERSION NTSC TO PAL TO NTSC. 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How much did you have to work on your acting style to accommodate the different demands of this script?  I agree it is very different in many aspects, but I think people forget just how many different genres of films I take on annually!! In the last two years I have made at least 3 serious thrillers, 3 family comedies, 1 spoof, and don’t forget, I also played God. My acting style is constantly modified, so to slip into Neeraj Pandeys Secret Service character was just another example of how much I love my job.  You seem to be craving to spread your wings?  It’s a need for versatility. I am what my directors need me to be. I do as February 2015 I’m told, after all these years. Acting isn’t something you work on now, but perfecting ones craft is never ending, as long as actors do as they are told. The magic in fact lies with what the director can get out of you, not the other way around.  Most of the time you’ve worked with established heroines in your films. But in  Baby  you’ve worked with a relative newcomer Tapsee Pannu. What was it like to face the camera with a less experienced co-star?  One shouldn’t judge a hero or heroine by experience alone. I’ve been blown away with many a first time performer over the years, not just the veterans, so to share the screen with Tapsee was as rewarding as if she had been on our screens for years. She trained well for this film and even with her inexperience she has shown a powerful female side in a very male orientated film, so hats off to her. If all of us leading men worked with the same talented heroines over and over again, how would our industry ever grow? No-one knows who the next ‘Kareena Kapoor Khan’ or ‘Katrina Kaif’ will be. It’s my duty to give back to this industry what was given to me.  The shooting of Baby took you to various unexplored parts of the world. 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And they were dancing to my song. That brought tears to my eyes. That was my biggest high.  So much happening to your career so suddenly! Was it too much to handle?  My fear is not that. My fear is what if it all goes away? What if one day I am not busy at all? I like this feeling of being constantly busy. I don’t want to ever get up with the feeling that I’ve nothing to look forward to. I like the rush of adrenaline that I feel every day. It isn’t as if I don’t get time to spend with my family and friends. It’s just been two years for me in the film industry. I am enjoying myself. I should be doing more, not less.  Tell us about your films in 2015?  I’ve shot for just one film this year. So, I’ll have just one release next year. And I am okay with that. It just happened that way.  Do you enjoy traveling for shooting?  February 2015 I am an inquisitive and excited traveler, so... I do like to take time off to travel independent of work. And I will take time off to take a holiday every year. That’s a promise I made to myself. And visit a place I’ve not seen. The experiences that you create for yourself help you to grow as a person. I need those experiences to feed on. I am happy working hard and taking an annual holiday. And of course, my mom joins me for my shootings whenever she can.  Your mom is directing a film with other actors. Does that make you jealous?  Why should it make me jealous? I am just so excited that she is directing a film again. This film has no role suitable for me. I wouldn’t like to be in it just for the heck of it. In our family, it doesn’t work that way. I still haven’t worked with my father’s production house.  In 2014, you did a short film with Vikas Bahl about the issue of women’s safety. Has being an actor made you more conscious of these issues?  Most definitely. I am constantly hanging around with people who talk about these issues. My knowledge may be limited. 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Do you believe every human being needs help to be complete?  Every human being may not necessarily need help to be complete. But if it came it would be most welcome,provided it is positive in nature. In Shamitabh it certainly becomes a positive force.  What was it like working with Balki for the third time? Was your character in  Shamitabh  as challenging, and challenged, as the one in Paa? For me my work is the most enjoyable and comforting experience. Challenges are there in each project that I have done and shall continue to be so. Shamitabh has been as challenging as Paa or any other that I have worked in. And working with Balki is a joy.  What was it like sharing screen space with Dhanush and Akshara, both your unabashed fans?  When the camera starts is not relatable to fan worship or any other kind of worship that you imagine comes my way. It does not. When the director shouts ‘action’, we start to act. Mother, father, brother, sister, uncle, grandfather, February 2015 fan worshipper, or any other, gets thrown out of the window. Or the set in this case!  In  Shamitabh  you’ve collaborated for the 2nd time with the great Ilayaraja? How was that experience?  His genius is unmatched. I can only consider myself to be blessed and truly fortunate that I have had two opportunities to work with him.  You’ve sung for composers as varied as Rajesh Roshan, Shiv-Hari, Aadesh Shrivasava and Vishal Bhardwaj. Which of these composers have been the most challenging to work with?  And Kalyanji-Anandji, Laximikant-Pyarelal, Vishal-Shekhar, ShankarEhsaan-Loy, SaleemSulaiman, Himesh Reshamiya, RD Burman, Anu Malik. And several others you have forgotten to mention. All of them have been challenging because I am no singer and all the music directors have had a terrible time keeping me in tune and presentable.  Shamitabh  is your first release since Bhoothnath Returns. Why didn’t we get to see more of you on the big screen during the past year?  Because there were no offers or work.  Please tell me about your other projects during the coming year?  There is Piku with Shoojit Sircar. It has Deepika and Irfaan Khan with me. This is complete and should be the next release sometime in April. And then there is  Wazir  directed by Bejoy Nambiar, produced by Vinod Chopra, with Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari.  16 Issue #261 Asian Magazine r ta Albe B. 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So I’m just going to say, it’s been a journey and a half, and I like my journeys.  Since you’ve done an important film in terrorism, let me ask what is your take on the global menace of terrorism?  My take on terrorism is as gutwrenching obvious as it is to everyone else on this planet. It breaks my heart; it breaks homes, cities, lives, families and countries. But it’s how we handle it that changes the outcome of any attack. I think as long as we do not cave in, and break down in the eyes of terrorists; their heinous inhuman actions alone are almost immediately half-destroyed.  As responsible global citizens how can we fight terrorism?  This is where I think the media needs to be careful that they don’t sensationalize terrorism. We shouldn’t give them the time of day or the glory they are so craving for. As much as we need to be told what is going on in the world and on our streets, I’ve always thought, if it was never televised or spoken of, would they still attack knowing the world will not even come to know of their attempts of brutal sadistic murder? There be no fears. Something to think about maybe.  And yet you’re drawing attention to terror and terrorism by being in a film like Baby?  True, but we have deliberately portrayed February 2015 the whole situation to uncover the bravery of the men that fight terrorism behind closed doors. These are fighters that the world doesn’t even know about. Instead of glorifying the bad guys, we have made people remember the silent good guys, because it’s they who deserve the attention and glory, only them.  Moving away from politics, how do you deal with long periods of shooting outside the country when you can’t meet your wife and children?  Well, basically I am thankful for the inventions of commercial planes and large hotel suites. Whenever it feels like it’s been too long or I need my family and they’re missing me, then I fly them out to wherever I am. We don’t need to suffer, we have the means and the money and the staff to help us be the family we need to be in any corner of the world. I’m grateful for this luxury of being able to bring my family close to me whenever I am far away, otherwise yes it would be hard. Luckily I shoot films quickly so I’m never on an outdoor for very long anymore anyway.  Baby is your second film with Neeraj Pandey. What sort of a growth have you seen in him and in yourself since Special 26?  The growth that I’ve seen and felt more than anything is purely the respect and admiration we have for each other. No matter how long we have been working in this industry, professional growth is inevitable and always needed. Neeraj 20 Continued on page 35 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Monday 9:00am Gurbani Saachi SaachaVichaar Friday 9:00 am............................ 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Then, the King called a meeting of the builders and artisans of the kingdom and revealed to them his dream palace and wanted them to build it. Some sincere building specialists bluntly told the King that such a palace was a pipe dream. The King ignored them. Some dishonest builders tried to cash in on the madness of the King. They assured the King that such a palace was possible. They took a lot of money from the King for planning the palace. No minister or courtiers were interested in intervening for fear of the wrath of the King. Although all of them wanted that loot of the state treasury to stop. Tenalirama could have done something about it but he had gone on a holiday. The minister decided to wait for Tenalirama. One day, the King was sitting in the court. An old man entered February 2015 the court wailing and beating his chest, “I beg you, O King! This poor man has been robbed” “What injustice?” the King asked. “Who has robbed you, old man! You just tell me what has happened.” “I am ruined, O Lord,” the old man wailed and sobbed, “The state has stolen my life’s savings. Now I have nothing. What will happen to my children and my poor wife?” “State? Do you mean some corrupt officials have taken away your money or property?” the King was red faced. “But, officials alone are, not to be blamed.” The King was surprised, “Then who?” “O Lord! If you give me protection from any punishment because of what I reveal, then I will tell you.” “Speak up. Don’t fear. You have my blanket protection.” Your, Majesty! It, happened last night. I was sleeping, saw a dream that you walked into my house accompanied by ministers and soldiers. And then you got the box which contained my earnings of entire life lifted and taken away.” “Are you mad? Did you say I got your treasure box lifted away in your dream? Are dreams ever true, crazy man?” You are right. Dreams are not true. Be it my dream or your dream palace. It is madness to believe in them. 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Asian Magazine Issue #261 25 February 2015 10th Renault Star Guild Awards Best Film Nominations and Winners (red Italic) Viacom 18 Motion Pictures & Phantom Films - Queen  Sanjay Leela Bhansali - Bhansali productions & Viacom 18 Motion Pictures - Mary Kom  Sajid Nadiadwala & Karan Johar - Nadiadwala Grandsons & Dharma Production Pvt. Ltd - 2 States  Shringar Films, Satellite Pictures & UTV Motion Pictures - Filmistan  Vishal Bhardwaj & Siddharth Roy Kapur UTV Motion Pictures & Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures Pvt Ltd - Haider  Rajkumar Hirani & Vinod Chopra - Rajkumar Hirani Films Pvt. Ltd & Vinod Chopra Films - PK  Best Actor In A Leading Role Rajkummar Rao - CityLights  Varun Dhawan - Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania  Arjun Kapoor - 2 States  Shah Rukh Khan - Happy New Year  Shahid Kapoor - Haider  Randeep Hooda - Highway  Aamir Khan - PK  Best Actress In A Leading Role Kangna Ranaut - Queen  Priyanka Chopra - Mary Kom  Deepika Padukone - Happy New Year  Alia Bhatt - 2 States  Rani Mukerji - Mardaani  Alia Bhatt - Highway  Anushka Sharma - PK  Best Director Vikas Bahl - Queen  Omung Kumar - Mary Kom  Abhishek Verman - 2 States  Vishal Bhardwaj - Haider  Imtiaz Ali - Highway  Raj Kumar Hirani - PK  Best Screenplay Vikas Bahl, Chaitallya Parmar & Parvez Shaikh - Queen  Saiwyn Qadras - Mary Kom Adapted Screenplay by Abhishek Varman - 2 States  Basharat Peer & Vishal Bhardwaj - Haider  Imtiaz Ali - Highway  Abhijat Joshi & Raj Kumar Hirani - PK February 2015 Best Story Sean Ellis - CityLights Vikas Bahl, Chaitallya Parmar & Parvez Shaikh - Queen  Based on Bestselling Novel by Chetan Bhagat - 2 States Nitin Kakkar - Filmistan  Imtiaz Ali - Highway  Abhijat Joshi & Raj Kumar Hirani - PK Best Dialogue Anvita Dutt & Kangna Ranaut - Queen Karan Singh Rathore & Ramendra Vasishth - Mary Kom  Hussain Dallal - 2 States Vishal Bhardwaj - Haider  Imtiaz Ali - Highway Abhijat Joshi & Raj Kumar Hirani - PK Best Choreography Pandit Birju Maharaj - Jagave Saari Raina (Dedh Ishqiya)  Bosco-Caesar - Tu Meri (Bang Bang) Ganesh Acharya - Whistle Baja (Heropanti)  Ahmad Khan - Jumme Ki Raat (Kick)  Farah Khan & Geeta Kapoor - Lovely (Happy New Year)  Bosco-Ceaser - Besharmi Ki Height (Main Tera Hero)  Uma & Gaity - Baby Doll (Ragini MMS 2)  Best Lyrics Rashmi Singh - Muskurane (CityLights)  Anvita Dutt - London Thumakta (Queen)  Kummar - Samjhava (Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania)  Manoj Muntashir - Galliyan (Ek Villian)  Irshad Kamil - Patakha Guddi (Highway)  Swanand Kirkire - Bhagwan Hain Kaha Re Tu (PK)  Best Music Amit Trivedi - London Thumakta (Queen) Yo Yo Honey Singh - Sunny Sunny (Yaariyan)  Himesh Reshammiya - Jumme Ki Raat (Kick)  Vishal Bhardwaj - Bismil (Haider) Ankit Tiwari - Galliyan (Ek Villain) Meet Brothers - Baby Doll (Ragini MMS 2) A R Rahman - Pataka Guddi (Highway) Continued on page 39 26 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Talwandi403-590-5878 Video 842, 5075 FALCON RIDGE BLVD. 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Well, according to the actor, it was with these two films, one of which had him as the complete villain, that he has switched gears to roles that will keep him going, both talent and market wise, with good films, which were not coming in for a while. “I also did that small role in Holiday, because it is very important for people to know that I am in circulation, and after watching its original I knew it would be a hit!”  Post-marriage appearances include that of Raakhee, Jaya Bachchan, Dimple Continued on page 29 H & R APPLIANCE REPAIR & SERVICE We Repair and Install all Kinds of appliances including: Fridge Stove Service also in Urdu, Washer Happy Valentine’s Day Dryer BEST SERVICE Dishwasher BEST PRICE Garburator Punjabi & Hindi HARJINDER GILL 403-585-5988 Continued on page 27 Asian Magazine Issue #261 27 February 2015 Continued from Last month Ganga finds it difficult to come out of the sinister trap. He can’t go back to society, like the dacoits of Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai. Jumna, wary of her companion, runs up to the police station, and gets a fatal injury in the head. She dies along with the child in her womb, like Anita does in Deewar. After Jumna’ s death, it’s all over with Ganga. Dilip Kumar’s restrained acting in such moments of emotional crises looks phenomenal again and again; in Naya Daur, now, and later in Shakti (1982), where he shoots his rebel son. While the brothers fight one upholding law and the other for preservation of his identity as a bandit and outcast it’s all over with the protagonist. But, this fight is set in a redeeming contrast when we see that Munimji too fights with the zamindar who wants to escape. This makes the villain’s position in this film rather complex, if not slightly bizarre. It fore shadows what we’ll see in the seventies when the villains fight between them to take charge of the underworld operation. Munimji shouts that the villainous zamindar is a rotten criminal, and has done all the damage. Ganga, enraged kills the villain and by making this fatal choice, loses his chance to go back to law. Ganga, resting on the shoulder of his brother, murmurs: “Main ghar aya, Munna.” This suggestion of having a roof, a house to find shelter in, runs as a motif in Ganga Jumna. This is a natural consequence of having the dacoits, the social outcasts, at the center of the narrative. Still, the villains were looking for new engagements and meeting fresh challenges. One noticeable change, was found in his dress. Instead of dhoti-kurta, he’s now clad in suits and ties, a feature that gives him the kind of niche he was seeking to intimidate the hero. He speaks February 2015 English and is westernized in manners. This new feature works admirably with the arrival of Pran on the scene. The heroine, not probably liking this getup of the villain, knots his tie tighter in order to nearly throttle him, as it happens in Bluff Master. The decade, seen from this point of view, actually opens with China Town, released in 1962. It is a dark film, matched by black and white photography, showing assertively that we have left behind the idealist fifties, at least the first half of it. Incredibly, the release date of this film coincides with the Chinese attack on India, and significantly also, China Town appears to be a predecessor film of Don, made in the turbulent seventies. Shammi Kapoor plays a double role in China Town, those of Mike and Shekhar, the twin brothers, estranged from childhood. Mike is a China Town gangster, while Shekhar a Darjeeling based hotel singer. There are songs in this film, but not anything like the “Khaike Pan Banaraswalla” number, followed by dance under an addled state due to bhaang; in which the hero is later joined by the heroine and a pot bellied man. Nothing like this happens in China Town that shows the underworld operation with uncanny precision and stark cynicism. For a moment, one has the impression that he is witnessing a film of the seventies. Shammi Kapoor, playing Mike, puts up a cocky face, and dismisses everything unpleasant with a flick of his finger. Like Don, Shekhar is asked by the police inspector, investigating into the crime operations of the underworld, to impersonate the dangerous Mike so long as he’s in police custody. Before this, there are a few funny incidents in Darjeeling, particularly those in which Shekhar confronts the wayward father illains Continued on page 38 28 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Hope for Hopeless.... I Treat, He Cures Dr. Hans Homoeopathy Centre Inc. 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But their reasons were varied: if Rani Mukerji (Mardaani) did a home production rather than an outside film (in any case the gap since Talaash was only around 18 months) and now might work in its sequel, Sridevi took all of 15 years (after  Judaai) to do a film with a solid role worthy of her skills and stature in English Vinglish (2012). Madhuri Dixit-Nene came back eight years after marriage to choose Aaja Nachle  (2007), which bombed. Asian Magazine Issue #261 Technically, her last pre-marriage film was Devdas (2002). Straying from her great box-office record by deciding to do offbeat subjects with “potential”, she has now starred in two more flops,  Dedh Ishqiya and Gulaab Gang, essaying rather routine performances.  Jaya Bachchan took a while to return after her one-off ‘comeback’ in the 1981  Silsila,  but between 1998’s Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa  and her last appearance in a Hindi film in  Drona  (2008) she had films like  Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham… Continued on page 47 29 February 2015 iSv kumAr bqAlvI dI rcnA Happy Valentine’s Day February 2015 30 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Shalimar cuisine Business Hours: Everyday 11:30am-10:00pm South Indian Dishes & Dosa Specialist Dine - in Take out, Catering & Delivery HALAL 403-285-2255 All kinds of Authentic Pakistani & Indian Cuisine, BBQ, Curries & Much More..... 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And to my good fortunes, I got an opportunity of a lifetime to work with him very soon.  With your ability to sing, dance, music, act…will it be right to say that, after the late Kishore Kumar, Bollywood seems to have found its next all-rounder in ‘Swanand Kirkire’?  Kishoreda  was, is and will always be a legend in whatever he did. It won’t be right to call me as a next Kishore Kumar. But yes, you can always call me as a Kishore Kumar follower.  In a nutshell, what’s your film  Crazy Kukkad Family all about?  It’s a comedy of a dismantled family who come together for their father’s money and understanding the importance of values.  What’s your character in the film and what was the brief that was given to you?  My role is that of a ‘cunningly shrewdest’ eldest brother who is a ‘jugaadu’ and who doesn’t bother about any relationship because he is very selfish by nature and for whom, money February 2015 is everything. But, what’s striking about this person is that, despite having all these traits, he is the most stupid person in the family and he is not aware of this fact!  Did you take your time to say yes to the role or you took time to say yes?  Whatever roles I have done so far were only for the sake of friendship. But this time round, even though I did not know who Ritesh Menon was, the very name of Prakash Jha productions was enough for me to say yes to the film. To tell you the fact, Initially, I was amazed when I heard the length of the role. My first reaction to Ritesh was that to please go and speak to Prakashji about me. To my shock, he said that Prakashji is aware of this and he too is very excited about me doing this role in the film. When I read the script, I realized that it was a mammoth task in front of me.  Was there any kind of homework did you do for the role?  There was no homework as such that I did. I was only bothered about the way I will look on screen. 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And what’s it like to work with him?  We haven’t worked together in the past because we were both doing our own thing with our own companies, there are only so many days in a year and only so many films one can make. Asian Magazine Issue #261 We have waited patiently for the right script to bring us together. All I can say is, this is one hell of collaboration, I say no more for now.  You’ve just completed 14 years of married life. What is the magic mantra for keeping a marriage working in a place like showbiz?  Marry someone who understands you, your time, your job, your stresses , your woes, and you’ve pretty much got exactly what it takes to not only last, but to have a life that an actor can only dream of. We came from different families and but our lives were similar. We understand each other. That’s how we avoid arguments and keep the spark alive after so long. In fact, in both Special 26 as well as Baby, Continued on page 84 February 2015 35 Continued Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen from last month maintained that they were nothing but Initially there may have been vested colleagues, their fans perceived them interests, within the industry, working as a couple. Most believed that without against casting the two together, but a strong mutual attraction, the passion there were other snags as well. and romance portrayed by them onUttam and Suchitra had to fight an uphill screen, would not be possible. battle against a section of cinegoers The Uttam and Suchitra craze dominated in Kolkata high browed intellectuals Bengali cinema at a time when Uttam rejected romantic films altogether. worked with several other leading These educated Bengalis, steeped in ladies. While gossip on affairs between nationalistic sentiments with strong heroes and heroines is commonplace political affiliations, preferred theatre today, oftentimes, cultivated as a part instead. To them, Gulam Khuddus’s of a film’s promotional pitch, Uttam recitation or Tulsi Lahiri’s theatre was and Suchitra needed no such fad to far more alluring. fuel their popularity. For one, neither Others were those drawn to Hindi bothered to hide his/her marital status cinema. This group was the lot affected and more surprisingly, the Uttam and by the tumult of Partition, easily given Suchitra romance story stood its ground to the escapism and glamour of Hindi despite the fact that everyone knew films. Popular Hindi cinema pairs, that Uttam was involved with Supriya such as Ashok Kumar and Devika Devi. With her moving expressions, Rani or Raj Kapoor and Nargis reigned dynamic screen presence, beautiful supreme in their hearts, with little scope face, magnificent smile and intelligent for Bengali artists to claim a share of yet haughty air, Suchitra was what male the pie. fantasy was made of, Uttam, on the Given the situation, it was left to Uttam other hand, seemed the epitome of a and Suchitra to not only revive interest desirable man: handsome yet sensitive, in Bengali cinema but also to offer the proud yet vulnerable in love, with a audience what they wanted: romance, smile that set female hearts aflutter. glamour and a feel good factor that Much of the Uttam and Suchitra offstayed with them after they walked out screen romance could have been pure of the theatres. In hindsight, one might conjecture but it is also possible that conclude that the initial magnetism of the truth was never allowed to surface. a fresh good-looking pair, with intense Love outside marriage was still a taboo; chemistry was an immediate crowd added to it was a societal notion of a puller, which later on settled down to virtuous woman limited to the roles of acknowledging their acting capabilities mother, wife or sister but never a lover. as well. It was with this gradual That Suchitra was a married woman realization that Uttam and Suchitra’s was never forgotten. Had Uttam and films were in fact a rare combination of Suchltra made any public display of good and passionate cinema, that things emotions, it would have had a disastrous began changing for the better. Continued on page 73 However much Uttam and Suchitra February 2015 36 Issue #261 Asian Magazine CALL KAMAL for A FREE SOLD MARKET EVALUATION! 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Parking underground. come see for your self ! MLS #: C3644694 E UC D RE OFFICE: 403.230.5590; FAX: 403.230.3736 SUITE 217, 222-16 Ave. NE Calgary,AB DESIGNER PUNJABI SUITS DEPOT IN SADDLERIDGE NE HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY READYMADE SUITS, SHAWLS AND MUCH MORE... BY APPOINTMENT CALL: 403-590-8574 or 403-891-8574 Asian Magazine Issue #261 37 February 2015 Continued from page 28 of the girl he loves. But once the action shifts to Calcutta and the identity of Mike is revealed to Shekhar by his mother, everything turns gloomy and dark. The way Mike refuses to listen to his crying mother, whom he hasn’t seen since boyhood, could hardly be imagined in the fifties and sixties. China Town is indeed a surprise package of the early sixties. This brings Madan Puri, the real dangerous villain, into action. Puri plays Joseph Wong in this film. The way he plays his role makes it obvious that this man is going to create troubles, as he does in Deewar. Madan Puri in China Town looks like preparing himself for playing the bigger roles. Yet, China Town can by no stretch of imagination be called a mini rehearsal of Puri’s future shaping as a villain, since he’s already one in this film. That is another important point about China Town as a film. It is as if this film has all the claims of looking like a blueprint of the Chinese attack to destabilize India. Wong and the menacing Ching Lee (played by M. B. Shetty) kidnap Mike when he is a boy to serve their interest, mainly that of carrying out the risky underworld activities. In keeping with the time, these gangsters are not as fearless and arrogant as they will look in the seventies. They are afraid of police raids, adopt secretive measures to hoodwink the police, and even pretend to be law abiding people. But, in spite of the dictates of time, China Town manages to present characters like Wong and Lee, replicating what possibly was really happening at the time in the China Town of Calcutta. In this sense, China Town as a film triumphs over its limitations in a way that many films of the sixties couldn’t. Shakti Samanta, the producer and director of the film, was a Bengali, and he knew well the real life situations of the locality of China Town February 2015 that was then, and still now, located in the eastern part of the city of Kolkata. This makes the film look very convincing as it was drawn from real life experience. The underworld operations in China Town are carried out on the pretext of running a hotel. And, mind you, this happened quite early in the history of cinema, even before the celebrated director Roman Polanski made his classic under the same title in 1974. Chinatown by Polanski is an American neo-noir film, part mystery and part psychological drama, and was nominated for 11 Academy Awards. Shakti Samanta’s Hindi film too has its merits. It created a stir when it was released. The Rafi number “Bar Bar Dekho” went on to become a classic. The hotel entertainments of China Town bring the lusty Helen on to the screen, as if she were stepping out to do an item number of the seventies when ritzy hotels would spring up in cities. Helen, playing Suzie in China Town, strongly anticipates the arrival of Teza’s Mona Darling in Zanjeer. For the moment, Suzie is actually Joseph Wong’s woman, though she loves Mike, the gangster, who undertakes the difficult operations under instructions from Wong. China Town, for all these reasons, appears to be a very important film of the sixties. It catches the mood of disillusionment of the late fifties and is more in tune with the crime motif of “Dev noir” films. Shammi Kapoor looks like emulating Dev Anand, though after this he becomes the rollicking boisterous star of the decade as he’s known to be, facing Pran. He is no longer Mike, only Shekhar. Probably, Shammi Kapoor could play Mike when he was facing Madan Puri, but he couldn’t do so while facing Pran, since Pran was an older and smarter guy, and more treacherous as a villain than Madan Puri is in China Town. Pran plays Mr Kumar in Bluff Master, Continued on page 63 38 Issue #261 Asian Magazine INCOME TAX RETURNS COMPUTERIZED SERVICE CONFIDENTIAL YEAR ROUND SERVICE ACCURATE FAST AND MORE REFUNDS RELIABLE SERVICE IN HINDI, PUNJABI, URDU & ENGLISH E-FILE SERVICE MOVED to New Location LET PROFESSIONAL TAKE CARE OF YOUR TAX MATTERS CERTIFIED FROM H & R BLOCK We also provide services for: From as YOU EARN... THEY TAX YOU SPEND...THEY TAX YOU SAVE... THEY TAX YOU DIE... 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T3J 0J7 Email: [email protected] website: purbatax.com Continued from page 26 Varun Dhawan - Main Tera Hero  Best Playback Singer- Male Labh Janjua - London Thumakta (Queen)  Arijit Singh - Aa Raat Bhar (Heropanti)  Arijit Singh - Samjhava (Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania)  Sukhwinder Singh - Bismil (Haider)  Ankit Tewari - Galliyan (Ek Villian)  Arijit Singh - Humdard (Ek Villian)  Shaan - Char Kadam (PK) Best Performance in a Negative Role Nawazuddin Siddique - Kick  Tahir Raj Bhasin - Mardaani  Govinda - Kill Dill  Kay Kay Menon - Haider Riteish Deshmukh - Ek Villian  Best Playback Singer- Female Shreya Ghoshal - Aa Raat Bhar (Heropanti)  Shreya Ghoshal - Samjhava (Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania)  Shreya Ghoshal - Maanwa lage (Happy New Year)  Kanika Kapoor - Baby Doll (Ragini MMS 2)  Sultana & Jyoti Nooran - Pataka Guddi (Highway)  Shreya Ghoshal - Char Kadam (PK)  Best Performance in a Comic Role Pankaj Kapoor - Finding Fanny  Dimple Kapadia - Finding Fanny  Parineeti Chopra - Hasee Toh Phasee Govinda - Happy Ending  Asian Magazine Issue #261 Best Actor In A Supporting Role Naseeruddin Shah - Finding Fanny  Randeep Hooda - Kick  Ronit Roy - 2 States Abhishek Bachchan - Happy New Year  Irrfan Khan - Gunday Irrfan Khan - Haider  Best Actress In A Supporting Role Huma Qureshi - Dedh Ishqiya  Lisa Haydon - Queen  Dimple Kapadia - Finding Fanny  Amrita Singh - 2 States  Revathy - 2 States  Tabu - Haider  Continued on page 75 39 February 2015 Sarika Hassan Akshara is making her big debut this year with R Balki’s Shamitabh. What are you expecting from this film as her mother? I think it’s bad to have expectations. I believe expectations come with a lot of pressure and that’s not cool. On the other hand, with R Balki at the top of this project, I am assured that everything in this film will be good, and great quality cinema-wise. People may or may not like the film, that will be their personal choice, but I am assured that Akshara couldn’t have had a better debut. You have seen Balki. He is not one of those runof-the-mill filmmakers who will make just about anything. He makes quality cinema and that’s why stalwarts agree to be a part of his projects. That’s also why all his films have been super hit in the past and been loved by critics as well. So you believe that he is the best launch pad for your daughter. Not just for Akshara. For any actor, Balki is the director for any actor. Period! Also when it’s your launch pad, it doubly increases your security as an actor. You know that you are in safe hands. The films stars Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush in the lead roles. Don’t you think Akshara would have to stand very tall in order to match their acting talent? Won’t it be something too big to aim for in her debut film? February 2015 Balki, Bachchan, Dhanush, Ilayaraja and many such stalwarts are in this project. It was like Akshara going to a college. I can’t put it in any other way. They are all teachers and you can’t ask for better teachers. Now that the courses have finished, the results will be out soon and everyone will get to know how well she has fared in the exam. You have worked with Amitabh Bachchan in the past and also recently in Yudh. How was your experience with him? To be very honest, Mr Bachchan is very rocky. The reason I say this is because of his filmography. Look at his work. He has done practically everything in a lifetime. I don’t know which other actor would have done roles as varied as Mr Bachchan has done. I would really like to do the kind of work that he is doing, when I am his age. You have shifted to being a character artist these days. As an actor does that change happen naturally? My last release was Club 60, and I had a perfectly leading lady angle in that film. I had a romantic angle with Farooque Sheikh. So you can’t say that was a character role. What basically has to be understood is that the role should be good. Else, I wouldn’t want Continued on page 85 40 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Riches to Rags At the height of his success Kim Dotcom he invested in, a half dozen industries, was worth a staggering $200 million. all failed and he was forced to file for But, like an ironic scene from one of the bankruptcy on all of them in 1991. movies pirated on MegaUpload’s servers Former Icelandic billionaire Bjorgolfur around the world, his entire net worth Gudmundsson was worth a cool $1.1 vanished in the blink of an eye as part billion before the markets of an over-the-top and annihilated him and his son theatrical Hollywood style Thor during the credit crisis. raid on his New Zealand There was also the small compound, thought to be issue of his suspected heavy involvement the most expensive private in a fraud and embezzlement scheme, but home in the entire country. While the on paper, and without account for any courts have spent the last couple of years Swiss bank accounts, Mr. Gudmundsson deciding just how liable Kim Schmitz is is legally broke. for some of the $500+ million in damages There was a time when Willie Nelson being sought against him, his money is wasn’t just broke, he was nearly $17 currently in lock down, along with all of million in the hole to the worst people his worldly possessions. to owe, the IRS! Unfortunately Willie Professional athletes are particularly trusted the wrong people susceptible to being taken advantage of, to manage his fortune, losing their millions on and in 1990 the country scams and bad investments music all star had all of brought to them by friends his properties, and bank and family. Scott Eyre, accounts seized by the IRS to pay his despite earning over $17 debts. Nelson was also forced to produce million in his career up until 2009, was two new albums, with 100% of the profits reported to have said that he had only from each going directly to the IRS to $13 left in his savings account after pay off his debt. being scammed by Allen Stanford in Before flipping burgers on TV earned his infamous scheme that cost investors him a $250 million fortune, the legendary billions of dollars. boxer wasn’t just broke, he was on the A legendary former NFL quarterback, verge of total bankruptcy. Though he was Johnny Unitas was one of the highest an Olympic gold medalist paid players in the entire league during from the ’68 Olympics his career that began with the Colts in held in Mexico City, and 1956. His salary in 1973 involved in some of the had grown to a high of greatest boxing matches $250,000 (equivalent of all time, including against legends such to $1.3 million in 2014 as Muhammad Ali, he squandered his dollars) with a signing entire fortune by the age of 45. Luckily bonus on top of that of $175,000 (another his fortunes changed for the better when nearly $1 million in 2014 dollars). Hulk Hogan did not answer his phone in Through a series of horribly bad luck, each time which led to George Foreman being Continued on page 79 and every single one of the businesses Asian Magazine Issue #261 February 2015 41 MOVIES THIS MONTH Cast: Mohak Meet.... Munna, Aaja Sanam Aagossh Mein Star Omkar Sanghavi...Tillu, Shantanu Genre: Romance Star Cast: Sidharrth Jaaju.... Aatish, Kajal Verma....  Kajal, Mahi Kapur....  Mona, Shaktishankar Jaaju.... Rocky, Rashid Khan....  Rashid, Kailash Jonwal, Nirranjan Story / Writers: Shaktishankar Jaaju Music Director: Sidharrth Jaaju Director: Nirranjan K Aatish and Kajal’s happily married life falls kaput when Aatish starts having an affair with his secretary Mona. Moreover, Aatish’s conspiracy slowly starts to unfold when he decides to get his wife killed for property. He hires Rocky, a cyber criminal to murder his wife but plan fails when Rocky realizes that he has been framed by Aatish who had even plotted to kill him with the help of yet another goon Rashid. Hence, Rocky has a change of heart and gets into a fight with Rashid. Amidst this, Aatish who enters the house decides to intervene and ends up killing Rashid. Later, he falls victim to Rocky’s blackmailing threats who on the other hand turns photographer to Kajal. Suspecting an affair between his wife and Rocky, Aatish decides to confront him only to realize that Rocky actually has an affair with his secretary Mona. How will Aatish get out of the mess created by him is what forms the rest of the plot. Aaja Sanam Aagossh Mein  is a story filled with love, passion, deceit, betrayal that eventually leads to brutal murder.  Anjaan Parindey Ranganekar.... Pakya, Aniket Rumade... Harish, Shravani Mohite.... Ganga, Pramod Moutho.... Swami, Neha Soni....  Annie, Vijay Gupta, Kavita Bohraj, Charanjeet Arora Producer: Charanjeet Arora Music Director: Arun-Vilas Director: S. R. Pratap, Hemant Salve Trying to make their living out of odd jobs, a group of street children, Munna, Pakya, Tillu, Harish and Ganga live their life in peace. Munna comes across a tourist Aradhana, who pesters him to not only become her guide but later, demands drugs from the kid. While Munna takes her to Swami who supplies her substance, she later takes Munna to a hotel where she forces him to make love with her. However, Munna flees from the scene, giving an opportunity to Swami who not only rapes Aradhana but also kills her by pushing her from the fifth floor. On the other hand, Munna and children meet sweet natured and friendly Annie who works for the betterment of these kids. Amidst the existing problems, Munna’s friend and their gang member Ganga gets kidnapped and falls prey to the lecherous clutches of Swami. Anjaan Parindey is the story that attempts to portray the evil side of poverty and its repercussions as it traces the journey of a few street children.  Continued on page 44 Genre: Drama February 2015 42 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Continued from page 4 We are told that the whole Crazy … team had a gala time shooting for the film in Mahabaleshwar… It’s really true. We even experienced snowfall while shooting. How can anyone forget the lovely strawberry fields which we saw. It was nothing short of a visual delight to watch.  Did you say yes instantly the moment you heard the script or you took your time to give the nod?  You will be surprised to know that when I heard the story, my character had All the songs are really great. My personal favourite is ‘Chaand Yeh’ that’s sung so soulfully be Swanand. The song comes at a point when the whole family undergoes a change of heart. It’s a very cathartic song.  In your opinion, what has been the turning point of your life?  The turning point of my life was when I decided to take a total break from Bollywood in 2010 and go to Benares and Saarnath and be with my family. I had a gut feeling that my family really needed me at that time. That’s why I said no to Gangs Of Wasseypur and Gulaab two kids. And I said yes to do the film, Gang.  even if the kids were there! But the next Do you enjoy acting now?  day, the makers Yes, of course. took away with I am more the kids because comfortable in they felt that my skin now. my character in After Chak De!..I the film and the was so very kids did not go confused about well together. I what kind of fell for the story, actress that I am. irrespective of the kids or not. I thought The fact that I took a break, I was able to this story was such an important story understand myself completely.  that needed to be told.  Which has been the most heartfelt or How was your rapport with the film’s di- memorable compliment of your life?  rector Ritesh Menon?  When the Uttarakhand disaster took He is the calmest and collected person place, my friends and I went there to do one can ever come across. He hardly some plantation and social work. The loses his temper and always smiles. What moment they saw me, they started singing makes him apart from the rest is that, in and dancing, while their houses were in Bollywood where people feel that anger shambles because of the disaster. That’s is the most important trait, when you see when it struck me that I have a better someone as calm as Ritesh, you really purpose on this earth.  feel that its highly commendable.  Now, how do people recognize you? Do Any ‘crazy’ moments during the shoot?  they still address you as the ‘Chak De’ girl You really have to meet the member of or the B. A. Pass girl which they used to the family to know what exactly the term do before?  ‘crazy’ means. There was nonstop energy Surprisingly, they still recognize me with during the shoot and even off the shoot. my characters names. There was time Till today, we are always with each other.  when I was in love hate relationship with Tell us something about the music of the Continued on page 80 film…  Asian Magazine Issue #261 February 2015 43 Films....Continued from page 42 Bachpan Ek Dhokha Genre: Suspense, Thriller Star Cast: Helen.... Granny, Tom Alter....  Daryl, Padmini Kolhapure.... Nicole, Mohnish Bahl.... Nicholas, Rahul Roy.... Ralph, Aishwarya Sakhuja.... Nancy, Rishabh Jain.... Ness, Bhoomika Sharma.... Nikki, J Brandon Hill.... Samuel Story / Writers: Rajiv Sharma Producer: Manish Aggarwal, Kashish Aggarwal, Anish Aggarwal Music Director: Gourav Das Gupta Director: Rajiv Sharma Singers: Shaan, K K, Kunal Ganjawala, Sumedha, Rana Mazumder, Antara Lyricist: Shellee It’s the story of an upper middle class Christian Indian family consisting of a couple, Nicole (Padmini Kolhapure) & Nicholas (Mohnish Behl) & their 4 childern - elder son - Nick (17 yrs), elder daughter - Nancy (16yrs) & twin brother & sister Ness & Nikki (6 yrs) Nicole’s and her kids spirited life is shattered when Nicholas, the head of the family passes away suddenly leaving behind huge debts. Nicole decides to shift to her parent’s place. Nancy & Nick are initially reluctant to go along, but their anxieties about moving into an unknown place vanish and their spirits elated, as soon as they arrive at a palatial mansion that is their grandparents home. But their hope of wonderful days is short lived as a major twist happens and all the children are confined in a far end of the mansion.  They are separated from their mother and kept in virtual captivity in a big February 2015 hall under the hawk-like & suspicious gaze of their grandmother aka Granny (Helen Khan). Here they are subjected to relentless torture by grandmother and their grandfather Daryl’s (Tom Alter) butler and Man Friday Samuels (Brandon Hill). Why this treatment is being meted out to them, they are at a complete loss to figure out. Meanwhile they get together to survive in this virtual imprisonment. At a crucial juncture mother decides to leave the mansion immediately with the kids. Now her attempt is thwarted by the butler and grandmother. Elder children Nancy and Nick want to figure out the truth. They are confused and scared. Obviously, they don’t trust their own mother?.Whose help should they take?..What is the whole back story and motivation for their torture and capitivity?. Badlapur Genre: Drama, Social Star Cast: Varun Dhawan.... Raghav, Huma Qureshi ....   Jhimli,Yaami Gautam.... Misha, Nawazuddin Siddiqui....  Liak, Vinay Pathak.... Harman, Divya Dutta....  Shobha, Radhika Apte....  Koko, Kumud Mishra, Pratima Kazmi Producer: Dinesh Vijan, Sunil A Music Director: Sachin, Jigar Director: Sriram Raghavan Raghav a.k.a Raghu is a man with a past He witnessed his wife and son being killed during a robbery. 15 years later, Raghu finds out who pulled the trigger to kill his family. Continued on page 46 44 Issue #261 Asian Magazine See and Be Scene OPTICS PLUS #42-6060 MEMORIAL DR. 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Months later he meets Palak, a young woman living next door, during a bank hold-up.  Dev’s friend Pinkesh, a private investigator, has been trying to track down Na-ri for him.  He finds that she is living with Don Jassi, a reformed gangster. Her Story Star Cast: Rahul Roy, Riya Sahota, Shradha, Rana Jung Bahadur, Birbal, Johny Nirmal, Rajan, Janvi, Neha Joshi, Prithvi Zutshi Story / Writers: Rajan Sabarwal Producer: Indiawali Films Music Director: Sunill Khosla Director: Trilok Chaudhary Lyricist: Govind Moonis Her story is the story of a young girl Kim who takes a fancy for Rahul. He is double her age. Though unmarried yet he is into a relationship with ‘Laila’. Though February 2015 initially Kim is unconcerned about their relationship, later, she sees a threat in Laila and wants to get rid of her. She is willing to go to any length to fulfill her desire. There is a thin dividing line between desire and insanity and she is willing to cross this line. Her Story tries to explore the human psyche to understand the nuances of such delicate relation. Mrs. Scooter Genre: Drama Star Cast: Anjali Patil.... Aashima, Himanshu Kohli....  Bhushan, Satyakam Anand.... Manu, Madhu Rajesh.... Sheila, Sandeep Sahota.... Baldev Story / Writers: Deepak Nagar Producer: Narendra Singh, Karan Singh, Sandeep Sahota Music Director: Avinash Baghel Director: Shiladitya Moulik Singers: Avinash Baghel, Harshdeep Kaur, Bishakh Jyoti, Anirban Choudhury Lyricist: Abhishek Chatterjee, Protiqe Mojoomdar A mid-level clerk Bhushan brings home, on the same day, two things that are close to his heart - his new scooter and his new bride Aashima. But just one day later Bhushan loses his life in an accident separating his two prized possessions. The film follows the decline and decay of both Aashima and the scooter, who seem to have been abandoned by fate as well. Alone, unprotected and unloved their lives seem to be heading for a compromise forced by the people around them until the very end, when they are happily reunited by Continued on page 50 46 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Continued from last month Sharmila Tagore In one film for a sequence you had to cry and you ended up laughing on screen?  That was such a ridiculous scene in Dulal Guha’s  Milan Ki Raat. I had to fall at the bedside and weep. I shouldn’t have spoken about it. Sanjeev Kumar taught me to be convincing in whatever I did. He’d say ‘Don’t argue. Just say your lines. I’ve to go home.’ I haven’t seen  Milan Ki Raat  on television or anywhere. So many of our films have not been kept properly.  Looking back at tour films what would you like to change?  My hair. I remember all my directors discouraging me from doing the elaborate bouffant. But I wouldn’t listen. I never did.  You were the first actress to wear a bikini?  That was so frowned upon during my time. Now it has become a cult thing. It’s still considered a big deal. The Indian mind set has not changed at all.  Any temptation to return?  Not really. I am quite happy with my gardening, music; reading and UNICEF work. We have a trust at Pataudi where we are currently working in restructuring the face of an acid survivor. I get lots of help from people who have proper connections. Once we Asian Magazine Issue #261 started helping this girl lots of people have come forward.  Do you think celebrities need to be more socially conscious?  I feel when you are in position to help them you must. Tiger started the trust. Now I am looking after it. Kareena is also very interested in it. Continued from page 29 and Kal Ho Naa Ho to talk about. After that she has done a film each in Bengali and Bhojpuri and a film in Bangladesh. Jaya decided to face the arc lights again only after her children were grown up.  Rati Agnihotri too followed her path, making her first appearance in  Yaadein  and  Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi(2001), a decade after her last release, Jaan-E-Wafaa in 1990. In a sporadically memorable s e c o n d innings of many movies, besides these two films, she made her presence felt in other flops like Chupke Se… and Devbesides in the hit Hum Tum.  A unique case was that of Dimple Kapadia, who even before  Bobby  became a craze, had a chatt mangni patt shaadi with Rajesh Khanna and quit films. Dimple returned to the screen by signing Saagar, even doing a topless scene in it later, just seven years later, having faced a bad marriage. Needless to say, this sensational actress was lapped up by producers, and though Zakhmee Continued on page 88 47 February 2015 138, 3770 Westwinds Dr. Calgary NE www.autolaneauto.com Happy Valentine’s Day A large Variety of World class brands Winter Tires are Available at Autolane 403-568-4008 dunI! dyy mShHUr iv\qr qAer KRId, aty e\sqAl krvAP, lE aAqolyn ty mnjIt cyrA ^ fon kro+ We do all kinds of Mechanical work Including: Out of Province Inspection l Insurance Safety Inspection l Oil Change l Brake Check/Installation l Front End Inspection l Tune up l February 2015 Electrical diagnostic l Engine Rebuilt/Installation l Transmission l Clutches l Wheel Alignment l A/C Recharge & Fluids l 48 Issue #261 Asian Magazine HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY Asian Magazine Issue #261 49 February 2015 Continued from page 46 the unpredictable hand of fortune. The film is based in western UP and speaks a language we all relate to. Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi Genre: Romantic, Comedy Star Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Vir Das,Prem Chopra, Payal Ghosh, Jinal Belani, Divya Seth, Bharti Achrekar, Tiku Talsania Producer: Bharat Patel Story / Writer: Sanjay Chhel Choreographer: Ganesh Acharya Music Director: Lalit Pandit, Uttank Vora Director: Sanjay Chhel Singers: Sneha Pant,Shaan, Parthiv Gohil, Neha Kakkar, Roop Kumar Rathod Lyricist: Sanjay Chhel The story is about a Punjabi, p l a y e d by Rishi Kapoor and a Gujarati, played by Paresh Rawal. South Indian Actress Payal Ghosh will debut as Paresh Rawal’s daughter. Her debut Telugu movie was opposite Telugu star Mohan Babu’s son Manoj Manchu. Payal plays the love interest of Rishi Kapoor’s son, to be played by Vir Das.  Rishi Kapoor  and  Paresh Rawal  will be seen together for the first time in 20 years. Rahasya Genre: Thriller, Social Producer: Monica Vimal Maluka Star Cast: Tisca Chopra.... Dr. Aarti Mahajan, Ashish Vidyarthi.... Dr. Sachin Mahajan, Baby Sakshi Sem.... Ayesha Mahajan, Kay Kay Menon....  Sunil Paraskar, Meeta Vasisht, Ashwini Kalsekar, Manoj Maurya, Vinit Kakar Music Director: Ranjit Barot Director: Manish Gupta February 2015 Film is based on the infamous Arushi murder case. The film explores the plight of a couple who have not only lost their only child but who also have to bear the trauma of the father being accused of killing his own daughter. The narrative has been presented in the form of a classic Agatha Christie whodunit told from the point of view of real-life police investigator - Sunil Paraskar - played by actor Kay Kay Menon. Roy Genre: Drama, Action, Romantic Star Cast: Ranbir Kapoor....  Roy, Jacqueline Fernandez....  Ayesha, Arjun Rampal....  Kabir,Anupam Kher, Rajit Kapoor Story / Writers: Vikramjit Singh Producer: Divya Khosla Kumar, Bhushan Kumar, Kishan Kumar Music Director: Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros Anjjan, Amaal Mallik D i r e c t o r : Vikramjit Singh Singers: Amaal Mallik, Arijit Singh, Aditi Singh Sharma, Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros Anjjan, Kanika Kapoor, K K, Tulsi Kumar Lyricist: Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay, Sandeep Nath, Kumaar The movie is a love triangle starring Arjun Rampal   as Kabir Grewal, a film maker and  Jacqueline Fernandez  in a dual role.   Ranbir Kapoor  plays the role of a Continued on page 52 50 Issue #261 Asian Magazine STEVE GROVER Barrister & Solicitor Son of Late Dr. Sunder Grover Asian Magazine Issue #261 51 February 2015 New Films....Continued from page 50 mysterious thief named Roy. Shamitabh Genre: Drama Star Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush, Akshara Haasan (young daughter of Kamal Haasan),, Mahesh Bhatt, Vandita Shrivastava, Abhishek Bachchan.... Cameo Producer: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, R.K.Damani,Sunil A, Gauri Shinde, Abhishek Bachchan Story / Writers: R. Balki Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja Director: R. Balki Singers: Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh for the first time in the film, will work along with Dhanush (“Why This Kolaveri Di” 2011) south star. In this movie south star will act a silent and deaf role, Mr. Amitabh will act the lad who will be his voice. The movie has been shot in the wonderful places of Goa, Mumbai and Ooty. As the title name Shamitabh, ‘Sh’ is virtually the last two alphabets of Dhanush’s name, which is abided by Amitabh’s name. Big B says, “It’s not a picture, it’s a mixture.” Shamitabh is an allegory of 2 ego personalities, who strive with one another and nobody can be certainly successful. Most of the folks believe that they can do it lonely, most of the folks believe that they have made it everything. It is not similar that. Behind every successful man, there is a team. February 2015 Guarding Against Another ‘Jinx’ ... The film industry anticipates bad luck. It scours through gossip, weird opinions, comments of strangers, and, of course, consults astrologers and numerologists and fakirs and Dabas to reassure itself that bad luck is not hiding behind a lamp post or door of the studio floor to pounce on it. Like the matka players of yore, it takes random words heard or read all too seriously. It reads portents where there are none. It sees omens where the Almighty might not have placed any. This may not have much to do with individuals. Filmmaking is so speculative that almost every person playing the game believes in superstition; after all, success of a film like Fukrey is as inexplicable as the failure of Happy Ending, right?’ No, that may not be true. The disastrous fate of Happy Ending has, for the moment, an explanation just like the success of Fukrey may still be explicable. Apparently, Happy Ending was destined to flop because it was released in the third week of November. The industry has done deep analysis and has arrived at the conclusion that all films released in the third week of November down the years, at least till 2003, have always flopped. Prominent among these films are Gori Tere Pyaar Mein! (2013), Guzaarish (2010), Kurbaan (2009), Yuvraaj (2008) and Goal (2007). The purported jinx on release dates is a favorite in the film industry. It jumps from month to month depending on which bad and unentertaining films have been released during those phases in the past few years. For instance, it is an accepted jinx to release a film in the first week of the year. Veterans shake their heads in disbelief and disapproval at producers Continued on page 54 52 Issue #261 Asian Magazine HMP Professional Construction Almost two years after her Bollywood We: Garage Happy Valentine’s Day debut in Chashme Baddoor, Taapsee Build Concrete Pads Pannu is returning with Baby. Though Garage Door Installation she has done a handful of movies down Basement Development South in the interim period, and seen Fence, Deck & Roofing A All Renovation Projects some good success as well, all her Soffit, Siding & Facia large selection of attention is currently on making it big FREE ESTIMATES Single/ Double in the world of Hindi films. While her garage doors debut affair by David Dhawan was a in stock successful affair, she is all set to make Gr iv|c koE vI rYnovySn dA k\m krvA`, lE< fYNs< it two in a row with Neeraj Pandey at .Yk< gYrAz< bysmYNq< rUif\g the helm of affairs of Akshay Kumar jM k\krIq dA k\m krvA`, starrer Baby. lE pAl syKoN ^ 701-4947 There was a long wait between Chashme ty fon kro= sA.y kol is\gl Baddoor and Baby, isn’t it?  aty .bl gYrAj dy drvAjy But then I did the Sri Ganesha of Baby. sqOk iv|c hn+ I was in the first schedule of the film and Call Paul Sekhon for the first two days, Neeraj Pandey sir shot just with me. This was a fight www.hmphome.com sequence that I shot with the villain in Nepal and not even Akshay Kumar about the role that drew me into the was there. Now if the movie becomes film. When I was doing all this action a big hit then I would shamelessly take without the help of the hero, not being credit.  saved by anyone else, How was it when Akshay fighting it out myself and reached the sets?  that too in an Akshay Everyone got very Kumar movie, it was serious. In fact I used quite intimidating, but to think that why then also the biggest kick everyone was so serious. possible. There couldn’t I wondered whether I have been a better chance should be serious like to prove my mettle when them or be myself. Also, a film is an Akshay starrer as for the very genre with Neeraj as a director.  that the film belongs to, Moreover, Anupam I was conscious about Kher returned too afpulling it off. I had to take ter Chashme Baddoor.  everything in my stride. You would be surprised that I didn’t Slowly I made an effort to be serious.  even know about that when I signed Well, an action drama in a realistic af- the film. It was only after the Nepal fair like had to be serious.  shoot did I get to know about that. The Continued on page 86 Actually, this is the most exciting part Asian Magazine Issue #261 February 2015 53 403-701-4947 Jinx...Continued from page 52 who schedule release of their films in the first week of the New Year. Ramzan (prayer month) is another jinxed period when films are expected to flop - never mind that Bhaag Milkha Bhaag managed to surprise everybody in recent years by commanding a huge opening and ultimately racing to success, even though released during Ramzan. But they don’t count when the thrust of arguments is to generate fear among filmmakers against certain dates. Now, the discovery of a new jinx will make filmmakers think ten times when considering a November release. See it from Karan Johar’s perspective. Two of his major releases, Kurbaan and Gori Tere pyaar Mein, have succumbed to the ill-luck of November third week release. Would he dare to release another film during this week in the years to come? And if Karan won’t, which producer will dare? Considering the fact that about 85 per cent of Hindi films flop each year, there must surely be many other dates or weeks when releases haven’t done too well over the years. It ought not to be difficult to dig out similar statistics and create a lot more other ‘jinxed’ weeks, reducing the industry to about 15-20 weeks a year when it is auspicious to release films. Of course, these auspicious dates will keep decreasing as and when films flop, which, by law of averages, they are certain to do. It might just be a better option to make good films and release them at the most appropriate or available date. If the film is liked, it will run; if it is not, it will flop. What’s the big deal about jinx or non jinx? There are two views on bad luck, one, superstitious, and the other, February 2015 practical. One says, walking under a ladder is bad luck while the other says, bad luck is walking under a ladder if it falls on you. Choose. Time For Reinvention? Whether it is age or audience fatigue, actors are often pushed to a point where the only sensible course open to them is reinvention of their screen persona. Amitabh Bachchan, for instance, reached a point in his career where films with him in the lead role were just not working. He sought out Yash Chopra and made a shift to character roles with Mohabbatein. The move worked superbly for him and though he now plays character roles in films, they are almost as important as the youngsters playing the film’s lead. There are at least two lead stars currently, who need a change of image and orientation, though, perhaps, not drastic as the one Bachchan was forced to go in for. Saif Ali Khan has been floundering in recent films. His role in Humshakals was as ridiculous as the film itself, and he should never have attempted it. It was at total variance to his image and was too silly for a hero of his calibre. But his other films like Happy Ending, Agent Vinod and Bullett Raja haven’t done well either. Though he still looks good, Saif no longer fits into the young hero slot and he needs to do a subtle shift to slightly older, more mature, lead roles. Buffoonery doesn’t suit him and he needs to search out roles that complement the suave and sophisticated image that he has built over the years. He has already shown that he can tackle characters like the one he played in Omkara with supreme ease, so a little experimentation would help him go a long way in his career. 54 Issue #261 Asian Magazine 24 Hour Crisis/Information Line: 403.237.5888 ALL CALLS ARE CONFIDENTIAL Asian Magazine Issue #261 55 February 2015 . ipzle m;h se xeW m;ehMmd rfI xeW pOW# 58 pr ....... 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Asian Magazine Issue #261 62 February 2015 Villains..Continued from page 38 alas, what a pity! Ram Kumar is denied directed by Manmohan Desai. Bluff his claim, though he possesses the Master retains the Desai touch; his qualities. favorite ploy to show the hero in slums During the breathless encounter between and his gregarious fraternity with other the villain and the hero, Tun Tun, the people, especially the children, and woman of the slum, plays a waggish role the tanga walla. This brings the Pran- by slapping the henchmen of the villain Shammi antithesis into a package of down the valley, and in the process, her engaging flames of action. Ashok, husband on the bottom, an offense that played by Shammi Kapoor, is a master might be excused in view of the urgency of deception. A large part of the film of the situation. This provides another centers round the series of masquerades instance of rollicking fun provided by the hero uses to hoodwink others. First, Bollywood filmmakers again and again. he snatches a camera from a shop in the Tun Tun can be irresistibly hilarious name of another person and then returns it on such occasions, providing pure later to the owner after finding himself in entertainment. Accordingly, she was an awkward position. Again, he manages well taken care of by the directors of to get the camera back by telling the Bollywood cinema. In China Town also, owner a fictitious story of his distress in Tun Tun plays the role of a Bengali wife, conjugal life. Compared to the hero, the pestering Shekhar’s girl again and again villain looks a smarter and decent guy. for using sindoor on the parting of her This makes the villain look like having hair. The villain is later handed over to a better claim for the hand of the heroine the police in Blujf Master. The social ambience of the time didn’t ask for in this film. The villain too starts playing tricks for wiping out the villain. Therefore, Ram winning the hand of the heroine Seema, Kumar returns to his fold. Kashmir Ki played by Saira Banu. Ashok stops Kali was released in 1964, establishing playing his masquerades when the villain the trend (except Junglee which was springs into action. Seema’s uncle joins released in 1961) of casting Pran as villain hands with Ram Kumar, the villain, against the boisterous Shammi Kapoor, telling her, “Pitaji ne kumar babu ko the flamboyant hero of the decade of chuna tha”. Back from London, Kumar the sixties, offering a contrast to the has an obvious advantage over the hero despondent and romantic Rajesh Khanna. As a villain, Pran reigned supreme in this who lives in a slum. The villain employs people to bump period till Upkar (1967), often cited to be Ashok off from the scene. Later, Kumar a turning point in his career. In Kashmir steals a huge sum from the iron chest of Ki Kali, the hero, trying to win the heart Seema’s uncle. He isn’t fooled like others of the heroine selling flowers, gives her by Ashok’s deception of playing the role rupees 20 as a cost of the bunch he buys of a rich merchant as his father. Seema’s from her. Later, under instruction from uncle and the owner of the camera shop her surrogate father, she returns rupees are duped by the hero’s masquerade, but 15 to the wealthy hero, keeping 5 to not the villain. Ram Kumar exposes the herself as the actual cost. Significantly, hero before others by bringing his mother the film opens with Raju, the hero, son of on the scene. Ashok’s hopeless status as a Seth Sanjiblal, about to take over the mill slum dweller is revealed to all justifying as the natural owner. He addresses the Continued on page 65 the villain’s claim for the heroine. But, Asian Magazine Issue #261 February 2015 63 xeW pOW# 62 se ..... xeW pOW# 66 pr ....... Asian Magazine Issue #261 64 February 2015 Need urgently Continued from page 63 workers, telling them, “Yeh mazdoor ka zamana hai”. This shows the trend of the time when workers were getting united to claim better wages and privileges. The hero’s speech doesn’t please his mother and Shyamlal the accountant, both representing feudal heritage. Raju declares that rupees 500,000 which is the dividend of his company, should be distributed among the workers. Raju goes to Kashmir to avoid his mother because she insists on his marriage. In Kashmir he finds his girl, Champa, the flower woman. This brings the villain Mohan Seth to the scene. The film takes a turning point when it’s discovered that Champa is actually the daughter of the Rani ma, the rich woman of the city. Mohan’s subsequent actions keep the film alive till the end. Pran takes away much of the film space from the usually unconquerable Shammi Kapoor. Mohan threatens Champa’s surrogate father to marry him off to Champa and starts blackmailing him. The surrogate father, now blind, is unwilling to release the girl from his custody. The flashback begins on the windscreen wiper of a car, handled imaginatively by the director. Mohan seeks out Dheeru’s sister Karuna and learns about Champa’s real parents.The money interest comes to play its role. Mohan abducts Champa ahd hurriedly calls a priest for holding the marriage ceremony. He snaps, “Shaadi paanch minute me honi chahiye” Before this, Mohan is fooled by Raju and Champa at the fair, being unable to spot the heroine, who disappears with the hero, reminding one of a similar situation in Nagin. It turns out later that Raju is an ordinary guy, the son of Champa’s poor surrogate father. Mohan Seth, in the circumstance, looks all set to win Champa; but again the villain’s claim goes Asian Magazine Issue #261 Food Counter Attendants Four (4) Full time, at Extreme Pita, Market Mall, NW, Calgary, AB. Salary: $11.55 Hour Experience will be an asset, will train. Education: Some High School Duties: Fast food, Counter Attendant and Food Preparer Skills: Take customers’ orders, Prepare, heat and finish simple food items, Serve customers, Use manual and electrical appliances to clean, peel, slice and trim foodstuffs, Portion and wrap foods. Fast Food Restaurant Manager (NOC: 0631) required for Permanent, Full Time position. Salary: $20.38 Hourly, for 40.00 Hours per week Location: Market Mall, Calgary NW, ( 1 vacancy ) Skill Requirements: Education: Some high school Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years Languages: English Ability to Supervise: 10 people or less Specific Skills: Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations of restaurant. 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Dilip Kumar plays a double role. Having Ram in the house, Gajendra finds it easy to stomp in the rich in laws house where he stays with his mother and tortures his wife and daughter. Property issues surface again when Gajendra wants Ram to sign the property over to his name. Ram escapes, and enters a hotel after Shyam, his twin brother, not yet discovered, moves out without paying for the sumptuous meal he has eaten. The Continued on page 67 65 February 2015 xeW pOW# 64 se ..... xeW agle m;h ...... February 2015 66 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Continued from page 65 identity confusion keeps the narrative vibrant from now on. Again, it is the villain who exposes the brothers real identity. It’s difficult to keep Gajendra longer in the dark. Ram, in course of his wanderings, finds shelter in Shyam’s house in the village, while Shyam is mistaken for Ram in the rich house of the city. Shyam, a smarter guy, beats Gajendra mercilessly, something that takes everyone by surprise. Finally, Gajendra unravels the mystery of the twin brothers, keeps Ram in his custody in a godown, and beats him severely for having the property written in his name. Gajendra tells the police that Shyam has murdered Ram, and is staying in the house by using the look alike image of his brother. Shyam escapes from prison and comes to know that Ram is his brother. The lost parents of Shyam is narrated by his surrogate mother. The role of Gajendra is played with great menace by Pran. There are moments in the film when he looks threatening, like when he throws the birthday cake of his daughter away, and whips the innocent Ram, causing a dent in his psyche. One important feature of this film is that here the villain not only returns to his fold, but he’s also shown apologizing for his Asian Magazine Issue #261 misdeeds. This is because the structure of family as a homogenous entity is preserved in this film, The villain too endorses feudal values and stays loyal to them. However, things start looking favorable for the villain two years later. Raj Khosla, the director of Kala Pani, later made Do Raaste, a family drama that drew heavily on the values demonstrated in the Ramayana. Released in 1969. The villain’s function in Do Raaste is taken over by the housewife (Bindu in a major role), who instigates her husband Birjuprasad (Prem Chopra) against the family. She is contrasted with her good sister Rina, played by Mumtaz. The family accepts the legal marriage of Birju, though on the whole they want to retain traditional values. This sets the theme of the film in motion. As it happens in Junglee, the photo of the dead father becomes a subject of debate and adulation. In Do Raaste, it takes on an ugly turn. The evil housewife, spurred on by vengeance, removes the photo from the wall of the room allotted to her. Birju prasad questions the values stuck to by his idealist elder brother Navendu (Balraj Sahni in a memorable role again), and later leaves the family. Toward the end, Birju realizes his mistake and the villainous role played by his wife in disrupting the peace and stability of the family. The film became a blockbuster at the box office and got a Filmfare Award for the best story. Bindu was nominated as the best supporting actress. She delivered several powerhouse performances mainly as a vamp and had a sizzling score (Mera Naam Shabnam” to her credit the very Continued on page 80 67 February 2015 bAkI p\nA 34 toN ....... bAkI p\nA 70 ty ......... Asian Magazine Issue #261 68 February 2015 OK Awards...Continued from page 61 Ugly (Madhu Mantena, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane, Arun Rangachari, Vivek Rangachari)  Jupiter Driving School Ltd LOW RATES ; EXCELLENT SERVICE Jupiter Driving Best Dialogue Anvita Dutt, Kangna Ranaut (Queen)  Gopi Puthran, S. 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Asian Magazine Issue #261 72 February 2015 Suchitra..Continued from page 36 impact on their lives and careers. As professionals and as individuals, Uttam and Suchitra were very aware of their image and status. Yet, however much Uttam and Suchitra tried to retain their privacy, they were inexplicably linked together in the imagination of their fans and by the press. Local magazines circulated stories about their off-screen romance, even when neither of them bothered to either deny or confirm these rumors. That Suchitra was passing through troubled times in her marriage might have added grist to the mill. According to studio gossip, Uttam had proposed to Suchitra several times, but she did not accept his proposal since she believed in the sanctity of marriage and was aware of her standing in society. The playful side to their relationship clearly visible and indicative of a special chemistry didn’t help quell rumours either. Uttam was one of the few people who had the privilege of calling Suchitra by her real name Roma. They also endearingly addressed each other as ‘tui’ (you). Apparently Suchitra, who called herself Uttam’s Priyo Bandhobi, would often visit him both at home and in the studios. Like lovers they would bicker with each other about their roles, have tiffs both dramatic and personal, and even cajole each other into doing things that others could never make them do. Co-actors, technicians and directors, gossiped about the close relationship that blossomed between U ttam and Suchitra. The two were known to constantly keep each other company in their make-up vans. In fact, many studio hands spoke of how Asian Magazine Issue #261 the two went out for drives together if they were shooting in adjacent locations. Visiting each other on the sets or sharing food between shots was also quite commonplace. Platonic or spiritual, their mutual admiration was palpable and infectious. Both shared much more than their films and would even look to each other for solace in times both good and bad. While it is known to most that Suchitra visited the Belur Math, few know that Uttam did so, too. Both of them would religiously sit in their puja rooms in the morning, and loved incense sticks. What brought them together, however, was their common passion for excellence in cinema, the thirst for making it big and the will to fight their way to the top. This is perceptible in their choice of scripts which matured over time, and their acting in terms of emoting and dialogue delivery which became less theatrical and more subtle. The two had tremendous respect for each other, too. Uttam’s and Suchitra’s relationship was based on mutual trust, appreciation and admiration for each other’s work and personality. An anecdote goes that during the shooting of Priyo Bandhobi, Suchitra had arrived on time for the shoot but Continued on page 94 ONLY GOD HAS VETO POWER Know Your Future Through ASTROLOGY NUMEROLOGY PALMISTRY CALL: J.P. VERMA 403-689-0181 73 February 2015 bAkI p\nA 72 toN ....... bAkI p\nA 76 ty ......... Asian Magazine Issue #261 74 February 2015 Awards... Continued from page 39 Most Promising Debut- Male Darshan Kumaar - Mary Kom  Parth Bahlerao (Child Artist)- Bhootnath Returns  Tiger Shroff - Heropanti  Tahir Raj Bhasin - Mardaani  Sharib Hashmi - Filmistan  Fawad Khan - Khoobsurat  Installation & Repair 24 Hours Service Most Promising Debut- Female Pargya Yadav - Hawa Hawaai  Rakul Preet Singh - Yariyaan  Kriti Sanon - Heropanti  Himarsha V - Roar  Priyanka Sharma - Mardaani  Best Lyrics Manoj Muntashir - (Galliyan) Ek Villian  Best Editing Anurag Kashyap & Abhijit Kokate - Queen v Best Rates v Professional Service v A Large Selection of Garage Doors in Stock Best Cinematography Satyajit Pande (SETU)- Dedh Ishqiya 403-690-4483 Best Art Direction Amit Ray & Subrata Chakraborty- Dedh Ishqiya The Guild Presidents Awards Highway, Mary Kom Best Sound Design Shajith Koyeri - Haider Gionee Most Stylish Youth Icon Alia Bhatt Best Sound Mixing Debajit Changmai - Kick Anup Dev - PK Star Plus Shining Superstar Award Shraddha Kapoor Best Special Effects Keitan Yadav & Haresh Hingorani ( Red Chillies VFX) - Happy New Year Hindustan Times Celebrity for a cause Priyanka Chopra Best Costume Design Payal Saluja - Dedh Ishqiya Isha Mantry & Rajat K Tangri - Mary Kom Lifetimes Achievement Award Rakesh Roshan Films who made more than 100 Crore Bang Bang, Ek Villian, Happy New Year, Holiday, Jai Ho, Kick, PK, Singham Returns & 2 states Asian Magazine Issue #261 75 February 2015 bAkI p\nA 74 toN ....... bAkI agly mhIny February 2015 76 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Continued from page 32 met with some technical problems and was not working. Ritesh, out of the blue requested everyone to join for an impromptu dance to one of the film’s songs. And when all of us hit the floor, the dance then lasted for not less than 5 hours! These 5 hours helped each of us in bonding with each other like never before!  Where all the locations of the shoot?  The whole film was shot in and around Mahabaleshwar.  How is Ritesh Menon as a director?  He is an extremely experienced guy. Having worked with the ace film maker Santosh Sivan for as many as 8 years, the training showed in his direction. Even on a personal level, I have never seen anyone so calm and composed even in the most stressful situation. It is his energy which brought us all together.  Who is the real ‘Kukkad’ of the film?  In the film, everyone is running like a headless chicken. ‘Kukkad’ is a term which is used to describe the family. And the actual meaning of the said term you will get to see when you see the film.  Do you feel that your experience in theater helps you in films?  The answer is cent per cent yes. Theatre was my indeed my training ground for films.  Will you do anything on television?  I would really love to do something for TV, but only if it’s really interesting.  Were you always a film buff- a first day first show type of person?  Asian Magazine Issue #261 Trust me when I say that I saw all the films which were released in the year 1986 and 1987. I even have evidence of that in the form of ticket counter foils. Besides collecting the ticket counter foils, I used to write about the star cast and a small review of the film in a book. In addition to that, I also used to write as to with whom I saw the film!  How much do you believe in luck and hard work?  Luck is something I truly believe in as much as I believe in hard work. And when you work hard, luck always helps you to take you ahead in life.  What’s the secret of your success?  I am not impatient in life about anything, which is what I feel has got me till here.  Is it true that you had penned songs even in the bathroom while in Goregaon?  What happened was that when I was sitting to brainstorm about the songs of Lage Raho Munnabhai with Shantanu Moitra, Raju Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Since I was not able to search for a place to write sings, I went to the bathroom, where I got an idea for the song’s lyrics. And when I told the team about it, they laughed on hearing that they generalized that ‘I write my lyrics in the bathroom”. And that’s how the whole thing started!  How long does it take to pen a song?  It all depends from song to song. It could be as fast and quick in a jiffy, while it could take even weeks. 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Looking at the connect that this character had with everyone, especially the interiors of our country, then, it started feeling worthwhile of having touched so many hearts.  What will be your parting shot about Crazy Kukkad Family?  It’s a rare type of comedy. It’s a multi layered film. You will get really involved with all the characters. Every Indian should watch the film. It gives you an opportunity to laugh at yourself, at least once in a while! PLEASE DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE February 2015 Villian..Continued from page 67 next year in Shakti Samanta’s Kati Patang (1970). Do Raaste not only shows a villain woman, but it also dramatizes the contemporary clash between the old and new emerging set of values. Meanwhile, the Shammi Kapoor-Pran antithesis went on in great guns, in An Evening in Paris, for example, with greater virulence against an international scene, forecasting the trend of the later decades. Pran begins from where he left in Bluff Master, exposing the hero’s masquerade before all, and leaving him to a life of shame and humiliation. And, this time in An Evening in Paris, he retaliates by romping away with the heroine, offering her drinks and dancing with her, watched hopelessly by Sam, the hero. Shekhar (Pran) looks as suave and smart as any romantic hero does in a film, once again justifying his claim over the heroine. The story remains incomplete if we don’t consider Shekhar’s fight with the other fierce villain of the film, Jack (played brilliantly by K. N. Singh) and the no less menacing Jaggu. Jack kidnaps the heroine Deepa, and demands a huge sum from the Seth, Deepa’s father. 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There are also maudlin moments rocking your calm. If there are habits and thought processes that have outlived their utility, you need to junk them. As the month ends, your monkey mind is everywhere. This can be a great period for creative folk. There could also be minor accidents, altercations, arguments, separations and other breakdowns. You can expect the unexpected. LIBRA This is a good time to be in as you are brimming with ability and desire and the will to execute your plans. You comb through the details and triumph over all the roadblocks. There is new intensity in all your dealings, maybe new love too. There may be excesses like binge drinking and gluttony. By mid month, there are maudlin thoughts of love and longing. As the month ends, you meet new people, new vistas open up dramatically, and there could be several domestic upheavals. A lot is happening in your life and you will be tested. SCORPIO moon. The tide changes completely as the month progresses. You are filled with energy. There are zest and zeal. You want to make things happen and you leave no stone unturned. There are money and honey. You are filled with determination, intensity and perseverance. There is a lot on your plate as the month ends. Your personal needs and career needs are balanced. This can be a great period for creative expression. You also network furiously. SAGITTARIUS You want to save your soul, and spend time helping the less fortunate. This is also the time to take care of your health. There could be domestic discord, and relationships will be on the rack. There is powerful intensity goading you during mid month. You roll up your sleeves and get down to determined effort. You are stimulated. You feel alive, awake and charged. You are goaded by powerful intuition and insights. You are excited by life as new vistas open. CAPRICORN There may be a holiday overseas and you may make some vital financial outlays. The mood is mellow and soft. You spend time with family, friends and loved ones. By mid month, there is new energy. Your mind and body are recharged. Relationships with the opposite sex may be in jeopardy. There could be court cases and separations. The wind blows in many directions. As the month ends, your critical faculties are sharp and you steam roll others opinions. There are strong ego drives You may start the month feeling lonely and isolated. There are love, lust, hate, possessiveness, jealousy, one up manship, fights, strife, altercations, innuendos, many dark shades of the February 2015 82 Continued on page 86 Issue #261 Asian Magazine St. Valentine’s Day Speed-90.com 106-5401 Temple Dr. NE, Calgary 403-800-1806 CELL PHONE St. Valentine’s Day began as a liturgical celebration one or more ALL BRANDS - REPAIR AND UNLOCK SERVICE early Christian saints named Valentinus. 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In Europe,  Saint the Anglican Communion, as well as Valentine’s Keys  are given to lovers in the Lutheran Church. The Eastern “as a romantic symbol and an invitation Orthodox Church also celebrates to unlock the giver’s heart”, as well as Saint Valentine’s Day, albeit on July to children, in order to ward off Saint 6 and July 30, the former date in Valentine’s Malady.  Valentine’s Day honor of the Roman presbyter Saint symbols that are used today include Valentine, and the latter date in honor the heart-shaped outline, doves, of Hieromartyr Valentine, the Bishop and the figure of the winged  Cupid. of Interamna (modern Terni). In Brazil, Since the 19th century, handwritten the Dia de São Valentim is recognized valentines have given way to masson June 12. produced greeting cards. The day was first associated Numerous early Christian martyrs with romantic love in the circle were named Valentine.  The Valentines of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High honored on February 14 are Valentine Middle Ages, when the tradition of Rome (Valentinus presb. m. Romae) of  courtly love  flourished. In 18th and Valentine of Terni (Valentinus ep. century England, it evolved into an Continued on page 88 occasion in which lovers expressed Asian Magazine Issue #261 February 2015 83 LAPTOP VIRUS $35 Akshay...Continued from page 35 you have been presented entirely different from your other entertainers. Can one say that Neeraj allows you to explore different territories with his films? No! One doesn’t explore with Neeraj Sir; one does as ones told, that’s the journey. I don’t have to ‘think’, I have to ‘do’, I have to ‘understand’, that’s the difference. I don’t have to create a character; he gives me one that I follow like my life depends on it. Baby is one of the greatest acting experiences I have had. There is no improvisation, there is only turning pages into reality. We are giving a script a 3D life and it’s incredibly refreshing to work with such powerful craftsmen. In the film, you are also returning with your co-star of many films, Anupam Kher. From Special 26 to Baby, it seems you are indeed a team with Neeraj Pandey, isn’t it? We are what some people call, inseparable when it comes to shooting our films. From eating together, changing together, sharing vans, sharing phones. But it doesn’t stop there; we have become somewhat even closer on this film; for now we even take massages together. We are not only a team, we are ‘Baby’. We are Neeraj Pandey’s ‘Baby’. I am particularly glad to see Danny Denzongpa returning in a meaty avatar. Though I missed his extended presence in Boss, are we going to see a substantial role for Danny this time around? Danny Sir is not only crucial to this film; he is the brains behind us all. Meaty, needed and well played, Danny is in his February 2015 element in Baby. And may I add with full respect, what an incredible healthy fit young man he is. Just to shake his hand, you think you are in the presence of an officer. Baby wouldn’t be the same without him. On the other hand, Madhurima Tuli plays your wife in the film. Since you have given an opportunity to quite a few actresses in the industry, how has Madhurima turned out to be? She is a fine actress whose future holds very promising ventures. She is an absolute delight to work with and a pleasure being a husband to in the film. Our industry needs actresses like Madhurima. I am looking forward to what Bollywood makes of her! Earlier this year, you came up with Holiday that was again about extraditing terrorists out of their hole. Now, in Baby too, you are following a trail. Is it just the treatment that differentiates both or there is more to the plot, twists and turns that separate the two films? Each film is in a league of its own. They are both a subject that we now are all tackling on almost a daily basis, yet each and every act of terrorism is a plot on its own. It’s a something that no one can prepare for. This genre of film is unbelievably hard to face, but one that must be faced head on. This world isn’t always about laughs, babies and fluffy dogs; this world is mean, terrifying and extremely real, so is cinema. I feel compelled to make cinema that entertains people, as well as awakens them. The story of these two films couldn’t be further apart. 84 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Sarika.....Continued from page 40 to waste my time working in projects that I know may not see the light of the day. So you are saying you have not become choosy in picking up roles? I believe filmmakers need to start writing more and more roles for actors and less for characters. In a general scenario we have roles written for hero, heroine, villain, item girl, etc. But ideally it should be written for the actors. If you have seen Rajat Kapoor’s last film Ankhon Dekhi, that was a film written for actors. Even Club 60 was written for actors and that’s why I chose to be a part of it. When this happens in our film industry, the actors start flourishing and that helps them better the quality of acting that they do. Do you think your daughters are also getting victimised by this? Because most of the roles that they pick up are character-driven and not actor-driven? Let’s not jump the gun with Akshara right now. You will have to see Shamitabh to know what has been written for her as an actor. I can’t say that in future she wouldn’t give in to the craze of character driven roles, but we can’t say that now. And what about Shruti Haasan? Shruti has taken her decisions and those seem to have worked for her brilliantly. As long as it works for her there is no harm. She has already proved her mettle Asian Magazine Issue #261 as she is an established actor. Let’s get all our focus towards Akshara now. You have been part of TV. Do you think it’s not as good a medium as films? Would you suggest TV to your daughters? See as an actor my basic need is to perform. If the role that I have been offered, I feel that the actor in me can do well, then I would definitely do it. Now whether that is shown on TV or on the big screen doesn’t really matter. However it is imperative to check fully before you sign any project as many a time a project starts with great intentions but doesn’t see the light of the day. That hurts an actor. That’s why it is very important to see if the producers are good and if the director is capable enough of steering the film in the right direction. At the end, more than the money, it’s the recognition that an actor gets is what matters. The medium is just secondary. You reportedly hold Akshara back from going out and having boyfriends and make sure that she spends most of her time shooting and working for her film. How true is that? No. Never have I done anything of that sort. What other future projects are you working on? I am reading a lot of scripts these days. Whenever there is something I find interesting to do, I will sign it then and there. 85 February 2015 Pannu.....Continued from page 53 whole film is divided into few episodes and we are seen on different missions, hence we don’t happen to cross ways. In fact apart from one scene, we don’t even share screen space. In fact when we met on the location, we smiled as we were sure that lady luck would smile on us again. He is another very positive person that I have come across in the industry. He is very encouraging and gives really good feedback when you are performing.  What kind of feedback did you seek from the films in the same genre that have been made in the past? Did you do any research of your own?  I don’t believe in seeing other people’s works or watch other spy movies to figure out what I had to do. Had I done that, I would have just started copying them. Then I wouldn’t have been as convincing in my performance. I have been acting for a while now; I know what changes I need to get into myself. So I mentally started working on my character. I started talking a little slow and got out of my Punjabi accent.  How do you feel your career has been progressing though?  I look at a simple thing, which is to choose a film that as per my best judgment would be a hit at the box office. Also, I am very patient. I realize that there are so many girls who have a particular type of Unique Selling Point Continued on page 88 February 2015 Continued from last Month... 2014’s Best Performances Shraddha Kapoor: So what if offscreen she is shy and doesn’t like to be photographed? So what if she refuses to look up to the lensman on her way out of the airport? Although she is a celebrity. Well, by exercising that right, she invited the ire of the paparazzi who decided to boycott her. Even though she later apologized to the photographers, we’re glad that she is not afraid to do things her way. Astro.....Continued from page 82 and you could easily be misinterpreted or misunderstood. AQUARIUS You have a new zest, a fire, a zeal that seems unquenchable. There is hard work and the rewards are plenty. The year has begun with money and honey. By mid month, there are softer moments. This is your birth period and the energies are in your favour. You meet with old friends and lovers as emotions reach a fever pitch. This is a period of intense networking. Those in the fields of education, medicine and counselling do exceptionally well. PISCES This is a creative phase, and writers, painters, artists and musicians are suitably acclaimed for their skills. By mid month, there are emotional undercurrents in the family. Your plate is overflowing with responsibilities. There are new beginnings and many endings. There is a type of regeneration in your life. 86 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Continued from page 80 adored by Jack. Shekhar, fighting for the hand of the heroine, cables the Seth, and it’s the Seth’s arrival on the scene that encourages Jack to ask for money. Thus, the film space is largely occupied by Pran, leaving Shammi Kapoor again an observer most of the time, though he’s aided by the mellifluous Rafi number “Akele, Akele.” This is an important feature of this film. An Evening in Paris is a significant film of the decade as it shows the villain’s cool calculating menace in which he’s substantially aided by the vamp a feature that looks much ahead of the time. Importantly, a foreign land becomes the center of action in this film. This point should be noted also. Finding Jack in action, Shekhar approaches Suji to take over the place of Deepa, now missing. They agree to share the money between them when Shekhar succeeds in claiming the hand of Deepa. Shekhar is encouraged by the Seth, who considers him to be a worthy son-in law, in spite of protests from Shekhar’s well meaning father who looks after the Seth’s property in Paris. The Seth recognizes the merits of the villain and thinks that he has a greater claim for the beautiful and wealthy heroine. But, in no time, he too is pulled away from behind by the wily scriptwriter, discrediting the claim of the smart good looking villain a prominent feature of films showing Shammi Kapoor-Pran antithesis. In An Evening in Paris, a clock indicates the time of entries and exits through the doors. Finally, the mighty occupant is seen relaxing in his chair. Jack appreciates Shekhar for being smart and takes the money with a little bit of suspicion. Shekhar wastes no time and shoots his rival from in side the briefcase containing money. Continues Next Month.... 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N.E. 403-280-0110 [email protected] 87 February 2015 Re-entry....Continued from page 47 Sher  (1984) became her first release, she went on to stay the course as a heroine alone till the mid 90s, besides chalking up award winning and other powerful turns in films like  Aitbaar, Saagar  itself,  Kaash, Dristhi, Lekin, Rudaali and Krantiveer.  Phase Three blended smoothly in as Dimple chose to turn into a super character artiste with Dil Chahta Hai, Leela, Being Cyrus, Cocktail and more right to last year’s Finding Fanny. Here, one could say, was a true blue comeback on par with Dilip Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and now Rishi Kapoor, her first hero!  Raakhee, also coming out of an unhappy marriage, returned with Kabhi Kabhie  (1976) while still a heroine, and had a spectacular innings till the mid 80s. Seamlessly, she too began her innings as a screen mother with films like Saaheb and Ram Lakhan, having another spectacular run as character artiste Baazigar, Karan-Arjun, KhalNayak and more. Pannu..Continued from page 86 that makes them the best in a genre. So if a film on the same lines is being made then a director would pick and choose that girl, instead of thinking about doing something challenging, change the trend and take another girl. I can’t fight that.  Doesn’t that make the competition tougher?  I am not competing with anyone. The ground that I come from, I am a person who didn’t think of being in movies in the first place. So whatever I am getting currently is a bonus. I am a pretty secure person that way. After all, I don’t have to live up to any filmy surname. February 2015 St. Valent...Continued from page 83 Interamnensis m. Romae).  Valentine of Rome was a priest in Rome who was martyred about AD 496 and was buried on the Via Flaminia. The relics of Saint Valentine were kept in the Church and Catacombs of San Valentino in Rome, which “remained an important pilgrim site throughout the Middle Ages until the relics of St. Valentine were transferred to the church of Santa Prassede during the pontificate of  Nicholas IV”.   The flower-crowned skull  of Saint Valentine is exhibited in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome. Other relics are found at Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland.  Valentine of Terni became bishop of Interamna (modern  Terni) about AD 197 and is said to have been martyred during the persecution under Emperor  Aurelian. He is also buried on the Via Flaminia, but in a different location than Valentine of Rome. His relics are at the Basilica of Saint Valentine in Terni (Basilica di San Valentino). Jack B. Oruch states that “abstracts of the acts of the two saints were in nearly every church and monastery of Europe.”  The Catholic Encyclopedia also speaks of a third saint named Valentine who was mentioned in early  martyrologies under date of February 14. He was martyred in Africa with a number of companions, but nothing more is known about him.  Saint Valentine’s head was preserved in the abbey of New Minster, Winchester, and venerated. February 14 is celebrated as St. Valentine’s Day in various Christian denominations; it has, for example, the rank of ‘commemoration’ in the calendar of saints in the Anglican Continued on page 93 88 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Happy Valentine’s Day Amarjit Rakhra BRANCH MANAGER Calgary Saddleridge Branch 403-974-4708 [email protected] Visit our website at www.atb.com The Best Mortgage options in Alberta What type of mortgages does ATB offer to customer? l Genworth l CMHC l Conventional (up to 80%) mOrgyj dy G|q toN G|q l Raw land financing up to 160 acres l Equity Take-outs ryq aty Brosym\d syvAvM What can ATB offer customer? l Competitive rates l Fast and efficient turnaround vAsty fon kro= l Available 24/7 l Flexible solutions to fit your profile l Financial advise on self-employed from our small business advisor l Financial advise on investment and estate planning Asian Magazine Issue #261 89 February 2015 The iconic Kamal Haasan idolizes two actors. “I grew up hero worshipping Shivaji Ganesan. He was like the guiding sun in my life. Then I discovered an entire galaxy in Dilip Saab. I discovered Dilip Saab rather late. It took me a long time to learn to appreciate him. I belong to another culture, another generation. The first film of Dilip Saab that I saw was  Mughal-e-Azam. He touched something deep within me as an actor. You have to be an actor to fully understand what Dilip Saab achieves through his performances. I am still in the process of discovering his virtuosity. Actually I was introduced to Hindi cinema very late. The first Hindi film I saw was Padosan, and that too because I was told that the Tamil community was lampooned in the film through Mehmood Saab’s character. I ended up becoming a fan of Hindi cinema. I never stopped seeing Hindi films. I gradually revisited the classics. I saw V Shantaram’s Jal Bin Machali Nritya Bin Bijli and I wondered why they called Shantaramji a great filmmaker. Then I saw  Jhanak Jhanak Paayal Baje  and  Dr Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani  and I knew why.” Then I saw Dilip Kumar in  Mughal-e-Azam. “It changed my life. It re-defined my attitude to acting. I thought that was the ultimate. Then when I came to Mumbai to do  Ek Duuje Ke Liye  I met Javed Akhtar Saab. I told him I am a fan of Dilip Saab although I had seen just one film Mughal-e-Azam. He advised, urged and implored me to see Ganga Jamuna. I saw it. I couldn’t stop raving about it. Just looking at Dilip Saab in Ganga Jamuna I got all the inspiration that I needed. In  Ganga Jamuna  he did an amazing thing. He signed on an unknown teenager to play his character’s younger version. It was a very risky thing to do. Normally February 2015 characters go from childhood to adult. Here in Ganga Jamuna Dilip Saab was cutting it closer. He trained the teenager to behave like ‘Dilip Kumar’ The way the boy walks, climbs, talks….he brought his own spirit into the boy.”  In his Tamil film,  Guna  Kamal Haasan paid a tribute to Ganga Jamuna. “I had written a scene in Guna with a gun that I saw in  Ganga Jamua  when I fight with the cops the gun goes off.”  After seeing Ganga Jamuna Kamal Haasan met his idol. “I had to meet the man. I went to meet him the day after I saw Ganga Jamuna. I had tears in my eyes when I told him what I thought of him. He just looked at me and smiled. Maybe he thought, ‘Not another one.’ I apologized to him for discovering him late.”  From then on Kamal Haasan has met Dilip Saab during every visit to Mumbai. “He came on my request to Chennai many years ago to give an award to my other favorite Shivaji Ganesan. In front of 40,000 people I showed off my familiarity with Yusuf Saab. Before the function in his hotel room I got to talk to Yusuf Saab for two and a half hours. Rather, he talked, I listened. Those were the most revealing hours of my life as an actor. He described to me his life as a boy in Kabul. As you know he is a great speaker. That quality remains. That day in Chennai I imbibed Yusuf Saab’s hunger for knowledge. A deprivation of formal education never deterred him from educating himself. The same is true of me. That’s where the similarity ends. His struggle has been manifold. I was born without a silver spoon. But unlike Yusuf Saab a silver spoon was gifted to me.”  Kamal Haasan, a self-styled Dilip Kumar devotee marvels at the Thespian’s presence of mind. “Who says Yusuf Continued on page 92 90 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Sahaja Yoga Meditation Always FREE Classes Bring Balance & Peace into Your Life Classes at #10A, 416 Meridian Road SE Calgary, AB T2A 1X2 Every: l Mondays from 6:30 p.m. - English l Tuesdays from 7:00 p.m. - English l Thursdays from 7:00 p.m. - English/Hindi/Punjabi l Fridays from 7:00 p.m. - English sihjwog nAl iD!n lgA`, dI ivDI aty `s dy lAB= hor jA,kArI lE fon kro= For More information please call: 293-1291(403)280-3632 Email [email protected] (403) www.meditationcanada.ca Asian Magazine Issue #261 91 February 2015 Kamal...Continued from page 90 Saab is not lucid in his thought and speech anymore? Rubbish! His silence is being misconstrued. Dilip Saab was and remains a quiet attentive observer and listener. When he speaks he speaks with devastating coherence.”  Kamal Haasan met him last in October this year. He recorded the entire encounter and conversation on a moving camera. “He is absolutely coherent. He is old and tired of the idolization. He is reposeful and craving for quietude. He doesn’t care for the laudatory shouting all around him. I met him on October 14 and then on his birthday on December 11, as I try to do each year. When it comes to Dilip Saab I am a fan boy. And he knows it. When I gush and fall to my knees in front of him his eyes light up with delighted amusement. ‘Just look at this boy. Why is he doing this?’ he asks his wife Sairaji. But Sairaji has only a smile for an answer. How does one explain to this wonder actor that he has inspired generations of actors? I am just one of them. Each time I meet him I kiss his hand and call him my godfather. Dilip Saab remains amused at my unabashed idolization.”  During their last visit when Kamalji visited Dilip Saab with his filmmakerfriend Ramesh Sippy they expected the Thespian to have aged and slowed down.  “None of that!” marvels fan boy Kamal Haasan. “We were all talking loudly as one tends to for the old. But Yusuf Saab was as alert and receptive as ever. When Rameshji suggested a picture of me and Yusuf Saab together I scampered gleeful to my idol’s side. I was delighted to be ranked with Dilip Saab by Rameshji. When people compare us I say with all immodesty and with no false humility, ‘I can never be the best actor until Yusuf is there. He is by far the best actor India has ever produced.’” February 2015 Says the younger actor emotionally, “Yusuf Saab has influenced two generations of actors. I am very sure he will continue to tug at the heartstrings of a third generation of actors. The only actor about whom we can say the same is Marlon Brando. Why did Yusuf Saab and Brando have to be so good? They didn’t have to be. Even half as talented would have done. Yusuf Saab invented method acting on his own when there was no such concept.”  When Kamal Haasan last met his idol he told him that the performances today lag behind what he achieved so long ago and that today’s actors emulate the great Dilip Kumar.  Recalls Kamal Haasan with a smile, “Ramesh Sippy Saab who was with me raised his voice and repeated what I had said. Yusuf Saab turned around and said, ‘Yeah, I know. But why?’ And he chuckled. I have it on a moving camera. I have recorded his interview for posterity.”  Kamal Haasan recalls an incident from his last meeting with Dilip Saab that shows the Thespian’s presence of mind. “When he came into the room he saw all the wires spread across the room by the technical crew. ‘Arrey bhai isske hatao. Aadmi gir jayega,’ Dilip Saab said. They pushed the cables away from his range. He said, ‘Nahin, that won’t do. That’s for your safety. What about mine?’ He ate chicken sandwiches while we refrained from eating in front of him. After polishing off his plate he said, ‘Get me more.’ I grabbed his hand one more time. I didn’t want to let him go. Sairaji came in and said. ‘My Pathan, my Pathan’ I started crying. Sairaji said, ‘I want to take pictures of my two children.’  Ends Kamal Haasan emotionally, “I dreamt of sharing screen space with Yusuf Saab. 92 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Riches...Continued from page 79 St Valent..Continued from page 88 bars in a Federal penitentiary serving Communion.  In addition, the feast a 110 year sentence for defrauding day of Saint Valentine is also given in investors out of more than $7 billion! The the calendar of saints of the Lutheran gig was up when the company Church. However, in the 1969 revision eventually went belly-up and of the Roman Catholic Calendar of investigators determined he Saints, the feast day of Saint Valentine spent the bulk of the money on February 14 was removed from on his over the top lavish the General Roman Calendar and lifestyle, with mansions, penthouses, and relegated to particular (local or even private jets. In addition to the lengthy national) calendars for the following prison term, he was also ordered to pay a reason: “Though the memorial of Saint fine amounting to nearly $13 billion! Valentine is ancient, it is left to particular The man portrayed in the 2013 smash calendars, since, apart from his name, hit movie the “Wolf of Wall Street” nothing is known of Saint Valentine by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jordan Belfort except that he was buried on the Via earned more money in a year than 99% of Flaminia on February 14.”  The feast people will ever see in their entire lives, day is still celebrated in  Balzan  (Malta) seeing an amazing annual income of over where relics of the saint are claimed to $250 million in his early 20’s. Compared be found, and also throughout the world to Allen Stanford’s 110 year by Traditionalist Catholics who follow prison sentence, Mr. Belfort the older, pre-Second Vatican Council  got off easy with only a 2 year calendar. prison term, and a forfeiture of every single dollar, and piece of property he had in his name. He’s still hundreds of millions of dollars in debt as a result of a court decision, but is slowing trying to repay that by doing “inspirational” speaking tours. MC Hammer has had the hammer come down on him in judgements against him several times now, after earning hundreds of millions in his career. Unfortunately he managed to spend it all even faster. When you grow up with less than nothing, quickly earn $33 million from a hit album in the 1990’s while you’re still in your early 20’s, blow your fortune on not one, but TWO private helicopters, it’s not surprising that you can spend that fortune so fast! Though that was all nearly 30 years ago, Hammer seems to still not have hired an accountant; as in 2011 it was reported he owed nearly $800,000 in back taxes to the IRS. Asian Magazine Issue #261 February 2015 93 Suchitra...Continued from page 73 Uttam was late. While she waited in her make-up van, Suchitra enquired about the delay. Upon learning that the shooting was held up because of Uttam, she informed the producer that she would wait for only five minutes more. If Uttam did not turn up by that time, she would leave; and she left, as threatened. When Uttam arrived on the sets, and learnt that Suchitra had left, being an astute man he got the message. Suchitra purportedly called the producer later and told him that whatever she had done was for the best and that he should deduct his losses for the day from her fees. True to her estimation, thereafter, Uttam was always on time for all the other shots of the film. Suchitra’s influence on Uttam and vice-versa was well known to most in the industry. For the shooting of Priyo Bandhobi, Uttam could allot only few dates at first. When the perturbed producer contacted Suchitra, she took the responsibility of talking to Uttam; the matter was resolved in no time with the producer being allotted adequate dates. Similarly, on several occasions, when Suchitra, famous for her tantrums, refused to shoot, Uttam cajoled her into relenting. The fact that she had to always be cajoled by Uttam also fuelled the curiosity of bystanders who vouched they had a special relationship. Perhaps, it is this influence which led Uttam to seek her out in moments of crisis, too. Hushed rumours suggest that on the evening of 3rd September, 1963 during a celebration in his house, Uttam had gone upstairs to receive a call from Supriya Devi. A suspicious Gauri Devi followed her husband and a big fight February 2015 ensued between the two. Uttam left his home that night, following months of tension between them. While it was reported that Uttam had gone to Supriya Devi’s Moira Street home, the fact was that he had actually first gone to Suchitra’s home. But Suchitra could not take him in because of her own problems. Photographer Dhiren Deb recalls an occasion when he photographed the pair in a carefree mood. At the Bengal Film Journalist Association’s annual prize distribution ceremony, while plenty of photographers happily clicked away the closely seated Uttam and Suchitra, Dhiren Deb waited for his moment. He observed Uttam and Suchitra deep in conversation. His instinct told him he might be able to capture a special moment. With luck on his side, he clicked one of the most memorable pictures that captured the duo’s beautiful chemistry. A laughing Suchitra and a happy Uttam winking at her made it to the front page of Cine Advance. To thousands of Uttam and Suchitra fans, the photograph spoke volumes about their favourite offscreen affection. When a rumour mongering magazine once reported that Suchitra brought special lunch for Uttam, during their shooting, Uttam immediately announced that in order to respect public sentiments, Suchitra would have to do exactly so. While this caused much amusement amongst the duo and their colleagues, it is a marker of the collective thought of a generation who refused to accept Uttam without Suchitra, either in reality or in films. Continued Next Month... 94 Issue #261 Asian Magazine Happy Valentine’s Day Asian Magazine Issue #261 95 February 2015 AVON COSMETICS AT APNA JEWELLERS .....SEE PAGE 13 F E B R U A R Y BHATIA CLOTH HOUSE 2 0 1 5 Happy Valentine’s Day Wholesalers & Retailers We Guarantee Lowest Prices in Alberta asIN albrqA iv|c G|q toN G|q kImtM dI gr\qI krdy hM= OPEN NEW LOCATION IN SURREY B.C. BHATIA FASHION 604-593-5553 TEL:403-293-3369 #5075 FALCON RIDGE BLVD N.E. Calgary V O L U M E 2 2 I S S U E 2 6 1 READ ON LINE WWW.ASIANMAGAZINE.CA Asian Magazine